Gritty Gukesh draws against Chinese Liren in 13th game

With scores tied at 6.5-6.5 and only one game to go, it is likely that match will be extended to the tie-break

Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh tried his best but could not break past a resilient defending champion Ding Liren of China and had to settle for a draw after 68 moves in the 13th and penultimate game of the World Chess championship here on Wednesday.

With the scores tied at 6.5-6.5 and only one game of classical chess to go, it is only likely that the match will be extended to the tie-break stage where games of shorter duration will decide the winner.