Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information: Karjakin wins $130,000 Stavanger

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Karjakin wins $130,000 Stavanger May 18th 2013, 23:16 Russia's Karjakin Wins Norway Chess Tournament By MARK LEWIS Associated Press STAVANGER, Norway May 18, 2013 (AP) Russia's Sergey Karjakin won the €100,000 ($130,000) Norway chess championship on Saturday after drawing against Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria. Karjakin needed only a draw against Topalov to take the top prize after the world No. 1 player Magnus Carlsen failed to win against Levon Aronian from Armenia, ranked No. 2. Karjakin led the nine-day tournament from the beginning, winning his first four games and starting the day on 5.5 points, half a point ahead of Carlsen. He took over five hours to secure the draw. Playing white, Karjakin handed an early initiative to his opponent with a passive bishop move to e3, giving Topalov hope of a first victory in this tournament. More here. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar

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