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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Daily sale of various opening, middlegame and endgame material

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The games are usually well analysed. If you have any questions while studying the material, let me know and I will help. It is possible to buy it using PayPal and sending payments to [email protected]. Material will be sent in pgn/cbv files directly to your e-mail address.

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Slav + Semi-Slav – US$ 35 (instead of US$ 45)

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Queen’s Indian – US$ 10 (instead of US$ 15)

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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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Openings

1.e4 repertoire (for the White side – ALL openings after 1.e4)- US$ 80 (instead of US$ 100)

Trompovsky – US$ 15 (instead of US$20)

Scandinavian – US$ 10 (instead of US$ 15)

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10 examples on g5-g6 push in the Sicilian – US$ 4 (instead of US$ 5)

10 examples on Knight or Bishop sacrifice on g4 in Dragon variation – US$ 4 (instead of US$ 5)

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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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