World Chess Championship 2024 Game 14 LIVE Updates: Ding Liren Holds 22% Winning Chance, Gukesh At 15% After 12 Moves

Ding (White) vs Gukesh (Black)

1. Nf3 d5

2. g3 c5

3. Bg2 Nc6

4. d4 e6

5. O-O cxd4

6. Nxd4 Nge7

7. c4 Nxd4

8. Qxd4 Nc6

9. Qd1 d4

10. e3 bc5

11. exd4 Bxd4

12. Nc3 O-O

13. Nb5 Bb6

Ding Liren's knight is getting a little too ambitious, and now Gukesh is deep in thought about his next move. His bishop is under attack, but he might just push the e-file pawn to cover it. That could open up a path for his light-squared bishop to finally get some action and leave its cozy starting square.

Ding stays steady but taking more time than Gukesh, playing Nc3 to prevent the bishop from causing too much trouble on its diagonal.

Gukesh makes his move with Bc5, setting up for castling and strengthening his control of the midfield. Even Pep Guardiola (hopefully not in this Rodri-less, very sad version) would be impressed.

Ding (White) vs Gukesh (Black)

1. Nf3 d5

2. g3 c5

3. Bg2 Nc6

4. d4 e6

5. O-O cxd4

6. Nxd4 Nge7

7. c4 Nxd4

8. Qxd4 Nc6

9. Qd1 d4

10. e3

Ding opens with the Reti, advancing the knight to f3 and developing the light-squared bishop.

Players: D Gukesh Vs Ding Liren
Game: 14 of 14
Score: 6.5 - 6.5
Today: Winner Takes All

What happens if the game ends in a draw?

Tiebreaks will take place tomorrow at the same time, featuring 4 rapid matches, 2 mini-rapid matches, 2 blitz matches, and a sudden-death decider.

Gukesh will play with black, while Ding Liren will have the white pieces in today’s winner-takes-all match. All eyes are on this thrilling clash to see who will emerge victorious, or if the game will end in a draw, leading to tiebreaks.

Results So far

Game 1 - November 25, 2024 - Ding Liren Won

Game 2 - November 26, 2024 - Draw

Game 3 - November 27, 2024 - Gukesh Won

Rest Day - November 28, 2024 - Thursday 

Game 4 - November 29, 2024 - Draw

Game 5 - November 30, 2024 - Draw

Game 6 - December 1, 2024 - Draw

Rest Day - December 2, 2024 - Monday 

Game 7 - December 3, 2024 - Draw

Game 8 - December 4, 2024 - Draw

Game 9 - December 5, 2024 - Draw

Rest Day - December 6, 2024 - Friday 

Game 10 - December 7, 2024 - Draw

Game 11 - December 8, 2024 - Gukesh beat Ding Liren

Game 12 - December 9, 2024 - Ding Liren beat Gukesh

Rest Day - December 10, 2024 - Tuesday 

Game 13 - December 11, 2024 - Draw

Game 14 - December 12, 2024 - Thursday (today)

Tie-breaks (If needed) - December 13, 2024 - Wednesday

Score line: 6.5-6.5

Here’s a quick glance at the ratings of both players across the three formats. Notice the striking gap in rapid and blitz ratings between Gukesh and Ding Liren:

Gukesh - Standard: 2783, Rapid: 2654, Blitz: 2615

Ding Liren - Standard: 2728, Rapid: 2776, Blitz: 2785

The turn of events in the 2024 World Chess Championship between D Gukesh and Ding Liren made it clear that, with nine draws by game 13, it became all but certain this edition could end in a tie and require a tiebreaker. But what exactly is a tiebreaker?

This is one question among others that people keep wondering, what happens when at the end of the 14 games both are tied; who will win next year's World Chess Championship? The winner will be determined by playing games under fast time controls.

Get all the information HERE.

The 2024 World Chess Championship match between D Gukesh and Ding Liren will be over 14 classical games. The winner of the match will be declared the World Champion with 7.5 points first. In case it ends in a tie after 14 games, a tiebreak is to be held the day after to declare the winner.

A time control of 120 minutes for the first 40 moves and then 30 minutes in all other moves applies. Each increment to have 30 seconds from move 41.

We’ll provide all the live updates right here.

But for those who wish to watch it live, the D Gukesh vs Ding Liren FIDE World Chess Championship 2024 match will be streamed on FIDE’s social media handles (YouTube, Twitch), as well as chess.com’s YouTube and Twitch channels. It will not be telecast on any TV channel in India. But you can watch it live here.

Welcome to the live coverage of the FIDE World Chess Championship where India's D Gukesh is challenging the title-holder of China Ding Liren. Get all the live updates right here.