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India's Chess Prodigies Set to Dazzle at Norway Tournament
- India's teenage chess sensation Gukesh Dommaraju, the youngest-ever world champion, is set to compete against world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in the upcoming Norway Chess event beginning Monday in Stavanger.
- Gukesh earned this matchup after defeating Ding Liren in December 2023 to claim the title amid Carlsen's partial withdrawal from classical events, though Carlsen beat him in the 2023 FIDE World Cup quarter-finals.
- The Norway Chess event features a highly competitive field, including top-ranked players like Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, and Arjun Erigaisi, and is one of few classical tournaments Carlsen chooses to attend.
- Carlsen admitted uncertainty about what to anticipate in their upcoming match, stating he wasn’t sure what to expect from these particular games. Meanwhile, Gukesh described their encounter as an engaging contest and an enjoyable challenge.
- This matchup marks Gukesh's first classical encounter with Carlsen since becoming champion and offers both players a critical chance for Gukesh to regain form and face mounting global expectations.
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