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• 2019-09-20: Presidential Board in Budapest: Key decisions • 'The deadline for submission of bids to hold the World Championship match has been extended to November 1, 2019. We reaffirm that several potential organizers are showing strong interest to host the match, although for some operational reasons the formal bids are yet to be submitted.'
  
  
• 2020-03-26: FIDE stops the Candidates Tournament • 'Today, the government of the Russian Federation announced that starting March 27, 2020, Russia interrupts air traffic with other countries without indicating any time frames.'
  
  
• 2020-04-03: 2020 Extraordinary General Assembly Minutes • 'FIDE publishes the Minutes of 2020 FIDE Extraordinary General Assembly which was held in Abu Dhabi, UAE on February 28th. • [PDF:] Mr. Dvorkovich also announced that FIDE has almost finalized its negotiation with the organizers of Dubai Expo 2020 regarding the World Championship Match, which will most probably take place in the United Arab Emirates. The most likely starting date for the tournament will be the 20th December.'
  
  
• 2020-04-15: Arkady Dvorkovich: I have no regrets • 'FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich gave a big interview to a popular Russian newspaper Kommersant. [...] Q: Let’s return to the World Championship match. Will it be held in Dubai in December as you mentioned before? A: We hope it will take place in December in Dubai.'
  
  
• 2020-06-29: Arkady Dvorkovich: The match for the chess crown will be postponed to 2021 • 'In his interview to TASS news agency, Arkady Dvorkovich, President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), spoke about the expectations of the upcoming online Olympiad, expressed hope that the Candidates Tournament would be finished in Yekaterinburg, and admitted that almost certainly the World Championship match would be postponed to 2021.'
  
  
• 2021-01-28: Expo 2020 Dubai to host FIDE World Chess Championship • 'The next FIDE World Chess Championship -- the highlight of the world chess calendar -- will be held at Expo 2020 Dubai, promising an enthralling contest that will delight chess fans and the wider public alike.'
  
  
• 2021-04-26: Nepomniachtchi wins Candidates Tournament with a round to spare • 'Ian Nepomniachtchi sealed his victory in the Candidates tournament by securing a draw with the white pieces against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.'
  
  
• 2021-04-27: FIDE Candidates Tournament ends in Yekaterinburg, Russia • 'The longest-ever chess tournament in history came to an end in Yekaterinburg on Tuesday, 27th April 2021, exactly 400 days after it kicked off.'
  
  
• 2021-07-20: FIDE and NBC Sports announce chess partnership for the World Championship Match 2021 • 'The International Chess Federation is pleased to announce a new media partnership for the FIDE World Championship Match 2021 with NBC Sports, which will present coverage of each game on NBCSN; Each of Night of Event [sic] Followed by 30-Minute Next-Day Highlight Show on NBCSN; NBCSN To Present More Than 20 Hours of Chess Coverage for Duration of Match'
  
  
• 2021-09-25: FIDE World Championship 2021: Schedule, hotels, and health & safety measures • 'In a couple of weeks, the website for the FIDE World Championship Match in Dubai will be launched, and tickets for spectators will go on sale shortly after. In the meantime, we would like to share with you the schedule for the games, a list of hotels where visitors and journalists can enjoy preferential rates, and the current health and safety measures that one should take into consideration before visiting Dubai and Expo 2020.'
  
  
• 2021-10-18: FIDE World Championship 2021: Safety measures for Expo 2020 visitors • 'As FIDE prepares for the forthcoming World Championship -- the highlight of the world chess calendar, held at Expo 2020 Dubai between 24 November and 16 December 2021 -- coronavirus safety measures are front and centre of planning.'
  
  
• 2021-11-19: FIDE World Championship Dubai 2021: branding and design • 'We are proud to share with you the branding developed for the FIDE World Championship Match 2021, in partnership with Expo 2020 Dubai.'