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Magnus Carlsen will play at Norway Chess classical this year as event moves to Oslo from Stavanger | Chess News

Magnus Carlsen will play at Norway Chess classical this year as event moves to Oslo from Stavanger | Chess News

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One of the strongest classical chess tournaments in the world, Norway Chess, will be moving base from Stavanger to Oslo for the 2026 edition after 13 years in the seaside city. But there will be some continuity at the event, in the form of former five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen, who was confirmed as the first player at the event this year. Carlsen plays in just one or two classical tournaments each year with his home tournament of Norway Chess being a constant in his calendar. It was at Norway Chess last year where Carlsen had made headlines after the infamous fist smash on the board after losing to world champion Gukesh Dommaraju. Carlsen had also lost to R Praggnanandhaa at the 2024 edition of Norway Chess. Carlsen has taken part in each of the 13 Norway Chess editions and has won seven of them. This year, Norway Chess will take place from 25 May to 5 June. The event will be hosted at Deichman Bjørvika, which is a public library at Norway’s capital city. …

For Indian players at Norway Chess, tiny Stavanger restaurant serves taste of home | Chess News

For Indian players at Norway Chess, tiny Stavanger restaurant serves taste of home | Chess News

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Before Arjun Erigaisi flew to Stavanger to compete at the Norway Chess tournament for the first time in his life, he got a helpful tip from his close friend, R Praggnanandhaa. Pragg is not here this time around after his heroics last time, where he had defeated Magnus Carlsen for the first time in history in the classical format. “Pragg just told me about the South Indian restaurant where I can order food from,” said Arjun after defeating world champion Gukesh on Tuesday. So right after taking down a world champion in the classical format, Arjun made a quick pit-stop at the downtown restaurant called Spisoh to pick up aatu irachi (lamb masala), parotta, mango lassi and cocktail samosas. Arjun had dined on the same meal the previous day too, when he had won in the Armageddon against China’s Wei Yi. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO Arjun isn’t the only one. The rest of the three Indian players competing at the Norway Chess tournament — world champion Gukesh, Koneru Humpy and Vaishali Rameshbabu — also rely …

Gukesh faces Carlsen in first classical game as world champ

Gukesh faces Carlsen in first classical game as world champ

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Stavanger, Norway: As the sun makes a rare appearance amid a gloomy weekend in Stavanger, this sleepy town in southwestern Norway with a population of just over 100,000 brightens up to some sight of life. Adults cycle around the lush green, kids skate through the evening, and runners completing a marathon are rewarded with a little concert after the finish line. FIDE world chess champion D Gukesh at the Norway Chess tournament. (Norway Chess) It’s here that Viswanathan Anand, speaking last month at an event in Mumbai, expected a “perfect storm”. The Indian chess legend’s forecast wasn’t an exaggeration of the persistent drizzle here, but of a “very exciting battle” in store at Norway Chess. It’s here with black pieces right at the start of the tournament on Monday that India’s world champion D Gukesh will clash with Norway’s world No.1 Magnus Carlsen for the first time in classical chess since he won the title in Singapore. It’s a crown the 18-year-old wears with pride, yet one that, by his own admission after winning the …

Anna Muzychuk says Stavanger tournament will be ‘strongest women’s event’

Anna Muzychuk says Stavanger tournament will be ‘strongest women’s event’

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World No 8 women’s chess player Anna Muzychuk believes that the upcoming Norway Chess women’s event will be the strongest women’s event in the sport. Besides Muzychuk (rated 2526), the Norway Chess women’s event this year will see the following players: Ju Wenjun (FIDE rating: 2580), who recently won her fourth women’s world championship title; Lei Tingjie (rated 2552), who is the Women’s World No 3; Humpy Koneru (rated 2543), who is women’s World No.5 and a two-time World Rapid Champion; Vaishali Rameshbabu (rated 2475), a bronze medal winner at the Women’s World Blitz Championship and a Olympiad gold winner; and Sara Khadem (rated 2449). Anna, who finished as the runner-up last year in the inaugural edition of Norway Chess Women’s tournament, expects a strong and unpredictable competition this year. “I think it’s the strongest women’s event if we are looking at the ratings. It will be super tough. Each participant has a real chance to win it. I think it will be exciting, and I am really looking forward to it,” she said. Story …

Praggnanandhaa, Vaishali and Humpy making heads turn in land of Magnus Carlsen during Norway Chess | Chess News

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CHESS LEGEND Garry Kasparov called it the Wimbledon of the 64 black and white squares. But Norway Chess, an invitational tournament that began in Stavanger on Monday, is resplendent this year with the sport’s most dazzling northern lights — home legend and five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen and the organisers’ must-have on the wishlist, the chess stars from India. The presence of the world’s most famous chess siblings — teenager R Praggnanandhaa and his sister R Vaishali – has a hard to miss buzz around them in Magnus-land. Travelling with their mother, they are chased by autograph hunters and selfie seekers. Among them is an important fan who has travelled miles to meet them. Himanshu Gulati, an Indian-origin MP with the Progress Party, had his reasons to make a dash here from Oslo. “A few years ago, I would have come to this event just to get a selfie with Magnus Carlsen. But today, I mostly came here from Oslo to meet with Praggnanandhaa. He’s the talk of the world right now,” Gulati told The …