Ding Liren became China’s first world chess champion on Sunday after a rapid-play tiebreak victory over Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi in Kazakhstan. Ding, 30, takes over as winner of the World ...

India's D Gukesh wore a broad smile during the closing ceremony of the World Chess ... Gukesh became the youngest world champion after beating China's Ding Liren in the title clash in Singapore.

Hong Kong teenager Jamison Kao managed to draw a “super-crazy” chess game with mainland Chinese grandmaster and former world champion Ding Liren at the weekend – but the city’s No 1 still ...

The 18-year-old Gukesh defeated defending champion Ding Liren in the World Chess Championship ... the 18th world champion and second Indian after the legendary Viswanathan Anand, who had won ...

Gukesh defeated Chinese defending champion Ding Liren 7.5-6. ... promise at the closing ceremony in Singapore where he lifted the title. Gukesh had every reason to cheer after he joined the ...

With nerves no longer a concern for him, teenaged Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh will hold the psychological edge against a slightly shaken defending champion Ding ... This was after Liren won ...

And he did, in the third game of the World championship against Ding Liren. He was trailing by a ... a game in the World championship, especially after a disastrous start, losing the first game ...