Norway Chess R1: Arjun Erigaisi wins Armageddon against Wei Yi
Arjun Erigaisi drew the Classical game against Wei Yi (CHN). However, he won Armageddon to win the match in Round 1 of 13th Norway Chess 2025. Fabiano Caruana (USA) blundered in time trouble in a bishop and knight vs double knight endgame. Hikaru Nakamura (USA) had no trouble capitalizing on his opportunity. The highly anticipated clash between Magnus Carlsen (NOR) and D Gukesh was an exciting battle. Gukesh played bravely but only in the time trouble he went wrong in a knight down queen and rook endgame. An incorrect check turned the table completely in favor of the World no.1. Round 2 starts today from 5 p.m. CET, 8:30 p.m. IST. Apart from youtube, there will also be a live broadcast on Sony Liv. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy
Gukesh blunders in time trouble against Carlsen
Wei - Arjun: 1-1.5
Arjun Erigaisi (2782) drew the sole Classical rated game he played against Wei Yi (CHN, 2758) earlier this year at Tata Steel. This time also Arjun had the same color. He opted for French Defence. The Classical game ended in a draw.
In Armageddon, Wei overpushed his pawns and lost control of the position. Arjun won the game and the match.
Caruana - Nakamura: 0-3
A significant part of the Fabiano Caruana (USA, 2776) and Hikaru Nakamura (USA, 2804) game was a bishop and knight vs double knight endgame.
Caruana was running very low on time and he blundered 66.Na4?? Ne4-+ 67.Bxe4 fxe4 and the resultant knight endgame is winning for Black. What White needed to do is not move his knight from c5. 66.Ke2 would have been fine.
Carlsen - Gukesh: 3-0
Magnus Carlsen (NOR, 2837) and D Gukesh (2787) have played four Classical rated games against each other. Three of them ended in draws and Carlsen won one at World Cup 2023. That was the last event where they played Classical chess. The World no.1 wanted to surprise the World Champion in the opening but he also figured that since his opponent prepared for the World Championship, he will have a surprise almost everywhere.
White confessed that he should have known 4...Bg4 but generally it is played after 4...cxd4 5.exd4 Bg4. He did not anything about 4...Bg4 and he responded as he often does and especially since it was the first round, he played the wussiest way according to him 5.Be2 Bxe2 6.Ncxe2 with the idea of c4, Nf3, h4, Ng3. He mentioned that he wanted to say that it's a game but it's quite dull in his honest opinion.
Gukesh decided to sacrifice his knight and promote instead. 43.exf6 h2 44.f7 h1Q 45.f8Q in time trouble he blundered Qh6+?? 46.Kc2+- and White went on to win the game. Black needed to use his queen and rook in harmony to draw.
Carlsen tweeted after the game
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Round 1 results
Standings after Round 1
Round 2 pairings
Arjun Erigaisi - D Gukesh
Hikaru Nakamura - Magnus Carlsen
Wei Yi - Fabiano Caruana
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
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
Norway Chess: Official site, facebook, twitter, instagram, youtube, linkedin
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