New low for D Gukesh: Two losses in a row and now virtually out of Grand Swiss title race

World Champion D. Gukesh faced a tough day at the FIDE Grand Swiss, losing to Nikolas Theodorou after a defeat a day prior to 16-year-old Abhimanyu Mishra. Theodorou, now a ‘Chigorin Club’ member, capitalised on Gukesh’s ambitious play with White pieces, exploiting a miscalculated threefold repetition claim.