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The remainder time appears to person done a satellite of good for D. Gukesh arsenic helium prevailed implicit R. Praggnanandhaa successful an all-Indian contention successful the 5th circular of Norway Chess astatine Deichman Bjorvika successful Norway connected Saturday (May 30, 2026) to leap to 3rd place.
World No.1 Magnus Carlsen was astatine the receiving extremity again, arsenic helium went down to American Wesley So successful the classical to gaffe backmost to the past spot connected the leaderboard.
World No.1 Magnus Carlsen successful enactment agianst Wesley So astatine the Norway Chess Championship. Photo: Special Arrangement
Vincent Keymer missed a accidental to unit a triumph successful the classical crippled against Alireza Firouzja lone to travel up astatine the incorrect extremity of the effect successful the Armgadeddon.
Gukesh said it was “just a precise analyzable game” and added, “luckily, the tricks benignant of worked retired for me!”
“I felt a batch of unit and was precise tense from the start, but I’m fortunate to person travel through. I’m surely doing much, overmuch amended than I was a mates of months back.
“I consciousness overmuch sharper. The results are improving, though they are inactive not wherever I privation them to be. But I judge that if I proceed playing bully chess, occurrence volition come,” the World Champion said.
“When you’re happy, you consciousness bully astir yourself. You consciousness assured and crisp implicit the board, and you automatically spot yourself to marque quick, bully decisions. They whitethorn look similar insignificant things, but astatine the extremity of the day, they marque a large difference,” helium added.
So was implicit the satellite aft posting his 2nd classical triumph implicit Carlsen and said, “It’s not a masterpiece, but I’m precise pleased to bushed Magnus, who’s the champion subordinate successful the satellite by acold and astir apt goes down arsenic the champion chess subordinate who ever lived.”
In the women’s event, Indian GM Divya Deshmukh is connected the apical of the standings, aft a triumph against Zhu Jiner successful the classical to determination to 8.5 points. Kazakhstan’s Bibisara Assaubayeva is half-a-point down the person aft crashing to a decision successful the Armageddon against Anna Muzychuk.
GM Divya Deshmukh defeated Zhu Jiner and moved to the apical of the standings astatine Norway Chess. Photo: Special Arrangement
Meanwhile, Koneru Humpy yet secured a win, handing a decision to World champion Ju Wenjun of China successful the Armageddon. It was Ju Wenjun’s 5th consecutive nonaccomplishment successful the Armageddon.
The results (fifth round):
Open: Alireza Firouzja (Fra, 10) bt Vincent Keymer (Ger, 5) successful Armageddon, Magnus Carlsen (Nor, 4.5) mislaid to Wesley So (USA, 8.5) R. Praggnanandhaa (6) mislaid to D. Gukesh (6.5) successful Armageddon.
Women: Zhu Jiner (Chn, 5.5) mislaid to Divya Deshmukh (8.5), Anna Muzychuk (Ukr, 7) bt Bibisara Assaubayeva (Kaz, 8) successful Armageddon, Koneru Humpy (4.5) bt Ju Wenjun (Chn, 5) successful Armageddon.
(The writer is successful Oslo astatine the invitation of Norway Chess.)
