Barely a couple of weeks away from the FIDE World Championship match in Singapore, defending champion Ding Liren of China has admitted that he is 'worried about losing very badly' to India's D Gukesh. "I'm worried about losing very badly. Hopefully, it won't happen," Ding said in an interview posted on chess app Take Take Take 's YouTube channel.

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway feels that on current form Indian star D Gukesh is the favourite to win the World Chess Championship title against Ding Liren of China in the summit clash beginning later this month.

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhhaa said D Gukesh is the favourite for the World Chess Championship against Ding Liren due to his current good form.

Magnus Carlsen believes Indian chess prodigy D Gukesh is the favorite to win against Ding Liren at the upcoming World Chess Championship. While Gukesh has been in remarkable form, Carlsen cautions about pressure at this level.

World champion Ding Liren believes he will go into the world chess championship as the underdog. But added that he's hoping to become a "totally different player" so that he could "slow down Gukesh's

The title match between Indian grandmaster D Gukesh and reigning world champion Ding Liren will be played over a period of three weeks, comprising 14 classical games and four rest days