Praggnanandhaa drew white as a result, and Gukesh once again outplayed him with some creative play on the queen side, winning him a pawn. This put the match in sudden death. Praggnanandhaa ...

(PTI) In the two-game blitz play-off match of 3 minutes with a two-second increment per move, Gukesh started with the White pieces after a draw of lots. Praggnanandhaa blundered, lost his rook and ...

Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa emerged victorious 2-1 in the tie-breaker against world champion D Gukesh to win the Tata Steel Masters chess tournament in Netherlands on February 2. This was his ...

This took the match into sudden-death, where Praggnanandhaa 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 ...

Praggnanandhaa will play his last white game in the tournament against Sarana while Nodirbek has to play another black against Erigaisi, who is yet to win a game having lost four and drawn seven.

Tie-breaker Game 2: Praggnanandhaa was with white pieces this time, and had a slight advantage in the opening, and gradually worked it into a better position a minute into the game. Gukesh was ...

This took the match into sudden-death, where Praggnanandhaa 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 ...