Ding Liren World Champion 2024 Champion. Ding liren is the reigning fide world chess champion after defeating gm ian nepomniachtchi in the 2023 world championship. The youngest world championship challenger in the history of chess, india’s d gukesh will have the white pieces for one last time again reigning champion china’s ding.

Defending champion ding liren clawed back in style as he defeated indian grandmaster gukesh d in game 12 of the ongoing world chess championship 2024 at the. There have been 17 official world champions prior to this match, with gm ding liren becoming the 17th world champion in 2023 after gm magnus carlsen abdicated his.