Pragg takes down Carlsen for the second time in a row
Bengaluru, June 4 -- Magnus Carlsen has lost four classical games at Norway Chess this year. Two of them have come against R Praggnanandhaa. It's a rare brag - beating the five-time world champion and world No 1 twice in classical in the same event. On Tuesday with White, Carlsen, ended up walking into a forced checkmate from what looked like an objectively drawn position.
Gukesh lost to Alireza Firouzja in his third classical defeat in Norway, while Wesley So kept his spot at the top after a drawn classical game and an Armageddon win against Keymer with two rounds to go. As the tournament heads into its final rest day, Praggnanandhaa is third in the standings with 12 points, while Carlsen is one spot above bottom-placed Gukesh, at nine and...
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