India, Feb. 9 -- Reigning world champion D Gukesh will take on Fabiano Caruana in the quarter-finals of the Weissenhaus leg of the ongoing Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, on Sunday. The India No. 1 lost to Magnus Carlsen in the final round of the round-robin stage, and finished in eighth spot, which was also the final qualification berth. Gukesh managed to muster seven draws and two losses, in a campaign which has highlighted his weakness in shorter formats.

In the ongoing Grand Slam Tour, the players who finish in the top-four of the standings in the preliminary round of each leg, get to select their opponents, who finish at fifth to eighth position. Alireza Firouzja, who finished on top of the standings, picked sixth-placed Vincent Ke...