D. Gukesh, left, the Indian challenger, speaks with world champion Ding Liren of China at the conclusion of game 2 of their world title match in Singapore on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024.
GAME 2 of the World Championship ended as a peaceful draw after 23 moves.
The game was a very dull affair and Gukesh did not try to be ambitious in this game with the black pieces. Ding Liren felt comfortable with the white pieces and did not feel any pressure at all.
It was noted by Ding that his second, super GM Richard Rapport from Hungary, prepared 1.e4 and convinced him to play it for game 2.
Ding still has surprises for this match and it will be interesting to see what he will use against Gukesh in game 3 and further rounds.
After game 3 is the first of the rest days.
The current score match score after 2 rounds is 1.5 – 0.5 in Ding’s favor,
White: Ding Liren (2728)
Black: Gukesh D (2783)
FIDE World Championship
Singapore 2024
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.a4 d6 7.0–0 h6 8.Be3 Be6 9.a5 Bxc4 10.dxc4 0–0 11.Bxc5 dxc5 12.b3 Qxd1 13.Rfxd1 Rad8 14.Rdc1 Nd4 15.Ne1! Rd6 16.Kf1 g6 17.Rd1 Rfd8 18.f3 Kg7 19.Kf2 h5 20.Ne2 Nc6 21.Nc3 Nd4 22.Ne2 Nc6 23.Nc3 Nd4 ½–½
