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Google doodle for the World Chess Championship 2024

A major news for chess – a tech giant enters the scene as sponsor of the largest individual chess event of the calendar. Google was announced as Title Sponsor of World Chess Championship 2024 . The World Chess Championship will be a 14 games match between the reigning world champion Ding Liren and the challenger Gukesh D to determine the World Chess Champion. The match is scheduled to take place between November 25 and December 15, 2024, with Singapore hosting the match. On the occasion, Google have created a Doodle that will be available in Singapore and some locations in South East Asia. All details on Gukesh – Ding: Preview / Schedule / Live / More: Opening ceremony, Press conference, and Drawing of colors Social networks: Twitter/X / Facebook

Google Doodle page says, “This Doodle celebrates chess, a two-player strategy game played on 64 black and white squares.” Google adds, “If you love chess more than just en passant (in passing), celebrate by watching the World Chess Championship! This November and December, top chess players globally will go head to head in Singapore in 14 classical games — each potentially lasting over four hours. The first player to win 7.5 points will become the world champion. In the event of a tie, look out for the upcoming rapid games, followed by blitz games, where each player only gets 3 minutes to checkmate the other!” The doodle is animated and you can find it here

Timeline of the World Chess Championship

15.08.2024 FIDE World Chess Championship 2024 is in Singapore
16.08.2024 Record in target: Between 100 and 200 million have followed the match Anand – Carlsen on TV every day
25.08.2024 World Chess Championship 2024 and Judit Polgar’s prophecy
12.09.2024 World Chess Championship 2024 is sponsored by Google
15.09.2024 Ding Liren considers Gukesh the favorite for the World Chess Championship 2024
17.09.2024 PH Nielsen: Ding Liren is favorite for the match with Gukesh
24.09.2024 World Chess Championship 2024 tickets are on sale
28.09.2024 India win double gold at the Chess Olympiad
28.09.2024 Gukesh wins individual gold medal
06.10.2024 Ding Liren – Gukesh 2024 – the game that did not happen
22.10.2024 Ding Liren considers the favorite for the World Chess Championship 2024
23.10.2024 Gukesh about the World Chess Championship chances
24.10.2024 Anish Giri about the World Chess Championship
25.10.2024 Happy birthday to Ding Liren
09.11.2024 Gukesh coach: Ding Liren’s bad form ‘does not matter so much’
10.11.2024 Garry Kasparov is the youngest World Chess Champion, Gukesh has a chance to surpass that
16.11.2024 Magnus Carlsen, “Gukesh is significant favorite for World Chess Champion 2024” (VIDEO)
17.11.2024 FIDE World Chess Championship 2024 experts predictions – Gukesh or Ding Liren
18.11.2024 Nielsen, “Ding – Gukesh is NOT the first World Championship
19.11.2024 Gukesh – Ding predictions, Carlsen’s take (take, take)
20.11.2024 Arjun Erigaisi, “Gukesh should focus, Ding Liren is not in good shape”
21.11.2024 Gukesh vs Ding Liren, how and where to follow live the World Chess Championship 2024
21.11.2024 2024 World Chess Championship – the chess table of Gukesh and Ding
22.11.2024 The opening ceremony of Gukesh – Ding in Capitol Theatre
23.11.2024 Agadmator: All You Need to Know: Ding vs Gukesh – FIDE World Chess Championship Match 2024

Gukesh starts with white in game 1 of the World Chess Championship 2024. Ding Liren will have the black pieces.