World Chess Championship 2023 Game 11 Highlights (Ding Liren vs Ian Nepomniachtchi):Game 11 of the World Chess Championship between Russias Ian Nepomniachtchi and Chinas Ding Liren has ended in a draw. Both players decided to call it quits after 39 moves, just an hour and 40 minutes into the game. Nepo is still a point ahead, with just three more games to go. Scroll down to catch all the action.

Though the last four games ended in a draw, it has generally been an exciting, seesaw contest. While Nepo won Games 2,5 and 7, Ding was victorious in Games 4 and 6.

Grandmaster Pravin Thipsay has been analysing games of the World Chess Championship for The Indian Express. You can read his analysis of Game 10, Game 9,Game 8,Game 7,Game 6,Game 5, Game 4, Game 3, Game 2, and Game 1.

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World Chess Championship. (Photo: FIDE/Stev Bonhage)

Such an entertaining World Chess Championships, which has seen both players attack, win and defend whenever they have to, could be decided by a single point. Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi, who leads Ding Liren 5.5-4.5 after 10 games, is probably banking on it. He has his task cut out: he just cant afford to lose a game.

Game 10 on Sunday at the St Regis in Astana, Kazakhstan, was a clear indication that Nepo is not going to go on the offensive when playing with Black pieces. More importantly, hes prepared to not give Ding any chance of getting that equalising win. This means that Ding will have to come up with something truly extraordinary in order to win. With only four games to go, it seems a Herculean task. [Read More]

First published on: 24-04-2023 at 13:36 IST

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World Chess Championship 2023 Game 11 As It Happened: Ian Nepomniachtchi stays one point ahead of Ding Liren after another draw - The Indian Express