Gukesh converted his advantage in the third game against Ding Liren. Winning Game 3 mattered even more as Thursday is the first rest day.

Just as the World Championship heads into its first rest day, Gukesh's win is significant, both in its manner and its timing.

The world’s youngest World Championship challenger, India’s D. Gukesh, made a strong comeback, handing defending champion China’s Ding Liren his first loss of the FIDE World Chess Championship 2024 in the third round at the Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore on Wednesday.

India's Gukesh Dommaraju defeated reigning champion Ding Liren on time in the third game of their 14-game match for the 2024 World Chess Championship Resorts World Sentosa

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Gukesh got off the mark in the 14-game Championship with a solid draw that Ding Liren was happy to accept in game 2 on Tuesday. This puts the score at Ding 1.5 - 0.5 Gukesh ahead of today's game 3, which starts at 2.30 PM. We will have all of the action covered right here on our live blog, which will be right below the following update.

Teenage world champion challenger Gukesh Dommaraju has beaten title holder Ding Liren in the third game of their match. This levels the score at 1.5 points apiece after Ding won in round 1.

China's Ding Liren leads Gukesh Dommaraju of India 1.5 to 0.5 after a draw in the second game of the world chess championship

The FIDE World Chess Championship is assured to offer high-stakes chess action as India's chess prodigy, D Gukesh, will lock horns against China's Ding Liren in a series of matches for the World Chess Championship Final.

In the ongoing World Chess Championship, Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh draws with defending champion Ding Liren in second game in Singapore on Tuesday. According to details, this year’s tournament marks the first time in 138 years that two Asian players were pitted against each other in the marquee clash,