Norway Chess

Norway Chess (also called Altibox Norway Chess after the sponsor ) is an international chess tournament that is held annually. The first tournament took place from May 7th to 18th, 2013 with ten participants in Stavanger , Norway. The group of participants included seven players from the top 10 with the highest Elo rating in the FIDE World Ranking. The winner was Sergei Karjakin . In 2015 Norway Chess was part of the first Grand Chess Tour .

winner

#	year	winner	Winner (blitz chess)
1	2013	Sergei Karjakin	Sergei Karjakin
2	2014	Sergei Karjakin	Magnus Carlsen
3	2015	Wesselin Topalow	not carried out
4th	2016	Magnus Carlsen	Magnus Carlsen
5	2017	Levon Aronjan	Magnus Carlsen
6th	2018	Fabiano Caruana	Wesley So
7th	2019	Magnus Carlsen	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Norway Chess 2013

On May 7, 2013, a blitz chess tournament was held to determine the order of the games for the actual tournament.

Blitz chess tournament

Pl.	player	Lightning rating	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Points
1	Sergei Karjakin	2873	X	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	½	1	6.5
2	Magnus Carlsen	2856	0	X	½	1	1	0	1	½	1	1	6.0
3	Viswanathan Anand	2783	1	½	X	0	1	1	0	1	1	½	6.0
4th	Hikaru Nakamura	2844	0	0	1	X	½	½	1	1	1	1	6.0
5	Pyotr Swidler	2757	1	0	0	½	X	1	1	0	1	1	5.5
6th	Teymur Rəcəbov	2755	0	1	0	½	0	X	½	1	1	1	5.0
7th	Jon Ludvig Hammer	2608	0	0	1	0	0	½	X	1	½	½	3.5
8th	Wang Hao	2698	0	½	0	0	1	0	0	X	½	1	3.0
9	Levon Aronjan	2817	½	0	0	0	0	0	½	½	X	1	2.5
10	Wesselin Topalow	2666	0	0	½	0	0	0	0	½	0	X	1.0

Placements 2, 3 and 4 were decided according to the number of games won with Black.

Results

Pl.	player	Rating	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Points	SB
1	Sergei Karjakin	2767 (10)	X	0	1	0	1	½	1	½	1	1	6.0	24.00
2	Magnus Carlsen	2868 (1)	1	X	½	½	½	½	0	½	1	1	5.5	22.75
3	Hikaru Nakamura	2775 (7)	0	½	X	½	0	1	1	½	1	1	5.5	21.25
4th	Pyotr Swidler	2769 (9)	1	½	½	X	½	½	0	½	½	1	5.0	21.50
5	Levon Aronjan	2813 (2)	0	½	1	½	X	½	½	½	½	1	5.0	20.50
6th	Viswanathan Anand	2783 (5)	½	½	0	½	½	X	0	1	1	1	5.0	19.25
7th	Wang Hao	2743 (16)	0	1	0	1	½	1	X	½	½	0	4.5	21.50
8th	Wesselin Topalow	2793 (4)	½	½	½	½	½	0	½	X	½	½	4.0	18.00
9	Teymur Rəcəbov	2745 (14)	0	0	0	½	½	0	½	½	X	1	3.0	10.75
10	Jon Ludvig Hammer	2608 (197)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	½	0	X	1.5	06.50

In the event of a tie, the sequence was determined according to the Sonneborn – Berger number : most wins, most wins with Black.

Norway Chess 2014

The second tournament took place from June 2 to 13, 2014.

Blitz chess tournament

Pl.	player	Lightning rating	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Points
1	Magnus Carlsen	2837	X	½	1	½	1	1	½	1	1	1	7.5
2	Levon Aronjan	2863	½	X	0	½	1	1	1	½	1	1	6.5
3	Sergei Karjakin	2866	0	1	X	0	½	0	1	1	1	1	5.5
4th	Alexander Grishchuk	2801	½	½	1	X	½	0	1	1	½	½	5.5
5	Pyotr Swidler	2757	0	0	½	½	X	1	0	1	1	1	5.0
6th	Anish Giri	2755	0	0	1	1	0	X	1	0	½	1	4.5
7th	Vladimir Kramnik	2782	½	0	0	0	1	0	X	½	½	1	3.5
8th	Fabiano Caruana	2697	0	½	0	0	0	1	½	X	½	1	3.5
9	Wesselin Topalow	2666	0	0	0	½	0	½	½	½	X	0	2.0
10	Simen Agdestein	2577	0	0	0	½	0	0	0	0	1	X	1.5

Results

Pl.	player	FIDE rating	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Points	SB
1	Sergei Karjakin	2771	X	½	1	1	½	0	½	1	1	½	6.0	26.25
2	Magnus Carlsen	2881	½	X	½	½	½	1	½	½	½	1	5.5	23.50
3	Alexander Grishchuk	2792	0	½	X	0	1	1	½	½	1	½	5.0	21.00
4th	Fabiano Caruana	2791	0	½	1	X	½	½	1	½	0	½	4.5	19.75
5	Wesselin Topalow	2772	½	½	0	½	X	½	½	0	1	1	4.5	19.50
6th	Levon Aronjan	2815	1	0	0	½	½	X	½	½	½	½	4.0	18.25
7th	Pyotr Swidler	2753	½	½	½	0	½	½	X	½	½	½	4.0	18.25
8th	Anish Giri	2752	0	½	½	½	1	½	½	X	0	½	4.0	17.75
9	Vladimir Kramnik	2783	0	½	0	1	0	½	½	1	X	½	4.0	17.00
10	Simen Agdestein	2628	½	0	½	½	0	½	½	½	½	X	3.5	15.75

Norway Chess 2015

The third tournament took place from June 15 to 26, 2015. It was the first of three tournaments in the Grand Chess Tour.

Results

Pl.	Player	FIDE rating	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Points	TPR
1	Wesselin Topalow	2798	X	½	½	0	½	1	1	1	1	1	6.5	2946
2	Viswanathan Anand	2804	½	X	½	½	½	1	1	½	½	1	6.0	2899
3	Hikaru Nakamura	2802	½	½	X	½	1	½	½	½	1	1	6.0	2900
4th	Anish Giri	2773	1	½	½	X	½	½	½	1	½	½	5.5	2861
5	Fabiano Caruana	2805	½	½	0	½	X	½	1	½	0	½	4.0	2741
6th	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	2723	0	0	½	½	½	X	½	½	1	½	4.0	2749
7th	Magnus Carlsen	2876	0	0	½	½	0	½	X	1	1	0	3.5	2693
8th	Alexander Grishchuk	2781	0	½	½	0	½	½	0	X	½	1	3.5	2704
9	Levon Aronjan	2780	0	½	0	½	1	0	0	½	X	½	3.0	2662
10	Jon Ludvig Hammer	2677	0	0	0	½	½	½	1	0	½	X	3.0	2674

Norway Chess 2016

The fourth edition was held from April 18-30, 2016. The Norwegian telecommunications company Altibox acted as sponsor . A second participation in the Grand Chess Tour was waived. 

The invited players included Magnus Carlsen , Wladimir Kramnik , Anish Giri , Levon Aronjan , Maxime Vachier-Lagrave , Wesselin Topalow , Sergei Karjakin , Pawel Eljanow , Pentala Harikrishna . In addition, a qualifying tournament for a wildcard was held.

Wildcard tournament

First leg

Pl.	player	FIDE rating	1	2	3	4th	Points
1	Nils Grandelius	2646	X	3	1	3	7th
2	Jon Ludvig Hammer	2701	0	X	3	3	6th
3	Hou Yifan	2667	1	0	X	1	2
4th	Aryan Tari	2553	0	0	1	X	1

Second leg

Pl.	player	FIDE rating	1	2	3	4th	Points
1	Nils Grandelius	2598	X	2	2	1	5
2	Hou Yifan	2625	0	X	2	2	4th
3	Jon Ludvig Hammer	2620	0	0	X	2	2
4th	Aryan Tari	2532	1	0	0	X	1

Results

Pl.	player	FIDE rating	First leg	Second leg	Overall result
1	Nils Grandelius	2646	7th	5	12
2	Jon Ludvig Hammer	2701	6th	2	8th
3	Hou Yifan	2667	2	4th	6th
4th	Aryan Tari	2553	1	1	2

Blitz chess tournament

Pl.	player	Lightning rating	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Points	TPR
1	Magnus Carlsen	2890	X	0	1	1	1	1	1	½	1	1	7.5	3040
2	Anish Giri	2793	1	X	0	½	½	1	½	1	1	1	6.5	2933
3	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	2872	0	1	X	½	½	1	0	1	1	1	6.0	2888
4th	Vladimir Kramnik	2817	0	½	½	X	½	1	1	½	1	1	6.0	2886
5	Levon Aronjan	2814	0	½	½	½	X	1	½	½	½	½	4.5	2769
6th	Pentala Harikrishna	2774	0	0	0	0	0	X	1	1	1	1	4.0	2733
7th	Wesselin Topalow	2647	0	½	1	0	½	0	X	½	0	½	3.0	2652
8th	Nils Grandelius	2604	½	0	0	½	½	0	½	X	½	0	2.5	2618
9	Li Chao	2633	0	0	0	0	½	0	1	½	X	½	2.5	2606
10	Pavel Elyanov	2679	0	0	0	0	½	0	½	1	½	X	2.5	2605

Results

Pl.	Player	FIDE rating	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Points	TPR
1	Magnus Carlsen	2851	X	0	½	½	1	½	1	½	1	1	6.0
2	Levon Aronjan	2784	1	X	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	5.5
3	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	2788	½	½	X	½	½	½	½	1	½	½	5.0
4th	Wesselin Topalow	2754	½	½	½	X	½	½	½	½	½	1	5.0
5	Vladimir Kramnik	2801	0	½	½	½	X	½	1	½	½	1	5.0
6th	Li Chao	2755	½	½	½	½	½	X	0	½	1	½	4.5
7th	Pentala Harikrishna	2763	0	½	½	½	0	1	X	1	½	½	4.5
8th	Anish Giri	2790	½	½	0	½	½	½	0	X	1	½	4.0
9	Pavel Elyanov	2765	0	0	½	½	½	0	½	0	X	1	3.0
10	Nils Grandelius	2649	0	½	½	0	0	½	½	½	0	X	2.5

Norway Chess 2017

In 2017 the tournament took place from June 6th to 16th. As in the previous year, the main sponsor was Altibox.

Blitz chess tournament

Pl.	player	Lightning rating	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Points	TPR
1	Magnus Carlsen	2914	X	½	1	1	½	1	½	1	1	1	7.5
2	Hikaru Nakamura	2865	½	X	½	½	½	0	½	1	1	1	5.5
3	Levon Aronjan	2753	0	½	X	½	½	1	½	1	½	1	5.5
4th	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	2825	0	½	½	X	1	0	1	1	0	1	5.0
5	Vladimir Kramnik	2744	½	½	½	0	X	1	1	½	0	½	4.5
6th	Sergei Karjakin	2791	0	1	0	1	0	X	½	0	1	1	4.5
7th	Viswanathan Anand	2766	½	½	½	0	0	½	X	½	1	½	4.0
8th	Wesley So	2791	0	0	0	0	½	1	½	X	1	1	4.0
9	Fabiano Caruana	2800	0	0	½	1	1	0	0	0	X	½	3.0
10	Anish Giri	2776	0	0	0	0	½	0	½	0	½	X	1.5

Results

Pl.	player	FIDE rating	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Points	TPR
1	Levon Aronjan	2793	X	½	1	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	6.0	2918
2	Hikaru Nakamura	2785	½	X	½	0	½	1	1	½	½	½	5.0	2837
3	Vladimir Kramnik	2808	0	½	X	½	½	1	0	1	1	½	5.0	2834
4th	Fabiano Caruana	2808	½	1	½	X	½	½	½	0	½	½	4.5	2796
5	Wesley So	2812	½	½	½	½	X	½	½	½	½	½	4.5	2796
6th	Anish Giri	2771	½	0	0	½	½	X	1	1	½	½	4.5	2800
7th	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	2796	½	0	1	½	½	0	X	½	½	½	4.0	2759
8th	Viswanathan Anand	2786	½	½	0	1	½	0	½	X	½	½	4.0	2760
9	Magnus Carlsen	2832	0	½	0	½	½	½	½	½	X	1	4.0	2755
10	Sergei Karjakin	2781	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	0	X	3.5	2721

Norway Chess 2018

Blitz chess tournament

The blitz chess tournament was held on May 27, 2018.

Pl.	player	Lightning rating	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Points
1	Wesley So	2824	X	½	½	0	1	½	1	1	½	1	6.0
2	Hikaru Nakamura	2869	½	X	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	½	5.5
3	Viswanathan Anand	2784	½	½	X	½	½	1	0	½	1	1	5.5
4th	Magnus Carlsen	2965	1	½	½	X	½	½	1	½	0	½	5.0
5	Şəhriyar Məmmədyarov	2730	0	½	½	½	X	1	1	0	0	1	4.5
6th	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	2839	½	½	0	½	0	X	1	½	1	½	4.5
7th	Fabiano Caruana	2814	0	½	1	0	0	0	X	1	1	1	4.5
8th	Sergei Karjakin	2838	0	0	½	½	1	½	0	X	1	0	3.5
9	Levon Aronjan	2843	½	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	X	½	3.0
10	Ding Liren	2793	0	½	0	½	0	½	0	1	½	X	3.0

Results

The sixth Norway Chess tournament took place from May 28th to June 7th 2018 and, as in the previous year, reached tournament category 22 . Ding Liren was eliminated from the tournament due to an injury. Since he had completed less than half of his games by then, these were not taken into account when determining the results.

Pl.	Player	FIDE rating	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Points	Sonneborn Berger	TPR
1	Fabiano Caruana	2822	X	0	½	1	1	½	½	½	1	-	5.0	19.00	2882
2	Magnus Carlsen	2843	1	X	½	½	0	1	½	½	½	-	4.5	18.25	2827
3	Hikaru Nakamura	2769	½	½	X	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	4.5	17.25	2836
4th	Viswanathan Anand	2760	0	½	½	X	½	½	½	1	1	½	4.5	16.25	2837
5	Wesley So	2778	0	1	½	½	X	½	½	½	½	-	4.0	15.75	2792
6th	Levon Aronjan	2764	½	0	½	½	½	X	1	½	½	-	4.0	15.50	2794
7th	Şəhriyar Məmmədyarov	2808	½	½	½	½	½	0	X	½	½	-	3.5	14.25	2745
8th	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	2789	½	½	½	0	½	½	½	X	0	½	3.0	12.75	2704
9	Sergei Karjakin	2782	0	½	0	0	½	½	½	1	X	-	3.0	11.00	2705
10	Ding Liren	2791	-	-	½	½	-	-	-	½	-	X	-	-	2773

Norway Chess 2019

The seventh edition of the tournament took place in Stavanger from June 3 to 15, 2019 and, as in the previous year, reached tournament category 22.

For the first time, a new tiebreak regulation was tried out. The winner of the game with the classic time limit (120 minutes per player plus 10 seconds per move after move 40) received two points. If this game ended in a draw, both players received half a point and then played a quick game with the same color distribution, in which White got 10 minutes and Black got 7 minutes, with an addition of 3 seconds per move from move 61. The winner of this game received one more point; in the event of a draw, the point went to Black.

Blitz chess tournament

The blitz chess tournament was held on June 3, 2019.

Pl.	player	Lightning rating	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Points
1	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	2921	X	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	½	1	7.5
2	Levon Aronjan	2827	0	X	1	½	½	1	1	½	½	1	6.0
3	Magnus Carlsen	2923	0	0	X	1	½	½	1	1	1	1	6.0
4th	Şəhriyar Məmmədyarov	2757	0	½	0	X	0	1	1	1	½	1	5.0
5	Ding Liren	2773	0	½	½	1	X	1	0	½	½	½	4.5
6th	Wesley So	2759	0	0	½	0	0	X	½	1	½	1	3.5
7th	Yu Yangyi	2705	0	0	0	0	1	½	X	1	1	0	3.5
8th	Fabiano Caruana	2804	1	½	0	0	½	0	0	X	1	0	3.0
9	Viswanathan Anand	2747	½	½	0	½	½	½	0	0	X	½	3.0
10	Alexander Grishchuk	2750	0	0	0	0	½	0	1	1	½	X	3.0

Results

Pl.	Player	FIDE rating	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Points
1	Magnus Carlsen	2875	X	2–	½1	½0	½1	½1	½1	½1	½1	2–	13.5
2	Yu Yangyi	2738	0–	X	½0	½1	0–	½1	½1	½1	2–	2–	10.5
3	Levon Aronjan	2752	½0	½1	X	0–	½1	½1	½0	½1	2–	½1	10.5
4th	Fabiano Caruana	2819	½1	½0	2–	X	½0	0–	2–	½1	½0	½1	10.0
5	Wesley So	2754	½0	2–	½0	½1	X	½0	½1	½0	½1	½1	10.0
6th	Ding Liren	2805	½0	½0	½0	2–	½1	X	½0	½0	2–	½0	8.5
7th	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	2779	½0	½0	½1	0–	½0	½1	X	½0	½1	½1	8.0
8th	Viswanathan Anand	2767	½0	½0	½0	½0	½1	½1	½1	X	0–	½1	8.0
9	Şəhriyar Məmmədyarov	2774	½0	0–	0–	½1	½0	0–	½0	2–	X	½0	5.5
10	Alexander Grishchuk	2775	0–	0–	½0	½0	½0	½1	½0	½0	½1	X	5.5

Web links

• Homepage of altibox NORWAY CHESS (English).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Altibox: New title sponsor for Norway Chess . December 21, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
2. ↑ Blitz Chess Pairings & Results 2018. In: norwaychess.no. 2018, accessed on June 9, 2018 . 
3. ^ André Schulz : Stavanger: Caruana wins Norway Chess tournament. In: de.chessbase.com. June 7, 2018, accessed June 9, 2018 . 
4. ^ Ding Liren withdraws from the tournament. norwaychess.no, June 2, 2018, accessed June 9, 2018 . 
5. ↑ Johannes Fischer: Stavanger: Norway Chess, Round 9: Caruana wins against Carlsen. In: de.chessbase.com. June 15, 2019, accessed June 15, 2019 . 
6. ↑ Regulations 2019 , norwaychess.no, accessed on June 24, 2019.
7. ↑ Blitz Chess Pairings & Results 2019. In: norwaychess.no. 2019, accessed on June 15, 2019 .