Two separate tournaments – same location – same time – same format – equal prize money
May 27th – June 7th
Player field Norway Chess:
Magnus Carlsen (Norway). World No. 1.
Fabiano Caruana (USA). World No. 2.
Hikaru Nakamura (USA). World No. 3.
World champion, Ding Liren (China). World No. 4
Alireza Firouzja (France). World No. 6.
Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu (India). World No. 13.
Player field in the Norway Chess Women’s Tournament:
Koneru Humpy (India). World No. 2 among women.
Lei Tingjie (China). World No. 4 among women.
Women’s world champion Ju Wenjun (China). World No. 5 among women.
Anna Muzychuk (Ukraine). World No. 7 among women.
Vaishali Rameshbabu (India). World No. 14 among women.
Pia Cramling (Sweden). World No. 31 among women.