Clutch Chess 2025: D Gukesh Slips To Last Spot As Magnus Carlsen Takes Lead On Day 2

Last Updated:October 29, 2025, 09:59 IST

World Champion D Gukesh began the second day as the sole leader but after three defeats and as many draws, slipped to the last.

D Gukesh had made a solid start on the opening day. (PTI Photo)

In a stark contrast to how he started his campaign in the ongoing 2025 Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown, India’s D Gukesh surrendered the top spot to his rival Magnus Carlsen and himself dropped to joint-third after enduring three defeats and as many draws on the second day of the competition.

World champion Gukesh lost to Magnus Carlsen in both the games of round four before drawing both the games against Hikaru Nakamura in round five.

Gukesh suffered his third defeat of the day, this time to Fabiano Caruana before drawing the game two, ending the day winless.

He’s now joint-last alongside Nakamura with 7 points. Carlsen leads the showdown with 11.5 points while Caruana is second with 10.5 points.

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