NEW DELHI: China's Ding Liren and Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh collide ... Ding claimed the title after defeating Ian Nepomniachtchi in 2023. Gukesh earned the right to challenge Ding after ...

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 ...