India's R Praggnanandhaa added another landmark achievement to Indian chess by becoming the first Indian to win the prestigious Norway Chess title after a strong late surge in Oslo

Carlsen's poor run of form continued, leaving his bid for an eighth Norway Chess title all but over

He, however, remained rooted to the bottom of the six-player double round-robin standings.

However, Gukesh struck a note of defiance after the match, insisting that with four rounds still to go, he remained hopeful of staging a serious comeback

Firouzja still collected a valuable point to move to 8.5, maintaining a healthy 2.5-point lead over sole second-placed Praggnanandhaa on six points

To make matters worse for Gukesh, who will turn 20 in a couple of days, So bluntly remarked after the game that he was "not quite sure" the Indian was as strong as his rating suggested. 

Thanks to his Armageddon triumph after a 144-move slugfest that lasted nearly five hours, Gukesh pocketed 1.5 points

Yet, after an underwhelming season so far, Gukesh is likely to treat the event as crucial preparation ahead of his World Championship title defence later this year against challenger Javokhir Sindarov. 

"It was disappointing to see such a perfect player in 2022, 2023, and 2024 make so many mistakes last year. But if he’s able to discover his form from earlier years, he will just crush Sindarov, who has a lot of weaknesses,” Thipsay told mid-day

Sindarov, who remained unbeaten throughout tournament, sealed the Candidates title in dominant fashion by reaching 9.5 points by the end of Round 13, finishing with a game to spare

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