Stavanger [Norway], Indian Grandmasters Koneru Humpy, Vaishali Rameshbabu and Praggnananda Rameshbabu are set to compete in the 12th edition of the prestigious Norway Chess to be held at the main building of SR-Bank in Stavanger, Norway from May 27 to June 7. It will include world number one Magnus Carlsen (Norway), world number three Hikaru Nakamura (USA), current world champion Ding Liren (China), women's world champion Xu Wenjun (China), Lei Tingjie (China), who will be Popularly known as. The 'Wimbledon of Chess', Norway annually invites the top grandmasters of the chess world rating list. However, there are no women listed in the top 100 players globally. Women have been rare in top-level private competitions due to limited invitations and unequal prize money.Therefore, to address this issue and set a new benchmark for gender equality, Norway Chess has launched the world's first equal women's tournament this year. The Norway Chess Women's Tournament will be held simultaneously in the same hall with the same number of players. The format of Norway Chess will be the same and the prize money will also be the same. Norway Chess aims to provide more opportunities and a comparable prize fund to female chess players, promote participation and provide a platform for aspiring female chess players. In this historic edition, the brother-sister pair of Praggnananda and Vaishal will make their Norway Chess debut.and Norway Chess Women's Tournament respectively, while Praggnananda is only the second Indian to reach the FIDE Chess World Cup final, while Vaishali is the third woman from India to achieve the Grandmaster title, a Norway Chess release said. Both are the first brother-sister pair to achieve this distinction. Notably Praggnanandhaa was the winner of the 2022 Norway Chess International Open tournament. She remained unbeaten throughout the nine rounds, scoring a record 7. Koneru Humpy, the current world number two in the women's category and India's number one female chess player, who won the FIDE Women's Rapid Chess Championship in 2019, will compete for the top spot. . Honors at the inaugural Norway Chess Women's Tournament Speaking about the inaugural Norway Chess Women's Tournament, five-time world champion and Indian veteran Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand, who has competed at the Norway Chess in the past, said, "Norway Chess is focused on making The game has been made more audience friendly and accessible.They experiment a lot with form and time control. I welcome the effort to popularize the women's game by having equal prize fund for women this year. Both as a spectator and a participant this tournament welcomes participants from India, Norway Chess Co-Owner and Project Manager , Benedict Vestre Skog said, "India is certainly a chess powerhouse that has produced top-level chess talent over the years. With India's young talented players doing wonders on the global stage, chess is growing at a rapid pace in India. It is one of our key markets. We feel fortunate to see Indian GMs participating in Norway Chess over the years.We look forward to hosting Koneru along with Indian debutants Praggnanandha and Vaishali, and wish them all the best. List of participants in Norway Chess 202 men's category 1. Magnus Carlsen (Norway), 2830, world no. 2. Fabiano Caruana (USA), 2804, world no. 3. Hikaru Nakamura (USA), 2788, world no. 4. World champion Ding Liren (China), 2776, world no. 5. Alireza Firoza (France), 2765, world no. 6. Praggnananda Rameshbabu (India), 2748, world No. 1 in women 1. Koneru Hampi (India), 2554, world No. 2 in women 2. Lei Tingjie (China), 2550, world No. 4 in women 3. Women's World Champion Xu Wenjun (China), 2547, world No. 5 in women 4. Anna Muzychuk (Ukraine), 2525, world No. 7 in women 5. Vaishali Rameshbabu (India), 2481, world No. 14 in women 6. Pia Crammling (Sweden), 2437 , World No. 31 in women *Format and Scoring Information Format: Double Round Robbie Time Control: 120 minutes with 10 second increments after move 40.I Armageddon, White gets 10 minutes, Black 7. After move 41, there is a 1-second increment. Scoring: 3 points for a classical win, 1.5 points for an Armageddon, 1 for an Armageddon loss.