Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi lost to Chinese grandmaster Ding Liren in the fourth match of the World Chess Championship.
Nepomniachtchi played with the black pieces. The game ended on the 47th move.
After four games, the score in the match is even – 2:2. The next match between the two chess players in the framework of the chess crown duel will be held on April 15.
“socialbites.ca” spent text online publication of the fourth installment.
In the event of a draw in the 14-game match, a 4-match tie-break will be played. If the tie-break does not reveal the winner, chess players will play blitz.
Recall that in July, Nepomniachtchi was the winner of the 2022 Candidates’ Tournament, the second place was taken by Liren, and the third by Azerbaijani Teymur Rajabov. On July 20, it was learned that current world champion Magnus Carlsen refused to play against Nepomniachtchi. This gave the Russians the right to play a match for the chess crown with the representative of China.
Formerly a chess player from Kenya accepted Disqualified for participating in a tournament dressed as a woman.