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 ...
The stalemate continued in the Chess World Championship match between defending champion Ding Liren and challenger D Gukesh as they played out a sixth successive draw on Thursday, December 5.
The World Chess Championship between D Gukesh and Ding Liren is now a 50-50 contest, according to Magnus Carlsen. Tied at 4.5-4.5 after nine games, the players have five classical games remaining ...