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Follow Sportstar’s highlights of the D. Gukesh vs Ding Liren World Chess Championship 2024 Game 5. This was Mayank taking you through all the live updates.
D. GUKESH VS DING LIREN INTERACTIVE BOARD, GAME 5
That was all from Game No. five. The World Chess Championship will remain level, this time at 2.5-2.5. We will be back with the six game on Sunday. Until then, it’s goodbye!
1. e4 e6
2. d4 d5
3. exd5 exd5
4. Nf3 Nf6
5. Bd3 c5
6. c3 c4
7. Bc2 Bd6
8. Qe2+ Qe7
9. Qxe7+ Kxe7
10. O-O Re8
11. Re1+ Kf8
12. Rxe8+ Kxe8
13. Bg5 Nbd7
14. Nbd2 h6
15. Bh4 Nh5
16. Re1+ Kf8
17. g4 Nf4
18. Bg3 Nb6
19. g5 hxg5
20. Nxg5 Bd7
21. Ngf3 Re8
22. Ne5 Bxe5
23. dxe5 Nd3
24. Bxd3 cxd3
25. f3 Nc4
26. Nxc4 dxc4
27. Re4 Bc6
28. Rd4 Bxf3
29. Kf2 Bc6
30. Rxc4 Rd8
31. Rd4 Rxd4
32. cxd4 Bd5
33. b3 Ke7
34. Ke3 Ke6
35. Kxd3 g6
36. Kc3 a6
37. Kd3 Kf5
38. Ke3 Ke6
39. Kd3 Kf5
40. Ke3 Ke6
The world’s youngest World Championship challenger, India’s D. Gukesh played out a safe draw against defending champion China’s Ding Liren in the fifth round of the FIDE World Chess Championship 2024 with White at the Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore on Saturday.
And the fifth round ends in a draw as well. Both players agree to draw by mutual agreement after the 40th move.
Ding chops off Gukesh’s pawn of f3 before retreating back to the original c6 square which makes the position equal — fair and square. This game is seemingly heading towards a draw.
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1. e4 e6
2. d4 d5
3. exd5 exd5
4. Nf3 Nf6
5. Bd3 c5
6. c3 c4
7. Bc2 Bd6
8. Qe2+ Qe7
9. Qxe7+ Kxe7
10. O-O Re8
11. Re1+ Kf8
12. Rxe8+ Kxe8
13. Bg5 Nbd7
14. Nbd2 h6
15. Bh4 Nh5
16. Re1+ Kf8
17. g4 Nf4
18. Bg3 Nb6
19. g5 hxg5
20. Nxg5 Bd7
21. Ngf3 Re8
22. Ne5 Bxe5
23. dxe5 Nd3
24. Bxd3 cxd3
Tania Sachdev on Chessbase India stream says, “This looks scary for White.” Black pieces are harmonious and together they look to build a strong attack on White.
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Gukesh makes a blunder! He takes Black bishop with pawn instead of rook which now gives Ding a very good position.
The game is poised well for an exciting endgame. After 21 moves, both players have more than 50 minutes on the clock with a sharp position at the moment.
Gukesh spends 19 minutes for his move this time. He checks black king with his only rook on the first rank.
1. e4 e6
2. d4 d5
3. exd5 exd5
4. Nf3 Nf6
5. Bd3 c5
6. c3 c4
7. Bc2 Bd6
8. Qe2+ Qe7
9. Qxe7+ Kxe7
10. O-O Re8
11. Re1+ Kf8
12. Rxe8+ Kxe8
13. Bg5 Nbd7
14. Nbd2 h6
15. Bh4 Nh5
Although Ding has used 26 extra minutes than Gukesh at the moment, the Chinese has played with a better accuracy till now. According to engine, Ding’s accuracy is 99.5 while Gukesh has been playing with an accuracy of 99.1 after 15 moves.
And finally, here comes the move no. 14 from Ding. He played h6 after spending 33 mins.
Ding has been forced to think for his 14th move. From 1 hr 49 min, his clock has come down to 1 hr 22 min. Will this be the make or break point of this game?
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Gukesh’s rook to e1 meant Ding’s king was forced to retreat back and he took this opportunity to exchange the same rook.
1 e4 e6
2 d4 d5
3 exd5 exd5
4 f3 f6
5 d3 c5
6 c3 c4
7 c2 d6
8 Qe2+ Qe7
9 Qxe7+ Kxe7
10 O-O Re8
Gukesh is made to think to play his 11th move. He uses 13 minutes to play rook to e1 while giving a check.
Gukesh castles on the kingside after trading queens in just the ninth move. Bold choice from the Indian here to play the rest of the game without the strongest piece, essentially forcing this round to the midgame quickly.
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Gukesh chops off Ding’s d5 pawn to make it the exchange variation of French Defense.
Ding replies Gukesh’s e4 with e6 and it is another French Defense Game after d4 d5.
Gukesh starts with 1.e4 so no surprises today. Repeat of round 1
For someone as inexperienced as Gukesh – the boy is just 18 – the defeat to Ding Liren in the opening game must have been a bit unsettling,
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World Chess Championship HIGHLIGHTS: Check the live score and updates and news from Game 4 between D. Gukesh and Ding Liren in Singapore.
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.
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 – Saturday
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.
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 5 at the Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore on Saturday.
After four rounds, the World Championship series is tied of 2-2.
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