
The Unibet Norway Chess Tournament will take place in Stavanger, Norway from June 2nd to June 13th. The tournament features some of the best players in the world and has a massive rating average of 2774.
Round Three
Round 03 – June 05 2014, 15:30h |
Sergey Karjakin |
2771 |
½-½
|
Simen Agdestein |
2628 |
Alexander Grischuk |
2792 |
1-0
|
Levon Aronian |
2815 |
Peter Svidler |
2753 |
½-½
|
Veselin Topalov |
2772 |
Magnus Carlsen |
2881 |
½-½
|
Fabiano Caruana |
2791 |
Anish Giri |
2752 |
0-1
|
Vladimir Kramnik |
2783 |
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The playing hall is rather dark, but the boards are well lit
Karjakin, Sergey ½-½ Agdestein, Simen
An extremely wild game. Agdestein quickly went pawn hunting in this topical variation of the French, but Karjakin came up with an interesting novelty and quickly put pressure on his opponent. An exchange sacrifice stranded Agdestein's king in the center and Karjakin had a serious initiative. However the Norwegian's resilient defense did not allow any clear break-through.
26...Bb6! was a perfectly timed piece sacrifice. Karjakin had already sacrificed a piece himself, so this left Agdestein up an exchange after the dust settled, though the Russian had a powerful passed pawn on e7 that was protected by his bishop to show for it. Slowly but surely Agdestein started to unravel and Karjakin was unable to make progress with his pawn, and he was also unable to hold on to his own position as his king lacked safety.
Black was certainly winning, but his technique failed him. At some point he allowed a dubious exchange of queens and Karjakin had just enough counterplay to bring home half a point.

Saving himself by a hair: Sergey Karjakin

50% is a good score for Agdestein, but he missed
good chances against Aronian and now against Karjakin
Giri, Anish 0-1 Kramnik, Vladimir
Vladimir had immense pressure thanks to a pawn sacrifice, but it was unclear if he could make much progress until White made the following mistake:
41.Rc2? Qe6! 42.Qe2 42.Rc4 Bxh3! 43.Bxh3 Qxh3+! 44.Qxh3 Rd1+ 45.Qf1 Rxf1+ 46.Kg2 Rg1+ 47.Kh3 g5 42...g6?! 42...Bxh3! 43.Bxf3 exf3 44.Qxf3 Bg4 45.Qe4+ Bf5 46.Qc4 Rd1+ 47.Kg2 Bh3+ 48.Kh2 Qf5 43.Rc4? Bxh3 43...Bxh3 44.Rxe4 Bxg2+ 45.Kxg2 Ng5 46.Rc4 Qh3+ 47.Kg1 e4 0–1
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Giri,A | 2752 | Kramnik,V | 2783 | 0–1 | 2014 | E05 | Norway Chess 2014 | 3.3 |
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"I draw too many Catalans with white, so I have to win them with Black..." - Vladimir Kramnik
Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ Caruana, Fabiano
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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 d5 3...d6 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nb6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.Be3 0-0 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.0-0-0 Qd6 10.Nb5 10.h4 Rd8 11.Nb5 Qd7 12.h5 a6 13.Nc3 Nxd4 14.hxg6 hxg6?? 14...fxg6 15.Bxd4 10...Qd7 11.Kb1 Rd8 12.d5 a6 13.Nc3 Qe8 14.Qc1 14.Qe1 Na7!∞ 14...Ne5?! 15.Be2 e6 16.Bxb6 cxb6 17.f4 Nd7 18.dxe6 Qxe6 19.Nf3!?∞ 14...Na5 15.Bh6 Bxh6 16.Qxh6 e6 17.Nh3 17.h4 exd5 18.h5 Qf8! 19.Qxf8+ Rxf8 20.Nxd5 Nxd5 21.exd5 b5 17...Qe7 18.Bd3 e5?! 19.Nf2 Nbc4 20.h4 Rd6 21.Bxc4! Nxc4 22.Qc1 22.h5?? g5 22...b5 23.Nd3 Bd7 24.b3 Nb6 25.h5 g5 26.g3? 26.Qe3! Rb8 27.Rc1! c6 28.Nb4± 26...c6 27.f4 27.Nb4 c5 28.Nc2 c4 27...cxd5 28.Nxe5 d4 29.Qa3 a5! 30.Nxb5 30.Nd5 Nxd5 31.exd5 a4 30...Bxb5 31.Rxd4 Re6 32.Qxe7 Rxe7 33.Rc1 Nd7 34.Rc7 Nxe5?! 34...gxf4! 35.gxf4 35.Nxd7 f3! 36.Nf6+ 36.Rd2 f2-+ 36...Kg7 37.Rxe7 f2 38.Rd1 Kxf6-+ 35...Nxe5 36.Rxe7 Nc6 37.Rd5 35.Rxe7 Nc6 36.Rd5 Bd3+ 36...Nxe7 37.Rxg5+ Kf8 38.Rxb5= 37.Rxd3 Nxe7 38.fxg5 Rb8 39.Rd7 Kf8 40.Ra7 Rb5 41.Ra8+ Kg7 42.Re8?! 42.Ra6 42...Re5 43.g4 Rxe4 44.Kc2 Re5 45.Kd3 f6 46.gxf6+ Kxf6 47.Rh8 Kg7 48.Re8 Kh6 49.a3 Kg5 50.Rh8 h6 51.Rh7 Re6 52.Rg7+ Kf6 53.Rh7 Ke5 54.Rg7 Kf4 55.b4 axb4 56.axb4 Nc6 57.b5 Ne5+ 58.Kd4 Nxg4 59.Kc5 Re5+ 60.Kc6 Rxh5 61.b6 Ne5+ 62.Kc7 Nc4 63.b7 Rc5+ 64.Kd8 Rb5 65.Kc7 Rc5+ 66.Kd8 Rb5 67.Kc7
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Carlsen,M | 2881 | Caruana,F | 2791 | | 2014 | D70 | Norway Chess 2014 | 3.4 |
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Carlsen almost gave Caruana a 3-0 start, but the Norwegian held on, barely
Svidler, Peter ½-½ Topalov, Veselin
What would normally be a very interesting game was overshadowed by the remaining duels. A complex position gave Svidler some chances, but somehow Topalov always managed to hold in every variation.
Grischuk, Alexander 1-0 Aronian, Levon
A truly unexplainable situation. Aronian forgot his opening preparation, and then the following happened:

Black has just replied 13.h5 with 13...Qf5?!, though he is already worse. Here Grischuk played the wonderful 14.Rh4! and Black's position is absolutely hopeless. after 14...exd3 15. Rf4 Black's queen was trapped and the rest of the game was simple for Grischuk. (14...Nc5 15. Bxe4! Nxe4 16. Qe2 is hopeless as well).

A nice gift for Grischuk, who did not waste his chances
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1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Qb6 9.Qd2 Qxb2 10.Rb1 Qa3 11.Bb5 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 a6 13.Bxd7+ Bxd7 14.Rb3 Qe7 15.Rxb7 Qh4+ 16.Qf2 Be7 17.g3 Qh3 18.Kd2 Bd8 19.Rhb1 Bc6 20.Bc5 Bxb7 21.Rxb7 Rc8 22.Kc1 f6 23.Nxd5 exd5 24.Qe2 Rc7 25.Rxc7 Bxc7 26.e6 Bb6 27.Bxb6 0-0 28.e7 Re8 29.Bd8 Qc8 30.Kb2 g6 31.Qd3 Qc6 32.Qc3 Qb5+ 33.Qb3 Qc5 34.a3 Kf7 35.Qd3 Qc6 36.Kb3 h5 37.Kb4 h4 38.g4 h3 39.Ka5 Rh8 40.a4 Rh4 41.Qg3 g5 42.Qd3 gxf4 43.Qf5 f3 44.Qxf3 Qe6 45.g5 Qc6 46.g6+ Ke8 47.Qb3 Rg4 48.g7 f5 49.g8Q+ Rxg8 50.Qxh3 Qe6 51.Bb6 Kxe7 52.Qh7+ Qf7 53.Qxf7+ Kxf7 54.Kxa6 f4 55.a5 f3 56.Kb7 Rg2 57.a6 Rxc2 58.a7 Ra2 59.h4 Kf6 60.h5 Kg5 61.a8Q Rxa8 62.Kxa8 Kxh5 63.Kb7 ½–½
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Karjakin,S | 2771 | Agdestein,S | 2628 | ½–½ | 2014 | C11 | 2nd Norway Chess 2014 | 3.1 |
Grischuk,A | 2792 | Aronian,L | 2815 | 1–0 | 2014 | A18 | 2nd Norway Chess 2014 | 3.2 |
Giri,A | 2752 | Kramnik,V | 2783 | 0–1 | 2014 | E06 | 2nd Norway Chess 2014 | 3.3 |
Carlsen,M | 2881 | Caruana,F | 2791 | ½–½ | 2014 | D70 | 2nd Norway Chess 2014 | 3.4 |
Svidler,P | 2753 | Topalov,V | 2772 | ½–½ | 2014 | B90 | 2nd Norway Chess 2014 | 3.5 |
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Schedule of Events
Date
|
Time
|
Event
|
Venue
|
Playchess commentary
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02.06.2014 |
17.00 |
Blitz |
Flor & Fjære |
|
03.06.2014 |
15.30 |
Round 1 |
Scandic Stavanger Forus |
Daniel King |
04.06.2014 |
15.30 |
Round 2 |
Scandic Stavanger Forus |
Simon Williams |
05.06.2014 |
15.30 |
Round 3 |
Scandic Stavanger Forus |
Yasser Seirawan |
07.06.2014 |
15.30 |
Round 4 |
Vågen VGS, Sandnes |
Yasser Seirawan |
08.06.2014 |
15.30 |
Round 5 |
Scandic Stavanger Forus |
Yasser Seirawan |
09.06.2014 |
15.30 |
Round 6 |
Aarbakke fabrikkhall, Bryne |
Chris Ward |
10.06.2014 |
15.30 |
Round 7 |
Scandic Stavanger Forus |
Daniel King |
12.06.2014 |
15.30 |
Round 8 |
Scandic Stavanger Forus |
Simon Williams |
13.06.2014 |
14.30 |
Round 9 |
Scandic Stavanger Forus |
Daniel King |
Pairings
Round 01 – June 03 2014, 15:30h |
Levon Aronian |
2815 |
½-½
|
Simen Agdestein |
2628 |
Sergey Karjakin |
2771 |
½-½
|
Veselin Topalov |
2772 |
Alexander Grischuk |
2792 |
0-1
|
Fabiano Caruana |
2791 |
Peter Svidler |
2753 |
½-½
|
Vladimir Kramnik |
2783 |
Magnus Carlsen |
2881 |
½-½
|
Anish Giri |
2752 |
Round 02 – June 04 2014, 15:30h |
Simen Agdestein |
2628 |
½-½
|
Anish Giri |
2752 |
Vladimir Kramnik |
2783 |
½-½
|
Magnus Carlsen |
2881 |
Fabiano Caruana |
2791 |
1-0
|
Peter Svidler |
2753 |
Veselin Topalov |
2772 |
0-1
|
Alexander Grischuk |
2792 |
Levon Aronian |
2815 |
1-0
|
Sergey Karjakin |
2771 |
Round 03 – June 05 2014, 15:30h |
Sergey Karjakin |
2771 |
½-½
|
Simen Agdestein |
2628 |
Alexander Grischuk |
2792 |
1-0
|
Levon Aronian |
2815 |
Peter Svidler |
2753 |
½-½
|
Veselin Topalov |
2772 |
Magnus Carlsen |
2881 |
½-½
|
Fabiano Caruana |
2791 |
Anish Giri |
2752 |
0-1
|
Vladimir Kramnik |
2783 |
Round 04 – June 07 2014, 15:30h |
Simen Agdestein |
2628 |
|
Vladimir Kramnik |
2783 |
Fabiano Caruana |
2791 |
|
Anish Giri |
2752 |
Veselin Topalov |
2772 |
|
Magnus Carlsen |
2881 |
Levon Aronian |
2815 |
|
Peter Svidler |
2753 |
Sergey Karjakin |
2771 |
|
Alexander Grischuk |
2792 |
Round 05 – June 08 2014, 15:30h |
Alexander Grischuk |
2792 |
|
Simen Agdestein |
2628 |
Peter Svidler |
2753 |
|
Sergey Karjakin |
2771 |
Magnus Carlsen |
2881 |
|
Levon Aronian |
2815 |
Anish Giri |
2752 |
|
Veselin Topalov |
2772 |
Vladimir Kramnik |
2783 |
|
Fabiano Caruana |
2791 |
Round 06 – June 09 2014, 15:30h |
Simen Agdestein |
2628 |
|
Fabiano Caruana |
2791 |
Veselin Topalov |
2772 |
|
Vladimir Kramnik |
2783 |
Levon Aronian |
2815 |
|
Anish Giri |
2752 |
Sergey Karjakin |
2771 |
|
Magnus Carlsen |
2881 |
Alexander Grischuk |
2792 |
|
Peter Svidler |
2753 |
Round 07 – June 10 2014, 15:30h |
Peter Svidler |
2753 |
|
Simen Agdestein |
2628 |
Magnus Carlsen |
2881 |
|
Alexander Grischuk |
2792 |
Anish Giri |
2752 |
|
Sergey Karjakin |
2771 |
Vladimir Kramnik |
2783 |
|
Levon Aronian |
2815 |
Fabiano Caruana |
2791 |
|
Veselin Topalov |
2772 |
Round 08 – June 12 2014, 15:30h |
Simen Agdestein |
2628 |
|
Veselin Topalov |
2772 |
Levon Aronian |
2815 |
|
Fabiano Caruana |
2791 |
Sergey Karjakin |
2771 |
|
Vladimir Kramnik |
2783 |
Alexander Grischuk |
2792 |
|
Anish Giri |
2752 |
Peter Svidler |
2753 |
|
Magnus Carlsen |
2881 |
Round 09 – June 13 2014, 14:30h |
Magnus Carlsen |
2881 |
|
Simen Agdestein |
2628 |
Anish Giri |
2752 |
|
Peter Svidler |
2753 |
Vladimir Kramnik |
2783 |
|
Alexander Grischuk |
2792 |
Fabiano Caruana |
2791 |
|
Sergey Karjakin |
2771 |
Veselin Topalov |
2772 |
|
Levon Aronian |
2815 |