The French Defense made its reappearance, Ding having used a rarity on the way to scoring a win with the Black pieces in Game 1. In this contest Ding was first to deviate, but with a poorer concept. Gukesh missed numerous opportunities to gain a clear advantage–overlooking the killshot on move 31 may haunt the young Challenger for some time– and Black managed to escape in a well-known drawn rook-and-pawn endgame.
Enjoy the interactive game viewer below, no chess knowledge required.
The match remains tied at +2=9-2 each with one game remaining.
If Game 14 is drawn, the following day will be a one-day playoff match of Rapid and Blitz games that will determine the Champion.
Game 14 is Thursday 12 December 4am EST.
https://lichess.org/broadcast provides the games live.
