Sunday, February 10, 2019

Alternate Reality & Surreality

The 启航理想·2019国际象棋世界棋后巅峰赛将 (E-Dream · 2019 World Chess Champion Summit) will start tomorrow, featuring a two-game rapid match between 17th Women’s World Chess Champion 居文君 (Jū Wénjūn) and Ukrainian-born Russian Grandmaster Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Lagno to be held at 北京 (Běijīng), China from February 10–12. Time control is 25 minutes per player with an increment of 10 seconds added per move from move 1. If the match is tied after two games, a single sudden-death Armageddon tie-breaker will be played, with $15,000 in prize money for the winner, and $8,000 for the loser. The first game will be played at the 中国棋院 (China Qíyuàn) (the Board and Card Games Administrative Centre of China’s General Administration of Sport), while the second will be hosted by 中国中央电视台 CCTV studios.

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