D Gukesh Finishes Last in Freestyle Chess Grand Slam; Vincent Keymer Clinches Title
Hamburg, February 15 – World Champion D Gukesh had a disappointing end to his campaign at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam after losing the 7th place playoff match to French-Iranian player Alireza Firouzja in the second game.
Gukesh failed to secure a single victory throughout the tournament, finishing in the 8th and final position. His first game against Firouzja ended in a draw, but in the second game, despite playing with white pieces, he was unable to capitalize and lost in 30 moves.
Meanwhile, Germany’s Vincent Keymer stunned the chess world by winning the tournament title, despite being considered the weakest player at the start.
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen, who was seen as the strongest contender, had to settle for third place.
Final Standings:
- Vincent Keymer (Germany)
- Fabiano Caruana (USA)
- Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
- Javokhir Sindarov (Uzbekistan)
- Hikaru Nakamura (USA)
- Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan)
- Alireza Firouzja (France)
- D Gukesh (India)
Gukesh will now look to regroup and bounce back in his upcoming tournaments after this tough outing in Hamburg.
