Gukesh to meet Aravindh in all-Indian clash

Key Highlights

• Gukesh’s first loss was against tournament leader Jorden van Foreest, where he was doing well until a certain point, while his second defeat against Nodirbek Abdusattorov was a positional mistake under time pressure from what seemed like a won position.
• Gukesh is set to play Iranian Parham Maghsoodloo, Vincent Keymer of Germany and David Anton Guijarro of Spain in the last three rounds.
• Aravindh has had a lone victory but that was also from a worse position against American Hans Moke Niemann.
• The Indian defending champion broke into top-level chess right here last year after winning this tournament, but his struggles this year make Gukesh a huge favorite in their clash.
• Jorden van Foreest has been a revelation recently.