India, Jan. 20 -- Making his first competitive return since his victory at the World Championship last year, D Gukesh is currently in action at the Tata Steel Chess Masters in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands. The 18-year-old began his campaign with a comeback win vs Dutch grandmaster Anish Giri, and then followed it up with a draw against Slovenia's Vladimir Fedoseev in Round 2.

Gukesh, playing with black pieces, started with a slight disadvantage. But he cemented control soon, and then drove the game to a rook-and-pawn endgame, resulting in a draw.

Much to the surprise of fans, Gukesh turned up in a casual attire, consisting of a hoodie, for his game against the Slovenian grandmaster. Gukesh is known to always wear a suit, like other Ind...