‘World Champion’ d Gukesh Heartbroken on Losing Tata Chess Title Against R Pragnandhaa. VIDEO

The Indian Juggernaut in International Chess Remained Unstoppable as Grandmaster R Pragnanandhaa Fough through exhaustion and neves to defeat world champion d gukesh in a clash of comapatriots Teres Title for the First Time in His Prolific Career. The Bespectacled 19-Year-old from Chennai, a City that has become the cradle of Indian chess, came from behind to upstage the 18-year-old world number three 1 in the tieberker of 2-1 in the tieberker of the event This was after both players ended up tied on 8.5 points after losing their 13th-round games. Who Gukesh Lost to Fellow Indian Arjun Erigaisi, Pragnanandhaa Went Down to Vincent Keymer of Germany.

In the tie-breker, there was huge drama typical of two young players looking to win each and every game they played in the tournament as they played the tie-break.

“I am still shaking, it was such a crazy day. I don’t know how to expert.

Asked if it was the most tense day of his chess career, which began when he was a mere two years of age.

“Today is more special because I won the tournament. Definitely most stressful day,” He Responded.

The teenager is the first Indian after Viswanathan anand to win the title. Anand Won It Thrice (2003, 2004 and 2006) individually when it was called the corus chess tournament, named on the title sponsor of that time. The legend also shared the honors Twice (1989 and 1998) in its earliest form of Hoogovens Tournament.

Praggnanandhaa faced the benoni with revered colors in the first game of the tie-break and it seemed like he he had equalized easily in the middle game.

However, Gukesh Had Other Thoughts as He Kept Trying and Won, Thanks to a Blunder by Pragnanandhaa That Cost Him a Full Rook.

In a must-win second game of the tiebreaker, pragnanandhaa employed the trompowsky opening, and this time gukesh count claim a slight advantage with his black pieces.

“I was just trying to relax, to rest a bit. It was a very difference. esh was better, “The Former World Youth Champion Quipped.

“For sure, (this win) it is the highlight. When I came here, I wanted to win but the field was very strong. I didn’t really third day about

“I am complete exhausted. I was also quite tired. I just want to get some rest now.” During the tie-break, by just keeping his position together, pragnanandhaa patently waited and capitalized on an unforced error from gukesh to first knock down a pawn and then his technical ability ee the normal blitz games through a 1-1 score .

This took the match into sudden death, where Pragnanandhaa Drew White and Once Again Gukesh was better with some imaginative play on the Queen Side That Netted Him A Pawn.

The Sudden Death Had a Time Control of Two Minutes and Thirty Seconds for White Against Three for Black but that did not deter pragnandhaaa from trying to defend an incense an incense an incense.

Just while the position looked complete drawn and another game was on the cards, gukesh lost control in the battle of nerves and first lost a pawn then lost regaining.

Pragnanandhaa showed perfect technique to take the full point and his maiden Victory at the masters.

For Gukesh, this was the second year running when he tied for first position and lost the tiebreaker. In the previous edition, Gukesh Had Lost to Chinese Wei Yi. Pti cor am PM PM PM