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Nielsen: Ding Liren is favorite for the match with Gukesh

The world is praising the performance of Gukesh in the Chess Olympiad 2024, where he is going strong with the team of India and has earned perfect 4,0/4 points. The chess community considers him a favorite for the World Chess Championship 2024 in Singapore. Even Ding Liren considers Gukesh favorite for the World Championship

Peter Heine Nielsen, coach of many times World Champion Magnus Carlsen, is on the other pole. He says, “Gukesh with 4 wins, and Ding 4 draws. Based on the skills needed to win a WC-match, Ding is the man in form.”

Both Gukesh and Ding are in action today, and you can follow their live games here

More: World Chess Championship 2024 is sponsored by Google / Gukesh – Ding game 1 2024

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