Ahead of Sunday's final round, R Praggnanandhaa joins world champion D Gukesh atop the Tata Steel Masters standings

Tata Steel Chess Masters 2025 is on the verge of a historic finale, and it will India's two young chess grandmasters, Gukesh D and R Praggnanandhaa to battle it out for the title. There are five possible outcomes to the game.

World Champion D Gukesh played out a draw with Jorden van Foreest of Holland, while Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa beat Alexey Sarana of Serbia

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa beat Alexey Sarana of Serbia to register his third straight victory and take his tally to a commendable 8.5 points. He now shares the top spot with compatriot D Gukesh in the end of the 12th and penultimate round of Tata Steel Masters in Netherlands on Saturday.

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Indian chess prodigies Praggnanandhaa and Gukesh share the lead at Tata Steel Masters, setting the stage for a thrilling finish.

World Champion GM Gukesh Dommaraju continued his unbeaten streak with a win over Leon Mendonca in round 9, securing the sole lead on the leaderboard of the 2025 Tata Steel Masters in the Netherlands on Tuesday.

World champion D Gukesh climbed to world no. 3 in the live rankings, and has a 0.5 lead with two rounds to go.