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Praggnanandhaa Defeats Gukesh in Tiebreaker to Win Tata Chess Title
After beating Dommaraju Gukesh, the recent world champion, in a tiebreaker, Indian Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa won the Tata Steel Chess Masters. As a result, Praggnanandha won the coveted Tata Chess Title for the first time.
Praggnanandhaa, 19, overcame a deficit to defeat Gukesh 2-1 in the tiebreaker. In a high-stakes match, they finished the 13th and final round of the tournament tied for first place with 8.5 points apiece, forcing a tiebreak. Following his victory, Praggnanandhaa also expressed gratitude to his fans.
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In their last 13th-round matches, Praggnanandhaa and Gukesh had both lost; Pragnanandhaa to Vincent Keymer, and Gukesh to Arjun Erigaisi. They were therefore deadlocked at the top of the rankings with 8.5 points apiece, forcing a tiebreaker match for the championship.
Praggnanandhaa won the Tata Steel Chess Masters title after defeating Gukesh in the pivotal playoff. This was his first tournament victory, and he said a cheeky thank you to fellow Indian Arjun Erigaisi for defeating Gukesh in the opening round that resulted in the matchup.
This Sunday, February 2, 2025, was the 87th edition of the event. As is characteristic of two young players who want to win every single game they played in the tournament, there was a lot of drama during the tie-breaker.
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Praggnanandhaa Vs Gukesh
The match was expected to be challenging since in the first game of the tiebreak, Praggnanandhaa played Benoni in reverse colors, and it appeared that he had equalized with ease in the middle game. When Praggnanandhaa made a mistake that lost him the entire rook, Gukesh had different ideas and continued to attempt till he won.
Then, in a crucial second game of the tiebreaker, Praggnanandhaa used the Trompowsky opening, and Gukesh had a little edge with his black pieces this time. Praggnanandhaa, however, calmly waited and took advantage of an unforced mistake made by his opponent to first knock down a pawn. His technical skills were sufficient to win the regular blitz games 1-1 thereafter.
The game entered sudden death when Praggnanandhaa drew white, but Gukesh again outplayed him by creatively playing on the queen side, gaining him a pawn. Even though the sudden-death had a time restriction of three seconds for black and two minutes and thirty seconds for white, Praggnanandhaa tried to justify a poor conclusion.
Gukesh lost all control in the battle of nerves, losing a piece and then his only knight just as the position seemed completely tied and another game was about to start. Praggnanandhaa triumphed for the first time at the Masters with flawless technique.
Praggnanandhaa and Gukesh Comments
After his victory, Praggnanandhaa cheekily thanked his buddy and fellow countryman Arjun Erigaisi for defeating Gukesh in the opening round, which gave Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa a draw. The HT story also stated that he claimed that his cat’s new title was the “highlight of his young career.”
However, D Gukesh was disappointed when he lost to R Praggnanandhaa in a tiebreaker at the Tata Chess Masters. His expression showed those feelings clearly. The current incumbent world champion had a one-point advantage earlier, but he ended up in a tie-breaker position by the end of the match due to poor performance, and the playoffs were devastating.
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