Stavenger (Norway): World champion D Gukesh continued to perform disappointing performance in the Norway Chess tournament and lost to compatriot Arjun Arigasi in the second round. Arigasi has jointly reached the top with this magnificent victory.
In another important match of the second round, Hikaru Nakamura defeated the world number one Magnus Carlson in Armagadon Tie-Breck. Carlson defeated Gukesh in the first round.
Gukesh, who is considered to be the strong contender for the title in the double round-robin open category with six players, is at the bottom of the points table after losing the first two rounds.
World number four Indian player Arigasi is jointly at the top with the American Grandmaster Nakamura with 4.5 points.
Arigasi, who was playing with white pieces, initially took the lead, but Gukesh’s strong defense in the end made a game of equal. Finally, the match had become exciting, but due to the short time, Gaush came under pressure and Arigasi was able to win the match for more than four hours in 62 moves.
Arigasi also defeated Gukesh in Tata Steel Chess earlier this year. He has a brilliant record of 6–0 against Gukesh in classical chess.
The 21 -year -old team scored 1.5 points in Armagadon on Monday to defeat Vai Yi of China.
Arigasi was surprised by why Gukesh took so much time in the initial tricks, which brought him under the pressure of time. Just before the 17th move, Gukesh found that he was more than an hour behind his opponent.
Arigasi said, “I am a little surprised as to why Gukesh wasted so much time initially.”
Arigasi will play from Fabiano Karuana in the third round, while Gukesh will expect a return against Nakamura, one of the best players of Rapid and Blitz Chess.
Both players of India disappointed in the women’s category. Anna Mujichuk of Ukraine registered a stunning victory over two -time world rapid champion Koneru Hampi. R Vaishali lost to Tingji Lei of China in Armagadon game.
In the scoring system of the tournament, the winner gets three points in the classical format. If the classical bet is drawn, the players get one point each and then they play for half a digit in Armagaden.
