
Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025 Live: Gukesh loses to Arjun Erigaisi in the final round of Tata Steel! It is his first defeat as world champion. After perhaps the worst tournament of his life, Arjun finishes by defeating two leaders back to back-in the final two rounds. It is a tough loss for Gukesh to end a great campaign at the Tata Steel Chess. For Pragg, winning the title is now a matter of a draw. Arjun deserves all the credit for opening out the Kingside and going full throttle without any fuss throughout the game.Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa were in the Tata Steel Chess title race at the prestigious event in Wijk aan Zee. World Champion Gukesh, who played out a draw with Jorden van Foreest of Holland, was in joint lead with Praggnanandhaa, who beat Alexey Sarana of Serbia in the previous round. Praggnanandhaa had notched up his third consecutive win to take his tally to a commendable 8.5 points in the penultimate round.Pragg is now poised for an exciting finish in the prestigious tournament. He has the remarkable prospect of potentially clinching the title—a first in Tata Steel Masters history. Scroll down to follow live coverage of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025 Final Round live from Wijk aan Zee., Chess News, Times Now