D Gukesh, Anish Giri and Tata Steel Chess

World champion D Gukesh outfoxes home favourite Anish Giri to kickstart Tata Steel Chess 2025 campaign
D Gukesh triumphed in the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025 opener against Anish Giri, despite Giri's early advantage. Gukesh's strategic play led to a victory following a pivotal mistake by Giri. Other matches saw mixed results for Indian players,
Tata Steel Chess Day 1: Gukesh grabs last-gasp win over Giri in first game as reigning world champion
Gukesh grabbed a win from the jaws of defeat, while R Praggnanandhaa also earned a draw after being in a losing position.
Nakamura hails Gukesh after world champion's win over Anish in Tata Steel Chess opener: 'He did defend very well'
Hikaru Nakamura praised new world champion D Gukesh for showcasing resilience in his opening game of the 2025 Tata Steel Chess tournament against Anish Giri on Sunday.
Tata Steel Chess 2025, Round 1: Gukesh turns tables on Anish Giri; Harikrishna beats Arjun Erigaisi
World Champion D Gukesh got lucky and came back from a tough position to beat Anish Giri of Holland in the first round of the Tata Steel Masters.
Tata Steel Chess 2025: World Champion Gukesh to take on Anish Giri; Arjun vs Harikrishna in opening round
World champion D Gukesh will take on local star Anish Giri in the opening round of the 87th Tata Steel Chess tournament here on Saturday, marking his first competitive outing since claiming the coveted crown last month.
Tata Steel Chess: D Gukesh begins campaign with win over Anish Giri; Harikrishna gets the better of Arjun
D Gukesh, the defending world champion, was off to a winning start in the 2025 Tata Steel Chess tournament in Netherlands, as he defeated Anish Giri. In other matches, defeated Arjun Erigaisi whereas R Praggnanandhaa played out a draw against Nodirbek Abdusattorov.
Tata Steel Chess Day 2: Praggnanandhaa wins against Harikrishna; Gukesh plays out fighting draw
Gukesh grabbed a win from the jaws of defeat, while R Praggnanandhaa also earned a draw after being in a losing position.
Chess: Gukesh wins first game as world champion from the brink of defeat
Gukesh Dommaraju played and won his first competitive game as world champion on Saturday, but only after surviving a totally lost position. The 18-year-old Indian, who took the crown last month from China’s Ding Liren, defeated the Netherlands No 1 Anish Giri in the opening round of Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee, the “chess Wimbledon”.
Tata Steel Chess 2025: World Champion D Gukesh Stages Comeback To Defeat Anish Giri In Round 1
It was an eventful first round with three decisive games and making the most of his white pieces was P Harikrishna who crashed through the defenses of compatriot world number four Arjun Erigaisi
Marked man: New champ Gukesh back at the chessboard in strong Tata tournament
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,
TATA Steel Chess: Gukesh holds Fedoseev to a draw; Praggnanandhaa wins
D Gukesh draws with Vladimir Fedoseev while Leon Luke Mendonca suffers his second defeat at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament.
Fabiano Caruana calls Gukesh vs Anish Giri match at Tata Steel Chess ‘insane’
World No 2 Fabiano Caruana, has called Gukesh’s match against Anish Giri in the opening round of the Tata Steel chess ...
Tata Steel Chess 2025: R Praggnanandhaa becomes sole leader; India No. 1 Arjun Erigasi blunders into another defeat
India's Arjun Erigaisi faced his third defeat in the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025, while Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu leads ...