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Gukesh advances to knockout stage at Freestyle Chess Grand Slam in Weissenhaus

sportstar.thehindu.com — February 8, 2025, 06:01 PM UTC

In the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam in Weissenhaus, D. Gukesh qualified for the knockout stage despite finishing with 3.5 points, having drawn seven matches and lost two. This marks a unique performance as he did not secure any wins. Alireza Firouzja and Javokhir Sindarov topped the qualifiers with 6.5 points each. Fabiano Caruana followed in third with 6 points, while Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura both finished with 5.5 points. The event features a total prize pool of $750,000, with a $150,000 bonus for the overall winner. The knockout stage will include Gukesh and Nodirbek Abdusattorov, who also finished with 3.5 points.

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  1. [2.3]
    Keymer leads Caruana in Freestyle Chess Grand Slam playoff as Gukesh holds Firouzja in Weissenhaus (sportstar.thehindu.com)
    2h
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  2. [1.6]
    Nakamura critiques Gukesh's performance after Freestyle Grand Slam victory in Germany (news18.com)
    9h
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  3. [2.2]
    Nakamura highlights Gukesh's time management issues after victory in chess tournament (indianexpress.com)
    10h
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  4. [1.7]
    Caruana wins semi-final against Sindarov in Armageddon tie-break at Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour (firstpost.com)
    10h
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  5. [1.8]
    Nakamura highlights Gukesh's struggles in Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour in Germany (firstpost.com)
    13h
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  6. [2.0]
    Vincent Keymer defeats Magnus Carlsen to reach Grand Slam final against Fabiano Caruana (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
    14h
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  7. [1.6]
    Nakamura defeats Gukesh in tie-breaker as Keymer upsets Carlsen at chess grand slam (news18.com)
    18h
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  8. [2.3]
    D Gukesh maintains calm demeanor despite winless start at Freestyle Chess event in Germany (firstpost.com)
    19h
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  9. [1.5]
    D Gukesh draws with Hikaru Nakamura in Freestyle Grand Slam chess play-offs (outlookindia.com)
    1d 14h
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  10. [1.6]
    Gukesh remains winless after draw with Nakamura as Keymer stuns Carlsen at chess tour (firstpost.com)
    1d 20h
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