Norway Chess 2023
 Tournament winner Hikaru Nakamura | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Chess |
| Location | Stavanger, Norway |
| Dates | 29 May–9 June |
| Participants | 10 from 7 nations |
| Final positions | |
| Champion |  Hikaru Nakamura (USA) |
Norway Chess 2023 was an 11th edition of Norway Chess, an annual chess tournament, that took place in Stavanger from May 29 to June 9, 2023. It consisted of 10 participants, and used a round-robin system. It was won by Hikaru Nakamura, who defeated tournament leader Fabiano Caruana in last round.[1][2][3]
Organization
[edit]Tournament consisted of 10 participants, and included a blitz tournament to determine the pairings, won by Nodirbek Abdusattorov,[4] and main classical event. As previous editions since 2019, in case of a draw in a classical game, an armageddon game has to be played. A win in a classical game was rewarded by 3 points, followed by 1.5 points for armageddon victory, 1 point for armageddon loss and 0 points for classical loss.
Participants
[edit]| Player | Rating | Ranking[5] |
|---|---|---|
| May 2023 | ||
 Magnus Carlsen |
2853 | 1 |
 Alireza Firouzja |
2785 | 4 |
| Hikaru Nakamura |
2775 | 5 |
 Anish Giri |
2768 | 6 |
| Fabiano Caruana |
2764 | 7 |
| Wesley So |
2760 | 8 |
 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov |
2738 | 16 |
 Gukesh Dommaraju |
2732 | 18 |
 Nodirbek Abdusattorov |
2731 | 19 |
| Aryan Tari |
2642 | >100 |
Standings
[edit]Blitz tournament
[edit]11th Norway Chess Blitz, 29 May 2023, Stavanger, Norway Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points H2H SB Wins 1 Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan)2683 ½ ½ 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 6 2 Alireza Firouzja (France)2904 ½ 1 0 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 5½ 1 3 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)2704 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 5½ 0 4 Fabiano Caruana (United States)2837 0 1 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 1 5 1½ 5 Wesley So (United States)2749 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 5 1 6 Hikaru Nakamura (United States)2885 1 ½ 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 5 ½ 7 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)2852 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 0 4½ 8 Anish Giri (Netherlands)2807 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 3½ 9 Aryan Tari (Norway)2571 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 1 2½ 1 10 Gukesh Dommaraju (India)2629 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 1 0 2½ 0
Classical tournament
[edit]11th Norway Chess, 30 May – 9 June 2023, Stavanger, Norway, Category XXI (2755) Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points TPR 1 Hikaru Nakamura (United States)2775 3 3 1½ 1 1 1½ 1½ 1 3 16½ 2827 2 Fabiano Caruana (United States)2764 0 1 1½ 1½ 3 0 3 3 3 16 2794 3 Gukesh Dommaraju (India)2732 0 1½ 1½ 1½ 1 1½ 3 1½ 3 14½ 2798 4 Anish Giri (Netherlands)2768 1 1 1 1½ 1 1½ 1½ 1½ 3 13 2794 5 Wesley So (United States)2760 1½ 1 1 1 1 1½ 1 3 1½ 12½ 2795 6 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)2853 1½ 0 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 1 1½ 11½ 2744 7 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)2738 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 1½ 1½ 11 2757 8 Alireza Firouzja (France)2785 1 0 0 1 1½ 1 3 3 0 10½ 2711 9 Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan)2731 1½ 0 1 1 0 1½ 1 0 3 9 2676 10 Aryan Tari (Norway)2642 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 6 2599
References
[edit]- ↑ "Hikaru Nakamura wins Norway Chess 2023". fide.com. FIDE. 10 June 2023.
- ↑ Levin, Anthony (11 June 2023). "Nakamura Steals Show On Last Day, Wins Norway Chess 2023". chess.com. Chess.com.
- ↑ Colodro, Carlos (10 June 2023). "Nakamura beats Caruana to win Norway Chess 2023". chessbase.com. ChessBase.
- ↑ West, Vanessa (30 May 2023). "Capturing The Lead Late, Abdusattorov Wins Norway Blitz Opener". chess.com. Chess.com.
- ↑ "FIDE World Rankings May 2023". fide.com.