Ding Liren became China’s first world chess champion ... Ding sat in front of the board, with his face resting on one hand as he tried to compose himself. “I’m quite relieved,” said ...

Ding Liren, top right, and Gukesh Dommaraju ... The modern chess media is two-fold. On the one hand, there are the old-school reporters who are a blend of what one imagines baseball scouts ...

China's Ding Liren, 30 is the country's first winner of the World Chess Championship Ding Liren has become China's first men's world chess champion, after defeating Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi.

Indian prodigy D Gukesh fought to a hard-earned draw against reigning champion Ding Liren in the fifth game ... Ding briefly appeared to hold the upper hand, Gukesh's resilient defense ensured ...

D Gukesh, who showed the good grace to congratulate Ding Liren after the match, wasn’t unduly bothered by such comments. Heading into the final game, the two competitors were evenly matched ...

Garry Kasparov, former world champion and one of the greatest ever, praised Gukesh’s opponent, Ding Liren, for showing ‘great resistance’ FIDE/Eng Chin An via PTI Photo It was a seesaw ... when Liren ...

Ding Liren and D Gukesh after Game 12 (Photo: Maria Emelianova for FIDE) Will the players remain ultracautious in the final two classical games on Wednesday (Gukesh gets white) and Thursday (Ding ...

Defending world chess champion Ding Liren was made to rue the 'blunder' he made in the 14th and final game against India's D Gukesh on Thursday. Liren's error of ...

D Gukesh and Ding Liren will battle in the final classical game - Game 14 - of the World Chess Championship match on Thursday, December 12. With the scores tied at 6.5-6.5 after 13 classical games ...

D Gukesh vs Ding Liren (Photo Credit: @FIDE_chess on X) With eight games remaining in the 14-round match, the battle will resume after the second rest day on Monday. Despite being written off by ...

India's D Gukesh became the youngest-ever world champion on Thursday, December 12. The 18-year-old defeated China's Ding Liren in the decisive Game 14 to clinch the prestigious title.