Indian quartet endures miserable day at Norway Chess as all four suffer defeats

Norway Chess: Indian quartet endures miserable day as all four suffer defeats

In round 6 of Norway Chess 2026, all four Indian players lost: world champion Gukesh fell to Germany's Vincent Keymer, Praggnanandhaa lost to Wesley So, while in the women's event Koneru Humpy lost to Assaubayeva in Armageddon and Divya Deshmukh was beaten by world champion Ju Wenjun. For chess followers, the results reshuffle the leaderboard with Carlsen at 7.5 and So leading at 11.5, signaling India's title hopes face serious pressure heading into the tournament's second half.