The press conference with the participation of the winner, organizers and special guests of the Candidates Tournament will begin at 2 pm local time (9 am GMT) in the broadcast hall of the Hyatt Regency Yekaterinburg hotel.

An online broadcast of the press conference will be available on the tournament website: http://en.candidates-2020.com/

Journalists will be able to ask questions joining by ZOOM call, in order to get an access please get in touch with us by e-mail press@fide.com or by Whatsapp +7 (962) 385-05-61 until April 28, 12:00 local time (7 am GMT).

The closing ceremony of the tournament will start at 3 pm (10 am GMT) in the playing hall of the tournament. Please kindly let us know if you're going to visit the venue to cover the closing ceremony, as the number of seats is limited!

The first three prize-winners of the Candidates Tournament will be awarded with exclusive medals - gold, silver and bronze, respectively.

Photo: Lennart Ootes

Following the tradition set in 2014, the winner of the tournament will receive an additional reward: at the initiative of the Chateau La Grace Dieu des Prieurs winery, the Art Russe Saint-Emilion Grand Cru wine chess will become a super prize for qualifier. Six bottles of unique wine from Saint-Emilion with paintings by Russian artists on labels in a special chess box, with a set of figures and a chessboard lid, will be handed over to the winner of the Candidates Tournament by Laurent Prosperi, the director of the Chateau himself.

Photo: Maria Emelianova