#TBT Four years ago today: Ding Liren, at the Candidates Tournament in Madrid. I took him to my favourite Sichuanese restaurant in town. The poor thing had been eating alone in his hotel room for four days.
π¨π³ Chinaβs Dragon Chilling π₯Ά chilled their opponents to claim World Rapid & Blitz π₯ Double Gold π₯!
Led by their formidable super chill former World Champion Ding Liren, the team outperformed star-studded squads featuring names like Carlsen, Anand, Caruana, So, Abdusattorov, Sindarov, Aronian, Giri, Firouzja, Pragg, Rapport, Niemann, Dominguez, Sarin, Grischuk, Mamedyarov, and many more β winning Gold in both Rapid and Blitz! π
This championship squad consisted entirely of Chinese players, including GMs Ding Liren, Wei Yi, Yu Yangyi, Lu Shanglei, Bai Jinshi, Womenβs World Champion Ju Wenjun, Lei Tingjie, and others.
Congratulations x 2! ππ
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