2023 World Chess Championship winner

The 2023 World Chess Championship already has a winner. Ding Liren was crowned champion, taking the title away from Magnus Carlsen. So the new world champion is the Chinese Ding Liren, who won after defeating the Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi.

The player Ding Liren is crowned world chess champion

The Chinese Ding Liren took the champion’s crown from Magnus Carlsen after he won the world chess championship five times.

By achieving this important victory, the new world champion takes home as a prize € 1.1 million, which represents 55% of the total prize money.

The world championship occurred in Kazakhstan, specifically in the center of Astana. April 7 was the opening ceremony, and today May 1, is the closing ceremony.

The grand final of the World Chess Championship 2023

The grand final of the World Chess Championship 2023 was full of excitement and intrigue. Where the best chess player from China faced the best player from Russia. Ding Liren was responsible for representing China, and Ian Nepomniachtchi for Russia.

In the classical game, the match was as follows:

• Ding Liren: 7
• Ian Nepomniachtchi:7

So he had to play a tiebreaker game with the following results:

• Ding Liren: 2.5
• Ian Nepomniachtchi: 1.5

In this crucial confrontation, the Russian athlete fights for the second time for the championship. The first time Ian Nepomniachtchi fought for the championship title, he faced the former champion Magnus Carlsen in 2021 in Dubai. That final was 7,5 to 3,5. This second time Ian Nepomniachtchi had to face Ding Liren, who won.

About Ding Liren

Ding Liren is third in the world rankings, behind Carlsen and Nepomniachtchi. On the other hand, it is important to note that Liren is a Chinese athlete who has achieved the best position throughout history. In other words, to date, he is the best Chinese chess player in history.

Before the grand final, Liren had a rating of 2788, while Nepomniachtchi had 2795. Therefore, it can be said that the Russian athlete reached the grand final with a small advantage after three wins, two losses, and nine draws.

Prize purse of the World Chess Championship 2023

For the World Chess Championship 2023, the prize money reached 2 million Euros. This important prize was divided as follows:

• The first-place winner kept 55% of the prize money, equivalent to € 1.1 million.
• The second-place winner kept 45%, equivalent to € 900,000.

Why didn’t the five times world chess champion participate in this year’s world championship?

One of the most impressive chess athletes is Magnus Carlsen, the world champion on five occasions. This chess prodigy athlete confessed that he would not defend the title because he no longer enjoyed those matches. However, he commented that he does not rule out participating again.

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