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Wesley So went on a giant-slaying spree as he topped the Norway Chess 2022 Blitz tournament in Stavanger, Norway Monday. Photo from Norway Chess Facebook page The Cavite-born American overcame an opening round defeat to Chinese Wang Hao by coming through with five straight wins starting in the f
This year's Norway Chess Tournament in Stavanger started on Monday evening with a blitz tournament. After five rounds Magnus Carlsen led the field but then lost against Wesley So - after trying 1.a4 - and Vishy Anand. So, who had started the tournament with a loss against Wang Hao, used his chance and won the tournament with 6.5/9, one full point ahead of Carlsen who finished second with 5.5/9. | Photos: Norway Chess
Rather than having a traditional drawing of start numbers, Norway Chess has made a tradition of starting out with a blitz tournament to decide the start numbers for each player in the main event. American GM Wesley So took a decisive lead by beating GM Magnus Carlsen in their round-six encounter and...
The tenth edition of the Norway Chess Tournament is set to kick off on Monday, with a blitz tournament which will decide who gets more whites in the main event. An impressive lineup, including Magnus Carlsen, Vishy Anand and Veselin Topalov, will fight in a 9-round all-play-all with a unique format — in case of a draw, an Armageddon follows. Richad Rapport, who will play the Candidates in a few weeks, withdrew from the tournament; Aryan Tari stepped in (pictured). | Photo: Lennart Ootes
Magnus Carlsen and Vishy Anand will lock horns again as the 10th edition of Norway Chess starts in Stavanger this Monday with a blitz tournament. I...