Magnus Carlsen said this was the best game of the world championship between Gukesh and Ding Liren. In particular, he was impressed by Gukesh and his team’s idea to play 7.Re1.

Gukesh clinched his first win over Liren by outplaying the Chinese on time control in the third round to draw level on points. Both players now have 1.5 points each after the second game ended in a draw on.

Magnus Carlsen has been left disappointed with D Gukesh’s performance against Ding Liren in the ongoing 2024 World Chess Championship match, stating that he is not impressed with the Indian.

Ding Liren and challenger D Gukesh are tied at three points each in the World Chess Championship. Ding aims to stretch the match to tie-breaks due to his strength in faster formats, while Gukesh's bold approach seeks to win in the classical format.

Carlsen, Kramnik, Nakamura left unimpressed by quality on show in title showdown between Ding Liren and Gukesh.

The 14-game-series stands balanced at 3 points each at the end of round 6 of the summit clash between Chinese Champion Liren and Indian Challenger Gukesh, with both players trading blow for blow up until now.