In the World Chess Championship, Indian Grandmaster D. Gukesh and reigning champion Ding Liren of China played out a hard-fought draw in the fifth game of their best-of-14 series in Singapore on Saturday. The second consecutive draw in the series has left both players with an identical score of 2.5 points each, maintaining a neck-and-neck battle for the title. With a best-of-14 format, both players are still far from the winning mark of 7.5 points, and the championship will require five more points from either player to secure the title.