6/3/2025 – Fabiano Caruana claimed the sole lead at the Norway Chess tournament by defeating Wei Yi in a technical endgame, while world champion Gukesh Dommaraju scored a second straight classical win, this time against Arjun Erigaisi. Magnus Carlsen also added to his tally by beating Hikaru Nakamura in Armageddon. With three rounds remaining and all three frontrunners set to play with the black pieces in round eight, the battle for first place remains closely contested. | Photo: Michal Walusza
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Caruana takes the sole lead
Two classical games ended decisively in round seven of the Norway Chess super-tournament, with Fabiano Caruana and Gukesh Dommaraju both collecting 3 points to leapfrog Magnus Carlsen in the standings.
Caruana now tops the table on 12½ points, a full point ahead of Gukesh and 1½ points ahead of Carlsen, who prevailed over Hikaru Nakamura in their Armageddon decider.
With three rounds to go, the fight for first place remains tightly contested, and round eight — the final one before the last rest day of the tournament — will see all three frontrunners playing with the black pieces.
Let us learn together how to find the best spot for the queen in the early middlegame, how to navigate this piece around the board, how to time the queen attack, how to decide whether to exchange it or not, and much more!
Gukesh Dommaraju has achieved two consecutive classical wins and is now well within the race for overall victory | Photo: Michal Walusza
Fabiano Caruana's victory over Wei Yi was a model of technical conversion. Playing white, Caruana built up a stable positional edge and entered a favourable endgame with rooks and bishop of opposite colours, with an extra pawn.
Caruana v. Wei
The position after 36.Kg2 - engines evaluate this as almost fully equal
Wei defended resiliently and looked close to holding the balance, but Caruana showed tenacity to keep posing problems. Eventually, the Chinese grandmaster cracked under pressure, allowing Caruana to convert after 55 moves. This marks Caruana's third classical win of the tournament, confirming his good form and fighting spirit.
Sole leader Fabiano Caruana joined fans and organisers after scoring a crucial win on Monday | Photo: Michal Walusza
World champion Gukesh Dommaraju scored his second consecutive classical win by defeating Arjun Erigaisi - for the first time in a classical game - in round seven. Coming from his maiden classical victory over Magnus Carlsen in the previous round, Gukesh once again found himself under pressure but managed to turn the tables. Arjun launched an aggressive middlegame offensive, supported by a strong central pawn advance that placed Gukesh under pressure.
Much like in his previous game against Carlsen, Gukesh found himself in a precarious situation but defended with precision to defuse the threats. Once the position stabilised and he emerged with an extra pawn, Gukesh transitioned into a favourable endgame.
From there, his technique was never in doubt, and he clinched the win to remain within a point of new sole leader Caruana. (Find below expert analyses by GMs Karsten Müller and Daniel King).
In this Fritztrainer: “Attack like a Super GM” with Gukesh we touch upon all aspects of his play, with special emphasis on how you can become a better attacking player.
The round also featured the marquee matchup between Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura, the two highest-rated players in the world.
After disappointing results in earlier rounds, both opted for a pragmatic approach in the classical game, agreeing to a 21-move draw. In the Armageddon, Carlsen had the white pieces and faced a combative setup by Nakamura. The game entered a sharp, tactical phase in mutual time trouble, with Carlsen eventually outmanoeuvring his opponent. Nakamura missed critical defensive resources, and Carlsen capitalised to earn 1½ points, keeping himself in the race for tournament victory.
This video course includes GM Anish Giri's deep insights and IM Sagar Shah's pertinent questions to the super GM. In Vol.1 all the openings after 1.e4 are covered.
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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
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
King’s Indian fans who choose the Mar del Plata attack (7...Nc6) against White’s classical system (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0) usually aim for a complex position with mutual attacks on open wings, requiring long-term strategic planning and tactical sharpness in critical moments. Computers often do not know how to handle the arising complex strategic positions, which suits players who like to think on their own instead of memorizing long variations. However, the fashionable Bayonet Attack (9.b4) interferes with Black’s ideas. After Black’s main move 9...Nh5 the positions opens, the lines get forced and computer analysis is important again. But this DVD offers an antidote against White’s Bayonet Attack, namely 9...a5! This move leads to sound positions with very few concrete lines, in which the focus is on strategy not on tactics. Objectively chances are equal but if Black knows what to do things might quickly become dangerous for White.
Throughout the video course, Sasikran shows various examples from his career to explain sacrifices for initiative, an attack, a better pawn structure and much more.
In this insightful video course, Grandmaster David Navara shares practical advice on when to calculate deeply in a position — and just as importantly, when not to.
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