Ding Liren makes history as China's first men's world chess champ

Ding Liren has made history by becoming China's first men's world chess champion. The 30-year-old grandmaster defeated Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi in a rapid-play tiebreaker on Sunday at the World Chess Championship in Astana, Kazakhstan. Ding will receive 1.1 million Euros (approximately $1.2 million), or 55% of the total 2 million euros (approximately $2.2 million) prize money, while Nepomniachtchi will get 900,000 euros (approximately $992,000), or 45%.

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