Though he has squandered a valuable lead after losing to reigning champion Ding Liren in game 12, D Gukesh will aim to bounce back in the 13th game of the FIDE World Chess Championship on Wednesday (December 11, 2024) in Singapore. Watch the face-off live. (More Chess News)

The 18-year-old Indian grandmaster, who is the youngest-ever challenger to the title, and the 32-year-old Chinese have been locked in an intriguing battle in which both have held leads for not too long. They will resume on Wednesday after a day of rest. The scores are currently tied at 6-6 with the first to reach 7.5 assured of the coveted crown.

After giving away a full point lead with just three games to go, the 12th round loss was heartbreaking for the young Indian and many experts believe that he will go for an aggressive approach in his last game with white pieces under Classical time control. It won't be off the mark to say that nerves are likely to play a crucial role in the final stretch.

Five-time world champion across formats, Viswanathan Anand, called the previous match-up a "very impressive game" while Liren himself said, "it was the best game that I have played in recent times." While the mind games will go on in the last two games and a potential tiebreaker, American Hikaru Nakamura and world number one Magnus Carlsen feel that the balance had tilted slightly in Liren's favour.

"Ding did not have to calculate a single line in this whole game, he is being able to play the game based on positional understanding where he is very good," said Carlsen on his new YouTube channel.

It might be a tightrope walk for Gukesh but the young Indian is likely to go out there and give his best in the penultimate game. In case of another draw, there is a decent chance that the chess buffs will get to see the tie-break games.

D Gukesh Vs Ding Liren, FIDE World Chess Championship 2024, Game 13: Live Streaming, Telecast Details

When and where will the D Gukesh vs Ding Liren, FIDE World Chess Championship 2024 game 13 be played?

The D Gukesh vs Ding Liren, FIDE World Chess Championship 2024 game 13 will be played on Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 2:30 PM IST at the Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore.

Where to watch the D Gukesh vs Ding Liren, FIDE World Chess Championship 2024 game 13 on TV and online?

The D Gukesh vs Ding Liren, FIDE World Chess Championship 2024 game 13 will be live streamed on FIDE (international chess federation)'s social media handles (YouTube, Twitch), as well as the social media handles (YouTube, Twitch) of chess.com. It will not be telecast on any TV channel in India.

(With PTI inputs)