Fabiano Caruana says Gukesh's opening moves led to his loss in Freestyle tour: 'He was in a hopeless situation'
After defeating D Gukesh in Game 1 of the quarter-finals, Fabiano Caruana forced the Indian Grandmaster to resign in just 18 ...
Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Highlights: Gukesh ends Day 1 without a win, Carlsen suffers three losses
D Gukesh ends the opening day of the Weissenhaus tournament tied on 2 points with Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura and Vincent ...
How does one train for Freestyle Chess? Sometimes, you just don’t!
With over 960 possible opening positions and no second time control, Nakamura and Carlsen reckon the best preparation is no ...
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D Gukesh makes subtle start in Freestyle Chess Grand Slam amid format controversy
World champion D Gukesh made a steady start at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam, adapting to the unique format amid rising ...
Freestyle Chess Grand Tour: Gukesh goes winless in five games on opening day
D Gukesh drew four and lost one of his five games on the opening day of the Freestyle Chess Grand Tour in Weissenhauss, ...
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Carlsen v FIDE row intensifies over Freestyle Chess World Championship
In Chess960/Freestyle chess, the pieces on the back rank are reshuffled, meaning that computer-backed preparations leading to sometimes dull openings, are meaningless. While the International ...
Praggnanandhaa wins Tata Steel Chess Masters in tie-breakers as Gukesh loses first game as world champion
After losses in Round 13, D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa played out a tie-breaker in the 2025 Tata Steel Chess Masters, with ...