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China's Ding Liren Beats Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi, Becomes 17th World Chess Champion

China's Ding Liren Beats Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi, Becomes 17th World Chess Champion

ASTANA (Sputnik) – Chinese grandmaster Ding Liren has beaten Russian counterpart Ian Nepomniachtchi on a tiebreaker during a tournament in Astana and became 17th World Chess Champion on Sunday.

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