Tata Steel Chess, Round 9: Gukesh becomes sole leader after beating fellow India Mendonca

Tata Steel Chess, Round 9: Gukesh becomes sole leader after beating fellow India Mendonca

Gukesh, who became the youngest World Chess Champion in Singapore last month, beating Ding Liren in the final, secured his fourth win of the tournament in just 43 moves.

Tata Steel Chess: Gukesh beats Mendonca to take sole lead in ninth round

New Delhi: New world champion D Gukesh defeated Leon Luke Mendonca to become sole leader of the Tata Steel Chess Masters tournament in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands. He moved to 6.5 points out of a maximum nine points after registering his fourth win of the tournament in only 43 moves. It put him ahead of Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Slovenia’s Vladimir Fedoseev by half a point. Abdusattorov drew against Fabiano Caruana whie Vladimir F…

Gukesh in sole lead at Tata Steel Chess; ISL, HIL continue: Jan 29

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