Magnus Carlsen – Wang Hao 1.5-1.0, LIVE Round 1 – Norway Chess 2022
Norway Chess 2022 takes place from May 30th to June 10th in Stavanger. The event kicked off with the Blitz tournament which determined the pairings of the main – classical event. Wesley So won the Blitz event and chose starting number one for the classical part of the 2022 Norway Chess.
Round 1 pairings and live games:
Magnus Carlsen – Wang Hao 1.5-1.0
Wesley So – Teimour Radjabov 3-0
Anish Giri – Veselin Topalov 1.5-1.0
Viswanathan Anand – Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 3-0
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov – Aryan Tari 1.5-1.0
Game 1 – classical time control: Magnus Carlsen – Wang Hao 1/2-1/2
Game 2 – Armageddon: Magnus Carlsen – Wang Hao 1-0
Final result: Magnus Carlsen – Wang Hao 1.5-1.0
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