D Gukesh vs Ding Liren LIVE Updates, World Chess Championship Game 6: Ding keeps Gukesh in check in London System

And Ding is still thinking... He has used almost 20 minutes and is yet to play the 21st move. 

1. d4 Nf6 

2. Bf4 d5

3. e3 e6

4. Nf3 c5

5. c3 Bd6 

6. Bb5+ Nc6

7. Bxc6+ bxc6

8. Bxd6 Qxd6

9. Qa4 O-O 

10. Qa3 Ne4 

11. Nfd2 e5 

12. Nxe4 dxe4 

13. Qxc5 Qg6

14. Nd2 Qxg2

15. O-O-O Qxf2

16. dxe5 Rb8 

17. Nc4 Be6

18. Rd2 Qf3

19. Re1 Bxc4 

20. Qxc 4Qf5

So all the minor pieces are traded and this is heading to an rook endgame with Queen still on the board. 

Gukesh is spending a lot of time thinking out for his moves which resulted in him conceding a 40 minute time edge to Ding. 

Ding’s 16th move -- d takes e5 is a novelty and after Gukesh’s rook to b8 and Ding’s Knight to c5, the India is made to think hard for his next move. 

Wow, the game is moving fast. White has a knight for Black’s light-squared bishop. Ding also long castled while Gukesh went for the standard short castle on the queen side. 

1. d4 Nf6 

2. Bf4 d5

3. e3 e6

4. Nf3 c5

5. c3 Bd6 

6. Bb5+ Nc6

7. Bxc6+ bxc6

8. Bxd6 Qxd6

9. Qa4 O-O 

10. Qa3 Ne4 

11. Nfd2 e5 

12. Nxe4 dxe4 

13. Qxc5 Qg6

14. Nd2 Qxg2

15. O-O-O Qxf2

Both players are blitzing out moves and look well in their opening preparation. 

Ding then develops his bishop by playing it to f4 from c file. The match then proceeds to London System after Gukesh’s fourth move c5. 

Ding starts with 1.d4 and Gukesh answers with Knight to f3. 

The World Chess Championship match will consist of 14 classical games. Each game will adhere to a time control of 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the remainder of the game, with a 30-second increment per move starting from move 41.

The 2024 World Chess Championship match between D. Gukesh and Ding Liren consists of 14 games. The first player to score 7.5 points will be crowned the World Champion. If the match ends in a tie after all 14 games, a tiebreak will be held the following day to determine the winner.

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 - Sunday 

Rest Day - December 2, 2024 - Monday 

Game 7 - December 3, 2024 - Tuesday 

Game 8 - December 4, 2024 - Wednesday 

Game 9 - December 5, 2024 - Thursday 

Rest Day - December 6, 2024 - Friday 

Game 10 - December 7, 2024 - Saturday 

Game 11 - December 8, 2024 - Sunday 

Game 12 - December 9, 2024 - Monday 

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

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.

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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 6 at the Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore on Sunday.

After five rounds, the World Championship series is tied of 2.5-2.5.