How many classical games will be needed to decide the World Chess Championship 2024 (the Ding Liren - Gukesh D match)
Basic
3
975
Dec 16
11%
Decided after 8 (or fewer) games
6%
Decided after 9 games
6%
Decided after 10 games
7%
Decided after 11 games
15%
Decided after 12 games
18%
Decided after 13 games
23%
Decided after 14 games
14%
Tiebreaks needed

The match is best out of 14 games, which means that it finishes as soon as one of the players reaches 7.5, which is possible in 8 games. It's also possible (albeit unlikely) that one of the players forfeits the match in even fewer games

If tied after 14 games (7-7), the match will be decided in tiebreaks

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Championship_2024

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