Challenger D Gukesh and defending champion Ding Liren of China are locked at 3.5 points each after seven games in Sing

World champion Ding Liren barely survived succumbing to his second defeat in Game 7 after being "outplayed" by Gukesh.

All you need to know about Round 8 of the World Chess Championship 2024 match between D. Gukesh and Ding Liren being played at the Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore.

Ding Liren managed to secure a draw in Game 7 against Gukesh after being "outplayed" for much of Game 6. Ding admitted he was lucky to escape, as Gukesh held a significant advantage on the board and clock during the middle and endgame.

World Chess Championship 2024 Game 8 LIVE Updates, D Gukesh vs Ding Liren: The world chess title match is currently tied at 3.5-3.5. Gukesh will play with black pieces in game eight and hope to secure his second win over Ding Liren.

Ding Liren vs D Gukesh in the 2024 FIDE World Championship has now entered its second half and it was ushered there by a marathon of a game 7 that Gukesh nearly had in his grasp. Nearly, though, as Aaditya Narayan puts it here is never going to win you a World Championship and to do that the young Indian challenger needs to shrug off the vast disappointment of having missed out on a golden opportunity to make the current 3.

Gukesh held a strong position for much of the seventh game of the World Chess Championship against Ding Liren. However, Ding's resilient defense and c

After seven matches, the World Chess Championship 2024 between D Gukesh and Ding Liren is tied at 3.5-3.5 and both players will look to take a lead with the Game 8 on 4 2024.

At one point of game 5 of the FIDE World Championship, Ding Liren seemed to be favourite to force a result, but D Gukesh's defensive nous ensured that it would be honours shared to keep the score tied at 2.