India, Feb. 1 -- D Gukesh is still in the sole lead at the ongoing 2025 Tata Steel Chess Masters, in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands. Gukesh is on top of the standings with 8.00 points, followed by R Praggnanandhaa and Nodirbek Abdusattorov at 7.50 points.

Gukesh is the reigning world chess champion, having defeated Ding Liren in Singapore last month. Since his win, Gukesh has become probably the most popular chess grandmaster in the world and also has overtaken Arjun Erigaisi to become India No. 1.

Now the 18-year-old has received special praise from Magnus Carlsen, who revealed how he discovered Gukesh. Speaking on the video posted by Take Take Take application, Carlsen claimed that he first saw Gukesh, when he was 12-years-old.

"I noticed...