World Champion Ding Liren’s first classical win in 304 days has given him the early lead in the 2024 FIDE World Championship in Singapore. Pre-event favorite GM Gukesh Dommaraju looked in command as Ding played the French Defense and burned up 27 minutes on move seven, while Gukesh then blitzed out an attacking novelty. The moment the young Indian slipped, however, Ding seized the initiative and followed up brilliantly to clinch victory. Match on!
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Game two starts Tuesday, November 26, at 4:00 a.m. ET / 10:00 CET / 2:30 p.m. IST / 5:00 p.m. local time in Singapore.
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Ding Liren dodges the one trap and Gukesh resigns Game 1 of the 2024 FIDE World Championship! Match on!#DingGukesh pic.twitter.com/DaVzYy22pP
— chess24 (@chess24com) November 25, 2024
GM Rafael Leitao will analyze game one of the match below.
Match score
| Name | Rating | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Score |
| Ding Liren | 2728 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
| Gukesh Dommaraju | 2783 | 0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 0 |
The 2024 FIDE World Championship in Singapore decides the next world champion. 18-year-old Indian Challenger Gukesh Dommaraju takes on Chinese Defending Champion Ding Liren in a 14-game match, with the first to 7.5 points winning. The players have two hours for 40 moves, then 30 minutes to the end of the game, with 30 seconds added each move from move 41 onwards. The prize fund is $2,500,000, with $200,000 for a win and the remaining money split equally. If tied 7-7, a playoff will take place, starting with four games of 15+10 rapid chess.
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