There can be no complaints of “boring draws” in this year’s FIDE World Championship, as GM Ding Liren and GM Ian Nepomniachtchi continued to trade blows in game six to reach the fourth decisive result of the match.
This time it was Ding’s turn to emerge victorious, as he essayed a surprise London System and took advantage of his opponent’s series of positional inaccuracies to gain a winning position, culminating in a mating net that forced Nepomniachtchi’s resignation.
After six games, the score is tied at 3-3. Play continues Tuesday, April 18, at 15:00 Astana time (2 a.m. PT/11:00 CEST) after a rest day.
This is a flash report. The full report, including photographs, videos, and game annotations will be added soon.
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Full analysis of the game by GM Rafael Leitao will be added shortly.
Match score
| Fed | Name | Rtg | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Score |
| Ding Liren | 2788 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 3 | |
| Ian Nepomniachtchi | 2795 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 3 |
The 2023 FIDE World Championship is the most important over-the-board classical event of the year and decides who will be the next world champion. Nepomniachtchi and Ding play a match to decide who takes over Carlsen’s throne after the current world champion abdicated his title. The match has a €2 million prize fund and is played over 14 classical games; the first player to gain 7.5 points wins.
Previous reports:
https://www.chess.com/news/view/fide-world-chess-championship-2023-game-6