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.
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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.
“I can see my opponent…”: Ding Liren makes big prediction ahead of World Chess Championship match against India’s Gukesh
Both Liren and Gukesh are currently competing in the 45th Chess Olympiad and the Indian team has been on a roll with five consecutive victories.
Grandmasters Ding Liren, Gukesh to head to Singapore for World Chess Championship
Chinese Grandmaster Ding Liren and his Indian counterpart Dommaraju Gukesh will lock horns in Singapore for the coveted World Chess Championship. The city-state won the rights to host the important game, beating Indian cities Chennai and national capital New Delhi, on July 1. The World Chess Championship game will take place between November 20 and […]
Singapore: Chess coach Murali Krishna Chitrada fusing AI with tradition to enhance players’ game
A Chess coach in Singapore is integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) with traditional methods to make his teaching more robust. Murali Krishna Chitrada, the founder of Learn Chess Academy aims to prepare his students for an uncertain future, through his unusual teaching methods. The academy recently held a competition on May 1. Apart from over 50 […]
