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The final of the World Chess Championship is being played between D Gukesh of India and Ding Liren of China in Singapore.
Indian Grand Master D Gukesh has faced defeat in the 12th game against China’s Ding Liren. Defending champion Liren was defeated in the 11th game. He now won with the white pieces. After the 12th game, the score in the World Chess Championship final was tied at 6-6.
Gukesh thinking about his move during the match.
Gukesh 1.5 points away from becoming champion
Till Sunday, Gukesh was leading 6-5 after 11 games. Out of 11 games, 8 were drawn, while Gukesh won 2 and Liren won 1. Now Liren won the 12th game and leveled the score again. Now only 2 games are left in the 14-game final. To become champion the player must reach 7.5 points.
Tuesday is rest day, there will be no game on this day. The remaining 2 games of the final will be played between the two players on Wednesday and Thursday. If a result is not reached even after the end of 14 games, a tie breaker will be used.
Won after 7 consecutive draws On Sunday, Gukesh got victory over Liren after drawing 7 consecutive matches. The 10th game between the two was a draw a day earlier on Saturday. Here, the 7th consecutive and 8th overall draw took place in the final of the World Chess Championship. Liren won the first game, while Gukesh won the third.
Chinese Grandmaster Liren (sitting on a chair in a blue blazer) at the start of the 12th game.
Gukesh will become the youngest world champion If Indian star Gukesh wins this final, he will become the youngest world chess champion. Gukesh is currently 18 years old. Earlier, Gukesh had won the FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament at the age of 17. Even then he became the youngest player to win it.