[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 1: Keymer, Vincent - Aro"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2025.12.10"] [Round "6.2"] [White "Keymer, Vincent"] [Black "Aronian, Levon"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2752"] [BlackElo "2772"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [Variant "chess960"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "nbnqrkbr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NBNQRKBR w HEhe - 0 1"] [PlyCount "82"] [GameId "2253231896924160"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. c3 f6 3. f3 c6 4. d4 Bf7 5. Bf2 O-O 6. Nc2 Ne7 7. Ne3 exd4 8. cxd4 d5 9. Nb3 Nc7 10. Bc2 Ne6 11. Qd2 b6 12. O-O a5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Qxd5 15. Be4 Qh5 16. Bg3 Bxg3 17. hxg3 a4 18. Nc1 Rd8 19. Ne2 Rd6 20. g4 Qa5 21. Qxa5 bxa5 22. Rd1 Rfd8 23. a3 Bg6 24. Bxg6 hxg6 25. Rc1 Rb8 26. Rc2 Nxd4 27. Nxd4 Rxd4 28. Re1 g5 29. Re7 Rd6 30. Ra7 Rbd8 31. Re2 Rd1+ 32. Kf2 R1d2 33. Rxa5 Rxe2+ 34. Kxe2 Rb8 35. Rxa4 Rxb2+ 36. Kf1 Ra2 37. Rc4 Rxa3 38. Rxc6 Ra1+ 39. Kf2 Ra2+ 40. Kf1 Ra1+ 41. Kf2 Ra2+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Semifinals Game 1: Caruana, Fabiano - Ma"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2025.12.10"] [Round "6.3"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "Maghsoodloo, Parham"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2797"] [BlackElo "2712"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [Variant "chess960"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "nbnqrkbr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NBNQRKBR w HEhe - 0 1"] [PlyCount "107"] [GameId "2253231896215552"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 f6 3. f3 Nc7 4. Nab3 b6 5. c3 e5 6. Nd3 Ne6 7. Be3 Bf7 8. O-O O-O 9. Nd2 Ne7 10. f4 exf4 11. Nxf4 Nxf4 12. Bxf4 Bxf4 13. Rxf4 Ng6 14. Rff1 d5 15. exd5 Qxd5 16. Ne4 Qd8 17. b3 Re6 18. Qg4 Rfe8 19. h4 Nf8 20. h5 Kh8 21. Rd1 h6 22. Ng3 Nh7 23. Bf5 Ng5 24. Bxe6 Rxe6 25. Rfe1 b5 26. Rxe6 Bxe6 27. Qf4 Qa5 28. Qd2 Qc7 29. Qe3 Qa5 30. Rd2 Qa3 31. Rf2 Bf7 32. Kh2 a5 33. Qf4 a4 34. Qc7 axb3 35. axb3 Qxb3 36. Qxc6 b4 37. Qc8+ Kh7 38. cxb4 Qxb4 39. Qf5+ Kh8 40. Qc8+ Kh7 41. Qc5 Qb8 42. Qf5+ Kh8 43. Qf4 Qb3 44. Re2 Be6 45. Re3 Qb4 46. Re2 Qc3 47. Qd6 Qc4 48. Rb2 Kh7 49. Qc5 Qa6 50. d5 Bg8 51. d6 Be6 52. Qc2+ f5 53. Nxf5 Qa3 54. Ne7+ 1-0 [Event "Semifinals Game 1: Niemann, Hans Moke -"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2025.12.10"] [Round "6.4"] [White "Niemann, Hans Moke"] [Black "Erigaisi Arjun"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2744"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [Variant "chess960"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "nbnqrkbr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NBNQRKBR w HEhe - 0 1"] [PlyCount "80"] [GameId "2253231898783744"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 f6 3. f3 e5 4. c3 Bf7 5. Bf2 O-O 6. O-O Nab6 7. dxe5 fxe5 8. Bd3 d5 9. Qc2 h5 10. Nab3 h4 11. h3 Nd7 12. c4 d4 13. c5 Qg5 14. Bc4 Ne7 15. Nd3 Ng6 16. Qc1 Qxc1 17. Rxc1 Bc7 18. Nd2 Nf6 19. a4 Nh5 20. b4 Bxc4 21. Nxc4 Ngf4 22. Nxf4 Nxf4 23. Rc2 g5 24. Rd1 Kf7 25. Kf1 Ke6 26. Be1 Rf7 27. Bd2 Nxh3 28. gxh3 Rxf3+ 29. Kg2 Ref8 30. Be1 R8f4 31. Re2 Bd8 32. Nb2 g4 33. hxg4 h3+ 34. Kh2 Bg5 35. Rd3 Rxd3 36. Nxd3 Rf3 37. Bd2 Bh4 38. Be1 Bg5 39. Bd2 Bh4 40. Be1 Bg5 1/2-1/2 [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 Game 2: Aronian, Levon - Keym"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2025.12.10"] [Round "7.2"] [White "Aronian, Levon"] [Black "Keymer, Vincent"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "Shahid"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2752"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [Variant "chess960"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "rqnbnkbr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RQNBNKBR w HAha - 0 1"] [PlyCount "113"] [GameId "2253250864279552"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. c4 f6 2. b3 c5 3. f3 d6 4. Bc2 e5 5. f4 Ne7 6. fxe5 fxe5 7. Be3 h6 8. O-O+ Nf6 9. Bf2 Ba5 10. Bh4 Bxd2 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Rxf6+ Kg7 13. Rf1 Bc3 14. e3 b5 15. Ne2 Bxa1 16. Ng3 Qe8 17. Qxa1 Bh7 18. Qd1 Rf8 19. Nh5+ Kh8 20. Rxf8+ Qxf8 21. Qxd6 Bxc2 22. Qxe5+ Kh7 23. Nxc2 Rd8 24. h3 Ng6 25. Qa1 bxc4 26. bxc4 Rd6 27. Ne1 Qe7 28. Nf3 Qxe3+ 29. Kh2 Qe7 30. Qb1 Rb6 31. Qf5 Qe6 32. Qc2 Qd6+ 33. Ng3 Rb7 34. h4 Kg8 $19 35. Qf5 Rg7 36. Qe4 Kh8 37. Qe8+ Kh7 (37... Rg8 38. Qe4 Rg7 39. Qe8+ Qf8 40. Qe1 Qe7 41. Nf5 Qxe1 42. Nxe1) 38. Qe4 Kh8 39. Qe8+ Rg8 40. Qe1 Qf4 41. Qc3+ Kh7 42. Kh1 Rd8 43. Qe1 Rd7 44. h5 Nf8 45. Qb1+ Kg8 46. Ne4 Re7 47. Nxc5 Qxc4 48. Nd3 Qg4 49. Qb3+ Qe6 50. Qa3 Qf7 51. Kg1 Re6 52. Qc5 Rf6 53. Nde5 Qxa2 54. Ng4 Rb6 55. Nxh6+ Rxh6 56. Qg5+ Kh7 57. Qe7+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Semifinals Game 2: Maghsoodloo, Parham -"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2025.12.10"] [Round "7.3"] [White "Maghsoodloo, Parham"] [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2712"] [BlackElo "2797"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [Variant "chess960"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "rqnbnkbr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RQNBNKBR w HAha - 0 1"] [PlyCount "180"] [GameId "2253250865856512"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 d5 2. Ncd3 c6 3. h4 Bc7 4. a4 Ncd6 5. Qc1 Ne4 6. Nf3 f6 7. h5 Bf7 8. e3 N8d6 9. Bh2 O-O 10. Kg1 Nf5 11. a5 Bxh2+ 12. Nxh2 Qc7 13. c3 c5 14. Nf1 b6 15. Bc2 Rac8 16. axb6 axb6 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. c4 dxc4 19. Nf4 Nfd6 20. Qb1 Ng5 21. Ng3 e5 22. Nfe2 h6 23. Nc3 Rb8 24. Qc1 Rfd8 25. Rh4 Qe7 26. Kh1 f5 27. Nxf5 Nxf5 28. Bxf5 Qf6 29. Qc2 Kh8 30. Rh2 e4 31. Bg4 Rd6 32. Kg1 Bg8 33. Rb1 Rf8 34. Rf1 Rfd8 35. Rd1 Rxd1+ 36. Bxd1 Qd6 37. Rh4 Qd2 38. Kf1 Bf7 39. Rf4 Kg8 40. g4 Nh3 41. Rf5 Be6 42. Qxd2 Rxd2 43. Re5 Rxf2+ 44. Ke1 Bf7 45. Be2 Rg2 46. Nxe4 Ng1 47. Nf2 Nxe2 48. Kxe2 Rg1 49. Rxc5 Rb1 50. Rc8+ Kh7 51. Rc7 Rxb2+ 52. Kf3 Rb7 53. Rc5 g6 54. Ne4 gxh5 55. gxh5 Be6 56. Kf4 Kg7 57. Rc6 Re7 58. Nd6 Kh7 59. e4 Rg7 60. Ne8 Re7 61. Nd6 Rg7 62. Nf5 Bxf5 63. Kxf5 Rg5+ 64. Kf6 Rxh5 65. e5 Rh1 66. Rc7+ Kg8 67. Rc8+ Kh7 68. e6 Rf1+ 69. Ke5 Re1+ 70. Kd6 Rd1+ 71. Ke5 Re1+ 72. Kf6 Rf1+ 73. Ke7 h5 74. Kd7 Rd1+ 75. Ke8 Kg6 76. e7 h4 77. Rc5 h3 78. Re5 Ra1 79. Kd7 Ra7+ 80. Kd6 Rxe7 81. Kxe7 c3 82. Ke6 h2 83. Re1 Kg5 84. Ke5 Kg4 85. Ra1 Kf3 86. Kf5 c2 87. Rc1 Ke3 88. Rh1 Kd2 89. Rxh2+ Kc3 90. Rxc2+ Kxc2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Semifinals Game 2: Erigaisi Arjun - Niem"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2025.12.10"] [Round "7.4"] [White "Erigaisi Arjun"] [Black "Niemann, Hans Moke"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2744"] [BlackElo "2725"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [Variant "chess960"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "rqnbnkbr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RQNBNKBR w HAha - 0 1"] [PlyCount "176"] [GameId "2253250865086464"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. c3 f6 3. d4 c6 4. Ned3 Bf7 5. f3 O-O 6. Bb3 d5 7. exd5 cxd5 8. Ne2 Ne7 9. Qc2 Nc6 10. Rd1 Bb6 11. dxe5 fxe5 12. Bxb6 axb6 13. O-O Nf6 14. Ng3 Qc7 15. Rfe1 Rfe8 16. Qf2 Kh8 17. h3 Rf8 18. f4 e4 19. Nb4 Nxb4 20. cxb4 Rad8 21. Rd4 Bg8 22. Qe3 b5 23. Red1 Qc6 24. Ne2 Rde8 25. Nc3 Qb6 26. Qe2 e3 27. Qxb5 Qxb5 28. Nxb5 Nh5 29. Nc7 Re4 30. Rxe4 dxe4 31. Bxg8 Kxg8 32. Re1 Rc8 33. Nd5 Rd8 34. Nxe3 Nxf4 35. Nf5 Rd2 36. Rxe4 g5 37. Ne3 Rxb2 38. a4 Kf7 39. b5 h5 40. Kf1 Kf6 41. h4 Ne6 42. hxg5+ Nxg5 43. Rf4+ Ke6 44. Rh4 Ra2 45. Ke1 Nf7 46. Re4+ Kd6 47. Kf1 Ne5 48. Nc4+ Nxc4 49. Rxc4 b6 50. Kg1 Kd5 51. Rh4 Kd6 52. Kh2 Ra1 53. Kh3 Ra3+ 54. g3 Ra1 55. Rc4 Kd5 56. Rc6 Rxa4 57. Rxb6 Kc5 58. Rh6 Kxb5 59. Rxh5+ Kc6 60. Re5 Kd6 61. Re1 Ra8 62. g4 Rh8+ 63. Kg3 Rg8 64. Re2 Kd5 65. Re3 Kd6 66. Re4 Kd5 67. Kf3 Rh8 68. Re7 Kd6 69. Re2 Rf8+ 70. Kg3 Rg8 71. Re4 Kd5 72. Rf4 Ke6 73. Kh4 Ke5 74. Rf5+ Ke6 75. Kh5 Rh8+ 76. Kg5 Rg8+ 77. Kf4 Ra8 78. Kg3 Rh8 79. Rf3 Rg8 80. Rf4 Ke5 81. Rf5+ Ke6 82. Kh4 Rh8+ 83. Rh5 Rg8 84. Rh6+ Kf7 85. Kh5 Ra8 86. Rh7+ Kg8 87. Rb7 Ra6 88. g5 Rc6 1/2-1/2 [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 1: Aronian, Levon -"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2025.12.10"] [Round "8.2"] [White "Aronian, Levon"] [Black "Keymer, Vincent"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Shahid"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2752"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [Variant "chess960"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "nrbnkbrq/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NRBNKBRQ w GBgb - 0 1"] [PlyCount "121"] [GameId "2253556827324416"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 g6 2. Nb3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. g4 Nb6 5. Ne3 e6 6. g5 h6 7. h4 hxg5 8. hxg5 Qxh1 9. Rxh1 e5 10. Bg2 exd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. cxd4 Be6 13. Bd2 Be7 14. f4 c6 15. Bf3 Nc8 16. Ng4 Nd6 17. Ne5 Bf5 18. O-O-O f6 19. gxf6 Bxf6 20. Ba5 Ne4 21. Rh7 b6 22. Bb4 a5 23. Ba3 Rc8 24. Rdh1 c5 25. dxc5 bxc5 26. Ra7 Nd6 $4 (26... O-O 27. Rd1 Bxe5 28. fxe5 Ra8 29. Rxa8 Rxa8 30. Rxd5 Re8 31. b3 Kf7) 27. Bxd5 $18 Rf8 28. Rhh7 g5 29. Rh6 gxf4 30. Ng6 $4 (30. Nf7 Nxf7 31. Rxf6 Ne5 32. Rxf5 Rxf5 33. Be6 Rf7 34. Rxf7 Rc6 35. Rxf4 Rxe6) 30... f3 $1 31. Nxf8 Bg5+ 32. Kd1 Bxh6 $19 33. Bxf3 Bxf8 34. Rxa5 Nc4 35. Ra4 Nxa3 36. Rxa3 Bg7 37. b3 Rd8+ 38. Ke1 Bc3+ 39. Kf2 Ke7 40. Ra6 Rd2 41. Ke3 Rb2 42. Kf4 Be6 43. Ra7+ Kf6 44. Ra6 Be5+ 45. Ke4 Rd2 46. e3 Rh2 $4 (46... Bd6 $1) 47. Bg4 $18 Kg5 48. Bxe6 Bf6 49. Bc4 Rh3 50. a4 Bc3 51. Rc6 Bb4 52. a5 Rh1 53. a6 Ra1 54. Ke5 Kg4 55. Rc7 Ba5 56. Rb7 Bd2 57. e4 Bf4+ 58. Kd5 Kf3 59. Kc6 Kxe4 60. Kb6 Kd4 61. a7 1-0 [Event "Semifinals Tiebreak 1: Erigaisi Arjun -"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2025.12.10"] [Round "8.4"] [White "Erigaisi Arjun"] [Black "Niemann, Hans Moke"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2744"] [BlackElo "2725"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [Variant "chess960"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "nrbnkbrq/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NRBNKBRQ w GBgb - 0 1"] [PlyCount "71"] [GameId "2253557645479936"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 g6 2. Nb3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. g4 Nb6 5. Ne3 e5 6. Bg2 e4 7. g5 Be6 8. f3 exf3 9. Bxf3 O-O-O 10. Bd2 h6 11. h4 Bd6 12. O-O-O Kb8 13. Ng4 Nc4 14. Nf6 Nxd2 15. Nxd2 hxg5 16. Nxg8 gxh4 17. e4 dxe4 18. Bxe4 Bd7 19. Rdf1 Qxg8 20. Qxh4 f5 21. Bxc6 Bxc6 22. Rxg6 Qe8 23. Rxf5 a6 24. Rg1 Rc8 25. Re1 Qg8 26. Qg5 Qxa2 27. Ra5 Qf7 28. Kc2 Bd7 29. Ne4 Re8 30. Nxd6 Qf2+ 31. Kb3 Rxe1 32. Qd8+ Ka7 33. Rxa6+ Kxa6 34. Qa8+ Kb6 35. Qxb7+ Ka5 36. Nc4# 1-0 [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 [Event "Semifinals Tiebreak 2: Keymer, Vincent -"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2025.12.10"] [Round "9.2"] [White "Keymer, Vincent"] [Black "Aronian, Levon"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Shahid"] [WhiteElo "2752"] [BlackElo "2772"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [Variant "chess960"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "nbbnqrkr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NBBNQRKR w HFhf - 0 1"] [PlyCount "70"] [GameId "2253565040369664"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 e5 2. d5 Nb6 3. e4 c6 4. a4 Nxa4 5. b3 Nb6 6. c4 d6 7. Ne3 f6 8. h4 h5 9. Bd3 Nf7 10. Nac2 Nh6 11. Nd1 cxd5 12. cxd5 Nd7 13. b4 f5 14. Nc3 Nf6 15. Bxh6 Rxh6 16. exf5 e4 17. Nxe4 Bxf5 18. Nxf6+ Rhxf6 19. Qd2 Bc7 20. Bxf5 Rxf5 21. Ne3 $2 (21. Nd4 Rxd5 22. Qa2 Qf7 23. Qxa7 Bd8) 21... Rf4 $19 22. Rh3 Bb6 23. Rg3 Rxh4 24. Qd3 Qe4 25. Qd2 Rhf4 26. Rh3 h4 27. Kh1 R8f6 28. Kg1 Rg6 29. Rc1 Bxe3 30. fxe3 Rfg4 31. Rc8+ Kh7 32. Rh2 Qxb4 33. Qd1 Qe4 34. Qd2 a5 35. Qe1 Rxg2+ 0-1 [Event "Semifinals Tiebreak 2: Niemann, Hans Mok"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2025.12.10"] [Round "9.4"] [White "Niemann, Hans Moke"] [Black "Erigaisi Arjun"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2744"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [Variant "chess960"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "nbbnqrkr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NBBNQRKR w HFhf - 0 1"] [PlyCount "60"] [GameId "2253565037744128"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 e5 2. d5 Nb6 3. e4 c6 4. a4 Nxa4 5. b3 Nb6 6. c4 d6 7. Ne3 cxd5 8. cxd5 Bd7 9. Bd3 f6 10. Qe2 Nf7 11. h4 h5 12. Nac2 a6 13. g3 Nc8 14. Na3 b5 15. Nac2 Ne7 16. Bd2 Bc7 17. Ra1 Qc8 18. Nb4 a5 19. Nbc2 b4 20. Nc4 f5 21. N2e3 f4 22. gxf4 exf4 23. Ng2 Ne5 24. Bxf4 Bg4 25. Qe3 Nf3+ 26. Kf1 Re8 27. Be2 Nxd5 28. Qd3 Nxf4 29. Nxf4 O-O 30. Nd5 Bh3+ 0-1