Ding finally is a slight favorite.
Ding plays the White pieces in Game 14, so he presumably will have an even easier time playing for a Draw if he eventually feels like it -or- trying for a Win if he thinks the pressure is getting to Gukesh. It has been said that Ding might have an advantage after Game 14, when the tiebreaking begins with rapid chess games.
' Ding, meanwhile, has usually adopted a conservative approach with the white pieces during the match. Will he try to push for a short draw and take the match to rapid tiebreaks on Friday, when he's at least on paper the favorite? Not according to his post-game interview with FM Mike Klein, where he commented,
"I don’t think you will see a short draw!" ' ^
Ding finally is a slight favorite.
Ding plays the White pieces in Game 14, so he presumably will have an even easier time playing for a Draw if he eventually feels like it -or- trying for a Win if he thinks the pressure is getting to Gukesh. It has been said that Ding might have an advantage after Game 14, when the tiebreaking begins with rapid chess games.
' Ding, meanwhile, has usually adopted a conservative approach with the white pieces during the match. Will he try to push for a short draw and take the match to rapid tiebreaks on Friday, when he's at least on paper the favorite? Not according to his post-game interview with FM Mike Klein, where he commented,
"I don’t think you will see a short draw!" ' ^
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