On a DGT board, the placement of the kings tells the board the result of the game and to stop recording. It will show spectators (in this case, probably mostly other players) the result at a glance.
Alex Relyea
Correct. The boards can also be set to not do that.
The sponsor of the Ekaterinburg Candidates tournament told TASS today that it would resume October 28.
FIDE announced today that the second half of the tournament would start November 1, but it may happen in Tblisi because of the pandemic conditions. FIDE said the players and the organizers had been consulted about this.
FIDE announced today it was putting off the uncompleted Candidates until Spring 2021.
FIDE planning April 19 resumption of Candidates, at same location, according to Russian media.
Resumption as in picking up where they left off last year, or starting a new event?
Alex Relyea
Picking up where they left off. Caruana trails by one point.
Official FIDE announcement today.