First Games of Altibox Norway Chess Super Tournament Held in Stavanger
Magnus Carlsen and Levon Aronian played Armageddon.
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The Altibox Norway Chess 2020 super tournament, the first big OTB chess event from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, started in Stavanger on October 5. In case of a draw, the grandmasters play one Armageddon game.
In the first round, Fabiano Caruana defeated Aryan Tari as Black, Alireza Firouzja beat Jan-Krzysztof Duda with the black pieces as well, while Magnus Carlsen won against Levon Aronian in the Armageddon game.
Players will get following points per round:
Victory main game: 3 points
Loss main game: 0 points
Draw main game & victory Armageddon: 1.5 points
Draw main game & loss Armageddon: 1 point.
Standings after Round 1:
1-2. Fabiano Caruana, Alireza Firouzja - 3 points
3. Magnus Carlsen - 1.5
4. Levon Aronian - 1
5-6. Aryan Tari, Jan-Krzysztof Duda - 0.
Round 2 pairings:
Carlsen - Firouzja, Caruana - Duda, and Aronian - Tari.
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