{"id":11560,"date":"2024-11-26T09:41:57","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T09:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/?p=11560"},"modified":"2024-11-26T10:33:08","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T10:33:08","slug":"norway-chess-2025-worlds-top-players-return-to-finansparken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/en\/2024\/11\/26\/norway-chess-2025-worlds-top-players-return-to-finansparken\/","title":{"rendered":"Norway Chess 2025: World&#8217;s Top Players Return to Finansparken"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Norway Chess 2025 is returning to SpareBank 1 S\u00f8r-Norge\u2019s headquarters, Finansparken, in Stavanger from May 26th to June 6th, 2025. The distinctive venue, known for its innovative architecture and sustainable design, will once again host the world&#8217;s top chess players.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11697 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Finansparken-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Finansparken Stavanger\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Finansparken-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Finansparken-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Finansparken-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Finansparken-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Finansparken-317x178.jpg 317w, https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Finansparken.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo: Sindre Ellingsen<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"font-600 text-xl font-bold\">A Perfect Setting for Chess<\/h3>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">Finansparken provides an excellent environment for high-level chess competition. Its modern design and comfortable facilities have already proven successful in hosting previous tournaments, and we couldn\u2019t be more thrilled to host Norway Chess 2025 at this venue.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11569 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/5d87e213aca89f6b89abb3b485265240_hd-847x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"847\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/5d87e213aca89f6b89abb3b485265240_hd-847x1024.jpg 847w, https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/5d87e213aca89f6b89abb3b485265240_hd-248x300.jpg 248w, https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/5d87e213aca89f6b89abb3b485265240_hd-124x150.jpg 124w, https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/5d87e213aca89f6b89abb3b485265240_hd-198x239.jpg 198w, https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/5d87e213aca89f6b89abb3b485265240_hd.jpg 1008w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 847px) 100vw, 847px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo: Sindre Ellingsen<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"font-600 text-xl font-bold\">Norway Chess Women Continues<\/h3>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">The women&#8217;s tournament, which was successfully introduced in 2024, will return as an important part of Norway Chess 2025. SpareBank 1 S\u00f8r-Norge\u2019s support has been instrumental in establishing this tournament, creating valuable opportunities for women in professional chess.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">Sven-Erik Bergman, Head of B2B Marketing at SpareBank 1 S\u00f8r-Norge, shares his excitement for the upcoming event:<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\u2013 We look forward to welcoming the world&#8217;s best female and male chess players to Finansparken for the fourth time, and we&#8217;re excited about Norway Chess 2025.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11580 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/NC2024_Photos_Stev_Bonhage_Round2_Overview_280524_Stavanger_Norway_DSC_3519-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Norway Chess 2024\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/NC2024_Photos_Stev_Bonhage_Round2_Overview_280524_Stavanger_Norway_DSC_3519-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/NC2024_Photos_Stev_Bonhage_Round2_Overview_280524_Stavanger_Norway_DSC_3519-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/NC2024_Photos_Stev_Bonhage_Round2_Overview_280524_Stavanger_Norway_DSC_3519-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/NC2024_Photos_Stev_Bonhage_Round2_Overview_280524_Stavanger_Norway_DSC_3519-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/NC2024_Photos_Stev_Bonhage_Round2_Overview_280524_Stavanger_Norway_DSC_3519-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/NC2024_Photos_Stev_Bonhage_Round2_Overview_280524_Stavanger_Norway_DSC_3519-317x211.jpg 317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo: Norway Chess \/ Stev Bonhage<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"font-600 text-xl font-bold\">What\u2019s next<\/h3>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">In the months ahead, we&#8217;ll announce participating players and key tournament details.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">The combination of top-tier players, the prestigious venue, and the tournament&#8217;s expanding scope promises to make Norway Chess 2025 an unforgettable event in the chess calendar. So stay tuned!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Norway Chess 2025 is returning to SpareBank 1 S\u00f8r-Norge\u2019s headquarters, Finansparken, in Stavanger from May 26th to June 6th, 2025. The distinctive venue, known for its innovative architecture and sustainable design, will once again host the world&#8217;s top chess players. Photo: Sindre Ellingsen A Perfect Setting for Chess Finansparken provides an excellent environment for high-level [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":11697,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11560","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11560"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11560\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11703,"href":"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11560\/revisions\/11703"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}