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R Praggnanandhaa loses to Magnus Carlsen in reverse fixture in the Norway Chess 2024. Image- Khel Now
Indian Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa lost to World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen on Tuesday in the eighth round of the Armageddon game of the Norway Chess 2024 Tournament.
With this victory, Carlsen took the lead by one point by scoring 14.5 points, while Hikaru Nakamura was second with 13.5 points and Praggnanandhaa was third with 11 points.
Praggnanandhaa and Carlsen put on a show for the audience
Praggnananandhaa and Carlsen played out a hard-fought draw in the Classical game on Tuesday. Both players mixed aggression with caution and put on a show for the audience. However, Carlsen showcased his class with White in the Armageddon tie-breaker. Praggnanandhaa gave it his all and came very close to equalizing, but Carlsen got the job done and took 1.5 points from the game. Praggnanandhaa is set to face World No. 2 Fabiano Caruana next on June 6.
Ding Liren lost again
In the other games, Hikaru Nakamura defeated Alireza Firouzja in classical chess, but the young talent made a brilliant defense and emerged victorious in the blitz showdown. Meanwhile, world champion Ding Liren also lost his game as he lost to Fabiano Caruana in the Armageddon tiebreaker.
Vaishali remains in third place
In the women's event, world champion Ju Wenjun took the lead in the Norway Chess 2024 standings by winning a classical game against Pia Cramling. Meanwhile, Lei Tingjie defeated GM Koneru Humpy to earn her first classical win.
On the other hand, R Vaishali defeated Anna Muzychuk in the Armageddon game.
With two rounds remaining, Wenjun is on top with 14.5 points, while Muzychuk is second with 13 points and Vaishali is third with 11.5 points.
Also Read: Norway Chess 2024: R Praggnanandhaa creates history by defeating world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen
Praggnanandhaa defeated the world-champion player
Earlier, Praggnanandhaa had pulled off another major upset by defeating world champion Ding Liren in the Norway Chess 2024. This was Praggnanandhaa's third win against higher ranked players in the tournament. Earlier, he had defeated Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana.
Norway Chess 2024 offers USD 160,000 in prize funds for the Open and the Women's section. Six players will compete against each other twice in classical chess from May 27 to June 7.