Chinese grandmaster Ding Liren became the first Chinese world chess champion on Sunday in Astana by beating Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi. At 30 years old, the player took over after the departures, and at the end of a fight that will mark more by its stunning dramaturgy than by the precision of the two players.
He has broken all the ceilings of his country, and has long been seen as the one who could bring down the world champion since 2013, Magnus Carlsen.