Ian Nepomniachtchi (R) and Ding Liren (L) at the 2022 FIDE Chess Candidates Tournament closing ceremony. Miguel Pereira/Getty Images The World Championship match will consist of 14 classical games.

China’s Ding Liren speaks after his victory in the FIDE World Chess Championship in Astana, Kazakhstan, Sunday, April 30, 2023. China’s Ding Liren beat Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi in a ...

In the fourth and final rapid tiebreak game Sunday in Kazakhstan, it was Ding who was victorious, winning the rapid tiebreak by 2.5 points to 1.5 to become China’s first world chess champion in ...

China's Ding Liren was crowned on Sunday as the 17th world chess champion in a tense match against Russian-born Ian Nepomniachtchi in Astana, Kazakhstan, in the last chapter of an odds-defying ...

Ding prevailed in a rapid-play tiebreaker against Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia. He is the first Chinese man to hold the world title. By Dylan Loeb McClain Chess is considered the ultimate game of ...

As it happened: Ian Nepomniachtchi drew with Ding Liren in Game 14 of the World Chess Championship in Astana. Bryan Graham was watching ...

Ding Liren found solace in Bughouse Chess, a team-based variation, shortly after his World Chess Championship loss to D Gukesh, showcasing his enduring love for the game and resilience despite the ...

In the fourth and final rapid tiebreak game Sunday in Kazakhstan, it was Ding who was victorious, winning the rapid tiebreak by 2.5 points to 1.5 to become China’s first world chess champion in ...

After three weeks and 18 contests, the chess world championship came down to the final minute of the tiebreaker on Sunday as China’s Ding Liren defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi in a wild conclusion ...

By Aimee Lewis, CNN The final day of the World Chess Championship was always going to be a nervy affair, but few could have predicted just how tense the battle would be. After the classical ...