It was quite sad to see Ding lose at the end. But it's been a very tough year and half or so. Precisely since he won the championship. I was quite sad at the w

It was quite sad to see Ding lose at the end. But it's been a very tough year and half or so. Precisely since he won the championship. I was quite sad at the way some very top players spoke of him. But the way he came back and almost took the game to tie breaks was unbelievable as a Ding fan. At the end of the day, it's generational shift that chess is witnessing. Almost written in destiny that it all started with candidates about how Alireza played against Gukesh and where it is now!