[Event "Opera Euro Rapid KO 2021"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2021.02.12"] [Round "3.7"] [White "So, Wesley"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C54"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2862"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "107"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [EventType "rapid"] {[%evp 0,107,27,12,19,18,11,11,11,9,11,16,9,25,38,7,3,-9,-2,10,10,11,12,10,12, 12,20,16,10,11,11,-1,6,-10,0,0,-7,-55,7,-42,46,1,7,7,3,-8,-8,0,0,-40,-39,-39, -24,-14,7,1,1,1,9,3,11,11,22,19,12,0,31,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-19,-19,-58,-43,-16,0, 0,0,0,15,15,19,12,15,13,15,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a5 {6...h6 is the modern continuation. C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3.} ( 6... h6 7. Re1 O-O 8. Nbd2 a5 9. Nf1 Be6 10. Bb5 Ne7 11. d4 Ba7 12. Ng3 Ng6 13. h3 c6 14. Bd3 a4 15. Be3 Re8 16. Qc2 b5 17. b4 axb3 18. axb3 Qc7 19. Ra6 Qb7 { 1-0 (93) So,W (2770)-Carlsen,M (2862) chess24.com INT 2020}) 7. Re1 O-O 8. Nbd2 Ba7 9. Nf1 Be6 10. Bb5 Ne7 11. d4 c6 12. Bd3 Ng6 13. h3 {[#]} Nh5 $146 ({ Predecessor:} 13... b5 14. Ng3 Rb8 15. Be3 Rb7 16. Qd2 Qb8 17. b3 Rc8 18. Rad1 c5 19. d5 Bd7 {1-0 (35) Vykouk,J (2451) -Stefansson,H (2561) Ceske Budejovice 2019}) 14. Be3 Nhf4 15. Bc2 (15. Ng3 Nxd3 16. Qxd3) 15... Qc8 (15... exd4 { is more complex.} 16. cxd4 d5 17. Ng3 dxe4 18. Nxe4 Bd5) 16. Bb3 (16. Bxf4 { keeps more tension.} Nxf4 17. Ne3 Qd8 18. Bb3 exd4 19. cxd4 d5 20. exd5 cxd5 21. Rc1) (16. N3h2 $5 exd4 17. cxd4) 16... exd4 (16... Bxh3 17. gxh3 {[%CAl Yc8h3]} Qxh3 {[%csl Yg2][%CAl Yh3g2,Yf4g2]} (17... a4 $5 {distracting the bishop} 18. Bc2 (18. Bc4 {[%CAl Yc4f7]} d5 $1 19. exd5 cxd5 20. Bxf4 Nxf4 21. Bxd5 (21. Be2 Qxh3 22. Ne3 e4 {[%CAl Ye5e4]} 23. Ng5 Qh4 {[%csl Yd5,Ye4][%CAl Yg5f3]}) 21... Nxd5 22. Nxe5) (18. Bxa4 Qxh3 19. Bxf4 Nxf4 20. Ne3 exd4 21. cxd4 Rae8 {[%csl Rg1][%CAl Ye8e6,Ye6g6,Yg6g1]} 22. Bb3 d5 23. Ng5 Qh6 24. Qg4 Qxg5 25. Qxg5 Nh3+) 18... Qxh3 19. Bxf4 Nxf4 20. Ne3 Rae8 {[%csl Ye6][%CAl Ye8e6,Ye6g6,Yb3e6]}) 18. Bxf4 Nxf4 19. Ne3 {[%CAl Re3g2]} Rae8 {[%CAl Ye8e6, Ye6g6,Yg6g1]} (19... b5 20. Nh2) 20. Ng5 Qh6 (20... Qh4 21. Nf3 Qh3 22. Ng5 Qh6 )) 17. Nxd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 $4 {[#]} (18. cxd4 $11 Bxb3 (18... Nxg2 19. Kxg2 Bxh3+ 20. Kh2) (18... Bxh3 19. Bxf4 Nxf4 20. gxh3 Qxh3 21. Ne3 Rae8 22. Qg4) 19. Qxb3) 18... Bxb3 $2 (18... Nxg2 $1 $19 {[%CAl Yg1g2,Yb3e6]} 19. Kxg2 (19. Bxe6 {[%CAl Yc8e6,Yg2e1]} Nxe1 (19... Qxe6 20. Kxg2 {[%CAl Yg6f4]} Nh4+ 21. Kg3 ) 20. Bxc8 (20. Rxe1 Qxe6) 20... Nf3+ {[%CAl Yf3g1,Yf3d4]} 21. Kh1 Nxd4 22. Bg4 (22. cxd4 Raxc8 {[%csl Yc8,Ye3]}) 22... Nc2) 19... Bxh3+ 20. Kh2 (20. Kg1 { is a self mate.} Qg4+ 21. Ng3 Qf3 {[%csl Yg2][%CAl Yf3g2,Yh3g2]} 22. Qxg7+ Kxg7 23. Nf5+ Kg8) 20... Nh4 {[%CAl Yh4f3,Yf3h2,Yf3d4]} 21. Qxd6 (21. Nd2 Qg4 $1) ( 21. Bd1 Bg2 $1 {[%csl Yh3][%CAl Yc8h3] brilliant}) 21... Nf3+ {Double Attack} 22. Kh1 Bxf1 23. Rxf1 (23. Qg3 Nxe1 24. Rxe1 Qh3+ 25. Qxh3 Bxh3) 23... Qh3+ 24. Qh2 Qxh2#) (18... Bxh3) 19. axb3 (19. Bxf4 $142 Nxf4 20. axb3) 19... d5 (19... Nxh3+ $11 20. Kh2 (20. gxh3 $2 Nh4 $19) 20... Nhf4) 20. Qd2 $2 ({White should try} 20. Bxf4 $1 $14 Nxf4 21. exd5 Nxd5 22. Ng3) 20... Nxh3+ $11 21. gxh3 { Black must now prevent Bb6.} Qxh3 22. f4 (22. f3 $14 Nh4 23. Nh2 Qg3+ 24. Kh1 Nxf3 25. Nxf3 Qxf3+ 26. Qg2 Qxg2+ 27. Kxg2 dxe4) 22... Nh4 $15 ({Of course not } 22... dxe4 $6 23. Qh2 $14) 23. Nh2 dxe4 24. Qf2 Rfe8 25. Qf1 $1 Qg3+ $6 ( 25... Qf5 $1) 26. Kh1 Nf5 $2 {[#]} (26... h5 {with more complications.} 27. Qf2 Qh3 28. Qf1 Qd7 29. Qf2 Qh3) 27. Qg2 $1 Qxg2+ 28. Kxg2 Nxe3+ 29. Rxe3 f5 $1 30. Nf1 {White stabilized} Red8 31. Ree1 Kf7 32. Red1 Kf6 33. Rxd8 Rxd8 {The position is equal.} 34. Rxa5 $14 {Endgame KRN-KR} g5 35. fxg5+ Kxg5 36. Kf2 h5 37. Ne3 b5 38. Nf1 h4 39. Ra7 Rh8 40. Rf7 h3 {Hoping for ...h2.} 41. Ng3 h2 42. Rxf5+ Kg4 43. Rf6 {Threatens to win with Kg2.} (43. Rf7 {seems wilder.} h1=N+ 44. Nxh1 Rxh1 45. Ke3 Re1+ 46. Kd4) 43... h1=N+ (43... h1=Q {is interesting.} 44. Nxh1 Rxh1 45. b4 Kg5 46. Rxc6 Kf4) 44. Nxh1 Rxh1 45. Rxc6 $11 {KR-KR} Kf4 46. Rf6+ Ke5 47. Rf8 Rh2+ 48. Ke3 Rxb2 49. b4 {aiming for Rb8.} Rh2 50. Re8+ Kd5 51. Rd8+ Ke5 52. Re8+ Kd5 53. Rd8+ Ke5 54. Re8+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.25/Black=0.15} 1/2-1/2