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Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju survived a scare before escaping with an improbably stress-free draw on Saturday in the fifth game of his world championship match with Ding Liren that left the $2.5m showdown deadlocked at 2½-2½.
After Ding opted for another French Defense (1 e4 e6), which he’d played in Monday’s surprise Game 1 win, Gukesh blitzed into the drawish Exchange Variation (2 d4 d5 3 exd5 exd5). The passive opening was out of step with the challenger’s aggressive reputation, particularly while armed with the favored white pieces.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/nov/30/chess-world-championship-gukesh-ding-game-5-updates
Author : Bryan Armen Graham
Publish date : 2024-11-30 13:00:53
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