A few days ago Ding Liren was spotted at the Hangzhou Airport on his way to Astana for the World Championship 2023. Now Ding has already visited the playing hall and is already choosing his chair. Many known faces are around Ding on the photo from Astana by David Llada in the #TweetOftheDay
Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Ding Liren, aka Nepo – Ding will take place in Astana, Kazakhstan, from April 7 to May 1, at the elegant St. Regis Astana hotel. All the games start at 15:00 local time (GMT+6), and there is a rest day every two rounds. Nepo – Ding game 1 is set to start on April 9.
Chessdom will continue to follow the events around Ding Liren – Ian Nepomniachtchi on a daily basis on the main page, here on Chessdom Twitter and on Chessdom Facebook, while the most curious details will be in the TweetOftheDay section. Starting April 7 we will have a daily blog on the World Chess Championship 2023.
