Gukesh Clinches Thriller; Erigaisi Loses to Carlsen

Reigning world champion D Gukesh emerged the winner in a thrilling Armageddon tiebreak against American Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana, but Arjun Erigaisi succumbed to Magnus Carlsen's intuitive skills on a mixed day for the Indians in the 'Open' category of Norway Chess here.

- Press Trust of India

STAVANGER (NORWAY): Reigning world champion D Gukesh emerged the winner in a thrilling Armageddon tiebreak against American Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana, but Arjun Erigaisi succumbed to Magnus Carlsen's intuitive skills on a mixed day for the Indians in the 'Open' category of Norway Chess here.

World No. 3 Caruana enjoyed a pawn advantage for most part of the Round 4 game against his Indian opponent, who turned 19 on Thursday, but the American could not convert it into a significant advantage in over four hours of engrossing chess thanks to Gukesh's superb defensive skills.