[Event "Semifinals Game 1: Sindarov, Javokhir - Carlsen, Magnus"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2025.12.10"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Sindarov, Javokhir"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2704"] [BlackElo "2923"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [Variant "chess960"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "nbnqrkbr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NBNQRKBR w HEhe - 0 1"] [PlyCount "98"] [GameId "2251612437110784"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 f6 3. f3 e5 4. c3 Bf7 5. Bf2 O-O 6. O-O Nab6 7. Nd3 d5 8. dxe5 fxe5 9. Nc2 dxe4 10. fxe4 Nd6 11. Na3 Nd7 12. Nc5 Nf6 13. Bh4 a5 14. Kh1 Ba7 15. b4 b5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Nc2 Bxc5 18. bxc5 Nc4 19. Qg4+ Kh8 20. Ne3 Be6 21. Qh4 Qd2 22. Nxc4 Bxc4 23. Rd1 Qg5 $19 24. Qxg5 fxg5 25. Rxf8+ Rxf8 26. Kg1 g4 27. a3 Rf4 28. Bc2 a4 29. Re1 Kg7 30. Bd1 h5 31. g3 Rf8 32. h3 Rd8 33. hxg4 Rd3 34. Kf2 Rxc3 35. Re3 Rc1 36. Bf3 Rc2+ 37. Ke1 hxg4 38. Bd1 Ra2 39. Bxg4 Bb3 40. Bd7 Ra1+ 41. Kf2 Rxa3 42. Bxc6 Ra2+ 43. Ke1 Rc2 44. Bxb5 Rxc5 45. Be2 Rc1+ 46. Kd2 Rc2+ 47. Kd3 a3 48. Bd1 a2 49. Bxc2 Bxc2+ 0-1 [Event "Semifinals Game 2: Carlsen, Magnus - Sin"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2025.12.10"] [Round "7.1"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Sindarov, Javokhir"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Shahid"] [WhiteElo "2923"] [BlackElo "2704"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [Variant "chess960"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "rqnbnkbr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RQNBNKBR w HAha - 0 1"] [PlyCount "146"] [GameId "2251612574081024"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. c3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. e4 f6 4. Ncd3 dxe4 5. Nc5 Nb6 6. Qxe4 Qc8 7. Bb3 Nd5 8. h4 Nd6 9. Qf3 b6 10. Ncd3 a5 11. Bh2 a4 12. Bc2 Nc4 13. Kg1 Be6 14. Nf4 Nxf4 15. Bxf4 Nxb2 16. Nd3 Bd5 17. Qg3 Nxd3 18. Bxd3 b5 19. h5 Qd7 20. a3 e6 21. Rh4 O-O 22. Rg4 $4 f5 $19 23. Rg5 Bxg5 24. Bxg5 Qe8 25. Be2 Ra7 26. Bf4 Rd7 27. h6 Rf6 28. Bg5 Rf8 29. Bf4 Qg6 30. Qh3 gxh6 31. Bh5 Qf6 32. Be5 Qd8 33. Re1 Rg7 34. Bxg7 Kxg7 35. Bf3 Rf6 36. Bxd5 Qxd5 37. Re5 Qb3 38. Rc5 Rg6 39. Qf3 Qxa3 40. Rxc6 Qc1+ 41. Kh2 Rg4 42. g3 Qe1 43. d5 Qe4 44. Rc7+ $4 (44. Qxe4 Rxe4 45. d6 Re2 46. Kg2 Kf6 47. c4 bxc4 48. Rxc4 Re4 49. Rc8 Rd4) 44... Kf6 $19 45. Qxe4 Rxe4 46. d6 Re2 47. Kg2 Rd2 48. Rc6 Ke5 49. Rb6 Rxd6 50. f4+ Kd5 51. Rxb5+ Kc6 52. Ra5 Rd2+ 53. Kf3 Ra2 54. c4 a3 55. c5 h5 56. Ke3 Kd5 57. Kf3 h6 58. Ke3 Ra1 59. Kf2 a2 60. Kg2 h4 61. gxh4 h5 62. Kh2 Rf1 63. Rxa2 Rxf4 64. Kg3 Rg4+ 65. Kh3 Kxc5 66. Ra8 e5 67. Rh8 f4 68. Rxh5 Rg3+ 69. Kh2 Kd4 70. Rf5 Ke4 71. Rf6 Kf3 72. h5 Rg5 73. h6 e4 0-1 [Event "Semifinals Tiebreak 1: Sindarov, Javokhi"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2025.12.10"] [Round "8.1"] [White "Sindarov, Javokhir"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Shahid"] [WhiteElo "2704"] [BlackElo "2923"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [Variant "chess960"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "nrbnkbrq/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NRBNKBRQ w GBgb - 0 1"] [PlyCount "75"] [GameId "2251612620435456"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 g6 2. Nb3 e5 3. d5 d6 4. e4 f5 5. c4 Nb6 6. Nc3 a6 7. h4 Nf7 8. Be2 Bd7 9. f3 h5 10. Rf1 Na4 11. Nxa4 Bxa4 12. Qg1 Bh6 13. Bxh6 Qxh6 14. Nd2 g5 15. Bd3 fxe4 16. Nxe4 gxh4 17. Qa7 Rc8 18. Qf2 Bd7 19. Qxh4 $2 Qe3+ 20. Be2 Rxg2 21. Rf2 Rxf2 (21... Rg1+) 22. Qxf2 Qxf2+ 23. Kxf2 Ke7 24. Rh1 Rh8 25. Bf1 Bf5 26. Ng3 Bg6 27. Rh4 Kf6 28. b4 Kg5 29. Rh1 h4 30. Ne2 a5 31. b5 b6 32. Bh3 Kf6 33. Nc3 Ng5 34. Bg4 Bd3 35. a4 Bxc4 36. Rc1 h3 37. Kg3 Bd3 38. Nd1 0-1 [Event "Semifinals Tiebreak 2: Carlsen, Magnus -"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2025.12.10"] [Round "9.1"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Sindarov, Javokhir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "Shahid"] [WhiteElo "2923"] [BlackElo "2704"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [Variant "chess960"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "nbbnqrkr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NBBNQRKR w HFhf - 0 1"] [PlyCount "130"] [GameId "2251612633202688"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 e5 2. d5 c6 3. c4 Nb6 4. Ne3 d6 5. Nb3 f5 6. f4 e4 7. g4 fxg4 8. Qg3 a5 9. f5 Ba7 10. Nxg4 Nxc4+ 11. Kg2 h5 12. Nh6+ Rxh6 13. Bxh6 Qe5 14. Nd2 Nxd2 15. Qxe5 dxe5 16. Bxd2 cxd5 17. a4 Bxf5 18. Ba2 Be6 19. Rxf8+ Kxf8 20. Bxa5 Nc6 21. Bc3 Ke7 22. b4 Nd4 23. Bxd4 Bxd4 24. a5 Kd6 25. Rc1 Bd7 26. Rd1 Ba4 27. Rc1 Bb5 28. Kf1 Bd7 29. Rb1 Bc3 30. Bb3 Bb5 (30... e3 31. Rd1 d4) 31. Kf2 g5 32. e3 d4 (32... Bd3 33. Rg1 g4 34. Rg3 Bxb4 35. h3 d4 36. exd4 exd4 37. hxg4 e3+ 38. Rxe3 dxe3+) 33. Bf7 Bd2 34. Rb3 h4 35. Bg6 Bc4 36. Ra3 Bc1 37. Ra1 Bxe3+ (37... dxe3+) 38. Ke1 Bd3 39. b5 Bxb5 40. Bxe4 d3 $4 (40... Bc6 41. Bh7 Bf4 42. a6 bxa6 43. Rxa6 Kc5 44. Ra2 Bf3 45. Rc2+ Kd6 46. Kf1 g4) 41. Bxb7 Bd4 42. Ra2 $4 (42. Ra3 Bc5 43. Rb3 Bc4 44. Rb1 g4 45. Kd2 g3 46. a6 e4 47. Bxe4 Bxa6 48. hxg3) 42... Bc3+ (42... Bc4 43. Rf2 Bc3+ 44. Kd1 Bxa5 45. Ba6 Bb3+ 46. Kc1 e4 47. Kb2 Be6 48. Rf1 Ke5) 43. Kd1 Bc4 44. Ra3 Bb4 45. a6 Bxa3 46. a7 Bb4 47. a8=Q Bb3+ 48. Kc1 d2+ 49. Kb2 d1=Q 50. Qd8+ Kc5 51. Qe7+ Kb5 52. Qe8+ Ka5 $2 (52... Kc4 $19 53. Qf7+ Kb5 54. Qe8+ Kb6 55. Qc6+ Ka7 56. Qa6+ Kb8) 53. Qa8+ $4 Kb6 $19 54. Qa6+ Kc5 $2 (54... Kc7 55. Qc6+ Kd8 56. Qb6+ Ke8 57. Qg6+ Kd7 58. Qc6+ Ke7 59. Qe4 Kf6) 55. Qa7+ $4 Kd6 56. Qb6+ Kd7 57. Bc6+ Kc8 58. Bb7+ Kd7 59. Bc6+ Ke7 60. Qxb4+ Ke6 61. Qxb3+ Qxb3+ 62. Kxb3 Kf5 63. Kc3 Kg4 64. Bg2 Kf4 65. Kd3 g4 1/2-1/2