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.

After five games, both players have won one game each with the overall score of the best-of-14 contest poised at 2.5-2.5.

The World Chess Championship match between D. Gukesh and Ding Liren will consist of 14 games. The first player to score 7.5 points will be crowned the World Champion. If the match ends in a tie after all 14 games, a tiebreak will be held the following day to determine the winner.