US EditionFreestyle Chess Grand Slam, Weissenhaus 2025: Gukesh loses again to Caruana in second-leg of quarterfinal, to play 5th-8th place playoff
- D. Gukesh lost to Fabiano Caruana in the second leg of the quarterfinal match at the 2025 Weissenhaus Freestyle Chess Grand Slam in Hamburg, Germany.
- This defeat eliminated Gukesh from the top-four race after consecutive losses to Caruana.
- Caruana advanced to the semifinals after winning in just 18 moves, maintaining control throughout the match.
- Gukesh will now compete for the 5th-8th place playoff in the upcoming days.
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Freestyle Chess Grand Slam LIVE Score: Gukesh faces Caruana in do-or-die quarter-finals game
Freestyle Chess Grand Slam LIVE Score: After losing Game 1 of the quarter-final, chess world champion D Gukesh must beat Fabiano Caruana in the Game 2 on Monday (10 January) to stay alive in the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Weissenhaus leg.
Freestyle Chess Grand Slam, Weissenhaus 2025: Gukesh goes down to Caruana in first-leg of quarterfinal; Carlsen, Keymer win
World Champion D. Gukesh suffered a rare setback in normal time control, losing to USA’s Fabiano Caruana in the first game of the quarterfinals of the Freestyle Grand Slam chess tournament here.
Gukesh Goes Down to Caruana in Freestyle Grand Slam
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. World Champion D Gukesh suffered a rare setback in normal time control, losing to USA's Fabiano Caruana in the first game of the quarterfinals of the Freestyle Grand Slam chess tournament here. Sports News | Gukesh Goes Down to Caruana in Freestyle Grand Slam.
Unexpected Setback for Champion Gukesh at Freestyle Grand Slam | Sports-Games
Unexpected Setback for Champion Gukesh at Freestyle Grand Slam In a surprising turn of events, World Champion D Gukesh faced a defeat at the hands of USA's Fabiano Caruana during the first game of the Freestyle Grand Slam chess tournament quarterfinals. The setback disrupted what appeared to be a strong opening performance from Gukesh.Critical to this loss was Gukesh's inability to execute a queen sacrifice during the middle game, a move that sh…
Gukesh loses to Fabiano Caruana in Freestyle Grand Slam
Hamburg (Germany): World Champion D Gukesh suffered a rare setback in normal time control, losing to USA’s Fabiano Caruana in the first game of the quarterfinals of the Freestyle Grand Slam chess tournament here. Gukesh was at the top of his game for a good part, improvising when it was necessary but he failed to find a queen sacrifice in the latter stages of the middle game. It changed the course of the game for him. Caruana was quick to take c…
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