Sports News | World Chess Championship: Gukesh, Liren Play out Another Draw
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Indian challenger D Gukesh and defending champion Ding Liren of China played out a draw in the seventh game of the World Chess Championship to remain level on points here on Tuesday.
Singapore, Dec 3 (PTI) Indian challenger D Gukesh and defending champion Ding Liren of China played out a draw in the seventh game of the World Chess Championship to remain level on points here on Tuesday.
It was the fourth draw in a row and left both players on an identical tally of 3.5 points each, still shy of 4 more points in order to win the championship.
The two players signed peace after 72 moves. It was the fifth draw of the match.
The 32-year-old Liren had won the opening game while the 18-year-old Gukesh had emerged victorious in the third game.
The second, fourth, fifth and sixth games had ended in draws.
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