The nail-biting race for the win at Norway Chess Tournament 2022 culminated in Ninth Round with the championship going to Magnus Carlsen, who held on to his small-lead, we take a look at the day 9 results, final standings, prize money and other details of the tournament
After a tense last day of the 2022 event, Magnus Carlsen has now won half of the ten editions of Norway Chess, including the last four in a row. Magnus Carlsen won 2022 Norway Chess with a total of 16.5 points in nine rounds, which was one point more than nearest rival Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and two points ahead of Indian legend Vishwanathan Anand.
Norway Chess Tournament 2022 Final Round 9 Results, Winner, Standings, Points Table And Prize Money Purse
Norway Chess 2022 Schedule, Date, Format, and Players
The Norway Chess Championship started on May 31 and culminated on June 10, 2022. Ten players competed in a single round-robin match with a 10-second increment after move 40 and a 120-minute time restriction. The scoring system was three points instead of one point for a win. If the game was tied, the players played an Armageddon game, with the winner receiving 1.5 points and the loser receiving one.
Every day, the matches started at 5 p.m. local time and ended at 9:30 p.m. local time. The last round of the 2022 Norway Chess was Round Nine.
Final Results, Standings, Nail-biting Race Decided, And Winner
Veselin Topalov held the World Champion Magnus Carlsen to a draw, meaning Shakhriyar Mamedyarov would have won the title if he had defeated his countryman Teimour Radjabov in classical chess. That appeared to be the case at one point, but Teimour fought back to survive a difficult situation with no time on his hands. Vishy Anand finished third, ahead of Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, who finished fourth.
The last round of Norway Chess would be the only one without a classic victory, with Armageddon deciding all five match-ups. Some players had a slim chance of winning the tournament elsewhere, but they needed to win their classical game first. Instead, Vishy Anand forced a 22-move draw against Aryan Tari, with the 5-time World Chess Champion’s title aspirations virtually ruined the day before by a one-move blunder.
The title aspirations of Maxime Vachier-Lagrave were dashed when he drew with Anish Giri, but the Frenchman bounced back with a resounding victory in Armageddon. Maxime’s 4th place finish and 5.4 rating point increase was remarkable, but it could have been much better if he’d found one of the wins he missed versus Magnus.
Final Round Results
Magnus Carlsen 1.5-1 Veselin Topalov
Viswanathan Anand 1.5-1 Aryan Tari
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 1.5-1 Anish Giri
Wesley So 1.5-1 Wang Hao
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 1-1.5 Teimour Radjabov
2022 Norway Chess Final Standings
| Rank | Name & Total Points | |
| 1 | Magnus Carlsen | 16.5 |
| 2 | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 15.5 |
| 3 | Viswanathan Anand | 14.5 |
| 4 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | 14 |
| 5 | Wesley So | 12.5 |
| 6 | Anish Giri | 12 |
| 7 | Veselin Topalov | 9.5 |
| 8 | Aryan Tari | 9.5 |
| 9 | Teimour Radjabov | 8 |
| 10 | Wang Hao | 7.5 |
Prize Money
The tournament’s entire prize fund was 2,500,000 NOK, with winner Magnus Carlsen taking home 750,000 NOK and runner-up Shakhriyar Mamedyarov taking home 400,000 NOK. The amount of money paid to participants with the same number of points was the same.
#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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