Gukesh defeated Fabiano Caruana in the final round of rapid event. (Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour) Three days, nine games of rapid chess, three statement victories. That’s been the story of world champion D Gukesh’s foray in the rapid section of the Super Rapid and Blitz tournament in Warsaw, Poland. After three days of rapid chess, Gukesh heads into the final two days of the blitz event in a commendable tied-fourth place, thanks to his wins over Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Javokhir Sindarov and Fabiano Caruana across three days. On each of the three days so far, Gukesh has put in a topsy-turvy performance. But the three wins he has racked up in Warsaw will boost his confidence in a year where he heads to Oslo next to face the likes of Magnus Carlsen and Praggnanandhaa at the Norway Chess tournament and then, at the end of the year, defends his world championship crown.…