World Champion D Gukesh maintained his half point lead with an easy draw against China's Wei Yi while R Praggnanandhaa outwitted top seed American Fabiano Caruana to come within striking distance of the leader after round 11 of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk Aan Zee, The Netherlands on Friday.

On top of the table with a slender lead, world champion D Gukesh will take on Wei Yi of China in the 11th round of Tata Steel Chess Tournament, aiming to continue his unbeaten streak and claim the season’s first title.

HIL: Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers vs Tamil Nadu Dragons at 6 PM in the first semifinal, followed by JSW Soorma HC vs Hyderabad Toofans at 8:15 PM. Badminton: Former world no. 1 Kidambi Srikanth plays in the quarterfinal of the Thailand Masters Super 300.

In Round 10 of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025, Gukesh Dommaraju retained his lead, defeating Max Warmerdam. Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu outplayed

Praggnanandhaa will meet pre-event rating favourite Fabiano Caruana of United States while Abdusattorov has to tackle the solid defences of Vincent Keymer of Germany in the other key clashes of the 11th round.

India's Gukesh scored a win over compatriot Leon Mendonca in ninth round of the Tata Steel Masters to go clear at the top.

Gukesh Dommaraju has taken the lead in the Tata Steel Chess Masters standings after defeating compatriot Leon Luke Mendonca. In other matches, Nodirbek Abdusattorov drew against Fabiano Caruana, while Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu was defeated by Anish Giri.

Gukesh now sits half a point ahead of Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Abdusattorov, while R Praggnanandhaa holds third place with 6.5 points

R Praggnanandhaa came up with a dominating performance against Vladimir Fedoseev who chose the Tarrasch defense as black.

Chess: Tata Steel Chess tournament in Wijk Aan Zee continues with Gukesh in sole lead. Round 10 starts today. ISL: NorthEast take on Hyderabad FC at 7.30 PM. HIL: Double header on the last day of the league stage,