Given this development, it is also possible that MVL will be invited to Norway (he controversially did not qualify for the next Grand Chess Tour). It is also possible that Carlsen as well as some other players will not be that interested in signing up for the tour, now that you can get "just" one event instead of three, plus Wijk, Candidates, Dortmund, title match, etc, for some of the involved players.
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It also remains to be seen how it will be perceived if the tour does replace Norway with a rapid tournament, as is suggested in the linked article. Mixing classical and rapid may not be popular among everyone.
Jan 6, 2016
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fabelhaft wrote:
Given this development, it is also possible that MVL will be invited to Norway (he controversially did not qualify for the next Grand Chess Tour). It is also possible that Carlsen as well as some other players will not be that interested in signing up for the tour, now that you can get "just" one event instead of three, plus Wijk, Candidates, Dortmund, title match, etc, for some of the involved players.
I'm confused. If Norway leaves the tour there will be two classical events correct? Sinquefield Cup and London?
"If Norway leaves the tour there will be two classical events correct? Sinquefield Cup and London?"
It doesn't seem to be decided yet if there will be a third classical or if it will be rapid (only that there will be three events), but a year like 2016 I think many look forward to not playing as many events. Kramnik declined in 2015 because he thought it was too much, but this year will be much tougher with both Candidates and title match apart from Grand Chess Tour and Grand Prix series and non tour tournaments like Wijk aan Zee, Dortmund and now also Norway, and Chess Olympiad etc. I think several players will decline the tour, but that remains to be seen.
Jan 6, 2016
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Kramnik declined because he wanted to focus on the World Cup to try to make the Candidates.
The Grand Chess Tour will not include Norway Chess in 2016, after the tournament declared it doesn't want to continue being a part of it. Rumours have it that the tour will replace it with a rapid (?) chess tournament. It is unclear if Carlsen will play the tour, as his manager says he has a title match and quite a few other tournaments, but he will definitely play Norway, that continues as a tournament, but outside the Grand Chess Tour.
http://www.vg.no/sport/sjakk/norway-chess-bryter-med-sjakk-touren/a/23591253/