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

D Gukesh has secured the sole lead at the ongoing Tata Steel Chess Masters 2025 after beating Leon Luke Mendonca in round nine. This is Gukesh’s first tournament since becoming the world chess champion.

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.

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, Soorma take on Bengal Tigers at 6 PM and UP Rudras take on TN Dragons at 8:15 PM in Rourkela.

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.

D Gukesh crashed through the defenses of compatriot Leon Luke Mendonca in the ninth round to jump into sole lead at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament.

With this draw, both Praggnanandhaa and Gukesh continue to share the lead on 5.5 points with Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan, who defeated Vladimir Fedoseev of Slovenia

This is the first event Gukesh is competing in after becoming the youngest world champion in history of chess. His final game at the event will be against India No 1 Arjun Erigaisi.