Norway Chess 2016

Norway Chess 2016

Norway Chess 2016: Round 8, Aronian Beats Carlsen, Joins Him in the Lead.

May 3, 2016 John Lee Shaw

The eighth round in the Altibox Norway Chess Tournament 2016, very much belonged to Levon Aronian. The Armenian Grandmaster came in to the round and would dash the hearts of the home crowd by beating their chess hero, and World Champion, Magnus Carlsen. Carlsen had of course beaten Vladimir Kramnik […check it out!]

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Norway Chess 2016: Round 7, Carlsen Floors Kramnik, Increases Lead

April 29, 2016 John Lee Shaw

Round 7 of the Altibox Norway Chess Tournament, saw home player, Magnus Carlsen, take a big step towards winning the event for the first time. The World Champion, had a disaster here at last year’s event, of course, winning only two games and losing four, finishing on 3½-points and 7th […check it out!]

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Norway Chess 2016: Round 6, Harikrishna Wins Again, Eljanov Also Scores

April 26, 2016 John Lee Shaw

Round 6 of the Altibox Norway Chess Tournament, was played on Monday the 25th April. It was the last round before the second and final rest day. It was an exciting round, seeing two decisive games, but it could well have been four, with Magnus Carlsen and Veselin Topalov both […check it out!]

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Norway Chess 2016: Round 5, Topalov and Harikrishna Win

April 25, 2016 John Lee Shaw

Round 5 of the Altibox Norway Chess Tournament 2016, was the first after the rest day. These can always be unpredictable affairs, with some players coming out all fresh and with their sleeves rolled up, while others can try to take a second day off and go for a quick […check it out!]

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Norway Chess 2016: Round 4, All Games Drawn, Carlsen Keeps Lead

April 24, 2016 John Lee Shaw

Round 4 of the Altibox Norway Chess Tournament 2016 took place on Friday 22nd April. It would be the last round before the rest day and would see all games drawn. The Berlin Defence of Vachier-Lagrave–Kramnik was quite interesting. It was Vachier-Lagrave’s second white game on the spin and it […check it out!]

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Norway Chess 2016: Round 3, Carlsen Takes Sole Lead

April 23, 2016 John Lee Shaw

Round 3 of the Altibox Norway Chess Tournament 2016 was held on Thursday 21st April. Going in to the round, there was a three-way tie for the lead. By the end of it, this would be reduced to one. Swedish Grandmaster, Nils Grandelius, has only scored a half point so […check it out!]

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Norway Chess 2016: Round 2, Vachier-Lagrave Stuns Giri.

April 22, 2016 John Lee Shaw

Having got his campaign in this year’s Norway Chess Tournament off to a good start with a win in round-1, Anish Giri suffered a setback in this round. The Dutchman would have his +1 wiped out by his French rival, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. They debated the Sicilian Najdorf, in which Vachier-Lagrave’s […check it out!]

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Norway Chess 2016: Kramnik, Carlsen, Giri Win in Round 1

April 20, 2016 John Lee Shaw

The opening round of the Altibox Norway Chess Tournament 2016 was played on Tuesday, 19th April. One is never quite certain how such things will go, as players can take a little time to settle in to their rhythm. However, perhaps the blitz round from the day before had fired […check it out!]

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Norway Chess 2016 Begins with Blitz

April 19, 2016 John Lee Shaw

The 4th edition of the Norway Chess Tournament, is underway, in Stavanger, Norway. It is a round-robin event, played over 9-rounds. The event will be played under classical time controls (100 min for 40 moves + 50 min for 20 moves, + 15 min for the rest of the game […check it out!]

Norway Chess 2016: Round 8, Aronian Beats Carlsen, Joins Him in the Lead.

Norway Chess 2016: Round 7, Carlsen Floors Kramnik, Increases Lead

Norway Chess 2016: Round 6, Harikrishna Wins Again, Eljanov Also Scores

Norway Chess 2016: Round 5, Topalov and Harikrishna Win

Norway Chess 2016: Round 4, All Games Drawn, Carlsen Keeps Lead

Norway Chess 2016: Round 3, Carlsen Takes Sole Lead

Norway Chess 2016: Round 2, Vachier-Lagrave Stuns Giri.

Norway Chess 2016: Kramnik, Carlsen, Giri Win in Round 1

Norway Chess 2016 Begins with Blitz

Radoslaw Wojtaszek Wins Biel 2020

Tata Steel 2020, Rd 10: Carlsen Wins Again. Caruana Retains Lead After Beating Firouzja

The World Champion stamps some authority in this game, against the player many are tipping to be a future challenger and successor. The other games are drawn, Caruana leads. The Challengers group sees a 3-way tie at the top.

Fabiano outplays Vishy in the endgame to take the point, he leads with Alireza Firouzja on 5.5/8. Artemiev collapses against Carlsen, who notches up a rather comfortable point. Duda and Kovalev also win. Eljanov remains in the lead of the Challengers, which sees 4 games decided.

Tussle of the 'born in the 2000s' goes the way of the Iranian as his American opponent falters. Points also go to Caruana and van Foreest. Vishy Anand survives against Magnus Carlsen. Things largely unchanged in the Challengers as Sarin beats Saduakassova, Eljanov still at the top of the standings.

2018's World Championship rivals, are again not to be separated. Anish Giri recovers his point from round 5, at the cost of Vladislav Kovalev, while Daniil Dubov sees Vladislav Artemiev strategically wanting. The Challengers group sees 3 decided games, Eljanov leads.

Round 5 takes place away from Wijk aan Zee, at the stadium of football team, PSV Einhoven. It sees Firouzja take his 3rd win in 5 games, notching up a performance rating of 2854 so far. Xiong suffers at the hands of Anand. The Challengers group sees 6 of the 7 games decided.

Alexander Grischuk and Fabiano Caruana debate the Benoni Defence in Stavanger, Norway.

Russia leading after 5 rounds, in topsy-turvy event

Li also wins vs Tomashesky; draws in the other games, including a 67-move battle between Eljanov and Hou.

Mariya Muzychuk & Hou Yifan battle it out in Lviv

In a very one-sided game, the player who gave the chess world 'My System', demonstrates his strategic superiority and notches up a very fine and instructive miniature.