Norway Chess Women R1: Humpy gets the better of Vaishali
Koneru Humpy defeated R Vaishali in the first round of 2nd Norway Chess Women 2025. The queen and bishop vs queen and knight endgame would have ended in a draw if there were an increment from move no.1. However, Vaishali blundered into a checkmate combination in time trouble and lost the game. GM Anna Muzychuk (UKR) had a small advantage in the Classical game against IM Sara Khadem (ESP). It ended in a draw. The in-form GM won Armageddon against the IM. The All-Chinese clash between Tingjie Lei and Wenjun Ju went to Armageddon where the former prolonged her win against the five-time Women's World Champion. 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
Anna and Tingjie win Armageddon
Anna - Sara: 1.5-1
GM Anna Muzychuk (UKR, 2526) has never lost a Classical rated game against IM Sara Khadem (ESP, 2449). That remained unchanged yesterday. Anna had an advantage in the queen, rook and double bishop endgame. However, it fizzled out into a draw.
In Armageddon, they played the same opening, Ruy Lopez Marshall Attack. However, Sara deviated 14...Rxe1+ instead of playing 14...b4 which she played earlier. Black eventually faltered a couple of times in the queen endgame and lost the game.
Humpy - Vaishali: 3-0
GM Koneru Humpy (2543) and GM R Vaishali (2475) played six Classical rated games against each other. Humpy won two, Vaishali one and the remaining three games ended in draws. In a queen and bishop vs queen and knight endgame, Vaishali blundered into a checkmate combination in time trouble.
42...Qc1/3 needed to be played to meet 43.Bf8 with Qc7. Instead, Vaishali blundered 42...Qa2?? 43.Bf8 now Black cannot avoid the checkmate threat.
Tingjie - Wenjun: 1.5-1
For the second consecutive year, the Classical rated game between GM Tingjie Lei (CHN, 2552) and GM Wenjun Ju (CHN, 2580) ended in a draw.
This time, Tingjie won Armageddon.
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Round 1 results
Round 2 pairings
Round 3 pairings
Sara Khadem - Wenjun Ju
R Vaishali - Tingjie Lei
Anna Muzychuk - Koneru Humpy
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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