D Gukesh vs Ding Liren, World Chess Championship Reside: Gukesh could not discover a manner by Ding’s sturdy defence late in Sport 13
D Gukesh vs Ding Liren, World Chess Championship Reside: Gukesh Dommaraju had Ding Liren the place he needed for a lot of Sport 13 however the Chinese language defending world champion put up a defensive masterclass and extremely compelled a draw with black items. Whereas that alone is spectacular, the truth that it was the penultimate sport of a World Championship makes it a fair larger achievement….Learn Extra
All which means it’s benefit Ding going into the ultimate classical sport, and presumably the tie-breakers past, of this engrossing World Championship match-up. With the scores tied at 6.5-6.5 and just one sport of classical chess to go, it’s seemingly that the match shall be prolonged to the tie-break stage the place video games of shorter length will resolve the winner. Ding is on paper far superior to Gukesh in speedy and blitz chess that are the codecs that the tie-breakers shall be following.
Gukesh, therefore, has the percentages stacked towards him when he walks in the direction of his chair right now on the Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore. Nevertheless, he has made it clear that he’s not fazed by it one bit. “This is something every chess player wants to experience, and I have the chance. I’ll enjoy it and give it my best. Whatever the outcome is, I’ll enjoy it,” Gukesh had stated within the press convention after Sport 13.
“As the games get less and less, there is more at stake, obviously. I came for a fight, I was feeling fresh (today), I was feeling confident. And I also had this cool idea prepared, so I was quite excited to play,” added Gukesh. Ding conceded he was “very tired” after the sport. “Firstly, very tired after a long game. Secondly, I need to decide what’s the strategy for the next game, it’s a golden game,” stated the defending champion.