Norway Chess 2015

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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Topalov

Topalov


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Topalov won again, this time against Aronian, and is leading with 3.5 points out of 4.

Results of the 4th round

Giri 2 1/2 2.5 Nakamura
Topalov 2.5 1-0 1 Aronian
Caruana 1.5 1/2 1.5 Vachier-Lagrave
Anand 1.5 1-0 0.5 Carlsen
Grischuk 1 1-0 1 Hammer

Standings after 4 rounds

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

Games of the round

Today is a rest day!

Pairings of the 5th round

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

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Nakamura-Caruana

Nakamura-Caruana


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Topalov and Nakamura lead with 2.5 points out of 3 games.

Results of the 3rd round

Nakamura 1.5 1-0 1.5 Caruana
Vachier-Lagrave 1.5 0-1 1.5 Topalov
Carlsen 0 1/2 1.5 Giri
Anand 1 1/2 0.5 Grischuk
Aronian 0.5 1/2 0.5 Hammer

Games of the 3rd round

Pairings of the 4th round

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

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