Updated On: 31 May, 2024 07:02 AM IST | Stavanger (Norway) | PTI
Having beating him a few times in online and faster versions of the game and after losing to him in the finale of the last World Cup, Praggnanandhaa finally got past the home favourite in what would be known as a clear classical triumph

R Praggnanandhaa. Pic/FIDE
Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa crushed World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen for the first time in Classical format to emerge as the sole leader in the Norway chess tournament here.
Having beating him a few times in online and faster versions of the game and after losing to him in the finale of the last World Cup, Praggnanandhaa finally got past the home favourite in what would be known as a clear classical triumph.