After five games, both players have won one game each with the overall score of the best-of-14 contest poised at 2.5-2.5.

The world’s youngest World Championship challenger, India’s D. Gukesh played out a safe draw against defending champion China’s Ding Liren in the fifth round of the FIDE World Chess Championship 2024 with White at the Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore on Saturday.

Ding Liren was playing with white pieces in game 4 after Gukesh secured a confidence-boosting victory in Game 3. FIDE pointed out both players played with 100 percent accuracy in Game 4.

D Gukesh vs Ding Liren World Chess Championship 2024 Live Updates: Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh and defending champion Ding Liren played out a draw in

Game 4 of the FIDE World Chess Championship 2024 in Singapore ended in a 42-move draw between Gukesh D and reigning champion Ding Liren. Following Gukesh’s Game 3 win, the intense rivalry continues, with both players employing innovative strategies.

The World Chess Championship match between D. Gukesh and Ding Liren will consist of 14 games. The first player to score 7.5 points will be crowned the World Champion. If the match ends in a tie after all 14 games, a tiebreak will be held the following day to determine the winner.

Teenage world champion challenger Gukesh Dommaraju has beaten title holder Ding Liren in the third game of their match. This levels the score at 1.5 points apiece after Ding won in round 1.

China's Ding Liren leads Gukesh Dommaraju of India 1.5 to 0.5 after a draw in the second game of the world chess championship