With Gukesh Dommaraju and Ding Liren set for game four, English talents prepare to take on overseas rivals
China’s Ding Liren, the current champion, and India’s Gukesh Dommaraju, 18, are level at 1.5-1.5 after three of their scheduled best-of-14 games World Chess Championship match in Singapore. Ding won their first game before Gukesh, the challenger, levelled in game three when Ding, in a hopeless position, lost on time while making his 37th move.
Game four on Friday starts at 9am GMT, and is expected to last around four or five hours. You can watch it live and free at Fide’s YouTube channel, where the commentators are England’s David Howell and Jovanka Houska, and/or at chess.com with the all-time No 1 woman Judit Polgar and the US GM Daniel Naroditsky.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/nov/29/gukesh-dommaraju-ding-liren-world-chess-championship-englands-best-emirates
Author : Leonard Barden
Publish date : 2024-11-29 08:00:05
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