[Event "Skilling Open CCT 2021"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.11.19"] [Round "1.8"] [White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C60"] [WhiteElo "2778"] [BlackElo "2881"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "76"] [EventDate "2020.11.20"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "NET"] [Tiebreak "Koya+Number of black wins+Number of wins"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 11,76,26,62,52,66,44,92,92,92,91,92,92,92,87,92,88,92,63,63,63,63,58,59, 66,94,77,74,16,0,0,22,-11,-6,0,-18,-16,16,11,59,46,51,22,63,41,68,22,56,52,112, 32,35,31,66,1,7,-146,-158,-557,-542,-493,-306,-234,-104,-174,-178,-178,1346]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nge7 4. Nc3 Ng6 5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 Bc5 {6...Nxd4 is more fashionable. has lost popularity (6...Nxd4).} 7. Be3 {C60: Ruy Lopez: Unusual Black 3rd moves and 3...g6.} Bxd4 8. Bxd4 Qg5 9. g3 {h4 is the strong threat.White is better.} ({Much worse is} 9. Bxg7 $6 Rg8 $11) 9... Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Ne5 {aiming for ...Nf3+.} 11. Be2 Nc6 12. Qc4 d6 {[#]} 13. Nd5 $146 ({ Predecessor:} 13. f4 Qa5 14. O-O-O Be6 15. Nd5 O-O-O 16. Rd3 Rhe8 17. Bf3 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 Qb6 19. Re1 a6 20. Kb1 Kb8 21. a3 {1/2-1/2 (21) Marciniak,A (2193) -Ollier,P (2277) Creon 2011}) 13... Qd8 14. Qc3 O-O 15. O-O-O Re8 16. f3 Be6 17. Bb5 Bd7 18. h4 a6 19. Ba4 (19. Be2 $16) 19... b5 $11 20. Bb3 a5 {Hoping for ...a4.} 21. a3 b4 22. axb4 axb4 23. Nxb4 Nxb4 24. Qxb4 Be6 25. Bxe6 Rxe6 26. Qc3 h5 27. b3 Rg6 28. f4 Ra6 29. Kb2 Re6 (29... Qe7 $14) 30. Qc4 (30. Rhe1 $16) 30... Qf6+ $1 $14 31. c3 Ra8 $1 32. Rhe1 ({White should play} 32. Qd5 $14 Ree8 33. Rhe1) 32... Qe7 $11 33. Rd5 $2 {[#]} ({White should try} 33. Qc6 $11 Qe8 34. Qd5 (34. Qxc7 Rxe4 35. Rxe4 Qxe4 $11)) 33... c6 $1 $17 {[%CAl Rc6d5] [%mdl 1024] Black has strong compensation.} 34. Rd4 $2 {[#]} (34. Rd2 $17 d5 35. Qd4) 34... d5 $1 $19 {[%mdl 512]} 35. Qe2 (35. exd5 Qa3+) 35... Qa3+ 36. Kc2 Qa2+ (36... dxe4 $19 {( -> ...Qa2+)} 37. Rb1 e3) 37. Kd3 (37. Kc1 $17) 37... Qxb3 38. Qc2 Qb4 $4 {[%mdl 8192] White used his chance. Weighted Error Value: White=0.49/Black=0.21} (38... Qb6 $19 39. Ke2 Rxe4+ 40. Rxe4 dxe4) 1-0 [Event "Skilling Open CCT 2021"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.11.19"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C67"] [WhiteElo "2860"] [BlackElo "2881"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "142"] [EventDate "2020.11.20"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "NET"] [Tiebreak "Koya+Number of black wins+Number of wins"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 16,142,29,17,23,6,15,24,19,-38,-45,-36,-18,-16,0,0,0,-45,-56,-40,-53, -60,79,-60,-55,-67,-49,-49,-40,-38,-25,-27,-39,-31,-37,-47,-40,-72,-71,-79,-65, -78,-75,-90,-70,-79,-64,-138,-126,-176,-158,-158,-150,-154,-158,-162,-151,-154, -132,-145,-147,-154,-154,-147,-147,-143,-85,-102,-100,-90,-49,-125,-125,-107, -107,-107,-47,-47,-47,-47,-47,-47,-47,-47,-47,-47,-47,-47,-47,-47,-47,-65,-55, -55,-55,-55,-55,-59,-38,-38,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0,0,0,0,0,8,8,8]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Be6 {C67: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence: 4 0-0 Nxe4.} 10. Nc3 Bb4 11. Ne2 Bd5 {White has an edge.} 12. Nfd4 (12. Nd2 $11) 12... Nxd4 $15 13. Nxd4 Re8 14. Bf4 Ke7 (14... a5 {with more complications.} 15. Rfd1 Kc8 16. a3 Bc5 17. Rac1 b6) 15. Rfd1 Kf8 {[#]} 16. Rac1 $146 ({ Predecessor:} 16. a3 Bc5 17. Rd2 a5 18. Rad1 a4 19. Nf5 Bc4 {1/2-1/2 (19) Gopal,G (2603)-Babula,V (2515) Khanty-Mansiysk 2010}) 16... Bxa2 17. b3 a5 18. Ra1 Red8 (18... Bc3 $1 $15 {keeps the upper hand.}) 19. Rxa2 ({White should play} 19. Ne2 $16) 19... c5 20. Be3 ({Don't go for} 20. c3 $2 Bxc3 21. e6 Rxd4 $19) 20... Ke8 21. f4 cxd4 (21... g5 {is interesting.} 22. fxg5 Bc3 23. Kf2 cxd4 24. Bd2 Bxd2 25. Rxd2 Ke7) 22. Rxd4 Rxd4 23. Bxd4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} b5 24. Kf2 a4 25. Kf3 Be7 26. bxa4 bxa4 27. f5 a3 28. Ke4 Kd7 29. c4 Kc6 30. g4 Bc5 31. g5 (31. Ra1 $15) 31... g6 $17 32. Bc3 Ra4 33. fxg6 hxg6 34. Kd3 Kd7 35. Ra1 Ke6 36. Rf1 a2 37. Rf6+ Ke7 38. Rf1 Ra8 39. Kc2 Be3 40. h4 {[#] } Bc5 (40... c5 $142 $1 41. Kb3 {[#]} Bd2 $1 {[%mdl 512]}) 41. Kb3 Ra3+ 42. Kc2 Ke8 (42... c6 {feels hotter.} 43. Bb2 Ra4 44. Kb3 Ra8 45. Bc3 Ra3+) 43. Kb2 { [#]} (43. e6 $15 fxe6 44. Ra1) 43... a1=Q+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} 44. Rxa1 Rxa1 45. Kxa1 {KB-KB} Bf2 (45... Ke7 $17 {Hoping for ...Bf2.} 46. Be1 Ke6) 46. e6 $1 $15 fxe6 47. Kb2 Bxh4 48. Bf6 Bf2 49. Kc2 Bc5 50. Kd3 $1 Bd6 51. Ke4 Kd7 52. Kd4 Kc6 53. Kd3 Kc5 54. Bd4+ Kb4 55. Bc3+ Kb3 56. Bd4 c5 57. Bf6 e5 {Black wants to play ...Bc7.} 58. Bd8 {[#]The position is equal.} e4+ $1 {[%mdl 576] Deflection} 59. Kxe4 Kxc4 {Threatening ...Bg3.} 60. Bf6 Bg3 61. Be7 {Cut Off at move 61} Kb5 62. Kd5 $1 c4 {aiming for ...c3.} 63. Bf6 $1 Bf2 64. Ke6 Kc5 65. Kf7 Bd4 66. Be7+ Kb5 {Strongly threatening ...c3.} 67. Bf6 Kc5 {...c3 is the strong threat.} 68. Be7+ Kd5 69. Bb4 Be3 70. Kxg6 c3 71. Bxc3 Bxg5 { White happily takes the draw. Weighted Error Value: White=0.15/Black=0.11} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Skilling Open CCT 2021"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.11.19"] [Round "3.8"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Radjabov, Teimour"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D38"] [WhiteElo "2881"] [BlackElo "2758"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "2020.11.20"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "NET"] [Tiebreak "Koya+Number of black wins+Number of wins"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 10,55,12,18,20,15,15,14,18,12,18,18,29,14,19,0,0,0,8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,2,0, 0,0,0,0,0,-15,-27,-9,135,143,128,121,158,158,157,152,152,139,139,121]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qb3 c5 6. dxc5 Nc6 {Threatens to win with ...d4. D38: Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defence (4 Nf3 Bb4).} 7. Bg5 Qa5 { Hoping for ...d4.} 8. Bxf6 dxc4 {The position is equal.} 9. Qxc4 gxf6 10. Rc1 Qxc5 11. Qf4 Ke7 12. g3 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Bd7 14. Bg2 Rac8 15. O-O b6 16. Rfd1 Ne5 {[#]} 17. Nd4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 17. Rd4 Bc6 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. Rcd1 Qxf4 21. Rd7+ Kf8 22. gxf4 a5 23. R1d3 {1-0 (38) Sjugirov,S (2665) -Petrosyan,M (2613) Moscow 2019}) 17... Nc4 18. h4 Qc7 {...Qxf4 is the strong threat.} 19. Qh6 Rcg8 {And now ...e5 would win.} 20. Rb1 Rg6 21. Qh5 Rhg8 22. Nb5 Qe5 (22... Bxb5 $11 {keeps the balance.} 23. Qxb5 f5) 23. Qxe5 $16 fxe5 24. Nxa7 Ne3 {[#]} 25. Rd2 $1 {White is clearly better.} ({Wrong is} 25. fxe3 $2 Rxg3 26. Kh1 Rxg2 $19) 25... Nc4 {[#]} 26. Rd3 $1 Rg4 27. Rb4 {Black must now prevent Bf3.} Na5 28. Rxb6 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.02/Black=0.13} 1-0 [Event "Skilling Open CCT 2021"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.11.19"] [Round "4.2"] [White "Anton Guijarro, David"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D45"] [WhiteElo "2667"] [BlackElo "2881"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "52"] [EventDate "2020.11.20"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "NET"] [Tiebreak "Koya+Number of black wins+Number of wins"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 22,52,10,0,0,-3,-10,-10,-10,-10,-4,-2,-14,-27,-20,-19,-9,-78,-45,-89, -90,-262,-253,-245,-273,-250,-258,-570,-554,-540,-508,-520,-520]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Be2 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2 b6 9. e4 Nxe4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Qxe4 Bb7 12. Rd1 Qc7 {D45: Semi-Slav: 5 e3.} 13. c5 bxc5 14. dxc5 {[#]} Nxc5 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] The position is equal. An interesting novelty.} ({Predecessor:} 14... Bxc5 15. Bf4 Nf6 16. Qxh7+ Kxh7 17. Bxc7 Kg8 18. Nd2 Bb6 19. Be5 Rfd8 20. Bf3 Ba6 {1/2-1/2 (70) Leko,P (2705)-Artemiev,V (2676) Moscow 2015}) 15. Qc2 {Threatening Be3.} Rad8 16. Bg5 Be7 17. Rxd8 Rxd8 18. Rc1 {[#] Bxe7 is the strong threat.} Rd5 19. Be3 (19. b4 $11 {remains equal.} Rxg5 20. Nxg5 Bxg5 21. Qxc5 Bxc1 22. Qxc1) 19... Nd7 20. Nd4 {[%CAl Rd4c6]} Bc5 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is in control.} 21. Nb5 $2 {White does not recover from this.} (21. Qc3 $17 {was worth a try.}) 21... cxb5 $19 22. b4 {[#] } Qc6 $1 {( -> ...Rd1+!)} 23. Bf3 Bxe3 ({Inferior is} 23... Bxb4 24. Qxc6 Bxc6 25. Rxc6 $11) 24. fxe3 $2 (24. Qxc6 Bxc6 25. Rxc6 Bxf2+ 26. Kxf2 Rd2+ 27. Ke3 Rxa2 28. Rc8+ Nf8 29. Kd4) 24... Qb6 {Black is clearly winning.} 25. Bxd5 Qxe3+ (25... exd5 $2 26. Qc7 $19) 26. Kh1 Bxd5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.61/ Black=0.03} (26... exd5 $2 27. Qc7 $19) 0-1 [Event "Skilling Open CCT 2021"] [Site "Online"] [Date "2020.11.19"] [Round "5.7"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2881"] [BlackElo "2703"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "127"] [EventDate "2020.11.20"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "NET"] [Tiebreak "Koya+Number of black wins+Number of wins"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 15,127,16,18,12,20,9,30,28,22,30,23,34,32,21,52,39,47,38,76,70,79,91,86, 89,84,84,132,116,118,120,118,112,121,107,124,123,120,124,138,122,193,206,204, 194,208,218,269,256,250,190,190,188,293,215,233,234,210,164,232,191,240,237, 232,197,310,299,284,289,435,461,449,441,438,423,382,378,475,475,470,454,385, 364,1013,834,1106,1075,29957,5625,29966,29967,29962,29960,29967,29970,29974, 29975,29974,29975,29981,29982,29982,29983,29983,29984,29984,29985,29985,29985, 29985,29986,29987,29988,29988,29989]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Be7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Bg3 $5 {[%mdl 4] Leaves trodden paths. D35: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation.} Nbd7 10. h3 Re8 11. Nf3 {White has an edge.} Bb4 {[#]} 12. Qb3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12. Qc2 Ne4 13. Bh2 Qf6 14. O-O Ng5 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Nf3+ 17. gxf3 Qxf3 18. Qe2 Qxh3 { 1-0 (65) Furman,B (2279)-Jelen,P (2173) Tatranske Zruby 2001}) 12... c5 13. O-O Bxc3 14. Qxc3 ({Avoid the trap} 14. bxc3 $2 c4 $19) 14... c4 15. Bc2 a5 16. a4 Qb6 17. b3 Ne4 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Nd2 cxb3 20. Rfb1 Qg6 21. Rxb3 Nf6 22. Rb5 Be6 23. Rxa5 Nd5 24. Rxa8 Rxa8 25. Qb3 b6 {[#]} 26. Kh2 $1 h5 {White must now prevent ...h4!} 27. Qb5 Rc8 {[#]} (27... Qf5 $16 {might work better.}) 28. a5 $1 $18 {[%CAl Ra5b6]} bxa5 29. Rxa5 Kh7 30. Qb1 Nc3 31. Qb7 Bf5 32. Rc5 Rxc5 33. dxc5 Ne2 (33... Qe6 $142 34. Qb2 Na4) 34. Qd5 Qe6 35. Qxe6 Bxe6 36. Nxe4 { [%mdl 4096] Endgame Ng5+ is the strong threat. KBN-KBN} Bd5 (36... Bd7 $142 37. Nd6 f6) 37. Nd6 Nc3 38. f3 f6 39. e4 Bc6 (39... Ba8 {was worth a try.} 40. Be1 Ne2) 40. Nf5 Nb5 41. Ne7 Be8 (41... Ba8 {was called for.} 42. c6 Na7) 42. c6 Na7 43. c7 {aiming for Bf2.} Bd7 44. Bf2 Nc8 45. Nd5 Kg8 46. g4 hxg4 47. hxg4 Kf7 48. Bc5 Bc6 $2 (48... Ke8 49. Kg3 Ba4) 49. f4 Bb5 50. f5 Bd3 51. Nb6 (51. Ne7 $142 Nxe7 52. Bxe7 Ba6 53. Bc5 Ke8 54. Kg3 Bb7 55. Kf4 Kf7 56. g5) 51... Nxb6 52. Bxb6 {KB-KB. White mates.} Ba6 53. Bd4 g6 54. Kg3 gxf5 55. exf5 Ke7 56. Kf4 Kd7 57. Bxf6 Kxc7 58. g5 Kd7 59. g6 Ke8 60. Kg5 Kf8 61. Bc3 Bc4 62. f6 Kg8 63. Bb4 Bb3 64. Kf4 {Black got outplayed after the opening. Weighted Error Value: White=0.08/Black=0.54} 1-0