At the World Championships, Gukesh established his psychological advantage over Chinese player Li Ren with his victory in the third game.

Singapore. When Indian teenager Gukesh takes on China’s Ding Liren in the fourth game of the World Chess Championship on Friday after a day off, his morale will be boosted by a victory in the third game of the 14-game match. . The 18-year-old Gukesh performed well in the third round and achieved his first victory in this championship. There are 11 games left in the championship to be played under classic time control. Earlier, Gukesh suffered a defeat in the first match and a draw in the second match.

After three games, both players now have one and a half points each. Gukesh, who lost the first game, clearly improved his game and showed better preparation. Liren bore the brunt of the attack in the third game due to a miscalculation of moves. He spent a lot of time during this time, which complicated things for him. By the thirteenth move, Gukesh was ahead by an hour and had only taken four minutes. Liren stayed on the other side for an hour and six minutes. There was no extension of time for 40 of the first 120 minutes of the game. The complexity of the midfield game affected Liren’s performance, and Gukesh increased the pressure on him with precise movements.

Gukesh used the same strategy as Russia’s former world champion Vladimir Kramnik against India’s Arjun Erijese in a quick match. Elijis narrowly lost with a draw, while Gukesh took advantage of a simple error from Riren to claim victory. There are only two minutes left for Li Ren’s last nine moves, and only ten seconds left for the last six moves. Finally he ran out of time. After winning the game against white, Gukesh said at a press conference that it felt very good. I’m happy with the last two days of racing. Played better today. Look good on the board and successfully defeat your opponents.

(Input – PTI)