The story of the World Championship 2024 through pictures: Day 3
After the second game, Ding said, “I am ready for a fight" And that’s exactly what we got. The youngest World Championship Challenger came out with a fire to level the score. Gukesh pushed hard with every move, seizing every opportunity. After his victory in the first game, the World Champion showed that he was back in form, and made it clear that this would not be an easy battle for Gukesh. Now, it was Gukesh's time to prove that it wouldn’t be an easy battle for the Champion either. Game 3 showed us how an 18-year-old challenger can shake the confidence of a reigning World champion! Relive the drama through pictures. Photo: Eng Chin An
Setting the bar
With a 1.5-0.5 lead, Ding had every reason to smile heading into Game 3! | Photo: Maria Emelianova
Everyone wondered... could Gukesh level the score before the rest day? | Photo: Eng Chin An
The fight began... | Photo: Maria Emelianova
d4 it was! Gukesh played his opponent’s favorite opening | Photo: Eng Chin An
Ding spent a lot of time in the opening | Photo: Eng Chin An
Both the players were locked in a mental tug-of-war | Photo: Maria Emelianova
Bc2... a move that trapped Ding! | Photo: Eng Chin An
A move that made him think for 33 minutes! | Photo: Eng Chin An
One was lost in finding solution while the other was lost in setting the trap | Photo: Eng Chin An
Ding made another blunder… Rh5?? | Photo: Eng Chin An
Gukesh had to find the only winning move… Ne2 | Photo: Maria Emelianova
At this point, it was interesting to see the audience’s reaction | Photo: Eng Chin An
Things were getting serious | Photo: Eng Chin An
Gukesh’s fans: “Please, Ne2… please!!!” | Photo: Eng Chin An
And he played it!!!
Ding realized he was almost losing… both positionally and on time | Photo: Eng Chin An
Gukesh was calmly calculating the winning moves | Photo: Maria Emelianova
With no escape, the Champion lost on time | Photo: Maria Emelianova
You can guess the result just by their faces | Photo: Eng Chin An
The calculator finally won his first game in the World Championship! | Photo: Eng Chin An
As Ding had predicted earlier, "It was indeed a big fight!" | Photo: Maria Emelianova
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