Anna Muzychuk and Magnus Carlsen (Norwegian Chess/Michal Walusza) New Delhi: “You never know what will happen in sports,” GM Anna Muzychuk said during a chat with Timesofindia.com last February. At that time, Ukraine No. 1 looked forward to 2025 with cautious optimism.After five months, Muzychuk has three classic chess titles under her belt: The Nicosia Grand Prix in March, Grosslobming Grand Prix in May and now the prestigious Norwegian chess.Despite its consistent form, the current world No. 6 (based on living evaluations) has entered the Stavanger event without a great fanfare.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe!
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Instead, it was focused on the ruling world champion Ju Wenjun, former champion Lei Tingjie, Humpy Indian and rising stars like Vaisali Rameshbab and Sara Khad.On the social media and chess circles, most of the interviews overlooked Muzychuk’s silent dynamics, while global attention was strongly chamfered to the great names in the open section: the return of Magnus Carlsen to the classic chess, his aboard rivalry against the World Championship D Gukesh and elite players such as Hikaru Nakamura, Arjun Erigaisi and Fabiano Caruana.In the middle of this high-ranking cast, Muzychuk kept his results from public control.“Yes, last year I finished second behind the World Women Champion … It would be amazing if I could win it,” he said before the tournament of the highest rated Ukraine.She did it and did it effortlessly. A 35 -year -old man was the only player in the female field who remained undefeated in classic games this year.With four classic victories and stable results in Armageddon bikes, she collected 16.5 points, enough to replace the rest and secure the title.Along with the trophies, Muzychuk also received the Nok 700,000 (approximately Rs 59 lakh), the same amount awarded to Carlsen for the open section.This edition meant the first time that Norwegian chess offered the same money in both sections, a step that was considered to be a significant step for female chess.“For us, as women, we are very excited about it. It’s a very important and big step forward,” Muzychuk said earlier. “As you know, there are generally more open tournaments that are mainly for men, and the funds in these tournaments are usually higher. So we would like to see more female events with higher prices. This would be a great motivation for us and for the next generation, showing them that such tournaments exist and what they can achieve.”
Prices Money: Open vs Women’s winner
Winner of the winner of the prizepopen tourncenttopen prize fundwomenNorway Chess 20241.69 m Nok1,69m Nok700 000 Nok700 000 NokFide Grand Swiss 2025625 000 $ 230,000 $ 80,000 (approx) $ 25,000European individual championshipsEUR 100,000 EUR 60,000 (approximately) EUR 10,000Fide World Cup1.89 million. $ 676 250 $ 110,000 $ 50,000Asian chess championships$ 50,000 $ 25,000 $ 10,000 (approx) $ 6,000 (approx)African chess championships20 000 $ 10 000 $ 4,000 (approx)
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Anna Muzychuk (Norway Chess/Michal Walusza)
The Norwegian chess format itself is unique.Victory in the classic round earns 3 points. The draw leads to Tiebreak Armageddon, where the victory gives 1.5 points and loss, 1 point.Also read: 50,000 Rs per month and countless victims: How the Indian chess future shaped in Chennai HutIn Armageddon, White gets 10 minutes and has to win; Black gets 7 minutes (with 1 second addition after moving 41) and wins the game if it ends in the draw.“Usually, in my case in Armageddon, I just play a game, but always keep in mind that the draw is preferred black. “If I am white, I could go for the complexity. But if I get a chance to force a draw with eternal control, I could take it instead of risking everything.”With this title Muzychuk, she strengthened her status of one of the most connoisal artists in women’s chess, although the reflector has not always followed.
