India’s R Praggnanandhaa defeated reigning world champion Ding Liren in the armageddon game at the Norway Chess tournament on Monday night.
This victory was after Praggnanandhaa created upsets against higher-ranked players like Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana.
Ding avoided slumping to a fifth loss in a row as he drew with the Indian in the classical game.
R Vaishali, who had been winning since last five rounds of the Candidates, suffered two losses in a row in the classical game.
Vaishali lost to compatriot Koneru Humpy.
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