India, March 19 -- Ding Liren is a name known to all Indian sports fans, as it was the Chinese GM from whom D Gukesh stole the World Championship title on December, 2024. The former world champion was recently removed from FIDE's rating list due to not meeting the eligibility criteria after playing too few games.

Liren, who hasn't featured in much competitions since his defeat to Gukesh, has also publicly claimed in the past that he deals with depression, and it has affected his playing approach.

Speaking to Jonathan Zhi in an interview recently, he revealed that he is actually happy with his 'current situation'.

"I quite enjoy my current situation. What I mean is, being a player with an inactive rating, who seldom participates in elit...