The world witnessed the regrettable blunder the champion made during the final endgame of the 2024 World Championship Chess Match. With it, the champion lost his title. But Ding Liren is not the only championship contender who suffered such a distasteful defeat. One individual move in a game can decide the outcome of a world championship chess match as it did in the 2024 World Championship Chess Match. An inaccuracy can be excused in an individual game, but in a match where the two protagonists had already contested 13 consecutive games, it is diminished. I believe it’s the pressure of the position on the chessboard and the clock which create a blunder at the world championship level.
Championship blunders
