The 2023 FIDE World Championship in Astana, Kazakhstan is the most important over-the-board classical event of the year and decides who will be the next world champion. After a record-breaking Candidates Tournament, world number-two Nepomniachtchi faces world number-three Ding Liren in a battle for Magnus Carlsen's throne after the current world champion abdicated his title. Follow us here 😀: ✅ Join the world's largest chess community: http://www.Chess.com 💜 Check us out on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/chess 📸 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wwwchesscom 📱 Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chess 🎶 Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chess 💙 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/chesscom #chess #worldchampionship #nepoding