Featured is Game 13 between Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren from the 2023 World Chess Championship match. We follow game 5 of this match with another Ruy Lopez, Closed. Nepomniachtchi deviates with 10. Be3. Ding’s strong pressure on Nepomniachtchi’s e4 pawn compelled him into taking a passive approach. Once Ding broke with d5, reminiscent of the liberating d5 break in the Sicilian Defense, the tables began to turn in his favor. Going into game 13 the players are tied at 6 points each. 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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