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Gukesh loses to Firouzja, ends last in Freestyle play-off

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Gukesh loses to Firouzja, ends last in Freestyle play-off

Hamburg: World champion D Gukesh finished last 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. …

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D Gukesh finishes Freestyle chess campaign without a win after loss to Firouzja

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D Gukesh finishes Freestyle chess campaign without a win after loss to Firouzja

World champion D Gukesh finished last 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. It …

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Gukesh loses to Firouzja, ends last in Freestyle play-off

1 month, 4 weeks ago

Gukesh loses to Firouzja, ends last in Freestyle play-off

HAMBURG: World champion D Gukesh finished last 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. …

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D Gukesh fails to win a single game in Freestyle Chess Tour event in Weissenhaus, finishes 8th after losing to Alireza Firouzja

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D Gukesh fails to win a single game in Freestyle Chess Tour event in Weissenhaus, finishes 8th after losing to Alireza Firouzja

With his 0.5-1.5 defeat at the hands of Alireza Firouzja in the seventh-place playoff on the final day of the competition, D Gukesh finished with 11 draws and six defeats …

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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

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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 seventh-place playoff match at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam here on …

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Vincent Keymer, who helped Gukesh win world title, clinches Weissenhaus leg of Freestyle Chess Tour 2025

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Vincent Keymer, who helped Gukesh win world title, clinches Weissenhaus leg of Freestyle Chess Tour 2025

Vincent Keymer pulled off the biggest triumph of his career so far after defeating Fabiano Caruana in the final of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour 2025 event in Weissenhaus. …

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D Gukesh fights back to hold Alireza Firouzja in Freestyle Chess Grand Slam

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D Gukesh fights back to hold Alireza Firouzja in Freestyle Chess Grand Slam

World champion D Gukesh fought back from a hopeless position to eke out a draw against Alireza Firouzja of France in the first game of the final round of the …

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Hikaru Nakamura explains Gukesh’s ‘biggest weakness’ as Indian GM struggles in Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour

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Hikaru Nakamura explains Gukesh’s ‘biggest weakness’ as Indian GM struggles in Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour

Indian chess prodigy D Gukesh has not won a single game in the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour Stage 1. Hikaru Nakamura pointed out the mistakes D Gukesh is making …

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D Gukesh's steady heart-rate stands out in Freestyle Chess Weissenhaus event despite underwhelming campaign

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D Gukesh's steady heart-rate stands out in Freestyle Chess Weissenhaus event despite underwhelming campaign

Reigning world champion D Gukesh is yet to win a single game after six days of competition at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam event in Weissenhaus, Germany. D Gukesh has …

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