Norway Chess

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 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 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.

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Tournament Year Location Winner(s)
Norway Chess 2023 Stavanger (Norway) Hikaru Nakamura
Norway Chess 2022 Stavanger (Norway) Magnus Carlsen
Norway Chess 2021 Stavanger (Norway) Magnus Carlsen
Norway Chess 2020 Stavanger (Norway) Magnus Carlsen
Norway Chess 2019 Stavanger (Norway) Magnus Carlsen
Norway Chess 2018 Stavanger (Norway) Fabiano Caruana
Norway Chess 2017 Stavanger (Norway) Levon Aronian
Norway Chess 2016 Stavanger (Norway) Magnus Carlsen
Norway Chess 2015 Stavanger (Norway) Veselin Topalov
Norway Chess 2014 Stavanger (Norway) Sergey Karjakin
Norway Chess 2013 Stavanger (Norway) Sergey Karjakin