Freestyle Chess Grand Slam: World Champion Gukesh Ends Winless Campaign With Loss To Firouzja
Gukesh thus concluded his forgettable campaign in the tournament at Weissenhaus resort without a single win. After a lost battle that ended in a draw on the first day, the ball was in Gukesh's court ...
A 960° turn in chess: Magnus Carlsen’s freestyle chess takes on FIDE’s rule-bound world
Indian elections' 'resort politics' is paralleled in chess with the introduction of freestyle chess by Magnus Carlsen, challenging FIDE's classical format. This shift draws support due to the heavy ...
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'Gukesh needs to fight habit of calculation,' says coach after torrid run
India's Gukesh Dommaraju faced a horrid run of form at the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam in Weissenhaus, finishing the ...
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Freestyle Chess Grand Slam, Weissenhaus 2025: Winless Gukesh finishes on bottom after losing to Firouzja; Keymer beats Caruana to clinch top spot
D. Gukesh ended in eighth position after losing to Iranian-French grandmaster Alireza Firouzja in the second game of their ...
Arjun Erigasi ends up earning more than D Gukesh’s Weissenhaus prize money as non-participating Freestyle Chess member
Arjun Erigaisi is a FCPC member, and he qualified for the prize money as a non-participating player. He had to meet the Elo rating criteria.
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Gukesh earns $20,000 at Freestyle Chess Grand Slam despite 8th place finish
Despite his eighth-placed finish in a ten-player event, the 17-year-old earned $20,000 for participating in the event. In his ...
Gukesh finishes last at Freestyle Chess Grand Slam, loses to Firouzja
World champion D Gukesh ended the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam finishing last after losing to Iranian-French grandmaster ...