This is an instructive observation from the reigning world champion. For the whole year now, it's plagued Ding -- he has previously admitted to the well-documented problems of 2024 being centred around his inability to convert advantageous positions into wins.

D Gukesh and Ding Liren remained tied at 2.5-2.5 after an intense Game 5 draw in the World Chess Championship, with Gukesh's resilient defense countering Ding's calculated aggression to keep the series evenly poised.

On move 23, Gukesh opted to pick off Ding Liren’s knight with a pawn rather than his rook. It was a blunder that could have cost the teen the game. But Gukesh managed to sidestep himself out of troubl