R Praggnanandhaa and D Gukesh are ranked second and third in the 2025 FIDE Circuit Standings after finishing as the top two players in the Masters section of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, the former being crowned champion after triumphing in the blitz tie-breaks,

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,