Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour: Why Praggnanandhaa will not be playing in Weissenhaus despite winning Tata Steel Chess
Despite beating reigning world champion D Gukesh in the blitz tie-breaks to to win the prestigious Tata Steel Chess tournament in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, R Praggnanandhaa will not be in action in the opening event of the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour in Germany.
"Long, Crazy Day": R Praggnanandhaa Reveals Raw Emotion After Beating D Gukesh To Tata Steel Chess Title
In the second game, Gukesh had a fine position but was gradually outplayed. In the third game, the decider, Praggnanandhaa was again on the defensive with his white pieces but then found some nice moves and Gukesh got overambitious in a position that would have been a draw otherwise.
It is fitting that a day which started with Gukesh playing against Arjun Erigaisi, ended with Gukesh facing Praggnanandhaa.
Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa celebrated a stunning victory at the Tata Steel Masters 2025, defeating World Champion Gukesh in a ...
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