At Norway Chess Round 8, R Praggnanandhaa defeated Magnus Carlsen for the second time in two weeks, outplaying the World No. 1 in a sharp French Defence to stay in title contention. Meanwhile, Gukesh suffered another classical setback against Alireza Firouzja after a preparation mix-up in the Ragozin Defence. In the women’s event, Divya Deshmukh lost to women’s leader Bibisara Assaubayeva.
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Norway Chess: Pragg humbles Carlsen once again; Gukesh, Divya suffer classical losses
- by The News Vista
- June 3, 2026
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