India, Feb. 11 -- Fabio Caruana was taken aback when world champion D Gukesh resigned in the second quarterfinal in just 18 moves to bow out of the Freestyle Grand Slam chess. The man from United States said he probably would not have done it so early into the game. "I didn't expect it exactly at that moment but I also didn't understand what he could possibly do. I would consider resigning as Black although maybe I wouldn't do it quite so early," Caruana, who beat Gukesh twice, was quoted by Freestyle Chess

"I was really calm before the game because I didn't see this as a particularly challenging for the white side in my current situation," he added.

Having lost the first game with white pieces, Gukesh did not last long against the Amer...