“World Chess Championship 2024: D Gukesh Vs Ding Liren – Battle of the Chess Titans”
The upcoming World Chess Championship 2024 is set to be one of the biggest battles in the world of chess, featuring the 18-year-old Indian prodigy D Gukesh against the Chinese former world champion Ding Liren. If D Gukesh manages to defeat Ding Liren, he will become the youngest chess master from India to win a world championship since Viswanathan Anand.
D Gukesh, born in 2006, is already making waves in the chess world as the third youngest grandmaster in India with an impressive rating of 2794. On the other hand, Ding Liren, born in 1992, is a seasoned chessmaster from China who has numerous accolades to his name, including being the reigning World Champion.
The championship match will consist of 14 classic chess games, with the first player to reach 7.5 points being crowned the world champion. The match will take place at Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore, with all games starting at 2:30 PM. Fans can catch the action live on FIDE’s official YouTube channel and other streaming platforms like Twitch and Chess.com.
With a total prize pool of $2.8 million, the stakes are high for both players, with the winner taking home $200K for each win and a chance to claim the grand prize of $1.3 million in case of tie-breaks. The chess community is buzzing with excitement as they eagerly await to see who will emerge victorious in this epic battle of wits.