Bengaluru, Feb. 3 -- It came down to two Indian co-leaders in the final round of the Tata Steel Masters - reigning world champion D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa.
As luck would have it, Gukesh's first loss as world champion ended up arriving on the day he could least afford it.
In Round 13 in Wijk Aan Zee, the 18-year-old world champion lost to fellow Indian Arjun Erigaisi, and all Praggnanandhaa needed was a draw against Vincent Keymer to become champion. In a day of high drama and twists, Praggnanandhaa ended up losing to Keymer and an all-Indian tiebreak followed.
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, lo...