The ninth game of Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren for the chess crown ended in a draw
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Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi and Chinese Ding Liren tied in the ninth game of the match for the chess crown. The match takes place in Astana.
The game ended on the 82nd move, Nepomniachtchi played with White. The game became the longest in this confrontation, the previous ones ended before 60 moves. Now the score is 5-4 in favor of the Russian. The next batch will take place on Thursday.
Recall that the reigning world champion Norwegian Magnus Carlsen did not defend his title. In the ranking of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), Nepomniachtchi takes second place after Carlsen, Ding Liren is third.
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