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Norway Chess 2025: Magnus Carlsen extends lead after round 5

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Norway Chess 2025: Magnus Carlsen Extends Lead After Round 5

By IANS News June 01, 2025 • 16:22 PM View: 552

World Champion Dommaraju Gukesh: Round 5 of Norway Chess 2025 delivered gripping action across all boards. While all three classical games ended in draws, the intensity remained high as each matchup progressed to Armageddon.

The games Arjun Erigaisi against Hikaru Nakamura, Wei Yi against World Champion Dommaraju Gukesh, and Fabiano Caruana against Magnus Carlsen ended in hard-fought draws.

Arjun Erigaisi, Wei Yi and Magnus Carlsen triumphed in their Armageddon games, earning the crucial extra points.

TAGS Norway Chess Magnus Carlsen Arjun Erigaisi Hikaru Nakamura Wei Yi World Champion Dommaraju Gukesh Fabiano Caruana World No Norway Chess Women Vaishali Rameshbabu Sarasadat Khademalsharieh Anna Muzychuk World Champion Wenjun Ju

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