Chennai Grand Masters 2023: Gukesh in lead after 5 rounds, round 6 to start today

D Gukesh is in hunt for attaining that candidates 2024 spot via 2023 FIDE Circuit winner. He is currently third in the eligible FIDE Circuit ranking.

He can jump up the position based on his performance at Chennai Grand Masters 2023, where he is currently leading with 3.5 points after 5 matches.

With two more rounds to go, he is looking favourite to win the tournament. The round-6 will start today at 3:30 PM IST, Gukesh will face GM Pavel Eljanov of Ukraine with the White pieces.