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Meta has long fought Europe's demands that it get people's consent before using their data for targeted ads – then a Norwegian regulator threatened daily fines
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Norwegian left-wing party leader Bjørnar Moxnes resigned on Monday after stealing a pair of luxury sunglasses from Oslo airport
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Why Norway, the poster child for electric cars, is having second thoughts – we can't let them crowd out car-free transit options
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Norway wealth tax pushes the rich to move to Switzerland – millionaire prime minister has embarked on a push to tax the wealthiest for social justice
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The highest-ranking penguin in the world, Sir Nils Olav III, has been promoted to Major General by the Norwegian King's Guard
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Pace of electric car adoption has markedly slowed in the US
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Norwegian bridge collapsed ten years after it was built – all because designers focused too much on making it look good
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Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann settle dispute over cheating claims that rocked chess – US player had filed lawsuit against former world champion
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Gunman opens fire at Oslo gay bar, killing two on Pride parade day
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Norway is to allow mining waste to be dumped in its fjords after the government won a court case against environmental organisations trying to block the plan
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Norway brought heat pumps in from the cold – device installed in two-thirds of households suggests switching to greener heating can be done
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Norway's privacy battle with Meta is just getting started – regulator says it's investigating the company's new ad-free subscription services
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Made with vanilla sponge, meringue, almonds, custard and whipped cream – Norwegians love this cake so much they nicknamed it "the world's best cake"
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Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik is suing the state for allegedly violating his human rights due to his being held in extreme isolation
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Grindr fined 10% of their global annual revenue ($11.7 million) in Norway for sharing deeply personal information with advertisers, including location, sexual orientation and mental health details
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Marriage between cousins and extended family members may soon be banned in Norway
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Norway will not go ahead with plans to permit seabed mining of critical raw materials on its continental shelf if initial exploration suggests it cannot be done sustainably
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Norway is among the countries with the most heat pumps per capita, along with neighbouring Finland and Sweden
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Magnus Carlsen withdraws from Sinquefield Cup
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Norwegian police have arrested a high-profile American white supremacist as he was scheduled to address a far-right conference in Oslo
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Orkney could leave the UK to become a self-governing territory of Norway after its council opted to explore alternative forms of governance
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Norwegians head to the polls on Sept. 13 in a parliamentary election that has centered on the issue of whether saving the planet is worth stopping the fossil fuel gravy train
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2023 Nobel Prize – This year's Nobel Prize announcements will take place between 2nd - 9th October 2023
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Meta lost a legal battle Wednesday to halt a Norwegian ban on its advertising practices that came with hefty daily fines
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Norway has banned hate speech against bisexual and trans people in a landmark change to its penal code
22 votes -
Magnus Carlsen secured the world rapid chess crown for a record fifth time at the 2023 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship
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US opened its northernmost diplomatic station in Tromsø, Norway on Friday – highlights increased importance of the Arctic region for Washington
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The head of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, is to stay on for another year after his contract was extended again
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World Chess Championship 2021 - Megathread
SPOILERS. If you care about those, don't look at the schedule or scoreboard below either. Final result: Magnus Carlsen successfully defended the World Title by winning in round 11. The competition...
SPOILERS. If you care about those, don't look at the schedule or scoreboard below either.
Final result: Magnus Carlsen successfully defended the World Title by winning in round 11. The competition is over. Long live the king!
Why am I posting this thread?
Honestly, I'm really excited about this. Isn't that enough? :)
What is it?
The World Chess Championship (WCC) is the topmost competition of the sport, and basically determines the best player in the world. It is disputed between the winner of the Candidates Tournament and the current champion. Since his first title in 2013, Magnus Carlsen successfully defended the title on three different occasions and is the undisputed favorite. The challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi does have a positive score against Magnus, but most don't give that much importance, since most of his victories happened when they were much younger. Chess.com combed through the data and gave Magnus 72% winning odds. In terms of style, Magnus is considered a universal player. Nepomniachtchi is generally more aggressive but adopted a more conservative style in the Candidates Tournament.
Since 2014, the WCC happens once every 2 years, alternating with the Candidates Tournament. The current edition was supposed to take place in 2020, but was postponed due to covid. It will happen in Dubai.
The World Chess Championship starts this Friday, November 26, at 16:30 local time, 12:30 UTC.
Where to watch
- Chess.com
- Chess.com Youtube
- Chess.com Twitch
- Chess24
- Chess24 Youtube (I strongly recommend the stream with David Howell for non-advanced players)
- FIDE Youtube
- FIDE Twitch
In the United States, the NBC over-the-air television channel will broadcast daily 30 minutes highlights.
The players
Player Country Age GM Age Rating Peak Rating Magnus Norway 30 13 2855 2882 (2014) Nepo Russia 31 13 2782 2792 (2021) Time controls
In chess, time controls determine the time each player has to make their movies. A time control of 10 minutes means that each player has 10 minutes to use throughout the game. There can also be increments, which are added to a player's overall time after each move. For example, with a time control of
10 | 5
each player starts with 10 minutes to make their moves, and automatically gains 5 seconds on the clock every time they make a move.The time controls for the World Championship matches may seem a bit complex at first. This is just for reference, if you intend to follow the games online, I'm certain that the commentators will make sure to remind you of these details.
Stage Moves Time (min) 1 01 to 40 120 2 41 to 60 60 3 61 to \u221e 15 + 30s The table above means that, on stage 1, each player has 120 minutes to make their moves. On stage 2, they have 60 minutes. On stage 3, each player has 15 minutes, with an addition of 30 seconds after each move.
Format
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Draw by agreement is only allowed after the 40th move (it used to be the 30th).
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There will be 14 standard games (it used to be 12). The first to achieve 7½ points will be World Champion.
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If, after the 14 games, the score is equal, there will be tie-break games in that order, with the subsequent tie-break only being disputed if the previous one maintained the tie.
- 4 rapid games of (TC: 25min + 10s)
- Best out 5 blitz games (TC: 5min + 3s)
- 1 armageddon game.
Scoreboard
Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12-14 Total Magnus Carlsen ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 N/A 7 ½ Ian Nepomniachtchi ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 N/A 3 ½ Magnus won on round 11. Rounds 12 to 14 will not be disputed.
Schedule
All games, as well as the closing ceremony, are scheduled to 07:30 AM EST / 12:30 UTC.
This will be updated with the results for each match, as well as the sum of the overall points. I will also try to sum up some experts commentaries for
eachselected games. Adding notes to every game would require more effort than I initially thought! I'll create a top comment with links and basic info on each game, but will not be adding personal notes to all of them. Feel free to add your impressions to the top comments. Thanks!.Date Event Result Nov 26 GAME 1 Draw Nov 27 GAME 2 Draw Nov 28 GAME 3 Draw Nov 29 REST Nov 30 GAME 4 Draw Dec 01 GAME 5 Draw Dec 02 REST Dec 03 GAME 6 Magnus Win Dec 04 GAME 7 Draw Dec 05 GAME 8 Magnus Win Dec 06 REST Dec 07 GAME 9 Magnus Win Dec 08 GAME 10 Draw Dec 09 REST Dec 10 GAME 11 Magnus Win 21 votes -
Norwegian preschoolers get early exposure to outdoor life by hiking routes around kindergartens
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With an unbelievable perfect score on Saturday, Magnus Carlsen seized the lead by a three-point margin at the Grand Chess Tour: SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz Croatia 2023
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Battle to save pristine prehistoric rock art from vast new quarry in Norway – archaeologists fear more than 2,000 carved figures could be destroyed
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Top-ranked Magnus Carlsen of Norway has won the chess FIDE World Cup by defeating India's Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
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The world's largest floating wind farm is now officially open in Norway – and helping to power North Sea oil operations
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Is private equity actually worth it?
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Norway is well on the way to achieving its target of 100% new electric vehicle registrations by 2025 – the situation is different for vans
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Medieval gaming piece in soapstone with runic inscription discovered in Trondheim, Norway
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Norway's health minister resigned Friday, the second Norwegian government member to step down this year amid allegations they plagiarized academic works
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Norway has a chance to transform climate finance – the country's windfall from the energy crisis should be used to underwrite investments in developing countries
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New gender-neutral pronoun is likely to enter the official Norwegian language within a year, the Language Council of Norway has confirmed
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Norway is offering drug-free treatment to people with psychosis
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Owners of a US B&B have removed a Norwegian flag from outside their business after being accused of promoting racism from people who thought it was a Confederate flag
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Postman delivers 'somewhere in Sheffield' parcel
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In the world’s northernmost town, temperatures have risen by 4°C, devastating homes, wildlife and even the cemetery. Will the rest of the planet heed its warning?
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The existence of a Roma police register is shocking but not surprising. It is directly linked to Norway's long history of antigypsyism.
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Swedish snow chaos leaves 1,000 vehicles trapped in Skåne – travel chaos occurred amid plummeting winter temperatures across the Nordic countries
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Geiranger in Norway, where a fissure growing in the side of a cliff could dislodge a rockslide so powerful it unleashes a deadly tsunami
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Indigenous Sámi activist set up camp outside the Norwegian parliament to protest against wind turbines built on land traditionally used by reindeer herders
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Capturing the spirit of ancient seafaring, the reconstructed Viking sailboat "Saga Farmann" has successfully completed an epic journey from Norway's Tønsberg to Istanbul
16 votes