Who is Ding Liren?

World Cup runner-up, Ding Liren, the chess player, is well known to everyone. But what about Ding Liren the person. Not much is known about his personal life, his education, his likes, dislikes, hobbies, his girlfriend, daily routine, future aims and so on. It was with the aim to fill this void that IM Sagar Shah met with Ding after his World Cup 2017 journey and interviewed him. The answers of Chinese player show you the kind of person he is. To put it succinctly: his feet are firmly secured to the ground, but his mind thinks big and he aims high — very high! | Photo: Ding Liren's archives

Ding Liren defeats Ian Nepomniachtchi with London system in world chess championship

Meet The Challenger: Ding Liren

World Chess Championship 2023 China Ding Liren Beat Russia Nepomniachtchi To End Magnus Carlsen Reign

Ding Liren crowned king of World chess after beating Nepomniachtchi in the fourth tie-breaker - The Hindu

Tata Steel Chess - Ding Liren vs Hou Yifan

Ding Liren becomes the 17th World Chess Champion

Ding Liren Will Play In 2022 Candidates

Ding Liren crowned king of World chess after beating Nepomniachtchi in the fourth tie-breaker - The Hindu

Ding Liren was outplayed in game 5 of the World Chess Championship Match

Ding Liren: One in 1.38 billion

Ding Liren Wins 2023 FIDE World Championship In Rapid Tiebreaks

Ding Liren becomes first Chinese world champion in chess

Ding Liren missed the Candidates but is now leading the Champions Chess Tour 2022