Gukesh
World chess champion D Gukesh endured a shocking one-move blunder in the sixth round of the Tata Steel Chess 2026 Masters, leading to his first defeat of the year against Nodirbek Abdusattorov. The 19-year-old Indian prodigy followed it with another loss to Anish Giri in the seventh round, marking back-to-back setbacks. Despite the mishap, Gukesh bounced back by defeating Vladimir Fedoseev on Sunday.
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World champion Gukesh Dommaraju suffered his second consecutive defeat at the Tata Steel Chess 2026 Masters, falling to Anish Giri in round seven on January 25. R Praggnanandhaa extended his winless streak with a draw against Matthias Bluebaum, while Arjun Erigaisi and Aravindh Chithambaram also lost their games. The results marked a challenging day for Indian players in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands.