World Champion D Gukesh was stunned by Germany's Frederik Svane as he suffered a third-round exit in the ongoing FIDE World Cup 2025 in Goa on Saturday, November 8. Gukesh, who was held for a draw in the first round, went down in the second one to go down 0.5:1.5 on aggregate.

The outcome is a major upset in the World Cup, considering Gukesh, the world champion, is the ninth-ranked player in the world and lost to the World No. 85 Svane.

The 19-year-old Gukesh was earlier held for a draw in the first round with black pieces and wanted to win this game. But the Indian was forced to shake hands and end the contest in a

knight-and-pawn ending. He had no option to hold with his pawn structure.

Meanwhile, four Indians have progressed to the next stage of the tournament with the likes of GM P

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