World No. 1 Magnus Carlson lashed out for four hours, defeating world champion D Gukesh in the early stages of Norway Chess at Stangur, performing his endgeam expertise to secure three full points in a match. The classical chess game concluded after 55 tricks, in which Carlson capitalized a significant mistake by the Indian player.Carlson now shared the lead with American Grandmaster and World No. 2 Hikaru Nakamura, who defeated American Fabiano Caruana, both the players scored three points.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!Arjun Erigasi of India scored 1.5 points by defeating China’s No. 1 Vi Yi in an Armagadon game after finishing in a draw. V earned a point from the encounter.The scoring system of the tournament gives three points to win a classical format. In the case of a draw, players receive each point and compete for an additional half point in Armagadon.Two -time world rapid champion Konu Hampi in an all -India matchup. Claimed victory against Vaishli, displayed a quiet and accurate gameplay to take advantage of his opponent’s endgeam error.The much awaited Carlsen-Gakesh match saw Norwegian playing with white pieces, successfully pressurizing his opponent to make an important endgeam mistake.“I just realized that I don’t know anything,” Carlson accepted his decision to play Jobwa London inauguration, which did not come out according to the plan.Playing with black pieces, Gukesh had neutralized the white gains of Carlson from the 11th move, forcing the Norwegian to contemplate for more than 15 minutes.The 34 -year -old Carlsen said, “I tried to surprise him. I do the way I do often, especially in the first round, completely possible,”.“This is still quite equal, but it is a small imbalance because his pawn structure is a bit ruined,” Carlson commented after the match. He admitted that Gukesh “really, really good for a long time.”Asked about the importance of beating the world champion, Carlson remained minor: “Not necessarily, but every win in this tournament is difficult to win, so I am happy with it.”Earlier, in the day, World No. 4 Erigasi impressed by defeating V Yi in Armagadon after his initial draw in 54 tricks. Arigasi, along with black pieces, played aggressively to force the draw before winning time in Armagadon.The tournament consists of top-six players in both open and women categories. Men’s lineups include Gukesh, Carlsen, Caruana, Nakamura, Erigasi and Wei Yi. In the women’s section, world champions Joo Wenjun is included by Lei Tingji, Hampi, Anna Muzichuk, Vaidi and Sarasadat Khadhemalsharih.
Both tournaments follow a six-player double round-robin format with similar prize funds, highlighting a strong commitment to gender equality in chess. Result:open: Wei Yi (China) attracted with Arjun Erigasi (India); Fabiano Karuana (USA) lost to Hikaru Nakamura (USA), Magnus Carlsen (Norway) defeated D Gukesh (India).Women: Anna Muzichuk (Ukraine) attracted with Sara Khadem (Spain); Conoru Hampi (India) defeated R Vaisari (India); Lei Tingji (China) attracted with Zoo Venjun (China).
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