D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi lead the field at the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 in Samarkand (Sept 3–16). Top two finishers in Open and Women’s events qualify for the 2026 Candidates Tournament.

3-0: Gukesh’s score against Fabiano Caruana in three games in Zagreb (one rapid and two blitz games). Two: Despite Carlsen saying multiple times during the event that he was struggling with his “flow” ...

Gukesh’s performance in rapid had been a revelation, with former world champion Garry Kasparov praising him to high heaven by saying “playing Gukesh was like playing a computer because you needed to ...