NORWAY CHESS 2024
THE WORLD’S STRONGEST CHESS TOURNAMENT — MAY 26 — JUNE 7, 2024
Player field in Norway Chess (Live Rating & World standings as of 18th of January 2024):
Magnus Carlsen (Norway), 2830, World No. 1
Fabiano Caruana (USA), 2804, World No.
Hikaru Nakamura (USA), 2788, World No. 3
World Champion, Ding Liren (China), 2776, World No. 4
Alireza Firouzja (France), 2765, World No. 6
Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu (India), 2748, World No. 11
Player field in the Norway Chess Women’s Tournament (Live Rating & World standings as of 18th of January 2024):
Koneru Humpy (India), 2554, World No. 2 among women.
Lei Tingjie (China), 2550, World No. 4 among women.
Women’s World Champion Ju Wenjun (China), 2547, World No. 5 among women.
Anna Muzychuk (Ukraine), 2525, World No. 7 among women.
Vaishali Rameshbabu (India), 2481, World No. 14 among women.
Pia Cramling (Sweden), 2437, World No. 31 among women.
We are happy to announce that there will be a Norway Chess Open tournament also this year! In collaboration with local chess clubs, we invite you to play at the Clarion Hotel Energy in Stavanger.
Scheduled from May 24th to May 30th, the tournament features two main groups: the Grandmaster (GM) group for players with an ELO of 1800 or higher, and the ELO group, open to all participants, both engaging in a 9-round Swiss tournament.
