Gukesh blunders against Caruana as Carlsen wins Norway Chess title for seventh

World champion D Gukesh committed a costly blunder against American Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana in the final round to finish third as fivetime world champion Magnus Carlsen clinched a recordextending seventh Norway Chess title here Gukesh after being in a disadvantageous position against 2018 Norway Chess champion Fabiano Caruana tried to stage a late comeback but ran out of time and committed a blunder instantly realising his chances had slipped away Gukesh offered a handshake grimaced closed his eyes and buried his face in both hands in frustrationMagnus Carlsen wins NorwayChess for the seventh time Gukesh thirdTop 3MagnusCarlsen 1630FabianoCaruana 15530DGukesh 14530Read morehttpstcoYDv2RhUzpXmdash ChessBase India ChessbaseIndia June 7 2025It was a golden opportunity for the young Indian world champion to win his maiden Norway Chess title in only his second appearance after a rollercoaster tournament that saw him start on a poor note before turning things around with impressive Classical wins over Magnus Carlsen compatriot Arjun Erigaisi and Chinas Wei Yi Defending champion Carlsen who was the overnight leader with 15 points after round 9 ended the tournament with 16 points after fashioning the great escape against GM Erigaisi and steering the game to a draw in the 10th round on Friday Gukesh finished third the same as in the 2023 edition with 145 points while Caruana was second with 155 points Erigaisi finished fifth with 13 pointsErigaisi won the Armageddon tiebreak against Carsen following the miraculous draw by the Norwegian but it did not matter in the end as the fivetime world champion had already secured a point with the stalemate to win the title While Gukesh quietly walked out of the arena after losing to Caruana Carlsen said he had to literally fight for his life to stay in the match against Arjun Erigaisi A defeat for the Norwegian would have been catastrophic as the GukeshCaruana game was still in progress and a Classical win for either would have dashed his hopes of a seventh Norway Chess title and the accompanying prize purse of approximately USD 69500In fact had Gukesh managed to draw his game against the American Grandmaster he would have secured the title provided Carlsen had lost his Classical encounter against Erigaisi Under the Norway Chess format a Classical win earns three points while a draw gives each player one point A drawn game is followed by an Armageddon tiebreak to decide the winner who is awarded an additional half point I dont know what to say like I kind of provoked him Erigaisi into concrete action and then I obviously missed something pretty big But I thought I was doing well when he completely outcalculated me and I just had to yeah fight for my life said CarlsenIts just trying to find practical chances that keep the game alive and it seemed that he Erigaisi got a bit nervous at some point gave me very good chances Carlsen admitted that part of his attention was on the GukeshCaruana game given the significant impact it could have had on his titlewinning chances I was just not good enough to find the win but looking at the other game between Gukesh and Caruana I kind of figured out at some point that I probably wouldnt need to win and that helped me said Carlsen Yeah of course its the win a huge relief after a day like this in the tournament Obviously you know my struggles have been well documented here but at least I fought till the end so Im happy with that Its been a rollercoaster ride and were talking about classical chessCarlsen said he would not be playing a lot of classical chess in the times to come Not a lot of classical chess for sure Im not going to say that this tournament was my last for sure but I enjoy other forms of chess a lot more On whether the title felt like a statement amid talks of the next generation rising Carlsen said Had I actually won the tournament convincingly we might have been having these talks But honestly there were at least three people who could have won this tournament easily and I kind of stumbled into it I dont think thats much of a statement Its good to see that I feel like at least in parts of the game I am a lot better than the kids who are trying to take over Its rare to see so many twists and turns The quality wasnt perfect but there was a lot of good chess as wellThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever