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.

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 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.

Dommaraju Gukesh, an 18-year-old Indian grandmaster, captured the World Chess Championship in Singapore on Thursday by winning the last game of his match against the reigning champion, Ding Liren ...

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 ...

Before the start of the tournament, Carlsen had not just questioned Gukesh’s credentials in rapid and blitz, but had gone as ...

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.