For her remarkable performance, she was named Player of the Match. "Amazing how chess can be so exciting," said Alireza Firouzja, Triveni’s Icon player. "I am very happy and delighted to be part ...

Meanwhile, world number one Magnus Carlsen bounced back from his semifinal defeat to Keymer in dominant fashion ... lost to Hikaru Nakamura (USA); Alireza Firouzja (FRA) drew with D Gukesh ...

World champion D Gukesh finished eighth in the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam after losing to Iranian-French grandmaster Alireza Firouzja in their seventh-place playoff match at Weissenhaus resort.