R Praggnanandhaa made history on Sunday by defeating 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.

R Praggnanandhaa defeated world champions D Gukesh in a nervy tie-breaker to win his maiden Tata Steel Masters 2025 Title in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands. Gukesh, who became the youngest world champion last year,

As Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa fought it out in the tiebreaks at Tata Steel chess tournament, references were made to the Magnus Carlsen-Nepo deal, as people joked about how the two Indians could have also taken the easy way out and shared the title.