FIDE Candidates Tournament starts Friday

Ding Liren, Alireza Firouzja, Fabiano Caruana, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Richard Rapport, Hikaru Nakamura, Teimour Radjabov and Jan-Krzysztof Duda start battle in Madrid on Friday June 17th for the right to play Magnus Carlsen in the 2023 World Chess Championship match. We’ve got Judit Polgar and Jan Gustafsson commentating live on all 14 rounds, with the likes of David Howell and Magnus himself set to join from time to time.

The FIDE Candidates Tournament is arguably the most anticipated chess tournament of all, with players competing for the biggest prize in chess — the chance to play a World Chess Championship match.