[Event "Norway Chess 2026"] [White "Praggnanandhaa,R"] [Black "Firouzja,Alireza"] [Site "Oslo"] [Round "7.1"] [Annotator ""] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2026.06.01"] [WhiteElo "2733"] [BlackElo "2759"] [PlyCount "101"] {[%evp 0,100,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,12,14,0,0,0,0,-7,0,-6,9,11,10,10,10,8,11,9,35,36,33,20,25,25,34,23,34,33,37,30,36,43,52,34,41,27,35,24,23,31,24,9,6,6,6,6,5,3,0,0,0,0,73,87,96,0,0,0,53,54,57,63,82,50,97,92,129,130,168,177,185,64,88,79,162,158,194,181,195,183,378,274,266,271,292,293,599,312,318,318,1152,1035,1019]} {} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:17]} e5 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 3. Bc4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 4. d3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 5. a3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} a6 {[%emt 0:3:19]} 6. Be3 {[%emt 0:0:49] C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco Pianissimo.} d6 {[%emt 0:7:10]} 7. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:8:4]} O-O {[%emt 0:10:49]} 8. Qe2 {[%emt 0:1:7]The position is equal.} Re8 {[%emt 0:2:36]} 9. Ba2 $0 $146 {[%emt 0:13:6]} ({Predecessor:} 9. c3 Bxe3 10. fxe3 Be6 11. O-O d5 12. exd5 Bxd5 13. Rad1 Qe7 14. e4 Bxc4 15. Nxc4 )Be6 {[%emt 0:23:1]} 10. Bxe6 {[%emt 0:2:55]} Rxe6 {[%emt 0:2:58]} 11. Bxc5 {[%emt 0:8:42]} dxc5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 12. O-O {[%emt 0:0:6]} h6 {[%emt 0:2:0]} 13. a4 {[%emt 0:2:28]} a5 {[%emt 0:0:27]} 14. Nc4 {[%emt 0:1:36]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:3:2]} 15. g3 {[%emt 0:1:41]} b6 {[%emt 0:3:34]} 16. Kg2 {[%emt 0:2:29]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:0:53]} 17. b3 {[%emt 0:2:7]} Re7 {[%emt 0:2:56]} 18. Rae1 {[%emt 0:1:24]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:4:51]} 19. Nh4 {[%emt 0:4:16]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:2:15]} 20. Qd1 {[%emt 0:3:0]} Red7 {[%emt 0:4:17]} 21. Ne3 {[%emt 0:2:41]} c6 {[%emt 0:10:24]} 22. Nf3 {[%emt 0:6:44]} b5 {[%emt 0:3:27]} 23. Nd2 {[%emt 0:2:11]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:3:19]} 24. Qa1 {[%emt 0:2:44]} g6 {[%emt 0:8:53] Dodges Nf5} 25. axb5 {[%emt 0:11:38]} cxb5 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 26. Qxa5 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Ra7 {[%emt 0:0:35]} 27. Qc3 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Ra2 {[%emt 0:1:2]} 28. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:49]} b4 {[%emt 0:11:40]} 29. Qc4 {[%emt 0:0:20]} Nxf3 {[%emt 0:0:21]} 30. Kxf3 {[%emt 0:0:23]} Rd4 {[%emt 0:1:15]} (30... Qa7 $0 $11 { remains equal.} )31. Qb5 $0 $16 {[%emt 0:0:25] aiming for Ra1.} Qa7 {[%emt 0:0:3][#]} 32. Kg2 {[%emt 0:13:7]} (32. Qc6 $1 $16 {[%cal Rc6f6]} Kg7 33. Qc8 )Rd8 $1 $11 {[%emt 0:0:13]} 33. f4 {[%emt 0:7:22]} Ra5 {[%emt 0:1:54]} (33... exf4 $0 $11 34. Rxf4 Ra5 35. Qxa5 Qxa5 36. Rxf6 Qa2 )34. Qc6 $0 $36 {[%emt 0:0:3] White has good play.} Ra6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 35. Ra1 {[%emt 0:0:8]} Rxa1 {[%emt 0:0:12]} 36. Qxf6 {[%emt 0:0:3] White attacks} Rf8 {[%emt 0:1:32]} (36... Rc8 $0 $14 { was preferable.} )37. Rf2 $0 $16 {[%emt 0:2:49] White is more active.} (37. fxe5 $6 Rxf1 38. Qxf1 Qe7 $0 $11 )exf4 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 38. Qxf4 {[%emt 0:0:56]} h5 {[%emt 0:0:1] Counterplay White} 39. Nd5 {[%emt 0:2:55] White has strong compensation.} f5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 40. Qe5 {[%emt 0:5:15]} (40. Qg5 $0 $18 Qg7 41. Ne7+ Kh7 42. exf5 gxf5 $0 $18 43. Qxh5+ Qh6 44. Rxf5 )Qg7 $0 $14 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 41. Qe6+ {[%emt 1:59:51]} Qf7 {[%emt 1:59:56]} (41... Kh7 $0 $16 )42. Qd6 $0 $18 {[%emt 0:0:0]} (42. exf5 $2 Qxe6 43. fxe6 Rxf2+ 44. Kxf2 Rc1 $0 $19 )Qg7 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 43. exf5 {[%emt 0:0:10]} (43. Qxc5 fxe4 44. dxe4 Rxf2+ 45. Qxf2 (45. Kxf2 Qf7+ 46. Nf4 Ra7 $0 $15 )Qe5 $0 $11 )gxf5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 44. Re2 {[%emt 0:2:23] Prevents Re1.} (44. Qxc5 Qb7 $0 $11 )f4 $2 {[%emt 0:0:0][#]} (44... Ra7 { was necessary.} 45. Qxc5 Kh7 )45. Nxf4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Qb7+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} 46. Re4 {[%emt 0:0:12]} Ra6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 47. Qxc5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rc8 $2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} (47... Rh6 { is more resistant.} 48. Nxh5 (48. Qxb4 $2 Qd7 $0 $18 )Qc6 49. Qxc6 Rxc6 )48. Qf5 {[%emt 0:1:2]} Rxc2+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} 49. Kh3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Qf7 {[%emt 0:0:0] Inhibits Re8+.} (49... Qc8 50. Ne6 Rxe6 51. Rxe6 Rc6 52. Rg6+ Kh7 53. Qxc8 (53. Rxc6+ Qxf5+ 54. Kg2 Qd5+ 55. Kf2 Qxc6 56. h4 Qe6 57. Kf3 Qxb3 58. Ke4 Qc3 59. Ke3 b3 60. g4 b2 61. g5 b1=Q 62. g6+ Kxg6 63. Kf4 Qf1+ 64. Ke4 Qfxd3+ 65. Kf4 Qf6# )Rxc8 )50. Qg5+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 51. Qd8+ {[%emt 0:0:0] Weighted Error Value: White=0.23 (precise) /Black=0.44 } 1-0