World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen during 2025 Norway. (Norway Chess) Magnus Carlsen expanded his lead in the Norwegian chess tournament after the victory of Arjun Erigaisi after Hikaru Nakamura, after the winning positions of Hikaru. The day represented three classic draws followed by three decisive Armageddon games, with Wei Yi defeating the World Champion D Gukesh in Tiebreaker. In the female section, Humpy Koner took the exclusive lead after winning her play Armageddon against Lei Tingjie.Carlsen kept his position at the top of his position, although he faced early problems against Caruana at their classic meeting. World No. 1 has admitted that he is unprepared to open the Caruana in Ruy Lopez.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe!“I just kicked – just why did I predict it before?” Carlsen said about his improvised reaction.Carlsen acknowledged that his recent approach to chess theory has changed: “Sometimes it works well, sometimes not.” He noted that he did not follow the theory as closely as during his preparation of the World Championship in 2021, although he still realizes the highest level games.In Armageddon, Carlsen secured the commanding position early and after Caruan’s mistake transferred his advantage.Nakamura experienced a particularly frustrating day, missing winning chances in both games against Arjun Erigaisi. The classic game has seen that Nakamura has gained an early advantage, but cannot convert its other pawns.The Armageddon game showed even more dramatic and Nakamura forgave the winning position.Wei Yi continued his impressive Armageddon performance and secured his third such victory of the tournament. After missing the victory in the classic game against Gukesh, Wei won in Tiebreaker through the superior control of dark squares.In the female section R Vaisali scored the only classic victory of the day and defeated Sara Khad in what she described as a “very smooth” game.“This victory feels good. The first few games I couldn’t. I hope to have a good tournament from here!” Vaisali said after her victory drove her from the last place to fourth place in the ranking.
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Ju Wenjun maintained its undefeated classic record and at the same time secured its fourth victory in Armageddon a tournament against Anna Muzychuk. This result, in combination with Humpy’s victory over Lei, was the only leader at the middle point of the tournament.The tournament structure gives three points for classic victory and one point for the draw, with another half of the point available through Armageddon Games.The competition continues on Sunday 6. Bikes and represents a match between D Gukesh and Magnus Carlsen, while the world champion is looking for revenge for his first round of defeat. The tournament runs 6 June at Stavanger.norway Chess: Magnus Carlsen remains at the top of the position; Humpy Katery will take up exclusive leadership
