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The Chinese Ding Liren wins the first round of the Chess World Championship in Singapore. In a furious game, the world champion defeats his challenger Gukesh from India after four hours and 42 moves. Ding had not played well before the World Championship and had not won a game for a long time. That is why many people gave Gukesh the better chance. Chess grandmaster Niclas Huschenbeth analyzed the first game for ZEIT ONLINE. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ You can find explainer videos from ZEIT ONLINE on political, scientific and social topics here: • Explainer from ZEIT ONLINE You can see background information, impressions and personal stories in the documentaries and reports from ZEIT ONLINE: • Documentaries & reports from ZEIT ONLINE #Schach #chess #schachwm #zeitonline