After losses in Round 13, D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa played out a tie-breaker in the 2025 Tata Steel Chess Masters, with the former coming good in sudden-death to win.

R Praggnanandhaa defeated world champions D Gukesh in a nervy tie-breaker to win his maiden Tata Steel Masters 2025 Title in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands. Gukesh, who became the youngest world champion last year,

In the second game, Gukesh had a fine position but was gradually outplayed. In the third game, the decider, Praggnanandhaa was again on the defensive with his white pieces but then found some nice moves and Gukesh got overambitious in a position that would have been a draw otherwise.

It is fitting that a day which started with Gukesh playing against Arjun Erigaisi, ended with Gukesh facing Praggnanandhaa. It was a showcase of India's golden generation in chess.

Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa triumphed at Tata Steel Masters 2025, overcoming World Champion D Gukesh in a dramatic title match. Inspired by his peers' achievements, Praggnanandhaa's relentless practice paid off as he clinched victory,

Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa triumphed at the Tata Steel Masters chess event in Netherlands, defeating world champion D. Gukesh 2-1 in the tiebreaker.

As Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa fought it out in the tiebreaks at Tata Steel chess tournament, references were made to the Magnus Carlsen-Nepo deal, as people joked about how the two Indians could have also taken the easy way out and shared the title.

The teenager became the first Indian after Viswanathan Anand to win the title. Anand won it thrice (2003, 2004 and 2006) individually when it was called the Corus Chess Tournament,

The Indian juggernaut in international chess remained unstoppable as Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa fought through exhaustion and nerves to defeat world champion D Gukesh in a clash of compatriots to clinch the Tata Steel Masters title for the first time in his prolific career.

The Tata Chess Masters reached a dramatic conclusion on Sunday as R Praggnanandhaa emerged victorious against D Gukesh in a nail-biting finish.