Last spring, Ding Liren was on top of the chess world ... “This time, I may smile.” ...

Indian challenger D Gukesh yet again proved equal to the task with defending champion Ding Liren of China as the ... a chess player," said Gukesh with a smile. Gukesh's father Rajinikanth has ...

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 ...

With nerves no longer a concern for him, teenaged Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh will hold the psychological edge against a slightly shaken defending champion Ding Liren when the two resume their ...

And he did, in the third game of the World championship against Ding Liren. He was trailing by a point with the first rest day of the match coming up. And he needed to win a game in the World ...