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Norway Rd9: Topalov wins event, Carlsen loses

6/25/2015 – It comes as no big surprise that Topalov, with white, managed to neutralize Anand to take sole first, but there ended the expected. Nakamura and Giri both fought hard to win with black in their games, and while Giri missed a chance to beat Caruana and take second, the American outplayed Aronian for a great finale. Still, the surprise was Hammer-Carlsen, with Carlsen losing again! Round Nine report.

Norway 2015 Rd5: Topalov is untouchable at 4.5/5

6/22/2015 – It is said that in order to win a tournament, one needs both good play and a bit of luck. Topalov, who has certainly been playing well, has been under the umbrella of a guardian angel so far, and after his miracle turnaround against Carlsen, was ready to shake hands today against Jon Hammer, when his opponent blundered the game away. He is now at 2816 in the Live Ratings. Round Five report.

2015 Norway Blitz won convincingly by MVL

6/16/2015 – It was all you could hope for in the prelude to the elite Norway Chess tournament. A collection of the highest rated players in the world, a bit of trash-talking, and hours and hours of thrilling blitz chess. At stake the top five would enjoy one more game with white than the bottom five. The surprise winner, who led from the get-go was MVL, beating Caruana and Carlsen. Fun games and more.
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