Round 6

D Gukesh suffers blunder loss to Nodirbek Abdusattorov in Tata Steel chess

January 24, 2026 Reported by AI Image generated by AI

World champion D Gukesh endured a shocking defeat to Uzbekistan's Nodirbek Abdusattorov in the sixth round of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament due to a critical one-move blunder. The Indian grandmaster pushed his rook from g6 to g5, leaving a pawn undefended and allowing a fork on his king and rook. This marked Gukesh's first loss of 2026 and at Wijk aan Zee.