Following a string of two wins, world chess champion Gukesh lost

The 'Norway Chess' occured on Wednesday. American Fabiano Caruana was lost to India's Arjun Erigaisi. World chess champion Indian De Gukesh and world number one Norwegian Magnus Carlsen also lost on the same day. Thus, the battle has hardened. After the eighth round too, it is unclear who will win the championship.

Tight Race at the Top as Caruana Leads

Eight rounds out of 10 have been completed. Caruana leads the points table. He has 12.5 points. Carlsen is placed at number two. He has 12 points. The rest are not far behind. If Wei can defeat Gukesh and Nakamura in the next two games, he will earn 6 points. Therefore, these six are in the battle to become the champion.

Arjun Stuns Caruana with Comeback

Arjun recovered from losing and defeated Caruana. The Norway Chess Championship, in a 120-minute classical game, time increases 10 seconds a move from move 41. In a match such as the World Cup, it increases by 30 seconds. Therefore, in this tournament, time may vary after 41 moves. That is what Arjun experienced. He slowly came back into the game. The onus was on Caruana. Finally, Arjun won the game in 71 moves.

Gukesh Falls to Nakamura 

Gukesh had lost the last two matches. He lost to world number one Carlsen and to India's Arjun. However, he could not defeat Nakamura. Nakamura took the lead after 20 moves. Gukesh attempted a lot. However, Nakamura did not commit any blunder like Carlsen. Therefore, Gukesh conceded the match after 50 moves.

Carlsen Blunders Again, Loses to Wei

Carlsen committed another error in a game. He erred against China's Wei and everyone was shocked. It appeared that he was unable to get over the shock of defeat at the hands of Gukesh in the last game. Carlsen lost from a winning position in that game. And in this game too, he committed an error from the initial stages.