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.

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.

As the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025 heads into its final round, all eyes are on Indian prodigies D Gukesh a

For Gukesh, this was the second year running when he tied for first position and lost the tiebreaker. In the previous edition last year, Gukesh had lost to Chinese Wei Yi

World champion D Gukesh and Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa lost on a dramatic final day but still set up a tie-breaker at the end of the 13th and final round of the Tata Steel Chess tournament in Wijk Aan Zee on Sunday.

Tata Steel Chess 2025 is set for an exciting conclusion in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands with D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa in pole position to become only the second Indian after the legendary Viswanathan Anand to win the prestigious tournament.

Ahead of Sunday's final round, R Praggnanandhaa joins world champion D Gukesh atop the Tata Steel Masters standings

In the 87th Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025, R Praggnanandhaa won his sixth game, Arjun Erigaisi secured his first victory, and Gukesh settled for a draw. Highlights included Praggnanandhaa's win over Alexey Sarana and Abdusattorov's defeat by Erigaisi.

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

India’s chess prodigy and youngest-ever World Chess Champion Gukesh Dommaraju has ascended to World No. 3 after a solid draw against Wei Yi of China at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025 in Wijk aan Zee.