Chinese world champion Ding Liren put a string of recent shaky performances behind him, stunning Indian challenger Dommaraju Gukesh with the black pieces to take the first game of their scheduled 14-game world title match Monday in Singapore.

Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh held defending champion Ding Liren to a draw in Game 2 with black pieces. Gukesh lost the opening game with white pieces on Monday in Singapore.

Experience triumphs youth in round one, as Ding, 32, holds his nerves to punish his 18-year-old rival’s mistakes. Read more at straitstimes.com.