World Chess Championship 2024 Game 13 LIVE Updates: Ding Liren displays peak defensive play, holds Gukesh to draw with Black (2025)

• December 12, 2024 12:11

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  World Chess Championship LIVE: Catch all the live updates of D. Gukesh vs Ding Liren FIDE Chess World Championship Game 14 played at the Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore on Thursday.

• December 11, 2024 21:54

  Read our correspondent on ground, P.K. Ajith’s report

  If Ding Liren needed some background music at the World Chess Championship, a song in Tamil – one of the official languages here in Singapore – would be a top contender: Anuradha Sriram’s Karuppu than enakku pidicha colouru (The colour I like is black) .

  World Chess Championship 2024, Game 13: Ding Liren brings out his best with Black to force game into decider

  A draw with black pieces is considered worthier than with white. It is almost priceless when you could do it in the penultimate round of a keenly-fought, still tied World Championship.

• December 11, 2024 21:54

  All moves played

  1. e4 e6

  2. d4 d5

  3. Nc3 Nf6

  4. e5 Nfd7

  5. Nce2 c5

  6. c3 Nc6

  7. a3 Be7

  8. Be3 Nb6

  9. Nf4 cxd4

  10. cxd4 Nc4

  11. Bxc4 dxc4

  12. Nge2 b5

  13. O-O O-O

  14. Nc3 Rb8

  15. Nh5 f5

  16. exf6 Bxf6

  17. Qf3 Qe8

  18. Nxf6+ Rxf6

  19. Qe2 Qg6

  20. f3 Rf8

  20. f3 Rf8

  21. Rad1 Ne7

  22. Bf4 Rb6

  23. Bc7 Rb7

  24. Bd6 Re8

  25. Bxe7 Rexe7

  26. Qe5 a6

  27. d5 exd5

  28. Qxd5+ Qe6

  29. Qc5 Re8

  30. Rde1 Qf7

  30. Rde1 Qf7

  31. Ne4 Rf8

  32. Nd6 Rc7

  33. Qe5 Qf6

  34. Qd5+ Kh8

  35. Re5 Re7

  36. Rfe1 Rxe5

  37. Rxe5 h6

  38. Qc5 Bd7

  39. Ne4 Qf4

  40. Re7 Bf5

  41. Qd4 Rg8

  42. h3 Qc1+

  43. Kf2 Bxe4

  44. Rxe4 c3

  45. bxc3 Qxa3

  46. Kg3 Qb3

  47. Re7 a5

  48. Rb7 Qc4

  49. Qe5 Qc6

  50. Qxb5 Qxc3

  51. Ra7 Qe1+

  52. Kh2 Qb4

  53. Qxb4 axb4

  54. Rb7 Ra8

  55. Rxb4 Ra2

  56. Kg3 Kh7

  57. Rb5 Kg6

  58. f4 Kf6

  59. Kf3 Rc2

  60. g3 Rc3+

  61. Kg4 Ra3

  62. h4 Rc3

  63. Rb6+ Kf7

  64. f5 h5+

  65. Kf4 Rc4+

  66. Kf3 Rc3+

  67. Kf4 Rc4+

  68. Kf3 Rc3+

• December 11, 2024 21:33

  Golden Game

• December 11, 2024 20:39

  Gukesh D about his feelings before today’s game

  “As the games get less and less, there is more at stake, obviously. I came for a fight, I was feeling fresh, I was feeling confident. And I also had this cool idea prepared, so I was quite excited to play.”

• December 11, 2024 19:49

  Round 13 Recap

• December 11, 2024 19:39

  Round 13 Report

  World Chess Championship 2024, Game 13: Ding Liren holds Gukesh to a draw; Series tied at 6.5-6.5 ahead of last round

  The scoreline is tied at 6.5-6.5 after 13 rounds with just one more game remaining in this Championship

• December 11, 2024 19:38

  Ding holds Gukesh to a draw

  Three-fold repetition draw accepted. Both players will go into the last round with equal points -- 6.5-6.5 after the 13th round.

• December 11, 2024 19:31

  Current position

  Screenshot 2024-12-11 193125.png

• December 11, 2024 19:29

  Move no. 51 to 60

  51. Ra7 Qe1+

  52. Kh2 Qb4

  53. Qxb4 axb4

  54. Rb7 Ra8

  55. Rxb4 Ra2

  56. Kg3 Kh7

  57. Rb5 Kg6

  58. f4 Kf6

  59. Kf3 Rc2

  60. g3 Rc3+

• December 11, 2024 19:22

  Extra pawn for Gukesh

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  Gukesh has an extra pawn but it is of no use as he does not have any passed pawns.

• December 11, 2024 19:21

  Queens traded

  And after 53 moves, finally the queens are off the board as this game is surely ending in a draw anytime soon.

• December 11, 2024 19:18

  Move No. 41 to 50

  41. Qd4 Rg8

  42. h3 Qc1+

  43. Kf2 Bxe4

  44. Rxe4 c3

  45. bxc3 Qxa3

  46. Kg3 Qb3

  47. Re7 a5

  48. Rb7 Qc4

  49. Qe5 Qc6

  50. Qxb5 Qxc3

• December 11, 2024 19:09

  Missed opportunity for Gukesh?

• December 11, 2024 18:51

  Current position

  Screenshot 2024-12-11 185113.png

• December 11, 2024 18:48

  Ding quashing all hopes for White’s win

• December 11, 2024 18:43

  All minor pieces are off the board

  Screenshot 2024-12-11 184323.png

• December 11, 2024 18:38

  Gukesh down to 20 mins

  Gukesh is down to 20 minutes after getting 30 additional minutes on top of his 3 mins 38 seconds after the end of move no. 40.

• December 11, 2024 18:31

  Gukesh was the first one to move away from the board followed by Ding

• December 11, 2024 18:28

  Position after 40 moves

  Screenshot 2024-12-11 182835.png

• December 11, 2024 18:27

  Accuracy after 40 moves

  Screenshot 2024-12-11 182647.png

  Credit: Chess.com

• December 11, 2024 18:25

  40th move reached

  40th move reached, both players will take a huge sigh of relief as they get 30 additional minutes plus 30 seconds increment per move starting from move no. 41.

• December 11, 2024 18:23

  Move No. 36 to 40

  36. Rfe1 Rxe5

  37. Rxe5 h6

  38. Qc5 Bd7

  39. Ne4 Qf4

  40. Re7 Bf5

• December 11, 2024 18:20

  No advantage for Gukesh anymore

  Gukesh’s advantage has fizzled out completely. The engine shows 0.00 after Ding brought out his best defensive play.

• December 11, 2024 18:18

  One rook pair exchanged

  Screenshot 2024-12-11 181829.png

• December 11, 2024 18:18

  Move No. 30 to 35

  30. Rde1 Qf7

  31. Ne4 Rf8

  32. Nd6 Rc7

  33. Qe5 Qf6

  34. Qd5+ Kh8

  35. Re5 Re7

• December 11, 2024 18:16

  8 minutes, 9 more moves remaining to reach 40th move for Gukesh

  Time is also slipping fast for Gukesh, who now has only 8 minutes left to play nine more moves.

• December 11, 2024 18:13

  Less than 30 seconds per move for Ding now

  Although the Chinese GM has kept aside immediate pressure by playing Rf8 but he only has 4 minutes 41 seconds to play nine more moves.

• December 11, 2024 18:11

  World Champion for a reason!

  Ding plays the only move to stay equal in this position -- rook to f8.

  Screenshot 2024-12-11 181048.png

• December 11, 2024 18:10

  Only move left for Ding to stay equal in this position

• December 11, 2024 18:07

  Move No. 20 to 30

  20. f3 Rf8

  21. Rad1 Ne7

  22. Bf4 Rb6

  23. Bc7 Rb7

  24. Bd6 Re8

  25. Bxe7 Rexe7

  26. Qe5 a6

  27. d5 exd5

  28. Qxd5+ Qe6

  29. Qc5 Re8

  30. Rde1 Qf7

• December 11, 2024 18:05

  The game has heated up nicely

• December 11, 2024 18:03

  Ding plays accurately under pressure

  Ding has played all accurate moves under tremendous time pressure. Gukesh can still squeeze out some advantage in this position.

• December 11, 2024 17:57

  Gukesh denies queen trade

  Ding offers queen exchange and Gukesh quickly refuses it.

  Screenshot 2024-12-11 175638.png

• December 11, 2024 17:55

  Less than one minute per move for Ding

  Ding needs to play 13 moves and now he has less than 12 minutes to reach move no. 40.

• December 11, 2024 17:46

  14 mins left, 14 moves remaining for Ding

  Ding plays a6 with 14 minute 38 seconds left on his clock.

• December 11, 2024 17:45

  Current position

  Screenshot 2024-12-11 174527.png

• December 11, 2024 17:44

  Little more than a minute per move for Ding

  Ding is down to 16 minutes and he has to make 14 more moves.

• December 11, 2024 17:42

  Gukesh exchanges bishop for knight

  However, after this, Gukesh takes knight and his advantage has reduced a bit.

• December 11, 2024 17:41

  Gukesh keeps the tension

• December 11, 2024 17:38

  Gukesh plays a brilliancy

  Screenshot 2024-12-11 173827.png

• December 11, 2024 17:20

  Move No. 11 to 20

  11. Bxc4 dxc4

  12. Nge2 b5

  13. O-O O-O

  14. Nc3 Rb8

  15. Nh5 f5

  16. exf6 Bxf6

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  17. Qf3 Qe8

  18. Nxf6+ Rxf6

  19. Qe2 Qg6

  20. f3 Rf8

• December 11, 2024 17:15

  Last two moves

  Screenshot 2024-12-11 171437.png

• December 11, 2024 17:10

  Both players are off the board

• December 11, 2024 17:05

  When Gukesh played En Passant

• December 11, 2024 17:03

  Qf3 not the preferred move

  The engine does not like Gukesh’s queen to f3 move for which he took nearly 13 minutes. The position now gets into drawish territory.

• December 11, 2024 16:48

  What is En Passant?

  En Passant is a special pawn move by which a pawn captures another pawn that has advanced two squares.

• December 11, 2024 16:47

  En Passant on the board

  Screenshot 2024-12-11 164701.png

• December 11, 2024 16:40

  Gukesh’s time advantage fizzling out?

  Gukesh has been made to think deeply in this position. He has already used over 13 minutes and has yet to make his 16th move. The time gap has also closed in.

• December 11, 2024 16:32

  Move No. 10 to 15

  11. Bxc4 dxc4

  12. Nge2 b5

  13. O-O O-O

  14. Nc3 Rb8

  15. Nh5 f5

• December 11, 2024 16:22

  Black doing fine in this position

  “The pattern of Ding spending a lot of time out of the opening, and Gukesh slowing down in the middlegame continues.”

  -Susan Polgar

• December 11, 2024 16:16

  Last four moves

  11. Bxc4 dxc4

  12. Nge2 b5

  13. O-O O-O

  14. Nc3 Rb8

• December 11, 2024 16:15

  Ding looks to prowl

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  Credit: FIDE/Eric Rosen

• December 11, 2024 16:09

  First critical moment

  Had Gukesh gone for 12. Qg4, Ding Liren would have been under great pressure. Instead, the Gukesh went for 12. Nfe2.

  Screenshot 2024-12-11 160838.png

• December 11, 2024 15:56

  Current position

  Gukesh goes for short castle

  Screenshot 2024-12-11 155544.png

• December 11, 2024 15:49

  Bishop pair vs Knight pair

  Ding is left with bishop pair for Gukesh’s knight pair in this position. However, White has more space to play with and a healthy lead on clock.

• December 11, 2024 15:41

  Gukesh in a double-edged position

• December 11, 2024 15:38

  All moves played till now

  1. e4 e6

  2. d4 d5

  3. Nc3 Nf6

  4. e5 Nfd7

  5. Nce2 c5

  6. c3 Nc6

  7. a3 Be7

  8. Be3 Nb6

  9. Nf4 cxd4

  10. cxd4 Nc4

  11. Bxc4 dxc4

• December 11, 2024 15:34

  Current position after 10 moves

  Screenshot 2024-12-11 153338.png

• December 11, 2024 15:29

  Time management in opening

  Gukesh: 55 seconds

  Ding Liren: 55 minutes

• December 11, 2024 15:28

  Ding plays knight to b6 after 37 mins

  Screenshot 2024-12-11 152709.png

• December 11, 2024 15:21

  Ding wants to spend more time on critical decisions

• December 11, 2024 15:18

  Gukesh ahead by 50 mins already

  Ding is still thinking and the time gap between both the players is now of 50 minutes

• December 11, 2024 15:04

  Gukesh ahead on clock

  Gukesh already ahead on the clock by 35 minutes just after eight moves. Ding is still thinking for his reply after Gukesh played Be3.

• December 11, 2024 14:50

  Gukesh still in his opening prep

  Ding plays bishop to e7 after 17 minute of think. Gukesh blitzes out bishop to e3, forcing Ding to think for his next move again.

• December 11, 2024 14:46

  Gukesh ahead on clock

  Gukesh has used 36 seconds to make his first seven moves. Ding, on the other hand, has been thinking long to make his seventh move. He is already used more than 18 minutes.

• December 11, 2024 14:44

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• December 11, 2024 14:36

  Current position

  Screenshot 2024-12-11 143539.png

• December 11, 2024 14:34

  Opening moves

  1. e4 e6

  2. d4 d5

  3. Nc3 Nf6

  4. e5 Nfd7

  5. Nce2 c5

  6. c3 Nc6

  7. a3

• December 11, 2024 14:32

  1.e4 from Gukesh

  Standard e4 opening from Gukesh with white. Ding responds with e6 to play French Defense.

• December 11, 2024 14:29

  Gukesh is here!

• December 11, 2024 14:17

  D Gukesh vs Ding Liren, World Chess Championship Final: Tie-breaker format, rules, schedule

  D Gukesh vs Ding Liren, World Chess Championship Final: Tie-breaker format, rules, schedule

  If Gukesh and Ding Liren continue to be tied for points after the 14th round, a tie-breaker will be played on December 13 to decide the world champion.

• December 11, 2024 14:10

  Tournament chief organiser Kevin Goh Wei Ming speaks

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• December 11, 2024 13:55

  How can D Gukesh become the youngest world champion?

  How can D Gukesh win the World Chess Championship 2024?

  India’s D Gukesh took the lead of the 2024 World Chess Championship final in dramatic fashion as he beat reigning champion Ding Liren in the 11th round on Sunday in Singapore.

• December 11, 2024 13:47

  High praises from the best in business

• December 11, 2024 13:24

  Gukesh plays Whites for one last time

  The youngest World Championship Challenger in the history of chess, India’s D Gukesh will have the white pieces for one last time again reigning champion China’s Ding Liren. Although Gukesh is on -1 with the lighter pieces in the tournament after losing the first round of the World Chess Championship 2024, the Chennai GM would fancy a win to take the lead in the series for the second time.

  Tomorrow is the last round where Ding will play White.

  The new World Champion will be determined through tie-breaks on Thursday if the series remains tied after 14 rounds.

• December 11, 2024 13:15

  In Gukesh vs Ding, there will be no winner until the last move is made

  World Chess Championship 2024: In Gukesh vs Ding, there will be no winner until the last move is made

  The players return to their arena behind the glass wall at Equarius Hotel, World Resorts Sentosa, on Wednesday, after the last rest day of the match.

• December 11, 2024 12:57

  Tie-break format explained (in order)

  Rapid Match: Four games, 15 minutes per side with a 10-second increment. The first to score 2½ points wins.

  Mini Rapid Match (if tied): Two games, 10 minutes per side with a 5-second increment. The first to score 1½ points wins.

  Blitz Match (if still tied): Two games, 3 minutes per side with a 2-second increment. The first to score 1½ points wins.

  Sudden Death Blitz (if still tied): Single blitz games with 3 minutes per side and a 2-second increment, alternating colours until one player wins.

  A drawing of lots determines who plays White before each mini-match.

• December 11, 2024 12:40

  Ding Chillin’ as defending champion defies preconceived odds at World Chess Championship 2024

  Ding’s resilience against Gukesh defies preconceived odds at World Chess Championship 2024

  D. Gukesh has shown more initiative and looked keener for intense battles, but the defending champion Ding Liren has so far been able to prove his peers wrong at World Chess Championship 2024.

• December 11, 2024 12:28

  Game 12 Review

• December 11, 2024 12:14

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• December 11, 2024 11:57

  Game 12 Recap

• December 11, 2024 11:45

  D Gukesh vs Ding Liren, World Chess Championship 2024 | Scoreline

  After Round 12:

  Gukesh 6.0-6.0 Ding Liren

• December 11, 2024 11:33

  What happened in the 12th round between Gukesh and Ding Liren

  World Chess Championship 2024, Game 12 Highlights: Gukesh resigns, Ding Liren wins with White; Series tied at 6.0-6.0

  World Chess Championship LIVE: Catch all the live updates of D. Gukesh vs Ding Liren FIDE Chess World Championship Game 12 played at the Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore on Monday.

• December 11, 2024 11:17

  Results so far

  Game 1 - November 25, 2024 - Ding Liren beat Gukesh

  Game 2 - November 26, 2024 - Round ended in a draw

  Game 3 - November 27, 2024 - Gukesh beat Ding Liren

  Rest Day - November 28, 2024 - Thursday

  Game 4 - November 29, 2024 - Round ended in a draw

  Game 5 - November 30, 2024 - Round ended in a draw

  Game 6 - December 1, 2024 - Round ended in a draw

  Rest Day - December 2, 2024 - Monday

  Game 7 - December 3, 2024 - Round ended in a draw

  Game 8 - December 4, 2024 - Round ended in a draw

  Game 9 - December 5, 2024 - Round ended in a draw

  Rest Day - December 6, 2024 - Friday

  Game 10 - December 7, 2024 - Round ended in a draw

  Game 11 - December 8, 2024 - Gukesh beat Ding Liren

  Game 12 - December 9, 2024 - Ding Liren beat Gukesh

  Rest Day - December 10, 2024 - Tuesday

  Game 13 - December 11, 2024 - Wednesday

  Game 14 - December 12, 2024 - Thursday

  Tie-breaks (If needed) - December 13, 2024 - Wednesday

• December 11, 2024 11:16

  Live Streaming Info

  Where to watch the D. Gukesh vs Ding Liren World Chess Championship 2024 matches?

  The World Chess Championship 2024 match between Gukesh and Ding will be streamed on FIDE social media handles (YouTube, Twitch), Chess.com social media handles (YouTube, Twitch) etc.

  You can follow all the live action, commentary, moves and live chess board widgets on Sportstar’s daily match blog.

• December 11, 2024 11:12

  Welcome

  Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the World Chess Championship, where India’s D. Gukesh will take on reigning champion China’s Ding Liren in Game 13 at the Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore on Wednesday.

  After 12 rounds, the World Championship series is tied at 6.0-6.0.

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