Fabiano Caruana Loses to R Praggnanandhaa at Tata Steel Chess 2025

Fabiano Caruana lost to R Praggnanandhaa in a stunning 37-move victory at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025 on Friday.

What happened?

Caruana's misstep on move 32 allowed Praggnanandhaa to unleash a devastating knight manoeuvre.

This defeat handed Caruana another shocking loss in the tournament, slipping to 2792.4 Elo points.

Gukesh Dommaraju ascended to World No. 3 after a solid draw against Wei Yi of China.

The tournament continues with Round 12, where Caruana will look to bounce back from this loss.

The Indian chess prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju maintained his position at the top of the Masters standings with 8/11 points.

R Praggnanandhaa's victory over Caruana marked a phenomenal day for Indian chess on Dutch soil.

Leon Luke Mendonca secured his first win of the tournament by toppling Vladimir Fedoseev of Slovenia.

Pentala Harikrishna notched up his third win of the tournament, defeating Alexey Sarana in 40 moves.

The longest match of the round saw Vincent Keymer and Nodirbek Abdusattorov battle for 77 moves before agreeing to a draw.

Dutch No. 1 Anish Giri continued his 10-game unbeaten streak with a win, defeating compatriot Max Warmerdam on Friday.

Divya Deshmukh claimed her second win of the tournament by defeating Irina Bulmaga of Romania in the Challengers section.

The Challengers leaderboard remains in the hands of Dutch veteran Erwin l’Ami, who leads with 8/11 points.