Gukesh up against Abdusattorov after first rest day; Praggnanandhaa faces Wei Yi

World champion D. Gukesh will look join the leaders when he takes on Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan after a rest day on Friday, while R. Praggnanandhaa will hope to cement his place at the top when he faces defending champion Wei Yi of China in the sixth round of the Tata Steel Chess tournament in Netherlands. Victories against Arjun Erigaisi, P. Harikrishna and Leon Luke Mendonca have propelled Praggnanandhaa in the top-10 in world rankings, marginally ahead of five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand. Pairings Round 6 Masters: Nodirbek Abdusattorov vs D. Gukesh ; Leon Luke Mendonca vs Max Warmerdam ; Arjun Erigaisi vs Fabiano Caruana USA, 2.5); R. Praggnanandhaa vs Wei Yi ; P. Harikrishna Jorden van Foreest ; Vincent Keymer vs Anish Giri ; Alexey Sarana vs Vladimir Fedoseev. Challengers: Nodirbek Yakubboev vs Frederik Svane ; Irina Bulmaga vs R Vaishali ; Benjamin Bok vs Nogerbek Kazybek ; Arthur Pijpers vs Miaoyi Lu ; Divya Deshmukh vs Faustino Oro ; Nguyen Thai Dai Van vs Erwin L'Ami ; Aydin Suleymanli vs Ediz Gurel.