World Chess Championship 2024 Game 13 LIVE Updates: Gukesh plays En Passant after 21-minute think against Ding Liren

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

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. 

11. Bxc4 dxc4

12. Nge2 b5

13. O-O O-O

14. Nc3 Rb8

15. Nh5 f5

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

-Susan Polgar

11. Bxc4 dxc4

12. Nge2 b5

13. O-O O-O

14. Nc3 Rb8

Credit: FIDE/Eric Rosen

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

Gukesh goes for short castle

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. 

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

Gukesh: 55 seconds

Ding Liren: 55 minutes

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

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

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.

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. 

1. e4 e6

2. d4 d5

3. Nc3 Nf6

4. e5 Nfd7

5. Nce2 c5

6. c3 Nc6

7. a3

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

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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. 

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.

After Round 12: 

Gukesh 6.0-6.0 Ding Liren

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

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.

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.