Gukesh and Caruana are both on two points after the result and it remains to be seen who among the rest could overtake them.

World chess champion D Gukesh thus moved to two points out of a possible three in the first major tournament of the year.

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.

World champion D Gukesh had it easy in the third round of Tata Steel Chess Tournament as the Indian played out a draw with top seed Fabiano Caruana of the United States on Monday. Gukesh thus moved to 2 points out of a possible three in the first major tournament of the year.

After defeating Dutch Grandmaster Anish Giri in his first game since being crowned world champion, Gukesh settled for a stalemate against Russia’s Vladimir Fedoseev on Sunday. Among the other Indians in action,

D Gukesh held Slovenia's Vladimir Fedoseev to a draw in round two of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, while Leon Luke Mendonca suffered his second consecutive defeat, highlighting a day of mixed results for Indian players.

The 19-year-0ld Praggnanandhaa's win over Harikrishna was a master-class on defence and counter-attack. Playing white for the second time in as many days, Harikrishna could not find his magical touch even though he performed slightly better in the middle game.

Gukesh grabbed a win from the jaws of defeat, while R Praggnanandhaa also earned a draw after being in a losing position.