This is an instructive observation from the reigning world champion. For the whole year now, it's plagued Ding -- he has previously admitted to the well-documented problems of 2024 being centred around his inability to convert advantageous positions into wins.

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.

On move 23, Gukesh opted to pick off Ding Liren’s knight with a pawn rather than his rook. It was a blunder that could have cost the teen the game. But Gukesh managed to sidestep himself out of troubl