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 here on Monday.Gukesh thus moved to 2 points out of a possible three in the first major tournament of the year.

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 here on Monday.

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

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

Indian chess stars, including new World Champion D Gukesh, are set to compete in the prestigious 87th Tata Steel Chess Tournament. Beginning January 1

Praggnanandhaa defeated Pentala Harikrishna join World Champions Gukesh D at top of the points table in the ongoing Tata Steel Chess standings.

D Gukesh draws with Vladimir Fedoseev while Leon Luke Mendonca suffers his second defeat at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament.