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?

The 2020 Candidates: Ding Liren

Ding Liren Wins 2019 Sinquefield Cup

Aagaard on the Candidates: Round 3

Candidates 2020, 3: Ding Liren beats Caruana

FIDE Candidates Tournament: Ding Beats Caruana In Sensational Comeback

Nepomniachtchi remains one point ahead of Ding after Game 11 draw

The 2020 Candidates: Ding Liren

Grandmaster Chef: Ding Liren

Ding Liren beats Ian Nepomniachtchi to become first world champion from China

Candidates Tournament: Eight Compete for Spot in Chess Championship

Candidates 2020: Ding Liren beats Caruana to make a comeback

FIDE Candidates Tournament: Ding Beats Caruana In Sensational Comeback

The Chicken Chess Club verdict on the Candidates