Ding Liren becomes world chess champion after beating Ian Nepomniachtchi in enthralling finale

The final day of the World Chess Championship was always going to be a nervy affair, but few could have predicted just how tense the battle would be.

World Chess Championship 2023 Highlights: Ding Liren beats Nepomniachtchi to become 1st world champion from China

Ding Liren defeats Ian Nepomniachtchi, becomes first Chinese World chess champion - Transport - TASS

Ding collapses under time pressure as Nepomniachtchi regains world championship lead

If Ian Nepomniachtchi wins the world championship match with Ding Liren particularly convincingly (or vice versa), will that go some way towards legitimising the winner's status as a legitimate world champion?

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Ding Liren defeats Ian Nepomniachtchi to win World Chess Championship – as it happened, World Chess Championship 2023

Ding Liren defeats Ian Nepomniachtchi to win World Chess Championship – as it happened, World Chess Championship 2023

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