D Gukesh Vs Ding Liren, World Chess Championship 2024 Game 10 LIVE Updates:
World Chess champion Ding Liren and D Gukesh revenue the final battle in Singapore on Saturday with the title match yet in the balance heading into the tenth game of the 14-game series.
The scoreboard stands level at 4.5 points each as Liren dug out a draw against Gukesh in the 9th game of the championship clash on Thursday, ahead of the rest day that succeeded it.
Liren pulled ahead early in the curtain riser of the 14-game series before playing out a draw in the second.
The India teenage Gukesh, however, restored parity in Game 3 and has never let up since.
Each game through 4 through 9 has ended with the players sharing the spoils, despite the alternation in coloured pieces with every pacing iteration. The scoreboard has consistently increased by 0.5 points with each round as neither finalist wants to be left behind in this exciting final.
How Will The Title Be Decided?
For a player to be crowned the champion, one would need a total of 7.5 games from the total of 14 games. A win results in one point, a draw entitles 0.5 and a loss is 0 points respectively. If the match ends in a tie after all 14 games, a tiebreak will be held the following day to determine the winner.
This year’s tournament marks the first time in 138 years that two Asian players will be pitted against each other in the summit clash, with a prize money of USD 2.5 million going to the winner.
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D Gukesh Vs Ding Liren, World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE Score Game 10: Early exchanges!
Liren opens with the traditional d4 and is greeted with a knight move from Gukesh.
Liren follows suit and brings out his knight before Gukesh decides to open up his pawn in the Kings’ file.
Liren wants his bishop out and about seemingly, while Gukesh gets his pawns out first before using his dark-squared bishop.
D Gukesh Vs Ding Liren, World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE Score Game 10: And We Are Underway!
Here we go!
We are underway in the 10th iteration of the summit clash as Ding Liren takes the side of the white pieces on the day, with Gukesh on black.
D Gukesh Vs Ding Liren, World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE Score Game 10: The Final So Far!
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Liren snatched the lead early in the opener of the 14-game series before playing out a draw in the second.
The India teen, however, restored parity in Game 3 and has never let up since.
Games 4 through 9 have ended with the players shaking hands at the end of each iteration, and the scoreboard bulging by 0.5 points with each passing game.
D Gukesh Vs Ding Liren, World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE Score Game 10: The Final So Far!
Game 1: Ding Liren Beat D Gukesh (1-0)
Game 2: Ding Liren And D Gukesh Play Out A Draw (1.5-0.5)
Game 3: D Gukesh Beat Ding Liren (1.5-1.5)
Game 4: Ding Liren And D Gukesh Play Out A Draw (2-2)
Game 5: Ding Liren And D Gukesh Play Out A Draw (2.5-2.5)
Game 6: Ding Liren And D Gukesh Play Out A Draw (3-3)
Game 7: Ding Liren And D Gukesh Play Out A Draw (3.5-3.5)
Game 8: Ding Liren And D Gukesh Play Out A Draw (4-4)
Game 9: Ding Liren And D Gukesh Play Out A Draw (4.5-4.5)
D Gukesh Vs Ding Liren, World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE Score Game 10: Finalists Locked At Level
Ding Liren clawed back from a position of disadvantage yet again on Thursday in the 9th game of the summit clash to keep the match absolutely in the balance.
It has become a recurring motif in the final as the Chinese champion has demonstrated his incredible resilience time and again to dig out points from sticky situations against the Indian teen, who has been as aggressive as ever in his quest for a win each time he takes the board.
One for the ages this, as it stands!
D Gukesh Vs Ding Liren, World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE Score Game 10: Finalists Locked At Level
Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the tenth game of the World Chess Championship 2024 Final between holder Ding Liren and challenger D Gukesh.
Game 10 will commence at 2:30 PM IST with the finalists heading into he game with 4.5 points each at the conclusion of nine games in the 14-game series.
