World Chess Championship 2024: Ding Liren and Gukesh D conclude Game 13 with a draw

The 13th game of the ongoing World Chess Championship 2024 between the defending champion Ding Liren and Indian Grandmaster Gukesh D ended in a draw at the Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore. Currently, the World Chess Championship Final scores read 6.5-6.5 with just one more game remaining. It’s worth noting that if the scores end level after Game 14, there is a tiebreaker scheduled to determine the eventual winner on Friday, December 13.

Moving into the details of Game 13, Gukesh looked in good control of the round with Ding Liren facing excess pressure on the board. Interestingly, for the first eight moves, Ding Liren spent almost 54 minutes while Gukesh took only 55 seconds.

Despite being under tremendous pressure, Ding had played all accurate moves. Eventually, a three-fold repetition draw was accepted, with both players moving to the final game after the scores were tied.

Earlier, Ding Liren secured a win in Game 1, while Gukesh bagged a win in Game 3. It’s important to note that Games 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 ended in a draw. Subsequently, in Game 11, Gukesh made a comeback to bag a win. Meanwhile, Ding Liren secured a win in Game 12.

A total of 14 games are there in the World Chess Championship final. The first player to reach 7.5 points will be crowned with the World Champion title.

World Chess Championship 2024: Results so far

Monday, November 25

Game 1: Ding Liren defeated Gukesh

Tuesday, November 26

Game 2: Draw

Wednesday, November 27

Game 3: Gukesh defeated Ding Liren

Thursday, November 28

Rest Day

Friday, November 29

Game 4: Draw

Saturday, November 30

Game 5: Draw

Sunday, December 1

Game 6: Draw

Monday, December 2

Rest Day

Tuesday, December 3

Game 7: Draw

Wednesday, December 4

Game 8: Draw

Thursday, December 5

Game 9: Draw

Friday, December 6

Rest Day

Saturday, December 7

Game 10: Draw

Sunday, December 8

Game 11: Gukesh defeated Ding Liren

Monday, December 9

Game 12: Ding Liren defeated Gukesh

Tuesday, December 10

Rest Day

Wednesday, December 11

Game 13: Draw

World Chess Championship 2024: Schedule

Thursday, December 12

Game 14, 2:30 PM IST

Friday, December 13

Tiebreak, 2:30 PM (if needed)