[Event "Norway Chess 2026"] [White "Firouzja,Alireza"] [Black "Carlsen,Magnus"] [Site "Oslo"] [Round "1.2"] [Annotator ""] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2026.05.25"] [WhiteElo "2759"] [BlackElo "2840"] [PlyCount "75"] {[%evp 0,75,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,41,32767,14,5,32767,20,20,17,32767,16,22,15,32767,28,16,2,24,32767,32767,32767,25,46,44,0,29,47,93,32767,32767,32767,32767,101,32767,108,42,32767,32767,32767,13,32767,38,33,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,4,32767,0,32767,0,32767,32767,32767,32767,261,266,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,314]} {} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:12]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:0:16]} e6 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:7]} h6 {[%emt 0:0:40]} 5. a3 {[%emt 0:0:25]} c5 {[%emt 0:12:50]} 6. cxd5 {[%emt 0:0:27] D37: Queen's Gambit Declined: 5 Bf4.} exd5 {[%emt 0:5:19]} 7. Bf4 {[%emt 0:0:11]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:3:43]} 8. e3 {[%emt 0:0:12]} a6 {[%emt 0:0:34]} 9. Be2 {[%emt 0:2:8]} c4 {[%emt 0:16:23]} 10. Ne5 {[%emt 0:2:51]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:3:57]} 11. O-O {[%emt 0:1:51]} O-O {[%emt 0:4:36]} 12. Bg3 {[%emt 0:11:19]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:15:18]} 13. f4 {[%emt 0:12:23]} Be7 {[%emt 0:3:55]} 14. Bf3 {[%emt 0:3:17]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:0:51]} 15. Rc1 $1 {[%emt 0:16:2]} b5 {[%emt 0:11:43]} 16. Be1 {[%emt 0:26:49]} b4 {[%emt 0:14:14]} 17. axb4 {[%emt 0:0:58]} Bxb4 {[%emt 0:0:35]} ({ Black should try} 17... Nxb4 $0 $14 18. Bh4 Rb8 )18. Bh4 {[%emt 0:1:54]} Bxc3 {[%emt 0:0:15]} 19. bxc3 {[%emt 0:6:9]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:3:0]} 20. Ra1 {[%emt 0:11:34]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:3:46]} 21. Rxa6 {[%emt 0:8:20]} f6 {[%emt 0:1:21]} 22. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:1:10]} Bxe4 {[%emt 0:0:16]} 23. Ng4 {[%emt 0:0:13]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:2:4]} 24. Nf2 {[%emt 0:1:55]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:1:27]} 25. Qe2 {[%emt 0:2:21]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:4:5]} 26. Rxc6 {[%emt 0:2:24]} (26. Nxe4 $5 Rxa6 27. Nc5 $0 $16 )Qxc6 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 27. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:0:13]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 28. Ra1 $0 $11 {[%emt 0:0:11]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:1:9]} 29. Be1 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:1:48]} 30. f5 {[%emt 0:1:38]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:0:49]} 31. Qg4 {[%emt 0:0:38]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:1:9]} 32. Qxe4 {[%emt 0:0:40]} Re8 {[%emt 0:0:54]} 33. Qg4 {[%emt 0:0:7]} ({ Much worse is} 33. Ra7 $6 Qxa7 34. Qxe8 Qa1 35. Qg6+ Kh8 $0 $11 )Kg8 $2 {[%emt 0:2:23]} (33... Nxe3 $0 $16 34. Qg6+ Kg8 )34. e4 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Ne3 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 35. Qf3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Nc2 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 36. Rc1 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Na3 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 37. Bg3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Nb5 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 38. e5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 1-0