Norway Chess 2025: Birthday boy Gukesh beats Caruana in Armageddon game; Carlsen defeats Arjun to regain lead

Norway Chess 2025: Birthday boy Gukesh beats Caruana in Armageddon game; Carlsen defeats Arjun to regain lead

After his victory over Hikaru Nakamura, world champion and birthday boy D Gukesh defeated Fabiano Caruana in the Armageddon game after holding the American GM to a draw. Arjun Erigaisi, meanwhile, suffered his second consecutive loss, resigning in 48 moves against world No 1 Magnus Carlsen.

Classical world champion D Gukesh and world No 1 Magnus Carlsen in action during Round 4 of the 2025 Norway Chess in Stavanger. Image credit: Michal Walusza/Norway Chess