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Leading edge for Gukesh

World Chess Championship »After seven consecutive stalemates, India GM wins Game 11 to take 6-5 lead as Chinese defending champion Ding Liren blunders; three rounds remaining

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India’s D Gukesh during his win over China’s Ding Liren in the 11th round of the World Chess Championship in Singapore yesterday. Pic/PTI

India’s D Gukesh during his win over China’s Ding Liren in the 11th round of the World Chess Championship in Singapore yesterday. Pic/PTI

Grandmaster D Gukesh made a huge strike forward towards becoming the youngest-ever world champion defeating Ding Liren of China in the 11th game of the World Chess Championship here on Sunday.

With just three games to come, Gukesh took the lead for the first time in the match, with scoreline now reading 6-5 in favour of the 18-year-old 
Indian.

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