Astana to host the FIDE World Chess Championship match 2023

Astana to host the FIDE World Chess Championship match 2023

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Category : Sports Published on: January 23 2023

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  • The FIDE World Championship 2023 is due to take place in Astana, Kazakhstan, from April 7th to May 1st.
  • The tournament will include a total of 14 rounds of matches and the winner can win a prize money of 2 million Euros.
  • Astana has a long tradition of hosting chess events. 
  • In September 2022, it held the first leg of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix, won by Kateryna Lagno, and in March 2019, it also hosted the FIDE World Team Chess Championship.
  • With just over one million inhabitants, the city has received different names during its history: Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola, and until recent times, Nur-Sultan. The city became the capital of Kazakhstan in 1997.
  • On 16 July 1999, Astana was awarded the medal and title of the City of Peace by UNESCO.
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