Praggnanandhaa Loses Second Game; Gukesh Draws at Tata Steel Masters Chess

At the Tata Steel Masters Chess tournament in Wijk aan Zee, defending champion R Praggnanandhaa lost his second consecutive game, falling to Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan and currently sits at the bottom of the standings. World champion D Gukesh drew his second match, this time against Jorden van Foreest of the Netherlands, holding one point after two rounds. Arjun Erigaisi leads jointly with Hans Moke Niemann and Abdusattorov, each with 1.5 points. Other Indian players, including Aravindh Chithambaram, have drawn their games, while local favorite Anish Giri trails closely behind.