World Champion D Gukesh and India's top ranked player Arjun Erigaisi will spearhead the Indian challenge at the Norway Chess 2025 tournament to be held from May 26 to June 6. (More Sports News)
This year’s event promises intense b🧸attles as the youngest World Champion, Gukesh D, takes on the world’s top 3 players
World Champion D Gukesh and India's top ranked player Arjun Erigaisi will spearhead the Indian challenge at the Norway Chess 2025 tournament to be held from May 26 to June 6. (More Sports News)
This year’s event promises inte🍸nse battles as the youngest Wo𝓰rld Champion, Gukesh, takes on the world’s top 3 players. Adding to the excitement, Erigaisi and China’s No.1 Wei Yi will make their Norway Chess debuts.
The prestigious event to be held in Stavanger, Norway from 26th May to 6th June 2025 will feature World No.1 Magnus Carlsen, World No.2 Fabiano Caruana, World No. 3 Hikaru Nakamura, World No. 4 Arjun Erigaisi, World No. 5 Gukesh D, World No. 9 Wei Yi. This i𓆏s the one of the strongest line-ups in a chess tournament ever, with 4 of them with a rating over 2800 – the average rating across players 2795. There is only 5 rating points that separates it from the strongest tournament we had, which was Norway Chess in 2017.
With a FIDE rating of 2802, Nakamura has won five U.S. Chess Championships, is the reigning FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Champion, and was the Norway Chess ཧChampion in 2023. Beyond tournaments, Nakamura has built a large following as a chess streamer, sharing his games and insights with fans around the world. His presence, both online and at live ev☂ents, continues to inspire both fellow players and the chess audience.
Nakamura shared his enthusiasm for returning to Norway Chess, emphasizing the relationships and challenges the event offers. “What excites me the most about returning to Norway Chess is seein🥃g all the familiar faces I've come to know over the past decade of this event, as well as competing against the future stars of chess like Gukesh and Arjun,” Nakamura said.
When asked ﷺwhich competitor he was most eager to face, Nakamura added, “I am most excited to play against Wei Yi because I have only played him once or twice, whereas I'm pretty familiar with the styles of all the other players.”
Hikaru Nakamura’s return also revives one of chess’s most well-known rivalries. Magnus Carlsen, widely considered one of the greatest players of all time, has often described Nakamura as one of his toughest opponents. Fans can look forwa🗹rd to intense games between these two top players, as well as exciting matchups with other world-class competitors.
Norway Chess founder and tournament director Kjell Madland welcomed Nakamura’s return, saying, “Hikaru is one of the top players in the world, and he always brings a great mix of skill and energy to the tournament. He’s a player who knows how to connect with fans, and 𒈔we’re excited to have him back for 2025.”
Introducing the Final Lineup for Norway Chess 2025
Magnus Carlsen - World No. 1
Fabiano Caruana - World No. 2
Hikaru Nakamura - World No. 3
Arjun Erigaisi - World No. 4
Gukesh D - World No. 5
Wei Yi - World No. 9