Norway Chess 2025: Arjun Defeats Gukesh to Share Lead with Nakamura; Humpy Drops to Second

Norway Chess 2025: Arjun defeats Gukesh to share lead with Nakamura; Humpy drops to second

World champion D. Gukesh’s disappointing season continued on Tuesday with the teenager losing his second successive match in Norway Chess — this time to countryman Arjun Erigaisi.

Arjun Erigaisi Defeats D Gukesh As World Champion Suffers Second Successive Loss In Norway Chess

World champion D Gukesh's disappointing season continued on Tuesday with the teenager losing his second successive match in Norway Chess -- this time to countrymate Arjun Erigaisi

Norway Chess: Arjun Beats Gukesh, World Champion Suffers Second Successive Loss

D Gukesh's challenging season continues with a second consecutive loss in Norway Chess, this time to Arjun Erigaisi, leaving him scoreless after two rounds.

Norway Chess: Erigaisi hands Gukesh second defeat in 2 days

WORLD champion D Gukesh suffered an early setback as compatriot Arjun Erigaisi broke through his defenses in the second round to move into a joint lead in Norway Chess in Stavanger. Labelled as the favourite in the six-player double round-robin ‘Open’ category, Gukesh is scraping the bottom of the points table, having lost the opening two rounds. World No.4 Indian Erigaisi has emerged as the joint leader with American Grandmaster Nakamura on 4.5…

Norway Chess 2025 kicked off today with an energetic opening. The world's chess elite have gathered for a super tournament that will be held from May 26 to June 6 at Finansparken, SpareBank 1 SR-Bank. This year's edition includes both the prestigious main tournament and Norway Chess Women, a separate tournament for women that showcases some of the world's best female chess players. […]

Second collapse of the young world monarch D. Gukesh in the final phase of his departure before his fellow countryman the Indian Arjun Erigaisi. In undulating game in prospects arrives at a balanced end but fails in his calculation and decision making when the clock marks 16” and suffocates in time; he commits a blunder. He loads the red lantern behind the R-2 in the Norway Chess of Stavanger, where yesterday Nakamura and Carlsen in spectacular …