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Who will be the next #1 FIDE-ranked chess player?

Fabiano Caruana20%

Dommaraju Gukesh15%

Nodirbek Abdusattorov13%

Fabiano Caruana

Dommaraju Gukesh

Nodirbek Abdusattorov

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Opened:

Sep 30, 2022

Closes:

Jan 1, 2040

Scheduled resolution:

Jan 1, 2040

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