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.<\/p>\n
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 on his queen, allowing Firouzja to take advantage and secure victory.<\/p>\n
Gukesh\u2019s seventh-position meant that he concluded the tournament in Weissenhaus without a single win. Meanwhile, Vincent Keymer emerged as a surprise winner, defeating Fabiano Caruana, despite being touted as a rookie at the start. The German\u2019s victory over several higher- ranked opponents was seen as a positive outcome for the event\u2019s sponsors.<\/p>\n
Magnus Carlsen secured the third place defeating Uzbekistan\u2019s Javokhir Sindarov. Sindarov had earlier replaced Viswanathan Anand, however Carlsen stood strong giving him back-to-back defeats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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