Game six of the FIDE World Championship match on Sunday, April 16, ended with a convincing victory of Ding Liren who made another comeback to beat Ian Nepomniachtchi, to even the score to 3:3.

Ding won with white pieces.

In a game which opened in the London System, Ding successfully prevented Nepomniachtchi from advancing on the queenside and getting some play.

While there was material equality on the board and a seemingly ‘normal’ position, the power and the chances were all on the side of White who eventually forced Black to resign on move 44 and four hours of play.

Nepomniachtchi and Ding have now taken turns to bounce back. Nepomniachtchi won Round 5 convincingly and Round 2, whereas Ding had won Round 4, with the remaining two games ending in draws. After six games, both sides are even, with two victories each and two draws.