Gukesh and Ding Liren draw Game 4 of tied World Chess Championship final

Indian teenager and China’s reigning world champion record second draw of 14-game final in Singapore.

India’s Gukesh Dommaraju and reigning world champion Ding Liren of China have tied their fourth match of the ongoing World Chess Championship final with the overall score level at 2-2 in Singapore.

The 18-year-old Indian grandmaster levelled the series on Wednesday after his Chinese counterpart won the first match while the second was also tied. The third match was settled by Ding falling behind the clock, which neither did significantly in the conservative latest encounter on Friday.

Indeed, the match appeared destined for a draw throughout with only a brief move of aggression into Gukesh’s half by Ding, which eventually came to nothing following a retreat.

“I had a rest day to recover from the tough loss. I am in a very good mood,” Ding told reporters. “This round, I tried to play safe. It turns out I got a little bit of an advantage.

“The score is still balanced. There are more games to come.”