World Chess Championship match in Singapore
Chess.com ^ | Nov 23, 2024 | Colin_McGourty
Posted on 11/24/2024 3:43:56 AM PST by khoree
GM Gukesh Dommaraju will have the white pieces against GM Ding Liren for Monday's game one of the 2024 FIDE World Championship after the opening ceremony concluded in the Capitol Theatre in Singapore. At an earlier press conference Ding, who's again accompanied by GM Richard Rapport, said, "I feel peace and with a lot of energy," while Gukesh paid glowing tributes to "huge icon" GM Viswanathan Anand and his coach GM Grzegorz Gajewski, adding, "I’m confident I have all the chances in the world."
The main business of Saturday's "media day" of the World Championship was to decide who would get the white pieces and make the first move in game one of the match. That was decided in a smoothly-run 35-minute opening ceremony in the Capitol Theatre, which began with speeches from dignitaries before a holographic presentation concluded with a drawing of lots. The players picked and stood under an iconic Singapore landmark, before it changed into a white king for Gukesh and a black king for Ding.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: championship; chess; singapore
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First chess world championship match between two Asian grandmasters, held in Singapore (starting Monday Nov 25th).
Some commenters say it's a microcosm of China vs India, but it's just more interesting for chess fans.
1 posted on 11/24/2024 3:43:56 AM PST by khoree
To: khoree
Some commenters say it's a microcosm of China vs India, but it's just more interesting for chess fans.
The chess championship is between Ding (China) and Gukesh (India). Ding is the current champion and has had the most distinguished career, but he has played terribly in the past two years. Some say he is suffering from depression or anxiety. Most of the chess insiders think Gukesh will win.
By the way, the organization behind the chess championship (FIDE) is sick of all the draws that have occurred in the past 10 years and will now award $200,000 per win for this championship match.
To: khoree
Gukesh isn’t even the strongest player from India anymore, but I think he is going to demolish Ding Liren.
3 posted on 11/24/2024 4:16:34 AM PST by FreedomForce
To: khoree
Singapore, Oriental City
But the city don’t know what the city is getting
The creme de la creme of the chess world
In a show with everything but Yul Brenner
4 posted on 11/24/2024 4:19:07 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (My decisions about people are based almost entirely on skin color. I learned this from Democrats.)
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