With veterans like Magnus Carlsen either losing interest in classical chess or reducing their tournaments, the stage is set for the likes of Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa and Arjun Erigaisi to take over chess.

World champion D Gukesh and Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa faced tough losses on the final day of the Tata Steel Chess tournament, leading to a dramatic tiebreaker. Despite their defeats, both players will compete in short-duration games to decide the winner.

Praggnanandhaa revealed how D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi inspired him to work harder as he won the 2025 Tata Steel Chess Masters competition. Praggnanandhaa defeated Gukesh in sudden death to clinch the title.

The 19-year-old from Chennai made history on Sunday by defeating reigning World Champion and compatriot D Gukesh to claim his maiden Tata Steel Chess tournament crown.

Despite the loss, Praggnanandhaa will play tie-break games of shorter duration against Gukesh after the two ended with identical 8.5 points each. The other contender Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan was denied the full point by P Harikrishna, who played a hard fought draw.

R Praggnanandhaa received a warm welcome at Chennai airport on Tuesday as he returned to India after winning the Tata Steel Chess 2025 title. Praggnanandhaa defeated D Gukesh in the tiebreakers to win the first major tournament of his career.

The Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025 was the 87th edition of the "Wimbledon of Chess," a classical tournament previously won by World Champions Euwe, Botvinnik, Tal, Petrosian, Spassky, Karpov, Kasparov, Kramnik, Anand, and Carlsen.

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.

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