Following a devastating 12th-game loss, GM Ian Nepomniachtchi was able to stabilize and achieve a 38-move draw against GM Ding Liren in the 13th round of the 2023 FIDE World Championship on Thursday. Despite playing with White, Caruana dubbed it “a good result for Ian”, as the players moved to 6.5 apiece with one classical …
Nepomniachtchi Stabilizes In Round 13 Draw, Ding To Play White In Final Game Read More »
GM Ding Liren was able to hold GM Ian Nepomniachtchi to a draw in game 11, the tamest encounter of the 2023 FIDE World Championship so far. All eyes are now turning to the Chinese GM’s second-to-last game with the white pieces on Wednesday. The Ruy Lopez Defense was the battleground for Monday’s 11th game …
Pressure On Ding Mounts After Third Straight Draw Read More »
Ian Nepomniachtchi leads 5.5:4.5 with just four games of the 2023 FIDE World Championship match to go after Ding Liren was unable to convert an extra pawn into a win in Game 10. Ding in fact did well to reach that superior endgame, since he confessed that Ian’s 9th move had come as a “total …
Nepomniachtchi holds Game 10 draw to close on title Read More »
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi moved one step closer to the world championship title on Sunday after equalizing with Black and drawing in 45 moves in the 10th game of the 2023 FIDE World Championship. GM Ding Liren reverted to the English Opening and valiantly tried to imbalance matters, but his opponent was up to the task …
Nepomniachtchi Holds Ding To Draw, Closes In On World Championship Title Read More »
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Nepomniachtchi holds Game 9 draw to close on title Read More »
A draw in the ninth round of the 2023 FIDE World Championship was welcomed by both challengers on Friday, who both had incentives to take half a point away from the round. GM Ian Nepomniachtchi moved to within two and a half points of the world championship crown after adequately dealing with GM Ding Liren‘s Ruy …
Nepomniachtchi Inches Closer To World Championship Title After 82-Move Draw Read More »
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi shook up the third round of the 2023 FIDE World Championship by beginning his game against GM Ding Liren with a new first move, setting the stage for a fresh opening battle with 1.d4. Ding chose the Queen’s Gambit Declined in response and the game ended in a draw by repetition after …
Flash Report: Ding Holds Nepomniachtchi To Draw In Game 3 Read More »
After opening the match with back-to-back decisive results, GM Lei Tingjie and GM Tan Zhongyi made their first draw in game three of the final of the FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament 2022-2023 on Friday. With white, Tan explored a new move out of the opening, but Lei was well-prepared, neutralizing Tan’s first-move advantage with a …
The First Draw: Lei’s Perceptive Pawn Sacrifice Equalizes Read More »
GM Irina Krush put herself within arms reach of back-to-back American Cup victories after dispatching FM Alice Lee in the first game of their final matchup on Friday. Playing with the black pieces in a repeat of their 2022 final, Lee played a rare line against Krush’s English however things didn’t go as planned and …
Krush One Draw Away From Title, Nakamura Draws Wild Game With So Read More »
Round seven may be a turning point in the WR Chess Masters 2023 as GM Ian Nepomniachtchi defeated the tournament leader, GM Levon Aronian, with the black pieces. Nepomniachtchi slips into a tie for second place with GM Wesley So, who drew GM R Praggnanandhaa in the longest game (seven hours!) on Thursday. 16-year-old GM …
Nepomniachtchi Declines Draw, Topples Leader; Gukesh Jumps into Tie For 1st Read More »
