Chennai, Dec 11 (UNI) After an intense 5-hour long battle, the penultimate 13th game between Indian Challenger D Gukesh and reigning Chinese champion Ding Liren ended in a tight draw in Singapore on Wednesday night.
In a game of fluctuating fortunes, when the young Indian enjoyed the middle game advantage, before the experienced Liren, despite facing time pressure, defended strongly, before the contest finally ended in a draw after an intense battle.
This is the ninth draw and both of them have so far won two games each.
After a day’s back when Liren stormed back into contention winning the 12th game after losing the previous one, both the players were now tied with 6.5 points each, with the final round remaining and they need nothing short of a win.
Whoever, wins tomorrow’s match, which is expected to be even more intense and billed as a battle of supremacy, will be crowned the King of 64 squares to avoid the tie-breaker.
In the event of the much awaited, evenly poised game, ending in a draw, the tie-breaker will decide the winner.
