Gukesh Struggles at Prague Chess Festival; Aravindh Shines, Divya in Mid-Table Jam

• World Champion D Gukesh drew with Vincent Keymer, languishing at the bottom of the Masters table with 2.5 points after eight rounds.
• Aravindh Chidambaram secured a significant win against Jorden Van Foreest, placing him in a mid-table position with 4 points.
• In the Challengers category, India's Divya Deshmukh drew her game, standing fifth with 4 points alongside Thomas Beerdsen.
• Nordibek Abdusattorov leads the Masters section with 5.5 points, while Vaclav Finek tops the Challengers with 5.5 points.
• Other notable results include Hans Niemann's win and draws for Suriya Shekhar Ganguly and Jiner Zhu.