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 [...]

Wang Hao vs Anand – English Opening – 2013 Norway Chess Rd9

Anand needed a win in the final, while Wang Hao played very solidly, taking advantage of Anand’s aggression.

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[Event "Norway Chess Tournament"] [Site "Sandnes NOR"] [Date "2013.05.18"] [EventDate "2013.05.08"] [Round "9"] [Result "1-0"] [White "Wang Hao"] [Black "V Anand"] [ECO "A34"] [WhiteElo "2743"] [BlackElo "2783"] [PlyCount [...]

Radjabov vs Anand – Catalan Opening – 2013 Norway Chess Rd7

Radjabov’s struggles continue, and Anand quickly seized the initiative to ensure he still has at least a mathematical chance of catching the leaders.

[Event "Norway Chess Tournament"] [Site "Sandnes NOR"] [Date "2013.05.15"] [EventDate "2013.05.08"] [Round "7"] [Result "0-1"] [White "Teimour Radjabov"] [Black "Viswanathan Anand"] [ECO "E04"] [WhiteElo "2745"] [BlackElo "2783"] [PlyCount "68"] 1. [...]

Anand vs Karjakin – Ruy Lopez Berlin – 2013 Norway Chess Rd6

A key encounter in the 2013 Norway Chess tournament, with Anand needing a win to catch runaway early leader Karjakin. In a long endgame, at one point Anand had an advantage, but Karjakin held on for a good draw.

[Event "Norway Chess Tournament"] [Site "0:24:33-0:11:33"] [Date "2013.05.14"] [EventDate "2013.05.07"] [Round "5"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [White [...]

Svidler vs Anand – Sicilian Najdorf – 2013 Norway Chess Rd5

After Anand’s loss in round 4, here he’s back in his favoured Sicilian Najdorf in a game of almost perfect equality.

[Event "Norway Chess Tournament"] [Site "Sandnes NOR"] [Date "2013.05.13"] [EventDate "2013.05.08"] [Round "5"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [White "P Svidler"] [Black "V Anand"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2769"] [BlackElo "2783"] [PlyCount "60"] 1. e4 c5 2. [...]

Anand vs Nakamura – Sicilian Defence – 2013 Norway Chess Rd4

Nakamura is one of the few players with a plus score against world champion Anand, even with black, and in this game he extends his record with an impressive victory.

[Event "Norway Chess Tournament"] [Site "Sandnes NOR"] [Date "2013.05.12"] [EventDate "2013.05.08"] [Round "4"] [Result "0-1"] [White "V Anand"] [Black "Hi Nakamura"] [ECO "C78"] [WhiteElo [...]

Anand vs Topalov – Sicilian Najdorf – 2013 Norway Chess Rd3

Topalov heads into Anand’s favoured Najdorf, and the world champion shows why he enjoys playing it so much.

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[Event "Norway Chess Tournament"] [Site "Sandnes NOR"] [Date "2013.05.10"] [EventDate "2013.05.08"] [Round "3"] [Result "1-0"] [White "Viswanathan Anand"] [Black "Veselin Topalov"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2793"] [PlyCount "81"] [...]

Carlsen vs Anand – Sicilian Rossolimo – 2013 Norway Chess Rd2

Anand met Carlsen for the first time since Carlsen was confirmed as the World Championship challenger later this year. Their encounter was a lengthy battle, with Anand holding on well with the black pieces.

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[Event "Norway Chess Tournament"] [Site "0:39:33-0:51:33"] [Date "2013.05.09"] [EventDate "2013.05.07"] [Round "2"] [Result [...]

Anand vs Aronian – Ruy Lopez Closed – 2013 Norway Chess Rd1

With 7. c4 Anand lead to the game to unexplored territories, but failed to gain any advantage.

[Event "Norway Chess Tournament"] [Site "Sandnes NOR"] [Date "2013.05.08"] [EventDate "2013.05.08"] [Round "1"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [White "V Anand"] [Black "L Aronian"] [ECO "C84"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2813"] [PlyCount "66"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 [...]

Anand vs Ding Liren – Caro-Kann Classical – 2013 Alekhine Memorial Rd5

Anand gets his Alekhine Memorial underway with a win over Ding Liren in a Classical Caro-Kann.

[Event "Alekhine Memorial"] [Site "Paris/St Petersburg FRA/RUS"] [Date "2013.04.25"] [EventDate "2013.04.21"] [Round "5"] [Result "1-0"] [White "V Anand"] [Black "Ding Liren"] [ECO "B18"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2707"] [PlyCount "64"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 [...]