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 Fabiano Caruana,

It’s something of a rite of passage in chess — the new champ is a marked man when he first returns to the board. Indian teenager Dommaraju Gukesh, who became the youngest world champion ever when he dethroned Chinese GM Deng Liren in their December title match,

Arjun Erigaisi, meanwhile, continues to wait for his first win at the Tata Steel Masters. It's now a run that has seen him lose his place as India no.1 in the live ranking to Gukesh. He remains at the bottom of the standings with 1.5 points, following a draw against Fabiano Caruana.

Gukesh Dommaraju has taken the lead in the Tata Steel Chess Masters standings after defeating compatriot Leon Luke Mendonca. In other matches, Nodirbe

After beating Mendonca in the ninth round to take the solo lead, D Gukesh said he was happy with the way he was playing at the Tata Steel Masters.

It was the second time at the tournament that Gukesh beat one of his seconds for the 2024 FIDE World Championship. He had earlier beaten Vincent Keymer, and now Harikrishna, who played one of Ding Liren's staple opening - the French.