
Norway Chess | Gukesh overcomes Wei Yi problem, presses laborious for title with Carlsen
Reigning world champion D. Gukesh crossed one other hurdle, beating China’s Wei Yi within the ninth and penultimate spherical to earn three full factors and emerge as a prime contender, together with Norwegian star Magnus Carlsen, for the celebrated Norway Chess title in Stavanger. With one spherical to go, Gukesh is positioned second on 14.5…