As the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025 heads into its final round, all eyes are on Indian prodigies D Gukesh a

Ahead of Sunday's final round, R Praggnanandhaa joins world champion D Gukesh atop the Tata Steel Masters standings

World Champion D Gukesh played out a draw with Jorden van Foreest of Holland, while Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa beat Alexey Sarana of Serbia as the two Indians shared the lead after a thrilling day at the Tata Steel Masters here.

In the 87th Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025, R Praggnanandhaa won his sixth game, Arjun Erigaisi secured his first victory, and Gukesh settled for a draw. Highlights included Praggnanandhaa's win over Alexey Sarana and Abdusattorov's defeat by Erigaisi.

Tata Steel Chess Masters 2025 is on the verge of a historic finale, and it will India's two young chess grandmasters, Gukesh D and R Praggnanandhaa to battle it out for the title. There are five possible outcomes to the game.

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa beat Alexey Sarana of Serbia to register his third straight victory and take his tally to a commendable 8.5 points. He now shares the top spot with compatriot D Gukesh in the end of the 12th and penultimate round of Tata Steel Masters in Netherlands on Saturday.

Gukesh Dommaraju ascended to World No. 3 after drawing against reigning champion Wei Yi at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025. Rameshbabu Praggnanan

World champion D Gukesh climbed to world no. 3 in the live rankings, and has a 0.5 lead with two rounds to go.

Leaders Praggnanandhaa and Gukesh have 8.5 points each at the end of the 12th and penultimate round of Tata Steel Masters in the Netherlands on Saturday.