World Championship: After three draws, Liren-Gukesh would like to register a win, both players are on par
After the sixth round of play between Gukesh and Liren, the match is going on very closely and at the moment both have three points. The last three innings between Gukesh and Liren were draws and now both will face each other in the seventh round on Tuesday.
Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh could not perform well against defending champion Ding Liren in the World Chess championship till the sixth round, but he has kept his Chinese opponent on par. After the sixth round of play between Gukesh and Liren, the match is going on very closely and at the moment both have three points. The last three innings between Gukesh and Liren were draws and now both will face each other in the seventh round on Tuesday. During this, the eyes of Gukesh and Liren will be set on registering a win.
18-year-old Gukesh lost the first game despite playing with white pieces, but the second game was a confidence booster for this indian player because the Chinese player did not make any effort to win and allowed an easy draw. Gukesh made a good comeback by winning the third game by taking advantage of Liren's mistake, but after this, in the next three games, none of the players thought it appropriate to take a risk and shared the points among themselves. This match is of 14 rounds and whichever player scores 7.5 points first will become the world champion.
Looking at the kind of game both the players have shown so far, no one can be considered a strong contender. Gukesh will play the seventh game with white pieces on Tuesday. He would like to take advantage of this and put pressure on the Chinese player. Gukesh will play two of the next three games with white pieces and if he has to take a strong step towards becoming the world champion, then he will have to show his best game in these.
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