World Champion D Gukesh qualified for the knockout stage in the first event of the Freestyle Grand Slam Tour, despite losing to the world's highest-rated player, Magnus Carlsen of Norway, in the ninth and final round of the qualifiers.With a total of 3.5 points, Gukesh finished a rare event without a single win, drawing seven matches and losing two.
However, this was enough for him to secure eighth place in the ten-player format, which could be described as one of the strongest chess events, albeit with a twist as the initial piece positions were altered.
Carlsen said, He (Gukesh) made seven draws, he was winning some and losing some, and it needs to be studied.
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