Norway Chess 2025

June 2, 2025 9:44 AM

World Champion D Gukesh stuns former No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in Norway Chess 2025

World Champion Dommaraju Gukesh pulled off a stunning victory against former World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in Round 6 of the ongoing Norway Chess 2025 tournament, turning the game around from a losing position on Sunday. This marked Gukesh's first-ever classical win over the Norwegian grandmaster. The 19-year-old also became the second Indian player to beat Carlsen in the history of the competition after Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa. Carlsen had an upper hand over Gukesh for most of the time in the ...

Norway Chess 2025: D Gukesh ends winless streak by defeating Hikaru Nakamura

On his 19th birthday, reigning World Chess Champion D Gukesh secured a crucial victory in Norway Chess 2025 Round 3 by defeating World No. 2 Hikaru Nakamura of the United States, earning three vital points and ending his tournament winless run. Reflecting on the win, Gukesh said, “I feel quite good! I think my time management was much better today than before. He had some drawing chances, but overall it was a good game,” in a video shared by Norway Chess. Asked about the possibility of Arm...