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World Chess Championship 2023 (11)

Mark Crowther - Monday 24th April 2023

Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren drew the eleventh game of their WorldChampionships match by repetition in 39 moves and less than two hours of play.

Nepomniachtchi again played 1.e4 and the Ruy Lopez followed, no Berlin andwith 6.d3. The line of the Closed Ruy Lopez that was played is fairly topical.14.Qd2 was rare and 14...Bg7 was new. Commentators wondered if black mightat least be under pressure, 15...c4!? seemed like a bold way of going aboutthings, 18...Rb8 was the best computer continuation. 19.dxc4 *19.Qe2 the way to keep the pressure)quickly led to liquidation of most of the pieces and a drawn Rook and Pawn endgame, Nepomniachtchi thought he might get a symbolic advantage, as it was he didn't get eventhat.

Is the hardest part of the match behind Nepomniachtchi? "You've got to be kidding!" There is a rest day tomorrow, Ding will probably have to come out swinging.

Score Nepomniachtchi 6 Ding 5. Best of 14 games.

Rest day Tuesday 25th April.

Game 12 Ding vs Nepomniachtchi 10am BST Wednesday 26th April.

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Quiet draw in game 11 of the World Chess Championship - The Week in Chess