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World Championship Match 2023 - Game 14

Into the Tie-Breaks!


A hard-fought draw determined the end of the classical play in this World Championship Match.
Ninety moves. Ian and Liren tried everything until the very end but to no avail. The game started with the very young Alanna Berikkyzy, winner of the FIDE World School Chess Championship in the Girls under nine category, making the first move for white.

 

Ding opened with 1.d4, and the players got into a Nimzo-Indian Defense with 4.e3, 0-0. At move 12, Liren decided to go for a known variant with 12.Ng5.

Ian, whose "poker face" is not known to be the best, expressed clearly his not being impressed at all:

Ding went on and played 13.h4 after Ian's 12...h6

After Liren's move, Ian looked relaxed and even hinted at a smile. Play can get dangerous for Black if he takes the knight, but obviously, Ian knows better.
The game was long and tiring, but there has not been a clear advantage for either player. Both the Russian and the Chinese played very well, conceding little to nothing to the opponent.
The endgame, after the middlegame liquidation, looked drawish, but the two Candidates kept going for almost seven hours.

Here is the game: 

 

 

And here is the press conference from the FIDE Official YouTube Channel

 

Tomorrow, at 5 AM EDT (11:00 CET - 9:00 UTC), the 2023 World Championship will be decided.
Here is how the tie will be broken:

  1. A four-game playoff shall be played with a time control of 25 minutes + 10 seconds increment per move, starting from move 1. There shall be a drawing of lots to decide which player starts with white.  
  2. If the score is still a tie after the four-game playoff, another two-game playoff shall be played with a time control of 5 minutes + 3 seconds increment per move, starting from move 1. If the score is still level, another 2-game playoff shall be played with the same time control. There shall be a drawing of lots to decide which player starts with white before each of the 2-game matches.  
  3. If the score is still level after the 4-game Blitz playoffs, after a new drawing of lots, a single game shall be played with a time control of 3 minutes for each player + 2 seconds increment per move, starting from move 1.
  4. If the game is drawn, another game shall be played with a time control of 3 minutes for each player + 2 seconds increment per move, starting from move 1 with the colors reversed. 
  5. If the game is drawn, the procedure described in the previous point shall be applied until a game is played with a decisive result. 

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