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.

2 days ago · GM Gukesh Dommaraju pounced on 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. GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov remains half a point behind after taking huge risks to inflict a first loss of the event on GM Alexey Sarana, while Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu is a point off the lead after bouncing back to beat GM ...

1 day 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 ...

6 days ago · GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov was at his ruthless best as he built up a winning advantage against GM Gukesh Dommaraju in round six of the 2025 Tata Steel Chess Masters, but the world champion once more demonstrated incredible resistance to escape with a draw.That was one of six draws, with only GM Alexey Sarana managing to pick up a win, against the high-flying GM Vladimir Fedoseev.

1 day 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.

1 day ago · India’s Gukesh Dommaraju defeated The Netherlands’s Max Warmerdam in round 10 to remain unbeaten and maintain his lead at the top of the Masters standings at the the Tata Steel Chess tournament 2025 in Wijk aan Zee on Thursday. Gukesh D managed to get his first win in the tounament with black pieces, gettting the better of the home competitor.

12 hours ago · World champion D. Gukesh, leading the Tata Steel Chess Tournament by a slender margin, faces China’s Wei Yi in the 11th round, aiming to extend his unbeaten run and secure the season’s first major title. With five wins and five draws, Gukesh has remained unbeaten and needs just 1.5 points from his last three games to clinch the title.

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.

3 days ago · 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 ...

6 days ago · Tata Steel 2025 R1: Gukesh wins his first game after becoming World Champion, Harikrishna outplays Arjun @ 19/01/2025 by Shahid Ahmed (en) Anish Giri will face D Gukesh in the first round of 87th Tata Steel Chess 2025 @ 18/01/2025 by Shahid Ahmed (en) ChessBase 18 and Mega 2025 are here. ChessBase 18 is an all-new program that helps you manage ...