Carlsen and Nakamura Draw in Round 6

Round 6 of Norway Chess 2015 is roaring along with the eyes of chess fans looking in two directions: 1) at Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura’s game to see if Carlsen can squeeze out another win, and 2) at Veselin Topalov’s commanding 5.5/6 lead. Round 6 earned Topalov another win against Alexander Grischuk. Grischuk’s recent performances have brought him below the 2800 ELO mark to 2781 and another loss in this tournament (1 of 3) did not help his cause.

[pgn]
[Event “Norway Chess 2015”]
[Site “Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus”]
[Date “2015.06.22”]
[Round “6.3”]
[White “Grischuk, Alexander”]
[Black “Topalov, Veselin”]
[Result “0-1”]
[BlackElo “2798”]
[WhiteElo “2781”]
[LiveChessVersion “1.4.6”]
[ECO “E20”]

1. d4 {[%clk 1:59:49]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:59:50]} 2. c4 {[%clk 1:59:43]} e6
{[%clk 1:59:47]} 3. Nc3 {[%clk 1:59:36]} Bb4 {[%clk 1:59:41]} 4. f3
{[%clk 1:59:31]} c5 {[%clk 1:59:22]} 5. d5 {[%clk 1:59:19]} O-O {[%clk 1:59:12]}
6. e4 {[%clk 1:59:10]} d6 {[%clk 1:59:01]} 7. Nge2 {[%clk 1:58:42]} b5
{[%clk 1:58:44]} 8. Nf4 {[%clk 1:58:07]} exd5 {[%clk 1:58:36]} 9. cxd5
{[%clk 1:57:40]} a6 {[%clk 1:58:14]} 10. Be2 {[%clk 1:55:56]} Nbd7
{[%clk 1:48:46]} 11. O-O {[%clk 1:52:05]} c4 {[%clk 1:45:29]} 12. Be3
{[%clk 1:27:28]} Bc5 {[%clk 1:40:05]} 13. Bxc5 {[%clk 1:02:03]} Nxc5
{[%clk 1:40:00]} 14. b4 {[%clk 1:01:15]} cxb3 {[%clk 1:39:51]} 15. axb3
{[%clk 1:01:10]} b4 {[%clk 1:39:17]} 16. Nb5 {[%clk 1:00:32]} Qb6
{[%clk 1:36:30]} 17. Kh1 {[%clk 0:56:59]} g5 {[%clk 1:35:52]} 18. Qd4
{[%clk 0:29:50]} Ncd7 {[%clk 1:35:12]} 19. Qxb6 {[%clk 0:28:50]} Nxb6
{[%clk 1:35:06]} 20. Nc7 {[%clk 0:28:17]} Ra7 {[%clk 1:33:57]} 21. Nb5
{[%clk 0:28:04]} Re7 {[%clk 1:20:39]} 22. Nxd6 {[%clk 0:27:18]} gxf4
{[%clk 1:20:32]} 23. Bxa6 {[%clk 0:23:26]} Rd8 {[%clk 1:20:22]} 24. Bxc8
{[%clk 0:15:50]} Rxd6 {[%clk 1:19:51]} 25. Bf5 {[%clk 0:13:45]} Nbd7
{[%clk 1:15:54]} 26. g3 {[%clk 0:11:35]} fxg3 {[%clk 1:14:22]} 27. Rg1
{[%clk 0:10:52]} Kf8 {[%clk 1:11:10]} 28. Rxg3 {[%clk 0:10:40]} Nc5
{[%clk 1:10:44]} 29. Bh3 {[%clk 0:02:46]} Re8 {[%clk 1:02:51]} 30. Rb1
{[%clk 0:01:21]} Nh5 {[%clk 0:57:20]} 31. Rg5 {[%clk 0:01:19]} Nf4
{[%clk 0:57:00]} 32. Bf1 {[%clk 0:01:18]} Ra8 {[%clk 0:55:01]} 33. Bc4
{[%clk 0:01:04]} Ra2 {[%clk 0:54:32]} 34. Rg4 {[%clk 0:00:32]} Rh6
{[%clk 0:49:14]} 35. h4 {[%clk 0:00:31]} Nfd3 {[%clk 0:46:21]} 36. Rg2
{[%clk 0:00:26]} Rxh4+ {[%clk 0:45:00]} 37. Kg1 {[%clk 0:00:25]} Ra7
{[%clk 0:42:17]} 38. d6 {[%clk 0:00:18]} Rh6 {[%clk 0:40:40]} 39. Rh2
{[%clk 0:00:07]} Rxd6 {[%clk 0:38:49]} 0-1
[/pgn]

Topalov is the man to beat in Norway Chess 2015.

On the Carlsen front, the World Champion played a somewhat interesting game against Nakamura in which the position looked won at several times, but the competition eventually gave way to a draw. Nakamura is a master of tactical positions and that expertise shined through in holding off to get the draw against Carlsen. The 95 move game between the World Champion and his potential challenger was exhausting to watch, so I can only imagine how exhausting it was to play. In fact, I was able to run some errands, take a nap, and spend some time with the kiddos before the draw was made on move 95. Here’s the full game:

[pgn]
[Event “Norway Chess 2015”]
[Site “Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus”]
[Date “2015.06.22”]
[Round “6.1”]
[White “Carlsen, Magnus”]
[Black “Nakamura, Hikaru”]
[Result “1/2-1/2”]
[BlackElo “2802”]
[WhiteElo “2876”]
[LiveChessVersion “1.4.6”]
[ECO “D56”]

1. d4 {[%clk 1:58:22]} d5 {[%clk 1:59:38]} 2. c4 {[%clk 1:58:14]} e6
{[%clk 1:59:35]} 3. Nf3 {[%clk 1:58:02]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:59:24]} 4. Nc3
{[%clk 1:57:29]} Be7 {[%clk 1:59:07]} 5. Bg5 {[%clk 1:48:42]} h6 {[%clk 1:57:59]}
6. Bh4 {[%clk 1:48:33]} O-O {[%clk 1:57:52]} 7. e3 {[%clk 1:48:30]} Ne4
{[%clk 1:57:47]} 8. Bxe7 {[%clk 1:48:24]} Qxe7 {[%clk 1:57:43]} 9. Rc1
{[%clk 1:46:33]} c6 {[%clk 1:57:18]} 10. Qc2 {[%clk 1:44:52]} Nxc3
{[%clk 1:50:51]} 11. Qxc3 {[%clk 1:44:41]} dxc4 {[%clk 1:50:32]} 12. Bxc4
{[%clk 1:39:42]} b6 {[%clk 1:50:16]} 13. O-O {[%clk 1:24:55]} Nd7
{[%clk 1:45:46]} 14. Rfd1 {[%clk 1:17:25]} Bb7 {[%clk 1:45:08]} 15. h3
{[%clk 1:04:26]} c5 {[%clk 1:27:49]} 16. d5 {[%clk 1:03:15]} exd5
{[%clk 1:25:52]} 17. Bxd5 {[%clk 1:03:12]} Bxd5 {[%clk 1:17:00]} 18. Rxd5
{[%clk 1:03:10]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:16:51]} 19. Rd3 {[%clk 1:02:55]} Rad8
{[%clk 1:14:09]} 20. Rcd1 {[%clk 1:02:38]} Rxd3 {[%clk 1:13:49]} 21. Qxd3
{[%clk 1:02:24]} Rc8 {[%clk 1:13:31]} 22. a4 {[%clk 1:00:04]} c4 {[%clk 0:55:42]}
23. Qc2 {[%clk 0:48:44]} Qe4 {[%clk 0:45:59]} 24. Nd4 {[%clk 0:48:27]} c3
{[%clk 0:39:36]} 25. Qb3 {[%clk 0:29:03]} Qd5 {[%clk 0:35:18]} 26. Qc2
{[%clk 0:27:38]} Qe4 {[%clk 0:35:11]} 27. Qxe4 {[%clk 0:18:25]} Nxe4
{[%clk 0:34:41]} 28. b3 {[%clk 0:18:12]} Nd2 {[%clk 0:25:48]} 29. Rc1
{[%clk 0:17:48]} a5 {[%clk 0:19:54]} 30. Rc2 {[%clk 0:16:43]} Nb1
{[%clk 0:19:35]} 31. Rc1 {[%clk 0:16:31]} Nd2 {[%clk 0:19:23]} 32. Rc2
{[%clk 0:10:46]} Nb1 {[%clk 0:19:08]} 33. Nb5 {[%clk 0:07:47]} Kf8
{[%clk 0:15:21]} 34. f3 {[%clk 0:06:12]} Rd8 {[%clk 0:07:43]} 35. Nd4
{[%clk 0:05:50]} Rc8 {[%clk 0:07:03]} 36. Rc1 {[%clk 0:04:29]} Na3
{[%clk 0:06:46]} 37. Nc2 {[%clk 0:04:05]} Nxc2 {[%clk 0:06:38]} 38. Rxc2
{[%clk 0:04:04]} Rc5 {[%clk 0:06:09]} 39. Kf2 {[%clk 0:03:33]} b5
{[%clk 0:05:56]} 40. axb5 {[%clk 1:03:54]} Rxb5 {[%clk 1:06:21]} 41. Rxc3
{[%clk 1:04:03]} g6 {[%clk 1:01:22]} 42. f4 {[%clk 0:58:12]} h5 {[%clk 1:01:19]}
43. Rc8+ {[%clk 0:54:53]} Kg7 {[%clk 1:01:37]} 44. Ra8 {[%clk 0:55:18]} Rxb3
{[%clk 1:00:33]} 45. Rxa5 {[%clk 0:55:47]} Rb2+ {[%clk 1:00:54]} 46. Kf3
{[%clk 0:56:06]} Rb3 {[%clk 1:01:23]} 47. Ra7 {[%clk 0:54:36]} Rc3
{[%clk 1:01:17]} 48. Re7 {[%clk 0:54:17]} Rb3 {[%clk 1:01:12]} 49. Kg3
{[%clk 0:54:08]} Rb2 {[%clk 1:00:19]} 50. Kf3 {[%clk 0:52:43]} Rb3
{[%clk 1:00:33]} 51. g4 {[%clk 0:52:48]} hxg4+ {[%clk 1:00:34]} 52. hxg4
{[%clk 0:53:17]} Rb1 {[%clk 0:58:53]} 53. Rd7 {[%clk 0:53:37]} Rf1+
{[%clk 0:57:44]} 54. Ke4 {[%clk 0:53:50]} Rg1 {[%clk 0:57:50]} 55. g5
{[%clk 0:54:12]} Ra1 {[%clk 0:57:20]} 56. Ke5 {[%clk 0:54:33]} Ra3
{[%clk 0:55:41]} 57. e4 {[%clk 0:54:55]} Ra5+ {[%clk 0:55:15]} 58. Kd6
{[%clk 0:55:15]} Ra6+ {[%clk 0:54:38]} 59. Ke5 {[%clk 0:53:58]} Ra5+
{[%clk 0:53:51]} 60. Rd5 {[%clk 0:54:22]} Ra4 {[%clk 0:52:40]} 61. Rc5
{[%clk 0:54:32]} Ra1 {[%clk 0:51:05]} 62. Rc2 {[%clk 0:53:54]} Rf1
{[%clk 0:49:19]} 63. Rc7 {[%clk 0:54:11]} Re1 {[%clk 0:48:37]} 64. Ra7
{[%clk 0:54:14]} Rg1 {[%clk 0:46:46]} 65. Ra4 {[%clk 0:53:42]} Rf1
{[%clk 0:44:55]} 66. Ra6 {[%clk 0:54:32]} Re1 {[%clk 0:44:29]} 67. Kd4
{[%clk 0:54:54]} Rd1+ {[%clk 0:44:42]} 68. Ke3 {[%clk 0:55:18]} Re1+
{[%clk 0:45:06]} 69. Kf3 {[%clk 0:55:44]} Rf1+ {[%clk 0:45:12]} 70. Kg3
{[%clk 0:56:06]} Re1 {[%clk 0:45:19]} 71. e5 {[%clk 0:56:28]} Re3+
{[%clk 0:45:29]} 72. Kf2 {[%clk 0:56:51]} Rb3 {[%clk 0:45:40]} 73. Rd6
{[%clk 0:57:05]} Ra3 {[%clk 0:45:49]} 74. Rd8 {[%clk 0:57:26]} Rc3
{[%clk 0:45:55]} 75. Ke2 {[%clk 0:57:48]} Ra3 {[%clk 0:46:07]} 76. Rd3
{[%clk 0:58:10]} Ra1 {[%clk 0:46:20]} 77. Ke3 {[%clk 0:58:34]} Re1+
{[%clk 0:46:21]} 78. Kd4 {[%clk 0:58:58]} Rf1 {[%clk 0:46:46]} 79. Ke4
{[%clk 0:59:25]} Ra1 {[%clk 0:46:04]} 80. Rd7 {[%clk 0:59:21]} Ra4+
{[%clk 0:45:46]} 81. Rd4 {[%clk 0:59:40]} Ra5 {[%clk 0:46:02]} 82. Rc4
{[%clk 0:59:40]} Kf8 {[%clk 0:44:44]} 83. Rc8+ {[%clk 1:00:03]} Kg7
{[%clk 0:45:11]} 84. Rc7 {[%clk 1:00:22]} Kf8 {[%clk 0:44:25]} 85. Kd4
{[%clk 1:00:44]} Ra4+ {[%clk 0:44:34]} 86. Rc4 {[%clk 1:00:59]} Ra5
{[%clk 0:45:02]} 87. Rc8+ {[%clk 1:00:08]} Kg7 {[%clk 0:45:22]} 88. e6
{[%clk 1:00:25]} fxe6 {[%clk 0:44:40]} 89. Rc5 {[%clk 1:00:43]} Ra7
{[%clk 0:44:55]} 90. Ke5 {[%clk 1:01:07]} Rf7 {[%clk 0:44:48]} 91. Rc4
{[%clk 1:01:28]} Rf5+ {[%clk 0:45:03]} 92. Kxe6 {[%clk 1:01:54]} Kg8
{[%clk 0:45:26]} 93. Rc8+ {[%clk 1:02:19]} Kg7 {[%clk 0:45:53]} 94. Rc7+
{[%clk 1:02:43]} Kg8 {[%clk 0:46:21]} 95. Rc8+ {[%clk 1:03:05]} Kg7
{[%clk 0:46:49]} 1/2-1/2
[/pgn]

Magnus Carlsen is still looking for his mojo.

Fabiano Caruana, Levon Aronian, and Jon Ludwig Hammer have almost completely disappeared from headlines and online tournament reports as each of them sit with Carlsen near the bottom of the cross table. Only time will tell if any of them can stage a comeback in the second half of the tournament and earn one of the top-three spots. Check out all of the games here:

[pgn]
[Event “Norway Chess 2015”]
[Site “Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus”]
[Date “2015.06.22”]
[Round “6.1”]
[White “Carlsen, Magnus”]
[Black “Nakamura, Hikaru”]
[Result “1/2-1/2”]
[BlackElo “2802”]
[WhiteElo “2876”]
[LiveChessVersion “1.4.6”]
[ECO “D56”]

1. d4 {[%clk 1:58:22]} d5 {[%clk 1:59:38]} 2. c4 {[%clk 1:58:14]} e6
{[%clk 1:59:35]} 3. Nf3 {[%clk 1:58:02]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:59:24]} 4. Nc3
{[%clk 1:57:29]} Be7 {[%clk 1:59:07]} 5. Bg5 {[%clk 1:48:42]} h6 {[%clk 1:57:59]}
6. Bh4 {[%clk 1:48:33]} O-O {[%clk 1:57:52]} 7. e3 {[%clk 1:48:30]} Ne4
{[%clk 1:57:47]} 8. Bxe7 {[%clk 1:48:24]} Qxe7 {[%clk 1:57:43]} 9. Rc1
{[%clk 1:46:33]} c6 {[%clk 1:57:18]} 10. Qc2 {[%clk 1:44:52]} Nxc3
{[%clk 1:50:51]} 11. Qxc3 {[%clk 1:44:41]} dxc4 {[%clk 1:50:32]} 12. Bxc4
{[%clk 1:39:42]} b6 {[%clk 1:50:16]} 13. O-O {[%clk 1:24:55]} Nd7
{[%clk 1:45:46]} 14. Rfd1 {[%clk 1:17:25]} Bb7 {[%clk 1:45:08]} 15. h3
{[%clk 1:04:26]} c5 {[%clk 1:27:49]} 16. d5 {[%clk 1:03:15]} exd5
{[%clk 1:25:52]} 17. Bxd5 {[%clk 1:03:12]} Bxd5 {[%clk 1:17:00]} 18. Rxd5
{[%clk 1:03:10]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:16:51]} 19. Rd3 {[%clk 1:02:55]} Rad8
{[%clk 1:14:09]} 20. Rcd1 {[%clk 1:02:38]} Rxd3 {[%clk 1:13:49]} 21. Qxd3
{[%clk 1:02:24]} Rc8 {[%clk 1:13:31]} 22. a4 {[%clk 1:00:04]} c4 {[%clk 0:55:42]}
23. Qc2 {[%clk 0:48:44]} Qe4 {[%clk 0:45:59]} 24. Nd4 {[%clk 0:48:27]} c3
{[%clk 0:39:36]} 25. Qb3 {[%clk 0:29:03]} Qd5 {[%clk 0:35:18]} 26. Qc2
{[%clk 0:27:38]} Qe4 {[%clk 0:35:11]} 27. Qxe4 {[%clk 0:18:25]} Nxe4
{[%clk 0:34:41]} 28. b3 {[%clk 0:18:12]} Nd2 {[%clk 0:25:48]} 29. Rc1
{[%clk 0:17:48]} a5 {[%clk 0:19:54]} 30. Rc2 {[%clk 0:16:43]} Nb1
{[%clk 0:19:35]} 31. Rc1 {[%clk 0:16:31]} Nd2 {[%clk 0:19:23]} 32. Rc2
{[%clk 0:10:46]} Nb1 {[%clk 0:19:08]} 33. Nb5 {[%clk 0:07:47]} Kf8
{[%clk 0:15:21]} 34. f3 {[%clk 0:06:12]} Rd8 {[%clk 0:07:43]} 35. Nd4
{[%clk 0:05:50]} Rc8 {[%clk 0:07:03]} 36. Rc1 {[%clk 0:04:29]} Na3
{[%clk 0:06:46]} 37. Nc2 {[%clk 0:04:05]} Nxc2 {[%clk 0:06:38]} 38. Rxc2
{[%clk 0:04:04]} Rc5 {[%clk 0:06:09]} 39. Kf2 {[%clk 0:03:33]} b5
{[%clk 0:05:56]} 40. axb5 {[%clk 1:03:54]} Rxb5 {[%clk 1:06:21]} 41. Rxc3
{[%clk 1:04:03]} g6 {[%clk 1:01:22]} 42. f4 {[%clk 0:58:12]} h5 {[%clk 1:01:19]}
43. Rc8+ {[%clk 0:54:53]} Kg7 {[%clk 1:01:37]} 44. Ra8 {[%clk 0:55:18]} Rxb3
{[%clk 1:00:33]} 45. Rxa5 {[%clk 0:55:47]} Rb2+ {[%clk 1:00:54]} 46. Kf3
{[%clk 0:56:06]} Rb3 {[%clk 1:01:23]} 47. Ra7 {[%clk 0:54:36]} Rc3
{[%clk 1:01:17]} 48. Re7 {[%clk 0:54:17]} Rb3 {[%clk 1:01:12]} 49. Kg3
{[%clk 0:54:08]} Rb2 {[%clk 1:00:19]} 50. Kf3 {[%clk 0:52:43]} Rb3
{[%clk 1:00:33]} 51. g4 {[%clk 0:52:48]} hxg4+ {[%clk 1:00:34]} 52. hxg4
{[%clk 0:53:17]} Rb1 {[%clk 0:58:53]} 53. Rd7 {[%clk 0:53:37]} Rf1+
{[%clk 0:57:44]} 54. Ke4 {[%clk 0:53:50]} Rg1 {[%clk 0:57:50]} 55. g5
{[%clk 0:54:12]} Ra1 {[%clk 0:57:20]} 56. Ke5 {[%clk 0:54:33]} Ra3
{[%clk 0:55:41]} 57. e4 {[%clk 0:54:55]} Ra5+ {[%clk 0:55:15]} 58. Kd6
{[%clk 0:55:15]} Ra6+ {[%clk 0:54:38]} 59. Ke5 {[%clk 0:53:58]} Ra5+
{[%clk 0:53:51]} 60. Rd5 {[%clk 0:54:22]} Ra4 {[%clk 0:52:40]} 61. Rc5
{[%clk 0:54:32]} Ra1 {[%clk 0:51:05]} 62. Rc2 {[%clk 0:53:54]} Rf1
{[%clk 0:49:19]} 63. Rc7 {[%clk 0:54:11]} Re1 {[%clk 0:48:37]} 64. Ra7
{[%clk 0:54:14]} Rg1 {[%clk 0:46:46]} 65. Ra4 {[%clk 0:53:42]} Rf1
{[%clk 0:44:55]} 66. Ra6 {[%clk 0:54:32]} Re1 {[%clk 0:44:29]} 67. Kd4
{[%clk 0:54:54]} Rd1+ {[%clk 0:44:42]} 68. Ke3 {[%clk 0:55:18]} Re1+
{[%clk 0:45:06]} 69. Kf3 {[%clk 0:55:44]} Rf1+ {[%clk 0:45:12]} 70. Kg3
{[%clk 0:56:06]} Re1 {[%clk 0:45:19]} 71. e5 {[%clk 0:56:28]} Re3+
{[%clk 0:45:29]} 72. Kf2 {[%clk 0:56:51]} Rb3 {[%clk 0:45:40]} 73. Rd6
{[%clk 0:57:05]} Ra3 {[%clk 0:45:49]} 74. Rd8 {[%clk 0:57:26]} Rc3
{[%clk 0:45:55]} 75. Ke2 {[%clk 0:57:48]} Ra3 {[%clk 0:46:07]} 76. Rd3
{[%clk 0:58:10]} Ra1 {[%clk 0:46:20]} 77. Ke3 {[%clk 0:58:34]} Re1+
{[%clk 0:46:21]} 78. Kd4 {[%clk 0:58:58]} Rf1 {[%clk 0:46:46]} 79. Ke4
{[%clk 0:59:25]} Ra1 {[%clk 0:46:04]} 80. Rd7 {[%clk 0:59:21]} Ra4+
{[%clk 0:45:46]} 81. Rd4 {[%clk 0:59:40]} Ra5 {[%clk 0:46:02]} 82. Rc4
{[%clk 0:59:40]} Kf8 {[%clk 0:44:44]} 83. Rc8+ {[%clk 1:00:03]} Kg7
{[%clk 0:45:11]} 84. Rc7 {[%clk 1:00:22]} Kf8 {[%clk 0:44:25]} 85. Kd4
{[%clk 1:00:44]} Ra4+ {[%clk 0:44:34]} 86. Rc4 {[%clk 1:00:59]} Ra5
{[%clk 0:45:02]} 87. Rc8+ {[%clk 1:00:08]} Kg7 {[%clk 0:45:22]} 88. e6
{[%clk 1:00:25]} fxe6 {[%clk 0:44:40]} 89. Rc5 {[%clk 1:00:43]} Ra7
{[%clk 0:44:55]} 90. Ke5 {[%clk 1:01:07]} Rf7 {[%clk 0:44:48]} 91. Rc4
{[%clk 1:01:28]} Rf5+ {[%clk 0:45:03]} 92. Kxe6 {[%clk 1:01:54]} Kg8
{[%clk 0:45:26]} 93. Rc8+ {[%clk 1:02:19]} Kg7 {[%clk 0:45:53]} 94. Rc7+
{[%clk 1:02:43]} Kg8 {[%clk 0:46:21]} 95. Rc8+ {[%clk 1:03:05]} Kg7
{[%clk 0:46:49]} 1/2-1/2

[Event “Norway Chess 2015”]
[Site “Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus”]
[Date “2015.06.22”]
[Round “6.2”]
[White “Anand, Viswanathan”]
[Black “Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime”]
[Result “1-0”]
[BlackElo “2723”]
[WhiteElo “2804”]
[LiveChessVersion “1.4.6”]
[ECO “B90”]

1. e4 {[%clk 1:59:56]} c5 {[%clk 1:59:55]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 1:59:50]} d6
{[%clk 1:59:52]} 3. d4 {[%clk 1:59:42]} cxd4 {[%clk 1:59:50]} 4. Nxd4
{[%clk 1:59:35]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:59:47]} 5. Nc3 {[%clk 1:59:25]} a6 {[%clk 1:59:44]}
6. h3 {[%clk 1:59:18]} e6 {[%clk 1:58:15]} 7. g4 {[%clk 1:58:58]} h6
{[%clk 1:58:09]} 8. Bg2 {[%clk 1:57:09]} Nc6 {[%clk 1:57:14]} 9. Be3
{[%clk 1:56:49]} Be7 {[%clk 1:57:06]} 10. f4 {[%clk 1:55:58]} Nd7
{[%clk 1:56:53]} 11. O-O {[%clk 1:54:33]} Nxd4 {[%clk 1:56:32]} 12. Qxd4
{[%clk 1:52:43]} O-O {[%clk 1:56:19]} 13. Qd2 {[%clk 1:51:36]} Rb8
{[%clk 1:55:55]} 14. Ne2 {[%clk 1:46:26]} b5 {[%clk 1:55:34]} 15. Rad1
{[%clk 1:43:16]} Qc7 {[%clk 1:38:09]} 16. f5 {[%clk 1:34:27]} Nf6
{[%clk 1:36:58]} 17. Ng3 {[%clk 1:21:03]} Bb7 {[%clk 1:13:52]} 18. Kh1
{[%clk 1:00:48]} Rbd8 {[%clk 0:48:53]} 19. Bxh6 {[%clk 0:46:58]} gxh6
{[%clk 0:48:07]} 20. Qxh6 {[%clk 0:46:48]} d5 {[%clk 0:47:17]} 21. g5
{[%clk 0:39:40]} Qxg3 {[%clk 0:43:33]} 22. Rd3 {[%clk 0:37:04]} Nh5
{[%clk 0:30:58]} 23. g6 {[%clk 0:28:00]} fxg6 {[%clk 0:27:12]} 24. fxg6
{[%clk 0:27:39]} Rxf1+ {[%clk 0:26:19]} 25. Bxf1 {[%clk 0:27:31]} Nf6
{[%clk 0:25:30]} 26. Rxg3 {[%clk 0:27:19]} dxe4 {[%clk 0:25:25]} 27. Be2
{[%clk 0:21:43]} e3+ {[%clk 0:22:44]} 28. Kg1 {[%clk 0:21:24]} Bc5
{[%clk 0:22:31]} 29. Kf1 {[%clk 0:21:16]} 1-0

[Event “Norway Chess 2015”]
[Site “Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus”]
[Date “2015.06.22”]
[Round “6.3”]
[White “Grischuk, Alexander”]
[Black “Topalov, Veselin”]
[Result “0-1”]
[BlackElo “2798”]
[WhiteElo “2781”]
[LiveChessVersion “1.4.6”]
[ECO “E20”]

1. d4 {[%clk 1:59:49]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:59:50]} 2. c4 {[%clk 1:59:43]} e6
{[%clk 1:59:47]} 3. Nc3 {[%clk 1:59:36]} Bb4 {[%clk 1:59:41]} 4. f3
{[%clk 1:59:31]} c5 {[%clk 1:59:22]} 5. d5 {[%clk 1:59:19]} O-O {[%clk 1:59:12]}
6. e4 {[%clk 1:59:10]} d6 {[%clk 1:59:01]} 7. Nge2 {[%clk 1:58:42]} b5
{[%clk 1:58:44]} 8. Nf4 {[%clk 1:58:07]} exd5 {[%clk 1:58:36]} 9. cxd5
{[%clk 1:57:40]} a6 {[%clk 1:58:14]} 10. Be2 {[%clk 1:55:56]} Nbd7
{[%clk 1:48:46]} 11. O-O {[%clk 1:52:05]} c4 {[%clk 1:45:29]} 12. Be3
{[%clk 1:27:28]} Bc5 {[%clk 1:40:05]} 13. Bxc5 {[%clk 1:02:03]} Nxc5
{[%clk 1:40:00]} 14. b4 {[%clk 1:01:15]} cxb3 {[%clk 1:39:51]} 15. axb3
{[%clk 1:01:10]} b4 {[%clk 1:39:17]} 16. Nb5 {[%clk 1:00:32]} Qb6
{[%clk 1:36:30]} 17. Kh1 {[%clk 0:56:59]} g5 {[%clk 1:35:52]} 18. Qd4
{[%clk 0:29:50]} Ncd7 {[%clk 1:35:12]} 19. Qxb6 {[%clk 0:28:50]} Nxb6
{[%clk 1:35:06]} 20. Nc7 {[%clk 0:28:17]} Ra7 {[%clk 1:33:57]} 21. Nb5
{[%clk 0:28:04]} Re7 {[%clk 1:20:39]} 22. Nxd6 {[%clk 0:27:18]} gxf4
{[%clk 1:20:32]} 23. Bxa6 {[%clk 0:23:26]} Rd8 {[%clk 1:20:22]} 24. Bxc8
{[%clk 0:15:50]} Rxd6 {[%clk 1:19:51]} 25. Bf5 {[%clk 0:13:45]} Nbd7
{[%clk 1:15:54]} 26. g3 {[%clk 0:11:35]} fxg3 {[%clk 1:14:22]} 27. Rg1
{[%clk 0:10:52]} Kf8 {[%clk 1:11:10]} 28. Rxg3 {[%clk 0:10:40]} Nc5
{[%clk 1:10:44]} 29. Bh3 {[%clk 0:02:46]} Re8 {[%clk 1:02:51]} 30. Rb1
{[%clk 0:01:21]} Nh5 {[%clk 0:57:20]} 31. Rg5 {[%clk 0:01:19]} Nf4
{[%clk 0:57:00]} 32. Bf1 {[%clk 0:01:18]} Ra8 {[%clk 0:55:01]} 33. Bc4
{[%clk 0:01:04]} Ra2 {[%clk 0:54:32]} 34. Rg4 {[%clk 0:00:32]} Rh6
{[%clk 0:49:14]} 35. h4 {[%clk 0:00:31]} Nfd3 {[%clk 0:46:21]} 36. Rg2
{[%clk 0:00:26]} Rxh4+ {[%clk 0:45:00]} 37. Kg1 {[%clk 0:00:25]} Ra7
{[%clk 0:42:17]} 38. d6 {[%clk 0:00:18]} Rh6 {[%clk 0:40:40]} 39. Rh2
{[%clk 0:00:07]} Rxd6 {[%clk 0:38:49]} 0-1

[Event “Norway Chess 2015”]
[Site “Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus”]
[Date “2015.06.22”]
[Round “6.4”]
[White “Caruana, Fabiano”]
[Black “Hammer, Jon Ludvig”]
[Result “1/2-1/2”]
[BlackElo “2677”]
[WhiteElo “2805”]
[LiveChessVersion “1.4.6”]
[ECO “A13”]

1. Nf3 {[%clk 1:59:56]} d5 {[%clk 1:59:52]} 2. c4 {[%clk 1:59:47]} e6
{[%clk 1:51:04]} 3. g3 {[%clk 1:59:33]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:50:59]} 4. Bg2
{[%clk 1:59:30]} d4 {[%clk 1:50:34]} 5. e3 {[%clk 1:49:27]} Nc6 {[%clk 1:49:43]}
6. O-O {[%clk 1:46:46]} Bc5 {[%clk 1:48:49]} 7. b4 {[%clk 1:32:22]} Bxb4
{[%clk 1:43:53]} 8. exd4 {[%clk 1:31:10]} O-O {[%clk 1:37:09]} 9. Bb2
{[%clk 1:31:05]} Rb8 {[%clk 1:29:48]} 10. Na3 {[%clk 1:18:12]} Bxa3
{[%clk 1:26:39]} 11. Bxa3 {[%clk 1:18:04]} Re8 {[%clk 1:22:10]} 12. Bb2
{[%clk 1:05:18]} b5 {[%clk 1:21:30]} 13. Bc3 {[%clk 1:03:12]} bxc4
{[%clk 1:19:03]} 14. Qa4 {[%clk 1:02:42]} Bd7 {[%clk 1:16:29]} 15. Qxc4
{[%clk 1:01:54]} Nd5 {[%clk 1:16:23]} 16. Rfb1 {[%clk 0:57:10]} Rb6
{[%clk 1:15:27]} 17. a4 {[%clk 0:54:15]} Qb8 {[%clk 1:13:39]} 18. Re1
{[%clk 0:43:47]} a5 {[%clk 1:01:18]} 19. Qc5 {[%clk 0:33:45]} Nxc3
{[%clk 0:31:56]} 20. dxc3 {[%clk 0:33:25]} Rb2 {[%clk 0:31:53]} 21. Ng5
{[%clk 0:20:47]} Qb6 {[%clk 0:31:12]} 22. Ne4 {[%clk 0:20:34]} Ne7
{[%clk 0:28:55]} 23. Qg5 {[%clk 0:20:01]} Ng6 {[%clk 0:28:54]} 24. h4
{[%clk 0:17:52]} h6 {[%clk 0:28:29]} 25. Qg4 {[%clk 0:16:19]} Bc6
{[%clk 0:28:21]} 26. h5 {[%clk 0:12:05]} Bxe4 {[%clk 0:28:14]} 27. Bxe4
{[%clk 0:10:33]} Ne7 {[%clk 0:28:12]} 28. Qf3 {[%clk 0:10:21]} Rd8
{[%clk 0:27:28]} 29. Rab1 {[%clk 0:08:12]} Nd5 {[%clk 0:23:11]} 30. Rxb2
{[%clk 0:08:02]} Qxb2 {[%clk 0:23:09]} 31. Rb1 {[%clk 0:07:52]} Qa2
{[%clk 0:23:07]} 32. Rb7 {[%clk 0:07:14]} Qxa4 {[%clk 0:16:21]} 33. Bxd5
{[%clk 0:07:09]} exd5 {[%clk 0:16:17]} 34. Rxc7 {[%clk 0:07:05]} Qe8
{[%clk 0:16:11]} 35. Rc5 {[%clk 0:02:56]} a4 {[%clk 0:16:10]} 36. Rxd5
{[%clk 0:02:36]} Rxd5 {[%clk 0:16:03]} 37. Qxd5 {[%clk 0:02:32]} a3
{[%clk 0:15:44]} 38. Qa5 {[%clk 0:01:53]} Qe1+ {[%clk 0:14:55]} 39. Kg2
{[%clk 0:01:50]} Qe4+ {[%clk 0:13:56]} 40. Kh2 {[%clk 1:01:11]} Qc2
{[%clk 1:14:00]} 41. Qxa3 {[%clk 1:00:50]} Qxf2+ {[%clk 1:14:19]} 42. Kh3
{[%clk 1:00:57]} Qf1+ {[%clk 1:14:17]} 43. Kh2 {[%clk 1:01:17]} Qf2+
{[%clk 1:13:59]} 44. Kh3 {[%clk 1:01:40]} Qf1+ {[%clk 1:14:25]} 1/2-1/2

[Event “Norway Chess 2015”]
[Site “Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus”]
[Date “2015.06.22”]
[Round “6.5”]
[White “Giri, Anish”]
[Black “Aronian, Levon”]
[Result “1/2-1/2”]
[BlackElo “2780”]
[WhiteElo “2773”]
[LiveChessVersion “1.4.6”]
[ECO “D39”]

1. d4 {[%clk 1:59:57]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:59:52]} 2. c4 {[%clk 1:59:53]} e6
{[%clk 1:59:42]} 3. Nf3 {[%clk 1:59:45]} d5 {[%clk 1:59:38]} 4. Nc3
{[%clk 1:59:40]} Bb4 {[%clk 1:59:32]} 5. Bg5 {[%clk 1:59:19]} dxc4
{[%clk 1:59:22]} 6. e4 {[%clk 1:58:51]} c5 {[%clk 1:59:17]} 7. Bxc4
{[%clk 1:58:07]} cxd4 {[%clk 1:58:26]} 8. Nxd4 {[%clk 1:57:42]} Bxc3+
{[%clk 1:58:20]} 9. bxc3 {[%clk 1:57:39]} Qa5 {[%clk 1:58:15]} 10. Bb5+
{[%clk 1:54:20]} Nbd7 {[%clk 1:57:16]} 11. Bxf6 {[%clk 1:52:46]} Qxc3+
{[%clk 1:56:59]} 12. Kf1 {[%clk 1:52:36]} gxf6 {[%clk 1:56:53]} 13. h4
{[%clk 1:51:55]} a6 {[%clk 1:55:06]} 14. Rh3 {[%clk 1:49:40]} Qb4
{[%clk 1:53:23]} 15. Be2 {[%clk 1:45:14]} Ne5 {[%clk 1:48:43]} 16. Rb1
{[%clk 1:45:09]} Qd6 {[%clk 1:47:45]} 17. Qd2 {[%clk 1:44:56]} Bd7
{[%clk 1:42:27]} 18. Rxb7 {[%clk 1:42:46]} Bb5 {[%clk 1:33:31]} 19. Rb3
{[%clk 1:35:46]} Rc8 {[%clk 1:10:06]} 20. Bxb5+ {[%clk 1:20:46]} axb5
{[%clk 1:09:12]} 21. Qb4 {[%clk 1:16:59]} Qxb4 {[%clk 1:07:27]} 22. Rxb4
{[%clk 1:16:55]} O-O {[%clk 1:06:16]} 23. R7xb5 {[%clk 1:14:38]} Rfd8
{[%clk 1:04:05]} 24. Ke2 {[%clk 1:12:51]} Kg7 {[%clk 0:59:11]} 25. Ra4
{[%clk 1:07:38]} Ra8 {[%clk 0:40:55]} 26. Rbb4 {[%clk 1:04:57]} Rdb8
{[%clk 0:40:33]} 27. Nb3 {[%clk 0:56:23]} Rxb4 {[%clk 0:39:58]} 28. Rxb4
{[%clk 0:56:21]} Rxa2+ {[%clk 0:39:31]} 29. Nd2 {[%clk 0:56:18]} Kg6
{[%clk 0:36:57]} 30. g3 {[%clk 0:55:43]} h5 {[%clk 0:29:22]} 31. Rd4
{[%clk 0:54:28]} f5 {[%clk 0:28:53]} 32. exf5+ {[%clk 0:53:57]} Kxf5
{[%clk 0:28:48]} 33. Rf4+ {[%clk 0:53:52]} Kg6 {[%clk 0:28:41]} 34. Rd4
{[%clk 0:53:48]} Kf5 {[%clk 0:27:26]} 35. Rf4+ {[%clk 0:53:43]} Kg6
{[%clk 0:27:22]} 36. Rd4 {[%clk 0:53:41]} 1/2-1/2
[/pgn]