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The World Championship Challenger R. Vaishali shines in Tokyo, Japan! She won the WR Chess women's tour's first event in Tokyo. This was an 8-player rapid tournament with the participation of some strong players in the world of chess. These were the players:
1. R. Vaishali
2. Alexandra Kosteniuk
3. Kateryna Lagno
4. Antoaneta Stefanova
5. Anna Sargsyan
6. Irine Sukandar
7. Alua Nurman
8. Azumi Sakai
Vaishali showed her class in the event. These were her results:
Quarter Finals - Vaishali beat IM Irene Sukanar 1.5-0.5
Semi Finals - Vaishali beat GM Kosteniuk 1.5-0.5
Finals - Vaishali beat IM Alua Nurman 1.5-0.5
The rapid event is done and tomorrow on the 7th of June 2026 we will have the blitz event taking place.
Just a few hours ago Pragg won in Norway and now Vaishali dominates in Japan! What amazing siblings! 😍
Read the entire article on ChessBase India website: chessbase.in/news/wr-womens-chess-tour-2026-vaisha…
Photos: Lennart Ootes
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Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa is the Champion of Norway Chess 2026! With an incredible win on demand against Vincent Keymer in the final round, Praggnanandhaa wins one of the strongest tournaments of the year scoring 18/30 points, 2 classical wins against World no.1 Magnus Carlsen, and an incredible 4-game Winstreak to finish the event!
A huge congratulations to Praggnanandhaa, his team and his family- this is undoubtedly the biggest achievement of his career so far, and what a way to get there!
Report on ChessBase India newspage: www.chessbase.in/news/norway-chess-2026-final-roun…
Graphic: Anmol Bhargav
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Grandmaster Bibisara Assaubayeva is the Champion of Norway Chess Women 2026 with a round to spare! After a massive win in Round 8 against Divya Deshmukh, a draw in Round 9 in the Classical game against Anna Muzychuk was enough to win!
Bibisara wins the tournament with a massive score of 16.5/27 points - 4.5 points ahead of Anna Muzychuk in 2nd place, ensuring that no one can catch her in the final round! While the final round against Women's World Champion Ju Wenjun remains to be played for Bibisara, her job is done - she'll just try to get that icing on the cake with a win tomorrow.
Graphic: Anmol Bhargav
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It has been 16 years now that Magnus Carlsen is the highest-rated player in the world - he emerged as World no.1 in the January 2010 FIDE Rating list, and has since stayed there. A huge testimony to Magnus' unreal strength is, in his entire career there have only been 3 times he has lost twice to the same opponent in a classical tournament!
The first recorded instance we could find was in Linares-Morelia 2007 - a 6-player classical double Round Robin Tournament with the best players in the World. @vishy64theking Anand defeated Magnus with both colors, and went on to win the tournament a full point ahead of Magnus who finished 2nd!
In the Bilbao Masters Grand Slam Finals in 2008, it was Veselin Topalov who defeated Magnus with both colors. Topalov won the tournament!
Since then, there were no such events where Magnus lost to the same opponent twice in an classical event. That was until 2nd June, 2026 - Praggnanandhaa defeated Magnus Carlsen with both colors at Norway Chess 2026!
These stats speak to the amazing strength of Anand, Topalov, and Pragg - but perhaps more so about the incredible longevity of Magnus Carlsen! The World is looking forward to his last 2 classical games at Norway Chess - we'll see Magnus playing Classical Chess again at the FIDE Olympiad 2026 this September.
Photos: Oscar Javier, Nadja Woisin, Michal Walusza
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Round 8 of Norway Chess 2026 is in the books:
- Pragg beat Magnus Carlsen second time in the event!
- Wesley won Armageddon with Keymer, Gukesh lost to Firouzja. It's an exciting finish in the open as Wesley So is on 14, Firouzja is on 13 and Pragg on 12.
- Bibisara beat Divya and has now extended her lead by 5 massive points! She is a heavy favourite to win Norway Women's Chess 2026.
Read all about Round 8 in our detailed report by Devansh Singh:
www.chessbase.in/news/norway-chess-2026-round-8-re…
Photos: Michal Walusza and Signator Tor Nilssen/ Norway Chess
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Praggnanandhaa takes down Magnus Carlsen again! After defeating Magnus with the White pieces in Round 4, Praggnanandhaa defeated the World no.1 with the Black pieces in Round 8 of Norway Chess 2026.
Pragg kept up the pressure on the board and the clock - and Magnus finally cracked! What a superb win for Praggnanandhaa - not many people can say they've defeated Magnus twice in Classical Chess in the same event! In fact this might be a historical achievement by Pragg. Even in world championships that Magnus has played, he has never lost more than 1 classical game! 😱
Going into the final 2 rounds, Pragg is on 12/24 points - just 2 points behind the leader Wesley So (14), 1 point behind Firouzja (13) and very much in the fight for the title!
Photos: Michal Walusza/ Norway Chess
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7 rounds done at Norway Chess 2026!
- Wesley So and Bibisara Assaubayeva are both leading with 2.5 point margin with 12.5 points. Sounds a lot! But one win for someone else and they climb 3 points higher!
- Pragg played an incredible game featuring an amazing exchange sac to beat Firouzja.
- Gukesh let Wesley So off the hook in classical but beat him in Armageddon.
- Divya played the Benko Gambit to down Koneru Humpy in the Armageddon! Divya also dominated the classical game. She is showing why she is rated so highly in the world of chess.
- Carlsen beat Keymer in Armageddon. He is on 9 points with 3 rounds to go. It's Magnus vs Pragg again in round 8.
- Divya has her fortune in her own hands. If she beats Bibisara today in classical, she will become the leader!
Read all about Round 7 in our detailed report by Devansh Singh:
www.chessbase.in/news/norway-chess-2026-round-7-re…
This tournament is an absolute roller coaster and thriller and we are on the edge of our seats. Join the action at 5 p.m. local time in Oslo i.e 8.30 p.m. IST!
Photos: Michal Walusza and Signator Tor Nilssen/ Norway Chess
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Key takeaways from round 6 of Norway Chess 2026!
- Wesley So beat Praggnanandhaa and is now leading the open section.
- Firouzja who led until now succumbed to a positional masterclass by Magnus Carlsen
- Magnus' tournament has been topsy turvy but with this win he is all set to make a strong comeback!
- Gukesh lost his first ever classical game to Vincent Keymer.
- Divya Deshmukh was leading before this round but she lost to World Champion Ju Wenjun.
- Bibisara claimed her lead again in women's section as she beat Humpy in the Amrageddon!
Read more: www.chessbase.in/news/norway-chess-2026-round-6-re…
Photos: Michal Walusza and Signator Tor Nilssen/ Norway Chess
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A few updates at Norway Chess 2026 after round 5. Round 6 is now underway!
- Divya is slaying it and now leading the event
- Magnus is struggling big time
- Gukesh beat Pragg
- Humpy beat Ju Wenjun
- Firouzja still leading!
Photos: Michal Walusza and Signator Tor Nilssen/ Norway Chess
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This is how World Champion D.Gukesh celebrated his 20th birthday.
Gukesh D has achieved so much at this young age. Through his powerful play on the board he has galvanized Indian chess. The sport in the country has grown massively.
To become the World Champion Gukesh and his family made countless sacrifices. Learning chess at the age of 6, Gukesh has worked extremely hard for 12 years and with his immense talent became the World Champion.
At the age of 20, many youngsters are just entering the phase of their life to start achieving things. But here is Gukesh already on the peak of the sport - having become the World Champion.
The last 1.5 years have not been easy for the Chennai lad as he hasn't had great results. But the youngster is learning rapidly and we are sure he will come out of this phase stronger!
Thank you Gukesh for inspiring one and all with your play on the board and your kind demeanour off it. Have a wonderful birthday.
Photos: Michal Walusza/ Norway Chess
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