After 25 days of intense, exhausting chess, there's a new world champion: China's Ding Liren. The world ... against Russia's world no.2 Ian Nepomniachtchi, the final score reading 9.5-8.5 in ...

The world chess championship match has undergone a twist as Ding Liren came back from a dire position to defeat Ian Nepomniachtchi. The Chinese number one employed the unambitious Colle System ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ding Liren has become China's first men's world chess champion, after defeating Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi ... while Nepomniachtchi, who had previously made a grand final, fell at the final ...

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 ...

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.