Arkiv 2015

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
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
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
8 GM Grischuk Alexander 2781 RUS 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 ½ ½ ½
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