FIDE World Chess Championship 2024, Game 8 Singapore Highlights: game 8 of the world chess championship ended in a draw after 51 moves. The game saw Gukesh refuse to accept a draw by threefold repetition on the 41st move despite him being in a worse position while playing with black pieces.
This is the second time at the World Chess Championship that Gukesh has rejected the option to end the game in a draw by opting to play on.
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Earlier, the game saw world champion Ding Liren burn up over an hour on his clock by just the 15th minute. Ding had opted to use the London Opening at the start. Meanwhile, the world champion’s 18-year-old teenaged opponent from India Gukesh has built up a steady advantage of almost half an hour on the clock. After move 20, Ding Liren has 27 minutes for his next 20 moves.
The 2024 World Chess Championship crossed the mid-way stage on Tuesday after an enthralling 72-move draw between the teenage Gukesh and world champion Ding Liren. It was a battle that lasted five hours and 30 minutes, which makes it the longest game of the ongoing world chess championship.
After the game, both Ding Liren and Gukesh agreed that the Indian had outplayed the world champion straight out of the opening phase.
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Ding Liren barely survived succumbing to his second defeat in Game 7 after sneaking past the time control with seven seconds on his clock.
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INTERACTIVE: Game 8 between Gukesh and Ding Liren
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Game 8 of the world chess championship will see Ding Liren playing with white pieces.
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