New Delhi: New world champion Gukesh Dommaraju maintained his lead at the top of the Tata Steel Chess 2025 with a win over local hope Max Warmerdam in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands.
Gukesh capitalised on a mistake by the Dutch to keep his lead at the top with 7.5 points out of a possible 10 after 10 rounds.
Uzbek Nodirbek Abdusattorov remains second half a point behind (7 points), while R Praggnanandhaa trails by a further half point.
Abdusattorov took big risks to inflict a first loss of the event on Russian Alexey Sarana while Praggnanandhaa bounced back from his last round defeat with a win over another Russian Vladimir Fedoseev.
American-Italian Fabiano Caruana’s title hopes appear to be over after a draw with P Harikrishna.
Challengers section
In the challengers section, Thailand’s Dai Van Nguyen kept his top spot intact with a victory over Vaishali Rameshbabu in a contest that stretched for six hours and 76 moves.
Dutchman Erwin l’Ami is on the second spot, behind by half a point. He beat 11-year-old Argentine prodigy Faustino Oro to be in close proximity of Van Nguyen.
Masters Round 10 Standings: 1st Gukesh 7.5pts, 2nd Abdusattorov 7pts, 3rd Praggnanandhaa 6.5pts, 4th Fedoseev 6pts, 5th= Caruana, Wei Yi 5.5pts, 7th= Giri, Sarana 5pts, 9th= Harikrishna 4.5pts, 10th= Van Foreest, Keymer 4pts, 12th Warmerdam 3.5pts, 13th= Erigaisi, Mendonca 3pts,
Challengers Round 10 Standings: 1st Thai Dai Van Nguyen 7.5pts, 2nd L’Ami, Erwin 7pts, 3rd= Suleymanli, Bok 6.5pts, 5th Svane 6pts, 6th= Lu, Gurel, Nogerbek 5.5pts, 9th= Vaishali, Yakubboev 5pts, 11th Pijpers 4.5pts, 12th Oro 2.5pts, 13th Divya 2pts, 14th Bulmaga 1pt
Rest day for all groups on Thursday (January 30).
World champion D Gukesh defeated Dutchman Max Warmerdam to keep his lead at the top with 7.5 points after 10 rounds in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands. Other Sports Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
