Coffee-fired Ding levels world chess championsip score
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Singapore: DefendingchampionDingLiren bounced back strongly Monday to beat his teenage challenger in the 12th game and level the score in the homestre...
Singapore: Defending champion Ding Liren bounced back strongly Monday to beat his teenage challenger in the 12th game and level the score in the homestretch of their World Chess Championship match.
India's Gukesh Dommaraju was forced to resign after finding his king cornered by the Chinese title holder's white pieces which had advanced deeply into enemy territory.
Ding's victory put both players at six points apiece, with only two more games to go in the classical format chess at Singapore's Resorts World Sentosa.
"It's a very important 12th game. It's maybe the best game I played in recent times," Ding told reporters after the match.
After Sunday's loss, the champion said he regained his energy with more sleep and some caffeine.