Tata Steel Chess: Praggnanandhaa joins Gukesh in lead

Tata Steel Chess: Praggnanandhaa joins Gukesh in lead after round 12; Arjun beats Abdusattorov
Ahead of Sunday's final round, R Praggnanandhaa joins world champion D Gukesh atop the Tata Steel Masters standings
Praggnanandhaa crushes Sarana in Tata Steel Masters chess tournament
Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa beat Alexey Sarana of Serbia to register his third straight victory and take his tally to a commendable 8.5 points after the end of the 12th and penultimate round of Tata Steel Masters here on Saturday.
Tata Steel Chess 2025: R Praggnanandhaa joins D Gukesh at the top, sets up epic final-day title charge
In the 87th Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025, R Praggnanandhaa won his sixth game, Arjun Erigaisi secured his first victory, and Gukesh settled for a draw. Highlights included Praggnanandhaa's win over Alexey Sarana and Abdusattorov's defeat by Erigaisi.
D Gukesh becomes World No. 3, Arjun and Praggnanandhaa in top-8; Viswanathan Anand slips to 12th in chess rankings
D Gukesh has climbed to third position in the live Elo chess ratings, and is behind Hakaru Nakamura and Magnus Carlsen.
Tata Steel Chess 2025: Praggnanandhaa, Gukesh share lead in Masters standings; Arjun registers first win
The Indian duo of R Praggnanandhaa and D Gukesh currently share the lead in the Masters section of the 2025 Tata Steel Chess tournament. Both players have 8.5 points each.
Gukesh vs Praggnanandhaa for Tata Steel chess title after night of glorious sacs, dramatic draws, and Arjun Erigaisi’s turnaround
The tournament now hinges on the last round. Arjun Erigaisi, having mustered some confidence from today’s win, will take on Gukesh while Pragg meets Gukesh’s world championship second, Vincent Keymer.
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Gukesh vs Arjun in Tata Chess, Goa vs Jamshedpur in ISL: Feb 1 Live
It was a battle of dragflicks and it was Jugraj Singh and his Bengal Tigers who came up on top after an epic seven-goal (all of them penalty corners) HIL 2024-25 final that swung one way then the other. Plenty of action in round 11 of the 2025 Tata Steel Chess Masters - here's your recap:
Tata Steel Chess 2025, Round 11: Gukesh draws with Wei Yi, Praggnanandhaa outwits Caruana
D Gukesh maintained his half-point lead with an easy draw against Wei Yi of China, while R Praggnanandhaa outwitted top seed Fabiano Caruana of the United States at the Tata Steel Masters.
Tata Steel Chess 2025: Gukesh retains top spot; Praggnanandhaa placed third
Gukesh now sits half a point ahead of Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Abdusattorov, while R Praggnanandhaa holds third place with 6.5 points
Tata Steel Chess: Gukesh is new world no 3 after Praggnanandhaa beats Fabiano Caruana
Over the course of 11 games in the Tata Steel chess tournament, world champion Gukesh's rating has gone up by 16 points. He is currently rated at 2793, just one point off his career best rating of 2794.
Tata Steel Chess Day 3: Praggnanandhaa takes lead with win over Erigaisi; Gukesh draws with Caruana
Gukesh and Caruana are both on two points after the result and it remains to be seen who among the rest could overtake them.
Praggnanandhaa draws with Gukesh in table-top clash: Round 8 of Tata Steel Chess
India's Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa continue to lead the Tata Steel Chess tournament along with Nodirbek Abdusattorov.
Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa's ‘ridiculous’ Feb 3 FIDE deadline revealed; Anand decides: ‘Don’t think anyone will sign this’
In an interview with VG recently, FCPC co-owner Buettner, who is a German entrepreneur, lashed out at FIDE and alleged that ...