Two double round-robins

For the 12^th consecutive year, the prestigious Norway Chess tournament will unfold from May 27 to June 7 at SR-Bank’s main building in Stavanger.

The super-tournament will feature six players this year. A noteworthy addition is the introduction of the world’s inaugural equal female tournament, an event which will transpire in the same playing hall as Norway Chess, concurrently, with an identical number of players, the same format and an equivalent prize fund.

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.

Participants this year include reigning world champions Ding Liren and Ju Wenjun, alongside Magnus Carlsen and the previous year’s Norway Chess winner, Hikaru Nakamura.

In a historic occurrence, siblings Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu and Vaishali Rameshbabu will compete side by side in their own super-tournament, marking their debut in Norway Chess and the Norway Chess Women’s Tournament. Vaishali Rameshbabu is the third woman in India to achieve the Grandmaster title, making her and her brother the first brother-sister duo to attain this distinction.

Lineups

Participants - Norway Chess

• Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
• Fabiano Caruana (USA)
• Hikaru Nakamura (USA)
• Ding Liren (China)
• Alireza Firouzja (France)
• Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu (India)

Participants - Norway Chess Women’s Tournament

• Koneru Humpy (India)
• Lei Tingjie (China)
• Ju Wenjun (China)
• Anna Muzychuk (Ukraine)
• Vaishali Rameshbabu (India)
• Pia Cramling (Sweden)

Improve your pieces - a winning system you need to know

In this course, we will learn how to identify passively placed pieces in any given situation and how to improve their health by bringing them into active squares.

Format

6 players will take part in the tournament.
The tournament is a double-round event with Armageddon deciders.
The tournament consists of 10 rounds.

Time Control

Each player will get 120 minutes on the clock for the whole game, with an increment of 10 seconds starting from move 41.

The time control for the Armageddon game: White gets 10 minutes and Black gets 7 minutes, with an increment for both players of 1 second per move starting from move 41.

Draw by Mutual Agreement

Players are not allowed to agree to a draw until at least 30 moves have been made by each player. This rule does not apply to Armageddon games.

Armageddon

If the classical game is drawn, an Armageddon game will be played. It shall start within 20 minutes of the conclusion of the classical game. The player with the white pieces will continue with White in Armageddon.

Points

• Win in the classical game: 3 points
• Loss in the classical game: 0 points
• Draw in the classical game & win Armageddon: 1½ points
• Draw in the classical game & loss Armageddon: 1 point

Master Class Vol.8 - Magnus Carlsen 2nd Edition

Let our authors show you how Carlsen tailored his openings to be able to outplay his opponents strategically in the middlegame or to obtain an enduring advantage into the endgame.

Links

• Official site
• Nakamura beats Caruana to win Norway Chess (2023)
• Magnus Carlsen wins Norway Chess for a fourth straight time (2022)
• Carlsen wins Norway Chess, Firouzja shines (2021)