Archive 2018

2018

 

The 6th Altibox Norway Chess took place from 27 May to 7 June in the Clarion Energy Hotel and Stavanger Concert Hall in Stavanger.

Altibox Norway Chess started with a blitz tournament, and with 10 of the world’s best players competing it was probably one of the best blitz tournaments in the history of chess. The blitz tournament determined which five players will have one more game with white in the classic tournament.

Wesley So is the winner of the 2018 tournament.

 

Final standings:

  1. GM Wesley So – 6/9
  2. GM Hikaru Nakamura – 5.5/9
  3. GM Viswanathan Anand – 5.5/9
  4. GM Magnus Carlsen – 5/9
  5. GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov – 4.5/9
  6. GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave – 4.5/9
  7. GM Fabiano Caruana – 4.5/9
  8. GM Sergey Karjakin – 3.5/9
  9. GM Levon Aronian – 3/9
  10. GM Ding Liren – 3/9

 

Round 1:

 

Round 2:

 

Round 3:

 

Round 4:

 

Round 5:

 

Round 6:

 

Round 7:

 

Round 8:

 

Round 9: