Norway Chess 2025 full schedule, India timings, players, live streaming

The highly anticipated Norway Chess 2025 tournament is set to kick off in Stavanger on Monday, bringing together some of the world’s top chess grandmasters. Among the marquee matchups, India’s D Gukesh will face Norway’s Magnus Carlsen in the opening round, promising a thrilling start to the event.

 

Indian fans will also have much to look forward to, with Arjun Erigaisi, Humpy Koneru, and Vaishali Rameshbabu competing in the tournament. Here’s a detailed look at the participating players, their match pairings, the complete schedule, prize pool, tournament format, and how to watch Norway Chess 2025 live.

 

What is the format of Norway Chess 2025?

 

 

Both the Norway Chess and Norway Chess Women tournaments will follow an identical format. Each event features six players who will compete against one another twice in a double round-robin format. Draws are not permitted—if a classical game ends in a tie, it will be followed by an Armageddon tiebreaker to determine the winner. This ensures that every match will produce a decisive result. 

Norway Chess 2025 prize money in Indian rupees (INR)
Position	Prize Money (INR)	Prize Money (NOK)
1st	5400000	700000
2nd	2700000	350000
3rd	1550000	200000
4th	1310000	170000
5th	1150000	150000
6th	920000	120000
Notes
First prize will be decided through a play-off or double round-robin if tied.
Other prizes will be shared if players finish with the same score.

  Norway Chess 2025 full schedule, players list and round fixtures 

Norway Chess 2025 Pairings 

Round 1 – 26 May

• Wei Yi vs Erigaisi
• Caruana vs Nakamura
• Carlsen vs Gukesh

Round 2 – 27 May

• Erigaisi vs Gukesh
• Nakamura vs Carlsen
• Wei Yi vs Caruana

Round 3 – 28 May

• Caruana vs Erigaisi
• Carlsen vs Wei Yi
• Gukesh vs Nakamura

Round 4 – 29 May

• Carlsen vs Erigaisi
• Gukesh vs Caruana
• Nakamura vs Wei Yi

Round 5 – 31 May

• Erigaisi vs Nakamura
• Wei Yi vs Gukesh
• Caruana vs Carlsen

 

Round 6 – 1 June

• Erigaisi vs Wei Yi
• Nakamura vs Caruana
• Gukesh vs Carlsen

 

Round 7 – 2 June

• Gukesh vs Erigaisi
• Carlsen vs Nakamura
• Caruana vs Wei Yi

 

Round 8 – 3 June

• Erigaisi vs Caruana
• Wei Yi vs Carlsen
• Nakamura vs Gukesh

 

Round 9 – 5 June

• Nakamura vs Erigaisi
• Gukesh vs Wei Yi
• Carlsen vs Caruana

 

Round 10 – 6 June

• Erigaisi vs Carlsen
• Caruana vs Gukesh
• Wei Yi vs Nakamura

 

Norway Chess Women 2025 Pairings 

Round 1

• Tingjie vs Ju Wenjun
• Koneru vs Vaishali
• Lei Tingjie vs Ju Wenjun

 

Round 2

• Khadem vs Ju Wenjun
• Vaishali vs Lei Tingjie
• Muzychuk vs Koneru

 

Round 3

• Koneru vs Khadem
• Lei Tingjie vs Muzychuk
• Ju Wenjun vs Vaishali

 

Round 4

• Lei Tingjie vs Khadem
• Ju Wenjun vs Koneru
• Vaishali vs Muzychuk

 

Round 5

• Khadem vs Vaishali
• Muzychuk vs Ju Wenjun
• Koneru vs Lei Tingjie

 

Round 6

• Khadem vs Muzychuk
• Vaishali vs Koneru
• Ju Wenjun vs Lei Tingjie

 

Round 7

• Ju Wenjun vs Khadem
• Lei Tingjie vs Vaishali
• Koneru vs Muzychuk

 

Round 8

• Khadem vs Koneru
• Muzychuk vs Lei Tingjie
• Vaishali vs Ju Wenjun

 

Round 9

• Vaishali vs Khadem
• Ju Wenjun vs Muzychuk
• Lei Tingjie vs Koneru

 

Round 10

• Khadem vs Lei Tingjie
• Koneru vs Ju Wenjun
• Muzychuk vs Vaishali

Norway Chess 2025 time table, India timings, players list, live streaming for free in India 

When Norway Chess 2025 begins?

 

Norway Chess 2025 will begin on May 26 (Monday) and concludes on June 6 (Friday). 

 

What is the venue of Norway Chess 2025?

 

The games will take place at Finansparken. The women’s matches will be played on the same dates as the men’s games and in the same hall.

 

At what time the Norway Chess 2025 will begin and conclude during the 12-day period, according to Indian Standard Time (IST)?

 

In Norway Chess 2025 competition, all rounds will begin at 8:30 PM IST and will run until around 1:30 AM. 

 

Which TV channels will live telecast Norway Chess 2025 in India?

 

No broadcasters will live telecast Norway Chess 2025 on television.

 

How to watch the live streaming of Norway Chess 2025?

 

Fans can watch the live action unfold on Chess.com for free and Sony LIV, by paying subscription fee.