The Tata Chess Masters Went Down the wire on Sunday as R Pragnanandhaa Came out on Top Against D Gukesh to Claim The Title in Dramaatic Circumstans. Gukesh and Pragnanandhaa bot Lost their round 13 games in wijk aan zee, with the defending world champion losing to India no. 2 Arjun Erigaisi. Meanwhile, Pragnanandhaa Fell to a Defeat Against Vincent Keymer, Who Assisted Gukesh During The World Championship Last Year.
The title decider was forced to blitz playoffs tie-breker due to Pragnnanandhaa and Gukesh Being Level at Lead. Gukesh won the first game, but Pragnanandhaa Foght Back in Style to win the next two face-offs.
Viswanathan anand roasts r pragnanandhaa
The result sent social media into a state of multdown as gukesh was set to win the title, but lost his form in the final founds. The India No. 1 was the sole leader at one point. Taking to X, Five-Time World Champion Viswanathan Anand Lavished Praise on Pragnanandhaa for his Victory.
“Indian Chess Winter at Wijk! Congratulations to @RPRAGGNCHESS on Winning His first @Tatastelchass event in Wijk aan zee. The last day was not typical at all of his play. He Played many brilliant games, but yesterday he got outplayed, then tenaciously defended a lost position. The Tragedy for Him was after getting close to the desired goal of a draw he blundered again. @Dgukesh Had Lost a! @Wacachess “, He Wrote.
“In the tiebreak, @RPraggnaches lost the first game before winning the next two to become the 2025 champion. Given what he had ben through, just hanging in there would have been an unimaginable effort ”, He added.
Anand also took a digenanandhaa, reminding that he won the covered title five times (1989, 1998, 2003, 2004 and 2006). The phrase was also from his recent viral advertisement with gukesh. He Wrote, “Mere Pass Panch Hai .. Iykyk!”
Also paying tribute to gukesh, he added, “@Dgukesh also ended his tournament with a loss which was not represcent of his play in the event and for the second year in a rot Nonetheless, this performance right after winning the World Title Confirms He is as Hungry as Ever!
Gukesh will have planty of regrets, especially with his round 13 defeat to arjun, which was a raather one-sided affair. Tie-breker is not the world champion’s forte, and it was proved on Sunday.
