Teenage world chess champion challenger Gukesh Dommaraju has beaten title holder Ding Liren in the third game of their match. This levels the score at 1.5 points apiece after Ding won in round 1.
India’s 18-year-old rising star Gukesh Dommaraju beat world champion Ding Liren with the white pieces in game 3 of the World Chess Championship in Singapore on Wednesday, leveling the scores again after his surprise defeat in the opening game of the match.
The two players had drawn in the second game, so now stand on 1.5 points each after three games heading into the first rest day of the match on Thursday.
“It feels great. The last two days I was happy with my play,” Gukesh said in the press conference after the relatively quick win in 37 moves. “My play today was even better, I feel good at the board and today I just managed to outplay my opponent which is always nice.”
