Gukesh slipped from the top position with his first defeat, Pragyanand's match was a draw – News India Live

Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh suffered his first defeat in the Candidates Chess Tournament. Despite a good position, she was defeated by Firozha Alireza of France. With this result, Gukesh (4) also lost the joint top position. He is now at the second position along with Praggnanandhaa and Fabiano Caruana. The match between Praggnanand and top seed Fabiano ended in a draw. Apart from this, the match between Vidit Gujarati (3.5) and Nijat Abbasov (2) of Azerbaijan was also balanced.

Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi (4.5) remains at the top position after playing a draw with America's Nakamura (3.5). In the women's category, India's R Vaishali lost to China's Li Tingjie (4). The match between Koneru Humpy and Ukraine's Moozyshuk (2.5) also ended in a draw. There was a draw between China's Zhongyi Tan (5) and Russia's Alexander Goryachkina (4.5), with both players remaining in the top two positions.