The World Chess Championship begins this Monday in Singapore. The Chinese world champion Ding Liren meets the 18-year-old challenger Gukesh from India. The duel is scheduled for up to 14 games. There is one point for every win and half a point for every draw. The player who first reaches 7.5 points becomes world champion.

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Our reporter Ulrich Stock writes from the scene of the incident. You can read all the texts from Singapore here.