Gukesh lost both his games in the quarter-final against Fabiano Caruana. He's so far winless at Weissenhaus. But he will now play for classification between 5-8 spot.

D Gukesh will need to beat Fabiano Caruana in game 2 of the quarterfinals of the Freestyle Chess Grand Tour to stay alive in the competition.

World Champion D Gukesh began his campaign at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam tour with three draws and a lone loss, signalling that he is gradually coming to terms with the new format.

Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Weissenhaus Day 5 Highlights D Gukesh remains winless in Weissenhaus after a 59-move stalemate against Hikaru Nakamura in the 5th-8th place classification match. Vincent Keymer continues to keep the German flag flying high in Weissenhaus by defeating world No 1 Magnus Carlsen in Game 1 of the semi-finals.

The knockout stage of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour’s first event will begin on Sunday, February 9 with World Champion D Gukesh in action.

While Gukesh is out of the quarterfinal, his time in Weissenhaus still continues, as he will battle for the fifth to eighth ranking spots, playing the loser of the Hikaru Nakamura vs Jakovhir Sindarov quarterfinal tie. Fifth place gets $50,000 and 10 points, while eighth gets $10,000 and 4 points.

Gukesh lost the second leg on Monday, sealing his exit from the tournament. Gukesh will now play for the 5th-8th place Playoff.