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Ding Liren smiles broadly after winning the World Chess Championship title in Astana, Kazakhstan, recently. (Photo: FIDE/ Stev Bonhage)

Ding Liren wins big for China

Ding Liren, ranked number three in the world by FIDE (2789), took home the World Chess Champion-ship title to China for the first time ever on the last day of April, to the satisfaction of over one billion Chinese residents.

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