Magnus Carlsen has emerged as the champion of Norway Chess 2024, securing the title by 2 points with a total of 17.5/30 points. Carlsen drew his final classical game against Fabiano Caruana and won the subsequent Armageddon. Hikaru Nakamura finished in second place, while Praggnanandhaa secured third. The women's tournament saw Lei Tingjie rise to second place after defeating Vaishali, setting up a decisive match against Ju Wenjun. Pia Cramling concluded the event by winning her Armageddon game against Vaishali.
Chess legend Pia Cramling ends #NorwayChess on a high note by beating Vaishali in Armageddon! https://t.co/6AxbYcJleq
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 aโฆ 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 Vaishali-Cramling Armageddon is the final game of #NorwayChess 2024! https://t.co/UPIQ0pFJK0 https://t.co/drsPc7U1y6
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
Carlsen on Pragg-Nakamura developments: "I know it's not all about me..." #NorwayChess https://t.co/daOKEMIF3g
"I don't love it!" says Magnus Carlsen about how Praggnanandhaa-Nakamura is going! #NorwayChess https://t.co/iIYfIg5NlH
Nakamura, who says he still has work to do to draw: "Magnus will win #NorwayChess, unfortunately!" https://t.co/Eml7ayhQyb
Praggnanandhaa: "I think it's not easy for Black... so I'm still optimistic!" https://t.co/bpZgkRntDC #NorwayChess https://t.co/CuGBHNb3Na
The #NorwayChess ordeal is over for Ding as he resigns the Armageddon game against Firouzja! https://t.co/8bzfORnk4o https://t.co/oLBb2DtigA
"It's not tremendously exciting, but I'm not complaining!" says Magnus, who feels he's had almost exactly this position before vs. Caruana in a Speed Chess game #NorwayChess https://t.co/YSAPRltLam
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 ๐ณ๐ด Magnus Carlsen vs World #2 ๐บ๐ธ Fabiano Caruana The final round of the @NorwayChess tournament has kicked off! ๐ฅ ๐ฅ Will Magnus manage to hold on to his lead and win the tournament? In the Women's tournament, Women's World Champion ๐จ๐ณ Ju Wenjun faces off againstโฆ https://t.co/E3YqrC1Z2A
One round left! ๐๐ Today I play the young Indian phenom @rpraggnachess! @CristianChirila and @fionchetta have all the details at https://t.co/8aLBKR31Tx https://t.co/RI5trBs6zt
It's the final day of #NorwayChess - and there are still 6 players competing for first! ๐ Open: Magnus Carlsen ๐ณ๐ด Hikaru Nakamura ๐บ๐ธ Praggnanandhaa ๐ฎ๐ณ Women: Ju Wenjun ๐จ๐ณ Lei Tingjie ๐จ๐ณ Anna Muyzchuk ๐บ๐ฆ https://t.co/omsoPvkvkI
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
Can Wenjun Ju win Norway Chess Women 2024? Tingjie and Anna can force Playoffs Read more https://t.co/1n5S2pkZCY
One round left! ๐ A classical win could leapfrog any second-placers to victory tomorrow! What's your prediction? ๐#NorwayChess https://t.co/1HJMNfQDLB
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
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! ๐คฏ๐ https://t.co/5mf9RKOQwB
Ding Liren steadies the ship with a 3rd classical draw in a row #NorwayChess https://t.co/EGGd6Oc450
Lei Tingjie says she knows how tough a world championship match is to recover from, but: "I think Ding Liren will come back for the match โ I really believe in him!" #NorwayChess https://t.co/faE5YHnCLc
Can Nakamura squeeze out a win in a 4 vs. 3 endgame? #NorwayChess https://t.co/zosugBfgCi
Nakamura wants clarity on his situation before the last round: "A draw here is probably the worst result!" #NorwayChess https://t.co/Z2pzVaUGDt
As on the last few days, Ding Liren has a very healthy position, but will he manage to make something of it? https://t.co/SADXtZCTWk #NorwayChess https://t.co/5GGQxzhl9v
Pia Cramling vs. Anna Muzychuk is already headed to Armageddon! https://t.co/VMvpsEBmUU #NorwayChess https://t.co/hImqHCsZfX
3 players are fighting for victory in #NorwayChess! https://t.co/CyRI7oMHfk
2 more rounds to go! ๐ช๐ช https://t.co/tGkD5CyrcA
With just 2 rounds to go, everything today will depend on whether Nakamura can beat a wounded Ding and/or Carlsen can increase his dominant 5-0 score vs. Firouzja! #NorwayChess https://t.co/FAg4Wk7JPn
Pragg humbles World #1 Magnus Carlsen! https://t.co/j0lqOgqWiB