Gukesh has dethroned Arjun Erigaisi after the latter had a mighty slump with a series of poor performances in the Tata Steel Masters.

It’s something of a rite of passage in chess — the new champ is a marked man when he first returns to the board. Indian teenager Dommaraju Gukesh, who became the youngest world champion ever when he dethroned Chinese GM Deng Liren in their December title match,

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.

Reigning world champion D Gukesh and world number two Fabiano Caruana played out a stalemate that lasted just 24 moves, and are currently sitting at the third and fourth spots respectively with 2 points each.

World Champion D Gukesh needed six hours to draw, while R Praggnanandhaa took the sole lead overall with 3.5/4

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