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Norway Chess is a classical chess tournament held every year since 2013 in Stavanger, Norway. Up until 2019 it was accompanied by a blitz tournament, which was put on hold during the coronavirus pandemic.

Norway Chess 2021 ran from September 7-17. It was won by GM Magnus Carlsen.

The 2021 tournament is a six-player, 10-round double round-robin.

Norway Chess uses an unusual scoring system. If the classical game in a round is decisive, the winner gets three points and the loser none. If the game is drawn, however, the competitors play an armageddon game. The winner of the armageddon game scores 1.5 points for the round and the loser one point.

The time control in standard games is 120 minutes for the game with a 10-second increment after move 40. In the armageddon game, White gets 10 minutes and Black gets 7, with a 1-second increment after move 41.

This year's field includes both the world champion and the world championship challenger, just weeks ahead of their match. The full list:

The opening ceremony and the first round are played on September 7. There is a slate of games every day except September 11 and the tournament concludes on September 17, including any necessary playoffs.

Due to a visa issue, Nepomniachtchi will play his round one game against Karjakin on the rest day.

Norway Chess is held in Stavanger every year. In 2021, it will occur at the Clarion Hotel in Stavanger.

Norway Chess have not announced the prize fund for 2021.

The 2020 prize fund totaled 1.81 million Norwegian kroner (NOK).

1st NOK 700.0002nd NOK 370.0003rd NOK 230.0004th NOK 180.0005th NOK 170.0006th NOK 160.000

The exchange rate as of July 7, 2021 is 8.67 kroner per U.S. dollar and 10.27 kroner per Euro.

2020 regulations link: https://norwaychess.no/en/regulations-2020/

2021 program link: https://norwaychess.no/en/players-2021/

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The Indian team secured its first win in the FIDE World Womens Team Chess Championship by beating Spain 2.5-1.5 in the second pool match.

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After drawing 2-2 against Azerbaijan in the first round, the Indian women rode on R Vaishalis win over Sabrina Vega Gutierrez to post a victory in the second Pool A match on Monday night.

The teams No.1 player D Harika drew against Ana Matnadze as did Bhakti Kulkarni and Mary Ann Gomes against their respective opponents.

Vaishali pulled off a 47-move win over Gutierrez in a Sicilian Four Knights Variation game to provide the crucial point for India.

Apart from Harika sharing honours with Matnadze, Kulkarni and Gomes drew against Maria Eizaguerri Floris and Marta Garcia Martin respectively.

In the other second round matches, Russia outplayed France 3.5.-0.5 while Armenia drew 2-2 with Azerbaijan.

Russia is on top with 7.5 points with Armenia second on 4.5 points, followed by India, also on 4.5. Four teams each from Pool A and B advance to the play-offs.

India will take on Armenia in the third round later on Tuesday.

Earlier in the first round against Azerbaijan, Harika, the top player in the absence of Koneru Humpy, expectedly won her game, beating Gunay Mammadzada on board one.

The promising Vaishali, sister of teen prodigy R Praggnanandhaa, defeated Gulnar Mammadova on the fourth board.

Defeats for Tania Sachdev and Bhakti Kulkarni against their respective opponents resulted to the match ending at 2-2 draw.

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With a hint of Kashi and nostalgia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during their first in-person meeting as part of the US visit, gifted US Vice President Kamala Harris a copy of old notifications in a handcrafted wooden frame, related to her grandfather, who was a senior Indian government officer, along with a 'meenakari' chess set, government officials said on Friday.

"In a very touching gesture, PM Modi presented Vice President Harris a copy of old notifications related to her grandfather, Shri PV Gopalan, in a wooden handicraft frame. P V Gopalan was a senior and respected government officer who served in various positions," a government source told PTI.

Modi also gifted Harris a 'gulabi meenakari' chess set, the craft of which is closely associated with Kashi or Varanasi, one of the oldest cities of the world and the prime minister's Lok Sabha constituency.

Each piece on this particular chess set is remarkably handcrafted, officials said. The bright colours reflect the vibrancy of Varanasi, they added.

During their discussions at the White House, Prime Minister Modi described India and America as "natural partners" as the two leaders decided to further cement the Indo-US strategic partnership and discussed global issues of common interest, including threats to democracy and in the Indo-Pacific, according to the joint statement.

Besides meeting Harris, Prime Minister Modi held bilateral meetings with Suga and Morrison on Thursday and presented special gifts to them.

To Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, PM Modi gifted a 'silver gulabi meenakari ship', while Japanese Premier Yoshihide Suga was gifted a sandalwood Buddha statue.

The ship gifted to Morrison is also distinctly handcrafted and its brightness reflects Varanasi's dynamism, officials said. Meanwhile, Buddhism plays a big role in bringing India and Japan together. The thoughts and ideas of Lord Buddha reverberate far and wide in Japan.

Modi arrived in Washington on Wednesday on an official visit to the US during which he will hold the first face-to-face meeting with President Joe Biden, attend the maiden in-person Quad summit and address the 76th session of the UN General Assembly in New York.

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FOXBORO (CBS) Home-field advantage can mean many things in the NFL. On Sunday at Gillette Stadium, it meant some familiarity with the conditions.

Bill Belichick called timeout with 13 seconds left in the first quarter, after his defense came up with a stop on a third-and-6 for the visiting New Orleans Saints. Instead of letting the final seconds of the first quarter tick off the clock, Belichick called timeout.

In doing so, he forced New Orleans to kick into the open end of the stadium, which traditionally presents more challenges with wind than the closed end of the stadium.

Whether the wind played a role or not, the resulting kick from Aldrick Rosas was not a good one. The wobbly kick took a sharp left turn on its way toward the goal posts, missing wide left.

The missed kick kept the score at 7-0 for the Saints.

The move surely looked smart, but then again Rosas missed a short kick of 36 yards into the closed end of the stadium in the second quarter.

Nevertheless.

With the Patriots offensive struggling at the time of the timeout call, a decision like that one from the Patriots head coach provided some much-needed help for a team that needed a boost.

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Paul Hager| Guest columnist

This guest column was submitted byPaul Hager of Bloomington.

Following the dramatics of the California recall from afar, I found myself terribly conflicted. As some people may know, Im an occasional libertarian politician from Bloomington, but those who know me best are aware that I view many aspects of nations and governments from a systems perspective. This perspective gives rise to my conflict, one that could be called a matter of heart versus mind.

The USA was founded, ultimately, as a federal republic. A republic is a representative democracy, not a democracy like ancient Athens where citizens had direct control of the government. History demonstrates that the Athenian system was unstable, and our founders rejected it. The chief advantage of representatives in a republican system is that they are ideally separated from transient passions and able to render a judgment based upon facts, facts then weighed on the basis of moral, legal, and such other considerations as may affect the commonweal. One of the greatest exponents of this view was a British member of Parliament during the Revolutionary War named Edmund Burke. Burke supported the arguments of the colonists legally and logically, generally presenting their case. This was his job and doing it risked making his constituents quite unhappy, which it in fact did.

I have never spoken to a little-l libertarian over the years who didnt know something about Burke or, lacking that knowledge, couldnt easily explain the qualities of a good representative. Telling unpleasant truths and making people angry is, from time to time, a representatives job. Political philosophy aside, there is a practical consideration: What if, after every decision a representative makes that angers people, there is a legal mechanism allowing the majority to remove this person from office? This sounds a lot like the dangerous sort of democracy that the Founders concluded was a very bad idea. Aside from that, most humans (even politicians) understand rewards and punishments. If representatives are being promiscuously removed after unpopular decisions, the only ones that are elected will be those who cater to their constituents and dont do their job.

Im a libertarian and a Burkean. I therefore must oppose the very idea of a recall. Let me put it to readers at this point, even if you havent thought about these points before given this history, doesnt the idea of a recall seem at least a little un-American?

But heres the thing. Larry Elder is a great guy and, best of all, he is, like me, a little-l libertarian. Initially, even though I knew he wasnt likely to win, I allowed myself to imagine him winning and how much that could benefit California and the country. But, what if, miracle of miracles, he did win? Edmund Burke immediately appeared before my minds eye. This was for me, an agnostic, as close as Im likely to come to committing a mortal sin and having some divine spirit reproach me for it.

I have a great deal of respect for Elder and think he has the makings of a great representative. But not that way. Please, sir. Reread your Burke and run in the next regular election.

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