China's Ding Liren, 30 is the country's first winner of the World Chess Championship Ding Liren has become China's first men's world chess champion, after defeating Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi.

Defending World Chess Champion Ding Liren has labeled his Indian challenger, D Gukesh, the favorite to win their ...

Ding Liren became China’s first world chess champion on Sunday after a rapid-play tiebreak victory over Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi in Kazakhstan. Ding, 30, takes over as winner of the World ...

China chose to rest Ding Liren against India in the seventh round, replacing him with Wei Yi to face D Gukesh. This strategic ...

Le Quang Liem beat "chess king" Ding Liren on Tuesday, marking the first time a Vietnamese player defeated the reigning world champion in standard chess, and helping Vietnam tie China 2-2 at Chess ...

Defending champion Ding Liren says his Indian challenger D Gukesh can be considered the favourite to win their eagerly-anticipated world chess title showdown in November, conceding that he has ...

Defending champion Ding Liren admits that his challenger D Gukesh might be the favorite in their upcoming world chess title match in November. The two are competing in the 45th Chess Olympiad, where ...

Additional four fast chess (game of 25 minutes + 10 seconds per turn) were assigned, with three ending in tie and with Ding Liren winning the fourth one ASTANA, April 30. /TASS/. Chinese chess ...

Ding Liren, the defending champion, concedes that his Indian opponent D Gukesh is favored to win their global chess title match this November. Both are currently participating in the 45th Chess ...

In the Sinquefield Cup's sixth round, Indian Grandmasters Praggnanandhaa and Gukesh held reigning champion Ding Liren and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave to draws. Notably, Ian Nepomniachtchi faced a ...

The 18-year-old’s next big event will be the much-awaited World Championship clash against reigning champion Ding Liren of China in November. Gukesh had won the Candidates tournament in April to ...

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa navigated his match against the reigning world champion Ding Liren with remarkable ease, holding him to a draw in the sixth round of the Sinquefield Cup ...