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Norway Chess
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Norway Chess is an annual closed chess tournament, typically taking place in the May to June time period every year.
Elite chess explained, move by move
For chess fans who follow top level chess, and want to understand what the eval is saying.
All broken down so you can understand.
Covers a hand-curated slate of elite tournaments through 2026
Prize Fund: €80,000
Wijk aan Zee, NL · 17 — 28 Jan 2026
14 players · Classical · Classical round-robin · 14 players
Prize Fund: $500,000
Open section
Paphos, CY · 28 Mar — 16 Apr 2026
8 players · Classical · Classical double round-robin · 8 players
Prize Fund: $250,000
Women's section
Paphos, CY · 28 Mar — 16 Apr 2026
8 players · Classical · Classical double round-robin · 8 players
Prize Fund: $150,000
Super Rapid & Blitz Poland
Warsaw, PL · 3 — 10 May 2026
10 players · Rapid and blitz · Rapid and blitz round-robin · 10 players
Prize Fund: $250,000
Oslo, NO · 25 May — 5 Jun 2026
6 players · Classical · Classical round-robin + Armageddon tiebreak · 6 players
St. Louis, US · 10 — 20 Aug 2026
St. Louis, US · 22 — 27 Aug 2026
Goa, IN · 30 Oct — 27 Nov 2026
Gukesh vs Sindarov
TBD · 15 Nov — 5 Dec 2026
FAQ · what people ask
Annotations are generated automatically by a deterministic analysis pipeline that runs on every move.
Key Moments are identified by detecting volatile positions, critical evaluation swings, time trouble, tactical turning points, and other game-state signals.
Candidate Moves are generated by comparing what Stockfish considers best with what strong human players are likely to choose, using Maia and Stockfish together.
Positional Evaluation is computed from concrete board features, such as king safety, pawn structure, piece activity, space, hanging pieces, and defensive needs. For example, king safety looks at pawn shelter, available checks, escape squares, exposed lines, and attacking pressure.
Forcing Moves are selected by examining legal checks, captures, threats, and tactical tries, then filtering them through Stockfish to determine which ones are actually good, playable, or dangerous traps.
They show moves and evals; we add move-by-move commentary and let you explore alternatives on the board — with prose tied to arrows, not numbers alone.
Live classical coverage is coming soon. Finished games are fully annotated at every move — explore any position on the board.
The home page highlights the top 2026 marquee events — free at launch. Candidates 2026 Open is fully annotated and finished; Norway Chess is live now. Sinquefield, World Cup, and the rest of the calendar are coming soon as we wire live and finished coverage. See the full calendar for every event.
The launch archive and marquee tournament coverage are free. A paid tier for additional tournaments and library features is planned; pricing is not live yet.
The site is built for reading on phone and desktop in the browser. Native apps are not in v1 scope.
Not yet. Move x Move is tournament coverage — not personal PGN or arbitrary positions. Personal game uploads may come as part of the paid tier, depending on demand.
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