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 shows Gukesh, and the world, why he is champion. Ding Liren produced a chess masterclass to win game 12 of the 2024 FIDE World Chess Championship against D Gukesh.

Dommaraju Gukesh had the edge for a large part of game 13 but superb defensive play from Ding Liren saw him keep the rampaging challenger at bay and force out a draw by repetition after 5 hours.

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.

Sunday demanded different calculations with podium contention at stake, so the Indian chased stability, while the Norwegian, ...

D Gukesh vs Ding Liren Live: The match between Liren and Gukesh was a 14-round long-time classical event and the prize money was settled at 2.5 million dollars. Gukesh qualified in April after he ...

India’s chess prodigy D Gukesh, now 19, has become not only the youngest undisputed World Chess Champion but also one of the ...

Chess News: D Gukesh won the World Chess Championship. He defeated Ding Liren in a thrilling final match. The 18-year-old made history. He became the youngest wor ...

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.