India, March 5 -- American GM Fabiano Caruana feels that D Gukesh's slump in form is concerning. The 19-year-old has been in poor form since becoming the world champion in December 2024. The Indian GM is currently winless after six games in Prague, having lost three and drawn the remaining three. Some of his defeats have been uncharacteristic of him, reflected by huge late blunders.

Speaking to Maurice Ashley during the American Cup 2026, Caruana said, "In particular for Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa, and Arjun, I think they'll be top players for many years or decades to come, so I don't read too much into it. For Gukesh, it's, of course, concerning because he does have this really important event at the end of the year (the World Chess Champio...