Chess world champion D Gukesh had a winless run at the first leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour 2025 in Weissenhaus but that hasn’t dampened his spirits and the 18-year-old Indian Grandmaster is back in Paris for the second leg. The Paris leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour 2025 starts on Monday (7 April) with 12 top chess players competing for the winner’s crown.

The Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour has taken the sport by storm, creating a battle between the organisers, including world No.1 Magnus Carlsen, and the International Chess Federation, FIDE. Nonetheless, the storm has now calmed down and the focus is firmly on the games.