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The women’s world champion, Ju Wenjun, defends her title against her compatriot Lei Tingjie. The competition starts on July 5 with the first game. The first half of the 12-game match is taking place in Shanghai; the second half will be played in Chongqing. The prize money amounts to €500,000.
Starting time: 9.00 CEST (3.00 ET, 12.30 IST)
The match will take place in two Chinese cities, where each of the contestants comes from. The first half of the match will be held in Shanghai, while the second half takes place in Chongqing.
The match will consist of 12 games of classical chess. The players will have 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 more minutes for the rest of the game, plus a 30-second increment per move starting on move one.
Players cannot offer a draw before they reach the 41st move.
In case of a tie, there will be the following tiebreaks:
The event prize fund is €500,000, with €300,000 going to the winner and the remaining €200,000 to the runner-up. If the outcome of the match is decided upon tiebreaks, the winner will take €275,000, while the runner-up will receive €225,000.
