![]() As a general rule, World Championship finalists are extraordinarily sparing and elusive in front of journalists, because they are afraid of giving away valuable information to their opponent. ![]() But over the last few days in Kazakhstan he has done several things that, when combined, point to a sense of emotional instability. After Tuesday’s rest day, Nepomniachtchi will have the advantage of playing with the white pieces in game three on Wednesday.ĭing has never attracted attention for erratic behavior - his innate shyness runs completely in counter to such scrutiny - and has always distinguished himself by being friendly and approachable. Ding spent more time in the locker room than at the table (even when it was his turn to play) dressed in an overcoat with the door to the street standing open. And not only because of his moves (his fourth was unprecedented on such a stage). And he did so in a particularly strange way. But world number three Ding Liren has fed that perception during the ongoing World Championship he is contesting against Ian Nepomniachtchi, the world number two, in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, where on Monday he lost the second game of the scheduled 14 after the first ended in a draw. Almost none of chess’ elite players are particularly strange people, even if the cliché suggests otherwise.
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