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Norway Chess: R Praggnanandhaa Loses To Magnus Carlsen; Vaishali Beats Anna Muzychuk
Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa went down fighting against top seed Magnus Carlsen of Norway while his elder sister defeated overnight sole leader Anna Muzychuk of Ukraine in the eighth round of Norway chess tournament here. With the win, Carlsen stretched his lead to a full point over Hikaru Nakamura of United States, who lost to Firouzja Alireza of France. Meanwhile, World champion Ding Liren of China's dismal run continued as he lost to Fabiano Caruana of United States.
After Magnus Carlsen And Fabiano Caruna, R Praggnanandhaa Downs World Championg Ding Liren
R Praggnanandhaa continued his winning runs as he upset world champion Ding Liren in the armageddon game at the Norway Chess Tournament. Praggnanandhaa's victory comes after he defeated higher-ranked players including Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana earlier in the competition.
Novak Djokovic withdraws from French Open due to knee injury
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After Magnus Carlsen And Fabiano Caruna, R Praggnanandhaa Downs World Championg Ding Liren
R Praggnanandhaa continued his winning runs as he upset world champion Ding Liren in the armageddon game at the Norway Chess Tournament. Praggnanandhaa's victory comes after he defeated higher-ranked players including Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana earlier in the competition.
Casper Ruud Sets Up French Open Rematch With Novak Djokovic
Casper Ruud continued his bid to reach a third straight French Open final with a four-set victory over American Taylor Fritz in the last 16 on Monday, setting up a meeting with Novak Djokovic. The Norwegian seventh seed, who lost last year's showpiece match to Djokovic and the 2022 final to Rafael Nadal, battled past world number 12 Fritz 7-6 (8/6), 3-6, 6-4, 6-2. The 25-year-old will face Djokovic in the quarter-finals on Wednesday, after the reigning champion's thrilling triumph over Francisco Cerundolo.
Norway Chess: Praggnanandhaa Loses To Alireza Firouzja, Magnus Carlsen Jumps To Sole Lead
The brother-sister Indian duo of R Praggnanandhaaa and R Vaishali suffered defeats in their respective section while Magnus Carlsen justified his top billing with a win over an off-colour Ding Liren to surge to the sole lead on 12 points in the Norway Chess tournament here. Fabiano Caruana also scored over compatriot Hikaru Nakamura to help Carlsen emerge as the front runner for the crown in the six-player double round-robin contest being fought for a total prize pool of USD 161000.