Three months after losing crown, Ding Liren chillin’ away from the chess board while in Russia
Three months after the phrase Ding chillin’ entered the chess lexicon, Ding Liren seems to be finally living in a state of chilling. After that heartbreak against D Gukesh, the 18-year-old challenger from India, Ding made one of his first public appearances in Moscow last week. A short post on the Russian Chess Federation (CFR) website announced that Ding, who was in Russia’s capital last week as part of T-Private’s ‘A Move Ahead’ event, was given a tour of the CFR Chess Museum by Dmitry Oleinikov, the museum’s director. “Ding Liren took a moment to pause at a display featuring a young Gukesh winning the Russian open school tournament ‘Belaya Ladya’ as part of the Indian team,” it noted. Story continues below this ad At the CFR Chess Museum, Ding Liren checks out a display featuring a young Gukesh winning the Russian open school tournament ‘Belaya Ladya’ as part of the Indian team. (Photo courtesy: Vladimir Barsky for Russian Chess Federation) The last time Ding was making headlines in Russia, the one-time chess powerhouse was …
