Singapore: Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh and defending champion Ding Liren will be aiming to break the deadlock after three consecutive draws when they square off in the seventh round of the

Gukesh and Ding shook hands after 46 moves in Game 6 of the World Chess Championship at the Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore on Sunday, and are currently level on three points out of a possible six.

D Gukesh vs Ding Liren World Chess Championship 2024 Game 6 Live Updates: Indian challenger D Gukesh played out a hard-fought draw with white pieces

The next three games wherein Gukesh will play with two whites and a solo black is perhaps the best opportunity for the Indian to go ahead in the match and put pressure.

As of Monday, the second ‘Rest Day’ in the best-of-14 series that is set to run till the 13th of this month, Ding and Gukesh are level on three points each out of a possible six, with the last three games ending in a draw.

D Gukesh vs Ding Liren World Chess Championship 2024 Live Updates: Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh and defending champion Ding Liren played out a draw in

At just 18 years old, Gukesh is setting out on an ambitious journey to become the youngest world chess champion in history. He faces Ding Liren at Singapore's Resorts World Sentosa in a championship that traces its roots back to 1886.

Since Ding Liren was spotted sitting in his player’s lounge in an earlier game in a relaxed-looking state, fans aware of the “bing chilling” phrase adapted it to start referring to the world champion with the endearingly-coined Ding Chillin’.

Ding Liren appeared emotionally and physically exhausted after winning the Chess World Championship last year. He sees himself as an underdog defending the title at the upcoming tournament.

It's Game 6 in the World Chess Championship as both India's D Gukesh and China's Ding Liren will push to take an advantage with the scores being level at 2.5 points each. The previous Game 5 ended up being a draw as reigning world champion Ding had a good chance to pile up the pressure but he missed on his advantage in the endgame.

SINGAPORE: THE two most dominant themes of the current chess World Championship were present on a nerve-shredding Sunday. Ding Liren has had no problems getting into advantageous positions. He has enjoyed that throughout 2024 and in this title match with D Gukesh.