Indian GM Gukesh Dommaraju frittered away a strong positional and time advantage as reigning champion Ding Liren of China put up a strong defence and escaped with a draw in Game 7 of their FIDE World Chess Championship Final here on Tuesday. 

Fluctuating fortunes

In a game, where fortunes swung like a pendulum, Gukesh had the golden opportunity of taking a one-point advantage with a win in the 14-game encounter where the player reaching 7.5 points will claim the title and also the lion’s share of the prize fund of US$2.5 million.