With veterans like Magnus Carlsen either losing interest in classical chess or reducing their tournaments, the stage is set for the likes of Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa and Arjun Erigaisi to take over chess.

World champion D Gukesh and Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa faced tough losses on the final day of the Tata Steel Chess tournament, leading to a dramatic tiebreaker. Despite their defeats, both players will compete in short-duration games to decide the winner.

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.

Despite the loss, Praggnanandhaa will play tie-break games of shorter duration against Gukesh after the two ended with identical 8.5 points each. The other contender Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan was denied the full point by P Harikrishna, who played a hard fought draw.

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa, who defeated world champion D Gukesh in tiebreakers to win Tata Steel Chess 2025, received praise from all corners of social media, including from chess legends Susan and Judit Polgar and Indian businessman Gautam Adani.

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.

The 19-year-old from Chennai on Sunday defeated reigning World Champion and compatriot D Gukesh to claim his maiden Tata Steel Chess tournament crown, marking the biggest win of his career so far

The Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025 was the 87th edition of the "Wimbledon of Chess," a classical tournament previously won by World Champions Euwe, Botvinnik, Tal, Petrosian, Spassky, Karpov, Kasparov, Kramnik, Anand, and Carlsen.

After losses in Round 13, D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa played out a tie-breaker in the 2025 Tata Steel Chess Masters, with the former coming good in sudden-death to win.