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Chess: After Rare Loss, India's D Gukesh Eyes Comeback Against Fabiano Caruana

World champion D Gukesh will have his task cut out as he looks to stage a comeback against Fabiano Caruana of the USA in the Freestyle Grand Slam chess tournament in Hamburg, Germany. Gukesh suffered a rare setback in normal time control on Sunday, losing to Caruana in the first game of the quarterfinals. The Indian is now under pressure to perform with his black pieces and draw level with Caruana who has been dreaming to be a world champion for a few years now.

Kingsbury earns dual moguls silver at Deer Valley World Cup, 8th medal this season

Canadian freestyle skier Mikaël Kingsbury returned to the World Cup podium Saturday night with a silver medal in the men's dual moguls event at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah.

D Gukesh Goes Down To Fabiano Caruana In Freestyle Grand Slam

World Champion D Gukesh suffered a rare setback in normal time control, losing to USA's Fabiano Caruana in the first game of the quarterfinals of the Freestyle Grand Slam chess tournament in Hamburg, Germany. Gukesh was at the top of his game for a good part, improvising when it was necessary but he failed to find a queen sacrifice in the latter stages of the middle game. It changed the course of the game for him. Caruana was quick to take charge of the situation and did not give a chance for the Indian to make a comeback.

D Gukesh Starts Moderately In Freestyle Chess Grand Slam

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. A brainchild of World's number one Magnus Carlsen and German entrepreneur Jan Henric Buettner, the freestyle chess event marks the beginning of what could be a permanent fixture for professional chess players despite a showdown with FIDE, the world's apex chess body. Freestyle basically is a new name given to what was known as the Fischer random chess -- the name attributed to the 11th world champion Bobby Fischer who advocated this format that has the chess pieces randomly set up at the start of the game instead of conventional chess that sees a fixed alignment of forces on both sides.

D Gukesh Starts Moderately In Freestyle Chess Grand Slam

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. A brainchild of World's number one Magnus Carlsen and German entrepreneur Jan Henric Buettner, the freestyle chess event marks the beginning of what could be a permanent fixture for professional chess players despite a showdown with FIDE, the world's apex chess body. Freestyle basically is a new name given to what was known as the Fischer random chess -- the name attributed to the 11th world champion Bobby Fischer who advocated this format that has the chess pieces randomly set up at the start of the game instead of conventional chess that sees a fixed alignment of forces on both sides.

Canada's Schwinghammer claims World Cup moguls bronze, Kingsbury well off the podium

Canadian freestyle skier Maïa Schwinghammer claimed World Cup moguls bronze, while men's star Mikael Kingsbury was held off the podium Thursday in Deer Valley, Utah.

Canada's Megan Oldham wins gold medal at World Cup big air event in Aspen

Canadian freestyle skier Megan Oldham won her first gold medal of the World Cup season Thursday at a big air competition in Aspen.

National Games: Karnataka Dominates Swimming, Odisha-Haryana Set To Play Womens' Football Final

On the final day of the 38th National Games swimming competitions, held at the Manskhund Swimming Pool, Golapar, Haldwani, athletes from across the country delivered exceptional performances. Leading the charge, Karnataka showcased its supremacy, claiming several gold medals and proving its strength in the sport. On Tuesday, in the Women's 100m Breaststroke, Harshita Jayaram H from Kerala emerged victorious, clinching the gold with a time of 1:14.34. Saanvi Yogesh Deshwal from Maharashtra secured the silver at 1:16.37, while Jyoti Bajirao Patil, also from Maharashtra, earned the bronze with a time of 1:17.36, as per a press release from 38th National Games.

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Chess: After Rare Loss, India's D Gukesh Eyes Comeback Against Fabiano Caruana

Kingsbury earns dual moguls silver at Deer Valley World Cup, 8th medal this season

D Gukesh Goes Down To Fabiano Caruana In Freestyle Grand Slam

D Gukesh Starts Moderately In Freestyle Chess Grand Slam

D Gukesh Starts Moderately In Freestyle Chess Grand Slam

Canada's Schwinghammer claims World Cup moguls bronze, Kingsbury well off the podium

Canada's Megan Oldham wins gold medal at World Cup big air event in Aspen

National Games: Karnataka Dominates Swimming, Odisha-Haryana Set To Play Womens' Football Final