Game of the Week #648: Gukesh - Ding Liren, Game 7

by Merijn van Delft
12/5/2024 – In his new Game of the Week show, Merijn van Delft does what the whole chess world is doing at the moment - he takes a look at the World Championship match in Singapore between World Champion Ding Liren and Challenger Gukesh D. Merijn analyses Game 7 of the match, which ended in a draw but was exciting from start to finish. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
In this Fritztrainer: “Attack like a Super GM” with Gukesh we touch upon all aspects of his play, with special emphasis on how you can become a better attacking player.

Game of the Week #648

After eight games the World Championship match is tied 4-4 and is becoming more and more tense. Most people feel that Ding would be the favorite in a rapid and blitz tiebreak, so the pressure on Gukesh increases to take the lead. While by now Ding seems to be happy to make a draw whenever he can, Gukesh does try as much as he can and does indeed get good chances.

Our Game of the Week is the seventh game, where Gukesh played really strong and Ding was on the verge of losing.

Warm-up question: What would you play here with Black?

Gukesh D - Ding Liren, World Championship Match Singapore 2024, Game 7
Position after 40.Kf1

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In this opening Black opts for active piece play and is not afraid to fight for the initiative from an early stage. One of the many good features of this opening is that Black is often the side which controls the pace of the game.

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Merijn van Delft is an International Master from the Netherlands who lived in Hamburg for many years and is currently based in Amsterdam. After scoring a GM norm in 2017 he is eager for more. His ChessBase show on Wednesday evenings has been running for over ten years now.
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