The fearless approach with deep preparation of D Gukesh came out of syllabus for his well-versed opponents in the Candidates Chess tournament in Toronto.
The only defeat that Gukesh suffered in the tournament came in the seventh round against French No. 1 Alireza Firouzja and the painful loss pumped the 17-year-old to give his best for the rest of the tourney. Gukesh took a sweet revenge of his defeat to Firouzja in the penultimate round and jumped to sole lead for the first time in the tournament and never looked back.
