Ding Liren will begin his World Chess Championship title defence against challenger D. Gukesh on November 25 in Singapore. How did Ding Liren qualify for the World Chess Championship 2024 final? China’s Ding Liren became the world champion after defeating Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi in the fourth rapid game of the first tie-breaker during last year’s final in Astana, Kazakhstan. Following …
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 …
