Norway Chess is an annual closed chess tournament, typically taking place in the May to June time period every year. The first edition of which took place in the Stavanger area, Norway, from 7 May 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 the 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.
Tournament (year) | Location | Winner(s) Classical | Winner(s) Blitz |
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Altibox Norway Chess 2019 | Stavanger | Magnus Carlsen | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave |
Altibox Norway Chess 2018 | Stavanger | Fabiano Caruana | Wesley So |
Altibox Norway Chess 2017 | Stavanger | Levon Aronian | Magnus Carlsen |
Altibox Norway Chess 2016 | Stavanger | Magnus Carlsen | Magnus Carlsen |
Altibox Norway Chess 2015 | Stavanger | Veselin Topalov | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave |
Altibox Norway Chess 2014 | Stavanger | Sergey Karjakin | Magnus Carlsen |
Altibox Norway Chess 2013 | Stavanager | Sergey Karjakin | Sergey Karjakin |