NEW DELHI: Gukesh Dommaraju, the youngest-ever World Chess Champion, displayed his best version in classical chess during Round 7 of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025 on Saturday in Wijk aan Zee.

Gukesh grabbed a win from the jaws of defeat, while R Praggnanandhaa also earned a draw after being in a losing position.

It was the second time at the tournament that Gukesh beat one of his seconds for the 2024 FIDE World Championship. He had ...

Arjun Erigaisi drew with defending champion Wei Yi, and Pentala Harikrishna lost to Vladimir Fedoseev. However, Gukesh opted to maintain his piece structure, and the first capture occurred when he ...

Gukesh Dommaraju shone in the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025, defeating Pentala Harikrishna and leading the Masters standings alongside Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu and Nodirbek Abdusattorov.

R Praggnanandhaa picked up his first win of the Tata Steel Masters 2025 in Wijk Aan Zee, Netherlands, taking down Pentala Harikrishna with the black pieces in a superb endgame on Sunday evening.

World champion Dommaraju Gukesh moved into the joint lead of the Tata Steel Chess Masters in Wijk Aan Zee, Netherlands, with a win in Round 7 against Pentala Harikrishna. Neither R Praggnanandhaa ...