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Ding Liren will retain the World Championship crown if he manages to beat D Gukesh on Thursday, but a draw will force the match into tiebreakers, which involves matches with shorter time controls.
Ding Liren became China’s first world chess champion in 2023 before hitting one of the most inexplicable slumps the game has ever seen. Now he’s locked in a tense battle to defend his crown.
Garry Kasparov has warned D Gukesh of the dangers of complacency as a part of his advice to the young Indian chess star, who ...
Teenager Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest-ever undisputed classical chess world champion after beating Ding Liren 7.5-6.5 in their best-of-14 final in Singapore on Thursday.
Dommaraju unseated China's Ding Liren to become the new world chess champion. "Every chess player wants to experience this moment, and very few get the chance," Dommaraju said after the match.
Ding Liren produced a chess masterclass to win game 12 of the 2024 FIDE World Chess Championship against D Gukesh. Maria Emilianova / FIDE. Aaditya Narayan. Dec 9, 2024, 11:20 AM ET.
D Gukesh vs Ding Liren FIDE World Chess Championship 2024 Game 12, Live Streaming: On Sunday, D Gukesh took a giant step towards the title by defeating Ding Liren in the 11th game, taking a 6-5 ...
Chinese grandmaster and world chess champion Ding Liren, 32, will defend his title against India’s Dommaraju Gukesh, 18, in a 14-game classical match starting November 25 in Singapore.
Ding made a one-move blunder late in Game 14, which handed Gukesh the title-winning point and prevented tiebreakers. Ding Liren (R) and Gukesh Dommaraju compete in Game 1 on November 25, 2024.
(CNN) — Teenager Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest-ever undisputed classical chess world champion after beating Ding Liren 7.5-6.5 in their best-of-14 final in Singapore on Thursday. The 18 ...