[Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Date "2021.09.09"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Black "Karjakin, Sergey"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A01"] [WhiteElo "2754"] [BlackElo "2758"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "124"] [EventDate "2021.08.31"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "NOR"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 9,124,0,-2,-1,28,15,26,34,26,6,11,-21,-22,-27,-30,-52,-52,-59,-4,-50, -52,-54,-54,-50,-55,-72,-46,-63,-45,-86,-102,-92,-47,-69,-61,-87,-32,-39,-32, -37,-36,-25,127,124,139,152,160,149,166,133,141,145,136,45,209,197,429,433,426, 83,148,0,385,315,228,117,729,728,711,713,662,81,82,64,125,120,218,231,216,216, 214,193,258,254,213,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-1044,0, -29981,-29982,-29982,-29983,-29983,-29984]} 1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nf3 e4 5. Nd4 Nxd4 (5... Bc5 {is interesting.} 6. Nf5 O-O 7. e3 d5 8. cxd5 Nb4) 6. Bxd4 {A01: Nimzowitsch-Larsen Opening.} b6 $5 {[%mdl 4] An interesting side line.} 7. g3 Bb7 8. Bg2 {[#] White has an edge.} Bc5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 8... Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 c5 11. Be3 d5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Nxe4 f5 14. Nc3 Nxe3 15. dxe3 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 {1-0 (57) Fry,P (1752)-Palma,M (1529) Cammeray 2010}) 9. Bb2 h5 10. d4 Bb4+ 11. Nc3 h4 {White must now prevent ...h3.} 12. e3 d5 13. Qc2 Bc8 ({Better is} 13... a5 $15) 14. h3 hxg3 15. fxg3 c6 16. O-O-O Be6 17. Ne2 a5 18. Nf4 a4 19. Kb1 axb3 20. Qxb3 Bd6 21. cxd5 cxd5 22. g4 O-O (22... Bxf4 $17 23. exf4 Bd7) 23. g5 $15 Bxf4 24. gxf6 Bh6 25. fxg7 $1 Kxg7 {[#]} (25... Bxg7 $11 26. Ba3 Re8) 26. Bxe4 $1 $16 {[%mdl 512]} f5 (26... Qd7 27. Bc2) 27. Rhg1+ Kh7 28. Bd3 Qd6 29. Rg2 Bxe3 30. Re1 Bh6 31. Qd1 (31. a4 $1 $16 {Strongly threatening Ba3.} Rf6 32. Ba3) 31... Bd7 $2 (31... Rf6 $14) 32. Qh5 $18 Rf6 $2 (32... Be8 33. Bxf5+ Rxf5 {[%mdl 64] Remove Defender} 34. Qxf5+ Bg6 35. Qxg6+ ( 35. Re7+ Bg7 $16) 35... Qxg6+ 36. Rxg6 Kxg6 37. Re6+ Kh5 38. Rxb6 Be3) 33. Reg1 {aiming for Rg7+.} Qf8 34. Bc1 $2 (34. Qh4 $18 {and White stays clearly on top. Threatens to win with Rg8!} Re8 35. Ka1) 34... Qb4+ $16 35. Bb2 $2 (35. Rb2 $16 {White wants to mate with Bxh6.} Qxd4 36. Rd1 (36. Rg3 Rg8 $14)) 35... Qf8 $18 36. a3 Rc8 37. Rg6 (37. Ka2 $18) 37... Be8 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (37... Rcc6 $16 38. Rg8 Qxg8 39. Rxg8 Kxg8) 38. Rxf6 Bxh5 39. Rxf5 {[%mdl 64] Threatening mate with Rf7+! Double Attack} ({Weaker is} 39. Rxf8 Rxf8 40. Rf1 Bg6 $11) 39... Kh8 40. Rxf8+ $2 (40. Rxh5 $18 {Rg6 is the strong threat.} Rc7 41. Rg6) 40... Rxf8 $16 41. Re1 Rf3 {[#]} (41... Rf6 $14) 42. Re6 $1 Kg7 (42... Bg5 $16) 43. Be2 $18 Rxh3 44. Bxh5 Rxh5 45. Rxb6 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} Be3 (45... Kf7 { is a better defense.} 46. a4 Bd2) 46. a4 $1 Rh4 {[#]} 47. a5 $2 (47. Ka2 $1 $18 ) 47... Bxd4 $11 48. Rb4 Rh1+ 49. Ka2 Bxb2 50. Kxb2 {KR-KR} Kf6 51. a6 Rh8 52. Kb3 Ke5 53. Rb6 d4 54. a7 Ra8 55. Ra6 Kd5 56. Kb4 d3 {Hoping for ...d2.} 57. Kb5 (57. Kc3 {keeps more tension.} Kc5 58. Kxd3 Kb5 59. Ra1 Kb6 60. Rb1+) 57... d2 58. Ra1 Kd4 59. Kb4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (59. Kb6 $11) 59... Kd3 $2 ({And not} 59... Rxa7 60. Rxa7 Kd3 61. Ra3+ Ke2 62. Ra2 $11) ({Black should try} 59... Ke3 $19 60. Kc4 {[#]} Rxa7 $3 {[%mdl 576] Deflection, Promotion} 61. Rxa7 d1=Q 62. Re7+ Kf4 63. Rf7+ Ke4 64. Re7+ Kf5) 60. Ra3+ {[%mdl 8192]} (60. Kc5 $11) 60... Ke2 {Black mates.} 61. Ra2 Ke1 62. Ra1+ d1=Q {Quite a comeback for Black. Weighted Error Value: White=0.62/Black=0.37} 0-1 [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Date "2021.09.14"] [Round "7.1"] [White "Tari, Aryan"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C89"] [WhiteElo "2642"] [BlackElo "2855"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "102"] [EventDate "2021.08.31"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "NOR"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 15,102,40,52,42,41,18,18,18,16,16,21,32,21,18,22,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-4,0,0,0,-33,-26,-27,-22,-29,-21,-29,-18,-30,-22, -79,-77,-76,-76,-76,-76,-76,-20,-104,-102,-134,-132,-1401,-122,-127,0,-1535, -1478,-5085,-2445,-2157,-1490,-29974,-29975,-29975,-29976,-29976,-29977,-29977, -29978,-29977,-29978,-29981,-29982]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 Na5 9. Bc2 {C89: Closed Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack.} d5 10. d4 dxe4 11. Nxe5 {The position is equal.} c5 12. Be3 { [#]} Bb7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Qc7 13. Nd2 Bd6 14. Nxe4 cxd4 15. Nxd6 dxe3 16. Rxe3 Rd8 17. Rd3 Be6 18. b3 Bd5 19. Rxd5 Nxd5 20. Ndxf7 Nxc3 21. Qh5 g6 22. Bxg6 Ne2+ 23. Kf1 hxg6 24. Qh8# {1-0 (24) Foix Breto,A (1887)-Kripanov,A (1992) Girona 2014}) 13. Nd2 Rc8 14. h3 Re8 15. Ng4 (15. Rc1 {is more complex.} cxd4 16. Bxd4 Bc5 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Bxe4 Bxd4 19. cxd4 Rxc1 20. Qxc1 Qxd4 21. Bf3) 15... Nd5 $1 16. Bxe4 Nxe3 17. Nxe3 ({But not} 17. fxe3 $2 Bxe4 18. Nxe4 f5 $19 ) 17... cxd4 {Strongly threatening ...Bxe4.} 18. cxd4 Bxe4 19. Nxe4 Bb4 20. Nc3 Rxc3 21. bxc3 Bxc3 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 22. Re2 {Hoping for Rc1.} Bxa1 23. Qxa1 Nc4 24. Qe1 Nd6 ({Don't blunder} 24... Qxd4 $2 25. Nxc4 Rxe2 26. Qxe2 $18) (24... Nxe3 {keeps more tension.} 25. Rxe3 Rf8 26. Qd2 Qd6 27. a3 g6) 25. Nd5 Rxe2 26. Qxe2 Kf8 27. Ne3 g6 28. Qf3 Kg7 29. Qd5 Qf6 30. a3 Qe6 31. Qc5 Ne4 32. Qc2 h5 33. Qd3 Nd6 34. Qd2 Qf6 35. Nd5 {[#]} (35. f3 $11) 35... Nc4 $1 $17 { [%CAl Rc4d2]} 36. Qc3 (36. Nxf6 Nxd2) 36... Qd6 37. Nb4 a5 38. Nc2 a4 ({ Black should try} 38... Qd5 $17) 39. Qd3 (39. d5+ $11 {remains equal.} Kg8 40. Nb4) 39... h4 40. d5 Qe5 41. Ne3 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (41. Qd1 $17) 41... Qa1+ $2 (41... Nxe3 $1 $19 {has better winning chances.} 42. fxe3 Qa1+ 43. Kf2 b4) 42. Kh2 Qe5+ $2 {[%mdl 8192]} ({Much worse is} 42... Qxa3 $6 43. Qd4+ Kg8 44. Nxc4 $11) (42... Nxa3 43. d6 $16) (42... Nd6 $17 43. Nc2 Qf6) 43. Kg1 $19 {[#]} Nxe3 $1 44. fxe3 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQ-KQ} b4 45. d6 Qa1+ 46. Kf2 bxa3 { Black mates.} 47. d7 Qf6+ 48. Ke2 a2 49. d8=Q Qxd8 50. Qxd8 a1=Q 51. Qxh4 a3 { Weighted Error Value: White=0.55/Black=0.22} 0-1 [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Date "2021.09.10"] [Round "4.2"] [White "Tari, Aryan"] [Black "Karjakin, Sergey"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C65"] [WhiteElo "2642"] [BlackElo "2758"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "110"] [EventDate "2021.08.31"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "NOR"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 9,110,0,6,8,16,14,20,14,12,19,40,3,7,3,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,-18,0,0,16,-91,-92, -216,-194,-191,-189,-222,-220,-282,-283,-399,-193,-191,-184,-180,-188,-213, -202,-191,-154,-237,-224,-228,-224,-219,-215,-238,-153,-228,-169,-174,-174, -268,-261,-413,-406,-467,-218,-204,-211,-238,-59,-108,-8,-10,0,0,0,0,-1,-247, -241,-239,-242,-351,-358,-344,-354,-354,-349,-319,-342,-535,-216,-714,-699, -1604,-1444,-29963,-29964,-29960,-29961,-29985,-29986,-29986,-29987,-29976, -29977]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bg5 {[#]} Be7 $146 ({ Predecessor:} 5... Ne7 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. d4 exd4 8. O-O c6 9. Bc4 O-O 10. Nxd4 d6 11. Nc3 f5 12. Qd2 Kh8 13. Rad1 Bb6 14. Nf3 fxe4 15. Nxe4 Nf5 16. g4 Ng7 17. Qh6 Bxg4 18. Nfg5 Bf5 19. Nxd6 {1-0 (19) Van Foreest,J (2688)-So,W (2772) chess24.com INT 2021}) 6. O-O {C65: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence (3...Nf6), unusual lines and 4 0-0 Bc5.} d6 7. d4 O-O ({Much worse is} 7... Nxe4 $6 8. Bxe7 Kxe7 9. Qe2 $16) 8. Bxc6 {The position is equal.} bxc6 9. Nc3 h6 10. Be3 exd4 11. Nxd4 Bd7 12. h3 c5 {aiming for ...d5.} 13. Nde2 Bc6 14. Ng3 Re8 15. Qf3 Bf8 16. Rad1 Qe7 {[%CAl Rf6e4]} 17. Nf5 (17. Nd5 $1 $11 Nxd5 18. exd5) 17... Qe5 $17 {[%CAl Rf6e4]} 18. Nd5 (18. Qg3 $17 Qxg3 19. Nxg3) 18... Nxd5 $1 $19 ({Stronger than} 18... Nxe4 19. Nxc7 Qxb2 20. Nxa8 $14) 19. exd5 Bd7 20. Ng3 Qxb2 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 21. Nh5 Qxc2 22. Bxh6 (22. Rb1 $142) 22... Qf5 (22... Bb5 $142 23. Rc1 Qe4 24. Qxe4 Rxe4) 23. Bf4 Rab8 24. Ng3 Qf6 25. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Qg6 27. Qa3 (27. Kh2 $17) 27... Rb1 28. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 29. Kh2 Qb4 30. Qe3 Qd4 31. Qf3 (31. Qxd4 $17 cxd4 32. Ne2) 31... c4 {[%CAl Bc5c4, Bc4c3,Bc3c2][%mdl 32]} 32. Be3 Qd3 33. Ne4 (33. Qe4 $142) 33... c3 34. Qf4 (34. Ng5 $142 f6 35. Ne6) 34... c2 35. Ng5 Qf5 (35... Qxd5 $142 {Strongly threatening ...f6.} 36. Qh4 Bf5) 36. Qc4 Qe5+ 37. g3 Qf5 (37... Bf5 $1 $19 { ...a6! is the strong threat.} 38. h4 a5) 38. Qxc7 {[#]} Bb5 (38... Be7 $1 $17 { [%CAl Re7g5]} 39. h4 Bf8) 39. g4 $11 Qe5+ 40. f4 Qxd5 41. Qxc2 {[%csl Gg5] [%CAl Rc2h7]} Bd3 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black has good play.} 42. Qc8 (42. Qb3 $11 { and White is okay.} Qxb3 43. axb3) 42... Qxa2+ $19 43. Kg3 {[#]} a5 $1 { [%CAl Ba7a5,Ba5a4,Ba4a3][%mdl 32]} 44. f5 (44. Qc3 $142 Qe2 45. Bd4) 44... Qe2 45. Qe8 Bc4 46. Qe4 a4 47. f6 {[%csl Gg5][%CAl Re4h7]} g6 48. h4 (48. Bd4 $142) 48... Qd3 (48... d5 $142 49. Qf4 a3) 49. Qe8 (49. Qxd3 Bxd3 50. Kf4) 49... a3 50. h5 gxh5 {Threatens to win with ...a2.} 51. gxh5 Be6 {Black mates.} 52. Kf2 Qf5+ 53. Nf3 Bd5 54. Bh6 Qxf3+ 55. Ke1 Qe4+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.65/ Black=0.29} 0-1 [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Date "2021.09.09"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Tari, Aryan"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B23"] [WhiteElo "2642"] [BlackElo "2792"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "62"] [EventDate "2021.08.31"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "NOR"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 9,62,6,0,-16,-9,-9,-12,-12,-22,-6,-22,-40,-31,-36,47,40,41,38,52,64,114, 117,111,97,99,102,142,57,83,45,46,56,60,48,31,12,258,252,229,-8,-8,-56,0,0,0,0, 0,-227,-208,-305,-249,-329,77,-542,-538]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Bc4 {B23: Closed Sicilian: Lines without g3.} Nc6 7. d3 Na5 8. Bd2 {The position is equal.} e6 9. Qe2 Ne7 {[#]} 10. e5 $146 ({Predecessor: } 10. a3 O-O 11. Ba2 Nac6 12. Qf2 Qb6 13. O-O-O Qa6 14. e5 d5 15. Qxc5 b6 16. Qf2 {0-1 (35) Kadric,D (2495)-Gabuzyan,H (2578) Golden Sands 2015}) 10... Nf5 11. Bb5 d5 (11... Bxb5 $15 12. Nxb5 dxe5) 12. Bxd7+ $14 Qxd7 {[#]} 13. Nxd5 $1 exd5 14. Bxa5 Qb5 15. Bc3 d4 16. Bd2 Qxb2 17. O-O O-O 18. Qe4 (18. Rfb1 $16 Qxc2 19. Rb3) 18... b6 19. g4 Ne3 {[%CAl Re3f1]} 20. Bxe3 dxe3 21. Rae1 Qxc2 22. f5 Rfe8 $2 ({Don't play} 22... Qxa2 $6 23. f6 $18) (22... Rae8 $1 $11 { and Black stays safe.}) 23. e6 $18 {Strongly threatening exf7+.} Qxa2 {White must now prevent ...gxf5.} 24. Rxe3 $2 (24. Ng5 $1 $18 h6 25. Nxf7 (25. exf7+ Qxf7 26. Nxf7 Rxe4 $14)) 24... fxe6 $1 $11 25. fxg6 (25. Ng5 $5 {[%CAl Rf5f6]} Qd5 26. Qxd5 exd5 27. Rxe8+ Rxe8 28. f6 Bxf6 29. Rxf6 $11) 25... h6 (25... Qd5 $1 $15 26. gxh7+ Kh8) 26. g5 {Threatens to win with gxh6.} Qd5 $1 27. Qh4 Qf5 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black has some pressure.} 28. Qh5 $2 (28. gxh6 $11 Qxg6+ { [%mdl 64] Double Attack} 29. Kh1 Qxh6 30. Qe4) 28... Rf8 $19 29. Re4 {[#]} (29. Rfe1 $142) 29... Rf6 $3 {[%mdl 512]} 30. Rg4 {[#]} (30. h4 Rd8) 30... Rxg6 $2 { [#]} ({Less strong is} 30... Qxg6 31. Qh3 $19) (30... Raf8 $1 $19 31. Re4 (31. Rg3 a5) 31... Rd8 $1) 31. Nh4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (31. Ne5 $1 $16 {is forced if you want to stay better.} Qxe5 32. Qxg6 Qe3+ 33. Kh1) 31... Qxg4+ $3 { [%mdl 576] Remove Defender. Weighted Error Value: White=0.63/Black=0.50} 0-1 [Event "9th Norway Chess 2021"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Date "2021.09.07"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Tari, Aryan"] [Black "Rapport, Richard"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C01"] [WhiteElo "2642"] [BlackElo "2760"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "110"] [EventDate "2021.08.31"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "NOR"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 11,110,8,20,0,8,8,22,0,0,-38,-34,-41,-28,-34,-26,-49,-49,-54,-67,-62, -72,-62,-58,-89,-47,-54,-47,-71,-51,-63,-56,-52,-55,-69,-51,-83,-91,-81,-90, -89,-95,-85,-85,-88,-92,-88,-93,-91,-90,-141,-143,-146,-140,-237,-231,-241, -236,-266,-187,-199,-199,-374,-364,-420,-411,-371,-379,-450,-419,-383,-315, -362,-111,-616,-616,-616,-616,-1187,-616,-616,-616,-616,-616,-616,-616,-616, -579,-579,-590,-29964,-29965,-29958,-29959,-29957,-29954,-3572,-3115,-29976, -5717,-29989,-29990]} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bd3 Ne7 6. Nf3 Bg4 {6...0-0 gains popularity.} 7. h3 {C01: French: Exchange Variation.} Bh5 8. O-O Nbc6 9. Be2 {The position is equal.} O-O {[#]} 10. Nh4 $146 ({ Predecessor:} 10. a3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Nc8 12. a4 Nd6 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bf4 Ne4 15. Bd2 Na5 16. Be1 {0-1 (36) Belyakov,B (2489)-Mozharov,M (2542) Pardubice 2018}) 10... Bxc3 11. bxc3 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Re8 {Threatens to win with ...Ng6.} 13. Qf3 Qd7 14. Bd2 Na5 15. Rae1 Nc4 16. Bc1 a5 17. Qh5 Ra6 18. Nf3 g6 19. Qh4 f6 20. Re2 {Threatening Rfe1.} Nf5 21. Rxe8+ Qxe8 22. Qf4 Qd7 23. Re1 g5 24. Qg4 {[#]} Re6 $1 25. h4 Rxe1+ 26. Nxe1 Qe6 27. Nd3 Qe4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is under strong pressure.} 28. Qxe4 dxe4 $17 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KBN-KNN} 29. Nc5 { [%mdl 64] Double Attack} Nxh4 30. Nxb7 {[#]} ({White should play} 30. Nxe4 Kf7 31. Nc5) 30... Nf5 $1 31. Nc5 Nfd6 32. g4 (32. Kf1 $17 {keeps fighting.}) 32... Kf7 $19 33. Kg2 Kg6 34. a4 h5 35. gxh5+ Kxh5 36. Kg3 $2 (36. Ne6) 36... f5 37. Ne6 f4+ 38. Bxf4 Nf5+ ({Less strong is} 38... gxf4+ 39. Kxf4 Ne8 40. Nc5 $17) 39. Kh3 gxf4 40. Nxf4+ Kh6 41. Ne6 Ne7 $2 (41... Nb6 $19 {is more deadly.} 42. Kg4 Nd6 43. Nxc7 Nxa4) 42. Nxc7 $2 {[%mdl 8192] This move loses the game for White.} (42. Kg4 $17) 42... Kg5 43. Kg2 Kg4 44. Kf1 Kf3 45. Ke1 Nc8 46. Ne6 N8b6 47. Ng5+ Kf4 48. Ne6+ Kg4 49. Nc5 Kf3 50. Nb3 Nxa4 51. d5 Nab6 52. d6 a4 { [%CAl Ba5a4,Ba4a3][%mdl 32]} 53. Nd4+ Kf4 54. Nb5 {[#]} Nxd6 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 55. Nxd6 (55. Nd4 Nd5) 55... a3 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.81/Black=0.34} 0-1