Dign Liren is playing with white pieces in game 4 after Gukesh secured a confidence-boosting victory in Game 3 right before the first rest day.

Gukesh's games with white have been driven by preparation, but the games with black have shown his problem-solving ability

The World Chess Championship match between D. Gukesh and Ding Liren will consist of 14 games. The first player to score 7.5 points will be crowned the World Champion. If the match ends in a tie after all 14 games, a tiebreak will be held the following day to determine the winner.

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Gukesh must have been the happier of the two, as he denied Ding, the defending champion, any advantage he may have hoped for with the white pieces.

A draw that was coming from about mid-game eventually came around in move 42 when by repetition D Gukesh and Ding Liren accepted it as the inevitable result. The draw leaves the scores tied at 2 - 2 after game 5, and the match as evenly poised as it could be.

Game 4 of the FIDE World Chess Championship 2024 in Singapore ended in a 42-move draw between Gukesh D and reigning champion Ding Liren. Following Gukesh’s Game 3 win, the intense rivalry continues, with both players employing innovative strategies.

The two players signed peace after 42 moves and are tied on 2 points each after four games of the 14-round showdown