The two players in the lead earned the same number of points, so the competition will go into a tiebreaker.
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Tiebreaker
/ˈtaɪˌbɹeɪkɚ/
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In the first set, both players scored the same number of points and the decision went to the tiebreaker.
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After the 13th game, Nepo and Ding are up to 6½ points and the contest is still incredibly exciting. There is still one game left: whoever wins will be the world chess champion; but if it ends in a tie, a tiebreaker will be played.
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Ding Liren is the new World Chess Champion. In the tiebreaker, the first three games ended in a draw, and the fourth, with Ding leading the black pieces in a Spanish opening, was sensationally won by the Chinese Dragon, who thus overcame the Russian Bear, Ian Nepomniachtchi. The top of the chess universe has a new face.
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