World Chess Championship Game 13 Live Updates, D Gukesh Vs Ding Liren:
Indian GM D Gukesh returns to the main board to take on Chinese counterpart Ding Liren in Game 13 of the World Chess Championship 2024 Final on Wednesday in Singapore.
At the end of twelve games thus far, the 14-game series stands perfectly balanced at 6 points each.
The Chinese champion, Liren, who entered the summit clash fighting against the odds, opened with a win in the curtain riser of the match in Game 1, before holding his advantage with a second game draw.
However, the Indian challenger came back strong in Game 3 to clinch the win as Liren ran out of time on the clock and evened the scores.
Games 4 through 10 proved to be pragmatic as the finalists ended up shaking the hand of the other at the end of each iteration of the championship battle as the scoreboard kept bulging in increments of 05. points each following their drawn games.
Gukesh turned the match around in Game 11 as he sealed a win to inch ahead 6-5, but Liren demonstrated his resilience yet again to pull back level at 6-6 in Game 12.
How Will The Title Be Decided?
For a player to be crowned the champion, one would need a total of 7.5 games from the total of 14 games. A win results in one point, a draw entitles 0.5 and a loss is 0 points respectively. If the match ends in a tie after all 14 games, a tiebreak will be held the following day to determine the winner.
This year’s tournament marks the first time in 138 years that two Asian players will be pitted against each other in the summit clash, with a prize money of USD 2.5 million going to the winner.
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World Chess Championship Game 13 Live Updates, D Gukesh Vs Ding Liren: The Final So Far!
Game 1: Ding Liren Beat D Gukesh (1-0)
Game 2: Ding Liren And D Gukesh Play Out A Draw (1.5-0.5)
Game 3: D Gukesh Beat Ding Liren (1.5-1.5)
Game 4: Ding Liren And D Gukesh Play Out A Draw (2-2)
Game 5: Ding Liren And D Gukesh Play Out A Draw (2.5-2.5)
Game 6: Ding Liren And D Gukesh Play Out A Draw (3-3)
Game 7: Ding Liren And D Gukesh Play Out A Draw (3.5-3.5)
Game 8: Ding Liren And D Gukesh Play Out A Draw (4-4)
Game 9: Ding Liren And D Gukesh Play Out A Draw (4.5-4.5)
Game 10: Ding Liren And D Gukesh Play Out A Draw (5-5)
Game 11: D Gukesh Beat Ding Liren (6-5)
Game 12: Ding Liren Beat D Gukesh (6-6)
World Chess Championship Game 13 Live Updates, D Gukesh Vs Ding Liren: The Final So Far!
Defending champion, Liren entered the summit clash fighting against the odds, but picked up a statement win in the curtain-riser to inch ahead early, before holding his advantage with a second-game draw.
However, the Indian teenager clawed his way back with a win in Game 3 as Liren ran out of time on the clock.
Games 4 through 10 proved to be pragmatic as the finalists ended up shaking the hand of the other at the end of each iteration of the championship battle as the scoreboard kept bulging in increments of 05. points each following their drawn games.
Gukesh turned the match on its head with a victory in Game 11 to move ahead 6-5, but the ever-resilient Liren restored parity at 6-6 in Game 12.
World Chess Championship Game 13 Live Updates, D Gukesh Vs Ding Liren: All Level Heading Into Penultimate Game
Heading into the penultimate iteration of the 14-game series, the tie stands perfectly balanced at 6 points each.
With just two games to go, including Wednesday’s board, a win today could prove to be of immense help in the summit clash that has been held rather steady throughout, but with a little serving of twists and turns.
World Chess Championship Game 13 Live Updates, D Gukesh Vs Ding Liren: All Level Heading Into Penultimate Game
Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Game 13 of the World Chess Championship 2024 between Chinese champion Ding Liren and Indian challenger D Gukesh.
The thirteenth game of the summit clash is slated to begin at 2:30 PM IST on Tuesday.
🇮🇳 Gukesh D and 🇨🇳 Ding Liren delivered plenty of excitement, each winning games 11 and 12. As we enter the decisive phase of the World Championship, the score stands at 6-6. Who will outplay their opponent and take the lead?
Game 13 starts in less than 1 hour! #DingGukesh pic.twitter.com/aF3S2GmqA7
— International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) December 11, 2024
