Ding Liren becomes world chess champion after beating Ian Nepomniachtchi in enthralling finale

The final day of the World Chess Championship was always going to be a nervy affair, but few could have predicted just how tense the battle would be.

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Ding Liren crowned king of World chess after beating Nepomniachtchi in the fourth tie-breaker - The Hindu

If Ian Nepomniachtchi wins the world championship match with Ding Liren particularly convincingly (or vice versa), will that go some way towards legitimising the winner's status as a legitimate world champion?

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Ding Liren becomes world chess champion after beating Ian Nepomniachtchi in enthralling finale

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