By Mehmet Ismail, economist at King’s College, London
Norway Chess is renowned not only as one of the strongest tournaments in the world but also for its innovation. Its founder and chairman, Kjell Madland, pioneered the inclusion of the Armageddon format after drawn games, among other things, to enhance both excitement and viewership. This year, Norway Chess introduced an additional feature, the Game Theory Corner, named by project manager Benedicte Westre Skog, which I had the privilege of implementing. In this article, I will briefly explain the novel metrics—Game Intelligence (GI) and Game Point Loss (GPL)—that I used during the tournament to provide insights into players' playing styles and performance.
Analysing Chess GamesIf you analysed a game with an engine like Stockfish, you might be familiar with the term “average centipawn loss,” which essentially tells us how a player’s moves deviate from engine’s best moves. However, chess is not just about precision; it is also about creativity175
For the new issue of New In Chess that came out today (2023/5) I interviewed Hikaru Nakamura. We talked for an hour after he won the 11th edition of Norway Chess in Stavanger. His victory was an amazing achievement. In the final round Nakamura had to defeat the early leader Fabiano Caruana to claim first prize and that’s what he did in an unforgettable game (you will find the game with the winner’s comments in this same issue).And Caruana was not the only top player in a stellar field who could not keep up with Nakamura’s pace. Magnus Carlsen couldn’t either, nor could the young guns Gukesh and Alireza Firouzja, or aces like Anish Giri and Wesley So.
They all bowed to a grandmaster who no longer sees himself as a professional chess player and keeps stressing that his full focus these days is on streaming and creating content, a highly successful endeavour that has resulted in more than 6 million followers.Hikaru Nakamura arrives for the crucial last-round game against Fabiano Caruana in175
Our recent publication might look like a book by a Dutch author about a Dutch chess player published in the Netherlands. But don't be fooled. This book is anything but provincial.
Our best-selling author Jan Timman, a former #2 in the world ranking, has put his heart and soul into this Best Games collection of Max Euwe, the World Champion of 1935-1937.
What makes the book so unique is that Timman knew Euwe personally. Euwe handed Timman his first prize when he won the Dutch Junior Championship. Euwe took Timman under his wing and introduced him to legends such as Keres and Smyslov (see picture). And Timman and Euwe played for the same team in the Dutch national league.
Timman wanted to pay tribute to Max Euwe, the 5th World Champion, the widely respected FIDE President, and the prolific chess author. What was missing was an outstanding collection of the greatest games of this 'efficient, man-eating tiger' as the American chess master175
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