Ding Liren became China’s first world chess champion on Sunday after a rapid-play tiebreak victory over Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi in Kazakhstan. Ding, 30, takes over as winner of the World ...

Ding Liren did something that no one had done in a while – defeat Magnus Carlsen in the tie-break playoff of a major tournament. A first since 2007. In a sit-down interview with HT last week ...

The World Chess Championship between D Gukesh and Ding Liren is now a 50-50 contest, according to Magnus Carlsen. Tied at 4.5-4.5 after nine games, the players have five classical games remaining ...

Indian chess prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju has become the youngest world chess champion ever after defeating defending champion Ding Liren of China ... Gukesh said in an interview uploaded in 2019 ...

The World Chess Championship between Ding Liren and D Gukesh is poised for a thrilling finish. With two classical games left, Gukesh needs a victory to avoid tiebreaks. Historical trends suggest ...

India’s 18-year-old Grandmaster D. Gukesh became the youngest World Chess Champion after beating Ding Liren of China in the 14th and last game of the summit clash. Gukesh secured the requisite 7 ...

Gukesh and Ding Liren had seemingly fought each other to a standstill even in the 14th outing. Gukesh had started thinking about a potential tie-breaker when a rook blunder from the defending ...

IMAGE: 18-year-old D Gukesh became the youngest chess World champion by beating defending champion Ding Liren of China last month. Photograph: FIDE/Eng Chin An Grandmasters Arjun Erigiasi and ...