Reigning World Champion D Gukesh had a relatively unremarkable day at the St Louis Rapid and Blitz, as he lost one game and drew two, placing him in the middle of the standings in the 10-player tournament, which is part of the Grand Chess Tour.

After a shock defeat at the hands of tailender Sam Shankland of United States, Gukesh followed it up with two draws — against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France and Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan.

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