"The match reflects the deepest of my soul"
Starting from playing rated games just to become eligible to play the Candidates to winning the crucial last games in the Candidates 2022 and the World Championship Match - both in Classical and Rapid tie-breaks, Ding showed determination triumphs over everything else. A detailed look on the final day will be done in a separate article.
The 17th World Chess Champion - Ding Liren | Photo: FIDE/Stev Bonhage
The reaction of the Chess universe:
Magnus Carlsen, 16th World Champion and current World no.1
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Vishy Anand
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Anish Giri
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Vidit Gujrathi
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Peter Heine Nielsen
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Tania Sachdev
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Olimpiu Urcan, Chess historian
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Photo Gallery
A happy Ding Liren | Photo: FIDE/Stev Bonhage
The trophy goes to Ding Liren | Photo: FIDE/Stev Bonhage
The last handshake where Ian Nepomniachtchi resigned against Ding Liren in the fourth tie-break game | Photo: FIDE/Stev Bonhage
Final moments of Ding Liren becoming the new World Champion
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Replay the tie-break games
Schedule
Every game starts at 3 p.m. local time, 2:30 p.m. IST. There is a rest day after every two games. Fifth game is on Saturday 15th April 2023.
FIDE World Championship 2023 schedule | Photo: FIDE
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