Praggnanandhaa Beats Carlsen, and leads Norway Chess 2024

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Praggnanandhaa defeated Magnus Carlsen in a classical chess event for the first time.

An Overview of the News

• The match took place during the 3rd round of Norway Chess 2024.

• Praggnanandhaa, an 18-year-old Indian chess prodigy, played with the White pieces.

• He gained an early advantage in the game and converted it into a victory.

• With this win, Praggnanandhaa now leads the tournament with 5.5 points.

Norway Chess:

• It is an annual closed chess tournament, typically held between May and June each year.

• The inaugural edition of the tournament occurred in the Stavanger area, Norway, from May 7 to May 18, 2013.

• The 2013 tournament featured ten participants, including seven of the top ten highest-rated players in the world according to the May 2013 FIDE World Rankings.

• Sergey Karjakin emerged as the winner of the 2013 edition, while Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura shared the second-place position.

• Norway Chess 2015 took place in mid-June 2015 and was included in the inaugural Grand Chess Tour.

• Subsequently, the tournament opted to withdraw from the Grand Chess Tour.