"tata-steel-masters"

Praggnanandhaa notched up his third consecutive win to take his tally to a commendable 8.5 points, same as his compatriot Gukesh after the 12th and penultimate round

The draw helped Gukesh jump to eight points out of a possible 11 in the first major tournament of the year

R Praggnanandhaa and D Gukesh draw in Round 8 of the Tata Steel Masters, both maintaining the lead at 5.5 points, alongside Nodirbek Abdusattorov

Receiving his Khel Ratna on Friday and then taking a flight to Amsterdam, Gukesh reached here barely hours before the start of the first round