Tata Steel Chess: Gukesh is new world no 3 after Praggnanandhaa beats Fabiano Caruana

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Gukesh taking connected Wei Yi successful Round 11 of the Tata Steel chess tourney astatine Wijk aan Zee. (PHOTO: Jurriaan Hoefsmit via Tata Steel chess)

Gukesh is present the satellite nary 3 successful the FIDE ratings charts aft his gully against China’s Wei Yi successful the 11th circular of the Tata Steel chess tournament coupled with Praggnanandhaa’s decision of Fabiano Caruana.

Over the people of the past 11 games successful the Tata Steel chess tournament, satellite champion Gukesh’s standing has gone up by 16 standing points. He is presently rated astatine 2793, conscionable 1 constituent disconnected his vocation champion standing of 2794 which helium achieved successful October 2024.

With conscionable 2 rounds remaining successful the Tata Steel Chess tourney successful Wijk aan Zee, Gukesh is presently starring the masters standings with Praggnanandhaa and Nodirbek Abdusattarov fractional a constituent down successful associated 2nd spot.

Gukesh is playing successful his archetypal lawsuit aft becoming the youngest satellite champion successful past past period wherever helium defeated Ding Liren successful Singapore.

With India’s top-ranked subordinate Arjun Erigaisi woefully retired of sorts astatine the Tata Steel lawsuit and dropping 33 points to descent down to sixth spot, Gukesh besides became the India nary 1 astatine the Wijk aan Zee tournament.

For Gukesh, the lone existent situation successful his way to winning the lawsuit was Chinese GM Wei Yi, who helium faced successful Round 11 connected Friday. The 18-year-old from Chennai opted for a sturdy Italian Opening against Wei Yi, which saw some players enactment level astir of the evening. Eventually, the crippled ended arsenic a gully aft an adjacent rook and pawn endgame.

INTERACTIVE: How Gukesh drew with Wei Yi

Gukesh D [White] vs Wei Yi

Gukesh taking connected Wei Yi successful Round 11 of the Tata Steel chess tourney astatine Wijk aan Zee. (PHOTO: Jurriaan Hoefsmit via Tata Steel chess)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 4… Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Nbd2 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Re1 f6 9. d4 Bg4 10. Nb3 Kh8 11. h3 Bh5 12. c3 exd4 13. Nbxd4 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Nb6 16. Qxd8 Rfxd8 17. Rxe7 Nxc4 18. Bf4 Nxb2 19. Rb1 Rd1+ 20. Rxd1 Nxd1 21. Rxc7 b6 22. Kf1 Re8 23. Bd2 h5 24. Rxa7 Rd8 25. Be1 Nb2 26. Rb7 Nc4 27. Rc7 Ne5 28. Ke2 Re8 29. Bd2 Nc4+ 30. Be3 Nxe3

INTERACTIVE: How Pragg defeated Fabiano Caruana

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