Featured is Game 11 between Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren from the 2023 World Chess Championship match. We follow game 5 of this match with the Ruy Lopez, Closed. Play deviates on move 8 with Nepomniachtchi opting for a3 instead of c3. With the c3 square vacant, white can now pivot on this square with his queen knight. Going into game 11 Ian Nepomniachtchi leads 5.5 points to Ding’s 4.5 points. The 2023 World Chess Championship is a best of 14-game match being played in Astana, Kazakhstan. The first player to earn 7.5 points will receive the lion’s share (60%) of the approximately $2.2 million prize pool and claim the most prestigious title in chess: ‘World Chess Champion’.
Image of Ian Nepomniachtchi courtesy of Lennart Ootes
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