World Chess Championship 2024: How a lot prize cash have Gukesh and Ding Liren earned until Recreation 12?

The World Chess Championship 2024 is finely balanced at 6-6 after 12 video games between D Gukesh and Ding Liren. Two extra video games stay within the $2.5 million championship, which is going down in Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore.

The final sport (Recreation 12)
was gained by present world champion Ding of China who defeated 18-year-old Gukesh in simply 39 strikes to make a sensational comeback within the Championship. India’s Gukesh had defeated 32-year-old Ding
in Recreation 11 to take a 6-5 lead.

Gukesh is aiming to develop into the youngest-ever chess world champion, whereas Ding, who’s the primary Chinese language to win the title, is preventing onerous to defend his crown.

“6-6 is general the truthful outcome, however since I used to be main after yesterday, it’s a bit disappointing to lose this sport,” Gukesh mentioned after shedding Recreation 12.

The 2024 World Championship of chess has up to now witnessed eight attracts with each gamers successful two matches every. Guksh gained Video games 3 and 11, whereas Ding emerged victorious in Recreation 1 and Recreation 12.

Tiebreakers in fast-time management will probably be performed if the Championship ends in a tie after 14 video games.

How a lot prize cash have Gukesh and Ding Liren earned until Recreation 12?

Every victory within the World Chess Championship 204 ends in a $200,000 (Rs 1.68 crore approx.) prize cash reward for a participant. To date each gamers have gained two video games every. Gukesh gained Recreation 3 and Recreation 11, whereas Ding clinched victories in Recreation 1 and Recreation 12. Because of this, each gamers have already gained $400,000 (Rs 3.36 crore approx.) every.

The World Chess Championship 2024 has a complete prize pool of $2.5 million (Rs 21.17 crore approx.) and as per FIDE’s rule, every will end in a $200,000 reward and the remaining cash cut up equally.

The FIDE rule on prize cash additionally states that if the World Chess Championship 2024 ends in a tie, tiebreakers will probably be used to determine a winner. In such a case, the champion will obtain $1.3 million (Rs 10.83 crore approx.), whereas the runner-up will take house $1.2 million (Rs 10 crore approx.).