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The 11th Norway Chess tournament took place Monday 29th May (blitz tournament) to Fri 9th Jun 2023. Players: Magnus Carlsen, Alireza Firouzja, Hikaru Nakamura, Anish Giri, Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, D Gukesh, Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Aryan Tari. The event has had a unique format for a number of years, wins are worth three points, a draw leads to an Armageddon game after which the winner gets 1.5 points and the loser 1 point. Hikaru Nakamura took clear first place after defeating Fabiano Caruana in the final round. World number one Magnus Carlsen was a long way off the pace and finished with one loss and eight draws. He did manage to win all but the final Armageddon tie-break he was involved in.

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11th Norway Chess 2023 Stavanger NOR Sun 28th May 2023 - Fri 9th Jun 2023 Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	Rtg	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pts
1	Nakamura, Hikaru	GM	2775		3	3	1 ½	1 0	1 0	1 ½	1 ½	1 0	3	16½
2	Caruana, Fabiano	GM	2764	0		1 0	1 ½	1 ½	3	0	3	3	3	16
3	Gukesh D	GM	2732	0	1 ½		1 ½	1 ½	1 0	1 ½	3	1 ½	3	14½
4	Giri, Anish	GM	2768	1 0	1 0	1 0		1 ½	1 0	1 ½	1 ½	1 ½	3	13
5	So, Wesley	GM	2760	1 ½	1 0	1 0	1 0		1 0	1 ½	1 0	3	1 ½	12½
6	Carlsen, Magnus	GM	2853	1 ½	0	1 ½	1 ½	1 ½		1 ½	1 ½	1 0	1 ½	11½
7	Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	GM	2738	1 0	3	1 0	1 0	1 0	1 0		0	1 ½	1 ½	11
8	Firouzja, Alireza	GM	2785	1 0	0	0	1 0	1 ½	1 0	3		3	0	10½
9	Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	GM	2731	1 ½	0	1 0	1 0	0	1 ½	1 0	0		3	9
10	Tari, Aryan	GM	2642	0	0	0	0	1 0	1 0	1 0	3	0		6
10 players

Round 1 (May 30, 2023)
Caruana, Fabiano	- Carlsen, Magnus	1-0	35	C11	French Defence
So, Wesley	- Nakamura, Hikaru	½-½	55	C67	Ruy Lopez Berlin
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	- Tari, Aryan	½-½	31	D32	Tarrasch Defence
Firouzja, Alireza	- Gukesh, D	0-1	37	C50	Giuoco Piano
Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	- Giri, Anish	½-½	48	D37	QGD 5.Bf4
Round 2 (May 31, 2023)
Giri, Anish	- Caruana, Fabiano	½-½	66	E25	Nimzo Indian Saemisch
Gukesh, D	- Nakamura, Hikaru	0-1	71	D32	Tarrasch Defence
Firouzja, Alireza	- Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	1-0	40	D20	QGA
Carlsen, Magnus	- So, Wesley	½-½	31	C65	Ruy Lopez Berlin
Tari, Aryan	- Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	0-1	46	B30	Sicilian Rossolimo
Round 3 (June 1, 2023)
Nakamura, Hikaru	- Carlsen, Magnus	½-½	31	C89	Ruy Lopez Marshall
Caruana, Fabiano	- Tari, Aryan	1-0	34	E10	Blumenfeld Counter Gambit
So, Wesley	- Giri, Anish	½-½	36	D41	Semi-Tarrasch Defence
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	- Gukesh, D	½-½	31	A35	English Symmetrical
Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	- Firouzja, Alireza	0-1	59	D45	Anti-Meran Variations
Round 4 (June 3, 2023)
Giri, Anish	- Nakamura, Hikaru	½-½	40	B31	Sicilian Rossolimo
Gukesh, D	- Carlsen, Magnus	½-½	82	C50	Giuoco Piano
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	- Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	½-½	48	D20	QGA
Firouzja, Alireza	- Caruana, Fabiano	0-1	38	C11	French Defence
Tari, Aryan	- So, Wesley	½-½	52	C89	Ruy Lopez Marshall
Round 5 (June 4, 2023)
Nakamura, Hikaru	- Tari, Aryan	1-0	42	C24	Bishop's Opening
Caruana, Fabiano	- Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	0-1	47	A28	English Four Knights
So, Wesley	- Firouzja, Alireza	½-½	55	D85	Gruenfeld Defence
Carlsen, Magnus	- Giri, Anish	½-½	39	E06	Catalan
Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	- Gukesh, D	½-½	32	D45	Anti-Meran Variations
Round 6 (June 5, 2023)
Gukesh, D	- Giri, Anish	½-½	58	D12	Slav Defence
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	- So, Wesley	½-½	47	D20	QGA
Firouzja, Alireza	- Nakamura, Hikaru	½-½	38	B31	Sicilian Rossolimo
Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	- Caruana, Fabiano	0-1	62	C65	Ruy Lopez Berlin
Tari, Aryan	- Carlsen, Magnus	½-½	64	B51	Sicilian Rossolimo
Round 7 (June 6, 2023)
Nakamura, Hikaru	- Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	½-½	28	D20	QGA
Caruana, Fabiano	- Gukesh, D	½-½	36	C65	Ruy Lopez Berlin
So, Wesley	- Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	1-0	28	D20	QGA
Giri, Anish	- Tari, Aryan	1-0	50	E04	Catalan
Carlsen, Magnus	- Firouzja, Alireza	½-½	52	B40	Sicilian Classical
Round 8 (June 8, 2023)
Caruana, Fabiano	- So, Wesley	½-½	48	E46	Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Gukesh, D	- Tari, Aryan	1-0	37	A45	Trompowsky
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	- Carlsen, Magnus	½-½	31	D37	QGD 5.Bf4
Firouzja, Alireza	- Giri, Anish	½-½	87	C44	Scotch Gambit
Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	- Nakamura, Hikaru	½-½	55	C67	Ruy Lopez Berlin
Round 9 (June 9, 2023)
Nakamura, Hikaru	- Caruana, Fabiano	1-0	55	C58	Two Knights Defence
So, Wesley	- Gukesh, D	½-½	31	D37	QGD 5.Bf4
Giri, Anish	- Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	½-½	36	C60	Ruy Lopez
Carlsen, Magnus	- Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	½-½	58	C42	Petroff's Defence
Tari, Aryan	- Firouzja, Alireza	1-0	55	B51	Sicilian Rossolimo

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11th Norway Blitz 2023 Stavanger NOR Sun 28th May 2023 - Fri 9th Jun 2023 Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
Rk	Name	Rtg	Pts
1	Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2683	6
2	Firouzja, Alireza	2904	5.5
3	Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	2704	5.5
4	Nakamura, Hikaru	2885	5
5	Caruana, Fabiano	2837	5
6	So, Wesley	2749	5
7	Carlsen, Magnus	2852	4.5
8	Giri, Anish	2807	3.5
9	Gukesh D	2629	2.5
10	Tari, Aryan	2571	2.5
10 players

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