NEW DELHI: D Gukeshthe 18-yr-outdated Indian Grandmaster, put up a valiant effort however couldn’t break by the resilient protection of the reigning champion, Ding Liren of China, in the thirteenth and penultimate recreation of the World Chess Championship,
After 68 strikes, the sport ended in a draw, leaving the scores tied at 6.5-6.5 with just one classical. chess recreation remaining.
As anticipated, Gukesh opened with the King pawn, and Liren responded with his most popular French defence.
The Chinese participant as soon as once more spent a substantial quantity of time in the opening section, as Gukesh launched a novel thought early on. However, it grew to become evident from the outset that White had little benefit.
The center recreation witnessed the change of a pair of minor pieces, giving Gukesh’s white pieces a slight optical benefit. As the sport progressed, it grew to become clear that the change of pawns on the queen’s aspect would result in an equal endgame.
Recognizing that this might be his final alternative with the favorable color, Gukesh left no stone unturned in his seek for a bonus.
However, Liren maintained his composure and traded pieces when vital, reaching a queen-plus-rook endgame that was completely balanced.
Despite the theoretical draw, the gamers continued their battle for an prolonged interval. The pieces modified arms, finally leaving a queen, rook, and pawns on the board. Gukesh tried each doable maneuver to achieve an edge, even in the theoretically drawn endgame, however Liren proved equal to the duty.
Ultimately, the sport was drawn in a two-versus-three rook-and-pawns endgame, with Gukesh enjoying on till there was no life left in the place. Liren held agency till the very finish and can enter the ultimate recreation of the match as the favorite.
With the scores tied at 6.5-6.5 and just one classical chess recreation remaining, it’s extremely doubtless that the match will probably be prolonged to a tie-break stage, the place video games of shorter length will decide the winner.
The thirteenth recreation of the World Chess Championship showcased the tenacity and resilience of each gamers, with Gukesh leaving no stone unturned in his pursuit of victory and Liren displaying outstanding composure and defensive acumen.
As the match approaches its climax, the chess world eagerly awaits the ultimate classical recreation and the potential tie-break stage, the place the last word champion will probably be topped.
All the strikes from Game 13: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Nce2 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.a3 Be7 8.Be3 Nb6 9.Nf4 cxd4 10.cxd4 Nc4 11.Bxc4 dxc4 12.Nge2 b5 13.0– 0 0–0 14.Nc3 Rb8 15.Nh5 f5 16.exf6 Bxf6 17.Qf3 Qe8 18.Nxf6+ Rxf6 19.Qe2 Qg6 20.f3 Rf8 21.Rad1 Ne7 22.Bf4 Rb6 23.Bc7 Rb7 24.Bd6 Re8 25.Bxe7 Rexe7 26.Qe5 a6 27.d5 exd5 28.Qxd5+ Qe6 29.Qc5 Re8 30.Rde1 Qf7 31.Ne4 Rf8 32.Nd6 Rc7 33.Qe5 Qf6 34.Qd5+ Kh8 35.Re5 Re7 36.Rfe1 Rxe5 37.Rxe5 h6 38.Qc5 Bd7 39.Ne4 Qf4 40.Re7 Bf5 41.Qd4 Rg8 42.h3 Qc1+ 43.Kf2 Bxe4 44.Rxe4 c3 45.bxc3 Qxa3 46.Kg3 Qb3 47.Re7 a5 48.Rb7 Qc4 49.Qe5 Qc6 50.Qxb5 Qxc3 51.Ra7 Qe1+ 52.Kh2 Qb4 53.Qxb4 axb4 54.Rb7 Ra8 55.Rxb4 Ra2 56.Kg3 Kh7 57.Rb5 Kg6 58.f4 Kf6 59.Kf3 Rc2 60.g3 Rc3+ 61.Kg4 Ra3 62. h4 Rc3 63.Rb6+ Kf7 64. f5 h5+ 65. Kf4 Rc4+ 66. Kf3 Rc3+ 67. Kf4 Rc4+ 68. Kf3 Rc3+ Match drawn.
