From 7th April, the 2023 World Chess Championship featuring Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Ding Liren will kick-off and with $2 Million prize pool at stake, both players will be eager to win and take lion share of this amount, we examine the schedule, venue, prize money, & streaming details
Owing to the neck-to-neck head-to-head record in classical matches between Nepomniachtchi and Ding, experts will have trouble determining the favorite for this upcoming World Chess Championship.
World Chess Championship 2023 Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Ding Liren schedule, date, venue, prize money, & live stream
2023 FIDE World Chess Championship schedule, date, time, venue, format, & participating players
The World Chess Championship 2023, which will take place from April 7 to May 1, will crown a new world chess champion. Within this period, the matches of this tournament will take place at the St. Regis Astana Hotel in Astana, Kazakhstan. Following the withdrawal of the defending champion Magnus Carlsen, scheduled challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi will compete against Candidates tournament runner-up Ding Liren in the World Chess Championship match.
In the classical section of the match, each game will have a time limit of 120 minutes for the first 40 moves for each side, 60 minutes for the next 20 moves, and 15 minutes for the remaining movements, with a 30-second increment every move beginning with move 61. A score of at least 7.5 would win the world championship in the best-of-14-games contest. After 14 games, if the score is still tied, tie-breaker games with shorter time limits will be played.
| Date | Event |
| 7 April | Opening ceremony |
| 8 April | Media day |
| 9 April | Game 1 |
| 10 April | Game 2 |
| 11 April | Rest day |
| 12 April | Game 3 |
| 13 April | Game 4 |
| 14 April | Rest day |
| 15 April | Game 5 |
| 16 April | Game 6 |
| 17 April | Rest day |
| 18 April | Game 7 |
| 19 April | Rest day |
| 20 April | Game 8 |
| 21 April | Game 9 |
| 22 April | Rest day |
| 23 April | Game 10 |
| 24 April | Game 11 |
| 25 April | Rest day |
| 26 April | Game 12 |
| 27 April | Game 13 |
| 28 April | Rest day |
| 29 April | Game 14 |
| 30 April | Tiebreaks |
| 1 May | Closing ceremony |
World Chess Championship 2023 prize money pool distribution
If either player receives 7.5 or more points during the classical phase of the game, the prize pool of €2 million will be distributed with 60% for the winner and 40% for the runner-up. After 14 traditional games, if the score is still tied, the prize money will be shared 55% in favor of the victor of the tiebreak.
When & Where to Watch: live stream of World Chess Championship
Fans worldwide can watch the live streaming of this prestigious tournament on Chess.com/TV or their official YouTube channels accompanied by expert commentary. It is known that each match will begin at 9:00 GMT / 2:30 PM IST.