[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational 2021"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2021.03.10"] [Round "6"] [White "Grandelius, Nils"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2632"] [BlackElo "2881"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "120"] [EventDate "2021.03.13"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "NET"] [Tiebreak "Koya+Number of black wins+Number of wins"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 9,120,20,31,22,41,15,25,25,37,3,22,25,33,22,48,31,31,31,40,34,32,27,24, 31,29,24,29,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-11,-8,-19,-25, -24,-14,-60,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,0,0,0]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 g6 6. Be3 {B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ... g6.} Nd7 7. Nc3 e5 {[#]} 8. O-O $146 {White has an edge.} ({Predecessor:} 8. Qd2 Qe7 9. a4 a5 10. O-O Bg7 11. Bh6 O-O 12. h3 Rd8 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Nh2 { 1-0 (41) Shankovsky,A (2406)-Barrionuevo,P (2259) chess.com INT 2020}) 8... b6 9. Nd2 Nf6 10. Nc4 Ng4 11. Bd2 Be6 12. h3 Bxc4 13. dxc4 Nf6 14. Bg5 {[#] Black must now prevent Qxd8+.} Qxd1 15. Rfxd1 Nd7 16. Rd3 Be7 {[#]} 17. Rad1 $1 { And now Bxe7 would win.} Rd8 $1 18. Bxe7 Kxe7 19. Kf1 Rhe8 20. Ke2 Nf8 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Rxd8 Kxd8 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KN-KN} 23. Nd1 Ne6 24. Ne3 Ke7 25. h4 h5 26. g3 Ng7 27. Nf1 Ne8 28. Nd2 Nd6 29. b3 Ke6 30. Ke3 f6 31. Nb1 g5 32. Nd2 gxh4 33. gxh4 f5 34. Kf3 b5 ({Black should try} 34... Kf7 $15) 35. Ke3 { The position is equal.} bxc4 36. bxc4 fxe4 37. Nxe4 Nf5+ 38. Kd3 Nxh4 39. Ng3 $1 Ng6 40. Nxh5 Kf5 41. Ke3 Nf8 42. f4 Nd7 {aiming for ...Kg4.} 43. Ng3+ Kg4 44. Ne2 exf4+ 45. Nxf4 Kf5 46. Nd3 a5 47. Kd2 Ke4 48. Kc3 Ke3 49. Nc1 Nf6 50. a4 Ne4+ 51. Kb2 Kd4 52. Nb3+ Kxc4 {Threatens to win with ...Kb4.} 53. Nxa5+ Kb4 54. Nxc6+ Kxa4 55. Ne5 Kb4 56. Nd3+ Kc4 57. Nxc5 Kxc5 58. c4 Kc6 59. c5 Nc3 60. Kxc3 Kxc5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.05/Black=0.03} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational 2021"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2021.03.10"] [Round "7.7"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B45"] [WhiteElo "2881"] [BlackElo "2761"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "53"] [EventDate "2021.03.13"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "NET"] [Tiebreak "Koya+Number of black wins+Number of wins"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 12,53,10,10,-1,-13,-14,-50,-45,-57,-62,-74,-70,-68,-75,-89,0,-40,-35, -35,-30,-50,-47,-47,0,-6,13,14,58,61,54,49,62,71,139,107,107,107,520,517,722, 718,702,699]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. a3 Be7 { 6...Be7 scores better than 6...d5.} 7. f4 O-O {B45: Sicilian Four Knights.} 8. e5 Nd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 {[#] Black is slightly better.} 10. Nxc6 $146 ({ Predecessor:} 10. Nf3 d6 11. exd6 Bxd6 12. Bd3 Re8+ 13. Kf2 Bc5+ 14. Kg3 Qf6 15. Rf1 Bf5 16. Bxf5 Qxf5 {0-1 (39) Lanc,A (2393)-Pacher,M (2357) Slovakia 2009 }) 10... bxc6 11. Bd3 Bc5 12. Qf3 d6 13. Be3 Rb8 ({Better is} 13... Bxe3 $17 14. Qxe3 Re8) 14. b4 Bxe3 15. Qxe3 a5 16. O-O axb4 17. axb4 dxe5 18. fxe5 $40 { [%mdl 128] White mounts an attack.} Rxb4 19. Ra8 {[#] Bf5 is the strong threat. } g6 20. e6 $1 {[%CAl Re6e7]} fxe6 21. Rxf8+ Qxf8 22. g3 {And now Ba6 would win.} Rb1+ (22... e5 $142 23. Qe1 Rb2) 23. Kg2 $16 e5 {[#] White must now prevent ...e4.} 24. g4 $1 {aiming for Ba6.} e4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (24... Rb4 $16) 25. Ba6 $18 {White is clearly winning.} Bxa6 26. Rxf8+ Kxf8 27. Qa3+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack. Weighted Error Value: White=0.06/Black=0.62} 1-0 [Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational 2021"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2021.03.10"] [Round "8.3"] [White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B33"] [WhiteElo "2778"] [BlackElo "2881"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "108"] [EventDate "2021.03.13"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "NET"] [Tiebreak "Koya+Number of black wins+Number of wins"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] [TimeControl "900+10"] 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc6 { [%emt 0:00:00]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. Ndb5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 7. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} a6 {[%emt 0: 00:01]} 8. Na3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 9. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 10. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 11. c3 { [%emt 0:00:01]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 12. Nxf6+ {[%emt 0:00:28]} gxf6 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} 13. Nc2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 14. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 15. Qe2 {[%emt 0:01:09]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 16. O-O-O { [%emt 0:00:26]} fxe4 {[%emt 0:01:31]} 17. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qc7 {[%emt 0: 00:15]} 18. Bf3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} O-O-O {[%emt 0:00:14]} 19. g3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Kb8 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 20. Kb1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nc8 {[%emt 0:01:26]} 21. Rhe1 { [%emt 0:00:16]} Rhe8 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 22. Ne3 {[%emt 0:02:03]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00: 10]} 23. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 24. Bg2 {[%emt 0:01:11]} Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 25. Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:50]} Red8 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 26. Red1 { [%emt 0:01:03]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 27. a3 {[%emt 0:03:04]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:03:11] } 28. Nxc4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 29. Qf5 {[%emt 0:01:02]} Ka7 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 30. Ka1 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 31. Qh5 { [%emt 0:00:26]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 32. f4 {[%emt 0:00:59]} e4 {[%emt 0:00:20] } 33. Rd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 34. R1d2 {[%emt 0:01:45]} Be8 { [%emt 0:00:17]} 35. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:01:18]} 36. Qe3 {[%emt 0: 01:01]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 37. f5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} R6d7 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 38. Qh6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Ba4 {[%emt 0:01:59]} 39. g4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ka6 {[%emt 0: 00:06]} 40. Bf1 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Ka7 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 41. h4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Rb7 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 42. Qe3 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Rdb8 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 43. g5 { [%emt 0:00:05]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 44. gxf6 {[%emt 0:01:07]} Bxf5 {[%emt 0: 00:02]} 45. Qg5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 46. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:59]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 47. Qe5 {[%emt 0:01:02]} Rg1+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 48. Ka2 { [%emt 0:00:01]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 49. b4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} cxb3+ {[%emt 0: 00:28]} 50. Kb2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} e3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 51. Qxe3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 52. Qe5 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Ra2+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} 53. Kb1 { [%emt 0:00:01]} Rxd2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 54. Rxd2 {[%emt 0:00:12]} b2 {[%emt 0:00: 02]} 0-1 [Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational 2021"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2021.03.10"] [Round "9.6"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Karjakin, Sergey"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D61"] [WhiteElo "2881"] [BlackElo "2709"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2021.03.13"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "NET"] [Tiebreak "Koya+Number of black wins+Number of wins"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 23,79,21,26,28,22,16,26,17,16,20,26,21,67,79,88,82,85,83,88,75,143,141, 141,141,141,141,168,160,172,159,297,297,321,320,376,305,334,181,183,182,485, 435,467,452,441,425,610,600,594,572,631,631,624,624,616,616,973,964]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Qc2 h6 8. Bh4 c5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Be2 {D61: Queen's Gambit Declined: Classical: 7 Qc2.} Bg4 14. O-O Rac8 15. Rad1 {White has an edge.} Rfd8 16. h3 Ne6 17. Qa4 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Qc5 {[#]} 19. b4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 19. Rd2 b5 20. Qa5 Ng5 21. Bg4 Ne4 22. Bxc8 Rxc8 23. Rd4 {1-0 (23) Kryakvin,D (2594)-Bacallao Alonso,Y (2590) Lichess.org INT 2020}) 19... Qc4 20. Qxa7 d4 21. exd4 {Hoping for d5.} Nxd4 (21... Qxb4 $142 22. d5 (22. Bxb7 Rc7 $16) (22. Qxb7 Qc4 $16) 22... Ng5) 22. Bxb7 $16 Rc7 {[#] White should prevent ...Rcd7.} 23. Qa5 $1 Rcd7 ({Not} 23... Ne2+ $2 24. Kh1) 24. Ba6 Qe6 {White must now prevent ...Nf3+!} 25. Kh1 Rd6 26. b5 g6 (26... Qf6 $16 {might work better.} 27. Rc1 Qg5) 27. a4 $18 Qf5 28. Qb4 Qe5 {With the idea ...Nf3.} 29. Qc3 Qf4 30. Bb7 (30. Rd3 $142) 30... Nxb5 {[#]} 31. Rxd6 Nxc3 $2 (31... Nxd6 32. Qc7 Qf6) 32. Rxd8+ {White is clearly winning.} Kg7 33. a5 {[%CAl Ba4a5,Ba5a6][%mdl 32]} Qc7 {[#]} 34. a6 $1 {[%mdl 512] aiming for Rc8.} Nb5 (34... Qa5 $142 35. Rd3 Nb5) 35. Rfd1 h5 36. Kg1 h4 37. R8d7 Qc2 38. Ra1 Qc3 39. Rdd1 g5 40. a7 {Black got outplayed after the opening. Weighted Error Value: White=0.09/Black=0.41} 1-0 [Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational 2021"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2021.03.10"] [Round "10.4"] [White "Radjabov, Teimour"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D60"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2881"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "69"] [EventDate "2021.03.13"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "NET"] [Tiebreak "Koya+Number of black wins+Number of wins"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 20,69,24,10,9,10,25,10,13,13,6,-16,-20,-16,-10,-20,-10,-28,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0,0,0,-4,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Be7 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O dxc4 10. Bxc4 b5 11. Bd3 Bb7 {The main line 11...Bb7 scores better than 11...a6. D60: Queen's Gambit Declined: Classical: Unusual White 7th moves.} 12. a3 a5 13. Qe2 b4 14. Na4 c5 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 {[#]} 16. Nxc5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 16. dxc5 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Rc8 18. Rfd1 Qe7 19. axb4 axb4 20. Rac1 Nxc5 21. Nxc5 Rxc5 22. Rxc5 Qxc5 23. b3 Rd8 {1/2-1/2 (23) Bajzelj,P (2049)-Jukan,N (2015) Ljubljana 2014}) 16... Nxc5 17. dxc5 Rc8 18. Rfc1 Be7 (18... b3 {with more complications.} 19. Rab1 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Qd5 21. Be4 Qg5+) 19. Ba6 {The position is equal.} Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Rxc5 21. Rxc5 Bxc5 22. axb4 Bxb4 23. Qe2 Qf6 24. Rd1 Rb8 25. b3 g6 26. Bc4 h5 27. g3 Rd8 28. Rxd8+ Qxd8 29. Qd3 Qxd3 30. Bxd3 $11 {KB-KB} Kg7 31. Kg2 Bc5 32. Kf3 Bb4 33. Kg2 Bc5 34. Kf3 Bb4 35. Kg2 {Not much happened in this game. Weighted Error Value: White=0.03/Black=0.02} 1/2-1/2