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Tata Steel Masters Chess: Pragg loses again, Gukesh held by Foreest

Updated on: 20 January,2026 09:04 AM IST  |  Wijk Aan Zee (The Netherlands)
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Having been at the top of his game for a major part of 2025, Praggnanandhaa seems to be running low on steam as a drawn endgame turned into a painful loss against the Uzbek on Sunday.

Tata Steel Masters Chess: Pragg loses again, Gukesh held by Foreest

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Defending champion R Praggnanandhaa lost his second game, going down to Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan, even as D Gukesh was held to a draw by Netherlands’s Jorden van Foreest in the Tata Steel Masters Chess here.

Having been at the top of his game for a major part of 2025, Praggnanandhaa seems to be running low on steam as a drawn endgame turned into a painful loss against the Uzbek on Sunday.


With no points after the first two games, Praggnanandhaa is at the bottom of the table and will have to make a strong comeback in the remaining 11 rounds in order to pose a challenge.



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