Ding Leads 1.5-0.5 After Tense 23-Move Draw In Game 2

World Champion Ding Liren played the first new move in the opening of game two of the 2024 FIDE World Championship, but GM Gukesh Dommaraju defended carefully and ultimately made a 23-move, three-hour draw by repetition to claim his first half-point in a world championship match. Ding leads 1.5-0.5 with up to 12 classical games to go.

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Game three starts Wednesday, November 27, at 4:00 a.m. ET / 10:00 CET / 2:30 p.m. IST / 5:00 p.m. local time in Singapore.

Match Score