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Magnus Carlsen not surprised by D Gukesh's poor run Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour: 'It’s not close'
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Reigning Classical world champion D Gukesh is yet to make his mark in the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, enduring a winless run in the opening leg in Weissenhaus before finishing winless in the second event in Paris.
Magnus Carlsen and D Gukesh have had contrasting fortunes in the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour despite being so close to one another in the latest FIDE ratings, where they are ranked first and third respectively. While Carlsen had reached the semi-finals of the Weissenhaus leg before
winning the second leg in Paris, Gukesh has finished in the bottom half of the table in both events.
The reigning Classical world champion had finished eighth out of 10 competitors in the opening event in Weissenhaus after failing to win a single game. He ended his winless run in Paris, beating compatriots Arjun Erigaisi and R Praggnanandhaa as well as Weissenhaus champion Keymer along the way.
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