FIDE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2023, ASTANA

The World Championship Match 2023 will take place in Astana, Kazakhstan, from April 7 to May 1. The historical pinnacle of the FIDE World Championship Cycle, the Match decides who is going to reign the chess world for the next two years. The champion is determined in 14 games and a tiebreak in case of a tie. Who will be the next World Chess Champion — Ian Nepomniachtchi or Ding Liren?

230430 -- ASTANA, April 30, 2023 -- China s Ding Liren L and Russia s Ian Nepomniachtchi compete during their tiebreaker of FIDE World Chess Championship in Astana, Kazakhstan, April 30, 2023.

Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi plays against China's Ding Liren during their FIDE World Chess Championship in Astana, Kazakhstan, Saturday, April 29, 2023. Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren are facing off in the final

FIDE holds Opening Ceremony for World Championship Match in Astana

Astana, Kazakhstan. 30th Apr, 2023. China's Ding Liren (L) and Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi compete during their tiebreaker of FIDE World Chess Championship in Astana, Kazakhstan, April 30, 2023. Credit: Kalizhan Ospanov/Xinhua/Alamy Live

China's Ding Liren, left, and Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi play during their FIDE World Chess Championship in Astana, Kazakhstan, Saturday, April 29, 2023. Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren are facing off in the

Kazakhstan Chess World Championship Match

Astana to host the FIDE World Chess Championship match 2023