Nepo-Ding World Championship Venue Set
The title match will be in Astana, Kazakhstan, from April 7 to May 1.
Good news: the World Championship match between Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren has a venue and a sponsor. As stated above, it’s to be played in Astana, in Kazakhstan, a country that borders both Russia and China (the home countries of the two players), and is set to begin on April 7. It will be a 14-game classical match (not counting the rapid tiebreaker, if necessary) with a two million Euro prize fund to be split 60-40 for the winner (or 55-45 if it goes to tiebreaks).
More info here, and looking ahead a bit I intend once more to make the usual offer of extra-deep analysis plus videos for those subscribing to my match coverage.