Young chess prodigy Praggnanandhaa falls to World Champion Liren in sudden death Armageddon match at Norway Chess.

In the latest round of the highly anticipated Norway Chess tournament, the young and talented Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa faced off against World Champion Ding Liren. After a hard-fought draw in the traditional time-controlled match, the two chess masters went head-to-head in a thrilling Armageddon tie-breaker. Despite Praggnanandhaa's previous success against Liren, it was the Chinese GM who emerged victorious, securing 1.5 points in the standings.

But Praggnanandhaa was not the only player to face defeat in the Armageddon round. In fact, all three classical games of the second round ended in draws, leading to nail-biting tie-breakers. In the end, it was Magnus Carlsen, Alireza Firouzja and Ding Liren who came out on top, each winning with their white pieces and adding 1.5 points to their scores.

For Praggnanandhaa, this was his first draw in the main event, and despite his impressive skills, he ultimately fell to Liren in the Armageddon match. Meanwhile, the highly anticipated game between Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura ended in a draw, showcasing both players' exceptional abilities under pressure. However, Carlsen's experience and composure prevailed, as he secured a crucial victory and took the lead with 3 points in the tournament standings.

In the other classical matches, Firouzja and Fabiano Caruana also drew after a complex and intense game. But it was Firouzja's remarkable speed chess skills that ultimately proved to be the deciding factor in his Armageddon game, as he secured another 1.5 points for his score. In the women's section, R Vaishali defeated her fellow Indian player Koneru Humpy, claiming her first ever classical win in the tournament.

Despite Humpy's slight advantage in the beginning, a crucial mistake under time pressure allowed Vaishali to claim victory. This win also propelled Vaishali to become India's number two female player on the live rating list. The other two classical matches between Lei Tingjie and Pia Cramling, as well as Ju Wenjun and Anna Muzychuk, ended in hard-fought draws. However, in the Armageddon round, it was the Chinese duo of Wenjun and Tingjie who emerged victorious, solidifying their positions in the standings.

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