new-low-for-d-gukesh:-two-losses-in-a-row-and-now-virtually-out-of-grand-swiss-title-race

123801976World Champion D. Gukesh faced another setback at the FIDE Grand Swiss, losing to Nikolas Theodorou after a previous defeat by Abhimanyu Mishra. Theodorou, surprised by Gukesh’s opening, capitalized on a missed threefold repetition claim by Gukesh. Despite a tense middle game, Theodorou secured the win in a rook endgame.