FIDE World Championship: All down to the wire with Ding, Gukesh locked at 6.5 each

D Gukesh and Ding Liren battled to a draw in the 13th game of the World Chess Championship, leaving the score tied at 6.5 points each. Gukesh, with white pieces, pushed hard but Ding’s resilient defense forced a draw. The final classical game will decide the champion, with tiebreaks if needed.