World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE Updates: D Gukesh beats Ding Liren to become youngest World Chess Champion

“Actually, when he played Rf2, I didn’t realise, I was almost going to play Rb3 but then I saw that his bishop is actually getting trapped and after Ke1, I have Ke5 and the pawn ending which is winning. When I realised, it was probably the best moment of my life,” said Gukesh.

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

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

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

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

Game 13 - December 11, 2024 - Round ended in a draw

Game 14 - December 12, 2024 - Gukesh beat Ding Liren

D Gukesh - 18 years 8 months 14 day - December 12, 2024

Garry Kasparov - 22 years 6 months 27 days - November 9, 1985

Magnus Carlsen - 22 years 11 months 24 days - November 23, 2013

Mikhail Tal - 23 years 5 months 28 days - May 7, 1960

Anatoly Karpov - 23 years 10 months 11 days - April 3, 1975

Vladimir Kramnik - 25 years 4 months 10 days - November 4, 2000

Emanuel Lasker - 25 years 5 months 2 days - May 26, 1894

Ding resigns, Gukesh is the youngest World Champion in the history of chess. 

41. Kg1 Re6

42. Rc4 g4

43. Bd5 Rd6

44. Bb7 Kg5

45. f3 f5

46. fxg4 hxg4

47. Rb4 Bf7

48. Kf2 Rd2+

49. Kg1 Kf6

50. Rb6+ Kg5

31. Ra8 Rxa8

32. Bxa8 g5

33. Bd5 Bf5

34. Rc1 Kg7

35. Rc7 Bg6

36. Rc4 Rb1+

37. Kg2 Re1

38. Rb4 h5

39. Ra4 Re5

40. Bf3 Kh6

The 40th move reached. Ding gets to 38 mins while Gukesh has 1 hr 12 mins on his clock. 

Ding offers rook trade with Rc5. If Gukesh takes it, the match won’t have any juice left. 

21. Bxc6 Bxb2

22. Qxb2 Rb8 

23. Rfd1 Qb6

24. Bf3 fxg3

25. hxg3 b4

26. a4 bxa3

27. Rxa3 g6

28. Qd4 Qb5

29. b4 Qxb4

30. Qxb4 Rxb4

Gukesh goes for the queen trade and with this, the Chinese would take a sigh of relief as the position has simplified further. 

The position does not have much to offer for both pieces. Gukesh and Ding are left with a queen, a light-squared bishop and one rook each as they head towards a drawn endgame. 

11. exd4 Bxd4

12. Nc3 O-O

13. Nb5 Bb6

14. b3 a6

15. Nc3 Bd4

16. Bb2 e5

17. Qd2 Be6

18. Nd5 b5

19. cxb5 axb5

20. Nf4 exf4

11. exd4 Bxd4

12. Nc3 O-O

13. Nb5 Bb6

14. b3 a6

15. Nc3 Bd4

Gukesh’s bishop to b6 doesn’t seem to be the best move according to the engine as it favours Ding now by + 0.69. 

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1. Nf3 d5

2. g3 c5

3. Bg2 Nc6

4. d4 e6

5. O-O cxd4

6. Nxd4 Nge7

7. c4 Nxd4

8. Qxd4 Nc6

9. Qd1 d4

10. e3 Bc5

1. Nf3 d5

2. g3 c5

3. Bg2 Nc6

4. d4 e6

5. O-O cxd4

6. Nxd4 Nge7

Gukesh responds with central pawn push d5. 

Ding starts with Knight to f3 with White. 

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.

Ahead of the final round (Game 14): 

Gukesh 6.5-6.5 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 - Round ended in a draw

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 14 at the Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore on Thursday.

After 13 rounds, the World Championship series is tied at 6.5-6.5.