Ding Liren Becomes the First Chinese World Chess Champion

The World Chess Championship 2023 was held from April 7 to 30 at St. Regis Astana Hotel in Astana, Kazakhstan. The chess match was between Ding Liren of China and Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia. The match involved 14 games and 4 tiebreakers. In the last tiebreaker, Ding Liren defeated Nepomniachtchi and became the 17th World Chess Champion. Along with that, he secured a place in history as China’s first world chess champion.

The previous World Chess Champion title was won by Magnus Carlsen from Norway.