The Pairings Are Out for Norway Chess & Norway Chess Women 2025!

Photo: Carlsen, Nakamura, Caruana, Ju, Lei, Humpy, Anna, Vaishali: Norway Chess / Stev Bonhage | Gukesh, Sara: FIDE / Maria Emelianova | Erigaisi, Yi: FIDE / Michal Walusza

Get ready for some epic clashes on the board as the pairings for Norway Chess and Norway Chess Women 2025 have officially been announced!

Among the most anticipated matchups is the encounter between World No.1 Magnus Carlsen and reigning World Champion Gukesh D. The two will face off in both Round 1 and Round 6 in what promises to be a thrilling highlight of the tournament.

Over in the women’s field, the reigning Women’s World Champion Ju Wenjun will meet her 2023 challenger Lei Tingjie in the same rounds—adding another layer of intensity to this year’s battles in Stavanger.

Here is the full pairing schedule:

Norway Chess 2025 Pairings

All rounds begin at 17:00 CET

Round 1 – May 26
Wei Yi vs Erigaisi
Caruana vs Nakamura
Carlsen vs Gukesh

Round 2 – May 27
Erigaisi vs Gukesh
Nakamura vs Carlsen
Wei Yi vs Caruana

Round 3 – May 28
Caruana vs Erigaisi
Carlsen vs Wei Yi
Gukesh vs Nakamura

Round 4 – May 29
Carlsen vs Erigaisi
Gukesh vs Caruana
Nakamura vs Wei Yi

Round 5 – May 31
Erigaisi vs Nakamura
Wei Yi vs Gukesh
Caruana vs Carlsen

Round 6 – June 1
Erigaisi vs Wei Yi
Nakamura vs Caruana
Gukesh vs Carlsen

Round 7 – June 2
Gukesh vs Erigaisi
Carlsen vs Nakamura
Caruana vs Wei Yi

Round 8 – June 3
Erigaisi vs Caruana
Wei Yi vs Carlsen
Nakamura vs Gukesh

Round 9 – June 5
Nakamura vs Erigaisi
Gukesh vs Wei Yi
Carlsen vs Caruana

Round 10 – June 6
Erigaisi vs Carlsen
Caruana vs Gukesh
Wei Yi vs Nakamura

Norway Chess Women 2025 Pairings

Round 1
Muzychuk vs Khadem
Koneru vs Vaishali
Lei Tingjie vs Ju Wenjun

Round 2
Khadem vs Ju Wenjun
Vaishali vs Lei Tingjie
Muzychuk vs Koneru

Round 3
Koneru vs Khadem
Lei Tingjie vs Muzychuk
Ju Wenjun vs Vaishali

Round 4
Lei Tingjie vs Khadem
Ju Wenjun vs Koneru
Vaishali vs Muzychuk

Round 5
Khadem vs Vaishali
Muzychuk vs Ju Wenjun
Koneru vs Lei Tingjie

Round 6
Khadem vs Muzychuk
Vaishali vs Koneru
Ju Wenjun vs Lei Tingjie

Round 7
Ju Wenjun vs Khadem
Lei Tingjie vs Vaishali
Koneru vs Muzychuk

Round 8
Khadem vs Koneru
Muzychuk vs Lei Tingjie
Vaishali vs Ju Wenjun

Round 9
Vaishali vs Khadem
Ju Wenjun vs Muzychuk
Lei Tingjie vs Koneru

Round 10
Khadem vs Lei Tingjie
Koneru vs Ju Wenjun
Muzychuk vs Vaishali

Catch all the action on various channels, TV2 Sport, Chess.com, and Norway Chess’ own broadcast on the following channels: SonyLIV in India, Netease Sports in China, Sina Weibo in China, Arena Sport in Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia, Macedonia, Serbia, and Montenegro, Sportspass in Austria, Switzerland, and Germany.

Stay tuned as the countdown to Stavanger continues—only days to go until Norway Chess 2025 begins!