Page 6 - Chess

World Chess Championship HIGHLIGHTS: Game 8 ends in a draw between Gukesh and Ding

Check FIDE and Chess.com's Twitch and X (formerly known as Twitter) handles to watch the live streaming of Gukesh vs Liren FIDE WCC Final Game 8

World Chess Championship 2024: Gukesh vs Ding live time, Game 8's streaming

With the score at 3.5-3.5, there is still nothing to separate the two players, as we've had 5 draws in 7 games so far.

World Chess Championship HIGHLIGHTS Game 7: Ding manages to rescue a draw against Gukesh

WCC 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Both players can't be separated at the halfway with 5 draws in 7 games so far.

World Chess Championship 2024: Gukesh vs Ding live time, Game 7's streaming

Fans in India can catch the live streaming of Game 7 of the FIDE World Chess Championship 2024 Final between D Gukesh and Ding Liren on FIDE and Chess.com's Twitch and 'X' handles

World Chess Championship: Gukesh draws with Liren, remains level on points

Indian challenger D Gukesh held defending champion Ding Liren of China to a draw with black pieces in an intense sixth game of the World Chess Championship to remain level on points here Sunday. The third draw in a row left both players on an identical tally of 3 points apiece, still shy of 4.5 more points in order to win the championship. The two players signed peace after 46 moves. It was the fourth draw of the match. It remains to be seen what strategy the players would opt for as the match moves towards the half-way mark. The 32-year-old Liren had won the opening game while the 18-year-old Gukesh had emerged victorious in the third game. The second, fourth and fifth games had ended in draws. With eight games still remaining in the 14-round match, the battle will resume after the second rest day on Monday. If the scores are tied after the eight games, there is an extra day for tie-break games of shorter duration to decide the next world champion. Gukesh later said he did not

FIDE WCC Game 6: Gukesh and Ding settle for fourth draw in six games

Liren, despite leading by 40 minutes at one point, slowed down in the latter half of the game as Gukesh held him to a 46-move draw in Game 6 of the 2024 World Chess Championship final in Singapore

FIDE WCC Final 2024: D Gukesh vs D Liren, Match 6: When and where to watch

Meanwhile, Gukesh hopes to become only the second Indian after the legendary Viswanathan Anand to claim the world championship title.

Gukesh draws with Liren in fifth game of World Chess Championship

Indian challenger D Gukesh played out a hard-fought draw with white pieces in the fifth game of the World Chess Championship against defending champion Ding Liren of China here Saturday. The second draw in a row left both players with an identical tally on 2.5 points apiece, still shy of 5 more points in order to win the championship. The 18-year-old Gukesh is the youngest ever challenger for the crown and had won the third game on Wednesday. The 32-year-old Liren had won the opening game before the two played out draws in the second and fourth game.

FIDE WCC Final 2024: D Gukesh vs D Liren, Match 5: When and where to watch

After a hard-fought Game 4 on Friday, both players finally settle for a draw and will now resume the series with Game 5, with the scoreboard reading 2-2

FIDE WCC Game 4: D Gukesh and Ding Liren settle for a 42-move draw

Gukesh loses the early lead in the match after the 13th move, as Liren forces another draw, closing the game with the scoreboard reading 2-2

FIDE WCC Final 2024; D Gukesh vs D Liren, Match 4: When and where to watch

After losing the first game and settling for a draw in the second, India's D. Gukesh made a strong comeback with a win in Game 3 to level the series at 1.5-1.5

Gukesh vs Ding: What is happening in Chess World Championship in Singapore

Gukesh managed to win the third game, but he will need to be at his best going forward. Any mistake could significantly harm his chances of becoming only the 2nd Indian to win.

D Gukesh in front, Liren banks on experience in World Championship duel

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 intriguing battle for the World Championship crown in the fourth round here on Friday. Having demonstrated better preparation and claimed his first victory in the third round, the 18-year-old Gukesh is expectedly upbeat and would be looking to just relax on the first rest today. With a maximum of 11 games remaining under classical time control, the scores are tied at 1.5-1.5. This was after Liren won the opener and the second game ended in a draw. Gukesh has clearly shown better preparation, while Liren's calculation let him down in the third game. The match had started with Gukesh facing the Chinese in a French defense game with white pieces and his initial progress gave the Indian a huge time advantage, which he held till the end. "It's always nice to win a game, also for the first against

Gukesh clinches 1st win over defending champion Liren in World Championship

Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh clinched his first win over defending champion Ding Liren in the World Chess Championship, outplaying him in the third round to draw level on points here on Wednesday. The two players now have 1.5 points each. The 18-year-old Indian won in a winning position after 37 moves showcasing an exemplary opening preparation to outwit the Chinese. Liren paid dearly for spending a lot of time in the first phase of the game. By move 13th, Gukesh had a lead of one hour on the clock as the Indian had just spent four minutes to make his moves compared to Liren's one hour and six minutes. With 40 moves to make in the first 120 allotted minutes without any increment, the complicated middle game had the desired impact on Liren and Gukesh was relentless in finding out some difficult yet perfect moves to increase the pressure. The players followed a much less-played variation in the topical Queen's Gambit and Gukesh followed an idea played by former world champion Vladimi

Gukesh aims to take one game at a time, hopeful for more successful days

Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh on Tuesday said he is focussed on taking it one game at a time and is hoping for "many more good days" as he aims to upstage Ding Liren and become the youngest world champion in chess. Playing with black pieces, the 18-year-old Gukesh bounced back to draw the second game against defending champion Liren of China in the World Chess Championship here. This was a day after Liren (black) exploited Gukesh's blunder in a French Defense match to clinch the first game. "Today was a good day, and hopefully, we will have many more good days coming," Gukesh said at the end of the second game. Gukesh has thanked his second, Grzegorz Gajewski, for the manner in which he has been helping the Indian in his endeavour. "'Gaju' (Gajewski) is not only helping me with chess, but also helping me get ready mentally and to keep my well-being. He said a few things which helped me recover quickly," Gukesh said of the Polish GM, who was beaten by the Indian when they met at the

D Gukesh draws with Ding Liren in second game of World Championship

Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh drew with defending champion Ding Liren in the second game of the World Chess Championship here on Tuesday. Gukesh, playing with black pieces, had lost to Liren in the opener of the 14-game showdown, on Monday. The first player to reach 7.5 points among the two will claim the coveted crown in the USD 2.5 million prize money event. The 18-year-old Gukesh is the youngest ever challenger to the world crown and is looking to become the first Indian after the iconic Viswanathan Anand to win the title. Anand held the title five times in his illustrious career.

China's Ding Liren beats Gukesh in first game of World Championship

Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh paid dearly for unwarranted complications in the middle game, allowing defending champion Ding Liren of China to clinch the opening game of the World Chess Championship here on Monday. The 18-year-old Gukesh, who is the youngest ever challenger for the world championship crown, came up with an early surprise in the opening by pushing his king pawn forward. It's a move that symbolises attacking intentions and the Chinese chose the French defense to combat the situation. The line chosen by Gukesh was similar to what the legendary Viswanathan Anand picked in his first world championship-winning contest against Alexei Shirov of Spain in 2001. The choice of move had enough impact as Liren spent a lot of time in the opening that was probably not expected by any expert of the game. By the 12th move, Gukesh had a half hour advantage on the clock but eight moves later, Liren had a couple of extra minutes to boast off on his clock, giving a clear indication that

Gukesh is 'significant favourite' in World C'ship clash vs Ding: Carlsen

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway feels that on current form Indian star D Gukesh is the favourite to win the World Chess Championship title against Ding Liren of China in the summit clash beginning later this month. Gukesh will take on defending champion Ding in the World Chess Championship to be held from November 25 till December 15 in Singapore. The 18-year-old Indian made it to the summit clash after emerging triumphant in the Candidates Tournament, held in Toronto earlier this year. "I'm not going to have anything particularly unique to say about the match. Based on the current form, Gukesh is a significant favourite," Carlsen said on Friday after winning the TATA Steel Chess India Rapid tournament here. "Based on peak chess ability, I think it's quite even. So, if Ding can regain that form, he has a good chance. Also, Gukesh was quite vulnerable in the last tournament that he played. "But all that aside, if I were to predict at this point, I'd go with the guy who's playe

Arjun Erigaisi rises to No.2 in world rankings after win in Chennai Masters

India's Arjun Erigaisi leapfrogged to second place in the world chess rankings thanks to his victory over Alexey Sarana in the Chennai Grand Masters 2024 here on Thursday. He is jointly leading the Masters category alongside Amin Tabatabaei after three rounds. Starting with the black pieces, Arjun reacted to Sarana's Queen's Pawn Opening as he engaged him in the Indian Game before swiftly going for an East Indian Defense. Both players knocked off their kings early in the tie while remaining locked in an intense battle before Arjun earned the upper hand, converting it into his competition's second win. As a result, the 21-year-old has reclaimed his 2,800 ELO rating, going past Fabiano Caruana to take the second place in the world rankings. Also in Round 3 of the Masters category, Amin Tabatabaei caused a big upset as he beat French Grandmaster Maxime Vachier-Lagrave with his unique tactical precision. In the meantime, Levon Aronian came up with a dominant victory over Parham ...

Chennai Grand Masters: Top ranked Erigaisi to face Gujarathi in 1st round

World No. 4 Indian chess grandmaster and top seed Arjun Erigaisi will open his Chennai Grand Masters campaign against compatriot Vidit Gujarathi, starting here on Tuesday. Erigaisi will play for the first time in India after crossing the historic 2800 ELO ranking mark when he takes the board. The eight-player strong classical event will see Aravindh Chithambaram take on Iranian Amin Tabatabaei, Vachier-Lagrave Maxime will face Maghsoodloo Parham and American Grandmaster Levon Aronian will play Alexey Sarana in the opening round. The second edition of the seven round competition will also feature a Challengers event featuring female players for the first time. Organised by MGD1 with ChessBase India, and sponsored by the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu, the tournament will be held at the 1,100-seat Anna Centenary Library. The event will also feature two Indian women -- Harika Dronavalli and Vaishali Rameshbabu. The Challengers participants, will fight for a prize pool of