India, Feb. 2 -- In a massive setback to his Tata Steel Masters ambitions, D Gukesh drew to GM Jorden van Foreest after a complicated heavy-piece endgame. Meanwhile, R Praggnanandhaa defeated Alexey Sarana to climb up the standings and is now joint-lead with his countryman Gukesh. On the other hand, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, who was level on points with Praggnanandhaa crumbled to defeat to Arjun Erigaisi, who registered his first win of the campaign.

Before his win against the Uzbek GM, Erigaisi was winless in Wijk aan Zee this year, having bagged seven draws and four defeats. He is now 12th in the standings with 4.5 points. Meanwhile, Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa are joint-leaders with 8.5 points.

Erigaisi's victory also saw him end a 24-gam...