4 days ago · Playoffs: Praggnanandhaa Outlasts Gukesh. About half an hour after Keymer won that game, we had blitz playoffs. Two games were played first, and when there was an equal score, the first to win took it all. Notably, in the sudden death White had just 2:30 minutes against 3:00 (plus a two-second increment). ...

Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu and Gukesh Dommaraju entered the final round tied for first place, with Nodirbek Abdusattorov a full point behind in sole third place. For Abdusattorov to reach a potential tiebreaker, he needed to beat Pentala Harikrishna while both Indian stars lost their games. In a dramatic turn of events, both Gukesh and Pragg ...

4 days ago · Praggnanandhaa needed only a draw in the final (13th) round against Germany’s Vincent Keymer to secure the tournament win after another co-leader ahead of the final round, Gukesh, lost his game against Arjun Erigaisi. However, the German prodigy got the better of Praggnanandhaa, ensuring Gukesh had a second shot at the title.

3 days ago · Praggnanandhaa's composure and precise technique enabled him to secure the full point, marking his maiden victory at the Masters level. For Gukesh, it was a bittersweet moment, as he tied for ...

2 days ago · R Praggnanandhaa was taken aback after he stunned world champion D Gukesh to win the Tata Steel Masters 2025. After around eight wickets on Sunday, February 2, Praggnanandhaa had the last laugh at ...

3 days ago · Gukesh vs Praggnanandhaa tiebreakers. In the first game, Praggnanandhaa faced the Benoni with reversed colours in the first game of the tiebreak and it seemed like he had equalised easily in the middle game. However, Gukesh had other thoughts as he kept trying and won, thanks to a blunder by Praggnanandhaa that cost him a full rook.

4 days ago · Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa won the Tata Steel Masters 2025, beating world champion D Gukesh in a thrilling tiebreak in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands on Sunday, February 2. Gukesh, who was unbeaten till the last round of the tournament was outclassed by two of his Indian compatriots, in back to back matches.

3 days ago · Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa came from behind to beat world champion D. Gukesh 2-1 in the tiebreaker to win the Tata Steel Masters chess tournament on Sunday (February 2, 2025). There was huge ...

3 days ago · R Praggnanandhaa triumphed over world champion D Gukesh 2-1 in a thrilling tiebreaker to win the Tata Steel Masters chess tournament, despite both players facing surprising losses in the final round.

4 days ago · In a must-win second game of the tiebreaker, Praggnanandhaa employed the Trompowsky opening, and this time Gukesh could claim a slight advantage with his black pieces. "I was just trying to relax ...