Norway Chess 2014

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Karjakin-Kramnik

Karjakin-Kramnik


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Karjakin leads the event with 5 points out of 8 games after winning against Kramnik. Carlsen and Caruana share 2nd-3rd with 4.5 points.

Results of the 8th round

Levon Aronian – Fabiano Caruana ½-½
Sergey Karjakin – Vladimir Kramnik 1-0
Alexander Grischuk – Anish Giri ½-½
Peter Svidler – Magnus Carlsen ½-½
Simen Agdestein – Veselin Topalov 0-1

Standings after 8 rounds

1. Karjakin 5
2-3. Carlsen, Caruana 4.5
4-6. Topalov, Kramnik, Grischuk 4
7-10. Aronian, Svidler, Giri, Agdestein 3.5

Games of the 8th round

Pairings of the 9th round

Magnus Carlsen – Simen Agdestein
Anish Giri – Peter Svidler
Vladimir Kramnik – Alexander Grischuk
Fabiano Caruana – Sergey Karjakin
Veselin Topalov – Levon Aronian

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Giri-Karjakin

Giri-Karjakin


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Karjakin was the only winner last night (White resigned on move 131!) and now 4 players share 1st place with 4 points out of 7 games.

Results of the 7th round

Peter Svidler – Simen Agdestein ½-½
Magnus Carlsen – Alexander Grischuk ½-½
Anish Giri – Sergey Karjakin 0-1
Vladimir Kramnik – Levon Aronian ½-½
Fabiano Caruana – Veselin Topalov ½-½

Standings after 7 rounds

1-4. Kramnik, Carlsen, Karjakin, Caruana 4
5-6. Agdestein, Grischuk 3.5
7-10. Topalov, Aronian, Svidler, Giri 3

Games of the 7th round

Today is a rest day.

Pairings of the 8th round

Levon Aronian – Fabiano Caruana
Sergey Karjakin – Vladimir Kramnik
Alexander Grischuk – Anish Giri
Peter Svidler – Magnus Carlsen
Simen Agdestein – Veselin Topalov

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