Gukesh Dommaraju gives up strong position in middle game with inaccurate moves in eighth match of world championship.

The $2.5mn world championship match in Singapore has turned into a tight contest as China’s Ding Liren, 32, and India’s Gukesh Dommaraju, at 18 the youngest ever challenger, remained level at 3-3 in their 14-game series before Monday’s rest day.

Clearly, chess isn't really a sport for the masses, particularly not in Singapore, just yet. But it is still a significant event. It is the first time in 45 years that the world championship has come to south-east Asia,

D Gukesh Vs Ding Liren, World Chess Championship 2024 Live Updates Game 7: Indian Grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju frittered away a strong positional and

This year’s World Chess Championship is expected to draw an audience of 200 million viewers across more than 80 countries, with an estimated 40 million viewing hours.

Gukesh Dommaraju could become the youngest chess world champion in history, but those who know him best say his success wasn't preordained

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.

December will see Indian athletes in action across leagues and most notably D Gukesh, who is challenging for the World Chess Championship against Ding Liren. You can see details of other events in our 2024 sporting calendar.

For vast portions of game 7 on Tuesday, the challenger D Gukesh, playing with white pieces, held the upper hand. But Ding Liren, as he has done in some of the previous games, held on and salvaged a draw.

The seventh game of World Chess Championship between India's D Gukesh and defending champion Ding Liren of China ended in a draw on Tuesday.