Topalov winner of Norway Chess 2015
The third edition of the Norway Chess tournament ran from June 15th to June 26th. As in previous years, the drawing of lots was determined by the blitz tournament taking place the day before the official start. Not only one of the strongest tournaments in the World, Norway 2015 was also part of the 2015 Grand Chess Tour, which includes the Sinquefield Cup and the London Chess Classic.
Final standings
| Name | Rat | Fed | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Score | ||
| 1 | GM | Topalov Veselin | 2798 | BUL | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 6½ |
| 2 | GM | Anand Viswanathan | 2804 | IND | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6 |
| 3 | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2802 | USA | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | GM | Giri Anish | 2773 | NED | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5½ |
| 5 | GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2805 | ITA | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4 |
| 6 | GM | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | 2723 | FRA | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4 |
| 7 | GM | Carlsen Magnus | 2876 | NOR | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 3½ |
| 8 | GM | Grischuk Alexander | 2781 | RUS | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3½ |
| 9 | GM | Aronian Levon | 2780 | ARM | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | GM | Hammer Jon Ludvig | 2677 | NOR | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Pairings & Results
| Round 1 – 16.06.2015 | ||||
| Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg |
| Giri Anish | 2773 | 1-0 | Grischuk Alexander | 2781 |
| Anand Viswanathan | 2804 | ½-½ | Caruana Fabiano | 2805 |
| Carlsen Magnus | 2876 | 0-1 | Topalov Veselin | 2798 |
| Nakamura Hikaru | 2802 | 1-0 | Hammer Jon Ludvig | 2677 |
| Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | 2723 | 1-0 | Aronian Levon | 2780 |
| Round 2 – 17.06.2015 | ||||
| Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg |
| Grischuk Alexander | 2781 | ½-½ | Aronian Levon | 2780 |
| Hammer Jon Ludvig | 2677 | ½-½ | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | 2723 |
| Topalov Veselin | 2798 | ½-½ | Nakamura Hikaru | 2802 |
| Caruana Fabiano | 2805 | 1-0 | Carlsen Magnus | 2876 |
| Giri Anish | 2773 | ½-½ | Anand Viswanathan | 2804 |
| Round 3 – 18.06.2015 | ||||
| Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg |
| Anand Viswanathan | 2804 | ½-½ | Grischuk Alexander | 2781 |
| Carlsen Magnus | 2876 | ½-½ | Giri Anish | 2773 |
| Nakamura Hikaru | 2802 | 1-0 | Caruana Fabiano | 2805 |
| Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | 2723 | 0-1 | Topalov Veselin | 2798 |
| Aronian Levon | 2780 | ½-½ | Hammer Jon Ludvig | 2677 |
| Round 4 – 19.06.2015 | ||||
| Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg |
| Grischuk Alexander | 2781 | 1-0 | Hammer Jon Ludvig | 2677 |
| Topalov Veselin | 2798 | 1-0 | Aronian Levon | 2780 |
| Caruana Fabiano | 2805 | ½-½ | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | 2723 |
| Giri Anish | 2773 | ½-½ | Nakamura Hikaru | 2802 |
| Anand Viswanathan | 2804 | 1-0 | Carlsen Magnus | 2876 |
| Round 5 – 21.06.2015 | ||||
| Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg |
| Carlsen Magnus | 2876 | 1-0 | Grischuk Alexander | 2781 |
| Nakamura Hikaru | 2802 | ½-½ | Anand Viswanathan | 2804 |
| Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | 2723 | ½-½ | Giri Anish | 2773 |
| Aronian Levon | 2780 | 1-0 | Caruana Fabiano | 2805 |
| Hammer Jon Ludvig | 2677 | 0-1 | Topalov Veselin | 2798 |
| Round 6 – 22.06.2015 | ||||
| Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg |
| Grischuk Alexander | 2781 | 0-1 | Topalov Veselin | 2798 |
| Caruana Fabiano | 2805 | ½-½ | Hammer Jon Ludvig | 2677 |
| Giri Anish | 2773 | ½-½ | Aronian Levon | 2780 |
| Anand Viswanathan | 2804 | 1-0 | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | 2723 |
| Carlsen Magnus | 2876 | ½-½ | Nakamura Hikaru | 2802 |
| Round 7 – 23.06.2015 | ||||
| Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg |
| Nakamura Hikaru | 2802 | ½-½ | Grischuk Alexander | 2781 |
| Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | 2723 | ½-½ | Carlsen Magnus | 2876 |
| Aronian Levon | 2780 | ½-½ | Anand Viswanathan | 2804 |
| Hammer Jon Ludvig | 2677 | ½-½ | Giri Anish | 2773 |
| Topalov Veselin | 2798 | ½-½ | Caruana Fabiano | 2805 |
| Round 8 – 24.06.2015 | ||||
| Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg |
| Grischuk Alexander | 2781 | ½-½ | Caruana Fabiano | 2805 |
| Giri Anish | 2773 | 1-0 | Topalov Veselin | 2798 |
| Anand Viswanathan | 2804 | 1-0 | Hammer Jon Ludvig | 2677 |
| Carlsen Magnus | 2876 | 1-0 | Aronian Levon | 2780 |
| Nakamura Hikaru | 2802 | ½-½ | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | 2723 |
| Round 9 – 25.06.2015 | ||||
| Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg |
| Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | 2723 | ½-½ | Grischuk Alexander | 2781 |
| Aronian Levon | 2780 | 0-1 | Nakamura Hikaru | 2802 |
| Hammer Jon Ludvig | 2677 | 1-0 | Carlsen Magnus | 2876 |
| Topalov Veselin | 2798 | ½-½ | Anand Viswanathan | 2804 |
| Caruana Fabiano | 2805 | ½-½ | Giri Anish | 2773 |