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"Mere Paas Panch Hai": Viswanathan Anand's Tongue-In-Cheek Post After R Praggnanandhaa Beats D Gukesh

Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa edged out world champion Gukesh Dommaraju in a nail-biting tiebreaker to decide the winner of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025, and legendary Indian grandmaster Viswanathan Anand was all praise for the duo. However, Anand couldn't help himself putting in a cheeky response, reminding everyone of his own achievements as well. While Anand gave due appreciation to 19-year-old Praggnanandhaa and 18-year-old Gukesh, as the former came from behind to win the tiebreaker 2-1, he also put in a humorous tweet about his own success at the tournament.

D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa Set Up Dramatic All-Indian Tie-Breaker In Tata Steel Chess Tournament

World champion D Gukesh and Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa lost on a dramatic final day but still set up a tie-breaker at the end of the 13th and final round of the Tata Steel Chess tournament here on Sunday. Gukesh lost his first game as the world champion, bowing to some energetic play by compatriot Arjun Erigaisi while Praggnanandhaa went down against Vincent Keymer, whose technique was impeccable on the final day. Interestingly enough, the chess buffs were reminded of the 2013 Candidates tournament where Magnus Carlsen of Norway and Vladimir Kramnik of Russia were leading together but both lost.

D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa Set Up Dramatic All-Indian Tie-Breaker In Tata Steel Chess Tournament

World champion D Gukesh and Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa lost on a dramatic final day but still set up a tie-breaker at the end of the 13th and final round of the Tata Steel Chess tournament here on Sunday. Gukesh lost his first game as the world champion, bowing to some energetic play by compatriot Arjun Erigaisi while Praggnanandhaa went down against Vincent Keymer, whose technique was impeccable on the final day. Interestingly enough, the chess buffs were reminded of the 2013 Candidates tournament where Magnus Carlsen of Norway and Vladimir Kramnik of Russia were leading together but both lost.

"Spectacular Failure": D Gukesh's Strategy vs Nodirbek Abdusattorov Slammed By Magnus Carlsen

Chess legend Magnus Carlsen slammed world champion D Gukesh's strategy during the Indian Grandmaster's match against Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan in the sixth round of the Tata Steel chess tournament at Wijk Aan Zee, The Netherlands. D Gukesh played out a draw with overnight joint leader Abdusattorov. With only decisive game in the 14-player round-robin tournament at the De Morian on Saturday, Abdusattorov and R Praggnanandhaa continued to share the lead on 4.5 points out of a possible six and Gukesh is right on the toes of the leaders with four points.

Magnus Carlsen Got Beaten By 9-Year-Old From Bangladesh? FIDE Master's Stunning Claim

Bangladesh FIDE Master Naim Haque has made a sensational claim regarding world number one Magnus Carlsen. According to him, a nine-year-old boy named Ryan Rashid Mugdha defeated Carlsen in an online chess tournament. As per him, it happened during a Bullet Brawl game on Chess.com on Saturday when Carlsen was playing against an account that had the name 'Nayemhaque22'. While the five-time world champion resigned after 50 moves, Haque has said that it was Mugdha, who was playing the game from his account against the chess legend. Carlsen has not reacted to it yet.

Magnus Carlsen Got Beaten By 9-Year-Old From Bangladesh? FIDE Master's Stunning Claim

Bangladesh FIDE Master Naim Haque has made a sensational claim regarding world number one Magnus Carlsen. According to him, a nine-year-old boy named Ryan Rashid Mugdha defeated Carlsen in an online chess tournament. As per him, it happened during a Bullet Brawl game on Chess.com on Saturday when Carlsen was playing against an account that had the name 'Nayemhaque22'. While the five-time world champion resigned after 50 moves, Haque has said that it was Mugdha, who was playing the game from his account against the chess legend. Carlsen has not reacted to it yet.

D Gukesh Becomes Highest-Ranked Indian In Latest FIDE Rankings, Trails Magnus Carlsen By...

Continuing his rapid rise, world champion D Gukesh dethroned compatriot Arjun Erigiasi to become the highest-ranked Indian chess player, at fourth, in the latest FIDE rankings on Thursday. Gukesh, 18, achieved the feat when he logged his second victory in the Tata Steel Tournament in Wijk Aan Zee (Netherlands) defeating Vincent Keymer of Germany. Gukesh, who was awarded the Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna recently, has amassed 2784 rating points, while Erigaisi, who was the highest-ranked Indian for a long time, has slipped to fifth with 2779.5 rating points.

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"Mere Paas Panch Hai": Viswanathan Anand's Tongue-In-Cheek Post After R Praggnanandhaa Beats D Gukesh

D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa Set Up Dramatic All-Indian Tie-Breaker In Tata Steel Chess Tournament

D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa Set Up Dramatic All-Indian Tie-Breaker In Tata Steel Chess Tournament

"Spectacular Failure": D Gukesh's Strategy vs Nodirbek Abdusattorov Slammed By Magnus Carlsen

Magnus Carlsen Got Beaten By 9-Year-Old From Bangladesh? FIDE Master's Stunning Claim

Magnus Carlsen Got Beaten By 9-Year-Old From Bangladesh? FIDE Master's Stunning Claim

D Gukesh Becomes Highest-Ranked Indian In Latest FIDE Rankings, Trails Magnus Carlsen By...