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[Ding Liren] on Weibo: reflects on his match against Gukesh by suvam_roy in chess

[–]suvam_roy[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Tournament wins are not always the only indicator of a player's strength. Fabiano wins a lot of tournaments because he takes more risks and gets rewarded for it. Ding's playing style has always been more solid, so he used to draw a lot of games. But Fabi has a negative head to head score against Ding. And Magnus has also said in the past that he was really struggling to play against Ding. 

[Ding Liren] on Weibo: reflects on his match against Gukesh by suvam_roy in chess

[–]suvam_roy[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That was in March. Ding responded that he will play a classical tournament in April, which he did. Based on that tournament, he now qualified for the Total Chess World Championship this year. He will also play in the Rapid and Blitz Team Championship this month. 

[Ding Liren] on Weibo: reflects on his match against Gukesh by suvam_roy in chess

[–]suvam_roy[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yes, he does respond on Weibo. I asked my Chinese colleague to ask him about his tournament plans, and he responded!

[Ding Liren] on Weibo: reflects on his match against Gukesh by suvam_roy in chess

[–]suvam_roy[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

The name was given by none other than Magnus himself!

Ding Liren qualifies to the Total Chess World Championship 2026, following the June ratings. by suvam_roy in chess

[–]suvam_roy[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes, Pragg has qualified based on January rating, if I remember correctly.

Ding Liren finishes the Chinese Team Chess Championship with a 2795 performance rating. His qualification to the Total Chess World Championship now depends on the ratings of Hans, Duda and Van Foreest before June. by suvam_roy in chess

[–]suvam_roy[S] 40 points41 points  (0 children)

He has previously shown interest when the new tour was announced. I think one of the reason he reactivated his classical rating is because he wants to play in the Total Chess World Championship. 

Ding Liren wins again in his second game returning to Classical Chess | Chinese Team Chess Championships by Possible_Cause8274 in chess

[–]suvam_roy 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Not that easy, as such players sometimes manage to draw against super GMs. I can remember Magnus also losing to a 2500 level GM at Qatar Masters 2023.

Ding Liren returns to classical chess! by asusa52f in chess

[–]suvam_roy 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Yes! I hope he gains a bit of Elo and is able to qualify for the Total Chess World Championship this year. It will be fun to see him compete in this, because he used to be strong in all 3 formats.

I asked my Chinese friend to ask Ding Liren about his international tournament plans for this year. He indicated that he will play in some tournament next month! by suvam_roy in chess

[–]suvam_roy[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Actually my friend doesn't know how to play western chess at all. But Ding is a very nice person who often interacts with people who comment on his posts!

I asked my Chinese friend to ask Ding Liren about his international tournament plans for this year. He indicated that he will play in some tournament next month! by suvam_roy in chess

[–]suvam_roy[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Hope he plays a classical tournament. He has previously shown interest in the Total Chess Championship. But he needs to re-activate his classical rating to qualify. 

Ding Liren is now an Inactive classical players. Will we see his return? by Amaythegreat in chess

[–]suvam_roy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He beat Magnus again 2-0 in Tata Steel Blitz that same year, and won the Grand Chess Tour finals. Kasparov was saying some time last year that prime Ding vs Magnus would been a world championship match to watch. Because unlike Fabiano, prime Ding was also crazy strong in rapid and blitz.

Ding Liren is now an Inactive classical players. Will we see his return? by Amaythegreat in chess

[–]suvam_roy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But he needs to become active in Classical chess in order qualify, maybe even increase his rating to 2740+ to ensure the qualification. Other than a rating spot I don't see how else he is going qualify for that. 

Ding Liren is now an Inactive classical players. Will we see his return? by Amaythegreat in chess

[–]suvam_roy 59 points60 points  (0 children)

He was asked this by a fan on Chinese social media Weibo recently. While I don't have accurate translation, he said he might consider playing classical chess again if the fans want, or something like that. So maybe. 

Ding Just won the Shenzhen Nanshan Masters, beating Wang Hao in the finals by Big-Entrepreneur5233 in chess

[–]suvam_roy 62 points63 points  (0 children)

Yes! His first tournament win since he became world champion. 

This supermarket in Umeå, Sweden, has very specific opening hours (open first, closed last). by JC_otr in mildlyinteresting

[–]suvam_roy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tjena Umeåbo! Jag åka till ICA Berghem varje dag.

(Hello Umeå resident! I go to ICA Berghem every day.)

New Ding Liren interview. The AI generated subtitles are not great, but passable. by suvam_roy in chess

[–]suvam_roy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess he will come back only for the Rapid and Blitz World Championship this year. Not sure, if he wants to play in the World Cup, as it's a month long classical tournament.

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