Gukesh Dommaraju, the world champion from India, faced disappointing outcomes in the Bucharest chess event, suffering defeats from strong opponents Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Alireza Firouzja. Despite a single victory over Levon Aronian, he has fallen from third to fifth place in the FIDE world rankings. As the competition nears its end with one final round remaining, Gukesh's performance has been lackluster with one win, five draws, and two losses, positioning him tied for seventh among ten competitors. The event is part of the Grand Slam series, alongside other prestigious chess tournaments.
Gukesh Dommaraju, despite being the top seed and young world champion, struggled in Bucharest, dropping from third to fifth in world rankings after some defeats.
Garry Kasparov reflected on how advances in technology have transformed chess, noting a loss of traditional analysis beauty but gaining accurate position evaluations.
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