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.

Arjun Erigaisi is the current World No. 5 and India No. 2 with 2776.7 ratings. He ended 2024 as India. 1 but his poor campaign saw him lose that spot to Gukesh.

It is fitting that a day which started with Gukesh playing against Arjun Erigaisi, ended with Gukesh facing Praggnanandhaa. It was a showcase of India's golden generation in chess.

Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa emerged victorious 2-1 in the tie-breaker against world champion D Gukesh to win the Tata Steel Masters chess tournament in Netherlands on Ferbuary 2. This was his first time winning the tournament,

It was a battle of dragflicks and it was Jugraj Singh and his Bengal Tigers who came up on top after an epic seven-goal (all of them penalty corners) HIL 2024-25 final that swung one way then the other. Plenty of action in round 11 of the 2025 Tata Steel Chess Masters - here's your recap:

Praggnanandhaa received a warm welcome upon his arrival in Chennai on Tuesday and he reflected on the tournament win

GM D. Gukesh lost his first classical game after becoming World Champion against compatriot Arjun Erigaisi during the final round of the Tata Steel Masters 2025 in Wijk aan Zee on Sunday.

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

Following the win, Praggnanandhaa cheekily thanked compatriot Arjun Erigaisi, who earlier in the final round handed Gukesh a shocking loss.