Tata Steel Chess R3: Pragg and Abdusattorov score, share the lead

Young talents are making waves in Wijk aan Zee across both the Masters and Challengers sections. Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu and Nodirbek Abdusattorov lead the Masters after securing their second consecutive wins, with Pragg beating Arjun Erigaisi in positional style and Abdusattorov getting the better of Max Warmerdam. Meanwhile, the Challengers saw an extraordinary all-decisive round, with all games favouring the player with the white pieces. Remarkably, 14-year-old Lu Miaoyi joined the leaders after another impressive victory. Argentine prodigy Faustino Oro, aged 11, also made headlines with his first-ever win at the tournament. | Photo: Tata Steel Chess / Jurriaan Hoefsmit