FIDE World Championship Match 2023 TEASER

Curious fact

Ding faced many obstacles on his path to becoming the World Chess Champion. He had become eligible for the 2022 Candidates Tournament only due to the disqualification of Sergey Karjakin, and Ding had to play many games during the COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China to meet the required number of games to qualify. Then, Ding finished as the runner-up of the Candidates Tournament, and only qualified for the championship match after Carlsen's withdrawal from the event. Finally, Ding managed to win the World Championship title despite trailing the series for the majority of the time.