D. Gukesh vs Ding Liren, World Chess Championship LIVE Updates, Game 3: Gukesh accepts Ding’s Queen trade offer in Queen’s Gambit Declined game

Wow, Ding offers Queen’s trade and Gukesh accepts in the 10th move. Is the game heading to another quick draw?

Gukesh has been aggressive today. After playing h3 in the seventh move, he goes for g4 in the ninth. The Indian has only used one minute and one second while Ding has also used his first 25 minutes. 

1. d4 Nf6

2. Nf3 d5 

3. c4 e6

4. cxd5 exd5 

5. Nc3 c6 

6. Qc2 g6 

7. h3 Bf5

8. Qb3 Qb6

9. g4

Ding replies with knight to f6 followed by Gukesh’s knight to f3. 

Surprise, surprise! Gukesh starts with 1. d4 with white pieces and straightaway pushes Ding to think. 

Indian Grandmaster D. Gukesh said he is focused on taking it one game at a time and is hoping for “many more good days” as he aims to upstage Ding Liren and become the youngest world champion in chess.

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.

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

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

Game 3 - November 27, 2024 - Wednesday 

Rest Day - November 28, 2024 - Thursday 

Game 4 - November 29, 2024 - Friday 

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 3 at the Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore on Wednesday.

Gukesh held Ding to a draw with Black in second round after losing the first round with lighter pieces. The 18-year-old Indian prodigy will again have White today and will be eager to cut down on Ding’s full-point lead.