Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour: Why Praggnanandhaa will not be playing in Weissenhaus despite winning Tata Steel Chess
Despite beating reigning world champion D Gukesh in the blitz tie-breaks to to win the prestigious Tata Steel Chess tournament in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, R Praggnanandhaa will not be in action in the opening event of the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour in Germany.
Praggnanandhaa jokes he’ll buy Arjun Erigaisi something after winning Tata Steel chess title
Praggnanandhaa defeated Gukesh in the tiebreaks to win the Tata Steel chess tournament. But first, he needed some help from good friend Arjun Erigaisi, who defeated the world champion in the final round.
"Long, Crazy Day": R Praggnanandhaa Reveals Raw Emotion After Beating D Gukesh To Tata Steel Chess Title
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.
In an interview to HT, Praggnanandhaa spoke about his friendship with Arjun Erigaisi, Indian players doing well and on amping ...
Praggnanandhaa received a warm welcome upon his arrival in Chennai on Tuesday and he reflected on the tournament win ...
Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa clinched his first Tata Steel Chess title in Wijk aan Zee by defeating D Gukesh in tie-breakers.
Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa triumphed at Tata Steel Masters 2025, overcoming World Champion D Gukesh in a dramatic ...
Praggnanandhaa beat world champion D. Gukesh 2-1 in the tiebreaker to win the Tata Steel Masters chess tournament in ...
Praggnanandhaa described the final day as "crazy and long" after he battled exhaustion and nerves to outwit Gukesh in a ...
On Sunday, in a Dutch village on the North Sea coast, Praggnanandhaa flicked away a quiet year with a hell-raising ...
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