World Chess Championship 2024: Gukesh holds Ding Liren for a draw in Game 5
The fifth game of the ongoing World Chess Championship 2024 between the defending champion Ding Liren, and the Indian Grandmaster Gukesh D ended in a 40-move draw, leveling the scores at 2.5-2.5 with a threefold repetition.
Shifting our focus to the details of Game 5, queens were off the board early in move 9. Ding, playing the game with the black pieces, deployed a defensive strategy. By the end of move 12, one pair of rooks was also traded off.
Surprisingly, Gukesh risked using a pawn instead of his rook to capture one of Ding's pieces. Though this decision kept the Indian GM in a tough spot in the game, he fought hard to make a strong comeback and hold the reigning champion for a draw.
It’s important to note that the duo came back into this game after they settled for a draw in the fourth game. Notably, there will be a total of 14 games in the World Chess Championship.
The first player to secure 7.5 points to be crowned World Champion. If the World Chess Championship final ends in a tie after all 14 games, a tiebreaker will be held to determine the eventual champion.
Speaking about the time format, each game will have a time control of 120 minutes for the first 40 overs, followed by 30 minutes for the remainder of the game, with a 30-second increment per move from move 41.
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
World Chess Championship 2024: Schedule
Sunday, December 1
Game 6, 2:30 PM IST
Monday, December 2
Rest Day
Tuesday, December 3
Game 7, 2:30 PM IST
Wednesday, December 4
Game 8, 2:30 PM IST
Thursday, December 5
Game 9, 2:30 PM IST
Friday, December 6
Rest Day
Saturday, December 7
Game 10, 2:30 PM IST
Sunday, December 8
Game 11, 2:30 PM IST
Monday, December 9
Game 12, 2:30 PM IST
Tuesday, December 10
Rest Day
Wednesday, December 11
Game 13, 2:30 PM IST
Thursday, December 12
Game 14, 2:30 PM IST
Friday, December 13
Tiebreak, 2:30 PM (if needed)