Ding Liren scores 4/5 and a 2795 TPR at Chinese Team Championship (opens in new tab)

Ding Liren took a long break from classical chess after losing the World Championship title in December 2024. He lost the title to Gukesh Dommaraju and was thereafter only occasionally active in online or rapid tournaments. For his comeback, the former world champion chose the Chinese Team Championship. At the tournament in Daqing, he played five games for his team, won four times, drew twice and achieved a performance rating of almost 2800 points. | Photos: Heilongjiang Provincial Sports Bureau