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Independent Singapore
2 days ago
- Sport
- Independent Singapore
Magnus Carlsen won 7th Norway Chess title after dramatic final round
Photo: Magnus Carlsen won the Norway Chess title for the seventh time after the unexpected turn of events during the competition. Carlsen made a strong comeback to secure a draw in a tough classical game against Arjun Erigaisi, and this result kept him out of reach of well-known rivals like D Gukesh and Fabiano Caruana. With this, he ensured his victory. Tournament highlights At the start of the final round, Indian Gukesh was only half a point behind Magnus Carlsen. Carlsen then faced Arjun Erigaisi, and following the first 34 moves, things were tough for the World No. 1. Erigaisi had then built a clearly better position and showed his sharp tactical skill. However, in just six moves, Carlsen turned the game around. With two knights and a rook, he gave a sudden counterattack and coordinated his pieces to challenge Arjun's king. Carlsen secured the draw through a three-fold repetition, enough to claim the title. Furthermore, the outcome could have gone to a tiebreak if Gukesh had drawn against Fabiano Caruana, which nearly happened. Caruana was winning on move 47 but blundered with a pawn push. Gukesh had a great chance to turn the game around, but on move 48, he made a mistake by using his queen to take a bishop and chose to promote a pawn to a queen. Caruana used this mistake to his advantage to trap Gukesh with a knight fork, which made Gukesh lose the game. With this, Gukesh missed out on the title, and also finished in third place, having Caruana overtaking him to finish second place. Here is the final standing at the end of the 2025 Norway Chess Tournament: Magnus Carlsen – 16 Fabiano Caruana – 15.5 D Gukesh – 14.5 Hikaru Nakamura – 14 Arjun Erigaisi – 13 Wei Yi – 9.5 In a social media post, Carlsen shared: 'Norway Chess and Norwegian football✔️✔️' Netizens flooded the post with praise, celebrating Magnus Carlsen's win. One wrote, 'Imagine being in your worst form ever and still end up winning the toughest classical tournament of this year!!! Aura of the god of chesssss, the greatest chess player everrr! GOAT Sven Magnus Carlsen 😭' Another said, 'Always the G.O.A.T. and the KING 👑 of chess.' A third chimed in, 'Congrats, No. 1. You showed exactly why you're at the top. You're not just a champion—you're a true inspiration.' On the women's side, Koneru Humpy missed out on winning the tournament when she failed to defeat world champion Ju Wenjun in the final round of the classical game. Anna Muzychuk took home the women's title, even after losing the Armageddon game to R Vaishali in the last round.
Times of Oman
3 days ago
- Sport
- Times of Oman
Magnus Carlsen remains the undisputed King; wins record 7th title at Norway Chess
Stavanger: The Round 10 of Norway Chess 2025 delivered a nail-biting conclusion to the electrifying tournament, with high stakes and drama until the final move. Tournament leader and world number one Magnus Carlsen faced a tough challenge with the black pieces against Arjun Erigaisi. A loss would have cost him the tournament title. Despite being under pressure, Carlsen defended resourcefully and managed to turn the tables, as per a press release from Norway Chess. With both players in severe time trouble, Carlsen opted for a threefold repetition in a promising position, securing the draw and clinching overall victory in the tournament, even after losing the following Armageddon game. Fabiano Caruana defeated World Champion Dommaraju Gukesh in a dynamic attacking game. The win propelled Caruana to second place, while Gukesh slipped to third in the final standings. Finally, the game between Hikaru Nakamura and Wei Yi ended in a quiet draw. Wei Yi prevailed in the Armageddon game. Anna Muzychuk won the Norway Chess Women 2025. The final round of the Norway Chess Women's tournament was packed with tension and delivered decisive action right up to the last move. Tournament leader Anna Muzychuk held Vaishali Rameshbabu to a draw in classical play. While Muzychuk lost the Armageddon tiebreak game, the result was sufficient for securing the 2025 title. Humpy Koneru drew her classical game against Ju Wenjun and claimed victory in the Armageddon decider. However, her grip on second place slipped after Lei Tingjie scored a crucial win with the black pieces against Sarasadat Khademalsharieh. Lei's impressive victory propelled her to second place in the final standings, pushing Koneru down to third. Norway Chess is one of the world's premier chess tournaments, bringing together the top male and female players in a distinctive 6-player double round-robin format. The introduction of Norway Chess Women in 2024, with equal prize funds for men and women, underscores the event's commitment to gender equality and innovation in the sport. Norway Chess 2025 took place from May 26 to June 6.
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First Post
3 days ago
- Sport
- First Post
Blunder in final round costs Gukesh Norway Chess title as Carlsen reigns supreme once again
D Gukesh missed out on a historic triumph at the Norway Chess, finishing third after losing to Fabiano Caruana in the 10th and final round, allowing Magnus Carlsen to retain his title with 16 points. Also missing out on the title was Koneru Humpy, who finished third in the women's section after a draw in Round 10. read more D Gukesh missed out on a historic Norway Chess triumph after losing to Fabiano Caruana in the 10th and final round on Friday, allowing Magnus Carlsen to retain his title. Image credit: Michal Walusza/Norway Chess Gukesh Dommaraju missed out on a historic triumph at the Norway Chess on Friday despite Magnus Carlsen being held to a draw and losing the subsequent Armageddon battle, finishing at the third spot after losing to Fabiano Caruana in the 10th and final round of the elite tournament on Friday. Defending champion Carlsen, collected 1.5 points in the final round after losing the Armageddon battle against Arjun Erigaisi, finished with 16 points out of a possible 30 to win his seventh Norway Chess title in the process. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD It was a similar story in the women's section where reigning world rapid champion Koneru Humpy finished third, behind Ukrainian GM Anna Muzychuk and China's Lei Tingjie despite collecting an Armageddon victory in the final round. Gukesh was half-a-point behind Carlsen at the second spot heading into the final round, having beaten Carlsen, Arjun and Chinese No 1 Wei Yi in three of the last four rounds. And Carlsen's draw against Arjun put him in pole position for the top spot – the reigning world champion could have taken the tournament into a tie-breaker after finishing level with the world No 1 had he secured at least a draw against world No 5 Caruana and won the Armageddon playoff. The 2025 Norway Chess and Norway Chess Women tournaments have officially come to an end! In the Open: 🥇 1st: Magnus Carlsen – 16 points 🥈 2nd: Fabiano Caruana – 15.5 points 🥉 3rd: Gukesh Dommaraju – 14.5 points 4th: Hikaru Nakamura – 14 points 5th: Arjun Erigaisi – 13 points… — Norway Chess (@NorwayChess) June 6, 2025 Gukesh stumbles in final hurdle to miss out on historic triumph Gukesh, however, found himself on the backfoot after Caruana fortified his position with a series of solid moves in the middlegame. He was also trailing his American opponent on the clock and decided to shake hands in 50 moves shortly after committing a blunder (d1=Q). The victory allowed 2018 champion Caruana, who had been at the top of the standings at one point, to finish at the second spot ahead of the Indian Grandmaster, who had turned 19 during the course of the tournament. World No 2 Hikaru Nakamura finished fourth with 14 points after being held to a draw by Wei (9.5), who was set to finish at the bottom regardless of his final-round result. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Arjun, the other Indian in the 'Open' section, finished fifth with 13 points after his Armageddon victory over Carlsen. As for the women's section, Humpy could have faced Muzychuk in a tie-breaker for the title had she collected an outright victory Chinese GM Ju Wenjun, the highest-rated female player in the tournament. Muzychuk's draw in the Classical and the Armageddon games against R Vaishali, which gave her just one point, gave Humpy the opening that she needed to challenge for the title. Ju, however, put up a solid fight and dragged her Classical game past the 50-move mark to deflate Humpy's title hopes. The two players had a bishop left on the board, with Humpy having three pawns to Ju's one. Humpy, however, chose to shake hands with Ju despite having nearly 50 minutes left on the clock.
Reuters
4 days ago
- Sport
- Reuters
Chess-Carlsen puts meltdown behind him to win Norway Chess tournament
June 6 (Reuters) - Chess great Magnus Carlsen recovered from his meltdown against world champion Gukesh Dommaraju last weekend to win the Norway Chess tournament on Friday. The Norwegian world number one drew his last game against India's Arjun Erigaisi but it proved enough for him to finish on 16 points, half a point ahead of American Fabiano Caruana. Indian Gukesh, who lost to Caruana in the final game, ended up third on 14.5 points. "It's a huge relief after a day like this, a tournament like this," Carlsen said. Last Sunday, Carlsen had Gukesh on the ropes for much of their game but his composure cracked under the pressure of a ticking clock and he committed a blunder that handed Gukesh a decisive advantage. Carlsen slammed his fist on the table after the defeat before exchanging a quick handshake with Gukesh, apologising for his outburst and storming off. "Obviously my struggles here have been well documented but at least I fought until the end," the five-time classical world champion, who did not defend his title in 2023 citing a lack of motivation, said. "I'm not going to say that this tournament was my last (in standard chess) for sure, but I enjoy other forms of chess a lot more."
CNA
4 days ago
- Sport
- CNA
Chess-Carlsen puts meltdown behind him to win Norway Chess tournament
Chess great Magnus Carlsen recovered from his meltdown against world champion Gukesh Dommaraju last weekend to win the Norway Chess tournament on Friday. The Norwegian world number one drew his last game against India's Arjun Erigaisi but it proved enough for him to finish on 16 points, half a point ahead of American Fabiano Caruana. Indian Gukesh, who lost to Caruana in the final game, ended up third on 14.5 points. "It's a huge relief after a day like this, a tournament like this," Carlsen said. Last Sunday, Carlsen had Gukesh on the ropes for much of their game but his composure cracked under the pressure of a ticking clock and he committed a blunder that handed Gukesh a decisive advantage. Carlsen slammed his fist on the table after the defeat before exchanging a quick handshake with Gukesh, apologising for his outburst and storming off. "Obviously my struggles here have been well documented but at least I fought until the end," the five-time classical world champion, who did not defend his title in 2023 citing a lack of motivation, said. "I'm not going to say that this tournament was my last (in standard chess) for sure, but I enjoy other forms of chess a lot more."
