Just as the World Championship heads into its first rest day, Gukesh's win is significant, both in its manner and its timing.

Both D Gukesh and Ding Liren now have 1.5 points each after the second game ended in a draw on Tuesday and a victory for the Indian on Wednesday

The world’s youngest World Championship challenger, India’s D. Gukesh, made a strong comeback, handing defending champion China’s Ding Liren his first loss of the FIDE World Chess Championship 2024 in the third round at the Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore on Wednesday.

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The 2024 FIDE World Chess Championship final will be held in Singapore. The championship will run from November 25 to December 13. India's Gukesh will face the current world champion, Ding Liren. The final match will have a maximum of 14 games.

Gukesh got off the mark in the 14-game Championship with a solid draw that Ding Liren was happy to accept in game 2 on Tuesday. This puts the score at Ding 1.5 - 0.5 Gukesh ahead of today's game 3, which starts at 2.30 PM. We will have all of the action covered right here on our live blog, which will be right below the following update.

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

The FIDE World Chess Championship is assured to offer high-stakes chess action as India's chess prodigy, D Gukesh, will lock horns against China's Ding Liren in a series of matches for the World Chess Championship Final.