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Grischuk vs Caruana, Norway Chess 2014

May 30, 2019 John Lee Shaw

Hi again dear reader! With the Norway Chess Tournament 2019 just around the corner, (June 3-15), I thought it would be a nice idea to take a look at a game from one of their previous editions. It is from their 2014 tournament and sees Alexander Grischuk facing off against […check it out!]

Grischuk vs Caruana, Norway Chess 2014

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The World Champion stamps some authority in this game, against the player many are tipping to be a future challenger and successor. The other games are drawn, Caruana leads. The Challengers group sees a 3-way tie at the top.

Fabiano outplays Vishy in the endgame to take the point, he leads with Alireza Firouzja on 5.5/8. Artemiev collapses against Carlsen, who notches up a rather comfortable point. Duda and Kovalev also win. Eljanov remains in the lead of the Challengers, which sees 4 games decided.

Tussle of the 'born in the 2000s' goes the way of the Iranian as his American opponent falters. Points also go to Caruana and van Foreest. Vishy Anand survives against Magnus Carlsen. Things largely unchanged in the Challengers as Sarin beats Saduakassova, Eljanov still at the top of the standings.

2018's World Championship rivals, are again not to be separated. Anish Giri recovers his point from round 5, at the cost of Vladislav Kovalev, while Daniil Dubov sees Vladislav Artemiev strategically wanting. The Challengers group sees 3 decided games, Eljanov leads.

Round 5 takes place away from Wijk aan Zee, at the stadium of football team, PSV Einhoven. It sees Firouzja take his 3rd win in 5 games, notching up a performance rating of 2854 so far. Xiong suffers at the hands of Anand. The Challengers group sees 6 of the 7 games decided.

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