World champion and 18-year-old challenger are deadlocked at 4.5-4.5 in their best-of-14 series which finishes next week
China’s world champion, Ding Liren, and his Indian opponent, Gukesh Dommaraju, at 18 the youngest ever title challenger, are deadlocked at 4.5-4.5 after nine of their scheduled best of 14 games in Singapore. Game 10 starts at 9am GMT on Saturday.
If they are still level after their 14th and final classical game next Thursday, half-hour rapid and, if needed, three-minute blitz tie-breakers will decide the winner next Friday.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/dec/06/ding-liren-gukesh-dommaraju-miss-wins-world-chess-championship-nears-climax
Author : Leonard Barden
Publish date : 2024-12-06 12:00:54
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