The 18-year-old Indian Grandmaster defeated Magnus Carlsen on his home turf to register his first win in the classical format against the five-time World Champion. Carlsen’s risky approach did not pay off, as Pragg found correct responses to deliver an impressive performance. With this well-deserved win, Pragg took the lead from Carlsen in the overall standings, with 5.5 points.
Pragg’s sister Vaishali held the top spot in the women’s competition, with 5.5 points. She played a classical draw against Anna Muzychuk, and went on to secure points in Armageddon game.
Another exciting game took place between 2018 World Championship Challenger Fabiano Caruana and the current World Champion Ding Liren. Caruana obtained a slight advantage out of the opening and convincingly converted it into a win.
American Hikaru Nakamura defeated France’s Alireza Firouzja in the Armageddon game to secure an extra half point.
Meanwhile, the women’s games were decided in the Armageddon. Koneru Humpy defeated Lei Tingjie, while Pai Cramling defeated Ju Wenjun to bag 1.5 each.
Round 4 Pairings
Norway Chess main event
Fabiano Caruana vs Magnus Carlsen; Hikaru Nakamura vs Praggnanandhaa R; Alireza Firouzja vs Ding Liren
Norway Chess Women’s Tournament
Pia Cramling vs Vaishali R; Koneru Humpy vs Anna Muzychuk; Lei Tingjie vs Ju Wenjun
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