India's Arjun Erigaisi faced his third defeat in the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025, while Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu leads the Masters with 3.5 points. Pentala Harikrishna secured a win, and Fabiano Caruana and Anish Giri drew their game.

World champion D Gukesh had it easy in the third round of Tata Steel Chess Tournament as the Indian played out a draw with top seed Fabiano Caruana of the United States here on Monday.

Gukesh and Caruana are both on two points after the result and it remains to be seen who among the rest could overtake them.

R Praggnanandhaa won against Arjun Erigaisi in the third round of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025. The game concluded with Praggnanandhaa leading the table with a score of 2.5/3. Other notable matches include a draw between D Gukesh and Fabiano Caruana and Leon Luke Mendonca earning his first point.

The defeat against Fedoseev means Arjun Erigaisi has not won a single game at the prestigious Tata Steel chess event since winning the Challengers section in 2022.

R Praggnanandhaa in joint lead with Uzbek Nodirbek Abdusattorov after the third round of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament

Playing white, was a rare game by Gukesh as he decided against taking risks. The Ragozine defense met the Queen pawn opening and Caruana acted true to the position's will to expand his king side pawns.

In the third round of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, D Gukesh played a cautious game resulting in a draw with Fabiano Caruana. Both players now have two points, maintaining their positions in this competitive chess event.

Gukesh grabbed a win from the jaws of defeat, while R Praggnanandhaa also earned a draw after being in a losing position.

Playing with white pieces, Praggnanandhaa secured an important win over Arjun, Gukesh D draws with Fabio Caruana.