Brother-sister Indian duo of Pragg and Vaishali suffer defeats

The Norway Chess tournament saw Magnus Carlsen solidify his lead with a victory over Ding Liren, reaching 12 points. Fabiano Caruana’s win over Hikaru Nakamura left Nakamura one point behind Carlsen. Indian players faced setbacks; R Praggnanandhaa lost in the Armageddon tiebreaker to Firouzja Alireza, and R Vaishali was defeated by Wenjun Ju, leaving her just half a point behind the leaders.