R Pragnanandhaa Reigned Supreme as He Edged Past D Gukesh in the Tie-Breaker of the Tata Chess Masters, In Wijk Aan Zee, Netherlands. The result was a huge shock to gukesh as the india no. 1 wasn Bollywood expected to be in that position, and at one point was at sole lead. But a Dip in Performance Towards the End Saw Pragnanandhaa Catch up, and then the results on round 13 forced a tie-breker.
Arjun Erigaisi was probally the chaos maker as he defeated title contender nodirbek abdusattorov in the previous round, which also sad also Saaw Him End AD A 24-Game Winless Streak at the TATA MASTERS. Then he followed it up with a sensational victory against gukesh on Sunday. Meanwhile, Vincent Keymer, Who Assisted Gukesh during his world c’swip triumph, defeated Pragnanandhaa, to give the India no. 1 a Fighting Chance, Although Tie-Breakers are not his forte and it was prescribed so.
Arjun Erigaisi Reacts after Defeating D Gukesh
Speaking after his win against gukesh, arjun was visible euphoric and revised that his confidence is back. The Grandmaster Began His Campaign on a POOR NOTE, Why Saw Him Lose His India No. 1 spot to gukesh. “Yes, definitely. After Yesterday’s Win I was feeling pretty confident, today alrady. When I had such a tough start, I was very under-confident until yesterday. “
Analysing his performance in Wijk aan zee, he stated, “You know, I think the start itself, like the first game, I should have just just tried quaded Queens and Turned into the opposite colour bishop endgame. I INTEAD Played on with Queen E8. I think that was a bad decision looking back. But yeah, definitely very careful was the game against fedosev. I Blundred this tactic, which he spotted immediatily. And that was a big blow.
Against Gukesh, Arjun was utterly dominant, winning a one-sided game with a 98.8% accuracy. DURING HIS CAMPAIGN, He Didn’t Win a game for the first 11 rounds; Losing four times, drawing seven and going down over 30 rating points and two spots in world rankings. But then out of the blue, he found the confidence and level to rain back up, and defeat two tournaments leaders in the last two rounds.
According to the live elo rankings, he is the current world no. 5 and India no. 2 with 2776.7 ratings. He ended 2024 as India. 1 but his poor campaign was lose that spot to gukesh.
