Gukesh suffers crushing loss against Nakamura, Erigaisi wins in Norway Chess
With two more rounds to go, Gukesh was tied for third place with Nakamura on 11.5 points, while American GM Caruana, despite the loss to Erigaisi, was in the lead with 12.5 points.
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