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Black to play and...
Black to play and...
We have a New Champion!
In a defensible ending being a pawn down, Ding blundered, giving Gukesh a winning king and pawn ending.
Gukesh becomes the 18th World Champion being the youngest ever at 18.
🎥 Last emotional seconds of the match
We have a New Champion!
In a defensible ending being a pawn down, Ding blundered, giving Gukesh a winning king and pawn ending.
Gukesh becomes the 18th World Champion being the youngest ever at 18.
🎥 Last emotional seconds of the match
Ding holds!
Gukesh put some pressure as White, but Ding managed to reach a drawn rook ending with 2 pawns against 3.
The match is tied 6.5-6.5 with the final game to be played tomorrow.
🖼️ A determined Gukesh (photo by Eric Rosen)
Ding holds!
Gukesh put some pressure as White, but Ding managed to reach a drawn rook ending with 2 pawns against 3.
The match is tied 6.5-6.5 with the final game to be played tomorrow.
🖼️ A determined Gukesh (photo by Eric Rosen)
Ding strikes back!
After a bad result yesterday, Ding completely outplayed Gukesh with the English opening in 39 moves, making the win look easy.
The match is tied 6-6 with 2 games to go.
📷 A happy Ding (photo by Eng Chin An)
Ding strikes back!
After a bad result yesterday, Ding completely outplayed Gukesh with the English opening in 39 moves, making the win look easy.
The match is tied 6-6 with 2 games to go.
📷 A happy Ding (photo by Eng Chin An)
In a roller-coaster game where both players spent too much time in the opening, Ding blundered on move 28 and resigned a move later.
Gukesh leads 6-5 and he is now the clear favorite to become the next world champion.
🎥 Final moments of the game
In a roller-coaster game where both players spent too much time in the opening, Ding blundered on move 28 and resigned a move later.
Gukesh leads 6-5 and he is now the clear favorite to become the next world champion.
🎥 Final moments of the game
The game ended in a draw after 36 moves. Draws cannot be agreed before move 41 in this match, but one way to go around this rule is by reaching a threefold repetition in an equal position, as it happened in the game.
📷 Final position
The game ended in a draw after 36 moves. Draws cannot be agreed before move 41 in this match, but one way to go around this rule is by reaching a threefold repetition in an equal position, as it happened in the game.
📷 Final position
After 54 moves and very accurate play from both sides, a draw was agreed.
The match is tied 4.5-4.5 going for the rest day on Friday.
Who will be the first to break this stalemate?
📷 Ding Liren’s seconds GMs Richard Rapport and Ni Hua (photo by Eng Chin An)
After 54 moves and very accurate play from both sides, a draw was agreed.
The match is tied 4.5-4.5 going for the rest day on Friday.
Who will be the first to break this stalemate?
📷 Ding Liren’s seconds GMs Richard Rapport and Ni Hua (photo by Eng Chin An)
Game 8 – #WorldChessChampionship2024
Yet again, 18-year-old Gukesh avoids a repetition in a worse position.
The game was very exciting. Both sides had their chances, but it ended in a draw.
The match is tied 4-4.
Game 8 – #WorldChessChampionship2024
Yet again, 18-year-old Gukesh avoids a repetition in a worse position.
The game was very exciting. Both sides had their chances, but it ended in a draw.
The match is tied 4-4.
Game 7 – #WorldChessChampionship2024
Gukesh managed to outplay Ding in the opening and middlegame, but Ding defended like a true champion to draw the game. Draws can be exciting!
The match is tied 3.5-3.5
Game 7 – #WorldChessChampionship2024
Gukesh managed to outplay Ding in the opening and middlegame, but Ding defended like a true champion to draw the game. Draws can be exciting!
The match is tied 3.5-3.5