Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025 Round 1 Live Updates: Gukesh in action for 1st time after becoming world champion

The 14-player Masters tract volition spot 5 Indian players successful action: too Gukesh, Pentala Harikrishna, Arjun Erigaisi, Praggnanandhaa and Leon Luke Mendonca volition besides beryllium successful action.

The Challengers tourney volition spot 2 Indian players: Divya Deshmukh and R Vaishali.

You tin cheque retired the determination by determination enactment from each the games featuring Indian players and besides play on successful the interactives below. Scroll down to work our unrecorded updates successful existent clip from the archetypal round.

INTERACTIVE: Gukesh D vs Anish Giri

INTERACTIVE: Pentala Harikrishna vs Arjun Erigaisi

INTERACTIVE: Praggnanandhaa R vs Nodirbek Abdusattorov

INTERACTIVE: Leon Luke Mendonca vs Vincent Keymer

INTERACTIVE: Divya Deshmukh vs Nodirbek Yakubboev

INTERACTIVE: Vaishali R vs Faustino Oro

Gukesh teaches Viswanathan Anand astir ‘drip’ successful hilarious ad

Gukesh, who precocious became the youngest satellite champion successful history, successful an advertisement with five-time satellite champion Viswanathan Anand. (Credit: Instagram/gukesh.official)

Who says chess players are ever serious? A caller advertisement featuring the youngest satellite champion successful chess history, Gukesh, and five-time satellite champion Viswanathan Anand portrays the trailblazing chess duo from India successful a comic light.

In the ad, Anand tells Gukesh that helium needs his assistance to link with Gen Z kids and larn the lingo.

“Sir cipher tin thatch this particularly astatine your age,” says Gukesh successful the video earlier correcting himself rapidly “… astatine your stature, I meant. The happening is you request to cognize popular culture!”

At this, Anand jumps to his feet and poses similar Michael Jackson and says “I cognize Michael Jackson.”

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