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Yang Nepomniachtchi was defeated by Ding Liren in the world chess championship

Kazakhstan World Chess Championship

China's Ding Liren smiles while speaking after his victory in the FIDE World Chess Championship in Astana, Kazakhstan, Sunday, April 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Stanislav Filippov) Source: AP / Stanislav Filippov/AP

Ding Liren defeats Ian Nepomniachtchi to win World Chess Championship. Leonid Sandler, president of Chess Victoria, commenting on the recent news from the World Chess Championship in Kazakhstan.



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