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Saturday, May 18, 2013
Norway Chess 2013: Congratulations to Sergey Karjakin for Clear First at Super-Strong Tournament
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hi everyone,
In an exciting finish to the Norway Chess Super Tournament 2013, Sergey Karjakin drew his last-round game with Veselin Topalov to win the tournament this Saturday. The Russian grandmaster was the only player to finish on 6/9. Magnus Carlsen drew his black game with Levon Aronian to finish shared second along with Hikaru Nakamura (who beat Jon Ludvig Hammer). Bringing back painful memories from the Wijk aan Zee event in January this year, Wang Hao defeated Vishy Anand in the last round. More updates to follow.
Norway Chess 2013 May 7-13: Where Magnus Carlsen and Vishy Anand will Meet
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hi everyone,
The first chess super tournament in
Norway! 07th to 18th of May
No matter where the World Chess Championship 2013 is going to be held, World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen and World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand are going to be meeting this May! They will be playing at the Norway Chess Festival 2013. If you wish to see this match between the two best chess players in the world next month, purchase your tickets here. Also playing would be six-time Russian Chess Champion Peter Svidler. He is replacing Vladimir Kramnik.
With an average of 2776, so far this tournament might be the strongest ever. Tal Memorial 2012 had an average of 2776.
The tournaments A unique twist is being planned for the location of the super tournament by using a variety of historical locations. The Stavanger region wants to use the event as a means to promote the whole district. The option to repeat the tournament in the region is already being reviewed.
The tournament will include:
Super tournament with the majority of the top 10 ranked players
School tournament with hundreds of children
Celebrity tournament with a range of celebrities to show their chess skills
Norway Chess 2013: Ready for Battle versus Magnus Carlsen says Jon Ludvig Hammer
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
Hi everyone,
The Norway Chess 2013 tournament will be played from May 7-18 in Stavanger, Norway. Sponsors and local authorities are investing 5 million NOK (approx 672,000 EUR) for the prize fund and organizational costs.
GM Jon Ludvig Hammer has decided to come back to top level chess and participate in the strongest closed tournament ever in his country. Right after the official announcement of Norway Chess 2013 participants list, he gave an exclusive interview for the international version of Chessdom.com.
Jon Ludvig Hammer, congratulations for playing Norway Chess 2013, and thank you for promptly agreeing on an interview for Chessdom.com. The event in May will be probably the strongest in history, chasing the record of Tal Memorial. What are your expectations? - My goal is to have fun, win at least one game, and not finish last. I think I can do it!
You closely followed the process of the creation of the tournament, were you surprised the Norway Chess 2013 organizers managed to collect such a field? -Honestly? Yes. When they announced they wanted the top 10 from the rating list, I thought it was the ambitions of inexperienced organizers. Boy, did they prove me wrong. They set the bar at the top, and got all the players they wanted. I’m impressed!
Minutes after the official announcement, you revealed some of your secret preparation in a tweet today, where you said “I’ve already started my preparation. First up: getting myself a decent suit for the opening ceremony.” After getting elegant for the opening ceremony, what will be your next key step? - I’ve been focusing mostly on school the past year. I have an exam in March, but after that, pretty much all my attention will be on chess and the Norway Chess tournament. Compared to these guys, my game has some flaws – but I’ll work on all of them. I’m highly motivated by this challenge.
Are you going to beat Magnus Carlsen, as you did it in NTG Quick Grand Prix? :) -I actually have two consecutive wins against Magnus – and three is a lucky number, right? Magnus doesn’t like losing, so he will bring his A-game. It’ll be one hell of a battle!
Norway Chess May 7-18 with Carlsen, Kramnik, Aronian, Radjabov, Karjakin, Anand, Topalov, Nakamura, Hao, Hammer
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
Hi everyone,
How about a chess summer 2013 in Norway? You won't say 'no' if we tell you the list of players who have already confirmed their participation in the Norway Chess super-grandmaster event along with the the Stavanger Open. Stavanger Chess Club invites all Norwegian and international chess players to participate in Stavanger Open NGP 2013 – an open tournament parallel to Norway Chess.
Player FIDE-rating: (Feb. 2013) Magnus Carlsen 2872 Vladimir Kramnik 2810 Levon Aronian 2809 Teimour Radjabov 2793 Sergey Karjakin 2786 Viswanathan Anand 2780 Veselin Topalov 2771 Hikaru Nakamura 2767 Wang Hao 2743 Jon Ludvig Hammer 2629 Average rating: 2776,0
Have you seen the promo video with Magnus Carlsen?
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
Hi everyone,
This chess video is not for the faint-hearted! It's a music video with Magnus Carlsen playing chess on The Pulpit Rock in the Norwegian Lyse fjord in the Stavanger region. The promo video has been produced for Norway Chess 2013 by Genesis Film. The Norway Chess 2013 Super Tournament will be held from May 7th to 18th 2013 in several different locations in the Stavanger-region. Already registered to play are Carlsen, Anand and Aronian!
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