Altibox Norway Chess: Live!

Round 10

Instead of the usual single round-robin with ten participants, this year the Altibox Norway Chess tournament is a six-player double round-robin. The organizers have decided to use the innovative format they put in place last year, with Armageddon deciders following each game that finishes in a draw.

A couple of modifications have been made to the regulations though. Unlike last year, when each player received two hours for the whole game without increments, a 10-second increment is being used after move 40 in this year’s edition. The scoring system has been altered as well:

• Victory in the main game: 3 points
• Loss in the main game: 0 points
• Draw in the main game & victory in Armageddon: 1½ points
• Draw in the  main game & loss in Armageddon: 1 point 

In the Armageddon decider Black gets 7 minutes to White’s 10, with an increment of 1 second per move starting from move 41. Black gets draw odds.

October 9 and October 14 are rest days.

Previous reports:

Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Round 8  | Round 9 

Live games and commentary

Master Class Vol.11: Vladimir Kramnik

This DVD allows you to learn from the example of one of the best players in the history of chess and from the explanations of the authors (Pelletier, Marin, Müller and Reeh) how to successfully organise your games strategically, consequently how to keep y

Commentary by GMs Judit Polgar and Vladimir Kramnik

Standings after Round 9

1. Carlsen 19.5
2. Firouzja 15.5
3. Aronian 14.5
4. Caruana  14
5. Duda 9.5
6. Tari 2.5

Round 10 pairings

Magnus Carlsen – Levon Aronian
Fabiano Caruana – Aryan Tari
Alireza Firouzja – Jan-Krzysztof Duda

Links

• Official site
• Preview: Carlsen, Caruana and wooden boards