D Gukesh has a chance to be crowned the youngest-ever World Chess Champion tomorrow. The 18-year-old is tied at 6.5 points with China’s Ding Liren and can break the legendary Garry Kasparov’s record by this time on December 12. Gukesh had taken the lead on December 8, but since Liren beat him, now things are levelled. They played their 13th game earlier today, and the winner of the World Chess Championship 2024 might be decided tomorrow.
D Gukesh World Chess Championship Title winning scenarios
The 14th and last match is scheduled on December 12. Currently at 6.5 points, Gukesh needs 7.5 points, i.e., 1 more points to be confirmed as the World Chess Champion. Let’s see how he can do that and in what ways Liren can stop him.
- Win the last round (7.5 points)
- Secure a draw (at 7 point each, they’ll will enter tiebreaker)
- Lose the last round (will lose)
It’s sudden death now. If Gukesh loses, he’ll lose. If he wins, he’ll be the 2024 World Chess Championship winner. However, if, like the last game, it ends in a draw, it’ll go into the tiebreaker, which will be played on December 13.
D Gukesh vs Ding Liren: Complete results list
- Round 1: Liren started his title defence with a strong performance, defeating Gukesh with black pieces in the opening round.
- Round 2: Gukesh and Ding played a lacklustre draw in the second round.
- Round 3: Gukesh bounced back, securing a win with white pieces to level the score.
- Rounds 4, 5, 6: The next three rounds ended in draws, with both players adopting a cautious approach.
- Round 7: Despite Gukesh having a notable time advantage early on, Ding rallied to stop the Indian Grand Master from taking the lead.
- Round 8: Gukesh pulled off a draw to keep the scores tied. Despite being in an uncomfortable position, Ding Liren pulled off a draw after 51 moves.
- Rounds 9, 10: Like the last rounds, the rounds ended in draws in 54 and 36 moves respectively.
- Round 11: Gukesh sealed a stunning win in just 29 moves. Liren had no answer to the Indian star and resigned.
- Round 12: Ding Liren staged a comeback to pick up a win in Round 12
- Round 13: Draw after 68 moves
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