India, Feb. 3 -- History was created on Sunday in Wijk aan Zee as R Praggnanandhaa defeated D Gukesh in the playoffs to win the Tata Steel Chess Masters 2025 title. Both grandmasters were left disappointed in Round 13 as they lost their games. Arjun Erigaisi was in resurgent form and beat Gukesh in 31 moves. Meanwhile, Vincent Keymer edged past R Praggnanandhaa in a seven-hour marathon.

Then in the blitz playoffs, Gukesh won the first game, but then lost the next two to Praggnanandhaa, who reigned supreme. Gukesh was devastated by the result, and those emotions were totally visible on his face. The reigning defending world champion was earlier in sole lead, but poor results towards the end saw him end up in a tie-breaker position and the...