Grandmaster <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/gukesh-in-joint-lead-23343829" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">D Gukesh</a> (right) slipped from the joint top spot after suffering his first defeat, at the hands of Frenchman Firouza Alireza, but teen prodigy R Praggnanandhaa played out an easy draw with American Fabiano Caruana in the seventh round of the Candidates chess tournament here.
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Following the loss, the 17-year-old Gukesh was down to the joint second spot on four points along with Caruana and <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/praggnanandhaa-vidit-score-crucial-wins-23343983" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Praggnanandhaa</a>. Russia&rsquo;s Ian Nepomniachtchi regained his slender half-point lead inching to 4.5 points out of a possible seven at the half-way stage following a draw with American Hikaru Nakamura.&nbsp;
After a draw with Nijat Abasov, Vidit Gujrathi took his tally to 3.5 points to share the fifth spot with Nakamura while Alireza pulled himself up a little on 2.5 points to take the seventh spot.
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Following the loss, the 17-year-old Gukesh was down to the joint second spot on four points along with Caruana and Praggnanandhaa

Chess: Gukesh loses to Alireza; Praggnanandhaa holds Caruana

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