The nail-biting race for the win at Norway Chess Tournament 2022 continued in Seventh Round today as reigning world-champion Magnus Carlsen lost against compatriot Aryan Tari to give an opening to Viswanathan Anand, we take a look at the latest results, day 7 standings, participants, format, round 8 schedule, prize money and other details of the tournament
In a thrilling Round 7 of Norway Chess, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov defeated Anish Giri, while Aryan Tari defeated Magnus Carlsen for the first time. With two rounds remaining in Stavanger, Vishy Anand’s Armageddon victory over Teimour Radjabov moved him within a half-point of Magnus, while Wang Hao won for the first time after a miraculous save against Veselin Topalov.
Norway Chess Tournament 2022 Day 7 Results, Standings, Round 8 Schedule, Date, Time, Points Table, Ranking, Score And Live Stream
Norway Chess 2022 Schedule, Date, Format, and Players
The matches begin at 5 p.m. local time every day and end at 9:30 p.m. local time. Meanwhile, the blitz event got over on the first day from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. local time. Round Eight matchups will begin at 8:00 a.m. PT/5:00 p.m. CET on June 9th. The tickets are available for fans to buy from here while they can follow the live stream on Chess24.
| Monday | 30th May | 18:00 | Blitz Event |
| Tuesday | 31st May | 17:00 | Round 1 |
| Wednesday | 1st June | 17:00 | Round 2 |
| Thursday | 2nd June | 17:00 | Round 3 |
| Friday | 3rd June | 17:00 | Round 4 |
| Sunday | 5th June | 17:00 | Round 5 |
| Monday | 6th June | 17:00 | Round 6 |
| Tuesday | 7th June | 17:00 | Round 7 |
| Wednesday | 9th June | 17:00 | Round 8 |
| Thursday | 10th June | 17:00 | Round 9 |
Tournament Format, Rules, and Prize Money Pool
From May 31 to June 10, 2022, the Norway Chess Championship will be contested. A single round-robin competition for ten players is held, with a 10-second increment after move 40 and a 120-minute time limit. The scoring system is three points instead of one point for a win. If the game is tied, the players play an Armageddon game, in which the winner gets 1.5 points and the loser gets one.
As a reward for the players, a mouthwatering amount of 2.5 million Norwegian kroner will be distributed based on final positions. The tournament’s complete schedule, pairings, standings, and results is available here.
Norway Chess 2022 Round 7 Results, Latest Standings, Nail-biting Race at the Top, And Round 8 Schedule
Today in round seven, World Champion Magnus Carlsen suffered in yet another Armageddon match on Tuesday, losing his fourth of the type. With GM Viswanathan Anand winning his armageddon game and GMs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov defeating their opponents in their classical games, it is evident that one of these four players will win the event.
In Round 7 of Norway Chess, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov both received full 3 points for classical victories, while Aryan Tari, Vishy Anand, and Wang Hao received 1.5 points for Armageddon victories. The scenario at the top of the scoreboard is making fans excited to see the players return from their day off to continue the event on Round 8. Round eight will kick-off at 8:00 AM PT/5:00 AM CET on Thursday, June 9.
Latest Standings
| Rank | Name & Total Points | |
| 1 | Magnus Carlsen | 13.5 |
| 2 | Viswanathan Anand | 13 |
| 3 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | 11.5 |
| 4 | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 11.5 |
| 5 | Wesley So | 10 |
| 6 | Aryan Tari | 8.5 |
| 7 | Anish Giri | 8 |
| 8 | Veselin Topalov | 7 |
| 9 | Wang Hao | 5.5 |
| 10 | Teimour Radjabov | 5 |
Prize Money
The overall prize pool for the tournament is 2,500,000 NOK, with 750,000 NOK going to the winner and 400,000 NOK going to the runner-up. Participants with the same amount of points will share the monetary prizes equally. However, this does not apply to the first prize.
#1 NOK 750 000
#2 NOK 400 000
#3 NOK 250 000
#4 NOK 200 000
#5 NOK 180 000
#6 NOK 170 000
#7 NOK 160 000
#8 NOK 140 000
#9 NOK 130 000
#10 NOK 120 000
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