Oslo, Norway - Indian chess stars D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa emerged victorious in the Armageddon tie-breaks, while world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen suffered a rare opening-round defeat at the Norway Chess tournament.
Gukesh pocketed 1.5 points after a 144-move marathon battle against Vincent Keymer, while Praggnanandhaa outplayed Alireza Firouzja in the classical game before prevailing in the Armageddon decider.
Firouzja, however, stole the show with a stunning victory over Carlsen, who looked in control for large parts of the contest but was undone by crippling time trouble.
In the women's section, Bibisara Assaubayeva scored an impressive classical victory over Indian No. 1 Humpy Koneru, while Zhu Jiner and Divya Deshmukh shared the honours in classical chess before Zhu prevailed in the Armageddon tie-break.
