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The sixth match of the FIDE World Chess Championship final being played in Singapore between Indian Grand Master D Gukesh and World Champion Ding Liren ended in a draw. Both have played their third consecutive drawn match. Earlier, the fourth and fifth matches also ended in a draw. So far four matches have been drawn in the 14-match final.
After the drawn match played on Sunday, both players have 3-3 points. They need another 4.5 points to win the championship. The first one to reach 7.5 points will win it and get the title of World Champion.
18-year-old Gukesh forced Liren to draw after 46 moves. 32 year old Liren had won the first game while Gukesh was successful in winning the third game.
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World Champion Ding Liren expressing disappointment at his move during the match.
Gukesh forced Liren to play a draw after 46 moves.
Ding Liren waiting for Gukesh’s move during the match.
Final score tied at 3-3 After this draw, the final score between Gukesh and Liren is tied at 3-3. Both the players got 0.5-0.5 points from this match.
Let us tell you that for winning a match in chess, one point is given, whereas in a drawn match, both the players are given 0.5-0.5 points. Till now both the players have been able to win only one match each.
The first one to score 7.5 points will become the champion. 14 games will be played between Gukesh and Liren in the World Chess Championship final. It will run till December 12. If the final score is tied, a tiebreaker match will be played, which will take place on December 13. This is the first time in the history of the World Chess Championship that two Asian players are facing each other to become the world champion.
Who is D Gukesh? D Gukesh’s full name is Domaraju Gukesh and he is a resident of Chennai. Gukesh was born on 7 May 2006 in Chennai. He started playing chess at the age of 7. He was initially coached by Bhaskar Nagaiah.
Nagaiah has been an international level chess player and is a home chess tutor in Chennai. After this, Vishwanathan Anand gave coaching to Gukesh along with giving him information about the game. Gukesh’s father is a doctor and mother is a microbiologist by profession.
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