World Chess Championship: Ding Liren fails to capitalise as Gukesh D holds on to draw in Game 6

Singapore: Ding Liren and Gukesh Dommaraju played out an entertaining draw, in a game which lasted for 40 moves, to tie the score at 2.5 each after Game 5 of the ongoing World Chess Championship on Saturday.

Against all odds, World Champion Ding Liren missed a great chance to pile up the pressure in the match this afternoon, misplaying a significant advantage in the endgame.

Defending the black pieces, the Chinese champion efficiently neutralized his opponent’s exchange variation in the French defence and seemed to be well on his way to scoring his second win.

However, just when the time was ripe, uncertainty kicked in and the position played tricks on his mind, allowing the challenger to claim a draw and go into the sixth game tied at 2.5. IANS

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