Overview

• Magnus Carlsen drew with Arjun Erigaisi in the final round to finish on 16 points, half a point ahead of his nearest challenger.
• D Gukesh blundered a queen promotion against Fabiano Caruana with two seconds left, turning a potential draw into a decisive loss and ending his title bid on 14.5 points.
• Fabiano Caruana capitalized on Gukesh’s mistake to secure second place with 15.5 points in Stavanger.
• Ukraine’s Anna Muzychuk claimed the women’s crown with 16.5 points despite losing the Armageddon tiebreak to India’s R Vaishali.
• After the event, Carlsen said he plans to scale back his classical schedule in favor of formats he finds more enjoyable.