Ding Liren became China’s first ... Both players reacted emotionally. Nepomniachtchi got up from the table quickly after shaking hands to concede defeat and shook hands again before leaving ...

The world chess championship match has undergone a twist as Ding Liren came back from a dire position to defeat Ian Nepomniachtchi ... crown slip out of his hands.” It was a huge win for ...

Ding Liren plays white against Ian Nepomniachtchi. Picture: Chess.com As pressure mounted, Nepomniachtchi made his first big mistake with 32. Qc1+ instead of taking the c3 pawn and equalising the ...

At one point, chess experts wondered if Ding Liren (L) could even last the distance vs Ian Nepomniachtchi. Zhang Shuo/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images GM Susan Polgar, former women's world ...

Chess has a new World champion. Ding Liren of China ascended to the throne after defeating his Russian rival Ian Nepomniachtchi in the fourth tie-breaker game here on Sunday. Ding, however ...

China's Ding Liren, 30 is the country's first winner of the World Chess Championship Ding Liren has become China's first men's world chess champion, after defeating Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi.

TASS/. Chinese chess player Ding Liren defeated Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi in the fourth tie break game of the World Chess Championship in Astana. The 14 games with standard time control ...

April 20 (Reuters) - Chess grandmasters and other players said a secret online account has been found of world championship contender Ding Liren's preparation as he trails by a point in his match ...

FILE: D Gukesh and Ding Liren at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament ... He finished second, behind Ian Nepomniachtchi. Then Magnus Carlsen decided to, well, not defend his title.

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

Ding Liren has become China's first men's world chess champion, after defeating Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi. Ding, 30, won a rapid-play tiebreaker after 14 first-stage games at the World Chess ...