Russian Karjakin will argue for the world chess crown in New York

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Russian chess player Sergey Karyakin won the Candidates Tournament, held in Moscow, and received the right to meet with the current world chess champion Magnus Carlsen from Norway.

Grandmasters duel will be held in November in New York.

The current tournament of applicants was held in the historic building of the Central Telegraph in the Russian capital.

For victory to the last, 14, the tour was fought by Russian Karjakin and American Fabiano Karuna. In the final meeting, the rivals met each other, and Karjakin, who had white pieces, won a decisive victory.

The prize fund of the match for the world chess crown in New York between Sergey Karyakin and 16 in history world champion Magnus Carlsen will be at least $ 1 million.

It is expected that the total audience of the match, which will consist of 12 parties, will exceed a billion people.

The President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) Kirsan Ilyumzhinov is now under sanctions from the US for supporting the Syrian authorities and participating in dubious oil deals.

As wrote ForumDaily, the former head of Kalmykia Ilyumzhinov, who is a citizen of Russia, sued on the US government for deciding to impose sanctions on it and demanding compensation of 50 billion

According to the head of FIDE, he has the opportunity to enter the territory of the country, but all commodity-money relations with US citizens and American organizations are prohibited for him.

Ilyumzhinov called the choice of New York as the venue for the match for the world chess championship a “gift for America” and its “response to sanctions.”

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