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World Chess Championship: Gukesh plays out easy draw, scores remain tied       

32-year-old Liren had won opening game, while 18-year-old Gukesh emerged victorious in 3rd game
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Singapore: India's D Gukesh plays against China’s Ding Liren during the ninth game of the World Chess Championship, in Singapore, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (FIDE/Maria Emelianova via PTI Photo) (PTI12_05_2024_000407A)
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Indian challenger D Gukesh yet again proved equal to the task with defending champion Ding Liren of China as the 10th game of the World Chess Championship between them ended in a draw without much excitement here on Saturday.

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It was by far the easiest of the game with black pieces for Gukesh as the position played itself out of a London system game wherein Ding Liren took no risks and was also apparently happy with the drawn result.

The seventh consecutive draw—and eighth of the match—left both players on an identical tally of 5 points each, still shy of 2.5 points in order to win the championship.

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The two players signed peace after 36 moves.

Just four more classical games are left to be played in the USD 2.5 million prize money championship and if a tied result happens after 14 rounds, there will be games under faster time control to determine the winner.

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The 32-year-old Liren had won the opening game, while the 18-year-old Gukesh had emerged victorious in the third game.

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