Altibox Norway Chess 2015
15 - 26 June 2015
Veselin Topalov managed to steer his final round game against Viswanathan Anand into a quick draw which gave him clear first place in the Norway Chess tournament 2015. The game saw the same moves seen in Ivanchuk-Carlsen Wijk aan Zee 2015 but also as far back as 2007 in Roiz-Adams. Anand didn't seem too displeased to secure second place either and didn't really have an opportunity to make a fight of it. Anand seems really back in form and should be a danger for the rest of the year.
| 3rd Norway Chess 2015 Stavanger NOR | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1. | Topalov, Veselin | g | BUL | 2798 | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6½ | 2946 | |||
| 2. | Anand, Viswanathan | g | IND | 2804 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6 | 2904 | |||
| 3. | Nakamura, Hikaru | g | USA | 2802 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2904 | |||
| 4. | Giri, Anish | g | NED | 2773 | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5½ | 2862 | |||
| 5. | Caruana, Fabiano | g | ITA | 2805 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 4 | 2736 | |||
| 6. | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | g | FRA | 2723 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4 | 2745 | |||
| 7. | Grischuk, Alexander | g | RUS | 2781 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 3½ | 2702 | |||
| 8. | Carlsen, Magnus | g | NOR | 2876 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 1 | 0 | 3½ | 2691 | |||
| 9. | Aronian, Levon | g | ARM | 2780 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 3 | 2657 | |||
| 10. | Hammer, Jon Ludvig | g | NOR | 2677 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 3 | 2668 | |||
| Round 1 (June 16, 2015) | Live Show  |
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| Anand, Viswanathan | Caruana, Fabiano | ½-½ | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | ||
| Nakamura, Hikaru | Hammer, Jon Ludvig | 1-0 | A20 | English Opening | ||
| Giri, Anish | Grischuk, Alexander | 1-0 | B31 | Sicilian Rossolimo | ||
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | Aronian, Levon | 1-0 | D38 | QGD Ragozin | ||
| Carlsen, Magnus | Topalov, Veselin | 0-1 | D43 | Anti-Meran Gambit | ||
| Round 2 (June 17, 2015) | Live Show |
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| Topalov, Veselin | Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | C78 | Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence | ||
| Giri, Anish | Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ | A14 | Reti Opening | ||
| Caruana, Fabiano | Carlsen, Magnus | 1-0 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | ||
| Grischuk, Alexander | Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | A22 | English Opening | ||
| Hammer, Jon Ludvig | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | ½-½ | A29 | English Four Knights | ||
| Round 3 (June 18, 2015) | Live Show |
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| Anand, Viswanathan | Grischuk, Alexander | ½-½ | B33 | Sicilian Sveshnikov | ||
| Nakamura, Hikaru | Caruana, Fabiano | 1-0 | A35 | English Symmetrical | ||
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | Topalov, Veselin | 0-1 | D47 | Queens Gambit Meran | ||
| Carlsen, Magnus | Giri, Anish | ½-½ | B51 | Sicilian Rossolimo | ||
| Aronian, Levon | Hammer, Jon Ludvig | ½-½ | A29 | English Four Knights | ||
| Round 4 (June 19, 2015) | Live Show |
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| Topalov, Veselin | Aronian, Levon | 1-0 | D38 | QGD Ragozin | ||
| Anand, Viswanathan | Carlsen, Magnus | 1-0 | C84 | Ruy Lopez Centre Attack | ||
| Giri, Anish | Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | C78 | Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence | ||
| Caruana, Fabiano | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | ½-½ | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | ||
| Grischuk, Alexander | Hammer, Jon Ludvig | 1-0 | A20 | English Opening | ||
| Round 5 (June 21, 2015) | Live Show |
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| Nakamura, Hikaru | Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ | E32 | Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 | ||
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | Giri, Anish | ½-½ | D45 | Anti-Meran Variations | ||
| Carlsen, Magnus | Grischuk, Alexander | 1-0 | B91 | Sicilian Najdorf with 6.g3 | ||
| Aronian, Levon | Caruana, Fabiano | 1-0 | A30 | English Symmetrical | ||
| Hammer, Jon Ludvig | Topalov, Veselin | 0-1 | D12 | Slav Defence | ||
| Round 6 (June 22, 2015) | Live Show |
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| Anand, Viswanathan | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 1-0 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | ||
| Giri, Anish | Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | D39 | QGD Ragozin | ||
| Caruana, Fabiano | Hammer, Jon Ludvig | ½-½ | A13 | Reti Opening | ||
| Grischuk, Alexander | Topalov, Veselin | 0-1 | E20 | Nimzo Indian | ||
| Carlsen, Magnus | Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | D56 | Queens Gambit Lasker's Defence | ||
| Round 7 (June 23, 2015) | Live Show |
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| Topalov, Veselin | Caruana, Fabiano | ½-½ | E60 | King's Indian without Nc3 | ||
| Nakamura, Hikaru | Grischuk, Alexander | ½-½ | A37 | English Symmetrical | ||
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | D43 | Anti-Meran Gambit | ||
| Aronian, Levon | Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ | A29 | English Four Knights | ||
| Hammer, Jon Ludvig | Giri, Anish | ½-½ | B08 | Pirc Defence | ||
| Round 8 (June 24, 2015) | Live Show |
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| Anand, Viswanathan | Hammer, Jon Ludvig | 1-0 | A20 | English Opening | ||
| Nakamura, Hikaru | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | ½-½ | B92 | Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2 | ||
| Giri, Anish | Topalov, Veselin | 1-0 | E10 | Blumenfeld Counter Gambit | ||
| Grischuk, Alexander | Caruana, Fabiano | ½-½ | A49 | King's Indian Defence /c2-c4 | ||
| Carlsen, Magnus | Aronian, Levon | 1-0 | C90 | Ruy Lopez | ||
| Round 9 (June 25, 2015) | Live Show |
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| Topalov, Veselin | Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ | D38 | QGD Ragozin | ||
| Caruana, Fabiano | Giri, Anish | ½-½ | C80 | Ruy Lopez Open | ||
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | Grischuk, Alexander | ½-½ | D38 | QGD Ragozin | ||
| Aronian, Levon | Nakamura, Hikaru | 0-1 | A25 | English Sicilian Attack | ||
| Hammer, Jon Ludvig | Carlsen, Magnus | 1-0 | D30 | Queen's Gambit (without Nc3) | ||
| 3rd Norway Blitz 2015 Stavanger | ||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Name | Title | FED | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | TPR |
| 1 | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | GM | FRA | 2723 | # | 0 | 1 | = | = | 1 | = | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 2954 |
| 2 | Nakamura, Hikaru | GM | USA | 2802 | 1 | # | 0 | = | = | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2905 |
| 3 | Carlsen, Magnus | GM | NOR | 2876 | 0 | 1 | # | = | 1 | = | 0 | 1 | = | 1 | 5.5 | 2851 |
| 4 | Giri, Anish | GM | NED | 2773 | = | = | = | # | 1 | 0 | = | = | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 2863 |
| 5 | Anand, Viswanathan | GM | IND | 2804 | = | = | 0 | 0 | # | 1 | 1 | = | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 2859 |
| 6 | Aronian, Levon | GM | ARM | 2780 | 0 | 0 | = | 1 | 0 | # | = | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2825 |
| 7 | Grischuk, Alexander | GM | RUS | 2781 | = | 1 | 1 | = | 0 | = | # | 0 | 0 | = | 4 | 2739 |
| 8 | Topalov, Veselin | GM | BUL | 2798 | 0 | 0 | 0 | = | = | 0 | 1 | # | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2655 |
| 9 | Caruana, Fabiano | GM | ITA | 2805 | 0 | 0 | = | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | # | 0 | 2.5 | 2613 |
| 10 | Hammer, Jon Ludvig | GM | NOR | 2677 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | = | 0 | 1 | # | 1.5 | 2521 |
| Round 1. Mon 15th Jun 2015 | |||||
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| Hammer, Jon Ludvig | 0-1 | Aronian, Levon | C69 | Ruy Lopez | |
| Giri, Anish | 1/2-1/2 | Carlsen, Magnus | C60 | Ruy Lopez | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | 1-0 | Topalov, Veselin | A01 | Nimzovich-Larsen attack | |
| Grischuk, Alexander | 0-1 | Anand, Viswanathan | A45 | Queen's pawn game | |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 1-0 | Caruana, Fabiano | A07 | Reti | |
| Round 2. Mon 15th Jun 2015 | |||||
| Carlsen, Magnus | 0-1 | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | A05 | Reti | |
| Anand, Viswanathan | 1-0 | Hammer, Jon Ludvig | A07 | Reti | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | 0-1 | Grischuk, Alexander | A02 | Bird's opening | |
| Topalov, Veselin | 0-1 | Caruana, Fabiano | A05 | Reti | |
| Aronian, Levon | 1-0 | Giri, Anish | A61 | Benoni defence | |
| Round 3. Mon 15th Jun 2015 | |||||
| Giri, Anish | 1-0 | Anand, Viswanathan | C50 | Giuoco Pianissimo | |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 1-0 | Aronian, Levon | A07 | Reti | |
| Grischuk, Alexander | 0-1 | Topalov, Veselin | D00 | Queen's pawn, Mason variation | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | 1/2-1/2 | Carlsen, Magnus | B01 | Scandinavian (centre counter) defence | |
| Hammer, Jon Ludvig | 0-1 | Nakamura, Hikaru | B52 | Sicilian | |
| Round 4. Mon 15th Jun 2015 | |||||
| Grischuk, Alexander | 1/2-1/2 | Hammer, Jon Ludvig | A45 | Queen's pawn game | |
| Topalov, Veselin | 0-1 | Carlsen, Magnus | B06 | Robatsch (modern) defence | |
| Aronian, Levon | 1-0 | Caruana, Fabiano | E10 | Queen's pawn game | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | 1/2-1/2 | Giri, Anish | A22 | English | |
| Anand, Viswanathan | 1/2-1/2 | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | B35 | Sicilian | |
| Round 5. Mon 15th Jun 2015 | |||||
| Caruana, Fabiano | 0-1 | Anand, Viswanathan | E06 | Catalan | |
| Giri, Anish | 1/2-1/2 | Grischuk, Alexander | A37 | English | |
| Hammer, Jon Ludvig | 0-1 | Topalov, Veselin | C03 | French | |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 0-1 | Nakamura, Hikaru | B08 | Pirc | |
| Carlsen, Magnus | 1/2-1/2 | Aronian, Levon | C36 | KGA | |
| Round 6. Mon 15th Jun 2015 | |||||
| Topalov, Veselin | 0-1 | Aronian, Levon | C53 | Giuoco Piano | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | 1-0 | Caruana, Fabiano | A33 | English | |
| Grischuk, Alexander | 1/2-1/2 | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | B23 | Sicilian | |
| Anand, Viswanathan | 0-1 | Carlsen, Magnus | C60 | Ruy Lopez | |
| Hammer, Jon Ludvig | 0-1 | Giri, Anish | B46 | Sicilian | |
| Round 7. Mon 15th Jun 2015 | |||||
| Giri, Anish | 1/2-1/2 | Topalov, Veselin | C00 | French | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | 1-0 | Grischuk, Alexander | B31 | Sicilian | |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 1-0 | Hammer, Jon Ludvig | A07 | Reti | |
| Carlsen, Magnus | 1-0 | Nakamura, Hikaru | A04 | Reti opening | |
| Aronian, Levon | 0-1 | Anand, Viswanathan | E06 | Catalan | |
| Round 8. Mon 15th Jun 2015 | |||||
| Nakamura, Hikaru | 1-0 | Aronian, Levon | A20 | English opening | |
| Hammer, Jon Ludvig | 1-0 | Caruana, Fabiano | B41 | Sicilian | |
| Topalov, Veselin | 1/2-1/2 | Anand, Viswanathan | E10 | Queen's pawn game | |
| Giri, Anish | 1/2-1/2 | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | E60 | King's Indian | |
| Grischuk, Alexander | 1-0 | Carlsen, Magnus | A90 | Dutch defence | |
| Round 9. Mon 15th Jun 2015 | |||||
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 1-0 | Topalov, Veselin | A07 | Reti | |
| Aronian, Levon | 1/2-1/2 | Grischuk, Alexander | A48 | King's Indian | |
| Anand, Viswanathan | 1/2-1/2 | Nakamura, Hikaru | B52 | Sicilian | |
| Carlsen, Magnus | 1-0 | Hammer, Jon Ludvig | D31 | QGD | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | 0-1 | Giri, Anish | B90 | Sicilian | |
