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World Champion D Gukesh finished third in the Norway Chess tournament due to losing to American Grandmaster Fabiano Karuana in the final round.
Gukesh finished third in Norway Chase. (PTI)
New Delhi. World Champion D Gukesh finished third in Norway Chess tournament due to losing to American Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana in the final round, while five -time world champion Magnus Carlson won a record seventh title here.
Karuana finished second with 15.5 points. Gukesh finished third with 14.5 points while Arigasi finished fifth with 13 points. Arigasi won the Armagadon tie-break against local player Carlson, but in the end it was of no importance.
In the women’s category, Anna Mujichuk of Ukraine, a two-time world blitz champion, won the title with 16.5 points despite losing in Armagadon Tie-Breck in the final round. Among the Indian players, Koneru Hampi finished third with 15 points while Vaishali could not perform the expected performance in the tournament. He concluded the tournament with 11 points.
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