Ding Liren: I'm buying my ticket to the Candidates!

Chinese star Ding Liren has revealed he's booked his ticket and is hoping to get a visa approved so he can travel to the Candidates. Speaking publicly for the first time about his epic race against time to be eligible, the newly-installed world No.2 said the experience has spurred him on to play the best chess of his life.

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