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Gerschenkron vs Felix Fischer – Caro-Kann Exchange – Vienna, 1935

admin — Sun, 19 May 2013 12:59:57 +0000

Anatol Gerschenkron demolished Fischer’s Caro-Kann in this explosive miniature, played in Vienna in 1935.

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

admin — Sun, 19 May 2013 12:34:19 +0000

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.

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Karjakin vs Topalov – Sicilian Najdorf – 2013 Norway Chess Rd9

admin — Sun, 19 May 2013 12:19:24 +0000

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.

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

admin — Sun, 19 May 2013 12:09:46 +0000

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.

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

admin — Sun, 19 May 2013 11:56:48 +0000

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.

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Radjabov vs Svidler – Grünfeld – 2013 Norway Chess Rd9

admin — Sun, 19 May 2013 11:51:58 +0000

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.

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

admin — Sun, 19 May 2013 11:38:00 +0000

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 5.a3 a5 6.g3 Nge7 7.Bg2 g6 8.Bg5 Bg7 9.Bxe7 Qxe7 10.O-O O-O 11.Nd2 Be6 12.Rb1 Rfc8 13.Nd5 Qd8 14.b4 axb4 15.axb4 Bxd5 16.Bxd5 cxb4 17.Ne4 Rc7 18.Qd2 Kh8 19.Ra1 Rb8 20.Rfb1 h6 21.Bxc6 bxc6 22.Rxb4 d5 23.Rxb8 Qxb8 24.Nd6 e4 25.Ra6 exd3 26.exd3 Kh7 27.Kg2 dxc4 28.dxc4 Rd7 29.c5 Bf8 30.Rb6 Qc7 31.Rb3 Qa7 32.Rc3 Bxd6 33.cxd6 Qa5 34.h4 Rxd6 35.Qe3 Qd5+ 36.Qf3 h5 37.Qxd5 cxd5 38.Kf3 Kg7 39.Rc7 Kf6 40.Ke3 Ra6 41.Rd7 Ke6 42.Rb7 Ra3+ 43.Kf4 Ra4+ 44.Ke3 Re4+ 45.Kd3 Re1 46.Rb6+ Kf5 47.Rb7 f6 48.Rd7 Re5 49.f3 Ke6 50.Rg7 g5 51.Rh7 g4 52.fxg4 hxg4 53.Rg7 f5 54.Rg6+ Kf7 55.Ra6 Re1 56.Kd2 Rg1 57.Ra3 Rg2+ 58.Ke1 Kf6 59.Kf1 Rc2 60.Ra6+ Ke5 61.h5 Rh2 62.h6 d4 63.Kg1 Rh3 64.Kg2 d3 65.Ra5+ Kd4 66.Ra4+ Kc3 67.Ra6 d2 68.Rc6+ Kd3 69.Rd6+ Kc2 70.Rc6+ Kd1 71.Rd6 f4 72.gxf4 Ke2 73.Re6+ Re3 74.Rxe3+ Kxe3 75.h7 d1=Q 76.h8=Q Qf3+ 77.Kg1 Qf2+ 78.Kh1 Qf1+ 79.Kh2 g3+  0-1

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

admin — Sun, 19 May 2013 11:27:55 +0000

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

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Nakamura vs Radjabov – Sicilian Defence – 2013 Norway Chess Rd8

admin — Sun, 19 May 2013 11:00:15 +0000

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.

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

admin — Sun, 19 May 2013 10:53:22 +0000

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.

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