The rising Chinese star Wei Yi is playing a 4-game classical match against the Czech № 1 David Navara in Yancheng, China from 31th of December 2017 till 3rd of January 2018. The winner gets $20,000, the loser $10,000.
The time control is 90 minutes for 40 moves then 30 minutes to the end of the game, with a 30-second increment from move 1. If the match is drawn the players play two 5+3 playoff games and potentially one 6 vs. 5 Armageddon game.
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Schedule: (UTC)
Round Wei Yi vs. Navara, Yancheng / Game 1 Dec 31, 2017 06:30
Round Wei Yi vs. Navara, Yancheng / Game 2 Jan 1, 2018 06:30
Round Wei Yi vs. Navara, Yancheng / Game 3 Jan 2, 2018 06:30
Round Wei Yi vs. Navara, Yancheng / Game 4 Jan 3, 2018 03:00
Wei Yi won the "Hengda Cup" ater a playoff.
Watch the games of the Wei Yi - Navara 2017 with computer analysis LIVE on ChessBomb.
