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Tata Steel Chess: Gukesh beats Leon Luke Mendonca to secure lead with four rounds to go
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Tata Steel Chess: Gukesh beats Leon Luke Mendonca to secure lead with four rounds to go

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 Zee in a battle lasting just 43 moves. This is the first event Gukesh is competing in after becoming the youngest world champion in history of chess by defeating Ding Liren in Singapore last month. So far after nine games, Gukesh is yet to lose, winning four games and drawing the others. This is in sharp contrast to the fate of Arjun Erigaisi, who came into the event rated 2801, but has not won a single game at the event. Tuesday’s win ensures that...
Gukesh vs Praggnanandhaa ends in draw at Tata Steel Chess after some mind games
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Gukesh vs Praggnanandhaa ends in draw at Tata Steel Chess after some mind games

D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa played out a bloodless draw in round 8 at the Tata Steel chess tournament that ended in 33 moves on Sunday in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands. In what was a battle royale of two of India’s top grandmasters, there was very little to separate the duo with Pragg having white pieces. Both players had started the game as joint leaders in the standings in the masters section — a spot which they shared with Uzbek star Nodirbek Abdusattarov. All three players are still in joint lead after 8 rounds with Nodirbek holding off the event’s giant-killer Vladimir Fedoseev to a draw. The Gukesh vs Praggnanandhaa contest started with a bit of a mind game from Pragg, who waited almost one full minute before playing 1.e4, which is the most common opening move in the book. The first fi...
Arjun Erigaisi loses to World No 82 Max Warmerdam as India No 1’s free fall continues
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Arjun Erigaisi loses to World No 82 Max Warmerdam as India No 1’s free fall continues

Dutch grandmaster Max Warmerdam, ranked no 82 in the world, defeated World No 4 Arjun Erigaisi in one of the biggest shocks at the Tata Steel chess tournament. Meanwhile, there was a morale-boosting draw for Leon Luke Mendonca over defending champion Wei Yi from China. Praggnanandhaa was also held to a draw by Dutch GM Jorden van Foreest. Erigaisi is going through the worst slump of his career, not getting a single win in seven games at the event nicknamed the Wimbledon of Chess. He’s now lost four games and drawn three at the Dutch town of Wijk aan Zee. What’s worse is that Erigaisi is yet to face two of the in-form players at the event: world champion Gukesh and Uzbek star Nodirbek Abdusattarov. Warmerdam is rated 2646, almost 150 points below Arjun Erigaisi who started the year by ent...
Tata Steel Chess standings: Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa joint leaders
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Tata Steel Chess standings: Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa joint leaders

World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju, Vincent Keymer, Fabiano Caruana, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, and Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu are joint leaders of the Tata Steel Chess standings after the second round in Wijk aan Zee. Gukesh is still unbeaten after becoming the youngest world champion in history last month in Singapore. After defeating Anish Giri in the opening round, the 18-year-old held Vladimir Fedoseev to a draw on Sunday in round 2 to stay unbeaten into his reign as the 18th world champion of the sport. Gukesh was not at his best in the whole game. But he did defend resolutely to grind out a draw with black pieces against Vladimir Fedoseev, who had defeated Magnus Carlsen in the Chess Olympiad. World no. 2 Fabiano Caruana picked up his first win of 2024, after he defeated Jorden van Foreest....
How Gukesh won 1st game as chess world champion after finding lucky escape route vs Anish Giri
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How Gukesh won 1st game as chess world champion after finding lucky escape route vs Anish Giri

Anish Giri slumped on the backrest of his chair and stayed there for a while. Then, he hunched over and planted a palm on his forehead in a universally accepted sign of anguish. He’d just spent most of the first round game at the Tata Steel chess tournament forcing his opponent, the newly-minted world champion Gukesh Dommaraju, into a corner. Just when checkmate seemed inevitable, with Gukesh running out of options — and out of time on the clock to think — Anish Giri made a blunder that will haunt the attic of his mind for years to come. In one hasty move of the wrist, Anish Giri had handed his 18-year-old opponent a get-out-of-jail-free card. Gukesh, who won the world championship last month on a similar blunder from his opponent Ding Liren, is not one to refuse gifts across the board. ...