Gukesh has dethroned Arjun Erigaisi after the latter had a mighty slump with a series of poor performances in the Tata Steel Masters.

D Gukesh, playing with black pieces, drew his second-round match in the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025 against Vladimir Fedoseev. The day saw several players settling for draws, including Arjun Erigaisi and defending champion Yi Wei.

Gukesh and Caruana are both on two points after the result and it remains to be seen who among the rest could overtake them.

Five Grandmasters, including India’s D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa, are leading the Tata Steel Chess 2025 standings after Round 2. Take a look at the scores of all 14 GMs as they compete for one of the most prestigious chess titles.

It’s something of a rite of passage in chess — the new champ is a marked man when he first returns to the board. Indian teenager Dommaraju Gukesh, who became the youngest world champion ever when he dethroned Chinese GM Deng Liren in their December title match,

World Champion D Gukesh needed six hours to draw, while R Praggnanandhaa took the sole lead overall with 3.5/4