Carlsen, who lost to China's Wei Yi in the Armageddon tie-break, was second with 12 points, while Erigaisi was fifth with 10.5 points.

The ‘confessional rooms’ at Norway Chess have shown cultural divide – while foreigners like Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura have made a mark, Indins like Arjun Erigaisi, D Gukesh, Koneru Humpy, and

Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh’s winning run was ended by Hikaru Nakamura who pounced on a blunder by the world champion to win a match that looked like was heading towards a draw.