For starters, D Gukesh will remain winless if he loses Game 2 of the 5th-8th classification match against Hikaru Nakamura that will get underway in about half-an-hour. The defeat, however, won’t mark the end of his campaign,

Classical World Champion, India’s D. Gukesh lost the second leg of the quarterfinal match against USA’s Fabiano Caruana in the 2025 Weissenhaus Freestyle Chess Grand Slam tour in Hamburg, Germany on Monday.

While Gukesh is out of the quarterfinal, his time in Weissenhaus still continues, as he will battle for the fifth to eighth ranking spots, playing the loser of the Hikaru Nakamura vs Jakovhir Sindarov quarterfinal tie. Fifth place gets $50,000 and 10 points, while eighth gets $10,000 and 4 points.

Magnus Carlsen reflects on his victory over D Gukesh at the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam, offering tactical insights into their much-anticipated clash.