India, July 12 -- After topping the Rapid section at the SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz Croatia, D Gukesh had an underwhelming section in the Blitz category. His performances in the Blitz section saw him slip to third position in the overall standings.

His Rapid performance also saw him defeat Magnus Carlsen, in what was a sensational result for the reigning world champion. It made Carlsen regret his comments on Gukesh's abilities in shorter time formats. It also came after his recent Norway Chess win against the world No. 1.

Speaking to the New Indian Express, Gukesh's chief trainer, Grzegorz Gajewski revealed the main reason behind Gukesh's sudden rise in shorter time formats.

"We are doing some exercises strictly devoted to the faster ...