FIDE World Rapid Championship - chess24.com
chess24.com › world-rapid-championship-2021/1/1 › 1Jan 01, 2021 · The FIDE World Rapid Championship is a 13-round Swiss tournament taking place from 26-28 December 2021 in the PGE National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland. The prize fund is $350,000, with $60,000 for 1st place. Players receive 15 minutes for the entire game, plus a 10-second increment starting from move one. Prize money is shared equally between players on the same number of points, with a playoff for 1st place that consists of two 3+2 games followed, if necessary, by Armageddon, where White has ...
Magnus Carlsen wins 5th World Championship title | chess24.com
chess24.com › en › readDec 10, 2021 · Magnus Carlsen remains World Chess Champion after beating Ian Nepomniachtchi in Dubai with a crushing 7.5:3.5 scoreline. Ian blundered in a drawish position, but our commentators felt it was deliberate or subconscious chess suicide, since a draw would have meant a mission impossible — the Russian needing to win all three of the remaining games. Magnus has now held the title since ...
Carlsen-Nepomniachtchi World Chess Championship - chess24.com
chess24.com › en › watchCarlsen-Nepomniachtchi World Chess Championship. The 2021 FIDE World Chess Championship is a 14-game match taking place in the Dubai Exhibition Centre in the United Arab Emirates from November 26 to December 15 between reigning Norwegian World Champion Magnus Carlsen and his Russian Challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi. The first player to reach 7.5 points wins, while a 7:7 tie will be decided by a playoff.