Ding Liren claimed the title, which Magnus Carlsen chose not to defend, with a dramatic victory in tiebreakers over Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi.

The 30-year-old Mr. Ding succeeds Norway’s Magnus Carlsen, who declined to defend his title after a decade on the throne. Mr. Carlsen remains the world’s top-ranked player.

Key points: Ding Liren has played sparingly since the COVID-19 pandemic started; Ding takes the crown from Magnus Carlsen, who announced in July he would not defend his fifth world title from 2021 ...

Comeback kid Ding Liren is China’s first world chess champ Nepomniachtchi-Ding, Playoff ... who earned a second shot at the title after his loss to Norway’s Magnus Carlsen two years ago.

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 ...

Magnus Carlsen lost to R Praggnanandhaa in Las Vegas and collapsed to defeats vs D Gukesh at Norway Chess and also in Zagreb.

The ratings spot is one of the many pathways to qualify for the eight-player Candidates tournament, which is the final step ...

The FIDE Grand Swiss is the event that helped Vidit Gujrathi and Vaishali Rameshbabu secure spots at the Candidates ...

One of the world’s biggest sporting competitions got underway Monday morning, with reigning champion Ding Liren taking game 1 of the World Chess Championship against 18-year-old phenom Gukesh ...

Chess World Championship: Speaking after becoming the youngest-ever world champion, India's Dommaraju Gukesh said he dreams of emulating his idol Magnus Carlsen. Gukesh defeated Ding Liren of ...

Reigning world champion Ding Liren and top-ranked Magnus Carlsen will participate in next month's inaugural franchise-based Global Chess League (GCL), organisers said on Tuesday.