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The story of the World Championship 2024 through pictures: Day 3

by Rasika Ratnaparkhi - 28/11/2024

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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