World Chess Championship 2024
Chess match between Ding Liren and Gukesh Dommaraju
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- The World Chess Championship 2024 was a chess match between the reigning world champion Ding Liren and the challenger Gukesh Dommaraju to determine the World Chess Champion.
- It was played to a best of 14 games, with tiebreaks if required.
- The win made Gukesh, at age 18, the youngest undisputed open-category world champion.
- Gukesh won the eight-player Candidates Tournament held in April 2024 to win the right to challenge Ding for the World Championship.
- Ding won two games and Gukesh won three.
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WikipediaThe World Chess Championship 2024 was a chess match between the reigning world champion Ding Liren and the challenger Gukesh Dommaraju to determine the World Chess Champion. The match took place between 25 November and 12 December 2024 in Singapore. It was played to a best of 14 games, with tiebreaks if required. The match was won by Gukesh 7½–6½ after 14 games. The win made Gukesh, at age 18, the youngest undisputed open-category world champion.
Ding Liren won the 2023 World Chess Championship by defeating Ian Nepomniachtchi, after reigning champion Magnus Carlsen declined to defend his title. Gukesh won the eight-player Candidates Tournament held in April 2024 to win the right to challenge Ding for the World Championship. Before the start of the match, Gukesh was ranked fifth in the FIDE rankings with an Elo rating of 2783, while Ding was ranked 23rd with an Elo rating of 2727.
Ding won two games and Gukesh won three. The 14th and final game ended with Gukesh winning the game and match with the black pieces after Ding resigned following a blunder that allowed Gukesh to simplify the position to a winning king and pawn versus king endgame.
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