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.

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.

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 at Wijk Aan Zee (The Netherlands) on Saturday.

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.

HIL: Srachi Rarh Bengal Tigers defeated TN Dragons in a shootout, while Hyderabad Toofans beat Soorma 3-1 to reach the final of the Hockey India League. National Games: Haryana men, Odisha women completed a hat-trick of Rugby 7s gold medals; Bindyarani Devi won gold, Manipur lifters bagged 2 medals; Teenager Parth Mane won the 10m air rifle gold.

D Gukesh maintained his half-point lead with an easy draw against Wei Yi of China, while R Praggnanandhaa outwitted top seed Fabiano Caruana of the United States at the Tata Steel Masters.

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