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Besides an innovative scoring format, the Norway Chess super-tournament gives players the possibility to share their thoughts in a ‘confessional booth’. In the first round of this year’s edition, defending champion Hikaru Nakamura quickly made use of the booth to let the spectators know that Magnus Carlsen was having (a hefty) dinner in the back room:
It’s pretty funny to see Magnus — in the back room, eating. He spent like 13 minutes eating noodles, salad and a big peperoni pizza.
Carlsen was eating after the round had started, and he had the black pieces against world champion Ding Liren. Once he had finished dinner, the local hero went on to quickly get a draw with black, in a game lasting only 14 moves.
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In the remaining two games, R Praggnanandhaa had the white pieces against Alireza Firouzja and Fabiano Caruana was playing white against Nakamura. Both encounters ended drawn, with Caruana finding a nice tactical idea but then failing to play the perplexing follow-up.
As per the rules of the event, all three games were followed by Armageddon deciders. While wins in classical chess are worth 3 points, prevailing in Armageddon grants players 1½ points (the players who lose in the tiebreaker get 1 point).
In round 1, Carlsen, Nakamura and Pragg got the extra half points in the tiebreakers. Carlsen was never in trouble playing black against Ding and held the draw he needed; Nakamura put pressure on Caruana until provoking a losing blunder; and Pragg was quicker than Firouzja in a frantic time scramble.
Carlsen v. Nakamura, Firouzja v. Caruana and Pragg v. Ding are the pairings for round 2.
The first Armageddon of 12th @NorwayChess ends in an exciting draw
— ChessBase India (@ChessbaseIndia) May 27, 2024
It means Ding Liren🇨🇳 loses his Round 1 game against @MagnusCarlsen🇳🇴 1-1.5 pic.twitter.com/KlXTBjRmOA
| Rk | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts |
| 1 | Carlsen, Magnus | NOR | 2830 | 1.5 |
| Praggnanandhaa R | IND | 2747 | 1.5 | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | USA | 2794 | 1.5 | |
| 4 | Ding, Liren | CHN | 2762 | 1 |
| Firouzja, Alireza | FRA | 2737 | 1 | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | USA | 2805 | 1 |
Navigating the Ruy Lopez Vol.1-3
The Ruy Lopez is one of the oldest openings which continues to enjoy high popularity from club level to the absolute world top. In this video series, American super GM Fabiano Caruana, talking to IM Oliver Reeh, presents a complete repertoire for White.
