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Two classical games ended decisively in round 8 of the Norway Chess Women tournament, with Ju Wenjun beating Pia Cramling and Lei Tingjie beating Humpy Koneru, both with the white pieces. The remaining encounter saw R Vaishali prevailing in Armageddon against former sole leader Anna Muzychuk. These results left Ju in the sole lead, 1½ points ahead of Muzychuk. | Photo: Stev Bonhage / Norway Chess

In the clash of co-leaders at the Norway Chess Women tournament, Anna Muzychuk defeated Ju Wenjun with white in Armageddon to go into the final three rounds atop the standings. Meanwhile, Humpy Koneru got the better of R Vaishali in their classical encounter and Lei Tingjie beat Pia Cramling in the Armageddon tiebreaker. | Photo: Stev Bonhage / Norway Chess

Just a day after registering his first classical win over the five-time World Champion Magnus Carlsen India star prodigy Praggnanandhaa R went down against A

, May 31 (IANS) Just a day after registering his first classical win over the five-time World Champion Magnus Carlsen, India's prodigy R Praggnanandhaa went down against America's Hikaru Nakamura in Round 4 of the Norway Chess 2024, here on ...

Indian teenage chess sensation R Praggnanandhaa defeated the world number one Magnus Carlsen in the classical format for the first time at the ongoing Norway Ch

Stavanger, May 29 (IANS) The Second round of the Norway Chess saw all three classical games ending up in a draw once again as Magnus Carlsen, Alireza

The Second round of the Norway Chess saw all three classical games ending up in a draw once again as Magnus Carlsen, Alireza Firouzja and Ding Liren won with white in the subsequent Armageddon games to grab 1.5 points each.India's prodigy ...

The Second round of the Norway Chess saw all three classical games ending up in a draw once again as Magnus Carlsen, Alireza Firouzja and Ding Liren won with white in the subsequent Armageddon games to grab 1.5 points each.India's prodigy ...

Round 2 of the prestigious Norway Chess saw all three classical games ending up in a draw once again here at the SpareBank 1 SR-Bank on Tuesday Magnus Carlsen

Astrologers may feel vindicated. After all, Dommaraju Gukesh, the winner of the 2024 Candidates Tournament, and Tan Zhongyi, the winner of the 2024 Women's Candidates Tournament, were both born on 29 May, Gukesh in Chennai, India, in 2006 and Tan Zhongyi in Chongqing, China, in 1991. Congratulations! | Photos: David Llada (Gukesh) and Lennart Ootes (Tan Zhongyi)