Norway Chess 2023 | GothamChess YouTube recaps

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2023-06-01T12:22:11Z

Background

The 2023 Norway Chess is an elite over-the-board tournament in Stavanger, Norway. The event starts on May 29 at 10 a.m. PT/19:00 CEST with a blitz tournament, followed by a classical event beginning May 30 at 8 a.m. PT/17:00 CEST.

This edition of Norway Chess features a kr$2,500,000 prize fund, roughly equivalent to $234,000 at the time of writing.

Format

The 2023 Norway Chess features a blitz tournament that precedes the classical event. The final standings of the blitz event determine players' seeds for the classical event.

Blitz Event

10-player single round-robin.

Players earn 1 point for a win, 0.5 for a draw, and 0 for a loss.

The time control is 3+2.

In case there's a tie, the following tiebreakers apply:

1. Direct Encounter

2. Sonneborn-Berger

3. Koya System

4. The Koya System Extended

5. Drawing of lots

The winner of the blitz event picks their pairing number. The remaining players pick their pairing number, one by one, according to their final standings in the blitz tournament.

Classical

10-player single round-robin.

Players earn 3 points for a win, 1.5 for a draw and armageddon win, 1 for a draw and armageddon loss, and 0 for a loss.

Players can't draw by agreement before Black's 30th move, unless it's an armageddon game.

The time control is 120 minutes for the entire game, with a 10-second increment per move starting on move 41.

In case there's a tie, players contest an armageddon game where White has 10 minutes on their clock and Black has seven, with a one-second increment starting on move 41. Black has draw odds. The player who played White in the classical game plays White in the armageddon.

Classical Tiebreaks

If two players tie for first place, the following tiebreakers apply:

A two-game blitz Playoff match with a 3+2 time control.

If the tie persists, players contest another two-game blitz match.

If still drawn, players contest an armageddon game. White gets 10 minutes, and Black gets 7 minutes with draw odds. The armageddon game has a one-second increment per move, starting on move 41.

If more than two players tie for first place, the following tiebreakers apply:

Drawn players contest a double round-robin with the same tiebreakers as the blitz tournament.

Players

Below is a list of the players confirmed to play in the 2023 Norway Chess tournament:

GM Magnus Carlsen

GM Alireza Firouzja

GM Anish Giri

GM Wesley So

GM Hikaru Nakamura

GM Fabiano Caruana

GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov

GM Gukesh D

GM Aryan Tari

Source: Chess.com

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