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.

The Indian juggernaut in international chess remained unstoppable as Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa fought through exhaustion and nerves to defeat world champion D Gukesh in a clash of compatriots to clinch the Tata Steel Masters title for the first time in his prolific career.

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.