[Event "Norway Chess 2026"] [White "Carlsen,Magnus"] [Black "So,Wesley"] [Site "Oslo"] [Round "5.2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2026.05.30"] [WhiteElo "2840"] [BlackElo "2754"] [PlyCount "116"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 12,115,14,14,38,33,29,33,33,19,26,26,24,22,31,29,28,41,33,32,34,25,21,27,42,35,39,40,29,42,49,25,33,30,38,0,15,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-77,-55,-58,-58,-63,-62,-66,-66,-61,-61,-61,-73,-102,-87,-103,-52,-47,-48,-147,-136,-213,-210,-195,-207,-259,-259,-255,-242,-253,-247,-291,-289,-287,-234,-240,-245,-300,-247,-343,-344,-323,-323,-581,-586,-764,-547,-532,-529,-1165,-1099,-1010,-831,-6122,-6119,-6113,-6095,-5193]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} e5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 3. Bc4 {[%emt 0:0:9]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:17]} 4. d3 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:1:35]} 5. Bg5 {[%emt 0:0:11]} h6 {[%emt 0:1:4]} 6. Bh4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} d6 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 7. c3 {[%emt 0:1:17]} a5 {[%emt 0:0:28] C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3.} 8. O-O {[%emt 0:6:10]} O-O {[%emt 0:0:41]} 9. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:5:26]} Ba7 {[%emt 0:1:19] White is slightly better.} 10. a4 {[%emt 0:3:28] 10.a3 is becoming the main line.} g5 {[%emt 0:10:49]} 11. Bg3 {[%emt 0:0:50]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:10:52]} 12. Re1 {[%emt 0:19:8]} g4 $5 {[%emt 0:4:42][%mdl 4] An interesting side line.} 13. Nh4 {[%emt 0:6:21]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:0:39]} 14. Nf1 {[%emt 0:0:53]} Qg5 {[%emt 0:4:38]} 15. Ne3 {[%emt 0:2:16]} Bxe3 {[%emt 0:3:1]} 16. Rxe3 {[%emt 0:3:16] A sharp opening} Nf4 $146 {[%emt 0:3:21]} ({Predecessor:} 16... Ne7 17. d4 Nxg3 18. hxg3 Ng6 19. Nxg6 fxg6 20. Qe2 Bd7 21. dxe5 dxe5 22. Rd3 Qe7 {½-½ Sueess,F (2262)-Abolins Abols,D (2277) W-ch WS/CCM/A/04 email 2019} )17. Qe1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Be6 {[%emt 0:5:58]} 18. f3 {[%emt 0:7:29]} h5 {[%emt 0:0:53]} 19. Bb5 {[%emt 0:1:1][%cal Od3d4]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 20. d4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} f6 {[%emt 0:2:36]} 21. Rd1 {[%emt 0:2:58]} Neg6 {[%emt 0:4:21] A dynamic duo of knights.} 22. Rd2 {[%emt 0:8:49]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:9:46]} 23. Kh1 {[%emt 0:5:1]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:1:9]} 24. d5 {[%emt 0:6:14]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:5:22]} 25. Bxd7 {[%emt 0:2:3]} Rxd7 {[%emt 0:1:10]} 26. Nf5 {[%emt 0:0:40]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:0:48]} 27. Bh4 {[%emt 0:5:28]} Qg6 {[%emt 0:0:22][%cal Oe7d5]} 28. Ng3 {[%emt 0:5:55]} Qh6 {[%emt 0:5:21]} 29. c4 {[%emt 0:1:7]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:1:53]} 30. Rb3 {[%emt 0:3:21]} (30. Rf2 $11 {remains equal.} )Nfg6 $17 {[%emt 0:4:4]} 31. Nf1 {[%emt 0:0:23]} Nxh4 {[%emt 0:0:26]} 32. Qxh4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} f5 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 33. Qe1 {[%emt 0:1:18]} fxe4 {[%emt 0:3:1]} 34. Qxe4+ {[%emt 0:0:11]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 35. g3 {[%emt 0:0:53] Wards off Rf4} Rdf7 {[%emt 0:0:59]} 36. Rf2 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Qc1 {[%emt 0:0:42]} 37. Kg2 {[%emt 0:0:43]} Rxf3 {[%emt 0:0:17]} (37... gxf3+ $17 38. Rbxf3 Rxf3 39. Rxf3 Qxb2+ 40. Kg1 Qd4+ (40... Rxf3 41. Qxf3 Qd4+ 42. Kg2 $11 )41. Qxd4 exd4 )38. Rbxf3 $15 {[%emt 0:0:14]} gxf3+ {[%emt 0:1:18] Black attacks} 39. Rxf3 {[%emt 0:0:5] Black continues to play with concentration.} (39. Kh3 $15 )Qxb2+ $17 {[%emt 0:0:24]} 40. Kh3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} (40. Kg1 $17 Qd4+ (40... Rxf3 41. Qxf3 Qd4+ 42. Kg2 $11 )41. Qxd4 exd4 42. Rb3 )Qd4 $19 {[%emt 0:0:37]} 41. Qxd4 {[%emt 2:0:27]} exd4 {[%emt 1:59:51]} 42. Rxf8 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Nxf8 {[%emt 0:0:0][%mdl 4096] Endgame KN-KN. Black is a pawn up.} 43. Kg2 {[%emt 0:0:16]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 44. Nd2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:4:15]} 45. h3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 46. Kf2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Kg5 {[%emt 0:1:57]} 47. Kf1 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:1:27]} 48. Kf2 {[%emt 0:0:29]} Nd3+ {[%emt 0:0:6]} 49. Ke2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Nb2 {[%emt 0:0:28]} 50. Nb3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:1:25]} 51. Nxa5 {[%emt 0:0:0] [#]} (51. Nd2 )Ke4 {[%emt 0:0:0] Black is clearly winning.} 52. g4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} hxg4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 53. hxg4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} d3+ {[%emt 0:0:25]} 54. Kd2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} b6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 55. Nb3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Nxc4+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} 56. Kc3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} d2 {[%emt 0:1:20]} 57. Kc2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Kxd5 {[%emt 0:0:12]} 58. g5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:0:0] Weighted Error Value: White=0.44/Black=0.21 (precise) Mistake: White=4 Black=1 Inaccurate: White=4 --- OK: White=11 Black=8} 0-1