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Ding Liren snatches victory from the jaws of defeat

Ding Liren

Ding Liren is back! | photo: Stev Bonhage, FIDE

Ding Liren has levelled the World Championship match at 6:6 with two games to go after an incredible Game 12. Ian Nepomniachtchi played a dubious opening but won the middlegame battle and was suddenly playing fast and well in a dominant position. A win would mean almost certainly becoming the 17th World Champion, but Ian played too fast, lost control and ultimately crumbled under pressure. Match on!

Replay Game 12 of the FIDE World Championship match in Astana, Kazakhstan between Ding Liren and Ian Nepomniachtchi (or replay the game with computer analysis).

Nepomniachtchi-Ding World Chess Championship · Round 12

2023.04.26 · chess24.com

Nepomniachtchi, Ian 2795
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Ding, Liren 2788
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1.d4Nf62.Nf3d53.e3c54.Nbd2cxd45.exd4Qc76.c3Bd77.Bd3Nc68.O-OBg49.Re1e610.Nf1Bd611.Bg5O-O12.Bxf6gxf613.Ng3f514.h3Bxf315.Qxf3Ne716.Nh5Kh817.g4Rg818.Kh1Ng619.Bc2Nh420.Qe3Rg621.Rg1f422.Qd3Qe723.Rae1Qg524.c4dxc425.Qc3b526.a4b427.Qxc4Rag828.Qc6Bb829.Qb7Rh630.Be4Rf831.Qxb4Qd832.Qc3Ng633.Bg2Qh434.Re2f535.Rxe6Rxh536.gxh5Qxh537.d5+Kg838.d61-0

And here's the day's live commentary from Fabiano Caruana, Tania Sachdev and Robert Hess.

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See also

Nepomniachtchi shuts things down in Game 11

Ian Nepomniachtchi Ding Liren

Nepomniachtchi gets one game closer to the title

Ian Nepomniachtchi

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