Stakes high at World Chess Championship

By Errol Tiwari On In Chess with Errol |
The Guyana Chess Federation presents the President’s Cup Chess Tournament today at State House starting at 09:30 hrs. It’s a seven-round, 15-minute plus five-second increment tournament. The categories are an Open and Female
The Guyana Chess Federation presents the President’s Cup Chess Tournament today at State House starting at 09:30 hrs. It’s a seven-round, 15-minute plus five-second increment tournament. The categories are an Open and Female

Scores were tied after the first three games of the FIDE 2024 World Championship Tournament between challenger Gukesh Dommaraju, 18, a rising chess star from India and champion Ding Liren of China.

Liren won the first game of the 14-game encounter. The second game ended in a draw, but Dommaraju won the third encounter. Liren is the current world champion and is ranked No. 23 in the world rankings while Dommaraju is at No. 5. The win for Dommaraju marked a psychological boost for him. It signalled to the chess world he is Ding’s equal.