With an early repetition against Vishy Anand, Bulgarian Super GM Veselin Topalov clinched the 3rd edition of the Norway Chess Super-Tournament, half a point clear of Anand and Nakamura. Anand, meanwhile, secured the second place, thanks to his better tie-break score.
However, the news of the day was Jon Ludvig Hammer’s surprisingly resounding victory over compatriot and World Champion – Magnus Carlsen. The latter, playing black, adopted a highly unusual approach in the Queen’s Gambit which allowed Hammer a nice edge out of the opening. The matters never really improved for Carlsen and he blundered big time on move 32, followed by resignation on move 34. Interestingly, this was Hammer’s lone win of the event.
Round 9 Results:
|
Topalov |
½ : ½ | Anand |
| Hammer | 1 : 0 |
Carlsen |
|
Aronian |
0 : 1 | Nakamura |
| Caruana | ½ : ½ |
Giri |
|
Vachier-Lagrave |
½ : ½ |
Grischuk |
Final Standings:
|
Rank |
Name | Points |
| 1 | Topalov |
6.5 |
|
2 |
Anand | 6 |
| 3 | Nakamura |
6 |
|
4 |
Giri | 5.5 |
| 5 | Caruana |
4 |
|
6 |
Vachier-Lagrave | 4 |
| 7 | Carlsen |
3.5 |
|
8 |
Grischuk | 3.5 |
| 9 | Aronian |
3 |
|
10 |
Hammer |
3 |