Games
[Event "9th Norway Armageddon"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2021.09.07"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2754"] [BlackElo "2855"] [PlyCount "114"] [EventDate "2021.09.07"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. Re1 b6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bb7 8. Nc3 a6 9. Bf1 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Nc6 11. Qe3 Bc5 12. Qg3 O-O 13. e5 f5 14. exf6 Rxf6 15. Bg5 Rxf2 16. Bxd8 Rf3+ 17. Kh1 Rxg3 18. Bxb6 Bxb6 19. hxg3 Bf2 20. Re2 Bxg3 21. Ne4 Be5 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 33. b5 dxe4 34. Rxe4 Ra3 35. Rc4 Rxc3 36. Rxc3 Bxc3 37. Rc1 Na7 38. Rxc3+ Kb6 39. Bc6 e5 40. Kg1 Bf5 41. Be8 g6 42. Kf2 h5 43. Ra3 g5 44. Ra6+ Kb7 45. Rf6 Be4 46. Re6 h4 47. g4 Nc8 48. Rxe5 Nd6 49. Bd7 Kc7 50. Be6 Bb7 51. Ke3 h3 52. Rxg5 h2 53. Rh5 h1=Q 54. Rxh1 Bxh1 55. g5 Be4 56. Kd4 Bh7 57. Ke5 Ne4 1/2-1/2 [Event "9th Norway Armageddon"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2021.09.08"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Tari, Aryan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2855"] [BlackElo "2642"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2021.09.07"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. Nbd2 a5 7. Nf1 Be6 8. Bb5 O-O 9. Ng3 Ne7 10. d4 exd4 11. cxd4 Bb4+ 12. Kf1 c6 13. Bd3 a4 14. a3 Bb3 15. Bc2 Bxc2 16. Qxc2 Ba5 17. Qxa4 d5 18. e5 Ne4 19. Qc2 f5 20. Ne2 f4 21. Bxf4 Ng6 22. Be3 Nh4 23. Ng3 Nxf3 24. gxf3 Ng5 25. f4 Nf3 26. h4 c5 27. Kg2 Nxd4 28. Bxd4 cxd4 29. f5 Qe8 30. b4 Bb6 31. Rhe1 Rc8 32. Qb3 Rc4 33. Qf3 Qc6 34. f6 Qe6 35. Nf5 g6 36. Ne7+ Kh8 37. Nxd5 d3 38. Nxb6 Rg4+ 39. Kf1 d2 40. Re3 Rd4 41. Rd1 Qxb6 42. e6 Qb5+ 43. Re2 Rd3 44. e7 Re8 45. Qe4 Qd7 46. f7 Qh3+ 47. Kg1 1-0 [Event "9th Norway Armageddon"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2021.09.08"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Black "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C34"] [WhiteElo "2792"] [BlackElo "2754"] [PlyCount "49"] [EventDate "2021.09.07"] 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e5 Nh5 5. d4 d6 6. Qe2 dxe5 7. Nxe5 Qh4+ 8. g3 Nxg3 9. hxg3 Qxh1 10. Bxf4 Be6 11. Nc3 g5 12. d5 gxf4 13. dxe6 Bd6 14. O-O-O Qh6 15. Qb5+ Nc6 16. Nxf7 Qxe6 17. Bc4 Qe3+ 18. Kb1 Qc5 19. Nxd6+ cxd6 20. Qxb7 Qxc4 21. Qxa8+ Nd8 22. Re1+ Kf7 23. Qxa7+ Kg6 24. gxf4 Qc5 25. Rg1+ 1-0 [Event "9th Norway Armageddon"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2021.09.08"] [Round "2.3"] [White "Karjakin, Sergey"] [Black "Rapport, Richard"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B01"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2760"] [PlyCount "134"] [EventDate "2021.09.07"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bf5 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bd2 Bb4 8. a3 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 Qb6 10. Ne5 Nc6 11. O-O O-O 12. Bb3 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Rfd8 14. exf6 Rxd1 15. Raxd1 g5 16. Rd7 h5 17. Rfd1 Rf8 18. Re7 Kh7 19. Bc4 Kg6 20. Rdd7 Qc6 21. Rxc7 Qe4 22. Bf1 h4 23. h3 b6 24. Rxa7 g4 25. Red7 gxh3 26. Rd4 hxg2 27. Rxe4 gxf1=R+ 28. Kxf1 Bxe4 29. Ra4 Kf5 30. f3 Bxc2 31. Rxh4 e5 32. Rh5+ Kxf6 33. Rxe5 Kg6 34. Kf2 Rd8 35. Rb5 Rd6 36. Be5 Bd3 37. Bxd6 Bxb5 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 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 Kb5 64. Kb3 Bb7 65. Kc3 Kxa5 66. Kd4 Ka6 67. Ke5 Be4 1/2-1/2 [Event "9th Norway Armageddon"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2021.09.09"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Rapport, Richard"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A08"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2855"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "2021.09.07"] 1. g3 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. O-O e5 5. d3 Be7 6. Na3 Be6 7. e4 d4 8. Nc4 Qc7 9. Ng5 Bxg5 10. Bxg5 f6 11. Bd2 h5 12. f4 h4 13. Qe1 hxg3 14. Qxg3 O-O-O 15. b3 Nh6 16. fxe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 fxe5 18. c3 Ng4 19. cxd4 exd4 20. Bf4 Qe7 21. Rac1 g5 22. Rxc5+ Qxc5 23. Rc1 Qxc1+ 24. Bxc1 Rxh2 25. Bxg5 Rg8 26. Qd6 Rxg5 27. Qxe6+ Kd8 28. Qd6+ Ke8 29. Bf3 Ne5+ 30. Kf1 Nxf3 31. Qe6+ Kd8 32. Qf6+ Ke8 33. Qxf3 Rc5 34. Kg1 Rxa2 35. Qf4 Rcc2 36. Qb8+ Ke7 37. Qe5+ Kf7 38. Qd5+ Kg6 39. Qf5+ Kg7 40. Qg5+ Kh7 41. Qh5+ Kg7 42. Qg5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "9th Norway Armageddon"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2021.09.09"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Tari, Aryan"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B23"] [WhiteElo "2642"] [BlackElo "2792"] [PlyCount "62"] [EventDate "2021.09.07"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Bc4 Nc6 7. d3 Na5 8. Bd2 e6 9. Qe2 Ne7 10. e5 Nf5 11. Bb5 d5 12. Bxd7+ Qxd7 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Bxa5 Qb5 15. Bc3 d4 16. Bd2 Qxb2 17. O-O O-O 18. Qe4 b6 19. g4 Ne3 20. Bxe3 dxe3 21. Rae1 Qxc2 22. f5 Rfe8 23. e6 Qxa2 24. Rxe3 fxe6 25. fxg6 h6 26. g5 Qd5 27. Qh4 Qf5 28. Qh5 Rf8 29. Re4 Rf6 30. Rg4 Rxg6 31. Nh4 Qxg4+ 0-1 [Event "9th Norway Armageddon"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2021.09.09"] [Round "3.3"] [White "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Black "Karjakin, Sergey"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A01"] [WhiteElo "2754"] [BlackElo "2758"] [PlyCount "124"] [EventDate "2021.09.07"] 1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nf3 e4 5. Nd4 Nxd4 6. Bxd4 b6 7. g3 Bb7 8. Bg2 Bc5 9. Bb2 h5 10. d4 Bb4+ 11. Nc3 h4 12. e3 d5 13. Qc2 Bc8 14. h3 hxg3 15. fxg3 c6 16. O-O-O Be6 17. Ne2 a5 18. Nf4 a4 19. Kb1 axb3 20. Qxb3 Bd6 21. cxd5 cxd5 22. g4 O-O 23. g5 Bxf4 24. gxf6 Bh6 25. fxg7 Kxg7 26. Bxe4 f5 27. Rhg1+ Kh7 28. Bd3 Qd6 29. Rg2 Bxe3 30. Re1 Bh6 31. Qd1 Bd7 32. Qh5 Rf6 33. Reg1 Qf8 34. Bc1 Qb4+ 35. Bb2 Qf8 36. a3 Rc8 37. Rg6 Be8 38. Rxf6 Bxh5 39. Rxf5 Kh8 40. Rxf8+ Rxf8 41. Re1 Rf3 42. Re6 Kg7 43. Be2 Rxh3 44. Bxh5 Rxh5 45. Rxb6 Be3 46. a4 Rh4 47. a5 Bxd4 48. Rb4 Rh1+ 49. Ka2 Bxb2 50. Kxb2 Kf6 51. a6 Rh8 52. Kb3 Ke5 53. Rb6 d4 54. a7 Ra8 55. Ra6 Kd5 56. Kb4 d3 57. Kb5 d2 58. Ra1 Kd4 59. Kb4 Kd3 60. Ra3+ Ke2 61. Ra2 Ke1 62. Ra1+ d1=Q 0-1 [Event "9th Norway Armageddon"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2021.09.10"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2855"] [BlackElo "2792"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2021.09.07"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c4 c6 6. b3 Ne4 7. d4 O-O 8. Bb2 a5 9. Nc3 Bf5 10. e3 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Be4 12. Qe2 a4 13. Rfc1 axb3 14. axb3 Rxa1 15. Rxa1 Qb6 16. b4 Nd7 17. c5 Qc7 18. Ra7 Qb8 19. Qa2 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 e5 21. b5 e4 22. Be2 Nxc5 23. Bb4 Na6 24. Bxf8 Bxf8 25. Rxb7 Qxb7 26. Qxa6 Qb8 27. Qxc6 Qd6 28. Qxd6 Bxd6 29. Bd1 Bc7 30. Bb3 Kg7 31. Bxd5 f5 32. g4 Kf6 33. h4 h6 34. Kg2 Bd8 35. h5 fxg4 36. hxg6 Kxg6 37. Bxe4+ Kg5 38. f4+ Kf6 39. Kg3 h5 40. Kh4 Ba5 41. b6 1-0 [Event "9th Norway Armageddon"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2021.09.10"] [Round "4.3"] [White "Tari, Aryan"] [Black "Karjakin, Sergey"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C65"] [WhiteElo "2642"] [BlackElo "2758"] [PlyCount "110"] [EventDate "2021.09.07"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. O-O d6 7. d4 O-O 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nc3 h6 10. Be3 exd4 11. Nxd4 Bd7 12. h3 c5 13. Nde2 Bc6 14. Ng3 Re8 15. Qf3 Bf8 16. Rad1 Qe7 17. Nf5 Qe5 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 Bd7 20. Ng3 Qxb2 21. Nh5 Qxc2 22. Bxh6 Qf5 23. Bf4 Rab8 24. Ng3 Qf6 25. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Qg6 27. Qa3 Rb1 28. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 29. Kh2 Qb4 30. Qe3 Qd4 31. Qf3 c4 32. Be3 Qd3 33. Ne4 c3 34. Qf4 c2 35. Ng5 Qf5 36. Qc4 Qe5+ 37. g3 Qf5 38. Qxc7 Bb5 39. g4 Qe5+ 40. f4 Qxd5 41. Qxc2 Bd3 42. Qc8 Qxa2+ 43. Kg3 a5 44. f5 Qe2 45. Qe8 Bc4 46. Qe4 a4 47. f6 g6 48. h4 Qd3 49. Qe8 a3 50. h5 gxh5 51. gxh5 Be6 52. Kf2 Qf5+ 53. Nf3 Bd5 54. Bh6 Qxf3+ 55. Ke1 Qe4+ 0-1 [Event "9th Norway Armageddon"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2021.09.12"] [Round "5.2"] [White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Black "Rapport, Richard"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B01"] [WhiteElo "2792"] [BlackElo "2760"] [PlyCount "137"] [EventDate "2021.09.07"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bf5 6. Ne5 c6 7. Bf4 e6 8. g4 Bg6 9. h4 Bb4 10. Bd2 Nbd7 11. Nxd7 Kxd7 12. h5 Be4 13. Rh3 h6 14. a3 Bxc3 15. Rxc3 Qc7 16. Qe2 Bd5 17. Re3 b5 18. b3 Qh2 19. Rg3 Ne4 20. Rh3 Nxd2 21. Rxh2 Nf3+ 22. Kd1 Nxh2 23. Kc1 Nxf1 24. Qxf1 a5 25. Qe2 b4 26. axb4 axb4 27. Rxa8 Rxa8 28. Kb2 f6 29. f4 Ra5 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 47. Qg6+ Kh8 48. Qe8+ Kh7 49. Qb8 Ra2 50. Kd3 Bf3 51. Qxb4 Bxh5 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 1-0 [Event "9th Norway Armageddon"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2021.09.13"] [Round "6.2"] [White "Karjakin, Sergey"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C24"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2792"] [PlyCount "109"] [EventDate "2021.09.07"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb3 a5 6. a4 Bb4+ 7. c3 Bd6 8. exd5 cxd5 9. Bg5 Be6 10. Na3 Nbd7 11. Nb5 Bb8 12. O-O O-O 13. Bh4 h6 14. Re1 Re8 15. d4 e4 16. Nd2 Ra6 17. c4 dxc4 18. Bxc4 Bxc4 19. Nxc4 Qe7 20. d5 Qb4 21. b3 Ne5 22. d6 Nxc4 23. bxc4 Bxd6 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Qg4+ Kf8 26. Rxe4 Rxe4 27. Qxe4 Bc5 28. Nc7 Bxf2+ 29. Kf1 Qd2 30. Qf3 Rd6 31. Nb5 Qb2 32. Nxd6 Qxa1+ 33. Kxf2 Qd4+ 34. Ke2 Qxd6 35. Qxb7 Qe5+ 36. Kd3 Qf5+ 37. Qe4 Qf1+ 38. Kd4 Qd1+ 39. Kc5 Qxa4 40. Qb1 Qa3+ 41. Kb5 Kg7 42. c5 a4 43. Qb4 Qb3 44. c6 Qd5+ 45. Kb6 Qb3 46. Kc5 Qe3+ 47. Kb5 Qb3 48. c7 Qd5+ 49. Qc5 Qd7+ 50. Qc6 Qc8 51. Kxa4 h5 52. Kb5 h4 53. Kb6 h3 54. g3 f5 55. Ka7 1-0 [Event "9th Norway Armageddon"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2021.09.16"] [Round "9.2"] [White "Rapport, Richard"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A06"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2792"] [PlyCount "98"] [EventDate "2021.09.07"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. d3 g6 3. Nbd2 Bg7 4. e4 Nc6 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Qe6+ 8. Kf1 O-O 9. Nc4 Qd7 10. Bd2 Qd8 11. Bc3 Be6 12. Qe2 Re8 13. Re1 Qc8 14. h4 h5 15. Ng5 Bg4 16. Qd2 Qd7 17. Ne3 Rad8 18. b4 Nd4 19. Bxd4 Qxd4 20. Bxb7 Bh6 21. Nxg4 Nxg4 22. Qf4 Qxf4 23. gxf4 e6 24. Bc6 Rf8 25. b5 Rd4 26. Re4 Rfd8 27. Nf3 Rxe4 28. Bxe4 Bxf4 29. Ke2 Nf6 30. a4 Kf8 31. Ra1 Ke7 32. a5 Kd6 33. Nd4 Nxe4 34. dxe4 Kc5 35. Nc6 Rd2+ 36. Kf3 Kxb5 37. Nxa7+ Ka6 38. Nc6 Bd6 39. c3 Rd3+ 40. Kg2 Rxc3 41. Nd8 f5 42. e5 Bxe5 43. Re1 Bd4 44. Rxe6+ Kb5 45. a6 Rc2 46. Kf1 Rxf2+ 47. Ke1 Ra2 48. Rxg6 Rxa6 49. Rg5 Kc4 0-1 [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Date "2021.09.17"] [Round "10.2"] [White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2792"] [BlackElo "2855"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "112"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] 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.} O-O 11. Nf3 Bf6 12. Qf4 a5 13. Be3) 10... O-O 11. Be3 Re8 12. Nf3 {[#]} ({ Don't blunder} 12. Rxa7 $2 Rxa7 13. Bxa7 b6 $19) 12... a5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Bg4 13. O-O-O 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. O-O Bb7 15. Rac1 Bf6 16. d4 (16. Rfe1 $11 {remains equal.}) 16... 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) 20... 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) 39... 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) 45... Bg4 $19 46. Rf1 {[#]} Kf5 $1 {White must now prevent ...Ke4.} 47. d6 $2 (47. Nh4+ Ke4 48. Bf6) 47... 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) 52... Rh1 {Hoping for ...Rh2+.} 53. Rc3 Rh2+ (53... Rh7 $142 54. Bf6 Rf7) 54. Kf1 $2 {[#]} (54. Kg1 $19 Rh7 55. Bf6 ) 54... 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"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Date "2021.09.17"] [Round "10.2"] [White "Karjakin, Sergey"] [Black "Tari, Aryan"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2642"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "91"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] 1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Bf5 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. c4 c6 6. Nf3 h6 7. O-O Bh7 8. d3 Be7 9. Nbd2 O-O 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) 14... 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) 21... 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) 28... Bg6 29. Kf2 (29. Be2 {keeps more tension.} Kf7 30. Nf1 Ke6 31. Ra1 Ke5 32. Kf2) 29... 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.}) 36... 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) 38... 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