Ian Nepomniachtchi and Liren will play for the chess crown in Kazakhstan
One option was South America.
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has approved Kazakhstan's Astana as the venue for the match for the title of world champion in classical chess.
Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi and Chinese representative Ding Liren will begin their confrontation on April 7, 2023.
According to some information, one of the options as a venue for the FIDE chess final is the country of South America. But the decision was made in favor of Astana.
The prize fund of the match for the chess crown is two million euros, of which the winner will receive 1.2 million, and the loser - 800 thousand dollars.