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Gukesh beats Leon Luke Mendonca to secure lead with 4 rounds to go

Gukesh beats Leon Luke Mendonca to secure lead with 4 rounds to go

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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 Zee in a battle lasting just 43 moves. This is the first event Gukesh is competing in after becoming the youngest world champion in history of chess by defeating Ding Liren in Singapore last month. So far after nine games, Gukesh is yet to lose, winning four games and drawing the others. This is in sharp contrast to the fate of Arjun Erigaisi, who came into the event rated 2801, but has not won a single game at the event. Tuesday’s win ensures that he will go into tomorrow Round 10 as the leader of the masters section standings. Praggnanandhaa, the other Indian who was leading the standings coming into round 9, is currently locked …

Gukesh becomes joint leader after defeating World Championship second P Harikrishna

Gukesh becomes joint leader after defeating World Championship second P Harikrishna

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Gukesh defeated compatriot Pentala Harikrishna in 46 moves in round 7 to surge into joint lead at the Tata Steel chess tournament. Harikrishna was part of Team Gukesh as the 18-year-old from Chennai defeated Ding Liren in Singapore in November-December to become the youngest world champion in chess history. Harikrishna and Gukesh were also teammates in the gold medal winning Indian team at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest last year. Harikrishna is, in fact, the second member of Team Gukesh that the teenager had defeated at the Tata Steel chess tournament in Wijk aan Zee. Gukesh has also defeated German GM Vincent Keymer earlier in the tournament. Gukesh has now drawn four games while winning three. Gukesh currently shares lead with compatriot Praggnanandhaa and Uzbek arch-rival Nodirbek Abdusattarov, who he had defied in round 6 to salvage a draw from an inferior position. All three players have five points each after seven games with six more rounds remaining. Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa will clash in Round 8. Talking about facing Pragg, Gukesh said: “It’ll be a …

Gukesh beats Vincent Keymer, who helped him become world champion last month

Gukesh beats Vincent Keymer, who helped him become world champion last month

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After an almighty grind of over six hours, Gukesh defeated Vincent Keymer in the fifth round of the Tata Steel chess tournament in Wijk aan Zee on Wednesday. The win makes Gukesh the new India no 1 (and the world no 4) in the live ratings, which are updated in real-time. Keymer was part of Team Gukesh last month as the Indian became the youngest world champion in the history of chess by defeating Ding Liren. At the World Championship in Singapore, Gukesh’s strategy was to tire out his opponent Ding by extending matches as long as possible. That seemed to be the strategy employed by Keymer in the game on Wednesday against Gukesh. The German grandmaster was in an inferior position on the board from the middle game itself, with Gukesh a pawn up, but rather than resigning, he kept playing on until the 72nd move, where Gukesh’s victory was inevitable. When the resignation did come, Keymer’s clock was whittled down to mere seconds and he was pawn up but Gukesh had an additional …

Arjun Erigaisi stays winless at Tata Steel after horror blunders

Arjun Erigaisi stays winless at Tata Steel after horror blunders

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Arjun Erigaisi’s luck at the Dutch town of Wijk aan Zee just refuses to turn. The top-ranked Indian player slumped to another defeat in Round 4 of the Tata Steel chess tournament, this time after surrendering a hefty advantage on the board in two back-to-back moves against Vladimir Fedoseev. Meanwhile, veteran Indian grandmaster Pentala Harikrishna defeated Dutchman Max Warmerdam to claim his second win at the event. He had earlier defeated Arjun Erigaisi while losing to R Praggnanandhaa. The defeat against Fedoseev means Arjun Erigaisi has not won a single game at the prestigious Tata Steel chess event since winning the Challengers section in 2022. At that edition, he had won the event with a round to spare, scoring a jaw-dropping 10.5 out of 13. That win had secured Erigaisi a spot in the Tata Steel Masters section the following year. But he went through the 2023 edition without a single victory and has continued that streak in 2025. He did not play at Wijk aan Zee last year. In the previous rounds, apart from …

Arjun Erigaisi loses to Praggnanandhaa to stay winless at Wijk aan Zee since 2022

Arjun Erigaisi loses to Praggnanandhaa to stay winless at Wijk aan Zee since 2022

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Arjun Erigaisi was handed defeat in the third round of the Tata Steel chess tournament by good friend Praggnanandhaa in 60 moves. While Pragg held the upper hand in most of the game, the end came with checkmate being inevitable with Arjun Erigaisi’s king standing in the middle of the board without any protection while Praggnanandhaa’s pieces surrounded it. The defeat means that Arjun Erigaisi has not won a single game at the Tata Steel event since winning the Challengers section in 2022 with a jaw-dropping score of 10.5 out of 13. He had in fact won the event that year with a round to spare. That win had secured Arjun Erigaisi a spot in the Tata Steel Masters section the next year. But he went through the 2023 edition without a single victory and has continued that streak in 2025. He did not play at Wijk aan Zee last year. In the previous rounds at the Tata Steel chess tournament, Arjun Erigaisi lost to veteran Indian star Pentala Harikrishna in round 1 while being …

Tata Steel Chess standings: Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa joint leaders | Chess News

Tata Steel Chess standings: Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa joint leaders | Chess News

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World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju, Vincent Keymer, Fabiano Caruana, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, and Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu are joint leaders of the Tata Steel Chess standings after the second round in Wijk aan Zee. Gukesh is still unbeaten after becoming the youngest world champion in history last month in Singapore. After defeating Anish Giri in the opening round, the 18-year-old held Vladimir Fedoseev to a draw on Sunday in round 2 to stay unbeaten into his reign as the 18th world champion of the sport. Gukesh was not at his best in the whole game. But he did defend resolutely to grind out a draw with black pieces against Vladimir Fedoseev, who had defeated Magnus Carlsen in the Chess Olympiad. World no. 2 Fabiano Caruana picked up his first win of 2024, after he defeated Jorden van Foreest. Meanwhile, Praggnanandhaa defeated Pentala Harikrishna to join Gukesh at top of the points table. Another India in the fray, Arjun Erigaisi was also held to a draw by Anish Giri. Arjun put the Dutchman under significant pressure on the board but …