[Event "13th Norway Chess Women"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2025.06.02"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Ju, Wenjun"]
[Black "Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2449"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[GameId "2184592909660261"]
[EventDate "2025.05.26"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 d4 5. O-O c5 6. e3 Nc6 7. exd4 cxd4 8. d3 Bc5 {A13: English Opening: 1...e6.} 9. Re1 O-O 10. Bg5 $5 {[%mdl 4] Exploring less charted territory.} h6 {The position is equal.} 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Nbd2 Qd8 13. a3 {White wants to play b4.} a5 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Rxe5 Qc7 {Black is weak on the light squares} 16. Qh5 Be7 17. Rae1 $146 ({Predecessor:} 17. Rb5 Ra7 18. Qf3 Bd7 19. Rh5 g6 20. Rxh6 Kg7 21. Rh3 e5 22. Qe2 Bxh3 23. Bxh3 {0-1 Deshpande,A (2281)-Atienza Alvarez,J (2039) Monteolivete op 3rd Alboraia 2023 (3)}) 17... Bd7 18. f4 Ra6 {[%cal Ba8a6,Ba6b6,Bb6b5][%mdl 32]} 19. R5e2 a4 20. Nf3 {[#]} b5 $1 21. cxb5 (21. Nxd4 $2 Bc5 22. Kh1 (22. Re4 $2 Rd6 $19) 22... Bxd4 $19) (21. Ne5 Be8) 21... Rb6 22. Ne5 (22. Nxd4 $2 Bc5 23. Re4 f5 $19 (23... Bxb5 $2 24. Kh1 $19) (23... Rxb5 $2 24. Qe5 $19)) 22... Rxb5 (22... Bxb5 $5 23. Rd2 Bd6 $15) 23. Qf3 $1 {[%cal Of4f5]} Rfb8 {[#]} 24. f5 $1 Bg5 {and ...Be3+ should not be overlooked} (24... exf5 $2 25. Nxd7 Qxd7 26. Rxe7 $18) 25. Nxd7 Qxd7 26. fxe6 fxe6 27. Bh3 Be3+ (27... Rxb2 $2 28. Bxe6+ $18) 28. Kh1 Re5 (28... Qd5 29. Qxd5 exd5 30. Rf1 Rxb2 31. Be6+ Kh7) 29. Rf1 Qc7 30. Qg4 Rf5 31. Ree1 Qb7+ 32. Bg2 Qf7 33. Qe2 Rf8 (33... Rc8 $11) 34. Rxf5 exf5 35. Qc2 Rb8 36. Qxa4 Rxb2 37. Qa8+ Kh7 38. Bd5 Rb8 {[%mdl 64] Deflection} 39. Qc6 (39. Bxf7 {simplifies} Rxa8 40. Ra1 Bd2 41. Ra2) 39... Qe7 40. a4 Qb4 {[#]} ({Black should try} 40... Qa3 $1 $14) 41. Rf1 $1 $18 {[%cal Oc6e6]} Qc3 (41... h5 $142 42. Bf7 (42. Rxf5 Qe1+ 43. Kg2 Qe2+ 44. Kh3 Qg4+ 45. Kg2 Rb2+ {[%mdl 64] Skewer}) 42... Qb7 43. Qxb7 Rxb7 44. Rxf5 (44. Bxh5 Bd2 $14) (44. Bd5 Ra7 $16) 44... g6) 42. Bc4 (42. Rxf5 $18 {[%cal Oa4a5] a5! is the strong threat.} Rb2 (42... Qxd3 $2 {perishes.} 43. Be4 $18) (42... Rb1+ 43. Kg2 $16) 43. Rf1 Qxc6 44. Bxc6) {A mistake that costs the game.} 42... Qd2 $2 (42... Qa5 $16 {is a better defense.}) 43. Be6 Qe2 {[%cal Re2f1]} 44. Bxf5+ Kh8 {[%cal Re2f1]} 45. Qg2 Qxg2+ 46. Kxg2 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB. White is a pawn up.} Bd2 47. Bg6 Kg8 48. h4 Bb4 $2 (48... Ra8 49. Rf2 Be3) 49. Rf5 Ra8 50. Bf7+ Kh7 51. Rb5 Bd6 52. Rd5 {[%csl LRd4,LRd6]} Be7 53. Rxd4 Bf6 54. Re4 g6 55. Be8 Kg7 56. Kf3 Rd8 57. Bb5 Rd5 58. Re6 Rf5+ (58... h5 $142 59. Ke4 Rd4+ 60. Ke3 Rb4) 59. Ke4 {White is clearly winning.} Rf1 60. a5 {[%cal Ba4a5,Ba5a6][%mdl 32]} Rb1 61. Bc4 Re1+ 62. Kd5 Ra1 63. a6 Ra5+ 64. Ke4 h5 65. Rc6 Re5+ 66. Kf4 Re7 67. Rb6 Be5+ 68. Kf3 Rc7 69. Bd5 Re7 70. Be4 Rf7+ 71. Kg2 Bf6 72. Rd6 Rc7 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.10 (very precise) /Black=0.24 (precise)} 73. Kh3 1-0

[Event "13th Norway Chess Women"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2025.06.02"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Lei, Tingjie"]
[Black "Vaishali, Rameshbabu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[GameId "2184600741552484"]
[EventDate "2025.05.26"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nc3 h6 6. h3 d6 7. Na4 Bb6 {C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco Pianissimo.} 8. a3 $1 {[%mdl 4] is recently more successful than 8.Nxb6.} Be6 9. Bxe6 fxe6 {The position is equal.} 10. b4 O-O 11. O-O Qe8 12. Bb2 $5 {[%mdl 4] An interesting side line.} Nh5 13. Nxb6 axb6 14. g3 Qf7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14... Rf6 15. Nh2 Qg6 16. b5 Nd4 17. Bxd4 exd4 18. e5 dxe5 19. Qg4 Qf5 20. Rae1 Rxa3 21. Qxf5 exf5 22. Rxe5 {½-½ Mamedov,R (2646)-Nihal,S (2677) Chess.com Rapid CGC KO Chess.com INT 2022 (1.2)}) 15. Nh2 (15. Nd2 Qg6 16. Qg4 Qxg4 17. hxg4 Nf6 18. f3) 15... Nd4 (15... b5 16. Qe2 Nf6 17. Ng4 Qg6) 16. c3 (16. Bxd4 {simplifies} exd4 17. e5 dxe5 18. Ng4) 16... Nf3+ 17. Nxf3 Qxf3 18. Qxf3 (18. c4 {is interesting.} Nxg3 19. Qxf3 Rxf3 20. fxg3 Rxg3+ 21. Kh2) 18... Rxf3 19. Rad1 b5 20. Kg2 Rf7 21. c4 bxc4 22. dxc4 Nf6 23. Rfe1 Nd7 24. Re2 Nb6 (24... b6 $11 {deserves consideration.}) 25. Rc2 $14 Rd7 26. Rd3 Kf7 27. c5 dxc5 28. Rf3+ Kg8 29. bxc5 (29. Bxe5 c4 $11) 29... Na4 30. Ba1 {[%cal Oc5c6] And now c6! would win.} Ra5 31. c6 (31. Bxe5 Nxc5 32. Rfc3 b6 $11) 31... bxc6 32. Rxc6 Nc5 {[#]} 33. Bc3 $1 ({But not} 33. Bxe5 $6 Nd3 34. Bc3 (34. Bxc7 $2 {is the wrong capture.} Rxc7 35. Rxc7 Ne1+ {[%csl Of3,Og2][%mdl 64] Deflection, Double Attack} 36. Kh2 Nxf3+ 37. Kg2 Rxa3 $19) 34... Rxa3 $11) 33... Rb5 34. Re3 $36 {[%cal Oh3h4][%mdl 2048] White is really pushing. White is more active.} Nd3 35. a4 {[%cal Ba3a4,Ba4a5,Ba5a6][%mdl 32]} Rb6 {[#]} 36. Rc4 (36. Rxc7 $1 $16 Rxc7 37. Ba5) 36... Rb3 $11 37. Re2 Ra3 38. a5 {This costs Black the game.} Nc1 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (38... c5 $11 {and Black is okay.}) 39. Bb2 $18 {[%csl Oc1][%mdl 64] Discovered Attack, Double Attack} Nxe2 40. Bxa3 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN. White is clearly winning.} Nd4 41. a6 Nb5 42. Bb2 Na7 (42... Rd2 $142 43. Bxe5 Ra2) 43. Bxe5 c6 44. Bb8 Nb5 45. Rxc6 Kf7 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.07 (flawless) /Black=0.39} 46. Rb6 1-0

[Event "13th Norway Chess 2025"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2025.06.02"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Gukesh, D.."]
[Black "Erigaisi, Arjun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "183"]
[GameId "2184604788712246"]
[EventDate "2025.05.26"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bc4 O-O 6. h3 Nxe4 7. Bxf7+ Rxf7 8. Nxe4 d5 9. Nc3 $5 {[%mdl 4]} c5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9... c6 10. O-O Bf5 11. Qe2 Na6 12. Re1 h6 13. g4 Bd7 14. Ne5 Bxe5 15. Qxe5 Qf8 16. Ne2 Rc8 17. Nf4 g5 18. Ng6 Qg7 19. Nxe7+ {1-0 Nguyen,T (1950)-Nguyen,H (1696) VIE-chT Hanoi 2023 (8)}) 10. O-O $6 (10. dxc5 $11 Nc6 11. Ng5 (11. Nxd5 Nd4 $11)) 10... cxd4 $17 {Black is better.} 11. Nxd4 Nc6 $1 12. Nf3 d4 13. Ne4 Qd5 14. Re1 h6 15. c3 $6 (15. Nh2 $142) 15... d3 $6 {This breaking of the tension isn't best.} (15... Bf5 $17 16. Qd3 Raf8) 16. Re3 {[%cal Oe4g3]} (16. Qb3 Qxb3 17. axb3 Bxh3 18. Nfg5) 16... Bf5 17. Ng3 Rd8 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black has good play.} 18. Bd2 $1 e5 19. Ne1 $2 {According to the computer black has a large advantage now.} (19. Qb3 $15) 19... e4 $19 20. f3 exf3 (20... Qc5 $1) 21. Nxf3 Be6 22. Ne4 (22. Nf1 $17) 22... Ne5 $1 23. Nxe5 Bxe5 {A strong pair of Bishops.} (23... Qxe5 24. Ng5 Qxg5 25. Rxe6 $11) 24. Qe1 {White is weak on the light squares} Rdf8 (24... Bc7 $5) 25. Ng3 Bf4 {Allowing white to more or less equalise.} (25... Rf2 $1) 26. Rxe6 $11 Bxd2 27. Rxg6+ (27. Qe4 Qxe4 28. Rxe4 Bf4 $17) 27... Kh7 28. Qe6 {Really sharp!} Qxe6 (28... Be3+ {with more complications.} 29. Kh1 Qxe6 30. Rxe6 Bg5) 29. Rxe6 Bf4 30. Nf1 Bc7 {Threatens to win with ...Bb6+.} 31. Rd1 {[%cal Of1h2]} Rd7 $6 {Now white is better.} (31... Bb6+ $11 32. Ne3 Rd8) (31... Kg8) 32. Nd2 $16 Bb6+ (32... h5 $142) 33. Kh1 Kg7 34. Nf3 $1 Rf6 (34... Kg8 $16 35. Ne5 (35. Rxh6 Re8 $16) 35... Rdd8) 35. Re4 {Not the most precise.} (35. Rxf6 $1 $18 Kxf6 36. Nd4) 35... Rfd6 (35... a5 $16 36. Re8 (36. Ne5 Re7 $16) 36... Bc5) 36. Ne5 $2 $11 {It's about equal.} (36. g3 $18) 36... Rd8 $2 (36... Re7 $1 $11) 37. Rg4+ (37. Nc4 $1) 37... Kf6 38. Nc4 Rc6 39. Rf1+ $6 {Not the most precise.} (39. Rf4+ $16 Kg5 40. Rg4+ Kf6 41. Rf1+ Ke6 42. a4) 39... Ke7 $14 40. Rg7+ Ke8 $2 (40... Ke6 $14 41. b3 Rxc4 (41... d2 42. Rd1 $16) 42. bxc4 Kd6) 41. Rg8+ $2 (41. Ne5 $18 {[%cal Of1f7] Threatening mate with Rff7!.} Re6 42. Rg8+ Ke7 43. Rxd8 {[%mdl 64] Remove Defender} Kxd8 44. Nxd3) 41... Ke7 $16 42. Rg7+ $6 (42. Rxd8 $1 $16 Bxd8 43. Ne5) 42... Ke8 $2 ({Black should try} 42... Ke6 $14 43. Rg4 Bc7) 43. Ne5 $18 {[%cal Of1f7]} Re6 44. Rg8+ Ke7 45. Rg7+ Ke8 46. Rg8+ Ke7 47. Rxd8 {[%mdl 64] Remove Defender} (47. Rf7+ Kd6 48. Rxd8+ Bxd8 49. Nxd3) 47... Kxd8 48. Nxd3 {[%mdl 4096]} Re2 49. a4 Rd2 50. Rf3 a5 51. h4 Ke7 $2 (51... Bc7 $142 52. Kg1 b6) 52. Kh2 Ke6 53. b4 (53. c4) 53... Kd5 (53... Ra2 $142 54. bxa5 Bxa5 55. Nc5+ Ke7 56. Nxb7 Bc7+ 57. Kh3 Rxa4 58. Re3+ Kf7) 54. bxa5 Bc7+ 55. Kh3 Kc4 56. Nf2 Bxa5 57. Ng4 (57. Ne4 $1) 57... Rd6 58. Ne3+ Kb3 {[%cal Od6d3]} 59. Nf5 Ra6 60. Kg4 $6 {Black is right back in it.} (60. Rd3 $16) 60... Kxa4 (60... Bxc3 $14 61. Kh5 Rxa4) 61. Kh5 $1 $16 {[%cal Of5d4]} Rc6 $2 {This should lose.} (61... Kb3 $16) 62. Rf4+ $1 $18 (62. Nxh6 Bxc3 63. g4 b5 $14) 62... Ka3 {[#]} 63. c4 $2 {Black back in it again.} (63. Nxh6 b5 $14) (63. Nd4 $1 $18 {[%cal Rd4c6] wins} Rb6 64. c4) 63... Bd2 $16 64. Rd4 Bc3 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (64... Bc1 $16) 65. Rd5 (65. Rd7) 65... Ka4 66. Rb5 ({Weaker is} 66. Nxh6 Rxc4 67. Nf5 b5 $11) 66... b6 67. Nxh6 Ba5 68. Nf5 Rxc4 69. Rb1 b5 (69... Rc8 $142 70. Kg4 Rc4+ 71. Kh5 Rc8) 70. Ra1+ $18 Kb4 71. g4 Rc5 72. Kg6 Rc6+ $2 (72... Bc7 {is a better defense.} 73. g5 Be5) 73. Kf7 Rc7+ 74. Kg6 Rc6+ 75. Kf7 Rc7+ 76. Ke6 Rc6+ 77. Kd7 Rc7+ 78. Kd6 Rc4 79. Rb1+ Ka4 {[#]} (79... Kc3 $142 80. g5 (80. Rxb5 Bb4+ 81. Rxb4 Rxb4 $18) 80... Rg4) 80. Ra1+ $1 Kb4 81. g5 Bc7+ 82. Ke6 Re4+ 83. Kf7 Be5 84. Rf1 Ka3 85. Rf3+ Ka2 (85... Kb2 $142 86. h5 b4) 86. Re3 Rxe3 87. Nxe3 b4 88. g6 Kb1 89. Nc4 Bc3 90. g7 Bxg7 91. Kxg7 Kc2 92. Na5 1-0

[Event "13th Norway Chess 2025"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2025.06.02"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Wei, Yi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[GameId "2184614816670766"]
[EventDate "2025.05.26"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 d5 4. O-O g6 5. d3 Bg7 6. Be3 {A08: King's Indian Attack.} d4 7. Bf4 O-O 8. c3 {The position is equal.} Be6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 8... Nc6 9. Ne5 Nd5 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bd2 Qb6 12. Qc1 Rb8 13. c4 Nc7 14. b3 a5 {1-0 Caruana,F (2796)-Vidit,S (2720) Zagreb Superbet Rapid 2024 (1)}) 9. Qa4 {[%cal Rc3d4]} Nc6 10. Ne5 {Against Qd7} Nd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd2 {[#]} (12. Qxc6 Nxf4 (12... dxc3 13. Nxc3 Nxf4 14. gxf4 $15) 13. gxf4 Rb8 $17) 12... c4 $1 13. dxc4 (13. Qxc6 cxd3) 13... Nb6 {[%csl LRa4,LRc4]} 14. Qc2 Nxc4 {aiming for ...Rb8.} 15. cxd4 $1 Nxd2 16. Nxd2 Qxd4 17. b3 $1 a5 18. Rad1 a4 19. Bxc6 Rac8 20. Nc4 {Prevents Qd6.} axb3 21. axb3 Qc3 22. Qxc3 Bxc3 23. Bd5 Bh3 {A strong pair of Bishops.} 24. Bg2 Be6 25. Nb6 Rb8 26. Nd7 Bxd7 27. Rxd7 e6 28. Bb7 Rfd8 29. Rxd8+ Rxd8 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB. White is a pawn up.} 30. Rc1 Ba5 31. Ba6 Rd2 32. Rc5 Ra2 33. Bc4 Bb4 34. Rb5 Be7 35. Rb7 Kf8 36. Kg2 g5 37. Bd3 Rb2 38. f4 gxf4 39. gxf4 (39. Bxh7 Rxe2+ 40. Kf3 Rxh2 $17) 39... h5 {[%cal Bh7h5,Bh5h4][%mdl 32]} {Black is on the road to losing.} 40. Kf3 h4 41. h3 Bd6 (41... Ra2 $16) 42. Kg4 $1 $18 {[%cal Of4f5]} Ra2 (42... Be7 $16 43. f5 Ra2 44. Rb8+ Kg7 45. fxe6 fxe6) 43. f5 $1 (43. Kxh4 $6 Bxf4 44. Kg4 Bd6 $14) 43... Ra1 (43... exf5+ 44. Kxh4 (44. Kxf5 Ra5+ 45. Kf6 Be5+ 46. Kg5 Bg3+ 47. Bb5 Bf2 $16) 44... Ra5) 44. fxe6 (44. Kxh4 Rg1 45. Kh5 Be7 46. fxe6 fxe6 $16) 44... fxe6 {[#]} 45. Bc4 $1 (45. Kxh4 Rg1 $16) 45... Rg1+ {[#]} 46. Kh5 $1 e5 (46... Rg7 {is a better defense.}) 47. e4 (47. Kxh4 Rg7 48. Rb6 Bc7 49. Rf6+ Ke7 $16) 47... Re1 48. Bd5 {White is clearly winning.} (48. Kxh4 Rxe4+ 49. Kh5 Rf4 $14) 48... Be7 49. b4 Re3 50. b5 {Hoping for Rb8+.} Rxh3 51. b6 Bc5 52. Rb8+ Ke7 53. b7 {[%cal Ob8e8] Re8+! would kill now.} (53. Kg4 Rg3+ 54. Kf5 (54. Kxh4 Bf2 $11) 54... Rf3+ 55. Kg4 (55. Kxe5 $2 Bd6+ 56. Kd4 Bxb8 $19) 55... Rf4+ 56. Kh3 Rf3+ 57. Kh2 (57. Kxh4 Bf2+ 58. Kg5 Rg3+ 59. Kh6 Rh3+ 60. Kg5 Rg3+ 61. Kf5 Rf3+ 62. Kg6 Rg3+ 63. Kh7 Rh3+ 64. Kg8 Rg3+ 65. Kh8 Rh3+ 66. Kg8 Rg3+ 67. Kh8 Rh3+ 68. Kg8 $11) 57... Rf2+ 58. Kh1 (58. Kh3 Rf3+ 59. Kg4 Rf4+ 60. Kh3 Rf3+ $11) 58... Rf1+ (58... Rb2 59. b7 $16) 59. Kh2 (59. Kg2 Rf2+ 60. Kh3 Rf3+ 61. Kxh4 Bf2+ 62. Kg4 Rg3+ 63. Kf5 Rf3+ 64. Kg6 Rg3+ 65. Kh7 Rh3+ 66. Kg8 Rg3+ 67. Kh8 Rh3+ 68. Kg8 Rg3+ 69. Kh8 Rh3+ 70. Kg8 $11) 59... Rf2+ (59... Rb1 $2 60. b7 $18) 60. Kh1 Rf1+ 61. Kh2 Rf2+ $11) 53... Bd6 54. Ra8 Rf3 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.05 (flawless) /Black=0.22 (precise)} 55. b8=Q ({Don't do} 55. b8=R Bxb8 56. Rxb8 h3 $18) (55. b8=N Bc5 56. Nc6+ (56. Kxh4 Bf2+ 57. Kg4 Rf4+ 58. Kh5 Kd6 $18) 56... Kd6 57. Rd8+ (57. Kxh4 Rc3 $18) 57... Kc7 58. Nxe5 (58. Kxh4 Be7+ 59. Nxe7 Kxd8 $18) 58... Kxd8 59. Nxf3 Kc7 60. Kxh4 (60. Nxh4 Kd8 $18) 60... Kd6) (55. b8=B Bxb8 56. Rxb8 h3 $18) ({Not} 55. Kxh4 Rf8 56. Rc8 Rd8 $18) 1-0

[Event "13th Norway Armageddon"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2025.06.02"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2837"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[GameId "2184621149906216"]
[EventDate "2025.05.26"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. g3 b5 6. Bg2 e6 7. O-O Bb7 8. Ne5 {[%mdl 1024] White has compensation.} Qc8 {E04: Open Catalan: 5 Nf3.} 9. b3 b4 (9... c5 $14) 10. Na4 $1 $16 {White has more active pieces.} (10. Ne4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 c3 $11) 10... c3 {White is better.} 11. a3 $1 Nbd7 12. axb4 Bxb4 13. Ba3 a5 $146 {[%cal Ba7a5,Ba5b4][%mdl 32] [#]} ({Predecessor:} 13... Bxa3 14. Rxa3 c5 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. Nxc5 Nxc5 17. dxc5 O-O 18. c6 Qb5 19. Qd4 c2 20. Qc3 Ne4 {0-1 Sarkar,J (2338)-Nasuta,G (2518) Titled Tuesday intern op 31st Aug Chess.com INT blitz 2021 (2)}) 14. Nxc3 $1 O-O (14... Bxa3 15. Rxa3) 15. Bxb4 axb4 16. Nxd7 $1 Nxd7 17. Na4 Ba6 18. Qd2 $1 Bb5 19. Rfc1 Ra6 20. e3 (20. Qxb4 $6 Bxe2 21. Qd6 Rd8 $14) 20... Qa8 21. Qxb4 Nb6 {[%cal Rb6a4] [#]} 22. Rc5 $1 Nd5 23. Bxd5 exd5 {Black is weak on the dark squares} 24. Rcc1 h5 {[%cal Bh7h5,Bh5h4][%mdl 32]} 25. h4 (25. Qd2 $16) 25... Re8 (25... Be2 $14) 26. Qc3 Qc8 {[%cal Og7g5] [#]} 27. Nc5 ({Better is} 27. Qc2 $1 $16) 27... Rxa1 $14 28. Rxa1 g5 29. hxg5 {[%cal Oe3e4] Hoping for e4!.} h4 30. e4 $1 (30. gxh4 Qg4+ 31. Kh2 Qxh4+ 32. Kg2 Qg4+ (32... Qxg5+ 33. Kf3 f5 34. Rg1 Qxg1 35. e4 dxe4+ 36. Kf4 Qg4+ 37. Ke3 Qg5+ 38. f4 exf3+ 39. Kxf3 Qg4+ 40. Kf2 Re2+ 41. Kf1 Qg2#) 33. Kh2 Bf1 (33... Qxg5 $2 34. Rg1 $18 {[%mdl 64] Pin}) (33... Kg7 $2 34. Ne6+ Qxe6 35. e4 $19) 34. Rxf1 Kg7) 30... dxe4 {[%cal Oe4e3]} 31. Re1 (31. gxh4 $2 e3 32. f3 Qh3 $19) (31. Qe3 $1 $14 hxg3 32. Qxg3 (32. Nxe4 $2 gxf2+ 33. Kxf2 Qf5+ 34. Qf3 Qxe4 $19)) 31... Qg4 $11 32. Qe3 {[%cal Rc5e4]} hxg3 33. fxg3 (33. Nxe4 gxf2+ 34. Kxf2 Kg7 $17) 33... Kg7 34. Kg2 {[%cal Rc5e4]} Rh8 (34... Qf3+ $11 {remains equal.} 35. Kg1 (35. Qxf3 exf3+ 36. Kf2 Be2 $14) 35... Qg4) 35. Qxe4 {This move loses the game for Black.} Qh3+ {[%mdl 8192]} (35... Qxg5 $16 {is tougher.} 36. Qe5+ Qxe5 37. dxe5 (37. Rxe5 Ra8 $16) 37... Rd8) 36. Kf3 $18 Bf1 {and ...Bg2+ should not be overlooked} 37. Kf4 (37. Qxc6 $2 {loses.} Bg2+ 38. Kf4 Bxc6 $19) 37... Qh2 (37... Bg2 $18 38. Qe5+ (38. Qe7 Rh4+ {[%mdl 64] Deflection} 39. Ke3 Qxg3+ 40. Kd2 Qf2+ 41. Kc1 Bd5 $15) 38... Kg8) 38. Qe5+ {White mates.} ({Weaker is} 38. Rxf1 Rh4+ 39. Ke5 Rxe4+ 40. Nxe4 Qe2 $11) 38... Kg8 39. Rxf1 Qg2 {An entertaining game by Carlsen.   Weighted Error Value: White=0.11 (very precise) /Black=0.40} 40. Ra1 1-0

[Event "Stepan Avagyan Mem 2025"]
[Site "Jermuk ARM"]
[Date "2025.06.02"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Bjerre, Jonas Buhl"]
[Black "Xu, Xiangyu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2641"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[GameId "2184624925783666"]
[EventDate "2025.05.29"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Nge7 7. O-O Nf5 8. dxc5 {8.dxc5 scores better than 8.Bd3.} Bxc5 9. Bd3 {C02: French: Advance Variation.} O-O 10. Nbd2 a5 11. Nb3 {White is slightly better.} Bb6 12. a4 Kh8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Rc8 13. Re1 Ba7 14. Qe2 Qb6 15. Ra3 Qc7 16. Bf4 Nce7 17. Nbd4 Bc5 18. Raa1 Qb6 {½-½ Shevchenko,K (2652)-Gavrilescu,D (2512) EU-ch 22nd Terme Catez 2022 (3)}) 13. Bc2 (13. Re1 $16) 13... f6 $1 $14 14. Bxf5 exf5 15. exf6 Qxf6 16. Qxd5 Be6 (16... Be8 $14 {feels stronger.}) {White now steadily converts the win.} 17. Qb5 $16 Ra6 {[#]} 18. Nbd4 $1 Bxd4 19. cxd4 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Qxd4 21. Qxb7 Ra7 22. Qc6 Qd5 (22... Qd7 $142 23. Qb6 Bc4) 23. Qxd5 Bxd5 {[%cal Be6d5,Bd5c6,Bc6d7][%mdl 32]} 24. Re1 Kg8 25. Bd2 Rb8 (25... Bb3 $142 26. Re5 g6) 26. Re5 $18 Bc6 {[#]} 27. Bc3 (27. Bxa5 Rxb2 28. Rxf5 Bxa4 $16) 27... g6 {[%cal Bg7g6,Bg6g5][%mdl 32]} 28. f3 (28. Bxa5 Rxb2 29. h3 Rc2 $11) 28... Kf7 29. Kf2 (29. Rxa5 Rxa5 30. Bxa5 Rxb2 $16) 29... Bd7 30. Kg3 (30. Bxa5 Rxb2+ 31. Kg1 Rc2 $11) 30... Rbb7 31. h4 {[%cal Bh2h4,Bh4h5][%mdl 32] White has a decisive advantage.} (31. Rxa5 Rxa5 32. Bxa5 Rxb2 $16) 31... Rb8 32. h5 {aiming for hxg6+.} (32. Rxa5 Rxa5 33. Bxa5 Rxb2 $16) 32... g5 33. Rd1 ({Less strong is} 33. Rxa5 Rxa5 34. Bxa5 f4+ 35. Kh2 Rxb2 $14) 33... Re8 {[#]} {Weighted Error Value: White=0.08 (flawless) /Black=0.22 (precise)} 34. Rxd7+ $1 {[%mdl 576] Remove Defender} 1-0

[Event "Stepan Avagyan Mem 2025"]
[Site "Jermuk ARM"]
[Date "2025.06.02"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Sevian, Samuel"]
[Black "Aravindh, Chithambaram VR."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[GameId "2184627886639001"]
[EventDate "2025.05.29"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Qc7 6. a4 {B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6.} e5 {[%cal Oc5c4]} 7. Na3 Be6 {[%cal Oc5c4]} 8. O-O {White is slightly better.} Be7 9. b3 h6 10. Nc4 Nd7 11. Bb2 {[%cal Rf3e5]} Bf6 12. Ra3 $146 (12. a5 $14 {deserves consideration.}) ({Predecessor:} 12. Nfd2 g5 13. Ne3 O-O-O 14. a5 h5 15. Nf5 g4 16. Nc4 Bxf5 17. exf5 e4 18. dxe4 Bxb2 19. Nxb2 {0-1 Volokitin,A (2643)-Ter Sahakyan,S (2611) Chessable Masters Play In Chess.com INT blitz 2025 (9)}) 12... O-O (12... a5 $11) 13. Qc1 Bxc4 14. bxc4 b6 15. Bc3 Rae8 16. Qb2 a6 17. Rb3 Re6 18. g3 Bd8 19. Qc1 Qd6 20. Qe3 Rg6 21. Ne1 {White is more active.} ({White should try} 21. Qe2 $16) 21... Qe6 22. Ng2 {[%cal Be1g2,Bg2e3,Be3f5][%mdl 32]} Qh3 (22... f5 $14) 23. Qe2 $1 $16 h5 {[%cal Bh6h5,Bh5h4][%mdl 32]} 24. Ne3 {Prevents f5.} h4 25. g4 Bg5 26. Nf5 $1 Re6 ({Black should try} 26... Bf4 $14 27. f3 Re6) 27. Be1 (27. f3 $6 g6 $11) (27. Bxe5 $142 $1 {And now d4 would win.} Nxe5 (27... Rxe5 28. d4 $16) 28. f4) 27... Bf4 {[%csl Gf4][%cal Rh3h2]} 28. f3 Kh7 29. Qg2 (29. Bxh4 g6 30. Qg2 (30. Be7 $2 Rg8 $19) 30... Qxg2+ 31. Kxg2 gxf5 32. exf5 Ree8 $17) (29. Nxh4 Rh6 $11) (29. Rb1 $16) 29... Qxg2+ $11 30. Kxg2 {[%cal Bg1g2,Bg2f2,Bf2e2,Be2e3][%mdl 32]} Rh8 $1 31. Nxh4 (31. Bxh4 g6 32. Bg3 gxf5 33. exf5 Rh6 $17) 31... Rh6 32. Bg3 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White fights for an advantage.} g6 {[%cal Bg7g6,Bg6g5][%mdl 32] Wards off Nf5} 33. Kf2 Bd2 $2 (33... Kg7 $11) 34. Ng2 $18 Rh3 (34... g5 $142 35. Rd1 Bf4) 35. c3 g5 36. Ne3 $1 Kg6 37. Ke2 Bxe3 38. Kxe3 f6 39. Rfb1 Rd8 40. Rxb6 Nxb6 41. Rxb6 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRB} Rd6 {[#]} 42. a5 $1 (42. Rxa6 Rh7 $11) 42... Rh8 {[#]} 43. d4 $2 (43. Rxa6 Rhd8 44. d4 cxd4+ 45. Kd3 (45. cxd4 $2 Rxd4 46. Be1 Rxc4 $19) 45... dxc3+ 46. Kxc3 Rd3+ 47. Kb4 Rxf3 $11) ({White must play} 43. Ke2 $1 $18) 43... cxd4+ $11 44. Kd3 dxc3+ 45. Kxc3 Rd1 {The position is equal.} 46. Kb4 Kf7 47. Rxa6 Ke7 {Strongly threatening ...Kd6.} 48. Kc5 Ra1 49. Kb6 (49. Rxc6 Rxa5+ 50. Kb6 Ra3 51. Rc7+ Ke6 52. Rc6+ Kf7 53. Rc7+ Kg6 $17) 49... Rb1+ 50. Kc7 {[%cal Og3f2]} (50. Kxc6 $2 Rc8+ 51. Kd5 Rd1#) 50... Rd8 51. Rb6 (51. Kxc6 $2 {gets mated.} Rc8+ 52. Kd5 Rd1#) (51. Rxc6 $2 Rbb8) 51... Ra1 52. a6 {[%cal Og3f2]} ({Reject} 52. Kxc6 Rxa5 53. h4 Rc8+ 54. Kb7 Rxc4 55. hxg5 fxg5 $17) 52... c5 53. Bf2 Rd7+ 54. Kb8 (54. Kc8 $5 Rd8+ $8 55. Kc7 Rd7+ 56. Kc6 Rd6+ 57. Kb7 (57. Kxc5 Rxa6 58. Rb3 Ra8 $17) 57... Rd7+ 58. Kc8 $11) 54... Rd8+ 55. Kb7 Rd7+ 56. Kb8 Rd8+ 57. Ka7 (57. Kb7 $5 Rd7+ $8 58. Kc8 Rd8+ 59. Kb7 $11) 57... Rd7+ 58. Ka8 Rd8+ 59. Ka7 (59. Kb7 $5 Rd7+ $8 60. Kc8 Rd8+ 61. Kb7 $11) 59... Rd7+ 60. Rb7 Rxb7+ $1 61. Kxb7 Kd6 62. h4 (62. a7 $5 Rb1+ $8 63. Ka6 Ra1+ 64. Kb5 Rb1+ 65. Ka6 $11) 62... Rb1+ 63. Kc8 Ra1 64. Kb7 Rb1+ 65. Kc8 {Black defended with fortune.   Weighted Error Value: White=0.12 (very precise) /Black=0.15 (very precise)} Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Stepan Avagyan Mem 2025"]
[Site "Jermuk ARM"]
[Date "2025.06.02"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Yakubboev, Nodirbek"]
[Black "Hovhannisyan, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[GameId "2184635379210412"]
[EventDate "2025.05.29"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Bg5 {[%cal Bc1g5,Bg5h4,Bh4g3][%mdl 32]} a5 {C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3.} 7. Nbd2 h6 8. Bh4 Ba7 {The position is equal.} 9. a4 Qe7 10. O-O Bd7 11. Rb1 g5 12. Bg3 Rg8 {[#]} 13. d4 $1 exd4 {[#]} (13... g4 14. Nh4) 14. e5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14. Qb3 O-O-O 15. Rbe1 g4 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. cxd4 Bxd4 18. Bh4 Rg5 19. Bd5 c6 20. Nc4 {½-½ Sevian,S (2689)-Niemann,H (2733) USA-ch Saint Louis 2024 (11)}) 14... dxe5 $15 {[%cal Bd6e5,Be5e4][%mdl 32]} (14... Nxe5 15. Re1 dxc3 16. bxc3 $16) 15. cxd4 e4 (15... Bxd4 $6 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. Bxe5 $16) (15... exd4 $6 16. Re1 Be6 17. Qb3 $16) 16. d5 $1 Nb4 17. Qb3 $2 O-O-O $19 {[%cal Od7f5]} (17... exf3 $2 18. Rfe1 $18) 18. Ne5 {[%cal Od5d6]} Nh5 {[%cal Oe4e3]} 19. d6 Qxd6 ({Black should try} 19... cxd6 $19 20. Nxf7 Nxg3 21. Qxg3 Rg6 22. Nxd8 d5) 20. Nxe4 $15 Qe7 (20... Qd4 $6 21. Bxf7 Nxg3 22. Nxg3 Qxe5 23. Bxg8 $16) 21. Rbe1 $1 Nxg3 22. Nxg3 {[%cal Oe5d7]} Rge8 (22... Rgf8 $15) 23. Re2 $1 $11 (23. Bxf7 Be6 24. Bxe6+ Qxe6 $17) 23... Qxe5 24. Rxe5 Rxe5 25. Bxf7 {White is weak on the dark squares} (25. Qc3 $11 f6 26. b3) 25... Bc6 $15 26. Bg6 {Prevents Rd3.} Bb6 {[%mdl 1024] Black has compensation.} 27. h3 Kb8 $1 28. Kh2 Ka7 29. Qf7 Rd2 {[%cal Ob4d5]} 30. b3 (30. Qg7 $11 {was preferable.} Re6 31. Bf5) 30... Bd5 (30... Re3 $15) 31. Qf8 Bxb3 {This pair of bishops is nice.} 32. Ne4 (32. Qg7 $142 Bd4 33. Qxc7 Bxa4 34. Be4) 32... Rd4 33. Nc3 {[%cal Of1e1] And now Re1! would win.} c6 $1 34. Qxh6 ({White should play} 34. Rb1 $1 $15 Bc2 35. Bxc2 Nxc2 36. Qxh6 (36. Qg7 Re6 $11)) 34... Rc4 $17 35. Nb1 Rd4 {Wards off Nd2} (35... Bxa4 $142 36. f3 Bc7) 36. Nc3 (36. Qg7 $142 Nd5 37. Bh5 (37. Qxe5 Bc7 $17)) 36... Nd5 37. Rb1 (37. Bf7 $17) 37... Rb4 $2 (37... Nxc3 $19 38. Rxb3 Bc7) 38. Qg7 $15 {[#]} (38. Nxd5 Bxd5 39. Rf1 g4 $17) 38... Re7 (38... Bd4 $1 $17 39. Nxd5 Rxd5) 39. Qf8 (39. Qh8 $1 $11) 39... Rf4 (39... Re6 $17 40. Bf7 (40. Nxd5 Bxd5 41. Rxb4 axb4 $17) 40... Rf6 (40... Nxc3 41. Rxb3 Bc7+ 42. g3 $11) (40... Bc7+ 41. Kh1 $11)) 40. Qc8 (40. Qh8 $1 $11 {remains equal.} Nxc3 41. Rxb3) 40... Nxc3 $17 41. Rxb3 Nd5 (41... Nxa4 $17 42. Rb1 Rxf2) 42. f3 $11 Rxa4 {White must now prevent ...Re2.} 43. Rxb6 $1 Nxb6 (43... Kxb6 44. Qd8+ Rc7 45. Qxg5 $15) 44. Qf5 Ra2 (44... Re2 $5 45. Bf7 $8 Re7 $11) 45. Bf7 $1 Rb2 {[%mdl 8192]} (45... Nd5 $1 $11 {and Black stays safe.} 46. Bxd5 cxd5 47. Qxd5 Ree2 48. Qc5+ Ka8 49. Qf8+ Ka7 50. Qc5+) 46. Qxa5+ $18 Kb8 47. Qxg5 Ree2 48. h4 {[%cal Bh3h4,Bh4h5][%mdl 32]} Kc7 49. h5 Nd7 50. Bg6 Ne5 51. Kh3 Nxf3 52. Qa5+ {White is clearly winning.} ({Worse is} 52. gxf3 Rh2+ 53. Kg4 Rbg2+ 54. Kf5 Rxg5+ 55. Kxg5 Kd6 $17) 52... b6 53. Qa7+ Kd6 54. Qb8+ Kd5 55. gxf3 Re1 56. Qd8+ Kc5 {What a fight! An excellent game by Yakubboev.   Weighted Error Value: White=0.20 (precise) /Black=0.46} 57. Qg5+ 1-0

[Event "13th Norway Chess Women"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2025.06.03"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2449"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[GameId "2184769576492834"]
[EventDate "2025.05.26"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 h6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 {D37: Queen's Gambit Declined: 5 Bf4.} dxc4 7. Bxc4 c5 8. O-O {The position is equal.} a6 9. a4 Be7 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] An interesting novelty.} ({Predecessor:} 9... Qc7 10. Qe2 Bd6 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. e4 Ng4 13. h3 Nde5 14. hxg4 Nxc4 15. e5 Bd7 {1-0 Niemann,H (2478)-Cornette,M (2558) Sitges Sunway 7th 2020 (6)}) 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. b3 (11. e4 {feels stronger.}) 11... b6 $11 12. Bb2 Bb7 13. Qe2 Qb8 14. Bd3 O-O 15. h3 Rd8 16. Bc2 Qa7 17. Nd2 Rac8 18. Nde4 Be7 19. Rfd1 Qa8 20. f3 Qb8 {Dodges Nd6} 21. Rac1 a5 22. Bd3 (22. Nd2 $11) 22... Nc5 $15 23. Nxc5 Bxc5 (23... Rxc5 $6 24. Ba3 $11) 24. Qf2 Bd6 25. f4 Bc5 26. Ne2 ({Better is} 26. Nb5 $15) 26... Ne4 $17 27. Bxe4 Bxe4 28. Rxd8+ Rxd8 29. Qg3 {[%csl Gb2][%cal Rg3g7] [#]} Bg6 {Active counter play! A strong pair of Bishops.} 30. Nd4 (30. Bd4 $17) 30... Qd6 $19 31. h4 (31. Kh2 {was worth a try.}) 31... Qd5 32. Kh2 Kh7 33. Rd1 f6 34. e4 Qb7 {[#]} (34... Qxe4 35. h5 (35. Re1 $2 Rxd4 36. Rxe4 Rxe4 $19) 35... Bxh5 36. Nxe6 $17) 35. Rd2 $2 (35. e5) 35... Bxe4 (35... Qxe4 36. h5 Bxh5 (36... Rxd4 $2 37. Qxg6+ Qxg6 38. hxg6+ Kxg6 39. Bxd4 $18) 37. Nxe6 $17) 36. Bc3 Qf7 37. Qe3 Qg6 38. Qe2 {Black must now prevent h5.} f5 39. Nf3 Bxf3 40. Qxf3 Rxd2 41. Bxd2 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQB-KQB. Black is a pawn up.} Qg4 42. Be1 Qxf3 43. gxf3 {KB-KB. Black is a pawn up.} Bd6 44. Bg3 Kg6 45. Kh3 Kf6 46. Bf2 Bc5 {Repels Bd4+} (46... Bxf4 47. Bxb6 Bd2 48. Bc5 $17) 47. Be1 Bd4 (47... h5 $142 48. Bc3+ Kf7) 48. b4 $2 (48. Kg2) 48... axb4 49. Bxb4 e5 $2 ({Black should play} 49... h5 $19 50. Kg3 e5 51. fxe5+ Kxe5) 50. fxe5+ Kxe5 ({Don't play} 50... Bxe5 51. Bd2 $17) 51. a5 b5 {This costs White the game.} 52. Bf8 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (52. a6 $17 Kd5 53. Bc3) 52... Kd5 {Black is clearly winning.} 53. a6 {[%cal Of8g7]} Kc6 54. Kg3 Bc3 {aiming for ...b4.} 55. a7 Kb7 56. Bc5 b4 57. Kf4 b3 {( -> ...b2)} 58. Ba3 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.48/Black=0.22 (precise)} b2 0-1

[Event "13th Norway Chess 2025"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2025.06.03"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Erigaisi, Arjun"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[GameId "2184775525646432"]
[EventDate "2025.05.26"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. cxd5 {D38: Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defence (4 Nf3 Bb4).} exd5 8. g3 O-O 9. Bg2 {The position is equal.} Ne4 10. O-O Re8 11. Qc2 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nc6 13. Rd1 {and Bxe4 should not be overlooked} Na5 14. Rb1 Bd7 15. Rb4 Qf6 16. Be3 $146 (16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Nb5 Bxb5 18. Rxb5 b6 19. Rb4) ({Predecessor:} 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Bf4 Rac8 18. Nb3 Nxb3 19. Rxd7 Nc5 20. Rd6 Qe7 21. Rd1 {½-½ Tasic,V-Daurelle,H LSS ST-2007-0-00015 LSS email}) 16... Rac8 17. Bxe4 Rxe4 18. Nf3 $1 Rxb4 (18... Qxc3 $2 19. Qxc3 Rxc3 20. Rxd5 $18 (20. Rxe4 dxe4 21. Rxd7 h6 $18)) 19. axb4 Nc4 (19... Rxc3 $2 20. Qd2 Nb3 21. Qxd5 $18) 20. Bd4 (20. Bxa7 $14 Be6 21. Qc1) 20... Qa6 21. Ng5 Qh6 22. h4 f6 23. Nf3 a6 24. Ne1 Qg6 25. Nd3 (25. Qxg6 $142 hxg6 26. Ng2) 25... Re8 {White is weak on the light squares} 26. Qc1 Qf7 (26... Rxe2 $6 27. Nf4 Qg4 28. Nxe2 Qxe2 29. Re1 $16) 27. Re1 b6 28. Nb2 Bb5 29. Nxc4 Bxc4 30. Bxb6 Bxe2 31. Qd2 Qh5 32. Qf4 {[%cal Of2f3]} Re4 $1 33. Qb8+ {[#]} (33. Qd2 $1 $15) 33... Kf7 $1 $17 34. Bc5 h6 (34... Kg6 $17) 35. Kh2 (35. f3 $2 Qxf3 36. h5 Qxh5 37. Qa7+ Kg8 $19 (37... Kg6 38. Bf8 $15)) (35. b5 $1 $15 Bxb5 36. Qb7+ (36. Rxe4 Qd1+ 37. Kh2 dxe4 $15) 36... Kg8 (36... Kg6 37. Rxe4 dxe4 38. Qxe4+ Kf7 39. Qb7+ Kg8 40. Qa8+ Be8 41. Bd4 $11) 37. Rxe4 {[%mdl 64] Remove Defender} dxe4 38. Qa8+ Qe8 39. Qxe8+ Bxe8 40. Kf1) 35... Qf3 (35... Qf5 $142) 36. Qb7+ (36. c4 $2 dxc4 37. Qc7+ (37. b5 $2 axb5 38. Qf8+ Kg6 $19) 37... Kg8 $19 (37... Kg6 $2 38. Rg1 $19)) 36... Kg6 {[%cal Oe4h4]} 37. Rg1 Kh7 {[%cal Od5d4]} 38. Qa7 (38. Qd7 $17) 38... Qf5 (38... Qxc3 39. Bf8 Rg4 40. Qe3 Qxe3 41. fxe3 $17) 39. Bf8 (39. Bd4 $17) 39... Qg6 (39... Qg4 $19 40. Re1 Kg8) 40. Re1 {[#]} (40. Qd7 $17) 40... Kg8 $1 $19 41. Bc5 Qf5 42. Qc7 (42. Be3 $17 {might work better.} Bb5 43. Kg2) 42... Qf3 $2 (42... Kh7 $19 43. Qd6 Qf3) 43. Rg1 ({White should try} 43. Qc8+ $1 $15 Kh7 44. Qh3) 43... h5 (43... Qf5 $17) 44. Qd7 $11 Bc4 {[%cal Od5d4]} 45. b5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} Bxb5 $2 (45... d4 $19 46. Qd6 (46. cxd4 $2 Be6 $19) 46... Qxf2+ 47. Rg2 Qf3 48. Bxd4 (48. bxa6 $2 Bf1 $19) 48... axb5 (48... Bxb5 49. Rf2 $17) (48... Re2 $2 49. Rxe2 Qxe2+ 50. Kg1 $19)) 46. Qxd5+ $15 Kh7 {[%cal Oe4h4]} (46... Kh8 {is interesting.} 47. g4 Be8 48. Rg3 Qe2) 47. Qd1 $2 (47. g4 $17) 47... Re2 {[%cal Ob5c6]} (47... Qxc3 $2 48. Qxh5+ Kg8 49. Qd5+ Kh8 50. Qxe4 $18) 48. Qb1+ Bd3 49. Qc1 Be4 (49... Re4 $19 {and Black stays clearly on top. and ...a5 should not be overlooked} 50. Be3 a5) 50. Qf4 $17 Qxc3 ({Better is} 50... Ra2 $17) 51. Be3 $1 $11 Bg6 52. g4 hxg4 (52... Qd3 {simplifies} 53. Rc1 Rc2 54. Rxc2 Qxc2 55. g5 fxg5 56. Qxg5 Qd1) 53. h5 {[%mdl 64] Decoy} Bxh5 54. Qf5+ Bg6 55. Qxg4 Qe5+ $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (55... Qc7+ $11 56. Rg3 Qc2) 56. Rg3 $18 Qh5+ (56... Qxg3+ 57. Kxg3 Ra2) 57. Rh3 Qxh3+ 58. Qxh3+ Kg8 59. Qg4 {[%csl LRe2,LRg6]} Bd3 (59... Rxe3 $142 60. fxe3 Bd3 61. Qe6+ Kh7) 60. Bh6 {[%csl Gh6][%cal Rg4g7]} Re7 {[#]} 61. Bxg7 $1 Be2 (61... f5 62. Qd4) 62. Qg6 (62. Bxf6+ Bxg4 63. Bxe7 Bd7 $11) 62... Rxg7 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQ-KRB} 63. Qe8+ ({Worse is} 63. Qxf6 Rh7+ 64. Kg2 Rg7+ 65. Kh1 Rh7+ 66. Kg2 Rg7+ 67. Kh1 Rh7+ 68. Kg2 $11) 63... Kh7 64. Qxe2 {KQ-KR} Rg5 65. Qxa6 {White mates.} Kg7 66. f4 {[%cal Bf2f4,Bf4f5][%mdl 32]} Rg4 67. f5 Rb4 68. Kg3 Rb1 69. Qa7+ Kh6 70. Qf7 {[%csl Gf5][%cal Rf7g6]} Rb3+ {Never resign too early!   Weighted Error Value: White=0.28 (precise) /Black=0.48} 71. Qxb3 1-0

[Event "13th Norway Chess 2025"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2025.06.03"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Wei, Yi"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2837"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[GameId "2184783306457488"]
[EventDate "2025.05.26"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bd6 5. d3 h6 6. a3 {C48: Four Knights: 4 Bb5, replies other than 4...Bb4.} a6 7. Ba4 Bc5 8. Bxc6 {White has an edge.} dxc6 {The position is equal.} 9. Nxe5 (9. Be3 {simplifies} Bxe3 10. fxe3 Qd6 11. d4) 9... Qd4 $146 {[%csl Gc5,LRe5,LRf2][%cal Rd4f2] [#]} ({Predecessor:} 9... Bxf2+ 10. Kxf2 Qd4+ 11. Be3 Qxe5 12. h3 Qe7 13. Rf1 Be6 14. Kg1 O-O-O 15. Qf3 Kb8 16. Qf2 {½-½ Cornette,M (2599)-Adams,M (2744) Kilkenny Masters 2016 (3)}) 10. Be3 Qxe5 11. d4 Qe7 12. dxc5 {And now f3 would win.} Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Qxe4 14. Qd4 Qxd4 (14... Qxg2 $2 {perishes.} 15. O-O-O (15. Qe5+ Be6 $16) 15... Be6 16. Rhg1 $18) 15. Bxd4 f6 16. Kd2 Kf7 17. Kc3 Bf5 18. Rad1 Rad8 19. f3 {White is weak on the light squares} h5 20. h4 Rhe8 {...Re2 would now be deadly.} 21. Bf2 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} g5 23. Re1 Rxe1 24. Bxe1 {KB-KB} Ke6 25. Bg3 Kd5 26. b4 b5 27. hxg5 fxg5 28. Bxc7 g4 29. fxg4 Bxg4 30. g3 Ke4 {An interesting draw.   Weighted Error Value: White=0.03 (flawless) /Black=0.02 (flawless)} 31. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "13th Norway Chess 2025"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2025.06.03"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Gukesh, D."]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[GameId "2184785621140219"]
[EventDate "2025.05.26"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O {is currently scoring better than 7...d5.} 8. O-O d5 9. exd5 {C47: Scotch Four Knights and Four Knights with 4 g3.} Bg4 10. f3 Bh5 11. Bg5 {White has an edge.} cxd5 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Nxd5 Qxb2 14. Rb1 Bc5+ 15. Kh1 Qe5 {[%cal Oa8d8]} 16. Re1 $5 {[%mdl 4] Leaves trodden paths.} (16. f4 {simplifies} Bxd1 17. fxe5 Bg4 18. Nxc7 Rac8 19. Rb7) 16... Qd6 {[%cal Oa8e8] Black is weak on the light squares} 17. Ne7+ Kh8 18. Qe2 Rab8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 18... Bg6 19. Nxg6+ hxg6 20. Qe5 Rab8 21. Qxd6 Bxd6 22. g3 g5 23. Rxb8 Rxb8 24. Re4 a5 {½-½ Nepomniachtchi,I (2758)-Caruana,F (2803) Candidates Tournament Toronto 2024 (6)}) 19. Qe4 {[%csl Gd3][%cal Re4h7] [#]} Bg6 20. Nxg6+ {White leaves nothing to chance now.} fxg6 (20... hxg6 $14 21. Rxb8 Rxb8) 21. Rxb8 $40 {[%mdl 128] White is out for blood.} Rxb8 {[#]} 22. g3 $1 Rf8 23. Kg2 Bb6 (23... Qd8 {was worth a try.} 24. Qc6 Bd6) 24. h4 {[%cal Oh4h5]} Qc5 25. f4 Qf5 26. Qc4 ({Much less strong is} 26. Qxf5 $6 gxf5 27. Bxf5 g6) 26... Qf6 27. Re5 Qd6 28. c3 Qa3 29. Kh3 Qd6 30. Kg2 Qa3 31. Kh3 Qd6 32. Qe4 Bc5 33. Kg2 Qb6 34. Kh3 Qd6 35. h5 Qd7+ 36. Kg2 Bd6 37. Re6 {[%cal Be5e6,Be6e8,Be8d8][%mdl 32]} Rf6 38. Re8+ Bf8 39. Qa8 Qd6 40. Rd8 Qe7 (40... Qc5 $142 41. hxg6 hxg6 42. Bxg6 Kg8) 41. hxg6 hxg6 42. Qc8 {And now Qh3+ would win.} ({Less strong is} 42. Qd5 Rd6 43. Rxd6 Qxd6 $16) 42... Qc5 43. Be4 {Wards off Qc6} g5 (43... c6 $142 44. Bxg6 Kg8) 44. fxg5 Qf2+ 45. Kh3 {White mates.} Rf7 46. g6 Rf6 47. Qg4 Qf1+ 48. Bg2 Qc1 49. Qh4+ Qh6 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.03 (flawless) /Black=0.41} 50. Bd5 1-0

[Event "13th Norway Armageddon"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2025.06.03"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Wei, Yi"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2837"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[GameId "2184789637858450"]
[EventDate "2025.05.26"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O d6 6. c3 {C24: Bishop's Opening: 2...Nf6.} Nbd7 7. Re1 Nf8 (7... O-O $11) 8. Qb3 $14 {White is slightly better.} Ne6 9. d4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. d4 exd4 11. Nxd4 d5 12. exd5 exd5 13. Bg5 O-O 14. Nd2 Kh8 15. Bh4 {½-½ Fernandez Garcia,J (2474)-Kaplan,S (2345) Andorra op 24th 2006 (7)}) 9... Qc7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Bf1 Re8 12. a4 a5 (12... exd4 $11 13. cxd4 Bd7) 13. Nc4 exd4 14. Nb6 {White is much more active.} Rb8 15. cxd4 Bd8 16. Nxc8 Rxc8 17. Bd2 Qb6 $1 18. Qd3 d5 19. e5 Ne4 {[%cal Oe4d2]} 20. Be3 Be7 {[%cal Oc6c5]} (20... Qxb2 21. Reb1 Qc3 22. Qd1 $18 (22. Qxc3 Nxc3 23. Rb3 Ne4 $11)) 21. Red1 Red8 22. Qb1 (22. g3 {is superior.}) 22... c5 $11 23. Bb5 cxd4 24. Nxd4 Nxd4 25. Bxd4 {A strong pair of Bishops.} Bc5 26. Qd3 g6 27. Qe3 Bxd4 28. Rxd4 Ng5 {[%mdl 64] [#] Deflection} 29. Qd2 {[%cal Od4d5]} (29. Rad1 {simplifies} Ne6 30. Rxd5 Rxd5 31. Rxd5 Qxe3 32. fxe3 Rc1+ 33. Kf2) 29... Rc2 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} 30. Qxg5 $2 $18 {Carlsen just laughed here.} ({Not} 30. Qxc2 Qxd4 31. Qe2 Qb4 $11 (31... Ne4 32. Rd1 $11)) 30... Rxf2 31. Qxd8+ Qxd8 32. Kxf2 Qc7 33. Rxd5 Qb6+ 34. Ke2 Qe6 35. Rad1 Qf5 36. R1d4 Qc2+ 37. Kf3 Kg7 38. h3 h5 39. Rd7 g5 40. Bc4 Qf5+ 41. Ke2 Qxe5+ 42. Kd1 Qh2 43. R4d6 Qg1+ 44. Kc2 Qxg2+ 45. Kb3 Kf8 46. Rxf7+ Ke8 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.09 (flawless) /Black=0.35} 47. Rg6 1-0

[Event "Stepan Avagyan Mem 2025"]
[Site "Jermuk ARM"]
[Date "2025.06.03"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Praggnanandhaa, R."]
[Black "Gledura, Benjamin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "E24"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[GameId "2184794196125120"]
[EventDate "2025.05.29"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 b6 6. f3 Nc6 7. e4 Ba6 8. Bg5 h6 {E24: Nimzo-Indian: Sämisch: Unusual Black 5th moves and 5...c5 sidelines.} 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bf2 Qe7 (10... Nh5 $11) 11. Bd3 (11. h4 $16) 11... Nh5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11... O-O-O 12. Ne2 d5 13. Qa4 Nb8 14. e5 Nh5 15. Nc1 Nf4 16. Bf1 h5 17. g3 Ng6 18. cxd5 Bxf1 19. Kxf1 exd5 20. Qxa7 {1-0 Capuzzi,G (1820)-Williams,R (1444) USA-ch S30019 email ICCF email 2013}) 12. Ne2 Rg8 (12... Na5 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 13. O-O $16 Nf4 14. Nxf4 gxf4 15. Kh1 $1 Na5 (15... Qg5 16. Rg1 $14) 16. c5 $1 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 bxc5 18. Qa6 Nc6 {[#]} (18... Qg5 19. Rg1 Nc6 20. d5) 19. Rab1 $1 f6 (19... Qg5 20. Rg1 $14) 20. Qb7 {White is more active.} (20. dxc5 $6 Qg7 21. Rg1 Qg6 $14) 20... Rb8 (20... Qd8 $16) 21. Qxc7 $18 Rxb1 22. Rxb1 cxd4 23. cxd4 Qxa3 24. Qc8+ (24. Qxf4 Qa2 25. Rf1 Qe2 $11) 24... Nd8 25. Qc2 (25. Rb8 $18 Kf7 26. Qxd7+ Qe7 27. Qb5) 25... Qd6 $16 26. Rd1 a5 (26... Qc6 $16 27. Qd2 d5) 27. Bh4 $18 {[%cal Oe4e5] e5! is the strong threat.} Rf8 $2 {[#]} (27... Qc6 28. Qd2 Rg6) 28. e5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} fxe5 (28... Qd5 29. Qg6+) 29. dxe5 Qb8 30. Bf6 Rf7 31. Rb1 (31. Qg6 Qb3 32. Rb1 Qa2 $18) 31... Qa8 32. h4 (32. Qg6 Qc8 33. Bg7 (33. Qxh6 Qc2 $18) 33... Nc6 34. Qxh6 (34. Bxh6 Ne7 $18) 34... Kd8 35. Bf6+ Kc7 36. Qxf4 Qa6 $18) 32... Nc6 33. Qg6 a4 {[%cal Ba5a4,Ba4a3,Ba3a2][%mdl 32]} 34. Qg8+ ({Weaker is} 34. Qxh6 a3 35. Bg7 (35. Qxf4 a2 $11) 35... Ke7 $18 (35... a2 36. Qh8+ {[%mdl 64] Skewer} Ke7 37. Bf6+ Rxf6 38. exf6+ Kd6 39. Rd1+ {[%mdl 64] Skewer} Ke5 40. Qxa8 Kxf6 41. Qf8+ Kg6 42. Qg8+ Kf6 43. Rxd7)) 34... Rf8 35. Qg6+ Rf7 36. Qxh6 a3 37. Qxf4 $2 (37. Kh2 $18) 37... a2 $11 38. Ra1 Qb7 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (38... Qb8 $1 $11 {and Black stays safe.} 39. Qg5 Qb1+ 40. Kh2 Qxa1 41. Qg8+ Rf8 42. Qg6+ Rf7 43. Qg8+) 39. Qc1 $1 $18 Qb3 40. Kh2 Qa4 {[%cal Of7f6]} 41. Kh3 {White is clearly winning.} Qb3 42. Qd2 Nb4 43. Rc1 {[%cal Rc1c8]} d5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.20 (precise) /Black=0.63} 44. Qg5 1-0

