[Event "13th Norway Chess 2025"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2025.06.05"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Erigaisi, Arjun"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[GameId "2185499356962875"]
[EventDate "2025.05.26"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Na3 {[%cal Bb1a3,Ba3b5,Bb5d4][%mdl 32]} Nc6 7. Be3 {And now Bc4 would win.} cxd4 {[#] B22: Sicilian: 2 c3.} 8. Nb5 $1 Qd7 $1 {[%mdl 4] Dodges Nc7+ outshines the older 8...Qd8.} 9. Nbxd4 Be7 {The position is equal.} 10. Bd3 Nd5 11. Qc2 Nxe3 12. fxe3 Qc7 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. O-O-O Bd7 $146 (14... h6 $11) ({Predecessor:} 14... h6 15. Qa4 Bd7 16. g4 Qb6 17. Qe4 O-O-O 18. Ne5 Be8 19. Rhf1 Bf6 20. Bc2 Rd5 {½-½ Toncheva,N (2195)-Radeva,V (2242) BUL-ch (Women) Sofia 2023 (5)}) 15. g4 (15. Bxh7 $16 c5 (15... g6 $2 16. Bxg6 Rd8 17. Qe4 $18) 16. g4) 15... Rb8 16. h4 {[%cal Oh1f1]} h6 (16... e5 $14) 17. Rhf1 c5 18. Bc4 Rb6 19. Qf2 {White is more active.} (19. g5 $16) 19... Rd6 (19... Ba4 $11) 20. Rde1 $14 Rb6 21. Rd1 (21. Nd2 $14 O-O 22. Rg1) 21... Rd6 (21... O-O $11) 22. Rde1 Rb6 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.18 (very precise) /Black=0.19 (very precise)} 23. Rd1 (23. Nd2 $14 O-O 24. g5) 1/2-1/2

[Event "13th Norway Chess 2025"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2025.06.05"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Gukesh, D."]
[Black "Wei, Yi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[GameId "2185503064834409"]
[EventDate "2025.05.26"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd3 {C42: Petroff Defence: 3 Nxe5 and unusual White 3rd moves.} Nd7 9. O-O-O Nc5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9... c6 10. Kb1 Re8 11. Be2 d5 12. c4 Nf6 13. Qb3 Qa5 14. Nd4 c5 15. Bd2 Qd8 {½-½ Alekseenko,K (2710)-Matlakov,M (2682) RUS-ch 74th Ufa 2021 (7)}) 10. Qc4 {The position is equal.} Be6 11. Qf4 d5 $1 12. Nd4 Bd6 13. Qf3 Qd7 14. h3 {Repels Bg4} (14. Be2 $14) 14... c6 $11 15. g4 f5 (15... Rae8 $142) 16. g5 (16. Nxe6 $11 Nxe6 (16... Qxe6 17. c4 $11) 17. gxf5) 16... f4 17. Bd2 Rae8 (17... Bf7 $17) 18. Rg1 (18. Nxe6 $1 $15 Qxe6 (18... Rxe6 19. h4 $11) 19. h4) 18... Bf5 (18... b5 $17) 19. Nxf5 $1 Qxf5 20. c4 Ne4 21. Bd3 Qe5 (21... Nxg5 $2 22. Qg2 f3 23. Qxg5 $18) (21... Bc5 $11) 22. Rde1 $14 {[%cal Od2c3,Bd1e1,Be1e2,Be2d2,Bd2d5][%mdl 32]} Bc5 (22... Nxd2 $6 23. Bxh7+ Kxh7 (23... Kh8 $2 24. Qh5 $18) 24. Qh5+ (24. Kxd2 $2 Qxb2 25. Rxe8 Bb4+ 26. Ke2 Rxe8+ $19) 24... Kg8 25. Rxe5 (25. Kxd2 $2 Qxb2 26. Rxe8 Bb4+ 27. Ke2 f3+ {[%mdl 64] Deflection} 28. Qxf3 Rxe8+ $19) 25... Rxe5 26. Kxd2 $18) 23. cxd5 cxd5 24. Re2 (24. Bc3 Qf5 $11 (24... Nxc3 $2 25. Rxe5 Rxe5 26. bxc3 $18)) (24. Bc3 {simplifies} Qd6 25. Re2 b5 26. Rge1) {This costs Black the game.} 24... Nxd2 (24... Nxg5 $2 25. Qg4 (25. Bxh7+ Kh8 $11) 25... Ne4 26. Bxe4 dxe4 27. Rxe4 $18) (24... Re6 $14) 25. Bxh7+ $1 $18 Kh8 26. Rxd2 Kxh7 27. Rxd5 Qe2 28. g6+ Kg8 29. Qb3 {Hoping for Re5+.} (29. Qxe2 Rxe2 30. Rxc5 Rxf2 $11) 29... Be3+ (29... Qxf2 30. Rxc5+ (30. Rh5+ Re6 31. Qxe6+ Rf7 32. Qxf7#)) (29... Re3 $142 30. c3 Kh8 (30... Qxf2 31. Rh5+ {[%csl Og8][%mdl 64] Discovered Attack (Check)})) 30. Kb1 {Rh5+ would kill now.} (30. fxe3 Qxe3+ 31. Qxe3 Rxe3 $16) 30... Kh8 31. fxe3 Rxe3 {[#]} (31... fxe3 $2 32. a3 (32. Qxb7 $2 Rf1+ {[%mdl 64] Back Rank} 33. Rxf1 {[%mdl 64] Remove Defender} Qxf1+) 32... Rf4 (32... Rf1+ 33. Rxf1 Qxf1+ 34. Ka2 $18) 33. Rg4 $18 (33. Qxb7 $2 Rf1+ 34. Rxf1 Qxf1+ 35. Ka2 Qc4+ 36. Qb3 Qxb3+ 37. cxb3 e2 $19)) 32. Qb4 (32. Qxb7 Rg3 33. Rgd1 (33. Qxa7 Rxg1+ 34. Qxg1 f3 $19) 33... Rxg6 $16) 32... Rc8 33. Rc1 (33. Qxb7 $2 Qxc2+ 34. Ka1 Qc1+ 35. Rxc1 Rxc1#) 33... Re4 34. Qa5 (34. Qxb7 Qxc2+ 35. Rxc2 Re1+) 34... Kg8 35. b3 (35. Qxa7 {is a self mate.} Qxc2+ 36. Rxc2 Re1+) 35... Ree8 36. Qxa7 Qe6 37. Qd4 (37. Qxb7 Rf8 38. Rd3 Qxg6 39. Qd5+ Qf7 40. Qxf7+ Kxf7 $18) 37... f3 38. Rg5 {White is clearly winning.} Qe4 39. Qxe4 ({Weaker is} 39. Qd7 Rf8 40. Rg4 Qe5 $14) 39... Rxe4 {[#]} {Weighted Error Value: White=0.12 (very precise) /Black=0.37} 40. Rf5 $1 1-0

[Event "13th Norway Chess 2025"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2025.06.05"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2837"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[GameId "2185512438022716"]
[EventDate "2025.05.26"]

1. d4 d5 {[%cal Bd7d5,Bd5c4][%mdl 32]} 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Rd1 {E05: Open Catalan: 5 Nf3 Be7.} (8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qd3) 8... b5 $1 $11 {Black wants to play ...Bb7.} 9. Ne5 Nd5 10. b3 {The position is equal.} cxb3 11. axb3 Bb7 {aiming for ...Nb4.} 12. Ba3 Bd6 {The modern move.} 13. Nd3 Nd7 (13... a5 {feels stronger.}) 14. e4 Bxa3 $1 15. Rxa3 N5f6 16. Nd2 a5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 16... Qe7 17. b4 Rac8 18. Qc3 Rfd8 19. Re1 h5 20. Nb3 h4 21. Nbc5 Nxc5 22. Nxc5 Ba8 23. Rxa6 hxg3 24. hxg3 {1-0 Dubov,D (2708)-Grischuk,A (2745) MrDodgy Online Inv Finals 3rd Chess.com INT blitz 2022 (3.5)}) 17. Rda1 {[%cal Oa3a2]} c5 18. dxc5 Qc7 19. b4 axb4 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21. Rc1 {[%cal Oc5c6] [#]} Rc8 22. Qb2 h6 23. Qxb4 Bc6 24. Qb2 {Wards off Ne5} Ra8 25. Nb4 Ne5 26. f4 Nc4 27. Nxc4 bxc4 28. Nxc6 ({Don't take} 28. Rxc4 $6 Rd8 $16) 28... Qxc6 29. Rxc4 Rc8 (29... Ra5 $11) 30. e5 (30. h3 $16) 30... Nd5 31. f5 Qa6 $1 (31... exf5 $2 {too greedy.} 32. Qd4 Rd8 33. Rc2 $18) 32. Rc1 Qa7 33. fxe6 fxe6 34. Bxd5 exd5 $14 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQR. White is a pawn up.} 35. Qd4 Qd7 36. Kg2 Qc6 37. h4 Kh8 38. Rc2 Kg8 39. h5 Kh8 40. Kh3 Kg8 41. Kh2 Qe6 42. Rd2 Rd8 43. Kg2 Qc6 44. Rd1 Qa6 45. Re1 Qe6 46. Rb1 Qf5 47. Rb2 {Loses the game.} Qxh5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (47... Qe6 $14 48. g4 Rf8) 48. c6 $18 {White is clearly winning.} Kh7 {[#]} (48... Qf7 $142 49. Rb7 Qf5) 49. e6 $1 {Active counter play!} Qg6 {Dodges Qd3} 50. Re2 {Black must now prevent e7.} Ra8 51. Qxd5 Ra3 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.05 (flawless) /Black=0.45} 52. Qe4 1-0

[Event "13th Norway Armageddon"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2025.06.05"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Erigaisi, Arjun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "C64"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[GameId "2185522973422449"]
[EventDate "2025.05.26"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 {C65: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence (3...Nf6), unusual lines and 4 0-0 Bc5.} d5 7. O-O dxe4 8. dxe4 {The position is equal.} a5 9. a3 Qe7 10. Rb1 Nd8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10... Rd8 11. Qe2 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. b4 Ba7 14. Re1 Nb8 15. bxa5 Nbd7 16. Nf1 Nc5 {1-0 Fedoseev,V (2704)-Vidit,S (2727) Chess.com Rapid Wk2 Swiss Chess.com INT 2022 (1)}) 11. b4 axb4 12. cxb4 Bd6 13. Bb2 Bg4 14. h3 Bh5 15. Qb3 c6 16. Be2 Ne6 17. Rfe1 Bxf3 (17... Nd7 $11 {remains equal.}) {White leaves nothing to chance now.} 18. Nxf3 $16 Nf4 19. Bf1 Bc7 20. g3 ({White should try} 20. a4) 20... Ng6 (20... Qe6 $142 21. Qxe6 Nxe6) 21. a4 {[%cal Ba3a4,Ba4a5][%mdl 32]} Rfd8 ({Black should try} 21... Rfb8) 22. a5 h6 23. Rbc1 Qe8 24. Bc3 b6 {[%cal Rb6a5]} 25. Ra1 Rdb8 26. Qa2 Qe7 27. Bd2 {White is more active.} Bd6 28. Qc4 b5 (28... Nf8 {was called for.} 29. Qxc6 bxa5) 29. Qxc6 $18 Bxb4 30. Bxb4 (30. Bxb5 $2 Bxd2 31. Nxd2 Qb4 $19) 30... Qxb4 31. a6 Ra7 32. Rab1 {[%mdl 64] [#] Deflection} Qa3 33. Rxb5 (33. Re3 Qxa6 34. Qxa6 Rxa6 $11) 33... Rba8 (33... Rxa6 $2 34. Rxb8+ Kh7 35. Qxa6 $18 (35. Bxa6 Qxf3 36. Rb7 Nf4 $18)) (33... Rf8 $142) 34. Re3 (34. Nxe5 Rxa6 35. Qc7 Nxe5 36. Qxe5 (36. Rb8+ Kh7 $16) 36... Re8 $16) 34... Qa1 35. Rb6 Nf8 36. Kg2 (36. Re1 Qa5 37. Rb7 Rxa6 38. Bxa6 Rxa6 $18) 36... Ne6 37. Qd6 Kh7 38. Rb7 {White is clearly winning.} ({But not} 38. Qxe5 Qxe5 39. Nxe5 Nc5 $18) (38. Nxe5 Rd8 39. Qb4 Qxe5 $15) 38... Ne8 39. Qxe5 Qxe5 40. Nxe5 Rxb7 41. axb7 Rb8 42. Ba6 ({Not} 42. Nxf7 Rxb7 43. Bc4 N8c7 $18) 42... N8c7 43. Nc6 Nxa6 44. Nxb8 Nxb8 45. Rc3 {Dodges Nc5} Nf8 46. Rc8 {[%csl LRb8,LRf8]} Nfd7 {[#]} 47. e5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Kg6 (47... g5 48. Rd8) {Weighted Error Value: White=0.08 (flawless) /Black=0.36} 48. g4 1-0

[Event "13th Norway Chess Women"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2025.06.05"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Vaishali, Rameshbabu"]
[Black "Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2449"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[GameId "2185533548356860"]
[EventDate "2025.05.26"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 {is now more promising than 7.0-0.} d6 8. Bg5 {[%cal Bc1g5,Bg5h4,Bh4g3][%mdl 32] C77: Ruy Lopez: 3...a6 4 Ba4 Nf6, unusual lines.} h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 {The position is equal.} Bb6 11. Nbd2 Rb8 12. Nf1 Ne7 13. Ne3 (13. Qe2 $142) 13... Ng6 $11 14. Qc2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Qf6 16. h4 g4 17. Nd2 Bd7 18. Qe2 a5 19. a3 O-O 20. Nf1 {0-1 Ortiz Suarez,I (2545)-Vazquez,G (2527) FIDE World Cup American Qual Gp4 Tornelo INT rapid 2021 (12.2)}) 14... Nh5 15. d4 g4 16. Ng1 exd4 (16... c5 $1 $17 {[%cal Rc5c4]} 17. dxc5 Bxc5) 17. cxd4 $15 Nxg3 18. hxg3 Bxd4 19. Nf5 (19. Ne2 $15 Bxe3 20. fxe3) 19... Bxf5 $17 20. exf5 Ne5 (20... Ne7 $1 $17) 21. Ne2 {[#]} Bxb2 {[%mdl 64] Decoy} 22. Rd1 Ba3 23. Nf4 (23. Rh5 $1 $15) 23... c6 (23... c5 $1 $17 24. Bd5 h5) 24. Kf1 (24. Qc3 $1 $15) 24... Qf6 $2 (24... a5 $1 $17 25. Nd3 Qf6) 25. Re1 $2 (25. Nh5 $1 $14 {keeps the upper hand.} Qd8 26. f4 gxf3 27. gxf3) 25... Kf8 {[%cal Oh6h5,Be8f8,Bf8g7,Bg7f7][%mdl 32]} 26. Rh5 (26. Nh5 $17 Qg5 27. Nf4) 26... a5 (26... Bb4 $19 {is more deadly.} 27. Rd1 a5) 27. Ng6+ fxg6 (27... Kg7 $1 $17 28. Nxh8 Rxh8) 28. fxg6 $15 Kg7 $1 (28... Qxg6 29. Qxg6 Nxg6 30. Rf5+ Kg7 31. Rf7+ Kg8 32. Rb7+ d5 33. Rxb8+ Kf7 34. Rxh8 Nxh8 35. Bd1 $16) (28... Nxg6 29. Rf5 (29. Qxc6 Rd8 $11) 29... Ne5 30. Rxf6+ Ke7 31. Rf7+ Kd8 32. Rxe5) 29. Rf5 Qxg6 30. Rexe5 $1 {[%mdl 64] Remove Defender} dxe5 31. Rf7+ Qxf7 $1 32. Bxf7 Kxf7 33. Qb3+ Ke7 34. Qxa3+ {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQ-KRR} b4 (34... Kd7 $15 35. Qe3 Rhd8 36. Qxe5 (36. Qxh6 Kc7 $17) 36... Kc8) 35. Qxa5 $11 Kd6 {Prevents Qc7+} 36. Qa7 Rb5 37. Qg7 {[%csl LRg4,LRh8]} Ra8 38. Qxh6+ $2 (38. f4 $11 {and White is okay.}) 38... Kc7 $1 $19 {Active counter play!} (38... Kd5 39. Qg7 $11) 39. Qe6 (39. Qd2 $17) 39... Kb6 40. Qc4 (40. Qd6 $19) 40... Ra3 ({Black should play} 40... Ra4 $1 $17 {[%cal Ob4b3]} 41. Qb3 Ra3) 41. Qg8 {[%mdl 8192]} ({White should try} 41. Kg1 $15) 41... Rd5 42. Qxg4 Rd4 (42... Rxa2 43. Qxb4+ Kc7 44. Kg1 $11) 43. Qg8 Rd1+ 44. Ke2 Rd5 $1 45. Qb8+ Kc5 46. g4 Rxa2+ 47. Ke3 {[#]} Rdd2 $2 (47... Kc4 $1 $19 {Hoping for ...b3.} 48. Qb7 c5 (48... Rd3+ $2 49. Ke4 $19)) 48. Qxe5+ $11 Kc4 49. Qe4+ (49. Qf4+ $11 Kc5 50. Qf8+ Kc4 51. Qf4+) {White is on the road to losing.} 49... Kb5 $17 {( -> ...Re2+). Chess con chili.} 50. Qe5+ Ka4 ({Much weaker is} 50... c5 $6 51. Qe8+ Kb6 52. Qb8+ Kc6 53. Qe8+ Kc7 54. Qe5+ Kc6 55. Qe8+ Kd5 56. Qg8+ Kc6 57. Qe8+ $11) 51. Qc5 $2 (51. Qg7 $17) 51... Re2+ $19 (51... Rxf2 52. Qxc6+ Kb3 (52... Ka3 53. Qa8+ Kb3 54. Qd5+ Ka3 55. Qa8+ Kb3 56. Qd5+ Ka3 57. Qa8+ $11) 53. Qd5+ Ka3 54. Qa8+ Kb3 55. Qd5+ Ka3 56. Qa8+ Kb3 57. Qd5+ $11) 52. Kf4 Rxf2+ 53. Kg5 Rac2 (53... Rxg2 54. Qxc6+ Ka3 55. Qa8+ Kb3 56. Qf3+ Ka4 57. Qc6+ Ka3 58. Qa8+ Kb3 59. Qf3+ Ka4 60. Qc6+ $11) 54. Qa7+ {[#]} Kb3 $1 55. Kh6 c5 56. g5 (56. Qa1 $142) 56... Rxg2 (56... c4 57. Qa1 c3 (57... Rxg2 $2 58. Qb1+ Rb2 59. Qf1 $19) 58. Qb1+ Rb2 (58... Kc4 $2 59. g6 $19) 59. Qd1+ Ka3 60. Qa1+ Ra2 61. Qc1+ Ka4 62. g4 Rh2+ 63. Kg7) 57. g6 $2 (57. Qa1) 57... Rg3 58. Qf7+ c4 {( -> ...Rcg2)} 59. Qd5 Rg1 60. Qe5 {Black mates.} Rcg2 61. Qe3+ c3 62. Qe6+ Kb2 63. Kh7 c2 64. Qf6+ Kb1 65. Qf5 Rxg6 66. Qb5 {An entertaining game by Khademalsharieh.   Weighted Error Value: White=0.73/Black=0.21 (precise)} R6g4 ({And not} 66... c1=R 67. Qxb4+ Ka1 68. Qa3+ Kb1 69. Qb4+ (69. Qb3+ Ka1 $11) 69... Kc2 70. Qc4+ Kb2 71. Qb4+ Kc2 72. Qc4+ Kd1 73. Qd4+ Ke2 74. Qe4+ Kf2 75. Qf4+ Kg2 (75... Ke2 76. Qe4+ Kf1 77. Qf4+ Kg2 78. Kxg6 $11) 76. Kxg6 $11) 0-1

[Event "13th Norway Chess Women"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2025.06.05"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Ju, Wenjun"]
[Black "Muzychuk, Anna"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "A35"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2526"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[GameId "2185549419460162"]
[EventDate "2025.05.26"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nxc3 7. bxc3 e5 8. O-O Be7 9. d3 O-O 10. Rb1 {10.Rb1 scores better than 10.Nd2.} Qc7 {A22: English Opening: 1...e5 2 Nc3 Nf6.} 11. Nd2 {[%cal Bf3d2,Bd2c4,Bc4e3,Be3d5][%mdl 32]} Be6 12. Nc4 Rad8 {[#] The position is equal.} 13. Qa4 Bd7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13... Bd5 14. Bxd5 Rxd5 15. Ne3 Rd7 16. Nf5 g6 17. Nxe7+ Rxe7 18. Bh6 Rfe8 19. Qe4 b6 {0-1 Wallis,C (2229)-Kuybokarov,T (2550) Oceania zt 3.6 Melbourne 2025 (9)}) 14. Ne3 Be6 {Prevents Nd5.} (14... Qc8 $11 {was preferable.}) 15. c4 Qd7 16. Nd5 Bd6 17. Bd2 Nd4 18. Qd1 {[%cal Ob1b7]} Bg4 19. Re1 {[%cal Ob1b7]} b6 20. Bc3 f5 21. f3 (21. h3 $5 Bh5 $8 22. a4 $11) 21... Bh5 22. e3 Nc6 23. e4 f4 24. gxf4 Rxf4 25. Nxf4 exf4 26. e5 Be7 {[%cal Oe7h4]} {White does not recover from this.} 27. d4 $2 cxd4 $19 28. Bd2 {White is weak on the dark squares} Qf5 {[%cal Od4d3]} 29. Qe2 Bc5 30. Kh1 Bg6 {[%cal Od4d3]} 31. e6 d3 {[%mdl 1024] Black has strong compensation.} 32. Qf1 Nd4 {[%cal Of5g5]} 33. Rbd1 Ne2 (33... Nxe6 $2 34. Bh3 Qg5 35. Bxe6+ $18 (35. Rxe6 Bf8 $18)) 34. Bh3 Qh5 35. Bb4 {and Bxc5 would now be decisive} Be4 (35... Bxb4 36. Rxe2 Rd4 37. Rb2 $17) 36. fxe4 Bxb4 37. e7 Bxe7 38. Be6+ Kh8 39. Qh3 {Prevents Ng3+.} Qxh3 40. Bxh3 Bh4 41. Rf1 Nc3 $1 {[%csl LRa2,LRd1,LRe4]} 42. Ra1 d2 (42... Nxe4 43. Rxf4 Bf6 44. Rd1 $17) 43. Bg4 g5 (43... Nxe4 $2 44. Rxf4 Nf2+ 45. Kg2 Nxg4 (45... d1=R $2 {loses.} 46. Bxd1 {[%csl Oh4][%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} g5 47. Rxf2 $18) 46. Rxg4 $19) (43... Bf6 44. Kg2 $19) 44. e5 Kg7 45. Kg2 Kg6 46. h3 h5 47. Bd1 Kf5 48. Bxh5 Kxe5 49. a4 a5 50. Bf3 Rd3 51. Ra3 Kd4 52. Rb3 Be1 {[%cal Od3f3]} 53. Bh5 Nxa4 54. Rb1 Kc5 55. Rb5+ Kxc4 56. Rxg5 Rg3+ (56... d1=B 57. Rxe1 (57. Bf7+ Kc3 $17) 57... Rd2+ 58. Kf1 Bxh5 59. Re4+ Kd3 60. Rxa4 Be2+ 61. Kg1 $17) 57. Rxg3 Bxg3 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KBN} 58. h4 (58. Rb1 $142 Nc3 59. Rxb6) 58... Nc3 (58... Bxh4 59. Rxf4+ Kb3 60. Bd1+ (60. Rxh4 Nc3 $17) 60... Kb2 61. Bxa4 $11 (61. Rxa4 Be7 $11)) 59. Kh3 Kd3 {And now ...Kc2 would win.} 60. Bf3 {[#]} Bxh4 61. Kxh4 (61. Bh5 Bg3) 61... Kc2 62. Kg5 b5 (62... d1=N 63. Bc6 $11) 63. Kxf4 b4 ({Less strong is} 63... d1=N 64. Rh1 $17) 64. Bh5 d1=Q 65. Bxd1+ Nxd1 66. Rh1 b3 67. Rh2+ {A cool game by Muzychuk.   Weighted Error Value: White=0.55/Black=0.29 (precise)} Kc1 0-1

[Event "13th Norway Chess Women"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2025.06.05"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Lei, Tingjie"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[GameId "2185565461825357"]
[EventDate "2025.05.26"]


1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be6 6. e3 {D35: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation.} Nbd7 7. Bd3 c6 8. Nf3 {White is slightly better.} h6 9. Bf4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. Be5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Qc7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Qb6 13. O-O Qxb2 14. Na4 Qa3 15. Nd4 Ng7 16. Rb1 b5 17. Bxb5 cxb5 18. Nxb5 Qe7 19. Nd6+ Kd8 20. Nc5 Qc7 21. Qd4 {1-0 Rasulov,V (2500)-Concio,M (2371) Titled Tuesday intern op 21st Jan Late Chess.com INT blitz 2025 (4)}) 13. Qa4 Bd7 14. h3 Ng7 15. e4 {[#]} (15. Rc1 $14) 15... d4 $1 $15 16. Qxd4 Ne6 17. Qc4 Nf4 (17... Bg7 $17) 18. Bf1 (18. O-O-O $1 $15 Be6 19. Qa4) 18... O-O-O $17 19. O-O-O (19. Qxf7 $6 Bc5 20. O-O-O Bxf2 $11) 19... Be6 20. Rxd8+ Qxd8 21. Qd4 {[#]} (21. Qa4 $142 Kb8 22. Kb1) 21... Qa5 $1 {[%cal Of8b4]} 22. g3 {[#]} (22. Qa4 $17 Qxa4 23. Nxa4) 22... Bc5 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (22... Bb4 $1 $19 {...Rd8 would now be deadly.} 23. gxf4 Rd8) 23. Qa4 $18 Qb6 24. gxf4 Bxf2 25. Be2 (25. fxg5 Qe3+ 26. Nd2 Rd8 $16) 25... Qe3+ 26. Kb1 {and f5 would now be decisive} Qxf4 27. Nd4 {[%cal Bf3d4,Bd4f5,Bf5d6][%mdl 32]} Bd7 28. Bg4 (28. Qxa7 Qxe5 29. Rd1 Rd8) 28... Bxg4 29. hxg4 Qxe5 30. Nf5 Qf4 31. Qc4 (31. Nxh6 Qf6 $18) 31... Qxg4 (31... Kb8 $142 32. Qxf7 Bg3) 32. Nd6+ {Excellent horsemanship.} ({And not} 32. Nxh6 Qf3 33. Rh2 (33. Qxf7 $2 {perishes.} Qxf7 34. Nxf7 Rxh1+ $19) 33... Bg3 (33... Bg1 $2 34. Nxf7 {[%csl Oh8][%mdl 64] Discovered Attack, Double Attack} Bxh2 35. Nxh8 $18) 34. Nxf7 (34. Qxf7 $2 Qxf7 35. Nxf7 Rxh2 $19) 34... Rxh2 $11) 32... Kc7 33. Qxf7+ Qd7 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.48/Black=0.71} 34. Ncb5+ 1-0

[Event "13th Norway Chess 2025"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2025.06.06"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Erigaisi, Arjun"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2837"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[GameId "2186097644575832"]
[EventDate "2025.05.26"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 h6 8. Bh4 c6 9. Nge2 Nbd7 10. O-O $1 {10.0-0 is better than 10.Qc2.} a5 {D35: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation.} 11. f3 b5 {[%cal Bb7b5,Bb5b4][%mdl 32]} 12. Qc2 Re8 13. e4 b4 14. Na4 dxe4 15. fxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe7 (16. Bxe4 Bxh4 17. Bxc6 Ba6 $17) 16... Qxe7 17. Qxc6 Nef6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 17... Rb8 18. Rae1 Bb7 19. Qb5 Qd6 20. Qf5 Ndf6 21. b3 Rbd8 22. Qxa5 Ng4 23. Qh5 Nef6 {0-1 Wu,D (2225)-Kravtsiv,M (2598) Titled Tuesday intern op 26th Nov Late Chess.com INT blitz 2024 (3)}) 18. Qxa8 $16 (18. Rxf6 $2 Nxf6 19. Qc1 Bg4 $19) 18... Qe3+ 19. Kh1 $1 Qxd3 20. Nf4 Qxd4 21. Rad1 (21. Qxa5 Ng4 $11) 21... Qe5 (21... Qe3 $16) 22. Rc1 $1 $18 Nf8 23. Rxc8 Qxf4 {[%cal Rf4f1][%mdl 64] Deflection, Back Rank} 24. Qa6 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is on the roll.} Qxf1+ {[%mdl 64] Deflection} 25. Qxf1 Rxc8 26. h3 $1 Rd8 27. Qa6 Rd5 28. Nb6 Rc5 29. Nc4 Ne6 (29... Ng6 $16) 30. Nxa5 g5 31. Nc4 g4 32. b3 gxh3 33. gxh3 Rh5 34. Kh2 (34. Kg2 $1 $16) 34... Kg7 35. Qb7 {[%cal Oc4d6]} Ng5 $1 36. Nd6 {[%cal Oh2g2]} (36. Qxb4 Rxh3+ 37. Kg2 (37. Kg1 h5 $16) 37... Rf3 $16) 36... Rxh3+ 37. Kg2 {[%cal Od6f7]} Rd3 38. Nf5+ Kg6 39. Ne7+ Kh5 40. Qxb4 {[%mdl 8192]} ({White should try} 40. Qa6 $15 Rd2+ 41. Kg3) 40... Nfe4 $19 41. Kf1 Rd2 42. Qb5 $2 (42. Qxd2 Nxd2+ 43. Ke2) 42... Rd1+ 43. Kg2 {White wants to mate with Qe2+.} Rd2+ 44. Kf1 (44. Kg1 {only move.}) 44... Kg4 {( -> ...Ng3+)} 45. Qf5+ Kg3 {[%cal Og5f3]} 46. Qe5+ Kf3 {[%cal Rd2d1]} 47. Qf5+ Kg3 {[%cal Og5f3] ( -> ...Nf3!)} 48. Qe5+ Kf3 {[%cal Rd2d1]} 49. Qf5+ {[#]} Ke3 $1 50. Nd5+ Kd4 51. Ke1 Rxa2 {and ...Ra1+ should not be overlooked} 52. Qd7 (52. Nb4 $2 Ra1+ 53. Ke2 Ng3+ 54. Kf2 Rf1+ (54... Nxf5 55. Nc2+ Kc3 56. Nxa1 $19) 55. Kxg3 Rxf5 $19) 52... Ra1+ 53. Ke2 Ra2+ 54. Ke1 {[#]} (54. Kd1 $2 Rd2+ 55. Kc1 Ke5 $19) 54... Ra1+ ({Black should try} 54... Nc5 $1 {[%cal Rc5d7]} 55. Qd8 (55. Qf5 $2 Nce4 $19) 55... Nge6 (55... Nxb3 $2 {is the wrong capture.} 56. Nb4+ {[%csl Od4][%mdl 64] Discovered Attack (Check)} Kc4 57. Nxa2 $18)) 55. Ke2 $17 {and Ne3+ should not be overlooked. The board is on fire.} Ra2+ {White used his chance. A brilliant game!   Weighted Error Value: White=0.36/Black=0.29 (precise)} 56. Ke1 $1 ({Don't blunder} 56. Kd1 $2 Rd2+ 57. Kc1 Ke5 $19) 1/2-1/2

[Event "13th Norway Chess 2025"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2025.06.06"]
[Round "10.2"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Gukesh, D."]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[GameId "2186108795178491"]
[EventDate "2025.05.26"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 h6 5. a3 g6 6. Nc3 {C55: Two Knights: 4 d3, 4 d4 exd4 5 e5 and Max Lange Attack.} Bg7 7. h3 d6 8. Be3 {The position is equal.} a6 9. Qd2 Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. Ne2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11. d4 exd4 12. Nxd4 Qd7 13. f3 Nh5 14. Nde2 Qf7 15. g4 Nf6 16. f4 O-O-O 17. O-O-O {0-1 Parpiev,I (2205)-Le,T (2567) Titled Tuesday intern op 19th Dec Early Chess.com INT blitz 2023 (4)}) 11... g5 12. Ng3 Qd7 13. c3 O-O-O 14. b4 d5 15. Qe2 d4 16. cxd4 exd4 17. Bd2 Qe7 (17... Rhg8 $14) 18. Rb1 $1 $16 Nd7 {[%cal Bf6d7,Bd7e5,Be5f3][%mdl 32]} 19. O-O Nde5 20. Nh5 Nxf3+ 21. Qxf3 Be5 22. b5 (22. Qd1 $16) 22... axb5 $14 23. Rxb5 Qxa3 24. Rc1 {[%cal Oc1c6]} Rhf8 25. Qe2 {[%cal Oc1c6]} Bd6 (25... Qd6 $14) 26. e5 $1 $16 Rf5 {[%cal Rf5e5] [#]} 27. Rxc6 $1 {[%mdl 64] Remove Defender} bxc6 28. Ra5 Qb2 {[%cal Oc8b7] Strongly threatening ...Kb7!.} (28... Rxe5 $2 29. Qxe5 Bxe5 30. Rxa3 $18) 29. exd6 (29. Ra8+ $6 Kb7 30. Rxd8 Rxe5 $11) 29... Rxa5 30. Qxe6+ Kb7 31. Bxa5 Rxd6 32. Qe7 {Some like it hot} Qa1+ 33. Be1 {Ng3 would now be deadly. White is more active.} c5 $2 {[#]} (33... Qa2 $16) 34. Ng3 $1 $18 Rc6 35. Kh2 Qa2 36. Ne4 Qd5 37. f3 c4 38. Qb4+ Kc8 39. Qa4 Kb7 {Repels Qa8+} (39... c3 $2 40. Qa8+ Kd7 41. Nf6+ Rxf6 42. Qxd5+ $18) 40. Bf2 cxd3 41. Bxd4 Ra6 42. Qb4+ Kc8 43. Qf8+ Qd8 44. Qc5 Re6 (44... d2 {keeps fighting.} 45. Nxd2 Qd6+ 46. Qxd6 cxd6) 45. Qc4 Rd6 46. Be5 ({Weaker is} 46. Nxd6+ Qxd6+ 47. Kg1 d2 $11) 46... Rd5 47. f4 ({White should play} 47. Qa6+ $18 Kb8 48. Bf6 (48. Qb6+ Kc8 $16)) 47... d2 $11 48. Bxc7 {[%mdl 64] Deflection} d1=Q $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (48... Qxc7 $11 49. Qxd5 Qxf4+ 50. g3 (50. Ng3 Kc7 $11) 50... Qxe4 51. Qxe4 d1=Q) 49. Bxd8+ $18 Kxd8 {[#]} {Weighted Error Value: White=0.15 (very precise) /Black=0.30} 50. Nc3 $1 {[%csl LRd1,LRd5]} 1-0

[Event "13th Norway Chess Women"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2025.06.06"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat"]
[Black "Lei, Tingjie"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2449"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "206"]
[GameId "2186119580991349"]
[EventDate "2025.05.26"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. c4 Bf5 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Qb3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Be4 9. O-O O-O 10. a4 {E60: King's Indian: Unusual lines and Fianchetto Variation without Nc3.} (10. Bh3 {is superior.}) 10... Nc6 $11 11. a5 (11. Qxb7 $2 Rb8 12. Qa6 Rb6 $19) 11... b6 12. axb6 {The position is equal.} axb6 13. Be3 Ra5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13... Na5 14. Qa4 c5 15. Rfd1 Bc6 16. Qa2 Ra6 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Bxc5 Bxc3 19. Rac1 Bf6 {0-1 Campos Gomez,M (2339)-Ibarra Jerez,J (2559) Titled Tuesday intern op 01st Apr Early Chess.com INT blitz 2025 (7)}) 14. Rxa5 Nxa5 15. Qb5 c6 16. Qa4 c5 17. Nd2 Bf5 18. Ra1 Qc7 19. Rc1 Rc8 20. Bd5 h5 21. h4 Bg4 22. Kf1 Bd7 23. Qa2 Nc6 {[%cal Rc5d4]} 24. Qb2 Bf5 25. Ra1 Na5 26. Rc1 (26. Rd1 $11) 26... Bf6 (26... e6 $1 $17 {[%cal Re6d5]} 27. Bh1 cxd4 28. cxd4 d5) 27. Bf4 Rb8 28. Kg1 Bd7 29. Ne4 {[%cal Of4d6,Bd2e4,Be4c5,Bc5a6,Ba6b4,Bb4d3][%mdl 32]} Bg7 30. Qa3 (30. Rb1 $5) 30... Bf5 31. dxc5 (31. Ng5 e6 (31... cxd4 32. Nxf7 Kh7 33. Ng5+ Kh8 34. Nf7+ Kh7 35. Ng5+ Kh8 36. cxd4 $16) 32. Bg2 Nxc4 $17 (32... cxd4 $2 33. Bxd6 Bf8 34. Bxf8 $18)) 31... bxc5 32. Nxc5 {Black must now prevent Na6.} Rc8 $1 33. Na6 (33. Ra1 Qxc5 34. Qxa5 Qxa5 35. Rxa5 Bxc3 36. Ra7) 33... Qb6 (33... Nxc4 $2 34. Qa2 Qa5 35. Bxc4 $18) 34. Nb4 e6 {[%mdl 64] Deflection} 35. Bg2 (35. Ra1 $11 Nxc4 36. Bxc4 Rxc4 37. Qa8+ Kh7 38. Ra6) 35... Nxc4 $15 (35... Rxc4 36. Nd3) 36. Qa4 (36. Qa2 $1 $15) 36... d5 $1 $17 37. Nd3 Bf6 {Black is more active.} 38. Qb4 Qa7 39. Bg5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (39. Qb3 $17 {is a better chance.}) 39... Bg7 $2 (39... Bxg5 $1 $19 {has better winning chances.} 40. hxg5 Bxd3 41. exd3 Rb8 42. Qxb8+ Qxb8 43. dxc4 Qb2 (43... dxc4 $2 44. Re1 $19)) 40. Rb1 (40. Qb3 $17) 40... Ne5 $19 41. Be3 Nxd3 (41... Qc7 $1 $19 42. Qb5 Bxd3 (42... Qxc3 43. Rc1 $16) 43. exd3 Ng4 (43... Qxc3 44. Rc1 $15)) 42. exd3 Qa6 (42... Qc7 $17 43. Bf1 Qxc3 (43... Bxc3 44. Qb5 $17)) 43. Qe7 $1 $11 Qxd3 (43... Rxc3 $2 44. Qd8+ (44. Rb7 Qa1+ 45. Kh2 Rc8 $16) 44... Bf8 45. Rb8 $18) (43... Qa4 44. Rb7 Qe8 45. Qxe8+ Rxe8 46. c4 d4) 44. Rb7 Rf8 45. Qc7 (45. Bc5 $5 Qxc3 46. Qc7 $15) 45... Qxc3 (45... Bxc3 $2 46. Bc5 Bd4 (46... Qd1+ $2 47. Kh2 $18) 47. Bxf8 Bxf2+ 48. Kh2 (48. Kxf2 Qd4+ 49. Ke2 Qd3+ 50. Kf2 Qd4+ 51. Ke2 Qd3+ 52. Kf2 $11) 48... Bxg3+ 49. Qxg3 $18) (45... d4 {simplifies} 46. cxd4 Bxd4 47. Bxd4 Qxd4 48. Qb6 Qxb6 49. Rxb6 Rd8) 46. Bc5 $1 Qe1+ (46... Be5 {is more complex.} 47. Qe7 Bg7 48. Qc7 Bd4) 47. Kh2 Be4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} 48. Bxe4 $2 (48. f3 $18 {[%cal Oc5f8]} Qc3 49. Bxf8 (49. fxe4 Be5 $11) 49... Qxc7 50. Rxc7) 48... dxe4 49. Kg2 {[%cal Bh2g2,Bg2g1,Bg1f1,Bf1f2,Bf2f3][%mdl 32]} Qe2 50. Bxf8 Qf3+ 51. Kg1 Bxf8 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQB} 52. Rb8 e3 53. Qe7 exf2+ 54. Kf1 Qd3+ (54... Qxg3 55. Qxf8+ Kh7 56. Qh8#) 55. Kxf2 Qc2+ 56. Kf3 Qc6+ 57. Kf2 Qc2+ 58. Kf3 Qb3+ 59. Rxb3 {Intending Rb8 and mate.} Bxe7 {KR-KB} 60. Rb6 Kg7 61. Ke4 Bc5 62. Rc6 Bf2 63. Kf3 Be1 64. Rc1 Bd2 65. Rc2 Bb4 66. Rc6 Kf6 67. Ke4 Be1 68. Kf4 Bd2+ 69. Ke4 Ba5 70. Kf4 Ke7 71. g4 Bd2+ 72. Kf3 Be1 73. Rc5 f5 74. Rc7+ $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (74. gxf5 $11 gxf5 75. Rc4) 74... Kd6 $2 ({Black should try} 74... Kd8 $1 $19 75. Rg7 hxg4+ (75... Bxh4 76. g5 $11) (75... fxg4+ 76. Ke4 $11) 76. Kf4 e5+ (76... Bxh4 77. Ke5 $11) 77. Kg5 Bd2+ 78. Kf6 f4 79. Rg8+ Kc7 80. Kxe5 (80. Rxg6 $2 {is the wrong capture.} f3 $19) 80... f3 81. Rg7+ Kd8 82. Rg8+ Ke7 83. Rg7+ Ke8) 75. Rh7 $1 hxg4+ 76. Ke2 Bg3 {White is on the road to losing.} 77. Rh6 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (77. Kf1 $17) 77... Ke7 $1 $19 78. Rxg6 Bxh4 79. Kd3 Bf6 (79... Kf7 $142 80. Rh6 g3 81. Rxh4 g2 82. Rh7+ Kf6 83. Rh6+ Kg7 84. Rh4 g1=Q (84... g1=R $2 85. Ra4 $19) 85. Rd4 Qg3+ 86. Kc4 f4 87. Rd7+ Kf6 88. Rd8 f3 89. Rh8 f2 (89... Qf4+ 90. Kd3 f2 91. Rf8+ Ke5 92. Rxf4 Kxf4 93. Ke2 Kg3 94. Kf1 e5 95. Ke2 Kg2 96. Kd3 f1=Q+ 97. Ke4 Qf4+ 98. Kd5 e4 99. Ke6 e3 100. Ke7 e2 101. Ke6 e1=Q+ 102. Kd7 Qc4 103. Kd8 Qc5 104. Kd7 Qee7#) 90. Rf8+ Ke7 91. Rxf2 Qxf2 92. Kc3 Qe3+ 93. Kb2 Kd6 94. Kb1 Qd2 95. Ka1 Kd5 (95... e5 96. Kb1 e4 97. Ka1 e3 98. Kb1 e2 99. Ka1 e1=Q#) 96. Kb1 Kc4 (96... e5 97. Ka1 Kd4 98. Kb1 Kc3 99. Ka1 Qb2#) 97. Ka1 Kc3 98. Kb1 Qb2#) 80. Ke2 e5 81. Rg8 Kf7 82. Rb8 Kg6 83. Rg8+ Kf7 84. Rb8 Bg5 85. Rb6 e4 86. Rb4 Kf6 87. Ra4 Ke5 88. Ra5+ Kf4 89. Kf2 Bf6 90. Kg2 Bd4 91. Rd5 Bc3 92. Rc5 Bd2 93. Rc8 e3 94. Re8 Bc3 95. Re7 Bd4 96. Re8 Bc5 97. Re6 Kg5 98. Re8 Bd4 99. Rg8+ Kh4 (99... Kf4 $142 100. Re8 Be5 101. Rc8 Ke4 102. Rc4+ Kd3 103. Rc5 Bc3 104. Rd5+ Bd4 (104... Ke4 105. Rd6 f4 106. Rh6 Be5 107. Kg1 g3 108. Kg2 e2 109. Rh1 f3+ 110. Kh3 Kf5 111. Kh4 f2 112. Rh3 f1=Q 113. Rxg3 Bxg3+ 114. Kxg3 Qh1 115. Kf2 e1=Q#) 105. Rxf5 e2 106. Rf1 exf1=Q+ (106... exf1=R {gets mated.} 107. Kxf1 Ke3 108. Kg2 Kf4 109. Kf1 g3 110. Ke1 g2 111. Kd2 Ke4 112. Kc2 g1=Q 113. Kb3 Kd3 114. Kb4 Qb1+ 115. Ka5 Bc5 116. Ka6 Qb6#) 107. Kxf1 Ke3 108. Kg2 Kf4 109. Kf1 g3 (109... Kf3 110. Ke1 g3 111. Kd2 g2 112. Kc2 g1=Q 113. Kd3 Kf4 114. Kc4 Ke4 115. Kb4 Kd5 116. Kb5 Qb1+ 117. Ka5 Kc5 118. Ka6 Qb6#) 110. Ke1 g2 111. Kd2 Ke4 (111... g1=R 112. Kd3 Ke5 113. Kc4 Rg3 114. Kb5 Kd5 115. Kb4 Bc5+ 116. Kb5 Rb3+ 117. Ka5 Kc6 118. Ka6 Ra3#) 112. Kc2 g1=Q (112... g1=R 113. Kb3 Kd3 114. Kb4 Rb1+ 115. Ka5 Bc5 116. Ka6 Kc4 117. Ka5 Ra1#) 113. Kb3 Qb1+ 114. Ka4 Kd5 115. Ka3 Bc5+ 116. Ka4 Qb4#) 100. Rf8 e2 {Black mates.} 101. Re8 f4 102. Re4 f3+ 103. Kh2 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.27 (precise) /Black=0.29 (precise)} Bf2 0-1

[Event "13th Norway Armageddon"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2025.06.06"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Erigaisi, Arjun"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "E73"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2837"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[GameId "2186097392503801"]
[EventDate "2025.05.26"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 Nbd7 6. Be3 {E73: King's Indian: Averbakh Variation without 6...c5.} e5 7. d5 {White is more active.} (7. Nf3 $16) 7... Nc5 $14 8. Qc2 {White is slightly better. is cutting edge theory.} a5 9. Nf3 Ng4 (9... b6 $14) 10. Bg5 (10. Bxc5 $16 dxc5 11. Rd1 (11. h3 Nh6 $14)) 10... f6 $11 {[%cal Bf7f6,Bf6f5,Bf5f4][%mdl 32]} 11. Bh4 g5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11... h5 12. h3 Nh6 13. Nd2 Nf7 14. O-O-O {½-½ Kopjonkin,G (2345)-Kalinin,O (2420) Frydek Mistek op 1996 (9)}) 12. Bg3 f5 13. Nd2 f4 14. Bxg4 (14. h3 $14) 14... Bxg4 15. f3 $1 Bd7 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black has the initiative.} 16. Bf2 b6 17. b3 (17. Bxc5 $11 bxc5 18. b3) 17... g4 18. O-O-O (18. h3 $1 $11) 18... Rg8 (18... Bf6 $15) 19. Kb2 gxf3 20. Nxf3 Bf6 21. Rhg1 Bg4 (21... Rg6 {deserves consideration.}) 22. a3 Qd7 23. Nb5 Ke7 (23... a4 $11) 24. Rde1 (24. b4 $1 $14) 24... Rg7 25. Nd2 Kf7 26. g3 Bh5 (26... Kg8 $11) 27. gxf4 (27. b4 $1 $14) 27... exf4+ $15 28. Bd4 {[#] Hoping for Bxf6.} Qh3 (28... Rxg1 $15 {stays ahead.} 29. Rxg1 Rg8 (29... Be5 30. Bxe5 dxe5 31. Rg5 $16) 30. Rxg8 (30. e5 Rxg1 31. Qxh7+ Kf8 $17) 30... Bxd4+ 31. Nxd4 Kxg8) 29. Bxf6 $16 (29. Nxc7 $2 Bxd4+ 30. Ka2 Bxg1 $19 (30... Rxg1 $2 31. Rxg1 Bxg1 32. Nxa8 $19)) 29... Rxg1 (29... Kxf6 $16 {is a better defense.} 30. Rxg7 {[%mdl 64] Remove Defender} Kxg7 (30... Nd3+ 31. Ka1 $16) 31. Qc3+ (31. Nxc7 Nd3+ 32. Ka2 Nxe1 $15) 31... Qxc3+ 32. Kxc3 Na6) 30. Rxg1 $18 Kxf6 31. e5+ $2 {Chess con chili.} ({White should play} 31. Nxc7 $16 Rf8 32. Qc3+ (32. e5+ dxe5 33. Qxh7 Bg4 $14) 32... Qxc3+ 33. Kxc3) 31... Kxe5 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (31... dxe5 $11 32. Qxh7 (32. Nxc7 Rh8 $17) 32... Bg4 33. Qxc7 Qe3 34. Qxb6+ (34. Rxg4 {gets mated.} Qxd2+ 35. Kb1 Qd1+ 36. Kb2 Qxb3+ 37. Kc1 Nd3+ 38. Kd2 Qb2+ {[%mdl 64] Skewer} 39. Kxd3 e4+ {[%mdl 64] Decoy} 40. Kxe4 Re8+) (34. Rg2 $2 f3 $17) 34... Kf7 35. Qc7+ (35. Rxg4 Qxd2+ 36. Kb1 Qd1+ 37. Kb2 Qxb3+ 38. Kc1 Qe3+ 39. Kd1 Qd3+ 40. Ke1 Qb1+ 41. Kd2 Ne4+ 42. Ke2 Qc2+ {[%csl Oc4,Oe2][%mdl 64] Skewer, Double Attack} 43. Ke1 Qd2+ 44. Kf1 Qd1+ 45. Kg2 f3+ 46. Kh3 Qf1+) 35... Nd7) 32. Qxh7 {White mates.} Bg4 33. Qg7+ Kf5 {An entertaining game by Erigaisi.   Weighted Error Value: White=0.28 (precise) /Black=0.45} 34. Nd4# 1-0

[Event "Stepan Avagyan Mem 2025"]
[Site "Jermuk ARM"]
[Date "2025.06.06"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "Hakobyan, Aram"]
[Black "Aravindh, Chithambaram VR."]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[GameId "2186152790266292"]
[EventDate "2025.05.29"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 h6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 Bd6 6. Bxd6 {D37: Queen's Gambit Declined: 5 Bf4.} Qxd6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 {The position is equal.} a6 9. a3 {[%cal Og2g4]} dxc4 10. Bxc4 b5 11. Bd3 Bb7 {Repels Ne4} 12. e4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12. O-O Nbd7 13. b4 e5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Qxe5 16. Qe2 Rad8 17. Rfd1 Rfe8 18. h3 {0-1 Taboas Rodriguez,D (2368)-Putnam,L (2282) Titled Tuesday intern op 10th Jan Early Chess.com INT blitz 2023 (11)}) 12... Qb6 13. O-O Rd8 14. b4 Nc6 15. Ne2 a5 16. Rc5 axb4 17. axb4 Ra3 18. Qd2 {[%cal Of1c1]} (18. Bxb5 $2 Nxe4 (18... Nxb4 $2 19. Qb1 $17) 19. Qc1 Nxc5 (19... Nxb4 $2 20. Qxa3 Nxc5 21. Qxb4 $18) 20. Qxa3 Qxb5 $19) 18... e5 {[%cal Be6e5,Be5d4][%mdl 32]} 19. Rxb5 (19. Bxb5 $2 Nxe4 20. Qc1 Nxc5 (20... Nxb4 21. Qxa3 Nxc5 22. Qxb4 $11) (20... Nxd4 21. Nexd4 exd4 22. Qxa3 $17) 21. Bxc6 Rxf3 (21... Qxb4 22. Bxb7 Nxb7 23. Nxe5 $17) 22. Bxf3 Nb3 $19 (22... Qxb4 $2 23. dxc5 Bxf3 24. gxf3 $18)) 19... Qa7 (19... Nxe4 $2 20. Qc1 Qa6 21. Bxe4 $18) 20. Rc5 (20. Nxe5 Nxd4 21. Nxd4 Qxd4) 20... Nd7 {[%cal Bf6d7,Bd7c5,Bc5e4][%mdl 32]} 21. Rd5 Ne7 (21... Nxd4 $6 22. Nfxd4 Ra1 (22... Bxd5 $2 23. Nb5 $18) 23. Nf5 Rxf1+ 24. Kxf1 $16) 22. Ra5 Rxa5 23. bxa5 exd4 $1 24. a6 (24. Nexd4 $14 Ne5 25. Qc3 Nxd3 26. Qxc7 (26. Qxd3 $2 Ba6 $19)) 24... Bxa6 $11 25. Ra1 Nc5 26. Bxa6 (26. Nexd4 Nxd3 $17 (26... Rxd4 $2 27. Nxd4 Nxd3 28. Qxd3 $18)) 26... Rd6 27. Nexd4 {[%cal Od4b5]} Rxa6 28. Rxa6 Qxa6 29. Nc2 {Qd8+ is the strong threat.} Nxe4 30. Qd8+ Kh7 {[%cal Oa6e2]} 31. Qxe7 Qe2 $36 {[%csl LRc2,LRf2][%mdl 2048] Black is on the roll.} {Now White is beyond hope.} 32. h4 $2 Qxf2+ $19 ({Much less strong is} 32... Qxc2 33. Qxf7 Qxf2+ 34. Kh2 Qg3+ 35. Kg1 $17) 33. Kh2 $2 (33. Kh1 Qxc2 34. Qxf7) 33... Qxc2 34. Qxf7 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame [#] KQN-KQN. Black is a pawn up.} Nf6 $1 35. Qe6 {[#]} c5 $1 36. Kh3 (36. Ne1 {might work better.} Qg6 37. Qe2) 36... c4 37. Ne5 $2 (37. Ne1 Qf2 38. g4) 37... Qe4 38. g4 Nd5 {( -> ...Qh1+)} 39. Qf5+ Qxf5 40. gxf5 {KN-KN. Black is a pawn up.} c3 41. Nd3 Ne3 42. h5 Nxf5 43. Kg4 Ne3+ 44. Kf3 Nd5 {White must now prevent ...Nf6.} 45. Ke4 Nf6+ 46. Kd4 c2 47. Kc3 Nxh5 48. Kxc2 Kg6 49. Kd2 Kf5 50. Ke3 g5 {( -> ...Nf6)} 51. Kf3 Nf6 {( -> ...h5)} 52. Nc5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.93/Black=0.02 (flawless)} h5 0-1

[Event "Stepan Avagyan Mem 2025"]
[Site "Jermuk ARM"]
[Date "2025.06.06"]
[Round "9.5"]
[White "Praggnanandhaa, R."]
[Black "Hovhannisyan, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[GameId "2186164234228519"]
[EventDate "2025.05.29"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. h3 Nd4 6. Nxd4 {C65: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence (3...Nf6), unusual lines and 4 0-0 Bc5.} Bxd4 7. c3 Bb6 8. Bg5 {The position is equal.} c6 {[%cal Oh7h6] [#] ...h6! is the strong threat.} 9. Bc4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9. Ba4 d5 10. Qf3 Be6 11. Nd2 h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. Bg3 dxe4 14. dxe4 g4 15. Qe2 {0-1 Smirin,I (2609)-Andreikin,D (2719) Wch Rapid St Petersburg 2018 (2)}) 9... h6 10. Bh4 d6 11. Nd2 Qe7 12. a4 a5 13. Qe2 Be6 14. Rd1 O-O 15. O-O Rfe8 16. Qf3 Bd8 17. Rfe1 Bxc4 18. Nxc4 Qe6 19. b3 Nd7 20. Bxd8 Rexd8 21. d4 {[%cal Bd3d4,Bd4d5][%mdl 32] Prevents Nc5} b5 22. d5 Qf6 23. Na3 {and Qxf6 should not be overlooked} Qxf3 24. gxf3 cxd5 25. axb5 Rdc8 (25... a4 $14 26. b4 Rac8) 26. Rxd5 $16 Rxc3 27. Rxd6 {Black cannot hold the game after this.} Nc5 (27... Rxb3 $16 28. Re3 Nc5) 28. Rc6 $18 Rb8 {[#]} (28... a4 $142) 29. Nb1 $1 Rc2 30. Rd1 Kh7 31. b6 f6 32. Kg2 Kg6 (32... h5 $142 33. h4 (33. Rd5 Nd3 $16) 33... Kg8) 33. Na3 {White is clearly winning.} Ra2 34. Nc4 Nxb3 35. Nxe5+ Kh7 36. Nd7 Rb7 37. Rc7 Rxc7 38. bxc7 Rc2 39. Nf8+ Kg8 {[%cal Oc2c7]} {Weighted Error Value: White=0.02 (flawless) /Black=0.30} 40. Rd8 1-0

