World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE Updates, Game 5: Gukesh holds time advantage over Ding Liren in opening

Although Ding has used 26 extra minutes than Gukesh at the moment, the Chinese has played with a better accuracy till now. According to engine, Ding’s accuracy is 99.5 while Gukesh has been playing with an accuracy of 99.1 after 15 moves. 

And finally, here comes the move no. 14 from Ding. He played h6 after spending 33 mins. 

Ding has been forced to think for his 14th move. From 1 hr 49 min, his clock has come down to 1 hr 22 min. Will this be the make or break point of this game? 

Gukesh’s rook to e1 meant Ding’s king was forced to retreat back and he took this opportunity to exchange the same rook. 

1 e4 e6 

2 d4 d5 

3 exd5 exd5 

4 f3 f6 

5 d3 c5 

6 c3 c4 

7 c2 d6 

8 Qe2+ Qe7 

9 Qxe7+ Kxe7 

10 O-O Re8

Gukesh is made to think to play his 11th move. He uses 13 minutes to play rook to e1 while giving a check. 

Gukesh castles on the kingside after trading queens in just the ninth move. Bold choice from the Indian here to play the rest of the game without the strongest piece, essentially forcing this round to the midgame quickly. 

Gukesh chops off Ding’s d5 pawn to make it the exchange variation of French Defense. 

Ding replies Gukesh’s e4 with e6 and it is another French Defense Game after d4 d5. 

Gukesh starts with 1.e4 so no surprises today. Repeat of round 1

The World Chess Championship match will consist of 14 classical games. Each game will adhere to a time control of 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the remainder of the game, with a 30-second increment per move starting from move 41.

The 2024 World Chess Championship match between D. Gukesh and Ding Liren consists of 14 games. The first player to score 7.5 points will be crowned the World Champion. If the match ends in a tie after all 14 games, a tiebreak will be held the following day to determine the winner.

Results so far

Game 1 - November 25, 2024 - Ding Liren beat Gukesh

Game 2 - November 26, 2024 - Round ended in a draw

Game 3 - November 27, 2024 - Gukesh beat Ding Liren

Rest Day - November 28, 2024 - Thursday 

Game 4 - November 29, 2024 - Round ended in a draw

Game 5 - November 30, 2024 - Saturday 

Game 6 - December 1, 2024 - Sunday 

Rest Day - December 2, 2024 - Monday 

Game 7 - December 3, 2024 - Tuesday 

Game 8 - December 4, 2024 - Wednesday 

Game 9 - December 5, 2024 - Thursday 

Rest Day - December 6, 2024 - Friday 

Game 10 - December 7, 2024 - Saturday 

Game 11 - December 8, 2024 - Sunday 

Game 12 - December 9, 2024 - Monday 

Rest Day - December 10, 2024 - Tuesday 

Game 13 - December 11, 2024 - Wednesday 

Game 14 - December 12, 2024 - Thursday 

Tie-breaks (If needed) - December 13, 2024 - Wednesday

Where to watch the D. Gukesh vs Ding Liren World Chess Championship 2024 matches?

The World Chess Championship 2024 match between Gukesh and Ding will be streamed on FIDE social media handles (YouTube, Twitch), Chess.com social media handles (YouTube, Twitch) etc.

You can follow all the live action, commentary, moves and live chess board widgets on Sportstar’s daily match blog.

Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the World Chess Championship, where India’s D. Gukesh will take on reigning champion China’s Ding Liren in Game 5 at the Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore on Saturday.

After four rounds, the World Championship series is tied of 2-2.