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D Gukesh Vs Ding Liren LIVE, FIDE World Chess C'ship Game 2: Indian Seeking Way Past Reigning Champ's Long Game

FIDE Chess World Championship 2024: Get all the live updates from game 2 between D Gukesh and Ding Liren, right here

World Chess Championship 2024 Game 2 Live Updates: D Gukesh and Ding Liren locked in an intense battle. X/FIDE_chess
D Gukesh and Ding Liren have resumed their rivalry at the board for Game 2 of the World Chess Championship, a day after their closely-fought battle in the opener ended with the Chinese world champion claiming victory with black pieces. On Tuesday, Gukesh is playing with black. Who will blink first in this intense clash? Get all the live updates from the chess encounter between Gukesh and Liren, right here
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D Gukesh Vs Ding Liren LIVE, World Chess Championship Game 2: Chennai Lad Deep In Thought

Gukesh has now been pondering his 14th move for 20 minutes. He is down to 65 minutes on the clock and appears to be considering the consequences of his next move very carefully. The early defeat, coupled by the unique pressure of a world championship could well be preying on his mind.

D Gukesh vs Ding Liren, World Chess Championship Game 2: Queens Are Off

This is how the board looks currently. The players have exchanged queens and for his 14th move, Liren has shifted his rook to avert a rook exchange.

D Gukesh vs Ding Liren, World Chess Championship Game 2: Liren, Gukesh Moves

D Gukesh vs Ding Liren, World Chess Championship Game 2: Ding Liren Starts With Standard e4-e5

Ding starts with 1.e4 and Gukesh replies with e5.

D Gukesh vs Ding Liren, World Chess Championship Game 2: Carlsen On How Gukesh Lost

Former world champion Magnus Carlsen on why this defeat might actually be good got Gukesh.

"I almost feel like a little bit of this was also Gukesh losing the game, as opposed to Ding Liren sort of willing it to a victory. This was a very good performance by Ding. Clearly, his best performance in a long time. But it was also a terrible performance (from Gukesh). It's hard to understand how bad this was from Gukesh. Gukesh didn't make a single good decision basically the whole game. Everything was wrong. He made an aggressive opening choice, but after that, it was just all..."This is the worst possible start. Maybe that will give Gukesh some relief. Well, I cannot really play worse than I did today, because this was... Imagine you just do sort of everything wrong. You let Ding outplay you. Not that Ding didn't take it, because he made a lot of good decisions himself, but then also when you're led a little bit back into the game, then you overthink it and lose without a fight," said Carlsen on the Take Take Take app. 

D Gukesh vs Ding Liren, World Chess Championship Game 2: Here We Go For Round 2

After the dignitaries have made their presence felt, it's time for the much-awaited clash. HERE WE GO!

D Gukesh vs Ding Liren, World Chess Championship Game 2: Gukesh Looks In Deep Mode

The Indian grandmaster is in deep thought ahead of the grand tie. Gukesh needs to win today if he have some say in this Championship match.

D Gukesh vs Ding Liren, World Chess Championship Game 2: Magnus Carlsen Has His Say On Ding Liren Victory

"This first result means that we are much more likely, I think, now to see an even match. Gukesh was nervous today, which is not a surprise. But what was a surprise to me, and I think a lot of others, is how ready Ding Liren was to take his chance. That was pretty impressive. I was following the game on the app, and I couldn't believe my eyes when I was seeing how quickly Ding was playing, and the confidence he was playing with around those times. Because it's not like any of his moves individually are that difficult, it's just that actually playing them, moving forward, spotting all those little tactics that he had to spot in order for this to work, it was not reminiscent of the Ding we've seen recently," Carlsen said on the Take Take Take app. 

"I think if you're a Ding fan, that has got to be super, super encouraging. For Levy, I think, and for chess fans, you want this to be an even contest. That was tremendously exciting to see," the Norwegian world no 1 added.

D Gukesh vs Ding Liren, World Chess Championship Game 2: Susan Polgar On Game 1

“Ding scored his first classical game win in a long time! Gukesh just has to regroup and get the momentum back in game 2.Ding never lead in his previous World Championship match until the end. Gukesh has to adjust his time management and mindset. Still a long match. Not time to panic,” legendary player Susan Polgar posted on her Instagram account.

D Gukesh vs Ding Liren, World Chess Championship Game 2

Ding Liren won his first game in 304 days as D Gukesh suffered an opening day defeat in game 1 of the World Chess Championship 2024 in Singapore on Monday. All eyes will be on the Indian prodigy as he looks to level things up in Game 2.