India, Jan. 27 -- With the Tata Steel Masters chess tournament in full flow, the main focus has been on D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa. Gukesh, who is the reigning world champion, is leading the standings, closely followed by Nodirbek Abdusattorov and R Praggnanandhaa.

Fans have also been disappointed by the absence of Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura and Hans Niemann. Meanwhile, the tournament has also been on the receiving end of a controversy, involving mainly Nodirbek Yakubboev and Vaishali Praggnanandhaa.

Both players faced each other in Round 4 of the Challengers' Section, and it began with a scandalous incident. The Uzbek grandmaster was late for his game against Vaishali, and on turning up, ignored her and snubbed the customary ha...