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Altibox Norway Chess has in only a matter of a few years grown to be one of the world’s biggest chess tournaments. Altibox Norway Chess has proven from the start to be a world-class event and is celebrating its 5th anniversary in 2017. This super-tournament had the aim of inviting the ten strongest chess players in the World, and they proclaim themselves as the strongest tournament in the World.
The events began with a 3+2 blitz tournament, won by Magnus Carlsen, to determine the pairing order.
The time control is 100 min for 40 moves + 50 min for 20 moves, + 15 min for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move, starting from move 61. The prize fund for the main event is 249,000 Euros.
All photos by Lennart Ootes for the Official Website
Despite the numerous draws, it was quite an interesting day in Norway. Kramnik and Aronian were putting very strong pressure on Karjakin and Caruana respectively, but had to settle for a draw. The only win came from a long endgame squeeze by Nakamura over Giri.
Round one, go!
Round 1: June 6, 2017 in Clarion Hotel Energy | ||
Hikaru Nakamura |
1-0 |
Anish Giri |
Levon Aronian |
½-½ |
Fabiano Caruana |
Magnus Carlsen |
½-½ |
Wesley So |
M. Vachier-Lagrave |
½-½ |
Vishy Anand |
Vladimir Kramnik |
½-½ |
Sergey Karjakin |
We kick off with the sole victory. It wasn't the flashiest of games, but it really does showcase Nakamura, who in the past was known for his crazy and aggressive style, as a solid technical player:
A magnificent display of the superiority of bishop over knight by Hikaru
Photo taken before the Rook/Knight vs. Rook/Bishop endgame
MVL was unable to find very much against Vishy Anand in a Caro-Kann, and though the game was rather interesting, it didn't seem as if Black had any real problems. Simplifications led to a drawn pawn endgame.
The Frenchman hit a solid wall in Vishy's Caro-Kann
Carlsen was always the one putting pressure, but it wasn't good enough
Carlsen came out with the Italian looking for a victory against So, but the American proved to be too solid. Despite winning a pawn, the resulting knight endgame was impossible to win for Carlsen due to the reduced amount of pawns and the activity of Black's pieces. The final tactic that simplified into a drawn pawn endgame is rather instructive.
What happens when you lose your no-losses streak? You start counting again!
The other Italian of the day was between Kramnik and Karjakin, a Russian duel that was a close call for the recent challenger for the World Championship
Big Vlad put enormous pressure on his opponent
Caruana essayed the Queen's Gambit Accepted against Aronian, an opening that is not in vogue but has never quite died. This game will do little to bolster its reputation, as the pressure that White exerted straight from the opening was considerable. Aronian, however, played a few inaccurate moves and allowed Black's pieces to reposition. Caruana was able to build a solid configuration, and the presence of opposite colored bishops sealed the draw.
Aronian, who was described by Caruana in the post-mortem as a "cheapo artist". Levon agreed, but today it wasn't enough to reel the full point in.
A tournament wouldn't be complete without a giant chess set
Today's commentators from Norway were Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam and Nigel Short
Round 1: June 6, 2017 in Clarion Hotel Energy | ||
Hikaru Nakamura |
1-0 |
Anish Giri |
Levon Aronian |
½-½ |
Fabiano Caruana |
Magnus Carlsen |
½-½ |
Wesley So |
M. Vachier-Lagrave |
½-½ |
Vishy Anand |
Vladimir Kramnik |
½-½ |
Sergey Karjakin |
Round 2: June 7, 2017 in Clarion Hotel Energy | ||
Hikaru Nakamura | Levon Aronian | |
Anish Giri | Sergey Karjakin | |
Fabiano Caruana | Magnus Carlsen | |
Wesley So | M. Vachier-Lagrave | |
Vishy Anand | Vladimir Kramnik | |
Round 3: June 8, 2017 in Clarion Hotel Energy | ||
Levon Aronian | Anish Giri | |
Magnus Carlsen | Hikaru Nakamura | |
M. Vachier-Lagrave | Fabiano Caruana | |
Sergey Karjakin | Vishy Anand | |
Vladimir Kramnik | Wesley So | |
Round 4: June 10, 2017 in Clarion Hotel Energy | ||
Hikaru Nakamura | M. Vachier-Lagrave | |
Anish Giri | Vishy Anand | |
Levon Aronian | Magnus Carlsen | |
Fabiano Caruana | Vladimir Kramnik | |
Wesley So | Sergey Karjakin | |
Round 5: June 11, 2017 in Clarion Hotel Energy | ||
Magnus Carlsen | Anish Giri | |
Vishy Anand | Wesley So | |
M. Vachier-Lagrave | Levon Aronian | |
Sergey Karjakin | Fabiano Caruana | |
Vladimir Kramnik | Hikaru Nakamura | |
Round 6: June 12, 2017 in Clarion Hotel Energy | ||
Hikaru Nakamura | Sergey Karjakin | |
Anish Giri | Wesley So | |
Levon Aronian | Vladimir Kramnik | |
Fabiano Caruana | Vishy Anand | |
Magnus Carlsen | M. Vachier-Lagrave | |
Round 7: June 14, 2017 in Stavanger Concert Hall | ||
Wesley So | Fabiano Caruana | |
Vishy Anand | Hikaru Nakamura | |
M. Vachier-Lagrave | Anish Giri | |
Sergey Karjakin | Levon Aronian | |
Vladimir Kramnik | Magnus Carlsen | |
Round 8: June 15, 2017 in Stavanger Concert Hall | ||
Hikaru Nakamura | Wesley So | |
Anish Giri | Fabiano Caruana | |
Levon Aronian | Vishy Anand | |
Magnus Carlsen | Sergey Karjakin | |
M. Vachier-Lagrave | Vladimir Kramnik | |
Round 9: June 16, 2017 in Stavanger Concert Hall | ||
Fabiano Caruana | Hikaru Nakamura | |
Wesley So | Levon Aronian | |
Vishy Anand | Magnus Carlsen | |
Sergey Karjakin | M. Vachier-Lagrave | |
Vladimir Kramnik | Anish Giri |
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