Gukesh Dommaraju gets revenge on Wei Yi to stay in the Norway Chess title race
Gukesh showed great calm and focus as he beat Wei Yi in Round 9, just days after losing to him in Round 5. With this win, he moves within half a point of Carlsen and remains in the running to win the Norway Chess title. The final round will decide everything.
In another intense round at Norway Chess 2025, Gukesh bounced back in the best way possible. After losing to Wei Yi in Round 5, the youngest-ever World Chess Champion got his revenge in Round 9 with a well-deserved win. He played fearlessly, handling the sharp positions with confidence and closing the game with calm accuracy. That result takes him to 14.5 points, now just half a point behind Magnus Carlsen.
Gukesh kept his cool even in a tense middle game where one mistake could have changed everything. He built pressure slowly and then took over in the endgame, showing exactly why he is the World Champion. With only one round left, this win means Gukesh still has a chance to win Norway Chess, a tournament no Indian has ever won before.
All eyes on the final round
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Magnus Carlsen, who had a solid win over Fabiano Caruana, leads the table with 15 points. The Norwegian star won a tricky rook endgame to stay just ahead of Gukesh. But the final round is where it all comes down to. If Carlsen slips and Gukesh wins, the 18-year-old could lift the Norway Chess title in his debut appearance as World Champion.
Meanwhile, Arjun Erigaisi lost his game to Hikaru Nakamura and has dropped out of the title picture. In the women¡¯s section, Ukraine¡¯s Anna Muzychuk leads with 15.5 points while India¡¯s Koneru Humpy is still in the race with 13.5.
Everything now moves to the final day. One more game, one last chance. Gukesh has already made history once this year. Can he do it again?