Gukesh VS Ding Cancelled?!?!

[@mysticaldevotion863]

I am happy for Ding choosing to do this. He has priorities and that's fair.

[@bullymaguire8266]

priorities?haha my guy is just intimidated at this point. Oh btw, he himself said in an interview in this olympiad that this tournament is also quite important when asked if he will rest or something.

[@lukaswolek7294]

​@@bullymaguire8266It's important and that's why he doesn't play this round. Stop the bleeding. There's nothing wrong with that.

[@prcbras]

It's not even a Ding decision, it's a whole team decision, especially the team captain. Ding isn't the type to put ego over country.

[@sandrinjoy]

It is actually a smart strategy from China. India is really strong this time. China will largely lose. So if he takes a break, he can prepare much better for the remaining games and lead China to victory

[@anonymousxyz9629]

With his current form he isn't leading anyone to victory except his opponents

[@Gorilla26645]

@@anonymousxyz9629 You say that.. He wasn't leading last championship and still won lol. Ding is a tactician, not an aggressor.

[@anonymousxyz9629]

@@Gorilla26645 he was almost 2800 at the time and unquestionably a top 5 player, a couple of matches didn't mean all that much, he has been out of form for more than a year now

[@SamShah47]

​@@Gorilla26645 Bro he is 2/5. That too against below 2600-2650s He lost to the first 2700 player he faced. No hate to him, he is a great guy but his health has taken a toll on him. It's extremely unlikely that he can win the match.

[@K.S_20087]

Still china will loose

[@dezaknar0]

Gukesh vs Wei Yi ended up being awesome

[@blitzthepawns2427]

if not getting to the point was a person lmao

[@delxinogaming6046]

Chances he “takes a break” in November too….

[@phantom_drone]

You’re tweaking

[@sammymiller7857]

Then Naka would step in as he finished 2nd in the candidates.

[@illum-nati9806]

We will wait till November ✌️

[@arvindradhakrishnan8270]

People are saying it's a good strategy etc..however it also shows that Ding is a bit scared..a World Champion should not run away from a challenge like this.He ought to shown more courage.

[@2244UnknownPerson]

He isn't scared, he have played Magnus many times without getting scared. He is just not in good mental state..

[@Daddymaddy007]

​@@2244UnknownPerson that literally means he is scared 😂😂

[@bullymaguire8266]

@@2244UnknownPerson come again, what is the meaning of 'scared' then? XD. its so easy to expose people online lmao

[@lucassipe9448]

​@@bullymaguire8266 He could be depressed, he could be enraged and unhinged. Literally any number of different mental states other than being scared lol

[@bullymaguire8266]

@@lucassipe9448 all before the penultimate match? Crazy how he didn't had all those till day before yesterday 😭

[@darshagarwal8307]

Cristian with the ground report❤

[@tree9171]

its still gonna be a difficult match, china can definitely hold. i think the first two boards will draw, but 3 and 4 will be explosive

[@spurriousgod]

Ding is Done. He's gonna get smoked by Gukesh in the WC.

[@ritikhans372]

was waiting for it but it is fine we can see other matches like of fabi and magnus

[@percyweasley9301]

Thse buzz are so fun।।😂

[@Leipaa]

Bobby Fischer played Board 2 in the USSR vs the World match so he wouldnt have to face Spassky before the match.

[@newagegenre]

Nice click bait

[@CharcoalBlasterdog]

how? he said "ding decided to not play the 7th round", thats what the title means...

[@tristan7720]

Honestly I still hope Ding decides to not participate at the WCC and let someone like Fabi play who would likely win against Gukesh. Especially Fabi or even Ian and Hikaru deserve the title more than Gukesh

[@ramanahveljeyaseelan5406]

Yeah but I don't think Ding would do that And if Ding recovers he could probably beat Gukesh

[@ashulahre8009]

He won candidate's by his action not like you talking nonsense .Don't spread hate

[@tristan7720]

@@ramanahveljeyaseelan5406 I hope so it would be a shame if it would be so easy for a 17 yo to win the WCC title like that. I'm young myself so I cheer for young players but it does not feel deserved. It would also be a shame if fabi would never be world champion because he is undoubtedly the closest to magnus anyone has ever been

[@tristan7720]

@@ashulahre8009 bruh read my second comment

[@shanmon]

You don't just deserve the world championship award, you have to earn it. It's gonna be either Gukesh or Ding. Talking about Ian, he failed to beat Ding and Gukesh gonna be a rightfully challenger as he won the candidate. Fabi, Hikaru, Ian couldn't and had many chances.

[@Phymacss]

Oh wow

[@davidmasse2829]

Well that sucks

[@RunEnabled]

Wing is a fake champ

[@Daddymaddy007]

Ding ping pong is so scared 😂😂😂😂