D Gukesh vs Magnus Carlsen (photo Credit: Freestyle Chess/Lennart Ootes) New Delhi: The official line for Las Vegas’s leg from Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour was released last Tuesday and one name was obviously missing. The ruling world champion D Gukesh, who was expected to take over Magnus Carlsen again, was not among the 16 players who fought with him in Sin City from 16 to 20 July.Now co -founder and CEO of Freestyle Chess Jan Henric Buettner revealed the reason for late change.“He said he was exhausted and needed to rest,” Buettner said during the exclusive interaction of Timesofindia.com.“His performance was not so good in any Grand Slam. We have always expected to refuse to participate in another event,” Buettner added.“Anyway, he had an invitation (for Las Vegas’s leg).“But then there was Norway.Buettner confirmed that seeing has now been formally included in the assembly instead of Gukesh. “So we invited see again as a replacement. So see this time in Vegas to wear a red gukesh jacket,” he said.
D Gukesh, see Gujrath, Arjun Erigaisi and R Pragggnandhaa from the right (photo Credit: Chessbase Indian)
In the freestyle chess, it has become a tradition for players that they wear significantly colorful jackets – as in Paris, where R Pragggnandhaa was wearing the green light, Arjun Eigiasi Blue, see Maroon and Gukesh Red.The withdrawal comes at a time when Gukesh tried to hit the consistency on the chess circuit Freestyle. After eighth place in Weissenhaus and 11th place in Paris was a 19 -year -old man 11 overall. With only four FCC points. Postrenke open, he dropped further to 16th place.Gukesh, however, showed his class at the recent Norwegian chess tournament, where he finished third-place for Carlsen and Fabian Caruana-A noticed victory over the top three players with victory: Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura and Arjun Erigaisi.
Exclusive Award Arjuna Vantika Agrawal: “People still ask,” Chess is fine, but what are you doing? “
Meanwhile, the event in Las Vegas, the fourth stop of the Grand Slam Tour 2025, will be the first Ches on American soil. The tournament, which was hosted in Wynn Las Vegas from 16 to July 20, will welcome a live audience and has a $ 750,000 price collection, with $ 200,000 reserved for the winners.In the further development, which first reported Timesofindia.com on Thursday, the Indian foot was freestyle chess Grand Slam, scheduled for 17-24 September in Nový Delhi due to lack of sponsors. Meanwhile, Jan Henric Buettner will resign as the CEO of July 1, while Coo Thomas Harsch decided to take over the daily operation. Buettner will continue as a executive chairman in a strategic role.
