Wei Yi - Navara 2017

Wei Yi - Navara 2017

Dec 30, 2017 – Jan 3, 2018

Chinese rising star Wei Yi is playing a 4-game classical match against Czech no. 1 David Navara in Yancheng, China from 31 December 2017-3 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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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