After a series of moves involving the White King and Black Rook, the game finally ended in a draw following move 42

D Gukesh won his first-ever FIDE World Championship game after defending champion Ding Liren ran out of time in the 37th move. The victory meant 18-year-old Gukesh drew level overall in the tie, which stands at 1.5 - 1.5 after three games, going into a rest day.

Bengaluru: Ding Liren arrived for Game 4 of the World Championship on Friday with a simple plan – play a solid, positional game with White and wait for errors and overeagerness from his teenaged opponent.

The World Chess Championship match between D. Gukesh and Ding Liren will consist of 14 games. The first player to score 7.5 points will be crowned the World Champion. If the match ends in a tie after all 14 games, a tiebreak will be held the following day to determine the winner.

In Game 4 of the World Chess Championship final, India's Gukesh Dommaraju drew with reigning champion Ding Liren of China. Despite facing an unexpected opening choice from Ding, Gukesh navigated the complexities to achieve a balanced position. D Gukesh vs Ding Liren Live: A draw after 42 moves D Gukesh vs Ding Liren Live: Highlights of the Game 4!

To stay tied on points in the World Chess Championship match on Friday, Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh and reigning champion Ding Liren played out a largely risk-free draw in the fourth round.

A draw that was coming from about mid-game eventually came around in move 42 when by repetition D Gukesh and Ding Liren accepted it as the inevitable result. The draw leaves the scores tied at 2 - 2 after game 5, and the match as evenly poised as it could be.