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 ...

Reigning world champion D Gukesh kicked off his campaign at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam with three ... to a draw before falling to France's Alireza Firouzja. He followed up with two more ...

“A few years ago, I had a training camp with a kid called Alireza Firouzja , he plays for France now, but he's from Iran originally. He was about 14 then. And my chess coach had like recommended ...

World champion D Gukesh managed a draw against Alireza Firouzja in the final round of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour. Local favorite Vincent Keymer won against Fabiano Caruana, while Magnus ...

Hamburg (Germany): 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 ...

PARIS, March 17 (Reuters) - Magnus Carlsen feels he's still better than the young generation of chess players ... said if Iranian-born prodigy Alireza Firouzja of France would win the qualifying ...

World Champion D Gukesh advanced to the knockout stage of the Freestyle Grand Slam Tour's first event despite losing to Magnus Carlsen of Norway ... Carlsen said. Alireza Firouzja, the Iranian ...

The much-awaited Norway Chess 2025 is set to feature a thrilling ... These players will replace Ding Liren, Alireza Firouzja, and R Praggnanandhaa, who were part of the 2024 edition.

World champion D Gukesh ended in eighth position after losing to Iranian-French grandmaster Alireza Firouzja in the second match of their seventh-place playoff game at the Freestyle Chess Grand ...