The 2021 FIDE World Championship between reigning World Champion GM Magnus Carlsen against challenger GM Ian Nepomniachtchi will take place from November 26th to December 14th at the Expo 2020 Dubai. The match will consist of 14 games, a score of 7 1⁄2 or higher will determine the 2021 World Chess Champion.

Winner: GM Magnus Carlsen

Score

Game	GM Magnus Carlsen	GM Ian Nepomniachtchi
1.	1⁄2	1⁄2
2.	1⁄2	1⁄2
3.	1⁄2	1⁄2
4.	1⁄2	1⁄2
5.	1⁄2	1⁄2
6.	1	0
7.	1⁄2	1⁄2
8.	1	0
9.	1	0
10.	1⁄2	1⁄2
11.	1	0
Total Score	7 1⁄2	3 1⁄2

Time Formats:

The time control for the championship is 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 60 minutes for the next 20 moves, and after move 61 each player will receive 15 minutes with a 30 second increment to finish the game.

In the event of a tie a series of games with faster time controls will be played with the following time controls:

4 rapid games with 25 minutes each with a 10 seconds increment starting from move 1. If a player scores 2 1⁄2 points or more, he wins the championship.
If the score is equal after the rapid portion, up to 5 mini-matches of 2 blitz games will be played. Time control is 5 minutes with a 3 second increment starting from move one. If any player wins one of these mini-matches, the tie-break ends and he wins the championship.
If all 5 blitz mini-matches are drawn, an Armageddon game will be played, black will have 4 minutes, and white has 5 minutes with a 2 second increment starting from move 61. If the game results in a draw, black is declared the winner.

Official Website | FIDE Regulations

World Chess Championship 2021