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.

D Gukesh and Ding Liren remained tied at 2.5-2.5 after an intense Game 5 draw in the World Chess Championship, with Gukesh's resilient defense countering Ding's calculated aggression to keep the series evenly poised.

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

In Game 5 of the World Championship, Ding Liren and D Gukesh settled for a quick draw, leaving the match tied at 2.5 points, with nine games remaining.

The second draw in a row left both players with an identical tally on 2.5 points apiece, still shy of 5 more points in order to win the championship.

After five games, both players have won one game each with the overall score of the best-of-14 contest poised at 2.5-2.5.

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.

D Gukesh vs Ding Liren World Chess Championship 2024 Live Updates: Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh and defending champion Ding Liren played out a draw in

It's Game 5 in the World Chess Championship with India's D Gukesh and China's Ding Liren looking to take a lead with the match being level at 2-2. The reigning champion Ding played with whites in Game 4 and after 42 moves, both players decided to call it a draw after a clear three-fold repetition in a rook ending.