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

In an intense 72-move battle, D. Gukesh bounced back with a crucial win over German GM Vincent Keymer in the Masters section of the Tata Steel Chess 2025 in Wijk aan Zee on Wednesday.

Interestingly, all of R Praggnanandhaa's victories have come at the expense of the Indians so far in the tournament.

After collecting three consecutive draws, D Gukesh defeated Germany’s Vincent Keymer, who was part of the team that helped him defeat Ding Liren in the FIDE World Championship in Singapore, to remain among the top three in the Masters section.

Dommaraju Gukesh earned his second win of the 2025 Tata Steel Chess Masters in Round 5, closing the gap on joint leaders R Praggnanandhaa and Nodirbek Abdusattorov with a win over Vincent Keymer, who was his second when winning the chess world championship last month.

Indian Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa secured his third straight win at the 2025 Tata Steel Chess on Tuesday, defeating GM Leon Mendonca of India.� With 3.5 points after four rounds, Praggnanandhaa is the outright leader of the points table.