Ding Liren became China’s first world chess champion ... playing the long game Before Ding, no Chinese player had ever previously won the competition, in which men and women can compete.

The World Chess Championship between Ding Liren and D Gukesh is poised for a ... the title being the defending champion as there was no provision of tiebreaks then.

Harikrishna also supported D Gukesh in his recent win against Ding Liren. Gukesh's strategic opening ... “We had several ideas ready for game No. 11. Gukesh zeroed in on this particular set ...