World chess championship 2023

Chess match between Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren World Chess Championship 2023 St Regis Hotel, 9–30 April 2023 7 (1½) Scores 7 (2½) Game1 ½ 49 move draw ½ Game2 1 ← 29 moves 0 Game3 ½ 30 move draw ½ Game4 0 47 moves → 1 Game5 1 ← 48 moves 0 Game6 0 44 moves → 1 Game7 1 ← 37 moves 0 Game8 ½ 45 move draw ½ Game9 ½ 82 move draw ½ Game10 ½ 45 move draw ½ Game11 ½ 39 move draw ½ Game12 0 38 moves → 1 Game13 ½ 40 move draw ½ Game14 ½ 90 move draw ½ Tiebreak Game15 ½ 35 move draw ½ Tiebreak Game16 ½ 47 move draw ½ Tiebreak Game17 ½ 33 move draw ½ Tiebreak Game18 0 68 moves → 1 Born 14 July 1990 32 years old Born 24 October 1992 30 years old Winner of the Runner-up of the ( ( 2024→ The World Chess Championship 2023 was a The previous champion After a 7–7 score tie in the Ding gained a place in the Candidates only because The Guardian. Carlsen refuses to defend the title [ ] The previous World Champion was The Candidates Tournament 2022 concluded in early July 2022, with Nepomniachtchi its winner. FIDE and Carlsen were already in talks regarding the world championship match and its format. History of non-participation [ ] Non-participation by the incumbent champion in the World Chess Championship is rare. The only two previous times in chess history where an undisputed world championship was played without the defending champion were in 1948 and 1975. The Non-participation by the incumbent champion in disputed World Chess Championships from 1993 to 2005 was more common. For th...

The live broadcast was hosted by GMs Tears of joy and a rare outpouring of emotion from Ding were the first scenes coming out of the St. Regis Hotel in the moments after Nepomniachtchi had resigned in the fourth and final rapid tiebreaker in Astana. With his head in his hands, the realization and relief hit Ding all at once. The scene recalls what Ding had said in 2019: “The meaning of life should be in those special, sparkling moments.” The meaning of life should be in those special, sparkling moments. —Ding Liren in 2019 An emotional moment for Ding and his fans around the world. Photo: Maria Emelianova/Chess.com. "I feel that this was the match that reflects the deepest part of my soul," Ding said at the press conference after dedicating the victory to his friends, mother, and grandfather. With this victory, Ding becomes the first-ever classical world champion from China, also the home of Women's World Chess Champion GM Ding embraces former women’s world champion Xie Jun. His family and friends were the first people he thanked after winning the title. Photo: Maria Emelianova/Chess.com. With the scores locked at 1.5-1.5 in a match that White had statistically dominated overall (five wins for White and one for Black in the first 17 games), very few people expected that Ding would look to press with Black in the final game. The Anti-Marshall was the arena for the 18th game. After finding success with the opening in earlier games where he had, in his own words, "had every c...

The historical pinnacle ofthe FIDE World Championship Cycle, the Match decides who isgoing toreign the chess world for the next two years. The champion isdetermined in14 games and atiebreak incase ofatie. Who will bethe next World Chess Champion— IanNepomniachtchi orDing Liren? Join us from Astana, Kazakhstan.

The upcoming classical World Chess Championship match will pit world No. 2 Ian Nepomniachtchi against world No. 3 Ding Liren to determine the successor of Magnus Carlsen, who, despite a decade of dominance in competitive chess, decided to give up his title rather than go for a sixth successive win. This adds a lot of intrigue to the matchup, albeit with the caveat that there is an even better player lurking out there than the two competitors, one of whom will be crowned as the next holder of the title that can be traced back all the way to the late nineteenth century. FIDE explained the decision to choose Kazakhstan over Mexico and China in the event’s “Argentina was the other main contender to host the FIDE World Chess Championship match, while Mexico and China also expressed an interest,” FIDE said. “However, given the nationality of the contenders, the bid received from Kazakhstan’s capital had obvious advantages due to its geographical situation and its track record of hosting world chess events, and was the option preferred by the FIDE Council.” • April 15: Game five (Nepo) • April 16: Game six (Ding) • April 17: Rest day • April 18: Game seven (Nepo) • April 19: Rest day • April 20: Game eight (Ding) • April 21: Game nine (Nepo) • April 22: Rest day • April 23: Game 10 (Ding) • April 24: Game 11 (Nepo) • April 25: Rest day • April 26: Game 12 (Ding) • April 27: Game 13 (Nepo) • April 28: Rest day • April 29: Game 14 (Ding) • April 30: Closing ceremony (or tiebreaks, ...

30 Apr 2023 15.21 BST Nepomniachtchi is non-committal when asked whether he will challenge for the world championship again. “With his tournament, a huge piece of my life – all of the preparation, all of the work – has finished. But I will play chess more. We will see in the future.” Ding, who earned €1.1m for winning the title in tiebreaks, is asked about his immediate plans. “I may go travel if I have some spare time,” he says. “I want to go Turin to see a game of Juventus, my favorite club.” • • 30 Apr 2023 15.09 BST Ding: 'This match reflects the deepness of my soul' “I started to learn chess from four years old,” Ding says. “I spent 26 years playing, analyzing, trying to improve my chess ability with many different ways, with different changing methods. with many new ways of training.” He continues: “I think I did everything. Sometimes I thought I was addicted to chess, because sometimes without tournaments I was not so happy. Sometimes I struggled to find other hobbies to make me happy. This match reflects the deepness of my soul.” • • 30 Apr 2023 14.59 BST Ding dedicates his win to his friends, his mother and his grandfather. He’s asked why he decided to go for the win in the fourth game with so little time on his clock when Nepomniachtchi was holding the position. “It was one of the two ways to play for a win,” he says. “The other one was to play Rf7 after Qd5, but [the first] was better. The king was safe on h7.” He’s then asked about the betting odds, which favor...

4/30/2023 – By winning game 4 of the rapid tiebreakers — after three draws — Ding Liren became the 17th undisputed world chess champion! Ian Nepomniachtchi seemed to have things under control in the deciding game, and even a bit of an advantage at times, but he overestimated his chances and allowed Ding to get a dangerous passer. Ding kept his nerves and converted his advantage brilliantly. | Replay the games with computer-assisted analysis. Full report to follow shortly. • Still no ChessBase Account? learn more > 8 million games online! Updated weekly, our definitive database has all the latest games. With Live Book and Let’s Check! • Still no ChessBase Account? learn more > My Games – Access your games from everywhere. Store your games, training material and opening repertoire in the cloud. Annotate, analyze and share. • Still no ChessBase Account? learn more > Sac, sac, mate! Solve tactical positions of your playing strength. Boost your calculation skills. Enjoy adrenalin rush with tactic fights! • Still no ChessBase Account? learn more > Thousands of hours of high class video training. Openings, Middlegame, Endgame Lessons. Top authors like Daniel King, Lawrence Trent and Rustam Kasimdzhanov • Still no ChessBase Account? learn more > Real Fun against a Chess Program! Play, analyze and train online against Fritz. Beginner, club and master levels. Assisted play and calculation training. • Still no ChessBase Account? learn more > Learn openings the right way! Build and ma...