Praggnanandhaa downs Gukesh to win Masters title

Praggnanandhaa wins Tata Steel Chess Masters in tie-breakers as Gukesh loses first game as world champion
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.
D Gukesh becomes World No. 3, Arjun and Praggnanandhaa in top-8; Viswanathan Anand slips to 12th in chess rankings
D Gukesh has climbed to third position in the live Elo chess ratings, and is behind Hakaru Nakamura and Magnus Carlsen.
Tata Steel Chess: Gukesh is new world no 3 after Praggnanandhaa beats Fabiano Caruana
Over the course of 11 games in the Tata Steel chess tournament, world champion Gukesh's rating has gone up by 16 points. He is currently rated at 2793, just one point off his career best rating of 2794.
Tata Steel Chess: Praggnanandhaa joins Gukesh in lead after round 12; Arjun beats Abdusattorov
Ahead of Sunday's final round, R Praggnanandhaa joins world champion D Gukesh atop the Tata Steel Masters standings
D Gukesh Maintains Sole Lead After Round 10 Of Tata Steel Chess Tournament, Praggnanandhaa 3rd
R Praggnanandhaa came up with a dominating performance against Vladimir Fedoseev who chose the Tarrasch defense as black.
Gukesh Suffers First Loss as World Champion at Hands of Arjun Erigaisi Hands at Tata Steel Chess 2025
World champion Gukesh was stunned by India chess player Arjun Erigaisi in the 13th round of Tata Steel Chess 2025, marking Gukesh’s first loss as titleholder. Read the full story.
Tata Steel Chess 2025: Gukesh retains top spot; Praggnanandhaa placed third
Gukesh now sits half a point ahead of Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Abdusattorov, while R Praggnanandhaa holds third place with 6.5 points
D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa pause games at Tata Chess Masters; watch in awe as ‘Messi of Chess’ shocks Indian IM
D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa are currently competing at the Tata Chess Masters, the same tournament where Indian IM Divya Deshmukh was left shocked by a 11-year-old from Argentina named Faustino Oro.
Gukesh vs Praggnanandhaa ends in draw at Tata Steel Chess after some mind games
India’s top-ranked chess player Arjun Erigaisi accepted a draw against Serbian GM Alexey Sarana. Arjun was playing with white pieces but the game ended in just 23 moves
Praggnanandhaa beats Gukesh to become Tata Steel champion
Gukesh’s first loss as world champion was followed by Pragg’s defeat, leaving both tied at the top. Pragg won the tiebreaker against Gukesh to clinch title
Tata Steel Chess: Praggnanandhaa downs Gukesh to win Masters title
Praggnanandhaa becomes only the second Indian after Viswanathan Anand to win the Tata Steel Chess Masters title.
Chess rankings: D Gukesh is new World No 3 in live ratings; Arjun Erigaisi slips to sixth
D Gukesh has climbed to the World No 3 spot in the FIDE rankings whereas Arjun Erigaisi has slipped to sixth place. Gukesh is ...
Tata Steel Chess 2025: D Gukesh becomes new World No. 3 as R Praggnanandhaa beats Fabiano Caruana in Round 11
Gukesh Dommaraju ascended to World No. 3 after drawing against reigning champion Wei Yi at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament ...
D Gukesh watches in amazement as 11-year-old ‘Messi of chess’ defeats Indian IM, R Praggnanandhaa pauses game and joins
D ivya Deshmukh, 19-year-old Indian International Master, was left shellshocked at the ongoing Tata Chess Masters, as she ...