In the match for the title of world chess champion, reigning world champion Ding Lijen of China defeated Indian contender tournament winner Dommaraju Gukesh in his first game.
Oku.Az TASS reports that the meeting took place in Singapore.
At the beginning of the game, Gukesh tried to take the initiative but failed.
Lijen won the match that lasted 4 hours and 11 minutes.
After the first game, the score is 1:0 in favor of the Chinese chess player. The second match will be played on November 26.
It should be noted that the fight for the chess crown consists of 14 games with classical time control. If in the fourteenth game one of the chess players has achieved 7.5 points, the winner of the game can be determined in advance. In case of a tie, the players will play a tiebreaker.
