R Praggnanandhaa defeated Magnus Carlsen for the second time at Norway Chess 2026, while D Gukesh and Divya Deshmukh suffered losses in Round 8. Wesley So continues to lead the standings.
Round six of Norway Chess saw decisive results as Magnus Carlsen defeated Alireza Firouzja, Wesley So beat Praggnanandhaa, and Vincent Keymer overcame World Champion Gukesh.
Carlsen lost the game under severe time pressure and was visibly frustrated as his queen flew off the table while he hurried to press the clock.
The world watched with bated breath as 19-year-old Indian chess prodigy D. Gukesh sat across the board from the reigning giant of the game, Magnus Carlsen, in what would become a defining moment in modern chess.
The event will be held at the SR-Bank’s main building in Stavanger, Norway starting 27 May to 7 June.
Indian chess prodigy Karthikeyan Murali stuns world champion Magnus Carlsen at Qatar Masters, marking a historic win in classical chess.
After a span of three days and four gripping matches that spanned two formats, Magnus Carlsen achieved his inaugural victory…
Indian Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa defeated World No. 3 Fabiano Caruana to reach the final of the FIDE World Cup in…
Indian Grandmaster Vidit Santosh Gujrathi stunned world no. 1 Norwegian Magnus Carlsen in a Pro Chess League (PCL) match to earn his maiden victory over the five-time world champion.
Norway's world No. 1, going for a hat-trick of tournament wins in the Tour's penultimate event, took a USD50,000 prize on top of his overall winnings so far of USD192,500 and the title of 2022 Tour champion.
