Gukesh finishes last at Freestyle Chess Grand Slam, loses to Firouzja

World champion D Gukesh ended the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam finishing last after losing to Iranian-French grandmaster Alireza Firouzja in their their seventh-place playoff match. After a drawn- battle on the first day, Gukesh had an opportunity to bounce back but lost in just 30 moves. A mid- game mistake forced him to give up […]