D Gukesh Vs Ding Liren Highlights, FIDE World Chess Champ's Game 3: Indian GM Beats Chinese After 37 Moves

The D Gukesh vs Ding Liren, FIDE World Chess Championship 2024 match will be live streamed on FIDE (international chess federation)'s social media handles (YouTube, Twitch), as well as the social media handles (YouTube, Twitch) of chess.com. It will not be telecast on any TV channel in India.

India's D. Gukesh lost the first game to the Chinese grandmaster Liren. he resigned on the 42nd move in Round 1, giving Ding Liren a 1-0 lead in the FIDE World Chess Championship 2024. This marked Ding’s first win in 304 days. However, the Indian Candidates Winner bounced back in the second game, holding the reigning champion to a draw with Black after 23 moves. The score now stands at 1.5-0.5 in Ding's favor as the action moves and the Indian looks for the first win in Round 3 at Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore.

The 2024 World Chess Championship match between D Gukesh and Ding Liren is a 14-game contest. The first player to reach 7.5 points will claim an unassailable lead and win the title. If the score reaches 7-7 after all 14 games, a tiebreaker will decide the winner. Currently, Gukesh has just 0.5 points, while Liren leads with 1.5 points. The Indian challenger will need to mount a strong comeback and secure at least 7 more points to stay in the race for the title. And, if Gukesh wins the crown, the world will see the youngest ever chess champion.

After drawing Game 2 of the 2024 World Chess Championship, D. Gukesh revealed his plan of taking it "one game at a time" as he looks to upstage Ding Liren. "Today was a good day, and hopefully, we’ll have many more good days," he said. Gukesh also thanked his second, Grzegorz Gajewski, for his support in both chess and mental preparation.

"I will try to play a good game because the only way to win is to play well," Gukesh added.

The 5-time World Champion, Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand along with David Howell and IM Jovanka Houska are in the commentary box today in Game 3 of the FIDE World Chess Championship 2024. They will offer his insights and perspectives of the D Gukesh vs Ding Liren game starting at 2:30 PM IST.

Point to be noted! Viswanathan Anand is India's first Grandmaster (1988) and former world number 1. He now serves as the Deputy President of FIDE.

1. d4 Nf6

2. Nf3 d5 

3. c4 e6

4. cxd5 exd5 

5. Nc3 c6 

6. Qc2 g6 

7. h3 Bf5

8. Qb3 Qb6

9. g4

Gukesh is pursuing an aggressive play, heading with h3 on the 7th move and g4 on the 9th. Ding responds by offering a queen trade on the 10th move, which Gukesh accepts. Is this heading toward another draw, or does the Indian have a surprise in store?

Thirteen moves in, and Gukesh holds a slight advantage on the clock.

The Indian has been in strong form on Day 3 of the championship, playing aggressively and aiming to challenge Ding Liren. Ding advances his h-pawn, exchanging it with Gukesh's g4 pawn to open up the h-file. Now the game heads towards a win for one the players, not a draw!

1. d4 Nf6

2. Nf3 d5 

3. c4 e6

4. cxd5 exd5 

5. Nc3 c6 

6. Qc2 g6 

7. h3 Bf5

8. Qb3 Qb6

9. g4 Qxb3

10. axb3 Bc2

11. Bf4 h5

12. Rg1 hxg4

13. hxg4

After 13 moves Gukesh has a huge time - one hour - advantage over Ding Liren.

"He (Gukesh) is going to set a trend. This opening is going to go not viral, but it's going to become very very popular, I have a feeling", says GM David Howell

Last Five Moves:

10. axb3 Bc2

11. Bf4 h5

12. Rg1 hxg4

13. hxg4 Nbd7

14. Nd2 Rg8

After 16 moves of play, both Ding Liren and Gukesh D have their bishop pairs in place. But what exactly is the Bishop Pair Advantage?

Gemini explains that the "Bishop Pair Advantage occurs when a player has two bishops on the board, one on each color. These bishops work together to cover long diagonals and control key squares, making them a powerful duo in the endgame."

Analogy: "Think of it like a game of tag with two fast players who can move in different directions. If they work together, they can catch you from all angles. Similarly, the two bishops can control different areas on the board and put pressure on the opponent."

Ding is now under time pressure, with less than 35 minutes left to make 23 moves in order to gain an additional 30 minutes on his clock. His position on the board is solid, but his clock management is posing a serious challenge.

At move 18, both players have made 18 moves, but Gukesh holds a massive advantage on the clock, with nearly an hour more remaining.

Ding needs to recover his time management to stay competitive in this high-stakes game.

All the pieces are now falling into place for Gukesh as he gains a significant advantage. The 18-year-old grandmaster is now a bishop up, with Ding Liren taking two pawns in return.

Ding's bishop, had been stuck on the c2 square since the 10th move, but now it has been trapped by the Indian.

Ding Liren is under immense time pressure!

With only 1:50 left on the clock, he’s now required to make nine moves in less than two minutes.

Ding spent over four minutes on his 31st move and now has less than two minutes to complete the remaining moves.

As the 30th move was completed, Ding had just 6 minutes and 32 seconds to make the next 10 moves.

And, the Indian Grandmaster beats the defending champion Ding Liren in the third game after 37 moves!

Gukesh equalised the score of the FIDE World Chess Championship 2024 at 1.5-1.5!

The record books have been rewritten today!

D Gukesh, who has never beaten Ding Liren in classical chess before, has broken that streak in the 2024 FIDE World Chess Championship.

In all their previous encounters with Ding playing with black pieces, the Chinese champion had always come out on top, until today.

Gukesh D: “It feels great. The last two days I was happy with my play. My play today was even better, I feel good at the board and today I just managed to outplay my opponent which is always nice.”

Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh clinched his first win over defending champion Ding Liren in the World Chess Championship, outplaying the Chinese on time control in the third round to draw level on points in Singapore on Wednesday. Read the full match report HERE.

Tomorrow (November 28, Thursday) is rest day! The action will begin on November 29, 2024, Friday with Game 4.