Oslo, May 28 -- Alireza Firouzja, his right leg wrapped in a cast and being wheeled in and out of the venue, has won two games in two rounds - one against Magnus Carlsen - and opened up a three-and-a-half-point lead at the Norway Chess tournament. His coach, Ivan Cheparinov, jokes that the injury and confinement are probably helping him focus. On Tuesday, Praggnanandhaa went from having a promising position against Firouzja to provoking a Queen exchange, finding himself in an uncomfortable endgame and losing. In Round 1, Carlsen also went from a good position to a defeat against the Iranian-French grandmaster. In the women's section, Divya Deshmukh is just a step behind Bibisara Assaubayeva in the standings, winning both her Armageddon game...