In a gripping World Chess Championship opener, reigning champion Ding Liren upset 18-year-old challenger D Gukesh in 42 moves. Ding, playing black, employed an unusual French defense Steinitz variation,

Ding Liren eased to an impressive win in game 1 of the 2024 FIDE chess World Championship on Monday against D Gukesh. The defending champion saw off a fast and furious start from his young challenger, reversed the pressure by staying calm and starting with employing the French defence, he eventually won rather comprehensively.

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At one point, the Indian needed to make 7 moves in 45 seconds to avoid losing on time. He just about managed it with one second on the clock. But he resigned two moves later.

Ding Liren was written off in some quarters -- though at no point by D Gukesh or his team -- but the doubters have been silenced emphatically. A solid win, the first time in 14 years a World Championship match has seen a result,

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China's Ding Liren beat teenager Gukesh Dommaraju of India in the opening round of the world chess championship in a major confidence boost for the title holder on Monday. Ding, whose form has plummeted since he beat Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi to claim the crown in 2023,

Defending champion Ding Liren of China on Monday ended a long winless run to beat teenage challenger Gukesh Dommaraju of India in the opening game of their World Chess Championship match.