3 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.

13 hours ago · Gukesh Dommaraju ascended to World No. 3 after drawing against reigning champion Wei Yi at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025. Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa scored a stunning win over top seed ...

Jan 18, 2025 · GM Gukesh Dommaraju has won his first game as world champion despite staring defeat in the face against GM Anish Giri in round one of the 2025 Tata Steel Chess Masters. Giri blundered last, while Gukesh's world championship helpers GMs Vincent Keymer and Pentala Harikrishna also won.

2 days 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.

8 hours ago · Gukesh Dommaraju rises to World No. 3 after a draw against Wei Yi, while Praggnanandhaa stuns Fabiano Caruana in a thrilling Tata Steel Chess 2025 round. India’s young chess star Gukesh Dommaraju has risen to World No. 3 after an impressive draw against China’s Wei Yi at the Tata Steel Chess ...

2 days ago · The 18th World Champion, D Gukesh is in a terrific form. He scored his second consecutive win at 87th Tata Steel Masters 2025. Gukesh surprised his opponent with 1...d6 in response to 1.e4. Max Warmerdam (NED) opted for 2.g3. Gukesh got a bit surprised momentarily but he realized that he must have prepared it for some other game before. A positional mistake of incorrect bishop trade offer with ...

2 days ago · D Gukesh continued his stellar run at the Tata Steel Chess tournament, defeating Dutch GM Max Warmerdam with black to maintain his sole lead with 7.5 points after 10 rounds. The youngest world champion capitalised on Warmerdam’s miscalculation in a closed Sicilian, securing victory in 34 moves.

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.

Gukesh Dommaraju has taken sole lead at the Tata Steel Masters after the ninth round, marking a strong performance in his first tournament as world champion. While former co-leaders Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu and Nodirbek Abdusattorov both dropped points, Gukesh secured a win against Leon Luke Mendonca. Meanwhile, Vladimir Fedoseev moved into shared second place with a victory over Pentala ...

3 days 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 inaccuracies 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 ...