World Chess Championship, Game 8: Gukesh, Liren play out 5th consecutive draw
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World Chess Championship, Game 8: Gukesh, Liren play out 5th consecutive draw

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Game 8 of the World Chess Championship between D Gukesh and Ding Liren ended in a draw on Wednesday, December 4. How Game 8 unfolded between Gukesh and Liren Liren opted for a cautious approach, steering the game towards a draw in a complicated position after over four hours of play. Gukesh will now have the advantage of playing white in the next game, but Liren’s resilience surprised those who expected the Indian prodigy to dominate the match. The Moves: 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Bb4 3.Nd5 Be7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3 c6 6.Nxe7 Nxe7 7.Bg2 f6 8.0–0 Be6 9.b3 d5 10.Ba3 0–0 11.Rc1 a5 12.Ne1 Re8 13.f4 exf4 14.Rxf4 dxc4 15.bxc4 Ng6 16.Re4 Na6 17.Nc2 Qc7 18.Nd4 Bf7 19.d3 Ne5 20.Nf3 Nd7 21.Rxe8+ Rxe8 22.Rb1 b5 23.cxb5 Qb6+ 24.Kf1 cxb5 25.Bb2 Bxa2 26.Bd4 Nac5 27.Rc1 Bb3 28.Qe1 Be6 29.Qf2 Rc8 30.Be3 Rc7 31.Nd4 Bf7 32.Nc6 Rxc6 33.Bxc6 Qxc6 34.Bxc5 h6 35.Ke1 b4 36.Qd4 Ne5 37.Kd2 Qg2 38.Qf2 Qd5 39.Qd4 Qg2 40.Qf2 Qd5 41.Qd4 Qa2+ 42.Rc2 Qe6 43.Qd8+ Kh7 44.Qxa5 b3 45.Rc1 Qd5 46.Qb4 Qg2 47.Qe4+ Qxe4 48.dxe4 b2 49.Rb1 Ba2 50.Rxb2 Nc4+ 51.Kc3 Nxb2.

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