After the disaster of the second game, the question was whether Ding Liren would recover. The answer was yes. And the world championship title is still a long way off. On Wednesday, the Chinese world No. 3 looked much better as he drew with black.
Ian Nepomniachtchi was still leading the proceedings (2-1), but his revitalized opponent showed that he was far from having given up. This third game, in which he controlled events, should give Ding plenty of confidence for the rest of the match. Caught up by his emotions in the first two games, as he had blithely admitted, the Chinese player, who said he felt much better, was delighted with the day’s result: “I’m very happy with my performance. I tried to play to win at one point, but I couldn’t find the key. I think this draw is a decent result for both of us. “.
