Suspense Crime, Digital Desk : R Praggnanandhaa showed some extraordinary chess yet again to defeat World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in the 8th round of the Norway Chess 2026. Chennai's young grandmaster has created history by defeating Norway's Carlsen once again on June 3. It was in the Round 3 of the same tournament that the Indian defeated Norway's Carlsen the first time.This is the first time in 19 years that the World No. 1 from Norway has lost to the same player twice in the same classical tournament. Before this, Indian legend Viswanathan Anand had defeated Carlsen twice in the Linares tournament in 2007. Not only this, but Praggnanandhaa has also defeated Carlsen in the Norway Chess 2024.R Praggnanandhaa records second win over CarlsenThe loss was quite devastating to the Norwegian Carlsen, as it seemed so. The World No. 1 looked quite upset after his defeat against R. Praggnanandhaa. He just shook his head, and rushed out of the playing area immediately after losing to the young Indian once again. The loss made it very hard for the Norwegian Carlsen to retain his title. With the win Praggnanandhaa has 12 points and is placed 3rd in the table. Two more rounds are remaining, and he is definitely in contention for the title. Wesley So sits at the top with 14 points, Alireza Firouzja at second with 13 points.D Gukesh's title dreams dealt a severe blowThe win against World Champion D. Gukesh by Firouzja all but ends the title hopes of the Indian. However, for Praggnanandhaa, this victory has come at the perfect time, his double defeat over Carlsen makes him the biggest star of the tournament. The 20-year-old Praggnanandhaa remained calm despite his achievement as he told the press after his game "It is important to win games in this tournament more than beating Magnus. So, what matters at this moment is the win. I am happy that I have been able to do that".
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