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D Gukesh and Ding Liren will meet in the Chess Championship in November-December. read more
Round one of the 2024 Sinquefield Cup offered a sneak peek of the upcoming World Chess Championship match: Ding Liren vs D Gukesh as they met for the first time since the Indian became the challenger.
Sinquefield Cup, finale of the Grand Chess Tour, has gathered a slew of elite competitors. In particular, Alireza Firouzja and Fabiano Caruana who will vie for the GCT title.
In the opening round, though, the focus was on the trailer to the World Chess Championship clash. Ding Liren hinted at attacking intentions versus D Gukesh. When the 18-year-old challenger created counterplay, the Chinese world champion opted for a perpetual check.
Ding Liren and Gukesh D finish their game in a draw in round 1 of the #Sinquefield Cup after the three-fold repetition. What do you think about the game and the result?#Grandchesstour #SinquefieldCup #chess pic.twitter.com/httgE1FxDM
— Grand Chess Tour (@GrandChessTour) August 19, 2024Ding announced his attacking intentions early on and the game looked to be heating up. The teenaged Gukesh responded quickly.
When the world champion made a logical yet inaccurate move, the challenger was able to meet it with an advanced protected passed pawn.
This powerful pawn ensured he had enough defence against White’s attacking attempts. Realising this, Ding bailed out to hole out for a draw.
Ding Liren: "I wanted to surprise Gukesh in the opening and, in the meantime, save my preparation."#grandchesstour #SinquefieldCup #DingLiren pic.twitter.com/PsHbMnldV6
— Grand Chess Tour (@GrandChessTour) August 20, 2024“I wanted to surprise him in the opening. But at the same time save my preparations,” Ding confessed after the game. “I’m playing better now than I was at the beginning of this year. I played many training games with my seconds. Although I lost many of them, I learnt a lot from my losses.”
It was their first meeting since Gukesh secured his position as the Challenger to the World Champion’s crown. It may well also be the last time the duo meet in battle over the classical format before the World Chess Championship in November-December.
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