India, June 23 -- World champion D Gukesh's penchant for creating complex positions often leaves him vulnerable to time trouble, according to Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran, who believes the Indian must improve his technique, speed and defensive accuracy ahead of his title defence against Uzbekistan's Javokhir Sindarov.

Gukesh is set to put his crown on the line against Sindarov, the winner of the 2026 Candidates Tournament, in the World Championship match provisionally scheduled from November 23 to December 17.

"Sometimes Gukesh takes too much risk by his unconventional play creating chaos and imbalance ... in a sense, he wants to let things go out of control, it does not matter if the position is completely in chaos," Sasikiran told P...