Ding Liren officially lost to D Gukesh on time in the Round 3 of World Chess Championship 2024, but it was the 18-year-old Indian Grandmaster’s excellent preparation and confident game that allowed him to win his first match.

The reigning champion allowed Gukesh a fast start but slowly -- and then rapidly -- changed the tide of the match as he put the squeeze on in the latter half of the game. In the last thirty minutes of the first two hour time control, Ding took complete control and eased into a winning position soon into the next time control of half an hour.

Ding Liren was unable to stretch his World Chess Championship lead as Game 2 against Gukesh Dommaraju petered out to a 23-move draw in Singapore. Following victory in Game 1 for Ding, the defending champion,

Indian GM D Gukesh posted his first win of the World Chess Championship 2024 final against holder Ding Liren on Wednesday in Game 3 of the series in Singapore.The third instalment of the final finished in favour of the Indian teenager as Liren ran out the clock following some incessant pressure from Gukesh.

Indian chess prodigy D Gukesh comes into Game 2 of the World Chess Championship with a deficit after losing the opener against defending champion Ding Liren. The high-stakes match continues on Tuesday in Singapore.

In the ongoing World Chess Championship, Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh draws with defending champion Ding Liren in second game in Singapore on Tuesday. According to details, this year’s tournament marks the first time in 138 years that two Asian players were pitted against each other in the marquee clash,