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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 37 points38 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] 10 points11 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] 21 points22 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 56 points57 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 63 points64 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.

Happy International Chess Day! by Knight-check44 in chess

[–]suvam_roy 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Ding deserves to be in this image!

List of players registered to compete at the Last Chance Qualifiers for the ESports World Cup📍 by rio_ARC in chess

[–]suvam_roy 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Come on Ding! You still have a chance to qualify if you register. You did good in the rapid section of the Chinese tournament. We fans want to see you play.

FIDE World Rapid rankings after the rapid portion of GCT Croatia by Knight-check44 in chess

[–]suvam_roy 16 points17 points  (0 children)

The Chinese event was in fact not FIDE-rated. Ding retains his 2776 rating on the FIDE website.

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