Pogonina vs Mammadova – French Tarrasch – 2013 Russian Women’s Team Championship Rd2

Russian Women’s Grandmaster Natalia Pogonina neatly counters her opponents Tarrasch variation of the French Defence in this game from the 2013 Russian Womwn’s Team Championships.

[Event "Russian Team Championships (Women)"] [Site "Loo RUS"] [Date "2013.04.08"] [EventDate "2013.04.07"] [Round "2"] [Result "1-0"] [White "Natalia Pogonina"] [Black "Gulnar Mammadova"] [ECO "C04"] [WhiteElo "2473"] [BlackElo "2322"] [...]

Karjakin vs Topalov – Sicilian Najdorf – 2013 Norway Chess Rd9

Topalov played hard for his first win of the tournament, but couldn’t deny Karjakin the draw he needed to take the 2013 Norway Chess tournament title.

[Event "Norway Chess Tournament"] [Site "0:22:33-0:17:33"] [Date "2013.05.18"] [EventDate "2013.05.07"] [Round "8"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [White "Karjakin"] [Black "Topalov"] [ECO "B96"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [PlyCount "2"] 1.e4 [...]

Hammer vs Nakamura – Semi-Slav – 2013 Norway Chess Rd9

Hammer played fighting chess throughout, but was simply outclassed, getting into time trouble and making too many inaccuracies later in his games. This game was no exception, as Nakamura gave himself a chance of sharing the title.

[Event "Norway Chess Tournament"] [Site "Sandnes NOR"] [Date "2013.05.18"] [EventDate "2013.05.08"] [Round "9"] [Result "0-1"] [White [...]

Aronian vs Carlsen – Queen’s Gambit Declined – 2013 Norway Chess Rd9

After Carlsen’s disappointment in round 8, he needed to bounce back with a win to take the 2013 Norway Chess tournament title, but failed to make headway against Aronian’s solid play.

[Event "Norway Chess Tournament"] [Site "Sandnes NOR"] [Date "2013.05.18"] [EventDate "2013.05.08"] [Round "9"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [White "L Aronian"] [Black "M Carlsen"] [ECO "D63"] [...]

Radjabov vs Svidler – Grünfeld – 2013 Norway Chess Rd9

With both players out of the running in the 2012 Norway Chess tournament, and Radjabov in a hurry to finish up his 2nd consecutive horror tournament, the game ended in a tame draw.

[Event "Norway Chess Tournament"] [Site "Sandnes NOR"] [Date "2013.05.18"] [EventDate "2013.05.08"] [Round "9"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [White "T Radjabov"] [Black "P Svidler"] [...]

Carlsen vs Wang Hao – English Opening – 2013 Norway Chess Rd8

Carlsen proves mortal, squandering a golden opportunity to close in on the title with this endgame loss against Wang-Hao.

[Event "Norway Chess Tournament"] [Site "0:10:33-0:17:33"] [Date "2013.05.17"] [EventDate "2013.05.07"] [Round "8"] [Result "0-1"] [White "Carlsen"] [Black "Wang Hao"] [ECO "A30"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [PlyCount "2"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.d3 d6 [...]

Svidler vs Karjakin – Ruy Lopez Berlin – 2013 Norway Chess Rd8

Karjakin was unable to hold the Berlin and see home the tournament a round early in a game of numerous swings.

[Event "Norway Chess Tournament"] [Site "0:04:33-0:02:33"] [Date "2013.05.17"] [EventDate "2013.05.07"] [Round "8"] [Result "1-0"] [White "Svidler"] [Black "Karjakin"] [ECO "C65"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [PlyCount "2"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 [...]

Nakamura vs Radjabov – Sicilian Defence – 2013 Norway Chess Rd8

Radjabov is in poor form, and for a player of his undoubted quality, his play here was nightmarish, and not a game he’ll want to look at again in a hurry.

[Event "Norway Chess Tournament"] [Site "Sandnes NOR"] [Date "2013.05.17"] [EventDate "2013.05.08"] [Round "8"] [Result "1-0"] [White "Hi Nakamura"] [Black "T Radjabov"] [ECO "B32"] [...]

Topalov vs Aronian – Nimzo-Indian – 2013 Norway Chess Rd8

Topalov is without a win in the 2013 Norway Chess tournament, but has only been defeated once, and Aronian’s mathematical chances of the title disappeared with this mundane draw.

[Event "Norway Chess Tournament"] [Site "Sandnes NOR"] [Date "2013.05.17"] [EventDate "2013.05.08"] [Round "8"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [White "V Topalov"] [Black "L Aronian"] [ECO "E53"] [WhiteElo "2793"] [...]

Anand vs Hammer – Grünfeld Defence – 2013 Norway Chess Rd8

Hammer has grown into the tournament, but here came up against the world champion, fresh from a fine win in round 7, and back with a chance for the tournament title, playing fiery chess.

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[Event "Norway Chess Tournament"] [Site "Sandnes NOR"] [Date "2013.05.17"] [EventDate "2013.05.08"] [Round "8"] [...]