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After the press conference with players and officials in the afternoon followed the ceremonial opening banquet in the evening at the venue of the World Chess Championship in Dubai. The ceremony, which was attended by many celebrities who are part of the chess family, also included the drawing of the colours.
World Champion Magnus Carlsen greets the hosts...
...as does challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi
Vishy Anand and Judit Polgar with friends
Sergey Karjakin and Teimour Radjabov with accompaniment
FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich with the winner's cup
Ian Nepomniachtchi has White in the first game. Magnus Carlsen starts with the black pieces. #CarlsenNepo #FIDEmatch2021 pic.twitter.com/ZUCfDBjoWx
— International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) November 24, 2021
Video
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Wednesday 24 November | Opening ceremony |
| Thursday 25 November | Media day |
| Friday 26 November | Game 1 |
| Saturday 27 November | Game 2 |
| Sunday 28 November | Game 3 |
| Monday 29 November | Rest day |
| Tuesday 30 November | Game 4 |
| Wednesday 1 December | Game 5 |
| Thursday 2 December | Rest day |
| Friday 3 December | Game 6 |
| Saturday 4 December | Game 7 |
| Sunday 5 December | Game 8 |
| Monday 6 December | Rest day |
| Tuesday 7 December | Game 9 |
| Wednesday 8 December | Game 10 |
| Thursday 9 December | Rest day |
| Friday 10 December | Game 11 |
| Saturday 11 December | Game 12 |
| Sunday 12 December | Game 13 |
| Monday 13 December | Rest day |
| Tuesday 14 December | Game 14 |
| Wednesday 15 December | Tiebreak or closing ceremony |
| Thursday 16 December | Closing ceremony in case of a tiebreak |
All games start at 16:30 local time (12:30 UTC, 7:30 ET).
