India's Gukesh scored a win over compatriot Leon Mendonca in ninth round of the Tata Steel Masters to go clear at the top.

D Gukesh has admitted that handling the success of winning the World Chess Championship has been difficult, but he has stayed grounded thanks to the support of his well-wishers. Gukesh also acknowledged that he still has a long way to go before becoming the best chess player,

World Champion D Gukesh crashed through the defenses of compatriot Leon Luke Mendonca in the ninth round to jump into sole lead at the Tata Steel Master here. On a day when R Praggnanandhaa lost his first game against Dutch GM Anish Giri,

Chess: Tata Steel Chess tournament in Wijk Aan Zee continues with Gukesh in sole lead. Round 10 starts today. ISL: NorthEast take on Hyderabad FC at 7.30 PM. HIL: Double header on the last day of the league stage, Soorma take on Bengal Tigers at 6 PM and UP Rudras take on TN Dragons at 8:15 PM in Rourkela.

Gukesh, who became the youngest World Chess Champion in Singapore last month, beating Ding Liren in the final, secured his fourth win of the tournament in just 43 moves.

Five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen slammed the strategy of World Champion and India's grand master D Gukesh after he managed a draw against Uzbekistan's Nodirbek Abdusattorov in a match

This is the first event Gukesh is competing in after becoming the youngest world champion in history of chess. His final game at the event will be against India No 1 Arjun Erigaisi.

The world champion leads compatriot Praggnanandhaa and Uzbekistan's Nodirbek Abdusattorov on tie break criteria. Can he hold on?

Continuing his fine form in the Tata Steel Masters, Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa played out a solid draw with world champion D Gukesh in the eighth round in Wijk Aan Zee

With the win, Gukesh took his tally to 6.5 points out of a possible 9.5 ahead of Uzbek Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Fedoseev, both, on 6 points.