China defeated Spain in round 5 of the Chess Olympiad 2024. Ding Liren held Shirov to a draw with the black pieces and Wei Yi scored the winning point. For Ding Liren this is a fourth consecutive draw at the Olympiad. So far he has lost 4,4 ELO points. His opponent for the World Chess Championship 2024 in Singapore Gukesh D is doing much better, having scored 4,0/4 and added 11,9 ELO.
Ding Liren himself considers Gukesh the favorite for the World Chess Championship 2024. He confessed this in a video interview for Anna Burtasova.
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