Magnus Carlsen sets early pace as stars collide at Norway Chess

Home hope leads after four rounds at Stavanger following his comprehensive victory in the Speed ChampionshipMagnus Carlsen arrived in vintage form at the start of the Norway Chess tournament. The encounter began inconclusively with the six stars – in ranking order Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Arjun Erigaisi, Gujesh Dommaraju and Wei Yi – all launching a win or two. Gukesh, who celebrated his 19th birthday on Wednesday, won in round three against Nakamura.Carlsen’s version of one of Bobby Fischer’s favourite openings set the tone last week for another clean sweep of the No 1 of the global elite. Carlsen’s comprehensive victory in the chess.com Speed Championship, which this year also acted as a qualifier for the Esports World Cup, included mini-match victories over three important rivals. Continue reading...

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