Ding Liren became China’s first world chess champion in 2023 before hitting one of the most inexplicable slumps the game has ever seen. Now he’s locked in a tense battle to defend his crown.

India’s 18-year-old prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju capped his meteoric rise by becoming the youngest world chess champion in history after defeating Ding Liren 7½-6½ in a tense championship in ...

Dommaraju unseated China's Ding Liren to become the new world chess champion. "Every chess player wants to experience this moment, and very few get the chance," Dommaraju said after the match.

China's chess grandmaster Ding Liren (L) and India's grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju (R) prepare to compete in the final game of the 2024 FIDE World Championship in Singapore on December 12, 2024.

“Ding Liren is the pride of China.” The match had been overshadowed from the start by the absence of Magnus Carlsen, the Norwegian grandmaster who had held the world title since 2013.

Ad Policy. Ding Liren, top right, and Gukesh Dommaraju, top left, are seen during Game 1 of the FIDE World Chess Championship 2024 in Singapore on November 25, 2024.

Ding Liren produced a chess masterclass to win game 12 of the 2024 FIDE World Chess Championship against D Gukesh. Maria Emilianova / FIDE. Aaditya Narayan. Dec 9, 2024, 11:20 AM ET.

Chess News: D Gukesh won the World Chess Championship. He defeated Ding Liren in a thrilling final match. The 18-year-old made history. He became the youngest wor ...

Chinese grandmaster and world chess champion Ding Liren, 32, will defend his title against India’s Dommaraju Gukesh, 18, in a 14-game classical match starting November 25 in Singapore. The ...

After Ding Liren's win in game 1 and a fortunate draw in game 2, this is quite the comeback from Gukesh, who had not shown the best of his chess abilities until game 3.