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Turkish chess prodigy Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus, 14, drew against his coach Shakhriyar Mamedyarov at the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 after a short 16-move game. This followed Yagiz's stunning victory over India’s Aditya Mittal, where he executed a brilliant checkmate despite a significant material disadvantage. Praveen Thipsay called it a “game for the books of combinations.

The penultimate round of the Sinquefield Cup saw Caruana and Praggnanandhaa maintain their joint lead, while Abdusattorov secured his first win against Firouzja. Gukesh pressed Aronian but only managed a draw. With Caruana facing Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa playing Aronian in the final round, the tournament title remains fiercely contested.

World champion D Gukesh was held to a draw by the lone wild card, Samuel Sevian of the United States, while fellow Indian R Praggnanandhaa also split the points with Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan in the third round of the Sinquefield Cup.