Altibox Norway Chess Qualifier



Playing schedule

Classical games: 
Round 1: Wednesday 23 March at 14:30: Tari Hou Yifan, Hammer Grandelius
Round 2: Thursday 24 March at 14:30:
Tari – Hammer, Hou Yifan - Grandelius
Round 3: Friday 25 March at 14:30: Grandelius – Tari, Hammer – Hou Yifan
Rapid games:
Round 4: Saturday 26 March at 11:00:
Hou Yifan TariGrandelius Hammer
Round 5: Saturday 26 March at 14:00: Hammer Tari, Grandelius Hou Yifan
Round 6: Saturday 26 March at 16:00: Tari Grandelius, Hou Yifan Hammer

Playoff in case of a tie for first place: Blitz games Saturday 26 March at 18:00.
Closing ceremony and prize giving:
Saturday 26 March at 19:30.

Scoring system: Classical games (3 - 1 - 0) | Rapid games (2 - 1 - 0)
Tie break: Blitz games will be played in case of a tie for first place.


Time control
    Classical: 120 minutes/40 moves + 30 minutes/20 moves + 30 minutes/rest
                    with 30 seconds increment from move 41.

    Rapid:       25 minutes with 5 seconds increment.