We’re just short of halfway through the 14-game match of the world title match in Singapore, and it’s becoming clear that as the champ goes, so will go the match.

D Gukesh Vs Ding Liren, World Chess Championship 2024 Live Updates Game 7: Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh and defending champion Ding Liren will be aimi

India’s D Gukesh and China’s Ding Liren played out a Neo-Grunfeld Defense: Classical, Original Defense opening pattern in the Round 7 of the World Chess Championship Final happening in Singapore on Tuesday.

Ding Liren and challenger D Gukesh are tied at three points each in the World Chess Championship. Ding aims to stretch the match to tie-breaks due to his strength in faster formats, while Gukesh's bold approach seeks to win in the classical format.

With the 2024 World Chess Championship match between D Gukesh and Ding Liren approaching the halfway stage, we take a look at how some legends, including Viswanathan Anand, have reacted to the competition.

Both Gukesh and Ding Liren managed to earn 0.5 points from the sixth game, and have the scores tied 3-3 with eight games to be played

Both Ding Liren and Gukesh have agreed to a draw in Game 6 after 46 moves. The match is poised at 3 points for each player.

Catch all the live updates of D. Gukesh vs Ding Liren FIDE Chess World Championship Game 7 being played at the Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore on Tuesday.

December will see Indian athletes in action across leagues and most notably D Gukesh, who is challenging for the World Chess Championship against Ding Liren. You can see details of other events in our 2024 sporting calendar.