R Praggnanandhaa wins Tata Steel Masters 2025, beating world champion D Gukesh in a tiebreak
R Praggnanandhaa won the Tata Steel Masters chess tournament at Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands, on 2 February 2025, beating world champion D Gukesh 2β1 in a blitz tiebreak for his maiden Masters title.
Summary
Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa won the Masters section of the 87th Tata Steel Chess Tournament at Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands, on 2 February 2025. He and world champion D Gukesh finished the 13 classical rounds tied on 8.5 points after both lost in the final round, Gukesh to compatriot Arjun Erigaisi and Praggnanandhaa to Vincent Keymer. In the blitz tiebreak Gukesh won the first game, Praggnanandhaa levelled and then won the sudden-death game to take the tiebreak 2β1 and his maiden Masters title. Uzbekistan's Nodirbek Abdusattorov finished third. It was the second year running that Gukesh had tied for first and lost the tiebreak.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 2 February 2025, Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands
- Edition
- 87th Tata Steel Chess (18 Januaryβ2 February 2025)
- Winner
- R Praggnanandhaa, maiden Masters title
- Tiebreak
- Beat D Gukesh 2β1 in blitz, won in sudden death
- Classical score
- Both on 8.5/13
- Final round
- Arjun Erigaisi beat Gukesh; Vincent Keymer beat Praggnanandhaa
- Third
- Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan)
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Who won the Tata Steel Masters chess tournament on 2 February 2025?
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Correct answer: A β R Praggnanandhaa
R Praggnanandhaa won the Tata Steel Masters 2025 after beating D Gukesh in a blitz tiebreak; Gukesh was second and Abdusattorov third.
R Praggnanandhaa beat which player in the tiebreak to win the Tata Steel Masters 2025?
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Correct answer: A β D Gukesh
Praggnanandhaa and world champion D Gukesh tied on 8.5/13; Praggnanandhaa won the blitz tiebreak 2β1, taking the sudden-death game.
The 87th Tata Steel Chess Tournament, whose Masters section R Praggnanandhaa won in February 2025, was held in which country?
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Correct answer: D β Netherlands
The 87th Tata Steel Chess Tournament was held from 18 January to 2 February 2025 at Wijk aan Zee in the Netherlands.