World Chess Championship 2023 Game 11 Live: With time running out, Ding Liren looking to cut down Ian Nepomniachtchi’s one-point lead

World Chess Championship. (Photo: FIDE/Stev Bonhage)
Such an entertaining World Chess Championships, which has seen both players attack, win and defend whenever they have to, could be decided a single point. Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi, who leads Ding Liren 5.5-4.5 after 10 games, is probably banking on it. He has his task cut out: he just can’t afford to lose a game.
Game 10 on Sunday at the St Regis in Astana, Kazakhstan, was a clear indication that Nepo is not going to go on the offensive when playing with Black pieces. More importantly, he’s prepared to not give Ding any chance of getting that equalising win. This means that Ding will have to come up with something truly extraordinary in order to win. With only four games to go, it seems a Herculean task.  [Read More]