Sindarov vs Gukesh
A Match Between Two 20-Year-Olds — the First in 140 Years
On November 24, Geneva hosts the World Chess Championship match between reigning champion Gukesh Dommaraju (India) and challenger Javokhir Sindarov (Uzbekistan). Both are 20 — the youngest match for the world title in the game's history.
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Two Twenty-Year-Olds
Same age, very different roads here — one defending the crown he already holds, the other having fought through the Candidates.
Match Rules
The match consists of 14 classical games. The first player to reach 7½ points wins outright — the remaining games are not played. Time control: 90 minutes for 40 moves, then 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment per move from move one.
If the score is tied 7–7 after 14 games, the title is decided by tiebreaks: four rapid games (15 minutes + 10 seconds per move); if still level, blitz; if still level after that, a single Armageddon game (White gets 5 minutes, Black gets 4; a draw counts as a win for Black).
«Several countries expressed a strong interest in hosting the FIDE World Championship Match, including India, the United States and Cyprus. After carefully considering all the proposals, FIDE decided to stage the match on neutral soil and bring it to Geneva, a city with a historic tradition of bringing nations and cultures together.
Results Table
| # | Date | White | Black | Result | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24/11/26 | Javokhir Sindarov | Gukesh Dommaraju | — | |
| 2 | 25/11/26 | Gukesh Dommaraju | Javokhir Sindarov | — | |
| 3 | 27/11/26 | Javokhir Sindarov | Gukesh Dommaraju | — | |
| 4 | 28/11/26 | Gukesh Dommaraju | Javokhir Sindarov | — | |
| 5 | 30/11/26 | Javokhir Sindarov | Gukesh Dommaraju | — | |
| 6 | 01/12/26 | Gukesh Dommaraju | Javokhir Sindarov | — | |
| 7 | 03/12/26 | Javokhir Sindarov | Gukesh Dommaraju | — | |
| 8 | 04/12/26 | Gukesh Dommaraju | Javokhir Sindarov | — | |
| 9 | 06/12/26 | Javokhir Sindarov | Gukesh Dommaraju | — | |
| 10 | 07/12/26 | Gukesh Dommaraju | Javokhir Sindarov | — | |
| 11 | 08/12/26 | Javokhir Sindarov | Gukesh Dommaraju | — | |
| 12 | 09/12/26 | Gukesh Dommaraju | Javokhir Sindarov | — | |
| 13 | 11/12/26 | Javokhir Sindarov | Gukesh Dommaraju | — | |
| 14 | 12/12/26 | Gukesh Dommaraju | Javokhir Sindarov | — |
Match Videos
Player interviews, analysis of key games, and the most memorable moments of the match — all in one place. Videos open in a pop-up window without leaving the page.
Videos will appear here as the match unfolds.