Ding Liren and challenger D Gukesh are tied at three points each in the World Chess Championship. Ding aims to stretch the match to tie-breaks due to his strength in faster formats, while Gukesh's bold approach seeks to win in the classical format.

It's Game 6 in the World Chess Championship as both India's D Gukesh and China's Ding Liren will push to take an advantage with the scores being level at 2.5 points each. The previous Game 5 ended up being a draw as reigning world champion Ding had a good chance to pile up the pressure but he missed on his advantage in the endgame.

Carlsen, Kramnik, Nakamura left unimpressed by quality on show in title showdown between Ding Liren and Gukesh.