On 5 June, In Batumi In the conference hall of Hotel "Legend", the opening of the “Champions Match” and the first round was held.
Before the start of the game, the participants were greeted by: Minister of Education, Culture and Sports of Adjara Maya Khajishvili and Director of Special Task of FIDE, President of the Georgian Chess Federation Akaki Iashvili.
From June 5 to 11, the "Champions Match" event started in Batumi, organized by the World International Chess Federation "FIDE" and the Chess Federation of Georgia.
The tournament will be held according to FIDE rules. Each of the matches will consist of six classic games. Time control: for each game is 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from move 1.
