World Chess Champion: Who Will Win the Candidates 2024?

We asked world champion Ding Liren who will win the Candidates in Toronto 2024 and who would be his favourite opponent for the world chess championship match this year. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, Mr. Ding.
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The GRENKE Chess Open and Classic 2024 take place in the Schwarzwaldhalle in Karlsruhe. Over 2500 chess players from all around the world play in the open chess tournament while the best chess players in the world Magnus Carlsen, Ding Liren, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Vincent Keymer, Richard Rapport and Daniel Fridman play in the prestigious GRENKE Chess Classic. We are looking forward to celebrate our passion for a whole week.
Karlsruhe, Schwarzwaldhalle
26 March to 01April 2024
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[@GRENKEChess]

Who will win the Candidates 2024 in Toronto?

[@bobysharma9686]

Pragg or gukesh

[@bagerfahrer6466]

Nijat Abasov

[@carloscesar9796]

Firouzja

[@TheLegendOptimus]

Fabiano

[@Opferschach]

None of the Indians and not Abasov, at any event. The others have 25% chance each.

[@geert574]

Ding is cheering up more eye contact and 0.005% better posture there may yet be a fight for the title

[@bhamdeezy]

This is the most extroverted I’ve ever seen Ding.

[@gemo16]

Actually, Ding's goal for the Grenke Classic of "not being the last place" will be quite sufficient in the actual World Championship match 😂

[@GRENKEChess]

This is true - Sufficient strategy :)

[@Omar-fn2im]

His English has definitely improved since last year, good for him

[@vibhavgandre7245]

what about his chess?

[@steelsteez6118]

​@@vibhavgandre7245same, good for him

[@user-zk5md7gm9k]

​@@vibhavgandre7245stagnant he doesn't improved much however all his competitors have grew

[@prasannasurange]

Ding is such a classy humble champion....❤

[@brawlstarsforlife1170]

humble, nice and polite guy. But currently just out of form n bad at chess😢

[@Philiopantheon82]

Such a polite guy❤

[@Abhijit_982]

Ding is pure gentleman

[@iconoclasticphilosophy5641]

King Ding

[@siwalekunda]

Ding has a real sense of humour

[@alanklm]

Ding is great at dealing with losses, I hope he will rise again as never before in half a year. Nice to see him a bit positive.

[@brkwebdesigns179]

Reserving the best for whoever wins the candidates...go Ding.

[@BattleslashX]

0:18 good to see him in high spirits and jokey

[@yonathanuritsky2716]

love this guy, he is replying to every question by repeating it.

[@user-qn9mb9dh6q]

I spit my water out reading this

[@Teraaria-uy4bf]

Ding we love you

[@shvm.]

bro is such a pure soul...

[@willchow3315]

lol Ding saying the same things as Magnus. Firoujza being his preferred opponent and Caruana being the tournament favorite.

[@mehrabpikachu553]

Nepo will win again 💀

[@lukaswolek7294]

@@mehrabpikachu553That would be a shame.

[@cmc2110]

Yea Ali is more exciting than anyone. His chess is exciting and entertaining always

[@Nyxyz999]

​@@cmc2110yes because he brings fashion in his chess...

[@vibhavgandre7245]

yes all of his gfs will vouch for that

[@EliL-se3bh]

Glad he is getting better and better. Lets see how he does in norway chess.

[@anindyaganguly5243]

Ding looks better now. I hope he is feeling better. Come on Ding. Lets make an amazing World Championship Match with Guki. ❤❤

[@GRENKEChess]

We are looking forward to the match :)

[@milankotevski1663]

0:30 the words of a true chess champion.

[@mortalwomprat]

Go Ding!! But stay there

[@grownupgaming]

Why reporter gotta ask him if he’s looking forward to it

[@adriannngp2012]

Ding with the banter!!! THAT'S WHY HE IS THE CHAMP

[@Gorilla26645]

WE LOVE DING!!!!!

[@cdrbb]

Let's go Champ! Redemption arc!

[@maxilexow]

It cheered me up seeing Ding kind of happy about winning. Hope he recovers his hunger for chess and put ups a fight!

[@silverpassion3588]

His speech didn't stumbled and searching for words like in the WC. What a sudden different.

[@katharnaknayak9719]

Save this man at all cost 🎉

[@niklas0000]

you can hear that he worked on his english alot. He said he would, after becoming the Champion He said he will have to improve as a world Champion.

[@runswithbears3517]

I really wish for Ding that he regains his form for his title defense.

[@katieevans6017]

He's slowly improving, let us hope he improves to his usual self by the end of the year.

[@steelsteez6118]

Gooooo Ding!

[@arbinpaul509]

DING CHILLING...

[@Kay-jg6tf]

Ding might be the nicest WC in history, but his last 20+ games (including freestyle) he has won like two games, he truly strikes fear to his opponents! Magnus is chess, and now he's won 6 tournaments in a row, it's just sad in a way..

[@Sarhanchess3-ex1zk]

Mr. Bean of chess ding!!!!

[@vibhavgandre7245]

Surely ding is going to give Max Euwe very tough fight .

[@JZChessVivaForever]

Obviously, Ding had been away working more on his English than on his chess.

[@user-ye6dv5yc7b]

Gukesh caruana nepo and Prag 🏆 any 1 win candidates

[@wernerschacht7642]

Lets hope somebody tells a good joke to Ding an make him laugh

[@kalyanbala4784]

How a Chinese can laugh??

[@normiewoo787]

Nakapookie

[@81freewilly]

I never expected this from Ding... . This is not good for chess. I wanted him to walk away in the middle of the interview. ...

[@user-si7df3pk9z]

Ding look so poor! I hope he will recover from this and show the reason why he is the world chess champion.

[@bantaibaman5662]

Huh?

[@user-si7df3pk9z]

@@bantaibaman5662 ?

[@shubhambishtsb671]

Feels like a robot speaking

[@WorldOfDeepThought]

He's translating his thoughts to english.

[@haggaisimon7748]

When I speak Chinese I sound like a bad robot.

[@steelsteez6118]

What do you feel like when you try and speak Chinese? Oh that's right, you can't.

[@Vijay_16]

If Hikaru wins Candidates, Ding wont be champion for sure

[@luishenrycamacho3159]

The reason why he's disappeared so suddenly after winning as World Champion is because he's practicing how to improve his english grammar😅

[@LiXin-lz4jk]

😂

[@playermartin286]

That’s not a real world champion

[@Soroush5436]

Don't say that bro he's really strong..

[@Teraaria-uy4bf]

Says the guy who never accomplished any World Titel

[@jjcasgg]

lmao 100 elo asshole saying bullshit online

[@jjcasgg]

lmao 100 elo aSsh0E saying bullshit online

[@steelsteez6118]

That's not what google says. Try again.

[@user-ip2ey8mc3h]

Looooooool, you've asked a wrong person, current WCC is Magnus.

[@AbotDell]

Yes but actually no 😂 Ding is 17th classical WCC

[@user-ip2ey8mc3h]

@@AbotDell No, Magnus is 17th. And 16th too.

[@Nyxyz999]

​@@user-ip2ey8mc3h💯😂😂

[@luishenrycamacho3159]

​@@user-ip2ey8mc3h oh pls stop being simp to Magnus. He's not a World Champion anymore, he's the World Number 1.

[@user-ip2ey8mc3h]

@@luishenrycamacho3159 Wrong, he is still WC.

[@fxstreamer238]

"Not watching the candidates closely" says the world chess champion. Truely the worst champion hopefully will not remain and never become champion ever again

[@bumba5897]

how can you hate on him like that :(

[@dylanwang4290]

Shame on you

[@xd_ryuu3041]

ding's priority is getting back on form in the next few tournaments before the WCC, ofc he won't be able to follow the candidates as closely as he'd like. what's your problem dude

[@katharnaknayak9719]

Touch grass

[@luishenrycamacho3159]

​@@xd_ryuu3041 he must have low comprehension.