[Event "World Blitz Final KO 2024"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2024.12.31"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Niemann, Hans Moke"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2831"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[ECO "A22"]
[Opening "English"]
[Variation "Bremen, Smyslov system"]
[WhiteFideId "1503014"]
[BlackFideId "2093596"]
[EventDate "2024.12.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. g3 Bb4 4. Nf3 e4 5. Nd4 O-O 6. Bg2 Re8 7. Nc2 Bxc3 8.
dxc3 h6 9. c5 b6 10. cxb6 axb6 11. c4 d5 12. cxd5 Qxd5 13. Qxd5 Nxd5 14. O-O Nd7
15. Rd1 N7f6 16. Ne3 Be6 17. a3 c6 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Be3 b5 20. Rac1 Ng4 21. Bd4
Ne5 22. Bxe5 Rxe5 23. e3 Kf8 24. Bf1 Ke7 25. Rd4 Kd6 26. Be2 c5 27. Rd2 c4 28.
Kf1 Kc5 29. Ke1 Be6 30. Rcd1 Rd5 31. Rxd5+ Bxd5 32. Kd2 b4 33. axb4+ Kxb4 34.
Kc2 Kc5 35. Kc3 Ra4 36. h4 g6 37. Bg4 Ra7 38. Be2 f5 39. Rg1 h5 40. Rd1 Ra8 41.
Bf1 Ra7 42. Be2 Ra8 43. Bf1 Ra7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Final KO 2024"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2024.12.31"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Murzin, Volodar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[ECO "C53"]
[Opening "Giuoco Piano"]
[WhiteFideId "4168119"]
[BlackFideId "44155573"]
[EventDate "2024.12.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 h6 6. b4 Bb6 7. a4 a6 8. O-O O-O
9. h3 d6 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Re1 Ne7 13. Nf1 Ng6 14. a5 Ba7 15. Be3
Bxe3 16. Rxe3 Qd7 17. g3 Rf7 18. Ra2 Raf8 19. N1h2 Kh8 20. Rd2 Qc6 21. Qb3 d5
22. Rde2 Rd7 23. exd5 Nxd5 24. Nxe5 Nxe5 25. Rxe5 Qxc3 26. Qxc3 Nxc3 27. Rc2 Nb5
28. Re3 Nd4 29. Rc4 Rf5 30. Kg2 Rb5 31. Ng4 Nc6 32. Rxe6 Rxd3 33. Rf4 Rd7 34.
Ree4 Kh7 35. h4 Re7 36. Rc4 Ne5 37. Nxe5 Rbxe5 38. g4 h5 39. g5 Kg6 40. Kg3 Rd5
41. f3 c6 42. Rfe4 Rxe4 43. Rxe4 Kf7 44. Kf4 Rb5 45. Rc4 Ke6 46. Re4+ Kf7 47.
Rc4 Ke6 48. Ke3 Ke7 49. f4 Ke6 50. Ke4 g6 51. Rd4 c5 52. bxc5 Rxc5 53. Rd8 Rxa5
54. Rf8 Rf5 55. Rxf5 gxf5+ 56. Kd4 b6 57. Kc4 Kd6 58. Kb4 Kd5 59. Ka4 Ke6 60.
Kb4 Kd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Final KO 2024"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2024.12.31"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[ECO "B45"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Taimanov variation"]
[WhiteFideId "1170546"]
[BlackFideId "2020009"]
[EventDate "2024.12.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Nf6 8.
Bd3 O-O 9. f4 e5 10. O-O d6 11. a3 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be6 13. Nd2 exf4 14. Rxf4 Ne5
15. Kh1 Rc8 16. Bd4 Nfd7 17. Qe2 a6 18. Raf1 b5 19. h3 Qg5 20. Be3 Qe7 21. Qh5
f6 22. R4f2 Nc5 23. Qe2 Na4 24. Bd4 Nc6 25. Qe3 Nxd4 26. Qxd4 Nc5 27. Nf3 Nd7
28. Nh4 Ne5 29. Nf5 Qd7 30. Rd1 Rfd8 31. Ne3 Kh8 32. Bf1 Qc7 33. c3 Qc5 34. Rfd2
Re8 35. Be2 Bb3 36. Re1 Nc6 37. Qxc5 dxc5 38. Bf3 Ne5 39. Nf5 Rcd8 40. Ree2 Nc4
41. Rd5 Bd1 42. Rf2 Bxf3 43. Rxf3 Nxb2 44. Nd6 Rxd6 45. Rxd6 h6 46. Rxa6 Rxe4
47. Ra5 c4 48. Rxb5 Nd3 49. Rb1 Re2 50. Ra1 Nc5 51. a4 Nb3 52. Ra3 Nd2 53. Rf4
Nb1 54. Ra1 Nxc3 55. Rxc4 Ne4 56. a5 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Final KO 2024"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2024.12.31"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[ECO "D33"]
[Opening "QGD"]
[Variation "Tarrasch, Prague variation"]
[WhiteFideId "5202213"]
[BlackFideId "12573981"]
[EventDate "2024.12.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Bc5 9. Nb3 Bb6 10. O-O d4 11. Na4 O-O 12. Nxb6 axb6 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6
Qxf6 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Qxd4 Rd8 17. Qxf6 gxf6 18. Rfc1 Be6 19. Kf1 Ra4 20. Ke1
Rda8 21. Rc3 Rxa2 22. Rxa2 Rxa2 23. Nc1 Rxb2 24. Rxc6 b5 25. Nd3 Rb1+ 26. Rc1
Rxc1+ 27. Nxc1 Bc4 28. Kd2 f5 29. Nd3 Kg7 30. Kc3 Kf6 31. Kd4 Ke6 32. Nf4+ Kd6
33. h4 Ba2 34. e3 Bc4 35. Nh5 Ke6 36. Ng7+ Kf6 37. Ne8+ Ke7 38. Nc7 Kd6 39. Ne8+
Ke7 40. Nc7 Kd6 41. Na6 Bf1 42. Nb4 Bc4 43. Na6 Bf1 44. Nc5 Bc4 45. Nb7+ Ke6 46.
Nd8+ Kd7 47. Nb7 Ke6 48. Nc5+ Kd6 49. f4 Kc6 50. Na6 Kb6 51. Nb4 Be6 52. Nd3 Kc6
53. Nb4+ Kb6 54. Nd3 Kc6 55. Nb4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Final KO 2024"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2024.12.31"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Niemann, Hans Moke"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2831"]
[ECO "B30"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack (without ...d6)"]
[WhiteFideId "2093596"]
[BlackFideId "1503014"]
[EventDate "2024.12.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. Bc4 Be7 6. d3 Nf6 7. h3 O-O 8. Nh2
Be6 9. Ng4 Nd4 10. a4 a6 11. Nxf6+ Bxf6 12. Nd5 b5 13. axb5 Nxb5 14. Bd2 Bg5 15.
Ba5 Qb8 16. O-O Kh8 17. Qh5 Bd8 18. Bxd8 Qxd8 19. f4 f6 20. fxe5 dxe5 21. Kh2
Nd6 22. b3 a5 23. Nc3 Nxc4 24. dxc4 Qd2 25. Na4 Qxc2 26. Nxc5 Bf7 27. Qd1 Qxd1
28. Rfxd1 Rfb8 29. Ra3 Rc8 30. Nb7 Rab8 31. Nd6 Rc7 32. Rxa5 Kg8 33. Rb5 Ra8 34.
Nxf7 Kxf7 35. c5 Ra2 36. b4 Rb2 37. Rb8 Rxc5 38. Rd7+ Ke6 39. Rxg7 Rc6 40. b5
Rd6 41. Re8# 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Final KO 2024"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2024.12.31"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Murzin, Volodar"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[ECO "E04"]
[Opening "Catalan"]
[Variation "open, 5.Nf3"]
[WhiteFideId "44155573"]
[BlackFideId "4168119"]
[EventDate "2024.12.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nd5 8.
Bxb4 Nxb4 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 Bd7 11. Qd1 Nd5 12. Ne4 Qe7 13. Rc1 Na5 14. Ne5
Rfd8 15. Nxc4 Nxc4 16. Rxc4 Bc6 17. Rc1 e5 18. e3 exd4 19. exd4 Qb4 20. b3 Ne7
21. Qe1 Qxd4 22. Nc5 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Qd5+ 24. Qe4 b6 25. Rfd1 Qxe4+ 26. Nxe4 c5
27. Nd6 Nc6 28. Nb5 Kf8 29. a3 Rac8 30. Rxd8+ Rxd8 31. b4 Nd4 32. Nxa7 Ra8 33.
bxc5 bxc5 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Final KO 2024"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2024.12.31"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[ECO "C65"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez"]
[Variation "Berlin defence"]
[WhiteFideId "2020009"]
[BlackFideId "1170546"]
[EventDate "2024.12.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Be6 7. O-O Bd6 8.
Nb3 b6 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 c5 11. Nbd2 g5 12. Bg3 Nd7 13. Nc4 f6 14. a4 a5 15.
Nxd6+ cxd6 16. c3 Bg4 17. d4 Qe7 18. Qd3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 O-O 20. Rad1 Rfd8 21. Rd3
Nf8 22. Qh5 Kg7 23. Qd1 cxd4 24. cxd4 Ne6 25. d5 Nc5 26. Re3 Rab8 27. f3 b5 28.
axb5 Rxb5 29. Be1 Rxb2 30. Bxa5 Rdb8 31. Bc3 Ra2 32. Kh1 Qd7 33. Re2 Rba8 34.
Rxa2 Rxa2 35. Bb4 Qb5 36. Bxc5 Qxc5 37. h3 Qc3 38. Rg1 h5 39. Qb1 Rb2 40. Qa1 h4
41. Qa7+ Kg6 42. Qa1 Kg7 43. Qa7+ Kg6 44. Qa1 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Final KO 2024"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2024.12.31"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Opening "Giuoco Pianissimo"]
[WhiteFideId "12573981"]
[BlackFideId "5202213"]
[EventDate "2024.12.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Re1 h6 8. h3 a5
9. Bb3 Ba7 10. Nbd2 b5 11. a4 b4 12. Bc4 Ne7 13. d4 exd4 14. cxd4 d5 15. e5 Nd7
16. Bf1 c5 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Nd4 Ne4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Nb5 Qxd1 21. Rxd1 Bb6 22.
Nd6 Be6 23. Nxe4 Ng6 24. Be3 Bxe3 25. fxe3 Nxe5 26. Nc5 Rfd8 27. Bb5 Bc4 28. Rd4
Bxb5 29. axb5 Rxd4 30. exd4 Nc4 31. Na4 Nd6 32. b6 Rc8 33. Nc5 Rb8 34. Rxa5 Rxb6
35. Ra8+ Kh7 36. Nd7 Rc6 37. Nf8+ Kg8 38. Nd7+ Kh7 39. Nf8+ Kg8 40. Nd7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Final KO 2024"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2024.12.31"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Niemann, Hans Moke"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2831"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[ECO "A45"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn game"]
[WhiteFideId "1503014"]
[BlackFideId "2093596"]
[EventDate "2024.12.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 e6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
h6 9. Qb3 Bxc3 10. bxc3 b6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. c4 Be6 13. Rac1 c5 14. Rfd1 Qe7 15.
dxc5 Nxc5 16. Qb2 Rfd8 17. cxd5 Nxd5 18. Be5 f6 19. Bd4 Rac8 20. h3 Na4 21. Qa1
Nc5 22. Qb1 Na4 23. Qa1 Nc5 24. Bc4 Bf7 25. a4 Nb4 26. Bxc5 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 bxc5
28. Qc3 Na2 29. Qd3 Nb4 30. Qf5 Rd8 31. Rxd8+ Qxd8 32. Qxc5 a5 33. Nd4 Bxc4 34.
Qxc4+ Kh7 35. Qf7 Qg8 36. Qe7 Nd5 37. Qc5 Qd8 38. Ne6 Qb8 39. Qxd5 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Final KO 2024"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2024.12.31"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Murzin, Volodar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Opening "Giuoco Pianissimo"]
[WhiteFideId "4168119"]
[BlackFideId "44155573"]
[EventDate "2024.12.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 h6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. a3 d6 7. Na4 Bb6 8. O-O
O-O 9. h3 Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. b4 d5 12. Nxb6 axb6 13. Bb2 dxe4 14. dxe4 Qxd1
15. Raxd1 Nxe4 16. Nxe5 Nd6 17. Rfe1 Rfe8 18. Rd3 Re7 19. Ng6 Ree8 20. Ne5 Re7
21. Nxc6 bxc6 22. Rc3 b5 23. Rxc6 Nc4 24. Bc1 Nxa3 25. Rc5 Ra6 26. Kh2 Kf7 27.
Re3 Nc4 28. Rf3+ Kg6 29. Rxb5 Ra1 30. Rc5 Nb6 31. Bf4 Nd5 32. b5 Rb1 33. c4 Nxf4
34. Rxf4 Rb2 35. Kg3 Rd2 36. Re4 Kf6 37. Rf4+ Kg6 38. Rf8 Rdd7 39. Rc6 Kg5 40.
h4+ Kg6 41. f3 Rd4 42. Rc8 Rdd7 43. Ra8 Kf6 44. Ra7 Kf7 45. c5 Kf6 46. Rb7 Rf7
47. Ra6 Rd5 48. c6 Rc5 49. Raa7 Re7 50. Ra8 e5 51. Rc8 Rc3 52. Rcxc7 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Final KO 2024"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2024.12.31"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[ECO "A15"]
[Opening "English opening"]
[WhiteFideId "1170546"]
[BlackFideId "2020009"]
[EventDate "2024.12.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 g6 5. b3 Bg7 6. Bb2 O-O 7. O-O d6 8. d4
Nbd7 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. Qc2 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Nf6 12. Rfe1 Be4 13. Qb2 c5 14. Rad1 Qc7
15. Bh3 Rab8 16. Nd2 Bb7 17. a4 cxd4 18. Bxd4 e5 19. Bc3 h5 20. Bg2 h4 21. Bxb7
Qxb7 22. e4 h3 23. f3 Nh7 24. Qc2 Ng5 25. Qd3 Rbd8 26. Re3 f5 27. Qd5+ Qxd5 28.
exd5 Bh6 29. Re2 Rf7 30. Rde1 Nh7 31. Nb1 Nf6 32. Bd2 Bxd2 33. Rxd2 g5 34. Nc3
Kg7 35. Rf2 Kg6 36. Kf1 a6 37. Ke2 g4 38. Ref1 gxf3+ 39. Rxf3 Ng4 40. Rh1 Rdf8
41. Nd1 f4 42. gxf4 Rxf4 43. Rxh3 Re4+ 44. Kd3 Rd4+ 45. Kc3 Kg5 46. Rg1 Rdf4 47.
Ne3 Re4 48. Rhg3 Rff4 49. h3 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Final KO 2024"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2024.12.31"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[ECO "A30"]
[Opening "English"]
[Variation "symmetrical variation"]
[WhiteFideId "5202213"]
[BlackFideId "12573981"]
[EventDate "2024.12.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

1. c4 c5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. Nf3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Ndb4 8.
Nxc6 Qxd1+ 9. Kxd1 Nxc6 10. Nc3 Bd7 11. Be3 g6 12. Rc1 Bg7 13. f4 O-O 14. Ke1
Rac8 15. Kf2 Be6 16. Rhd1 h5 17. b3 Nb4 18. Bd4 Rfd8 19. Bxg7 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Kxg7
21. Rc1 b6 22. a3 Nd5 23. Bxd5 Bxd5 24. b4 Be6 25. e4 a5 26. bxa5 bxa5 27. Ne2
Rb8 28. Nd4 Bg4 29. Ke3 e6 30. e5 h4 31. gxh4 Rh8 32. Kf2 Rb8 33. Kg3 Bh5 34.
Rc5 a4 35. Rc7 Kg8 36. Rc4 Bd1 37. Rc1 Bh5 38. Rc4 Bd1 39. Kf2 Rb2+ 40. Kg3 Ra2
41. Rc3 Bb3 42. Nb5 Bd5 43. h5 gxh5 44. Nd6 Rg2+ 45. Kh3 Rb2 46. Rc8+ Kg7 47.
Rc7 Rb3+ 48. Kh4 Rxa3 49. Rxf7+ Kg8 50. Ra7 Ra1 51. Kg5 a3 52. Kf6 a2 53. Rg7+
Kf8 54. Rc7 Bb7 55. Rf7+ Kg8 56. Rg7+ Kf8 57. Rf7+ Kg8 58. Rg7+ Kf8 59. Re7 Bc6
60. Rc7 Bb7 61. Nxb7 Kg8 62. Nd6 Rg1 63. Rc8+ Kh7 64. Rc7+ Kg8 65. Rc8+ Kh7 66.
Ra8 a1=Q 67. Rxa1 Rxa1 68. Kxe6 Rh1 69. f5 Rxh2 70. f6 Rf2 71. f7 Kg7 72. Ke7
Rxf7+ 73. Nxf7 Kg6 74. e6 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Final KO 2024"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2024.12.31"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Niemann, Hans Moke"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2831"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Opening "Giuoco Pianissimo"]
[WhiteFideId "2093596"]
[BlackFideId "1503014"]
[EventDate "2024.12.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. h3 h6 7. c3 d6 8. Re1 a6
9. Nbd2 Re8 10. Nf1 Ba7 11. Ng3 Be6 12. Bxe6 Rxe6 13. d4 Re8 14. Be3 exd4 15.
Bxd4 Nxd4 16. cxd4 c6 17. Qb3 Rb8 18. Rad1 Re6 19. Qc2 g6 20. Qc1 Kg7 21. Qf4
Qe7 22. Nh4 Kh7 23. Nf3 Re8 24. e5 Nd5 25. Qg4 dxe5 26. Rxe5 Bb8 27. Rxe6 Qxe6
28. Qh4 Qe7 29. Qxe7 Rxe7 30. Nf1 Kg7 31. g3 Re2 32. N1d2 Ba7 33. Kf1 Re7 34. a3
Nc7 35. Nc4 Rd7 36. Ne3 Ne6 37. Nc2 f5 38. Ke2 Kf6 39. Kd3 c5 40. Kc3 cxd4+ 41.
Nfxd4 Ng5 42. Rf1 Ne4+ 43. Kd3 Nc5+ 44. Ke2 Na4 45. Nf3 Re7+ 46. Kd2 Nxb2 47.
Nb4 Rd7+ 48. Kc3 Na4+ 49. Kc2 Nc5 50. Nd2 Ne6 51. Nb3 g5 52. f3 Bb8 53. g4 Nf4
54. Re1 Be5 55. Kb1 Rc7 56. Rd1 Rc3 57. Ka2 Rxf3 58. Nc5 Rxh3 59. Nd7+ Ke6 60.
Nc5+ Kf7 61. gxf5 Kf6 62. Rd7 Kxf5 63. Rxb7 a5 64. Nc6 Rh2+ 65. Kb1 Bf6 66. Rb5
Kg4 67. Ne4 Bg7 68. Rxa5 Rb2+ 69. Kc1 Ne2+ 70. Kd1 Nc3+ 71. Nxc3 Bxc3 72. Rc5
Bf6 73. a4 Ra2 74. a5 h5 75. Nb4 Ra4 76. Rc4+ Kf3 77. Rc6 Rxb4 78. Rxf6+ Kg3 79.
a6 Ra4 80. Kc2 h4 81. Kb3 Ra1 82. Kb2 Ra5 83. Kb3 h3 84. Kb4 Ra1 85. Kb5 h2 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Final KO 2024"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2024.12.31"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[ECO "C55"]
[Opening "Two knights defence (Modern bishop's opening)"]
[WhiteFideId "12573981"]
[BlackFideId "5202213"]
[EventDate "2024.12.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Nc3 d6 7. a4 Na5 8. Ba2
c5 9. Bg5 Nc6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Nd5 g6 12. c3 Bg7 13. Qd2 Bg4 14. Qe3 Rc8 15. h3
Be6 16. Rfc1 Ne7 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Bxe6 Qxe6 19. b4 b6 20. a5 d5 21. axb6 axb6
22. bxc5 Rxc5 23. Ra7 h6 24. h4 Rfc8 25. exd5 Rxd5 26. h5 gxh5 27. c4 Rd6 28.
Re1 Rcd8 29. Ra3 Qf5 30. Nh4 Qg5 31. g3 Qxe3 32. Rxe3 f6 33. Nf5 R6d7 34. Rb3
Bf8 35. Rf3 Rb8 36. Ne3 Kg7 37. Nd5 Rd6 38. Rb5 Kg6 39. Kg2 Rc6 40. Rb1 Ra8 41.
Rxb6 Rxb6 42. Nxb6 Rd8 43. Nd5 f5 44. Re3 Bd6 45. f4 exf4 46. gxf4 Kf7 47. d4
Rg8+ 48. Kh3 Rg4 49. c5 Bxf4 50. Re7+ Kf8 51. c6 Rg3+ 52. Kh4 Rg4+ 53. Kxh5 Rg5+
54. Kh4 Rg4+ 55. Kh3 Rg3+ 56. Kh2 Re3+ 57. Nxf4 Rxe7 58. d5 Re4 59. c7 Rc4 60.
d6 Ke8 61. Nd5 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Final KO 2024"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2024.12.31"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2831"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[ECO "A45"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn game"]
[WhiteFideId "1503014"]
[BlackFideId "1170546"]
[EventDate "2024.12.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 e6 6. Ngf3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bb5
Ne7 9. Bd3 b6 10. e4 Bxg3 11. hxg3 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Ng6 13. dxc5 Bb7 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6
15. cxb6 e5 16. Bxg6 hxg6 17. O-O axb6 18. Re1 Rfe8 19. Qe2 e4 20. Nh2 e3 21.
fxe3 Ra5 22. Rad1 Rxa2 23. Rd4 Qe5 24. Qf2 Rea8 25. e4 Ra1 26. Nf3 Rxe1+ 27.
Qxe1 Qe7 28. Qe3 Re8 29. e5 b5 30. Kf2 Qe6 31. Qf4 Bxf3 32. gxf3 Qh3 33. g4 Qh4+
34. Kg2 Qe1 35. Re4 Qd1 36. Qe3 Qd5 37. Kg3 Qb3 38. Qe2 Qd5 39. Qe3 Qb3 40. Qd2
Qe6 41. Qd6 Qb3 42. Qd7 Rf8 43. e6 fxe6 44. Qxe6+ Qxe6 45. Rxe6 b4 46. c4 b3 47.
Rxg6 Rc8 48. Rb6 Rxc4 49. Rxb3 Kf7 50. Rb7+ Kf6 51. Rb6+ Kf7 52. f4 Rd4 53. f5
Rd3+ 54. Kf4 Rd4+ 55. Kg5 Rc4 56. Rb7+ Kf8 57. b4 Rd4 58. b5 Rc4 59. b6 Rb4 60.
Kh5 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Final KO 2024"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2024.12.31"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Opening "Giuoco Pianissimo"]
[Variation "Italian four knights variation"]
[WhiteFideId "4168119"]
[BlackFideId "5202213"]
[EventDate "2024.12.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nc3 O-O 6. h3 d6 7. Na4 Bb6 8. a3
Ne7 9. O-O Ng6 10. b4 Re8 11. Re1 h6 12. Bb3 Be6 13. Bxe6 Rxe6 14. c4 c6 15.
Nxb6 axb6 16. a4 d5 17. Qb3 d4 18. c5 b5 19. Bd2 bxa4 20. Rxa4 Ne8 21. Rea1 Rxa4
22. Rxa4 Nc7 23. Qa2 Re8 24. Nh2 Nb5 25. Ra5 Qd7 26. Nf1 Kh7 27. Ng3 Nf8 28. Nf5
Ne6 29. Qb3 h5 30. Qd1 g6 31. Nh4 Kg7 32. Qc1 f6 33. Kh2 Kf7 34. Kh1 Rc8 35. Ra1
Qe8 36. Qc4 Ra8 37. Ra2 Rxa2 38. Qxa2 Ke7 39. Qa5 Kd7 40. g3 Ng7 41. Kg2 g5 42.
Nf3 Ne6 43. Be1 h4 44. Nd2 hxg3 45. fxg3 Qh5 46. Nf3 g4 47. hxg4 Qxg4 48. Kf2
Ng5 49. Nxg5 Qxg5 50. Qa8 Qe3+ 51. Kg2 Qxe1 52. Qxb7+ Nc7 53. b5 Qe2+ 54. Kh3
cxb5 55. Qb6 Qh5+ 56. Kg2 Qf7 57. Qd6+ Kc8 58. c6 Qe6 59. Qf8+ Qe8 60. Qxf6 b4
61. Qd6 b3 62. Qb4 Qxc6 63. Qxb3 Qc3 64. Qb1 Kd7 65. Kh3 Qc6 66. Kg2 Qb5 67. Qd1
Ne6 68. Qf3 Kd6 69. Kh2 Qb2+ 70. Kg1 Qc1+ 71. Kh2 Qd2+ 72. Kh1 Qe3 73. Qf1 Qg5
74. Kh2 Qh6+ 75. Kg2 Qg7 76. Kh2 Qf8 77. Qe1 Qf3 78. Qb4+ Kd7 79. Qb5+ Ke7 80.
Qxe5 Qxd3 81. Qd5 Qe2+ 82. Kh3 Qf1+ 83. Kh2 Qf2+ 84. Kh3 Qe3 85. e5 Nf4+ 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Final KO 2024"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2024.12.31"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2831"]
[ECO "A15"]
[Opening "English opening"]
[WhiteFideId "1170546"]
[BlackFideId "1503014"]
[EventDate "2024.12.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 g6 5. d4 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. Qc2 c5 8. d5 b5
9. Nc3 b4 10. Nd1 d6 11. e4 e6 12. Re1 Re8 13. Bf4 a5 14. a4 e5 15. Bc1 Bc8 16.
b3 Ra7 17. Bb2 Rae7 18. h3 Nbd7 19. Ne3 Nh5 20. Re2 Ndf6 21. Rf1 Kh8 22. Kh2 Ng8
23. Ne1 Rf8 24. Bf3 Nhf6 25. Nd3 Nh6 26. Bc1 Nfg8 27. Bg2 f5 28. exf5 gxf5 29.
f4 e4 30. Nf2 Nf6 31. Rg1 Nh5 32. Qd1 Rg8 33. Bf1 Qe8 34. Rc2 Bd4 35. Bb2 Bxb2
36. Rxb2 Reg7 37. g4 Nxf4 38. Qc1 Qe5 39. Kh1 fxg4 40. Nfxg4 Nxg4 41. hxg4 Bxg4
42. Nxg4 Rxg4 43. Rxg4 Rxg4 44. Rh2 Qc3 45. Qd1 Qg3 46. Bg2 Nxg2 47. Qa1+ Rg7 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Final KO 2024"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2024.12.31"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[ECO "E39"]
[Opening "Nimzo-Indian"]
[Variation "classical, Pirc variation"]
[WhiteFideId "5202213"]
[BlackFideId "4168119"]
[EventDate "2024.12.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 O-O 6. a3 Bxc5 7. Nf3 d5 8. Bg5
dxc4 9. e3 h6 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. Bh4 Qc7 12. Bxc4 a6 13. O-O b5 14. Ba2 Bb7 15.
Bb1 Rfd8 16. b4 Bb6 17. Bg3 Qc6 18. Rd6 Qc8 19. Rfd1 Bc7 20. R6d2 Nf8 21. Bxc7
Qxc7 22. Ne4 Qxc2 23. Nxf6+ gxf6 24. Bxc2 Rdc8 25. Nd4 Bd5 26. e4 Bc4 27. f3 Ng6
28. Kf2 a5 29. g3 axb4 30. axb4 Ra3 31. f4 Ne7 32. Bd3 Ra4 33. Bxc4 bxc4 34. Rb1
c3 35. Rc2 Rc4 36. Ke3 Rcxb4 37. Rxb4 Rxb4 38. Rxc3 Ra4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Final KO 2024"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2024.12.31"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2831"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[ECO "B22"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Alapin's variation (2.c3)"]
[WhiteFideId "1503014"]
[BlackFideId "1170546"]
[EventDate "2024.12.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 e6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 dxc3 8. Nxc3
d5 9. exd6 Bxd6 10. O-O Nc6 11. Qe2 h6 12. Rd1 Qe7 13. Ne4 Bc7 14. Be3 Nd7 15.
Rac1 O-O 16. Nd4 Qh4 17. Ng3 Nde5 18. Nxc6 Nxc6 19. Rc4 Qe7 20. Bc5 Qe8 21. Nh5
f5 22. Bxf8 Kxf8 23. Nf4 b5 24. Rxc6 Qxc6 25. Bxe6 Bxf4 26. Rd8+ Ke7 27. Rxc8
Rxc8 28. Bd5+ Kf6 29. Bxc6 Rxc6 30. g3 Be5 31. Qxb5 Rb6 32. Qd7 Rxb2 33. Qxa7
Rd2 34. Qb6+ Kf7 35. Qa5 Rd1+ 36. Kg2 Kf6 37. a4 Bd4 38. Qd8+ Kg6 39. Qd6+ Kf7
40. a5 Rd2 41. Qf4 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Final KO 2024"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2024.12.31"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[ECO "D33"]
[Opening "QGD"]
[Variation "Tarrasch, Prague variation"]
[WhiteFideId "4168119"]
[BlackFideId "5202213"]
[EventDate "2024.12.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Bc5 9. Nb3 Bb6 10. Nxd5 Be6 11. Nxb6 Qxd1+ 12. Kxd1 axb6 13. Kc2 O-O 14.
Bxc6 bxc6 15. f3 Bf5+ 16. Kd2 Rfd8+ 17. Ke3 Be6 18. Nd4 Bc4 19. b3 c5 20. bxc4
Rxd4 21. Rb1 Rxc4 22. Rd1 Rc2 23. Kf2 h5 24. a3 Re8 25. Rd2 Rxd2 26. Bxd2 Nd7
27. Bf4 Ra8 28. Rd1 Nf8 29. Rd6 Ne6 30. Be3 Rb8 31. f4 g6 32. h3 Kf8 33. Rd7 Ke8
34. Ra7 b5 35. g4 hxg4 36. hxg4 b4 37. f5 gxf5 38. gxf5 Nd4 39. axb4 Rxb4 40. f6
Ne6 41. Re7+ Kd8 42. Rxe6 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Final KO 2024"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2024.12.31"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[ECO "E39"]
[Opening "Nimzo-Indian"]
[Variation "classical, Pirc variation"]
[WhiteFideId "5202213"]
[BlackFideId "4168119"]
[EventDate "2024.12.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 O-O 6. a3 Bxc5 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. Bg5
h6 9. Bh4 Be7 10. Rd1 d5 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. cxd5 Bxc3+ 13. Qxc3 exd5 14. e3 Bg4
15. Be2 Rc8 16. O-O Qb6 17. h3 d4 18. exd4 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Ne5 20. Qe3 Nxf3+ 21.
Qxf3 Qxb2 22. d5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Final KO 2024"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2024.12.31"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Opening "Giuoco Pianissimo"]
[Variation "Italian four knights variation"]
[WhiteFideId "4168119"]
[BlackFideId "5202213"]
[EventDate "2024.12.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nc3 O-O 6. h3 d6 7. Na4 Bb6 8. a3
Ne7 9. O-O Ng6 10. Re1 Re8 11. b4 h6 12. Bd2 c6 13. Nxb6 axb6 14. a4 Be6 15.
Bxe6 Rxe6 16. c4 Qd7 17. Be3 b5 18. axb5 Rxa1 19. Qxa1 cxb5 20. Nd2 bxc4 21.
dxc4 Nh5 22. Qd1 Ngf4 23. Kh2 Rg6 24. g4 Rf6 25. c5 d5 26. Nf3 g5 27. exd5 e4
28. Ne5 Qe8 29. Qd4 Ng7 30. d6 Qd8 31. Qxe4 Nge6 32. Qxb7 h5 33. Nc6 Qf8 34. Qb8
hxg4 35. Bxf4 Rxf4 36. Qxf8+ Kxf8 37. Rxe6 fxe6 38. d7 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Final KO 2024"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2024.12.31"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2831"]
[ECO "B31"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack (with ...g6, without ...d6)"]
[WhiteFideId "4168119"]
[BlackFideId "1503014"]
[EventDate "2024.12.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 e5 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Qe7 8. a4
Nf6 9. a5 O-O 10. Be3 Rd8 11. Qc1 c4 12. Ra3 cxd3 13. cxd3 Nh5 14. Bg5 Bf6 15.
Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Qc5 Re8 17. Nbd2 Bg4 18. h3 Bxf3 19. Nxf3 Nf4 20. Kh2 b6 21. axb6
axb6 22. Rxa8 bxc5 23. Rxe8+ Kg7 24. Re3 Qd6 25. Ne1 c4 26. dxc4 Qd2 27. Kg1
Qxb2 28. Rc8 Qb7 29. Rd8 Qb4 30. Nf3 Qxc4 31. Rd7 Qc1+ 32. Re1 Qc3 33. Re3 Qb2
34. Ng5 Qc1+ 35. Kh2 Qf1 36. Rxf7+ Kg8 37. Rxf4 exf4 38. Rf3 h6 39. Ne6 g5 40.
e5 Qc4 41. Nd8 Qd5 42. Nb7 Qxe5 43. Kg1 c5 44. Kh2 c4 45. Ra3 f3+ 46. Kg1 Qb2
47. Ra8+ Kg7 48. Nc5 Qc1+ 49. Kh2 Qf1 50. Ra7+ Kg8 51. Ra8+ Kf7 52. Ra7+ Ke8 53.
Ra8+ Ke7 54. Ra7+ Kd8 55. Ne6+ Kc8 56. Rc7+ Kb8 57. gxf3 Qxf2+ 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Final KO 2024"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2024.12.31"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2831"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[ECO "B22"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Alapin's variation (2.c3)"]
[WhiteFideId "1503014"]
[BlackFideId "4168119"]
[EventDate "2024.12.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be2 Nc6 7. O-O cxd4 8.
cxd4 Be7 9. Nc3 Qd6 10. Nb5 Qd8 11. Bf4 Nd5 12. Bg3 O-O 13. Rc1 Bd7 14. Nc3 Nxc3
15. bxc3 Qa5 16. Qb3 b6 17. Rfd1 Qa3 18. Qb1 Rfd8 19. h4 Rac8 20. Ng5 Bxg5 21.
hxg5 Ne7 22. c4 Qa5 23. Bf4 Ba4 24. Rd3 Qf5 25. Be3 Bc6 26. Ra3 Be4 27. Qb2 Rd7
28. f3 Bxf3 29. Bxf3 Ng6 30. Qc2 Nh4 31. Qxf5 Nxf5 32. d5 Nxe3 33. Rxe3 Rc5 34.
dxe6 fxe6 35. Bg4 Rd2 36. Bxe6+ 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Final KO 2024"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2024.12.31"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2831"]
[ECO "A28"]
[Opening "English"]
[Variation "four knights, 4.e3"]
[WhiteFideId "4168119"]
[BlackFideId "1503014"]
[EventDate "2024.12.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bb5 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Bd6 8.
d4 Qf6 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 h6 11. a4 a6 12. Bd3 Re8 13. Nd2 Bf5 14. Bxf5 Qxf5 15.
d5 Na5 16. e4 Qd7 17. Nf1 c6 18. Ne3 cxd5 19. Nxd5 Qe6 20. Re3 Rad8 21. Rg3 Bf8
22. Rb1 f5 23. Qf1 fxe4 24. Nc7 Qa2 25. Bxh6 Qxa4 26. Nxe8 Qxe8 27. h3 b5 28.
Ra1 Nc4 29. Rxa6 Qh5 30. Rg4 Rd7 31. Qe2 Qf5 32. Be3 Rd3 33. Ra8 Nxe3 34. fxe3
Rxc3 35. Rg3 b4 36. Kh2 Kh7 37. Qe1 Be7 38. Ra7 Bf6 39. Rb7 Kh6 40. Rxb4 Rd3 41.
Rg4 Bg5 42. Rbxe4 g6 43. Qg3 Bf6 44. Ra4 Bg5 45. Rge4 Rd1 46. Qf3 Qxf3 47. gxf3
Bf6 48. Ra6 Kg7 49. Rc4 Bg5 50. Rg4 Bxe3 51. Rgxg6+ Kf7 52. Rgd6 Bg1+ 53. Kg2
Bd4 54. Rd7+ 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Final KO 2024"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2024.12.31"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2831"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "Steinitz variation"]
[WhiteFideId "1503014"]
[BlackFideId "4168119"]
[EventDate "2024.12.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nce2 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. a3 a5 8. Nf3 a4
9. h4 Nb6 10. Nf4 Na5 11. Rb1 Bd7 12. Bd3 h6 13. O-O Qc7 14. Re1 Nbc4 15. Nh5
Bb5 16. dxc5 Qxc5 17. Nd4 Bd7 18. Qg4 O-O-O 19. Qf4 Qe7 20. b3 axb3 21. Nxb3
Nxb3 22. Rxb3 Bc6 23. Be3 g5 24. Qd4 gxh4 25. Nf6 Bg7 26. Reb1 Bxf6 27. exf6 Qc7
28. Qa7 Rhg8 29. Bf4 Qxf4 30. Rxb7 Rxg2+ 31. Kxg2 Ne3+ 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Final KO 2024"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2024.12.31"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2831"]
[ECO "B31"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack (with ...g6, without ...d6)"]
[WhiteFideId "4168119"]
[BlackFideId "1503014"]
[EventDate "2024.12.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 e5 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Qe7 8. a4
Nf6 9. a5 O-O 10. Be3 Rd8 11. Qc1 c4 12. Ra3 cxd3 13. cxd3 Nh5 14. Bg5 Bf6 15.
Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Qc3 Re8 17. Nbd2 Bg4 18. h3 Bxf3 19. Nxf3 Nf4 20. Kh2 Rad8 21. Re3
b6 22. axb6 axb6 23. b4 Rd6 24. Ra2 Red8 25. Rd2 Rd4 26. g3 Ne6 27. Qb2 Ng5 28.
Nxd4 exd4 29. h4 Qe6 30. hxg5 dxe3 31. fxe3 Qg4 32. Qf6 Rxd3 33. Ra2 Qc8 34. e5
Qd8 35. Ra7 Rd7 36. Qxd8+ Rxd8 37. Rc7 Rd3 38. e6 fxe6 39. Rxc6 Rxe3 40. Rxb6
Re5 41. Kh3 Rxg5 42. Rxe6 Rb5 43. Re4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Final KO 2024"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2024.12.31"]
[Round "3.6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2831"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[ECO "A45"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn game"]
[WhiteFideId "1503014"]
[BlackFideId "4168119"]
[EventDate "2024.12.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 c5 5. Be2 Qb6 6. b3 Bd6 7. dxc5 Qxc5 8. Bxd6
Qxd6 9. c4 Qb4+ 10. Nbd2 dxc4 11. a3 Qe7 12. Nxc4 O-O 13. O-O Rd8 14. Qc2 Nc6
15. b4 a6 16. Rfd1 Bd7 17. Nb6 Rab8 18. Nxd7 Rxd7 19. Rxd7 Qxd7 20. Rd1 Qe7 21.
g3 g6 22. Kg2 Rd8 23. Rc1 Rd6 24. Nd2 Ne5 25. Qb2 Qd8 26. Ne4 Nxe4 27. Qxe5 Rd2
28. Qxe4 Rxe2 29. Qf3 Ra2 30. Qxb7 Qf6 31. Qf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Final KO 2024"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2024.12.31"]
[Round "3.7"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2831"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Opening "Hungarian defence"]
[WhiteFideId "4168119"]
[BlackFideId "1503014"]
[EventDate "2024.12.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Be7 4. d3 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. Nbd2 d6 7. a4 a5 8. Re1
Be6 9. b3 h6 10. Nf1 Re8 11. Ng3 Bf8 12. Bb2 g6 13. Bxe6 Rxe6 14. d4 exd4 15.
Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Bg7 17. Qd3 Nd7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qc3+ Kg8 20. f4 Nc5 21. e5
Qe7 22. exd6 Qxd6 23. f5 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Rd8 25. fxg6 fxg6 26. Qxa5 Qd4+ 27. Kh1
b6 28. Qb5 Ne4 29. Nxe4 Qxe4 30. Qf1 Qxc2 31. h3 Rf8 32. Qb5 Qc3 33. Qd5+ Kh8
34. Qe6 Kg7 35. Rd1 Rf7 36. Kh2 h5 37. Rd5 h4 38. Rg5 Qf6 39. Qxf6+ Kxf6 40. Rg4
g5 41. b4 c5 42. Kg1 Rd7 43. bxc5 bxc5 44. Kf2 Rd2+ 45. Ke3 Ra2 46. Kd3 c4+ 47.
Kxc4 Rxa4+ 48. Kd5 1/2-1/2

