R Praggnanandhaa clinches maiden title after come-from-behind 2-1 win over D Gukesh in tie-breaker; says he was completely exhausted on stressful day
04 February,2025 08:02 AM IST | Wijk Aan Zee | PTI
In a must-win second game of the tiebreaker, Praggnanandhaa employed the Trompowsky opening, and this time Gukesh could claim a slight advantage with his black pieces
03 February,2025 09:47 AM IST | Wijk Aan Zee (Netherlands) | mid-day online correspondent
Praggnanandhaa notched up his third consecutive win to take his tally to a commendable 8.5 points, same as his compatriot Gukesh after the 12th and penultimate round
03 February,2025 08:00 AM IST | Wijk Aan Zee (The Netherlands) | PTI
Yakubboev went on to lose the match. He currently holds three points after eight rounds in the Challengers' section
27 January,2025 04:59 PM IST | Bengaluru | mid-day online correspondent
With Praggnanadhaa's rook having the lone task of working against the pawn, the result of the game was never in doubt
27 January,2025 07:58 AM IST | Wijk Aan Zee (The Netherlands) | PTI
P Harikrishna, Alexey Sarana of Serbia and Vladimir Fedoseev of Slovenia share the fourth spot on 3.5 points each
26 January,2025 08:20 AM IST | Wijk Aan Zee (The Netherlands) | IANS
It was another day when Praggnanandhaa found the fire to score his third win on the trot after 46 moves.
23 January,2025 06:29 AM IST | The Netherlands | PTI
Receiving his Khel Ratna on Friday and then taking a flight to Amsterdam, Gukesh reached here barely hours before the start of the first round
20 January,2025 08:12 AM IST | Wijk Aan Zee (The Netherlands) | PTI
Carlsen, taken aback by the unexpected homage, was momentarily speechless
18 November,2024 04:30 PM IST | Kolkata | mid-day online correspondent
He scored 2.5 points out of three, securing wins over German Vincent Keymer in Round 2 and India’s R Praggnanandhaa in Round 3, after drawing his opener with Daniil Dubov.
14 November,2024 07:38 AM IST | Kolkata | AgenciesADVERTISEMENT
