Freestyle Chess Summit: Carlsen and Caruana freestyle in Singapore

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11/22/2024 – On 21 and 22 November Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana, the world's number 1 and the world's number 2, clash in the "Freestyle Chess Summit" in Singapore. Just before the start of the World Chess Championship match between Gukesh D and Ding Liren, Carlsen and Caruana play two freestyle games with a time limit of 60 minutes for the whole game and 30 seconds increment per move. The games start at 20.00 local time (13.00 CET, 7.00 ET). Follow the event live with commentary by Tania Sachdev and Danny Rensch.

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Freestyle Chess Summit celebrates its premiere in Singapore on November 21 and 22, 2024 – with a thrilling duel between chess giants Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana. These two exceptional players have repeatedly kept the chess world on tenterhooks with legendary encounters, and their rivalry promises to be highly exciting this time as well.

  • Format: 2-game match with the Fresstyle variant of chess (a.k.a. chess960)
  • Time control: 60 minutes for the game plus 30-second increments per move
  • Tiebreak: In case of a tie, two tiebreaker games with a 15+10 time control will follow; if the tie remains, a bidding Armageddon decider will follow with 5 minutes as the base time (the player who bids the lower amount of time gets the black pieces and draw odds)

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