The first round will witness the highly anticipated match between the reigning World Champion – D Gukesh and World no.1 – Magnus Carlsen (NOR). This will be the first time these two will square off in a Classical rated game ever since Gukesh became the 18th World Champion in last December.
D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, Koneru Humpy and Vaishali R will be the four Indians taking part in the 13th edition | Photo: Norway Chess / Michal Walusza
Round 1 pairings
Open
Wei Yi (CHN) – Arjun Erigaisi
Fabiano Caruana (USA) – Hikaru Nakamura (USA)
Magnus Carlsen (NOR) – D Gukesh
Women
GM Anna Muzychuk (UKR) – IM Sara Khadem (ESP)
GM Koneru Humpy – GM R Vaishali
GM Tingjie Lei (CHN) – GM Wenjun Ju (CHN)
Open and Women pairings of all rounds | Graphic: Norway Chess
Photo Gallery
D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, Wei Yi, Wenjun Ju and Tingjie Lei checking their respective numbers at the Draw of Lots | Photo: Norway Chess / Michal Walusza
Magnus Carlsen and D Gukesh with their respective seconds – GM Peter Heine Nielsen (DEN) and GM Grzegorz Gajewski (POL)
| Photo: Norway Chess / Michal Walusza
Magnus Carlsen, D Gukesh, Hikaru Nakamura and Koneru Humpy answering questions at the Press Conference
| Photo: Norway Chess / Michal Walusza
Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, D Gukesh, Koneru Humpy, Anna Muzychuk, Tingjie Lei, R Vaishali and Sara Khadem signing the chess boards | Photo: Norway Chess / Michal Walusza
IM Sara Khadem (ESP) and GM Anna Muzychuk (UKR) are the first and sixth round opponents
| Photo: Norway Chess / Michal Walusza
Team China – Tingjie Lei, Wei Yi and Wenjun Ju | Photo: Norway Chess / Michal Walusza
R Vaishali checking her photo of the photoshoot with her mother – Nagalakshmi | Photo: Norway Chess / Michal Walusza
Wenjun Ju and Anna Muzychuk sharing a laugh | Photo: Norway Chess / Michal Walusza
Arbiters at the Technical Meeting | Photo: Norway Chess / Michal Walusza
Format
6 players will take part in the Tournament.
The Tournament is a double-round event with Armageddon.
The Tournament consists of 10 rounds.
Berger tables will be used for the pairings.
Time Control
Each player will have 120 minutes on the clock with an increment of 10 seconds starting from move 41. The time control for the Armageddon game: white has 10 minutes and black has 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 White pieces will continue with White in Armageddon. If the Armageddon game is drawn, black will win.
Points
Players will get the following points per round:
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
Schedule
From 26th May to 6th June, every day game starts at 5 p.m. local time and 8:30 p.m. IST. Rest days are on Friday 30th May and Wednesday 4th June.
Prize money
Prize Money The total prize fund of the Tournament is 1690000 NOK. Distribution of Prize money occurs as followed:
1st – NOK 700000
2nd – NOK 350000
3rd – NOK 200000
4th – NOK 170000
5th – NOK 150000
6th – NOK 120000
Press Conference | Video: ChessBase India
Venue tour | Video: ChessBase India
Interview with WGM Keti Tsatsalashvili (GEO) | Video: ChessBase India
India to Norway vlog | Video: ChessBase India
Watch the tournaments live at the venue:
Venue: Finansparken. For ticket info, visit here.
Ticket prices per day:
Adults: 200 NOK
Children and youth (under 18): 100 NOK
Family: 400 NOK
Links
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