GM Arjun Erigaisi has joined GM Hikaru Nakamura in the Norway Chess 2025 lead after handing a second loss in a row to World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju. GM Fabiano Caruana bounced back with a fine win over GM Wei Yi, while GM Magnus Carlsen first spoiled a promising classical position against Nakamura and then lost a crazy armageddon where he couldn’t put the finishing touches to a winning attack before the U.S. star hit back.
GM Anna Muzychuk took the only classical win in round two of Women’s Norway Chess 2025 against GM Koneru Humpy to take a 1.5-point lead. After accurate draws, GMs Lei Tingjie and Ju Wenjun won their armageddon encounters against GMs Vaishali Rameshbabu and Sara Khadem respectively.
