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Norway Chess (Blitz) (2015) Played 15 June 2015 at the restaurant of Flor & Fjære garden on the island of Hidle near Stavanger, Norway, to determine pairings and colors for Norway Chess (2015). Time control: 3 minutes/2 seconds. Play started at 5:30 pm. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave won with 7.5/9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 Vachier-Lagrave 2826 * 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 6½ 2 Nakamura 2883 1 * ½ 0 ½ 1 0 1 1 1 6 3 Anand 2767 ½ ½ * 0 0 1 1 ½ 1 1 5½ 4 Carlsen 2933 0 1 1 * ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 5½ 5 Giri 2771 ½ ½ 1 ½ * 0 ½ ½ 1 1 5½ 6 Aronian 2816 0 0 0 ½ 1 * ½ 1 1 1 5 7 Grischuk 2839 ½ 1 0 1 ½ ½ * 0 0 ½ 4 8 Topalov 2641 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 * 0 1 3 9 Caruana 2679 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 1 * 0 2½ 10 Hammer 2648 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 * 1½ Chess.com: https://www.chess.com/news/view/vac... ChessBase: https://en.chessbase.com/post/2015-... Chess24: https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-t... FIDE: https://ratings.fide.com/tournament... Wikipedia article: Norway Chess#2015 Previous: Norway Chess (Blitz) (2014). Next: Norway Chess (Blitz) (2016). Main event: Norway Chess (2015)  page 1 of 1; 16 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. J L Hammer vs Aronian 0-1 103 2015 Norway Chess (Blitz) C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation 2. Grischuk vs Anand 0-1 30 2015 Norway Chess (Blitz) A45 Queen's Pawn Game 3. Carlsen vs Vachier-Lagrave 0-1 74 2015 Norway Chess (Blitz) A07 King's Indian Attack 4. Nakamura vs Grischuk 0-1 51 2015 Norway Chess (Blitz) A02 Bird's Opening 5. Topalov vs Caruana   0-1 50 2015 Norway Chess (Blitz) A05 Reti Opening 6. Grischuk vs Topalov 0-1 37 2015 Norway Chess (Blitz) D00 Queen's Pawn Game 7. J L Hammer vs Nakamura   0-1 82 2015 Norway Chess (Blitz) B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack 8. Topalov vs Carlsen 0-1 38 2015 Norway Chess (Blitz) B06 Robatsch 9. Caruana vs Anand   0-1 55 2015 Norway Chess (Blitz) E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 10. J L Hammer vs Topalov   0-1 53 2015 Norway Chess (Blitz) C03 French, Tarrasch 11. Vachier-Lagrave vs Nakamura 0-1 31 2015 Norway Chess (Blitz) B08 Pirc, Classical 12. Topalov vs Aronian   0-1 37 2015 Norway Chess (Blitz) C53 Giuoco Piano 13. Anand vs Carlsen 0-1 48 2015 Norway Chess (Blitz) C60 Ruy Lopez 14. J L Hammer vs Giri   0-1 50 2015 Norway Chess (Blitz) B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 15. Aronian vs Anand 0-1 51 2015 Norway Chess (Blitz) E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 16. Caruana vs Giri   0-1 37 2015 Norway Chess (Blitz) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf  page 1 of 1; 16 games      REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Jun-15-15    Penguincw: MVL, a day after losing to Wei Yi 2 1/2-1 1/2 in a rapid match, beats some of the world's best players in the world in a blitz tournament. Is that saying something? ;) Anyway, MVL, Nakamura, Anand, Carlsen and Giri will have 5 whites in the tournament. Some interesting games here as well, even though it's blitz. Jun-15-15    Mr 1100: Just by the way guys, it seems these games have been (incorrectly) recorded as "classical" games - they are of course, blitz games. CG.com, kindly amend as appropriate. Jun-15-15    Mr 1100: And well done to Vachier-Lagrave... after a disappointing performance at Grand Prix Khanty-Mansiysk, a good performance here. Hope he does well in the classical section too. Jun-15-15    SirRuthless: Does one get a cash prize for winning the blitz event or is it just the extra white? Jun-15-15    Mr 1100: LOL... It isn't all about the money now, is it? :-) Jun-15-15    sydbarrett: If Wei Yi beat MVL yesterday in the Spanish tournament, and MVL beat a field consisting of the best players in the world, does that mean that Wei can... nah shouldn't jump to conclusions too soon Jun-15-15    Mr 1100: And we also have a situation where Vachier-Lagrave beat Carlsen, Carlsen beat Nakamura, and Nakamura beat Vachier-Lagrave... Jun-15-15    Whitemouse: the conclusion is only Wei Yi is real strong. Jun-15-15    Sokrates: Congrats to MVL for this well-earned victory. It will become a nice warm coat in the cold days ahead, when it's likely that he'll be seriously challenged by his strong colleagues. It is the nice thing about blitz: it shakes the rankings a bit and offers other winners. Jun-15-15    SirRuthless: <Me1100> The circle of pain. Jun-16-15    greenfield67: Even though Nakamura outperformed Carlsen in the tournament, and even in blitz, which is Nakamura's specialty, Carlsen still won their head-to-head game. If I was Hikaru, I'd be scratching my head... Jun-16-15    SirRuthless: That's a lot of "even thoughs". Jun-16-15    Kinghunt: It means the old saying is true - anything can happen in blitz! Jun-16-15    alfamikewhiskey: A short report from the blitz day. Grischuk causing amusement and a somewhat "contemplative" Nakamura. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pV...> Jun-17-15    number 23 NBer: <chessgames.com> I don't know if there is a way to submit some sort of mass correction slip, but all of these games are listed as CLASSICAL instead of BLITZ. Jun-26-15    1 2 3 4: <sydbarrett> let's see what's going to happen in the world cup ;-) NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. 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