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It wasn’t a bully time for the Indian players arsenic they mislaid their games successful the Open and women’s events successful the sixth circular of Norway Chess astatine Deichman Bjorvika connected Sunday (May 31, 2026).
All the 3 games successful the Open conception ended successful victories successful the classical format.
World Champion D. Gukesh succumbed to Germany’s Vincent Keymer. Photo: Special Arrangement
World champion D. Gukesh succumbed to Germany’s Vincent Keymer successful the classical, handing his hostile a archetypal triumph successful the tourney portion chap R. Praggnanandhaa’s adventurous attack outgo him against the experienced American Wesley So.
“It’s bully to yet triumph a crippled aft truthful galore failed chances,” said Keymer aft beating Gukesh, adding, “I don’t deliberation I was ever worse.”
Koneru Humpy successful action. Photo: Special Arrangement
World No.1 Magnus Carlsen exacted revenge connected Frenchman Alireza Firouzja, winning the reverse fixture aft having opened his run with a decision to him.
After the win, the Norwegian ace said, “He benignant of amazed maine a small spot successful the opening, and I thought, you know, I’ll conscionable play something.
“I deliberation the program helium went for is not precise bully and I thought I got a reasonably pleasant position, and, astir of all, it was comparatively casual to play, truthful I didn’t person immoderate crushed to hemorrhage clip connected the timepiece arsenic I person successful different games,” helium added.
Divya Deshmuk mislaid to World Champion Ju Wenjun. Photo: Special Arrangement
In the women’s tournament, Bibisara Assaubayeva and Koneru Humpy played retired a speedy 15-move gully successful the classical earlier the Kazakh raised her crippled successful the Armageddon to triumph and instrumentality to the apical of the leaderboard.
Divya Deshmukh, connected the different hand, mislaid successful a chaotic crippled to World champion Ju Wenjun.
The results (sixth round):
Open: Vincent Keymer (Ger, 8) bt D. Gukesh (6.5), Magnus Carlsen (Nor, 7.5) bt Alireza Firouzja (Fra, 10), Wesley So (USA, 11.5) bt R. Praggnanandhaa (6).
Women: Bibisara Assaubayeva (Kaz, 9.5) bt Koneru Humpy (5.5) successful Armageddon, Divya Deshmukh (8.5) mislaid to Ju Wenjun (Chn, 8), Zhu Jiner (Chn, 7) bt Anna Muzychuk (Ukr, 8) successful Armageddon.
(The writer is successful Oslo astatine the invitation of Norway Chess.)
