世界チェスチャンピオンシップ 2024: D Gukesh が 29 手先の末、第 11 ラウンドで丁 Liren に勝利し、6-5 リード

Round 1: Liren started his title defence with a strong performance, defeating Gukesh with black pieces in the opening round.
Round 2: Gukesh and Ding played a lacklustre draw in the second round.
Round 3: Gukesh bounced back, securing a win with white pieces to level the score.
Rounds 4, 5, 6: The next three rounds ended in draws, with both players adopting a cautious approach.
Round 7: Despite Gukesh having a notable time advantage early on, Ding rallied to stop the Indian Grand Master from taking the lead.
Round 8: Gukesh pulled off a draw to keep the scores tied. Despite being in an uncomfortable position, Ding Liren pulled off a draw after 51 moves.
Rounds 9, 10: Like the last rounds, the rounds ended in draws in 54 and 36 moves respectively.

グケシュが7.5ポイントに到達できれば、世界チャンピオンに輝くことになる。

D Gukesh is on the cusp of creating history. The 18-year-old Indian has the chance to break legendary Garry Kasparov’s record and become the youngest-ever World Chess Champion. After beating the defending champ, China’s Ding Liren, in the 11th round of the World Chess Championship 2024.

D Gukesh sets eyes on World Chess Championship trophy

Gukesh managed to win after just 29 moves after the last seven rounds had ended in a draw, and things had been leveled ever since Gukesh beat Liren in the third round. They have opened play with a Reti Opening system, and the defending champ had spent nearly 40 minutes before making his fifth move. A little while later, Gukesh started pondering as he spent more than an hour making his 11th move.