[Event "13th Norway Chess 2025"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2025.05.27"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Erigaisi, Arjun"]
[Black "Gukesh, D."]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[GameId "2182232130176005"]
[EventDate "2025.05.26"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. a3 ({Relevant:} 6. Nf3 dxc4 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3 Be7 9. e4 Na5 10. Be3 Nb3 11. Rb1 c5 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Bxc5 Nxc5 14. Qe2 b6 15. Rfd1 Qe8 16. Qxc4 Ba6 17. Qd4 Rd8 18. Qe3 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Na4 20. e5 Nxc3 21. exf6 Qa4 22. Rd2 Nd5 23. Qd4 Qxd4 24. Nxd4 Nxf6 25. Nc6 Bc4 26. Nxa7 Bd5 27. Rc2 Bxg2 28. Kxg2 Rb8 29. Kf3 Kf8 30. Rc8+ Rxc8 31. Nxc8 Nd5 32. Ke4 f6 33. Nd6 g6 34. f4 Ke7 35. Nb5 Kd7 {1-0 Robson,R (2689)-Dominguez Perez,L (2741) Champions Showdown Kings blitz Saint Louis 2025 (1.3)}) 6... Bxc3+ {6...Bxc3+ is better than 6...Be7.} 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. a4 $5 {[%mdl 4] An interesting side line.} c5 $1 {[#]} 9. Ba3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9. a5 Na6 10. Nf3 Nd5 11. Bb2 Bd7 12. e4 Ne7 13. O-O Rc8 14. Ne5 Bb5 15. d5 Qd6 16. Ng4 exd5 17. exd5 Rcd8 18. Ne3 Nc7 19. Qh5 Ncxd5 20. Rfd1 Bc6 21. Nxc4 Qc7 22. Nd2 b6 23. c4 Nb4 24. Ne4 f6 25. axb6 axb6 26. Qe2 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Rd8 28. Rxd8+ Qxd8 29. Nxf6+ gxf6 30. Qe6+ Kf8 31. Qxf6+ Ke8 32. Qh8+ {1-0 Lekic,D (2425)-Lirindzakis,T (2235) Anogia op 4th 2015 (9)}) 9... Qa5 10. Qc2 Rd8 11. Bxc5 Na6 12. Be7 Rxd4 13. Nf3 Rd7 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Nd2 Qc7 16. a5 Rb8 17. O-O b5 18. axb6 axb6 19. Ne4 Kg7 20. g4 Nc5 21. Ng3 Qe5 22. Rad1 b5 23. f4 Qe3+ 24. Kh1 Rxd1 25. Qxd1 Nd7 26. Bc6 Rb6 $4 {The losing mistake.} (26... b4 27. cxb4 Rxb4 $11) 27. Nh5+ $1 $18 Kh8 28. Rf3 Qc5 29. Bxd7 Rd6 30. Qe1 Bb7 31. e4 Rxd7 (31... f5 32. gxf5 Rxd7 $18) 32. Nxf6 $18 Rd3 33. Qh4 $3 Kg7 34. Rxd3 $2 (34. f5 Qc8 35. Qg5+ $18) 34... cxd3 $16 35. Nh5+ Kg8 36. Qd8+ Qf8 37. Qxd3 $2 (37. Nf6+ Kg7 38. Qd4 $18) 37... f5 $18 38. Qd7 Bxe4+ 39. Kg1 Bd5 40. gxf5 $4 (40. Qxb5 Qa8 41. Nf6+ $18) 40... Qc5+ 41. Kf1 Bc4+ 42. Kg2 Qd5+ 43. Qxd5 exd5 44. Kf3 d4 45. cxd4 b4 46. Ke3 Kf7 47. Ng3 Ke7 48. Kd2 Kd6 49. Ne4+ Kd5 50. Ke3 b3 $6 (50... Kc6 51. Nf6 Kd6 $18) 51. f6 $4 (51. Nc3+ Kd6 52. Kd2 $18) 51... Ke6 $11 52. f5+ $1 Kd7 53. Kd2 b2 54. Nc5+ Ke8 55. Kc2 Kf7 56. Kxb2 Bf1 $2 (56... Bd5 57. Nd7 Be4 $16) 57. Ne4 $18 Bg2 58. Ng3 Kxf6 59. h4 Bd5 60. Kc3 Ke7 61. Kd3 Kd6 62. Ne4+ 1-0

[Event "13th Norway Chess 2025"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2025.05.27"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2837"]
[ECO "C77"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez"]
[Variation "Anderssen variation"]
[WhiteFideId "2016192"]
[BlackFideId "1503014"]
[EventDate "2025.05.26"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. c3 O-O 8. Nbd2
Ba7 9. h3 Ne7 10. Re1 Ng6 11. Nf1 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. d4 exd4 14. Nxd4 c5 15.
Nf3 b5 16. Bc2 Bb7 17. a4 c4 18. Bd2 Qc7 19. Nd4 b4 20. Qg4 Rae8 21. Rad1 bxc3
22. bxc3 Nf6 23. Qg3 Qa5 24. Qg5 Qxg5 25. Bxg5 Ne4 26. Bxe4 Bxe4 27. Nd2 Bd5 28.
Nc2 Rxe1+ 29. Rxe1 Rc8 30. Nb4 Bb7 31. Ne4 a5 32. Nd6 Rb8 33. Nc2 Bc6 34. Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "13th Norway Chess 2025"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2025.05.27"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Wei, Yi"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[GameId "2182240994703546"]
[EventDate "2025.05.26"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. c3 d5 5. d3 Bd7 {[#]} 6. Qe2 $146 ({Relevant:} 6. Bf4 Nf6 7. Nbd2 Qb6 8. Ba4 Qa6 9. Bc2 d4 10. cxd4 cxd4 11. O-O Nh5 12. Be5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Nf6 14. Nb3 Bd6 15. Nc4 Nxe4 16. Qf3 Nc5 17. Nxc5 Bxc5 18. Ne5 Rf8 19. Rac1 Bd6 20. Nxd7 Kxd7 21. Bb3 Rac8 22. Qe4 g6 23. Qxd4 Qa5 24. g3 h5 25. Qe4 Qb4 26. d4 Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Rc8 28. Rxc8 Kxc8 29. Qf3 Qe1+ 30. Kg2 f5 31. Qc3+ Qxc3 32. Bxe6+ Kd8 33. bxc3 Ke7 34. Bc8 b6 35. Kf3 Kf6 {1-0 Grandelius,N (2664)-Shevchenko,K (2677) FRA-chT Top 16 GpB Chartres 2024 (6.10)}) 6... Nge7 7. h4 h5 8. O-O d4 9. b4 a6 10. Ba4 Ng6 11. bxc5 Bxc5 12. Bxc6 Bxc6 13. cxd4 Bxd4 14. Nxd4 Qxd4 15. Bb2 Qd7 16. Na3 e5 17. Nc4 Qe6 18. g3 Rd8 19. Ne3 Ne7 20. f4 Bb5 21. Rad1 exf4 22. Rxf4 f6 23. Nf5 Nxf5 24. Rxf5 Qxa2 $11 25. Rxh5 $4 {A terrible blunder costing the game.} (25. Rd2 Qe6 26. g4 $11) 25... O-O $19 26. Ra1 Qf7 27. Rf5 $2 (27. Rxb5 axb5 28. Rf1 $19) 27... Rxd3 28. Rxb5 Qc4 0-1

[Event "13th Norway Armageddon"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2025.05.27"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2837"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[GameId "2182241369872826"]
[EventDate "2025.05.26"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 c6 7. Qb3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 Bf5 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. Bf4 Nb6 11. Qb3 Nfd5 12. Be5 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Be4 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Rac1 c5 16. dxc5 Nd7 17. Qb4 Nf6 18. Bh3 Qc7 19. Nd4 b6 20. cxb6 axb6 21. Qb2 Ra4 22. Be6 Ra5 23. Bb3 e5 24. Nc2 h5 25. h4 $6 (25. Ne3 h4 26. g4 $11) 25... Ng4 $6 (25... Qc8 26. Kh2 Ng4+ $17) 26. Na3 $4 (26. Nb4 f5 27. e3 $11) 26... g5 $4 (26... f5 27. c4 f4 $19) 27. Nc4 gxh4 28. f3 $4 (28. Qd2 Rc5 29. f3 $11) 28... Qc5+ $19 29. Kh1 Ba8 $4 (29... Ra6 30. Qd2 b5 $19) 30. Nxa5 $15 bxa5 31. e4 $2 (31. Qd2 Qe7 32. Qe1 $16) 31... hxg3 $15 32. Bd5 Bxd5 33. exd5 Ne3 34. Rg1 h4 35. c4 Qd4 36. Qxd4 exd4 37. d6 $6 (37. Rcd1 Nxd1 38. Rxd1 $11) 37... Rb8 $6 (37... Kf6 38. c5 Ke6 $17) 38. Rb1 $11 Rd8 $4 (38... Rc8 39. Rb7 Rxc4 $11) 39. c5 $18 Kf6 $6 (39... a4 40. Rb4 Nf5 $18) 40. c6 $18 Rxd6 41. c7 Rc6 42. Rgc1 Nc4 43. Rb6 $1 Rxb6 44. c8=Q {100% of this game found in Let's Check.} 1-0

[Event "13th Norway Chess Women"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2025.05.27"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Muzychuk, Anna"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2526"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[GameId "2182242444823122"]
[EventDate "2025.05.26"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Ba7 7. d4 b5 8. Bc2 d6 9. h3 Bb7 10. Be3 exd4 11. cxd4 Nb4 12. Nbd2 Nxc2 13. Qxc2 Qd7 14. Rfe1 O-O 15. d5 Bxe3 16. Rxe3 Rac8 17. Nd4 c6 18. dxc6 Bxc6 19. Qd3 Rfe8 20. Rae1 g6 21. Nf1 Nh5 22. Ng3 Nxg3 23. Rxg3 Qb7 24. Rge3 Re7 25. f3 Qb6 26. Kh1 Bb7 27. Qd2 Rce8 28. Nc2 Re5 29. Rd3 R5e6 30. Ne3 h5 31. Rd1 $6 (31. Rc1 Rd8 32. Rd4 $16) 31... a5 $6 (31... f5 32. Rxd6 Rxd6 $14) 32. Nd5 $6 (32. b3 Qd8 33. Kg1 $18) 32... Bxd5 $16 33. Rxd5 Rc8 34. a3 b4 35. axb4 axb4 36. Qd4 Rc5 37. b3 Kh7 38. Ra1 Qc6 $2 (38... Rc6 39. Ra7 Qxd4 $11) 39. Kh2 Re7 $2 (39... Qe8 40. Rxc5 dxc5 $18) 40. Rxd6 $18 Qc7 41. Kh1 $4 (41. Ra8 Rce5 42. f4 $18) 41... Rc1+ $11 42. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 43. Qd1 Qf4 44. Qd2 Qg3 45. Rd7 Rxd7 46. Qxd7 Qe1+ 47. Kh2 Kg7 48. Qd4+ Kg8 49. Qd8+ Kg7 50. h4 Qe3 51. Qd5 Qe1 52. Qd4+ Kg8 53. e5 Qc3 54. Qd8+ Kg7 55. Qd5 Qe1 56. Qe4 Qxe4 $4 {A terrible misjudgment.} (56... Qc3 57. e6 fxe6 $11) (56... Qd2) 57. fxe4 $18 Kf8 58. Kg3 Ke7 59. Kf3 g5 60. hxg5 Ke6 61. g3 Kxe5 62. Ke3 Kd6 63. Kd4 Ke6 64. Kc4 Ke5 65. Kxb4 Kxe4 66. Kc5 Kf3 67. b4 Kxg3 68. b5 h4 69. b6 h3 70. b7 h2 71. b8=Q+ Kg2 72. Qb2+ 1-0

[Event "13th Norway Chess Women"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2025.05.28"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2543"]
[BlackElo "2449"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[GameId "2182632714485865"]
[EventDate "2025.05.26"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Qc2 c6 7. Bf4 Be7 8. h3 O-O 9. e3 Re8 10. Bd3 Nf8 11. O-O $1 {11.0-0 scores better than 11.0-0-0.} Ne6 12. Bh2 {D35: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation.} g6 13. Ne5 Ng7 14. g4 {White is slightly better.} Rf8 $146 {[%eval 126,20] [%wdl 724,276,0] [#]} ({Black should play} 14... Nd7 $1 $14 {[%eval 57,22] [%wdl 165,832,3]}) (14... Bd6 15. f4 Nd7 16. e4 Nb6 17. f5 f6 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 cxd5 20. Qb3 fxe5 {½-½ Volkov,S (2617)-Sarana,A (2457) Dvorkovich Memorial op Taganrog 2017 (4)}) 15. f4 $1 $16 {White is much more active.} c5 {[%eval 196,22] [%wdl 973,27,0]} (15... Nfe8 $16 {[%eval 126,22] [%wdl 726,274,0]}) 16. f5 c4 17. Be2 gxf5 18. gxf5 Kh8 19. a3 {[%eval 105,22] [%wdl 551,449,0]} (19. Kh1 $18 {[%eval 188,22] [%wdl 969,31,0]}) 19... Qe8 {[%eval 213,17] [%wdl 988,12,0]} (19... a5 $16 {[%eval 105,22] [%wdl 551,449,0]}) 20. Ng4 $18 Qd8 21. Kh1 {[%eval 134,23] [%wdl 791,209,0]} ({White should play} 21. Be5 $18 {[%eval 233,19] [%wdl 995,5,0]}) 21... Bd7 {[%eval 230,23] [%wdl 994,6,0]} (21... a5 $16 {[%eval 134,23] [%wdl 791,209,0]} 22. Rad1 b5) 22. Ne5 (22. Nxf6 Bxf6 23. Bf3 (23. Nxd5 Bc6 $11) 23... Bc6 $11 (23... Nxf5 24. Nxd5 Bg7 25. Qf2 $14) (23... Bxf5 24. Qg2 $16)) 22... Bc8 {[%eval 280,20] [%wdl 999,1,0]} (22... a5 $142 {[%eval 198,20] [%wdl 980,20,0]} 23. Nxd7 Qxd7) 23. Rf2 Nge8 {[%eval 330,23] [%wdl 1000,0,0]} (23... Nfe8 $142 {[%eval 231,22] [%wdl 994,6,0]} 24. Rg1 Bg5) 24. Ng4 Nxg4 25. hxg4 (25. Bxg4 $6 Bd6 $16) 25... Bg5 {[%eval 299,19] [%wdl 1000,0,0]} (25... Bd7 $142 {[%eval 213,22] [%wdl 994,6,0]} 26. Nxd5 Bc6) 26. Bf3 Bxe3 27. Re2 Bg5 28. Nxd5 Bd7 29. Nc3 {[%cal Bd5c3,Bc3e4,Be4g3][%mdl 32] aiming for Be5+.} ({Don't take} 29. Qxc4 $6 Bc6 30. Kg2 Qd7) {Loses the game.} 29... Qb6 $2 {[%eval 342,18] [%wdl 1000,0,0]} (29... Nf6 $16 {[%eval 157,19] [%wdl 937,63,0]} 30. Bxb7 Rb8) 30. Ne4 {[%csl LRc4,LRg5]} Bd8 31. d5 {Prevents Bc6} ({Less strong is} 31. Qxc4 Rc8 32. Qb4 Qxb4 33. axb4 Bc6 $18) 31... Rc8 32. Be5+ {[%cal Bh2e5,Be5c3,Bc3d4][%mdl 32]} f6 33. Bc3 Kg8 {[%eval 554,18] [%wdl 1000,0,0]} (33... Bc7 $142 {[%eval 383,21] [%wdl 1000,0,0]} 34. Qc1 Be5) 34. Qd2 Nd6 {[%cal Be8d6,Bd6f7,Bf7g5][%mdl 32]} 35. Ng3 Nf7 36. Bd4 Qa6 {[#]} 37. Re6 $1 {[%mdl 512] White is clearly winning.} Bxe6 (37... c3 38. Bxc3) 38. fxe6 Ng5 39. Bg2 {This pair of bishops is nice.} Ba5 40. Qe3 Bb6 41. e7 Rfe8 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.25 (precise) /Black=0.56} 42. d6 1-0

[Event "13th Norway Chess 2025"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2025.05.28"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Erigaisi, Arjun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Crowther,Mark"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[GameId "2182639102239153"]
[EventDate "2025.05.26"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 {[%cal Bb1c3,Bc3e2,Be2f4,Bf4e6][%mdl 32]} Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nce2 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. h4 $5 {[%mdl 4] Exploring less charted territory. C11: French: Classical System: 4 e5 and 4 Bg5 dxe4.} f6 $146 (7... Qa5 8. a3 cxd4 9. b4 Qc7 10. cxd4 f6 {0-1 Lamy,O (1628)-Budding,A (2241) VW-Cup13 Gr34 email ICCF email 2021}) 8. Nf4 cxd4 9. Nxe6 {The position is equal.} Qb6 10. Qb3 (10. Nxd4 Ndxe5 (10... Ncxe5 11. Nh3 $16) (10... Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Bc5 12. Qd2 $15) 11. Ngf3 Nxf3+ 12. Nxf3 Bc5 $15) (10. cxd4 Ndxe5 11. Nxg7+ Bxg7 $17) 10... dxc3 (10... Ndxe5 $2 11. Qxb6 (11. Qxd5 Bd7 $15) 11... axb6 12. Nc7+ (12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 $17) 12... Kf7 13. Nxa8 $18) 11. bxc3 Qa5 (11... Ndxe5 $2 12. Qxb6 (12. Qxd5 Nb4 $15) 12... axb6 13. Nc7+ Kf7 14. Nxa8 $18) 12. exf6 Nxf6 {[%cal Bd7f6,Bf6e4,Be4c3,Bc3e4,Be4d2][%mdl 32]} 13. Nxf8 Rxf8 14. Bb5 Ne4 {[%csl Bc3,Bf2][%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} 15. Nf3 {[%cal Oe1g1] And now 0-0! would win.} Qxc3+ (15... Nxc3 16. Bxc6+ bxc6 17. Bd2 $14) 16. Qxc3 Nxc3 17. a4 a6 18. Bxc6+ bxc6 19. Bb2 Ne4 20. O-O {[%cal Of1e1]} c5 21. Rfe1 {[%cal Of3g5]} Bf5 22. Rac1 {[%mdl 1024] White has compensation.} Kd7 23. Ne5+ Kd6 $1 24. f3 Nd2 $6 {[%eval 78,24] [%wdl 221,779,0] The start of Erigaisi's problems.} (24... Nf6 $1 $11 {[%eval 25,25] [%wdl 13,986,1] remains equal.}) 25. Rcd1 $16 Nb3 26. g4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Keeping Black busy.} Bc8 {[%eval 146,24] [%wdl 937,63,0] [#]} (26... Bc2 $2 27. Nc4+ Kc6 28. Re6+ Kb7 29. Rxd5 $18) (26... Bd7 $142 {[%eval 107,22] [%wdl 593,407,0]}) 27. Nc4+ $1 Kc6 {Black is weak on the dark squares} 28. Bxg7 {White is more active. This costs Black the game.} dxc4 $2 {[%eval 405,22] [%wdl 1000,0,0][%mdl 8192] Losing.} (28... Rg8 $16 {[%eval 143,22] [%wdl 924,76,0] keeps fighting.} 29. Ne5+ Kc7) 29. Bxf8 $18 Nd4 30. Re8 c3 31. Rc1 Bb7 32. Rxa8 Ne2+ 33. Kf2 Nxc1 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KBN} 34. Rd8 {Against Nd3+} c2 {[%cal Oc1d3] Threatens to win with ...Nd3+!.} 35. Bh6 Nb3 36. h5 {[%cal Bh4h5,Bh5h6][%mdl 32] White is clearly winning.} (36. Rh8 a5 37. Rxh7 c4 $18) 36... c4 {[%cal Bc5c4,Bc4c3][%mdl 32]} 37. Bf4 Kc5 38. Be3+ Kb4 39. g5 c3 40. g6 hxg6 {[#]} 41. h6 $1 ({Weaker is} 41. hxg6 Nd2 42. Rxd2 (42. Rd4+ Kb3 $16) 42... cxd2 43. Bxd2+ Kc5 $16) 41... c1=Q 42. Bxc1 Nxc1 43. Rb8 {White threatens Ke3 and mate.} Nd3+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.01 (flawless) /Black=0.69} 44. Ke3 1-0

[Event "13th Norway Chess 2025"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2025.05.28"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Wei, Yi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Crowther,Mark"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2837"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[GameId "2182647746560635"]
[EventDate "2025.05.26"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Bd5 11. Qc2 Be4 12. Qc1 Nc6 13. e3 {E05: Open Catalan: 5 Nf3 Be7.} Bb4 $1 {[%mdl 4] [#] ...Qd5 is the strong threat. is more profitable than 13...Nb4 at the moment.} 14. Qd1 h6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Nc3 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Na5 18. Ne5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Rfd8 {Against Nd7} 20. Qb1 $146 (20. Rb1 c5 21. Qe2 Rac8 22. Rfc1 Rc7 23. Nd3 c4 24. Nc5 e5 25. Qf3 Qg6 26. Rd1 exd4 27. exd4 {1-0 Injac,T (2431)-Milovic,A (2130) EU-chT (Women) 24th Budva 2023 (1.15)}) 20... Rac8 21. Rd1 c5 22. Qb6 {[%csl Ba5,Bc5]} cxd4 23. cxd4 Rd5 {[%eval 77,26] [%wdl 219,781,0]} (23... Rc2 $14 {[%eval 33,28] [%wdl 26,973,1]} 24. Rf1 Nc6) 24. Rdc1 $16 Qd8 25. Qb4 {White is much more active.} Rc7 26. Rc3 {[%eval 7,25] [%wdl 6,991,3]} (26. h4 $16 {[%eval 114,26] [%wdl 681,319,0]}) 26... Rxc3 $1 $11 27. Qxc3 Rd6 $1 {[%cal Bd5d6,Bd6c6,Bc6c4][%mdl 32]} 28. Rb1 f6 29. Ng6 Qe8 {[%csl Ba4,Bg6]} 30. Qc2 {Black is weak on the dark squares} Kf7 31. h4 Qc6+ 32. Qxc6 Rxc6 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} 33. h5 Rc4 34. Kf3 Ke8 $6 {[%eval 76,23] [%wdl 201,799,0] Giving Carlsen some chances.} (34... Rxa4 $11 {[%eval 0,30] [%wdl 3,994,3]} 35. Rb6 Rc4) 35. Nf4 $1 $16 Ke7 36. g4 $2 {[%eval 6,26] [%wdl 4,994,2] The position is now equal.} (36. Nd3 $16 {[%eval 82,26] [%wdl 264,736,0]}) 36... e5 37. Ng6+ Ke6 $1 38. dxe5 fxe5 39. Rb6+ Rc6 $1 40. Rb2 Rc4 41. Ra2 Nb3 42. Nh4 Nc5 43. Nf5 Rxa4 44. Rc2 b6 45. Rd2 Ne4 46. Nxg7+ Kf6 47. Rd7 Ng5+ 48. Kg3 Ne4+ 49. Kf3 Ng5+ 50. Kg3 {Threatens to win with Nf5.} Ne4+ 51. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "13th Norway Chess 2025"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2025.05.28"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Gukesh, D.."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Crowther,Mark"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[GameId "2182656073388954"]
[EventDate "2025.05.26"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 d6 7. a4 Na5 8. Ba2 {C55: Two Knights: 4 d3, 4 d4 exd4 5 e5 and Max Lange Attack.} c5 9. Bd2 Nc6 10. Na3 {White has an edge.} h6 11. c3 Be6 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. b4 {[%cal Bb2b4,Bb4b5][%mdl 32]} b6 14. Nc4 Qe8 $146 (14... Qc7 15. Rc1 Nd7 16. b5 Nd8 17. d4 Nf7 18. dxe5 dxe5 19. Qb3 Rae8 20. Rcd1 Nh8 {1-0 Demchenko,A (2615)-Gruenfeld,Y (2444) EU-ch 16th Jerusalem 2015 (11)}) 15. b5 Nd8 16. d4 {[%eval 32,26] [%wdl 56,940,4] White is more active.} ({White should play} 16. Qb3 $16 {[%eval 87,24] [%wdl 371,629,0]}) 16... exd4 $14 17. cxd4 cxd4 {aiming for ...e5.} 18. Bb4 Nxe4 {[%mdl 64] [#] Remove Defender, Decoy} 19. Rxe4 d5 {[%csl Bb4,Bc4,Be4]} 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Rxd4 dxc4 22. Ne5 (22. Rc1 Rc8 23. Rdxc4 Rxc4 24. Rxc4 Nb7 25. Ne5) 22... Qg5 {[%eval 75,23] [%wdl 203,797,0] [#] Inhibits Ng6.} (22... Rf5 $11 {[%eval 18,22] [%wdl 11,987,2]} 23. Nxc4 Nf7) 23. Nxc4 {[%eval 5,25] [%wdl 5,992,3]} (23. Qe2 $1 $16 {[%eval 75,23] [%wdl 203,797,0]}) 23... Nb7 $11 24. Qe2 Nc5 25. Rad1 Rf4 26. a5 (26. Rxf4 {simplifies} Qxf4 27. g3 Qf5 28. a5) 26... bxa5 27. Nxa5 Rxd4 28. Rxd4 {and Nc6 should not be overlooked} Rd8 29. Rxd8+ Qxd8 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQN-KQN} 30. Nc6 {[%csl Ba7,Bd8]} Qd7 {[%cal Oa7a6] With a draw offer which Gukesh turned down.} 31. h4 {[%eval 113,21] [%wdl 681,319,0]} (31. h3 $14 {[%eval 68,30] [%wdl 138,862,0] might be stronger.}) 31... Qd6 $2 {[%eval 368,18] [%wdl 1000,0,0][%mdl 8192] The losing move.} (31... Na4 $16 {[%eval 113,21] [%wdl 681,319,0]} 32. Qe5 Nb6) 32. Nxa7 $18 Nd3 33. Nc6 Kh8 34. Qf3 Kg8 35. g3 Nc5 36. Kg2 Qd7 37. Qf4 Qd5+ 38. Kh2 Kh7 39. Qf7 Nd3 {[%eval 32700,45] [%wdl 1000,0,0]} (39... Qf5 $18 {[%eval 511,19] [%wdl 1000,0,0]} 40. Qxf5+ exf5) 40. Ne7 {[%csl Ge7][%cal Rf7g8]} Qd8 41. Qxe6 {Intending b6 and mate.} Nxf2 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.12 (very precise) /Black=0.40} 42. Qf5+ 1-0

[Event "13th Norway Armageddon"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2025.05.28"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Wei, Yi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Crowther,Mark"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2837"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[GameId "2182662959674625"]
[EventDate "2025.05.26"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. h4 h5 6. Nf3 {A45: Trompowsky Attack.} (6. Nb5 $5 Na6 $8 7. Nc3 $11) 6... O-O 7. Ne5 c5 $1 8. Qd2 {The position is equal.} Bf5 9. f3 cxd4 10. exd4 {[%cal Og2g4]} Nc6 11. Bb5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 13. Bxd7 $146 (13. O-O-O {keeps more tension.} Nxe5 14. Qe3 Qc7 15. Rhe1) (13. O-O-O Nxe5 14. Rhe1 Nc6 15. Bh6 Rc8 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Bxc6 Rxc6 18. g4 hxg4 19. fxg4 {0-1 Praggnanandhaa,R (2741)-Wei,Y (2755) Chessable Masters Winners Chess.com INT rapid 2025 (1.1)}) 13... Qxd7 14. O-O-O {[%eval -76,27] [%wdl 0,759,241]} (14. Nxd5 $15 {[%eval -40,23] [%wdl 1,949,50]} Rfd8 15. c4) 14... Rac8 15. Qxd5 {[#]} Rxc3 $1 {[%mdl 64] Remove Defender} 16. Qxd7 (16. bxc3 $2 Qa4 17. Qd2 Rc8 $19 (17... Qxa2 18. Qe2 $17)) 16... Rxc2+ 17. Kb1 {[%cal Od7f5] and Qxf5! should not be overlooked} Rxg2+ 18. Qxf5 $1 gxf5 19. Rd7 Rc8 {[%eval -5,24] [%wdl 2,994,4]} ({Better is} 19... e6 $15 {[%eval -65,22] [%wdl 0,887,113]}) 20. Rxe7 $11 Rc4 21. Bc1 {[%cal Ob2b3]} b5 22. Rd1 Rxh4 23. Rd8+ Kh7 $1 24. Rxf7 $2 {[%eval -181,19] [%wdl 0,9,991] A mistake.} ({Only move:} 24. Rd1 $1 $15 {[%eval -33,21] [%wdl 0,979,21]}) 24... Rh1 $19 {and ...h4 should not be overlooked This costs White the game.} 25. Rxf5 $2 {[%eval -528,24] [%wdl 0,0,1000] A second an now fatal blunder.} (25. Rc7 $17 {[%eval -155,21] [%wdl 0,40,960]}) 25... Kg6 {[%mdl 64] Deflection} 26. Rf4 Rgg1 {[%csl Gh1][%cal Rg1c1]} 27. Rd6+ Kh7 {[%csl Gh1][%cal Rg1c1]} 28. a4 (28. Rc6 Rxc1+ (28... Bxe5 29. Rf7+ Bg7 30. Rxa7 $17) 29. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 30. Kxc1 Bh6 (30... Bxe5 $2 {perishes.} 31. Rf5 $18)) 28... Rxc1+ 29. Ka2 Bxe5 30. Rf7+ Kg8 31. Rdd7 bxa4 32. Ka3 Rc4 0-1

[Event "Titled Tue 27th May Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.05.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Jumabayev, Rinat"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[ECO "A30"]
[Opening "English"]
[Variation "symmetrical, hedgehog system"]
[WhiteFideId "13702661"]
[BlackFideId "5202213"]
[EventDate "2025.05.27"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 d5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 Qxd5 10. d4 cxd4 11. Qxd4 O-O 12. Qxd5 Bxd5 13. Ne5 Bxg2 14. Kxg2
Rc8 15. Rd1 f6 16. Nd3 Kf7 17. Be3 e5 18. Rac1 Na6 19. Kf3 Ke6 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21.
Rc1 Rd8 22. g4 Bd6 23. h3 g6 24. Kg2 Nc7 25. f3 Nd5 26. Bd2 f5 27. Rc4 Be7 28.
Kf1 Bf6 29. Rc6+ Kd7 30. Rc2 e4 31. Nb4 Ne7 32. gxf5 gxf5 33. Bf4? a5 34. Rd2+
Ke8 35. Rxd8+ Kxd8 36. Nc2 Bxb2 37. fxe4 fxe4 38. Kf2 Nd5 39. Bg5+ Kd7 40. Bd2
a4 41. Kg3 b5 42. Kg4 Bc3 0-1

