Dommaraju Gukesh equalized in the final of the World Chess Championship. The 18-year-old Indian won the third game after 37 moves against the reigning world champion Ding Liren from China. The score is now 1.5 to 1.5.
The defending champions came under pressure early on and thought too long about their moves. In the end, the Chinese lost out on time because he didn’t make enough moves in two hours.
The win gives Gukesh a point; The first match went to Liren, in the second the opponents ended in a draw. After a day’s break, the fourth game continues on Friday.
14 games will be played in the final. The winner of a game receives one point; in the event of a draw, half a point is awarded. The first player to collect 7.5 points is the world chess champion and receives the majority of the prize money of $2.5 million. If there is a draw after 14 games, a tiebreak in rapid chess follows.
