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.
Imeripotiwa na AI
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.