<img src="https://static.gujaratsamachar.com/content_image/content_image_bc32f9f9-d6a9-49f0-8bb9-e56130037819.jpeg" data-filename="Untitled design (82).png" style="width: 100%;" alt="Praggnanandhaa beats world champion Gukesh, wins Tata Steel Masters 2025"> In a dramatic turn of events, the World Champion Gukesh D, who had led for most of the tournament was defeated by Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa, at the Tata Steel Masters 2025.The 19-year-old chess player from Chennai, staged a comeback to defeat the 18-year-old world number three 2-1 in the tiebreaker of the tournament’s 87th edition on Sunday.&nbsp;&nbsp;Both players had finished level on 8.5 points after suffering defeats in their 13th-round matches – Gukesh lost to fellow Indian Arjun Erigaisi, while Praggnanandhaa was beaten by Germany’s Vincent Keymer.Meanwhile, Praggnanandhaa, the other co-leader, had a chance to claim the title outright but needed to hold an inferior position against Vincent Keymer. However, he was unable to do so, and as a result, both Gukesh D and Praggnanandhaa finished with 8.5/13, tying for first place.After the opponents traded blows in the first two games, Praggnanandhaa turned the tables in the third sudden-death encounter to win the down-a-pawn endgame and clinch the title.<div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-1" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" class="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1886305297280471441&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fenglishadmin.gujaratsamachar.com%2F%23%2Fadmin%2Farticle%2Fadd&amp;sessionId=ae4036cdaf69920ba5924a5731e336575d304796&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="text-align: left; position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 826px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;" data-tweet-id="1886305297280471441"></iframe></div> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>Nodirbek Abdusattorov netted 8/13 and came third.Final standings Masters<img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXcRfGpKV4oCDJHoOpOpVCFlz62Wu_4aRzw1Fro1ZchcGdXYmJTTTL4Zkh2icXlXNRViinwwdHGsL4O_evKgxbUKfqatYa5EhHizNa6bsdxZzGNOUJEGvYoKI-ualUEd53ZGpbblpg?key=Cvm_rcsVtk8AVMrpJPepiz3x" width="602" height="91" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; width: 100%;">The Challengers event saw the triumph of Thai Dai Van Nguyen, who scored an impressive 9.5/12. This stellar performance secured him a spot in next year’s Masters.Also read:<a href="https://english.gujaratsamachar.com/news/sports/gukesh-dommaraju-youngest-ever-world-chess-champion" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Gukesh becomes youngest ever World Chess Champion, second Indian after Anand</a>

In a dramatic turn of events, the World Champion Gukesh D, who had led for most of the tournament was defeated by Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa, at the Tata Steel Masters 2025 .

Praggnanandhaa beats world champion Gukesh wins Tata Steel Masters 2025

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Praggnanandhaa beats world champion Gukesh, wins Tata Steel Masters 2025

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