Tag: Ding Liren
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GM Ding Liren can be the first Chinese chess player to become the World Chess Champion. With the World Championship Match between Liren and Nepomniachtchi being held in Astana
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The city of Astana, Kazakhstan will play host to the FIDE World Championship Match 2023, taking place from April 7th to May 1st
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Round 4 of the Tata Steel Masters 2023 ended with Anish Giri and Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu winning No.1 and No.2 in the World – Magnus Carlsen and Ding Liren – respectively, while 18-year-old Nodirbek Abdusattorov achieved his second win in the tournament against Parham Maghsoodloo to join Giri in the lead with a 3/4 score.
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The 2023 Challenger Ding Liren talked to Fiona Steil-Antoni for Tata Steel Chess Masters 2023 and mentioned that you have to be not only chess-wise but also mentally prepared for the World Chess Championship
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‘Just look at his games’ says Garry Kasparov, the former World Chess Champion and the ultimate expert on the game...