Gukesh beats Ding Liren in Game 3; ties World Chess Championship final

Indian teenager makes comeback on day three after losing the opening game and drawing the second one in Singapore.

India’s Gukesh Dommaraju has won the third game of the ongoing World Chess Championship final against reigning world champion Ding Liren of China to tie the overall score at 1.5-1.5 in Singapore.

The 18-year-old Indian grandmaster won Wednesday’s game after putting his Chinese counterpart under pressure. As a result, Liren fell behind the clock and lost the game on the third day of the final.

Both grandmasters are now tied in the 14-game final, which will break for a rest day on Thursday, before the action resumes for Game 4 on Friday.

“It feels great,” Gukesh said after the third game.