Norway Chess 2024: R Praggnanandhaa draws Alireza Firouzja; sister Vaishali loses to Ju Wenjun in round 6
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Vaishali slips from top spot in women’s event.
Round 6 of the ongoing Norway Chess 2024 saw exciting developments on Sunday SpareBank 1 SR-Bank in Stavanger.
In the battle of the youngsters, Alireza Firouzja and Praggnanandhaa, Firouzja maintained a steady advantage throughout the game, though Firouzja could not convert this advantage into a win and the game ended peacefully.
Meanwhile, reigning World Champion Ding Liren continued to struggle in the classical games, as he blundered a mate-in-two tactic against Magnus Carlsen in an equal position. This is Ding’s fourth loss in a row. With this win, Magnus Carlsen has surpassed Hikaru Nakamura in the leaderboard, taking the top spot as the tournament enters its final week.
The game between Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura ended in a draw relatively quickly, Caruana had a crucial win in the Armageddon game, a “revenge” for Nakamura’s win in the first Armageddon game in the first half of the tournament. This win will possibly be a massive confidence booster for Caruana after two disappointing rounds.
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Ju Wenjun topples Vaishali
In the Norway Chess Women’s tournament, there have been exciting developments even though all games progressed into the endgame without either side making major mistakes.
Especially the game between Ju Wenjun and Vaishali Rameshbabu was highly anticipated as it could affect the leaderboard. While the game was quite balanced until the endgame, Ju Wenjun secured a win against Vaishali when the latter went into time trouble.
Another important matchup, between Anna Muzychuk and Lei Tingjie, which could affect the leaderboard, ended in a draw. However, Anna Muzychuk won the Armageddon game and has thus overtaken Vaishali in the leaderboard by half a point. Muzychuk is now leading the tournament for the first time in the event.
Koneru Humpy went down in the Armageddon tie-breaker against Pia Cramling in what was a battle of veterans in the Norway Chess Women’s tournament.
Round 7 Pairings
Norway Chess Main Event
Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen; Fabiano Caruana vs Alireza Firouzja; Praggnanandhaa R vs Ding Liren
Norway Chess Women’s Tournament
Koneru Humpy vs Vaishali R; Pia Cramling vs Lei Tingjie; Anna Muzychuk vs Ju Wenjun
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