![Fabiano Caruana says Gukesh’s opening strikes led to his loss in Freestyle tour: ‘He was in a hopeless scenario’ Fabiano Caruana says Gukesh’s opening strikes led to his loss in Freestyle tour: ‘He was in a hopeless scenario’](https://i3.wp.com/images.firstpost.com/uploads/2025/02/gukesh-vs-caruana-2025-02-3ab08f8e58e4b577c20f2789fb637cf9-1200x675.jpg?im=FitAndFill=(1200,675)&w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1)
Fabiano Caruana says Gukesh’s opening strikes led to his loss in Freestyle tour: ‘He was in a hopeless scenario’
American Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana mentioned that Indian chess sensation D Gukesh paid the value for a poor opening as he was eradicated from the title race of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour Stage 1 on Monday (10 January). Having already misplaced Sport 1 of the quarter-finals towards Caruana, chess world champion Gukesh confronted a…