Gukesh suffers second loss in a row, on the brink of dropping below Elo 2700

World champion Gukesh lost to M Pranesh in Round 6 of the Chennai Grand Masters after misplaying a winning position.

Gukesh has dropped to 2702 Elo and world ranking 31, having lost 14 Elo points in this tournament.

If Gukesh loses to Hans Niemann in the final round, he will fall below 2700 Elo.

Gukesh is dead last in the standings with 1.5 points from six rounds (zero wins, three draws, three losses).

Alireza Firouzja leads the tournament with four points.