General information Liren and Gukesh equal on points going into the final game

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11.12.2024 - 16:01

Ding Liren aims to defend his title at the World Chess Championship in Singapore
Ding Liren aims to defend his title at the World Chess Championship in Singapore
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Ding Liren and Dommaraju Gukesh go into the last regular match at the World Chess Championship in Singapore tied on points.

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In the 13th game, the Chinese defending champion and his 18-year-old challenger from India drew. The score is now 6.5 to 6:5, with 7.5 points needed to win the title.

The 14th game follows on Thursday. If one of the two grandmasters wins, he will secure the World Championship title. In the event of another draw, the decision will be made in rapid chess or - if there is still a draw - in blitz chess.

The new title holder receives the lion's share of the prize money of 2.5 million dollars (around 2.21 million euros).