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Detailed explanation-1: -Ding Liren has become 17th world chess champion – the first from China – defeating Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi in a tie-breaker. Ding Liren has become 17th world chess champion – the first from China – defeating Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi in a tie-breaker.
Detailed explanation-2: -2023 FIDE World Chess Championship Following his success in the Candidates, Ding won the 2023 World Championship match to become the first Chinese player to ever hold the title of World Chess Champion. He defeated Nepomniachtchi in a tie-break, winning in the 4th game as black in rapid time control.
Detailed explanation-3: -Many modern commentators divide Steinitz’s reign into an “unofficial” one from 1866 to 1886, and an “official” one after 1886. By this reckoning, the first World Championship match was in 1886, and Steinitz was the first official World Chess Champion.