Sinquefield Cup: Ding Liren stuns Magnus Carlsen, clinches title
5 years, 4 months ago

Sinquefield Cup: Ding Liren stuns Magnus Carlsen, clinches title

The Hindu  

Ding Liren shocked Magnus Carlsen 3-1 in the playoff for the Sinquefield Cup chess title here on Thursday. A day after the two tied for the first prize at 6.5 points, following 11 rounds of classical time format, and returned to draw both games in rapid format, Ding Liren pulled off victories in both blitz games. In the next game, where Ding Liren needed only a draw with black pieces to prevail, Carlsen resigned after 40 moves, when facing a checkmate. Ding Liren received USD 82,500 while Carlsen settled for USD 67,500.

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Magnus Carlsen hits out at D Gukesh, Ding Liren: 'Doesn't look like game between two World Championship contenders'
1 month ago

Magnus Carlsen hits out at D Gukesh, Ding Liren: 'Doesn't look like game between two World Championship contenders'

Hindustan Times  

Magnus Carlsen, the five-time World Chess Champion, has hit out at India's D Gukesh and China's Ding Liren, for the lack of quality in the World Chess Championship. In a scathing assessment of the two, Carlsen said that the match between the two doesn't look like a game between the two World Championship contenders. Magnus Carlsen hits out at D …

Carlsen expects Ding to 'crumble' after blunder against Gukesh, says Game 11 was not 'worthy of a World Championship'
1 month ago

Carlsen expects Ding to 'crumble' after blunder against Gukesh, says Game 11 was not 'worthy of a World Championship'

Firstpost  

D Gukesh defeated reigning champion Ding Liren in 29 moves in Game 11 on Sunday, right after the Chinese Grandmaster committed a blunder amid intense time pressure. Magnus Carlsen described Ding Liren's performance in Game 11 of the World Chess Championship against D Gukesh as "terrible". Analysing the Game on the Take Take Take app, Carlsen expected the reigning world …

China’s Ding Liren Wins Dramatic World Chess Championship
1 year, 8 months ago

China’s Ding Liren Wins Dramatic World Chess Championship

Live Mint  

fter three weeks and 18 contests, the chess world championship came down to the final minute of the tiebreaker on Sunday as China’s Ding Liren defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi in a wild conclusion in Astana, Kazakhstan. Ding, meanwhile, sat motionless with his head in hand, freshly anointed as the game’s first ever male world champion from China. But some of Ding’s …

Ding Liren becomes China's first world chess champion
1 year, 8 months ago

Ding Liren becomes China's first world chess champion

Firstpost  

Ding Liren became China’s first world chess champion on Sunday after a rapid-play tie-break victory over Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi in Kazakhstan. Ding, 30, takes over as winner of the World Chess Championship from Norway’s Magnus Carlsen, who chose not to defend his title after a 10-year reign. “I’m quite relieved,” said Ding, in comments posted after the match by FIDE, …

China’s Ding Liren defies odds to be crowned world chess champion
1 year, 8 months ago

China’s Ding Liren defies odds to be crowned world chess champion

Al Jazeera  

Ding won the rapid chess playoff by 2.5 points to 1.5, capitalising on Ian Nepomniachtchi’s mistakes. China’s Ding Liren has been crowned as the 17th world chess champion after a tense match against Russian-born Ian Nepomniachtchi in Astana, Kazakhstan, in the last chapter of an odds-defying sequence of events. The-31-year-old won the rapid chess playoff on Sunday by 2.5 points …

Ding Liren crowned king of World chess after beating Nepomniachtchi in the fourth tie-breaker
1 year, 8 months ago

Ding Liren crowned king of World chess after beating Nepomniachtchi in the fourth tie-breaker

The Hindu  

Chess has a new World champion. Ding Liren of China ascended to the throne after defeating his Russian rival Ian Nepomniachtchi in the fourth tie-breaker game here on Sunday. The moment Ding Liren became the FIDE World Champion 🥹🏆 pic.twitter.com/FSu9rsVg49 — Chess.com April 30, 2023 It was after Carlsen decided to withdraw from the World championship match, against Nepomniachtchi, that …

World Chess Championship: China’s Ding Liren bounces back to win fourth game
1 year, 9 months ago

World Chess Championship: China’s Ding Liren bounces back to win fourth game

Hindustan Times  

China's Ding Liren won the fourth game of the World Chess Championship to draw level against Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Thursday. Chess pieces are seen in front of displayed Chinese and Taiwanese flags in this illustration taken Having suffered defeat in just 29 moves against Nepomniachtchi in the second game, there were questions about Liren's ability to …

Chess world champion Magnus Carlsen forced to concede defeat in Fantasy Premier League
4 years, 5 months ago

Chess world champion Magnus Carlsen forced to concede defeat in Fantasy Premier League

The Independent  

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Chessable Masters: Carlsen races past Liren to reach final
4 years, 6 months ago

Chessable Masters: Carlsen races past Liren to reach final

The Hindu  

Magnus Carlsen won two games with black pieces and shut out Ding Liren 2.5-0.5 for a straight-set victory on the way to the final of the $150,000 Chessable Masters on Wednesday. Having won the first set 3.5-2.5 by virtue of claiming the second blitz game, Carlsen clinched the best-of-three set encounter 2-0. In the third, Carlsen stayed in control while …

Ding Liren nails Magnus Carlsen ahead of semifinal clash
4 years, 8 months ago

Ding Liren nails Magnus Carlsen ahead of semifinal clash

The Hindu  

Ding Liren warmed up for a semifinal clash with Magnus Carlsen by beating the World champion 3-1 in seventh and last round of the $250,000 Magnus Carlsen Invitational online tournament on Thursday. Giri brought down Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura overcame Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 3-2 to push the Frenchman to the last spot in the eight-player field. Liren won the first and …

Ding Liren, Nakamura join Carlsen in lead
4 years, 8 months ago

Ding Liren, Nakamura join Carlsen in lead

The Hindu  

Ding Liren and Hikaru Nakamura took contrasting ways to join Magnus Carlsen in the lead with 11 points after five rounds of $250,000 Magnus Carlsen Invitational online chess tournament on Monday. Ding defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi 2.5-1.5 and Nakamura took one point off Caruana Fabiano, who went on to post a 3-2 victory. With two rounds to go, Ding, Nakamura, Carlsen …

Magnus Carlsen invitational: Nakamura, Liren win in Round 4
4 years, 8 months ago

Magnus Carlsen invitational: Nakamura, Liren win in Round 4

The Hindu  

Hikaru Nakamura scored his third victory in four rounds after beating top Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi 2.5-1.5 in the $250,000 Magnus Carlsen Invitational online chess tournament on Saturday. READ| Magnus Carlsen: I'm not a freak, I'm just curious In another match, Anish Giri ended a winless sequence of 14 games but still finished on the losing side to China’s Ding Liren. …

Sinquefield Cup: Unbeaten Viswanathan Anand finishes joint third, Carlsen catches up with Ding Liren
5 years, 4 months ago

Sinquefield Cup: Unbeaten Viswanathan Anand finishes joint third, Carlsen catches up with Ding Liren

The Hindu  

Viswanathan Anand played out his 10th successive draw after facing Hikaru Nakamura and finished an impressive joint third in the Sinquefield Cup chess tournament here on Wednesday. He ended up half a point behind overnight leader Ding Liren and comeback-man Magnus Carlsen. Out of the four players trailing Ding Liren by half a point at the start of the final …

Sinquefield Cup: Ninth straight draw for Anand; Ding Liren leads
5 years, 4 months ago

Sinquefield Cup: Ninth straight draw for Anand; Ding Liren leads

The Hindu  

A ninth straight draw kept Viswananathan Anand in the joint second place after the 10th and penultimate round of the Sinquefield Cup chess tournament here on Tuesday. Magnus Carlsen broke his sequence of nine draws and beat Wesley So in 43 moves to match Anand’s tally. Ian Nepomniachtchi, who started the day in joint lead with Ding Liren, blundered against …

Sinquefield Cup: Viswanathan Anand held to a draw
5 years, 4 months ago

Sinquefield Cup: Viswanathan Anand held to a draw

The Hindu  

Viswanathan Anand enjoyed a superior position against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov but couldn’t gain more than a 47-move draw in the ninth round of the Sinquefield Cup chess tournament here on Monday. EIGHTH ROUND REPORT While Anand was involved in his eighth successive draw, two other overnight leaders — Ding Liren and Ian Nepomniachtchi — won to emerge as leaders. In the …

Sinquefield Cup: Viswanathan Anand lets Ding off the hook
5 years, 4 months ago

Sinquefield Cup: Viswanathan Anand lets Ding off the hook

The Hindu  

Viswanathan Anand missed a possible win against fellow leader Ding Liren before all games ended as draws in the seventh round of the Sinquefield Cup chess tournament here on Saturday. With no decisive games for the second successive day, Anand, Ding and Fabiano Caruana continued to lead at four points. But three moves later, Anand’s decision to play the queen, …

Sinquefield Cup: Anand lone winner on Day One
5 years, 4 months ago

Sinquefield Cup: Anand lone winner on Day One

The Hindu  

Viswanathan Anand emerged as the lone winner on the opening day of the prestigious Sinquefield Cup chess tournament after conquering Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi in 77 moves. The classy 12-player field, headed by World champion Magnus Carlsen, has attracted the top nine players in the world. READ: Praggnanandhaa to lead field at World Youth Chess Championship Levon Aronian, the overall champion …

Grand Chess Tour: Viswanathan Anand draws seventh consecutive game; Magnus Carlsen beats Ding Liren
5 years, 6 months ago

Grand Chess Tour: Viswanathan Anand draws seventh consecutive game; Magnus Carlsen beats Ding Liren

Firstpost  

For Viswanathan Anand, it was a real chance to win his first game against USA’s Fabiano Caruana but the Indian ace could not make use of his better position with an extra pawn. Zagreb: Viswanathan Anand’s hunt for the first victory continued as he drew his seventh straight game, signing peace with Fabiano Caruana of the United States in the …

Norway Chess: Anand joint seventh after losing to Aronian
5 years, 6 months ago

Norway Chess: Anand joint seventh after losing to Aronian

The Hindu  

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand failed to capitalise on his chances and went down to Levon Aronian of Armenia in the ninth and final round Armageddon game to finish joint seventh in the Altibox Norway chess tournament here. Meanwhile, keeping his record of not losing a tiebreaker finally had a calling on world champion Magnus Carlsen as he lost the …

Sinquefield Cup: Magnus Carlsen draws with Fabiano Caruana in thrilling contest; Viswanathan Anand remains unbeaten
6 years, 4 months ago

Sinquefield Cup: Magnus Carlsen draws with Fabiano Caruana in thrilling contest; Viswanathan Anand remains unbeaten

Firstpost  

The leaderboard remains unchanged, with Caruana on the top with 4.5 points followed by Grischuk, Aronian, Mamedyarov and Carlsen on 4. The much anticipated clash between world champion Magnus Carlsen and his challenger Fabiano Caruana developed into a fascinating thriller, while Viswanathan Anand had a long but quiet game against Alexander Grischuk in the 7th round of the Sinquefield Cup …

Sinquefield Cup: Viswanathan Anand draws against Wesley So; Magnus Carlsen escapes defeat in 6th round
6 years, 4 months ago

Sinquefield Cup: Viswanathan Anand draws against Wesley So; Magnus Carlsen escapes defeat in 6th round

Firstpost  

Though he consumed about 30 minutes in the few moves made after Wesley So’s new idea, Anand seemed to cope well and defend the position admirably. The most eagerly followed game of the day was, undoubtedly, the high voltage clash between Russian Alexander Grischuk and the Norwegian world champion Magnus Carlsen. Just as Caruana is breathing down at Carlsen’s neck …

Sinquefield Cup: Viswanathan Anand shows trademark clarity to begin campaign with draw against Hikaru Nakamura
6 years, 4 months ago

Sinquefield Cup: Viswanathan Anand shows trademark clarity to begin campaign with draw against Hikaru Nakamura

Firstpost  

Viswanathan Anand began his campaign in the Sinquefield Cup on a satisfactory note, as he held the Grand Chess Tour leader and the winner of Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz, Hikaru Nakamura to a draw in a positional game Viswanathan Anand began his campaign in the Sinquefield Cup on a satisfactory note, as he held the Grand Chess Tour leader …

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