Nepo's revenge! #TataSteelChess
It only took two games to get his first victory against Ding Liren since the World Championship (the first one, in the #SuperbetChessClassic, ended in a draw).
Congratulations David Navara on winning the European Blitz Championship! 🥳 🏆
It was a pleasure to have him as a commentator during #NepoDing, it is an even greater pleasure to see him win such a prestigious tournament!
Yet another month of records at #Lichess! :party_ball: #NepoDing game 2 is the new most viewed round ever, beating #CarlsenNepo game 6
The average views per game of the #WorldChessChampionship is increased by 5%
More than 100 million rated #chess games played, again!
What a #WCC23#chess match! Ding going for it all in the last rapid tiebreak was right out of a fictional playbook for the most exciting possible match. I still wish the match weren’t decided in rapid games, but at least it wasn’t blitz or Armageddon (ugh)! And those last moments at the board with Nepo…devastation. All the drama you could ask for. #NepoDing
♟️ Since everybody is talking about #Ding Liren being the First Chinese World Chess Champion - and I see that the press conference repeats this - it would be more accurate to say that he is the First Chinese Male World Chess Champion.
In 1991, Xie Jun defeated Maia Chiburdanidze and became the first Chinese Women's Chess Champion, ending over a decade of dominance by Soviet players. She kept the title until 1996.
#Ding Liren is the new World #Chess#Champion! What an amazing match and an amazing tiebreaker. Huge respect for both #NepoDing and a deserved winner today.
Last game of the World Championship with the score standing level. A draw in this game will result in fast time control play offs. I guess Ding wants to win it in this game, because as White he is throwing down the gauntlet
FM Nate Solon's newest blog is about the #Lichess opening explorer; Its effect on the current #worldchesschampionship match and how to use it to improve your openings.