2 days ago · Tata Steel Chess Masters: Standings After Round 9. Gukesh 1-0 Mendonca. Gukesh won the battle of the 18-year-old Indian stars. Photo: Jurriaan Hoefsmit/Tata Steel Chess. Gukesh's third win in a row with the white pieces saw him cross 2790 on the live rating list and take the sole lead for the first time in the tournament.

Three games ended decisively in round 9 of the Tata Steel Masters. Gukesh Dommaraju defeated Leon Luke Mendonce to grab the sole lead, Vladimir Fedoseev took down Pentala Harikrishna to join the chasing pack a half point behind the leader, while Anish Giri beat former frontrunner Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu. In the Challengers, Thai Dai Van Nguyen is still the sole leader, as Ediz Gürel and ...

5 days ago · World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju goes into the second half of the 2025 Tata Steel Chess Masters in the joint lead with GMs Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu after beating GM Pentala Harikrishna in round seven. GM Max Warmerdam scored his first win, inflicting a fourth loss on GM Arjun Erigaisi, who has now lost 28.6 rating points.The other decisive game was a bounce-back win ...

1 day ago · GM Gukesh Dommaraju spotted a far from obvious mistake by GM Max Warmerdam to retain the sole lead on 7.5/10 going into the final 2025 Tata Steel Chess Masters rest day. GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov remains half a point behind after taking huge risks to inflict a first loss of the event on GM Alexey Sarana,

1 day ago · D Gukesh defeated his compatriot, Leon Luke Mendonca in Round 9 of 87th Tata Steel Masters 2025 to gain sole lead 6.5/9. The world champion shared that he did not show anything special in the opening. However, a few positional accuracies by his opponent, allowed him to seize his advantage and outplay him. Gukesh's coleader, R Praggnanandhaa suffered his first loss of the event against Anish ...

2 days ago · NEW DELHI: Following a rest day in Wijk aan Zee on Monday, the 2025 Tata Steel Chess Tournament returned with a bang as Gukesh Dommaraju of India became the sole leader in the Masters standings ...

2 days ago · D Gukesh has secured the sole lead at the ongoing Tata Steel Chess Masters 2025 after beating Leon Luke Mendonca in round nine. This is Gukesh's first tournament since becoming the world chess champion. Also in round nine, R Praggnanandhaa lost to Anish Giri while Wei Yi and Arjun Erigaisi played out a draw. Check out …

2 days ago · With just four rounds remaining at the Tata Steel chess tournament, the reigning world champion Gukesh D has ensured that he is in pole position to win the event known as the Wimbledon of Chess. The 18-year-old Gukesh defeated his contemporary Leon Luke Mendonca in Round 9 at the season-starting chess event in the quaint Dutch town of Wijk aan ...

2 days ago · India’s Gukesh Dommaraju defeated fellow compatriot Leon Luke Mendonca in the ninth round of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, on Tuesday. The World champion took the sole lead in the masters section with just four rounds remaining. The 18-year-old Gukesh, who made ...

Gukesh is the current and youngest World Chess Champion in history, after defeating Ding Liren in the 2024 World Chess Championship. With a FIDE rating of 2783 as of December 2024, he ranks fifth globally, showcasing exceptional tactical acumen and maturity beyond his years.