Dragon Chilling Crowned Double Champions!!

Featured is a sharp chess game between Hans Niemann and Ding Liren from the Finals of the 2026 FIDE World Team Blitz Chess Championship, held in Hong Kong. Arising out of an Italian Game, we observe a minor piece imbalance after 12 moves. Ding manages to coordinate beautifully with his unopposed dark-squared bishop, causing Niemann an inconvenience. Team Dragon Chilling won both finals matches in crushing fashion by scores of 5:1 and 5:1, and were ultimately crowned double champions. #DingLiren #DragonChilling Image of Ding Liren by Lennart Ootes lennartootes.com I'm a self-taught National Master in chess out of Pennsylvania, USA who was introduced to the game by my father in 1988 at the age of 8. The purpose of this channel is to share my knowledge of chess to help others improve their game. I enjoy continuing to improve my understanding of this great game, albeit slowly. Consider subscribing here on YouTube for frequent content, and/or connecting via any or all the below social medias. Your support is greatly appreciated. Take care, bye. :) ★ LICHESS.ORG https://lichess.org/@/Chess-Network ★ CHESS.COM https://www.chess.com/member/chessnet... (affiliate link) ★ TWITCH   / chessnetwork   ★ TWITTER   / chessnetwork   ★ FACEBOOK   / chessnetwork   ★ PATREON   / chessnetwork   ★ DONATE https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr... PGN 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. a3 d6 7. Be3 Be6 8. Nd5 Qd7 9. Bb3 Bd8 10. c4 Ng4 11. O-O Nxe3 12. fxe3 Ne7 13. d4 Ng6 14. Nc3 Qe7 15. Kh1 c6 16. Qd3 Bb6 17. Rad1 Rad8 18. d5 Bc8 19. dxc6 bxc6 20. Ba4 Qc7 21. b4 a6 22. Bb3 h6 23. Ng1 Be6 24. Nge2 Qa7 25. Rf3 Nh4 26. Rg3 f5 27. Na4 f4 28. Nxb6 fxg3 29. hxg3 Qe7 30. gxh4 Qxh4+ 31. Kg1 Qf2+ 32. Kh1 Bg4 33. Rd2 Qh4+ 34. Kg1 Qe1+ 35. Kh2 Rf2 36. c5+ Kh7 37. Bd1 Bf3 38. Ng3 Rxd2 39. Qxd2 Qxd2 40. Bxf3 dxc5 41. bxc5 Qxe3