Gukesh, Freestyle chess and Firouzja

Gukesh finishes winless at Freestyle chess event
Indian world champion follows predecessor Ding Liren in failing to clinch a single game after losing to Alireza Firouzja.
Freestyle Chess: D Gukesh loses to Firouzja, ends eighth
World champion D Gukesh finished eighth at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam after losing to Alireza Firouzja in their seventh-place playoff match. Despite drawing the first game, Gukesh lost the second in 30 moves,
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 seventh-place playoff match at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam here on Friday.
Gukesh loses quarterfinal against Caruana in Freestyle Chess Weissenhaus
While Gukesh is out of the quarterfinal, his time in Weissenhaus still continues, as he will battle for the fifth to eighth ranking spots, playing the loser of the Hikaru Nakamura vs Jakovhir Sindarov quarterfinal tie. Fifth place gets $50,000 and 10 points, while eighth gets $10,000 and 4 points.
D Gukesh fights back to hold Alireza Firouzja in Freestyle Chess Grand Slam
D Gukesh staged a remarkable comeback to secure a crucial draw against Alireza Firouzja, while Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura dominated with black pieces in the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour’s final round.
Freestyle Chess Grand Slam: Gukesh loses second straight game to Caruana
India's Gukesh Dommaraju suffered a second straight loss against Fabiano Caruana in the quarter-finals of the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam in Weissenhaus, Germany on Monday. The 18-year-old Indian,
Freestyle Chess Tour Highlights: Keymer crowned Weissenhaus champion; Gukesh signs off without a win
D Gukesh faces Alireza Firouzja in Game 2 of their seventh-place playoff match on the final day of the event at the ...
D Gukesh stages stunning comeback, secures last-gasp Freestyle Chess Grand Slam draw vs Alireza Firouzja at Weissenhaus
D Gukesh was in sensational form on Thursday, as he staged a sensational comeback to hold Alireza Firouzja to a draw, in ...
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Who is he, how does he do it? Chess commentators stunned by Gukesh's calmness under pressure
Gukesh Dommaraju’s calm heart rate under pressure during the Freestyle Chess event in Germany stunned commentators.
Freestyle Chess Tour Highlights: Gukesh holds Firouzja to 91-move draw; Keymer, Carlsen, Hikaru win
D Gukesh fights back from the brink of a defeat to hold Alireza Firouzja to a 91-move draw in Game 1 of the seventh-place ...
Hikaru Nakamura reveals Gukesh’s ‘biggest weakness’ after beating him; says Indian not analysing game with others is ‘insane’
Nakamura was also surprised that Gukesh was analysing positions with World No 2 Fabiano Caruana before games. "It can only be ...
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Gukesh loses to Caruana; on verge of Freestyle Chess quarterfinal exit
World champion Dommaraju Gukesh's poor run in the Freestyle Chess Grand Tour continued with a game 1 loss to Fabiano Caruana in the quarter-finals. Gukesh had squeezed into the knockout rounds of ...
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Chess Titans Clash: D Gukesh Draws Against Nakamura
In the Freestyle Grand Slam chess event, world champion D Gukesh drew with Hikaru Nakamura during the 5-8 place play-offs.
Analysing Gukesh’s heart rate: 18-year-old world chess champion is calm even at the crunch
During Freestyle Chess games, Gukesh's heart rate is in the seventies while other competitors have much higher beats per ...