Reigning world champion Gukesh Dommaraju endured a tough day at the Clutch Chess Champions Showdown, dropping to the bottom of the table with no wins, while Magnus Carlsen took the sole lead with four victories and two losses on the second day.

Gukesh, who began the day as the sole leader, suffered two defeats against Carlsen. He later drew the first game against Hikaru Nakamura, whom he had defeated on the opening day to avenge his loss in the Checkmate: USA vs India exhibition match.

In the second game, the Indian Grandmaster had a brief opportunity in a relatively balanced rook endgame but failed to capitalize, and the game ended in a draw. He then lost to Fabiano Caruana and concluded the day with another draw, ChessBase reported.

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