3 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). ...

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 ...

3 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.

1 day ago · Both Praggnanandhaa and Gukesh finished with 8.5 points after losing their 13th-round games, but Praggnanandhaa showed remarkable mental resilience to triumph 2-1 in the tie-breaker during the ...

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.

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 · Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa triumphed at the Tata Steel Masters chess event in Netherlands, defeating world champion D. Gukesh 2-1 in the tiebreaker. Both players initially tied for first place ...

3 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 ...

1 day ago · After making a triumphant start to the New Year, Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa said the performances of his compatriots D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi ‘inspired’ him to work harder. The prodigious talent scripted a stunning victory in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands, at the Tata Steel Masters ...

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.