Humble and almost vulnerable in his demeanour, Ding Liren is a formidable fighter with a rich inner chess world. Throughout his career, his creative output has been immense. His games feature outstanding precision, rationality and superior endgame technique on the one hand and a talent to find brilliant, imaginative solutions on the other. His stoicism in the face of adversity and ability to quickly learn from mistakes and adapt to his opponents is unique.
Few chess greats can boast that they reached first place in both the blitz and rapid world rankings and became World Champion in classical chess. Even fewer can claim an unbeaten streak of 100 classical games. That’s how special Ding Liren is.
In this best games collection, grandmaster Davorin Kuljasevic follows and explores Ding Liren’s rise from his first chess steps in provincial China to the top of the chess world. Making no secret of his admiration for this extraordinary chess genius, the author describes Ding Liren’s successes and setbacks and how these experiences shaped him as a player and a person.
SPIS TREŚCI:
006 Explanation of symbols
007 Preface
010 Chapter 1 Ding Liren’s biography
017 Chapter 2 A World Champion’s profile
066 Chapter 3 Early years (1996-2009)
090 Chapter 4 Chess professional (2010-2012)
131 Chapter 5 2700 (2013-2015)
163 Chapter 6 Top 10 (2016-2018)
206 Chapter 7 2800 (2019-2021)
242 Chapter 8 Challenger (2022)
268 Chapter 9 World Champion (2023)
307 Chapter 10 Win like Ding: Exercises
310 Solutions
317 Index of openings
319 Index of names
321 Bibliography
