After the first two games, the score was 1.5-0.5 in Ding Liren's favor.
Since that post, five more games have been played. Here are the daily reports published by FIDE:-
- 2024-11-27: Gukesh strikes back and ties the FIDE World Championship! (worldchampionship.fide.com; g.03)
- 2024-11-29: 100% accuracy for Ding Liren and Gukesh in their 4th game draw (ditto, also following links; g.04)
- 2024-11-30: Ding Liren lets Gukesh off the hook (g.05)
- 2024-12-01: Accurate defence by Gukesh secures another draw (g.06)
- 2024-12-03: Ding Liren escapes by the skin of his teeth (g.07)
Those reports were all signed 'IM Michael Rahal'. Adding those five games to the two played previously gives:-
+1-0=1 in Ding Liren's favor after the 1st week
+0-1=4 from Ding Liren's viewpoint during the 2nd week
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+1-1=5 after the seventh game
That's where this blog will pick up for the next post.
'Game 4 Press Conference'
Ding Liren, GM Maurice Ashley, Gukesh
Photo: FIDE / Eng Chin An
