World Chess Championship HIGHLIGHTS: Ding beats Gukesh in Game 12, levels the score at 6-6

Ding has shown some brilliant moves in Game 12 and has brought the game back to level terms as Gukesh looked shaky with black today.

6:30 PM

World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Ding beats Gukesh in Game 12!

Ding has levelled the contest back to 6-6 by beating Gukesh in Game 12.

6:24 PM

World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Ding close to a win!

Ding is very close to a win as he up by a pawn after 29 moves. The time limit is alos in his favur with Gukesh having to hurry up to reach the 40-move mark. Gukesh is only left with 7 minutes for his 11 moves while Ding has a ittle more than 8 minutes.

6:11 PM

World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Gukesh losing?

After move 22 by both players the Leela zero AI model has predicted a heavy chance of Gukesh losing this game to Ding. 

Susan Polgar also pitched her view by saying "The trouble is mounting for Gukesh. His pieces have no good squares."

6:01 PM

World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Both players in a hurry now!

Both players have almost one minute for each move they make now as they scramble to reach the 40-move mark which will then provide them with an additional 30 minutes in the game.

5:51 PM

World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE UPDATES: 21 moves in!

After taking 40 minutes for the 17th move, Gukesh has played and 21 moves are now completed by both the players on the day.

1 c4 e6

2 g3 d5

3 Bg2 Nf6

4 Nf3 d4

5 O-O Nc6

6 e3 Be7

7 d3 dxe3

8 Bxe3 e5

9 Nc3 O-O

10 Re1 h6

11 a3 a5

12 h3 Be6

13 Kh2 Rb8

14 Qc2 Re8

15 Nb5 Bf5

16 Rad1 Nd7

17 Qd2 Bg6

18 d4 e4

19 Ng1 Nb6

20 Qc3 Bf6

21 Qc2 a4

22 Ne2 

5:32 PM

World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Gukesh in trouble!

Gukesh has just 35 minutes to complete 24 moves now as he took a long time to come up with his 17th move while Ding Liren sits there comfortably. 

5:22 PM

World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Dutch Grandmaster Anish on Ding Liren!

"So far this game reminds me of peak Ding, when I played him, just engine stuff all the way." Giri said about Ding's approach in Game 12.

5:09 PM

World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Gukesh taking his time now!

Gukesh is taking plenty of time for his 17th move as Ding played 17 Qd2. The time advantage is gone for now with Ding taking control of the game now.

4:52 PM

World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Interesting stat!

International Master Rakesh Kulkarni, who is the Director of Chess dot com India and Chess Kid India posted an interesting fact via his 'X' account that showed Ding Liren's performances whenever he has played the round 12 game over the years.

2024: Tata Steel Masters: WON

 

2023: FIDE World Championship: WON

 

2023: Tata Steel Masters: LOST

 

2022: FIDE Candidates: LOST

 

2020-21: FIDE Candidates: WON

4:41 PM

World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE UPDATES: 16 moves in!

Gukesh still with the time advantage as both players are 16 moves in now.

1 c4 e6

2 g3 d5

3 Bg2 Nf6

4 Nf3 d4

5 O-O Nc6

6 e3 Be7

7 d3 dxe3

8 Bxe3 e5

9 Nc3 O-O

10 Re1 h6

11 a3 a5

12 h3 Be6

13 Kh2 Rb8

14 Qc2 Re8

15 Nb5 Bf5

16 Rad1 Nd7

4:29 PM

World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Ding moves away for a snack!

Ding moved away after his 13th move to get some snacks as Gukesh thought about the 13th move. He finally plays 13 Rb8 which is followed by Ding's 14 Qc2

4:13 PM

World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE UPDATES: 12 moves in!

Ding spent 17 minutes on the 11th move with Gukesh coming back with quick responses.

1 c4 e6

2 g3 d5

3 Bg2 Nf6

4 Nf3 d4

5 O-O Nc6

6 e3 Be7

7 d3 dxe3

8 Bxe3 e5

9 Nc3 O-O

10 Re1 h6

11 a3 a5

12 h3 Be6

13 Kh2

3:58 PM

World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Gukesh leading on time!

Gukesh has a half an hour advantage over Ding in terms of time left as Ding was forced to think about the 11th move again.

3:47 PM

World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Ding losing time again!

Ding is again caught up in a thinking game by Gukesh as the Chinese player continues to ponder over his 11th move for more than 15 minutes now.

3:39 PM

World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Ding leading for now!

The AI model has predicted that Ding has more chances of winning the tie after 10 moves than his Indian counterpart

3:26 PM

World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Susan Polgar's opinion on the game so far!

"Ding opened with 1.c4. Nothing wrong with his position so far. But down by 25+ minutes already, with white, after 8 moves. This is Ding's biggest problem in this match. When someone is not performing at peak level, self confidence would usually be an issue. And when self confidence is an issue, overcautiousness develops. And when overcautiousness appears, the clock problem develops." Susan Polgar tweeted.

3:16 PM

World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Ding given no time by Gukesh!

Gukesh has been rapid with his moves so far as Ding is forced into thinking again after move 9.

1 c4 e6

2 g3 d5

3 Bg2 Nf6

4 Nf3 d4

5 O-O Nc6

6 e3 Be7

7 d3 dxe3

8 Bxe3 e5

9 Nc3 O-O

3:07 PM

World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Time gap starting to show!

Gukesh is already ahead in terms of time left with the players with Ding using up 23 minutes for his first 8 moves. Gukesh on the other hand, has used just 3 minutes of his time.

2:56 PM

World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Gukesh forcing Ding to think early on!

Gukesh already put Ding under pressure after the 6th move as Ding took his time to come up with his 7th move.

2:46 PM

World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Game 12 starts!

Game 12 begins as Ding starts with c4.

2:34 PM

World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Action to begin soon!

We are minutes away from the start now as Ding looks to level the playing field yet again.

2:10 PM

World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Gukesh's secret to unique openings!

Gukesh talked about how an early advantage over his opponents has helped him get an edge in every game so far.  "I guess after the match we can clearly say if we have out-prepared (Ding's team or not) or not. But till now, it seems like every game we are having the opening edge over our opponents. And yeah, my team is just doing amazing work. Gaju (Gajewski) and the whole team have been super hard-working, super motivating for me. They are doing not only the opening work, but also all the training we had in the past six months, it was super fun with them. Full credit to my team and the next remaining games also. Hopefully we do some amazing work."

 

"love to reveal the whole team after the match". he added.

1:55 PM

World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Susan Polgar after Game 11

"Gukesh won as Ding hung a piece in time pressure! This is what I have been saying all match long, getting into severe time pressure is the formula for blunders and self destrution! This may be the game that could make history for Gukesh as the youngest world champion ever! Ding can no longer chill. He must go all out in the final 3 games if he wants to retain his title!"

1:42 PM

World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Story so far

Points progression in the series:
 

After Game 1: Gukesh 0-1 Liren

After Game 2: Gukesh 0.5-1.5 Liren

After Game 3: Gukesh 1.5-1.5 Liren

After Game 4: Gukesh 2-2 Liren

After Game 5: Gukesh 2.5-2.5 Liren

After Game 6: Gukesh 3-3 Liren

After Game 7: Gukesh 3.5-3.5 Liren

After Game 8: Gukesh 4-4 Liren

After Game 9: Gukesh 4.5-4.5 Liren

After Game 10: Gukesh 5-5 Liren

After Game 11: Gukesh 6-5 Liren

1:29 PM

World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Magnus Carlsen on Game 11

"Today there was no doubt — just as most days — that Gukesh had serious ambition. After one weak moment in the opening, Gukesh did very well. So not to take that away from him. Gukesh was using part of his strengths today,” said Carlsen. 

 

Carlsen also took a hit on Ding Liren for his game. “It’s all confusing, baffling, confounding… this game is as bad from Ding as we have seen all year. A terrible performance… dreadful.”

1:17 PM

World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Gukesh starting with black today!

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the World Chess Championship 2024. Game 12 will see Gukesh starting with black after a thrilling win in Game 11 which gave him a crucial 6-5 lead in the 14-game contest. The match will begin at 2:30 PM IST.