2nd Norway Chess 2014 (Games and Results)
2nd Norway Chess 2014
Mark Crowther - Monday 2nd June 2014
Carlsen on VG TV talking about his convincing win in the opening blitz tournament. Photo © | http://www.vgtv.no/#!/video/82862/direkte-norway-chess-lynsjakk
The 2nd Norway Chess tournament takes place Monday 2nd June (for the opening ceremony and blitz tournament) to Saturday 14th June 2014. Players: Magnus Carlsen, Levon Aronian, Alexander Grischuk, Fabiano Caruana, Vladimir Kramnik, Veselin Topalov, Sergey Karjakin, Peter Svidler, Anish Giri and Simen Agdestein
Karjakin retains Norway Chess title after final round win against Caruana (9)
Sergey Karjakin retained the Norway Chess title with a run of wins against Anish Giri (final move blunder by the Dutchman after pressing all the way), offering a draw against Kramnik and then going on to win and today beating Fabiano Caruana after being in a very bad position (32.Na4? was the mistake that turned everything around. It would be wrong to talk of luck as almost nobody looked good in this event I think in part because the players put up so much resistance that there were hardly any easy games for anyone. Caruana looked extremely disappointed having fallen away so badly. ""You have to play well to have a good result, and I just didn't." Caruana.
Magnus Carlsen eventually ground down Simen Agdestein to relegate his countryman to last place. Agdestein's opening play looked bad but he started to make the position work. After first time control Agdestein said that the tiredness he was having at the end of the event really hit him and he went down to a loss. Nevertheless Agdestein gained 9 rating points and performed far better than we had any right to expect and fully contributed to the event. For Carlsen he congratulated Karjakin and accepted that he had really lost his chance in not beating Svidler the day before. Carlsen wasn't in general that unhappy but said he "never got going." As to Agdestein Carlsen thought he played well and hoped it would bode well for Norway in the Olympiad "It's a bit unfair that he finished in last place,""
Vladimir Kramnik went down to a final defeat against Alexander Grischuk from a sharp Gruenfeld prepared by Grischuk (and probably also Kramnik but he not surprisingly didn't attend the press conference). Kramnik had a huge centre and also a big advantage on the clock but first Kramnik missed a win (31.fxg6!) and then with 32.Qf3? got a lost position, all with 15 minutes left. From leading the tournament Kramnik scored 0.5/4 and the tensions around the game against Topalov were obviously key. Grischuk finished third and moves to number three in the world. He admitted his routine was awful for the event and at least half the time had breakfast at 6am before going to bed.
Levon Aronian had a very bad event and could have finished with a loss after 22...Qb5? (22...Qc6 was better) 23.Rac1 Bg7? when 24.Qxb5 axb5 25.d5 Nd8 26.Rxc7 Rxe4 27.Nc2 is crushing. Topalov was relieved with his score but disappointed to miss this chance. For Aronian he said he was recovering from a nasal operation and said he was ready to be better in the Olympiad.
Anish Giri said he didn't know when he came to the board that he was playing for a draw but having got a comfortable position from the opening in Maroczy Bind but decided to bring to an end a disappointing event for both him and Peter Svidler.
Final Standings: 1st Sergey Karjakin 6pts/9 (€100,000), 2nd Magnus Carlsen 5.5pts (€60,000), 3rd Alexander Grischuk 5pts, 4th Fabiano Caruana 4.5pts, 5th Veselin Topalov 4.5pts, 6th Levon Aronian 4pts, 7th Peter Svidler 4pts, 8th Anish Giri 4pts, 9th Vladimir Kramnik 4pts, 10th Simen Agdestein 3.5pts.
It's been a tiring event but today saw some wonderful coverage. Below I embed the segment of the official coverage with Alexander Grischuk explaining his win and talking chess and other things very entertainingly followed by Magnus Carlsen and Simen Agdestein.
Norway Chess 2014 (9)
Mark Crowther (Fri Jun 13 22:25:00 2014)
Sergey Karjakin the winner interviewed by VG Sport. Photo © | http://direkte.vg.no/studio/norway-chess-2014-runde-9
Norway Chess 2014 (8)
Carlsen's "scandalously bad" wasted chance against Svidler leaves Karjakin in sole Norway lead
Mark Crowther | Thu Jun 12 21:29:00 2014
Norway Chess 2014 (7)
Four way tie after attritional day of play in round 7 of Norway Chess
Mark Crowther | Wed Jun 11 00:34:00 2014
Norway Chess 2014 (6)
Old wounds between Topalov and Kramnik as raw as ever in Norway
Mark Crowther | Mon Jun 9 22:28:00 2014
Norway Chess 2014 (5)
Kramnik leads Norway Masters after 5 rounds, Carlsen beats Aronian in marathon
Mark Crowther | Mon Jun 9 02:17:00 2014
Norway Chess 2014 (4)
Caruana retains Norway Chess lead after four rounds
Mark Crowther | Sat Jun 7 21:51:00 2014
Norway Chess Tournament 2014 (3)
Caruana leads and has Carlsen scrambling for a draw in Norway Chess Round 3
Mark Crowther | Thu Jun 5 22:04:00 2014
Norway Chess 2014 (2)
Caruana leads on two from two in Norway Chess tournament
Mark Crowther | Wed Jun 4 22:11:00 2014
Norway Chess 2014 (1)
Caruana leads Norway Chess after first round blunder by Grischuk
Mark Crowther | Tue Jun 3 21:21:00 2014
2nd Norway Chess 2014 (Stavanger NOR)
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2nd Norway Chess 2014 Stavanger cat. XXI (2774) NOR Tue 3rd Jun 2014 - Sat 14th Jun 2014
Leading Final Round 9 Standings: |
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Rk | Name | Ti | FED | Rtg | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pts | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | Perf |
1 | Karjakin, Sergey | g | RUS | 2771 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6 | 26.25 | 4 | 2 | 2899 |
2 | Carlsen, Magnus | g | NOR | 2881 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5½ | 23.50 | 2 | 0 | 2841 |
3 | Grischuk, Alexander | g | RUS | 2792 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5 | 21.00 | 3 | 2 | 2814 |
4 | Caruana, Fabiano | g | ITA | 2791 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 4½ | 19.75 | 2 | 1 | 2771 |
5 | Topalov, Veselin | g | BUL | 2772 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 4½ | 19.50 | 2 | 1 | 2774 |
6 | Aronian, Levon | g | ARM | 2815 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4 | 18.25 | 1 | 0 | 2726 |
7 | Svidler, Peter | g | RUS | 2753 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 4 | 18.25 | 0 | 0 | 2733 |
8 | Giri, Anish | g | NED | 2752 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 4 | 17.75 | 1 | 0 | 2733 |
9 | Kramnik, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2783 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 4 | 17.00 | 2 | 1 | 2729 |
10 | Agdestein, Simen | g | NOR | 2628 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3½ | 15.75 | 0 | 0 | 2710 |
Round 1 (June 3, 2014) | ||||||
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Karjakin, Sergey | - Topalov, Veselin | ½-½ | 48 | E10 | Blumenfeld Counter Gambit | |
Carlsen, Magnus | - Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 32 | A34 | English Symmetrical | |
Grischuk, Alexander | - Caruana, Fabiano | 0-1 | 39 | A62 | Benoni | |
Aronian, Levon | - Agdestein, Simen | ½-½ | 41 | E15 | Queens Indian | |
Svidler, Peter | - Kramnik, Vladimir | ½-½ | 40 | A29 | English Four Knights | |
Round 2 (June 4, 2014) | ||||||
Caruana, Fabiano | - Svidler, Peter | 1-0 | 39 | B48 | Sicilian Paulsen | |
Topalov, Veselin | - Grischuk, Alexander | 0-1 | 36 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | |
Aronian, Levon | - Karjakin, Sergey | 1-0 | 55 | E15 | Queens Indian | |
Kramnik, Vladimir | - Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 60 | E00 | Catalan | |
Agdestein, Simen | - Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 36 | D38 | QGD Ragozin | |
Round 3 (June 5, 2014) | ||||||
Karjakin, Sergey | - Agdestein, Simen | ½-½ | 63 | C11 | French Defence | |
Carlsen, Magnus | - Caruana, Fabiano | ½-½ | 67 | D70 | Gruenfeld Defence | |
Grischuk, Alexander | - Aronian, Levon | 1-0 | 40 | A18 | English Opening | |
Svidler, Peter | - Topalov, Veselin | ½-½ | 42 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | |
Giri, Anish | - Kramnik, Vladimir | 0-1 | 43 | E06 | Catalan | |
Round 4 (June 7, 2014) | ||||||
Karjakin, Sergey | - Grischuk, Alexander | 1-0 | 54 | D85 | Gruenfeld Defence | |
Caruana, Fabiano | - Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 53 | A29 | English Four Knights | |
Topalov, Veselin | - Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 28 | D38 | QGD Ragozin | |
Aronian, Levon | - Svidler, Peter | ½-½ | 41 | D85 | Gruenfeld Defence | |
Agdestein, Simen | - Kramnik, Vladimir | ½-½ | 45 | E54 | Nimzo Indian | |
Round 5 (June 8, 2014) | ||||||
Carlsen, Magnus | - Aronian, Levon | 1-0 | 93 | D38 | QGD Ragozin | |
Grischuk, Alexander | - Agdestein, Simen | ½-½ | 49 | C11 | French Defence | |
Svidler, Peter | - Karjakin, Sergey | ½-½ | 38 | A35 | English Symmetrical | |
Giri, Anish | - Topalov, Veselin | 1-0 | 43 | B67 | Sicilian Rauzer | |
Kramnik, Vladimir | - Caruana, Fabiano | 1-0 | 52 | E60 | King's Indian without Nc3 | |
Round 6 (June 9, 2014) | ||||||
Karjakin, Sergey | - Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 38 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
Grischuk, Alexander | - Svidler, Peter | ½-½ | 31 | A34 | English Symmetrical | |
Topalov, Veselin | - Kramnik, Vladimir | 1-0 | 44 | E21 | Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3 | |
Aronian, Levon | - Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 48 | D41 | Semi-Tarrasch Defence | |
Agdestein, Simen | - Caruana, Fabiano | ½-½ | 42 | A41 | Modern Defence | |
Round 7 (June 10, 2014) | ||||||
Carlsen, Magnus | - Grischuk, Alexander | ½-½ | 74 | D91 | Gruenfeld 5.Bg5 | |
Caruana, Fabiano | - Topalov, Veselin | ½-½ | 66 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | |
Svidler, Peter | - Agdestein, Simen | ½-½ | 23 | A05 | Various | |
Giri, Anish | - Karjakin, Sergey | 0-1 | 131 | A35 | English Symmetrical | |
Kramnik, Vladimir | - Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 63 | D38 | QGD Ragozin | |
Round 8 (June 12, 2014) | ||||||
Karjakin, Sergey | - Kramnik, Vladimir | 1-0 | 72 | D35 | QGD Exchange | |
Grischuk, Alexander | - Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 66 | A34 | English Symmetrical | |
Aronian, Levon | - Caruana, Fabiano | ½-½ | 38 | A04 | Dutch System | |
Svidler, Peter | - Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 37 | A27 | English Dutch System | |
Agdestein, Simen | - Topalov, Veselin | 0-1 | 45 | A29 | English Four Knights | |
Round 9 (June 13, 2014) | ||||||
Carlsen, Magnus | - Agdestein, Simen | 1-0 | 54 | E15 | Queens Indian | |
Caruana, Fabiano | - Karjakin, Sergey | 0-1 | 51 | A35 | English Symmetrical | |
Topalov, Veselin | - Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 41 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
Giri, Anish | - Svidler, Peter | ½-½ | 20 | A35 | English Symmetrical | |
Kramnik, Vladimir | - Grischuk, Alexander | 0-1 | 40 | D85 | Gruenfeld Defence |
2nd Norway Blitz 2014 (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC: 4m+2spm) - Games in PGN: Blitz Games
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2nd Norway Blitz 2014 Flor & Fjaere NOR (NOR), 2-14 vi 2014 | cat. XXI (2774) | ||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
1. | Carlsen, Magnus | g | NOR | 2881 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7½ | 3034 | |||
2. | Aronian, Levon | g | ARM | 2815 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6½ | 2935 | |||
3. | Grischuk, Alexander | g | RUS | 2792 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5½ | 2851 | |||
4. | Karjakin, Sergey | g | RUS | 2771 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5½ | 2854 | |||
5. | Svidler, Peter | g | RUS | 2753 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2819 | |||
6. | Giri, Anish | g | NED | 2752 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 4½ | 2776 | |||
7. | Kramnik, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2783 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3½ | 2692 | |||
8. | Caruana, Fabiano | g | ITA | 2791 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 3½ | 2691 | |||
9. | Topalov, Veselin | g | BUL | 2772 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 2 | 2554 | |||
10. | Agdestein, Simen | g | NOR | 2628 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1½ | 2517 |
Round 1 (June 2, 2014) | ||||||
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Aronian, Levon | - Svidler, Peter | 1-0 | 28 | A35 | English Symmetrical | |
Grischuk, Alexander | - Caruana, Fabiano | 1-0 | 46 | A34 | English Symmetrical | |
Giri, Anish | - Karjakin, Sergey | 1-0 | 65 | C95 | Ruy Lopez Breyer | |
Topalov, Veselin | - Carlsen, Magnus | 0-1 | 35 | C44 | Scotch Gambit | |
Agdestein, Simen | - Kramnik, Vladimir | 0-1 | 31 | B07 | Pirc Defence | |
Round 2 (June 2, 2014) | ||||||
Carlsen, Magnus | - Giri, Anish | 1-0 | 63 | |||
Karjakin, Sergey | - Grischuk, Alexander | 0-1 | 73 | B51 | Sicilian Rossolimo | |
Kramnik, Vladimir | - Svidler, Peter | 1-0 | 39 | A15 | English counter King's Fianchetto | |
Caruana, Fabiano | - Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 53 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
Agdestein, Simen | - Topalov, Veselin | 1-0 | 34 | E70 | King's Indian Fianchetto | |
Round 3 (June 2, 2014) | ||||||
Aronian, Levon | - Karjakin, Sergey | 0-1 | 50 | D10 | Slav Defence | |
Grischuk, Alexander | - Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 40 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | |
Svidler, Peter | - Caruana, Fabiano | 1-0 | 25 | A04 | Dutch System | |
Giri, Anish | - Agdestein, Simen | 1-0 | 27 | B40 | Sicilian Classical | |
Topalov, Veselin | - Kramnik, Vladimir | ½-½ | 46 | B01 | Centre Counter | |
Round 4 (June 2, 2014) | ||||||
Carlsen, Magnus | - Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 44 | D38 | QGD Ragozin | |
Karjakin, Sergey | - Svidler, Peter | ½-½ | 44 | B40 | Sicilian Classical | |
Kramnik, Vladimir | - Caruana, Fabiano | ½-½ | 39 | A10 | Dutch, QI and KID Systems | |
Topalov, Veselin | - Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 38 | B50 | Sicilian Defence | |
Agdestein, Simen | - Grischuk, Alexander | ½-½ | 67 | D90 | Gruenfeld Flohr | |
Round 5 (June 2, 2014) | ||||||
Aronian, Levon | - Agdestein, Simen | 1-0 | 43 | E15 | Queens Indian | |
Grischuk, Alexander | - Topalov, Veselin | ½-½ | 48 | C46 | Four Knights | |
Svidler, Peter | - Carlsen, Magnus | 0-1 | 37 | A10 | Dutch, QI and KID Systems | |
Giri, Anish | - Kramnik, Vladimir | 1-0 | 48 | B01 | Centre Counter | |
Caruana, Fabiano | - Karjakin, Sergey | 0-1 | 45 | A04 | Dutch System | |
Round 6 (June 2, 2014) | ||||||
Carlsen, Magnus | - Caruana, Fabiano | 1-0 | 11 | C07 | French Tarrasch | |
Giri, Anish | - Grischuk, Alexander | 1-0 | 156 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | |
Kramnik, Vladimir | - Karjakin, Sergey | 0-1 | 39 | D27 | QGA | |
Topalov, Veselin | - Aronian, Levon | 0-1 | 30 | C44 | Scotch Gambit | |
Agdestein, Simen | - Svidler, Peter | 0-1 | 29 | A40 | Unusual Replies to 1.d4 | |
Round 7 (June 2, 2014) | ||||||
Aronian, Levon | - Giri, Anish | 1-0 | 96 | E60 | King's Indian without Nc3 | |
Grischuk, Alexander | - Kramnik, Vladimir | 1-0 | 41 | D36 | QGD Exchange | |
Karjakin, Sergey | - Carlsen, Magnus | 0-1 | 34 | C60 | Ruy Lopez | |
Svidler, Peter | - Topalov, Veselin | 1-0 | 49 | A20 | English Opening | |
Caruana, Fabiano | - Agdestein, Simen | 1-0 | 66 | A07 | Barcza System | |
Round 8 (June 2, 2014) | ||||||
Grischuk, Alexander | - Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 48 | C24 | Bishop's Opening | |
Giri, Anish | - Svidler, Peter | 0-1 | 33 | B40 | Sicilian Classical | |
Kramnik, Vladimir | - Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 52 | E32 | Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 | |
Topalov, Veselin | - Caruana, Fabiano | ½-½ | 31 | A08 | Barcza System | |
Agdestein, Simen | - Karjakin, Sergey | 0-1 | 30 | E58 | Nimzo Indian | |
Round 9 (June 2, 2014) | ||||||
Carlsen, Magnus | - Agdestein, Simen | 1-0 | 30 | B42 | Sicilian Paulsen | |
Aronian, Levon | - Kramnik, Vladimir | 1-0 | 76 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | |
Karjakin, Sergey | - Topalov, Veselin | 1-0 | 42 | A07 | Barcza System | |
Svidler, Peter | - Grischuk, Alexander | ½-½ | 27 | A37 | English Symmetrical | |
Caruana, Fabiano | - Giri, Anish | 1-0 | 42 | A05 | Various |
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