Gukesh Dommaraju gives up strong position in middle game with inaccurate moves in eighth match of world championship.

Indian chess prodigy D Gukesh and reigning champion Ding Liren battled to their fifth draw in eight games of the World Chess Championship. The score remains tied at 4 points each, with Gukesh missing a chance for an advantage in the latest game.

Game 8 of the World Chess Championship between D Gukesh and Ding Liren ended in a draw, but not without drama. Gukesh turned down an early draw offer, aiming to push for a decisive result against the reigning world champion.

The $2.5mn world championship match in Singapore has turned into a tight contest as China’s Ding Liren, 32, and India’s Gukesh Dommaraju, at 18 the youngest ever challenger, remained level at 3-3 in their 14-game series before Monday’s rest day.

Call it ambition, call it false optimism, or just the exuberance of youth, it made for a fascinating game 8 of the FIDE World Championship.

D Gukesh Vs Ding Liren, World Chess Championship 2024 Live Updates Game 7: Indian Grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju frittered away a strong positional and

Indian challenger D Gukesh and defending champion Ding Liren of China played out their fifth draw on the trot in the eighth game of the World Chess Championship to remain level on points here on Wednesday.

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For vast portions of game 7 on Tuesday, the challenger D Gukesh, playing with white pieces, held the upper hand. But Ding Liren, as he has done in some of the previous games, held on and salvaged a draw.

The seventh game of World Chess Championship between India's D Gukesh and defending champion Ding Liren of China ended in a draw on Tuesday.