India News Get -SportsGukesh vs Ding Liren; 2024 World Chess Championship 9th Round Final Match Update
The final of the World Chess Championship is being played between Indian D Gukesh and Chinese Ding Liren in Singapore.
The 9th match between D Gukesh and China’s Ding Liren ended in a draw in the World Chess Championship final on Thursday. This match was a King versus King draw, meaning both players still had the king piece. In this match, after 54 moves, both players agreed on a draw.
Chinese Grandmaster Liren, 32, won the first match, while Indian Grandmaster Gukesh, 18, won the third match. The second, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth matches ended in draws. 6 consecutive matches have been drawn. So far, 7 games of the match have ended in a draw. After a draw in the 9th game, both players have 4.5-4.5 points. It takes 7.5 points to win the championship.
Friday (December 6) is a day of rest. After that, both players will return to action on Saturday. There are only 5 matches left in the championship with prize money of 25 lakh dollars (approximately Rs 21.14 crore). If the score remains tied after 14 rounds, there will be matches under “Faster Time Control” to determine the winner.
What is the King versus King draw? When, during a chess match, only the kings of both players remain on the board, it is called a King versus King draw. In such a situation, no player has any chance of winning.
Gukesh made the Catalan opening, Liren seemed pressed for time. Gukesh made the Catalan opening with the white pieces. Here too, Liren took a long time to take care of the opening. While Gukesh took 15 minutes in the first 14 shots. While Liren took 50 minutes. In the middle of the game, Gukesh had the opportunity to put pressure on Liren in the 20th move, but Liren did not allow Gukesh to take the lead with his best moves.
At one point, Liren was 30 minutes behind, but despite time pressure, he made the right decisions and brought the match back to level terms. Meanwhile, Gukesh used his extra time. By the 23rd move, he was behind Liren in terms of time. After the 24th move it was decided that the game would be drawn and it finally happened.
Indian grandmaster D Gukesh is considering his next move.
Gukesh started to lag behind at the end. After the 41st move of the 9th game, Liren took the lead and D Gukesh started to lag behind. After a short break, on the 54th move, the board turned into king versus king and both players agreed to a draw.
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Another Gukesh-Liren draw
Once again, Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh could not convert his strong position into victory against Ding Liren in the final match of the World Chess Championship. The 8th round match between the two ended in a draw on Wednesday in Singapore. Both agreed to a draw after 51 moves in a match that lasted four and a half hours.