R Praggnanandhaa joked by saying that he would buy a gift for Arjun Erigaisi after the victory of Erigaisi over D Gukesh allowed him to enter the equality breaks at Tata Steel Chess 2025. Praggnanandhaa finally beat the world champion Gukesh to win his first title of Tata steel chess.
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India’s 19 -year -old Grand Master, R Praggnanandhaa, won a memorable victory on Sunday when he won the title of Masters Tata Steel Chess 2025 by beating the world champion of Gukesh in shooting. GUKESH, 18, who won the world chess championship in December 2024, was the favorite to win the prestigious chess tournament at Wijk Aan Zee, in the Netherlands, but his teammate Olympiad Praggnanandhaa spoiled his party By registering a victory at Olympia the breakage of equality.
An equality break was necessary after Praggnanandhaa and Gukesh lost their last -round matches on Sunday. After Gukesh lost against Arjun Erigaisi, Praggnanandhaa needed to beat Vincent Keymer to win the title, but he fell after a battle of nearly seven o’clock. Consequently, the two conductors were forced to participate in equality.
Praggnanandhaa stuns the world champion gukesh
Gukesh made a steering wheel for equality breakage winning the first match, however, Praggnanandhaa rebounded in the second unmissable match with an opening of Trumowsky. He continued his winning race and won the third game in the playoffs to win the title Tata Steel Chess 2025.
It was the greatest victory of Praggnanandhaa’s young career and the great chess master of Chennai had trouble believing that a “crazy” failure day when he lost to Keymer finally ended in his favor.
“I always tremble,” said Praggnanandhaa to Tata Steel Chess 2025. “A day so crazy. I don’t know how to express this. I didn’t really expect to win this match because I was repeating at some point, then He played and things have somehow went in my way, but as you said.
With Gukesh losing against Erigaisi in just 31 movements and Praggnanandhaa’s match against Keymer extending up to seven o’clock, there was very little time for the possible winner to rest and prepare for equality.
Praggnanandhaa: “I should probably buy something for Arjun Erigaisi”
After his victory, Praggnanandhaa revealed how a family time helped him prepare for the playoffs and also joked by saying that he should offer something to his close friend Arjun Erigaisi for defeating Gukesh and keeping him alive in the competition.
“I was just trying to relax. I have my mother and my sister so I relaxed and I was trying to rest. It was a very difficult game against Vincent, I don’t think I played wherever I played here, so I think I should probably buy something for Arjun, “joked Praggnanandhaa.
“I didn’t really expect (Arjun to beat Gukesh). Because at one point, estimated that Gukesh was actually better. When I saw the result (gukesh losing against Arjun), I had already played badly and I was in a position so difficult that I could not really do a lot that I sit and defend. I do not almost think that I had a chance in my own position, ”added Praggnanandhaa.
By reflecting on his victory, Praggnanandhaa admitted that winning the failures of Tata Steel 2025 is the “highlight” of his young career.
“Yeah, that’s for sure. When I came here, I wanted to win the event. But the field was very strong. I didn’t really think about it before yesterday. I can’t really express it … I’m really happy, “said Praggnanandhaa.
Praggnanandhaa is the first India to win the Tata in steel failures since the big Viswanathan Anandand tournament in 2006.
