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World Champion D Gukesh Ended In Eighth Position after losing to Iranian-French Grandmaster Alireza Firouzja in the second game of their sevenant-place playoff match at the feastyle ches on Friday. Gukesh thus concluded his forgettable campaign in the tournament at Weissenhaus Resort without a Single Win. A day after his remarkable comeback from a Hopeless position to Draw Game One Against Firouzja on Thursday, The ball was in Gukesh’s Court to do Well as the White Pieces, But Clearly, But Clearly Am to lose in 30 moves.
In the final game, Firouzja Proved Superir and Cashed in on the Oportunities presented to him.
Meanwhile, Vincent Keymer Won the First Edition of the Tournament Despite Being Touted as A Rookie. The German winning the first leg over many many of his fancied rivals is good news for the event’s sponsors who started it keeping in mind the chess connoisseurs.
It is no secret that Fide, The World’s Apex Chess Body, Does Not like Chess 960, also know as fisscher random chess, or the freestyle chess. But it is here to stay.
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