World Champion D Gukesh crashed through the defences of compatriot Leon Luke Mendonca in the ninth round to jump into sole lead at the Tata Steel Master here. On a day when R Praggnanandhaa lost ...

World champion D Gukesh climbed to world no. 3 in the live rankings, and has a 0.5 lead with two rounds to go.

World Champion D Gukesh crashed through the defenses of compatriot Leon Luke Mendonca in the ninth round to jump into sole lead at the Tata Steel Master here. On a day when R Praggnanandhaa lost ...

Leon Luke Mendonca, Pentala Harikrishna, and Divya Deshmukh also recorded notable victories, marking a remarkable day for Indian chess. R Praggnanandhaa and D Gukesh (Tata Steel Chess Tournament ...

Elsewhere, Leon Luke Mendonca earned his first win of the tournament, beating Vladimir Fedoseev with black pieces, capitalising in the endgame after his opponent failed to spot a defensive move.

Key draws were achieved by Leon Luke Mendonca and Pentala Harikrishna. Gukesh leads the standings with Praggnanandhaa. D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa (Tata Steel Chess Tournament Photo) From that ...

After beating Mendonca in the ninth round to take the ... Steel Masters at Wijk Aan Zee in The Netherlands after beating Leon Luke Mendonca in the ninth round. The 18-year-old youngest world ...

On a good day for other Indians too, P Harikrishna accounted for Alexey Sarana of Serbia while Leon Luke Mendonca put it across Vladimir Fedoseev of Slovenia. Arjun Erigaisi, meanwhile ...

P Harikrishna defended a slightly worse rook endgame to hold his fort against top seed Fabiano Caruana of the United States, while Leon Luke Mendonca played out a draw with Anish Giri ...