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.

D Gukesh was devastated after his tie-breaker defeat to R Praggnanandhaa at the Tata Chess Masters, in Wijk aan Zee.

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. Gukesh, who was unbeaten till the last round of the tournament was outclassed by two of his Indian compatriots,

The Indian juggernaut in international chess remained unstoppable as Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa fought through exhaustion and nerves to defeat world champion D Gukesh in a clash of compatriots to cl

In a massive setback to his Tata Steel Masters ambitions, D Gukesh drew to GM Jorden van Foreest after a complicated heavy-piece endgame. Meanwhile, R Praggnanandhaa defeated Alexey Sarana to climb up the standings and is now joint-lead with his countryman Gukesh.

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 here on Sunday. There was huge drama typical of two young players looking to win each and every tiebreak game after they ended the 13th and final round of the tournament tied for the top spot with 8.