Feb 2, 2025 · 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 ...

6 days 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 ...

6 days ago · The finish to the 2025 Tata Steel Chess Masters was extraordinary, with both leaders World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju and GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu losing their final classical games. When GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov failed to win, that meant a two-player blitz playoff, where Praggnanandhaa lost the first game only …

Feb 3, 2025 · Indian grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa achieved a remarkable comeback to defeat world champion D Gukesh 2-1 in the tiebreaker at Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025, claiming his maiden title.

Feb 2, 2025 · 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.

Feb 3, 2025 · While Gukesh lost to fellow Indian Arjun Erigaisi, Praggnanandhaa went down to Vincent Keymer of Germany. In the tie-breaker, there was huge drama typical of two young players looking to win each ...

Feb 3, 2025 · Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa said he was ‘still shaking’ after a ‘crazy day’ as he clinched Tata Steel Masters title for the first time in his prolific career after beating world champion Gukesh Dommaraju. The 19-year-old from Chennai came from behind to upstage the 18-year-old world number ...

Feb 3, 2025 · 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 with 8.5 points.

Feb 3, 2025 · 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 ...