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 ...

World number four Arjun Erigaisi was outplayed by Ian Nepomniachtchi in the opening game of the 5 9 place tiebreak at the ongoing Freestyle Chess Grand Slam in Paris. IMAGE: Kindly note that this ...

The World blitz championship ended on a bizarre note in New York. Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi decided to share the title, with the approval from the world chess governing body FIDE.

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 ...