Gukesh Dommaraju levels World Chess Championship as Ding Liren loses on time in Game 3

• Champion Ding loses Game 3 on time after 3hr 49min
• Gukesh levels best-of-14-games match at 1½-1½

India’s Gukesh Dommaraju has scored his first win of the world chess championship over China’s Ding Liren after the 32-year-old reigning champion shockingly lost on time in the third game of their $2.5m showdown in Singapore.

Ding’s mismanagement of the clock left him with 10 seconds to make five moves to reach the first time control from a losing position.

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