Bengaluru: Indian chess player Gukesh Dharavath missed an opportunity to take down leader Wesley So in their Round 7 classical encounter of Norway Chess in Oslo, letting the American GM off the hook after being close to winning.
World champion Magnus Carlsen took down So in the Armageddon, while fellow Indian R Praggnanandhaa handed Alireza Firouzja his second classical defeat in a row.
Divya Deshmukh, who's been having a great run on her Norway Chess debut, stunned Koneru Humpy in the Armageddon after playing the aggressive Benko Gambit.
After seven rounds, So and Kazakh GM Bibisara Assaubayeva lead the open and women's standings by 2.5 points.
