Шахматный турнир Norway Chess 2021 (Ставангер)

 [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [White "Firouzja,Alireza"] [Black "Carlsen,Magnus"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Round "1.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2021.09.07"] [WhiteElo "2754"] [BlackElo "2855"] [PlyCount "77"]  1. e4 {} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. 0-0 Nge7 5. Re1 Ng6 6. c3 d5 {[#]} 7. h4 $146 {B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...  g6.} ({Predecessor:} 7. Qa4 Be7 8. exd5 Qxd5 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 0-0 11. Nc3 Qh5 12. Be2 Qf5 13. Be3 Bd7 14. Rad1 Nf4 15. Bxf4 Qxf4 {1/2-1/2 (50) Deac,B  (2625)-Gelfand,B (2676) Lichess.org INT 2020} )a6 8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. h5 {  White is slightly better.} Nf4 {White should prevent ...Nd3.} 10. d4 Nxh5 11. Ne5 Nf6 12. Qa4 Bd7 13. Bg5 Be7 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. e5 Ng8 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. dxc5 Qb7 18. b4 {The position is equal.} a5 19. Qb3 $1 0-0 20. Nd2 {} Qa6 21. Nf3 Qc4 22. Qxc4 dxc4 23. Re4 axb4 24. cxb4 Ra4 25. Rxc4 Rfa8 26. Nd4 (26. Rd1 {keeps more tension.} Rxa2 27. Rd7 Ra1+ 28. Kh2 R1a7 29. Rd6 )Rxa2 27. Rxa2 Rxa2 $11 { Endgame KRN-KRN} 28. b5 cxb5 29. Nxb5 {[#] Hoping for c6.} Nc6 30. Nd4 Nxd4 31. Rxd4 {  KR-KR} Kf8 32. c6 Rc2 33. Rd8+ Ke7 34. Rd7+ Ke8 35. Rc7 g5 36. Rc8+ Ke7 37. Rc7+ Ke8 38. Rc8+ Ke7 39. Rc7+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.04/Black=0.04} 1/2-1/2  [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [White "Firouzja,Alireza"] [Black "Carlsen,Magnus"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Round "1.2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2021.09.07"] [WhiteElo "2754"] [BlackElo "2855"] [PlyCount "114"]  1. e4 {} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. 0-0 Nge7 5. Re1 b6 {[#]} 6. d4 $146 {B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5,  lines without ...g6.} ({Predecessor:} 6. c3 a6 7. Ba4 b5 8. Bc2 Bb7 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Ng6 11. Nc3 Na5 12. g3 Rc8 13. h4 {1-0 (30) Nemchenko,V (2470)-Babic,  D (2408) ICCF email 2014} )cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bb7 8. Nc3 {White is slightly  better.} a6 9. Bf1 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Nc6 11. Qe3 Bc5 (11... Qc7 $11 )12. Qg3 $14 0-0 13. e5 {And now Bh6! would win.} f5 14. exf6 Rxf6 15. Bg5 Rxf2 {Hoping for  ...Rf3+.} 16. Bxd8 $40 { Black needs to defend precisely.} Rf3+ 17. Kh1 Rxg3 18. Bxb6 Bxb6 $17 ({Not} 18... Rxc3 19. bxc3 Bxb6 20. Reb1 $18 )19. hxg3 Bf2 (19... Rf8 $1 $17 {} 20. Re4 Nd4 )20. Re2 Bxg3 (20... Rf8 $11 {remains equal.} )21. Ne4 $16 Be5 {White should prevent ...Nd4.} 22. Nc5 Bc8 23. c3 d6 24. Ne4 Kf7 25. Rd1 Ke7 26. g3 Rb8 27. Bg2 d5 28. Nc5 Kd6 29. b4 a5 30. a3 {} axb4 31. axb4 Ra8 32. Ne4+ Kc7 $1 {[#]} 33. b5 $1 {Strongly threatening Ng5.} dxe4 (33... Nd8 $142 )34. Rxe4 {  Threatens to win with Rc4.} (34. bxc6 $6 Ra3 $16 )Ra3 35. Rc4 {  Pin} ({Don't take} 35. bxc6 $6 Bxg3 36. Bh3 Rxc3 $14 )Rxc3 36. Rxc3 Bxc3 37. Rc1 Na7 38. Rxc3+ $18 { Endgame KRB-KBN} Kb6 39. Bc6 (39. Kh2 $18 )e5 (39... Nxb5 $16 40. Bxb5 Bb7+ 41. Kg1 Kxb5 )40. Kg1 Bf5 {[#]} 41. Be8 $1 g6 (41... Bc8 $142 42. Re3 Nxb5 43. Bxb5 (43. Rxe5 Nd6 $16 )Kxb5 44. Rxe5+ Kc4 )42. Kf2 h5 43. Ra3 g5 $2 (43... Kb7 44. Ra6 Bd3 )44. Ra6+ Kb7 45. Rf6 Be4 46. Re6 h4 47. g4 Nc8 48. Rxe5 Nd6 49. Bd7 Kc7 50. Be6 Bb7 (50... h3 $142 )51. Ke3 $2 (51. Bd5 $18 Bc8 52. Bf3 )h3 $16 {[#] aiming for ...  h2.} 52. Rxg5 (52. Bd5 $1 $16 Nc4+ 53. Bxc4 )h2 $11 {The position is  equal.} 53. Rh5 (53. Rg7+ {is interesting.} Kd8 54. Rh7 h1=Q 55. Rxh1 Bxh1 56. g5 )h1=Q 54. Rxh1 Bxh1 55. g5 Be4 56. Kd4 Bh7 57. Ke5 Ne4 {Black escapes  into a draw. Weighted Error Value: White=0.45/Black=0.40} 1/2-1/2  [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [White "Tari,Aryan"] [Black "Rapport,Richard"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Round "1.2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2021.09.07"] [WhiteElo "2642"] [BlackElo "2760"] [PlyCount "110"]  1. e4 {} e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bd3 Ne7 6. Nf3 Bg4 {6...0-0 gains popularity.} 7. h3 {C01: French: Exchange Variation.} Bh5 8. 0-0 Nbc6 9. Be2 {The position is equal.} 0-0 {[#]} 10. Nh4 $146 ({  Predecessor:} 10. a3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Nc8 12. a4 Nd6 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bf4 Ne4 15. Bd2 Na5 16. Be1 {0-1 (36) Belyakov,B (2489)-Mozharov,M (2542) Pardubice 2018} )Bxc3 11. bxc3 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Re8 {Threatens to win with ...Ng6.} 13. Qf3 Qd7 14. Bd2 Na5 15. Rae1 Nc4 16. Bc1 a5 17. Qh5 Ra6 18. Nf3 g6 19. Qh4 f6 20. Re2 {Threatening Rfe1.} Nf5 21. Rxe8+ Qxe8 22. Qf4 Qd7 23. Re1 g5 24. Qg4 {[#]} Re6 $1 25. h4 Rxe1+ 26. Nxe1 Qe6 27. Nd3 Qe4 $36 { White is under  strong pressure.} 28. Qxe4 dxe4 $17 { Endgame KBN-KNN} 29. Nc5 {  Double Attack} Nxh4 30. Nxb7 {[#]} ({White should play} 30. Nxe4 Kf7 31. Nc5 )Nf5 $1 31. Nc5 Nfd6 32. g4 (32. Kf1 $17 {keeps fighting.} )Kf7 $19 33. Kg2 Kg6 34. a4 h5 35. gxh5+ Kxh5 36. Kg3 $2 (36. Ne6 )f5 37. Ne6 f4+ 38. Bxf4 Nf5+ ({Less strong is} 38... gxf4+ 39. Kxf4 Ne8 40. Nc5 $17 )39. Kh3 gxf4 40. Nxf4+ Kh6 41. Ne6 Ne7 $2 (41... Nb6 $19 {is more deadly.} 42. Kg4 Nd6 43. Nxc7 Nxa4 )42. Nxc7 $2 { This move loses the game for  White.} (42. Kg4 $17 )Kg5 43. Kg2 Kg4 44. Kf1 Kf3 45. Ke1 Nc8 46. Ne6 N8b6 47. Ng5+ Kf4 48. Ne6+ Kg4 49. Nc5 Kf3 50. Nb3 Nxa4 51. d5 Nab6 52. d6 a4 {  } 53. Nd4+ Kf4 54. Nb5 {[#]} Nxd6 $1 {} 55. Nxd6 (55. Nd4 Nd5 )a3 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.81/Black=0.34} 0-1  

 [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [White "Carlsen,Magnus"] [Black "Tari,Aryan"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Round "2.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2021.09.08"] [WhiteElo "2855"] [BlackElo "2642"] [PlyCount "92"]  1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. Nbd2 a5 {C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5  d3.} 7. Nf1 Be6 {[#]} 8. Bb5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 8. Bb3 0-0 9. Ng3 h6 10. 0-0 Bxb3 11. axb3 Re8 12. Nf5 Kh7 13. N3h4 Ng8 14. Qf3 {1-0 (30) Bochnicka,V (2151)  -Jurakic,L (2023) Skalica 2020} )0-0 {The position is equal.} 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Nh5 12. Ne3 Qf6 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. d4 exd4 15. Nxd4 Bxd4 16. cxd4 Nf4 17. h4 Rfb8 18. b3 a4 $1 19. bxa4 Rb2 20. hxg5 hxg5 ({Don't take} 20... Qxg5 21. Qf3 $11 )21. Bxf4 gxf4 22. Nf5 Bxf5 23. exf5 Re8+ 24. Kf1 Qxf5 {  Threatens to win with ...Reb8.} 25. Rh5 Qg6 26. Rh4 (26. Rh3 $17 {keeps  fighting.} )Ree2 { Decoy} 27. Qxe2 Rxe2 28. Kxe2 $17 { Endgame KQ-KRR} Qe4+ 29. Kf1 Qxd4 30. Re1 Qxa4 31. Kg1 {[#]} Kf8 $1 ({  Don't play} 31... Qxa2 32. Re8+ Kg7 33. Rxf4 $15 )32. Rh8+ Kg7 33. Rc8 f3 (33... Qxa2 $19 34. Rxc7 Qc4 )34. gxf3 Qa5 35. Re4 c5 ({Black should try} 35... Qxa2 $17 36. Rxc7 c5 )36. a4 $1 $11 d5 37. Re7 Qxa4 38. Rexc7 c4 39. Rc6 Qa1+ 40. Kg2 Qe5 41. Kh3 {[#]} (41. Kg1 $11 {remains equal.} )Qg5 ({Better is  } 41... f6 $1 $17 {next ...Kg6 is good for Black.} 42. Rd8 d4 )42. Kh2 $1 Qf4+ 43. Kg2 Qf5 44. Kg3 Qh5 {Black is slightly better.} 45. Kg2 Qh4 46. R8c7 $1 Qg5+ {And White is the lucky defender. Weighted Error Value: White=0.12/  Black=0.13} 1/2-1/2  [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [White "Nepomniachtchi,Ian"] [Black "Firouzja,Alireza"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Round "2.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2021.09.08"] [WhiteElo "2792"] [BlackElo "2754"] [PlyCount "61"]  1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 $1 { is now  more promising than 7.c3.} Rb8 {C78: Ruy Lopez: Archangelsk and Möller  Defences.} ({Don't blunder} 7... Nxe4 $2 8. axb5 Nxf2 9. Qe2 $18 (9. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 10. Kxf2 Nd4 $16 ))8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. d4 Bxd4 {White is slightly better.} 10. Qxd4 d6 11. axb5 axb5 12. f4 Nc6 13. Qd3 0-0 14. Nc3 $36 { White has  good play.} Re8 15. e5 dxe5 16. Qxd8 $1 { [#] Overworked Piece} Rxd8 $5 $146 { New and interesting.} (16... Nxd8 $11 {keeps the balance.} 17. fxe5 Rxe5 )({Predecessor:} 16... Nxd8 17. fxe5 Rxe5 18. Bf4 Rc5 19. Be3 Rf5 20. Rxf5 Bxf5 21. Nxb5 Rxb5 22. Ra8 h6 23. Rxd8+ {1-0 (70) Duda,J (2632)  -Sevian,S (2578) Martuni 2015} )17. fxe5 $16 Nxe5 18. Bf4 Re8 19. Rae1 Nc4 {[#] } 20. Bxc7 ({White should play} 20. Nxb5 $1 $16 {} Rxb5 (20... Rxe1 21. Rxe1 )21. Bxc4 )Rxe1 $11 {The position is equal.} 21. Rxe1 Rb7 {[#]} 22. Rd1 $1 {Rd8+ would kill now.} Bd7 23. Bd8 Ng4 24. Ne4 Bc6 25. Nc5 {Hoping  for Bxc4.} Rb8 26. Rd4 Nge3 27. Bg5 Nf5 28. Rf4 Nfe3 29. Rd4 Nf5 30. Rf4 Nfe3 31. Rd4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.10/Black=0.06} 1/2-1/2  [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [White "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Black "Rapport,Richard"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Round "2.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2021.09.08"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2760"] [PlyCount "93"]  1. e4 {} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. g4 {  7.Qf3 is the modern continuation. B48: Sicilian: Taimanov: 5 Nc3 Qc7 6 Be3 a6  without Be2.} b5 8. Nxc6 Qxc6 9. Qd2 (9. a3 $142 )b4 $11 10. Ne2 Qxe4 11. Rg1 {Black must now prevent Bg2.} Qc4 12. Nf4 Qc7 {[#]} 13. 0-0-0 $146 ({  Predecessor:} 13. Nh5 Nf6 14. Nxf6+ gxf6 15. 0-0-0 Bb7 16. f4 Be7 17. Kb1 d5 18. g5 f5 19. Rg3 {1/2-1/2 (53) Zawadzka,J (2403)-Buksa,N (2413) Iasi 2021} )Nf6 14. Bg2 Bb7 15. g5 Ne4 { Double Attack} 16. Qd4 Nd6 17. Qxb4 Bxg2 18. Nxg2 Rb8 19. Qa4 a5 $40 { Strongly threatening ...Rb4.  Black mounts an attack.} 20. Bd2 (20. a3 $11 )Nc4 $1 $17 21. Bc3 Bb4 $1 22. Bxg7 Rg8 23. Bf6 Be7 24. Bc3 {Threatening Ne3.} Bxg5+ ({Weaker is} 24... Rxg5 25. Ne3 $14 )25. Ne3 Nxe3 26. Rxg5 Rxg5 27. fxe3 Rbb5 $1 28. Qd4 {Qh8+ is  the strong threat.} Rbf5 29. e4 Rf3 30. Kb1 (30. Qh8+ $17 Ke7 31. Qxh7 )f6 ({Black should try} 30... Rg2 $1 $19 31. a3 f6 )31. a4 (31. Qd2 $17 )Rg7 32. h4 h5 (32... Rg2 $19 {And now ...Rf4 would win.} 33. h5 Rff2 )33. Qd2 $15 {[#]} Qf4 ({Black should play} 33... Rxc3 $1 $17 34. bxc3 Qb7+ {  Double Attack} 35. Kc1 Qxe4 { Double Attack} )34. Qe2 $1 $11 Qg4 35. Qb5 Re7 {Hoping for ...Rxc3!} (35... Rxc3 $5 36. Qb8+ Ke7 37. Qd6+ Kf7 38. bxc3 Kg8 $15 )36. Bxa5 {[#]} (36. Re1 $11 )Rf5 $3 $17 {} 37. exf5 Qxd1+ $19 { Endgame KQR-KQB} 38. Ka2 {[#]} exf5 ({Reject} 38... Qxc2 $6 39. Bb4 $11 )({Better is} 38... Qd5+ $1 $17 39. c4 Qxb5 40. cxb5 exf5 )39. Bb4 $1 $11 Rg7 40. Qxf5 Qg4 41. Qxf6 (41. Qc5 $11 Kf7 42. b3 )Qxb4 (41... Qe6+ $15 42. Qxe6+ dxe6 )42. Qxg7 {Threatens to win with Qe5+.The position is  equal.} Qxa4+ { Double Attack. KQ-KQ} 43. Kb1 {aiming for Qh8+.} Qxh4 44. Qe5+ Kd8 45. Qb8+ Ke7 46. Qe5+ Kd8 47. Qb8+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.  22/Black=0.17} 1/2-1/2  [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [White "Carlsen,Magnus"] [Black "Tari,Aryan"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Round "2.2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2021.09.08"] [WhiteElo "2855"] [BlackElo "2642"] [PlyCount "93"]  1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. Nbd2 a5 {C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3.} 7. Nf1 Be6 {[#]} 8. Bb5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 8. Bb3 0-0 9. Ng3 h6 10. 0-0 Bxb3 11. axb3 Re8 12. Nf5 Kh7 13. N3h4 Ng8 14. Qf3 {1-0 (30) Bochnicka,V (2151)-Jurakic,  L (2023) Skalica 2020} )0-0 {The position is equal.} 9. Ng3 Ne7 10. d4 exd4 11. cxd4 Bb4+ 12. Kf1 c6 13. Bd3 $36 { Threatens to win with  a3. White is pushing.} a4 $1 14. a3 Bb3 15. Bc2 Bxc2 16. Qxc2 Ba5 17. Qxa4 d5 18. e5 Ne4 (18... Nd7 $11 )19. Qc2 $16 {Black is now going downhill.} f5 20. Ne2 f4 21. Bxf4 Ng6 (21... Qd7 $14 )22. Be3 Nh4 23. Ng3 Nxf3 24. gxf3 (24. Nxe4 $6 dxe4 25. gxf3 exf3 $16 )Ng5 {[#]} 25. f4 {} Nf3 26. h4 c5 $2 (26... Qd7 {keeps fighting.} 27. f5 Bd8 )27. Kg2 (27. dxc5 $142 {aiming for  Rd1.} Qd7 28. Rd1 )Nxd4 $18 28. Bxd4 ({Don't do} 28. Qxc5 $6 Ne6 $14 )cxd4 29. f5 Qe8 30. b4 Bb6 31. Rhe1 Rc8 32. Qb3 Rc4 (32... Qb5 $142 33. a4 Qc4 )33. Qf3 Qc6 (33... Rc7 $142 34. Qxd5+ Kh8 )34. f6 Qe6 35. Nf5 { And now Qg4! would win.} g6 (35... d3 $142 36. Rad1 (36. Nxg7 $2 Rg4+ 37. Kh1 Rxh4+ 38. Kg2 Rg4+ 39. Kf1 Rxg7 $19 { Pin} )Rf7 37. Rxd3 Rc2 )36. Ne7+ { Double Attack} Kh8 {intending ...  d3.} 37. Nxd5 d3 38. Nxb6 { Discovered Attack} Rg4+ 39. Kf1 d2 40. Re3 Rd4 {[#]} 41. Rd1 $1 Qxb6 (41... Rb8 42. Rd3 )42. e6 Qb5+ 43. Re2 {White mates.  } Rd3 {[#]} 44. e7 $1 {} Re8 (44... Rdd8 45. f7 )45. Qe4 Qd7 46. f7 {} Qh3+ 47. Kg1 { Weighted Error Value:  White=0.18/Black=0.60} 1-0  [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [White "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Black "Rapport,Richard"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Round "2.2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2021.09.08"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2760"] [PlyCount "134"]  1. e4 {} d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bf5 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bd2 {Nd5 is the strong threat. B01: Scandinavian Defence.} Bb4 {seems to  push 7...c6 aside.} 8. a3 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 {The position is equal.} Qb6 10. Ne5 Nc6 11. 0-0 0-0 12. Bb3 {[#]} Nxe5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Rad8 13. Nc4 Qa6 14. Ne3 Bg6 15. a4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 c5 {1/2-1/2 (16) Halvax,G (2433)-Besner,B (2135)  St Veit 2018} )13. dxe5 {[#]} Rfd8 $1 14. exf6 (14. Qf3 $15 Ne4 15. Rad1 )Rxd1 $17 15. Raxd1 g5 16. Rd7 h5 17. Rfd1 Rf8 18. Re7 Kh7 19. Bc4 Kg6 20. Rdd7 Qc6 21. Rxc7 Qe4 22. Bf1 h4 (22... Qxc2 $17 23. Red7 (23. Rxb7 Bd3 $15 )Qb1 )23. h3 ({Don't play} 23. Rxb7 h3 $17 )(23. Red7 $1 $11 e5 24. Rd2 )b6 (23... Qxc2 $17 24. Rxb7 Qc1 )24. Rxa7 {[#]} (24. Red7 $11 {keeps the  balance.} a5 25. Bd4 )g4 $1 25. Red7 gxh3 26. Rd4 $2 (26. gxh3 $17 {  only move.} Qxc2 27. Bg2 (27. Bb4 $2 Qb1 $19 ))hxg2 $2 (26... Qxc2 $19 27. Raa4 Qc1 28. Rxh4 Rd8 )27. Rxe4 $11 gxf1=R+ 28. Kxf1 Bxe4 $19 {  Endgame KRB-KRB} 29. Ra4 Kf5 30. f3 $1 {} Bxc2 31. Rxh4 e5 32. Rh5+ Kxf6 33. Rxe5 Kg6 34. Kf2 Rd8 35. Rb5 Rd6 36. Be5 Bd3 37. Bxd6 Bxb5 $16 {KB-KB} 38. Bc7 Kf5 39. Ke3 Ke6 40. Bxb6 Kd5 41. b3 Bd7 42. Kd3 Bh3 43. a4 Bg2 44. f4 f5 45. Kc3 Bf3 46. Bc7 Bd1 47. Be5 Kc5 48. Kb2 Kd5 49. Kc3 Kc5 $1 50. Bd4+ Kc6 51. Kc4 Bc2 52. Be3 Bd1 53. Kb4 Bc2 54. Ka3 Kd5 55. Bf2 Bd1 56. b4 {} Kc4 57. b5 Bc2 58. Be1 Bd1 59. Bb4 Bc2 60. Bd6 Bd1 61. Bc7 Bc2 62. b6 Be4 63. a5 (63. Be5 $16 )Kb5 $14 {White is slightly  better.} 64. Kb3 {Threatens to win with Kc3.} Bb7 $1 65. Kc3 Kxa5 66. Kd4 {  Black must now prevent Ke5.} Ka6 67. Ke5 Be4 {What a bad dream for Black.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.17/Black=0.20} 1/2-1/2  

 [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [White "Rapport,Richard"] [Black "Carlsen,Magnus"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Round "3.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2021.09.09"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2855"] [PlyCount "36"]  1. Nf3 {} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 0-0 6. Be2 e5 7. 0-0 exd4 8. Nxd4 Re8 9. f3 Nc6 10. Nc2 Nh5 11. g4 Be5 {The position is equal. E94: King's Indian: Classical: 6 Be2 e5 7  0-0: Various Black 7th moves.} 12. gxh5 {Hoping for Rf2.} Bxh2+ $1 13. Kxh2 Qh4+ { [#] Double Attack} 14. Kg1 Qg3+ 15. Kh1 {[#]} Qh4+ $5 $146 {  An interesting novelty.} ({Predecessor:} 15... Qh3+ 16. Kg1 {1/2-1/2  (16) Korobov,A (2705)-Mamedov,R (2634) Baku 2012} )16. Kg1 Qg3+ 17. Kh1 Qh4+ 18. Kg1 Qg3+ {Not much happened in this game. Weighted Error Value: White=0.  12/Black=0.00} 1/2-1/2  [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [White "Firouzja,Alireza"] [Black "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Round "3.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2021.09.09"] [WhiteElo "2754"] [BlackElo "2758"] [PlyCount "73"]  1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 0-0 6. 0-0 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Re1 Bg4 9. a4 {C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5  d3.} a5 10. h3 Bh5 11. Nbd2 {} Nb6 12. Bb3 (12. Bb5 {seems wilder.} Bd6 13. Ne4 f5 14. Ng3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Ne7 16. Qxb7 Rb8 17. Qf3 )Qxd3 13. Nxe5 Bxd1 (13... Qf5 {is interesting.} 14. Nef3 Rae8 15. g4 Bxg4 16. hxg4 Qxg4+ 17. Kh1 Bxf2 18. Nh2 Rxe1+ 19. Qxe1 Qg3 )14. Nxd3 Bxb3 {[#]} 15. Nxc5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15. Nxb3 Bd6 16. Nbc5 Rab8 17. Ne4 Rfd8 18. Nxd6 Rxd6 19. Bf4 Rxd3 20. Bxc7 Rc8 21. Bxb6 {1-0 (41) Gharamian,T  (2590)-Sepp,O (2411) Batumi 2019} )Bc2 16. Nf1 Ra7 17. Ne3 Bg6 18. b3 Rd8 19. f4 {[#] Strongly threatening f5.} f6 20. Ba3 Bf7 21. Rad1 Nd5 22. Nxd5 Rxd5 23. Rxd5 Bxd5 24. Rd1 Bf7 {aiming for ...b6.The position is equal.} 25. f5 Ra8 26. Rd7 Rc8 27. Nxb7 Ne5 28. Re7 Nc6 29. Rd7 Ne5 30. Rd4 Nc6 31. Rd2 {Black  must now prevent c4.} Bxb3 32. Nc5 Bf7 33. Ne6 h5 34. Rd5 Re8 35. Rd7 ({But not  } 35. Nxc7 Re1+ 36. Kf2 Bxd5 $17 )Bxe6 36. fxe6 Rxe6 37. Rxc7 {Weighted  Error Value: White=0.07/Black=0.06} 1/2-1/2  [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [White "Tari,Aryan"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi,Ian"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Round "3.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2021.09.09"] [WhiteElo "2642"] [BlackElo "2792"] [PlyCount "63"]  1. e4 {} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 {7...Be7  scores better than 7...Qc7.} 8. Bg5 Be6 {B90: Sicilian Najdorf: Unusual White  6th moves, 6 Be3 Ng4 and 6 Be3 e5.} 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Nd5 Nc6 11. Bc4 Ne7 12. 0-0 Rc8 {[#]} 13. Qd3 $146 (13. Nxf6+ {feels hotter.} gxf6 14. Bd3 Rg8 15. g3 Ng6 16. Kh1 )({Predecessor:} 13. b3 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Bxd5 15. Qxd5 Rxc2 16. Qxb7 Qc8 17. Qxc8+ Rxc8 18. Nd2 Kd7 19. Nc4 {1/2-1/2 (27) Movsesian,S (2679)-Bok,B  (2596) Moscow 2017} )Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Bxd5 15. Qxd5 Rxc2 16. Qxb7 Qc8 17. Qd5 Qc6 {Strongly threatening ...Qxd5.} 18. Rad1 Ke7 19. b3 Rc8 20. Qa5 Rb8 21. Rd3 {The position is equal.} Kf8 22. Qe1 Rb2 23. Qd1 Qxe4 24. Rxd6 Qb4 {  Threatens to win with ...e4.} ({Of course not} 24... R2xb3 $6 25. Nd2 $16 )25. Qd5 Qxb3 26. Nxe5 Bxe5 27. Rd8+ Ke7 28. Qxe5+ { [#] Double Attack} Kxd8 29. Qd6+ { Double Attack} Kc8 30. Qc6+ Kd8 31. Qd6+ Kc8 32. Qc6+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.05/Black=0.05} 1/2-1/2  [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [White "Rapport,Richard"] [Black "Carlsen,Magnus"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Round "3.2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2021.09.09"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2855"] [PlyCount "83"]  1. g3 {} d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. 0-0 e5 5. d3 Be7 6. Na3 {A08: King's Indian Attack.} Be6 7. e4 d4 8. Nc4 Qc7 9. Ng5 Bxg5 10. Bxg5 f6 {[#]} 11. Bd2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11. Bc1 Nge7 12. Qh5+ Bf7 13. Qg4 0-0 14. f4 b5 15. Na3 a6 16. f5 Kh8 17. Qh4 {1-0 (31) Khadzhaev,R  (2316)-Novikova,A (2218) Ufa 2004} )h5 12. f4 h4 13. Qe1 hxg3 14. Qxg3 0-0-0 (14... Bxc4 $5 15. dxc4 Nh6 $11 )15. b3 Nh6 16. fxe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 fxe5 18. c3 (18. Bh3 $5 {} Qd7 19. Bg2 $11 (19. Bxe6 Qxe6 20. Rf2 Rdf8 $11 ))Ng4 {aiming for ...dxc3.} 19. cxd4 exd4 (19... Rxd4 $11 20. h3 Nf6 )20. Bf4 $14 Qe7 21. Rac1 $1 {Threatens to win with b4.} g5 $2 {[#]} (21... Rxh2 $2 22. Bf3 $18 )(21... b6 $16 )22. Rxc5+ $3 $18 { Clearance} Qxc5 {  [#]} 23. Rc1 $1 Qxc1+ (23... Qc3 24. Bd2 )24. Bxc1 Rxh2 (24... Ne3 {was worth  a try.} 25. Bxe3 (25. Qxg5 Rdg8 $11 )dxe3 26. Qxe3 Rh7 )25. Bxg5 Rg8 {[#] } 26. Qd6 $1 {} Rxg5 27. Qxe6+ Kd8 {intending ...Rh6.} 28. Qd6+ Ke8 29. Bf3 $2 ({Less strong is} 29. Qxd4 Rh6 $16 )({Better is} 29. Qb8+ $18 Kf7 30. Qxb7+ Kg6 31. Qa6+ (31. Qxa7 Rh4 $18 )Kh5 32. Qc8 (32. Qxa7 Rh4 $18 ))Ne5+ $11 { Double Attack} 30. Kf1 {next Qe6+ is good for  White.} Nxf3 {} 31. Qe6+ Kd8 {} 32. Qf6+ Ke8 {} 33. Qxf3 $4 { Endgame KQ-KRR} (33. Qe6+ $11 Kf8 34. Qf6+ Ke8 35. Qe6+ )Rc5 $2 (33... Rg7 {mates} 34. a4 Rf7 35. Qxf7+ Kxf7 36. a5 Rb2 37. b4 Rxb4 38. Kf2 b5 39. Ke2 Rb2+ 40. Ke1 Rb3 41. Ke2 b4 42. Kf3 Rxd3+ 43. Kf4 Ke6 44. Kg4 b3 45. a6 b2 46. Kg5 b1=Q 47. Kh4 Qh1+ { Double Attack} 48. Kg5 Rg3+ 49. Kf4 Qh4# )34. Kg1 $19 Rxa2 {  Hoping for ...Rc1+.} 35. Qf4 Rcc2 $2 (35... Kd7 36. Qf1 Kc6 )36. Qb8+ $2 (36. Qe5+ Kd7 37. Qxd4+ Kc7 38. Qe5+ Kb6 39. Qf6+ Kc5 40. Qf8+ Kd4 41. Qf6+ Kxd3 42. Qd6+ Kxe4 43. Qe7+ Kd3 44. Qd6+ Kc3 45. Qe5+ Kb4 46. Qe7+ Ka5 47. Qg5+ Ka6 48. Qg6+ b6 49. Qd3+ Ka5 50. Qd5+ Kb4 51. Qd6+ Rc5 52. Qf8 Kxb3 53. Qf7+ Kb2 54. Kh2 Rc3 55. Kg1 Rc2 56. Qg7+ Kb1 57. Qh7 a5 58. Qe4 a4 59. Qh7 Rab2 60. Qg6 a3 61. Kh1 a2 62. Qg1+ Rc1 63. Qxc1+ { Remove Defender} Kxc1 64. Kg1 a1=Q 65. Kh1 Qa8+ 66. Kg1 Qg2# )Ke7 (36... Kf7 $142 {} 37. Qf4+ Ke6 38. Qf5+ Kd6 39. e5+ Kc5 40. e6+ Kb4 41. Qf8+ Kxb3 )37. Qe5+ {[#]} Kf7 $2 ({Black should try} 37... Kd7 $1 $19 {} 38. Qxd4+ Kc6 39. Qf6+ Kc5 40. Qf8+ Kd4 41. Qf6+ Ke3 42. Qg5+ Kxd3 43. Qg3+ Kxe4 44. Qh4+ Kd3 45. Qg3+ Kd2 46. Qg5+ Kd1 )38. Qd5+ $2 { [#]} (38. Qh5+ $1 $11 Ke7 39. Qe5+ Kd7 40. Qd5+ (40. Qxd4+ $2 Kc6 $19 )Kc7 41. Qe5+ Kb6 42. Qf6+ Kb5 43. Qf1 )Kg6 $2 (38... Ke8 $1 $19 {} 39. Qe5+ Kd8 40. Qxd4+ Kc7 41. Qe5+ Kc6 42. Qf6+ Kc5 43. Qf8+ Kd4 44. Qf6+ Kc5 45. Qe7+ Kc6 46. Qf6+ Kc5 )39. Qf5+ $11 {The position is equal.} Kg7 40. Qg5+ Kh7 (40... Kf7 $5 {} 41. Qh5+ Ke6 42. Qd5+ Ke7 43. Qe5+ Kd7 44. Qxd4+ Kc7 45. Qe5+ Kc6 46. Qf6+ Kc5 47. Qf8+ Kd4 48. Qg7+ Kxd3 49. Qg3+ Kxe4 50. Qh4+ Kd3 51. Qg3+ Kd4 52. Qg4+ Kc5 53. Qf5+ Kb4 54. Qf8+ Kxb3 55. Qf7+ Kb2 56. Qxb7+ Ka1 57. Qg7+ Kb1 58. Qh7 a5 59. Kf1 a4 60. Qe4 a3 61. Qg6 Rab2 62. Qe4 a2 63. Qe1+ Rc1 64. Qxc1+ {  Remove Defender} Kxc1 65. Ke1 a1=Q 66. Kf1 Rc2 67. Kg1 Kb2# )41. Qh5+ Kg7 {  ( -> ...Rc1+)} 42. Qg5+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.69/Black=0.78} 1/2-1/2  [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [White "Firouzja,Alireza"] [Black "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Round "3.2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2021.09.09"] [WhiteElo "2754"] [BlackElo "2758"] [PlyCount "124"]  1. b3 {} e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nf3 e4 5. Nd4 Nxd4 (5... Bc5 {is interesting.} 6. Nf5 0-0 7. e3 d5 8. cxd5 Nb4 )6. Bxd4 {A01: Nimzowitsch-Larsen Opening.} b6 $5 { An interesting side  line.} 7. g3 Bb7 8. Bg2 {[#] White has an edge.} Bc5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 8... Be7 9. 0-0 0-0 10. Nc3 c5 11. Be3 d5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Nxe4 f5 14. Nc3 Nxe3 15. dxe3 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 {1-0 (57) Fry,P (1752)-Palma,M (1529) Cammeray 2010} )9. Bb2 h5 10. d4 Bb4+ 11. Nc3 h4 {White must now prevent ...h3.} 12. e3 d5 13. Qc2 Bc8 ({Better is} 13... a5 $15 )14. h3 hxg3 15. fxg3 c6 16. 0-0-0 Be6 17. Ne2 a5 18. Nf4 a4 19. Kb1 axb3 20. Qxb3 Bd6 21. cxd5 cxd5 22. g4 0-0 (22... Bxf4 $17 23. exf4 Bd7 )23. g5 $15 Bxf4 24. gxf6 Bh6 25. fxg7 $1 Kxg7 {[#]} (25... Bxg7 $11 26. Ba3 Re8 )26. Bxe4 $1 $16 {} f5 (26... Qd7 27. Bc2 )27. Rhg1+ Kh7 28. Bd3 Qd6 29. Rg2 Bxe3 30. Re1 Bh6 31. Qd1 (31. a4 $1 $16 {Strongly  threatening Ba3.} Rf6 32. Ba3 )Bd7 $2 (31... Rf6 $14 )32. Qh5 $18 Rf6 $2 (32... Be8 33. Bxf5+ Rxf5 { Remove Defender} 34. Qxf5+ Bg6 35. Qxg6+ (35. Re7+ Bg7 $16 )Qxg6+ 36. Rxg6 Kxg6 37. Re6+ Kh5 38. Rxb6 Be3 )33. Reg1 {aiming for Rg7+.} Qf8 34. Bc1 $2 (34. Qh4 $18 {and White stays clearly on top.  Threatens to win with Rg8!} Re8 35. Ka1 )Qb4+ $16 35. Bb2 $2 (35. Rb2 $16 {White wants to mate with Bxh6.} Qxd4 36. Rd1 (36. Rg3 Rg8 $14 ))Qf8 $18 36. a3 Rc8 37. Rg6 (37. Ka2 $18 )Be8 $2 {} (37... Rcc6 $16 38. Rg8 Qxg8 39. Rxg8 Kxg8 )38. Rxf6 Bxh5 39. Rxf5 { Threatening mate  with Rf7+! Double Attack} ({Weaker is} 39. Rxf8 Rxf8 40. Rf1 Bg6 $11 )Kh8 40. Rxf8+ $2 (40. Rxh5 $18 {Rg6 is the strong threat.} Rc7 41. Rg6 )Rxf8 $16 41. Re1 Rf3 {[#]} (41... Rf6 $14 )42. Re6 $1 Kg7 (42... Bg5 $16 )43. Be2 $18 Rxh3 44. Bxh5 Rxh5 45. Rxb6 { Endgame KRB-KRB} Be3 (45... Kf7 {  is a better defense.} 46. a4 Bd2 )46. a4 $1 Rh4 {[#]} 47. a5 $2 (47. Ka2 $1 $18 )Bxd4 $11 48. Rb4 Rh1+ 49. Ka2 Bxb2 50. Kxb2 {KR-KR} Kf6 51. a6 Rh8 52. Kb3 Ke5 53. Rb6 d4 54. a7 Ra8 55. Ra6 Kd5 56. Kb4 d3 {Hoping for ...d2.} 57. Kb5 (57. Kc3 {keeps more tension.} Kc5 58. Kxd3 Kb5 59. Ra1 Kb6 60. Rb1+ )d2 58. Ra1 Kd4 59. Kb4 $2 {} (59. Kb6 $11 )Kd3 $2 ({And not} 59... Rxa7 60. Rxa7 Kd3 61. Ra3+ Ke2 62. Ra2 $11 )({Black should try} 59... Ke3 $19 60. Kc4 {[#]} Rxa7 $3 { Deflection, Promotion} 61. Rxa7 d1=Q 62. Re7+ Kf4 63. Rf7+ Ke4 64. Re7+ Kf5 )60. Ra3+ {} (60. Kc5 $11 )Ke2 {Black mates.} 61. Ra2 Ke1 62. Ra1+ d1=Q {Quite a comeback for Black.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.62/Black=0.37} 0-1  [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [White "Tari,Aryan"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi,Ian"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Round "3.2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2021.09.09"] [WhiteElo "2642"] [BlackElo "2792"] [PlyCount "62"]  1. e4 {} c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Bc4 {B23: Closed Sicilian: Lines without g3.} Nc6 7. d3 Na5 8. Bd2 {The position is equal.} e6 9. Qe2 Ne7 {[#]} 10. e5 $146 ({Predecessor:  } 10. a3 0-0 11. Ba2 Nac6 12. Qf2 Qb6 13. 0-0-0 Qa6 14. e5 d5 15. Qxc5 b6 16. Qf2 {0-1 (35) Kadric,D (2495)-Gabuzyan,H (2578) Golden Sands 2015} )Nf5 11. Bb5 d5 (11... Bxb5 $15 12. Nxb5 dxe5 )12. Bxd7+ $14 Qxd7 {[#]} 13. Nxd5 $1 exd5 14. Bxa5 Qb5 15. Bc3 d4 16. Bd2 Qxb2 17. 0-0 0-0 18. Qe4 (18. Rfb1 $16 Qxc2 19. Rb3 )b6 19. g4 Ne3 {} 20. Bxe3 dxe3 21. Rae1 Qxc2 22. f5 Rfe8 $2 ({Don't play} 22... Qxa2 $6 23. f6 $18 )(22... Rae8 $1 $11 {  and Black stays safe.} )23. e6 $18 {Strongly threatening exf7+.} Qxa2 {White  must now prevent ...gxf5.} 24. Rxe3 $2 (24. Ng5 $1 $18 h6 25. Nxf7 (25. exf7+ Qxf7 26. Nxf7 Rxe4 $14 ))fxe6 $1 $11 25. fxg6 (25. Ng5 $5 {} Qd5 26. Qxd5 exd5 27. Rxe8+ Rxe8 28. f6 Bxf6 29. Rxf6 $11 )h6 (25... Qd5 $1 $15 26. gxh7+ Kh8 )26. g5 {Threatens to win with gxh6.} Qd5 $1 27. Qh4 Qf5 $36 { Black has some pressure.} 28. Qh5 $2 (28. gxh6 $11 Qxg6+ {  Double Attack} 29. Kh1 Qxh6 30. Qe4 )Rf8 $19 29. Re4 {[#]} (29. Rfe1 $142 )Rf6 $3 {} 30. Rg4 {[#]} (30. h4 Rd8 )Rxg6 $2 {  [#]} ({Less strong is} 30... Qxg6 31. Qh3 $19 )(30... Raf8 $1 $19 31. Re4 (31. Rg3 a5 )Rd8 $1 )31. Nh4 $2 { [#]} (31. Ne5 $1 $16 {is forced  if you want to stay better.} Qxe5 32. Qxg6 Qe3+ 33. Kh1 )Qxg4+ $3 {  Remove Defender. Weighted Error Value: White=0.63/Black=0.50} 0-1  

 [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [White "Carlsen,Magnus"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi,Ian"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Round "4.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2021.09.10"] [WhiteElo "2855"] [BlackElo "2792"] [PlyCount "77"]  1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. 0-0 Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Rd1+ {9.h3 is becoming the main line.} Ke8 10. Nc3 Be6 11. Ng5 {C67: Ruy  Lopez: Berlin Defence: 4 0-0 Nxe4.} Bc8 12. h3 Be7 13. Nf3 {White has an edge.} h5 {The position is equal.} 14. Ne2 (14. Ne4 {seems wilder.} b6 15. c3 Bb7 16. Bf4 c5 17. Re1 )Nh4 15. Nxh4 Bxh4 {[#]} 16. g3 $146 (16. c3 {keeps more  tension.} Be7 17. Be3 g6 18. Nd4 Kf8 19. Re1 )({Predecessor:} 16. Be3 Be7 17. Rd2 h4 18. Rad1 Rh5 19. f4 f6 20. exf6 gxf6 21. Nd4 Kf7 22. c4 Bc5 23. b3 Be6 24. Bf2 Bxd4 25. Rxd4 {1/2-1/2 (36) Li,C (2690)-Wei,Y (2725) China 2019} )Be7 17. Kg2 Bf5 18. c3 c5 19. Be3 g5 20. f3 g4 21. Nf4 gxf3+ 22. Kxf3 b6 23. Rd2 Rd8 24. Rad1 Rxd2 25. Rxd2 Bd8 26. h4 c6 27. Ng2 Bg4+ 28. Kf2 Rg8 29. a3 Be7 30. Bf4 Rg6 31. Ne1 Be6 (31... b5 {is more complex.} 32. Nf3 a5 33. Ng5 f6 34. exf6 Rxf6 35. c4 bxc4 36. Rc2 Rf5 )32. Nf3 Bd5 33. Bg5 Bxf3 34. Bxe7 Kxe7 35. Kxf3 $11 {KR-KR} Ke6 36. Kf4 {[#] aiming for Rd6+.} Rg4+ 37. Kf3 Rg6 38. Kf4 {Strongly threatening Rd6+.} Rg4+ 39. Kf3 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.  04/Black=0.02} 1/2-1/2  [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [White "Rapport,Richard"] [Black "Firouzja,Alireza"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Round "4.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2021.09.10"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2754"] [PlyCount "109"]  1. d4 {  } Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bd2 0-0 7. Rc1 Nxc3 8. Bxc3 Nd7 { D90: Grünfeld: 4 Nf3 Bg7  sidelines.} 9. e3 b6 10. Be2 Bb7 {The position is equal.} 11. b4 Nf6 12. 0-0 {  [#]} Ne4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Qd5 13. Qa4 Ne4 14. Rfd1 c5 15. bxc5 bxc5 16. Ba1 Qf5 17. Qa5 g5 18. Bd3 Rfc8 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Rxc5 Rxc5 21. Qxc5 {  0-1 (36) Bergsson,S (2265)-Gislason,G (2265) Reykjavik 1993} )13. Ba1 Qd6 14. Ne5 Rfc8 15. Qa4 a6 16. Nc6 b5 17. Qc2 Bxc6 18. Qxc6 Qxc6 19. Rxc6 a5 20. Bd3 Nf6 21. Bxb5 axb4 22. Bc4 Ne4 23. Rc1 Nd2 24. Ba6 Rcb8 25. R1c2 Rb6 26. Rxb6 cxb6 27. Bb7 Ra7 28. Bc6 $1 Nb1 29. Bd5 Nc3 30. Bb3 Rc7 31. f4 e6 32. g4 Bf6 33. g5 Be7 34. Kg2 Kg7 35. Kf3 h6 36. h4 Rc8 37. Bb2 b5 38. Rc1 Bd8 39. a3 Ba5 40. axb4 Bxb4 41. e4 Ba5 42. d5 exd5 43. exd5 {Threatens to win with Ra1.} hxg5 {[#]} (43... b4 $16 )44. hxg5 ({Don't play} 44. fxg5 $6 Kf8 $16 )(44. Ra1 $1 $18 {} Bb6 45. Ra6 (45. fxg5 b4 $14 ))b4 $16 45. d6 {aiming  for Ra1.} Rd8 46. Rd1 Bb6 47. d7 Kf8 48. Rd6 Ba7 49. Bc4 Bc5 50. Rc6 Bd4 51. Rc8 Ke7 { [#] This costs Black the game.} (51... Bb6 $16 {is a  better chance.} )52. Bxf7 $1 $18 { White is clearly winning.} Kxd7 (52... Rxd7 53. Bxg6 )53. Rc4 { Double Attack} Ke7 54. Bxg6 Rd6 55. Rxb4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.06/Black=0.22} 1-0  [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [White "Tari,Aryan"] [Black "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Round "4.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2021.09.10"] [WhiteElo "2642"] [BlackElo "2758"] [PlyCount "60"]  1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. 0-0 Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 0-0 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 {C67: Ruy  Lopez: Berlin Defence: 4 0-0 Nxe4.} 11. Bf4 Rxe1 12. Qxe1 Ne8 {White has an  edge.} 13. Qc3 d5 14. Nd2 {[#]} Bf5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14... c6 15. Re1 g6 16. b4 Ng7 17. Nb3 Ne6 18. Be5 Bd7 19. Qg3 Bxe5 20. Rxe5 Qf8 {1/2-1/2 (53)  Piorun,K (2640)-Howell,D (2698) Heraklion 2017} )15. Re1 c6 16. Bd3 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Nc7 18. Nf3 Ne6 19. Be5 Be7 20. c3 Qb6 21. Re2 Re8 22. h4 h5 23. Bg3 {  [#] Black must now prevent Rxe6!} Bf6 24. Be5 Bxe5 {The position is equal.} 25. Rxe5 Qxb2 26. Ng5 Qc1+ 27. Kh2 Qf4+ 28. Kg1 {[#] aiming for Qh7+.} Qc1+ 29. Kh2 {Strongly threatening Qf5!} Qf4+ 30. Kg1 {Qh7+ is the strong threat.} Qc1+ {  A rather calm draw. Weighted Error Value: White=0.04/Black=0.01} 1/2-1/2  [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [White "Carlsen,Magnus"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi,Ian"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Round "4.2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2021.09.10"] [WhiteElo "2855"] [BlackElo "2792"] [PlyCount "81"]  1. Nf3 {} Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 g6 4. 0-0 Bg7 5. c4 c6 6. b3 Ne4 7. d4 0-0 8. Bb2 a5 9. Nc3 Bf5 10. e3 Nxc3 {D78: Fianchetto Grünfeld: 6 0-0 c6.} 11. Bxc3 Be4 12. Qe2 a4 {The position is equal.} 13. Rfc1 axb3 14. axb3 Rxa1 15. Rxa1 {[#]} Qb6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15... c5 16. Qb2 cxd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. exd4 Nc6 19. c5 e6 20. Nd2 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Qf6 22. Nf3 g5 23. h3 h5 24. Qc3 Qf5 25. Re1 Ra8 {1/2-1/2 (25) Nikolic,P (2648)-Kempinski,R (2586) Antalya 2004} )16. b4 {} Nd7 17. c5 Qc7 18. Ra7 Qb8 19. Qa2 Bxf3 (19... Bd3 $11 )20. Bxf3 $16 e5 21. b5 {Hoping for bxc6.} e4 $2 {  This costs Black the game.} (21... exd4 $14 22. Bxd4 Bxd4 23. exd4 Nf6 )22. Be2 $18 Nxc5 23. Bb4 { Pin} Na6 (23... Ne6 {is a better defense.} 24. Bxf8 Bxf8 )24. Bxf8 Bxf8 {[#]} 25. Rxb7 {} Qxb7 26. Qxa6 Qb8 27. Qxc6 Qd6 28. Qxd6 Bxd6 { Endgame [#] KB-KB} 29. Bd1 $1 Bc7 30. Bb3 Kg7 31. Bxd5 f5 32. g4 Kf6 {[#]} (32... h5 $142 33. gxh5 gxh5 )33. h4 $1 h6 34. Kg2 Bd8 $2 (34... Ba5 {keeps fighting.} 35. f3 exf3+ 36. Kxf3 Bd8 )35. h5 fxg4 $2 (35... g5 36. Kf1 Bc7 )36. hxg6 {White is clearly winning.} Kxg6 37. Bxe4+ Kg5 38. f4+ Kf6 39. Kg3 h5 40. Kh4 Ba5 41. b6 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.21/  Black=0.59} 1-0  [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [White "Tari,Aryan"] [Black "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Round "4.2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2021.09.10"] [WhiteElo "2642"] [BlackElo "2758"] [PlyCount "110"]  1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bg5 {[#]} Be7 $146 ({  Predecessor:} 5... Ne7 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. d4 exd4 8. 0-0 c6 9. Bc4 0-0 10. Nxd4 d6 11. Nc3 f5 12. Qd2 Kh8 13. Rad1 Bb6 14. Nf3 fxe4 15. Nxe4 Nf5 16. g4 Ng7 17. Qh6 Bxg4 18. Nfg5 Bf5 19. Nxd6 {1-0 (19) Van Foreest,J (2688)-So,W (2772)  chess24.com INT 2021} )6. 0-0 {C65: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence (3...Nf6),  unusual lines and 4 0-0 Bc5.} d6 7. d4 0-0 ({Much worse is} 7... Nxe4 $6 8. Bxe7 Kxe7 9. Qe2 $16 )8. Bxc6 {The position is equal.} bxc6 9. Nc3 h6 10. Be3 exd4 11. Nxd4 Bd7 12. h3 c5 {aiming for ...d5.} 13. Nde2 Bc6 14. Ng3 Re8 15. Qf3 Bf8 16. Rad1 Qe7 {} 17. Nf5 (17. Nd5 $1 $11 Nxd5 18. exd5 )Qe5 $17 {} 18. Nd5 (18. Qg3 $17 Qxg3 19. Nxg3 )Nxd5 $1 $19 ({Stronger than} 18... Nxe4 19. Nxc7 Qxb2 20. Nxa8 $14 )19. exd5 Bd7 20. Ng3 Qxb2 { Double Attack} 21. Nh5 Qxc2 22. Bxh6 (22. Rb1 $142 )Qf5 (22... Bb5 $142 23. Rc1 Qe4 24. Qxe4 Rxe4 )23. Bf4 Rab8 24. Ng3 Qf6 25. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Qg6 27. Qa3 (27. Kh2 $17 )Rb1 28. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 29. Kh2 Qb4 30. Qe3 Qd4 31. Qf3 (31. Qxd4 $17 cxd4 32. Ne2 )c4 {} 32. Be3 Qd3 33. Ne4 (33. Qe4 $142 )c3 34. Qf4 (34. Ng5 $142 f6 35. Ne6 )c2 35. Ng5 Qf5 (35... Qxd5 $142 {Strongly  threatening ...f6.} 36. Qh4 Bf5 )36. Qc4 Qe5+ 37. g3 Qf5 (37... Bf5 $1 $19 {  ...a6! is the strong threat.} 38. h4 a5 )38. Qxc7 {[#]} Bb5 (38... Be7 $1 $17 {  } 39. h4 Bf8 )39. g4 $11 Qe5+ 40. f4 Qxd5 41. Qxc2 {  } Bd3 $36 { Black has good play.} 42. Qc8 (42. Qb3 $11 {  and White is okay.} Qxb3 43. axb3 )Qxa2+ $19 43. Kg3 {[#]} a5 $1 {  } 44. f5 (44. Qc3 $142 Qe2 45. Bd4 )Qe2 45. Qe8 Bc4 46. Qe4 a4 47. f6 {} g6 48. h4 (48. Bd4 $142 )Qd3 (48... d5 $142 49. Qf4 a3 )49. Qe8 (49. Qxd3 Bxd3 50. Kf4 )a3 50. h5 gxh5 {Threatens to win with ...a2.} 51. gxh5 Be6 {Black mates.} 52. Kf2 Qf5+ 53. Nf3 Bd5 54. Bh6 Qxf3+ 55. Ke1 Qe4+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.65/  Black=0.29} 0-1  [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [White "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Black "Rapport,Richard"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Round "4.3"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2021.09.08"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2760"] [PlyCount "134"]  1. e4 {} d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bf5 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bd2 {Strongly threatening Nd5. B01: Scandinavian Defence.} Bb4 {Nowadays  more popular than 7...c6.} 8. a3 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 {The position is equal.} Qb6 10. Ne5 Nc6 11. 0-0 0-0 12. Bb3 {[#]} Nxe5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Rad8 13. Nc4 Qa6 14. Ne3 Bg6 15. a4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 c5 {1/2-1/2 (16) Halvax,G (2433)-Besner,B  (2135) St Veit 2018} )13. dxe5 {[#]} Rfd8 $1 14. exf6 (14. Qf3 Ne4 )Rxd1 15. Raxd1 g5 16. Rd7 h5 17. Rfd1 Rf8 18. Re7 Kh7 (18... g4 $17 19. Ba4 c5 )19. Bc4 $15 Kg6 20. Rdd7 Qc6 21. Rxc7 Qe4 22. Bf1 h4 (22... Qxc2 $17 23. Red7 (23. Rxb7 Bd3 $15 )Qb1 )23. h3 ({Reject} 23. Rxb7 h3 $17 )(23. Red7 $1 $11 )b6 (23... Qxc2 $15 24. Rxb7 Qc1 )24. Rxa7 (24. Red7 $11 {keeps the  balance.} a5 25. Bd4 )g4 $17 25. Red7 (25. Bd3 $142 Qf4 26. Bxf5+ Qxf5 27. Ra4 gxh3 28. Rxh4 )gxh3 26. Rd4 $2 (26. gxh3 $17 {is the only way  for White.} Qxc2 27. Bg2 (27. Bb4 $2 Qb1 $19 ))hxg2 $2 ({Black should  play} 26... Qxc2 $19 27. Raa4 Qc1 28. Rxh4 Rd8 )27. Rxe4 $11 gxf1=R+ 28. Kxf1 Bxe4 $19 { Endgame KRB-KRB} 29. Ra4 Kf5 30. f3 $1 {} Bxc2 ({Better is} 30... Bxf3 $11 31. Rxh4 Be4 )31. Rxh4 $14 e5 32. Rh5+ Kxf6 33. Rxe5 Kg6 34. Kf2 Rd8 35. Rb5 Rd6 36. Be5 Bd3 37. Bxd6 Bxb5 $16 {KB-KB} 38. Bc7 Kf5 39. Ke3 Ke6 40. Bxb6 Kd5 41. b3 Bd7 42. Kd3 Bh3 43. a4 Bg2 44. f4 f5 45. Kc3 $1 {Threatens to win with b4.} Bf3 46. Bc7 Bd1 47. Be5 Kc5 48. Kb2 Kd5 49. Kc3 Kc5 50. Bd4+ Kc6 51. Kc4 Bc2 52. Be3 Bd1 53. Kb4 Bc2 54. Ka3 Kd5 55. Bf2 Bd1 56. b4 {} Kc4 57. b5 Bc2 {[#]} 58. Be1 $1 Bd1 59. Bb4 Bc2 60. Bd6 Bd1 61. Bc7 Bc2 {[#]} 62. b6 $1 {} Be4 63. a5 (63. Be5 $16 )Kb5 $14 {White is slightly better.} 64. Kb3 Bb7 65. Kc3 Kxa5 66. Kd4 {Black must now prevent Ke5.} Ka6 67. Ke5 Be4 {Quite a  comeback for White. Weighted Error Value: White=0.16/Black=0.19} 1/2-1/2  

 [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [White "Nepomniachtchi,Ian"] [Black "Rapport,Richard"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Round "5.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2021.09.12"] [WhiteElo "2792"] [BlackElo "2760"] [PlyCount "71"]  1. Nf3 {} d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bf4 Bf5 4. c4 e6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. e3 {D06: Queen's Gambit: Symmetrical and Baltic Defences.} Bb4 7. Rc1 (7. Qb3 $5 {} a5 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 $11 )0-0 8. Be2 {[#]} c5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 8... Ne4 9. Qb3 c5 10. 0-0 g5 11. Bg3 g4 12. Nh4 Nd2 13. Qd1 Nxf1 14. Kxf1 cxd4 15. exd4 Bxc3 16. Rxc3 dxc4 17. Bxg4 {0-1 (32) Rosen,E  (2353)-Kashlinskaya,A (2494) Chess.com INT 2020} )9. 0-0 cxd4 10. Nxd4 {  [#] Nxd5! is the strong threat.} Bg6 {aiming for ...e5.} 11. Bg3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 dxc4 13. Bd6 Re8 {White should prevent ...Rc8.} 14. Nb5 Nd5 {And now ...Qb6  would win.} 15. Bxc4 N7b6 16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17. Bg3 Re7 18. c4 Nf6 19. Qxd8+ Rxd8 20. Nxa7 Ra8 21. Nb5 Rxa2 22. Ra1 Rxa1 23. Rxa1 h6 24. f3 Bd3 25. Nd6 Rc7 26. e4 Nh5 27. Be1 f6 28. Ra4 Nf4 {The position is equal.} 29. Bd2 e5 30. Rb4 Ne6 31. Be3 h5 32. Rb6 Rc6 33. c5 Ba6 34. g3 Rxb6 35. cxb6 Kf8 36. f4 {Weighted  Error Value: White=0.05/Black=0.04} 1/2-1/2        window.yaContextCb.push(()=>{ 	Ya.Context.AdvManager.render({ 		"blockId": "R-A-208071-8", 		"renderTo": "yandex_rtb_R-A-208071-8" 	}) })     [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [White "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Black "Carlsen,Magnus"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Round "5.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2021.09.12"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2855"] [PlyCount "107"]  1. e4 {} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Ne7 9. c4 Ng6 10. Qa4 Bd7 11. Qb4 Qb8 {B33: Sicilian: Pelikan and Sveshnikov Variations.} (11... Bf5 12. h4 h5 13. Bg5 Qb8 14. Be2 a6 15. Nc3 Qc7 16. g3 Be7 17. Be3 e4 18. 0-0 0-0 19. Bxh5 Ne5 20. Be2 Qd7 21. Qa4 Qc8 22. c5 dxc5 23. Nxe4 {0-1 (39) Karjakin,S (2753)  -Carlsen,M (2845) Shamkir 2019 CBM 190 [Nielsen,Peter Heine]} )12. h4 {And now  h5 would win.} h5 13. Be3 a6 {White is slightly better.} 14. Nc3 Be7 15. g3 0-0 16. Be2 b5 $1 17. cxb5 axb5 18. Bxh5 {[#]} Bd8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 18... Rc8 19. Rc1 Bd8 20. Bxg6 fxg6 21. 0-0 Ba5 22. Qb3 Bxc3 23. Rxc3 Rxc3 24. bxc3 {  1/2-1/2 (24) Pecka,J (2429)-Pravec,L (2380) ICCF email 2016} )19. 0-0 Ne7 20. Bg5 {[#]} Ba5 $1 { Black has compensation.} 21. Qb3 Nf5 22. Ne2 Bb6 23. Rac1 (23. Qf3 $11 )Ra4 $15 24. Rc6 Bxc6 (24... Qa7 $15 )25. dxc6 $11 Rc4 26. a4 Nd4 (26... Rxc6 $6 27. Qf3 $11 )({Better is} 26... Rxa4 $15 27. Bg6 Nd4 28. Nxd4 Bxd4 )27. Nxd4 $14 Bxd4 28. axb5 d5 (28... Rc5 $14 )29. Rc1 $1 $16 Rxc1+ 30. Bxc1 Qb6 31. Be3 {} ({Worse is} 31. Qxd5 Bxf2+ 32. Kh2 Bxg3+ 33. Kxg3 Qg1+ 34. Kh3 Qf1+ 35. Kh2 Qf2+ 36. Qg2 Qxh4+ 37. Qh3 Qf2+ 38. Qg2 Qh4+ 39. Qh3 Qf2+ 40. Qg2 Qh4+ $11 )Bxe3 32. fxe3 $18 {  Endgame KQR-KQB} ({Inferior is} 32. Qxe3 Qxb5 33. c7 Rc8 $17 )Rd8 (32... g6 {might work better.} )33. Kg2 g6 34. Be2 Kg7 35. Qc3 d4 36. exd4 exd4 37. Qd3 Qa5 (37... Re8 $142 38. Qc4 Re7 )38. Qc2 $2 (38. h5 $18 )Qb4 $2 {  } (38... Re8 $1 $11 )39. b3 Re8 {[#]} 40. Bc4 $2 (40. c7 $1 $18 {  } Rc8 41. Bg4 )Re7 $2 {[#]} (40... Qc3 $1 $11 41. Qf2 f6 )41. Qf2 $2 ({White should play} 41. Qd3 $1 $16 {} Qc5 42. Qf3 )Qc3 $11 {Hoping for ...d3.} 42. Qf3 $36 { b6 is the strong threat.  Black is under pressure.} Qb4 $2 {} (42... Qc2+ $11 43. Kh3 f5 )43. Kh3 $2 (43. Qd5 $18 {is the precise move to win. aiming for c7.} Qd2+ 44. Kh3 )Qd6 {} (43... Qe1 $16 )44. Qf4 (44. b6 $142 )Qxf4 $2 (44... Qc5 45. Kg2 d3 )45. gxf4 $18 {KR-KB} d3 46. Bxd3 Re3+ 47. Kg2 Rxd3 {KR-KP  } 48. b6 Rxb3 49. b7 Rb6 50. h5 { Promotion. White mates.} gxh5 51. Kh3 Rxc6 52. b8=Q Rc5 53. Qb2+ f6 54. Kh4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.59/  Black=0.74} 1-0  [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [White "Firouzja,Alireza"] [Black "Tari,Aryan"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Round "5.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2021.09.12"] [WhiteElo "2754"] [BlackElo "2642"] [PlyCount "71"]  1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. 0-0 a5 {C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with  5 d4 and 5 d3.} 7. Re1 0-0 8. h3 h6 {The position is equal.} 9. Bb5 Ba7 10. Nbd2 {} Ne7 11. d4 Ng6 12. a4 c6 13. Bd3 Re8 14. Bc2 {[#]} Be6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14... Bb8 15. Nf1 d5 16. Nxe5 dxe4 17. Nxg6 fxg6 18. f3 exf3 19. Rxe8+ Qxe8 20. Qxf3 g5 {1/2-1/2 (61) Rutkus,R (2291)  -Rallabandi,P (2462) ICCF email 2019} )15. Nf1 Qc7 16. Ng3 Rad8 17. Be3 d5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Bf4 { Pin} Nfd7 {White must now prevent ...Qb6.} 20. exd5 Bxd5 21. dxe5 Nxe5 22. Qe2 {} Qb6 23. Be3 (23. Bxe5 $2 Rxe5 $1 {} 24. Qd2 Be6 $1 $19 )Qc7 24. Bf4 {} (24. Bxa7 Nf3+ $1 25. gxf3 Rxe2 $17 )Qb6 {Strongly threatening ...Nf3+!} 25. Kh1 {  [#]} ({Don't go for} 25. Bxe5 $2 Rxe5 $1 {} 26. Qd2 Be6 $1 $19 )(25. Be3 $11 Qc7 26. Nf5 (26. Bxa7 Nf3+ { Discovered Attack} 27. gxf3 Rxe2 $17 ))Ng6 $2 ({Better is} 25... Bc4 $1 $17 {} 26. Qe3 (26. Qe4 Bd3 $17 )Bd3 $1 27. Qxb6 Bxb6 )26. Qxe8+ $14 Rxe8 27. Rxe8+ Kh7 28. Re2 $36 { White fights for an advantage.} Kg8 {Hoping for ...Bxg2+!} 29. Be3 c5 {Black cannot hold the game after this.} (29... Qa6 $16 {keeps  fighting.} )30. Rd1 $18 {} Qc6 {[#]} (30... Bc6 {was necessary.} 31. Red2 Nf8 )31. Red2 $1 {} Bxg2+ 32. Kh2 Bf3 33. Rd8+ {White is clearly winning.} Kh7 (33... Nf8 $142 34. R1d6 Qc7 )34. R1d6 Qc7 35. R6d7 Qc6 36. Rxf7 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.08/Black=0.32  } 1-0  [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [White "Nepomniachtchi,Ian"] [Black "Rapport,Richard"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Round "5.2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2021.09.12"] [WhiteElo "2792"] [BlackElo "2760"] [PlyCount "137"]  1. e4 {} d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bf5 6. Ne5 c6 7. Bf4 e6 {B01:  Scandinavian Defence.} 8. g4 Bg6 9. h4 Bb4 {White is slightly better.} 10. Bd2 {Black must now prevent h5.} ({Much weaker is} 10. Nxg6 $6 hxg6 11. Bd2 Bxc3 $11 )Nbd7 11. Nxd7 Kxd7 12. h5 $1 {} Be4 13. Rh3 h6 14. a3 Bxc3 15. Rxc3 {[#]} Qc7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15... Qb6 16. Bf4 Rad8 17. f3 Bh7 18. Rb3 Qa5+ 19. Qd2 Qxd2+ 20. Kxd2 Kc8 21. Be5 Ne8 {0-1 (34) Spencer,C (2205)  -Coleman,D (2268) England 2013} )16. Qe2 Bd5 (16... Rad8 $14 )17. Re3 $1 $16 b5 {[#]} 18. b3 $1 Qh2 (18... Rhb8 $16 {was worth a try.} )19. Rg3 Ne4 {[#]} 20. Rh3 {} Nxd2 $2 (20... Qc7 $16 )21. Rxh2 $18 Nf3+ 22. Kd1 Nxh2 23. Kc1 Nxf1 24. Qxf1 a5 25. Qe2 b4 26. axb4 axb4 27. Rxa8 Rxa8 {  Endgame KQ-KRB} 28. Kb2 f6 29. f4 Ra5 (29... Ke8 $142 30. Qd3 Ra7 )30. Qd3 Ke7 31. Qh7 Kf8 32. Qh8+ Kf7 33. Qd8 Rb5 34. g5 fxg5 35. fxg5 hxg5 36. Qxg5 Rb7 37. Qd8 Rb5 38. Qd7+ Kf8 39. Kc1 Kg8 40. Kd2 Kh7 41. Qf7 Kh8 42. Ke3 Rb8 43. Qe7 Kg8 44. Qd6 Rb7 45. Qd8+ Kh7 46. Qe8 Ra7 $2 (46... Rb6 47. Qg6+ Kh8 )47. Qg6+ Kh8 48. Qe8+ (48. h6 $142 )Kh7 49. Qb8 Ra2 50. Kd3 Bf3 51. Qxb4 Bxh5 {  Black hopes to continue with ...Bg6+.} 52. c4 Bg6+ 53. Ke3 Rb2 54. Qa3 Rb1 55. Qa4 Bf5 56. Kf4 Kh6 57. Qxc6 g5+ 58. Ke5 Kh5 59. d5 Re1+ 60. Kf6 Rf1 61. Kg7 exd5 62. cxd5 Rd1 63. b4 {} Kg4 64. b5 Be4 65. Qe6+ Kf4 66. d6 Bf5 67. Qe2 Rd5 68. b6 g4 69. b7 {Weighted Error Value:  White=0.17/Black=0.31} 1-0  

 [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [White "Carlsen,Magnus"] [Black "Firouzja,Alireza"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Round "6.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2021.09.13"] [WhiteElo "2855"] [BlackElo "2754"] [PlyCount "103"]  1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3 d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. a5 $1 { is recently more successful than 10.axb5. C78: Ruy  Lopez: Archangelsk and Möller Defences.} Ba7 (10... Bxa5 $2 11. dxe5 (11. d5 Ne7 $18 )dxe5 12. Qxd8+ Kxd8 13. Bd5 $18 (13. Bxf7 Bb6 $16 ))11. h3 Bb7 12. Be3 {next d5 is good for White.The position is equal.} Nxe4 {[#]} 13. Nbd2 $1 $146 { A top novelty.} (13. Re1 {is more complex.} exd4 14. cxd4 d5 15. Nc3 Ne7 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Ng5 )({Predecessor:} 13. d5 Bxe3 14. dxc6 Nxf2 15. Qe2 Nxh3+ 16. Kh1 Nf2+ 17. Rxf2 Bxf2 18. Qxf2 Bxc6 19. Nxe5 Bxg2+ {1-0 (50)  Duda,J (2738)-Vidit,S (2726) Krasnaya Polyana 2021} )Nxd2 (13... exd4 {  looks sharper.} 14. cxd4 Nxd2 15. Qxd2 0-0 16. Rfe1 Re8 )14. Qxd2 0-0 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Qxd8 Rbxd8 17. Bxa7 Nxa7 18. Nxe5 Bd5 19. Bc2 Nc6 20. Nxc6 Bxc6 21. Rad1 Rfe8 22. Rxd8 (22. f3 {with more complications.} Bd5 23. Kf2 Kf8 24. h4 g6 25. g4 )Rxd8 23. Rd1 Rxd1+ 24. Bxd1 $11 { Endgame KB-KB} Kf8 25. f4 Ke7 26. Kf2 Kd6 27. b4 Bd5 28. g4 h6 29. g5 hxg5 30. fxg5 c5 31. Ke3 cxb4 32. cxb4 Ke5 33. h4 {aiming for Bg4.} g6 $1 34. Bg4 Be6 { [#]} 35. h5 $1 gxh5 $1 ({But not} 35... Bxg4 $2 36. h6 $18 )36. Bxh5 Kf5 37. Bf3 Bc8 ({Don't go for} 37... Kxg5 $2 38. Bb7 $18 )38. Kd4 {Black must now prevent Bd5.  } Kxg5 {Threatens to win with ...Kf4.} 39. Ke5 {Strongly threatening Kd6.} f5 $1 40. Kd6 {And now Kc7 would win.} f4 (40... Kf4 {seems wilder.} 41. Bc6 Ke3 42. Kc7 Be6 43. Kb7 Bc4 )41. Ke5 Kg6 $2 { This move loses the game  for Black.} (41... Bh3 $14 )42. Kxf4 $18 Kf6 {[#]} 43. Bd5 $1 Bd7 44. Bb7 Ke6 45. Ke4 Kd6 46. Bxa6 Bc6+ 47. Kd4 {White mates.} Be8 48. Bb7 Bd7 49. Bf3 Bc8 50. Be2 Bd7 51. Bd3 Bc6 52. Be4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.04/Black=0.23} 1-0  [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [White "Rapport,Richard"] [Black "Tari,Aryan"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Round "6.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2021.09.13"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2642"] [PlyCount "115"]  1. d4 {} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 cxd4 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qxd4 exd5 7. Nf3 Nf6 8. Bg5 Nc6 {D41: Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch  with 5 cxd5.} 9. Qd3 {[#]} Rc8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9... Be7 10. e3 Qa5 11. Be2 Ne4 12. Bxe7 Nxe7 13. 0-0 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Rc8 15. Rfc1 0-0 16. c4 {1-0 (48)  Edouard,R (2646)-Horvath,J (2531) Vaujany 2012} )10. e3 h6 {The position is  equal.} 11. Bh4 (11. Bxf6 $5 Qxf6 12. Qxd5 $14 )Bb4 (11... g5 $5 12. Bg3 $8 Bb4 $11 )12. Rc1 0-0 13. Be2 g5 14. Bg3 Bxc3+ 15. bxc3 Be6 16. Nd4 Nxd4 17. Qxd4 Ne4 18. f3 $1 {} Nd6 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. h4 Qb6 21. hxg5 {  Threatens to win with Qf6.} Qxd4 22. exd4 {Rh5 is the strong threat.} hxg5 23. Rh5 $1 {} f6 24. Bd3 $1 Rf7 25. Kd2 Kf8 26. Re1 $1 {} Rc6 {This costs Black the game.} (26... Bd7 $16 )27. Rh8+ $1 $18 Kg7 {[#]} 28. Reh1 {} f5 29. R1h7+ Kf6 30. Rh6+ Kg7 31. Bb5 Rc8 32. R8h7+ Kg8 33. Rxf7 Bxf7 $16 { Endgame KRB-KRB} 34. Bd7 Rd8 35. Bxf5 Kg7 36. Rh7+ Kf6 (36... Kg8 $142 37. Bc2 Re8 )37. Bd3 Rc8 38. Rh6+ Ke7 39. Bf5 Rc4 40. Kc2 b6 41. Kb3 Rc7 42. Bg4 Kf8 43. Rf6 {And now Bh5 would win.} Kg7 44. Rd6 Re7 45. g3 Kf8 46. a3 Re1 47. Rd8+ Re8 $2 {[#]} (47... Ke7 $16 {keeps  fighting.} 48. Rd7+ Kf8 49. Rxa7 Bg6 50. Ra8+ Kg7 )48. Rxe8+ $1 $18 Kxe8 $2 {  KB-KB} (48... Bxe8 49. c4 Bc6 )49. Kb4 Kd8 50. Kb5 Kc7 51. Ka6 Kb8 52. f4 gxf4 53. gxf4 Bg6 54. f5 {White mates.} Be8 55. Bf3 Bf7 56. a4 Bg8 57. Bh5 Kc7 58. Kxa7 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.05/Black=0.34} 1-0  [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [White "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi,Ian"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Round "6.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2021.09.13"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2792"] [PlyCount "57"]  1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 0-0 6. 0-0 dxc4 7. Ne5 Nc6 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nxc6 Qe8 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 {The position is equal.  } 11. Nc3 {11.Qc2 is setting a new trend. E05: Open Catalan: 5 Nf3 Be7.} Rd8 12. Qa4 Rxd4 13. Be3 {[#]} e5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13... Rd8 14. Qxc4 e5 15. Qc5 Qxc5 16. Bxc5 Bf5 17. Rfd1 a6 18. f3 e4 19. Kf2 h5 20. Rac1 exf3 {1/2-1/2  (20) Potapova,M (2550)-Rodrigue Lemieux,S (2715) Chess.com INT 2020} )14. Qc6 Rb8 15. Bxd4 exd4 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 c5 18. Qxc4 {Rac1 is the strong threat.  } Bh3 $1 19. b3 Bxf1 (19... Re8 {with more complications.} 20. Qd3 Bxf1 21. Kxf1 Qb7 22. Qf3 Qe7 )20. Kxf1 $11 { Endgame KQR-KQR} Re8 21. Rc1 h5 22. Qd3 g6 23. h4 Qb7 { [#]} 24. Qf3 Qb5 25. Rc4 Re5 26. Qd3 Qb7 {  } 27. Qf3 Qb5 28. Qd3 Qb7 { [#]} 29. Qf3 {An  uneventful encounter. Weighted Error Value: White=0.03/Black=0.00} 1/2-1/2  [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [White "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi,Ian"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Round "6.2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2021.09.13"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2792"] [PlyCount "109"]  1. e4 {} e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb3 a5 {...a4 is the strong threat.} 6. a4 {C24: Bishop's Opening: 2...Nf6.} (6. Nxe5 $2 a4 $19 )Bb4+ 7. c3 Bd6 8. exd5 {The position is equal.} cxd5 9. Bg5 Be6 10. Na3 Nbd7 11. Nb5 Bb8 12. 0-0 0-0 13. Bh4 $5 { Leaves trodden paths.} h6 14. Re1 Re8 15. d4 {} e4 16. Nd2 Ra6 17. c4 dxc4 18. Bxc4 Bxc4 19. Nxc4 {[#]} Qe7 $146 ({  Predecessor:} 19... Nb6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Ne3 Bf4 22. Qb3 Qd8 23. Rac1 Ra8 24. Rc5 Bxe3 25. fxe3 Rc8 26. Rf1 Qd7 27. Rcf5 Nc4 28. Rxf7 Qe6 29. Nc7 {1-0 (29)  Yu,Y (2725)-Wang,Y (2737) Shenzhen 2016} )20. d5 Qb4 (20... Qc5 $14 21. Ne3 Qf8 )21. b3 $1 $16 Ne5 $2 (21... Nc5 $16 )22. d6 $2 (22. Bxf6 $18 Rxf6 23. Rxe4 )Nxc4 $11 23. bxc4 {Strongly threatening Bxf6.} Bxd6 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Qg4+ Kf8 $1 26. Rxe4 Rxe4 27. Qxe4 Bc5 28. Nc7 Bxf2+ 29. Kf1 {[#]} Qd2 $2 {  [#]} (29... Rc6 $1 $15 {stays ahead.} 30. Nd5 Qb2 )30. Qf3 $2 ({  Stronger than} 30. Nxa6 Bd4 $11 )(30. Qh7 $1 $18 {} Be3 31. Qh8+ Ke7 32. Qe8+ Kd6 33. Qd8+ Kc5 34. Qxd2 (34. Nxa6+ bxa6 35. Qxd2 Bxd2 $18 )Bxd2 35. Nxa6+ bxa6 36. Ke2 )Rd6 $2 31. Nb5 $2 (31. Qxf2 $18 Qc3 32. Qa2 )Qb2 32. Nxd6 Qxa1+ { Double Attack} 33. Kxf2 Qd4+ {  Double Attack} 34. Ke2 Qxd6 35. Qxb7 { Endgame KQ-KQ} Qe5+ (35... Qxh2 {feels hotter.} 36. Qc8+ Kg7 37. Qg4+ Kf8 38. Qc8+ )36. Kd3 Qf5+ 37. Qe4 Qf1+ 38. Kd4 Qd1+ 39. Kc5 {aiming for Kb5.} Qxa4 40. Qb1 Qa3+ 41. Kb5 Kg7 42. c5 {} a4 {White must now prevent ...Qb3+.} 43. Qb4 Qb3 44. c6 Qd5+ 45. Kb6 {Hoping for c7.} Qb3 $1 {} 46. Kc5 Qe3+ 47. Kb5 {And now Qg4+ would win.} Qb3 $2 {} (47... a3 $11 48. c7 Qe8+ 49. Kb6 Qe6+ 50. Kb7 a2 )48. c7 $18 {White is clearly winning.} Qd5+ 49. Qc5 (49. Kb6 $142 Qd7 50. Qb5 )Qd7+ 50. Qc6 Qc8 51. Kxa4 h5 52. Kb5 h4 53. Kb6 h3 54. g3 f5 55. Ka7 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.35/Black=0.31} 1-0  

 [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [White "Rapport,Richard"] [Black "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Round "7.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2021.09.14"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2758"] [PlyCount "117"]  1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 0-0 5. Qc2 d5 6. Bg5 h6 {E32: Nimzo-Indian:  Classical (4 Qc2): 4...0-0.} (6... dxc4 {feels hotter.} 7. e4 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Bxc4 Nc6 )7. Bxf6 $1 { is currently scoring better than 7.Bh4.} Qxf6 8. a3 Bxc3+ {The position is equal.} 9. Qxc3 dxc4 10. Qxc4 c6 11. g3 Nd7 {  [#]} 12. Bh3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12. Qc3 c5 13. Bg2 b6 14. Ne5 cxd4 15. Qc7 Nxe5 16. Bxa8 Ba6 17. Qxa7 Bc4 18. f4 {1/2-1/2  (56) Zhao,X (2499)-Tan,Z (2508) China 2017} )c5 13. dxc5 b6 14. c6 Qxb2 15. 0-0 Nc5 16. Nd4 $36 { White fights for an advantage.} Rd8 (16... e5 $1 $11 17. Bxc8 Raxc8 )17. e3 $14 {Threatens to win with Rfb1.} Ba6 18. Qb4 {} Nd3 19. Qxb2 Nxb2 20. Rfb1 Na4 21. f4 Nc3 22. Rb2 Nd5 23. Kf2 Nc7 24. Rd1 Rd6 25. Rbd2 Rad8 26. Ke1 Bc4 27. e4 f6 28. Bg2 {And now e5 would  win.} e5 {[#]} 29. fxe5 $1 fxe5 {} 30. Nf3 Rxd2 31. Rxd2 Rxd2 32. Kxd2 $16 { Endgame KBN-KBN} Bb5 33. Nxe5 Kf8 34. h4 Ke7 {[#]} 35. Ng6+ $1 Kd6 36. e5+ Kc5 37. Ne7 Kd4 38. Nc8 Kxe5 39. Nxa7 Kd6 40. Nc8+ Kc5 41. Ne7 Ne6 42. Kc3 Kd6 $1 {} 43. Kb4 Ba6 (43... Nd4 $1 $11 44. Nc8+ Kc7 )44. Nf5+ Ke5 45. Bh3 h5 $2 { This costs Black the game.} (45... Kd5 $16 46. Ne3+ Kd6 )46. Ne3 $18 Nc7 47. Bg2 g6 $2 (47... Kd6 48. Nf5+ Ke5 )48. a4 Kd4 49. Nc2+ Ke5 50. Kc3 Kd6 51. Be4 Be2 (51... Ne6 {might work better.} 52. Bxg6 Be2 )52. Nd4 Ke5 $2 (52... Ba6 {is more resistant.} 53. Bxg6 Kc5 54. Nb3+ (54. Bxh5 Nd5+ 55. Kd2 Kxd4 $16 )Kxc6 55. Bxh5 Kd7 )53. Bxg6 Nd5+ (53... Bd1 $142 54. Kc4 Nd5 )54. Kd2 {White is clearly winning.} Bg4 55. Nb5 Ne7 56. Be8 Bf3 (56... Kd5 $142 57. c7 Kc5 )57. c7 Bg4 58. Bf7 Nc6 {[#]} 59. Bxh5 $1 { Weighted Error Value: White=0.13/Black=0.38} 1-0  [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [White "Firouzja,Alireza"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi,Ian"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Round "7.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2021.09.14"] [WhiteElo "2754"] [BlackElo "2792"] [PlyCount "113"]  1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. 0-0 0-0 7. Re1 $1 { outshines the older 7.Bb3.} a5 {  C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3.} 8. h3 Ba7 9. a4 h6 {The position is equal.} 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Nc4 Nh5 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Rxe3 Nf4 {[#]} 15. Ncd2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15. Kh2 b6 16. Qb3 Ng6 17. Rf1 Rb8 18. Ncd2 Qd7 19. Qb5 Rf7 20. g3 Rbf8 21. Kg2 Nge7 22. Ne1 Rd8 23. Nef3 Rdf8 24. Nh2 Nb8 25. Rf3 {1/2-1/2 (25) Stubbs,M (2203)-Graterol,S (2245) ICCF email  2018} )Qf6 16. Nh2 Kh8 {...Nxg2! is the strong threat.} (16... Qg5 {  looks sharper.} 17. Rg3 Qh5 18. Rf3 Rf7 19. Kh1 Raf8 )17. Qf1 Rf7 18. Ndf3 Raf8 19. g3 Nh5 20. Rd1 Qe7 21. Kg2 Qe8 22. Rd2 Ne7 23. Qd1 Ng6 24. d4 exd4 25. cxd4 Nf6 26. Qc2 e5 (26... Ne7 $11 {keeps the balance.} )27. dxe5 $16 dxe5 28. Rc3 c6 29. Rd6 Rd7 30. Rcd3 Rff7 31. Nf1 Rxd6 32. Rxd6 Rd7 33. Rxd7 Qxd7 34. N1d2 Nh5 35. Kh2 Nf6 36. Qc3 Qc7 37. Kg2 c5 (37... Qd8 $16 {keeps fighting.} 38. b3 Kh7 )38. Qd3 Ne7 (38... Qc6 $16 {was called for.} )39. Nc4 $18 Nc6 40. Qd6 Qd7 41. Nfxe5 ({Don't do} 41. Qxc5 $6 Nxe4 42. Qe3 Qd5 $16 )Nxe5 42. Qxe5 Qxa4 43. Qxc5 Qc2 {[#]} 44. e5 {} Ng8 45. Qd5 Qb3 {Black hopes to  continue with ...b5.} 46. e6 b5 {[#]} 47. Qa8 $1 {Black must now prevent e7.  White is clearly winning.} Kh7 (47... Qb4 48. Ne5 )48. Qe4+ Kh8 49. Nxa5 Qxb2 (49... Qa2 $142 50. Nc6 Qa8 )50. e7 Nxe7 51. Qxe7 b4 52. Qe8+ Kh7 53. Qe4+ Kh8 54. Qd5 Qa3 55. Nb3 Qa4 56. Nd4 Qe8 57. Qb7 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.10/  Black=0.17} 1-0  [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [White "Tari,Aryan"] [Black "Carlsen,Magnus"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Round "7.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2021.09.14"] [WhiteElo "2642"] [BlackElo "2855"] [PlyCount "102"]  1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 0-0 8. c3 Na5 9. Bc2 {C89: Closed Ruy Lopez:  Marshall Attack.} d5 10. d4 dxe4 11. Nxe5 {The position is equal.} c5 12. Be3 {  [#]} Bb7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Qc7 13. Nd2 Bd6 14. Nxe4 cxd4 15. Nxd6 dxe3 16. Rxe3 Rd8 17. Rd3 Be6 18. b3 Bd5 19. Rxd5 Nxd5 20. Ndxf7 Nxc3 21. Qh5 g6 22. Bxg6 Ne2+ 23. Kf1 hxg6 24. Qh8# {1-0 (24) Foix Breto,A (1887)-Kripanov,A (1992)  Girona 2014} )13. Nd2 Rc8 14. h3 Re8 15. Ng4 (15. Rc1 {is more complex.} cxd4 16. Bxd4 Bc5 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Bxe4 Bxd4 19. cxd4 Rxc1 20. Qxc1 Qxd4 21. Bf3 )Nd5 $1 16. Bxe4 Nxe3 17. Nxe3 ({But not} 17. fxe3 $2 Bxe4 18. Nxe4 f5 $19 )cxd4 {Strongly threatening ...Bxe4.} 18. cxd4 Bxe4 19. Nxe4 Bb4 20. Nc3 Rxc3 21. bxc3 Bxc3 { Double Attack} 22. Re2 {Hoping for Rc1.} Bxa1 23. Qxa1 Nc4 24. Qe1 Nd6 ({Don't blunder} 24... Qxd4 $2 25. Nxc4 Rxe2 26. Qxe2 $18 )(24... Nxe3 {keeps more tension.} 25. Rxe3 Rf8 26. Qd2 Qd6 27. a3 g6 )25. Nd5 Rxe2 26. Qxe2 Kf8 27. Ne3 g6 28. Qf3 Kg7 29. Qd5 Qf6 30. a3 Qe6 31. Qc5 Ne4 32. Qc2 h5 33. Qd3 Nd6 34. Qd2 Qf6 35. Nd5 {[#]} (35. f3 $11 )Nc4 $1 $17 {  } 36. Qc3 (36. Nxf6 Nxd2 )Qd6 37. Nb4 a5 38. Nc2 a4 ({  Black should try} 38... Qd5 $17 )39. Qd3 (39. d5+ $11 {remains equal.} Kg8 40. Nb4 )h4 40. d5 Qe5 41. Ne3 $2 { [#]} (41. Qd1 $17 )Qa1+ $2 (41... Nxe3 $1 $19 {has better winning chances.} 42. fxe3 Qa1+ 43. Kf2 b4 )42. Kh2 Qe5+ $2 {} ({Much worse is} 42... Qxa3 $6 43. Qd4+ Kg8 44. Nxc4 $11 )(42... Nxa3 43. d6 $16 )(42... Nd6 $17 43. Nc2 Qf6 )43. Kg1 $19 {[#]} Nxe3 $1 44. fxe3 { Endgame KQ-KQ} b4 45. d6 Qa1+ 46. Kf2 bxa3 {  Black mates.} 47. d7 Qf6+ 48. Ke2 a2 49. d8=Q Qxd8 50. Qxd8 a1=Q 51. Qxh4 a3 {  Weighted Error Value: White=0.55/Black=0.22} 0-1  

 [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [White "Carlsen,Magnus"] [Black "Rapport,Richard"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Round "8.1"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2021.09.15"] [WhiteElo "2855"] [BlackElo "2760"] [PlyCount "153"] [TimeControl "60"]  1. e4 {[%emt 0:1:6]} e5 {[%emt 0:0:45]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:9]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:6] } 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 4. d3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:1:18]} 5. 0-0 {[%emt 0:13:20]} c6 {[%emt 0:0:46]} 6. Ba4 {[%emt 0:0:16] } Ng6 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 7. Re1 {[%emt 0:1:14]} Be7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 8. d4 {[%emt 0:6:41]} d6 {[%emt 0:0:42]} 9. c3 {[%emt 0:0:41]} 0-0 {[%emt 0:0:52] } 10. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:1:55]} h6 {[%emt 0:9:35]} 11. Nf1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Re8 {[%emt 0:3:31]} 12. Ng3 {[%emt 0:2:52]} a5 {[%emt 0:1:5]} 13. Bc2 {[%emt 0:1:4]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:2:40]} 14. a4 {[%emt 0:7:7]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 15. h3 {[%emt 0:5:55]} b5 {[%emt 0:1:28]} 16. Be3 {[%emt 0:4:7]} Rab8 {[%emt 0:6:32]} 17. Qd2 {[%emt 0:4:39]} b4 {[%emt 0:5:15]} 18. Bd3 {[%emt 0:8:35] } bxc3 {[%emt 0:6:5]} 19. bxc3 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Be6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 20. Qc2 {[%emt 0:4:11]} Rb7 {[%emt 0:8:24]} 21. Nf1 {[%emt 0:2:33]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:9:5]} 22. N1d2 {[%emt 0:1:12]} Nhf4 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 23. Ba6 {[%emt 0:1:8] } Rbb8 {[%emt 0:1:43]} 24. dxe5 {[%emt 0:1:40]} dxe5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 25. Rab1 {[%emt 0:2:22]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:13:35]} 26. Bc4 {[%emt 0:4:26]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:1:46]} 27. Qa2 {[%emt 0:0:50]} Nh4 {[%emt 0:3:41]} 28. Nxh4 {[%emt 0:6:9] } Bxh4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 29. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:55]} Be7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 30. Rbd1 {[%emt 0:2:32]} Bc8 {[%emt 0:0:58]} 31. Qc2 {[%emt 0:3:32]} Nf8 {[%emt 0:3:6]} 32. Rd2 {[%emt 0:1:13]} Be6 {[%emt 0:0:16]} 33. Qa2 {[%emt 0:0:13] } Red8 {[%emt 0:1:0]} 34. Rxd8 {[%emt 0:0:14]} Bxd8 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 35. Rd1 {[%emt 0:1:31]} Be7 {[%emt 0:0:37]} 36. h4 {[%emt 0:0:52]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:2:0]} 37. Rb1 {[%emt 0:3:40]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 38. Rxb8 {[%emt 0:0:55] } Qxb8 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 39. g3 {[%emt 0:0:11]} Bd8 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 40. Kg2 {[%emt 0:1:0]} Bc7 {[%emt 0:1:6]} 41. Bxe6 {[%emt 2:0:25]} Nxe6 {[%emt 1:59:52]} 42. Qc4 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Qe8 {[%emt 0:0:27]} 43. h5 {[%emt 0:0:18] } Kh7 {[%emt 0:0:11]} 44. Qd3 {[%emt 0:1:7]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 45. Nd2 {[%emt 0:1:26]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:2:36]} 46. Nc4 {[%emt 0:0:14]} Bc7 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 47. Qd1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Nf8 {[%emt 0:1:17]} 48. Qg4 {[%emt 0:1:6] } Nd7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 49. Kf1 {[%emt 0:0:37]} Qe8 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 50. Kg2 {[%emt 0:1:35]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 51. Qf5+ {[%emt 0:0:2]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 52. g4 {[%emt 0:0:12]} Nf8 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 53. g5 {[%emt 0:0:48] } hxg5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 54. Bxg5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Qc5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 55. Ne3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:0:56]} 56. Qg4 {[%emt 0:0:55]} g6 {[%emt 0:0:56]} 57. Bh6 {[%emt 0:0:19]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:1:2]} 58. Nc4 {[%emt 0:0:27] } Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 59. Qc8+ {[%emt 0:0:3]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 60. Qxd8+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} Bxd8 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 61. Bg5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} gxh5 {[%emt 0:0:12]} 62. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:0:11]} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 63. Nxa5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:0:12]} 64. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 65. Nb4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Bd8 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 66. Nd3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} f6 {[%emt 0:0:21]} 67. Kg3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 68. f3 {[%emt 0:0:0] } Ba5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 69. c4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 70. Kh4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} f5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 71. Kxh5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} fxe4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 72. fxe4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 73. Kg6 {[%emt 0:0:0] } Bc7 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 74. Kf5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 75. Ke6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Kb6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 76. Kd7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Bb8 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 77. c5+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} 1-0  [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [White "Nepomniachtchi,Ian"] [Black "Tari,Aryan"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Round "8.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2021.09.15"] [WhiteElo "2792"] [BlackElo "2642"] [PlyCount "68"]  1. c4 {} e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Be7 4. Nf3 d6 5. g3 Nf6 6. Nc3 {[#] A21:  English Opening: 1...e5 2 Nc3.} c5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 6... Be6 7. d3 0-0 8. Bg2 Qc8 9. h4 Nc6 10. Bd2 h6 11. 0-0 Bh3 12. Rb1 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Ng4 {0-1 (26)  Langner,D (2019)-Languidey,S (2257) Foz do Iguacu 2012} )7. Bg2 h6 8. d3 {  The position is equal.} Be6 9. Nd2 Qd7 10. 0-0 0-0 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. cxd5 Bh3 13. e4 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 f5 15. f4 exf4 16. gxf4 (16. Rxf4 $11 Na6 17. Nc4 )Bf6 17. Nc4 {[#]} Na6 $1 18. Qf3 Rae8 19. Qh3 (19. a4 $1 $15 )Bd4 (19... Qc7 $19 20. Qf3 Qe7 )20. Be3 {[#]} b5 (20... Qc7 $142 $1 21. Bxd4 (21. exf5 $2 Nb4 $19 )cxd4 )21. Bxd4 $17 bxc4 22. Bc3 cxd3 23. Rg1 Rf7 (23... Rxe4 24. Kh1 )24. Kh1 Rxe4 ({Black should play} 24... d2 $15 25. Qxh6 Nb4 26. Bxd2 fxe4 27. Bxb4 cxb4 )25. Rg6 $2 {} (25. Bxg7 $1 $11 {and White has  nothing to worry.} Rxg7 26. Rxg7+ Qxg7 27. Qxf5 )Rxf4 $19 26. Rag1 {  Threatening mate with Rxh6.} Rg4 $1 27. R1xg4 fxg4 28. Qxd3 Nb4 29. Qe4 {  intending Re6.} Re7 30. Qf4 (30. Qxg4 Qxg4 31. Rxg4 )Nxd5 31. Qc4 (31. Qxg4 $142 Qxg4 32. Rxg4 )Qf5 {Threatens to win with ...Re4.} 32. Rxg4 Kh7 33. Bd2 Qf3+ 34. Kg1 Qd1+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.81/Black=0.10} 0-1  [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [White "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Black "Firouzja,Alireza"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Round "8.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2021.09.15"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2754"] [PlyCount "68"]  1. e4 {} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nf3 {B90: Sicilian Najdorf: Unusual White 6th moves, 6 Be3 Ng4 and 6 Be3  e5.} Be7 8. g4 h6 9. Rg1 {[#] The position is equal.} Qc7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9... Nc6 10. g5 hxg5 11. Nxg5 Qc7 12. Bc4 Nd8 13. Bb3 Ne6 14. Qe2 Nxg5 15. Bxg5 Rxh3 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 {1-0 (27) Ponkratov,P (2619)-Drygalov,A (2500) Cheliabinsk  2021} )10. Nh4 g6 11. Ng2 Be6 12. Ne3 Nbd7 13. h4 Qc6 14. Qf3 Nc5 {  } 15. Bg2 Na4 16. Ned5 (16. Ncd5 $11 {remains equal.} Bxd5 17. exd5 )Nxc3 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Qxf6 {[#]} Kd7 $1 19. g5 (19. b3 $17 {was called for.} )Nxe4 (19... Na4 $19 20. c3 hxg5 21. Bxg5 Nxb2 )20. Qf3 $17 d5 $40 {  Black has strong attack.} 21. Qd1 {[#] Hoping for Bxe4.} Qb6 $1 {  } 22. Be3 (22. Qe2 $17 {might work better.} )Qxb2 $19 23. Bxe4 Qb4+ { Double Attack} 24. c3 Qxe4 25. Rb1 hxg5 {...d4 is  the strong threat.} 26. Rb4 d4 $1 27. cxd4 Ke8 ({Don't blunder} 27... gxh4 $2 28. dxe5+ Qd5 29. Rd4 $18 )28. hxg5 $2 (28. a3 {only move.} )Rh3 {  Black is clearly winning.} 29. Kd2 Bf5 {aiming for ...Rc8.} 30. Qb3 Rc8 {  ( -> ...Rc2+)} 31. Rc1 Rxc1 32. Kxc1 Rh1+ 33. Kd2 b5 34. d5 Qf3 {Weighted  Error Value: White=0.51/Black=0.17} 0-1  

 [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [White "Carlsen,Magnus"] [Black "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Round "9.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2021.09.16"] [WhiteElo "2855"] [BlackElo "2758"] [PlyCount "105"]  1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 (5. c3 0-0 6. 0-0 d5 7. exd5 Qxd5 8. Bc4 Qd8 9. b4 Bd6 10. Nbd2 h6 11. Re1 Re8 12. Bb2 a6 13. a4 Be6 14. b5 Na5 15. Bxe6 Rxe6 16. c4 Qe7 17. Qc2 Nd7 18. Re2 {1/2-1/2 (66) Carlsen,M (2847)-Karjakin,S (2757) chess24.com INT 2021} )dxc6 6. 0-0 {C65: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence (3...Nf6), unusual lines and  4 0-0 Bc5.} Nd7 7. c3 $1 { now scores much better than the old 7.Nbd2.} h6 8. Nbd2 {The position is equal.} 0-0 9. Nc4 Re8 10. b4 Bd6 11. Be3 Nf8 {[#]} (11... Nb6 {seems wilder.} 12. Na5 Qe7 13. Nd2 c5 14. a3 Rb8 )12. Nfd2 $146 (12. Qe2 {with more complications.} Ng6 13. a4 b6 14. a5 Be6 15. Rfd1 )({  Predecessor:} 12. h3 Ng6 13. a4 Bf8 14. Qc2 Qf6 15. Qe2 b6 16. Nfd2 Be6 17. a5 b5 18. Nb2 {1/2-1/2 (35) Anton Guijarro,D (2703)-Salgado Lopez,I (2584)  chess24.com INT 2020} )Ng6 13. Nxd6 cxd6 14. a4 d5 15. Nb3 b6 16. a5 {  [#] aiming for axb6.} Rb8 17. Qc2 Be6 18. Rfb1 Re7 19. c4 d4 20. Bd2 f5 21. axb6 axb6 22. f3 Rf7 23. Rf1 Kh7 24. exf5 Bxf5 25. Be1 Qg5 {...Qe3+ is the  strong threat.} 26. Rd1 h5 27. Bd2 Qh4 28. Rde1 Ra8 29. Ra1 Raf8 30. Ra6 e4 31. Nxd4 exf3 32. Nxf3 Bh3 {Strongly threatening ...Rxf3!} 33. Rf2 {Hoping for  Ng5+.} Rxf3 { [#] Remove Defender} 34. gxf3 {And now Ra7 would win.} (34. Rxf3 $2 {loses.} Rxf3 35. Bc3 Qg5 $19 )Rf5 (34... Bg4 $14 35. f4 Bc8 )35. d4 $16 Qxd4 {( -> ...Rxf3)} 36. Ra3 {Black must now prevent f4.} Rf7 37. Re3 (37. Qd3 $16 Qxd3 38. Rxd3 )Bf5 $14 38. Qc3 Qd8 39. Re1 Rd7 40. Qe3 (40. Be3 $14 )Rd4 (40... Re7 $11 {remains equal.} 41. Qc3 Rd7 )41. Qg5 Qxg5+ 42. Bxg5 Rxc4 43. Rb2 b5 44. Kf2 c5 45. bxc5 Rxc5 {...Ne5 would now be  nice for Black.} 46. Rc1 Rd5 (46... Re5 $16 47. Rc7 Bg4 )47. Rd2 $18 Rxd2+ 48. Bxd2 {KRB-KBN} Ne5 49. Rc7 b4 {Now ...b3 and Black clings on.} 50. Rb7 Be6 51. Re7 Nd3+ 52. Ke3 Bc4 (52... Bf5 $142 53. Rb7 Bg6 )53. Kd4 {Weighted Error  Value: White=0.10/Black=0.19} 1-0  [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [White "Rapport,Richard"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi,Ian"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Round "9.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2021.09.16"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2792"] [PlyCount "36"]  1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bxf6 Qxf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. e3 0-0 8. Rc1 dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. 0-0 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bd7 {D38: Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defence (4 Nf3 Bb4).} 12. Qb3 Nc6 {The position is equal.} 13. Nxc6 Bxc3 14. Rxc3 Bxc6 15. Bb5 Bd5 16. Bc4 Bc6 17. Bb5 {[#]} Bd5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 17... Be4 18. Bd3 Bxd3 19. Rxd3 b6 20. Rfd1 Rad8 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Rxd8+ Qxd8 23. g3 {1/2-1/2 (33) Storme,  I (2397)-Wiedenkeller,M (2445) Helsingborg 2021} )18. Bc4 Bc6 {Not much  happened in this game. Weighted Error Value: White=0.04/Black=0.02} 1/2-1/2  [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [White "Tari,Aryan"] [Black "Firouzja,Alireza"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Round "9.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2021.09.16"] [WhiteElo "2642"] [BlackElo "2754"] [PlyCount "100"]  1. e4 {} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 e5 7. Nf3 h6 {B90: Sicilian Najdorf: Unusual White 6th moves, 6 Be3 Ng4 and 6 Be3 e5.  } 8. Nd2 {8.g3 is the modern continuation.} Be6 9. Nc4 Be7 {[#] White has an  edge.} 10. Nd5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10. Ne3 Nc6 11. g3 Nd4 12. Bg2 Qd7 13. 0-0 0-0 14. Ne2 Nxe2+ 15. Qxe2 b5 16. axb5 axb5 {1-0 (41) Lagno,K (2546)-Bodnaruk,  A (2443) Chess.com INT 2021} )Nxd5 11. exd5 Bf5 12. a5 Nd7 13. Be2 0-0 14. 0-0 Qc7 15. Be3 Bh7 16. Ra3 Rac8 17. Kh1 f5 18. f4 Bf6 19. b4 Rce8 20. Qd2 Re7 21. fxe5 Nxe5 22. Nb6 Ng4 23. Bf4 (23. h3 $11 Nxe3 24. Rxe3 )Rfe8 $1 $17 {Black converts the advantage convincingly.} 24. Bf3 g5 25. Bxg4 fxg4 26. Be3 Rf7 {And now ...Bb2 would win.} ({Much weaker is} 26... Qxc2 $6 27. Qxc2 Bxc2 28. Rxf6 $11 )27. c4 $2 { [#]} (27. Bg1 $17 )Bb2 $1 $19 {  } 28. Rxf7 Qxf7 29. Qxb2 {Kg1 is the strong threat.} Qf1+ $40 {  Black attacks.} 30. Bg1 Re2 31. Qxe2 Qxe2 32. Re3 {[#]} Qc2 33. c5 (33. Nc8 $142 Be4 34. Rg3 )Be4 {} 34. Rg3 dxc5 35. d6 cxb4 36. d7 {[#]} Qd2 $1 37. Rxg4 Bc6 38. Bd4 {[#]} Bxd7 {  Promotion} 39. Nxd7 b3 {Threatens to win with ...b2.} 40. h3 b2 41. Bxb2 Qxb2 {  Endgame KQ-KRN} 42. Kh2 Qc3 43. Rg3 Qxa5 44. Nf6+ Kf7 45. Ng4 Kg7 46. Rd3 Qc7+ 47. Kh1 a5 {} 48. Ne3 a4 49. Nf5+ Kg6 50. g4 Qc1+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.91/Black=0.34} 0-1  [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [White "Rapport,Richard"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi,Ian"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Round "9.2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2021.09.16"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2792"] [PlyCount "98"]  1. Nf3 {} d5 2. d3 g6 3. Nbd2 Bg7 4. e4 Nc6 5. exd5 Qxd5 {[#]} 6. g3 $146 {  B06: Modern Defence.} ({Predecessor:} 6. c4 Qd8 7. Be2 Nf6 8. 0-0 0-0 9. Rb1 Nb4 10. Qb3 c5 11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. dxe4 {0-1 (56) Fries Nielsen,J (2381)  -Karpatchev,A (2484) Lueneburg 2013} )Nf6 7. Bg2 Qe6+ 8. Kf1 {The  position is equal.} 0-0 9. Nc4 Qd7 10. Bd2 Qd8 11. Bc3 Be6 12. Qe2 Re8 13. Re1 Qc8 14. h4 h5 15. Ng5 {And now Bxc6 would win.} Bg4 (15... Bd5 $11 )16. Qd2 $14 Qd7 {[#]} (16... Nd8 $14 )17. Ne3 $2 (17. Nxf7 $1 $18 { Black must  now prevent Nfe5.} Qc8 (17... Bf5 18. Nh6+ )18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Nfe5 )Rad8 18. b4 Nd4 19. Bxd4 Qxd4 20. Bxb7 Bh6 21. Nxg4 Nxg4 22. Qf4 (22. Kg2 {with  more complications.} Qb6 23. Be4 c5 24. bxc5 Qxc5 25. Re2 )Qxf4 23. gxf4 e6 24. Bc6 Rf8 25. b5 (25. Re4 $14 )Rd4 $11 26. Re4 Rfd8 27. Nf3 Rxe4 28. Bxe4 Bxf4 29. Ke2 Nf6 30. a4 Kf8 31. Ra1 Ke7 32. a5 Kd6 33. Nd4 (33. Bb7 $142 )Nxe4 34. dxe4 { Endgame KRB-KRN} Kc5 35. Nc6 Rd2+ 36. Kf3 Kxb5 37. Nxa7+ Ka6 {aiming for ...Be5.} 38. Nc6 Bd6 39. c3 (39. Nb8+ $11 Kb7 40. Rb1+ Kc8 41. Nc6 Rxc2 42. a6 Rc3+ 43. Kg2 )Rd3+ $17 40. Kg2 Rxc3 41. Nd8 f5 42. e5 Bxe5 43. Re1 Bd4 (43... Rc5 $17 44. Nf7 Bd4 45. Rxe6+ Kxa5 46. Rxg6 Rc2 )44. Rxe6+ $15 Kb5 {Threatens to win with ...Rc2.} 45. a6 $2 ({White  should play} 45. Rxg6 $15 Rc2 46. Ne6 Rxf2+ 47. Kg3 )Rc2 $19 46. Kf1 $2 (46. Kh1 {is tougher.} )Rxf2+ {Black is clearly winning.} 47. Ke1 Ra2 48. Rxg6 Rxa6 49. Rg5 Kc4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.36/Black=0.23} 0-1  

 [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [White "Nepomniachtchi,Ian"] [Black "Carlsen,Magnus"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Round "10.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2021.09.17"] [WhiteElo "2792"] [BlackElo "2855"] [PlyCount "65"]  1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5 7. Bb5 Ne4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 0-0 10. Be3 {C54: Giuoco  Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3.} Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Qc2 Nxc3 13. bxc3 f6 14. exf6 Qxf6 15. Be2 Na5 16. 0-0 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 c6 18. Rae1 Nc4 19. Bc1 Qg6 {[#]} 20. Qd1 $146 ({Predecessor:} 20. Qxg6 hxg6 21. Re7 Rf7 22. Re2 Ba5 23. Rc2 Re8 24. Be2 Rfe7 25. Bd3 Kf7 26. g3 {1/2-1/2 (48) So,W (2772)  -Carlsen,M (2847) chess24.com INT 2021} )Rae8 {The position is equal.} 21. Rxe8 Qxe8 22. Be2 Qe6 23. Bxc4 dxc4 24. Re1 Qf7 25. Qe2 Ba5 26. Qe3 h6 27. Ba3 Rd8 28. h4 Kh7 29. Re2 Qf5 30. Qc1 {[#] Black must now prevent Re5.} Rd5 31. f3 b5 32. Re4 Bb6 33. Be7 {An uneventful encounter. Weighted Error Value:  White=0.02/Black=0.02} 1/2-1/2  [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [White "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Black "Tari,Aryan"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Round "10.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2021.09.17"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2642"] [PlyCount "65"]  1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 b6 5. Nc3 Bb7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. g3 {E14: Queen's  Indian: Classical Variation (4 e3).} Nbd7 8. Bg2 Bd6 9. 0-0 0-0 10. b3 a6 11. Bb2 Re8 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Rc2 Qe7 14. Ne2 Ne4 15. Nf4 {[#]} a5 $146 ({  Predecessor:} 15... g6 16. Qe2 h5 17. Nd3 f6 18. Rfc1 Kh7 19. Nf4 Qf7 20. Nd2 Nxd2 21. Qxd2 f5 {1/2-1/2 (38) Mareco,S (2653)-Diaz Camallonga,C (2444)  Barcelona 2018} )16. Qa1 a4 17. bxa4 Ra8 {} 18. Rfc1 Qd8 19. Bf1 (19. Ne5 {seems wilder.} Rxa4 20. Nc6 Bxc6 21. Rxc6 Ndf6 22. Qb1 )c6 (19... Rxa4 {with more complications.} 20. Bb5 Ra5 21. a4 g5 22. Nh5 Ba6 )20. Rxc6 Bxc6 21. Rxc6 Bxf4 22. exf4 Rxa4 23. Bb5 Rb4 24. a4 Rb3 25. Ne5 Nxe5 26. dxe5 Qe7 $1 27. Qc1 {[#] Strongly threatening Rc7.} Qb4 28. Rc8 Rxc8 29. Qxc8+ Qf8 30. Qc2 {The position is equal.} Qb4 31. Qc8+ Qf8 32. Qc2 Qb4 33. Qc8+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.06/Black=0.05} 1/2-1/2  [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [White "Firouzja,Alireza"] [Black "Rapport,Richard"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Round "10.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2021.09.17"] [WhiteElo "2754"] [BlackElo "2760"] [PlyCount "63"]  1. e4 {} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nd4 5. e5 Nxb5 6. Nxb5 Nd5 7. 0-0 a6 {[#]} 8. c4 $1 Nb4 {B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines  without ...g6.} 9. Nc3 d6 10. d4 cxd4 { [#] Overworked Piece. The  position is equal.} 11. Qxd4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11. Qa4+ Nc6 12. Nd5 dxe5 13. Nxe5 Bd7 14. Nxd7 Kxd7 15. c5 Ke8 16. Nb6 Ra7 17. Bf4 {1-0 (37) Whitehead,  P-Rohde,M (2425) Memphis 1978} )Nc2 $1 { Double  Attack} 12. Qe4 {} Nxa1 13. Bf4 {[#]} Be6 $1 14. Rxa1 Rc8 15. Nd5 (15. b3 $1 $11 )dxe5 $15 16. Nxe5 {Black should prevent Rd1.} f6 17. Nf3 Bxd5 (17... Qd7 $15 )18. cxd5 $11 Rc5 19. d6 Qd7 20. b4 Rc6 21. Re1 Kf7 (21... e5 $11 {remains equal.} 22. Bxe5 Kd8 )22. Nd4 $16 e5 23. Qd5+ (23. Nxc6 Qxc6 24. Qe2 (24. Qxc6 bxc6 25. Be3 Bxd6 $17 )Bxd6 $17 )Kg6 $2 (23... Ke8 $16 {was called for.} 24. Bxe5 (24. Nxc6 bxc6 25. Qc4 Qxd6 $16 )fxe5 25. Qxe5+ (25. Nxc6 Qxc6 26. Qxe5+ Kd8 $16 )Kd8 )24. Bxe5 $1 $18 (24. Nxc6 bxc6 25. Qe4+ Kf7 $11 )Rxd6 $2 ({But not} 24... fxe5 $2 25. Nf3 $18 )(24... h5 )25. Bxd6 Bxd6 26. Qe4+ $2 (26. g3 $18 )Kf7 $16 27. Qd5+ $2 {  } (27. Nf5 $1 $16 Rd8 28. Nxd6+ Qxd6 29. Qxb7+ Kf8 30. Qe4 )Kg6 $18 {Threatens to win with ...Bxh2+!} 28. g3 h6 29. Rd1 ({And not} 29. Re6 Rd8 $11 )Re8 {[#]} 30. Nf3 {White is clearly winning.} Re6 {Black hopes  to continue with ...Kh7.} 31. Nh4+ Kh7 {[#]} 32. Qd3+ $1 {Weighted Error Value:  White=0.40/Black=0.30} 1-0  [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [White "Nepomniachtchi,Ian"] [Black "Carlsen,Magnus"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Round "10.2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2021.09.17"] [WhiteElo "2792"] [BlackElo "2855"] [PlyCount "112"]  1. e4 {} e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Na5 5. Bb3 Nxb3 6. axb3 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 $1 {7...Nxd5 scores better than 7...Bb4. C28: Vienna Game:  2...Nf6 3 Bc4 Nc6.} 8. Qh5 Nb4 9. Qxe5+ Be7 {The position is equal.} 10. Qe2 (10. Kd1 {feels hotter.} 0-0 11. Nf3 Bf6 12. Qf4 a5 13. Be3 )0-0 11. Be3 Re8 12. Nf3 {[#]} ({Don't blunder} 12. Rxa7 $2 Rxa7 13. Bxa7 b6 $19 )a5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Bg4 13. 0-0-0 a5 14. h3 Bd7 15. Ne5 Be6 16. f4 f6 17. Nc4 Nd5 18. Bd2 Bf8 {0-1 (38) Brochet,P (2409)-Salimova,N (2250) Bayonne  2018} )13. h3 b6 14. 0-0 Bb7 15. Rac1 Bf6 16. d4 (16. Rfe1 $11 {remains equal.} )Qd7 ({Black should play} 16... Ba6 $17 17. Qd2 Bxf1 18. Rxf1 Qd7 )17. Rfd1 Rad8 18. Qb5 Qc8 19. Qh5 h6 20. Qg4 (20. Nh2 {with more complications.} c5 21. dxc5 Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1 bxc5 23. Ng4 )Qxg4 21. hxg4 Rd7 22. Rd2 g5 23. Nd1 Rdd8 24. c3 Nd5 25. Nh2 Kg7 26. Nf1 Kg6 27. f3 h5 28. gxh5+ Kxh5 29. Bf2 Kg6 30. Nde3 Be7 31. Nxd5 Bxd5 32. c4 Be6 33. d5 Bb4 34. Rdd1 Bd7 35. Ne3 f5 36. Nc2 Bd6 37. Nd4 g4 38. g3 gxf3 39. Nxf3 (39. Rc3 {is more complex.} Re4 40. Rxf3 Rde8 41. Rdd3 Rg4 42. Kf1 )Re2 (39... Re4 {is interesting.} 40. Rd4 Rde8 41. Rcd1 Re2 42. R1d2 R8e7 )40. Rd2 Rxd2 41. Nxd2 Re8 42. Rd1 f4 43. gxf4 Bxf4 44. Nf3 Re2 45. Bd4 $2 (45. Re1 $11 Rxb2 46. Ne5+ Bxe5 47. Rxe5 )Bg4 $19 46. Rf1 {[#]} Kf5 $1 { White must now prevent ...Ke4.} 47. d6 $2 (47. Nh4+ Ke4 48. Bf6 )cxd6 $2 (47... Ke4 48. Nh4 Bh2+ 49. Kh1 Kxd4 )48. Bxb6 {And now Nd4+ would win.} Bxf3 (48... Ke4 $17 49. Ne1 Bh2+ 50. Kh1 Be5 51. Bxa5 Rxb2 )49. Rxf3 $11 Rxb2 $19 { Endgame aiming for ...a4!  KRB-KRB} 50. Bd4 Rb1+ 51. Kf2 Ke4 52. Bg7 $2 { Now White is beyond  hope.} (52. Ke2 $15 )Rh1 {Hoping for ...Rh2+.} 53. Rc3 Rh2+ (53... Rh7 $142 54. Bf6 Rf7 )54. Kf1 $2 {[#]} (54. Kg1 $19 Rh7 55. Bf6 )Be3 {  Black mates.} 55. c5 dxc5 ({Weaker is} 55... Rh1+ 56. Ke2 $19 )56. Rc4+ Kf3 {  Weighted Error Value: White=0.50/Black=0.24} 0-1  [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [White "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Black "Tari,Aryan"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Round "10.2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2021.09.17"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2642"] [PlyCount "91"]  1. b3 {} d5 2. Bb2 Bf5 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. c4 c6 6. Nf3 h6 7. 0-0 Bh7 8. d3 Be7 9. Nbd2 0-0 10. a3 a5 11. Ra2 Nbd7 12. Qa1 {  A12: English Opening: 1...c6 with b3 by White.} Bd6 13. e4 {[#]} dxe4 $146 (13... Be7 $15 )({Predecessor:} 13... Be7 14. Ne5 Nc5 15. b4 axb4 16. axb4 Na6 17. b5 cxb5 18. cxb5 Nc7 19. Rxa8 Qxa8 {0-1 (54) Iglesias,P-Montalvo Torres,J  UECC Email 1999} )14. dxe4 (14. Nxe4 $11 Be7 15. Re1 )e5 (14... Be7 $15 )15. Nxe5 $11 Bxe5 16. Bxe5 Nxe5 17. Qxe5 Re8 18. Qf4 Qd4 19. Re1 Rad8 20. h4 Re7 21. Qe3 (21. Nf3 {with more complications.} Qc3 22. Rd2 Rxd2 23. Qxd2 Qxb3 24. e5 )Ng4 22. Qxd4 Rxd4 23. f3 Ne5 24. a4 Nd3 25. Re3 Nc5 26. g4 f5 27. gxf5 {[#]} Bxf5 $1 28. Bf1 (28. Kf2 Be6 )Bg6 29. Kf2 (29. Be2 {keeps  more tension.} Kf7 30. Nf1 Ke6 31. Ra1 Ke5 32. Kf2 )Ne6 ({Black should  try} 29... Rf7 $15 )30. Rd3 Rxd3 31. Bxd3 Nf4 32. Bf1 Bh5 33. c5 Rd7 (33... Re5 $16 )34. Ke3 $18 g5 35. hxg5 hxg5 36. Ra1 (36. Nc4 $18 {is more deadly.} )Kf8 $2 {[#] Black cannot hold the game after this.} (36... Bf7 $16 {was worth  a try.} )37. Nc4 Ne6 38. Bh3 ({Don't do} 38. Nxa5 Nxc5 39. Rc1 b6 $18 )Ke7 (38... g4 {was called for.} )39. Bxe6 {White is clearly winning.} Kxe6 {  Endgame KRB-KRN} 40. Rh1 Bg6 41. Rh6 Rg7 42. Nxa5 Kf6 43. Nc4 g4 44. fxg4 Kg5 45. Rh8 Re7 46. Nd6 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.26/Black=0.52} 1-0