Gukesh's win against Ding Liren in the third game of the World Chess Championship continues the rich tradition where India's Grandmasters have never been bogged down despite an early setback.

The 18-year-old triumphed in the third game of the series on Wednesday, drawing level after his opening-round loss.

India's Grandmaster D Gukesh on Wednesday logged this first win against defending champion Ding Liren in World

Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh clinched his first win over defending champion Ding Liren in the World Chess Championship, outplaying him in the third round to draw level on points here on Wednesday. The two players now have 1.

D Gukesh claimed a pivotal first win by defeating Ding Liren in Round 3. Read about the key moments and strategies that led to his victory.

D Gukesh spoke on his crucial victory over Ding Liren in Game 3 of the 2024 World Chess Championship in Singapore on Wednesday. This is Gukesh’s first-ever classical win over Liren.

It feels great. The last two days I was happy with my play. My play today was even better, I feel good at the board and today I just managed to outplay my opponent which is always nice,' Gukesh told reporters after 3rd round win.

D Gukesh registered his first-ever win against the defending champion Ding Liren from China in the World Chess Championship.

With 40 moves to make in the first 120 allotted minutes without any increment, the complicated middle game had the desired impact on Liren and Gukesh was relentless in finding out some difficult yet perfect moves to increase the pressure.