After a quiet draw in Round 2 of the 2024 FIDE World Championship Match, Gukesh Dommaraju played with renewed confidence and defeated Ding Liren in an exciting Queen’s Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation which featured the unusual 7. h3. After his opponent’s surprising seventh move, Ding was out of his preparation and to make matters worse,ContinueContinue reading “Ding – Gukesh World Chess Championship Made Understandable Part 2”
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Ding Liren vs Gukesh D: A Preview
In a game that serves as a preview for the upcoming FIDE World Championship Match, the reigning World Champion Ding Liren was paired against his challenger Gukesh D in the first round of the 2024 Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis. This is the first time the two have played a classical game of chess againstContinueContinue reading “Ding Liren vs Gukesh D: A Preview”