Magnus Carlsen on Game 13 draw: ‘Gukesh did his job well for a long time, but Ding survived with a combo of skill and luck’
World No 1 Magnus Carlsen was appreciative of both D Gukesh’s strategic thinking and Ding Liren’s ability to wriggle out of a tight situation as the World Chess Championship’s penultimate game ended in a draw to keep things level between the contenders.
Gukesh had his chances in Game 13, but could not overcome a resilient Ding Liren as the penultimate game of the World Chess Championship ended in a draw on Wednesday.
“He showed fighting spirit in his opening choice,” Carlsen said of Gukesh’s gameplay in his recap for Take Take Take. “After that, yeah of course he was he was trying to win but, who wouldn’t? Like he didn’t have a single moment in the game where there was any risk to his position at all so I think anybody practically would try and win in this situation.”
“You know, he did h...