Archive · 10 Aug 2025
Gukesh Defeats Gotham Chess in Freestyle Chess Match in Nine Moves
D Gukesh, a top chess player, quickly beat the streamer Gotham Chess in a special chess game.
In this game, the pieces started in a random order.
Gukesh cleverly trapped Gotham Chess's most important piece, the queen, in just nine moves.
Gotham Chess, who didn't know who he was playing, had to give up.
This shows how skillful Gukesh is.
D Gukesh defeated chess streamer Gotham Chess in a nine-move Freestyle Chess game.
The game was part of a Freestyle Friday tournament using the Fischer Random format.
Gukesh trapped Gotham Chess's queen, leading to an immediate resignation.
Gotham Chess, Levy Rozman, was unaware of his opponent's identity until the game ended.
The game took place during a Freestyle Friday tournament with a three-minute time limit.
- Who
- D Gukesh and Levy Rozman (Gotham Chess).
- What
- D Gukesh won a chess match against Gotham Chess in nine moves.
- When
- Recently, during a Freestyle Friday tournament.
- Where
- At a Freestyle Friday tournament.
- Why
- To participate in the Freestyle Friday tournament.
- Winner
- D Gukesh
- Loser
- Levy Rozman (Gotham Chess)
- Format
- Fischer Random
- Moves
- 9
- Tournament
- Freestyle Friday
Sources
Gukesh reveals he wasn't always a calm kid, credits meditation and yoga for turnaround: 'I used to throw tantrums'
From an Impulsive Short-Tempered Kid to a Calm World Chess Champ: Here’s How Meditation Changed D Gukesh’s Life
When Gukesh played world’s best chess streamer Gotham Chess, and destroyed him in 9 moves
