Now comes news that the most famous pair of blue jeans in chess history is up for sale ... Bxa8, winning a full piece) 18. Bb5 Qe4 19. Nxe5+ Ke7 20. Re1, and the Black queen is run to ground.

For Gukesh, the clash with Caruana is going to be crucial as the Indian has white pieces. If he is able to press for advantage, the onus will be on Caruana to prove his detractors wrong.

World champion Dommaraju Gukesh saw his bid to win the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam in Weissenhaus ... which later claimed plenty of material as the pair traded piece after piece. Despite castling in ...