India bids to host D Gukesh vs Ding Liren World Chess Championship match | Chess Information – Instances of India

NEW DELHI: The All India Chess Federation (AICF) has submitted a bid to host the World Chess Championship match between the younger Indian prodigy D Gukesh and the present world champion Ding Liren from China.
The occasion is scheduled to happen from November 20 to December 15 in Chennai, topic to AICF securing the internet hosting rights.
In accordance with Emil Sutovsky, the CEO of FIDE, the worldwide governing physique of chess, India is the one nation to have submitted a bid up to now.Nevertheless, the deadline for submitting bids is Could 31, and Singapore is predicted to enter the race, though they haven’t but formally submitted their bid paperwork. The choice on the internet hosting rights might be made by the FIDE Council after the deadline and following due process.
If AICF is profitable in its bid, it might want to present a funds of roughly Rs 71 crore and pay a facilitation charge of round Rs 9 crore to FIDE. The match will span 25 days, and the rules might be finalized by July 1. FIDE will award a complete prize cash of round Rs 20 crore, a rise from the earlier 12 months’s prize pool of Rs 17 crore.
Gukesh’s outstanding achievement on the Candidates Match has ignited a renewed curiosity in chess in India. The younger participant, who has been guided by the legendary Viswanathan Anand, broke Garry Kasparov‘s 40-year-old report by changing into the youngest Candidates champion on the age of 17. Kasparov was 20 when he certified to face Anatoly Karpov in 1984.
India have a historical past of internet hosting the World Chess Championship, with the nation internet hosting the occasion in 2000 and 2013.
In 2000, Viswanathan Anand received his first world title in a match format that includes 100 gamers, defeating Alexei Shirov within the remaining. Nevertheless, in 2013, Anand misplaced to the Norwegian challenger Magnus Carlsen.
(Inputs from PTI)