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D Gukesh vs Ding Liren, FIDE World Chess Championship Game 12 Highlights: D Gukesh Loses 12th Game To Ding Liren, Scores Tied At 6-6
D Gukesh vs Ding Liren, FIDE World Chess Championship Game 12: The two players are now tied at 6 points each with just two games left in the 14-round classical format match, still shy of 1.5 points in order to win the title.
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D Gukesh vs Ding Liren, FIDE World Chess Championship Game 12: Indian challenger D Gukesh lost the 12th game against defending champion Ding Liren of China to allow his opponent bounce back and level the World Chess Championship match on six points each in Singapore on Monday. The 18-year-old Gukesh was ahead by one point after he notched his second win of the match on Sunday, which came after seven consecutive draws, but Liren's win on Monday brought the things on an even keel. The two players are now tied at 6 points each with just two games left in the 14-round classical format match, still shy of 1.5 points in order to win the title. If a tied result happens after 14 rounds, there will be games under faster time control to determine the winner. The remaining two games will be played on Wednesday and Thursday, after rest day on Tuesday. The 32-year-old Liren had won the opening game before Gukesh emerged victorious in the third game. The second, and the fourth to 10th games were drawn.
Here are the Highlights of D Gukesh vs Ding Liren, FIDE World Chess Championship Game 12:Â
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- 18:36 (IST)World Chess Championship Live: Have a look at all the moves here -1. c4 e62. g3 d53. Bg2 Nf64. Nf3 d45. O-O Nc66. e3 Be77. d3 dxe38. Bxe3 e59. Nc3 O-O10. Re1 h611. a3 a512. h3 Be613. Kh2 Rb814. Qc2 Re815. Nb5 Bf516. Rad1 Nd717. Qd2 Bg618. d4 e419. Ng1 Nb620. Qc3 Bf621. Qc2 a422. Ne2 Bg523. Nf4 Bxf424. Bxf4 Rc825. Qc3 Nb826. d5 Qd727. d6 c528. Nc7 Rf829. Bxe4 Nc630. Bg2 Rcd831. Nd5 Nxd532. cxd5 Nb833. Qxc5 Rc834. Qd4 Na635. Re7 Qb536. d7 Rc437. Qe3 Rc238. Bd 6f639. Rxg7+
- 17:32 (IST)World Chess Championship Live: Gukesh spends 26 minutesOHHHH!!! Shocking turns of events are taking place in Singapore now as India's D Gukesh is now showing his cautiousness against Ding Liren. The match which began with Gukesh playing quick moves, has now transformed into something different. Gukesh spends a whopping total of 26 minutes to respond to DIng Liren's 17th move. Gukesh moves Bg6.
- 17:23 (IST)World Chess Championship Live: Liren takes next move after 16 minutesWOWWW!!!! Ding Liren is not taking any risks at this moment of the game. Already trailing 5-6 in the 14-match contest, Liren needs to take step carefully. Now, he spends a total of 16 minutes to take his 17th move. He moves Qd2 as his 17th move. Gukesh is yet to give a response to this move of Ding Liren.
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- 15:58 (IST)World Chess Championship Live: Ding moves A3 after 17 minutesPhew!!! That was exhausting as the defending Ding Liren is spending a lot of time in thinking is every move. Well, it's quite understandable as chess requires a lot of thinking and playing at the World Chess Championship cannot be taken lightly. After spending 17 minutes in deep thinking, Liren finally moves a3 as his 11th move. In response, D Gukesh moves a5 in two minutes.
- 15:37 (IST)World Chess Championship Live: Gukesh moves H6After 15 minutes of deep thinking, D Gukesh finally takes his 10th move. In response of Ding Liren's Re1, Gukesh moves H6. This game is getting better and better with every passing move as both the players are being very cautious.
- 15:29 (IST)World Chess Championship Live: Gukesh goes into deep thinkingIn a sudden turn of events, we can see that the young Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh has gone into deep thinking. After Ding Liren takes Re1 as his 10th moves, Gukesh looks clueless. So far, he has spent around 12 minutes in taking his next step.
- 15:14 (IST)D Gukesh vs Ding Liren Live: Liren consuming lot of timeThis game is definitely giving a lot of headache to the defending champion Ding Liren. He is consuming a lot of time, while on the other hand, Gukesh seems to be playing with a calm mind. So far, Liren has spent 27 minutes in his eight moves while Gukesh has spent only three minutes.
- 14:44 (IST)D Gukesh vs Ding Liren Live: Glimpse of the opening moves
🇨🇳 Ding Liren opens with 1.c4
— International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) December 9, 2024
🇮🇳 Gukesh D responds with 1... e6
Game 12 of the FIDE World Championship Match is underway! #DingGukesh pic.twitter.com/nXKpvMzvHA - 14:31 (IST)World Chess Championship Live: A look at the moves during Game 11Nf3 d5 2.c4 d4 3.b4 c5 4.e3 Nf6 5.a3 Bg4 6.exd4 cxd4 7.h3 Bxf3 8.Qxf3 Qc7 9.d3 a5 10.b5 Nbd7 11.g3 Nc5 12.Bg2 Nfd7 13.0–0 Ne5 14.Qf4 Rd8 15.Rd1 g6 16.a4 h5 17.b6 Qd6 18.Ba3 Bh6 19.Bxc5 Qxc5 20.Qe4 Nc6 21.Na3 Rd7 22.Nc2 Qxb6 23.Rab1 Qc7 24.Rb5 0–0 25.Na1 Rb8 26.Nb3 e6 27.Nc5 Re7 28.Rdb1 Qc8 29.Qxc6 black resigned.
- 14:26 (IST)World Chess Championship Live: Gukesh speaks about conditioning coach Paddy Upton"Working with Paddy (Upton) has been super enjoyable and instructive for me and considering the height of the World Championship, there are more emotional struggles than any other tournament. We have had a lot of conversations. I learned a lot. He said a lot of things that have helped me in many of the games. Because Whenever you lose, you also lose your focus or you’ll get emotional but you should come back to the game and play the best move. And it’s not always easy to do, so his teachings have really helped me a lot."
- 14:23 (IST)D Gukesh vs Ding Liren Live: Gukesh's remarks after defeating Liren in Game 11"After Game 1, I had to show mental resistance because obviously it wasn't a pleasant thing to lose the first game of the World Championship, but then once I hit back, I've started to play good chess," said Gukesh during the press conference.
- 13:59 (IST)World Chess Championship Live: How Have The Results Been So Far?With a 6-5 lead against the Chinese Ding Liren, D Gukesh looks to go for the kill today. Here's A look at the results so far:Game 1: Ding Liren beats Gukesh with black piecesGame 2: DrawGame 3: Gukesh beats Ding Liren with whiteRest Day - November 28Game 4: DrawGame 5: DrawGame 6: DrawRest Day - December 2Game 7: DrawGame 8: DrawGame 9: DrawRest Day - December 6Game 10: DrawGame 11: Gukesh beats Ding Liren with whiteGame 12: Ding Liren to play with white pieces
- 13:55 (IST)World Chess Championship Live: Carlsen Says 'Must Win Game' For LirenMagnus Carlsen, who has been a keen observer of the game, expects Liren to fight back today. He has categorised this game a 'must win' for the Chinese.The Norwegian also gave him a piece of advice. He said: "Just doing something social with his team. Just try and escape for a little bit."Carlsen also shared his own experience from Championship matches. "I have only been down once... against Sergey Karjakin. Then my world was kind of rocky for two or three days. I don't envy Ding. There were four games left for me too. Its not easy for Ding."
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