Ding Liren goes for repetition at move 18.! ⎸2018 Candidates, Round 6

March 17, 2018 NHaselton Uncategorized

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Ding Liren vs Sergey Karjakin, Neo-Grunfeld Defense, Classical D78
2018 World Chess Candidates Tournament, Rd. 6

An embarassing performance by the Chinese super GM. DIng Liren went for a repetition on move 18. against Sergey, who has tried to play an interesting attacking game. Definitely not the way to play if you want to become the world champion.

Standings after round 6:

1. Fabiano Caruana 4/6
2. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 4/6
3. Ding Liren 3/6
4. Vladimir Kramnik 3/6
5. Alexander Grischuk 3/6
6. Wesley So 2.5/6
7. Levon Aronian 2.5/6
8. Sergey Karjakin 2/6

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