Ding hangs on in nerve-shredding Game 13 draw with Gukesh as title tilt nears climax
Gukesh and Ding play to Game 13 draw in 5hr 6minBest-of-14-games championship all square at 6½-6½Ding Liren v Gukesh D: all your questions, answeredPlay through 22 famous world championship gamesDing Liren held on for a high-wire draw with Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju on Wednesday in the penultimate 13th game of their world championship showdown, leaving the match knotted at 6½-all with one scheduled contest remaining.The 32-year-old defending champion appeared visibly shaken at the board after leaving himself less than five minutes to make the last 10 moves before the time control, where players are given an additional half hour. But he defended brilliantly under nerve-shredding clock pressure to stabilize the position before it fizzled out to a peaceful result by threefold repetition after more than five hours. Game 14 is Thursday. Continue reading…
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