In year of woe, Gukesh suffers another defeat, this time featuring a rare slip up with clock | Chess News
World champion D Gukesh looked perplexed. On a day where nothing had gone right for him for the better part of the past three hours, this was something that he could not quite explain. Across the board, his opponent, Dutch grandmaster Jorden Van Foreest, was equally confused by what had transpired. It was not what was playing out on the chess board that had puzzled them. It was the clock, which seemed to be conspiring against Gukesh by continuing to count down even though he had tapped on it after making his move in their third round clash at the Prague International Chess Festival. Ever since he became the world champion 13 months ago, plenty has gone wrong for the youngest man on the throne in chess history. But this was a rare blunder of sorts: Gukesh made his 36th move ( 36… a4) and then grazed the clock with his fingers to focus on untangling himself from the knots he had tied himself into on the board. It was only about 45 seconds later …
