The Chinese Ding Liren equalized against Jan Nepomniachtchi in the fourth game of the World Chess Championship in Astana.
The Chinese Ding Liren equalized against Jan Nepomniachtchi in the fourth game of the World Chess Championship in Astana. The 30-year-old used a positional advantage with White against the Russian, who is playing under neutral status in Kazakhstan to succeed Norwegian Magnus Carlsen, to his first win.
“It was a very tough game”
“Of course I’m very happy that I won the game“Ding said after the game. “I am satisfied with the quality of my game. It was a very tough game and I managed to keep things under control.”
The first game of the World Cup ended in a draw, Nepomniachtchi easily won the second. In the third game, Ding was able to draw with the black pieces.
rest day on Friday
After a rest day on Friday, the fifth game continues on Saturday. Ding and Nepomniachtchi are playing for the title in the absence of permanent world champion Carlsen, who is absent due to motivation problems. If there is a draw after the maximum of 14 games, there will be a tie-break on April 30th. Outside the maximum of seven days of rest, games are played daily at 11 a.m. German time.