Stavanger, June 4 -- Round 8 of Norway Chess 2025 brought many exciting games. One of the standout games featured Hikaru Nakamura against reigning World Champion Dommaraju Gukesh, according to a statement from Norway Chess.

Nakamura seized the initiative out of the opening by launching a powerful attack. Gukesh has managed to defend excellently in his last two games. But this time Nakamura was able to beat down his defences and win.

Meanwhile, Arjun Erigaisi and Fabiano Caruana played a long, hard-fought game. Caruana seemed to have the upper hand into the endgame. But complications in time trouble turned the tables.

With only half a minute on the clock, Caruana made a decisive blunder, which Erigaisi capitalised on, winning the full t...