Norway Chess

Participants: 6 players.

System: Double round-robin, 10 rounds in total.

Time Control:

Classical Games: Each player has 120 minutes, with a 10-second increment per move starting from move 41.

Armageddon Games: White has 10 minutes, and Black has 7 minutes, with a 1-second increment per move starting from move 41. In case of a draw, Black wins.

Scoring:

Classical Win: 3 points.

Armageddon Win: 1.5 points.

Armageddon Loss: 1 point.

Draw Rule: Players are not allowed to agree to a draw before move 30 in classical games.

Tiebreaks:

If two players are tied for first place, a playoff consisting of two blitz games (3 minutes + 2 seconds increment) is held.

If still tied, an Armageddon game is played.

If more than two players are tied, a double round-robin playoff is conducted using the same tiebreak rules.

The Norway Chess 2025 tournament is scheduled to take place from May 26 to June 6, 2025, in Stavanger, Norway, at the Finansparken venue.

This elite event features six of the world's top grandmasters competing in a double round-robin format. Notably, the tournament employs an innovative format where every classical game must produce a decisive result. If a classical game ends in a draw, an Armageddon tiebreak is played to determine the winner.