In Round 10 of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025, Gukesh Dommaraju retained his lead, defeating Max Warmerdam. Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu outplayed

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

Wijk Aan Zee: World champion D Gukesh defeated Dutch Grandmaster Max Warmerdam to stay in sole lead on 7.5 points at the end of the 10th round of Tata Steel Chess tournament here.

Gukesh now sits half a point ahead of Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Abdusattorov, while R Praggnanandhaa holds third place with 6.5 points

Gukesh Dommaraju has taken the lead in the Tata Steel Chess Masters standings after defeating compatriot Leon Luke Mendonca. In other matches, Nodirbek Abdusattorov drew against Fabiano Caruana, while Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu was defeated by Anish Giri.

The cream of India's chess talent is playing at Wijk aan Zee this year. Besides Gukesh, Harikrishna, Arjun Erigaisi, Praggnanandhaa, Leon Mendonca, Vaishali and Divya Deshmukh are in action.

Chess: Tata Steel Chess tournament in Wijk Aan Zee continues with Gukesh, Pragg amongst the leading pack. ISL: Jamshedpur FC play Punjab FC at 7.30 PM. HIL: Team Gonasika take on Hyderabad Toofans at 8:15 PM in Rourkela.

Indian chess gears up for a historic participation at the 87th Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, from January 17 to February 2, 2025. Featuring five Indian Grandmasters for the first time,