[Event "Norway Chess 2026"] [White "Gukesh D"] [Black "Carlsen,Magnus"] [Site "Oslo"] [Round "4.2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2026.05.28"] [WhiteElo "2732"] [BlackElo "2840"] [PlyCount "84"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 12,83,37,34,30,27,25,11,35,41,49,41,60,44,47,28,35,40,43,38,50,48,52,64,64,21,25,29,25,22,37,16,25,0,0,0,0,-56,-64,-39,-39,-47,-36,-34,14,-78,-75,-55,-51,-170,-170,-178,-178,-167,-160,-169,-161,-169,-161,-570,-581,-579,-561,-549,-580,-550,-504,-579,-513,-597,-568,-502,-548,-540]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:0:0] Krasenkow,Michal} d5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:0:8]} e6 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:9]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:26]} 4. cxd5 {[%emt 0:0:33]} exd5 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 5. Bg5 {[%emt 0:0:9]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:0:31]} 6. Nf3 {[%emt 0:9:0]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:12:23]} 7. Nd2 {[%emt 0:4:1]} c6 {[%emt 0:10:40] D38: Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defence (4 Nf3 Bb4).} 8. Qc2 {[%emt 0:16:13]} h6 {[%emt 0:1:48] [#]} 9. Nb5 $1 {[%emt 0:4:34]} Qe7 $5 $146 {[%emt 0:19:43][%mdl 8] The position is equal. An interesting novelty.} (9... Bxd2+ 10. Bxd2 )({Predecessor:} 9... Bxd2+ 10. Bxd2 Qe7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. e3 c5 13. Ne2 Ne4 14. dxc5 Nc6 15. Ng3 Nxd2 16. Qxd2 Qxc5 {1-0 Inarkiev,E (2628)-Khalifman,A (2622) EU-Cup 22nd Fuegen 2006 (7.5)} )10. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:3:27]} gxf6 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 11. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:47]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:0:41][%cal Bb8d7,Bd7b6,Bb6c8,Bc8d6][%mdl 32]} 12. e3 {[%emt 0:8:8]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:0:14][%csl Of6,Of7,Oh6] Black has weak pawns} 13. Bd3 {[%emt 0:2:50]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:1:33]} 14. g3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Bh3 {[%emt 0:1:54]} 15. a3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Bxc3 {[%emt 0:4:12]} 16. bxc3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Nc8 {[%emt 0:0:50]} 17. c4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:2:2]} 18. Qxc4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 19. Qb4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} a5 {[%emt 0:3:10]} 20. Qc3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rg5 {[%emt 0:9:18]} 21. Be2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:9:8]} 22. f3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} c5 $1 {[%emt 0:3:17]} 23. Kf2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rd5 {[%emt 0:4:8]} 24. Qb2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} (24. Qxa5 $11 Qxe3+ (24... cxd4 25. Qxd5 Qxe3+ 26. Ke1 $15 )25. Kxe3 cxd4+ 26. Kf2 Rxa5 27. Nb3 )cxd4 $15 {[%emt 0:5:53]} 25. exd4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:0:37]} 26. Rhe1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Be6 {[%emt 0:0:49]} 27. Rad1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} f5 {[%emt 0:3:43]} (27... Kg7 $15 )28. Nf1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} (28. f4 $11 )f4 $17 {[%emt 0:0:13] Black is more active.} 29. Bd3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:1:2]} 30. Be4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} ({Better is} 30. Re5 $15 )Rb5 $19 {[%emt 0:2:2]} 31. Qd2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Bb3 {[%emt 0:1:34]} 32. Rc1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rxc1 {[%emt 0:0:11]} 33. Qxc1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Qxd4+ {[%emt 0:0:36]} 34. Kg2 {[%emt 0:0:0] [#]} Be6 $1 {[%emt 0:1:23]} 35. Qxf4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} (35. Rd1 {is a better chance.} Qc4 36. Qxc4 Nxc4 37. gxf4 Nxa3 38. h4 )Rb2+ {[%emt 0:0:27] Black is clearly winning.} 36. Kh1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Qf2 {[%emt 0:2:4][%csl Gb2][%cal Rf2g2]} 37. Qxd6+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:0:12][%csl Gb2][%cal Rf2g2]} 38. Qe5+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} f6 {[%emt 0:0:15][%csl Gb2][%cal Rf2g2]} 39. Qxb2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Qxb2 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 40. Rb1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Qxa3 {[%emt 0:0:34]} 41. Rxb7+ {[%emt 1:59:15]} Kf8 {[%emt 1:59:53]} 42. g4 {[%emt 0:0:9]} a4 {[%emt 0:0:19] Weighted Error Value: White=0.36/Black=0.05 (flawless) Missed win: --- Black=1 Mistake: White=4 Black=1 Inaccurate: White=1 --- OK: White=4 Black=4 Strong: --- Black=2} 0-1