D Gukesh Vs Ding Liren, World Chess Championship LIVE Score Game 6: Finalists Seek Edge – News18

World Chess Championship 2024, Ding Liren Vs D Gukesh Game 6 LIVE Updates:

India challenger D Gukesh looks to grab the advantage against Chinese champion Ding Liren at the ongoing World Chess Championship 2024 Final.

At the end of five games, the finalists stand tied on the scoreboard with nothing to separate them at 2.5 points each.

Liren took an early lead in the opening game before the pair settled for a draw in the second iteration of the summit clash. The third fixture was won by Gukesh as the Champion ran out the clock to concede the game as the Indian teen clawed his way back to level terms.

Games four and five both ended in a draw, leading us to the sixth game of the event as the players look to seize the upper hand in the battle for the grandest prize in the sport.

Gukesh will play with black pieces on Sunday as the players alternate between the colours of the pieces with each game.

Liren will take the initiative with the white pieces in the sixth outing in this evenly-matched championship clash that has offered signs of the battle rolling all the way to the end of the series consisting of 14 matches in all.

How Will The Title Be Decided?

For a player to be crowned the champion, one would need a total of 7.5 games from the total of 14 games. A win results in one point, a draw grants 0.5 and a loss is 0 points respectively. If the match ends in a tie after all 14 games, a tiebreak will be held the following day to determine the winner.

This year’s tournament marks the first time in 138 years that two Asian players will be pitted against each other in the high-profile encounter, with a promise of of USD 2.5 million going to the victor.