World Chess Championship 2024 Game 8. Gukesh turned down an early draw offer, aiming to push for a decisive result against the reigning world. The fide world championship 2024 match is the first in 138 years to feature two contestants from asia, the reigning world champion, china’s ding liren and challenger dommaraju.

Six games of classical chess remain. India’s d gukesh and china’s ding liren played out a draw in the eighth round of the.