Praggnanandhaa — Champion of Norway Chess 2026!!

Featured is an instructive chess game between Praggnanandhaa R and Vincent Keymer from Round 10 of Norway Chess 2026. Arising out of the Queen's Gambit Declined, we observe a quiet continuation with 4.e3 and a generally non-confrontational opening. The position sharpens after 14.b5, where a key minor-piece exchange involving the dark-squared bishops soon occurs. The end result is objectively equal, however it is practically better for Praggnanandhaa due to his knight's superiority over Keymer's light-squared bishop. With this final-round win, Praggnanandhaa made it four consecutive classical victories to close out the event, finishing first overall and becoming the Champion of Norway Chess 2026. #NorwayChess #Praggnanandhaa #VincentKeymer Image of players in video, and thumbnail of Praggnanandhaa by Michal Walusza / Norway Chess I'm a self-taught National Master in chess out of Pennsylvania, USA who was introduced to the game by my father in 1988 at the age of 8. The purpose of this channel is to share my knowledge of chess to help others improve their game. I enjoy continuing to improve my understanding of this great game, albeit slowly. Consider subscribing here on YouTube for frequent content, and/or connecting via any or all the below social medias. Your support is greatly appreciated. Take care, bye. :) ★ LICHESS.ORG https://lichess.org/@/Chess-Network ★ CHESS.COM https://www.chess.com/member/chessnet... (affiliate link) ★ TWITCH   / chessnetwork   ★ TWITTER   / chessnetwork   ★ FACEBOOK   / chessnetwork   ★ PATREON   / chessnetwork   ★ DONATE https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr... PGN 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. h3 Bd6 9. O-O Re8 10. Re1 h6 11. a3 Be6 12. b4 a6 13. Bb2 Qd7 14. b5 axb5 15. Bxb5 Qe7 16. Ne5 Bxa3 17. Bxa3 Rxa3 18. Bxc6 Rxa1 19. Qxa1 bxc6 20. Nxc6 Qd6 21. Ne5 Rc8 22. Rb1 c5 23. Nb5 Qf8 24. dxc5 Bf5 25. Rb3 Qxc5 26. Nd4 Qc1+ 27. Qxc1 Rxc1+ 28. Kh2 Be6 29. Rb6 Rf1 30. f4 h5 31. Rb8+ Kh7 32. Nef3 Ne4 33. f5 Bd7 34. Rd8 Ba4 35. Ne5 g6 36. Rf8 Nd6 37. fxg6+ Kg7 38. Ne6+ fxe6 39. Rxf1 Be8 40. Kg3 Bxg6 41. Kf4 h4 42. Ra1 Nf7 43. Ra7 Kf6 44. Ng4+ Kg7 45. Re7