India, March 2 -- D Gukesh crashed to a defeat against Uzbekistan's Nodirbek Abdusattorov in the fifth round of the Prague International Chess Festival. It was an action-packed showdown that saw the Indian GM gain an early advantage in the opening. But then Abdusattorov fought back to get the advantage, and then Gukesh came back to get the edge, and then blundered it away.

Then the game settled into a cautious template, but just when it looked like it was heading to a draw, Gukesh made a huge blunder on move 67, which saw the Uzbek GM get the advantage. One move later, and with time running out, Gukesh resigned.

This is Gukesh's second classical tournament of the year, and he has yet to win a game. He has lost twice and drawn the other ...