• Champion fended off by challenger’s stiff defence
• Ding leads 1.5-0.5 with up to 12 classical games remaining

Ding Liren was unable to stretch his World Chess Championship lead as Game 2 against Gukesh Dommaraju petered out to a 23-move draw in Singapore.

Following victory in Game 1 for Ding, the defending champion, the scores now sit at Ding 1.5-0.5 Gukesh with up to 12 classical games remaining.