World Chess Championship: Ding Liren’s Challenger and Anatoly Karpov vs Garry Kasparov

Ding Liren’s Challenger

• Ding Liren, the defending World chess champion, is set to face P.K. Ajit Kumar, an 18-year-old Indian chess player.

• Despite expectations, Gukesh is confident in Ding Liren’s spirit and energy.

• Ding Liren has been in poor form and has been questioned about his mental health.

• Gukesh, who took a nine-month break after winning the World chess championship last year, is feeling okay.

• Former World No. 3 Anish Giri praised Gukesh’s ability to generate chances and shut down opponents.

• Gukesh’s strength was evident in winning the Candidates tournament at Toronto, a qualifying event for the World title match.

• Gukesh has the opportunity to become the youngest World chess champion in history by beating Kasparov’s record by four years.

Concerns Over Ding Liren’s Performance

• Many observers, including top players, expect Gukesh to defeat Ding Liren in the World chess championship match in Singapore.

• Gukesh entered the World title match after playing solid chess, including a superlative display at the Chess Olympiad.

• Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov’s historic World championship match in 1984-85 is still a classic.

• The Singapore match will be shorter, with a winner determined by a score of 7.5 points.