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
D Gukesh. Pic/PTI
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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