Game 1: Gukesh D vs Ding Liren, World Chess Championship 2024

Featured is Game 1 of the World Chess Championship 2024, showcasing a historic battle between defending champion Ding Liren of China and challenger Gukesh Dommaraju of India. If 18-year-old Gukesh D wins this match he would become the youngest ever World Chess Champion, shattering Garry Kasparov’s record by 4 years! This highly anticipated best-of-14 classical games match has a time control of 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment starting from move 41. With a staggering prize fund of US$2.5 million, each player earns US$200,000 for each game won (including forfeits), while the remaining prize pool is split equally. In the event of a tiebreak, the winner will receive US$1.3 million, and the runner-up will take home US$1.2 million. The match is being held at Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore, drawing the attention of the global chess community to this prestigious event. Who do you think will win?

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Game 1: Gukesh D vs Ding Liren, World Chess Championship 2024

Below the video, there is a pop quiz with three questions. If you are interested in improving your game, devote some time to answering them before watching the video.
https://youtu.be/M3NI3r9wsuI

Question 1 of 3: How should white respond to 10...h5?

Question 2 of 3: What is black's best reply to 22. Qf4?

Question 3 of 3: Is the a2-pawn poison?

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