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Norway Chess 2015

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Giri-Topalov

Giri-Topalov


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Topalov lost the first game yesterday (remains with 6 points) and now he is just half a point ahead of Anand and 1 point ahead of Nakamura and Giri.

Results of the 8th round

Giri 4 1-0 6 Topalov
Nakamura 4.5 1/2 3 Vachier-Lagrave
Anand 4.5 1-0 2 Hammer
Carlsen 2.5 1-0 3 Aronian
Grischuk 2.5 1/2 3 Caruana

Standings after 5 rounds

Topalov 6
Anand 5.5
Nakamura, Giri 5
Carlsen, Vachier-Lagrave, Caruana 3.5
Aronian, Grischuk 3
Hammer 2

Games of the round

Pairings of the 10th round

Vachier-Lagrave Maxime – Grischuk Alexander
Aronian Levon – Nakamura Hikaru
Hammer Jon Ludvig – Carlsen Magnus
Topalov Veselin – Anand Viswanathan
Caruana Fabiano – Giri Anish

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