Bengaluru, July 6 -- From the highs of rapid, reigning world champion D Gukesh had to contend with the brutal nature of blitz, spiralling to five losses in a row and giving up his lead at the SuperUnited Croatia Rapid and Blitz on Saturday. In Round 4 of blitz, he ran into Magnus Carlsen, who he defeated in rapid, but this time the Norwegian crushed Gukesh with his endgame skills. "The game itself was kind of rubbish. I was really just playing old man's chess, trying to play without tactics whatsoever. But it worked out, so I can't complain," Carlsen said after beating Gukesh. The world No.1 who ended the rapid segment four points behind leader Gukesh, overtook him after six rounds of blitz. In Round 8, Praggnanandhaa R, who had a much bett...