Gukesh managed to win the third game, but he will need to be at his best going forward. Any mistake could significantly harm his chances of becoming only the 2nd Indian to win.

Gukesh converted his advantage in the third game against Ding Liren. Winning Game 3 mattered even more as Thursday is the first rest day.

At just 18 years old, Gukesh is setting out on an ambitious journey to become the youngest world chess champion in history. He faces Ding Liren at Singapore's Resorts World Sentosa in a championship that traces its roots back to 1886.

BEHIND the scenes of the heated world chess championship showdown between Chinese Ding Liren and Indian Gukesh Dommaraju in Singapore is a Filipino icon that never ceased to make history. His name is Eugene Torre.

With the scores level, it is unlikely that Liren will pull out all the stops in the next game slated on November 29

Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju has scored his first win in his world title match with China’s Ding Liren after the reigning champion shockingly lost on time in the third game of their $2.5m showdown in Singapore.