The top-seeded 18-year-old Indian Grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju takes a critical 6-5 lead against the reigning World Champion Ding Liren in the 2024 FIDE World Championship. In Game 11, Ding, who had been in control, blundered in a tense time scramble to create an opening for Gukesh, who demonstrated precision to seal the win in an exciting match.
The match has been a thrilling display of contrasting styles, with aggressive play from Gukesh often pushing the game away from Ding’s well-known defensive solidity. In Game 11, Gukesh opened up aggressively to corner Ding in a significant amount of time quite early in the game. Just when Ding had recovered, a slip left everything to Gukesh’s composure under time pressure that he used to seal the win.
Only three games are left, and Gukesh is now poised to be the youngest undisputed World Chess Champion in history. Game 12 will be on December 9, and it is set to be the final before the last rest day, making it a decisive contest for Topalov as it gives Ding fewer chances to win the match back.
World viewers can follow the match live through Chess.com and Chess24. It is the live broadcast with expert comments from Anish Giri as well as another chess player Peter Leko, to make the high-stake battle of the brilliant game of chess continue to awe the audiences.
The winner will take home $2.5 million in cold cash, and the win in every game will bring $200,000. The match will go into a rapid chess playoff at 7-7. As each game went to the last moves, Gukesh’s speed and Ding’s tenacity ensured this battle would not be forgotten.
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