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Replay: Gukesh – Ding Liren game 1, 0-1

Reports: Ding Liren strikes first, defeats Gukesh with black in game 1!

Timeline

15.08.2024 FIDE World Chess Championship 2024 is in Singapore
16.08.2024 Record in target: Between 100 and 200 million have followed the match Anand – Carlsen on TV every day
25.08.2024 World Chess Championship 2024 and Judit Polgar’s prophecy
12.09.2024 World Chess Championship 2024 is sponsored by Google
15.09.2024 Ding Liren considers Gukesh the favorite for the World Chess Championship 2024
17.09.2024 PH Nielsen: Ding Liren is favorite for the match with Gukesh
24.09.2024 World Chess Championship 2024 tickets are on sale
28.09.2024 India win double gold at the Chess Olympiad
28.09.2024 Gukesh wins individual gold medal
06.10.2024 Ding Liren – Gukesh 2024 – the game that did not happen
22.10.2024 Ding Liren considers the favorite for the World Chess Championship 2024
23.10.2024 Gukesh about the World Chess Championship chances
24.10.2024 Anish Giri about the World Chess Championship
25.10.2024 Happy birthday to Ding Liren

2024 World Chess Championship rules

The championship match will follow a classical time control for the first 14 games, with provisions for rapid and blitz tiebreaks if scores are level. The prize fund for this championship is reported to be $2.5 million, indicating the high stakes involved. The time control of 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with an addition of a 30-second increment starting from move 41. If scores are level after the classical portion, there will be a tiebreak involving rapid games, and if necessary, blitz games.

Who is Ding Liren, the World Chess Championship title holder?

Ding Liren is a prominent Chinese chess grandmaster, born October 24, 1992.

Ding Liren has been a regular participant in the Candidates Tournament, which determines the challenger for the World Chess Championship. His performances have been increasingly strong, culminating in his qualification for the 2023 World Chess Championship match against Ian Nepomniachtchi, which he won to become the World Champion. In April 2023, Ding Liren won the World Chess Championship match against Ian Nepomniachtchi, becoming the highest-rated Chinese ever in chess and breaking the 2800 Elo rating barrier. He became the fifth player in history to cross the 2800 Elo rating mark.

However, since his victory, Ding has experienced a notable dip in his performance, with his rating and ranking falling significantly. Despite these challenges, his experience as the defending champion and previous high-level performances do not leave space for underestimation of his skills.

Who is Gukesh, the World Chess Championship Challenger?

Gukesh Dommaraju, often referred to simply as Gukesh, as born on May 29, 2006, and quickly rose through the ranks of chess prodigies. He became one of the youngest Grandmasters in history, earning the title at 12 years, 7 months, and 17 days, which at the time made him the second-youngest ever, surpassed only by Sergey Karjakin by 17 days.

By the age of 17, Gukesh won the Candidates Tournament in Toronto, Canada, in April 2024, thereby earning the right to challenge for the World Chess Championship title. This victory made him the youngest ever to win the Candidates Tournament, showcasing his prowess against some of the world’s best players.

Now Gukesh has a chance to become the youngest World Chess Champion if he wins the 2024 World Chess Championship.

Gukesh – Ding Liren games

Before 2024, Gukesh and Ding Liren met twice in classical chess. Both encounters were at the Tata Steel Masters. In the 2023 edition of the competition Ding Liren won the game with black. The same feat he repeated in the 2024 edition of the tournament, making their classical head-to-head score 2-0. This year they played a third classical game during the Sinquefield Cup. Ding Liren had advantage in the game, but decided to steer it to a draw.

In rapid and blitz the score is in favor of Gukesh, with one game drawn and one game won by the Indian.

World Chess Championship 2024 schedule

Replay: Gukesh – Ding Liren game 1, 0-1, Ding Liren vs Gukesh game 2, 1/2-1/2 / Gukesh – Ding Liren game 3, 1-0 / Ding Liren – Gukesh game 4, 1/2-1/2 / Gukesh – Ding Liren game, 5 1/2-1/2 / Ding Liren – Gukesh game 6, 1/2-1/2 / Gukesh – Ding Liren game 7, 1/2-1/2 / Ding Liren – Gukesh game 8, 1/2-1/2 / Gukesh – Ding Liren game 9 / All Gukesh – Ding Liren games live Parallel: Top Chess Engine Championship live

Gukesh – Ding Liren game 9 live

Gukesh – Ding Liren, game 9 live video and Chessbase India

Replay: Gukesh – Ding Liren game 1, 0-1, Ding Liren vs Gukesh game 2, 1/2-1/2 / Gukesh – Ding Liren game 3, 1-0 / Ding Liren – Gukesh game 4, 1/2-1/2 / Gukesh – Ding Liren game, 5 1/2-1/2 / Ding Liren – Gukesh game 6, 1/2-1/2 / Gukesh – Ding Liren game 7 / Ding Liren – Gukesh game 8 / All Gukesh – Ding Liren games live Parallel: Top Chess Engine Championship live

Ding Liren – Gukesh, game 8 live

Ding Liren – Gukesh, game 8 live video and Chessbase India

Agadmator says, “Game 7 is what we expect game 6 to be every World Championship […] Gukesh outplayed Ding Liren in the opening, he outplayed him in the game, and you can see how resilient Ding Liren is. Ding is here to fight, Ding is here to stay. […] This is the game I want to see in a World Chess Championship”

Replay: Gukesh – Ding Liren game 1, 0-1, Ding Liren vs Gukesh game 2, 1/2-1/2 / Gukesh – Ding Liren game 3, 1-0 / Ding Liren – Gukesh game 4, 1/2-1/2 / Gukesh – Ding Liren game, 5 1/2-1/2 / Ding Liren – Gukesh game 6, 1/2-1/2 / Gukesh – Ding Liren game 7 / All Gukesh – Ding Liren games live Parallel: Top Chess Engine Championship live

Gukesh – Ding Liren, game 7

Gukesh – Ding Liren game 7 Chessbase India live video

• Ding Liren vs Gukesh match is the most accurate one so far (least missed points)
• Excluding the ongoing match, Anand is the most accurate player
• Carlsen has the highest game intelligence score
• Figure illustrates a trend of decreasing missed points (increasing accuracy) over time.
• Initially, players averaged more than 1 missed points per game, meaning their mistakes added up to over one significant blunder per game. Over the years, average missed points have decreased significantly
• Increasing accuracy over the years is consistent with prior accuracy analyses and top GM opinion.
• However, this increase is not universal.
• José Raúl Capablanca, who is known as a generally accurate player, remained the most accurate player until Anatoly Karpov.
• Anand averaged 0.4 missed points per game. This is the highest accuracy in the dataset.
• However, Magnus Carlsen stands out with the highest game intelligence score of 161, which suggests that Carlsen’s playing style, while not always following the top engine move, tends to elicit more mistakes from his opponents compared to other players.

All details on Gukesh – Ding: Preview / Schedule / Venue / Live More: The game that did not happen / Record to chace / Video preview / Why is interest so high

Replay: Gukesh – Ding Liren game 1, 0-1, Ding Liren vs Gukesh game 2, 1/2-1/2 / Gukesh – Ding Liren game 3, 1-0 / Ding Liren – Gukesh game 4, 1/2-1/2 / Gukesh – Ding Liren game, 5 1/2-1/2 / All Gukesh – Ding Liren games live Parallel: Top Chess Engine Championship live

Dr. Mehmet Ismail concludes, “For each year, I calculated “average missed points” per game per player as in the picture. A value of 1.00 or 0.50 missed points corresponds to making a game-losing blunder in a winning or drawn position, respectively. 0 missed points mean perfect play. Missed points measures the points a player misses in a game according to Stockfish (depth 20). Each miss is calculated using the win-draw-loss probability of the top engine move and the actual move.”

Reminder: the only two decisive games between Gukesh and Ding Liren went in favor of Ding Liren. Both were with the black pieces and both in Tata Steel (replay them here). History repeats right at the start of the World Chess Championship 2024! The next Tata Steel 2025 is going to happen next January.

Streamers of Gukesh – Ding game 1: Agadmator / Carlsen Take take take / Gotham Chess / Chessbase India Replay: Gukesh – Ding Liren game 1, 0-1, Ding Liren vs Gukesh game 2, 1/2-1/2 Reports: Ding Liren strikes first, defeats Gukesh with black in game 1! / Parallel: Top Chess Engine Championship live

Gukesh – Ding Liren game 1 LIVE

Gukesh and Ding Liren happy before game 1

Where to watch the live games of Gukesh – Ding Liren

Just one day remains to the opening ceremony of Gukesh – Ding Liren in Singapore, and three days to the start of the first game. The general schedule that the event follows is three games played plus a rest day (see the full schedule here). Every game will have the moves live with Stockfish analysis at the Chessdom’s live page, in cooperation with Lichess. The innovation of this year’s coverage is the Leela Chess Zero Neural Network analysis. It was used for the first time in 2018 and now it is back on the Lc0 official page. For the past week, they have been testing by streaming League 1 of TCEC. Mentioning TCEC, this is also a place where chess fans will gather to discuss the moves of the Gukesh – Ding match, parallel to the top engines battling out the Premier Division. Here is a full list of where to watch the live games of Gukesh – Ding Liren, which will be updated as more valuable locations appear.

Live games Gukesh Ding by Lichess + Stockfish / Live Leela Chess Zero / Live Top Chess Engine Championship

When will the streamers publish Gukesh – Ding Liren videos

As of this moment, Chessdom’s research has detected 250+ streamers preparing for the World Chess Championship 2024, that will start streaming as early as this Saturday. The majority of these streams will be in English, with some in Spanish, German, Russian, and other languages. Below is a list of the major streamers, if you see a valuable stream missed, do not hesitate to contact us

Since 2018 the key place to understand games of the World Chess Championship has been Agadmator. Antonio Radić is the Croatian YouTuber and chess player, who’s Youtube channel has loyal 1,3M subscribers and has raked 778,645,854 views (average 190 000 views per video) . Agadmator’s channel is the one with the balanced objective view and analysis of the key moments of the game. For the Indian point of view, Chessbase India with Sarag Shah is not to be missed – with 2,1M subscribers and 1,944,505,436 views (average 135 865 views per video) it has recently surpassed Chess.com’s Youtube viewership and is the place for Gukesh fans. The third key place to follow the World Chess Championship is the Take Take Take app by Magnus Carlsen, who recently published his preview.

Here is a list of live video coverage and streaming to follow, with their respective schedule

• Agadmator – detailed video analysis right after each game
• Chessbase India – exciting live coverage by Sagar Shah and guests
• Take Take Take – the Magnus Carlsen app, with views by the many times World Champion and guests
• Hikaru Nakamura – the pineapple view on the Gukesh – Ding Liren match
• Gotham Chess – daily game recaps
• FIDE – live commentaries by England’s David Howell and Jovanka Houska
• TCEC – live and chat with the computer experts

Which social media to follow for Gukesh – Ding Liren

The valuable social channels that will cover the Gukesh – Ding Liren World Chess Championship are in the hundreds and even thousands. While it is impossible to make a comprehensive list, Chessdom will make sure to retrweet key Twitter/X coverage here and repost Facebook posts here. The most important social media posts will also appear as articles and news on Chessdom.

Multiple experts have already stated their opinion on the upcoming match – talking about the rating slump of Ding Liren, of the effects of the Olympic gold on Gukesh, and more. But the one expert that the chess fans should listen to is the man, who himself participated in multiple World Chess Championships and won them all.

Magnus Carlsen gives his prediction on Gukesh – Ding Liren

Magnus Carlsen’s take (take, take) on the upcoming Gukesh – Ding match is not one sided. “This match is so open, but I think Ding Liren will get the first chance. I could see a scenario where Ding Liren gets two or three massive chances in the first five or six games. And he absolutely has to take them!” says Magnus Carlsen. “Ding cannot lose the first game. He managed to come back against Ian, but from what we have seen from Ding Liren from the last one and a half years, I do not think he will come back if he loses game 1,” continues Carlsen and concludes that Ding Liren is the likely player to win a game first. Throwback: How to play a World Championship like a World Champion!

What will be the number of decisive games in Gukesh – Ding Liren?

Magnus Carlsen believes the number of decisive games in Gukesh – Ding Liren will be high. “The only way we get a low number of decisive games is if Ding gets chances and keeps missing them.” Carlsen refers to the previous World Chess Championship, where the two players exchanged blows, and the expectations of Magnus are that this will continue in the World Chess Championship 2024.

Which openings will we see in the Gukesh – Ding Liren match?

Magnus Carlsen thinks we will see a variety of openings in the Gukesh – Ding Liren match. “My guess is that we will see both 1.d4 and 1.e4 in the match. What we saw from Ding last time is that he moved around the whole match, he had prepared seven ideas for seven white games.” Replay: Nepo – Ding all games / Reactions to 4.h3 by Ding Liren

See below the full preview video by the Take Take Take app. Scroll down for a full timeline of the news and predictions regarding the World Chess Championship 2024.

Timeline of Ding – Gukesh

15.08.2024 FIDE World Chess Championship 2024 is in Singapore
16.08.2024 Record in target: Between 100 and 200 million have followed the match Anand – Carlsen on TV every day
25.08.2024 World Chess Championship 2024 and Judit Polgar’s prophecy
12.09.2024 World Chess Championship 2024 is sponsored by Google
15.09.2024 Ding Liren considers Gukesh the favorite for the World Chess Championship 2024
17.09.2024 PH Nielsen: Ding Liren is favorite for the match with Gukesh
24.09.2024 World Chess Championship 2024 tickets are on sale
28.09.2024 India win double gold at the Chess Olympiad
28.09.2024 Gukesh wins individual gold medal
06.10.2024 Ding Liren – Gukesh 2024 – the game that did not happen
22.10.2024 Ding Liren considers the favorite for the World Chess Championship 2024
23.10.2024 Gukesh about the World Chess Championship chances
24.10.2024 Anish Giri about the World Chess Championship
25.10.2024 Happy birthday to Ding Liren
09.11.2024 Gukesh coach: Ding Liren’s bad form ‘does not matter so much’
10.11.2024 Garry Kasparov is the youngest World Chess Champion, Gukesh has a chance to surpass that
16.11.2024 Magnus Carlsen, “Gukesh is significant favorite for World Chess Champion 2024” (VIDEO)
17.11.2024 FIDE World Chess Championship 2024 experts predictions – Gukesh or Ding Liren
18.11.2024 Nielsen, “Ding – Gukesh is NOT the first World Championship match between players from Asia”

Interesting fact

Gukesh and Ding Liren played together in the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024. Despite Gukesh shining and finishing tied for first place, while Ding trailing in the bottom half of the table, one of the few wins Ding Liren achieved was exactly against Gukesh. This was a repeat of the score from the Tata Steel Chess 2023. More about Gukesh – Ding Liren games here