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World Chess Championship: D Gukesh Loses To Ding Liren In 12th Game, Both Players At 6 points Each

Indian challenger D Gukesh lost the 12th game against defending champion Ding Liren of China to allow his opponent bounce back and level the World Chess Championship match on Monday. The 18-year-old Gukesh was ahead by one point after he notched his second win of the match on Sunday, which came after seven consecutive draws, but Liren's win on Monday brought the things on an even keel. The two players are now tied at 6 points each with just two games left in the 14-round classical time control format, still shy of 1.5 points in order to win the title. The remaining two games will be played on Wednesday and Thursday, after rest day on Tuesday. Irrespective of what happens in the next game on Wednesday, the match will go the distance (14 games) and more likely there will be tiebreaker -- where games are of shorter duration -- to determine the winner.

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World Chess Championship: D Gukesh Loses To Ding Liren In 12th Game, Both Players At 6 points Each

Kapil Dev Says It Is Up To Virat Kohli How Fast He Can Bounce Back From Lean Patch

D Gukesh vs Ding Liren, FIDE World Chess Championship Game 12 Highlights: D Gukesh Loses 12th Game To Ding Liren, Scores Tied At 6-6

India's Siraj and Australia's Head sanctioned for Adelaide altercation

"He's A Mumbai Batter...": Ex-India Star Backs Rohit Sharma Amid Poor Show

Mohammed Siraj Handed Major Punishment By ICC Over Send-Off Row, Travis Head Escapes With...

Ravi Shastri, Sunil Gavaskar Urge 'Subdued' Rohit Sharma To Return To Opener's Role

KKR Star Venkatesh Iyer, Bought For Rs 23.75 Crore, Pursuing PhD. Puts Education Over Cricket