India, Feb. 3 -- It was R Praggnanandhaa's moment as he reigned supreme to clinch the title at the Tata Chess Masters 2025. It wasn't an easy campaign for the 19-year-old as he had to rely on all his experience to catch up with D Gukesh in the standings. At one point, the reigning world champion was the sole leader in Wijk aan Zee.

But then Gukesh went through a poor patch of form towards the end, losing to Arjun Erigaisi in Round 13 on Sunday. Before the tournament, Erigaisi was the India No. 1, but Gukesh's performance saw him topple his countryman from that position and become the country's top-most ranked player. But Erigaisi had the last laugh, as he took on the role of chaos maker. First he beat title contender Nodirbek Abdusattoro...