Ding Liren vs D Gukesh in the 2024 FIDE World Championship has now entered its second half and it was ushered there by a marathon of a game 7 that Gukesh nearly had in his grasp. Nearly, though, as Aaditya Narayan puts it here is never going to win you a World Championship and to do that the young Indian challenger needs to shrug off the vast disappointment of having missed out on a golden opportunity to make the current 3.

Challenger D Gukesh and defending champion Ding Liren of China are locked at 3.5 points each after seven games in Sing

Catch all the live updates of D. Gukesh vs Ding Liren FIDE Chess World Championship Game 8 being played at the Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore on Wednesday.

World champion Ding Liren barely survived succumbing to his second defeat in Game 7 after being "outplayed" by Gukesh.

Ding Liren managed to secure a draw in Game 7 against Gukesh after being "outplayed" for much of Game 6. Ding admitted he was lucky to escape, as Gukesh held a significant advantage on the board and clock during the middle and endgame.

World Chess Championship 2024 Game 8 LIVE Updates, D Gukesh vs Ding Liren: The world chess title match is currently tied at 3.5-3.5. Gukesh will play with black pieces in game eight and hope to secure his second win over Ding Liren.

Gukesh has the uncanny ability to shut his eyes firmly yet maintain focus and concentration. He was seen doing this quite a lot in game 7 of the 2024 World Chess Championship against his opponent, Ding Liren.

The seventh game of World Chess Championship between India's D Gukesh and defending champion Ding Liren of China ended in a draw on Tuesday.

D Gukesh Vs Ding Liren, World Chess Championship 2024 Live Updates Game 7: Indian Grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju frittered away a strong positional and