US EditionNorway Chess 2025: Gukesh Loses to Nakamura; Humpy Takes Sole Lead in Women’s Section
- Hikaru Nakamura defeated world champion D Gukesh in the eighth round of the 2025 Norway Chess tournament in Stavanger on June 4.
- Nakamura broke a five-game classical winless streak and avenged his earlier Round 3 loss to Gukesh amid a tournament where Gukesh had beaten Magnus Carlsen and Arjun Erigaisi.
- Nakamura dominated the nearly four-hour game with the white pieces by capitalizing on Gukesh's misjudgment of a critical pawn structure and seized an early initiative.
- Nakamura earned three full points to join Gukesh in a tie for third place at 11.5 points, while American Fabiano Caruana led with 12.5 points after losing to Erigaisi.
- This victory revived Nakamura's campaign and psychological momentum as the Norway Chess event approached its final rounds, keeping the battle for top positions open among several contenders.
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Welcome registrant: FrauDoctorProfessorH Over in Norway, more chessy drama as Magnus blunders a knight and loses again… Did that really just happen? ? Magnus blunders a piece, and Wei Yi wins the Armageddon…AGAIN!#NorwayChess pic.twitter.com/lrTqbhCb76 — Norway Chess (@NorwayChess) June 3, … Read More →
After Victory Over Magnus Carlsen, India’s D Gukesh Suffers Heavy Defeat to Hikaru Nakamura in Norway Chess - Goemkarponn
American Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura broke world champion D Gukesh’s run of classical wins by comprehensively beating the Indian to earn three full points New Delhi: In a dramatic turn at the prestigious Norway Chess tournament in Stavanger, American Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura ended Indian prodigy D Gukesh’s impressive streak of classical wins by delivering a commanding performance to claim full points. Meanwhile, another Indian, Arjun Erigaisi…
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