India, Feb. 3 -- Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa,on Sunday, scripted a come-from-behind win to beat newly-crowned world champion Gukesh D 2-1 in the tiebreaker and claim the Tata Steel Masters title in Wijk Aan Zee, Netherlands. Following the win, the youngster cheekily thanked compatriot Arjun Erigaisi, who earlier in the final round handed Gukesh a shocking loss.

Praggnanandhaa labelled the title win as the "highlight of his young career". He said: "When I came here, I wanted to win the event. But the field was very strong. I didn't really think about it much until yesterday. Can't really express. I'm really happy."

The 19-year-old also compared the tense Sunday finale in Netherlands to that of the sudden death battle he faced against Er...