Gukesh finished 8th after the defeat against Carlsen, through the Knockouts – Firstpost

After a disappointing start at the Grand Chelem Freestyle chess tour with four draws and a defeat on day 1 in Weissenhaus, Gukesh Domomraju hoped to find a much better performance on Saturday. Gukesh, after all, had been crowned the youngest world chess champion as recently as December, and he had a point to prove to those who had doubted his place among the elite of sport.

As it happened | Freestyle chess Grand Slam Tour 2025, Weissenhaus Day 2

Day 2 of the Weissenhaus tournament, however, was not different for the 18 -year -old Indian Master, who collected three consecutive draws before losing his ninth and last match of the round scene to finish with a total 3.5 points.

Gukesh started the day with an impasse of 61 movements against Fabiano Caruana, who was in the head of joint the day before, and also shakes the hand of Vincent Keymer (42 movements) and Vladimir Fedoseev (63 movements).

This was followed by the most anticipated confrontation of the event – the force test between Gukesh and Magnus Carlsen n ° 1 in the world. Gukesh had expressed his desire to test himself against the best in the world after being crowned world champion in Singapore, and finally had the opportunity on Saturday. However, the game quickly slipped by Gukesh’s hand after an error during its 42nd blow, causing the Indian GM resigning only four movements later.

Carlsen, meanwhile, had a disappointing race on Friday after losing three rounds out of five, but bounced in style the next day with three victories and a draw, ending on 5.5 points with the American Grand Master and the popular streamer Hikaru Nakamura, the old finish among the first four.

Although he has not won a single match so far in Weissenhaus, Gukesh has managed to qualify for the quarter -finals that take place on Sunday and Monday with 3.5 points, the same as Ozbekistan Nodirbek Managing Director Abdusattorov.

Vladimir Fedoseev (2.5 points) and Levon Aronian (1.5 points) were eliminated from the tournament after finishing the ninth and 10th at the end of the round scene, the eight superiors heading towards the KOs.

Alireza Firouzja and Javokhir Sindarov finished as leaders at the end of the round scene with 6.5 points each on 9 possible, the two players collecting five victories and three prints with a defeat. What is even more impressive is that Sindarov was not even in the list of originally participants; He was brought to replace after the Indian legend and the vice-president of Fide, Viswanathan Anand, withdrew from the Weissenhaus tournament.

Freestyle Chess Grand Slam 2025, Weissenhaus Day 2 rankings

1. Alireza Firouzja – 6.5 / 9

2. Javokhir Sindarov – 6.5 / 9

3. Fabiano Caruana – 6/9

4. Magnus Carlsen – 5.5 / 9

5. Hikaru Nakamura – 5.5 / 9

6. Vincent Keymer – 4/9

7. Nodirbek Abdusattorov – 3.5 / 9

8. D GUKESH – 3.5 / 9

9. Vladimir Fedoseev – 2.5/9

10. Aronian levon – 1.5 / 9

The quarter -final calendar has not yet been announced, but will take place on Sunday and Monday. The semi-finals are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, while the two finals take place on Thursday and Friday.