The upcoming 2024 FIDE World Championship between defending champion GM Ding Liren and the youngest challenger in historical past, GM Gukesh Dommaraju, can have a number of variations from earlier editions. FIDE has introduced the official laws, together with modifications aimed to encourage extra decisive video games in quicker time controls.
Notably, the $2.5 million prize fund will likely be awarded in a manner that incentivizes taking part in for wins: Every participant will obtain $200,000 for each recreation they win, and the remaining will likely be break up equally. If the match goes to tiebreaks, the winner will obtain $1.3 million whereas the runner-up will obtain $1.2 million (this break up can even apply if the match ends 7.5-6.5 or 8-6 with 13-14 decisive video games).
In previous championships, there was no bonus for the variety of wins. The match winner would obtain 60% of the prize fund whereas the runner-up would obtain 40%, until the competition was determined by tiebreaks, when the break up was 55:45.
Moreover, time controls will likely be quicker. Within the classical match video games, gamers can have two hours for 40 strikes after which half-hour for the remainder of the sport with a 30-second increment ranging from transfer 41. Beforehand, gamers would obtain a further 60 minutes at transfer 40 and quarter-hour at transfer 60, with an increment from transfer 61.
The tiebreak system has additionally been tailored to favor shorter video games with consideration for the gamers’ preferences. Within the announcement, FIDE defined:
After consultations with each gamers, the format for tiebreaks has modified to introduce a gradual lower in time controls.
The playoff will begin with 15-minute fast video games with a 10-second increment (as an alternative of the earlier 25-minute with 10-second increment). If wanted, tiebreaks will progress to shorter fast video games after which to blitz.
The schedule for the championship additionally has a quicker format. There will likely be three video games adopted by a relaxation day, with solely 4 relaxation days in complete. In 2023 for Ding vs. GM Ian Nepomniachtchi there have been seven relaxation days, with not more than two video games performed earlier than a relaxation day. It is nearer to the schedule in 2021, when there have been 5 relaxation days in GM Magnus Carlsen vs. Nepomniachtchi.
The total laws for the 2024 FIDE World Championship can be found right here.
The 2024 FIDE World Chess Championship is a very powerful FIDE occasion of the yr and determines who would be the World Champion. The reigning champion, GM Ding Liren, will face GM Gukesh Dommaraju in Singapore from November 25-December 13, 2024.
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