Round 5 of Norway Chess 2015

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Schedule

Day	Date	Time	Event	Locality
Monday	15.06.2015	5.30pm	Blitz	Flor & Fjære – Private event
Tuesday	16.06.2015	4pm	Round 1	Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus
Wednesday	17.06.2015	4pm	Round 2	Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus
Thursday	18.06.2015	4pm	Round 3	Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus
Friday	19.06.2015	4pm	Round 4	Utstein Kloster, Rennesøy
Saturday	20.06.2015	1pm	Day off and School Tournament	Vitenfabrikken, Sandnes
Sunday	21.06.2015	4pm	Round 5	Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus
Monday	22.06.2015	4pm	Round 6	Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus
Tuesday	23.06.2015	4pm	Round 7	Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus
Wednesday	2406.2015	4pm	Round 8	Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus
Thursday	25.06.2015	4pm	Round 9	Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus
Thursday	25.06.2015	Ca. 10pm	Tie-breaks	Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus
Friday	26.06.2015	Ca. 12pm	Tie-breaks	Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus
Friday	26.06.2015	5pm	Simulchess	Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus
Friday	26.06.2015	8:30pm	Awardshow and Galadinner	Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus

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Anand meets Carlsen in round 4 of Norway Chess 2015

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Schedule

Day	Date	Time	Event	Locality
Monday	15.06.2015	5.30pm	Blitz	Flor & Fjære – Private event
Tuesday	16.06.2015	4pm	Round 1	Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus
Wednesday	17.06.2015	4pm	Round 2	Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus
Thursday	18.06.2015	4pm	Round 3	Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus
Friday	19.06.2015	4pm	Round 4	Utstein Kloster, Rennesøy
Saturday	20.06.2015	1pm	Day off and School Tournament	Vitenfabrikken, Sandnes
Sunday	21.06.2015	4pm	Round 5	Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus
Monday	22.06.2015	4pm	Round 6	Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus
Tuesday	23.06.2015	4pm	Round 7	Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus
Wednesday	2406.2015	4pm	Round 8	Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus
Thursday	25.06.2015	4pm	Round 9	Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus
Thursday	25.06.2015	Ca. 10pm	Tie-breaks	Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus
Friday	26.06.2015	Ca. 12pm	Tie-breaks	Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus
Friday	26.06.2015	5pm	Simulchess	Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus
Friday	26.06.2015	8:30pm	Awardshow and Galadinner	Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus

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Norway Chess 2015: LIVE!

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Schedule

Day	Date	Time	Event	Locality
Monday	15.06.2015	5.30pm	Blitz	Flor & Fjære – Private event
Tuesday	16.06.2015	4pm	Round 1	Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus
Wednesday	17.06.2015	4pm	Round 2	Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus
Thursday	18.06.2015	4pm	Round 3	Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus
Friday	19.06.2015	4pm	Round 4	Utstein Kloster, Rennesøy
Saturday	20.06.2015	1pm	Day off and School Tournament	Vitenfabrikken, Sandnes
Sunday	21.06.2015	4pm	Round 5	Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus
Monday	22.06.2015	4pm	Round 6	Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus
Tuesday	23.06.2015	4pm	Round 7	Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus
Wednesday	2406.2015	4pm	Round 8	Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus
Thursday	25.06.2015	4pm	Round 9	Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus
Thursday	25.06.2015	Ca. 10pm	Tie-breaks	Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus
Friday	26.06.2015	Ca. 12pm	Tie-breaks	Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus
Friday	26.06.2015	5pm	Simulchess	Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus
Friday	26.06.2015	8:30pm	Awardshow and Galadinner	Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus

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Magnus Carlsen vs. Norway

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Happy birthday to the World Chess Champion MAGNUS CARLSEN!

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China and Russia with gold at the World Chess Olympiad 2014

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Today was the final round of the 41st World Chess Olympiad. Gold medals for China (OPEN) and Russia (WOMEN)! Congratualtions!

Final results - OPEN

#	Team	MP	TB1	TB2
1	CHN	19	422.5	31.5
2	IND	17	382	31
	HUN	17	375.5	29
	RUS	17	352	28.5
	AZE	17	345	28
6	UKR	16	369.5	29
	CUB	16	365	29.5
	ARM	16	350.5	28.5
	ISR	16	349	28
	ESP	16	334.5	28

Full standings

Final results - WOMEN

#	Team	MP	TB1	TB2
1	RUS	20	420.5	32
2	CHN	18	399	32
	UKR	18	383	28.5
4	GEO	17	395.5	31.5
	ARM	17	389	29
	KAZ	17	320	27

Full standings

Interview with GM Alexander Delchev - coach and captain of Norway's 2nd team

Gallery - photos by GM Alexander Delchev

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Before the last round of the World Chess Olympiad 2014

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Tromsø 2014

Games from the Chess Olympiad on ChessBomb are grouped by match/team pairs which makes it easier to follow the 600+ games live online with computer analysis!

Please note the early start of the final 11th round of the Olympiad: 14th August, 11:00 Central European time!

Results after round 10 - Open - Leaders

#	Team	MP	TB1	TB2
1	CHN	17	341.5	28.5
2	HUN	16	313	27
3	UKR	15	309.5	27
	FRA	15	305	27
	IND	15	301.5	27.5
	RUS	15	301.5	26
	USA	15	297.5	26.5
	UZB	15	294.5	25
	POL	15	291	27.5
	AZE	15	289	25.5

See ChessBomb for full standings: Open

Results after round 10 - Women - Leaders

#	Team	MP	TB1	TB2
1	RUS	18	355.5	29.5
2	CHN	17	334	30
	UKR	17	319.5	26.5
4	GER	16	288.5	26.5
5	GEO	15	317	27.5
	ESP	15	310.5	26.5
	BUL	15	287	28.5
	ARM	15	276.5	26.5
	KAZ	15	248.5	24

See ChessBomb for full standings: Women

Our top commentator and contributor, GM Alexander Delchev is at the Olympiad and has sent us pictures and exciting news from the tournament.

Gallery

Photos: GM Alexander Delchev

Regulations for the Chess Olympiad

Teams - Open

Teams - Women

Schedule

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Early rounds of the World Chess Olympiad 2014

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Tromsø 2014

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Our top commentator and contributor, GM Alexander Delchev is at the Olympiad and will send us pictures and exciting news from the tournament. Follow our blog for exciting news and analyses soon!

Gallery

Early rounds. Photos: GM Alexander Delchev

Regulations for the Chess Olympiad

Teams - Open

Teams - Women

Schedule

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World Chess Olympiad 2014

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Tromso 2014

The 41st World Chess Olympiad - Open and Women, will be held in Tromsø, Norway, between 1st and 14th August 2014. The number of rounds in the Open and the Women's Olympiad shall be 11.

Time control: The time control will be 90 minutes for 40 moves and 30 minutes until the end of the game, with 30 seconds additional time per move, starting from move 1, per player. The players are not allowed to offer a draw to their opponent before thirty (30) moves have been completed by both players.

Regulations for the Chess Olympiad

Teams - Open

Teams - Women

Schedule

Sat, 2 Aug 2014	15:00	Round 1
Sun, 3 Aug 2014	14:00	Round 2
Mon, 4 Aug 2014	14:00	Round 3
Tue, 5 Aug 2014	14:00	Round 4
Wed, 6 Aug 2014	14:00	Round 5
Thu, 7 Aug 2014		REST DAY
Fri, 8 Aug 2014	14:00	Round 6
Sat, 9 Aug 2014	14:00	Round 7
Sun, 10 Aug 2014	14:00	Round 8
Mon, 11 Aug 2014	14:00	Round 9
Tue, 12 Aug 2014	14:00	Round 10
Wed, 13 Aug 2014		REST DAY
Thu, 14 Aug 2014	11:00	Round 11

Previous winners

Year	Event	Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2012	40th Chess Olympiad	Istanbul,Turkey	Armenia,19	Russia,19	Ukraine,18
2010	39th Chess Olympiad	Khanty-Mansiysk,Russia	Ukraine,19	Russia,18	Israel,17
2008	38th Chess Olympiad	Dresden,Germany	Armenia,19	Israel,18	United States,17
2006	37th Chess Olympiad	Turin,Italy	Armenia,36	China,34	United States,33
2004	36th Chess Olympiad	Calvià,Spain	Ukraine,39½	Russia36½	Armenia,36½
2002	35th Chess Olympiad	Bled,Slovenia	Russia,38½	Hungary,37½	Armenia,35
2000	34th Chess Olympiad	Istanbul,Turkey	Russia,38	Germany,37	Ukraine,35½

Full list

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Karjakin won Norway Chess 2014

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After a strong game today against Caruana, Karjakin won for a second time Norway Chess!

Final Results

#	Name	ELO	Pts
1	Karjakin, Sergey	2770	6
2	Carlsen, Magnus	2882	5.5
3	Grischuk, Alexander	2792	5
4	Caruana, Fabiano	2783	4.5
5	Topalov, Veselin	2772	4.5
6	Kramnik, Vladimir	2783	4
7	Svidler, Peter	2753	4
8	Giri, Anish	2746	4
9	Aronian, Levon	2815	4
10	Agdestein, Simen	2625	3.5

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Karjakin in the lead - Norway Chess 2014, round 8

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Today we saw round 8 of Norway Chess 2014 (3-13 June 2014). GM Alexander Delchev has once again gladly provided commentary on one of the most interesting games of the day - Svidler-Carlsen (see game with commentary).

After defeating Kramnik in the 8th round, Karjakin is now in the lead with 5/8 points, followed closely by Caruana and Carlsen with 4.5/8 each. Agdestein had his first loss in the tournament today against Topalov. Tomorrow he is meeting his student Carlsen.

If two or more players share first place after the last round, there will be a blitz match between them to decide the tournament winner.

The final 9th round is tomorrow, Friday, 13th June, and it starts one hour earlier than usual - 14:30 Central European time.

Standings after round 8

#	Name	ELO	Pts
1	Karjakin, Sergey	2770	5
2	Caruana, Fabiano	2783	4.5
3	Carlsen, Magnus	2882	4.5
4	Kramnik, Vladimir	2783	4
5	Grischuk, Alexander	2792	4
6	Topalov, Veselin	2772	4
7	Agdestein, Simen	2625	3.5
8	Giri, Anish	2746	3.5
9	Aronian, Levon	2815	3.5
10	Svidler, Peter	2753	3.5

Commentary by GM Alexander Delchev

Round 8

Svidler-Carlsen (½-½)
A game with unexpected end... see game with commentary

Round 2

Aronian-Karjakin (1-0)
Perfect game for Aronian and almost perfect for Karjakin who after only one little slip on 29th move, nearly lost the endgame. see game with commentary

Round 1

Aronian-Agdestein (½-½)
Tough positional game with very instructive exchange sacrifice. I think Agdestein had a great start at this event. With the advantage of playing at home surely he is able to show us more fine games like this one... see game with commentary

Grischuk-Caruana (0-1)
A disappointing outcome for Grischuk whose play was very resourceful. First, he sacrificed a piece transforming from a not so well looking opening position into a promising middlegame... see game with commentary

Pairings in final round 9

Round 9, Friday, June 13, 14.30 CEST
Magnus Carlsen – Simen Agdestein
Anish Giri – Peter Svidler
Vladimir Kramnik – Alexander Grischuk
Fabiano Caruana – Sergey Karjakin
Veselin Topalov – Levon Aronian

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LIVE commentary by GM Alexander Delchev on Svidler-Carlsen game in round 8 of Norway Chess

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LIVE Commentrary!

GM Alexander Delchev is providing LIVE commentary on Svidler-Carlsen game in round 8 of Norway Chess 2014.

Commentary on games from previous rounds

Round 2

Aronian-Karjakin (1-0)
Perfect game for Aronian and almost perfect for Karjakin who after only one little slip on 29th move, nearly lost the endgame. see game with commentary

Round 1

Aronian-Agdestein (½-½)
Tough positional game with very instructive exchange sacrifice. I think Agdestein had a great start at this event. With the advantage of playing at home surely he is able to show us more fine games like this one... see game with commentary

Grischuk-Caruana (0-1)
A disappointing outcome for Grischuk whose play was very resourceful. First, he sacrificed a piece transforming from a not so well looking opening position into a promising middlegame... see game with commentary

Commentary of games from round 1 by GM Alexander Delchev

Pairings in remaining rounds

Round 8, Thursday, June 12, 15.30 CEST
Levon Aronian – Fabiano Caruana
Sergey Karjakin – Vladimir Kramnik
Alexander Grischuk – Anish Giri
Peter Svidler – Magnus Carlsen
Simen Agdestein – Veselin Topalov

Round 9, Friday, June 13, 14.30 CEST
Magnus Carlsen – Simen Agdestein
Anish Giri – Peter Svidler
Vladimir Kramnik – Alexander Grischuk
Fabiano Caruana – Sergey Karjakin
Veselin Topalov – Levon Aronian

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