World Chess Championship 2024 Standings. The fide world championship 2024 match is the first in 138 years to feature two contestants from asia, the reigning world champion, china’s ding liren and challenger dommaraju gukesh from india competing for the title and a prize fund of us$2.5 million. The world championship match consists of 14 games.

Defending champion is 32 year old ding liren who won the title against ian nepomniachtchi in april last year. 18 year old gukesh dommaraju is his challenger after winning the candidates tournament.