^{Source: FIDE.com}

The Chess King is dead! Long live the Chess King!

If you didn’t know, FIDE World Championship 2024 match is the first in 138 years history of Title Matches, to feature two contestants from Asia. This one was decided in the last game of the match, by a bizarre blunder of a reigning Champion, Ding Liren…

Before we see the game, let’s first shortly introduce the contenders:

The Big Match was played for the title and a prize fund of US$2.5 million.

Match Format and Time Control:
The match consist of 14 classical games. Each game follow the time control of 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment starting from move 41.

The player who scores 7.5 points or more wins the World Championship Match. If the score after fourteen games is equal, then tie-breaks will be played.

It was played with the FIDE Official Chess Set:
The iconic World Chess Championship set approved by FIDE for the elite events and exclusively used in the World Chess Championship matches and cycle events. Designed by Pentagram’s Daniel Weil for World Chess, the set is one of the most iconic chess designs in the world. Inspired by the Staunton, the set has been designed with the help of Vladimir Kramnik and Magnus Carlsen.

Ding Liren vs. Dommaraju Gukesh

Round 14th, Singapore, December 12th, 2024
Opening "Zukertort Opening: Reversed Grünfeld"

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 Nc6 4.d4 e6 5.O-O cxd4 6.Nxd4 Nge7 7.c4 Nxd4 8.Qxd4 Nc6 9.Qd1 d4 10.e3 Bc5 11.exd4 Bxd4 12.Nc3 O-O 13.Nb5 Bb6 14.b3 a6 15.Nc3 Bd4 16.Bb2 e5 17.Qd2 Be6 18.Nd5 b5 19.cxb5 axb5 20.Nf4 exf4 21.Bxc6 Bxb2 22.Qxb2 Rb8 23.Rfd1 Qb6 24.Bf3 fxg3 25.hxg3 b4 26.a4 bxa3 27.Rxa3 g6 28.Qd4 Qb5 29.b4 Qxb4 30.Qxb4 Rxb4 31.Ra8 Rxa8 32.Bxa8 g5 33.Bd5 Bf5 34.Rc1 Kg7 35.Rc7 Bg6 36.Rc4 Rb1+ 37.Kg2 Re1 38.Rb4 h5 39.Ra4 Re5 40.Bf3 Kh6 41.Kg1 Re6 42.Rc4 g4 43.Bd5 Rd6 44.Bb7 Kg5 45.f3 f5 46.fxg4 hxg4 47.Rb4 Bf7 48.Kf2 Rd2+ 49.Kg1 Kf6 50.Rb6+ Kg5 51.Rb4 Be6 52.Ra4 Rb2 53.Ba8 Kf6 54.Rf4 Ke5

Up to this moment, everything looked like another quiet draw in preparation for the Rapid tie-break, which should decide a Champion in case of equal result. But then, suddenly…

55.Rf2??

55… Rxf2 56. Kxf2 Bd5 57. Bxd5 Kxd5 58. Ke3 Ke5 0-1

What happened to Ding? Did he break under pressure? Was he too tired to see the simple draw strategy? Was he too tired? Whatever, we have the youngest Champion ever!

Despite everything, I – as a prominent member of the Brutal Blundering Community – have to thank Ding Liren in the name of Community for a greatest possible consolation for us all.

Blundering may be a natural way of chess life, but… Thank God I am not the one blundering most money in a in a single game… 😁

Hivechess Tournaments

Day	Tournament	GMT	CET	Host(s)	Active
Thu	Blitz Blunder Barrons	20:00	21:00	Hive account@the-real-betman	❌
Fri	Hivechess Tournament	20:00	21:00	Hive account@stayoutoftherz	✔️
Sat	Chess Tournament	20:00	21:00	Hive account@schamangerbert	❌️
Sun	Chess Brothers League	19:00	20:00	Hive account@chessbrotherspro	❌

This post might be interesting for:

! [Mention List]
Potentially of interest to:
Hive account@aakrist Hive account@abimbola753 Hive account@acidtiger Hive account@agreste Hive account@aiuna Hive account@alucian Hive account@artsbreezy01 Hive account@ajumaa Hive account@alan8a Hive account@alberto0607 Hive account@alexmag1988 Hive account@almightymelon Hive account@alpha Hive account@ambarvegas Hive account@amirl Hive account@anadello Hive account@andzhi Hive account@anli Hive account@anomadsoul Hive account@apy Hive account@arsenal49 Hive account@artistparthoroy Hive account@astrolabio Hive account@awesomeintrigue Hive account@b0s Hive account@behiver Hive account@beyondhorizonmm Hive account@bitsignal Hive account@burnoutawesome Hive account@camiloferrua Hive account@cerati Hive account@chacald.dcymt Hive account@chessbrotherspro Hive account@chesthetica Hive account@clixmoney Hive account@cryptogee Hive account@cryptoniusraptor Hive account@cryptoph0823 Hive account@cryptopi314 Hive account@dhilan04 Hive account@darruiz Hive account@diegofitness92 Hive account@digitalis Hive account@ebingo Hive account@eliaschess333 Hive account@elprofe62 Hive account@emeka4 Hive account@emic Hive account@eniolw Hive account@eenriquerivas Hive account@engilhramn Hive account@evgsk Hive account@fcastro177 Hive account@fiona777 Hive account@fairy-of-comfort Hive account@fjcr Hive account@flaws Hive account@foxconnmars Hive account@franciscomarval Hive account@franu Hive account@gabotask Hive account@giacomone Hive account@gingerbyna Hive account@grafo07 Hive account@hannes-stoffel Hive account@heimindanger Hive account@herz-ass Hive account@hierro21 Hive account@hirohurl Hive account@hive-129589 Hive account@hivetrader Hive account@iamchessguy Hive account@iammanythings1 Hive account@ibizaki Hive account@iceblue Hive account@iobates Hive account@ironshield Hive account@jaki01 Hive account@jesusmgl1995 Hive account@jesustiano Hive account@jkms Hive account@johannesboldt Hive account@johannfrare Hive account@josesmoke Hive account@juanmi96 Hive account@justfavour Hive account@kaungsett8388 Hive account@kintokris Hive account@kreur Hive account@levitant Hive account@lighteye Hive account@lofone Hive account@lucianosky Hive account@maciejficek Hive account@maestroask Hive account@manuel6 Hive account@marcusantoniu26 Hive account@mario89 Hive account@masterswatch Hive account@maverieux000 Hive account@meedo Hive account@mister-omortson Hive account@memess Hive account@mrsarri Hive account@mstafford Hive account@mundocuriosidad Hive account@mypathtofire Hive account@nerdvana Hive account@nftland1989 Hive account@nikoszzz Hive account@oadissin Hive account@officialrosh1 Hive account@olujay Hive account@omonomo Hive account@orlanzavala Hive account@oshiokhenhoya Hive account@pamboy27 Hive account@parung76 Hive account@perpz Hive account@petreius Hive account@philipp87 Hive account@pokerarema Hive account@pokermaria Hive account@pravesh0 Hive account@primersion Hive account@ptmaker Hive account@rafaelaquino Hive account@rafzat Hive account@razzor Hive account@renerondon Hive account@rexplanet Hive account@rheda Hive account@rodrook Hive account@ropavejero Hive account@rosmarly Hive account@salomijale Hive account@samostically Hive account@sanjamkapoors Hive account@sawko Hive account@schamangerbert Hive account@schnitte Hive account@soluce07 Hive account@solymi Hive account@spacetoon Hive account@stayoutoftherz Hive account@steamloled Hive account@steemychicken1 Hive account@stranger27 Hive account@svarogbg Hive account@syndmitrij Hive account@the01crow Hive account@thedoc07 Hive account@therealflaws Hive account@timix648 Hive account@timofey Hive account@tin.aung.soe Hive account@tony1294 Hive account@tungphong Hive account@uliseshb Hive account@vaipraonde Hive account@vasigo Hive account@victorbch2 Hive account@vjap55 Hive account@volkiceper Hive account@walner Hive account@wegflexor Hive account@wildthougts Hive account@xoflox Hive account@yazp Hive account@zacherybinx Hive account@ziabutt3836