<p>Stavanger, Norway: Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa lost to World Champion Ding Liren in the Armageddon tie-breaker after the two played out a draw under normal time control in the second round of the Norway Chess tournament here.</p><p>The second round of the prestigious event saw all three classical games ending up in a draw once again.</p><p>Magnus Carlsen, Alireza Firouzja and Liren won with white in the subsequent Armageddon games to grab 1.5 points each.</p><p>India's prodigy Praggnanandhaa, who went with a 2-0 head-to-head lead against Liren, played out his first classical draw in the main event.</p><p>But the Chinese GM then emerged victorious in the Armageddon tie-breaker</p><p>In the highly anticipated pairing of the day, Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura played out a closely contested classical game that ended in a draw.</p><p>Carlsen, demonstrating his exceptional skill under pressure, managed to secure a crucial victory, adding to his impressive Armageddon record and taking the lead of 3 points in tournament standings.</p><p>Meanwhile, Firouzja and Fabiano Caruana also drew their classical game after a complex struggle.</p><p>Firouzja's abilities in speed chess shone through in the Armageddon game as he bagged crucial 1.5 points.</p>.<p>In the women's section R Vaishali defeated fellow Indian Koneru Humpy to register her first classical win in the tournament.</p><p>Despite Humpy's slight advantage in the opening, a critical blunder under time pressure allowed Vaishali to claim victory, and claimed her first ever win against India’s number one female player.</p><p>With the win, Vaishali became India’s number two female player on the live rating list.</p><p>The other two classical matches between Lei Tingjie and Pia Cramling along with Ju Wenjun and Anna Muzychuk ended up in hard-fought draws.</p><p>The Chinese duo of Wenjun and Tingjie emerged victorious in their respective Armageddon games.</p>
<p>Stavanger, Norway: Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa lost to World Champion Ding Liren in the Armageddon tie-breaker after the two played out a draw under normal time control in the second round of the Norway Chess tournament here.</p><p>The second round of the prestigious event saw all three classical games ending up in a draw once again.</p><p>Magnus Carlsen, Alireza Firouzja and Liren won with white in the subsequent Armageddon games to grab 1.5 points each.</p><p>India's prodigy Praggnanandhaa, who went with a 2-0 head-to-head lead against Liren, played out his first classical draw in the main event.</p><p>But the Chinese GM then emerged victorious in the Armageddon tie-breaker</p><p>In the highly anticipated pairing of the day, Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura played out a closely contested classical game that ended in a draw.</p><p>Carlsen, demonstrating his exceptional skill under pressure, managed to secure a crucial victory, adding to his impressive Armageddon record and taking the lead of 3 points in tournament standings.</p><p>Meanwhile, Firouzja and Fabiano Caruana also drew their classical game after a complex struggle.</p><p>Firouzja's abilities in speed chess shone through in the Armageddon game as he bagged crucial 1.5 points.</p>.<p>In the women's section R Vaishali defeated fellow Indian Koneru Humpy to register her first classical win in the tournament.</p><p>Despite Humpy's slight advantage in the opening, a critical blunder under time pressure allowed Vaishali to claim victory, and claimed her first ever win against India’s number one female player.</p><p>With the win, Vaishali became India’s number two female player on the live rating list.</p><p>The other two classical matches between Lei Tingjie and Pia Cramling along with Ju Wenjun and Anna Muzychuk ended up in hard-fought draws.</p><p>The Chinese duo of Wenjun and Tingjie emerged victorious in their respective Armageddon games.</p>