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    Ding Liren becomes first Chinese world champion in chess

    Ding makes history
    May 1, 2023
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    DING Liren beat Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi to become the first Chinese world chess champion on Sunday.

    READ: How the Philippines lost a potential world champion

    The 30-year-old Chinese grandmaster won in the tiebreak through a rapid time format after their classical match ended in a 7-7 deadlock at the St. Regis Hotel in Astana, Kazakhstan.

    “I feel that this was the match that reflects the deepest part of my soul,” said Ding as quoted by Chess.com.

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      A new world champion was crowned after five-time winner Magnus Carlsen declined to defend his 2021 title.

      Ding also bagged the EUR 1.1 million top prize while Nepomniachtchi settled for EUR 900,000 after blowing a second chance to win the world title.

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