Magnus Carlsen wins his 6th Norway Chess title, leading by 1.5 points going into the final day. Lei Tingjie and Ju Wenjun vie for the Women's title. Ding Liren beats Hikaru Nakamura, affecting the title race. Carlsen secures at least a playoff win, while Ju Wenjun dominates with a perfect game.
Magnus Carlsen's most memorable game at Norway Chess! Edit: @ram_abhyudaya #chess #magnuscarlsen #praggnanandhaa #hikarunakamura #norwaychess https://t.co/3aYHYHW3Pa
A few photos from the closing ceremony of Norway Chess 2024! Here are the final standings: Norway Chess: 🥇 Magnus Carlsen 🥈 Hikaru Nakamura 🥉 Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa Norway Chess Women: 🥇 Ju Wenjun 🥈Anna Muzychuk 🥉Lei Tingjie Photos: @ram_abhyudaya #chess… https://t.co/ommKl8nobs
🥉place in @NorwayChess Played some exciting games. Enjoyed the Armageddon format! Thanks to all the fans for the support throughout the event! Wonderful organization and Thanks to the organizers for making our stay pleasant and comfortable😊 📷@StevBonhage / @NorwayChess https://t.co/gsWawTvkHV
Congratulations to both World Champions! 👏👏 @NorwayChess @ECUonline https://t.co/CBiWi0CprX
World #1, 🇳🇴 Magnus Carlsen is the Winner of the Norway Chess tournament for the sixth time! 🏆 Magnus made an impressive comeback after losing the third round to Praggnanandhaa. He concluded the tournament on a high note by defeating Fabiano Caruana in a hard-fought Armageddon… https://t.co/f68MWxLb61
The Women's World Champion, 🇨🇳 Ju Wenjun, is the Winner of the inaugural Women's Norway Chess Tournament! 🏆 Norway Chess took a significant step forward this year by hosting its first women's event, featuring an equal prize fund. In a thrilling conclusion to the event, Ju… https://t.co/1JRSll9sjP
The Women's World Champion, Ju Wenjun, is the Winner of the inaugural Women's Norway Chess Tournament! 🏆 Norway Chess took a significant step forward this year by hosting its first women's event, featuring an equal prize fund. In a thrilling conclusion to the event, Ju Wenjun… https://t.co/2MX1SUckc7
Wenjun Ju wins the inaugural Norway Chess Women 2024 Top 3 🥇Wenjun Ju🇨🇳19/30 🥈Anna Muzychuk🇺🇦16/30 🥉Tingjie Lei🇨🇳14.5/30 Read more https://t.co/J8FOqJw7wJ
Congratulations to Magnus Carlsen and Ju Wenjun on winning #NorwayChess tournaments! Photo Credit: ♟️@NorwayChess / 📷@StevBonhage https://t.co/2yzHqhgdvF
Carlsen and Ju Wenjun are the 2024 #NorwayChess Champions! How did Magnus turn things around after losing to Pragg? "[My mindset] went from trying to play fun chess, which wasn't fun at all, to more of a slow, grinding style!" https://t.co/Np7tkISwxS
Congrats to @MagnusCarlsen and Ju Wenjun for winning the prestigious Norway Chess!✨ Let me share with you my favorite photos of them.🙂 #ChessConnectsUs #NorwayChess #topcompetition #champions 📷 Stev Bonhage https://t.co/GMhzQvSGCX
Last recap of @NorwayChess https://t.co/fvFPKkP4GF. Many thanks to the organizers for another flawless event here in beautiful Stavanger!!
Congratulations to Magnus Carlsen and Ju Wenjun for winning the @NorwayChess Open and women's section respectively! https://t.co/0ABinx0xIV
Ju Wenjun finished a full 3 points clear of Anna Muzychuk, who took 2nd place in the final round! #NorwayChess https://t.co/pmfFDd3F8h
Magnus Carlsen is the Champion of Norway Chess 2024! In the final round today, he made a stable draw with the White pieces against Fabiano Caruana in the classical game. He went on to win yet another Armageddon! Magnus tops the event with a resounding 17.5/30 points. He lost a… https://t.co/ePismKHT67
Magnus Carlsen ultimately won #NorwayChess 2024 by 2 points, with Nakamura taking 2nd and Praggnanandhaa 3rd! https://t.co/g8lkJbmKzJ
The Top 20 after @NorwayChess Congratulations to @MagnusCarlsen on winning his 6th title in this tournament out of twelve editions of #NorwayChess (since 2013). 📷 Stev Bonhage https://t.co/NrwxuuEiDp https://t.co/d5fIB1S6S1
The Vaishali-Cramling Armageddon is the final game of #NorwayChess 2024! https://t.co/UPIQ0pFJK0 https://t.co/drsPc7U1y6
Praggnanandhaa ends #NorwayChess with an Armageddon win over Nakamura! https://t.co/qCt2wkO2QC https://t.co/4ypIdRnhYU
Pragg is better vs. Nakamura in Armageddon, while Pia Cramling needs to win the theoretically drawn Rook + Bishop vs. Rook to pick up a classical win! #NorwayChess https://t.co/4B7msxeydc
Congratulations to Magnus Carlsen on winning his sixth Norway chess title! 🏆👏 https://t.co/ntKlcqeECe
Magnus (just before a draw was agreed): "I think Pragg is bailing out... had enough... Hikaru's into his 'damn, why couldn't he have played for a win for one more move!'" #NorwayChess https://t.co/WQtvrQPkbj
✨ MAGNUS CARLSEN IS THE NORWAY CHESS CHAMPION FOR THE SIXTH TIME ✨ 📷 #NorwayChess / Stev Bonhage https://t.co/Wwy071fwPE
Congratulations to @MagnusCarlsen on winning his 6th #NorwayChess title! https://t.co/o2GFSMzYqk
Magnus Carlsen wins his 6th #NorwayChess over the defending champion Hikaru Nakamura, returning to the throne in his home country! 👏 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 https://t.co/g5fhM3QBvL
Magnus: "I think this is all pure calculation now!" #NorwayChess https://t.co/huCO9ZFE86
Ju Wenjun is the first ever #NorwayChess Women's Champion! She clinched the victory by playing 28 perfect moves in a row in a classical win over Lei Tingjie! 🤯👑 https://t.co/ddQQT4LlaC
Congratulations to Ju Wenjun on winning the inaugural Women's #NorwayChess and a top prize of around $65,000! https://t.co/fl3MRmI2Bm
"I don't love it!" says Magnus Carlsen about how Praggnanandhaa-Nakamura is going! #NorwayChess https://t.co/iIYfIg5NlH
Praggnanandhaa-Nakamura has become a huge fight, with chances for both players — so that we might still get a #NorwayChess Carlsen-Nakamura playoff! https://t.co/bpZgkRmVO4 https://t.co/al8dkPsbXh
Anna Muzychuk makes a draw vs. Humpy Koneru and drops out of the Women's race, but Ju Wenjun is in any case about to win the title! #NorwayChess https://t.co/AhlJ5WBmAR
Magnus Carlsen beats Fabiano Caruana in Armageddon to earn at least a playoff for the #NorwayChess title! https://t.co/vj9WZbbkJq https://t.co/fdWy4evo1K
The Carlsen-Caruana Armageddon has begun! https://t.co/vj9WZbbSyY #NorwayChess https://t.co/2wu7h4azsi
Nakamura must now win this position vs. Praggnanandhaa — it'll be tough, but if he does, he gets at least a playoff for the #NorwayChess title, and possible an outright win if Carlsen loses the Armageddon to Caruana! https://t.co/bpZgkRntDC https://t.co/aS8iY07sw0
Magnus Carlsen makes a draw against Fabiano Caruana — he now needs to win the Armageddon to ensure that he gets at least a playoff for 1st place whatever happens in Pragg-Nakamura! https://t.co/vj9WZbbSyY #NorwayChess https://t.co/lMMP1HEWhm
JU WENJUN IS PLAYING AT 100.0% ACCURACY! A literal perfect game of chess so far from the World Champion - history in the making! 👑👏 #NorwayChess https://t.co/UXdyIbcO7W
Caruana says Carlsen has managed to surprise him with a move-order he hadn't covered in his Chessable course on the Archangel — though Fabi still feels he's got all you can hope for in the opening! #NorwayChess https://t.co/jcc3icj7v5
After 4 losses in a row, Ding Liren ends #NorwayChess with 4 draws in a row — Armageddon vs. Firouzja will follow! https://t.co/BBon3ww2Fy
Ju Wenjun says her plan is to chill and think about chess! #NorwayChess https://t.co/yFzVFCA8ha
Ju Wenjun is close to winning her game and Women's #NorwayChess! https://t.co/X2ooKEZ0Aj https://t.co/1fpNq1f2th
An unexpected win for Praggnanandhaa as he visits the Confessional before Nakamura! He says he's surprised Nakamura has repeated a line he tried again Carlsen a few days ago, and where Black usually has to suffer a little for a draw. #NorwayChess https://t.co/HZPA1bxvQz
World #1 🇳🇴 Magnus Carlsen vs World #2 🇺🇸 Fabiano Caruana The final round of the @NorwayChess tournament has kicked off! 🔥 💥 Will Magnus manage to hold on to his lead and win the tournament? In the Women's tournament, Women's World Champion 🇨🇳 Ju Wenjun faces off against… https://t.co/E3YqrC1Z2A
Magnus says he's going for a solid line and was tempted to play even more cynically for a draw since Pragg-Nakamura looks very drawish early on! #NorwayChess https://t.co/IHQdAtMPLV
We are now live on YouTube with the final round of Norway Chess 2024! Follow all the action live with Sagar Shah and Amruta Mokal: https://t.co/FAL8HUX5H4 https://t.co/wgLjog9aRO
Magnus hurries in late while Hikaru strolls to the venue for the final round! #NorwayChess https://t.co/8FxphLnslS
🚨 We are LIVE! 📺 Watch our coverage of the final round of @NorwayChess ▶️ https://t.co/wHuZPH6S2F https://t.co/YAf10X3PEg
The final round of #NorwayChess starts now! https://t.co/AzV78EDlvR https://t.co/WL1EtmPr3b
It's the final day of #NorwayChess - and there are still 6 players competing for first! 🏆 Open: Magnus Carlsen 🇳🇴 Hikaru Nakamura 🇺🇸 Praggnanandhaa 🇮🇳 Women: Ju Wenjun 🇨🇳 Lei Tingjie 🇨🇳 Anna Muyzchuk 🇺🇦 https://t.co/omsoPvkvkI
Ju Wenjun, like Carlsen, knows she'll win the Women's #NorwayChess with a classical win today whatever anyone else does, but it's complicated as she's facing one of her title rivals, Lei Tingjie! https://t.co/zrlm6Xb9yz
Magnus Carlsen is favorite to win a 6th #NorwayChess title & even has a route to win the event if he loses the classical game! https://t.co/eg7iU9MLdb
Get ready for the final clash of @NorwayChess: https://t.co/wayKO7MB9l https://t.co/VPVb4gAaA3
Ding can no longer avoid last place in #NorwayChess, but his armageddon win over Nakamura may be important for who wins the title today! https://t.co/vYyZAhUOLN
12th @NorwayChess Round 9: Ding Liren massacres Hikaru Nakamura in Armageddon @MagnusCarlsen is just a Classical win away from clinching the tournament Read more https://t.co/Obq0CfTPAn
Lei Tingjie knows she needs to beat Ju Wenjun in classical chess tomorrow, while Anna Muzychuk is also in the hunt! #NorwayChess https://t.co/o0vz96DHB3
A good day for Magnus as he won while Hikaru & Pragg lost, while Lei Tingjie set up tomorrow's decider with Ju Wenjun perfectly! #NorwayChess https://t.co/i3EiokctiU
Caruana beats Praggnanandhaa as everything goes Carlsen's way in the penultimate round of #NorwayChess! https://t.co/0tUoiKPPM4
DING LIREN BEATS HIKARU NAKAMURA! 🔥 This armageddon win could have huge implications for the last round of #NorwayChess tomorrow! https://t.co/iR7bpsuAsl
Ding Liren beats Hikaru Nakamura in Armageddon and Magnus Carlsen will lead by 1.5 points going into tomorrow's final round! #NorwayChess https://t.co/50qFTswzGU
Ding Liren is winning on the board, but can he keep control of the clock? https://t.co/4GfXulhZXd #NorwayChess https://t.co/N2C1DWE9H6
We have 2 Armageddons live now! https://t.co/4GfXulhZXd #NorwayChess https://t.co/D38SkQIceh
Lei Tingjie SOARS from 4th to 2nd place with a win over Vaishali! Her fate is in her hands now - she will win #NorwayChess if she gets a classical win against Ju Wenjun tomorrow! 🤯👏 https://t.co/5mf9RKOQwB
Caruana-Praggnanandhaa is drawn as well, so we have another Armageddon incoming! #NorwayChess https://t.co/6K9V15UI2S
Ding Liren steadies the ship with a 3rd classical draw in a row #NorwayChess https://t.co/EGGd6Oc450
Magnus Carlsen will go into the final day of #NorwayChess with at least a 1-point lead after beating Alireza Firouzja in Armageddon! https://t.co/qoIIVVyIlk
imagine playing chess and looking up to see Magnus Carlsen watching your moves 😵💫 #NorwayChess https://t.co/LPq4OHMBim
Magnus Carlsen repeats what he played in the classical game in Armageddon! https://t.co/BLMMgM8vX5 #NorwayChess https://t.co/WtBU270cvA
Nakamura says he'd probably win this position in Titled Tuesday... his plan is to play fast and hope for a blunder, but he doesn't want to take any long thinks and use up energy he might need for Armageddon! #NorwayChess https://t.co/OJMDJ9bSyN
Can Nakamura squeeze out a win in a 4 vs. 3 endgame? #NorwayChess https://t.co/zosugBfgCi
Firouzja-Carlsen ends in a draw, with Armageddon to follow! https://t.co/TxAuzsJXY2 #NorwayChess https://t.co/11QIYPSIAx
Lei Tingjie's 2nd win in a row gives her #NorwayChess hopes a huge boost, particularly as she faces leader Ju Wenjun tomorrow! https://t.co/PhqN8F0VOV https://t.co/bKoLYh9P1k