At one point of game 5 of the FIDE World Championship, Ding Liren seemed to be favourite to force a result, but D Gukesh's defensive nous ensured that it would be honours shared to keep the score tied at 2.5 - 2.5.

The World championship in Singapore has suddenly taken on the flavour of a psychological duel instead of a purely chess match.

Singapore: Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh and defending champion Ding Liren will be aiming to break the deadlock after three consecutive draws when they square off in the seventh round of the

Both Ding Liren and Gukesh have agreed to a draw in Game 6 after 46 moves. The match is poised at 3 points for each player.

Fans in India can catch the live streaming of Game 7 of the FIDE World Chess Championship 2024 Final between D Gukesh and Ding Liren on FIDE and Chess.com's Twitch and 'X' handles

Both Gukesh and Ding Liren managed to earn 0.5 points from the sixth game, and have the scores tied 3-3 with eight games to be played

The two combatants, Ding Liren and Gukesh, are tied at three points apiece going into second rest day of the showdown.

It's Game 6 in the World Chess Championship as both India's D Gukesh and China's Ding Liren will push to take an advantage with the scores being level at 2.5 points each. The previous Game 5 ended up being a draw as reigning world champion Ding had a good chance to pile up the pressure but he missed on his advantage in the endgame.

SINGAPORE: In an intense Game 6 of the World Chess Championship, the 18-year-old Indian challenger D Gukesh held defending champion Ding Liren of China to a draw with black pieces to remain level on points here Sunday.

Indian challenger D Gukesh and defending champion Ding Liren played out a hard-fought draw in the fifth game of the World Chess Championship. Both players now have 2.5 points each. This was the third draw of the match,