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Norway Chess: Gukesh Succumbs To Carlsen’s Accuracy
The Norway Chess Women: The opening day of Norway Chess kicked off with a thrilling first round as the year’s most anticipated chess showdown kept the packed crowd at the Sparebank 1 Sor-Norge headquarters on the edge of their seats.
The face-off between World No. 1, Magnus Carlsen and reigning world champion Gukesh Dommaraju, lived up to the billing with the game going down to the wire. Magnus Carlsen, playing with the white pieces, showed his endgame expertise. Under time pressure, Gukesh made a losing mistake, and Carlsen accurately finished the game in his favour.
In the all-American matchup, Hikaru Nakamura said that he offered a draw to Fabiano Caruana during the game, but Caruana did not accept it. Nakamura eventually secured a crucial victory in the endgame with the black pieces.
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