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World Chess Championship HIGHLIGHTS: Gukesh plays out another draw vs Ding in Game 13

Both players tried well but it was Gukesh came closer than his counterpart for the victory.

Shashwat Nishant New Delhi
World Chess Championship Game 13
World Chess Championship Game 13

2 min read Last Updated : Dec 11 2024 | 7:47 PM IST

Key Events

7:47 PM

World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Another draw in the contest!

After 68 moves on the board, both players have settled for a draw as the score after Game 13 is 6.5 each.

7:36 PM

World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE UPDATES: 62 moves in!

The players are shuffling their pieces and it looks all settled to end as a draw now.

7:25 PM

World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE UPDATES: 55 moves in!

We are 55 moves in and the queens have come off. The game slowly going towards a draw!

7:11 PM

World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE UPDATES: 47 moves in!

Romain Édouard weighs in on how Gukesh missed out on a chance again!
 
"Gukesh clearly missed 31...Rf8 32.Nd6 Rc7, as otherwise he would have played 31.Rxe8+ Qxe8 32.Ne4 and most likely won the game... Today will end in a draw and it's gonna be tough for the Indian psychologically!" he posts on X.
 

6:57 PM

World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE UPDATES: 46 moves in!

The situation looks a little on the balanced side now with Ding also attacking Gukesh's end of the board.

6:33 PM

World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Players reach the 40-move mark!

The players have reached the 40-move mark and have got an additional 30 minutes now for the rest of the moves. They also get an extra 30 seconds for every move they make.

6:24 PM

World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Susan Polgar weighs in on the action!

Susan Polgar jas also tweeted her opinion on the game so far.

"Gukesh is doing the right thing by playing aggressively, keeping the tension, but not risking everything to win at all cost. Very mature and disciplined decision by the 18-year-old. Ding has to speed things up but it is not so simple given the position on the board, the importance of the game, and what is at stake." she said.

6:12 PM

World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Grandmaster lands his prediction!

Chess Grandmaster Pavel Eljanov has landed his prediction at the halfway stage of the game!

'Incredibly tense game and relatively high level! My prediction - Gukesh will win.' 

6:02 PM

World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Ding close to another loss?

Ding's 24th move to Re8 has pushed the AI prediction model (Leela Zero) in the favour of Gukesh, showing that the Indian now has a 52.8% chance of winning the match now.

5:55 PM

World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Ding left with lesser time!

Ding has a little less than 15 minutes to complete his 40 moves whereas Gukesh is left with a little over 27 minutes to complete his lot.

5:47 PM

World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE UPDATES: 25 moves in!

With time contstraints for both the players, they would have to hurry up in order to reach that 40-move mark now.

1 e4 e6
2 d4 d5
3 Nc3 Nf6
4 e5 Nfd7
5 Nce2 c5
6 c3 Nc6
7 a3 Be7
8 Be3 Nb6
9 Nf4 cxd4
10 cxd4 Nc4
11 Bxc4 dxc4
12 Nge2 b5
13 O-O O-O
14 Nc3 Rb8
15 Nh5 f5
16 exf6 Bxf6
17 Qf3 Qe8
18 Nxf6+ Rxf6
19 Qe2 Qg6
20 f3 Rf8
21 Rad1 Ne7
22 Bf4 Rb6
23 Bc7 Rb7
24 Bd6 Re8
25 Bxe7 Rexe7
26 Qe5

5:30 PM

World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE UPDATES: 20 moves in!

1 e4 e6
2 d4 d5
3 Nc3 Nf6
4 e5 Nfd7
5 Nce2 c5
6 c3 Nc6
7 a3 Be7
8 Be3 Nb6
9 Nf4 cxd4
10 cxd4 Nc4
11 Bxc4 dxc4
12 Nge2 b5
13 O-O O-O
14 Nc3 Rb8
15 Nh5 f5
16 exf6 Bxf6
17 Qf3 Qe8
18 Nxf6+ Rxf6
19 Qe2 Qg6
20 f3 Rf8

5:12 PM

World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Gukesh losing time as well!

Gukesh is now almost level with Ding in terms of time left as takes his time to come up with the 17th move. Both players left with almost 43 minutes now.

4:59 PM

World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE UPDATES: 16 moves in!

Gukesh spends some time on his 16th ove after which Ding responds quickly with Bxf6 and eats up Gukesh's pawn

4:48 PM

World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Gukesh ready to attack!

Gukesh shifts his knight, clearing the path for the Qg4 move, which he had overlooked earlier. 

The World Chess Championship 2024 resumed after it's rest day as Game 13 saw both players playing out yet another draw in the 14-game contest, This was the ninth draw of this year's championship, making the score 6.5-6.5 for bothe players. 
Only one game left in the championship now which could decide who will be the next champion. However, in case of another draw, the contest will continue with the tie-breakers. These games will be quicker and much more challenging than the regular games and will test each and every skill of both the players.
 
Points progression in the series: 
After Game 1: Gukesh 0-1 Liren
After Game 2: Gukesh 0.5-1.5 Liren
After Game 3: Gukesh 1.5-1.5 Liren
After Game 4: Gukesh 2-2 Liren
After Game 5: Gukesh 2.5-2.5 Liren
After Game 6: Gukesh 3-3 Liren
After Game 7: Gukesh 3.5-3.5 Liren
After Game 8: Gukesh 4-4 Liren
After Game 9: Gukesh 4.5-4.5 Liren
After Game 10: Gukesh 5-5 Liren
After Game 11: Gukesh 6-5 Liren
After Game 12: Gukesh 6-6 Liren  After Game 13: Gukesh 6.5-6.5 Liren
 
FIDE World Chess Championship 2024 Final Gukesh vs Ding Liren live telecast details
 
The live telecast for game 13 of the FIDE World Chess Championship 2024 Final between D. Gukesh and Ding Liren will not be available in India.
 
FIDE World Chess Championship 2024 Final Gukesh vs Ding Liren live streaming details
 
Fans in India can catch the live streaming of game 13 of the FIDE World Chess Championship 2024 Final between D. Gukesh and Ding Liren on FIDE and Chess.com’s Twitch and X (formerly known as Twitter) handles.
 

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First Published: Dec 11 2024 | 1:11 PM IST

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