Overview

• D Gukesh secured a landmark win in Round 6 of Norway Chess 2025 by defeating Magnus Carlsen in a 62-move classical game.
• The Indian prodigy turned the tables after Carlsen blundered during a 10-second increment scramble, unleashing a precise counterattack to seal the point.
• Visibly frustrated by the loss, Carlsen slammed his fist on the table before swiftly shaking hands and leaving the Stavanger venue.
• The victory propelled Gukesh to third place on 8.5 points, just one behind joint leaders Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana as four rounds remain.
• Coach Grzegorz Gajewski said the breakthrough will inject crucial confidence into Gukesh’s title-race push in the tournament’s final stages.