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The provisional total budget for the Chess Olympiad was €16.6 million, including €9 million for event services and operations as well as the hosting fee. [15] In June 2021, FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich, together with the president of the Hungarian Chess Federation László Szabó and the executive director of the National Sports Agency of Hungary Attila Mihok, signed the contract in ...
The 2024 FIDE Circuit is a system comprising the top chess tournaments in 2024, which serves as a qualification path for the Candidates Tournament 2026. Players receive points based on their performance and the strength of the tournament.
Candidates Tournament. Appearance. For the most recent Candidates Tournament, see Candidates Tournament 2024. The Candidates Tournament (or in some periods Candidates Matches) is a chess tournament organized by FIDE, chess's international governing body, since 1950, as the final contest to determine the challenger for the World Chess Championship.
The World Chess Championship 2024, officially known as the World Chess Championship 2024 presented by Google for sponsorship reasons, [ 1 ][ 2 ] will be a match between the reigning world champion Ding Liren and the challenger Gukesh Dommaraju to determine the World Chess Champion. The match is set to take place between 25 November and 13 ...
In March 2024 she was the world no. 1 under-10 girl. [13] In July 2024, Sivanandan was selected for England's women's team for the 45th Chess Olympiad, in Budapest, Hungary in September. [14] This made her the youngest person to ever be chosen for a full England team in any sport. [15] She won a game in Round 1 of that Olympiad on September 11 ...
Location. Budapest, Hungary. The open event at the 45th Chess Olympiad was held from 11 to 22 September 2024. It was contested by a record number of 197 teams, representing 195 nations. [ 1 ] Hungary, as host nation, fielded three teams. A total of 975 players participated in the open event. [ 2 ]
Gukesh Dommaraju (born 29 May 2006), also known as Gukesh D, is an Indian chess grandmaster. [1] He is the third-youngest grandmaster in history, the third-youngest to reach a chess rating of 2700, the youngest to reach a rating of 2750, the youngest Candidates Tournament winner and the youngest contender to compete for the World Championship. [2]
Apr 1 – Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş becomes the youngest grandmaster in the world and the fourth youngest in history, at the age of 12 years, nine months, and 29 days. [26] Apr 7 – Arjun Erigaisi wins the Menorca Open on tiebreaks . [27] Apr 21 – Gukesh Dommaraju wins the Candidates Tournament 2024, advancing to the World Chess Championship 2024.