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Hosting the World Championship match are the United Arab Emirates. Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi are playing in Dubai, where the match is part of the Expo 2020.
The contest is a best-of-14 match, with rapid and blitz tiebreaks if necessary. This was increased from best-of-12 (in place for every world championship match since 2006), after all twelve regular games were drawn in the previous match in 2018.
The prize fund is 2 million Euros, split 60% vs 40% between winner and loser. If the match is tied after fourteen classical games, the prize fund will be split 55% vs 45% in favour of the tiebreak winner.
The final moments of the match, captured by the ChessBase India team!
| 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).
