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FIDE World Championship Match to be held in Singapore at Resorts World Sentosa

The Singapore Chess Federation (SCF) is thrilled to announce that the FIDE World Chess Championship 2024 match will take place in Singapore for the first time at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) from November 23 to December 15, 2024.

This iconic event will be the first in 138 years to feature two contestants from Asia between the reigning World Champion, China’s Ding Liren and challenger Dommaraju Gukesh from India competing for the title.

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Promo of World Championship match

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[prasen9]

Where is Sin Hombre?

Gukesh played somewhat weirdly in Game 6 with black. He has given Ling some chances but Ling has slightly blundered. After six games, it is 3-3. One rest day. Then, the rest of the six games will be played.

Gukesh-Ding on ESPN

[prasen9]

Game 7 draw after Gukesh fought.

With black, Gukesh has a fantastic position with about a 80% chance of winning - of course, by computer. Now let us see if he can convert. Black has a 4-5% chance after 26 pairs of moves. Ndc5 move needed on Move 26. Hope Gukesh sees it. He is thinking for 6 minutes. If he does not get it, Ding will recover. This is crucial.

Well, he does not see it. His advantage is still there but not 80% chance. It goes down to 25% chance now. Draw being the biggest. Such a big loss with that move.

Now, Ding is back. He has a slight advantage. The board is crazy for Gukesh. He may lose. Solid play ensures a draw. What a chance missed. I guess they are human. We can sit here and anlyze with the computer and see the move but human beings do not.

Now, Gukesh makes another blunder. This game is almost lost now. Ding has a 83% chance to win. This is sad. One may not see the move. But, he played the move in 6 minutes when he had 40 moves or so. He should have thought for 15 minutes or so. Anyway, let us see if he can recover.

[prasen9]

Both are on time pressure after 36 moves. Ding 55% chance now. Hope Gukesh keeps fighting.

40 moves over. Now, Gukesh should call for a draw with a Qg2. Gukesh has a lot of time but any other move is catastrophic for him. Qg2 is very stable and there is not much advantage for Ding. He should not think much more and get this move in. Take a draw with black. Go and recuperate and then work on the next six games.

Gukesh is thinking ... as he should. But, he does not really have a way. We know it, with the computer. But, he has not taken the draw yet. I am hoping badly that he takes the draw. All his other moves are catastrophic.

He keeps the game going. Stupidity!

White (Ding) 22%, Gukesh 9% chance now. Oh, well. A whole new game, a whole new grind. Ding 17% - Gukesh 9% after move 42. I am using lczero to compute these though.

[SaniaFan]

And Gukesh plays on. Little psychological game perhaps. Ding was expecting draw perhaps. It is complex. Let see how it goes. BTW Anish Giri is quite positive on blacks chances.

[prasen9]

Well Giri may be but unless he has some moves that the computer is not looking into, then in reality, i.e., if players play their moves correctly, black is in a worse position. The draw is the biggest probability now. With Gukesh having 5 less minutes now. Other than playing for Ding to make mistakes, he does not seem to have that much going now. He has a good defense but we will see.

If you give the board after say move 42, I would be very doubtful if Giri would take black and not white at this stage. Leko seems to think black is not risking much and has a good position. But, white is not risking much either and has a better position.

[SaniaFan]

It is other way round; human players are not likely to get the moves that computer is suggesting. And so from that perspective he says he is more comfortable with blacks position.

[prasen9]

Most of the players moves are taking the computer's position lately but not always. Gukesh is basically hoping that Ding mentally breaks down in a long game. Let us see. I ran 15 choices on the computer now and Ding can play any of them and still not be in any problem. So, perhaps, Gukesh sees 10 moves ahead and thinks along some path Ding may fall off the cliff. I don't see it. But, let us see.

Now, white has two moves. If he makes anything other than these 2, he will be dead. Move 45. That is what Gukesh is hoping perhaps. Go down the cliff Ding. Ding does Rc1 and gets out of the cliff. Gukesh should now play quickly and keep the time pressure on Ding.

[SaniaFan]

Other than playing for Ding to make mistakes, he does not seem to have that much going now. He has a good defense but we will see.

Actually Magnus and Gary used to do that to many people. They would play on from seeming dead position and extract mistake out of other. Not sure if Gukesh can do that.

[prasen9]

I am okay with that. But, playing on from a position where you are more likely to be worse off is basically betting against Ding's mental fortitude. Maybe it works.

Anyway, now, Gukesh at 42, move 2, Qd5 is the only move - other than that white again comes back with a huge advantage. Hope he does not miss this.

45 moves done. Ding 10%, Gukesh 5%. Draw - the rest.

46.1, now both with a 5% chance. If Gukesh plays right.

After 46 rounds, Ding 10%, Gukesh 5% again.\

Draw. A missed chance by Gukesh. And then remarkable fight. Maybe Ding lost a chance too.

[SaniaFan]

Now it is in hands of Ding to go for draw.

[prasen9]

Thanks for chatting SF. Gukesh had a 91.5% accuracy while Ding 91.8%. Gukesh missed that one chance that would have been fatal for Ding, I think as do the GMs commenting on chess.com.

Next game tomorrow guys. Hope people come to chess.com and here. We can have fun chatting. Or else, whatever chess engine or blog you want to follow. Even if you do not understand the nuances, which I don't, the commentators talk about the moves and positions, etc. I learn a bit. If you know chess better, you can learn a lot I suppose. Fantastic games.

Let us hope Gukesh wins the next game with white. Ding is a nice guy but I hope he loses it, pun intended.

[sameerph]

Another draw in 9th game and it is still tied 4.5 each in this game.

How many games are to be played before some sort of tie break is applied ?