Ding with the White pieces came out somewhat passively but certainly not as pusillanimously as Game 10.
No serious opportunities arose for either side; once many pawns and most of the minor pieces came off the board all that was left was hardly unbalanced. Ding even conceded his b-pawn as the time control approached as, with all of the few pawns left were on one side of the board, no true disadvantage came from the material deficit. Another minor slip allowed Black to confine the White king to its back rank, allowing the Black king positional superiority but in no way enough to do anything but draw.
Then like a bolt from the blue the Champion violated the cardinal rule of defending an inferior position: keep the pieces on and get the pawns off. By taking up White’s most foolish offer to trade rooks and then forcing the bishops off, Black was able to quickly achieve the most elementary of wins.
Gukesh Dommaraju won the match +3=9-2 to become the 18th World Chess Champion, the second player from India to attain the title.
Thanks!
Thanks for doing all of this.
Those interactive boards… that is your work, right? The commentary and alternate moves throughout?
Closing Credits
All annotations (commentary, variations) are original.
The underlying “game viewer” is provided by lichess.
Nice
I thought people here might appreciate the work that went into each of these.. it was local world chess commentary!
ps. That video below… wow.
The Most Remarkable Video of 2024: Ding Blunders and Gukesh Reacts, Plays and Wins
https://youtu.be/W9JtcW_0Sr8
Just over 7 minutes long, this is fantastic in-game footage picking up just as Ding plays Rf4-Rf2?? and then through the short amount of play and then aftermath of Ding’s resignation.