Gukesh became the youngest world champion after beating Ding Liren 7.5-6.5 in the Championship match. The newly-crowned champion was humble and gracious, acknowledging the efforts of his opponent ...

When Ding Liren competes for the world championship ... who is also Vice President of the World Chess Federation FIDE. Whoever wins the world championship in Singapore, Xie Jun believes one ...

Ding Liren became China’s first world chess champion on Sunday after a rapid-play tiebreak victory over Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi in Kazakhstan. Ding, 30, takes over as winner of the World ...

China's Ding Liren defeated India's Gukesh Dommaraju in their opening match of the final at the World Chess Championship in Singapore. Skip to main content Skip to navigation ESPN ...

Interest in chess reached a high point in the country recently when D Gukesh became world champion by defeating Ding Liren in the 2024 FIDE World Championship.