New Delhi. The battle to turn into the subsequent Chess World Champion between Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh and China’s Ding Liren is turning into more and more troublesome. D Gukesh and defending champion Ding Liren performed their sixth consecutive attract the World Chess Championship. This was the seventh attract 9 video games of each the gamers. Both the gamers have gained one match every. In this fashion, after 9 video games, D Gukesh and Ding Liren are tied with 4.5-4.5 factors.
The title spherical of the FIDE World Chess Championship is of 14 video games. The participant who scores 7.5 factors first in the championship will turn into the winner. D Gukesh and Ding Liren got here head to head in the ninth sport on Thursday. Both tried their greatest to defeat one another, however nobody was profitable. After this, each the gamers agreed to attract the sport after 54 strikes. There is a relaxation day on Friday after which each the gamers will begin the match once more on Saturday.
There are solely 5 matches left on this $2.5 million prize cash championship and if the rating stays tied even after 14 rounds, there can be matches underneath ‘Faster Time Control’ to find out the winner. 32 12 months previous Liren of China had gained the preliminary sport. 18 12 months previous Gukesh was victorious in the third sport. The remaining video games have been attracts.
FIRST PUBLISHED: December 5, 2024, 19:43 IST
