Although the 3rd round of the Norway Chess Super-Tournament 2015 witnessed only a couple of decisive results, it was by and large an exciting round. Only Aronian and Hammer played out a sedate draw while the rest of the games generated a lot of interest.
First and foremost, it was Carlsen’s draw against Giri that kept the audience right on their toes. Carlsen had slowly built up the pressure in the early part of the middlegame to obtain a convincing position. But when the crucial moment arrived, Carlsen failed to find the beautiful sacrifice 38.Bf7!! The game later petered out into an ending with 3 pawns vs 1 Knight which was easily held by the young Dutch GM.
Meanwhile, Anand played out another draw, this time against Grischuk. But in hindsight, it was quite an interesting and well-played game. Amongst the decisive results, Nakamura and Topalov won their respective games against Caruana and Vachier-Lagrave relatively easily.
After 3 rounds, Nakamura and Topalov lead the pack with 2.5/3. Meanwhile, the World Champion is still on the last spot with only half a point against his name.
Round 3 Results:
|
Name |
Rtg. | Res. | Name | Rtg. |
| Anand | 2804 | ½-½ | Grischuk |
2781 |
|
Carlsen |
2876 | ½-½ | Giri | 2773 |
| Nakamura | 2802 | 1-0 | Caruana |
2805 |
|
Vachier-Lagrave |
2723 | 0-1 | Topalov | 2798 |
| Aronian | 2780 | ½-½ | Hammer |
2677 |
