World Chess Championship 2024: Ding Liren and Gukesh D conclude Game 13 with a draw
The 13th game of the ongoing World Chess Championship 2024 between the defending champion Ding Liren and Indian Grandmaster Gukesh D ended in a draw at the Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore. Currently, the World Chess Championship Final scores read 6.5-6.5 with just one more game remaining. It’s worth noting that if the scores end level after Game 14, there is a tiebreaker scheduled to determine the eventual winner on Friday, December 13.
Moving into the details of Game 13, Gukesh looked in good control of the round with Ding Liren facing excess pressure on the board. Interestingly, for the first eight moves, Ding Liren spent almost 54 minutes while Gukesh took only 55 seconds.
Despite being under tremendous pressure, Ding had played all accurate moves. Eventually, a three-fold repetition draw was accepted, with both players moving to the final game after the scores were tied.
Earlier, Ding Liren secured a win in Game 1, while Gukesh bagged a win in Game 3. It’s important to note that Games 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 ended in a draw. Subsequently, in Game 11, Gukesh made a comeback to bag a win. Meanwhile, Ding Liren secured a win in Game 12.
A total of 14 games are there in the World Chess Championship final. The first player to reach 7.5 points will be crowned with the World Champion title.
World Chess Championship 2024: Results so far
Monday, November 25
Game 1: Ding Liren defeated Gukesh
Tuesday, November 26
Game 2: Draw
Wednesday, November 27
Game 3: Gukesh defeated Ding Liren
Thursday, November 28
Rest Day
Friday, November 29
Game 4: Draw
Saturday, November 30
Game 5: Draw
Sunday, December 1
Game 6: Draw
Monday, December 2
Rest Day
Tuesday, December 3
Game 7: Draw
Wednesday, December 4
Game 8: Draw
Thursday, December 5
Game 9: Draw
Friday, December 6
Rest Day
Saturday, December 7
Game 10: Draw
Sunday, December 8
Game 11: Gukesh defeated Ding Liren
Monday, December 9
Game 12: Ding Liren defeated Gukesh
Tuesday, December 10
Rest Day
Wednesday, December 11
Game 13: Draw
World Chess Championship 2024: Schedule
Thursday, December 12
Game 14, 2:30 PM IST
Friday, December 13
Tiebreak, 2:30 PM (if needed)