6/2/2025 – Gukesh Dommaraju scored his first-ever classical win over Magnus Carlsen in round six of the Norway Chess tournament, capitalising on the world number one's late errors in a dramatic game. With his win over Hikaru Nakamura in Armageddon, Fabiano Caruana caught Carlsen at the top of the standings. Arjun Erigaisi also won his mini-match, beating Wei Yi in the sudden-death decider. | Photo: Michal Walusza
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Caruana catches Carlsen in the lead
Reigning world champion Gukesh Dommaraju scored a major milestone victory in round six of the Norway Chess tournament by defeating Magnus Carlsen in a classical game for the first time in his career. The dramatic game saw Carlsen outplay his younger opponent for much of the contest, only to lose control in time trouble and ultimately blunder in a balanced position.
The result was clearly frustrating for Carlsen, who showed his displeasure at the board by hitting the table after resigning.
That moment when World Champion @DGukesh won his game against World no.1 Magnus Carlsen!
The loss cost Carlsen the sole lead, as Fabiano Caruana beat Hikaru Nakamura in Armageddon to catch up on points. Arjun Erigaisi also won his mini-match, defeating Wei Yi in the tiebreaker. With one round to go, Carlsen and Caruana share the lead, with Gukesh now just one point behind in sole third.
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Time to celebrate! | Photo: Michal Walusza
Gukesh Dommaraju registered a career-defining win by defeating Magnus Carlsen in classical chess, turning the tables in a game the Norwegian had dominated for most of its duration. Carlsen played nearly flawlessly through the middlegame and built up a clearly winning position, only to falter in the final phase of the game.
With time running low, Carlsen began to lose control, while Gukesh, although worse, continued to find resourceful moves to stay in the game. The world champion prolonged the position just enough for Carlsen to slip. After squandering his advantage, the game became balanced, and a final misstep by the former world champion allowed Gukesh to seize the initiative and get the win.
The chances are equal.17...Bb718.d5a519.Be319.b3!?Bc820.Ba3Nf421.Rc1=19...Bc820.b3Bxe321.Rxe3Nf4Black already has some initiative here.22.Bc6Rb423.Qc2g623...Bxh324.gxh3Nxh3+was still possible now.24.Kh1Ba625.Qa2Bd326.Nd2h5With just a few moves, Black has clearly taken control.27.Qxa5Qxa528.Rxa5h429.Ra4Rfb829...Rxa430.bxa4hxg3?30...Rb8-+31.fxg3N4h532.Rxd330.Ra2Kg7
Black is much more active and is in control of the board.31.Ra7Rd432.Nf3hxg333.fxg3Nxh333...Bxe4!?34.gxf4Rd1+with the idea35.Kh2exf436.Rc3Ng4+37.hxg4Rh8+and mate.34.gxh3Bxe435.Kh2Rd1There are many ways to win.35...Bxf336.Rxf3e4-+37.Re3Rd3-+36.g4Bxd5Still the strongest was36...Bxf337.Rxf3e438.Re3Rd3-+37.Bxd5Nxd538.Re2Nf439.Rc2Kf640.h4
In terms of material, the position is equal, but the black d-pawn is strong and the white king is in danger.40...Ke640...Rh8!?with the idea41.--Rd341.Ng5+Kd542.Ra5+Kd443.Ra4+Kd3?!The advance of the black king is
quite double-edged.44.Rf2f6?!A loss of momentum.44...Rh8!?45.Rf3+Kc246.Ra2+Kb147.Rff2Nd348.Rfd2-+45.Rf3+Ke246.Ra2+?!46.Re4+!?Kd247.Ra4With the threat of Ne4.Kc247...Ke148.Re4+Kd2=The
threat was47...--48.Ne4+Ke249.Rg3Rc150.Ra2+Black is in trouble.48.Ne4Rc849.Ra2+Kb150.Rff2Nd351.Rfe2=46...Rd247.Rxd2+Kxd248.Ne4+Ke249.Kg3d550.Nxf6Rf851.Rf2+Ke152.Nd7Ne2+
53.Rxe2+Kxe254.Nxf8d4Carlsen apparently thought that his d-pawn would decide the game, but the white knight arrives just in time.55.Ne6d356.Nc5Ke356...d257.Ne4d1Q57...d1Ndoes not help either:58.b4Ne359.b5Nd560.h5gxh561.gxh558.Nc3++-57.Na4e458.h5gxh559.gxh5Kd260.Nb2e361.Nc4+Ke262.Kf41–0
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Gukesh could not believe what had just happened | Photo: Michal Walusza
The all-American encounter between Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura, the two strongest players from the United States, began with a 31-move draw in the classical game. Both contesters played solidly, and the position never veered far from equilibrium.
In the Armageddon tiebreak, Nakamura had the white pieces and created some dynamic chances, but Caruana defended with precision.
As the game progressed into a rook and bishop versus rook and bishop endgame, Caruana managed to simplify by giving up his bishop in a theoretically drawn position. His move 58...Rxc5 prepared to surrender the bishop on e3, leaving only a dark-squared bishop and an a-pawn that promotes on a light square - known to be a theoretical draw.
Nakamura v. Caruana - Armageddon
The draw was agreed on move 64, handing Caruana 1½ points and allowing him to catch Carlsen in the lead with 9½ points.
Hikaru Nakamura agrees to a draw in the Armageddon decider against Fabiano Caruana | Photo: Michal Walusza
The third mini-match of the day also went to Armageddon. After a balanced 31-move draw in the classical game between Arjun Erigaisi and Wei Yi, the Indian grandmaster showed strong preparation and accuracy to win the decider.
Wei's decision to play 17...Ke7 in the Armageddon game proved mistaken. Arjun responded with the accurate 18.Qc1, creating concrete threats that made 18...Kxd6 unplayable due to 19.Ra3, which traps the black queen.
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From that point, Arjun maintained his advantage with a near-flawless sequence of moves. Wei could not recover, and resignation followed on move 35. Arjun's win lifted him to 7½ points, within reach of a strong final standing.
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6/6/2025 – The 13th edition of the Norway Chess super-tournament is taking place from 26 May to 6 June in Stavanger. An open event and a women's event are being played concurrently with an identical number of players, the same format and an equivalent prize fund. Both world champions — Ju Wenjun and Gukesh Dommaraju — are participating, besides world number one Magnus Carlsen. | Follow the games live starting at 17.00 CEST (11.00 ET, 20.30 IST)
5/29/2025 – Two classical victories marked the third round of the Norway Chess super-tournament in Stavanger. Fabiano Caruana continued his remarkable comeback by defeating Arjun Erigaisi with the white pieces, thus becoming the sole leader on 6 points. World champion Gukesh Dommaraju also collected a full 3 points after convincingly beating Hikaru Nakamura, bouncing back from a difficult start to the event. The third game of the day saw Wei Yi defeating Magnus Carlsen in Armageddon. | Photo: Michal Walusza
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