Norway Chess | Gukesh overcomes Wei Yi challenge, presses hard for title with Carlsen

Reigning world champion D Gukesh and legendary Magnus Carlsen are leading the race to win Norway Chess, going into the final round of the tournament. Carlsen is leading the race with 15 points to his name, but Gukesh is not far behind. The Indian Grandmaster stands at 14.5 points after beating China’s Wei Yi in the ninth and penultimate round of the competition.

With the win over Wei Yi, Gukesh earned three full points to emerge as one of the top contenders, along with Norwegian Carlsen. Five-time world champion Carlsen fought back from a losing position to defeat American Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana and earn full points in the 9th round of the tournament. Carlsen is marginally ahead of Gukesh, with half a point in the six-player double round-robin tournament.

Gukesh will take on American Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana, while Carlsen will play Arjun Erigaisi in the deciding 10th round, with both hoping to prove a point in one-upmanship by claiming the title and a USD 69,000 prize purse.