Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa secured a victory over World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in a classical match in Round 3 of the ongoing <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/gukesh-pragg-open-campaign-with-wins-23632353" rel="nofollow">Norway Chess tournament</a>.
According to ESPN, the Indian delivered a composed performance and slowly started building pressure. He appeared to be in control for long stretches of the match.
Later, the contest took a sharp turn as Carlsen fought back and capitalised on the advantage.
The game once again shifted moments later when the Norwegian committed a decisive blunder, leading him to resign. With this, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/r-praggnanandhaa-loses-to-javokhir-sindarov-r-vaishali-jumps-to-sole-lead-among-women-23625016" rel="nofollow">Praggnanandhaa</a> registered one of the biggest wins of his career.
The 20-year-old chess star shared a post on his official social media handle with a caption, "Happy to have played out a crazy fighting game against Magnus. Fortunate to have come out on top. Looking forward to play more fighting games! #norwaychess".
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Happy to have played out a crazy fighting game against Magnus. Fortunate to have come out on top. Looking forward to play more fighting games!<a href="https://x.com/hashtag/norwaychess?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">#norwaychess</a> <a href="https://t.co/NNbrOsp8ml">pic.twitter.com/NNbrOsp8ml</a>
&mdash; Praggnanandhaa (@rpraggnachess) <a href="https://x.com/rpraggnachess/status/2059804820085879002?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">May 28, 2026</a></blockquote>
In another major clash, reigning world champion <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/norway-chess-gukesh-pragg-have-awful-day-23632538" rel="nofollow">Gukesh Dommaraju</a> battled tournament leader Alireza Firouzja in a tense encounter that ended in a hard-fought classical draw. Later, Firouzja prevailed in the Armageddon tie-break to earn the additional points.
The third classical game of the round between Vincent Keymer and Wesley So also ended in a draw. So then defeated Keymer in Armageddon to secure the bonus point.
After three rounds in the tournament, Firouzja continues to enjoy the top spot in the standings following a successful outing in Stavanger.
In the Norway Chess Women, all three classical games ended in draws before being decided through Armageddon tie-breaks.
Women's world champion Ju Wenjun and Zhu Jiner played out a tense draw after Zhu missed a promising winning advantage. Zhu bounced back to win the Armageddon game and collect the extra points.
Anna Muzychuk defeated Humpy Koneru in Armageddon after their classical contest ended level, while <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/fide-womens-world-cup-final-pravin-thipsay-heaps-praise-on-divya-deshmukh-after-triumph-against-koneru-humpy-23586974" rel="nofollow">Divya Deshmukh</a> overcame tournament leader Bibisara Assaubayeva in Armageddon following another drawn classical game.
Despite the defeat, Assaubayeva retained her lead in the women's standings, though Divya and Zhu narrowed the gap with crucial victories.
(With ANI Inputs)

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