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Ding Liren (Chinese: 丁立人; born 24 October 1992) is a Chinese chess grandmaster and the reigning World Chess Champion. He is the highest-rated Chinese chess player in history and also a three-time Chinese Chess Champion.
Ding Liren is the reigning FIDE World Chess Champion after defeating GM Ian Nepomniachtchi in the 2023 World Championship. Like most world champions, a combination of dominance and close calls have defined Ding's career leading up to winning the title.
Jun 6, 2024 · World Champion Ding Liren finally has something to celebrate after beating GM Hikaru Nakamura in armageddon. That is good news for world number-one Magnus Carlsen, who extended his Norway Chess 2024 lead to 1.5 points before the final round after an armageddon win over GM Alireza Firouzja.
Apr 30, 2023 · The 30-year-old is the highest-rated Chinese player in history and the chess world champions in both the open and women’s category now come from China. Ding’s victory ends the reign of five-time...
Apr 30, 2023 · GM Ding Liren is the new world champion after beating GM Ian Nepomniachtchi in the final rapid tiebreak game of the 2023 FIDE World Championship. Following a 7-7 tie in a thrilling 14-game classical match, it all came down to the final rapid game, which Ding won with Black in sensational style.
Jun 12, 2023 · Ding Liren is a Chinese chess player who became the world chess champion in 2023. Ding learned chess at the age of four. His hometown, Wenzhou, is known in China for its strong chess culture, and as a child Ding studied under the same coaches that taught women’s world champion Zhu Chen.
May 1, 2023 · Ding Liren has become China's first men's world chess champion, after defeating Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi. Ding, 30, won a rapid-play tiebreaker after 14 first-stage games at the World Chess...
May 1, 2023 · After one of the most dramatic and combative title matches for decades, Ding Liren became China’s first overall world champion, and the 17th in the historic series, on Sunday.
Apr 30, 2023 · Ding prevailed in a rapid-play tiebreaker against Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia. He is the first Chinese man to hold the world title.
May 1, 2023 · Ding Liren has become China's first men's world chess champion, after defeating Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi. Ding, 30, won a rapid-play tiebreaker after 14 first-stage games at the World Chess...
