World number-1 Magnus Carlsen has won the title of Norway Chess 2025 tournament. World champion D Gukesh finished third in the points table. Another Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi finished fifth. After the victory, Carlsen said, I feel very good. It is a relief to win the tournament. The tournament was full of ups and downs, but in the end everything was good. About Gukesh and Arjun, he said, everyone is very good. However, they still need some time to prepare. A tournament is going on in Armenia, where India’s R Praggnanandhaa and Arvind Chidambaram played very good chess. Regarding the defeat in the match against Gukesh, Carlsen said, even though it is not a good memory, the match will always be remembered. Gukesh defeated Carlsen in the sixth round
Indian star D Gukesh defeated world number-1 Magnus Carlsen in the sixth round. Gukesh had won his first victory against Carlsen in classical chess. After the defeat, Carlsen punched the chess board in anger, which scattered the pieces. However, he later apologized to Gukesh and also patted his back. After this, he did not talk to the media and left. Muzychuk won in the women’s category. Ukrainian Grandmaster Anna Muzychuk won the title in the women’s category. Indian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy finished third and Vaishali Rameshbabu finished fifth. Muzychuk said, ‘I am very happy. Victory in this tournament means a lot. I think this is a big success. India is getting many new and good players from the new generation, but the old generation has also had legends like Koneru Humpy. I played my first game with Koneru when I was only seven years old. She was 10 years old at that time. This was 28 years ago. Muzychuk said that India is performing brilliantly in both women’s and men’s. I think that in the coming days, many more players will emerge and playing against them will always be challenging.
