Norway Chess 2015

Topalov

Topalov


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Topalov drew the last game and won the event with 6.5 out of 9. Anand and Nakamura shared 2nd-3rd places with 6 points.

Results of the last round

Vachier-Lagrave Maxime – Grischuk Alexander ½ – ½
Aronian Levon – Nakamura Hikaru 0 – 1
Hammer Jon Ludvig – Carlsen Magnus 1 – 0
Topalov Veselin – Anand Viswanathan ½ – ½
Caruana Fabiano – Giri Anish ½ – ½

Final standings

1 GM Topalov Veselin 2798 BUL 6½
2 GM Anand Viswanathan 2804 IND 6
3 GM Nakamura Hikaru 2802 USA 6
4 GM Giri Anish 2773 NED 5½
5 GM Caruana Fabiano 2805 ITA 4
6 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2723 FRA 4
7 GM Carlsen Magnus 2876 NOR 3½
8 GM Grischuk Alexander 2781 RUS 3½
9 GM Aronian Levon 2780 ARM 3
10 GM Hammer Jon Ludvig 2677 NOR 3

Games of the round

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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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All 5 games were drawn! Topalov is leading with 6 out of 7.

Results of the 7th round

Topalov 5.5 1/2 2.5 Caruana
Aronian 2.5 1/2 4 Anand
Nakamura 4 1/2 2 Grischuk
Hammer 1.5 1/2 3.5 Giri
Vachier-Lagrave 2.5 1/2 2 Carlsen

Standings after 7 rounds

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

Games of the round

Pairings of the 8th round

Grischuk – Caruana
Giri – Topalov
Anand – Hammer
Carlsen – Aronian
Nakamura – Vachier-Lagrave

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Grischuk-Topalov Press Conference

Grischuk-Topalov Press Conference


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Topalov continues to win game after game and is now leading with 5.5 out of 6! Anand and Nakamura are on 4.

Results of the 6th round

Grischuk Alexander – Topalov Veselin 0 – 1
Caruana Fabiano – Hammer Jon Ludvig ½ – ½
Giri Anish – Aronian Levon ½ – ½
Anand Viswanathan – Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 1 – 0
Carlsen Magnus – Nakamura Hikaru ½ – ½

Standings after 6 rounds

1 GM Topalov Veselin 2798 BUL 5½
2 GM Nakamura Hikaru 2802 USA 4
3 GM Anand Viswanathan 2804 IND 4
4 GM Giri Anish 2773 NED 3½
5 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2723 FRA 2½
6 GM Aronian Levon 2780 ARM 2½
7 GM Caruana Fabiano 2805 ITA 2½
8 GM Carlsen Magnus 2876 NOR 2
9 GM Grischuk Alexander 2781 RUS 2
10 GM Hammer Jon Ludvig 2677 NOR 1½

Games of the round

Pairings of the 7th round

GM Nakamura Hikaru 2802 – GM Grischuk Alexander 2781
GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2723 – GM Carlsen Magnus 2876
GM Aronian Levon 2780 – GM Anand Viswanathan 2804
GM Hammer Jon Ludvig 2677 – GM Giri Anish 2773
GM Topalov Veselin 2798 – GM Caruana Fabiano 2805

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Carlsen, Grischuk, Gustafsson

Carlsen, Grischuk, Gustafsson


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Topalov won again and is leading with 4.5 out of 5.

Results of the 5th round

Hammer 1 0-1 3.5 Topalov
Nakamura 3 1/2 2.5 Anand
Vachier-Lagrave 2 1/2 2.5 Giri
Aronian 1 1-0 2 Caruana
Carlsen 0.5 1-0 2 Grischuk

Standings after 5 rounds

Topalov 4.5
Nakamura 3.5
Giri, Anand 3
Vachier-Lagrave 2.5
Grischuk, Caruana, Aronian 2
Carlsen 1.5
Hammer 1

Games of the round

Pairings of the 6th round

GM Grischuk Alexander 2781 – GM Topalov Veselin 2798
GM Caruana Fabiano 2805 – GM Hammer Jon Ludvig 2677
GM Giri Anish 2773 – GM Aronian Levon 2780
GM Anand Viswanathan 2804 – GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2723
GM Carlsen Magnus 2876 – GM Nakamura Hikaru 2802

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