Earlier in the day, Gukesh yet again tightened the noose in the opening. He has clearly been the better player when it came to springing surprises at the start. Moving his knight forward on the first move, the Indian faced the Neo-Grunfeld defense from Liren, and as early as in the seventh turn, Gukesh came up with a surprise idea.
Category: Other Sports
World Chess Championship: D Gukesh, Ding Liren draw fourth game; remain level on points
The two players signed peace after 42 moves vide repetition and are tied on two points each after four games of the 14-round showdown. The first to reach 7.5 points will be crowned the champion.
World Chess Championship: D Gukesh takes third game to make it even, Ding Liren to bank on resilient past for crown
Having demonstrated better preparation and claimed his first victory in the third game on Wednesday, November 27, the teenager is expectedly upbeat and would be looking to just relax on the first rest on Thursday.
World Chess Championship: D Gukesh claws back with draw as Ding Liren maintains lead
Playing with black pieces, Gukesh made a comeback of sorts, having lost to Liren in the opener of the 14-game showdown, on Monday, November 25.
China’s Ding Liren draws first blood in World Chess Championship opener as Indian GM Gukesh lets it slip
The victory with black pieces gave the Chinese an early lead in the 14-game showdown scheduled to last till mid-December.
Grandmaster Gukesh takes on China’s Ding Liren to break India’s decade-long World Chess Championship jinx in Singapore
In April this year, Gukesh scripted history by winning the Candidates Chess Tournament to become the youngest ever challenger to the world title. He won it after drawing his final-round game against America’s Hikaru Nakamura. This is also the first time in 138 years that two Asian players will compete for the coveted title, which has evaded India since 2013, when Viswanathan Anand lost to Magnus Carlsen.
Tennis superstar Rafael Nadal retires after Spain’s Davis Cup loss against the Netherlands
Nadal lost to Botic van de Zandschulp in straight sets 4-6-, 4-6.
Heavyweight legend Mike Tyson loses to YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in comeback bout
The fight, streamed exclusively on Netflix, was initially tilted in Tyson’s favour, who kept the upper hand in the first two rounds. However, age soon caught up with the 58-year-old, who slowed down considerably, giving his opponent, aged less than half his age, an advantage.
StartHub to host community live screening of Newcastle-Arsenal match on November 2
Arsenal will visit St James’ Park following their draw with Liverpool to try and earn crucial points to close the gap at the top of the Premier League table, while Newcastle looks to pick up a win following their loss to Chelsea last weekend.
Kapil Dev and TGCL: Pioneering a new era for golf in India
The second edition took place from September 2-7, which saw eight teams take part. TGCL, which hosted its inaugural edition in the national capital last year, has already seen a 2x growth in its second season. Teams have doubled from four to eight, while the number of players also increased from 100 to 160.
