Gukesh grabs last-gasp win over Giri in 1st game
Chess: Gukesh wins first game as world champion from the brink of defeat
Gukesh Dommaraju played and won his first competitive game as world champion on Saturday, but only after surviving a totally lost position. The 18-year-old Indian, who took the crown last month from China’s Ding Liren, defeated the Netherlands No 1 Anish Giri in the opening round of Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee, the “chess Wimbledon”.
Tata Steel Chess 2025 Round 2 Highlights: Gukesh vs Fedoseev ends in draw; Praggnanandhaa beats Harikrishna
R Praggnanandhaa is the only Indian to win in Round 2 as he defeated Pentala Harikrishna. D Gukesh drew against Vladimir Fedoseev and Arjun Erigaisi was held to a draw by Anish Giri. Leon Mendonca lost to Nodirbek Abdusattorov.
D Gukesh triumphed in the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025 opener against Anish Giri, despite Giri's early advantage.
World Champion D Gukesh got lucky and came back from a tough position to beat Anish Giri of Holland in the first round of the ...
The cream of India's chess talent is playing at Wijk aan Zee this year. Besides Gukesh, Harikrishna, Arjun Erigaisi, ...
Indian chess gears up for a historic participation at the 87th Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, from ...
In a video which has gone viral on social media, Anish Giri could be seen sighing in frustration when he realised that he was ...
Results that may be inaccessible to you are currently showing.
Hide inaccessible results
Feedback