Norway Chess
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Norway Chess is an annual closed chess tournament, typically taking place in the May to June time period every year. The first edition took place in the Stavanger, Norway, from 7 to 18 May 2013. The 2013 tournament had ten participants, including seven of the ten highest rated players in the world per the May 2013 FIDE World Rankings. It was won by Sergey Karjakin, with Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura tied for second place. Norway Chess 2015 took place in mid-June 2015 and was a part of the inaugural Grand Chess Tour. The tournament has since decided to withdraw from the Grand Chess Tour. In 2025, Norway Chess announced they were developing the Total Chess World Championship Tour, with the approval of FIDE. Total Chess World Championship 2026 will be the first Total Chess World Championship event. It will be held in Norway on 15 October 2026. In 2026, it was announced that the upcoming Norway Chess 2026 tournament would be held in Oslo instead of Stavanger.
Tables
1
1
#
1
Year
2013
Winner (classical)
Sergey Karjakin (Russia)
Winner (blitz)
Sergey Karjakin (Russia)
2
2
#
2
Year
2014
Winner (classical)
Sergey Karjakin (Russia)
Winner (blitz)
Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
3
3
#
3
Year
2015
Winner (classical)
Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)
Winner (blitz)
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France)
4
4
#
4
Year
2016
Winner (classical)
Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
Winner (blitz)
Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
5
5
#
5
Year
2017
Winner (classical)
Levon Aronian (Armenia)
Winner (blitz)
Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
6
6
#
6
Year
2018
Winner (classical)
Fabiano Caruana (United States)
Winner (blitz)
Wesley So (United States)
7
7
#
7
Year
2019
Winner (classical)
Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
Winner (blitz)
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France)
8
8
#
8
Year
2020
Winner (classical)
Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
Winner (blitz)
–
9
9
#
9
Year
2021
Winner (classical)
Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
Winner (blitz)
–
10
10
#
10
Year
2022
Winner (classical)
Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
Winner (blitz)
Wesley So (United States)
11
11
#
11
Year
2023
Winner (classical)
Hikaru Nakamura (United States)
Winner (blitz)
Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan)
12
12
#
12
Year
2024
Winner (classical)
Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
Winner (blitz)
–
13
13
#
13
Year
2025
Winner (classical)
Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
Winner (blitz)
–
| # | Year | Winner (classical) | Winner (blitz) |
| 1 | 2013 | Sergey Karjakin (Russia) | Sergey Karjakin (Russia) |
| 2 | 2014 | Sergey Karjakin (Russia) | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) |
| 3 | 2015 | Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) |
| 4 | 2016 | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) |
| 5 | 2017 | Levon Aronian (Armenia) | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) |
| 6 | 2018 | Fabiano Caruana (United States) | Wesley So (United States) |
| 7 | 2019 | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) |
| 8 | 2020 | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | – |
| 9 | 2021 | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | – |
| 10 | 2022 | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | Wesley So (United States) |
| 11 | 2023 | Hikaru Nakamura (United States) | Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan) |
| 12 | 2024 | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | – |
| 13 | 2025 | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | – |
1
1
#
1
Year
2024
Winner (classical )
Ju Wenjun (China)
2
2
#
2
Year
2025
Winner (classical )
Anna Muzychuk (Ukraine)
| # | Year | Winner (classical ) |
| 1 | 2024 | Ju Wenjun (China) |
| 2 | 2025 | Anna Muzychuk (Ukraine) |
1st Supreme Masters Blitz, 7 May 2013, Sandnes, Rogaland county, Norway
1
1
Col 1
1
Player
Sergey Karjakin (Russia)
Blitz rating
2873
1
Does not appear
2
1
3
0
4
1
5
0
6
1
7
1
8
1
9
½
2
2
Col 1
2
Player
Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
Blitz rating
2856
1
0
2
Does not appear
3
½
4
1
5
1
6
0
7
1
8
½
9
1
3
3
Col 1
3
Player
Viswanathan Anand (India)
Blitz rating
2783
1
1
2
½
3
Does not appear
4
0
5
1
6
1
7
0
8
1
9
1
4
4
Col 1
4
Player
Hikaru Nakamura (USA)
Blitz rating
2844
1
0
2
0
3
1
4
Does not appear
5
½
6
½
7
1
8
1
9
1
5
5
Col 1
5
Player
Peter Svidler (Russia)
Blitz rating
2757
1
1
2
0
3
0
4
½
5
Does not appear
6
1
7
1
8
0
9
1
6
6
Col 1
6
Player
Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan)
Blitz rating
2755
1
0
2
1
3
0
4
½
5
0
6
Does not appear
7
½
8
1
9
1
7
7
Col 1
7
Player
Jon Ludvig Hammer (Norway)
Blitz rating
2608
1
0
2
0
3
1
4
0
5
0
6
½
7
Does not appear
8
1
9
½
8
8
Col 1
8
Player
Wang Hao (China)
Blitz rating
2698
1
0
2
½
3
0
4
0
5
1
6
0
7
0
8
Does not appear
9
½
9
9
Col 1
9
Player
Levon Aronian (Armenia)
Blitz rating
2817
1
½
2
0
3
0
4
0
5
0
6
0
7
½
8
½
9
Does not appear
10
10
Col 1
10
Player
Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)
Blitz rating
2666
1
0
2
0
3
½
4
0
5
0
6
0
7
0
8
½
9
0
| Player | Blitz rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| 1 | Sergey Karjakin (Russia) | 2873 | Does not appear | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ |
| 2 | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | 2856 | 0 | Does not appear | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 3 | Viswanathan Anand (India) | 2783 | 1 | ½ | Does not appear | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Hikaru Nakamura (USA) | 2844 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Peter Svidler (Russia) | 2757 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | Does not appear | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan) | 2755 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | Does not appear | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Jon Ludvig Hammer (Norway) | 2608 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | Does not appear | 1 | ½ |
| 8 | Wang Hao (China) | 2698 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Does not appear | ½ |
| 9 | Levon Aronian (Armenia) | 2817 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear |
| 10 | Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) | 2666 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 |
1st Supreme Masters, 8–18 May 2013, Sandnes – Bryne – Sør-Hidle – Stavanger, Norway, Cat. XXI (2766)
1
1
Col 1
1
Player
Sergey Karjakin (Russia)
Rating
2767
2
0
3
1
4
0
5
1
6
½
7
1
8
½
9
1
2
2
Col 1
2
Player
Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
Rating
2868
1
1
2
Does not appear
3
½
4
½
5
½
6
½
7
0
8
½
9
1
3
3
Col 1
3
Player
Hikaru Nakamura (United States)
Rating
2775
1
0
2
½
3
Does not appear
4
½
5
0
6
1
7
1
8
½
9
1
4
4
Col 1
4
Player
Peter Svidler (Russia)
Rating
2769
1
1
2
½
3
½
4
Does not appear
5
½
6
½
7
0
8
½
9
½
5
5
Col 1
5
Player
Levon Aronian (Armenia)
Rating
2813
1
0
2
½
3
1
4
½
5
Does not appear
6
½
7
½
8
½
9
½
6
6
Col 1
6
Player
Viswanathan Anand (India)
Rating
2783
1
½
2
½
3
0
4
½
5
½
6
Does not appear
7
0
8
1
9
1
7
7
Col 1
7
Player
Wang Hao (China)
Rating
2743
1
0
2
1
3
0
4
1
5
½
6
1
7
Does not appear
8
½
9
½
8
8
Col 1
8
Player
Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)
Rating
2793
1
½
2
½
3
½
4
½
5
½
6
0
7
½
8
Does not appear
9
½
9
9
Col 1
9
Player
Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan)
Rating
2745
1
0
2
0
3
0
4
½
5
½
6
0
7
½
8
½
9
Does not appear
10
10
Col 1
10
Player
Jon Ludvig Hammer (Norway)
Rating
2608
1
0
2
0
3
0
4
0
5
0
6
0
7
1
8
½
9
0
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| 1 | Sergey Karjakin (Russia) | 2767 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 2 | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | 2868 | 1 | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 |
| 3 | Hikaru Nakamura (United States) | 2775 | 0 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 4 | Peter Svidler (Russia) | 2769 | 1 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ |
| 5 | Levon Aronian (Armenia) | 2813 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ |
| 6 | Viswanathan Anand (India) | 2783 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Wang Hao (China) | 2743 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | Does not appear | ½ | ½ |
| 8 | Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) | 2793 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ |
| 9 | Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan) | 2745 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear |
| 10 | Jon Ludvig Hammer (Norway) | 2608 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 |
2nd Norway Chess Blitz, 2 June 2014, Flor og Fjære, Sør-Hidle, Norway
1
1
Col 1
1
Player
Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
Blitz rating
2837
1
Does not appear
2
½
3
1
4
½
5
1
6
1
7
½
8
1
9
1
2
2
Col 1
2
Player
Levon Aronian (Armenia)
Blitz rating
2863
1
½
2
Does not appear
3
0
4
½
5
1
6
1
7
1
8
½
9
1
3
3
Col 1
3
Player
Sergey Karjakin (Russia)
Blitz rating
2866
1
0
2
1
3
Does not appear
4
0
5
½
6
0
7
1
8
1
9
1
4
4
Col 1
4
Player
Alexander Grischuk (Russia)
Blitz rating
2801
1
½
2
½
3
1
4
Does not appear
5
½
6
0
7
1
8
1
9
½
5
5
Col 1
5
Player
Peter Svidler (Russia)
Blitz rating
2757
1
0
2
0
3
½
4
½
5
Does not appear
6
1
7
0
8
1
9
1
6
6
Col 1
6
Player
Anish Giri (Netherlands)
Blitz rating
2755
1
0
2
0
3
1
4
1
5
0
6
Does not appear
7
1
8
0
9
½
7
7
Col 1
7
Player
Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)
Blitz rating
2782
1
½
2
0
3
0
4
0
5
1
6
0
7
Does not appear
8
½
9
½
8
8
Col 1
8
Player
Fabiano Caruana (Italy)
Blitz rating
2697
1
0
2
½
3
0
4
0
5
0
6
1
7
½
8
Does not appear
9
½
9
9
Col 1
9
Player
Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)
Blitz rating
2666
1
0
2
0
3
0
4
½
5
0
6
½
7
½
8
½
9
Does not appear
10
10
Col 1
10
Player
Simen Agdestein (Norway)
Blitz rating
2577
1
0
2
0
3
0
4
½
5
0
6
0
7
0
8
0
9
1
| Player | Blitz rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| 1 | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | 2837 | Does not appear | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Levon Aronian (Armenia) | 2863 | ½ | Does not appear | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 3 | Sergey Karjakin (Russia) | 2866 | 0 | 1 | Does not appear | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Alexander Grischuk (Russia) | 2801 | ½ | ½ | 1 | Does not appear | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ |
| 5 | Peter Svidler (Russia) | 2757 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Anish Giri (Netherlands) | 2755 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Does not appear | 1 | 0 | ½ |
| 7 | Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) | 2782 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Does not appear | ½ | ½ |
| 8 | Fabiano Caruana (Italy) | 2697 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ |
| 9 | Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) | 2666 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear |
| 10 | Simen Agdestein (Norway) | 2577 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |