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Magnus Carlsen participated in every single one of the twelve editions of the Norway Chess super-tournament. After claiming outright victory on Friday, the local hero has won exactly half the times the event has been held, as he obtained his sixth triumph by outscoring Hikaru Nakamura and R Praggnanandhaa.
Last year, Carlsen entered the event after having obtained four consecutive tournament victories in Stavanger, and had a disappointing performance, grabbing sixth place (out of 10) in a single round-robin won by Nakamura. This time around, the organizers decided to put forth a double round-robin, and the Norwegian representative returned to his winning ways.
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Carlsen finished 2 points ahead of Nakamura after beating Fabiano Caruana with white in the Armageddon tiebreaker of their final-round confrontation. Nakamura faced Praggnanandhaa on the final day of action, and after safely holding a draw with black in the classical game, went on to lose the rapid decider in 31 moves. Pragg’s Armageddon win was not enough to surpass his US colleague in the standings, and thus the Indian GM ended up in third place.
Alireza Firouzja, who got the better of Ding Liren in Armageddon on Friday, finished a mere point behind Pragg, so he should not be as disappointed with his performance as Caruana and especially Ding. The world champion will need to continue working on his health-related issues in time for the world title match at the end of the year. We surely hope he recovers his usual form before facing a highly motivated D Gukesh.
Final standings
| Rk | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts |
| 1 | Magnus Carlsen | NOR | 2830 | 17.5 |
| 2 | Hikaru Nakamura | USA | 2794 | 15.5 |
| 3 | R Praggnanandhaa | IND | 2747 | 14.5 |
| 4 | Alireza Firouzja | FRA | 2737 | 13.5 |
| 5 | Fabiano Caruana | USA | 2805 | 11.5 |
| 6 | Ding Liren | CHN | 2762 | 7 |
Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu (placed third) beat Hikaru Nakamura (second) in Armageddon | Photo: Stev Bonhage
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Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana | Photo: Stev Bonhage
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