Gukesh, Fabiano Caruana and Freestyle Chess

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 moves in Game 2, eliminating him from the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour Stage 1 title race in Weissenhaus on Monday.
Gukesh resigns in 18 moves against Caruana in Freestyle Chess quarters
The reigning world champion lost the must-win Game 2 of the last eight on Monday to continue his winless run in Weissenhaus
Why did Gukesh resign in 18 moves to Fabiano Caruana in Freestyle Chess at Weissenhaus
Gukesh lost both his games in the quarter-final against Fabiano Caruana. He's so far winless at Weissenhaus. But he will now play for classification between 5-8 spot.
Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Weissenhaus Day 4 Highlights: Gukesh and Nakamura eliminated, Carlsen reaches semi-finals
The quarter-finals in the Weissenhaus leg of the inaugural Freestyle Chess Grand Slam 2025 is bing played over two games. Gukesh lost Game 1 of the quarter-finals to Caruana in 40 moves. H played with white pieces. Caruana will play with white pieces in Game 2 of the quarters.
D Gukesh called ‘more of an unknown’ by Caruana, reveals reason behind picking India No. 1 as Freestyle Chess opponent
Before the Weissenhaus quarter-finals, fans were left shocked when Fabiano Caruana handpicked D Gukesh as his opponent.
World Champion D Gukesh Bows Out Of Freestyle Grand Slam Chess After Loss To Fabiano Caruana
Having lost the first game with white pieces, World champion D Gukesh did not last long against the American Grandmaster in a must-win tie with Caruana finishing the contest in a mere 18 moves.
Freestyle Chess Grand Slam, Weissenhaus 2025: Gukesh loses again to Caruana in second-leg of quarterfinal, to play 5th-8th place playoff
Classical World Champion, India’s D. Gukesh lost the second leg of the quarterfinal match against USA’s Fabiano Caruana in the 2025 Weissenhaus Freestyle Chess Grand Slam tour in Hamburg, Germany on Monday.
After Tata Steel heartbreak, D Gukesh knocked out of Freestyle Chess
World No. 3 Fabiano Caruana defeated D Gukesh in the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour quarterfinals at Weissenhaus in Germany on Monday. After losing a thrilling first leg of the quarterfinals on Sunday,
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.
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,
Magnus Carlsen on beating world champion Gukesh: ‘He was really brave, but when it was time to be brave again, he retreated’
In the last game of the round robin stage, Gukesh was handed a defeat by former world champion Magnus Carlsen.
Gukesh loses to Caruana; on verge of Freestyle Chess quarterfinal exit
D Gukesh will need to beat Fabiano Caruana in game 2 of the quarterfinals of the Freestyle Chess Grand Tour to stay alive in ...
D Gukesh resigns after calculating upcoming checkmate from Caruana in viral video, falls to second straight defeat
D Gukesh and Fabiano Caruana will meet again on Monday and the reigning world champion will look to stage a comeback.