World champion D Gukesh ended his spate of draws by defeating Thai Dai Van Nguyen of Czech Republic but overnight joint leader Arjun Erigaisi was shocked by Vladimir Fedoseev of Slovenia in the fifth round of Tata Steel Masters chess tournament.

Top seed ArjunErigaisiscored a convincing victory over compatriot R Praggnanandhaa,while World Champion D Gukesh played out a hard-fought draw against World Cup winner Javokhir Sindarov of Uzbekistan in the first round of the Tata Steel Masters.

Following his back-to-back bronze medal wins in the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships, Arjun Erigaisi expressed gratitude towards everyone who supported him throughout the season.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi for winning a bronze medal at the World Blitz Championships in Doha.

World No.1 Magnus Carlsen showed his endgame genius yet again to add a record-extending ninth world Blitz title to the Rapid gold medal he won two days back.

World Blitz Championship: Arjun Erigaisi suffered a shattering semifinal loss to top Uzbek player Nodirbek Abdusattorov as the ace Indian settled for a bronze medal

Magnus Carlsen's table slam in Doha was loud, sharp, and it went viral instantly.

Magnus Carlsen once again found himself in the news for his post-match antics as the Norwegian chess grandmaster slammed the table after losing to India's Arjun Erigaisi at the FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025 in Doha.

Magnus Carlsen has often been known to not take losses in the right spirit. The superstar chess Grandmaster quite infamously lost his cool after losing to the reigning world champion D Gukesh at Norway Chess in June

Arjun Erigaisi demonstrated strong endgame technique and quick calculation to stun reigning champion Magnus Carlsen and renowned Grandmaster Nodirbek Abdusattorov