Q. Who defeated World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen in a classical game at the Norway Chess 2025 tournament?
Answer: D Gukesh
Notes: World Champion Dommaraju Gukesh achieved his first-ever classical chess win against former World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in Round 6 of the Norway Chess 2025 tournament. The 19-year-old Indian grandmaster turned the game from a losing position into a remarkable victory on Sunday. With this win, Gukesh became only the second Indian after Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa to defeat Carlsen in classical chess. Gukesh now holds the third spot on the Norway Chess 2025 points table with 8.5 points, just one point behind Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana.

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