8 February 2018
Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura to Play Fischer Random
The match starts in Oslo.
Photo: Lennart Ootes
A Fischer Random match between Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura will be played at Høvikodden outside Oslo, Norway, on February 9-13.
On the first four days (February 9-12) they will play two games at a time control of 45 minutes for the first 40 moves and then 15 minutes for the rest of the game, without increment. The score for these games will be two points for a win, one point for a draw and zero for a loss.
On February 13, another eight games will be played at a faster time control: 10 minutes and five seconds increment for each move. The score will be one point for a win, half a point for a draw and zero for a loss.
In case of an equal score after 16 games, one more decisive Armageddon blitz game will be played.
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