The field of 14 players in the Masters section included the defending champion Wei Yi, as well as 2024 Challengers winner Leon Luke Mendonca.

[2] Tournament director Jeroen van den Berg said that he "selected as many players as possible with a strong mentality and willing to fight for the win".

Abdusattorov left his queen en prise for four moves against Praggnanandhaa and achieved a significant edge, but couldn't convert the advantage.

In the Challengers section, 14-year-old Lu defeated World Junior Champion Nogerbek, while Yakubboev, Van Nguyen, Gurel and Vaishali all scored wins.

Both players misevaluated a rook exchange that would have led to a draw, and Praggnanandhaa went on to win after Harikrishna avoided the trade multiple times.

Jorden van Foreest chose a rare setup against Caruana's London System and got a small advantage, but later misplayed and lost the game.

Abdusattorov tactically won a pawn against Warmerdam, who put up stiff resistance but ultimately lost the game.

Harikrishna sacrificed both of his knights against Warmerdam and scored his second win, moving to one point behind the leader, joined by Gukesh, Keymer, Fedoseev and Caruana.

In the Challengers, Deshmukh and Vaishali scored upset wins over Gurel and Yakubboev, respectively, while Lu, l'Ami and Nguyen tied for the lead.

[12][13][14] Abdusattorov caught up to Praggnanandhaa in the standings after winning a brilliant game against van Foreest despite getting an inferior position out of the opening.

In the Challengers, l'Ami maintained his lead, while Oro and Suleymanli both scored their second wins against Deshmukh and Gurel, respectively.

[23] Praggnanandhaa lost the first tiebreak, then equalised, and in sudden death beat Gukesh to become the 2025 Tata Steel champion.