In the tenth match of the World Chess Championship held in Astana, Russian grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi drew with Chinese Ding Liren.
Nepomniachtchi played with the black pieces. The match ended in a draw on the 45th move.
“socialbites.ca” spent Text online publication of the tenth installment.
The Russian chess player leads the match with a score of 5.5-4.5.
Game 11 will be played on April 24.
The match will consist of 14 games, in case of a draw, a tie-break of 4 matches will be played. If the tie-break does not reveal the winner, chess players will play blitz.
Recall that in July, Nepomniachtchi won the 2022 Candidates’ Tournament ahead of schedule, Dean was second, Teymur Radjabov from Azerbaijan was third.
On July 20, it was learned that reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen refused to play against Nepomniachtchi. This gave the Russians the right to hold a match with the representative of China for the chess crown. In a chess crown match in 2021, Carlsen defeated Nepomniachtchi.
Former World Deputy Champion Sergey Karjakin ConfessedHe continues to see Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi as the match favorite for the chess crown.