Chinese titleholder forces India’s teenaged challenger to resign in game 12 and tie the scores at six points each.
Defending champion Ding Liren has bounced back strongly to beat his teenaged challenger in the 12th game and level the score in the home stretch of their FIDE World Chess Championship match.
India’s Gukesh Dommaraju was forced to resign in game 12 on Monday after finding his king cornered by the Chinese titleholder’s white pieces, which had advanced deeply into enemy territory.
Ding’s victory put both players at six points apiece, with only two more games to go in the classical format chess at Singapore’s Resorts World Sentosa.
“It’s a very important 12th game. It’s maybe the best game I played in recent times,” Ding told reporters after the match.
After Sunday’s loss, the champion said he regained his energy with more sleep and some caffeine.
“Today, I took a cup of coffee before the game, which helped me feel much more energetic … a small cup of espresso,” said Ding, a native of Wenzhou city.
