The 2020 Candidates: Ding Liren

With Ding Liren we reach one of the two absolute favourites to win the 2020 Candidates Tournament. The Chinese no. 1 and world no. 3’s recent 100-game unbeaten streak demonstrated how hard he’d become to beat, but the criticism was that he was too solid to score full points against the very best players. In the last year that’s changed, with the Sinquefield Cup and Grand Chess Tour triumphs including wins over both Fabiano and Magnus. Can he take the final step and win the Candidates, or will his preparation have been shaken by the coronavirus?

China's Ding Liren defeats USA's Fabiano Caruana in Round 3 at World Chess Candidates Tournament

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Introducing Candidates: Ding Liren

Candidates 2020: Four in the lead as Ding Liren suffers a second loss

The 2020 Candidates: Fabiano Caruana

The chess games of Ding Liren

Coronavirus Affecting Chinese Candidates Preparation

Winning With 9. Kf2 Ding Liren vs Fabiano Caruana: World Championship Candidates 2020

Ding Liren shows his mettle in defeating Caruana in Round 3 of the FIDE Candidates

Aagaard on the Candidates: Round 3

Grandmaster Chef: Ding Liren