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Ding Liren (Chinese: 丁立人; born 24 October 1992) is a Chinese chess grandmaster who was the 17th World Chess Champion from 2023–24. He is also a three-time Chinese Chess Champion and was a member of the Chinese chess teams that won the Chess Olympiads in 2014 and 2018.
The World Chess Championship 2023 was a chess match between Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren to determine the new World Chess Champion.The match took place in Astana, Kazakhstan, from 9 April to 30 April 2023, and was a best of 14 games, plus tiebreaks.
[58] [59] After the match, Gukesh revealed further seconds that supported him before and during the match. [h] [60] Cricket coach Paddy Upton was on Gukesh's team as a mental conditioning coach. [61] Ding Liren was working with Richárd Rapport, [62] who was also his main second in the 2023 championship, [63] and Ni Hua. [64]
Ding Liren appeared emotionally and physically exhausted after winning the Chess World Championship last year. He sees himself as an underdog defending the title at the upcoming tournament.
Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju has become the youngest-ever world chess champion after beating defending champion China's Ding Liren in a dramatic turn on Thursday. Dommaraju, 18, is four years ...
India on Thursday hailed chess prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju after the 18-year-old became the youngest world champion with a thrilling final win over China's Ding Liren. Gukesh surpassed a record held ...
Despite qualifying for the Candidates Tournament by winning the 2023 FIDE World Cup, [15] [16] former World Champion Magnus Carlsen decided not to compete in Toronto. [17] He had previously stated his disinclination after reaching the semifinals of the World Cup, stating that "under the current format there is absolutely no chance" he will play the Candidates. [18]
Carlsen's streak broke the previous record of 100 games by Ding Liren, who went unbeaten from August 2017 to November 2018. [96] Ding in turn had taken the record from Mikhail Tal , who managed 95 games unbeaten in 1973–74.