[Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.02"]
[Round "15.2"]
[White "Aronian, L."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2017.07.01"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 d6 5. g3 c5 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nb3 Bb6 10. Qc2 h6 11. Rd1 Qe7 12. Nbd4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Rd8 14. b3 d5
15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Bb2 Bd7 17. e3 Rac8 18. Qe2 Be8 19. Nf5 exf5 20. Rxd5 Bc6 21.
Rxd8+ Qxd8 22. Rd1 Qe8 23. Bxc6 Rxc6 24. Qd3 Qe6 25. Rd2 h5 26. h4 Kh7 27. Kg2
Kg6 28. Bd4 Qd5+ 29. f3 Bxd4 30. Qxd4 Qxd4 31. exd4 Kf6 32. f4 Rc3 33. Kf2 Ke6
34. Re2+ Kd6 35. Re3 Rc1 36. a4 g6 37. Ke2 Kd5 38. Re7 Rc3 39. Rxb7 a5 40. Kf2
Kxd4 41. b4 Rc2+ 42. Kf3 Rc3+ 43. Kg2 Rc2+ 44. Kh3 axb4 45. Rxb4+ Kd5 46. Rb7
Ke6 47. a5 Ra2 48. Rb6+ Kd5 49. Rb7 Rxa5 50. Rxf7 Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.02"]
[Round "18.3"]
[White "So, W."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B56"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2017.07.01"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bd7 6. Be2 Nc6 7. Be3 e6 8. g4
h6 9. f4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 e5 11. fxe5 Nxg4 12. O-O-O Nxe3 13. Qxe3 Qg5 14. Qxg5
hxg5 15. exd6 O-O-O 16. e5 Re8 17. Rhf1 f6 18. exf6 gxf6 19. Rxf6 Bg7 20. Rf7
Bxc3 21. Rxd7 Kxd7 22. Bb5+ Kd8 23. Bxe8 Be5 24. Bg6 Rxh2 25. Bf5 Rf2 26. Bh3
Rf4 27. Rd5 Re4 28. Bf5 Bf4+ 29. Kd1 Re5 30. Rxe5 Bxe5 31. d7 Bxb2 32. Ke2
1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.02"]
[Round "16.3"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Giri, A."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2017.07.01"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 Bf5 4. e3 e6 5. a3 Bd6 6. Bg3 O-O 7. c4 dxc4 8. Bxc4
c5 9. Nc3 Bxg3 10. hxg3 Nbd7 11. O-O Rc8 12. Be2 Bg4 13. Rc1 cxd4 14. Qxd4 Qb6
15. Qxb6 Nxb6 16. Rfd1 h6 17. Nb5 Rxc1 18. Rxc1 Rc8 19. Rxc8+ Nxc8 20. Kf1 Kf8
21. Ne5 Bxe2+ 22. Kxe2 h5 23. f3 Ke7 24. e4 a6 25. Nc3 Nb6 26. b3 Nfd7 27. Nd3
Kd6 28. Ke3 e5 29. Nd1 Nc5 30. Nxc5 Kxc5 31. Nf2 Kd6 32. f4 Nd7 33. Nd3 f6 34.
Nb2 g5 35. Nc4+ Kc6 36. fxe5 Nxe5 37. Nxe5+ fxe5 38. g4 h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.02"]
[Round "14.3"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, I."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2017.07.01"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bg5
Nbd7 9. a4 O-O 10. Nd2 Nc5 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nc4 Be7 13. O-O Be6 14. a5 Rc8 15.
Nb6 Rc6 16. b4 Nd7 17. Nbd5 Bg5 18. Na4 Bxd5 19. exd5 Rc7 20. c4 e4 21. c5 dxc5
22. d6 Rc8 23. Bg4 cxb4 24. Bxd7 Qxd7 25. Nb6 Qc6 26. Nxc8 Rxc8 27. Rb1 e3 28.
fxe3 Rd8 29. Qb3 Qd7 30. Qxb4 Qxd6 31. Qxb7 Bxe3+ 32. Kh1 Rf8 33. Rbd1 Qh6 34.
Qxf7+ 1-0

[Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.02"]
[Round "17.2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Jobava, Ba"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2017.07.01"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. c4 c6 6. Nc3 Ne7 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. O-O Nb6 11. Bb3 Ned5 12. Re1 Bf5 13. Ne5 Bxe5 14. Rxe5
Qd7 15. Qf3 Be6 16. Ne4 Rae8 17. a4 Ne7 18. Nf6+ gxf6 19. Qxf6 Qd8 20. Rxe6
Nbd5 21. Qg5+ Kh8 22. Re1 Rg8 23. Qh5 Qb6 24. Bxd5 Nxd5 25. Bh6 Qc7 26. Qf5 f6
27. Qf3 Qb6 28. Re4 Qxb2 29. Rae1 Rxe4 30. Qxe4 Qa3 31. Qe6 Qd3 32. Re4 Qd1+
33. Kh2 Qh5 34. Bd2 Qg6 35. Rg4 Qe8 36. Rxg8+ Qxg8 37. Qd7 Qb8+ 38. g3 Qc7 39.
Qe8+ Kg7 40. a5 b5 41. axb6 axb6 42. h4 b5 43. h5 Qe7 44. h6# 1-0

[Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.02"]
[Round "13.2"]
[White "Ivanchuk, V."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C20"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2017.07.01"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Ne2 d5 3. exd5 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Qxd4 Qxd5 6. Nbc3 Qxd4 7. Nxd4 Bc5
8. Ndb5 Na6 9. Bf4 O-O 10. f3 Re8+ 11. Be2 Be6 12. O-O-O Bxa2 13. Rhe1 Nh5 14.
Bd2 Be6 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. Bxa6 bxa6 18. Bg5 Bxg5+ 19. Nxg5 Nf6 20.
Nb3 h6 21. Ne4 Nxe4 22. Rxd7 Nf6 23. Rdd1 Kf8 24. Nc5 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Re8 26.
Rxe8+ Kxe8 27. Nxa6 Kd7 28. Nc5+ Kd6 29. Nd3 c5 30. Kd2 c4 31. Nf4 Kc5 32. h4
a5 33. g4 Nd5 34. Ne2 g6 35. c3 Kd6 36. f4 h5 37. g5 a4 38. Ke1 Ne3 39. Ng3
Ng2+ 0-1

[Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.02"]
[Round "12.3"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2796"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2017.07.01"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. c4 e5 2. e3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g4 Bb4 5. g5 Bxc3 6. bxc3 Ng8 7. d4 Qxg5 8. d5
Nd8 9. d6 c6 10. Nf3 Qf5 11. Rg1 Ne6 12. e4 Qxe4+ 13. Be3 Qf5 14. Ng5 Nf4 15.
Bxf4 Qxf4 16. Rg4 Qf6 17. Ne4 Qh6 18. Qf3 Nf6 19. Rxg7 Qxg7 20. Nxf6+ Kd8 21.
Qf5 Re8 22. Nxe8 Kxe8 23. c5 b5 24. Bd3 f6 25. Ke2 Kf7 26. Rh1 Rb8 27. Kf1 Qg6
28. Qf3 Qh6 29. Rg1 Ba6 30. Qg4 Rd8 31. Rg3 e4 32. Qxe4 Re8 33. Qg4 Bc8 34. Kg2
Qg5 35. Qf3 Qd5 36. Qxd5+ cxd5 37. Bxh7 Re5 38. f4 Re2+ 39. Kf1 Rxh2 40. Bg8+
Kf8 41. Bxd5 Rh8 42. Kf2 Ba6 43. Ke3 Ke8 44. Kd4 Kd8 45. Rg7 Bc8 46. c6 dxc6
47. Bxc6 a5 48. Kc5 1-0

[Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.02"]
[Round "11.3"]
[White "Kramnik, V."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2017.07.01"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Qe7 5. Nc3 Na5 6. O-O c6 7. a4 Nxc4 8.
dxc4 d6 9. b3 Qc7 10. Bg5 Be7 11. a5 O-O 12. Qd3 h6 13. Bh4 Be6 14. Rfd1 Rfd8
15. Qe3 b6 16. axb6 axb6 17. h3 g5 18. Nxg5 Rxa1 19. Rxa1 hxg5 20. Qxg5+ Kh7
21. Qe3 Rg8 22. f4 Nh5 23. fxe5 Bxh4 24. Qf3 Rg5 25. exd6 Qxd6 26. Ne2 Ng3 27.
Nc3 Qd4+ 28. Kh2 Qe5 29. Kg1 Qxc3 0-1

[Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.02"]
[Round "10.2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Anand, V."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2017.07.01"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. Bxd6 Qxd6 7. c4 c5 8.
dxc5 Qxc5 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. Bc4 Qd6 11. O-O Bd7 12. Be2 Bc6 13. Nc4 Qe7 14. Qd6
Qxd6 15. Nxd6 Ne4 16. Rfd1 Nxd6 17. Rxd6 Rc8 18. Rc1 Kf8 19. Ne5 Ke7 20. Rd2 f6
21. Nxc6+ Nxc6 22. Rdc2 Kd8 23. Bf3 Rab8 24. Bxc6 Rxc6 25. Rxc6 bxc6 26. b3 Kc7
27. Kf1 a5 28. Rc4 Rb4 29. Ke2 Rxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.01"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "So, W."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2017.07.01"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. c3 Qb6 5. Qb3 Nf6 6. Nd2 c4 7. Qc2 Nh5 8. Bg5
h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Be2 Ng7 11. Bg3 Bf5 12. Qc1 e6 13. Ngf3 Qa5 14. e4 Bh7 15. O-O
Be7 16. Re1 O-O 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 f6 19. Bg3 Rfe8 20. h4 b5 21. b4 Qd8 22.
a4 a5 23. axb5 axb4 24. Rxa8 Qxa8 25. exd5 exd5 26. Bf3 Qd8 27. hxg5 hxg5 28.
b6 bxc3 29. Qxc3 Qxb6 30. Bxd5+ Kf8 31. Nxc4 Qb5 32. Ne3 Rd8 33. Qc7 Qd7 34.
Qa5 Nh5 35. Bc7 Rc8 36. Bh2 Nf4 37. Bxf4 gxf4 38. Nc4 Qf5 39. Qa7 Qxd5 40.
Qxe7+ Kg8 41. Nb6 1-0

[Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.01"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Jobava, Ba"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2017.07.01"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nge2 Nf6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. d3 Nc6 7. O-O O-O 8. h3
e5 9. f4 Nd4 10. f5 b5 11. Nxd4 cxd4 12. Ne2 d5 13. g4 dxe4 14. Ng3 Rb8 15. g5
e3 16. gxf6 Bxf6 17. Be4 Bg5 18. b4 Rb6 19. a4 Kh8 20. Bb2 Bf4 21. Qg4 h5 22.
Qf3 gxf5 23. Nxf5 Qg5+ 24. Qg2 Rg8 25. Nxd4 Qxg2+ 26. Bxg2 Rbg6 27. Rxf4 Rxg2+
28. Kh1 exf4 29. axb5 Kh7 0-1

[Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.01"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Giri, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2017.07.01"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Nf3 c6 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2
Nbd7 9. Rd1 Ne4 10. Bf4 g5 11. Be3 f5 12. Nc3 Nd6 13. b3 Bf6 14. Qc1 h6 15. h4
Nf7 16. hxg5 hxg5 17. Na4 Qe7 18. Nb2 b6 19. Nd3 Bb7 20. Rb1 a5 21. Nde5 Ndxe5
22. dxe5 Nxe5 23. Nxe5 Bxe5 24. Bxg5 Bf6 25. Bxf6 Rxf6 26. Qe3 Kf7 27. Qxb6 Ra6
28. Qe3 Ra8 29. Rd4 Rh8 30. cxd5 cxd5 31. Rc1 Rfh6 32. Qe5 Rc8 33. Rxc8 Bxc8
34. Rd3 Bd7 35. Rc3 Rh8 36. Qxh8 1-0

[Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.01"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Aronian, L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2017.07.01"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. d5 d6 4. Nc3 e5 5. Bd2 Be7 6. e4 O-O 7. Be2 Nbd7 8. Nf3
Ne8 9. a4 g6 10. Bh6 Ng7 11. Nd2 Kh8 12. h4 Nf6 13. h5 Nfxh5 14. Bxh5 Nxh5 15.
Bxf8 Qxf8 16. g3 Nf6 17. Qe2 Kg7 18. Nc4 b6 19. a5 Ba6 20. axb6 axb6 21. O-O h5
22. Rxa6 Rxa6 23. Nxd6 Ra8 24. Nc4 Qb8 25. Rd1 b5 26. d6 bxc4 27. dxe7 Qc7 28.
Qxc4 Qxe7 29. Nd5 Nxd5 30. Rxd5 Qf6 31. Qc3 h4 32. Qxe5 hxg3 33. fxg3 Ra2 34.
Qxf6+ Kxf6 35. Rxc5 Rxb2 36. Kf2 Ke6 37. Ke3 f5 38. Kd4 fxe4 39. Kxe4 Rb4+ 40.
c4 Rb3 41. g4 Rg3 42. Rc6+ Kf7 43. Kf4 Ra3 44. Kg5 Ra5+ 45. c5 Ra4 46. Rf6+ Ke7
47. Rxg6 Rc4 48. Rc6 Kd7 49. Rd6+ Ke7 50. Rd5 Ke6 51. Rf5 Ke7 52. Kh4 Ke6 53.
Kh5 Rd4 54. Rf1 Rd5+ 55. g5 Rxc5 56. Kh6 Rc2 57. g6 Rh2+ 58. Kg7 Rg2 59. Kh7
Rh2+ 60. Kg8 1-0

[Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.01"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Kramnik, V."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2017.07.01"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d5 6. Nbd2 dxe4 7. dxe4 O-O 8.
O-O a5 9. Qc2 Qe7 10. a4 Nb8 11. Bd3 h6 12. Nc4 Nc6 13. h3 Rd8 14. Re1 Nh5 15.
Bf1 Qf6 16. Be3 Bf8 17. Kh2 Be6 18. Rad1 g5 19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Nfd2 b6 21. g3
Nf4 22. b3 Ng6 23. Be2 Nd4 24. cxd4 exd4 25. e5 Qf5 26. Qxf5 Bxf5 27. Bxg5 hxg5
28. Bg4 Bxg4 29. hxg4 Bb4 30. Rd1 Bxd2 31. Rxd2 Rd5 32. Kg2 Kg7 33. Kf3 Nxe5+
34. Ke4 Nxc4 35. bxc4 Rc5 36. Rxd4 Kf6 37. f4 Ke6 38. Kd3 c6 39. Re4+ Kd6 40.
Rd4+ Ke6 41. Re4+ Kd6 42. Rd4+ Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.01"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, I."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C22"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2017.07.01"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qe3 Bb4+ 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bd2 O-O 7. O-O-O Re8
8. Qf4 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 Rxe4 10. Qg3 d5 11. f3 Re8 12. Ne2 a5 13. Nf4 Nb4 14. Bxf6
Qxf6 15. a3 Bf5 16. axb4 axb4 17. Nxd5 Ra1+ 18. Kd2 Qxb2 19. Qxc7 Rxd1+ 0-1

[Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.01"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2796"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2017.07.01"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Re1 Nd6 7. Bxc6 dxc6 8.
dxe5 Nf5 9. Qxd8+ Bxd8 10. Bg5 Bxg5 11. Nxg5 Nd4 12. Na3 h6 13. Ne4 Bf5 14. c3
Ne6 15. Rad1 Ke7 16. Ng3 Bh7 17. Nc4 Rad8 18. Na5 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Rb8 20. Ne2 c5
21. f3 Rd8 22. Rxd8 Nxd8 23. Kf2 Bb1 24. a3 Ke6 25. Nc4 g5 26. Ke3 Nc6 27. f4
Ba2 28. Nd2 Bd5 29. g3 b6 30. Ne4 Ne7 31. g4 Bc6 32. fxg5 Kxe5 33. N2g3 Nd5+
34. Kd2 Nf4 35. Ke3 Ng2+ 36. Kd3 Bxe4+ 37. Nxe4 c4+ 38. Kxc4 Kxe4 39. gxh6 Nf4
40. h4 Ng6 41. h5 Nf8 42. g5 c6 43. b4 Kf5 44. g6 fxg6 45. hxg6 Nxg6 46. b5
Ne5+ 47. Kd4 Ke6 48. bxc6 Nxc6+ 49. Kc4 a6 50. h7 Ne5+ 51. Kd4 Nf7 52. a4 Kd6
53. c4 a5 54. Kd3 Kc5 55. Kc3 Nh8 56. Kd3 Kb4 57. Kd4 Kxa4 58. Ke5 Kb3 59. Kf6
a4 60. Kg7 a3 0-1

[Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.01"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2017.07.01"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. O-O Qe7 7. Nbd2 Bg4 8.
Nc4 Nd7 9. a3 a5 10. Be3 f6 11. Bxc5 Nxc5 12. Ne3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 O-O 14. h4 Ne6
15. h5 a4 16. g3 Qd7 17. Qg4 Rad8 18. Rad1 c5 19. f4 exf4 20. gxf4 f5 21. Nxf5
Nd4 22. Nh6+ Kh8 23. Qxd7 Rxd7 24. Ng4 Nxc2 25. Rc1 Nd4 26. Rxc5 Kg8 27. Ne5
Re7 28. Kg2 Ne6 29. Ra5 Nxf4+ 30. Kh2 Nxh5 31. Rxf8+ Kxf8 32. d4 Nf6 33. Rxa4
Nxe4 34. Kg2 Nd6 35. Rb4 g5 36. a4 Kg7 37. a5 Kf6 38. Nd3 g4 39. Nc5 c6 40. Rb6
Re2+ 41. Kf1 Rc2 42. Nxb7 Nc4 43. Rxc6+ Kg5 44. Rc5+ Kf4 45. Nd6 Ne3+ 46. Ke1
Rxb2 47. Nc4 Ra2 48. Nxe3 Kxe3 49. Re5+ Kf4 50. Rh5 Kf3 51. Rxh7 g3 52. Rf7+
Kg2 53. d5 Rxa5 54. d6 Re5+ 0-1

[Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.01"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Ivanchuk, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2017.07.01"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. c4 g6 5. cxb5 a6 6. e3 Bg7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Nf3 d6
9. Nd2 Nbd7 10. e4 Ne8 11. a4 Nc7 12. Be2 axb5 13. axb5 Rxa1 14. Qxa1 f5 15.
exf5 Rxf5 16. Be3 Nb6 17. Qa5 Bxc3 18. Qxb6 Bxb2 19. O-O Rf8 20. Qa7 Bf5 21. b6
Nxd5 22. Qa2 1-0

[Event "GCT Rapid YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.06.30"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Giri, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 c5 7. O-O Re8 8. Be3
Ng4 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bc1 Nd7 11. h3 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Ngf6 13. Be3 b6 14. Qd2 h5 15.
Bh6 Bb7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qe3 Nc5 18. e5 dxe5 19. Qxe5 Qd6 20. Qxd6 exd6 21.
Rfd1 d5 22. cxd5 Nxd5 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Bxh5 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 gxh5 26. Rd2 Kf6 27.
Rad1 Re4 28. b4 Ne6 29. Nxe6 fxe6 30. Rd4 Rxd4 31. Rxd4 Rc8 32. a4 a5 33. Rd6
Rc4 34. Rxb6 Rxb4 35. Rxb4 axb4 36. a5 b3 37. a6 b2 38. a7 b1=Q 39. a8=Q Qg6+
40. Kh2 Qf5 41. Qh8+ Ke7 42. Qd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Rapid YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.06.30"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, I."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qf3 dxc6 7. Nc3 Be6
8. Qg3 O-O-O 9. Be3 Bxe3 10. Qxe3 Kb8 11. f4 Qe7 12. Bd3 Nh6 13. O-O-O f6 14.
g3 Nf7 15. Rhe1 Rhe8 16. a3 h6 17. Be2 Rxd1+ 18. Bxd1 Nd6 19. e5 Nc4 20. exf6
Qxf6 21. Qc5 Rd8 22. Be2 Nd6 23. Bd3 Qf7 24. b3 Bd7 25. Re5 b6 26. Qe3 Qf6 27.
Ne4 Qf8 28. Nxd6 cxd6 29. Re7 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Rapid YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.06.30"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Anand, V."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. c4 e5 2. e3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nge2 c6 5. a3 Ba5 6. b4 Bc7 7. d4 O-O 8. d5 d6
9. Ng3 a5 10. Rb1 axb4 11. axb4 Nbd7 12. Bd3 c5 13. b5 Ba5 14. Bb2 Re8 15. O-O
Nf8 16. Qc2 Ng6 17. Nce4 Ng4 18. h3 Nh6 19. Nh5 f5 20. Neg3 Nh4 21. f4 g6 22.
e4 gxh5 23. exf5 e4 24. Bxe4 Rxe4 25. Qxe4 Bxf5 26. Nxf5 N4xf5 27. Ra1 b6 28.
g4 hxg4 29. hxg4 Nd4 30. Bxd4 cxd4 31. g5 Nf7 32. Rf3 Bd2 33. Rxa8 Qxa8 34.
Qxd4 Bb4 35. Qe4 Qa2 36. Kh1 Bc5 37. Rf1 Qd2 38. Qf3 Qc2 39. Re1 Qxc4 40. Kg2
Qxb5 41. Re7 Qb2+ 42. Kg3 Qd4 43. Re4 Qg1+ 44. Kh3 h6 45. Re6 hxg5 46. Rg6+ Kf8
47. fxg5 Qe3 48. Rf6 Qxf3+ 49. Rxf3 Kg7 50. Kh4 b5 51. Kh5 b4 52. Rf1 Bd4 53.
Rf4 Bc5 54. Rf1 Ne5 55. Ra1 Nd3 56. Rd1 Nf4+ 57. Kg4 Ne2 58. Re1 Nc3 59. Re7+
Kf8 60. Rb7 Nxd5 61. g6 Ne7 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Rapid YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.06.29"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Jobava, Ba"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E67"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. O-O e5 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Qc2
c6 9. Rd1 Qc7 10. e4 a5 11. h3 Re8 12. Be3 exd4 13. Bxd4 Nc5 14. e5 Bf5 15. Qc1
Nfe4 16. exd6 Qb6 17. d7 Red8 18. Nxe4 Bxd4 19. Rxd4 Nxe4 20. g4 c5 21. Rd1
Bxd7 22. Qf4 f5 23. Ne5 Ba4 24. b3 Bc6 25. Nxc6 bxc6 26. gxf5 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1
Nc3 28. Re1 Qd8 29. fxg6 hxg6 30. Re6 Qd3 31. Qg5 Ra7 32. Rxg6+ Kh8 33. Qh6+
1-0

[Event "GCT Rapid YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.06.29"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2796"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Bf5 6. Nxf6+ gxf6 7. d3 Nd7
8. g3 Ne5 9. Nxe5 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qxe5 11. Qxe5 fxe5 12. Bg2 h5 13. O-O h4 14.
Rae1 f6 15. f4 hxg3 16. hxg3 exf4 17. Rxf4 Bh6 18. Rh4 Bg7 19. Rb4 Bc8 20. d4
Bf8 21. Rc4 Bh3 22. Bf3 Rd8 23. d5 cxd5 24. Rc7 Rd7 25. Rxd7 Bxd7 26. Bxd5 b6
27. c4 e5 28. b4 Ke7 29. c5 Be6 30. Bf3 Bh6 31. Bxh6 Rxh6 32. cxb6 axb6 33. a4
Rh7 34. Rc1 f5 35. Rc6 Bd7 36. Rxb6 Bxa4 37. b5 Rh8 38. Bd5 Rc8 39. Re6+ Kd7
40. Rxe5 Bxb5 41. Rxf5 Rc1+ 42. Kg2 Kd6 43. Be4 Bd7 44. Rf2 Ke5 45. Bf3 Bf5 46.
g4 Rc2 47. gxf5 Rxf2+ 48. Kxf2 Kxf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Rapid YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.06.29"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Kramnik, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A03"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O b5 6. d3 Bb7 7. Qe1 c5 8. c3 O-O
9. a4 b4 10. cxb4 cxb4 11. Kh1 Nc6 12. Be3 Nd7 13. Nbd2 Bf6 14. Rb1 Re8 15. Nb3
a5 16. g4 g6 17. Qf2 Bg7 18. Nbd4 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 Rc8 20. Rbc1 Bxd4 21. Nxd4 Rxc1
22. Rxc1 Qb6 23. Rf1 f6 24. h4 Rf8 25. Kg1 e5 26. Nb3 Qxf2+ 27. Kxf2 exf4 28.
Nxa5 Ba8 29. Rc1 Ne5 30. Bf3 d4 31. Nc4 Bxf3 32. Nxe5 Bxe2 33. Nd7 Rf7 34.
Nxf6+ Rxf6 35. Kxe2 Re6+ 36. Kf2 Kf7 37. a5 g5 38. hxg5 Kg6 39. Rc5 f3 40. Kxf3
Re3+ 41. Kf4 Rxd3 42. a6 Rd1 43. Ra5 d3 44. Ke3 1-0

[Event "GCT Rapid YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.06.28"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Aronian, L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E49"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 c5 9. Ne2 Qc7 10. Ba2 b6 11. O-O Ba6 12. Bb2 Nc6 13. Rc1 Rfd8 14. c4 cxd4
15. exd4 Ng4 16. Ng3 Qf4 17. h3 Nf6 18. Ne2 Qh4 19. d5 exd5 20. cxd5 Ne7 21.
Re1 Nexd5 22. Nd4 Bb7 23. Nf3 Qh6 24. Ne5 Rf8 25. Nc6 Bxc6 26. Rxc6 Rad8 27.
Qf3 Qd2 28. Re2 Qf4 29. Rxf6 gxf6 30. Bxd5 Qxf3 31. Bxf3 Rfe8 32. Rc2 Rc8 33.
Rxc8 Rxc8 34. Bxf6 b5 35. Kf1 a5 36. Ke2 b4 37. axb4 axb4 38. Bd5 Rc5 39. Bb3
Rc6 40. Bd4 Kf8 41. Kd3 Ke7 42. Ke4 Rc1 43. Kd5 Kd7 44. h4 Re1 45. g3 f5 46.
Be3 Ke7 47. Kc4 Kf6 48. Kxb4 Ke5 49. Bc2 1-0

[Event "GCT Rapid YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.06.28"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "So, W."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E53"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nf3 c5 6. Bd3 d5 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
dxc5 Bg4 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Bd2 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nxc5 12. Bc2 Nce4 13. Bxe4 Nxe4 14.
Rfd1 Qa5 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Bxb4 Qxb4 17. Qe2 Rfd8 18. h3 g6 19. Rac1 Rxd1+ 20.
Rxd1 Rc8 21. b3 h5 22. g4 Qc5 23. Kg2 Qe5 24. Rd4 Kg7 25. Qd1 hxg4 26. Qxg4 Rc2
27. Qxe4 Qg5+ 28. Kf1 Rxa2 29. Ra4 Rd2 30. Ke1 Rd5 31. Rd4 Rb5 32. b4 a5 33. h4
Qg1+ 34. Ke2 Rf5 35. f4 Qg4+ 36. Kd3 Qd1+ 37. Kc3 Qc1+ 38. Kd3 a4 39. Ke2 a3
40. Rd2 Qg1 41. Qc4 Rf6 42. Qd4 a2 43. Rd1 Qg2+ 44. Kd3 Qc6 45. h5 Kh7 46.
hxg6+ Rxg6 47. b5 Qxb5+ 48. Kc2 Rg2+ 49. Kc3 Qb2+ 50. Kc4 Rc2+ 51. Kd5 Qb3+ 0-1

[Event "GCT Rapid YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.06.28"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, V."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 f5 17. f4 Rae8 18. Nd2 g5 19. Qf1 Qh5 20. Qg2 gxf4 21. Bxd5+
cxd5 22. Qxd5+ Kg7 23. Bxf4 Bxf4 24. gxf4 Kh8 25. Nf1 Bf3 26. Ng3 Qg4 27. Rxe8
Bxd5 28. Rxf8+ Kg7 29. Rxf5 Qf3 30. Rg5+ Kf8 31. Rf5+ Kg8 32. Rg5+ Kf8 33. Rf5+
1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2017"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.25"]
[Round "15.5"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "171"]
[EventDate "2017.06.24"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. c3 d6 7. a4 Ba7 8. Nbd2
O-O 9. h3 h6 10. Re1 Re8 11. b4 Be6 12. Bxe6 Rxe6 13. Qc2 Ne7 14. Nf1 Ng6 15.
c4 a5 16. bxa5 Ne7 17. Rb1 Rb8 18. Bd2 Nc6 19. Ng3 Nd7 20. Rb5 Nc5 21. Reb1 Qc8
22. Be3 Re8 23. Nf5 Ne6 24. Qd2 h5 25. d4 exd4 26. N3xd4 Nexd4 27. Nxd4 Bxd4
28. Bxd4 Rxe4 29. Bc3 Rxc4 30. Rxh5 Qe6 31. Re1 Qg6 32. Rg5 Qxg5 33. Qxg5 Rxc3
34. Re4 Rc5 35. Qg3 Rxa5 36. Rg4 g6 37. Qb3 Kf8 38. Rh4 Ke7 39. Rf4 Nd8 40.
Re4+ Kd7 41. Qe3 Nc6 42. Qf3 Rf8 43. Qf6 Re5 44. Rxe5 Nxe5 45. f4 Nc6 46. g4
Nd8 47. h4 Re8 48. h5 gxh5 49. gxh5 Re6 50. Qg7 d5 51. h6 Rg6+ 52. Kf2 Ke7 53.
f5 Rf6 54. h7 Rxf5+ 55. Ke1 Ne6 56. Qh6 Re5+ 57. Kd1 Re4 58. h8=Q Rxa4 59. Qh2
Kd7 60. Qf6 Kc6 61. Qc2+ Rc4 62. Qxf7 Nc5 63. Qxc4 dxc4 64. Qxc4 b5 65. Qh4 Nb7
66. Qe4+ Kb6 67. Qg6+ Nd6 68. Kc2 Kc5 69. Kb3 Nc4 70. Qg1+ Kc6 71. Kb4 Nd6 72.
Qc5+ Kd7 73. Qd5 c6 74. Qg8 Kc7 75. Qg7+ Kb6 76. Qd4+ Kc7 77. Ka5 Nb7+ 78. Ka6
Nd6 79. Qa7+ Kd8 80. Qh7 Nc8 81. Kb7 Ne7 82. Kb6 Kd7 83. Kc5 Ke6 84. Qh6+ Kd7
85. Qd6+ Ke8 86. Qe6 1-0

[Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2017"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.25"]
[Round "18.5"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "So, W."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2017.06.24"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. Nc3 a6 5. dxc5 e6 6. Na4 Bxc5 7. Nxc5 Qa5+ 8.
c3 Qxc5 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. Bd3 h6 11. Ne5 O-O 12. O-O Qe7 13. c4 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 dxc4
15. Bxc4 Rd8 16. Qf3 Nd5 17. e4 Nb6 18. Bb3 f6 19. Bc3 a5 20. a3 Kh8 21. Qe3
Ra6 22. Rad1 e5 23. Bxa5 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Be6 25. Bxb6 1-0

[Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2017"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.25"]
[Round "12.1"]
[White "Topalov, V."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2017.06.24"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nc3 e6 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Nbd7 8. Bd3
O-O 9. Qc2 Qe7 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Ng4 12. f4 f5 13. g3 Rd8 14. h3 Nxe3 15.
Bxe3 d4 16. Bd2 dxc3 17. Bxc3 Bxc3+ 18. Qxc3 c5 19. O-O-O b6 20. g4 Bb7 21.
Rhg1 Qh4 22. Bc2 Rxd1+ 23. Bxd1 Qf2 24. Qg3 Qxa2 25. Qc3 Qf2 26. Qg3 Qd4 27.
gxf5 Qa1+ 28. Kd2 Rd8+ 29. Ke2 Qb2+ 0-1

[Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2017"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.25"]
[Round "14.1"]
[White "Grischuk, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2017.06.24"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. Nd2 dxc4 8.
Bxf6 Nxf6 9. Nxc4 Qc7 10. Rc1 Be7 11. g3 O-O 12. Bg2 Rd8 13. O-O Bd7 14. Qb3
Rac8 15. Rfd1 Be8 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 b5 18. Nd2 h6 19. Bg2 c5 20. dxc5 Bc6
21. Bxc6 Qxc6 22. Qa3 Rd5 23. Nb3 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Bxc5 25. Nxc5 Qxc5 26. Rd8+
Kh7 27. Qd3+ f5 28. Rxc8 Qxc8 29. Qxb5 Qc1+ 30. Kg2 Qb1 31. Qa4 Qd3 32. Qd4 Qa6
33. a3 Qc6+ 34. Kg1 Qc1+ 35. Kg2 Qc6+ 36. e4 fxe4 37. Qe3 a6 38. b4 Kg8 39. g4
Qd5 40. h3 Qc4 41. Qc5 Qd3 42. Qc8+ Kf7 43. Qc7+ Kg8 44. Qc8+ Kf7 45. Qc7+ Kg8
46. Qc8+ Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2017"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.25"]
[Round "13.3"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Mamedyarov, S."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2800"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2017.06.24"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6 7. a4 Ba7 8. Re1 h6
9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Nf1 Re8 11. Qb3 Qe7 12. a5 Rb8 13. Be3 Be6 14. Bxe6 Qxe6 15.
Qxe6 Rxe6 16. Bxa7 Nxa7 17. Ne3 Rd8 18. b4 d5 19. Rad1 dxe4 20. dxe4 Rxd1 21.
Rxd1 Nxe4 22. Rd8+ Kh7 23. Rd7 Nxc3 24. Rxc7 Nc6 25. Rxf7 e4 26. Nd2 Re7 27.
Rxe7 Nxe7 28. Nec4 Nc6 29. Nd6 Nxb4 30. Nxb7 Nc6 31. Nc4 Ne2+ 32. Kf1 Ned4 33.
Nc5 Kg6 34. Nxe4 Nb3 35. Ke2 Kf5 36. Kd3 Ncxa5 37. Nxa5 Nxa5 38. Nc5 Nc6 39.
Nxa6 Ne5+ 40. Ke2 g5 41. Nc5 h5 42. Nd3 Ng4 43. h3 Nf6 44. Ke3 Nd5+ 45. Kd4 Ne7
46. Nb4 Ng6 47. Nd5 g4 48. Ke3 Nh4 49. Nf4 Kg5 50. Ke4 gxh3 51. gxh3 Kh6 52.
Ne6 Kg6 53. Nf4+ Kg5 54. Nd5 Ng6 55. f4+ Kh4 56. f5 Nf8 57. Nf4 Nd7 58. Ng6+
Kxh3 59. Kf4 h4 60. Kg5 Nc5 61. Nxh4 Ne4+ 62. Kf4 Nd6 63. Nf3 Nxf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Rapid TB Paris 2017"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2796"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2017.06.25"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. Be2 Nh5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Nfd2
Nf4 9. exf4 gxh4 10. c3 c5 11. dxc5 dxc5 12. Na3 O-O 13. O-O Nc6 14. Re1 h3 15.
g3 e5 16. fxe5 Nxe5 17. Nf3 Nxf3+ 18. Bxf3 Qf6 19. Nc4 Rd8 20. Qe2 Be6 21. Bg4
Bxg4 22. Qxg4 b5 23. Ne3 Rd2 24. Re2 Rad8 25. Rae1 Rxe2 26. Rxe2 Qe6 27. Qxe6
fxe6 28. Kf1 b4 29. cxb4 cxb4 30. Rc2 b3 31. axb3 Rb8 32. Rc6 Rxb3 33. Rxe6
Rxb2 34. Nf5 Bf8 35. Nxh6+ Kg7 36. Ng4 a5 37. Ra6 Ra2 38. f4 a4 39. f5 Bb4 40.
Ra7+ Kf8 41. f6 Ra1+ 42. Ke2 a3 43. Nh6 Re1+ 44. Kd3 Re6 45. Ra8+ Re8 46. Ra6
Rc8 47. g4 Rd8+ 48. Ke4 Ke8 49. g5 Bf8 50. Kf5 Rd2 51. Ra8+ Rd8 52. Rxd8+ Kxd8
53. g6 a2 54. g7 Bxg7 55. fxg7 a1=Q 56. g8=Q+ Kc7 57. Qg3+ Kd7 58. Qxh3 Qg7 59.
Kf4+ Kc7 60. Nf5 Qb2 61. Qh7+ Kc8 62. Qg8+ 1-0

[Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2017"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.25"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Caruana, F."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2017.06.24"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O e6 5. d3 Be7 6. h3 Bh5 7. Nbd2 c5 8. e4
Nc6 9. Re1 dxe4 10. dxe4 O-O 11. e5 Nd7 12. g4 Bg6 13. Nc4 Nb4 14. Ne3 Nb6 15.
Qe2 N6d5 16. Rd1 Qc7 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. a3 c4 19. Nd4 Rfd8 20. Kh1 c3 21. b4 Qb6
22. Nb3 Rd7 23. f4 Rad8 24. Rf1 h6 25. f5 Bh7 26. Na5 Qc7 27. Nc4 b5 28. Na5 a6
29. Nb3 Nb6 30. Bf4 Nc4 31. Bg3 Bg5 32. Rf3 Rd2 33. Nxd2 cxd2 34. h4 Ne3 35.
hxg5 d1=Q+ 36. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 37. Kh2 Nxg4+ 38. Kh3 Rd4 39. g6 fxg6 40. fxe6 g5 41.
Rf7 Qc8 42. Qf3 Bg6 43. Re7 Nxe5 44. Qf2 Qd8 45. Rxg7+ Kxg7 46. Bxe5+ Kg8 47.
Bxd4 Qd6 48. Qf6 g4+ 49. Kxg4 1-0

[Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2017"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.25"]
[Round "11.3"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Bacrot, E."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[PlyCount "175"]
[EventDate "2017.06.24"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 h6
9. Re1 Re8 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Nf1 Bxb3 12. Qxb3 Qd7 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Nxe3 Ne7 15.
Nh2 Ng6 16. Nhg4 Nh7 17. Qd1 Nf4 18. h4 d5 19. g3 dxe4 20. dxe4 Qxd1 21. Raxd1
Ne6 22. Nd5 f6 23. h5 Rad8 24. Kg2 Kf7 25. Nge3 Nhf8 26. Nf5 Rd7 27. Nde3 Red8
28. Rxd7+ Rxd7 29. Rd1 Rxd1 30. Nxd1 Nc5 31. f3 a5 32. Kf1 Nfe6 33. Ke2 Ke8 34.
Nde3 Kd7 35. b4 Na4 36. Kd3 axb4 37. cxb4 b5 38. Nd5 Nb2+ 39. Kc3 Na4+ 40. Kd2
c6 41. Nde3 Nb6 42. Kd3 Na4 43. Nd1 Kc7 44. Ke3 Nb6 45. Nb2 Kd7 46. Nd3 Nc4+
47. Ke2 Ke8 48. Nc5 Nxc5 49. bxc5 Kf7 50. Kd3 Nb2+ 51. Kc3 Na4+ 52. Kb4 Kf8 53.
Nd6 Ke7 54. Nc8+ Kd8 55. Nd6 Ke7 56. a3 Ke6 57. Nf5 Kf7 58. f4 Kf8 59. Nh4 Kf7
60. Ng2 g6 61. hxg6+ Kxg6 62. Nh4+ Kf7 63. fxe5 fxe5 64. Nf3 Kf6 65. g4 Ke6 66.
Ne1 Kf6 67. Nd3 Ke6 68. Ka5 Nc3 69. Kb6 Nxe4 70. Kxc6 Nc3 71. Kb7 e4 72. Nf4+
Ke5 73. c6 e3 74. c7 Ne4 75. Ne2 Nd6+ 76. Kc6 Ke6 77. Nd4+ Ke5 78. Nxb5 Nc8 79.
Nc3 Kd4 80. Ne2+ Kd3 81. Ng3 Kd4 82. Nf5+ Ke4 83. a4 Kf4 84. Nxe3 Kxe3 85. a5
Kf4 86. Kb7 Nd6+ 87. Kb8 Kxg4 88. a6 1-0

[Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2017"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.25"]
[Round "17.1"]
[White "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2017.06.24"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. d4 a6 5. Bd3 Bg4 6. Nbd2 e6 7. h3 Bh5 8. b3
Nbd7 9. Bb2 Bg6 10. Bxg6 hxg6 11. Qc2 Bb4 12. O-O O-O 13. Bc3 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 c5
15. Rfd1 Rc8 16. Rac1 Qe7 17. Qb2 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Ne5 19. N2f3 Nxf3+ 20. Nxf3
dxc4 21. Rxc4 Rxc4 22. bxc4 Rc8 23. Ne5 g5 24. Qb6 g6 25. a4 Qc7 26. Qb2 Qe7
27. Qb6 Kg7 28. g3 Rc7 29. Qb2 Kg8 30. Rd4 Rc5 31. Rd1 Rc7 32. Kg2 Rc8 33. Rd3
Rc7 34. Rd1 Rc8 35. a5 Rc7 36. Qb6 Rc8 37. Rb1 Rc7 38. Rb2 Qc5 39. f4 gxf4 40.
gxf4 Ne4 41. Kf3 Nd6 42. Rb4 Kg7 43. Ke2 f6 44. Qxc5 Rxc5 45. Nd3 Rxc4 46. Rb6
Ne4 47. Rxb7+ Kh6 48. Nb4 Rc3 49. Rb6 Ra3 50. Rxa6 Ra4 51. Nc6 Ra2+ 52. Kd1
Nc3+ 53. Ke1 Nd5 54. Ra8 Ra1+ 55. Kd2 Ra2+ 56. Kd3 Ra3+ 57. Kd4 Nxe3 58. a6
Nf5+ 59. Kc5 Rc3+ 60. Kb6 Nd6 61. a7 Rb3+ 62. Kc5 Ne4+ 63. Kd4 1-0

[Event "GCT Rapid TB Paris 2017"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2796"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2017.06.25"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4
15. g3 Qh3 16. Be3 Bxd3 17. Nd2 Qf5 18. Bd4 Rfe8 19. a4 Kf8 20. h4 Rxe1+ 21.
Rxe1 f6 22. Qxf5 Bxf5 23. c4 Nb4 24. axb5 axb5 25. cxb5 cxb5 26. Rc1 Nd3 27.
Rc6 Be5 28. Be3 Ra1+ 29. Kh2 Bd7 30. Rc2 Ne1 31. Rc5 Nd3 32. Rc2 Ne1 33. Rc5
Nd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2017"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.25"]
[Round "16.5"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2796"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2017.06.24"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nf3 h6 8. Nd2
b5 9. Nf1 Bb7 10. Bf3 Nbd7 11. Ne3 Nb6 12. O-O Rc8 13. Qd3 g6 14. Rd1 Be7 15.
a4 b4 16. Na2 a5 17. c3 b3 18. Nb4 axb4 19. a5 bxc3 20. axb6 c2 21. Rd2 Qxb6
22. Ra3 O-O 23. Rxb3 Qa7 24. Ra3 Qd4 25. Qb3 Qxd2 26. Bxd2 c1=Q+ 27. Bxc1 Rxc1+
28. Nf1 Bxe4 29. Qe3 Rc4 30. Qxh6 d5 31. Bxe4 Ng4 32. Qh3 Rxe4 33. Rc3 Rb4 34.
Rc2 Kg7 35. Qd3 Nf6 36. Qg3 e4 37. Qe5 Re8 38. Ne3 d4 39. Ng4 d3 40. Rc1 Bd8
41. Qc3 Rb7 42. Ne3 Rc7 43. Qd2 Rxc1+ 44. Qxc1 Bb6 45. Kf1 Bxe3 46. Qxe3 Rb8
47. Qd4 Rb5 48. Ke1 Rg5 49. g3 Rd5 50. Qc3 d2+ 51. Kd1 Rd3 52. Qe5 Rd5 53. Qf4
g5 54. Qe3 Kg6 55. h3 Rd3 56. Qb6 Kg7 57. b4 Nd5 0-1

[Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2017"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.24"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Mamedyarov, S."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2800"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2017.06.24"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Qc2 g6 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. Nbd2 Bf5 8. Qb3
Qb6 9. O-O Rd8 10. Qa3 Na6 11. c5 Qb5 12. e3 Nb4 13. Qc3 a5 14. a4 Qa6 15. b3
Nd3 16. Rd1 Ng4 17. Rf1 Bh6 18. Nb1 e5 19. Bd2 Bg7 20. Na3 Nf6 21. Ne1 Ne4 22.
Bxe4 dxe4 23. Nxd3 exd4 24. Qb2 Qxd3 0-1

[Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2017"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.24"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Caruana, F."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2017.06.24"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bb5
Bxg3 9. hxg3 Qb6 10. a4 h6 11. O-O Ne7 12. Qb3 Qc7 13. a5 Bd7 14. Be2 Ng6 15.
Qa3 c4 16. b3 cxb3 17. Nxb3 Ne4 18. Rfc1 Bc6 19. c4 dxc4 20. Rxc4 Qd8 21. Nc5
Nd6 22. Rc2 Bd5 23. Bd3 b6 24. e4 bxc5 25. exd5 exd5 26. dxc5 Ne4 27. c6 Qc7
28. Qb3 Rfd8 29. Qb7 Rac8 30. Rb1 Qxa5 31. c7 Rf8 32. Qb5 Qa3 33. Qxd5 Nc3 34.
Rxc3 Qxc3 35. Bxg6 Rxc7 36. Ne5 Qc5 37. Bxf7+ Rfxf7 38. Rb8+ 1-0

[Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2017"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.24"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Topalov, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2017.06.24"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. c3 e6 5. Nf3 Bd6 6. Bg3 Nge7 7. Bd3 h6 8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. O-O Nf5 11. Bxf5 exf5 12. Nb3 Bb6 13. Qd3 Be6 14. Rfd1 Qf6
15. Qb5 Qe7 16. a4 Rfc8 17. a5 Bd8 18. a6 Bb6 19. axb7 Qxb7 20. Nc5 Qe7 21. Nd3
g5 22. Nde5 Nd8 23. h4 f6 24. Nd3 Nc6 25. Ra6 Qe8 26. Rda1 f4 27. exf4 g4 28.
f5 Bxf5 29. Nd2 Qf7 30. Nf4 Ne7 31. Re1 Re8 32. c4 Rad8 33. c5 Bd7 34. Qb4 Nc6
35. Rxe8+ Rxe8 36. Qc3 d4 37. Qc1 Bd8 38. Nc4 Bc7 39. Nd6 Bxd6 40. cxd6 d3 41.
Nxd3 Nd4 42. Nf4 Bb5 43. Ra3 a6 44. Kh2 Nf5 45. Qc7 Nd4 46. Rc3 Ne6 47. Nxe6
Qxe6 48. Bf4 Qf5 49. Kg3 h5 50. Rc5 Qd3+ 51. Kh2 Qg6 52. d7 1-0

[Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2017"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.24"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Bacrot, E."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2017.06.24"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 e5 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. d3 Be7 8.
a3 Bd8 9. O-O Nge7 10. b4 cxb4 11. axb4 Nxb4 12. Ba3 Nbc6 13. d4 exd4 14. Nxd4
Nxd4 15. Qxd4 O-O 16. e5 Nc6 17. Qxd6 Qxd6 18. exd6 Bf6 19. Rac1 Bxc3 20. Rxc3
Rfd8 21. Rb1 Rd7 22. Re3 f6 23. c5 Kf7 24. Reb3 Nd8 25. Kf1 Rc8 26. Ke2 Rc6 27.
Rb5 Ra6 28. R1b3 Ra4 29. Ke3 Ke6 30. R5b4 Rxb4 31. Rxb4 Kd5 32. Re4 Nc6 33. Rh4
h6 34. Rh5+ Ne5 35. f4 g6 36. fxe5 gxh5 37. exf6 Rf7 38. Bb2 Kxc5 0-1

[Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2017"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.24"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Grischuk, A."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "171"]
[EventDate "2017.06.24"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. c4 e6 6. d3 dxc4 7. dxc4 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bc2 9. Rf1 Nbd7 10. Nc3 Bb4 11. Bd2 a5 12. a3 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 a4 14. Rac1
Be4 15. Rfd1 Ke7 16. Bf1 c5 17. Ne1 Bc6 18. f3 Rhd8 19. Nd3 b6 20. Kf2 Ne8 21.
e4 Bb7 22. Ke3 Ba6 23. h4 Rac8 24. Nf4 f6 25. Rd2 Nd6 26. Nh5 Ne8 27. Rcd1 Ne5
28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Rxd8 Kxd8 30. Bxe5 fxe5 31. g4 Ke7 32. Kd2 g6 33. Ng3 Nd6 34.
Kc3 Nb7 35. Bd3 Na5 36. Nf1 Bc8 37. Nd2 Bd7 38. Bc2 h6 39. g5 hxg5 40. hxg5 Nb7
41. Nf1 Nd6 42. Ne3 Nf7 43. Ng4 Bc6 44. Kd2 Kd6 45. Ke3 Nxg5 46. Nf2 Nh7 47.
Nd1 Nf6 48. Nc3 Nh5 49. Bxa4 Bb7 50. Bd1 Nf4 51. Be2 Ng2+ 52. Kf2 Nf4 53. Bf1
Bc6 54. b4 cxb4 55. axb4 Be8 56. Ke3 g5 57. b5 Kc7 58. Na4 Bh5 59. Be2 Ng2+ 60.
Kf2 Nf4 61. Bf1 g4 62. fxg4 Bxg4 63. Ke3 Bd1 64. Nb2 Bc2 65. Bd3 Bb3 66. Kd2
Kd6 67. Kc3 Ba2 68. Nd1 Kc5 69. Nf2 Kd6 70. Kb4 Kc7 71. Bf1 Kd6 72. Nd1 Bb1 73.
Nf2 Kc7 74. c5 bxc5+ 75. Kxc5 Bc2 76. b6+ Kb7 77. Bb5 Bb1 78. Bc6+ Ka6 79. b7
Ka7 80. Kd6 Kb8 81. Kxe5 Ne2 82. Kxe6 Kc7 83. Bd5 Nc3 84. Ke5 Nxd5 85. exd5
Kxb7 86. d6 0-1

[Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2017"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.24"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2796"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2017.06.24"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. O-O d6 7. a4 Ba7 8. Re1
O-O 9. h3 h6 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. b4 Be6 12. Bxe6 Rxe6 13. Nf1 Ne7 14. Ng3 Ng6 15.
d4 Qd7 16. d5 Ree8 17. a5 c6 18. c4 cxd5 19. cxd5 Rac8 20. Qd3 Rc7 21. Bd2 Rec8
22. Nf5 Rc4 23. Rac1 Rxe4 24. Rxc8+ Qxc8 25. Nxd6 Rxe1+ 26. Nxe1 Qd7 27. Ne4
Nxd5 28. Bxh6 Bd4 29. Qc4 Qc6 30. Qxc6 bxc6 31. Bd2 f5 32. Nd6 Nge7 33. Nf3 Ba1
34. Nb7 e4 35. Ng5 Nc7 36. Nc5 Bd4 37. Nge6 Nxe6 38. Nxe6 Ba7 39. Nc7 Nd5 40.
Nxa6 Kf7 41. Nc5 Bxc5 42. bxc5 Nc7 43. h4 Na6 44. Be3 g6 45. g4 fxg4 46. Kg2
Ke6 47. Kg3 Kf5 48. Bd4 Nb4 49. Kg2 Na6 50. Be3 Ke5 51. Kh2 Ke6 52. Kg3 Kf5 53.
Bd4 Nb4 54. Bb2 Na6 55. Ba3 Nc7 56. Kg2 Na6 57. Kf1 Ke5 58. Ke2 Kd4 59. Bb2+
Kxc5 60. Ke3 Kd5 61. Kf4 Nc5 62. Kxg4 Kc4 63. Ba3 Kb5 64. Bxc5 Kxc5 65. Kf4 Kb5
66. Kxe4 Kxa5 67. f4 c5 68. h5 gxh5 69. f5 h4 70. f6 h3 71. Kf3 1-0

[Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2017"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.24"]
[Round "6.5"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2017.06.24"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. Nc3 e6 5. Nf3 Be7 6. Nb5 Na6 7. c3 O-O 8. a4
Bd7 9. Ne5 Be8 10. Bd3 Nb8 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. O-O Nc6 13. Qf3 a6 14. Nxc6 Bxc6
15. Nd4 Bd6 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Qg3 Qxg3 18. hxg3 Rfc8 19. a5 Ne8 20. e4 Nd6 21.
e5 Nc4 22. Bxc4 dxc4 23. g4 Be4 24. Rfe1 Bd3 25. Ra4 Rc7 26. f4 Rd8 27. Kf2 Rd5
28. Ke3 g5 29. g3 h6 30. b4 Rc8 31. Rh1 Kg7 32. Ra2 Rh8 33. Rd2 Rh7 34. Nf3 Rh8
35. Rhh2 Rhd8 36. Nd4 Rh8 37. Rh1 Rh7 38. Nf3 Rh8 39. Rhd1 Rhd8 40. Ne1 Be4 41.
Rxd5 Bxd5 42. Nf3 Rh8 43. f5 h5 44. Nxg5 hxg4 45. Kf4 Rh2 46. fxe6 fxe6 47. Ne4
Kg6 48. Rd2 Rh1 49. Nf6 Rf1+ 50. Ke3 Rf3+ 51. Kd4 Rxg3 52. Nxd5 exd5 53. Kc5
Rxc3 54. Re2 Rf3 55. e6 Rf8 56. e7 Re8 57. Kxd5 c3 58. Kd6 g3 59. Re3 g2 60.
Rg3+ Kf7 61. Rf3+ Kg6 62. Rg3+ Kf7 63. Rf3+ Kg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2017"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.24"]
[Round "9.5"]
[White "So, W."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2017.06.24"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Qc2 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg5 h6 8.
Bh4 c5 9. dxc5 Nbd7 10. e3 Qa5 11. Bd3 Ne4 12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 Ndxc5 14. Nd4
Nxd3 15. Qxd3 Re8 16. Rfc1 Bd7 17. c4 dxc4 18. Rxc4 Qd5 19. Rcc1 Rac8 20. Qa3
a6 21. f3 Nd6 22. Bf2 Nc4 23. Qd3 b5 24. e4 Qd6 25. Qb3 Qg6 26. Rd1 Nb6 27. Ne2
Be6 28. Qb4 Na4 29. a3 Rc2 30. Rd2 Rec8 31. Rad1 Kh7 32. h4 Qf6 33. Qd6 Qb2 34.
Rxc2 Qxc2 35. Nf4 Nb2 36. Re1 Qc6 37. Qd4 Nc4 38. Rd1 f6 39. h5 Bf7 40. Qd7 Qc7
41. Qf5+ Kg8 42. Rd7 Qe5 43. Qg4 Qa1+ 44. Kh2 Ne5 45. Qf5 Nxd7 46. Qxd7 Re8 47.
Nd5 Qe5+ 48. Bg3 Qxh5+ 0-1

[Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2017"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.24"]
[Round "8.5"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "220"]
[EventDate "2017.06.24"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6 7. a4 O-O 8. h3 Ba7
9. Re1 Ne7 10. d4 Ng6 11. Bb3 Bd7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nbd2 Bc6 14. a5 h6 15. Ra3
Qc8 16. b4 Bd7 17. Nf1 b6 18. Ng3 bxa5 19. bxa5 Rb8 20. Be3 Qb7 21. Rb3 Qa8 22.
Rxb8 Qxb8 23. dxe5 dxe5 24. Bxa7 Qxa7 25. Nh5 Nxh5 26. Qxd7 Nf6 27. Qc6 Re6 28.
Qc4 Ne8 29. g3 Nd6 30. Qd3 Kh7 31. Kg2 Qc5 32. Bb3 Rf6 33. h4 Qxa5 34. Nh2 Qb6
35. Qc2 Rxf2+ 36. Qxf2 Qxb3 37. Nf3 Qxc3 38. Qe3 Qxe3 39. Rxe3 h5 40. Nd2 Nf8
41. Ra3 Ne6 42. Rxa6 f6 43. Kf3 Nd4+ 44. Kf2 Kg6 45. Ra8 Ne6 46. Ke3 Nd4 47.
Ra2 Kf7 48. Kd3 Ne6 49. Rc2 Ke7 50. Nf1 Nb7 51. Ra2 g6 52. Ra8 Nd6 53. Ra5 Nb7
54. Ra8 Nd6 55. Ra5 Nb7 56. Ra8 Nec5+ 57. Ke3 Nd6 58. Nd2 f5 59. exf5 Nxf5+ 60.
Kf3 Nd4+ 61. Ke3 Nf5+ 62. Kf3 Nd4+ 63. Kf2 Nf5 64. Rg8 e4 65. Nc4 Nd3+ 66. Ke2
Nxg3+ 67. Ke3 Kf6 68. Rc8 Nc5 69. Rxc7 Nf5+ 70. Kf2 Nd3+ 71. Ke2 Nf4+ 72. Kf2
Nd3+ 73. Ke2 Nf4+ 74. Kf2 Nxh4 75. Rc6+ Kg5 76. Nd6 e3+ 77. Kxe3 Nf5+ 78. Nxf5
Kxf5 79. Kf3 g5 80. Rc5+ Kf6 81. Ke4 h4 82. Rc6+ Kf7 83. Kf5 h3 84. Kxg5 Ne2
85. Rh6 Ng1 86. Kg4 Kg7 87. Rh4 Kg6 88. Kg3 Ne2+ 89. Kf3 Nc3 90. Rxh3 Nd5 91.
Ke4 Nf6+ 92. Ke5 Ng4+ 93. Kf4 Nf6 94. Rd3 Kf7 95. Ke5 Ke7 96. Rb3 Nd7+ 97. Kd5
Nf6+ 98. Kc6 Ke6 99. Rf3 Ke5 100. Rf1 Ke6 101. Re1+ Kf5 102. Kd6 Ne4+ 103. Kd5
Nf6+ 104. Kd4 Ng4 105. Rf1+ Ke6 106. Rg1 Kf5 107. Ra1 Ke6 108. Ra5 Nf6 109.
Ra6+ Kf5 110. Rxf6+ Kxf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Rapid Paris 2017"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.23"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Bacrot, E."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6 7. a4 O-O 8. Re1 h6
9. h3 Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. b4 Ba7 12. Nbd2 Ne7 13. Nf1 Ng6 14. Ra2 Nh5 15. Be3
Bxe3 16. Rxe3 Nhf4 17. d4 Qf6 18. Kh2 exd4 19. cxd4 e5 20. d5 c6 21. g3 cxd5
22. gxf4 d4 23. Rea3 Nxf4 24. Ne1 d5 25. Ng3 Rac8 26. Ng2 Kh8 27. Qg4 d3 28.
Nxf4 exf4 29. Nh5 Qg5 30. Rxd3 dxe4 31. Rd6 Qxg4 32. hxg4 Rf7 33. Re6 Rcf8 34.
Rd2 Kh7 35. Rdd6 e3 36. fxe3 f3 37. Nf4 1-0

[Event "GCT Rapid Paris 2017"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.23"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. h3 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. a4
f6 9. Nbd2 Be6 10. Nb3 Be7 11. Re1 Kh8 12. Bd2 Bg8 13. d4 exd4 14. Nbxd4 Nxd4
15. Nxd4 Qd7 16. Qf3 Rfe8 17. Re4 Bf8 18. Rh4 Re5 19. Bd3 Rd8 20. Bf5 Qe8 21.
Qd3 Ne7 22. Bxh7 Rh5 23. Rxh5 Qxh5 24. Bxg8 Kxg8 25. Be3 c5 26. Qb3+ Qd5 27. c4
Qe4 28. Ne2 Rd3 29. Nc3 Nf5 30. Nxe4 Rxb3 31. Bxc5 Bxc5 32. Nxc5 Rxb2 33. Rd1
Rb4 34. Rd5 b6 35. Nd3 Rb1+ 36. Kh2 Rd1 37. c5 Ne7 38. Rd8+ Kh7 39. cxb6 axb6
40. Rd7 Nc8 41. g4 Ra1 42. Nf4 Rxa4 43. Nh5 Ra7 44. Nxf6+ Kg6 45. Rxa7 Nxa7 46.
Nd5 b5 47. Nb4 Kf6 48. f4 Ke6 49. h4 Kd6 50. h5 Nc6 51. Nxc6 Kxc6 52. g5 b4 53.
h6 gxh6 54. gxh6 b3 55. h7 b2 56. h8=Q b1=Q 57. Qe5 Qd3 58. Qe6+ Qd6 59. Qc8+
Kd5 60. Kg3 Qg6+ 61. Qg4 Qf6 62. Qh5+ Kd6 63. Kg4 Ke7 64. Qh7+ Kf8 65. Qe4 Kg7
66. Qe8 Qg6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Rapid Paris 2017"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.23"]
[Round "8.5"]
[White "Caruana, F."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "158"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4
Bd7 9. c3 O-O 10. Bc2 b4 11. Re1 Re8 12. a5 Rb8 13. Nbd2 Bf8 14. Bb3 bxc3 15.
bxc3 h6 16. h3 Be6 17. Ba4 Bd7 18. Nc4 Ne7 19. Bc2 Ng6 20. d4 exd4 21. cxd4 d5
22. exd5 Rxe1+ 23. Qxe1 Nxd5 24. Bxg6 fxg6 25. Nce5 Be8 26. Ba3 Bd6 27. Bc5 g5
28. Rc1 Nf4 29. Qe4 Bxe5 30. Nxe5 Qd5 31. Qxd5+ Nxd5 32. Re1 Rb5 33. Kh2 Bf7
34. Nxf7 Kxf7 35. Re5 c6 36. Rf5+ Ke6 37. Re5+ Kf7 38. Rf5+ Kg6 39. Re5 Rxa5
40. Re6+ Kf5 41. Rxc6 Ra2 42. Rd6 Nf6 43. d5 Ke4 44. Rd8 Nxd5 45. Re8+ Kf5 46.
Bd4 Nf6 47. Re7 Rd2 48. Be3 Rd7 49. g4+ Kg6 50. Re6 a5 51. Ra6 Rd5 52. Kg3 Kh7
53. Kf3 Rb5 54. Bd4 Rb3+ 55. Kg2 Nd5 56. Be5 Rb5 57. Ra7 Ne3+ 58. fxe3 Rxe5 59.
Kf3 Kg6 60. Ra6+ Kf7 61. Ra7+ Kf6 62. Ra6+ Ke7 63. Ra7+ Kd6 64. Rxg7 Kc5 65.
Rg6 a4 66. Rxh6 a3 67. h4 gxh4 68. Rxh4 a2 69. Rh1 Kc4 70. Kf4 Ra5 71. Ra1 Kb3
72. g5 Kb2 73. Rxa2+ Rxa2 74. g6 Kc3 75. Kf5 Rf2+ 76. Ke6 Rg2 77. Kf7 Kd3 78.
g7 Rxg7+ 79. Kxg7 Kxe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Rapid Paris 2017"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.22"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Topalov, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. d5 Na5 10. e4 c6 11. Bf4 Nac4 12. Qe2 Bg4 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 cxd5
15. exd5 Re8 16. Rac1 e5 17. dxe6 Rxe6 18. Qc2 g5 19. Rfd1 Qe7 20. Bd2 Rd8 21.
Nd5 Nxd5 22. Qxc4 Red6 23. Re1 Qf6 24. Qg4 h6 25. Rc8 Bf8 26. Bxd5 Rxd5 27. Bc3
Qg6 28. Re8 Rxe8 29. Rxe8 Qb1+ 30. Kh2 Qf1 31. Be1 Kg7 32. Qf3 1-0

[Event "GCT Rapid Paris 2017"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.22"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Bd3 Bg4 6. Nbd2 e6 7. h3 Bf5 8. Bxf5
exf5 9. Qb3 Ra7 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Ne5 Bd6 12. O-O O-O 13. Ndf3 Nc6 14. Bd2 Ne4
15. Rfd1 Ne7 16. Rac1 f6 17. Nd3 b6 18. Bb4 a5 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Rc2 g5 21.
Rdc1 Rb8 22. Qb5 Qd7 23. Qxd7 Rxd7 24. Nd2 Kf7 25. Nb1 Nd6 26. Nd2 Ng6 27. Nb1
Ne7 28. b3 Rc8 29. Rxc8 Ndxc8 30. Nc3 Nd6 31. Na4 Rb7 32. Kf1 h6 33. Nc3 Rc7
34. Na4 Rb7 35. Nc3 Rc7 36. Na4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Rapid Paris 2017"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.22"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "So, W."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. c3 d6 7. Re1 a6 8. Bb3
Re8 9. h3 h6 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Nf1 Bxb3 12. Qxb3 d5 13. Be3 Bf8 14. Rad1 Na5 15.
Qc2 c5 16. exd5 Qxd5 17. Bd2 Nc6 18. Ne3 Qd7 19. Nc4 Qc7 20. a4 b5 21. axb5
axb5 22. Na3 Qb7 23. c4 b4 24. Nb5 Rad8 25. Ra1 Qd7 26. Ra6 Re6 27. Qa4 Qxd3
28. Bxh6 gxh6 29. Nc7 Nd4 30. Nxd4 Rxa6 31. Qxa6 Rd6 32. Nc6 Qf5 33. Nd5 Qe6
34. Qa8 Rxc6 35. Re3 Ne8 36. Rg3+ Kh7 37. Rf3 e4 38. Rf4 Ra6 39. Rxf7+ Qxf7 40.
Qxa6 Bg7 41. Qc6 Bd4 42. Kh2 Ng7 43. Ne3 Qf4+ 0-1

[Event "GCT Rapid Paris 2017"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.21"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2796"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bg5
Nbd7 9. a4 b6 10. Nd2 h6 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. Nc4 Bb7 13. a5 b5 14. Nb6 Nxe4 15.
Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Bf3 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Ra7 18. c4 d5 19. cxb5 Bb4+ 20. Ke2 Bxa5 21.
Nxd5 axb5 22. b4 Bb6 23. Rxa7 Bxa7 24. Ra1 Bb8 25. Qd3 O-O 26. Qxb5 e4 27. g3
Be5 28. Rd1 Qg5 29. Kf1 f5 30. Qe2 Kh8 31. f4 exf3 32. Qxe5 Qh5 33. Nf4 Qxh2
34. Ng6+ Kh7 35. Nxf8+ Kh8 36. Ng6+ Kh7 37. Nh4 Qh1+ 38. Kf2 Qxd1 39. Qxf5+ 1-0

[Event "GCT Rapid Paris 2017"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.21"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Mamedyarov, S."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2800"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 c5 6. e3 cxd4 7. exd4 d5 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. Be2 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. Re1 b6 14. Nd2
Be6 15. Nf1 Na5 16. Ne3 Rac8 17. Rc1 Rfd8 18. Bd3 Rc7 19. g3 g6 20. Ng2 Nc4 21.
Rc2 Re7 22. Qc1 Bf5 23. Rxe7 Bxd3 24. Rxa7 g5 25. Rd2 Nxd2 26. Qxd2 Be4 27. Ne1
Re8 28. a4 Bf3 0-1

[Event "GCT Rapid Paris 2017"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.21"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Grischuk, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Bg5 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. e3 a6 8.
Rc1 Bf5 9. Bd3 Bg6 10. f4 f5 11. h4 h5 12. Nf3 e6 13. Na4 f6 14. Nc5 Bxc5 15.
Rxc5 Rh7 16. Qb3 Na7 17. Rh3 Re7 18. Kf2 Nc8 19. Rh1 Nd6 20. Rhc1 Kf8 21. Qc2
Be8 22. Nd2 Bb5 23. a4 Bxd3 24. Qxd3 a5 25. Qe2 Qe8 26. Rc7 Rxc7 27. Rxc7 Rc8
28. Rxc8 Qxc8 29. Qxh5 Qc2 30. Ke1 Qc1+ 31. Ke2 Qxb2 32. Qh8+ Ke7 33. Qg7+ Ke8
34. Qc7 Qb4 35. h5 Nf7 36. Qc8+ Ke7 37. Qc7+ Ke8 38. Qc8+ Ke7 39. Qc7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Norway Chess 2017"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.16"]
[Round "9.5"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2017.06.06"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Ba7 8. Re1
O-O 9. h3 h6 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. b4 Nh5 13. Ra2 Qf6 14. Nc4 b5 15.
Ne3 Bb6 16. Ng4 Qe7 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. fxe3 Rab8 19. axb5 axb5 20. Ra6 Nd8 21. d4
exd4 22. cxd4 Nf7 23. Qc2 Nf6 24. Nxf6+ Qxf6 25. Rc6 Ng5 26. Nxg5 Qxg5 27. Rxc7
Qg3 28. Qe2 Ra8 29. Rcc1 Ra3 30. Ra1 Rb3 31. Rab1 Ra3 32. Ra1 Rb3 33. Rab1 Ra3
34. Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Norway Chess 2017"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.15"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E48"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2017.06.06"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Nge2 Re8 8.
Bd2 Bf8 9. O-O b6 10. Rc1 c5 11. Nf4 Bb7 12. Qf3 Na6 13. Rfd1 cxd4 14. exd4 Nc7
15. Bc2 Bd6 16. Be3 Ne4 17. Ba4 Re7 18. Bb3 Qd7 19. h3 Nxc3 20. bxc3 Bc6 21.
Nh5 Re6 22. Bc2 Ba4 23. c4 dxc4 24. d5 Rg6 25. Bd4 Bxc2 26. Rxc2 Qa4 27. Rcc1
Qxa2 28. Nxg7 Rxg7 29. Bxg7 Kxg7 30. Qg4+ Kf8 31. Qh4 Qb2 32. Rxc4 Ne8 33. Re1
Qf6 34. Qxh7 Qg7 35. Qc2 Qf6 36. Rg4 Bc5 37. Re2 Qh6 38. g3 Nf6 39. Rh4 Qg7 40.
Kg2 Qg5 41. Qc3 Bd6 42. Rh8+ Ng8 43. Re4 Qg7 44. Rxg8+ 1-0

[Event "5th Norway Chess 2017"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.14"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Kramnik, V."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2017.06.06"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O a6 7. Re1 Ba7 8. a4
O-O 9. h3 Ne7 10. d4 Ng6 11. Nbd2 c6 12. Bd3 Re8 13. Bc2 h6 14. Nf1 exd4 15.
cxd4 c5 16. d5 b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Ng3 Bd7 19. Be3 Bb6 20. Rxa8 Qxa8 21. b4
Qa7 22. Qa1 Qc7 23. Bxh6 cxb4 24. Bxg7 Qxc2 25. Qxf6 Qxf2+ 26. Kh2 Bd8 27. Qxd6
Nh4 28. Nxh4 Bxh4 29. Nh5 Bxh3 30. Rg1 Bg5 31. Bf6 Bg4 32. Bxg5 Bxh5 33. Qh6
Rxe4 34. Qxh5 Qf5 35. Qh6 b3 36. Bf6 Qf4+ 37. Qxf4 Rxf4 38. d6 Rxf6 39. Rd1
Rh6+ 40. Kg1 1-0

[Event "5th Norway Chess 2017"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.12"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2796"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2017.06.06"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 d6 6. h3 c5 7. O-O Qb6 8. Nbd2
cxd4 9. Nc4 Qc7 10. exd4 Nd5 11. Bg3 b5 12. Ncd2 a6 13. c3 Nc6 14. a4 Rb8 15.
axb5 axb5 16. Re1 Na5 17. Qb1 Nc4 18. Qa2 Ndb6 19. b3 Nxd2 20. Qxd2 Be6 21.
Bxb5 Bxb3 22. Qe2 Bd5 23. Ra3 Bf6 24. Nd2 Rfc8 25. Rea1 Ra8 26. Ba6 Nc4 27.
Bxc4 Rxa3 28. Rxa3 Bxc4 29. Qxc4 Qxc4 30. Nxc4 Rxc4 31. Kf1 e5 32. Ra6 exd4 33.
cxd4 Rxd4 34. Rxd6 Rxd6 35. Bxd6 h5 36. g4 hxg4 37. hxg4 Bd8 38. Ke2 f5 39. Kf3
fxg4+ 40. Kxg4 Kf7 41. f4 Be7 42. Bxe7 Kxe7 43. f5 gxf5+ 44. Kxf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Norway Chess 2017"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.11"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Giri, A."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2017.06.06"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. h3 d6 7. c3 a6 8. a4 Ba7
9. Re1 h6 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. b4 Nh5 12. Nf1 Qf6 13. Ne3 Bxc4 14. Nxc4 Nf4 15. Be3
Bxe3 16. fxe3 Ng6 17. b5 axb5 18. axb5 Nce7 19. Qb3 d5 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21. Ncd2
c6 22. d4 Qd6 23. Qb2 dxe4 24. Nxe4 Qd5 25. Ned2 cxb5 26. e4 Qc6 27. Kh1 Rc8
28. d5 Qxc3 29. Qxb5 Qc7 30. Rb1 f5 31. Qb4 fxe4 32. d6 Nd5 33. dxc7 Nxb4 34.
Rxb4 exf3 35. Rxb7 f2 36. g3 Kh7 37. Kg2 Ne7 38. Kxf2 Nd5 39. Nc4 Rxc7 40. Rxc7
Nxc7 41. Nxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Norway Chess 2017"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.10"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Aronian, L."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2017.06.06"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 a6 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Nbd7 8. Bd3
O-O 9. O-O Qe7 10. Bc2 Rd8 11. a3 Bxa3 12. Rxa3 Qxa3 13. c5 b6 14. b4 Ne4 15.
Nxe4 dxe4 16. Bxe4 Rb8 17. Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. Ng5+ Kg8 19. Qh5 Nf6 20. Qxf7+ Kh8
21. Qc7 Bd7 22. Nf7+ Kh7 23. Nxd8 Rc8 24. Qxb6 Nd5 25. Qa7 Rxd8 26. e4 Qd3 27.
exd5 Qxd2 28. Qc7 Qg5 29. dxc6 Bc8 30. h3 Qd5 31. Rd1 e5 32. Rd3 exd4 33. Qe7
Bf5 34. Rg3 Bg6 35. Qh4+ 1-0

[Event "5th Norway Chess 2017"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.08"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2017.06.06"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 g6 7. g3 Nc6 8. Be3
Bg7 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Nd7 11. b3 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bxd4 13. Qxd4 b6 14. Nd5 Bb7
15. c4 e5 16. Qe3 b5 17. Rac1 bxc4 18. Rxc4 Bxd5 19. exd5 a5 20. Rfc1 Nc5 21.
a3 f5 22. b4 axb4 23. axb4 Nd7 24. Rc6 f4 25. gxf4 exf4 26. Qe6+ Rf7 27. Qxd6
Qg5 28. Kh1 f3 29. Bf1 Nf6 30. Qe6 Kg7 31. Rc7 Rxc7 32. Rxc7+ Kh6 33. Qe1 Ra2
34. Re7 Ng4 35. hxg4 Qh4+ 36. Kg1 Qxg4+ 37. Kh1 Qh4+ 38. Kg1 Qg4+ 39. Kh1 Qh4+
40. Kg1 Qg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Norway Chess 2017"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.07"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Caruana, F."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2017.06.06"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
Bb7 9. d3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nbd2 f6 12. c3 Kh8 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Bxa8
15. Ne4 b4 16. d4 bxc3 17. bxc3 exd4 18. Nxd4 Nxd4 19. cxd4 Bb4 20. Bd2 Bxd2
21. Qxd2 Re8 22. h3 Nb6 23. Nc5 Bd5 24. Bxd5 Nxd5 25. Ne6 Qd7 26. Nc5 Qf7 27.
Re2 Rb8 28. Re1 Re8 29. Re4 Rxe4 30. Nxe4 h6 31. Nc3 Qe6 32. Nxd5 Qxd5 33. Qe3
Kg8 34. Qe8+ Kh7 35. Qe3 c6 36. h4 Kg6 37. Qe8+ Kh7 38. h5 Qxd4 39. Qg6+ Kg8
40. Qe8+ Kh7 41. Qg6+ Kg8 42. Qe8+ Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Norway Chess 2017"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.06"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "So, W."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2017.06.06"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. h3 d6 7. c3 a6 8. a4 Be6
9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. b4 Ba7 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. fxe3 Ne7 13. Nbd2 Ng6 14. d4 Qe7 15.
Qb3 Kh8 16. b5 axb5 17. axb5 exd4 18. cxd4 e5 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. Rc1 exd4 21.
exd4 Nxe4 22. Nxe4 Qxe4 23. Rxc7 Rf8 24. Qc2 Qd5 25. Qc4 Qxc4 26. Rxc4 Kg8 27.
b6 h6 28. Nd2 Nf4 29. Rc7 Rf7 30. Nc4 Nd5 31. Rc8+ Rf8 32. Rxf8+ Kxf8 33. Nxd6
Nxb6 34. Nxb7 Ke7 35. Kf2 Ke6 36. Ke3 Kd5 37. Na5 Na4 38. Nb3 Nb2 39. Nd2 Nd1+
40. Ke2 Nb2 41. Nb3 Kc4 42. Nc5 Kxd4 43. Ne6+ Ke4 44. Nxg7 Nc4 45. Kf2 Kf4 46.
g3+ Ke4 47. g4 Kf4 48. Nh5+ Kg5 49. Kg3 Ne5 50. Nf4 Kf6 51. Kh4 Ng6+ 52. Kg3
Nxf4 53. Kxf4 Kg6 54. h4 Kf6 55. Kf3 Kf7 56. Ke3 Ke7 57. Kd3 Kd7 58. Kc4 Ke6
59. Kd4 Kd6 60. Ke4 Ke6 61. Kf4 Kf6 62. Ke4 Ke6 63. Kf4 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Norway Blitz 2017"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.05"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B56"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bd7 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3
O-O 9. Qd2 a5 10. a4 Na6 11. Bb5 Be6 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 Nb4 14. c4 b6 15.
O-O Rb8 16. Qe2 Nd7 17. Bd2 Nc5 18. Nxc5 bxc5 19. Bc3 f5 20. Kh1 Bf6 21. Rad1
Qe7 22. Bxb4 axb4 23. a5 e4 24. a6 e3 25. f4 Qe4 26. b3 Rf7 27. Rde1 Re7 28.
Rf3 Bd4 29. h3 g6 30. Bc6 Rb6 31. Bb7 Rbxb7 32. axb7 Rxb7 33. Rxe3 Bxe3 34.
Qxe3 Qxe3 35. Rxe3 Ra7 36. Kh2 Ra3 37. Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Norway Blitz 2017"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.05"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Giri, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. Nc3 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. e4 g6 4. Bb5 Bg7 5. O-O d6 6. Re1 Bd7 7. a4 Rc8 8. d3
Nf6 9. Nd5 O-O 10. Bg5 a6 11. Bxf6 exf6 12. Bc4 f5 13. c3 fxe4 14. dxe4 Na5 15.
Qd3 Re8 16. Ne3 Bc6 17. Bd5 Qb6 18. Qc2 Re7 19. Rad1 Rce8 20. Bxc6 bxc6 21.
Rxd6 Rxe4 22. Red1 Bh6 23. Nd5 Qb3 24. Nf6+ Kg7 25. Nxe8+ Rxe8 26. Qxb3 Nxb3
27. Rxc6 Re2 28. g3 Rxb2 29. Rd7 1-0

[Event "5th Norway Blitz 2017"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.05"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "So, W."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. d4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d5 5. c4 Bd6 6. Nc3 c6 7. Bf4 Bxf4 8. gxf4
O-O 9. e3 Nbd7 10. Qb3 b6 11. Ng5 Nb8 12. O-O-O Kh8 13. Kb1 Qe7 14. Rc1 h6 15.
Nf3 Nbd7 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. fxe5 Ne4 19. Rc2 Ba6 20. Bf1 Bxf1 21.
Rxf1 Rac8 22. f4 Nxc3+ 23. Rxc3 Rxc3 24. Qxc3 Qh4 25. Qa3 Rc8 26. Qxa7 Qxh2 27.
a3 Qg2 28. Re1 Qf2 29. Rh1 Qxe3 30. Ka2 Qxd4 31. Qd7 Qc4+ 32. Ka1 d4 33. Rg1
Rg8 34. Rd1 d3 35. Rxd3 Qxf4 36. Qd6 Qc1+ 37. Ka2 Qc4+ 38. Ka1 f4 39. Rc3 Qd5
40. Qxb6 Qxe5 41. a4 Rf8 42. Qb4 Kg8 43. Rf3 Qf5 44. Qc4 Kh7 0-1

[Event "5th Norway Blitz 2017"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.05"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Aronian, L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. Nbd2 b6 7. c4 Bb7 8. b3
c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bb2 dxc4 11. Nxc4 Qe7 12. a3 a5 13. Qb1 Nbd7 14. Ng5 Bxg2
15. Kxg2 h6 16. Ne4 Rac8 17. Rd1 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Nf6 19. Qf3 Rfd8 20. h4 Nd5 21.
Rd3 a4 22. e4 Nf6 23. Rxd8+ Qxd8 24. Rd1 Qe7 25. b4 Bxf2 26. Qe2 Bxg3 27. Kxg3
Qc7+ 28. Nd6 Qc2 29. Qxc2 Nh5+ 30. Kf3 Rxc2 31. Bd4 g5 32. hxg5 hxg5 33. Rg1 f6
34. e5 1-0

[Event "5th Norway Blitz 2017"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.05"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Kramnik, V."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O a6 7. Re1 Nc6 8. d5
Na7 9. Bg5 h6 10. Be3 b5 11. a3 Bb7 12. Qd2 Kh7 13. Rad1 c6 14. Bxa7 Rxa7 15.
dxc6 Bxc6 16. e5 Ne8 17. Qe3 Rb7 18. Nd4 Bd7 19. Bf3 Rc7 20. exd6 exd6 21. Nd5
Rc5 22. c3 Nf6 23. Nxf6+ Qxf6 24. Qe7 Rd8 25. Nb3 Qxe7 26. Rxe7 Re5 27. Rxe5
Bxe5 28. Na5 Rc8 29. g3 Kg7 30. Kg2 Rc7 31. Nb7 Kf8 32. Nxd6 a5 33. Nxb5 Bxb5
34. Rd5 Bxc3 35. bxc3 Bc6 36. Rd3 Bxf3+ 37. Kxf3 Rc4 38. Ke3 Ke7 39. Kd2 Ra4
40. Kc2 Rxa3 41. Kb2 Ra4 42. Kb3 Ra1 43. h4 g5 44. hxg5 hxg5 45. Rd5 f6 46. Rf5
Ke6 47. g4 Rb1+ 48. Ka4 Ra1+ 49. Kb3 Rb1+ 50. Kc2 Rf1 51. f3 a4 52. Kb2 Rf2+
53. Ka3 Rc2 54. Kb4 a3 55. Ra5 a2 56. Kb3 Rf2 57. Rxa2 Rxf3 58. Re2+ Kd5 59.
Rd2+ Ke5 60. Rg2 Ke4 61. Kb4 Rf4 62. c4 Kf3 63. Rg1 Kf2 64. Rc1 Rxg4 65. Kb5
Re4 66. c5 g4 67. c6 Re8 68. Rc5 Rf8 69. c7 g3 70. Rf5+ Ke3 71. Rxf6 Rc8 72.
Kc6 Rxc7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Norway Blitz 2017"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.05"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2796"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 b6 3. c4 Bb7 4. e3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Be2 d6 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. h3 e6 10. b4 a5 11. a3 Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Nd2 Bb7 14. Bf3 Bxf3 15.
Nxf3 e5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Rc1 axb4 18. axb4 Qe7 19. Nd4 Ra2 20. b5 Rfa8 21.
Bxe5 Bxe5 22. Nc6 Qe6 23. Nb4 R2a3 24. Nd5 R8a7 25. f4 Bb2 26. Rb1 Bg7 27. f5
gxf5 28. Rxf5 Ra1 29. Rf1 Qe4 30. Rxa1 Rxa1 31. Qg4 Qxg4 32. hxg4 Ra7 33. g5
Be5 34. Kf2 Kg7 35. Kf3 Kg6 36. Kg4 Ra4 37. Rc1 Ra2 38. Nxc7 Rxg2+ 39. Kf3 Rxg5
40. Nd5 h5 41. Nxb6 h4 42. Rh1 Rg3+ 43. Ke2 h3 44. Nd5 Rg2+ 45. Kf3 Rg3+ 46.
Ke4 Rg4+ 47. Nf4+ Kg5 48. Rxh3 Bxf4 49. exf4+ Rxf4+ 50. Kd5 1-0

[Event "5th Norway Blitz 2017"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.05"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. Nc3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bf4 a6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. cxd3 e6 7. Nf3 Bd6 8.
Bg5 Nbd7 9. O-O h6 10. Bh4 O-O 11. e4 Be7 12. Qb3 Nb6 13. Rac1 c6 14. Rfe1 Rc8
15. h3 Nfd7 16. Bg3 Re8 17. a3 Bf8 18. Qa2 Nf6 19. b4 Ra8 20. Qb2 Nh5 21. Bh2
Nf6 22. Red1 Qe7 23. Nd2 Rec8 24. Nb3 Nfd7 25. Re1 Qd8 26. Nc5 Ra7 27. a4 Nxc5
28. dxc5 Nd7 29. exd5 exd5 30. d4 b6 31. b5 axb5 32. axb5 bxc5 33. bxc6 Rxc6
34. Nxd5 Rg6 35. Qb5 Ra5 36. Qb7 Ra2 37. Bc7 Qa8 38. Qxa8 Rxa8 39. Ne7+ Bxe7
40. Rxe7 Nf6 41. dxc5 Nd5 42. Rd7 Rc6 43. Rxd5 Rxc7 44. c6 Rac8 45. Rdc5 Kf8
46. Kh2 Ke7 47. R5c3 Kd6 48. Rg3 g5 49. Rf3 Ke7 50. Rfc3 Kd6 51. Kg3 f5 52. h4
Rxc6 53. Rxc6+ Rxc6 54. Rxc6+ Kxc6 55. hxg5 hxg5 56. f4 g4 57. Kh4 Kd5 58. Kg5
Ke4 59. g3 Kf3 60. Kxf5 Kxg3 61. Ke5 Kh2 62. f5 g3 63. f6 g2 64. f7 g1=Q 65.
f8=Q Qg3+ 66. Qf4 Qxf4+ 67. Kxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Norway Blitz 2017"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.05"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Caruana, F."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. Nc3 a6 4. e3 e6 5. g4 c5 6. g5 Nfd7 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. a3 b5
9. h4 Bb7 10. h5 Nb6 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Nc4 13. Bxc4 dxc4 14. Rg1 f6 15. Bf4
Qd7 16. h6 O-O-O 17. Qe2 cxd4 18. exd4 Qxd4 19. Rd1 Qxf4 20. Qxe6+ Kc7 21. Qf7+
Be7 22. Qxe7+ Kc8 23. hxg7 Rxd1+ 24. Nxd1 Rg8 25. Qf8+ Kc7 26. Qxg8 1-0

[Event "5th Norway Blitz 2017"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.05"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. c4 d5 5. Nd2 Bd6 6. Nh3 O-O 7. O-O Nc6 8. e3 b6
9. b3 a5 10. Bb2 Ba6 11. Nf4 Bxf4 12. exf4 Ne4 13. Re1 Re8 14. Re3 Qd7 15. Nxe4
fxe4 16. f3 dxc4 17. fxe4 cxb3 18. d5 exd5 19. Qxb3 a4 20. Qxa4 Bf1 21. Qd1
Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Na5 23. Rc3 d4 24. e5 Nc4 25. Rf3 c5 26. Bc1 Qd5 27. Kh3 Rad8 28.
Rd3 Re6 29. Qf3 Qxf3 30. Rxf3 d3 31. Be3 d2 32. Rd1 Rd3 33. f5 Rxe5 0-1

[Event "4th GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Karlsruhe GER"]
[Date "2017.04.22"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2838"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2017.04.15"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3
Be6 9. Qd3 Nbd7 10. Nd5 O-O 11. O-O Bxd5 12. exd5 Ne8 13. a4 Bg5 14. a5 Bxe3
15. Qxe3 Nef6 16. c4 Rb8 17. Rfb1 Qc7 18. Nd2 b6 19. Nb3 Nc5 20. axb6 Rxb6 21.
Nxc5 dxc5 22. b4 Rfb8 23. Rd1 Rxb4 24. Rxa6 Rb3 25. Qg5 h6 26. Qf5 Qc8 27.
Qxc8+ Rxc8 28. Rc6 Rbb8 29. Bd3 e4 30. Bc2 Rxc6 31. dxc6 Rc8 32. Ba4 Kf8 33.
Bb5 Ke7 34. Ra1 Ng4 35. Ra7+ Ke6 36. f3 exf3 37. gxf3 Ne5 38. f4 Nf3+ 39. Kf2
Nd4 40. Ke3 g6 41. Ke4 Nxc6 42. Ra6 f5+ 43. Kf3 Kd6 44. h4 h5 45. Ke3 Rc7 46.
Kd2 Rc8 47. Kc3 Rc7 48. Kb3 Rc8 49. Ka4 Rc7 50. Rb6 Rc8 51. Ba6 Rb8 52. Bb7 Ke7
53. Rxc6 Rxb7 54. Rxc5 Rb1 55. Rd5 Rh1 56. c5 Rxh4 57. c6 Rxf4+ 58. Kb3 Rf1 59.
Kb2 Rf2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "4th GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Karlsruhe GER"]
[Date "2017.04.21"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Naiditsch, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2838"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2017.04.15"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. h4 h5 6. Be2 O-O 7. Nf3 c5 8. dxc5
Qa5 9. O-O Qxc5 10. Nb5 a6 11. Nc7 Ra7 12. Nb5 axb5 13. Bxb8 Ra8 14. Be5 b4 15.
Bd4 Qa5 16. c3 Bg4 17. Qb3 bxc3 18. Bxc3 Qc7 19. Rac1 Qd8 20. Rfd1 e6 21. Bb4
Re8 22. Bb5 Nd7 23. e4 Bxf3 24. Qxf3 Ne5 25. Qh3 Nc6 26. exd5 exd5 27. Rxc6
bxc6 28. Bxc6 Rxa2 29. Bxd5 Kh7 30. Qf3 Rxb2 31. Bxf7 Rxb4 32. Rxd8 Rxd8 33. g3
Rb6 34. Bxg6+ Rxg6 35. Qxh5+ Rh6 36. Qf5+ Kh8 37. Kg2 Rf6 38. Qh5+ Kg8 39. Qe2
Rdf8 40. Qc2 Rxf2+ 41. Qxf2 Rxf2+ 42. Kxf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "4th GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Karlsruhe GER"]
[Date "2017.04.20"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Meier, Geo"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2621"]
[BlackElo "2838"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2017.04.15"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. g3 dxc4 6. Qa4+ Nfd7 7. Qxc4 Nb6 8.
Qd3 O-O 9. Bf4 Nc6 10. Rd1 Bf5 11. Qd2 Bg4 12. Bg2 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nxd4 14. Bxb7
Nc4 15. Qc1 Rb8 16. b3 Rxb7 17. bxc4 c5 18. O-O Rb4 19. Bh6 Bxh6 20. Qxh6 Rxc4
21. Ne4 Nxe2+ 22. Kg2 Qa8 23. f3 Rxe4 24. fxe4 Qxe4+ 25. Kf2 Nd4 26. Qe3 Qd5
27. Rd2 e5 28. Re1 Re8 29. Qe4 Qe6 30. Re3 Kg7 31. Rb2 c4 32. g4 Qf6+ 33. Ke1
Qg5 34. Kf2 Re6 35. Ke1 h5 36. h3 Rf6 37. Kd2 Rf4 38. Qxe5+ Qxe5 39. Rxe5 Nf3+
40. Ke3 Nxe5 41. Kxf4 Nd3+ 0-1

[Event "4th GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Karlsruhe GER"]
[Date "2017.04.19"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Caruana, F."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2838"]
[BlackElo "2817"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2017.04.15"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d3 Nf6 6. d4 d5 7. Bd3 Bd6 8.
Qe2+ Be6 9. c4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qe7 11. O-O O-O 12. Nc3 h6 13. d5 Bg4 14. Qxe7
Bxe7 15. Nb5 Nbd7 16. Re1 Bc5 17. Bb3 Rac8 18. Bf4 Bxf3 19. gxf3 a6 20. Nxc7
Nh5 21. Ne6 Nxf4 22. Nxf4 Bd6 23. Nd3 Nc5 24. Nxc5 Rxc5 25. Rac1 Rxc1 26. Rxc1
Re8 27. Ba4 Rd8 28. Kg2 Kf8 29. Re1 g6 30. h3 Kg7 31. Re8 Rxe8 32. Bxe8 Kf6 33.
Bd7 a5 34. a4 b6 35. b3 Ke7 36. Bc6 Kf6 37. Be8 Ke7 38. Bc6 Kf6 39. Be8 Ke7 40.
Bc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "4th GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Karlsruhe GER"]
[Date "2017.04.17"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Hou Yifan"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2838"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2017.04.15"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bg5
Be6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Nd5 Nd7 11. Bc4 Rc8 12. Qe2 Nb6 13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. Bxe6
Qxe6 15. O-O O-O 16. Rfd1 Rc6 17. a5 Nd7 18. b3 Rfc8 19. Rd2 Nc5 20. Rad1 Qe7
21. Qe3 g6 22. g3 b5 23. axb6 Rxb6 24. Rd5 Rcc6 25. Nd2 Nb7 26. Nc4 Rb5 27. Qa7
Qc7 28. Rxb5 axb5 29. Nxd6 Nxd6 30. Qxc7 Rxc7 31. Rxd6 Rxc2 32. Rd5 Re2 33.
Rxe5 b4 34. Rb5 Rxe4 35. Kg2 Rd4 36. Kf1 Re4 37. Kg2 Rd4 38. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "4th GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Karlsruhe GER"]
[Date "2017.04.16"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Aronian, L."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2838"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2017.04.15"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. d3 Bc5 10. c3 bxc3 11. bxc3 Rb8 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 g5 14. Bg3 Nh5 15.
Nbd2 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Qf6 17. Nc4 d6 18. Ne3 Be6 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Qc2 h5 21. Rab1
Rxb1 22. Rxb1 h4 23. gxh4 gxh4 24. Rb7 h3 25. Rxc7 hxg2 26. Qe2 Ne7 27. Ne1 Rb8
28. Qg4+ Ng6 29. Nf3 Rb2 30. d4 exd4 31. e5 dxe5 32. Nc4 Rb1+ 33. Kxg2 e4 34.
Qxe4 Nf4+ 35. Kg3 Ne2+ 36. Kg4 Qf5+ 37. Qxf5 exf5+ 38. Kxf5 dxc3 39. Rxc5 c2
40. Rc8+ Kg7 41. Rc7+ Kg8 42. Kf6 Rg1 43. Nxg1 c1=Q 44. Nxe2 Qh6+ 45. Ke7 Qh7+
46. Kd6 Qd3+ 47. Kc5 Qxe2 48. Kb6 Qxf2+ 49. Kxa6 Kf8 50. a5 Ke8 51. Nb6 Qf5 52.
Rd7 Qc5 53. Rh7 Qe5 54. Rd7 Qc5 55. Rd5 Qc6 56. Rh5 Qc3 57. Kb7 Qg7+ 58. Ka6
Kd8 59. Rd5+ Kc7 60. Rd7+ Kb8 61. Rd8+ Kc7 62. Rc8+ Kd6 63. Nc4+ Kd7 64. Rc5
Qg1 65. Kb6 Qb1+ 66. Ka7 Qb4 67. Nb6+ Kd6 68. Rh5 Kc6 69. Rh6+ Kb5 70. Rh5+ Kc6
1/2-1/2

[Event "4th GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Karlsruhe GER"]
[Date "2017.04.15"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Bluebaum, M."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2838"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2017.04.15"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. e4 O-O 6. h3 Na6 7. Be3 c5 8. Be2
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nc5 10. Qc2 b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. Bf3 Rc8 13. Rad1 Qc7 14. b3 Qb8 15.
Rfe1 Rfe8 16. Bc1 a6 17. Qe2 e6 18. Bb2 Rcd8 19. Qc2 Qa8 20. Qe2 h5 21. Ba1
Ncd7 22. g3 d5 23. Bg2 e5 24. Nc2 dxe4 25. Nxe4 Nxe4 26. Bxe4 Bxe4 27. Qxe4
Qxe4 28. Rxe4 Nc5 29. Ree1 Nd3 30. Re3 e4 31. Bxg7 Kxg7 32. Ne1 Nc5 33. Rxd8
Rxd8 34. b4 Nd3 35. Rxe4 Nxb4 36. a3 Nc6 37. Nc2 Rd1+ 38. Kg2 a5 39. Ne3 Ra1
40. Nd5 Rxa3 41. Nxb6 Rc3 42. Re8 Rb3 43. c5 Rc3 44. Na4 Rc4 45. Rc8 Ne5 46.
Nb6 Rc2 47. Nd5 a4 48. Ne3 Rc3 49. Nd5 Rc1 50. Ra8 Rxc5 51. Ne3 Nc4 52. Rxa4
Nxe3+ 53. fxe3 Rc2+ 54. Kf3 g5 55. Ra5 f6 56. e4 Rc3+ 57. Kf2 Rc2+ 58. Kf3 Rc3+
59. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "PRO League KO Stage 2017"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.03.26"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "So, W."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2822"]
[BlackElo "2838"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2017.03.01"]
[WhiteTeam "St Louis Arch Bishops"]
[BlackTeam "Norway Gnomes"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 b6 7. Nc3 Bb7 8.
g3 O-O 9. Bg2 Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. O-O a4 12. Qe3 Bb7 13. Qd3 f5 14. Ne5 Bxg2
15. Kxg2 d6 16. Nf3 Qf6 17. e4 Nc6 18. Rae1 Ra5 19. d5 fxe4 20. Qxe4 exd5 21.
cxd5 Ne7 22. Rd1 Qf5 23. Qxe7 Qxf3+ 24. Kg1 Rc5 25. Rd2 h6 26. Re1 Rf5 27. Re3
Rc1+ 28. Re1 Rxe1+ 29. Qxe1 Re5 30. Qc1 b5 31. h3 Kf8 32. h4 Ke8 33. Kh2 Kd8
34. Qh1 Qb3 35. Qg2 Re1 36. Qh3 Qf3 37. Qg2 Qf5 38. Qh3 Rh1+ 0-1

[Event "PRO League KO Stage 2017"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.03.26"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Rosenthal, Nicholas"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2169"]
[BlackElo "2838"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2017.03.01"]
[WhiteTeam "St Louis Arch Bishops"]
[BlackTeam "Norway Gnomes"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O d6 5. d3 Nf6 6. c3 a6 7. h3 Ba7 8. Re1
O-O 9. Bb3 h6 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. Nf1 Be6 12. Bc2 d5 13. Ng3 d4 14. a3 Nd7 15. c4
b5 16. b3 Rb8 17. Nd2 Ne7 18. Nf3 Ng6 19. Nh2 bxc4 20. bxc4 c6 21. Bd2 Bc5 22.
Ng4 Be7 23. Nf5 Bg5 24. g3 h5 25. Nh2 Bxd2 26. Qxd2 Qf6 27. Bd1 Bxf5 28. exf5
Qxf5 29. Bf3 c5 30. Kg2 Nf6 31. Be4 Nxe4 32. Rxe4 Rb3 33. Nf3 Reb8 34. Ra2 f6
35. Qe2 Rc3 36. Nd2 a5 37. Qf1 Qd7 38. Nb1 Rcb3 39. Nd2 R3b6 40. Re1 Qc6+ 41.
Kh2 h4 42. Ne4 f5 43. Nd2 Rb2 44. Rea1 e4 45. dxe4 fxe4 46. Qg2 Rxa2 47. Rxa2
Re8 48. Ra1 hxg3+ 49. fxg3 Qe6 50. Re1 e3 51. Nb3 Qxc4 52. Qc6 Qf7 53. Kh1 d3
54. a4 c4 55. Nd4 d2 56. Rg1 e2 0-1

[Event "PRO League KO Stage 2017"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.03.26"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Finegold, B."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2838"]
[BlackElo "2481"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2017.03.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway Gnomes"]
[BlackTeam "St Louis Arch Bishops"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 Bf5 4. e3 e6 5. c4 Bxb1 6. Qxb1 Bb4+ 7. Kd1 Bd6 8.
Bg5 c5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bb5+ Nc6 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Bxc6+ bxc6 13. Qc2 Be7 14.
Qxc6+ Kf8 15. Rc1 h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Ke2 Bxb2 18. Rc2 Bf6 19. Rd1 Qe8 20.
Rxd5 Qxc6 21. Rxc6 Ke7 22. Rc7+ Ke6 23. Rcd7 Rhb8 24. e4 Rb2+ 25. Kd3 Rb6 26.
e5 1-0

[Event "PRO League KO Stage 2017"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.03.26"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Akobian, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2838"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2017.03.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway Gnomes"]
[BlackTeam "St Louis Arch Bishops"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. Qe2+ Qe7 7. Qxe7+ Kxe7
8. O-O Re8 9. Re1+ Kf8 10. Rxe8+ Kxe8 11. Nc3 c6 12. Bd2 h6 13. Re1+ Kf8 14.
Ne5 Nbd7 15. f4 Nb6 16. h3 Bd7 17. g4 Be8 18. Kf2 c5 19. dxc5 Bxc5+ 20. Kf3
Nfd7 21. Nxd7+ Bxd7 22. b3 Bc6 23. Kg3 Rd8 24. Ne2 d4 25. b4 Be7 26. b5 Be8 27.
Kf3 Na4 28. Ng3 Nb2 29. Nf5 Bc5 30. Rb1 Nxd3 31. cxd3 Bd7 32. Bb4 Bxb4 33. Rxb4
Bxf5 34. gxf5 Ke7 35. Ke4 Kf6 36. Ra4 Ra8 37. Rxd4 Re8+ 38. Kf3 Re7 39. Rd5 h5
40. a4 b6 41. h4 Rc7 42. Ke4 Rc1 43. Rd7 Re1+ 44. Kd5 Rf1 45. Rxa7 Rxf4 46. Kc6
Rxh4 47. Kxb6 Rb4 48. a5 h4 49. Ra8 Kxf5 50. a6 g5 51. Rh8 Kg4 52. a7 Ra4 53.
Kb7 f5 54. a8=Q Rxa8 55. Kxa8 f4 56. b6 f3 57. b7 f2 58. Rf8 1-0

[Event "PRO League KO Stage 2017"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.03.25"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Meier, Geo"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2838"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2017.03.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Stockholm Snowballs"]
[BlackTeam "Norway Gnomes"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b5 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O g6 5. c3 a6 6. a4 c6 7. d4 Bg7 8. Nbd2
O-O 9. e4 d6 10. e5 Nd5 11. Ne4 Qc7 12. Re1 c5 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Bxa8 15.
e6 f5 16. Neg5 Nf6 17. d5 Na6 18. Nh4 c4 19. Nf7 Nc5 20. Nh6+ Bxh6 21. Bxh6 Re8
22. Qd2 Nd3 23. Qg5 Kh8 24. Ra1 Qc5 25. Nxg6+ hxg6 26. Qxg6 Qxf2+ 27. Kh1 Rg8
28. Bg7+ Rxg7 29. Rxa8+ Rg8 30. Rxg8+ Nxg8 31. Qh5+ Kg7 32. Qf7+ Kh6 33. Qf8+
Kh7 34. Qf7+ Kh8 35. Qh5+ Kg7 36. Qf7+ Kh6 37. Qf8+ Kh5 38. Qf7+ Kh6 39. Qf8+
1/2-1/2

[Event "PRO League KO Stage 2017"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.03.25"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Pantzar, Milton"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2838"]
[BlackElo "2257"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2017.03.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway Gnomes"]
[BlackTeam "Stockholm Snowballs"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. c4 c6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. d4
Re8 9. e3 b6 10. Nc3 Bb7 11. Rc1 Rc8 12. Qe2 e6 13. Rfd1 Qe7 14. e4 dxe4 15.
Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Nf6 17. Qe2 Red8 18. c5 Nd5 19. Ne5 Ba8 20. h4 h5 21. Ba3
Qe8 22. Rc2 Kh7 23. Bc1 Ne7 24. b4 Nf5 25. Bb2 a5 26. bxa5 bxa5 27. Bc3 a4 28.
Rcd2 Rb8 29. Qa6 Bb7 30. Qxa4 Ra8 31. Qc2 Rdc8 32. Rb1 Ba6 33. Rb4 Kg8 34. a4
Ne7 35. Rd1 Nd5 36. Rbb1 Rcb8 37. Bd2 Qc8 38. Rxb8 Rxb8 39. Rb1 Rb7 40. Bxd5
cxd5 41. Bf4 Qb8 42. Rxb7 Qxb7 43. c6 Qc8 44. c7 Bxe5 45. Bxe5 Qd7 46. Qc1 Bc8
47. Qh6 1-0

[Event "PRO League KO Stage 2017"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.03.25"]
[Round "4.8"]
[White "Jobava, Ba"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E13"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2838"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2017.03.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Miami Champions"]
[BlackTeam "Norway Gnomes"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Bb7 7. Nd2 Qe7 8. Qc2
c5 9. a3 Bxc3 10. Qxc3 cxd4 11. Qxd4 Nc6 12. Qc3 Rc8 13. e3 O-O 14. Rd1 d5 15.
Bxf6 gxf6 16. cxd5 Ne5 17. Qd4 Rfd8 18. Be2 Rxd5 19. Qh4 Qd8 20. Qxh6 Nd3+ 21.
Bxd3 Rxd3 22. e4 Bxe4 23. O-O Bg6 24. h4 Rc5 25. b4 Rcd5 26. h5 Rxh5 27. Qf4
Rhd5 28. Ne4 Bxe4 29. Rxd3 Bxd3 30. Rc1 Kg7 31. Rc7 0-1

[Event "PRO League KO Stage 2017"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.03.25"]
[Round "4.7"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Meier, Geo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2838"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2017.03.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway Gnomes"]
[BlackTeam "Stockholm Snowballs"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. Qe2+ Qe7 7. Qxe7+ Bxe7
8. Bf4 c6 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bg4 12. Ne5 Be6 13. Nb3 a5 14. Nc5
Bxc5 15. dxc5 Nbd7 16. Nxd7 Bxd7 17. f3 a4 18. Kf2 Be6 19. Bd6 Nd7 20. b4 axb3
21. axb3 g6 22. g4 b6 23. cxb6 Nxb6 24. Kg3 Nd7 25. h4 Kg7 26. f4 d4 27. Rxa8
Rxa8 28. f5 gxf5 29. gxf5 Bd5 30. Re7 Ra7 31. Kf4 Rb7 32. Be5+ Kf8 33. f6 1-0

[Event "PRO League KO Stage 2017"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.03.25"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Jobava, Ba"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2838"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2017.03.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway Gnomes"]
[BlackTeam "Miami Champions"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. Bg2 a5 6. O-O a4 7. c4 d6 8. d4
Nbd7 9. Nc3 Nb6 10. Qc2 d5 11. c5 a3 12. Bxa3 Rxa3 13. cxb6 cxb6 14. Rfc1 Bf5
15. Qb2 Ra8 16. Ne5 e6 17. Nb5 Nd7 18. Nf3 Rc8 19. Rxc8 Qxc8 20. Rc1 Qb8 21.
Rc7 Nc5 22. Ne5 Na6 23. Re7 Bxe5 24. dxe5 Re8 25. Rxe8+ Qxe8 26. Nd6 Qc6 27.
Qd2 Nc5 28. Qg5 Qd7 29. g4 Be4 30. f3 Bb1 31. h4 Bxa2 32. h5 Bxb3 33. h6 f5 34.
gxf5 exf5 35. Bh3 Ne6 36. Bxf5 Nxg5 37. Bxd7 d4 38. Kf2 Kf8 39. Bc8 Nf7 40. Nb5
Nxe5 41. Nxd4 Bd5 42. e4 Bc6 43. Be6 Nf7 44. Bxf7 Kxf7 45. Ke3 g5 46. f4 gxf4+
47. Kxf4 b5 48. e5 Kg6 49. Nc2 Bd7 50. Nd4 Bc6 51. Nc2 Kxh6 52. e6 Kg7 53. Ke5
h5 54. Nd4 Be8 55. Nf5+ Kg6 56. Nd6 Bc6 57. e7 h4 58. Kf4 b4 59. Nxb7 Kf6 60.
Na5 Bd7 61. e8=Q Bxe8 62. Kg4 Ke5 63. Kxh4 Kd4 64. Kg4 Kc5 65. Kf4 Bf7 66. Ke4
Kb6 0-1

[Event "PRO League KO Stage 2017"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.03.25"]
[Round "4.6"]
[White "Pantsulaia, L."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2838"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2017.03.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Stockholm Snowballs"]
[BlackTeam "Norway Gnomes"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g4 Bxg4 3. Bg2 Nd7 4. c4 e6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Qb3 Nc5 7. Qc2 c6 8.
b3 Nf6 9. Bb2 Ne6 10. Rg1 Bh5 11. Bh1 Bg6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Nbd2 O-O 14. Ne5 Re8
15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. Nf3 Ba3 17. Kf1 Bxb2 18. Qxb2 Nf4 19. Re1 Qd7 20. Qd4 N6h5
21. Ng5 f6 22. Nf3 g5 23. Bg2 Qf5 24. h4 g4 25. Nh2 Ng3+ 0-1

[Event "PRO League KO Stage 2017"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.03.25"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Pantzar, Milton"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A84"]
[WhiteElo "2257"]
[BlackElo "2838"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2017.03.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Stockholm Snowballs"]
[BlackTeam "Norway Gnomes"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 d5 5. Bg2 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. b3 b6 8. Ba3
Bxa3 9. Nxa3 Bb7 10. Nc2 dxc4 11. bxc4 Qe7 12. e3 Nbd7 13. Qe2 c5 14. a4 e5 15.
dxc5 Nxc5 16. Na3 Nxa4 17. Qc2 Nc5 18. Nb5 Be4 19. Qb2 a6 20. Nc3 Bxf3 21. Bxf3
e4 22. Be2 Rab8 23. Qa3 Rfd8 24. Rfd1 Qe5 25. Na4 Nd3 26. Bxd3 exd3 27. Qc3 Qe4
28. Nb2 Qc6 29. Rxd3 Ne4 30. Qe5 Ng5 31. Qxf5 Nf3+ 32. Kf1 Nd4 33. Rxd4 Rxd4
34. exd4 Qh1+ 35. Ke2 Re8+ 36. Kd2 Qxa1 37. Qd5+ Kh8 38. Nd1 Qa2+ 39. Kc1 Rc8
40. c5 0-1

[Event "PRO League KO Stage 2017"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.03.25"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Pantsulaia, L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2838"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2017.03.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway Gnomes"]
[BlackTeam "Stockholm Snowballs"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O c5 5. d3 e6 6. e4 d6 7. Re1 Nbd7 8. Nbd2
Be7 9. a4 O-O 10. Nc4 a6 11. Bf4 e5 12. Bd2 Re8 13. Ne3 Bf8 14. c4 Bc6 15. Bh3
b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. b3 Rxa1 18. Qxa1 Qa8 19. Nd5 bxc4 20. bxc4 Qxa1 21. Rxa1
Ra8 22. Rxa8 Bxa8 23. Ba5 Bb7 24. Nd2 Ba6 25. Bd8 Nxd5 26. exd5 Nf6 27. Bxf6
gxf6 28. Ne4 Be7 29. Bf5 h6 30. Kg2 Kf8 31. Kh3 Kg7 32. Kg4 Bb7 33. Kh5 Ba6 34.
f3 Bb7 35. Nf2 Bd8 36. Ng4 Ba5 37. Nxh6 Bc3 38. Bd7 Kf8 39. Nf5 e4 40. fxe4 Be5
41. Kg4 Ba6 42. h4 Bb7 43. Kf3 Ba6 44. g4 Bb7 45. Ke2 Ba6 46. Kd1 1-0

[Event "PRO League KO Stage 2017"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.03.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Andreikin, D."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2838"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2017.03.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Gorky Stormbringers"]
[BlackTeam "Norway Gnomes"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Bb6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Bb5 O-O 8.
O-O Re8 9. f3 Ne5 10. Bf2 c6 11. Ba4 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. Bb3 Qd6
15. c3 Bd7 16. a4 Rad8 17. Qb1 c5 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. Qxf5 g6 20. Qf4 Bc7 21. Rfd1
Qb6 22. Bd5 Rd7 23. a5 Qxb2 24. Qa4 Red8 25. c4 Nd3 26. Rxd3 Re7 27. Qa2 Qf6
28. Rad1 b6 29. axb6 axb6 30. g3 Rde8 31. Be4 Be5 32. Qa4 Kg7 33. Kg2 h5 34. h4
g5 35. hxg5 Qxg5 36. Rh1 f5 37. f4 Bxf4 38. Bf3 Be3 39. Qa1+ Qf6 40. Qxf6+ Kxf6
41. Bxh5 Bxf2 42. Bxe8 Re2 43. Kf3 1-0

[Event "PRO League KO Stage 2017"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.03.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Sharafiev, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2838"]
[BlackElo "2433"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2017.03.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway Gnomes"]
[BlackTeam "Gorky Stormbringers"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Qf3 Bg6 8.
Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Qxf6 gxf6 10. Nf3 Nd7 11. Nh4 Nb6 12. f4 f5 13. Bd3 Nc4 14. Bxc4
dxc4 15. Kf2 c5 16. Rhd1 Rc8 17. Rac1 Be7 18. Nf3 Bh5 19. Nd5 b5 20. b3 cxb3
21. axb3 c4 22. bxc4 bxc4 23. Ra1 Bxf3 24. Kxf3 Bd6 25. Rxa7 O-O 26. Rc1 Rc6
27. Rb7 Rd8 28. Rc2 Bf8 29. Rb5 Kg7 30. Nc3 Kg6 31. Ne2 Rdc8 32. Ng3 Rf6 33. e4
fxe4+ 34. Nxe4 Rf5 35. d5 h5 36. g3 Rd8 37. Rd2 Bg7 38. Rb6+ Kh7 39. d6 Ra5 40.
Rc6 Ra3+ 41. Kg2 Rd3 42. Rxd3 cxd3 43. Rc5 Kg6 44. Rg5+ Kh6 45. Rd5 Bf8 46. f5
Re8 47. Kf3 Rd8 48. Rxd3 1-0

[Event "PRO League KO Stage 2017"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.03.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gorozhanin, M."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2419"]
[BlackElo "2838"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2017.03.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Gorky Stormbringers"]
[BlackTeam "Norway Gnomes"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Nf3 Bb7 5. h3 c5 6. Be2 cxd4 7. exd4 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. c3 d6 10. a4 a6 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. Bh2 Qc7 13. Qb3 Nbd7 14. Rfe1 Bf8 15.
Bd3 h6 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Rxe4 b5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Rae1 Nf6 21.
R4e2 Qc4 22. Qc2 Rec8 23. Nd2 Qd5 24. Ne4 Nxe4 25. Rxe4 b4 26. Qd2 Qb3 27. c4
Rxc4 28. Rg4 h5 29. Rh4 Ra5 30. g4 Be7 31. Rxh5 Rxh5 32. gxh5 Qxh3 33. Re3 Qxh5
34. Rg3 Bf6 35. Qf4 Qd1+ 36. Kg2 Qxd4 37. Qf3 d5 38. Qe2 Qe4+ 39. Qxe4 Rxe4 40.
Rb3 Re2 41. Rxb4 Rxb2 42. Rh4 Bxh4 0-1

[Event "PRO League KO Stage 2017"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.03.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Yatzenko, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2838"]
[BlackElo "2356"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2017.03.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway Gnomes"]
[BlackTeam "Gorky Stormbringers"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d3 Nf6 4. g3 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Re1 f6 9. d4 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nb6 12. dxe5 fxe5 13. Qe4 Bc5 14. Be3
Bxe3 15. Qxe3 Qd4 16. Nc3 Rad8 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Qxd4 exd4 19. Ne4 Rd5 20. b3
c5 21. c4 dxc3 22. Rac1 c4 23. Rxc3 Ra5 24. Rc2 cxb3 25. axb3 Nd5 26. Rd1 Re8
27. Rd4 Rb5 28. Kg2 h6 29. Nc5 Nf6 30. Rd3 a5 31. Na6 Reb8 32. Nxb8 Rxb8 33.
Rxc7 Rb5 34. Ra7 Kh7 35. Rc3 Kg6 36. Rcc7 1-0

[Event "PRO League KO Stage 2017"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.03.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aradhya, Garg"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2838"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2017.03.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Delhi Dynamite"]
[BlackTeam "Norway Gnomes"]

1. Nf3 b6 2. c4 Bb7 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 e6 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 g6 8. h4 h6
9. Bb5+ c6 10. Bd3 Nd7 11. e4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 c5 13. Be3 Qc7 14. Qd2 Bg7 15. O-O
Nf6 16. Bf4 Qe7 17. Rfe1 Ng4 18. Bb5+ Kf8 19. dxc5 e5 20. c6 Bxc6 21. Bxc6 Rd8
22. Bd5 exf4 23. Qxf4 Ne5 24. Rad1 Bf6 25. Nd4 Kg7 26. g3 Qxa3 27. h5 Qxc3 28.
hxg6 Nxg6 29. Qf5 Rhe8 30. Nc6 Rc8 31. e5 Nxe5 32. Nxe5 Rxe5 33. Rxe5 Bxe5 34.
Qxf7+ Kh8 35. Be4 Bg7 36. Qf5 Kg8 37. Rd7 Qf6 38. Rxg7+ Kxg7 39. Qg4+ Kf7 40.
Qxc8 Qd4 41. Qc7+ Ke6 42. Bf3 a5 43. Qc6+ Ke7 44. Qxh6 a4 45. Qg5+ Kd6 46. Qb5
a3 47. Qb3 Qc5 0-1

[Event "PRO League KO Stage 2017"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.03.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Grover, S."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2838"]
[BlackElo "2473"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2017.03.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway Gnomes"]
[BlackTeam "Delhi Dynamite"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nge7 4. Nf3 e4 5. Ng5 d5 6. Qh5 Ng6 7. Nc3 Nce5 8.
Be2 c6 9. f4 exf3 10. gxf3 h6 11. Nxf7 Kxf7 12. f4 Nd7 13. Rg1 Qh4+ 14. Kd1
Qxh5 15. Bxh5 Bd6 16. Nb5 Bf8 17. Rxg6 Kg8 18. Nc7 Rb8 19. Ne6 Nf6 20. Nxg7 1-0

[Event "PRO League KO Stage 2017"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.03.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Salem, AR."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2838"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2017.03.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway Gnomes"]
[BlackTeam "Delhi Dynamite"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. c4 e6 7. O-O c5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. d4 Ne4 10. Nc3 Nc6 11. Na4 c4 12. bxc4 dxc4 13. Rc1 b5 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15.
Bxe4 Bh3 16. dxe5 bxa4 17. Re1 Rb8 18. Ba3 Re8 19. Bd6 Rc8 20. Bb7 Rc7 21. Bxc7
Qxc7 22. Bd5 c3 23. Qxa4 Rxe5 24. Qf4 Qe7 25. e4 h5 26. Qe3 Rg5 27. Rxc3 Bxc3
28. Qxc3 Kh7 29. Qe3 Kg7 30. f4 Rg4 31. Qc3+ Kh7 32. Rb1 Qd8 33. Rb7 Kh6 34.
Kf2 h4 35. Rxf7 hxg3+ 36. hxg3 Qb6+ 37. Ke2 1-0

[Event "PRO League KO Stage 2017"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.03.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gupta, Ab"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2838"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2017.03.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Delhi Dynamite"]
[BlackTeam "Norway Gnomes"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. g3 Bb4 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Qc2 Qe7 10. a5 dxc4 11. Bg5 e5 12. Ne4 exd4 13. Nxd4 h6 14. Bh4 Qe5 15.
Qxc4 Nxe4 16. Qxb4 c5 17. Nf3 cxb4 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Bxe4 Re8 20. Bd5 Nc6 21.
f4 Rxe2 22. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Be6 24. Bxe6 Re8 25. Bxf7+ Kxf7 26. Rd1 Nxa5
27. f5 b6 28. Rd4 Nc6 29. Rd7+ Kf8 30. Rd6 Re1+ 31. Kg2 Rc1 32. g4 a5 33. Bf2
a4 34. Bxb6 a3 35. bxa3 bxa3 36. Rd2 Kf7 37. Bf2 Rc4 38. Rd7+ Ke8 39. Rxg7 a2
40. Rg8+ Kf7 41. Ra8 Rxg4+ 42. Kf3 Ne5+ 43. Ke3 Kf6 44. Rxa2 Kxf5 45. Bg3 Re4+
46. Kf2 h5 47. h3 Nd3+ 48. Kf3 Ne1+ 49. Kf2 Nd3+ 50. Kg2 Nf4+ 51. Kf3 Rd4 52.
Ra5+ Rd5 53. Rxd5+ Nxd5 54. Bf2 Nf4 55. Kg3 h4+ 56. Kxh4 Nxh3 57. Kg3 Nxf2
1/2-1/2

[Event "PRO League KO Stage 2017"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.03.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Ghosh, D."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2838"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2017.03.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway Gnomes"]
[BlackTeam "Mumbai Movers"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1
b5 9. Bc2 d5 10. Nbd2 d4 11. Nb3 a5 12. a4 bxa4 13. Rxa4 dxc3 14. bxc3 Nd7 15.
Be3 Nb6 16. Ra1 Bd6 17. Nbd2 f5 18. Bxb6 cxb6 19. Bb3+ Kh8 20. Bd5 Qc7 21. Nc4
fxe4 22. Ng5 exd3 23. Nxh7 Rf5 24. Be4 Be7 25. Qxd3 g6 26. Ne3 Qd7 27. Qc4 Bc5
28. Nxf5 gxf5 29. Nf6 1-0

[Event "PRO League KO Stage 2017"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.03.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kunte, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2491"]
[BlackElo "2838"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2017.03.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Mumbai Movers"]
[BlackTeam "Norway Gnomes"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nc6 3. d4 Bf5 4. c3 e6 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O Nf6 7. Nbd2 h6 8. b4
O-O 9. Nb3 Ne4 10. Bd2 a5 11. b5 Nb8 12. a4 Nd7 13. Qc1 Nb6 14. Ne5 Bf6 15. Nd3
Nc4 16. Bf4 b6 17. Re1 Ng5 18. Be5 Rc8 19. Nd2 Nxd2 20. Qxd2 Be7 21. Bf4 c6 22.
bxc6 Rxc6 23. Ne5 Rc8 24. Qb2 Nh3+ 25. Bxh3 Bxh3 26. Qb3 Bf5 27. Ra2 Bd6 28.
Rb2 Bxe5 29. Bxe5 Rc6 30. Rc1 Qd7 31. Bf4 Rfc8 32. Bd2 f6 33. Qb5 Kh7 34. Qa6
Qc7 35. Rd1 h5 36. Bf4 Qd8 37. h4 Qe8 38. Ra1 e5 39. dxe5 fxe5 40. Bg5 Qe6 41.
Rd1 Be4 42. Qb5 Qh3 43. f3 Qxg3+ 44. Kf1 Bf5 0-1

[Event "PRO League KO Stage 2017"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.03.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kulkarni, R."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C22"]
[WhiteElo "2325"]
[BlackElo "2838"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2017.03.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Mumbai Movers"]
[BlackTeam "Norway Gnomes"]

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qe3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd2 O-O 7. O-O-O Re8
8. Qg3 Rxe4 9. f3 Re8 10. Bd3 Ne5 11. Be2 d5 12. f4 Bxc3 13. Qxc3 Ne4 14. Qb3
Nxd2 15. Rxd2 Nc4 16. Rd1 Ne3 17. Rd2 c6 18. Nf3 Nxg2 19. Rg1 Nxf4 20. Bd1 Qf6
21. Rf2 Nh3 22. Rfg2 Nxg1 23. Rxg1 Qf4+ 24. Kb1 Re3 25. Re1 Rxe1 26. Nxe1 Qd2
27. Qd3 Qxe1 28. Qe2 Qxe2 0-1

[Event "PRO League KO Stage 2017"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.03.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Mohammad, Nubairshah Shaikh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2838"]
[BlackElo "2408"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2017.03.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway Gnomes"]
[BlackTeam "Mumbai Movers"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. g3 Nf6 6. Bg2 Qc7 7. O-O Nc6 8. c4
Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 e5 12. Be3 Qxc4 13. Rc1 Qe6 14. Nd5 Nxd5
15. exd5 Qg6 16. d6 Bxd6 17. Qb3 a5 18. Rfd1 Re8 19. Qb5 e4 20. Rc4 Bf8 21. a4
Ra6 22. Bxe4 Rxe4 23. Rxc8 Rd6 24. Rxd6 Qxd6 25. Qc5 Qd1+ 26. Kg2 d6 27. Qxa5
h5 28. Bg5 Re5 29. Rxf8+ Kh7 30. Qd2 Qxa4 31. Qd3+ f5 32. Rxf5 Qe4+ 33. Qxe4
Rxe4 34. Rb5 Kg6 35. Bf4 h4 36. Bxd6 Re6 37. Bc5 Re5 38. b4 hxg3 39. hxg3 Re7
40. Bxe7 1-0

[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.02.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Lenic, L."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2641"]
[BlackElo "2840"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2017.01.11"]
[WhiteTeam "Ljubljana Direwolves"]
[BlackTeam "Norway Gnomes"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. Bd2 Nbd7 7. a3 Bxc3 8.
Bxc3 Qe7 9. e3 b6 10. Bd3 e5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Nd2 Nc5 13. Be2 Bb7 14. O-O Nfe4
15. b4 Nxc3 16. Qxc3 Nd7 17. c5 bxc5 18. Rfc1 Bd5 19. bxc5 Nf6 20. Rab1 Rfd8
21. Nf3 Re8 22. c6 Qd6 23. Qc5 Qe6 24. Rb7 Ne4 25. Qa5 Bxc6 26. Bc4 Qxc4 27.
Rxc4 Bxb7 28. Rxc7 Rad8 29. h3 Bd5 30. Rxa7 Be6 31. Qe1 h6 32. Rc7 Rd5 33. Rc1
Red8 34. a4 Nc5 35. Ra1 Nb3 36. Rb1 e4 37. Nd4 Nxd4 38. exd4 Rxd4 39. a5 Ra4
40. Ra1 Ba2 41. Qe2 Bc4 42. Qb2 Rxa1+ 43. Qxa1 Ba6 44. Qe5 Bd3 45. Qc7 Ra8 46.
Kh2 g6 47. Kg3 Re8 48. Kf4 Re6 49. Ke3 Ba6 50. Qc5 Kg7 51. Qd4+ Kg8 52. Qd8+
Kg7 53. Qd4+ Kg8 54. Qd8+ Kg7 55. Qd4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.02.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Pavasovic, D."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2840"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2017.01.11"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway Gnomes"]
[BlackTeam "Ljubljana Direwolves"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 d6 7. a4 Na5 8. Ba2
c5 9. Nbd2 Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. c3 Nc6 12. Nf1 Ne8 13. Ng3 Nc7 14. Bd2 a6 15.
Qe2 Qd7 16. h4 Bf6 17. Ng5 h6 18. Qg4 Qe8 19. Nf3 Kh8 20. h5 Qf7 21. Be3 Be7
22. Qh3 d5 23. Nf1 d4 24. Bd2 Ne8 25. a5 Rb8 26. Re2 b6 27. axb6 Rxb6 28. Bc1
Nf6 29. N1d2 Nxh5 30. Nc4 Rb7 31. Rxa6 Nd8 32. Ncxe5 Qe8 33. cxd4 cxd4 34. Qg4
Kh7 35. Nxd4 Bf6 36. Nxe6 Nxe6 37. Rxe6 Qc8 38. Bxh6 Bxe5 39. Qg6+ 1-0

[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.02.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Beletic, D."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2286"]
[BlackElo "2840"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2017.01.11"]
[WhiteTeam "Ljubljana Direwolves"]
[BlackTeam "Norway Gnomes"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 h6 4. Bh4 Be7 5. Nbd2 c5 6. e3 b6 7. c3 Bb7 8. Bd3
Nc6 9. a3 O-O 10. O-O d6 11. Qe2 Nh5 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Ba6 Nf6 14. Bxb7 Qxb7
15. Rad1 Rfd8 16. Rfe1 Rac8 17. h3 a6 18. Nf1 Na5 19. Ng3 cxd4 20. exd4 Nc4 21.
Rb1 b5 22. Nd2 a5 23. Nxc4 bxc4 24. Nh5 Qe7 25. Nxf6+ Qxf6 26. Qc2 Rc7 27. Qa4
Qf5 28. Rbc1 Rb8 29. Qc2 Qd5 30. Qe2 Rcb7 31. Rc2 Rb3 32. Rd1 g6 33. Rdd2 Kg7
34. Qe3 R8b5 35. f3 Qc6 36. Qe2 h5 37. h4 Rf5 38. Qe3 Qd5 39. Re2 Rb8 40. Qe4
Qxe4 41. Rxe4 d5 42. Re3 g5 43. hxg5 Rxg5 44. Kh2 Kf6 45. g3 Rbg8 46. Rg2 Ke7
47. Kh3 Kd6 48. a4 f6 49. f4 Rg4 50. Rge2 Re8 51. Re1 f5 52. Re5 Kd7 53. R5e3
h4 54. gxh4 Rh8 55. Rg3 Rgxh4+ 56. Kg2 Rh2+ 57. Kf3 Rxb2 58. Rg7+ Kd6 59. Kg3
Rbh2 60. Kf3 R8h3+ 61. Rg3 Rxg3+ 62. Kxg3 Ra2 0-1

[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.02.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Sebenik, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2840"]
[BlackElo "2534"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2017.01.11"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway Gnomes"]
[BlackTeam "Ljubljana Direwolves"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O e5 7. d3 Nge7 8. Nd2
O-O 9. Nc4 Be6 10. a4 h6 11. Ne3 Qd7 12. Ncd5 Bh3 13. Bxh3 Qxh3 14. c3 Nxd5 15.
Nxd5 Kh7 16. Qf3 f5 17. Qg2 Qxg2+ 18. Kxg2 Rf7 19. exf5 gxf5 20. f4 Re8 21. Bd2
Ne7 22. Nc7 Rg8 23. Rae1 Ng6 24. Nd5 h5 25. Kh3 Bh6 26. Re2 Ne7 27. Nxe7 Rxe7
28. fxe5 Bxd2 29. Rxd2 Rxe5 30. d4 cxd4 31. Rxd4 d5 32. Rfd1 Rg4 33. Rxd5 Rxd5
34. Rxd5 Rxa4 35. Rxf5 Kg6 36. Rf4 Ra5 37. Rb4 b6 38. Kh4 Re5 39. h3 b5 40. Rd4
a5 41. Rd6+ Kg7 42. Rc6 a4 43. Rd6 Kh7 44. Rd4 Rc5 45. Rd3 Kg6 46. Rd6+ Kg7 47.
Ra6 Kh7 48. Ra5 Kg6 49. g4 hxg4 50. hxg4 Kf6 51. Ra6+ Kg7 52. g5 b4 53. cxb4
Rc4+ 54. Kh5 Rxb4 55. Ra7+ Kg8 56. Kh6 Rxb2 57. Ra8+ Kf7 58. g6+ Kf6 59. Ra6+
Ke7 60. Rxa4 Rb8 1-0

[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.02.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grover, S."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2467"]
[BlackElo "2840"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2017.01.11"]
[WhiteTeam "Delhi Dynamite"]
[BlackTeam "Norway Gnomes"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be2 Nc6 7. O-O e5 8. dxe5
Nxe5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12. f4 Rd4 13. Rad1 Be6 14. f5 gxf5
15. exf5 Bc4 16. Bxc4 Rxc4 17. Rfe1 Nd5 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. Rxd5 h6 20. Bd2 Rxc2
21. Bc3 Re8 22. Re4 Re7 23. Kf1 f6 24. Re2 Rc1+ 25. Re1 Rxe1+ 26. Kxe1 h5 27.
Ke2 Bh6 28. Rd8+ Kf7 29. Kd3 e4+ 30. Ke2 Rc7 31. Rh8 Kg7 32. Re8 e3 33. Re6 Bg5
34. h4 Bxh4 35. Kxe3 Bg5+ 36. Ke4 h4 37. Rd6 Rc4+ 38. Rd4 Rc7 39. Rd6 Re7+ 40.
Re6 Rd7 41. Bb4 Kh6 42. Re7 Rd1 43. Rxb7 Rf1 44. Bd6 a5 45. a4 Kh5 46. b4 axb4
47. a5 Ra1 48. Bxb4 Kg4 49. Bc3 Ra3 50. Bb4 Ra2 51. Kd5 Rxg2 52. a6 Ra2 53. a7
Be3 54. Bc5 Bxc5 55. Kxc5 h3 56. Rh7 Kxf5 57. Kb6 Kg4 58. Rh8 f5 59. a8=Q Rxa8
60. Rxa8 f4 61. Kc5 f3 62. Kd4 f2 63. Ra1 Kf3 64. Kd3 h2 65. Kd2 Kg2 66. Ke2
f1=Q+ 67. Rxf1 h1=Q 68. Rxh1 Kxh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.02.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aradhya, Garg"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2230"]
[BlackElo "2840"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2017.01.11"]
[WhiteTeam "Delhi Dynamite"]
[BlackTeam "Norway Gnomes"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O a6 7. e5 Nfd7 8. exd6
cxd6 9. Bf4 b5 10. a3 Bb7 11. Re1 Nf6 12. h3 Nbd7 13. a4 b4 14. Na2 Nd5 15. Bd2
a5 16. c3 bxc3 17. Nxc3 Nxc3 18. Bxc3 Nf6 19. Nd2 Nd5 20. Bf3 e6 21. Nc4 Qc7
22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23. Ne3 Qb7 24. Qd2 Rfb8 25. Bxa5 Bh6 26. Bc3 Bxg2 27. d5 Bxh3
28. Qd4 e5 29. Qh4 Bxe3 30. Rxe3 Bf5 31. Qf6 Ra6 32. f4 Qb6 33. Rae1 Rxa4 34.
fxe5 Rg4+ 35. Kh2 dxe5 36. Qxb6 Rh4+ 37. Kg3 Rg4+ 38. Kh2 Rxb6 39. Rxe5 f6 40.
Re8+ Kg7 41. Bd2 g5 42. R1e7+ Kh6 43. Rf8 Rxb2 44. Rxf6+ Kh5 45. Rxf5 Rxd2+ 46.
Kh3 h6 47. Re6 Rgd4 48. Rff6 R4d3+ 49. Rf3 Rxf3# 0-1

[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.02.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Nihal, Sarin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2840"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2017.01.11"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway Gnomes"]
[BlackTeam "Delhi Dynamite"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Be3 e6 5. Nd2 h6 6. c3 Nd7 7. f4 Ne7 8. Ngf3 Bh7
9. Bf2 Rc8 10. Nb3 Be4 11. Nfd2 Bh7 12. Be2 Nf5 13. O-O Be7 14. Nf3 a6 15. g4
Nh4 16. Bxh4 Bxh4 17. Bd3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 c5 19. f5 c4 20. Qb1 O-O 21. Nbd2 Bg5
22. Qe1 Re8 23. Qg3 Bxd2 24. Nxd2 f6 25. Rae1 Qb6 26. Rf2 Rf8 27. Nf3 fxe5 28.
Nxe5 Nf6 29. g5 hxg5 30. Qxg5 exf5 31. Rg2 Rc7 32. Ng6 Ne4 33. Qh5 Re8 34. Rf1
Nf6 35. Qh8+ Kf7 36. Ne5+ Ke7 37. Qxg7+ Kd8 38. Nf7+ Kc8 39. Rxf5 Re1+ 40. Rf1
Rxf1+ 41. Kxf1 Kb8 42. Qf8+ Ka7 43. Nd6 Ne4 44. Nxe4 dxe4 45. Qf4 Rh7 46. Rf2
Qe6 47. Ke1 e3 48. Re2 Rh3 49. Qe5 Qg4 50. Rxe3 Qg1+ 51. Kd2 Rxh2+ 52. Re2
Rxe2+ 53. Qxe2 Qb1 54. Ke3 Qxa2 55. d5 Qb3 56. Kf4 Qb6 57. Qe3 Qxe3+ 58. Kxe3
b5 59. Kd4 Kb6 60. Ke5 Kc7 61. Ke6 Kd8 62. Kd6 a5 63. Kc5 b4 64. cxb4 c3 65.
bxc3 a4 66. Kc4 1-0

[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.02.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Gupta, Ab"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2840"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2017.01.11"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway Gnomes"]
[BlackTeam "Delhi Dynamite"]

1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 d5 6. c4 c6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. d4
Ne4 9. e3 a5 10. Ne1 a4 11. Nd3 axb3 12. axb3 Rxa1 13. Bxa1 Qa5 14. Bb2 Ndf6
15. c5 Ng4 16. Qe2 Bh6 17. Bc1 Qa1 18. Qb2 Qa6 19. Rd1 Bf5 20. Bf1 Ng5 21. Ne1
Qa5 22. b4 Qa8 23. f3 Nf6 24. h4 Ne6 25. Nc3 g5 26. g4 Nxg4 27. fxg4 Bxg4 28.
Be2 f5 29. Bxg4 fxg4 30. Qg2 Kh8 31. Qxg4 Rf6 32. h5 Qa1 33. Bd2 Qb2 34. Nd3
Qc2 35. Ne5 Bg7 36. Qe2 g4 37. Qd3 Qb2 38. Rb1 Qa3 39. Nxg4 Rf3 40. Kg2 Ng5 41.
h6 Bf6 42. Rf1 Rxf1 43. Kxf1 Ne4 44. Ke2 Ng3+ 45. Kd1 Qb3+ 46. Qc2 Qc4 47. Nxf6
exf6 48. Qa2 Qf1+ 49. Kc2 Qf5+ 50. Kb3 Qc8 51. Qb1 Nf5 52. Qf1 Kg8 53. Qf4 Kf7
54. b5 Ne7 55. b6 Qa8 56. e4 Qa6 57. e5 Qc4+ 58. Kc2 f5 59. Qg5 Ke8 60. Qf6 Ng8
61. Qg7 Ne7 62. e6 1-0

[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.02.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Caruana, F."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2827"]
[BlackElo "2840"]
[PlyCount "171"]
[EventDate "2017.01.11"]
[WhiteTeam "Montreal ChessBrahs"]
[BlackTeam "Norway Gnomes"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b5 3. e3 a6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. b3 Bg7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. d4 d6
9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. Qe2 c5 11. c4 Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. cxb5 axb5 14. Qxb5 Ra7 15.
Qe2 Qa8 16. Bc3 Nb6 17. dxc5 Bxc3 18. cxb6 Ra3 19. Rac1 Rxa2 20. Qd1 Bf6 21.
Ne1 Ra6 22. Rc4 Bxg2 23. Nxg2 Rxb6 24. Nf4 e6 25. Qc2 d5 26. Rc5 Rfb8 27. Rb1
Be7 28. Rc3 Bb4 29. Rc7 Bd6 30. Rc3 d4 31. exd4 Bxf4 32. gxf4 Qd5 33. Rc8+ Kg7
34. Rxb8 Rxb8 35. Qc5 Rxb3 36. Rxb3 Qxb3 37. Qe5+ f6 38. Qe2 Qd5 39. Qe3 Kf7
40. h3 Qf5 41. Kg2 Kg7 42. Kg3 Kh6 43. h4 Kg7 44. Qe2 Qd5 45. Qe3 Kf7 46. Qc3
Qb7 47. Qc4 Qb6 48. Qc3 Kg7 49. Qe3 Qc6 50. Qa3 Qd7 51. Qe3 Qd5 52. Qe2 Kf7 53.
Qe3 Qh1 54. Qb3 h5 55. Qb5 Qg1+ 56. Kf3 Qd1+ 57. Ke3 Qe1+ 58. Kf3 Qc3+ 59. Kg2
Qxd4 60. Qb7+ Kf8 61. Qb8+ Ke7 62. Qc7+ Qd7 63. Qb8 Qc6+ 64. Kg3 Qe8 65. Qc7+
Qd7 66. Qb8 Qd8 67. Qb7+ Kf8 68. Qh7 Qd3+ 69. f3 Qf5 70. Qh8+ Ke7 71. Qg7+ Kd6
72. Qf8+ Kd5 73. Qa8+ Kd4 74. Qa1+ Kc4 75. Qa4+ Kc3 76. Qa3+ Kd2 77. Qb2+ Kd3
78. Qb1+ Kc4 79. Qa2+ Kb5 80. Qb3+ Kc6 81. Qa4+ Qb5 82. Qe4+ Kd6 83. Qxg6 Qf1
84. Qxf6 Qg1+ 85. Kh3 Qh1+ 86. Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.02.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Oussedik, E."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2155"]
[BlackElo "2840"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2017.01.11"]
[WhiteTeam "Montreal ChessBrahs"]
[BlackTeam "Norway Gnomes"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Rd1
Qc8 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. Qc2 Nxc3 11. Qxc3 d6 12. Bh3 Nd7 13. d5 e5 14. Bg5 Qe8 15.
Bxe7 Qxe7 16. b4 a5 17. a3 f5 18. Rac1 g6 19. Qe3 Nf6 20. Nd4 Rfe8 21. Nb5 Ba6
22. Qb3 axb4 23. axb4 Bxb5 24. cxb5 Ra7 25. Rc2 Rea8 26. Rdc1 Ra1 27. Qc3 Rxc1+
28. Rxc1 Ra7 29. Qc4 e4 30. Bg2 Qe5 31. Rd1 Kf8 32. f4 Qb2 33. h3 Nh5 34. Kh2
Qa3 35. g4 Qg3+ 36. Kh1 Nxf4 37. Bxe4 Nxh3 38. Bg2 Nf2+ 39. Kg1 Nxd1 40. Qd4
Qe3+ 0-1

[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.02.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Hambleton, A."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2840"]
[BlackElo "2441"]
[PlyCount "171"]
[EventDate "2017.01.11"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway Gnomes"]
[BlackTeam "Montreal ChessBrahs"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 h6 4. Bh4 b6 5. e3 Bb7 6. Bd3 c5 7. c3 Be7 8. O-O
Ne4 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nbd2 Nxd2 11. Nxd2 O-O 12. Qe2 d6 13. Rfd1 Nd7 14. e4 cxd4
15. cxd4 Rac8 16. f3 d5 17. e5 Qb4 18. Nb3 a5 19. Qd2 Qxd2 20. Nxd2 Nb8 21. Nb1
Ba6 22. Bxa6 Nxa6 23. Nc3 Rc4 24. Kf2 Nb4 25. Rd2 Nc6 26. Nb5 a4 27. Rad1 Na5
28. Nd6 Rc6 29. Rd3 Nc4 30. Rc3 a3 31. Nxc4 axb2 32. Rb1 b5 33. Rxb2 bxc4 34.
a4 Ra8 35. Ra3 c3 36. Rc2 Ra5 37. Ke3 g5 38. Raxc3 Rxc3+ 39. Rxc3 Rxa4 40. Rd3
Kg7 41. Rd2 Ra3+ 42. Kf2 Ra4 43. g4 f6 44. Rb2 Rxd4 45. Rb7+ Kg6 46. Re7 fxe5
47. Rxe6+ Kf7 48. Rxe5 Rd2+ 49. Kg3 Kf6 50. Rf5+ Kg6 51. h4 Rd3 52. h5+ Kg7 53.
Re5 Rd2 54. Re7+ Kg8 55. Rd7 Kh8 56. Rd8+ Kg7 57. Rd6 Kh7 58. Rg6 d4 59. Rd6
Kg7 60. Rd7+ Kg8 61. Re7 Kh8 62. Re6 Kh7 63. Rg6 Rc2 64. Rf6 Rd2 65. f4 Rd3+
66. Kf2 gxf4 67. Rxf4 Rd2+ 68. Kf3 Kg7 69. Ke4 Rd1 70. Rf3 d3 71. Rxd3 Rxd3 72.
Kxd3 Kf6 73. Ke4 Kg5 74. Kf3 Kf6 75. Kf4 Ke6 76. Kf3 Kf6 77. Kg3 Kg5 78. Kh3
Kf6 79. Kh4 Ke6 80. Kg3 Kf6 81. Kf4 Ke6 82. g5 hxg5+ 83. Kxg5 Kf7 84. h6 Kg8
85. Kg6 Kh8 86. h7 1/2-1/2

[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.02.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Hansen, Eric"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2840"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2017.01.11"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway Gnomes"]
[BlackTeam "Montreal ChessBrahs"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 d6 7. c3 O-O 8. Re1
b5 9. Bc2 Re8 10. Nbd2 Bf8 11. Nf1 Nb8 12. d4 Nbd7 13. Ng3 Bb7 14. b3 g6 15. a4
Bg7 16. Bd3 d5 17. Bg5 dxe4 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Nxe4 exd4 20. Nxd4 c5 21. Nc6 Qc7
22. Qd6 Qxd6 23. Nxd6 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 bxa4 25. bxa4 Bf8 26. Ne7+ Kg7 27. a5 Rb8
28. h3 Rb3 29. c4 Rd3 30. Bf4 Rd4 31. Bg3 h5 32. Kf1 Rd3 33. Bf4 Rd4 34. g3 Rd3
35. Ndc8 Bxe7 36. Rxe7 Kf8 37. Bh6+ Kg8 38. Be3 Ra3 39. Nd6 Rxa5 40. Kg2 Ra2
41. Rxf7 g5 42. Re7 g4 43. h4 a5 44. Bh6 1-0

[Event "Magnus Inv Simul 2017"]
[Site "Oslo NOR"]
[Date "2017.02.08"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Fossan, E."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2838"]
[BlackElo "2344"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2017.02.08"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 Nf6 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O d5 8. Ne5
Nfd7 9. Nxd7 Qxd7 10. Nc3 Nc6 11. Nxd5 e6 12. Nc3 Nxd4 13. Be3 e5 14. Rc1 Rb8
15. Nd5 Qb5 16. Bxd4 exd4 17. Qd2 Be6 18. Nc7 Qd7 19. Nxe6 Qxe6 20. b4 Rfe8 21.
Bf3 b6 22. Rc6 Qe5 23. Rfc1 Re7 24. a4 h5 25. h4 Qf5 26. Rd6 Rc8 27. Rxc8+ Qxc8
28. Rc6 Rc7 29. b5 Be5 30. Qg5 Rxc6 31. bxc6 Qc7 32. Bxh5 Qxc6 33. Qxe5 gxh5
34. Qxd4 a6 35. Qd8+ Kg7 36. Qg5+ Kf8 37. Qxh5 Qxa4 38. Qh8+ Ke7 39. Qe5+ Kf8
40. h5 Kg8 41. Qg5+ Kh7 42. Qf5+ Kg7 43. h6+ Kxh6 44. Qf6+ Kh7 45. Qxf7+ Kh8
46. Qf6+ Kg8 47. Qg6+ Kf8 48. e4 Qa1+ 49. Kg2 a5 50. Qd6+ Ke8 51. e5 Qb1 52. e6
Qe4+ 53. f3 Qc2+ 54. Kh3 Qf5+ 55. Kh4 Qf6+ 56. Kg4 Qe7 57. Qxb6 Qb4+ 0-1

[Event "79th Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2017.01.29"]
[Round "13.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2840"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2017.01.14"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Bg5 d6 7. Nbd2 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Kg7 11. Qf3 Be6 12. b4 Bb6 13. Bd5 a5 14. b5 Nb8 15.
Bxb7 Ra7 16. Bd5 Nbd7 17. Nc4 Bxd5 18. exd5 Qe8 19. Ne3 Rg8 20. O-O Nh7 21.
Nf5+ Kh8 22. Bh4 Ra8 23. Rae1 f6 24. Re4 Nc5 25. Re3 Nd7 26. d4 Qg6 27. Ne7 Qg4
28. Nxg8 Rxg8 29. Qxg4 Rxg4 30. g3 exd4 31. cxd4 Bxd4 32. Re8+ Rg8 33. Re7 Rg7
34. Re4 Ne5 35. Kg2 Bb6 36. f4 Ng6 37. Kh3 Kg8 38. Rfe1 Kf7 39. Re6 Rg8 40.
R1e4 f5 41. Re2 Rh8 42. a4 Kg7 43. Rxg6+ Kxg6 44. Re6+ Kf7 45. Re7+ Kg8 46. Kg2
Nf8 47. Bg5 Rh7 48. Re8 Kf7 49. Rd8 Kg8 50. Re8 Rf7 51. Bh6 Rf6 52. Bg5 Rf7 53.
Bh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "79th Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2017.01.28"]
[Round "12.1"]
[White "Eljanov, P."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2840"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2017.01.14"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d5 5. Nf3 Bd6 6. Nc3 c6 7. Bf4 Bxf4 8. gxf4
O-O 9. e3 Bd7 10. Qb3 Qc7 11. O-O Be8 12. Rfc1 Qe7 13. Qa3 Qxa3 14. bxa3 Nbd7
15. Rab1 Rb8 16. a4 a5 17. Rb2 Ne4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Ng5 Rf6 20. f3 h6 21. Nh3
exf3 22. Bxf3 Rf7 23. Nf2 c5 24. Nd3 cxd4 25. exd4 Nf6 26. Nc5 Ne4 27. Nxe6
Bxa4 28. d5 Bd7 29. Bxe4 fxe4 30. Nc5 Bg4 31. Re1 Rc8 32. Nxe4 Rxf4 33. Nd6
Rcf8 34. Rb3 R8f6 35. Ne4 Rg6 36. Rg3 b6 37. d6 Kh7 38. Nf2 Rxc4 39. Nxg4 Rgxg4
40. Rxg4 Rxg4+ 41. Kf2 Rd4 42. Re6 Kg8 43. Ke3 Rd1 44. d7 Rxd7 45. Rxb6 Rd5 46.
Rb2 Kh7 47. Ke4 Rh5 48. Kf4 Rh4+ 49. Kg3 g5 50. Rb7+ Kg6 51. Rb6+ Kh5 52. h3
Ra4 53. Rc6 Ra3+ 54. Kg2 Rxa2+ 55. Kg3 a4 56. Ra6 a3 57. Kf3 Rb2 58. Kg3 a2 59.
Kf3 a1=Q 60. Rxa1 Kh4 0-1

[Event "79th Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2017.01.27"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Adhiban, Baskaran"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2840"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2017.01.14"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nxd5 4. d4 Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. Be2 Nc6 7. O-O e6 8. c3
Be7 9. Ne5 Nxe5 10. Bxh5 Ng6 11. Qb3 Rb8 12. c4 Nf6 13. Bxg6 hxg6 14. Qa4+ c6
15. Qxa7 Bd6 16. Nc3 Bc7 17. Rd1 Qd6 18. g3 Qd7 19. h4 O-O 20. Qc5 b5 21. cxb5
cxb5 22. a3 Rfc8 23. Qg5 b4 24. axb4 Rxb4 25. Qd2 Bb6 26. Ne2 Rbc4 27. Qd3 e5
28. Bg5 Ng4 29. Rac1 Rxc1 30. Rxc1 Re8 31. Rd1 exd4 32. Bf4 Nf6 33. Nc1 Nd5 34.
Bd2 Qc6 35. Ne2 Qf6 36. Rc1 Qf5 37. Qxf5 gxf5 38. Kf1 d3 39. Nc3 Nxc3 40. Rxc3
Bd4 41. Rb3 g6 42. f3 Be5 43. g4 fxg4 44. fxg4 Bf6 45. h5 gxh5 46. gxh5 Re5 47.
h6 Kh7 48. Rxd3 Rf5+ 49. Ke2 Bxb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "79th Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2017.01.25"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Harikrishna, P."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2840"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2017.01.14"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bd6 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O h6 7. a3 Re8 8. h3
Bc5 9. Be3 Nd4 10. Bc4 c6 11. Re1 Nxf3+ 12. Qxf3 Bxe3 13. fxe3 b5 14. Ba2 a5
15. Ne2 d6 16. Ng3 Be6 17. Rf1 d5 18. Rf2 Ra7 19. exd5 cxd5 20. Nf5 Kh7 21. Qg3
Bxf5 22. Rxf5 Rc7 23. c3 b4 24. cxb4 axb4 25. a4 b3 26. Bxb3 Qb8 27. Ra3 e4 28.
Kh2 exd3 29. Bxd5 d2 30. Rd3 Rc2 31. Qxb8 Rxb8 32. b3 Nxd5 33. Rfxd5 d1=Q 34.
Rxd1 Rxb3 35. R5d2 Rxd2 36. Rxd2 Ra3 37. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "79th Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2017.01.24"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Van Wely, L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2840"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2017.01.14"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 h6 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. h3
g5 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. e5 Nd5 11. exd6 Qxd6 12. O-O Ba6 13. Re1 Be7 14. Ne4 Qc7
15. c4 Nb4 16. b3 Rd8 17. Qf3 Nd3 18. Rd1 Nxc1 19. Raxc1 Qf4 20. Rxd8+ Bxd8 21.
Qxf4 gxf4 22. Nc5 Bc8 23. Bxc6+ Ke7 24. Bf3 Bb6 25. Nd3 Rd8 26. Nb4 Bd7 27. c5
Ba5 28. Rc4 Rc8 29. c6 Bxb4 30. Rxb4 Bxc6 31. Bxc6 Rxc6 32. Rxf4 a5 33. Kg2 Rc5
34. h4 Rd5 35. Kf3 f6 36. Ke3 h5 37. f3 hxg4 38. fxg4 Rd1 39. Ra4 Re1+ 40. Kf3
Re5 41. Rc4 Rd5 42. h5 Rd2 43. Ra4 Rd5 44. Ke3 Rg5 45. Rc4 Kd6 46. Kf4 Rd5 47.
Rc8 Rd4+ 48. Kg3 Kd7 49. Ra8 Rd3+ 50. Kg2 Rd2+ 51. Kf3 Rd3+ 52. Ke4 Rh3 53.
Rxa5 e5 54. Kf5 Rf3+ 55. Kg6 e4 56. h6 e3 57. h7 Rh3 58. Ra7+ Kd6 59. Ra8 1-0

[Event "79th Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2017.01.22"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Rapport, R."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2840"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2017.01.14"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Bf5 3. Bb2 e6 4. d3 h6 5. Nbd2 Nf6 6. c4 c6 7. g3 Be7 8. Bg2
O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. a3 a5 11. Qb1 Bh7 12. b4 axb4 13. axb4 Qb6 14. Bc3 Rxa1 15.
Qxa1 Bxb4 16. Bxb4 Qxb4 17. Rb1 Qd6 18. Rxb7 e5 19. d4 exd4 20. Nxd4 c5 21.
N4b3 d4 22. Bh3 d3 23. e3 Ne5 24. Bg2 Rc8 25. f4 Neg4 26. e4 Re8 27. e5 Nxe5
28. fxe5 Rxe5 29. Rb6 Qe7 30. Rb8+ Ne8 31. Bc6 Re1+ 32. Qxe1 Qxe1+ 33. Nf1 1-0

[Event "79th Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2017.01.21"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Giri, A."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "2840"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "245"]
[EventDate "2017.01.14"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 c5 5. c3 b6 6. O-O Bb7 7. Nbd2 Be7 8. b3
O-O 9. Bb2 Nbd7 10. Qe2 Bd6 11. c4 cxd4 12. exd4 Qe7 13. Ne5 Ba3 14. Bxa3 Qxa3
15. f4 Qb2 16. Nef3 dxc4 17. bxc4 Bxf3 18. Nxf3 Qxe2 19. Bxe2 Rac8 20. a4 Rc7
21. a5 Rd8 22. axb6 Nxb6 23. Rfc1 Nc8 24. g3 Ne7 25. Ra4 Nc6 26. c5 Nd5 27. Ne5
Nde7 28. Rcc4 Nxe5 29. fxe5 f6 30. exf6 gxf6 31. Bf3 e5 32. dxe5 fxe5 33. c6
Nf5 34. Ra5 Re8 35. Rcc5 Nd4 36. Be4 Kf7 37. Kg2 Kf6 38. Ra2 Ke6 39. Rca5 Ree7
40. Rf2 Rg7 41. h4 h5 42. Kh2 a6 43. Bd5+ Ke7 44. Rxa6 Kd6 45. Bg2 Rge7 46. Ra5
Nxc6 47. Rf6+ Re6 48. Rd5+ Ke7 49. Rf5 e4 50. Rxh5 e3 51. Rh7+ Ke8 52. Rxc7 e2
53. Bf3 e1=Q 54. Bh5+ Kf8 55. Rf5+ Kg8 56. Bf7+ Kh8 57. Rh5+ Kg7 58. Bxe6+ Kf6
59. Rh6+ Ke5 60. Bh3 Qd2+ 61. Bg2 Qxh6 62. Rxc6 Qh7 63. Rc4 Kf6 64. Rg4 Qd7 65.
Rg5 Qc7 66. Rb5 Qc2 67. Rb6+ Kg7 68. Re6 Qa2 69. Re7+ Kf6 70. Re4 Kg7 71. Kh3
Qf7 72. Re2 Qf5+ 73. Kh2 Qf6 74. Be4 Qf1 75. Rc2 Qe1 76. Bf3 Qf1 77. Bg2 Qe1
78. Rc7+ Kh8 79. Rc4 Qe2 80. Re4 Qd2 81. Re6 Qa2 82. Re8+ Kg7 83. Re7+ Kh8 84.
Re3 Qd2 85. Rf3 Qd7 86. Rb3 Qe6 87. Rb2 Qe5 88. Rf2 Qe6 89. Bf3 Qe5 90. Kg2 Qf6
91. Re2 Qd8 92. Ra2 Qf6 93. Rc2 Qe7 94. Rc6 Qd8 95. Rc2 Qe7 96. Rc8+ Kg7 97.
Rc6 Kh8 98. Rh6+ Kg7 99. Rh5 Qe1 100. Rd5 Qe7 101. Rb5 Qe1 102. Rb7+ Kh8 103.
Rd7 Qe8 104. Rd1 Qc8 105. Re1 Qc3 106. Rf1 Qd2+ 107. Kh3 Qd7+ 108. g4 Qd3 109.
Kg2 Qd2+ 110. Rf2 Qe1 111. h5 Kg7 112. Re2 Qa5 113. Re4 Kf6 114. Rf4+ Kg5 115.
Rf5+ Qxf5 116. gxf5 Kxf5 117. Kg3 Kg5 118. Bg4 Kh6 119. Kh4 Kg7 120. Kg5 Kh8
121. h6 Kh7 122. Be6 Kh8 123. Kg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "79th Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2017.01.20"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Aronian, L."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2840"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2017.01.14"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 Bf5 6. Be2 h6 7. Qb3 Ra7 8. cxd5
cxd5 9. Ne5 e6 10. Bd2 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfc1 Nfd7 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Na4 Nc6
15. Qb6 Rfa8 16. Nc5 Qc8 17. a3 Bd6 18. g3 Bc7 19. Qb3 Qe8 20. Bf1 Rb8 21. Qc3
Bd8 22. Nxa6 bxa6 23. Qxc6 Qxc6 24. Rxc6 Rxb2 25. Be1 Be7 26. Rxa6 Rab7 27. Rc6
Rb1 28. Rc1 Rxc1 29. Rxc1 Bxa3 30. Ra1 Rb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "79th Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2017.01.19"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, I."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2840"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2017.01.14"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. Nf3 c6 5. Nc3 d6 6. e3 Qe7 7. d4 exd4 8. Nxd4
Nf6 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O d5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Nb3 Bb4 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Qxd5 Rd8
15. Qh5 Nc6 16. a3 Bd6 17. Nd4 Be5 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Bc4 g6 20. Qe2 Be6 21.
Bxe6 Qxe6 22. Rb1 Rab8 23. b4 c5 24. Bb2 Qa2 25. Rfe1 Bxb2 26. Qxb2 Qxb2 27.
Rxb2 a5 28. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "79th Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2017.01.17"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Wei Yi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2840"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2017.01.14"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d6 5. O-O Be7 6. Bb3 O-O 7. c3 Nbd7 8. Re1
Nc5 9. Bc2 Bg4 10. Nbd2 Ne6 11. h3 Bh5 12. Nf1 Nd7 13. g4 Bg6 14. Ng3 Ng5 15.
Bxg5 Bxg5 16. d4 Bf4 17. Ne2 Qf6 18. Kg2 exd4 19. Nfxd4 Rfe8 20. Nxf4 Qxf4 21.
f3 Nb6 22. Qc1 Qxc1 23. Raxc1 d5 24. e5 Nd7 25. f4 Bxc2 26. Rxc2 Nc5 27. Re3
Rad8 28. Kf3 Ne4 29. b4 g5 30. c4 c5 31. Nb5 gxf4 32. Kxf4 cxb4 33. cxd5 1-0

[Event "79th Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2017.01.16"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Andreikin, D."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2840"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2017.01.14"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bd6 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8.
Qc2 c6 9. Bf4 Bxf4 10. gxf4 b6 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. fxe5 Ng4 13. Nd2 Ba6 14. cxd5
cxd5 15. Nf3 Nh6 16. Bh3 f5 17. Kh1 Kh8 18. Rg1 Nf7 19. Rg3 Rc8 20. Qd2 Qc7 21.
Ne1 Qe7 22. f4 Rc7 23. Ra3 Bb5 24. Rb3 Ba6 25. Ra3 Bb5 26. Rb3 Ba6 27. Ra3
1/2-1/2

[Event "79th Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2017.01.15"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Wojtaszek, R."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2840"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2017.01.14"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a3 e5 7. Nf5 d5 8. Bg5
d4 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Nd5 Qd8 11. Qg4 Bxf5 12. Qxf5 Bd6 13. h4 Nc6 14. Bc4 b5 15.
Bb3 Ne7 16. Qg4 O-O 17. Rh3 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Ra7 19. Rg3 Qf6 20. a4 Bb4+ 21. Kf1
bxa4 22. Rxa4 a5 23. Ra1 Rc7 24. Bb3 Ra8 25. Kg1 Bf8 26. Qh5 g6 27. Qg4 Ra6 28.
h5 Qf4 29. Qe2 Qf6 30. Qb5 Qc6 31. Qxe5 Re7 32. Qf4 a4 33. Bd5 Qc7 34. Qd2 Qb6
35. Ra2 Rc7 36. Rf3 Qb4 37. Qe2 Rb6 38. hxg6 hxg6 39. g3 Kg7 40. Kg2 Rd7 41.
Qd1 Rf6 42. Rxf6 Kxf6 43. c3 dxc3 44. Rxa4 1-0

[Event "79th Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2017.01.14"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "So, W."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2840"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2017.01.14"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 a6 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Qb3 Qc7 8. cxd5
Nxe5 9. dxe5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 cxd5 11. Bd2 Qxe5 12. Bc3 Qc7 13. Qxd5 e6 14. Qc4
Qxc4 15. Bxc4 Rc8 16. Bb3 Be7 17. Ke2 Be4 18. Bxg7 Rg8 19. Be5 Rxg2 20. Rac1
Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rg5 22. Bf4 Rc5 23. Rxc5 Bxc5 24. Bc4 b5 25. Bd3 Bxd3+ 26. Kxd3
f5 27. f3 Kd7 28. e4 Kc6 29. h3 h5 30. b3 Bb6 31. Be5 Bc5 32. Bf4 Bb6 33. Be5
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz 2016"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[Round "19.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Onischuk, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2840"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 a6 5. h3 Bg7 6. f4 b5 7. e5 Nfd7 8. Nf3 Nb6
9. Bd3 Bb7 10. O-O e6 11. Be4 Bxe4 12. Nxe4 Nc6 13. Qe2 Qd7 14. Rad1 Nd5 15. c3
f5 16. exf6 Nxf6 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. d5 Ne7 19. f5 exf5 20. Bh6 O-O-O 21. a4 Kb7
22. axb5 axb5 23. Bg5 Bxg5 24. Nxg5 Ra8 25. Ne6 Nc8 26. b3 Nb6 27. c4 Rhe8 28.
c5 Nxd5 29. Rxd5 Qxe6 30. Qxb5+ Kc8 31. cxd6 cxd6 32. Qc6+ 1-0

[Event "World Blitz 2016"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[Round "20.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Anand, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2840"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 e6 6. Ngf3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bb5
a6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Qa4 Rb8 11. Qa3 Bxg3 12. hxg3 cxd4 13. cxd4 a5 14. O-O Qb6
15. b3 Ba6 16. Rfc1 Nd7 17. Qd6 Qa7 18. Rxc6 Bb5 19. Rc7 Rb7 20. Rac1 a4 21.
Rxb7 Qxb7 22. Rc7 Qb8 23. Rxd7 Bxd7 24. Qxd7 1-0

[Event "World Blitz 2016"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[Round "16.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Ivanchuk, V."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2840"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 b6 7. Nxc6 Nxc6 8.
Nc3 Qc7 9. Qg4 h5 10. Qg5 Ne5 11. Bf4 f6 12. Qg6+ Nxg6 13. Bxc7 a6 14. Bd3 b5
15. a4 b4 16. Nb1 Bc5 17. Nd2 Ra7 18. Ba5 Ne5 19. Nb3 Be7 20. Bb6 Ra8 21. Be2
g5 22. Rfd1 Bb7 23. f3 Rc8 24. Rd2 Rc6 25. Be3 Bc8 26. Kf1 Bd8 27. a5 Be7 28.
Bb6 Nc4 29. Bxc4 Rxc4 30. Nd4 Bb7 31. b3 Rc8 32. Rad1 Kf7 33. Ne2 d5 34. exd5
Bxd5 35. Nd4 h4 36. Nf5 h3 37. Nxe7 Kxe7 38. g4 Rc3 39. Rf2 Rhc8 40. Rdd2 Rxf3
41. Ke1 Rfc3 42. Bd4 Rf3 43. Rxf3 Bxf3 44. Rf2 e5 45. Rxf3 exd4 46. Kd2 Rc3 47.
Rxc3 dxc3+ 48. Ke3 Ke6 49. Kf3 Ke5 50. Ke3 f5 51. gxf5 Kxf5 0-1

[Event "World Blitz 2016"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[Round "17.1"]
[White "Radjabov, T."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2840"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e3 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. exd4
Nc6 9. O-O Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bf4 Nd5 12. Bg3 Bb4 13. Qd3 Nce7 14. Rac1 b6 15.
Bh4 Bb7 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Red1 f6 18. Bg3 Rc8 19. b3 Nf5 20. Bf4 Qd7 21. h3 Ne7
22. Bb5 Qd8 23. Bc4 Qe8 24. Qe2 Qf7 25. Rc2 Rfd8 26. Rdc1 Ba3 27. Re1 Kf8 28.
Bd2 Bd6 29. Rec1 Qe8 30. Qd3 Qg6 31. Qxg6 hxg6 32. Be3 Rc7 33. Nd2 Bb4 34. Bf4
Rcc8 35. Be3 g5 36. Ba6 Rxc2 37. Rxc2 Nf5 38. Bc4 Rc8 39. Nf1 Nd6 40. Bd2 Ba3
41. Ne3 Nxc4 42. bxc4 Bc6 43. a5 Bd6 44. axb6 axb6 45. Rb2 Bc7 46. Bb4+ Kf7 47.
d5 exd5 48. cxd5 Bd7 49. d6 Bd8 50. g4 g6 51. Ra2 f5 52. gxf5 gxf5 53. Re2 Rc1+
54. Kh2 Bc6 55. Re1 Rxe1 56. Bxe1 Ke6 57. Bb4 Bf6 58. Kg1 b5 59. Bc5 Be5 60.
Nc2 Bd7 61. f3 Kd5 62. Be3 f4 63. Bd2 Bxh3 64. Nb4+ Kc4 65. Kh2 Bd7 0-1

[Event "World Blitz 2016"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[Round "18.1"]
[White "Jobava, Ba"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2840"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bf4 a6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. a3 b5 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Re1 Be7 10. Ne5 O-O 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. Qh5 f5 13. h3 Rc8 14. Bh2 Qb6 15.
Rad1 Bd6 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Qh4 Rce8 18. Bf1 e5 19. dxc5 Qxc5 20. Qb4 Rc8 21.
Nxd5 Bxd5 22. Qxc5 Rxc5 23. b4 Rxc2 24. Rxd5 Rf7 25. Red1 Nf6 26. Rxe5 g6 27.
Re6 Ne4 28. Rxa6 Nxf2 29. Re1 Rd7 30. Re2 Rxe2 31. Bxe2 Ne4 32. Bxb5 Rd1+ 33.
Kh2 Kg7 34. Bc6 Nd2 35. Kg3 Nc4 36. a4 Nxe3 37. a5 g5 38. Kf2 f4 39. Ke2 Rb1
40. b5 Rb2+ 41. Kd3 Nxg2 42. Bxg2 Rxg2 43. b6 Rb2 44. Ra7+ Kg6 45. b7 f3 46.
Ra6+ Kh5 47. Rf6 Rxb7 48. Rxf3 Rb3+ 49. Ke4 Rb4+ 50. Ke3 Ra4 51. Rf7 h6 52. Ra7
Ra3+ 53. Ke4 Rxh3 54. a6 Ra3 55. Ra8 Kg4 0-1

[Event "World Blitz 2016"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[Round "15.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Grischuk, A."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B54"]
[WhiteElo "2840"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. f3 Nc6 6. Nc3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3
O-O 9. Qd2 a5 10. Bb5 Be6 11. O-O Na7 12. Be2 Nc8 13. Bb5 Na7 14. Be2 Nc8 15.
Bb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz 2016"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[Round "13.1"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2840"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. d3 Be7 8. Nc3
O-O 9. a3 d6 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. Bxd5 Qd7 12. d4 exd4 13. Nxd4 Bf6 14. Nf5 Nd8 15.
Re1 Re8 16. c3 Bxd5 17. Qxd5 Nc6 18. Ng3 g6 19. Bf4 Ne5 20. Rad1 Rad8 21. Re2
c6 22. Qa2 Qg4 23. Bc1 h5 24. h3 Qe6 25. Qxe6 Rxe6 26. f4 Nc4 27. b3 Na5 28. b4
Nc4 29. Rd3 Rde8 30. e5 dxe5 31. f5 e4 32. Rd7 gxf5 33. Nxf5 e3 34. Rd3 Re5 35.
Nd4 Rd5 36. Bxe3 Rde5 37. Nc2 Bg5 38. Kf2 Rf5+ 39. Kg1 Rfe5 40. Kf2 f5 41. Re1
Nxe3 42. Nxe3 f4 43. Nc2 Bh4+ 0-1

[Event "World Blitz 2016"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[Round "21.1"]
[White "Leko, P."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2840"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. c3 d6 7. Re1 Ba7 8. Bb3
O-O 9. h3 Ne7 10. Nbd2 Ng6 11. Nf1 c6 12. Ng3 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. d4 exd4 15.
Nxd4 h6 16. Bc2 Re8 17. Rxe8+ Qxe8 18. Bb3 Qe5 19. Kh2 Ngf4 20. Bd2 Bd7 21. Qf3
Ne6 22. Nxe6 Bxe6 23. Re1 Qd6 24. Kg1 Nf6 25. Bf4 Qe7 26. Bxe6 fxe6 27. Be3
Bxe3 28. Qxe3 Re8 29. Qe5 Qd7 30. Ne4 Nxe4 31. Qxe4 Qd5 32. a3 Kf7 33. Qf4+ Qf5
34. Qc7+ Re7 35. Qd6 Qc2 36. Qf4+ Kg8 37. Qb4 Rf7 38. Qb6 Qd2 39. Rxe6 Qc1+ 40.
Kh2 Qf4+ 41. Kg1 Qc1+ 42. Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz 2016"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[Round "14.1"]
[White "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2840"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Bd2 Ne4 6. Bb4 Bf5 7. Nc3 Qb6 8. Qb3
e6 9. Bxf8 Qxb3 10. axb3 Rxf8 11. Bd3 Nd6 12. Bxf5 Nxf5 13. b4 dxc4 14. b5 Ke7
15. Ke2 Nd6 16. b6 Nd7 17. Na4 f6 18. Rhc1 Nc8 19. Nc5 Rb8 20. Rxc4 Ncxb6 21.
Rb4 Nxc5 22. dxc5 Nd5 23. Rb3 Nc7 24. Nd2 Rfd8 25. Rc3 Rd5 26. Nb3 e5 27. Na5
Ne6 28. Rac1 Kd7 29. b4 Kc7 30. Nc4 Rbd8 31. f3 a5 32. Nxa5 Rd2+ 33. Kf1 Rb2
34. Rb3 Rdd2 35. Rxb2 Rxb2 36. Rc4 g5 37. h4 h6 38. hxg5 hxg5 39. Re4 Kb8 40.
g3 Ka7 41. f4 Ka6 42. fxe5 f5 43. Rc4 Kb5 44. Rc1 Rh2 45. Kg1 Re2 46. Nxb7 Rxe3
47. Nd6+ Kxb4 48. Nxf5 Rxe5 49. Nd6 Nxc5 50. Kg2 Rd5 51. Rc4+ Kb3 52. Kf3 Nd7
53. Rxc6 Rd3+ 54. Ke4 Rxg3 55. Nf5 Rc3 56. Rxc3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz 2016"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Melkumyan, H."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C03"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2840"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nd2 h6 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. O-O cxd4 8. cxd4
dxe4 9. Nxe4 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Be3 Nd5 12. a3 b6 13. Rc1 Bb7 14. Bb1 Rc8 15.
Qd3 f5 16. Nc3 Bf6 17. Ba2 Nce7 18. Bd2 Qd7 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20. Rxe5 Rf6 21. Rce1
Ng6 22. Nxd5 Bxd5 23. Bxd5 Nxe5 24. dxe5 Rf7 25. Bc4 Rxc4 26. Qxc4 Qxd2 27. Rf1
Re7 28. b4 Kf7 29. g3 Rd7 30. Rc1 Qb2 31. Qc6 Re7 32. Qc3 Qe2 33. Re1 Qb5 34.
Rd1 Qe2 35. Re1 Qa2 36. Rd1 Qe2 37. Re1 Qh5 38. Qc6 Qg4 39. Kg2 Qd4 40. Re3 Rd7
41. h4 Ke7 42. Qf3 Rc7 43. Qh5 Qd5+ 44. Qf3 Qd4 45. Qa8 Kf7 46. Qf3 Rc2 47.
Qh5+ Kf8 48. Qf3 Kg8 49. Re2 Rc3 50. Re3 Rxe3 51. Qxe3 Qxe3 52. fxe3 Kf7 53.
Kf3 Kg6 54. e4 fxe4+ 55. Kxe4 Kh5 56. Kf3 b5 57. Kf4 g6 58. Kf3 g5 59. hxg5
hxg5 60. Kf2 Kg4 61. Kg2 Kf5 0-1

[Event "World Blitz 2016"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Adly, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2840"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. g3
Re8 9. Bg2 a5 10. O-O Na6 11. Nf4 c6 12. b3 Nc7 13. Ra2 Bd6 14. f3 c5 15. Nce2
b6 16. g4 Ba6 17. Rf2 c4 18. bxc4 Bxc4 19. Ra1 b5 20. g5 Nd7 21. h4 b4 22. axb4
axb4 23. Rxa8 Qxa8 24. Ng3 g6 25. e4 Qa1 26. Qd2 b3 27. Kh2 Bxf4 28. Qxf4 Ne6
29. Qd2 Qxd4 30. Qe1 Ndc5 31. Bb2 Nd3 32. Bxd4 Nxe1 33. Bf6 d4 34. Bf1 Bxf1 35.
Nxf1 Rc8 36. Kg3 Rc2 37. Nd2 Nd3 38. Rh2 b2 39. Nb1 Rc1 40. Na3 Ra1 41. Rc2
Nec5 42. Bxd4 Rxa3 43. Bxb2 Ra2 44. Rc4 Rxb2 45. Rd4 Rb3 46. h5 gxh5 47. f4
Nxf4+ 0-1

[Event "World Blitz 2016"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Bu Xiangzhi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2840"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d3 Nf6 6. d4 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8.
O-O Re8 9. h3 Nbd7 10. c4 Nf8 11. Nc3 Ng6 12. Re1 c6 13. Qc2 Bd7 14. Bg5 Nh5
15. Bxe7 Rxe7 16. Rxe7 Qxe7 17. Re1 Qd8 18. Qb3 Nhf4 19. Bxg6 hxg6 20. Ne4 Qc7
21. Qe3 Ne6 22. d5 cxd5 23. cxd5 Nc5 24. Nxc5 Qxc5 25. Qe7 Bb5 26. Qxb7 Re8 27.
Rxe8+ Bxe8 28. Qe7 Qc1+ 29. Kh2 Qf4+ 30. Kh1 Qc1+ 31. Ng1 Bb5 32. Qxd6 Kh7 33.
Qb4 a6 34. Kh2 Qg5 35. Qd4 Qf5 36. Nf3 f6 37. d6 Bc6 38. Qh4+ Kg8 39. Qc4+ Bd5
40. Qd4 Kf7 41. Qa7+ Kg8 42. d7 Qf4+ 43. Kh1 Bxf3 44. d8=Q+ Kh7 45. Qe3 1-0

[Event "World Blitz 2016"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, L."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2840"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. d4 d6 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. Nd2 Bd6 14. Nc4 Be6
15. Bg5 h6 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Na5 c5 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Nb7 Rd7 20. Rad1 Rxb7 21.
Rxd6 Kf7 22. Rc6 b3 23. Rxc5 bxc2 24. Rxc2 Rab8 25. Rc6 a5 26. Ra6 Rxb2 27.
Rxa5 Re2 28. Kf1 Ra2 29. Rb5 Rc8 30. Rb7+ Kg6 31. Rb3 Rcc2 32. Rg3+ Kf7 33. Rf3
Rxa4 34. g3 Rcc4 35. Rfe3 Rd4 36. Kg2 Kg6 37. R3e2 h5 38. h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz 2016"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Salem, AR."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2840"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Be2 c6 7. h3 Bf5 8. Ne5
Nbd7 9. g4 Be6 10. f3 c5 11. Qd2 Rc8 12. O-O-O a6 13. h4 h5 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15.
gxh5 Nxh5 16. Be5 cxd4 17. Bxd4 b5 18. a3 Rc6 19. Rhg1 Rfc8 20. f4 Bxd4 21.
Qxd4 Ng7 22. h5 Bf5 23. hxg6 Rxg6 24. e4 Be6 1-0

[Event "World Blitz 2016"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2840"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "194"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. O-O e5 5. d3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Nfd2 Ng8 8.
Bxe7 Ngxe7 9. c4 Be6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. a3 Rc8 12. b4 cxb4 13. axb4 Nxb4 14. Rxa7
dxc4 15. Nxc4 Bxc4 16. dxc4 Rxc4 17. Qb3 Qd4 18. Nb5 Qc5 19. Rxb7 Nec6 20. e3
Na5 21. Qxc4 Qxc4 22. Nd6 Qe6 23. Rxb4 Qxd6 24. Rb5 Nc4 25. Rc1 Nb6 26. Rbc5 g6
27. h4 Kg7 28. Rc7 Rd8 29. R7c6 Qd2 30. R6c2 Qb4 31. Bf3 Rd2 32. Kg2 Rxc2 33.
Rxc2 Nc4 34. Bd5 Nd6 35. Rc6 Kf6 36. Kg1 Ke7 37. Rc7+ Kd8 38. Rc6 Kd7 39. Ra6
Qc5 40. Bf3 e4 41. Be2 Nf5 42. Kg2 Ke7 43. Ra4 Qd5 44. Kg1 Kf8 45. Bf1 Nd6 46.
Rd4 Qe5 47. Bg2 f5 48. Bf1 h6 49. Ra4 g5 50. hxg5 hxg5 51. Bg2 f4 52. gxf4 gxf4
53. exf4 Qxf4 54. Rd4 Qe5 55. Rd1 e3 56. fxe3 Qxe3+ 57. Kh1 Ke7 58. Rf1 Qe5 59.
Rf3 Nf5 60. Kg1 Nh4 61. Rf2 Qe1+ 62. Bf1 Qe3 63. Bg2 Nf5 64. Bf3 Nd4 65. Kg2
Kd6 66. Bg4 Qe4+ 67. Kg3 Ke5 68. Kh3 Qh1+ 69. Kg3 Qg1+ 70. Rg2 Qe3+ 71. Kh2 Kf4
72. Bd1 Nf3+ 73. Bxf3 Qxf3 74. Kg1 Qd1+ 75. Kf2 Qd4+ 76. Ke2 Qe4+ 77. Kf1 Kf3
78. Rf2+ Kg3 79. Rd2 Kf3 80. Rf2+ Kg3 81. Rd2 Qb1+ 82. Ke2 Qe4+ 83. Kf1 Qc4+
84. Ke1 Kf3 85. Kd1 Ke3 86. Rb2 Qa4+ 87. Kc1 Kd3 88. Kb1 Qd1+ 89. Ka2 Kc3 90.
Rh2 Qa4+ 91. Kb1 Qb5+ 92. Ka1 Qf1+ 93. Ka2 Qf7+ 94. Kb1 Qg6+ 95. Ka2 Qa6+ 96.
Kb1 Qb6+ 97. Ka2 Qa7+ 0-1

[Event "World Blitz 2016"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[Round "12.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Bosiocic, Mari"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2840"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 e6 6. Ngf3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bb5
Ne7 9. Bd3 b6 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Rb8 13. dxc5 Bxg3 14. hxg3 f5
15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. c6 Nd5 17. Bxd5 Rxd5 18. Rd1 Rxd1+ 19. Kxd1 Ba6 20. Ne5 Rc8
21. c4 b5 22. b4 bxc4 23. a4 Rd8+ 24. Kc2 Rd5 25. f4 1-0

[Event "World Blitz 2016"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Riazantsev, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2840"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 Bf5 6. Qb3 Ra7 7. Nh4 Bc8 8. a4 e6
9. a5 c5 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Qb6 Ra8 13. dxc5 Qxb6 14. cxb6 Bb4 15.
Bd2 Bxa5 16. Na4 Bxd2+ 17. Nxd2 d4 18. Nc4 Ke7 19. Be2 Rd8 20. O-O Be6 21. b3
dxe3 22. fxe3 Rab8 23. Nc5 Rd5 24. Nxe6 fxe6 25. Bf3 Rc5 26. Rfd1 Nd5 27. Rac1
Rd8 28. Kf2 Rb5 29. Rd3 Ncb4 30. Rd2 Nc6 31. Rd3 Rd7 32. Rcd1 Nxb6 33. Bxc6
Rxd3 34. Rxd3 bxc6 35. Nxb6 Rxb6 36. Ke2 Rb5 37. Rc3 Kd6 38. Kf3 a5 39. Ke4
Rb4+ 40. Kd3 c5 41. Kc2 Kc6 42. Rd3 c4 43. bxc4 Rxc4+ 44. Kb3 Rb4+ 45. Kc3 Rb8
46. Rd4 Rb5 47. Rg4 g5 48. h4 h6 49. hxg5 hxg5 50. Rd4 Rc5+ 51. Kb3 Re5 52. e4
Rb5+ 53. Kc3 Rb4 54. Rxb4 axb4+ 55. Kxb4 Kd6 56. Kc4 Ke5 57. Kd3 Kf4 58. Kd4 g4
59. e5 Kg3 60. Kc5 Kxg2 61. Kd6 Kf3 62. Kxe6 g3 63. Kf7 g2 64. e6 g1=Q 65. e7
Qa7 0-1

[Event "World Blitz 2016"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Yu Yangyi"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2840"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Nd2 Nf4
15. Ne4 Nxd3 16. Re3 Bxe4 17. Rxe4 Nxc1 18. Rxc1 Qf6 19. g3 Rfe8 20. Qe2 Rxe4
21. Qxe4 Bc5 22. Rf1 g6 23. Kg2 Rd8 24. Qe2 Qf5 25. Rd1 Rxd1 26. Bxd1 Qd5+ 27.
Qf3 Qxa2 28. Qxc6 Bf8 29. b4 Qc4 30. Qxc4 bxc4 31. Be2 Bg7 32. Bxc4 Bxc3 33.
Bxa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz 2016"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, F."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2840"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 a6 7. Be2 e6 8. Nf3
Be7 9. h3 O-O 10. Rc1 Bd7 11. O-O Rc8 12. Bd3 b5 13. a4 b4 14. Nb1 Na5 15. Rxc8
Qxc8 16. Ne5 Nc4 17. Qe2 Bxa4 18. Nxc4 dxc4 19. Bxc4 a5 20. Nd2 Bc6 21. b3 Qb7
22. Nf3 Nd5 23. Ra1 Ra8 24. Ne5 Nxf4 25. exf4 Bd5 26. f5 exf5 27. Bxd5 Qxd5 28.
Qc4 Qxc4 29. Nxc4 Bf6 30. Rxa5 Rxa5 31. Nxa5 Bxd4 32. Nc6 Bc5 33. Kf1 Kf8 34.
Ne5 Ke7 35. Ke2 Ke6 36. Nc4 Kd5 37. f3 0-1

[Event "World Blitz 2016"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2840"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 h6 4. Bh4 d5 5. e3 Be7 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. Bd3 b6 8. O-O
Bb7 9. a4 a6 10. c3 Ne4 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Qc2 Nxd2 13. Nxd2 e5 14. a5 O-O 15.
axb6 e4 16. Be2 cxb6 17. c4 dxc4 18. Nxc4 Bd5 19. Qd2 Rfc8 20. Rfc1 Rc7 21. h3
Kh7 22. Na3 Rxc1+ 23. Rxc1 b5 24. Qa5 Nf6 25. Rc5 Qd6 26. Nc2 Qd8 27. Qxd8 Rxd8
28. Nb4 Bb7 29. Kh2 Kg8 30. Bg4 Rd6 31. Rc7 Rb6 32. Bc8 Bxc8 33. Rxc8+ Kh7 34.
Ra8 Rb7 35. Nxa6 Nd5 36. Rd8 Nb6 37. Nc5 Ra7 38. b3 Na8 39. Nxe4 Ra2 40. Kg3
Kg6 41. Rd7 f6 42. Rb7 f5 43. Nc5 Ra5 44. b4 Ra2 45. Nd3 1-0

[Event "World Blitz 2016"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Morozevich, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2840"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Qc2 Nc6 6. Nd2 Bg4 7. Be2 Bxe2 8.
Nxe2 e6 9. O-O Be7 10. Nf4 O-O 11. Nd3 cxd4 12. exd4 Qc7 13. Qd1 Bd6 14. Bxf6
gxf6 15. Qh5 Kh8 16. f4 Rg8 17. Rae1 f5 18. Ne5 Rg7 19. Ndf3 Rag8 20. Re2 Nd8
21. Kh1 f6 22. Nd3 Bxf4 23. Nc5 Qd6 24. Rfe1 e5 25. Qxf5 e4 26. Nxe4 dxe4 27.
Rxe4 Bh6 28. g3 Qd7 29. Qxf6 Qf7 30. Qxf7 Rxf7 31. Ne5 Rf2 32. R4e2 Rxe2 33.
Rxe2 Kg7 34. Kg2 Re8 35. Kf3 Re6 36. Nd3 Rf6+ 37. Kg2 Kf8 38. Nc5 Kf7 39. Nd7
Re6 40. Ne5+ Ke8 41. Kf3 Bg7 42. Nd3 Kf7 43. Rxe6 Kxe6 44. Ke4 b6 45. Nf4+ Kd6
46. g4 b5 47. g5 a5 48. h4 Ne6 49. Nxe6 Kxe6 50. b3 Bf8 51. c4 bxc4 52. bxc4
Bd6 53. c5 Bg3 54. h5 Bf2 55. d5+ Kd7 56. g6 hxg6 57. hxg6 Ke7 58. d6+ Kf6 59.
d7 1-0

[Event "World Rapid 2016"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.28"]
[Round "15.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Mamedyarov, S."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2840"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Ne5 a6 6. c4 Nf6 7. Nc3 e6 8. Be2
Bd6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. O-O O-O 11. Bg5 Rb8 12. Rb1 h6 13. Bh4 Qc7 14. Bxf6 gxf6
15. g3 f5 16. c5 Be7 17. b4 f4 18. a4 e5 19. b5 axb5 20. axb5 fxg3 21. hxg3 Bf6
22. bxc6 Rxb1 23. Qxb1 Qxc6 24. Qb6 Qxb6 25. cxb6 Bb7 26. Na4 e4 27. Nc5 Bc6
28. Rc1 Rb8 29. b7 Bxd4 30. Nb3 Bxf2+ 31. Kxf2 Bxb7 32. Nd4 Bc8 33. Rc6 Kg7 34.
Ke3 Ra8 35. Bh5 Ra3+ 36. Kf4 Rd3 37. Rxc8 Rxd4 38. Rc7 Kf6 39. Rxf7+ Ke6 40.
Rh7 Kd6 41. Rxh6+ Kc5 42. g4 Rd1 43. g5 Rf1+ 44. Ke5 e3 45. Rh8 Rg1 46. Rc8+
Kb4 47. Kf4 d4 48. Be2 Rg2 49. Bd3 Rf2+ 50. Ke5 Rg2 51. g6 e2 52. Rc1 Rg3 53.
Kxd4 1-0

[Event "World Rapid 2016"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.28"]
[Round "13.1"]
[White "Riazantsev, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2840"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 a6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be6 7. e3 Nbd7 8.
Bd3 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Qc2 h6 11. Bf4 Qe7 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. a3 Bg4 14. Nd2 c5
15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. h3 Bd7 17. Nf3 Rac8 18. Rac1 Qb6 19. b4 Nce4 20. Qb2 Nxc3 21.
Rxc3 Rxc3 22. Qxc3 Rc8 23. Qa1 Qc7 24. Nd4 Qc3 25. Bc2 Ne4 26. Bxe4 dxe4 27.
Qxc3 Rxc3 28. Ra1 Kf8 29. Kf1 Ke7 30. Ke1 Kd6 31. Ne2 Rb3 32. Ra2 Rb1+ 33. Kd2
Rf1 34. Kc3 Rxf2 35. Rd2+ Ke7 36. Ng3 Rxd2 37. Kxd2 f5 38. h4 g6 39. Ne2 Kd6
40. Nf4 Be8 41. g3 Ke5 42. Kc3 g5 43. hxg5 hxg5 44. Nh3 Kf6 45. Kd4 Bb5 46. Nf2
Be2 47. Nh3 b6 48. Nf2 g4 49. Kd5 b5 50. Kd4 Ke6 51. Nh1 Bf3 52. Nf2 Kd6 53.
Kc3 Kd5 54. Kb3 f4 55. gxf4 g3 56. Nh3 Ke6 57. Kc3 Kf5 58. Ng1 g2 59. Kd2 Kg4
60. Ke1 Kg3 61. f5 Bg4 62. f6 Bh5 0-1

[Event "World Rapid 2016"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.28"]
[Round "14.1"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, I."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2840"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. d4 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O
8. O-O Re8 9. c4 Nd7 10. Bd3 Nf8 11. h3 Ng6 12. Qc2 Qa5 13. c5 Bb8 14. Bd2 Qd8
15. Rfe1 Be6 16. Bc4 Nf8 17. Rad1 Bc7 18. Qb3 Bxc4 19. Qxc4 Qd7 20. b4 Ng6 21.
a4 Ne7 22. b5 Nd5 23. bxc6 bxc6 24. Qa6 g5 25. Nh2 Bxh2+ 26. Kxh2 Kg7 27. Kg1
Rxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Rb8 29. Qd3 Rb2 30. a5 h6 31. Bc1 Ra2 32. Bd2 Qb7 33. Re8 Qb2
34. Be1 Nf4 35. Qa6 Qxd4 36. Qc8 Ng6 37. Qxc6 Ra1 38. Qe4 Qxc5 39. Kh2 h5 40.
Qe3 Qc6 41. Bc3 Ra4 42. f3 Ra2 43. Kh1 Rc2 44. Be1 Qb5 45. Bg3 h4 46. Bh2 Qb1+
47. Bg1 Qf1 0-1

[Event "World Rapid 2016"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.28"]
[Round "12.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Vidit, S."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2840"]
[BlackElo "2689"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Ne5 Nf6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Nxd7 Qxd7 8.
c3 e6 9. O-O Bd6 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bd3 Qc7 12. g3 h6 13. f4 Rab8 14. a4 a6 15.
Qe2 Rfe8 16. Qf1 Nd7 17. Nd2 f5 18. Nf3 Nf6 19. Be3 Ne4 20. Ne5 Rf8 21. Qg2
Nxe5 22. fxe5 Be7 23. Rf1 Bg5 24. Bxg5 hxg5 25. g4 Qe7 26. a5 g6 27. c4 Kg7 28.
Rac1 Rbd8 29. cxd5 exd5 30. Kh1 Rd7 31. gxf5 gxf5 32. Bxe4 dxe4 33. e6 Qxe6 34.
Qxg5+ Kh8 35. Rc5 Rg7 36. Qh4+ Rh7 37. Qf4 e3 38. Re5 Qc6+ 39. d5 Qb5 40. Rg1
Qxb2 41. Rxe3 Rc8 42. d6 Qf6 43. Re6 Qc3 44. d7 Rf8 45. Re8 Qc6+ 46. Rg2 1-0

[Event "World Rapid 2016"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.28"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Korobov, A."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2840"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Nd2 e6 6. Ngf3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bb5
Ne7 9. Bd3 b6 10. e4 Bxg3 11. hxg3 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Ng6 13. dxc5 Bb7 14. Nxf6+
Qxf6 15. cxb6 e5 16. Bxg6 hxg6 17. Qd7 Qxb6 18. Ng5 Bxg2 19. O-O-O Rab8 20. b3
Qxf2 21. Qg4 Rfc8 22. Kb1 Rxc3 23. Qb4 Rcc8 0-1

[Event "World Rapid 2016"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.27"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, V."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2840"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 e6 5. Nbd2 dxc4 6. Nxc4 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
a3 O-O 9. b4 Be7 10. Bb2 Qc7 11. Rc1 Nbd7 12. e4 b5 13. Na5 Qxc2 14. Rxc2 Nxe4
15. Bxb5 Nd6 16. Bc6 Rb8 17. O-O Nb6 18. Rd1 Rd8 19. Ne5 f6 20. Bf3 fxe5 21.
Nc6 Bb7 22. Nxe7+ Kf8 23. Bxe5 Nbc4 24. Bxd6 Nxd6 25. Nc6 Bxc6 26. Rxc6 Nb5 27.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 28. Ra6 Rc8 29. h4 Rc7 30. Bg4 e5 31. Ra5 Nd6 32. Rxe5 Nc4 33. Rf5+
Ke7 34. Rf3 Ne5 35. Re3 Kd6 36. Be2 h6 37. f4 Rc1+ 38. Kf2 Nd7 39. Bf3 Rc2+ 40.
Kg3 Ra2 41. Rd3+ Ke7 42. Rc3 Kd8 43. Kg4 Rd2 44. Rc6 Rd3 45. Ra6 Nf6+ 46. Kf5
Rd7 47. g4 Ne8 48. g5 hxg5 49. hxg5 Nd6+ 50. Kg6 Nb5 51. Ra5 Nd4 52. Bg4 1-0

[Event "World Rapid 2016"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.27"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Grischuk, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2840"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e3 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. exd4
Nc6 9. O-O Be7 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Rd1 Nb4 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bd2 Bd7 14. Ne5 Rc8 15.
Bb3 Bc6 16. a5 a6 17. Qe3 Bd5 18. Nxd5 Nbxd5 19. Qf3 Rc7 20. Ra4 Bd6 21. h4 Qe7
22. Re1 Rfc8 23. g3 Qe8 24. Ra2 Bb4 25. Bxb4 Nxb4 26. Raa1 Nfd5 27. Rad1 Qd8
28. Kg2 Nc6 29. Nxc6 Rxc6 30. Bxd5 exd5 31. Re5 Qxa5 32. Rxd5 Qb4 33. Rf5 R6c7
34. d5 Qxb2 35. h5 Qb4 36. d6 Rd7 37. Rd3 b5 38. Rfd5 Qc4 39. Re3 Qc6 40. Re7
Rf8 41. Rxd7 Qxd7 42. Qd3 Rb8 43. Rc5 Rd8 44. Rd5 Qc6 45. Kh2 Rd7 46. Qd4 b4
47. Qe5 Qc8 48. Qb2 Qb8 49. Qd2 b3 50. Qb2 a5 51. Rxa5 Rxd6 52. Qe5 Rb6 53. Qb2
Qb7 54. Re5 Re6 55. Rxe6 fxe6 56. Qe5 Qd5 57. Qb8+ Kh7 58. Qe8 Qf5 0-1

[Event "World Rapid 2016"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.27"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Aronian, L."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2840"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. c4 c6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bf5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. O-O Nc6 7. d3 e6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qb3 Qd7 10. Nd4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 O-O 12. Nc3 Bg6 13. Rfd1 Bd6 14. Nb5 Bb8
15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. e4 dxe4 17. dxe4 Qe7 18. Qa3 Qxa3 19. Nxa3 Rc8 20. Rd7 Bc7
21. b3 Rab8 22. Rc1 Bd8 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Bf3 Rc1+ 25. Kg2 Bb6 26. Rxb7 Ra1 27.
Nc4 Bd4 28. Rd7 e5 29. g4 Rxa2 30. h4 Bxf2 31. h5 Be3+ 32. Kh1 Ra1+ 33. Kg2
Ra2+ 34. Kh1 Ra1+ 35. Kg2 Ra2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid 2016"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.27"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Bok, B."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2840"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. exd4 a6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Nce2 Bg4 8.
c3 e6 9. Qd2 Bh5 10. Bg5 Bg6 11. Nf4 Bxd3 12. Nxd3 Bd6 13. Nf3 Ne4 14. Bxd8
Nxd2 15. Kxd2 Rxd8 16. Rhe1 O-O 17. a4 Rc8 18. a5 Rfe8 19. Nfe5 Bxe5 20. Nxe5
Nxe5 21. Rxe5 f6 22. Re3 Kf7 23. Ra4 Rc4 24. Rxc4 dxc4 25. b3 Rc8 26. Re1 cxb3
27. Rb1 Rc4 28. Rxb3 Ra4 29. Rxb7+ Kg6 30. Rb6 Rxa5 31. Rxe6 Ra2+ 32. Kd3 Rxf2
33. c4 Rxg2 34. c5 Kf5 35. Re1 Rb2 36. c6 1-0

[Event "World Rapid 2016"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.27"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Jakovenko, D."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2840"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bg3 O-O 6. c4 c5 7. Nc3 dxc4 8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. Bxc4 a6 10. O-O b5 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. Qe2 Nbd7 13. Rad1 Qb6 14. e4 Nh5 15.
e5 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Rfd8 17. Be4 Be7 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Ne4 Nc5 20. Nd6 Bxd6 21.
exd6 Qb6 22. b4 Nd7 23. Ne5 Rac8 24. Rd2 Nxe5 25. Qxe5 Rd7 26. Rfd1 h6 27. g4
Qd8 28. Qe4 Qg5 29. Rc2 Rxc2 30. Qxc2 Qxg4 31. Qc8+ Kh7 32. f3 Qxb4 33. Qxd7
Qc5+ 34. Kf1 Qc4+ 35. Ke1 Qc3+ 36. Ke2 Qc4+ 37. Rd3 Qc2+ 38. Rd2 Qc4+ 39. Kd1
Qf1+ 40. Kc2 Qc4+ 41. Kb1 Qb4+ 42. Kc1 Qc5+ 43. Rc2 Qg1+ 44. Kd2 Qxg2+ 45. Kc3
Qxf3+ 46. Kb4 Qe4+ 47. Ka5 Qxc2 48. Qc7 Qxa2+ 49. Kb6 Qf2+ 50. Kb7 b4 51. d7 b3
52. d8=Q Qf5 53. Qc3 1-0

[Event "World Rapid 2016"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.26"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Flores, Di"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2840"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 a6 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 O-O 8. Bd3
Nbd7 9. O-O Bd6 10. Rc1 h6 11. Qc2 Re8 12. h3 Qe7 13. c5 Bc7 14. e4 e5 15. Rfe1
Qd8 16. exd5 cxd5 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Rxe5 19. Rxe5 Bxe5 20. Na4 Be6 21. Qd1
Ne4 22. Be3 Qh4 23. c6 bxc6 24. Rxc6 d4 25. Qc2 dxe3 26. Bxe4 Rd8 27. Rxa6 Qxe4
0-1

[Event "World Rapid 2016"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.26"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Inarkiev, E."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2840"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6 7. a4 Ba7 8. Re1 h6
9. Na3 O-O 10. Nc2 Ne7 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. Nxe3 c6 13. a5 d5 14. Bb3 Ng6 15. exd5
cxd5 16. d4 e4 17. Ne5 Ne7 18. f3 Be6 19. fxe4 Nxe4 20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21. Bxd5 Qxd5
22. c4 Qe6 23. Rxe4 f6 24. Qg4 f5 25. Qh3 Nc6 26. Rd1 Rad8 27. Nxc6 Qxc6 28.
Re7 Qxc4 29. Qc3 Qxc3 30. bxc3 Rf7 31. Rxf7 Kxf7 32. Rb1 Rd7 33. Kf2 Rc7 34.
Rb3 f4 35. Kf3 g5 36. Ke4 Kg6 37. Rb6+ Kh5 38. d5 Rxc3 39. d6 Re3+ 40. Kd4 Re2
41. Rb3 1-0

[Event "World Rapid 2016"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.26"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Henriquez Villagra, C."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2840"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O h6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bf4 d5 11. Qe3 Bb4 12. a3 Ba5 13. Be2 O-O 14. e5 Nh7
15. h4 Rb8 16. Na4 Bc7 17. Bd3 f6 18. g4 fxe5 19. Bxe5 Nf6 20. f3 Ne8 21. f4
Bxe5 22. fxe5 Qa5 23. Rhf1 Qxa4 24. Rxf8+ Kxf8 25. Qc5+ Kf7 26. Rf1+ Nf6 27.
exf6 gxf6 28. g5 f5 29. g6+ Kxg6 30. Qd6 1-0

[Event "World Rapid 2016"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.26"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Ganguly, S."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2840"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. e3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. b3 Be7 5. Bb2 O-O 6. Nc3 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. h4 h6 10. g4 Nxc3 11. dxc3 e5 12. g5 h5 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15.
Nd2 Qe8 16. Rf1 b5 17. Qe4 a5 18. a4 bxa4 19. bxa4 Qd7 20. Ke2 Rad8 21. Rad1
Qb7 22. Ba3 Rd5 23. c4 Qa6 24. Ke1 Rd7 25. Qg6 Nb4 26. Bxb4 cxb4 27. Qxh5 Rfd8
28. Qg4 Rd3 29. Ke2 b3 30. Nxb3 Rxb3 31. Rxd8+ Bxd8 32. Rd1 Be7 33. Kf3 Rb4 34.
Kg3 Qxc4 35. Qh5 Qc6 36. Qg6 Rxa4 37. h5 Qc4 38. Rd8+ Bxd8 39. Qe8+ Kh7 40.
Qg6+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid 2016"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.26"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Pantsulaia, L."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2607"]
[BlackElo "2840"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Na3 Bg7 5. Nxc4 Nc6 6. d3 e5 7. Bd2 Nge7 8.
Bg2 O-O 9. O-O a5 10. b3 Be6 11. Rc1 Qd7 12. Ng5 Bd5 13. Ne4 f5 14. Nc5 Qc8 15.
e4 Bxc4 16. dxc4 b6 17. Nd3 Qd7 18. Bc3 Rad8 19. Nb2 Qe6 20. Qe2 f4 21. Rfd1
Qf7 22. Bh3 f3 23. Qe1 Nb4 24. Bxb4 axb4 25. c5 Bh6 26. cxb6 cxb6 27. Rc7 Qf6
28. Qxb4 Rxd1+ 29. Nxd1 Rd8 30. Rd7 Nc6 31. Qc4+ Kh8 32. Rxd8+ Nxd8 33. Nc3 Nc6
34. Nd5 Qd6 35. Bg4 Nd4 36. Qc8+ Bf8 37. h4 h5 38. Bd7 Kg7 39. Kh2 Kh7 40. Qe8
Kg7 41. b4 b5 42. Bxb5 Nc2 43. a3 Kh6 44. Qf7 Nd4 45. Nf6 Bg7 46. Qxg7+ 1-0

[Event "WCh Rapid TB 2016"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2016.11.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2853"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2016.11.30"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a3
O-O 9. Nc3 Na5 10. Ba2 Be6 11. b4 Nc6 12. Nd5 Nd4 13. Ng5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Nd7 15.
Ne4 f5 16. Nd2 f4 17. c3 Nf5 18. Ne4 Qe8 19. Bb3 Qg6 20. f3 Bh4 21. a4 Nf6 22.
Qe2 a5 23. axb5 axb4 24. Bd2 bxc3 25. Bxc3 Ne3 26. Rfc1 Rxa1 27. Rxa1 Qe8 28.
Bc4 Kh8 29. Nxf6 Bxf6 30. Ra3 e4 31. dxe4 Bxc3 32. Rxc3 Qe5 33. Rc1 Ra8 34. h3
h6 35. Kh2 Qd4 36. Qe1 Qb2 37. Bf1 Ra2 38. Rxc7 Ra1 0-1

[Event "WCh Rapid TB 2016"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2016.11.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2853"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2016.11.30"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a3
O-O 9. Nc3 Nb8 10. Ne2 c5 11. Ng3 Nc6 12. c3 Rb8 13. h3 a5 14. a4 b4 15. Re1
Be6 16. Bc4 h6 17. Be3 Qc8 18. Qe2 Rd8 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. d4 bxc3 21. bxc3 cxd4
22. cxd4 exd4 23. Nxd4 Nxd4 24. Bxd4 Rb4 25. Rec1 Qd7 26. Bc3 Rxa4 27. Bxa5
Rxa1 28. Rxa1 Ra8 29. Bc3 Rxa1+ 30. Bxa1 Qc6 31. Kh2 Kf7 32. Bb2 Qc5 33. f4 Bd8
34. e5 dxe5 35. Bxe5 Bb6 36. Qd1 Qd5 37. Qxd5 Nxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "WCh Rapid TB 2016"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2016.11.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "167"]
[EventDate "2016.11.30"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. a4 a6 7. c3 d6 8. Re1
Ba7 9. h3 Ne7 10. d4 Ng6 11. Nbd2 c6 12. Bf1 a5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Qc2 Be6 15.
Nc4 Qc7 16. b4 axb4 17. cxb4 b5 18. Ne3 bxa4 19. Rxa4 Bxe3 20. Bxe3 Rxa4 21.
Qxa4 Nxe4 22. Rc1 Bd5 23. b5 cxb5 24. Qxe4 Qxc1 25. Qxd5 Qc7 26. Qxb5 Rb8 27.
Qd5 Rd8 28. Qb3 Rb8 29. Qa2 h6 30. Qd5 Qe7 31. Qe4 Qf6 32. g3 Rc8 33. Bd3 Qc6
34. Qf5 Re8 35. Be4 Qe6 36. Qh5 Ne7 37. Qxe5 Qxe5 38. Nxe5 Ng6 39. Bxg6 Rxe5
40. Bd3 f6 41. Kg2 Kh8 42. Kf3 Rd5 43. Bg6 Ra5 44. Ke4 Rb5 45. h4 Re5+ 46. Kd4
Ra5 47. Kc4 Re5 48. Bd4 Ra5 49. Bc5 Kg8 50. Kd5 Rb5 51. Kd6 Ra5 52. Be3 Re5 53.
Bf4 Ra5 54. Bd3 Ra7 55. Ke6 Rb7 56. Kf5 Rd7 57. Bc2 Rb7 58. Kg6 Rb2 59. Bf5
Rxf2 60. Be6+ Kh8 61. Bd6 Re2 62. Bg4 Re8 63. Bf5 Kg8 64. Bc2 Re3 65. Bb1 Kh8
66. Kf7 Rb3 67. Be4 Re3 68. Bf5 Rc3 69. g4 Rc6 70. Bf8 Rc7+ 71. Kg6 Kg8 72. Bb4
Rb7 73. Bd6 Kh8 74. Bf8 Kg8 75. Ba3 Kh8 76. Be6 Rb6 77. Kf7 Rb7+ 78. Be7 h5 79.
gxh5 f5 80. Bxf5 Rxe7+ 81. Kxe7 Kg8 82. Bd3 Kh8 83. Kf8 g5 84. hxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "WCh Rapid TB 2016"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2016.11.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B54"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2016.11.30"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. f3 e5 6. Nb3 Be7 7. c4 a5 8. Be3
a4 9. Nc1 O-O 10. Nc3 Qa5 11. Qd2 Na6 12. Be2 Nc5 13. O-O Bd7 14. Rb1 Rfc8 15.
b4 axb3 16. axb3 Qd8 17. Nd3 Ne6 18. Nb4 Bc6 19. Rfd1 h5 20. Bf1 h4 21. Qf2 Nd7
22. g3 Ra3 23. Bh3 Rca8 24. Nc2 R3a6 25. Nb4 Ra5 26. Nc2 b6 27. Rd2 Qc7 28.
Rbd1 Bf8 29. gxh4 Nf4 30. Bxf4 exf4 31. Bxd7 Qxd7 32. Nb4 Ra3 33. Nxc6 Qxc6 34.
Nb5 Rxb3 35. Nd4 Qxc4 36. Nxb3 Qxb3 37. Qe2 Be7 38. Kg2 Qe6 39. h5 Ra3 40. Rd3
Ra2 41. R3d2 Ra3 42. Rd3 Ra7 43. Rd5 Rc7 44. Qd2 Qf6 45. Rf5 Qh4 46. Rc1 Ra7
47. Qxf4 Ra2+ 48. Kh1 Qf2 49. Rc8+ Kh7 50. Qh6+ 1-0

[Event "WCh 2016"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2016.11.28"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2016.11.11"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5
8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. Bf4 Rxe1 12. Qxe1 Ne8 13. c3 d5 14. Bd3
g6 15. Na3 c6 16. Nc2 Ng7 17. Qd2 Bf5 18. Bxf5 Nxf5 19. Ne3 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 Qe7
21. Qxe7 Bxe7 22. Re1 Bf8 23. Kf1 f6 24. g4 Kf7 25. h3 Re8 26. Rxe8 Kxe8 27.
Ke2 Kd7 28. Kd3 Ke6 29. a4 a6 30. f3 Be7 1/2-1/2

[Event "WCh 2016"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2016.11.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2853"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2016.11.11"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a3
O-O 9. Nc3 Be6 10. Nd5 Nd4 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. f4 c5
15. Qg4 Qd7 16. f5 Rae8 17. Bd2 c4 18. h3 c3 19. bxc3 d5 20. Bg5 Bxg5 21. Qxg5
dxe4 22. fxe6 Rxf1+ 23. Rxf1 Qxe6 24. cxd4 e3 25. Re1 h6 26. Qh5 e2 27. Qf3 a5
28. c3 Qa2 29. Qc6 Re6 30. Qc8+ Kh7 31. c4 Qd2 32. Qxe6 Qxe1+ 33. Kh2 Qf2 34.
Qe4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "WCh 2016"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2016.11.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2016.11.11"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 Be7 8. O-O
d6 9. Nbd2 Nh5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Nc4 Nf4 12. Ne3 Qf6 13. g3 Nh3+ 14. Kh1 Ne7
15. Bc4 c6 16. Bb3 Ng6 17. Qe2 a5 18. a4 Be6 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Nd2 d5 21. Qh5
Ng5 22. h4 Nf3 23. Nxf3 Qxf3+ 24. Qxf3 Rxf3 25. Kg2 Rf7 26. Rfe1 h5 27. Nf1 Kf8
28. Nd2 Ke7 29. Re2 Kd6 30. Nf3 Raf8 31. Ng5 Re7 32. Rae1 Rfe8 33. Nf3 Nh8 34.
d4 exd4 35. Nxd4 g6 36. Re3 Nf7 37. e5+ Kd7 38. Rf3 Nh6 39. Rf6 Rg7 40. b4 axb4
41. cxb4 Ng8 42. Rf3 Nh6 43. a5 Nf5 44. Nb3 Kc7 45. Nc5 Kb8 46. Rb1 Ka7 47. Rd3
Rc7 48. Ra3 Nd4 49. Rd1 Nf5 50. Kh3 Nh6 51. f3 Rf7 52. Rd4 Nf5 53. Rd2 Rh7 54.
Rb3 Ree7 55. Rdd3 Rh8 56. Rb1 Rhh7 57. b5 cxb5 58. Rxb5 d4 59. Rb6 Rc7 60. Nxe6
Rc3 61. Nf4 Rhc7 62. Nd5 Rxd3 63. Nxc7 Kb8 64. Nb5 Kc8 65. Rxg6 Rxf3 66. Kg2
Rb3 67. Nd6+ Nxd6 68. Rxd6 Re3 69. e6 Kc7 70. Rxd4 Rxe6 71. Rd5 Rh6 72. Kf3 Kb8
73. Kf4 Ka7 74. Kg5 Rh8 75. Kf6 1-0

[Event "WCh 2016"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2016.11.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2853"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "2016.11.11"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. axb5 axb5 11. Na3 O-O 12. Nxb5 Bg4 13. Bc2 exd4 14. Nbxd4 Nxd4
15. cxd4 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Nh5 17. Kh1 Qf6 18. Be3 c5 19. e5 Qe6 20. exd6 c4 21. b3
cxb3 22. Bxb3 Qxd6 23. Ra6 Rfd8 24. Rg1 Qd7 25. Rg4 Nf6 26. Rh4 Qb5 27. Ra1 g6
28. Rb1 Qd7 29. Qd3 Nd5 30. Rg1 Bc7 31. Bg5 Re8 32. Qc4 Rb5 33. Qc2 Ra8 34. Bc4
Rba5 35. Bd2 Ra4 36. Qd3 Ra1 37. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 38. Kg2 Ne7 39. Bxf7+ Kxf7 40. Qc4+
Kg7 41. d5 Nf5 42. Bc3+ Kf8 43. Bxa1 Nxh4+ 44. Qxh4 Qxd5 45. Qf6+ Qf7 46. Qd4
Ke8 47. Qe4+ Qe7 48. Qd5 Bd8 49. Kf1 Qf7 50. Qe4+ Qe7 51. Be5 Qe6 52. Kg2 Be7
53. Qa8+ Kf7 54. Qh8 h5 55. Qg7+ Ke8 56. Bf4 Qf7 57. Qh8+ Qf8 58. Qd4 Qf5 59.
Qc4 Kd7 60. Bd2 Qe6 61. Qa4+ Qc6 62. Qa7+ Qc7 63. Qa2 Qd6 64. Be3 Qe6 65. Qa7+
Ke8 66. Bc5 Bd8 67. h3 Qd5 68. Be3 Be7 69. Qb8+ Kf7 70. Qh8 Qe6 71. Bf4 Qf6 72.
Qb8 Qe6 73. Qb7 Kg8 74. Qb5 Bf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "WCh 2016"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2016.11.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2016.11.11"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 c5 5. b3 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Bb2 b6 8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. Qe2 Nbd7 11. c4 dxc4 12. Nxc4 Qe7 13. a3 a5 14. Nd4 Rfd8
15. Rfd1 Rac8 16. Rac1 Nf8 17. Qe1 Ng6 18. Bf1 Ng4 19. Nb5 Bc6 20. a4 Bd5 21.
Bd4 Bxc4 22. Rxc4 Bxd4 23. Rdxd4 Rxc4 24. bxc4 Nf6 25. Qd2 Rb8 26. g3 Ne5 27.
Bg2 h6 28. f4 Ned7 29. Na7 Qa3 30. Nc6 Rf8 31. h3 Nc5 32. Kh2 Nxa4 33. Rd8 g6
34. Qd4 Kg7 35. c5 Rxd8 36. Nxd8 Nxc5 37. Qd6 Qd3 38. Nxe6+ fxe6 39. Qe7+ Kg8
40. Qxf6 a4 41. e4 Qd7 42. Qxg6+ Qg7 43. Qe8+ Qf8 44. Qc6 Qd8 45. f5 a3 46.
fxe6 Kg7 47. e7 Qxe7 48. Qxb6 Nd3 49. Qa5 Qc5 50. Qa6 Ne5 51. Qe6 h5 52. h4 a2
0-1

[Event "WCh 2016"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2016.11.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2853"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2016.11.11"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Bd3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 e6 7. Nf3 c5 8. O-O
b5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. dxc5 Nc6 11. Nd2 Bxc5 12. Nde4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Be7 14. b3 Nb4
15. Bf3 O-O 16. Ba3 Rc8 17. Nf6+ Bxf6 18. Bxb7 Bxa1 19. Bxb4 Bf6 20. Bxf8 Qxd1
21. Rxd1 Rxf8 22. Bxa6 b4 23. Rc1 g6 24. Rc2 Ra8 25. Bd3 Rd8 26. Be2 Kf8 27.
Kf1 Ra8 28. Bc4 Rc8 29. Ke2 Ke7 30. f4 h6 31. Kf3 Rc7 32. g4 g5 33. Ke4 Rc8
1/2-1/2

[Event "WCh 2016"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2016.11.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2853"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2016.11.11"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxe5 Nd4 12. Nc3 Nb4 13. Bf4 Nxb3 14. axb3 c5
15. Ne4 f6 16. Nf3 f5 17. Neg5 Bxg5 18. Nxg5 h6 19. Ne6 Qd5 20. f3 Rfe8 21. Re5
Qd6 22. c3 Rxe6 23. Rxe6 Qxe6 24. cxb4 cxb4 25. Rc1 Rc8 26. Rxc8+ Qxc8 27. Qe1
Qd7 28. Kh2 a5 29. Qe3 Bd5 30. Qb6 Bxb3 31. Qxa5 Qxd3 32. Qxb4 Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "WCh 2016"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2016.11.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2016.11.11"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. a4 d6 7. c3 a6 8. b4 Ba7
9. Re1 Ne7 10. Nbd2 Ng6 11. d4 c6 12. h3 exd4 13. cxd4 Nxe4 14. Bxf7+ Rxf7 15.
Nxe4 d5 16. Nc5 h6 17. Ra3 Bf5 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Qh4 20. Rf3 Bxc5 21. bxc5
Re8 22. Rf4 Qe7 23. Qd4 Ref8 24. Rf3 Be4 25. Rxf7 Qxf7 26. f3 Bf5 27. Kh2 Be6
28. Re2 Qg6 29. Be3 Rf7 30. Rf2 Qb1 31. Rb2 Qf5 32. a5 Kf8 33. Qc3 Ke8 34. Rb4
g5 35. Rb2 Kd8 36. Rf2 Kc8 37. Qd4 Qg6 38. g4 h5 39. Qd2 Rg7 40. Kg3 Rg8 41.
Kg2 hxg4 42. hxg4 d4 43. Qxd4 Bd5 44. e6 Qxe6 45. Kg3 Qe7 46. Rh2 Qf7 47. f4
gxf4+ 48. Qxf4 Qe7 49. Rh5 Rf8 50. Rh7 Rxf4 51. Rxe7 Re4 1/2-1/2

[Event "WCh 2016"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2016.11.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2853"]
[PlyCount "187"]
[EventDate "2016.11.11"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Qd7 11. Nbd2 Rfe8 12. c3 Bf8 13. Nf1 h6 14. N3h2 d5 15. Qf3
Na5 16. Ba2 dxe4 17. dxe4 Nc4 18. Bxh6 Qc6 19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. Be3 Nxe4 21. Ng3
Nd6 22. Rad1 Rab8 23. Bc1 f6 24. Qxc6 Bxc6 25. Ng4 Rb5 26. f3 f5 27. Nf2 Be7
28. f4 Bh4 29. fxe5 Bxg3 30. exd6 Rxe1+ 31. Rxe1 cxd6 32. Rd1 Kf7 33. Rd4 Re5
34. Kf1 Rd5 35. Rxd5 Bxd5 36. Bg5 Kg6 37. h4 Kh5 38. Nh3 Bf7 39. Be7 Bxh4 40.
Bxd6 Bd8 41. Ke2 g5 42. Nf2 Kg6 43. g4 Bb6 44. Be5 a5 45. Nd1 f4 46. Bd4 Bc7
47. Nf2 Be6 48. Kf3 Bd5+ 49. Ke2 Bg2 50. Kd2 Kf7 51. Kc2 Bd5 52. Kd2 Bd8 53.
Kc2 Ke6 54. Kd2 Kd7 55. Kc2 Kc6 56. Kd2 Kb5 57. Kc1 Ka4 58. Kc2 Bf7 59. Kc1 Bg6
60. Kd2 Kb3 61. Kc1 Bd3 62. Nh3 Ka2 63. Bc5 Be2 64. Nf2 Bf3 65. Kc2 Bc6 66. Bd4
Bd7 67. Bc5 Bc7 68. Bd4 Be6 69. Bc5 f3 70. Be3 Bd7 71. Kc1 Bc8 72. Kc2 Bd7 73.
Kc1 Bf4 74. Bxf4 gxf4 75. Kc2 Be6 76. Kc1 Bc8 77. Kc2 Be6 78. Kc1 Kb3 79. Kb1
Ka4 80. Kc2 Kb5 81. Kd2 Kc6 82. Ke1 Kd5 83. Kf1 Ke5 84. Kg1 Kf6 85. Ne4+ Kg6
86. Kf2 Bxg4 87. Nd2 Be6 88. Kxf3 Kf5 89. a4 Bd5+ 90. Kf2 Kg4 91. Nf1 Kg5 92.
Nd2 Kf5 93. Ke2 Kg4 94. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "WCh 2016"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2016.11.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "156"]
[EventDate "2016.11.11"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5
8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re2 b6 11. Re1 Re8 12. Bf4 Rxe1 13. Qxe1 Qe7 14. Nc3
Bb7 15. Qxe7 Bxe7 16. a4 a6 17. g3 g5 18. Bxd6 Bxd6 19. Bg2 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 f5
21. Nd5 Kf7 22. Ne3 Kf6 23. Nc4 Bf8 24. Re1 Rd8 25. f4 gxf4 26. gxf4 b5 27.
axb5 axb5 28. Ne3 c6 29. Kf3 Ra8 30. Rg1 Ra2 31. b3 c5 32. Rg8 Kf7 33. Rg2 cxd4
34. Nxf5 d3 35. cxd3 Ra1 36. Nd4 b4 37. Rg5 Rb1 38. Rf5+ Ke8 39. Rb5 Rf1+ 40.
Ke4 Re1+ 41. Kf5 Rd1 42. Re5+ Kf7 43. Rd5 Rxd3 44. Rxd7+ Ke8 45. Rd5 Rh3 46.
Re5+ Kf7 47. Re2 Bg7 48. Nc6 Rh5+ 49. Kg4 Rc5 50. Nd8+ Kg6 51. Ne6 h5+ 52. Kf3
Rc3+ 53. Ke4 Bf6 54. Re3 h4 55. h3 Rc1 56. Nf8+ Kf7 57. Nd7 Ke6 58. Nb6 Rd1 59.
f5+ Kf7 60. Nc4 Rd4+ 61. Kf3 Bg5 62. Re4 Rd3+ 63. Kg4 Rg3+ 64. Kh5 Be7 65. Ne5+
Kf6 66. Ng4+ Kf7 67. Re6 Rxh3 68. Ne5+ Kg7 69. Rxe7+ Kf6 70. Nc6 Kxf5 71. Na5
Rh1 72. Rb7 Ra1 73. Rb5+ Kf4 74. Rxb4+ Kg3 75. Rg4+ Kf2 76. Nc4 h3 77. Rh4 Kg3
78. Rg4+ Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "WCh 2016"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2016.11.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2853"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2016.11.11"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a3
O-O 9. Nc3 Na5 10. Ba2 Be6 11. d4 Bxa2 12. Rxa2 Re8 13. Ra1 Nc4 14. Re1 Rc8 15.
h3 h6 16. b3 Nb6 17. Bb2 Bf8 18. dxe5 dxe5 19. a4 c6 20. Qxd8 Rcxd8 21. axb5
axb5 22. Ne2 Bb4 23. Bc3 Bxc3 24. Nxc3 Nbd7 25. Ra6 Rc8 26. b4 Re6 27. Rb1 c5
28. Rxe6 fxe6 29. Nxb5 cxb4 30. Rxb4 Rxc2 31. Nd6 Rc1+ 32. Kh2 Rc2 33. Kg1
1/2-1/2

[Event "WCh 2016"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2016.11.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2016.11.11"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 c5 4. Bxf6 gxf6 5. dxc5 Nc6 6. Bb5 e6 7. c4 dxc4 8.
Nd2 Bxc5 9. Ngf3 O-O 10. O-O Na5 11. Rc1 Be7 12. Qc2 Bd7 13. Bxd7 Qxd7 14. Qc3
Qd5 15. Nxc4 Nxc4 16. Qxc4 Qxc4 17. Rxc4 Rfc8 18. Rfc1 Rxc4 19. Rxc4 Rd8 20. g3
Rd7 21. Kf1 f5 22. Ke2 Bf6 23. b3 Kf8 24. h3 h6 25. Ne1 Ke7 26. Nd3 Kd8 27. f4
h5 28. a4 Rd5 29. Nc5 b6 30. Na6 Be7 31. Nb8 a5 32. Nc6+ Ke8 33. Ne5 Bc5 34.
Rc3 Ke7 35. Rd3 Rxd3 36. Kxd3 f6 37. Nc6+ Kd6 38. Nd4 Kd5 39. Nb5 Kc6 40. Nd4+
Kd6 41. Nb5+ Kd7 42. Nd4 Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Blitz Final 3m+2spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Na3 Bg7 5. Nxc4 Nc6 6. Bg2 e5 7. d3 Nge7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Bd2 Nd5 10. Rc1 h6 11. a3 Be6 12. b4 a6 13. e4 Nb6 14. Na5 Qxd3 15.
Nxb7 Bc4 16. Re1 Qxa3 17. Na5 Nxa5 18. bxa5 Bb3 19. Re3 Bxd1 20. Rxa3 Bxf3 21.
Bxf3 Nc8 22. Rxc7 Nd6 23. Be2 Nxe4 24. Be3 Rfd8 25. Rd3 Rxd3 26. Bxd3 Nd6 27.
Rc6 Nf5 28. Bc5 Bf8 29. Bxf8 Kxf8 30. Bxf5 gxf5 31. Rxh6 Kg7 32. Rb6 f6 33. Kg2
Kg6 34. Kf3 Rc8 35. Rxa6 Rc3+ 36. Ke2 Rc2+ 37. Ke3 Ra2 38. Ra8 f4+ 39. gxf4
exf4+ 40. Kf3 Kf5 41. a6 Ra3+ 42. Kg2 Kg6 43. h4 Kg7 44. a7 Kh7 45. f3 Ra2+ 46.
Kf1 Kg7 47. Ke1 Kh7 48. Kd1 Kg7 49. Kc1 f5 50. Kb1 Ra6 51. Kb2 Kh7 52. Kc3 Kg7
53. Kb4 Kh7 54. Kc5 Ra1 55. Kd5 Ra5+ 56. Ke6 Kg7 57. h5 Ra4 58. Kxf5 Kh7 59.
Kg4 Kg7 60. Kg5 Kh7 61. h6 1-0

[Event "chess.com Blitz Final 1m+1spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2853"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 c5 4. c4 d5 5. Nc3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nc6 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Nxc6 bxc6 9. Bd2 Be7 10. Qc2 O-O 11. Be2 Rb8 12. a3 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Qb6 14. Bd3
h6 15. Qe2 Rd8 16. Rd1 c5 17. O-O Bb7 18. Qg4 Bf8 19. Bc2 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Rd8 21.
h4 Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1 Qc6 23. f3 Qc7 24. Qd3 f5 25. Bb3 Qf7 26. Qd8 Bd5 27. Bxd5
exd5 28. h5 Kh7 29. Kf1 f4 30. e4 d4 31. Bd2 Be7 32. Qd5 Qxd5 33. exd5 Bd6 34.
b3 g6 35. Ke2 gxh5 36. Kd3 Kg6 37. Ke4 Kg5 38. b4 cxb4 39. Bxb4 Bc7 40. Be7+
1-0

[Event "chess.com Blitz Final 1m+1spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2853"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 b6 4. c4 Bb7 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O c5 8. Bd2
cxd4 9. exd4 d5 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Ba6 13. b3 Bxc4 14. bxc4
Nbd7 15. Rc1 Rc8 16. Qa4 Qc7 17. Bb4 Rfd8 18. Rfd1 Qb7 19. Qb3 h6 20. h3 Nf8
21. Ne5 N6d7 22. Bxf8 Kxf8 23. Ng4 h5 24. Ne3 Kg8 25. d5 Nc5 26. Qb2 Qe7 27.
Qe5 Qf6 28. Qxh5 Ne4 29. Rc2 Nc3 30. Ng4 Qf5 31. Qxf5 exf5 32. Nf6+ gxf6 33.
Rxc3 Rc5 34. h4 b5 35. Rg3+ Kf8 36. cxb5 Rdxd5 37. Rxd5 Rxd5 38. Rb3 f4 39. a4
Rd1+ 40. Kh2 f3 41. a5 fxg2 42. Kxg2 1-0

[Event "chess.com Blitz Final 3m+2spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2853"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. d4 d6 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. c4 e5 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. O-O e4 10. Nfd2 Re8 11. Qc2 c6 12. c5 Qe7 13. b4 a5 14. a3 Ne5 15. Bxe5
Qxe5 16. Nc4 Qxa1 17. Nc3 Qxf1+ 18. Bxf1 axb4 19. axb4 Be6 20. Nd6 Re7 21. h3
Nd5 22. Nxd5 Bxd5 23. Bc4 Be5 24. g3 Rd8 25. Nxe4 Bxe4 26. Qxe4 Kg7 27. Kg2 Rd2
28. g4 Bf6 0-1

[Event "chess.com Blitz Final 3m+2spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2853"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 O-O 8.
Nc3 Nxe5 9. Rxe5 Ne8 10. Nd5 Bd6 11. Re1 c6 12. Ne3 Bc7 13. Nf5 d5 14. Ne7+ Kh8
15. Nxc8 Rxc8 16. g3 Nd6 17. Bh3 f5 18. d3 Qd7 19. Qh5 Rce8 20. Bf4 g6 21. Qf3
Nf7 22. Bd2 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Re8 24. Qd1 Kg8 25. a4 a6 26. a5 Qd8 27. b4 Rxe1+
28. Qxe1 Ne5 29. Qe2 d4 30. Bg2 Qd7 31. Bf4 Nf7 32. Bd2 Nd8 33. c4 dxc3 34.
Bxc3 Ne6 35. d4 Bd8 36. d5 cxd5 37. Qe5 d4 38. Bd5 Kf7 39. Bxd4 Be7 40. Qg7+
Ke8 41. Qg8+ Nf8 42. Qf7+ Kd8 43. Bb6+ Kc8 44. Bb3 Bd6 45. Qc4+ Qc6 46. Qd4 Bc7
47. Qg7 Bxb6 48. axb6 Qc1+ 49. Kg2 Qc6+ 50. Kh3 Qd6 51. Bd5 Nd7 52. Qg8+ Nf8
53. Qf7 Nd7 54. Qe8# 1-0

[Event "chess.com Blitz Final 3m+2spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 c6 5. O-O Nf6 6. b3 O-O 7. Bb2 a5 8. c4 Ne4
9. Nfd2 Nxd2 10. Nxd2 Be6 11. e4 dxc4 12. Nxc4 Bxc4 13. bxc4 c5 14. e5 cxd4 15.
Qxd4 Nc6 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Qc5 Qd2 18. Bd4 Rfd8 19. Be3 Qb4 20. Rad1 Rxd1 21.
Rxd1 Qa4 22. Rd2 e6 23. Qe7 Bf8 24. Qf6 Qb4 25. Rd7 Qb1+ 26. Kg2 Qe4+ 27. f3
Qc2+ 28. Bf2 Qf5 29. g4 Qxf6 30. exf6 g5 31. c5 h6 32. Rc7 Kh7 33. Rxf7+ Kg6
34. Rc7 Rd8 35. Rxc6 Rd2 36. Kf1 Rxa2 37. Rc8 Kf7 38. Bg3 Rc2 39. c6 e5 40.
Bxe5 1-0

[Event "chess.com Blitz Final 5m+2spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2853"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 Re8 6. a3 Bf8 7. g3 d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Bg2 a5 10. O-O Na6 11. Nf4 c6 12. f3 c5 13. Kh1 Nc7 14. g4 h6 15. Nce2
b6 16. Bd2 Bd6 17. Ng3 a4 18. Rc1 Nb5 19. dxc5 bxc5 20. Qc2 Bxf4 21. exf4 Nd4
22. Qb1 Nb3 23. Rcd1 Ba6 24. Rg1 Be2 25. Nxe2 Rxe2 26. Be1 d4 27. Bf1 Re3 28.
Bc4 Ne8 29. g5 hxg5 30. Rxg5 Nd6 31. Bh4 Nxc4 32. Rxg7+ Kxg7 33. Bxd8 Rxd8 34.
Qf5 Rd6 35. Rg1+ Rg6 36. Rxg6+ fxg6 37. Qd7+ Kf6 38. Qd8+ Ke6 39. Qg8+ Kd6 40.
Qxc4 d3 41. Qa6+ Ke7 42. Qb7+ Kf6 43. Qc6+ Re6 44. Qc8 Re1+ 45. Kg2 d2 46. Qf8+
Ke6 47. Qg8+ Kd7 48. Qd5+ Kc7 49. Qf7+ Kb6 50. Qxg6+ Ka5 51. Qc6 d1=Q 52. Qc7+
Kb5 53. Qb7+ Kc4 54. Qf7+ 0-1

[Event "chess.com Blitz Final 5m+2spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O e5 5. d3 Ne7 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. a3 c5 8. e4
Nbc6 9. Rb1 d4 10. Nh4 Be6 11. f4 exf4 12. gxf4 f5 13. b4 cxb4 14. axb4 Qd7 15.
b5 Nd8 16. Re1 Nf7 17. Nhf3 Rac8 18. e5 Nd5 19. Bb2 Ne3 20. Qe2 Nxc2 21. Rec1
Ba2 22. Nc4 Ne3 23. Nxe3 dxe3 24. Ra1 Bd5 25. Qxe3 Rxc1+ 26. Rxc1 Re8 27. Qd4
Rd8 28. Ne1 Bf8 29. Qxd5 Qxd5 30. Bxd5 Rxd5 31. Rc8 Nd8 32. d4 Ne6 33. Nc2 Kf7
34. Ne3 Rxb5 35. d5 Rxb2 36. dxe6+ Ke7 37. h4 Bh6 38. Rh8 Kxe6 39. Ng2 Rb4 40.
Re8+ Kf7 41. Rh8 Bxf4 42. Nxf4 Rxf4 43. Rxh7+ Ke6 44. h5 gxh5 45. Rxb7 Ra4 46.
Rb5 Ra2 47. Rc5 h4 48. Rc4 h3 49. Rh4 Kxe5 50. Rxh3 a5 51. Kf1 a4 0-1

[Event "chess.com Blitz Final 5m+2spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2853"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Na6 7. O-O O-O 8. d5
Bb4 9. Bd2 Nc5 10. Nh4 Re8 11. a3 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 exd5 13. cxd5 Nce4 14. Bd4 c5
15. dxc6 dxc6 16. f3 c5 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. e4 Qc7 19. Nf5 Rad8 20. Qc1 h6 21.
Qc3 Kh7 22. Rfe1 Bc8 23. Ne3 Kg8 24. Rad1 Be6 25. Bf1 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Rd8 27. Rd2
Rxd2 28. Qxd2 Qd7 29. Qxd7 Nxd7 30. f4 f6 31. Bb5 Nb8 32. Kf2 Kf7 33. Ke2 a6
34. Bc4 b5 35. Bxe6+ Kxe6 36. Nf5 Kf7 37. g4 Nc6 38. Kd3 g6 39. Nd6+ Ke7 40.
Nb7 c4+ 41. Kc3 g5 42. fxg5 hxg5 43. h3 Ne5 44. Nc5 a5 45. Nb7 Kd7 46. Nxa5 Kc7
47. b4 Kb6 48. a4 Ka6 49. axb5+ Kxb5 50. Nb7 Nf7 51. Na5 Nd6 52. Kd4 Kxb4 53.
Nxc4 Nxc4 54. Kd5 Nd2 55. e5 fxe5 56. Kxe5 Nf3+ 57. Ke4 Nh4 58. Kd4 Kb3 59. Kd3
Kb2 60. Kd2 Ng2 0-1

[Event "chess.com Blitz Final 3m+2spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2853"]
[PlyCount "164"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 Na6 8. Nc3
d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bf4 Re8 11. Rc1 c5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Nd4 a6 14. a3 Bf8 15.
b4 Ne6 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Na4 Rc8 18. Rxc8 Qxc8 19. Qd4 b5 20. Rc1 Qd8 21. Nc5
Bxc5 22. Qxc5 Qd7 23. Qb6 Rc8 24. Rxc8+ Bxc8 25. Bh3 Kf7 26. Be5 Qe7 27. Qc6
Qd7 28. Qc3 Bb7 29. f3 Ne8 30. Qd3 Kg8 31. Qe3 Bc8 32. Qc5 Nf6 33. Kf2 Kf7 34.
Ke3 Qb7 35. Qc3 Bd7 36. Kf2 Qb6+ 37. Bd4 Qd6 38. Qe3 h6 39. Be5 Qc6 40. Qa7 Ne8
41. Qb8 Qc8 42. Qxc8 Bxc8 43. Ke3 Nf6 44. Kd4 Nd7 45. Bc7 Bb7 46. e3 Ke7 47.
Bf1 Nf6 48. g4 h5 49. g5 Nd7 50. Bd3 Kf7 51. h4 g6 52. Bd6 Bc6 53. f4 Bb7 54.
Bc2 Nb6 55. Kc5 Nd7+ 56. Kd4 Nb6 57. Bd3 Nd7 58. Bc7 Bc6 59. Bc2 Kg7 60. Bd1
Kf7 61. Be2 Kg7 62. Bf3 Kf7 63. f5 exf5 64. Bxd5+ Bxd5 65. Kxd5 Ke7 66. Kc6 Ke6
67. Bf4 Ne5+ 68. Kb6 Nc4+ 69. Kxa6 Nxa3 70. Kb6 Kd5 71. Kc7 Ke4 72. Kc6 Nc4 73.
Kxb5 Nxe3 74. Bxe3 Kxe3 75. Kc5 f4 76. b5 f3 77. b6 f2 78. b7 f1=Q 79. b8=Q
Qf5+ 80. Kc6 Kf3 81. Qb4 Kg3 82. Kd6 Qf8+ 0-1

[Event "chess.com Blitz Final 1m+1spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[Round "25"]
[White "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C28"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2853"]
[PlyCount "211"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Na5 5. Nge2 Nxc4 6. dxc4 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Qd3 d6 9. Be3 c6 10. f3 Be6 11. Rfd1 Qc7 12. b3 Rfd8 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6
15. Kh1 a6 16. a4 a5 17. Qe3 Bg5 18. Qf2 Qe7 19. Ng3 Bh4 20. Rd3 g6 21. Rad1
Rd7 22. Qd2 Bg5 23. Qf2 h5 24. Nge2 h4 25. f4 exf4 26. Nxf4 Qf6 27. Rf1 Bxf4
28. Qxf4 Qxf4 29. Rxf4 g5 30. Rf1 Kg7 31. Kg1 Re8 32. Re3 f6 33. Rd1 Red8 34.
Kf2 Bf7 35. Rd2 Kf8 36. Ne2 Bg6 37. Nd4 Re7 38. Nf5 Re6 39. Nd4 Re5 40. c5 Ke7
41. Nf5+ Bxf5 42. exf5 Rxe3 43. Kxe3 dxc5 44. Rxd8 Kxd8 45. c4 Ke7 46. g4 Kd6
47. Ke4 Kc7 48. Ke3 Kd7 49. Kd3 Kd6 50. Ke4 Ke7 51. Kf3 Kd8 52. Ke3 Kc8 53. Kd3
Kb8 54. Ke3 Ka7 55. Kd3 Kb8 56. Ke3 Kc8 57. Kd3 Kd8 58. Ke3 Ke7 59. h3 Kf7 60.
Kd3 Kg7 61. Ke3 Kh8 62. Kd3 Kg7 63. Ke3 Kf8 64. Kd3 Kf7 65. Ke3 Kg7 66. Kd3 Kg8
67. Ke3 Kf7 68. Ke4 Ke7 69. Ke3 Kd8 70. Ke4 Kc7 71. Ke3 Kb8 72. Ke4 Ka7 73. Ke3
Ka8 74. Ke4 Ka7 75. Ke3 Kb6 76. Ke4 Kc7 77. Ke3 b6 78. Kd3 Kd7 79. Ke3 Ke7 80.
Kd3 Kf7 81. Ke3 Kg7 82. Kf3 Kh7 83. Ke3 Kh8 84. Kd3 Kg8 85. Ke3 Kf8 86. Kd3 Ke8
87. Ke3 Kd8 88. Kd3 Kc8 89. Ke3 Kb8 90. Kd3 Ka8 91. Ke3 Ka7 92. Kd3 Ka6 93. Ke3
Kb7 94. Kd3 Kc7 95. Ke3 Kd6 96. Ke4 Ke7 97. Ke3 Kf7 98. Kd3 Ke8 99. Ke3 Kd7
100. Kd3 Kd6 101. Ke4 Kc7 102. Ke3 b5 103. Kd3 Kb6 104. Ke4 bxa4 105. bxa4 Kc7
106. Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Blitz Final 1m+1spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[Round "24"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. Qe2 e6 7. c4 Be7 8.
d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 O-O 10. Nc3 a6 11. b3 Rc8 12. Bb2 Qa5 13. Rac1 Bd8 14. Kh1 Bb6
15. Rfd1 Rfd8 16. f4 Ba7 17. Nf3 Ng4 18. Rf1 Be3 19. Rcd1 Bxf4 20. Nd4 Qg5 21.
g3 Be5 22. Nf3 Qh5 23. Nxe5 Ndxe5 24. Na4 b5 25. Nb6 Rc6 26. Bxe5 Qxe5 27. Nd5
exd5 28. cxd5 Rc3 29. Qxg4 Re8 30. Rde1 Rc2 31. Re2 Rxe2 32. Qxe2 Qxe4+ 33.
Qxe4 Rxe4 34. Rc1 Kf8 35. Rc6 Ke7 36. Rxa6 Rd4 37. a4 bxa4 38. bxa4 Rxd5 39. a5
Rd2 40. Ra8 Ra2 41. a6 h5 42. a7 g6 43. Kg1 d5 44. h4 d4 45. Kf1 d3 46. Ke1 Kf6
47. Rd8 Rxa7 48. Rxd3 Kf5 49. Rd4 Ra2 50. Kf1 f6 51. Rb4 Rd2 52. Kg1 Re2 53.
Kf1 Re4 54. Rb6 Re6 55. Rb4 Re4 56. Rb6 Ke5 57. Kf2 Ra4 58. Rb2 Ke4 59. Re2+
Kf5 60. Kf3 Ra3+ 61. Kg2 g5 62. hxg5 Kxg5 63. Rb2 Re3 64. Rb4 f5 65. Ra4 Re4
66. Ra8 h4 67. Rg8+ Kf6 68. gxh4 Rxh4 69. Kf3 Ke5 70. Re8+ Kf6 71. Rf8+ Kg5 72.
Rg8+ Kf6 73. Rf8+ Kg6 74. Rg8+ Kf7 75. Ra8 Rb4 76. Ra6 Ke7 77. Rh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Blitz Final 1m+1spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[Round "23"]
[White "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C28"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2853"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Na5 5. Nge2 Nxc4 6. dxc4 Bc5 7. O-O d6 8.
Qd3 O-O 9. Be3 Nd7 10. Ng3 a5 11. b3 h6 12. Rad1 Re8 13. Nd5 c6 14. Nc3 Bxe3
15. Qxe3 Nc5 16. Rd2 Qf6 17. Rfd1 Qf4 18. Qe1 Ne6 19. Rxd6 Nd4 20. Nce2 Nxe2+
21. Qxe2 a4 22. b4 a3 23. c5 Be6 24. c3 Qg5 25. h3 h5 26. Kh2 Qf4 27. Kg1 Qg5
28. Kh1 h4 29. Nf1 Qf4 30. Nh2 g6 31. Nf3 Kg7 32. Qd2 Qxd2 33. R1xd2 Kf6 34.
Nxh4 Ke7 35. Nf3 f6 36. Ne1 Red8 37. Rxd8 Rxd8 38. Rxd8 Kxd8 39. Nc2 Bxa2 40.
Nxa3 Ke7 41. f3 f5 42. exf5 gxf5 43. Kg1 f4 44. c4 Ke6 45. Kf2 Kf5 46. Ke2 e4
47. fxe4+ Kxe4 48. Kd2 Bb3 49. h4 Kf5 50. Kd3 Bd1 51. Nc2 Kg4 52. Nd4 Kxh4 53.
Ke4 Kg3 54. Nf5+ Kg4 55. Nh6+ Kg3 56. Nf5+ Kg4 57. Ke5 Be2 58. Nd6 Bf1 59. Nxb7
Bxg2 60. Nd6 Bf1 61. b5 cxb5 62. c6 Bxc4 63. c7 1-0

[Event "chess.com Blitz Final 5m+2spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2853"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8. O-O
O-O 9. a3 Bxd2 10. Nbxd2 d5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Ne5 Na6 13. Nd3 Qe7 14. e3 c5 15.
dxc5 Nxc5 16. Nxc5 bxc5 17. Rac1 Rfc8 18. Rfd1 h6 19. Qf5 a4 20. Rc2 Bc6 21.
Rdc1 Bd7 22. Qf4 g5 0-1

[Event "chess.com Blitz Final 1m+1spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E66"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. c4 c5 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. d4 d6 8. d5
Na5 9. Nd2 a6 10. Rb1 Rb8 11. b3 b5 12. Qc2 Bf5 13. e4 Bd7 14. Ne2 e6 15. Bb2
exd5 16. cxd5 Re8 17. Rfe1 b4 18. Nf4 Ng4 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Nd3 Bb5 21. Nc4
Bxc4 22. bxc4 Qf6 23. h3 Ne5 24. Nxe5 Qxe5 25. Rbc1 b3 26. axb3 Nxb3 27. Rb1
Nd4 28. Qd3 g5 29. Qd2 Kh8 30. f4 gxf4 31. gxf4 Qg7 32. Qf2 Ra8 33. Kh2 a5 34.
Rb7 a4 35. e5 a3 36. e6 Rf8 37. Ra1 Nxe6 38. Rxa3 Rxa3 39. dxe6 Qf6 40. exf7
Rxf7 41. Rxf7 Qxf7 42. Qb2+ 1-0

[Event "chess.com Blitz Final 3m+2spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "204"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. d4 d5 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. O-O c6 6. b3 O-O 7. Bb2 Ne4 8. c4
Bf5 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Be4 11. e3 Nd7 12. Qe2 Nf6 13. Rfc1 Qd6 14. Bb2 a5 15.
Ne5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 a4 17. Nd3 Nd7 18. Bc3 axb3 19. axb3 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 dxc4 21.
bxc4 c5 22. Rd1 cxd4 23. Bxd4 e5 24. Bb2 Qc6+ 25. Kg1 Qxc4 26. Nf4 Nb6 27. Rc1
Qxe2 28. Nxe2 Rc8 29. Rb1 Rc2 30. Kf1 Nc4 31. Bc1 b6 32. Ke1 Bf8 33. Ra1 Na5
34. Kd1 Rc6 35. Rb1 Nc4 36. Nc3 Kg7 37. Ke2 Bc5 38. Kd3 Nd6 39. f3 Rc8 40. Bd2
Rd8 41. Nd5 b5 42. e4 Ra8 43. Bc3 Ra3 44. Kc2 f6 45. Nc7 b4 46. Bb2 Ra7 47.
Ne6+ Kf7 48. Nxc5 Rc7 49. Kb3 Rxc5 50. Rc1 Rxc1 51. Bxc1 f5 52. exf5 Nxf5 53.
Kxb4 Nd4 54. f4 Ne2 55. Bd2 exf4 56. gxf4 Ke6 57. Kc4 Kf5 58. Kd3 Nxf4+ 59. Ke3
Ne6 60. Kf3 Ng5+ 61. Kg2 Kg4 62. Be3 Nh3 63. Ba7 Nf4+ 64. Kf2 Kh3 65. Kg1 Nd3
66. Bb8 Nc5 67. Kh1 Ne4 68. Bc7 Nf6 69. Bb8 Ne4 70. Bc7 Ng5 71. Bb8 Nf3 72. Bc7
Nh4 73. Bb8 Kg4 74. Kg1 Kf3 75. Kf1 Nf5 76. Bc7 Ne3+ 77. Kg1 g5 78. Bd8 g4 79.
Bc7 Nf5 80. Bb8 h5 81. Bc7 Nd4 82. Kf1 Ne2 83. Bb8 Nf4 84. Kg1 Nh3+ 85. Kf1 Ng5
86. Bc7 Ne4 87. Bd8 Nd2+ 88. Kg1 Nc4 89. Be7 Ne3 90. Bd8 Nf5 91. Bf6 Nd6 92.
Bd8 Ne4 93. Be7 Nc3 94. Bd8 Ne2+ 95. Kf1 Nd4 96. Be7 Nf5 97. Bd8 Kf4 98. Kg2
Ne3+ 99. Kf2 Nf5 100. Bc7+ Kg5 101. Bd8+ Kg6 102. h3 gxh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Blitz Final 5m+2spm Chess960 "]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2853"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[EventType "blitz"]

 1-0

[Event "chess.com Blitz Final 5m+2spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2853"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
Nf4 c6 9. Bd3 Na6 10. O-O Nc7 11. Qc2 Bd6 12. f3 Re8 13. Nce2 Qe7 14. Ng3 c5
15. Qf2 b6 16. Bd2 g6 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Rfe1 Rb8 19. b4 c4 20. Bf1 Be5 21. Rad1
a5 22. e4 axb4 23. axb4 c3 24. Bc1 dxe4 25. Nxe4 Nxe4 26. Rxe4 Bf5 27. Ree1 c2
28. Rd2 Qxb4 0-1

[Event "chess.com Blitz Final 1m+1spm Chess960 "]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2853"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[EventType "blitz"]

 1-0

[Event "chess.com Blitz Final 5m+2spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 b6 6. Nbd2 Bb7 7. e4 c5 8. Re1
Nc6 9. c3 Qc7 10. Nf1 dxe4 11. dxe4 Rd8 12. Qe2 Qc8 13. e5 Ba6 14. Qe3 Nd7 15.
Qe4 Nf8 16. Ng5 Bb7 17. Qf4 Bxg5 18. Qxg5 Ng6 19. h4 O-O 20. Bf4 Nce7 21. h5 h6
22. Qg4 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Qc6+ 24. Kg1 Nxf4 25. Qxf4 Rd3 26. Qe4 Rfd8 27. Kg2 Qxe4+
28. Rxe4 Rd1 29. Re1 Rxa1 30. Rxa1 Nc6 31. Re1 Rd5 32. f4 Na5 33. Kf2 Nc4 34.
b3 Na5 35. Ke2 Kf8 36. Ne3 Rd8 37. Rd1 Rxd1 38. Nxd1 Ke7 39. Nf2 Nc6 40. g4 Kd7
41. Ne4 Ne7 42. Kf3 Nd5 43. f5 exf5 44. gxf5 Ne7 45. Ng3 f6 46. e6+ Kd6 47. Ke4
Nd5 48. Ne2 b5 49. c4 bxc4 50. bxc4 Nb6 51. Nc3 Nxc4 52. Nb5+ Ke7 53. Nxa7 Nd6+
54. Kf4 c4 55. Nc6+ Ke8 56. Nd4 Nb7 57. Ke4 Ke7 58. Kd5 c3 59. a4 Nd6 60. a5 c2
61. Nxc2 Nxf5 62. a6 Nd6 63. Nd4 Nc8 64. Nf5+ Kf8 1-0

[Event "chess.com Blitz Final 1m+1spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[Round "22"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. Nf3 Nb6 4. d4 d6 5. Be2 Nc6 6. O-O g6 7. exd6 cxd6 8. d5
Ne5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. c4 Bg7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. c5 Nd7 13. Be3 Nf6 14. b4 h5 15. h3
Bf5 16. Qb3 Qd7 17. Rfd1 e4 18. Bf1 Rfd8 19. Rac1 Nh7 20. b5 Be5 21. c6 Qd6 22.
b6 axb6 23. Nb5 Qf6 24. Bxb6 bxc6 25. Rxc6 Qg5 26. Bxd8 Rxd8 27. d6 Rb8 28. d7
Rd8 29. Rc8 Rxc8 30. dxc8=Q+ Bxc8 31. Rd8+ Kg7 32. Rxc8 h4 33. Qe3 Qf5 34. Rc5
Nf6 35. Nd4 Qf4 36. Qxf4 Bxf4 37. Nc2 g5 38. a4 g4 39. hxg4 Nxg4 40. Be2 1-0

[Event "chess.com Blitz Final 3m+2spm Chess960 "]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[EventType "blitz"]

 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Blitz Final 1m+1spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Qe2 c6 6. Bb3 O-O 7. O-O a5 8. a3
Bg4 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 e5 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. c3 Nc5 14. Bc2 a4
15. Nxe5 Re8 16. f4 Nh5 17. Qf2 Qe7 18. Be3 Nb3 19. Bxb3 axb3 20. Rad1 f6 21.
Bc5 Qe6 22. Nd7 Rad8 23. Rd6 Qxe4 24. g4 b6 25. Bxb6 Qe7 26. Rfd1 Nxf4 27. Qxf4
1-0

[Event "chess.com Blitz Final 5m+2spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. Bg5 c5 4. e3 Qb6 5. Qc1 d5 6. c3 Bd7 7. Nbd2 Bb5 8.
Bxb5+ Qxb5 9. a4 Qa6 10. b4 cxb4 11. cxb4 Nbd7 12. b5 Qb6 13. Bf4 Qd8 14. Bc7
Qc8 15. O-O Be7 16. Ra2 O-O 17. Rc2 Ne8 18. a5 Ndf6 19. Ne5 Bd8 20. Bb6 Qxc2
21. Qxc2 axb6 22. a6 bxa6 23. Qc6 Ra7 24. Qc8 Nd6 25. Qb8 Nxb5 26. Rc1 Bc7 27.
Qxa7 Nxa7 28. Rxc7 Ra8 29. Nxf7 Nb5 30. Rb7 Rc8 31. Ng5 h6 32. Nxe6 Rc1+ 33.
Nf1 Ne4 34. f3 Nd2 35. Kf2 Nxf1 36. Rxg7+ Kh8 37. Rg6 a5 38. Nf4 a4 39. Rxh6+
Kg8 40. Nxd5 a3 41. Nb4 Rb1 0-1

[Event "chess.com Blitz Final 5m+2spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 b6 6. Nbd2 Bb7 7. e4 c5 8. Re1
Nc6 9. c3 Qc7 10. Nf1 dxe4 11. dxe4 Rd8 12. Qa4 a6 13. e5 Nd7 14. Qg4 Kf8 15.
Qh5 h6 16. Bf4 Kg8 17. h4 Nf8 18. Ne3 Ng6 19. Rad1 b5 20. Rxd8+ Bxd8 21. Qg4 h5
22. Qh3 c4 23. Rd1 Be7 24. Qh1 Kh7 25. Ng5+ Bxg5 26. hxg5 Rd8 27. Qxh5+ Kg8 28.
Rxd8+ Nxd8 29. Bxb7 Nxb7 30. Qf3 Nc5 31. Qa8+ Kh7 32. Qh1+ Kg8 33. Qa8+ Kh7 34.
Ng4 Qd7 35. Qh1+ Kg8 36. Qa8+ Kh7 37. Qh1+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Play Live Challenge 2016"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2016.09.22"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Karelina, Polina"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2857"]
[BlackElo "1650"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2016.09.22"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 c6 4. c4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 O-O 7. Nge2 Nbd7 8. Qd2
a6 9. a4 c5 10. d5 Nb6 11. Ng3 e6 12. a5 Nbd7 13. dxe6 Ne5 14. exf7+ Rxf7 15.
Be2 Be6 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Bd7 18. O-O b5 19. axb6 Qxb6 20. Ra5 Bc8 21. Rfa1
Rc7 22. h3 Qb3 23. R1a3 Qb6 24. f4 Nf7 25. b3 Re7 26. Bc4 Nd8 27. e5 Nb7 28.
Rxa6 Rxa6 29. Rxa6 Qc7 30. Ne4 Kh8 31. exd6 Nxd6 32. Rc6 Nxe4 33. Rxc7 Rxc7 34.
Qa5 Rd7 35. Qa8 Rd8 36. Qc6 Bf6 37. Bd3 Bd7 38. Qb6 Bd4 39. Qxd8+ 1-0

[Event "Play Live Challenge 2016"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2016.09.22"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Sloan, Jed David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "2857"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2016.09.22"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. a3 Be6 11. b4 Bb6 12. Bb2 Rc8 13. Na4 Bc7 14. Nc5 b6 15.
Nxe6 fxe6 16. Rc1 Qd7 17. Bxf6 Rxf6 18. e4 d4 19. Qa4 Ne5 20. Qxd7 Nxd7 21.
Nxd4 a6 22. Bh3 Kf7 23. Rc6 Ne5 24. Bxe6+ Rxe6 25. Rxe6 Nf3+ 26. Nxf3 Kxe6 27.
Rc1 Kd7 28. Kg2 Re8 29. Nd2 b5 30. f4 g6 31. e5 Bb6 32. Ne4 Re7 33. Nf6+ Kd8
34. Rc6 Rb7 35. Nd5 Bd4 36. e6 1-0

[Event "Play Live Challenge 2016"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2016.09.22"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Wiebe, Isaac"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2857"]
[BlackElo "2017"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2016.09.22"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 d6 7. d4 Ne4 8. Bb2 a5
9. Nfd2 Nxd2 10. Nxd2 Bf6 11. e4 e5 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Bxb7 Ra7
15. Be4 Bxe4 16. Nxe4 Nc6 17. Qd5+ Qxd5 18. cxd5 Nb4 19. Ba3 Rd8 20. Bxb4 axb4
21. Rfd1 Ra5 22. Rac1 Raxd5 23. Rxd5 Rxd5 24. Rxc7 Ra5 25. Rb7 Rxa2 26. Rxb4
Kf7 27. Kg2 Ke6 28. h4 Rb2 29. h5 Be7 30. Rb7 Rb1 31. Kf3 Rb2 32. Kg4 Re2 33.
f3 Rb2 34. Rb6+ Kd5 35. Kf5 Rh2 36. Rb7 Ba3 37. Kg4 g6 38. Rd7+ Ke6 39. Rxh7
gxh5+ 40. Rxh5 Rb2 41. Rh6+ Kd5 42. Nc3+ Kd4 43. Nb5+ Kd3 44. Nxa3 Rxb3 45. Ra6
e4 46. fxe4 Kxe4 47. Ra4+ Ke5 48. Nc4+ Kf6 49. Ra6+ Kg7 50. Ne5 Rb5 51. Kf5 Rb1
52. Ra7+ Kh8 53. g4 Rb6 54. g5 Rb1 55. Kg6 Rb6+ 56. Kf7 Rb8 57. Ng6+ Kh7 58.
Kf6+ Kg8 59. Rg7# 1-0

[Event "Play Live Challenge 2016"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2016.09.22"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Panda, Vedic"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B28"]
[WhiteElo "2857"]
[BlackElo "1778"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2016.09.22"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c3 e6 4. d4 d5 5. e5 Bd7 6. Be3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nc6 8. f4 g5
9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. fxg5 Bg7 11. Nd2 Bxe5 12. Nf3 Bg7 13. Bd4 Kf8 14. Bxg7+ Kxg7
15. Qd4+ f6 16. Bd3 Bb5 17. Bxb5 axb5 18. O-O Ra4 19. Qc5 Rc4 20. Qxb5 Qc7 21.
Nd4 Qc8 22. Rae1 e5 23. gxf6+ Nxf6 24. Nf5+ Kf8 25. Nd6 Qc5+ 26. Qxc5 Rxc5 27.
Rxe5 Rc6 28. Rxf6+ Kg7 29. Rf7+ Kg6 30. Re6+ Kg5 31. Rf5+ 1-0

[Event "Play Live Challenge 2016"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2016.09.22"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Marx, Soeren"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2857"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2016.09.22"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 Be6 8.
Nge2 Nbd7 9. O-O c5 10. Nf4 c4 11. Bc2 a6 12. a4 Rb8 13. a5 h6 14. Bh4 b5 15.
axb6 Rxb6 16. Ra2 Qc7 17. f3 Rfb8 18. Qa1 Qc6 19. e4 dxe4 20. fxe4 Qb7 21. e5
Nd5 22. Ncxd5 Bxd5 23. Bxe7 Be6 24. Bd6 Ra8 25. Nxe6 1-0

[Event "Play Live Challenge 2016"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2016.09.22"]
[Round "3.11"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Berkowitz, Ben"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2857"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2016.09.22"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. d4 Bb4 4. f3 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 b6 7. e4 h6 8. Nh3
c5 9. Nf2 d5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. e5 Re8 12. Bd3 Nc6 13. O-O Nh7 14. f4 cxd4 15.
cxd4 Nxd4 16. Bxh7+ Kxh7 17. Qxd4 Kg8 18. Bb2 Rb8 19. e6 f6 20. f5 Re7 21. Ng4
Bxe6 22. Nxf6+ Kf7 23. fxe6+ Rxe6 24. Nxd5+ Ke8 25. Qxg7 1-0

[Event "Play Live Challenge 2016"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2016.09.22"]
[Round "3.8"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Dimitriadis, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2857"]
[BlackElo "2027"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2016.09.22"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. h4 Nc6 8. h5
Nxc3 9. bxc3 e5 10. Qa4 Re8 11. hxg6 hxg6 12. Qh4 Qxh4 13. Rxh4 Bf6 14. Rc4 a6
15. Nh2 Bd7 16. Ng4 Bg7 17. Ne3 Rac8 18. Nd5 b5 19. Rc5 e4 20. a4 b4 21. Rb1 a5
22. Bb2 bxc3 23. Bxc3 Bxc3 24. Nxc3 f5 25. d3 Re5 26. Rxe5 Nxe5 27. dxe4 fxe4
28. Nxe4 Bxa4 29. Ra1 Be8 30. Rxa5 Kg7 31. Rxe5 1-0

[Event "Play Live Challenge 2016"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2016.09.22"]
[Round "3.6"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Gudbrandsen, G."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C03"]
[WhiteElo "2857"]
[BlackElo "2257"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2016.09.22"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Ngf3 c5 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Bxd7+ Nxd7
8. O-O Ngf6 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Re1 O-O 11. Nf1 Re8 12. Be3 Ng4 13. h3 Nxe3 14.
Nxe3 Ne4 15. Qxd5 Qxd5 16. Nxd5 Bc5 17. Kf1 Nxf2 18. b4 Red8 19. bxc5 Rxd5 20.
Kxf2 Rxc5 21. Nd4 g6 22. Re7 Rd8 23. Rd1 Rxc2+ 24. Nxc2 Rxd1 25. Ne3 Rd2+ 26.
Kf3 Rxa2 27. Rxb7 a5 28. Ng4 h5 29. Nh6+ Kg7 30. Nxf7 Kf6 31. Nd6 Ra3+ 32. Kf2
Ra2+ 33. Kg3 Ra3+ 34. Kh2 Ke5 1-0

[Event "Play Live Challenge 2016"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2016.09.22"]
[Round "3.7"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Hartveit, Emil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2857"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2016.09.22"]

1. e3 e5 2. d4 d6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 exd4 5. exd4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Be3 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bg4 12. Bxg4 Nxg4 13. Qxg4 g6 14. Nd5
Rb8 15. Rfe1 Re8 16. Rxe7 Rxe7 17. Bf6 Qd7 18. Nxe7+ Kf8 19. Qxd7 1-0

[Event "Play Live Challenge 2016"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2016.09.22"]
[Round "3.9"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Sala Samarra, Ivet"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D06"]
[WhiteElo "2857"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2016.09.22"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nf6 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. Nf3 e6 5. e4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 Nf6
8. Nc3 Nc6 9. Bb5 O-O 10. O-O a6 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Rac1 Qe8 13. e5 Ng4 14. Ne4
Bb7 15. h3 Nh6 16. Nf6+ gxf6 17. Qxh6 fxe5 18. Ng5 f6 19. Qxh7# 1-0

[Event "Play Live Challenge 2016"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2016.09.22"]
[Round "3.10"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Grojean, Andrew"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2857"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2016.09.22"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Nf6 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 O-O 8. a4
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. Nf1 Nd4 12. Nxd4 exd4 13. Ng3 h6 14. Nf5 c5 15.
Qf3 Rc8 16. axb5 axb5 17. Bxh6 g6 18. Ra7 Rc7 19. Nxe7+ Rcxe7 20. Qxf6 Rxe4 21.
Qg7# 1-0

[Event "42nd Olympiad 2016"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2016.09.13"]
[Round "11.5"]
[White "Harikrishna, P."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2857"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[WhiteTeam "India"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IND"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O d6 5. c3 Nf6 6. d3 h6 7. Re1 O-O 8. h3 a6
9. Bb3 b5 10. Nbd2 Bb6 11. Nf1 Ne7 12. a4 Rb8 13. d4 Ng6 14. Be3 exd4 15. Bxd4
c5 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. axb5 axb5 18. Ne3 Qd8 19. Nd5 Bb7 20. Nxb6 Qxb6 21. Bd5
Rfe8 22. Bxb7 Rxb7 23. Qd2 Rbe7 24. Rad1 Re6 25. Re3 Qc6 26. Qd5 Qxd5 27. Rxd5
f6 28. Rd1 Ra8 29. b4 Rae8 30. Rde1 Kf7 31. g3 Ne7 32. Rb1 f5 33. e5 cxb4 34.
exd6 Rxe3 35. fxe3 Nc6 36. d7 Rxe3 37. Nd4 Nd8 38. Kf2 Rxc3 39. Rxb4 Rc5 40.
Rxb5 Rxb5 41. Nxb5 Ke7 42. Nd4 g6 43. h4 h5 44. Kf3 Kxd7 45. Kf4 Ne6+ 46. Nxe6
Kxe6 47. Kf3 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "42nd Olympiad 2016"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2016.09.12"]
[Round "10.6"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Ghaem Maghami, E."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2857"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Iran"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IRI"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bg3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Nbd2 Bxg3 8.
hxg3 Qd6 9. Bb5 Bd7 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. Ne5 Qc7 12. Qf3 h6 13. Qf4 Qe7 14. g4 Nh7
15. Qg3 Rg8 16. O-O Nf6 17. Rac1 Rc8 18. c4 dxc4 19. dxc5 Qxc5 20. Ndxc4 Ke7
21. b4 Qxb4 22. Nd3 Ne4 23. Nxb4 Nxg3 24. fxg3 Bb5 25. Rxf7+ Kxf7 26. Nd6+ Ke7
27. Nxc8+ Kd7 28. Nxa7 Ba4 29. Nd3 1-0

[Event "42nd Olympiad 2016"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2016.09.11"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Caruana, F."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2857"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[WhiteTeam "United States of America"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c6 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nc4 Qc7 8.
a4 Nd5 9. Bd3 g6 10. Qf3 N7f6 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. O-O Bg7 13. c3 O-O 14. Qg3 Qxg3
15. hxg3 Rd8 16. Be2 Be6 17. a5 c5 18. dxc5 Bxc3 19. a6 bxa6 20. Na5 Bxa5 21.
Rxa5 Nb4 22. Bf4 Nc6 23. Ra3 a5 24. Bb5 Nd4 25. Ba6 Bc8 26. Bc4 Be6 27. Ba6 Bc8
28. Bc4 Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "42nd Olympiad 2016"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2016.09.10"]
[Round "8.7"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Cordova, E."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2857"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Peru"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "PER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Bd2
Bf6 9. Rc1 c5 10. d5 exd5 11. cxd5 Nxd2 12. Nxd2 d6 13. Nde4 Be7 14. f4 f5 15.
Nf2 Ba6 16. a4 Bf6 17. Re1 Nd7 18. e3 Rb8 19. Qc2 g6 20. Nb5 Bxb5 21. axb5 Bg7
22. Bh3 Kh8 23. e4 g5 24. fxg5 f4 25. Bf5 fxg3 26. Nh3 gxh2+ 27. Kh1 Be5 28.
Qe2 Rf7 29. Rc2 Rg7 30. Rf1 Qe8 31. Qd3 Nf8 32. Rg2 Ng6 33. Bxg6 Qxg6 34. Nf4
Bxf4 35. Rxf4 Qh5 36. Qc3 Kg8 37. Qf6 Rf7 38. Qe6 Rbf8 39. Rgf2 c4 40. g6 Qd1+
41. Rf1 1-0

[Event "42nd Olympiad 2016"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2016.09.09"]
[Round "7.8"]
[White "Solak, D."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2857"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[WhiteTeam "Turkey"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "TUR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 a6 5. Be2 Nf6 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 Nc6 8. d5
Na7 9. h3 b5 10. Bf1 Bb7 11. a4 b4 12. Na2 a5 13. c4 e6 14. Bg5 h6 15. Be3 Re8
16. Bd3 exd5 17. exd5 c6 18. dxc6 Nxc6 19. Nc1 Nd7 20. Qc2 Qf6 21. Rb1 Nce5 22.
Nxe5 Nxe5 23. Be2 d5 24. cxd5 Bxd5 25. Nb3 Rac8 26. Nc5 Bf8 27. Rbc1 Bxc5 28.
Bxc5 Qg5 29. g3 Nd7 30. h4 Qd8 31. Bb5 Rxe1+ 32. Rxe1 Rxc5 33. Qd2 h5 34. Qd4
Qf6 35. Qe3 Bc6 36. Qe8+ Nf8 37. Qc8 Rc2 38. Bxc6 Qxf2+ 39. Kh1 Qxe1# 0-1

[Event "42nd Olympiad 2016"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2016.09.08"]
[Round "6.12"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Sadorra, J."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2857"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Philippines"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "PHI"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 Bd6 5. c4 Nf6 6. c5 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Be3
b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 Ng4 11. Bf4 Re8 12. Be2 axb4 13. axb4 Rxa1 14. Qxa1 bxc5 15.
bxc5 Bxc5 16. dxc5 d4 17. O-O dxc3 18. Bc4 c2 19. Qa4 Bf5 20. Nd4 Bg6 21. Nxc2
Re4 22. Bg3 Ne5 23. Bxe5 Rxe5 24. Ne3 Rxc5 25. f4 h6 26. Qb4 Nd7 27. f5 Bh5 28.
Qd2 Qg5 29. Qd4 Re5 30. Qxd7 Qxe3+ 31. Kh1 Qc5 32. Qd3 Re3 33. Qc2 Qe5 34. Qd2
Kh7 35. h3 Qe4 36. Kg1 c6 37. Rc1 Qe5 38. Bf1 Rg3 39. Qf2 Qd6 40. Rc4 f6 41.
Rxc6 Qxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "42nd Olympiad 2016"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2016.09.06"]
[Round "5.21"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Winants, L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2857"]
[BlackElo "2558"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Belgium"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BEL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. a3 Be7 6. e4 d6 7. Be2 c5 8. d5
exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. O-O Bf8 11. Re1 a6 12. Qc2 Bg4 13. b3 Nbd7 14. Bb2 b5 15.
a4 Qb6 16. Bf1 Bxf3 17. Nxf3 g6 18. g3 Bg7 19. Kg2 Rac8 20. h3 Rb8 21. axb5
axb5 22. Nd2 Ra8 23. Bc3 h5 24. Qd3 Rxa1 25. Bxa1 Rb8 26. Bc3 Qd8 27. f4 Nb6
28. Nf3 c4 29. bxc4 bxc4 30. Qc2 Ra8 31. Bd4 Nfd7 32. e5 dxe5 33. fxe5 Nxd5 34.
Bxc4 N7b6 35. Bxb6 Nxb6 36. e6 Nxc4 37. exf7+ Kxf7 38. Qxc4+ Kf8 39. Rf1 1-0

[Event "42nd Olympiad 2016"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2016.09.05"]
[Round "4.20"]
[White "Smerdon, D."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2531"]
[BlackElo "2857"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[WhiteTeam "Australia"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Na3 Qd8 7. Nc4 Be7 8. Be3
cxd4 9. Qxd4 O-O 10. O-O-O Nd5 11. Qg4 Nxe3 12. fxe3 Qc7 13. Bd3 Nd7 14. Qf4
Qc5 15. b4 Qc6 16. Nd4 Qxg2 17. Rhg1 Qh3 18. Rg3 Qh4 19. Qxh4 Bxh4 20. Rh3 Bg5
21. Rg1 h6 22. Rxg5 hxg5 23. Bh7+ Kh8 24. Bd3+ Kg8 25. Bh7+ Kh8 26. Bd3+
1/2-1/2

[Event "42nd Olympiad 2016"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2016.09.04"]
[Round "3.15"]
[White "Lupulescu, C."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2857"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[WhiteTeam "Romania"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 e6 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. Bd3
Bd6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. g4 Nf8 11. h4 Ne6 12. g5 Nd7 13. Bd2 Qe7 14. O-O-O O-O-O
15. Qg4 g6 16. f4 f5 17. Qf3 Kb8 18. h5 Nb6 19. Kb1 a6 20. Bc1 Rc8 21. hxg6
hxg6 22. Rxh8 Rxh8 23. Rh1 Qe8 24. Rh3 Ka7 25. a3 Rg8 26. Qh1 Bf8 27. Rh8 Bg7
28. Rxg8 Qxg8 29. Bf1 Nc8 30. Bd3 Nd6 31. Bf1 Bf8 32. Be2 Be7 33. Bd3 Nf8 34.
Qh2 Nd7 35. Ne2 c5 36. dxc5 Nxc5 37. Bc2 Nce4 38. Ng3 Nxg3 39. Qxg3 Qe6 40. Qe1
Nc4 41. Qc3 Bc5 42. Bd3 Bb6 43. Qf6 Qe8 44. Bxc4 dxc4 45. Bd2 Bxe3 46. Bxe3+
Qxe3 47. Qxg6 Qe4+ 48. Ka1 Qh1+ 49. Ka2 Qd5 50. Ka1 Qd1+ 51. Ka2 Qb3+ 52. Ka1
c3 53. bxc3 Qxa3+ 54. Kb1 Qb3+ 55. Kc1 Qxc3+ 56. Kd1 Qf3+ 57. Kc2 Qxf4 58. Qf6
Qe4+ 59. Kd2 f4 60. g6 Qe3+ 61. Kc2 Qe2+ 62. Kc3 Qe1+ 63. Kc2 Qf2+ 64. Kd3 Qe3+
65. Kc2 f3 66. g7 Qg1 67. Qf8 Qg2+ 68. Kd3 f2 69. Qc5+ Kb8 70. Qe5+ Kc8 71.
Qe6+ Kc7 72. Qe7+ Kc6 73. Qe6+ Kc5 74. Qe5+ Kb4 75. Qd4+ Kb5 76. Qe5+ Kc6 77.
Qe6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "42nd Olympiad 2016"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2016.09.03"]
[Round "2.39"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Hossain, Enam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2857"]
[BlackElo "2431"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Bangladesh"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BAN"]

1. e3 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. d4 Bb4 6. Bd3 Ne4 7. O-O Bxc3 8.
bxc3 O-O 9. Ne1 c5 10. f3 Nf6 11. e4 Ne8 12. d5 d6 13. Nc2 Nd7 14. Ne3 Nef6 15.
a4 a5 16. Ra2 Qc7 17. f4 exd5 18. exd5 Rfe8 19. g4 Nf8 20. g5 N6d7 21. h4 Rad8
22. h5 Bc8 23. Ng4 Re7 24. Rg2 Kh8 25. Qf3 Rde8 26. Qg3 Rd8 27. Bd2 Rde8 28. f5
Ne5 29. Nxe5 Rxe5 30. Bf4 Nd7 31. f6 g6 32. hxg6 fxg6 33. Bxg6 1-0

[Event "chess.com SF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Grischuk, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2857"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bxf6 Qxf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Qb3 c5 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 b6 11. dxc5 Qxc3+ 12. bxc3 bxc5 13. O-O-O Be6
14. e3 Ke7 15. c4 dxc4 16. Ne5 c3 17. Bb5 a6 18. Ba4 Ra7 19. Kc2 Rc8 20. Kxc3
g5 21. h4 g4 22. f4 c4 23. e4 f6 24. Ng6+ Kf7 25. h5 Bd7 26. Bc2 Nc6 27. e5
fxe5 28. fxe5 Kg7 29. Rd6 Be8 30. Nh4 Nxe5 31. Nf5+ Kg8 32. Nxh6+ Kh8 33. Nf5
Bc6 34. Re1 Nd3 35. Re7 Rac7 36. Rh6+ Kg8 37. Rg6+ Kf8 38. Rf6+ Kg8 39. Rxc7
Rxc7 40. Rxc6 Rxc6 41. Ne7+ Kg7 42. Nxc6 Nf4 43. g3 Nxh5 44. Ne5 Nxg3 45. Nxg4
Kf7 46. Kxc4 Ke6 47. Nf2 Nf1 48. Bd3 Kd6 49. Bxf1 1-0

[Event "chess.com SF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2857"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 a6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be6 7. e3 Nbd7 8.
Bd3 Bd6 9. h3 O-O 10. O-O h6 11. Bh4 Re8 12. Ne2 c6 13. Bg3 Ne4 14. Bxe4 dxe4
15. Nd2 Bxg3 16. Nxg3 f5 17. Ne2 Nf6 18. Rc1 a5 19. Nc4 Bxc4 20. Rxc4 Nd5 21.
a3 Kh8 22. Nc3 f4 23. Nxd5 cxd5 24. Rc5 b6 25. Rc6 f3 26. gxf3 Qd7 27. Rg6 Qxh3
28. f4 Rac8 29. Rg3 Qf5 30. Kg2 Re6 31. Rh1 Rf6 32. Rh5 Qd7 33. Rgg5 Rd6 34.
Qh1 Kh7 35. Qh4 Rc2 36. Rg3 Rg6 37. Rxg6 Kxg6 38. f5+ Kh7 39. f6 Qf7 40. Re5
gxf6 41. Rh5 Qg6+ 42. Kf1 Rxb2 43. Rxd5 Rb1+ 44. Ke2 Rb2+ 45. Kf1 Rb1+ 46. Ke2
Rb2+ 47. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com SF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Grischuk, A."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2857"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. b3 d6 3. e4 Nf6 4. Bb5+ Nbd7 5. Qe2 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. d4
cxd4 9. Bxd4 e5 10. Bb2 Nc5 11. Nc3 a6 12. Bc4 b5 13. Bd5 Rb8 14. a3 Ne6 15.
Bxe6 Bxe6 16. Rfd1 Qc7 17. Rd3 Bc4 18. bxc4 bxc4 19. Rdd1 Rxb2 20. Rab1 Rfb8
21. Rxb2 Rxb2 22. h3 Bf8 23. g4 h6 24. Ne1 Qc6 25. Ng2 Kg7 26. Kh2 Be7 27. Ne3
Nxe4 28. Qf3 d5 29. Ncxd5 Ng5 30. Qe2 e4 31. Kg2 Bf6 32. Nxc4 Rb8 33. h4 Nf3
34. Qxe4 Nxh4+ 35. Kh3 Re8 36. Qd3 h5 37. Nce3 Rh8 38. g5 Bxg5 39. Qd4+ Kh7 40.
f4 Bd8 41. f5 Re8 42. Qa7 Kg8 43. Rf1 Nxf5 44. Nxf5 gxf5 45. Rg1+ Kf8 46. Qd4
f6 47. Qd2 f4 48. Qd3 Qe6+ 49. Kh4 f5+ 50. Kh3 f3 51. Qxf3 f4+ 52. Kh2 Qe2+ 53.
Qxe2 Rxe2+ 54. Kh3 f3 55. Rf1 f2 56. c4 Ke8 57. Kg2 Kd7 58. Rxf2 Rxf2+ 59. Kxf2
Kd6 60. Nb4 a5 61. Nd3 Ke6 62. Kf3 Kf5 63. a4 h4 64. c5 h3 65. Kg3 Ke4 66. Nc1
Kd5 67. Nb3 Kc4 68. Nxa5+ Bxa5 69. Kxh3 Kxc5 70. Kg2 Kb4 71. Kf3 Kxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com SF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "22"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Grischuk, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2857"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. g3 g6 2. Bg2 Bg7 3. e4 c5 4. d3 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O e5 7. Nc3 Nge7 8. Nd2
O-O 9. Nc4 h6 10. a4 f5 11. exf5 gxf5 12. f4 Kh7 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. a5 Rb8 15.
Be3 Nd4 16. Ne2 Be6 17. c3 Ndc6 18. Bxc5 Bd5 19. Ne3 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 b6 21. axb6
axb6 22. Bxe7 Nxe7 23. Ra7 Ra8 24. Rxa8 Qxa8+ 25. Kg1 Qc6 26. Rf2 Qg6 27. Ng2
Rd8 28. d4 f4 29. gxf4 exd4 30. Nxd4 Nf5 31. Rd2 Ne3 32. Qf3 Qb1+ 33. Kf2 Nc4
34. Re2 Nxb2 35. Ne6 Rg8 36. Qe4+ Qxe4 37. Rxe4 Bxc3 38. Kf3 b5 39. Ne3 b4 40.
Nd5 Nd3 41. Ke3 Ne1 42. Rc4 Ng2+ 43. Ke4 Re8 44. Rc7+ Kg6 45. f5+ Kh5 46. Nxc3
bxc3 47. Rxc3 Nh4 48. Rh3 Kg4 49. Rg3+ Kh5 50. Kf4 1-0

[Event "chess.com SF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Grischuk, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2857"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
Be6 9. Bb3 h6 10. O-O O-O 11. Nh4 Nc6 12. Nf5 Bxf5 13. exf5 Nd4 14. Nd5 Nxb3
15. cxb3 Rc8 16. Be3 Rc6 17. b4 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Qd7 19. b5 Rc2 20. Rac1 Rxb2 21.
b6 Rc8 22. g3 Rc6 23. Rxc6 Qxc6 24. Qxc6 bxc6 25. Rc1 c5 26. a5 Kf8 27. Rd1 Ke8
28. Kg2 Rb5 29. f6 Bxf6 30. Rxd6 Rxa5 31. Rc6 Rb5 32. Bxc5 Bd8 33. Kf3 f5 34.
Be3 Kd7 35. Rg6 Bf6 36. Bxh6 Rxb6 37. Bxg7 Rb3+ 38. Kg2 Bxg7 39. Rxg7+ Ke8 40.
Rg5 Kf7 41. Rxf5+ Ke6 42. Rh5 a5 43. Rh6+ Kf5 44. Ra6 Ra3 45. h4 e4 46. h5 Ra2
47. h6 e3 48. h7 Rxf2+ 49. Kg1 1-0

[Event "chess.com SF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Grischuk, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2857"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bd6 7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8.
Bd3 Ne7 9. Nf3 Bf5 10. Qb3 b5 11. Bxf5 Nxf5 12. a4 b4 13. Ne2 a5 14. O-O Nd7
15. Nf4 O-O 16. Rfc1 Rac8 17. Rc2 Rc7 18. Rac1 Rfc8 19. Qd3 g6 20. Qa6 g5 21.
Nd3 b3 22. Rc3 c5 23. Qxd6 Nxd6 24. Nxc5 Nxc5 25. Rxc5 Rxc5 26. Rxc5 Rb8 27.
Nd2 Rb4 28. Rxd5 Nc4 29. Nxc4 Rxc4 30. Rxg5+ Kf8 31. g3 Rxa4 32. Rb5 Ra1+ 33.
Kg2 a4 34. Rb4 f5 35. Kf3 Ra2 36. Kf4 Rxb2 37. Rxa4 Rxf2+ 38. Ke5 b2 39. Rb4
Kf7 40. d5 Re2 41. Rb7+ Kg6 42. Kd4 Rd2+ 43. Kc3 Rxd5 44. Rxb2 Kg5 45. Rb4 Rd1
46. Rd4 Ra1 47. Rh4 h5 48. Kd3 Ra2 49. Kc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com SF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Grischuk, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2857"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Be7 5. Qb3 O-O 6. Be2 a6 7. a3 Rb8 8. Qa2
d6 9. O-O Be6 10. Ng5 Bf5 11. d3 b5 12. b4 h6 13. Nge4 Be6 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15.
Nd5 bxc4 16. dxc4 e4 17. Rb1 Ne5 18. Qc2 Bf5 19. Bb2 c6 20. Nxf6+ Qxf6 21. Bxe5
Qxe5 22. Rfd1 Rfd8 23. h3 Be6 24. Rd4 f5 25. g3 c5 26. Rd2 a5 27. bxa5 Rxb1+
28. Qxb1 Qc3 29. Qb6 Qxd2 30. Qxd8+ Kh7 31. Bf1 Qd1 32. Kg2 Qf3+ 33. Kg1 Qd1
34. Kg2 f4 35. Qh4 g5 0-1

[Event "chess.com SF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Grischuk, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2857"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. g3 g6 2. Bg2 c5 3. e4 Bg7 4. d3 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O e5 7. Nc3 Nge7 8. Nd2
O-O 9. Nc4 Rb8 10. a4 Be6 11. Ne3 a6 12. Ncd5 b5 13. axb5 axb5 14. c3 b4 15.
Nc4 h6 16. Ra6 Rc8 17. Qa4 bxc3 18. bxc3 Ra8 19. Be3 Rxa6 20. Qxa6 Bc8 21.
Nxe7+ Nxe7 22. Qxd6 Qxd6 23. Nxd6 Be6 24. Bxc5 Rb8 25. d4 Nc8 26. d5 Bd7 27. c4
Bf8 28. Nxf7 Kxf7 29. Be3 Nd6 30. Rc1 Rb4 31. c5 Nc4 32. c6 Bc8 33. Ba7 Nd6 34.
f3 g5 35. g4 h5 36. h3 hxg4 37. hxg4 Be7 38. Bf1 Bd8 39. Ra1 Rb3 40. Bc5 Bb6
41. Bxb6 Rxb6 42. Ra7+ Kf6 43. Rh7 Rb3 44. Be2 Rb2 45. Kf2 Nf7 46. Ke1 Rb1+ 47.
Bd1 Ra1 48. Kd2 Nd6 49. Rh8 Ke7 50. Rg8 Ba6 51. Bc2 Nc4+ 52. Kc3 Rc1 53. Ra8
Bb5 54. c7 Nd6 55. c8=Q Nxc8 56. Rxc8 Kd7 57. Rg8 Ba4 58. Rxg5 Rxc2+ 59. Kd3
Ra2 60. Rxe5 Ra3+ 61. Ke2 Ra2+ 62. Ke3 Bd1 63. Rf5 Kd6 64. g5 Ra3+ 65. Kf2 Kc5
66. g6 Ra6 67. g7 Rg6 68. Rf7 Kd4 69. d6 Ba4 70. d7 Bxd7 71. Rxd7+ Ke5 72. Ke3
Ke6 73. Ra7 1-0

[Event "chess.com SF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Grischuk, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2857"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Be7 5. Qb3 O-O 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Rb8 8. Nd5
b5 9. a3 Na5 10. Qc3 Nxc4 11. Bxc4 bxc4 12. Nxe7+ Qxe7 13. Qxc4 d5 14. Qc3 e4
15. Ne5 c5 16. b4 cxb4 17. axb4 Bb7 18. Bb2 Rfc8 19. Qa3 Ne8 20. f4 f6 21. Ng4
Nd6 22. Bc3 Nb5 23. Qb2 Nxc3 24. dxc3 Qc7 25. Rfc1 Qb6 26. Qd2 h5 27. Nf2 Bc6
28. h3 Rd8 29. g4 Bb5 30. gxh5 Kf7 31. Kh2 Qe6 32. h6 Rh8 33. hxg7 Kxg7 34.
Rg1+ Kf7 35. Rg3 Rbg8 36. Rag1 Rxg3 37. Rxg3 Qf5 38. Qd4 Qh5 39. Ng4 Qf5 40.
Qa7+ Qd7 41. Qb6 Qc6 42. Qd4 Qe6 43. Nf2 Bd7 44. Kg2 Rc8 45. Ng4 Rh8 46. Qa7
Qc6 47. Nf2 Ra8 48. Qd4 Rh8 49. Ng4 Bxg4 50. hxg4 Rc8 51. g5 fxg5 52. Rxg5 Qxc3
53. Qxd5+ 1-0

[Event "chess.com SF Blitz 1m+1spm Chess960 201"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Grischuk, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2857"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "blitz"]

 1-0

[Event "chess.com SF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Grischuk, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "2857"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O Bg7 6. b3 O-O 7. Bb2 a5 8. c4 a4
9. e3 Nbd7 10. Qe2 b5 11. Nbd2 Ba6 12. Rfc1 Re8 13. Qd1 Ne4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15.
Ng5 e5 16. Nxe4 exd4 17. Bxd4 Ne5 18. Nc5 Qe7 19. cxb5 Bxb5 20. bxa4 Ba6 21.
Nxa6 Rxa6 22. Rab1 Rea8 23. Bxe5 Bxe5 24. Bxc6 Rd8 25. Qe2 Ra7 26. Rd1 Rc8 27.
Qb5 Kg7 28. a5 Rb8 29. Qd5 Rc8 30. a4 Bc3 31. a6 Rxa6 32. Bb7 Ra5 33. Qxa5 Bxa5
34. Bxc8 h5 35. Ba6 h4 36. Bf1 Qe4 37. Rb5 Qxa4 38. Rd4 Qa1 39. Rxh4 Be1 40.
Rf4 f5 41. h4 Bd2 42. h5 gxh5 43. Rbxf5 Kg6 44. Kg2 Qa8+ 45. Rf3 Qe4 46. R5f4
Qd5 47. Bc4 Qc6 48. Bf7+ Kg5 49. Rf5+ 1-0

[Event "chess.com SF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Grischuk, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2857"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 a6 5. Nf3 d6 6. d3 Nf6 7. O-O h6 8. a3 O-O
9. b4 Ba7 10. Bb2 Re8 11. e3 Ne7 12. Nd2 Rb8 13. Nde4 Ng6 14. Rc1 c6 15. c5
Nxe4 16. Nxe4 d5 17. Nd6 Bd7 18. Nxe8 Qxe8 19. e4 dxe4 20. Bxe4 f5 21. Bg2 Qf7
22. Re1 Re8 23. Qd2 Bb8 24. a4 Be6 25. b5 Bd5 26. Bxd5 Qxd5 27. bxa6 bxa6 28.
Qc3 Kh7 29. Qc4 Qd7 30. Re2 a5 31. Bc3 e4 32. dxe4 f4 33. e5 Qh3 34. Qe4 Bxe5
35. Qg2 Qf5 36. Qe4 Qh3 37. Qxc6 fxg3 38. hxg3 Bxg3 39. Rce1 Bh2+ 40. Kh1 Nh4
41. Qb7 Bf4+ 42. Kg1 Nf3+ 43. Qxf3 Qxf3 44. Rxe8 Qxc3 0-1

[Event "chess.com SF Blitz 5m+2spm Chess960 201"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2857"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "blitz"]

 1-0

[Event "chess.com SF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2857"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 a6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be6 7. e3 Nbd7 8.
Bd3 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Rc1 h6 11. Bh4 c6 12. h3 Re8 13. Ne2 Qb6 14. Qc2 Ne4 15.
Bxe4 dxe4 16. Nd2 Bd5 17. Nc3 f5 18. Bg3 Bxg3 19. fxg3 Rf8 20. Nxd5 cxd5 21.
Qc7 Rad8 22. Nb3 Rf7 23. Na5 Rb8 24. b3 h5 25. Kh2 g6 26. a3 Kg7 27. b4 Qxc7
28. Rxc7 Nf6 29. Rfc1 Ne8 30. Rc8 Rxc8 31. Rxc8 Nd6 32. Rc5 Nb5 33. Rxd5 Nxa3
34. Kg1 Nc2 35. Kf2 Nxb4 36. Rd6 Nd3+ 37. Ke2 Rc7 38. Kd2 Nb4 39. Rb6 Nd5 40.
Rxb7 Rxb7 41. Nxb7 Kf6 42. h4 g5 43. Nc5 a5 44. hxg5+ Kxg5 45. Ne6+ Kg4 46. Nf4
Nb6 47. d5 Kxg3 48. Nxh5+ Kxg2 49. Ng7 Nxd5 50. Nxf5 Kf2 51. Nd6 Kf3 52. Nc4 a4
53. Ne5+ Kf2 54. Nc4 Nf6 55. Kc3 Ng4 56. Kb4 Nxe3 57. Nd6 Nc2+ 58. Kxa4 e3 59.
Ne4+ Kf3 60. Nc3 Nd4 61. Kb4 Ne6 62. Kc4 Nf4 63. Kc5 Nh3 64. Kd6 Nf2 65. Ke5
Ne4 66. Nb5 Nc5 67. Nc3 Na4 68. Nb5 Ke2 69. Nd4+ Kd3 70. Ne6 Nc3 71. Nf4+ Kd2
72. Kf5 Nd1 73. Ke5 Nf2 74. Kd4 Ng4 75. Ke4 Nf6+ 76. Kd4 Nh5 77. Nh3 Ke2 78.
Ng5 Ng3 79. Ne6 Kf2 80. Ng5 e2 0-1

[Event "chess.com SF Blitz 3m+2spm Chess960 201"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2857"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "blitz"]

 0-1

[Event "chess.com SF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2857"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. a3 Be7 6. e4 d6 7. Be2 Nbd7 8.
Qc2 e5 9. Nb1 c5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. Nc3 Be6 13. O-O Qc7 14. Be3
Rfd8 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. cxd5 Rac8 17. Rac1 Ne8 18. Bg4 Rb8 19. Bxc5 Qxc5 20. Qxc5
Bxc5 21. Rxc5 Nd6 22. f3 g6 23. h4 f5 24. exf5 gxf5 25. Bh3 Rd7 26. g4 Kf7 27.
gxf5 Kf6 28. Kf2 Rbd8 29. Ke3 Rg7 30. h5 Rg3 31. Bg4 Rg8 32. Kf2 R3xg4 33. fxg4
Ne4+ 34. Kf3 Nxc5 35. Rc1 Nb3 36. Rc7 Nd4+ 37. Kf2 Rxg4 38. Rxh7 Rf4+ 39. Ke1
e4 40. d6 Rxf5 41. h6 e3 42. d7 Rd5 43. Rg7 Nf5 44. d8=Q+ Rxd8 45. Rxb7 Nxh6
46. Rxa7 Nf5 0-1

[Event "chess.com SF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Grischuk, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2857"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Bd3 Qc7 6. Na3 a6 7. Nc2 Nf6 8. h3
e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nf3 Bd6 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. O-O O-O 13. Qf3 Re8 14. Re1 Bh2+
15. Kh1 Rxe1+ 16. Nxe1 Be5 17. Be3 Bd7 18. Nc2 Re8 19. Bd4 Bxd4 20. Nxd4 Qb6
21. Rb1 Ne4 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Qf4 h6 24. Kg1 e3 25. fxe3 Bxh3 26. Rf1 Qg6 27.
Qf3 Bc8 28. Qd5 b5 29. e4 Qxe4 30. Qxf7+ Kh7 31. Qf3 Qg6 32. a3 Re5 33. Qc6
Qxc6 34. Nxc6 Rg5 35. Rf2 h5 36. Rd2 Bb7 37. Nd4 Bd5 38. Nc2 Bb7 39. Ne3 Re5
40. Kf2 Re6 41. c4 bxc4 42. Nxc4 Rf6+ 43. Kg1 Kh6 44. b4 g5 45. a4 h4 46. b5
axb5 47. axb5 Kh5 48. Nd6 Ba8 49. b6 Kg4 50. Kh2 Re6 51. b7 Bxb7 52. Nxb7 Re3
53. Nd6 Ra3 54. Rd4+ Kh5 55. Rd5 Kg6 56. Ne4 1-0

[Event "chess.com SF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Grischuk, A."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2857"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. Nf3 Bf5 4. g3 e6 5. Bg2 h6 6. c4 c6 7. O-O Be7 8. d3 O-O
9. Nbd2 Bh7 10. a3 a5 11. Ra2 b5 12. Qa1 Nbd7 13. Rc1 Qb6 14. cxb5 cxb5 15. Bd4
Qb7 16. Rac2 Rfc8 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Rxc2 19. Rxc2 Rc8 20. Rxc8+ Qxc8 21.
Nf3 Qc5 22. a4 b4 23. Bf1 Ne8 24. Nd4 Bf6 25. Nb5 Bg6 26. Qb2 Kh7 27. Kg2 Bxe5
28. Qxe5 Qc2 29. Nd4 Qc3 30. f4 Nf6 31. h3 Nd7 32. Qe3 Nc5 33. Nb5 Qc2 34. Nd4
Qb2 35. g4 Bxd3 36. Nf3 Qc2 37. Nd4 Be4+ 38. Kf2 Qc3 39. h4 f6 40. g5 e5 41.
fxe5 fxe5 42. Nc6 Nxb3 43. Qb6 d4 44. Ne7 Qe3+ 45. Ke1 Qd2+ 46. Kf2 Qf4+ 47.
Ke1 Qc1+ 48. Kf2 Qf4+ 49. Ke1 Qxh4+ 50. Kd1 Qxg5 51. Qe6 Qd2# 0-1

[Event "chess.com SF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2857"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 a6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 Bd6 7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8.
e3 Bf5 9. Qb3 O-O 10. Nh4 Be4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bd3 Nc6 13. a3 f5 14. Nf3 Kh8
15. O-O Rab8 16. Rac1 Ne7 17. Qc2 c6 18. Ne5 Qe6 19. f3 Nd6 20. f4 Ng8 21. Qe2
Nf6 22. Qf3 Rg8 23. Qe2 g6 24. Kh1 Rg7 25. Rf3 Rbg8 26. b4 Nfe4 27. a4 g5 28.
fxg5 Rxg5 29. g3 Qh6 30. Kg2 Rh5 31. Rh1 Qe6 32. Rf4 Rxg3+ 33. hxg3 Rxh1 34.
Bxe4 Qh6 35. Rh4 Rxh4 36. gxh4 Qg7+ 37. Kh2 Nxe4 38. Qf3 Kg8 39. Qf4 Qf6 40.
Nd3 Qd6 41. Nc5 Qxf4+ 42. exf4 a5 43. Nxb7 axb4 44. Na5 Nc3 45. Nxc6 b3 0-1

[Event "chess.com SF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "23"]
[White "Grischuk, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2857"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nc3 e6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nb5 d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. O-O Nge7 10. Bf4 O-O 11. Qd2 Nf5 12. g4 Nfe7 13. h3 a6 14. Nd6 h6 15.
Nxc8 Rxc8 16. Bxh6 f5 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Nxd4 Qd6 19. Rad1 fxg4 20. hxg4 Rh8 21.
f4 Rh4 22. g5 Rch8 23. e3 Kf7 24. Nf3 R4h5 25. e4 Qc5+ 26. Qf2 Qxf2+ 27. Rxf2
dxe4 28. Ne1 e3 29. Re2 Nf5 30. Nc2 Ng3 31. Rxe3 Rh1+ 32. Bxh1 Rxh1+ 33. Kg2
Rxd1 34. Kxg3 Rd2 35. Na3 b5 36. Nb1 Rxb2 37. Nc3 Nd4 38. Rd3 Nf5+ 39. Kf3 Ke6
40. Rd8 b4 41. Ne4 Rxa2 42. Nc5+ Ke7 43. Rd7+ Ke8 44. Rb7 a5 45. Rb6 Rc2 46.
Nd3 Rc6 47. Rb8+ Ke7 48. Ne5 Rd6 49. Rb7+ Ke6 50. Nxg6 Rd3+ 51. Kf2 b3 52. Ne5
Rc3 53. g6 a4 54. Rb6+ Kd5 55. Ng4 a3 56. Nf6+ Kd4 57. Rb4+ Kd3 58. Nd5 a2 59.
Nxc3 Kxc3 60. Ra4 b2 61. Ra3+ Kc4 62. Ra4+ Kd5 0-1

[Event "chess.com SF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "24"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Grischuk, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2857"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. O-O Bf5 5. c4 e6 6. Qb3 Qb6 7. d3 Nbd7 8. Be3
Bc5 9. Bxc5 Nxc5 10. Qa3 a5 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. Rfc1 Nfd7 13. Qc3 h6 14. Rab1 Bg6
15. b3 Rfc8 16. a3 Nf6 17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 Ncd7 19. h3 Qd8 20. b5 Qe7 21. bxc6
bxc6 22. cxd5 cxd5 23. Qxc8+ Rxc8 24. Rxc8+ Kh7 25. Rc2 Qd6 26. Nf1 e5 27. Rd1
Qb4 28. Ne3 Qa4 29. Rcc1 Qa5 30. Nh4 Bh5 31. g4 Bg6 32. Nxg6 Kxg6 33. Rc6 Kg5
34. Bf3 h5 35. gxh5 Qa4 36. Rdc1 Qf4 37. Nxd5 Nxd5 38. Bxd5 Kxh5 39. R1c4 Qd2
40. Bxf7+ 1-0

[Event "chess.com SF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Grischuk, A."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2857"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
O-O 9. Rd1 Qc8 10. b3 Na6 11. Bb2 d6 12. Rac1 Nc5 13. Qe3 Rd8 14. Nd4 Ng4 15.
Qf4 Ne5 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. Qe3 Rac8 18. f4 Nc6 19. Nxc6 Qxc6 20. f5 h6 21. fxe6
fxe6 22. Nd5 Bg5 23. Qxg5 hxg5 24. Ne7+ Kf7 25. Nxc6 Rxc6 26. Rd4 e5 27. Rg4
Ne6 28. Rd1 b5 29. Bc1 bxc4 30. bxc4 Rb8 31. Bxg5 Rb2 32. Kf2 Rxa2 33. Be3 Ra4
34. Kf3 a5 35. c5 Rxg4 36. Kxg4 Nxc5 37. Bxc5 dxc5 38. Kf5 c4 39. Kxe5 Re6+ 40.
Kd5 Rxe2 41. Kxc4 Rxh2 42. Rd5 a4 43. Ra5 Ra2 44. Ra6 Ra1 45. Kd3 a3 46. Kc2 a2
47. Kb3 Rg1 48. Rxa2 Rxg3+ 49. Kc4 Kf6 50. Ra5 g5 51. Kd4 Kg6 52. Ke4 Kh5 53.
Ra4 Rb3 54. Kf5 Rf3+ 55. Ke5 g4 0-1

[Event "chess.com SF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Grischuk, A."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "2857"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 c5 4. c3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. Bg5 Bg7 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. O-O
d6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. e3 Nd7 11. a4 d5 12. b4 a5 13. b5 Rc8 14. Rc1 Qc7 15. c4
Rfd8 16. cxd5 Bxd5 17. Qe2 e6 18. Rfd1 Qb8 19. e4 Bb7 20. e5 Bg7 21. Ng5 Bxg2
22. Kxg2 cxd4 23. f4 Nc5 24. Rc4 d3 25. Qf3 Rd5 26. Rdc1 Rcd8 27. h4 Rd4 28. h5
Nxa4 29. Rc7 R4d7 30. Rxd7 Rxd7 31. Qc6 Qd8 32. hxg6 hxg6 33. Nxe6 fxe6 34.
Qxe6+ Kf8 35. Rc6 Nc5 36. Qxg6 a4 37. e6 Ra7 38. Qf5+ Kg8 39. e7 Qxe7 40. Rc8+
Bf8 41. Qg6+ Qg7 42. Qxb6 Nb3 43. Ne4 Rf7 44. Qe6 d2 45. Rd8 Nd4 46. Rxd4 Qxd4
47. Ng5 Qf6 48. Qd5 a3 49. Nxf7 Qxf7 50. Qxd2 a2 51. Qd4 Bg7 52. Qd8+ Bf8 53.
Qa8 Kg7 54. b6 Qb3 55. Qb7+ Kg8 56. Qa8 Qb2+ 57. Kh3 a1=Q 58. Qd5+ Kh8 59. Qh5+
Kg7 60. Qg5+ Kf7 61. Qd5+ Ke7 62. Qc5+ Kd7 63. Qc7+ Ke6 64. Qc6+ Bd6 65. Qe4+
Kd7 66. Qb7+ Kd8 67. Kg4 Qg7+ 0-1

[Event "chess.com SF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Grischuk, A."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2857"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bc1
Nf6 9. Bc4 e6 10. Bb3 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. f4 b5 13. e5 dxe5 14. fxe5 Nh7 15.
Qg4 Kh8 16. Be3 Bg5 17. Bf2 Nd7 18. h4 Be7 19. Qe4 Rb8 20. Nc6 Qe8 21. Nxb8
Nxb8 22. Rad1 Nd7 23. Ne2 Nc5 24. Bxc5 Bxc5+ 25. Kh1 Qe7 26. c3 Bb7 27. Qg4 f5
28. exf6 Nxf6 29. Qxe6 Qxe6 30. Bxe6 Re8 31. Nf4 g5 32. Bd5 Nxd5 33. Nxd5 Re4
34. Kh2 Bd6+ 35. Kg1 Bc5+ 36. Kh2 Bd6+ 37. Kg1 Bc5+ 38. Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "9th Masters Final 2016"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2016.07.23"]
[Round "10.2"]
[White "So, W."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2016.07.13"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bd7 12. Qb3 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Bxc3 14. Qxb7
Bxc6 15. Qxc6 Bxb2 16. Rc2 Rac8 17. Qa4 Rc7 18. Bd3 Rxc2 19. Bxc2 Rc8 20. Rd1
Qc3 21. Bb3 Qc5 22. g3 Bf6 23. Rd7 Rc7 24. Rxc7 Qxc7 25. Qe8+ Kh7 26. h4 g6 27.
Qa8 Kg7 28. Kg2 h5 29. Qe4 a5 30. Ba4 Qc5 31. Qb7 Qb4 32. Qxb4 axb4 33. Kf3 Bc3
34. Kg2 Be1 35. Kf1 Bc3 36. Kg2 Be1 37. Kf1 Bc3 38. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "9th Masters Final 2016"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2016.07.22"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Giri, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2016.07.13"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Bf5 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 Bxd3 5. Qxd3 c6 6. Nd2 Nf6 7. Ngf3 Be7 8.
O-O O-O 9. h3 Nbd7 10. a4 c5 11. a5 c4 12. Qe2 b5 13. axb6 axb6 14. Ne5 Nxe5
15. dxe5 Nd7 16. Qg4 Re8 17. h4 f5 18. Qh3 Rxa1 19. Rxa1 c3 20. bxc3 Qc7 21. c4
Nxe5 22. Qg3 Bd6 23. cxd5 exd5 24. Nb3 Qxc2 25. Nd4 Qc8 26. h5 Qd7 27. Rb1 Bc7
28. f3 Qf7 29. Ra1 Bd6 30. Ra6 Qxh5 31. Rxb6 Nc4 32. Rxd6 Nxd6 33. Bxd6 Rxe3
34. Be5 Qg6 35. Qf4 Re1+ 36. Kf2 Ra1 37. Qd2 Ra8 38. Nxf5 Qe6 39. Qg5 g6 40.
Nh6+ Kf8 41. Ng4 Ke8 42. Nf6+ Kf7 43. Nxh7 Ra4 44. Qd8 Ra2+ 45. Kg1 1-0

[Event "9th Masters Final 2016"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2016.07.21"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2016.07.13"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2 Re8 8. Bd2
a6 9. a3 Bd6 10. h3 Bd7 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bd3 Na7 13. Qb3 c6 14. Qxb7 Nb5 15.
Nxb5 axb5 16. Ne5 Rb8 17. Qa6 Ra8 18. Qb7 Rb8 19. Qa6 Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "9th Masters Final 2016"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2016.07.20"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Wei Yi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2016.07.13"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O Nf6 5. c4 O-O 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. d4 Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. d5 Na5 10. e4 c6 11. Bf4 Nac4 12. Qe2 cxd5 13. exd5 Bg4 14. h3 Bxf3
15. Bxf3 Nd6 16. Rfe1 Re8 17. Rac1 a6 18. b3 Rc8 19. Qd2 Nd7 20. Na4 Rxc1 21.
Qxc1 Bd4 22. Qd2 Bg7 23. h4 h5 24. Nb2 Nb5 25. Re3 Nd4 26. Bg2 e5 27. dxe6 Nxe6
28. Nc4 Nxf4 29. Rxe8+ Qxe8 30. Qxf4 b5 31. Ne3 Qe5 32. Qxe5 Bxe5 33. b4 Bd6
34. Bb7 Nb8 35. Nd5 Kf8 36. Kg2 Ke8 37. f3 f5 38. Kf2 Kd7 39. Nf4 Kc7 40. Bd5
Bxf4 41. gxf4 Kd6 42. Bf7 Nc6 43. a3 Ne7 44. Ke1 Kd7 45. Kd1 Kd6 46. Kd2 Kd7
47. Kd3 Kd6 48. Kc2 Kd7 49. Kb3 Kd6 50. a4 Nc6 51. axb5 axb5 52. Kc3 Ne7 53.
Kd2 Nd5 54. Bxg6 Nxb4 55. Bxh5 Nd5 56. Be8 Nxf4 57. Bxb5 Ke5 58. Bf1 Ng6 59. h5
Nh4 60. Ke2 Nxf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "9th Masters Final 2016"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2016.07.19"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2016.07.13"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Qc2 c6 7. O-O b6 8. Rd1
Bb7 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Nc3 Rc8 11. e4 c5 12. dxc5 dxc4 13. b4 a5 14. a3 axb4 15.
axb4 bxc5 16. b5 Qc7 17. Bf4 e5 18. Bg5 Nb6 19. Nd2 Rfd8 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Nd5
Bxd5 22. exd5 e4 23. Rab1 Rxd5 24. Nxc4 Rd4 25. Nxb6 Qxb6 26. Bxe4 Rxd1+ 27.
Rxd1 Qxb5 28. Bxh7+ Kf8 29. Bf5 Rd8 30. Rxd8+ Bxd8 31. Qd3 Qxd3 32. Bxd3 Bf6
1/2-1/2

[Event "9th Masters Final 2016"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2016.07.17"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Giri, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D22"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2016.07.13"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Bxc4 e6 6. h3 Bh5 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. O-O
Nf6 9. b3 Bd6 10. Bb2 O-O 11. Be2 Qe7 12. Rc1 Rad8 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Bxh5 Ng6
15. Bxg6 hxg6 16. Qf3 c6 17. Rfd1 e5 18. dxe5 Bxe5 19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Rd1 b5 21.
g3 Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1 c5 23. Qd3 Kh7 24. Nd1 Bxb2 25. Nxb2 Qe6 26. g4 Qc6 27. Qe2
Ne4 28. Qc2 Ng5 29. f4 Ne6 30. Qg2 Qd6 31. Qe2 Qd5 32. Qg2 Qd6 33. h4 Nc7 34.
h5 gxh5 35. gxh5 Qe7 36. Qf3 Qd7 37. Nd1 Qd5 38. Qe2 Qf5 39. Nf2 Nd5 40. Kg2 c4
41. bxc4 bxc4 42. Kg3 c3 43. Qxa6 c2 44. Qd3 Ne7 45. Qc4 Qxh5 46. Qxc2+ Nf5+
47. Kg2 Qg6+ 48. Kh2 Qg3+ 49. Kh1 g6 50. Qe2 Nxe3 51. Ne4 Qxf4 52. Qh2+ Qxh2+
53. Kxh2 Nc4 54. Kg3 Kg7 55. a4 f5 56. Ng5 Kf6 57. Kh4 Na5 58. Nh7+ Kg7 59. Ng5
Nc6 60. Ne6+ Kf6 61. Ng5 Ke5 62. Nh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "9th Masters Final 2016"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2016.07.17"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Giri, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D22"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2016.07.13"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Bxc4 e6 6. h3 Bh5 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. O-O
Nf6 9. b3 Bd6 10. Bb2 O-O 11. Be2 Qe7 12. Rc1 Rad8 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Bxh5 Ng6
15. Bxg6 hxg6 16. Qf3 c6 17. Rfd1 e5 18. dxe5 Bxe5 19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Rd1 b5 21.
g3 Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1 c5 23. Qd3 Kh7 24. Nd1 Bxb2 25. Nxb2 Qe6 26. g4 Qc6 27. Qe2
Ne4 28. Qc2 Ng5 29. f4 Ne6 30. Qg2 Qd6 31. Qe2 Qd5 32. Qg2 Qd6 33. h4 Nc7 34.
h5 gxh5 35. gxh5 Qe7 36. Qf3 Qd7 37. Nd1 Qd5 38. Qe2 Qf5 39. Nf2 Nd5 40. Kg2 c4
41. bxc4 bxc4 42. Kg3 c3 43. Qxa6 c2 44. Qd3 Ne7 45. Qc4 Qxh5 46. Qxc2+ Nf5+
47. Kg2 Qg6+ 48. Kh2 Qg3+ 49. Kh1 g6 50. Qe2 Nxe3 51. Ne4 Qxf4 52. Qh2+ Qxh2+
53. Kxh2 Nc4 54. Kg3 Kg7 55. a4 f5 56. Ng5 Kf6 57. Kh4 Na5 58. Nh7+ Kg7 59. Ng5
Nc6 60. Ne6+ Kf6 61. Ng5 Ke5 62. Nh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "9th Masters Final 2016"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2016.07.16"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "So, W."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2016.07.13"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Qe2 Qe7 7. Nbd2 Bg4 8.
h3 Bh5 9. a3 Nd7 10. b4 Bd6 11. Nc4 f6 12. Ne3 a5 13. Nf5 Qf8 14. bxa5 Rxa5 15.
O-O Qf7 16. a4 Nc5 17. Qe1 b6 18. Nd2 Rxa4 19. Nc4 Bf8 20. Be3 Kd7 21. Qc3 Nxe4
22. Nxb6+ cxb6 23. dxe4 Qc4 24. Qd2+ Kc7 25. g4 Bg6 26. Rfd1 1-0

[Event "9th Masters Final 2016"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2016.07.15"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2016.07.13"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Bb5+ Nc6 7. d4 Qb6 8. Ba4
cxd4 9. cxd4 O-O 10. d5 Nb8 11. Nc3 Bg4 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Nbd7 14. Rb1 Rfc8
15. Bc2 Ne5 16. Qe2 Nfd7 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bh4 g5 19. Bg3 Qa6 20. Qd1 Rc4 21. Kh1
Rac8 22. f4 gxf4 23. Bxf4 Qb6 24. Qh5 Nf6 25. Qf5 Qd8 26. Bb3 Rd4 27. Bxe5 dxe5
28. Rbd1 Qd7 29. Qf3 Rb4 30. Rd2 Rf8 31. g4 a5 32. Rg2 Nh7 33. h4 Rb6 34. g5
Kh8 35. Rfg1 f5 36. Qh3 Rb4 37. gxh6 Bxh6 38. Qg3 Nf6 39. Qg6 Ng4 40. Rxg4 1-0

[Event "9th Masters Final 2016"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2016.07.14"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Wei Yi"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2016.07.13"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 a6 5. f4 b5 6. Nf3 Nd7 7. e5 Bb7 8. Bd3 c5
9. Be4 Bxe4 10. Nxe4 Nh6 11. dxc5 dxe5 12. c6 Nf6 13. Qxd8+ Rxd8 14. Nxf6+ exf6
15. c7 Rc8 16. Bb6 Kd7 17. Ba5 Nf5 18. O-O-O+ Kc6 19. Rd8 Nd6 20. fxe5 fxe5 21.
Rd1 Nc4 22. Bc3 Rxc7 23. b3 Ne3 24. Bxe5 Nxd1 25. Rd6+ Kb7 26. Bxg7 Rg8 27. Bd4
Nc3 28. Rb6+ Kc8 29. Be5 Rd8 30. Kb2 Nd5 31. Bxc7 Kxc7 32. Rxa6 Kb7 33. Ra3 Ne3
34. c4 bxc4 35. Ne5 Rd2+ 36. Kc3 Rc2+ 37. Kd4 Nf5+ 38. Kd5 c3 39. Kc5 Nd6 40.
Nc6 Ne4+ 41. Kb5 Kc7 42. Ra7+ Kd6 43. Ra4 f5 44. Kb6 Rxg2 45. Rd4+ Ke6 46. a4
Ra2 47. a5 Rb2 48. Kc7 Nc5 49. Rc4 Na6+ 50. Kb6 Rxb3+ 51. Kxa6 Kd5 52. Rb4 c2
53. Ne7+ Kc5 54. Rxb3 c1=Q 55. Rb6 Qc4+ 56. Kb7 Qe4+ 57. Nc6 Qd5 58. Kc7 Qd6+
59. Kb7 Qd7+ 60. Kb8 f4 0-1

[Event "9th Masters Final 2016"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2016.07.13"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2016.07.13"]

1. e4 c5 2. Ne2 d6 3. Nbc3 a6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nf6 8. O-O
O-O 9. b3 Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bb2 Qa5 12. Na4 Bg4 13. Qe1 Qh5 14. f3 Bh3 15.
g4 Qh6 16. Rd1 g5 17. Bc1 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qg6 19. h4 gxh4 20. Qxh4 d5 21. g5 dxe4
22. f4 e6 23. c4 Rfd8 24. Rde1 Ne8 25. Nc5 Nd6 26. Qf2 f5 27. Bb2 Nf7 28. Bxg7
Kxg7 29. Qg3 Rd6 30. Rd1 Rad8 31. Rxd6 Rxd6 32. Qc3+ Kg8 33. Rf2 Qh5 34. Qh3
Qd1 35. Qe3 e5 36. Qg3 Rg6 37. Kh2 exf4 38. Qxf4 Qh5+ 39. Kg1 Qd1+ 40. Kh2 Qh5+
41. Kg1 Nxg5 42. Qb8+ Kg7 43. Qe5+ Kh6 44. Qf4 Qd1+ 45. Kh2 Qd4 46. b4 Kg7 47.
Qc7+ Kh8 48. Qc8+ Rg8 49. Qxf5 Nf3+ 50. Kh3 Qd6 0-1

[Event "chess.com QF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.06.23"]
[Round "25"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Petrosian, TL."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2851"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Re1 Nc6 9. Nb3 Be6 10. Bf1 Rc8 11. Nd5 a6 12. c3 Nd7 13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3 Nce5
15. Qd2 Kh7 16. Bd4 b5 17. f4 Nc4 18. Qf2 Bxd5 19. exd5 Nf6 20. Rad1 a5 21. h3
a4 22. Na1 a3 23. Bxc4 bxc4 24. bxa3 Qa5 25. Nc2 Rfe8 26. Nb4 Qxa3 27. Re3 Qa5
28. Qe2 Nxd5 29. Nxd5 e5 30. Bb6 Qb5 31. fxe5 dxe5 32. Rf3 f5 33. Rff1 Qc6 34.
Bf2 e4 35. Nb4 Qe6 36. Bd4 Red8 37. Qe3 Bxd4 38. Rxd4 Rxd4 39. Qxd4 Re8 40. Nd5
Re7 41. Nxe7 1-0

[Event "chess.com QF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.06.23"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Petrosian, TL."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2851"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. c3 a6 7. Bb3 Ba7 8. h3
d6 9. Re1 Be6 10. Bc2 d5 11. Nbd2 dxe4 12. dxe4 Qe7 13. Qe2 Rad8 14. b3 Rd7 15.
Nf1 Rfd8 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. Nxe3 Qc5 18. Nd1 Nh5 19. b4 Qe7 20. Ne3 Nf4 21. Qf1
Qf6 22. Nf5 g6 23. Nh6+ Kg7 24. Ng4 Nxh3+ 25. gxh3 Bxg4 26. Nh2 Be6 27. Rad1
Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Rxd1 29. Qxd1 Bxh3 30. Qd3 Qg5+ 0-1

[Event "chess.com QF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.06.23"]
[Round "22"]
[White "Petrosian, TL."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2851"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. e5 Ng4 6. O-O d5 7. Bb5 Bd7 8.
Bxc6 bxc6 9. h3 Nh6 10. Nxd4 Nf5 11. Nc3 Bc5 12. Nxf5 Bxf5 13. Na4 Bb6 14. b3
O-O 15. Ba3 Re8 16. Re1 Qg5 17. Qc1 Qg6 18. Nc5 Bxh3 19. g3 Bg4 20. Qf4 Qh5 21.
Re3 Re6 22. f3 Rh6 23. Re2 Qh1+ 24. Kf2 Qxa1 25. fxg4 Rh2+ 26. Ke3 Qg1+ 27. Kd2
Rxe2+ 28. Kxe2 Bxc5 0-1

[Event "chess.com QF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.06.23"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Petrosian, TL."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2851"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bf5 3. Bg2 c6 4. d3 h6 5. O-O Nd7 6. Nbd2 e5 7. e4 dxe4 8. Nxe4
Ngf6 9. Ned2 Bd6 10. Nc4 Qc7 11. Re1 O-O 12. Nxd6 Qxd6 13. b3 Rfe8 14. Bb2 Rad8
15. Nd2 Qc7 16. h3 Nf8 17. Qf3 Bc8 18. Nc4 Ng6 19. Re2 b5 20. Nd2 Re6 21. Rae1
c5 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Qxe4 Rde8 24. h4 Qb6 25. a4 b4 26. Qe3 Qd6 27. Bh3 Nf4 28.
Bxe6 Nxe2+ 29. Rxe2 Rxe6 30. Bxe5 Qd7 31. Qxc5 f6 32. Qxb4 fxe5 33. Qc5 Bb7 34.
Rxe5 Rc6 35. Re7 Rxc5 36. Rxd7 Bf3 37. c4 Re5 38. Kh2 h5 39. g4 Bxg4 40. Rxa7
g5 41. Kg3 Rf5 42. hxg5 Rf3+ 43. Kg2 h4 44. g6 h3+ 45. Kg1 Rxd3 46. Rh7 Rxb3
47. c5 Ra3 48. c6 Rxa4 49. c7 Rc4 50. Re7 Bf5 51. g7 Rc2 52. Re5 Bd7 53. Re7
Rxc7 54. Kh2 Rb7 55. f4 Rb2+ 56. Kg3 Rg2+ 57. Kf3 Bc6+ 0-1

[Event "chess.com QF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.06.23"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Petrosian, TL."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2851"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bg4 5. d5 Nb8 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Nbd7 8.
g4 g6 9. Be3 Bg7 10. O-O-O c5 11. Qe2 b5 12. g5 Nh5 13. Nxb5 Rb8 14. c3 Qa5 15.
a4 Nb6 16. Nc7+ Kd8 17. Qa6 Qxa4 18. Bb5 Qxa6 19. Nxa6 Rb7 20. Bc6 Kc8 21. b4
Nc4 22. bxc5 Nxe3 23. fxe3 Rb3 24. Rd4 dxc5 25. Kc2 cxd4 26. Kxb3 dxe3 27. Kc2
Be5 28. Rb1 e2 29. Kd2 Ng3 30. Rb7 Bxc3+ 31. Kd3 Be5 32. Rxa7 Bb8 33. Ra8 e1=Q
34. Rxb8# 1-0

[Event "chess.com QF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.06.23"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Petrosian, TL."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2851"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 g6 6. Nb5 Qd8 7. c3 c6 8. Na3
Bg7 9. Nc4 O-O 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. O-O Nb6 12. Nce5 Be6 13. Re1 Bd5 14. Ng5 Nfd7
15. c4 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Bxc4 17. Qc2 Bxe2 18. Qxe2 Qd5 19. Bf4 Rad8 20. e6 f6 21.
Nf7 Rde8 22. h4 Qc4 23. Qf3 Nd5 24. Re4 Qb5 25. h5 Qxb2 26. Rae1 Qxa2 27. hxg6
hxg6 28. Qg4 Rxf7 29. exf7+ Kxf7 30. Qe6+ Kf8 31. Bd6 Qd2 32. Rg4 g5 33. Rg3 a5
34. Rh3 a4 35. Rh7 b5 36. Qe4 a3 37. Qg6 Qxe1+ 38. Kh2 1-0

[Event "chess.com QF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.06.23"]
[Round "23"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Petrosian, TL."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2851"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Re1 Nc6 9. Nb3 a6 10. Bf1 b5 11. a4 b4 12. Nd5 Nd7 13. a5 e6 14. Ne3 Qc7 15.
Nc4 Nc5 16. Bf4 e5 17. Be3 Rd8 18. Nb6 Rb8 19. Nd5 Qb7 20. Nxc5 dxc5 21. Bxc5
Be6 22. Bb6 Rd7 23. Qe2 Ra8 24. Rad1 Kh8 25. Qc4 Nd4 26. Bxd4 exd4 27. Rxd4 Rc8
28. Qxb4 Qxb4 29. Rxb4 Bxd5 30. exd5 Rxd5 31. Bxa6 Bf8 32. Rc4 Rxc4 33. Bxc4
Rxa5 34. Bxf7 Kg7 35. Bc4 Rf5 36. g3 Bc5 37. Re2 h5 38. Kg2 g5 39. Bd3 Rf8 40.
h3 g4 41. hxg4 hxg4 42. b4 Bb6 43. c4 Bd4 44. c5 Kh6 45. c6 Bb6 46. Bc4 Rf6 47.
Re6 1-0

[Event "chess.com QF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.06.23"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Petrosian, TL."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2851"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Qe2 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. Bb3 b5 8. a4 b4
9. Re1 Ba6 10. Qe3 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 c5 12. h3 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Qc7 14. Nb5 Qb7 15.
Nc4 Bxb5 16. axb5 Qxb5 17. Rxa7 Rxa7 18. Qxa7 Qc5 19. Qa4 Nb6 20. Nxb6 Qxb6 21.
Be3 Qb7 22. Bd2 Nd7 23. Bd5 Nc5 24. Qa5 Qa6 25. Qxb4 e6 26. Bc4 Qa7 27. b3 Rb8
28. Qa5 Qb7 29. e5 Bxe5 30. Rxe5 Ra8 31. Rxc5 Rxa5 32. Rxa5 Qe4 33. Bd3 Qd4 34.
Bh6 f5 35. Bf1 Kf7 36. Rb5 Kf6 37. Rb7 Qd1 38. h4 e5 39. Bg5+ Ke6 40. c4 d5 41.
Rb6+ Kd7 42. cxd5 f4 43. Rb7+ Kd6 44. Rxh7 f3 45. gxf3 Qxf3 46. Be7+ Kd7 47.
Bc5+ Kc8 48. Be3 Qg4+ 49. Bg2 Qd1+ 50. Kh2 Qg4 51. d6 Kd8 52. Bg5+ 1-0

[Event "chess.com QF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.06.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Petrosian, TL."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2851"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bf5 4. d3 Nd7 5. Nh4 Bg4 6. O-O e6 7. h3 Bh5 8. Qe1
Be7 9. Nf3 Ngf6 10. e4 O-O 11. Nbd2 a5 12. e5 Ne8 13. a4 Nc7 14. b3 c5 15. Bb2
Nb8 16. Nh2 Nc6 17. f4 f5 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Ndf3 Rae8 21. Ne5 Na6
22. g4 Bg6 23. g5 Qd8 24. Nxg6 hxg6 25. Ng4 Nab4 26. Rf2 Nd4 27. Qd1 Qd6 28. c3
Rxf4 29. Rxf4 Qxf4 30. cxb4 axb4 31. Ra2 Qxg5 32. Rf2 Rf8 33. Rxf8+ Kxf8 34.
Kh1 Ke7 35. a5 Qf4 36. Qe1 g5 37. Bxd5 Qc7 38. Qe3 Kf8 39. Bg2 Qxa5 40. Qxg5
Qc7 41. Ne5 Nxb3 42. Qf4+ Kg8 43. Be4 Nd4 44. Bg6 Nf5 45. Bf7+ Kh7 46. Bxe6 Nh6
47. Bd5 Qd6 48. Qe4+ g6 49. Bc4 Nf5 50. Qxb7+ Ng7 51. Ng4 Qf4 52. Qg2 Nf5 53.
Nf6+ Kh6 54. Ne4 Ne3 55. Qf2 Qxf2 56. Nxf2 Nxc4 57. dxc4 b3 58. Nd3 Kg5 59. Kg2
Kh4 60. Kh2 g5 61. Kg2 g4 62. hxg4 Kxg4 63. Kf2 1-0

[Event "chess.com QF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.06.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Petrosian, TL."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2851"]
[PlyCount "202"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Na3 Nc6 5. Nxc4 Bg7 6. Bg2 e5 7. O-O Nge7 8.
d3 O-O 9. Bd2 Be6 10. Rc1 a5 11. b3 Qd7 12. Bc3 f6 13. Qc2 b5 14. Ncd2 a4 15.
Ne4 axb3 16. axb3 Bf7 17. Bd2 Ra3 18. Nc5 Qd6 19. Nb7 Qd7 20. Nc5 Qd6 21. Be3
Rfa8 22. Nd2 Ra2 23. Qd1 Nd5 24. Nce4 Qd7 25. Bc5 h6 26. Nc3 Nxc3 27. Rxc3 f5
28. Rc2 R8a6 29. Qb1 Rxc2 30. Qxc2 Nd4 31. Bxd4 exd4 32. Rc1 Bf8 33. Bc6 Qe7
34. Bxb5 Ra7 35. Nf3 c5 36. Bc4 Kg7 37. Bxf7 Qxf7 38. Nd2 Qe6 39. Nc4 Be7 40.
Re1 h5 41. e4 dxe3 42. Nxe3 h4 43. Qc3+ Qf6 44. Qxf6+ Bxf6 45. Nd5 Ra3 46. Kg2
Rxb3 47. Re6 Bd4 48. Nf4 Bf6 49. gxh4 Kf7 50. Rc6 Bxh4 51. Nxg6 Bf6 52. Nf4 Be5
53. Rxc5 Bxf4 54. Rxf5+ Kg6 55. Rxf4 Rxd3 56. Rf3 Rd1 57. Re3 Ra1 58. h3 Kg5
59. Kg3 Rg1+ 60. Kh2 Ra1 61. Kg2 Kh4 62. Re4+ Kh5 63. Kg3 Ra3+ 64. f3 Ra1 65.
Re5+ Kg6 66. h4 Ra4 67. f4 Ra1 68. h5+ Kf6 69. Rb5 Rc1 70. Rb6+ Kf5 71. Rb5+
Kf6 72. h6 Kg6 73. Rb6+ Kh7 74. Kg4 Rg1+ 75. Kf5 Ra1 76. Kg5 Rg1+ 77. Kf5 Ra1
78. Re6 Ra2 79. Kg5 Rg2+ 80. Kf6 Kxh6 81. Re3 Kh7 82. f5 Ra2 83. Kf7 Ra7+ 84.
Re7 Ra5 85. f6 Ra8 86. Rd7 Kh6 87. Re7 Kh7 88. Rc7 Kh6 89. Rd7 Kh7 90. Ke6+ Kg6
91. Rg7+ Kh6 92. Rg4 Ra6+ 93. Kf7 Ra7+ 94. Ke6 Ra6+ 95. Ke5 Ra5+ 96. Ke6 Ra6+
97. Kf5 Ra5+ 98. Kf4 Ra4+ 99. Kg3 Rxg4+ 100. Kxg4 Kg6 101. f7 Kxf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com QF Blitz 3m+2spm Chess960 201"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.06.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Petrosian, TL."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2851"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[Variant "chess 960"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "qrbkrnnb/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/QRBKRNNB w EBeb - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. g3 g6 2. Nf3 e5 3. e4 Ne6 4. Ne3 d6 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. d3 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. a4 a5
9. Bd2 Bd7 10. Qa2 b6 11. h4 Rbe8 12. Rbe1 Qc8 13. Qc4 Nc5 14. b3 Be6 15. Qc3
d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Nxe5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Qb7+ 20. f3 Nd7 21. d4 c5
22. Qc4 Bxe5 23. dxe5 Nxe5 24. Qc3 f6 25. Bf4 Qd5 26. Rd1 Qc6 27. Rfe1 Re6 28.
Bxe5 Rxe5 29. Rxe5 fxe5 30. Rd3 Qe6 31. Re3 Rf5 32. g4 Rf7 33. Rxe5 Qd7 34. h5
Qc6 35. h6 Kf8 36. g5 Qd7 37. Re4 Kg8 38. Qe5 Qf5 39. Qe8+ Rf8 40. Qe6+ Rf7 41.
f4 Qxe6 42. Rxe6 Rxf4 43. Rxb6 Rg4+ 44. Kf3 Rxg5 45. Rb8+ Kf7 46. Rh8 Rh5 47.
Rxh7+ Kf6 48. Rc7 Rxh6 49. Rxc5 Rh2 50. Kf4 Rf2+ 51. Ke3 Rg2 52. c3 Rb2 53. Rb5
g5 54. Kf3 Kg6 55. c4 Kh5 56. c5 Rc2 57. Ke4 g4 58. Kd3 Rc1 59. Kd2 Rf1 60. c6+
Kh4 61. c7 Rf8 62. Rb8 1-0

[Event "chess.com QF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.06.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Petrosian, TL."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2851"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[PlyCount "203"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. Nf3 h6 8. Bf4
Bg7 9. O-O Nh5 10. Be3 Nb6 11. a4 Nc4 12. Bxc4 bxc4 13. Qe2 Ba6 14. b4 O-O 15.
b5 Bb7 16. Qxc4 d5 17. Qd3 dxe4 18. Nxe4 cxb5 19. axb5 Qc7 20. Bd2 Nf4 21. Bxf4
Qxf4 22. Rfe1 Rfd8 23. Rad1 Rac8 24. c4 f5 25. Nc3 Bxf3 26. Qxf3 Qxf3 27. gxf3
Rxc4 28. Ne2 Kf7 29. Ra1 Rd7 30. Red1 Rc2 31. Kf1 Rb2 32. Ra5 Rc7 33. Nf4 Rb7
34. Ne2 R2xb5 35. Rxb5 Rxb5 36. Ra1 a5 37. Ra4 e6 38. Nc3 Rb4 39. Rxa5 Bxd4 40.
Ne2 Bb6 41. Ra2 Kf6 42. Kg2 Bc7 43. h3 Be5 44. Nc1 Rc4 45. Nd3 Bd6 46. Rb2 Rc3
47. Rd2 Ke7 48. Rd1 g5 49. Rd2 h5 50. Rd1 Kf6 51. Nb2 Bc7 52. Nd3 Rc2 53. Rc1
Rxc1 54. Nxc1 Ke5 55. Ne2 Kd5 56. Nc3+ Kc4 57. Nb1 Kd3 58. Na3 Bf4 59. Kf1 Bb8
60. Nb5 Kc4 61. Na3+ Kd3 62. Ke1 Bd6 63. Nb5 Be5 64. Na7 Kc4 65. Ke2 Kd5 66.
Nb5 Kc5 67. Na3 Bb2 68. Nc2 Bd4 69. Ne1 Kc4 70. Nd3 Kd5 71. Nb4+ Kd6 72. Nd3 e5
73. Nb4 Bc5 74. Nd3 Kd5 75. Ne1 Bb4 76. Nd3 Ba5 77. Ke3 Bb6+ 78. Ke2 e4 79.
fxe4+ Kxe4 80. f3+ Kd4 81. Ne1 Ba5 82. Nd3 Bc3 83. Nf2 Bb4 84. Nd3 Bd6 85. Nf2
Bf4 86. Nd3 Bg3 87. Nb2 Bd6 88. Nd3 h4 89. Nf2 Bg3 90. Nd3 Bd6 91. Nf2 Bc7 92.
Nd3 Bg3 93. Nb2 Bd6 94. Nd3 g4 95. fxg4 fxg4 96. hxg4 h3 97. Nf2 h2 98. Kf3 Ke5
99. Kg2 Kf4 100. Kxh2 Bc5 101. Nd3+ Kxg4 102. Nxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com QF Blitz 1m+1spm Chess960 201"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.06.23"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Petrosian, TL."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2851"]
[Variant "chess 960"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnkqbbrn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNKQBBRN w GAga - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. g3 d6 2. Bg2 e6 3. f4 Bc6 4. e4 d5 5. Nf2 dxe4 6. Nxe4 Ng6 7. Nbc3 Nd7 8.
Bf2 Qe7 9. Qe2 O-O-O 10. O-O-O Kb8 11. d4 Nb6 12. Bf3 Qe8 13. Rge1 Bb4 14. a3
Bxe4 15. axb4 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Ne7 17. b3 a6 18. Kb2 Nbd5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. c3 Qc6
21. Qd3 g6 22. Qc4 Rd6 23. Qxc6 Rxc6 24. Rd3 Rd8 25. Red1 h5 26. Be1 Ne7 27. c4
Rcd6 28. Kc3 Nf5 29. Bf2 R6d7 30. h3 Nd6 31. Re1 c6 32. g4 Rh8 33. Bg3 Kc8 34.
Re5 hxg4 35. hxg4 Rh1 36. Kc2 Rg1 37. d5 cxd5 38. cxd5 Nb5 39. dxe6 Rg2+ 40.
Kc1 Rc7+ 41. Kd1 fxe6 42. Rxe6 Rd7 43. Ree3 Nc3+ 44. Ke1 Nd5 45. Re8+ Kc7 46.
f5+ Kc6 47. Rc8+ Kb5 48. fxg6 Re7+ 49. Kf1 Nb6 50. Kxg2 Nxc8 51. Kh3 Rg7 52. g5
Kxb4 53. Kg4 Rxg6 54. Kh5 Rg8 55. g6 b5 56. Kh6 Rh8+ 57. Kg5 Rg8 58. Kf6 Rf8+
59. Ke6 Ka3 60. g7 Rg8 61. Kf7 Rxg7+ 62. Kxg7 Nb6 63. Kf6 a5 64. Bc7 1-0

[Event "chess.com QF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.06.23"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Petrosian, TL."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2851"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bd6 6. d3 Ne7 7. Nbd2 O-O 8.
Nc4 Ng6 9. a4 b6 10. h3 f6 11. Nh2 Be6 12. Ne3 Qd7 13. Qf3 Bc5 14. Nhg4 Kh8 15.
Bd2 Bd4 16. Bc1 b5 17. g3 Ne7 18. axb5 cxb5 19. h4 f5 20. exf5 Nxf5 21. Qg2 Nd6
22. c3 Bxg4 23. Nxg4 Qxg4 24. cxd4 Qxd4 25. Be3 Qxd3 26. Qc6 Nc4 27. Bc5 Rg8
28. b4 Rad8 29. Kg2 e4 30. Rfe1 Rge8 31. Rad1 Qf3+ 32. Kh2 h6 33. Rxd8 Rxd8 34.
Rxe4 Kh7 35. Qe6 Rd1 36. Re1 Rxe1 37. Qxe1 Qd5 38. Qe7 Ne5 39. h5 Nf3+ 40. Kg2
Nd2+ 41. Kh2 Qxh5+ 42. Kg1 Qd1+ 43. Kh2 Qh5+ 44. Kg1 Nf3+ 45. Kg2 Qd5 46. Qxc7
Ng5+ 47. Kh2 Ne6 48. Qf7 Qe4 49. Be3 Qg6 50. Qb7 Nd8 51. Qd5 Nf7 52. f4 Qc2+
53. Kh3 Qc4 54. Qf5+ Kg8 55. Bc5 Qf1+ 56. Kh2 Qe2+ 57. Kh3 Qe8 58. Qd5 Kh8 59.
Kg2 Nd8 60. Kh2 Qe2+ 61. Kg1 Ne6 62. Bd6 Qe3+ 63. Kg2 Nd4 64. Be5 Qe2+ 65. Kh3
Qf1+ 66. Kh4 Nf5+ 67. Kh5 Qh3+ 68. Kg6 Ne7+ 0-1

[Event "chess.com QF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.06.23"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Petrosian, TL."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2851"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Qe2 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. Bb3 a5 8. a4 e6
9. e5 Nd5 10. exd6 Qxd6 11. Na3 Qc7 12. Re1 Nd7 13. Qe4 h6 14. c3 N7f6 15. Qh4
g5 16. Bxg5 hxg5 17. Nxg5 Qf4 18. Qxf4 Nxf4 19. Rad1 N6d5 20. Nc4 Rd8 21. Ne4
b5 22. Ne5 Bxe5 23. dxe5 Kg7 24. g3 Ng6 25. f4 Rb8 26. Nd6 bxa4 27. Bxa4 Rxb2
28. Bxc6 Ba6 29. f5 Nxc3 30. Rd4 Ne2+ 31. Rxe2 Rxe2 32. fxg6 Kxg6 33. Rg4+ Kh7
34. Be4+ Rxe4 35. Nxe4 Rd1+ 36. Kf2 Rf1+ 37. Kg2 Rf5 38. Nf6+ Kh6 39. Rg8 Bf1+
40. Kg1 Be2 41. h4 a4 42. g4 Bxg4 43. Rxg4 Rxe5 44. Rxa4 Rf5 45. Ng4+ Kh5 46.
Ne3 Rf3 47. Ng2 Rg3 48. Kf2 Rg4 49. Ra7 f5 50. Re7 Re4 51. Kg3 e5 52. Rg7 f4+
53. Kf3 Kh6 54. Rg5 Ra4 55. Rxe5 Ra3+ 56. Kxf4 Ra4+ 57. Kg3 Ra3+ 58. Kg4 Ra8
59. Nf4 Rg8+ 60. Rg5 Ra8 61. Rg6+ 1-0

[Event "chess.com QF Blitz 1m+1spm Chess960 201"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.06.23"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Petrosian, TL."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2851"]
[Variant "chess 960"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnkqbbrn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNKQBBRN w GAga - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. g3 d6 2. Bg2 e6 3. f4 Bc6 4. e4 d5 5. Nf2 dxe4 6. Nxe4 Ng6 7. Nbc3 Nd7 8.
Bf2 Qe7 9. Qe2 O-O-O 10. O-O-O Kb8 11. d4 Nb6 12. Bf3 Qe8 13. Rge1 Bb4 14. a3
Bxe4 15. axb4 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Ne7 17. b3 a6 18. Kb2 Nbd5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. c3 Qc6
21. Qd3 g6 22. Qc4 Rd6 23. Qxc6 Rxc6 24. Rd3 Rd8 25. Red1 h5 26. Be1 Ne7 27. c4
Rcd6 28. Kc3 Nf5 29. Bf2 R6d7 30. h3 Nd6 31. Re1 c6 32. g4 Rh8 33. Bg3 Kc8 34.
Re5 hxg4 35. hxg4 Rh1 36. Kc2 Rg1 37. d5 cxd5 38. cxd5 Nb5 39. dxe6 Rg2+ 40.
Kc1 Rc7+ 41. Kd1 fxe6 42. Rxe6 Rd7 43. Ree3 Nc3+ 44. Ke1 Nd5 45. Re8+ Kc7 46.
f5+ Kc6 47. Rc8+ Kb5 48. fxg6 Re7+ 49. Kf1 Nb6 50. Kxg2 Nxc8 51. Kh3 Rg7 52. g5
Kxb4 53. Kg4 Rxg6 54. Kh5 Rg8 55. g6 b5 56. Kh6 Rh8+ 57. Kg5 Rg8 58. Kf6 Rf8+
59. Ke6 Ka3 60. g7 Rg8 61. Kf7 Rxg7+ 62. Kxg7 Nb6 63. Kf6 a5 64. Bc7 1-0

[Event "chess.com QF Blitz 5m+2spm Chess960 201"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.06.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Petrosian, TL."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2851"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[Variant "chess 960"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "bbqrknrn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/BBQRKNRN w GDgd - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. c4 c5 2. b3 b6 3. Nhg3 Nhg6 4. Ne3 Be5 5. Bxe5 Nxe5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nef5 d6 8.
d4 e6 9. d5 exf5 10. Bxf5 Qc7 11. dxc6 Bxc6 12. Qe3+ Qe7 13. Ne4 Bxe4 14. Bxe4
Nd7 15. Rd3 Ne5 16. Rd2 O-O 17. Rfd1 Rfe8 18. Bd5 g6 19. Qf4 Kg7 20. h4 h6 21.
Qg3 Qf6 22. e3 h5 23. Qf4 Qxf4 24. exf4 Ng4 25. Bf3 Re6 26. g3 Nh6 27. Bg2 f5
28. Bd5 Re7 29. a3 a5 30. b4 axb4 31. axb4 cxb4 32. Rb1 Ng4 33. Rxb4 Re1+ 34.
Kg2 Rc1 35. Rxb6 Re8 36. Rxd6 Ree1 37. Rb2 Rg1+ 38. Kh3 Rcf1 39. Rd7+ Kh6 40.
Bg8 Rh1+ 41. Kg2 Rhg1+ 42. Kf3 Nh2+ 43. Ke2 Re1+ 44. Kd3 Rd1+ 45. Rd2 g5 46.
hxg5+ Kg6 47. Bh7# 1-0

[Event "chess.com QF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.06.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Petrosian, TL."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2851"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Qe2 O-O 6. Bb3 a5 7. a3 c6 8. Nc3
Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Nfd7 11. Be3 b5 12. h4 a4 13. Ba2 e6 14. h5 d5 15. Qh3
g5 16. h6 Bf6 17. e5 Be7 18. f4 f5 19. g4 Kh8 20. Ne2 Na6 21. c3 Nc7 22. Bb1
gxf4 23. Nxf4 Bg5 24. gxf5 exf5 25. Bxf5 Nb6 26. Rg1 Nc4 27. Ng6+ hxg6 28. Bxg5
Qe8 29. Bd7 Qf7 30. Bf6+ Kh7 31. Rxg6 1-0

[Event "chess.com QF Blitz 3m+2spm Chess960 201"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.06.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Petrosian, TL."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2851"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[Variant "chess 960"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "qrbkrnnb/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/QRBKRNNB w EBeb - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. g3 g6 2. Nf3 e5 3. e4 Ne6 4. Ne3 d6 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. d3 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. a4 a5
9. Bd2 Bd7 10. Qa2 b6 11. h4 Rbe8 12. Rbe1 Qc8 13. Qc4 Nc5 14. b3 Be6 15. Qc3
d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Nxe5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Qb7+ 20. f3 Nd7 21. d4 c5
22. Qc4 Bxe5 23. dxe5 Nxe5 24. Qc3 f6 25. Bf4 Qd5 26. Rd1 Qc6 27. Rfe1 Re6 28.
Bxe5 Rxe5 29. Rxe5 fxe5 30. Rd3 Qe6 31. Re3 Rf5 32. g4 Rf7 33. Rxe5 Qd7 34. h5
Qc6 35. h6 Kf8 36. g5 Qd7 37. Re4 Kg8 38. Qe5 Qf5 39. Qe8+ Rf8 40. Qe6+ Rf7 41.
f4 Qxe6 42. Rxe6 Rxf4 43. Rxb6 Rg4+ 44. Kf3 Rxg5 45. Rb8+ Kf7 46. Rh8 Rh5 47.
Rxh7+ Kf6 48. Rc7 Rxh6 49. Rxc5 Rh2 50. Kf4 Rf2+ 51. Ke3 Rg2 52. c3 Rb2 53. Rb5
g5 54. Kf3 Kg6 55. c4 Kh5 56. c5 Rc2 57. Ke4 g4 58. Kd3 Rc1 59. Kd2 Rf1 60. c6+
Kh4 61. c7 Rf8 62. Rb8 1-0

[Event "chess.com QF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.06.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Petrosian, TL."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2851"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Qe2 O-O 6. Bb3 c6 7. O-O Bg4 8. Nbd2
d5 9. e5 Nfd7 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 e6 12. h4 c5 13. c3 Nc6 14. h5 Rc8 15. g3
cxd4 16. cxd4 Qb6 17. Rd1 Qa6 18. Qxa6 bxa6 19. h6 Bh8 20. Ba4 f6 21. exf6 Bxf6
22. Bf4 Nb6 23. Bxc6 Rxc6 24. Rac1 Rfc8 25. Rxc6 Rxc6 26. Be5 Be7 27. Re1 Nd7
28. Bg7 Kf7 29. Re3 a5 30. Rb3 Rc7 31. Rb5 Bf6 32. Rxa5 g5 33. g4 Kg6 34. Ra6
Kf7 35. Kg2 Rb7 36. b3 Rc7 37. Kg3 Rb7 38. Bxf6 Kxf6 39. Nxg5 Nf8 40. f4 Rc7
41. b4 Rc3+ 42. Kf2 Rc4 43. Rxa7 Kg6 44. Rf7 Rc8 45. Rg7+ Kxh6 46. Rg8 1-0

[Event "chess.com QF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.06.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Petrosian, TL."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2851"]
[PlyCount "202"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Na3 Nc6 5. Nxc4 Bg7 6. Bg2 e5 7. O-O Nge7 8.
d3 O-O 9. Bd2 Be6 10. Rc1 a5 11. b3 Qd7 12. Bc3 f6 13. Qc2 b5 14. Ncd2 a4 15.
Ne4 axb3 16. axb3 Bf7 17. Bd2 Ra3 18. Nc5 Qd6 19. Nb7 Qd7 20. Nc5 Qd6 21. Be3
Rfa8 22. Nd2 Ra2 23. Qd1 Nd5 24. Nce4 Qd7 25. Bc5 h6 26. Nc3 Nxc3 27. Rxc3 f5
28. Rc2 R8a6 29. Qb1 Rxc2 30. Qxc2 Nd4 31. Bxd4 exd4 32. Rc1 Bf8 33. Bc6 Qe7
34. Bxb5 Ra7 35. Nf3 c5 36. Bc4 Kg7 37. Bxf7 Qxf7 38. Nd2 Qe6 39. Nc4 Be7 40.
Re1 h5 41. e4 dxe3 42. Nxe3 h4 43. Qc3+ Qf6 44. Qxf6+ Bxf6 45. Nd5 Ra3 46. Kg2
Rxb3 47. Re6 Bd4 48. Nf4 Bf6 49. gxh4 Kf7 50. Rc6 Bxh4 51. Nxg6 Bf6 52. Nf4 Be5
53. Rxc5 Bxf4 54. Rxf5+ Kg6 55. Rxf4 Rxd3 56. Rf3 Rd1 57. Re3 Ra1 58. h3 Kg5
59. Kg3 Rg1+ 60. Kh2 Ra1 61. Kg2 Kh4 62. Re4+ Kh5 63. Kg3 Ra3+ 64. f3 Ra1 65.
Re5+ Kg6 66. h4 Ra4 67. f4 Ra1 68. h5+ Kf6 69. Rb5 Rc1 70. Rb6+ Kf5 71. Rb5+
Kf6 72. h6 Kg6 73. Rb6+ Kh7 74. Kg4 Rg1+ 75. Kf5 Ra1 76. Kg5 Rg1+ 77. Kf5 Ra1
78. Re6 Ra2 79. Kg5 Rg2+ 80. Kf6 Kxh6 81. Re3 Kh7 82. f5 Ra2 83. Kf7 Ra7+ 84.
Re7 Ra5 85. f6 Ra8 86. Rd7 Kh6 87. Re7 Kh7 88. Rc7 Kh6 89. Rd7 Kh7 90. Ke6+ Kg6
91. Rg7+ Kh6 92. Rg4 Ra6+ 93. Kf7 Ra7+ 94. Ke6 Ra6+ 95. Ke5 Ra5+ 96. Ke6 Ra6+
97. Kf5 Ra5+ 98. Kf4 Ra4+ 99. Kg3 Rxg4+ 100. Kxg4 Kg6 101. f7 Kxf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com QF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.06.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Petrosian, TL."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2851"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[PlyCount "203"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. Nf3 h6 8. Bf4
Bg7 9. O-O Nh5 10. Be3 Nb6 11. a4 Nc4 12. Bxc4 bxc4 13. Qe2 Ba6 14. b4 O-O 15.
b5 Bb7 16. Qxc4 d5 17. Qd3 dxe4 18. Nxe4 cxb5 19. axb5 Qc7 20. Bd2 Nf4 21. Bxf4
Qxf4 22. Rfe1 Rfd8 23. Rad1 Rac8 24. c4 f5 25. Nc3 Bxf3 26. Qxf3 Qxf3 27. gxf3
Rxc4 28. Ne2 Kf7 29. Ra1 Rd7 30. Red1 Rc2 31. Kf1 Rb2 32. Ra5 Rc7 33. Nf4 Rb7
34. Ne2 R2xb5 35. Rxb5 Rxb5 36. Ra1 a5 37. Ra4 e6 38. Nc3 Rb4 39. Rxa5 Bxd4 40.
Ne2 Bb6 41. Ra2 Kf6 42. Kg2 Bc7 43. h3 Be5 44. Nc1 Rc4 45. Nd3 Bd6 46. Rb2 Rc3
47. Rd2 Ke7 48. Rd1 g5 49. Rd2 h5 50. Rd1 Kf6 51. Nb2 Bc7 52. Nd3 Rc2 53. Rc1
Rxc1 54. Nxc1 Ke5 55. Ne2 Kd5 56. Nc3+ Kc4 57. Nb1 Kd3 58. Na3 Bf4 59. Kf1 Bb8
60. Nb5 Kc4 61. Na3+ Kd3 62. Ke1 Bd6 63. Nb5 Be5 64. Na7 Kc4 65. Ke2 Kd5 66.
Nb5 Kc5 67. Na3 Bb2 68. Nc2 Bd4 69. Ne1 Kc4 70. Nd3 Kd5 71. Nb4+ Kd6 72. Nd3 e5
73. Nb4 Bc5 74. Nd3 Kd5 75. Ne1 Bb4 76. Nd3 Ba5 77. Ke3 Bb6+ 78. Ke2 e4 79.
fxe4+ Kxe4 80. f3+ Kd4 81. Ne1 Ba5 82. Nd3 Bc3 83. Nf2 Bb4 84. Nd3 Bd6 85. Nf2
Bf4 86. Nd3 Bg3 87. Nb2 Bd6 88. Nd3 h4 89. Nf2 Bg3 90. Nd3 Bd6 91. Nf2 Bc7 92.
Nd3 Bg3 93. Nb2 Bd6 94. Nd3 g4 95. fxg4 fxg4 96. hxg4 h3 97. Nf2 h2 98. Kf3 Ke5
99. Kg2 Kf4 100. Kxh2 Bc5 101. Nd3+ Kxg4 102. Nxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com QF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.06.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Petrosian, TL."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2851"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 e5 3. d3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. O-O O-O 6. c3 Re8 7. Qc2 h6 8. e4 c6
9. Re1 Nbd7 10. a4 a5 11. Nbd2 Nc5 12. exd5 cxd5 13. d4 exd4 14. Rxe8+ Qxe8 15.
Nxd4 Qe1+ 16. Nf1 Bd7 17. Nf3 Qe4 18. Qxe4 dxe4 19. Nd4 Bxa4 20. Ne3 Bd7 21.
Nc4 Bc7 22. Bf4 Bxf4 23. gxf4 a4 24. b4 Nd3 25. Nb6 Rd8 26. Nxd7 Rxd7 27. Rxa4
Nxf4 28. Ra8+ Kh7 29. Ra5 g6 30. Rc5 N6d5 31. Bxe4 Nxc3 32. Rxc3 Rxd4 33. Bf3
Rxb4 34. h4 Kg7 35. Rc7 Ne6 36. Rxb7 Rxh4 37. Bd5 Kf6 38. Rb6 Rd4 39. Bxe6 fxe6
40. Kg2 h5 41. Rb8 g5 42. Rh8 h4 43. f3 Rd2+ 44. Kh3 Rf2 45. Kg4 Rg2+ 46. Kh3
Rg3+ 47. Kh2 Kg7 0-1

[Event "chess.com QF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.06.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Petrosian, TL."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2851"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bf5 4. d3 Nd7 5. Nh4 Bg4 6. h3 Bh5 7. O-O e6 8. Qe1
Be7 9. Nf3 Ngf6 10. e4 O-O 11. Nbd2 a5 12. a4 Nc5 13. b3 dxe4 14. dxe4 Bxf3 15.
Bxf3 Qd4 16. Rb1 Qc3 17. Bd1 Rad8 18. e5 Nfe4 19. Nxe4 Qxe1 20. Rxe1 Nxe4 21.
Bb2 Nd2 22. Rc1 Rd5 23. Be2 Rfd8 24. Red1 g6 25. Kg2 Bc5 26. Bc3 Ba3 27. Ra1
Bb4 28. Bxb4 axb4 29. f4 h5 30. a5 h4 31. gxh4 Rd4 32. h5 gxh5 33. Bxh5 Rxf4
34. a6 bxa6 35. Rxa6 Rf5 36. Bg4 Rxe5 37. Rxc6 Rd4 38. Rc7 Kg7 39. Rxd2 Rxd2+
0-1

[Event "chess.com QF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.06.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Petrosian, TL."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2851"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 e5 5. O-O Nf6 6. d3 Bd6 7. e3 O-O 8. exd4
exd4 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Nbd2 Bf5 12. Qb3 Rab8 13. Nh4 Bh7 14. Ne4 Qd8
15. c5 Be7 16. Nf3 Bxe4 17. dxe4 Bxc5 18. e5 Re8 19. Rfe1 Qd7 20. Rad1 Bb6 21.
Re4 Rbd8 22. a3 d3 23. e6 fxe6 24. Bh3 Kh8 25. Bxe6 Qd6 26. Bf5 Rxe4 27. Bxe4
Nd4 28. Qf7 Rf8 29. Ne5 Rd8 30. Ng6+ Kh7 31. Nf8+ Kh8 32. Ng6+ Kh7 33. Rxd3 Qf6
34. Nf8+ Kh8 35. Ng6+ Kh7 36. Ne5+ Kh8 37. Qxf6 1-0

[Event "chess.com QF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.06.23"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Petrosian, TL."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C69"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2851"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bd6 6. d3 Ne7 7. Nbd2 O-O 8.
Nc4 Ng6 9. a4 b6 10. h3 f6 11. Nh2 Be6 12. Ne3 Qd7 13. Qf3 Bc5 14. Nhg4 Kh8 15.
Bd2 Bd4 16. Bc1 b5 17. g3 Ne7 18. axb5 cxb5 19. h4 f5 20. exf5 Nxf5 21. Qg2 Nd6
22. c3 Bxg4 23. Nxg4 Qxg4 24. cxd4 Qxd4 25. Be3 Qxd3 26. Qc6 Nc4 27. Bc5 Rg8
28. b4 Rad8 29. Kg2 e4 30. Rfe1 Rge8 31. Rad1 Qf3+ 32. Kh2 h6 33. Rxd8 Rxd8 34.
Rxe4 Kh7 35. Qe6 Rd1 36. Re1 Rxe1 37. Qxe1 Qd5 38. Qe7 Ne5 39. h5 Nf3+ 40. Kg2
Nd2+ 41. Kh2 Qxh5+ 42. Kg1 Qd1+ 43. Kh2 Qh5+ 44. Kg1 Nf3+ 45. Kg2 Qd5 46. Qxc7
Ng5+ 47. Kh2 Ne6 48. Qf7 Qe4 49. Be3 Qg6 50. Qb7 Nd8 51. Qd5 Nf7 52. f4 Qc2+
53. Kh3 Qc4 54. Qf5+ Kg8 55. Bc5 Qf1+ 56. Kh2 Qe2+ 57. Kh3 Qe8 58. Qd5 Kh8 59.
Kg2 Nd8 60. Kh2 Qe2+ 61. Kg1 Ne6 62. Bd6 Qe3+ 63. Kg2 Nd4 64. Be5 Qe2+ 65. Kh3
Qf1+ 66. Kh4 Nf5+ 67. Kh5 Qh3+ 68. Kg6 Ne7+ 0-1

[Event "chess.com QF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.06.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Petrosian, TL."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2851"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bf5 4. d3 Nd7 5. Nh4 Bg4 6. O-O e6 7. h3 Bh5 8. Qe1
Be7 9. Nf3 Ngf6 10. e4 O-O 11. Nbd2 a5 12. e5 Ne8 13. a4 Nc7 14. b3 c5 15. Bb2
Nb8 16. Nh2 Nc6 17. f4 f5 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Ndf3 Rae8 21. Ne5 Na6
22. g4 Bg6 23. g5 Qd8 24. Nxg6 hxg6 25. Ng4 Nab4 26. Rf2 Nd4 27. Qd1 Qd6 28. c3
Rxf4 29. Rxf4 Qxf4 30. cxb4 axb4 31. Ra2 Qxg5 32. Rf2 Rf8 33. Rxf8+ Kxf8 34.
Kh1 Ke7 35. a5 Qf4 36. Qe1 g5 37. Bxd5 Qc7 38. Qe3 Kf8 39. Bg2 Qxa5 40. Qxg5
Qc7 41. Ne5 Nxb3 42. Qf4+ Kg8 43. Be4 Nd4 44. Bg6 Nf5 45. Bf7+ Kh7 46. Bxe6 Nh6
47. Bd5 Qd6 48. Qe4+ g6 49. Bc4 Nf5 50. Qxb7+ Ng7 51. Ng4 Qf4 52. Qg2 Nf5 53.
Nf6+ Kh6 54. Ne4 Ne3 55. Qf2 Qxf2 56. Nxf2 Nxc4 57. dxc4 b3 58. Nd3 Kg5 59. Kg2
Kh4 60. Kh2 g5 61. Kg2 g4 62. hxg4 Kxg4 63. Kf2 1-0

[Event "chess.com QF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.06.23"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Petrosian, TL."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2851"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 g6 5. h3 Bg7 6. Be3 O-O 7. a4 Nbd7 8. Qd2
e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. a5 Qe7 11. Bd3 Nc5 12. O-O Nh5 13. Rfd1 Ne6 14. Bf1 Nhf4
15. Kh2 Rd8 16. Qe1 Nd4 17. Nxd4 exd4 18. Bxf4 dxc3 19. Rxd8+ Qxd8 20. bxc3 Be6
21. e5 Qd5 22. Qe3 Re8 23. c4 Qd8 24. Qxa7 Bc8 25. Re1 g5 26. Bg3 h5 27. Kg1 f5
28. h4 f4 29. Bh2 Rxe5 30. Rxe5 Bxe5 31. hxg5 Qxg5 32. Qa8 Qd8 33. a6 bxa6 34.
Qxc6 Bf5 35. Qxa6 Qc7 36. Qh6 Qf7 37. Bxf4 Bg7 38. Qg5 Bxc2 39. Be2 Bg6 40. c5
Bf6 41. Qg3 h4 42. Qf3 Kg7 43. c6 h3 44. c7 Qe6 45. Qxh3 Bf5 46. Qg3+ Kh7 47.
Qe3 Qc6 48. Bd3 1-0

[Event "chess.com QF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.06.23"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Petrosian, TL."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2851"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 Nd7 4. O-O c6 5. d3 e6 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. h3 Bh5 8. b3
Ngf6 9. Bb2 O-O 10. a3 Qe7 11. c4 a5 12. Qc2 Rfe8 13. Rfe1 h6 14. e4 dxe4 15.
Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Rxe4 Rad8 17. Qc3 Qf6 18. d4 Bg6 19. Ree1 b6 20. Ne5 Bxe5 21.
dxe5 Qf5 22. g4 Qg5 23. b4 h5 24. Qg3 hxg4 25. hxg4 axb4 26. axb4 Nf8 27. f4
Qe7 28. f5 exf5 29. gxf5 Bxf5 30. e6 Nxe6 31. Bxg7 Rd3 32. Qe5 Qg5 33. Bf6 Qg6
34. Ra2 Kh7 35. Rf2 Ng7 36. Bxg7 Rxe5 37. Bxe5 Kg8 38. Ba1 Be6 39. c5 b5 40.
Be5 Qg4 41. Ra1 Rd1+ 42. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 43. Rf1 Qd2 44. Bf6 Bd5 45. Rf2 Qe1+ 46.
Bf1 Kh7 47. Rh2+ Kg6 48. Rf2 Qxb4 49. Be5 Qe4 50. Rg2+ Kf5 51. Bg3 b4 52. Rf2+
Kg6 53. Bg2 Qd4 54. Kh2 b3 55. Bh3 Qxf2+ 56. Bxf2 b2 0-1

[Event "chess.com QF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.06.23"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Petrosian, TL."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2851"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8.
Be3 b6 9. Bf4 Nd7 10. Qd2 e5 11. Bh6 f6 12. O-O Rf7 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Nh2 Nf8
15. f4 exf4 16. Rxf4 g5 17. Rf2 Ng6 18. Raf1 Be6 19. Ne2 Qd6 20. Qe3 h5 21. Nf3
h4 22. d4 cxd4 23. Nexd4 Raf8 24. e5 fxe5 25. Nxe6+ Qxe6 26. Nxg5 1-0

[Event "chess.com QF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.06.23"]
[Round "24"]
[White "Petrosian, TL."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2851"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 e5 3. d3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. O-O Be7 6. c3 O-O 7. Nbd2 Re8 8. e4
dxe4 9. dxe4 a5 10. a4 Bc5 11. Qe2 Qe7 12. Nc4 Bd7 13. Ne3 Rad8 14. Nd5 Qd6 15.
Nxf6+ gxf6 16. Bh6 Kh8 17. Nh4 f5 18. Bg5 f6 19. Rad1 Qe7 20. Rxd7 Rxd7 21.
Nxf5 Qf7 22. Bh6 Red8 23. Bg7+ Qxg7 24. Nxg7 Kxg7 25. Qg4+ Kh8 26. Qe6 Rd6 27.
Qf7 Rg8 28. Qxc7 b6 29. Bh3 Rg7 30. Qc8+ Rg8 31. Qf5 Ne7 32. Qf3 Rgd8 33. Bf5
Rd2 34. Qh5 Nxf5 35. Qxf5 Kg7 36. Qg4+ Kf7 37. Qh5+ Kg7 38. Qg4+ Kf7 39. Qh5+
Kg7 40. g4 R8d6 41. h4 Rxb2 42. Qe8 Rbd2 43. Qe7+ Kg8 44. h5 Rd1 45. Qe8+ Kg7
46. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 47. Kg2 Rd2 48. Kh3 Rxf2 49. Qd7+ Kh6 50. Qf7 Rf3+ 51. Kg2 Rf4
52. Qf8+ Bxf8 0-1

[Event "chess.com QF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.06.23"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Petrosian, TL."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2851"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Qe2 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. Bb3 a5 8. a4 e6
9. e5 Nd5 10. exd6 Qxd6 11. Na3 Qc7 12. Re1 Nd7 13. Qe4 h6 14. c3 N7f6 15. Qh4
g5 16. Bxg5 hxg5 17. Nxg5 Qf4 18. Qxf4 Nxf4 19. Rad1 N6d5 20. Nc4 Rd8 21. Ne4
b5 22. Ne5 Bxe5 23. dxe5 Kg7 24. g3 Ng6 25. f4 Rb8 26. Nd6 bxa4 27. Bxa4 Rxb2
28. Bxc6 Ba6 29. f5 Nxc3 30. Rd4 Ne2+ 31. Rxe2 Rxe2 32. fxg6 Kxg6 33. Rg4+ Kh7
34. Be4+ Rxe4 35. Nxe4 Rd1+ 36. Kf2 Rf1+ 37. Kg2 Rf5 38. Nf6+ Kh6 39. Rg8 Bf1+
40. Kg1 Be2 41. h4 a4 42. g4 Bxg4 43. Rxg4 Rxe5 44. Rxa4 Rf5 45. Ng4+ Kh5 46.
Ne3 Rf3 47. Ng2 Rg3 48. Kf2 Rg4 49. Ra7 f5 50. Re7 Re4 51. Kg3 e5 52. Rg7 f4+
53. Kf3 Kh6 54. Rg5 Ra4 55. Rxe5 Ra3+ 56. Kxf4 Ra4+ 57. Kg3 Ra3+ 58. Kg4 Ra8
59. Nf4 Rg8+ 60. Rg5 Ra8 61. Rg6+ 1-0

[Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.20"]
[Round "12.1"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6 7. a4 Ba7 8. Na3
Ne7 9. Nc2 O-O 10. Be3 Bxe3 11. Nxe3 a5 12. Re1 Ng6 13. Bb3 c6 14. Bc2 Re8 15.
d4 Qc7 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. g3 h6 18. Qe2 Be6 19. Red1 Rad8 20. b4 Nf8 21. Nc4
axb4 22. cxb4 Bg4 23. Rxd8 Qxd8 24. Rd1 Qe7 25. Rb1 Ne6 26. Ncxe5 Nd4 27. Qd3
Nxf3+ 28. Nxf3 Qxe4 29. Qxe4 Nxe4 30. Rb3 Nf6 31. Kg2 Be6 32. Ra3 Bd5 33. Kf1
Ng4 34. h3 Bxf3 35. hxg4 Bxg4 36. Kg2 Kf8 37. Rc3 Rd8 38. b5 cxb5 39. axb5 Rc8
40. Rxc8+ Bxc8 41. f4 Ke7 0-1

[Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.20"]
[Round "16.3"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Giri, A."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 Nc6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. a4 Bg7 7. O-O e6 8. f5
exf5 9. d3 Nge7 10. Qe1 O-O 11. Qh4 f6 12. Bc4+ Kh8 13. Nb5 Be8 14. Bh6 Ne5 15.
Rae1 g5 16. Nxg5 fxg5 17. Bxg5 N5g6 18. Qh3 f4 19. g3 Bxb5 20. axb5 f3 21. c3
Qe8 22. Be6 Ne5 23. Re3 b6 24. Kh1 a6 25. bxa6 Rxa6 26. g4 b5 27. Bxe7 Qxe7 28.
Bf5 h6 29. d4 cxd4 30. cxd4 Nc6 31. g5 Nxd4 32. gxh6 Be5 33. Qh5 Ra2 34. Rexf3
Nxf3 35. Rxf3 Rg8 36. Bg6 Ra1+ 37. Kg2 Qe6 38. Rg3 Bxg3 39. Bf7 Qxe4+ 0-1

[Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.20"]
[Round "11.5"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Topalov, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. cxd5 c5 7. dxc5 Nd7 8.
e3 Nxc5 9. Bb5+ Kf8 10. Nge2 Qb6 11. a4 Qa5 12. O-O Kg7 13. Nd4 Rd8 14. Rb1 Qc7
15. Rc1 a6 16. b4 axb5 17. Ncxb5 Qe5 18. Rxc5 b6 19. Rc1 Bb7 20. Nc6 Bxc6 21.
Rxc6 Rxd5 22. Qb3 Rb8 23. h3 Rd2 24. Rc2 Rbd8 25. Nd4 Rxc2 26. Qxc2 Qd6 27. Nc6
Rd7 28. b5 Qa3 29. Rb1 Rd5 30. g3 h5 31. Kg2 h4 32. g4 Qd6 33. Qe4 Rd2 34. Qf3
Qd3 35. Rc1 Ra2 36. Nb4 1-0

[Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.20"]
[Round "15.4"]
[White "Caruana, F."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Qb3 Nf6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. d3 Re8 8. Bf4
Nbd7 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bd2 e5 11. Nc3 Nc7 12. Ne4 Nb6 13. Bg5 Qd5 14. Nf6+ Bxf6
15. Bxf6 Qxb3 16. axb3 Bg4 17. Rfe1 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 h6 19. d4 e4 20. Bg4 Nbd5 21.
Be5 Nb5 22. Bf4 f5 23. Bh3 Nxf4 24. gxf4 Nxd4 25. Ra4 Red8 26. Bf1 a5 27. Rc1
Nxb3 28. Rc3 Nd4 29. e3 Nf3+ 30. Kg2 Rd1 31. Rc5 Rad8 32. Rcxa5 Rxf1 33. Kxf1
Rd1+ 34. Kg2 Rg1+ 35. Kh3 g5 36. fxg5 hxg5 0-1

[Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.20"]
[Round "17.3"]
[White "So, W."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 d5 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Be7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Ne4 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. Ne2 Nd6 10. Rc1 Nd7 11. c4 c6 12. Qb3 Kh8 13. Qa3 a5 14. Ne5 Kg8 15. f4
Re8 16. Rc2 Nf6 17. Rfc1 Qd8 18. Kh1 Ng4 19. Nxg4 fxg4 20. Re1 b5 21. c5 Nf5
22. Qc3 b4 23. Qd2 Ba6 24. Bxa6 Rxa6 25. Qd3 Ra7 26. Kg1 Rf7 27. Ng3 Qh4 28. e4
Ne7 29. Rf2 Ref8 30. Ref1 g6 31. Qe2 Qf6 32. Qxg4 Qxd4 33. Qxe6 Kh8 34. Qe5+
Qxe5 35. fxe5 Kg7 36. exd5 Nxd5 37. Ne2 Rxf2 38. Rxf2 Re8 39. Nd4 Rxe5 40. Nxc6
Re1+ 41. Rf1 Re2 42. Rf2 Re1+ 43. Rf1 Re2 44. Rf2 Re1+ 45. Rf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.20"]
[Round "18.4"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 c5 6. e3 cxd4 7. exd4 d5 8. Rc1
h6 9. Bh4 Nc6 10. a3 Be7 11. c5 Ne4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Bb5 Nxc3 14. Rxc3 e5 15.
O-O Bg4 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. dxe5 Bxf3 18. Rxf3 Qxe5 19. b4 d4 20. Re1 Qd5 21. Qb3
Rfd8 22. Qxd5 Rxd5 23. Rd1 a5 24. Kf1 axb4 25. axb4 Rb8 26. Rb3 Rxc5 27. Rxd4
Rc1+ 28. Ke2 c5 29. Rd1 Rxd1 30. Kxd1 cxb4 31. Kc2 g5 32. Re3 Rd8 33. Re4 b3+
34. Kc3 Rd1 35. h4 b2 36. Kxb2 Rd2+ 37. Kc3 Rxf2 38. hxg5 hxg5 39. g4 Kg7 40.
Kd3 f5 41. gxf5 Rxf5 42. Re6 Kf7 43. Ra6 Re5 44. Kd4 Re1 45. Kd3 Re8 46. Rb6
Kg7 47. Ra6 Kf7 48. Rb6 Re6 49. Rxe6 Kxe6 50. Ke4 Kf6 51. Kf3 Kf5 52. Kg3 g4
53. Kg2 Kf4 54. Kf2 g3+ 55. Kg2 Kg4 56. Kg1 Kh3 57. Kh1 g2+ 58. Kg1 Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.20"]
[Round "13.5"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. a3 Be7 6. e4 d6 7. Bd3 c5 8. d5
Nbd7 9. O-O e5 10. b4 a5 11. bxa5 Rxa5 12. Nb3 Ra6 13. a4 Nh5 14. g3 g6 15. Ne1
Ng7 16. Ng2 Nf6 17. f3 Bh3 18. Rf2 Nd7 19. Ne3 f5 20. Bf1 Bxf1 21. Qxf1 Bg5 22.
exf5 Bxe3 23. Bxe3 Nxf5 24. Bd2 Nd4 25. Nxd4 cxd4 26. Bb4 Qb6 27. Rb2 d3+ 28.
Kh1 Qd4 29. Rb3 e4 30. Bc3 Qxc4 31. Rxb7 Qxc3 32. Rxd7 e3 33. Rb1 Rb6 34. Rxb6
e2 0-1

[Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.20"]
[Round "14.2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Kramnik, V."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5
8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. c3 Rxe1 12. Qxe1 Ne8 13. Bf4 d5 14. Bd3
g6 15. Nd2 Ng7 16. Nf1 Bf5 17. Bxf5 Nxf5 18. Ne3 Nxe3 19. Qxe3 Qd7 20. Re1 c6
21. Bh6 Bg7 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Qe7 Rd8 24. h4 h5 25. Re3 b6 26. Qe5+ Kg8 27. Kh2
a5 28. f3 a4 29. Kg3 b5 30. Kf4 Qd6 31. Qxd6 Rxd6 32. Re8+ Kg7 33. Ke5 Rd7 34.
a3 g5 35. hxg5 h4 36. f4 Kg6 37. Rg8+ Kh7 38. Rc8 Kg7 39. Rxc6 Re7+ 40. Kxd5
Re2 41. Rh6 Rxb2 42. Rxh4 Rb3 43. Kc5 Rxc3+ 44. Kxb5 Rxa3 45. f5 Ra1 46. Kb4 a3
47. g4 Rd1 48. Kxa3 Rxd4 49. Kb3 Rf4 50. Kc3 Ra4 51. Kd3 Ra3+ 52. Kc4 Ra4+ 53.
Kb5 Rf4 54. Kc6 Ra4 55. Kd6 Ra6+ 56. Kc7 Ra7+ 57. Kb6 Ra4 58. Kb5 Rf4 59. Kc5
Ra4 60. Kc6 Rb4 61. Kd5 Ra4 62. Ke5 Ra5+ 63. Kd6 Ra6+ 64. Kc5 Ra4 65. Kc6 Rb4
66. Kd5 Ra4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.20"]
[Round "14.2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Kramnik, V."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5
8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. c3 Rxe1 12. Qxe1 Ne8 13. Bf4 d5 14. Bd3
g6 15. Nd2 Ng7 16. Nf1 Bf5 17. Bxf5 Nxf5 18. Ne3 Nxe3 19. Qxe3 Qd7 20. Re1 c6
21. Bh6 Bg7 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Qe7 Rd8 24. h4 h5 25. Re3 b6 26. Qe5+ Kg8 27. Kh2
a5 28. f3 a4 29. Kg3 b5 30. Kf4 Qd6 31. Qxd6 Rxd6 32. Re8+ Kg7 33. Ke5 Rd7 34.
a3 g5 35. hxg5 h4 36. f4 Kg6 37. Rg8+ Kh7 38. Rc8 Kg7 39. Rxc6 Re7+ 40. Kxd5
Re2 41. Rh6 Rxb2 42. Rxh4 Rb3 43. Kc5 Rxc3+ 44. Kxb5 Rxa3 45. f5 Ra1 46. Kb4 a3
47. g4 Rd1 48. Kxa3 Rxd4 49. Kb3 Rf4 50. Kc3 Ra4 51. Kd3 Ra3+ 52. Kc4 Ra4+ 53.
Kb5 Rf4 54. Kc6 Ra4 55. Kd6 Ra6+ 56. Kc7 Ra7+ 57. Kb6 Ra4 58. Kb5 Rf4 59. Kc5
Ra4 60. Kc6 Rb4 61. Kd5 Ra4 62. Ke5 Ra5+ 63. Kd6 Ra6+ 64. Kc5 Ra4 65. Kc6 Rb4
66. Kd5 Ra4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.20"]
[Round "10.2"]
[White "Aronian, L."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 c6 5. Nh3 d5 6. O-O Bd6 7. Bf4 Be7 8. Qc2
O-O 9. Rd1 h6 10. Nc3 Qe8 11. Rac1 g5 12. Be5 Nbd7 13. f3 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nd7 15.
f4 dxc4 16. Nb1 gxf4 17. gxf4 Nb6 18. Nd2 Nd5 19. Nxc4 Kh8 20. Bf3 Bd7 21. Kh1
Rd8 22. Nd6 Bxd6 23. exd6 e5 24. fxe5 Qxe5 25. Qc5 Be6 26. Qxa7 Rf7 27. Qd4
Qxd4 28. Rxd4 Rfd7 29. Rcd1 Ne3 30. R1d3 Nc4 31. Nf4 Bf7 32. Bh5 Nxb2 33. Re3
Nc4 34. Rh3 Rxd6 35. Rxd6 Nxd6 36. Rd3 Bc4 37. Rd2 Kg7 38. a4 Kf6 39. Bf3 Bf7
40. Kg1 Ke7 41. Kf1 Ra8 42. Rd4 c5 43. Nd5+ Ke6 44. Nc7+ Kd7 45. Rxd6+ Kxc7 46.
Rxh6 Bc4 47. Rh7+ Kd6 48. Rxb7 Rxa4 49. h4 Bd5 50. Rb6+ Ke5 51. Bxd5 Kxd5 52.
h5 c4 53. Ke1 c3 54. Kd1 Ra1+ 55. Kc2 Ra2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.20"]
[Round "15.4"]
[White "Caruana, F."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Qb3 Nf6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. d3 Re8 8. Bf4
Nbd7 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bd2 e5 11. Nc3 Nc7 12. Ne4 Nb6 13. Bg5 Qd5 14. Nf6+ Bxf6
15. Bxf6 Qxb3 16. axb3 Bg4 17. Rfe1 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 h6 19. d4 e4 20. Bg4 Nbd5 21.
Be5 Nb5 22. Bf4 f5 23. Bh3 Nxf4 24. gxf4 Nxd4 25. Ra4 Red8 26. Bf1 a5 27. Rc1
Nxb3 28. Rc3 Nd4 29. e3 Nf3+ 30. Kg2 Rd1 31. Rc5 Rad8 32. Rcxa5 Rxf1 33. Kxf1
Rd1+ 34. Kg2 Rg1+ 35. Kh3 g5 36. fxg5 hxg5 0-1

[Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Caruana, F."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[PlyCount "180"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Ne4 7. Qc2 Qa5 8.
Bg2 Nxc3 9. O-O Nc6 10. bxc3 Bxc3 11. Nb3 Nd4 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. Rb1 d6 14. Bb2
Bxb2 15. Qxb2 O-O 16. Rfd1 Rd8 17. Rd3 e5 18. Rbd1 Be6 19. Qxb7 Rab8 20. Rxd6
Rdc8 21. Qe7 Re8 22. Qh4 Qxa2 23. Bc6 Rf8 24. Qe7 h6 25. Rxe6 fxe6 26. Rd7 Qb1+
27. Kg2 Qg6 28. f3 Rb2 29. Kf2 Qf6 30. Rxa7 Rc2 31. Qxf6 Rxf6 32. Ra4 Rf7 33.
Be4 Rc1 34. Bg6 Rf8 35. h4 Rc8 36. Bd3 e4 37. Bxe4 R1xc4 38. Ra6 Kf7 39. h5
R4c7 40. Bg6+ Ke7 41. f4 Rc6 42. Ra2 Rc5 43. Kf3 Kf6 44. Kg4 e5 45. Bf5 R8c7
46. Ra8 exf4 47. gxf4 Rc1 48. Bg6 Rg1+ 49. Kf3 Re1 50. Rf8+ Ke6 51. Re8+ Kd6
52. Kg4 Re7 53. Rd8+ Kc7 54. Rg8 R1xe2 55. Kf5 Rc2 56. Ra8 Rc5+ 57. Kg4 Kd6 58.
Ra6+ Rc6 59. Ra4 Rec7 60. Rd4+ Ke7 61. Re4+ Kf6 62. Re8 Rc4 63. Rf8+ Ke7 64.
Rf5 Kd6 65. Rf8 Re7 66. Kf5 Rc5+ 67. Kg4 Kd5 68. Rd8+ Kc4 69. Bd3+ Kc3 70. Bg6
Rc4 71. Rd3+ Kb4 72. Rd8 Ra7 73. Bd3 Rc5 74. Bg6 Kc3 75. Rd3+ Kc4 76. Rd8 Rd5
77. Re8 Kd4 78. Re4+ Kc5 79. Re8 Rd4 80. Rc8+ Kb4 81. Rb8+ Kc3 82. Re8 Raa4 83.
Rf8 Kd2 84. Kf3 Ra3+ 85. Kg4 Raa4 86. Kf3 Ra7 87. Kg4 Ra6 88. Kf5 Ke3 89. Re8+
Kf3 90. Rb8 Rd5# 0-1

[Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 d5 6. Nc3 O-O 7. e3 Qe7 8.
Rc1 Rd8 9. Qc2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 c5 11. O-O cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bd7 13. Rfd1 Nc6 14. Nxc6
Bxc6 15. Bb5 Rac8 16. Rxd8+ Qxd8 17. Rd1 Qe7 18. Bxc6 Rxc6 19. Qd2 Rc8 20. Qd4
a6 21. h3 h6 22. Qd6 Qxd6 23. Rxd6 Kf8 24. Kf1 Ke7 25. Rd4 Nd7 26. Ke2 Ne5 27.
Kd1 f5 28. a4 g5 29. Kc2 Rc7 30. Rd1 Nc4 31. b3 Nd6 32. Kb2 Rc8 33. f3 h5 34.
Ne2 h4 35. Nc3 Rc5 36. Ne2 Ne8 37. Nc1 Nf6 38. Nd3 Rc7 39. Re1 Nd5 40. e4 fxe4
41. fxe4 Nf6 42. Ne5 Nh5 43. Nd3 Rc8 44. Rf1 Ng3 45. Re1 Kd6 46. a5 Rc7 47. Rd1
Ke7 48. Re1 Kf6 49. Re3 e5 50. Re1 Nh5 51. Rc1 Rxc1 52. Kxc1 Nf4 53. Nxf4 exf4
54. Kd2 Ke5 55. Kd3 g4 56. hxg4 f3 57. Ke3 fxg2 58. Kf2 h3 59. g5 Ke6 60. Kg1
Ke5 61. Kh2 Ke6 62. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Topalov, V."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. g5 Nh5 11. Qd2 Be7 12. O-O-O O-O 13. Kb1 Rc8 14. Rg1 g6 15.
h4 Qc7 16. Qf2 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Qxc4 18. Nc1 b5 19. Nb3 b4 20. Na4 Rc7 21. Nb6 Qb5
22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Qd7 24. Qe2 Rfc8 25. Rc1 Qh3 26. Qf2 f5 27. gxf6 Nxf6 28.
Ra5 Nh5 29. Bg5 Rf8 30. Qd2 Qxf3 31. Bxe7 Rxe7 32. Qxd6 Qf6 33. Qxb4 Qxh4 34.
Rxa6 Nf4 35. a4 Ref7 36. Qc4 Kg7 37. a5 h5 38. Rb6 Qf2 39. Nc5 h4 40. Qc3 Re7
41. a6 Ne2 42. Qb4 Nxc1 43. Rb7 Rff7 44. Rxe7 Rxe7 45. Nd3 Qf6 46. Nxc1 h3 47.
Qc3 h2 48. Qh3 Qf2 0-1

[Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Anand, V."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 Nbd7 8.
e3 g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. Nd2 Nxg3 11. hxg3 c6 12. Qc2 Kf8 13. Bd3 Kg7 14. O-O-O Nf6
15. Nf3 Ng4 16. Kb1 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Qe7 18. Rhe1 f5 19. Re2 Rf8 20. Qb2 a5 21.
Ne1 b5 22. Bc2 b4 23. cxb4 axb4 24. Bb3 Nf6 25. Rc2 Ne4 26. Nd3 Nc3+ 27. Rxc3
bxc3 28. Qxc3 Ba6 29. Qc5 Bxd3+ 30. Rxd3 Qxc5 31. dxc5 Ra5 32. Rc3 f4 33. gxf4
gxf4 34. exf4 Rxf4 35. f3 Kf6 36. g3 Rf5 37. f4 Rh5 38. a4 Rh2 39. Bc2 h5 40.
Kc1 Ra8 41. Re3 Ra5 42. Rc3 Rh3 43. Kb2 h4 44. gxh4 Rxc3 45. Kxc3 Rxc5+ 46. Kb3
Rc4 47. h5 Rxf4 48. h6 c5 49. a5 Rb4+ 50. Ka3 Rb5 51. Ka4 Rb2 52. h7 Kg7 53.
Bf5 c4 54. a6 c3 55. a7 Ra2+ 56. Kb3 Rxa7 57. Kxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Aronian, L."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. c3 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8.
Nbd2 Nb6 9. Bb5 Bd6 10. Re1 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Ne4 Re8 13. Bg5 f6 14. Be3 a6
15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Ng3 Bf7 17. d4 Nc4 18. dxe5 Bxe5 19. Nxe5 Rxe5 20. Qc1 Qe8
21. b3 Nxe3 22. Rxe3 Rxe3 23. Qxe3 Qxe3 24. fxe3 Rd8 25. Ne4 Rd3 26. c4 Rxe3
27. Nc5 a5 28. Rd1 Bg6 29. Kf2 Re5 30. Nb7 Be4 31. g4 h5 32. Rd8+ Kh7 33. Ra8
c5 34. Ra7 hxg4 35. hxg4 Bxb7 36. Rxb7 a4 37. Rxc7 axb3 38. axb3 Kh6 39. Kf3 g6
40. Rb7 Kg5 41. b4 cxb4 42. Rxb4 f5 43. gxf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "So, W."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Qb3 Qb6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Nh4 Bh5 8. h3
Be7 9. g4 Bg6 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Bg2 g5 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Rd1 Qc7 14. e4 Nxe4 15.
Nxe4 dxe4 16. Bxe4 Rd8 17. Bg2 O-O 18. Be3 Rfe8 19. Rac1 Qb6 20. d5 Qxb3 21.
axb3 exd5 22. cxd5 cxd5 23. Rxd5 Bf6 24. Bxa7 Ne5 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Bxb7 Nd3
27. Rd1 Nb4 28. Rxd8+ Bxd8 29. Be4 Bf6 30. Bc5 1-0

[Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Caruana, F."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[PlyCount "180"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Ne4 7. Qc2 Qa5 8.
Bg2 Nxc3 9. O-O Nc6 10. bxc3 Bxc3 11. Nb3 Nd4 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. Rb1 d6 14. Bb2
Bxb2 15. Qxb2 O-O 16. Rfd1 Rd8 17. Rd3 e5 18. Rbd1 Be6 19. Qxb7 Rab8 20. Rxd6
Rdc8 21. Qe7 Re8 22. Qh4 Qxa2 23. Bc6 Rf8 24. Qe7 h6 25. Rxe6 fxe6 26. Rd7 Qb1+
27. Kg2 Qg6 28. f3 Rb2 29. Kf2 Qf6 30. Rxa7 Rc2 31. Qxf6 Rxf6 32. Ra4 Rf7 33.
Be4 Rc1 34. Bg6 Rf8 35. h4 Rc8 36. Bd3 e4 37. Bxe4 R1xc4 38. Ra6 Kf7 39. h5
R4c7 40. Bg6+ Ke7 41. f4 Rc6 42. Ra2 Rc5 43. Kf3 Kf6 44. Kg4 e5 45. Bf5 R8c7
46. Ra8 exf4 47. gxf4 Rc1 48. Bg6 Rg1+ 49. Kf3 Re1 50. Rf8+ Ke6 51. Re8+ Kd6
52. Kg4 Re7 53. Rd8+ Kc7 54. Rg8 R1xe2 55. Kf5 Rc2 56. Ra8 Rc5+ 57. Kg4 Kd6 58.
Ra6+ Rc6 59. Ra4 Rec7 60. Rd4+ Ke7 61. Re4+ Kf6 62. Re8 Rc4 63. Rf8+ Ke7 64.
Rf5 Kd6 65. Rf8 Re7 66. Kf5 Rc5+ 67. Kg4 Kd5 68. Rd8+ Kc4 69. Bd3+ Kc3 70. Bg6
Rc4 71. Rd3+ Kb4 72. Rd8 Ra7 73. Bd3 Rc5 74. Bg6 Kc3 75. Rd3+ Kc4 76. Rd8 Rd5
77. Re8 Kd4 78. Re4+ Kc5 79. Re8 Rd4 80. Rc8+ Kb4 81. Rb8+ Kc3 82. Re8 Raa4 83.
Rf8 Kd2 84. Kf3 Ra3+ 85. Kg4 Raa4 86. Kf3 Ra7 87. Kg4 Ra6 88. Kf5 Ke3 89. Re8+
Kf3 90. Rb8 Rd5# 0-1

[Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nf6 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Bxd7+ Qxd7 7. c4 Nc6
8. Qd3 Qg4 9. Nc3 Qxg2 10. Rf1 Rc8 11. a3 g6 12. Bd2 Bg7 13. O-O-O O-O 14. Kb1
Qh3 15. Rg1 Rfe8 16. Rg3 Qe6 17. Ng5 Qd7 18. f4 Na5 19. c5 dxc5 20. Qf1 Nb3 21.
Be3 Nd4 22. f5 Rf8 23. Qh3 Rfd8 24. Rf1 Nh5 25. Rgg1 Nb5 26. Nd5 Nc7 27. Nxf7
Nxd5 28. exd5 Qxd5 29. Bc1 Qxf7 30. fxg6 Qd5 31. Rg5 Qe4+ 32. Ka1 hxg6 33. Rfg1
Rc6 34. Qb3+ c4 35. Qxb7 c3 36. Rxg6 cxb2+ 37. Bxb2 Rc1+ 0-1

[Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Giri, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 d6 7. a4 Na5 8. Ba2
c5 9. Na3 Nc6 10. c3 a6 11. Nc2 Rb8 12. h3 b5 13. axb5 axb5 14. Ne3 Be6 15.
Bxe6 fxe6 16. Bd2 Qd7 17. Qe2 d5 18. Ng4 Nxg4 19. hxg4 Bd6 20. Ra6 Ra8 21. Rea1
Rxa6 22. Rxa6 Qb7 23. Ra1 c4 24. d4 Re8 25. exd5 exd5 26. Bf4 Qe7 27. dxe5 Bxe5
28. Bxe5 Nxe5 29. Nxe5 Qxe5 30. Qxe5 Rxe5 31. Ra8+ Kf7 32. Rb8 d4 33. cxd4 Rd5
34. f3 h6 35. Kf2 Rxd4 36. Rxb5 Rd2+ 37. Kg3 Rc2 38. Rb4 Kg6 39. f4 Kf7 40. Kf3
c3 41. bxc3 Rxc3+ 42. Kf2 Rc2+ 43. Kg3 Rc3+ 44. Kh4 Rc2 45. Kh3 Rc3+ 46. g3 Rc5
47. Rb6 Ra5 48. Kh4 Rc5 49. g5 hxg5+ 50. fxg5 g6 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Kramnik, V."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. g3 f5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O d5 5. d3 Bd6 6. c4 dxc4 7. dxc4 O-O 8. Nc3
Nc6 9. e4 e5 10. Bg5 Kh8 11. exf5 Bxf5 12. Nh4 Be6 13. Nd5 Qd7 14. Nxf6 gxf6
15. Bh6 Rg8 16. Rc1 Rad8 17. Be3 Qf7 18. Qa4 Rg4 19. Nf3 Rxc4 20. Rxc4 Bxc4 21.
Rc1 Bxa2 22. Qb5 Nb4 23. Nh4 Bd5 24. Rd1 c6 25. Qe2 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 Nd5 27. Nf5
Bf8 28. Kg1 a6 29. Qf3 Re8 30. Qe4 Qg6 31. Kh1 Rd8 32. g4 Rd7 33. Rd3 Qf7 34.
Bd2 Nc7 35. Kg1 Rxd3 36. Qxd3 Qd5 37. Qe2 Ne6 38. Be3 Qe4 39. f3 Nf4 40. fxe4
Nxe2+ 41. Kf2 Nf4 42. Bxf4 exf4 43. Kf3 Kg8 44. Kxf4 Kf7 45. e5 a5 46. b3 b5
47. exf6 Kxf6 48. Nd4 a4 49. g5+ Kg6 50. Nxc6 axb3 51. Ne5+ Kh5 52. Nf3 Bb4 53.
Kf5 b2 0-1

[Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 d5 6. Nc3 O-O 7. e3 Qe7 8.
Rc1 Rd8 9. Qc2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 c5 11. O-O cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bd7 13. Rfd1 Nc6 14. Nxc6
Bxc6 15. Bb5 Rac8 16. Rxd8+ Qxd8 17. Rd1 Qe7 18. Bxc6 Rxc6 19. Qd2 Rc8 20. Qd4
a6 21. h3 h6 22. Qd6 Qxd6 23. Rxd6 Kf8 24. Kf1 Ke7 25. Rd4 Nd7 26. Ke2 Ne5 27.
Kd1 f5 28. a4 g5 29. Kc2 Rc7 30. Rd1 Nc4 31. b3 Nd6 32. Kb2 Rc8 33. f3 h5 34.
Ne2 h4 35. Nc3 Rc5 36. Ne2 Ne8 37. Nc1 Nf6 38. Nd3 Rc7 39. Re1 Nd5 40. e4 fxe4
41. fxe4 Nf6 42. Ne5 Nh5 43. Nd3 Rc8 44. Rf1 Ng3 45. Re1 Kd6 46. a5 Rc7 47. Rd1
Ke7 48. Re1 Kf6 49. Re3 e5 50. Re1 Nh5 51. Rc1 Rxc1 52. Kxc1 Nf4 53. Nxf4 exf4
54. Kd2 Ke5 55. Kd3 g4 56. hxg4 f3 57. Ke3 fxg2 58. Kf2 h3 59. g5 Ke6 60. Kg1
Ke5 61. Kh2 Ke6 62. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Rapid YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.18"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Anand, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2016.06.17"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6 7. a4 Ba7 8. Na3
Ne7 9. Nc2 O-O 10. Be3 Bxe3 11. Nxe3 Ng6 12. a5 Ng4 13. h3 Nxe3 14. fxe3 Qe7
15. Qb3 c6 16. d4 Be6 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Rad1 Rae8 19. Qb4 exd4 20. cxd4 e5 21.
dxe5 dxe5 22. Qxe7 Rxe7 23. Rd6 Nh8 24. Nd2 Nf7 25. Rd3 Ng5 26. Rf5 h6 27. h4
Nh7 28. Nb3 Nf6 29. Nc5 Rff7 30. h5 Kh7 31. Rd8 g6 32. hxg6+ Kxg6 33. Rd6 Kg7
34. Ne6+ Kg6 35. Nd8 Rf8 36. g4 c5 37. b3 Ree8 38. Nxb7 1-0

[Event "GCT Rapid YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.18"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Giri, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2016.06.17"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Bb4+ 6. c3 Ba5 7. O-O Nd7 8. a4
Bc7 9. Nbd2 f6 10. Re1 Nh6 11. Nf1 fxe5 12. dxe5 O-O 13. Bxh6 gxh6 14. Qd4 Be4
15. Ng3 c5 16. Qe3 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Qg5 18. Qxg5+ hxg5 19. Bg4 Rae8 20. Re2 Nxe5
21. Bh5 Rd8 22. Rd1 c4 23. Nf1 Nd3 0-1

[Event "GCT Rapid YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.18"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Kramnik, V."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2016.06.17"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. g3 b5 3. e4 Bb7 4. Qe2 c5 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. e5 Nd5 8. b3 Nc6
9. Bb2 Be7 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. dxc3 O-O 12. Rad1 Qc7 13. c4 Rad8 14. h4 f6 15.
exf6 Bxf6 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. cxb5 axb5 18. Qxb5 Nb4 19. Qe2 Nxa2 20. Qc4 Kh8 21.
Ra1 Ra8 22. Rfe1 d5 23. Qg4 e5 24. h5 Bc8 25. Qh4 Bb7 26. Nh2 Nb4 27. Rxa8 Bxa8
28. c4 Nc2 29. Rd1 Nd4 30. cxd5 Qf7 31. Qe4 Rd8 32. h6 Bxd5 33. Qg4 Bxb3 34.
Ra1 Be6 35. Qe4 Qg6 36. Ra8 Rg8 37. Rxg8+ Bxg8 38. Qxg6 hxg6 39. Ng4 c4 40.
Nxf6 c3 41. Be4 c2 42. Bxc2 Nxc2 43. Nd7 e4 44. Nf6 e3 45. fxe3 Nxe3 46. g4 Nd5
47. Nxd5 Bxd5 48. g5 Kg8 49. Kf2 Kf8 50. Ke3 Bg8 51. Kd4 Ke8 52. Ke4 Kd7 53.
Kd3 Ke6 54. Ke4 Bh7 0-1

[Event "GCT Rapid YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.18"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Topalov, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2016.06.17"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 O-O 8.
Bg5 d6 9. Nd2 Nbd7 10. e3 c5 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. b4 Ncd7 13. f3 Rc8 14. Be2 Ne5
15. Qb2 Ng6 16. Rc1 h6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Qxf6 gxf6 19. Kf2 Rfd8 20. Rhd1 Bc6
21. Nb1 Kf8 22. Nc3 f5 23. Rd4 Ke7 24. Rcd1 Rd7 25. g3 Rcd8 26. h3 Kf6 27. f4
Ne7 28. g4 Kg7 29. Bf3 Rc8 30. Be2 Rcd8 31. b5 Bb7 32. a4 a5 33. bxa6 Bxa6 34.
Bf3 fxg4 35. hxg4 f5 36. Rb1 Rc8 37. Rxb6 Bxc4 38. Rdxd6 Rxd6 39. Rxd6 Bb3 40.
Ne2 Rc2 41. Ke1 fxg4 42. Bxg4 h5 43. Bxe6 Bxe6 44. Rxe6 Nf5 45. Re5 Nd6 46.
Rxh5 Ra2 47. Nc3 1-0

[Event "GCT Rapid YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.17"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2016.06.17"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nb6 6. d3 Be7 7. Nh3 Nc6 8. f4
h5 9. Be3 h4 10. Rc1 Bf5 11. Ng5 Qd7 12. Qb3 O-O 13. gxh4 Nd4 14. Qd1 Bc5 15.
Qd2 exf4 16. Bxf4 Rfe8 17. Nce4 Bxe4 18. Bxe4 Qe7 19. Kf1 Rad8 20. e3 Ne6 21.
Nxe6 Qxe6 22. Qg2 Bf8 23. Rg1 Nd5 24. Qg5 c6 25. Rg2 Nxf4 26. Qxf4 f5 27. Bxf5
Qxe3 28. Qxe3 Rxe3 29. Re2 Rf3+ 30. Rf2 Rxf2+ 31. Kxf2 Be7 32. Kg3 Kf7 33. h5
Rd5 34. Rf1 Bf6 35. b3 Ke7 36. Kg4 a5 37. Rf2 Re5 38. Rg2 Rd5 39. h4 Rc5 40.
Re2+ Re5 41. Be4 Kd6 42. Rf2 Ke7 43. Rf1 Rc5 44. a4 b5 45. Rf5 Rxf5 46. Kxf5
bxa4 47. bxa4 Bxh4 48. Kg6 Bf6 49. Bxc6 Bd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Rapid YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.17"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Caruana, F."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2016.06.17"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 Bc5 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. h3 Nd7 8.
Be3 Bd6 9. Nc3 c5 10. Nd2 Nb8 11. a4 Nc6 12. a5 Be6 13. O-O O-O 14. Nc4 Be7 15.
b3 b5 16. axb6 cxb6 17. Bd2 b5 18. Ne3 Nb4 19. Ne2 Bg5 20. f4 exf4 21. Nxf4 a5
22. Bc3 Nc6 23. Ned5 Nd4 24. Qh5 Bxf4 25. Nxf4 Qd6 26. Rxa5 Rxa5 27. Bxa5 b4
28. Nxe6 Nxe6 29. Qd5 Qa6 30. Ra1 Rb8 31. Ra4 Qb5 32. d4 Qe2 33. Qe5 Re8 34.
dxc5 f6 35. Qd6 Qe3+ 36. Kh2 Nf4 37. Bc7 Ne2 38. Ra1 Qxe4 39. Re1 Re5 40. Qd2
Re6 41. Qd7 h5 42. Bb8 Re8 43. Bd6 Re5 44. Rf1 Rg5 45. Rf3 Rxg2+ 46. Kxg2 Nd4
47. Kg1 Nxf3+ 48. Kf2 Nd4 49. Qc8+ Kh7 50. Qa6 Qf3+ 51. Ke1 Nxc2+ 52. Kd2 Qc3+
53. Kd1 Qxb3 54. Kc1 Nd4 0-1

[Event "GCT Rapid YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.17"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2016.06.17"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2 Re8 8. Bd2
e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. cxd5 Nxf3+ 11. gxf3 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. Bxb4 Qxf3 14.
Rg1 Bf5 15. Qe2 Qe4 16. Bc3 Bg6 17. Qc4 1-0

[Event "GCT Rapid YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.17"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Aronian, L."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2016.06.17"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qb3 Qe7 6. Bd2 b6 7. g3 Bb7 8. Bg2
Nc6 9. O-O Na5 10. Qc2 Nxc4 11. Nb5 Nxd2 12. Nxc7+ Kf8 13. Nxd2 Bxg2 14. Kxg2
Rc8 15. Nf3 Qd8 16. Rac1 Ke7 17. Qa4 Rxc7 18. Qxb4+ d6 19. Qd2 h6 20. Kg1 Qd7
21. Rxc7 Qxc7 22. d5 Nxd5 23. Nh4 Rc8 24. Nxf5+ exf5 25. Qxd5 Qc5 26. Qd3 Qe5
27. Rd1 Rc6 28. Rd2 Qe4 29. Qxe4+ fxe4 30. f3 exf3 31. exf3 d5 32. Rxd5 Rc1+
33. Kg2 Rc2+ 34. Kh3 Rxb2 35. a4 a5 36. Re5+ Kd6 37. Rf5 Rb4 38. Rf7 Rxa4 39.
Rxg7 Rc4 40. f4 Rc7 41. Rg8 Ra7 42. f5 a4 43. f6 a3 44. Rg7 Ra8 45. f7 a2 0-1

[Event "GCT Rapid YourNextMove"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.17"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "So, W."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2016.06.17"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. Qd2 b5 10. O-O-O h5 11. Nd5 Rc8 12. g3 Bxd5 13. exd5 Nb6 14. Bh3 Nc4
15. Qe2 Rc7 16. Bg5 Be7 17. f4 Ng4 18. Bxg4 hxg4 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Rhe1 Kf8 21.
fxe5 Qxe5 22. Nd4 Qxe2 23. Rxe2 g6 24. Nc6 Kg7 25. Rd4 f5 26. a4 Ne5 27. axb5
axb5 28. Nxe5 dxe5 29. Rxe5 Rxh2 30. c3 Ra7 31. Kb1 Rh3 32. d6 Rd7 33. Re3 Kf6
34. Kc2 g5 35. Red3 Ke6 36. Re3+ Kf6 37. Red3 Ke6 38. Re3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2016"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.12"]
[Round "17.2"]
[White "Fressinet, L."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nc6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d5 Nb8 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 g6 6. Be3 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3
Bg7 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. g4 c6 11. Qe2 Rc8 12. Bd4 c5 13. Be3 Qa5 14. Qb5 Qxb5 15.
Bxb5 a6 16. Be2 b5 17. g5 Nh5 18. a4 b4 19. Nb1 c4 20. Nd2 c3 21. Nb3 cxb2+ 22.
Kb1 Rc3 23. Bd4 O-O 24. Bxa6 Nc5 25. Bxc3 bxc3 26. Nxc5 dxc5 27. d6 exd6 28.
Rxd6 Nf4 29. Rhd1 Bd4 30. Bb7 Nxh3 31. a5 Nxf2 32. R1xd4 cxd4 33. Rxd4 Re8 34.
a6 Nh3 35. Rd3 Nxg5 36. Rxc3 Kg7 37. a7 Ne6 38. Rc8 Rxc8 39. Bxc8 Nc7 40. Bb7
Kf6 41. e5+ Kxe5 42. Kxb2 h5 43. Kb3 g5 44. a8=Q Nxa8 45. Bxa8 g4 46. Kc3 h4
47. Kd3 h3 48. Ke3 f5 49. c4 f4+ 50. Kf2 Kd4 51. Bd5 Kc5 52. Kg1 g3 53. Kh1 Kd4
54. Kg1 Ke3 55. c5 f3 56. c6 f2+ 57. Kf1 g2+ 58. Bxg2 hxg2+ 0-1

[Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2016"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.12"]
[Round "12.2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. O-O O-O 7. c3 Bd7 8. Re1
e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. Nf3 Qe7 12. h3 Rfd8 13. Qc2 Ne8 14. Be3 Nd6
15. Rad1 b6 16. Bf1 h6 17. Nd2 Be6 18. a4 a5 19. Nb1 Qe8 20. c4 Qc6 21. f3 f5
22. c5 bxc5 23. Qxc5 Qxc5 24. Bxc5 fxe4 25. fxe4 Rab8 26. Rd2 Nc4 27. Rxd8+
Rxd8 28. b3 Nb6 29. Re3 Rd1 30. Nc3 Rc1 31. Ba3 Rxf1+ 32. Kxf1 Bxb3 33. Bc5
Nxa4 34. Nxa4 Bxa4 35. Kf2 Bb5 36. Rf3 h5 37. g4 hxg4 38. hxg4 Bh6 39. Rf6 Kg7
40. Re6 Bf4 41. Re7+ Kf6 42. Rxc7 Ba4 43. Be7+ Ke6 44. Bd8 Bd1 45. Re7+ Kd6 46.
Rg7 a4 47. Rxg6+ Kd7 48. Ba5 Bc2 49. Bb4 Bxe4 50. Rd6+ Kc7 51. Rf6 Kd7 52. Ra6
Bc6 53. Bc3 Kd6 54. Ra5 Bd7 55. g5 Bxg5 56. Bxe5+ Ke6 57. Bd4 Bd8 58. Ra8 Be7
59. Ke3 Bg5+ 60. Kd3 Bb5+ 61. Kc3 Be7 62. Ra5 Bc6 63. Kc4 a3 64. Ra6 Kd7 65.
Bc5 Bxc5 66. Kxc5 Be4 67. Rxa3 Ke6 68. Kd4 Bg6 69. Ra5 Kf6 70. Ke3 Kg7 71. Kf4
Bh7 72. Kg5 Kh8 73. Kh6 Bg8 74. Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2016"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.12"]
[Round "12.2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. O-O O-O 7. c3 Bd7 8. Re1
e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. Nf3 Qe7 12. h3 Rfd8 13. Qc2 Ne8 14. Be3 Nd6
15. Rad1 b6 16. Bf1 h6 17. Nd2 Be6 18. a4 a5 19. Nb1 Qe8 20. c4 Qc6 21. f3 f5
22. c5 bxc5 23. Qxc5 Qxc5 24. Bxc5 fxe4 25. fxe4 Rab8 26. Rd2 Nc4 27. Rxd8+
Rxd8 28. b3 Nb6 29. Re3 Rd1 30. Nc3 Rc1 31. Ba3 Rxf1+ 32. Kxf1 Bxb3 33. Bc5
Nxa4 34. Nxa4 Bxa4 35. Kf2 Bb5 36. Rf3 h5 37. g4 hxg4 38. hxg4 Bh6 39. Rf6 Kg7
40. Re6 Bf4 41. Re7+ Kf6 42. Rxc7 Ba4 43. Be7+ Ke6 44. Bd8 Bd1 45. Re7+ Kd6 46.
Rg7 a4 47. Rxg6+ Kd7 48. Ba5 Bc2 49. Bb4 Bxe4 50. Rd6+ Kc7 51. Rf6 Kd7 52. Ra6
Bc6 53. Bc3 Kd6 54. Ra5 Bd7 55. g5 Bxg5 56. Bxe5+ Ke6 57. Bd4 Bd8 58. Ra8 Be7
59. Ke3 Bg5+ 60. Kd3 Bb5+ 61. Kc3 Be7 62. Ra5 Bc6 63. Kc4 a3 64. Ra6 Kd7 65.
Bc5 Bxc5 66. Kxc5 Be4 67. Rxa3 Ke6 68. Kd4 Bg6 69. Ra5 Kf6 70. Ke3 Kg7 71. Kf4
Bh7 72. Kg5 Kh8 73. Kh6 Bg8 74. Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2016"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.12"]
[Round "14.3"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Kramnik, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. h3 Nd7 7. Be3 O-O 8.
Qd2 Re8 9. Nc3 a5 10. Bxc5 Nxc5 11. O-O-O f6 12. Qe3 Qe7 13. d4 exd4 14. Nxd4
Bd7 15. Rhe1 b5 16. f3 b4 17. Nb1 Kh8 18. Nd2 Na4 19. Nc4 c5 20. Nf5 Qe6 21. b3
Bb5 22. bxa4 Bxc4 23. Qxc5 Qf7 24. Qc6 Be6 25. Kb2 h6 26. g4 Rad8 27. Rxd8 Rxd8
28. Qc5 Qd7 29. Qe7 Qxe7 30. Nxe7 c5 31. Nc6 c4 32. Nxd8 1-0

[Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2016"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.12"]
[Round "11.5"]
[White "Caruana, F."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 h6 7. a4 a5 8. Na3
Bxa3 9. Rxa3 O-O 10. Re1 Re8 11. h3 Be6 12. Bb5 Bd7 13. Be3 Ne7 14. Bc4 Ng6 15.
Qb3 Be6 16. Bxe6 Rxe6 17. Qxb7 Rb8 18. Qa6 Rxb2 19. Qxa5 d5 20. Raa1 dxe4 21.
dxe4 Qc8 22. Nd2 Nh5 23. Nc4 Rb8 24. Reb1 Ra8 25. Qc5 Nhf4 26. Bxf4 Nxf4 27.
Nxe5 Qe8 28. Nf3 Rg6 29. Qf5 Nxg2 30. Kh1 Raa6 31. e5 Qa8 32. Rb4 c5 33. Re4
Qd5 34. c4 Qd3 35. Rg1 Rxa4 36. e6 Rxe6 37. Ne5 Nh4 38. Qxf7+ 1-0

[Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2016"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.12"]
[Round "13.4"]
[White "Aronian, L."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 cxd4 5. O-O Nc6 6. Nxd4 Bc5 7. Nb3 Be7 8.
c4 O-O 9. Nc3 b6 10. Bf4 Bb7 11. Rc1 d6 12. Nb5 Ne8 13. Qd2 a6 14. Nc3 Qb8 15.
Rfd1 Nd8 16. Ne4 e5 17. Bg5 f6 18. Be3 f5 19. Nc3 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Ne6 21. Nd5 Bd8
22. f3 Ra7 23. Nb4 Qc8 24. Qd5 Kh8 25. Nc6 Rb7 26. Nxd8 Nxd8 27. c5 bxc5 28.
Bxc5 dxc5 29. Qxd8 Nf6 30. Qxc8 Rxc8 31. Rxc5 Rxc5 32. Rd8+ Ng8 33. Nxc5 Rxb2
34. Kf2 Rxa2 35. h4 h6 36. h5 Rc2 37. Nd3 e4 38. Ne5 exf3 39. Kxf3 Kh7 40. Ng6
a5 41. Ra8 Ra2 42. e3 a4 43. Kf4 Rf2+ 44. Ke5 Rf3 45. Ke6 Rxe3+ 46. Kf7 Rb3 47.
Nf8+ Kh8 48. Ng6+ Kh7 49. Nf8+ Kh8 50. Nd7 Rb7 51. Rxg8+ Kh7 52. Rxg7+ Kh8 53.
Kg6 a3 54. Rh7+ 1-0

[Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2016"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.12"]
[Round "15.3"]
[White "Giri, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 Nf6 7. c4 Bd7 8. O-O
Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. a4 a5 12. Be3 O-O 13. Qe2 Nd7 14. Rfd1 Qb8 15.
Nb5 Rd8 16. f4 b6 17. e5 Bxg2 18. exd6 Bc6 19. dxe7 Re8 20. Nd4 Be4 21. Nxe6
Rxe7 22. Nxg7 Qb7 23. Bd4 Bh1 24. Qf2 Rae8 25. Nxe8 Rxe8 26. Re1 Be4 27. f5 f6
28. Qf4 Qc6 29. Re3 Nc5 30. Rae1 Nd3 31. Qg4+ Kf8 32. R1e2 Nc5 33. h4 Re7 34.
Qf4 Nd3 35. Qh6+ Kf7 36. Rxd3 Qxc4 37. Qxf6+ Ke8 38. Qh8+ Kd7 39. Rdd2 Kc7 40.
Qf6 Rd7 41. Qe5+ 1-0

[Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2016"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.12"]
[Round "16.4"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Topalov, V."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. a4 Ngf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. a5 Bg7 7. O-O a6 8. Bc4
O-O 9. d3 Nb8 10. Nd5 Nc6 11. Nb6 Rb8 12. Bd2 Bg4 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Nd7 15.
Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Rab1 Qd8 17. h4 Nxa5 18. Ba2 Nc6 19. h5 e6 20. g3 b5 21. Kg2 Qf6
22. Qd1 a5 23. hxg6 hxg6 24. Rh1 Nb4 25. Bc3 Qg5 26. f4 Qe7 27. Qg4 Nxa2 28.
Qh3 f6 29. Qh7+ Kf7 30. Rh6 Rg8 31. Bxa5 Kf8 32. Rh3 Qf7 33. c3 Ra8 34. Bb6 Ra6
35. Bd8 Ke8 36. Bc7 Kd7 37. e5 Rh8 38. Qxh8 Bxh8 39. Rxh8 Kxc7 40. Rbh1 dxe5
41. R1h7 Qxh7 42. Rxh7+ Kd6 43. Kf3 exf4 44. gxf4 b4 45. c4 Nc1 46. Ke3 Nb3 0-1

[Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2016"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.12"]
[Round "18.2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. h3 O-O 7. Nc3 Re8 8.
Be3 Bxe3 9. fxe3 Nd7 10. O-O Nf8 11. Qe1 f6 12. g4 Ng6 13. Qg3 h6 14. Rf2 Qe7
15. Raf1 Be6 16. h4 Qd7 17. Rg2 Rf8 18. d4 exd4 19. exd4 Rae8 20. h5 Nh8 21.
Rd1 Qd6 22. Qxd6 cxd6 23. Nh4 d5 24. exd5 Bxd5 25. Nxd5 cxd5 26. Kf1 Re4 27.
Nf5 Nf7 28. Re1 Rf4+ 29. Kg1 Ng5 30. Re7 Rf7 31. Re8+ Kh7 32. Kh2 Ne4 33. Nh4
Nd6 34. Rd8 Rc7 35. Rxd6 1-0

[Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2016"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.12"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "So, W."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8.
d3 O-O 9. a3 Re8 10. b4 Bf8 11. Bb2 Bg4 12. Nd2 Qc8 13. Re1 a5 14. b5 Nd4 15.
Nb3 a4 16. Nxd4 exd4 17. Ne4 Qd7 18. Qc2 Rad8 19. Nc5 Bxc5 20. Qxc5 Rxe2 21.
Rxe2 Bxe2 22. Bxb7 Bxd3 23. Rd1 Qxb5 24. Qxc7 Rf8 25. Bxd4 Nc4 26. Bf3 Qb3 27.
Bc5 Re8 28. Qd7 Qxd1+ 0-1

[Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2016"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.11"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Caruana, F."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Nc6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Be2 Qb6 6. O-O Be7 7. Rb1 O-O 8. a3
Qc7 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 b6 11. Ndb5 Qb8 12. Be3 Bb7 13. f4 Rd8 14. Kh1 d6 15.
Bf3 Nd7 16. Ne2 a6 17. Nbc3 Bf6 18. b4 Ne7 19. Qd3 Ng6 20. g3 Be7 21. Nd4 Qc7
22. Rbc1 Rac8 23. Nce2 Qb8 24. Bg2 Qa8 25. Nc3 Rc7 26. Qe2 Bf6 27. f5 Ngf8 28.
Bg1 Rdc8 29. fxe6 fxe6 30. Nb1 b5 31. Nd2 Bg5 32. N4f3 Bh6 33. e5 Nxe5 34. Nxe5
Bxg2+ 35. Qxg2 Qxg2+ 36. Kxg2 Bxd2 37. Rcd1 dxe5 38. Rxd2 bxc4 39. Bb6 c3 40.
Rc2 Rd7 41. Bc5 Rd2+ 42. Rf2 Rd3 43. Rf3 e4 44. Rxd3 exd3 45. Rxc3 Rd8 46. Rc1
Ng6 47. Be3 Ne5 48. Bd2 Rd4 49. Kf2 Re4 50. Re1 Rxe1 51. Kxe1 Nc4 52. a4 Kf7
53. b5 axb5 54. a5 Ke7 55. a6 Kd7 56. a7 Nb6 57. Bc3 g6 58. Kd2 Kc6 59. Kxd3
Kb7 60. Ke4 Kxa7 61. Ke5 Kb7 62. Kxe6 Kc6 63. Kf7 Nd5 64. Bd2 b4 65. Bxb4 Nxb4
66. Kg7 Kd6 67. Kxh7 g5 68. Kg6 g4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2016"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.11"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C79"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O b5 7. Bb3 Na5 8. Re1
Nxb3 9. axb3 c5 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Nc3 Bb7 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 O-O
15. c3 a5 16. d4 exd4 17. cxd4 Qb6 18. dxc5 Qxc5 19. Rc1 Qb4 20. Qd3 a4 21. Re4
Qxb3 22. Qxb3 axb3 23. Rb1 Rfc8 24. Rb4 Rc5 25. Rxb3 Rxd5 26. g3 h6 27. Rc1 Ra4
28. Kg2 Kh7 29. Rc7 Kg6 30. Rb7 Ra2 31. R7xb5 Rxb5 32. Rxb5 Rxb2 33. Rd5 Rb6
34. Nd2 Rc6 35. Ne4 Be7 36. g4 Kh7 37. h4 Kg8 38. h5 g6 39. Kf3 Kg7 40. Ke3 Ra6
41. f3 Kf8 42. Rb5 Ra3+ 43. Ke2 Ke8 44. g5 Ra2+ 45. Kd3 hxg5 46. hxg6 Ra3+ 47.
Ke2 fxg6 48. Nxg5 Ra7 49. Nh3 Kd7 50. Nf4 Kc6 51. Rb2 g5 52. Rc2+ Kd7 53. Nd5
Bd8 54. Kd3 Ke6 55. Nc3 Ra3 56. Re2+ Kf5 57. Kc4 Bf6 58. Nb5 Rxf3 59. Nxd6+ Kg6
60. Rg2 Rf4+ 61. Kd5 g4 62. Ne4 Bh4 63. Ke5 Bg5 64. Rg1 Bh6 65. Rg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2016"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.11"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "So, W."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d3 Nf6 4. g3 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8.
Re1 Re8 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Rb8 11. Rb1 h6 12. Nd2 Ne7 13. Nc4 Ng6 14. d4 Be6
15. Na5 exd4 16. Rxb7 Qf6 17. Rxb8 Rxb8 18. Nc6 Rb1 19. cxd4 Nf4 20. gxf4 Bxf4
21. d5 Bd7 22. Qf3 Bxc6 23. dxc6 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Bxc1 25. Qxf6 gxf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2016"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.11"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O b5 7. Bb3 Na5 8. Re1
Nxb3 9. axb3 c5 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Nc3 Bb7 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 O-O
15. c3 a5 16. d4 exd4 17. cxd4 Qb6 18. dxc5 Qxc5 19. Rc1 Qb4 20. Qd3 a4 21. Re4
Qxb3 22. Qxb3 axb3 23. Rb1 Rfc8 24. Rb4 Rc5 25. Rxb3 Rxd5 26. g3 h6 27. Rc1 Ra4
28. Kg2 Kh7 29. Rc7 Kg6 30. Rb7 Ra2 31. R7xb5 Rxb5 32. Rxb5 Rxb2 33. Rd5 Rb6
34. Nd2 Rc6 35. Ne4 Be7 36. g4 Kh7 37. h4 Kg8 38. h5 g6 39. Kf3 Kg7 40. Ke3 Ra6
41. f3 Kf8 42. Rb5 Ra3+ 43. Ke2 Ke8 44. g5 Ra2+ 45. Kd3 hxg5 46. hxg6 Ra3+ 47.
Ke2 fxg6 48. Nxg5 Ra7 49. Nh3 Kd7 50. Nf4 Kc6 51. Rb2 g5 52. Rc2+ Kd7 53. Nd5
Bd8 54. Kd3 Ke6 55. Nc3 Ra3 56. Re2+ Kf5 57. Kc4 Bf6 58. Nb5 Rxf3 59. Nxd6+ Kg6
60. Rg2 Rf4+ 61. Kd5 g4 62. Ne4 Bh4 63. Ke5 Bg5 64. Rg1 Bh6 65. Rg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2016"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.11"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Aronian, L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. h3 Be6 7. Nc3 Qd6 8.
Na4 Bb6 9. O-O O-O 10. b3 h6 11. Bb2 Nd7 12. Nxb6 axb6 13. d4 exd4 14. Nxd4 c5
15. Nb5 Qc6 16. c4 f6 17. f4 Rfe8 18. Qf3 Re7 19. a4 Nf8 20. Nc3 Qe8 21. Rae1
c6 22. f5 Bf7 23. e5 fxe5 24. Ne4 Nh7 25. Qg3 Rd7 26. Bxe5 Qf8 27. Kh2 b5 28.
Nxc5 Rd2 29. Ne6 1-0

[Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2016"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.11"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Caruana, F."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Nc6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Be2 Qb6 6. O-O Be7 7. Rb1 O-O 8. a3
Qc7 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 b6 11. Ndb5 Qb8 12. Be3 Bb7 13. f4 Rd8 14. Kh1 d6 15.
Bf3 Nd7 16. Ne2 a6 17. Nbc3 Bf6 18. b4 Ne7 19. Qd3 Ng6 20. g3 Be7 21. Nd4 Qc7
22. Rbc1 Rac8 23. Nce2 Qb8 24. Bg2 Qa8 25. Nc3 Rc7 26. Qe2 Bf6 27. f5 Ngf8 28.
Bg1 Rdc8 29. fxe6 fxe6 30. Nb1 b5 31. Nd2 Bg5 32. N4f3 Bh6 33. e5 Nxe5 34. Nxe5
Bxg2+ 35. Qxg2 Qxg2+ 36. Kxg2 Bxd2 37. Rcd1 dxe5 38. Rxd2 bxc4 39. Bb6 c3 40.
Rc2 Rd7 41. Bc5 Rd2+ 42. Rf2 Rd3 43. Rf3 e4 44. Rxd3 exd3 45. Rxc3 Rd8 46. Rc1
Ng6 47. Be3 Ne5 48. Bd2 Rd4 49. Kf2 Re4 50. Re1 Rxe1 51. Kxe1 Nc4 52. a4 Kf7
53. b5 axb5 54. a5 Ke7 55. a6 Kd7 56. a7 Nb6 57. Bc3 g6 58. Kd2 Kc6 59. Kxd3
Kb7 60. Ke4 Kxa7 61. Ke5 Kb7 62. Kxe6 Kc6 63. Kf7 Nd5 64. Bd2 b4 65. Bxb4 Nxb4
66. Kg7 Kd6 67. Kxh7 g5 68. Kg6 g4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2016"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.11"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Giri, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 g6 5. e5 dxe5 6. Nxe5 e6 7. Qf3 Nbd7 8. Bb5
Bg7 9. Bxd7+ Bxd7 10. Qxb7 O-O 11. Nc3 Be8 12. Nc6 Bxc6 13. Qxc6 Nd5 14. Nxd5
exd5 15. O-O Rc8 16. Qa4 Qc7 17. c3 Qb7 18. Re1 Rc6 19. Re2 Rb6 20. Qc2 Rb8 21.
Rb1 Qa6 22. Bf4 Rc8 23. b3 c4 24. bxc4 dxc4 25. d4 Rxb1+ 26. Qxb1 h5 27. h4 Qa5
28. Re3 Qd5 29. Qe4 Qd7 30. d5 Bf6 31. g3 Qg4 32. d6 Kh7 33. Qd5 Rb8 34. Qxf7+
1-0

[Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2016"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.11"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Topalov, V."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 d6 7. c3 O-O 8. Re1
Re8 9. Nbd2 Bf8 10. h3 Bd7 11. Nf1 Ne7 12. Bc2 c5 13. Ng3 Ng6 14. d4 cxd4 15.
cxd4 exd4 16. Qxd4 Rc8 17. Bb3 Ne5 18. Qd1 h6 19. Bf4 Qa5 20. Bxe5 dxe5 21. Nh5
Be6 22. Nxf6+ gxf6 23. Nh4 Red8 24. Qf3 Bg7 25. Nf5 Bxf5 26. Qxf5 Qd2 27. h4
Qf4 28. Qh5 Rd2 29. Qxf7+ Kh8 30. Rf1 Qxe4 31. Rad1 Rxd1 32. Rxd1 Rf8 33. Qh5
f5 34. Bd5 Qc2 35. Bb3 Qxb2 36. Qg6 e4 37. Rd7 Qa1+ 38. Kh2 Qe5+ 39. Kh3 f4 40.
Rf7 Rd8 41. Bc2 Rd6 42. Qxe4 Qxe4 43. Bxe4 b5 44. Rxf4 Rd2 45. a3 Ra2 46. Rf3
Bd4 47. Bd5 Rxf2 48. Rxf2 Bxf2 49. Bb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2016"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.11"]
[Round "9.5"]
[White "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. e3 b5 7. Nxb5 Bb4+ 8.
Nc3 Nd5 9. a3 Nxc3 10. Qd2 Ne2 11. axb4 Nxf4 12. exf4 Bb7 13. Be2 O-O 14. O-O
Nb6 15. Ne5 Qd6 16. Rfd1 Rfb8 17. Rac1 Qd5 18. Bf1 h6 19. Nxc4 Nxc4 20. Rxc4
Qd6 21. Rc5 Bd5 22. b5 c6 23. bxc6 Bxc6 24. b4 Bd5 25. b5 Rb7 26. Rdc1 Rd8 27.
Qe3 Rbd7 28. Qe5 Qxe5 29. dxe5 g5 30. fxg5 hxg5 31. Rc7 Kg7 32. Rxd7 Rxd7 33.
Ra1 Kg6 34. g4 Bf3 35. h3 Rd2 36. Ra3 Bd5 37. Ra1 Bf3 38. Ra3 Bd5 39. f3 f5 40.
exf6 Kxf6 41. Rxa7 Bxf3 42. Ra3 Bd5 43. Rc3 Rb2 44. Rc1 Ke5 45. Re1+ Kf4 46.
Rd1 Kg3 47. Re1 Rb3 48. Rd1 Bf3 49. Re1 Bd5 50. Rd1 Rb2 51. Re1 Kf4 52. Rd1 Bf3
53. Rd4+ Kg3 54. Rd3 e5 55. Ra3 e4 56. b6 Rxb6 57. Ra2 Rb1 58. Ra3 Kf4 59. Ra2
e3 0-1

[Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2016"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.11"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Kramnik, V."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 d6 7. a4 Na5 8. Ba2
c5 9. Nbd2 Nc6 10. c3 Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. b4 cxb4 13. cxb4 Nxb4 14. Qb3 d5
15. Nxe5 Rc8 16. Rb1 Nc2 17. Rf1 Nd4 18. Qd1 Qc7 19. Ndf3 dxe4 20. dxe4 Nxf3+
21. Nxf3 Nxe4 22. Qe2 Qc4 23. Qxc4 Rxc4 24. Rxb7 Bc5 25. Bb2 Nf6 26. Ng5 Re8
27. a5 h6 28. Nf7 Re7 29. Rxe7 Bxe7 30. Ne5 Rc2 31. Bd4 Bc5 32. Nc6 a6 33. Ra1
Bd6 34. Bxf6 Rxc6 35. Bd4 Bc7 36. g3 Kf7 37. Kg2 h5 38. Kf3 e5 39. Be3 Ke6 40.
Ra4 Kd5 41. g4 g6 42. gxh5 gxh5 43. Rh4 Rf6+ 44. Ke2 Rf5 45. Bb6 Bd6 46. f3 Be7
47. Ra4 Rg5 48. Kf1 Rg6 49. Ra2 Rc6 50. Rd2+ Ke6 51. Kg2 Rc3 52. Re2 Kf5 53.
Re4 Rc2+ 54. Kh3 Bg5 55. Be3 Rc3 0-1

[Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2016"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.11"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Fressinet, L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nce2 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Nf3 b5 8. a3 a5
9. Nf4 Ba6 10. h4 h6 11. Bd3 Qb6 12. Be3 Be7 13. O-O cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15.
Bxd4 Bc5 16. b4 Bxd4 17. cxd4 axb4 18. axb4 g5 19. Nh5 Qxd4 20. Nf6+ Ke7 21.
Nxd7 Qxb4 22. Nb6 Ra7 23. Qf3 1-0

[Event "GCT Rapid Paris 2016"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.10"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Giri, A."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2016.06.09"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nc3 Na5 5. Nge2 Bc5 6. O-O O-O 7. a4 Nxc4 8.
dxc4 a5 9. Qd3 d6 10. b3 Be6 11. Be3 Nd7 12. Rad1 f5 13. f4 b6 14. Kh1 Kh8 15.
Bxc5 Nxc5 16. Qe3 exf4 17. Nxf4 fxe4 18. Nxe6 Nxe6 19. Rxf8+ Qxf8 20. Qxe4 Nc5
21. Qc6 Rc8 22. Kg1 Qf4 23. Nd5 Qe4 24. Rf1 h6 25. h3 Qd4+ 26. Kh2 Qe5+ 27. Kg1
Qd4+ 28. Kh2 Qe5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Rapid Paris 2016"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.10"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Fressinet, L."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2016.06.09"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 d5 4. c4 a6 5. b3 c5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Be2 Nc6 8. O-O
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Be7 11. Bb2 Bf6 12. Qd2 Bd7 13. Rd1 Bc6 14. e4 Nf4
15. Qxd8+ Rxd8 16. Rxd8+ Bxd8 17. Bf1 Bxe4 18. Nd2 Bc6 19. g3 Bf6 20. Bxf6 gxf6
21. Rc1 Kd7 22. Rxc6 Kxc6 23. gxf4 Kc5 24. a3 Kd4 25. b4 Rg8+ 26. Kh1 Kc3 27.
Ne4+ Kb2 28. Nc5 Rb8 29. a4 Ka3 30. b5 Kb4 31. Nd3+ Ka5 32. Nc5 Kb4 33. Nd3+
Kxa4 34. bxa6 bxa6 35. Nc5+ Ka5 36. Bxa6 Rb4 37. Bd3 f5 38. Kg2 Rxf4 39. Be2
Kb6 40. Nd3 Rd4 41. Kg3 Kc7 42. f4 Kd6 43. Ne5 f6 44. Nf3 Ra4 45. Nh4 Ra3+ 46.
Kf2 Kd5 47. Bf3+ Kd4 48. Bc6 Ra2+ 49. Kg3 Ra6 50. Bb7 Rb6 51. Ba8 Ke3 52. Ng2+
Ke2 53. Bf3+ Kf1 54. Ne3+ Kg1 55. Be2 Rb3 56. Kf3 e5 57. Bc4 Rb2 58. Nxf5 Rf2+
59. Kg3 Rxf4 60. Be6 Rf2 61. h4 e4 62. h5 Rf3+ 63. Kg4 Ra3 64. Kf4 Ra4 65. Bd5
Kg2 66. Bxe4+ Kh3 67. h6 Rxe4+ 68. Kxe4 Kg4 69. Nd6 Kg5 70. Nf5 Kg4 71. Nd6 Kg5
1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Rapid Paris 2016"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.10"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Kramnik, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2016.06.09"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Nf3 cxd4 8.
cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bc4 Nd7 12. O-O b6 13. a4 Bb7 14. Bd3
e5 15. Qe3 exd4 16. Nxd4 Nc5 17. Bc2 Re8 18. f3 Qf6 19. a5 Rad8 20. Rfd1 Ba6
21. axb6 axb6 22. Ba4 Nxa4 23. Rxa4 b5 24. Rb4 Rd7 25. Rc1 Red8 26. e5 Qb6 27.
Rc6 Qa7 28. Nf5 Qxe3+ 29. Nxe3 Ra8 30. Kf2 g6 31. h4 h5 32. e6 fxe6 33. Rxe6
Kh7 34. Rf4 Bc8 35. Rb6 Ra2+ 36. Kg3 Re2 37. Re4 Bb7 38. Nd5 Rxe4 39. Nf6+ Kg7
40. Nxd7 Re7 41. Nb8 Rc7 42. Rxb5 Kf6 43. Rb2 Kf5 44. Rb6 Re7 45. Rb5+ Kf6 46.
Kf4 Rc7 47. Rb6+ Kg7 48. Rd6 Rc4+ 49. Kg3 Rc7 50. Rd7+ Rxd7 51. Nxd7 Ba6 52.
Nc5 Bf1 53. Ne4 Kf7 54. Nd2 Bd3 55. Kf4 Ke6 56. Kg5 Kf7 57. Nb3 Bf1 58. g3 Kg7
59. Nd4 Bc4 60. f4 Bd3 61. f5 gxf5 62. Nxf5+ Kh7 63. Ne3 1-0

[Event "GCT Rapid Paris 2016"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.10"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Topalov, V."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2016.06.09"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a3
O-O 9. Nc3 Na5 10. Ba2 Be6 11. d4 Bxa2 12. Rxa2 Nc6 13. d5 Nb8 14. Qe2 Nbd7 15.
Rd1 Qc8 16. Nh4 g6 17. g3 Ne8 18. Ng2 Ng7 19. Bh6 Nf6 20. Ne3 Qh3 21. Bxg7 Kxg7
22. b4 h5 23. a4 a5 24. Rb1 axb4 25. Rxb4 bxa4 26. Raxa4 Ng4 27. Nf1 h4 28. f3
hxg3 29. hxg3 Nf6 30. Qg2 Qh6 31. Qh2 Qg5 32. Qd2 Qh5 33. g4 Qh8 34. Nb5 Nh7
35. Qh2 Rfb8 36. c4 Qd8 37. Ne3 Bg5 38. Qe2 Bf4 39. Ng2 Bg3 40. Qe3 Ng5 41. Kf1
Qh8 0-1

[Event "GCT Rapid Paris 2016"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.10"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Fressinet, L."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2016.06.09"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 d5 4. c4 a6 5. b3 c5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Be2 Nc6 8. O-O
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Be7 11. Bb2 Bf6 12. Qd2 Bd7 13. Rd1 Bc6 14. e4 Nf4
15. Qxd8+ Rxd8 16. Rxd8+ Bxd8 17. Bf1 Bxe4 18. Nd2 Bc6 19. g3 Bf6 20. Bxf6 gxf6
21. Rc1 Kd7 22. Rxc6 Kxc6 23. gxf4 Kc5 24. a3 Kd4 25. b4 Rg8+ 26. Kh1 Kc3 27.
Ne4+ Kb2 28. Nc5 Rb8 29. a4 Ka3 30. b5 Kb4 31. Nd3+ Ka5 32. Nc5 Kb4 33. Nd3+
Kxa4 34. bxa6 bxa6 35. Nc5+ Ka5 36. Bxa6 Rb4 37. Bd3 f5 38. Kg2 Rxf4 39. Be2
Kb6 40. Nd3 Rd4 41. Kg3 Kc7 42. f4 Kd6 43. Ne5 f6 44. Nf3 Ra4 45. Nh4 Ra3+ 46.
Kf2 Kd5 47. Bf3+ Kd4 48. Bc6 Ra2+ 49. Kg3 Ra6 50. Bb7 Rb6 51. Ba8 Ke3 52. Ng2+
Ke2 53. Bf3+ Kf1 54. Ne3+ Kg1 55. Be2 Rb3 56. Kf3 e5 57. Bc4 Rb2 58. Nxf5 Rf2+
59. Kg3 Rxf4 60. Be6 Rf2 61. h4 e4 62. h5 Rf3+ 63. Kg4 Ra3 64. Kf4 Ra4 65. Bd5
Kg2 66. Bxe4+ Kh3 67. h6 Rxe4+ 68. Kxe4 Kg4 69. Nd6 Kg5 70. Nf5 Kg4 71. Nd6 Kg5
1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Rapid Paris 2016"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.10"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Kramnik, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2016.06.09"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Nf3 cxd4 8.
cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bc4 Nd7 12. O-O b6 13. a4 Bb7 14. Bd3
e5 15. Qe3 exd4 16. Nxd4 Nc5 17. Bc2 Re8 18. f3 Qf6 19. a5 Rad8 20. Rfd1 Ba6
21. axb6 axb6 22. Ba4 Nxa4 23. Rxa4 b5 24. Rb4 Rd7 25. Rc1 Red8 26. e5 Qb6 27.
Rc6 Qa7 28. Nf5 Qxe3+ 29. Nxe3 Ra8 30. Kf2 g6 31. h4 h5 32. e6 fxe6 33. Rxe6
Kh7 34. Rf4 Bc8 35. Rb6 Ra2+ 36. Kg3 Re2 37. Re4 Bb7 38. Nd5 Rxe4 39. Nf6+ Kg7
40. Nxd7 Re7 41. Nb8 Rc7 42. Rxb5 Kf6 43. Rb2 Kf5 44. Rb6 Re7 45. Rb5+ Kf6 46.
Kf4 Rc7 47. Rb6+ Kg7 48. Rd6 Rc4+ 49. Kg3 Rc7 50. Rd7+ Rxd7 51. Nxd7 Ba6 52.
Nc5 Bf1 53. Ne4 Kf7 54. Nd2 Bd3 55. Kf4 Ke6 56. Kg5 Kf7 57. Nb3 Bf1 58. g3 Kg7
59. Nd4 Bc4 60. f4 Bd3 61. f5 gxf5 62. Nxf5+ Kh7 63. Ne3 1-0

[Event "GCT Rapid Paris 2016"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.09"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2016.06.09"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 c5 6. e3 cxd4 7. exd4 d5 8. Rc1
Be7 9. a3 b6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bb5 a6 13. Ba4 b5 14. Bb3 Re8+ 15.
Ne2 Bg4 16. O-O Bxf3 17. gxf3 Ra7 18. Rc5 Rd7 19. Nc3 Rd6 20. Rxd5 Nc6 21. Rxd6
Qxd6 22. Re1 Rxe1+ 23. Qxe1 Qd8 24. d5 Nd4 25. Qd1 g6 26. Kg2 Nf5 27. a4 bxa4
28. Bxa4 Nd6 29. Qd3 Be5 30. Ne4 Qh4 31. h3 Qf4 32. Nxd6 Bxd6 33. Qxa6 Qg5+ 34.
Kf1 Qc1+ 35. Kg2 Qg5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Rapid Paris 2016"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.09"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Caruana, F."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2016.06.09"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. d3 Be7 8. Nc3
O-O 9. a3 Nd4 10. Ba2 Nxf3+ 11. Qxf3 d6 12. Bg5 Qd7 13. Ne2 Nxe4 14. Bxe7 Nc5
15. Bd5 Bxd5 16. Qxd5 Qxe7 17. d4 exd4 18. Nxd4 Rfe8 19. c4 Qe4 20. Rfd1 Qxd5
21. cxd5 Re5 22. Nf3 Re4 23. Rac1 b4 24. Nd4 bxa3 25. bxa3 Rb8 26. Rd2 g6 27.
g3 Kg7 28. Kg2 Rb6 29. h4 h5 30. Rcd1 a5 31. Rc2 a4 32. Kf1 Re5 33. Nc6 Rf5 34.
Nb4 Rf3 35. Ra2 Rb3 36. Re1 Rb8 37. Re7 Rc8 38. Ke2 Kf8 39. Re3 Re8 40. Rxe8+
Kxe8 41. Kf1 Ke7 42. Nc6+ Kf6 43. Nd4 Rb1+ 44. Ke2 Ke5 45. Nf3+ Kxd5 46. Ng5 f6
47. Nh3 Ne6 48. Rd2+ Nd4+ 0-1

[Event "GCT Rapid Paris 2016"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.09"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2016.06.09"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. Nc3 Be7 8. d3
O-O 9. a3 Nd4 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 c5 13. dxc6 dxc6 14. Re1 c5
15. a4 Bd6 16. Qh5 Qc7 17. c3 c4 18. Bc2 g6 19. Qh3 dxc3 20. axb5 Rfe8 21. Re3
cxb2 22. Bxb2 c3 23. Bc1 axb5 24. Rxa8 Rxa8 25. Bb3 Bf4 26. Re1 Ra1 0-1

[Event "GCT Rapid Paris 2016"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.09"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Aronian, L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2016.06.09"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. exd5 Qxd5 8.
Bc4 Qd6 9. b4 Bb6 10. Nbd2 Bf5 11. Qc2 Rad8 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. dxe4 Bg4 14. Be2
a5 15. a3 Kh8 16. Bg5 f6 17. Rad1 Qe7 18. Bc1 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Rd8 20. h3 Be6 21.
Rxd8+ Qxd8 22. Nd2 Qg8 23. Qd3 axb4 24. axb4 Qa8 25. Nf1 Qa1 26. Be3 Bxe3 27.
Qxe3 Bg8 28. Qc5 Qa7 29. Qb5 Qa8 30. Kh2 Qb8 31. Ne3 Be6 32. Bc4 Bd7 33. Qd5
Qc8 34. Be2 Ne7 35. Qf7 Qe8 36. Qc4 Qd8 37. Qd3 Qe8 38. Bg4 Bxg4 39. hxg4 h6
40. Qc4 c6 41. Qe6 Qf8 42. Qd7 b5 43. Qe6 Kh7 44. g3 g6 45. c4 bxc4 46. Nxc4
Kg7 47. Nd6 Kh7 48. Kg2 Kg7 49. Kf1 Kh7 50. Ke2 Kg7 51. Kd3 Ng8 52. Ne8+ Kh8
53. Kc4 h5 54. gxh5 Qh6 55. Qxc6 Qd2 56. hxg6 Qe2+ 57. Kc5 Qxf2+ 58. Kb5 Qxg3
59. Qd7 Qxg6 60. Ka5 Qg3 61. b5 Qc3+ 62. Ka6 Qa3+ 63. Kb7 Qg3 64. b6 Qg6 65.
Ka7 f5 66. exf5 Qg3 67. f6 Qa3+ 68. Kb8 1-0

[Event "GCT Rapid Paris 2016"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.09"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "So, W."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2016.06.09"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. h3 Ne7 8. Ba4
a6 9. d4 Ba7 10. Bc2 d5 11. Nxe5 Nxe4 12. Nd2 Nd6 13. Ndf3 Bf5 14. Re1 Bxc2 15.
Qxc2 Ne4 16. Qb3 Qc8 17. Ng5 Nxg5 18. Bxg5 f6 19. Nd3 Qd7 20. Bf4 c6 21. Re2
Ng6 22. Rae1 Rad8 23. Re6 Kf7 24. Bg3 Rde8 25. Rxe8 Rxe8 26. Rxe8 Kxe8 27. a4
Qe7 28. a5 Kd8 29. Qd1 Qe4 30. Kh2 Ne7 31. Qb3 Kc8 32. Qb4 Qe6 33. Nf4 Qf7 34.
Kg1 Bb8 35. Nd3 Bxg3 36. fxg3 Nf5 37. g4 Ng3 38. Nc5 h5 39. gxh5 Qe7 40. Kf2
Nf5 41. g4 Qe3+ 42. Kf1 Qxh3+ 43. Ke1 Qg3+ 44. Kd2 Nd6 45. Nxb7 Qg2+ 46. Kc1
Qf1+ 47. Kc2 Qe2+ 48. Kc1 Qe1+ 49. Kc2 Qe4+ 50. Kb3 Nxb7 51. Qf8+ Kc7 52. Qxg7+
Kb8 53. h6 Qd3 54. Ka3 Qb1 55. h7 Qa1+ 56. Kb3 Qd1+ 57. Kb4 Ka7 58. h8=Q Qa1
0-1

[Event "GCT Rapid Paris 2016"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.09"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Aronian, L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2016.06.09"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. exd5 Qxd5 8.
Bc4 Qd6 9. b4 Bb6 10. Nbd2 Bf5 11. Qc2 Rad8 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. dxe4 Bg4 14. Be2
a5 15. a3 Kh8 16. Bg5 f6 17. Rad1 Qe7 18. Bc1 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Rd8 20. h3 Be6 21.
Rxd8+ Qxd8 22. Nd2 Qg8 23. Qd3 axb4 24. axb4 Qa8 25. Nf1 Qa1 26. Be3 Bxe3 27.
Qxe3 Bg8 28. Qc5 Qa7 29. Qb5 Qa8 30. Kh2 Qb8 31. Ne3 Be6 32. Bc4 Bd7 33. Qd5
Qc8 34. Be2 Ne7 35. Qf7 Qe8 36. Qc4 Qd8 37. Qd3 Qe8 38. Bg4 Bxg4 39. hxg4 h6
40. Qc4 c6 41. Qe6 Qf8 42. Qd7 b5 43. Qe6 Kh7 44. g3 g6 45. c4 bxc4 46. Nxc4
Kg7 47. Nd6 Kh7 48. Kg2 Kg7 49. Kf1 Kh7 50. Ke2 Kg7 51. Kd3 Ng8 52. Ne8+ Kh8
53. Kc4 h5 54. gxh5 Qh6 55. Qxc6 Qd2 56. hxg6 Qe2+ 57. Kc5 Qxf2+ 58. Kb5 Qxg3
59. Qd7 Qxg6 60. Ka5 Qg3 61. b5 Qc3+ 62. Ka6 Qa3+ 63. Kb7 Qg3 64. b6 Qg6 65.
Ka7 f5 66. exf5 Qg3 67. f6 Qa3+ 68. Kb8 1-0

[Event "ICC Open Final 2016"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2016.06.05"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Grischuk, A."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "182"]
[EventDate "2016.06.05"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. a4 Ngf6 5. d3 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. a5 O-O 8. a6
Qb6 9. axb7 Bxb7 10. Na3 d5 11. e5 Qc7 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. Re1 Bd6 14. Ba4 a6 15.
Bg5 Nh5 16. c3 h6 17. Bh4 Nf4 18. Bg3 g5 19. d4 c4 20. Bxf4 Bxf4 21. g3 Bd6 22.
Nc2 Rab8 23. Ne3 Bc8 24. Ng4 Kg7 25. Bc2 f6 26. h4 h5 27. Nxf6 Rxf6 28. hxg5
Rf8 29. Nh4 Bxg3 30. Qxh5 Bxf2+ 31. Kh1 Rh8 32. Qg6+ Kf8 33. Qf6+ Kg8 34. Qxf2
Rxb2 35. Rac1 Qf7 36. Qxf7+ Kxf7 37. Rf1+ Kg7 38. Rf4 Bd7 39. Kg1 Be8 40. Nf3
a5 41. Ne5 Rh3 42. Rf3 Rxf3 43. Nxf3 a4 44. Bxa4 Bxa4 45. Ne5 Bc2 46. Ra1 Be4
47. Ra7+ Kg8 48. Kf1 Rg2 49. g6 Rg5 50. Ra8+ Kg7 51. Ra7+ Kg8 52. Ra8+ Kg7 53.
Re8 Bxg6 54. Rxe6 Be4 55. Re7+ Kf6 56. Rf7+ Ke6 57. Ra7 Rg3 58. Ra3 Kf5 59. Ke2
Kf4 60. Ra8 Rg2+ 61. Kf1 Ke3 62. Rh8 Rc2 63. Rh3+ Kd2 64. Kf2 Rxc3 65. Rh2 Rc2
66. Kg3+ Ke3 67. Rh8 Kxd4 68. Ng4 c3 69. Rc8 Rg2+ 70. Kf4 Rxg4+ 71. Kxg4 Kd3
72. Kf4 c2 73. Ke5 Kd2 74. Kd4 c1=Q 75. Rc5 Qxc5+ 76. Kxc5 Kc3 77. Kd6 d4 78.
Ke5 Bc2 79. Kf4 d3 80. Kf3 d2 81. Kf4 d1=Q 82. Ke5 Qd2 83. Ke6 Qe2+ 84. Kf6 Qe3
85. Kf7 Kd4 86. Kf6 Qe5+ 87. Kf7 Kd5 88. Kf8 Kd6 89. Kf7 Qf4+ 90. Ke8 Bg6+ 91.
Kd8 Qf8# 0-1

[Event "ICC Open Final 2016"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2016.06.05"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Hevia, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2533"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2016.06.05"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
Bg5 h6 16. Bd2 Bg7 17. a4 c5 18. d5 c4 19. Qe2 Nc5 20. Ra3 Rb8 21. Be3 Nfd7 22.
Nd2 Bc8 23. Rb1 Nb6 24. axb5 axb5 25. Bxc5 dxc5 26. Ngf1 Bd7 27. Ne3 Ra8 28.
Rba1 Qc7 29. Qf1 Qb7 30. R1a2 Bf8 31. Qa1 Rxa3 32. Rxa3 Ra8 33. Bd1 h5 34. Be2
Bh6 35. Ndf1 Kg7 36. Rxa8 Qxa8 37. Qd1 Qd8 38. Qa1 Nc8 39. Qa6 Qb6 40. Qa8 Nd6
41. h4 Nxe4 42. Bf3 Nf6 43. Nd2 Qd6 44. Qd8 Qa6 45. Ne4 Nxe4 46. Bxe4 Qa1+ 47.
Nf1 Bg4 48. Qe8 Be2 49. Qxe5+ Kh7 50. Bxg6+ Kxg6 51. Qxe2 Qb1 52. d6 Bg7 53.
Qe7 Bf6 54. Qe8 Qxb2 55. d7 Qxc3 56. Qg8+ Kf5 57. Qxf7 Ke4 58. Ng3+ Kd3 59. Qe8
Qd4 60. Qe6 Kc2 61. Nf5 Qd1+ 62. Kh2 Bd8 63. Qe8 Bc7+ 64. g3 Qd2 65. Ne3+ Kc1
66. Kg2 c3 67. Qe4 Qxd7 68. Qf5 Qd2 69. Qxc5 c2 0-1

[Event "ICC Open Final 2016"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2016.06.05"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Hevia, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "2533"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2016.06.05"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qc7 8. Bxf6
gxf6 9. Be2 Nc6 10. Nb3 b5 11. a3 Qb6 12. Qd2 h5 13. O-O-O Rb8 14. Bf3 b4 15.
axb4 Nxb4 16. Qd4 Qxd4 17. Rxd4 h4 18. Rd2 Bh6 19. g3 Ke7 20. Kb1 Rg8 21. Rg2
Bd7 22. Nd4 Rgc8 23. Rd2 a5 24. Nde2 a4 25. Rhd1 Rb6 26. Kc1 Bg7 27. Rd4 f5 28.
e5 d5 29. Kd2 f6 0-1

[Event "ICC Open Final 2016"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2016.06.05"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Hevia, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2533"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2016.06.05"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
Bg5 h6 16. Bd2 Bg7 17. a4 c5 18. d5 c4 19. Qe2 Nc5 20. Ra3 Rb8 21. Be3 Nfd7 22.
Nd2 Bc8 23. Rb1 Nb6 24. axb5 axb5 25. Bxc5 dxc5 26. Ngf1 Bd7 27. Ne3 Ra8 28.
Rba1 Qc7 29. Qf1 Qb7 30. R1a2 Bf8 31. Qa1 Rxa3 32. Rxa3 Ra8 33. Bd1 h5 34. Be2
Bh6 35. Ndf1 Kg7 36. Rxa8 Qxa8 37. Qd1 Qd8 38. Qa1 Nc8 39. Qa6 Qb6 40. Qa8 Nd6
41. h4 Nxe4 42. Bf3 Nf6 43. Nd2 Qd6 44. Qd8 Qa6 45. Ne4 Nxe4 46. Bxe4 Qa1+ 47.
Nf1 Bg4 48. Qe8 Be2 49. Qxe5+ Kh7 50. Bxg6+ Kxg6 51. Qxe2 Qb1 52. d6 Bg7 53.
Qe7 Bf6 54. Qe8 Qxb2 55. d7 Qxc3 56. Qg8+ Kf5 57. Qxf7 Ke4 58. Ng3+ Kd3 59. Qe8
Qd4 60. Qe6 Kc2 61. Nf5 Qd1+ 62. Kh2 Bd8 63. Qe8 Bc7+ 64. g3 Qd2 65. Ne3+ Kc1
66. Kg2 c3 67. Qe4 Qxd7 68. Qf5 Qd2 69. Qxc5 c2 0-1

[Event "ICC Open Final 2016"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2016.06.05"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Hevia, A."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2016.06.05"]

1. d4 e6 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 b6 4. Nf3 Bb7 5. h3 c5 6. c3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Be7 8. Bd3
O-O 9. O-O d6 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Qe2 a6 12. a4 d5 13. Rfc1 Ne8 14. Nb1 Bd6 15.
Ne5 Bxe5 16. Bxe5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 f6 18. Qg4 Qd7 19. f4 d4 20. e4 fxe5 21. fxe5
Rc8 22. Nd2 Rxc1+ 23. Rxc1 g6 24. Nf3 Ng7 25. Rc4 b5 26. Rxd4 Qc7 27. axb5 axb5
28. Qg5 Qb6 29. Qe3 Nh5 30. Qf2 Nf4 31. Bf1 Nxh3+ 32. gxh3 Rxf3 33. Qxf3 Qxd4+
34. Qf2 Qxe4 35. Qf6 Qe3+ 36. Kh2 Qd2+ 37. Kg3 Qe3+ 38. Kh2 Qd2+ 39. Kg3 Qe3+
40. Kh2 Qd2+ 41. Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "ICC Open Final 2016"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2016.06.05"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Grischuk, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2016.06.05"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Nbd7 7. e3 g5 8. Bg3
Nh5 9. Bd3 Nxg3 10. hxg3 Bg7 11. Qe2 Qe7 12. O-O-O a6 13. Kb1 dxc4 14. Bxc4 b5
15. Bd3 c5 16. Be4 Rb8 17. Bc6 O-O 18. Bxd7 Bxd7 19. Ne5 b4 20. Ne4 Bb5 21. Qh5
cxd4 22. exd4 Rfd8 23. f4 b3 24. fxg5 Be8 25. gxh6 bxa2+ 26. Ka1 Rxb2 27. hxg7
Rb1+ 28. Kxa2 Rb2+ 29. Kxb2 Qb4+ 30. Ka2 Qa4+ 31. Kb2 Qb4+ 32. Ka2 Qa4+ 33. Kb2
Qb4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "ICC Open Final 2016"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2016.06.05"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Grischuk, A."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "182"]
[EventDate "2016.06.05"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. a4 Ngf6 5. d3 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. a5 O-O 8. a6
Qb6 9. axb7 Bxb7 10. Na3 d5 11. e5 Qc7 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. Re1 Bd6 14. Ba4 a6 15.
Bg5 Nh5 16. c3 h6 17. Bh4 Nf4 18. Bg3 g5 19. d4 c4 20. Bxf4 Bxf4 21. g3 Bd6 22.
Nc2 Rab8 23. Ne3 Bc8 24. Ng4 Kg7 25. Bc2 f6 26. h4 h5 27. Nxf6 Rxf6 28. hxg5
Rf8 29. Nh4 Bxg3 30. Qxh5 Bxf2+ 31. Kh1 Rh8 32. Qg6+ Kf8 33. Qf6+ Kg8 34. Qxf2
Rxb2 35. Rac1 Qf7 36. Qxf7+ Kxf7 37. Rf1+ Kg7 38. Rf4 Bd7 39. Kg1 Be8 40. Nf3
a5 41. Ne5 Rh3 42. Rf3 Rxf3 43. Nxf3 a4 44. Bxa4 Bxa4 45. Ne5 Bc2 46. Ra1 Be4
47. Ra7+ Kg8 48. Kf1 Rg2 49. g6 Rg5 50. Ra8+ Kg7 51. Ra7+ Kg8 52. Ra8+ Kg7 53.
Re8 Bxg6 54. Rxe6 Be4 55. Re7+ Kf6 56. Rf7+ Ke6 57. Ra7 Rg3 58. Ra3 Kf5 59. Ke2
Kf4 60. Ra8 Rg2+ 61. Kf1 Ke3 62. Rh8 Rc2 63. Rh3+ Kd2 64. Kf2 Rxc3 65. Rh2 Rc2
66. Kg3+ Ke3 67. Rh8 Kxd4 68. Ng4 c3 69. Rc8 Rg2+ 70. Kf4 Rxg4+ 71. Kxg4 Kd3
72. Kf4 c2 73. Ke5 Kd2 74. Kd4 c1=Q 75. Rc5 Qxc5+ 76. Kxc5 Kc3 77. Kd6 d4 78.
Ke5 Bc2 79. Kf4 d3 80. Kf3 d2 81. Kf4 d1=Q 82. Ke5 Qd2 83. Ke6 Qe2+ 84. Kf6 Qe3
85. Kf7 Kd4 86. Kf6 Qe5+ 87. Kf7 Kd5 88. Kf8 Kd6 89. Kf7 Qf4+ 90. Ke8 Bg6+ 91.
Kd8 Qf8# 0-1

[Event "ICC Open Final 2016"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2016.06.05"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Grischuk, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2016.06.05"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e5 Ne4 5. Ne2 Qb6 6. d4 c5 7. Ng3 e6 8. Bd3
Nxg3 9. hxg3 cxd4 10. g4 Nc6 11. a3 Bd7 12. Kf1 f6 13. Qe2 O-O-O 14. b4 Nxe5
15. Nxe5 fxe5 16. Qxe5 Bd6 17. Qxg7 Rhg8 18. Qxh7 Rxg4 19. Bd2 e5 20. Bf5 Qb5+
21. Kg1 Bxf5 22. Qxf5+ Qd7 23. Rh5 Qxf5 24. Rxf5 Rg6 25. Re1 Bc7 26. c3 dxc3
27. Bxc3 d4 28. Bd2 Re8 29. f3 Kd7 30. g4 Re7 31. Rh5 Rc6 32. Kf2 Rc2 33. Ke2
e4 34. fxe4 Rxe4+ 35. Kd3 Rxe1 36. Kxc2 Rg1 37. Rd5+ Ke6 38. Rxd4 Be5 39. Rc4
Kd5 40. Rc5+ Ke4 41. g5 Rg2 42. Rc8 Bf4 43. Rc4+ 1-0

[Event "ICC Open Final 2016"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2016.06.05"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Grischuk, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2016.06.05"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Bg4 7. h3 Bh5 8.
g4 Bg6 9. Qe2 Nd7 10. Nc4 Qe7 11. Be3 O-O-O 12. O-O-O f6 13. Nfd2 Bf7 14. Kb1
Kb8 15. f4 Bxe3 16. Qxe3 exf4 17. Qxf4 Nc5 18. Ne3 Ne6 19. Qf2 c5 20. Nf5 Qd7
21. Nf3 h5 22. Rhg1 hxg4 23. hxg4 c4 24. d4 Nc5 25. Qe1 Na4 26. Qb4 c5 27. Qa3
b5 28. Qe3 b4 29. d5 Qb5 30. g5 Nc3+ 31. Ka1 Nxd1 32. Rxd1 Ka8 33. Nxg7 fxg5
34. Nxg5 Bh5 35. Nxh5 Rxh5 36. Ne6 Rd7 37. Nxc5 Rdh7 38. Ne6 Rh1 39. Qc1 Rxd1
40. Qxd1 Qb6 41. b3 c3 42. a3 Qf2 43. axb4 Rh2 44. d6 Qd2 45. Qf1 Qxd6 46. Nc5
Rxc2 47. e5 Rf2 48. Qh1+ 1-0

[Event "4th Norway Chess 2016"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.29"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Eljanov, P."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2851"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2016.04.19"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2
Nbd7 9. a4 a5 10. Rc1 Ne4 11. Be1 f5 12. Nbd2 Bd6 13. e3 Ra7 14. Qd1 b6 15.
cxd5 cxd5 16. Nb1 Ba6 17. Na3 Qa8 18. Nb5 Bxb5 19. axb5 Rc8 20. Bf1 Rxc1 21.
Rxc1 Rc7 22. Rxc7 Bxc7 23. Qa4 Qb8 24. b4 axb4 25. Bxb4 h6 26. Qc2 Bd6 27. Qc6
Ndf6 28. Bxd6 Qxd6 29. Qc8+ Kh7 30. Ne5 Qe7 31. Qc6 Ng4 32. Nxg4 fxg4 33. Bd3
g6 34. Bxe4 dxe4 35. Qxb6 1-0

[Event "4th Norway Chess 2016"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.28"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "Aronian, L."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2851"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2016.04.19"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 g6 5. b3 Bg7 6. Bb2 O-O 7. O-O dxc4 8. bxc4
c5 9. d3 Nc6 10. Ne5 Na5 11. Qc1 Qc7 12. Nd2 Ne8 13. f4 Nd6 14. Bc3 Rb8 15. Qa3
b6 16. Bxa5 bxa5 17. Nb3 Nb7 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Nxc5 Qc7 20. d4 Rd8 21. Rfd1 f6
22. Nf3 e5 23. fxe5 fxe5 24. Nxe5 Bxe5 25. dxe5 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Qxe5 27. Rd8+
Kf7 28. Qf3+ Bf5 29. Rxb8 Qxb8 30. g4 Qb4 31. Nd3 1-0

[Event "4th Norway Chess 2016"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.27"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Kramnik, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2851"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2016.04.19"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Qf3 Bg6 8.
Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Qxf6 gxf6 10. Nf3 Nd7 11. Nh4 Be7 12. Ne2 Nb6 13. Ng3 Bb4+ 14. Kd1
Na4 15. Ngf5 Kd7 16. Rb1 Ke6 17. Bd3 Rhc8 18. Ke2 Bf8 19. g4 c5 20. Ng2 cxd4
21. exd4 Bd6 22. h4 h5 23. Ng7+ Ke7 24. gxh5 Bxd3+ 25. Kxd3 Kd7 26. Ne3 Nb6 27.
Ng4 Rh8 28. Rhe1 Be7 29. Nf5 Bd8 30. h6 Rc8 31. b3 Rc6 32. Nge3 Bc7 33. Rbc1
Rxc1 34. Rxc1 Bf4 35. Rc5 Ke6 36. Ng7+ Kd6 37. Ng4 Nd7 38. Rc2 f5 39. Nxf5+ Ke6
40. Ng7+ Kd6 41. Re2 Kc6 42. Re8 Rxe8 43. Nxe8 Nf8 44. Ne5+ Bxe5 45. dxe5 Kd7
46. Nf6+ Ke6 47. h5 Kxe5 48. Nd7+ Nxd7 49. h7 Nc5+ 50. Ke2 1-0

[Event "4th Norway Chess 2016"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.25"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2851"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2016.04.19"]

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 Ke8 10. Nc3 h5 11. Bf4 Be7 12. Rad1 Be6 13. Ng5 Rh6 14.
Rfe1 Bb4 15. g4 hxg4 16. hxg4 Ne7 17. f3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Bxa2 19. Ne4 Rh8 20. e6
Bxe6 21. Bxc7 Nd5 22. Be5 Kf8 23. Nc5 b5 24. c4 bxc4 25. Rd4 Re8 26. Rxc4 Rh6
27. Ra4 Kg8 28. Rxa7 Bc8 29. Bg3 Rxe1+ 30. Bxe1 Rd6 31. Ba5 Bxg4 32. fxg4 Rg6
33. Kf2 Rxg4 34. Bd2 Rc4 35. Ra8+ Kh7 36. Nd7 Rxc2 37. Ke2 f6 38. Kd3 Rb2 39.
Nf8+ Kg8 40. Ne6+ Kh7 41. Ra7 Rb3+ 42. Kd4 Rg3 43. Kc5 Rg2 44. Ba5 Ne3 45. Kxc6
Nf5 46. Bb4 Re2 47. Kd7 Re4 48. Bc5 Kg6 49. Ra1 Re5 50. Bd6 Nxd6 51. Kxd6 Rb5
52. Rg1+ Kh6 53. Nf4 Kh7 54. Nd5 g5 55. Ke6 Kg7 56. Rf1 Ra5 57. Nxf6 Kg6 58.
Nd5 Ra6+ 59. Ke5 Ra8 60. Ne7+ Kh5 61. Rh1+ Kg4 62. Rg1+ Kh5 63. Rh1+ Kg4 64.
Rg1+ Kh5 65. Rh1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "4th Norway Chess 2016"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.25"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2851"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2016.04.19"]

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 Ke8 10. Nc3 h5 11. Bf4 Be7 12. Rad1 Be6 13. Ng5 Rh6 14.
Rfe1 Bb4 15. g4 hxg4 16. hxg4 Ne7 17. f3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Bxa2 19. Ne4 Rh8 20. e6
Bxe6 21. Bxc7 Nd5 22. Be5 Kf8 23. Nc5 b5 24. c4 bxc4 25. Rd4 Re8 26. Rxc4 Rh6
27. Ra4 Kg8 28. Rxa7 Bc8 29. Bg3 Rxe1+ 30. Bxe1 Rd6 31. Ba5 Bxg4 32. fxg4 Rg6
33. Kf2 Rxg4 34. Bd2 Rc4 35. Ra8+ Kh7 36. Nd7 Rxc2 37. Ke2 f6 38. Kd3 Rb2 39.
Nf8+ Kg8 40. Ne6+ Kh7 41. Ra7 Rb3+ 42. Kd4 Rg3 43. Kc5 Rg2 44. Ba5 Ne3 45. Kxc6
Nf5 46. Bb4 Re2 47. Kd7 Re4 48. Bc5 Kg6 49. Ra1 Re5 50. Bd6 Nxd6 51. Kxd6 Rb5
52. Rg1+ Kh6 53. Nf4 Kh7 54. Nd5 g5 55. Ke6 Kg7 56. Rf1 Ra5 57. Nxf6 Kg6 58.
Nd5 Ra6+ 59. Ke5 Ra8 60. Ne7+ Kh5 61. Rh1+ Kg4 62. Rg1+ Kh5 63. Rh1+ Kg4 64.
Rg1+ Kh5 65. Rh1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "4th Norway Chess 2016"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.24"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Giri, A."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2851"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2016.04.19"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. Nc3 d6 8. Nd5
h6 9. c3 O-O 10. O-O Rb8 11. Re1 Ba7 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Rxe3 Na5 14. Bc2 c5 15.
b4 cxb4 16. Nxb4 Qc7 17. Qd2 Nc6 18. Nxc6 Qxc6 19. h3 Be6 20. d4 Qc7 21. Bb3
Rfe8 22. Bxe6 Rxe6 23. a4 exd4 24. Qxd4 bxa4 25. Qxa4 Rbe8 26. Qxa6 Rxe4 27.
Rxe4 Rxe4 28. Qd3 Re8 29. Nd4 d5 30. Nf5 Qf4 31. g3 Qe4 32. Rd1 Qxd3 33. Rxd3
Kf8 34. f3 Ra8 35. g4 Ra3 36. Kf2 h5 37. Ke3 g6 38. Nd4 hxg4 39. hxg4 Nd7 40.
Nb5 Rb3 41. Rxd5 Nb6 42. Rc5 Na4 43. Rc8+ Kg7 44. Rc4 Nb6 45. Rc5 Na4 46. Rc4
Nb6 47. Rc5 Na4 48. Rc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "4th Norway Chess 2016"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.22"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Li Chao2"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D14"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2851"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2016.04.19"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Bf5 7. e3 e6 8. Bd3
Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. O-O O-O 12. Rac1 Rfc8 13. h3 h6 14. Nd2 Nd7
15. a3 Nb6 16. Qb5 Qd8 17. Na4 Nxa4 18. Qxa4 Qa5 19. Qd1 Ne7 20. Qe2 Qa4 21.
Qd3 Nf5 22. Qb3 Qa6 23. Qb4 Nd6 24. a4 Qb6 25. Qa3 a5 26. Rc5 Qb4 27. Qxb4 axb4
28. Rfc1 Rxc5 29. dxc5 Rc8 30. Kf1 Nc4 31. Nxc4 Rxc5 32. b3 dxc4 33. bxc4 Ra5
34. Ra1 Rc5 35. Rc1 Ra5 36. Ra1 Rc5 37. Rc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "4th Norway Chess 2016"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.21"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Grandelius, N."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B29"]
[WhiteElo "2851"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2016.04.19"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nc3 Nxc3 5. dxc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Qb6 7. Qc1 f6 8.
Bc4 g5 9. Bg3 g4 10. exf6 gxf3 11. Qf4 fxg2 12. Rg1 Na5 13. f7+ Kd8 14. Bd5 Bh6
15. Qe5 Rf8 16. Bh4 Rxf7 17. Bxf7 Nc6 18. Qg3 Qxb2 19. Rd1 Qxc2 20. Bd5 Qf5 21.
Rxg2 Bf4 22. Qf3 Kc7 23. Rg5 Qf8 24. Bg3 e5 25. Rh5 a5 26. Rxh7 Ra6 27. Rf7 Qe8
28. Kf1 Bxg3 29. hxg3 Qh8 30. Kg2 Nd8 31. Rf8 Qg7 32. Rh1 Rh6 33. Rxh6 Qxh6 34.
Qf6 Qxf6 35. Rxf6 d6 36. Kf3 b5 37. g4 Kd7 38. Rh6 1-0

[Event "4th Norway Chess 2016"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.20"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Topalov, V."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2851"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2016.04.19"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Qc2 c6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bf4 Nh5 8.
g3 Nxf4 9. gxf4 Nb6 10. e3 g6 11. h4 Bb4 12. Bd3 Bg4 13. Ne5 Bh5 14. Be2 Bxe2
15. Kxe2 f6 16. Nd3 Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Qe7 18. Qc5 Nc4 19. Qxe7+ Kxe7 20. h5 Rag8
21. hxg6 hxg6 22. a4 a5 23. b3 Nd6 24. Rag1 Kf7 25. Rc1 Rh5 26. Rhg1 Rh2 27.
Rh1 Rh5 28. Rhg1 Rh2 29. Rh1 Rh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "4th Norway Chess 2016"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.19"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Harikrishna, P."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2851"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2016.04.19"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. Qa4 c5 7. a3 Bxd2+ 8.
Bxd2 O-O 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. Bg2 Qb6 11. O-O Nc6 12. Be3 Rfc8 13. Rfd1 d5 14. cxd5
exd5 15. Bxc5 Qa5 16. Qc2 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 Qxc5 18. Rac1 Qb6 19. b4 h6 20. Qe3 Qb7
21. Bh3 Re8 22. Qc3 Ne7 23. Nd4 Ne4 24. Qc7 Qa6 25. f3 Ng5 26. Bd7 Red8 27. h4
Nxf3+ 28. Nxf3 Qxa3 29. Kg2 Qb2+ 30. Rd2 Qxb4 31. Re1 a5 32. Rde2 Ng6 33. h5
Nh8 34. Bf5 a4 35. Ne5 Qd6 36. Qc2 Re8 37. Bh7+ Kf8 38. Qf5 Re7 39. Bg6 Kg8 40.
Nxf7 Rxf7 41. Bxf7+ 1-0

[Event "4th Norway Blitz 2016"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.18"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Aronian, L."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2851"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2016.04.18"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 c6 6. e4 dxe4 7. Ng5 Be7 8. Bc4
Nh6 9. Ngxe4 Nf5 10. d5 O-O 11. O-O cxd5 12. Nxd5 Nc6 13. Qh5 Be6 14. Nxe7+
Qxe7 15. Ng5 h6 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bd2 Nfd4 18. Rad1 Rf5 19. Qh3 Rd8 20. Be3 b5
21. Bxd4 Nxd4 22. Rxd4 Rxd4 23. Qxf5 Rxc4 24. Qd3 Qc5 25. b3 Rc2 26. a4 Rc3 27.
Qe4 Qd5 28. Qg6 Qxb3 29. axb5 axb5 30. Ra1 Qa2 31. Rd1 Qd5 32. Qb1 Qb3 33. Rd8+
Kf7 34. Qe1 Qc4 35. Rd7+ Kf6 36. Rd1 b4 37. h3 b3 38. Qd2 Kg6 39. Re1 Rc2 40.
Qd7 b2 41. Rxe6+ Kh7 42. Re1 Rc1 43. Qf5+ Kh8 0-1

[Event "4th Norway Blitz 2016"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.18"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Giri, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2851"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2016.04.18"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Be6 7. O-O Nd7 8.
Nb3 Bb6 9. Ng5 Bxb3 10. axb3 Qe7 11. Bd2 O-O-O 12. b4 Kb8 13. c4 Bd4 14. Nf3
Nf8 15. Qa4 a6 16. b5 cxb5 17. cxb5 Qd7 18. bxa6 Qxa4 19. Rxa4 Ne6 20. axb7 Nc5
21. Ra3 Bxb2 22. Ra2 Nxd3 23. Rb1 c5 1-0

[Event "4th Norway Blitz 2016"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.18"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Kramnik, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2851"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2016.04.18"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Nf3 cxd4 8.
cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bc4 Nd7 12. O-O b6 13. a4 Bb7 14. Bd3
Rb8 15. Rfe1 h6 16. a5 b5 17. Rac1 a6 18. Qb4 Rc8 19. Nd2 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Ne5 21.
Bxb5 axb5 22. dxe5 Qd3 23. h3 Rd8 24. Rc7 Ba8 25. Qe7 Rf8 26. Qd6 Qe2 27. f3
Qe3+ 28. Kh2 Qf4+ 29. Kh1 b4 30. a6 h5 31. a7 h4 32. Qxb4 Qxe5 33. Qc5 Qxc5 34.
Rxc5 Rd8 35. Nc4 Kh7 1-0

[Event "4th Norway Blitz 2016"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.18"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Harikrishna, P."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "2851"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2016.04.18"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. a3 a6 7. Be3 Be7 8. f4
b5 9. Nxc6 Qxc6 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. O-O Nf6 12. Kh1 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Be4 Qd7
15. Bxd5 Bxd5 16. Nxd5 Qxd5 17. Qxd5 exd5 18. Bd4 f6 19. g3 Kf7 20. Kg2 Rhe8
21. Kf3 Rac8 22. Rf2 Bc5 23. Rd1 Re4 24. Bxc5 Rxc5 25. Rd3 b4 26. Rxd5 Rxd5 27.
Kxe4 Rb5 28. a4 Ra5 29. b3 Rc5 30. c4 bxc3 31. Rc2 Ke6 32. Kd4 Rd5+ 33. Kxc3
Kf5 34. Kc4 Rd8 35. b4 Kg4 36. b5 axb5+ 37. axb5 h5 38. b6 Rc8+ 39. Kd3 Rb8 40.
Rb2 h4 41. gxh4 Kxf4 42. b7 Ke5 43. h5 f5 1-0

[Event "4th Norway Blitz 2016"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.18"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Li Chao2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D75"]
[WhiteElo "2851"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2016.04.18"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 c5 5. Nc3 O-O 6. d4 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. O-O
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Be3 Qa5 13. Bxc6 Rb8 14. Qd5
Qxc3 15. Rac1 Qb2 16. Bxa7 Bh3 17. Rfe1 Rbc8 18. Be3 Be6 19. Qc5 Qxa2 20. Qxe7
Bb2 21. Rc5 Ba3 22. Qf6 Rfd8 23. Ra5 Qb2 24. Qxb2 Bxb2 25. Rb1 Rxc6 26. Rxb2
Bh3 27. Ra1 Rcd6 28. Rbb1 Bg4 29. f3 Bf5 30. Rb2 Bh3 31. Kf2 h5 32. Bg5 Re8 33.
Bf4 Rc6 34. Ra7 Kg7 35. Rbb7 Be6 36. Be3 Rd8 37. Ra4 Rcd6 38. Rbb4 R8d7 39.
Bd4+ f6 40. e4 Rc6 41. Ke3 Rc2 42. Ra6 Bc4 43. Bxf6+ Kf7 44. Rc6 Re2+ 45. Kf4
Be6 46. Kg5 Rxh2 47. Rbb6 Ba2 48. Be5 Rf2 49. Rf6+ Ke7 50. Bd6+ Rxd6 51. Rbxd6
Rg2 52. Rxg6 Rxg3+ 53. Kf4 1-0

[Event "4th Norway Blitz 2016"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.18"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2851"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2016.04.18"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. g3 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. Bg2 Bf5 4. O-O Nd7 5. d3 h6 6. Re1 Ngf6 7. Nc3 e5 8. e4
dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. dxe4 Be6 11. Qe2 Bc5 12. a3 O-O 13. b4 Bb6 14. Bb2 Qf6
15. c4 Bc7 16. c5 a5 17. Nd2 axb4 18. axb4 b6 19. cxb6 Bxb6 20. Nf3 Qe7 21.
Nxe5 Nxe5 22. Bxe5 Qxb4 23. Rab1 Qc5 24. Rec1 Qxe5 25. Rxb6 c5 26. Rb5 Rfc8 27.
h3 Ra1 28. Qe1 Rxc1 29. Qxc1 Qd4 30. Rb2 c4 31. Rd2 Qe5 32. f4 Qc5+ 33. Kh2 c3
34. Rd3 c2 35. f5 Ba2 36. Rd7 Qb5 37. Ra7 Qb1 0-1

[Event "4th Norway Blitz 2016"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.18"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Grandelius, N."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2851"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2016.04.18"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Qxc4 a6 7. Qc2 c5 8.
Nc3 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. d4 Qe7 11. Rd1 h6 12. Bf4 Bxf4 13. gxf4 cxd4 14. Nxd4
Rd8 15. e3 Nf8 16. Na4 Rb8 17. Qc5 Qxc5 18. Nxc5 g5 19. fxg5 hxg5 20. Nf3 Rxd1+
21. Rxd1 b6 22. Nb3 g4 23. Ne5 Bb7 24. Rd4 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Rc8 26. Nxg4 Nxg4 27.
Rxg4+ Ng6 28. Rb4 b5 29. a4 bxa4 30. Rxa4 Rc2 31. Nd4 Rxb2 32. Rxa6 Ne5 33. Kg3
Rb1 34. Nf3 Nxf3 35. Kxf3 Kg7 36. Ra4 Rb2 37. Rg4+ Kh6 38. Kg3 Rb1 39. h3 Rg1+
40. Kf4 Rf1 41. f3 Ra1 42. e4 Ra3 43. Rg3 Ra5 44. h4 Rb5 45. Rg5 Rb3 46. Ra5
Kg6 47. h5+ Kf6 48. h6 Kg6 49. Ra7 Rb5 50. h7 Rh5 51. Ra2 1/2-1/2

[Event "4th Norway Blitz 2016"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.18"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Eljanov, P."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2851"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2016.04.18"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. h3 a6 8. Bxc6
bxc6 9. Re1 Bb6 10. Nbd2 a5 11. Nc4 h6 12. d4 exd4 13. cxd4 Re8 14. Qc2 c5 15.
d5 a4 16. Bd2 Bd7 17. Bc3 Bb5 18. b3 Nd7 19. Nfd2 Qe7 20. Re3 c6 21. Rg3 f6 22.
Ne3 Qf8 23. Nf5 g5 24. dxc6 Bxc6 25. Rd1 Ne5 26. Bxe5 Rxe5 27. Re3 Bc7 28. Nc4
Re6 29. Qe2 axb3 30. axb3 Kh7 31. Qh5 Be8 32. Qg4 Qf7 33. Nfxd6 Bxd6 34. Nxd6
Qe7 35. e5 fxe5 36. Qe4+ 1-0

[Event "4th Norway Blitz 2016"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.18"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Topalov, V."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C76"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2851"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2016.04.18"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 g6 5. c3 d6 6. d4 Bd7 7. O-O Bg7 8. Re1
Nf6 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 O-O 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Nbd2 Qe7 13. Nf1 b5 14. Bc2 Rad8
15. Ne3 Be6 16. Qc1 Qc5 17. Re2 Rd7 18. Qe1 Nh5 19. b4 Qb6 20. Bb3 Nf4 21. Rd2
Rxd2 22. Qxd2 a5 23. Bxe6 fxe6 24. a3 g5 25. Bg3 Rd8 26. Qa2 Kf7 27. h4 Bf6 28.
hxg5 hxg5 29. Ng4 Rd3 30. Qc2 Rxc3 31. Qb2 axb4 32. axb4 Rc4 33. Bxf4 gxf4 34.
Rd1 Ke7 35. Nxf6 Kxf6 36. Rd7 Nd4 37. Nxd4 Rxd4 38. Rh7 Qc6 39. Qe2 Qc1+ 40.
Kh2 Rd1 41. Rh6+ Ke7 42. Rh7+ Kd6 43. Kh3 Rh1+ 44. Kg4 Rxh7 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik Open 2016"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2016.03.16"]
[Round "10.55"]
[White "Carlsen, H."]
[Black "Christensen, Janu"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C70"]
[WhiteElo "2011"]
[BlackElo "2136"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "2016.03.08"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Bc5 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Bg4 8. h3
Bh5 9. d3 Nf6 10. a4 h6 11. Re1 g5 12. g4 Bg6 13. Kg2 Qc8 14. Nh2 b4 15. Be3
Rb8 16. Nd2 Na5 17. Ba2 Qb7 18. Bxc5 dxc5 19. Nc4 Nc6 20. Nf1 h5 21. f3 Rd8 22.
Qe2 b3 23. Bb1 Nd7 24. Ra3 Nf8 25. Qe3 Ne6 26. Kf2 f6 27. Nfd2 hxg4 28. fxg4
Nf4 29. Rh1 Ne7 30. Rh2 Qc6 31. Nxb3 Ne6 32. Bc2 Kf7 33. Ra1 Rh4 34. Nbd2 Rdh8
35. Nf3 Kg7 36. Nxh4 Rxh4 37. Rg1 Nf4 38. Rg3 Bf7 39. Nd2 Rh8 40. b3 Neg6 41.
Rg1 Be6 42. Rgh1 Rd8 43. Nf3 Qd6 44. Rd1 Rb8 45. c4 Rh8 46. Kg3 Bd7 47. Rdh1
Qe6 48. Kf2 Qb6 49. Qd2 Qd6 50. a5 Be6 51. Qe3 Nh4 52. Nxh4 Rxh4 53. Rg1 Bd7
54. Rg3 Qf8 55. Ke1 Qd6 56. Kd2 Ne6 57. Rh1 Nd4 58. Ra1 Rh8 59. Kc3 Qc6 60. Ra2
Qb7 61. Kb2 Rb8 62. Ra3 Qb4 63. Rg2 Rh8 64. Bd1 Bc6 65. Rh2 Bd7 66. Qd2 Rxh3
67. Ra2 Rxh2 68. Qxh2 Qe1 69. Ra1 Qe3 70. Bc2 Nf3 71. Qg3 Qd4+ 72. Ka2 Qc3 73.
Rc1 Qd2 74. Kb2 Nd4 75. Qe1 Qxe1 76. Rxe1 Bxg4 77. Rg1 Be2 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik Open 2016"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2016.03.15"]
[Round "9.47"]
[White "Dougherty, M."]
[Black "Carlsen, H."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2169"]
[BlackElo "2011"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2016.03.08"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Bc5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 O-O 6. Nge2 d5 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. d4
exd4 9. exd4 Bb6 10. O-O Nc6 11. Bg5 Be6 12. Na4 h6 13. Nxb6 axb6 14. Bf4 b5
15. Nc3 b4 16. Nb5 Ne8 17. a4 bxa3 18. Rxa3 Rxa3 19. bxa3 g5 20. Bd2 Nd6 21.
Nxd6 Qxd6 22. Qa4 Rd8 23. f4 f6 24. fxg5 fxg5 25. Qc2 Kg7 26. a4 Rf8 27. Rxf8
Qxf8 28. Qb3 Qf7 29. a5 Qd7 30. h4 gxh4 31. Qe3 Qf7 32. Qxh6+ Kg8 33. Qxh4 Qg6
34. Bf1 Qg4 35. Qxg4+ Bxg4 36. Bc3 Kf7 37. Kf2 Ke6 38. Ke3 Kf5 39. Bg2 Ke6 40.
Kf4 Bd1 41. Bh3+ Kd6 42. g4 Bc2 43. g5 Ke7 44. Bc8 Nd8 45. Ke5 Be4 46. Bb4+ Ke8
47. Kf6 Nc6 48. Bc3 Nd8 49. g6 Bd3 50. Be1 Nc6 51. Bxb7 Nxd4 52. g7 Bh7 53. a6
1-0

[Event "Reykjavik Open 2016"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2016.03.14"]
[Round "8.46"]
[White "Carlsen, H."]
[Black "Barthel, A."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E67"]
[WhiteElo "2011"]
[BlackElo "2166"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2016.03.08"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. e4 c6 10. Qc2 Qe7 11. h3 Re8 12. Be3 a5 13. Rfe1 Nc5 14. Rad1 Nfd7 15.
b3 Nf8 16. Kh2 Nfe6 17. Qc1 Rd8 18. Rxd8+ Qxd8 19. Rd1 Qc7 20. Ng5 b6 21. Nxe6
Nxe6 22. Ne2 Bb7 23. Rd3 Rd8 24. Qd2 Rxd3 25. Qxd3 c5 26. Nc3 Nd4 27. Nd5 Qd6
28. a4 Bc8 29. Bxd4 cxd4 30. Kg1 Be6 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik Open 2016"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2016.03.13"]
[Round "7.55"]
[White "Ingvason, J."]
[Black "Carlsen, H."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2171"]
[BlackElo "2011"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2016.03.08"]

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. Nbd2 h6 10. Ne4 Be7 11. b3 Be6 12. c4 b6 13. h3 Kc8 14. g4 Nh4
15. Nd4 Bd7 16. f4 c5 17. Nf3 h5 18. Nxh4 Bxh4 19. f5 hxg4 20. hxg4 Kb7 21. Bb2
Bc6 22. Nc3 Rad8 23. Rad1 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Bf3 25. Rf1 Bxg4 26. Rf4 Bh3 27. Nd5 c6
28. Ne3 Bg5 29. Rf3 Bxe3+ 30. Rxe3 Bxf5 31. Rg3 Rh7 32. a3 g6 33. Bc3 Rh4 34.
Kg2 a5 35. a4 Be4+ 36. Kf2 Rh2+ 37. Ke3 Bf5 38. Kf4 Be6 39. Kg5 Rh3 40. Rxh3
Bxh3 41. Kf6 Be6 42. Bd2 Ka6 43. Ke7 b5 44. axb5+ cxb5 45. Kd6 bxc4 46. bxc4
Kb6 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik Open 2016"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2016.03.12"]
[Round "6.68"]
[White "Carlsen, H."]
[Black "Opasiak, D."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A43"]
[WhiteElo "2011"]
[BlackElo "1782"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2016.03.08"]

1. d4 c5 2. d5 Nf6 3. g3 e5 4. Bg2 d6 5. c4 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. e4 Ne8 8. g4 Bg5
9. h3 g6 10. Nf3 Bxc1 11. Qxc1 Qe7 12. Qe3 f5 13. gxf5 gxf5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15.
Qg5+ Qxg5 16. Nxg5 Nd7 17. Ke2 Ndf6 18. b3 Nh5 19. Bf3 Neg7 20. Rag1 Kh8 21.
Rh2 Rf6 22. Nce4 Bxe4 23. Nxe4 Rh6 24. Bg4 Rf8 25. f3 Nf5 26. Bxf5 Rxf5 27. Rg5
Nf4+ 28. Ke3 Rf8 29. h4 Rg8 30. Rg4 Rhg6 31. h5 Rxg4 32. fxg4 Rd8 33. g5 h6 34.
g6 Kg7 35. Kf3 Nd3 36. Kg4 Rd7 37. Ng3 Kf6 38. Nf5 e4 39. Nxh6 Ne5+ 40. Kf4 e3
41. Ng4+ Nxg4 42. Kxg4 Re7 43. Kf3 Kg5 44. Ke2 Kh6 45. Rh3 Re5 46. Rg3 Kg7 47.
h6+ 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik Open 2016"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2016.03.11"]
[Round "5.48"]
[White "Skousen, N."]
[Black "Carlsen, H."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2294"]
[BlackElo "2011"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2016.03.08"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 c5 3. Bb2 Nc6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bb5 Qb6 6. Bxc6+ Qxc6 7. Ne5 Qc7 8.
f4 h5 9. c4 dxc4 10. bxc4 a6 11. Nc3 e6 12. O-O Bd6 13. d4 Rb8 14. Qe2 Kf8 15.
a4 Ng4 16. h3 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 cxd4 18. Qxd4 Bc5 19. Ba3 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik Open 2016"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2016.03.10"]
[Round "4.73"]
[White "Carlsen, H."]
[Black "De Winter, E."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2011"]
[BlackElo "1808"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2016.03.08"]

1. e4 g6 2. f4 d6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Bc4 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. O-O Nf6 7. e5 Nh5 8. g4 d5
9. f5 dxc4 10. d4 cxd3 11. gxh5 Bxf5 12. Qe1 Qd5 13. Bf4 h6 14. hxg6 fxg6 15.
Nbd2 e6 16. Qe3 O-O-O 17. c4 Qd7 18. Qxc5 Bf8 19. Qf2 Nd4 20. Be3 Nc2 21. Bxa7
Nxa1 22. Rxa1 Bb4 23. a3 Bxd2 24. Nxd2 Bh3 25. Qe3 Bf5 26. b4 g5 27. b5 g4 28.
Bb6 Rdg8 29. Qc5+ Kb8 30. Qb4 g3 31. h3 Rd8 32. Qa5 Qd4+ 33. Bxd4 Rxd4 34. b6
Rdd8 35. Qa7+ Kc8 36. Qa8+ Kd7 37. Qxb7+ Ke8 38. Qc6+ Ke7 39. b7 Rhe8 40. Rb1
Rb8 41. Qd6+ Kf7 42. c5 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik Open 2016"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2016.03.09"]
[Round "3.39"]
[White "Vuilleumier, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, H."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2366"]
[BlackElo "2011"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2016.03.08"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 c6 7. Qb3 Qb6 8. Nc3
Be6 9. c5 Qxb3 10. axb3 h6 11. b4 Nbd7 12. b5 Ne4 13. bxc6 bxc6 14. Ra6 Rfc8
15. h3 Kh7 16. e3 Rc7 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Nd2 f5 19. f3 exf3 20. Bxf3 Rac8 21. b3
Bg8 22. Nc4 h5 23. Bd2 e5 24. Nd6 Nb8 25. Ra3 Rf8 26. Bc3 exd4 27. Bxd4 Bxd4
28. exd4 a6 29. Re1 Kh6 30. b4 g5 31. Rae3 g4 32. Re8 Rxe8 33. Rxe8 gxf3 34.
Rxg8 Nd7 35. Nxf5+ Kh7 36. Rg7+ Kh8 37. Rf7 Kg8 38. Nh6+ Kh8 39. g4 Rb7 40. g5
Nxc5 41. dxc5 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik Open 2016"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2016.03.09"]
[Round "2.74"]
[White "Carlsen, H."]
[Black "Petersons, Ojars"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B21"]
[WhiteElo "2011"]
[BlackElo "1791"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2016.03.08"]

1. e4 c5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qd6 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. d4 Nxd4 8.
Be3 Be6 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Bxd4 cxd4 11. Qxd4 Qxd4 12. Nxd4 O-O-O 13. O-O-O e6 14.
Rhe1 Bb4 15. Re3 a6 16. Bxd7+ Rxd7 17. Na4 Rdd8 18. Rb3 Bd6 19. g3 Ne4 20. Nb6+
Kb8 21. Nc4 Bc7 22. Nc6+ Kc8 23. Nxd8 Bxd8 24. Nd6+ Nxd6 25. Rxd6 Bf6 26. Rbd3
Rd8 27. Rxd8+ Bxd8 28. c4 h5 29. Kc2 g6 30. b4 Bf6 31. Kb3 Kc7 32. a4 Be7 33.
a5 Bd6 34. c5 Be7 35. Kc4 Kc6 36. h3 Bf6 37. Rd6+ Kc7 38. b5 axb5+ 39. Kxb5 Be7
40. a6 bxa6+ 41. Rxa6 Kb7 42. c6+ Kb8 43. Rb6+ Kc8 44. Rb7 Kd8 45. Kb6 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik Open 2016"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2016.03.08"]
[Round "1.13"]
[White "Stefansson, H."]
[Black "Carlsen, H."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2011"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2016.03.08"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8.
Nf3 h6 9. Bf4 c6 10. Bd3 a6 11. h3 c5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. O-O Nxd3 14. Qxd3 Be6
15. Rfd1 Rc8 16. Nd4 Qd7 17. Be5 Rfd8 18. Rd2 Qe8 19. Nf5 Qd7 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7
21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Rad1 Rd7 23. Qe2 Rcd8 24. Rd4 Qe5 25. R1d2 Qc7 26. Qd1 g6 27.
Ne2 Rc8 28. Nf4 Qc1 29. e4 Qc7 30. exd5 Bf5 31. d6 Qc1 32. Nd5 1-0

[Event "78th Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2016.01.31"]
[Round "13.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "2844"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "197"]
[EventDate "2016.01.16"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 Be7 11. Bc2 d4 12. Nb3 d3 13. Nxc5 dxc2 14. Qxd8+ Rxd8
15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Be3 Rd5 17. Rfc1 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Rxe5 19. Bd4 Rg5 20. Rxc2 Kf7
21. Be3 Re5 22. c4 b4 23. Rd1 Rd8 24. Rxd8 Bxd8 25. Kf1 Bg5 26. Bd4 Ra5 27. b3
Bf6 28. Be3 Bg5 29. f4 Be7 30. g4 h5 31. h3 g6 32. Ke2 hxg4 33. hxg4 e5 34. Kf3
exf4 35. Bxf4 Bd6 36. c5 Bxc5 37. Bxc7 Rb5 38. Ke4 Ke6 39. Bf4 Ra5 40. Bd2 Be7
41. Rc6+ Kd7 42. Rxg6 Rxa2 43. Bf4 Ra3 44. g5 Rxb3 45. Rb6 Bxg5 46. Bxg5 a5 47.
Ra6 a4 48. Rxa4 Kc6 49. Ra5 Ra3 50. Rf5 b3 51. Bf6 Ra2 52. Bd4 b2 53. Rc5+ Kb6
54. Rc3+ Kb5 55. Rb3+ Kc4 56. Rb8 b1=Q+ 57. Rxb1 Re2+ 58. Be3 Rc2 59. Rb8 Kc3
60. Rc8+ Kb3 61. Bc5 Kc4 62. Rc7 Kc3 63. Kd5 Kd3 64. Rh7 Re2 65. Rh3+ Kc2 66.
Kc4 Re4+ 67. Bd4 Kd2 68. Rh2+ Re2 69. Rh4 Rg2 70. Re4 Re2 71. Bc3+ Kd1 72. Rf4
Kc2 73. Rd4 Rf2 74. Rd3 Re2 75. Bd4 Re4 76. Ra3 Re2 77. Be3 Kd1 78. Rd3+ Ke1
79. Rc3 Kf1 80. Kd3 Ra2 81. Rc1+ Kg2 82. Ke4 Kg3 83. Rc8 Rg2 84. Rf8 Kg4 85.
Bf2 Kh3 86. Kf3 Rg3+ 87. Kf4 Rg4+ 88. Kf5 Rg7 89. Bd4 Rg3 90. Be5 Rf3+ 91. Bf4
Kg2 92. Kg4 Rf2 93. Rh8 Re2 94. Rh3 Kf2 95. Rf3+ Kg2 96. Be3 Rc2 97. Rg3+ Kf1
98. Kf3 Rf2+ 99. Bxf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "78th Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2016.01.31"]
[Round "13.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2844"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "197"]
[EventDate "2016.01.16"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 Be7 11. Bc2 d4 12. Nb3 d3 13. Nxc5 dxc2 14. Qxd8+ Rxd8
15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Be3 Rd5 17. Rfc1 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Rxe5 19. Bd4 Rg5 20. Rxc2 Kf7
21. Be3 Re5 22. c4 b4 23. Rd1 Rd8 24. Rxd8 Bxd8 25. Kf1 Bg5 26. Bd4 Ra5 27. b3
Bf6 28. Be3 Bg5 29. f4 Be7 30. g4 h5 31. h3 g6 32. Ke2 hxg4 33. hxg4 e5 34. Kf3
exf4 35. Bxf4 Bd6 36. c5 Bxc5 37. Bxc7 Rb5 38. Ke4 Ke6 39. Bf4 Ra5 40. Bd2 Be7
41. Rc6+ Kd7 42. Rxg6 Rxa2 43. Bf4 Ra3 44. g5 Rxb3 45. Rb6 Bxg5 46. Bxg5 a5 47.
Ra6 a4 48. Rxa4 Kc6 49. Ra5 Ra3 50. Rf5 b3 51. Bf6 Ra2 52. Bd4 b2 53. Rc5+ Kb6
54. Rc3+ Kb5 55. Rb3+ Kc4 56. Rb8 b1=Q+ 57. Rxb1 Re2+ 58. Be3 Rc2 59. Rb8 Kc3
60. Rc8+ Kb3 61. Bc5 Kc4 62. Rc7 Kc3 63. Kd5 Kd3 64. Rh7 Re2 65. Rh3+ Kc2 66.
Kc4 Re4+ 67. Bd4 Kd2 68. Rh2+ Re2 69. Rh4 Rg2 70. Re4 Re2 71. Bc3+ Kd1 72. Rf4
Kc2 73. Rd4 Rf2 74. Rd3 Re2 75. Bd4 Re4 76. Ra3 Re2 77. Be3 Kd1 78. Rd3+ Ke1
79. Rc3 Kf1 80. Kd3 Ra2 81. Rc1+ Kg2 82. Ke4 Kg3 83. Rc8 Rg2 84. Rf8 Kg4 85.
Bf2 Kh3 86. Kf3 Rg3+ 87. Kf4 Rg4+ 88. Kf5 Rg7 89. Bd4 Rg3 90. Be5 Rf3+ 91. Bf4
Kg2 92. Kg4 Rf2 93. Rh8 Re2 94. Rh3 Kf2 95. Rf3+ Kg2 96. Be3 Rc2 97. Rg3+ Kf1
98. Kf3 Rf2+ 99. Bxf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "78th Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2016.01.30"]
[Round "12.1"]
[White "So, W."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2844"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2016.01.16"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 d5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. e4 Nb4 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 N8c6 12. Nxc6 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Bxc6 14. Rb1
Rd8 15. Rxd8+ Kxd8 16. a3 Nd3 17. Be3 Kc7 18. f4 a5 19. e5 Rd8 20. Bxc6 Kxc6
21. Kf1 Bc5 22. Ke2 Bxe3 23. Kxe3 Nc5 24. Rc1 Rd3+ 25. Ke2 Rd4 26. Ke3 Rd3+ 27.
Ke2 Rd4 28. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "78th Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2016.01.29"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Hou Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2844"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2016.01.16"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 Nc6
8. Qd2 Be6 9. O-O-O Qd7 10. b3 Bf6 11. h3 O-O-O 12. g4 h6 13. Bg2 Kb8 14. Rhe1
Rhe8 15. Kb2 a6 16. Re2 Qe7 17. Rde1 Qf8 18. Nd4 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 Bxd4 20. Qxd4
Bd7 21. f4 Rxe2 22. Rxe2 Re8 23. Rxe8+ Bxe8 24. Qb4 c6 25. Bf1 Kc8 26. g5 Qe7
27. gxh6 gxh6 28. Qd4 f6 29. Qa7 Bd7 30. a4 Qd8 31. Qg1 Qe7 32. Qg6 Qe1 33. Bd3
Qh4 34. Bf5 Bxf5 35. Qxf5+ Kb8 36. c4 Kc7 37. Qa5+ Kc8 38. Qd2 Kd7 39. c5 d5
40. Qe3 Qh5 41. Qg3 Qf7 42. Qg4+ f5 43. Qg3 Qf6+ 44. Qc3 Qxc3+ 45. Kxc3 h5 46.
Kb4 Kc8 47. Ka5 Kc7 48. h4 Kb8 49. Kb6 Kc8 50. b4 Kb8 51. b5 cxb5 52. axb5 axb5
53. Kxb5 Kc7 54. c3 1-0

[Event "78th Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2016.01.27"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Giri, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2798"]
[BlackElo "2844"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2016.01.16"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qb3 Bxc3+ 8.
Qxc3 c6 9. e3 Nd7 10. Bd3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 O-O 12. Bd3 c5 13. O-O b6 14. Be4 Rb8
15. b4 Bb7 16. Bxb7 Rxb7 17. Rac1 Rc8 18. dxc5 bxc5 19. Qxf6 gxf6 20. a3 Rcc7
21. g3 cxb4 22. Rxc7 Rxc7 23. axb4 Rb7 24. Ra1 Rxb4 25. Rxa7 Nc5 26. Ra2 Kg7
27. Kg2 Rb7 28. Rc2 Ne4 29. Nd4 f5 30. Ne2 Rd7 31. Nd4 Rb7 32. h3 Rd7 33. Kf3
Ng5+ 34. Kg2 Ne4 1/2-1/2

[Event "78th Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2016.01.26"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Adams, Mi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2844"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2016.01.16"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O d6 5. c3 Nf6 6. d3 h6 7. a4 a5 8. Na3 O-O
9. Nc2 Re8 10. Re1 Ba7 11. Be3 Be6 12. Bb5 Bd7 13. Bxa7 Nxa7 14. Bc4 Be6 15.
Bxe6 Rxe6 16. Ne3 Nc8 17. Nf5 Ne7 18. d4 exd4 19. N3xd4 Re5 20. Ng3 Ng6 21. Qc2
c6 22. Rad1 Qc7 23. Ndf5 Rd8 24. Qd2 Kh7 25. f4 Qb6+ 26. Kh1 Ree8 27. h3 Rd7
28. Nxd6 Rxd6 29. Qxd6 Qf2 30. Qd3 Nxf4 31. Qf3 Nxh3 32. Re2 Qxf3 33. gxf3 Ng5
34. Kg2 Ne6 35. Red2 g6 36. Nf1 h5 37. Ne3 h4 38. Nc4 g5 39. Nxa5 g4 40. Nxb7
g3 41. Nd6 Rg8 42. Nf5 Nf4+ 43. Kh1 h3 44. a5 N6h5 45. a6 Ne6 46. a7 Ra8 47.
Ra1 Ng5 48. Nh4 Nf4 49. b4 g2+ 50. Nxg2 hxg2+ 51. Rxg2 Nxg2 52. Kxg2 Ne6 53. c4
Nc7 54. Kg3 Kg6 55. Kf4 Kf6 56. e5+ Ke7 57. Ke4 f6 58. f4 fxe5 59. Kxe5 Ne8 60.
f5 Nd6 61. f6+ Kd7 62. Rd1 Re8+ 63. Kd4 Kc7 64. Re1 Nf5+ 65. Kc3 Ra8 66. f7 1-0

[Event "78th Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2016.01.26"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Adams, Mi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2844"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2016.01.16"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O d6 5. c3 Nf6 6. d3 h6 7. a4 a5 8. Na3 O-O
9. Nc2 Re8 10. Re1 Ba7 11. Be3 Be6 12. Bb5 Bd7 13. Bxa7 Nxa7 14. Bc4 Be6 15.
Bxe6 Rxe6 16. Ne3 Nc8 17. Nf5 Ne7 18. d4 exd4 19. N3xd4 Re5 20. Ng3 Ng6 21. Qc2
c6 22. Rad1 Qc7 23. Ndf5 Rd8 24. Qd2 Kh7 25. f4 Qb6+ 26. Kh1 Ree8 27. h3 Rd7
28. Nxd6 Rxd6 29. Qxd6 Qf2 30. Qd3 Nxf4 31. Qf3 Nxh3 32. Re2 Qxf3 33. gxf3 Ng5
34. Kg2 Ne6 35. Red2 g6 36. Nf1 h5 37. Ne3 h4 38. Nc4 g5 39. Nxa5 g4 40. Nxb7
g3 41. Nd6 Rg8 42. Nf5 Nf4+ 43. Kh1 h3 44. a5 N6h5 45. a6 Ne6 46. a7 Ra8 47.
Ra1 Ng5 48. Nh4 Nf4 49. b4 g2+ 50. Nxg2 hxg2+ 51. Rxg2 Nxg2 52. Kxg2 Ne6 53. c4
Nc7 54. Kg3 Kg6 55. Kf4 Kf6 56. e5+ Ke7 57. Ke4 f6 58. f4 fxe5 59. Kxe5 Ne8 60.
f5 Nd6 61. f6+ Kd7 62. Rd1 Re8+ 63. Kd4 Kc7 64. Re1 Nf5+ 65. Kc3 Ra8 66. f7 1-0

[Event "78th Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2016.01.24"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2844"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2016.01.16"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 d6 7. d4 Bd7 8. Re1
Nf6 9. d5 Ne7 10. Bxd7+ Nxd7 11. Be3 Ng8 12. c4 Bh6 13. Nc3 Bxe3 14. Rxe3 Ngf6
15. b4 O-O 16. Rc1 Qe7 17. Nd2 a5 18. a3 axb4 19. axb4 Nb6 20. h3 Rfc8 21. Ra1
Rxa1 22. Qxa1 Ra8 23. Qb2 Qe8 24. Qc2 c6 25. Kh2 Qc8 26. dxc6 Qxc6 27. Qb3 Kg7
28. Rd3 Ra1 29. Qb2 Ra8 30. Qb3 Ra1 31. Qb2 Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "78th Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2016.01.23"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Eljanov, P."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2844"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2016.01.16"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8.
Qc2 Ne4 9. Bf4 c6 10. Nc3 g5 11. Be3 Nd6 12. b3 Nf5 13. g4 Nxe3 14. fxe3 b5 15.
e4 b4 16. exd5 bxc3 17. dxc6 Nb8 18. Qe4 f5 19. gxf5 exf5 20. Qd5+ Qxd5 21.
cxd5 Na6 22. Rac1 Nc7 23. Ne5 f4 24. Nc4 Rd8 25. Rxc3 Nxd5 26. c7 Nxc7 27. Bxa8
Nxa8 28. e3 Bb4 29. Rc2 Bb7 30. h4 Be4 31. Rh2 Nb6 32. Ne5 fxe3 33. hxg5 Rxd4
34. Ng4 Nd5 0-1

[Event "78th Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2016.01.22"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Tomashevsky, E."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2844"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2016.01.16"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. h3 Be7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O c5 8. c3
Nc6 9. Nbd2 d5 10. Qe2 Bd6 11. Rfe1 Ne7 12. Rad1 Ng6 13. Bxg6 hxg6 14. Bxd6
Qxd6 15. Ne5 g5 16. f4 gxf4 17. Rf1 Nd7 18. Qh5 Nf6 19. Qh4 Qd8 20. Rxf4 Ne4
21. Nxe4 Qxh4 22. Rxh4 dxe4 23. dxc5 bxc5 24. Rd7 Rab8 25. b3 a5 26. Rc7 a4 27.
bxa4 Ba8 28. a5 Rb7 29. Rxc5 Ra7 30. Nc4 1-0

[Event "78th Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2016.01.21"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Van Wely, L."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D83"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2844"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2016.01.16"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Rc1 Be6 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Nxd5 Bxd5 9. Bxc7 Qd7 10. Bg3 Bxa2 11. Ne2 Bd5 12. Nc3 Bc6 13. h4 Rd8 14. Qb3
Qf5 15. h5 e6 16. hxg6 hxg6 17. Qd1 Nd7 18. Bd3 Qa5 19. Kf1 Nf6 20. Be5 Rac8
21. Qd2 Ng4 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. f3 Qg5 24. fxg4 Rxd4 25. Ke1 Qe5 26. Ne2 Rxg4 27.
e4 Rxg2 28. Qh6+ Kf6 29. Rc3 Rd8 30. Qh3 Qg5 31. Rf1+ Kg7 32. Qf3 Rd7 33. Rf2
Rg4 34. Nf4 Qh4 35. Be2 Rg1+ 36. Bf1 Kg8 37. Ne2 Rxf1+ 38. Kxf1 Rd1+ 39. Kg2
Bxe4 0-1

[Event "78th Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2016.01.19"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Mamedyarov, S."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2844"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2016.01.16"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. Qa4 a6 6. cxd5 b5 7. Qd1 cxd5 8. Nf3
Bg7 9. Bf4 O-O 10. O-O Nc6 11. Ne5 Bb7 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Be5 e6 14. Nd2 Bh6 15.
Rc1 Rc8 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. e3 b4 18. Re1 Qd8 19. Bf1 Qb6 20. Nf3 Rc7 21. Qd3 Ra8
22. Rc2 Bf8 23. Rec1 Bd6 24. Ne5 Bb5 25. Qd1 Bxe5 26. dxe5 Rac8 27. Rxc7 Rxc7
28. Rxc7 Qxc7 29. Bxb5 axb5 30. Qd4 Qa5 31. Kg2 Kg7 32. b3 Qxa2 33. Qxb4 Qc2
34. Qxb5 Qe4+ 35. Kg1 Qb1+ 36. Kg2 Qe4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "78th Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2016.01.18"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Wei Yi"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2844"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2016.01.16"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4
15. g3 Qh3 16. Be3 Bxd3 17. Nd2 Qf5 18. Bd4 Rae8 19. Kg2 Qxf3+ 20. Kxf3 Re6 21.
Rac1 h6 22. Kg2 Rg6 23. Ne4 Nf4+ 24. Kf3 Bxe4+ 25. Rxe4 Nd3 26. Rd1 Nxb2 27.
Rd2 Ba3 28. Bb6 Rd6 29. Rxd6 Bxd6 30. Re2 Nd3 31. Rd2 Ne5+ 32. Kg2 Be7 33. f4
Nc4 34. Bxc4 bxc4 35. Rd7 Bf6 36. Rc7 Bxc3 37. Rxc6 Rb8 38. a4 Bb2 39. Ba5 c3
40. Bxc3 Bxc3 41. Rxc3 Rb4 42. a5 Rb5 43. Ra3 Rb2+ 44. Kh3 f5 45. Rc3 Rb5 46.
Ra3 g5 47. fxg5 hxg5 48. Kg2 Kg7 49. h4 g4 50. Rc3 Rxa5 51. Rc6 Ra2+ 52. Kg1 a5
53. Ra6 a4 54. Kh1 Kf7 55. Kg1 Ra1+ 56. Kg2 Ra3 57. Kh2 Ra2+ 58. Kg1 Ke7 59.
Kh1 a3 60. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "78th Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2016.01.17"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Caruana, F."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2844"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2016.01.16"]

1. g3 g6 2. Bg2 Bg7 3. e4 e5 4. Ne2 c5 5. d3 Nc6 6. Be3 d6 7. Qd2 Nd4 8. c3
Nxe2 9. Qxe2 Ne7 10. h4 h6 11. h5 g5 12. f4 exf4 13. gxf4 gxf4 14. Bxf4 Nc6 15.
Na3 Be5 16. Be3 Be6 17. Nc4 Bg3+ 18. Kd2 Qd7 19. d4 cxd4 20. cxd4 Ne5 21. Nxe5
dxe5 22. d5 Bg4 23. Bf3 Bxf3 24. Qxf3 Qb5 25. Rac1 Qxb2+ 26. Kd1 Bf4 27. Bxf4
exf4 28. Qxf4 Rg8 29. Rf1 Qd4+ 30. Ke1 Qb4+ 31. Kd1 Qd4+ 32. Ke1 Qb4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "78th Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2016.01.16"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Navara, D."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2844"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2016.01.16"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c6 8. e3
g5 9. Bg3 Nh5 10. Bd3 Nxg3 11. hxg3 Bg7 12. O-O a5 13. a3 O-O 14. Qc2 Re8 15.
b4 b5 16. Na2 Bb7 17. bxa5 Rxa5 18. Nb4 Qa8 19. Bh7+ Kh8 20. Bf5 Nb6 21. Ne5
Bxe5 22. dxe5 Nc4 23. Qc3 Rxa3 24. Qd4 c5 25. Rxa3 cxd4 26. Rxa8 Rxa8 27. exd4
Ra4 28. Rb1 Nd2 29. Rb2 Nc4 30. Rb1 Nd2 31. Rb2 Nc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Qatar Masters op"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2015.12.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2834"]
[BlackElo "2796"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2015.12.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 13"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5
8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. c3 Rxe1 12. Qxe1 Ne8 13. Bf4 d5 14. Bd3
g6 15. Nd2 Ng7 16. Nf3 Bf5 17. Bxf5 Nxf5 18. Qe2 c6 19. Re1 Ng7 20. Be5 Bxe5
21. Nxe5 Qd6 22. Qf3 f6 23. Nd3 Re8 24. Rxe8+ Nxe8 25. Qe3 Ng7 26. h3 Kf7 27.
Qh6 Kg8 28. Qe3 Kf7 29. Qh6 Kg8 30. Qe3 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Qatar Masters op playoff"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2015.12.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E43"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2834"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "2015.12.29"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 13"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. e3 Bb7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O c5 8. Na4
cxd4 9. exd4 Re8 10. a3 Bf8 11. Bf4 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nc6 13. d5 exd5 14. cxd5 Ne5
15. Qd1 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Re4 0-1

[Event "Qatar Masters TB 2015"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2015.12.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Yu Yangyi"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2834"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "2015.12.29"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. e3 Bb7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O c5 8. Na4
cxd4 9. exd4 Re8 10. a3 Bf8 11. Bf4 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nc6 13. d5 exd5 14. cxd5 Ne5
15. Qd1 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Re4 0-1

[Event "Qatar Masters Open 2015"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2015.12.29"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Kramnik, V."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2834"]
[BlackElo "2796"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2015.12.20"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5
8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. c3 Rxe1 12. Qxe1 Ne8 13. Bf4 d5 14. Bd3
g6 15. Nd2 Ng7 16. Nf3 Bf5 17. Bxf5 Nxf5 18. Qe2 c6 19. Re1 Ng7 20. Be5 Bxe5
21. Nxe5 Qd6 22. Qf3 f6 23. Nd3 Re8 24. Rxe8+ Nxe8 25. Qe3 Ng7 26. h3 Kf7 27.
Qh6 Kg8 28. Qe3 Kf7 29. Qh6 Kg8 30. Qe3 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Qatar Masters TB 2015"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2015.12.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Yu Yangyi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2834"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2015.12.29"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 a6 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bg3 Nc6 8. Nbd2
O-O 9. Ne5 Ne7 10. O-O b6 11. Bh4 Nf5 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bf4 Bb7 14. h3 Be7 15. a4
Nd6 16. f3 Nd7 17. Qe2 Nf6 18. Bh2 Qc8 19. Rac1 a5 20. g4 Qd8 21. Qg2 Nd7 22.
f4 Rc8 23. Rce1 cxd4 24. exd4 Ba8 25. g5 hxg5 26. fxg5 Nxe5 27. Bxe5 Nc4 28.
Nf3 Nxe5 29. Rxe5 Bd6 30. Re2 g6 31. Qg4 Kg7 32. h4 Rh8 33. Rxe6 fxe6 34. Qxe6
Qe8 35. Qxd6 Rc6 36. Qe5+ Qxe5 37. Nxe5 Rxh4 38. Rf7+ Kg8 39. Ra7 Rc8 40. Bxg6
Bc6 41. Bf7+ Kf8 42. Ng6+ 1-0

[Event "Qatar Masters op playoff"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2015.12.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2834"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2015.12.29"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 13"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 a6 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bg3 Nc6 8. Nbd2
O-O 9. Ne5 Ne7 10. O-O b6 11. Bh4 Nf5 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bf4 Bb7 14. h3 Be7 15. a4
Nd6 16. f3 Nd7 17. Qe2 Nf6 18. Bh2 Qc8 19. Rac1 a5 20. g4 Qd8 21. Qg2 Nd7 22.
f4 Rc8 23. Rce1 cxd4 24. exd4 Ba8 25. g5 hxg5 26. fxg5 Nxe5 27. Bxe5 Nc4 28.
Nf3 Nxe5 29. Rxe5 Bd6 30. Re2 g6 31. Qg4 Kg7 32. h4 Rh8 33. Rxe6 fxe6 34. Qxe6
Qe8 35. Qxd6 Rc6 36. Qe5+ Qxe5 37. Nxe5 Rxh4 38. Rf7+ Kg8 39. Ra7 Rc8 40. Bxg6
Bc6 41. Bf7+ Kf8 42. Ng6+ 1-0

[Event "Qatar Masters Open 2015"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2015.12.28"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Mamedyarov, S."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2834"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2015.12.20"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. Ne4 Qe7 12. exd4 Rd8 13. Qe2 Nc6 14. Rfd1 Ba5
15. Ng3 Bb6 16. Qe4 Bd7 17. h4 Be8 18. a3 Rd6 19. Qg4 Rad8 20. d5 Qf8 21. Qe4
Ne7 22. Bd3 f5 23. Qe5 Nxd5 24. Bxf5 exf5 25. Nxf5 Rc6 0-1

[Event "Qatar Masters op"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2015.12.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2834"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2015.12.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 13"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. Ne4 Qe7 12. exd4 Rd8 13. Qe2 Nc6 14. Rfd1 Ba5
15. Ng3 Bb6 16. Qe4 Bd7 17. h4 Be8 18. a3 Rd6 19. Qg4 Rad8 20. d5 Qf8 21. Qe4
Ne7 22. Bd3 f5 23. Qe5 Nxd5 24. Bxf5 exf5 25. Nxf5 Rc6 0-1

[Event "Qatar Masters Open 2015"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2015.12.27"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Giri, A."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2834"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2015.12.20"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Bg5
Be6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Qd3 Be7 11. Nd5 Nd7 12. Rd1 Bxd5 13. Qxd5 Qc7 14. Nd2 O-O
15. O-O b5 16. c3 g6 17. a3 Rab8 18. Rfe1 Rfd8 19. Qa2 Nc5 20. Bf1 Bg5 21. Nb3
Qc6 22. Na5 Qc7 23. Nb3 Qc6 24. Rd5 Nd7 25. Rd3 Nc5 26. Rf3 Rd7 27. Na5 Qa8 28.
Qd5 Qxd5 29. exd5 e4 30. Rh3 f5 31. Nc6 Rb6 32. b4 Na4 33. c4 Rc7 34. Rb3 Bd2
35. Rd1 Bg5 36. g3 Bf6 37. Rc1 Rbxc6 38. dxc6 Rxc6 39. Rbb1 Bg5 40. Rc2 d5 41.
c5 d4 42. Rd1 Bf6 43. Rcd2 Nc3 44. Rxd4 Nxd1 45. Rxd1 Bb2 46. Rd8+ Kf7 47. Ra8
Bxa3 48. Bxb5 Rc7 49. Rxa6 Bxb4 50. c6 Ke7 51. Rb6 Bd6 52. Rb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Qatar Masters op"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2015.12.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2834"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2015.12.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 13"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Bg5
Be6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Qd3 Be7 11. Nd5 Nd7 12. Rd1 Bxd5 13. Qxd5 Qc7 14. Nd2 O-O
15. O-O b5 16. c3 g6 17. a3 Rab8 18. Rfe1 Rfd8 19. Qa2 Nc5 20. Bf1 Bg5 21. Nb3
Qc6 22. Na5 Qc7 23. Nb3 Qc6 24. Rd5 Nd7 25. Rd3 Nc5 26. Rf3 Rd7 27. Na5 Qa8 28.
Qd5 Qxd5 29. exd5 e4 30. Rh3 f5 31. Nc6 Rb6 32. b4 Na4 33. c4 Rc7 34. Rb3 Bd2
35. Rd1 Bg5 36. g3 Bf6 37. Rc1 Rbxc6 38. dxc6 Rxc6 39. Rbb1 Bg5 40. Rc2 d5 41.
c5 d4 42. Rd1 Bf6 43. Rcd2 Nc3 44. Rxd4 Nxd1 45. Rxd1 Bb2 46. Rd8+ Kf7 47. Ra8
Bxa3 48. Bxb5 Rc7 49. Rxa6 Bxb4 50. c6 Ke7 51. Rb6 Bd6 52. Rb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Qatar Masters op"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2015.12.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C97"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2834"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2015.12.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 13"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Bd7 13. Nf1 Nc4 14. b3 Nb6 15. Ne3
c4 16. Ba3 Rfe8 17. Qd2 Bf8 18. bxc4 Nxc4 19. Nxc4 bxc4 20. Rab1 Rab8 21. Rxb8
Rxb8 22. Bb4 h6 23. Rd1 a5 24. Ba3 Bc6 25. Qe2 exd4 26. Qxc4 dxc3 27. Qxc3 Rc8
28. Qd4 Bd5 29. Bb1 Be6 30. Qe3 Rb8 31. Nd4 Bd7 32. Rc1 Qb6 33. Qd2 Re8 34. Re1
a4 35. Bc2 Qb7 36. Qd3 Qc7 37. Qd2 Qb7 38. Qd3 Qc7 39. Qd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Qatar Masters Open 2015"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2015.12.26"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "So, W."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C97"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2834"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2015.12.20"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Bd7 13. Nf1 Nc4 14. b3 Nb6 15. Ne3
c4 16. Ba3 Rfe8 17. Qd2 Bf8 18. bxc4 Nxc4 19. Nxc4 bxc4 20. Rab1 Rab8 21. Rxb8
Rxb8 22. Bb4 h6 23. Rd1 a5 24. Ba3 Bc6 25. Qe2 exd4 26. Qxc4 dxc3 27. Qxc3 Rc8
28. Qd4 Bd5 29. Bb1 Be6 30. Qe3 Rb8 31. Nd4 Bd7 32. Rc1 Qb6 33. Qd2 Re8 34. Re1
a4 35. Bc2 Qb7 36. Qd3 Qc7 37. Qd2 Qb7 38. Qd3 Qc7 39. Qd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Qatar Masters op"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2015.12.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Li, Chao B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "2834"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2015.12.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 13"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O f5 10. e5 Nb4 11. Nh3 Qe8 12. Kb1 a5 13. Be2 c6 14. Rc1 Kh8 15.
Ka1 Be6 16. Nf4 Qf7 17. h4 Bxa2 18. h5 Kg8 19. hxg6 hxg6 20. g4 Bb3 21. Bd1 a4
22. Qh2 Rfd8 23. Qh7+ Kf8 24. d5 Nc4 25. Nxg6+ Ke8 26. e6 a3 27. exf7+ Kd7 28.
Ne5+ Bxe5 29. Qxf5+ Kc7 30. Qxe5+ Nxe5 31. Bxb3 axb2+ 32. Kxb2 Nbd3+ 33. Kb1
Nxc1 34. Rxc1 Kc8 35. dxc6 bxc6 36. f4 1-0

[Event "Qatar Masters Open 2015"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2015.12.24"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Li Chao2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "2834"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2015.12.20"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O f5 10. e5 Nb4 11. Nh3 Qe8 12. Kb1 a5 13. Be2 c6 14. Rc1 Kh8 15.
Ka1 Be6 16. Nf4 Qf7 17. h4 Bxa2 18. h5 Kg8 19. hxg6 hxg6 20. g4 Bb3 21. Bd1 a4
22. Qh2 Rfd8 23. Qh7+ Kf8 24. d5 Nc4 25. Nxg6+ Ke8 26. e6 a3 27. exf7+ Kd7 28.
Ne5+ Bxe5 29. Qxf5+ Kc7 30. Qxe5+ Nxe5 31. Bxb3 axb2+ 32. Kxb2 Nbd3+ 33. Kb1
Nxc1 34. Rxc1 Kc8 35. dxc6 bxc6 36. f4 1-0

[Event "Qatar Masters op"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2015.12.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2834"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2015.12.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 13"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Bg5
Nc6 9. Qd3 Nb4 10. Qd2 h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. Qxd5 Qc7 14. O-O-O Be7
15. Kb1 Be6 16. Qd3 O-O 17. f4 exf4 18. Nd4 Bd7 19. Rhf1 Bf6 20. Rxf4 Be5 21.
Rff1 Rac8 22. c3 b5 23. Nf3 Be6 24. Nd4 Bc4 25. Qf3 b4 26. cxb4 Qb6 27. Bxc4
Rxc4 28. Nc2 Rfc8 29. Rd2 Qc6 30. Qxf7+ Kh8 31. Qf2 a5 32. a3 axb4 33. Nxb4
Qxe4+ 34. Ka2 Rxb4 35. axb4 Ra8+ 36. Kb3 Rb8 37. Ka2 Qxb4 38. Rc1 Qa4+ 39. Kb1
Qe4+ 40. Rcc2 Bxb2 41. Qf3 Qe1+ 42. Rd1 Bd4+ 0-1

[Event "Qatar Masters Open 2015"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2015.12.23"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Duda, J."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2834"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2015.12.20"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Bg5
Nc6 9. Qd3 Nb4 10. Qd2 h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. Qxd5 Qc7 14. O-O-O Be7
15. Kb1 Be6 16. Qd3 O-O 17. f4 exf4 18. Nd4 Bd7 19. Rhf1 Bf6 20. Rxf4 Be5 21.
Rff1 Rac8 22. c3 b5 23. Nf3 Be6 24. Nd4 Bc4 25. Qf3 b4 26. cxb4 Qb6 27. Bxc4
Rxc4 28. Nc2 Rfc8 29. Rd2 Qc6 30. Qxf7+ Kh8 31. Qf2 a5 32. a3 axb4 33. Nxb4
Qxe4+ 34. Ka2 Rxb4 35. axb4 Ra8+ 36. Kb3 Rb8 37. Ka2 Qxb4 38. Rc1 Qa4+ 39. Kb1
Qe4+ 40. Rcc2 Bxb2 41. Qf3 Qe1+ 42. Rd1 Bd4+ 0-1

[Event "Qatar Masters op"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2015.12.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Yuffa, Daniil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2834"]
[BlackElo "2504"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2015.12.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 13"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.01"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. d4 Bf5 8. Bg5
Ne4 9. Nxe4 Bxe4 10. d5 Bxf3 11. exf3 Nd4 12. Re1 Re8 13. Re4 c5 14. dxc6 Nxc6
15. h4 Qb6 16. Rb1 a5 17. Be3 Qc7 18. h5 e5 19. Qd2 Nd4 20. h6 f5 21. Rxd4 exd4
22. Bxd4 Bf8 23. Bc3 Qxc4 24. f4 Re4 25. b3 Qc5 26. Ba1 d5 27. Rc1 1-0

[Event "Qatar Masters Open 2015"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2015.12.22"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Yuffa, D."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2834"]
[BlackElo "2504"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2015.12.20"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. d4 Bf5 8. Bg5
Ne4 9. Nxe4 Bxe4 10. d5 Bxf3 11. exf3 Nd4 12. Re1 Re8 13. Re4 c5 14. dxc6 Nxc6
15. h4 Qb6 16. Rb1 a5 17. Be3 Qc7 18. h5 e5 19. Qd2 Nd4 20. h6 f5 21. Rxd4 exd4
22. Bxd4 Bf8 23. Bc3 Qxc4 24. f4 Re4 25. b3 Qc5 26. Ba1 d5 27. Rc1 1-0

[Event "Qatar Masters Open 2015"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2015.12.21"]
[Round "2.23"]
[White "Aravindh, Chithambaram VR"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "2486"]
[BlackElo "2834"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2015.12.20"]

1. e4 c5 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. e6 f6 6. exd7+ Qxd7 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. Bb5
Nc7 9. Bxc6 Qxc6 10. Qf3 Bd7 11. O-O-O e5 12. Qxc6 Bxc6 13. f3 Ne6 14. Nge2 Be7
15. Rhf1 b5 16. Rde1 Kf7 17. Nd1 a5 18. Ne3 Bd6 19. Nc3 h5 20. a4 b4 21. Ne4
Bc7 22. Nc4 h4 23. g4 hxg3 24. hxg3 Rh3 25. g4 Rd8 26. g5 Bxe4 27. fxe4 Nf4 28.
gxf6 Ke6 29. Ne3 g5 30. Nd5 Bd6 31. Rg1 Rg8 32. Rg4 Rh4 33. Rgg1 g4 34. Ne3 g3
35. Nf5 Rhh8 36. f7 Rg6 37. Kd1 g2 0-1

[Event "Qatar Masters op"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2015.12.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aravindh, Chithambaram VR"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "2486"]
[BlackElo "2834"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2015.12.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 13"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. e6 f6 6. exd7+ Qxd7 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. Bb5
Nc7 9. Bxc6 Qxc6 10. Qf3 Bd7 11. O-O-O e5 12. Qxc6 Bxc6 13. f3 Ne6 14. Nge2 Be7
15. Rhf1 b5 16. Rde1 Kf7 17. Nd1 a5 18. Ne3 Bd6 19. Nc3 h5 20. a4 b4 21. Ne4
Bc7 22. Nc4 h4 23. g4 hxg3 24. hxg3 Rh3 25. g4 Rd8 26. g5 Bxe4 27. fxe4 Nf4 28.
gxf6 Ke6 29. Ne3 g5 30. Nd5 Bd6 31. Rg1 Rg8 32. Rg4 Rh4 33. Rgg1 g4 34. Ne3 g3
35. Nf5 Rhh8 36. f7 Rg6 37. Kd1 g2 0-1

[Event "Qatar Masters Open 2015"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2015.12.20"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Batsiashvili, N."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2834"]
[BlackElo "2498"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2015.12.20"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c5 4. c4 d4 5. b4 cxb4 6. a3 b3 7. Qxb3 Nc6 8. O-O
e5 9. e3 Be7 10. exd4 exd4 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Re1 Re8 13. a4 Na5 14. Qd3 Be6 15.
Na3 Bxa3 16. Bxa3 Bxc4 17. Qxd4 Qxd4 18. Nxd4 Bd5 19. Rxe8+ Rxe8 20. Rc1 b6 21.
Bf1 Bb7 22. Nf5 Rd8 23. d4 Nd5 24. Bg2 g6 25. Nd6 Ba8 26. h4 h5 27. Re1 Bc6 28.
Re5 Nf6 29. Rxa5 Bxg2 30. Rxa7 Bd5 31. Ra6 Nd7 32. Nb5 Re8 33. Bb4 Re2 34. Ra7
Nf6 35. Kf1 Rb2 36. Bc3 Rc2 37. Rc7 Ng4 38. Ke1 Rxf2 39. Rc8+ Kh7 40. Rd8 Bf3
41. Re8 f6 42. Re7+ Kg8 43. Re8+ Kh7 44. Re7+ Kg8 45. Bd2 Rg2 46. Bf4 g5 47.
hxg5 fxg5 48. Bxg5 Rxg3 49. Nc3 Bc6 50. Kd2 Rg2+ 51. Re2 Nf2 52. d5 Bxd5 53.
Nxd5 Ne4+ 54. Ke3 Rxe2+ 55. Kxe2 Nxg5 56. Nxb6 Ne6 57. a5 Nc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Qatar Masters op"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2015.12.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Batsiashvili, Nino"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2834"]
[BlackElo "2498"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2015.12.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 13"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.01"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c5 4. c4 d4 5. b4 cxb4 6. a3 b3 7. Qxb3 Nc6 8. O-O
e5 9. e3 Be7 10. exd4 exd4 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Re1 Re8 13. a4 Na5 14. Qd3 Be6 15.
Na3 Bxa3 16. Bxa3 Bxc4 17. Qxd4 Qxd4 18. Nxd4 Bd5 19. Rxe8+ Rxe8 20. Rc1 b6 21.
Bf1 Bb7 22. Nf5 Rd8 23. d4 Nd5 24. Bg2 g6 25. Nd6 Ba8 26. h4 h5 27. Re1 Bc6 28.
Re5 Nf6 29. Rxa5 Bxg2 30. Rxa7 Bd5 31. Ra6 Nd7 32. Nb5 Re8 33. Bb4 Re2 34. Ra7
Nf6 35. Kf1 Rb2 36. Bc3 Rc2 37. Rc7 Ng4 38. Ke1 Rxf2 39. Rc8+ Kh7 40. Rd8 Bf3
41. Re8 f6 42. Re7+ Kg8 43. Re8+ Kh7 44. Re7+ Kg8 45. Bd2 Rg2 46. Bf4 g5 47.
hxg5 fxg5 48. Bxg5 Rxg3 49. Nc3 Bc6 50. Kd2 Rg2+ 51. Re2 Nf2 52. d5 Bxd5 53.
Nxd5 Ne4+ 54. Ke3 Rxe2+ 55. Kxe2 Nxg5 56. Nxb6 Ne6 57. a5 Nc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Classic 7th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2015.12.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2015.12.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 11"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.12.18"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 5. Bd3 Ngf6 6. Re1 b5 7. c4 g5 8. Nxg5
Ne5 9. Be2 bxc4 10. Nc3 Rb8 11. Rf1 h6 12. Nf3 Nd3 13. Ne1 Nxb2 14. Bxb2 Rxb2
15. Bxc4 Rb4 16. Qe2 Bg7 17. Nc2 Rb6 18. Rab1 O-O 19. Rxb6 Qxb6 20. Ne3 e6 21.
f4 Kh8 22. f5 a5 23. a4 Qd8 24. h3 Qe7 25. Ba6 Bxa6 26. Qxa6 Nh5 27. Rf3 Rg8
28. Nb5 Be5 29. Ng4 Qh4 30. fxe6 fxe6 31. Nxe5 dxe5 32. Qxe6 Qe1+ 33. Kh2 Rxg2+
34. Kxg2 Qxd2+ 35. Kg1 Qe1+ 36. Rf1 Qe3+ 37. Rf2 Qe1+ 38. Kg2 1-0

[Event "7th London Classic TB"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.13"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2834"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2015.12.13"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 g6 7. d4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Bg7 9. f3 O-O 10. Be3 Nc6 11. Rc1 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Rfc8 13. b3 Nh5 14. O-O
Bxd4+ 15. Qxd4 Nf6 16. Rfe1 Rc7 17. Rcd1 Qc6 18. Nb5 Rd7 19. Nxa7 Qc5 20. Qxc5
dxc5 21. Nb5 Rxa2 22. e5 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Nh5 24. g3 Rb2 25. Rd8+ Kg7 26. Re8 Rb1+
27. Kg2 Rb2+ 28. Kg1 Rb1+ 29. Kg2 Rb2+ 30. Kh3 e6 31. Re7 Rxb3 32. Kg4 Kf8 33.
Rxb7 h6 34. Rc7 f5+ 35. exf6 Nxf6+ 36. Kf4 g5+ 37. Ke5 Ne8 38. Rxc5 Re3+ 39.
Kd4 Rxf3 40. Re5 Rf2 41. Rxe6 Rxh2 42. c5 h5 43. Nd6 Nxd6 44. cxd6 Kf7 45. Re3
h4 46. g4 h3 47. Ke5 Rh1 48. d7 Ke7 49. Kf5+ Kxd7 50. Kxg5 Kd6 51. Kh5 Rf1 52.
Rxh3 Ke7 53. Kg6 Rf6+ 54. Kg7 Rf7+ 55. Kg6 Rf6+ 56. Kg5 Ra6 57. Rf3 1-0

[Event "7th London Classic TB"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.13"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2834"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2015.12.13"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. e4 Nc6 5. Be2 e5 6. d3 d6 7. a3 Be7 8. b4 b6
9. O-O O-O 10. Rb1 Nd4 11. bxc5 bxc5 12. Bg5 Be6 13. Rb7 Nd7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15.
Qa4 Nb6 16. Qa6 Bc8 17. Rxe7 Bxa6 18. Rb1 Rfb8 19. Kf1 Kf8 20. Rc7 Ne6 21. Rc6
Rd8 22. a4 Bb7 23. Rcxb6 axb6 24. Rxb6 Bc8 25. Bd1 Ra6 26. Rb2 Bd7 27. g3 Bc6
28. Ke1 Rda8 29. Ra2 Rb6 30. Kd2 g6 31. Kc1 Nd4 32. Nd2 Rb4 33. Rb2 Rab8 34.
Nb5 Rxb2 35. Kxb2 Ke7 36. Kc3 Bd7 37. f4 f6 38. Nf1 exf4 39. gxf4 Ne6 40. f5
gxf5 41. Ne3 Nf4 42. exf5 Bc6 43. d4 Be4 44. d5 Ng2 45. Nxg2 Bxg2 46. Bc2 Bf3
47. Kb3 Ra8 48. Nc7 Ra7 49. Nb5 Ra8 50. Nc7 Ra7 51. Nb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "7th London Classic 2015"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.13"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Grischuk, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2834"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2015.12.04"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 5. Bd3 Ngf6 6. Re1 b5 7. c4 g5 8. Nxg5
Ne5 9. Be2 bxc4 10. Nc3 Rb8 11. Rf1 h6 12. Nf3 Nd3 13. Ne1 Nxb2 14. Bxb2 Rxb2
15. Bxc4 Rb4 16. Qe2 Bg7 17. Nc2 Rb6 18. Rab1 O-O 19. Rxb6 Qxb6 20. Ne3 e6 21.
f4 Kh8 22. f5 a5 23. a4 Qd8 24. h3 Qe7 25. Ba6 Bxa6 26. Qxa6 Nh5 27. Rf3 Rg8
28. Nb5 Be5 29. Ng4 Qh4 30. fxe6 fxe6 31. Nxe5 dxe5 32. Qxe6 Qe1+ 33. Kh2 Rxg2+
34. Kxg2 Qxd2+ 35. Kg1 Qe1+ 36. Rf1 Qe3+ 37. Rf2 Qe1+ 38. Kg2 1-0

[Event "7th London Classic 2015"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.12"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "Topalov, V."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2834"]
[PlyCount "193"]
[EventDate "2015.12.04"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8.
cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bc4 Nd7 12. O-O b6 13. a4 Bb7 14. Rfe1
Nf6 15. Bd3 h6 16. a5 a6 17. axb6 Qxb6 18. Rab1 Qc7 19. Rbc1 Qe7 20. Qa5 Rfc8
21. Rxc8+ Rxc8 22. Nd2 Qd7 23. Qb6 Rc3 24. Bxa6 Bxa6 25. Qxa6 Qxd4 26. Nf3 Qc5
27. e5 Nd5 28. Qa8+ Kh7 29. Qb7 Rc1 30. Qb2 Rc2 31. Qd4 g5 32. g3 Kg7 33. Qxc5
Rxc5 34. Re4 Kg6 35. h3 Ne7 36. h4 Kf5 37. Ra4 Nc6 38. hxg5 hxg5 39. g4+ Kg6
40. Re4 Ne7 41. Kg2 Nd5 42. Kg3 Rc3 43. Re1 Ra3 44. Re4 Ra8 45. Rc4 Rh8 46. Re4
Nc3 47. Re3 Rc8 48. Re1 Rc4 49. Re3 Ne4+ 50. Kg2 Ra4 51. Re1 Nc5 52. Kg3 Rf4
53. Nd2 Nd3 54. Re2 Ra4 55. Nf3 Ra8 56. Re3 Rd8 57. Re4 Rh8 58. Rc4 Ra8 59. Rc3
Nf4 60. Rc4 Ne2+ 61. Kg2 Rh8 62. Re4 Nf4+ 63. Kg1 Ra8 64. Nh4+ Kh6 65. Ng2 Nd3
66. Ne1 Ra1 67. Kf1 Kg6 68. Re3 Nf4 69. Re4 Kg7 70. Kg1 Nd3 71. Kf1 Kf8 72. Re3
Nf4 73. Kg1 Ra4 74. Kh2 Nd5 75. Rg3 Kg7 76. Nd3 Rd4 77. Kg1 Nb6 78. Kf1 Re4 79.
Kg2 Nc4 80. Kh3 Rd4 81. Kg2 Kf8 82. Kf1 Ke7 83. Ke2 Re4+ 84. Kd1 Nxe5 85. Nxe5
Rxe5 86. Kd2 Kf6 87. Ra3 Kg6 88. Ra6 f5 89. gxf5+ Kxf5 90. Ra3 Kf4 91. Rb3 g4
92. Ra3 Re4 93. Rb3 e5 94. Ra3 Rb4 95. Ke2 Rb1 96. Ra4+ e4 97. Ra3 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Classic 7th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2015.12.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "193"]
[EventDate "2015.12.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 11"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.12.18"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8.
cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bc4 Nd7 12. O-O b6 13. a4 Bb7 14. Rfe1
Nf6 15. Bd3 h6 16. a5 a6 17. axb6 Qxb6 18. Rab1 Qc7 19. Rbc1 Qe7 20. Qa5 Rfc8
21. Rxc8+ Rxc8 22. Nd2 Qd7 23. Qb6 Rc3 24. Bxa6 Bxa6 25. Qxa6 Qxd4 26. Nf3 Qc5
27. e5 Nd5 28. Qa8+ Kh7 29. Qb7 Rc1 30. Qb2 Rc2 31. Qd4 g5 32. g3 Kg7 33. Qxc5
Rxc5 34. Re4 Kg6 35. h3 Ne7 36. h4 Kf5 37. Ra4 Nc6 38. hxg5 hxg5 39. g4+ Kg6
40. Re4 Ne7 41. Kg2 Nd5 42. Kg3 Rc3 43. Re1 Ra3 44. Re4 Ra8 45. Rc4 Rh8 46. Re4
Nc3 47. Re3 Rc8 48. Re1 Rc4 49. Re3 Ne4+ 50. Kg2 Ra4 51. Re1 Nc5 52. Kg3 Rf4
53. Nd2 Nd3 54. Re2 Ra4 55. Nf3 Ra8 56. Re3 Rd8 57. Re4 Rh8 58. Rc4 Ra8 59. Rc3
Nf4 60. Rc4 Ne2+ 61. Kg2 Rh8 62. Re4 Nf4+ 63. Kg1 Ra8 64. Nh4+ Kh6 65. Ng2 Nd3
66. Ne1 Ra1 67. Kf1 Kg6 68. Re3 Nf4 69. Re4 Kg7 70. Kg1 Nd3 71. Kf1 Kf8 72. Re3
Nf4 73. Kg1 Ra4 74. Kh2 Nd5 75. Rg3 Kg7 76. Nd3 Rd4 77. Kg1 Nb6 78. Kf1 Re4 79.
Kg2 Nc4 80. Kh3 Rd4 81. Kg2 Kf8 82. Kf1 Ke7 83. Ke2 Re4+ 84. Kd1 Nxe5 85. Nxe5
Rxe5 86. Kd2 Kf6 87. Ra3 Kg6 88. Ra6 f5 89. gxf5+ Kxf5 90. Ra3 Kf4 91. Rb3 g4
92. Ra3 Re4 93. Rb3 e5 94. Ra3 Rb4 95. Ke2 Rb1 96. Ra4+ e4 97. Ra3 1/2-1/2

[Event "7th London Classic 2015"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.12"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "Topalov, V."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2834"]
[PlyCount "193"]
[EventDate "2015.12.04"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8.
cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bc4 Nd7 12. O-O b6 13. a4 Bb7 14. Rfe1
Nf6 15. Bd3 h6 16. a5 a6 17. axb6 Qxb6 18. Rab1 Qc7 19. Rbc1 Qe7 20. Qa5 Rfc8
21. Rxc8+ Rxc8 22. Nd2 Qd7 23. Qb6 Rc3 24. Bxa6 Bxa6 25. Qxa6 Qxd4 26. Nf3 Qc5
27. e5 Nd5 28. Qa8+ Kh7 29. Qb7 Rc1 30. Qb2 Rc2 31. Qd4 g5 32. g3 Kg7 33. Qxc5
Rxc5 34. Re4 Kg6 35. h3 Ne7 36. h4 Kf5 37. Ra4 Nc6 38. hxg5 hxg5 39. g4+ Kg6
40. Re4 Ne7 41. Kg2 Nd5 42. Kg3 Rc3 43. Re1 Ra3 44. Re4 Ra8 45. Rc4 Rh8 46. Re4
Nc3 47. Re3 Rc8 48. Re1 Rc4 49. Re3 Ne4+ 50. Kg2 Ra4 51. Re1 Nc5 52. Kg3 Rf4
53. Nd2 Nd3 54. Re2 Ra4 55. Nf3 Ra8 56. Re3 Rd8 57. Re4 Rh8 58. Rc4 Ra8 59. Rc3
Nf4 60. Rc4 Ne2+ 61. Kg2 Rh8 62. Re4 Nf4+ 63. Kg1 Ra8 64. Nh4+ Kh6 65. Ng2 Nd3
66. Ne1 Ra1 67. Kf1 Kg6 68. Re3 Nf4 69. Re4 Kg7 70. Kg1 Nd3 71. Kf1 Kf8 72. Re3
Nf4 73. Kg1 Ra4 74. Kh2 Nd5 75. Rg3 Kg7 76. Nd3 Rd4 77. Kg1 Nb6 78. Kf1 Re4 79.
Kg2 Nc4 80. Kh3 Rd4 81. Kg2 Kf8 82. Kf1 Ke7 83. Ke2 Re4+ 84. Kd1 Nxe5 85. Nxe5
Rxe5 86. Kd2 Kf6 87. Ra3 Kg6 88. Ra6 f5 89. gxf5+ Kxf5 90. Ra3 Kf4 91. Rb3 g4
92. Ra3 Re4 93. Rb3 e5 94. Ra3 Rb4 95. Ke2 Rb1 96. Ra4+ e4 97. Ra3 1/2-1/2

[Event "7th London Classic 2015"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.11"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2834"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2015.12.04"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Nc3 e6 8. g4
Bg6 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Bg2 Nc6 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Bb4+ 14. Nc3 Nb6
15. O-O O-O 16. d5 exd5 17. Nxd5 Bc5 18. Nc3 Bd4 19. Qf3 Qf6 20. Qxf6 Bxf6 21.
Bf4 Rad8 22. Rad1 Bxc3 23. bxc3 Na4 24. c4 Nc3 25. Rd2 Rxd2 26. Bxd2 Ne2+ 27.
Kh2 Rd8 28. Be3 Nc3 29. a3 Rd3 30. Rc1 Nd1 31. Be4 Rd7 32. Bc5 Nb2 33. Rc2 Na4
34. Be3 Nb6 35. c5 Nd5 36. Rd2 Nf6 37. Rxd7 Nxd7 38. Kg3 Kf8 39. f4 Nf6 40. Bf3
Ke7 41. f5 gxf5 42. gxf5 Kd7 43. Kf4 Ne8 44. Kg5 Ke7 45. Bf4 a6 46. h4 Kf8 47.
Bg3 Nf6 48. Bd6+ Ke8 49. Kf4 Nd7 50. Bg2 Kd8 51. Kg5 Ke8 52. h5 Nf6 53. h6 Nh7+
54. Kh5 Nf6+ 55. Kg5 Nh7+ 56. Kh4 gxh6 57. Kh5 Nf6+ 58. Kxh6 Ng4+ 59. Kg7 Nd4
60. Be4 Nf2 61. Bb1 Ng4 62. Bf4 f6 63. Be4 Nf2 64. Bb1 Ng4 65. Be4 Nf2 66. Bxb7
Nd3 67. Kxf6 Nxf4 68. Ke5 Nfe2 69. f6 a5 70. a4 Kf7 71. Bd5+ Kf8 72. Ke4 Nc2
73. c6 Nc3+ 74. Ke5 Nxa4 75. Bb3 Nb6 76. Bxc2 a4 77. c7 Kf7 78. Bxa4 1-0

[Event "7th London Classic 2015"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.11"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2834"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2015.12.04"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Nc3 e6 8. g4
Bg6 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Bg2 Nc6 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Bb4+ 14. Nc3 Nb6
15. O-O O-O 16. d5 exd5 17. Nxd5 Bc5 18. Nc3 Bd4 19. Qf3 Qf6 20. Qxf6 Bxf6 21.
Bf4 Rad8 22. Rad1 Bxc3 23. bxc3 Na4 24. c4 Nc3 25. Rd2 Rxd2 26. Bxd2 Ne2+ 27.
Kh2 Rd8 28. Be3 Nc3 29. a3 Rd3 30. Rc1 Nd1 31. Be4 Rd7 32. Bc5 Nb2 33. Rc2 Na4
34. Be3 Nb6 35. c5 Nd5 36. Rd2 Nf6 37. Rxd7 Nxd7 38. Kg3 Kf8 39. f4 Nf6 40. Bf3
Ke7 41. f5 gxf5 42. gxf5 Kd7 43. Kf4 Ne8 44. Kg5 Ke7 45. Bf4 a6 46. h4 Kf8 47.
Bg3 Nf6 48. Bd6+ Ke8 49. Kf4 Nd7 50. Bg2 Kd8 51. Kg5 Ke8 52. h5 Nf6 53. h6 Nh7+
54. Kh5 Nf6+ 55. Kg5 Nh7+ 56. Kh4 gxh6 57. Kh5 Nf6+ 58. Kxh6 Ng4+ 59. Kg7 Nd4
60. Be4 Nf2 61. Bb1 Ng4 62. Bf4 f6 63. Be4 Nf2 64. Bb1 Ng4 65. Be4 Nf2 66. Bxb7
Nd3 67. Kxf6 Nxf4 68. Ke5 Nfe2 69. f6 a5 70. a4 Kf7 71. Bd5+ Kf8 72. Ke4 Nc2
73. c6 Nc3+ 74. Ke5 Nxa4 75. Bb3 Nb6 76. Bxc2 a4 77. c7 Kf7 78. Bxa4 1-0

[Event "London Classic 7th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2015.12.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2015.12.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 11"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.12.18"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Nc3 e6 8. g4
Bg6 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Bg2 Nc6 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Bb4+ 14. Nc3 Nb6
15. O-O O-O 16. d5 exd5 17. Nxd5 Bc5 18. Nc3 Bd4 19. Qf3 Qf6 20. Qxf6 Bxf6 21.
Bf4 Rad8 22. Rad1 Bxc3 23. bxc3 Na4 24. c4 Nc3 25. Rd2 Rxd2 26. Bxd2 Ne2+ 27.
Kh2 Rd8 28. Be3 Nc3 29. a3 Rd3 30. Rc1 Nd1 31. Be4 Rd7 32. Bc5 Nb2 33. Rc2 Na4
34. Be3 Nb6 35. c5 Nd5 36. Rd2 Nf6 37. Rxd7 Nxd7 38. Kg3 Kf8 39. f4 Nf6 40. Bf3
Ke7 41. f5 gxf5 42. gxf5 Kd7 43. Kf4 Ne8 44. Kg5 Ke7 45. Bf4 a6 46. h4 Kf8 47.
Bg3 Nf6 48. Bd6+ Ke8 49. Kf4 Nd7 50. Bg2 Kd8 51. Kg5 Ke8 52. h5 Nf6 53. h6 Nh7+
54. Kh5 Nf6+ 55. Kg5 Nh7+ 56. Kh4 gxh6 57. Kh5 Nf6+ 58. Kxh6 Ng4+ 59. Kg7 Nd4
60. Be4 Nf2 61. Bb1 Ng4 62. Bf4 f6 63. Be4 Nf2 64. Bb1 Ng4 65. Be4 Nf2 66. Bxb7
Nd3 67. Kxf6 Nxf4 68. Ke5 Nfe2 69. f6 a5 70. a4 Kf7 71. Bd5+ Kf8 72. Ke4 Nc2
73. c6 Nc3+ 74. Ke5 Nxa4 75. Bb3 Nb6 76. Bxc2 a4 77. c7 Kf7 78. Bxa4 1-0

[Event "London Classic 7th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2015.12.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2015.12.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 11"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.12.18"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4
d6 9. c3 Bg4 10. Be3 exd4 11. cxd4 Na5 12. Bc2 Nc4 13. Bc1 c5 14. b3 Nb6 15.
Nbd2 Rc8 16. Bb2 Nfd7 17. Qb1 g6 18. h3 Bxf3 19. Nxf3 cxd4 20. Nxd4 Bf6 21. Qd1
Ne5 22. Rc1 Bg5 23. Rb1 Nbd7 24. Rf1 Bf6 25. Rc1 Qb6 26. Bb1 Rxc1 27. Bxc1 Nd3
28. Qxd3 Bxd4 29. Bh6 Rc8 30. Qe2 Nf8 31. g3 Ne6 32. Kg2 Bg7 33. Be3 Bd4 34.
Bd2 Qd8 35. Rc1 Rxc1 36. Bxc1 Qf6 37. a4 bxa4 38. bxa4 Nc5 39. a5 Bc3 40. Ba3
Bxa5 41. Bxc5 dxc5 42. Bd3 Bc3 43. Bxa6 Bd4 44. Bc4 Kg7 45. h4 Qb6 46. h5 Qf6
47. Ba2 gxh5 48. f4 Qg6 49. Kh3 f5 50. exf5 Qxf5+ 51. Kg2 Kh6 52. Qe6+ Qxe6 53.
Bxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "7th London Classic 2015"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.10"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Giri, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2834"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2015.12.04"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4
d6 9. c3 Bg4 10. Be3 exd4 11. cxd4 Na5 12. Bc2 Nc4 13. Bc1 c5 14. b3 Nb6 15.
Nbd2 Rc8 16. Bb2 Nfd7 17. Qb1 g6 18. h3 Bxf3 19. Nxf3 cxd4 20. Nxd4 Bf6 21. Qd1
Ne5 22. Rc1 Bg5 23. Rb1 Nbd7 24. Rf1 Bf6 25. Rc1 Qb6 26. Bb1 Rxc1 27. Bxc1 Nd3
28. Qxd3 Bxd4 29. Bh6 Rc8 30. Qe2 Nf8 31. g3 Ne6 32. Kg2 Bg7 33. Be3 Bd4 34.
Bd2 Qd8 35. Rc1 Rxc1 36. Bxc1 Qf6 37. a4 bxa4 38. bxa4 Nc5 39. a5 Bc3 40. Ba3
Bxa5 41. Bxc5 dxc5 42. Bd3 Bc3 43. Bxa6 Bd4 44. Bc4 Kg7 45. h4 Qb6 46. h5 Qf6
47. Ba2 gxh5 48. f4 Qg6 49. Kh3 f5 50. exf5 Qxf5+ 51. Kg2 Kh6 52. Qe6+ Qxe6 53.
Bxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Classic 7th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2015.12.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2015.12.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 11"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.12.18"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. d4 cxd4 7. exd4 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Qc7 9. Bd2 Nd7 10. Bd3 b6 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. Qf3 Rb8 13. O-O Bd6 14. Qh3 h6
15. Rfe1 O-O 16. Nf3 Bf4 17. Bxf4 Qxf4 18. Ne5 Bb7 19. Rad1 Qg5 20. c4 Rbd8 21.
Qg3 Qxg3 22. hxg3 Rfe8 23. f3 Nd7 24. Kf2 Kf8 25. Bc2 Nxe5 26. Rxe5 Re7 27. Bb3
Red7 28. Ke3 g6 29. g4 Bc6 30. d5 exd5 31. cxd5 Bb7 32. f4 f6 33. Re6 Bxd5 34.
Rxd5 Rxd5 35. Bxd5 Rxd5 36. Rxf6+ Kg7 37. Rc6 Ra5 38. Rc2 Kf6 39. Rc6+ Kg7 40.
Rc2 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "7th London Classic 2015"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.08"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Aronian, L."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2834"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2015.12.04"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. d4 cxd4 7. exd4 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Qc7 9. Bd2 Nd7 10. Bd3 b6 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. Qf3 Rb8 13. O-O Bd6 14. Qh3 h6
15. Rfe1 O-O 16. Nf3 Bf4 17. Bxf4 Qxf4 18. Ne5 Bb7 19. Rad1 Qg5 20. c4 Rbd8 21.
Qg3 Qxg3 22. hxg3 Rfe8 23. f3 Nd7 24. Kf2 Kf8 25. Bc2 Nxe5 26. Rxe5 Re7 27. Bb3
Red7 28. Ke3 g6 29. g4 Bc6 30. d5 exd5 31. cxd5 Bb7 32. f4 f6 33. Re6 Bxd5 34.
Rxd5 Rxd5 35. Bxd5 Rxd5 36. Rxf6+ Kg7 37. Rc6 Ra5 38. Rc2 Kf6 39. Rc6+ Kg7 40.
Rc2 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Classic 7th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2015.12.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2015.12.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 11"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.12.18"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O e6 5. d3 Bd6 6. c4 Ne7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nc3
O-O 9. h3 Bh5 10. e4 Na6 11. exd5 cxd5 12. Re1 Nc6 13. d4 Nc7 14. a3 h6 15. b4
Rc8 16. Bb2 a6 17. Na4 a5 18. Nc5 axb4 19. axb4 Rb8 20. Qa4 Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Qf6
22. Qb3 Rfd8 23. Bg4 Nxd4 24. Bxd4 Qxd4 25. Red1 Qc4 26. Qxc4 dxc4 27. Nd7 Rxd7
28. Bxd7 Bxb4 29. Ra4 Bc5 30. Rxc4 b6 31. Kg2 g6 32. Bc6 Ne8 33. Rd7 Nf6 34.
Ra7 Kg7 35. Ra8 Rxa8 36. Bxa8 h5 37. Ra4 Ng8 38. Bd5 Ne7 39. Ba2 Nc6 40. Ra8
Nb4 41. Bc4 Nc6 42. f4 Ne7 43. Kf3 Nf5 44. Ra7 Nd6 45. Bd5 Bd4 46. Rd7 Bc5 47.
Ba2 Kf6 48. g4 hxg4+ 49. hxg4 Kg7 50. Rd8 Nb7 51. Rd7 Nd6 52. Ke2 Kf8 53. Kd3
Kg7 54. Bd5 Kf8 55. Rd8+ Kg7 56. Bc6 Kh7 57. g5 Kg7 58. Bd5 Kh7 59. Rd7 Kg7 60.
Ke2 Kf8 61. Kf3 Ke8 62. Rc7 Bd4 63. Kg4 Be3 64. Bxf7+ Nxf7 65. Rc6 Bd4 66. Rxg6
b5 67. Rg8+ Kd7 68. f5 Be3 69. Rg7 Ke8 70. Rg8+ Kd7 71. Rg7 Ke8 72. g6 Nh6+ 73.
Kf3 Nxf5 74. Rf7 Nh4+ 75. Kxe3 Nxg6 76. Rb7 b4 77. Ke4 b3 78. Rxb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "7th London Classic 2015"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.07"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Adams, Mi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2834"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2015.12.04"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O e6 5. d3 Bd6 6. c4 Ne7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nc3
O-O 9. h3 Bh5 10. e4 Na6 11. exd5 cxd5 12. Re1 Nc6 13. d4 Nc7 14. a3 h6 15. b4
Rc8 16. Bb2 a6 17. Na4 a5 18. Nc5 axb4 19. axb4 Rb8 20. Qa4 Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Qf6
22. Qb3 Rfd8 23. Bg4 Nxd4 24. Bxd4 Qxd4 25. Red1 Qc4 26. Qxc4 dxc4 27. Nd7 Rxd7
28. Bxd7 Bxb4 29. Ra4 Bc5 30. Rxc4 b6 31. Kg2 g6 32. Bc6 Ne8 33. Rd7 Nf6 34.
Ra7 Kg7 35. Ra8 Rxa8 36. Bxa8 h5 37. Ra4 Ng8 38. Bd5 Ne7 39. Ba2 Nc6 40. Ra8
Nb4 41. Bc4 Nc6 42. f4 Ne7 43. Kf3 Nf5 44. Ra7 Nd6 45. Bd5 Bd4 46. Rd7 Bc5 47.
Ba2 Kf6 48. g4 hxg4+ 49. hxg4 Kg7 50. Rd8 Nb7 51. Rd7 Nd6 52. Ke2 Kf8 53. Kd3
Kg7 54. Bd5 Kf8 55. Rd8+ Kg7 56. Bc6 Kh7 57. g5 Kg7 58. Bd5 Kh7 59. Rd7 Kg7 60.
Ke2 Kf8 61. Kf3 Ke8 62. Rc7 Bd4 63. Kg4 Be3 64. Bxf7+ Nxf7 65. Rc6 Bd4 66. Rxg6
b5 67. Rg8+ Kd7 68. f5 Be3 69. Rg7 Ke8 70. Rg8+ Kd7 71. Rg7 Ke8 72. g6 Nh6+ 73.
Kf3 Nxf5 74. Rf7 Nh4+ 75. Kxe3 Nxg6 76. Rb7 b4 77. Ke4 b3 78. Rxb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "7th London Classic 2015"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.07"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Adams, Mi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2834"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2015.12.04"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O e6 5. d3 Bd6 6. c4 Ne7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nc3
O-O 9. h3 Bh5 10. e4 Na6 11. exd5 cxd5 12. Re1 Nc6 13. d4 Nc7 14. a3 h6 15. b4
Rc8 16. Bb2 a6 17. Na4 a5 18. Nc5 axb4 19. axb4 Rb8 20. Qa4 Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Qf6
22. Qb3 Rfd8 23. Bg4 Nxd4 24. Bxd4 Qxd4 25. Red1 Qc4 26. Qxc4 dxc4 27. Nd7 Rxd7
28. Bxd7 Bxb4 29. Ra4 Bc5 30. Rxc4 b6 31. Kg2 g6 32. Bc6 Ne8 33. Rd7 Nf6 34.
Ra7 Kg7 35. Ra8 Rxa8 36. Bxa8 h5 37. Ra4 Ng8 38. Bd5 Ne7 39. Ba2 Nc6 40. Ra8
Nb4 41. Bc4 Nc6 42. f4 Ne7 43. Kf3 Nf5 44. Ra7 Nd6 45. Bd5 Bd4 46. Rd7 Bc5 47.
Ba2 Kf6 48. g4 hxg4+ 49. hxg4 Kg7 50. Rd8 Nb7 51. Rd7 Nd6 52. Ke2 Kf8 53. Kd3
Kg7 54. Bd5 Kf8 55. Rd8+ Kg7 56. Bc6 Kh7 57. g5 Kg7 58. Bd5 Kh7 59. Rd7 Kg7 60.
Ke2 Kf8 61. Kf3 Ke8 62. Rc7 Bd4 63. Kg4 Be3 64. Bxf7+ Nxf7 65. Rc6 Bd4 66. Rxg6
b5 67. Rg8+ Kd7 68. f5 Be3 69. Rg7 Ke8 70. Rg8+ Kd7 71. Rg7 Ke8 72. g6 Nh6+ 73.
Kf3 Nxf5 74. Rf7 Nh4+ 75. Kxe3 Nxg6 76. Rb7 b4 77. Ke4 b3 78. Rxb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "7th London Classic 2015"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.06"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2796"]
[BlackElo "2834"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2015.12.04"]

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. Nc3 Ke8 10. h3 Be6 11. Rd1 Bc5 12. g4 Ne7 13. Ng5 Bd5 14. Nge4
Bb6 15. Kg2 Rd8 16. Bf4 Ng6 17. Bg3 h5 18. f4 hxg4 19. hxg4 Ke7 20. Rh1 Bd4 21.
Nxd5+ cxd5 22. Nc3 Bxc3 23. bxc3 Kd7 24. f5 Ne7 25. Rae1 Rde8 26. Kf3 Rxh1 27.
Rxh1 Nc6 28. Re1 g5 29. a4 a6 30. Kg2 Kc8 31. Kf2 b6 32. Kf3 Kd7 33. Kf2 Kc8
34. Re3 Na5 35. Re1 Nc4 36. Kf3 Kd7 37. Kg2 a5 38. Kf2 c6 39. Kg2 b5 40. Rb1
Rh8 41. Bf2 Nxe5 42. axb5 Nxg4 43. bxc6+ Kxc6 44. Bd4 Re8 45. Kg3 Ne5 46. Rb6+
Kc7 47. Rf6 Kd7 48. Bxe5 Rxe5 49. Kg4 Ke7 50. Kxg5 Re1 51. Ra6 f6+ 52. Kg4 Rg1+
53. Kf4 Rf1+ 54. Kg4 Rg1+ 55. Kf4 Rf1+ 56. Kg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Classic 7th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2015.12.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2015.12.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 11"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.12.18"]

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. Nc3 Ke8 10. h3 Be6 11. Rd1 Bc5 12. g4 Ne7 13. Ng5 Bd5 14. Nge4
Bb6 15. Kg2 Rd8 16. Bf4 Ng6 17. Bg3 h5 18. f4 hxg4 19. hxg4 Ke7 20. Rh1 Bd4 21.
Nxd5+ cxd5 22. Nc3 Bxc3 23. bxc3 Kd7 24. f5 Ne7 25. Rae1 Rde8 26. Kf3 Rxh1 27.
Rxh1 Nc6 28. Re1 g5 29. a4 a6 30. Kg2 Kc8 31. Kf2 b6 32. Kf3 Kd7 33. Kf2 Kc8
34. Re3 Na5 35. Re1 Nc4 36. Kf3 Kd7 37. Kg2 a5 38. Kf2 c6 39. Kg2 b5 40. Rb1
Rh8 41. Bf2 Nxe5 42. axb5 Nxg4 43. bxc6+ Kxc6 44. Bd4 Re8 45. Kg3 Ne5 46. Rb6+
Kc7 47. Rf6 Kd7 48. Bxe5 Rxe5 49. Kg4 Ke7 50. Kxg5 Re1 51. Ra6 f6+ 52. Kg4 Rg1+
53. Kf4 Rf1+ 54. Kg4 Rg1+ 55. Kf4 Rf1+ 56. Kg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "7th London Classic 2015"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.05"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Caruana, F."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2834"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2015.12.04"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5
8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 Ne8 10. Nd5 Bd6 11. Re1 c6 12. Ne3 Be7 13. c4 Nc7 14. d4 d5
15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 cxd5 17. Bf4 Bf6 18. Be5 Bxe5 19. Rxe5 Re8 20. Rxe8+
Qxe8 21. Qb3 Qc6 22. Bb5 Qb6 23. Qxd5 a6 24. Bd3 Be6 25. Qe4 g6 26. d5 Bf5 27.
Qe2 Bxd3 28. Qxd3 Qxb2 29. Re1 Rd8 30. d6 Rd7 31. g3 Qf6 32. Rd1 Qe5 33. Qa3 a5
34. f4 Qe2 35. Qc1 Qe6 36. Qc5 b5 37. Qxb5 Rxd6 38. Qb8+ Kg7 39. Qxd6 Qe3+ 40.
Kg2 Qe2+ 41. Kg1 Qe3+ 42. Kg2 Qe2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Classic 7th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2015.12.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2015.12.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 11"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.12.18"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5
8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 Ne8 10. Nd5 Bd6 11. Re1 c6 12. Ne3 Be7 13. c4 Nc7 14. d4 d5
15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 cxd5 17. Bf4 Bf6 18. Be5 Bxe5 19. Rxe5 Re8 20. Rxe8+
Qxe8 21. Qb3 Qc6 22. Bb5 Qb6 23. Qxd5 a6 24. Bd3 Be6 25. Qe4 g6 26. d5 Bf5 27.
Qe2 Bxd3 28. Qxd3 Qxb2 29. Re1 Rd8 30. d6 Rd7 31. g3 Qf6 32. Rd1 Qe5 33. Qa3 a5
34. f4 Qe2 35. Qc1 Qe6 36. Qc5 b5 37. Qxb5 Rxd6 38. Qb8+ Kg7 39. Qxd6 Qe3+ 40.
Kg2 Qe2+ 41. Kg1 Qe3+ 42. Kg2 Qe2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "7th London Classic 2015"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.04"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2834"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2015.12.04"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. a4 bxa4 14. Ncb4
Nxb4 15. cxb4 Bb7 16. Rxa4 Qc8 17. Nxf6+ gxf6 18. Bd3 Bc6 19. Rxa6 Rxb4 20. O-O
Rd4 21. Qf3 Bxe4 22. Bxe4 Qxa6 23. Qg4+ Kh8 24. Qf5 Rxe4 25. Qxf6+ Kg8 26. Qg5+
Kh8 27. Qf6+ Kg8 28. Qg5+ Kh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Classic 7th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2015.12.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2015.12.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 11"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.12.18"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. a4 bxa4 14. Ncb4
Nxb4 15. cxb4 Bb7 16. Rxa4 Qc8 17. Nxf6+ gxf6 18. Bd3 Bc6 19. Rxa6 Rxb4 20. O-O
Rd4 21. Qf3 Bxe4 22. Bxe4 Qxa6 23. Qg4+ Kh8 24. Qf5 Rxe4 25. Qxf6+ Kg8 26. Qg5+
Kh8 27. Qf6+ Kg8 28. Qg5+ Kh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "20th European Teams"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2015.11.22"]
[Round "9.6"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Wojtaszek, R."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Poland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 cxd4 6. exd4 Bf5 7. Qb3 Qc8 8.
Ngf3 e6 9. Nh4 Be4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Nf3 Bd6 12. Bxd6 Nxd6 13. Bd3 Qc7 14. Qc2
O-O-O 15. O-O h6 16. a4 Kb8 17. Rfe1 Rc8 18. Qd1 Rhe8 19. Bf1 Re7 20. Rc1 Rd8
21. Re2 Ne4 22. b4 Ng5 23. Ne1 e5 24. b5 Na5 25. Rxe5 Rxe5 26. dxe5 Qxe5 27. c4
Ne6 28. Nf3 Qf4 29. cxd5 Rxd5 30. Qxd5 Qxc1 31. g3 Qc5 32. Qd7 Qf8 33. Ne5 Nc5
34. Qd5 Kc7 35. Nxf7 Nxa4 36. Qe5+ Kb6 37. Nd6 Nc5 38. Ne8 1-0

[Event "EU-chT 20th"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2015.11.22"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 08"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.27"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Poland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 cxd4 6. exd4 Bf5 7. Qb3 Qc8 8.
Ngf3 e6 9. Nh4 Be4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Nf3 Bd6 12. Bxd6 Nxd6 13. Bd3 Qc7 14. Qc2
O-O-O 15. O-O h6 16. a4 Kb8 17. Rfe1 Rc8 18. Qd1 Rhe8 19. Bf1 Re7 20. Rc1 Rd8
21. Re2 Ne4 22. b4 Ng5 23. Ne1 e5 24. b5 Na5 25. Rxe5 Rxe5 26. dxe5 Qxe5 27. c4
Ne6 28. Nf3 Qf4 29. cxd5 Rxd5 30. Qxd5 Qxc1 31. g3 Qc5 32. Qd7 Qf8 33. Ne5 Nc5
34. Qd5 Kc7 35. Nxf7 Nxa4 36. Qe5+ Kb6 37. Nd6 Nc5 38. Ne8 1-0

[Event "EU-chT 20th"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2015.11.21"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 08"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.27"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bd6 6. d4 exd4 7. Qxd4 f6 8.
Nbd2 Be6 9. b3 Qe7 10. Nc4 Bc5 11. Qd3 Qd7 12. Qxd7+ Bxd7 13. Be3 Be7 14. Nd4
O-O-O 15. Rad1 Re8 16. f3 Bf8 17. Bf2 Nh6 18. Ne3 Nf7 19. Ne2 g6 20. Nf4 Bg7
21. a4 Re7 22. Nd3 Kb8 23. Nc4 Bc8 24. a5 Rhe8 25. Nc5 f5 26. Bd4 Bxd4+ 27.
Rxd4 Ka7 28. exf5 Bxf5 29. Ne4 c5 30. Rd2 Bxe4 31. fxe4 Nd8 32. e5 Nc6 33. Rd5
Nxe5 34. Rxc5 Nc6 35. Rd5 b5 36. axb6+ cxb6 37. Rd6 Kb7 38. Rff6 Rc8 39. Rd2
Rcc7 40. Nd6+ Ka7 41. Rf8 Red7 42. Nc8+ Kb7 43. Nd6+ Ka7 44. Nc8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "20th European Teams"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2015.11.21"]
[Round "8.5"]
[White "Nisipeanu, LD."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C69"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bd6 6. d4 exd4 7. Qxd4 f6 8.
Nbd2 Be6 9. b3 Qe7 10. Nc4 Bc5 11. Qd3 Qd7 12. Qxd7+ Bxd7 13. Be3 Be7 14. Nd4
O-O-O 15. Rad1 Re8 16. f3 Bf8 17. Bf2 Nh6 18. Ne3 Nf7 19. Ne2 g6 20. Nf4 Bg7
21. a4 Re7 22. Nd3 Kb8 23. Nc4 Bc8 24. a5 Rhe8 25. Nc5 f5 26. Bd4 Bxd4+ 27.
Rxd4 Ka7 28. exf5 Bxf5 29. Ne4 c5 30. Rd2 Bxe4 31. fxe4 Nd8 32. e5 Nc6 33. Rd5
Nxe5 34. Rxc5 Nc6 35. Rd5 b5 36. axb6+ cxb6 37. Rd6 Kb7 38. Rff6 Rc8 39. Rd2
Rcc7 40. Nd6+ Ka7 41. Rf8 Red7 42. Nc8+ Kb7 43. Nd6+ Ka7 44. Nc8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT 20th"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2015.11.20"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Papaioannou, Ioannis"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 08"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.27"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Greece"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GRE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. g3 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Nc6 7. e3 d5 8.
Bg2 dxc4 9. O-O e5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Qxe5 12. Na3 O-O 13. Nxc4 Qe7 14.
Rac1 Rd8 15. Qa5 c6 16. b4 Be6 17. Qc5 Qxc5 18. bxc5 Nd7 19. Na5 Rab8 20. a4 g6
21. h3 Nxc5 22. Rxc5 b6 23. Rxc6 bxa5 24. Rc5 Rd2 25. Rxa5 Rbb2 26. Rc5 Ra2 27.
a5 Ra3 28. g4 Rda2 29. Bd5 Bxd5 30. Rxd5 Rxa5 31. Rfd1 Rxd5 32. Rxd5 h6 33. Kg2
a5 34. h4 Kg7 35. h5 g5 36. Kf3 Ra4 37. Rc5 Kf6 38. Rc6+ Kg7 39. Ra6 Kh7 40.
Kg3 Ra3 41. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "20th European Teams"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2015.11.20"]
[Round "7.6"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Papaioannou, I."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Greece"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GRE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. g3 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Nc6 7. e3 d5 8.
Bg2 dxc4 9. O-O e5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Qxe5 12. Na3 O-O 13. Nxc4 Qe7 14.
Rac1 Rd8 15. Qa5 c6 16. b4 Be6 17. Qc5 Qxc5 18. bxc5 Nd7 19. Na5 Rab8 20. a4 g6
21. h3 Nxc5 22. Rxc5 b6 23. Rxc6 bxa5 24. Rc5 Rd2 25. Rxa5 Rbb2 26. Rc5 Ra2 27.
a5 Ra3 28. g4 Rda2 29. Bd5 Bxd5 30. Rxd5 Rxa5 31. Rfd1 Rxd5 32. Rxd5 h6 33. Kg2
a5 34. h4 Kg7 35. h5 g5 36. Kf3 Ra4 37. Rc5 Kf6 38. Rc6+ Kg7 39. Ra6 Kh7 40.
Kg3 Ra3 41. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "20th European Teams"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2015.11.19"]
[Round "6.5"]
[White "Leko, P."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[WhiteTeam "Hungrary"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. Nc3
d6 9. a3 Rb8 10. Be3 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. Nd5 c4 13. Nxe7+ Qxe7 14. Qd2 Nc6 15.
h3 Be6 16. b4 Rfc8 17. c3 cxd3 18. Qxd3 Bxa2 19. Rxa2 d5 20. Nd2 Qe6 21. Raa1
Ne7 22. Bc5 Ng6 23. Rad1 Rd8 24. Qf3 h6 25. Rfe1 Rd7 26. Qf5 Qc6 27. exd5 Rxd5
28. Nf3 Rbd8 29. Qc2 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 31. Qxd1 Ne4 32. Qd8+ Kh7 33. Qb6 Qxb6
34. Bxb6 Nxc3 35. Nd2 Nf4 36. h4 Kg6 37. f3 Kf5 38. Kf2 Nd3+ 39. Kf1 h5 40. Be3
Ke6 41. g3 Kd5 0-1

[Event "EU-chT 20th"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2015.11.19"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 08"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.27"]
[WhiteTeam "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. Nc3
d6 9. a3 Rb8 10. Be3 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. Nd5 c4 13. Nxe7+ Qxe7 14. Qd2 Nc6 15.
h3 Be6 16. b4 Rfc8 17. c3 cxd3 18. Qxd3 Bxa2 19. Rxa2 d5 20. Nd2 Qe6 21. Raa1
Ne7 22. Bc5 Ng6 23. Rad1 Rd8 24. Qf3 h6 25. Rfe1 Rd7 26. Qf5 Qc6 27. exd5 Rxd5
28. Nf3 Rbd8 29. Qc2 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 31. Qxd1 Ne4 32. Qd8+ Kh7 33. Qb6 Qxb6
34. Bxb6 Nxc3 35. Nd2 Nf4 36. h4 Kg6 37. f3 Kf5 38. Kf2 Nd3+ 39. Kf1 h5 40. Be3
Ke6 41. g3 Kd5 0-1

[Event "EU-chT 20th"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2015.11.17"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 08"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.27"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2
d6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Qc8 12. e4 Nc6 13. Rc1 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Qb7
15. Rfd1 a6 16. Ba3 Rfd8 17. Qd3 Rd7 18. Qf3 Bf8 19. Rd4 d5 20. Bxf8 dxe4 21.
Nxe4 Kxf8 22. Rxd7 Nxd7 23. c5 bxc5 24. Nxc5 Qxf3+ 25. Kxf3 Nb6 26. Ke4 Ke7 27.
f4 a5 28. Nd3 Nd5 29. Rc5 Kd6 30. Kd4 f6 31. a4 Ne7 32. Rb5 Kc6 33. b4 Nf5+ 34.
Kc3 axb4+ 35. Kxb4 Nd4 36. Rh5 h6 37. Rc5+ Kb6 38. Rc4 Nc6+ 39. Kc3 Rd8 40. Re4
Rd6 41. Re2 Ne7 42. Rb2+ Kc6 43. Rb8 Nd5+ 44. Kb3 Kc7 45. Rg8 Ne7 46. Rxg7
Rxd3+ 47. Kc4 Rd7 48. Rf7 f5 49. Rf6 Kd6 50. Rxh6 Rc7+ 51. Kb3 Nd5 52. Rh8 Rc3+
53. Kb2 Re3 54. a5 Kc5 55. h4 Rxg3 56. h5 Rh3 57. h6 Nf6 58. a6 Kb6 59. Rd8 Ne4
0-1

[Event "20th European Teams"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2015.11.17"]
[Round "5.6"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Pelletier, Y."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2
d6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Qc8 12. e4 Nc6 13. Rc1 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Qb7
15. Rfd1 a6 16. Ba3 Rfd8 17. Qd3 Rd7 18. Qf3 Bf8 19. Rd4 d5 20. Bxf8 dxe4 21.
Nxe4 Kxf8 22. Rxd7 Nxd7 23. c5 bxc5 24. Nxc5 Qxf3+ 25. Kxf3 Nb6 26. Ke4 Ke7 27.
f4 a5 28. Nd3 Nd5 29. Rc5 Kd6 30. Kd4 f6 31. a4 Ne7 32. Rb5 Kc6 33. b4 Nf5+ 34.
Kc3 axb4+ 35. Kxb4 Nd4 36. Rh5 h6 37. Rc5+ Kb6 38. Rc4 Nc6+ 39. Kc3 Rd8 40. Re4
Rd6 41. Re2 Ne7 42. Rb2+ Kc6 43. Rb8 Nd5+ 44. Kb3 Kc7 45. Rg8 Ne7 46. Rxg7
Rxd3+ 47. Kc4 Rd7 48. Rf7 f5 49. Rf6 Kd6 50. Rxh6 Rc7+ 51. Kb3 Nd5 52. Rh8 Rc3+
53. Kb2 Re3 54. a5 Kc5 55. h4 Rxg3 56. h5 Rh3 57. h6 Nf6 58. a6 Kb6 59. Rd8 Ne4
0-1

[Event "EU-chT 20th"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2015.11.16"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Hansen, Sune Berg"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2566"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 08"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.27"]
[WhiteTeam "Denmark"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "DEN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bd6 6. Bg2 c6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Nc3
dxc4 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Qc2 b5 11. a4 Qb6 12. e4 b4 13. a5 Qc7 14. e5 bxc3 15. exd6
Qxd6 16. bxc3 Ba6 17. Rfe1 Nd5 18. Bc1 Rfb8 19. Ba3 Qc7 20. Ng5 N7f6 21. Bh3
Bc8 22. Bf1 Rb3 23. Bxc4 Rxc3 24. Qe2 Rb8 25. Nf3 Nb4 26. Rec1 Rxc1+ 27. Bxc1
Nbd5 28. Qc2 c5 29. Bf1 cxd4 30. Qxc7 Nxc7 31. Nxd4 Ba6 32. Nc6 Rb7 33. Bg2
Ncd5 34. Ba3 Rc7 35. Rc1 Bb5 36. Bxd5 Nxd5 37. Nxa7 Rxc1+ 38. Bxc1 Bd7 39. Kf1
Kf8 40. Ke2 Ke8 41. Kd3 Nb4+ 42. Kc4 Nc6 43. Nxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "20th European Teams"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2015.11.16"]
[Round "4.6"]
[White "Hansen, SuB"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2566"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[WhiteTeam "Denmark"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "DEN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bd6 6. Bg2 c6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Nc3
dxc4 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Qc2 b5 11. a4 Qb6 12. e4 b4 13. a5 Qc7 14. e5 bxc3 15. exd6
Qxd6 16. bxc3 Ba6 17. Rfe1 Nd5 18. Bc1 Rfb8 19. Ba3 Qc7 20. Ng5 N7f6 21. Bh3
Bc8 22. Bf1 Rb3 23. Bxc4 Rxc3 24. Qe2 Rb8 25. Nf3 Nb4 26. Rec1 Rxc1+ 27. Bxc1
Nbd5 28. Qc2 c5 29. Bf1 cxd4 30. Qxc7 Nxc7 31. Nxd4 Ba6 32. Nc6 Rb7 33. Bg2
Ncd5 34. Ba3 Rc7 35. Rc1 Bb5 36. Bxd5 Nxd5 37. Nxa7 Rxc1+ 38. Bxc1 Bd7 39. Kf1
Kf8 40. Ke2 Ke8 41. Kd3 Nb4+ 42. Kc4 Nc6 43. Nxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT 20th"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2015.11.15"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 08"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.27"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O Nd4 6. Nxd4 Bxd4 7. c3 Bb6 8.
Na3 c6 9. Ba4 d6 10. Bb3 a5 11. Nc4 Ba7 12. a4 O-O 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15.
Nxa5 d5 16. Bc2 dxe4 17. dxe4 Rd8 18. Qe1 Qg5 19. Kh1 Rd2 20. Bd1 Be6 21. b4
Rad8 22. Nxb7 Bc4 23. Nxd8 Bxf1 24. Qxf1 Rxf2 25. Qg1 Ra2 26. Rxa2 Bxg1 27.
Kxg1 Qc1 28. Kf2 Qxd1 29. Nxc6 Qb3 30. Rd2 Qxc3 31. Rd6 Qb2+ 32. Ke3 Qa3+ 33.
Kf2 Qxa4 34. Nxe5 Qc2+ 35. Kf3 f5 36. Rd3 fxe4+ 37. Kxe4 Qxg2+ 38. Nf3 Qg4+ 39.
Ke3 g5 40. Kf2 Qf5 41. Rd8+ Kg7 42. Kg2 g4 43. Nd2 Qe6 44. Nf1 Qc6+ 45. Kf2
Qb6+ 0-1

[Event "20th European Teams"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2015.11.15"]
[Round "3.6"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Aronian, L."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O Nd4 6. Nxd4 Bxd4 7. c3 Bb6 8.
Na3 c6 9. Ba4 d6 10. Bb3 a5 11. Nc4 Ba7 12. a4 O-O 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15.
Nxa5 d5 16. Bc2 dxe4 17. dxe4 Rd8 18. Qe1 Qg5 19. Kh1 Rd2 20. Bd1 Be6 21. b4
Rad8 22. Nxb7 Bc4 23. Nxd8 Bxf1 24. Qxf1 Rxf2 25. Qg1 Ra2 26. Rxa2 Bxg1 27.
Kxg1 Qc1 28. Kf2 Qxd1 29. Nxc6 Qb3 30. Rd2 Qxc3 31. Rd6 Qb2+ 32. Ke3 Qa3+ 33.
Kf2 Qxa4 34. Nxe5 Qc2+ 35. Kf3 f5 36. Rd3 fxe4+ 37. Kxe4 Qxg2+ 38. Nf3 Qg4+ 39.
Ke3 g5 40. Kf2 Qf5 41. Rd8+ Kg7 42. Kg2 g4 43. Nd2 Qe6 44. Nf1 Qc6+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Zhigalko, Sergei"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 02"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.05"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O d6 5. c3 Nf6 6. d3 O-O 7. Bb3 Be6 8. Nbd2
Bxb3 9. axb3 a6 10. b4 Ba7 11. Nc4 Re8 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. fxe3 b5 14. Ncd2 a5 15.
bxa5 Nxa5 16. Nh4 Nc6 17. Rxa8 Qxa8 18. Nf5 Ne7 19. Nh6+ Kf8 20. Qb3 d5 21.
Qxb5 Rb8 22. Qc5 Rxb2 23. Nf5 Qd8 24. Nf3 g6 25. Nxe7 Qxe7 26. Qxe7+ Kxe7 27.
Nxe5 dxe4 28. Nc6+ Ke6 29. Nd4+ Ke5 30. Nc6+ Ke6 31. Nd4+ Ke7 32. Nc6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 02"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.05"]

1. e4 c6 2. Bc4 d5 3. Bb3 dxe4 4. Qh5 e6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Qh4 Nbd7 7. f3 Nc5 8.
fxe4 Nfxe4 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. d4 Bb4+ 12. c3 Bd6 13. Nf3 f5 14.
Be3 Kc7 15. O-O-O Bd7 16. Rhe1 Rhe8 17. Bc2 Nf6 18. Ne5 Rf8 19. g3 Rad8 20. Bb3
Bc8 21. Nc4 Nd5 22. Nxd6 Nxe3 23. Nb5+ cxb5 24. Rxe3 f4 25. gxf4 Rxf4 26. Bxe6
Re8 27. Rde1 Bxe6 28. Rxe6 Rxe6 29. Rxe6 Rf1+ 30. Kd2 Rf2+ 31. Re2 Rxe2+ 32.
Kxe2 Kd6 33. Kd3 Kd5 34. b3 b6 35. a4 bxa4 36. bxa4 a6 37. c4+ Ke6 38. Ke4 g6
39. d5+ Kd6 40. Kd4 h6 41. Ke4 Kd7 42. Ke5 Ke7 43. h3 h5 44. h4 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 02"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.05"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 c6 5. Nh3 d6 6. Nc3 d5 7. O-O Be7 8. Bg5 O-O
9. Nf4 Na6 10. e3 Nc7 11. Qe2 Bd7 12. Nd3 Be8 13. Ne5 Nd7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. f4
g5 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Qc2 Ne6 18. Qb3 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Rd8 20. Rad1 Bh5 21. Rd2
gxf4 22. exf4 Kh8 23. Kh1 d4 24. Ne2 Nc5 25. Qa3 Bxe2 26. Rxe2 Rfe8 27. Rd1 d3
28. Red2 Rd4 29. Qxa7 Red8 30. Kg1 Ne4 31. Bxe4 fxe4 32. Re1 Qb4 33. Rdd1 d2
34. Re2 Qxb2 35. Qc5 Qxa2 36. Qe7 Qg8 37. f5 Qg7 38. Qe6 Qg4 39. Qf6+ Qg7 40.
Qe6 R4d5 41. f6 Qg6 42. Qe7 R5d7 43. Qc5 Qg5 44. Qe3 Qxe3+ 45. Rxe3 Kg8 46. e6
Rd4 47. Kf2 R8d6 48. e7 Rxf6+ 49. Ke2 Kf7 50. Rb3 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 02"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.05"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 c5 3. Bxf6 gxf6 4. d5 Qb6 5. Qc1 f5 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 Nd7 8. g3
Bg7 9. Nf3 Nf6 10. Nd2 Ne4 11. Ndxe4 fxe4 12. Bg2 Qb4 13. O-O Qxc4 14. Bxe4 h5
15. h4 Bg4 16. Re1 O-O-O 17. Rb1 Kb8 18. Bg2 Rhg8 19. Qe3 Bf6 20. Ne4 Bd4 21.
Qd2 Qxa2 22. Qf4 Rgf8 23. b4 Be5 24. Qe3 c4 25. Nc3 Qa6 26. Qd2 Rc8 27. e3 Bf5
28. Ra1 Qb6 29. Ra4 Bd3 30. Rea1 a6 31. Bf3 Rg8 32. Kg2 f5 33. Bxh5 Rcf8 34. b5
f4 35. exf4 Bxf4 36. Qe1 Bxg3 37. fxg3 Rf1 38. Qd2 Qg1+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 02"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.05"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 a6 3. e3 Nf6 4. c4 e6 5. b3 c5 6. Bb2 cxd4 7. exd4 Nc6 8. Nbd2
g6 9. Bd3 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rc1 b6 12. Re1 Bb7 13. a3 Rc8 14. Qe2 dxc4 15.
bxc4 Re8 16. h3 Qc7 17. Qe3 Ne7 18. Ne5 Nf5 19. Bxf5 exf5 20. Ndf3 Bxf3 21.
Qxf3 Ne4 22. Re2 Qd6 23. Qb3 Bxe5 24. dxe5 Qc6 25. Qe3 Rcd8 26. f3 Nc5 27. e6
Nd3 28. Rd1 Nf4 29. Ree1 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 Nxe6 31. Qc3 f6 32. Qxf6 Rf8 33. Qh8+
Kf7 34. Qxh7+ Ke8 35. Qxg6+ Ke7 36. Kh1 Qxc4 37. Be5 Rf7 38. Bd6+ Ke8 39. Qg8+
Nf8 40. Bxf8 Qe2 41. Bb4+ 1-0

[Event "World Blitz 2015"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[Round "19.1"]
[White "Vovk, Y."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "187"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 c6 6. Bf4 Bd6 7. Bg3 Ne7 8. e3
Bf5 9. Qb3 Ra7 10. Be2 O-O 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. Qb6 Nc8 13. Qb3 Nd7 14. O-O Qf6
15. Rfc1 Nd6 16. Qb4 a5 17. Qa3 b5 18. Qb3 Rb8 19. Nd2 Nc4 20. Nxc4 dxc4 21.
Qd1 Nb6 22. Bf3 Rd8 23. Qe1 h6 24. Rd1 b4 25. Ne4 Bxe4 26. Bxe4 Rad7 27. a3 Qe7
28. Bxc6 Rc7 29. Bf3 Na4 30. axb4 Nxb2 31. bxa5 c3 32. a6 c2 33. Rdc1 Nd3 34.
Qd2 Nxc1 35. Rxc1 Qa3 36. h3 Qxa6 37. Rxc2 Rxc2 38. Qxc2 g6 39. g3 Rb8 40. Kg2
Kg7 41. Qe4 Qf6 42. Qf4 Qxf4 43. gxf4 Rb2 44. h4 f5 45. Bd5 Kf6 46. Bc4 Rd2 47.
Bd5 Ke7 48. Bc4 Rb2 49. Bd5 h5 50. Bc4 Rb6 51. Ba2 Kd6 52. Bf7 Kd7 53. Bc4 Kc7
54. Bf7 Rd6 55. Kg3 Kb6 56. Be8 Ka5 57. Bf7 Kb4 58. d5 Rf6 59. Be6 Kc5 60. f3
Rf8 61. e4 Kd6 62. exf5 gxf5 63. Kf2 Ke7 64. Ke3 Kf6 65. Kf2 Ra8 66. Bd7 Ra7
67. Bc8 Rc7 68. Be6 Rc4 69. Kg3 Rd4 70. Bg8 Rd1 71. Be6 Rd2 72. Bg8 Rd3 73. Be6
Rd1 74. Kg2 Ra1 75. Bc8 Ra8 76. Be6 Rf8 77. Kg3 Ke7 78. Kf2 Kd6 79. Kg3 Kc5 80.
Kf2 Kd4 81. d6 Kc5 82. d7 Kd6 83. Bxf5 Ke7 84. Bg6 Rxf4 85. Bxh5 Kxd7 86. Bg4+
Kd6 87. Kg3 Rb4 88. h5 Ke5 89. Bh3 Kf6 90. Bd7 Kg5 91. Be8 Rb1 92. f4+ Kf6 93.
Bg6 Rg1+ 94. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz 2015"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[Round "21.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Tomashevsky, E."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 c6 2. Bc4 d5 3. Bb3 dxe4 4. Qh5 e6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Qh4 Nbd7 7. f3 Nc5 8.
fxe4 Nfxe4 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. d4 Bb4+ 12. c3 Bd6 13. Nf3 f5 14.
Be3 Kc7 15. O-O-O Bd7 16. Rhe1 Rhe8 17. Bc2 Nf6 18. Ne5 Rf8 19. g3 Rad8 20. Bb3
Bc8 21. Nc4 Nd5 22. Nxd6 Nxe3 23. Nb5+ cxb5 24. Rxe3 f4 25. gxf4 Rxf4 26. Bxe6
Re8 27. Rde1 Bxe6 28. Rxe6 Rxe6 29. Rxe6 Rf1+ 30. Kd2 Rf2+ 31. Re2 Rxe2+ 32.
Kxe2 Kd6 33. Kd3 Kd5 34. b3 b6 35. a4 bxa4 36. bxa4 a6 37. c4+ Ke6 38. Ke4 g6
39. d5+ Kd6 40. Kd4 h6 41. Ke4 Kd7 42. Ke5 Ke7 43. h3 h5 44. h4 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Jones, Gawain C"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 02"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.05"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. d3 d6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qd2 c6 8. Bh6
e5 9. Nf3 Re8 10. Bxg7 Kxg7 11. O-O a6 12. Rac1 Nf8 13. Rfd1 Rb8 14. b3 Bg4 15.
h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Ne6 17. Bg2 d5 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Qb2 Qd6 20. b4 h5 21. h4 Rbd8
22. a3 Nd4 23. Na4 Ng4 24. Nc5 Qf6 25. e3 Nf3+ 26. Bxf3 Qxf3 27. Re1 Re7 28.
Qe2 Qxe2 29. Rxe2 Kg8 30. Rec2 f5 31. Nb3 Rdd7 32. Rc8+ Kf7 33. Rh8 Nf6 34.
Rcc8 Rc7 35. Nc5 d4 36. exd4 exd4 37. Rxc7 Rxc7 38. Rb8 Nd7 39. Rxb7 Rxb7 40.
Nxb7 Ke6 41. Kf1 Kd5 42. Na5 Nb6 43. Ke2 Na4 44. Nc4 Nc3+ 45. Kd2 Ke6 46. f4
Nd5 47. Ne5 Ne3 48. Ke2 Nc2 49. Nc4 Na1 50. Kd2 Kd5 51. Na5 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 02"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.05"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. c4 c6 4. Qa4 Nd7 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. Nc3 Ngf6 8.
O-O O-O 9. d4 b6 10. Bf4 Bb7 11. Rfc1 a6 12. Ne5 e6 13. Qb3 Rc8 14. e3 Qe7 15.
Bg5 Qd6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Na4 Rxc1+ 18. Rxc1 b5 19. Nc5 Rc8 20. Rc3 Qb6 21. a4
Bf8 22. Ned3 Bc6 23. Bf1 Rb8 24. Ne5 bxa4 25. Qxb6 Rxb6 26. Nxe6 Be8 27. Nxf8
Rxb2 28. Nxh7 Kxh7 29. Bxa6 Rxf2 30. Kxf2 Ne4+ 31. Ke2 Nxc3+ 32. Kd3 Ne4 33.
Bb7 Nf6 34. Kc3 Kg7 35. Kb4 Kf8 36. g4 g5 37. h3 Kg7 38. Bc6 Bxc6 39. Nxc6 Ne4
40. Ne7 Nf2 41. Nxd5 Nxh3 42. Nb6 Nf2 43. d5 Nxg4 44. d6 Kf6 45. Nxa4 Nxe3 46.
Kc5 Nf5 47. d7 Ke7 48. Kc6 Kd8 49. Nc5 Nd4+ 50. Kd6 Nb5+ 51. Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 02"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.05"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. Re1 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Nc6 12. Nf1 h6 13. Ne3 Be6 14. d4 cxd4 15.
cxd4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 exd4 17. Qxd4 Rc8 18. Bb3 Nd7 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. Qxd5 Nc5 21.
Bf4 Nxb3 22. axb3 Qb6 23. Be3 Qc6 24. Qf5 Rfe8 25. Rac1 Qb7 26. Bd4 Bf8 27. f3
a5 28. h3 a4 29. b4 d5 30. exd5 Rxe1+ 31. Rxe1 Bxb4 32. Qg4 f5 33. Qxf5 Bxe1
34. Qe6+ Kh7 35. Qe4+ Kh8 36. Qxe1 Qxd5 37. Qe3 Kg8 38. Kh2 b4 39. Be5 a3 40.
bxa3 bxa3 41. f4 a2 42. Qa7 Qf7 43. Qa4 Rd8 44. Qa5 Rd1 45. Qa8+ Kh7 46. Qa4
Rd2 47. Qe4+ Kh8 48. Qa8+ Qg8 49. Qc6 Kh7 50. Qe4+ Kh8 51. Qg6 Qh7 52. Qe8+ Qg8
53. Qg6 Qh7 54. Qe8+ Qg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz 2015"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[Round "18.1"]
[White "Gelfand, B."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 c6 5. Nh3 d6 6. Nc3 d5 7. O-O Be7 8. Bg5 O-O
9. Nf4 Na6 10. e3 Nc7 11. Qe2 Bd7 12. Nd3 Be8 13. Ne5 Nd7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. f4
g5 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Qc2 Ne6 18. Qb3 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Rd8 20. Rad1 Bh5 21. Rd2
gxf4 22. exf4 Kh8 23. Kh1 d4 24. Ne2 Nc5 25. Qa3 Bxe2 26. Rxe2 Rfe8 27. Rd1 d3
28. Red2 Rd4 29. Qxa7 Red8 30. Kg1 Ne4 31. Bxe4 fxe4 32. Re1 Qb4 33. Rdd1 d2
34. Re2 Qxb2 35. Qc5 Qxa2 36. Qe7 Qg8 37. f5 Qg7 38. Qe6 Qg4 39. Qf6+ Qg7 40.
Qe6 R4d5 41. f6 Qg6 42. Qe7 R5d7 43. Qc5 Qg5 44. Qe3 Qxe3+ 45. Rxe3 Kg8 46. e6
Rd4 47. Kf2 R8d6 48. e7 Rxf6+ 49. Ke2 Kf7 50. Rb3 0-1

[Event "World Blitz 2015"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[Round "16.1"]
[White "Zhigalko, S."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O d6 5. c3 Nf6 6. d3 O-O 7. Bb3 Be6 8. Nbd2
Bxb3 9. axb3 a6 10. b4 Ba7 11. Nc4 Re8 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. fxe3 b5 14. Ncd2 a5 15.
bxa5 Nxa5 16. Nh4 Nc6 17. Rxa8 Qxa8 18. Nf5 Ne7 19. Nh6+ Kf8 20. Qb3 d5 21.
Qxb5 Rb8 22. Qc5 Rxb2 23. Nf5 Qd8 24. Nf3 g6 25. Nxe7 Qxe7 26. Qxe7+ Kxe7 27.
Nxe5 dxe4 28. Nc6+ Ke6 29. Nd4+ Ke5 30. Nc6+ Ke6 31. Nd4+ Ke7 32. Nc6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz 2015"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[Round "14.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Svidler, P."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. Re1 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Nc6 12. Nf1 h6 13. Ne3 Be6 14. d4 cxd4 15.
cxd4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 exd4 17. Qxd4 Rc8 18. Bb3 Nd7 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. Qxd5 Nc5 21.
Bf4 Nxb3 22. axb3 Qb6 23. Be3 Qc6 24. Qf5 Rfe8 25. Rac1 Qb7 26. Bd4 Bf8 27. f3
a5 28. h3 a4 29. b4 d5 30. exd5 Rxe1+ 31. Rxe1 Bxb4 32. Qg4 f5 33. Qxf5 Bxe1
34. Qe6+ Kh7 35. Qe4+ Kh8 36. Qxe1 Qxd5 37. Qe3 Kg8 38. Kh2 b4 39. Be5 a3 40.
bxa3 bxa3 41. f4 a2 42. Qa7 Qf7 43. Qa4 Rd8 44. Qa5 Rd1 45. Qa8+ Kh7 46. Qa4
Rd2 47. Qe4+ Kh8 48. Qa8+ Qg8 49. Qc6 Kh7 50. Qe4+ Kh8 51. Qg6 Qh7 52. Qe8+ Qg8
53. Qg6 Qh7 54. Qe8+ Qg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz 2015"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[Round "15.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Grischuk, A."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e3 Nf6 3. d4 g6 4. c3 b6 5. dxc5 bxc5 6. e4 Bg7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
d6 9. Na3 Bb7 10. Re1 Nbd7 11. h3 a5 12. Bf4 a4 13. Qd2 Bc6 14. Rad1 Qb6 15. e5
dxe5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Qb7 18. f3 Rfd8 19. Qf2 Rac8 20. Nc4 Bd5 21. Bf1
Ne8 22. Bxg7 Nxg7 23. Rd2 Bxc4 24. Bxc4 Rxd2 25. Qxd2 Nf5 26. b3 axb3 27. axb3
Qc7 28. Qf2 Rd8 29. Bf1 h5 30. b4 cxb4 31. cxb4 Qc3 32. b5 Rd2 33. Re2 Rd1 34.
g4 hxg4 35. hxg4 Nd4 36. Re3 Qc1 37. Rxe7 Rd2 38. Qe3 Ne2+ 39. Kg2 Nf4+ 40. Kg3
Ne6 41. Re8+ Kh7 42. Qe5 Ng7 43. Bg2 Nxe8 44. Qxe8 Qc7+ 45. Kh3 Kg7 46. Qe3 Qd6
47. b6 Rb2 48. Qc3+ Qf6 49. Qxf6+ Kxf6 50. f4 Rxb6 51. Bd5 Rd6 52. g5+ Kf5 53.
Bxf7 Kxf4 54. Kh4 Kf5 0-1

[Event "World Blitz 2015"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[Round "12.1"]
[White "Kramnik, V."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. c4 c6 4. Qa4 Nd7 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. Nc3 Ngf6 8.
O-O O-O 9. d4 b6 10. Bf4 Bb7 11. Rfc1 a6 12. Ne5 e6 13. Qb3 Rc8 14. e3 Qe7 15.
Bg5 Qd6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Na4 Rxc1+ 18. Rxc1 b5 19. Nc5 Rc8 20. Rc3 Qb6 21. a4
Bf8 22. Ned3 Bc6 23. Bf1 Rb8 24. Ne5 bxa4 25. Qxb6 Rxb6 26. Nxe6 Be8 27. Nxf8
Rxb2 28. Nxh7 Kxh7 29. Bxa6 Rxf2 30. Kxf2 Ne4+ 31. Ke2 Nxc3+ 32. Kd3 Ne4 33.
Bb7 Nf6 34. Kc3 Kg7 35. Kb4 Kf8 36. g4 g5 37. h3 Kg7 38. Bc6 Bxc6 39. Nxc6 Ne4
40. Ne7 Nf2 41. Nxd5 Nxh3 42. Nb6 Nf2 43. d5 Nxg4 44. d6 Kf6 45. Nxa4 Nxe3 46.
Kc5 Nf5 47. d7 Ke7 48. Kc6 Kd8 49. Nc5 Nd4+ 50. Kd6 Nb5+ 51. Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz 2015"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[Round "13.1"]
[White "Radjabov, T."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 a6 3. e3 Nf6 4. c4 e6 5. b3 c5 6. Bb2 cxd4 7. exd4 Nc6 8. Nbd2
g6 9. Bd3 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rc1 b6 12. Re1 Bb7 13. a3 Rc8 14. Qe2 dxc4 15.
bxc4 Re8 16. h3 Qc7 17. Qe3 Ne7 18. Ne5 Nf5 19. Bxf5 exf5 20. Ndf3 Bxf3 21.
Qxf3 Ne4 22. Re2 Qd6 23. Qb3 Bxe5 24. dxe5 Qc6 25. Qe3 Rcd8 26. f3 Nc5 27. e6
Nd3 28. Rd1 Nf4 29. Ree1 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 Nxe6 31. Qc3 f6 32. Qxf6 Rf8 33. Qh8+
Kf7 34. Qxh7+ Ke8 35. Qxg6+ Ke7 36. Kh1 Qxc4 37. Be5 Rf7 38. Bd6+ Ke8 39. Qg8+
Nf8 40. Bxf8 Qe2 41. Bb4+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Vovk, Yuri"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "187"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 02"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.05"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 c6 6. Bf4 Bd6 7. Bg3 Ne7 8. e3
Bf5 9. Qb3 Ra7 10. Be2 O-O 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. Qb6 Nc8 13. Qb3 Nd7 14. O-O Qf6
15. Rfc1 Nd6 16. Qb4 a5 17. Qa3 b5 18. Qb3 Rb8 19. Nd2 Nc4 20. Nxc4 dxc4 21.
Qd1 Nb6 22. Bf3 Rd8 23. Qe1 h6 24. Rd1 b4 25. Ne4 Bxe4 26. Bxe4 Rad7 27. a3 Qe7
28. Bxc6 Rc7 29. Bf3 Na4 30. axb4 Nxb2 31. bxa5 c3 32. a6 c2 33. Rdc1 Nd3 34.
Qd2 Nxc1 35. Rxc1 Qa3 36. h3 Qxa6 37. Rxc2 Rxc2 38. Qxc2 g6 39. g3 Rb8 40. Kg2
Kg7 41. Qe4 Qf6 42. Qf4 Qxf4 43. gxf4 Rb2 44. h4 f5 45. Bd5 Kf6 46. Bc4 Rd2 47.
Bd5 Ke7 48. Bc4 Rb2 49. Bd5 h5 50. Bc4 Rb6 51. Ba2 Kd6 52. Bf7 Kd7 53. Bc4 Kc7
54. Bf7 Rd6 55. Kg3 Kb6 56. Be8 Ka5 57. Bf7 Kb4 58. d5 Rf6 59. Be6 Kc5 60. f3
Rf8 61. e4 Kd6 62. exf5 gxf5 63. Kf2 Ke7 64. Ke3 Kf6 65. Kf2 Ra8 66. Bd7 Ra7
67. Bc8 Rc7 68. Be6 Rc4 69. Kg3 Rd4 70. Bg8 Rd1 71. Be6 Rd2 72. Bg8 Rd3 73. Be6
Rd1 74. Kg2 Ra1 75. Bc8 Ra8 76. Be6 Rf8 77. Kg3 Ke7 78. Kf2 Kd6 79. Kg3 Kc5 80.
Kf2 Kd4 81. d6 Kc5 82. d7 Kd6 83. Bxf5 Ke7 84. Bg6 Rxf4 85. Bxh5 Kxd7 86. Bg4+
Kd6 87. Kg3 Rb4 88. h5 Ke5 89. Bh3 Kf6 90. Bd7 Kg5 91. Be8 Rb1 92. f4+ Kf6 93.
Bg6 Rg1+ 94. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 02"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.05"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e3 Nf6 3. d4 g6 4. c3 b6 5. dxc5 bxc5 6. e4 Bg7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
d6 9. Na3 Bb7 10. Re1 Nbd7 11. h3 a5 12. Bf4 a4 13. Qd2 Bc6 14. Rad1 Qb6 15. e5
dxe5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Qb7 18. f3 Rfd8 19. Qf2 Rac8 20. Nc4 Bd5 21. Bf1
Ne8 22. Bxg7 Nxg7 23. Rd2 Bxc4 24. Bxc4 Rxd2 25. Qxd2 Nf5 26. b3 axb3 27. axb3
Qc7 28. Qf2 Rd8 29. Bf1 h5 30. b4 cxb4 31. cxb4 Qc3 32. b5 Rd2 33. Re2 Rd1 34.
g4 hxg4 35. hxg4 Nd4 36. Re3 Qc1 37. Rxe7 Rd2 38. Qe3 Ne2+ 39. Kg2 Nf4+ 40. Kg3
Ne6 41. Re8+ Kh7 42. Qe5 Ng7 43. Bg2 Nxe8 44. Qxe8 Qc7+ 45. Kh3 Kg7 46. Qe3 Qd6
47. b6 Rb2 48. Qc3+ Qf6 49. Qxf6+ Kxf6 50. f4 Rxb6 51. Bd5 Rd6 52. g5+ Kf5 53.
Bxf7 Kxf4 54. Kh4 Kf5 0-1

[Event "World Blitz 2015"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[Round "20.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Ivanchuk, V."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 c5 3. Bxf6 gxf6 4. d5 Qb6 5. Qc1 f5 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 Nd7 8. g3
Bg7 9. Nf3 Nf6 10. Nd2 Ne4 11. Ndxe4 fxe4 12. Bg2 Qb4 13. O-O Qxc4 14. Bxe4 h5
15. h4 Bg4 16. Re1 O-O-O 17. Rb1 Kb8 18. Bg2 Rhg8 19. Qe3 Bf6 20. Ne4 Bd4 21.
Qd2 Qxa2 22. Qf4 Rgf8 23. b4 Be5 24. Qe3 c4 25. Nc3 Qa6 26. Qd2 Rc8 27. e3 Bf5
28. Ra1 Qb6 29. Ra4 Bd3 30. Rea1 a6 31. Bf3 Rg8 32. Kg2 f5 33. Bxh5 Rcf8 34. b5
f4 35. exf4 Bxf4 36. Qe1 Bxg3 37. fxg3 Rf1 38. Qd2 Qg1+ 0-1

[Event "World Blitz 2015"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[Round "19.1"]
[White "Vovk, Y."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "187"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 c6 6. Bf4 Bd6 7. Bg3 Ne7 8. e3
Bf5 9. Qb3 Ra7 10. Be2 O-O 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. Qb6 Nc8 13. Qb3 Nd7 14. O-O Qf6
15. Rfc1 Nd6 16. Qb4 a5 17. Qa3 b5 18. Qb3 Rb8 19. Nd2 Nc4 20. Nxc4 dxc4 21.
Qd1 Nb6 22. Bf3 Rd8 23. Qe1 h6 24. Rd1 b4 25. Ne4 Bxe4 26. Bxe4 Rad7 27. a3 Qe7
28. Bxc6 Rc7 29. Bf3 Na4 30. axb4 Nxb2 31. bxa5 c3 32. a6 c2 33. Rdc1 Nd3 34.
Qd2 Nxc1 35. Rxc1 Qa3 36. h3 Qxa6 37. Rxc2 Rxc2 38. Qxc2 g6 39. g3 Rb8 40. Kg2
Kg7 41. Qe4 Qf6 42. Qf4 Qxf4 43. gxf4 Rb2 44. h4 f5 45. Bd5 Kf6 46. Bc4 Rd2 47.
Bd5 Ke7 48. Bc4 Rb2 49. Bd5 h5 50. Bc4 Rb6 51. Ba2 Kd6 52. Bf7 Kd7 53. Bc4 Kc7
54. Bf7 Rd6 55. Kg3 Kb6 56. Be8 Ka5 57. Bf7 Kb4 58. d5 Rf6 59. Be6 Kc5 60. f3
Rf8 61. e4 Kd6 62. exf5 gxf5 63. Kf2 Ke7 64. Ke3 Kf6 65. Kf2 Ra8 66. Bd7 Ra7
67. Bc8 Rc7 68. Be6 Rc4 69. Kg3 Rd4 70. Bg8 Rd1 71. Be6 Rd2 72. Bg8 Rd3 73. Be6
Rd1 74. Kg2 Ra1 75. Bc8 Ra8 76. Be6 Rf8 77. Kg3 Ke7 78. Kf2 Kd6 79. Kg3 Kc5 80.
Kf2 Kd4 81. d6 Kc5 82. d7 Kd6 83. Bxf5 Ke7 84. Bg6 Rxf4 85. Bxh5 Kxd7 86. Bg4+
Kd6 87. Kg3 Rb4 88. h5 Ke5 89. Bh3 Kf6 90. Bd7 Kg5 91. Be8 Rb1 92. f4+ Kf6 93.
Bg6 Rg1+ 94. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz 2015"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[Round "17.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Jones, G."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. d3 d6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qd2 c6 8. Bh6
e5 9. Nf3 Re8 10. Bxg7 Kxg7 11. O-O a6 12. Rac1 Nf8 13. Rfd1 Rb8 14. b3 Bg4 15.
h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Ne6 17. Bg2 d5 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Qb2 Qd6 20. b4 h5 21. h4 Rbd8
22. a3 Nd4 23. Na4 Ng4 24. Nc5 Qf6 25. e3 Nf3+ 26. Bxf3 Qxf3 27. Re1 Re7 28.
Qe2 Qxe2 29. Rxe2 Kg8 30. Rec2 f5 31. Nb3 Rdd7 32. Rc8+ Kf7 33. Rh8 Nf6 34.
Rcc8 Rc7 35. Nc5 d4 36. exd4 exd4 37. Rxc7 Rxc7 38. Rb8 Nd7 39. Rxb7 Rxb7 40.
Nxb7 Ke6 41. Kf1 Kd5 42. Na5 Nb6 43. Ke2 Na4 44. Nc4 Nc3+ 45. Kd2 Ke6 46. f4
Nd5 47. Ne5 Ne3 48. Ke2 Nc2 49. Nc4 Na1 50. Kd2 Kd5 51. Na5 1-0

[Event "World Blitz 2015"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Socko, B."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5 7. Be2 Ne4 8. cxd4
Bb6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3 Ne7 11. O-O c6 12. Rc1 Bf5 13. Qb3 Bg4 14. h3 Bh5 15.
Rfe1 Nf5 16. Na4 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Ng5 18. Bg4 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 Bxd4 20. Qxb7 Ne4 21.
Re2 h5 22. Bxh5 Qh4 23. Bxf7+ Rxf7 24. Qxa8+ Kh7 25. Rcc2 Rxf2 26. Rxf2 Bxf2+
27. Kf1 Qf4 0-1

[Event "World Blitz 2015"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Fressinet, L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. a3 g6 3. Bf4 d6 4. e3 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. h3
Nbd7 9. c4 Ne4 10. Bh2 e5 11. d5 a5 12. b3 f5 13. Nfd2 Ndc5 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15.
Ra2 Bc8 16. f3 Nc5 17. Nc3 Qg5 18. f4 Qe7 19. Nb5 Ba6 20. Kh1 Ne4 21. Rc2 exf4
22. exf4 Rae8 23. Bf3 Rf7 24. Nd4 Bc8 25. Nc6 Qh4 26. Bxe4 Rxe4 27. b4 axb4 28.
axb4 Bd7 29. c5 bxc5 30. bxc5 Bxc6 31. dxc6 dxc5 32. Rxc5 Bf8 33. Re5 Bd6 34.
Rxe4 fxe4 35. Qd4 Re7 36. f5 Bxh2 37. Qd8+ Kf7 38. fxg6+ Kxg6 39. Kxh2 e3 40.
Qg8+ Kh6 41. Qf8+ Kg6 42. Qf5+ Kg7 43. g3 Qe4 44. Qf6+ 1-0

[Event "World Blitz 2015"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Andreikin, D."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C49"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. Nc3 Nf6 2. e4 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8.
h3 Ne7 9. Re1 a6 10. Bc4 b5 11. Bb3 c5 12. Bg5 Ng6 13. Bd5 Rb8 14. a4 h6 15.
Bxf6 Qxf6 16. axb5 axb5 17. Nh2 Qg5 18. Re3 Nf4 19. Rg3 Qe7 20. Bb3 Kh7 21. Ng4
f5 22. exf5 d5 23. c4 bxc4 24. dxc4 d4 25. Qe1 Bxf5 26. Ra6 e4 27. Qd2 Bxg4 28.
Rxg4 e3 29. fxe3 dxe3 30. Qe1 e2 31. Kh2 Nh5 32. c3 Qe5+ 33. g3 Rxb3 0-1

[Event "World Blitz 2015"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, F."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. c4 e6 6. Be2 Bb4+ 7. Nbd2 Be7 8. O-O
Nh5 9. Ne5 Nxf4 10. exf4 O-O 11. Bf3 c6 12. d5 Bf6 13. Nb3 exd5 14. cxd5 c5 15.
d6 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Nc6 17. Qd5+ Kh8 18. Nf7+ Rxf7 19. Qxf7 Bxb2 20. Rae1 a5 21.
a4 Nd4 22. Nxd4 Bxd4 23. Re7 Bf6 24. Rxd7 Qg8 25. Rd1 c4 26. Qxg8+ Kxg8 27. Rc7
c3 28. d7 Rd8 29. Rc8 Kf7 30. Rxd8 Bxd8 31. Rc1 Ke6 32. Rxc3 Kxd7 33. Rd3+ Kc7
34. Kf1 Bf6 35. Ke2 b5 36. Rd5 1-0

[Event "World Blitz 2015"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Nikolic, Pr"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2603"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nc3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 b5 7. Be2 Bb7 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Bd2 Bd6 10. Rc1 O-O 11. Qe1 Qe7 12. Nb1 e5 13. Ba5 exd4 14. Nxd4 Qe5
15. g3 c5 16. Bf3 Bxf3 17. Nxf3 Qxb2 18. e4 Rfe8 19. Bc3 Qxa2 20. e5 Qd5 21.
Qd1 Qxd1 22. Rfxd1 Bxe5 0-1

[Event "World Blitz 2015"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Aronian, L."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be2 Nc6 7. Bh2 Nd7 8. a4
e5 9. a5 exd4 10. exd4 a6 11. O-O Re8 12. Nc3 Nf6 13. Re1 h6 14. d5 Ne7 15. Bf1
Nf5 16. Rxe8+ Qxe8 17. Qd2 Bd7 18. Re1 Qf8 19. b4 Re8 20. Rb1 Bc8 21. b5 axb5
22. Nxb5 Nxd5 23. Qxd5 c6 24. Qd2 cxb5 25. Bxb5 Rd8 26. Bd3 Qe7 27. Qb4 Qc7 28.
g4 Ne7 29. Qb6 Qxb6 30. Rxb6 Bc3 31. Rxd6 Bxa5 32. Bc4 Rxd6 33. Bxd6 Nc6 34.
Bd5 Bb4 35. Bf4 Kg7 36. Kg2 Be7 37. Be3 h5 38. gxh5 gxh5 39. Nd4 Nxd4 40. Bxd4+
Bf6 41. Bb6 h4 42. c4 Be5 43. Bd8 f6 44. Ba5 Kg6 45. Bd2 b6 46. Be3 Bc7 47. f3
Bd7 48. Bf2 Kg5 49. Be3+ Kg6 50. Bf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz 2015"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Petrosian, TL."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. c4 Bg4 5. Ne5 Be6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. cxd5 Bxd5 8.
Nf3 e5 9. Nc3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Bc5 11. d3 O-O 12. Bg5 Re8 13. Rc1 Be7 14. a3 a5
15. Re1 Nf8 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Ne4 Be7 18. Qb3 Qc7 19. Bg4 g6 20. Bh3 Kg7 21.
Red1 Rad8 22. Qc4 f5 23. Nc3 Bg5 24. e3 Ne6 25. b4 axb4 26. axb4 Qb6 27. Na4
Qa7 28. Nc5 Nxc5 29. bxc5 f4 30. exf4 exf4 31. Rb1 fxg3 32. hxg3 Bf6 33. d4 Re4
34. Qb3 Re7 35. Qc4 Re4 36. Qb3 Bxd4 37. Qxb7+ Qxb7 38. Rxb7+ Kh6 39. Rd7 Rxd7
40. Bxd7 Bxc5 41. Bxc6 Re2 42. Rf1 Kg5 43. Kg2 Rb2 44. Kf3 h5 45. Be4 Kf6 46.
Bd3 g5 47. Bc4 g4+ 48. Kg2 Kg5 49. Bf7 h4 50. gxh4+ Kxh4 51. Rh1+ Kg5 52. Rh5+
Kf6 53. Rxc5 Kxf7 54. Rc4 Kf6 55. Rxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz 2015"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d4 d5 6. Nbd2 c6 7. b3 Bf5 8. Bb2
Nbd7 9. c4 Ne4 10. e3 Nxd2 11. Nxd2 Nf6 12. Qe2 Qd7 13. Rac1 Rac8 14. Nf3 Bg4
15. Qe1 Bh3 16. Ne5 Qe6 17. cxd5 cxd5 18. Qb4 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 b6 20. Ba3 Rfe8 21.
Rxc8 Qxc8 22. Rc1 Qf5 23. Qa4 Qe4+ 24. Kg1 Bh6 25. Re1 Qc2 26. Ng4 Nxg4 27.
Qxe8+ Kg7 28. Rf1 Bxe3 29. Qxe7 Bxf2+ 30. Kh1 Qe4+ 31. Qxe4 dxe4 32. d5 e3 33.
Bb4 e2 34. Rc1 Kf6 35. d6 Ke6 36. Rc2 e1=Q+ 37. Bxe1 Bxe1 38. Re2+ Kxd6 39.
Rxe1 Ne5 40. Kg2 f6 41. Rc1 Nc6 42. Kf3 a5 43. Ke4 Nb4 44. a3 Na6 45. Kd4 Nc7
46. Kc4 b5+ 47. Kd3 f5 48. Rc2 Ne6 49. Rc8 Nc5+ 50. Kc3 Kd5 51. Ra8 Ne4+ 52.
Kc2 g5 53. Rxa5 Kd4 54. Rxb5 f4 55. gxf4 gxf4 1-0

[Event "World Blitz 2015"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Eljanov, P."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 a6 3. Bf4 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
Nbd7 9. Nbd2 c5 10. c3 b6 11. e4 cxd4 12. cxd4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Be7 14. Qe2 Bb7
15. Rac1 Nxe4 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Nf6 19. Qe2 Qb7 20. Rc4 Rac8
21. Rfc1 Nd5 22. Qc2 Rxc4 23. Qxc4 Ne7 24. h3 Rc8 25. Qf1 Nf5 26. Rc4 a5 27.
Qc1 Rxc4 28. Qxc4 Qe4 29. Qb5 Kh7 30. Qxb6 Qb1+ 31. Kh2 Qxa2 32. Qb5 a4 33. g4
Nd6 34. Qb4 Qd5 35. Qc3 Nc4 36. Ne5 Nxe5 37. dxe5 Qe4 38. f3 Qf4+ 39. Kg2 g6
40. h4 Kg7 41. Kh3 h5 42. g5 Kh7 43. Qc7 Qxf3+ 44. Kh2 Kg7 45. Qc5 0-1

[Event "World Blitz 2015"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Akopian, Vl"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. h3 e6 7. c3 Be7 8. d4
cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. e5 Ne4 11. Bf1 O-O 12. Nbd2 Nxd2 13. Bxd2 Rc8 14. a3 Na5
15. Bd3 Nc4 16. Bc1 h6 17. Bc2 Bb5 18. Qd3 g6 19. Qd1 Qc7 20. Bd3 Rfe8 21. b3
1-0

[Event "World Blitz 2015"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bb5
a6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Ne5 Qc7 11. Nd3 c4 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. Nc5 e5 14. b3 cxb3 15.
axb3 Re8 16. O-O Ng4 17. g3 Qh6 18. h4 Ra7 19. Kg2 Rae7 20. Nf3 e4 21. Nh2 Nxh2
22. Kxh2 g5 23. Rh1 gxh4 24. Kg1 h3 25. Nxa6 Ra7 26. Nc5 Rxa1 27. Qxa1 Bg4 28.
Kh2 Qf6 29. Qb2 Qf3 30. Rg1 Ra8 31. c4 Kg7 32. cxd5 cxd5 33. b4 Rb8 34. Na6 Rb6
35. Nc7 Rxb4 36. Qa2 Ra4 37. Qb2 Ra5 38. Ne8+ Kg6 39. Nc7 h5 40. Qc2 Kh7 41.
Qb2 Qf6 42. Rc1 Qf3 43. Rg1 Qf5 44. Rc1 Ra7 45. Ne8 Qf3 46. Rg1 Ra6 47. Qc2 Re6
0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 02"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.05"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. a3 g6 3. Bf4 d6 4. e3 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. h3
Nbd7 9. c4 Ne4 10. Bh2 e5 11. d5 a5 12. b3 f5 13. Nfd2 Ndc5 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15.
Ra2 Bc8 16. f3 Nc5 17. Nc3 Qg5 18. f4 Qe7 19. Nb5 Ba6 20. Kh1 Ne4 21. Rc2 exf4
22. exf4 Rae8 23. Bf3 Rf7 24. Nd4 Bc8 25. Nc6 Qh4 26. Bxe4 Rxe4 27. b4 axb4 28.
axb4 Bd7 29. c5 bxc5 30. bxc5 Bxc6 31. dxc6 dxc5 32. Rxc5 Bf8 33. Re5 Bd6 34.
Rxe4 fxe4 35. Qd4 Re7 36. f5 Bxh2 37. Qd8+ Kf7 38. fxg6+ Kxg6 39. Kxh2 e3 40.
Qg8+ Kh6 41. Qf8+ Kg6 42. Qf5+ Kg7 43. g3 Qe4 44. Qf6+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 02"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.05"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5 7. Be2 Ne4 8. cxd4
Bb6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3 Ne7 11. O-O c6 12. Rc1 Bf5 13. Qb3 Bg4 14. h3 Bh5 15.
Rfe1 Nf5 16. Na4 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Ng5 18. Bg4 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 Bxd4 20. Qxb7 Ne4 21.
Re2 h5 22. Bxh5 Qh4 23. Bxf7+ Rxf7 24. Qxa8+ Kh7 25. Rcc2 Rxf2 26. Rxf2 Bxf2+
27. Kf1 Qf4 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 02"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.05"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. c4 e6 6. Be2 Bb4+ 7. Nbd2 Be7 8. O-O
Nh5 9. Ne5 Nxf4 10. exf4 O-O 11. Bf3 c6 12. d5 Bf6 13. Nb3 exd5 14. cxd5 c5 15.
d6 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Nc6 17. Qd5+ Kh8 18. Nf7+ Rxf7 19. Qxf7 Bxb2 20. Rae1 a5 21.
a4 Nd4 22. Nxd4 Bxd4 23. Re7 Bf6 24. Rxd7 Qg8 25. Rd1 c4 26. Qxg8+ Kxg8 27. Rc7
c3 28. d7 Rd8 29. Rc8 Kf7 30. Rxd8 Bxd8 31. Rc1 Ke6 32. Rxc3 Kxd7 33. Rd3+ Kc7
34. Kf1 Bf6 35. Ke2 b5 36. Rd5 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D26"]
[WhiteElo "2603"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 02"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.05"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nc3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 b5 7. Be2 Bb7 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Bd2 Bd6 10. Rc1 O-O 11. Qe1 Qe7 12. Nb1 e5 13. Ba5 exd4 14. Nxd4 Qe5
15. g3 c5 16. Bf3 Bxf3 17. Nxf3 Qxb2 18. e4 Rfe8 19. Bc3 Qxa2 20. e5 Qd5 21.
Qd1 Qxd1 22. Rfxd1 Bxe5 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 02"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.05"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. h3 e6 7. c3 Be7 8. d4
cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. e5 Ne4 11. Bf1 O-O 12. Nbd2 Nxd2 13. Bxd2 Rc8 14. a3 Na5
15. Bd3 Nc4 16. Bc1 h6 17. Bc2 Bb5 18. Qd3 g6 19. Qd1 Qc7 20. Bd3 Rfe8 21. b3
1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 02"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.05"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d4 d5 6. Nbd2 c6 7. b3 Bf5 8. Bb2
Nbd7 9. c4 Ne4 10. e3 Nxd2 11. Nxd2 Nf6 12. Qe2 Qd7 13. Rac1 Rac8 14. Nf3 Bg4
15. Qe1 Bh3 16. Ne5 Qe6 17. cxd5 cxd5 18. Qb4 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 b6 20. Ba3 Rfe8 21.
Rxc8 Qxc8 22. Rc1 Qf5 23. Qa4 Qe4+ 24. Kg1 Bh6 25. Re1 Qc2 26. Ng4 Nxg4 27.
Qxe8+ Kg7 28. Rf1 Bxe3 29. Qxe7 Bxf2+ 30. Kh1 Qe4+ 31. Qxe4 dxe4 32. d5 e3 33.
Bb4 e2 34. Rc1 Kf6 35. d6 Ke6 36. Rc2 e1=Q+ 37. Bxe1 Bxe1 38. Re2+ Kxd6 39.
Rxe1 Ne5 40. Kg2 f6 41. Rc1 Nc6 42. Kf3 a5 43. Ke4 Nb4 44. a3 Na6 45. Kd4 Nc7
46. Kc4 b5+ 47. Kd3 f5 48. Rc2 Ne6 49. Rc8 Nc5+ 50. Kc3 Kd5 51. Ra8 Ne4+ 52.
Kc2 g5 53. Rxa5 Kd4 54. Rxb5 f4 55. gxf4 gxf4 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 02"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.05"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 a6 3. Bf4 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
Nbd7 9. Nbd2 c5 10. c3 b6 11. e4 cxd4 12. cxd4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Be7 14. Qe2 Bb7
15. Rac1 Nxe4 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Nf6 19. Qe2 Qb7 20. Rc4 Rac8
21. Rfc1 Nd5 22. Qc2 Rxc4 23. Qxc4 Ne7 24. h3 Rc8 25. Qf1 Nf5 26. Rc4 a5 27.
Qc1 Rxc4 28. Qxc4 Qe4 29. Qb5 Kh7 30. Qxb6 Qb1+ 31. Kh2 Qxa2 32. Qb5 a4 33. g4
Nd6 34. Qb4 Qd5 35. Qc3 Nc4 36. Ne5 Nxe5 37. dxe5 Qe4 38. f3 Qf4+ 39. Kg2 g6
40. h4 Kg7 41. Kh3 h5 42. g5 Kh7 43. Qc7 Qxf3+ 44. Kh2 Kg7 45. Qc5 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran L"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 02"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.05"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. c4 Bg4 5. Ne5 Be6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. cxd5 Bxd5 8.
Nf3 e5 9. Nc3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Bc5 11. d3 O-O 12. Bg5 Re8 13. Rc1 Be7 14. a3 a5
15. Re1 Nf8 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Ne4 Be7 18. Qb3 Qc7 19. Bg4 g6 20. Bh3 Kg7 21.
Red1 Rad8 22. Qc4 f5 23. Nc3 Bg5 24. e3 Ne6 25. b4 axb4 26. axb4 Qb6 27. Na4
Qa7 28. Nc5 Nxc5 29. bxc5 f4 30. exf4 exf4 31. Rb1 fxg3 32. hxg3 Bf6 33. d4 Re4
34. Qb3 Re7 35. Qc4 Re4 36. Qb3 Bxd4 37. Qxb7+ Qxb7 38. Rxb7+ Kh6 39. Rd7 Rxd7
40. Bxd7 Bxc5 41. Bxc6 Re2 42. Rf1 Kg5 43. Kg2 Rb2 44. Kf3 h5 45. Be4 Kf6 46.
Bd3 g5 47. Bc4 g4+ 48. Kg2 Kg5 49. Bf7 h4 50. gxh4+ Kxh4 51. Rh1+ Kg5 52. Rh5+
Kf6 53. Rxc5 Kxf7 54. Rc4 Kf6 55. Rxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C49"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 02"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.05"]

1. Nc3 Nf6 2. e4 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8.
h3 Ne7 9. Re1 a6 10. Bc4 b5 11. Bb3 c5 12. Bg5 Ng6 13. Bd5 Rb8 14. a4 h6 15.
Bxf6 Qxf6 16. axb5 axb5 17. Nh2 Qg5 18. Re3 Nf4 19. Rg3 Qe7 20. Bb3 Kh7 21. Ng4
f5 22. exf5 d5 23. c4 bxc4 24. dxc4 d4 25. Qe1 Bxf5 26. Ra6 e4 27. Qd2 Bxg4 28.
Rxg4 e3 29. fxe3 dxe3 30. Qe1 e2 31. Kh2 Nh5 32. c3 Qe5+ 33. g3 Rxb3 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 02"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.05"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bb5
a6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Ne5 Qc7 11. Nd3 c4 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. Nc5 e5 14. b3 cxb3 15.
axb3 Re8 16. O-O Ng4 17. g3 Qh6 18. h4 Ra7 19. Kg2 Rae7 20. Nf3 e4 21. Nh2 Nxh2
22. Kxh2 g5 23. Rh1 gxh4 24. Kg1 h3 25. Nxa6 Ra7 26. Nc5 Rxa1 27. Qxa1 Bg4 28.
Kh2 Qf6 29. Qb2 Qf3 30. Rg1 Ra8 31. c4 Kg7 32. cxd5 cxd5 33. b4 Rb8 34. Na6 Rb6
35. Nc7 Rxb4 36. Qa2 Ra4 37. Qb2 Ra5 38. Ne8+ Kg6 39. Nc7 h5 40. Qc2 Kh7 41.
Qb2 Qf6 42. Rc1 Qf3 43. Rg1 Qf5 44. Rc1 Ra7 45. Ne8 Qf3 46. Rg1 Ra6 47. Qc2 Re6
0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 02"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.05"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be2 Nc6 7. Bh2 Nd7 8. a4
e5 9. a5 exd4 10. exd4 a6 11. O-O Re8 12. Nc3 Nf6 13. Re1 h6 14. d5 Ne7 15. Bf1
Nf5 16. Rxe8+ Qxe8 17. Qd2 Bd7 18. Re1 Qf8 19. b4 Re8 20. Rb1 Bc8 21. b5 axb5
22. Nxb5 Nxd5 23. Qxd5 c6 24. Qd2 cxb5 25. Bxb5 Rd8 26. Bd3 Qe7 27. Qb4 Qc7 28.
g4 Ne7 29. Qb6 Qxb6 30. Rxb6 Bc3 31. Rxd6 Bxa5 32. Bc4 Rxd6 33. Bxd6 Nc6 34.
Bd5 Bb4 35. Bf4 Kg7 36. Kg2 Be7 37. Be3 h5 38. gxh5 gxh5 39. Nd4 Nxd4 40. Bxd4+
Bf6 41. Bb6 h4 42. c4 Be5 43. Bd8 f6 44. Ba5 Kg6 45. Bd2 b6 46. Be3 Bc7 47. f3
Bd7 48. Bf2 Kg5 49. Be3+ Kg6 50. Bf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid 2015"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.12"]
[Round "13.1"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, L."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
Bb7 9. d3 Re8 10. Nc3 Nd4 11. axb5 Nxb3 12. cxb3 axb5 13. Rxa8 Bxa8 14. Nxb5 d5
15. exd5 Bb4 16. Bd2 Bxd2 17. Qxd2 Bxd5 18. Nxe5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Qd5+ 20. Nf3
Qxb5 21. Rxe8+ Nxe8 22. Qe3 h6 23. Qe5 Qd7 24. h3 Nf6 25. Nd4 Kf8 26. Qc5+ Kg8
27. Qe5 Kf8 28. Qc5+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid 2015"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.12"]
[Round "14.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Kramnik, V."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8.
c3 Nxe5 9. Rxe5 d6 10. Re1 O-O 11. d4 d5 12. Bf4 Bd6 13. Qf3 Nh4 14. Qg3 Nf5
15. Qf3 Nh4 16. Qg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid 2015"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.12"]
[Round "15.1"]
[White "Mamedyarov, S."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E52"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 d5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. O-O
Ba6 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 10. Qd3 Qc8 11. Bd2 Re8 12. Rac1 Bf8 13. a3 c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5
15. Qb1 Qa6 16. Nd4 Rac8 17. f3 Ne6 18. Nce2 Bc5 19. Qf5 Bxd4 20. Nxd4 Nxd4 21.
exd4 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Qb5 23. Qc2 h6 24. a4 Qa6 25. b3 Nd7 26. Qc6 Nf6 27. Qc2 Qb7
28. Qf5 Qe7 29. h3 Qe2 30. Qc2 Qa6 31. Bf4 Qb7 32. Kh2 Qe7 33. Qf5 Rd8 34. Bc7
Qd7 35. Qxd7 Rxd7 36. Be5 Nh7 37. Rc8+ Nf8 38. Kg3 f6 39. Bb8 Kf7 40. Kf2 Ne6
41. Ke3 Ke7 42. f4 Rb7 43. Rg8 Kf7 44. Rh8 Rd7 45. Rc8 g6 46. g4 Re7 47. Bd6
Re8 48. Rxe8 Kxe8 49. f5 gxf5 50. gxf5 Ng5 51. h4 Ne4 52. Bb8 a6 53. h5 Kf7 54.
Bf4 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid 2015"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.12"]
[Round "12.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Ivanchuk, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 O-O
8. Qd2 Nd7 9. O-O-O c6 10. h4 d5 11. Bd3 Nc5 12. Bxc5 Bxc5 13. Rde1 Qf6 14. Nd4
Bd7 15. Re3 Rae8 16. Rf3 Qe5 17. Bf5 Bxf5 18. Nxf5 Re6 19. h5 Rfe8 20. Rd1 h6
21. a3 Be7 22. Nxe7+ R8xe7 23. g4 b5 24. Re3 Qg5 25. Rxe6 fxe6 26. Qxg5 hxg5
27. Kd2 Rf7 28. Ke3 e5 29. f3 Rf4 30. Rh1 Kh7 31. Re1 a5 32. Rh1 a4 33. Rg1 Kg8
34. Rh1 Rf6 35. b3 Rf4 36. h6 g6 37. h7+ Kh8 38. Rh6 Rf6 39. bxa4 bxa4 40. c4
dxc4 41. Ke4 Rf4+ 42. Kxe5 Rxf3 43. Rxg6 Kxh7 44. Rxc6 Rc3 45. Kd5 Rxa3 46.
Rxc4 Ra1 47. Kc5 Kg6 48. Kb4 Kf6 49. Re4 Ra2 50. c3 Rc2 51. Rc4 Ra2 52. Kb5 a3
53. Kb4 Ke5 54. Kb3 Ra1 55. Ra4 Rc1 56. Rxa3 Kf4 57. Ra4+ Kf3 58. Rd4 Ke3 59.
Kb4 Rf1 60. Kc5 Rf4 61. Kd5 Kf3 62. Rxf4+ gxf4 63. g5 Ke3 64. g6 f3 65. g7 f2
66. g8=Q f1=Q 67. Qe6+ Kd2 68. c4 Kc3 69. Qe3+ Kb4 70. Qb6+ Kc3 71. Qd4+ Kb3
72. c5 Qf7+ 73. Kc6 Qe6+ 74. Kb7 Qe7+ 75. Kb6 Qe6+ 76. c6 1-0

[Event "World Rapid 2015"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.12"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Zhigalko, S."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Nb8 11. Nbd2 Nbd7 12. Nf1 Re8 13. Ng3 Bf8 14. Ng5 d5 15.
exd5 Nc5 16. c4 Nxb3 17. Qxb3 c6 18. dxc6 Bxc6 19. cxb5 Bd5 20. Qd1 axb5 21.
N5e4 h6 22. Qf3 Ra6 23. Bd2 Ba8 24. Bb4 Nd5 25. Bxf8 Rxf8 26. d4 exd4 27. Nf5
Ne7 28. Rad1 Nxf5 29. Qxf5 Re6 30. f3 d3 31. Qxb5 Bxe4 32. Rxe4 Rxe4 33. fxe4
Qd4+ 34. Kh1 Rd8 35. Qb4 Qe3 36. Qa5 Rd4 37. Qd2 Qxe4 38. Re1 Qd5 39. Re3 Kh7
40. b4 Qg5 41. Kg1 Rd6 42. a4 Qxe3+ 43. Qxe3 d2 44. Qe4+ g6 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.12"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 02"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.05"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8.
c3 Nxe5 9. Rxe5 d6 10. Re1 O-O 11. d4 d5 12. Bf4 Bd6 13. Qf3 Nh4 14. Qg3 Nf5
15. Qf3 Nh4 16. Qg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.12"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 02"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.05"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 O-O
8. Qd2 Nd7 9. O-O-O c6 10. h4 d5 11. Bd3 Nc5 12. Bxc5 Bxc5 13. Rde1 Qf6 14. Nd4
Bd7 15. Re3 Rae8 16. Rf3 Qe5 17. Bf5 Bxf5 18. Nxf5 Re6 19. h5 Rfe8 20. Rd1 h6
21. a3 Be7 22. Nxe7+ R8xe7 23. g4 b5 24. Re3 Qg5 25. Rxe6 fxe6 26. Qxg5 hxg5
27. Kd2 Rf7 28. Ke3 e5 29. f3 Rf4 30. Rh1 Kh7 31. Re1 a5 32. Rh1 a4 33. Rg1 Kg8
34. Rh1 Rf6 35. b3 Rf4 36. h6 g6 37. h7+ Kh8 38. Rh6 Rf6 39. bxa4 bxa4 40. c4
dxc4 41. Ke4 Rf4+ 42. Kxe5 Rxf3 43. Rxg6 Kxh7 44. Rxc6 Rc3 45. Kd5 Rxa3 46.
Rxc4 Ra1 47. Kc5 Kg6 48. Kb4 Kf6 49. Re4 Ra2 50. c3 Rc2 51. Rc4 Ra2 52. Kb5 a3
53. Kb4 Ke5 54. Kb3 Ra1 55. Ra4 Rc1 56. Rxa3 Kf4 57. Ra4+ Kf3 58. Rd4 Ke3 59.
Kb4 Rf1 60. Kc5 Rf4 61. Kd5 Kf3 62. Rxf4+ gxf4 63. g5 Ke3 64. g6 f3 65. g7 f2
66. g8=Q f1=Q 67. Qe6+ Kd2 68. c4 Kc3 69. Qe3+ Kb4 70. Qb6+ Kc3 71. Qd4+ Kb3
72. c5 Qf7+ 73. Kc6 Qe6+ 74. Kb7 Qe7+ 75. Kb6 Qe6+ 76. c6 1-0

[Event "World Rapid 2015"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.12"]
[Round "12.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Ivanchuk, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 O-O
8. Qd2 Nd7 9. O-O-O c6 10. h4 d5 11. Bd3 Nc5 12. Bxc5 Bxc5 13. Rde1 Qf6 14. Nd4
Bd7 15. Re3 Rae8 16. Rf3 Qe5 17. Bf5 Bxf5 18. Nxf5 Re6 19. h5 Rfe8 20. Rd1 h6
21. a3 Be7 22. Nxe7+ R8xe7 23. g4 b5 24. Re3 Qg5 25. Rxe6 fxe6 26. Qxg5 hxg5
27. Kd2 Rf7 28. Ke3 e5 29. f3 Rf4 30. Rh1 Kh7 31. Re1 a5 32. Rh1 a4 33. Rg1 Kg8
34. Rh1 Rf6 35. b3 Rf4 36. h6 g6 37. h7+ Kh8 38. Rh6 Rf6 39. bxa4 bxa4 40. c4
dxc4 41. Ke4 Rf4+ 42. Kxe5 Rxf3 43. Rxg6 Kxh7 44. Rxc6 Rc3 45. Kd5 Rxa3 46.
Rxc4 Ra1 47. Kc5 Kg6 48. Kb4 Kf6 49. Re4 Ra2 50. c3 Rc2 51. Rc4 Ra2 52. Kb5 a3
53. Kb4 Ke5 54. Kb3 Ra1 55. Ra4 Rc1 56. Rxa3 Kf4 57. Ra4+ Kf3 58. Rd4 Ke3 59.
Kb4 Rf1 60. Kc5 Rf4 61. Kd5 Kf3 62. Rxf4+ gxf4 63. g5 Ke3 64. g6 f3 65. g7 f2
66. g8=Q f1=Q 67. Qe6+ Kd2 68. c4 Kc3 69. Qe3+ Kb4 70. Qb6+ Kc3 71. Qd4+ Kb3
72. c5 Qf7+ 73. Kc6 Qe6+ 74. Kb7 Qe7+ 75. Kb6 Qe6+ 76. c6 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.12"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E52"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 02"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.05"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 d5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. O-O
Ba6 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 10. Qd3 Qc8 11. Bd2 Re8 12. Rac1 Bf8 13. a3 c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5
15. Qb1 Qa6 16. Nd4 Rac8 17. f3 Ne6 18. Nce2 Bc5 19. Qf5 Bxd4 20. Nxd4 Nxd4 21.
exd4 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Qb5 23. Qc2 h6 24. a4 Qa6 25. b3 Nd7 26. Qc6 Nf6 27. Qc2 Qb7
28. Qf5 Qe7 29. h3 Qe2 30. Qc2 Qa6 31. Bf4 Qb7 32. Kh2 Qe7 33. Qf5 Rd8 34. Bc7
Qd7 35. Qxd7 Rxd7 36. Be5 Nh7 37. Rc8+ Nf8 38. Kg3 f6 39. Bb8 Kf7 40. Kf2 Ne6
41. Ke3 Ke7 42. f4 Rb7 43. Rg8 Kf7 44. Rh8 Rd7 45. Rc8 g6 46. g4 Re7 47. Bd6
Re8 48. Rxe8 Kxe8 49. f5 gxf5 50. gxf5 Ng5 51. h4 Ne4 52. Bb8 a6 53. h5 Kf7 54.
Bf4 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.12"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Zhigalko, Sergei"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 02"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.05"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Nb8 11. Nbd2 Nbd7 12. Nf1 Re8 13. Ng3 Bf8 14. Ng5 d5 15.
exd5 Nc5 16. c4 Nxb3 17. Qxb3 c6 18. dxc6 Bxc6 19. cxb5 Bd5 20. Qd1 axb5 21.
N5e4 h6 22. Qf3 Ra6 23. Bd2 Ba8 24. Bb4 Nd5 25. Bxf8 Rxf8 26. d4 exd4 27. Nf5
Ne7 28. Rad1 Nxf5 29. Qxf5 Re6 30. f3 d3 31. Qxb5 Bxe4 32. Rxe4 Rxe4 33. fxe4
Qd4+ 34. Kh1 Rd8 35. Qb4 Qe3 36. Qa5 Rd4 37. Qd2 Qxe4 38. Re1 Qd5 39. Re3 Kh7
40. b4 Qg5 41. Kg1 Rd6 42. a4 Qxe3+ 43. Qxe3 d2 44. Qe4+ g6 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.12"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 02"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.05"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
Bb7 9. d3 Re8 10. Nc3 Nd4 11. axb5 Nxb3 12. cxb3 axb5 13. Rxa8 Bxa8 14. Nxb5 d5
15. exd5 Bb4 16. Bd2 Bxd2 17. Qxd2 Bxd5 18. Nxe5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Qd5+ 20. Nf3
Qxb5 21. Rxe8+ Nxe8 22. Qe3 h6 23. Qe5 Qd7 24. h3 Nf6 25. Nd4 Kf8 26. Qc5+ Kg8
27. Qe5 Kf8 28. Qc5+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 02"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.05"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. b3 c5 6. Nf3 cxd4 7. exd4 Bb4 8. Bd2
dxc4 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. O-O Nc6 11. a3 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 b6 13. Qe2 Bb7 14. Rfd1 Ne7
15. Ne5 Nfd5 16. Bb2 Ng6 17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. Qe5 Rc8 19. a4 Qd7 20. Rac1 Rfd8 21.
h3 Qe7 22. Re1 Qb4 23. h4 a6 24. Ra1 Qe7 25. h5 gxh5 26. Qxh5 Qf6 27. Qe5 Qg6
28. f3 Nb4 29. Rac1 Bxf3 30. Qh2 Rxc4 31. Rxc4 Nd3 32. Rb1 Bd5 33. Rc2 Nf4 34.
Rbc1 Qe4 35. Kh1 Qe3 36. Qh4 f6 37. Rc8 Rxc8 38. Rxc8+ Kf7 39. Rc7+ Kg8 40.
Rc8+ Kf7 41. Rc7+ Kg8 42. Rc8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 02"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.05"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qf3 dxc6 7. Nc3 Be6
8. a3 O-O-O 9. Be3 Bxe3 10. Qxe3 Kb8 11. f4 Qe7 12. Bd3 g5 13. fxg5 h6 14. gxh6
Nxh6 15. O-O-O Ng4 16. Qf4 Qd6 17. e5 Nxe5 18. Qe4 Bd5 19. Nxd5 cxd5 20. Qe1
Rxh2 21. Rxh2 Nxd3+ 22. Rxd3 Qxh2 23. Rxd5 Kc8 24. Rxd8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.11"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 02"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.05"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be2 Nfd7 7. Bh2 e5 8. Nc3
Nc6 9. O-O Re8 10. Re1 a6 11. a4 b6 12. Bc4 Bb7 13. Bd5 Rb8 14. dxe5 dxe5 15.
Qe2 Qe7 16. Rad1 Nc5 17. Qc4 a5 18. Nb5 Nd8 19. Bxb7 Ndxb7 20. Na7 Qe6 21. Qxe6
Rxe6 22. b3 f6 23. Nb5 c6 24. Nc3 Nd6 25. Nd2 Bf8 26. f3 Ree8 27. Bg3 Kf7 28.
Bf2 Red8 29. Kf1 Na6 30. Ke2 Be7 31. e4 Nb4 32. Rc1 Ke6 33. Nd1 Bf8 34. Be3 Rd7
35. c3 Na6 36. Nb2 b5 37. Ra1 Nb7 38. b4 Nc7 39. Rec1 Kf7 40. axb5 Nxb5 41.
bxa5 Ba3 42. Rxa3 Nxa3 43. a6 Nd6 44. Nd3 Ndc4 45. Nxc4 Nxc4 46. Bc5 Rbd8 47.
Rd1 Ra8 48. Ra1 Rad8 49. Nb4 Rd2+ 50. Kf1 Rd1+ 51. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 52. Ke2 Ra1 53.
a7 Ke6 54. Nxc6 Nd6 55. Kd3 Nc8 56. Kc4 Kd7 57. Kb5 Kc7 58. Na5 Rb1+ 59. Kc4
Nxa7 60. Bxa7 Ra1 61. Kb5 Rb1+ 62. Ka6 Rb2 63. c4 Rxg2 64. Bb6+ Kc8 65. c5 Rf2
66. c6 Rxf3 67. Nc4 Rd3 68. Kb5 f5 69. Kc5 Rc3 70. Kd5 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 02"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.05"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 c6 5. Nd2 d5 6. Nh3 Bd6 7. Qc2 O-O 8. Nf3 a5
9. O-O Ne4 10. Nf4 Qe7 11. Nd3 Bd7 12. Bf4 Be8 13. Bxd6 Nxd6 14. c5 Nf7 15. Qc3
Nd7 16. a4 g5 17. Rab1 g4 18. Nfe5 Nfxe5 19. dxe5 f4 20. Nxf4 Nxc5 21. Qa3 Rf7
22. h3 Nd7 23. Qc3 Qg5 24. Nd3 gxh3 25. Bxh3 Re7 26. b4 Bg6 27. bxa5 Bxd3 28.
exd3 Nxe5 29. d4 Nc4 30. Rfe1 Rae8 31. f4 Qh6 32. Kh2 Rg7 33. Re2 Rge7 34. Rbe1
Nd6 35. Re5 Nc4 36. R5e2 Qf6 37. Kg2 h5 38. Qf3 Qh6 39. Kh2 Kf7 40. Kh1 Qh8 41.
Kh2 h4 42. gxh4 Qxh4 43. Rg1 Rh8 44. f5 Nd6 45. fxe6+ Ke8 46. Rg4 Qh6 47. Reg2
Rxe6 48. Rg7 Rf6 49. Qg4 Qf4+ 50. Qxf4 Rxf4 51. a6 bxa6 52. R2g6 Nf5 53. Rc7
Rfh4 54. Re6+ Kd8 55. Rexc6 Rxh3+ 56. Kg2 Rg3+ 57. Kf2 Rh2+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Guseinov, Gadir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 02"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.05"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d6 5. c3 h6 6. Bh4 g5 7. Bg3 Nh5 8. e4
Nxg3 9. hxg3 c5 10. dxc5 dxc5 11. Bc4 Qb6 12. Rb1 Be6 13. O-O Nd7 14. Bd5 Bg4
15. Nc4 Qc7 16. Qb3 O-O-O 17. Na5 b6 18. Nc6 e6 19. Nxd8 Rxd8 20. Bc4 Bxf3 21.
gxf3 Ne5 22. Kg2 h5 23. Rbd1 Rh8 24. Be2 h4 25. Rh1 Kb8 26. Qc2 Qc6 27. Qd2 g4
28. Rxh4 1-0

[Event "World Rapid 2015"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.11"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Radjabov, T."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be2 Nfd7 7. Bh2 e5 8. Nc3
Nc6 9. O-O Re8 10. Re1 a6 11. a4 b6 12. Bc4 Bb7 13. Bd5 Rb8 14. dxe5 dxe5 15.
Qe2 Qe7 16. Rad1 Nc5 17. Qc4 a5 18. Nb5 Nd8 19. Bxb7 Ndxb7 20. Na7 Qe6 21. Qxe6
Rxe6 22. b3 f6 23. Nb5 c6 24. Nc3 Nd6 25. Nd2 Bf8 26. f3 Ree8 27. Bg3 Kf7 28.
Bf2 Red8 29. Kf1 Na6 30. Ke2 Be7 31. e4 Nb4 32. Rc1 Ke6 33. Nd1 Bf8 34. Be3 Rd7
35. c3 Na6 36. Nb2 b5 37. Ra1 Nb7 38. b4 Nc7 39. Rec1 Kf7 40. axb5 Nxb5 41.
bxa5 Ba3 42. Rxa3 Nxa3 43. a6 Nd6 44. Nd3 Ndc4 45. Nxc4 Nxc4 46. Bc5 Rbd8 47.
Rd1 Ra8 48. Ra1 Rad8 49. Nb4 Rd2+ 50. Kf1 Rd1+ 51. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 52. Ke2 Ra1 53.
a7 Ke6 54. Nxc6 Nd6 55. Kd3 Nc8 56. Kc4 Kd7 57. Kb5 Kc7 58. Na5 Rb1+ 59. Kc4
Nxa7 60. Bxa7 Ra1 61. Kb5 Rb1+ 62. Ka6 Rb2 63. c4 Rxg2 64. Bb6+ Kc8 65. c5 Rf2
66. c6 Rxf3 67. Nc4 Rd3 68. Kb5 f5 69. Kc5 Rc3 70. Kd5 1-0

[Event "World Rapid 2015"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.11"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. b3 c5 6. Nf3 cxd4 7. exd4 Bb4 8. Bd2
dxc4 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. O-O Nc6 11. a3 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 b6 13. Qe2 Bb7 14. Rfd1 Ne7
15. Ne5 Nfd5 16. Bb2 Ng6 17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. Qe5 Rc8 19. a4 Qd7 20. Rac1 Rfd8 21.
h3 Qe7 22. Re1 Qb4 23. h4 a6 24. Ra1 Qe7 25. h5 gxh5 26. Qxh5 Qf6 27. Qe5 Qg6
28. f3 Nb4 29. Rac1 Bxf3 30. Qh2 Rxc4 31. Rxc4 Nd3 32. Rb1 Bd5 33. Rc2 Nf4 34.
Rbc1 Qe4 35. Kh1 Qe3 36. Qh4 f6 37. Rc8 Rxc8 38. Rxc8+ Kf7 39. Rc7+ Kg8 40.
Rc8+ Kf7 41. Rc7+ Kg8 42. Rc8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid 2015"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.11"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, I."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qf3 dxc6 7. Nc3 Be6
8. a3 O-O-O 9. Be3 Bxe3 10. Qxe3 Kb8 11. f4 Qe7 12. Bd3 g5 13. fxg5 h6 14. gxh6
Nxh6 15. O-O-O Ng4 16. Qf4 Qd6 17. e5 Nxe5 18. Qe4 Bd5 19. Nxd5 cxd5 20. Qe1
Rxh2 21. Rxh2 Nxd3+ 22. Rxd3 Qxh2 23. Rxd5 Kc8 24. Rxd8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid 2015"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.11"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Wojtaszek, R."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 c6 5. Nd2 d5 6. Nh3 Bd6 7. Qc2 O-O 8. Nf3 a5
9. O-O Ne4 10. Nf4 Qe7 11. Nd3 Bd7 12. Bf4 Be8 13. Bxd6 Nxd6 14. c5 Nf7 15. Qc3
Nd7 16. a4 g5 17. Rab1 g4 18. Nfe5 Nfxe5 19. dxe5 f4 20. Nxf4 Nxc5 21. Qa3 Rf7
22. h3 Nd7 23. Qc3 Qg5 24. Nd3 gxh3 25. Bxh3 Re7 26. b4 Bg6 27. bxa5 Bxd3 28.
exd3 Nxe5 29. d4 Nc4 30. Rfe1 Rae8 31. f4 Qh6 32. Kh2 Rg7 33. Re2 Rge7 34. Rbe1
Nd6 35. Re5 Nc4 36. R5e2 Qf6 37. Kg2 h5 38. Qf3 Qh6 39. Kh2 Kf7 40. Kh1 Qh8 41.
Kh2 h4 42. gxh4 Qxh4 43. Rg1 Rh8 44. f5 Nd6 45. fxe6+ Ke8 46. Rg4 Qh6 47. Reg2
Rxe6 48. Rg7 Rf6 49. Qg4 Qf4+ 50. Qxf4 Rxf4 51. a6 bxa6 52. R2g6 Nf5 53. Rc7
Rfh4 54. Re6+ Kd8 55. Rexc6 Rxh3+ 56. Kg2 Rg3+ 57. Kf2 Rh2+ 0-1

[Event "World Rapid 2015"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.11"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Radjabov, T."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be2 Nfd7 7. Bh2 e5 8. Nc3
Nc6 9. O-O Re8 10. Re1 a6 11. a4 b6 12. Bc4 Bb7 13. Bd5 Rb8 14. dxe5 dxe5 15.
Qe2 Qe7 16. Rad1 Nc5 17. Qc4 a5 18. Nb5 Nd8 19. Bxb7 Ndxb7 20. Na7 Qe6 21. Qxe6
Rxe6 22. b3 f6 23. Nb5 c6 24. Nc3 Nd6 25. Nd2 Bf8 26. f3 Ree8 27. Bg3 Kf7 28.
Bf2 Red8 29. Kf1 Na6 30. Ke2 Be7 31. e4 Nb4 32. Rc1 Ke6 33. Nd1 Bf8 34. Be3 Rd7
35. c3 Na6 36. Nb2 b5 37. Ra1 Nb7 38. b4 Nc7 39. Rec1 Kf7 40. axb5 Nxb5 41.
bxa5 Ba3 42. Rxa3 Nxa3 43. a6 Nd6 44. Nd3 Ndc4 45. Nxc4 Nxc4 46. Bc5 Rbd8 47.
Rd1 Ra8 48. Ra1 Rad8 49. Nb4 Rd2+ 50. Kf1 Rd1+ 51. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 52. Ke2 Ra1 53.
a7 Ke6 54. Nxc6 Nd6 55. Kd3 Nc8 56. Kc4 Kd7 57. Kb5 Kc7 58. Na5 Rb1+ 59. Kc4
Nxa7 60. Bxa7 Ra1 61. Kb5 Rb1+ 62. Ka6 Rb2 63. c4 Rxg2 64. Bb6+ Kc8 65. c5 Rf2
66. c6 Rxf3 67. Nc4 Rd3 68. Kb5 f5 69. Kc5 Rc3 70. Kd5 1-0

[Event "World Rapid 2015"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.11"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Guseinov, G."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d6 5. c3 h6 6. Bh4 g5 7. Bg3 Nh5 8. e4
Nxg3 9. hxg3 c5 10. dxc5 dxc5 11. Bc4 Qb6 12. Rb1 Be6 13. O-O Nd7 14. Bd5 Bg4
15. Nc4 Qc7 16. Qb3 O-O-O 17. Na5 b6 18. Nc6 e6 19. Nxd8 Rxd8 20. Bc4 Bxf3 21.
gxf3 Ne5 22. Kg2 h5 23. Rbd1 Rh8 24. Be2 h4 25. Rh1 Kb8 26. Qc2 Qc6 27. Qd2 g4
28. Rxh4 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kryvoruchko, Yuriy"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 02"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.05"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. O-O d6 7. Nbd2 Ba7 8. Bb3
Be6 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. Qb3 Qc8 11. Nc4 O-O 12. Be3 b5 13. Ncd2 Na5 14. Qc2 Bxe3
15. fxe3 c5 16. a4 h6 17. h3 Qb7 18. axb5 axb5 19. Ra2 Nc6 20. Rfa1 Rxa2 21.
Rxa2 d5 22. exd5 exd5 23. e4 d4 24. cxd4 c4 25. Ra1 Nb4 26. Qc3 Nxd3 27. Nxc4
Qxe4 28. Ncxe5 Qe3+ 29. Kh2 Nxe5 30. Nxe5 Qxc3 31. bxc3 Nd5 32. Rc1 Rf2 33. c4
bxc4 34. Nxc4 Rf4 35. Rd1 Nc3 36. Rd2 Nb5 37. Kg3 Rxd4 38. Rxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2596"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 02"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.05"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e4 Bb4 5. d3 d6 6. a3 Bc5 7. b4 Bb6 8. Na4
Bg4 9. Nxb6 axb6 10. Bb2 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nd7 12. Qe3 Qf6 13. Be2 Nf8 14. Bg4 h5
15. Bf5 g6 16. Bh3 g5 17. Bf5 Ne6 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. O-O O-O 20. f3 Nd4 21. Bxd4
exd4 22. Qe2 e5 23. a4 Qf4 24. g3 Qe3+ 25. Qxe3 dxe3 26. Kg2 g4 27. fxg4 hxg4
28. Rxf8+ Rxf8 29. Ra2 Kg7 30. Re2 Ra8 31. Ra2 c6 32. Kf1 Rh8 33. Kg2 Kf6 34.
b5 Ke6 35. Kf1 d5 36. bxc6 dxc4 37. dxc4 bxc6 38. c5 bxc5 39. a5 c4 40. a6 Kd6
41. a7 Ra8 42. Ke2 Kc5 43. Kxe3 Kb6 44. Rb2+ Kxa7 45. Rb4 Rf8 46. Rxc4 Kb6 47.
Rb4+ Kc5 48. Rb7 Rf3+ 49. Ke2 Kd4 50. Rb4+ Kc5 51. Rb7 Ra3 52. Rg7 Ra2+ 53. Kd3
Rxh2 54. Rxg4 Ra2 55. Rg6 Ra3+ 56. Kd2 Ra6 57. Kc3 Ra3+ 58. Kd2 Kd4 59. Rxc6
Rxg3 60. Ke2 Ra3 61. Rh6 Re3+ 62. Kd2 Rf3 63. Ke2 Rf4 64. Rd6+ Kxe4 65. Ra6 Kf5
66. Ke3 Rh4 67. Ra8 Rh3+ 68. Ke2 Kf4 69. Ra7 Rb3 70. Rh7 Rb2+ 71. Ke1 Rg2 72.
Ra7 e4 73. Ra3 Rg3 74. Rxg3 Kxg3 75. Ke2 Kf4 76. Kf2 e3+ 77. Ke2 Ke4 78. Ke1
Kf3 79. Kf1 e2+ 80. Ke1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 02"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.05"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. c4 c6 12. Nc3 b4 13. Na4 c5 14. d5 Re8 15. a3 a5
16. Bc2 Nf8 17. b3 Ng6 18. Nb2 Bd7 19. Be3 h6 20. Ra2 Nh7 21. Qd2 Ng5 22. Nxg5
Bxg5 23. axb4 Bxe3 24. Qxe3 axb4 25. Rea1 Rxa2 26. Rxa2 Nf4 27. Nd3 Qg5 28.
Nxf4 exf4 29. Qd3 Qe5 30. Qd1 Kf8 31. Kf1 Bc8 32. f3 Qg5 33. Qa1 Qg3 34. Bd1 h5
35. Ra7 h4 36. Qa5 Bxh3 37. gxh3 Qxh3+ 38. Ke1 Qg3+ 39. Kd2 h3 40. Qc7 Qg6 41.
Bc2 h2 42. e5 Qg2+ 43. Kc1 h1=Q+ 44. Kb2 Qh5 45. Qxd6+ Kg8 46. Qe7 Qxc2+ 47.
Kxc2 Rxe7 48. Ra1 0-1

[Event "World Rapid 2015"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.10"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Ghaem Maghami, E."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2596"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e4 Bb4 5. d3 d6 6. a3 Bc5 7. b4 Bb6 8. Na4
Bg4 9. Nxb6 axb6 10. Bb2 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nd7 12. Qe3 Qf6 13. Be2 Nf8 14. Bg4 h5
15. Bf5 g6 16. Bh3 g5 17. Bf5 Ne6 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. O-O O-O 20. f3 Nd4 21. Bxd4
exd4 22. Qe2 e5 23. a4 Qf4 24. g3 Qe3+ 25. Qxe3 dxe3 26. Kg2 g4 27. fxg4 hxg4
28. Rxf8+ Rxf8 29. Ra2 Kg7 30. Re2 Ra8 31. Ra2 c6 32. Kf1 Rh8 33. Kg2 Kf6 34.
b5 Ke6 35. Kf1 d5 36. bxc6 dxc4 37. dxc4 bxc6 38. c5 bxc5 39. a5 c4 40. a6 Kd6
41. a7 Ra8 42. Ke2 Kc5 43. Kxe3 Kb6 44. Rb2+ Kxa7 45. Rb4 Rf8 46. Rxc4 Kb6 47.
Rb4+ Kc5 48. Rb7 Rf3+ 49. Ke2 Kd4 50. Rb4+ Kc5 51. Rb7 Ra3 52. Rg7 Ra2+ 53. Kd3
Rxh2 54. Rxg4 Ra2 55. Rg6 Ra3+ 56. Kd2 Ra6 57. Kc3 Ra3+ 58. Kd2 Kd4 59. Rxc6
Rxg3 60. Ke2 Ra3 61. Rh6 Re3+ 62. Kd2 Rf3 63. Ke2 Rf4 64. Rd6+ Kxe4 65. Ra6 Kf5
66. Ke3 Rh4 67. Ra8 Rh3+ 68. Ke2 Kf4 69. Ra7 Rb3 70. Rh7 Rb2+ 71. Ke1 Rg2 72.
Ra7 e4 73. Ra3 Rg3 74. Rxg3 Kxg3 75. Ke2 Kf4 76. Kf2 e3+ 77. Ke2 Ke4 78. Ke1
Kf3 79. Kf1 e2+ 80. Ke1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Wagner, Dennis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 02"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.05"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 cxd4 6. exd4 Bf5 7. Qb3 Qc8 8.
Ngf3 h6 9. Ne5 g5 10. Bg3 Bg7 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O e6 13. Rae1 Ne4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4
15. Nd3 Bh7 16. Qd1 Ne7 17. Be5 f6 18. Bd6 Re8 19. Bh5 Bg6 20. Bxe7 Bxh5 21.
Qxh5 Rxe7 22. f4 Qe8 23. Qf3 f5 24. fxg5 hxg5 25. g4 f4 26. h4 Qg6 27. h5 Qf7
28. Re2 Rae8 29. Rfe1 Kh7 30. Kf1 Kh6 31. a4 Bf6 32. a5 Qh7 33. a6 b6 34. Nb4
Qf7 35. Qd3 Kg7 36. Kf2 Rc8 37. Kf3 Rc4 38. Qg6+ Qxg6 39. hxg6 Bxd4 40. Rxe6
Rxe6 41. Rxe6 Bc5 42. Nxd5 Ra4 43. b4 Bf8 44. Rf6 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2016 Update 02"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.05"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. Qc2 Na6 7. a3 Nc7 8. e3
Be7 9. Bd3 g6 10. Nf3 Ne6 11. Bh4 O-O 12. O-O Ng7 13. b4 a6 14. Na4 Bf5 15. Nc5
Ra7 16. a4 Bxd3 17. Nxd3 Nf5 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. b5 cxb5 20. axb5 a5 21. Rfc1 b6
22. Qb3 Ne7 23. Nb4 Ra8 24. Nc6 Qd6 25. Nxe7+ Bxe7 26. Rc6 Qd8 27. g3 Kg7 28.
h4 Re8 29. Ne5 Bf8 30. h5 Ra7 31. Kg2 Kg8 32. Ng4 Bg7 33. h6 f5 34. Nh2 Bxh6
35. Nf3 Bg7 36. Ne1 g5 37. Nd3 Rf7 38. Rac1 Qd7 39. Qd1 f4 40. gxf4 gxf4 41.
Nxf4 Qf5 42. Rc7 Rxc7 43. Rxc7 Bf8 44. Qf3 Rd8 45. Rc6 Rd6 46. Rc7 a4 47. Ra7
a3 48. Qg3+ Kh8 49. Qh3 Qe4+ 50. Qf3 Qf5 51. Ra8 Rf6 52. Qh3 Qe4+ 53. Kg3 Rf7
54. Qh5 Rf5 55. Qh6 Kg8 56. Qe6+ Qxe6 57. Nxe6 Rf6 58. Nxf8 Rxf8 59. Rxa3 1-0

[Event "World Rapid 2015"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.10"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Bruzon Batista, L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. Qc2 Na6 7. a3 Nc7 8. e3
Be7 9. Bd3 g6 10. Nf3 Ne6 11. Bh4 O-O 12. O-O Ng7 13. b4 a6 14. Na4 Bf5 15. Nc5
Ra7 16. a4 Bxd3 17. Nxd3 Nf5 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. b5 cxb5 20. axb5 a5 21. Rfc1 b6
22. Qb3 Ne7 23. Nb4 Ra8 24. Nc6 Qd6 25. Nxe7+ Bxe7 26. Rc6 Qd8 27. g3 Kg7 28.
h4 Re8 29. Ne5 Bf8 30. h5 Ra7 31. Kg2 Kg8 32. Ng4 Bg7 33. h6 f5 34. Nh2 Bxh6
35. Nf3 Bg7 36. Ne1 g5 37. Nd3 Rf7 38. Rac1 Qd7 39. Qd1 f4 40. gxf4 gxf4 41.
Nxf4 Qf5 42. Rc7 Rxc7 43. Rxc7 Bf8 44. Qf3 Rd8 45. Rc6 Rd6 46. Rc7 a4 47. Ra7
a3 48. Qg3+ Kh8 49. Qh3 Qe4+ 50. Qf3 Qf5 51. Ra8 Rf6 52. Qh3 Qe4+ 53. Kg3 Rf7
54. Qh5 Rf5 55. Qh6 Kg8 56. Qe6+ Qxe6 57. Nxe6 Rf6 58. Nxf8 Rxf8 59. Rxa3 1-0

[Event "World Rapid 2015"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.10"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Ghaem Maghami, E."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2596"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e4 Bb4 5. d3 d6 6. a3 Bc5 7. b4 Bb6 8. Na4
Bg4 9. Nxb6 axb6 10. Bb2 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nd7 12. Qe3 Qf6 13. Be2 Nf8 14. Bg4 h5
15. Bf5 g6 16. Bh3 g5 17. Bf5 Ne6 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. O-O O-O 20. f3 Nd4 21. Bxd4
exd4 22. Qe2 e5 23. a4 Qf4 24. g3 Qe3+ 25. Qxe3 dxe3 26. Kg2 g4 27. fxg4 hxg4
28. Rxf8+ Rxf8 29. Ra2 Kg7 30. Re2 Ra8 31. Ra2 c6 32. Kf1 Rh8 33. Kg2 Kf6 34.
b5 Ke6 35. Kf1 d5 36. bxc6 dxc4 37. dxc4 bxc6 38. c5 bxc5 39. a5 c4 40. a6 Kd6
41. a7 Ra8 42. Ke2 Kc5 43. Kxe3 Kb6 44. Rb2+ Kxa7 45. Rb4 Rf8 46. Rxc4 Kb6 47.
Rb4+ Kc5 48. Rb7 Rf3+ 49. Ke2 Kd4 50. Rb4+ Kc5 51. Rb7 Ra3 52. Rg7 Ra2+ 53. Kd3
Rxh2 54. Rxg4 Ra2 55. Rg6 Ra3+ 56. Kd2 Ra6 57. Kc3 Ra3+ 58. Kd2 Kd4 59. Rxc6
Rxg3 60. Ke2 Ra3 61. Rh6 Re3+ 62. Kd2 Rf3 63. Ke2 Rf4 64. Rd6+ Kxe4 65. Ra6 Kf5
66. Ke3 Rh4 67. Ra8 Rh3+ 68. Ke2 Kf4 69. Ra7 Rb3 70. Rh7 Rb2+ 71. Ke1 Rg2 72.
Ra7 e4 73. Ra3 Rg3 74. Rxg3 Kxg3 75. Ke2 Kf4 76. Kf2 e3+ 77. Ke2 Ke4 78. Ke1
Kf3 79. Kf1 e2+ 80. Ke1 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid 2015"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.10"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, F."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. c4 c6 12. Nc3 b4 13. Na4 c5 14. d5 Re8 15. a3 a5
16. Bc2 Nf8 17. b3 Ng6 18. Nb2 Bd7 19. Be3 h6 20. Ra2 Nh7 21. Qd2 Ng5 22. Nxg5
Bxg5 23. axb4 Bxe3 24. Qxe3 axb4 25. Rea1 Rxa2 26. Rxa2 Nf4 27. Nd3 Qg5 28.
Nxf4 exf4 29. Qd3 Qe5 30. Qd1 Kf8 31. Kf1 Bc8 32. f3 Qg5 33. Qa1 Qg3 34. Bd1 h5
35. Ra7 h4 36. Qa5 Bxh3 37. gxh3 Qxh3+ 38. Ke1 Qg3+ 39. Kd2 h3 40. Qc7 Qg6 41.
Bc2 h2 42. e5 Qg2+ 43. Kc1 h1=Q+ 44. Kb2 Qh5 45. Qxd6+ Kg8 46. Qe7 Qxc2+ 47.
Kxc2 Rxe7 48. Ra1 0-1

[Event "World Rapid 2015"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.10"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Kryvoruchko, Y."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. O-O d6 7. Nbd2 Ba7 8. Bb3
Be6 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. Qb3 Qc8 11. Nc4 O-O 12. Be3 b5 13. Ncd2 Na5 14. Qc2 Bxe3
15. fxe3 c5 16. a4 h6 17. h3 Qb7 18. axb5 axb5 19. Ra2 Nc6 20. Rfa1 Rxa2 21.
Rxa2 d5 22. exd5 exd5 23. e4 d4 24. cxd4 c4 25. Ra1 Nb4 26. Qc3 Nxd3 27. Nxc4
Qxe4 28. Ncxe5 Qe3+ 29. Kh2 Nxe5 30. Nxe5 Qxc3 31. bxc3 Nd5 32. Rc1 Rf2 33. c4
bxc4 34. Nxc4 Rf4 35. Rd1 Nc3 36. Rd2 Nb5 37. Kg3 Rxd4 38. Rxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid 2015"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.10"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Wagner, De"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 cxd4 6. exd4 Bf5 7. Qb3 Qc8 8.
Ngf3 h6 9. Ne5 g5 10. Bg3 Bg7 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O e6 13. Rae1 Ne4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4
15. Nd3 Bh7 16. Qd1 Ne7 17. Be5 f6 18. Bd6 Re8 19. Bh5 Bg6 20. Bxe7 Bxh5 21.
Qxh5 Rxe7 22. f4 Qe8 23. Qf3 f5 24. fxg5 hxg5 25. g4 f4 26. h4 Qg6 27. h5 Qf7
28. Re2 Rae8 29. Rfe1 Kh7 30. Kf1 Kh6 31. a4 Bf6 32. a5 Qh7 33. a6 b6 34. Nb4
Qf7 35. Qd3 Kg7 36. Kf2 Rc8 37. Kf3 Rc4 38. Qg6+ Qxg6 39. hxg6 Bxd4 40. Rxe6
Rxe6 41. Rxe6 Bc5 42. Nxd5 Ra4 43. b4 Bf8 44. Rf6 1-0

[Event "Carlsen Vienna Blindfold"]
[Site "Vienna AUT"]
[Date "2015.10.06"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Goldman, Bjoern"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2015.10.06"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. O-O Nc6 6. d4 Bg7 7. d5 Nb4 8. Qa4+
Bd7 9. Qxb4 b6 10. Qb3 O-O 11. e4 Qe8 12. Qc2 Rb8 13. Re1 Qc8 14. e5 Ne8 15.
exd6 cxd6 16. dxe6 Bxe6 17. b3 h6 18. Bb2 Nf6 0-1

[Event "Carlsen Vienna Blindfold"]
[Site "Vienna AUT"]
[Date "2015.10.06"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Prevezer, Mark"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2015.10.06"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 Nc6 3. d4 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 Nd7 8. e3
f5 9. d5 Ncb8 10. Nd4 a6 11. Nxe6 Qe8 12. Nxc7 Qd8 13. Nxa8 b6 14. e4 Bb7 15.
Nxb6 Qxb6 16. exf5 Nf6 17. Re1 Bd8 18. Be3 Qc7 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. Bxe4 Nd7 21.
Bd4 Nf6 22. Bd3 Qf7 23. Re6 Ne8 24. Qe2 Nc7 25. Re1 Nxe6 26. fxe6 Qe7 27. Qh5
h6 28. Qg6 Rf6 29. Qh7+ Kf8 30. Qh8# 1-0

[Event "Carlsen Vienna Blindfold"]
[Site "Vienna AUT"]
[Date "2015.10.06"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Schewe, Joerg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2015.10.06"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 Bd6 6. c3 g6 7. O-O O-O 8. Bg5
h6 9. Bxh6 Nxe4 10. dxe4 Qf6 11. Bb3 Bc5 12. Bxf8 Kxf8 13. Nbd2 d6 14. h4 Bg4
15. Bd5 Rd8 16. b4 Bb6 17. a4 a5 18. b5 Rd7 19. bxc6 bxc6 20. Bxc6 Rd8 21. Bd5
Kg7 22. Nc4 c5 23. Nxb6 Rf8 24. Nc4 Qf4 25. Rb1 Kh6 26. Rb6 Rd8 27. Rxd6 Rxd6
28. Nxd6 Kg7 29. Nxf7 Qxf7 30. Bxf7 Kxf7 31. Nxe5+ Kf6 32. Nxg4+ Ke6 33. Qd5+
Ke7 34. e5 c4 35. Qd6+ Kf7 36. Qd7+ Kg8 37. e6 g5 38. Qf7+ Kh8 39. Nf6 gxh4 40.
Qg8# 1-0

[Event "Carlsen Vienna Blindfold"]
[Site "Vienna AUT"]
[Date "2015.10.06"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Riley, Jonathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2015.10.06"]

1. g3 e5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Bg2 Bc5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. e3 O-O 6. Nge2 d6 7. O-O Re8 8. a3
Bg4 9. b4 Bxe2 10. Qxe2 Bb6 11. f4 exf4 12. Rxf4 a6 13. Bb2 d5 14. cxd5 Nxd5
15. Nxd5 Qd7 16. Nf6+ gxf6 17. Qg4+ Qxg4 18. Rxg4+ Kf8 19. Bxf6 Re6 20. Rf1
Bxe3+ 21. dxe3 Rxe3 22. Rgf4 Rae8 23. Bg5 R8e6 24. Rxf7+ Ke8 25. Rf8+ Kd7 26.
Rd1+ Rd6 27. Rxd6+ cxd6 28. Bxe3 a5 29. b5 b6 30. bxc6+ Kc7 31. Rf7+ Kc8 32.
Bh3+ Kb8 33. c7+ Kb7 34. c8=Q# 1-0

[Event "Carlsen Vienna Blindfold"]
[Site "Vienna AUT"]
[Date "2015.10.06"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Rekola, Kimmo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[EventDate "2015.10.06"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bd2 O-O 7. e4 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Be7 9. Bd3 c5 10. O-O Nd7 11. e5 f5 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. Qe2 cxd4 14. cxd4
Qd6 15. Rfe1 Bd7 0-1

[Event "3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2015.09.01"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2853"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2015.08.23"]

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 h5 10. Nc3 Be7 11. Rd1+ Ke8 12. Ne2 Nh4 13. Nxh4 Bxh4 14.
f3 Bf5 15. Nd4 Bg6 16. Bf4 Be7 17. g4 Rd8 18. Kg2 hxg4 19. hxg4 Bc5 20. c3 Bxd4
21. Rxd4 Rxd4 22. cxd4 Ke7 23. Rc1 Ke6 24. Be3 f6 25. exf6 gxf6 26. Bd2 Rd8 27.
Bc3 Kf7 28. Kg3 Re8 29. Rh1 Bd3 30. Re1 Rxe1 31. Bxe1 Bc4 32. a3 b6 33. Kf4 a5
34. Ke3 a4 35. Bg3 b5 36. Bxc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 3rd"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.09.01"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2853"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2015.08.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]

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 h5 10. Nc3 Be7 11. Rd1+ Ke8 12. Ne2 Nh4 13. Nxh4 Bxh4 {
Both players took a long time to get to this position, but it had all been
played before.} 14. f3 Bf5 15. Nd4 (15. c3 Bc2 16. Rd2 Bf5 17. g4 Be6 {was
fine for Black in Leko-Radjabov, 2014. The Azeri won that game in the long run.
}) 15... Bg6 16. Bf4 Be7 17. g4 {Anand mentioned that he had looked at this
idea with f3 and g4, but must have botched it up at some point.} Rd8 18. Kg2
hxg4 19. hxg4 Bc5 20. c3 Bxd4 21. Rxd4 Rxd4 22. cxd4 Ke7 {Whtie retains some
chances of creating an advantage if he can push f4-f5, but it looks difficult
to achieve... and when it does, still the advantage is not that clear.} 23. Rc1
Ke6 24. Be3 f6 {Now the draw is obvious. The structural advantage is
meaningless with the opposite colored bishops on the board.} 25. exf6 gxf6 26.
Bd2 Rd8 27. Bc3 Kf7 28. Kg3 Re8 29. Rh1 Bd3 30. Re1 Rxe1 31. Bxe1 Bc4 32. a3 b6
33. Kf4 a5 34. Ke3 a4 35. Bg3 b5 36. Bxc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2015.08.31"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2814"]
[PlyCount "190"]
[EventDate "2015.08.23"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Bf4 Nf6 5. e3 O-O 6. a3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Nf3
Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. Rd1 Be7 11. Be2 Ne4 12. cxd5 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 14. bxc3
exd5 15. Rxd5 Bxa3 16. Nd4 Nxd4 17. exd4 b6 18. Kd2 Be6 19. Rb5 Bd7 20. Rb3 Be7
21. Bf3 Ba4 22. Rb2 Rad8 23. Ra1 b5 24. Bc6 a6 25. Bb7 Bd6 26. Be3 a5 27. Bc6
Rb8 28. d5 Rfd8 29. Kd3 Bf8 30. Bd4 f6 31. Ke4 Bd6 32. c4 Bb4 33. Ba7 f5+ 34.
Kf3 Rbc8 35. cxb5 Bxb5 36. Bxb5 Bc3 37. Rab1 Bxb2 38. Rxb2 Rxd5 39. Be3 Rb8 40.
Bc4 Rxb2 41. Bxd5+ Kh8 42. Bd4 Rb1 43. Ke2 a4 44. g3 a3 45. Kd2 h5 46. h4 Kh7
47. Bc4 g6 48. Kc2 Re1 49. Be3 f4 50. Bxf4 a2 51. Bxa2 Re2+ 52. Kb3 Rxf2 53.
Bb1 Re2 54. Kc4 Kg7 55. Kd5 Re1 56. Bc2 Re2 57. Bd3 Re1 58. Be4 Rd1+ 59. Ke5
Re1 60. Bd2 Re2 61. Bc3 Kh6 62. Bb4 Rf2 63. Bc5 Rf1 64. Bb4 Rf2 65. Be7 Rf1 66.
Bf6 Rg1 67. Bg5+ Kg7 68. Bf4 Re1 69. Kd5 Rd1+ 70. Ke6 Re1 71. Ke5 Re2 72. Kd5
Re1 73. Bd3 Kh7 74. Kd4 Kg7 75. Be3 Ra1 76. Ke4 Ra4+ 77. Kf3 Ra3 78. Bb5 Rb3
79. Be8 Rb1 80. Bc6 Rb4 81. Bd2 Rb6 82. Bc3+ Kh6 83. Bd5 Rb1 84. Kf4 Rf1+ 85.
Ke5 Rg1 86. Bd2+ Kg7 87. Bf4 Re1+ 88. Kd6 Kf6 89. Bf3 Kf5 90. Kd5 Rf1 91. Be4+
Kg4 92. Bxg6 Rxf4 93. gxf4 Kxf4 94. Bxh5 Kg3 95. Bd1 Kxh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2015.08.31"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2814"]
[PlyCount "190"]
[EventDate "2015.08.23"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Bf4 Nf6 5. e3 O-O 6. a3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Nf3
Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. Rd1 Be7 11. Be2 Ne4 12. cxd5 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 14. bxc3
exd5 15. Rxd5 Bxa3 16. Nd4 Nxd4 17. exd4 b6 18. Kd2 Be6 19. Rb5 Bd7 20. Rb3 Be7
21. Bf3 Ba4 22. Rb2 Rad8 23. Ra1 b5 24. Bc6 a6 25. Bb7 Bd6 26. Be3 a5 27. Bc6
Rb8 28. d5 Rfd8 29. Kd3 Bf8 30. Bd4 f6 31. Ke4 Bd6 32. c4 Bb4 33. Ba7 f5+ 34.
Kf3 Rbc8 35. cxb5 Bxb5 36. Bxb5 Bc3 37. Rab1 Bxb2 38. Rxb2 Rxd5 39. Be3 Rb8 40.
Bc4 Rxb2 41. Bxd5+ Kh8 42. Bd4 Rb1 43. Ke2 a4 44. g3 a3 45. Kd2 h5 46. h4 Kh7
47. Bc4 g6 48. Kc2 Re1 49. Be3 f4 50. Bxf4 a2 51. Bxa2 Re2+ 52. Kb3 Rxf2 53.
Bb1 Re2 54. Kc4 Kg7 55. Kd5 Re1 56. Bc2 Re2 57. Bd3 Re1 58. Be4 Rd1+ 59. Ke5
Re1 60. Bd2 Re2 61. Bc3 Kh6 62. Bb4 Rf2 63. Bc5 Rf1 64. Bb4 Rf2 65. Be7 Rf1 66.
Bf6 Rg1 67. Bg5+ Kg7 68. Bf4 Re1 69. Kd5 Rd1+ 70. Ke6 Re1 71. Ke5 Re2 72. Kd5
Re1 73. Bd3 Kh7 74. Kd4 Kg7 75. Be3 Ra1 76. Ke4 Ra4+ 77. Kf3 Ra3 78. Bb5 Rb3
79. Be8 Rb1 80. Bc6 Rb4 81. Bd2 Rb6 82. Bc3+ Kh6 83. Bd5 Rb1 84. Kf4 Rf1+ 85.
Ke5 Rg1 86. Bd2+ Kg7 87. Bf4 Re1+ 88. Kd6 Kf6 89. Bf3 Kf5 90. Kd5 Rf1 91. Be4+
Kg4 92. Bxg6 Rxf4 93. gxf4 Kxf4 94. Bxh5 Kg3 95. Bd1 Kxh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 3rd"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.08.31"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2814"]
[Annotator "Wagner,D"]
[PlyCount "190"]
[EventDate "2015.08.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:3600+30"]

{The day before Carlsen had lost an unbelievable game against Grischuk. After
losing his objectivity in a completely equal position he had to suffer for a
long time in an ending a pawn down. Nakamura on the other hand was outplayed
by Aronian after unconvincing preparation in a Spanish line.} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:
00:03]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:10] I was following the live commentary where former
World Champion Garry Kasparov joined Yasser Seirawan and Jennifer Shahade in
the commentary room. When asked which opening he would have recommended
Nakamura against Carlsen he immediately responded: King's Indian, of course!} (
1... Nf6 $1 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 $1) 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:03]}
3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:04] But instead Nakamura goes for the
solid Queen's Gambit, a decent opening of course, but in the specific
tournament situation I would tend to agree with Kasparov. After his loss on
the previous day it would have been more unpleasant for Carlsen to face
concrete problems in a sharp line, where on top of that it's easier for
Nakamura to unfold his full potential.} 4. Bf4 {[%emt 0:01:23]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:
00:16]} 5. e3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:29]} 6. a3 $5 {[%emt 0:00:22]
The main point of this line is to prevent 6...Nbd7, so 6...b6 is considered
the right reply now, because a3 is not that useful in the b6-setup.} c5 {
[%emt 0:08:20] A risky choice, because Carlsen has lots of experience in this
line with both colours.} (6... b6 $1) (6... Nbd7 $6 7. Nb5 $1) 7. dxc5 {
[%emt 0:00:11]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 8. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:
56]} 9. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:21:02]} (9... Re8 {was played by
Carlsen himself in his last World Championship match with Anand.} 10. Bg5 Be7
11. Rd1 Qa5 12. Bd3 h6 13. Bh4 dxc4 14. Bxc4 a6 15. O-O b5 16. Ba2 Bb7 17. Bb1
Rad8 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Ne4 Be7 20. Nc5 Bxc5 21. Qxc5 b4 $11 {1/2 (41)-1/2 (41)
Anand, V (2792)-Carlsen,M (2863) Sochi 2014}) 10. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Be7 {
[%emt 0:01:43]} 11. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:02:11] I wonder what
went wrong with Nakamura's preparation, because this line is considered
dubious already for quite a long time.} (11... dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nh5 {is another
line, where White gets a small plus.}) 12. cxd5 {[%emt 0:01:39]} Nxc3 {[%emt 0:
00:16]} 13. Qxc3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} (13. bxc3 $5 {seems also pleasant for White.}
exd5 14. O-O Bf6 15. c4 Be6 16. Bg5 dxc4 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Bxc4 Qc5 19. Rc1
Qxc4 20. Qxc4 Bxc4 21. Rxc4 $16 {1-0 (37) Giri,A (2752)-Kasimdzhanov,R (2700)
Rosmalen 2014}) 13... Qxc3+ {[%emt 0:00:15]} 14. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} exd5 {
[%emt 0:00:10]} 15. Rxd5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bxa3 {[%emt 0:04:29]} 16. Nd4 $1 {
[%emt 0:00:52] A strong centralization move} Nxd4 {[%emt 0:03:50]} (16... a5 {
is the other move that has been played here.} 17. Rb5 (17. Kd2 $5 a4 18. Kc2
Be7 19. Bf3 $14) 17... a4 18. Kd2 Be7 19. Ra1 Ra7 20. Bg5 f6 21. Bf4 Rd8 22.
Bc7 Re8 23. Bb6 Ra8 24. Bc4+ Kf8 25. Ne6+ Bxe6 26. Bxe6 Bd6 27. Bd5 $16 {
1-0 (41) Sokolov,I (2657)-Meier,G (2608) Budva 2009}) 17. exd4 {[%emt 0:00:13]}
b6 {[%emt 0:05:32]} 18. Kd2 $14 {[%emt 0:03:18] It's time to make a cut and
evaluate the position that has arisen. White has a protected passed pawn in
the centre, while Black has one on the a-file. The White king is centralized
and his other pieces are also active. Black on the other hand has an awkward
piece placement. Especially his bishops are struggling to find good spots, as
will also be demonstrated by the game later on. All in all White has a pretty
decent and riskfree advantage, normally a dream position for our World
Champion.} Be6 {[%emt 0:10:29]} 19. Rb5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:11]}
20. Rb3 {[%emt 0:03:19]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 21. Bf3 {[%emt 0:05:04]} Ba4 {
[%emt 0:06:33] The other bishop has emerged to the edge of the board.} (21...
Rac8 22. Ra1 $18 {loses already a pawn!}) 22. Rb2 {[%emt 0:00:49]} Rad8 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} 23. Ra1 {[%emt 0:07:42]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:06] The only way to
prevent losing material, but now Black has built a cage for his own bishop.}
24. Bc6 {[%emt 0:12:46]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 25. Bb7 {[%emt 0:09:42]} Bd6 {
[%emt 0:00:22]} 26. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:23]} a5 {[%emt 0:01:30]} 27. Bc6 {[%emt 0:
00:37] logical and efficient play so far. The weak pawns are attacked and
become even weaker by advancing.} Rb8 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 28. d5 $18 {[%emt 0:00:
44]} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:07:30]} (28... Be5 {[%cal Gb5b4]} 29. f4 Bf6 30. Kd3 $18 {
is no better.}) 29. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:34] White is in full control!} Bf8 {
[%emt 0:03:41]} 30. Bd4 {[%emt 0:01:35]} f6 {[%emt 0:01:47]} 31. Ke4 {[%emt 0:
07:14]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:09:18]} 32. c4 $6 {[%emt 0:01:49] This is not the kind of
technical play to which we are accustomed from Magnus. Although this is
winning there was no need to hurry.} ({Instead the position could have been
improved slowly but surely with e.g.} 32. g3 $5 $18 {[%cal Gf2f4] intending to
improve the position to the maximum, before c4 is carried out. Black can't do
anything.}) 32... Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 33. Ba7 {[%emt 0:04:40]} f5+ $1 {
[%emt 0:06:37] Nakamura is always capable of finding some tricks to create
problems for his opponent.} 34. Kf3 {[%emt 0:01:41]} Rbc8 {[%emt 0:02:42]} 35.
cxb5 {[%emt 0:05:04]} Bxb5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 36. Bxb5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bc3 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} 37. Rab1 {[%emt 0:01:20]} (37. Rba2 Bxa1 38. Rxa1 Rxd5 39. Rxa5
$1 Kf8 40. Bb6 Rb8 41. Bc4 Rxa5 42. Bxa5 $18 {should be winning for White, but
there is still some technical work ahead of him. I give a sample line to
illustrate how play may continue. White has to display some accuracy to break
down Black's defence.} g6 43. Bd2 Kg7 44. Bc3+ Kf8 45. Ke3 Rc8 46. Kd4 Re8 47.
g3 Kg7 48. h4 Kh6 49. Bb5 Re6 50. Kd5 Re7 51. Kd6 Rb7 (51... Re4 52. f3 $1 $18
{pretty domination!}) 52. Be2 Ra7 53. Bd4 Ra4 54. Be3+ Kg7 55. Bb5 Re4 56. Bc6
Rb4 57. Ke7 Rc4 58. Bd5 Ra4 59. Bd2 Ra3 60. Bb4 Ra7+ 61. Ke8 h5 (61... Ra6 62.
Bc3+ Kh6 63. Kf8 $18) 62. Bc3+ Kh6 63. Kf8 Rc7 64. Bd4 Rc8+ 65. Kf7 Kh7 66. Be3
Rc3 67. Kf6 Ra3 68. Kg5 Ra6 69. Bf4 Rb6 70. Bf7 Kg7 71. Bc4 Kh7 72. Be5 Rb7 73.
f3 Ra7 74. Kf6 Kh6 (74... Rb7 75. Bf7 Rb6+ 76. Kg5 $18) 75. Bc3 Rc7 76. Bd2+
Kh7 77. Bf7 Rc6+ 78. Kg5 Kg7 (78... f4 79. Bxf4 (79. g4 $5 $18) 79... Kg7 80.
Bxg6 Rxg6+ 81. Kxh5 $18) 79. Be8 $18 Ra6 80. Bc3+ Kh7 81. Bf6 $18) 37... Bxb2 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} 38. Rxb2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rxd5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 39. Be3 $2 {
[%emt 0:00:40] This doesn't make any sense. Maybe Magnus just blundered 39...
Rb8, because afterwards I saw him shaking his head in frustration on the
livestream.} (39. Ba4 $1 $18 {It's obvious that White should prevent a rook
exchange.} Rc3+ 40. Ke2 Re5+ 41. Kd2 Rc8 42. Rb7 Kf8 43. Be3 Rc4 44. Bb3 Rb4
45. Rxb4 axb4 46. Kd3 $18) 39... Rb8 {[%emt 0:01:21]} 40. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]}
Rxb2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Bxd5+ {[%emt 0:00:12]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:00] White
could have achieved the same position without the black a-pawn! Although he
has still winning chances this makes quite a huge difference. Especially from
a psychological point of view White's chances of success have dramatically
decreased.} 42. Bd4 {[%emt 0:05:06]} Rb1 {[%emt 0:05:54]} 43. Ke2 {[%emt 0:12:
22]} a4 {[%emt 0:02:20]} 44. g3 {[%emt 0:00:56]} a3 {[%emt 0:08:56]} 45. Kd2 {
[%emt 0:01:21]} h5 {[%emt 0:02:29]} 46. h4 {[%emt 0:06:57]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:01:18]
} 47. Bc4 {[%emt 0:09:31]} g6 {[%emt 0:09:32]} 48. Kc2 {[%emt 0:04:30]} Re1 {
[%emt 0:05:08]} (48... Rb8 $5 {It's not clear how White makes progress against
this setup either. The rook cuts the king from the a-pawn.}) 49. Be3 {[%emt 0:
02:43]} (49. Kb3 $2 a2 $19) (49. Bc5 f4 $1 50. Bxa3 (50. gxf4 Re4) 50... fxg3
51. fxg3 Re8 {is like the game.}) 49... f4 $1 {[%emt 0:00:33] a good pawn
exchange!} 50. Bxf4 {[%emt 0:07:23]} (50. gxf4 Rh1 $132) 50... a2 {[%emt 0:00:
06]} 51. Bxa2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Re2+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 52. Kb3 {[%emt 0:00:26]}
Rxf2 {[%emt 0:00:04] This is already a convincing fortress! A major problem
for White is that Black sometimes has the possibility to sacfrice his rook for
the dark-squared bishop if he manages to exchange g-pawns afterwards.} 53. Bb1
{[%emt 0:00:07]} Re2 {[%emt 0:01:01]} 54. Kc4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:
27]} 55. Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Re1 {[%emt 0:04:59]} 56. Bc2 {[%emt 0:01:14]} Re2
{[%emt 0:01:53]} 57. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Re1 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 58. Be4 {
[%emt 0:02:03]} (58. Be5+ Kh7 59. Ke6 {White cannot make progress this way,
because Black can solve his problems radically:} Kh6 $1 60. Kf6 Rxe5 $1 61.
Kxe5 g5 $1 $11 62. hxg5+ Kxg5 63. Be2 h4 64. g4 h3 $11) 58... Rd1+ {[%emt 0:01:
31]} 59. Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Re1 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 60. Bd2 {[%emt 0:01:04]} Re2
{[%emt 0:02:01]} 61. Bc3 {[%emt 0:01:04]} Kh6 {[%emt 0:01:01]} 62. Bb4 {
[%emt 0:01:57]} Rf2 {[%emt 0:01:25] White is unable to cross the f-file.} 63.
Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 64. Bb4 {[%emt 0:01:29]} Rf2 {
[%emt 0:01:16]} 65. Be7 {[%emt 0:02:02]} Rf1 {[%emt 0:01:21]} 66. Bf6 {[%emt 0:
04:15]} Rg1 {[%emt 0:01:52]} 67. Bg5+ {[%emt 0:02:29]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 68.
Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Re1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 69. Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Rd1+ {
[%emt 0:01:22]} 70. Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:44]} Re1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 71. Ke5 {[%emt 0:
00:07] I think about here Nakamura claimed a draw on a three-fold-repetition.
The position has indeed been reached for a third time, but while now it's
Black´s turn to move, in the earlier versions it was White to move. So after
adding some extra time to Magnus' clock the game continued.} Re2 {[%emt 0:00:
33]} 72. Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Re1 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 73. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kh7
{[%emt 0:02:41]} 74. Kd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 75. Be3 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Ra1 {[%emt 0:03:14]} 76. Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ra4+ {[%emt 0:03:
16]} 77. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ra3 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 78. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Rb3
{[%emt 0:00:23]} 79. Be8 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 80. Bc6 {
[%emt 0:02:12]} Rb4 {[%emt 0:01:10]} 81. Bd2 {[%emt 0:02:24]} Rb6 {[%emt 0:00:
24]} 82. Bc3+ {[%emt 0:00:20]} Kh6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 83. Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:06]}
Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 84. Kf4 {[%emt 0:01:26]} Rf1+ {[%emt 0:02:44]} 85. Ke5 {
[%emt 0:00:08]} Rg1 {[%emt 0:04:57]} 86. Bd2+ {[%emt 0:04:47]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:
01]} 87. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Re1+ {[%emt 0:00:23]} 88. Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:20]}
Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 89. Bf3 {[%emt 0:04:34] This allows Black to end his
suffering:} (89. Bc6 Rd1+ $11) 89... Kf5 $1 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 90. Kd5 {[%emt 0:
00:08]} Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 91. Be4+ {[%emt 0:01:04]} Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 92.
Bxg6 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Rxf4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 93. gxf4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Kxf4 {
[%emt 0:00:03]} 94. Bxh5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 95. Bd1 {
[%emt 0:00:07]} Kxh4 {Very tenacious defence by Nakamura and another
disappointment for Carlsen. In my opinion it's only a matter of time, till
Carlsen finds back his form. In an interview during this game Garry Kasparov
was asked whom he saw as the biggest threat to Carlsen recently. His answer
was telling: Magnus Carlsen!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2015.08.30"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Grischuk, A."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2015.08.23"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3
Be6 9. Qd3 Nbd7 10. Nd5 O-O 11. O-O Bxd5 12. exd5 Rc8 13. c4 Ne8 14. Qd2 b6 15.
Rac1 a5 16. Na1 g6 17. b4 Ng7 18. bxa5 bxa5 19. Bd3 Nc5 20. Bc2 a4 21. Rb1 e4
22. Bxc5 Rxc5 23. Bxa4 Rxc4 24. Bc6 Nf5 25. Qe2 Rc3 26. Qxe4 Ra3 27. Qe2 Bf6
28. Nb3 Qe7 29. Qxe7 Nxe7 30. Nd2 Rxa2 31. Nc4 Rd8 32. g4 Bd4 33. Rbd1 Bc5 34.
Rd2 Rxd2 35. Nxd2 Nxc6 36. dxc6 Rc8 37. Ne4 Rxc6 38. Rd1 h6 39. h4 Kf8 40. Kg2
Ke7 41. Rc1 Rc8 42. Kf3 Ke6 43. Rc2 Rc7 44. h5 gxh5 45. gxh5 Bb6 46. Re2 Bd4
47. Kg3 d5 48. Nd2+ Kf5 49. Kg2 Be5 50. Nf3 Bf6 51. Ra2 Rd7 52. Ne1 Rc7 53. Kf3
Bg5 54. Ra5 Ke5 55. Ke2 Ke4 56. Ra4+ d4 57. f3+ Kd5 58. Ra5+ Kc4 59. Nd3 Re7+
60. Re5 Re6 61. f4 Bf6 62. Rxe6 fxe6 63. Nf2 Be7 64. Ng4 Kc3 65. f5 exf5 66.
Nxh6 Kc2 0-1

[Event "3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2015.08.30"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Grischuk, A."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2015.08.23"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3
Be6 9. Qd3 Nbd7 10. Nd5 O-O 11. O-O Bxd5 12. exd5 Rc8 13. c4 Ne8 14. Qd2 b6 15.
Rac1 a5 16. Na1 g6 17. b4 Ng7 18. bxa5 bxa5 19. Bd3 Nc5 20. Bc2 a4 21. Rb1 e4
22. Bxc5 Rxc5 23. Bxa4 Rxc4 24. Bc6 Nf5 25. Qe2 Rc3 26. Qxe4 Ra3 27. Qe2 Bf6
28. Nb3 Qe7 29. Qxe7 Nxe7 30. Nd2 Rxa2 31. Nc4 Rd8 32. g4 Bd4 33. Rbd1 Bc5 34.
Rd2 Rxd2 35. Nxd2 Nxc6 36. dxc6 Rc8 37. Ne4 Rxc6 38. Rd1 h6 39. h4 Kf8 40. Kg2
Ke7 41. Rc1 Rc8 42. Kf3 Ke6 43. Rc2 Rc7 44. h5 gxh5 45. gxh5 Bb6 46. Re2 Bd4
47. Kg3 d5 48. Nd2+ Kf5 49. Kg2 Be5 50. Nf3 Bf6 51. Ra2 Rd7 52. Ne1 Rc7 53. Kf3
Bg5 54. Ra5 Ke5 55. Ke2 Ke4 56. Ra4+ d4 57. f3+ Kd5 58. Ra5+ Kc4 59. Nd3 Re7+
60. Re5 Re6 61. f4 Bf6 62. Rxe6 fxe6 63. Nf2 Be7 64. Ng4 Kc3 65. f5 exf5 66.
Nxh6 Kc2 0-1

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 3rd"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.08.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2015.08.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3
Be6 9. Qd3 Nbd7 10. Nd5 O-O {Alexander Grischuk chooses a tricky order of
moves. Now it's hard to suggest anything better than 11.0-0.} ({In case of} 
10... Bxd5 11. exd5 O-O {Black has to deal with a more aggressive approach -}
12. g4 $5) 11. O-O ({After} 11. c4 b5 $1 12. cxb5 axb5 13. O-O Bxd5 14. exd5
Nb6 15. Bxb6 Qxb6 16. Qxb5 Qa7 $44 {Black had an excellent compensation for a
pawn in 1/2 Svidler,P (2672)-Gelfand,B (2692)/Haifa 2000}) 11... Bxd5 12. exd5
Rc8 $5 {Provoking the c2-c4 advancement.} (12... Nc5 {is much more popuar here.
}) 13. c4 ({Black has nothing to worry about after} 13. a4 Nb6 14. Bxb6 Qxb6
15. a5 Qc7 $132) 13... Ne8 {That move is connected with a typical plan of
regrouping the k-side pieces.} (13... a5 14. Kh1 Re8 15. Rad1 Bf8 16. Nd2 g6
17. b3 Bg7 18. a3 h5 19. f3 b6 20. b4 $14 {1-0 Short,N (2645)-Cheparinov,I 
(2713)/Wijk aan Zee 2008}) 14. Qd2 {An exchange of bishops would definitely
suit Black, so Magnus prevents it for a while.} ({Dubious is:} 14. Bg4 $6 e4 $1
15. Qxe4 Nef6 16. Qd4 Nxg4 17. Qxg4 Ne5 18. Qe2 Nxc4 19. Bd4 Bf6 $15 {0-1
Medvegy,Z (2462)-Shariyazdanov,A (2612)/Oberwart 2000/EXT 2001 (51)}) ({
Black gets a comfortable play after} 14. Rac1 Bg5 15. Nd2 Bxe3 16. Qxe3 Nef6
$11 {0-1 Pinter,G (2384)-Seres,L (2444)/Budapest 2000/CBM 079 ext (29)}) 14...
b6 {A double-edged move. Alexander restricts the activity of Nb3, but the
weakness of c6-spot may tell in the long run.} ({Another Najdorf expert
Alexander Areschenko has opted for:} 14... f5 $5 15. f4 g6 16. Na5 (16. Kh1
Nef6 17. fxe5 Ne4 18. Qe1 dxe5 19. Na5 Rb8 20. b4 Bh4 $1 21. g3 f4 $132) 16...
exf4 17. Bxf4 Nef6 $132 {Black had a decent counterplay in 0-1 Hovhannisyan,R 
(2592)-Areshchenko,A (2701)/Martuni 2014}) 15. Rac1 $146 {A natural innovation.
The rook may support he thematic c4-c5 advancement, while the a1-spot is
vacant for the knight's route.} ({The previously played} 15. f4 {should be met
by:} f5 (15... Qc7 16. Rac1 Nc5 (16... Nef6 17. fxe5 dxe5 18. Qe1 Bd6 19. Qh4
Rfe8 20. Kh1 $14) 17. Nxc5 bxc5 18. Bd3 $14 {1-0 Tsiros,F (2147)-Marosi,L 
(2211)/Gyor HUN 2014}) 16. Rae1 a5 $132) ({The saim can be said about} 15. Rae1
a5 (15... g6 16. Bh6 Ng7 17. f4 $14) 16. f4 f5 $1 $132 ({Now} 16... g6 $6 {
looks too passive in view of:} 17. f5 Ng7 18. Bd3 Nxf5 19. Bxf5 gxf5 20. Rxf5
Rxc4 21. Qe2 $36)) 15... a5 ({The more aggressive way of handling the position
was:} 15... f5 16. f3 f4 17. Bf2 Bh4 18. Bd3 g6 $132 {, but Alexander's plan
wasn't based on the f7-f5 advancement.}) 16. Na1 g6 {An original way of
handling the position. As was mentioned before, Black deviates from the usual
f7-f5 advancement in order to keep the f5-spot vacant for the knight.} 17. b4 (
17. Nc2 Ng7 18. Bh6 (18. Bd3 f5 19. f3 f4 20. Bf2 Bh4 $132) 18... Re8 19. g4 f5
$132) 17... Ng7 ({No doubt, the naive} 17... axb4 $6 {would be strongly met by:
} 18. Nc2 $1 f5 19. Bh6 Rf7 20. Nxb4 Nef6 21. Nc6 $14) 18. bxa5 bxa5 ({It was
possible to exchange the powerful dark-squared bishop at cost of a pawn:} 18...
Nf5 $5 19. Bxb6 Nxb6 20. axb6 Qxb6 21. Nc2 Qa7 $44) 19. Bd3 ({After} 19. Nb3 $6
Nf5 20. Nxa5 Nxe3 21. fxe3 Bg5 22. Nc6 Qb6 23. Rc3 Ra8 {White's position is
getting unpleasant from practical point of view - the extra pawn has no much
value here.}) 19... Nc5 20. Bc2 {That retreat gives Black more time for
activating their pieces.} ({Deserved a serious attention} 20. Rb1 $5 Nxd3 21.
Qxd3 Qc7 22. Rfc1 Rb8 (22... Nf5 23. Bb6 Qd7 24. Nb3 $14) 23. Rb5 Nf5 24. a4
Nxe3 25. Qxe3 {The arising complex position contains strategic risk for both
sides, but White's play seems somewhat easier.}) 20... a4 {A consistent
continuation - the Na1 is out of moves now.} ({However, there was no reasons
for rejecting the more aggressive} 20... f5 $5 21. f3 a4 22. Rb1 Bf6 {and
Black is not worse at the very least.}) 21. Rb1 e4 $6 {A dubious pawn
sacrifice. Perhaps, Alexander has overestimated the effect of knight's
appearance on f5.} (21... f5 $142 22. Rb4 (22. Rb5 $6 Nd7 $1 23. Qb4 f4 24. Bc1
f3 $40) 22... Qa5 23. Rd1 Bd8 $132) 22. Bxc5 ({It was possible to postpone
that exchange:} 22. Qe2 $5 f5 (22... Nf5 23. Bxc5 Rxc5 24. Qxe4 $14) (22... Qd7
23. Bxc5 Rxc5 24. Bxe4 $14) 23. Bxc5 Rxc5 24. Bxa4 Bf6 25. Nb3 Rc8 26. g3 $14)
22... Rxc5 23. Bxa4 $6 {Returning the favoure. Now Alexander's 21 move fully
justifies.} ({At the same time, after} 23. Qe2 $1 f5 (23... Qc7 24. Bxa4 Rxc4
25. Bb5 Rc3 26. Qxe4 $14) 24. Bxa4 Ra5 25. Bb5 $14 {it would be not easy to
develop an attack, so Black doesn't have a sufficient compensation for a pawn.}
) 23... Rxc4 24. Bc6 Nf5 25. Qe2 Rc3 26. Qxe4 {Finally White has won a pawn,
but now Black's pieces are much more active than before.} Ra3 27. Qe2 ({
Nothing promises:} 27. Nc2 Rxa2 28. Nb4 Ra3 29. Bb5 Bf6 30. Nc6 Qb6 31. Be2 Qc5
$11) ({Another way to protect the Pa2 was:} 27. Qc4 Bf6 28. Nc2 Rc3 29. Qa4 Be5
$44 {, but Black gets a decent compensation either.}) 27... Bf6 28. Nb3 Qe7 29.
Qxe7 ({White hardly may play for a win with such a passive pieces:} 29. Rfe1
Qa7 30. Nc1 Nd4 31. Qe4 Rb8 32. Rxb8+ Qxb8 33. Qe8+ Qxe8 34. Rxe8+ Kg7 $11)
29... Nxe7 30. Nd2 Rxa2 $11 {The extra pawn is gone, so the position is
completely equal now.} 31. Nc4 (31. Ne4 Be5 32. f4 Bd4+ 33. Kh1 Nf5 $11) 31...
Rd8 32. g4 $6 {An over-ambitious decision. White pushes for a win, but
exposing the king that way is risky.} (32. Rfd1 $142 Kg7 33. g3 $11) 32... Bd4
$1 {Immediately exploiting White's inaccuracy. The bishop is coming to c5,
where it will puts a strong pressure on the Pf2. At the same time, White's
bishop is not doing much.} 33. Rbd1 $6 {One more mistake, which leads to a
loss of pawn.} ({It looks like White shouldn't be able to solve the problems
quite easily after} 33. Rb7 Kf8 34. Kg2 g5 35. Kf3 Ng6 36. Ke4 $1 Rxf2 37. Rxf2
Bxf2 38. h3 $11 {activating all the pieces.}) 33... Bc5 34. Rd2 {It is
necessary to exchange the opponent's active rook.} Rxd2 35. Nxd2 Nxc6 36. dxc6
Rc8 37. Ne4 Rxc6 38. Rd1 {The arising endgame must be very unpleasant for
Magnus, but White still has good drawish chances due to a limited material
ballance.} h6 39. h4 Kf8 40. Kg2 Ke7 41. Rc1 {Preventing Black from advancing
the passer for a while.} Rc8 42. Kf3 Ke6 43. Rc2 Rc7 44. h5 $1 {Correctly
swapping more pawn on the k-side.} (44. Rc1 Bb6 45. Re1 Rc2 $17) 44... gxh5 ({
Comparing to the previous note,} 44... Bb6 $6 {can be strongly met by:} 45. Re2
$1 Bd4 46. g5 $1 hxg5 47. hxg6 fxg6 48. Kg4 {and draw becomes unavoidable.})
45. gxh5 Bb6 {Obviously, sooner or later Black has to unpin the bishop.} 46.
Re2 Bd4 $1 {Alexander manages to find an excellent resourse - the bishop's
transfer to e5 would pose White more problems.} 47. Kg3 ({Unfortunately,} 47.
Ng3+ Be5 48. Ra2 Rc3+ 49. Kg2 {leads to a hopeless rook's ending:} Bxg3 50.
fxg3 Rc5 51. g4 f5 $19) 47... d5 (47... f5 $5 48. Ng5+ Kf6 49. Nh3 Rg7+ 50. Kf3
Be5 $17) 48. Nd2+ Kf5 49. Kg2 (49. Nf3 Bf6 50. Ra2 d4 51. Ra5+ Ke4 52. Nd2+ Kd3
53. Nf3 Kc2 $17) 49... Be5 50. Nf3 Bf6 51. Ra2 Rd7 52. Ne1 {Obviously, White's
only plan is to set-up blockade.} Rc7 $6 ({There was no reason to deviate from:
} 52... Kg4 53. Ra6 Bg7 54. Nd3 Kxh5 55. Kf3 Kg5 $17 {grabbing the second pawn,
though White still in the game due to activity of all the pieces.}) 53. Kf3 Bg5
54. Ra5 Ke5 55. Ke2 {Now it is not easy to make any progress.} Ke4 56. Ra4+ d4
57. f3+ Kd5 58. Ra5+ Kc4 ({Correctly rejecting} 58... Rc5 59. Rxc5+ Kxc5 60. f4
Bf6 61. Kd3 Kd5 62. Nf3 Bg7 63. Nh4 $11) 59. Nd3 {Provoking the exchange of
rooks.} ({Possibly,} 59. Ra4+ $5 {would be a better choice from practical
point of view:} Kc3 60. Ra3+ Kb4 61. Ra8 Re7+ 62. Kd1) 59... Re7+ 60. Re5 Re6
$5 {Alexander is trying to change the static character of position.} ({It
looks like White should be able to achieve a draw after} 60... Kc3 61. Rxe7
Bxe7 62. Ne5 Kc2 63. Nd3 f6 64. Nf4 Bd6 65. Nd3 f5 66. Ne1+ Kc3 67. Nd3 {
and White's knight has enough spots.}) 61. f4 $1 {The only move.} ({White
cannot afford changing the pawn structure:} 61. Rxe6 $2 fxe6 62. Ne5+ (62. f4
Be7 63. Kd2 Kd5 $19) 62... Kc3 63. Nd3 Be7 64. Ne5 Bf6 65. Nd3 Bh4 66. Ne5 Bg3
67. Nd3 e5 68. Nc5 Kc4 69. Nd3 Kd5 $19 {[%csl Rh5][%cal Gd5e6,Ge6f5]}) 61...
Bf6 62. Rxe6 fxe6 {A critical moment.} 63. Nf2 $2 {A decisive mistake.} ({
The precise} 63. Kd2 {would allow Magnus to save a half point:} Kd5 64. Ke2 Bd8
(64... Ke4 65. Nc5+ Kxf4 66. Nxe6+ Kg4 67. Kf2 Kxh5 68. Nxd4 Bxd4+ 69. Kg2 $11)
65. Kf3 Bc7 66. Nf2 Bd6 67. Nd3 $11) 63... Be7 64. Ng4 ({Hopeless was also:} 
64. Nd3 Kc3 65. Nf2 Kc2 66. Nd3 Bf8 67. Ne1+ Kc3 68. Nd3 Bd6 $19) 64... Kc3 65.
f5 ({Or} 65. Kd1 Bf8 66. Nf2 d3 67. Ng4 Kd4 68. Ke1 Ke4 $19) 65... exf5 66.
Nxh6 Kc2 $1 ({White resigns, in view of:} 66... Kc2 67. Nxf5 d3+ 68. Kf3 Bc5
$19 {[%csl Gc5,Rf5][%cal Gd3d2]}) 0-1

[Event "3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2015.08.29"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Aronian, L."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2853"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2015.08.23"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8.
d3 O-O 9. a3 Re8 10. b4 Bf8 11. Nd2 Be6 12. Bb2 Qd7 13. Nce4 Bh3 14. Bxh3 Qxh3
15. Qb3 Qd7 16. Nf3 a5 17. b5 Nd4 18. Nxd4 exd4 19. a4 Qd5 20. Qxd5 Nxd5 21.
Bxd4 f5 22. Nc3 Nxc3 23. Bxc3 Rxe2 24. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Bb4 26. Rc1 c6 27.
bxc6 bxc6 28. Bxb4 axb4 29. Rxc6 Rxa4 30. Rb6 Ra1+ 31. Kg2 Rd1 32. Rxb4 Rxd3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 3rd"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.08.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2853"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2015.08.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8.
d3 O-O 9. a3 Re8 10. b4 Bf8 11. Nd2 Be6 12. Bb2 {A normal version of a
reversed Dragon, though there are no games in the database with this exact
position!} Qd7 13. Nce4 Bh3 {Trading off the dragon bishop is very normal.
Black wastes some time on this operation, but it is more than acceptable.} 14.
Bxh3 (14. b5 Nd4 15. Bxh3 Qxh3 16. a4 {was not to Aronian's liking.}) 14...
Qxh3 15. Qb3 Qd7 16. Nf3 a5 17. b5 Nd4 18. Nxd4 (18. Bxd4 exd4 {gives Black
the ability to pressure a3 (after a4 from Black) and e2, which should give him
enough counterplay.}) 18... exd4 19. a4 Qd5 {Carlsen mentioned he didn't know
what else to do, this leads to a draw after many trades.} 20. Qxd5 Nxd5 21.
Bxd4 f5 22. Nc3 Nxc3 23. Bxc3 Rxe2 {so far forced. White has to take care of
the active rook.} 24. Rfe1 {no Rae8 because a5 is hanging} Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Bb4 {
more trades} 26. Rc1 {forced} (26. Bxb4 axb4 {gives Black an obvious edge in
an endgame.}) 26... c6 27. bxc6 bxc6 28. Bxb4 axb4 29. Rxc6 Rxa4 {the game is
very obviously drawn.} 30. Rb6 Ra1+ 31. Kg2 Rd1 32. Rxb4 Rxd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 3rd"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.08.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2015.08.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 ({Two rounds later
Carlsen went for the classical} 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3 Be6 9. Qd3 Nbd7 10.
Nd5 O-O ({After} 10... Bxd5 11. exd5 O-O {Black must reckon with the sharp} 12.
g4 $5) 11. O-O (11. c4 b5 $1 $132) 11... Bxd5 12. exd5 {However, Black has
counter-chances in the strategic struggle even without radically changing the
position; a reasonable alternative is} Rc8 ({Here the most often played move is
} 12... Nc5 13. Nxc5 (13. Qd2 $143 Nfe4 14. Qb4 a5 15. Qb5 Qc7 16. Qc4 Rac8 17.
Rfd1 f5 18. c3 Qd8 19. Qb5 b6 20. Nd2 Nxd2 21. Bxd2 Bf6 $36 {Ponomariov,R 
(2744)-Anand,V (2810) Wijk aan Zee 2011/ For more details see the notes to
this game in CBM 141.}) 13... dxc5 14. Bf3 Qc7 15. c4 g6 (15... Bd6 $142 $1 16.
g3 Rae8 $132) 16. Rae1 h5 $6 17. Bg5 Ne8 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Qe3 Nd6 20. b3 Rfc8
21. Qxe5 Qxe5 22. Rxe5 $16 {Nakamura,H (2775)-Topalov,V (2793) Thessaloniki
2013/ For more details see the notes to this game in CBM 155.}) 13. c4 Ne8 (
13... a5 $5 14. Rad1 b6 15. Nd2 Nc5 16. Qc2 Nfd7 17. f3 Bg5 18. Bf2 f5 19. Kh1
Qf6 20. Nb1 Qh6 21. Nc3 {Shirov,A (2718)-Polgar,J (2676) Linares 2001/} Bf4 22.
g3 Be3 $132 {For more details see the notes to this game by Ftacnik in CBM 082.
}) 14. Qd2 b6 15. Rac1 a5 16. Na1 g6 17. b4 Ng7 18. bxa5 bxa5 19. Bd3 Nc5 20.
Bc2 a4 21. Rb1 e4 22. Bxc5 Rxc5 23. Bxa4 Rxc4 24. Bc6 Nf5 25. Qe2 Rc3 26. Qxe4
Ra3 $11 {[%csl Ra2] Carlsen,M (2853)-Grischuk,A (2771) Saint Louis 2015 White
can't retain the extra pawn and the position is drawish. Subsequent mistakes
even cost Carlsen the full point.}) 6... e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 Nbd7 {Both
players have experience with this line with both colours, especially So.} ({
The fashionable continuation here, with many top-level annotated games, is} 
8... h5 9. Nd5 Bxd5 10. exd5 Nbd7 11. Qd2 g6 (11... Qc7 12. c4 g6 13. O-O-O Nb6
14. Qa5 Bh6 15. Bxh6 Rxh6 16. Kb1 Nfd7 17. Qd2 Rh8 18. Rc1 Na4 19. Be2 a5 20.
Na1 Kf8 21. Nc2 Kg7 22. Na3 {Topalov,V (2771)-Wojtaszek,R (2698) ECC Rhodes
2013} Qd8 23. Nb5 Qf6 $13 {For more details see the notes to this game by
Wojtaszek in CBM 157.}) 12. Be2 ({A recent example is} 12. O-O-O Nb6 13. Kb1 (
13. Qa5 Bh6 14. Bxh6 Rxh6 15. Kb1 Rc8 16. Qb4 Kf8 17. c4 Kg7 18. g3 Rh8 19. Rc1
Qc7 20. Bh3 Rce8 21. Rhd1 Re7 22. a3 Rd8 23. Nd2 {brought White success in
Anand-Topalov, Wijk aan Zee 2008 (CBM 122), but Black can improve with} e4 $1
24. fxe4 Nxe4 25. Nxe4 Rxe4 26. Bg2 Re2 27. c5 dxc5 28. Rxc5 Qd6 $132 {
Yeremenko,A (2456)-Schmidt,G (2435)email 2009/ I already mentioned this in the
notes to So-Dominguez (CBM 161).}) 13... Nbxd5 14. Bg5 Be7 15. Na5 Rb8 16. Bc4
Nb6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Qxd6 Qxd6 19. Rxd6 Bd8 20. Rd3 Bc7 21. Bb3 Ke7 22. Rhd1
Rhd8 23. Rxd8 Bxd8 24. Nc4 $11 {Grischuk,A (2771)-Topalov,V (2816) Saint Louis
2015/ The opposite-coloured bishops indicate the point was split shortly
afterwards.}) 12... Bg7 (12... Qc7 13. Rc1 Bg7 14. O-O O-O 15. c4 b6 16. Na1
Kh7 17. h3 Ng8 18. g4 Qd8 19. gxh5 Qh4 20. hxg6+ fxg6 21. Bd3 Bh6 22. Rf2 Bxe3
23. Qxe3 Ne7 $44 {So,W (2731)-Dominguez Perez,L (2768) Havana 2014 For more
details see the notes to this game in CBM 161.}) 13. O-O (13. Na5 Qc7 14. c4 e4
15. O-O exf3 16. gxf3 O-O 17. b4 Rfe8 18. Rac1 Rxe3 $5 19. Qxe3 Re8 20. Qd2 {
Caruana,F (2844)-Gelfand,B (2748) Baku 2014} Qb6+ $1 21. Kh1 Bh6 $44 {For more
details see the notes to this game by Kr. Szabo in CBM 163.}) 13... b6 14. Rae1
O-O 15. c4 Rc8 16. h3 Nh7 17. Na1 a5 18. Nc2 Bf6 19. Na3 Bh4 20. Rb1 f5 21. Nb5
f4 22. Bf2 Bxf2+ 23. Rxf2 Nc5 24. Qc2 Qf6 25. b3 Ng5 26. Bd3 Kg7 27. a3 Nf7 28.
b4 Nxd3 29. Qxd3 Qf5 30. Qxf5 gxf5 31. Rc2 {So,W (2762)-Wojtaszek,R (2744)
Wijk aan Zee 2015} axb4 32. axb4 Kf6 $132 {For more details see the notes to
this game by Pavlovic in CBM 165.}) 9. Qd2 ({An alternative is the immediate} 
9. g4 {After} b5 {White can even spurn castling and play on the queenside with}
(9... Nb6 10. g5 Nh5 11. Qd2 Rc8 ({and even more often} 11... Be7 $13 {is the
older main line, which was extensively tested in the past decade.})) 10. g5 b4
11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Bf5 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Be7 15. h4 O-O 16. a3 bxa3 17.
Rxa3 a5 18. Qb5 Qc7 19. Nxa5 Rfb8 20. Qc6 Qxc6 $2 (20... Bd8 $1 $132) 21. dxc6
d5 22. Ra2 Bd8 23. cxd7 Rxa5 24. Rxa5 Bxa5+ 25. Ke2 $16 {Topalov,V (2772)
-Wojtaszek,R (2735) Tromso olm 2014/ For more details see the notes to this
game by Kr.Szabo; this line is analysed also in the notes to Navara-Grischuk,
Tromso olm 2014 in CBM 162.}) 9... b5 10. O-O-O Be7 ({Rare and maybe possible,
but definitely more risky is} 10... h5 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 Nb6 13. Qc3 Rb8 (
13... Nfd7 14. Na5 $14 {Repp,H (2497)-Avotins,M (2488) email 2010 This game
was quoted already in the notes to the aforementioned game So-Dominguez 
(CBM161).}) 14. a4 Be7 15. Qc6+ (15. axb5 O-O 16. Bxb6 Qxb6 17. bxa6 Rfc8 18.
Bc4 Nd7 $36) 15... Nfd7 16. Na5 Bg5 17. f4 exf4 18. Bd2 O-O 19. Qxd6 Nf6 20.
Qxd8 Rbxd8 21. Nc6 Rd7 22. axb5 axb5 23. Bxb5 Nbxd5 24. c4 Nc7 25. Ba4 Ne6 26.
Kb1 Ra8 27. Ba5 Rb7 $132 {1/2-1/2, Pereira,N-Cintins,I email 2011}) 11. g4 b4 {
Another crossroads and Black opts for a sideline.} ({The main continuation} 
11... O-O 12. g5 b4 13. Ne2 Ne8 14. f4 a5 15. f5 a4 {has been around for more
than 10 years, with numerous practical, email and engine games creating a
complex theoretical labyrinth. Lately White has been trying to get an edge with
} 16. fxe6 axb3 17. cxb3 fxe6 18. Bh3 Rxa2 19. Bxe6+ Kh8 20. Ng3 Nc7 21. Bc4
Qa8 22. Rhf1 Rxf1 23. Rxf1 Ra1+ 24. Kc2 Rxf1 25. Bxf1 d5 26. Qf2 g6 27. h4 Qf8
28. Qxf8+ Nxf8 {He has a pull in the resulting endgmae, but Black seems to
hold:} 29. Ba7 (29. Kd3 Nfe6 30. exd5 Nxd5 31. Bf2 Ndf4+ 32. Ke4 (32. Kc4 h6 $1
) 32... Bd6 33. Bc4 Nc5+ 34. Kf3 Nfd3 35. Bxd3 Nxd3 36. Ne4 Be7 37. Bg3 Kg7 38.
Nd2 (38. Ke3 Nf4 $1 39. Bxf4 exf4+ 40. Kxf4 Bd8 $44 {should also be enough to
hold according to A.Kovacevic.}) 38... Nc5 39. Bxe5+ Kf7 40. Ke3 Ke6 41. Kd4
Kf5 $132 {Lafarga Santorroman,D (2659)-Hefka,V (2571) email 2012}) 29... dxe4
30. Bb8 Nfe6 31. Nxe4 h6 32. Bc4 hxg5 33. hxg5 Kg7 34. Kd3 Kf8 35. Ke3 Bd8 36.
Bxe6 Nxe6 37. Bxe5 Nxg5 $11 {Radjabov,T (2726)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2757)
Tashkent 2014}) ({Apart from the text move, another less played alternative is
} 11... Nb6 12. g5 Nh5 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Bd7 15. Na5 Qc7 16. Kb1 O-O 17.
Rg1 $5 (17. c4 f6 18. Rc1 b4 $5 19. gxf6 Rxf6 20. Qxb4 Rb8 21. Qd2 Rxf3 22. Be2
(22. c5 $1 $13) 22... Rh3 23. Bxh5 $6 Rxh5 24. Ka1 {Dominguez Perez,L (2726)
-Nepomniachtchi,I (2714) Beijing rpd 2014} Bd8 $36) 17... g6 (17... f6 $6 18.
g6 $40) 18. c4 f6 19. Rc1 b4 (19... Bf5+ $5 20. Ka1 Bd8 21. Nc6 fxg5 22. Nxd8
Qxd8 23. Bxg5 Qd7 $13 {has been tested in email games; although White scored
well, the position remains tense.}) 20. Qxb4 Rab8 21. Qc3 $5 (21. Qd2 Bd8 22.
Nc6 Bxc6 23. dxc6 Qxc6 24. Bd3 Qxf3 25. c5 d5 26. Rgf1 Qh3 27. gxf6 Nxf6 28.
Bxa6 Qe6 29. c6 Bc7 $14 {/~~, Tossutti,J (2091)-Saglione,E (2474) email 2008})
21... fxg5 (21... Bd8 22. Nb3 $14) 22. Bxg5 (22. c5 $1 e4 23. Nc6 Bxc6 24. cxd6
Qxd6 25. dxc6 Bf6 26. Qc4+ Kg7 27. Rc2 $36 {[%csl Gc6] Inarkiev}) 22... Bxg5
23. Rxg5 Nf4 24. c5 Bb5 25. Nb3 Rfe8 $6 (25... a5 $132) (25... e4 $5 $13 {
Inarkiev}) 26. Bxb5 Rxb5 27. cxd6 Qxd6 28. Qc6 Qd8 29. Nc5 $1 $16 {Inarkiev,E 
(2675)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2714) Moscow 2015}) 12. Nd5 {Very natural, but White
has tried other retreats as well:} (12. Ne2 a5 13. Kb1 h6 14. Ng3 a4 15. Nc1 d5
16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. gxf5 d4 18. Bf2 O-O 19. Rg1 Kh8 20. Bb5 a3 $1 (20... Nc5 21.
Nd3 a3 $2 22. Nxe5 axb2 23. Bxd4 Rxa2 24. Kxa2 Qa5+ 25. Kxb2 Qxb5 26. Rxg7 $1
Kxg7 27. Ng4 {Svidler,P (2735)-Sutovsky,E (2697) Mallorca olm 2004}) 21. b3 Nc5
22. Be1 Bd6 23. Bc4 Qe7 24. Nd3 Nxd3 25. cxd3 Nh5 26. Rg4 Nf4 $11 {Rivas
Romero,G (2322)-Panduro,R (2163) email 2011}) (12. Na4 {has scored really well,
but still lacks more relevant examples. An untested reacton is} Qc7 $5 (12...
d5 13. g5 d4 14. Bxd4 Nxe4 15. fxe4 exd4 16. h4 Ne5 {Gyugyi,P (2117)-Francisco,
V (2033) email 2003} 17. Nxd4 $36) (12... O-O 13. Qxb4 d5 $44) 13. g5 Nxe4 $1
14. fxe4 Qc6 15. Qxb4 Rb8 16. Na5 Rxb4 17. Nxc6 Rxe4 18. Bd2 Rxa4 19. b3 Rh4
$132) 12... Bxd5 13. exd5 Nb6 14. Na5 (14. Qxb4 Nfxd5 15. Bxb6 Nxb6 16. f4 O-O
$142 (16... Qc7 17. fxe5 dxe5 18. Qe4 O-O 19. h4 $1 ({More concrete than} 19.
Kb1 a5 20. a4 {1/2-1/2, Morozevich,A (2774)-Dominguez Perez,L (2695) Sarajevo
2008}) 19... a5 20. a4 g6 21. Bb5 f5 22. gxf5 $5 (22. Qg2 f4 23. Nd2 (23. Qf3
$142) (23. h5 $5) 23... Bb4 $1 24. g5 Rac8 25. Nf3 Bc3 $36 {Ponomariov,R (2704)
-Bu,X (2637) WChT Beersheba 2005}) 22... gxf5 23. Qg2+ Kh8 24. Rhf1 Bxh4 25.
Kb1 Rac8 26. c4 Qf7 27. c5 Qxb3 28. cxb6 $16 {[%csl Gb6,Rh8] Ruiz Vidal,P 
(2346)-Hervet,G (2357) email 2009}) 17. fxe5 a5 $1 18. Qe1 (18. Qc3 Rc8 19.
Qxa5 Qc7 20. Bd3 Ra8 21. exd6 Bxd6 22. Qb5 {1/2-1/2, Zidu,J (2579)-Casabona,C 
(2598) email 2011} Rxa2 23. Bxh7+ Kxh7 24. Qd3+ Kg8 25. Qxd6 Qb7 $132) (18. Qe4
d5 19. Qf3 a4 20. Nd4 Qc7 21. Kb1 Rab8 22. Bb5 Nc4 23. Bxc4 dxc4 24. Qc6 Qxe5
25. Rhe1 Qg5 26. Qxa4 Bb4 $11 {Dothan,Y (2589)-Lafarga Santorroman,D (2639)
email 2007}) 18... a4 19. Nd4 Bh4 20. Qe2 $6 (20. Qe4 $142 a3 21. b3 d5 $13)
20... Qg5+ (20... a3 $5 {/\} 21. b3 Nd5 $36) 21. Kb1 Qxe5 22. Nf3 Qf6 23. a3 (
23. Nxh4 a3 $1 24. c3 Qxh4 $15) 23... Rab8 24. c3 Nc4 25. Qxc4 Qxf3 26. Bd3
Rfc8 $17 {Morozevich,A (2788)-Anand,V (2798) Mainz rpd 2008}) 14... Nbxd5 (
14... Nfxd5 $143 $6 15. Nb7 $1 (15. Nc6 Qc7 16. Nxb4 (16. Nxe7 Nxe3 17. Qxe3
Kxe7 18. Qg5+ Kf8 $15 {Roiz,M (2611)-Sutovsky,E (2607) Rishon Le Ziyyon blitz
2006}) 16... Nxb4 17. Qxb4 Rc8 18. Bd3 Nc4 19. Qa4+ Qc6 20. Qxc6+ Rxc6 21. Bf2
{Karjakin,S (2679)-Ponomariov,R (2721) Tomsk rpd 2006} Bg5+ 22. Kb1 Nd2+ 23.
Ka1 d5 $132) 15... Qc7 16. Bxb6 Nxb6 17. Nxd6+ Kf8 18. f4 e4 (18... Rd8 19.
fxe5 Nc8 20. Bc4 $1 Bxd6 21. Qf4 f6 22. exd6 Rxd6 23. Rxd6 Qxd6 24. Qe4 g5 25.
Rd1 $18 {Dzhumaev,M (2529)-Saravanan,V (2394) Rochefort 2009}) (18... exf4 19.
Qxf4 f6 20. g5 $1 $40) 19. Nxe4 Rd8 20. Bd3 Nd5 21. f5 Qa5 {Inarkiev,E (2628)
-Amonatov,F (2567) Ramenskoe 2006} 22. Kb1 Nc3+ 23. Nxc3 bxc3 24. Qf4 $5 $16)
15. Nc4 {Carlsen opts for a positional pawn sacrifice instead of regaining
material:} (15. Nc6 Qc7 16. Nxb4 Nxb4 17. Qxb4 O-O 18. Qb6 $142 $1 {makes life
far more difficult for Black:} (18. g5 $2 Rfc8 19. Qa4 Rab8 $1 20. Bd3 (20.
gxf6 Rb4 $19) 20... Nd7 21. Qe4 g6 22. Bxa6 Rb4 23. Qd3 Rcb8 24. b3 Nc5 25.
Bxc5 Qxc5 26. Qd5 Qa7 27. Bc4 Bxg5+ 28. Kb2 Ra4 29. a3 Ra5 30. Qe4 Be3 31. c3
Rxa3 32. Ra1 Ra8 {0-1, Svidler,P (2728)-Karjakin,S (2678) Wijk aan Zee 2007})
18... Qc8 19. g5 Nd7 20. Qa5 Rb8 (20... Nc5 21. Bc4 Qf5 22. Qd2 Rfc8 23. h4
Rab8 24. Qd5 Rb4 25. b3 a5 26. Rhf1 a4 27. f4 $16 {Inarkiev,E (2656)-Sjugirov,
S (2562) EU-ch Budva 2009}) 21. h4 Qb7 22. b3 Qxf3 23. Rh3 Qg4 24. Qxa6 Ra8 25.
Qc4 Qxc4 26. Bxc4 Rxa2 27. Rd5 Rc8 28. Rb5 Kf8 29. Kb1 Rxc4 30. bxc4 Ra4 $14 {
/=, Cavajda,I (2456)-Norrelykke,S (2346) email 2011}) 15... Nxe3 ({Inserting} 
15... h6 16. h4 {is hardly ideal, as Black can now as good as forget about
castling kingside:} Nxe3 17. Nxe3 d5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Qxd5 Qxd5 20. Rxd5 Bf6
21. Ra5 Ke7 22. Rxa6 Rxa6 23. Bxa6 Rd8 24. Bd3 Kd6 25. h5 Bg5+ 26. Kb1 $14 {
/+/-, Dominguez Perez,L (2695)-Predojevic,B (2651) Sarajevo 2008}) 16. Nxe3 {
[%csl Re7,Gf1] White plays for light-square control, with ^- on the board he
is the one with the stronger bishop.} ({Less logical is} 16. Qxe3 Qc7 17. h4
O-O 18. g5 Nd7 (18... Nh5 $5 19. Nb6 Nf4 20. Nxa8 Rxa8 $44) 19. f4 f5 20. gxf6
(20. Rh2 $5 $44 {[%cal Yh2d2]}) 20... Rxf6 21. fxe5 dxe5 22. Qe4 Rd8 23. Bd3 g6
24. Ne3 {Franklin,S (2307)-Burrows,M (2123) England 2013} Rf4 $15) 16... O-O (
16... Nd7 17. Nd5 Bh4 18. Qxb4 Nc5 19. Qb6 O-O 20. Qxd8 Rfxd8 21. b4 Ne6 22.
Kb2 Kf8 23. c3 a5 24. a3 Ra7 25. Bc4 g6 26. Rhf1 Kg7 {Perez Garcia,R (2432)
-Razmyslov,A (2387) Burguillos 2008} 27. Bb3 $14) 17. Bc4 $146 {Consistent
with the previous move, Carlsen shows a different strategy from his
predecessors - White doesn't hurry with his attack and first increases his
central control.} (17. h4 a5 18. Kb1 Rc8 19. Bd3 Rc5 20. Nf5 Nd5 (20... g6 21.
Qh6 gxf5 22. g5 (22. Bxf5 e4 23. fxe4 Re8 24. g5 Rxf5 25. exf5 Ng4 26. Qh5 Ne5
$13) 22... Ne4 23. fxe4 f4 24. Rdg1 Kh8 25. h5 Rg8 26. g6 Rg7 27. gxf7 Rxf7 28.
Bc4 Bg5 $1 29. Rxg5 Rxc4 30. Rhg1 Rxe4 31. Qe6 Rf8 32. Qh6 Rf7 33. Qe6 Rf8 {
1/2-1/2, Papp,P (2254)-Gara,T (2377) Kisvarda 2012}) 21. Rhe1 Kh8 22. Bc4 $6 (
22. Be4 $11) 22... Nc3+ $1 23. bxc3 Rxc4 24. Nxe7 Qxe7 25. Qxd6 Qxd6 26. Rxd6
Rxc3 (26... f6 $1 $15) 27. Rxe5 Rxf3 28. Rxa5 $11 {Shomoev,A (2571)-Bodnaruk,A
(2425) St Petersburg 2012}) 17... Nd7 (17... Rc8 18. Bb3 $5 {retains the
tension.} (18. Qxb4 d5 19. Qb7 d4 20. Qxa6 Nd7 $5 $44)) (17... d5 18. Qe2 $5 (
18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Qxd5 Qc7 $5 $132 (19... Qxd5 20. Rxd5 Bg5+ 21. Kb1 Bf4 22.
Rd7 $14)) 18... d4 19. Nf5 $13 {/+/=}) 18. h4 $1 (18. Kb1 Bg5 $1 19. Qxd6 Bxe3
20. Qxd7 Bd4 $11 {eases Black's task and solves his opening problems.}) 18...
a5 (18... Bxh4 $2 19. Qh2 g5 20. Nf5 $16) (18... Nb6 19. Bd5 $5 (19. Qxb4 d5
$132) 19... Rb8 20. Be4 $44) 19. g5 Rc8 20. Bd5 Nb6 21. Kb1 Qc7 $6 {White has
a strong bind and it's not so easy to say where Black went wrong. Perhaps this
is the moment and the queen shouldn't stray too far from the kingside.
Possibly a better alternative is} (21... Rc5 22. Rhf1 Kh8 (22... Re8 23. Be4 $5
$44 (23. f4 exf4 24. Rxf4 Nxd5 25. Nxd5 Bf8 $132 {[%cal Yd8a8,Ye8e5]})) 23. f4
exf4 (23... f6 24. g6 $5 hxg6 25. f5 $44) 24. Rxf4 f6 25. Rdf1 $44 (25. g6 hxg6
26. Rg4 Qe8 $1 27. Rdg1 Nxd5 28. Nxd5 Qf7 $11)) 22. Rhf1 {[%cal Yf3f4]} (22.
Rhg1 $143 {[%cal Yg5g6]} Kh8 23. h5 Qd8 24. Qg2 Rc5 $132) 22... Nxd5 (22... Kh8
23. f4 exf4 24. Rxf4 {/\} f6 25. g6 hxg6 26. Rg4 $40 {[%csl Rg6,Rh8]}) (22...
Qc5 23. f4 Nxd5 24. Nxd5 Bd8 25. f5 f6 $5 $14) 23. Nxd5 {[%csl Gd5] The B is
replaced by a N - any minor piece on d5 is a powerhouse!} Qb7 24. f4 f5 {
A natural attempt to curb White's kingside expansion, but it loosens Black's
kingside.} (24... f6 25. g6 $5 h6 26. Ne3 $36 {[%cal Ye3f5]}) (24... exf4 25.
Qxf4 $36 {[%cal Yh4h6,Yg5g6]}) 25. Qe3 e4 (25... Rce8 26. Qh3 {and Black can
sooner or later hardly avoid the stabilising e4 advance.} (26. h5 $5 $36) (26.
fxe5 dxe5 27. Qxe5 Bxg5 28. Qc7 Qxc7 29. Nxc7 Rc8 30. Ne6 Bxh4 $132)) 26. h5
$36 {[%csl Gg5,Rg8,Gh5]} Rc5 27. h6 g6 (27... Rxd5 $2 28. Qb3 $18) (27... Rf7
28. Qb3 $36 {/\} a4 29. Nxe7+ Qxe7 30. Qxa4 $16 {[%csl Rb4,Rd6]}) ({Komodo
initially recommends} 27... gxh6 28. gxh6 Kf7 {, but after} 29. Nxe7 (29. Qd4
Rg8 $13) 29... Kxe7 30. Qd4 Qc6 31. Rg1 $36 {[%csl Rd6,Re7,Rh7] White is on
top even without the Nd5 - Black's K and P are vulnerable.} Rxc2 $2 32. Rg7+
Rf7 33. Qa7+ Qc7 34. Qa8 $1 {[%cal Ra8d5]} Qc4 35. Qb7+ Qc7 36. Qd5 $18) 28.
Qb3 Rf7 29. a4 {A generally useful move, but more energetic and concrete was} (
29. Rf2 {[%cal Yf2d2,Yd5e3]}) ({or} 29. Rd4 $142 $1 $16 {immediately.}) 29...
Bd8 30. Rd4 Kf8 (30... Rc6 $5 31. Rfd1 Qd7 $14 {/\} 32. Ne3 $2 Bb6) 31. Rfd1
Rc6 (31... Rd7 32. Ne3 Be7 33. Nc4 $36 {[%cal Rc4d6,Rc4e5]}) 32. Ne3 $1 Bb6 33.
Nc4 $6 (33. Rxd6 $142 Rxd6 34. Rxd6 Bc7 35. Rd5 $5 {seems simpler} (35. Re6
Bxf4 36. Nd5 Bxg5 37. Qc4 {was pointed out by Ramirez, after} Bxh6 (37... Rd7
38. Qd4 $1 Kf7 39. Rd6 $1 Rxd6 40. Qg7+ $18) 38. Qc5+ Kg8 39. Nf6+ Rxf6 40.
Rxf6 $36 {Black has more than enough material, but his pieces are
uncoordinated.}) {/\} 35... Bxf4 36. Rxa5 Bxg5 37. Rb5 $16) 33... Bxd4 $6 {
So misses a good tactical chance} (33... Rxc4 $5 {, when White's advantage is
not as convincing, as it was in the game:} 34. Qxc4 $1 (34. Rxc4 Rd7 $1 $15 {
[%csl Rc4][%cal Rd6d5]} (34... d5 $2 35. Rxd5 Qxd5 36. Rc8+ $18)) 34... Bxd4 (
34... Qc7 35. Qa6 $1 (35. Qxc7 $6 Bxc7 $14) 35... Qb7 36. Qxb7 Rxb7 37. Rxd6
Be3 38. Rf1 $16) 35. Rxd4 Qd7 (35... Qc7 $2 36. Qa6 $1 {[%cal Rd4c4,Rd4d6]}) (
35... Rc7 36. Qe6 Qc6 37. Qf6+ Kg8 38. Qd8+ Kf7 39. c4 $1 {[%cal Rd4d6]} Ke6
40. Qf6+ Kd7 41. Rd5 $1 $16) 36. Qd5 $36 (36. Qa6 $5)) 34. Nxa5 Qb6 35. Nxc6
Bc5 (35... Qxc6 36. Rxd4 $18 {[%csl Rb4,Rd6,Rf8]}) 36. Qd5 e3 {Seeking
practical chances.} ({Passive defence is disgusting:} 36... Qc7 37. Nd4 $16 (
37. a5 Qc8 $16)) 37. a5 Qb5 (37... Qb7 $2 38. Qxc5 $18) ({A more resilient try
was} 37... Qc7 $142 38. a6 (38. c3 $5 b3 $8 (38... bxc3 39. b4 c2+ 40. Kxc2
Bxb4 41. Kd3 $1 $18) 39. a6 $16) 38... Qc8 39. Re1 (39. a7 $5 Qa8 40. Qa2 $16)
39... Qxa6 40. Rxe3 b3 $1 41. Rxb3 $1 Qf1+ 42. Ka2 Qa6+ 43. Ra3 $8 Bxa3 44.
bxa3 $16) 38. Nd8 $1 $18 Ra7 (38... Re7 39. Ne6+ Ke8 40. Nd4 Qb7 41. Nc6 e2 (
41... Rf7 42. Qe6+ Kf8 43. Nd8 $18) 42. Re1 Re4 43. a6 Qf7 (43... Qxa6 44. Qg8+
Kd7 45. Nb8+) 44. a7 $5 Bxa7 (44... Qxd5 45. a8=Q+ Kd7 46. Qd8+ Kxc6 47. Qa8+
$18) 45. Qa5 $1 $18 {and White wins a piece with a continuing attack.} (45.
Qxf7+ Kxf7 46. Nxa7 $16)) 39. Ne6+ Ke8 (39... Ke7 40. Nd4 $18 {[%cal Rd4c6]})
40. Nd4 $6 {Doesn't squander the advantage, but prolongs the game.} ({Much
simpler was} 40. Nxc5 Qxc5 41. Qg8+ Kd7 42. Qxh7+ Kc6 43. Qxg6 Re7 (43... e2 $2
44. Qe8+) 44. Qg8 $18 (44. Qh5 e2 45. Re1 $18)) 40... Qxa5 41. Qg8+ Kd7 42.
Qxh7+ Kc8 43. Qg8+ Kb7 44. c3 $1 bxc3 (44... Qa4 45. Qb3 Qxb3 46. Nxb3 $18 {
is similar to the game.}) 45. Qb3+ Qb6 (45... Qb4 46. bxc3 Qxb3+ 47. Nxb3 $18)
46. Qxb6+ ({Carlsen has had enough excitement, but it was tempting to keep the
queens on board with} 46. Nb5 $18) ({or} 46. Qxc3 $5 {- here Black's king is
still more exposed, than its counterpart.}) 46... Kxb6 (46... Bxb6 {gives
White a pleasant choice:} 47. Ne2 $5 (47. Nb5 $16) (47. bxc3 Bxd4 48. cxd4 Kc6
49. Re1 Re7 50. Kc2 Kd5 51. Kd3 Re4 52. Rxe3 Rxf4 53. Rh3 Rxd4+ 54. Ke2 Re4+
55. Kf2 Re8 56. Rd3+ Kc5 57. Re3 Ra8 58. Re6 Ra2+ 59. Ke3 Ra3+ 60. Kd2 Ra2+ 61.
Kc1 Ra1+ 62. Kb2 Rh1 63. Rxg6 f4 64. Rf6 Rh5 65. Rf8 $18 {[%cal Rg5g6]}) 47...
cxb2 48. Rxd6 Ra1+ 49. Kxb2 Re1 50. Nc1 Bc7 51. Rxg6 Bxf4 52. Nd3 Re2+ 53. Kc3
$18) 47. bxc3 $18 {[%csl Gh6] The powerful o^ makes long-term resistance
futile.} Bxd4 48. Rxd4 $1 Kc6 (48... e2 49. Rxd6+ Kc5 50. Re6 $18) (48... Kc5
49. Kc2 Re7 50. Kd1 e2+ 51. Ke1 Re3 52. Ra4 Rxc3 53. Ra8 Rh3 54. Kxe2 d5 55.
Ra6 Kd4 56. Rxg6 Ke4 57. Rg7 Kxf4 58. h7 $18) 49. Kc2 Ra2+ 50. Kd1 Rf2 51. Ke1
Kd7 52. Ra4 Ke6 53. Ra8 Rh2 54. c4 $5 (54. Rg8 Kd5 55. Re8 $1 $18 (55. Rxg6 $2
Ke4 $132)) 54... Kf7 55. Rb8 $22 Ke6 (55... Rh4 56. Ke2 $18) (55... e2 56. Kd2
$18) 56. Rg8 1-0

[Event "3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2015.08.27"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "So, W."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2015.08.23"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. Qd2 b5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. g4 b4 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 Nb6 14. Na5 Nbxd5
15. Nc4 Nxe3 16. Nxe3 O-O 17. Bc4 Nd7 18. h4 a5 19. g5 Rc8 20. Bd5 Nb6 21. Kb1
Qc7 22. Rhf1 Nxd5 23. Nxd5 Qb7 24. f4 f5 25. Qe3 e4 26. h5 Rc5 27. h6 g6 28.
Qb3 Rf7 29. a4 Bd8 30. Rd4 Kf8 31. Rfd1 Rc6 32. Ne3 Bb6 33. Nc4 Bxd4 34. Nxa5
Qb6 35. Nxc6 Bc5 36. Qd5 e3 37. a5 Qb5 38. Nd8 Ra7 39. Ne6+ Ke8 40. Nd4 Qxa5
41. Qg8+ Kd7 42. Qxh7+ Kc8 43. Qg8+ Kb7 44. c3 bxc3 45. Qb3+ Qb6 46. Qxb6+ Kxb6
47. bxc3 Bxd4 48. Rxd4 Kc6 49. Kc2 Ra2+ 50. Kd1 Rf2 51. Ke1 Kd7 52. Ra4 Ke6 53.
Ra8 Rh2 54. c4 Kf7 55. Rb8 Ke6 56. Rg8 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 3rd"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.08.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2853"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2015.08.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 {The Sveshnikov Sicilian.
It goes in and out of fashion, and Carlsen playing it might bring some
attention back to a defense that is largely overlooked, despite the fact that
there is no definite refutation of it.} 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5
Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Ne7 {One of several possibilities Black has at his
disposal. Krasenkow likes to play this move.} 12. Nc2 Nxd5 13. Qxd5 Rb8 14. Nb4
Bb7 15. Qd3 O-O 16. Be2 a5 17. Nd5 b4 {Giri took some time to get to this
position, but Carlsen reached it relatively quickly. Black shouldn't have any
real problems in this position. This vriation has been played a couple of
times. White might be able to pressure slightly on the light squares but it
won't big a big deal.} 18. O-O bxc3 19. bxc3 Bg5 20. Rab1 Qd7 21. Rb3 Bc6 22.
Rfb1 Rxb3 23. Rxb3 g6 24. Rb6 Rc8 25. h3 Bxd5 {Even this move was maybe
unnecessary.} (25... h5 26. Ra6 Bxd5 {is safer:} 27. Qxd5 Rc5 $1 {a nice
intermezzo.} 28. Qxd6 Qxd6 29. Rxd6 Rxc3 $11) 26. Qxd5 Rxc3 27. Rxd6 Qe7 28.
Bd1 Rc7 29. g3 Kg7 {White has a very minor amount of pressure, but this is way
closer to a draw. Black's bishop isn't the greatest but White can't create
threats, so it will eventually remaneuver.} 30. Ba4 Bc1 31. Rc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2015.08.26"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Giri, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2853"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2015.08.23"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Ne7 12. Nc2 Nxd5 13. Qxd5 Rb8 14. Nb4
Bb7 15. Qd3 O-O 16. Be2 a5 17. Nd5 b4 18. O-O bxc3 19. bxc3 Bg5 20. Rab1 Qd7
21. Rb3 Bc6 22. Rfb1 Rxb3 23. Rxb3 g6 24. Rb6 Rc8 25. h3 Bxd5 26. Qxd5 Rxc3 27.
Rxd6 Qe7 28. Bd1 Rc7 29. g3 Kg7 30. Ba4 Bc1 31. Rc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 3rd"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.08.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2015.08.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c5 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Nc3 Qc7 {
This provocative continuation is the second popular move in this position after
} (7... Nc6) 8. Nd5 $5 (8. b3 d5 $5 {is Black's main idea seen in a number of
games.}) 8... Qxc4 (8... Nxd5 9. cxd5 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qb6 11. Bc3 {leads to a
quiet position with a small edge for White. The text move is sharper but not
enough for equality either.}) 9. Nxe7+ Kh8 10. Nxc8 (10. O-O $143 Nc6 11. Ndxc6
(11. Nxc8 Raxc8 {[%cal Yf8e8]}) 11... dxc6 12. Nxc8 Raxc8 13. b3 Qc3 14. Bd2
Qe5 15. Qe1 Rfe8 16. e3 Ne4 17. Rc1 Rcd8 $132 {1/2 (38) Horvath,P (2458)
-Horvath,C (2565) Hungary 2005}) 10... Rxc8 11. O-O Nc6 {Black's development
advantage doesn't fully compensate for his damaged pawn structure.} 12. Be3
$146 {A simple developing move, enough for keeping a tiny plus. Alternatives:}
(12. Nxc6 $6 dxc6 13. b3 Qc3 14. Bd2 Qe5 15. Rc1 Rd8 16. Rc2 Ne4 $11 {1/2 (60)
Khurtsidze,N (2418)-Lomineishvili,M (2396) Tbilisi 2005}) (12. e3 Nxd4 13. exd4
d5 14. Be3 Rc6 15. Bf3 Rac8 16. Qb3 Qxb3 17. axb3 a6 18. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 19. Rxc1
Rxc1+ 20. Bxc1 Ne4 21. Be3 f5 $11 {1/2 (28) Sargissian,G (2602)-Radjabov,T 
(2667) Moscow 2005}) (12. Nb3 $5 Re8 13. e3 a5 14. Bd2 a4 15. Rc1 Qb5 16. Nc5
$36 (16. Nd4 $6 Nxd4 17. exd4 Qxb2 18. Rc2 Qxd4 19. Qc1 Ne4 $15 {1/2 (37) Wang,
H (2710)-Aronian,L (2797) Beijing 2014})) (12. Nc2 Re8 (12... Ne4 13. Ne3 Qe6
14. Nd5 f5 15. Be3 Qe5 16. Nc3 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Rd8 18. Rb1 b6 19. c4 Rac8 20. Qa4
$16 {1-0 (34) Borovikov,V (2595)-Iskusnyh,S (2472) Pardubice 2005}) 13. Ne3 Qe6
14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Qxe2 16. Bxf7 Re7 17. Qxe2 (17. Bd5 Nd4 18. Be3 Qxb2 19.
Rb1 Ne2+ 20. Kg2 Nc3 21. Rxb2 Nxd1 22. Rxb7 Nxe3+ 23. fxe3 Rxe3 24. Rxd7 $14 {
1/2 (32) Azaladze,S (2499)-Saric,S (2400) Novi Sad 2014}) 17... Rxe2 18. Rb1
Rf8 19. Bc4 Rexf2 20. Rxf2 Bd4 21. Bf4 g5 22. Kg2 Bxf2 23. Bxg5 Bd4 24. Rd1
Bxb2 25. Rxd7 Ne5 {1/2 (25) Wojtaszek,R (2569)-Fressinet,L (2638) Warsaw 2005}
26. Rd8 $1 $14) 12... Ng4 {Black must deprive White of his bishop pair.} 13.
Nc2 Nxe3 14. Nxe3 Qe6 15. Nd5 Bxb2 16. Rb1 Be5 17. Rxb7 $14 {As a result of
the opening, White has got a small but clear advantage due to his strong d5
knight and the weakness of Black's d7 pawn.} Rab8 18. Rxb8 Rxb8 19. e3 Rb2 20.
a4 Ne7 (20... Nb4 {was more active, and in case of} 21. Nf4 Qe7) 21. Nf4 {
Black is now forced to trade his bishop, and the position simplifies even
further. That gives White more chances than} (21. Nxe7 Qxe7 22. Qd3) 21... Bxf4
22. exf4 {[%cal Ge1e8,Rd1d4] White now wins a pawn as he is threatening
Qd1-d4+.} Qb6 (22... Kg8 23. Qd4 {[%cal Rd4b2,Rd4a7]} Qb6 24. Qxd7) 23. a5 ({
After} 23. Qxd7 Qc5 {White has hardly anything better than} 24. a5) 23... Qc5
24. Qxd7 Ra2 25. Qd3 Kg7 ({Black can recapture the pawn:} 25... Rxa5 {but after
} 26. Qe2 {[%cal Yf1d1] White keeps pressure despite Black's passed pawn. He
controls central files, and his king is safer. Instead, Black decides to
prevent White's activation allowing White to keep his extra pawn.}) 26. a6 h5
27. Bb7 Nf5 28. Qe4 Nd6 29. Qb1 Rd2 30. Qa1+ Kg8 31. Bg2 Nf5 32. Qe5 Qxe5 $6 {
A strange decision to undouble White's pawns and liquidate into a technical
endgame.} (32... Qb6 {was consistent although after} 33. Qc3 $1 Rb2 34. Bd5 {
White activates his bishop and increases his winning chances.}) 33. fxe5 Re2 (
33... Ra2 34. Bb7 Re2 (34... h4 $5) 35. f4 (35. Rd1 $143 Rxe5 36. Rd8+ Kg7 37.
Ra8 Nd6 38. Rxa7 Re7) 35... Ne3 36. Rc1 {, and White should win anyway.}) (
33... h4 $5 34. Rb1 Nd4 35. gxh4 Ne2+ 36. Kh1 Nd4 {was probably the best
chance to get counterplay.}) 34. Rb1 Rxe5 35. Rb7 Re1+ ({Black will be unable
to keep defense on the 7th rank after} 35... Re7 36. Bh3 {as the pawn endgame
after} Kf8 37. Bxf5 gxf5 38. Rxe7 Kxe7 39. Kg2 {is lost, e.g.} Ke6 (39... Kd6
40. Kh3 Kc6 41. Kh4 Kb6 42. Kxh5 Kxa6 43. h4 Kb5 44. Kg5 a5 45. h5 a4 46. h6 a3
47. h7 f6+ $8 48. Kxf5 a2 49. h8=Q a1=Q 50. Qxf6) 40. Kf3 Ke5 41. h3 f4 (41...
Ke6 42. Kf4 Kf6 43. h4 $22) 42. gxf4+ Kf5 43. Ke3 {etc.}) 36. Bf1 h4 37. Rxa7
h3 38. Rd7 Ra1 39. g4 (39. a7 $142 Kg7 40. g4 Nh4 41. f4 Nf3+ 42. Kf2 Nxh2 43.
Bxh3 $18) 39... Nh4 40. Rd3 Ng2 41. Rxh3 Nf4 42. Rf3 g5 43. Rb3 {Black
resigned although White still needed to work a while to convert his material
advantage.} 1-0

[Event "3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2015.08.25"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2015.08.23"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c5 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Nc3 Qc7 8.
Nd5 Qxc4 9. Nxe7+ Kh8 10. Nxc8 Rxc8 11. O-O Nc6 12. Be3 Ng4 13. Nc2 Nxe3 14.
Nxe3 Qe6 15. Nd5 Bxb2 16. Rb1 Be5 17. Rxb7 Rab8 18. Rxb8 Rxb8 19. e3 Rb2 20. a4
Ne7 21. Nf4 Bxf4 22. exf4 Qb6 23. a5 Qc5 24. Qxd7 Ra2 25. Qd3 Kg7 26. a6 h5 27.
Bb7 Nf5 28. Qe4 Nd6 29. Qb1 Rd2 30. Qa1+ Kg8 31. Bg2 Nf5 32. Qe5 Qxe5 33. fxe5
Re2 34. Rb1 Rxe5 35. Rb7 Re1+ 36. Bf1 h4 37. Rxa7 h3 38. Rd7 Ra1 39. g4 Nh4 40.
Rd3 Ng2 41. Rxh3 Nf4 42. Rf3 g5 43. Rb3 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 3rd"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.08.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2853"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2015.08.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:3600+30"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nc6 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:06] ;Caruana,F (2805)
-Carlsen,M (2876) Norway Chess 3rd 2015 (2) 1-0 There is little wonder that
Carlsen avoids the Berlin after the recent defeat by Caruana's hands in} 4. Ba4
{[%emt 0:00:04]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:00:06] By this moment I
guess Caruana was asking himself whether it would be a Marshall or a Breyer.}
b5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 6. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:06] None of them
in fact! Carlsen chooses the classical Arkhangelsk move order, which has
fallen into oblivion long time ago.} ({Fashion has the neo-Arkhangelsk based on
} 6... Bc5 {more reliable.}) 7. d3 {[%emt 0:01:15] Caruana does not show
himself keen of checking Carlsen's preparation in the main lines and chooses a
setup which is mainly played to avoid the Marshall.} (7. Re1 Bc5 8. c3 d6 9. d4
Bb6 {leads to positional play with reasonable black counterplay.}) (7. c3 {
is more challenging. The most fascinating line goes} Nxe4 8. d4 Na5 9. Bc2 exd4
10. Bxe4 Bxe4 11. Re1 d5 12. b4 Nc4 13. Nxd4 c5 14. bxc5 Bxc5 15. f3 O-O 16.
fxe4 dxe4 17. Rxe4 Qd5 {with certain compensation for Black in view of his
better development and the hanging d4-knight. The last games at high level went
} 18. Qf3 Ne5 19. Qf5 Rae8 20. Nd2 g6 ({Deviating from his slightly earlier
game} 20... b4 21. N2b3 g6 22. Qf1 Qxe4 23. Nxc5 $14 {Ivanov,A (2539)
-Tomashevsky,E (2708) Khanty-Mansiysk 2009 (½-½, 36)}) 21. Qf4 b4 22. Bb2
bxc3 23. Bxc3 Nc6 24. Kh1 Bxd4 25. Rxd4 Nxd4 26. Bxd4 Re2 27. Nf3 f6 28. h3 $14
{Hellers,F (2520)-Shirov,A (2580) Stockholm 1990 0-1 Shirov,A (2719)
-Tomashevsky,E (2708) Khanty-Mansiysk 2009 (1-0, 41). Maybe Shirov was not the
best suited opponent to try this opening against, since two decades ago he
used to be a specialist of it with... Black. See for instance}) 7... Be7 {
[%emt 0:00:09] A bit disappointing - the game now enters the Anti-Marshall
paths, (I find Alejandro Ramirez' description "An Archangel with Be7"
inaccurate, but this is relative, of course.)} ({Long before the
neo-Arkhangelsk story started to take shape, Malaniuk caused some sensation
winning three games with the slightly weird} 7... Bd6 {The idea is to
over-defend the e5-pawn in order to allow an early ...Na5 if needed. The most
famous of his games (of course, I am speaking from the perspective of somebody
who was playing chess at that time) went} 8. a4 ({Neutral play such as} 8. c3
O-O 9. Nbd2 {could eventually transpose to ...Bc5 lines (I do not know how to
baptize them already) when the bishop retreats to f8 a few moves later:} Re8
10. Re1 Bf8 {and so on.}) 8... h6 9. Nc3 b4 10. Ne2 Na5 {Now is when the
bishop proves useful on d6.} 11. Ba2 O-O 12. Ng3 Re8 13. h3 ({The modern
interpretation is} 13. c3 c5 {as for instance in Hovhannisyan,R (2560)-Bartel,
M (2638) Aix-les-Bains 2011 (0-1, 51)}) 13... Bf8 14. Nh2 d5 15. Qf3 c5 $15 {
Adams,M (2505)-Malaniuk,V (2560) Palma de Mallorca 1989 (0-1, 51)}) 8. Nc3 {
[%emt 0:02:22]} O-O {[%emt 0:01:01]} 9. a3 {[%emt 0:01:01] The third most
popular continuation after 9.Bd2 and 9.a4.} d6 {[%emt 0:16:21]} 10. Re1 {
[%emt 0:09:39]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:35] ;Jansa,V (2535)-Smyslov,V (2600) Sochi
Chigorin Memorial 1974 (9) 0-1 The regrouping initiated with this move reminds
me of one of Smyslow's ultra-solid systems in the classical Ruy Lopez} 11. Ne2
{[%emt 0:05:12]} Nd8 {[%emt 0:06:15] Unlike in Smyslow's game, Black can
already regroup with his knight, since there is no pressure on e5.} 12. Ng3 {
[%emt 0:01:06]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:32] This position was seen in five earlier
games, which makes Caruana's 30 minute thought a bit surprizing.} 13. Ba2 $146
{[%emt 0:29:44]} ({During my live comments I did not have access at the
"reference" button, nor to the engines, so I wondered what would be wrong with
} 13. c3 c5 14. d4 {After all, this is what the Spanish Opening is all about -
White needs occupying the centre. I must confess that I under-estimated
Black's dynamic potential, based on his better development. White has wasted
quite some time with a2-a3 and d2-d3-d4.} exd4 15. cxd4 {Black has two
playable ways of breaking the centre with ...d6-d5.} c4 (15... d5 16. exd5 Bxd5
17. Bxd5 Nxd5 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. b4 Bb6 20. Ne5 Qb7 21. Nf5 {White's position
looks threatening but he still is underdeveloped.} Rad8 $1 (21... Ne7 22. Qf3
$1 Qa7 {Horvath,A (2531)-Banusz,T (2598) Gyula 2013 (0-1, 38)} 23. Nxe7+ Qxe7
24. Bb2 $14 {[%csl Rc6,Rg7][%cal Ge5c6,Ga1c1]}) 22. Qg4 Nf6 23. Qh4 Bd4 {
Black's position becomes dominant so White is best adviced to force a draw by
perpetual:} 24. Bg5 Bxa1 25. Rxa1 Nxg5 26. Qxg5 g6 27. Qxf6 {or 27.Nh6+.}) 16.
Bc2 d5 {This is Tomashevsky's specialty.} 17. e5 Ne4 18. Nxe4 ({White does not
get much by rejecting the sacrifice:} 18. Nf5 f6 19. Be3 Bd8 20. exf6 Bxf6 {
with active black play in Jakovenko,D (2711)-Tomashevsky,E (2658) Dagomys 2008
(½-½, 26)}) 18... dxe4 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Rxe4 Qd5 21. Qc2 Rfd8 {This looks
unnatural.} ({But if} 21... Rad8 {Black must have feared} 22. Bd2 {[%cal Gd2b4]
when ...a5 is impossible.}) ({Given this problems, I am actually asking myself
whether there is such a hurry to define the rooks' intentions. Since Black
plans playing ...f7-f5 anyway, I consider} 21... f5 {a serious candidate, for
instance} 22. exf6 Bxf6 23. Be3 Rad8 {with a couple of extra tempi compared to
the game.}) 22. h4 f5 23. exf6 Bxf6 24. Be3 Qf5 25. Re1 Rf8 {The rook returns
to the right square but I am not sure h2-h4 is such a weakening as to allow
wasting two tempi.} 26. Re2 Rad8 {Anyway, Black's blockade is relatively safe
and the game ended in a draw, Shirov,A (2740)-Tomashevsky,E (2658) Dagomys
2008 (½-½, 34) Even if the consequences of 13.c3 are far from clear, I do
not see the point behind Caruana's novelty. White wastes just another tempo
while big part of his army is placed on the initial squares.}) 13... Rfe8 {
[%emt 0:08:03] Black is one step away from completing his development with ...
Rad8, while White is far behind in the process. Besides, he does not have too
much space to deal with that. Little wonder that Caruana decided to exchange
some pieces.} 14. Ng5 {[%emt 0:06:30] Trying to make use of White's best piece
- his Spanish bishop.} ({If} 14. Nf5 Bf8 15. c3 c5 {Black threatens
undermining the white centre with ...c5-c4.}) ({The only reasonable
alternative to the game move is} 14. Bd2 {, without offering a clue to what
White should do with his queen, though.}) 14... d5 $5 {[%emt 0:16:04] Played
after 16 minutes, this is the most principled decision. Allowing an exchange
on e6 looks unappealing, while} (14... Nxg5 15. Bxg5 {would only speed up
White's development, for instance} h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nf5 Kh7 18. Qh5 Rf8 19.
h4 $36 {[%cal Gg2g4,Ge1e3] with a much better version of the game continuation.
}) 15. Nxe6 {[%emt 0:08:59] White needs releasing the tension in order to
clear the g5-square for the bishop. Delaying this exchange would give Black
time to increase his space advantage.} ({The pawn grabbing} 15. exd5 Nxg5 16.
Bxg5 Bxd5 17. Rxe5 Bxa2 18. Rxa2 {should not scare a Marshall Attack player.
The a2-rook is less than undeveloped.} h6 $5 19. Bxf6 (19. Bd2 Bd6) 19... Bxf6
20. Re4 Rxe4 21. Nxe4 Be5 {offers Black plenty of play.}) 15... Qxe6 {[%emt 0:
00:15]} 16. Bg5 {[%emt 0:07:46]} ({For instance} 16. Nf5 Bf8 17. Bg5 c5 18. Qf3
({Or if} 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Ne3 d4 20. Nd5 Qd6 $11 {[%cal Gb7c8,Gc8e6,Ya8c8,
Yc5c4] the beautiful central knight would actually block the own bishop.})
18... c4 19. Nh6+ (19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. exd5 Rad8 21. dxc4 $2 e4 {[%cal Gf6b2]})
19... Kh8 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Qxf6 gxf6 22. Nf5 Rac8 $11 {Black's activity and
space advantage compensates for the structural deffect.}) 16... h6 $1 {[%emt 0:
04:17] It would be dangerous to delay this thematic move.} (16... c5 17. Bxf6
Bxf6 18. Nh5 Be7 (18... Rad8 19. exd5 Bxd5 20. Nf4) (18... Qd6 19. Nxf6+ gxf6
20. Qh5 $16) (18... Bg5 19. Bxd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Qxd5 21. Qg4 Qd8 22. f4 $36) 19.
exd5 Bxd5 $2 20. Nf4 $18) 17. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:01:23]} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:01:22]} 18.
Qf3 {[%emt 0:05:51]} (18. Nh5 Bg5 {is safe for Black due to the fact that his
bishop is defended, making the queen incursion after} 19. Bxd5 Bxd5 20. exd5
Qxd5 21. Qg4 {inoffensive, for instance} Qe6 $11) 18... c6 {[%emt 0:03:08]
This ultra ambitious move fails to keep the a2-bishop out of play after
Caruana's active answer.} (18... Rad8 {is more natural, even though the
evaluation remains the same: both sides' chances are even.}) 19. c4 $1 {
[%emt 0:06:36]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:03:30]} 20. cxd5 {[%emt 0:01:05]} ({One
important problem is that the a1-rook needs defending the bishop. For instance
completing the development with} 20. Rac1 {allows} dxc4 $1 (20... bxc4 {
is less clear:} 21. exd5 $1 ({Only not} 21. dxc4 $2 d4 22. b4 c5 $15 {[%csl
Ra2]}) 21... cxd5 22. dxc4 e4 23. cxd5 Bxd5 24. Bxd5 exf3 25. Bxe6 Rxe6 26.
Rxe6 fxe6 $13) 21. dxc4 Bg5 22. Rc2 g6 {[%csl Ra2,Rg3][%cal Ge6a2]}) 20... cxd5
{[%emt 0:00:02]} 21. Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:30] White tris compensating his space
defficit with active piece play.} ({It would be nice to fight for the c-file,
but} 21. Rac1 $2 {loses material to} dxe4 {[%csl Ga2]} 22. Bxe6 exf3) ({Or if} 
21. Rec1 {(not very natural - the rook belongs to e1.)} Rd7 22. Rc5 Qb6 23.
Rac1 Be7 24. R5c2 Bg5 25. Re1 Red8 26. Qg4 Rc7 $11) 21... Bg5 {[%emt 0:22:27]}
22. h4 {[%emt 0:01:00]} Bd2 $5 {[%emt 0:03:54] When I saw this move, I thought
the bishop will finally reach b6, truly in the spirit of the Arkhangelsk. But
my expectations proved wrong...} ({As pointed out by Ramirez,} 22... Bf4 {
"is also possible."} 23. g3 dxe4 24. Qg4 (24. dxe4 $2 Qxf5 $17) 24... Qf6 25.
gxf4 exd3 {"gets crazy, but computers like Black a bit."} 26. fxe5 $2 d2 $19 {
"was something Carlsen missed."}) 23. Re2 {[%emt 0:04:26]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:14:28]
} 24. dxe4 {[%emt 0:05:18]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 25. g3 {[%emt 0:09:41]} Kf8 $3
{[%emt 0:01:45] ;Carlsen,M (2863)-Anand,V (2792) World Championship 2014 (11)
1-0 The evaluation is not only for the objective merits of the move, but also
for the whole king's moving around initiated now and the depth behind it. The
king manoeuvre reminds me a bit of the somewhat similar issue in the last game
of the return Carlsen-Anand match} ({Carlsen intended to drive the enemy
knight away with ...g6, which would not work with the king on h8 due to Nxh6+.
And if} 25... Kh8 {the f7-square would be vulnerable. White could play a
consolidating move such as} 26. Kg2 (26. h5 Bg5) 26... g6 $6 27. Nd4 Qg7 (27...
Qxf3+ $2 28. Nxf3 Ba5 29. Bxf7 $18) 28. Nb3 f5 29. Nc5 $14) ({The ARkhangelsk
plan should be carried out with care, for if} 25... Ba5 $6 26. Nxh6+ $1 Qxh6
27. Qxf7+ Kh7 28. Qxb7 $16) ({I would probably choose} 25... Kh7 26. Kg2 Ba5
27. Rc1 g6 28. Ne3 (28. Nd4 {does not work so well now, since after} Qxf3+ 29.
Nxf3 {the bishop is not hanging anymore, allowing} f5 $36) 28... Qxf3+ 29. Kxf3
Rd3 {[%cal Ga5b6]}) 26. h5 {[%emt 0:05:10]} ({With the f7-pawn defended,} 26.
Kg2 g6 27. Nd4 Qxf3+ 28. Nxf3 Ba5 {is safe for Black.}) 26... Bg5 {[%emt 0:04:
20] There were no reasons to refrain from occupying the concealed square. The
bishop defends the queen, making ...g6 an issue already, without fearing Nd4
at all.} 27. a4 {[%emt 0:01:14] By now, both players were approaching severe
time trouble. With jis last move Caruana opens a new front, clearing the
a3-square for the queen in order to harass the centralized king.} ({A neutral
move such as} 27. Rf1 {would allow} g6 ({If Black wants more than an immediate
draw he can try} 27... Bc8) 28. hxg6 fxg6 29. Qb3 (29. Nh4 Bxh4) 29... gxf5 30.
Qg8+ Ke7 31. Qh7+ Kf8 {White should take the draw by perpetual since} 32. Qxb7
$2 Re7 {[%csl Gb7] suddenly traps the queen!}) 27... b4 $6 {[%emt 0:01:13]
Carlsen renews the threat, without realizing that White's queenside play is
far from over.} (27... g6 $2 28. hxg6 fxg6 29. Qa3+) (27... bxa4 $1 {would
have absolved Black from any problems:} 28. Qa3+ Kg8 29. Qxa4 Bc8) 28. a5 $3 {
[%emt 0:02:02] Caruana spent most of his remaining time on this fantastic move,
going down to seconds on his clock. White prevents Black's consolidating with .
..a6-a5, endangering the b4-pawn and adding a small tactical detail to the
plot.} Kg8 $5 {[%emt 0:04:23] Typical for Carlsen's lack of pre-concepts. He
does not mind returning with his king now that there was some danger for it.} (
{When playing his precious move Carlsen might have thought that he could
finally carry out his plan, failing to notice that after} 28... g6 29. hxg6
fxg6 30. Qb3 gxf5 31. Qg8+ Ke7 32. Qh7+ Kf8 33. Qxb7 $1 Re7 {the queen has a
choice between} 34. Qxb4 {and the less strong 34.Qb6.}) ({But in principle} 
28... Bc8 {[%cal Gg7g6] would have been safer} 29. Qb3 Bxf5 30. Qxb4+ Kg8 31.
exf5 Qxf5 {[%cal Gf5f3] with some symbolic white advantage only, due to his
more active bishop. For instance:} 32. Qe4 Qxe4 33. Rxe4 Kf8 34. b4 Rd6 {
[%cal Ge8b8,Gg5d2]}) 29. Bc4 $6 {[%emt 0:00:09] Too slow. Besides, White
dismantles his potential battery along the a2-g8 diagonal.} (29. Rc2 $5 Rd7 (
29... Rc8 30. Rc4 Rxc4 31. Bxc4 $14 {[%cal Ga1d1]} Kh8 $6 32. Rd1) 30. Rc4 Kh8
31. Rd1 (31. Rxb4 g6 32. hxg6 fxg6 33. Rd1) 31... Rxd1+ 32. Qxd1 Rd8 33. Qf3 g6
34. Rc7) (29. Qb3 {would mainly transpose to the line above since} Bxe4 {
would be met with} 30. Qxf7+ Qxf7 31. Bxf7+ Kxf7 32. Rxe4 $14) 29... Rd7 $6 {
[%emt 0:00:51] Carlsen still had a few minutes left, but failed to remain
consequent to his curious king manoeuvre.} (29... Kh8 $1 30. Kg2 g6 31. Ne3 (
31. hxg6 $2 fxg6 32. Ne3 Qxf3+ 33. Kxf3 Rf8+ 34. Kg2 Bxe4+ $17) 31... Qxf3+ 32.
Kxf3 Rd4 33. Bd5 Bxd5 34. Nxd5 gxh5 35. Ra4 b3 $13) 30. Ra4 $1 {[%emt 0:00:28]
Suddenly, White's queenside play strongly interfers with Black's planned ...g6.
} Kh8 {[%emt 0:02:15] Carlsen spent most of his remaining time on this move,
joining his opponent for the blitz mode.} 31. Rxb4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} g6 {
[%emt 0:00:07]} 32. hxg6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} fxg6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 33. Qb3 $1 {
[%emt 0:00:41] The clue.} Bc6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} (33... Bxe4 34. Rxe4 (34. Nxh6
Rd1+ $5 35. Qxd1 Qf3 36. Nf7+ Kg7 37. Rxe4 $8 Qxd1+ 38. Kg2 $14) 34... gxf5 (
34... Qxf5 35. Bd3 $16) 35. Rb6 Rd6 36. Re2 $16 {[%cal Gc4a6]}) 34. Ne3 {
[%emt 0:00:03]} Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 35. Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} (35. Bb5 $5 Rb8
36. Rxe4 Rxb5 37. Qc3 {[%cal Ge3c4,Ge3g4]} Qf3 38. Rxe5 $36) 35... Bxd5 {
[%emt 0:01:03]} ({Ramirez:} 35... Qf3 36. Rxe4 $1 (36. Bxe4 Qxe2 37. Rb8 {
Carlsen thought this was "at least a draw" but actually Black is winning after}
Rxb8 38. Qxb8+ Kh7 $1 39. Bd5 Rg7 $1 $18) 36... Qxe2 37. Nc4 Qh5 38. g4 $1 Qh4
39. Nxe5 $1 {with a strong initiative.}) 36. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qc6 {
[%emt 0:00:01]} 37. Nc3 $14 {[%emt 0:00:02] White has achieved stability on
light squares, but needs to be careful with his major piece regrouping,
something Caruana failed to do under the time pressure.} Qf3 {[%emt 0:00:06]}
38. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} ({Even with seconds on the clock, it is strange that
Caruana refrained from the natural} 38. Rb8 $16 {reducing Black's attacking
potential.}) 38... Red8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 39. Rbe4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} (39. Qe4 $1
$16 Rd1+ $2 40. Nxd1 Rxd1+ 41. Re1 {Ramirez}) 39... Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 40.
Rxd2 $4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} (40. Qb3 Rd1+ $1 41. Qxd1 Rxd1+ 42. Nxd1 h5 $44) ({
It is hard to predict what would have happened after} 40. Qa4 {White would
retain his strategic advantage against any black move with one exception:} Bf4
$3 {leading to perpetual check (either Black, after 41.gxf4 or White after} 41.
Rxd2 Rxd2 42. Qe8+ {But would Carlsen have found it just before the control?})
40... Rxd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 0-1

[Event "3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2015.08.24"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Caruana, F."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2853"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2015.08.23"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. d3 Be7 8. Nc3
O-O 9. a3 d6 10. Re1 Qd7 11. Ne2 Nd8 12. Ng3 Ne6 13. Ba2 Rfe8 14. Ng5 d5 15.
Nxe6 Qxe6 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Qf3 c6 19. c4 Rad8 20. cxd5 cxd5 21. Nf5
Bg5 22. h4 Bd2 23. Re2 dxe4 24. dxe4 Qf6 25. g3 Kf8 26. h5 Bg5 27. a4 b4 28. a5
Kg8 29. Bc4 Rd7 30. Ra4 Kh8 31. Rxb4 g6 32. hxg6 fxg6 33. Qb3 Bc6 34. Ne3 Bxe4
35. Bd5 Bxd5 36. Nxd5 Qc6 37. Nc3 Qf3 38. Qc2 Red8 39. Rbe4 Rd2 40. Rxd2 Rxd2
0-1

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 3rd"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.08.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2015.08.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O Ngf6 (4... a6 {is the another main line,
but after} 5. Bd3 Ngf6 {White doesn't have to play 6.Re1, he can immediately
answer with} 6. c3 {followed by Bc2, d4.}) 5. Re1 a6 6. Bd3 b5 7. c4 g5 $5 $146
{A very interesting and ambitious novelty by Topalov. Nowadays ...g5 becomes
typical in these type of position. In case of White captures the P Black has
some play on the g-file and in case of White ignores, Black continues with ...
g4 and takes some pressure in the centre.} ({Last year Nakamura played} 7...
Ne5 {against Carlsen,} 8. Bf1 Nxc4 9. a4 Bd7 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 e5 12. axb5
exd4 13. Bxc4 axb5 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 15. Bb3 Be7 16. Qxd4 $14 {and White had a
comfortable position, Carlsen-Nakamura, Zuerich rapid 2014.}) 8. Nxg5 {Carlsen
takes the gauntlet.} (8. cxb5 $5 {was the alternative,} g4 9. e5 $5 dxe5 10.
Ng5 Nb6 {with a very complicated position.}) 8... Ne5 9. Be2 bxc4 10. Na3 (10.
Nc3 $5 {was also possible,} Rg8 11. d4 cxd3 12. Bxd3) ({or} 10. Nf3 $5 Nd3 11.
Bxd3 cxd3 12. e5 $1 Nd5 (12... dxe5 13. Nxe5 {and White has a dangerous
initiative since} Bb7 $2 {loses instantly,} 14. Qa4+ $1 Nd7 15. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7
16. Qb3+ Kg7 17. Qxb7 $18 {and White wins.}) 13. Na3 Rg8 $132 {with a
double-edged fight.}) 10... Rg8 11. Nxc4 $6 {A pretty piece sacrifice, but
objectively this is not so good!} (11. Nf3 $6 {could have been met by} Nd3 12.
Bxd3 cxd3 13. Nc4 (13. e5 dxe5 14. Nxe5 Qd5 $17) 13... Be6 $15 {and Black
looks fine.}) ({Probably} 11. d4 {was the most accurate, but} cxd3 12. Bxd3 h6
13. Nf3 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 d5 $1 $132 {and Black has a nice counterplay.}) 11...
Nxc4 (11... Rxg5 $2 {is bad, because of} 12. d4 $16 {and White is better.}) 12.
d4 {This was the point of the piece sacrifice.} Nb6 13. Bh5 (13. dxc5 dxc5 14.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 15. Nxf7+ Ke8 16. Ng5 e5 $15 {and two Ps are not enough.}) 13...
Nxh5 14. Qxh5 Rg7 (14... Rg6 $1 {was more accurate. The R is much more active,
and after} 15. Qxh7 Rg7 16. Qh8 cxd4 17. Nh7 Rxh7 18. Qxh7 e5 $17 {and Black
has a wonderful position.}) 15. Nxh7 Qd7 (15... Bg4 16. Qh4 Rxh7 17. Qxh7 cxd4
18. Bh6 Bxh6 19. Qxh6 e5 20. f4 {and still White has some counterchance.}) 16.
dxc5 dxc5 17. e5 $2 {Decisive mistake.} (17. Nxf8 {was the only move} Qh3 $1 (
17... Qg4 18. Qxg4 Rxg4 19. Nh7 f6 20. Ng5 $1 fxg5 21. g3 $1 $18 {followed by
f3 and the R is trapped.}) 18. Qxh3 Bxh3 19. g3 Nc4 (19... Kxf8 20. Bh6 {
might even favour White as Black's pieces are not well coordinated.}) (19...
Rg8 20. Nh7 f6 $13) 20. Bh6 Rg8 $13) 17... Qc6 $1 ({The natural} 17... Bb7 $4 {
is losing immediately, as} 18. Nf6+ exf6 19. exf6+ $18) 18. f3 ({Now} 18. Nf6+
{could have been met by} Kd8 $1 $17 {and Black is better.}) 18... Qg6 $1 {
A good move, Black forces to exchange of Qs and he avoids White's practical
chances.} 19. Nf6+ Kd8 $1 {The black K simply slides over to safety.} 20. Qxg6
Rxg6 21. Ne4 Bb7 22. h4 Rc8 23. h5 Rg8 24. Bd2 Nc4 25. Bc3 Bh6 26. Rad1+ Ke8
27. Rd3 Bf4 $1 $19 {Very precise play by Black, his position should be winning.
} 28. Nf2 Bc6 29. Nh3 Bg3 30. Re2 Bb5 31. Rd1 Bc6 32. Nf2 Bxe5 $1 {A beautiful
tactical solution! White's position is now hopeless.} 33. Ng4 (33. Bxe5 Bxf3
34. Rde1 Bxe2 35. Rxe2 Nxe5 36. Rxe5 f6 $19) 33... Bxc3 34. bxc3 Kf8 35. Kf2
Rh8 36. Ne5 Nxe5 37. Rxe5 Be8 38. g4 f6 39. Re6 Bb5 40. Rde1 Rc7 0-1

[Event "3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2015.08.23"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Topalov, V."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2015.08.23"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O Ngf6 5. Re1 a6 6. Bd3 b5 7. c4 g5 8. Nxg5
Ne5 9. Be2 bxc4 10. Na3 Rg8 11. Nxc4 Nxc4 12. d4 Nb6 13. Bh5 Nxh5 14. Qxh5 Rg7
15. Nxh7 Qd7 16. dxc5 dxc5 17. e5 Qc6 18. f3 Qg6 19. Nf6+ Kd8 20. Qxg6 Rxg6 21.
Ne4 Bb7 22. h4 Rc8 23. h5 Rg8 24. Bd2 Nc4 25. Bc3 Bh6 26. Rad1+ Ke8 27. Rd3 Bf4
28. Nf2 Bc6 29. Nh3 Bg3 30. Re2 Bb5 31. Rd1 Bc6 32. Nf2 Bxe5 33. Ng4 Bxc3 34.
bxc3 Kf8 35. Kf2 Rh8 36. Ne5 Nxe5 37. Rxe5 Be8 38. g4 f6 39. Re6 Bb5 40. Rde1
Rc7 0-1

[Event "3rd Norway Chess 2015"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.25"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Hammer, J."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2876"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2015.06.16"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. Bg5 f6 5. Bd2 dxc4 6. e3 Nc6 7. Bxc4 Bd6 8. e4
Nge7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qb3 Kh8 11. Bxe6 Bxh2+ 12. Kxh2 Qd6+ 13. Kh1 Bxe6 14. d5
Bg8 15. Qa3 Qxa3 16. Nxa3 Na7 17. Bb4 Rfe8 18. Rac1 Rac8 19. Nd4 f5 20. f3 fxe4
21. fxe4 Ng6 22. Nf5 Rxe4 23. Bc3 Bxd5 24. Bxg7+ Kg8 25. Bd4 Rxd4 26. Nxd4 Bxa2
27. b3 Rd8 28. Ne6 Rd2 29. Rc3 Re2 30. Nf4 Rb2 31. Nxg6 hxg6 32. Rxc7 Rxb3 33.
Rd1 Nc6 34. Rdd7 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 3rd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2015.06.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hammer, Jon Ludvig"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2876"]
[Annotator "Mokal,P"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2015.06.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 a6 $5 {An out of form (and out of luck) Carlsen
playing Black against his own second and good friend, Jon Ludwig Hammer in the
last round. An unenviable situation for the Champion. It is therefore not a
surprise that Carlsen chooses to play something slightly different...} 4. Bg5
f6 $6 {[%csl Re6][%cal Rg8f6,Ga2g8] ...but this is a real surprise. Whatever
the engines say, this move would be criticised by any book on openng
fundamentals. It weakens the a2-g8/^, takes away an important square from the
g8-N and also creates a target on e6.} (4... Be7 {is normal.}) 5. Bd2 dxc4 6.
e3 Nc6 (6... b5 7. a4 Bb7 8. axb5 axb5 9. Rxa8 Bxa8 10. b3 $14 {[%csl Rb5,Re6,
Re8,Rf6][%cal Gf7f6] White will win back the pawn. The weakening move ...f6
will matter sooner or later.}) 7. Bxc4 {[%csl Re6]} Bd6 8. e4 (8. Nc3 $5 Nge7
9. O-O O-O 10. Ne4 $14) 8... Nge7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qb3 Kh8 (10... Qd7 11. a4 $14
{[%csl Rc8,Re6,Rg8] White has the space. Black has the weakness and awkwardly
placed pieces.}) 11. Bxe6 Bxh2+ 12. Kxh2 (12. Nxh2 $2 Nxd4 $17) 12... Qd6+ 13.
Kh1 ({Hammer was probably worried about some intermediate checks that could
spoil his calculations somewhere after} 13. Kg1 {[%cal Gc6d4,Gd4f3,Gc6e5,Ge5f3,
Gf3g1] but concrete variations do not show anything to worry about, for example
} Bxe6 14. d5 Bg8 (14... Nxd5 15. exd5 Bxd5 16. Bf4 $16) 15. Qa3 $14) 13...
Bxe6 14. d5 Bg8 (14... Nxd5 15. exd5 Bxd5 16. Bf4 $16) 15. Qa3 $1 {Forcing a
pleasant endgame.} Qxa3 16. Nxa3 Na7 (16... Nb8 {[%csl Ra8][%cal Gb8d7,Gc7c6]
controls the d7-square and therefore makes ...c6 a viable option to consider.
But it holds up the R on a8, giving us the pros and cons.} 17. Bb4 Re8 18. Rac1
c6 19. Rfe1 $14 ({The point of ...Nb8 is that} 19. d6 {[%csl Rd7][%cal Gb8d7]
is a move that Black need not worry about.} Nc8 $15) (19. Nc4 Nc8)) (16... Ne5
$2 17. Nxe5 fxe5 18. f3 $16 {[%csl Rc7,Re5]}) 17. Bb4 Rfe8 18. Rac1 Rac8 (18...
c6 $6 19. d6 $14 {[%csl Ra7][%cal Rb8d7]}) (18... Ng6 $5 19. Rxc7 (19. Rfe1 c6
20. Nc4 Nf4 21. d6 (21. Nb6 $2 Rad8 $132) 21... Nd3 $132) 19... Rxe4 20. Bc5 (
20. Rxb7 $2 Bxd5 $17) 20... Bxd5 21. Rd1 Bg8 (21... Bxa2 22. Bxa7 Rxa7 23. Rd8+
Bg8 24. Nc4 {[%cal Gc4d6]} h5 (24... h6 25. Nd6 Re7 26. Rcc8 $16) 25. Nd6 $18 {
[%cal Gc7c5,Gc5h5,Gc7c8,Gd8g8]}) 22. Bxa7 Rxa7 23. Rd8 $36 {[%csl Ra7,Rg8]
[%cal Gc7a7,Gc7h7,Gd8a8,Gd8h8]}) 19. Nd4 $1 f5 20. f3 (20. Bxe7 $6 Rxe7 21.
exf5 (21. Nxf5 Rxe4 $15) 21... Rd8 $15 {[%csl Rd5]}) 20... fxe4 21. fxe4 $14 {
[%csl Rc7,Gd5,Ge4] The central pawns take away a lot of important squares from
Black pieces and White has annoying pressure on c7.} Ng6 22. Nf5 $6 (22. Rfe1
$142 {[%csl Gd5,Ge4] maintaining the strong central control.} Nf4 {[%cal Gf4d3]
} 23. Nf5 $1 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Gb4c3,Gc3g7]} Nd3 24. Bc3 Bf7 25. Nxg7 Kg8 26.
Nxe8 Rxe8 27. Bd4 {[%csl Ra7]} Nxe1 28. Rxe1 $14 {[%csl Ra7,Rc7,Gd5,Ge4]})
22... Rxe4 23. Bc3 Bxd5 $6 ({On any other day and in any other tournament
Carlsen would have found} 23... h6 $142 24. Bxg7+ Kh7 25. Bd4 (25. Bxh6 Bxd5
$132) 25... b6 26. d6 c5 $13) (23... Ne5 $2 24. Rce1 $18) 24. Bxg7+ Kg8 25. Bd4
$1 {[%csl Ra7][%cal Gf5h6,Gd4a7] Carlsen admitted to having missed this move.
That is real bad form.} Rxd4 26. Nxd4 Bxa2 27. b3 Rd8 ({Black's best chance
was to try and fight after} 27... c5 28. Rf2 cxd4 29. Rxc8+ Nxc8 30. Rxa2 {
and it is not that easy for White to convert this position into a win.} Nf8 31.
Nc4 $14 {and a long battle awaits.} ({White cannot really take the P on d4.
For example} 31. Rd2 Ne6 32. Nc2 $6 Nd6 $1 33. Nxd4 $2 Ne4 $17 {[%csl Rd1,Rd3,
Re2][%cal Ge4g3,Ge4f2]})) 28. Ne6 Rd2 ({Black should have pushed the N away
with} 28... Rd6 $142 $16) 29. Rc3 (29. Rxc7 Bxb3 30. Rg7+ Kh8 31. Rff7 Bxe6 32.
Rxh7+ Kg8 33. Rhg7+ Kh8 34. Rxb7 Bd5 (34... Nb5 35. Nxb5 axb5 36. Rxg6 $16) 35.
Rh7+ Kg8 36. Rbg7+ Kf8 37. Rxg6 $18) 29... Re2 (29... Nc6 30. Rcf3 {[%cal
Gf3f8]} h5 31. Rf7 Nce5 32. Rg7+ Kh8 33. Nc4 $18) 30. Nf4 (30. Rf6 $18 {
[%cal Gc3f3,Gf6f8] was simpler, forcing Black to give up another exchange to
avoid the threatened mate with Rcf3 followed by Rf8.}) 30... Rb2 31. Nxg6 hxg6
32. Rxc7 Rxb3 $2 (32... Bxb3 33. Rf6 $18 (33. Rxb7 Nb5 34. Rb1 Rxb1+ 35. Nxb1
$16)) ({A better fighting chance was} 32... Nc6 33. Re1 (33. Rf6 $5 Rxb3 34.
Rxg6+ Kf8 35. Nc2 $16 {[%csl Gg2]}) (33. Rxb7 Rxb3 34. Rxb3 Bxb3 35. Rf6 Ne5
36. Rxa6 $16) 33... Kf8 34. Nc4 Rxb3 35. Nd6 {[%cal Ge1e8]} Rb1 36. Rxb1 Bxb1
37. Nxb7 $16 {[%cal Gb7c5,Gc5a6,Gc5e6]}) 33. Rd1 {[%cal Gd1d8]} Nc6 34. Rdd7 {
[%cal Gc7c8] A fine victory for Jon Ludwig Hammer who kept up the pressure all
through the game. From Carlsen's viewpoint, bad luck, bad form, the pressure
of the home crowd and a final round against his own Second, everything went
wrong for the Champion in this tournament. He is mortal, after all. The next
event will be a test of his character and it will be no surprise if he comes
out fighting with a vengeance.} 1-0

[Event "3rd Norway Chess 2015"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.24"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Aronian, L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2876"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2015.06.16"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. Re1 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Nc6 12. Nf1 h6 13. Ne3 Re8 14. a4 Be6 15. d4
exd4 16. cxd4 Nb4 17. Bb1 bxa4 18. Rxa4 Bf8 19. Ra1 d5 20. e5 Ne4 21. h3 Qb6
22. Nxd5 Bxd5 23. Bxe4 Rad8 24. Bxd5 Rxd5 25. Be3 Red8 26. dxc5 Bxc5 27. Qb3
Bxe3 28. Rxe3 a5 29. e6 fxe6 30. Rae1 R8d6 31. Rc1 Nd3 32. Rc8+ Kh7 33. Qa4
Qxb2 34. Qe4+ Rf5 35. Kh2 Nf4 36. Rc2 Qa1 37. g4 Qf1 38. Ne1 Nh5 39. gxf5 exf5
40. Qc4 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 3rd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2015.06.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2876"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2015.06.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 (
8. a4) ({and} 8. a3 {are the other main variations.}) 8... O-O 9. Re1 Na5 10.
Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Nc6 (11... Re8 {is also common.}) 12. Nf1 h6 13. Ne3 {A
logical plan by Carlsen. He would like to control the important d5-square.} (
13. Ng3 {is the other setup.}) 13... Re8 14. a4 Be6 15. d4 ({Last year Adams
played} 15. h3 Bf8 16. Nh2 b4 17. Bb3 Rb8 18. Bc4 bxc3 19. bxc3 d5 20. Bxa6 Qa5
21. Bb5 (21. c4 $6 {A very smart move, but it is too much.} Qxa6 22. exd5 Bxd5
23. cxd5 Nb4 24. Ra3 Nfxd5 $17 {Adams-Caruana, London 2014, and Black has a
wonderful middlegame.}) 21... Rxb5 22. exd5 Nxd5 23. Nc4 Qa8 24. axb5 Qxa1 25.
bxc6 f6 $15 {and Black looks nicely placed too.}) 15... exd4 16. cxd4 Nb4 $146
{Aronian improves on the game which he played 12 years ago.} (16... Nxd4 17.
Nxd4 cxd4 18. Qxd4 Nd7 19. axb5 axb5 20. Bd2 Bf6 (20... Qb6 $5) 21. Qxd6 Rxa1
22. Rxa1 Bxb2 23. Rb1 Be5 24. Qd3 Qc7 25. Nd5 Bxd5 26. exd5 Nf6 27. g3 $14 {
J.Polgar-Aronian, Hoogeveen 2003, with a comfortable position for White.}) 17.
Bb1 bxa4 18. Rxa4 Bf8 19. Ra1 d5 $1 {A typical break-through in this type of
position.} 20. e5 Ne4 21. h3 Qb6 $6 {This is a slight inaccuracy, after which
White can win a P. Nevertheless Black will have some compensation for it, but
he will be fighting for equaliity.} ({After the natural} 21... Rc8 {Black
looks completely fine.}) 22. Nxd5 $1 Bxd5 23. Bxe4 Rad8 24. Bxd5 Rxd5 25. Be3
Red8 26. dxc5 Bxc5 27. Qb3 Bxe3 28. Rxe3 a5 {The previous moves were forced;
Carlsen is a P up, but Black's pieces are powerful.} 29. e6 $5 {Carlsen gives
back the P, and in doing so he creates a weakness in Black's position.} fxe6
30. Rae1 R8d6 31. Rc1 Nd3 $2 {A mistake, which allows a strong attack for
White!} (31... Rd3 $1 $11 {was the easiest reply to simplify the position and
Black doesn't have any problem.}) 32. Rc8+ Kh7 33. Qa4 $1 {A nice
repositioning of the Q. From here the Q can threaten the K with Qe8 and it
also has access to e4 with lethal checks.} Qxb2 $2 {This was an attractive
move, because of the Q attack on f2, and moreover he takes a P. Nevertheless
this is a decisive mistake.} (33... Nb4 {was correct to avoid the Qe4,} 34. Qe8
Rd1+ 35. Kh2 Rd8 36. Rxd8 Rxd8 37. Qh5 Qc7+ {and still Black can hold his
position.}) 34. Qe4+ Rf5 35. Kh2 $3 {What an excellent cool-headed move! White
avoids ...Qxf2+ and is threatening Nh4.} ({The immediate} 35. Nh4 $4 {was bad,
as} Qxf2+ 36. Kh2 Qf4+ $19 {and suddenly Black wins.}) 35... Nf4 {The best
practical chance.} (35... Qxf2 $2 {did not work because of} 36. Rxd3 $18) ({and
} 35... Nxf2 {is also losing, after} 36. Qa8 $1 $18 {with a decisive attack.})
36. Rc2 $4 {A big mistake probably in time trouble.} ({He should simply
continue the original threat with} 36. Nh4 Qxf2 37. Rg3 $1 (37. Nxf5 exf5 38.
Qxf5+ $2 Rg6 $1 {and suddenly Black has an attack on the g-file.}) 37... Rdd5
38. Nxf5 Rxf5 39. Rc7 $18 {and White is winning.}) 36... Qa1 $4 {A huge error
in reply! This move is completely based on an oversight.} (36... Qb4 37. Rc4
Qb8 {is very similar to 36...Qb8!}) (36... Qb8 $1 {was the strongest
continuation,} 37. g3 (37. g4 $2 Ng6 $1 38. gxf5 exf5 $1 $19 {and there isn't
a safe square for the white Q, because the R will win it with a discovered
check.}) (37. Nh4 Rd4 $1 {A very strong intermediate move!} 38. Rc8 $1 (38.
Qxd4 $2 Ne2+ $19 {and Black wins.}) 38... Qxc8 39. Qxd4 Rf6 $15) 37... Nd5 38.
Ree2 Nf6 $15 {and Black is a clear P up.}) 37. g4 $18 {Now White is clearly
winning.} Qf1 38. Ne1 {Perhaps this move was what Aronian missed when he
played 36...Qa1. Now everything is defended and Black is helpless against gxf5.
} ({The careless} 38. Nh4 $4 {loses, because of} Rd1 $19 {and suddenly it is
White who gets mated!}) 38... Nh5 39. gxf5 exf5 40. Qc4 {and Black can't avoid
the exchange of Qs, so he resigned.} 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 3rd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2015.06.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2876"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2015.06.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 g5 7. Bg3 Ne4 8. Nxe4
dxe4 9. Nd2 Qxd4 10. e3 Qxb2 11. Rb1 Qc3 12. Be2 Nd7 13. O-O Nc5 14. Nb3 Nd3
15. Nd2 Nc5 16. Nb3 Nd3 17. Nd2 Nc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Norway Chess 2015"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.23"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2876"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2015.06.16"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 g5 7. Bg3 Ne4 8. Nxe4
dxe4 9. Nd2 Qxd4 10. e3 Qxb2 11. Rb1 Qc3 12. Be2 Nd7 13. O-O Nc5 14. Nb3 Nd3
15. Nd2 Nc5 16. Nb3 Nd3 17. Nd2 Nc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Norway Chess 2015"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.22"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2876"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "190"]
[EventDate "2015.06.16"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. Rc1 c6 10. Qc2 Nxc3 11. Qxc3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 b6 13. O-O Nd7 14. Rfd1 Bb7
15. h3 c5 16. d5 exd5 17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 Nf6 19. Rd3 Rad8 20. Rcd1 Rxd3 21.
Qxd3 Rc8 22. a4 c4 23. Qc2 Qe4 24. Nd4 c3 25. Qb3 Qd5 26. Qc2 Qe4 27. Qxe4 Nxe4
28. b3 Nd2 29. Rc1 a5 30. Rc2 Nb1 31. Rc1 Nd2 32. Rc2 Nb1 33. Nb5 Kf8 34. f3
Rd8 35. Nd4 Rc8 36. Rc1 Na3 37. Nc2 Nxc2 38. Rxc2 Rc5 39. Kf2 b5 40. axb5 Rxb5
41. Rxc3 g6 42. f4 h5 43. Rc8+ Kg7 44. Ra8 Rxb3 45. Rxa5 Rb2+ 46. Kf3 Rb3 47.
Ra7 Rc3 48. Re7 Rb3 49. Kg3 Rb2 50. Kf3 Rb3 51. g4 hxg4+ 52. hxg4 Rb1 53. Rd7
Rf1+ 54. Ke4 Rg1 55. g5 Ra1 56. Ke5 Ra3 57. e4 Ra5+ 58. Kd6 Ra6+ 59. Ke5 Ra5+
60. Rd5 Ra4 61. Rc5 Ra1 62. Rc2 Rf1 63. Rc7 Re1 64. Ra7 Rg1 65. Ra4 Rf1 66. Ra6
Re1 67. Kd4 Rd1+ 68. Ke3 Re1+ 69. Kf3 Rf1+ 70. Kg3 Re1 71. e5 Re3+ 72. Kf2 Rb3
73. Rd6 Ra3 74. Rd8 Rc3 75. Ke2 Ra3 76. Rd3 Ra1 77. Ke3 Re1+ 78. Kd4 Rf1 79.
Ke4 Ra1 80. Rd7 Ra4+ 81. Rd4 Ra5 82. Rc4 Kf8 83. Rc8+ Kg7 84. Rc7 Kf8 85. Kd4
Ra4+ 86. Rc4 Ra5 87. Rc8+ Kg7 88. e6 fxe6 89. Rc5 Ra7 90. Ke5 Rf7 91. Rc4 Rf5+
92. Kxe6 Kg8 93. Rc8+ Kg7 94. Rc7+ Kg8 95. Rc8+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Norway Chess 2015"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.22"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2876"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "190"]
[EventDate "2015.06.16"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. Rc1 c6 10. Qc2 Nxc3 11. Qxc3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 b6 13. O-O Nd7 14. Rfd1 Bb7
15. h3 c5 16. d5 exd5 17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 Nf6 19. Rd3 Rad8 20. Rcd1 Rxd3 21.
Qxd3 Rc8 22. a4 c4 23. Qc2 Qe4 24. Nd4 c3 25. Qb3 Qd5 26. Qc2 Qe4 27. Qxe4 Nxe4
28. b3 Nd2 29. Rc1 a5 30. Rc2 Nb1 31. Rc1 Nd2 32. Rc2 Nb1 33. Nb5 Kf8 34. f3
Rd8 35. Nd4 Rc8 36. Rc1 Na3 37. Nc2 Nxc2 38. Rxc2 Rc5 39. Kf2 b5 40. axb5 Rxb5
41. Rxc3 g6 42. f4 h5 43. Rc8+ Kg7 44. Ra8 Rxb3 45. Rxa5 Rb2+ 46. Kf3 Rb3 47.
Ra7 Rc3 48. Re7 Rb3 49. Kg3 Rb2 50. Kf3 Rb3 51. g4 hxg4+ 52. hxg4 Rb1 53. Rd7
Rf1+ 54. Ke4 Rg1 55. g5 Ra1 56. Ke5 Ra3 57. e4 Ra5+ 58. Kd6 Ra6+ 59. Ke5 Ra5+
60. Rd5 Ra4 61. Rc5 Ra1 62. Rc2 Rf1 63. Rc7 Re1 64. Ra7 Rg1 65. Ra4 Rf1 66. Ra6
Re1 67. Kd4 Rd1+ 68. Ke3 Re1+ 69. Kf3 Rf1+ 70. Kg3 Re1 71. e5 Re3+ 72. Kf2 Rb3
73. Rd6 Ra3 74. Rd8 Rc3 75. Ke2 Ra3 76. Rd3 Ra1 77. Ke3 Re1+ 78. Kd4 Rf1 79.
Ke4 Ra1 80. Rd7 Ra4+ 81. Rd4 Ra5 82. Rc4 Kf8 83. Rc8+ Kg7 84. Rc7 Kf8 85. Kd4
Ra4+ 86. Rc4 Ra5 87. Rc8+ Kg7 88. e6 fxe6 89. Rc5 Ra7 90. Ke5 Rf7 91. Rc4 Rf5+
92. Kxe6 Kg8 93. Rc8+ Kg7 94. Rc7+ Kg8 95. Rc8+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 3rd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2015.06.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2876"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "190"]
[EventDate "2015.06.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. Rc1 c6 10. Qc2 Nxc3 11. Qxc3 dxc4 {A dubious decision: Black allows
White's bishop to get to c4 in one go.} (11... Nd7 {is more accurate and
common.}) 12. Bxc4 b6 (12... Nd7 13. Be2 $5 Re8 14. O-O e5 15. Rfe1 exd4 16.
exd4 Nf8 17. d5 Bg4 18. h3 Bh5 19. dxc6 bxc6 20. Bf1 Qb7 21. Rxe8 Rxe8 22. Nd4
$16 {1-0 (68) Bischoff,K (2533)-Senff,M (2449) Germany 2006}) 13. O-O {Too
conventional.} (13. Be2 $5 Bb7 14. Ne5 Rc8 15. O-O $142 {as it is not easy for
Black to push ...c6-c5 without concessions:} (15. Bh5 {(Hort) is not very
promising due to} g6 16. Bf3 c5 {as} 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 {[%cal Yb8d7]} 18. Ng4 {
doesn't work:} Qxg2 19. Nf6+ Kg7 20. dxc5 Qxh1+ 21. Ke2 Qxc1 22. Qxc1 Rxc5 $1 (
{but not} 22... Kxf6 $2 23. cxb6 $1 Rxc1 24. b7)) 15... Nd7 (15... c5 16. b4 $5
) 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Qb3 (17. b4 $5) 17... Qe7 (17... c5 {leads to an isolated
pawn}) 18. Bf3 {etc.}) 13... Nd7 {More accurate than} (13... Bb7 14. Ne5 $5 (
14. e4 c5 15. d5 exd5 16. exd5 Nd7 17. Rfe1 Qd6 (17... Qf6 $5 18. Bb5 (18. Ne5
$5) 18... Qxc3 19. bxc3 Nf6 {Hort} 20. c4 a6 21. Bc6 $14) 18. Nh4 $5 g6 $1 (
18... Qf6 19. Qxf6 Nxf6 20. d6 $14 {1-0 (29) Hort,V-Donner,J Wijk aan Zee 1970}
) 19. Qe3 Rfe8 $1 20. Qxh6 Ne5 $132) 14... Nd7 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Be2 $1 Rfc8 (
16... Qe7 17. Bf3 Rac8 18. Qb3 Rc7 19. Qa4 c5 20. Bxb7 Rxb7 21. dxc5 bxc5 22.
b3 $14 {1-0 (41) Frydman,P-Gershman,J Buenos Aires 1939}) 17. b4 (17. Rfd1 Qe7
18. Bf3 c5 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 $11 {1/2 (27) Kieninger,G-Schmidt,P Heidelberg 1949})
17... a5 18. a3 axb4 19. axb4 Qd5 20. Bf3 Qb5 21. Rb1 Ra2 22. Rfc1 $14 {
1-0 (40) Huzman,A (2570)-Ravia,M (2330) Israel 1996}) 14. Rfd1 (14. b4 Bb7 15.
Be2 Rfc8 16. Rfd1 {1/2 (16) Kantsler,B (2455)-Ravia,M (2370) Petah Tiqwa 1996}
a5 $132) 14... Bb7 15. h3 (15. e4 Rfd8 16. Qe3 c5 17. h3 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Rac8 19.
f3 Ne5 $11 {1-0 (36) Sanikidze,T (2426)-Becker,M (2330) Dresden 2007}) 15... c5
$11 {Black has solved his opening problems.} 16. d5 {A harmless attempt.
Black's queenside pawns will not be less strong than White's central pawns,
which are not too advanced.} exd5 17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 Nf6 19. Rd3 Rad8 20.
Rcd1 Rxd3 21. Qxd3 Rc8 22. a4 c4 23. Qc2 Qe4 24. Nd4 c3 25. Qb3 Qd5 26. Qc2 Qe4
27. Qxe4 Nxe4 28. b3 Nd2 $6 {A risky adventure. It was better to take another
route:} (28... Nc5 $5 {(K.Sakaev)} 29. Kf1 Na6 (29... a5 30. Ke2 Na6 {[%cal
Ya6b4]}) 30. Nc2 Nc5 $11) 29. Rc1 a5 (29... c2 $6 30. b4) 30. Rc2 (30. f3 c2 {
[%cal Yc8c3]}) 30... Nb1 31. Rc1 (31. f3 Na3 32. Rc1 c2 33. Kf2 Rc3 {, and
White can't make progress.}) 31... Nd2 32. Rc2 Nb1 33. Nb5 Kf8 (33... Rd8 34.
Rc1 Rd3 (34... c2 35. Rxc2 Rd1+ 36. Kh2 Nd2 37. Kg3 Nxb3 38. Rc6 {is risky for
Black}) 35. g4 c2 36. Rxc2 Rxb3 37. Rc8+ Kh7 38. Rc6 Rb4 39. Nd6 {, and White
fights on.}) 34. f3 Rd8 35. Nd4 {White could have kept winning chances by
means of} (35. Kf2 $1 Rd2+ 36. Rxd2 cxd2 37. Ke2 Ke7 38. g4) 35... Rc8 36. Rc1
Na3 37. Nc2 Nxc2 38. Rxc2 {White eventually wins the c3-pawn in this rook
ending but Black manages to trade all the queenside pawns, after which a
theoretically drawn endgame arises.} Rc5 39. Kf2 b5 40. axb5 Rxb5 41. Rxc3 g6
42. f4 (42. g4 h5 $1) 42... h5 {It is useful for Black to put his rook pawn
here as it makes his task easier. White's further attempts are absolutely
fruitless.} 43. Rc8+ Kg7 44. Ra8 Rxb3 45. Rxa5 Rb2+ 46. Kf3 Rb3 47. Ra7 Rc3 48.
Re7 Rb3 49. Kg3 Rb2 50. Kf3 Rb3 51. g4 hxg4+ 52. hxg4 Rb1 53. Rd7 Rf1+ 54. Ke4
Rg1 55. g5 Ra1 56. Ke5 Ra3 57. e4 Ra5+ 58. Kd6 Ra6+ 59. Ke5 Ra5+ 60. Rd5 Ra4
61. Rc5 Ra1 62. Rc2 Rf1 63. Rc7 Re1 64. Ra7 Rg1 65. Ra4 Rf1 66. Ra6 Re1 67. Kd4
Rd1+ 68. Ke3 Re1+ 69. Kf3 Rf1+ 70. Kg3 Re1 71. e5 Re3+ 72. Kf2 Rb3 73. Rd6 Ra3
74. Rd8 Rc3 75. Ke2 Ra3 76. Rd3 Ra1 77. Ke3 Re1+ 78. Kd4 Rf1 79. Ke4 Ra1 80.
Rd7 Ra4+ 81. Rd4 Ra5 82. Rc4 Kf8 83. Rc8+ Kg7 84. Rc7 Kf8 85. Kd4 Ra4+ 86. Rc4
Ra5 87. Rc8+ Kg7 88. e6 fxe6 89. Rc5 Ra7 90. Ke5 Rf7 91. Rc4 Rf5+ 92. Kxe6 Kg8
93. Rc8+ Kg7 94. Rc7+ Kg8 95. Rc8+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Norway Chess 2015"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.21"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Grischuk, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B91"]
[WhiteElo "2876"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2015.06.16"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5 7. Nde2 Be7 8. Bg2
b5 9. Nd5 Nbd7 10. Nec3 Bb7 11. a4 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Nf6 13. axb5 Nxd5 14. exd5
axb5 15. Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Qd3 O-O 17. O-O Bc8 18. Be3 Bd7 19. Rc1 h6 20. Qd1 Qb7
21. Ra1 Ra8 22. h4 Ra6 23. b3 Bd8 24. c4 bxc4 25. bxc4 Bb6 26. c5 Bxc5 27. Bxc5
dxc5 28. d6 Qb6 29. Rxa6 Qxa6 30. Bd5 Qc8 31. Qb3 Be8 32. Qc3 c4 33. Bxc4 Bd7
34. Qb3 Qe8 35. Qf3 Kf8 36. h5 Kg8 37. Qe4 Bc6 38. Bd5 Bd7 39. Kg2 Kh8 40. f4
exf4 41. Qxe8+ Bxe8 42. Bxf7 Bc6+ 43. Kf2 fxg3+ 44. Kxg3 Bd7 45. Bg6 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 3rd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2015.06.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B91"]
[WhiteElo "2876"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2015.06.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5 7. Nde2 Be7 8. Bg2
b5 (8... O-O {is the other main line.}) 9. Nd5 {A quite rare move, because
sometimes White delays this N move.} Nbd7 10. Nec3 Bb7 11. a4 Nxd5 $146 {
A novelty by Grischuk.} (11... bxa4 12. Rxa4 O-O 13. O-O Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15.
exd5 f5 16. Qe2 Nc5 17. Rc4 $14 {Mestre Bellido-Colon Garcia, Catalunya 2013,
and White was more comfortable.}) (11... O-O 12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8 Bxa8 14.
Nxb5 (14. O-O $5) 14... Bxd5 (14... Nxd5 15. exd5 Qa5+ 16. Nc3 $14 {and White
is a healthy P up.}) 15. exd5 Qa5+ 16. Nc3 Rb8 17. O-O Bd8 18. Kh1 Qb4 19. Qe2
Bb6 20. Nb1 $1 $14 {Lutikov-Magerramov, Moscow 1983.}) 12. Nxd5 Nf6 13. axb5 (
13. Nxe7 $5 {was also an interesting option,} Qxe7 14. axb5 axb5 15. Rxa8+ Bxa8
16. Qd3 $14 {and White has a slight advantage.}) 13... Nxd5 14. exd5 axb5 15.
Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Qd3 O-O 17. O-O ({The greedy} 17. Qxb5 $2 {does not work,
because of} Qa1 18. O-O Ba6 $17 {and Black wins an exchange.}) 17... Bc8 ({
The solid} 17... Qa6 {was also possible.}) 18. Be3 Bd7 19. Rc1 {The start of a
deep plan.} (19. f4 Bf6 $11) 19... h6 20. Qd1 Qb7 21. Ra1 Ra8 22. h4 Ra6 23. b3
Bd8 24. c4 bxc4 25. bxc4 Bb6 26. c5 $1 {The only practical chance! With this
move Carlsen creates complications.} Bxc5 27. Bxc5 dxc5 28. d6 Qb6 (28... Rxa1
$1 {was more accurate,} 29. Qxa1 e4 30. Qe5 Qb1+ 31. Kh2 e3 $1 32. fxe3 c4 $11
{and Black has also a dangerous passed-P.}) 29. Rxa6 Qxa6 30. Bd5 $1 {White's
P on d6 and the weakness on f7 create a slightly uncomfortable position for
Black. With a couple of accurate moves Black should be out of trouble, but in
a practical game, it is always difficult.} Qc8 $2 {A passive retreat.} (30...
Qb6 $1 {was more accurate} 31. Be4 (31. Qh5 Qb1+ $1 {an important resource,}
32. Kg2 Qf5 $11 {with equality.}) (31. Kg2 Be8 $11) 31... c4 32. Qd5 Qb8 33.
Qxe5 c3 $11 {is also drawish.}) 31. Qb3 $1 {Now White exerts some pressure, it
is difficult for Black to find moves.} Be8 32. Qc3 $1 {Another accurate move,
now White gains back a P.} c4 (32... Qf5 $1 {was the best reply,} 33. Qa5 $5 {
A very nice deep move by Mr. Houdini!} (33. Qxc5 g5 $1) 33... Qd7 34. Qxc5 Qb5
{and the passed d-P gives White a slight edge, but Black should hold with
perfect play.}) 33. Bxc4 Bd7 34. Qb3 Qe8 35. Qf3 Kf8 36. h5 $6 (36. Bd5 $1 $16
{was more accurate to avoid Black's counterplay.}) 36... Kg8 $2 {An error in
reply.} (36... e4 $1 {should have played} 37. Qc3 (37. Qe3 Qe5 38. Qb6 e3 $1)
37... e3 $1 38. Qxe3 (38. fxe3 Qe4 $132) 38... Qxe3 39. fxe3 Bc6 $11 {and
Black will survive.}) 37. Qe4 {Now White is fine again.} Bc6 38. Bd5 Bd7 {
Of course Black can't exchange the Bs, because the d-P is decisive.} 39. Kg2
Kh8 {Black can only defend passively.} 40. f4 {A tricky move by Carlsen,
moreover just on move 40! So still Grischuk needs to play 1 move before the
time control.} exf4 $2 {Losing immediately, but it was a difficult situation
especially in time trouble.} (40... f5 41. Qxe5 Qxh5 42. Qe7 Kh7 43. Bf3 (43.
Qxd7 $2 {is bad, because of} Qe2+ $11 {and perpetual checks.}) 43... Qe8 44.
Qxe8 Bxe8 45. Bd5 Bd7 46. Kf3 $18 {should be winning for White.}) (40... f6 $1
{was tougher} 41. fxe5 fxe5 42. g4 (42. Qf3 Qb8) 42... Qc8 {and Black has some
chance to survive.}) 41. Qxe8+ Bxe8 42. Bxf7 $1 $18 {This is the point! Now
Black has no hope left.} Bc6+ 43. Kf2 fxg3+ 44. Kxg3 Bd7 45. Bg6 {and Black
resigned.} (45. Bg6 Kg8 46. Kf4 Kf8 47. Ke5 (47. Bf5 Ba4) 47... Kg8 48. Bf5 Ba4
49. d7 Bxd7 50. Bxd7 {and thanks to the g7-P, Black gets a zugzwang.} Kh7 (
50... Kf7 51. Be6+ Ke7 52. Kf5 $18) 51. Kf5 Kg8 52. Kg6 Kh8 53. Kf7 Kh7 54.
Bf5+ Kh8 55. Kf8 $18) 1-0

[Event "3rd Norway Chess 2015"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.19"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2876"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2015.06.16"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 d6 7. c3 O-O 8. Nbd2
Re8 9. Re1 b5 10. Bc2 Bf8 11. Nf1 g6 12. h3 Bb7 13. Ng3 Nb8 14. d4 Nbd7 15. a4
c5 16. d5 c4 17. Bg5 Bg7 18. Qd2 Rb8 19. Nh2 Bc8 20. Ng4 Nc5 21. Nh6+ Bxh6 22.
Bxh6 bxa4 23. Ra2 a3 24. bxa3 Nfd7 25. f4 a5 26. Rf1 f6 27. f5 Nd3 28. Bxd3
cxd3 29. Qd1 Re7 30. Raf2 Rf7 31. Qxd3 Nc5 32. Qf3 Ba6 33. Qg4 g5 34. h4 Bxf1
35. Rxf1 Qd7 36. hxg5 fxg5 37. Qh5 Kh8 38. f6 Rg8 39. Bg7+ Rfxg7 40. fxg7+ Qxg7
41. Nf5 Qg6 42. Qxg6 Rxg6 43. Ne7 Kg7 44. Nxg6 Kxg6 45. Rf8 a4 46. c4 h5 47.
Kf2 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 3rd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2015.06.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2876"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2015.06.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 {Both players have a
huge experience of playing the Ruy Lopez with both colours. This time Vishy
goes for a quiet, but very fashionable line.} d6 (6... b5 7. Bb3 d6 {is the
most common choice here.}) 7. c3 O-O 8. Nbd2 Re8 9. Re1 b5 10. Bc2 (10. Bb3 Na5
11. Bc2 c5 {leads to another well-known theoretical line.}) 10... Bf8 11. Nf1 (
11. d4 $5 {deserves some attention in order to meet} Bg4 {with} 12. h3 Bh5 13.
d5 $14) 11... g6 12. h3 ({Sometimes White prefers to start with} 12. Ng3 {
, but most probably White shouldn't do without h2-h3 anyway.}) 12... Bb7 13.
Ng3 ({It was also possible to keep the knight on f1 for a while, like in the
following example:} 13. Be3 Bg7 14. Qc1 Qd7 (14... d5 $5) 15. Bh6 Nd8 16. Ng3
c5 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. d4 $14 {1/2-1/2 (82) Rozentalis,E (2607)-Jovanic,O (2519)/
Trieste ITA 2013}) 13... Nb8 14. d4 Nbd7 {The players have entered into the
main line of Breyer system.} 15. a4 (15. b3 {is another major line here.})
15... c5 16. d5 c4 17. Bg5 Bg7 ({Recently White has managed to put Black under
positional pressure after} 17... h6 18. Be3 Nc5 19. Qd2 Kh7 20. Bxc5 dxc5) ({
In the following recent game Black was able to solve the problems after} 17...
Rb8 $5 18. Qd2 Nc5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Nh2 Bc8 21. Rf1 Bg7 22. f4 h6 23. fxe5
Nfxe4 24. Bxe4 Qxg5 25. Qxg5 hxg5 26. e6 fxe6 27. Bxg6 Re7 $11 {1/2-1/2
Vachier Lagrave,M (2775)-Dominguez Perez,L (2726)/Tbilisi FIDE GP 2015}) 18.
Qd2 Rb8 {Magnus deviates from the known paths at this early stage. This move
is aimed at making the c8-spot vacant for the bishop.} ({In the following
classical game between two former World Champions White couldn't pose Black
any special problems:} 18... Nc5 19. Ra3 (19. Nh4 Qd7 20. axb5 axb5 21. Rxa8
Rxa8 22. Qe3 Ne8 $132 {1-0 (68) Zherebukh,Y (2473)-Kovalev,V (2318)/Kirishi
2008/CBM 127 Extra}) 19... Qc7 20. Rea1 Rab8 21. Qe3 Nfd7 22. Bh6 Bh8 23. Nh2
Bc8 24. axb5 axb5 25. Ng4 Nf6 {1/2-1/2 Tal,M (2645)-Petrosian,T (2645)/Milan
1975/MCL}) 19. Nh2 $146 {This logical innovation is a standard preparation of
White's k-side activity, which is based on the f2-f4 advance.} ({Taking
control over the a-file doesn't offer much:} 19. Ra3 Nc5 20. axb5 axb5 $11 {
1/2-1/2 (21) Dueball,J (2450)-Matanovic,A (2490)/Bath 1973/EU-chT}) 19... Bc8
$6 {The World Champion is playing with fire! Leaving the pin yields White too
many attacking possibilities.} ({A much safer move was} 19... Qc7 20. f4 (20.
Ng4 Nxg4 21. hxg4 Bc8 22. Be3 (22. f3 Nc5 23. Be3 Bd7 24. axb5 Rxb5 25. Ra2
Reb8 26. Rb1 a5 $132) 22... Nc5 23. g5 Bd7 $132) 20... exf4 21. Qxf4 b4 22. Rf1
Qa5 $132 {with a complex battle.}) 20. Ng4 Nc5 $6 {One more inaccuracy.} ({
After} 20... Qe7 21. Nh6+ Kh8 22. Rf1 Qf8 23. axb5 axb5 24. Ra5 (24. h4 $5)
24... Nc5 25. Rfa1 $14 {Black's position would be worse, but playable.}) 21.
Nh6+ $1 Bxh6 {Exchanging the main defender of king is definitely a bad sign
for Black!} (21... Kf8 22. axb5 axb5 23. f4 $16 {[%csl Rf8]}) 22. Bxh6 bxa4 {
Breaking the q-side pawn chain is necessary, since Black desperately needs any
counterplay.} 23. Ra2 {Definitely not the best, since Black is getting some
play along the b-file, while the Ra2 is passive now.} ({A stronger move was} 
23. Reb1 $1 Bd7 24. Bg5 Kg7 25. Qe3 Qe7 26. Ra2 $16) 23... a3 $1 24. bxa3 $6 {
Recapturing the pawn definitely suits Black here.} ({There was a nice way to
extend the initiative at the cost of pawn:} 24. Rxa3 $1 Rxb2 25. Bg5 Kg7 26.
Qc1 Qb6 (26... Rb7 27. Rf1 $36) 27. Be3 Nfd7 28. Ba4 $36) 24... Nfd7 $1 25. f4
({Possibly,} 25. Qe3 $5 {was more promising here:} Kh8 (25... a5 26. Nf5 Nf6
27. Ng7 Rf8 28. f4 $36) 26. Raa1 Rb2 27. Qc1 $14) 25... a5 $1 {Magnus finds
the best way to connect the rooks - the bishop is heading to a6.} (25... Qh4 $2
{doesn't work in view of} 26. Bg5 Qxg3 27. Re3 Nb3 28. Bxb3 Qxe3+ 29. Qxe3 cxb3
30. Rb2 $18) 26. Rf1 (26. f5 Qh4 $1 27. Nf1 f6 28. Be3 gxf5 29. Bf2 Qg5 {
looks good for Black.}) 26... f6 $2 {This passive continuation leads to a very
difficult position from the strategic point of view.} ({It was necessary to
release the pressure in the centre:} 26... Qb6 $1 27. Kh1 Nb3 28. Qe2 exf4 $1
29. Bxf4 Ne5 30. Be3 Qd8 $132 {leads to a complex position, where the strong
centralised knight compensates for the vulnerablity of Black's monarch.}) 27.
f5 $1 {Now Black's position desperately lacks space.} Nd3 {Black is trying to
complicate matters, since White's potential k-side attack is unstoppable.} ({
After} 27... Qe7 28. h4 Qf7 29. Be3 $16 {White may develop a crushing attack
step by step.}) 28. Bxd3 cxd3 29. Qd1 $1 {White has reached a harmonious setup,
so all the pieces may take part in attacking the opponent's king.} ({Vishy
correctly rejects} 29. Qxd3 $6 Qb6+ 30. Be3 (30. Kh2 Ba6 31. c4 Qb3 $11) 30...
Ba6 31. Qd2 Qb3 $44) 29... Re7 (29... Kh8 30. Be3 Rg8 31. Qxd3 Qc7 32. fxg6
hxg6 33. Qe2 $16) 30. Raf2 Rf7 31. Qxd3 {Now there is nothing wrong with
taking a pawn.} (31. h4 $5 {was another promising option here:} Kh8 32. fxg6
hxg6 33. h5 Qg8 34. Bg5 $40) 31... Nc5 32. Qf3 Ba6 {A natural move, but the
bishop was quite useful on c8.} (32... g5 {was bad:} 33. h4 gxh4 34. Nh5 Kh8
35. Qg4 Qe7 36. Rf3 Ba6 37. Re1 Nd3 38. Ree3 Rb1+ 39. Kh2 $18) ({The most
tenacious continuation seems to be} 32... Kh8 33. fxg6 hxg6 34. Bg5 Nd7 35. h4
Ba6 36. c4 Qg8 {[%cal Gb8f8] and Black manages to parry the immediate threats,
though White is still almost winning here.}) 33. Qg4 ({It looks like the
direct attack would decide the game here:} 33. fxg6 hxg6 34. Qg4 Kh7 35. Qh4
Bxf1 36. Bg5+ Kg8 (36... Kg7 37. Qh6+ Kg8 38. Bxf6 $1 Rxf6 39. Nh5 gxh5 40.
Rxf6 $18) 37. Bxf6 Rh7 38. Qg5 Qe8 39. Rxf1 Rbb7 40. h4 $18) 33... g5 ({
Black's position is hopeless after} 33... Bc8 34. Qh4 g5 35. Qg4 Kh8 36. h4 Ba6
37. hxg5 Bxf1 38. g6 $18) 34. h4 $1 {There is no need to spend a tempo on
removing the rook.} Bxf1 35. Rxf1 Qd7 ({After} 35... Kh8 36. hxg5 fxg5 {
the most convincing is} 37. f6 Rxf6 38. Bg7+ Kxg7 39. Nh5+ Kh8 40. Rxf6 Qe7 41.
Qf5 $18 {with full domination.}) 36. hxg5 fxg5 37. Qh5 {This unexpected move
doesn't spoil anything - the king is too weak.} ({There was nothing wrong with
the most natural} 37. Bxg5 Kh8 38. Qh4 Rg8 39. Rb1 $1 $18 (39. Bf6+ $6 {
is less clear:} Rxf6 40. Qxf6+ Qg7 41. Qxg7+ Kxg7 $16)) 37... Kh8 38. f6 Rg8
39. Bg7+ Rfxg7 40. fxg7+ Qxg7 {It looks like Black has consolidated, but
Anand's calculations were deep!} 41. Nf5 Qg6 42. Qxg6 Rxg6 43. Ne7 $1 $18 Kg7 (
{The poor coordination of Black's pieces enables White to liquadate into a
winning rook ending:} 43... Rh6 44. Rf8+ Kg7 45. Rc8 Kf7 46. Nf5 Rg6 47. Nxd6+
Rxd6 48. Rxc5 $18) 44. Nxg6 Kxg6 45. Rf8 a4 ({Or} 45... Nxe4 46. c4 a4 47. Ra8
Nc5 48. Kf2 h5 49. Ke3 Kf5 50. Rf8+ Kg4 51. Rd8 $18) 46. c4 h5 47. Kf2 {
Quite a disappointing loss for Magnus, but Anand's achievement shouldn't be
underestimated.} ({Black resigns in view of} 47. Kf2 Nxe4+ 48. Ke3 Nc5 49. Rd8
$18) 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 3rd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2015.06.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2876"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[EventDate "2015.06.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. c3 (4. d4 {is the main line.}) 4... Ngf6 5.
Qe2 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bc2 e6 8. d4 Bb7 9. O-O Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Nbd2 cxd4 12.
cxd4 Rc8 $146 {The first new move in the game.} (12... Qc7 13. Nf1 Rfc8 14. Bd3
b4 15. Ng3 a5 16. Bg5 Bf8 17. Rac1 Qb6 18. Be3 Qd8 19. h3 $14 {Rasik-Laznicka,
Prague 2015, and White is slightly better.}) (12... Qb6 13. b3 (13. e5 $2 {
was bad, as} dxe5 14. dxe5 Ng4 $1 {should have been played} 15. Ne4 Ndxe5 16.
Nxe5 Nxe5 $15 {and Black has a healthy P up.}) 13... Rfc8 14. Bd3 {and White
looks slightly better.}) 13. Nf1 Re8 14. Ng3 Bf8 15. Be3 Rc7 16. Bd3 {White's
position is more comfortable. He has some space advantage and his pieces are
active.} e5 ({In the event of} 16... Qa8 17. Bd2 $14 {and it is obviously
favourable for White .}) 17. d5 {The right reaction. White closes the centre
and neutralises the b7-B.} Nc5 18. Bc2 b4 $6 {Giri wanted to avoid 19.b4, but
this is an inaccuracy, which involves weaknesses on Black's queenside.} (18...
Qd7 {was more solid, but} 19. Bg5 (19. b4 Na4) 19... Be7 20. Nf5 $36 {and
White has some initiative.}) 19. a3 $1 {White immediately takes advantage of
Black's previous move.} b3 20. Bxc5 {White simply accepts the P.} (20. Bd3 $5 {
was also possible.}) 20... Rxc5 21. Bxb3 Qb6 22. Bc4 (22. Ba4 {was the
alternative,} Rec8 23. b4 R5c7 24. Nd2 {and White looks nicely placed.}) 22...
Rec8 23. Bd3 g6 24. Nf1 {A logical manoeuvre, because the N on g3 was already
not very useful. White prepares for Ne3-c4.} Bh6 25. Ne3 a5 26. b4 $1 {A very
nice reply by Carlsen! The b4-P is not takeable, White's position is much
better.} (26. Nc4 $6 {was too early, as} Qc7 {and the N has to escape.}) 26...
axb4 27. axb4 R5c7 ({In the event of} 27... Rc3 28. Nc4 $1 Qxb4 (28... Qd8 29.
Na5 Ba8 30. b5 $16 {followed by Nc6.}) 29. Rab1 R8xc4 30. Bxc4 Qxc4 31. Rxb7
Rc2 32. Qxc4 Rxc4 33. h4 Nxe4 34. Rd7 $16 {and White has a hopeful endgame.})
28. b5 (28. Nc4 {was also fine,} Qxb4 29. Reb1 Rxc4 30. Bxc4 Qxc4 31. Qxc4 Rxc4
32. Rxb7 $16) 28... Qc5 29. h3 ({The engine suggests the logical} 29. Nd2 $16 {
followed by Ndc4.}) 29... Nh5 30. Qb2 Qb6 31. Qb4 {Carlsen activates his Q and
he is threatening Nc4.} Bxe3 32. Rxe3 Rc3 33. Rae1 f5 $6 {A brave attempt by
Giri. He would like to create complications, but this is too dangerous.} (33...
Nf6 {was more solid, but} 34. Ra1 {and White will slowly, but surely
consolidate and exploit the fact that he is a P up.}) 34. exf5 Nf4 35. Be4 $1
R3c5 (35... R3c4 36. Qb1 $18) ({or} 35... R8c4 36. Qb1 $18 {with a decisive
attack.}) 36. fxg6 hxg6 37. Bxg6 $1 {A brilliant tactical blow by Carlsen!}
Rxb5 {Still the best practical chance.} (37... Nxg6 {could have been met by}
38. Qg4 $1 Kf7 39. Qe6+ Kg7 40. Nh4 $1 $18 {and mate soon.}) 38. Qe4 $6 {
Well, this was the straightforward and human reply. On the other hand White
missed a fantastic winning move!} (38. Bf7+ $3 {What a brilliant sacrifice!}
Kxf7 39. Qe4 $18 {and Black cannot prevent the threats of Qf5+ and Ng5+, even
then it is not obvious how the attack proceeds, but Black simply cannot save
himself.}) 38... Rf8 $1 39. Nxe5 $6 (39. Nh4 $1 {should have played} Bxd5 40.
Qa4 {and White should be better, but in a practical game, it is not easy yet.})
39... dxe5 40. Rg3 Rxd5 $1 {The only move to survive which Giri did. Black's
position looks very dangerous, but at this moment White doesn't have a forced
win.} 41. Qb1 {Black also had several threats, so Carlsen simplifies.} (41. Rb1
{could have been met by} Rd1+ $1 42. Kh2 Rxb1 43. Bf5+ Kh8 44. Qxe5+ Qf6 45.
Qc7 Rf7 46. Qb8+ Rf8 47. Qc7 Rf7 $11 {and repetition of moves.}) 41... Qxb1 42.
Bxb1+ Kh8 43. Be4 Rd7 44. Bxb7 Rxb7 45. Rxe5 {White has three Ps for the N,
only he has any chance to win, but objectively this is a draw.} Rh7 46. Re4
Rhf7 47. Kh2 Kh7 48. Rf3 Kg6 49. h4 Nh5 50. Rxf7 Rxf7 51. Re2 Nf4 52. Rd2 Nh5
53. g3 Nf6 54. Kg2 Rd7 55. Ra2 {Carlsen tries everything, but Black can hold.}
(55. Rxd7 Nxd7 56. g4 Ne5 $11 {is also drawish.}) 55... Rd5 56. Ra4 Re5 57. g4
Re4 58. Rxe4 Nxe4 59. Kf3 Nd6 60. Kf4 Nf7 61. Ke4 Kf6 62. f4 Nd6+ 63. Kd5 Nb5
64. h5 Nc3+ 65. Kd4 Nb5+ 66. Kc4 Nd6+ 67. Kc5 Ke6 68. Kc6 Nf7 69. Kc7 Nh6 70.
g5 Nf7 71. g6 Nh6 72. Kd8 Kf5 73. Ke7 Kxf4 74. Kf8 Kg5 75. g7 Kxh5 76. g8=Q
Nxg8 {and finally the draw!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Norway Chess 2015"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.18"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Giri, A."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2876"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[EventDate "2015.06.16"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. c3 Ngf6 5. Qe2 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bc2 e6 8. d4
Bb7 9. O-O Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Nbd2 cxd4 12. cxd4 Rc8 13. Nf1 Re8 14. Ng3 Bf8
15. Be3 Rc7 16. Bd3 e5 17. d5 Nc5 18. Bc2 b4 19. a3 b3 20. Bxc5 Rxc5 21. Bxb3
Qb6 22. Bc4 Rec8 23. Bd3 g6 24. Nf1 Bh6 25. Ne3 a5 26. b4 axb4 27. axb4 R5c7
28. b5 Qc5 29. h3 Nh5 30. Qb2 Qb6 31. Qb4 Bxe3 32. Rxe3 Rc3 33. Rae1 f5 34.
exf5 Nf4 35. Be4 R3c5 36. fxg6 hxg6 37. Bxg6 Rxb5 38. Qe4 Rf8 39. Nxe5 dxe5 40.
Rg3 Rxd5 41. Qb1 Qxb1 42. Bxb1+ Kh8 43. Be4 Rd7 44. Bxb7 Rxb7 45. Rxe5 Rh7 46.
Re4 Rhf7 47. Kh2 Kh7 48. Rf3 Kg6 49. h4 Nh5 50. Rxf7 Rxf7 51. Re2 Nf4 52. Rd2
Nh5 53. g3 Nf6 54. Kg2 Rd7 55. Ra2 Rd5 56. Ra4 Re5 57. g4 Re4 58. Rxe4 Nxe4 59.
Kf3 Nd6 60. Kf4 Nf7 61. Ke4 Kf6 62. f4 Nd6+ 63. Kd5 Nb5 64. h5 Nc3+ 65. Kd4
Nb5+ 66. Kc4 Nd6+ 67. Kc5 Ke6 68. Kc6 Nf7 69. Kc7 Nh6 70. g5 Nf7 71. g6 Nh6 72.
Kd8 Kf5 73. Ke7 Kxf4 74. Kf8 Kg5 75. g7 Kxh5 76. g8=Q Nxg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Norway Chess 2015"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.18"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Giri, A."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2876"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[EventDate "2015.06.16"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. c3 Ngf6 5. Qe2 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bc2 e6 8. d4
Bb7 9. O-O Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Nbd2 cxd4 12. cxd4 Rc8 13. Nf1 Re8 14. Ng3 Bf8
15. Be3 Rc7 16. Bd3 e5 17. d5 Nc5 18. Bc2 b4 19. a3 b3 20. Bxc5 Rxc5 21. Bxb3
Qb6 22. Bc4 Rec8 23. Bd3 g6 24. Nf1 Bh6 25. Ne3 a5 26. b4 axb4 27. axb4 R5c7
28. b5 Qc5 29. h3 Nh5 30. Qb2 Qb6 31. Qb4 Bxe3 32. Rxe3 Rc3 33. Rae1 f5 34.
exf5 Nf4 35. Be4 R3c5 36. fxg6 hxg6 37. Bxg6 Rxb5 38. Qe4 Rf8 39. Nxe5 dxe5 40.
Rg3 Rxd5 41. Qb1 Qxb1 42. Bxb1+ Kh8 43. Be4 Rd7 44. Bxb7 Rxb7 45. Rxe5 Rh7 46.
Re4 Rhf7 47. Kh2 Kh7 48. Rf3 Kg6 49. h4 Nh5 50. Rxf7 Rxf7 51. Re2 Nf4 52. Rd2
Nh5 53. g3 Nf6 54. Kg2 Rd7 55. Ra2 Rd5 56. Ra4 Re5 57. g4 Re4 58. Rxe4 Nxe4 59.
Kf3 Nd6 60. Kf4 Nf7 61. Ke4 Kf6 62. f4 Nd6+ 63. Kd5 Nb5 64. h5 Nc3+ 65. Kd4
Nb5+ 66. Kc4 Nd6+ 67. Kc5 Ke6 68. Kc6 Nf7 69. Kc7 Nh6 70. g5 Nf7 71. g6 Nh6 72.
Kd8 Kf5 73. Ke7 Kxf4 74. Kf8 Kg5 75. g7 Kxh5 76. g8=Q Nxg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Norway Chess 2015"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.17"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Caruana, F."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2876"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2015.06.16"]

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 h6 10. Rd1+ Ke8 11. Nc3 Ne7 12. b3 Bf5 13. Nd4 Bh7 14. Bb2
Rd8 15. Nce2 Nd5 16. c4 Nb4 17. Nf4 Rg8 18. g4 Na6 19. Nf5 Nc5 20. Rxd8+ Kxd8
21. Rd1+ Kc8 22. Ba3 Ne6 23. Nxe6 Bxa3 24. Nexg7 Bf8 25. e6 Bxf5 26. Nxf5 fxe6
27. Ng3 Be7 28. Kg2 Rf8 29. Rd3 Rf7 30. Nh5 Bd6 31. Rf3 Rh7 32. Re3 Re7 33. f4
Ba3 34. Kf3 Bb2 35. Re2 Bc3 36. g5 Kd7 37. Kg4 Re8 38. Ng3 Rh8 39. h4 b6 40. h5
c5 41. g6 Re8 42. f5 exf5+ 43. Kf4 Rh8 44. Nxf5 Bf6 45. Rg2 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 3rd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2015.06.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2876"]
[Annotator "Wagner,D"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2015.06.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]

{This game was played in the 2nd round of the Norway Chess tournament in
Stavanger. It has to be mentioned that Carlsen entered this game with a
certain psychological handicap, as he had lost his game in round one against
Veselin Topalov on time in a winning position, because he didn't know the time
control.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 {Definitely not for the first time
the two experts have chosen the Berlin as their battleground.} 4. O-O Nxe4 5.
d4 {Caruana is principled enough to enter the ending.} Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5
Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 h6 $5 {That's the third time Carlsen has chosen this
setup against Caruana. The move h6 controls the important g5-square, but has
the drawback that White can seize space with g4 at the appropriate moment.} (
9... Ke8 10. Nc3 h5 {is the mainline.}) 10. Rd1+ Ke8 11. Nc3 Ne7 (11... Bd7 {
led to another disaster for Carlsen against the same opponent.} 12. Bf4 Rd8 13.
Ne4 Be7 14. g4 Nh4 15. Nxh4 Bxh4 16. Kg2 Be6 17. f3 b6 18. b3 c5 19. c4 Rd7 20.
Bg3 Be7 21. Rxd7 Bxd7 22. Nc3 Kd8 23. Nd5 Re8 24. Rd1 Kc8 25. Nxc7 $16 {
1-0 (53) Caruana,F (2783)-Carlsen,M (2881) Shamkir 2014}) 12. b3 $1 {I think
that the b3-setup is the most promising against the line with h6 and Ne7.} (12.
Bf4 {Apparently Caruana wasn't content with the result of their last game in
this line.} Ng6 13. Bh2 Bb4 14. Ne2 Be7 15. Nfd4 Nf8 16. g4 h5 17. Nf5 Ne6 18.
Kg2 b6 19. f3 c5 20. Bg3 Bg5 21. h4 hxg4 22. hxg5 gxf3+ 23. Kxf3 Nxg5+ 24. Kf4
Nh3+ 25. Ke4 Ng5+ 26. Kf4 Nh3+ {1/2-1/2 (26) Caruana,F (2811) -Carlsen,M (2865)
Baden-Baden 2015}) 12... Bf5 {Carlsen immediately activates his light-squared
bishop.} (12... Ng6 $5 {is an alternative.} 13. Bb2 Be7 14. Ne2 (14. Ne4 Nf4
15. Nd4 Bd7 16. Ng3 c5 17. Nde2 Nxe2+ 18. Nxe2 Rd8 $11 {1/2-1/2 (37)
Svetushkin,D (2597)-Kryvoruchko,Y (2676) Achaea 2012}) 14... h5 15. a4 a5 16.
c4 $14 {1-0 (83) Kamsky,G (2705)-Bruzon Batista,L (2679) Khanty-Mansiysk 2010})
13. Nd4 Bh7 14. Bb2 Rd8 15. Nce2 $1 (15. e6 {is rather harmless, if Black
reacts precisely.} Nd5 $1 $11 (15... Nc8 16. Nce2 Bd6 17. c4 Ne7 (17... f6 18.
g4 h5 $11) 18. Rac1 b6 19. g4 f6 20. f4 {1/2 (65)-1/2 (65) Polgar, J (2689)
-Howell,D (2644) Warsaw 2013; with a complicated position, where White has the
initiative.}) 16. Nxd5 (16. Nce2 Bd6 17. c4 Nb4 18. Bc3 Rg8 $132) 16... cxd5
17. exf7+ Kxf7 18. Nf3 Bd6 19. Ne5+ Bxe5 20. Bxe5 c6 $11) 15... Nd5 (15... g5 {
is another idea, but creates some further weaknesses.} 16. c4 (16. e6 Rg8 $1
$11) 16... Bg7 17. Ng3 Bg6 18. Re1 a6 (18... Kd7 19. e6+ fxe6 20. Rad1 Kc8 21.
Nxc6 Nxc6 22. Rxd8+ Kxd8 23. Bxg7 Rh7 24. Bc3 $14) 19. Nf3 Rg8 20. Ne4 Bxe4 21.
Rxe4 c5 22. h4 $1 gxh4 23. Rxh4 Ng6 24. Re4 $14 {White is slightly better,
because of his mobile kingside majority, but Black can hope to compensate for
this with his control of the d-file.}) 16. c4 Nb4 17. Nf4 Rg8 18. g4 {I
already like White's position. The knight on b4 is out of the game, while
Black is still far away from active counterplay. Anyway, Black should still be
ok here.} Na6 $2 {But that´s the start of major problems.} (18... g5 $6 19.
Nh5 Be7 20. Nf5 $14) (18... Nc2 $1 {Black can hope to survive by exchanging
his bad knight.} 19. Nxc2 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Bxc2 21. Rd2 Bb1 22. Bc3 Be7 23. Ne2 {
might be the best try, since Black can't attack ths knight on this square.} (
23. Kg2 Bg5 $1 {with a good exchange for Black} 24. Kg3 Bxf4+ 25. Kxf4 Ke7 $11)
(23. Nh5 Bg6 24. Kg2 Bxh5 25. gxh5 Bg5 26. Rd4 c5 27. Rd5 g6 28. Rxc5 gxh5 29.
Kf3 c6 $11) 23... Ba3 24. Kg2 Ke7 25. Nd4 Rd8 26. Nf5+ Bxf5 27. gxf5 Rxd2 28.
Bxd2 $14) (18... Be7 $5 {is also possible.} 19. Nf5 (19. Bc3 Nc2 20. Nxc2 Rxd1+
21. Rxd1 Bxc2 22. Rd2 Bg5 $11) 19... Bg5 20. Ne2 c5 21. Rxd8+ (21. f4 Bxf5 22.
gxf5 Bh4 23. Rxd8+ Kxd8 24. Rd1+ Kc8 $11) 21... Kxd8 22. Rd1+ Kc8 23. a3 Nc6
24. Kg2 {with a double-edged position where Black should be able to defend
successfully.}) 19. Nf5 Nc5 20. Rxd8+ (20. Kg2 $5 {is also good, e.g.} Ne6 21.
Nxe6 fxe6 22. Rxd8+ Kxd8 23. Rd1+ Kc8 24. Nd4 Kd7 25. Ne2+ Ke7 26. Kf3 $14)
20... Kxd8 21. Rd1+ Kc8 22. Ba3 $5 {Setting a cunning trap...} Ne6 $2 {...
which Carlsen runs into!} (22... Bxf5 $6 23. gxf5 g6 24. fxg6 (24. f6 g5 (24...
Ne6 25. Nxe6 Bxa3 26. Ng7 Bb2 27. f4 g5) 25. Nh5 Ne6 26. Bxf8 Rxf8 27. Kg2 Re8
28. Kg3 $14) 24... Ne6 25. Bxf8 Nxf4 (25... Nxf8 26. Kg2 Nxg6 27. Nxg6 Rxg6+
28. Kf3 $14) 26. g7 Ne6 27. Kh2 Nxf8 28. gxf8=Q+ Rxf8 29. Kg3 $14 {with a
dangerous edge in the rook ending.}) (22... b6 $5 {is more pleasant for White,
but nothing decisive of course.}) 23. Nxe6 Bxa3 {A sad necessity.} ({Probably
Carlsen had planned} 23... fxe6 {but overlooked the strong reply} 24. Be7 $3
$18) 24. Nexg7 Bf8 25. e6 $1 Bxf5 26. Nxf5 fxe6 27. Ng3 $16 {This is a
nightmare for every Berlin-player. The black structure has even worsened and
White can exploit the kingside majority without the slightest risk.} Be7 28.
Kg2 Rf8 29. Rd3 $1 {[%cal Gd3f3] A great square for the rook.} Rf7 30. Nh5 Bd6
31. Rf3 Rh7 (31... Rxf3 32. Kxf3 Kd7 33. Ke4 {is also just bad.}) 32. Re3 Re7
33. f4 {The rest is a matter of technique.} Ba3 34. Kf3 Bb2 35. Re2 Bc3 36. g5
Kd7 37. Kg4 Re8 38. Ng3 Rh8 39. h4 b6 40. h5 c5 41. g6 Re8 42. f5 exf5+ 43. Kf4
Rh8 44. Nxf5 Bf6 45. Rg2 {A convincing technical game by Caruana and a tough
start for the World Champion.} 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 3rd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2015.06.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2876"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2015.06.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 8. Rc1
g6 9. Be2 (9. Bd3 {is more common, with a usual continuation being} dxc4 10.
Bxc4) 9... Bg7 (9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 {was possible here, too.}) 10. cxd5 {
White goes for the classic Karlsbad structure, for which his rook is not
placed properly on c1 but neither is Black's bishop on g7.} ({He can include
mutual castling first:} 10. O-O O-O (10... dxc4 11. Bxc4 {again leads to a
common position}) 11. cxd5 (11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Qf4 13. Qc2 f5 14. Nc3 Qc7 15.
Rfd1 e5 16. d5 {0-1 (31) Kanep,M (2505)-Fridman,D (2653) Riga 2012} e4 $132) (
11. Qc2 Qe7 12. Rfd1 a6 $5 13. a3 Rb8 14. h3 Kh8 15. Nd2 Rd8 16. b4 b5 17. c5
e5 18. Nb3 Nf8 19. dxe5 Qxe5 20. Nd4 Qc7 21. h4 Ne6 $132 {1/2 (48) Aronian,L 
(2816)-Kasimdzhanov,R (2684) Istanbul 2012}) 11... exd5 12. b4 a6 (12... Nb6 {
1/2 (17) Tosic,M (2440)-Kosic,D (2455) Kladovo 1993} 13. b5 $1) 13. a4 Qd6 14.
Qb3 (14. b5 $5) 14... b5 15. axb5 axb5 16. e4 {1/2 (42) Devereaux,M (2329)
-Horton,J Port Erin 2003} Nb6 $1 $11 17. exd5 $140 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Be6 $1) ({If} 
10. b4 a6 11. a4 {then} dxc4 12. Bxc4 O-O 13. O-O Qe7 $11 14. b5 $6 axb5 15.
axb5 c5 16. Be2 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Nb6 18. Ra1 Rxa1 19. Qxa1 e5 20. Nf3 Be6 $36 {
0-1 (60) Kolbus,D (2416)-Malakhatko,V (2556) Port Erin 2005}) 10... exd5 11. b4
{[%cal Yb4b5]} a6 (11... Qd6 {is less accurate:} 12. b5 O-O 13. O-O Nb6 14.
bxc6 bxc6 (14... Qxc6 15. Ne5 Qe8 16. Nd3 Bd7 17. Nc5 Bc6 18. Qb3 Qe7 19. a4
Qg5 20. Rfd1 Rad8 21. Nb5 Nc8 22. Bf3 a6 23. Nc3 $16 {1/2 (61) Shchekachev,A 
(2537)-Bajarani,U (2424) Paris 2011}) 15. Na4 Re8 16. Nc5 Rb8 17. Re1 Nd7 18.
Nd3 Ba6 19. Nf4 Bb7 20. Qa4 a6 21. Nd3 Rec8 22. Qa5 $14 {1-0 (46) Shchekachev,
A (2528)-Lamorelle,J (2277) Paris 2012}) 12. a4 O-O 13. b5 axb5 14. axb5 {
The classic minority attack leads to a typical position with the weak c6-pawn 
(in the event of b5xc6 b7xc6) or weak b- and d-pawns in Black's camp (in the
event of ...c6xb5 or b5xc6 Qxc6). Usually Black opts for the former setup as
it is difficult for White to convert such a small advantage. Often (in the
present game, too) White refrains from the early capture on c6 so that the
b-file remains closed, and he can sometimes attack the b7-pawn.} Qd6 15. O-O
Nb6 16. Qb3 Rb8 17. Nd1 {The knight goes to d3 and then possibly to c5 or e5.}
Bf5 18. Nb2 Rfc8 19. Nd3 Bxd3 {A simple way to disrupt White's plan. However,
the exchange of Black's light-squared bishop has a drawback as it is a good
defender of his position.} 20. Qxd3 c5 {Another typical transformation. Black
prefers to have an isolated central pawn, safely protected by the perfectly
placed b6 knight. In many cases (including this one) it is quite enough for
equality.} 21. dxc5 Rxc5 $11 {However, the World Champion is famous for
regularly outplaying his rivals in quiet equal positions.} 22. h4 Na4 (22... h5
{was quite possible (and would have been probably played against any other
opponent):} 23. Ng5 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Ra8 $11) 23. h5 Rbc8 $6 {Another timorous
move.} (23... Nc3 $142 24. hxg6 Qxg6 $11) 24. Rxc5 Nxc5 {The knight is hardly
placed better on c5 than on b6.} 25. Qc2 {Now the destruction of Black's
queenside is inevitable. He must switch to defence.} gxh5 (25... Qe6 26. Rc1 $1
$36) 26. Nd4 Qg6 27. Nf5 $14 {[%csl Gf5]} Bf8 28. Rd1 Qe6 29. Rc1 Nb3 $1 {
A correct simplification.} 30. Qxc8 Nxc1 31. Qxc1 Qxf5 {The opposite-coloured
bishops should secure Black a draw.} 32. Qc7 Qb1+ 33. Bf1 d4 $1 34. exd4 (34.
Qxb7 dxe3 35. fxe3 Qe1 {[%cal Yf8d6,Ye1g3]}) 34... Qd1 (34... Qe4 $142 $1 $11
35. Bc4 $140 Qe1+ 36. Kh2 Qxf2) 35. Qe5 $1 (35. Qxb7 Qxd4 $11 {[%cal Yf8c5]})
35... Bg7 36. Qe8+ Bf8 37. Qd8 Kg7 (37... Qd2 $142 $5 38. d5 Kg7) 38. Qd5 $1 {
White is trying all possible chances.} b6 39. Qe5+ Kg8 40. Qf6 Bg7 (40... Bb4
$142 $1 41. Qxb6 (41. Qxh6 Qxd4 {[%cal Yb4c5]}) 41... Kg7 {[%cal Yb4c3,Yc3d4]}
42. Qd8 Bc5 $1 {, which is not easy to find, though.}) 41. Qxb6 Bxd4 42. Qxh6
Qg4 43. Qd6 Qd1 44. Qd8+ Kh7 $6 {A serious inaccuracy.} (44... Kg7 $1 45. Qg5+
Kh7 {was still a clear draw.}) 45. Qc7 $1 {White's passed pawn now moves
forward.} Kg7 46. b6 Qg4 $1 {The only way to create counterplay.} (46... Qd2 $4
47. Qg3+ Kh7 48. b7) 47. b7 Qh4 $1 48. g3 Qf6 49. Qc2 Qe5 {Black has stopped
White's pawn at the last moment. The draw is still highly probable.} 50. Qd3
Ba7 51. Qf3 Qf6 52. Qe2 {The queen exchange leads to a draw, e.g.} (52. Be2
Qxf3 53. Bxf3 Kg6 54. Kg2 f5 55. Be2 Bb8 (55... f4 56. gxf4 Bb8 {is good enough
}) 56. Kh3 Be5 57. f4 Bc7 58. Kg2 (58. Kh4 Bd8+) 58... h4 $1 $11) 52... Qc3 53.
Kh2 Qd4 54. Qf3 Bb8 $2 {Surprisingly, this is a big mistake.} (54... h4 $1 {
was correct as} 55. g4 Qe5+ 56. Kg2 Bb8 {lead to a dead draw.}) 55. Kh3 Bc7 (
55... Qf6 56. Qxf6+ Kxf6 57. Kh4 Kg6 58. Be2 {- Black's bishop is placed
wrongly, unable to give a check, therefore he loses the h5-pawn and the game.})
56. Be2 Bb8 57. Bd1 {[%cal Rf3h5] White doesn't want to calculate the queen
endgame after} (57. Qxh5 Qxf2 58. Qg5+ Kf8 59. Qd8+ Kg7 60. Qxb8 Qxe2) 57... f5
{Desperation.} 58. Be2 f4 (58... Qg4+ 59. Qxg4+ hxg4+ 60. Bxg4 fxg4+ 61. Kxg4
$18 {White's pawns easily prevail as his king goes to the queenside at the
decisive moment.}) 59. Qxh5 Qxf2 $5 60. Qg5+ Kf7 $138 {White lost on time
unaware of the time rate. He still needed several accurate checks to construct
the mating net:} (60... Kf7 61. Bc4+ Ke8 62. Bb5+ $1 {Only this; if Black's
king escapes to the queenside, it will be safe!} Kf7 63. Qf5+ Kg7 64. Qd7+ $1
Kf6 65. Qd8+ $1 Kg7 (65... Kf7 66. Bc4+ Kg6 67. Qg8+ Kf6 68. Qf8+ Kg5 69. Qg7+
{leads to the same}) 66. Qe7+ Kh6 67. Qf6+ Kh7 68. Bd3+ Kg8 69. Bc4+ Kh7 70.
Qf7+ Kh6 71. Qf8+ $1 Kg5 72. Qg7+ Kf5 73. g4+ Ke4 74. Qg6+ Kd4 75. Qb6+ $18)
0-1

[Event "3rd Norway Chess 2015"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.16"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Topalov, V."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2876"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2015.06.16"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 8. Rc1
g6 9. Be2 Bg7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. b4 a6 12. a4 O-O 13. b5 axb5 14. axb5 Qd6 15.
O-O Nb6 16. Qb3 Rb8 17. Nd1 Bf5 18. Nb2 Rfc8 19. Nd3 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 c5 21. dxc5
Rxc5 22. h4 Na4 23. h5 Rbc8 24. Rxc5 Nxc5 25. Qc2 gxh5 26. Nd4 Qg6 27. Nf5 Bf8
28. Rd1 Qe6 29. Rc1 Nb3 30. Qxc8 Nxc1 31. Qxc1 Qxf5 32. Qc7 Qb1+ 33. Bf1 d4 34.
exd4 Qd1 35. Qe5 Bg7 36. Qe8+ Bf8 37. Qd8 Kg7 38. Qd5 b6 39. Qe5+ Kg8 40. Qf6
Bg7 41. Qxb6 Bxd4 42. Qxh6 Qg4 43. Qd6 Qd1 44. Qd8+ Kh7 45. Qc7 Kg7 46. b6 Qg4
47. b7 Qh4 48. g3 Qf6 49. Qc2 Qe5 50. Qd3 Ba7 51. Qf3 Qf6 52. Qe2 Qc3 53. Kh2
Qd4 54. Qf3 Bb8 55. Kh3 Bc7 56. Be2 Bb8 57. Bd1 f5 58. Be2 f4 59. Qxh5 Qxf2 60.
Qg5+ Kf7 0-1

[Event "3rd Norway Blitz 2015"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Topalov, V."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2798"]
[BlackElo "2876"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Bc4 c6 4. Qf3 e6 5. Ne2 d5 6. Bb3 Nd7 7. Nbc3 Ne7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Rd1 b6 10. Bf4 Bb7 11. Bd6 Re8 12. h3 Nf6 13. e5 Nd7 14. Ng3 Nc8 15. Ba3
c5 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Ba4 Ncb6 18. Qe2 Nxa4 19. Nxa4 Qa5 20. b3 Bxe5 21. Bb2
Bxb2 22. Nxb2 Qc7 23. Qe3 e5 24. Qg5 f6 25. Qg4 Rad8 26. Rd2 e4 27. Re1 Ne5 28.
Qh4 f5 29. Na4 d4 30. Qg5 Nf7 31. Qf6 Rd6 32. Qh4 Rde6 33. Rdd1 e3 34. f4 Qc6
35. Re2 Ba6 36. Nb2 Bxe2 37. Nxe2 Nd6 38. Nd3 Ne4 0-1

[Event "3rd Norway Blitz 2015"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2876"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b5 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O e6 5. d3 c5 6. e4 d6 7. a4 b4 8. Nbd2 Be7
9. Nc4 O-O 10. Re1 Nbd7 11. Bf4 d5 12. Nd6 Bc6 13. Ng5 Nb6 14. Ndxf7 Rxf7 15.
Bh3 Bd7 16. a5 e5 17. axb6 Bxh3 18. b7 Rb8 19. Bxe5 Rxb7 20. Nxh3 Qd7 21. Nf4
dxe4 22. dxe4 Ng4 23. Qd5 Nxe5 24. Qxe5 Bd6 25. Qd5 Bxf4 26. Qxd7 Rbxd7 27.
gxf4 Rxf4 28. Re2 Re7 29. e5 Rf5 30. e6 g6 31. Ra6 Kg7 32. Kg2 Kf6 33. Re3 Re5
34. Rxe5 Kxe5 35. Kf3 Kd5 36. h4 h6 37. b3 Rxe6 38. Rxa7 Kd4 39. Rc7 Rf6+ 40.
Ke2 Rf5 41. Rc6 Kc3 42. Kd1 g5 43. hxg5 hxg5 44. Kc1 Kd4 45. Rg6 Ke4 46. Kd2
Kf3 47. Ke1 g4 48. Kf1 Rd5 49. Rf6+ Ke4 50. Ke2 Kd4 51. Rf4+ Kc3 52. Rc4+ Kb2
53. Ke3 Re5+ 54. Kd2 Rf5 55. Ke2 Rh5 56. Kf1 Re5 57. Kg2 Re2 58. Rxc5 Rxc2 59.
Rg5 Kxb3 60. Rxg4 Ka3 61. Rg8 b3 62. Ra8+ Kb2 63. Kg3 Rc3+ 64. Kg4 Kc2 65. Rb8
b2 66. Rxb2+ Kxb2 67. f4 Rc4 68. Kf5 Kc3 69. Ke5 Rc5+ 70. Ke4 Rc8 71. f5 Kc4
72. Ke5 Kc5 73. Ke6 Rc6+ 74. Ke7 Kd4 0-1

[Event "3rd Norway Blitz 2015"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2876"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 d6 7. d4 Bd7 8. Bg5 f6
9. Be3 Nh6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. h3 Nf7 12. c4 O-O 13. Nc3 f5 14. Re1 Re8 15. Nd5
f4 16. Bd2 g5 17. Bc3 h5 18. Nh2 g4 19. hxg4 hxg4 20. Nxg4 Qh4 21. Ndf6+ Bxf6
22. Qxd7 Rad8 23. Qf5 Bg7 24. Bxc6 bxc6 25. Rad1 Rd6 26. Rxd6 cxd6 27. c5 dxc5
28. Rd1 Rd8 29. Rxd8+ Qxd8 30. Nxe5 Bxe5 31. Bxe5 Nxe5 32. Qxe5 Qd2 33. Qc3
Qd1+ 34. Kh2 Qe2 35. b3 Qh5+ 36. Qh3 Qe2 37. Qf3 Qd2 38. e5 Kf7 39. Kh3 Ke7 40.
Kg4 Qxa2 41. Qxf4 Qxb3 42. Qf6+ Ke8 43. e6 Qd1+ 44. f3 Qd4+ 45. Kf5 Qxf6+ 46.
Kxf6 c4 47. g4 c3 48. g5 c2 0-1

[Event "3rd Norway Blitz 2015"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2876"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Bc4 c6 5. Bb3 d5 6. Qe2 dxe4 7. Qxe4 Nf6 8. Qh4
h6 9. Ne5 e6 10. c3 Nbd7 11. Nc4 Nb6 12. Nba3 Nxc4 13. Nxc4 Qe7 14. O-O Nd5 15.
Qg3 O-O 16. Re1 c5 17. Nd6 Qc7 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Bf4 g5 20. Be3 c4 21. h4 f6
22. Nxc8 Raxc8 23. Qg4 Rcd8 24. Bd2 Qd7 25. Qxd7 Rxd7 26. f4 gxf4 27. h5 Kf7
28. Bxf4 Rg8 29. Re3 Bf8 30. Rf1 Re7 31. Rxe7+ Bxe7 32. Kf2 f5 33. Re1 Bf6 34.
Kf3 b5 35. g3 a5 36. a3 Ra8 37. Ra1 Re8 38. Rb1 Ra8 39. b3 b4 40. axb4 axb4 41.
bxc4 Ra3 42. Rxb4 Rxc3+ 43. Ke2 dxc4 44. d5 Rd3 45. Rb7+ Ke8 46. d6 Rd5 47. Rh7
c3 48. Rxh6 Bg7 49. Re6+ Kf7 50. Re7+ Kf6 51. Rc7 Bf8 52. Rxc3 Ra5 53. Rd3 Ra8
54. d7 Be7 55. Bc7 Kg5 56. d8=Q Bxd8 57. Bxd8+ Kxh5 58. Kf3 Ra1 59. Bc7 Rf1+
60. Kg2 Ra1 61. Rd4 Kg5 62. Bf4+ Kh5 63. Rd6 Rb1 64. Rh6+ 1-0

[Event "Norway Masters blitz 3rd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2876"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. d4 c6 6. Bc4 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8.
Qxf3 e6 9. Bd2 Qc7 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 Bd6 13. Kb1 Nf6 14. Qf3
O-O 15. Bd3 a5 16. h4 Nd5 17. h5 Rfd8 18. Qe4 Nf6 19. Qe2 Bf4 20. Bxf4 Qxf4 21.
g3 Qg5 22. c3 h6 23. Bc2 Kf8 24. Rde1 c5 25. dxc5 Qxc5 26. Rd1 b5 27. Rxd8+
Rxd8 28. Rd1 Rc8 29. a3 Qxh5 30. Qxh5 Nxh5 31. Rd7 b4 32. cxb4 axb4 33. axb4
Nf6 34. Rb7 Nd5 35. b5 Nb4 36. Be4 Rc4 37. Bg2 Rd4 38. Rc7 Rd1+ 39. Rc1 Rxc1+
40. Kxc1 Ke7 41. Kd2 Kd6 42. b6 h5 43. f4 f6 44. Kc3 Nc6 45. b7 Nb8 46. Kd4 Nd7
47. b4 Kc7 48. Bf3 g6 49. Be4 g5 50. fxg5 fxg5 51. Bf3 h4 52. g4 h3 53. b5 h2
54. Bh1 Nf6 55. Ke5 Nxg4+ 56. Kxe6 Nf2 57. Bg2 Nd1 58. Ke5 Kb8 59. Ke4 Nf2+ 60.
Kf5 h1=Q 61. Bxh1 Nxh1 62. Kxg5 Kxb7 63. b6 Kxb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Masters blitz 3rd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2876"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b5 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O e6 5. d3 c5 6. e4 d6 7. a4 b4 8. Nbd2 Be7
9. Nc4 O-O 10. Re1 Nbd7 11. Bf4 d5 12. Nd6 Bc6 13. Ng5 Nb6 14. Ndxf7 Rxf7 15.
Bh3 Bd7 16. a5 e5 17. axb6 Bxh3 18. b7 Rb8 19. Bxe5 Rxb7 20. Nxh3 Qd7 21. Nf4
dxe4 22. dxe4 Ng4 23. Qd5 Nxe5 24. Qxe5 Bd6 25. Qd5 Bxf4 26. Qxd7 Rbxd7 27.
gxf4 Rxf4 28. Re2 Re7 29. e5 Rf5 30. e6 g6 31. Ra6 Kg7 32. Kg2 Kf6 33. Re3 Re5
34. Rxe5 Kxe5 35. Kf3 Kd5 36. h4 h6 37. b3 Rxe6 38. Rxa7 Kd4 39. Rc7 Rf6+ 40.
Ke2 Rf5 41. Rc6 Kc3 42. Kd1 g5 43. hxg5 hxg5 44. Kc1 Kd4 45. Rg6 Ke4 46. Kd2
Kf3 47. Ke1 g4 48. Kf1 Rd5 49. Rf6+ Ke4 50. Ke2 Kd4 51. Rf4+ Kc3 52. Rc4+ Kb2
53. Ke3 Re5+ 54. Kd2 Rf5 55. Ke2 Rh5 56. Kf1 Re5 57. Kg2 Re2 58. Rxc5 Rxc2 59.
Rg5 Kxb3 60. Rxg4 Ka3 61. Rg8 b3 62. Ra8+ Kb2 63. Kg3 Rc3+ 64. Kg4 Kc2 65. Rb8
b2 66. Rxb2+ Kxb2 67. f4 Rc4 68. Kf5 Kc3 69. Ke5 Rc5+ 70. Ke4 Rc8 71. f5 Kc4
72. Ke5 Kc5 73. Ke6 Rc6+ 74. Ke7 Kd4 0-1

[Event "Norway Masters blitz 3rd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2798"]
[BlackElo "2876"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Bc4 c6 4. Qf3 e6 5. Ne2 d5 6. Bb3 Nd7 7. Nbc3 Ne7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Rd1 b6 10. Bf4 Bb7 11. Bd6 Re8 12. h3 Nf6 13. e5 Nd7 14. Ng3 Nc8 15. Ba3
c5 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Ba4 Ncb6 18. Qe2 Nxa4 19. Nxa4 Qa5 20. b3 Bxe5 21. Bb2
Bxb2 22. Nxb2 Qc7 23. Qe3 e5 24. Qg5 f6 25. Qg4 Rad8 26. Rd2 e4 27. Re1 Ne5 28.
Qh4 f5 29. Na4 d4 30. Qg5 Nf7 31. Qf6 Rd6 32. Qh4 Rde6 33. Rdd1 e3 34. f4 Qc6
35. Re2 Ba6 36. Nb2 Bxe2 37. Nxe2 Nd6 38. Nd3 Ne4 0-1

[Event "Norway Masters blitz 3rd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Hammer, Jon Ludvig"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2876"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. b3 Bb4 6. Bb2 Qa5 7. Qc1 Ne4 8. Nge2
c5 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Nxc3 cxd4 11. b4 Qc7 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Bxd4 O-O 14. Be2 Nc6
15. Bb2 b6 16. O-O Bb7 17. c5 bxc5 18. Qxc5 Qe7 19. Rac1 Qxc5 20. Rxc5 Rfd8 21.
b5 Na5 22. Rd1 Rxd1+ 23. Bxd1 Rd8 24. Bc2 Bd5 25. a4 Bb3 26. h4 Bxc2 27. Rxc2
h5 28. Bd4 Nb3 29. Bxa7 Rd1+ 30. Kh2 Ra1 31. b6 Na5 32. Rc5 Rxa4 33. Rxa5 Rxa5
34. b7 Rb5 35. b8=Q+ Rxb8 36. Bxb8 f6 37. Kg3 e5 38. f4 exf3 39. Kxf3 Kf7 40.
e4 Ke6 41. g4 hxg4+ 42. Kxg4 g6 43. Ba7 Kf7 44. h5 f5+ 45. exf5 gxf5+ 46. Kxf5
Kg7 47. Be3 Kh7 48. Kxe5 Kg7 49. Kf5 Kh7 50. Kf6 Kh8 51. Kg6 Kg8 52. Bc5 Kh8
53. h6 Kg8 54. h7+ Kh8 55. Bd4# 1-0

[Event "Norway Masters blitz 3rd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2876"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Bc4 c6 5. Bb3 d5 6. Qe2 dxe4 7. Qxe4 Nf6 8. Qh4
h6 9. Ne5 e6 10. c3 Nbd7 11. Nc4 Nb6 12. Nba3 Nxc4 13. Nxc4 Qe7 14. O-O Nd5 15.
Qg3 O-O 16. Re1 c5 17. Nd6 Qc7 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Bf4 g5 20. Be3 c4 21. h4 f6
22. Nxc8 Raxc8 23. Qg4 Rcd8 24. Bd2 Qd7 25. Qxd7 Rxd7 26. f4 gxf4 27. h5 Kf7
28. Bxf4 Rg8 29. Re3 Bf8 30. Rf1 Re7 31. Rxe7+ Bxe7 32. Kf2 f5 33. Re1 Bf6 34.
Kf3 b5 35. g3 a5 36. a3 Ra8 37. Ra1 Re8 38. Rb1 Ra8 39. b3 b4 40. axb4 axb4 41.
bxc4 Ra3 42. Rxb4 Rxc3+ 43. Ke2 dxc4 44. d5 Rd3 45. Rb7+ Ke8 46. d6 Rd5 47. Rh7
c3 48. Rxh6 Bg7 49. Re6+ Kf7 50. Re7+ Kf6 51. Rc7 Bf8 52. Rxc3 Ra5 53. Rd3 Ra8
54. d7 Be7 55. Bc7 Kg5 56. d8=Q Bxd8 57. Bxd8+ Kxh5 58. Kf3 Ra1 59. Bc7 Rf1+
60. Kg2 Ra1 61. Rd4 Kg5 62. Bf4+ Kh5 63. Rd6 Rb1 64. Rh6+ 1-0

[Event "Norway Masters blitz 3rd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C76"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2876"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 d6 7. d4 Bd7 8. Re1 b5
9. Bc2 Nf6 10. h3 O-O 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. Nf1 Na5 13. b3 c5 14. d5 Nh5 15. Bg5 Qc7
16. Ng3 Nf4 17. Qd2 c4 18. b4 Nb7 19. Bxf4 exf4 20. Ne2 a5 21. a3 Qd8 22. Qxf4
Qe7 23. Ned4 Ra6 24. h4 Rea8 25. e5 axb4 26. cxb4 dxe5 27. Nxe5 Bxe5 28. Rxe5
Qf6 29. Qxf6 Rxf6 30. g3 Kf8 31. Re3 Rfa6 32. Kg2 Nd6 33. Ne2 Bf5 34. Nd4 Bc8
35. h5 Bb7 36. Nc6 Bxc6 37. dxc6 Rxc6 38. hxg6 hxg6 39. Rd1 c3 40. Rd5 Rxa3 41.
Red3 Nf5 42. g4 Ra2 43. gxf5 Rxc2 44. Rxb5 gxf5 45. Rc5 Rxc5 46. bxc5 Rd2 47.
Rxc3 Ke7 48. Kf3 Kd7 49. c6+ Kc7 50. Rc5 Ra2 51. Ke3 f4+ 52. Kf3 Rb2 53. Rc4
Ra2 54. Rc1 Rb2 55. Rc3 Ra2 56. Rc4 Rb2 57. Rxf4 Kxc6 58. Rxf7 Kd6 59. Ra7 Ke5
1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Norway Blitz 2015"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Caruana, F."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2876"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. d4 c6 6. Bc4 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8.
Qxf3 e6 9. Bd2 Qc7 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 Bd6 13. Kb1 Nf6 14. Qf3
O-O 15. Bd3 a5 16. h4 Nd5 17. h5 Rfd8 18. Qe4 Nf6 19. Qe2 Bf4 20. Bxf4 Qxf4 21.
g3 Qg5 22. c3 h6 23. Bc2 Kf8 24. Rde1 c5 25. dxc5 Qxc5 26. Rd1 b5 27. Rxd8+
Rxd8 28. Rd1 Rc8 29. a3 Qxh5 30. Qxh5 Nxh5 31. Rd7 b4 32. cxb4 axb4 33. axb4
Nf6 34. Rb7 Nd5 35. b5 Nb4 36. Be4 Rc4 37. Bg2 Rd4 38. Rc7 Rd1+ 39. Rc1 Rxc1+
40. Kxc1 Ke7 41. Kd2 Kd6 42. b6 h5 43. f4 f6 44. Kc3 Nc6 45. b7 Nb8 46. Kd4 Nd7
47. b4 Kc7 48. Bf3 g6 49. Be4 g5 50. fxg5 fxg5 51. Bf3 h4 52. g4 h3 53. b5 h2
54. Bh1 Nf6 55. Ke5 Nxg4+ 56. Kxe6 Nf2 57. Bg2 Nd1 58. Ke5 Kb8 59. Ke4 Nf2+ 60.
Kf5 h1=Q 61. Bxh1 Nxh1 62. Kxg5 Kxb7 63. b6 Kxb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Norway Blitz 2015"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Aronian, L."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C36"]
[WhiteElo "2876"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Bc4 Nxd5 6. O-O Be7 7. Nc3 Be6 8.
Qe2 Nc6 9. d4 O-O 10. Nxd5 Bxd5 11. Bxd5 Qxd5 12. Bxf4 Bd6 13. Qd2 Rae8 14.
Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Rae1 Re7 16. d5 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Rxe5 18. Rxe5 Qxe5 19. c4 Re8 20.
Qf2 f6 21. b3 b6 22. h3 Kf7 23. Rd1 h5 24. c5 Rd8 25. d6 Rd7 26. b4 bxc5 27.
bxc5 cxd6 28. c6 Rc7 29. Rc1 Qd5 30. Qc2 Qc5+ 31. Qxc5 dxc5 32. Rxc5 g6 33. Kf2
Ke6 34. Ra5 Kd6 35. Ke3 h4 36. Kf4 Rxc6 37. Rxa7 Rc4+ 38. Kf3 g5 39. Ra6+ Ke5
40. Ra5+ Ke6 41. Ra6+ Kf5 42. Ra5+ Ke6 43. Ra6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Norway Blitz 2015"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2876"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Bc4 c6 5. Bb3 d5 6. Qe2 dxe4 7. Qxe4 Nf6 8. Qh4
h6 9. Ne5 e6 10. c3 Nbd7 11. Nc4 Nb6 12. Nba3 Nxc4 13. Nxc4 Qe7 14. O-O Nd5 15.
Qg3 O-O 16. Re1 c5 17. Nd6 Qc7 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Bf4 g5 20. Be3 c4 21. h4 f6
22. Nxc8 Raxc8 23. Qg4 Rcd8 24. Bd2 Qd7 25. Qxd7 Rxd7 26. f4 gxf4 27. h5 Kf7
28. Bxf4 Rg8 29. Re3 Bf8 30. Rf1 Re7 31. Rxe7+ Bxe7 32. Kf2 f5 33. Re1 Bf6 34.
Kf3 b5 35. g3 a5 36. a3 Ra8 37. Ra1 Re8 38. Rb1 Ra8 39. b3 b4 40. axb4 axb4 41.
bxc4 Ra3 42. Rxb4 Rxc3+ 43. Ke2 dxc4 44. d5 Rd3 45. Rb7+ Ke8 46. d6 Rd5 47. Rh7
c3 48. Rxh6 Bg7 49. Re6+ Kf7 50. Re7+ Kf6 51. Rc7 Bf8 52. Rxc3 Ra5 53. Rd3 Ra8
54. d7 Be7 55. Bc7 Kg5 56. d8=Q Bxd8 57. Bxd8+ Kxh5 58. Kf3 Ra1 59. Bc7 Rf1+
60. Kg2 Ra1 61. Rd4 Kg5 62. Bf4+ Kh5 63. Rd6 Rb1 64. Rh6+ 1-0

[Event "3rd Norway Blitz 2015"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2876"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b5 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O e6 5. d3 c5 6. e4 d6 7. a4 b4 8. Nbd2 Be7
9. Nc4 O-O 10. Re1 Nbd7 11. Bf4 d5 12. Nd6 Bc6 13. Ng5 Nb6 14. Ndxf7 Rxf7 15.
Bh3 Bd7 16. a5 e5 17. axb6 Bxh3 18. b7 Rb8 19. Bxe5 Rxb7 20. Nxh3 Qd7 21. Nf4
dxe4 22. dxe4 Ng4 23. Qd5 Nxe5 24. Qxe5 Bd6 25. Qd5 Bxf4 26. Qxd7 Rbxd7 27.
gxf4 Rxf4 28. Re2 Re7 29. e5 Rf5 30. e6 g6 31. Ra6 Kg7 32. Kg2 Kf6 33. Re3 Re5
34. Rxe5 Kxe5 35. Kf3 Kd5 36. h4 h6 37. b3 Rxe6 38. Rxa7 Kd4 39. Rc7 Rf6+ 40.
Ke2 Rf5 41. Rc6 Kc3 42. Kd1 g5 43. hxg5 hxg5 44. Kc1 Kd4 45. Rg6 Ke4 46. Kd2
Kf3 47. Ke1 g4 48. Kf1 Rd5 49. Rf6+ Ke4 50. Ke2 Kd4 51. Rf4+ Kc3 52. Rc4+ Kb2
53. Ke3 Re5+ 54. Kd2 Rf5 55. Ke2 Rh5 56. Kf1 Re5 57. Kg2 Re2 58. Rxc5 Rxc2 59.
Rg5 Kxb3 60. Rxg4 Ka3 61. Rg8 b3 62. Ra8+ Kb2 63. Kg3 Rc3+ 64. Kg4 Kc2 65. Rb8
b2 66. Rxb2+ Kxb2 67. f4 Rc4 68. Kf5 Kc3 69. Ke5 Rc5+ 70. Ke4 Rc8 71. f5 Kc4
72. Ke5 Kc5 73. Ke6 Rc6+ 74. Ke7 Kd4 0-1

[Event "3rd Norway Blitz 2015"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Hammer, J."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2876"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. b3 Bb4 6. Bb2 Qa5 7. Qc1 Ne4 8. Nge2
c5 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Nxc3 cxd4 11. b4 Qc7 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Bxd4 O-O 14. Be2 Nc6
15. Bb2 b6 16. O-O Bb7 17. c5 bxc5 18. Qxc5 Qe7 19. Rac1 Qxc5 20. Rxc5 Rfd8 21.
b5 Na5 22. Rd1 Rxd1+ 23. Bxd1 Rd8 24. Bc2 Bd5 25. a4 Bb3 26. h4 Bxc2 27. Rxc2
h5 28. Bd4 Nb3 29. Bxa7 Rd1+ 30. Kh2 Ra1 31. b6 Na5 32. Rc5 Rxa4 33. Rxa5 Rxa5
34. b7 Rb5 35. b8=Q+ Rxb8 36. Bxb8 f6 37. Kg3 e5 38. f4 exf3 39. Kxf3 Kf7 40.
e4 Ke6 41. g4 hxg4+ 42. Kxg4 g6 43. Ba7 Kf7 44. h5 f5+ 45. exf5 gxf5+ 46. Kxf5
Kg7 47. Be3 Kh7 48. Kxe5 Kg7 49. Kf5 Kh7 50. Kf6 Kh8 51. Kg6 Kg8 52. Bc5 Kh8
53. h6 Kg8 54. h7+ Kh8 55. Bd4# 1-0

[Event "3rd Norway Blitz 2015"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Giri, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2876"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 d6 7. d4 Bd7 8. Re1 b5
9. Bc2 Nf6 10. h3 O-O 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. Nf1 Na5 13. b3 c5 14. d5 Nh5 15. Bg5 Qc7
16. Ng3 Nf4 17. Qd2 c4 18. b4 Nb7 19. Bxf4 exf4 20. Ne2 a5 21. a3 Qd8 22. Qxf4
Qe7 23. Ned4 Ra6 24. h4 Rea8 25. e5 axb4 26. cxb4 dxe5 27. Nxe5 Bxe5 28. Rxe5
Qf6 29. Qxf6 Rxf6 30. g3 Kf8 31. Re3 Rfa6 32. Kg2 Nd6 33. Ne2 Bf5 34. Nd4 Bc8
35. h5 Bb7 36. Nc6 Bxc6 37. dxc6 Rxc6 38. hxg6 hxg6 39. Rd1 c3 40. Rd5 Rxa3 41.
Red3 Nf5 42. g4 Ra2 43. gxf5 Rxc2 44. Rxb5 gxf5 45. Rc5 Rxc5 46. bxc5 Rd2 47.
Rxc3 Ke7 48. Kf3 Kd7 49. c6+ Kc7 50. Rc5 Ra2 51. Ke3 f4+ 52. Kf3 Rb2 53. Rc4
Ra2 54. Rc1 Rb2 55. Rc3 Ra2 56. Rc4 Rb2 57. Rxf4 Kxc6 58. Rxf7 Kd6 59. Ra7 Ke5
1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Norway Blitz 2015"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[Round "8.5"]
[White "Grischuk, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2876"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. c4 c5 5. d5 exd5 6. cxd5 d6 7. Nc3 Be7 8. Nh3
Na6 9. Nf4 Nc7 10. a4 O-O 11. O-O Ng4 12. Rb1 Bf6 13. Qc2 Qe8 14. b4 cxb4 15.
Rxb4 Na6 16. Rb1 Bd7 17. Nb5 Rc8 18. Qa2 Bxb5 19. axb5 Nc5 20. Ne6 Ne4 21. Bd2
Qh5 22. h3 Ne5 23. Bb4 Rfe8 24. Rbc1 h6 25. Nf4 Qf7 26. Bxe4 fxe4 27. Bxd6 e3
28. fxe3 Nd7 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 30. Qxa7 Qe8 31. Ne6 Rc2 32. Rf2 Rc1+ 33. Kh2 Qg6
34. Qa8+ Kh7 35. Qa3 Rd1 36. Qb3 Rd2 37. Qc4 Qb1 38. Qg4 Rd1 39. Qf5+ Qxf5 40.
Rxf5 g6 41. Rf2 Rxd5 42. Nf8+ Nxf8 43. Rxf6 Kg7 44. Rxf8 Rxd6 45. Rc8 Rd2 46.
Kg2 Kf6 47. Rc7 Rxe2+ 48. Kf3 Rh2 49. h4 Rb2 50. Rxb7 Rb4 51. Rb8 g5 52. hxg5+
hxg5 53. b6 g4+ 54. Ke2 1-0

[Event "Norway Masters blitz 3rd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2876"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. c4 c5 5. d5 exd5 6. cxd5 d6 7. Nc3 Be7 8. Nh3
Na6 9. Nf4 Nc7 10. a4 O-O 11. O-O Ng4 12. Rb1 Bf6 13. Qc2 Qe8 14. b4 cxb4 15.
Rxb4 Na6 16. Rb1 Bd7 17. Nb5 Rc8 18. Qa2 Bxb5 19. axb5 Nc5 20. Ne6 Ne4 21. Bd2
Qh5 22. h3 Ne5 23. Bb4 Rfe8 24. Rbc1 h6 25. Nf4 Qf7 26. Bxe4 fxe4 27. Bxd6 e3
28. fxe3 Nd7 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 30. Qxa7 Qe8 31. Ne6 Rc2 32. Rf2 Rc1+ 33. Kh2 Qg6
34. Qa8+ Kh7 35. Qa3 Rd1 36. Qb3 Rd2 37. Qc4 Qb1 38. Qg4 Rd1 39. Qf5+ Qxf5 40.
Rxf5 g6 41. Rf2 Rxd5 42. Nf8+ Nxf8 43. Rxf6 Kg7 44. Rxf8 Rxd6 45. Rc8 Rd2 46.
Kg2 Kf6 47. Rc7 Rxe2+ 48. Kf3 Rh2 49. h4 Rb2 50. Rxb7 Rb4 51. Rb8 g5 52. hxg5+
hxg5 53. b6 g4+ 54. Ke2 1-0

[Event "3rd Norway Blitz 2015"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Caruana, F."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2876"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. d4 c6 6. Bc4 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8.
Qxf3 e6 9. Bd2 Qc7 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 Bd6 13. Kb1 Nf6 14. Qf3
O-O 15. Bd3 a5 16. h4 Nd5 17. h5 Rfd8 18. Qe4 Nf6 19. Qe2 Bf4 20. Bxf4 Qxf4 21.
g3 Qg5 22. c3 h6 23. Bc2 Kf8 24. Rde1 c5 25. dxc5 Qxc5 26. Rd1 b5 27. Rxd8+
Rxd8 28. Rd1 Rc8 29. a3 Qxh5 30. Qxh5 Nxh5 31. Rd7 b4 32. cxb4 axb4 33. axb4
Nf6 34. Rb7 Nd5 35. b5 Nb4 36. Be4 Rc4 37. Bg2 Rd4 38. Rc7 Rd1+ 39. Rc1 Rxc1+
40. Kxc1 Ke7 41. Kd2 Kd6 42. b6 h5 43. f4 f6 44. Kc3 Nc6 45. b7 Nb8 46. Kd4 Nd7
47. b4 Kc7 48. Bf3 g6 49. Be4 g5 50. fxg5 fxg5 51. Bf3 h4 52. g4 h3 53. b5 h2
54. Bh1 Nf6 55. Ke5 Nxg4+ 56. Kxe6 Nf2 57. Bg2 Nd1 58. Ke5 Kb8 59. Ke4 Nf2+ 60.
Kf5 h1=Q 61. Bxh1 Nxh1 62. Kxg5 Kxb7 63. b6 Kxb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Masters blitz 3rd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C36"]
[WhiteElo "2876"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Bc4 Nxd5 6. O-O Be7 7. Nc3 Be6 8.
Qe2 Nc6 9. d4 O-O 10. Nxd5 Bxd5 11. Bxd5 Qxd5 12. Bxf4 Bd6 13. Qd2 Rae8 14.
Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Rae1 Re7 16. d5 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Rxe5 18. Rxe5 Qxe5 19. c4 Re8 20.
Qf2 f6 21. b3 b6 22. h3 Kf7 23. Rd1 h5 24. c5 Rd8 25. d6 Rd7 26. b4 bxc5 27.
bxc5 cxd6 28. c6 Rc7 29. Rc1 Qd5 30. Qc2 Qc5+ 31. Qxc5 dxc5 32. Rxc5 g6 33. Kf2
Ke6 34. Ra5 Kd6 35. Ke3 h4 36. Kf4 Rxc6 37. Rxa7 Rc4+ 38. Kf3 g5 39. Ra6+ Ke5
40. Ra5+ Ke6 41. Ra6+ Kf5 42. Ra5+ Ke6 43. Ra6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Masters blitz 3rd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C76"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2876"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 d6 7. d4 Bd7 8. Bg5 f6
9. Be3 Nh6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. h3 Nf7 12. c4 O-O 13. Nc3 f5 14. Re1 Re8 15. Nd5
f4 16. Bd2 g5 17. Bc3 h5 18. Nh2 g4 19. hxg4 hxg4 20. Nxg4 Qh4 21. Ndf6+ Bxf6
22. Qxd7 Rad8 23. Qf5 Bg7 24. Bxc6 bxc6 25. Rad1 Rd6 26. Rxd6 cxd6 27. c5 dxc5
28. Rd1 Rd8 29. Rxd8+ Qxd8 30. Nxe5 Bxe5 31. Bxe5 Nxe5 32. Qxe5 Qd2 33. Qc3
Qd1+ 34. Kh2 Qe2 35. b3 Qh5+ 36. Qh3 Qe2 37. Qf3 Qd2 38. e5 Kf7 39. Kh3 Ke7 40.
Kg4 Qxa2 41. Qxf4 Qxb3 42. Qf6+ Ke8 43. e6 Qd1+ 44. f3 Qd4+ 45. Kf5 Qxf6+ 46.
Kxf6 c4 47. g4 c3 48. g5 c2 0-1

[Event "Gashimov Memorial"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2015.04.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2015.04.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 a6 5. d4 Bf5 6. Be2 h6 7. Bd3 {A small
detail, that does not radically change the balanced nature of the position.
White has waited for the move h7-h6 before exchanging the light-squared
bishops as the black pawn structure is not quite perfect any more. The older 7.
Qb3 has fallen into disrepute as White was unable to get any advantage.} (7.
Qb3 Ra7 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. Ne5 e6 10. Bd2 Be7 (10... Bd6 $2 11. Qa4+ Nc6 (11...
Nbd7 12. Nb5 $18) 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Qxc6+ $16 {1-0 Carlsen,M (2837)-Bologan,V 
(2732)/Astana KAZ 2012 (54)}) 11. Rc1 O-O 12. O-O Nfd7 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. a4 Nb8
15. e4 dxe4 16. d5 Nd7 17. Be3 Nc5 $1 (17... Bc5 $6 18. Nxe4 Bxe3 19. Qxe3 Qb6
20. Ng3 $36 {Aronian,L (2802)-Carlsen,M (2826)/London 2011/ (39)}) 18. Qc4 (18.
Qc2 Ra8 19. dxe6 fxe6 20. Bxc5 Bxc5 21. Nxe4 Bd4 $11) 18... b6 19. g4 exd5 (
19... Bh7 $5 20. dxe6 Nxe6 21. Rfd1 Qb8 $15) 20. Qxd5 Qxd5 21. Nxd5 Be6 22.
Nxe7+ Rxe7 $11) 7... Bxd3 (7... e6 8. Bxf5 exf5 9. Qc2 g6 10. O-O Bd6 $11) 8.
Qxd3 e6 9. O-O Bb4 10. Bd2 {Carlsen has some experience with the line and he
obviously believes that White should try to act swiftly, otherwise even the
traces of an advantage might prove to be elusive.} (10. b3 O-O 11. Bb2 Nbd7 12.
Nd2 b5 13. a3 Ba5 14. a4 bxc4 15. bxc4 c5 16. Ba3 Bb4 17. Rfb1 Bxa3 18. Rxa3
cxd4 19. Qxd4 e5 20. Qh4 $11 {1/2 (41) Kovalenko,I (2650)-Nyback,T (2610)
Finland 2015}) 10... O-O 11. Rfd1 (11. a3 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 dxc4 (12... Nbd7 13.
Rfd1 a5 14. a4 Ne4 15. Nd2 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Qc7 17. cxd5 cxd5 18. c4 dxc4 19. Nxc4
Rfc8 20. Nd2 Ra6 21. Ne4 $11 {1/2 (31) Georgiev,K (2623)-Rusev,K (2544) Pleven
2015}) 13. Qxc4 Qd5 14. Qb4 b5 15. Qa5 Rc8 16. a4 Ne4 17. Nd2 Nd6 18. Rfe1 f5
19. f3 c5 20. e4 fxe4 21. fxe4 Qb7 22. axb5 Nxb5 $11 {1/2 (41) Giri,A (2790)
-Mamedyarov,S (2756) Shamkir 2015}) (11. b3 a5 12. a3 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Ne4 14. Bb2
Re8 15. Ne5 Nd7 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. f3 Ng5 18. a4 f6 19. Bc3 Nf7 20. Rad1 $11 {
0-1 (43) Mamedyarov,S (2759)-Tomashevsky,E (2716) Tbilisi 2015}) 11... Ba5 $5 {
Mamedov was acting in Shamkir with a surprising level of confidence. In this
game his good form translates into an ambition to improve upon the Nakamura
game from the Shamkir event in the year 2014.} (11... Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Ne4 (12...
Nbd7 13. b3 Qe7 (13... Ne4 14. Bb2 a5 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Qe7 17. Qc2 $14)
14. Rac1 Rac8 (14... a5 15. Nd2 Rfd8 (15... a4 16. b4 Nb6 17. c5 Nbd7 18. b5
$14) 16. h3 Nf8 17. e4 dxe4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Ng6 20. a4 Qg5 21. g3 Rd7
22. h4 Qh5 23. Rd3 Ne7 24. Rcd1 $14) 15. Qe2 Ne4 $6 (15... Rfd8 16. Ne1 dxc4
17. bxc4 c5 18. Qb2 b6 19. f3 (19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Qxb6 Rxd1 22.
Rxd1 Qc3 $11) 19... cxd4 20. Bxd4 Rc6 $11) 16. Bb2 Rfd8 17. Ne1 Nd6 (17... Qg5
18. f3 Nd6 19. c5 Nf5 20. e4 Nh4 21. g3 $14) (17... dxc4 18. Qxc4 Nef6 19. Nd3
$14) (17... Nef6 18. Nd3 $14) 18. Ba3 $14 {1-0 (61) Carlsen,M (2881)-Nakamura,
H (2772) Shamkir 2014/}) 13. Be1 Nd7 14. Rac1 Re8 15. Qb3 (15. a4 Qf6 16. Qc2
Nd6 17. b3 Rac8 18. Bb4 Ne4 19. Qe2 Qf5 20. h3 Qh5 21. Rc2 $11 {1-0 (70)
Collins,S (2495)-Greet,A (2431) Tromso 2014}) 15... Qb6 16. Qxb6 Nxb6 17. b3 f6
18. Kf1 a5 19. Ng1 a4 20. c5 Nd7 21. b4 $11 {1-0 (49) Michalik,P (2570)-Nyback,
T (2603) Germany 2015}) (11... a5 12. a3 Bxc3 (12... Be7 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4
Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Nd7 16. Bf4 $14) 13. bxc3 Nbd7 (13... dxc4 14. Qxc4 Qd5 15. Qe2
$14) 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. c4 $14) 12. a4 {The world champion must have looked at
the idea of expansion with the b-pawn, but he obviously did not like the
vulnerability of the c4-square.} (12. Rab1 Nbd7 13. b4 Bc7 14. e4 Nb6 15. cxd5
cxd5 16. e5 Nfd7 $132) 12... Nbd7 13. b4 {White needs to play actively as
Black has every reason to consider his position to be strategically very
healthy.} (13. Ne2 Re8 14. Qb3 Rb8 $11) 13... Bxb4 (13... Bc7 $5 14. a5 Re8 15.
e4 dxe4 16. Nxe4 e5 17. dxe5 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Nxe5 $11) 14. Nxd5 exd5 {Modern
chess practice is turning into a a game with lots of small choices for both
sides. Both players have been aware that Black is quite close to full equality,
but the selection of the most promising line was wide open.} (14... cxd5 15.
Bxb4 dxc4 16. Qxc4 Rc8 17. Qb3 Re8 18. a5 $14) (14... Bxd2 $5 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6
16. Rxd2 c5 17. Rb1 Qc7 $11) 15. Bxb4 Re8 (15... dxc4 16. Qxc4 Re8 17. a5 $14)
16. a5 dxc4 17. Qxc4 Nd5 {The position is nearly equal, but Carlsen has
managed to fix the queenside pawn structure to his favour. Black will trust
his piece control of the centre and the fact, that White has 5 pawns of his
pawn structure on the squares of his remaining bishop.} 18. h3 (18. Rab1 Rb8
19. Rb2 $14) 18... Qc7 19. Be1 N7f6 20. Ne5 Ne4 21. Rac1 Qe7 {The only real
weakness in the black position is the pawn on b7. White does not even pretend
that he could effectively attack it at this stage of the game.} (21... Rad8 22.
Qb3 Qe7 23. Rc2 $14) 22. Qd3 Nd6 23. Qa3 f6 (23... Nb5 24. Qb2 Rad8 25. Nd3 Nd6
$11) 24. Nd3 Rad8 25. Bb4 {For better or worse White is parting with his
imperfect bishop with the hope to capitalise on a slightly better pawn
structure.} (25. Nc5 Ne4 $11) 25... Nxb4 26. Qxb4 Ne4 27. Nc5 Nxc5 (27... Rd7
28. Qc4+ Rd5 29. Qb3 Kf8 30. Qxb7 (30. Nxe4 Rb5 $1 $11) 30... Qxb7 31. Nxb7 Rb8
32. f3 Rxb7 33. fxe4 Rxa5 34. Rf1 $11) 28. dxc5 Rxd1+ 29. Rxd1 Qf7 30. Qg4 (30.
Rd6 Re5 31. g3 Kh7 $11) 30... f5 $1 {This weakening move will make it easier
for the defender to keep firm control of the e file as well as to defend the
b7 weakness.} 31. Qb4 Re4 32. Qb6 Qe7 33. Qb3+ (33. Rd6 Kh7 $11) 33... Kh7 34.
Rd6 Qe5 $2 {All players are kindly advised to combine defence with some
sensible counterplay. Mamedov discloses how much tension he must have felt
under the surface of the relatively peaceful middlegame. His first active move
is a grave blunder, frustrated he resigned immediately.} (34... Re5 35. Qc2 Re4
$11) 35. Qf7 $1 (35. Qf7 $1 Qe8 (35... Qe7 $2 36. Qxf5+ Kg8 37. Qc8+ Kh7 38.
Rd7 Qe5 39. Qxb7 $18) 36. Qxf5+ g6 37. Qf6 $16) 1-0

[Event "Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015"]
[Site "Shamkir AZE"]
[Date "2015.04.26"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Mamedov, Rau"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2015.04.17"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 a6 5. d4 Bf5 6. Be2 h6 7. Bd3 Bxd3 8. Qxd3
e6 9. O-O Bb4 10. Bd2 O-O 11. Rfd1 Ba5 12. a4 Nbd7 13. b4 Bxb4 14. Nxd5 exd5
15. Bxb4 Re8 16. a5 dxc4 17. Qxc4 Nd5 18. h3 Qc7 19. Be1 N7f6 20. Ne5 Ne4 21.
Rac1 Qe7 22. Qd3 Nd6 23. Qa3 f6 24. Nd3 Rad8 25. Bb4 Nxb4 26. Qxb4 Ne4 27. Nc5
Nxc5 28. dxc5 Rxd1+ 29. Rxd1 Qf7 30. Qg4 f5 31. Qb4 Re4 32. Qb6 Qe7 33. Qb3+
Kh7 34. Rd6 Qe5 35. Qf7 1-0

[Event "Gashimov Memorial"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2015.04.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2015.04.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Re8 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8.
cxd5 Nd4 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. Qa4 a5 11. e3 b5 12. Qc2 Bb7 13. b3 Qg5 14. a3 Bf8
15. Bb2 Bxd5 16. e4 Bb7 17. Bxd4 c5 18. Be3 Qg6 19. d3 a4 20. Rab1 axb3 21.
Rxb3 b4 22. axb4 cxb4 23. Bd2 Bc6 24. Rb2 Ba4 25. Qc4 Rec8 26. Qd4 Bc5 27. Qd5
b3 28. d4 Bb6 29. Be3 h6 30. e5 Bc6 31. Qxb3 Bxg2 32. Kxg2 Bxd4 33. Bxd4 Qe4+
34. Qf3 Qxd4 35. Rb5 Qc3 36. Rd1 Qxf3+ 37. Kxf3 Rc7 38. Rbd5 Raa7 39. Kg4 Ra2
40. R1d2 Rxd2 41. Rxd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015"]
[Site "Shamkir AZE"]
[Date "2015.04.25"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "So, W."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2015.04.17"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Re8 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8.
cxd5 Nd4 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. Qa4 a5 11. e3 b5 12. Qc2 Bb7 13. b3 Qg5 14. a3 Bf8
15. Bb2 Bxd5 16. e4 Bb7 17. Bxd4 c5 18. Be3 Qg6 19. d3 a4 20. Rab1 axb3 21.
Rxb3 b4 22. axb4 cxb4 23. Bd2 Bc6 24. Rb2 Ba4 25. Qc4 Rec8 26. Qd4 Bc5 27. Qd5
b3 28. d4 Bb6 29. Be3 h6 30. e5 Bc6 31. Qxb3 Bxg2 32. Kxg2 Bxd4 33. Bxd4 Qe4+
34. Qf3 Qxd4 35. Rb5 Qc3 36. Rd1 Qxf3+ 37. Kxf3 Rc7 38. Rbd5 Raa7 39. Kg4 Ra2
40. R1d2 Rxd2 41. Rxd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2015.04.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[Annotator "Pavlovic,M"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2015.04.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 {Yet another big clash in the Berlin.} 4. d3 Bc5
5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. h3 Ne7 8. d4 Bb6 9. Bd3 d5 {Trying to use the momentum
to free the game by further exchanges is logical, and we all know this
trademark of Kramnik.} ({Usual is also} 9... Ng6 {with a normal type of game.})
10. Nbd2 dxe4 ({A bit of computer type of chess might be} 10... exd4 11. e5 Nh5
$5 12. Ng5 g6 13. cxd4 Ng7 14. Nb3 f6 15. Nf3 {with interesting play for both
sides.}) 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 exd4 13. Qc2 $5 {An interesting new attempt,
the point is that it is not one move but a whole concept that Carlsen found.}
h6 (13... f5 14. Bd3 Nc6 15. Re1 Kh8 16. Bf4 dxc3 17. bxc3 Qf6 18. Bc4 Bd7 19.
Rad1 {with major compensation, Black is facing difficulties in developing his
pieces.}) 14. a4 $1 {Unusual and very deep as we will see. Carlsen came fully
prepared for this game.} c6 {A solid approach, Black could have tried to
defend the pawn or simply take another one.} (14... dxc3 15. Rd1 Qe8 16. Qxc3
a5 17. b3 f6 18. Ba3 Qf7 19. Nh4 {with the initiative, an unpleasant one I may
add.}) (14... c5 15. Rd1 a5 16. Bf4 $5 (16. cxd4 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Bxd4 18. Be3 Nf5
19. Bxf5 Bxf5 20. Qxf5 Qf6 21. Qxf6 Bxf6 22. Rd7 Bxb2 23. Rb1 Bc3 24. Rbxb7 {
looks defendable for Black}) 16... Re8 17. cxd4 cxd4 18. Be5 Nd5 19. Bxd4 Nb4
20. Qe2 Bxd4 21. Rxd4 Qb6 22. Bh7+ Kf8 23. Qd2 {with initiative.}) 15. Rd1 Nd5
16. Nxd4 Re8 17. a5 $3 {Probably this had been worked out by Carlsen, it is
really a nice play.} Bxa5 {Kramnik decides to take the pawn, going back to c7
is also possible.} (17... Bc7 18. Nf3 ({The direct} 18. a6 Qd6 19. Nf3 bxa6 20.
c4 Nb4 21. Qa4 Qe7 {is ok for Black}) 18... Qf6 19. Bd2 Nf4 20. a6 bxa6 21.
Bxf4 Bxf4 22. Qa4 {again Black is confronted with slight but lasting pressure.}
) 18. Nf3 b5 19. Nd4 Bc7 (19... Bb7 20. Bxd5 cxd5 21. Nxb5 Bb6 22. Bf4 Re6 23.
Nd4 Re4 24. Be3 Qf6 25. Qd3 Rae8 26. Nc2 $1 {I guess something like this must
have been the idea, if Black can't play ...d4 to open lines for the bishop
then he is facing problems.}) (19... Bd7 20. Nxb5 $14 {is simply better for
White.}) 20. Nxc6 Qd6 21. g3 Bb7 22. Bf4 $1 {White is better.} Qxc6 ({The
alternative was better:} 22... Qd7 23. c4 $1 (23. Nb4 Bxf4 24. Nxd5 Bd6 25.
Nf6+ gxf6 26. Bxb7 Qxb7 27. Rxd6 Qf3 28. Qd1 Qxd1+ 29. Raxd1 {White is
slightly better}) 23... Bxf4 24. cxb5 Qxh3 25. Bxd5 Bg5 26. Qc4 Rf8 27. Ra3 $16
) 23. Bxd5 {By giving the queen it is just winning now for White.} Re1+ 24. Kh2
Qxd5 25. Rxd5 Rxa1 26. Rd1 Rxd1 27. Qxd1 Rd8 28. Qe2 Bb6 29. Be3 Bxe3 30. Qxe3
Rd1 31. g4 Bc6 32. Qc5 Bd7 33. Qxa7 {This is simply technical now.} Rd2 34. Kg3
Rd3+ 35. Kf4 Kh7 36. Qb7 Rd2 37. Ke3 Rd6 38. f4 g6 39. Qb8 Rd5 40. Ke4 Be6 41.
Qb7 Rc5 42. Kd4 Rc4+ 43. Ke5 b4 44. cxb4 Rc2 45. Kf6 Rxb2 46. Qb8 Rf2 47. f5
gxf5 48. Qg3 Rf1 49. g5 1-0

[Event "Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015"]
[Site "Shamkir AZE"]
[Date "2015.04.24"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Kramnik, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2015.04.17"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. h3 Ne7 8. d4
Bb6 9. Bd3 d5 10. Nbd2 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 exd4 13. Qc2 h6 14. a4 c6
15. Rd1 Nd5 16. Nxd4 Re8 17. a5 Bxa5 18. Nf3 b5 19. Nd4 Bc7 20. Nxc6 Qd6 21. g3
Bb7 22. Bf4 Qxc6 23. Bxd5 Re1+ 24. Kh2 Qxd5 25. Rxd5 Rxa1 26. Rd1 Rxd1 27. Qxd1
Rd8 28. Qe2 Bb6 29. Be3 Bxe3 30. Qxe3 Rd1 31. g4 Bc6 32. Qc5 Bd7 33. Qxa7 Rd2
34. Kg3 Rd3+ 35. Kf4 Kh7 36. Qb7 Rd2 37. Ke3 Rd6 38. f4 g6 39. Qb8 Rd5 40. Ke4
Be6 41. Qb7 Rc5 42. Kd4 Rc4+ 43. Ke5 b4 44. cxb4 Rc2 45. Kf6 Rxb2 46. Qb8 Rf2
47. f5 gxf5 48. Qg3 Rf1 49. g5 1-0

[Event "Gashimov Memorial"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2015.04.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2015.04.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. dxc5 Nd7 11. c6 Ne5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. O-O bxc6 14. Qe2 Rd8
15. Rfd1 Bb7 16. Rxd8+ Rxd8 17. Rd1 Rxd1+ 18. Qxd1 Qc7 19. h3 Bxc3 20. bxc3 c5
21. Qa4 Qc6 22. Qxc6 Bxc6 23. Bd3 e5 24. f4 f6 25. Kf2 Kf7 26. h4 Ke6 27. g3 g5
28. hxg5 hxg5 29. fxg5 fxg5 30. Ke1 Bd5 31. a3 e4 32. Be2 Ke5 33. Kd2 Be6 34.
Ke1 Kd6 35. Kd2 Ke5 36. Ke1 Kd6 37. Kd2 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015"]
[Site "Shamkir AZE"]
[Date "2015.04.23"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Giri, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2015.04.17"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. dxc5 Nd7 11. c6 Ne5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. O-O bxc6 14. Qe2 Rd8
15. Rfd1 Bb7 16. Rxd8+ Rxd8 17. Rd1 Rxd1+ 18. Qxd1 Qc7 19. h3 Bxc3 20. bxc3 c5
21. Qa4 Qc6 22. Qxc6 Bxc6 23. Bd3 e5 24. f4 f6 25. Kf2 Kf7 26. h4 Ke6 27. g3 g5
28. hxg5 hxg5 29. fxg5 fxg5 30. Ke1 Bd5 31. a3 e4 32. Be2 Ke5 33. Kd2 Be6 34.
Ke1 Kd6 35. Kd2 Ke5 36. Ke1 Kd6 37. Kd2 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2015.04.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[Annotator "Gormally,D"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2015.04.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b5 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. Na3 a6 ({I'm not entirely sure what's wrong
with} 4... b4 5. Nc4 Nc6 {perhaps} ({Or} 5... a5 {when Black will gain a tempo
on the knight with ...d5 later}) 6. Nd4 d5 7. Nxc6 Bxc6 8. Na5 {gives White
some kind of strategic edge.}) 5. c4 b4 6. Nc2 e6 ({Black can also play the
immediate} 6... c5 {which should at least avoid the strategic grip that Black
suffers in the game.} 7. O-O e6 8. d4 cxd4 9. Ncxd4 Be7 10. b3 O-O 11. Bb2 d6
12. Qd2 Qb6 13. a3 $1 bxa3 14. Bxa3 {Efimenko,Z (2648)-Moiseenko,A (2707)
Dubai 2014, and White was better. I always think these lines where Black has
already set the pawn structure on the queenside are better for White, because
Black seems to have less dynamism in his position.}) 7. d4 a5 ({Strangely
enough there have already been many games played from this position. This came
as a surprise to me and shows in a way how bad my theory is as I've never even
seen this line before.} 7... c5 8. d5 $1 {A typical thrust in the Queen's
Indian} exd5 9. Nh4 g6 10. Ne3 Bg7 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Bxd5 Nc6 13. Ng2 O-O 14.
Nf4 {Lenderman,A (2561)-Abdumalik,Z (2344) Caleta 2014, when White had a
strategic advantage.}) (7... Be4 {might be the most solid approach.} 8. O-O Be7
9. Bg5 a5 10. Ne5 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 O-O 12. Qd3 d6 13. Qf3 Ra7 14. Nd3 {Vaganian,R
(2568)-Stark,L (2432) Germany 2010 also gave some advantage for White. Looking
through these games and also the results, you wonder if the whole line is just
bad for Black.}) 8. O-O Be7 ({This was Black's last chance for the limiting} 
8... Be4 {perhaps in view of what happened in the game, he should have taken it
}) 9. d5 $1 {Now I think White is clearly better as it's not easy for Black to
create anything in the centre.} Na6 (9... exd5 10. Nfd4 c6 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12.
Nf5 {looks like a very pleasant version of a pawn sacrifice line that often
occurs in the Queen's Indian} O-O 13. e4 $36) 10. Nfd4 Nc5 11. Re1 O-O 12. e4
e5 13. Nf5 $16 {Already White has a clear strategic advantage. The black
bishop on b7 bites on granite while by contrast White is very well placed to
build up a quick attack on the kingside. The "Kasparov" knight on f5 in
particular casts a spell on the position. I think what we now see in this game
and also other games in Shamkir is why Carlsen could now be called "The
Pitbull" What he demonstrated in this tournament and has been doing for a
number of years is that when he gains an advantage it's incredibly hard to
shake his grip, rather like a pitbull. It was quite scary to see in this game
that Maxime lost without making an easily identifiable mistake. Perhaps he
just played a slightly dubious opening. But that's enough. Kramnik make a
slight tactical error against Magnus in their game just out of the opening and
that was enough to ensure a loss. It's a quite frightening level. Watching the
world snooker championships this year, I watched a frame where Chinese player
Ding played a slightly poor break-off shot against Judd Trump and never got
another shot, as Trump potted a long red and then cleared all the balls
without any effort. I think it's fair to say it's similar in chess now, that
one slight mistake can be enough to cost you the game, or at least to make
life very difficult.} d6 14. Bg5 $1 {Straightforward and effective. White
"freezes" the knight on f6.} (14. Qf3 Nfd7 $1) 14... Nxd5 $6 {Allowing White a
tactical possibility.} ({I would have played} 14... h6 {because it's a
reaction move to Bg5, and I like reaction moves. I tend to follow just what my
opponent does.} 15. Bh4 $5 (15. Bxh6 $2 gxh6 16. Qd2 Bc8 $1) (15. Be3 $5 {
can be met by} Bc8 $1 (15... Nfxe4 $2 16. Bxe4 Nxe4 17. Qg4 Ng5 18. h4 h5 19.
Nxe7+ $18) 16. Qf3 $2 Ncxe4) (15. Bd2 $5 Nd3 $1 16. Bxh6 Nxe1 17. Bxg7 Bc8 (
17... Nxc2 $1 18. Qxc2 Bc8 $19) 18. Nce3 Nxg2 19. Kxg2 {although this is hard
to believe after} Re8) 15... Kh7 16. f4 Ng8 17. Nxe7 Nxe7 18. Ne3 {I must
confess also doesn't look a barrel of laughs for Black, but it might be hard
to crack his position after} f6) 15. Bh6 $1 {Magnus rarely misses a chance
like this. I think it was Anish Giri who half-jokingly suggested at Wijk Aan
Zee that Magnus was just a trickster. Still it's easy to underestimate with
all these top guys just how good they are at little tactical tricks and
trapping their opponents.} gxh6 16. Qg4+ Bg5 17. cxd5 Kh8 18. h4 Bf6 {Black is
a pawn up, but that's the end of the good news. His pawn structure is a mess,
his king remains unsafe in the long term while White enjoys a strategic
strangehold on the light squares on the kingside.} 19. Nce3 Bc8 20. Qf3 Bg7 21.
Bh3 Rg8 22. Bg4 Qf6 23. Bh5 Bxf5 {Not a move you would ever want to play, but
White had the threat of Ng4.} 24. Nxf5 c6 25. dxc6 Rac8 26. Qd1 $1 Rxc6 27. Qd5
Rgc8 28. Rad1 Bf8 29. Qxf7 (29. Bxf7 $1 {was also strong - Black's position is
in general something of a disaster and perhaps White could have finished him
off much sooner- but if you were Magnus Carlsen wouldn't you be tempted to go
into an ending?} Na4 30. Rd2 Rc2 31. Ree2 $16) 29... Qxf7 30. Bxf7 Na4 31. Re2
Rc1 32. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 33. Kg2 Nc5 34. b3 Rc3 35. Kh3 Nd7 36. Be6 Nc5 37. Bd5 Nd7
38. Ne3 Nf6 39. Be6 Rc5 40. Nc4 Kg7 {This is a gruesome ending to defend for
Black, obviously. Carlsen already has a more than formidable reputation as one
of the best endgame players in history, and even equal positions are extremely
hard to hold against him, but a position like this where Black is effectively
dominated is really bad news.} 41. f3 Ne8 42. Rd2 Nc7 43. Bg4 a4 44. Nxd6 Bxd6
45. Rxd6 a3 46. Bd7 $1 {I doubt I would even see this move, which dominates
the knight on c7 (which is probably why I'm not 2870.)} ({I would have just
carried on with} 46. Rd7+ Kf6 (46... Kg8 47. f4 $1 {and I don't see a decent
move for Black, maybe he can punt} Nb5 48. Be6+ Kf8 49. f5 Rc6 {but} 50. Rf7+
Ke8 51. Rxh7 {looks decisive}) 47. Rxh7 {presumably Magnus was concerned about
possible counterplay for Black if he is ever to capture the white a-pawn.} Rc2
48. Rxh6+ Ke7 49. Rb6 Rxa2 50. Rxb4 {seems to be winning but Black retains
some hopes while the a-pawn remains alive.}) 46... Rc2 47. Bc6 ({Certainly not
the hasty} 47. Rc6 $2 Rxc6 48. Bxc6 Ne6 49. Bd5 Nd4 $1 {which could get
embarrassing.}) 47... Rxa2 ({Perhaps the last hope was} 47... Na6 {keeping as
much material on the board as possible. however the accurate} 48. Bd5 $1 {
wins easily;} Nc5 ({The desperate} 48... Nc7 {seems to fail;} 49. Bc4 ({
The immediate} 49. Rd7+ Kf6 50. Bc4 {is also good enough} Rxc4 51. bxc4 b3 52.
axb3 (52. Rxc7 $4 bxa2) 52... a2 53. Rd1 Na6 54. Ra1 Nb4 55. Kg4 $18) 49... Ne8
50. Rd7+ Kf6 51. Rf7+ Kg6 52. h5+ $1 Kxh5 53. Rf5+ Kg6 54. Bf7+ Kg7 55. Bxe8
Rxa2 56. Rf7+ Kg8 57. Rb7 $18) 49. Rc6 {should also soon force resignation.})
48. Rd7+ Kf6 49. Rxc7 Rc2 50. Rxh7 Kg6 51. Rc7 Kf6 52. h5 Rc1 (52... a2 53. Ra7
Rxc6 54. Rxa2 Rc3 (54... Kg5 55. Ra5 $1) 55. Kg4 Rxb3 56. Ra6+ Kg7 57. Rb6 {
is a fairly trivial win.}) 53. Rh7 a2 54. Bd5 1-0

[Event "Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015"]
[Site "Shamkir AZE"]
[Date "2015.04.21"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2015.04.17"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b5 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. Na3 a6 5. c4 b4 6. Nc2 e6 7. d4 a5 8. O-O Be7
9. d5 Na6 10. Nfd4 Nc5 11. Re1 O-O 12. e4 e5 13. Nf5 d6 14. Bg5 Nxd5 15. Bh6
gxh6 16. Qg4+ Bg5 17. cxd5 Kh8 18. h4 Bf6 19. Nce3 Bc8 20. Qf3 Bg7 21. Bh3 Rg8
22. Bg4 Qf6 23. Bh5 Bxf5 24. Nxf5 c6 25. dxc6 Rac8 26. Qd1 Rxc6 27. Qd5 Rgc8
28. Rad1 Bf8 29. Qxf7 Qxf7 30. Bxf7 Na4 31. Re2 Rc1 32. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 33. Kg2 Nc5
34. b3 Rc3 35. Kh3 Nd7 36. Be6 Nc5 37. Bd5 Nd7 38. Ne3 Nf6 39. Be6 Rc5 40. Nc4
Kg7 41. f3 Ne8 42. Rd2 Nc7 43. Bg4 a4 44. Nxd6 Bxd6 45. Rxd6 a3 46. Bd7 Rc2 47.
Bc6 Rxa2 48. Rd7+ Kf6 49. Rxc7 Rc2 50. Rxh7 Kg6 51. Rc7 Kf6 52. h5 Rc1 53. Rh7
a2 54. Bd5 1-0

[Event "Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015"]
[Site "Shamkir AZE"]
[Date "2015.04.20"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Adams, Mi"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C76"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2015.04.17"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 a6 5. Ba4 d6 6. d4 Bd7 7. O-O Bg7 8. d5
Nce7 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. c4 h6 11. Nc3 f5 12. exf5 gxf5 13. Nh4 Nf6 14. f4 e4 15.
Be3 O-O 16. Ne2 c6 17. dxc6 bxc6 18. Bd4 c5 19. Bc3 Qe6 20. Rc1 Rf7 21. Ng3 Kh7
22. Qe2 Rg8 23. Rfd1 Ne8 24. Nh5 Bxc3 25. bxc3 Rg4 26. g3 Rxh4 27. gxh4 Ng6 28.
Kh1 Nxh4 29. Rg1 Nf3 30. Rg3 Re7 31. Rd1 Qf7 32. Rh3 Re6 33. Rb1 Rg6 34. Rg3
Re6 35. Rh3 Re7 36. Rd1 Re6 37. Rb1 Re7 38. Rd1 Re6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2015.04.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C76"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2015.04.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 a6 5. Ba4 d6 6. d4 Bd7 7. O-O Bg7 8. d5
Nce7 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. c4 h6 11. Nc3 f5 12. exf5 gxf5 13. Nh4 Nf6 14. f4 e4 15.
Be3 O-O 16. Ne2 c6 17. dxc6 bxc6 18. Bd4 c5 19. Bc3 Qe6 20. Rc1 Rf7 21. Ng3 Kh7
22. Qe2 Rg8 23. Rfd1 Ne8 24. Nh5 Bxc3 25. bxc3 Rg4 26. g3 Rxh4 27. gxh4 Ng6 28.
Kh1 Nxh4 29. Rg1 Nf3 30. Rg3 Re7 31. Rd1 Qf7 32. Rh3 Re6 33. Rb1 Rg6 34. Rg3
Re6 35. Rh3 Re7 36. Rd1 Re6 37. Rb1 Re7 38. Rd1 Re6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015"]
[Site "Shamkir AZE"]
[Date "2015.04.19"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Caruana, F."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2015.04.17"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. c4 c6 5. Nf3 d5 6. O-O Bd6 7. b3 Qe7 8. Bb2 b6
9. Ne5 Bb7 10. Nd2 O-O 11. Rc1 a5 12. e3 Na6 13. Nb1 Bxe5 14. dxe5 Ne4 15. Qe2
a4 16. Nc3 axb3 17. axb3 Qb4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Qc2 Nc5 20. Bc3 Qxb3 21. Qxb3
Nxb3 22. Rb1 Nc5 23. Rxb6 Na4 24. Rxb7 Nxc3 25. Re7 Rfe8 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. Ra1
Rd8 28. Bf1 c5 29. Ra3 Nb1 30. Ra1 Nd2 31. Be2 Nf3+ 32. Bxf3 exf3 33. h3 h5 34.
g4 fxg4 35. hxg4 h4 36. Kh2 Rd2 37. Kh3 g5 38. e4 Rd4 39. Ra8+ Kf7 40. Ra3 Rxc4
41. Rxf3+ Ke7 42. Re3 Rd4 43. f3 c4 44. Ra3 Rd3 45. Ra7+ Kd8 46. Kg2 c3 47. Ra4
c2 48. Rc4 Rd2+ 49. Kh3 Kd7 50. Rc5 Rf2 51. f4 Rf3+ 52. Kh2 Rxf4 0-1

[Event "Gashimov Memorial"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2015.04.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2015.04.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]

{Caruana had reasonable results against the World Champion in the last 2 years,
but in 2015 the tide started to change. Despite having Black, Carlsen won a
nice attacking game in Wijk (see CBM 165) and easily drew in Baden.} 1. d4 {
Fabiano avoids the Sicilian, or Berlin...} f5 $5 {Magnus is in a fighting
mood! However, this could have hardly surprised Caruana, as his opponent has
already played the Dutch more than once this year.} 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. c4
c6 {Still following his win against Anand in Baden. The flexible text move
waits for White to declare his intentions with the Ng1 before committing the
Pd7.} ({After the immediate} 4... d5 {White scored well with the} 5. Nh3 $5 {
system, an impressive example was} c6 6. O-O Bd6 7. Qc2 O-O 8. Nd2 Bd7 9. Nf3
Be8 10. Bf4 h6 11. Qb3 b6 12. Rfc1 Be7 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Bd2 g5 15. Ne5 a5 16.
e4 fxe4 17. Bxe4 Ra7 18. f4 gxf4 19. Kh1 Bf6 20. Nxf4 $16 {Anand,V (2769)
-Nikolic,P (2659) Wijk aan Zee 2000 See the notes to this game by Tyomkin in
CBM 75.}) 5. Nf3 ({Now} 5. Nh3 {allows} d6 $5 {[%cal Ye6e5]} 6. Nc3 e5 (6...
Be7 7. e4 e5 $132) 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Ng5 Ke8 10. e4 Bd6 11. exf5
Bxf5 12. O-O h6 13. Rd1 Bc5 14. Nge4 Bxe4 15. Bxe4 Kf7 16. Bf5 Na6 17. Re1 g6
18. Bh3 Nb4 19. Re2 Rad8 20. Rb1 Bd4 21. Kg2 Nd3 22. Be3 b6 $11 {[%csl Gd3,Gd4]
Wojtaszek,R (2721)-Vaisser,A (2533) FRA-chT Mulhouse 2011}) 5... d5 {The
Stonewall leads to a complex strategic fight with almost no long forcing lines
- all in all an opening suiting Carlsen's style. Moreover it belonged to the
repertoire of his trainer Agdestein.} 6. O-O Bd6 7. b3 Qe7 8. Bb2 {Allows
Black to fianchetto his Bc8.} ({He was fine also after} 8. Ne5 O-O (8... b6 {
now runs into} 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nc4 $1 Nc6 11. Nxd6+ Qxd6 12. Ba3 Nb4 13. Nd2
$14) 9. Nd2 a5 10. Bb2 Nbd7 11. Qc2 a4 (11... Ne4 12. Ndf3 a4) 12. Ndf3 ({
Possibly critical is the greedy} 12. bxa4 Ne4 (12... Bxe5 13. dxe5 Ng4 14. Nf3
Nb6 15. cxd5 exd5 16. h3 Nh6 17. Nd4 Nc4 (17... f4 $5 $13) 18. f4 Ne3 19. Qb3
Nxf1 20. Ba3 Qd8 21. Bxf8 Nxg3 22. Bxg7 Nxe2+ 23. Nxe2 Kxg7 24. Nd4 Ng8 25. Re1
$36 {Visloguzov,V (2036)-Jardi Talarn,J (2054) email 2011}) 13. Nxe4 $1 (13.
Ndf3 Bxe5 (13... Qd8 14. Nd3 Qa5 15. Nf4 Bxf4 16. gxf4 Qxa4 17. Qxa4 Rxa4 18.
cxd5 exd5 19. e3 Nb6 20. Ne5 {Kiriakov,P (2555)-Moskalenko,V (2540) playchess.
com blitz 2006} Nc4 $15) 14. dxe5 (14. Nxe5 $142 $5) 14... Nb6 15. cxd5 exd5
16. Rab1 Nc4 17. Rfd1 Qb4 18. Nd4 Qxa4 $36 {Goganov,A (2550)-Sandipan,C (2590)
Moscow 2013}) 13... fxe4 14. f4 exf3 15. Nxf3 $14 {Roiz}) 12... Ne4 13. e3 a3
14. Bc3 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bd7 16. Nxd7 (16. Be1 $142 $1 $14) 16... Qxd7 17. c5 Bc7
18. b4 h5 19. Be1 e5 20. dxe5 Bxe5 21. Rd1 Qe6 $11 {Anand,V (2797)-Carlsen,M 
(2865) Baden-Baden 2015 For more details see the notes to this game by Roiz in
CBM 165.}) 8... b6 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. Nd2 ({White will later redirect his N to c3,
but here the immediate} 10. Nc3 {is not too effective due to} Nbd7 $11 {
forcing White to make a decision about his Ne5.}) 10... O-O 11. Rc1 ({My own
experience with this line was rather bleak, after} 11. e3 a5 12. Nd3 Na6 13. a3
Rac8 14. Qe2 Ne4 15. Rfc1 c5 16. dxc5 Naxc5 17. Nxc5 bxc5 18. Rd1 a4 19. bxa4
Ra8 20. f3 Nxd2 21. Qxd2 Rxa4 22. cxd5 exd5 23. f4 $11 {Stohl,I (2465)-Glek,I 
(2430) Tallinn 1986 White just barely managed to hold the balance (and lost
due to a miscalculation later on).}) 11... a5 12. e3 {The most usual move, but
it's not easy for White to get anything tangible from the opening.} (12. Nd3
Na6 13. Nf3 {avoids ideas with Bxe5; White intends to put the other N on e5,
but this manoeuvring costs time and Black gets counterplay after} Ne4 14. Nfe5
Rac8 (14... c5 15. f3 Nf6 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Re1 Nb4 18. a3 Nc6 19. e3 Nd8 20.
Bh3 g6 21. Nf4 Qe8 22. Ned3 Rc8 23. dxc5 bxc5 24. Qd2 a4 25. e4 $5 dxe4 26.
fxe4 Bxe4 27. b4 $36 {Martin Clemente,J (2638)-Timmerman,G (2694) email 2009})
15. e3 c5 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Nf4 Nb4 18. a3 Bxe5 19. Bxe5 Nc6 {½ Avrukh,B 
(2425)-Gleizerov,E (2535) St Petersburg 1994} 20. Bb2 d4 $1 $132) (12. Nb1 Nbd7
(12... Ne4 13. f3 Nf6 14. Nc3 Nbd7 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. e4 dxc4 17. bxc4 e5 18.
exf5 exd4 19. Re1 Ne5 20. Ne4 Ba3 21. Bxa3 Qxa3 22. Qxd4 Nxf3+ 23. Bxf3 Qxf3
24. c5 $16 {Gordon,S (2556)-Djurhuus,R (2436) Oslo 2012}) 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Nc4
b5 15. Nxd6 Qxd6 16. Nc3 Ba6 {[%csl Ga6,Rg2] Black's bad Ba6 is more effective,
than the "good"one on g2.} 17. Qd2 Rfc8 18. f3 b4 19. Nd1 a4 20. Ne3 a3 21.
Rxc8+ Rxc8 22. Bc1 f4 23. gxf4 Qxf4 $11 {()=/+, Tukmakov,V (2575)-Agdestein,S 
(2560) Dortmund 1987}) 12... Na6 13. Nb1 $146 {A novelty, but judging by the
time-consumption an over the board idea. The N heads for c3 and possibly for
a4 (or e2-f4).} ({Until now White mostly connected his rooks with} 13. Qe2 Ne4
(13... Nc7 14. Ndf3 Ne4 15. Rfd1 a4 16. Nd3 a3 17. Ba1 Na6 18. Nfe5 c5 19. f3
Nf6 20. Bh3 g6 21. Rd2 Rac8 22. Rdc2 Rc7 23. Rd1 Rfc8 24. Rcd2 cxd4 25. Bxd4
Nc5 26. Nxc5 Bxc5 27. Bg2 Ba6 28. Bf1 Nd7 29. Nxd7 Rxd7 30. Bxc5 Qxc5 31. Qf2
Rcd8 32. e4 d4 $132 {Hansen,O (2499)-Timmerman,G (2694) email 2009}) (13... a4
14. bxa4 Bxe5 15. dxe5 Nd7 16. a5 Nac5 17. Bc3 bxa5 18. Nb3 Nxb3 19. axb3 Nc5
20. Qc2 Ne4 21. Bb2 a4 22. bxa4 Ba6 23. f3 Ng5 24. cxd5 Bxf1 25. d6 $16 {
So,W (2656)-Reinderman,D (2573) Wijk aan Zee 2010}) (13... Bxe5 14. dxe5 Ne4
15. Rfd1 a4 $5 16. Nb1 Nb4 (16... axb3 17. axb3 Nac5 18. Qc2 Ra2 $132 {/\} 19.
f3 $6 Qg5 $1 20. fxe4 fxe4 $44) 17. Ba3 axb3 18. axb3 c5 19. f3 Ng5 20. h4 Nf7
21. Bxb4 cxb4 22. f4 dxc4 23. Bxb7 Qxb7 24. Rxc4 Rfd8 25. Rxd8+ Nxd8 {Alekseev,
E (2640)-Moiseenko,A (2662) Sochi 2006} 26. Rxb4 $14) 14. Rfd1 c5 15. Nb1 Nb4
16. f3 Nxa2 17. fxe4 Nxc1 18. Bxc1 fxe4 19. Nc3 Rad8 20. Nb5 cxd4 21. exd4 Bxe5
22. dxe5 dxc4 {Van Wely,L (2668)-Ulibin,M (2581) Moscow 2003} 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24.
bxc4 Qc5+ 25. Be3 Qxe5 26. Bxb6 $13) 13... Bxe5 $5 {A very straightforward
solution.} ({Black can also redirect his N with} 13... Nb8 14. Nc3 Nbd7 {
Carlsen maybe didn't relish the possibility} 15. f4 $5 (15. Na4 b5 $11 {
is harmless}) 15... Rac8 $13 {with a complex double Stonewall.}) 14. dxe5 Ne4
15. Qe2 (15. cxd5 exd5 $5 16. Nc3 Nac5 $132) ({It was worth considering} 15.
Nc3 $5 {/\} Nac5 (15... Rac8 $142 $5) 16. Ba3 $14) 15... a4 $5 16. Nc3 $6 {
A mediocre reaction, after which already White will have to tread with care.} (
{The principled continuation was} 16. Ba3 $142 c5 17. f3 Ng5 18. cxd5 Bxd5 (
18... exd5 $5 19. bxa4 $13) 19. bxa4 (19. Nc3 Nc7 $13 {can transpose}) 19...
Nc7 20. e4 fxe4 21. fxe4 Rxf1+ 22. Rxf1 Bc6 23. h4 Nf7 24. Qb2 $13) (16. Rfd1 {
transposes to Alekseev-Moiseenko above.}) 16... axb3 (16... a3 $5 17. Ba1 Nb4
$13 {[%csl Ra1] /=/+ also deserves attention, but true to himself, Carlsen
chooses a simple technical solution.}) 17. axb3 Qb4 18. Nxe4 (18. cxd5 exd5 {
is also pleasant for Black.}) 18... dxe4 {Black continues in the spirit of his
16th move and chooses the simpler symmetrical recapture.} ({More complex is} 
18... fxe4 19. Bh3 (19. Bc3 $5 Qxb3 20. cxd5 exd5 21. Bh3 $44) 19... Rfe8 20.
f4 $1 $13 {[%cal Yf4f5]}) 19. Qc2 Nc5 20. Bc3 Qxb3 21. Qxb3 Nxb3 22. Rb1 Nc5
23. Rxb6 Na4 24. Rxb7 Nxc3 {[%csl Gc3,Rg2] A series of natural moves has led
to an endgame in which White must still solve the problem of his passive Bg2.
It would seem that this is simple enough, but in such technical positions
Carlsen is incomparable.} 25. Re7 {Voluntarily exchanges the R on the 7th rank.
} ({A more active way is} 25. f3 $5 {White intends to reanimate his bishop
either on the long diagonal, or by hitting Pe6 from h3 after a pawn swap on e4.
All this should be sufficient to hold the balance.}) 25... Rfe8 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8
27. Ra1 $6 (27. f3 $1 $132 {still seems preferable.}) 27... Rd8 28. Bf1 {
White must already change plans and start calculating.} (28. Ra6 $5 Ne2+ 29.
Kf1 Nc1 30. Kg1 Rd1+ (30... Rc8 31. Bf1 $132 {and Black's R is too passive})
31. Bf1 Nb3 32. Kg2 Nd2 33. Ra8+ Kf7 34. Ra7+ {/\} Kg6 35. Rd7 Rxf1 36. Rxd2
Rc1 37. Rd6 $11) (28. f3 Rd1+ $1 29. Rxd1 Nxd1 30. fxe4 Nxe3 $15 31. exf5 $2
Nxg2 32. Kxg2 exf5 33. Kf3 Kf7 34. Ke3 c5 $1 35. Kf3 Ke6 36. Kf4 h6 $19) 28...
c5 29. Ra3 (29. Ra5 $5) 29... Nb1 $5 30. Ra1 (30. Ra5 {or}) (30. Ra6 $142 {
seems preferable:} Rd1 31. Ra8+ Kf7 32. Ra7+ Kg6 33. Ra1 {and it's still not
clear, how Black should make progress.} (33. Kg2 Rd2 (33... Nd2 34. Rd7 Rxf1
35. Rxd2 Rc1 36. Rd7 Rxc4 37. Re7 $11) 34. Re7 Nc3 35. Kg1 Nd1 36. Rxe6+ Kf7
37. Rd6 Rxd6 38. exd6 g6 $11 {/=/+})) 30... Nd2 $1 31. Be2 $2 ({This is
already a serious error, more or less necessary was} 31. Kg2 $8 Nf3 32. Ra6 Kf7
33. Ra7+ Kf8 34. Rc7 Rd1 35. Rc8+ (35. Rxc5 Nd2 36. Be2 Re1 {[%csl Re2]}) 35...
Kf7 36. Rc7+ Kg6 37. Rc6 $1 $132) 31... Nf3+ 32. Bxf3 (32. Kg2 Nxe5 $17 {
gives Black a healthy extra pawn.}) 32... exf3 33. h3 h5 $17 {White had a
slightly unpleasant position, some nine moves later he is on the verge of
losing.} 34. g4 (34. Ra6 Rd1+ 35. Kh2 Rf1 36. Rxe6 Rxf2+ 37. Kg1 (37. Kh1 $2
Rf1+ 38. Kh2 Rc1) 37... Rg2+ 38. Kf1 Kf7 $17) ({With the passive} 34. Ra5 Rd1+
35. Kh2 Rf1 36. Ra2 (36. Rxc5 Rxf2+ 37. Kg1 Rg2+ 38. Kf1 Rxg3 $17) {, White
pins his hopes to stalemate tricks after} 36... g5 (36... Rc1 $5) 37. h4 g4 38.
e4 $17 {However, it's difficult to believe this would save the game, moreover
in time trouble one naturally strives for activity.}) 34... fxg4 35. hxg4 h4 $1
{[%csl Rg1]} 36. Kh2 (36. g5 Kh7 37. Ra6 Rd1+ 38. Kh2 Rf1 39. Rxe6 Rxf2+ 40.
Kh3 Rc2 $19) 36... Rd2 37. Kh3 $6 (37. g5 $1 Rxf2+ 38. Kh3 Kh7 39. Kxh4 Rg2 40.
Rf1 $17 {was the last chance to fight on. Black will have an extra pawn, but
converting it still presents technical problems.}) 37... g5 {Keeps the king
boxed in.} 38. e4 Rd4 $1 (38... Rxf2 $2 39. Ra8+ Kf7 40. Ra7+ Ke8 41. Ra8+ Kd7
42. Ra7+ Kc6 43. Ra6+ Kb7 44. Ra7+ $11 {is too obvious, Carlsen easily avoids
the stalemate trap.}) 39. Ra8+ Kf7 40. Ra3 Rxc4 41. Rxf3+ Ke7 42. Re3 Rd4 43.
f3 c4 $19 {[%csl Gc4,Gh4] Material is still equal, but Black's positional
superiority with 2 strong passed pawns is decisive.} 44. Ra3 ({After} 44. Rc3 {
Black already has a choice:} Kd7 $19 (44... Rd3 $5 45. Rxc4 Rxf3+ $19)) 44...
Rd3 45. Ra7+ Kd8 46. Kg2 c3 47. Ra4 c2 48. Rc4 Rd2+ 49. Kh3 Kd7 50. Rc5 (50.
Rc3 Rf2 $19 {[%cal Rf2f3]}) 50... Rf2 51. f4 Rf3+ (51... gxf4 52. g5 f3 53. g6
Rd2 54. g7 f2 $19 {is more forcing, but Black can already win without any
calculation.}) 52. Kh2 Rxf4 ({White has had enough, the endgame after} 52...
Rxf4 53. Rxc2 Rxe4 $19 ({or} 53... Rxg4 $5 $19 {is completely hopeless.})) 0-1

[Event "Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015"]
[Site "Shamkir AZE"]
[Date "2015.04.18"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Mamedyarov, S."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2015.04.17"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O b6 8. a4 a5
9. cxd5 cxd5 10. b3 Ne4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Nd2 Bb7 13. Ba3 f5 14. Rc1 Kh8 15.
Nc4 Nd7 16. d5 Rc8 17. d6 e6 18. b4 axb4 19. Bxb4 Bd5 20. a5 bxa5 21. Bxa5 Qe8
22. Qa4 Bc6 23. Qb4 Rb8 24. Nb6 Ne5 25. Qc5 Ba8 26. Bc3 Nd7 27. Bxg7+ Kxg7 28.
Nxd7 Qxd7 29. Qe5+ 1-0

[Event "Gashimov Memorial"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2015.04.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2015.04.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O b6 {Quite a
passive system leading to a small plus for White. However, Black's position is
solid and difficult to break.} 8. a4 {Among other options seen in practice:} (
8. b4) (8. b3) (8. cxd5) (8. Bd2) (8. Qc2) (8. Ne5) (8. Qb3) 8... a5 (8... Bf5
9. a5 Nbd7 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. a6 $1 Nb8 12. Ne5 Nfd7 13. Bf3 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nc6
15. Bxd5 Rc8 16. e4 Bd7 17. f4 $16 {1-0 (35) Golod,V (2576)-Meenakshi,S (2310)
Port Erin 2006}) (8... Nbd7 9. cxd5 $1 cxd5 10. b3 Bb7 11. Ba3 Ne4 12. Rc1 Rc8
13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Rxc8 Qxc8 15. Nd2 Re8 16. Qb1 e5 17. Nc4 Qa8 18. Nd6 $14 {
1/2 (47) Zhou,J (2574)-Yu,R (2548) China 2014}) (8... Ba6 9. b3 (9. a5 dxc4 10.
axb6 axb6 11. Bxc4 b5 12. Be2 b4 13. Na4 c5 $1 $11 {1/2 (41) Szoen,D (2452)
-Orzech,D (2394) Rewal 2007}) 9... c5 10. Ba3 $36 cxd4 $6 11. Nxd4 Bb7 12. Bf3
Re8 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Ndb5 e6 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Nd6 $18 {1-0 (26) Koziak,V 
(2489)-Orzech,D (2472) Rewal 2008}) (8... Bb7 9. a5 e6 10. b4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nd5
12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Bd3 b5 14. Nd2 a6 15. Nb3 Nd7 16. Qf3 f5 17. Qg3 Rf7 18. Bd2
$14 {1/2 (39) Bukavshin,I (2517)-Bu,X (2670) Moscow 2012}) 9. cxd5 (9. Qb3 $5
e6 10. Bd2 Nbd7 (10... Na6 {[%csl Yb4] looks more logical}) 11. Rfd1 Qc7 12.
Rac1 Qb8 13. Bd3 Bb7 14. cxd5 exd5 15. e4 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Nd5 17. Bc4 Re8 18. Nc3
N7f6 19. Ne5 $16 {1-0 (32) Arutinian,D (2561)-Petrosyan,T (2315) Jermuk 2012})
9... cxd5 (9... Nxd5 {makes some sense here since the knight can take the
comfortable b4-square; however, White can comfortably bypass it:} 10. e4 Nb4
11. Be3 ({or} 11. h3 Nd7 12. Bg5 Ba6 13. Rc1 Re8 14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15. Qe2 Ra8 16.
Rfd1 Qb8 17. Qc4 Qb7 18. e5 Nf8 19. d5 $14 {1/2 (33) Roeder,M (2440)-Sapis,W 
(2440) Cappelle la Grande 1995}) 11... Bg4 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 N8a6 14. d5 Nc5
15. Qe2 Qe8 $5 16. Rfd1 Rc8 17. dxc6 Qxc6 18. e5 $14 {1/2 (32) Anand,V (2800)
-Wang,Y (2732) Nanjing 2010 CBM 139 (Edouard,R)}) 10. b3 Ne4 $6 {Black doesn't
just neglect development but also trades White's "excess piece", i.e. his
c3-knight, which only blocks his activity on the c-file. Additionally, Black
obtains a vulnerable e4-pawn. Not surprisingly, he gets into trouble.} (10...
Bb7 11. Ba3 Nc6 12. Rc1 Rc8 {looks more appropriate.}) 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Nd2
Bb7 13. Ba3 f5 (13... Nc6 $142 {but still after} 14. Rc1 Rc8 15. Bb5 {[%cal
Yd1e2] White is clearly on top.}) 14. Rc1 Kh8 15. Nc4 Nd7 16. d5 $1 Rc8 17. d6
e6 $8 {[%csl Gd6]} 18. b4 $1 {White must open up the queenside to reach
Black's blockading d7-knight.} axb4 19. Bxb4 Bd5 20. a5 $1 bxa5 21. Bxa5 Qe8
22. Qa4 Bc6 23. Qb4 Rb8 24. Nb6 $1 Ne5 $2 (24... Nxb6 $142 25. Bxb6 Qd7 {
- although the queen is not the best blockader, White still had to work hard
to make use of his passed pawn.}) 25. Qc5 Ba8 $2 {This loses instantly but
gymnastics like} (25... Rf7 26. Bc3 Rfb7 $1 27. Bxe5 Rxb6 {would have hardly
rescued Black either.}) 26. Bc3 $1 Nd7 (26... Qc6 27. Qxe5 $1 $18) (26... Nf7
27. Bb5 Qd8 28. Nd7) (26... Bd5 27. Nxd5 exd5 28. Qxd5 $18) 27. Bxg7+ Kxg7 28.
Nxd7 Qxd7 29. Qe5+ {[%cal Rc1c7]} 1-0

[Event "Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015"]
[Site "Shamkir AZE"]
[Date "2015.04.17"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2015.04.17"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Bg6
15. Bxd5 cxd5 16. Bf4 d4 17. cxd4 Bb4 18. Nc3 Qxd4 19. Be5 Qd7 20. Nd5 f6 21.
Nxb4 fxe5 22. Qd5+ Qxd5 23. Nxd5 Bxd3 24. Rxe5 Rfe8 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Ne3 Rc8
27. a3 a5 28. h4 Bg6 29. Rd1 b4 30. axb4 axb4 31. g4 b3 32. h5 Bf7 33. Kg2 Kf8
34. Kg3 Ra8 35. Rd2 h6 36. Nf5 Be6 37. Nd4 Bf7 38. f3 Rc8 39. Kf4 Rc1 40. Nf5
Kg8 41. Rd8+ Kh7 42. Rd7 Kg8 43. Rd8+ Kh7 44. Rd7 Kg8 45. Nd6 Be6 46. Re7 Bd5
47. Kf5 Rc6 48. Ke5 Bxf3 49. Nf5 g5 50. Rg7+ Kh8 51. Rg6 Kh7 52. Rg7+ Kh8 53.
Rg6 Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2015.04.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[Annotator "Pavlovic,M"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2015.04.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 {No Berlin this time.} 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6.
Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 {The Marshall Attack is definitely one of the most
popular choices on the top level.} 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12.
d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Bg6 {A completely new idea. I will add here a
recent game from the USA Ch..} (14... Qh4 15. g3 Qh3 16. Be3 Bxd3 17. Nd2 Bf5 {
rare choice , usually they go 17..Qf5} 18. Bd4 Rfe8 19. c4 (19. Bxd5 cxd5 20.
Qxd5 Bf8 {this must be critical for the evaluation of Black's idea. White is a
pawn up but the bishop pair and weak light squares help Black immensely in
getting his usual compensation}) 19... Bg4 20. Qg2 Qxg2+ 21. Kxg2 Nb4 22. Ne4
Bf8 23. cxb5 {Now Black has a few ideas:} cxb5 (23... Be6 $5 24. b6 (24. Bxe6
Rxe6 25. Nc3 Rxe1 26. Rxe1 axb5 {again Black is ok}) 24... Bxb3 25. b7 Bd5 26.
bxa8=Q Rxa8 27. f3 Nc2 {is fine for Black}) (23... axb5 24. Ng5 Bh5 25. g4 Rxe1
26. Rxe1 Bg6 27. f4 h6 28. f5 Bh5 29. gxh5 hxg5 30. a3 c5 {Black has enough
counterplay}) 24. Ng5 Bh5 25. g4 Bg6 26. f4 Nc2 27. Rxe8 Rxe8 28. Rd1 Nxd4 {
not best; after this White takes over the initiative} (28... h6 $5 29. f5 Bh5
30. gxh5 hxg5 31. Bf2 Ne3+ 32. Bxe3 Rxe3 33. Rd7 Be7 34. Ra7 Re2+ 35. Kf3 Re3+
$1 $11) 29. Rxd4 Be7 30. Nf3 Bb1 31. Nd2 $18 {1-0 (36) So,W (2788)-Onischuk,A 
(2665) Saint Louis 2015, White is wining}) 15. Bxd5 cxd5 16. Bf4 d4 17. cxd4
Bb4 18. Nc3 Qxd4 19. Be5 Qd7 $6 {Black had to take on d3 and although it looks
a bit unpleasant it seems that Black can hold:} (19... Qxd3 20. Re3 {now two
reasonable moves for Black:} Qc4 (20... Qf5 21. Qxf5 Bxf5 22. Nd5 Bc5 23. Rc3
Rac8 24. Rac1 Rfe8 25. Rxc5 Rxc5 26. Rxc5 Rxe5 27. f4 $14) 21. Nd5 Rad8 22.
Nf6+ (22. Rd1 f6 $1 {with good play}) 22... Kh8 $1 {is fine for Black.}) 20.
Nd5 $1 f6 (20... Bxe1 21. Nf6+ $1 gxf6 22. Qxf6 $18) 21. Nxb4 fxe5 22. Qd5+
Qxd5 23. Nxd5 Bxd3 24. Rxe5 {He is a clear pawn up} Rfe8 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Ne3
Rc8 27. a3 a5 28. h4 Bg6 29. Rd1 b4 30. axb4 axb4 31. g4 b3 {Carlsen is
putting up the best defence.} 32. h5 Bf7 33. Kg2 Kf8 34. Kg3 Ra8 35. Rd2 {
This is probably winning for Anand; everyone noticed that during the live
comentaries, but to win it it is not easy, otherwise we wouldn't be talking
now about a draw in this game, but about 1-0. Somehow it is not easy to find a
clear winning path for Anand, and computers defend Carlsen's position with
utmost accuracy.} h6 36. Nf5 Be6 37. Nd4 Bf7 38. f3 Rc8 39. Kf4 Rc1 40. Nf5 Kg8
41. Rd8+ Kh7 42. Rd7 Kg8 43. Rd8+ Kh7 44. Rd7 Kg8 45. Nd6 {White has many
ideas here; let's try some.} (45. Rb7 Rc2 46. Nd6 Be6 47. Ke5 Re2+ 48. Ne4 Bf7
49. f4 ({another try might be} 49. g5 Bxh5 50. Rxb3 hxg5 51. Kf5 Kf8 52. Nxg5 {
with a big advantage but still no clear winning path}) 49... Rxb2 ({But Black
doesn't need to be cooperative as pointed out by Rainer Knaak so} 49... Kf8 $5
50. Rb8+ Ke7 51. f5 Be8 $1 52. Rb7+ Kf8 53. Rxb3 Bc6 54. Rb4 Bxe4 55. Rxe4 Rxb2
{and Black should make a draw here, surely not an easy defence, but it is
possible that Carlsen might have seen it.}) 50. g5 Bxh5 51. gxh6 Rg2 52. hxg7 {
White wins, that was one possible line for instance.}) (45. Nh4 Be6 46. Rb7 Bd5
$1 {very precise!} (46... Rc2 $2 47. Ng6 Bc4 48. Rb8+ Kf7 49. Ke5 $1 {White
wins}) 47. Rb8+ Kh7 $1 (47... Kf7 48. Ke5 $1 {with the mating idea Ng6}) 48.
Ng6 Bg8 49. Ne7 Bf7 50. Rb7 Rc2 51. Nf5 Kg8 {and we have reached the same
position as after 45.Rb7 Rc2.}) 45... Be6 46. Re7 Bd5 47. Kf5 $2 {A mistake
that spoils all his advantage and all chances to play for win.} Rc6 $1 {
Now it is just a draw.} 48. Ke5 Bxf3 49. Nf5 g5 50. Rg7+ Kh8 51. Rg6 Kh7 52.
Rg7+ Kh8 53. Rg6 Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik Open 2015"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2015.03.18"]
[Round "10.85"]
[White "Opasiak, D."]
[Black "Carlsen, H."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "1781"]
[BlackElo "1986"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2015.03.10"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nc3 Qd8 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bd3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8.
dxc5 Bxc5 9. Ne4 Be7 10. Nxf6+ Bxf6 11. Qe2 O-O 12. c3 Qd5 13. Rd1 Qh5 14. Ng5
Qxe2 15. Bxe2 e5 16. Ne4 Be7 17. Nd6 Nd4 18. Nxc8 Nxe2+ 19. Kf1 Raxc8 20. Kxe2
Rfd8 21. Be3 b6 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Rd1 Rxd1 24. Kxd1 Kf8 25. f4 Bd6 26. fxe5
Bxe5 27. g3 Ke7 28. Ke2 Ke6 29. a4 Bb8 30. Bd4 g6 31. Ke3 Be5 32. a5 Bxd4+ 33.
Kxd4 bxa5 34. g4 f5 35. gxf5+ gxf5 36. b3 Kd6 37. h4 h5 38. c4 a6 39. Ke3 Ke5
40. Kf3 f4 41. c5 Kd5 42. c6 Kxc6 43. Kxf4 Kb5 44. Kg5 Kb4 45. Kxh5 Kxb3 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik Open 2015"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2015.03.17"]
[Round "9.61"]
[White "Carlsen, H."]
[Black "Kristinsson, J."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "1986"]
[BlackElo "2251"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "2015.03.10"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. Qc2 c6 10. Be3 Qe7 11. Na4 Ng4 12. Bg5 f6 13. Bd2 Re8 14. h3 Nh6 15. c5
Nf8 16. Rad1 Nf7 17. Bc4 Be6 18. b4 Rad8 19. Be3 f5 20. exf5 gxf5 21. Bxe6 Qxe6
22. Ng5 Qg6 23. Qb3 h6 24. Nxf7 Qxf7 25. Nb2 f4 26. Bc1 Ne6 27. Rd6 Rxd6 28.
cxd6 Rd8 29. b5 Rxd6 30. Qa3 Rd5 31. bxc6 bxc6 32. Nc4 Qd7 33. Bb2 Nd4 34. Qd3
f3 35. Qe4 Ne2+ 36. Kh2 fxg2 37. Qxg2 Nf4 38. Qg4 Qxg4 39. hxg4 Nd3 40. Ba1 Rc5
41. Ne3 Ra5 42. Nf5 Rxa2 43. Kg3 Nxf2 44. Nxg7 Ne4+ 45. Kh3 Kxg7 46. Bxe5+ Kg6
47. Rf8 h5 48. gxh5+ Kxh5 49. Rg8 a5 50. Bf4 a4 51. Re8 Nf6 52. Re6 Ra3+ 53.
Kg2 Nd5 54. Bd6 Rc3 55. Kf2 Kg5 56. Re2 Kf5 57. Re5+ Kf6 58. Re1 Kf7 59. Ra1
Ke6 60. Bf8 Nb6 61. Bg7 Rc4 62. Ke3 Rg4 63. Bh8 Kd5 64. Kd3 Rg3+ 65. Kc2 Kc4
66. Rh1 Rg2+ 67. Kb1 c5 68. Ka1 Nd5 69. Rh3 Nb4 70. Rc3+ Kb5 71. Rh3 a3 72. Rh1
Ka4 73. Bf6 c4 74. Bh8 Rc2 75. Bg7 c3 76. Rg1 Ra2+ 77. Kb1 c2+ 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik Open 2015"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2015.03.16"]
[Round "8.89"]
[White "Kjartansson, Dag"]
[Black "Carlsen, H."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "1756"]
[BlackElo "1986"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2015.03.10"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. e3 d6 6. Nge2 O-O 7. b3 c6 8. d4 Qc7
9. O-O Be6 10. Bb2 Nbd7 11. d5 Bf7 12. Rc1 Rad8 13. e4 Bg6 14. exf5 Bxf5 15. f4
Ng4 16. Qe1 Nc5 17. fxe5 Nd3 18. Qd2 Qb6+ 19. Kh1 Ngf2+ 20. Rxf2 Nxf2+ 21. Kg1
Bg5 22. Qd4 Be3 23. Qxb6 axb6 24. Kf1 Nd3 25. Nd1 Bg4+ 26. Nf4 Bxc1 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik Open 2015"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2015.03.14"]
[Round "6.66"]
[White "Byron, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, H."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2172"]
[BlackElo "1986"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2015.03.10"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Qe2 Bc5 5. d3 Nd4 6. Nxd4 Bxd4 7. c3 Bb6 8.
Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 c6 10. Ba4 O-O 11. Nd2 d6 12. O-O-O Be6 13. Bc2 a5 14. Bb1 a4 15.
f3 Bc7 16. g4 g5 17. Bf2 Kg7 18. h4 Nd7 19. hxg5 hxg5 20. Rh5 f6 21. Rdh1 Kf7
22. d4 Ke8 23. Nc4 Qe7 24. Ne3 exd4 25. cxd4 d5 26. exd5 Bxd5 27. Rh7 Bf7 28.
Re1 Kd8 29. Nf5 Qxe2 30. Rxe2 Ra5 31. Be1 Bf4+ 32. Bd2 Bxd2+ 33. Kxd2 Rb5 34.
Kc1 Re8 35. Rxe8+ Bxe8 36. Rh8 Rd5 37. Be4 Rxf5 38. Bxf5 Ke7 39. Bc2 b5 40. Be4
Nb6 41. Rxe8+ Kxe8 42. Bxc6+ Ke7 43. Bxb5 Kd6 44. Kd2 Ke6 45. Kd3 f5 46. a3
fxg4 47. fxg4 Kd5 48. Be8 Kd6 49. Ke4 Ke6 50. Bc6 Kd6 51. Bb5 Ke6 52. d5+ Kd6
53. Kd4 Nxd5 54. Bxa4 Nf6 55. Bd1 Nd5 56. Bf3 Nf4 57. a4 Ne6+ 58. Kc4 Ke5 59.
a5 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik Open 2015"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2015.03.13"]
[Round "5.54"]
[White "Carlsen, H."]
[Black "Maisuradze, N."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "1986"]
[BlackElo "2302"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2015.03.10"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Bd3
Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 O-O 11. O-O a6 12. a4 Nbd7 13. Qe2 Re8 14. f4 Rc8 15.
Bd2 c4 16. Bxc4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 f5 18. Bd3 Nc5 19. Nf6+ Qxf6 20. Bc3 Rxe2 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik Open 2015"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2015.03.12"]
[Round "4.45"]
[White "Arngrimsson, D."]
[Black "Carlsen, H."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2366"]
[BlackElo "1986"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2015.03.10"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nbd2 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2 Be6 8.
O-O Rc8 9. a3 b6 10. Ne5 Nxd4 11. e3 Nc6 12. Nxc6 Rxc6 13. e4 Rc7 14. e5 Nd7
15. f4 f5 16. exf6 Nxf6 17. f5 Bf7 18. Nf3 Bd6 19. Ng5 Be5 20. Nf3 Bd6 21. Ng5
Be5 22. Re1 Re7 23. Ne6 Bxe6 24. Rxe5 Bf7 25. Qe1 Nd7 26. Rxe7+ Qxe7 27. Bg5
Nf6 28. Bxf6 gxf6 29. Qd2 O-O 30. Bxd5 Rd8 31. Bxf7+ Kxf7 32. Qc3 Qe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik Open 2015"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2015.03.11"]
[Round "2.87"]
[White "Hauksdottir, Hrund"]
[Black "Carlsen, H."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "1692"]
[BlackElo "1986"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2015.03.10"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Bd3 Bd6 5. c3 Ne7 6. Bg5 f6 7. Bh4 Bf5 8. Bg3
Be4 9. Bxe4 dxe4 10. Qg4 O-O 11. Qxe4 Ng6 12. Qxb7 Qe7+ 13. Ne2 Nd7 14. Nd2
Rfe8 15. Qf3 Bf4 16. Nc4 c5 17. Ne3 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Nde5 19. Qd5+ Nf7 20. Ndf5
Qc7 21. O-O Rad8 22. Qb3 Qc5 23. Rad1 Rb8 24. Qa4 Bxg3 25. hxg3 Re5 26. Rd2
Rxf5 27. Nxf5 Qxf5 28. Qxa7 Rf8 29. Rd7 Nge5 30. Rc7 Qg6 31. a4 Ng4 32. f3 Nge5
33. a5 Qxg3 34. a6 Nd6 35. Qc5 h5 36. f4 Ng4 37. Qd5+ Kh8 38. Qxh5+ Kg8 39. Re7
Ne3 40. Qf3 Nxf1 41. Qxf1 Nf5 42. Rb7 Re8 43. a7 Re1 44. a8=Q+ Kh7 45. Qaa6 Ne3
46. Qad3+ Kh6 47. Rxg7 Kxg7 48. Qd7+ Kh6 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik Open 2015"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2015.03.11"]
[Round "3.43"]
[White "Carlsen, H."]
[Black "Ragnarsson, Dagur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A85"]
[WhiteElo "1986"]
[BlackElo "2347"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2015.03.10"]

1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nh3 d6 7. d5 c6 8. O-O e5
9. dxe6 Bxe6 10. Qd3 Na6 11. Ng5 Qe7 12. Bf4 Rfd8 13. Rad1 Nh5 14. Nd5 Qe8 15.
Nxe6 Qxe6 16. Bg5 Rd7 17. Qa3 h6 18. Nf4 Nxf4 19. Bxf4 Rad8 20. Bxc6 bxc6 21.
Qxa6 g5 22. Be3 Qe4 23. c5 f4 24. Bc1 fxg3 25. hxg3 Bd4 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik Open 2015"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2015.03.10"]
[Round "1.21"]
[White "Carlsen, H."]
[Black "Le Roux, JP."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "1986"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2015.03.10"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Qc2 Bb4 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 d6 8.
Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 Nbd7 10. e3 Qe7 11. Nd2 c5 12. f3 Rc8 13. b4 d5 14. bxc5 bxc5 15.
Be2 Ne4 16. fxe4 Qxh4+ 17. g3 Qe7 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Qb3 Ba8 20. e5 Rb8 21. Qc3
Nxe5 22. Qxc5 Qxc5 23. dxc5 d4 24. e4 Ke7 25. O-O Rhc8 26. Rfc1 Rb2 27. Ba6 Rc6
28. Nc4 Nf3+ 29. Kh1 Ne5 0-1

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic 3rd"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2015.02.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2865"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2015.02.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. e3 d6 6. Bc4 Nbd7 7. O-O Qe8 8.
a4 e5 9. a5 e4 10. Ne1 h6 11. Bh4 c6 12. Bb3 Nh5 13. f3 exf3 14. Qxf3 Ndf6 15.
Nd3 Bg4 16. Qf2 Be6 17. Bxe6 Qxe6 18. Qf3 g5 19. Bf2 g4 20. Qe2 Rae8 21. a6 b6
22. Rae1 Nd5 23. e4 f5 24. Qd1 fxe4 25. Rxe4 Qf5 26. Qxg4 Qxg4 27. Rxg4 Re2 28.
Rd1 Nhf6 29. Rg3 Nh5 30. Rf3 Rxf3 31. gxf3 Ne3 32. Bxe3 Rxe3 33. Nc4 Rxf3 34.
Nb4 b5 35. Na5 c5 36. Nbc6 Rf7 37. Nb7 Nf4 38. dxc5 dxc5 39. Nxa7 Bd4+ 40. Kh1
Nh3 41. Kg2 Nf4+ 42. Kg3 Ne2+ 43. Kg4 Rf4+ 44. Kh3 Rf3+ 45. Kg4 Rf4+ 46. Kh3
Rf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic playoff1 3rd"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2015.02.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C49"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2865"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2015.02.09"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Ne7 8. Re1
c6 9. Ba4 Ng6 10. Bb3 h6 11. Bd2 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. g3 d5 14. Kg2 d4 15. Ne2
Bxf3+ 16. Kxf3 Bxd2 17. Qxd2 Nd7 18. a3 Kh8 19. Kg2 Nc5 20. Ba2 f5 21. exf5
Rxf5 22. Rf1 Qf6 23. f4 Rf8 24. Rae1 h5 25. Rf3 h4 26. g4 Nxf4+ 27. Kh2 Rg5 28.
Nxf4 exf4 29. b4 Nd7 30. Re6 Qd8 31. Qe1 Rb5 32. a4 Rb6 33. Re7 Nf6 34. Qxh4+
Nh7 35. Be6 Rf6 36. Bf5 Rh6 37. Qe1 Qd6 38. Re8+ Nf8 39. Qe7 Qxe7 40. Rxe7 Rxb4
41. Re8 Rf6 42. Rxf4 g6 43. g5 Rf7 44. Rh4+ Kg7 45. Be4 Rb2 46. Kg3 Rxc2 47.
Rf4 Rc5 48. h4 Ra5 49. Rxf7+ Kxf7 50. Rb8 b5 51. Rb7+ Ke6 52. axb5 cxb5 53. Kf4
Ra2 54. Rxb5 Rf2+ 55. Kg3 Re2 56. Ra5 Nd7 57. Ra6+ Ke7 58. Bxg6 Ne5 59. Be4
Nxd3 60. Bxd3 Re3+ 61. Kf4 Rxd3 62. h5 Rh3 63. h6 d3 64. Rxa7+ Ke6 65. Ra6+ Kf7
66. g6+ Ke7 67. g7 d2 68. g8=Q 1-0

[Event "3rd GRENKE Classic TB"]
[Site "Baden Baden GER"]
[Date "2015.02.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Naiditsch, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2865"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2015.02.09"]

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. c4 Ke8 10. Nc3 Be6 11. b3 Be7 12. Ne4 Rd8 13. Bb2 h5 14. Rad1
b5 15. Nfg5 Bxg5 16. Nxg5 a6 17. Bc3 c5 18. Rxd8+ Kxd8 19. Rd1+ Ke7 20. Ne4
bxc4 21. Nxc5 cxb3 22. axb3 Rb8 23. b4 Rb6 24. Kf1 Bc4+ 25. Ke1 Bb5 26. f3 h4
27. Kf2 Rc6 28. Bb2 Ke8 29. Rc1 Ne7 30. Nb3 Nd5 31. Rxc6 Bxc6 32. Ba3 Nf4 33.
g3 Nd3+ 34. Ke3 hxg3 35. hxg3 Nxe5 36. Kf4 Nxf3 37. Bb2 f6 38. Nd4 Ne1 39. Ke3
Bd5 40. Ke2 Ng2 41. Kf2 Kd7 42. Bc3 g6 43. Nf3 g5 44. Bxf6 Bxf3 45. Kxf3 Ne1+
46. Ke2 Nc2 47. Bxg5 Nxb4 48. Bf4 Nd5 49. Bd2 Ke6 50. Kd3 Nf6 51. Bc1 Kd5 52.
Bg5 Ng4 53. Kc3 c5 54. Kb3 Kc6 55. Ka4 Ne5 56. Ka5 Kb7 57. Bh6 Nc6+ 58. Ka4 c4
59. g4 Kc8 60. Bg7 Kd7 61. Bf6 Ke6 62. g5 Kf5 63. Ka3 Ne5 64. Kb4 a5+ 65. Kc3
a4 66. Bxe5 Kxe5 67. Kxc4 Kf5 68. Kb4 Kxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic playoff2 3rd"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2015.02.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2865"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2015.02.09"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. e3 Bb7 6. Bd3 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8.
exd4 O-O 9. a3 Be7 10. b4 a5 11. b5 d5 12. Bb2 Nbd7 13. a4 Rc8 14. Rc1 dxc4 15.
Nxc4 Nd5 16. g3 Nb4 17. Be2 Na2 18. Ra1 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Rxc4 20. Rxa2 Nf6 21. Bc6
Nd5 22. Qe2 Rb4 23. Rd1 Rb3 24. Kg2 Qd6 25. Qc2 Qb4 26. Rda1 Rc8 27. Ba3 Qc3
28. Qxc3 Rxc3 29. Bxd5 Rxa3 30. Rxa3 Bxa3 31. Bxe6 fxe6 32. Rxa3 Rc4 33. Kf3
Rxd4 34. Rc3 Rxa4 35. Rc6 Kf7 36. Rxb6 Rb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic playoff2 3rd"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2015.02.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2865"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2015.02.09"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]

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. c4 Ke8 10. Nc3 Be6 11. b3 Be7 12. Ne4 Rd8 13. Bb2 h5 14. Rad1
b5 15. Nfg5 Bxg5 16. Nxg5 a6 17. Bc3 c5 18. Rxd8+ Kxd8 19. Rd1+ Ke7 20. Ne4
bxc4 21. Nxc5 cxb3 22. axb3 Rb8 23. b4 Rb6 24. Kf1 Bc4+ 25. Ke1 Bb5 26. f3 h4
27. Kf2 Rc6 28. Bb2 Ke8 29. Rc1 Ne7 30. Nb3 Nd5 31. Rxc6 Bxc6 32. Ba3 Nf4 33.
g3 Nd3+ 34. Ke3 hxg3 35. hxg3 Nxe5 36. Kf4 Nxf3 37. Bb2 f6 38. Nd4 Ne1 39. Ke3
Bd5 40. Ke2 Ng2 41. Kf2 Kd7 42. Bc3 g6 43. Nf3 g5 44. Bxf6 Bxf3 45. Kxf3 Ne1+
46. Ke2 Nc2 47. Bxg5 Nxb4 48. Bf4 Nd5 49. Bd2 Ke6 50. Kd3 Nf6 51. Bc1 Kd5 52.
Bg5 Ng4 53. Kc3 c5 54. Kb3 Kc6 55. Ka4 Ne5 56. Ka5 Kb7 57. Bh6 Nc6+ 58. Ka4 c4
59. g4 Kc8 60. Bg7 Kd7 61. Bf6 Ke6 62. g5 Kf5 63. Ka3 Ne5 64. Kb4 a5+ 65. Kc3
a4 66. Bxe5 Kxe5 67. Kxc4 Kf5 68. Kb4 Kxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic playoff3 3rd"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2015.02.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B91"]
[WhiteElo "2865"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2015.02.09"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5 7. Nde2 Be7 8. Bg2
O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. a4 b6 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. Qxd5 Rb8 13. Nc3 Nf6 14. Qd3 Be6 15.
Qxa6 Qc7 16. Qe2 Bc4 17. Qf3 Bxf1 18. Bxf1 d5 19. exd5 e4 20. Qf5 Rbd8 21. Bf4
Qc5 22. Rd1 Qb4 23. Be5 Bc5 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Nxe4 Qxb2 26. Bd3 Rfe8 27. Nxf6+
Kf8 28. Nxh7+ Ke7 29. Re1+ Kd6 30. Qf4+ Kxd5 31. Nf6+ Kc6 32. Nxe8 1-0

[Event "3rd GRENKE Classic TB"]
[Site "Baden Baden GER"]
[Date "2015.02.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Naiditsch, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C49"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2865"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2015.02.09"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Ne7 8. Re1
c6 9. Ba4 Ng6 10. Bb3 h6 11. Bd2 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. g3 d5 14. Kg2 d4 15. Ne2
Bxf3+ 16. Kxf3 Bxd2 17. Qxd2 Nd7 18. a3 Kh8 19. Kg2 Nc5 20. Ba2 f5 21. exf5
Rxf5 22. Rf1 Qf6 23. f4 Rf8 24. Rae1 h5 25. Rf3 h4 26. g4 Nxf4+ 27. Kh2 Rg5 28.
Nxf4 exf4 29. b4 Nd7 30. Re6 Qd8 31. Qe1 Rb5 32. a4 Rb6 33. Re7 Nf6 34. Qxh4+
Nh7 35. Be6 Rf6 36. Bf5 Rh6 37. Qe1 Qd6 38. Re8+ Nf8 39. Qe7 Qxe7 40. Rxe7 Rxb4
41. Re8 Rf6 42. Rxf4 g6 43. g5 Rf7 44. Rh4+ Kg7 45. Be4 Rb2 46. Kg3 Rxc2 47.
Rf4 Rc5 48. h4 Ra5 49. Rxf7+ Kxf7 50. Rb8 b5 51. Rb7+ Ke6 52. axb5 cxb5 53. Kf4
Ra2 54. Rxb5 Rf2+ 55. Kg3 Re2 56. Ra5 Nd7 57. Ra6+ Ke7 58. Bxg6 Ne5 59. Be4
Nxd3 60. Bxd3 Re3+ 61. Kf4 Rxd3 62. h5 Rh3 63. h6 d3 64. Rxa7+ Ke6 65. Ra6+ Kf7
66. g6+ Ke7 67. g7 d2 68. g8=Q 1-0

[Event "3rd GRENKE Classic TB"]
[Site "Baden Baden GER"]
[Date "2015.02.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Naiditsch, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B91"]
[WhiteElo "2865"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2015.02.09"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5 7. Nde2 Be7 8. Bg2
O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. a4 b6 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. Qxd5 Rb8 13. Nc3 Nf6 14. Qd3 Be6 15.
Qxa6 Qc7 16. Qe2 Bc4 17. Qf3 Bxf1 18. Bxf1 d5 19. exd5 e4 20. Qf5 Rbd8 21. Bf4
Qc5 22. Rd1 Qb4 23. Be5 Bc5 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Nxe4 Qxb2 26. Bd3 Rfe8 27. Nxf6+
Kf8 28. Nxh7+ Ke7 29. Re1+ Kd6 30. Qf4+ Kxd5 31. Nf6+ Kc6 32. Nxe8 1-0

[Event "3rd GRENKE Classic TB"]
[Site "Baden Baden GER"]
[Date "2015.02.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Naiditsch, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2865"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2015.02.09"]

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. c4 Ke8 10. Nc3 Be6 11. b3 Be7 12. Ne4 Rd8 13. Bb2 h5 14. Rad1
b5 15. Nfg5 Bxg5 16. Nxg5 a6 17. Bc3 c5 18. Rxd8+ Kxd8 19. Rd1+ Ke7 20. Ne4
bxc4 21. Nxc5 cxb3 22. axb3 Rb8 23. b4 Rb6 24. Kf1 Bc4+ 25. Ke1 Bb5 26. f3 h4
27. Kf2 Rc6 28. Bb2 Ke8 29. Rc1 Ne7 30. Nb3 Nd5 31. Rxc6 Bxc6 32. Ba3 Nf4 33.
g3 Nd3+ 34. Ke3 hxg3 35. hxg3 Nxe5 36. Kf4 Nxf3 37. Bb2 f6 38. Nd4 Ne1 39. Ke3
Bd5 40. Ke2 Ng2 41. Kf2 Kd7 42. Bc3 g6 43. Nf3 g5 44. Bxf6 Bxf3 45. Kxf3 Ne1+
46. Ke2 Nc2 47. Bxg5 Nxb4 48. Bf4 Nd5 49. Bd2 Ke6 50. Kd3 Nf6 51. Bc1 Kd5 52.
Bg5 Ng4 53. Kc3 c5 54. Kb3 Kc6 55. Ka4 Ne5 56. Ka5 Kb7 57. Bh6 Nc6+ 58. Ka4 c4
59. g4 Kc8 60. Bg7 Kd7 61. Bf6 Ke6 62. g5 Kf5 63. Ka3 Ne5 64. Kb4 a5+ 65. Kc3
a4 66. Bxe5 Kxe5 67. Kxc4 Kf5 68. Kb4 Kxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Baden Baden GER"]
[Date "2015.02.09"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Bacrot, E."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2865"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2015.02.02"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. e3 d6 6. Bc4 Nbd7 7. O-O Qe8 8.
a4 e5 9. a5 e4 10. Ne1 h6 11. Bh4 c6 12. Bb3 Nh5 13. f3 exf3 14. Qxf3 Ndf6 15.
Nd3 Bg4 16. Qf2 Be6 17. Bxe6 Qxe6 18. Qf3 g5 19. Bf2 g4 20. Qe2 Rae8 21. a6 b6
22. Rae1 Nd5 23. e4 f5 24. Qd1 fxe4 25. Rxe4 Qf5 26. Qxg4 Qxg4 27. Rxg4 Re2 28.
Rd1 Nhf6 29. Rg3 Nh5 30. Rf3 Rxf3 31. gxf3 Ne3 32. Bxe3 Rxe3 33. Nc4 Rxf3 34.
Nb4 b5 35. Na5 c5 36. Nbc6 Rf7 37. Nb7 Nf4 38. dxc5 dxc5 39. Nxa7 Bd4+ 40. Kh1
Nh3 41. Kg2 Nf4+ 42. Kg3 Ne2+ 43. Kg4 Rf4+ 44. Kh3 Rf3+ 45. Kg4 Rf4+ 46. Kh3
Rf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd GRENKE Classic TB"]
[Site "Baden Baden GER"]
[Date "2015.02.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Naiditsch, A."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2865"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2015.02.09"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. e3 Bb7 6. Bd3 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8.
exd4 O-O 9. a3 Be7 10. b4 a5 11. b5 d5 12. Bb2 Nbd7 13. a4 Rc8 14. Rc1 dxc4 15.
Nxc4 Nd5 16. g3 Nb4 17. Be2 Na2 18. Ra1 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Rxc4 20. Rxa2 Nf6 21. Bc6
Nd5 22. Qe2 Rb4 23. Rd1 Rb3 24. Kg2 Qd6 25. Qc2 Qb4 26. Rda1 Rc8 27. Ba3 Qc3
28. Qxc3 Rxc3 29. Bxd5 Rxa3 30. Rxa3 Bxa3 31. Bxe6 fxe6 32. Rxa3 Rc4 33. Kf3
Rxd4 34. Rc3 Rxa4 35. Rc6 Kf7 36. Rxb6 Rb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd GRENKE Classic TB"]
[Site "Baden Baden GER"]
[Date "2015.02.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Naiditsch, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2865"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2015.02.09"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 O-O 7. e3 Bb7 8.
b4 a5 9. Bb2 axb4 10. axb4 Ne4 11. Qc2 Rxa1+ 12. Bxa1 Qe7 13. c5 f5 14. Be2 Nc6
15. Bc3 bxc5 16. dxc5 Ra8 17. O-O Nxc3 18. Qxc3 Qf6 19. Qd2 Rd8 20. b5 Ne5 21.
Nxe5 Qxe5 22. c6 Bc8 23. Rd1 d5 24. Qd4 Qxd4 25. exd4 Kf8 26. f4 Ke7 27. Ra1 g6
28. Kf2 Kd6 29. Ra3 Rf8 30. h4 Ke7 31. h5 Rg8 32. hxg6 hxg6 33. Rh3 g5 34. fxg5
Kd6 35. Rh6 Ke7 36. Bf3 e5 37. Rh7+ Kd6 38. dxe5+ Kc5 39. Rxc7 Kxb5 40. Bxd5
1-0

[Event "3rd GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Baden Baden GER"]
[Date "2015.02.08"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Caruana, F."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2811"]
[BlackElo "2865"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2015.02.02"]

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 h6 10. Rd1+ Ke8 11. Nc3 Ne7 12. Bf4 Ng6 13. Bh2 Bb4 14. Ne2
Be7 15. Nfd4 Nf8 16. g4 h5 17. Nf5 Ne6 18. Kg2 b6 19. f3 c5 20. Bg3 Bg5 21. h4
hxg4 22. hxg5 gxf3+ 23. Kxf3 Nxg5+ 24. Kf4 Nh3+ 25. Ke4 Ng5+ 26. Kf4 Nh3+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic 3rd"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2015.02.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2811"]
[BlackElo "2865"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2015.02.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]

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 h6 10. Rd1+ Ke8 11. Nc3 Ne7 12. Bf4 Ng6 13. Bh2 Bb4 14. Ne2
Be7 15. Nfd4 Nf8 16. g4 h5 17. Nf5 Ne6 18. Kg2 b6 19. f3 c5 20. Bg3 Bg5 21. h4
hxg4 22. hxg5 gxf3+ 23. Kxf3 Nxg5+ 24. Kf4 Nh3+ 25. Ke4 Ng5+ 26. Kf4 Nh3+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic 3rd"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2015.02.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Baramidze, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2865"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2015.02.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
a4 Bg7 ({The} 15... c5 16. d5 c4 {line is more popular.}) 16. Bd3 c6 17. Bg5 ({
On the next day Anand played} 17. Be3 {against Baramidze} Qc7 18. Qd2 exd4 19.
cxd4 c5 20. d5 c4 21. Bc2 Rec8 22. axb5 c3 23. bxc3 Nxd5 24. exd5 Bxc3 25. Qd1
Bxa1 26. Qxa1 axb5 27. Qd4 $1 {with a promising position for White, later he
managed to win, Anand-Baramidze, Baden Baden 2015.}) 17... Nf8 18. Qd2 Ne6 19.
Bh6 Nd7 20. Bc2 Bxh6 21. Qxh6 Qf6 22. Rad1 Rad8 23. d5 $146 {The first new
move in the game.} (23. Rd2 exd4 24. Nxd4 Qf4 25. Qxf4 Nxf4 26. Nde2 Nxe2+ 27.
Rdxe2 Nb6 28. a5 Nc8 29. Rd1 {with a nearly equal endgame, but White is more
comfortable, N.Djukic-Nikcevic, Tivat 2011.}) 23... cxd5 24. exd5 Qf4 {A
logical decision, Black exchanges the Qs and he tries to level the endgame.}
25. Qxf4 Nxf4 26. Ne4 Bxd5 27. axb5 axb5 28. Nxd6 {So far Baramidze has done a
nice job defending and creating counterplay. His pieces are active and give
counterplay even if he loses the b5 P too.} Re6 $2 {This looks logical move is
a mistake. The R will be attackable on e6.} (28... Bxf3 29. gxf3 Re7 30. Nxb5
Rb8 31. c4 Nxh3+ 32. Kh2 Nf4 $13) ({or} 28... Rf8 $1 29. Ne4 (29. Nxb5 Rb8 $11
{and the P is regained on b2.}) 29... f5 30. Neg5 Rfe8 $132 {and Black looks
nicely placed.}) 29. Ne4 $1 {The right reply!} (29. Nxb5 {could have been met
by} Rb6 $11 {and the b2 P is lost.}) 29... f5 ({In the event of} 29... Nb6 30.
Nfg5 Re7 31. g3 Nh5 32. Bd3 $14 {and White is slightly better.}) 30. Nfg5 $1 {
A very strong intermediate move. He attacks the e6 R, moreover he protects the
h3 P, so he prepares for g3 too.} Re7 (30... fxe4 $6 {is dubious, because of}
31. Rxd5 $1 Nxd5 32. Nxe6 $16 {and White is better.}) 31. g3 $1 {Another great
answer! The N on f4 cannot move, because the B on d5 is hanging, and in the
awkward positions of Black's Rs and the pinned N on d7 his structure will be
compromised.} Bxe4 32. Bxe4 fxe4 ({In the event of} 32... Nxh3+ 33. Nxh3 fxe4
34. Ng5 $16 {and White has a wonderful position.}) 33. gxf4 Rf8 (33... exf4 34.
Rxe4 Rde8 (34... Rxe4 35. Nxe4 $16 {the pin is very unpleasant for Black.}) 35.
Rxf4 {and White is a healthy P up.}) 34. Nxe4 Rxf4 35. b4 $1 {A good move.
White fixes the b5 P. Material is still even, but White's N on e4 is monstrous
and he will win the b5 P soon.} Nf6 (35... Nb6 36. Nd6 Rf3 37. Nxb5 Rxh3 38.
Rd6 Nc4 39. Rd8+ Kf7 40. Re4 {and White's two Ps on the queenside are really
strong.}) 36. Nd6 Rf3 37. Nxb5 Rxh3 38. c4 {White's Ps are very fast, the
position is very unpleasant for Black.} Rh4 (38... Rb3 {could have been met by
the tricky} 39. Nd4 $1 {and in the event of the P being captured with} Rxb4 40.
Nc6 {and White should win the endgame.}) 39. Nd6 Nh5 40. b5 Nf4 {Black tries
to create some counterplay against White's K, but it is not dangerous.} 41. b6
Rg4+ 42. Kf1 Rh4 43. f3 {This is the point! White simply avoids the mate,
Black has no hope.} Rh1+ 44. Kf2 Rh2+ 45. Kg1 Rc2 (45... Rb2 46. Rb1 $18) 46.
Kh1 ({The careless} 46. b7 $2 {is bad, because of} Nh3+ 47. Kh1 Nf2+ 48. Kg1
Nh3+ $11 {and Black survives with perpetual checks.}) 46... Nh3 47. Ne4 {
The N comes back to defend against Nf2+. There were other winning moves too,
but this is the easiest practical reply.} Rxc4 48. Rd8+ $1 Kg7 49. Rb1 {
and Black resigned, because he can't defend against b7. Very nice technique by
Carlsen!} 1-0

[Event "3rd GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Baden Baden GER"]
[Date "2015.02.07"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Baramidze, D."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2865"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2015.02.02"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
a4 Bg7 16. Bd3 c6 17. Bg5 Nf8 18. Qd2 Ne6 19. Bh6 Nd7 20. Bc2 Bxh6 21. Qxh6 Qf6
22. Rad1 Rad8 23. d5 cxd5 24. exd5 Qf4 25. Qxf4 Nxf4 26. Ne4 Bxd5 27. axb5 axb5
28. Nxd6 Re6 29. Ne4 f5 30. Nfg5 Re7 31. g3 Bxe4 32. Bxe4 fxe4 33. gxf4 Rf8 34.
Nxe4 Rxf4 35. b4 Nf6 36. Nd6 Rf3 37. Nxb5 Rxh3 38. c4 Rh4 39. Nd6 Nh5 40. b5
Nf4 41. b6 Rg4+ 42. Kf1 Rh4 43. f3 Rh1+ 44. Kf2 Rh2+ 45. Kg1 Rc2 46. Kh1 Nh3
47. Ne4 Rxc4 48. Rd8+ Kg7 49. Rb1 1-0

[Event "3rd GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Baden Baden GER"]
[Date "2015.02.06"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2865"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2015.02.02"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. c4 c6 5. Nf3 d5 6. O-O Bd6 7. b3 Qe7 8. Ne5 O-O
9. Nd2 a5 10. Bb2 Nbd7 11. Qc2 a4 12. Ndf3 Ne4 13. e3 a3 14. Bc3 Nxe5 15. Nxe5
Bd7 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. c5 Bc7 18. b4 h5 19. Be1 e5 20. dxe5 Bxe5 21. Rd1 Qe6 22.
f3 Nf6 23. Bh3 g6 24. e4 dxe4 25. fxe4 Bb2 26. exf5 Qxa2 27. Bf2 g5 28. Rfe1
Qf7 29. Re6 Ng4 30. Bxg4 hxg4 31. Rg6+ Kh7 32. Rd7 Qxd7 33. f6 Qd1+ 34. Qxd1
Kxg6 35. Qd3+ Kh6 36. h4 gxh3 0-1

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic 3rd"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2015.02.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2865"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2015.02.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. c4 c6 5. Nf3 d5 {The Stonewall system must
have come as a surprise for Vishy. Magnus prefers to deviate from the main
theoretical lines as soon as possible.} 6. O-O Bd6 7. b3 Qe7 {Avoiding the
exchange of the dark-squared bishops.} 8. Ne5 O-O 9. Nd2 {White goes for a
classical plan of occupying the central square with both of his knights.} a5 {
A typical useful move for such a structure - Black is getting some space for
his q-side pieces and preventing White from advancing the b-pawn.} (9... c5 10.
e3 Nc6 11. Bb2 cxd4 12. exd4 $14) (9... Nbd7 10. Ndf3 Ne4 11. Bf4 $14) (9... b6
10. cxd5 exd5 (10... cxd5 11. Ndc4 $1 $14) 11. Bb2 Bb7 12. Rc1 $14) 10. Bb2 {
This natural developing move seems most promising.} ({Black doesn't experience
any problems after} 10. Ndf3 b6 11. Qc2 Bb7 12. Bf4 Ne4 13. Nd3 Bxf4 14. Nxf4
Nd7 $11) 10... Nbd7 (10... b6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Rc1 Bb7 13. e3 $14) 11. Qc2 a4
12. Ndf3 {Vishy decides not to react to the aggressive advance of Black's
a-pawn.} ({The previously played} 12. bxa4 $5 {also comes to consideration:}
Ne4 13. Nxe4 (13. Ndf3 Bxe5 14. dxe5 $6 Nb6 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Rab1 Nc4 $15 {
0-1 (29) Goganov,A (2550)-Sandipan,C (2590)/Moscow RUS 2013}) 13... fxe4 14. f4
exf3 15. Nxf3 $14) 12... Ne4 13. e3 $146 {This innovation doesn't really
change the evaluation - White is slightly better due to a space advantage, but
Black's position is very solid.} ({Also worth considering is} 13. Rab1 $5 {
freeing the a1-square for the bishop is more promising. For instance,} a3 (
13... Bxe5 14. dxe5 Qb4 15. Rfd1 $14 {1-0 (24) Cifuentes Parada,R (2508)
-Salamero Pelay,F (2130)/Spain 2011/EXT 2013}) 14. Ba1 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bd7 16. f3
Nf6 17. Nd3 {with a long strategic battle, where White's chances are
preferable due to a space advantage.}) 13... a3 14. Bc3 ({After} 14. Bc1 g5 (
14... c5 $5 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Nxd7 Bxd7 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Qd3 Rad8 $11 {
is another solid way to equalise}) 15. Nxd7 Bxd7 16. c5 Bc7 17. b4 Be8 $132 {
White lacks harmony, so Black has no reasons for complaint.}) 14... Nxe5 15.
Nxe5 Bd7 ({The following simplification hardly promises Black equality:} 15...
Bxe5 16. dxe5 Nxc3 17. Qxc3 Bd7 18. c5 Be8 19. Rad1 Bh5 20. f3 $14) 16. Nxd7 {
The exchange of the passive bishop definitely makes Black's play easier.} ({
It looks like} 16. Be1 $142 $1 Be8 17. f3 Nf6 18. Nd3 e5 19. c5 (19. dxe5 Bxe5
20. Nxe5 Qxe5 21. Qc1 Qe7 $11) 19... Bc7 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. dxe5 Qxe5 22. Qc3
Qe7 23. Qd4 {would allow White to keep a small, but risk-free edge.}) 16...
Qxd7 17. c5 {This ambitious advance is double-edged: White seizes a lot of
space on the queenside, but releasing the pressure in the centre offer Black
decent counterplay on the opposite side.} (17. Be1 b5 18. f3 Nf6 19. c5 Bc7 20.
Bc3 h5 $11) 17... Bc7 ({Magnus deviates from a boring equalising line:} 17...
Nxc3 18. Qxc3 Be7 19. b4 b5 20. Rab1 Ra4 21. Rb3 Rfa8 $11) 18. b4 h5 {Black
has no real threats yet, but White's king is under pressure now.} 19. Be1 e5
20. dxe5 (20. f3 $5 {also deserved some attention:} Nf6 21. Rb1 exd4 22. exd4
h4 23. b5 hxg3 24. hxg3 Nh5 25. bxc6 bxc6 26. f4 Nf6 27. Rf3 $11) 20... Bxe5
21. Rd1 Qe6 {Keeping an eye on the vulnerable Pa2. The position is still equal,
but White has to play precisely.} 22. f3 ({After} 22. Rd3 h4 (22... Bb2 23. f3
Nf6 24. Bc3 $11) 23. gxh4 $1 f4 24. f3 Nf6 {White's position doesn't look good,
though} 25. Bf2 Qf5 26. e4 dxe4 27. fxe4 Qg6 28. Kh1 {enables him to keep the
balance.}) 22... Nf6 23. Bh3 $1 {White correctly opens up the position - the
bishops need more space! However, the king is getting exposed now.} (23. Qb3 {
was too passive:} Rfe8 24. Bf2 Bb2 $15) 23... g6 24. e4 dxe4 25. fxe4 Bb2 $1 {
This brave attempt to play for a win was fully justified.} ({After} 25... Ng4
26. exf5 Rxf5 27. Rxf5 gxf5 28. Bf2 Bb2 29. Re1 $11 {Black wouldn't be able to
win the Pa2, so White should be OK.}) 26. exf5 Qxa2 27. Bf2 {Anand's move is
natural - White is connecting the rooks, so the pieces are located more
harmoniously. However, this loss of tempi allows Magnus to stabilise the
situation on the kingside.} (27. Rf2 $1 {[%cal Ge1c3] was safer:} Rad8 28. Rxd8
Rxd8 29. Bc3 {and White neutralises the dangerous passer:} Nd5 30. f6 Kf7 31.
Bxb2 axb2 32. Qxb2 Qxb2 33. Rxb2 {with a drawish endgame.}) 27... g5 $1 28.
Rfe1 $2 {White doesn't have time for a slow improvement - the Pa2 is simply
too strong!} ({The correct approach would be} 28. Bg2 Qf7 29. Bd4 $1 Bxd4+ 30.
Rxd4 {Now, when the dark-squared bishop is gone, White is able to stop the
pawn:} Ng4 31. Qd2 a2 32. Qxg5+ Qg7 33. Qxg7+ Kxg7 34. Ra1 Ra4 35. Rd2 Rfa8 36.
b5 Rb4 (36... Ne5 37. bxc6 bxc6 38. f6+ $1 Kxf6 39. Rf2+ Ke6 40. Re2 {and
Black cannot make any progress.}) 37. Rdxa2 Rxa2 38. Rxa2 Rb1+ 39. Bf1 cxb5 (
39... Ne3 40. Rf2 cxb5 41. Rf3 $11) 40. Re2 Kf6 41. h3 Ne5 42. Kf2 {White
should be able to achieve a draw quite easily.}) 28... Qf7 $1 29. Re6 $1 {
Vishy manages to find the best way to develop his counterplay.} (29. Rd6 {
was much worse:} Rfe8 30. Rde6 Ng4 31. Bxg4 hxg4 32. Qb3 Rxe6 33. fxe6 Qf3 34.
Qc4 Qd5 35. Qc2 Kg7 36. e7 Re8 37. Re3 Bd4 38. Rxa3 Rxe7 $19) 29... Ng4 $2 {
This natural move is not the best from an objective point of view, though
White's task is becoming extremely tough.} ({After the correct} 29... Rfe8 $1
30. b5 cxb5 31. Bg2 b4 32. Bf1 Kh8 33. Bc4 Rxe6 34. fxe6 Qe7 $17 {White still
would have some counter-chances, but Black's advantage is indisputable there.})
30. Bxg4 hxg4 31. Rg6+ Kh7 32. Rd7 $4 {That desperate move leads to a quick
loss.} ({At the same time, Vishy could have escaped by means of} 32. Re6 $1 {
[%cal Ge6e7]} Rfe8 (32... Qxf5 33. Rd7+ Kg8 34. Rg6+ Kh8 35. Rh6+ $11) 33. Be3
$1 {It turns out, that White has enormous attacking resources everywhere:} Be5
$1 (33... Rxe6 34. fxe6+ Qg6 35. Rd7+ Kh6 (35... Bg7 36. Qa2 {leads nowhere})
36. Bxg5+ $1 Kxg5 37. h4+ gxh3 38. Qd2+ Kh5 39. Qe2+ Qg4 40. Rh7+ Kg5 41. Qe3+
Kf5 42. Rf7+ Bf6 43. Qf2+ Ke4 44. Rxf6 h2+ 45. Kxh2 Rh8+ 46. Kg1 Qd1+ 47. Qf1
Qxf1+ 48. Rxf1 Kd5 49. Ra1 $11) 34. h4 $3 gxh3 35. Rg6 {[%cal Gc2e2]} Bg7 36.
Rd7 $3 Qxd7 37. f6 Qd1+ 38. Qxd1 Kxg6 39. Qd3+ Kxf6 40. Bd4+ Kf7 41. Qf5+ Kg8
42. Bxg7 Kxg7 43. Qxg5+ {with perpetual.}) 32... Qxd7 $19 {Unfortunately,
there are not many pieces left. Black easily wins now.} 33. f6 Qd1+ (33... Rxf6
{was also good enough:} 34. Rxf6+ Kg8 35. Rg6+ Bg7 36. Qa2+ Qf7 $19) 34. Qxd1
Kxg6 35. Qd3+ Kh6 36. h4 gxh3 0-1

[Event "3rd GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Baden Baden GER"]
[Date "2015.02.04"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Naiditsch, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2865"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2015.02.02"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 a6 5. a4 Nf6 6. h3 O-O 7. g4 e5 8. d5 c6 9.
Nge2 cxd5 10. exd5 Bxg4 11. hxg4 Nxg4 12. Qd2 Nd7 13. Ne4 f5 14. Bg5 Qb6 15.
Bh3 Ndf6 16. Nxf6+ Nxf6 17. Nc3 Qxb2 18. Rb1 Qa3 19. Rxb7 Rf7 20. Rb3 Qc5 21.
Qe3 Qc7 22. Qb6 e4 23. Qc6 Rc8 24. O-O Qxc6 25. dxc6 Rxc6 26. Rfb1 h6 27. Bxf6
Bxf6 28. Nxe4 Be5 29. Nd2 Rxc2 30. Nf3 Ra2 31. Bg2 Bf6 32. Nh2 Kg7 33. Bd5 Re7
34. Rb4 Rd2 35. Bc4 a5 36. Rb7 Rd4 37. Rxe7+ Bxe7 38. Bb5 h5 39. Nf3 Rf4 40.
Kg2 h4 41. Rd1 Rg4+ 42. Kf1 h3 43. Rd3 Bf6 44. Nh2 Rh4 45. Kg1 Bd4 46. Rf3 Kf6
47. Nf1 Be5 48. Ne3 Kg5 49. Kh1 Kf6 50. Nc4 g5 51. Nxa5 g4 52. Rd3 f4 53. Nc4
Rh7 54. Nxe5 dxe5 55. a5 Rc7 56. Ra3 Rc1+ 57. Kh2 Rc2 58. a6 Rxf2+ 59. Kh1 g3
60. a7 Rd2 61. Ra1 1-0

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic 3rd"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2015.02.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2865"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2015.02.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 a6 5. a4 Nf6 6. h3 O-O 7. g4 {An ambitious
move. White has gained some space and he would like to restrict Black's pieces
as much as possible.} ({Nevertheless} 7. Nf3 {is more popular.}) 7... e5 8. d5
c6 9. Nge2 cxd5 10. exd5 Bxg4 $6 {A creative reply, Black sacrifices a piece
for two Ps, but objectively this is not so good.} (10... Ne8 {was more solid,
and Black tries to play for ...f5.}) 11. hxg4 Nxg4 12. Qd2 Nd7 13. Ne4 f5 {
Black activates his central Ps. On the other hand White is also active, his
pieces are powerful.} 14. Bg5 $1 Qb6 15. Bh3 $1 {Another strong intermediate
move. White doesn't escape with his e4 N, he also attacks his opponent's N.}
Ndf6 (15... Qxb2 {could have been met by} 16. O-O $1 {. Finally White has
finished his development and now he is threatening Rfb1 trapping the Q.}) (
15... fxe4 16. Bxg4 Qxf2+ 17. Kd1) 16. Nxf6+ Nxf6 17. Nc3 $2 {A mistake, which
allows some counterplay for Black.} ({The simply} 17. b3 $16) ({or} 17. Bxf6
Bxf6 18. c3 $16 {was better for White.}) 17... Qxb2 $1 {The right move. Black
captures the P, and now he has some threats on the c-file.} 18. Rb1 (18. O-O $2
{is not working, because of} Rac8 {and Black is very strong on the c-file.})
18... Qa3 19. Rxb7 Rf7 $6 {An inaccuracy.} (19... Rab8 $1 {was the correct
reply to control the b-file,} 20. Rxg7+ (20. Rxb8 Rxb8 21. Bg2 e4 $132 {
with strong counterplay.}) 20... Kxg7 21. Bxf5 gxf5 22. Bxf6+ Kxf6 $1 ({
Of course not} 22... Rxf6 $2 23. Qg5+ Rg6 24. Qe7+ $18 {and White wins.}) 23.
Rxh7 f4 24. Qd3 Qc1+ 25. Ke2 Rf7 26. Rxf7+ Kxf7 27. Qf5+ $11 {and a draw with
perpetual check.}) 20. Rb3 Qc5 ({In he event of} 20... Qa1+ 21. Rb1 Qa3 22. Bg2
$16 {White is solid, his position is better.}) 21. Qe3 Qc7 22. Qb6 $1 {White
forces the exchange of Qs, because the endgame is better for him.} e4 23. Qc6 {
White closes the c-file, and he attacks the a8 R. On the other hand this is
not the best move.} (23. a5 $142 $16 {was more accurate.}) 23... Rc8 24. O-O (
24. Qxc7 Rfxc7) 24... Qxc6 25. dxc6 Rxc6 {Now Black has three Ps for the piece,
but the pair of Bs and the weak a6 P give an important target to White.} 26.
Rfb1 (26. Rd1 $5 {was also possible.}) 26... h6 27. Bxf6 Bxf6 28. Nxe4 $1 {
A trade of advantages. The endgame after 28...fxe4 29.Be6 is practically very
difficult for Black, so Carlsen decides to give up the P again. Moreover he
will win the c2 P.} Be5 (28... fxe4 $6 29. Be6 Kf8 30. Bxf7 Kxf7 31. Rb6 Rxc2
32. Rxd6 $16 {followed by Rbb6 and White is better.}) 29. Nd2 (29. Rb6 $5 {
was an interesting alternative.}) 29... Rxc2 30. Nf3 Ra2 31. Bg2 $6 {A dubious
move, White should take Black's B.} (31. Nxe5 $1 dxe5 32. Rb6 Rxa4 33. Rxg6+
Kh7 34. Rbb6 $16 {and White has a good winning chance.}) 31... Bf6 $1 {The
correct move. Black saves his B, which is very important for him.} 32. Nh2 Kg7
33. Bd5 Re7 34. Rb4 Rd2 $1 35. Bc4 a5 $1 36. Rb7 Rd4 37. Rxe7+ Bxe7 38. Bb5 h5
{With the amount of black pawns he has enough to compensate for the piece.
However the most important aspect is that White has no real targets: the
a5-pawn can be easily defended by the bishop.} 39. Nf3 Rf4 40. Kg2 h4 41. Rd1
Rg4+ {These type of checks are useful, because White has to decide about his K.
} 42. Kf1 ({In the event of} 42. Kh3 Rf4 43. Kg2 (43. Rd3 $6 g5) 43... Rg4+ {
is only a repetition of moves.}) 42... h3 {This is a really attractive move to
push the passed P, but on the other hand the h3-pawn could become a target.} (
42... Kf6 43. Rd3) 43. Rd3 $1 {White prepares for Nh2.} Bf6 $1 {A good move,
Carlsen doesn't want to protect the d6 P. Black's idea should basically always
be to play g5-g4 and connect the Ps.} ({The immediate} 43... g5 44. Nh2 (44.
Rd5 $5) 44... Rf4 $1 (44... Rh4 45. Rf3 $1 $16 {followed by Bd7 and Black
loses a P.}) 45. Rxh3 g4 46. Rc3 Bh4 47. Rc4 $1 Rxf2+ 48. Kg1 {followed by
Nxg4.}) 44. Nh2 ({Or} 44. Rxd6 Rf4 45. Rd3 g5 {followed by g4. I think the
position should be a draw.}) 44... Rh4 45. Kg1 {White prepares for a nice plan.
First he needs to free the N from h2. Then Nf3 or Nf1, followed by Kh2.} ({
Objectively} 45. Rxd6 $1 {was the best, but in a practical game, this is very
difficult.} Be5 46. Rd7+ Kf6 47. Kg1 Rb4 48. Rh7 $1 Rb1+ 49. Nf1 $14) 45... Bd4
46. Rf3 {White avoids the g5-g4 at the moment.} Kf6 47. Nf1 Be5 ({The reckless
} 47... g5 $6 {could have been met by} 48. Bd7 $1) (47... d5 $5 {was also a
possibility.}) 48. Ne3 {White prepares for Nc4 to win the a5 P, because his a4
will be a strong passed P.} Kg5 $6 {This move is a little bit strange. The K
prevents his g-P, so probably the black K has to go back to f6.} ({Black had
to play} 48... h2+ $1 49. Kh1 Rd4 {Black prepares for ...Rd2.} 50. Kg2 Kg5 51.
Rh3 d5 $11 {and of course Black still has a serious fight for equality, but
objectively the position should probably be very close to equal.}) 49. Kh1 $1 {
A very deep and calm move by Naiditsch. White is threatening Nc4, and he has
avoided ...Rg4+.} ({The immediate} 49. Nc4 $2 {allows} Rg4+ 50. Kh1 Kh4 $1 $11
{defending the h3 P. The position should be around equal.}) 49... Kf6 $6 ({
Probably the best practical chance would have been} 49... Rf4 $142 50. Rxf4 (
50. Rg3+ Kh4 51. Rxg6 Rxf2 $11) (50. Rxh3 Rxf2 {and I think Black should be
able to save the game.}) 50... Kxf4 51. Be8 g5 52. Bd7 Kf3 53. Bxf5 Kxf2 54.
Nc4 Bc3 55. Nxd6 Bb4 {and Black has also a good chance for to reach the draw.})
50. Nc4 {This is a slightly risky move, because White allows the quick g5-g4,
but this is the only chance to win the a5 P, otherwise White can't improve his
position.} g5 {Of course Black doesn't have anything better than to try and
create counterplay on the kingside as quickly as possible.} 51. Nxa5 g4 52. Rd3
f4 53. Nc4 Rh7 (53... g3 $2 {is not working, as} 54. fxg3 fxg3 55. Nxe5 g2+ 56.
Kh2 Kxe5 57. Bd7 {and White will win all the black Ps, moreover the a-P is the
correct colour to win with.}) 54. Nxe5 (54. Nxd6 $5 {was also strong.}) 54...
dxe5 55. a5 Rc7 {The rook must be activated.} 56. Ra3 Rc1+ {Of course Black
has to create some counterchance; the passive ...Ra7 loses without creating
difficulties for White.} 57. Kh2 Rc2 58. a6 $1 {Well calculated! Black's four
connected passed Ps are not so dangerous as White's one passed P on the
a-file! Of course the b5 B is the most important one for this.} Rxf2+ 59. Kh1
g3 60. a7 {The B from b5 covers the f1 square.} Rd2 (60... Rb2 61. Ra1 $18) 61.
Ra1 {and Black resigned, because he can't stop White from playing a8Q. A great
victory by Naiditsch!} (61. Ra1 Rh2+ 62. Kg1 Rg2+ 63. Kf1 Rf2+ 64. Ke1 h2 65.
a8=Q $18) 1-0

[Event "3rd GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Baden Baden GER"]
[Date "2015.02.04"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Naiditsch, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2865"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2015.02.02"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 a6 5. a4 Nf6 6. h3 O-O 7. g4 e5 8. d5 c6 9.
Nge2 cxd5 10. exd5 Bxg4 11. hxg4 Nxg4 12. Qd2 Nd7 13. Ne4 f5 14. Bg5 Qb6 15.
Bh3 Ndf6 16. Nxf6+ Nxf6 17. Nc3 Qxb2 18. Rb1 Qa3 19. Rxb7 Rf7 20. Rb3 Qc5 21.
Qe3 Qc7 22. Qb6 e4 23. Qc6 Rc8 24. O-O Qxc6 25. dxc6 Rxc6 26. Rfb1 h6 27. Bxf6
Bxf6 28. Nxe4 Be5 29. Nd2 Rxc2 30. Nf3 Ra2 31. Bg2 Bf6 32. Nh2 Kg7 33. Bd5 Re7
34. Rb4 Rd2 35. Bc4 a5 36. Rb7 Rd4 37. Rxe7+ Bxe7 38. Bb5 h5 39. Nf3 Rf4 40.
Kg2 h4 41. Rd1 Rg4+ 42. Kf1 h3 43. Rd3 Bf6 44. Nh2 Rh4 45. Kg1 Bd4 46. Rf3 Kf6
47. Nf1 Be5 48. Ne3 Kg5 49. Kh1 Kf6 50. Nc4 g5 51. Nxa5 g4 52. Rd3 f4 53. Nc4
Rh7 54. Nxe5 dxe5 55. a5 Rc7 56. Ra3 Rc1+ 57. Kh2 Rc2 58. a6 Rxf2+ 59. Kh1 g3
60. a7 Rd2 61. Ra1 1-0

[Event "3rd GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Baden Baden GER"]
[Date "2015.02.03"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Adams, Mi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2865"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2015.02.02"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Nd5 Bc5 6. Bg2 d6 7. O-O O-O 8. d3
Nxd5 9. cxd5 Nd4 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. Bd2 a5 12. e4 dxe3 13. fxe3 Qg5 14. Rf4 Bd7
15. a4 Rae8 16. d4 Bb6 17. Qb3 Qd8 18. Qc4 Re7 19. b4 axb4 20. a5 Ba7 21. Qxb4
c5 22. dxc6 Bxc6 23. Qb3 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Qd7 25. Raf1 Rc8 26. Rf5 h6 27. R1f2 Bb8
28. Bb4 Qc6+ 29. R2f3 Rcc7 30. Be1 Qe8 31. g4 Re4 32. h3 Rce7 33. Bf2 R4e6 34.
Rb5 Bc7 35. Rxb7 Qa8 36. Rb5 Re8 37. Qd5 Qxd5 38. Rxd5 Rb8 39. Bg3 g6 40. h4
Ra8 41. Be1 Re4 42. g5 h5 43. Rb5 Ra7 44. Kf1 Re8 45. Ke2 Rea8 46. Rf6 Ra6 47.
Bb4 Bxa5 48. Rxa5 Rxa5 49. Bxa5 Rxa5 50. Rxd6 Kf8 51. Rf6 Ra3 52. Kf3 Ke7 53.
Ke4 Ra5 54. Rf4 Rb5 55. d5 Rb3 56. Kd4 Ra3 57. e4 Rb3 58. Ke5 Rd3 59. Rf1 Rh3
60. Ra1 Rxh4 61. d6+ Kd7 62. Ra7+ Ke8 63. Ra8+ Kd7 64. Rf8 1-0

[Event "3rd GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Baden Baden GER"]
[Date "2015.02.03"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Adams, Mi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2865"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2015.02.02"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Nd5 Bc5 6. Bg2 d6 7. O-O O-O 8. d3
Nxd5 9. cxd5 Nd4 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. Bd2 a5 12. e4 dxe3 13. fxe3 Qg5 14. Rf4 Bd7
15. a4 Rae8 16. d4 Bb6 17. Qb3 Qd8 18. Qc4 Re7 19. b4 axb4 20. a5 Ba7 21. Qxb4
c5 22. dxc6 Bxc6 23. Qb3 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Qd7 25. Raf1 Rc8 26. Rf5 h6 27. R1f2 Bb8
28. Bb4 Qc6+ 29. R2f3 Rcc7 30. Be1 Qe8 31. g4 Re4 32. h3 Rce7 33. Bf2 R4e6 34.
Rb5 Bc7 35. Rxb7 Qa8 36. Rb5 Re8 37. Qd5 Qxd5 38. Rxd5 Rb8 39. Bg3 g6 40. h4
Ra8 41. Be1 Re4 42. g5 h5 43. Rb5 Ra7 44. Kf1 Re8 45. Ke2 Rea8 46. Rf6 Ra6 47.
Bb4 Bxa5 48. Rxa5 Rxa5 49. Bxa5 Rxa5 50. Rxd6 Kf8 51. Rf6 Ra3 52. Kf3 Ke7 53.
Ke4 Ra5 54. Rf4 Rb5 55. d5 Rb3 56. Kd4 Ra3 57. e4 Rb3 58. Ke5 Rd3 59. Rf1 Rh3
60. Ra1 Rxh4 61. d6+ Kd7 62. Ra7+ Ke8 63. Ra8+ Kd7 64. Rf8 1-0

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic 3rd"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2015.02.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2865"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2015.02.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]

{Michael Adams was Magnus Carlsen's second for his World Championship Match
2014 against Vishy Anand. Carlsen said that he included Adams in his team to
get a human feel to the preparations owing to the British player's excellent
positional understanding. Hence, this game which was played three months after
the World Championship match was extremely interesting.} 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3.
Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 {This line with four knights in the English is strategically
very complicated. Basically there are two ways for White to play. One is to
continue normally with Bg2 and later allow Black to take on c3 or as Carlsen
plays in this game, to jump with the N on d5.} 5. Nd5 {Marin recommends a
similar knight jump to d5 in his book on the English but there instead of Nf3,
White has played Bg2.} Bc5 {It was also possible to leave the bishop out on b4
and continue with 0-0 or e4 but this move Bc5 looks the most natural.} (5... e4
$5 6. Nh4 O-O 7. Bg2 (7. Nxb4 Nxb4 8. Bg2 d5 $1 $17) 7... Re8 8. O-O {With an
interesting position. THe important point to note is that White usually
refrains from taking on b4 because he considers his knight on d5 to be much
stronger and important than the B on b4.}) 6. Bg2 d6 (6... e4 {would be highly
inaccurate because of} 7. Ng5 $1 Nxd5 8. Nxe4 $1 Bxf2+ 9. Nxf2 $14 {And the
central pawns determine White's advantage.}) 7. O-O O-O 8. d3 {We reach the
main position of the opening. It could be said that Black has wasted a tempo
in playing Bb4-c5. Which means that if he had directly played his bishop to c5
from f8 then it would have been the same position apart from the White knight
being on c3 instead of d5. So the question to be asked is whether White has
benefitted from playing his knight to d5. Adams doesn't think so and he
exchanges it off.} Nxd5 (8... h6 {is the other way to go. This move prevents
the pinning of the knight with Bg5.} 9. a3 a5 10. Nxf6+ Qxf6 11. Nd2 {With an
interesting position as witnessed in the game Topalov-Epishin 1994. White
tries to reroute his knight to the d5 square via d2-e4-c3-d5.}) 9. cxd5 Nd4 (
9... Ne7 {can be met with} 10. d4 exd4 11. Nxd4 {At first glance this position
looks clearly better for White as he has more space due to the pawn on d5. But
things are not so clear as Black immediately looks for the exchange of one
pair of minor pieces.} Nf5 12. Nb3 $1 {This is the right way to claim an
advantage. White has more space and must definitely refrain from exchanges.} (
12. Nxf5 Bxf5 $11 {is a very fine position for Black.}) 12... Bb6 13. e4 Ne7
14. Re1 $14) 10. Nxd4 exd4 {A very unusual structure with both the sides
having doubled d-pawns has arisen. Who stands better? In general Black's dark
squared bishop is his main piece that defends his position. If magically you
could remove the c1 and the c5 bishop then White would be clearly better. The
main reason for that is the c7 pawn would be very weak. In general to attack
c7 for White would be much easier than e2 for Black. Carlsen's subsequent play
thus revolves around posing maximum problems to the c5 bishop.} (10... Bxd4 {
is plausible. A high quality game between Karpov-Anand, Frankfurt Rapid 1997
continued} 11. e3 Bb6 12. b4 Bd7 13. a4 a5 14. b5 f5 15. Bd2 Qf6 16. Rc1 Qg6
17. Rc4 {The game reached an interesting position and here Rae8 would have
maintained the balance but Anand went for} f4 $6 (17... Rae8 $1 $132) 18. exf4
$6 (18. Be4 $1 {would have given the advantage to Karpov.} Bf5 19. exf4 $14)
18... Qxd3 19. Qc1 exf4 20. Bxf4 $11 {With an interesting position.}) 11. Bd2
a5 {Stopping queenside expansion with b4.} 12. e4 $5 dxe3 (12... f5 $5 $132 {
Keeping the pawn structure without taking fxe3 was also an option.}) 13. fxe3 (
13. Bxe3 {Earlier I mentioned that it would be nice for White to get rid of
the dark squared bishops. But things have changed now. White's pawn structure
is no longer as compact as it used to be before the e3 break. In fact now it
makes more sense to preserve the bishops and block the black one with d3-d4.
As seen in the game, Black's dark squared bishop is left without much to do
after it is blocked with d4.} Bxe3 14. fxe3 Bd7 $11) 13... Qg5 14. Rf4 Bd7 15.
a4 Rae8 (15... Rfe8 $5 {Somehow it made more sense to keep the a8 rook where
it is for the time being. White is angling for the b2-b4 break and then the
rook on a8 could come in handy.}) 16. d4 Bb6 17. Qb3 {Putting the queen on an
active square on c4 before going for the b4 break.} Qd8 (17... Re7 18. Qc4 Rfe8
19. b4 $14 {is similar to the game with one difference being, the queen is on
g5 which is more active than the one on d8 as in the game. And this difference
turns out to be disadvantageous for Black because his queenside pawns will be
weak and fragile.}) 18. Qc4 Re7 19. b4 $1 {After this break White's advantage
starts to assume very real proportions. The point to note here is how
effectively each of White's piece is positioned and how passive black pieces
have become. The bishop on b6 is biting on granite. The bishop on d7 doesn't
know what to do. Queen is passive on d8 and even if White doubled the rooks on
the e-file, the bishop on d2 does a great job of defending everything.} axb4
20. a5 Ba7 21. Qxb4 c5 {Finally Adams tries to break free from the bind. It is
very instructive to see how Carlsen handles this position.} 22. dxc6 {This was
forced as it makes no sense to open the path for the a7 bishop by spoiling the
e3-d4 formation.} Bxc6 (22... bxc6 {This would have been wonderful if it was
possible because now Black can blast open the position with c6-c5. But the
problem is that the d6 pawn falls now.} 23. Qxd6 $16) 23. Qb3 {A very nice
move putting pressure on the f7 point.} Bxg2 24. Kxg2 {Almost magically Black
has been left with more weaknesses than White. White's advantage is made up of
the following factors: 1. The b7 and d6 pawns are weak. The e3 and a5 pawns
which can be source of counterplay for Black are securely defended by the d2
bishop. 2. The white rooks and queen have more weaknesses to focus upon in the
black position than the Black major pieces. 3. And the biggest advantage for
Black is his e3-d4 pawn structure which limits the a7 bishop. 4. One factor
which is in Black's favour is the weakness of the White king. Black king is
very safe on the g8 square. One has to understand that White's advantage is in
no way substantial. It is the kind of nagging edge which humans find very
irritating to defend against. For a machine, Black's position is completely
tenable.} Qd7 (24... d5 {would be a positionally desirable move but tactically
doesn't work due to} 25. Bb4 $18) (24... Rfe8 25. Qd5 $1 $14 (25. Raf1 {
would be inaccurate because of} d5 $1 {And black is back into the game. His
bishop can now be activated on the b8-h2 diagonal. Notice how Carlsen prevents
this d6-d5 move for Black in the game.})) 25. Raf1 Rc8 26. Rf5 $1 {Preventing
d5.} h6 27. R1f2 Bb8 28. Bb4 Qc6+ 29. R2f3 (29. Qd5 Qxd5+ 30. Rxd5 Rxe3 $11 {
is not something that White would want.}) 29... Rcc7 30. Be1 Qe8 (30... Qc4 31.
Qxc4 Rxc4 32. Rb5 $14) (30... g6 $1 {Pushing the rook away from the favourable
fifth rank.} 31. Rf6 Qc4 $1 32. Qxc4 Rxc4 $11 {Black is more than alright here.
}) 31. g4 Re4 (31... Qc8 $5 {was a better way to play} 32. Qd5 (32. Bf2 $2 g6
$1 33. R5f4 d5 $1 34. Qxd5 Rcd7 $17) 32... g6 33. R5f4 Rc2+ 34. Rf2 Rxf2+ 35.
Bxf2 Kg7 $11) 32. h3 Rce7 33. Bf2 {Once again Black's counterplay comes to a
standstill as the bishop comes just in time to defend the pawns.} R4e6 34. Rb5
Bc7 35. Rxb7 Qa8 $2 {The fatal mistake of the game. Now Carlsen has a winning
position.} (35... Bxa5 36. Rb8 Bd8 37. Bh4 Rd7 38. Qd5 $14 {looks scary for
Black but no real threat is apparent and he can defend this position.}) 36. Rb5
$1 Re8 37. Qd5 Qxd5 38. Rxd5 {White is a pawn up and maintains all his
positional trumps. The rest is very easy for Magnus.} Rb8 39. Bg3 g6 (39...
Rb2+ 40. Rf2 Rb3 41. Re2 Rbxe3 42. Rxe3 Rxe3 43. a6 Ra3 44. Bxd6 Bxd6 45. Rxd6
$18 {With two passed pawns, this should be a winning endgame.}) 40. h4 Ra8 41.
Be1 Re4 42. g5 $5 {Playing aggressively. The pawn on g5 is very safe because
the rook on d5 is very stable.} h5 43. Rb5 Ra7 44. Kf1 Re8 45. Ke2 Rea8 46. Rf6
Ra6 47. Bb4 Bxa5 48. Rxa5 Rxa5 49. Bxa5 Rxa5 50. Rxd6 {The rook endgame is
easily won.} Kf8 51. Rf6 Ra3 52. Kf3 Ke7 53. Ke4 Ra5 54. Rf4 Rb5 55. d5 Rb3 56.
Kd4 Ra3 57. e4 Rb3 58. Ke5 {Slowly and steadily Carlsen makes progress and
there is no way to prevent it.} Rd3 59. Rf1 Rh3 60. Ra1 Rxh4 61. d6+ Kd7 62.
Ra7+ Ke8 63. Ra8+ Kd7 64. Rf8 {The f7-pawn falls and the game is over. Where
was black's exact mistake is a very logical question that can be asked. I
think overall the structure was such that it was very difficult to create
counterplay for Black. And Adams would have drawn that position against many
great players in the world but against Carlsen! Well, that guy's technique is
just from another planet!} 1-0

[Event "3rd GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Baden Baden GER"]
[Date "2015.02.02"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Aronian, L."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2865"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2015.02.02"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. Qc2 Be7 7. e3 Nbd7 8.
Bd3 h6 9. Bh4 Nh5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O-O Nb6 12. Nf3 Bg4 13. Kb1 Nf6 14. Rc1
Nfd7 15. Ka1 O-O-O 16. Nd2 Kb8 17. Na4 Nxa4 18. Qxa4 Qh4 19. Rcf1 Qf6 20. Qc2
Rc8 21. Nb3 Rc7 22. Rc1 Rhc8 23. h3 Be6 24. Rhf1 h5 25. f4 g6 26. f5 gxf5 27.
g4 hxg4 28. hxg4 Nb6 29. gxf5 Bd7 30. Nc5 Re8 31. Rce1 Qd6 32. a3 Bc8 33. Qf2
Nd7 34. e4 dxe4 35. Nxe4 Qf8 36. Rg1 Rd8 37. Qh2 Qh8 38. Qxh8 Rxh8 39. Rg7 Nb6
40. Nf6 Rd8 41. Rg4 c5 42. Ne8 Rcd7 43. dxc5 Rxd3 44. cxb6 axb6 45. Rf4 R8d5
46. Ref1 Rd1+ 47. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 48. Ka2 Rd5 49. Ng7 Bd7 50. Kb3 Kc7 51. Re4 Kd6
52. Ne8+ Kc6 53. Ng7 Rd3+ 54. Kb4 Rg3 55. Rc4+ Kd6 56. Rd4+ Kc7 57. Nh5 Rg2 58.
Nf6 Bc6 59. b3 b5 60. Ng4 Re2 61. Nh6 Be8 62. Ng4 Bd7 63. Nh6 Be8 64. Ng4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic 3rd"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2015.02.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2865"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2015.02.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. Qc2 Be7 7. e3 Nbd7 8.
Bd3 h6 9. Bh4 Nh5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O-O Nb6 12. Nf3 Bg4 13. Kb1 Nf6 14. Rc1
Nfd7 15. Ka1 O-O-O 16. Nd2 Kb8 17. Na4 Nxa4 18. Qxa4 Qh4 19. Rcf1 Qf6 20. Qc2
Rc8 21. Nb3 Rc7 22. Rc1 Rhc8 23. h3 Be6 24. Rhf1 h5 25. f4 g6 26. f5 gxf5 27.
g4 hxg4 28. hxg4 Nb6 29. gxf5 Bd7 30. Nc5 Re8 31. Rce1 Qd6 32. a3 Bc8 33. Qf2
Nd7 34. e4 dxe4 35. Nxe4 Qf8 36. Rg1 Rd8 37. Qh2 Qh8 38. Qxh8 Rxh8 39. Rg7 Nb6
40. Nf6 Rd8 41. Rg4 c5 42. Ne8 Rcd7 43. dxc5 Rxd3 44. cxb6 axb6 45. Rf4 R8d5
46. Ref1 Rd1+ 47. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 48. Ka2 Rd5 49. Ng7 Bd7 50. Kb3 Kc7 51. Re4 Kd6
52. Ne8+ Kc6 53. Ng7 Rd3+ 54. Kb4 Rg3 55. Rc4+ Kd6 56. Rd4+ Kc7 57. Nh5 Rg2 58.
Nf6 Bc6 59. b3 b5 60. Ng4 Re2 61. Nh6 Be8 62. Ng4 Bd7 63. Nh6 Be8 64. Ng4
1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Baden Baden GER"]
[Date "2015.02.02"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Aronian, L."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2865"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2015.02.02"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. Qc2 Be7 7. e3 Nbd7 8.
Bd3 h6 9. Bh4 Nh5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O-O Nb6 12. Nf3 Bg4 13. Kb1 Nf6 14. Rc1
Nfd7 15. Ka1 O-O-O 16. Nd2 Kb8 17. Na4 Nxa4 18. Qxa4 Qh4 19. Rcf1 Qf6 20. Qc2
Rc8 21. Nb3 Rc7 22. Rc1 Rhc8 23. h3 Be6 24. Rhf1 h5 25. f4 g6 26. f5 gxf5 27.
g4 hxg4 28. hxg4 Nb6 29. gxf5 Bd7 30. Nc5 Re8 31. Rce1 Qd6 32. a3 Bc8 33. Qf2
Nd7 34. e4 dxe4 35. Nxe4 Qf8 36. Rg1 Rd8 37. Qh2 Qh8 38. Qxh8 Rxh8 39. Rg7 Nb6
40. Nf6 Rd8 41. Rg4 c5 42. Ne8 Rcd7 43. dxc5 Rxd3 44. cxb6 axb6 45. Rf4 R8d5
46. Ref1 Rd1+ 47. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 48. Ka2 Rd5 49. Ng7 Bd7 50. Kb3 Kc7 51. Re4 Kd6
52. Ne8+ Kc6 53. Ng7 Rd3+ 54. Kb4 Rg3 55. Rc4+ Kd6 56. Rd4+ Kc7 57. Nh5 Rg2 58.
Nf6 Bc6 59. b3 b5 60. Ng4 Re2 61. Nh6 Be8 62. Ng4 Bd7 63. Nh6 Be8 64. Ng4
1/2-1/2

[Event "77th Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2015.01.25"]
[Round "13.4"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Saric, Iv"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Qc7 5. O-O Nd4 6. Re1 a6 7. Bc4 b5 8. Nd5
Nxd5 9. Bxd5 Rb8 10. Nxd4 cxd4 11. d3 e6 12. Bb3 Bd6 13. Qh5 Bb7 14. f4 Bxf4
15. Bxf4 Qxf4 16. Rf1 Qe3+ 17. Kh1 O-O 18. Rf3 Qh6 19. Qe5 a5 20. a4 Bc6 21.
axb5 Rxb5 22. Qxd4 Qd2 23. Raf1 Qb4 24. Qf2 f6 25. Rf4 Re5 26. Rb1 a4 27. Ba2
Rb8 28. c3 Qb6 29. Qd2 Rb5 30. Rf2 Qc7 31. h3 h6 32. Qe3 Rg5 33. d4 Kh8 34. Re1
Bb5 35. e5 f5 36. d5 exd5 37. Bxd5 Bc4 38. Rd1 Re8 39. Bxc4 Qxc4 40. Rxd7 Qb5
41. e6 Qc6 42. Qf3 Qxe6 43. Rd5 Qe1+ 44. Rf1 Qe2 45. Rxf5 Rxf5 46. Qxe2 Rxe2
47. Rxf5 Rxb2 48. Ra5 Rc2 49. Rxa4 Rxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.25"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Saric, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[Annotator "Gormally,D"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Qc7 5. O-O Nd4 6. Re1 a6 7. Bc4 {White
has other choices here of course.} (7. e5 {is very forcing but Black should be
ok in most of these lines.} Nxb5 8. exf6 Nxc3 9. fxg7 Bxg7 10. dxc3 d6 11. Ng5
(11. Bf4 e5 12. Bg3 h6 {should also be ok for Black}) 11... Bf5 12. a4 Qc6 13.
Qe2 Bf6 {White has nothing} 14. Ne4 Bxe4 15. Qxe4 Qxe4 16. Rxe4 d5 {1/2-1/2
Anand,V (2753)-Kramnik,V (2807) Linares 2003}) (7. Bf1 Ng4 $1 {this seems like
a logical response, relocating the knight to a useful central square} 8. g3
Nxf3+ 9. Qxf3 Ne5 10. Qe2 e6 11. Bg2 d6 12. d3 Be7 13. Be3 O-O 14. a4 Nc6 {
and with good control over the central square d4 Black stood well in
Harikrishna,P (2726)-Zhigalko,S (2678) Dubai 2014.}) 7... b5 $5 {A risky, but
playable variation. I'm not convinced this would have been preparation though
as it's not easy to predict what sort of opening Carlsen will play- as Short
said in his typical droll style, Carlsen plays "condom" openings, ie he uses
them once then throws them away. This may be slightly harsh although it's well
known that Carlsen just likes to get a playable position out of the opening
then use his great understanding to outplay the guy later on.} (7... d6 {
is much more common. Of course this is intended to prevent e5 and now Black
has ideas of ...Bg4 or perhaps ...b5 so White is almost obliged to play} 8. Nd5
Nxd5 9. exd5 g6 10. Nxd4 cxd4 11. d3 h6 12. b4 Bg7 13. Qe2 Bf6 14. Qf3 Kf8 {
with some slight pressure for White in the game Kasparov,G (2847)-Leko,P (2736)
Linares 2003. Although I doubt it is much and the game ended in a draw. In
general these anti-Sicilian lines have been pretty much worked out and it's
difficult to prove any advantage - on the plus side however you are probably
in less danger of losing with White than you are in some of the sharp main
lines.}) 8. Nd5 (8. Bd5 Rb8 (8... Bb7 9. Bxb7 Qxb7 10. e5 {is slightly awkward
for Black;} Nxf3+ 11. Qxf3 Qxf3 12. gxf3 {with a nice lead in development}) 9.
e5 $6 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Qc6 {looks better for Black if anything as the bishop will
find its way to an excellent diagonal on b7.}) 8... Nxd5 9. Bxd5 Rb8 10. Nxd4 (
10. c3 Nxf3+ 11. Qxf3 e6 12. Bb3 {was another way to play for White. Perhaps
this isn't the most exciting opening in the world although I'm sure Carlsen
would have been confident of outplaying Saric from an equal position.} c4 13.
Bc2 Bb7 14. d4 cxd3 15. Bxd3 Bc5 $11) 10... cxd4 11. d3 e6 12. Bb3 Bd6 13. Qh5
{Carlsen defends against the threat on h2 actively. That's one of the things
you notice when following the games of the best players in the world - they
are always looking for the most ambitious way to play the position.} ({By
contrast a move like} 13. g3 {while not obviously bad, looks rather passive.
In general you don't want to weaken your king like this, as if the game opens
up later it may come back to haunt you. I'm sure a Speelman, or perhaps even
Deep Blue circa 1997, would not hesistate to play} h5 $1 {creating
counter-attacking chances on the kingside.}) 13... Bb7 14. f4 $1 Bxf4 15. Bxf4
{Perhaps not the best way to follow up his idea.} (15. Rf1 $1 {was more
consistent, although this seems to lead to a draw with best play. Not a bad
result for Carlsen in the context of the tournament- it would ensure victory
for him. But I doubt he cared much about this and was surely thirsting for
revenge for the defeat he suffered at Ivan's hands at the last olympiad.} Qe5 {
Presumably this is why Carlsen rejected this line, as this seems like a good
tactical response.} 16. Qf3 Bxh2+ (16... Bxc1 17. Qxf7+ Kd8 18. Raxc1 {looks
unpleasant for Black} Kc7 19. c3 $16 Bc6 20. Qf2) 17. Kh1 Bg3 (17... O-O $2 {
is just weak and drops a piece after} 18. Qh3 Bg3 19. Rf3) 18. Qxf7+ Kd8 19.
Bd2 Kc7 {and now with the bishop on g3 ensuring that the White king is
probably just as much danger as its counterpart, objectively he should bail
out to a draw with} 20. Ba5+ Kc6 21. Bd5+ $1 Kd6 (21... exd5 $2 22. Rf5 Qd6 (
22... Rbf8 23. exd5+ Kc5 24. Qxd7 $18)) 22. Bb4+ Kc7 23. Ba5+ $11) 15... Qxf4
16. Rf1 Qe3+ 17. Kh1 O-O 18. Rf3 Qh6 19. Qe5 a5 $1 {A very strong idea. This
is the problem for White in many of these anti-Sicilian lines - the bishop
become a target on b3. If White plays a3, then after the response ...a4
pushing the bishop back to a2, the c2-pawn will become vulnerable. And if he
plays a4 then the b-file is opened, which should give Black good counterplay.}
20. a4 Bc6 21. axb5 Rxb5 22. Qxd4 Qd2 23. Raf1 Qb4 24. Qf2 (24. Qxb4 $2 Rxb4 {
would of course be a disaster for White - ...a4 is coming when b2 drops.})
24... f6 25. Rf4 $1 {Typical of Carlsen, I think people underesimate how
tricky he is. Here he defends against the threat of ...a4 with a tactical idea.
} Re5 (25... a4 $2 26. e5 $1) 26. Rb1 a4 27. Ba2 Rb8 28. c3 Qb6 {Black has a
very comfortable game here and maybe even stands better.However over the next
part of the game, as he so often does, Carlsen outplays his opponent.} 29. Qd2
Rb5 30. Rf2 Qc7 31. h3 h6 32. Qe3 Rg5 33. d4 Kh8 34. Re1 Bb5 35. e5 $1 {
I must admit watching the game on the live webcam at this point, I was fully
convinced that Carlsen would win. (when you watch chess a lot, you get used to
Carlsen winning.) Suddenly the rook on g5 seems stranded on the kingside with
little to do. But credit to Saric he doesn't collapse and has just enough
trumps to hold the game.} f5 $1 {An essential move.} (35... fxe5 36. dxe5 {
might not seem to bad according to an engine, but from a human perspective the
threat of Bb1 and Qe4 will be extremely difficult to deal with.} Bc6 37. Bb1
Qd8 $6 38. Qd3 g6 39. Qd6 $1 {and White is dominating.}) 36. d5 exd5 37. Bxd5
Bc4 $1 {This is the problem. Carlsen still has the initiative, but more and
more material is coming off the board meaning that the game is becoming very
drawish.} 38. Rd1 Re8 39. Bxc4 Qxc4 40. Rxd7 Qb5 $1 {The last accurate move
that Saric has to find.} 41. e6 Qc6 42. Qf3 (42. Re2 Rg6 $1 {also offers White
nothing.}) 42... Qxe6 43. Rd5 Qe1+ 44. Rf1 Qe2 45. Rxf5 Rxf5 46. Qxe2 Rxe2 47.
Rxf5 Rxb2 48. Ra5 Rc2 49. Rxa4 Rxc3 {In the press conference afterwards, I was
told later that Carlsen looked very dejected. Every other chess player in the
world would be delighted to win the strongest tournament on the calendar but
instead Carlsen is fuming that he doesn't beat a much lower rated player with
the white pieces - that's probably why he's the best!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "77th Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2015.01.24"]
[Round "12.4"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4
Ba6 9. Qe2 Qc8 10. O-O c5 11. Nb5 Nbd7 12. Rac1 Qb7 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. b4 Nce4
15. Nfd4 Rac8 16. a3 Nd5 17. Bd3 Bxb5 18. Nxb5 Nxf4 19. exf4 Nf6 20. f5 exf5
21. Bxf5 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 a5 23. Rc7 Qd5 24. Bd3 Bd8 25. Bc4 Qg5 26. Rxf7 Qc1+ 27.
Qf1 Qxf1+ 28. Kxf1 Rxf7 29. Nd6 axb4 30. Nxf7 Be7 31. Nd8+ Kf8 32. Ne6+ Kf7 33.
Nc7+ Kg6 34. axb4 Bxb4 35. Nd5 Nxd5 36. Bxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.24"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4
Ba6 9. Qe2 Qc8 10. O-O c5 11. Nb5 Nbd7 12. Rac1 Qb7 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. b4 Nce4
15. Nfd4 Rac8 16. a3 Nd5 17. Bd3 Bxb5 18. Nxb5 Nxf4 19. exf4 Nf6 20. f5 exf5
21. Bxf5 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 a5 23. Rc7 Qd5 24. Bd3 Bd8 25. Bc4 Qg5 26. Rxf7 Qc1+ 27.
Qf1 Qxf1+ 28. Kxf1 Rxf7 29. Nd6 axb4 30. Nxf7 Be7 31. Nd8+ Kf8 32. Ne6+ Kf7 33.
Nc7+ Kg6 34. axb4 Bxb4 35. Nd5 Nxd5 36. Bxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.23"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Rc1 O-O 9. Nf3 Bg4 10. Be2 Qa5 11. O-O Qxa2 12. Rb1 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. Rxb7
Rab8 15. Rxb8 Rxb8 16. h3 Bd7 17. d5 Ne5 18. Bf4 Nxf3+ 19. Bxf3 Rb4 20. Qc1 Rc4
21. Qb1 Qb2 22. Qxb2 Bxb2 23. Rb1 Rb4 24. Be3 a5 25. Bc5 Rb5 26. Bxe7 Be5 27.
Rxb5 Bxb5 28. Bg4 Bb2 29. Bc5 a4 30. Bd1 f5 31. exf5 gxf5 32. f4 Kf7 33. g4 Bc1
34. Bd6 fxg4 35. hxg4 a3 36. Bb3 Bd7 37. g5 h6 38. gxh6 Kg6 39. Kf2 Kxh6 40.
Kf3 Kg6 41. Ba2 Bb2 42. Be5 Bf5 43. d6 Bd7 44. Bb1+ Kf7 45. Ke4 Bc6+ 46. Kf5
Bd7+ 47. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "77th Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2015.01.23"]
[Round "11.4"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Rc1 O-O 9. Nf3 Bg4 10. Be2 Qa5 11. O-O Qxa2 12. Rb1 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. Rxb7
Rab8 15. Rxb8 Rxb8 16. h3 Bd7 17. d5 Ne5 18. Bf4 Nxf3+ 19. Bxf3 Rb4 20. Qc1 Rc4
21. Qb1 Qb2 22. Qxb2 Bxb2 23. Rb1 Rb4 24. Be3 a5 25. Bc5 Rb5 26. Bxe7 Be5 27.
Rxb5 Bxb5 28. Bg4 Bb2 29. Bc5 a4 30. Bd1 f5 31. exf5 gxf5 32. f4 Kf7 33. g4 Bc1
34. Bd6 fxg4 35. hxg4 a3 36. Bb3 Bd7 37. g5 h6 38. gxh6 Kg6 39. Kf2 Kxh6 40.
Kf3 Kg6 41. Ba2 Bb2 42. Be5 Bf5 43. d6 Bd7 44. Bb1+ Kf7 45. Ke4 Bc6+ 46. Kf5
Bd7+ 47. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.21"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bd7 12. Qb3 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Bxc3 14. Rxc3
Bxc6 15. Bb5 Bd5 16. Bc4 Bc6 17. Bb5 Bd5 18. Bc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "77th Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2015.01.21"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, V."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bd7 12. Qb3 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Bxc3 14. Rxc3
Bxc6 15. Bb5 Bd5 16. Bc4 Bc6 17. Bb5 Bd5 18. Bc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8.
h3 h6 9. Re1 Re8 10. Nf1 a5 11. Ng3 Rb8 12. b3 Bb4 13. Bd2 Ra8 14. c3 Bc5 15.
d4 Bb6 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. c4 Nh7 18. Qe2 Nf8 19. Be3 c5 20. Rad1 Qf6 21. Nh5 Qe7
22. Nh2 Kh7 23. Qf3 f6 24. Ng4 Bxg4 25. Qxg4 Red8 26. Qf5+ Kh8 27. f4 Rxd1 28.
Rxd1 exf4 29. Bxf4 Qe6 30. Rd3 Re8 31. Nxg7 Kxg7 32. Qh5 Nh7 33. Bxh6+ Kh8 34.
Qg6 Qg8 35. Bg7+ Qxg7 36. Qxe8+ Qf8 37. Qe6 Qh6 38. e5 Qc1+ 39. Kh2 Qf4+ 40.
Rg3 1-0

[Event "77th Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2015.01.20"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Radjabov, T."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8.
h3 h6 9. Re1 Re8 10. Nf1 a5 11. Ng3 Rb8 12. b3 Bb4 13. Bd2 Ra8 14. c3 Bc5 15.
d4 Bb6 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. c4 Nh7 18. Qe2 Nf8 19. Be3 c5 20. Rad1 Qf6 21. Nh5 Qe7
22. Nh2 Kh7 23. Qf3 f6 24. Ng4 Bxg4 25. Qxg4 Red8 26. Qf5+ Kh8 27. f4 Rxd1 28.
Rxd1 exf4 29. Bxf4 Qe6 30. Rd3 Re8 31. Nxg7 Kxg7 32. Qh5 Nh7 33. Bxh6+ Kh8 34.
Qg6 Qg8 35. Bg7+ Qxg7 36. Qxe8+ Qf8 37. Qe6 Qh6 38. e5 Qc1+ 39. Kh2 Qf4+ 40.
Rg3 1-0

[Event "77th Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2015.01.18"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "Jobava, Ba"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]

1. b3 g6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. d4 c5 5. e3 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 7. Qd2 Nc6 8. f3
h5 9. Bb5 Qd6 10. Nge2 Bh6 11. Qd1 Bf5 12. Bc1 Bxc1 13. Rxc1 Rc8 14. Qd2 O-O
15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Na4 Rfe8 17. O-O e5 18. c3 h4 19. dxe5 Rxe5 20. b4 Rce8 21.
Nd4 h3 22. g3 Bc8 23. Nc5 Nd7 24. Nd3 R5e7 25. Rfe1 c5 26. bxc5 Nxc5 27. Nf4
Rxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 29. Qxe1 Ne6 30. Nfxe6 Bxe6 31. Kf2 Bd7 32. Qb1 Qc7 33.
Qb3 Bc8 34. a3 a5 35. Qb2 Ba6 36. Nc2 Qa7+ 37. Ne3 Bc4 38. f4 Kh7 39. g4 Qe7
40. Qc1 Qe4 41. f5 Qf4+ 42. Kg1 gxf5 43. gxf5 Bd3 44. Qe1 Bxf5 45. Nxf5 Qxf5
46. Qg3 Kh6 47. Qb8 Qf3 48. Qh8+ Kg6 49. Qg8+ Kf6 50. Qd8+ Kf5 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.18"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]

1. b3 {The game rarely truly begins at the first move, but with Jobava it is
no great surprise. The Georgian player is exceptionally gifted, but not your
standard top grandmaster. In his chess philosophy opening knowledge does not
deserve any prominent spot.} g6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. d4 c5 {Carlsen is a
clear favourite in the game and the world champion actively looks for early
conflict.} (4... d5 5. Qd2 a5 6. f3 h5 7. e4 dxe4 8. fxe4 a4 9. bxa4 Bh6 10.
Qd3 b6 11. Nf3 Ba6 12. Qd1 Bxf1 13. Rxf1 Nc6 14. d5 Na5 15. Qd4 c5 16. Qd3 O-O
17. h3 e6 18. d6 Nd7 19. g4 h4 20. e5 $14 {1-0 (48) Shengelia,D (2556)
-Schreiner,P (2460) Austria 2013}) 5. e3 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 {The choice of the
central structure was done in a hope, that the development of the bishop to b2
will turn out to have been slightly premature.} (6... O-O 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Nge2 d6
9. O-O Bg4 10. f3 Bd7 11. Ne4 Nd5 12. Qd2 f5 13. Bc4 e6 14. Nxd6 Qh4 15. Nxb7
Bh6 16. f4 g5 17. g3 Qh5 18. Nc5 $18 {0-1 (37) Bancod,R (2171)-Gallegos,P 
(2097) ICC INT 2009}) 7. Qd2 Nc6 8. f3 h5 {In retrospect Black might have been
somewhat unhappy about the missed chance to limit the scope of the
light-squared bishop of White.} (8... a6 $5 9. O-O-O h5 $15) 9. Bb5 Qd6 10.
Nge2 Bh6 11. Qd1 (11. Qd3 a6 12. Bxc6+ Qxc6 $15) 11... Bf5 {In the games of
strong players every small detail can gain great importance. It seem to have
been somewhat more precise to kick the b5-bishop away with the immediate 11...
a6 move.} (11... a6 12. Bxc6+ Qxc6 13. Bc1 Bg7 14. O-O Bf5 $15) 12. Bc1 Bxc1 (
12... Bg7 13. Bf4 Qd7 14. O-O $11) 13. Rxc1 Rc8 14. Qd2 O-O 15. Bxc6 (15. O-O
Nd8 16. Nd1 a6 17. Bd3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Nc6 $11) 15... bxc6 {A chess game can be
presented as a sequence of more or (sometimes) less successful choices. Lesser
players might have hoped to get more play after recapturing with the rook.} (
15... Rxc6 16. Nd1 b5 17. O-O Rfc8 18. Ne3 Bd7 $11) 16. Na4 Rfe8 17. O-O e5 18.
c3 (18. Rce1 Nd7 19. Ng3 Qf6 20. Nxf5 Qxf5 $11) 18... h4 19. dxe5 Rxe5 20. b4
$1 {Jobava is on alert and his pawn move fixes the central structure on light
squares. Black's bishop is now limited by 4 black pawns sitting on the light
squares.} Rce8 (20... Nd7 21. Nd4 c5 22. Nxc5 Nxc5 23. f4 Re4 24. bxc5 Qxc5 25.
Kh1 Rce8 $11) 21. Nd4 h3 22. g3 (22. Nxf5 Rxf5 23. g3 (23. gxh3 $2 Nh5 $17)
23... Rfe5 $15) 22... Bc8 23. Nc5 Nd7 24. Nd3 {The knight exchange on d7 would
have made it easier for Black to seek some activity with the timely c6-c5
advance.} (24. Nxd7 Bxd7 25. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 27. Qxe1 c5 28. bxc5
Qxc5 $15) 24... R5e7 25. Rfe1 c5 26. bxc5 (26. Rxe7 Rxe7 27. bxc5 Nxc5 28. Nf4
Ne6 29. Ndxe6 Bxe6 30. Re1 $11) 26... Nxc5 27. Nf4 (27. Rxe7 Rxe7 28. Nf4 $11)
27... Rxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 29. Qxe1 Ne6 {Carlsen does not want to risk a
situation in which the white knights will become too dangerous.} 30. Nfxe6 (30.
Ndxe6 Bxe6 31. Qe3 Qa6 32. g4 $1 Qxa2 33. Nxh3 a5 34. Ng5 $11) 30... Bxe6 31.
Kf2 {For a very original player like Jobava the situation on the board must
have seemed a bit tedious, but he certainly had some problems judging it
correctly to the last detail. Exchanging the minor pieces should have given
White an equal position.} (31. Nxe6 fxe6 32. Qe3 Qa6 33. a4 $11) 31... Bd7 32.
Qb1 Qc7 33. Qb3 Bc8 34. a3 (34. Qxd5 Qxc3 35. Qd8+ Kg7 36. Ne2 $11) 34... a5
35. Qb2 {White is unsure if opening of the position will be enough for a draw,
so he decides to wait.} (35. Qxd5 $1 Qxc3 36. Qd8+ Kh7 37. Ne2 Qc5+ 38. Ke1 Be6
39. Qh4+ Kg8 40. Qd8+ $11) 35... Ba6 36. Nc2 Qa7+ 37. Ne3 Bc4 38. f4 Kh7 39. g4
{The proverbial moves just before the time control are already made under some
pressure.} (39. a4 Qd7 40. Qc2 Qc6 $15) 39... Qe7 40. Qc1 $6 (40. a4 $1 Qe4 41.
Qb8 Ba2 $15) 40... Qe4 41. f5 Qf4+ 42. Kg1 gxf5 43. gxf5 Bd3 44. Qe1 Bxf5 (
44... d4 45. cxd4 Qxd4 46. Qd2 Kg7 47. Kf2 Qf4+ 48. Ke1 Bb5 $15) 45. Nxf5 $2 {
Just like tennis players chess players should also know that a very important
part of the match with better opponents is inner confidence, that a loss is
not the inevitable result. Jobava is trading minor pieces and the black
position strikingly jumps in value.} (45. Qf2 $1 Qg5+ 46. Qg3 Qh6 47. Qe5 Be6
$15) 45... Qxf5 46. Qg3 Kh6 $1 {The white king is locked in on g1 and the
queen endgame proves to be simply hopeless.} 47. Qb8 (47. c4 dxc4 48. Qh4+ Kg7
49. Qd4+ Qf6 50. Qxc4 Qg5+ 51. Kf2 Qg2+ 52. Ke3 Qxh2 53. Qd4+ Kg6 54. Qe4+ Kf6
55. Qh4+ Ke6 56. Qc4+ Ke7 57. Qh4+ f6 58. Qh7+ Kd6 $19) 47... Qf3 48. Qh8+ Kg6
49. Qg8+ Kf6 50. Qd8+ (50. a4 Qe3+ 51. Kf1 Qf4+ 52. Ke1 Qxh2 $19) 50... Kf5 0-1

[Event "77th Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2015.01.17"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Hou Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Be7 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3
Be6 9. Nc2 Bg5 10. Be2 Bxc1 11. Rxc1 Nf6 12. O-O O-O 13. Qd2 Qb6 14. Rfd1 Rfd8
15. b3 h6 16. h3 Qa7 17. Bf3 Ne7 18. Ne3 Nc6 19. Bg4 Nd4 20. Bxe6 fxe6 21. Nc2
Nxc2 22. Rxc2 Rd7 23. Qe2 Rad8 24. Rd3 Qc5 25. Na4 Qc6 26. Re3 b6 27. Nb2 Rf7
28. Rd2 Nd7 29. Nd3 a5 30. Nb2 Nc5 31. Nd1 Rdf8 32. Qe1 Rd8 33. Nc3 Rfd7 34.
Qd1 Na6 35. Qh5 Nc7 36. Rg3 Kh8 37. Rdd3 Re7 38. Rg6 Qe8 39. Rdg3 Rdd7 40. Nd1
Rf7 41. Qe2 Rf4 42. Qe3 b5 43. Nb2 Rdf7 44. c5 Qc6 45. Nd3 b4 46. Qe2 Rh4 47.
R6g4 Rxg4 48. Qxg4 Kg8 49. Qh5 Nb5 50. Rg4 Nc3 51. Qxh6 Nxe4 52. Qxe6 Nxf2 53.
Nxe5 Nxh3+ 54. Kh2 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Be7 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3
Be6 9. Nc2 Bg5 10. Be2 Bxc1 11. Rxc1 Nf6 12. O-O O-O 13. Qd2 Qb6 14. Rfd1 Rfd8
15. b3 h6 16. h3 Qa7 17. Bf3 Ne7 18. Ne3 Nc6 19. Bg4 Nd4 20. Bxe6 fxe6 21. Nc2
Nxc2 22. Rxc2 Rd7 23. Qe2 Rad8 24. Rd3 Qc5 25. Na4 Qc6 26. Re3 b6 27. Nb2 Rf7
28. Rd2 Nd7 29. Nd3 a5 30. Nb2 Nc5 31. Nd1 Rdf8 32. Qe1 Rd8 33. Nc3 Rfd7 34.
Qd1 Na6 35. Qh5 Nc7 36. Rg3 Kh8 37. Rdd3 Re7 38. Rg6 Qe8 39. Rdg3 Rdd7 40. Nd1
Rf7 41. Qe2 Rf4 42. Qe3 b5 43. Nb2 Rdf7 44. c5 Qc6 45. Nd3 b4 46. Qe2 Rh4 47.
R6g4 Rxg4 48. Qxg4 Kg8 49. Qh5 Nb5 50. Rg4 Nc3 51. Qxh6 Nxe4 52. Qxe6 Nxf2 53.
Nxe5 Nxh3+ 54. Kh2 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2820"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]

1. e4 c5 {Magnus is in a fighting mood - no Berlin after beating Aronian the
day before!} 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 {On the other hand Caruana lost to Wojtaszek
and is in a different frame of mind - no Open Sicilian either!} (3. d4 cxd4 4.
Nxd4 {The last game between our 2 protagonists featured} g6 ({Carlsen hasn't
played Sveshnikov structures with Black since 2010. In Wijk he faced} 4... e5
5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Be7 (6... g6 $5 7. Be3 Be6 8. N1c3 a6 9. Na3 Nf6 10. Be2 Bg7
11. Nc2 Rc8 12. Rc1 O-O 13. O-O Ne7 14. Na3 Nc6 15. Re1 Nd4 16. f3 Qb6 17. Rb1
Nxe2+ 18. Rxe2 Qb4 19. Rd2 Rfd8 20. c5 Qa5 21. Rxd6 Bf8 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Qe2
Bxc5 $15 {Ivanchuk,V (2715)-Jobava,B (2727)/Wijk aan Zee/2015/}) 7. N1c3 a6 8.
Na3 Be6 9. Nc2 Bg5 10. Be2 Bxc1 11. Rxc1 Nf6 12. O-O O-O 13. Qd2 Qb6 14. Rfd1
Rfd8 15. b3 h6 (15... Rac8 {is a more standard setup.}) 16. h3 Qa7 17. Bf3 Ne7
18. Ne3 Nc6 19. Bg4 Nd4 20. Bxe6 fxe6 21. Nc2 Nxc2 22. Rxc2 Rd7 23. Qe2 Rad8
24. Rd3 $11 {/+/=, Carlsen,M (2862)-Hou,Y (2673)/Wijk aan Zee/2015/ White has
a very slight edge due to his more flexible pawn structure, but he managed to
increase his pressure only in the late middlegame.}) 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. f3
Nxd4 8. Qxd4 Bg7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 a5 11. b3 a4 $6 ({Risky, as the pawn will
be vulnerable. The solid move is} 11... Be6 12. Rb1 Nd7 13. Be2 Nc5 14. O-O Qb6
15. Rfc1 Rfc8 {then} 16. Kh1 Qb4 17. Bg5 a4 $1 18. Bxe7 axb3 19. axb3 Nxb3 $11
{Van Wely,L (2691)-Iturrizaga Bonelli,E (2627)/Istanbul olm/2012/ /\} 20. Qd1
Bxc4 21. Bxc4 Qxc4 22. Rxb3 Qxb3 $1 23. Qxb3 Rxc3 {[%cal Rc3c1,Ra8a1] wins the
Q back.}) 12. b4 {[%csl Ra4]} Be6 13. Rc1 Nd7 14. Be2 Nb6 15. Nb5 $5 $146 ({
More ambitious than} 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 $14) 15... a3 (15... Rc8 16. Na3 $14
) 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. h4 $1 h5 18. g4 hxg4 19. fxg4 e5 20. Nb3 (20. Nb5 $5) 20...
Bc6 (20... Na4 21. h5 Be6 $14) ({or} 20... Be6 {are engine suggestions, but
they seem too passive. Carlsen seeks central counterplay, but doesn't equalise
either.}) 21. Bf3 f5 22. gxf5 gxf5 23. Na5 $1 f4 24. Bf2 $36 {[%csl Rd6,Rg8]
Caruana,F (2801)-Carlsen,M (2877)/Saint Louis/2014/ For more details see the
notes to this game in CBM 162 by Roiz.}) ({Magnus uses the bishop sortie
himself:} 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Qc7 (4... e5 5. O-O ({Rather soft; a more critical
line is} 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nxe5 Nxe4 7. Nxe4 Qd5 8. Qe2 Qxe5 9. f4 $13) 5... d6
6. d3 Be7 7. Bg5 O-O 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. Nd5 Be6 10. Bc4 g6 11. c3 Bg7 12. a3 Kh8 (
12... Ne7 $5 $11) 13. b4 f5 14. Rb1 b6 $6 {Caruana,F (2774)-Carlsen,M (2864)/
Moscow blitz/2013/} 15. Nxb6 axb6 16. Bxe6 Rxa3 17. bxc5 bxc5 18. Rb3 $14 {
[%csl Ge6,Rg7]}) 5. O-O Nd4 6. Re1 a6 7. Bc4 b5 8. Nd5 Nxd5 9. Bxd5 Rb8 10.
Nxd4 cxd4 11. d3 e6 12. Bb3 Bd6 13. Qh5 Bb7 14. f4 Bxf4 15. Bxf4 Qxf4 16. Rf1
Qe3+ 17. Kh1 O-O 18. Rf3 Qh6 19. Qe5 a5 20. a4 Bc6 21. axb5 Rxb5 22. Qxd4 Qd2
$11 {Carlsen,M (2862)-Saric,I (2666)/Wijk aan Zee/2015/}) 3... g6 {The most
usual move, but in the past Carlsen has slso played other standard
alternatives:} (3... e6 {became more fashionable after Anand-Gelfand in 2012
After} 4. O-O ({Anand preferred} 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 ({or} 5. b3)) 4... Nge7 {
Caruana's specialty is the rare} 5. d4 $5 (5. c3 {is played very often.}) ({
The same goes for} 5. Re1 Ng6 (5... a6 $142 6. Bf1 d5 $132) 6. c3 d5 7. Qa4 Be7
8. d4 O-O $5 9. exd5 Qxd5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Nbd2 Be7 12. Nc4 Qd8 13. Bxc6 bxc6
14. Nd4 c5 15. Nc6 Qc7 16. Nxe7+ Nxe7 17. Qa5 Qxa5 18. Nxa5 Ba6 19. Bg5 Rfe8
20. Rad1 h6 21. Bxe7 Rxe7 22. c4 Kf8 23. Rd6 Bb7 24. Red1 Ke8 {Wang,H (2752)
-Carlsen,M (2861)/Wijk aan Zee/2013/} 25. a3 $14 {[%cal Yb2b4]}) 5... cxd4 6.
Nxd4 Ng6 (6... Qb6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 Ng6 9. c4 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Rb1 Qc7
12. Be3 e5 $6 (12... Nf4 13. Bc2 e5 $14 {/~~ Caruana}) 13. g3 $1 d6 14. b4 Be6
15. Qd2 Rac8 16. b5 Bd8 17. Rfc1 Qd7 18. bxc6 Rxc6 19. Nd5 $36 {Caruana,F 
(2779)-Gelfand,B (2764)/Elancourt/2013/ For more details see the notes by
Caruana in CBM 157.}) 7. Be3 (7. Be2 Bc5 $5 8. Nb3 Bb6 9. c4 d6 10. Nc3 a6 11.
Kh1 e5 12. Nd5 Ba7 13. Bg4 O-O 14. Bxc8 Rxc8 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. Nxe3 Nge7 17. Rc1
a5 18. c5 dxc5 19. Nxc5 Nd4 20. Qd3 Qd6 $11 {Caruana,F (2839)-Nakamura,H (2767)
/London rpd/2014/}) 7... Be7 8. Be2 O-O 9. c4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Bf6 11. Qd2 b6 12.
Nc3 Bb7 13. f3 Qe7 14. a4 Rad8 15. Ra3 Be5 16. a5 f5 $6 (16... bxa5 $13 {/\}
17. Rxa5 d5 {[%cal Re5h2,Re7c7]}) (16... Bd6 17. Rb3 Bc5 $132) 17. axb6 axb6
18. exf5 Rxf5 19. Bd3 Rh5 20. h3 Bb8 21. Bxg6 hxg6 22. Bxb6 Rf8 23. Ne2 Rh4 24.
Qd3 Kh7 25. Bf2 $14 {/+/-, Caruana,F (2779)-Radjabov,T (2723) /Bucharest/2013/
For details see the notes to this game by Rogozenco in CBM 157.}) (3... d6 {
Nowadays more topical is} 4. O-O (4. Bxc6+ bxc6 5. e5 $5 (5. O-O e5 6. c3 Nf6
7. Re1 Bg4 8. h3 Bh5 ({The simple} 8... Bxf3 {is quite solid:} 9. Qxf3 Be7 10.
d3 O-O 11. Nd2 Ne8 12. Nc4 Nc7 13. b4 cxb4 14. cxb4 Ne6 15. Be3 Qd7 16. Rac1
Rfc8 17. Rc2 Rab8 18. a3 Bd8 19. Rec1 Bb6 20. Qg4 {Rublevsky,S (2679)-Tregubov,
P (2599)/Krasnoyarsk/2007/} Bxe3 21. fxe3 c5 $11) 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nd7 11.
Be3 Be7 12. Nbd2 O-O (12... exd4 13. Bxd4 O-O 14. Nf1 $14) 13. Qc2 Qc7 14. Rac1
Rfc8 15. Qd3 Qb7 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Rc3 Rab8 18. Rec1 {Palac,M (2604)-Tomic,B 
(2418)/Sarajevo/2012/} c5 $132) 5... Bg4 (5... d5 6. h3 $5 $14 {gives White
excellent practical results}) 6. h3 Bh5 7. O-O e6 (7... dxe5 8. g4 e4 $13) 8.
Re1 (8. d3 d5 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. Re1 Nc8 $1 11. Qe2 Nb6 12. b3 Be7 13. Bb2 O-O 14.
Nb1 a5 15. a4 c4 $1 16. dxc4 dxc4 17. Rd1 Qb8 18. Nbd2 cxb3 19. cxb3 Nd5 20.
Rac1 Qb6 $15 {Kabanov,N (2502)-Caruana,F (2767)/EU-ch Plovdiv/2012/}) (8. exd6
$142) 8... Ne7 (8... d5 $5) 9. exd6 Nd5 10. d3 Bxd6 11. Nbd2 O-O {and Black's
piece play should compensate for his split pawns:} 12. Nc4 (12. Ne4 h6 13. Ng3
Bg6 14. Ne4 Bh5 15. Ng3 Bg6 16. Ne4 {½, Rabiega,R (2501)-Boensch,U (2540)/
Austria/2002/}) 12... Bc7 13. Qe2 Kh8 14. Bd2 Nb4 15. Bxb4 cxb4 16. Qe3 Qd5 17.
g4 Bg6 18. Nfe5 Rfe8 19. Qf3 f6 20. Nxg6+ hxg6 21. Re4 f5 22. gxf5 exf5 23.
Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Qxd5 cxd5 25. Ne3 {Caruana,F (2757)-Gelfand,B (2740)/Zuerich
blitz/2013/} d4 $132 {[%cal Ye8e2]}) 4... Bd7 (4... Bg4 $5 5. h3 Bh5 {is for
the more aggressively minded.}) 5. Re1 Nf6 ({After} 5... a6 {Black must also
reckon with} 6. Bxc6 $5 Bxc6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Rc8 9. c4 Nf6 10. Nc3 Bd7 11.
b3 b5 12. Bg5 bxc4 13. Nd5 h6 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Qf3 h5 16. h3 Bh6 17. Nf5 Bf8
18. bxc4 e6 19. Rab1 Bc6 20. Qc3 $18 {Anand,V (2793)-Nakamura,H (2775)/London
blitz/2014/}) 6. c3 (6. h3 e6 7. c3 d5 $5 8. d3 (8. e5 $2 Nxe5) 8... a6 9. Ba4
b5 10. Bc2 dxe4 11. dxe4 e5 12. a4 Be7 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 15. Bg5 Be6
16. Na3 b4 17. Nb1 $6 (17. cxb4 cxb4 18. Nb5 Qb8 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Bd3 O-O 21.
Nh4 Rd8 $13) 17... O-O 18. Ba4 h6 19. Bh4 Rd8 20. Nbd2 g5 21. Bg3 Nd7 22. Bb3
Nf8 23. Qc2 f6 24. Nc4 Qa6 {Bologan,V (2732)-Carlsen,M (2837)/Biel/2012/} 25.
Nfd2 $11) 6... a6 7. Bf1 Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 g6 10. d3 Bg7 11. Be3 Nd7 12.
Nd2 O-O 13. Qd1 b5 14. Nf3 b4 15. Qa4 Qc7 16. d4 Rfb8 17. Rab1 e6 (17... Na7 $6
18. cxb4 Rxb4 19. Qc2 Nc6 20. dxc5 dxc5 21. a3 Rb7 22. Rec1 $36 {Efimenko,Z 
(2649)-Markos,J (2590)/Slovakia/2014/}) (17... a5 $5 18. Rec1 Qb7 19. Qd1 Rc8
20. Bc4 Nb6 21. Bf1 Nd7 22. Bc4 Nb6 {½, Haug,J (2121)-Lissang,C (2273)/
Stockholm/2014/}) 18. Rec1 (18. Qc2 a5 19. a4 Rc8 20. Bb5 bxc3 21. bxc3 cxd4
22. cxd4 Qb7 23. Qd1 Nb4 24. d5 exd5 25. exd5 Qc7 $132 {Partenie,M (2130)
-Ulbig,S/email/2011/}) 18... Ra7 19. Qd1 a5 20. Bf4 bxc3 21. bxc3 Rxb1 22. Rxb1
cxd4 23. cxd4 Nxd4 24. Nxd4 Bxd4 25. Qxd4 e5 26. Qd2 exf4 27. Qxf4 $14 {
Ottesen,S (2399)-Hansen,L (2182)/email/2010/}) (3... Nf6 4. e5 ({More usual is
} 4. Nc3 {- 3.Nc3}) 4... Nd5 5. O-O (5. Nc3 Nc7 $132) 5... g6 6. c3 Bg7 7. d4
cxd4 8. cxd4 Nc7 9. Nc3 Nxb5 10. Nxb5 O-O 11. Bf4 a6 12. Nc3 d6 13. exd6 exd6
14. h3 d5 15. Re1 Be6 16. Qd2 Re8 17. Re2 Qb6 18. Rae1 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Qxd4 20.
Qxd4 Bxd4 21. Nxd5 Rac8 22. Bd6 Kh8 23. Nc7 Red8 24. Nxe6 Rxd6 $11 {Zvjaginsev,
V (2636)-Bacrot,E (2722)/Moscow/2009/}) 4. Bxc6 {Caruana mostly plays the text
move.} ({The main alternative is} 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 (5. c3 Nf6 {is usually
just a transposition}) 5... Nf6 6. c3 (6. e5 Nd5 7. Nc3 Nc7 8. Bxc6 dxc6 9. Ne4
Ne6 (9... b6 10. Nf6+ Kf8 11. Ne4 h6 12. d3 g5 $5 (12... Kg8 13. h3 Kh7 $132)
13. Ng3 Be6 14. Qe2 Qd5 15. c4 Qd7 16. b3 f5 17. exf6 exf6 18. Bb2 Re8 19. Qc2
h5 20. Re3 h4 21. Ne4 Rh6 22. Rae1 h3 23. g3 Bf7 $13 {Rapport,R (2693)
-Moiseenko,A (2699)/Biel/2013/}) 10. d3 O-O 11. Be3 b6 12. Qd2 Nd4 13. Nxd4
cxd4 14. Bh6 c5 15. h4 Qd5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Ng3 Bb7 18. f3 Qe6 19. b3 {
½, Bacrot,E (2714)-Moiseenko,A (2699)/W Cup Tromsoe/2013/}) 6... O-O 7. h3 (7.
d4 d5 8. e5 Ne4 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Nbd2 cxd4 11. cxd4 c5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Nb3
Nxb3 14. Qxb3 Bg4 15. Nd4 Qb6 16. Qxb6 axb6 17. b3 Rfc8 18. a4 Bd7 19. f4 e6
20. Ba3 Bh6 21. g3 g5 22. Ra2 b5 $132 {Vegjeleki,A (2224)-Latronico,N (2441)/
email/2010/}) 7... Qb6 $5 (7... e5 8. d3 d6 9. a3 {[%cal Yb2b4] is perhaps
slightly more promising for White.}) 8. Ba4 (8. Bf1 e5 9. d3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5
11. Qb3 Qxb3 12. axb3 Rd8 13. g3 f6 14. Nbd2 Nc7 15. Nc4 Bf5 16. Rd1 Be6 17.
Be3 Bf8 18. Nfd2 Nd5 19. Re1 Bf7 20. g4 b6 $15 {Kamsky,G (2741)-Christiansen,L
(2579)/USA-ch Saint Louis/2013/}) 8... Rd8 9. d3 (9. d4 d5 $1 10. e5 Ne4 $132)
9... d5 10. e5 Nd7 11. d4 Nf8 $1 12. Na3 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bf5 14. Be3 Ne6 15. Qd2
Be4 16. Ng5 $1 (16. Rad1 $2 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Rac8 18. f4 Kh8 19. Bb5 Bh6 20. Be2
Ng7 21. Nb5 Nf5 22. Nc3 e6 23. Bg4 Nh4 24. Kh1 Rg8 $40 {[%csl Rh1][%cal Yg6g5]
Muminova,N (2315)-Hou,Y (2661)/Sharjah/2014/ After thorough preparation Black
gradually broke through on the kingside.}) 16... Nxg5 17. Bxg5 f6 $11 {Hou
Yifan}) 4... dxc6 (4... bxc6 {is somewhat more risky, as was seen a few rounds
later:} 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Nf6 (6... Nh6 7. c3 O-O 8. d4 {also gives White
chances to fight for an advantage}) 7. e5 Nd5 8. c4 Nc7 9. d4 cxd4 10. Qxd4 O-O
(10... d6 11. Bh6 $1 $36) 11. Qh4 f6 12. Nc3 Ne6 13. Ne4 fxe5 14. Nfg5 Nxg5 15.
Bxg5 Qb6 16. c5 $5 Qxb2 17. Rad1 $44 d5 $6 (17... Qxa2 $142 $5 {[%csl Ga7]})
18. cxd6 exd6 19. Rxd6 Bf5 20. Nf6+ Bxf6 21. Bxf6 Rab8 $2 22. Qc4+ Rf7 23. Red1
Qb1 24. h3 {1-0, Van Wely,L (2667)-Hou,Y (2673)/Wijk aan Zee/2015/}) 5. d3 Bg7
6. h3 Nf6 {White has swapped his light-squared B and places his pawns
strategically on the light squares, Black continues developing naturally and a
positional battle starts.} ({Carlsen is not attracted by} 6... b6 7. O-O e5 8.
Be3 Ne7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Nc4 f6 11. a3 a5 $2 {[%csl Ra5,Rb6]} (11... Nd5 $142 $1
$13) 12. b4 axb4 13. axb4 Rxa1 14. Qxa1 b5 15. Ncd2 cxb4 16. Qa2+ Kh8 17. Bc5
g5 18. Ra1 Bd7 19. Qa5 Qe8 20. Qxb4 Rf7 21. Ra7 Bf8 22. d4 $16 {Caruana,F 
(2716)-Kuznetsov,V (2427)/RUS-chT Olginka/2011/}) 7. Nc3 b6 ({Basically a
useful move, but Black usually plays it a bit later, preferring} 7... O-O 8.
Be3 b6 9. Qd2 ({Caruana probably would have played} 9. O-O {, transposing to
our game.}) 9... e5 10. Bh6 Qd6 11. O-O-O (11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. g3 $146 a5 13. Nh4
a4 14. a3 b5 15. Qe3 Rb8 16. f4 exf4 17. gxf4 Nh5 {[%csl Re1]} 18. Ne2 Qf6 19.
Nf3 Qxb2 20. Kf2 Qf6 21. Rag1 b4 22. Qxc5 {Hansen,E (2577)-Saric,I (2680)/Doha/
2014/} Nxf4 23. Nxf4 Qxf4 24. axb4 f5 $1 $36) 11... a5 12. Nh2 (12. Bxg7 Kxg7
13. g4 a4 14. Ne2 b5 15. Ng3 b4 16. Qg5 Re8 17. Nd2 a3 18. bxa3 h6 19. Qe3 Be6
20. Nb3 Rxa3 21. Qxc5 Qb8 $40 {Shirov,A (2697)-Leko,P (2722)/Dortmund/2002/})
12... a4 13. Ng4 Nh5 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Ne2 f6 16. g3 a3 17. b3 f5 18. exf5 Bxf5
19. Qe3 Rae8 20. f3 Nf6 21. Nxf6 Qxf6 $132 {Pedersen,H (2527)-Serradimigni,R 
(2477)/email/2006/}) 8. Be3 ({Black gets in the central advance even after} 8.
Bf4 Nd7 9. Qd2 h6 10. a3 e5 11. Be3 Qe7 12. O-O h5 13. Rfb1 a5 14. b3 O-O 15.
Bh6 Rd8 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qe3 Ba6 18. a4 Nf8 19. Ne2 Qf6 20. Ng5 Qd6 21. f4
exf4 22. Nxf4 Qd4 23. Re1 Ra7 24. Kh2 Qxe3 25. Rxe3 Re7 $11 {Chadaev,N (2574)
-Alekseev,E (2691)/Irkutsk/2010/}) 8... e5 $6 {Strategically sound, but right
now rather careless...} (8... O-O $142 9. O-O (9. Qd2 e5 {see 7...0-0 above})
9... Ne8 (9... e5 $5 {leads back to the game}) 10. Qd2 e5 (10... Nc7 11. Bh6
Ne6 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Ne2 $14) 11. Bh6 f6 12. Nh2 Qe7 13. Bxg7 Nxg7 14. f4 exf4
15. Qxf4 Ne6 16. Qh4 Nd4 17. Rf2 Rf7 18. Raf1 f5 19. Qf4 Be6 20. e5 g5 21. Qd2
c4 22. Rd1 cxd3 23. Qxd3 Rd8 $15 {Veinger,I (2597)-Wills,M (2500)/corr/1996/})
9. O-O $6 ({White misses an opportunity to play} 9. Nxe5 $1 Nxe4 10. Qf3 $1 f5
11. Bf4 (11. Nxg6 $5 hxg6 12. dxe4 O-O 13. Qg3 $14) 11... Qe7 12. Nxc6 ({
A simpler way is} 12. dxe4 Bxe5 13. O-O-O $1 $36) 12... Qe6 (12... Ng5+ $142 $1
13. Nxe7 (13. Qe3 Qxe3+ 14. fxe3 Nf7 {[%csl Rc6]}) 13... Nxf3+ 14. gxf3 Kxe7
$44) 13. dxe4 Qxc6 14. Nd5 (14. O-O-O $142 $1 $14) 14... Kf7 15. O-O-O fxe4 16.
Qxe4 Re8 17. Qf3 Bf5 18. Rhe1 Rad8 19. c4 Qa4 20. Qb3 Qxb3 21. axb3 Be4 22. f3
Bxd5 23. Rxe8 Kxe8 24. Rxd5 Rxd5 25. cxd5 Kd7 26. Kc2 b5 $2 (26... Bf6 {/\} 27.
Bb8 Kc8 $11) 27. Bb8 $1 a6 28. f4 $18 {[%cal Rb8e5] Macieja,B (2430)-Pyda,Z 
(2305)/Polanica Zdroj/1996/}) 9... O-O 10. a3 {As with Kuznetsov, Caruana
concentrates on the queenside.} ({However, White far more often plays} 10. Qd2
Qd6 11. Bh6 Nh5 12. Ne2 (12. Rae1 f6 13. Ne2 Be6 14. Bxg7 Nxg7 15. b3 a5 16. a4
Rfd8 17. Qe3 b5 18. Ra1 Bf7 19. Nh2 c4 $132 {Nijboer,F (2510)-Piket,J (2670)/
Amsterdam/1995/}) 12... f6 13. b3 (13. a3 a5 14. Nh2 Ra7 15. Rad1 Be6 16. Bxg7
Rxg7 17. Ng4 Rd7 {½, Vachier Lagrave,M (2458)-Lautier,J (2666)/Val d'Isere/
2004/}) (13. Bxg7 Nxg7 14. Nh2 Ne6 $11) 13... Be6 (13... g5 14. Bxg7 Nxg7 15.
Ng3 h5 16. h4 $1 Bg4 {Jansa,V (2449)-Zwardon,V (2383)/CZE-chT/2013/} 17. hxg5 {
/\} Bxf3 18. g6 $1 $40) ({Lautier's} 13... a5 $5 {deserves attention even here.
}) 14. Bxg7 Nxg7 15. Qh6 Rad8 16. Nd2 Bc8 (16... Nh5 $142 $5) 17. f4 exf4 18.
Rxf4 Qe5 19. Raf1 Qg5 20. Qxg5 fxg5 21. Rxf8+ Rxf8 22. Nc4 Rxf1+ 23. Kxf1 $14 {
Magem Badals,J (2573)-Alsina Leal,D (2531)/Barcelona/2011/}) 10... Qe7 (10...
Qd6 $5) 11. Qb1 $146 (11. Qe2 $6 {only helps Black in improving his knight with
} Nh5 12. Rfb1 Nf4 13. Qd2 Ne6 $11 {/=/+, Fougerit,V (2233)-Desbonnes,S (2332)/
France /2009/}) (11. Qd2 {also prepares queenside activity:} Nh5 12. b4 $1 cxb4
13. axb4 Qxb4 14. Rfb1 $14 {[%cal Rb1b6,Re3b6] wins the pawn back with an edge.
}) 11... Nh5 $5 {Carlsen wants to develop his own play on the opposite flank.}
(11... a5 12. Na4 $5 {[%csl Rb6]} (12. b4 axb4 13. axb4 Rxa1 14. Qxa1 cxb4 15.
Na4 Nd7 16. Nxb6 Nxb6 17. Bxb6 Bb7 18. Qa5 Ra8 19. Qc5 Qxc5 20. Bxc5 Ra2 $11))
(11... Rd8 $5 {Korotylev, /\} 12. b4 c4 $1 13. dxc4 Ba6 $11 14. Qb3 (14. b5 $2
cxb5 15. cxb5 Bb7) 14... Qe6 15. Nd2 Rxd2 16. Bxd2 Bxc4 $11) 12. b4 f5 $6 {
This seems too hasty, as it gives White a free hand on the queenside.} (12...
Nf4 $142 $1 13. bxc5 bxc5 $13 {[%cal Yf4e6,Yf7f5] improves the knight, f5 can
come later.}) 13. bxc5 f4 14. Bd2 bxc5 (14... Qxc5 15. Qb3+ Kh8 16. Qb4 $36 {
swaps queens and quashes Black's attacking ambitions.}) 15. Qb3+ {Very direct
and logical.} ({The engines recommend} 15. Qb2 Be6 16. Na4 $14 {[%csl Rc5,Re5]
[%cal Yb2c3,Ya4b2]} (16. Rfb1 $5 {is also interesting, stopping Rab8.})) 15...
Be6 16. Qa4 Rac8 ({After} 16... Qd7 $5 {[%cal Ye6h3] White should probably
play the prophylactic} 17. Kh2 $5 $14 (17. Ng5 c4 18. Qa6 f3 $5 $132)) 17. Qa5
(17. Qa6 $142 $5 g5 18. Rfb1 {[%cal Yb1b7] forces Black to lose a tempo with}
Rf7 19. Na4 g4 20. hxg4 Bxg4 21. Qc4 $36) 17... g5 $1 {Carlsen throws caution 
(and a pawn) to the winds and concentrates on his attack.} ({After} 17... c4
18. Na4 c5 19. Nb2 $14 {Black must defend his weaknesses.}) 18. Na4 ({
Consistent,} 18. Nh2 c4 $132 {is a concession.}) 18... g4 19. hxg4 Bxg4 20.
Qxc5 Qf6 21. Nh2 $6 {Gives the attack a new impulse.} (21. Rfb1 Qg6 22. Kf1
Ng3+ $1 23. Ke1 (23. fxg3 fxg3 {/\} 24. Ke2 Qh5 25. Rf1 Qh2 26. Qg1 Rxf3 $1 $19
) 23... Nxe4 $5 24. Qc4+ Be6 25. Qxe4 Bf5 (25... Qxg2 $2 26. Ke2 Bd5 27. Rg1)
26. Qc4+ (26. Qe2 Qxg2 $44 {|^}) 26... Be6 $11 {and repetition seems to be a
logical outcome.}) (21. Rfe1 Rf7 $5 $13 {[%cal Yg7f8,Yg8h8,Yc8g8]} (21... Qg6
22. Kf1 Ng3+ 23. fxg3 fxg3 24. Ke2 Qh5 25. Kd1 $1 $16)) 21... f3 $1 22. Nxg4 $8
(22. gxf3 $2 Bxf3 $19) (22. g3 $6 Bh3 $36 (22... Qg6 $5 $15 {/-/+})) 22... Qg6
23. Qe7 $1 {[]} ({The queen must quickly return, White can't afford} 23. Ne3 $2
Bh6 $19 (23... Nf4 $19)) 23... fxg2 (23... Qxg4 $2 24. Qg5 $16 {leads to a
premature queen swap.}) 24. Rfb1 (24. Rfe1 Qxg4 25. Qg5 Qxg5 26. Bxg5 Nf4)
24... Qxg4 25. Qg5 Qe2 26. Qe3 Qg4 27. Qg5 Qxg5 $1 ({Carlsen spurns} 27... Qe2
$11 {, Black already risks nothing by continuing the fight.}) 28. Bxg5 Nf4 {
[%cal Rf4h3]} 29. Bxf4 $2 {A serious error with disastrous consequences.} ({
The series of forced moves continued with} 29. Kh2 $1 {[]} Kh8 $1 (29... Bf6
30. Bh6 Bg7 $11) (29... c5 $5 30. Rg1 c4 31. Bxf4 exf4 32. Rxg2 cxd3 33. cxd3
f3 $44) 30. Re1 (30. Ra2 c5 31. Bxf4 exf4 32. Kxg2 f3+ $40 {[%csl Ra2]}) 30...
h6 31. Bh4 (31. Bxf4 exf4 32. e5 f3 $17) 31... Bf6 $15 {[%csl Gg2] Black holds
the initiative, but the game is far from over.}) 29... exf4 30. Kxg2 f3+ 31.
Kf1 $6 ({Black should gradually win after} 31. Kh3 Bxa1 32. Rxa1 Kf7 $17 {
, as his Pf3 remains very much alive. However, this was still more resilient,
as now White's king can't escape the mating net.}) 31... Rf4 $1 32. c3 ({
Caruana most probably overlooked} 32. Ke1 Rd8 $1 (32... Bxa1 $2 33. Rxa1 {
[%cal Ye1d2,Yd2e3,Ya4c5] is actually OK for White}) 33. Kd2 Rxe4 {[%cal Re4a4,
Re4e2]} 34. Nc3 Bh6+ 35. Kd1 Rh4 {with mate to follow.}) 32... Rd8 $1 33. d4 (
33. Rd1 Rh4 34. Ke1 Bh6 $1 $19 {[%cal Rh4h1]}) (33. Ke1 Rxd3 $19 {[%cal Rf4h4,
Rf4e4]}) 33... Bh6 {Black already had a choice:} (33... Rxe4 34. Nc5 Rh4 35.
Ke1 Bxd4 36. cxd4 Rdxd4 37. Rb8+ Kf7 38. Rf8+ Kxf8 39. Ne6+ Kf7 40. Nxd4 Rh1+
$19) (33... Bxd4 $142 $1 {and taking the bishop leads to mate after} 34. cxd4
Rh4 35. Ke1 (35. Kg1 Kh8 {[%cal Rd8g8]}) 35... Rxd4 $19) 34. Ke1 Rxe4+ 35. Kd1
c5 $1 $19 {Now the only winning move.} (35... Re2 $143 $6 36. Rb2 $15) 36. Kc2
(36. Nxc5 Re2 37. Nb3 Rde8 $19 (37... Kh8 $19 {[%cal Rd8g8]})) 36... cxd4 37.
Kd3 Re2 38. c4 Rxf2 (38... Rd2+ $142 $1 39. Ke4 Rxf2 $19) 39. Rd1 (39. Rb2 {
prolongs White's suffering, his position remains hopeless after} Rxb2 40. Nxb2
Rb8 41. Nd1 Kf7) 39... Re2 {[%cal Re2e3] Black's passed pawns will soon clinch
the point.} 0-1

[Event "77th Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2015.01.16"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Caruana, F."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2820"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 b6 8. Be3
e5 9. O-O O-O 10. a3 Qe7 11. Qb1 Nh5 12. b4 f5 13. bxc5 f4 14. Bd2 bxc5 15.
Qb3+ Be6 16. Qa4 Rac8 17. Qa5 g5 18. Na4 g4 19. hxg4 Bxg4 20. Qxc5 Qf6 21. Nh2
f3 22. Nxg4 Qg6 23. Qe7 fxg2 24. Rfb1 Qxg4 25. Qg5 Qe2 26. Qe3 Qg4 27. Qg5 Qxg5
28. Bxg5 Nf4 29. Bxf4 exf4 30. Kxg2 f3+ 31. Kf1 Rf4 32. c3 Rd8 33. d4 Bh6 34.
Ke1 Rxe4+ 35. Kd1 c5 36. Kc2 cxd4 37. Kd3 Re2 38. c4 Rxf2 39. Rd1 Re2 0-1

[Event "77th Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2015.01.15"]
[Round "5.6"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Aronian, L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8.
Qa4+ Nc6 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 Be6 11. O-O a6 12. Rfc1 Bd6 13. Qd1 Ne7 14. a3 Rfd8
15. b4 Nc8 16. Na4 b6 17. Nb2 Ne7 18. Nd3 Ng6 19. a4 a5 20. b5 Re8 21. Rc3 Bf5
22. Rac1 Rad8 23. Nd2 Rd7 24. g3 Nf8 25. Bg4 Nh7 26. Bxf5 Qxf5 27. Qf3 Qg5 28.
h4 Qe7 29. Rc6 Nf6 30. Nf4 g6 31. h5 Kg7 32. hxg6 fxg6 33. Nxd5 Nxd5 34. Qxd5
Bxg3 35. Qg2 Bd6 36. Nc4 Rf8 37. Ne5 Bxe5 38. Qxg6+ Kh8 39. Qxh6+ Kg8 40. dxe5
Qxe5 41. Rg6+ Kf7 42. Rc4 Qa1+ 43. Kg2 Rh8 44. Rf4+ Ke8 45. Re6+ Re7 46. Rxe7+
Kxe7 47. Re4+ 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8.
Qa4+ Nc6 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 Be6 11. O-O a6 12. Rfc1 Bd6 13. Qd1 Ne7 {A popular
system of the Ragozin Defence has been played. As usual in this structure,
White must start active play on the queenside while Black must create kingside
counterplay.} 14. a3 ({In the event of} 14. Na4 {there is nothing wrong with}
b6 {, e.g.} 15. b4 (15. Nc3 g5 $5 16. g3 Qg7 17. Qf1 f5 18. Bxa6 f4 19. exf4
Rxa6 $5 20. Qxa6 gxf4 21. Qd3 Bf5 22. Qd2 Be4 $36 {0-1 (29) Khairullin,I (2604)
-Khismatullin,D (2614) Ulan Ude 2009}) 15... g5 16. Nb2 Ng6 17. Nd3 Kg7 18. a4
a5 19. b5 h5 20. Rc3 Rad8 21. Rac1 Rd7 22. Nfe5 Nxe5 23. Nxe5 Bxe5 24. dxe5
Qxe5 25. Qd4 Qxd4 26. exd4 h4 27. Rxc7 Rxc7 28. Rxc7 {White has broken through
but Black easily holds his ground in this simple ending:} Rc8 29. Rxc8 Bxc8 30.
Bd3 Kf6 31. Kf1 Bg4 32. Ke1 Bf5 33. Kd2 Bxd3 34. Kxd3 g4 35. Ke3 Kg5 36. f4+
Kf5 {1/2 (36) Huzman,A (2605)-Jakovenko,D (2726) Plovdiv 2010}) ({To} 14. Rab1
{(which may look a better way to prepare b2-b4) Black can reply} Bf5 {and then
make use of the exchange of light-squared bishops by transferring his knight
to b6 and possibly c4:} 15. Bd3 c6 16. b4 Nc8 $1 17. a4 Nb6 18. a5 Nc4 19. Na4
Rfe8 20. Nc5 {1/2 (20) Babula,V (2583)-Dizdar,G (2541) Turin 2006}) 14... Rfd8
{This move is slightly mysterious; it is not clear what Black's rook will do
here. Practice has seen a lot of alternatives; here are some examples, in
which Black mostly obtained good play:} (14... Rad8 15. Na4 Bc8 16. Nc5 c6 17.
b4 g5 18. g3 Nf5 19. Ne1 Kg7 20. Bh5 Bc7 21. a4 Nd6 22. Bg4 Bxg4 23. Qxg4 Qe7
24. Ned3 Bb8 25. Qh3 Rfe8 26. Ra2 f6 27. Rac2 Qf7 28. Nxa6 $5 bxa6 29. Rxc6 {
1-0 (38) Gurevich,D (2499)-Zilberstein,D (2379) San Diego 2004} a5 $13) (14...
Rfe8 15. b4 c6 16. Na4 Ng6 17. Nc5 Re7 18. a4 Bg4 19. Ra2 (19. b5 {is
premature due to} axb5 20. axb5 Rxa1 21. Rxa1 Bxc5 {forcing} 22. dxc5) 19...
Rae8 (19... a5 $5 20. b5 b6) 20. Ne1 (20. b5 $5) 20... Bxe2 21. Rxe2 Nf4 22.
Rb2 {1-0 (40) Jobava,B (2678)-David,A (2597) Milan 2011} Qg5 $11) (14... c5 $5
15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Na4 (16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Rxc5 Qxb2 $11) 16... Ba7 17. b4 d4 18.
Nxd4 Rad8 19. Qf1 Bxd4 20. exd4 Nf5 21. Nc5 {1/2 (21) Jobava,B (2695)-Efimenko,
Z (2640) Rijeka 2010}) (14... b6 15. Qf1 Bg4 16. b4 c6 17. Na4 Rfb8 18. h3 Bf5
19. Qe1 g5 20. Nb2 h5 21. Nd3 g4 22. hxg4 Bxd3 $1 23. Bxd3 hxg4 24. Nd2 a5 25.
bxa5 Rxa5 26. a4 Rba8 $132 {0-1 (74) Maiorov,N (2516)-Aleksandrov,A (2601)
Minsk 2007}) (14... Rfb8 15. Na4 b6 16. b4 c6 17. Ne1 Bf5 18. Bd3 Bd7 19. Rab1
Ra7 20. g3 g6 21. Be2 h5 22. Bf3 Bf5 23. Rb3 a5 24. Nc3 axb4 25. axb4 b5 26. e4
dxe4 27. Bxe4 $6 Be6 $15 {0-1 (56) Laurusas,T (2222)-Swiercz,D (2501) Wroclaw
2010}) (14... g5 $5 15. g3 Qg7 16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Bd5 18. Nxd6 cxd6 19. Bc4
Bc6 20. d5 Bd7 21. Qd2 Qf6 22. Rc3 Rac8 23. Rac1 b5 24. Bb3 Rxc3 25. Rxc3 Rc8
$11 {0-1 (54) Aghasaryan,R (2235)-Lintchevski,D (2502) Kirishi 2008}) 15. b4
Nc8 16. Na4 b6 $6 {Too cautious.} (16... b5 $5 17. Nc5 Nb6 18. a4 Nc4 $132) 17.
Nb2 Ne7 18. Nd3 Ng6 {This manoeuvre is slightly illogical but it was necessary
to cover the e5-square. It looks like Black has not done anything terribly
wrong so far but in fact, his position is now very passive.} 19. a4 {[%cal
Ya4a5]} a5 20. b5 {Compare this position to the above-mentioned game
Huzman-Jakovenko: Black has not managed to push ...g7-g5 so he has no
counterplay. White gradually mounts pressure along the c-file.} Re8 (20... Bf5
21. Rc3 Rd7 22. Rac1 Re8 {may be a better arrangement of the rooks but it
doesn't solve the general problems.}) 21. Rc3 Bf5 22. Rac1 Rad8 23. Nd2 Rd7 (
23... Qe6 $142 {preventing the exchange of bishops. Still, White can gradually
prepare it:} 24. Bh5 $1 Rd7 25. h3 {as} Bxh3 26. gxh3 Qxh3 {doesn't work due to
} 27. Qg4) 24. g3 (24. Bg4 $1 {was possible at once as} Bxh2+ {obviously
didn't work.}) 24... Nf8 ({Again} 24... Qe6 {was called for. Still, after} 25.
Bf3 {[%cal Yd1b3] Black's defence was very difficult.}) 25. Bg4 $1 {A typical
exchange of a defender. Black's d5-pawn becomes more vulnerable, the c6-square
in White's full possession; besides, White can now activate his queen and even
his kingside pawns.} Nh7 26. Bxf5 (26. Ne5 $5 Bxe5 27. dxe5 Rxe5 28. Rxc7 {
E.Gleizerov}) 26... Qxf5 27. Qf3 $1 {Both endgame and middlegame are now bad
for Black.} Qg5 (27... Qe6 28. Nf4 (28. h4 $143 Nf6 {[%cal Yf6e4,Ye6h3]}) 28...
Bxf4 29. gxf4 {, and the c7-pawn gets even weaker.}) 28. h4 Qe7 29. Rc6 Nf6 30.
Nf4 g6 $6 {Black weakens his kingside, and his position collapses. Now it was
better to defend passively:} (30... Ba3 31. R1c2 Bb4) 31. h5 $1 Kg7 (31... g5
32. Nxd5 Nxd5 33. Qxd5 Bxg3 (33... Ba3 34. Qf5 Bxc1 35. Rxh6 f6 36. Qg6+ Qg7
37. Qxe8+ $18) 34. Qf5 {[%cal Rc6h6]} Bd6 35. Nc4 $18 {[%cal Rc4d6]}) 32. hxg6
fxg6 33. Nxd5 $1 Nxd5 34. Qxd5 Bxg3 35. Qg2 Bd6 36. Nc4 {[%cal Rc4d6]} Rf8 $2 (
36... Qd8 {was relatively better but after} 37. f4 $1 {[%cal Yc4e5] Black's
position could not be defended anyway} (37. Nxd6 $143 cxd6)) 37. Ne5 $1 Bxe5 ({
In the event of} 37... g5 38. Nxd7 Qxd7 {White's simplest way to convert his
material advantage was} 39. e4 Rf4 40. Kf1 {[%cal Re4e5]} Rg4 41. Qf3 Rf4 42.
Qg3 $1 Rxe4 43. Rxc7 $1) 38. Qxg6+ Kh8 39. Qxh6+ Kg8 40. dxe5 $18 Qxe5 41. Rg6+
Kf7 42. Rc4 Qa1+ 43. Kg2 Rh8 44. Rf4+ Ke8 45. Re6+ Re7 46. Rxe7+ Kxe7 47. Re4+
1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8.
O-O O-O 9. d5 Na5 10. Qc2 c6 11. dxc6 Nxc6 12. Rd1 Bd7 13. Bf4 Qc8 14. Rac1 Bf5
15. e4 Bg4 16. Qb3 Qe6 17. Qxe6 fxe6 18. e5 Nd5 19. Nxd5 exd5 20. Ng5 e6 21. f3
h6 22. fxg4 hxg5 23. Bxg5 Nxe5 24. Bf4 Nc6 25. g5 Bxb2 26. Rc2 Bd4+ 27. Kh1
Rad8 28. Rb1 Rf7 29. Bh3 Re8 30. Re2 e5 31. Rb5 Ref8 32. Be6 exf4 33. Rxb7 f3
34. Rd2 Kg7 35. Bxf7 Rxf7 36. Rxf7+ Kxf7 37. Rd3 f2 38. Kg2 Ke6 39. h4 Bb6 40.
Rf3 Ne5 41. Rf6+ Ke7 42. a4 Bd4 43. g4 Nxg4 44. Rf4 Nh2 0-1

[Event "77th Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2015.01.13"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Van Wely, L."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8.
O-O O-O 9. d5 Na5 10. Qc2 c6 11. dxc6 Nxc6 12. Rd1 Bd7 13. Bf4 Qc8 14. Rac1 Bf5
15. e4 Bg4 16. Qb3 Qe6 17. Qxe6 fxe6 18. e5 Nd5 19. Nxd5 exd5 20. Ng5 e6 21. f3
h6 22. fxg4 hxg5 23. Bxg5 Nxe5 24. Bf4 Nc6 25. g5 Bxb2 26. Rc2 Bd4+ 27. Kh1
Rad8 28. Rb1 Rf7 29. Bh3 Re8 30. Re2 e5 31. Rb5 Ref8 32. Be6 exf4 33. Rxb7 f3
34. Rd2 Kg7 35. Bxf7 Rxf7 36. Rxf7+ Kxf7 37. Rd3 f2 38. Kg2 Ke6 39. h4 Bb6 40.
Rf3 Ne5 41. Rf6+ Ke7 42. a4 Bd4 43. g4 Nxg4 44. Rf4 Nh2 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 f5 4. b4 Bg7 5. Bb2 a5 6. b5 a4 7. e3 Nf6 8. Be2 c6 9.
bxc6 bxc6 10. O-O O-O 11. Qc2 Qc7 12. Nc3 a3 13. Bc1 Nbd7 14. Rb1 Ne4 15. Nxe4
fxe4 16. Nd2 Nf6 17. Rb3 Bf5 18. Rxa3 h5 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. a3 h4 21. Bb2 h3 22.
g3 Qc8 23. Re1 Rb8 24. Bc3 Nh7 25. a4 Ng5 26. Rb1 Ra8 27. Qd1 c5 28. Rb6 Qe6
29. g4 cxd4 30. Bxd4 Bxd4 31. exd4 e3 32. gxf5 gxf5 33. Nf1 exf2+ 34. Kxf2 Ne4+
35. Ke1 Qf6 36. Qd3 Rxa4 37. Rb1 Qh4+ 38. Ng3 Kf7 39. Qf3 Kg7 40. Qf4 Qxf4 41.
Nh5+ Kf7 42. Nxf4 Ng5 43. d5 Kf6 44. Kf2 Ra3 45. Bd3 Ra2+ 46. Kg3 Ra3 47. Re1
Ne4+ 48. Kf3 Ng5+ 49. Ke3 Ra2 50. Re2 Ra3 51. Rf2 Ne4 52. Rf3 1-0

[Event "77th Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2015.01.12"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Wojtaszek, R."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 f5 4. b4 Bg7 5. Bb2 a5 6. b5 a4 7. e3 Nf6 8. Be2 c6 9.
bxc6 bxc6 10. O-O O-O 11. Qc2 Qc7 12. Nc3 a3 13. Bc1 Nbd7 14. Rb1 Ne4 15. Nxe4
fxe4 16. Nd2 Nf6 17. Rb3 Bf5 18. Rxa3 h5 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. a3 h4 21. Bb2 h3 22.
g3 Qc8 23. Re1 Rb8 24. Bc3 Nh7 25. a4 Ng5 26. Rb1 Ra8 27. Qd1 c5 28. Rb6 Qe6
29. g4 cxd4 30. Bxd4 Bxd4 31. exd4 e3 32. gxf5 gxf5 33. Nf1 exf2+ 34. Kxf2 Ne4+
35. Ke1 Qf6 36. Qd3 Rxa4 37. Rb1 Qh4+ 38. Ng3 Kf7 39. Qf3 Kg7 40. Qf4 Qxf4 41.
Nh5+ Kf7 42. Nxf4 Ng5 43. d5 Kf6 44. Kf2 Ra3 45. Bd3 Ra2+ 46. Kg3 Ra3 47. Re1
Ne4+ 48. Kf3 Ng5+ 49. Ke3 Ra2 50. Re2 Ra3 51. Rf2 Ne4 52. Rf3 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. d4 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. g3
Nbd7 9. Bg2 Nb6 10. O-O Re8 11. b3 {The whole line is harmless, and the text
move doesn't change the evaluation.} (11. Nf4 {is the most common continuation:
} c6 12. b3 (12. f3 c5 $1 13. Kh1 Bf8 14. Re1 Bd7 15. Nd3 cxd4 16. exd4 Rxe1+
17. Qxe1 Na4 18. Ne5 Rc8 19. Nxa4 Bxa4 20. Bd2 Nd7 {1/2 (20) Petrosian,T-Szabo,
L Amsterdam/Leeuwarden 1956 Candidates (ChessBase)}) 12... Bd6 (12... Bf8 13.
Nd3 a5 14. Ne5 Nfd7 15. Nd3 Nf6 16. Re1 Ne4 17. Bb2 Nxc3 18. Bxc3 a4 19. b4 Nc4
$132 {1/2 (71) Giorgadze,G-Emms,J (2500) Muenster 1995}) 13. Nd3 Bf5 14. Bb2 h5
15. h4 Qe7 16. Re1 Rad8 17. Ne2 Be4 18. Nef4 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 g6 20. f3 Qc7 21.
Qc2 Nbd7 22. Re2 Re7 23. Rae1 Rde8 $11 {1/2 (40) Smyslov,V (2605)-Farago,I 
(2460) Szolnok 1975}) 11... h6 {Two other, more straightforward continuations,
seen in practice long ago, are probably even more convincing:} (11... Bf5 $5
12. f3 c5 13. g4 Bg6 14. Nf4 cxd4 15. exd4 Rc8 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. Qd3 Bd6 {
'with the idea' Bh2, Qc7} 18. h3 Bb8 19. Bd2 Qd6 20. f4 Rcd8 $132 {0-1 (35)
Vera Gonzalez Quevedo,R (2485)-Chandler,M (2560) Novi Sad 1990}) (11... a5 $5
12. a4 (12. Bd2 Bf5 13. a4 c6 14. f3 Bb4 15. Re1 h5 16. Nf4 Qd7 17. Bf1 Bd6 18.
h4 Re7 19. Nce2 Qc7 20. Nc1 Nbd7 21. Ncd3 Rae8 $36 {1-0 (40) Bilek,I (2490)
-Planinec,A (2510) Skopje 1971}) 12... Bb4 13. f3 Bf5 14. g4 Bg6 15. Bd2 h6 16.
Re1 Bh7 17. Ng3 Nbd7 $15 {1/2 (33) Spassky,B-Petrosian,T Amsterdam/Leeuwarden
1956}) 12. Qc2 Bd7 13. a4 a5 14. Nf4 c6 15. Bb2 Bb4 16. Nd3 Bf5 17. Qd1 Bd6 {
Black's pieces are placed very well, and it is difficult for White to get
active play.} 18. Re1 Nbd7 19. Ba3 Bxa3 20. Rxa3 Nb8 $5 {[%csl Rb4][%cal Yb8a6]
} 21. Ra2 Na6 22. Rae2 Re7 23. Ne5 Nb4 24. e4 {Probably a correct decision.
White gets a slightly inferior position with an isolated central pawn but
easily holds it.} dxe4 25. Nxe4 Bxe4 26. Bxe4 Nxe4 27. Rxe4 Qd5 28. R4e3 {
It is important that Black's a5-pawn is vulnerable, and White can attack it by
means of Ne5-c4.} b5 29. Ng4 Rxe3 30. Nxe3 Qe4 31. Ng4 Qc2 32. Ne3 Qe4 (32...
Qxd1 33. Rxd1 Rd8 34. Kf1 $11 Nd5 35. Rc1 {[%csl Rc6]}) 33. Ng4 Qc2 34. Ne3 Qe4
1/2-1/2

[Event "77th Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2015.01.11"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "So, W."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. d4 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. g3
Nbd7 9. Bg2 Nb6 10. O-O Re8 11. b3 h6 12. Qc2 Bd7 13. a4 a5 14. Nf4 c6 15. Bb2
Bb4 16. Nd3 Bf5 17. Qd1 Bd6 18. Re1 Nbd7 19. Ba3 Bxa3 20. Rxa3 Nb8 21. Ra2 Na6
22. Rae2 Re7 23. Ne5 Nb4 24. e4 dxe4 25. Nxe4 Bxe4 26. Bxe4 Nxe4 27. Rxe4 Qd5
28. R4e3 b5 29. Ng4 Rxe3 30. Nxe3 Qe4 31. Ng4 Qc2 32. Ne3 Qe4 33. Ng4 Qc2 34.
Ne3 Qe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A42"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. Nf3 e5 5. Nc3 ({It's too early to swap queens:} 
5. dxe5 dxe5 6. Qxd8+ Kxd8 7. Nc3 c6 {Later on Black puts the king on c7 and
has no problems. Don't believe your engine that shows an advantage for White
here, this position is equal.}) 5... Nc6 (5... exd4 6. Nxd4 Nc6 {is another
story.} ({or} 6... Ne7)) 6. Bg5 {Provoking some sort of a concession.} (6. d5
Nce7 7. Be2 f5 8. exf5 Nxf5 (8... gxf5 $2 {is over optimistic. After} 9. Ng5 {
I managed to win against a strong opponent rather quickly:} Nf6 10. Bh5+ Kf8 $2
11. Bf7 $1 h6 12. Ne6+ Bxe6 13. Bxe6 $18 {1-0 (27) Postny,E (2637)-Delchev,A 
(2622) Haguenau 2013}) 9. O-O Nf6 {leads to one of the typical structures. I
believe that White should be slightly better, though it won't be easy to
establish a blockade on e4 without letting black's knight get to d4.}) 6... f6
(6... Nf6 $2 {loses material by force after} 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8+ Nxd8 9. Bxf6
Bxf6 10. Nd5 $18 {[%csl Rc7,Rf6]}) 7. Be3 Nh6 {The knight goes to f7, which is
in harmony with Black's previous move.} 8. h3 (8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10.
O-O-O+ Bd7 11. h3 Kc8 12. c5 Nf7 13. Bc4 Ncd8 14. b4 c6 15. Nd2 Be6 16. Be2 Bh6
17. Bxh6 Nxh6 18. Nc4 Ndf7 19. a4 Kc7 $11 {0-1 (60) Karpov,A (2725)-Seirawan,Y
(2600) Roquebrune 1992}) 8... Nf7 9. c5 $6 {A standad break, but too early in
this case.} ({The simple} 9. Be2 {looks like a better try for an opening
advantage.} O-O 10. O-O f5 (10... Bd7 11. c5 $1 exd4 12. Nxd4 dxc5 13. Nxc6
Bxc6 14. Bxc5 Nd6 15. Qb3+ Kh8 16. Bb5 $1 $14 {1/2-1/2 (56) Keres,P-Spassky,B
Moscow 1965}) 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Qxd8 Ncxd8 (12... Rxd8 13. Nd5 fxe4 14. Nd2 $14
) 13. Nd5 fxe4 14. Nd2 Ne6 15. Nxe4 Nf4 16. Bf3 Nxd5 17. cxd5 $14 {1/2-1/2 (70)
Bhat,V (2483)-Nakamura,H (2697) Mainz 2008}) (9. d5 {is always an option, of
course. However, it seems that White can benefit more if keeps the centre
flexible, at least for a while.}) 9... dxc5 10. dxe5 (10. dxc5 Qxd1+ 11. Rxd1
Be6 $11) 10... Nfxe5 11. Nxe5 fxe5 {Massive simplifications to follow. Black
has very little to worry about. All this has already appeared before.} 12. Bb5
(12. Bxc5 Qxd1+ 13. Rxd1 Bd7 14. Bc4 O-O-O $11 {1/2-1/2 (17) Petkov,V (2480)
-Jovanovic,Z (2543) Sibenik 2006}) 12... Bd7 (12... Qxd1+ 13. Rxd1 Bd7 14. Bxc5
O-O-O 15. O-O Nd4 $11 {1-0 (36) Kortschnoj,V (2665)-Kagan,S (2465) Beersheba
1978}) 13. Bxc6 {Anish decided to play it safe, not allowing the knight togo
to d4 by simply eliminating it.} (13. Qd5 Nd4 14. Bxd7+ Qxd7 15. Qxb7 O-O (
15... Nc2+ $2 {is just a waste of time, as the knight will have to go back to
d4 soon.} 16. Ke2 Rd8 17. Rhd1 Nd4+ 18. Kf1 $16) 16. O-O Rfb8 17. Qa6 Rxb2 18.
Rab1 Rb6 19. Qc4+ Qe6 20. Qxc5 Rab8 {with a balanced position.}) 13... Bxc6 14.
Bxc5 Bf8 {The bishop could achieve nothing from g7.} 15. Bxf8 (15. Be3 Qxd1+
16. Rxd1 Bd6 {followed by castling to the queenside is also equal.}) 15... Rxf8
16. O-O (16. Qg4 Qf6 (16... Qe7 {is also fairly safe.}) 17. O-O-O Rd8 18. Rxd8+
Kxd8 19. Rd1+ Ke7 {White doesn't have enough resources to harass black's king.
It's important that White's knight is restricted.}) 16... Qxd1 17. Rfxd1 Rd8 {
The game quickly simplified into an equal endgame.} 18. Rxd8+ Kxd8 19. Rd1+ Ke7
20. Nd5+ Bxd5 21. Rxd5 Ke6 22. f3 c6 23. Rd3 Rf7 24. Kf2 Rd7 {The exchange of
rooks doesn't change the evaluation of the position as drawish.} 25. Rxd7 Kxd7
26. h4 c5 27. g3 b5 28. b3 Ke6 29. Ke3 h6 30. f4 h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "77th Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2015.01.10"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Giri, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. Nf3 e5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 f6 7. Be3 Nh6 8. h3 Nf7
9. c5 dxc5 10. dxe5 Nfxe5 11. Nxe5 fxe5 12. Bb5 Bd7 13. Bxc6 Bxc6 14. Bxc5 Bf8
15. Bxf8 Rxf8 16. O-O Qxd1 17. Rfxd1 Rd8 18. Rxd8+ Kxd8 19. Rd1+ Ke7 20. Nd5+
Bxd5 21. Rxd5 Ke6 22. f3 c6 23. Rd3 Rf7 24. Kf2 Rd7 25. Rxd7 Kxd7 26. h4 c5 27.
g3 b5 28. b3 Ke6 29. Ke3 h6 30. f4 h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway sim"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2014.12.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Rajarishi, Karthi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "1960"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2014.12.14"]
[EventType "simul (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. O-O Bd6 8.
d3 O-O 9. Ne5 Qc7 10. f4 Nd7 11. Qh5 f6 12. Ng4 f5 13. Qg5 Nb6 14. Nf6+ Kh8 15.
Nh5 e5 16. Nd2 d4 17. Nf3 e4 18. Nh4 Rf7 19. exd4 Be7 20. Qg3 Qd8 21. dxc5 Bxh4
22. Bxg7+ Kg8 23. Bf6+ Bxg3 24. Bxd8 Nd7 25. Nxg3 exd3 26. c4 Nxc5 27. Ba5 Be6
28. Rad1 Rd7 29. Rfe1 Kf7 30. Re5 Nb7 31. Bc3 Re8 32. Nxf5 Bxf5 33. Rxf5+ Kg8
34. Re5 Rxe5 35. Bxe5 Nc5 36. Kf2 Na6 37. a3 Nc5 38. Ke3 Nxb3 39. Rxd3 Rxd3+
40. Kxd3 Kf7 41. f5 Nc5+ 42. Kd4 Na4 43. g4 Nb2 44. g5 Nd1 45. h4 Nf2 46. h5
c5+ 47. Kd5 Ng4 48. g6+ hxg6 49. fxg6+ Ke7 50. Bg7 1-0

[Event "Norway sim"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2014.12.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Martyr, Reginald"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2014.12.14"]
[EventType "simul (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Bd3 Nf6 8.
O-O Nxd4 9. Bxd4 Bc5 10. Bxc5 Qxc5 11. Qe1 e5 12. Na4 Qd4 13. Qa5 O-O 14. Nb6
Rb8 15. Rad1 d6 16. c3 Qc5 17. Qxc5 dxc5 18. Bc4 Nxe4 19. Rfe1 Nf6 20. Rxe5 Be6
21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Rxe6 Rbd8 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Kf1 Rd1+ 25. Re1 Rd2 26. Nc4 Rc2
27. Rb1 Ng4 28. f3 b5 29. fxg4 bxc4 30. a4 Kf7 31. h3 Kf6 32. Re1 Rxb2 33. Re4
Ra2 34. Rxc4 Ke6 35. g5 Ra3 36. Rxc5 Rxa4 37. Rc7 g6 38. Rxh7 Kf5 39. h4 Rc4
40. Ra7 Rxh4 41. Rxa6 Rc4 42. Rf6+ Kxg5 43. Rf3 Re4 44. Kf2 Kg4 45. Rd3 Kf4 46.
g3+ Ke5 47. Re3 Kd5 48. Rxe4 Kxe4 49. Ke2 g5 50. c4 Kd4 51. Kf3 Kxc4 52. Kg4
Kd5 53. Kxg5 Ke6 54. Kg6 Ke7 55. g4 Kf8 56. Kh7 Kf7 57. g5 Kf8 58. g6 Ke7 59.
g7 1-0

[Event "Norway sim"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2014.12.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "LakeMonster"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2014.12.14"]
[EventType "simul (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Bxe7 Nxe7 8.
dxe5 Nxb5 9. a4 O-O 10. axb5 Ng6 11. Nc3 b6 12. Qd5 c6 13. bxc6 dxc6 14. Qxc6
Be6 15. Rad1 Qc8 16. Qe4 Bf5 17. Qe3 Qb7 18. Nd4 Be6 19. f4 Bc4 20. Rfe1 Ne7
21. f5 Nd5 22. Nxd5 Bxd5 23. f6 gxf6 24. Nf5 Kh8 25. Qh6 Rg8 26. Qxf6+ Rg7 27.
Qxg7# 1-0

[Event "Norway sim"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2014.12.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Wilson, Rainn"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2014.12.14"]
[EventType "simul (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]

1. e4 g6 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Bc4 Bg4 5. Bxf7+ Kxf7 6. Ng5+ Ke8 7. Qxg4 Nh6
8. Qh3 Nd7 9. Ne6 Qc8 10. Nxg7+ Kd8 11. Ne6+ Ke8 12. Bxh6 Nf6 13. Nc3 Kf7 14.
d5 c6 15. O-O cxd5 16. exd5 Qc4 17. Ng5+ Ke8 18. Qe6 Qg4 19. Qf7+ Kd7 20. Rae1
Rae8 21. Re6 Qd4 22. Rfe1 Ng4 23. Rxe7+ Rxe7 24. Rxe7+ Kc8 25. Re8+ Rxe8 26.
Qxe8+ Kc7 27. Ne6+ Kb6 28. Qb5# 1-0

[Event "Norway sim"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2014.12.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Drozdowski, Kacper"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A56"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2014.12.14"]
[EventType "simul (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 c5 3. d5 a6 4. Nc3 b5 5. Nf3 d6 6. e4 b4 7. Na4 Nxe4 8. Bd3 Nf6
9. Bg5 g6 10. a3 a5 11. O-O Bg7 12. Qd2 O-O 13. Bh6 Bg4 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Ng5
Bd7 16. Bc2 h6 17. Nf3 Ra7 18. Rfe1 Qe8 19. Nb6 Bg4 20. axb4 Bxf3 21. bxc5 Bg4
22. h3 dxc5 23. hxg4 Qd8 24. Na4 Qd6 25. Nc3 Nxg4 26. g3 Qf6 27. Nb5 Ra6 28.
Bd1 h5 29. Ra3 e5 30. Nc3 Nd7 31. Ne4 Qd8 32. d6 Ngf6 33. Nc3 Nb8 34. Nb5 Nc6
35. Bf3 Nd4 36. Rxe5 Nxb5 37. cxb5 Rxd6 38. Qc3 Re8 39. Rxe8 Qxe8 40. Rxa5 Qc8
41. Ra7 Qf5 42. Ra3 Kh7 43. Ra6 Rd4 44. Rc6 Ne4 45. Qe3 Ng5 46. Bg2 h4 47. gxh4
Qb1+ 48. Kh2 Ne6 49. Qg3 Qxb2 50. b6 Qb4 51. b7 Qxb7 52. Rxe6 Qb4 53. Re7 Rxh4+
54. Bh3 Rf4 55. Be6 Kg7 56. Qe3 Rf6 57. Bh3 Qh4 58. Kg1 Rxf2 59. Re4 Re2 60.
Qc3+ 1-0

[Event "Norway sim"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2014.12.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Osinovsky, Stepan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2241"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2014.12.14"]
[EventType "simul (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 c5 3. d5 Ne4 4. Bc1 e6 5. c4 b5 6. cxb5 Qa5+ 7. Nd2 exd5 8. e3
a6 9. bxa6 Nxa6 10. Ngf3 Be7 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O Bb7 13. Ne5 Qc7 14. Nxe4 Qxe5
15. Ng3 g6 16. Bd2 Bf6 17. Bf3 Bc6 18. Bc3 d4 19. exd4 cxd4 20. Re1 dxc3 21.
Rxe5 cxb2 22. Rb1 Bxe5 23. Bxc6 dxc6 24. Ne4 Nb4 25. f4 Rfd8 26. Qb3 Bd4+ 27.
Kf1 Rab8 28. Rxb2 Na6 29. Qc4 Rxb2 30. Qxa6 Bg7 31. Ke1 h6 32. a4 Kh7 33. Qxc6
Rdb8 34. Nf6+ Kh8 35. Nd7 R8b3 36. Qa8+ Kh7 37. Qd5 Ra3 38. Qd1 Rxg2 39. Kf1
Rxh2 40. Kg1 Raa2 41. Qd5 Rhd2 0-1

[Event "Norway sim"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2014.12.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Xu, Grant"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E13"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2126"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2014.12.14"]
[EventType "simul (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. Nd2 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. e4
Bxc3 9. bxc3 g5 10. Bg3 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. h4 d6 13. hxg5 Qxg5 14. Rh5 Qg6
15. Rh4 Bf5 16. Bf4 e5 17. Rxh6 Qg4 18. Qxg4+ Bxg4 19. Bg5 Nd7 20. Bd3 Rfe8 21.
Kd2 e4 22. Bc2 Bf5 23. Rah1 Kg7 24. Ba4 f6 25. Bxd7 Bxd7 26. Bxf6+ Kf7 27. Rh7+
Kxf6 28. Rxd7 Rg8 29. Rh6+ Kf5 30. Rf7+ Kg5 31. Re6 Kh5 32. Rh7+ Kg5 33. Rxc7
Rgc8 34. Rxc8 Rxc8 35. Rxd6 Rxc4 36. Rd7 Ra4 37. Ke3 Rxa2 38. Kxe4 Rxf2 39.
Rxa7 Rc2 40. Kd3 Rb2 41. Rb7 b5 42. d5 Kf5 43. Kd4 Rd2+ 44. Kc5 Rd3 45. Rf7+
Ke4 46. Re7+ Kf5 47. d6 Kf6 48. Re1 Kf7 49. Kc6 Rxc3+ 50. Kxb5 Rd3 51. Kc6 Rc3+
52. Kb7 Rc2 53. d7 Rb2+ 54. Kc7 Rc2+ 55. Kd8 Rxg2 56. Rc1 Ra2 57. Rf1+ Kg7 58.
Rf4 Re2 59. Kc7 Rc2+ 60. Kd6 Rd2+ 61. Ke6 Kg6 62. Rf8 Re2+ 63. Kd6 Rd2+ 64. Kc6
Rc2+ 65. Kb5 Rb2+ 66. Kc4 Rc2+ 67. Kb3 Rd2 68. d8=Q 1-0

[Event "Norway sim"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2014.12.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Solsky, Itzhak"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E42"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "1942"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2014.12.14"]
[EventType "simul (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Nxc3 Nc6 8.
dxc5 a5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bb5 O-O 11. O-O Bg4 12. f3 Be6 13. Na4 Qe7 14. Bd2
Rfd8 15. Bc3 d4 16. exd4 Nd5 17. Qd2 Qf6 18. Rfe1 Nf4 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Nb6
Rab8 21. Re4 g5 22. d5 Qg6 23. Qd4 f5 24. Rxf4 gxf4 25. Qh8+ Kf7 26. dxe6+ Ke7
27. Qe5 Rb7 28. Re1 Rd3 29. Nc8+ 1-0

[Event "Norway sim"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2014.12.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Petersen, Caleb"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A03"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2014.12.14"]
[EventType "simul (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]

1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. d3 Na6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. e4
dxe4 9. dxe4 Nc7 10. e5 Nfd5 11. Ne4 Bf5 12. Qe2 Ne6 13. c4 Qb6+ 14. Kh1 Bxe4
15. Qxe4 Nc5 16. Qe2 Nb4 17. Be3 Nba6 18. a3 Qc7 19. b4 Ne6 20. Bh3 Qc8 21. f5
gxf5 22. Bxf5 Qc7 23. Qc2 Bxe5 24. Rae1 Bf6 25. Qe4 Kh8 26. Bxh7 Ng7 27. Ng5
Bxg5 28. Bxg5 f6 29. Be3 Qe5 30. Qxe5 fxe5 31. Bc2 Nc7 32. Rxf8+ Rxf8 33. Bxa7
b5 34. cxb5 Nxb5 35. Bc5 Nxa3 36. Be4 Ne6 37. Bxe7 Rf7 38. Bh4 Nd4 39. Kg2 Nc4
40. Bd3 Nf3 41. Re4 Ncd2 42. Re3 Nxh4+ 43. gxh4 Rd7 44. h5 Kg7 45. Rg3+ Kh6 46.
Be2 Rg7 47. Rxg7 Kxg7 48. Kf2 Ne4+ 49. Ke3 Nd6 50. Bf3 Nf5+ 51. Kd3 Nd4 52. Be4
Kh6 53. Bg6 Kg5 54. Kc4 Nb5 55. h4+ Kh6 56. Kc5 Nc3 57. Bf7 e4 58. Kd4 Nb5+ 59.
Ke3 Nc7 60. Bc4 Kxh5 61. Kxe4 Na8 62. Kd4 Nb6 63. Kc5 Na4+ 64. Kxc6 Nc3 65. Kc5
Kxh4 66. Kd4 Na4 67. Bb3 Nb6 68. Kc5 1-0

[Event "Norway sim"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2014.12.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Tang, Andrew"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2316"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2014.12.14"]
[EventType "simul (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 Ne4 8. Rc1
f5 9. h3 c6 10. b4 Bf6 11. Bd3 a5 12. a3 axb4 13. axb4 b5 14. O-O Re8 15. Ne2
Bb7 16. Ra1 Qe7 17. Ne5 Rxa1 18. Qxa1 Nd2 19. Rd1 Ra8 20. Qxa8+ Bxa8 21. Rxd2
Bb7 22. Ra2 Qd8 23. Ra7 Nxe5 24. dxe5 Qb8 25. Rxb7 Qxb7 26. exf6 gxf6 27. Bd6
Qa6 28. Nd4 Kf7 29. Be2 Qc8 30. Bh5+ Kg7 31. f4 Qd7 32. Kh2 Kh6 33. g4 fxg4 34.
hxg4 Kg7 35. g5 f5 36. Kg3 Kg8 37. Be5 Qc8 38. g6 hxg6 39. Bxg6 Qa6 40. Kh4 Qa1
41. Kg5 Qa7 42. Nxc6 Qd7 43. Nd4 Qe7+ 44. Bf6 Qf8 45. Nxe6 Qh6+ 46. Kxh6 1-0

[Event "Norway sim"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2014.12.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Manfay, Mate"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C04"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2214"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2014.12.14"]
[EventType "simul (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]

1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd7 6. Bd3 f6 7. exf6 Qxf6 8.
O-O Bd6 9. Nb3 O-O 10. c4 Bf4 11. Re1 e5 12. cxd5 Nxd4 13. Nbxd4 exd4 14. Bxf4
Qxf4 15. Re4 Qf6 16. Rc1 Nb6 17. Rxc7 Bf5 18. Ree7 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Rac8 20. Rxg7+
Qxg7 21. Rxg7+ Kxg7 22. Qxd4+ Kg8 23. h4 Rc1+ 24. Kh2 Rc7 25. Ne5 Rg7 26. d6
Nd7 27. f4 a6 28. g4 Re8 29. g5 h6 30. Qd5+ Kh7 31. g6+ Kh8 32. Nf7+ Kg8 33.
Nxh6+ Kh8 34. Nf7+ Kg8 35. Qh5 1-0

[Event "Oslo NRK TV"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "2014.11.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Norway"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B02"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2014.11.30"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]

1. e4 g6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Nxd5 Qxd5 6. d4 Bg7 7. c3 O-O 8.
Bd3 Bg4 9. O-O Rd8 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Qxf3 12. gxf3 Nd7 13. Re1 e6 14. Bf4 c6
15. Bc7 Re8 16. Rad1 Nf6 17. Be5 Nd5 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. c4 Nf4 20. Re4 Nxh3+ 21.
Kg2 f5 22. Rh4 Ng5 23. f4 Nf7 24. Rdh1 h6 25. c5 Rad8 26. b4 Rxd4 27. Rd1 Red8
28. Rh3 e5 29. fxe5 Nxe5 30. Re3 Nxd3 31. Re7+ Kf6 32. Rxb7 Nf4+ 33. Kf3 Rd3+
34. Kxf4 g5# 0-1

[Event "World Championship"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.11.23"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[Annotator "Nielsen,PH"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2014.11.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]

{With the score being 51/2-41/2 to Carlsen with 2 games to go, the match has
reached its crucial moment. Yet still there maybe was an expectation of
silence before the storm? A draw in this game at first seemed like a good
result for both, as Carlsen would guarantee himself a playoff, while Anand
could gamble everything with the white pieces in game 12. In tournaments
situations might often arise in which both player have mutual interests in a
draw, but in matches it is important to remember that what is good for your
oppenent, is bad for you! The discussions about the right strategy in these
situations reflect that its probably a very close decision, with no obvious
"correct" answer. In Brissago 2004, against Leko, Kramnik choose the Benoni as
Black, in order to gamble, while here Anand choose the Berlin, seemingly happy
to make a draw.} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:
06]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 4. O-O {
[%emt 0:00:09]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 5. d4 {[%emt 0:01:03] Carlsen hesitated
here for a few minutes, possibly contemplating the safer 5.Re1, as employed in
Chennai a year before, succesfully drawing and thus preserving his lead. There
however he was on +2, making a draw even more valuable.} Nd6 {[%emt 0:00:07]}
6. Bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} dxc6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 7. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nf5 {
[%emt 0:00:06]} 8. Qxd8+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kxd8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 9. h3 {[%emt 0:
00:08]} Bd7 $5 {[%emt 0:00:18] Anand is the first to deviate from games 7&9
where he went 9...Ke8. It might seem a bit strange that after getting into
trouble in game 7 he repeated ...Ke8, while after securing an easy draw in
game 9, he changed. However not doing the obvious, is an excellent way of
surprising, and springing this "mini" surprise, might be an indication that
despite the choice of the Berlin, he is not against a fight.} 10. Nc3 $5 {
[%emt 0:00:08] A slightly surprising decision. In the previous match in
Chennai, Anand as White choose:} (10. Rd1 {which is part of the point behind 9
h3, as now if Black wants to get his king to c8, he has to enter the
complications after 10...Kc8 11.g4 Ne7 12.Ng5 Be8 13.f4 h5. Recently however
Black has done well here, as well as the general trend in this match is Anand
welcoming, and Carlsen avoiding forced lines.} Be7 {was Carlsen's own choice
in the previous match, when he came close to winning game 4 after} 11. Nc3 (11.
g4 Nh4 12. Nxh4 Bxh4 13. Nd2 Kc8 14. Ne4 b6 15. Bg5 Bxg5 16. Nxg5 h6 17. Nxf7
Re8 18. f4 Be6 19. Nxh6 gxh6 20. f5 Bxf5 21. gxf5 Rxe5 {was drawn after a
couple of exact defensive moves by Black in Karjakin-Carlsen, Shamkir 2014.})
11... Kc8 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Rd2 c5 15. Rad1 Be6 {with Black having
solved his opening problems in the abovementioned game 4 of the 2013 WC-match.}
) 10... h6 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 11. b3 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Kc8 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 12.
Bb2 {[%emt 0:01:12]} c5 $5 {[%emt 0:01:30] Technically speaking a very rare
move, but in harmony with the current trend in this line, that Black will play
a quick ...c5.} (12... b6 {is the original concept, played by Kramnik in the
2000 WC-match against Kasparov, who got nowhere after} 13. Rad1 Ne7 (13... c5 {
Leko's move order, and would transpose to the main game.}) 14. Ne2 Ng6 15. Ne1
h5 16. Nd3 c5 17. c4 a5 18. a4 h4 {and Kasparov both in this game, as in the
match in general, did not manage to make any headway against the Berlin.}) 13.
Rad1 {[%emt 0:04:07]} b6 {[%emt 0:01:01] Despite the slight improvement in the
move order by Anand, it has now transposed into a recent game between Kokarev
and Leko from the Russian league. With Leko being one of Anand's seconds for
the previous match, one can guess at that it was preparation for Chennai. By
controlling the d4-square, Black avoids the White tries now considered maybe
most critical after 13...b6 starting with 14.Nd4!?, however at the cost at
giving white access to the d5-square. Optically it looks like an excellent
post for a white knight, but as the game shows, things are not as simple as
that.} 14. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:10:11]} (14. Nd5 a5 15. Nd2 Ne7 $1 {Contesting the
strong knight on d5 is part of Black's plan. If 16 c4, then ...a4 gives
excellent counterplay.} 16. Ne3 Nf5 17. Nd5 Ne7 18. Ne3 Nf5 {and the game was
drawn by repetition.}) 14... Be6 $5 {[%emt 0:09:58] Bologan and Jakovenko have
played ...Ne7 here, Ponomariov ...a5. Both decent moves, but so is Anand's,
getting ready to put his king on b7, and for the time being not retreating the
knight voluntarily.} 15. Nd5 {[%emt 0:02:42]} g5 {[%emt 0:01:35] Not allowing
a white Nf4, harassing the bishop on e6. It does create a "hole" on f6, but
gains space, and makes it more difficult for White to immediately expand on
the kingside.} 16. c4 {[%emt 0:10:30]} Kb7 {[%emt 0:09:49] A very principled
position, where both players have their intended setup. White's argument will
be that space does matter, that d5 is an outpost of value, and that he can
roll forward eventually on the kingside, while Black will claim his position
is solid, and that potentially White's queenside structure soon fixed on white
squares is vulnerable.} 17. Kh2 {[%emt 0:13:27] Not hesitating, Carlsen's
prepares for expanding on the kingside.} a5 {[%emt 0:14:59]} 18. a4 {[%emt 0:
01:37] Of course weakening b3, but allowing ...a4, would give Black immediate,
counterplay.} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 19. g4 {[%emt 0:02:23]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:06:53]
A good defensive move, taking precautions against White's plan of Kg3+h4.
However already here instead of defense, being aggressive with: 19...b5!?
would have been an interesting try, as after 20.axb5 a4 Black has serious
counterplay.} 20. Kg3 {[%emt 0:02:59]} Be7 {[%emt 0:02:16] In line with the
idea of stopping a white h4.} 21. Nd2 {[%emt 0:09:31]} ({If} 21. Nxe7 Nxe7 22.
h4 $2 {then} gxh4+ $1 {followed by 23...Rag8 when it's Black who benefits from
the immediate opening of fire on the kingside.}) 21... Rhd8 {[%emt 0:07:06]}
22. Ne4 {[%emt 0:01:51]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:00:35] An interesting position. At first
sight it looks like Black is solid, but passive, and the defining factor will
be if White is able to break through on the kingside. However as shown by the
game, Black has a powerful resource in ...b5 creating counterplay on the
queenside. Thus the task for White here is to find a prophylactic measure,
preventing ...b5 but keeping the long-term prospects on the kingside. Easier
said than done.} 23. Nef6 {[%emt 0:09:34]} ({During the game I thought} 23. Bc3
$5 {was the right move, but even there after} b5 {Black has counterplay after}
24. axb5 c6 25. bxc6+ Kxc6 {when it's not easy for White to keep Black's
potential under control. In the game it's an even more difficult task, but
Carlsen manages it extremely well!}) 23... b5 $1 {[%emt 0:09:48] A strong and
thematic move. The idea is that after 24.axb5 a4 25.bxa4 Rxa4 Black has more
than sufficient compensation for the pawn, due to the a-file and the weakness
of the pawn on c4. An even worse move is 24.cxb5 c6! 25.bxc6+ Kxc6 undermining
the knight on d5, and thus the pawn on b3 will fall. However Carlsen adapts
very well to the situation, not panicking but instead very much adapting to
the circumstance with a realistic defensive move. Despite the momentum having
swung in Anand's favour, it is however worth noting that Carlsen's chances of
winning the game have also improved. For a while Black now gets chances, the
stakes have risen, and any mistake can turn the tables, while without ...b5
both players' margin of error was bigger.} 24. Bc3 $5 {[%emt 0:08:39] Getting
out of the way of a black rook soon to be in the b-file, as well as eying the
pawn on a5 too.} bxa4 {[%emt 0:03:59]} 25. bxa4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:
00:19]} 26. Kf3 $6 {[%emt 0:07:38] Much praised and combined with 23.Nef6
maybe match winning inaccuracies! Because while objectively Black now has the
chance to get the upper hand, Carlsen does seek to put pressure on his
opponent by marching forward with his king.} Rdb8 $6 {[%emt 0:21:53] Logical,
but letting a big chance slip.} ({With} 26... Be7 $1 {Anand could have given
the match a dramatic turn. The game would not at all be decided yet, but Black
keeps a stabe edge. It might seem pardoxical that Anand would play ...Be7
earlier in this game, instead of the maybe more obvious looking ...Bg7, but
there it had the specific point of preventing a white h4. Here however looks
just strange, but has the advantage that Nh5 is not with tempo, as indeed
would be the case after ...Bg7. The tactical problem is that after} 27. Ke4
Bxf6 $1 28. exf6 Bxd5+ $1 29. cxd5+ Kd6 {it's the black king which feels safe
and comfortable in the centre, as the d5-pawn provides him excellent cover,
while its white counterpart suddenly feels very awkwardly placed. Carlsen
certainly has ways to fight on after 26...Be7, and objectively the position
most likely is drawn, but he would be facing an uphill struggle, while now
certainly all 3 results are in play.}) 27. Ke4 {[%emt 0:02:54]} Rb4 $6 {
[%emt 0:03:22] As Anand admitted at the press conference his emotions got the
better of him, and he erred first. The stakes do simply not get higher, and
the pressure on the players obviously is immense. Anand tries maximising the
pressure on Carlsen, but while it does put pressure, the move lacks just a bit
in objective quality. The idea is right, the execution however flawed.} (27...
Rb3 $1 {is the better move. Thus} 28. Rb1 {is logical, but then Black has the
pleasant choice of either} ({If} 28. Rd2 {or 28.Rd3 then} Bg7 {will start
undermining the white centre.} (28... Kb7 $5)) {And} 28... Rb4 $5 {also
certainly makes sense, as the white rook obviously is placed worse on b1 than
on d1, after White accepts the offered exchange.} (28... Ra3 29. Ra1 Rb3 {
with a repetition} ({or} 29... Rxc3 {as an interesting exchange sacrifice.})))
28. Bxb4 {[%emt 0:00:42]} cxb4 $2 {[%emt 0:00:10] While the least move might
be sub-optimal, this one however is a clear mistake. It might look tempting to
get the c5-square for either the bishop or even the king, but now with very
concrete action, Carlsen manages to prove that Black's plan is too slow.} ({
With} 28... axb4 $1 {Black stays very much in the game. The positional
compensation with the pair of bishops as well as the the better structure
means that e.g. a passive approach like} 29. Ra1 ({It would be more
challenging if White plays for a direct f4 with} 29. Nh5 {similar to the game,
but after} Rxa4 30. Ra1 Rxa1 31. Rxa1 Bxd5+ $1 32. cxd5+ Kb5 {Black's passed
pawns are ready to march forward with a very complicated struggle ahead.})
29... Bg7 {is very playable for Black, who could even be better.}) 29. Nh5 $1 {
[%emt 0:09:58] As always Carlsen is a master in adopting to the circumstances,
and immediately jumps at his chance. Black's position does have potential, but
by attacking it immediately and with great force it's game, set and match.} Kb7
{[%emt 0:01:49]} 30. f4 {[%emt 0:01:21]} gxf4 {[%emt 0:00:38]} (30... Bd7 $5 {
looked a possible figthing chance, but after} 31. f5 Bxa4 32. fxg6 fxg6 33.
Nhf6 Bxd1 34. Rxd1 c6 {White do not retreat his knight, when the black pawns
indeed would become dangerous, but decides the game with} 35. Nd7 $1 {when the
white knights will either block the pawns, or after} cxd5+ 36. cxd5 {the white
pawns win the race, as} b3 37. Nxf8 a4 38. Nd7 {the white knight will return
in time.}) 31. Nhxf4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Nxf4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 32. Nxf4 $1 {
[%emt 0:00:58] Again very much to the point. Of course allowing Black to take
on c4 gives him connected passed pawns, but keeping up the pace of the attack
is of much higher relevance. Now the bishop on e6 is attacked, and after...}
Bxc4 {[%emt 0:01:14]} 33. Rd7 $1 {[%emt 0:00:08] ...is the deciding point. The
c7-pawn is the target, and when it falls, the whole black position crumbles.
So Anand tries one last trick:} Ra6 $5 {[%emt 0:05:45] The rook aims for c6,
where it protects the weak pawn on c7, as well as the bishop on c4, meaning
that e.g. 34.Rc1 is parried. It almost works, but White do have one concrete
way of breaking through...} ({After} 33... Kc6 {White will simply retreat with}
34. Rd2 {when Rc1 next will decide.}) 34. Nd5 $1 {[%emt 0:01:23]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:
01:17]} 35. Rxf7 $1 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 36. Rxc7+ $1 {
[%emt 0:03:06] The final blow, netting an extra pawn as well as exchanging the
c6-rook that kept the black position together.} Rxc7 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 37. Nxc7
{[%emt 0:00:01]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:03:48]} ({Anand's misfortune is that after} 37...
Kxc7 38. Rc1 b3 39. Rxc4 b2 40. Rxc5+ {is check, gaining the decisive tempo
allowing Rb5 next, stopping the passed pawn.}) 38. Nb5 $1 {[%emt 0:01:28]
Allowing Black 2 connected passed pawns, but correctly judging that White's
one passer will prevail.} Bxb5 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 39. axb5+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} Kxb5
{[%emt 0:00:06]} 40. e6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} b3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Kd3 {[%emt 0:
02:22]} Be7 {[%emt 0:01:34]} 42. h4 $1 {[%emt 0:01:29]} a4 {[%emt 0:02:21]} 43.
g5 {[%emt 0:00:38]} hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 44. hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:45]} a3 {
[%emt 0:00:09]} 45. Kc3 {[%emt 0:00:55] Stopping the passed black pawns, and
despite the fact that 45...Bb4+ wins the white rook on e1, what matters is the
pawns. 46.Kxb3 Bxe1 47.e7 and the pawn queens. Anand had no choice, but to
resign the game and thus the match. A very interesting last game. Like in game
9 in Chennai, Anand might have shown how to successfully attack Carlsen, but
by doing that he also forced him to display excellent defensive
resourcefulness once again netting him a full point!} 1-0

[Event "World Championship"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.11.21"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2014.11.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} g6 {[%emt 0:
00:05]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bg7
{[%emt 0:00:08]} 5. Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 6. Qxc4 {
[%emt 0:00:07]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:14]} 7. e4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Na6 {[%emt 0:00:33]
} 8. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:35]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 9. d5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} e6 {
[%emt 0:00:07]} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:00:16]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 11. exd5 {
[%emt 0:00:12]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 12. Bg5 {[%emt 0:11:40] A relatively rare
but promising idea posing new problems to the adherents of the 7...Na6 system.
White provokes ...h7-h6, which will later allow him to gain a tempo when his
queen will be forced to retreat to c1.} h6 {[%emt 0:03:02]} (12... Qb6 13. Qh4
Bf5 14. Bb5 Bd7 15. Bc4 Nb4 16. Rad1 $16 {[%cal Yd5d6] 1-0 (21) Limp,E (2440)
-Rosa,C (2223) Rio de Janeiro 2006}) 13. Be3 {[%emt 0:01:35]} (13. Bxf6 $6 {
makes no sense:} Qxf6 14. Rad1 Bd7 15. Rfe1 (15. Rd2 Rab8 16. a4 Qb6 17. d6 Nb4
18. Qb3 Rbd8 19. Bc4 Be6 20. Rfd1 Rd7 $132 {[%csl Rd6] 0-1 (37) Jakobsen,O 
(2410)-Welin,T (2215) Copenhagen 1980}) 15... Qb6 16. Rd2 Rad8 17. a3 Qa5 18.
Bf1 Rxe1 19. Nxe1 b5 $36 {1/2 (38) Oll,L (2405)-Gavrikov,V (2550) Tallinn 1985}
) (13. Bh4 Qb6 (13... g5 $5) 14. a3 (14. Rfd1 Bf5) 14... Bf5 15. Bd3 Bxd3 16.
Qxd3 Qxb2 17. Ra2 Qb6 18. Rb1 c4 19. Qxc4 Rac8 20. Qf1 Qc5 $36 {1/2 (41)
Szczechowicz,B (2275)-Miton,K (2375) Trzebinia 1998}) (13. Bf4 $5 Bf5 (13... g5
$5 14. Bg3 Nh5 {is probably better}) 14. Ne5 (14. Rad1 Ne4 15. Bd3 Nd6 16. Bxd6
Bxd3 17. Rxd3 Qxd6 18. a3 Nc7 19. Rfd1 b6 20. Ne4 Qd7 21. Nc3 Rad8 22. h3 Qd6
23. a4 {1/2 (23) Bolbochan,J-Pilnik,H Mar del Plata 1950}) 14... Qb6 (14... Nd7
$5 15. Nxd7 Qxd7) 15. d6 Be6 16. Qd3 Qb4 17. Qd2 g5 18. Bg3 c4 19. f4 $16 {
1-0 (28) Antoshin,V-Kozma,J Sochi 1963}) 13... Bf5 {[%emt 0:02:29]} 14. Rad1 {
[%emt 0:07:06]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:02:40]} (14... Qb6 {didn't solve Black's problems
in the following correspondence game:} 15. Rd2 ({but not} 15. b3 Rad8 16. Rd2
$6 Ng4 17. Bf4 Qa5 18. Rc1 {0-1 (67) Wojtaszek,R (2713)-Ponomariov,R (2729)
Poikovsky 2012} b5 $1 19. Qxb5 Bxc3 20. Qxa6 g5 $1 $17) 15... Rac8 16. h3 Ne4
17. Nxe4 Rxe4 18. Qc1 Ree8 19. Bc4 Qd6 20. Re2 g5 21. h4 f6 22. Rfe1 Nc7 23.
Bb3 b6 24. Nd2 Kh8 25. Nc4 Qd7 26. hxg5 hxg5 27. d6 $16 {1-0 (46) Langeveld,R 
(2696)-Schuster,P (2451) ICCF email 2010}) 15. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:02:11]} Bxe4 {
[%emt 0:10:55]} (15... Rxe4 16. Qc1 {[%cal Re3h6,Yd5d6]}) 16. Qc1 {[%emt 0:12:
38] This retreat is now unnecessary as the queen is not attacked.} (16. d6 $142
$1 $36 {[%csl Gd6]}) 16... Qf6 {[%emt 0:05:49] Black immediately exploits
White's inaccuracy. Still, he can't reach full equality.} (16... Kh7 $143 17.
d6 $1) 17. Bxh6 {[%emt 0:09:45]} Qxb2 {[%emt 0:00:30]} (17... Bxd5 {
(recommended by GM M.Golubev)} 18. Rxd5 Rxe2 19. Rd7 $5 (19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Rd7
Re7 $11) 19... Qxb2 20. Bxg7 Qxc1 21. Rxc1 Kxg7 22. Rxb7 {[%cal Rf3g5]} Rae8 $1
$14) 18. Qxb2 {[%emt 0:13:47]} Bxb2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 19. Ng5 $1 {[%emt 0:08:07]
} Bd4 $1 {[%emt 0:33:49][%csl Gd4]} 20. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:14:02]} Rxe4 {[%emt 0:00:
09]} 21. Bf3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Re7 {[%emt 0:01:52]} 22. d6 {[%emt 0:08:08]} Rd7
{[%emt 0:00:03]} 23. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:42][%csl Gd6]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:05:55]} 24.
Rd2 $6 {[%emt 0:01:14] By ceding the e-file to Black White loses winning
chances.} (24. Rfe1 $142 Rad8 {[%cal Yd7d6]} (24... Nxa2 $143 25. Re7 Rxe7 26.
dxe7 Re8 27. Re1 {[%csl Ge7]}) 25. a3 (25. Re7 Kf8 $1) 25... Nc6 26. h4 $14)
24... Re8 {[%emt 0:02:32]} 25. Rc1 {[%emt 0:05:57]} Re6 {[%emt 0:08:43]} 26. h4
{[%emt 0:01:25]} Be5 {[%emt 0:04:58]} 27. Bxe5 {[%emt 0:01:45]} Rxe5 $11 {
[%emt 0:00:02] Now White's d6-pawn can become weak. Vishy Anand decides to
force a draw.} 28. Bxb7 {[%emt 0:03:39]} Rxb7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 29. d7 {[%emt 0:
00:07]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 30. d8=Q+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nxd8 {[%emt 0:00:05]}
31. Rxd8+ {[%emt 0:00:12]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 32. Rd2 {[%emt 0:01:01]}
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.11.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2014.11.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nc6 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 4. O-O {[%emt 0:
00:09]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 5. d4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 6.
Bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} dxc6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 7. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Nf5 {
[%emt 0:00:07]} 8. Qxd8+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} Kxd8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 9. h3 {[%emt 0:
00:06] This has been Carlsen's constant choice in this match.} Ke8 {[%emt 0:00:
10]} ({In the next Berlin game, Anand deviated with} 9... Bd7 $5 {Carlsen,M 
(2863)-Anand,V (2792) Sochi 2014 CBM 164 (Nielsen,PH) (1-0, 45). From the
course of the game this proved an attempt to level the score and, to a certain
point, quite a consistent one.}) 10. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:09] A
logical reaction to White's unmasked intentions to gain kingside space with
g2-g4.} ({But the plan of developing the queen's bishop in the fianchetto is
possible without paying attention to the kingside, as in the recent game} 10...
b6 11. Rd1 Bb7 {Grischuk,A (2797)-Andreikin,D (2722) Baku 2014 CBM 163 (Marin,
M) (1/2-1/2, 77)}) 11. Ne2 {[%emt 0:00:37]} ({Carlsen is the first to deviate
from the previous Berlin game, in which, rather non-typically, his opening
preparation was better than Anand's, and quite impressively so!} 11. Bf4 {
Carlsen,M (2863)-Anand,V (2792) Sochi 2014 CBM 164 (Kasimdzhanov,R) (1/2-1/2,
122)}) 11... b6 {[%emt 0:00:59] ;Caruana,F (2801)-Negi,P (2645) Tromso ol (Men)
41st 2014 (3.1) 1-0 This is a generally useful move in the Berlin Defence.
Black prepares to place his queenside pawns on dark squares in order to
restrict the enemy bishop and ensure the highest mobility of his light-squared
bishop. A good example of what can happen if Black does not stick to this
policy is offered by the game} ({The most popular move in this still not that
heavily explored position is} 11... Be7 12. Re1 (12. Bg5 {Carlsen,M (2772)
-Jakovenko,D (2760) Dortmund 2009 CBM 131 (Mueller,Karsten) (1-0, 49)}) 12...
Nh4 13. Nxh4 Bxh4 14. Nd4 Be7 15. Bf4 g5 16. Bh2 Rh6 17. Rad1 a6 {[%csl Rb5]
[%cal Gc6c5]} 18. e6 Bxe6 19. Bxc7 c5 20. Nxe6 Rxe6 21. Rxe6 fxe6 22. Be5 $14 {
This is the kind of position which may not be too pleasant to play with Black,
but does not guarantee White very clear winning chances, Sutovsky,E (2642)
-Bacrot,E (2721) Poikovsky 2014 (1/2-1/2, 33). Still, it does not look like
something one would like to get against Carlsen!}) 12. Rd1 {[%emt 0:04:43]
White hurries to take the control over the open file, but this will lead tu
unnatural development.} (12. Bf4 c5 13. Rad1 {looks more harmonious, since the
king's rook basically belongs on e1, but after} Bb7 14. Ng5 Rh6 {Black managed
to regroup in time in McShane,L (2645)-Kramnik,V (2791) London 2010 CBM 140 
(Postny,E) (1/2-1/2, 139)}) ({The main threat created by the last move is
occupying the d4-square with the knight(s). Its immediate occupation would be
premature:} 12. Nfd4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 c5 $1 14. Nb5 Kd7 $1 {[%cal Gd7c6] This is
why White needs controlling the d-file!}) 12... Ba6 $5 {[%emt 0:02:50]} ({If} 
12... Bb7 13. Nfd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 {White has some chances of retaining the
initiative.} Be7 (14... c5 $2 15. Nb5 $16) 15. Bf4 (15. Nf5 Bc8 16. Nxe7 Kxe7
17. Bg5+ Ke6 18. g4 hxg4 19. hxg4 Bb7 20. Kg2 c5+ 21. f3 Rh7 $132 {Volokitin,A
(2722)-Hracek,Z (2615) Austria 2013 (1/2-1/2, 31)}) 15... Rd8 16. Nf5 Rxd1+ 17.
Rxd1 Bc8 18. Nxe7 Kxe7 19. Bg5+ Ke6 20. Bd8 Kxe5 21. Bxc7+ Kf5 22. Bb8 a6 23.
Ba7 b5 24. Rd6 Rh6 25. Rd8 Be6 26. b3 Bd5 27. f3 a5 28. Bd4 Re6 {Grischuk,A 
(2763)-Jakovenko,D (2722) Moscow 2012 (1/2-1/2, 87). White retains only a
symbolic advantage based on his active pieces. This should not be enough to
counter-balance the drawish tendency yielded by the opposite bishops.}) 13. Nf4
{[%emt 0:13:35]} ({With the b5-square over-protected,} 13. Ned4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 {
is not dangerous due to} c5 $1 {for instance:} 15. Nf5 Be2 16. Rd2 Bc4 17. Ne3
Be6 18. Nd5 Rc8 19. b3 c6 20. Ne3 Rd8 21. Rxd8+ Kxd8 22. Bb2 g6 23. Rd1+ Kc7
24. f3 Bh6 25. Kf2 a5 26. a4 b5 $132 {Kurnosov,I (2676)-Karjakin,S (2760)
Moscow 2010 CBM 140 (Ftacnik,L) (0-1, 63)}) 13... Bb7 $5 $146 {[%emt 0:06:08]
This aparent loss of time is not without logic. After accomplishing the
mission of avoiding Ned4, the bishop was not doing much on a6, being also
exposed to a4-a5. The last move prepares its activating with a well-timed ...
c6-c5.} (13... Rd8 14. Bd2 (14. Rxd8+ $1 Kxd8 15. e6 fxe6 16. Ne5 $44) 14...
Nd4 (14... Bc8 $5) 15. Nxd4 Rxd4 16. a4 Bc8 (16... g5 $1 {[%csl Rf4][%cal
Ga6e2]} 17. a5 gxf4 18. axb6 axb6 19. Rxa6 Bg7 $11 {[%cal Gd4d1]}) 17. a5 $36 {
Dominguez Perez,L (2726)-Ponomariov,R (2741) Leon 2012 (1-0, 66)}) 14. e6 {
[%emt 0:16:00] White cannot achieve much with such a radical move while his
development is incomplete as yet. But this mainly means that Anand's novelty
was a good antidote to 13.Rd1.} ({If} 14. b3 {, hoping to catch up in
development, Black can start fighting for kingside space:} Be7 15. Bb2 (15. e6
g5 {is similar.}) 15... g5 $1 16. e6 Rh6 $1 (16... f6 $6 17. Ng6 Rh6 18. Nxe7
Nxe7 19. h4 $36 {Black is weak on the dark squares.}) 17. exf7+ Kxf7 18. Ne2 (
18. Ne5+ Kg8) 18... c5 $13) 14... Bd6 {[%emt 0:01:20] The simplest solution.
The best way of maintaining the lead in development is... making a developing
move!} ({Black is not prepared for the over-ambitious} 14... f6 $2 {, hoping
to win the e6-pawn:} 15. Rd7 Bd6 16. Ng6 Rg8 17. Bf4 $1 {Suddenly, Black
cannot hold his position anymore.} Bc8 18. g4 $1 hxg4 19. hxg4 Nh6 20. Bxd6
Bxd7 21. exd7+ Kf7 {The last hope for avoiding material losses:} 22. Bxc7 Kxg6
23. Nd4 $1 Rad8 24. Bxd8 Rxd8 25. Ne6 $18 {Ironically, it is the king's
position that dooms Black. But the king HAD to capture the knight on d6...}) ({
There is no clear refutation to} 14... fxe6 {White surely has a strong
initiative for the pawn, but Black's ability to defend his centre with the
help of the king should not be underestimated, for instance:} 15. Ng6 Rg8 16.
Bf4 c5 17. Ng5 Bd6 18. Rd3 Kd7 19. Rad1 Bd5 (19... h4 $5) 20. b3 Rae8 {Black
has completed his development and the dangers are not too obvious.} 21. c4 Ba8
22. Nf7 (22. g4 Nd4 $15) 22... Nd4 23. Rxd4 {Less effective than it may look
at first sight.} cxd4 24. Rxd4 e5 $3 {A strong defence, clearing the e-file
for the rook.} 25. Bxe5 Kc8 26. Bxd6 (26. Nxd6+ cxd6 27. Bxd6 Re4 {[%cal Gg8d8]
} 28. Rxe4 Bxe4 29. Nf4 Kd7 $15) 26... Re1+ $1 {This is the point! The rook
escapes the fork with gain of time, using the open e-file.} 27. Kh2 cxd6 28.
Nxd6+ Kb8 29. Nf4 h4 $13 {White may be able to prove his compensation for the
exchange, but only Black could play for a win already. WHite will face
problems defending both his wings against the attack of the enemy rook(s).})
15. exf7+ {[%emt 0:10:08]} ({Keeping the tension with} 15. Re1 {could already
be met with} f6 {(not the only move, but quite an ambitious one, endangering
the far advanced pawn).}) 15... Kxf7 {[%emt 0:00:16][%cal Ga8e8,Gh5h4,Gc6c5]
Black is well developed and has a clear plan of strengthening his position.
Little wonder that, behind in development but leading on the score table,
Carlsen decides to force a draw.} 16. Ng5+ {[%emt 0:00:12]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:16]
} 17. Ne4+ {[%emt 0:00:10]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 18. Ng5+ {[%emt 0:01:32] 92}
Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 19. Ne4+ {[%emt 0:00:12]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 20. Ng5+ {
[%emt 0:00:06]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.11.18"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2014.11.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} e6 {[%emt 0:
00:07]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Be7
{[%emt 0:00:39]} 5. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:13] Anand doesn't mind to repeat the same
line that brought him success in game three.} O-O {[%emt 0:00:14]} 6. e3 {
[%emt 0:00:06]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:13] This used to be the main line years ago,
but nowadays is out of fashion.} ({In game three there followed} 6... Nbd7 7.
c5 {which is the main line nowadays.}) 7. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:
00:16]} 8. a3 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 9. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:54]} Re8
$5 {[%emt 0:00:12] Here is what Magnus and his team unleashed. Black's idea is
to prepare e6-e5. However, as long as Black's queen stays on d8, this gives
White numerous options to press on the Pd5. The quiet rook move is very rare
and has never really appeared on the top level so far. During and after the
game there were speculations as to whether the idea 9...Re8 was a one-shot
affair, or whether it may find followers and even become a new trend in the
Queen's Gambit!? Hard to say. After a certain analysis I can conclude that
White definitely can't refute Black's setup by force, but does have chances
for a slight advantage.} (9... Qa5 {is the main move.}) 10. Bg5 $6 {[%emt 0:11:
18] White has many logical options to consider. Anand's choice is one of them,
but unfortunately for him, is not the most challenging. In future games White
needs to seek for an advantage after 10.0-0-0 or 10.b4.} (10. b4 Bd6 ({A real
mess may arise after} 10... e5 $6 11. Bg5 d4 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Nd5 e4 14. bxc5
exf3 15. O-O-O {which seems to be in White's favour.}) 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. c5 (
12. Be2 dxc4 13. Bxc4 $140 Ne5 $1 $11) 12... Qe7 13. Rd1 Rd8 14. Be2 e5 15. O-O
Bg4 16. Rfe1 {This position is slightly easier to handle as White.}) (10. O-O-O
e5 (10... h6 $5 {This prophylaxics deserves more atttention. Before developing
his counterplay on the queenside, Black covers the g5-square.} 11. Bg3 (11. Kb1
e5 12. cxd5 exf4 13. dxc6 Qc7 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. Qxc5 Nf6 16. exf4 Bg4 $132) (11.
Nb5 e5 12. Bg3 a6 13. cxd5 Na5 $1 14. Nc3 Bg4 $44 {and now} 15. b4 $2 Bd6 16.
bxa5 $2 Qxa5 {[%csl Rc1] leads to a disaster for White.}) 11... a6 $1 {Another
useful prophylactic move.} ({After} 11... Qa5 $6 12. Nb5 {is unpleasant.}) 12.
Kb1 Be7 13. Bh4 Bd7 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. cxd5 Na5 $1 16. dxe6 Rxe6 17. Rd5 Rc8 18.
Nd4 Re5 19. Rxe5 Bxe5 {with decent compensation.}) 11. Bg5 (11. cxd5 $6 exf4
12. dxc6 Qc7 {is fine for Black.}) 11... d4 12. Nd5 Be7 13. Nxe7+ Qxe7 14. exd4
Nxd4 (14... Bg4 15. dxe5 (15. d5 $6 Nd4 16. Qd3 Bxf3 17. gxf3 b5 $1 $44) 15...
Nxe5 16. Be2 b5 $5 (16... h6 17. Be3 $14) 17. Rhe1 bxc4 18. Bxc4 Bxf3 19. gxf3
Qc7 20. Be2 $14) 15. Nxd4 exd4 16. Rxd4 (16. Kb1 h6 17. Bh4 $14) 16... Qe5 17.
Be3 b5 18. c5 Bf5 19. Bd3 Rac8 20. b4 Bxd3 21. Rxd3 $14 {1-0 (39) Lalith,B 
(2569)-Thejkumar,M (2452) Jalgaon 2013}) (10. Rd1 e5 11. Bg5 d4 12. Nd5 Be7 13.
Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Bd3 g6 15. Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. O-O Bg4 $11 {1/2-1/2 (30) Romanov,S 
(2535)-Dibley,E (2463) ICCF email 2010}) ({In case of} 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Be2 {
Black can equalise by} d4 12. Rd1 Bg4 13. O-O Qe7 14. Na4 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 dxe3 $1
16. Nxc5 e2 17. Bxe2 Qxe2 $11) 10... Be7 $1 {[%emt 0:02:07] Magnus answered
quickly, clearly showing that Anand's reply had also been under thorough
investigation.} (10... d4 11. O-O-O e5 {would transpose to the line 10.0-0-0
e5 11.Bg5 d4 mentioned above.}) 11. Rd1 {[%emt 0:07:43]} (11. cxd5 Nxd5 12.
Bxe7 Qxe7 $11) (11. O-O-O Bd7 {is also perfectly playable for Black.} (11...
Qa5 $6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. cxd5 {Here White's knight is not pinned, so White
wins a pawn.}) {It is now very risky for White to grab the pawn:} 12. Bxf6 $6
Bxf6 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Rxd5 Rc8 $36) 11... Qa5 {[%emt 0:01:00] Pinning the
knight, so now the Pd5 is protected.} 12. Bd3 {[%emt 0:06:50] Officially, only
this is a novelty. At first sight it looks like an improvement, but Carlsen
proves that Black has good grounds for keeping the balance.} (12. Be2 Ne4 13.
cxd5 Nxc3 14. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 15. bxc3 exd5 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. Nd4 Bd7 $11 {0-1 (66)
Correa de Almeida,C (1742)-Manheimer,G (1967) Lechenicher SchachServer 2010})
12... h6 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 13. Bh4 {[%emt 0:00:24]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:02:23]} (13...
a6 {was also possible and after} 14. O-O (14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxe7 Ncxe7 $11)
14... dxc4 15. Bxc4 {could lead to the same position by a different order of
moves.}) 14. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} a6 {[%emt 0:02:32]} 15. O-O {[%emt 0:07:30]}
b5 {[%emt 0:01:40]} 16. Ba2 {[%emt 0:07:59]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 17. Bb1 {
[%emt 0:03:35]} (17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Ne4 (18. Rd7 Re7 $11) 18... Be7 19. Rd7 (19.
Nc5 Bxc5 20. Qxc5 Red8 $11) 19... Qb6 20. Bb1 g6 {White doesn't have enough
resources to create serious threats, his activity is temporary. For instance:
after} 21. h4 Rac8 {Black has no problems.}) 17... Rad8 $1 {[%emt 0:01:09] A
cold-blooded reply, showing that White's battery along the diagonal b1-h7 is
not so frightening.} 18. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:09:36]} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 19. Ne4 {
[%emt 0:04:31]} (19. Qh7+ $6 {is just a single check.} Kf8 {Black's king has a
safe shelter on e7. Meanwhile, White's queenside is under pressure.}) 19... Be7
{[%emt 0:00:10]} 20. Nc5 {[%emt 0:08:02]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 21. Qxc5 {
[%emt 0:00:08]} b4 $1 {[%emt 0:05:00] After the exchange of queens the game
peters out.} 22. Rc1 {[%emt 0:05:11]} (22. Qxa5 Nxa5 23. axb4 Nc4 24. b3 Bxf3
25. Rxd8 (25. gxf3 $4 Nd2 $19) 25... Rxd8 26. bxc4 Be2 27. Rc1 Bxc4 $11) 22...
bxa3 {[%emt 0:03:27]} 23. bxa3 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Qxc5 {[%emt 0:01:36]} 24. Rxc5
{[%emt 0:00:14]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:01:56]} 25. Rfc1 {[%emt 0:03:42]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:
00:28]} (25... Bxf3 {is possible, but I wouldn't recommend it. After} 26. gxf3
{White's bishop is slightly superior to the knight and the Pa6 may become a
target.}) 26. Bd3 {[%emt 0:01:57]} Red8 {[%emt 0:01:15]} 27. Rxc8 {[%emt 0:02:
28]} Rxc8 {[%emt 0:01:53]} 28. Rxc8+ {[%emt 0:04:58]} Nxc8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 29.
Nd2 {[%emt 0:01:41]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 30. Nb3 {[%emt 0:02:03]} Nd7 {
[%emt 0:00:14] Covering the c5-square and parrying White's last attempt to
squeeze something out of nothing.} 31. Na5 {[%emt 0:02:28]} Bc8 {[%emt 0:00:35]
} 32. Kf1 {[%emt 0:01:27]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 33. Ke1 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Ke7 {
[%emt 0:06:03]} 34. Kd2 {[%emt 0:01:31]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:03:16]} 35. Kc3 {[%emt 0:
00:30]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 36. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 37.
f4 {[%emt 0:02:25]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:01:17]} 38. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:01:41]} Kxc6 {
[%emt 0:00:02]} 39. Kd4 {[%emt 0:00:39]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:37] Black has a safe
fortress.} 40. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. e5+ {[%emt 0:01:07]
A success for Magnus neutralising one of Anand's last games as White in the
match.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.11.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[Annotator "Kasimdzhanov,R"]
[PlyCount "243"]
[EventDate "2014.11.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nc6 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 4. O-O {[%emt 0:
00:10]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 5. d4 {[%emt 0:00:06] After a very sucessful
Anti-Berlin in game 2, Magnus switches to the main line.} Nd6 {[%emt 0:00:07]}
6. Bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} dxc6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 7. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Nf5 {
[%emt 0:00:07]} 8. Qxd8+ {[%emt 0:00:09]} Kxd8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 9. h3 {[%emt 0:
00:09]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 10. Nc3 {[%emt 0:03:15]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 11.
Bf4 {[%emt 0:01:20]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 12. Rad1 {[%emt 0:02:15]} Be6 {
[%emt 0:01:04] The very main line these days; Black is solid, but does not
usually get many chances to win the game, and has to know his defences quite
exactly.} 13. Ng5 {[%emt 0:00:57]} Rh6 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 14. g3 {[%emt 0:01:30]}
(14. Rfe1 {is the main alternative, played by Vishy himself. Black had to
suffer to get a draw after} Bb4 15. g4 hxg4 16. hxg4 Ne7 17. Nxe6 Rxe6 18. Kg2
Bxc3 19. bxc3 Rd8 20. Rxd8+ Kxd8 21. Rh1 Nd5 22. Bg3 g5 23. c4 Nc3 24. Kf3 Rg6
25. a3 Na4 26. Ke4 Nc5+ 27. Kf5 Ne6 28. Rh8+ Kd7 29. c3 Ng7+ 30. Ke4 Ne6 31. f3
c5 32. Bf2 a6 33. Be3 b6 {in the game Anand,V (2770)-Karjakin,S (2766)
Khanty-Mansiysk 2014.}) 14... Bxg5 {[%emt 0:04:25] An introduction to the very
forced sequence.} 15. Bxg5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rg6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 16. h4 {
[%emt 0:00:57]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 17. exf6 {[%emt 0:00:21]} gxf6 {[%emt 0:00:
07]} 18. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Nxh4 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 19. f3 {[%emt 0:02:20]} Rd8
{[%emt 0:00:45]} 20. Kf2 {[%emt 0:01:08]} Rxd1 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 21. Nxd1 {
[%emt 0:00:19]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 22. Rh1 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Bxa2 $1 {[%emt 0:
01:15] The point.} ({After} 22... Ng7 23. Ne3 {[%cal Ge3g2,Gg2h4] the rook on
g6 is in serious trouble.}) 23. Rxh5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} (23. b3 $2 Bb1) 23... Be6
{[%emt 0:00:12]} 24. g4 {[%emt 0:00:38]} (24. Bxc7 Rh6 {is just a draw.}) 24...
Nd6 {[%emt 0:05:03]} 25. Rh7 {[%emt 0:01:18]} Nf7 {[%emt 0:10:27] Only this
move is new, but in fact White's initiative is still quite nasty.} ({The
previous game saw} 25... f5 26. g5 (26. Rxc7 $1 {might be what Magnus had in
mind} Nb5 27. gxf5 Bxf5 28. Rxb7 Bxc2 29. Ne3 {there is not much material left,
but Black is in trouble because of his weak king and White's marching f-pawn})
26... Nf7 27. Rh5 Rg8 28. Kg3 Rh8 {led to an eventual draw in Giri,A (2768)
-Radjabov,T (2726) Tashkent 2014.}) 26. Ne3 {[%emt 0:01:45] Black is a pawn up,
but his position suffers from a serious lack of coordination; especially the
rook on g6 is out of play.} Kd8 {[%emt 0:08:54]} 27. Nf5 {[%emt 0:01:47]} c5 {
[%emt 0:05:33]} 28. Ng3 {[%emt 0:01:52] Around here Vishy sank into deep
thought; his position is quite precarious.} Ne5 $1 {[%emt 0:27:31] When played,
this looked like a major concession, but now I realise that, at least
practically speaking, this must be the correct choice. Alternatives look scary
over the board:} (28... Kd7 29. Nh5 Kc6 30. Be3 (30. Bxc7 Kxc7 31. Nf4 Rh6 32.
Nxe6+ Kd6 33. Rxf7 Kxe6 34. Rxb7 Rh2+ 35. Ke3 Rxc2 $11) 30... Ba2 $3 {but
clearly, nobody can see such lines over the board :)}) 29. Rh8+ {[%emt 0:24:53]
} Rg8 {[%emt 0:09:25]} 30. Bxe5 {[%emt 0:04:26]} fxe5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 31. Rh5
{[%emt 0:00:08]} Bxg4 $1 {[%emt 0:05:05]} (31... Rf8 32. Ke3 Bd5 33. Ne4 Bxe4
34. Kxe4 {might be just lost} Rf4+ 35. Ke3 Rb4 36. Rxe5 Rxb2 37. Rxc5) 32. fxg4
{[%emt 0:00:31]} Rxg4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 33. Rxe5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} b6 {[%emt 0:
02:06] I spent some time looking at this ending; most probably it's drawn;
White's only chance is to go for c4, Nd5 and Re7, but before that Magnus
decides to shuffle around for a while.} 34. Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Rh4 {[%emt 0:
01:28]} 35. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Rh6 {[%emt 0:04:13]} 36. b3 {[%emt 0:01:48]}
Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 37. Kd2 {[%emt 0:01:42]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:01:53]} 38. Nc3 {
[%emt 0:02:15]} a6 {[%emt 0:03:01]} 39. Re4 {[%emt 0:00:49]} Rh2+ {[%emt 0:00:
48]} 40. Kc1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rh1+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Kb2 {[%emt 0:00:34]}
Rh6 {[%emt 0:04:49]} 42. Nd1 {[%emt 0:01:06]} Rg6 {[%emt 0:05:55]} 43. Ne3 {
[%emt 0:00:34]} Rh6 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 44. Re7 {[%emt 0:04:29]} Rh2 {[%emt 0:02:
44]} 45. Re6+ {[%emt 0:00:58]} Kb7 {[%emt 0:01:36]} 46. Kc3 {[%emt 0:12:38]}
Rh4 {[%emt 0:04:57]} 47. Kb2 {[%emt 0:04:24]} (47. Kd3 {was a more direct try}
Rd4+ (47... a5 48. c4 c6 49. Re7+) 48. Ke2 a5 49. c4 {and now Black has a
choice:} Rh4 (49... c6 50. Nf5 Rf4 51. Re7+ Kb8 $1 (51... Ka6 52. Nd6 a4 53.
Nc8) 52. Ne3 Rh4 53. Kd3 Rh3 54. Ke4 Rg3 55. Kf4 Rh3 {and suprisingly, even
this might not be enough for a win:} 56. Rg7 b5 57. Re7 Rh2 58. Ke5 Rd2 59. Rg7
Re2 60. Ke4 Rb2) 50. Kd3 Rh3 51. Ke4 Rh4+ 52. Ke5 Rh2 53. Re7 Rb2 54. Nd5 Rxb3
55. Rxc7+ Ka6 $1 (55... Kb8 56. Kd6) 56. Rg7 a4 57. Nc7+ Ka5 58. Nd5 Ka6 {
with a draw.}) 47... Rh2 {[%emt 0:02:33]} 48. Nd5 {[%emt 0:02:15]} Rd2 {
[%emt 0:03:02]} 49. Nf6 {[%emt 0:01:20]} Rf2 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 50. Kc3 {[%emt 0:
01:28]} Rf4 {[%emt 0:06:27]} 51. Ne4 {[%emt 0:04:36]} Rh4 {[%emt 0:05:58]} 52.
Nf2 {[%emt 0:00:59]} Rh2 {[%emt 0:01:05]} 53. Rf6 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Rh7 {
[%emt 0:02:15]} 54. Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:55]} Rh3 {[%emt 0:05:12]} 55. Kd2 {[%emt 0:
00:45]} Rh2+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} 56. Rf2 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Rh4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 57.
c4 {[%emt 0:00:50]} Rh3 {[%emt 0:02:02]} 58. Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Rh7 {[%emt 0:
00:07]} 59. Nb2 {[%emt 0:00:59]} Rh5 {[%emt 0:02:58]} 60. Re2 {[%emt 0:00:00]}
Rg5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 61. Nd1 {[%emt 0:04:31]} b5 $5 {[%emt 0:04:54] Vishy
changes his tactics and does not even let the knight on to d5 any more.} 62.
Nc3 {[%emt 0:02:01]} (62. Nb2 Kb6 63. Nd3 c6 64. Kc3 Rg3 {does not change much.
}) 62... c6 {[%emt 0:01:37]} 63. Ne4 {[%emt 0:03:16]} Rh5 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 64.
Nf6 {[%emt 0:01:35]} Rg5 {[%emt 0:06:30]} 65. Re7+ {[%emt 0:15:33]} Kb6 {
[%emt 0:00:16]} 66. Nd7+ {[%emt 0:12:36]} Ka5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 67. Re4 {
[%emt 0:01:29]} Rg2+ {[%emt 0:08:09]} 68. Kc1 {[%emt 0:02:59]} (68. Kc3 b4+ 69.
Kd3 Rd2+ $1 70. Kxd2 {would have a picturesque finale.}) 68... Rg1+ {[%emt 0:
01:10]} 69. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Rg2+ {[%emt 0:00:34]} 70. Ke1 {[%emt 0:00:37]}
bxc4 $1 {[%emt 0:08:48]} 71. Rxc4 {[%emt 0:01:24]} Rg3 {[%emt 0:02:22]} 72.
Nxc5 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Kb5 {[%emt 0:00:06] A very nice idea. White's knight on
c5 is not stable, so he can't hold on to his last pawn much longer.} 73. Rc2 {
[%emt 0:00:20]} a5 {[%emt 0:02:54]} 74. Kf2 {[%emt 0:03:41]} Rh3 {[%emt 0:00:
17]} 75. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Kb4 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 76. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Rc3
{[%emt 0:00:56]} 77. Nd3+ {[%emt 0:01:22]} Kxb3 {[%emt 0:00:07] And the
remaining moves can be skipped with a clear conscience.} 78. Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:
06]} Kc4 {[%emt 0:02:29]} 79. Nf2 {[%emt 0:02:24]} Kb5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 80.
Rb1+ {[%emt 0:00:22]} Kc4 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 81. Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Ra3 {
[%emt 0:00:38]} 82. Nd2+ {[%emt 0:00:30]} Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 83. Rh1 {
[%emt 0:00:13]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 84. Rh5+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kd4 {[%emt 0:00:
51]} 85. Rh4+ {[%emt 0:00:13]} Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 86. Kd1 {[%emt 0:00:23]}
Kb5 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 87. Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Rg3 {[%emt 0:01:37]} 88. Ne4 {
[%emt 0:00:23]} Rg2+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} 89. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} a3 {[%emt 0:00:
11]} 90. Nc3+ {[%emt 0:00:14]} Kb6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 91. Ra4 {[%emt 0:00:24]} a2
{[%emt 0:00:13]} 92. Nxa2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rg3+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} 93. Kc2 {
[%emt 0:00:06]} Rg2+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} 94. Kb3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rg3+ {[%emt 0:
00:14]} 95. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rh3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 96. Rb4+ {[%emt 0:00:12]}
Kc7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 97. Rg4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rh7 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 98. Kc4 {
[%emt 0:00:06]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 99. Rg5 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Kb6 {[%emt 0:00:
37]} 100. Na4+ {[%emt 0:00:09]} Kc7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 101. Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:10]}
Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 102. Kb6 {[%emt 0:00:59]} Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 103. Nc5+ {
[%emt 0:00:08]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 104. Kxc6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rd1 {[%emt 0:
00:08]} 105. Rg6 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 106. Rh6 {[%emt 0:00:16]
} Rg1 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 107. Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Rg5+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} 108. Kd4
{[%emt 0:00:05]} Rg6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 109. Rh1 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Rg2 {[%emt 0:
00:23]} 110. Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Ra2 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 111. Rf1+ {[%emt 0:00:
17]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 112. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rh2 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 113.
Nd5+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 114. Rf6+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kd7 {
[%emt 0:00:06]} 115. Nf4 {[%emt 0:01:37]} Rh1 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 116. Rg6 {
[%emt 0:00:25]} Rd1+ {[%emt 0:00:13]} 117. Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:
00:23]} 118. Ra6 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 119. Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:14]
} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 120. Rc6 {[%emt 0:02:12]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 121. Rc1
{[%emt 0:00:07]} Rxc1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 122. Nxc1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.11.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[Annotator "Kasimdzhanov,R"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2014.11.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]

{This game has already entered chess history, and not in a good way. Hardly
any other game caused so much astonishment, and left even experts so perplexed.
Mutual blunders shocked the public at large; a strange opening choice from
Vishy left me, amongst others, struggling for an explanation.} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:
00:04]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:06] The
same opening choice from Anand as in game 4, but...} 3. d4 $1 {[%emt 0:00:15]
This time Magnus is prepared!} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]}
a6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 5. c4 {[%emt 0:00:43] A very popular move these days,
alternatives are 5.Bd3 and 5.Nc3.} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 6. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:10]}
Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:08] Quite natural, but in fact not the most solid continuation.
} (6... Qc7 7. a3 b6 {leads to pretty normal Hedgehog positions} (7... Nxe4 8.
Nxe4 Qe5 {is very risky for Black})) 7. Qd3 {[%emt 0:01:34]} Nc6 $6 {[%emt 0:
00:15] Vishy choosing this line is rather odd - Black gets a passive position
without any counterplay.} (7... Qc7 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 Nxe4 10. Nb5 $1 {
is just bad for Black: 1-0 (31) Nepomniachtchi,I (2730)-Svidler,P (2753) Dubai
2014}) ({But} 7... d5 {is a pretty good move, with decent chances to equalize.}
) 8. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:02:24]} dxc6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 9. Qxd8+ {[%emt 0:03:23]} Kxd8
{[%emt 0:00:41]} 10. e5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:01:28]} (10... Ne4 {
looks more active: after} 11. a3 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 b6 13. Be3 Kc7 14. Bd3 Nc5 (
14... Nxc3 15. a4 b5 {feels quite risky too}) 15. Bc2 a5 16. O-O-O Ba6 17. Rd4
{isn't as bad for Black as the game, but still kind of sad.}) 11. Bf4 {[%emt 0:
02:58]} (11. f4 {gives Black counterplay} f6 12. exf6 Nxf6 (12... gxf6 $5))
11... Bxc3+ {[%emt 0:09:17]} 12. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Kc7 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 13.
h4 {[%emt 0:03:55]} b6 {[%emt 0:01:21]} (13... h5 14. Rh3 {and maybe Black is
just no longer in time to defend f7.}) 14. h5 {[%emt 0:01:38]} h6 $6 {[%emt 0:
07:45] Very understandable, but in fact a rather risky approach.} ({Letting
the white pawn get to h6 after} 14... Bb7 15. h6 g6 {does not look great, but
in fact Black has only one weakness to defend now, the pawn on f7, and he
might be able to do it.} 16. O-O-O c5 17. Rh4 Rhf8 18. Bg3 Rae8 {and I don't
see how White should progress here.}) 15. O-O-O {[%emt 0:03:58]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:
01:18]} 16. Rd3 {[%emt 0:02:04]} c5 {[%emt 0:07:41]} 17. Rg3 {[%emt 0:01:41]}
Rag8 {[%emt 0:01:39]} 18. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Nf8 {[%emt 0:04:29] Now we can
take stock of what has happened - Black is passive and worse; or, as Kramnik
nicely put it, the starting position in chess is not so bad for Black that he
should go for something like this :)} 19. Be3 {[%emt 0:01:26]} g6 {[%emt 0:10:
20] Black just can't allow Rh4-g4.} (19... Nd7 20. Rh4 Nxe5 21. Bf4 f6 22. Rhg4
{is no improvement.}) 20. hxg6 {[%emt 0:02:49]} Nxg6 {[%emt 0:03:20]} 21. Rh5 {
[%emt 0:00:34]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:06:24]} 22. Bc2 {[%emt 0:02:55]} Kb7 {[%emt 0:04:
17] So far White has played immaculately, but around here strange things start
happening.} 23. Rg4 {[%emt 0:08:35] In fact the rook is pretty vulnarable here,
and does not do very much at all.} (23. Kd2 Ne7 $1 24. Rxg8 Rxg8 25. g3 Bf3 26.
Rxh6 Rd8+ 27. Kc1 {Black is still fighting here, but White should convert in
the long run} (27. Ke1 Nc6)) 23... a5 {[%emt 0:05:45]} (23... Ne7 24. Rxg8 Rxg8
25. g3 Bf3 26. Rxh6 Ng6 {is similar to the previous line.}) 24. Bd1 {[%emt 0:
01:37]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:05:17]} 25. Bc2 {[%emt 0:03:46]} Rdg8 {[%emt 0:02:23]} 26.
Kd2 $4 {[%emt 0:01:03] A move that should have changed modern chess history.
White really needs to centralise his king, but it would be nice to achieve it
without blundering all his pawns.} (26. Kd1 Nf8 $1 27. Rf4 Be8 {is suddenly
awkward for White}) (26. Rg3 $5 {might be the best; although it becomes clear,
that White lost a lot of time, shuffling his pieces around.}) 26... a4 $4 {
[%emt 0:01:00] As they say, "returning the favour". I can't think of any other
example, where Vishy with loads of time on his clock had failed to spot
tactics that simple.} (26... Nxe5 $1 27. Rxg8 Nxc4+ 28. Ke2 Rxg8 29. g3 Nxe3
30. Kxe3 Bd5 {with a reasonably simple techical task.}) 27. Ke2 {[%emt 0:01:31]
Back in control.} a3 {[%emt 0:02:42]} 28. f3 {[%emt 0:01:20]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:09:
34]} 29. Ke1 {[%emt 0:08:04]} (29. Bxg6 fxg6 30. Rxg6 Ba4 31. Rxe6 Bc2 {
feels less clear than White would ideally like.}) 29... Rd7 {[%emt 0:01:18]}
30. Bc1 {[%emt 0:01:58]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:03:54]} 31. Ke2 {[%emt 0:08:42]} Ba4 {
[%emt 0:00:25]} 32. Be4+ {[%emt 0:02:26]} Bc6 $2 {[%emt 0:00:09] The last of
so many mistakes in this game.} ({After} 32... Ka7 $1 33. Bxa8 Kxa8 34. Bxa3 (
34. Rh1 Bc2) 34... Rd1 35. Rxh6 Ra1 {Black gets a surprising ammount of
counterplay} 36. Ke3 $1 {perhaps the best, but far from simple} (36. Rh7 Rxa2+
$13) (36. Rg5 Rxa2+ 37. Ke1 Nf4 (37... Rxa3 38. Rh7 $16) 38. Bc1 Nd3+ 39. Kf1
Bb3 (39... Nxc1 40. Rg7) 40. Rg7 Bxc4 41. Kg1 Kb7 42. Rxf7+ Kc6 43. Bg5 Rc2 {
is a mess}) 36... Nxe5 37. Rg7 Nxc4+ 38. Kf4 Nd6 39. Ke5 Rd1 40. Bc1 {and
White will prevail, probably :)}) 33. Bxg6 {[%emt 0:01:27]} fxg6 {[%emt 0:00:
19]} 34. Rxg6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Ba4 {[%emt 0:05:18]} 35. Rxe6 {[%emt 0:03:43]}
Rd1 {[%emt 0:04:02]} 36. Bxa3 {[%emt 0:02:10]} Ra1 {[%emt 0:01:53]} 37. Ke3 {
[%emt 0:01:55]} Bc2 {[%emt 0:03:43]} 38. Re7+ {[%emt 0:00:36] Luck always
favours the winner.} Ka6 39. Rxh6 Rxa2 40. Bxc5 1-0

[Event "World Championship"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.11.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[Annotator "Wojtaszek,R"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2014.11.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} e6 {[%emt 0:
00:05]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:08] The Queen's Indian Defence
didn't really come as a surprise to us. It was one of the openings we thought
Magnus might be attracted to.} 4. g3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Bb4+ {[%emt 0:00:09]} 5.
Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:12] This on the other hand is a very rare
sideline. We didn't really pay too much attention to this line but still we
made sure that Vishy knew some important details here.} 6. Nc3 {[%emt 0:01:19]}
Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 7. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:13]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 8. e4 $5 {
[%emt 0:06:07] Probably the critical test for the whole line} (8. O-O d5 {
would lead to positions which are mostly seen in the Catalan. It has to be
said that Black is very solid here, so Vishy decided to choose a more active
option.} 9. Ne5 O-O 10. Bf4 Nbd7 {is the mainline here but it's not easy to
prove anything as White. Many games played by GM Tiviakov can be found here.})
8... d5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 9. exd5 $1 {[%emt 0:01:26]} (9. Qe2 dxc4 $1 (9... O-O
$6 10. e5 $1) 10. O-O O-O 11. Rfd1 b5 {and I don't think White has enough
compensation for the pawn here}) (9. e5 Ne4 $1 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. O-O O-O 12.
Re1 Nxd2 13. Qxd2 Ba6 {and Black looks fine to me.}) 9... cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:09]}
10. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:22]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:33]} 11. O-O {[%emt 0:00:48]} Nc6 {
[%emt 0:00:22]} (11... Nbd7 $6 12. Re1 Rc8 13. Rc1 $14 {It's slightly better
for White and also it's not easy to suggest a good move for Black here} Ba8 14.
Bg5 $5 (14. cxd5 Nxe5 15. Rxe5 exd5 16. Bg5 $14) 14... h6 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16.
cxd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Qa4 $14) 12. cxd5 $1 {[%emt 0:06:22] Only this one
can pose any problems for Black.} (12. Bf4 Na5 13. Rc1 Rb8 $1 {the most precise
} (13... dxc4 {this would be a natural reaction but I'm not entirely convinced
it would be enough for equality} 14. Bxb7 Nxb7 15. Nxc4 Rc8 $1 (15... Na5 $6
16. Ne3 $1 (16. Nxa5 bxa5 17. Be5 Rc8 {with a balanced position}) 16... Rc8 17.
d5 Bc5 18. dxe6 fxe6 19. Ng4 $1 {A very important resource, White is better
thanks to his pawn structure}) 16. Nb5 (16. Ne3 Bb4) 16... Na5 $1 (16... a6 $4
17. Na7 Ra8 18. Nc6 $18) 17. Nxa5 Rxc1 18. Qxc1 bxa5 19. Nxa7 Qxd4 20. Nc6 Qd7
21. Rd1 Nd5 22. Rd4 {and despite the fact that probably Black is solid enough,
White's position looks a bit more pleasant}) 14. Nd3 (14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5
Bxd5 $11) 14... Rc8 (14... dxc4 $5 15. Bxb8 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qxb8 17. Ne5 Rd8 {
and Black has decent compensation}) 15. cxd5 (15. c5 Nc6 $1) 15... Nxd5 16.
Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Rxc8 Qxc8 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Re1 Nc6 $11) 12... Nxe5 {[%emt 0:01:
44]} 13. d6 $1 {[%emt 0:02:20] Of course that's the point of White's idea.} (
13. dxe5 Nxd5 $11) 13... Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:24]} (13... Bxg2 $2 14. dxe7 Qxe7 15.
dxe5 Bxf1 16. exf6 Qxf6 17. Qxf1 $14) 14. dxe7 {[%emt 0:00:59]} Qxe7 {[%emt 0:
01:39]} 15. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} h6 {[%emt 0:01:05]} 16. d5 $1 {[%emt 0:03:20]}
Na5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} (16... Rad8 $2 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. dxc6 Rxd1 19. Rfxd1 Bc8
20. Rac1 {and despite what engines are showing, practically speaking Black's
position is very bad.}) 17. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:11:29]} Qxf6 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 18.
dxe6 {[%emt 0:07:03]} Qxe6 $6 {[%emt 0:04:23]} (18... Bxg2 $5 {sacrificing a
pawn was quite an interesting option but it has to be said that it works
mainly thanks to tactical reasons} 19. exf7+ (19. Kxg2 Qxe6 20. Qf3 Rad8 {
and the position is just equal}) 19... Qxf7 20. Kxg2 Nc4 21. Qb3 $5 (21. Qc2
Rad8 22. Rfd1 (22. Rad1 $6 Rd2 $3 23. Rxd2 Ne3+ 24. Kg1 Nxc2 25. Rxc2) 22...
Qf3+ 23. Kg1 Rde8 {and Black's initiative is quite obvious}) (21. Qe2 Rae8 22.
Ne4 Nxb2 $1 $11) 21... Rad8 22. Rae1 (22. Rad1 Rxd1 23. Nxd1 Rd8 24. Re1 Rd2 {
and I believe here Black has enough compensation to make a comfortable draw})
22... Rd2 23. Re2 Kh8 $1 24. Kg1 $1 (24. Rxd2 $2 Qf3+ $1 $19) 24... Rxe2 25.
Nxe2 Nd2 26. Qxf7 Rxf7 27. Rc1 Nf3+ 28. Kg2 Nxh2 $1 {was the final point of
Black's play.}) 19. Re1 {[%emt 0:01:48]} (19. Bxb7 $5 Nxb7 20. Qf3 Nc5 21. Rfe1
Qg6 22. Nd5 $14 {was also an interesting option. White's position is slightly
better but it wouldn't be easy to increase the advantage. Vishy decided that a
more complex continuation would give him more chances.}) 19... Qf6 {[%emt 0:01:
08]} 20. Nd5 $1 {[%emt 0:17:18]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:12:23]} (20... Qxb2 $6 21. Re2
$1 Qa3 22. Re3 Qb2 23. Rb1 $1 {and Black's position would be already quite
difficult} Qxa2 24. Ra1 $1 Qc4 25. Rxa5 bxa5 26. Ne7+ Kh8 27. Bxb7 Rad8 28. Qf3
{and White has a very strong initiative.}) 21. Bxd5 {[%emt 0:01:00]} Rad8 {
[%emt 0:02:09]} 22. Qf3 {[%emt 0:02:26]} Qxb2 {[%emt 0:11:06]} (22... Qxf3 23.
Bxf3 $14 {is a typical position where the bishop is simply better than the
knight.}) 23. Rad1 {[%emt 0:01:03]} Qf6 $1 {[%emt 0:13:01] A very practical
decision. White has a very strong initiative which will be easier to handle in
the endgame.} (23... Rd6 $2 24. Bxf7+ $1 Rxf7 25. Re8+ Kh7 26. Qxf7 Rxd1+ 27.
Kg2 {and there is no good defence} Qf6 (27... Rd6 28. Qf5+ Rg6 29. Re6 $18) 28.
Qg8+ Kg6 29. Re6 $18) 24. Qxf6 {[%emt 0:01:29]} gxf6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 25. Re7 {
[%emt 0:01:19]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:03:27] Till this point I think Vishy had played
an excellent game but here he missed his chance to pose more problems for
Black.} 26. Rxa7 $2 {[%emt 0:07:46]} (26. Rc7 $1 {stopping ...Nc6 was
neccessary at first} a6 27. Kg2 $1 {another very important detail, now White
has a Bxf7 threat} Kh8 $1 {is the best way to play for Black} (27... b5 $2 28.
Bxf7 Rxd1 29. Bh5+ Kg8 30. Bxd1 {it's already very difficult}) 28. Bf3 Rxd1 29.
Bxd1 Kg7 30. Ra7 $16 {and White eventually will take the pawn back without
exchanging anything on the queenside. I don't know how big exactly are White's
winning chances but it's clear that it would be very difficult for Black to
defend it successfully.}) 26... Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 27. Rb7 $6 {[%emt 0:09:28]
This allows Black to exchange the last pawns on the queenside, so the weakness
of the kingside doesn't matter any more.} (27. Ra4 {was the last chance to
continue the game a bit} Rd7 $1 28. Bb3 Rxd1+ 29. Bxd1 Rd8 {and Black should
hold this position fairly simply thanks to his active pieces.}) 27... Nb4 {
[%emt 0:00:09]} 28. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rxd1+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} 29. Bxd1 {
[%emt 0:00:07]} Nxa2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 30. Rxb6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nc3 {[%emt 0:
00:17]} 31. Bf3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 32. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:41]}
Rd8 {[%emt 0:01:22]} 33. Rc6 {[%emt 0:01:35]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 34. Bxe4 {
[%emt 0:00:08]} fxe4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 35. Rc4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:
14]} 36. g4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 37. gxf5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} e3
{[%emt 0:00:08]} 38. Re4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Rxf2+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} 39. Kg3 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} Rxf5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.11.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[Annotator "Kasimdzhanov,R"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2014.11.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]

{This outwardly very quiet game was in fact full of content and also very
interesting from a psychological point of view. The day before Magnus had lost
in a somewhat embarassingly one-sided fashion, and it was very interesting to
see how he would cope in a new situation.} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} c5 $1 {
[%emt 0:00:08] No Berlin today! Thanks from all the fans all around the world!
:)} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:05] Vishy has played 2...d6 most of
his life, but not today. Is 3.Bb5 really that strong?} 3. g3 {[%emt 0:00:16]
What Black had in store after 3.d4, we'll see in game 6.} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:44]}
4. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 5. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} exd5 {
[%emt 0:00:08]} 6. O-O {[%emt 0:00:30]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 7. d4 {[%emt 0:00:
57]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 8. Be3 {[%emt 0:05:55]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:05:06]} 9. Nxd4
{[%emt 0:00:46]} Bg4 $1 {[%emt 0:00:14] A nice improvement, typical of
high-class preparation.} ({After the usual} 9... O-O 10. h3 {Black has had
some problems in recent games:} Re8 11. Nc3 (11. Re1 h6 12. Nd2 Bd6 13. c3 Bd7
{1/2-1/2 (37) Short,N (2696)-Caruana,F (2675) Wijk aan Zee 2010}) 11... Bb4 12.
Nce2 Bd6 13. c3 Bd7 14. Nf4 Bxf4 15. Bxf4 $14 {1/2-1/2 (54) Adams,M (2740)
-Kryvoruchko,Y (2678) Tromsoe 2013}) 10. Qd3 {[%emt 0:03:32]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:03:
27]} 11. Nd2 {[%emt 0:06:52]} O-O {[%emt 0:01:39] Black has got a pretty
comfortable IQP position.} 12. N2f3 {[%emt 0:01:24]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:06:27]} 13.
Rfe1 {[%emt 0:05:36]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:05:45]} 14. c3 {[%emt 0:07:37]} h6 {[%emt 0:
02:43]} 15. Qf1 $1 {[%emt 0:09:04] Quite impressive, and not because this move
changes anything in the evaluation - the position reamains around equality -
but it does manage to create some threats (h3, Nh4, Bh3 in some lines) from
nothing.} Bh5 {[%emt 0:17:25] Played after some thought.} ({Vishy could also
have gone for more ambitious} 15... Ne4 $5 {when after} 16. h3 (16. Nxc6 bxc6
17. Nd4 Bh5 $13) 16... Bh5 17. Nh4 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 f5 $1 {Black's play should
not be underestimated.}) 16. h3 {[%emt 0:06:42]} (16. Nh4 {was perhaps more
challenging} Bc5 $1 (16... Ng4 17. Qb5 Nxe3 18. Rxe3 Rxe3 19. fxe3 $14) 17.
Nhf5 Bb6 $11) 16... Bg6 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 17. Rad1 {[%emt 0:05:24]} Rad8 {
[%emt 0:08:41] Both sides have completed the development, and White faces a
really difficult task of coming up with a plan of action. He decides to change
the structure in the centre - this decision could not possibly have been an
easy one.} 18. Nxc6 $5 {[%emt 0:08:44]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 19. c4 {[%emt 0:
00:07]} Be4 $6 {[%emt 0:08:16] Nothing could be more natural than this, but
now Black starts sliding into trouble.} (19... Bc2 $1 {forces the rook to
occupy a worse square} 20. Rc1 (20. Rd2 Be4 {and the threat of ...Bb4 gains
some time}) 20... Be4 21. Bd4 dxc4 22. Qxc4 (22. Bxf6 Bd3) 22... Bd5 $11) 20.
Bd4 {[%emt 0:09:36]} Nh7 {[%emt 0:02:17]} 21. cxd5 {[%emt 0:02:46]} Bxd5 {
[%emt 0:00:16]} (21... cxd5 22. Qa6 {feels risky in the long run.}) 22. Rxe8+ {
[%emt 0:06:18]} Rxe8 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 23. Qd3 $1 {[%emt 0:01:55] The white
queen comes back into the game, and Black has problems due to queenside
weaknesses and vulnerable pieces along the d-file.} Nf8 {[%emt 0:13:26]} 24.
Nh4 $2 {[%emt 0:03:29] Letting go way too easily.} (24. Bc3 $1 {kept it very
tough for Black} Rd8 (24... Ne6 25. Nh4) (24... Ng6 25. Qd4 Bf8 26. Nh2) 25.
Nh4 Bc5 26. Nf5 Bxg2 27. Qxd7 Rxd7 28. Rxd7 Nxd7 29. Kxg2 $14) 24... Be5 $1 {
[%emt 0:05:01] That's exactly the difference.} 25. Bxd5 {[%emt 0:04:04]} Qxd5 {
[%emt 0:02:21]} 26. Bxe5 {[%emt 0:01:13]} Qxe5 {[%emt 0:00:13] Now it's about
equal again.} 27. b3 {[%emt 0:01:06]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:02:55]} 28. Nf3 {[%emt 0:03:
23]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 29. Kg2 {[%emt 0:01:06]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:05:54]} 30. Qe2
{[%emt 0:00:10]} Rd5 {[%emt 0:03:49]} (30... Rxd1 31. Qxd1 Qe7 32. Qd3 Qc5 {
might have been simpler.}) 31. Rxd5 {[%emt 0:04:27]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 32.
Ne5 {[%emt 0:01:11]} (32. Qe5 $5 Qd8 33. Nd4 Nxd4 34. Qxd4 Qd7 {I wonder if
White has chances here...}) 32... Qf5 {[%emt 0:03:20]} 33. Nd3 {[%emt 0:03:22]}
Nd4 {[%emt 0:01:51]} 34. g4 $5 {[%emt 0:05:29] This unexpected move still
poses some problems.} Qd7 {[%emt 0:05:29]} (34... Nxe2 35. gxf5 Kf8 36. Kf3 Nc3
37. a4 Ke7 38. Ke3 Kd6 {is ok for Black, but I can understand the reluctance
to go for a knight ending.}) (34... Qg6 35. Qe8+ (35. Qe3 Nf5 36. Qe8+ Kh7)
35... Kh7 36. Nf4 Qe4+ 37. Qxe4+ dxe4 {same here}) (34... Qe4+ $2 35. Qxe4 dxe4
36. Nc5) 35. Qe5 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 36. Kg3 {[%emt 0:03:39]}
Qb5 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 37. Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:57]} Nxf4 {[%emt 0:01:19]} 38. Kxf4 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} Qb4+ {[%emt 0:02:10]} (38... g5+ $1 39. Kg3 Qa6 40. a4 Qd3+ 41.
Qe3 Qd1 {is quite a simple draw.}) 39. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} d4 {[%emt 0:01:07]}
40. Qe8+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Qxf7 {[%emt 0:05:34]} Qd2 $1
{[%emt 0:05:46] Probably found by elimination, as the most natural} (41... Qc3+
$2 42. Ke4 d3 43. Qf3 $16 {leads nowhere good.}) 42. Qf5+ {[%emt 0:08:35]} (42.
Ke4 $5 d3 43. Kd4 Qe2 44. Qf5+ Kg8 45. Qxd3 Qxf2+ 46. Kd5 Qxa2 47. Kc6 {
looks strong, but in fact there is too little material remaining to give
chances} Qf2 $1) 42... Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 43. h4 {[%emt 0:06:47]} Qxa2 {
[%emt 0:11:13]} 44. Qe6 {[%emt 0:01:40]} Qd2 {[%emt 0:05:48]} 45. Qe8+ {
[%emt 0:06:15]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 46. Qe4+ {[%emt 0:00:09]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:
13]} 47. Qe8+ {[%emt 0:00:38]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:06] Again, Magnus managed to 
(almost) outplay his mighty opponent from an equal position, but a slightly
careless 24.Nh4, allowing 24...Be5! pretty much led to a draw.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.11.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2014.11.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} e6 {[%emt 0:
00:08]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Be7
{[%emt 0:00:07]} 5. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:18]} 6. e3 {[%emt 0:
00:04]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 7. c5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 8. Bd3
{[%emt 0:00:27]} (8. h3 {has gone out of fashion recently as after} b6 9. b4 a5
10. a3 {Black can play} Bb7 ({or even} 10... h6) ({instead of the direct} 10...
Ba6 {, which allows White to save a tempo by taking on a6 in one go}) 11. Bd3
Qc8 {- see Kasimdzhanov-Jakovenko in CBM 132 and Grischuk-Wang Hao in CBM 139.}
) 8... b6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 9. b4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 10. a3 {
[%emt 0:00:07]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:03:31]} 11. Bxa6 {[%emt 0:00:41] A principled
continuation although the quiet} (11. O-O {is more common.}) 11... Rxa6 {
[%emt 0:00:07]} 12. b5 $1 {[%emt 0:00:34]} cxb5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 13. c6 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} Qc8 $1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} (13... b4 $2 14. Nb5 bxa3 15. cxd7 Bb4+
16. Ke2 Qxd7 17. Qd3 $16 {1-0 (33) Olafsson,H (2521)-Al Tamimi,H (2290) Turin
2006}) 14. c7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} (14. Nxb5 Qxc6 15. Nc7 Ra7 16. Rc1 Qb7 17. Qa4 (
17. a4 Bb4+ 18. Ke2 Rc8 19. Qd3 Nh5 20. Nb5 Nxf4+ 21. exf4 Raa8 $17 {1-0 (47)
Efimov,I (2520)-Costantini,R (2233) Reggio Emilia 2000}) 17... b5 (17... Rc8 $5
18. O-O Nf8 {[%cal Yf8g6]}) 18. Nxb5 Nb6 19. Qb3 Nc4 20. a4 Bb4+ 21. Ke2 Raa8
22. Ne5 Rfc8 23. f3 Nxe5 24. Bxe5 Ne8 $11 {1/2 (29) Rojas Keim,L (2408)-Ryan,J
(2263) Montcada i Reixac ESP 2014}) 14... b4 $1 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 15. Nb5 {
[%emt 0:00:28] This sequence of moves has been analysed more deeply with
White's pawn on h3 (8.h3 instead of 8.Bd3), which is considered more
favourable for White as his bishop can retreat to h2, avoiding an exchange if
necessary. However, Vishy Anand and his team have proven that this version is
not so harmless either.} a4 {[%emt 0:02:57]} (15... bxa3 16. O-O Nh5 (16... a4
17. Qc2 Ra5 $6 {1/2 (26) Kveinys,A (2510)-Halkias,S (2548) Gothenburg 2005} 18.
Bd6 $1 Rxb5 19. Bxe7 Re8 20. Bxa3 $36 {[%csl Gc7]}) 17. Qc2 Nxf4 18. exf4 Qb7
19. Ne5 $36 Nc5 20. dxc5 bxc5 21. Rfb1 (21. Nd7 $5 Re8 22. Qa4 $16) 21... c4
22. Nd7 Rfa8 23. Qa4 h6 24. h3 Qc8 25. Nb8 Rb6 $13 {1/2 (32) Sedlak,N (2557)
-Pavlovic,M (2534) Vrnjacka Banja 2010}) (15... Ne4 16. O-O (16. a4 Nc3 17. Qd3
Ra8 18. Nxc3 bxc3 19. O-O Bb4 20. Qb5 Ra7 21. Ne1 Nf6 22. Nd3 Nh5 $13 {1/2 (48)
Rusev,K (2543)-Stoinev,M (2295) Albena 2010}) 16... bxa3 17. Qa4 (17. Qc2 $44
a4 $5 {/\Ra5, R.Dautov}) 17... g5 18. Bg3 g4 $1 19. Ne1 Nd2 20. Qd1 Nxf1 21.
Qxg4+ Kh8 22. Kxf1 Ra8 (22... a4 {[%cal Ya6a5] R.Dautov} 23. Qe2 Ra5 24. Nd6
Bxd6 25. Bxd6 Rg8 26. Nd3 $44) 23. Nc2 Qa6 24. Qe2 Rg8 25. Ncxa3 $44 {1-0 (50)
Karpov,A (2693)-Georgiev,K (2655) Dubai 2002 CBM 089 (Dautov)}) 16. Rc1 {
[%emt 0:06:00]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:02:02]} 17. Ng5 $5 {[%emt 0:01:47] This tactical
trick restricts Black's possibilities compared to} (17. Nd2 e5 (17... Nc3 18.
Nxc3 bxc3 19. Rxc3 b5 20. O-O Nb6 {1/2 (67) Villuendas Valero,A (2176)-Labena
Bernal,A (2003) Pamplona 2006} 21. Qg4 $5 $36) 18. Nxe4 (18. dxe5 Ndc5 {
[%cal Rc5d3]}) 18... dxe4 19. Bxe5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Bc5 21. Qd5 bxa3 22. O-O {
0-1 (36) Jendrichovsky,P (2147)-Goumas,G (2315) Fermo 2009} Ra5 $13) 17... Ndf6
{[%emt 0:32:33]} ({Here} 17... e5 18. dxe5 {is obviously senseless}) (17...
Nxg5 $6 18. Bd6 $1 Ra5 $8 19. Bxe7 Rxb5 20. axb4 Re8 21. Qxa4 Rxe7 22. Qxb5 $16
{[%csl Gc7]}) (17... Bxg5 18. Bxg5 Ra5 {is a better version of the previous
line for Black but White keeps the initiative anyway:} 19. Be7 Rxb5 20. Bxf8
Kxf8 21. Qxa4 Ra5 22. Qxb4+ Ke8 23. O-O Ra7 24. f3 Nef6 25. Qd6 $14 {[%csl Gc7]
A.Korotylev}) 18. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:06:58]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:45]} (18... dxe4 $142
$1 19. Nd6 Bxd6 20. Bxd6 b3 21. Bxf8 Kxf8 $44 {(A.Korotylev) , which is about
to be the subject of further research.}) 19. f3 {[%emt 0:05:40]} Ra5 {[%emt 0:
12:38]} 20. fxe4 $146 {[%emt 0:02:08] This improvement on the following game
is quite obvious, especially as it had been already played in the similar
position of the 8.h3 line (with White's pawn on h3), e.g. in Gyimesi-Vaganian 
(Germany 2006).} (20. Qe2 $6 Qd7 21. fxe4 Rc8 22. exd5 exd5 23. axb4 Rxb5 24.
O-O Rxb4 25. Qa6 h6 26. Rc6 Bg5 27. Bxg5 hxg5 28. Rfc1 Rc4 29. R1xc4 dxc4 30.
Qxb6 a3 31. Rxc4 a2 32. Qa5 Qe6 33. Qxa2 Rxc7 34. Qa8+ Kh7 35. Rxc7 Qxe3+ 36.
Kf1 Qf4+ 37. Qf3 Qxc7 $11 {1/2 (40) Aronian,L (2795)-Adams,M (2753) Bilbao 2013
}) 20... Rxb5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 21. Qxa4 {[%emt 0:00:56]} Ra5 {[%emt 0:00:07]}
22. Qc6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} bxa3 {[%emt 0:09:32] Black's a3-pawn looks formidable
but it is far less dangerous than White's c7-pawn.} (22... dxe4 23. a4 $16 {
[%csl Gc7]}) 23. exd5 {[%emt 0:03:43]} Rxd5 {[%emt 0:10:57]} (23... exd5 24.
O-O {is hardly better. In some situations White can break in the centre by
means of e3-e4.}) 24. Qxb6 {[%emt 0:08:48]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:06:37]} 25. O-O {
[%emt 0:15:23]} (25. Qa6 $5 Qc8 (25... Rc8 26. Rb1 Rxc7 $8 27. Rb8+ Bd8 28.
Bxc7 Qxc7 29. Rc8 Qe7 30. O-O $16) 26. Qc4 {A.Korotylev}) 25... Rc8 {[%emt 0:
05:01] Black has blockaded White's passed pawn with a more appropriate piece
but eliminating the "nail" is impossible.} 26. Rc6 $1 {[%emt 0:08:36]} g5 {
[%emt 0:09:41] Perhaps it was better to do without this move:} (26... Bb4 27.
Ra1 h6) 27. Bg3 {[%emt 0:00:42]} (27. Be5 $5 {A.Korotylev e.g.} Bb4 28. Qxb4 $5
Qxc6 29. Qe7 Rxe5 30. Qxf7+ Kh8 31. Qf6+ Kg8 32. dxe5 (32. Qxe5 $5 h6 33. Qf6
Rxc7 34. Qf8+ Kh7 35. Qxa3 {, and White should gradually win}) 32... Qxc7 33.
Qxe6+ Kh8 34. Qf6+ Qg7 35. Qa6 Rg8 (35... Re8 36. Qxa3 Qxe5 37. Rf8+ Kg7 38.
Rxe8 Qxe8) 36. Qxa3 Qxe5 37. h3 {, and Black is helpless as the queen endgame
after the eventual exchange of rooks is winning for White.}) 27... Bb4 {
[%emt 0:06:25]} 28. Ra1 {[%emt 0:13:45]} Ba5 $2 {[%emt 0:07:45] Black tries to
get rid of the c7-pawn after all but this attempt fails. It was better to wait:
} (28... g4 {In that case White could have continued weakening Black's
position exploiting the e3-e4 threat, e.g.} 29. Be5 {etc. but his victory was
still far away.}) 29. Qa6 {[%emt 0:01:23]} Bxc7 {[%emt 0:01:22]} (29... Bb4 $2
{was now hopeless due to} 30. Rb6 {[%cal Rb6b4,Ra6c8] , and otherwise Black
just loses his a3-pawn.}) 30. Qc4 $1 {[%emt 0:04:21] A decisive pin.} e5 {
[%emt 0:01:59]} 31. Bxe5 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Rxe5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 32. dxe5 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 33. e6 {[%emt 0:06:09]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:01:
12]} 34. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 1-0

[Event "World Championship"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.11.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[Annotator "Negi,P"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2014.11.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 {I am curious why Magnus avoided these
long middlegames in the next games, considering the way this game went.} Bc5 {
The first theoretical crossroads. 0-0, and c3, both seem to lead to similar
positions, but there are many subtle differences. I'll briefly write about a
line in the c3-variation which I feel is an influence on the way Magnus played
here.} 5. O-O (5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nbd2 (7. Bxc6 {not as good as the Magnus
version because of c3 being already committed.}) 7... a6 {plays into White's
plans. Now we get a setup similar to Carlsen's in the game. It might appear
that in the game Black did not lose a move with ...a6 - but that was possibly
offset by the fact that White tried to play a setup with c3. As you will see,
c3-d4 is not neccesarily the only plan here, so it could be beneficial not to
hurry with it.} (7... Ne7 $1 {is the main line these days, and it has been
very hard for White to prove any advantage. The key idea is that Black avoids
Bxc6 setups, and is willing to concede the centre after} 8. d4 {if not d4,
then Black gets the ideal Ne7-Ng6, followed by ...a6 etc.} exd4 9. cxd4 Bb6 {
this is the critical position for the assessment of this line. It appears to
me that Black has been able to get enough counterplay so far, but there's
certainly more room to explore.}) 8. Bxc6 {A couple of excellent
demonstrations of White's play were the following. In both the games, White
avoided an early d4, and instead just focussed on developing his pieces, and
eventually exploiting Black's structural weaknesses. Right now, the weaknesses
appear miniscule, but it makes it incredibly difficult for Black to create
counterplay since ideas like ...d5 just weaken his position further. And White
can eventually try to get in d4 at the right point.} bxc6 9. Re1 Re8 10. h3 Bb6
11. Nf1 h6 12. Ng3 Be6 (12... d5 13. Qc2 $1 {again the queen is wonderful here.
Black is just spoiling his own structure:} dxe4 14. dxe4 Nd7 15. Be3 Nc5 16. c4
a5 17. b3 $14 {1-0 (26) Dominguez Perez,L (2753)-Cox,J (2387) Rhodes 2013}) 13.
Be3 Bxe3 14. Rxe3 c5 15. Qc2 {The queen is always excellent here.} Nd7 16. d4
$1 {since everything is perfectly placed.} cxd4 17. cxd4 exd4 18. Nxd4 a5 19.
b3 Nc5 20. Rd1 $14 {1-0 (55) Svidler,P (2741)-Navara,D (2706) Prague 2012})
5... d6 (5... O-O {isn't possible due to} 6. Bxc6 bxc6 7. Nxe5) ({The main
drawback for 0-0 is} 5... Nd4 {as an extra option, which has often allowed
Black to equalise easily in the past. But as the following recent game shows,
there is a lot more to explore here, and clearly Magnus had some interesting
setup in mind against this.} 6. Nxd4 Bxd4 7. c3 Bb6 8. Na3 $5 c6 9. Ba4 O-O 10.
Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 d5 12. exd5 cxd5 13. Bb3 g5 14. Bg3 Re8 15. Re1 Bc7 16. Nc2 $14
{1/2-1/2 (69) Topalov,V (2785)-Andreikin,D (2709) Khanty-Mansiysk 2014}) 6. Re1
$5 {Already a novelty among decent players! That's pretty impressive in one of
the most widely analysed opening of our times...although I have to admit, it's
not really a new concept. The same thing was tried by Adams after 6.Nbd2 -
actually 9...h6 by Anand would have converted to the Adams - Kramnik game
mentioned below. I am not sure if there is any subtlety behind delaying Nd2 -
perhaps it could be more flexible in some cases, but I don't think it really
matters. White's main idea is just to play the closed structure after Bxc6,
similar to the Svidler - Navara game mentioned after 5. c3. In the long term
he hopes to exploit the 'queenside' weakening of the strucuture, and hope that
active moves like d5 will only create weaknesses for Black. It's an
interesting concept, and certainly an excellent try against people not
comfortable with long strategic manoevres.} ({The same structure can be got by
} 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. h3 h6 9. Re1 Re8 10. Nf1 d5 $5 {I prefer} 11. Qe2
{or perhaps he could have included c3 earlier, so Qc2 would have made even
more sense.} (11. exd5 Qxd5 $1 {gave Black a lot of counterplay despite the
broken structure.} 12. Be3 Bf8 13. Bd2 e4 14. dxe4 Nxe4 15. Ng3 Bb7 16. Bf4 Nd6
17. b3 c5 $11 {0-1 (75) Adams,M (2727)-Kramnik,V (2801) Paris/St Petersburg
2013 CBM 154 (Szabo,Kr).}) {Nothing drastic has occured and the slow game
continues. Here, Black went wrong trying to seek activity with} 11... dxe4 12.
dxe4 a5 13. Rd1 Ba6 14. Qe1 Qb8 15. Ng3 Qb4 16. b3 Qxe1+ 17. Rxe1 Bb4 18. Rd1
Bc3 19. Rb1 c5 20. Bd2 Bxd2 21. Nxd2 g6 22. f3 Red8 23. Ndf1 $14 {with a
pleasant endgame in Bartel,M (2651)-Arslanov,S (2396) Moscow 2014.}) 6... O-O
7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. h3 (8. Nbd2 {would run into Ng4...f5 ideas.}) 8... Re8 9. Nbd2
Nd7 (9... h6 {would convert to Adams - Kramnik as mentioned above. There White
continued Nf1, but perhaps it makes sense to play more in Carlsen's style as
well.} 10. a4 {or doing the same thing without a4 - but including a4 never
seems bad to me. Also it's a useful waiting move.} a5 (10... Be6 11. Nf1 {
now d5 isn't possible as in Adams - Kramnik.}) 11. Nc4 Be6 (11... d5 {leads to
strange complications, but White seems to be preferrable in the end:} 12. exd5
e4 13. dxe4 Rxe4 14. Rxe4 Nxe4 15. Be3 cxd5 16. Bxc5 Nxc5 17. Ne3 $14) 12. Be3
$5 Bxc4 13. Bxc5 Be6 (13... dxc5 14. dxc4 $14 {the tripled pawns are uglier.})
14. Be3 {and again we have opposite coloured bishops, and perhaps some
pretensions of an edge for white? certainly his play is easier.}) (9... Nh5 {
seems more natural, but I am not sure if White needs to worry much about
Nh5-Nf4 as a plan. He can just continue Nc4...Be3, or try c3-d4.}) 10. Nc4 Bb6
{This avoids Na5 ideas, and also Nxb6 doesn't really seem worrying since it
improves the structure.} (10... a6 11. Na5 $1 $14) (10... a5 11. Bd2 a4 12. Na5
$14) 11. a4 {A really useful move - as you will see soon.} a5 12. Nxb6 {
Somewhat counter intuitive decision...at first the opposite colours seem to
make Black's life easier. But Carlsen had a more long term idea in mind...I
still feel that Black's position should be fairly solid here, but it's not as
obvious as it looks at first sight.} cxb6 $6 ({With hindsight, I'd prefer} 
12... Nxb6 $1 {although I must admit that it's hard to imagine, particularly
in a game, that ...cxb6 could be anything but solid for Black. But another
advantage of this move is that Black can actually play actively with ...f5!
next - and the a5-weakness is less scary since it would only be a problem in
the endgame.} 13. b3 (13. d4 exd4 $1 14. Nxd4 c5 $11 {Black's pieces are
perfectly set to deal with the d4 break.}) 13... f5 $1 $13 ({Actually Black
doesn't even need to hurry with f5.} 13... c5 14. Bd2 Nd7 $5 {/\ Nb8-Nc6 seems
just fine as well.})) 13. d4 Qc7 $6 {Another almost imperceptible inaccuracy,
but suddenly things start to get tougher for Black after this. The queen seems
natural on c7, but it allows White the strong option of Nh4 in the future!} (
13... Qe7 {keeps an eye on h4, but this seems a really awkward square for the
queen. Also b6 might be weak after Nf8-Ng6.} 14. Ra3 Nf8 15. Rb3 Rb8 16. Be3) (
13... f6 $1 {also allows Nh4 at some point, but it's not as easy to implement
for White because after} 14. Ra3 Nf8 {dxe5-dxe5 would give Black an additional
move due to the threat to exchange queens.} 15. dxe5 (15. Nh4 exd4 $1 {would
create a mess}) 15... dxe5 16. Rd3 Qc7 17. Nh4 Ne6 {and White's initiative
looks much less dangerous.}) 14. Ra3 $1 {The idea behind 11.a4! Suddenly the
position seems slightly less innocuous, and you realise that it is indeed
easier to play for White. Most importantly, practically, it's not easy to make
decisions.} Nf8 (14... c5 15. d5 $14 {the kingside attack will be more
dangerous now.}) (14... Bb7 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Nh4 $14) (14... exd4 15. Nxd4 {
is too slow for Black. /\ Rg3.}) 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Nh4 {White's play flows
very smoothly now.} Rd8 (16... Ng6 17. Nf5 {doesn't change much.}) 17. Qh5 f6 (
17... Ng6 18. Nf5 $14) 18. Nf5 Be6 (18... Ne6 $1 19. Rg3 Kh8 {is a much more
cool defence, keeping things more under control but it does look like a
worrying position for Black. I don't see many ways Black can improve, so white
can slowly try to continue building an initiative...particularly Rg4-Rh4 ideas
seem tempting in the future.}) 19. Rg3 Ng6 20. h4 (20. Bh6 {would lead to some
nice fireworks, but that's not really in Carlsen's style, and very much not
required.} gxh6 21. Rxg6+ hxg6 22. Qxg6+ Kf8 23. Qxf6+ Qf7 24. Qxh6+ Ke8 {
and a rook ought to be worth something. It seems pretty unclear.}) 20... Bxf5 (
20... Rd7 21. Bh6 $1 {is much stronger now.} gxh6 22. Qxh6 {/\ h5.}) 21. exf5
Nf4 22. Bxf4 exf4 23. Rc3 $1 {Despite the equal material, the major piece
endgame is surprisingly hard to play. It's possible to suggest better
defensive moves with the engine, but I believe practically it's already very
tough. Understandably, Vishy begins to make slight inaccuracies, and Magnus
wraps it up smoothly with his trademark precision:} c5 24. Re6 Rab8 $2 (24...
h6 {(/\ 25.Rc4 Rd4!)} 25. Qf3 Rab8 {with much better chances to survive
compared to the game.}) 25. Rc4 Qd7 26. Kh2 Rf8 (26... Qd1 {isn't possible due
to} 27. Re8+ $1 $18) (26... Re8 27. Rce4 Rxe6 28. fxe6 $16 {will be pretty
unpleasant.}) 27. Rce4 Rb7 28. Qe2 b5 29. b3 $5 {This doesn't seem required,
but it's in Carlsen's style to not force things. Instead he just restricts any
counterplay for Black, and makes Black go wrong by himself.} bxa4 30. bxa4 Rb4
{Exchanging a pair of rooks might reduce the pressure, but here it also
creates additional weaknesses - particularly in Black's 7th rank. White
continues with a strong attack despite the almost endgame nature of the
position!} 31. Re7 Qd6 32. Qf3 Rxe4 33. Qxe4 f3+ 34. g3 h5 $2 {The final
blunder - but the position was actually much trickier than it looks.} (34...
Qd2 35. Qxf3 Qxc2 {at first Black seems to be safe, but after} 36. Kg2 Kh8 37.
Qc6 {White continues to exert pressure without taking any risk. Black's rook
is completely tied down to g7, and it will be hard for him to keep the c-pawn
alive. Still, it's not a straightforward win, and White still needs to show
technique.}) 35. Qb7 $1 1-0

[Event "World Championship"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.11.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2014.11.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 {The opening could not have
come as a complete surprise to either one of the players, even though it does
not belong to their main lines. Carlsen has played the Grünfeld over the past
years only occasionally and did not try it in 2014 at all! At the same time,
Anand has tried a wide range of systems against the Grünfeld, the most
popular being the Russian Variation (as in game 10) and the normal (5.e4)
Exchange Variation.} Bg7 6. e4 Nxc3 7. Bxc3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 $5 {Even in such a
heavily analysed opening as the Grünfeld, Carlsen finds a way of deviating
from the main theoretical discussion. But this is not really such a miracle,
since this is a very flexible opening with practically unlimited possibilities
for improvising.} ({It would have made little sense checking Anand's
preparation after, say,} 8... c5 9. d5 Bxc3 10. bxc3 e6 11. d6 e5 12. h4 Be6 {
when the former World Champion had delivered a very powerful novelty in a game
against Carlsen's countryman:} 13. Nh3 $1 $146 {Anand,V (2783)-Hammer,J (2608)
Stavanger 2013 CBM 155 (Krasenkow,M) (1-0, 45)}) 9. Nf3 {The most natural way
of defending the central pawn, even though it allows Black to develop freely
on the next move.} (9. Ne2 {as tried in Hambleton,A (2583)-Berson,J (2021)
Portugal Cove 2013 (1-0, 26) avoids ...Bg4 but places the knight on a not very
active square. Black could obtain good counterplay with} e5 {(not the only
move, most surely)} 10. d5 Nd4 $1 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Bxd4 Qh4 13. Bxg7 (13. Qe3
Re8 14. Bd3 Bf5 $11) 13... Qxe4+ 14. Qe2 Qxe2+ 15. Bxe2 Kxg7 16. Rc1 {The
backward pawn should not offer Black too many problems since White is behind
in development.} Bf5 17. Rxc7 Rac8 18. Rxc8 Rxc8 {[%cal Gf5e4,Gc8c1]}) ({
Without kingside development, the radical advance} 9. d5 {is not likely to
yield too much:} Ne5 10. Be2 (10. f4 Ng4 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. Nf3 c6 $32 {
Ushenina,A (2501)-Lagno,K (2543) Beijing 2013 (0-1, 37)}) 10... c6 11. Nf3
Nxf3+ 12. Bxf3 Bxc3 13. Qxc3 cxd5 14. exd5 e6 $11 {Gleizerov,E (2536)-Ulibin,M
(2498) Las Palmas 2014 (1/2-1/2, 18)}) 9... Bg4 10. d5 {The only reasonable
continuation.} (10. O-O-O $6 e5 11. d5 Nd4 $15) 10... Bxf3 11. Bxg7 $5 $146 {
Strictly speaking, this looks like a concession since White would be
interested in provoking ...Bxc3, bxc3 with a strengthening of his centre. But
Anand had a concrete idea in mind, which worked reasonably well, at least from
the opening point of view.} ({If} 11. gxf3 Ne5 12. O-O-O ({Defending the pawn
is not necessary.} 12. Be2 {wastes an important tempo and has led to
comfortable play for Black in a few games, the latest being:} c6 13. f4 Nd7 14.
Bxg7 Kxg7 15. dxc6 bxc6 {Moiseenko,A (2707)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2714) Yaroslavl
2014 (0-1, 38)}) 12... c6 ({Even with bishops on the board, the pawn is taboo:
} 12... Nxf3 $2 13. Qf4 $18) 13. f4 Ng4 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 $11 {[%cal Gg4f6]}) 11...
Kxg7 12. gxf3 Ne5 13. O-O-O c6 {This hurried undermining of the centre offers
White the possibility of setting up some pressure.} (13... Nxf3 $2 14. Qc3+) ({
Black could have avoided the weakening of his kingside with} 13... Qd6 $5 14.
Be2 (14. Qc3 $6 Qf6 15. Be2 c6 $15 {leaves the white centre immobile and
vulnerable.}) 14... c6 $132) 14. Qc3 $1 f6 {[%csl Ge6]} 15. Bh3 $14 {This
bishops cuts like a blade, preventing Black from obtaining rapid counterplay.
In the long run, the kingside weaknesses may tell. On the other hand, the
position remains double-edged strategically. Should White allow some exchanges,
he would risk landing into a bad ending, due to his numerous pawn weaknesses.}
(15. dxc6 $6 Qb6 16. cxb7 $6 Rab8 $15 17. f4 $2 Rxb7 $19 {[%cal Gf8c8,Rb7c7]})
15... cxd5 {True to his style, Carlsen clears up matters in the centre at the
first given occasion.} ({The long plan of transfering the knight to d4 (!) is
interesting but probably not entirely sound:} 15... Qb6 $5 16. f4 (16. d6 exd6
17. Rxd6 Rad8 18. Rhd1 Rxd6 19. Rxd6 Qxf2 $19) 16... Nf7 {[%csl Gf2]} 17. f3 $1
(17. Rd2 Nd6 {[%csl Ge4] gains an important tempo for developing the
counterplay.} 18. Qd3 cxd5 19. exd5 f5) (17. dxc6 bxc6 18. Rd7 Qxf2 19. Rf1 Qe2
20. Rxe7 Rae8 $132) 17... Nd6 (17... cxd5 18. exd5 Nd6 19. Kb1) (17... Rad8 18.
Kb1 Nd6 19. a4 $1 {[%csl Gb5]} cxd5 20. Rxd5 Nf7 21. Bd7 Nd6 22. a5 Qf2 23. Be6
$14) 18. Kb1 (18. a4 $2 cxd5 $17) 18... Nb5 19. Qb3 c5 20. Rc1 Nd4 21. Qe3 (21.
Qd3 Qd6 22. Qe3 f5 23. exf5 gxf5 24. Rhe1 Rf7) (21. Qc4 Nxf3 22. Qc3 Nd4 23.
Qxc5 Ne2 24. Qxb6 axb6 25. Rc7 Nxf4 26. Bd7 f5 27. Rxb7 fxe4 $132) 21... Qd6
22. f5 g5 23. Rhg1 Qxh2 (23... Kh8 24. Bg4 $36 {[%cal Gh2h4,Gg4h5,Gh5g6]}) 24.
Bf1 b6 25. f4 h6 26. Bd3 $44) 16. exd5 Nf7 $2 {But this is too straightforward
an attempt to stabilise the position. True, the d6-square is important, but
does not justify abandoning the central e5-square.} (16... Qd6 $5 17. Kb1 Rad8
18. f4 (18. Rhe1 Rfe8 19. f4 Nf7 20. Rd4 e5 21. fxe5 Rxe5 22. Rxe5 fxe5 $11)
18... Nf7 19. Rd4 e5 20. fxe5 fxe5 21. Rd2 {may offer White some chances for
the initiative. If compared with the similar subline above, all major pieces
are on the board, making Black's position less stable.}) (16... a5 17. f4 Nf7
18. Kb1 a4 {would transpose below.}) 17. f4 $2 {This wastes a tempo, exposes
the f-pawn and obstructs the c1-h6 diagonal. On top, after the knight has
retreated, it does not achieve anything constructive.} (17. Kb1 $5 Qd6 (17...
a5 18. Be6 a4 19. h4 a3 20. b3 Qd6 21. Qd2 $36 {[%cal Gh4h5,Gd2h6]}) 18. Be6
Nd8 (18... Ng5 19. Bg4 {/\x h4}) (18... Rad8 19. h4 $36) 19. Rhe1 $5 Re8 (19...
Qxh2 20. Rh1 Qf4 21. Qa3 Qd6 22. Qe3 $16) 20. Bc8 $1 $36 {[%cal Gh2h4,Gh4h5] A
nice move paralysing the black queenside and clearing the path of the h-pawn
for the attack.}) 17... Qd6 {It is not clear yet which piece is best suited
for the occupation of this square.} ({Since the black rooks do not have any
future on the open c-file, it would have made sense to get some space on the
queenside:} 17... a5 $5 18. Kb1 a4 19. Be6 (19. a3 b5 $1 {[%cal Ga8b8,Gd8d6,
Gb5b4]}) 19... Qd6 20. Rd4 a3 21. b3 Nd8 22. Bg4 b6 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Ga8a5,
Ga5c5]} 23. h4 Ra5 {[%csl Gd5]} 24. Qd2 f5 25. Bf3 h5 (25... Nf7 26. Re1 {
[%csl Ge6]}) 26. Rg1 {Black is under certain pressure but since White does not
have any pawn breaks it looks like the position is statically equal. One more
detail is that the white king is not entirely safe either.} Kh7 (26... Kh6 {
is also possible:} 27. Qd1 Rc5 28. Bxh5 gxh5 29. Rg5 {Things look dangerous but
} Kh7 $8 {saves the day.} 30. Rxh5+ Kg7 31. Rg5+ Kh7 $11) 27. Re1 Ra7 28. Rc4
Qf6 $13) 18. Qd4 (18. Rd4 {can be met with the paradoxical} f5 $3 {[%csl Rh3]}
(18... Rad8 19. Be6 $14) 19. Re1 (19. Re4+ $2 Kg8 $19 {[%csl Gd5][%cal Ga8c8]})
19... Kg8 20. Kb1 Rac8 21. Rc4 Rxc4 22. Qxc4 Qf6 {/\ ...Nd6 with excellent
play for Black.}) 18... Rad8 19. Be6 {It is important to block the e7-pawn.} (
19. Rhe1 e5 $1 20. fxe5 Nxe5 21. Re3 (21. f4 Nf3) 21... Nc6 22. dxc6 (22. Qa4
Nb4 23. Be6 Rfe8 24. Kb1 Qf4 $1 $11 25. a3 $140 $2 Nxd5 $17) 22... Qxd4 23.
Rxd4 Rxd4 24. cxb7 f5 25. Re7+ Kf6 26. Rxh7 Rfd8 $132) 19... Qb6 20. Qd2 $6 {
This allows Black to solve all his problems.} ({Anand might have avoided the
queen exchange for psychological reasons, since the endgame is supposed to be
Carlsen's chosenterritory, but the only way to keep the pressure was:} 20. Qxb6
axb6 21. Kb1 Nd6 22. Rc1 f5 23. Rc7 Kf6 24. Bd7 {[%cal Gh1e1]} Ne4 25. Rxb7 (
25. Re1 $6 Nc5 26. Be6 Rd6 $15 {[%csl Ge6]}) 25... Rb8 26. Rc7 Nxf2 27. Re1 Ne4
28. b4 Rfd8 29. Kb2 h6 30. h4 $14 {[%cal Ga2a4,Gb2b3] White's queenside
initiative is rather threatening. For Black, creating a kingside passed pawn
with ...g5 would imply big risks for his king.}) 20... Rd6 21. Rhe1 Nd8 {
Everything fits well in Black's position and suddenly, White loses his
stability in the centre.} 22. f5 (22. Bh3 e6) 22... Nxe6 23. Rxe6 Qc7+ $6 {
A bit too timid at a favourable moment.} ({It might have been better to use
the c-file for a well-timed check with the rook while eliminating completely
White's pressure along the e-file:} 23... Rxe6 $5 24. fxe6 (24. dxe6 Rc8+ 25.
Kb1 Qc5 26. fxg6 hxg6 {[%cal Gc8c6]}) 24... Rc8+ 25. Kb1 Qd6 {with chances for
reaching a better ending due to White-s weakened structure.}) 24. Kb1 Rc8 (
24... Rxe6 25. dxe6 Qc5 26. Qc2 $11) 25. Rde1 Rxe6 26. Rxe6 Rd8 27. Qe3 Rd7 $11
{White's pressure along the e-file should now compensate for the structural
defects. But as in an earlier comment, it is worth keeping in mind that the
endings could be unpleasant for White.} 28. d6 exd6 29. Qd4 Rf7 30. fxg6 hxg6
31. Rxd6 a6 32. a3 Qa5 33. f4 Qh5 34. Qd2 Qc5 35. Rd5 Qc4 36. Rd7 Qc6 ({If} 
36... Rxd7 37. Qxd7+ Qf7 38. Qd6 {the activity of the white queen compensates
for the structural problems.}) 37. Rd6 (37. Rxf7+ Kxf7 {would leave the white
pawns exposed to a possible king invasion on the light squares.}) 37... Qe4+
38. Ka2 Re7 {So far Anand has kept things level, but his next two moves give
up the centralising, offering Black some chances to take over the initiative.}
39. Qc1 $6 (39. Rd4) 39... a5 40. Qf1 $6 a4 $15 41. Rd1 Qc2 42. Rd4 (42. Qf3 $5
{[%csl Ge3]}) 42... Re2 $6 {Missing the last chance.} (42... Re3 $1 {[%cal
Ge3a3,Ga2a3,Rc2b3] with the brutal threat of 43...Rxa3!+ 44.Kxa3 Qb3 mate!} 43.
Qd1 (43. Ka1 Rxa3+ 44. bxa3 Qc3+ {[%csl Rd4]}) (43. Rd7+ Kh6 {[%cal Gb7b5]} 44.
Rxb7 Rb3 45. Rxb3 axb3+ 46. Ka1 Qxh2 $17 {[%csl Ra1][%cal Gg6g1]}) 43... Qxd1
44. Rxd1 Kh6 $15 {Black is better on both wings and White would face an
unpleasant defensive task... even though all rook endings are drawn! Actually
the first match proved not all of them are...}) 43. Rb4 {White has finally
reached absolute stability and is out of any danger.} b5 44. Qh1 $1 Re7 45. Qd5
Re1 46. Qd7+ Kh6 47. Qh3+ Kg7 48. Qd7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2014.09.06"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2877"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2014.08.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "23"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]

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 Ke8 10. Nc3 b6 11. Bf4 Bb4 12. Ne4 Ba6 13. Rfc1 Be2 14.
Nfd2 Bxd2 15. Nxd2 Nd4 16. Be3 Nf5 17. Bf4 Nd4 18. Be3 Nf5 19. Bf4 Nd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2014.09.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2877"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "168"]
[EventDate "2014.08.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "23"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. Rc1 c6 10. Qc2 Nxc3 11. Qxc3 Nd7 12. Be2 (12. Bd3 dxc4 13. Bxc4 {
is more common but White wants to recapture with his queen.}) 12... dxc4 13.
Qxc4 {An unusual decision allowing e6-e5. On the other hand, White prevents ...
b7-b6 followed by ...Bc8-b7 and ...c6-c5 so the position remains asymmetrical.}
e5 14. O-O exd4 15. Nxd4 {We have a typical quiet position with the open
d-file. It is approximately equal but not yet drawn - just made for Magnus
Carlsen!} Nf6 (15... Ne5 16. Qc5 Re8 17. Qxe7 Rxe7 18. Rfd1 Bd7 19. b4 Kf8 20.
Rc3 Be8 21. Nb3 Rd7 22. f4 Rxd1+ 23. Bxd1 Rd8 24. Be2 Ng6 25. Kf2 Ne7 26. e4 b6
27. Bf3 f6 28. Ke3 $14 {/= 1/2 (55) Nanu,C (2515)-Nikolov,S (2409) Sunny Beach
2010}) (15... Nb6 16. Qc5 (16. Qb3 $5) 16... Re8 17. Qxe7 Rxe7 18. Rfd1 Be6 19.
a3 g6 20. Nxe6 Rxe6 21. Rd4 Kf8 22. Rcd1 Ree8 23. Kf1 Ke7 24. Re4+ {1/2 (24)
Del Rio de Angelis,S (2484)-San Segundo Carrillo,P (2509) Leon 2012}) 16. b4 ({
White obtained a tiny plus in the following game:} 16. Bf3 Re8 17. Rfd1 Bd7 18.
a4 a5 19. Qb3 Bg4 20. Bxg4 Nxg4 21. h3 Nf6 22. Nf5 Qe6 23. Qxe6 Rxe6 24. Nd6
Re7 25. Nc4 $14 {1-0 (83) Melkumyan,H (2628)-Esen,B (2555) Plovdiv 2012}) 16...
Bd7 (16... Be6 $5 17. Nxe6 Qxe6 18. Qxe6 fxe6 {was recommended by IM Maxim
Notkin but White can still fight on, say, after} 19. a4 {with a minority
attack.}) 17. Rfd1 Rfe8 18. Qc5 g6 19. a4 Qxc5 20. bxc5 a5 21. Nb3 (21. Rd2 $5
{[%cal Yd2b2] M.Notkin}) 21... Re5 22. Rd4 Kf8 23. Kf1 Ke7 24. Bc4 g5 25. h3 b5
$6 {Hardly a good idea. Black trades White's only weakness and remains with
pawn ruins on the queenside.} (25... h5 $5 26. Ke2 g4) 26. cxb6 Rb8 27. f4 $5 {
A nice pawn sacrifice.} Rxe3 28. Nc5 {[%csl Gc5]} (28. Nxa5 Rxb6 29. fxg5 c5
30. Rd3 Rxd3 31. Bxd3 hxg5 32. Rxc5 g4 33. hxg4 Bxa4 $11) (28. fxg5 $5 hxg5 29.
Nxa5 Re5 (29... Rxb6 30. Bd3 $1 {[%cal Ra5c4]}) 30. Nb3 c5 31. Rxd7+ Nxd7 32.
a5 $14) 28... Rxb6 29. Kf2 gxf4 30. Rxf4 Re5 31. Rxf6 Be8 {An unnecessary
tactical trick.} (31... Rb2+ 32. Kf3 Rxc5 33. Rxf7+ Kd8 (33... Kd6 34. Rd1+ Ke5
35. Re7+ Kf6 36. Re4 $14) 34. Rd1 Rxc4 35. Rdxd7+ Kc8 {looks very dangerous
for Black but, surprisingly, there is no decisive blow, e.g.} 36. Rc7+ Kb8 $1 (
36... Kd8 $2 37. Ra7 Ke8 38. Rh7) 37. Rce7 Ka8) 32. Rf4 $1 Rxc5 33. Re4+ Kf8
34. Rxe8+ Kxe8 35. Bxf7+ Kxf7 36. Rxc5 {This rook endgame is very subtle; the
line between a draw and White's win is very thin.} Rb4 {It looked more logical
to give a couple of checks to force White's king out of the centre:} (36...
Rb2+ 37. Kg3 Rb3+ {; however, the king goes forward:} 38. Kh4 $1 Rb4+ 39. g4
Rxa4 40. Rxc6 Kg7 41. Kh5 $18 {M.Notkin}) 37. Rxa5 c5 38. Ke3 Rd4 39. Ra6 Kg7
$6 (39... h5 $5 40. Rh6 (40. a5 Ra4) 40... Rxa4 41. Rxh5 Ra3+ 42. Kf4 c4 43.
Rc5 c3 44. h4 Ra2 45. g4 c2 46. g5 (46. h5 Ra4+ 47. Kg3 Ra3+ 48. Kh4 Ra2 {
is a theoretical draw}) 46... Ke6 47. Kg4 Kd6 48. Rc8 Ra4+ 49. Kh5 Ra2 {
, and White apparently can't make progress}) 40. a5 Ra4 41. g4 h5 (41... Ra3+
42. Ke4 Rxh3 43. Kd5 c4 (43... h5 44. gxh5 Rxh5+ 45. Kc4 Rh4+ 46. Kb5) 44. Kxc4
h5 45. gxh5 Rh4+ 46. Kc5 Rxh5+ 47. Kb6 Rh6+ 48. Kb7 Rh5 49. Ra7 $1 $18 {
M.Notkin}) 42. gxh5 Ra3+ 43. Ke4 c4 44. Kd4 c3 (44... Rf3 45. h6+ Kh7 46. Rc6)
45. Kd3 Kh7 46. h6 $2 (46. Kc2 $1 {was necessary. It is essential for White
not to allow Black's rook to control the a-pawn from the side.} Kg7 47. h6+ Kh7
48. h4 Kh8 49. Ra7 Kg8 50. a6 Kh8 51. h5 $22 Kg8 52. Rg7+ Kh8 53. a7 Ra2+ 54.
Kb3 $18) 46... Rb3 $3 {Miraculously, this move now saves the game.} 47. Kc2 (
47. Rc6 {(b6, d6 etc.)} Ra3 48. a6 Kg8 {No zugzwang is possible now, and White
can't make progress.}) 47... Rb5 48. Kxc3 Rf5 {The so-called Vancsura setup.
Despite 3 extra pawns, the position is drawn.} 49. Ra8 Rb5 50. Kc4 Rf5 {
The f-file is the most appropriate position for Black's rook.} 51. Kb4 Rf4+ 52.
Kc5 Rf5+ 53. Kd4 Rb5 54. Ke4 Rc5 55. Ra6 Rb5 56. h4 Rc5 57. Kd4 Rb5 58. Kc4 Rf5
59. Kb4 Rf4+ 60. Kc5 Rf5+ 61. Kb6 Rf6+ {Black pushes White's king away as it
is approaching the a-pawn.} 62. Kb7 Rf7+ 63. Kc8 Rf8+ 64. Kd7 Rf5 65. Ra8 Rd5+
66. Ke6 Rb5 67. Kf6 Rc5 68. Ra7+ Kxh6 69. Kf7 Rb5 70. a6 Rb6 71. Kg8 Rb8+ 72.
Kf7 Rb6 73. Ke7 Kg6 74. Kd7 Rf6 75. Ra8 Kg7 76. Kc7 Rf7+ 77. Kd6 Rf6+ 78. Ke5
Rb6 79. Ra7+ (79. a7 Ra6 $11) 79... Kg6 80. h5+ Kh6 81. Kf5 Rc6 82. Re7 Rxa6
83. Re6+ Rxe6 84. Kxe6 Kxh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2014.09.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2877"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2014.08.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "23"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. f3 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Bg7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 a5 ({The most popular continuations here are} 10...
Be6) ({and} 10... Qa5 {but the text move is also well known.}) 11. b3 {
Restricting Black's activity on the queenside.} ({Another way to handle the
position was shown by 13th World Champion:} 11. Be2 a4 12. O-O Qa5 13. Rac1 Bd7
(13... Be6 $5) 14. c5 Bc6 15. cxd6 Rfd8 16. Nb1 Qxd2 17. Nxd2 exd6 18. Nc4 d5
19. Nb6 Ra5 20. e5 Nd7 21. f4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G (2825)-Alterman,B (2615)/
Tel Aviv 1998/CBM 065/(Tsesarsky) (25)}) 11... a4 $6 {This move is quite risky
from a strategic point of view: the a-pawn may become a target, while Black
has a couple of weak squares on the queenside.} ({In the following recent game
Black had a solid, but rather passive position:} 11... Bd7 12. Be2 Bc6 13. O-O
Nd7 14. Rfd1 Nc5 15. Rac1 Qb6 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. cxd5 Qb4 18. Rc2 Qxd2 19. Bxd2
$14 {1-0 Khismatullin,D (2671)-Vorobiov,E (2587)/Vladivostok RUS 2014}) ({
The most reasonable setup is connected with:} 11... Be6 12. Rb1 (12. Be2 $5 Nd7
13. O-O Nc5 14. Rac1) 12... Nd7 13. Be2 Nc5 14. O-O Qb6 15. Rfc1 Rfc8 16. Kh1 (
16. Nd5 $5 {deserves a serious attention, but after} Bxd5 17. cxd5 Qb4 {
Black is a tempo up compared to Khismatullin-Vorobiov,2014.}) 16... Qb4 17. Bg5
a4 18. Bxe7 axb3 19. axb3 Nxb3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Van Wely,L (2691)-Iturrizaga,E 
(2627)/Istanbul TUR 2012 (122)}) 12. b4 Be6 13. Rc1 Nd7 14. Be2 {Fabiano is
not in a hurry.} ({Black's position also looks unpleasant after} 14. Nd5 f5 (
14... a3 15. Nf4 Rc8 16. Be2 $14) 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Be2 $14) 14... Nb6 15. Nb5
$5 $146 {This ambitious continuation is a novelty. Having a serious space
advantage, White wants to keep as many pieces as it possible.} ({In the
preceding game Black was able to defend an inferior position after:} 15. Nd5
Nxd5 16. exd5 Bd7 17. a3 (17. O-O a3 18. c5 dxc5 19. bxc5 $14) 17... e6 18.
dxe6 Bxe6 19. O-O d5 20. c5 d4 21. Bf2 Qd7 22. Bd3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Felgaer,R 
(2586)-Cuenca Jimenez,J (2477)/La Massana AND 2013}) 15... a3 {Desperately
looking for any kind of counterplay.} ({After} 15... Rc8 16. Na3 f5 17. exf5
gxf5 18. O-O $16 {Black's position lacks any active ideas.}) 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. h4
$1 {Once again, Caruana chooses the most ambitious way to handle the position.}
(17. O-O Na4 18. f4 Qc7 19. Kh1 $14 {was a quiet alternative. White maintains
a stable advantage.}) 17... h5 (17... e6 18. h5 Qe7 19. Nb3 $16 {followed by
20.c5 is extremely unpleasant.}) 18. g4 $1 {Now Black is under a direct attack.
} hxg4 19. fxg4 ({Correcty deviating from} 19. h5 e5 20. Nb3 gxf3 21. Bxf3 Be6
22. Qh2 Nd7 $132) 19... e5 {This is an obvious positional concession, but
Magnus had no choice.} (19... Be5 20. h5 Na4 21. Nf3 $40) 20. Nb3 (20. Nb5 $5 {
also deserved serious attention:} Bxb5 21. cxb5 d5 22. h5 d4 23. Bh6 $36) 20...
Bc6 21. Bf3 f5 {Now Black's king is exposed, but Black cannot sit and wait
anymore.} 22. gxf5 (22. Na5 $5 Rxa5 (22... f4 23. Bf2 Qc7 24. h5 $16) 23. bxa5
Na4 24. gxf5 gxf5 25. Bg5 $16) 22... gxf5 23. Na5 {Keeping an eye on the
light-squared bishop.} f4 (23... Rxa5 24. bxa5 Na4 25. Bg5 {leads to a
position from the previous note. Black has some practical chances, but
objectively there is no compensation for an exchange.}) 24. Bf2 $16 {White's
monarch feels quite safe now, while Black has numerous weaknesses.} Na4 25.
Nxc6 (25. Rg1 Kh8 26. Ke2 Bf6 27. h5 $16) 25... bxc6 26. O-O {Caruana doesn't
mind spending some time on removing his king from the centre.} ({Also good
enough was} 26. h5 Bf6 27. Rg1+ Kh8 28. Ke2 $16) 26... c5 {In such a difficult
situation, Magnus is trying to fix the pawn structure in order to set up some
kind of blockade.} (26... Bf6 27. Kh1 Kh8 (27... Bxh4 $2 28. Rg1+ Kh8 29. Rg2
$18) 28. Rg1 Qe7 29. Rg2 Rf7 (29... Rg8 30. Bg4 Rg7 31. Rcg1 Rag8 32. Qe2 $16)
30. Bg4 Rh7 31. Bf5 Rh6 32. b5 Bxh4 33. Rh2 $16) (26... Rf6 27. Kh1 Rh6 28. Rg1
Kh8 29. Rg2 Bf6 30. h5 $16) 27. b5 Bf6 28. Kh1 Nb6 $2 {This could be a
decisive mistake.} ({A better move was} 28... Ra7 $142 29. Rg1+ Kh8 30. h5 Nb6
31. Rg6 Rg8 32. Bg4 Rag7 33. Bf5 $16) ({The pawn was untouchable:} 28... Bxh4
29. Rg1+ Kh8 30. Rg2 {with a decisive attack.}) 29. Rcd1 $2 {Wrong rook!} ({
Fabiano misses a clear win:} 29. Rfd1 $1 Be7 30. Bxc5 Kh8 31. Bf2 Bxh4 $140 32.
Bxb6 Qxb6 33. Qxd6 $18 {and the 2 strong passed pawns will decide the game.})
29... Kh8 $1 30. Qxd6 $6 {Underestimating Black's defensive resources in the
resulting endgame.} ({After} 30. Bg4 Bxh4 31. Qxd6 Qxd6 32. Rxd6 Bxf2 33. Rxb6
Be3 $14 {Black gets excellent drawish chances.}) ({It was still possible to
pose serious problems by means of} 30. Be2 $1 Be7 31. Rg1 Rf6 32. Qd3 Qd7 33.
Qf3 $36) 30... Qxd6 31. Rxd6 Nxc4 {[%cal Gc4e3] The knight is heading to e3,
forcing White to exchange the dark-squared bishop.} 32. Rd5 (32. Rd7 {also
achieves nothing special:} Rad8 33. Bxc5 (33. Rfd1 Ne3 34. Bxe3 fxe3 35. Be2 c4
36. Rxd8 (36. Bxc4 Rc8 37. Bd3 Bxh4 $11) 36... Rxd8 37. Rxd8+ Bxd8 38. Bxc4
Bxh4 39. b6 Bd8 40. b7 Bc7 $11) 33... Rxd7 34. Bxf8 Rd2 35. Rc1 Ne3 36. b6 Rxa2
37. Bxa3 Rxa3 38. b7 Rb3 39. Rc8+ Kg7 40. b8=Q Rxb8 41. Rxb8 Bxh4 $11) 32...
Ne3 33. Bxe3 fxe3 34. Be2 Bxh4 {Magnus should be happy with his position at
this moment.} 35. Rf5 ({After} 35. Rxf8+ Rxf8 36. Rd3 {the easiest way is} c4
$1 37. Rxe3 Rc8 38. Rc3 (38. Rxa3 c3 39. Bd3 Bf2 40. Bc2 Bd4 41. Rb3 Rf8 $11)
38... Be1 39. Rxc4 Rxc4 40. Bxc4 Ba5 $11) 35... Rxf5 36. exf5 Rd8 $11 {
Liquidating into a drawish bishop endgame.} 37. Rxd8+ (37. Rxe5 Rd2 38. Rxe3
Rxa2 $11) 37... Bxd8 38. Kg2 Kg7 39. Kf3 Kf6 40. Ke4 c4 41. Bxc4 Bb6 42. Bd3 ({
A draw was agreed in view of} 42. Bd3 Bd4 43. Kd5 Ba7 44. Kc6 e4 45. Be2 Kxf5
46. b6 Bxb6 47. Kxb6 Kf4 48. Kc5 Kg3 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2014.09.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2877"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2014.08.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "23"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 dxc4 4. e3 b5 5. a4 b4 6. Ne4 Qd5 7. Nd2 c3 8. bxc3
bxc3 9. Nb1 Qa5 10. Qc2 e5 11. Nf3 Na6 12. Nxe5 Nb4 13. Qb3 Be6 14. Bc4 c2 15.
Bxe6 Nd3+ 16. Ke2 Nxe5 17. dxe5 fxe6 18. Qxe6+ Ne7 19. Nd2 Qd5 20. Qxd5 Nxd5
21. Ne4 Rb8 22. Bd2 Bb4 23. Rhc1 Bxd2 24. Nxd2 Nb4 25. Nf3 Ke7 26. Ne1 Rhd8 27.
f4 c5 28. Nxc2 Nd3 29. Rcb1 Nb2 30. Ra2 Nxa4 31. Rxb8 Nc3+ 32. Kf3 Nxa2 33. Rb5
Nb4 34. Nxb4 cxb4 35. Rxb4 Ra8 36. Ke4 a5 37. Ra4 Kf7 38. g4 Ke7 39. f5 h6 40.
h4 Kf7 41. e6+ Kf6 42. Rd4 Ke7 43. Rd7+ Kf8 44. e7+ Ke8 45. Rd8+ Rxd8 46.
exd8=Q+ Kxd8 47. Kd5 Ke7 48. g5 a4 49. Kc4 hxg5 50. hxg5 Kd6 51. e4 Ke5 52. Kb4
1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2014.09.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "2877"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2014.08.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "23"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 {This move could be a surprise for Magnus, since the
Najdorf is the main Sicilian weapon of his opponent.} 3. Nf3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5.
Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Bb3 Qa5 {The main idea of this move is
preventing White from building up an aggressive Dragon setup with 9.f3, 10.Qd2
and 11.0-0-0.} ({Black has a large choice of alternatives here. The most
common are:} 8... d6) (8... a5) ({and} 8... Ng4) 9. f3 (9. O-O {is more
popular and leads to a long strategic battle. In the following game Magnus
Carlsen had an excellent position playing on the Black's side:} d6 10. h3 (10.
Nd5 Re8 11. Nxf6+ Bxf6 12. c3 Ne5 13. h3 Qa6 14. Nc2 Nd3 15. Qf3 Be6 16. Bd4
Bxd4 17. Nxd4 Bc4 $11 {1-0 Grischuk,A (2764)-Ivanchuk,V (2757)/London ENG 2013
(39)}) 10... Bd7 11. f4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bc6 13. Qd3 Nd7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Nd5 $6
Qc5+ 16. Kh1 e6 17. Nc3 Nf6 18. Rad1 Rad8 19. f5 Qe5 $15 {1-0 Morozevich,A 
(2760)-Carlsen,M (2864)/Moscow RUS 2013 (53)}) 9... e6 $5 {An interesting way
to change the character of play. Maxime is ready for the creation of an
isolated pawn, while Black's pieces are becoming quite active.} (9... d5 10.
exd5 Nb4 11. Qd2 Nbxd5 12. Nxd5 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Rd8 {doesn't
fully equalise:} 15. c4 e6 16. Be4 Bxd4 17. Bxd4 Rxd4+ 18. Kc3 $14) (9... d6
10. Qd2 {would transpose to ''Dragon stuff''.}) 10. O-O (10. Qd2 d5 11. exd5
Nxd5 12. Bxd5 exd5 13. O-O-O Be6 $11 {0-1 Lopez Gracia,F (2218)-De la Villa
Garcia,J (2466)/Zaragoza 2001}) 10... d5 11. exd5 exd5 $6 {A serious
inaccuracy. The knight is not placed well on f6, so the dark-squared bishop
remains quite useless. In such a situation, White's pressure on the isolated
pawn becomes annoying.} (11... Nxd5 12. Nxd5 (12. Bxd5 exd5 13. Qd2 Re8 14.
Rad1 Be6 $11) 12... exd5 13. c3 Re8 14. Re1 (14. Qd2 Ne5 15. Bh6 Nc4 16. Bxc4
Bxh6 17. Qxh6 dxc4 18. Rfe1 Bd7 $11) 14... Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Rxe1+ 16. Qxe1 Bxd4+
17. cxd4 Qd8 {Black should be able to neutralise White's slight pressure.}) 12.
Qd2 Re8 13. Rad1 $146 {A natural novelty in a rare position.} ({White's
advantage is also indisputable after:} 13. Rfe1 Be6 14. Bf2 $14 (14. Nxc6 $6
bxc6 15. Nxd5 Qxd2 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Bxd2 Bxb2 $11 {0-1 Distaso,A (1974)
-Georgiev,V (2586)/Campobasso 2010/EXT 2013 (63)})) 13... Bd7 14. Nxc6 {
For some reasons, White prefers to change the pawn structure.} ({The weak Pd5
would be quite vulnerable after} 14. Bf2 $5 Rad8 15. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 16. Rxe1 $14 ({
Or} 16. Qxe1 $14)) 14... bxc6 {GM Vachier Lagrave doesn't mind to getting rid
off his isolated pawn. Still, Black's position is rather passive, while White
has full control of the dark squares.} (14... Bxc6 15. Bd4 Qc7 16. Rfe1 $14)
15. Nxd5 {Perhaps, Carlsen's decision on the previous move was connected with
a concrete approach.} ({Another way to handle the position was:} 15. Rfe1 $5
Re5 16. Na4 Qxd2 17. Bxd2 Rae8 18. Kf2 $14) 15... Qxd2 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Bxd2
({After} 17. Rxd2 {Black's best practical decision should be:} Rxe3 (17... Be6
18. Kf2 (18. Ba4 Rac8 19. Bxa7 Bxb2 20. Bf2 $14) 18... Bxb2 19. Rfd1 $14) 18.
Rxd7 Re7 19. Rfd1 Rae8 20. c3 Rxd7 21. Rxd7 Re7 22. Rd6 Bg5 23. Rxc6 Bc1 $14 {
the character of play here is similar to the text.}) 17... Bxb2 {Correctly
accepting the challenge.} ({After} 17... Be6 $6 18. Bc1 $1 Bxb3 19. cxb3 $16 {
there would be no compensation for a pawn.}) 18. Bc3 Bxc3 19. Rxd7 Rf8 {
A sad necessity.} 20. Rfd1 $14 {White's advantage is clear in this endgame,
but Black has definite drawing chances.} Kg7 (20... a5 21. Rc7 a4 22. Bc4 $14)
21. Rb7 {Magnus is trying to keep both rooks on the board.} ({It was possible
to win a pawn immediately:} 21. Rc7 Ba5 22. Rxc6 Rac8 23. Rcd6 Rfd8 $14 {
but this would allow Black to release the pressure.}) 21... Ba5 {Bringing the
bishop to a secure spot.} (21... g5 22. Rd6 (22. Rdd7 Rad8 23. Rxf7+ Rxf7 24.
Rxf7+ Kg6 25. Rc7 $14) 22... Rac8 23. g3 Ba5 24. Kg2 $14) 22. Rdd7 Bb6+ 23. Kf1
Rad8 {Now White cannot avoid an exchange.} 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Rxf7+ Kh8 26. Ke2
Re8+ {Black's moves are quite forced now - otherwise White may make progress.}
27. Kd3 Rd8+ 28. Kc3 Ba5+ {This move seems inaccurate, as it allows White to
activate the king.} ({After} 28... Rd1 $142 29. g4 h5 (29... Rh1 30. Rf6 Rxh2
31. Rxc6 Re2 32. Kb4 $16) 30. gxh5 gxh5 31. Rf5 Kg7 32. Rxh5 Kg6 33. Rh4 Rf1 {
White has 2 extra pawns, but the activity of Black's rook makes the task
difficult.}) 29. Kb2 ({There was no reason to deviate from} 29. Kc4 $1 Bb6 30.
Rf6 Rd2 ({or} 30... c5 31. Kb5 Rd2 32. g4) 31. g4 c5 32. Kb5 Rxh2 33. g5 h6 34.
Rxg6 hxg5 35. Rxg5 $16 {with excellent winning chances.}) 29... Bb6 30. g4 Rd2
31. h4 (31. g5 h5 32. gxh6 Rxh2 33. Ba4 c5 $14) 31... Rh2 {Now White cannot
avoid the simplifications.} 32. Ba4 (32. g5 h5 33. gxh6 Rxh4 34. a4 Rxh6 $14)
32... h5 (32... Rxh4 33. Bxc6 h5 34. gxh5 gxh5 35. Be4 {leads to the text.})
33. gxh5 Rxh4 34. Bxc6 gxh5 35. Be4 {Black is still in danger, but the passed
h-pawn is an important factor now.} Rh1 36. f4 ({After} 36. c4 h4 37. Rh7+ Kg8
38. Rh5 h3 39. c5 Bc7 40. c6 Kf8 $1 (40... h2 41. f4 Rf1 42. Rxh2 Rxf4 43. Bd5+
Kg7 44. Re2 Rd4 45. Bh1 Kf6 {is less clear}) 41. Rh7 h2 {Black should be able
to save a half point. For instance:} 42. Rxc7 Rb1+ 43. Bxb1 h1=Q 44. Rh7 Qg2+
45. Bc2 Qxf3 46. c7 Qf6+ 47. Kb3 Qf3+ 48. Kb4 Qf4+ 49. Kb5 Qe5+ 50. Kc6 Qe6+
51. Kb7 Qd5+ 52. Kb8 Qb5+ $11) 36... Rh3 37. c3 ({It looks like} 37. c4 $5 {
was the best chance:} Bd4+ 38. Kc2 Rc3+ 39. Kd2 Rxc4 40. Rh7+ Kg8 41. Rxh5 Ra4
42. Bd5+ Kg7 $14 {Some accuracy is required, but a draw is the most probable
result here.}) 37... h4 38. f5 ({After} 38. Kb3 Re3 39. Bf5 Ba5 40. Rh7+ Kg8
41. Rxh4 Rxc3+ 42. Ka4 Bd8 43. Be6+ Kg7 44. Rg4+ Kf6 45. f5 Bb6 {White could
hardly make any progress either.}) (38. Kc2 Re3 39. Bf5 Kg8 40. Rh7 Ba5 {
is more or less the same.}) 38... Re3 $11 {Now Black has sufficient
counterplay.} 39. Re7 (39. Bd5 Rd3 40. Be6 h3 41. f6 Rf3 {is safe for Black as
well}) 39... Ba5 (39... Bc5 40. Re6 h3 41. f6 Kg8 $11) 40. c4 h3 41. Re6 {
The only way to stop the h-pawn.} h2 (41... Kg7 42. Bd5 Rxe6 43. fxe6 Kf6 $11)
42. Bd5 Rxe6 43. fxe6 Bd8 44. Kb3 Kg7 {Of course, White has only a symbolic
advantage here.} 45. Kb4 Kf6 46. Kb5 h1=Q (46... Be7 47. Kc6 (47. c5 Ke5 $11)
47... Ke5 48. Kd7 Kf6 $11) 47. Bxh1 Kxe6 48. c5 Kd7 49. Ka6 Kc7 50. Kxa7 Be7
51. c6 Bc5+ {White's 2 extra pawns are of no value, so a draw was agreed.}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2014.08.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A50"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2877"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2014.08.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "23"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. c4 g6 {As usual, Magnus Carlsen doesn't mind
deviating from the main paths.} 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 {The latest
attempt to fight for the opening advantage. White is delaying a development of
the Nb1 in order to take control of the key e4-square.} ({Black's position
looks quite solid after} 7. d5 Ne4 (7... Na6 8. Nc3 Nc5 9. Nd4 (9. Be3 $5) 9...
e5 10. Nb3 d6 11. e4 Nfd7 12. Be3 a5 13. Nd2 f5 $132 {1-0 Giri,A (2734)
-Grischuk,A (2783)/Beijing CHN 2013 (43)}) 8. Qc2 f5 9. Nbd2 Nd6 10. e4 Na6 11.
exf5 Nxf5 12. Ne4 c6 $132 {1/2-1/2 Sargissian,G (2686)-Anton Guijarro,D (2631)/
Dubai UAE 2014 (82)}) ({Or} 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Nxe4 Bxe4 9. Be3 c5 10. Qd2 d6 11.
Bh6 Nd7 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Rfd1 Nf6 $11 {1-0 Istratescu,A (2651)-Edouard,R 
(2680)/Nancy FRA 2013 (56)}) 7... e6 8. Nc3 {Exchanging one pair of knights
would definitely suit Black.} ({After} 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Nc3 d6 $11 {
White seizes a lot of space, but Black's position remains flexible, while the
dark-squared bishop is becoming very strong.}) ({At the same time,} 8. Bf4 $5
d6 9. Qc2 {may be a possible improvement.}) 8... Ne4 9. Nxe4 (9. Bd2 {seems
quite comfortable for Black:} d6 10. Rc1 Nd7 11. d5 Nxc3 (11... Nxd2 $5 12.
Nxd2 Qe7 $11) 12. Bxc3 Bxc3 13. Rxc3 e5 14. Qd2 Kg7 15. e4 a5 16. h4 Nc5 $11 {
1-0 Svidler,P (2753)-Ipatov,A (2613)/Dubai UAE 2014 (41)}) 9... Bxe4 10. Bg5
Qe8 $1 $146 {Magnus comes up with an important novelty in a rare theoretical
position.} ({In the previous game Black had failed to solve all the problems
after bringing the queen to b7:} 10... Qc8 11. Qd2 d6 12. Bh6 Qb7 13. Bxg7 Kxg7
14. Rad1 (14. Bh3 $5 Bxf3 15. exf3 c5 16. f4 $14) 14... Nd7 15. d5 Bxf3 16.
exf3 e5 17. f4 $14 {0-1 Efimenko,Z (2648)-Maletin,P (2588)/Dubai UAE 2014 (56)}
) 11. Qd2 d6 {It looks like Black has no problems now.} 12. Bh6 ({Nor does} 12.
Qe3 {promise anything special:} Bb7 13. Bh6 (13. Qd3 e5 14. e4 Nd7 $11) 13...
Nd7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Qd3 Rd8 16. e4 e5 17. Rad1 Qe7 $11) 12... Nd7 13. Rac1 (
13. Qf4 f5 14. Qh4 Nf6 15. Ng5 Bxh6 16. Qxh6 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qe7 $11) 13... Qe7
14. Bxg7 Kxg7 $11 {Magnus has comfortably equalised.} 15. Bh3 {An ambitious
attempt to avoid the further simplifications.} (15. Ng5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 e5 17.
Ne4 Nf6 18. Nc3 c6 $11) 15... Nf6 (15... c5 16. Red1 Rad8 17. dxc5 dxc5 18.
Qc3+ Qf6 $11) 16. Nh4 {The knight has nothing much it can achieve there, but
Levon just wanted to seize space in the centre as soon as it was possible.} (
16. Qc3 c5 17. Nd2 Bb7 18. e4 cxd4 19. Qxd4 Qc7 $11) 16... Bb7 17. f3 (17. Bg2
Bxg2 18. Nxg2 $11) 17... c5 18. e4 cxd4 19. Qxd4 Rfd8 {White's space advantage
is just symbolic here, since there are not many minor pieces on the board.} 20.
Ng2 Qc7 21. Ne3 Qc5 22. Qc3 {I guess, Levon was quite ambitious at this moment.
} (22. Red1 h5 23. Rd3 Rd7 24. Rcd1 Rad8 $11) 22... a5 23. Red1 h5 {A useful
prophylactic move.} 24. Rd3 b5 $1 {Just in time! Magnus doesn't hesitate and
avoids a passive position.} ({After} 24... Rd7 25. Rcd1 Rad8 26. Bg2 $14 {
Black would be forced to sit and wait, while White may try to make progress on
both sides of the board.}) 25. b3 $6 {A strange decision.} ({There was no
reason to deviate from} 25. cxb5 Qxb5 26. Qd2 Ba6 27. Bf1 (27. Rb3 $5) 27...
Qb4 28. Rd4 Qxd2 29. Rxd2 Bxf1 30. Kxf1 {and White's position is even slightly
better, although Black should be able to equalise.}) 25... bxc4 26. bxc4 {
The position is still more or less equal, but White may face some problems in
the long run - the pawns on c4 and a2 are quite vulnerable, while the Pd6 is
not under any pressure.} ({I would prefer} 26. Qxc4 Qa3 27. Rdc3 d5 (27... Rac8
28. Qd4 Rxc3 29. Rxc3 $11 Qxa2 $140 $2 30. Bxe6 $16) 28. Qc7 Rd7 29. Qe5 dxe4
30. fxe4 {and White has enough counterplay to achieve a draw:} Bxe4 31. Rf1 Qe7
32. Rf4 Bf5 33. Bxf5 exf5 34. Rxf5 $11) 26... Bc6 27. Rcd1 Rd7 28. Bg2 Rb8 29.
Qd4 {A correct decision - the queen exerts unpleasant pressure along the a7-g1
diagonal.} Qe5 $5 {Magnus is trying to complicate the matters.} ({Deviating
from the simple endgame which arises after} 29... e5 30. Qxc5 dxc5 31. Rd6 Ba4
32. R1d2 Rxd6 33. Rxd6 Rb1+ 34. Bf1 $11) 30. f4 $6 {This impatient advance
leads to some troubles.} ({It was necessary to swap one pair of rooks in order
to equalise:} 30. Rb3 $1 Rxb3 31. axb3 Rb7 32. Nc2 Be8 (32... Rxb3 $2 33. f4 $1
Qxd4+ 34. Nxd4 Rb6 35. Nxc6 Rxc6 36. e5 $16) 33. Qxe5 dxe5 34. Ra1 Rxb3 35.
Rxa5 Rc3 36. Ne1 $11) 30... Qxd4 31. Rxd4 Rc7 {Now Black has a small but
stable advantage, since White has a couple of weaknesses.} (31... e5 32. Rxd6 (
32. fxe5 dxe5 33. Rxd7 Bxd7 $15) 32... Rxd6 33. Rxd6 exf4 34. gxf4 Bxe4 35. Rd2
a4 $15) 32. R1d2 Ne8 $1 {As usual, Magnus is playing precisely in such
positions.} ({Black didn't get anything special in the event of} 32... e5 33.
Rxd6 exf4 34. gxf4 Nxe4 35. Bxe4 (35. Rxc6 $2 Rxc6 36. Bxe4 Re6 $19 {[%csl Re3,
Re4]}) 35... Bxe4 36. Kf2 $11) 33. Kf2 (33. e5 {didn't solve all the problems
either:} dxe5 34. fxe5 Bxg2 35. Kxg2 Rc5 36. Re4 Nc7 $15) 33... Kf8 34. c5 {
As is his style, Levon is searching for active play at the cost of material.} (
34. R4d3 Rb4 35. Rb3 $15) 34... dxc5 35. Rc4 (35. R4d3 $5 Nf6 36. e5 Ne4+ 37.
Bxe4 Bxe4 38. Rc3 $15) 35... Bb5 $6 ({The only way to fix the advantage was} 
35... Rd7 $1 {exchanging Levon's most active piece} 36. Rxd7 (36. Rdc2 Nd6 37.
Rxc5 Bxe4 $17) 36... Rb2+ 37. Rc2 $1 (37. Ke1 Bxd7 38. a4 Ra2 $17) 37... Rxc2+
38. Nxc2 Bxd7 39. e5 $15 {Still, White has excellent drawing chances here.})
36. Rc3 (36. Rb2 $5 Rbb7 (36... Bxc4 37. Rxb8 Bd3 (37... Bxa2 $4 38. Rb2 $18)
38. Ke1 Ke7 39. e5 $44) 37. Rc3 Bc6 38. Rxb7 Bxb7 39. e5 Bxg2 40. Kxg2 Ng7 41.
Kf3 $11) 36... c4 37. e5 $6 {This natural move is inaccurate.} ({Equality was
reachable:} 37. Rb2 $142 Rcc8 38. e5 Ng7 39. Be4 Nf5 40. Nxc4 Bxc4 41. Rxb8
Rxb8 42. Rxc4 $11) 37... Rc5 $1 38. Nc2 $6 {After this move White's position
could become very difficult.} (38. Bf1 $142 f6 $1 39. Nxc4 fxe5 40. fxe5 Bxc4
41. Rxc4 Rxe5 $15) 38... Nc7 39. Nd4 Nd5 $6 {There was no reason to hurry with
clarifying the character of the position.} ({A much stronger move was} 39...
Ba6 $1 40. Ke3 Rb1 41. Be4 Nd5+ 42. Bxd5 Rxd5 $17) 40. Bxd5 Rxd5 41. Nf3 $1 {
After exchanging one pair of rooks White gets sufficient compensation for a
pawn, since the knight is more useful than the bishop here.} Rc5 (41... Ba6 42.
Rxd5 exd5 43. Ra3 Rb1 44. Ke3 $44) 42. Rb2 Rd8 (42... Rcc8 43. Nd2 Ba6 44. Rbc2
Rc5 45. Ke3 Rb4 46. Ne4 $44) 43. Nd2 Bc6 44. Nb3 $6 {Tired after some tough
defence, Levon commits another serious mistake.} ({After} 44. Ke3 Bd5 45. Rbc2
Rdc8 46. h4 {Black couldn't make any progress.}) 44... Rb8 $1 {That's the
point! Now White cannot set up a blockade any more.} 45. Rcc2 c3 46. Rb1 Rcb5
47. Rxc3 Bd5 {White has managed to win the c-pawn, but there is no way to
avoid the loss of another pawn.} 48. Rbc1 Bxb3 49. Rxb3 Rxb3 50. axb3 Rxb3 {
This rook endgame is still drawn, but White's practical task is not that easy.}
51. Rc8+ $1 {Correctly keeping the took active.} (51. Ra1 Rb5 52. Ra2 Ke7 53.
Ke3 g5 $17) 51... Ke7 ({After} 51... Kg7 52. Ra8 Ra3 53. h4 a4 54. Kg2 {
it would be very difficult to activate the Kg7, so White should be able to
save a half point.}) 52. Kg2 $1 {An excellent defensive resource! The king may
attack Black's kingside pawns now.} (52. Ra8 $2 Rb2+ 53. Ke3 Ra2 54. Kd4 a4 55.
Ke3 a3 56. Kd4 Kd7 57. Ra7+ Kc6 58. h4 Kb6 59. Ra8 Kb5 60. Rb8+ Ka4 61. Ra8+
Kb3 62. Rb8+ Kc2 63. Ra8 Ra1 $19) 52... a4 53. Kh3 g5 $1 {Magnus finds the
only resource in this drawish position.} ({After} 53... a3 54. Ra8 Kd7 55. Kh4
Kc6 56. Kg5 $11 {White would be out of danger.}) 54. fxg5 Rb4 55. Ra8 Rg4 56.
Ra7+ Kf8 57. g6 ({There was nothing wrong with} 57. Kg2 Rxg5 (57... h4 58. Kf3
hxg3 59. hxg3 Rb4 60. g6 fxg6 61. Kf2 $15) 58. Rxa4 Rxe5 59. h3 $15) 57... fxg6
58. Kg2 g5 59. Kf3 Rb4 60. Ke3 Ke8 61. Kd3 h4 ({After} 61... Rb2 $5 62. Rxa4 (
62. h4 $2 gxh4 63. gxh4 Rb4 $19) 62... Rxh2 63. g4 {White should be able to
escape, but the task is not easy:} Rh3+ 64. Ke2 h4 65. Ra8+ Kf7 66. Ra7+ Kg6
67. Re7 Rg3 68. Rxe6+ Kf7 69. Rf6+ Ke7 70. Rh6 Rxg4 71. Kf3 Rf4+ 72. Kg2 Re4
73. Kh3 Rxe5 74. Kg4 {and Black cannot make progress.}) 62. Kc3 hxg3 63. hxg3 (
63. Kxb4 g2 $19) 63... Rg4 64. Kd3 $2 {The decisive mistake. Levon allows
Black to keep the a-pawn on the board.} ({After the correct} 64. Kd2 $1 Rxg3
65. Rxa4 Kf7 66. Ra8 Rb3 67. Ke2 Rb5 68. Kf3 Rxe5 69. Kg4 {the activity of
White's pieces saves the day. Still, precise play is required.}) 64... a3 65.
Ke3 Rxg3+ 66. Kd4 g4 $19 {Now the game is over - 2 passed pawns are
unstoppable.} 67. Ra8+ Kd7 68. Kc5 Rd3 69. Kc4 Rf3 70. Kc5 g3 0-1

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2014.08.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2877"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2014.08.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "23"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bd2 Bb7 6. g3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Bg2
O-O 9. O-O Be7 10. Bf4 Na6 11. Nb5 d5 12. Ne5 Nc5 13. Rc1 a6 14. Nc3 dxc4 15.
Bxb7 Nxb7 16. Qxd8 Raxd8 17. Nc6 Rde8 18. Rfd1 h6 19. e4 Bc5 20. e5 Nd5 21.
Nxd5 exd5 22. Rxd5 b5 23. Be3 Bxe3 24. fxe3 Re6 25. Nd4 Rb6 26. b3 Rc8 27. Kg2
Rc5 28. Rxc5 Nxc5 29. bxc4 bxc4 30. Rxc4 Nd3 31. Rc8+ Kh7 32. e6 fxe6 33. Kf3
Kg6 34. a4 e5 35. Nc6 Kf5 36. g4+ Ke6 37. a5 Rb5 38. Rd8 Nc5 39. h4 Rb1 40. Rg8
Kd6 41. Nb8 e4+ 42. Kg2 Rb2+ 43. Kf1 Rb5 44. Kf2 Ne6 45. Rc8 Rxa5 46. Rc6+ Kd5
47. Rxa6 Rxa6 48. Nxa6 Kc6 49. Nb4+ Kc5 50. Nc2 Kc4 51. Ke2 g5 52. hxg5 hxg5
53. Kd2 Nc5 54. Na3+ Kb4 55. Nc2+ Kc4 56. Na3+ Kd5 57. Nb5 Nd7 58. Nc3+ Ke5 59.
Nd1 Nf6 60. Nf2 Kd5 61. Nh3 Nxg4 62. Nxg5 Nxe3 63. Nxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2014.08.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2877"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2014.08.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "23"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 {As usual, Magnus is not going for the theoretical
lines, trying to minimise the value of any opening preparation.} c6 4. Nf3 d5
5. Bb3 Bb4+ {Provoking the move that now follows, so that White won't be able
to develop his knight to c3 anymore.} (5... Bd6 {used to be the main move.}) 6.
c3 Bd6 7. Bg5 dxe4 (7... Be6 8. d4 dxe4 9. Nfd2 exd4 10. Nxe4 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6
12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Qb3 Qe7 14. Nxf6+ gxf6 15. cxd4 Na6 16. Nc3 O-O-O $11 {
1/2-1/2 (34) Shirov,A (2713)-Roiz,M (2668) Saratov 2011}) 8. dxe4 h6 (8... O-O
9. O-O Qe7 $6 (9... h6 10. Bh4 Qe7 $11) 10. Nh4 $1 Na6 11. Nd2 Nc5 12. Qf3 Nxb3
13. axb3 $14 {1-0 (29) Karjakin,S (2772)-Efimenko,Z (2703) Poikovsky 2011}) 9.
Bh4 Qe7 {Fabiano is playing it flexibly, not castling immediately, but
developing the queenside pieces instead. The position is, of course, equal.}
10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. Bg3 $6 $146 {This move looks strange to me - moving the
bishop away without even provoking g7-g5.} (11. Qe2 Bc7 12. O-O Nf8 13. Bg3 Ng6
14. Nh4 Nf4 15. Bxf4 exf4 16. Rfe1 Bg4 17. f3 Be6 18. Bxe6 Qxe6 19. Nf5 O-O $11
{1-0 (73) Pridorozhni,A (2491)-Aleshin,O (2423) Moscow 2005}) (11. O-O {
would also be normal.}) 11... Bc7 12. O-O Nh5 13. h3 $6 {Carlsen continues the
odd strategy. Anything else that makes sense would be preferable.} Nxg3 14.
fxg3 Nc5 (14... Nf6 {would avoid the complications that followed in the game.
Black is slightly better.}) 15. Bxf7+ $5 {Obviously, Carlsen wasn't happy with
the course of the game. This intuitive sacrifice is an interesting practical
chance as it leads to a murky position where both sides have to calculate a
lot.} Kxf7 (15... Qxf7 $4 16. Nxe5 {and Black has to part with his queen to
avoid the deadly check on h5.}) 16. Nxe5+ (16. Nh4+ $5 {was an interesting
alternative which could lead to a position where White wins the queen for
several pieces.} Kg8 17. Ng6 Qe8 18. Rf8+ Qxf8 19. Nxf8 Kxf8 20. Qh5 Be6 21.
Nf3 Nd7 22. Rf1 (22. Nh4 Nf6 23. Rf1 Rg8 $17) 22... Kg8 23. Nh4 Rh7 $1 24. Qg6
Bxa2 25. Nf5 Kh8 26. Ne7 Bb6+ 27. Kh2 Bc5 28. Qf5 g5 $1 29. Rd1 $1 Rf7 30. Qxd7
Rxe7 31. Qf5 Kg7 32. Rd7 Bf7 33. Rxe7 Bxe7 34. Qd7 Re8 35. Qxb7 {Black is
better, but to win this position would be quite a difficult task.}) 16... Kg8
17. Ng6 Qg5 18. Rf8+ Kh7 19. Nxh8 (19. Rxh8+ Kxg6 20. Nf3 (20. b4 Qxg3 $1 21.
bxc5 Bxh3 22. Qf3 Rxh8 23. Qxg3+ Bxg3 24. gxh3 Be5 $17) 20... Qxg3 (20... Qe3+
$6 21. Kh1 Nxe4 22. Nh4+ Kg5 23. Nf3+ Kf6 24. Qd4+ Qxd4 25. Nxd4 Nxg3+ 26. Kg1
{Here the matters are not entirely clear as long as Black's queenside is
undeveloped.}) 21. Qc2 Bg4 $1 22. hxg4 Rxh8 23. e5+ Kf7 24. Qf5+ Ke7 $19) 19...
Bg4 (19... Qe3+ $1 {was even stronger, but required precise calculation.} 20.
Kh1 Bg4 21. Qf1 $2 (21. Qxg4 Rxf8 22. Ng6 Rf7 $17) 21... Qxg3 22. e5 {[%cal
Gf1b1,Gb1h7]} Rxf8 23. Qxf8 Qxe5 (23... Bxe5 $4 24. Nf1 $18) 24. Nf1 Bxh3 $1 {
This must have been seen in advance!} 25. gxh3 Qe4+ 26. Kg1 Ne6 $19 {[%csl Rg1]
[%cal Gc7b6]}) 20. Qf1 Nd3 $1 {[%cal Gg5e3,Ge3g3] Great resource, adding the
knight to the counterattack.} 21. Qxd3 (21. Ng6 {was an interesting chance,
but insufficient.} Qe3+ (21... Kxg6 $2 22. Qf7+ Kh7 23. Qg8+ $11) 22. Kh1 Qxg3
23. e5 Rxf8 24. Nxf8+ Kg8 25. Ng6 Nf2+ 26. Kg1 Nxh3+ 27. Kh1 Nf2+ 28. Kg1 Be6
$1 29. Ne7+ (29. Qxf2 $2 Bb6 $19) 29... Kh8 30. Ng6+ Qxg6 31. Kxf2 Qc2 $17)
21... Rxf8 22. hxg4 Qxg4 23. Nf3 Qxg3 (23... Kxh8 {would have been slightly
more precise.}) 24. e5+ (24. Nf7 $1 Rxf7 25. e5+ g6 (25... Kh8 $6 26. e6 {
is the point of White's idea, the black rook gets kicked away by the pawn.})
26. Rf1 {White is worse as in the game, but here Black's seventh rank is
slightly weakened, which might give White some additional practical chances.})
24... Kxh8 25. e6 {Carlsen is rushing forward with his passed pawn, but
unfortunately for him his king is too vulnerable.} (25. Rf1 Bb6+ (25... Bxe5
26. Nxe5 Rxf1+ 27. Qxf1 Qxe5 28. Qf7 {White has decent chances to hold this
endgame.}) 26. Kh1 Qg4 (26... Rf4 27. Qd7 $8 {still surviving.}) 27. Nh2 Rxf1+
28. Qxf1 Qh5 29. Qf8+ Kh7 30. Qd6 Qg6 31. Nf3 Qxd6 32. exd6 Kg6 33. Kh2 Kf6 34.
Kg3 Ke6 35. Kg4 Kxd6 36. Kf5 Kd5 {This endgame should be won for Black. If the
white king goes to g6, its counterpart will penetrate to the queenside via e4.}
) 25... Bb6+ 26. Kh1 Qg4 (26... Rf4 $4 {No, it's not mate.} 27. e7 Rh4+ 28.
Nxh4 Qxh4+ 29. Qh3 $16) 27. Qd6 (27. e7 Re8 28. Re1 Qh5+ 29. Nh2 Bc7 30. g3 Qf7
{The pawn is going down and White's prospects are very grim.}) 27... Rd8 28.
Qe5 Rd5 29. Qb8+ Kh7 30. e7 Qh5+ (30... Rh5+ $4 31. Nh2 {[%csl Ge7][%cal Ge7e8]
would turn the tables.}) 31. Nh2 $2 {A blunder in a bad position.} (31. Qh2 {
was the only way to prolong the fight. Still, after} Qe8 {White loses the
passed pawn. The bishop is also superior to the knight.} 32. Re1 $2 {fails to}
Bf2 33. Rf1 Rh5 $19) 31... Rd1+ 32. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 33. Nf1 Qxf1+ 34. Kh2 Qg1+ (
34... Qg1+ 35. Kh3 Qe3+ {capturing the Pe7.}) 0-1

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2014.08.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C76"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2877"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2014.08.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "23"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 d6 7. d4 Bd7 8. d5
Nce7 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. c4 h6 11. Nc3 f5 12. Nd2 Nf6 13. f3 O-O 14. b4 c6 15.
dxc6 Nxc6 16. a3 Nd4 17. Bb2 Rac8 18. Ne2 Nh5 19. Nxd4 exd4 20. exf5 Nf4 21. f6
Bxf6 22. g3 Nh3+ 23. Kg2 Ng5 24. Qb1 Kh7 25. Qd3 Be5 26. Rae1 Bxg3 27. hxg3
Qh3+ 28. Kg1 Qxg3+ 29. Kh1 Qh4+ 30. Kg2 Qh3+ 31. Kg1 Qg3+ 32. Kh1 Qh3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2014.08.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2877"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2014.08.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "23"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 {A common line nowaday where
White normally castles to the queenside, heading for sharp play.} Bb6 6. Nc3
Nf6 7. Qe2 a5 {A standard push, but in this particular position very rare. The
main continuations are 7...d6 and 7...0-0.} 8. e5 $146 {A principled novelty,
but both players continued to play quickly, clearly having the variation
analysed until a certain point.} (8. a4 O-O (8... Nb4 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 d6 11.
O-O-O Qe7 12. f3 Bd7 13. Kb1 g5 $6 14. Bf2 Bxf2 15. Qxf2 Be6 16. Nd4 $16 {
1/2-1/2 (81) Volokitin,A (2687)-Eljanov,P (2707) Kiev 2013}) 9. Be3 d5 10. Bxb6
cxb6 11. O-O-O Re8 12. f3 Bd7 13. Qf2 dxe4 14. fxe4 Rc8 $15 {1-0 (49) Carlsson,
P (2485)-Hector,J (2483) Borlange 2014}) 8... O-O $1 {This sacrifice is forced.
Things are getting exciting from the very beginning.} 9. exf6 a4 10. Nd5 (10.
fxg7 $2 {would lose a crucial tempo. The white pawn on g7 actually contributes
to the defence of Black's monarch.} Re8 11. Be3 axb3 12. cxb3 Nd4 13. Qh5 Ra5
$1 (13... Nc2+ $2 14. Kd2 Ra5 (14... Nxa1 $4 15. Bd3 $18) 15. Nb5 Nb4 16. Bg5
f6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Qxe8+ Kxg7 19. Kd1 Rxb5 20. Bxb5 Qd4+ 21. Kc1 Qf4+ 22. Kd1
Qd4+ $11) 14. Nb5 (14. Nd5 Nc2+ 15. Kd2 Nb4 16. Bc4 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 Qf6 18. Bxb6
cxb6 $19) 14... Rxe3+ $1 15. fxe3 Qe7 16. O-O-O Nxb5 17. Bd3 Bxe3+ (17... Qc5+
18. Qxc5 Bxc5) 18. Rd2 h6 19. Qf5 Bxd2+ 20. Kxd2 {Otherwise, White will lose
his queen after the knight's check.} Qg5+ 21. Qxg5 hxg5 22. Bxb5 Rxb5 23. Re1
Kxg7 24. Re8 Ra5 25. Rxc8 Rxa2 26. Kc2 Ra6 $1 27. Rxc7 Rc6+ 28. Rxc6 bxc6 $19)
10... Re8 11. Be3 axb3 12. Qg4 g6 13. Bc4 $1 {Development above all!} Nb4 $1 {
The preparation probably ended somewhere here, as from this point players
started to consume more time. Magnus found the right way to complete his
development with the temporary pieece sacrifice.} (13... bxc2 14. O-O d6 15.
Qf4 Re5 16. Nxb6 cxb6 17. Bxb6 $1 Qf8 {is unlikely to be good for Black.}) 14.
Nxb4 d5 15. Qf4 (15. Qg5 dxc4 16. Nd5 Bc5 $1 {It is necessary to bring the
bishop into defence.} 17. cxb3 cxb3 18. O-O h6 19. Qxh6 Bf8 20. Qg5 bxa2 21.
Rfd1 {The queen has no square to hide, but Black will get enough material for
it.} Bf5 22. h4 Ra6 23. Ne7+ Bxe7 24. Rxd8 Bxd8 25. Bd4 Bb1 {Black is not
worse.}) 15... dxc4 16. O-O bxc2 17. Nd5 $1 {Back to the key square.} (17. Bxb6
cxb6 18. Nd5 Re6 19. Qxc4 Kh8 20. Qxc2 $1 Qxd5 $2 (20... Rd6 $1 {must be
played.} 21. Nc3 Bf5 22. Qb3 Qxf6 $11) 21. Rad1 Qe5 22. Rd8+ Re8 23. Qc7 $1 Qe6
24. h4 $1 {A remarkable position. White is a piece down, but dominating.} (24.
Rfd1 $2 Bd7 25. Qxd7 Raxd8 26. Qxd8 h5 {Compared to the line 24.h4 White can't
now play 27.Qd7 in view of the mate on the back rank. The queen must go back
to d3 or d2 and White loses his extra pawn.}) 24... Kg8 25. Rfd1 Bd7 $8 26.
Qxd7 Raxd8 27. Qxd8 h5 28. Qd7 $16) 17... Re6 {Now the queen can protect the
king from f8.} 18. Qxc4 Bxe3 19. fxe3 b5 $1 20. Qc5 Bb7 21. Ne7+ Kh8 (21...
Rxe7 22. fxe7 Qd2 23. Rf2 Qd1+ 24. Rf1 Qd2 {could force a repetition, but
Carlsen is playing for a win.}) 22. Qxc2 Raa6 {Black has managed to develop
both his rooks via the sixth rank. There is a lot of unusual stuff in this
game!} 23. Rac1 $6 {It's tempting to attack the Pc7, but it was more important
to fight for the d-file.} (23. Rad1 Rad6 24. Qb3 Rd2 25. Rxd2 Qxd2 26. Rf2 Qe1+
27. Rf1 Qe2 28. Rf2 $11) 23... Rxf6 24. Rxf6 Rxf6 25. Qxc7 Qd2 $6 {Just missed
the square.} (25... Qd3 $1 26. Qc3 Qxc3 27. Rxc3 Rd6 28. Rc7 Be4 {Black is a
pawn down at the moment but seriously pressing. The rook is penetrating to d2,
while the white knight is dominated by the bishop.}) 26. Qb8+ {Now the game is
going to end in a spectacular draw.} Kg7 27. Qg8+ Kh6 28. Qf8+ Kh5 29. Rc5+ g5
30. Rxg5+ $1 Kxg5 (30... Kh4 31. g3+ Kh3 $2 {would lose to a long sequence of
checks.} (31... Kxg5 32. Qg7+ Rg6 33. Qe5+ {leads to the same perpetual as in
the game. The inclusion of the move g2-g3 is of no significance.}) 32. Rh5+ Kg4
33. Qg7+ $1 (33. Rh4+ $4 Kf3 {and Black is mating!}) 33... Kxh5 34. g4+ Kh4 35.
Qxf6+ Kh3 36. Qh6+ Kxg4 37. Qf4+ Kh5 38. Qxf7+ Kh6 39. Qf6+ Kh5 40. Qe5+ $1 Kh6
41. Nf5+ Kg6 42. Qe6+ Kg5 43. Qh6+ Kg4 44. h3+ Kxf5 45. e4+ {winning the queen.
}) 31. Qg7+ Rg6 32. Qe5+ f5 (32... Kh6 33. Nf5+ Kh5 34. Ng3+ Kh6 35. Nf5+ {
is another version of perpetual check.}) 33. h4+ Kh5 34. Qxf5+ Kh6 35. Qf8+ Kh5
36. Qf5+ Kh6 37. Qf8+ Kh5 38. Qf5+ {Great game by both players!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tromso ol (Men) 41st"]
[Site "Tromso"]
[Date "2014.08.12"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Saric, Ivan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C61"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2877"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[WhiteTeam "Croatia"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CRO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 {As often happens, Magnus goes for a side line
in order to surprise his opponent.} 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. Bc4 $5 {This time Ivan
also deviates from the main stuff in the Bird.} (5. O-O {is much more popular.}
) 5... Nf6 6. O-O {This position is important for the theoretical value of
White's setup.} d5 (6... Nxe4 $5 {was a principled response. White's chances
are preferable in the following complications:} 7. Bxf7+ (7. Re1 d5 8. Bb5+ c6
9. d3 cxb5 10. dxe4 dxe4 11. Rxe4+ Be6 12. Rxd4 Qb6 13. Be3 Bc5 14. Rd3 Bxe3
15. Rxe3 b4 $15 {1/2-1/2 Vavulin,M (2377)-Khairullin,I (2651)/St Petersburg
RUS 2013 (34)}) 7... Kxf7 8. Qh5+ g6 9. Qd5+ Kg7 10. Qxe4 Qf6 (10... c5 11. d3
d6 12. Re1 Rb8 13. Qf4 Bf5 14. Nd2 $14) 11. d3 c6 12. Bf4 d6 13. Nd2 $14 {
1-0 Stevic,H (2588)-Hirneise,T (2440)/Austria 2008/EXT 2009 (39)}) 7. exd5 Be7
{Perhaps, Magnus was out of his preparation at this point. He comes up with a
dubious pawn sacrifice, but it looks like there was no way to equalise anyway.}
(7... Nxd5 8. Qh5 c6 9. d3 $1 (9. Qe5+ Be6 10. Qxd4 Bd6 11. Bxd5 O-O 12. Nc3
cxd5 13. d3 Rc8 $44 {0-1 Givon,A (2329)-Jirka,J (2415)/Tel Aviv 2012/CBM 147
Extra (59)}) 9... Be7 10. Nd2 O-O 11. Nf3 Nf6 12. Qh4 Ng4 13. Qg3 $14) 8. Qf3
$1 $146 {An important novelty in a rare position. Black gets some development
advantage, but White has a solid extra pawn.} (8. Re1 Nxd5 9. Qh5 c6 10. Bxd5
Qxd5 11. Qxd5 cxd5 12. d3 Be6 13. Nd2 Rc8 14. Nf3 Bf6 $11) 8... Bg4 $6 {
Black choosed a wrong order of moves and loses one more central pawn.} (8...
O-O {was much better:} 9. d3 Bg4 10. Qf4 b5 $1 {and White has to play
precisely in order to keep his edge:} 11. Bxb5 (11. Bb3 Bd6 12. Qxd4 c5 13. Qc3
Re8 $44) 11... Qxd5 12. Bc4 Qd7 13. f3 Bd6 14. Qg5 Be6 15. Nd2 $14) 9. Qf4 O-O
(9... Qd7 10. h3 Bf5 11. d3 Nxd5 12. Qxd4 $16) 10. h3 $1 {Now White will grab
a pawn in a better version.} ({The text is better than} 10. Qxd4 c6 11. d3 (11.
Nc3 b5 12. Bd3 b4 13. Ne4 Nxd5 14. Bc4 $14) 11... cxd5 12. Bb3 Rc8 13. Bg5 $14)
10... Bd6 ({Black also fails to prove any compensation for a pawn after} 10...
Bd7 11. Qxd4 b5 12. Be2 $1 (12. Bb3 Bxh3 13. gxh3 c5 14. Qe5 c4 {is less clear}
) 12... Bc6 13. Re1 Nxd5 14. Nc3 Nb4 15. Qxd8 Raxd8 16. Bd1 Rfe8 17. d3 $16)
11. Qxd4 c5 (11... Be6 12. Nc3 c6 13. d3 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. Bb3 $16) 12.
Qd3 Bh5 (12... Bd7 13. Nc3 a6 14. a4 Re8 15. Qf3 $16) 13. Nc3 {White is 2
pawns up, but the q-side pieces are still undeveloped, so Black still has some
practical chances to complicate matters.} (13. f4 $5 Bg6 14. f5 Bh5 15. Nc3 Re8
16. b3 a6 17. a4 Qe7 18. Ba3 $16 Qe5 $140 19. g3) 13... Re8 (13... Bg6 14. Qf3
Nd7 15. d3 Ne5 16. Qd1 $16) 14. f4 $1 {Ivan is on top again! Now there some
problems with the Bh5 too.} ({The quiet alternative} 14. b3 $6 {wasn't
convincing:} a6 15. a4 Qa5 $1 16. Ra2 (16. Bb2 Bg6 17. Qf3 Bxc2 $132) 16... Qc7
17. Bb2 Rad8 $44) 14... a6 15. a4 {Restricting any activity on the q-side.} ({
Correctly avoiding} 15. g4 $2 Bg6 16. f5 Nxg4 $1 17. fxg6 fxg6 18. Ne4 (18.
hxg4 Qh4 $19) 18... Qh4 19. Nxd6 Re3 20. Qxe3 Nxe3 21. dxe3 Qg3+ 22. Kh1 Qxh3+
$11) 15... Qd7 (15... Bg6 16. Qf3 Bxc2 17. d3 Bxa4 18. Rxa4 b5 19. Nxb5 axb5
20. Bxb5 Rxa4 21. Bxa4 Re7 22. Bb5 Rb7 23. Bc4 $18) (15... Qa5 16. Ra3 h6 17.
g4 Bg6 18. f5 Bh7 19. Qf3 Nd7 20. d3 Ne5 21. Qg2 $18) 16. Qg3 {Now White needs
just 2 tempi to complete the development by d2-d3 and Bc1-d2.} Ne4 (16... Re7
17. d3 Rae8 18. Bd2 Qc7 19. a5 $18) 17. Nxe4 Rxe4 18. b3 (18. d3 $5 {is worthy
of attention:} Re2 19. d4 (19. Qh4 Bg6 20. Qg4 Qxg4 21. hxg4 f5 $16) 19... Re4
20. Bd3 Rxd4 21. Be3 Rxd5 22. Be4 Be7 23. Bxd5 Qxd5 24. f5 $16) 18... Qc7 $6 {
A decisive mistake.} (18... Bg6 {was called for:} 19. Bb2 Qc7 20. Rae1 (20. Qc3
f6 21. Rae1 Rae8 22. Rxe4 Rxe4 23. f5 Bf7 $16) 20... Bxf4 21. Qf3 Rae8 22. Rxe4
Rxe4 23. Bd3 Bh2+ 24. Kh1 Re7 $16) 19. d3 Re2 (19... Ree8 20. Qf2 f6 21. Be3
Bf7 22. a5 $18) 20. Qg5 $18 {Provoking Black's next move.} g6 ({After} 20...
Bg6 21. f5 Re5 22. Bb2 f6 23. Qg4 $18 {White's material advantage is too big.})
21. Bb2 {Now the Kg8 is in trouble.} (21. g4 {was also good enough:} Rxc2 22.
gxh5 Re8 23. hxg6 hxg6 24. Qg3 Ree2 25. Be3 $18) 21... Be7 {A sad necessity.} (
21... Rxc2 {is just as hopeless:} 22. Qf6 Rxb2 23. Qxb2 Bxf4 24. d6 Qxd6 25.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 26. Rxf4+ Qxf4 27. Rf1 $18) 22. Bf6 ({Another nice way was} 22. d6
Qxd6 23. Qe5 $1 Rxe5 24. Bxf7+ Kf8 25. fxe5 Qc7 26. Bxg6+ Kg8 27. Bxh5 $18)
22... h6 23. Be5 $1 {The final touch. Black cannot avoid simplifications.} Qd8
(23... hxg5 24. Bxc7 gxf4 25. Rxf4 Rxc2 26. g4 g5 27. Rf3 Bg6 28. d6 $18) 24.
Qxh6 Rxe5 25. d6 ({Of course, not} 25. fxe5 $2 Bg5 {and the queen is trapped.})
25... Re2 26. dxe7 Qxe7 (26... Qd4+ 27. Kh1 Rxe7 28. f5 $18) 27. f5 Qh4 {
At this moment White has a lot of winning continuations.} 28. Qf4 {Liquidating
into a completely winning endgame.} (28. fxg6 Rxg2+ 29. Kxg2 Bf3+ 30. Rxf3 Qxh6
31. gxf7+ Kh7 32. Raf1 $18) (28. Bxf7+ Kxf7 29. fxg6+ Ke6 30. g7+ Kd7 31. Rf7+
Re7 32. Rxe7+ Kxe7 33. Rf1 $18) 28... g5 29. Qxh4 gxh4 30. Rf4 Rxc2 31. Rxh4
Be2 32. Re4 {The rest is just an agony.} Rd2 (32... Kf8 33. Re1 b5 34. axb5
axb5 35. Bxb5 (35. R4xe2 Rxe2 36. Rxe2 bxc4 37. dxc4 $18) 35... Raa2 36. f6 $18
) 33. Re7 Bxd3 34. Bxf7+ Kf8 35. f6 Rd8 (35... Re2 36. Bg6 $1 Rxe7 37. fxe7+
Kxe7 38. Bxd3 $18) 36. Bh5 Kg8 37. Re8+ 1-0

[Event "Tromso ol (Men) 41st"]
[Site "Tromso"]
[Date "2014.08.11"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Solak, Dragan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2877"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Turkey"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "TUR"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. h3 $5 {An interesting way to deviate
from the main lines in the Slav.} e6 6. b3 ({After} 6. d4 Nbd7 {Black has a
superb version of the Meran.}) 6... Bd6 {Black is ready to push e6-e5, so
White should clarify the situation in the centre.} ({The alternatives are:} 
6... c5 7. cxd5 (7. d4 Nc6 8. Bb2 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bd6 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Qe7 $11
{0-1 Gelfand,B (2729)-Bacrot,E (2707)/Rishon Le Ziyyon 2006/CBM 114 ext (39)})
7... exd5 8. d4 Nc6 9. Bb2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bd6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd3 O-O 13. O-O
$14) (6... Nbd7 7. d4 (7. Bb2 e5) 7... Bb4 8. Bd2 O-O 9. Bd3 Bd6 (9... Qe7 $5)
10. O-O e5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Rc1 {may transpose to
another topical line of Meran.}) 7. d4 Nbd7 8. Bb2 O-O 9. Be2 $146 {A natural
novelty in a typical but rare Meran position.} ({There was an alternative
worth considering:} 9. Bd3 $5 e5 (9... Re8 10. O-O e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. cxd5
cxd5 13. Na4 Nc6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Nb6 Rb8 16. Nxd5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Daly,C (2365)
-Ryan,J (2275)/Drogheda 1999/EXT 2000 (79)}) 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12.
O-O Nxf3+ 13. Qxf3 Be5 14. Rfd1 $14 {with some pressure on the isolated pawn.})
9... Qe7 10. g4 $6 {White's setup isn't suitable for such aggressive measures.}
({More to the point was} 10. O-O e5 $140 (10... b6 $5 11. Qc2 Bb7 {might be
the best way to handle this position.}) 11. dxe5 (11. cxd5 $6 e4 12. Nd2 cxd5
$15) 11... Nxe5 12. cxd5 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 Qe5 14. g3 Bxh3 15. dxc6 bxc6 (15...
Bxf1 $2 16. cxb7 Rad8 17. Qxf1 $18) 16. Re1 Rfd8 17. Qc2 Qg5 18. Ne2 $14) 10...
b5 {Black has control over the key e4-square, so there is no need to hurry
with 10...Ne4.} 11. g5 {What else?} (11. Qc2 dxc4 12. bxc4 bxc4 13. g5 Nd5 14.
Bxc4 Rb8 $15) (11. c5 Bc7 12. b4 a5 13. a3 e5 $15) 11... Ne4 {Black takes over
the initiative, as the Ke1 is stuck in the centre.} 12. Nxe4 (12. c5 {was
hardly any better:} Bc7 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Nd2 e5 15. Qc2 f5 $36) 12... dxe4 13.
Nd2 f5 $1 ({The text is much stronger than} 13... Qxg5 14. Nxe4 Bb4+ 15. Kf1
Qh4 16. Nd2 $132) 14. h4 {That is probably the best practical decision - the
advanced kingside pawns may give White some tactical resources in the future.}
(14. gxf6 {Opening up the f-file couldn't suit White:} Nxf6 15. Qc2 e5 16.
O-O-O exd4 17. Bxd4 (17. exd4 Bf5 18. Nf1 bxc4 19. Bxc4+ Nd5 20. Ne3 Kh8 $15)
17... Be5 $15) 14... e5 {This natural advance is the most natural way to
proceed.} ({But Black had a better way to develop the initiative:} 14... c5
$142 $1 15. cxb5 cxd4 16. Bxd4 axb5 17. Bxb5 Ne5 $36) 15. c5 Bc7 16. a4 $6 {
White has no time for real counterplay on the queenside.} ({It was the right
moment to get some space for the pieces:} 16. b4 $1 exd4 17. exd4 Kh8 (17...
Bb7 18. Qb3+ Kh8 19. a4 f4 20. f3 $132) 18. a4 Bb7 19. Qb3 $132) 16... f4 $1 (
16... exd4 17. exd4 Bb7 (17... e3 18. Nf3 Re8 19. Qd3 exf2+ 20. Kxf2 $132) 18.
b4 f4 19. Qc2 e3 20. Nf3 $132) 17. Qc2 {Freeing a way for the king.} ({There
was no time for} 17. axb5 {in view of} fxe3 18. bxc6 exf2+ 19. Kf1 exd4 20.
cxd7 Bxd7 21. Bxd4 e3 22. Nf3 Rad8 23. Bc4+ Be6 $36 {with a strong attack.})
17... fxe3 (17... exd4 $5 18. Bxd4 Ne5 19. Nxe4 (19. axb5 cxb5 20. Qxe4 Bf5 21.
Qd5+ Kh8 $40) 19... Bf5 20. O-O-O Qe6 $36) 18. fxe3 exd4 19. Bxd4 {This
decision is double-edged. White keeps the bishop useful along the a1-h8
diagonal, but Black gets the important e5-square for his pieces.} ({On the
other hand,} 19. exd4 e3 20. Nf1 Qf7 21. O-O-O Re8 $36 {looks unpleasant as
well.}) 19... Ne5 20. axb5 $6 {Magnus is playing with fire. Black gets a
golden opportunity to develop a direct attack.} (20. Nxe4 {was called for:}
Nf3+ (20... Ba5+ 21. Kd1 Bg4 22. Bxg4 Nxg4 23. Kc1 Bc7 $44) 21. Bxf3 Rxf3 22.
axb5 cxb5 23. Rg1 Qe8 $44 {In the resulting position Black has obvious
compensation for a pawn, but there is nothing decisive.}) 20... Nd3+ $1 {
Dragan takes his chance.} (20... cxb5 21. Qxe4 Bf5 22. Qd5+ Kh8 23. O-O-O Rfd8
24. Qg2 Rac8 $44) 21. Bxd3 exd3 22. Qxd3 Bf5 $36 {The light squares in White's
camp are extremely weak now.} 23. Qe2 (23. Qc3 Bg3+ 24. Kd1 axb5 $36) 23...
cxb5 ({There was nothing wrong with the other recapture} 23... axb5 24. Rxa8
Rxa8 25. O-O Bh3 $17) (23... Bg3+ $5 24. Kd1 Rad8 $1 25. Qc4+ (25. bxa6 $4 Rxd4
26. exd4 Bc2+ $19) 25... Be6 26. Qc3 axb5 $17) 24. O-O-O {The king is under
attack there too, but there was no choice.} Qe6 {At this stage of the game
Magnus had to find precise moves in order to avoid an immediate loss.} (24...
Rad8 $5 25. Qg2 Rxd4 26. exd4 Qe3 27. Kb2 Qxd4+ 28. Ka2 Qxc5 $17) 25. Qg2 Rad8
(25... Be5 26. Rde1 Rac8 27. h5 Bd3 $17) 26. Rhf1 Be5 27. Rde1 Bd3 $2 {The
first serious inaccuracy by Dragan in this game. Exchanging one pair of rooks
will decrease the attacking potential.} (27... Rf7 $1 {[%cal Gf5h3]} 28. h5 (
28. Rg1 Rc7 $19) 28... Bh3 29. Qe4 Bxf1 30. Qxe5 Qxe5 31. Bxe5 Rd5 32. Bd6 Bg2
$17) 28. Rxf8+ Rxf8 29. Rd1 {Now it looks like White has almost consolidated,
but Black starts to disturb the king again.} a5 $1 30. h5 a4 31. Kb2 $2 {
This could be a decisive mistake by the World Champion, but Dragan's task
wasn't easy.} (31. h6 $1 Bg6 32. Qb7 Rb8 33. Qa7 gxh6 34. gxh6 Qd5 35. Rg1 $132
) 31... Rd8 $2 {This natural move (especially under time pressure) is actually
a serious mistake.} ({Provoking b3-b4 would drastically change the picture:} 
31... Rc8 $1 32. b4 {and only now} Rd8 $1 {wins by force:} 33. Qf2 (33. h6 a3+
$1 34. Kc3 Bg6 $19 {[%cal Ge6a2]}) 33... a3+ 34. Ka1 Qg4 35. Nf3 Bxd4+ 36. exd4
Be4 37. Rf1 Bxf3 38. Qxf3 Qxd4+ $19) 32. h6 $1 {Now the threat of 32...Rxd4
isn't fatal, so White can create some counterplay and stay in the game!} a3+ $2
{Mistakes are rarely come alone in such sharp positions!} (32... Rxd4 {leads
only to equality after} 33. exd4 Bxd4+ 34. Ka3 Bxc5+ 35. b4 Bf8 (35... Bxb4+
36. Kxb4 Qd6+ 37. Ka5 Qc7+ 38. Kb4 Qd6+ $11) 36. hxg7 Bxg7 37. Rc1 Bg6 38. Qa8+
Bf8 39. Qc6 $11) ({But} 32... Bxd4+ 33. exd4 Qe3 34. Qg1 Qf4 $1 {would still
keep the initiative. For instance,} 35. Nf1 Be2 36. g6 gxh6 37. Re1 Re8 38. c6
Qf3 39. Qg3 Qxc6 40. gxh7+ Kxh7 41. Nd2 Bh5 $15) 33. Ka2 Bxd4 34. exd4 {
Suddenly the Ka2 is not under attack, so Black has his troubles!} Qe3 35. Qg1
$2 {Returning the favour.} (35. c6 $1 {\/After} Qf4 (35... Qxd4 36. Ne4 Rc8 37.
Nc5 $18) 36. Nf1 Rxd4 (36... Qxd4 37. c7 Rc8 38. Rd2 Rxc7 39. Qa8+ Kf7 40. Qf3+
Kg8 41. Qxd3 $18) 37. Qh2 $3 {Black cannot keep the queens on the board, so
the passed c-pawn decides the game.}) 35... Qe2 $2 ({The game should have
ended in a draw in the event of} 35... Qf4 36. Nf1 Be2 37. Rd2 Bxf1 38. Rf2
Qxd4 39. Qxf1 Qxc5 $11) 36. Qe1 {Magnus doesn't miss a second chance to swap
the queens.} Rxd4 37. c6 Rd6 $1 ({Correctly deviating from the rook ending:} 
37... Bb1+ 38. Kxa3 Qxe1 39. Rxe1 Rxd2 40. Rxb1 Rc2 41. Kb4 Rxc6 42. Kxb5 Rg6
43. b4 Rxg5+ 44. Kc6 Rg6+ 45. Kc7 Rxh6 46. b5 $18) 38. c7 Rc6 39. Qxe2 Bxe2 40.
Re1 Bg4 41. Re7 {The endgame loos really difficult for Black, but there are
definite drawish chances.} gxh6 42. gxh6 Rxh6 43. Re4 {Now Black has to find a
good square for the bishop...} (43. Kxa3 $2 Kf8 44. Re4 Bd7 45. Rd4 Ke7 $11)
43... Bf5 $2 {Finally Dragan overlooks a nice tactical resource and loses on
the spot.} ({Had he played} 43... Bd7 44. Rd4 Bh3 45. Rd3 Bf5 46. Rg3+ Kh8 $14
{the position would be drawish due to a reduced material balance.}) 44. Nf3 $1
{That is the point! The bishop is vulnerable on f5, so White can avoid a pin
and win a piece.} (44. Re5 $2 Rh2 45. Rxf5 Rxd2+ 46. Kxa3 Rc2 $11) 44... Bh3 (
44... Rc6 {offered no hope either:} 45. Nd4 Rxc7 46. Nxf5 $18) ({And} 44... Ra6
45. Nd4 Bd7 46. Re8+ Kf7 47. c8=Q Bxc8 48. Rxc8 $18) 45. Ng5 Bf5 46. Re5 Bg4
47. Ne6 $18 {Finally White wins a piece and easily wins.} Rh2+ 48. Kxa3 Rc2 49.
Rg5+ ({A slightly simpler way was} 49. Nc5 Kf7 50. Kb4 h5 51. Rxh5) 49... Kf7
50. Nd4 (50. Nc5 h6 51. Rd5 Ke7 52. Kb4 $18) 50... Rxc7 51. Rxg4 Rb7 52. Kb4
Kf6 53. Nf3 {Preventing any counterplay.} ({There was also nothing wrong with} 
53. Nxb5 h5 54. Rg2 h4 55. Kc5 h3 56. Rh2 Rh7 57. Nd4 Kg5 58. b4 Kg4 59. Ne2
$18) 53... h5 54. Rf4+ Kg6 55. Kc5 b4 ({Or} 55... Rb8 56. b4 Rb7 57. Kc6 Rb8
58. Kc7 Rh8 59. Kb6 Rb8+ 60. Kc6 Kg7 61. Rf5 $18) 56. Rxb4 Rxb4 57. Kxb4 Kf5
58. Kc3 Kf4 59. Nh4 Kg4 60. b4 ({Black resigns in view of} 60. b4 Kxh4 61. b5
Kg3 62. b6 h4 63. b7 h3 64. b8=Q+) 1-0

[Event "Tromso ol (Men) 41st"]
[Site "Tromso"]
[Date "2014.08.10"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Predojevic, Borki"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2604"]
[BlackElo "2877"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[WhiteTeam "Bosnia&Herzegovina"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nc3 d6 6. O-O e6 7. d3 Nge7 8. Bd2
b6 9. Qc1 h6 10. a3 Bb7 11. Rb1 Qd7 12. b4 Rd8 13. Nb5 Ba8 14. Rd1 g5 15. Bc3
e5 16. Ba1 Nd4 17. Nbxd4 cxd4 18. e3 Qf5 19. Ne1 Bxg2 20. Nxg2 O-O 21. exd4
exd4 22. Qd2 Ng6 23. f4 Rfe8 24. Rf1 g4 25. Rbe1 Bf6 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. Re1 Re6
28. Bb2 Ne7 29. Rxe6 fxe6 30. Qe2 Kf7 31. Ne1 h5 32. Bc1 b5 33. cxb5 Qxb5 34.
h3 gxh3 35. Kh2 Qf5 36. Bd2 Qg4 37. Nf3 Nf5 38. Be1 Ne3 39. Ng1 Qxe2+ 40. Nxe2
Nc2 41. Bd2 Nxa3 42. Kxh3 Nb1 43. Be1 Nc3 44. Nc1 Nd5 45. Ne2 Ne3 46. Bf2 Nc2
47. b5 e5 48. g4 e4 0-1

[Event "Tromso ol (Men) 41st"]
[Site "Tromso"]
[Date "2014.08.09"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2877"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 cxd4 7. Nxd4 d5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qb3 Nc6 ({In his preceding game Arkadiy went for a more popular
order of moves:} 9... Qa5 10. Bd2 Nc6 11. Nxc6 ({A rare alternative here is} 
11. Nc2 {but after} Bxc3 12. bxc3 Qc7 {Black has comfortable play:} 13. e4 (13.
Qa3 Ne5 14. Bxd5 exd5 $15 {0-1 Beliavsky,A (2650)-Ivanchuk,V (2740)/Belgrade
1995/CBM 051/(Dautov) (29)}) 13... Nb6 14. O-O Na5 15. Qb4 Nbc4 $11 {1/2-1/2
Georgiev,V (2559)-Draskovic,L (2135)/Sunny Beach 2011/CBM 144 Extra (55)})
11... bxc6 12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 Ba6 14. Rfd1 Qc5 15. e4 Bc4 16. Qa4 Nb6 17.
Qb4 Qh5 18. Re1 c5 19. Qa5 Rfc8 20. Be3 Be2 21. Bf4 Bd3 22. Rad1 Be2 23. Rc1
Bd3 24. Bd6 e5 25. Bxc5 Nc4 26. Qb5 a6 27. Qd7 Be2 $44 {1/2-1/2 Efimenko,Z 
(2689)-Naiditsch,A (2684)/Mukachevo 2010/CBM 138 (34)}) 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. O-O
Qa5 {Black is trying to switch to the main lines, but here White has an extra
resource.} ({Some top players have gone for} 11... Rb8 $5 12. Na4 (12. Ne4 Ba6
13. Qc2 Be7 14. a3 Qb6 15. b4 Rfc8 $11 {1-0 Ponomariov,R (2705)-Kramnik,V 
(2785)/Moscow 2007/EXT 2008 (79)}) 12... Ba6 13. Qc2 Qa5 14. a3 Be7 15. Bf3 (
15. b4 $5 Qb5 16. Re1 Qc4 17. Qxc4 Bxc4 18. Bd2 Bb3 19. Nc5 $14) 15... c5 16.
Bd2 Qb5 17. Rfc1 Rfc8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Edouard,R (2692)-Wojtaszek,R (2724)/
Saint-Quentin FRA 2014 (21)}) 12. Ne4 $5 {Magnus is happy to deviate from the
known paths. Black has a weak Pc6, so he has to search for active piece play.}
(12. Bd2 {will just transpose us to the above-mentioned game against Efimenko.}
) 12... Ba6 13. Qc2 {Black's pieces are a bit far away from the king, so
Arkadij has to parry a threat of 14.Ng5.} h6 {This prophylactic move is a bit
slow.} ({However, in other cases White is able to fight some edge as well:} 
13... Rab8 14. Ng5 $1 (14. a3 Be7 15. Bf3 c5 16. Bg5 Bxg5 17. Nxg5 Nf6 18. Ne4
Nxe4 19. Bxe4 g6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Miroshnichenko,E (2670)-Ismagambetov,A (2496)/
Tashkent 2011/CBM 141 Extra (30)}) 14... g6 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Bh6 Rfd8 17. b3 $14
) (13... Be7 14. Ng5 (14. Bd2 Qb5 15. Rfc1 Rab8 16. Qxc6 Qxc6 17. Rxc6 Bxe2 $11
{1/2-1/2 Sulava,N (2405)-Grosar,A (2370)/Kladovo 1991/TD (46)}) 14... g6 15.
Ne4 Rfd8 16. Bh6 $14) 14. a3 Be7 15. b4 $1 $146 {White comes up with an
important tactical resource. This novelty definitely poses Black some problems.
} (15. Bd2 Qb5 16. Rfc1 c5 17. Nxc5 (17. e3 $5) 17... Bxc5 18. Qxc5 Qxb2 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Von Herman,U (2400)-Schulz,J (2255)/Germany 2003/CBM 100 ext (68)})
15... Qb5 ({White's idea is based on the following line:} 15... Bxb4 16. axb4
$1 (16. Bxh6 Bc3 17. Rac1 gxh6 18. Nxc3 Qxc3 19. Qxc3 Nxc3 20. Rxc3 Bxe2 $11)
16... Qxa1 17. Bb2 Qa2 18. Nd2 $1 {[%csl Ra2][%cal Gf1a1]} Nxb4 19. Qc3 e5 20.
Ra1 Qe6 21. Qxb4 Bxe2 22. Re1 $14 {and White should be better in this position,
although it would be not easy to achieve a victory.}) 16. Re1 Qc4 ({An attempt
to get rid of the Pc6 leads to a slighty inferior position:} 16... c5 17. bxc5
Rac8 18. Rb1 Qc6 19. Qd2 Bxc5 20. Nxc5 Qxc5 21. Bb2 $14) 17. Qb2 c5 (17... Rfd8
18. Bd2 Rab8 19. Rac1 Qb5 20. Qc2 $14) 18. Nxc5 {The most natural response.
Magnus is ready to simplify the position in order to exchange the opponent's
dark-squared bishop.} ({The alternative wasn't obvious:} 18. Qe5 $5 Qd4 (18...
cxb4 19. Bb2 Nf6 20. Nd2 $16) 19. Qxd4 cxd4 20. Bb2 d3 21. exd3 Bxd3 22. Nc5
$14) 18... Bf6 {This move was probably connected with some tactical blunder.} (
{Black could have opted for} 18... Bxc5 19. bxc5 Qxc5 20. Bd2 Rab8 21. Qe5 Qc2
22. Red1 Qb2 $14 {with a holdable endgame.}) 19. Qa2 Rac8 $6 {A serious
mistake - now Black is going to lose a pawn without getting any compensation.}
({The point is that after} 19... Bxa1 $2 20. Qxa1 {[%csl Ra6,Rc4] Black's
pieces are in trouble:} Rac8 21. Bb2 Rxc5 22. bxc5 f6 23. e4 Nc7 24. e5 f5 25.
c6 $18) ({Black's task wasn't easy, but} 19... Nc3 $1 {was called for:} 20.
Qxc4 Bxc4 21. Bxa8 (21. Bb2 Nxe2+ 22. Rxe2 Bxe2 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Re1 Bc4 25.
Bxa8 Rxa8 $14) 21... Rxa8 {Black wins the material back and gets excellent
drawish chances.} 22. e4 Ne2+ 23. Rxe2 Bxe2 24. Rb1 Rd8 $14) 20. e4 Nc3 21.
Qxc4 Bxc4 22. e5 Be7 {Black has some activity, but White can prevent any
reasonable counterplay now.} 23. Bd2 {This bishop is somewhat misplaced there.}
(23. Be3 $5 {would be simpler:} Rfd8 24. Ne4 $16) 23... Ne2+ 24. Kh1 Nd4 25.
Rac1 Bd5 (25... Bb5 26. Be3 Nf5 27. Nb7 Nxe3 28. fxe3 $16) 26. Bxd5 exd5 {
The knight on d4 is quite tricky, so White should be careful.} 27. Nd7 $1 {
Magnus correctly avoids the exchange of his knight.} ({In the following lines
Black could get some compensation for a pawn:} 27. Kg2 Bxc5 28. Rxc5 Rxc5 29.
bxc5 Nc2 30. Rd1 Rc8 31. Bb4 a5 32. Bxa5 Rxc5 $14) (27. Be3 Bxc5 28. bxc5 Nc6
29. Red1 Rfd8 30. f4 d4 31. Bf2 f6 32. exf6 gxf6 33. Kg2 Kf7 $14) 27... Rxc1 (
27... Rfd8 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Rc1 Rc4 30. Rxc4 dxc4 31. Kg2 Nb5 32. Bc1 $16) 28.
Rxc1 Rd8 29. Nc5 {The first step in the wrong direction - there was no reason
to come back.} (29. Rc7 $1 {did require precise calculating, but after} Nb3 (
29... Nb5 30. Rb7 Nxa3 31. Rxa7 $16) 30. Be1 d4 31. Rxa7 d3 32. Kg2 d2 33. Bxd2
Nxd2 34. b5 Nb3 35. Rc7 Bxa3 36. b6 $16 {White's winning chances shouldn't be
understimated.}) 29... Bxc5 30. Rxc5 (30. bxc5 Nc6 31. f4 Rb8 $44) 30... Nf3 $1
{Arkadij has managed to activate his forces, while the d-pawn may be dangerous.
} (30... Nb3 31. Rc2 Re8 32. f4 f6 33. Rb2 Nxd2 34. Rxd2 fxe5 35. Rxd5 exf4 36.
gxf4 $16) 31. Bc3 $2 {This natural move is a serious mistake - White spoils
the advantage.} ({Carlsen's task wasn't easy, but after the correct} 31. Bf4 $1
g5 32. Kg2 Ne1+ 33. Kf1 Nf3 (33... Nd3 34. Rc3 Nxb4 35. Bxg5 hxg5 36. axb4 $16)
34. Bc1 d4 (34... Nxe5 35. Ke2 Nc4 36. f4 $16) 35. Ke2 Nxh2 36. Kd3 $16 {
it was still possible to win this game.}) 31... g5 $1 $132 {After securing the
Nf3 Black gets sufficient counterplay.} (31... d4 $2 32. Kg2 Ng5 33. Bd2 Ne4
34. Rc2 $16) 32. h3 h5 33. Kg2 g4 34. b5 Rd7 (34... d4 $5 35. Ba5 Rd7 36. hxg4
hxg4 37. Rc7 Rd5 $132) 35. Rc8+ Kh7 36. Ba5 d4 {The passed d-pawn is very
strong, but White is still OK.} (36... Nxe5 $2 37. hxg4 hxg4 38. Rc7 $16) 37.
hxg4 hxg4 38. e6 $2 {A very strange decision by the World Champion. White just
gives the pawn back.} ({After} 38. Rc7 Rxc7 39. Bxc7 d3 40. Kf1 {Black would
still have to find some precise moves in order to avoid a loss:} Nd4 $1 41. Ke1
Nxb5 42. Bd6 Kg6 43. Kd2 Kf5 44. Kxd3 Ke6 $1 45. Kc4 (45. Ke4 f5+ 46. Kf4 a6
$11) (45. Bf8 Kd5 $11) 45... Nxd6+ 46. exd6 Kxd6 47. Kd4 f5 48. a4 a5 $11)
38... fxe6 39. Rc7 Rxc7 40. Bxc7 d3 {Suddenly White is in a real danger.} 41.
Kf1 Nd4 42. Ke1 Nxb5 {Black is a pawn up now!} 43. Bb8 (43. Bd8 e5 $1 44. a4
Nd4 45. Kd2 e4 $19) 43... Nxa3 44. Kd2 {The position looks very bad now for
Magnus, but most probably a draw is still attainable at this moment.} a5 (44...
Nb5 45. Kxd3 Kg6 46. Ke4 a5 47. Be5 a4 48. Kf4 Kh5 49. f3 gxf3 50. g4+ Kg6 (
50... Kh4 51. Bf6+ Kh3 52. Kxf3 $11) 51. Kxf3 a3 52. Ke2 Na7 53. Kd3 Nc6 54.
Bc3 e5 55. Kc4 Kg5 56. Bd2+ Kxg4 57. Kb3 $11) 45. Kxd3 Kg6 46. Ke4 $1 {White
chooses the right route for his king!} ({After} 46. Bd6 $2 Nb5 47. Bf4 Kf5 $1 (
47... a4 48. Kc4 e5 49. Bxe5 Kf5 50. Ba1 Nd6+ 51. Kb4 $11) 48. Kc4 Na7 49. Bc7
a4 50. Bb6 Nc8 $1 (50... Nc6 51. Kb5 Ne5 52. Kxa4 Ke4 53. Kb3 Kf3 54. Kc3 Ke2
55. Ba7 Nd3 56. Kd4 Nxf2 57. Ke5 Kf3 58. Kxe6 $11) 51. Bc5 Ke4 52. Kb4 Kd5 53.
Be3 e5 54. Kxa4 Kc4 $19 {Black should win here quite easily.}) 46... a4 47. Be5
(47. f3 Nc4 48. Ba7 Nd6+ 49. Ke3 a3 50. fxg4 e5 $19) 47... Nc4 48. Bc3 a3 49.
Kf4 Kh5 {Obviously, White's chances are connected only with exchanging the
k-side pawns, but this time Magnus fails to find a correct version of that
plan!} 50. f3 $2 (50. Ke4 $2 {was also bad:} Kg5 51. Ba1 a2 52. Kd3 Nd6 53. Bb2
Kf5 54. Ba1 Ne4 $19) ({But} 50. Bb4 $1 a2 51. Bc3 {could save the day:} Na5 (
51... Nb6 52. Ba1 Nd7 53. f3 e5+ 54. Ke4 Kg5 55. fxg4 Kxg4 56. Kd5 Kxg3 57. Kc4
e4 58. Kb3 e3 59. Kxa2 e2 60. Bc3 Kf2 61. Kb3 Ne5 62. Kc2 $11) 52. f3 gxf3 53.
Kxf3 Kg5 54. Ke4 Kg4 55. Ke5 Kxg3 56. Kxe6 Kf3 57. Kd5 Ke2 58. Kc5 Kd3 59. Kb4
Kc2 60. Bh8 Nc6+ 61. Ka3 Kb1 62. Bg7 $11) 50... e5+ 51. Ke4 Nd6+ $1 {That is
the point! Black is not obliged to take on f3.} (51... gxf3 $2 52. Kxf3 Kg5 53.
g4 Kf6 54. Ke2 Ke6 55. g5 Kf5 56. g6 Kxg6 57. Kd3 $11) 52. Ke3 Kg5 $19 {
Now Black's king is back in the game, so 2 passed pawns will decide the game.}
53. fxg4 e4 (53... Kxg4 54. Kd3 e4+ 55. Kc2 e3 56. Kb3 e2 57. Be1 Nb5 $19) 54.
Kd2 Nb5 55. Be5 Kxg4 56. Ke3 Kf5 57. Ba1 Nd6 {Protecting the pawn. White is
completely helpless.} 58. Kd2 Kg4 59. Ke3 ({Or} 59. Kc3 e3 60. Kb3 Ne4 61. Kxa3
e2 $19) 59... a2 60. Bc3 (60. Kf2 Nc4 61. Bc3 e3+ 62. Kg2 Na3 63. Kf1 Kf3 64.
g4 Nc2 $19) 60... Kxg3 61. Ba1 Kg4 62. Kd2 Kf3 0-1

[Event "Tromso ol (Men) 41st"]
[Site "Tromso"]
[Date "2014.08.08"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2877"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[WhiteTeam "Italy"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ITA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 d5 {A big surprise on the very first move: Carlsen has never played the
Scandinavian before! His opening choice must be a bit more than a display of
peninsular patriotism; if intended as a psychological weapon, it worked
wonderfully well. The Scandinavian Defence used to be a frequent guest in Bent
Larsen's games, but otherwise it is very uncommon at such a high level. True,
when things started going wrong during his match with Kasparov, Anand
unexpectedly used this opening and even got an advantage with it, but this was
just an exception.} 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 {White gets a developing tempo for
free, but placing the knight in front of the c-pawn is likely to restrict his
strategic possibilities. I remember that when 30 years ago I switched from 1.
e4 to 1.d4, one of my main ghosts was precisely the Scandinavian. I simply
could not find a way to a harmonious development!} ({If I should no decide to
switch back to 1.e4, I would consider} 3. d4 {, aiming for a development based
on c4, Nc3, Nf3, with full control in the centre. One possible problem is that
after} e5 {White's advantage might prove symbolic.}) 3... Qd8 {Without being
new, of course, this really looks provocative. After three moves Black has not
developed any piece yet! But on the other hand, he will not have to spend
additional time retreating with his queen from d6 or a5, whenever attacked by
a white minor piece.} 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 c6 8. Ne2 {
An almost new and logical move, clearing the path for the c-pawn in an attempt
to restore White's harmony. However, the knight will still need doing a bit of
jumping before reaching a perfect square.} ({The usual continuation is} 8. Be3
{see for instance the heavily annotated game Kovacevic,A (2525)-Georgiev,K 
(2670) Belgrade 1997 CBM 062 (Mueller,Karsten) (0-1, 47)}) 8... e6 $146 {
A new move, leaving the queen's acess to d5 open.} ({The only previous game
reaching this position went} 8... Nbd7 {deprives Black from the possibility of
activating the queen with ...Qd8-d5, but creates the threat ...e7-e5.} 9. g3 $6
{This does not cross Black's intentions at all.} (9. Bd2 $5 {[%cal Gg2g4,Gc2c4,
Gd2c3]} e5 $6 10. O-O-O $32 Bd6 11. g4 $36) 9... g6 {But Black refrains from
his main plan. The bishop's development to the fianchetto is typical for a
wide range of openings reaching this structure, such as the Alekhine, the Caro
Kann, the Pirc and the Scandinavian, of course, but here it loses too much
time.} (9... e5 $5 10. Bg2 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Bb4 12. c3 {[%csl Gd3]} Bd6 13. O-O O-O
) 10. Bg2 Bg7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rd1 $14 e5 {With his development almost complete,
White is better prepared for this central break.} 13. Qb3 Qc7 14. dxe5 Nxe5 {
The structure is almost symmetrical, but the bishop pair may prove a telling
factor in the ending. It greatly depends on the way Black will find stability
for his knights, especially on dark squares. In the following manoeuvring
phase both sides will commit small inaccuracies, typical for such apparently
dull positions, which are actually full of subtleties.} 15. Bf4 {The bishop
stands actively here, but in the long run the control of the c5-square would
be important.} (15. a4 a5 16. Be3 $14) 15... Nfd7 16. a4 Nc5 17. Qb4 Ne6 18.
Be3 a5 19. Qb3 Nd7 20. Nc3 $6 {This allows Black to consolidate.} (20. Nf4 $5
$14 {would exchange the e6-knight, shaking Black's overall stability.}) 20...
Ndc5 21. Qc4 Na6 (21... Qe7 $5 $11 {would keep Black's stability.}) 22. Rd2 $6
(22. Ne4 $5 Nb4 23. Nc5 Nxc5 24. Bxc5 Rfe8 25. c3 $14) 22... Rfd8 23. Rad1 Rxd2
24. Rxd2 {Fedorchuk,S (2647)-Danielsen,H (2501) Kolkata 2014 (1-0, 39)} Nb4 $5
25. Nb1 Bf8 26. c3 Na6 $11 {[%csl Gc5]}) 9. g4 {Being better developed and
enjoying more space, White surely can afford such active moves.} ({But against
such a strong strategist as Carlsen, I would consider the more restrained} 9.
g3 Qd5 10. Bg2 {True, after} Nbd7 {the queen would not have the g3-square at
its disposal, which more or less forces White into castling short. As we will
see, Caruana had other plans for his king.}) 9... Qd5 10. Bg2 Nbd7 11. Qg3 Qc4
$1 {After the bishop has parted from the f1-a6 diagonal, the queen can cause
some minor problems in the surrounding area.} 12. Qb3 {Caruana spent 25
minutes on this move. This was a critical moment, indeed, when White had to
decide whether to exchange queens or not.} ({The main alternative is} 12. c3 {
for instance} Be7 13. b3 Qa6 14. Bd2 {[%cal Gc3c4]} O-O 15. c4 Rad8 16. O-O $14
{[%csl Ra6]}) 12... Qxb3 {I would consider this an important strategic
concession, allowing White to recapture towards the centre, but Carlsen played
it almost without thinking. Eventually, White lost because of his double pawns
and even though his position looked very promising for a long while, I will
refrain from attaching an "?!" to the last move. Since the Carlsen era seems
to be lasting for a while, I suggest introducing a sign for "inspired, even
though probably not the best, move". I would use that here.} ({And if I had to
choose a move without thinking,} 12... Nb6 {would surely be my candidate. If
White wants to exchange queens, let him activate my knight! For instance} 13.
Qxc4 Nxc4 14. c3 (14. b3 Na3 {[%csl Ya1,Gc2,Ye1]}) 14... Be7 15. b3 Nd6 (15...
Na3 16. O-O {[%csl Ga3]}) 16. c4 h5 17. g5 Nd7 {with a perfect regrouping of
the knights.}) 13. axb3 Bd6 14. c4 a6 {Preparing long castling. White has the
bishop pair and more space on practically the whole board, but the relative
weakness of the b4- and f4-squares offers Black hopes for counterplay.} 15. Be3
({A natural move, but it would make sense solving one of the aforementioned
problems by playing} 15. Bd2 {This could turn the weakness into a strength by
means of b4-b5.} O-O-O 16. b4 Kb8 17. O-O) 15... O-O-O 16. O-O-O {Another
natural move and again an original available alternative.} ({White could have
tried} 16. Kd2 $5 {followed by Kc3 and b3-b4. In many cases, the rook would be
useful on a1, being ready for activating along the fifth rank. If} e5 {then}
17. Kc2 {would be safest, switching to play along the central files with white
pressure due to his two bishops.} Rhe8 18. Rhd1) 16... Rhe8 $6 {This looks a
bit dogmatic: centralisation without a clear purpose.} ({Black cannot think of
starting counterplay in the centre, for instance} 16... e5 $6 17. d5 cxd5 $6
18. g5) ({But the rook could have been more useful on h8 than in the centre.
Black could have tried} 16... h5 17. Bf3 (17. g5 Ng8 {[%cal Gg8e7,Ge7f5]})
17... Nf8 18. g5 Ng8 19. d5 cxd5 20. Bd4 (20. cxd5 Ne7 21. dxe6 Nxe6 $11 {
[%csl Rb4,Rb5,Gd6,Ge6,Ge7,Rf4,Rf5]}) 20... e5 21. Bb6 Bc7 22. Bxc7 Kxc7 23.
Bxd5 f6 24. Rhg1 Ne7 25. gxf6 gxf6 26. Nc3 Nfg6 $132 {[%csl Rf4]}) 17. Ng3 Nf8
(17... h6 $5 {, slowing down White's expansion, could be somewhat better.}) 18.
Bf3 {Preparing h4-h5.} ({But I see no reason to keep the g-pawn on a light
square, restricting the bishop, so why not} 18. g5 {followed by h3-h4? This
would have prevented Black's plan of exchanging the dark-squared bishops.} N6d7
19. h4 Ng6 20. h5 Ne7 (20... Nf4 21. Bf1 Bc7 22. Rh4 e5 23. Nf5 $16) 21. Kc2
$14) 18... Ng6 19. h4 Bf4 $1 {Even though this will strengthen White's control
in the centre, it will mainly offer Black some stability on the dark squares
and some breathing space.} 20. h5 Bxe3+ 21. fxe3 Ne7 22. e4 $6 {Played after
eight minutes, this move marks a turning point on the game.} ({White would
have retained a positional advantage in a rather one-sided position with either
} 22. g5 Nd7 23. Bg4) ({or} 22. h6 g6 (22... Rg8 23. hxg7 Rxg7 24. Rdf1 $14
Nxg4 $2 25. Nh5 Rg6 26. Bxg4 Rxg4 27. Rxf7 Nf5 28. Nf6 $16 {[%cal Gh1h7]}) 23.
Rdf1 $14 {It is curious that Caruana neglected the dark squares issue that
much.}) 22... h6 $1 {Finally, Black gets some stability on at least one part
of the board.} 23. e5 Nh7 24. Ne4 Rf8 25. Nd6+ Kc7 26. Bg2 Ng5 {White has
installed a magnificent knight on d6, having gained tempi in the meanwhile,
but it will soon become clear that the knight is kind of hanging there!} 27.
Rhf1 f6 $1 {Starting from this moment, Carlsen plays at full strength. Even
though the position is approximately equal still, Black's play is easier to
carry out.} 28. Kc2 fxe5 29. dxe5 Nc8 30. c5 {When playing this ambitious move,
consolidating the knight but conceding the d5-square, Caruana might have still
been under the spell of his previous advantage.} ({From a practical point of
view, it would have been safer to exchange the active black knight with} 30.
Ne4 $11) 30... Ne7 31. b4 $2 {Played after a quarter of an hour, this move
leads to some trouble. Any move taking measures against the thteatened ...
Nd5-e3 would have been enough for maintaining equality.} ({One possible
continuation was} 31. Kd3 Nd5 32. Bh1 {White's position surely is unpleasant
to play over the board, as it seems to be hanging. But the far advanced
d6-outpost seems to keep trouble away from him. Black has no obvious way of
making progress. For instance} b6 33. cxb6+ Kxb6 34. Rc1 {[%cal Gd6c4,Gc4a5]
creates some sort of perpetual harassing mechanism.}) 31... Nd5 $1 {Played
almost without thinking. Finally, the weakness of the doubled pawns makes
itself felt. Black not only attacks b4, but also threatens ...Ne3, attacking
three white pieces and the g4-pawn. How did he do that? How could he confuse
his strong opponent so greatly? Did the knight manoeuvre along the route
b8-d7-f8-g6-e7-c8-e7-d5 hypnotise Caruana?} 32. Bxd5 cxd5 {Suddenly, there are
some problems defending the e5-pawn against the threats of ...Nf3 or ...Rf3.}
33. b5 $6 {This desperate attempt at counterplay weakens the c5-pawn.} (33. Kb3
$5 Nf3 (33... Rf3+ 34. Rxf3 Nxf3 35. Ka4 Kc6 36. Rf1 $11 Nxe5 $6 37. Re1 $36)
34. Nf5 exf5 35. Rxf3 fxg4 36. Rg3 Rf3+ 37. Rxf3 gxf3 38. e6 f2 39. e7 Re8 40.
Rf1 Rxe7 41. Rxf2 b6 42. Rf8 $15) 33... axb5 34. Nxb5+ Kc6 35. Nd6 Nf3 $6 {
This should have offered White saving chances.} (35... Rf3 $1 36. Ra1 Rdf8 37.
Rxf3 Nxf3 $19 {When I think of choosing between these two moves, 35...Nf3 and
35...Rf3, I cannot help remembering a friendly blitz game played some 30 years
ago against IM Parik Stefanov. I was White in a Benoni and he could install a
magnificent knight on d4 (I believe ...Nb5-d4). But the question was whether
he should previously exchange bishops with ...Bg7xb2. We used to comment
loudly on our thoughts (Romanians are very forthcoming and outspoken, as most
of the Latins) and he asked himself: "Do I need the g7-bishop? Should I
obstruct it with my knight?" The answer was obvious (2 x NO) and after ...Bxb2
followed by ...Nd4 he got a crushing advantage. It is strange that after so
many years in chess I consider that some of the most teaching moments have
taken place casually, like in this case. And I believe that if I had reached
the current position I would have felt sceptical about 35...Nf3, if I only had
got the time and inspiration to remember Parik's words.}) 36. b4 $1 (36. Nf5 {
is premature because of} exf5 37. Rxf3 fxg4 38. Rg3 Rf4 $17 {partly because
the c5-pawn is doomed.}) 36... Ra8 37. Ra1 $2 ({But now was a good moment for} 
37. Nf5 $1 Nxe5 (37... exf5 38. Rxf3 fxg4 39. Rxf8 Rxf8 40. Rd4 g5 {The only
way to keep the game tense.} 41. hxg6 h5 42. Rf4 $3 {[%cal Gf8f4,Gg6g7]} Rg8
43. Rf6+ Kd7 44. Kd3 g3 45. Ke2 h4 46. Kf3 d4 47. Kg2 $11 {[%cal Gf6d6,Gf6f4]})
38. Rfe1 exf5 39. Rxe5 fxg4 40. Rdxd5 $1 (40. Rexd5 Ra3 {leaves White without
counterplay.}) 40... Rf6 ({If} 40... Ra3 {the rooks are well prepared for
counterplay:} 41. Rd6+ Kb5 42. c6+) 41. Rd4 g3 42. Rg4 $15 {White is
struggling but not necessarily lost.}) 37... Rxa1 38. Rxa1 Nxe5 {The first
pawn has dropped and in view of the hanging (rather than active) white knight,
grabbing the second one is not far away...} 39. Ra7 Rb8 40. Ra3 b6 41. Ra7 bxc5
42. Ra6+ Kc7 43. bxc5 Nd7 44. Ra7+ Kc6 45. g5 Nxc5 {The rest is simple.} 46.
Nf7 d4 47. Ne5+ Kd5 48. Nd7 d3+ 49. Kc1 Nxd7 50. Rxd7+ Ke4 0-1

[Event "Tromso ol (Men) 41st"]
[Site "Tromso"]
[Date "2014.08.06"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2877"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Na6 6. e3 Bg4 7. Bxc4 e6 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nb4 10. O-O Be7 11. a5 O-O 12. Rd1 b6 13. axb6 axb6 14. Rxa8 Qxa8
15. Bd2 Rd8 16. Rc1 Nbd5 17. Qd1 h6 18. Ra1 Qb7 19. Qb3 Ra8 20. Rc1 Nxc3 21.
Bxc3 Qc7 22. Be2 c5 23. Bf3 Rd8 24. Rd1 Nd5 25. dxc5 Nxc3 26. cxb6 Rxd1+ 27.
Bxd1 Qb7 28. bxc3 Bc5 29. h4 Qxb6 30. Qc2 Qd6 31. h5 Kf8 32. Bf3 Ke7 33. g3 Qe5
34. Kg2 Qd6 35. Qe4 Qc7 36. Be2 Qd6 37. Bc4 Qc7 38. Bb5 Bd6 39. c4 Bc5 40. g4
Bb6 41. Qa8 Qd8 42. Qa1 Kf8 43. Qa3+ Kg8 44. Bc6 Qc8 45. Qa4 Bc5 46. Qb5 Be7
47. Kf3 Qd8 48. Ke2 Qd6 49. Qb7 Qb4 50. Qc8+ Bf8 51. Be4 Qc5 52. Qa6 Qg5 53.
Bf3 g6 54. hxg6 Qxg6 55. Qa4 Qb1 56. Bg2 Qb2+ 57. Kf1 Qb1+ 58. Ke2 Qb2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tromso ol (Men) 41st"]
[Site "Tromso"]
[Date "2014.08.05"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "2877"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Poland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 {For a moment, this move made me curious: will we see a fierce
theoretical dispute in the Najdorf?!} c5 2. Nc3 {Not really! Just some complex
positional struggle with mobile pawn chains and all pieces on the board. In
the '60s, the Closed Sicilian used to be a deadly weapon in Spassky's hands.
Players like Geller and Larsen (the latter also with reversed colours, 1.c4 e5)
were crushed during Spassky's campaigns for the world title.} d6 ({The man who
did find an antidote to Spassky's treatment of the Sicilian was Viktor
Korchnoi. During their 1968 Candidates final he twice answered} 2... e6 {
followed by ...d7-d5. Black had some light pressure in both games but they
ended in draws. In order to win the match, Spassky found no other solution
than... winning with Black and switching to 1. d4 when playing with White. It
remains an open question what would Carlsen do against 2...e6. True, he twice
faced this move, but this happened in 2002 when he was rated 2171...}) 3. g3
Nc6 4. Bg2 g6 5. d3 Bg7 6. Be3 ({Spassky almost always played} 6. f4 {The
aforementioned games went} e5 7. Nh3 exf4 (7... Nge7 8. O-O Nd4 9. f5 gxf5 10.
Qh5 $44 h6 11. Rf2 Be6 12. Be3 Qd7 13. Raf1 O-O-O 14. Nd5 fxe4 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7
16. Bxd4 cxd4 17. Rxf7 Qe8 18. Bxe4 Rf8 19. Bf5 Qxf7 20. Qxf7 Rxf7 21. Bxe6+
Rfd7 22. Rf7 Kc7 23. Bxd7 Rxd7 24. Rxd7+ Kxd7 25. Kg2 {The complications
petered out in an ending which is more pleasant for White. Hort did not defend
the best way and lost in Spassky,B (2630)-Hort,V (2620) Bugojno 1978 MCL 
(Bulletin) (1-0, 41)}) 8. Bxf4 Nge7 9. O-O h6 10. Rb1 O-O 11. a3 Be6 12. Be3
Ne5 13. Nf4 Bd7 14. Kh1 Rc8 15. Qd2 Kh7 16. h3 {It is interesting to compare
Spassky's regrouping starting from this moment with Carlsen's.} Bc6 17. g4 Qd7
18. Rf2 b6 19. Rbf1 Bb7 20. Qe2 Rce8 21. Bc1 Kg8 22. Qe3 b5 23. Qg3 b4 24. axb4
cxb4 25. Nd1 {[%cal Gd1e3] Black's play surely was more harmonious than
Wojtaszek's, but this did not prevent White from including practically all his
pieces in the inevitable attack. In principle, the position is unclear yet,
but White's attacking potential eventually prevailed in Spassky,B (2610)
-Portisch,L (2625) Geneve 1977 (1-0, 40)}) 6... e5 {Black adopts Botvinnik's
English triangle with reversed colours, a system I had recommended in my
English Opening books. I have to add a small correction: the system is good
unless you are facing Carlsen. But does this not apply for any other opening?!}
7. Nh3 {This way of developing the knight was also one of Spassky's favourites.
I must confess that when following Carlsen's play I have every time the
temptation to compare him with another World Champion from the past: now
Fischer, later Lasker, but today we surely have Boris Vassilievich in the
background. On more concrete terms, what could be the great idea behind the
last move? Shouldn't the knight (after f2-f4) go to f3, controlling the
important central d4- and e5-squares? Actually, it would be of little use to
put pressure on such well defended squares, so it is a good idea to be heading
for the only weakness in Black's setup, the d5-square. After the planned f2-f4,
the prospect of a knight jump to f4-d5 somwehat restricts Black's options.} ({
The vast majority of the games continue with} 7. Qd2 {for instance} Nge7 8. f4
Nd4 9. Nf3 O-O 10. O-O exf4 11. Bxf4 Nxf3+ 12. Rxf3 Qb6 {Adams,M (2708)
-Kramnik,V (2760) Las Vegas 1999 CBM 072 (Donev) (1/2-1/2, 78)}) 7... Nge7 8.
f4 Nd4 {Since the knight will be forced to retreat after only four moves, this
looks like a mere loss of time.} ({But Black must have feared that after the
natural} 8... O-O {White would carry out the thematic attack} 9. f5 gxf5 10.
Qh5 Nd4 11. O-O-O {(which, under slightly difficult circumstances occurred in
one of Spassky's games, above!) Black is under no immediate threats, but the
weakness of the light squares and of his king's position may accumulate into a
promising positional white attack.}) 9. O-O O-O 10. Qd2 Bd7 {This move may be
all right, but instinctively I would feel that it does not keep Black's
harmony.} (10... Rb8 {getting ready for either ...B6 and ...Bb7 or ...B5-b4,
looks more flexible.} 11. Rf2 f6 $1 {A typical method of restricting White's
kingside activity. It occurs in the English triangle quite often, too (in its
mirrored version f2-f3, of course).} 12. Raf1 (12. fxe5 dxe5 $15 {[%cal Gc8e6]}
13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Bxh3 15. Bxh3 Qxd5) 12... Be6 13. Nd5 (13. Kh1 Qd7 14.
Ng1 b5 {Lutovac,M (2200)-Ciocaltea,V (2465) Bar 1977 (0-1, 65)}) 13... Bxd5 14.
exd5 Nef5 15. g4 Nxe3 (15... Nh6 $1) 16. Qxe3 {Shaw,J (2280)-Sher,M (2510)
Hastings 1995 (0-1, 52)} f5 $15) ({The immediate} 10... f6 $5 {is also
interesting, but has never been tested between strong players.}) 11. Nd1 $5 {
A multi-purpose move. White prepares to expell the d4-knight and to
consolidate his h3-knight at the same time.} Qc8 $6 $146 {Another
disharmonious move.} (11... exf4 $6 12. Nxf4 Ne6 13. c3 Nxf4 14. Bxf4 Be6 15.
Bh6 (15. d4 $5) 15... d5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qf4 Rc8 18. Ne3 $36 {Jurkovic,H 
(2270)-Hulak,K (2530) Pula 1994 (1/2-1/2, 44)}) (11... b6 $5 $146 {(See also
my next comment)} 12. c3 Ndc6 13. Ndf2 Qc7 14. Rae1 Rad8) 12. Ndf2 Ndc6 13. c3
b5 $2 ({One rule I knew as a kid is that if there is some tension in the
centre Black should consolidate his c5-pawn with} 13... b6 {In this concrete
position, the idea would be meeting} 14. fxe5 {with} dxe5 {, preventing the
radical activation of the h3-knight.}) 14. fxe5 $1 Nxe5 15. Bh6 $14 {The most
precise move order. Such a positive move as Nh3-f4 should not obstruct the
bishop. Besides, exchanging the g7-bishop will weaken the kingside and turn
Black's queenside counter-attack into something similar to an infantry assault
without the support of the artilery.} N7c6 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Nf4 Qd8 {After
the bishop exchange, it looks natural to return with the queen to the dark
squares, for both defensive and offensive purposes. But I cannot help
comparing the two rival Majesties, suggesting an advantage for the white queen.
From d2, it also controls dark squares on both wings, but it does not prevent
the connection of the rooks! Ironically, Black will manage to connect rooks
only on move 29, but that will be just a speeding up of the defeat!} 18. Rad1
Rc8 19. Qe2 {Controlling the g4-square and taking the queen out of the
e5-knight's range (d3-d4, ...Nc4) in order to prepare the central expansion.}
h5 $6 {The final phase of the game induces the thought that Black should have
abstained from this weakening of the kingside. But the sad thing is that Black
has no active plan available and has to live with the positional threat of
d3-d4.} 20. d4 cxd4 21. cxd4 Ng4 22. h3 Nxf2 23. Qxf2 {White's progress over
the past moves is obvious, while for Black it remains difficult to formulate a
coherent plan.} Ne7 {Black's worries regarding the d5-square are justified,
but the knight stands awfully on e7.} 24. Rd3 $1 {With the centre firmly in
White's hands, such rook lifts tend to be rather annoying. But, ironically,
this move would not have been possible had Black not occupied the b5-square
with the pawn!} b4 {The threat ...Bb5 arrives too late. Things will start
happening on the kingside.} 25. Rf3 Qe8 $2 {Black surely did not know what to
do with his queen in this game. It looks as if the strongest piece is
searching on purpose for the most passive squares.} ({Black spent a tempo on
over-defending f7, since} 25... Bb5 $2 {would allow the decisive blow} 26.
Nxh5+ $1) ({A safer way to parry the sacrifice on h5 was} 25... Kg8 26. g4 $1 {
This is slightly less strong than in the game, but quite annoying anyway.} (26.
d5 Bb5 27. Re1 Qc7 $14 {[%csl Re7]}) (26. Nxh5 $6 gxh5 27. Rxf7 Ng6 28. e5 Qg5
$132) 26... hxg4 27. hxg4 Bxg4 28. Rg3 Qd7 29. d5 a5 30. Qd4 {[%cal Gg2h3,
Gg4h3,Rg3h3,Rh3h8]} f6 {[%csl Ge6]} 31. Bh3 Bxh3 32. Nxh3 Rf7 33. Nf4 $16) 26.
g4 {With the black pawn on h7, this would have just been a way to increase the
positional domination by blocking the enemy structure with g4-g5. But the way
it is, the open file will be opened, with fatal consequences for Black.} ({
White's positon was so good already that there was another, much simpler, win:
} 26. d5 {[%csl Ga7,Gg7][%cal Gf2d4,Gd4b4]} a5 27. Qd4+ Kg8 (27... f6 28. Ne6+
Bxe6 29. Rxf6 $18) 28. Qf6 {[%cal Gf6d6] Black's lack of coordination is
pathetic.}) 26... hxg4 27. hxg4 Bb5 (27... Bxg4 {would just open another file
for White's attack:} 28. Rg3 Qd7 29. Bh3 $1 {Attacking the main defender of
the g-file.} f5 (29... Bxh3 30. Nh5+ {is curtains.}) 30. d5 {with such threats
as Qd4+ and Ne6+.}) 28. Re1 Qd8 {This queen surely has moved a lot. And it did
it with short steps, as if it was the least mobile piece on board, the king.}
29. g5 Qb6 $6 {The first relatively long queen move loses by force, but it is
hard to give an advice for Black. Apart from the game manoeuvre he threatens
Rh3 with combined threats along the h-file and on f6. White would win with
simple moves even if Black had restricted himself to a status quo policy.} (
29... a5 30. d5 {[%csl Ra7][%cal Gf2d4,Gf3h3,Rd8b6]} Rh8 31. Bh3 $18 {[%cal
Gh3c8]} Rc7 32. Ne6+ fxe6 33. Rf7+ Kg8 34. Rg7+ Kxg7 35. Qf6+ Kg8 36. Bxe6+ Kh7
37. Qf7#) (29... Bd7 30. Rf1 {[%csl Gf7]}) (29... Rb8 30. Rh3 a5 31. Rh6 a4 (
31... Rh8 32. Ne6+ $1) 32. Nh5+ gxh5 33. Qf6+ Kg8 34. Qh8#) 30. Bh3 Rcd8 31.
Be6 {Quite a nasty visit!} Be8 32. Nd5 (32. Rh3 {with the threat Nh5+ followed
by Qf6+ and Rxh5 is more spectacular. Had Black retreated his rook to b8
rather than d8, this might have been Carlsen's choice. But with the d8-square
unavailable to the black queen, his solution is simple and effective.}) 32...
Nxd5 33. Bxd5 {Black resigned... in what looks a "normal" position. It would
be so with the h-file closed. Under the given circumstances, the threat Rh3
followed by Qf6+ is decisive.} 1-0

[Event "Tromso ol (Men) 41st"]
[Site "Tromso"]
[Date "2014.08.04"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Djukic, Nikola"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2877"]
[BlackElo "2521"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Montenegro"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MNE"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 c6 8.
Qd3 e6 9. g3 Nbd7 10. Bg2 Bd6 11. O-O O-O 12. a3 Qc7 13. Rd1 Rad8 14. b3 Rfe8
15. Bb2 a6 16. Ne2 e5 17. c4 exd4 18. Nxd4 Be5 19. Qc2 c5 20. Nf3 Bxb2 21. Qxb2
Nf8 22. Nh4 Ng6 23. Nf5 Ne7 24. Ne3 b6 25. b4 Nc6 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Rb1 cxb4
28. axb4 Ne5 29. Qc3 Rd3 30. Qa1 h5 31. Qxa6 h4 32. g4 Rd2 33. c5 bxc5 34. b5
Ned7 35. b6 Qf4 36. Qa8+ Kh7 37. Qf3 Qxf3 38. Bxf3 Rd4 39. b7 Rb4 40. Rd1 Ne5
41. Bg2 Nfd7 42. Nc2 Rf4 43. Rd5 f6 44. Rxc5 Nb8 45. Rc8 1-0

[Event "Tromso ol (Men) 41st"]
[Site "Tromso"]
[Date "2014.08.03"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Nyback, Tomi"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D23"]
[WhiteElo "2594"]
[BlackElo "2877"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[WhiteTeam "Finland"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FIN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

{I will not hide that I waited with impatience and curiosity for the moment
when Carlsen would step in. Fortunately, the reigning World Champion does not
seem to have lost any single bit of his interest for the game after reaching
unprecedented rating heights and conquering the supreme title at all the
official time rates (classical, rapid and blitz). Maintaining the flame of
enthusiasm alive when there is no higher level to aim at is a task not many
World Champions have dealt with sucessfully. Anyway, since his presence in the
team surely makes a big difference, Carlsen was ready for the fight as soon as
round two.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 {An interesting choice of the opening.
Carlsen has played the Slav in the past, but it is by far not his main weapon.
The puzzling thing is that in a game where the big rating difference strongly
required him to play for a win, he exposes himself to a transposition to the
symmetrical structure resulting after 4.cxd5 cxd5. The Exchange Variation is
not as dull as it seems and players like Botvinnik or Portisch have made good
use of it with white, but Black has his reasons for being content, too.
Objectively, he should be close to equalising, which actually is just one
preliminary step on the way towards taking over the initiative.} 4. Qc2 {
(!) Played almost without hesitation. I assume that Tomi was not really
bothered by the idea of a draw (although I may be wrong), but even though the
exchange variation makes up part of his repertoire, he does not show himself
ready for such early relasing of the tension.} dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bg4 {This has
always been a reasonable alternative to 5...Bf5. Now, it seems to be acquiring
some higher popularity.} ({For quite a few years, the main theoretical
disputes took place in the variation} 5... Bf5 6. g3 e6 7. Bg2 Nbd7 8. O-O Be7
9. Nc3 O-O 10. Re1 Ne4 11. Qb3 Qb6 12. Nh4 {as, for instance, in Mamedyarov,S 
(2729)-Wang,Y (2685) Istanbul 2012 CBM 151 (Ftacnik,L) (1-0, 39)}) 6. Nc3 {
The most active continuation.} (6. Nbd2 {avoids getting the doubled pawns and
keeps the possibility of developing the bishop by fianchetto, but the knight
is not too active on d2.} Nbd7 7. g3 e6 8. Bg2 Be7 9. Ne5 Bh5 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11.
O-O O-O 12. Nb3 a5 13. a4 Bb4 14. e4 e5 $132 {Mamedyarov,S (2757)-Anand,V 
(2770) Khanty-Mansiysk 2014 CBM 160 (Krasenkow,M) (0-1, 31)}) (6. Ne5 {only
apparently gains time.} Be6 7. Qd3 Nbd7 8. Nxd7 ({This speeds up Black's
development, but} 8. Nf3 Bg4 9. Nc3 e6 {transposes below.}) 8... Qxd7 9. e4 Rd8
10. Be3 Ng4 11. Nc3 Nxe3 12. fxe3 {Black should have no problems at all, to
say the least. White's centre lacks dynamism, while the dark-squared bishop
could become very threatening.} Bg4 (12... Qc7 13. Be2 g6 14. O-O Bg7 {
Schandorff,L (2563)-Nielsen,P (2625) Horsens 2003 CBM 095 (Huzman) (1/2-1/2,
25)}) 13. Be2 e5 14. O-O-O Bb4 15. Bf3 O-O 16. h3 Be6 $15 {Nenezic,M (2393)
-Solak,D (2592) Kragujevac 2013 (1/2-1/2, 72)}) 6... Nbd7 ({If Black wishes to
exchange on f3, he could do it now since after} 6... Bxf3 7. gxf3 Nbd7 {
there is no obvious way of avoiding a transposition below with 8.e4. For
instance:} 8. f4 e6 9. Bd2 Rc8 10. Bg2 Be7 {and Black is doing OK, Mandiza,F 
(2406)-Black,J (2201) Wheeling 2012 (0-1, 32)}) 7. e4 ({In view of the
previous comment,} 7. Qd3 {is more relevant for the move order starting with 6.
Ne5 above.} e6 8. e4 ({If} 8. g3 {the simplest seems to be the spectacular} Nc5
{taking advantage that the f3-knight is hanging.} 9. Qe3 Bxf3 10. exf3 Ncd7 11.
Bg2 Be7 {The control over the d5-square ensures Black simple play, Borg,A 
(2151)-Atalik,E (2399) Antalya 2006 (0-1, 63)}) 8... c5 $5 {The latest trend.}
9. d5 {This yields Black easy play.} ({The critical continuation is} 9. e5 Nd5
10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Be2 c4 12. Qc2 $13 {with mutual attacks on the wings.}) 9...
exd5 10. exd5 Bd6 11. Be2 $6 {This allows Black to consolidate.} (11. Qe3+ Qe7
12. Qxe7+ {would have caused some delay in Black's regrouping. The bishop
should stay on d6 to prevent Bf4, so the natural line goes} Kxe7 13. Be2 Rhe8
14. O-O Ne5 15. Re1 Kf8 16. Nb5 $13) 11... O-O 12. O-O ({With the queen
exposed on d3, rather than exchanged on e7, and the king in the centre,} 12.
Nb5 {runs into} Ne5 $17) 12... a6 13. a4 Re8 14. Be3 Qc7 15. h3 Bh5 16. Rfe1
Rad8 $15 {Thejkumar,M (2452)-Sasikiran,K (2666) Jalgaon 2013 (1/2-1/2, 52).
White does not have active plans and the d5-pawn is more of a weakness than
strength.}) 7... e5 $5 {Quite typical for Carlsen. He takes the game into
almost unexplored territory as soon as on move seven! He had been doing that
during the match against Anand quite a lot, depriving the then reigning
champion of the opportunity to display his massive preparation. By breaking
the centre without previously taking on f3, Black aims for higher flexibility.}
(7... Bxf3 {is played almost unanimously, with 7...e6 a minor alternative.} 8.
gxf3 e5 9. Be3 {The main question is whether White can put his central pawns
into motion or, on the contrary, Black will be able to keep the blockade on f4.
} exd4 ({Black should not delay this exchange too much.} 9... Bd6 10. O-O-O Qe7
{Zhou,W (2616)-Robson,R (2628) Ningbo 2013 (0-1, 57)} 11. Ne2 $1 {[%csl Rf5]
[%cal Ge5d4,Ge2d4,Ye2g3]}) 10. Bxd4 Bd6 11. O-O-O Qe7 ({An attempt to improve
over} 11... Qc7 12. Ne2 O-O 13. Qc2 Rfe8 14. h4 {Mamedyarov,S (2746)-Inarkiev,
E (2692) Rogaska Slatina 2011 CBM 145 (Krasenkow) (1-0, 54) which also
contains a comprehensive survey of the position after 7...Bxf3 8.gxf3 e5.}) 12.
Qb3 Nc5 13. Qc2 Bf4+ 14. Be3 Bxe3+ 15. fxe3 {White has improved his structure,
but the next exchanges will reduce the importance of his space advantage.} O-O
16. Bg2 Rad8 17. Kb1 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Rd8 19. Rxd8+ Qxd8 20. e5 Nfd7 21. Qd2 $6 (
21. f4 Qh4 22. Bf3 Qe1+ 23. Nd1 $13) 21... Qh4 $36 {Reinderman,D (2604)-Van
Wely,L (2657) Amsterdam 2014 (0-1, 39)}) 8. Nxe5 (8. dxe5 Bxf3 9. gxf3 Nxe5 {
transposes back into a line considered to be OK for Black, for instance} 10.
Qe2 Bc5 11. Rg1 Qb6 12. Rg5 Ng6 13. Bd2 Rd8 {Krasenkow,M (2620)-Harikrishna,P 
(2673) Nancy 2009 (0-1, 53)}) ({Or if} 8. Be3 Bd6 9. O-O-O O-O {Griffiths,R 
(2362)-Van Kampen,R (2565) Athens 2012 (0-1, 27). The e4-pawn is hanging with
respect to the game Zhou,W (2616)-Robson,R (2628) above, preventing Ne2. In
this line, delaying ...Bxf3 is good for Black.}) 8... Nxe5 9. dxe5 Be6 10. Qd3
$146 {Usually, a queenside majority is more useful in the middlegame than in
the endgame. This is what Steinitz said and what has been proven in many games.
But in this concrete position it seems that White loses too much time if he
wants to keep queens on board. besides, he would also neglect the fight for
the d-file.} (10. Qa4 Ng4 11. Be2 ({With queens on the board, White cannot
play in the same way as in the game:} 11. Bf4 $2 Bc5 12. Bg3 Nxf2 13. Bxf2
Bxf2+ 14. Kxf2 Qb6+ 15. Ke1 Qxb2 $19 {[%csl Ga1,Gc3]}) 11... Nxe5 12. O-O Bc5
13. Qc2 Qe7 14. Bf4 {Grigoryan,K (2473)-Grover,S (2514) Kocaeli 2011 (1-0, 41)}
Ng6 15. Bg3 O-O 16. Rad1 Rad8 17. Kh1 Rxd1 18. Rxd1 f5 19. Na4 Bb4 20. a3 f4)
10... Ng4 11. Qxd8+ Rxd8 12. Bf4 $1 {White prefers returning the pawn in the
near future for the sake of completing his development} ({If} 12. f4 Bc5 {
Black's initative becomes threatening.} 13. Be2 Ne3 14. Bxe3 Bxe3 15. g3 (15.
f5 Bc8 {[%cal Ge3d4]}) 15... g5 $5 ({Black could also try playing for piece
pressure with, say,} 15... Ke7 {, but personally I would prefer to make sure
of weakening the e5-pawn as soon as possible.}) 16. f5 (16. Rf1 $2 gxf4 17.
gxf4 Bd2+ $1 18. Kf2 Bxf4 $19) 16... Bc8 17. Bh5 O-O 18. h4 gxh4 19. Rxh4 Bd4
$13) 12... Bc5 13. Bg3 Bd4 14. Rd1 Bxe5 15. Rxd8+ Kxd8 16. Bxe5 Nxe5 17. f4 Ng4
{The merits of Nyback's novelty are obvious. He has exchanged the active black
bishop and put his majority into motion. Still, White's advantage is rather
symbolic .} 18. Be2 Nh6 19. Kf2 f6 20. h3 Nf7 21. Bg4 Ke7 22. Bxe6 Kxe6 23. Rd1
Rd8 24. Rxd8 Nxd8 {The structure is quite similar to that from the last match
game against Anand. Even though in Chennai Carlsen was Black, in both cases,
he had two groups of three pawns each, against his opponent's two plus four.
But in the current game, White's position is a bit more active.} 25. b4 Kd6 26.
Ke3 a6 {A somewhat mysterious move. The threat of b4-b5 was not real, as it
would allow . ..Kc5, but Carlsen might have intended to set his queenside
majority into motion with ...b5 and ...c5, or even ...c5 right away.} 27. Na4
Ne6 {Renewing the threat ...b5..} 28. f5 $1 {A committal decision after only
five minutes of thinking. White gives away the e5-square, but gets some
queenside pressure in exchange.} Nd8 29. Kd4 Nf7 30. Nc5 {It may seem that the
weakening move ... a7-a6 is about to cause some major problems. But Carlsen is
not that easy to catch on the wrong foot in the endgame.} b6 $1 {Played
instantly.} ({If} 30... Nd8 31. a4 {threatening a4-a5, Black would soon be in
zugzwang. Actually, even now the best saving chance would be giving up the
pawn with} b6 {under lesss favourable circumstances.}) 31. Nxa6 Ne5 {The black
knight has occupied the fantastic central square, while its rival has no
obvious way back into the game.} 32. a4 Nd7 {Threatening ...c5, which would
open the king's way towards the knight. The final move repetition took place
rather quickly, although White twice took a minute for reflection.} 33. Kc4
Ne5+ 34. Kd4 Nd7 35. Kc4 Ne5+ 36. Kd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Nh5 7. Bg5 Be7 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. Qc2 Nhf6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. g4 Re8 13. h3 Nb6 14. O-O-O Be6
15. Ng5 h6 16. Nxe6 Qxe6 17. Bf5 Qe7 18. h4 Ne4 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. g5 h5 21. g6
Nd5 22. gxf7+ Qxf7 23. Nxe4 Nb4 24. Ng5 Nxc2 25. Nxf7 Nxe3 26. fxe3 Kxf7 27.
Rdf1+ Kg8 28. Kd2 Re4 29. Rf5 Rae8 30. Rh3 g6 31. Rf6 Kg7 32. Rd6 R8e7 33. Kd3
Rg4 34. b4 Rg2 35. a4 a6 36. b5 axb5 37. axb5 cxb5 38. Rb6 Ra2 39. Rg3 Ra3+ 40.
Kd2 Ra2+ 41. Kd3 Ra3+ 42. Kd2 Ra2+ 43. Kd3 Ra3+ 44. Kd2 Ra2+ 45. Kc3 Ra3+ 46.
Kb4 Raxe3 47. Rgxg6+ Kf7 48. Rgf6+ Ke8 49. Rxb5 R3e4 50. Rxh5 Rxd4+ 51. Kc5
Rde4 52. Rff5 Kd7 53. Kb5 Kc7 54. Rc5+ Kb8 55. Rc4 Rxc4 56. Kxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nbd2 Nd4 6. Nxd4 Bxd4 7. c3 Bb6 8.
O-O c6 9. Ba4 O-O 10. Bb3 d5 11. h3 dxe4 12. dxe4 Qe7 13. Qf3 Be6 14. Nc4 Nd7
15. Ne3 Bxe3 16. Bxe3 Rfd8 17. Rfd1 a6 18. Bxe6 Qxe6 19. Qg4 Qxg4 20. hxg4 h6
21. a4 Kf8 22. a5 Ke8 23. f3 Nf8 24. Bb6 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Nd7 26. Be3 Rd8 27. Kf2
f6 28. Ke2 Nf8 29. Rh1 Ne6 30. g3 Nf8 31. f4 Ng6 32. g5 exf4 33. gxf4 fxg5 34.
fxg5 hxg5 35. Bxg5 Rd7 36. Rg1 Kf7 37. Be3 Nf8 38. Bd4 Ne6 39. Ke3 Rd8 40. Be5
Rh8 41. Rg3 Rh1 42. Rf3+ Ke7 43. b4 Re1+ 44. Kd3 Rd1+ 45. Ke2 Rh1 46. Ke3 Re1+
47. Kd3 Rd1+ 48. Ke2 Rh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[PlyCount "170"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg2 Bb4+ 8. Bd2
Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Re1 Re8 12. Qc2 Rc8 13. a4 c6 14. a5 bxa5 15.
e4 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Rxe4 Rxe4 18. Qxe4 Nf6 19. Qf5 Rb8 20. Rxa5 Bc8 21.
Qc2 Be6 22. Rxa7 Bxb3 23. Qxc6 Bd5 24. Qc1 h6 25. Nh4 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 Bf8 27. Qc4
Qd5+ 28. Qxd5 Nxd5 29. Ra5 Nf6 30. Nf5 h5 31. Bg5 Ne4 32. Ne7+ Bxe7 33. Bxe7
Re8 34. Bc5 Nf6 35. Bd6 Rd8 36. Be7 Rxd4 37. Bxf6 gxf6 38. Rxh5 Kg7 39. Rh4 Rd2
40. Rf4 Kg6 41. g4 Ra2 42. h4 Rb2 43. Rc4 Kg7 44. Kg3 Rb3+ 45. Kf4 Rb2 46. f3
Rh2 47. h5 Ra2 48. Ke4 Ra5 49. Kf4 Rb5 50. Rd4 Ra5 51. Ke3 Ra3+ 52. Rd3 Ra4 53.
Rd4 Ra3+ 54. Ke4 Ra5 55. f4 Ra1 56. Rd5 Ra6 57. Kf5 Rb6 58. Ra5 Rc6 59. Rd5 Ra6
60. Ke4 Ra4+ 61. Rd4 Ra5 62. Rd5 Ra4+ 63. Kf5 Ra6 64. g5 fxg5 65. fxg5 Ra1 66.
h6+ Kh7 67. Kf6 Rf1+ 68. Rf5 Ra1 69. Kxf7 Ra7+ 70. Kf6 Ra6+ 71. Ke5 Ra5+ 72.
Kf4 Ra4+ 73. Kg3 Kg6 74. Rf8 Ra3+ 75. Kg4 Ra4+ 76. Rf4 Ra6 77. Rb4 Rc6 78. Re4
Rb6 79. Kf4 Ra6 80. Re8 Ra4+ 81. Ke5 Ra5+ 82. Kf4 Rf5+ 83. Ke4 Rxg5 84. Rg8+
Kxh6 85. Rxg5 Kxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 e6 6. e4 Qc7 7. a3 b6 8. Be3
Bb7 9. f3 Nc6 10. Rc1 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bd6 12. g3 h5 13. Qd2 h4 14. g4 Bf4 15. Be3
Bxe3 16. Qxe3 Qc5 17. Kf2 Bc6 18. Be2 a5 19. e5 Ng8 20. b4 axb4 21. axb4 Qxb4
22. Ra1 Ne7 23. Rxa8+ Bxa8 24. Rb1 Qa5 25. Qxb6 Qxb6+ 26. Rxb6 O-O 27. f4 g5
28. fxg5 Ng6 29. Rb5 Bc6 30. Ra5 Rb8 31. Nb5 Nxe5 32. Nd4 Ng6 33. Ke3 Rb2 34.
Rc5 Ne7 35. Ra5 Kg7 36. Ra7 Kg6 37. Nxc6 Nxc6 38. Rxd7 Ne5 39. Rd2 Rxd2 40.
Kxd2 Kxg5 41. Ke3 Nd7 42. Bf3 f5 43. gxf5 Kxf5 44. Bc6 Ne5 45. Be4+ Kf6 46. c5
Ng4+ 47. Kf4 Nxh2 48. c6 Ke7 49. Kg5 Kd6 50. Kxh4 Nf1 51. Kg5 Nd2 52. Bg2 Ke5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Ne5 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Nxd7 Qxd7 8.
c3 a6 9. Bd3 Qg4 10. Qxg4 Nxg4 11. Bf4 e6 12. Nd2 Nf6 13. Nb3 Nd7 14. Ke2 Be7
15. a4 O-O 16. a5 Rfe8 17. Rhe1 e5 18. dxe5 Ndxe5 19. Kd2 Bd6 20. Bg3 Nc4+ 21.
Bxc4 dxc4 22. Bxd6 cxb3 23. Bc7 Rxe1 24. Rxe1 f6 25. f4 Kf7 26. c4 Rc8 27. Bb6
Ne7 28. Re4 Rc6 29. Rd4 Nf5 30. Rd3 Rxc4 31. Rxb3 Nd6 32. Kd3 Rc6 33. g4 g6 34.
Bd4 Nb5 35. f5 gxf5 36. gxf5 Rc1 37. Bf2 Rh1 38. Bg3 Rf1 39. Ke4 Rc1 40. Kd5
Rd1+ 41. Kc5 Rf1 42. Kb6 Rxf5 43. Kxb7 Nd4 44. Rd3 Ne6 45. b4 Rb5+ 46. Kxa6
Rxb4 47. Bd6 Rb1 48. Rd5 Kg6 49. Rb5 Rd1 50. Rb6 Ra1 51. Kb5 Kf5 52. a6 Nd4+
53. Kc4 Nf3 54. Kd5 h5 55. Kc6 Nd4+ 56. Kb7 Ne6 57. a7 Nd8+ 58. Kb8 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Korobov, Anton"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 a6 7. b3 Bd6 8. Be2 e5
9. cxd5 cxd5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Bb2 O-O 12. O-O Bg4 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Bxg4 Nxg4
15. h3 Nf6 16. Ne2 Rc8 17. Qb1 Qe7 18. Bxe5 Qxe5 19. Nd4 Ne4 20. Qb2 f5 21.
Rac1 f4 22. exf4 Qf6 23. g3 h5 24. h4 Rc6 25. Rfd1 Rfc8 26. Rxc6 Rxc6 27. Qe2
Rc3 28. Qxh5 Nxg3 29. fxg3 Rxg3+ 30. Kf2 Qxf4+ 31. Nf3 Rh3 32. Qxd5+ Kh7 33.
Qh5+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Meier, Georg"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. c4 c6 5. O-O e6 6. d3 Bd6 7. h3 Bh5 8. Qb3
Qe7 9. Bg5 Na6 10. Nbd2 Nc5 11. Qc2 Ncd7 12. e4 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 d4 14. Bg2 h6 15.
Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Rac1 Nd7 17. f4 e5 18. f5 a5 19. Kh2 a4 20. h4 Kd8 21. Bh3 Kc7
22. Nf3 Bc5 23. Kg2 Nf6 24. Nh2 g5 25. fxg6 fxg6 26. Rf3 a3 27. b3 Bb4 28. Rcf1
Raf8 29. Qf2 Ne8 30. Rf7 Rxf7 31. Qxf7 Qxf7 32. Rxf7+ Kb6 33. Ng4 Bd6 34. Nh2
Nc7 35. Rf6 Rd8 36. Rxg6 Na6 37. Ng4 Nb4 38. c5+ Kxc5 39. Nxh6 Bb8 40. Nf7 Rf8
41. Ng5 Kb6 42. Ne6 Rh8 43. Rf6 Nxa2 44. Rf1 Nb4 45. Bf5 Nxd3 46. Kh3 Bd6 47.
g4 Bb4 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Yudin, Sergei"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nbd2 d6 6. c3 O-O 7. O-O Be6 8. Bb3
Bxb3 9. Qxb3 Rb8 10. Nc4 Qd7 11. Be3 b5 12. Ncd2 Bxe3 13. fxe3 Ne7 14. Nh4 Qg4
15. Nf5 Nxf5 16. Rxf5 Qe2 17. Qc2 Ng4 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 a6 7. Nge2 c6 8. a4 a5
9. Ng3 Na6 10. Be2 Qc7 11. O-O e5 12. d5 h5 13. Qd2 h4 14. Nh1 Nh5 15. Nf2 f5
16. Nd3 f4 17. Bf2 Ng3 18. Rfd1 c5 19. hxg3 hxg3 20. Bxg3 fxg3 21. Qg5 Qf7 22.
Nb5 Qf6 23. Qxg3 Bh6 24. Kf2 Nb4 25. Rh1 Kg7 26. Qh4 Qxh4+ 27. Rxh4 Bg5 28. Rh2
Be3+ 29. Kxe3 Nc2+ 30. Kd2 Nxa1 31. Kc3 Ra6 32. Rh1 Bd7 33. Rxa1 Bxb5 34. cxb5
Raa8 35. b3 Rh8 36. b6 Rh2 37. Rg1 Ra6 38. Nb2 Rxb6 39. Bb5 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C25"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 d6 5. Nge2 Be6 6. d3 Qd7 7. Nd5 Nge7 8. c3
a6 9. O-O Ba7 10. d4 O-O 11. Be3 Ng6 12. h4 f6 13. dxe5 fxe5 14. Bxa7 Nxa7 15.
f4 exf4 16. Nexf4 Nxf4 17. Nxf4 Nc6 18. e5 Kh8 19. exd6 cxd6 20. Qd2 Bc4 21.
Rfe1 Rad8 22. b3 Bg8 23. Rad1 Qg4 24. Kh2 Ne5 25. Bxb7 Rf6 26. Bg2 Rdf8 27. Rf1
g5 28. hxg5 Qxg5 29. Bh3 Rh6 30. Ng6+ Qxg6 31. Rxf8 Qh5 32. Qg2 Qxd1 33. Qa8
Ng4+ 34. Kg2 Qe2+ 35. Kg1 Qh2+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ragger, Markus"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bf4 Bd6 11. Nc3 Nbd7 12. Rfe1 Bxf4 13. gxf4 Nb6 14. Qd3
Nbd5 15. e3 Nb4 16. Qd2 a5 17. Rac1 Qe7 18. Red1 Rfd8 19. Qe2 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 c6
21. Ne4 Nxe4 22. Bxe4 Qh4 23. Kh1 g6 24. Rg1 Rd7 25. Rg5 Nd5 26. Rcg1 Kh8 27.
Qf3 Qh6 28. Qg3 f5 29. Bf3 Rg8 30. h4 Nf6 31. Rg2 Qf8 32. h5 gxh5 33. Rxg8+
Nxg8 34. Bxh5 Rg7 35. Qxg7+ Qxg7 36. Rxg7 Kxg7 37. Kg2 Nf6 38. Bd1 h6 39. Bb3
Kf7 40. f3 Ke7 41. Kg3 Kd6 42. Kh4 b5 43. Kg3 Nd5 44. e4 Nb4 45. Kf2 Nd3+ 46.
Ke3 Nxb2 47. Bc2 Nxa4 48. exf5 exf5 49. Bxf5 Nc3 50. Bc2 Nd5+ 51. Ke4 a4 52.
Kf5 Ne3+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Lu, Shanglei"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C25"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 d6 5. Na4 Be6 6. Ne2 Qd7 7. h3 Nge7 8. d3
O-O-O 9. Nxc5 dxc5 10. Be3 b6 11. f4 f5 12. Qd2 fxe4 13. dxe4 Qe8 14. Qc3 Nd4
15. Bxd4 cxd4 16. Qa3 Bc4 17. Bf3 Nc6 18. O-O-O exf4 19. gxf4 Bxe2 20. Bxe2
Qxe4 21. Bf3 Qxf4+ 22. Kb1 Ne5 23. Qa6+ Kd7 24. Bg2 Rhe8 25. Rhe1 Ke6 26. Qxa7
Re7 27. Re4 Qf2 28. Rde1 Kf7 29. Rf1 Qf6 30. Rxf6+ gxf6 31. Re1 d3 32. cxd3
Rxd3 33. Qa4 Red7 34. a3 Rd2 35. Bc6 R7d4 36. Qb3+ Ke7 37. Qg3 Kd6 38. Be4 b5
39. Bxh7 b4 40. axb4 Rxb4 41. Qc3 Rbd4 42. Bc2 c5 43. Rc1 Nc4 44. Qg3+ Kc6 45.
Ba4+ Kd5 46. Bb3 Rxb2+ 47. Ka1 Rbd2 48. Rxc4 Rxc4 49. Qf3+ Ke5 50. Bxc4 Rd4 51.
Qe3+ Re4 52. Qxc5+ Kf4 53. Bd3 Re5 54. Qf2+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Iturrizaga Bonelli, Eduardo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 g6 6. g3 d6 7. Bg2 Bd7 8.
Nxc6 Bxc6 9. e4 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Be3 a5 12. Qe2 Nd7 13. Rfd1 a4 14. Rac1 Qa5
15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. Rxd5 Qa6 17. h4 Rfc8 18. Rb5 Rc7 19. h5 Rac8 20. h6 Bh8 21. b4
axb3 22. axb3 Nc5 23. Qd1 Nd7 24. Bh3 Ra8 25. Bxd7 Rxd7 26. Bd4 Bxd4 27. Qxd4
f6 28. e5 fxe5 29. Rxe5 dxe5 30. Qxd7 Qd6 31. Qxb7 Rb8 32. Qf3 Qd2 33. Rd1 Qxh6
34. Qd5+ Kf8 35. c5 Qh5 36. c6 Rc8 37. Rc1 Qg5 38. Rc3 Kg7 39. c7 Qf6 40. Rc6
Qf5 41. b4 Qb1+ 42. Kg2 Qxb4 43. Qxe5+ Kh6 44. Qe3+ Kg7 45. Qe6 Kh6 46. Qxc8
Qe4+ 47. Kh2 Qxc6 48. Qh3+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Bg5 O-O 8.
Qf3 Nd4 9. Nxd4 Bxd4 10. O-O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 Re8 12. Bc4 d6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14.
Qxf6 gxf6 15. Rhe1 f5 16. Bd5 fxe4 17. Bxe4 Re5 18. Bd5 Rxe1 19. Rxe1 Kf8 20.
Re4 c6 21. Bb3 Bf5 22. Rf4 Bg6 23. h4 h5 24. Kd2 Rd8 25. Bc4 d5 26. Bd3 Kg7 27.
a4 b6 28. g3 c5 29. Be2 Rd6 30. a5 Rf6 31. axb6 axb6 32. Bf3 Rd6 33. Bg2 Rd8
34. Bf3 Rd6 35. Bg2 Rd8 36. Ra4 Rd6 37. Rf4 b5 38. Bf1 Rb6 39. Bg2 Ra6 40. Bf1
Ra2 41. Bd3 Bxd3 42. Kxd3 Kg6 43. g4 hxg4 44. Rxg4+ Kf5 45. Rg5+ Ke6 46. Rg1
Ra3 47. Kd2 b4 48. cxb4 cxb4 49. Rg3 Ra1 50. Rh3 Kf6 51. h5 Kg7 52. h6+ Kh7 53.
Rh4 Ra6 54. Rxb4 Kxh6 55. Rb5 Rf6 56. Ke2 Re6+ 57. Kd3 Rf6 58. Rxd5 Rxf2 59. c4
Rf1 60. c5 Rc1 61. Kd2 Rc4 62. Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "205"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. c4 c6 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Ne5 O-O 8. Nc3
e6 9. O-O Nfd7 10. Nf3 Nf6 11. Bf4 Nc6 12. Rc1 Bd7 13. Qd2 Rc8 14. Ne5 Qe7 15.
Rfd1 Rfd8 16. Bg5 Qf8 17. h4 h6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. f4 h5 20. e3 Be8 21. Bf3 Ne7
22. Kf2 Nf5 23. Ne2 Qd6 24. Qa5 Qb6 25. Qxb6 axb6 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Rc1 Ra8 28.
a3 Nd6 29. Nc3 Kf8 30. e4 dxe4 31. Nxe4 Bxe5 32. dxe5 Nxe4+ 33. Bxe4 Bc6 34.
Ke3 Ke7 35. Bd3 Ra5 36. Rc3 Rc5 37. Rb3 b5 38. Rc3 Rxc3 39. bxc3 Kd7 40. Kd4 b6
41. Ke3 Kc7 42. Kd2 Bd7 43. Ke3 Kc6 44. Kd4 Kc7 45. Be2 Bc6 46. g4 hxg4 47.
Bxg4 Kd7 48. Be2 Kc7 49. h5 gxh5 50. Bxh5 Be8 51. f5 Kd7 52. f6 Kc7 53. Bf3 Bc6
54. Be2 Be8 55. Bd1 Bd7 56. Bb3 Be8 57. Ke4 Kd8 58. Kf4 Bd7 59. Bd1 Bc6 60. Be2
Bd7 61. Bd3 Bc6 62. Ke3 Kc7 63. Kd2 Be8 64. Be4 Bc6 65. Bc2 Be8 66. Kd3 Kc6 67.
Kd4 Kc7 68. Ke4 Bc6+ 69. Kf4 Kd8 70. Bb3 Bd7 71. Kg5 Ke8 72. Kh6 Kf8 73. Bc2
Bc6 74. Kh7 Bd5 75. Bd3 Bc6 76. Be2 Be4+ 77. Kh8 Bc6 78. Bf1 Bd7 79. Bg2 Be8
80. Bb7 Bd7 81. Ba6 Bc6 82. Bc8 Be4 83. Bd7 Bd3 84. Bc6 Bc4 85. Kh7 Bd3+ 86.
Kh6 Kg8 87. Kg5 Bc4 88. Kf4 Kh7 89. Kg5 Kg8 90. Bd7 Kh7 91. Be8 Kg8 92. Kf4 Kf8
93. Bc6 Kg8 94. Ke4 Kh7 95. Kd4 Bf1 96. Be8 Kg6 97. Ke3 Kf5 98. Kd4 Kg6 99. Ke4
Bc4 100. Kf4 Bf1 101. Bc6 Kh6 102. Bb7 Bc4 103. Ba6 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Guseinov, Gadir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. a4 a5 7. Re1 Nbd7 8. e4
e5 9. Nc3 Re8 10. h3 b6 11. Be3 Bb7 12. d5 Nc5 13. Nd2 Nfd7 14. Nc4 f5 15. exf5
gxf5 16. f4 e4 17. Bd4 Bxd4+ 18. Qxd4 Qe7 19. Ne3 Qf7 20. g4 fxg4 21. Nxg4 Qg7
22. Qxg7+ Kxg7 23. Nxe4 Nxe4 24. Bxe4 h5 25. Bf5 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 hxg4 27. Bxd7
gxh3 28. c4 Rf8 29. Re4 Bc8 30. Bxc8 Rxc8 31. Re6 Kf7 32. Kh2 Rh8 33. Re3 Rh4
34. Rxh3 Rxf4 35. Rh7+ Kf6 36. Rxc7 Rf2+ 37. Kg3 Rxb2 38. Kf4 Rb4 39. Ke4 Rxa4
40. Rc6 b5 41. Rxd6+ Ke7 42. Ke5 Rxc4 43. Ra6 Rc1 44. Ra7+ Ke8 45. Rxa5 b4 46.
Rb5 Rc4 47. Kd6 Rd4 48. Rb7 Rc4 49. Rb8+ Kf7 50. Kd7 Kf6 51. d6 Kf7 52. Kd8 Rd4
53. d7 Ke6 54. Rb6+ Kd5 55. Kc7 Kc4 56. Rd6 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qa4 a5 8.
e3 O-O 9. Be2 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Ne4 12. Qc2 c6 13. O-O Ndf6 14. Ne5 Kg7 15.
a3 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Be6 18. Rab1 Qc8 19. c4 Nd7 20. cxd5 cxd5 21.
Qb2 Rb8 22. Rfc1 Qd8 23. Nxd7 Qxd7 24. Qb6 Qd8 25. Rc7 Rc8 26. Rxb7 Rc3 27.
Qxe6 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. f4 dxc6 7. Nc3 Qh4+
8. g3 Qe7 9. Bd3 Nf6 10. Qe2 Bg4 11. Qg2 O-O-O 12. Bd2 Nd5 13. h3 Be6 14. a3
Bd4 15. Nxd5 cxd5 16. O-O-O dxe4 17. Bxe4 c6 18. Rhe1 Qc7 19. f5 Bd5 20. Bf4
Qb6 21. c3 Bxe4 22. Qxe4 Bf6 23. Qc4 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Rf8 25. a4 h6 26. Kb1 Qa5
27. g4 Be5 28. Be3 a6 29. Bc5 Rd8 30. Rxd8+ Qxd8 31. Qxf7 Qd1+ 32. Ka2 Qxa4+
33. Ba3 Bf6 34. Qe6+ Kb8 35. Qd6+ Kc8 36. Qe6+ Kb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Penteala"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O Ngf6 5. d4 a6 6. Bxd7+ Nxd7 7. Nc3 e6 8.
d5 e5 9. a4 Be7 10. Nd2 O-O 11. Nc4 Nb6 12. Ne3 Bg5 13. b3 Bxe3 14. Bxe3 f5 15.
f4 Nd7 16. a5 Qe7 17. Qd2 fxe4 18. fxe5 Qxe5 19. Rxf8+ Nxf8 20. Bf4 Qe7 21. Na4
Bf5 22. Nb6 Rd8 23. Bg5 e3 24. Bxe7 exd2 25. Bxd8 Bxc2 26. Be7 d1=Q+ 27. Rxd1
Bxd1 28. Bxd6 Bxb3 29. Bxc5 Kf7 30. Bxf8 Kxf8 31. Kf2 Ke7 32. Ke3 Kd6 33. Kd4
g5 34. g3 g4 35. Nc4+ Bxc4 36. Kxc4 Kd7 37. Kc5 Kc7 38. d6+ Kd7 39. Kd5 h6 40.
Ke5 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B02"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Ng8 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 c6 5. h3 Bf5 6. Bd3 Bxd3 7. Qxd3 dxe5 8.
Nxe5 Nd7 9. Bf4 Ngf6 10. Nc3 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 e6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Kb1 O-O 14. Qg3
Nh5 15. Qf3 Nf6 16. h4 Nd7 17. Ne4 Qa5 18. Qg3 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Rad8 20. Nd6 Bxd6
21. Rxd6 Rxd6 22. exd6 Rd8 23. Rd1 Rd7 24. b3 h6 25. Qf4 Qc5 26. g3 f6 27. Rd3
Kf7 28. Qd2 e5 29. Rc3 Qb4 30. Kb2 Rxd6 31. Qe2 Qd4 32. Qh5+ Kf8 33. Qf5 b5 34.
a3 Kg8 35. b4 Kf7 36. Qc8 h5 37. Qf5 Qg4 38. Qxg4 hxg4 39. Kc1 Ke6 40. a4 a6
41. a5 Kd7 42. Re3 Rd5 43. c3 c5 44. Kc2 c4 45. Re4 f5 46. Re3 Ke6 47. Kc1 Rd3
48. Kc2 Rxe3 49. fxe3 Kd5 50. Kd2 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. Nc3 e6 7. g4 Bg6 8. Ne5
Nbd7 9. Qb3 Qc7 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Bg2 Nb6 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Qc2 Bd6 14. b3
O-O-O 15. Bb2 Kb8 16. O-O-O g5 17. Kb1 Qe7 18. Rhe1 Bb4 19. f3 Rhe8 20. Re2
Nfd7 21. a3 Bxc3 22. Bxc3 Nf8 23. e4 Ne6 24. Ree1 Qf6 25. Bf1 Qe7 26. e5 Nc8
27. Qd2 Qc7 28. Ba5 b6 29. Bc3 Ne7 30. Rc1 Kb7 31. Bb4 Qd7 32. Qd3 Ng6 33. Qa6+
Ka8 34. Red1 Ngf4 35. Bd6 Rc8 36. Qa4 b5 37. Qa6 Qb7 38. Qa5 Qb6 39. Qd2 Kb7
40. Ka1 Rh8 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.18"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 a6 7. Nge2 c6 8. c5 b5
9. cxd6 exd6 10. Nf4 Re8 11. Be2 b4 12. Na4 Nd5 13. Bc1 Nb6 14. Nxb6 Qxb6 15.
Be3 d5 16. Qd3 dxe4 17. fxe4 a5 18. Rd1 Ba6 19. Qc2 Bxe2 20. Nxe2 Nd7 21. O-O
Nf6 22. Ng3 Ng4 23. Bf2 Rad8 24. e5 c5 25. dxc5 Qc7 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Ne4 Bxe5
28. g3 Nxf2 29. Kxf2 Qc6 30. Re1 Bd4+ 31. Kf1 f5 32. Nf2 Bxc5 33. Re5 Qa6+ 34.
Kg2 Qb7+ 35. Kh3 Bd4 36. Rxa5 Qb6 37. Qc4+ Kh8 38. Rb5 Qf6 39. Nd3 g5 40. Rd5
Rxd5 41. Qxd5 Kg7 42. Nxb4 Bxb2 43. a4 f4 44. Kg2 Bc3 45. Nd3 fxg3 46. hxg3 Qe7
47. Nf2 Qe5 48. Qf3 Bd4 49. Qb7+ Kg6 50. Qc6+ Kg7 51. Ne4 h5 52. a5 h4 53. g4
Be3 54. Qd7+ Kg6 55. Qd6+ Qxd6 56. Nxd6 Kf6 57. a6 Ke6 58. Nb5 Ke5 59. Kf3 Bb6
60. a7 Bxa7 61. Nxa7 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.18"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Rc1 Rc8 8.
Nf3 e6 9. Qb3 Bb4 10. Bb5 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 O-O 12. Bxc6 Rxc6 13. Qxb7 Qc8 14.
Qxc8 Rfxc8 15. Ne5 Rxc3 16. Rxc3 Rxc3 17. O-O h6 18. h4 Ne4 19. g4 Bh7 20. Rb1
g5 21. hxg5 hxg5 22. Bh2 Nd2 23. Rb8+ Kg7 24. Rb7 Be4 25. Rxf7+ Kg8 26. f3
Nxf3+ 27. Rxf3 Bxf3 28. Nxf3 Rc1+ 29. Kf2 Rc2+ 30. Ke1 Rxa2 31. Bd6 a5 32. Nxg5
a4 33. Kd1 Rb2 34. Nxe6 Rb6 35. Nf4 Rxd6 36. Kc2 Rb6 37. Nxd5 Rb7 38. Nc3 a3
39. e4 Kf7 40. e5 Ke6 41. Kc1 Rc7 42. Kd2 Ra7 43. Na2 Rb7 44. Kc3 Rb8 45. g5
Kf5 46. d5 Kxe5 47. g6 Kxd5 48. g7 Ke6 49. g8=Q+ Rxg8 50. Kb3 Rg3+ 51. Kb4 Ke5
52. Nc3 Re3 53. Kc4 Kf5 54. Kb4 Kg4 55. Na2 Kf3 56. Nc3 Kg2 57. Nd5 Rf3 58. Nc3
Kf1 59. Kc4 Ke1 60. Kb4 Rh3 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.18"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qf6 5. Nb3 Qg6 6. f3 Bd6 7. Nc3 Nge7 8.
Be3 Bxh2 9. Qd2 Bg3+ 10. Bf2 b6 11. O-O-O Bxf2 12. Qxf2 Bb7 13. Bd3 O-O-O 14.
e5 Qe6 15. f4 f6 16. f5 Qf7 17. exf6 Qxf6 18. Ne4 Qf8 19. Rhf1 Ne5 20. Qg3
Nxd3+ 21. Qxd3 Nc6 22. Kb1 Qe7 23. Rfe1 Rhe8 24. Qg3 Qf7 25. Qf4 h6 26. g4 Kb8
27. Nc3 Rxe1 28. Rxe1 Re8 29. Rd1 d6 30. Nd4 Nxd4 31. Qxd4 Re5 32. b3 Bc6 33.
Kb2 Kb7 34. Rd2 Qf6 35. Rd3 Qg5 36. Rd1 Qh4 37. Qf4 h5 38. Rg1 a5 39. Qg3 Qxg3
40. Rxg3 hxg4 41. Rxg4 Re7 42. Rg6 Rf7 43. Ne2 Bd7 44. Ng3 Kc6 45. Rg5 d5 46.
Rg6+ Kc5 47. c3 b5 48. a3 b4 49. axb4+ axb4 50. Rg4 bxc3+ 51. Kxc3 Kd6 52. Rg5
c6 53. b4 Ke5 54. Rg6 Re7 55. Kd3 Kf4 56. Kd4 Be8 57. Nh5+ Kxf5 58. Rxg7 Re4+
59. Kc5 Rc4+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.18"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. Ne4 Qf5 12. Ng3 Qa5 13. exd4 Nc6 14. Qe2 Bd7
15. a3 Bd6 16. Ne4 Bf4 17. Rc3 Rad8 18. Rd1 b5 19. Bd3 b4 20. Rc5 Qb6 21. g3
Bb8 22. Qe3 f5 23. Rb5 f4 24. Qc1 Qc7 25. Rc5 fxg3 26. Ne5 gxf2+ 27. Nxf2 Qd6
28. Rxc6 Bxc6 29. Qxc6 bxa3 30. bxa3 Rf4 31. Bc4 g5 32. Bxe6+ Kg7 33. Rb1 Rxd4
34. Rb7+ Kf6 35. Qf3+ Kxe6 36. Qf7+ Kxe5 37. Re7+ Qxe7 38. Qxe7+ Kf5 39. Qh7+
Kf6 40. Qxh6+ Kf5 41. Qh7+ Kf6 42. Ne4+ Ke5 43. Qe7+ Kf5 44. Nf2 Bf4 45. Qxa7
Kg6 46. Qb6+ R8d6 47. Qb1+ Kg7 48. Qb7+ Rd7 49. Qf3 Rf7 50. Qc3 Bxh2+ 51. Kxh2
Rxf2+ 52. Kg3 Rff4 53. a4 Rg4+ 54. Kf3 Rgf4+ 55. Kg3 Rg4+ 56. Kf3 Rgf4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.18"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 d6 7. Bb3 Be6 8. O-O
Bxb3 9. Qxb3 Rb8 10. h3 Re8 11. Re1 Qd7 12. Nf1 Bb6 13. Ng3 Qe6 14. Qc2 h6 15.
Nh4 d5 16. Nhf5 Rbd8 17. Be3 dxe4 18. dxe4 Ne7 19. Bxb6 axb6 20. a3 Nxf5 21.
Nxf5 g6 22. Ne3 b5 23. Rad1 c6 24. f3 Qe7 25. Re2 Rxd1+ 26. Qxd1 Rd8 27. Rd2
Rxd2 28. Qxd2 Kg7 29. Ng4 h5 30. Nxf6 Qxf6 31. Qd7 Qf4 32. Qxb7 Qc1+ 33. Kh2
Qf4+ 34. Kg1 Qc1+ 35. Kh2 Qf4+ 36. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kryvoruchko, Yuriy"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. c3 Ngf6 5. Qe2 a6 6. Ba4 e5 7. O-O Be7 8. d4
b5 9. Bc2 O-O 10. Rd1 Qc7 11. d5 Rb8 12. a4 c4 13. axb5 axb5 14. b4 cxb3 15.
Bxb3 Nc5 16. Bc2 Bd7 17. Ba3 Ra8 18. Nbd2 Na4 19. Bxa4 Rxa4 20. Bb4 Rfa8 21.
Rxa4 bxa4 22. Nb1 Bg4 23. Na3 Nh5 24. Qe3 Nf4 25. Ra1 f5 26. Nb5 Qd7 27. c4
fxe4 28. Nd2 Nxd5 29. Qxe4 Nb6 30. Nc3 Bf5 31. Qe3 Qc6 32. Qe2 Be6 33. Qe4 Qxe4
34. Ndxe4 Nxc4 35. Rxa4 Rb8 36. h3 Kf8 37. Nd1 Bd7 38. Ra7 Bc6 39. Rc7 Bxe4 40.
Rxc4 Bd5 41. Rg4 h5 42. Rh4 g5 43. Ne3 gxh4 44. Nxd5 Rb5 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.17"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O exd4 7. Qxd4 Nb6 8.
Bb3 O-O 9. a4 a5 10. Bf4 Bg4 11. Qd3 Nfd7 12. Nd4 Bf6 13. Ndb5 Nc5 14. Qg3 Nxb3
15. cxb3 Be6 16. Rac1 Nd7 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Rc8 19. Bd2 Be5 20. Qh3 c6 21.
dxc6 Rxc6 22. Bxa5 Qxa5 23. Qxd7 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Qd2 25. Rf1 Qxb2 26. Qxb7 Qxb3
27. a5 d5 28. Qc6 Rb8 29. Rc1 g6 30. a6 Qa2 31. a7 Rf8 32. g3 d4 33. Qb7 Kg7
34. Rc8 Rxc8 35. Qxc8 Qb1+ 36. Kg2 Qe4+ 37. Kh3 Qd3 38. a8=Q 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8.
e3 O-O 9. Be2 dxc4 10. O-O a6 11. Bxc4 Bd6 12. Ne4 Qe7 13. Nxd6 cxd6 14. d5 Na7
15. Qb4 e5 16. Rac1 Bf5 17. Nd2 Rfc8 18. Be2 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Rc8 20. Rxc8+ Nxc8
21. e4 Bg6 22. Bg4 Na7 23. a4 Qc7 24. h4 h5 25. Be2 a5 26. Qc4 Qxc4 27. Bxc4
Kf8 28. Bd3 Nc8 29. Nc4 b6 30. f3 Ke7 31. g4 f6 32. Ne3 Kd8 33. Kf2 Be8 34. b3
Ne7 35. Kg3 Kc7 36. Ba6 Kd8 37. g5 Bd7 38. gxf6 gxf6 39. f4 Be8 40. f5 Ng8 41.
Be2 Ne7 42. Kf2 Nc8 43. Nd1 Na7 44. Nc3 Ke7 45. Ke3 Kf8 46. Kd2 Ke7 47. Kc2 Kd8
48. Kb2 Kc7 49. Ka3 Kd8 50. b4 Kc7 51. Nd1 axb4+ 52. Kxb4 Nc8 53. Ne3 Ne7 54.
Nf1 Ng8 55. Ng3 Kb7 56. Bxh5 Bd7 57. Bg6 Kc7 58. Nh5 Kd8 59. Bf7 Nh6 60. Be6
Ng4 61. Bxd7 Kxd7 62. Kb5 Kc7 63. Ka6 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. h4 h5 11. O-O-O Ne5 12. Bb3 Rc8 13. Bg5 Rc5 14. Kb1 Re8 15.
Bh6 a5 16. a4 Qb6 17. g4 Rxc3 18. bxc3 Nxf3 19. Nxf3 Nxe4 20. Qd3 Nxc3+ 21. Kc1
Bxh6+ 22. Ng5 Bg7 23. Rdf1 d5 24. Rxf7 Qd4 25. gxh5 Qxd3 26. cxd3 gxh5 27. Rf2
Bd4 28. Rc2 Rf8 29. Re1 Rf4 30. Ne4 Nxe4 31. Bxd5+ e6 32. Bxe4 Kf8 33. Rc7 Ke7
34. Rxb7 Kd6 35. Kd2 Rxh4 36. Rh1 Rxh1 37. Bxh1 Bxa4 38. Bf3 h4 39. Rh7 Bf6 40.
Rh5 Bd8 41. d4 Bb3 42. Kc3 a4 43. Rh8 Bf6 44. Rh6 Ke7 45. Rh7+ Kf8 46. Bg4 Kg8
47. Rb7 Kf8 48. Rxb3 Bxd4+ 49. Kxd4 axb3 50. Kc3 Ke7 51. Kxb3 e5 52. Kc4 Kf6
53. Kd3 Kg5 54. Bc8 Kf4 55. Ke2 Kg3 56. Ke3 h3 57. Bxh3 e4 58. Kxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nbd2 Bf5 5. Nh4 Be4 6. Qb3 Qb6 7. e3 e6 8. Be2
h6 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. g3 c5 11. Bd2 Nc6 12. Bc3 cxd4 13. exd4 O-O-O 14. O-O-O Bb4
15. Ng2 Bxc3 16. bxc3 e5 17. Qxb6 axb6 18. d5 Nb8 19. Ne3 Na6 20. g4 Nc5 21. h4
Ne8 22. h5 Nd6 23. Rhg1 f6 24. Nf5 Nxf5 25. gxf5 Rd7 26. Rg4 Rf8 27. Rdg1 Rff7
28. Kd2 Kc7 29. Ke3 Na4 30. Bd1 Nc5 31. Bc2 Kd8 32. Bxe4 Ke8 33. Bc2 Kf8 34.
Rb1 Rd6 35. Rb5 Rc7 36. Rg1 Nd7 37. Rgb1 Rxc4 38. R1b3 Rh4 39. Bd1 Rf4 40. R3b4
Rxb4 41. cxb4 Ke7 42. a4 Kd8 43. a5 Kc7 44. Ba4 Kd8 45. Kd3 Kc7 46. Bb3 Kd8 47.
Kc3 Kc7 48. f3 bxa5 49. Rxa5 Nb6 50. Rc5+ Kd8 51. Kb2 Nc8 52. Ra5 Kc7 53. Ra1
Rd7 54. Rg1 Nd6 55. Bc2 Kb6 56. Bd3 Rc7 57. Kb3 Re7 58. Kc3 Rc7+ 59. Kd2 Rd7
60. Ke3 Re7 61. Rg2 Rc7 62. Kd2 Re7 63. Ke3 Rc7 64. Kd2 Re7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 g6 8. Bb5+
c6 9. Bd3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bg7 11. h4 c5 12. h5 Nc6 13. O-O gxh5 14. dxc5 Qc7 15.
Qa4 Rd8 16. cxb6 axb6 17. Nd4 O-O 18. Be2 Rd5 19. Nxc6 Bxc6 20. Qh4 Rf5 21. Rb1
Bf6 22. Qg3+ Qxg3 23. fxg3 Rxf1+ 24. Kxf1 Rb8 25. c4 Be7 26. Bxh5 Bc5 27. Bf3
Ba4 28. Ke2 Rd8 29. Bb2 Kf8 30. Bf6 Rd7 31. Be4 Ke8 32. Rh1 Be7 33. Bxe7 Kxe7
34. Rb1 f5 35. Bf3 Rd6 36. g4 Bc2 37. Rc1 Bd3+ 38. Kf2 fxg4 39. Bxg4 Rc6 40.
Be2 Bg6 41. Rc3 Kd6 42. Rb3 Kc7 43. Rb5 Be8 44. Ke1 h6 45. a4 Rc5 46. Rb4 Ra5
47. Bd1 Bc6 48. Kf2 Ra6 49. g4 Kd6 50. Rb1 Kc5 51. Ra1 Ra7 52. Be2 Rxa4 53. Rg1
Ra2 54. g5 hxg5 55. Rxg5+ Kd6 56. Ke1 Ra5 57. Rg6 Be4 58. Rh6 Ra1+ 59. Kd2 Ra2+
60. Ke1 Rb2 61. Bg4 Bd3 62. Bxe6 Kc5 63. Rh5+ Kd6 64. Rd5+ Kxe6 65. Rxd3 b5 66.
cxb5 Rxb5 67. Ke2 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Guseinov, Gadir"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C09"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bb5+ Nc6 6. Ngf3 cxd4 7. O-O Bd6 8.
Re1+ Nge7 9. Nxd4 O-O 10. N2b3 Qc7 11. h3 a6 12. Bd3 Ne5 13. Bf4 N7g6 14. Bxg6
fxg6 15. Bxe5 Bxe5 16. c3 Qd6 17. Qd3 Bd7 18. Re2 Rae8 19. Rae1 g5 20. Nd2 g4
21. hxg4 Bh2+ 22. Kf1 Rxe2 23. Kxe2 Bxg4+ 24. f3 Bd7 25. Kd1 Bf4 26. Kc2 Qf6
27. N2b3 Be8 28. Nf5 Kh8 29. Nbd4 Bg6 30. g4 Be5 31. Kd1 h6 32. Qe3 Re8 33. Qd2
Kh7 34. a3 a5 35. Re2 Qa6 36. Re1 Bf4 37. Qc2 Rxe1+ 38. Kxe1 Qf6 39. Qe2 Bf7
40. Kd1 g6 41. Ne3 h5 42. gxh5 gxh5 43. Ng2 Bh6 44. Qd3+ Bg6 45. Qb5 h4 46.
Qd7+ Kg8 47. Qc8+ Kh7 48. Qd7+ Kg8 49. Qc8+ Kh7 50. Qd7+ Kh8 51. Qc8+ Kh7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. a3 Nf6 8. f4
Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Ng4 10. Qb6 Bd6 11. e5 Nxe3 12. Qxe3 Be7 13. O-O-O b5 14. Ne4 O-O
15. Bd3 Bb7 16. Nf6+ Bxf6 17. exf6 g6 18. f5 Qd8 19. Qg5 Rc8 20. fxg6 fxg6 21.
Bxg6 Qxf6 22. Bxh7+ Kh8 23. Qh5 Kg7 24. Rxd7+ Rf7 25. Bd3 Qf4+ 26. Kb1 Rxd7 27.
Qh7+ Kf6 28. Qxd7 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6 8. Be2
Bb7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. O-O Qe7 12. Qb3 Rd8 13. Rad1 c5 14. dxc5
Bxc3 15. Qxc3 bxc5 16. Rc1 Nd7 17. Qa3 Qf6 18. Rfd1 Qb6 19. h3 a5 20. Ne1 Rac8
21. Qb3 Qxb3 22. axb3 g6 23. Bb5 Nb6 24. Ra1 Ra8 25. Nd3 Rdc8 26. Ne5 Kg7 27.
Ra3 Kf6 28. Ng4+ Kg7 29. Rda1 c4 30. Rxa5 cxb3 31. Rxa8 Rxa8 32. Rxa8 Bxa8 33.
Ne5 Kf6 34. Nd7+ Nxd7 35. Bxd7 Ke5 36. Ba4 d4 37. exd4+ Kxd4 38. Bxb3 f6 39.
Kf1 g5 40. Be6 Bc6 41. g3 Kd3 42. Ke1 Kc2 43. b3 Kd3 44. Bc4+ Kd4 45. Kd2 f5
46. Bd3 Bd7 47. b4 f4 48. gxf4 Bxh3 49. f5 Ke5 50. b5 Bg2 51. b6 Bb7 52. Ke3 g4
53. Be4 Bc8 54. f6 Kxf6 55. Kf4 h5 56. b7 Bxb7 57. Bxb7 Kg6 58. Bc6 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. e4 Bg7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Bg5 h6 8. Be3 e6
9. Qd2 exd5 10. cxd5 Re8 11. Nge2 Nbd7 12. Nc1 a6 13. Be2 h5 14. O-O Nh7 15.
Nd3 Ne5 16. Nf2 b5 17. a3 Rb8 18. b4 cxb4 19. axb4 Bb7 20. f4 Nd7 21. Bd4 Rc8
22. Rac1 Nhf6 23. Bd3 Nb6 24. Ne2 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Nfd7 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27. Qb2+ Qf6
28. Qxf6+ Nxf6 29. g3 Nc4 30. Bxc4 bxc4 31. Nc3 Nd7 32. Rd1 f5 33. Rd4 Nb6 34.
Nfd1 fxe4 35. Ne3 Bc8 36. Nxe4 c3 37. Kf2 Bb7 38. Nxc3 Re7 39. h3 Ba8 40. g4
hxg4 41. hxg4 Bb7 42. Kf3 Rc7 43. Ne4 Nc8 44. f5 gxf5 45. Nxf5+ Kg6 46. Nexd6
Nxd6 47. Nxd6 Ba8 48. Kf4 Rc1 49. Nf5 Rf1+ 50. Ke5 Kg5 51. Kd6 Rb1 52. Kc5 Rc1+
53. Kb6 Rc8 54. d6 Rb8+ 55. Kc7 Rb7+ 56. Kc8 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 2nd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2014.06.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2014.06.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bd6 {
Quite a rare system. Black doesn't want to lock the e-file by playing 7...Be7.
However, White is not obliged to release the pressure.} 8. Nc3 $1 {8. cxd5 is
much more popular, but the text move poses more problems.} (8. cxd5 exd5 9. O-O
O-O 10. Nc3 Nbd7 {leads to a long strategic fight. This position can also
arise after 6.cxd5 and gives Black satisfactory results.}) 8... O-O ({In the
preceding game Vishy was able to secure a stable edge:} 8... c6 9. O-O O-O 10.
e4 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Ng5 Be7 13. Nxe4 Nd7 14. Bf4 Nf6 15. Qc2 Rc8 16. Rfd1
$14 {1-0 Anand,V (2770)-Granda Zuniga,J (2630)/Madrid 1998/CBM 065/(Avrukh,B) 
(39)}) 9. O-O dxc4 $6 $146 {A novelty in a rather rare position. This new
approach is not successful, since White's pressure along the h1-a8 diagonal is
too strong.} ({Black cannot avoid an inferior position after} 9... Nbd7 {
either:} 10. e4 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Ng5 Nf6 (12... Be7 13. Nxe4 Bb7 14. Qc2
$14 {1/2-1/2 Pinheiro,J (2288)-Spraggett,K (2501)/Lisbon 2000/CBM 079 ext (14)}
) 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Rb8 15. Qc2 $14) (9... c6 {leads to the above
mentioned game of Anand.}) 10. Ne5 c6 (10... Bxe5 {didn't work in view of:} 11.
dxe5 Nd5 12. Nxd5 $1 exd5 13. Bb4 c5 14. Bxc5 bxc5 15. Bxd5 Nc6 16. Bxc6 $16 {
and White is just a pawn up.}) 11. bxc4 $1 {The most ambitious way: White
keeps the knight on e5, and it delays Black's development.} ({The quiet
alternative} 11. Nxc4 Be7 12. e3 Qc7 13. Rc1 Nbd7 14. Re1 Rad8 15. a4 $14 {
also leads to a safe advantage.}) 11... Qc7 ({Grabbing a pawn by means of:} 
11... Bxe5 12. dxe5 Ng4 13. Bf4 Qxd1 14. Rfxd1 Bxc4 15. h3 Nh6 16. g4 $16 {
is not recommended, since almost all Black's pieces are out of play.}) 12. Bf4
{This natural move seems inaccurate, since Black may exploit the vulnerable
position of White's bishop and ease the pressure.} ({A stronger move was:} 12.
f4 $1 Bb7 13. e4 Rd8 14. Qc2 $16 {with a clear advantage due to a strong pawn
centre.}) 12... Bb7 ({Correctly avoiding} 12... Nbd7 13. Nxc6 Bxf4 14. gxf4
Qxf4 15. e3 Qd6 16. Nb5 Bxb5 17. cxb5 $16) ({But the immediate} 12... Nh5 $5 {
comes into consideration, since after} 13. Be3 Bxe5 14. dxe5 Qxe5 15. Qb3 Nd7
16. Bxc6 Rad8 $14 {Black's position is not that bad.}) 13. Rc1 Nh5 ({Again
avoiding a nice tactical trap:} 13... Nbd7 14. Nb5 $1 cxb5 15. cxb5 Nc5 (15...
Qb8 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Bxb7 $18) 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Bxb7 Rad8 18.
Bc6 Bxe5 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. Qa4 $16) 14. Ne4 $6 {Exchanging the strong Bf4
would definitely ease Simen's task.} ({Much stronger was} 14. Be3 Bxe5 15. dxe5
Qxe5 16. c5 $36 {with a powerful initiative for the sacrificed pawn.}) 14...
Nxf4 {The most natural response.} ({However, it was possible to delay it by
means of} 14... c5 $5 15. d5 (15. Nxd6 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nxf4+ 17. gxf4 Qxd6 $11) (
15. Qd3 f6 16. dxc5 Nxf4 $1 (16... Bxe5 $6 17. Bxe5 Qxe5 (17... fxe5 18. Ng5
Nf6 19. Nxe6 Qe7 20. Nxf8 Kxf8 21. Bxb7 Qxb7 22. Rfd1 $36) 18. Ng5 fxg5 19.
Bxb7 $14) 17. gxf4 Be7 18. Nf3 bxc5 $11) 15... Nxf4 16. gxf4 Bxe5 17. fxe5 Qxe5
18. f4 Qc7 $132) 15. gxf4 c5 16. Qd3 {Now Magnus has an unpleasant threat, so
Black has to simplify.} Bxe5 ({Of course, not} 16... cxd4 $2 17. Ng5 g6 18. Qh3
h5 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. Nxg6 fxg6 21. Qxe6+ $18) 17. Ng5 (17. dxe5 Nc6 18. Rfd1
Rad8 19. Nd6 Nb4 20. Qa3 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 f6 $132) 17... g6 18. Qh3 h5 19. dxe5
Nc6 $1 {Simen is on top!} ({Correctly refusing} 19... Bxg2 $6 20. Qxg2 Nc6 21.
Ne4 Rfd8 22. Qg5 $40 {and White develops a strong attack.}) 20. Ne4 (20. e3 Na5
21. Bf3 Kg7 22. Qg2 Rad8 $11) 20... Nd4 21. Nf6+ Kg7 {The king is somewhat
exposed, but White's attacking potential is not great.} 22. Rfe1 Nf5 {Freeing
a a way for the rooks.} ({After} 22... Rh8 23. e3 Nf5 24. Rc3 Rad8 25. e4 Nd4
26. Bf1 Kf8 27. Qh4 $14 {Black's position is solid, but rather passive.}) 23.
Rc3 Rh8 (23... Rfd8 $5 24. e4 Nd4 25. Rg3 Rh8 26. Qh4 $14) 24. Rd1 Rad8 25.
Rcd3 Rd4 $6 {A serious inaccuracy. Provoking e2-e3 is not a good idea, since
that is an important prophylactic move.} ({Instead, Simen should have opted
for:} 25... Nd4 26. e3 (26. Kf1 Ba6 27. Rc1 Bb7) 26... Ne2+ 27. Kf1 Nc3 28.
Rxd8 (28. R1d2 Nb1 $1 29. Rxd8 Rxd8 30. Rxd8 Bxg2+ 31. Qxg2 Qxd8 $11) 28...
Rxd8 29. Rxd8 Bxg2+ 30. Kxg2 Qxd8 31. Qf3 Nxa2 32. Qb7 Nb4 33. Qxa7 Nc2 $132) (
{Or} 25... Rxd3 26. Qxd3 Bxg2 27. Kxg2 Qc6+ 28. Kg1 Qa4 $132) 26. e3 Rxd3 27.
Rxd3 Bxg2 ({Too passive is} 27... Bc8 28. Be4 b5 29. cxb5 Qa5 30. Bc6 $36) 28.
Qxg2 Rd8 29. Kf1 ({It was possible to grab a pawn:} 29. Nxh5+ $5 Kf8 30. Rxd8+
Qxd8 31. Nf6 a6 32. Qf3 b5 $14 {In the resulting position Black doesn't have
sufficient compensation for the pawn, but it would be very difficult for White
to make any progress.}) 29... Kf8 (29... Rxd3 $4 30. Ne8+) 30. Rxd8+ Qxd8 31.
Ke2 {Just in time! White is covering all the squares along the d-file, so
Black is doomed to a passive defence.} Qc8 $1 (31... Ne7 32. Qb7 $16) 32. a3 {
A useful prophylactic move - the pawn is somewhat less vulnerable now.} Ke7 (
32... Ne7 33. Qg5 Ng8 34. Ne4 Kg7 35. Nd6 Qa6 36. Qd8 Qxa3 37. h3 $36) 33. h3
Kd8 34. Qe4 Kc7 {Simen decides to keep the king on the q-side.} ({A waiting
strategy was possible as well:} 34... Ke7 $5 35. Qd3 Qc6 36. Kd2 Qb7 {and
Black has good drawish chances.}) 35. Nh7 Qe8 36. Ng5 {Keeping an eye on the
weak Pf7.} b5 $6 {The first step in a wrong direction - there was no need to
change the character of the position.} ({After the correct} 36... Qd7 $1 37.
Ke1 (37. Qa8 Qa4 $132) 37... a6 38. Ke2 Kb8 {Black's position seems very solid.
}) 37. Qd3 (37. cxb5 $5 Qxb5+ 38. Qd3 Qb2+ 39. Kf3 Qb7+ 40. Ne4 $14) 37... a6
38. Kd2 {White has all the time in the world, since Black has no active
possibilities.} Kb6 39. Kc3 Qe7 40. Ne4 {Now the Pb5 is a new target for White.
} Qc7 (40... Qe8 41. Kb3 Qc8 42. Nc3 $14) 41. Kb3 Kc6 (41... Qe7 42. Nc3 Qe8
$14) 42. Nc3 bxc4+ $2 {This leads to a very difficult position.} ({Simen's
task was tough, but it looks like after} 42... Qa5 $1 43. Qe4+ Kb6 {Black's
position is still tenable. For instance,} 44. Qa8 bxc4+ 45. Kb2 Kc7 $1 46. Qa7+
Kd8 $11 47. Qxf7 $140 $4 Qb6+ 48. Kc1 Qb3 $19) 43. Qxc4 Qb6+ 44. Kc2 {Now
Black cannot avoid an unpleasant penetration of White's queen.} Qa5 45. Qe4+
Kc7 46. Qa8 $1 $16 c4 $2 {The decisive mistake, which leads to loss of
material.} ({The last chance was} 46... Kd7 47. Qb7+ Ke8 48. Qb8+ Kd7 49. Kb2
Qc7 50. Qxc7+ Kxc7 51. Ne4 Kc6 52. Kb3 Kd5 53. Ng5 Nh6 54. Kc3 $16) 47. Qf8 $1
Kd7 ({It was possible to provide more resistance, but after} 47... Nh6 $1 48.
Qd6+ $1 (48. Qxh6 Qxa3 49. Qg7 Qb3+ 50. Kd2 Qb2+ 51. Kd1 Qxc3 52. Qxf7+ Kd8 $16
) 48... Kc8 49. Ne4 Qa4+ 50. Kd2 Qa5+ 51. Ke2 Nf5 52. Qc6+ Kd8 53. Nd6 Nxd6 54.
exd6 c3 55. Qb7 Qb5+ 56. Qxb5 axb5 57. e4 $18 {White wins anyway.}) 48. Ne4
Qa4+ 49. Kc1 $18 {The Nf5 is restricted, so Black lacks any counterplay.} Qc6
50. Qxf7+ Kc8 51. Nd6+ (51. Ng5 $18 {was also good enough.}) 51... Kd8 ({
The move} 51... Nxd6 {offers no hope:} 52. Qxe6+ Kb7 53. Qe7+ Ka8 54. exd6 $18)
52. Qf8+ Kc7 53. Qc8+ Kb6 54. Qb8+ {One more technical achievement of World
Champion!} ({Black resigns in view of} 54. Qb8+ Kc5 55. Qb4+ Kd5 56. Qd2+ Kc5
57. Qa5+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 2nd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2014.06.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2014.06.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 f5 {I guess this came as a real susprise for Peter.
This system is rarely seen on the top level.} 4. d3 {Not the most principled
response.} (4. d4 e4 {is the main theoretical line here, but it requires a lot
of knowledge from both players.}) 4... Nf6 5. g3 Bb4 6. Bg2 {This move is
connected with a definite strategic risk, since White's q-side pawn structure
becomes less flexible, while the bishops are not so strong in such a closed
positions.} ({That's why} 6. Bd2 $5 O-O 7. Bg2 d6 8. O-O {makes a lot of sense.
For instance,} Bd7 (8... Bc5 $142 9. e3 a6) 9. a3 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Qe8 11. e3 f4
12. exf4 exf4 13. Qd2 $14 {1-0 Grandelius,N (2536)-Tikkanen,H (2591)/Germany
2011/CBM 146/(RR) (65)}) 6... Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 d6 8. O-O (8. Qb3 O-O 9. c5+ d5
$132) 8... O-O 9. Rb1 Qe8 10. Qb3 $6 {It looks like Peter wasn't familiar with
the chosen opening system. The queen has no good prospects there, so White is
just losing a tempo.} ({White's play should be based on attacking the
opponent's pawn centre by means of} 10. c5 dxc5 (10... Qh5 11. cxd6 cxd6 12.
Ba3 Rd8 13. Qd2 Rb8 14. Qg5 Qxg5 15. Nxg5 $14 {1-0 Vaganian,R (2625)
-Dzindzichashvili,R (2530)/Saint John 1988/EXT 1997 (53)}) (10... d5 11. Bg5
Qh5 12. e3 e4 13. Bxf6 Rxf6 14. Nd4 Qxd1 15. Rfxd1 Ne5 16. Nb5 c6 17. d4 Nc4
18. Nc7 Rb8 19. Na6 Ra8 20. Nc7 Rb8 21. Bf1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Ubilava,E (2525)
-Kristiansen,J (2430)/Kecskemet 1989/TD (46)}) 11. Be3 Qe7 12. Qa4 Kh8 13. Nd2
$44) ({Or even} 10. Ne1 $5 Qh5 11. f4 Re8 12. Nf3 e4 13. Nd4 Nxd4 14. cxd4 $132
{1-0 Nikolac,J (2485)-Plaskett,J (2470)/Bahrain 1990/CBM 020/(Ribli) (37)})
10... b6 $146 {This natural move is a sound novelty in a rare position.
Objectively speaking, Black's position already looks better, since White lacks
any counterplay on the q-side.} (10... Kh8 {1/2-1/2 Uddenfeldt,D-Kaplan,J/
Stockholm 1969/EXT 2001 (64)}) 11. Nh4 Na5 ({Another energetic way to handle
the position is} 11... e4 $5 12. f3 h6 13. fxe4 fxe4 14. Nf5 Bd7 $15) 12. Qa3 {
It is not easy to find a useful place for the queen now.} (12. Qc2 Rb8 13. Bg5
h6 14. Bxf6 Rxf6 $15) 12... Rb8 13. Be3 $6 {One more inaccurate move - the Be3
is just a target for Black's pieces, while f5-f4 would come with tempo.} ({
The lesser evil was} 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Rxf6 $15 {getting rid of the useless
bishop.}) 13... f4 $1 {An obvious temporary pawn sacrifice.} 14. gxf4 {
Accepting the challenge.} (14. Bd2 Bg4 15. Rfe1 Qh5 $17) 14... Qh5 {Black's
attack plays itself now.} ({Magnus had another good possibility at his
disposal:} 14... e4 $5 15. dxe4 Nxe4 16. Rbd1 Bb7 $17 {White's position
desperately lacks any harmony.}) 15. Nf3 Bh3 {Liquidating the main defender of
White's monarch.} (15... e4 16. Ng5 exd3 17. exd3 Bf5 $17) 16. Bxh3 Qxh3 17.
Kh1 Rbe8 $1 (17... e4 18. dxe4 Nxe4 19. Rg1 c5 20. Rg2 Rbe8 21. Rbg1 Re7 $17)
18. Qb2 $6 (18. Qa4 e4 (18... exf4 19. Bxf4 Rxe2 20. Ng1 Qxd3 21. Nxe2 Qxe2 22.
f3 $17) 19. Ng1 Qf5 20. d4 $17) 18... e4 $1 19. Ng5 Qh5 $19 {As a result of
Peter's unsuccessful play, Carlsen has a completely winning position on move
19!} 20. dxe4 (20. Rg1 exd3 21. exd3 h6 $19) 20... Ng4 (20... h6 $5 21. Nf3
Nxc4 22. Qb3 Rxe4 23. Rg1 Kh8 $19) 21. Nf3 Nxc4 {Starting to collect the pawns.
} 22. Qb3 Rxe4 23. Rg1 d5 ({Avoiding the pin wasn't necessary:} 23... Rfxf4 24.
Bxf4 Nxf2+ 25. Kg2 Nh3 $19) 24. Qb5 {Black has many good possibilities, but
here the miracle comes...} Rfxf4 $2 {A terrible misclaculation. Magnus has
missed a nice defensive resourse.} ({All the following continuations were
quite convincing:} 24... Ncxe3 25. fxe3 Nf2+ (25... Rxe3 26. Rg2 Re7 $19) 26.
Kg2 Nh3 27. Rgf1 Rxe3 $19) (24... c5 25. Qd7 Ncxe3 26. fxe3 Nf2+ 27. Kg2 Qg4+
28. Qxg4 Nxg4 $19) (24... Nxf2+ 25. Bxf2 Rxe2 $19) 25. Bxf4 Nxf2+ 26. Kg2 Rxe2
({After} 26... Nh3 27. Qd7 $1 Rxe2+ 28. Kg3 Nxf4 29. Rbe1 $1 {White gets
serious counterplay and should survive as well:} (29. Kxf4 Re4+ 30. Kg3 Qxf3+
31. Kxf3 Ne5+ 32. Kg2 Nxd7 $17) 29... Qg6+ 30. Kxf4 Re4+ 31. Rxe4 Qxe4+ 32. Kg3
Qxf3+ 33. Kxf3 Ne5+ 34. Kf4 Nxd7 35. Rd1 Nf6 36. Ke5 $11) 27. Kf1 $1 {That is
the point! Suddenly White is able to make use of the g-file.} Ne4 ({There was
no more than a perpetual after:} 27... Qxf3 28. Rg3 Qe4 (28... Qxf4 $2 29.
Qxd5+ Qf7 30. Qxf7+ Kxf7 31. Kxe2 $18) 29. Qd7 $1 g6 30. Qc8+ Kg7 31. Qxc7+ Kg8
32. Qd8+ $11) 28. Rxg7+ $1 (28. Kxe2 Nxc3+ 29. Kf2 Nxb5 30. Rxb5 c5 $19) 28...
Kf8 $6 {A risky decision - Magnus is trying to complicate matters, but now
Black is in real danger as well.} ({After the correct} 28... Kxg7 29. Qd7+ Qf7
30. Qg4+ Qg6 31. Qd7+ Kh8 32. Qd8+ Qg8 33. Qxg8+ Kxg8 34. Kxe2 Nxc3+ 35. Kd3
Nxb1 36. Bxc7 $15 {White should be able to survive, but some work is required.}
) 29. Kxe2 Nxc3+ 30. Kf2 Nxb5 31. Rbg1 {Now White's king is well protected,
but the Kf8 is under fire.} Nc3 $2 {A natural mistake in such a scary
situation.} ({It was very difficult to find the most precise defence:} 31...
Nbd6 32. Rg8+ Ke7 33. R1g7+ Kf6 34. Rxc7 d4 $1 {freeing a way out for the
monarch} 35. Rf8+ (35. Ng5 Qd1 36. Rf8+ Kg6 37. Rg8+ Kf6 $11) (35. Nxd4 Qd1 36.
Rf8+ Kg6 37. Rg8+ Kf6 $11) 35... Ke6 36. Nxd4+ Kd5 37. Nf3 Ne4+ 38. Ke2 Nc3+
39. Kf2 Ne4+ $11) 32. Rxc7 $2 {Returning the favour!} ({White's attack seems
decisive after} 32. Rg8+ $1 Ke7 33. R1g7+ Kf6 34. Rxc7 Ne4+ 35. Kg2 $40 {
For example:} Kf5 36. Rf8+ Kg6 37. Re7 $18) 32... Ne4+ 33. Ke1 $1 {Correctly
leaving the knight unprotected.} (33. Ke2 $2 Nc5 $1 34. Rc8+ Kf7 35. Rc7+ Kf6
36. Rc6+ Ne6 37. Rg5 Qe8 38. Nd4 Qxc6 39. Rf5+ Kg6 40. Rg5+ Nxg5 41. Nxc6 Kf5
$17) 33... Nc5 {Now the game ends quickly.} ({White has enough counterplay
also after} 33... Ncd6 34. Nd4 Qh4+ 35. Kd1 Qh3 36. Rg3 $1 Nxg3 (36... Qf1+ 37.
Kc2 Qf2+ 38. Kd3 Nc5+ 39. Rxc5 bxc5 40. Bxd6+ Ke8 41. Bxc5 $11) 37. Bxd6+ Kg8
38. Bxg3 Qg4+ 39. Ne2 $11) 34. Rc8+ Kf7 35. Rc7+ Kf8 ({Magnus had no reason to
refuse the draw at this point:} 35... Kf6 36. Rc6+ Ne6 $6 (36... Kf7 $11) 37.
Nd4 Qh4+ 38. Rg3 Qxf4 39. Rf3 Qxf3 40. Nxf3 $14) 36. Rc8+ Kf7 37. Rc7+ Kf8 {
A very disappointing draw for Magnus in this game!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 2nd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2014.06.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "2014.06.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. Bf4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
cxd5 cxd4 9. cxd4 Qxd5 10. e3 O-O 11. Be2 Nc6 12. O-O Bf5 13. Qa4 Qa5 14. Qxa5
Nxa5 15. Rfc1 Rfc8 16. Nd2 Rxc1+ 17. Rxc1 Rc8 18. Rxc8+ Bxc8 19. Bf3 Nc6 $146 {
Preventing the bishop's access to b8, which would force the weakening of the
queenside pawns.} (19... Bd7 20. Bb8 a6 21. Bc7 Nc6 22. Nb3 $14 {Sumets,A 
(2477)-Prasad,D (2359) Pardubice 2005 (1/2-1/2, 36)}) 20. Bc7 Kf8 21. Nb3 Ke8
22. Nc5 e6 23. Bxc6+ bxc6 $14 {With such a black weakness on c6, the position
surely looks pleasant for White, but the bishop pair offers good chances for
defending.} 24. Bb8 a6 25. Bd6 Bf6 26. Kf1 Bd8 27. Ke2 Bb6 28. Na4 Bd8 29. Nc5
Bb6 30. Ne4 Kd7 31. Be5 Bd8 32. Bf6 Bb6 33. Ng5 c5 34. Nxh7 Bb7 35. g4 Bd5 36.
a3 Bc4+ 37. Kd1 Bd5 38. Ng5 cxd4 39. Bxd4 Bxd4 40. exd4 f6 41. Nh7 Ke7 42. g5
fxg5 43. Kd2 e5 44. Ke3 Ke6 45. Nf8+ Kf5 46. dxe5 Kxe5 47. Nxg6+ Kf6 48. Kd4
Bg2 49. Ne5 Kf5 50. Nd3 Kg4 51. Ke3 Kh3 52. Nc5 a5 53. f3 g4 54. fxg4 Kxg4 55.
Nb3 a4 56. Nc5 Bc6 57. Kf2 Kh3 58. Kg1 Kg4 59. Nd3 Bb5 60. Nb4 Kh3 61. Na2 Be8
62. Nc3 Kg4 63. Nd1 Bb5 64. Nf2+ Kf3 65. h4 Be8 66. Nd1 Kg3 67. Nc3 Kxh4 68.
Kf2 Kg4 69. Ke3 Kf5 70. Kd4 Ke6 71. Kc5 Ke7 72. Nxa4 Bxa4 73. Kb4 Be8 74. a4
Bxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 2nd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2014.06.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2014.06.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]

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 Bd7 10. Rd1 Be7 11. g4 Nh4 12. Nxh4 Bxh4 13. Nd2 Kc8 14.
Ne4 $146 {aiming to force events.} (14. Nf3 {leads to more consistent play.}
Be7 15. Rd3 h6 16. Nd4 Re8 17. Bf4 c5 18. Nf5 Bf8 19. c4 a6 20. Ne3 b5 21. b3
g5 22. Bg3 Be6 23. Rad1 Kb7 24. h4 Kc6 25. h5 Reb8 26. f3 a5 $132 {Caruana,F 
(2782)-Grischuk,A (2785) Warsaw 2013 (1/2-1/2 , 42). Both sides are well
regrouped and have their achievements on opposite wings.}) 14... b6 15. Bg5
Bxg5 16. Nxg5 h6 17. Nxf7 {The start of a spectacular sequence resulting in
almost complete simplifying.} Re8 18. f4 Be6 19. Nxh6 gxh6 20. f5 Bxf5 (20...
Bd5 21. e6 {looks slightly dangerous for Black. He probably should give away
the bishop with ...Bxe6 anyway, now or in the near future.}) 21. gxf5 Rxe5 22.
Rf1 Kd7 $1 {The king's activity will keep trouble away despite the
"half-a-pawn" disadvantage.} 23. Rad1+ Ke7 24. Rfe1 Kf6 25. Rxe5 Kxe5 26. Rd7
c5 27. Kf2 Rf8 28. Rxc7 Rxf5+ 29. Kg3 Rg5+ 30. Kf2 Rf5+ 31. Ke2 Rh5 32. Rxa7
Rxh3 33. Rb7 Rh2+ 34. Kd3 Kd5 35. Rxb6 Rh3+ 36. Kd2 Rh2+ 37. Kd3 Rh3+ 38. Kd2
Rh2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 2nd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2014.06.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[Annotator "Sumets,A"]
[PlyCount "185"]
[EventDate "2014.06.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 Nbd7 8.
e3 g5 (8... c5 {including the moves ...h6 and Bh4, the line is considered as a
risky one. However some players disagree with this.} 9. Bd3 Qa5 (9... c4 10.
Bf5 Nb6 11. Bc2 Qe7 12. Nd2 $6 (12. O-O O-O 13. Ne5 $14) 12... O-O 13. O-O Re8
14. a3 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Qe6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. a4 Bf5 18. Bxf5 Qxf5 19. Qb1 Qd7 $11
{Chiburdanidze,M (2502)-Zhao,X (2474) 1/2 (25) Antakya 2010}) 10. Qc2 g5 11.
Bg3 c4 12. Bf5 O-O 13. O-O Re8 14. h4 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Ne4 16. hxg5 hxg5 17. Bxe4
dxe4 18. Nd2 $16 {Sargissian,G (2683)-Hanley,C (2421) 1-0 (49) Caleta 2012 CBM
147 (Let's Check)}) 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. Nd2 (10. Qc2 Nb6 11. Bd3 Nxg3 12. hxg3 Be6
13. Ne5 (13. a3 $5 Bd6 14. Nb5 $14) 13... Qe7 14. f4 O-O-O 15. O-O Kb8 16. a3
Bd6 17. a4 gxf4 18. gxf4 Rhg8 $13 {Lysyj,I (2648)-Aronian,L (2813) 0-1 (50)
Tromso 2013}) 10... Nxg3 (10... Nxc3 {is too bold:} 11. bxc3 Bxc3 12. Rc1 Ba5
13. h4 {and Black is in danger.}) 11. fxg3 $146 {With a very unusual pawn
structure. In this game Black can't complain about the result of the opening
but I wouldn't be in any hurry to claim that 11.fxg3 is a dubious move. We
need more games to establish the objective value of this move.} (11. hxg3 Nb6 (
11... c6 12. Bd3 Nb6 13. Qc2 Be6 14. O-O-O Qf6 15. f4 O-O-O 16. Nf3 Kb8 17. Kb1
Qg7 18. Rhe1 $6 (18. f5 Bc8 19. g4 Rhe8 20. e4 $13) 18... Rhe8 19. Re2 Bg4 $15
{Kryakvin,D (2588)-Khismatullin, D (2674) 1/2 (141) Taganrog RUS 2014} (19...
f6 $5)) 12. a3 Bd6 (12... Bf8 13. Bd3 c6 14. Qc2 Be6 15. O-O-O Qe7 16. Nb3
O-O-O 17. Nc5 Kb8 18. Kb1 Bg7 19. Rc1 h5 $11 {L'Ami,E (2646)-Panjwani,R (2440)
1-0 (38) Reykjavik ISL 2014}) 13. Qc2 c6 14. e4 dxe4 15. Ndxe4 Be6 16. O-O-O
Qe7 17. Nxd6+ Qxd6 18. Ne4 Qe7 19. Qc5 Qxc5+ 20. dxc5 Nd7 21. Nxg5 (21. Nd6+
Ke7 22. Nxb7 a5 $11) 21... Bd5 22. Nh3 (22. b4 $5 a5 23. Bd3 axb4 24. axb4 $14
Bxg2 $6 25. Rhe1+ Kf8 26. Bc4 $40) 22... Nxc5 23. Nf4 Bb3 24. Re1+ {1/2 (24)
Ragger,M (2680)-Vitiugov,N (2719) Tromso 2013}) 11... Nb6 12. Bd3 Qe7 13. Qf3
Be6 14. a3 {Magnus hurries to exchange the bishop. His king might be
well-placed on f2, where it protects the e3-pawn.} (14. O-O O-O-O 15. Rac1 Kb8
16. a3 Bxc3 17. Rxc3 Na4 18. Rc2 Bg4 19. Qf2 Rhe8 20. Re1 Nb6 $15) 14... Bxc3
15. bxc3 O-O-O ({It was not bad to play} 15... O-O $5 16. O-O f5 17. h4 Rae8
18. Rae1 Kg7 $11 {then Black can play ...Nc8, ...Nd6.}) 16. a4 Bd7 (16... Kb8
17. a5 Nc8 18. Nb3 Nd6 19. Nc5 $14) ({But} 16... a5 $6 {is too risky:} 17. O-O
({Black is counting on} 17. Nb3 Rhe8 18. Nxa5 Kb8 19. O-O Bg4 $15) 17... Kb8
18. Nb3 Bc8 19. Qf2 $1 (19. Nxa5 Rhe8 20. Rfe1 (20. Rae1 Qa3) 20... Rd6 21. Nb3
Rf6 22. Qe2 Re6 23. Nc5 Rxe3 24. Qxe3 Qxe3+ 25. Rxe3 Rxe3 26. Kf2 Re7 27. Rb1
Ka7 $11) 19... Rhe8 20. Rae1 Nxa4 (20... Qa3 $4 21. Nc5 $18 {with following Ra1
}) 21. Nxa5 Rd6 (21... Nxc3 $4 22. Qb2) 22. c4 $40) 17. a5 ({It is worth
considering the sacrifice of the a-pawn:} 17. O-O $5 Nxa4 $6 ({I would prefer} 
17... Kb8 $1 18. a5 Na4 19. c4 $6 Nb2 20. Qe2 Rhe8 $15) 18. c4 $44 Qb4 19. Qf2
Kb8 20. cxd5 f5 21. Nf3 $16) 17... Na4 18. a6 Rhe8 ({He could have played} 
18... b5 $5 19. O-O Rhe8 {The position is very complicated. White has several
options.} 20. Rfe1 $1 (20. e4 Nxc3 21. e5 Qb4 22. Qe3 c5 23. dxc5 Be6 24. Rac1
d4 25. Qf3 Bd5 26. Be4 Nxe4 27. Nxe4 Rxe5 28. Nd6+ Kc7 29. Qd3 Rxd6 30. cxd6+
Kxd6 $13 {with a very messy position.}) 20... Nxc3 21. Rac1 Ne4 22. Nb3 $44)
19. Kf2 Kb8 {Threatening ...Bg4.} 20. Rhe1 $8 (20. axb7 $4 Bg4 $19) 20... Nxc3
21. axb7 Qb4 $1 $132 22. Kg1 (22. Nf1 {allows Black to play} c5 $1 23. Kg1 (23.
dxc5 $4 Bg4 $19) 23... cxd4 24. Kh1 Re6 $15 25. Qxf7 Qf8 26. Qxf8 Rxf8 27. exd4
Rxe1 28. Rxe1 a5 $17 {The a-pawn is very dangerous.}) 22... Qb2 23. Nf1 ({
There is no relief after} 23. Qf2 Re6 24. Rac1 Rde8 25. Nf3 Qxf2+ 26. Kxf2 Ne4+
27. Bxe4 dxe4 28. Ne5 Bb5 29. Rc5 a6 $15) 23... f5 24. Ra5 $6 (24. Rac1 $1 {
intending Rc2 and Rec1} Ba4 (24... Ne4 $6 25. Rc2 Qb3 26. Qe2 Re6 27. Rec1 $14)
25. Bxf5 Rf8 26. g4 Rd6 27. Ng3 $13) 24... Ba4 {Black should not be afraid of
Rea1.} (24... Rf8 25. Qf2 (25. Rea1 $6 Ba4 26. Re1 f4 27. gxf4 gxf4 28. exf4
Qb4 $17) 25... Qxf2+ 26. Kxf2 f4 27. gxf4 gxf4 28. Kg1 Bf5 29. Bxf5 Rxf5 30.
Rea1 Rd6 31. Rxa7 Nb5 $11) 25. Rc5 $6 ({I think he should have preferred} 25.
Qf2 Qb4 26. Ra6 f4 27. gxf4 gxf4 28. Qxf4 Bb5 29. Bxb5 Qxb5 30. Qxh6 Ne2+ 31.
Kh1 Nxd4 {A complex position with approximately equal chances.}) (25. Bxf5 Rf8
26. g4 Rd6) 25... Rf8 26. h3 Rf6 27. Nh2 Rdf8 $15 28. Qf1 Ne4 29. Re2 $2 (29.
Rxd5 Nxg3 30. Qf2 Qc3 31. Qxg3 Qxd3 $15) 29... Qa3 $1 30. Bxe4 fxe4 $17 {
Magnus' position is very difficult, after ...Kxb7 his opponent gets a material
advantage, the knight on h2 will be out of play after ...h5.} 31. Qe1 c6 32.
Ra5 Qb3 $6 (32... h5 $1 33. g4 h4 {and White has no useful moves. Black's
position is winning.}) 33. Qa1 Qd1+ $2 {Now White is on top.} (33... Bb5 34.
Ra3 Qxa3 35. Qxa3 Bxe2 36. Qb2 Bd3 $17 37. Ng4 (37. Qa3 h5) 37... Rf1+ 38. Kh2
Rb1 $19) 34. Qxd1 Bxd1 35. Re1 Bh5 $8 (35... Bb3 36. Ng4 $16) 36. g4 Be8 37.
Rea1 Rf2 $6 (37... Kxb7 38. Rxa7+ Kb6 39. R7a6+ Kc7 40. Nf1 $14 {Black needs
to play precisely to draw.}) 38. Rxa7 Rb2 39. Nf1 $16 Kc7 (39... Rxb7 40. Ra8+
Kc7 41. Ng3 {Due to the deadly pin, White is winning.}) 40. Ra8 Kxb7 41. R1a7+
Kb6 42. Re7 Rbf2 43. Rb8+ $1 (43. Ng3 $6 {is much weaker:} Bg6 44. Rxf8 Rxf8
45. Re6 Rg8 {Black has good chances to make a draw. For example} 46. Nf5 Bxf5
47. gxf5 Rf8 48. g4 Rh8 49. Kf2 Kb5 $14) 43... Ka6 44. Ng3 Bg6 45. Rxf8 Rxf8
46. Re6 Be8 (46... Rg8 47. Rxc6+ $18) 47. Rxh6 Kb5 {The king is the most
active black piece.} 48. Rh7 {It seems that Magnus could win immediately after
48.Rd6:} (48. Rd6 $1 Kc4 (48... Kb6 49. Nf5 Kc7 50. Rh6 Bd7 51. Rh7 Kd8 52. Nd6
$18) 49. Nf5 Kd3 50. Rd8 Ke2 51. h4 gxh4 52. Kh2 Kf2 53. Kh3 Rh8 54. g5 $18)
48... Kc4 49. Ra7 Bg6 50. Ra6 Rf6 51. Ra3 $1 Kb4 52. Ra1 Kc3 53. Rf1 Re6 54.
Rf8 Kd2 {This gives White a tempo.} (54... Kd3 $1 55. Nf1 c5 56. dxc5 Rc6 $16
57. Rf2 (57. Ra8 Rxc5 58. Ra3+ Rc3 59. Rxc3+ $2 Kxc3 $11) 57... Rxc5 58. Rd2+
Kc3 59. Rd4 $16) 55. Nf1+ Kd3 (55... Ke2 $1 56. Rf2+ Kd3 57. Rf8 c5 58. dxc5
Rc6 59. Rf2 Rxc5 60. Rd2+ Kc3 61. Rd4 $16 {leads to the above mentioned
position.}) 56. Kf2 Re7 57. Rg8 Re6 (57... Bh7 58. Ra8 $1 $16 ({With a little
trap} 58. Rxg5 $2 Rf7+ 59. Ke1 Ra7 60. h4 Ra2 61. Rg7 Re2+ 62. Kd1 Rf2 $11))
58. Ke1 Rf6 59. Rg7 Re6 60. Ra7 Re8 61. Ra3+ $1 Kc2 62. Ra6 Rc8 63. Ke2 Be8 64.
Ra5 Kc3 $6 (64... c5 65. Rxc5+ $2 {leads to a draw} (65. dxc5 Kc3 66. Ng3 Kb4
67. Ra7 Rxc5 68. Nf5 $16) 65... Rxc5 66. dxc5 Bb5+ 67. Ke1 Bxf1 68. Kxf1 d4 69.
c6 Kd2 $1 $11) ({The best chance was} 64... Rb8 $1 65. Rc5+ Kb3 66. Ng3 (66.
Nd2+ $1 Kb4 67. Kd1 Ra8 68. Nb1 Ra1 69. Kc1 $16) 66... Ra8 67. Nh5 Ra2+ 68. Kf1
Ra7 69. Kg1 Ra1+ 70. Kf2 Ra2+ 71. Kg3 Rc2 $1 72. Ra5 (72. Rxc2 $2 Kxc2 73. Nf6
c5 $3 74. dxc5 (74. Nxe8 cxd4 $19) 74... Bc6 75. Kf2 d4 76. exd4 Kd2 77. Nxe4+
Bxe4 78. g3 Kd3 $11) 72... c5 73. Nf6 Bc6 74. dxc5 Kb4 $14) 65. Ng3 Rb8 66.
Rc5+ $1 Kb2 67. Nh5 $18 {Black's position is hopeless.} Bxh5 68. gxh5 Rh8 69.
g4 Rh6 70. Kf2 Re6 71. Kg3 Rf6 72. h4 $1 Rf3+ 73. Kg2 gxh4 74. h6 Rxe3 75. h7
h3+ 76. Kh2 Re2+ 77. Kxh3 Re1 78. Kg2 Re2+ 79. Kg3 Re3+ 80. Kh4 Re1 81. Kg5 Rh1
82. Kg6 Rh4 83. Rxc6 e3 84. Re6 Rxg4+ 85. Kh5 Rg1 86. Rxe3 Rh1+ 87. Kg6 Rg1+
88. Kf7 Rh1 89. Kg8 Rg1+ 90. Kh8 Rg4 91. Re5 Rxd4 92. Kg7 Rg4+ 93. Kh6 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 2nd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2014.06.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2014.06.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8.
dxc5 Nbd7 9. e3 (9. Qa4 {would transpose to the second round game
Agdestein-Giri}) 9... Qa5 10. Nd2 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Qxc5 $146 (11... O-O 12. Be2
Qxc3 13. O-O Qxc5 14. Rc1 Qb4 15. Bg3 Nb6 16. Be5 Qe7 17. Bd4 $44 {
Kasimdzhanov,R (2700)-Aleksandrov,A (2554) Dubai 2014 (1-0, 48)}) 12. Rc1 O-O
13. Be2 Qa3 14. O-O Qxa2 15. c4 Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Be7 Re8 18. Bd6 Nf6 19.
Ra1 Qb2 20. c5 a5 21. Rb1 Qa2 22. Bb5 Rd8 23. Qc1 Qe6 24. Bc7 Rf8 25. Bd6 (25.
Bc4 Qg4 (25... Qf5 26. Rb5) 26. Rd1 a4 27. Qa3) 25... Rd8 26. Bc7 Rf8 27. Bd6
Rd8 28. Bc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 2nd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2014.06.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2014.06.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O Qd6 10. Nb5 Qd7 11. Kb1 Rd8 12. d5 a6 13. Nc3 Qe8 14. Qc1 (14. Qe1
{was played in Gelfand-Caruana (see CBM 153, where you can learn more about
this line). After} Na7 $1 {some new games have been played since then:} 15. h4
(15. Nge2 Nb5 $1 (15... Nc4 16. Bd4 e5 17. dxe6 Bxe6 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Nd4 Nb6
20. Qe3 Nc6 21. Be2 Nxd4 22. Rxd4 Qe7 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. h4 {1/2 (42) Jarmula,L
(2213)-Wagner,D (2467) Al-Ain UAE 2013} h6 $11) 16. Nxb5 axb5 17. Bd4 {1-0 (28)
Yang,D (2486)-Schut,L (2289) Philadelphia 2013} Rxd5 $3 18. exd5 Bf5+ 19. Kc1 (
19. Ka1 Rxa2+ 20. Kxa2 Qa8+ 21. Kb3 Qa4+ 22. Kc3 Nxd5+ 23. Kd2 Qc2#) 19... Rxa2
$40 20. Bxg7 $140 $2 Nc4 $1 $19) 15... Nb5 16. Nxb5 (16. Nge2 Nc4 $15 {1/2 (40)
Gelfand,B (2740)-Caruana,F (2757) Zuerich 2013 CBM 153 (Krasenkow,M)}) 16...
axb5 17. h5 $2 Nc4 ({Black misses} 17... Nxd5 $1 18. exd5 (18. Rxd5 $2 Rxd5 19.
exd5 Bf5+ 20. Kc1 Rxa2) 18... Bf5+ 19. Bd3 b4 $1 20. Bxf5 (20. Ne2 Rxa2 $1 21.
Kxa2 Qa4+ 22. Kb1 Qb3 $19) 20... Qa4 21. Bd4 Qxa2+ 22. Kc2 Qc4+ 23. Kb1 Bxd4
24. Rxd4 Qxd4 25. hxg6 hxg6 26. Be4 Rxd5 $1 27. Ne2 Qc4 $19) 18. Bc1 f5 19. Bd3
Qf7 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Qh4 Qf6 22. Qxf6 Bxf6 23. Ne2 $13 {1-0 (40) Thorfinnsson,
B (2484)-Gordon,S (2533) England 2013}) 14... Na5 15. Bh6 $146 {A new move
order although not a new plan, of course. White will play h2-h4 at a later
stage.} (15. h4 e6 16. Bg5 $5 f6 17. Bd2 Nbc4 18. Bh6 Bxh6 19. Qxh6 exd5 20. h5
d4 21. hxg6 Qxg6 22. Bxc4+ Nxc4 23. Qxg6+ hxg6 24. Nge2 d3 25. Nf4 d2 26. Nxg6
Kg7 27. Nf4 Ne3 $13 {1/2 (45) Berczes,D (2497)-Sarkar,J (2452) Dallas USA 2014}
) 15... Bxh6 (15... Bh8 16. Bf4 Rd7 17. h4 {and here the position of Black's
bishop on h8 is worse than on g7.}) 16. Qxh6 e6 17. Nh3 {[%cal Rh3g5]} (17. h4
exd5 18. h5 {is harmless due to} Qf8 {.}) 17... Qe7 (17... Qf8 $5 {- the
position after the queen exchange is nearly equal but I understand Caruana
avoiding it against Carlsen.}) 18. Bd3 $5 {White goes for sharp play...} (18.
Nf4 $5 e5 19. Nd3 c6 $132 {e.g.} 20. Qe3 Nac4 21. Qc5 Qxc5 22. Nxc5 Ne3 23. Rd3
Nxf1 24. Rxf1 cxd5 25. Nxd5 Nxd5 26. Rfd1 Be6 27. Nxe6 fxe6 28. exd5 Rxd5 29.
Rxd5 exd5 30. Rxd5 Re8 31. Rd7 (31. Kc2 Kf7 32. Rd7+ Re7 33. Rxe7+ Kxe7 34. Kd3
Ke6 35. Ke4 a5 {is not enough either}) 31... e4 32. fxe4 Rxe4 33. Rxb7 Re2 {
and the endgame should be drawn.}) 18... e5 {... and Black prefers a solid
continuation. However, the resulting position is quite passive and slightly
inferior for him.} (18... exd5 19. Nf4 {[%cal Rf4h5,Rf4d5] looks dangerous but
Black holds on by means of} Be6 20. Nh5 $1 f6 $1 (20... gxh5 $2 21. exd5) 21.
exd5 Nxd5 22. Nxd5 Rxd5 23. Bxg6 $1 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 hxg6 25. Qxg6+ Kh8 26. Nxf6
Bg8 $1 27. Rd5 Qe1+ 28. Kc2 Qe2+ $11) 19. Nf2 Nbc4 (19... c6 {can now be met
with} 20. h4 $1 cxd5 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. exd5 Rxd5 23. h5 Bf5 24. Bxf5 Rxd1+ 25.
Nxd1 gxf5 26. Ne3 $16 {[%csl Ra5]} Nc6) (19... Qc5 $5 20. Qh4 $14 {A.Korotylev}
) 20. h4 Rd6 21. Bxc4 (21. Qc1 $5) 21... Nxc4 22. Qc1 {[%cal Yh4h5]} b5 (22...
Rb6 23. Nd3 $14) (22... c6 23. b3 Nb6 24. Qe3 cxd5 25. exd5 $14 {[%csl Re5]
[%cal Rf2e4,Yh1e1]}) 23. Nd3 $14 {[%csl Rc5]} Bd7 24. b3 Nb6 25. h5 g5 26. g3
$6 {[%cal Yf3f4]} (26. Qe3 $142 {preventing ...c7-c6.}) 26... c6 $1 27. f4 $6 {
White continues his plan despite Black's counterplay.} ({It was probably
better to reduce ambitions and play} 27. dxc6 Rxc6 28. Qe3 Rxc3 29. Qxb6 $13)
27... cxd5 28. Nxe5 $6 (28. fxe5 Rc6 29. Qd2 Be6 $36) 28... d4 $1 29. Qa3 a5 $1
30. Nxb5 $6 {Panic. White doesn't get sufficient compensation for the piece.} (
30. Nd5 Nxd5 31. exd5 Bf5+ 32. Ka1 a4 $36 {A.Korotylev}) 30... Bxb5 31. Rxd4
Re6 32. Qxe7 Rxe7 33. Rc1 Nd7 34. Rc7 Nxe5 $6 (34... gxf4 $1 35. gxf4 (35. Nxd7
f3 36. Nf6+ Kg7 37. Rxe7 f2 38. Rd1 Kxf6 $19) 35... Nxe5 36. Rxe7 Nc6 37. Rd5
Nxe7 38. Rxb5 Kg7 {and Black should gradually win.}) 35. Rxe7 Nc6 36. Rd5 Bd3+
37. Rxd3 Nxe7 38. fxg5 {White has got a third pawn for the piece and now has
good drawing chances.} Rb8 39. Rd7 $6 {It was more essential to bring the king
into the game.} (39. Kb2 $142 {A.Korotylev}) 39... Kf8 40. Ra7 Rb5 41. Ra8+ Kg7
42. Re8 (42. Ra6 {[%cal Rh5h6]} Rc5 $1 $17 (42... Rxg5 43. h6+ Kh8 44. Kb2))
42... Re5 (42... Nc6 $142 $1 43. h6+ Kg6 44. Rg8+ Kh5 45. Rg7 Ne5 46. Rxh7 Kxg5
{and Black should win, according to GM A.Korotylev.}) 43. g4 Rxe4 44. Kc2 Re5
45. Kd3 f6 46. gxf6+ Kxf6 47. Rh8 Kg7 48. Re8 (48. Ra8 $142 Rg5 49. a3) 48...
Kh6 (48... Nc6 $142 {Caruana was probably tired and couldn't evaluate the
position after the exchange of rooks:} 49. Rxe5 Nxe5+ 50. Kc3 (50. Kd4 Nxg4 51.
a4 Kf7 52. Kc4 Nf6 53. b4 Ke6 $19) 50... Nxg4 51. b4 axb4+ 52. Kxb4 Kf6 53. Kb5
Ke7 54. Kc6 Kd8 55. Kb7 Nf6 56. h6 (56. a4 Nxh5 57. a5 Nf4 58. a6 Ne6 59. a7
Nc7) 56... Ng4 57. a4 Nxh6 58. a5 Nf5 59. a6 Nd6+ 60. Kc6 Nc8 $19) 49. a3 Kg5
50. Rh8 $5 (50. b4 axb4 51. axb4 Kxg4 52. b5 Kxh5 {should be winning for Black.
}) 50... h6 51. Rh7 Re6 52. Rg7+ Kf6 53. Rh7 Ke5 54. Rg7 Kf4 55. b4 axb4 56.
axb4 {This passed pawn is White's main trump. The position is very hard to
evaluate and calculate; White's drawing chances are realistic.} Nc6 57. b5 Ne5+
58. Kd4 Nxg4 59. Kc5 Re5+ 60. Kc6 (60. Kb4 $1 Rxh5 (60... Ne3 61. Rg6 Rxh5 62.
b6 Nd5+ 63. Kc4 Nxb6+ 64. Rxb6 {is a draw.}) 61. b6 Ne5 62. Rh7 Nc6+ 63. Kc4 {
, keeping White's king closer to Black's pawn, was probably more appropriate.})
60... Rxh5 $2 ({A.Korotylev recommends} 60... Ne3 $142 $1 {as the rook endgame
after} 61. b6 Nc4 {will now be winning for Black: White's king is too far away.
Meanwhile it is unclear whether White can reach a draw by refraining from
b5-b6.}) 61. b6 Ne5+ 62. Kc7 Nc4 $6 (62... Nd3 $142 $1 {, but} 63. Rh7 $1 ({
but not} 63. Rf7+ Rf5 64. Rxf5+ $2 Kxf5 65. b7 Nc5 66. b8=N $8 h5 $19) 63...
Nc5 64. Kd6 {looks like a positional draw.}) 63. b7 Rc5+ 64. Kd8 Rb5 65. Kc7
Rc5+ 66. Kd8 Rb5 67. Kc7 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 2nd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2014.06.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2014.06.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 d5 6. Bg2 c6 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Rc1 b6 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Na3 Ne4 $146 {Quite typical for Carlsen.
He changes his lines regularly in order to avoid specific preparation. With
his last move he deviates from an earlier game between the same players,
despite the favourable result.} (11... Bb7 12. Nb5 a6 13. Nd6 {Kramnik,V (2784)
-Carlsen,M (2814) Wijk aan Zee 2011 CBM 141 (Moradiabadi/Mueller,Kar) (0-1, 85)
}) 12. Qe3 Ba6 13. Ne5 Nd6 14. Nc2 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nc4 16. Qd4 {In principle, if
White wishes to prove an advantage, this square should be the reserved for the
knight.} ({In fact, the pawn sacrifice} 16. Qf4 {looks promising:} Nxb2 17.
Rab1 Nc4 18. Nb4 g5 (18... Bb7 19. Rxc4 $16) 19. Qf6 Qxf6 20. exf6 Nd2 21. Nxa6
Nxb1 22. Rxb1 Rac8 23. Bf3 $14 {[%cal Gf3h5] Given the delicate situation of
the black king, the minor pieces sustained by the rook may be stronger than
the two black rooks.}) 16... Qe7 17. b3 Na5 18. e4 dxe4 19. Bxe4 Rac8 20. Ne3
Bb7 {The game simplifies now to a dull ending, in which Carlsen will
surprisingly (or perhaps not?!) gets the upper hand at a later stage.} 21. Rxc8
Rxc8 22. Rd1 Bxe4 23. Qxe4 h6 24. b4 Nc6 25. a3 b5 26. Kg2 a5 27. Rc1 Qd7 28.
bxa5 Nxa5 29. Rxc8+ Qxc8 30. a4 bxa4 31. Qxa4 Qb7+ 32. Kh3 Nb3 33. Nc4 Nd4 34.
Nd6 Qd5 35. f4 Ne2 36. Ne4 Qd3 37. Kg2 Nd4 38. Qa8+ Kh7 39. Nf2 Qd2 40. Qe4+ g6
41. Qd3 Qb2 42. Kf1 Kg7 43. Ng4 h5 44. Ne3 Nf3 45. Nf5+ exf5 46. Qxf3 Qxh2 47.
e6 fxe6 48. Qc3+ Kh7 49. Qc7+ Kh6 50. Qe7 Qb2 51. Qg5+ Kh7 52. Qe7+ Qg7 53.
Qxe6 Kh6 54. Qe8 Qa1+ 55. Kg2 Qb2+ 56. Kh3 Qf6 57. Qc8 h4 58. g4 fxg4+ 59. Qxg4
g5 60. fxg5+ Qxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 2nd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2014.06.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[Annotator "Sumets,A"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2014.06.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e3 (5. e4 Nb4 6. Bc4 Nd3+ (6...
Be6 $5 {reminds me of an old game Polugaevsky,L-Tal,M:} 7. Bxe6 Nd3+ 8. Kf1
fxe6 9. Ng5 (9. Qb3) 9... Qb6 10. Qe2 $6 c4 11. b3 h6 12. Nf3 Nc6 13. bxc4
O-O-O $44 {Polugaevsky,L (2625)-Tal,M (2615) Riga 1979 0-1 (28)}) 7. Ke2 Nf4+
8. Kf1 Ne6 9. b4 {Up to the moment, this option doesn't give anything to White.
See another classic game Polugaevsky,L-Kortschnoj,V:} (9. Ne5 Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6
11. Na4 Nd4 $5 $146 12. Nxc5 g6 13. Nb3 Be6 14. Bxe6 Nxe6 15. Qc2 Bg7 16. Qxc6+
Kf8 17. Qa6 Nd4 18. Nxd4 Bxd4 19. d3 Kg7 $44 {Nakamura,H (2789)-Giri,A (2734)
Wijk aan Zee NED 2014 1/2 (39)}) 9... cxb4 10. Nd5 g6 $1 11. Bb2 Bg7 12. Bxg7
Nxg7 13. Nxb4 (13. Qc1 Nc6 14. d4 Be6 $1 15. h4 Rc8 16. h5 Nxh5 17. Qh6 Nxd4 $6
(17... a6 $1 {with the threat of ...Na5} 18. Re1 Na5 19. Bd3 Bxd5 20. exd5 Qxd5
$17) 18. Nxd4 Rxc4 19. Nxe6 $6 (19. Rxh5 gxh5 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Rd1 exd5 22.
Qxh5+ Kf8 23. Qf3+ Kg7 24. Qg4+ $11) 19... fxe6 20. Rxh5 exd5 21. Rxd5 Qb6 $15
{Seirawan,Y (2565)-Peters,J (2445) South Bend 1981 1/2 (29)}) 13... O-O 14. d4
Bg4 15. Ke2 $2 Qd6 16. Qd2 Ne6 $17 {Polugaevsky,L (2635)-Kortschnoj,V (2695)
Buenos Aires 1980 0-1 (41)}) 5... Nxc3 ({In his game against Dmitry Andreikin,
Magnus played a rare line:} 5... g6 6. Bb5+ (6. Qb3 $5 Nxc3 $2 (6... Nc7 $6 7.
Bc4 e6 8. d4 (8. Ne4 $6 b6 $4 (8... Be7 9. d4 cxd4 10. exd4 O-O 11. O-O Nc6
$132) 9. Qc3 $18) 8... cxd4 9. exd4 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Bg5 {White is well on
top}) (6... Nf6 {seems to be the strongest option} 7. d4 cxd4 8. exd4 Bg7 {
with an unexplored position}) 7. Qxc3 f6 8. Qxc5 e5 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Qd5 Bxb5
11. Qxb5+ $16 {Malich,B (2470)-Tischbierek,R (2380) Halle 1981 1-0 (41)}) 6...
Bd7 7. Qb3 Nxc3 (7... Nb4 $2 8. Bc4 e6 9. a3 b5 10. Nxb5 N4c6 11. Qd3 (11. Be2
$1 a6 12. Nc3 Bg7 13. O-O O-O 14. Qc2 $18 {White will take c5-pawn soon}) 11...
Na5 12. b3 Nxc4 13. bxc4 Bg7 14. Rb1 O-O 15. Bb2 Bxb5 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17. cxb5
Bxb2 18. Rxb2 Rd3 19. Ke2 $16 {1/2 (19) Witt,R (2280)-Ernst,S (2440) Amsterdam
2001}) 8. Ne5 (8. Bc4 $1 e6 9. Qxc3 f6 10. O-O $14 {I think that this position
is in the White's favour}) 8... e6 9. bxc3 Bxb5 10. Qxb5+ Nd7 11. Rb1 b6 12. c4
Bd6 $11 {Andreikin,D (2713)-Carlsen,M (2864) Moscow 2013 1/2 (34)}) 6. bxc3 Qc7
$146 {A novelty. Probably Anish Giri didn't want to play 6...g6 due to 7.h4 or
he didn't want to allow Bd3.} (6... g6 7. d4 (7. h4 $5 Bg7 8. h5 Nc6 9. Rb1 Qc7
10. d4 Bd7 11. Bd3 Rd8 12. Qc2 {Svidler,P (2740)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2702)
Nizhny Novgorod 2013 1-0 (66) CBM 157 (Gormally,D)} (12. Ng5 $1 {Gormally,D}))
7... Bg7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O Nd7 10. Ba3 b6 11. Qe2 Bb7 12. Rad1 Qc7 13. e4 e5
14. d5 a6 15. Bb2 b5 16. a4 c4 17. Bc2 Rfe8 $14 {Rodshtein,M (2615)-Gupta,A 
(2470) Yerevan 2007 1/2 (80)}) 7. d4 g6 8. Bb5+ ({Of course, he couldn't play
8.Bd3:} 8. Bd3 $6 cxd4 9. cxd4 $4 (9. Bb5+) 9... Qc3+ $19) 8... Bd7 9. a4 ({
Another option is} 9. Rb1 $5 Bg7 10. O-O O-O) 9... Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Ba3 {
It seems that White has a better position due to the strong pressure on the
queenside but after the strong reply...} b6 $1 {...he wasn't able to prove
White's superiority.} 12. dxc5 (12. Qe2 Nc6 13. Rad1 (13. h3 Rfd8 14. Rfd1 Na5
15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Bxd7 Rxd7 17. Rxd7 Qxd7 18. Bxc5 Bxc3) 13... a6 $1 14. Bxa6
Nb8 15. Bb5 Bxb5 16. Qxb5 Qc6 $11) (12. h3 Nc6 13. dxc5 (13. Qe2 {leads to the
same position as after 12.Qe2 Nc6 13.h3})) 12... bxc5 13. Qd5 Bxb5 {A normal
move. However, Giri could have played 13...a6!? with a very complicated
position:} (13... a6 $5 14. Qxa8 (14. Be2 Rc8 15. Qxa8 $2 Bc6 16. Qxc6 Nxc6 $17
) 14... axb5 15. Qd5 (15. axb5 Bxb5 16. Rfd1 Bc6) 15... Bxc3 $44 {It seems to
me that White should give the exchange back and play an equal position} 16.
Rac1 (16. axb5 Bxa1 17. Rxa1 Bxb5 18. Qxc5 Qxc5 19. Bxc5 Nc6 $11) 16... b4 17.
Rxc3 bxc3 18. Qc4 Qa5 19. Rc1 Na6 $11) 14. axb5 (14. Qxa8 $4 Bc6 $19) 14... Nd7
15. Rfd1 ({Black is OK after} 15. Rad1 Rfd8 16. c4 a6 $1 {the point} 17. Qc6
Rac8 18. Qxc7 Rxc7 19. b6 (19. bxa6 Ra8 $11) 19... Rb7 20. Bxc5 Rc8 21. Bxe7
Nxb6 22. c5 Na4 23. Bd6 Nxc5 24. Rc1 Bf8 $11) 15... Rfd8 16. Ng5 e6 $8 17. Qc6
Qxc6 ({He could have played} 17... Rac8 18. Qxc7 Rxc7 19. Rac1 {intending to
play c4} Rb8 $1 20. c4 a6 21. bxa6 Ra8 $11) 18. bxc6 Ne5 19. c7 Rdc8 20. f4 h6
$1 (20... Nc4 $2 21. Rd7 Nb6 22. Rad1 $1 Nxd7 23. Rxd7 $16 {Despite the extra
exchange, Black's position is close to hopeless.}) 21. Ne4 Nc4 22. Rd7 {
Anyway Magnus insists on the exchange sacrifice.} (22. Bxc5 Rxc7 23. Bd4 a5 {
might be dangerous only for White}) 22... Nb6 23. Rad1 Nxd7 24. Rxd7 Bf8 25. c4
({The last chance to continue the game was the move} 25. Bxc5 $1 {In this case
Black had to find a rook sacrifice that leads to a draw.} Bxc5 $1 (25... a5 $6
{leads to a difficult rook endgame.} 26. Bd4 a4 (26... Ba3 $6 27. c4 a4 28. c5
Bb4 29. Nd6 Rf8 30. Nc4 a3 31. Nb6 $18) 27. Nf6+ Kh8 28. Nd5+ Bg7 29. Nb6 a3
30. Nxa8 a2 31. Bxg7+ Kxg7 32. Rd1 Rxa8 33. Ra1 Rc8 34. Rxa2 Rxc7 35. Rc2 $16)
26. Nxc5 Kf8 (26... a5 $2 27. Na4 Kf8 28. Nb6 Ke8 29. Rd2 $16) 27. Na6 Ke8 28.
Rd2 Ke7 {White should hurry up otherwise Black's rooks can be dangerous} 29.
Rb2 (29. Kf2 Re8 30. Rb2 Rac8 31. Rb7 $6 (31. Rd2 $11) 31... Kd6 32. Rxa7 $2 (
32. c4 e5 33. c5+ Kc6 34. Rb8 exf4 35. exf4 Kd7 $15) 32... Ra8 $17) 29... Kd6
30. Rb8 Raxb8 $1 {Black can't wait.} (30... Re8 $2 31. Kf2 f6 32. c4 $16 {
Black hasn't any counterplay and White gradually improves his position.}) 31.
cxb8=Q+ Rxb8 32. Nxb8 {White has an extra knight but he can't win the game.} a5
33. Kf2 Kc7 $1 (33... a4 $4 34. Na6) 34. Na6+ Kb6 $11 35. Nb4 (35. Nb8 Kc7 $11
(35... a4 36. Nd7+ Kb5 37. c4+ Kxc4 38. Nb6+ Kb5 39. Nxa4 Kxa4 40. Kf3 Kb4 41.
Ke4 f6 $11)) 35... axb4 36. cxb4 Kb5 $11) 25... a5 26. Nc3 {The position is
drawish.} (26. Bb2 Bg7 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. Nd6 a4 29. Nxc8 Rxc8 30. Kf2 a3 31.
Rd3 Rxc7 32. Rxa3 $11) 26... a4 27. Nb5 (27. Kf2 Re8 $1 28. Nb5 Rac8 $11) 27...
Re8 $1 28. e4 Rac8 29. Na7 (29. Kf2 $6 Re7 {and Black can think about the full
point.}) 29... Ra8 30. Nb5 Rac8 31. Na7 Ra8 32. Nb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Flor & Fjaere"]
[Date "2014.06.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2014.06.02"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 Bb4 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 Ne4 8.
Qc2 g5 9. Be5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 f6 12. Nf3 Bf5 13. Bd3 Qd7 14. O-O
Nd6 15. Nd2 O-O-O 16. c4 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 dxc4 18. Nxc4 Nxc4 19. Qxc4 Rhe8 20.
Rab1 Re6 21. Rb5 Rc6 22. Qb3 Rb6 23. a4 Kb8 24. Rc1 f5 25. Rcc5 Rxb5 26. axb5
b6 27. Re5 h6 28. h3 f4 29. Qc2 fxe3 30. fxe3 Re8 31. Qe4 Rxe5 32. Qxe5 a5 33.
bxa6 Ka7 34. d5 Kxa6 35. e4 Qd6 36. Qd4 Kb5 37. Qd3+ Kb4 38. Qd4+ Kb5 39. Qd3+
Kb4 40. Qd4+ Kb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Flor & Fjaere"]
[Date "2014.06.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2014.06.02"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. g3 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bg2 d6 6. c3 O-O 7. O-O a6 8. Re1
Ba7 9. Na3 Ne7 10. Nc2 Ng6 11. h3 Re8 12. Be3 c6 13. Bxa7 Rxa7 14. Ne3 d5 15.
Qc2 Be6 16. Rad1 Ra8 17. Ng5 d4 18. Nxe6 Rxe6 19. Nf5 c5 20. h4 Nf8 21. Bh3 Rc6
22. f4 exf4 23. gxf4 Nh5 24. Rf1 Ng6 25. Qh2 Nxh4 26. Nxh4 Qxh4 27. Bf5 Qg3+
28. Qg2 Rd8 29. Rf3 Qxg2+ 30. Kxg2 g6 31. Bg4 Nf6 32. Bh3 dxc3 33. bxc3 Nxe4
34. Rc1 Nf6 35. Re3 Rcd6 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Flor & Fjaere"]
[Date "2014.06.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2014.06.02"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. exd5 Qxd5 7. Nb5 Na6 8.
Nc3 Qd8 9. a3 Be7 10. Qf3 O-O 11. Bxa6 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Flor & Fjaere"]
[Date "2014.06.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2014.06.02"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bb4 4. c3 Ba5 5. O-O Nge7 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 d5 8.
e5 Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. Nc3 O-O 11. g4 Bg6 12. Nh4 Bb6 13. Be3 f6 14. exf6 Rxf6
15. Nxg6 Nxg6 16. Qb3 Nce7 17. Ne4 Rf8 18. f4 c6 19. Bd3 Kh8 20. Nc5 Qd6 21.
Bxg6 Nxg6 22. Nd3 Rae8 23. Ne5 Nxf4 24. Kh1 Ng6 25. Nf7+ Rxf7 26. Rxf7 Qe6 27.
Raf1 h5 28. Bg1 hxg4 29. Qg3 gxh3 30. Rxb7 Kg8 31. Rff7 Qe4+ 32. Kh2 Qe2+ 33.
Bf2 Bxd4 34. Kxh3 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Flor & Fjaere"]
[Date "2014.06.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2014.06.02"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. c4 g6 2. e4 e5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nf3 exd4 5. e5 Ne4 6. Qxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nbd2 Nxd2 8.
Bxd2 Nc6 9. Qf4 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 Qe7 11. O-O-O b6 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. Be4 O-O-O 14.
Rhe1 f6 15. exf6 Qxf6 16. Qg5 Qg7 17. h4 Rhe8 18. h5 Nb4 19. Bxb7+ Kxb7 20.
Rxe8 Rxe8 21. Qd2 Nc6 22. Qxd7 Qh6+ 23. Rd2 Rd8 24. Qg4 gxh5 25. Qg5 Qxg5 26.
Nxg5 Rg8 27. f4 h4 28. Nxh7 Ne7 29. Rf2 Nf5 30. Ng5 Rd8 31. b3 Rd3 32. Nf3 Re3
33. Kd2 Re4 34. Ng5 Re3 35. Rf3 Re7 36. Rd3 a5 37. Rd5 Ne3 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Flor & Fjaere"]
[Date "2014.06.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2014.06.02"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. Qe2 e5 7. Nf5 Nc6 8. O-O
g6 9. Ne3 Bg7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Ned5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 d6 13. Be3 Be6 14. Bc4 b5 15.
Bb3 Nd4 16. Bxd4 exd4 17. a4 Bd7 18. axb5 axb5 19. Rxa8 Qxa8 20. Nb6 Qa7 21.
Nxd7 Qxd7 22. Bd5 h5 23. Ra1 Rb8 24. g3 Bf6 25. Ra6 b4 26. Qc4 Kg7 27. Rc6 Bd8
28. b3 Qa7 29. Rxd6 Bb6 30. Kg2 Rd8 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Flor & Fjaere"]
[Date "2014.06.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2014.06.02"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. g3 d5 7. Bg2 dxc4 8. O-O
O-O 9. Rd1 Qe7 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. Ne5 c5 13. a3 Ba5 14. Nxc4 Bc7 15.
Nb5 cxd4 16. Nxd4 e5 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. Qxf5 e4 19. Qb5 Rab8 20. Rac1 Rfd8 21.
Rxd8+ Qxd8 22. e3 a6 23. Qb3 b5 24. Rd1 Qe7 25. Nd2 Rd8 26. Nb1 Be5 27. Rxd8+
Qxd8 28. Qc2 g6 29. Nd2 Qd3 30. Qxd3 exd3 31. b3 Bb2 32. Nb1 Nd7 33. Kf1 a5 34.
Bc6 Nc5 35. Bxb5 Nxb3 36. Bxd3 Kg7 37. Bc4 Nc5 38. Ke2 f5 39. f3 Kf6 40. Bb5
Be5 41. a4 h5 42. Nd2 Bc7 43. Nc4 Ke6 44. Be8 Kf6 45. Bc6 Ke6 46. f4 Kf6 47.
Kf3 Ke6 48. h3 Kf6 49. g4 hxg4+ 50. hxg4 g5 51. gxf5 gxf4 52. e4 Nd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Flor & Fjaere"]
[Date "2014.06.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2014.06.02"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3
Ne4 9. Nd2 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxc3 11. Rc1 Bb2 12. Rxc7 Na6 13. Rc2 Bxd4 14. e3 Bg7
15. h4 Nb4 16. Rc7 O-O 17. hxg5 Qxg5 18. Bd6 Nc6 19. Bxf8 Kxf8 20. Qf3 Be6 21.
Rxb7 Rc8 22. Qf4 Qxf4 23. exf4 Nd4 24. Nb3 Nxb3 25. axb3 Rc2 26. Kd1 Rxf2 27.
Be2 Rxf4 28. Rxa7 Rd4+ 29. Kc1 Rb4 30. Bh5 Bd4 31. Ra4 Be3+ 32. Kb2 Rb6 33. Be2
Bd7 34. Ra5 Be6 35. Rh5 Kg7 36. Raxd5 Bxd5 37. Rxd5 Bf4 38. Bf3 Bd6 39. Kc3
Bb4+ 40. Kc4 Be7 41. Rd7 Kf6 42. Bd5 Rb4+ 43. Kc3 Rb6 44. Rb7 Rxb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Flor & Fjaere"]
[Date "2014.06.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2014.06.02"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 a6 8. Be2
b5 9. Qd3 c5 10. dxc5 Bb7 11. Be3 b4 12. Na4 Nxe4 13. Qc2 Bc6 14. Nb6 Ra7 15.
O-O Nd7 16. Rfd1 Qe8 17. Rac1 e5 18. Nc4 Rc7 19. Nd6 Qa8 20. Qb3 Nxd6 21. cxd6
Rcc8 22. Qxb4 Rb8 23. Qa3 Bxf3 24. gxf3 e4 25. Bd4 Bxd4 26. Rxd4 exf3 27. Bxf3
Qa7 28. Rdd1 Rfc8 29. Rxc8+ Rxc8 30. Re1 Qd4 31. Kg2 Rc5 32. Re4 Qxd6 33. Qe3
Nf6 34. Rd4 Qc7 35. b4 Rc2 36. a4 Kg7 37. h3 h5 38. b5 axb5 39. axb5 Qc5 40.
Bc6 Rc3 41. Rd3 Qxe3 42. Rxe3 Rc2 43. Rb3 g5 44. Ba8 Rc8 45. Bc6 g4 46. hxg4
hxg4 47. Kf1 Kf8 48. Bg2 Nd7 49. b6 Ke7 50. b7 Rb8 51. Ke2 Kd6 52. Ke3 Nc5 53.
Rb6+ Ke5 54. Rb5 Kd6 55. Kf4 Nd3+ 56. Kg3 Ne5 57. Rd5+ Ke6 58. Ra5 Kd6 59. Be4
f6 60. Kf4 Ke6 61. Ra8 Nd7 62. Bf5+ Kd6 63. Bxd7 Kd5 1-0

[Event "Carlsen-Norway"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "2014.05.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Norway"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B56"]
[BlackElo "2882"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2014.05.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Nd5
Nxd5 9. exd5 Nb8 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Be3 Nd7 12. O-O f5 13. c4 a5 14. Nd2 Bg5 15.
Bxg5 Qxg5 16. Qe2 Nc5 17. Bc2 Bd7 18. b3 b5 19. f4 exf4 20. cxb5 Rae8 21. Qc4
Qe7 22. Nf3 Qe3+ 23. Kh1 Ne4 24. Bd3 Nf2+ 25. Rxf2 Qxf2 26. Qc7 Re7 27. Qxd6
Rfe8 28. h3 Re1+ 29. Nxe1 Rxe1+ 30. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 31. Kh2 Qg3+ 32. Kg1 Qe3+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial-A"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2014.04.30"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2014.04.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c5 5. c3 d5 {It was not a good decision
for Fabiano Caruana to sac the c5-pawn, taking into consideration that Magnus
Carlsen is especially strong in this kind of position.} 6. dxc5 O-O 7. O-O {
This line was examined in CBM 129, annotations to Kamsky-Karjakin.} a5 {
This attempt to encircle the c5-pawn proves fruitless.} (7... Nc6 8. Qb3 Qa5 9.
Qa3 Qc7 10. Bg5 Ne4 11. Be3 e5 12. Nbd2 f5 13. Rad1 Nf6 14. b4 Re8 15. Nb3 Ne4
16. b5 Ne7 17. Qc1 $16 {1-0 (41) Kamsky,G (2725)-Karjakin,S (2706) Wijk aan
Zee 2009}) (7... Qc7 $5 8. b4 e5 {deserves attention. In the following game
Black obtained decent compensation for the pawn:} 9. Bb2 Rd8 10. Nbd2 Bf5 11.
Qb3 (11. c4 $5) 11... Nc6 12. a3 b6 13. cxb6 axb6 14. Rfd1 h6 15. e3 Be6 16.
Qc2 {1/2 (16) L'Ami,E (2626)-Bok,B (2527) Haarlem 2013}) 8. Be3 (8. Nd4 $5 e5
9. Nb5 Na6 10. Bg5 e4 11. Bf4 Bd7 12. N1a3 b6 13. cxb6 Qxb6 14. c4 dxc4 $6 15.
Nd6 $16 {1/2 (90) Harika,D (2525)-Muzychuk,M (2462) Antakya 2010}) (8. c4 $5
Na6 9. Nc3 dxc4 10. Ne5 $5 Nxc5 11. Be3 Nfe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Nxc4 Nd6 14.
Nxd6 Qxd6 15. Qxd6 exd6 16. Rad1 $14) 8... Nc6 (8... Ng4 9. Qd2 {, and Black
can't recapture the pawn anyway.}) 9. Na3 a4 10. Qc1 $1 e5 {Black's pawn
centre doesn't fully compensate for his missing pawn.} 11. Rd1 Qe7 12. Nb5 {
[%csl Rd6]} Be6 13. Ng5 (13. Nd6 {was less clear in view of} b6) 13... Bg4 $1
14. Nd6 $1 (14. f3 $6 Bc8 15. Nd6 h6 16. Nh3 Bxh3 17. Bxh3 b6 $13) 14... h6 $1
(14... Bxe2 15. Rxd5 $1 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 Nd8 17. Qc2 Bg4 18. Qe4 $16 {[%csl Gd5,
Gd6,Ge4]}) 15. Nf3 Kh7 {An unnecessary loss of a tempo.} (15... b6 $142 $1 {
- a typical undermining although White keeps the better prospects after} 16.
Ne1 $1 (16. Bxh6 $2 bxc5) 16... e4 $1 (16... Bxe2 17. Rxd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 bxc5
19. Bxc5 {[%csl Gc5,Gd5,Gd6]} Ra5 20. Qe3) 17. f3 exf3 18. exf3 Be6 19. Nd3)
16. h3 Be6 17. b4 {This move unexpectedly gives Black good counterplay.} (17.
Ne1 $142 {[%cal Ye1d3]}) 17... axb3 18. axb3 Rxa1 19. Qxa1 Ne4 20. Nd2 f5 $6 (
20... Nxd6 21. cxd6 Qxd6 22. Nc4 Qd8 23. Bc5 Rg8 (23... Re8 24. Nd6 Bf8 25.
Nxb7 Qb8 26. Qa6) 24. Bxd5 Bxd5 25. e4 Nd4 26. exd5 Nxb3 27. Qa3 Qc8 28. Qxb3
Qxc5 29. d6 $16 {[%csl Gd6]}) (20... d4 $1 21. Bxe4 (21. N2xe4 dxe3 22. fxe3 f5
23. Nd2 e4 $44 {[%csl Rg2]}) 21... dxe3 22. fxe3 Bxh3 $44 {White's king is
unsafe, and Black's attacking chances should not be underestimated.}) 21. N2xe4
dxe4 (21... fxe4 22. Qb1 {[%cal Yc3c4] e.g.} h5 23. c4 d4 24. Bc1) 22. Qb1 $1
f4 23. Bd2 e3 {This is now harmless.} 24. Be1 {Safely protecting White's king
while his other pieces are very active. Black has no compensation for the pawn
whatsoever.} Bf5 25. Qc1 h5 26. fxe3 fxg3 27. Bxg3 Qg5 28. e4 $1 Qxg3 29. Rd3
Qh4 30. exf5 gxf5 31. e4 $1 {White seizes the light squares.} fxe4 (31... f4
32. Nf5) (31... Bh6 32. Qd1) 32. Bxe4+ Kh8 33. Qe3 Rf4 34. Bg2 Qe7 35. Qe2 Qh4
36. b4 {The rest is clear. Black has no real counterplay anymore, and the
advance of White's queenside pawns decides the game.} e4 37. Nxe4 Ne5 38. Rd5
Kg8 39. b5 Rf5 40. c6 bxc6 41. bxc6 Qe7 42. Nd6 Rg5 43. Nb5 Qe6 44. Rd8+ Kh7
45. Qe4+ Rg6 46. c7 Qa6 47. c8=Q Qa1+ 48. Kf2 Qb2+ 49. Ke1 1-0

[Event "Gashimov Memorial-A"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2014.04.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[PlyCount "201"]
[EventDate "2014.04.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 h6 13. Bc2 Nb8 14. b3 Nbd7 15. Bb2
Rb8 16. a4 c5 17. d5 Bc8 18. axb5 axb5 19. Bd3 Nh5 20. Bf1 Ndf6 21. Ra7 Nf4 22.
Qa1 Ng6 23. Qa5 Qxa5 24. Rxa5 Bd7 25. Rea1 Rb7 26. Ne1 Reb8 27. Nc2 Ne8 28. Ra8
Rxa8 29. Rxa8 Nc7 30. Ra5 Be7 31. c4 Bg5 32. Ne3 Bxe3 33. fxe3 b4 34. Bd3 Kf8
35. Kh2 Ke7 36. Nf3 Rb8 37. Ra7 Kd8 38. Bc1 Ra8 39. Rxa8+ Nxa8 40. Bd2 Nc7 41.
Be1 Ne8 42. Nd2 Nf6 43. Bc2 Nf8 44. Bd3 Ke7 45. Bc2 N8h7 46. Nf1 Kf8 47. Bf2 g6
48. Be1 Kg7 49. Bf2 h5 50. Be1 Ng8 51. Bf2 Nh6 52. Nd2 g5 53. g3 Nf6 54. Kg2
Nhg8 55. Bd3 Ne7 56. Be2 Ng6 57. Bd1 Kh6 58. Be2 Ne7 59. Bd1 Kg6 60. Be2 Neg8
61. Bd1 Nh6 62. Be2 Nhg8 63. Bd1 Ne7 64. Be2 Nc8 65. Bd1 Nb6 66. Be1 Ng8 67.
Bf2 Nh6 68. Be1 f6 69. Bf2 Nf7 70. g4 hxg4 71. hxg4 Nd8 72. Nf1 Nb7 73. Ng3 Na5
74. Nf5 Nb7 75. Kf1 Kf7 76. Ke2 Bc8 77. Kd3 Ke8 78. Ng3 Na5 79. Nf1 Kd8 80. Nd2
Kc7 81. Kc2 Bd7 82. Be2 Nc8 83. Nf1 Ne7 84. Ng3 Ng8 85. Nf5 Bxf5 86. exf5 e4
87. Bg3 Nh6 88. Bd1 Kd7 89. Be2 Ke7 90. Bd1 Nb7 91. Kd2 Nd8 92. Ke1 Ndf7 93.
Kf2 Ne5 94. Bxe5 fxe5 95. Be2 Ng8 96. Ke1 Nf6 97. Kd2 Kf8 98. Ke1 Ke7 99. Kd2
Kf8 100. Ke1 Ke7 101. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial-A"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2014.04.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2014.04.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. b3
c5 9. Bb2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Nc6 12. Nxc6 dxc6 13. e4 Qd3 14. e5 Ne4
15. Nf3 Rfd8 16. Re1 Nc5 17. Nd4 Rac8 18. Re3 Qxd1 19. Rxd1 Nxb3 20. axb3 c5
21. Red3 cxd4 22. Rxd4 Kf8 23. Kf3 Ke8 24. Ke4 Bc5 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Rxd8+
Kxd8 27. f3 Kc7 28. Bc3 Kc6 29. Kd3 b5 30. b4 Bg1 31. h3 Bf2 32. g4 Bg3 33. Kd4
a6 34. Kd3 Bf2 35. Bd2 Bg3 36. Bc3 Bf2 37. Bd2 Bg3 38. Bc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial-A"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2014.04.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2014.04.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 c5 {This time Carlsen leaves the main
lines even earlier than in his previous games.} (4... d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ (5... Be7
6. e4 dxe4 7. fxe4 e5 8. d5 Bc5 9. Bg5 (9. Nf3 {is the more usual move order:}
Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nbd7 12. Bg5 h6 (12... Bd4 13. Ne2 $1 Bxb2 14. Ra2 Bd4
15. Nxd4 exd4 16. e5 $1 O-O $2 17. exf6 Re8+ 18. Kf2 Ne5 19. Qf5 h6 20. Bc1 $18
{Ganguly,S (2654)-Filippov,A (2607)/Khanty-Mansiysk WCup/2009/ For more
details see the notes to this game by Krasenkow in CBM 134.}) (12... O-O 13.
O-O-O Bd4 14. Ne2 {transposes back to Nakamura-Carlsen}) 13. Bh4 Bd4 14. Ne2
O-O 15. Nxd4 (15. O-O-O $142 $1 $14) 15... exd4 16. O-O-O Re8 17. Rxd4 Qe7 18.
Kc2 a5 19. Bd3 Ne5 20. Qf5 Qc5 21. Rd1 Qxd4 22. Bf2 Qxd3+ 23. Rxd3 Nxd3 24.
Kxd3 Nxe4 $11 {Almarza Mato,C (1995)-Belanoff,S (2066)/email/2011/}) 9... O-O (
9... Bd4 $5 {was suggested by PH Nielsen. White's best reaction is probably}
10. Qd2 (10. Nf3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Qd6 12. Bd3 Na6 13. O-O Nc5 14. Qc2 h6 15. Bxf6
Qxf6 16. Kh1 Qe7 17. Nd2 Bd7 18. Qb1 b6 19. Nb3 Nb7 20. Bc2 O-O $15 {Formanek,
E (2330)-McCambridge,V (2465)/Chicago/1985/}) 10... O-O (10... Bxc3 11. Qxc3
Qe7 {[%cal Rf6e4,Rf6d5]} 12. Qf3 $14 (12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Nf3 $32)) (10... Bg4 $5
11. Be2 (11. Nb5 Nxe4 12. Bxd8 Nxd2 13. Bxc7 Nb3 $5 (13... Nxf1 14. Nxd4 exd4
15. Kxf1 $14) 14. Rb1 Bxg1 15. Rxg1 Kd7 16. Kf2 a6 17. Bxb8 Raxb8 18. Nc3 Bf5
19. Re1 Kd6 $13) 11... h6 12. Bxf6 (12. Bxg4 $2 hxg5 13. Qxg5 Nxg4 14. Qxg4
Bxc3+ 15. bxc3 Qh4+ 16. Qxh4 Rxh4 $15) 12... Qxf6 13. Bxg4 Qh4+ 14. g3 Qxg4 15.
Nge2 c5 $14 {/<=>}) 11. Nf3 c5 12. Nb5 Nbd7 13. Bd3 Qb6 14. a4 a5 15. O-O-O h6
16. Bh4 Re8 17. Rhf1 Nh5 18. Kb1 Nf4 19. Rc1 f6 20. h3 Ra6 21. Bc2 Ng6 22. Be1
Qd8 23. g4 Nh8 24. Bg3 Nf7 25. Bd3 Nf8 26. Nfxd4 exd4 27. Nc7 $16 {Dolya,
A-Orekhov,V/email/2010/}) 10. Nf3 Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nbd7 13. O-O-O Bd4
14. Ne2 c5 15. g4 a5 16. Kb1 Ra6 17. Ng3 g6 18. h4 a4 19. Rh2 Qa5 20. Bd2 Qc7
21. g5 Ne8 22. h5 Rb6 23. Bc1 $40 {Nakamura,H (2789)-Carlsen,M (2872)/Zuerich/
2014/ In the end in a heavy tactical struggle Black turned the tables - for
more details about this game see the notes by Krasenkow in CBM 159.}) 6. bxc3
c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 ({The double-edged} 7... exd5 8. e3 c4 $5 {was played in the
9th game of the World Championship match Anand-Carlsen in 2013. Lev Gutman
annotated the game in detail and devoted a whole article to this line in CBM
158.}) 8. dxc5 Qa5 9. e4 {is the standard continuation, even more recently
Black seems to be doing OK after} Nf6 {This was the topic of another
theoretical article by Gutman in CBM 159. After} 10. Be3 O-O 11. Qb3 Nfd7 12.
a4 (12. Bb5 Qc7 13. Ne2 (13. Qb4 Nc6 14. Bxc6 (14. Qa4 Nce5 $11 (14... Na5 15.
Rd1 $1 Nxc5 16. Bxc5 Qxc5 17. Qxa5 a6 18. c4 Rb8 19. Ne2 axb5 20. cxb5 e5 21.
Rd5 Qe7 22. Qb4 $14 {Ulibin,M (2506)-Nyback,T (2575)/Stockholm/2007/})) 14...
bxc6 15. Nh3 Ba6 16. Qa4 Bb5 17. Qc2 Qa5 18. Kf2 Nxc5 19. Bxc5 Ba4 20. Qd2
Qxc5+ 21. Qd4 Qa5 22. Rhb1 {Pacher,M (2446)-Haba,P (2503)/CZE-chT2/2014/} Bc2
23. Rb7 Rad8 $36) 13... Nxc5 14. Qc4 b6 15. Bxc5 bxc5 16. O-O a6 17. Ba4 Nd7
18. Bxd7 Bxd7 19. a4 e5 20. Ng3 Be6 21. Qe2 g6 22. a5 Rfd8 $15 {Richter,M 
(2473)-Michalik,P (2584)/Bundesliga/2014/}) (12. Qb4 Qc7 13. Rd1 Nc6 14. Qa4
Nce5 15. Qd4 Nc6 16. Qa4 (16. Qd2 Nce5 17. Qd6 Qa5 $132) 16... Nce5 17. Qd4 Nc6
{1/2, Timman,J (2630)-Karpov,A (2730)/Tilburg/1991/}) 12... Qc7 13. Qa3 b6 14.
a5 bxc5 15. a6 c4 16. Qa5 Qxa5 17. Rxa5 Nc6 18. Ra2 Nde5 19. f4 Ng4 20. Bc1 Rb8
21. Nh3 Rb1 22. Kd2 Rb6 23. Bxc4 Nb8 24. Be2 Nf6 25. Nf2 Bxa6 $11 {Wang,H 
(2743)-Radjabov,T (2745)/Stavanger/2013/}) ({Another new direction in which
the 4.f3 system is developing is} 4... O-O $5 5. e4 (5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Nh5 $5
7. Nh3 f5 8. e3 d6 9. Be2 c5 10. O-O Nc6 11. g4 fxg4 12. fxg4 Nf6 13. Nf2 h6
14. e4 e5 15. d5 Ne7 16. g5 hxg5 17. Bxg5 Qe8 18. Qd3 Qg6 19. Qg3 Bd7 20. Kh1
Rf7 21. Qh4 Raf8 $15 {Karjakin,S (2772)-Carlsen,M (2881)/Shamkir/2014/}) 5...
d5 6. e5 Nfd7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 f6 10. exf6 Qe8+ (10... Qxf6 11.
Bd3 Nb6 12. Ra2 Bf5 13. Bxf5 Qxf5 14. Nh3 N8d7 15. O-O Rae8 16. Nf4 c6 17. Re1
Nf6 18. g4 Qd7 19. Nd3 Rxe1+ 20. Qxe1 Nc4 21. Re2 Re8 $11 {Millstone,M (2473)
-Hertel,P (2641)/email/2009/}) 11. Qe2 Qf7 $5 $146 (11... Nxf6 12. Qxe8 Nxe8
13. Ne2 Nd6 14. Bf4 Rd8 15. Ng3 Nc6 16. Bd3 Be6 17. Kf2 Bf7 18. Nf5 Bg6 {
1/2, Shmeliov,D (2270)-Kraai,J (2505)/Las Vegas/2007/} 19. Nxd6 $14) 12. fxg7
Re8 13. Be3 Nc6 14. Qd2 Na5 15. Rb1 $1 Nb6 16. Rb4 Nac4 17. Bxc4 dxc4 $6 (17...
Nxc4 $142 18. Rxc4 dxc4 19. Ne2 Bf5 20. Kf2 $44) 18. Rb5 Bf5 19. Kf2 (19. Re5
$5) 19... Nd5 20. Rxd5 Qxd5 21. Ne2 a5 22. h4 b5 23. h5 b4 24. cxb4 axb4 25.
axb4 {Mamedyarov,S (2757)-Aronian,L (2830)/Khanty-Mansiysk Candidates/2014/
Now Giri's suggestion} Bd3 $1 {would have still given Black chances to save
the game.}) 5. d5 O-O {A restrained approach, this Nakamura-Carlsen encounter
will be more strategic than their tussle in Zuerich.} (5... b5 6. e4 O-O 7. e5
Ne8 8. f4 exd5 9. cxd5 d6 10. Nf3 c4 11. a4 Nd7 ({Black started to avoid the
rather unpleasant} 11... Bg4 12. axb5 Nd7 13. e6 $14 {Shirov,A (2749)-Kramnik,
V (2780)/Shanghai/2010/ See the notes to this game in CBM 138.}) 12. Be2 Qb6
13. axb5 (13. Bd2 Nc7 14. Nxb5 Bxd2+ 15. Nxd2 Nxd5 16. Nxc4 Qc5 17. Qd2 dxe5
18. fxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 {1/2, Nenciulescu,S (2179)-Antonov,V (2283)/email/2011/}
Ne3 20. Nd3 Nc2+ 21. Kd1 Ne3+ $11) 13... Nc7 $5 $146 (13... dxe5 14. fxe5 Bb7
15. Qd4 Nc7 16. Qxb6 Nxb6 17. d6 Nxb5 18. Bd2 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Rae8 20. Nxb5 Rxe5+
21. Kd1 Bxd2 22. Nxa7 Bf4 23. Ra6 {Ding,L (2714)-Bacrot,E (2714)/Biel/2013/}
Nd7 $132) 14. Qd4 (14. Ra4 $5 Qc5 $132) 14... Bb7 15. Bd2 Bxc3 16. bxc3 dxe5
17. fxe5 Bxd5 18. Be3 Qxb5 19. O-O Ne6 20. Qh4 Ndc5 (20... a5 $5 $15) 21. Rab1
Nb3 22. Bd1 Qa5 23. Bc2 g6 24. Ng5 Nxg5 25. Bxg5 Qxc3 26. Rf2 (26. Rbd1 $1 $44)
26... Nd4 27. Bh6 (27. Bf6 Qe3 28. Bg5 $11) 27... Nc6 $1 28. Rd1 Qxe5 $15 {
Mamedyarov,S (2757)-Karjakin,S (2766)/Khanty-Mansiysk Candidates/2014/}) 6. e4
d6 7. Bd2 (7. Nge2 {gives Black's counterplay a faster start with} b5 8. Nf4 (
8. Ng3 bxc4 (8... exd5 9. cxd5 a6 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. O-O c4 12. Be3 Re8 13. Kh1
Bc5 14. Bxc5 Nxc5 15. b4 cxb3 16. axb3 b4 17. Nb5 Qb6 18. Nd4 Bd7 19. Qd2 a5
20. Bc4 h6 21. Nc6 $1 Bxc6 22. dxc6 Qxc6 23. Nf5 $16 {Milov,V (2570)-De
Firmian,N (2605)/Biel/1995/}) 9. Bxc4 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Qa5 $132 {[%cal Yc8a6]})
8... a6 $5 (8... e5 9. Nfe2 Nh5 $5 (9... bxc4 10. Ng3 Ba6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Be3
Bc8 13. Bxc4 Nbd7 14. O-O Nb6 15. Be2 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Bd7 17. a4 Rb8 18. a5 Na8
19. Qd2 Qe7 20. f4 $36 {Shirov,A (2610)-Savon,V (2460)/Moscow/1991/}) 10. g4
Qh4+ 11. Kd2 Nf4 12. Nxf4 exf4 13. Kc2 Bxc3 (13... bxc4 14. Bxc4 (14. Bxf4 $142
Qf6 15. Qd2) 14... Ba6 15. Bxa6 Nxa6 16. Bxf4 c4 17. Qd4 Rfc8 18. a3 Bc5 19.
Qd2 Qe7 20. h4 Rab8 21. g5 Rb3 $40 {Cheng,B (2440)-Papin,V (2514)/Melbourne/
2013/}) 14. bxc3 b4 15. Bxf4 Bd7 16. Qd2 $5 (16. Qd3 $6 Ba4+ 17. Kd2 Nd7 18.
Be2 f5 $1 19. exf5 Rae8 20. Rae1 Ne5 21. Bxe5 Rxe5 22. f4 Rfe8 $1 $19 {Berkes,
F (2702)-Yemelin,V (2574)/Skopje/2013/ /\} 23. fxe5 Qg5+ 24. Qe3 bxc3+ 25. Kd3
Bc2+) 16... Ba4+ (16... Qe7 $5) 17. Kd3 bxc3 18. Qxc3 (18. Qe3 Qe7 19. Ke2 c2
20. Kf2 Nd7 $13 {Miton,K (2638)-Charbonneau,P (2501)/Montreal/2006/}) 18... f5
19. exf5 Qf2 (19... Na6 20. Bg3 $16) 20. Be3 Qxf3 21. Be2 Qh3 22. Qe1 $1 {
[%cal Re1g3]} Bc2+ 23. Kd2 Be4 24. Rg1 Qxh2 25. Qg3 $16) 9. Be2 (9. Bd2 exd5
10. cxd5 Ba5 11. Be2 Nbd7 12. O-O Ne5 13. Kh1 c4 $132 {is similar to our game,
Black was on top after} 14. b3 $6 b4 15. Na4 c3 16. Be3 Bc7 17. a3 a5 18. Bb5
Rb8 19. Qe2 h6 20. Rfd1 Qe7 21. axb4 axb4 $15 {Timofeev,A (2631)-Topalov,V 
(2751)/EU Cup Eilat/2012/}) 9... exd5 (9... e5 10. Nd3 Nbd7 11. Nxb4 cxb4 12.
Nb1 Qb6 13. g4 bxc4 14. Nd2 c3 15. bxc3 a5 16. Nc4 Qc7 17. cxb4 axb4 18. Be3
Ba6 19. Rc1 Bxc4 20. Rxc4 Nc5 21. Qd2 Rfb8 22. O-O b3 $11 {Tritt,M (1896)
-Kolanek,R (2098)/email/2008/}) 10. cxd5 Nbd7 11. O-O Ne5 12. Kh1 Bd7 13. Nd3
Nxd3 14. Qxd3 h6 15. g4 Nh7 16. Nd1 Re8 17. Ne3 c4 18. Qd1 Bc5 19. Qe1 Qb6 20.
Nf5 Bxf5 21. gxf5 Be3 22. Qg3 Kh8 23. Bxe3 Qxe3 24. Rg1 Rg8 $13 {/=/+, Richter,
M (2470)-Babula,V (2583)/Pardubice/2013/}) 7... Nbd7 ({Nakamura himself
preferred} 7... Re8 8. Nge2 a6 (8... Na6 9. Ng3 Nc7 10. Be2 a6 11. a4 Bd7 12.
O-O Qe7 13. Re1 exd5 14. cxd5 b5 15. Kh1 bxa4 16. Nxa4 Bxd2 17. Qxd2 Reb8 18.
Nxc5 dxc5 19. d6 Qe5 20. f4 Qxb2 21. Qxb2 Rxb2 22. dxc7 Rc8 $11 {Volkov,S 
(2620)-Cekro,E (2441)/EU Cup Rethymnon/2003/}) 9. a4 (9. Ng3 b5 10. dxe6 Bxe6
11. cxb5 d5 12. bxa6 c4 (12... Nxa6 $5) 13. exd5 Bh3+ $2 (13... Nxd5 14. Be2
Nxc3 15. Bxc3 Qb6 $44 {[%csl Re1]}) 14. Nce4 Nxd5 15. Bxb4 Nxb4 16. gxh3 Qa5
17. Kf2 $18 {Steadman,M (2217)-Hansen,S (2603)/Sydney/2011/}) 9... exd5 10.
cxd5 Nh5 11. g3 f5 12. Bg2 fxe4 13. Nxe4 Nf6 14. Bxb4 cxb4 15. Qd2 Nxe4 16.
fxe4 a5 17. Nd4 Na6 18. O-O Nc5 19. Qf4 Nd3 20. Qd2 Nc5 21. Qf4 Nd3 22. Qd2 Nc5
{1/2, Le Quang,L (2715)-Nakamura,H (2770)/Dortmund/2011/}) ({Carlsen once
again simply continues his development and spurns more direct attempts, such as
} 7... exd5 8. cxd5 Nh5 $5 (8... a6 9. Nge2 Nbd7 10. Ng3 b5 11. Be2 (11. a4 $1
$14) 11... c4 12. Be3 Bc5 13. Bxc5 Nxc5 14. b4 cxb3 15. axb3 b4 16. Nb5 Qb6 17.
Nd4 a5 18. Ngf5 Re8 $15 19. g4 $2 {Khenkin,I (2600)-Dgebuadze,A (2505)/El
Sauzal rpd/2007/} Nfxe4 20. fxe4 Nxe4 $40) 9. g3 ({I doubt Nakamura would have
repeated Aronian's aggressive reaction} 9. g4 Qh4+ 10. Ke2 Ng3+ 11. hxg3 Qxh1
12. Kf2 Nd7 (12... c4 $5 $17) 13. Bg2 Qh2 14. a3 Bxc3 15. Bxc3 Qh6 16. f4 Qg6
17. Bf3 Re8 18. Kg2 f6 19. Qc2 b5 20. Nh3 Nb6 21. f5 Qf7 22. b3 Nd7 23. Nf4 Ne5
24. Rh1 h6 25. Ne6 $44 {1-0 Aronian,L (2693)-Efimenko,Z (2620)/Warsaw 2005/CBM
108 (49)}) (9. Nge2 f5 10. Qc2 b5 11. O-O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 fxe4 13. fxe4 $6 (13.
Ng3 $132) 13... Bg4 14. Re1 Nd7 15. Ng3 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Ne5 17. Bxb5 c4 $40 {
0-1 Gomez Esteban,J (2425)-Supatashvili,K (2450)/Debrecen 1992/EU-chT (26)})
9... f5 10. Bg2 $142 (10. f4 $6 Qe8 11. Be2 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Qxe4 13. Nf3 Re8 14.
Kf1 b6 15. Rg1 Qxe2+ 16. Qxe2 Ba6 17. Qxa6 Nxa6 18. Kf2 Nc7 $17 {Bilobrk,F 
(2390)-Zelcic,R (2519)/Zadar/2013/}) 10... Bxc3 (10... Nf6 $142 $1 {seems
promising for Black}) 11. Bxc3 fxe4 12. fxe4 Qe8 13. Ne2 Bg4 14. Rf1 Rxf1+ 15.
Kxf1 Nd7 16. Qc2 Ne5 17. Kg1 Nf3+ 18. Kh1 Qg6 19. Rf1 Nxh2 20. Kxh2 Bxe2 21.
Qxe2 Nxg3 22. Qe3 Nxf1+ 23. Bxf1 Re8 24. Bg2 $13 {Van Osmael,A-Huybrecht,F/
corr/2002/}) 8. Nge2 Ne5 $146 (8... exd5 9. Nxd5 $6 ({Nakamura would have
almost certainly played} 9. cxd5 $142 a6 10. Ng3) 9... Nxd5 10. cxd5 f5 11.
Bxb4 cxb4 12. Nd4 Nc5 13. Be2 fxe4 14. O-O Qg5 15. Qc1 Qe5 16. Qe3 exf3 17.
Qxe5 dxe5 18. Nxf3 e4 19. Nd4 Bd7 20. Bc4 $132 {Akshat,K (2354)-L'Ami,E (2640)/
Dieren/2013/}) (8... Re8 9. Ng3 a6 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 b5 (11... Qc7 12. O-O
Ne5 13. Bg5 Nfd7 14. f4 Ng6 15. f5 $1 Nge5 16. f6 h6 17. Bxh6 Nxf6 18. Rxf6
gxf6 19. Nh5 Qd8 20. Qd2 Ng6 21. Bg7 {1-0, Bobykin,K (2000)-Pilipchuk,A (2172)/
email/2008/}) 12. a4 bxa4 13. Nxa4 (13. Qxa4 $142 Rb8 14. O-O $13 {/+/=}) 13...
Rb8 14. O-O Bxd2 15. Qxd2 Rb4 16. Ra2 Ne5 17. Rfa1 h5 18. Qg5 Ng6 19. Nc3 h4
20. Nf5 Bxf5 21. Qxf5 Re5 22. Qh3 Rh5 $1 {[%cal Rg6f4]} 23. g4 hxg3 24. Qxg3
Re5 25. Kh1 Nh5 $36 {Landgren,A (2220)-Bjork,C (2473)/SWE-chT/2004/}) (8... Nh5
9. Be3 $2 (9. Nf4 $142) 9... Ne5 10. b3 Qh4+ 11. Bf2 Qf6 12. Qc2 b5 $1 $32 13.
cxb5 exd5 14. O-O-O Nxf3 $5 15. Rxd5 Ne5 16. Be3 Bb7 17. Rd1 Ng4 18. Bg1 Rfe8
$17 {Skula,E-Krcmar,J/corr/1997/}) 9. Ng3 exd5 10. cxd5 {The pawn-structure
originates from the Benoni, but the dark-squared bishop is on the queenside
instead of the long diagonal. In the Snake Benoni Black plays Bd6-c7-a5; here
it's similar, but he didn't allow White to get in the d5-d6 advance (the main
problem of most Snake Benoni versions). All in all the position seems very
unclear to me.} Bd7 {Carlsen wants to get in a quick b5, but without allowing
White to reach a positon such as the one seen in Milov-De Firmian above.
However, d7 is an important square also for Black's knights and a few moves
later he will feel the bishop should retreat.} (10... a6 11. Be2 b5 12. a4 $5
$14) (10... c4 $5 11. Be3 (11. f4 Nd3+ (11... Ng6 12. Bxc4 Re8 13. Bb5 Bd7 $44
{[%csl Re1]}) 12. Bxd3 cxd3 13. Qf3 Re8 14. O-O (14. Qxd3 Bxc3 15. Bxc3 Nxe4
16. Nxe4 Bf5 $11) 14... Bd7 $13 15. Qxd3 $2 Ng4 $17) 11... Qc7 12. Be2 Bc5 $132
) 11. a3 {Nakamura first of all wants to slow down the advancing pawns.} ({
Perhaps he didn't like} 11. Be2 {due to} c4 $5 (11... b5 12. Nxb5 Bxb5 13. Bxb5
Qa5 14. Be2 Rab8 15. b3 $14) 12. Be3 Qa5 13. O-O Bc5 14. Qd2 $13) 11... Ba5 12.
Be2 b5 13. O-O (13. Nxb5 Bxb5 14. Bxb5 c4 {[%csl Rb5]} (14... Rb8 15. b4 Rxb5
16. bxa5 Nd3+ 17. Ke2 c4 $13) 15. b4 cxb3 16. Rb1 Rb8 17. Rxb3 Qc7 $44 {
[%csl Re1]}) (13. b4 cxb4 (13... Bb6 $5 14. Nxb5 Bxb5 15. Bxb5 c4 $44) 14. axb4
Bxb4 15. Nxb5 Bc5 16. Ba5 Qe7 17. Nd4 Ng6 $132) 13... c4 14. Be3 Bb6 15. Qd2
Rb8 (15... a5 16. a4 $5 {and the c4-pawn will be vulnerable:} b4 17. Nb5 Bxb5
18. axb5 g6 19. Rfc1 Rc8 20. Kh1 Bxe3 (20... Re8 21. Bg5 $36) 21. Qxe3 Rc5 22.
f4 $14) 16. Nd1 Bc8 $6 {Preparing the knight transfer is rather slow.} (16...
h5 $5) (16... Re8 $13) 17. Kh1 ({White gradually improves his position,} 17. a4
a6 $13 {achieves nothing tangible.}) 17... Nfd7 {[%cal Yd7c5,Yc5b3,Yc5d3]} 18.
f4 $1 {At the right moment - now Black won't control d3 with both knights.} Ng6
19. Bxb6 (19. a4 a6 20. Nc3 {Zagrebelny} Bc5 $5 {doesn't look too impressive.})
19... Rxb6 20. Ne3 Nc5 21. Bd1 Nd3 (21... Re8 22. f5 Nf8 23. f6 Nxe4 24. Nxe4
Rxe4 25. Bc2 $44) 22. f5 $1 ({Houdini prefers} 22. a4 a6 23. b3 $14 {, but
Nakamura decides to act.}) 22... Ngf4 $8 {More or less forced.} (22... Nge5 $2
23. f6 $40 g6 $2 24. Nxc4 {[%cal Rd2h6]}) 23. a4 (23. Bc2 Qh4 24. f6 $5 g6 25.
a4 $36) 23... a6 24. Ng4 {[%cal Rf1f4]} (24. Bc2 $5 {deserves attention even
here.}) 24... h5 (24... Qg5 $2 25. Nh5 $1 $18) 25. Nf2 $5 ({This is at least
as good as the more energetic} 25. Rxf4 Nxf4 (25... hxg4 $5 26. Rxg4 Ne5 {
is a safer choice, although White is better after} 27. a5 (27. Rf4 Qg5 $14))
26. Nh6+ gxh6 (26... Kh8 27. Qxf4 Qf6 28. Nxf7+ Rxf7 29. Bxh5 Rf8 (29... Qxb2
30. Rd1 $18) 30. Bg6 Qxg6 (30... Kg8 31. Qg4 {[%cal Rg4h5]} Rd8 32. e5 $1 dxe5
33. Qh5 $18 {[%cal Rg3e4]}) 31. Qe3 Qf6 32. Qxb6 Qxb2 33. Rf1 $16) 27. Qxf4 Qg5
28. Qf2 $16 {[%cal Rf2b6,Rg3h5] ->}) 25... Qf6 (25... Nxf2+ 26. Qxf2 Nd3 27.
Qe3 {[%cal Rf5f6]} f6 (27... h4 28. f6 $1) 28. a5 Rb7 29. Bxh5 $18 {[%cal
Rh5g6,Re3f3,Rf3h5]}) (25... bxa4 26. Nxd3 Nxd3 27. f6 $18) 26. Nxd3 $2 (26.
Nxh5 $142 $1 Nxh5 (26... Nxf2+ 27. Qxf2 Nxh5 28. Qxb6 $18) 27. Nxd3 cxd3 28. a5
Rb8 29. Bxh5 $16 {[%cal Yb2b4,Ya1a3,Ya3d3]}) 26... Nxd3 27. Qe3 (27. Nxh5 Qxb2
$13) 27... Rb7 28. Nxh5 ({This looks like a good moment to flick in} 28. axb5
axb5 29. Nxh5 Qh6 30. Qd4 $5 $36) 28... Qh6 $1 (28... Qxb2 $2 29. f6 Qxa1 30.
Qg5 (30. fxg7 {[%cal Re3h6]} f5 31. gxf8=Q+ Kxf8 32. Be2 $18) 30... Nf2+ 31.
Kg1 Nh3+ 32. gxh3 Qd4+ 33. Rf2 $1 g6 34. Ng3 $1 Qxd1+ 35. Kg2 $18) 29. Qxh6 {
Nakamura simplifies the position.} ({After} 29. Qd4 {White has to reckon also
with} bxa4 $5 $132) 29... gxh6 $44 {/+/=} 30. axb5 axb5 {[%csl Gb5,Gc4] Black
has survived the onslaught, without queens his dangerous pawns give him
reasonable compensation. In the following phase Nakamura's time trouble plays
a crucial role.} (30... Rxb5 $2 31. b3 $16 {/\} cxb3 32. Be2) 31. Bc2 (31. Rb1
$142 $5 Nc5 (31... Ra7 32. Bc2 Nb4 33. Rf2) 32. Re1 $14) 31... Ne5 $6 {
Objectively this isn't ideal, but Carlsen is already ambitious.} (31... Nxb2
$142 $5 32. Nf6+ Kg7 33. Nh5+ Kh8 34. Ra6 Rd8 35. Rfa1 b4 36. Rc6 b3 37. Bxb3
cxb3 38. Ra8 Nd3 39. Rcxc8 Rxc8 40. Rxc8+ Kh7 41. Nf6+ Kg7 42. Nh5+ $11 {
is an unforced, but plausible sample line.}) 32. Ra6 (32. Ra8 b4 33. Rb1 $14) (
32. b4 $5 cxb3 33. Bxb3 $14 {/+/-}) 32... Rd8 33. Ng3 $6 $138 (33. Rb1 b4 34.
Ra8 $14) 33... Rb8 34. Ra7 b4 35. Ne2 (35. Rb1 $13 {was still playable, the
knight transfer doesn't improve White's coordination.}) 35... Bd7 36. Rfa1 $6 (
36. Nd4 Ra8 $44 37. Rfa1 (37. Rb7 $142 $5) 37... Rxa7 38. Rxa7 b3 39. Bb1 Rc8
40. Ne2 Be8 41. Nc3 (41. Ra1 Nd3 42. Bxd3 cxd3 43. Nc3 Rxc3 44. bxc3 b2 45. Rb1
d2 $19 {[%cal Re8a4]}) 41... Nd3 $15) 36... Bb5 37. h3 (37. Nd4 b3 38. Bd1 (38.
Bb1 c3 39. Nxb5 c2 40. Bxc2 bxc2 $19) 38... c3 39. bxc3 (39. Nxb5 Rxb5 40. bxc3
b2 41. Rb1 Rc8 $19) 39... b2 40. Rb1 Bd3 41. Bc2 Bxc2 42. Nxc2 Rdc8 43. Ra2 Nd3
$5 $19 (43... Rxc3 44. Raxb2 Rxb2 45. Rxb2 Nd3 46. Ra2 Nb4 $17)) 37... Rdc8 $1
$36 {All is ready for the pawn break.} 38. Kh2 $2 (38. Rb1 c3 39. Nd4 b3 40.
Nxb3 Bd3 41. Bxd3 Nxd3 42. bxc3 Rxc3 $17) 38... c3 $19 39. Nd4 cxb2 40. Rb1 Rc4
$1 41. Nxb5 Rxc2 42. Nd4 (42. Nxd6 Rd8 43. Re7 (43. Nxf7 Nxf7 44. Rb7 Kh8 $1 {
[%cal Rd8g8]} (44... Nd6 45. Rxb4 Nc4 46. Kg3 $17) 45. Kg3 (45. Rxf7 Rg8 $19)
45... Ne5 46. Rxb4 Rg8+ 47. Kh4 Rgxg2 $19) 43... Rxd6 44. Rxe5 Ra6 45. d6 Rxd6
46. Rd5 Rxd5 47. exd5 Kf8 48. f6 Ke8 $19) 42... Rd2 $6 (42... b3 $1 {[%cal
Re5c4]} 43. Ra3 (43. Nc6 Nf3+ 44. Kg3 Nd2 45. Rxb2 Rxb2 46. Nxb8 Ra2 $19) 43...
Nc4 44. Rxb3 Rxb3 45. Nxb3 Na3 46. Nd4 Rd2 $19) 43. Nc6 Re8 44. Ra4 (44. Rb7
Nd3 45. e5 Nxe5 46. Nxe5 Rxe5 47. Rxb4 Ree2 $17 {/-+}) ({A more resilient try,
but hardly sufficient, was} 44. Nxe5 Rxe5 45. Ra2 Rxe4 46. Raxb2 Rxb2 47. Rxb2
Kg7 48. g4 Kf6 $17 {/-+}) 44... Nd3 45. Nxb4 Nf2 $1 $19 {[%cal Re8e4,Rf2d1,
Rd1c3]} (45... Rxe4 $2 46. Ra8+ Kg7 47. Nxd3 $11) 46. Ra2 Nd1 47. Rxd1 Rxd1 48.
Rxb2 Rxe4 {The rest is a matter of technique, White's pieces are uncoordinated
and his pawns are vulnerable.} 49. Nc6 (49. f6 Rf4 $19) 49... Kg7 50. f6+ Kxf6
51. Rf2+ Kg6 52. Nd8 Re8 (52... Re8 53. Nxf7 Rxd5 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Rg6g7,Re8f8]
traps the knight.}) 0-1

[Event "Gashimov Memorial-A"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2014.04.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2014.04.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. Nf3 dxc4 6. Bg5 b5 {Carlsen needs
to look for positions, that are full of life even with the black pieces. His
title as champion and fantastic rating oblige him to win many games even
against very strong opponents.} 7. a4 c6 8. g3 {Mamedyarov keeps his cool and
develops the bishop in style of the Catalan Opening. His choice is certainly
sensible, since there is no direct refutation of the daring idea used by Black.
} (8. axb5 cxb5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Qe4 (10. e3 Bb7 11. b3 Nd7 12. bxc4 bxc4 13.
Nd2 a5 14. Bxc4 Rg8 15. d5 Nb6 16. Qxh7 Rf8 17. Bb5+ Ke7 18. Qd3 Nxd5 19. Na2
Bxd2+ 20. Qxd2 Qb6 21. Rb1 $11 {0-1 (33) Ballesteros Perez,F-Hernandez Onna,R 
(2445) Las Palmas 1991}) 10... Qd5 11. Qg4 Nd7 12. g3 Bb7 13. Bg2 Qd6 14. O-O
Bxc3 15. bxc3 a6 16. e4 h5 17. Qh4 O-O-O 18. Rfd1 Kb8 19. Ne1 f5 20. e5 Qc7 $11
{0-1 (68) Postl,A (2315)-Lerner,K (2605) Graz 1995}) 8... Bb7 9. Bg2 Nbd7 10.
O-O Qb6 {Black is playing with fire as the opponent has excellent pieces and a
slight development advantage. On the other hand Black's advantage of an extrae
pawn can play a significant role later in the game.} 11. e4 a6 (11... Bxc3 12.
bxc3 O-O 13. a5 Qc7 14. Bf4 Qc8 15. Bd6 c5 16. e5 Nd5 17. Ng5 g6 18. a6 Bxa6
19. dxc5 Bb7 20. Ne4 Re8 21. Qd2 f5 22. exf6 N5xf6 $11 {1/2 (50) Wilhelmi,C 
(2325)-Arnold,J (2190) Budapest 1996}) (11... O-O 12. Be3 Bxc3 13. bxc3 c5 14.
dxc5 Nxc5 15. Nd2 a6 16. Rab1 Qc6 17. Nxc4 bxc4 18. Bxc5 Qxc5 19. Rxb7 Rab8 20.
Rfb1 Rxb7 21. Rxb7 Ng4 $11 {0-1 (32) Costello,C (2070)-Petersen,S (2165)
Copenhagen 1996}) 12. Rfd1 {White deserves credit for playing very sensibly in
the virtually unknown line. The pieces are taking the optimal squares and
their activity should promise compensation for the missing material.} (12. Be3
O-O 13. Ne5 Rad8 14. Rad1 c5 15. axb5 axb5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. Bg5
f6 19. Bf4 Ne5 20. Bxe5 fxe5 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 $17 {0-1 (28) Sajn,S (1896)
-Kozamernik,J (2172) Bled 2001}) 12... h6 13. Be3 (13. Bf4 O-O 14. Na2 Be7 15.
Nc3 Rad8 $15) 13... O-O 14. d5 {When all the forces are mobilised all good
players know that waiting can only help the adversary. Mamedyarov is opening
the direct fight with a logical shot in the centre.} (14. Ne5 c5 15. Na2 Ba5
16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Nxc4 (18. b4 $2 cxb3 19. Qxc5 Qxc5 20. Bxc5
Rfd8 $19) 18... bxc4 19. Qxc4 Bxe4 20. Bxc5 Qc6 $15) 14... c5 {World champions
are also only human and have to tread carefully in questions of risk. The more
ambitious move 14...Bc5!? was probably deemed to be too messy, even though
Black would keep somewhat better chances.} (14... Bc5 $5 15. dxe6 fxe6 16. e5
Nd5 17. Bf4 Bc8 18. Qd2 b4 19. Ne4 c3 $15) 15. a5 (15. dxe6 Qxe6 16. Nd5 Nxd5
17. exd5 Qf6 $15) 15... Qd8 {Mamedyarov is well known as a player who always
carries a sharp knife in his bag. It makes no sense to provoke the tiger with
the unseemly move 15...Bxa5.} (15... Bxa5 16. dxe6 fxe6 17. e5 Nd5 18. Bxh6 $1
Bxc3 19. Qg6 Rf7 20. Ng5 Nxe5 21. Qh7+ Kf8 22. bxc3 Nf6 23. Bxg7+ Rxg7 24. Qh8+
Ng8 25. Bxb7 $11) 16. dxe6 (16. Nh4 exd5 17. exd5 Ne5 $17) 16... fxe6 17. Nh4
Bxc3 {The knight on c3 is eliminated as it might possibly head to the centre
and join the forces heading towards black king.} (17... Qc7 18. Bf4 e5 19. Bd2
Bxc3 20. Bxc3 $11) 18. bxc3 Qe8 (18... Qc7 19. Bf4 e5 20. Bc1 Rfe8 21. Nf5 Nf8
$13) 19. f4 Rd8 {Carlsen is not worried about the seeming passivity of his
army, it is more important to defend the critical squares like g6.} (19... Ng4
20. Bc1 Qf7 21. Rd6 Rad8 22. h3 Ngf6 23. Be3 $11) 20. h3 (20. Rd6 e5 21. Re1
$11) 20... Rf7 21. Rd6 (21. g4 e5 22. f5 Nf8 23. Bxc5 Rfd7 24. Rxd7 Qxd7 $15)
21... e5 22. f5 $6 {With his faulty decision Mamedyarov chooses the road to
perdition. It was not necessary to tempt the collapse, but White was probaby
not suspecting the level of danger.} (22. Re1 $1 Nh5 23. Qd2 Rc8 (23... Nxg3
24. fxe5 Qxe5 25. Ng6 Qe8 26. e5 Bxg2 27. Qxg2 Nf5 28. Bf2 $11) 24. Kh2 $11)
22... Nf8 $1 23. Bxc5 $2 {White could not resist the temptation to restore
material equality on the board. Unfortunately this strategy helps to improve
the black pieces and they will spring to life with astonishing force. It was
necessary to look for ways to limit the damage.} (23. Rad1 Rxd6 24. Rxd6 Qc8
25. Ng6 Nxg6 26. fxg6 Rd7 27. Qd2 Qc7 28. Rxd7 Qxd7 29. Qxd7 Nxd7 30. h4 Kf8
31. Bh3 Ke8 32. Bxd7+ Kxd7 33. Bxc5 (33. Bxh6 $2 b4 $17) 33... Ke6 34. Kf2 Bxe4
$15) 23... Rxd6 24. Bxd6 Rd7 25. Bxf8 {If every step leads in the wrong
direction the result may be somewhat depressing. The last chance for White to
put up resistance was tied to the move 25.Bb4.} (25. Bb4 N8h7 (25... Rd3 26.
Re1 Rxg3 27. Qf2 Rd3 $17) 26. Ng6 Ng5 27. Qf2 Rd3 28. h4 Ngxe4 29. Qb6 Bd5 $17)
25... Qxf8 26. Rd1 (26. Qf2 Bxe4 27. Ng6 Qe8 28. Bf1 Nd5 29. Rc1 Qb8 $17) 26...
Qc5+ 27. Kh2 (27. Kh1 Qe3 $1 (27... Bxe4 28. Bxe4 Rxd1+ 29. Qxd1 Nxe4 30. Qd8+
Kf7 31. Qd7+ Qe7 32. Qd5+ $18) 28. Rxd7 Nxd7 29. Qd1 Qd3 $19) (27. Kf1 Bxe4 28.
Bxe4 Rxd1+ 29. Qxd1 Nxe4 30. Qd8+ Kh7 31. Qb6 Qc8 32. Kg2 Qd7 $17) 27... Bxe4
$1 {Black would at any time gladly pay top dollar for the ideal coordination
of his forces as in this position. The only problem that has to be dealt with
is the counterplay against his own king.} (27... Bxe4 28. Bxe4 Rxd1 29. Qxd1
Nxe4 30. Ng2 (30. Qd8+ Kh7 31. Ng6 Qf2+ $19) 30... Kh7 31. Qc2 Qd5 32. Ne1 Nf6
$19) 0-1

[Event "Gashimov Memorial-A"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2014.04.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2014.04.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]

{5th round of the Shamkir Chess 2014, Vugar Gashimov's memorial. We were in
different tournament situations, I was on 50 percent, Magnus was at +1 after
he lost to Caruana before this game with Black. Certainly an interesting fight
was ahead! It's always interesting to play against the World Champion and I
have enjoyed this fight.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 {King's
Indian Defence. No comments.} 5. Nge2 O-O 6. Ng3 {There are so many moves and
plans in the opening phase, but annotating the game and working on chess ECO
is quite different. I will not get far in theoretical debris but will show few
most recent examples here:} e5 (6... h5 7. Be2 a6 (7... Nbd7 8. Be3 e5 9. d5 a5
10. a3 Nc5 11. h4 Ng4 {which is a bit similiar to our game in Nabaty-Smirin
Skopje 2013, which ended in a draw.}) 8. O-O c5 9. d5 e5 {with a real mix of
all the possible plans in Bologan-Mamedov, 2014 Euro Cup Rhodes, ended in a
draw.}) 7. d5 a5 8. Be2 Na6 9. h4 {It's not as agressive as it looks, only if
Black allows h5 it becomes a kind of tactical and offensive approach, in
general it's more a positional move to play Bg5 after h5 and get Qd2-0-0-0
faster.} h5 (9... c6 10. h5 cxd5 11. cxd5 Nc5 12. Be3 Qb6 {It was played in
Lutz-Gelfand, Horgen 1994. Gelfand won this game. Lutz never castled and tried
a Nf1-d2 plan, which is going nowhere as after Nc4 Black may just go back to
c7 threatening ...b5 later on. The Computer suggests to change directions here
and go for 0-0 h6-Qd2 and playing on the queenside. Claims White is better but
it's far from obvious for a practical game.} 13. O-O Bd7 14. h6 Bh8 15. Qd2 a4
16. f3 Rfc8 {with mutual chances!}) 10. Bg5 Qe8 (10... Nc5 $6 11. Bxh5 gxh5 12.
Nxh5 Ncd7 {To be honest I didn't even consider this. Too beautiful.} 13. Nxg7
Kxg7 14. f4 $36) 11. Qd2 Nc5 (11... Nh7 $5 12. Be3 Qe7 (12... f5 $2 13. exf5
gxf5 14. Bxh5 Qd7 15. f4 {and there is no way to have counterplay here, White
is too solid}) 13. Nf1 f5 14. exf5 gxf5 15. Bg5 Nxg5 16. Qxg5 Qxg5 17. hxg5 a4
{and I am sure Black has strong compensation for the pawn on the h-file.}) 12.
O-O-O (12. Nb5 {Computer's suggestion that I saw during the game, as if the
queen goes to d8 there are some Bxh5 in the air. Black can just defend the
pawn with some ...Qd7 or other move. But...} Ncxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qe3 Nxg5
15. Nxc7 Qa4 16. Nxa8 Qb4+ 17. Qd2 Qxd2+ 18. Kxd2 Ne4+ 19. Ke1 Nc5 $44 {
and I would prefer to play with Black here.}) (12. f3 {is probably the most
natural instead of 0-0-0, not to allow ...Ng4 move.} Nh7 $5 13. Be3 b6 14. Bd3
f5 $132) 12... Ng4 $1 {Important move, now White has to change his e2-bishop
for the knight.} 13. Bxg4 (13. Rdf1 f6 {and White will eventually play Bxg4
anyway. Even though after Bxg4 for White here, Black has ...fxg5!? besides
taking on g4 with the c8-bishop.}) (13. Qe1 f6 14. Bd2 Bh6 {is quite OK for
Black.}) 13... Bxg4 14. f3 (14. Rdf1 Bd7 {and the rook is far from defending
its monarch! ...b5 is coming!}) 14... Bd7 15. Be3 b6 (15... b5 16. cxb5 Bxb5
17. Bxc5 dxc5 18. Nf1 {I didnt like this position that much, g4 is coming
somewhere and I am not sure how to organize direct threats on the b-line.}) 16.
Kb1 Kh7 (16... f5 {was already possible here, I wanted to wait for Nge2 first
as it looked to me that White doesn't have any improving ideas} 17. exf5 gxf5)
17. Qc2 a4 (17... Bh6 {this is ok, but I didn't want to allow any Bxc5-a4 ideas
} 18. Bxc5 bxc5 19. a4 {and even though I was sure that Black is ok, I didn't
like to allow a4-Nb5 here with pressure on a5 later on.}) 18. Nge2 f5 19. exf5
gxf5 (19... Bxf5 {I thought it's about equal and gxf5 is more fighting} 20. Ne4
Nxe4 21. fxe4 Bg4 22. Rdf1 a3 {Black is even slightly better here, but draw is
the most normal outcome.}) 20. Rh3 {The rook looks a bit naive on this square
with f3-Be3 standing, nevertheless the threat is clear Rg3-g5, sometimes with
ideas of eleminating the g7-bishop.} Kh8 $1 {Fighting against the Rg3-move, ...
f4 is threatening now with ...Bf5 idea, White had to do something, otherwise
Rhh1 is the only option.} 21. f4 {The most logical reaction, playing Rhh1
looked awful, now the rook is heading to g5 again after Rg3 if Black is not
taking measures!} Ne4 $5 {Good move, preventing Rg3, now ...Qg6 is coming next
and the bad position of White's pieces starts to tell, but including ...a3 was
even better.} (21... a3 $1 22. b3 Ne4 {All the ensuing complications like in
the game, are better with the a3-pawn creating new threats to White's king.})
22. Nxe4 {Carlsen is not going to passively wait here, he prepares an exchange
sacrifice with great complications where Black's weak king may become an
important factor as I was already running short on time.} (22. Rf3 a3 23. b3
Qg6 24. g3 {was possible to try some kind of fortress, even though Black may
slighly improve the position of his pieces and it's not sure what White wil do
next.}) 22... fxe4 23. Rg3 Bg4 24. Rxg4 $8 hxg4 25. f5 Rxf5 26. Ng3 Rf8 27.
Qxe4 {White has blocked all the center, h5-h6 is coming, I considered ...Rf4
somewhere to open up the g7-bishop, but it didn't seem to offer winning
chances.} Qd7 (27... a3 {This is always good, there was no need to wait with
this move, mating ideas are always there around White's king after a3.} 28. b3
Rf7 $1 {I have tried to figure out how to bring my queen to h7, I was mostly
considering Qf7-Bf6 or Qf7-Qg8-h7, but this neat way is also very nice
especially having ...a3 already played!} 29. Qxg4 Qg8 30. Ne4 Qh7 {Now ...Rf4
is in the air, Black is just winning.} 31. Re1 (31. Kc1 Rf4 $3 32. Bxf4 Qxe4
33. Qh5+ Kg8 34. Bg5 Rf8 $19) 31... Bf6 $19 {and when the a-rook joins the
party, White is helpless.}) 28. a3 {White is trying to hide his king on a2 and
profit from Black's king position with h5-h6.} (28. h5 a3 {then ...Bf6, we saw
it above.}) 28... b5 $1 {Very strong move, Magnus said on the press conference
that he thought that the compensation is very strong for White, but after this
move the position started to be really shaky for White.} 29. c5 (29. cxb5 Qxb5
30. Qg6 Rab8 31. Rd2 e4 32. Qh5+ Kg8 33. Qg6 Rf6 {and Rbf8 or ...Qb3, White's
king is too weak now!}) 29... dxc5 $1 {Two very important moves starting from
b5!, now lines are open for Black's rooks and they developing a strong play
against White's king.} 30. h5 c4 (30... Ra6 {I thought about this, but ...c4
looks much stronger to me now too after checking it back home.}) 31. h6 (31.
Ka2 {This was interesting, finally revealing the idea of a3!, but White is
still in trouble after} Rae8 32. h6 Bf6 {even though White have had to choose
this option, his position falls apart anyway as ...Qh7 and ...c3 is a real
threat.} 33. Nh5 Qh7 34. Qxg4 c3 35. Bc1 Qg8 $17) 31... Bf6 32. Bc5 Rf7 (32...
Qh7 $6 {Trying to release the tension and White's pressure on Black's king
wouldn't work due to} 33. Bxf8 Qxe4+ 34. Nxe4 Rxf8 35. Rf1 $11) 33. Rf1 (33.
Nh5 Rg8 $19) 33... Re8 $1 {This simple move is very important, otherwise Nh5
could be really dangerous, Pe5 is protected and Black can regroup with Bg5-f4
or Bd8.} 34. Bb4 {There is no good advice for White here, the position is
already lost.} (34. Qg6 Qxd5 35. Rxf6 Qd1+ 36. Ka2 Qb3+ 37. Kb1 c3 $3 {It wins
according to the computer, but I didn't see the exact path after} (37... Rd8
38. Rd6 Rdf8 {I saw only this idea} 39. Rf6 c3 40. Rf2 Qd1+ 41. Ka2 cxb2 {
and Black is winning}) 38. Rf2 Rd8 (38... Qd1+ 39. Ka2 b4 $3 {This is even
simplier according to the engine. As now if the bishop takes on b4, White is
unable to defend against ...Rd8 with Be3-c1!} (39... cxb2 $4 40. Rxb2 Qd5+ 41.
Ka1 $11 {and compared to the line with Rdf8, the rook on f7 is hanging}) 40.
Bxb4 Qb3+ 41. Kb1 Rd8 $19) 39. Be3 Rd1+ 40. Bc1 b4 $19) 34... Bg5 {I had
around 1 minute here, but I was able to calculate all of my next moves and
Magnus's ideas. ...c6 is a very important finesse.} 35. Nf5 {Otherwise Black
plays Bf4 anyway.} c6 $1 {Killing move,black is completely winning} (35... Bf4
36. Nh4 {and things are very complicated again!}) 36. Bd6 (36. d6 Ref8 $19 {
the diagonal a3-f8 is blocked, Black is a rook up now.}) 36... Bf4 37. Ng7 (37.
Rxf4 exf4 38. Be5+ Rxe5 39. Qxe5+ Kh7 40. Nd6 cxd5 $19) 37... Qxd6 38. Nxe8
Qxd5 {Everything is forced here.} 39. Qxd5 cxd5 40. g3 Kh7 $1 {My first
intention having few seconds, was to play ...Re7 here, which was also good,
but ...Kh7 seemed to be a more clear cut win.} (40... Re7 41. Nf6 {with few
more tricks in the air as after} Bxh6 42. Rh1 (42. Nxd5 Rd7 {and I wasn't sure
if it's that easy to win as Pb5 is too weak, even though Black is objectively
winning here too}) 42... Kg7 43. Rxh6 Re6 $1 {You have to see this move from
far.}) 41. gxf4 (41. Nd6 Rd7 42. Nxb5 Bxg3 {Black has too many pawns, the
d-pawn is promoted very fast.}) 41... exf4 42. Nd6 {Otherwise pawns are going
forward without any obstacles.} Rf6 43. Nxb5 {It took me some time here, to
understand which pawn push is better, finally it seems to make no real
difference, which pawn moves leading to a win.} f3 (43... g3 44. Nd4 Kxh6 45.
Kc2 Kh5 46. Nf3 Kg4 47. Ne5+ Kh3 $19) 44. Nd4 Kxh6 (44... Rf4 45. Ne6 Re4 $2
46. Ng5+ Kxh6 47. Nxf3 gxf3 48. Rxf3 {and I don't see how Black can win this
endgame.} Kg5 49. Rf8 d4 50. Kc1 d3 51. Kd1 Re2 52. Rg8+ $11) 45. Kc2 Kg5 {
The king helps to march with f- and g-pawns, White can do nothing here.} 46.
Kd2 f2 47. Ne2 Rf3 48. Kc2 Kh4 49. Rh1+ (49. Nd4 Rf6 $19) 49... Rh3 50. Rf1 g3
51. Kd2 Kg4 {Carlsen resigned as the black king comes to f3 and g2. I am happy
about my play in the zeitnot part and in the middlegame around move 30-40 in
time scramble I was able to find all the best moves. I hope that this
tournament becomes traditional and I'm very thankful to both players and
organisers for the perfect tournament.} 0-1

[Event "Gashimov Memorial-A"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2014.04.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[Annotator "Caruana,F"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2014.04.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]

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 h6 {In the match, Magnus played 9...Bd7. Perhaps he feared
preparation and was hoping to surprise me, but he made an unfortunate choice,
going for a line I knew well, as I had faced it last year against Ponomariov.}
(9... Bd7 10. Rd1 Be7 11. Nc3 {It's interesting that exactly 1 day before
Anand and Carlsen's game, Grischuk played the same variation against me during
the European Team Championship. I played 11.g4 and the game was eventually
drawn.} Kc8 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Rd2 c5 15. Rad1 Be6 16. Ne1 Ng6 17.
Nd3 b6 18. Ne2 {, and now Magnus grabbed a pawn with} Bxa2 $1 {Anand-Carlsen,
Chennai 2013; , held onto it and nearly won the game.}) 10. Rd1+ {Now Black's
king is forced to e8, which generally speaking is an awkward square.} Ke8 11.
Nc3 Bd7 12. Bf4 Rd8 13. Ne4 {This is the new move. In the aforementioned game
against Ponomariov, I played 13.e6 and didn't pose serious problems to my
opponent.} (13. e6 Bxe6 14. Bxc7 Rxd1+ 15. Rxd1 Be7 16. g4 Nh4 17. Nd4 Bd7 18.
Re1 Kf8 19. Bg3 g5 20. Bxh4 gxh4 21. Ne4 Kg7 {, although perhaps if I had
played more accurately here I could have counted on a minuscule advantage.})
13... Be7 {I was happy to see this move. After the trade of knights White's
position is very comfortable.} (13... c5 $5 {seems like the most critical move.
I was planning} 14. e6 Bxe6 15. Bxc7 Rc8 16. Bh2 {, with a small advantage,
but Black should be able to defend with accuracy.}) 14. g4 Nh4 15. Nxh4 Bxh4
16. Kg2 Be6 17. f3 b6 18. b3 c5 $6 {A strategic mistake. After the game,
Magnus said he wanted to use the d4-square but underestimated the importance
of the d5-square.} ({I was expecting} 18... Rd7 19. c4 Kd8 {If Black is given
time to play ...Kc8 and ...Rd8 he will have a fine position. White has to act
fast:} 20. Bg3 Be7 21. f4 g6 22. Rf1 $1 {, and the threat of f5 is very
unpleasant.}) 19. c4 ({Perhaps} 19. Bg3 Be7 20. c4 {was more accurate.}) 19...
Rd7 (19... Rd4 20. Be3 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 {doesn't solve Black's problems.}) 20. Bg3
Be7 21. Rxd7 Bxd7 {Understandably, Magnus wanted his bishop out of the way of
f4-f5.} ({However,} 21... Kxd7 {was a stronger alternative.} 22. f4 g6 23. Rf1
Kc8 24. f5 gxf5 25. gxf5 Bd7 {and it isn't easy to prove a clear advantage for
White.}) 22. Nc3 Kd8 $6 ({It made sense to set up a passive but solid
defensive formation.} 22... Bd8 23. Nd5 Bc8 {, and just sit and wait,
unpleasant though it may be.}) 23. Nd5 Re8 {Magnus played this and the next
move surprisingly quickly. He was probably already disgusted with his position.
} ({After} 23... c6 {, White should simplify into an opposite colored bishop
ending:} 24. Nxe7 Kxe7 25. f4 {, with good winning chances.}) 24. Rd1 Kc8 $4 {
Just losing a pawn for nothing. It's hard to say what Magnus overlooked.} (
24... c6 25. Nxe7 (25. Nc7 Rg8 26. e6 fxe6 27. Nxe6+ Kc8) 25... Rxe7 26. Bh4 g5
27. Bg3 {is awful for Black, but there was already no choice.}) 25. Nxc7 Rd8
26. Nd5 {Besides being up a pawn, White also has a commanding position.} Re8
27. Be1 Bd8 28. Bc3 g6 29. Kg3 ({I would prefer} 29. a4 $1 {, snuffing out any
hopes of counterplay.}) 29... b5 30. cxb5 Bxb5 31. Ne3 Re6 32. f4 Ra6 {Black
is trying to create counterplay any way he can, but White is too solid.} 33.
Rd2 h5 34. gxh5 gxh5 35. Nf5 Rg6+ 36. Kh2 Bc6 37. Nd6+ Kb8 38. f5 Rg8 39. f6 $1
{An important move, blocking the bishop's access to h4.} Bb6 40. Nc4 $2 {
With 2 minutes on my clock for the last move, I got spooked by Black's
counterplay with ...c4 and committed a serious inaccuracy.} (40. Nxf7 $1 c4 41.
h4 $1 {is the game.}) 40... Re8 $2 {Giving me a second chance! I calculated a
bit and decided to take the pawn.} (40... Bc7 41. Ba5 {is probably winning for
White, but he could have put up serious resistance.}) 41. Nd6 Rg8 42. Nxf7 $1 {
A pawn is a pawn, after all.} c4 43. h4 Rg4 44. e6 {This is what I hadn't seen
before the time control. The bishop will protect everything from e5.} Be3 45.
Be5+ Ka8 46. Rd8+ Kb7 47. Bg3 c3 48. Rb8+ Ka6 49. Rc8 Bd5 ({During the game I
spent some time figuring out what happens after} 49... Rc4 50. bxc4 c2 51.
Rxc6+ Ka5 52. Bc7+ Ka4 53. Ra6+ Kb4 54. Bd6+ Kc3 55. Ba3 {Good calculation,
but unfortunately I missed a mate in two with 52.Be1!}) 50. Rxc3 Bd4 51. Rd3
Re4 52. Rd2 Rxe6 53. Ng5 1-0

[Event "Gashimov Memorial-A"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2014.04.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E27"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2014.04.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Nh5 7. Nh3 f5 {
An aggressive continuation. Instead of trying to equalise, Black wants to
obtain a double-edged position.} 8. e3 (8. Bg5 {is the main alternative - see
Khairullin-Adams with annotations by GM A.Mikhalchishin in CBM 136.}) 8... d6 (
8... Nc6 9. Bd3 d6 {is hardly good as White pushes c4-c5 at an appropriate
moment:} 10. O-O (10. g3 $6 e5 11. Nf2 Qe8 12. O-O Na5 13. Qe2 b6 14. Rb1 Ba6
15. c5 Bxd3 16. Nxd3 Nf6 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. f4 exf4 19. Qa2+ Kh8 20. exf4 Rd8
$17 {1/2 (39) Abergel,T (2499)-Adams,M (2735) Liverpool 2008}) 10... Qe8 11. a4
e5 $6 (11... b6 $5) 12. c5 $1 dxc5 13. Ba3 b6 14. dxc5 Rf6 15. f4 e4 16. Be2 g6
17. c4 Ng7 18. Bb2 Rf7 19. cxb6 cxb6 20. c5 $16 {1-0 (30) Golizadeh,A (2472)
-Bacallao Alonso,Y (2583) Istanbul 2012}) (8... c5 $5 9. Bd3 Nc6 10. O-O Nf6
11. d5 $6 Ne5 12. e4 fxe4 13. fxe4 d6 14. Ng5 h6 15. Nf3 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Qe8 17.
Ra2 exd5 18. exd5 Qe4 $15 {1/2 (33) Abdalla,L (2322)-Leitao,R (2620) Sao Paulo
2011}) 9. Be2 (9. f4 Nf6 10. Bd3 e5 11. O-O e4 12. Be2 Kh8 13. Nf2 Nc6 14. h3
b6 15. g4 Na5 $132 {0-1 (27) Swapnil,S (2336)-Komarov,D (2540) Calicut 2007}) (
9. Nf2 {is too passive:} Nc6 $5 (9... e5 {(a bit too early)} 10. Bd3 $1 {
- 9.Bd3} (10. f4 Nf6 11. fxe5 dxe5 12. c5 Nc6 13. Bc4+ Kh8 14. O-O b6 15. Bb5
Bb7 16. Rb1 Ne7 17. Be2 Ne4 $15 {1/2 (54) Volkov,S (2622)-Izoria,Z (2606)
Saint Vincent 2005}) (10. Be2 Qe7 11. c5 Nc6 12. cxd6 cxd6 13. a4 {1/2 (13)
Mensch,E (2336)-Nikolaidis,I (2525) Nancy 2006})) 10. a4 (10. Bd3 e5 11. O-O
Qh4 12. Qe1 Bd7 13. g3 Qe7 14. Qd1 Rae8 15. Ra2 Nf6 16. f4 e4 17. Be2 Qf7 18.
a4 Na5 $15 {1/2 (31) Cebalo,M (2505)-Komarov,D (2530) Bratto 2006}) 10... b6
11. Bd3 Na5 12. O-O Ba6 13. Qe2 Qh4 14. Bd2 Rae8 15. e4 e5 16. c5 Bxd3 17. Qxd3
fxe4 18. fxe4 dxc5 19. dxc5 Rd8 20. Qe2 Nb3 21. Qc4+ Kh8 22. Qxb3 Rxd2 {
0-1 (57) Kozakov,M (2457)-Fedorchuk,S (2633) France 2009} 23. Ra2 $15) (9. Bd3
Qh4+ (9... e5 10. Nf2 (10. O-O Nc6 11. f4 Qe8 12. fxe5 dxe5 13. Ra2 e4 14. Be2
Nf6 15. a4 Kh8 16. a5 Rg8 17. Nf4 Ne7 18. Qb3 c6 19. Qb4 $14 {0-1 (40) Geller,
E-Pogats,J Szczawno Zdroj 1950}) 10... Qe8 11. O-O Nf6 12. Qc2 Qh5 13. c5 Nc6
14. Bb5 Nd8 15. cxd6 cxd6 16. a4 $36 {1-0 (73) Koberl,F-Pogats,J Budapest 1951}
) (9... c5 $5) 10. Nf2 Nc6 11. Qc2 (11. Ra2 e5 12. g3 Qe7 13. d5 Nd8 14. g4 e4
$132 {0-1 (42) Sagalchik,G-Dautov,R (2515) Minsk 1988}) 11... e5 12. g3 Qe7 13.
O-O Bd7 14. Bd2 Kh8 15. Kg2 Rae8 16. Rae1 Qd8 $11 {0-1 (56) Wiersma,E (2419)
-Swinkels,R (2459) Netherlands 2009}) 9... c5 $1 $146 {A good plan. Black
fixes the c4-pawn, therefore eliminating the c4-c5 idea altogether.} (9... Nc6
{deserves more attention here than with Bd3:} 10. O-O Qe8 $5 (10... e5 11. c5
$5) 11. Nf2 b6 12. g4 $6 fxg4 13. fxg4 Nf6 14. Qc2 Bb7 15. g5 Nd7 16. e4 e5
$132 {1-0 (34) Posedaru,B (2318)-Soltanici,R (2373) Bucharest 2011}) 10. O-O
Nc6 11. g4 $2 {Here, too, this advance is bad.} (11. f4 Nf6 12. Bf3 Na5 {
[%csl Rc4]}) (11. d5 Na5 {[%cal Ye6e5]}) (11. e4 fxe4 12. fxe4 Rxf1+ 13. Bxf1
Nf6 14. Nf2 e5 $11) (11. Nf2 $5 {[%cal Ye3e4] was probably the most flexible
keeping both ideas: e3-e4 and f3-f4.}) 11... fxg4 (11... Qh4 $1 {, recommended
by GM E.Gleizerov, was very strong:} 12. Nf4 (12. gxh5 Qxh3 13. f4 b6 14. Bf3
Bb7 $17 {[%csl Rc1,Rc4,Rh5]} 15. dxc5 dxc5 16. Qd7 Rf7 $1 17. Qxe6 Nd8 18. Qe8+
Rf8 $19) (12. Kg2 fxg4 13. fxg4 Rxf1 14. Qxf1 Nf6 15. Qf2 Qh6 $17) 12... Nxf4
13. exf4 Na5 $17 {[%cal Yb7b6]} (13... cxd4 $143 14. cxd4 e5 15. Be3 $1 exd4
16. Bxd4 Nxd4 17. Qxd4 fxg4 18. fxg4 Bxg4 19. f5 h5 20. Rf4 {, and White
should survive})) {However, after the simple text move Black keeps an
advantage, too.} 12. fxg4 Nf6 13. Nf2 h6 14. e4 {This move weakens White's
position but it is very difficult for him to find a good plan anyway.} e5 15.
d5 Ne7 (15... Na5 $5 {pressurising the c4 pawn.}) 16. g5 hxg5 17. Bxg5 Qe8 18.
Qd3 Qg6 19. Qg3 Bd7 20. Kh1 Rf7 (20... Nxe4 $2 21. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 22. Bf3 {[%cal
Rg5e7]} Rxf3 $8) 21. Qh4 Raf8 22. Rae1 Qh7 23. Qxh7+ Nxh7 $17 {In this ending
Black's knights are stronger than White's bishops.} 24. Be3 Ng6 25. Nd3 Rxf1+
26. Rxf1 Rxf1+ (26... Nf6 $5 27. Nf2 Nf4 {is quite good but the minor piece
ending is also difficult for White.}) 27. Bxf1 Nf6 28. Nf2 Nf4 29. h4 (29. Bxf4
exf4 30. e5 dxe5 31. Nd3 Ng4 $1 32. h3 (32. Nxc5 Bf5) 32... e4 $1 33. Nxf4 (33.
Nxc5 Nf6 {[%csl Ge4,Gf4]}) 33... Ne3 {[%cal Re3d1]} 34. Be2 g5 $17) 29... Ng6 (
29... Ng4 30. Nxg4 Bxg4 {[%cal Rg4f3,Yg4d1] was very strong, probably enough
for a win.}) 30. Bg5 Nh7 31. Bd8 Kf7 32. Kh2 Nf6 (32... Ke8 33. Bg5) 33. Kg3
Nf4 34. Kf3 Ba4 35. Nh3 Bd1+ 36. Ke3 Ng6 (36... Ng4+ 37. Kd2 Nh2 {is probably
insufficient for a victory due to} 38. Nxf4 Nxf1+ 39. Kxd1 exf4 40. Ke2 Ne3 41.
Bg5 Nxc4 42. Bxf4 b5 (42... g6 43. Kd3 b5 44. a4) 43. h5 {[%csl Rg7]}) 37. Ng5+
Ke8 38. Ne6 Nxh4 39. Bc7 Kd7 40. Bb8 {White has created some counterplay.} Bg4
(40... a6 $5 41. Nxg7 Bc2 $5 42. Bh3+ Ke7 43. Nf5+ (43. Bc8 b5 44. Bxa6 bxc4
45. Bxc4 Bxe4 46. Kf2 $1 Ng4+ 47. Kg3 Ne3 $17) 43... Nxf5+ 44. Bxf5 Bb3 {
keeping winning chances}) 41. Nxg7 a6 42. Bd3 (42. a4 a5 43. Ne6 Ne8 {[%csl
Ra4]}) 42... Ng2+ 43. Kd2 Ke7 (43... b5 $5 44. cxb5 axb5 45. Bc2 (45. Bxb5+ $2
Kc8 46. Bxd6 Nxe4+) (45. Ne6 $5 c4 46. Bc2) 45... c4 46. Ne6 Bxe6 47. dxe6+
Kxe6 48. Ba7 Nf4 $17) 44. a4 Kf7 45. Bxd6 (45. Nf5 Bxf5 46. exf5 Ke7 {is very
unpleasant for White but the piece sacrifice is hardly sufficient either.})
45... Kxg7 46. Bxe5 Nh4 $2 ({Black could have stopped White's pawns by means of
} 46... Bf3 $1 {[%cal Rg7f7]} 47. d6 Bg4 $1 {(recommended by E.Gleizerov)} (
47... Kf7 $2 48. Bxf6 Kxf6 49. e5+ Ke6 50. Bf5+ Kf7 51. Bg6+ $1 $11) {e.g.} 48.
Bg3 Nh5 49. Bf2 Nhf4 50. Bxc5 Nxd3 51. Kxd3 Kf6 {, and he should win in a long
term.}) 47. Bg3 Ng6 (47... Nf3+ 48. Ke3 Nd7 49. Be2 Nfe5 50. Bxe5+ Nxe5 51. Kf4
$1 Bxe2 52. Kxe5 Bxc4 53. a5 {(E.Gleizerov), and White is not worse.}) 48. e5 {
White's connected passed pawns guarantee him a draw.} Nd7 (48... Nh5 49. Bh2
Nh4 50. Ke3 Nf3 51. Bf4) 49. e6 Nde5 50. Bxg6 Nxg6 51. Bd6 Kf6 52. Bxc5 Ke5 53.
Ke3 Bd1 54. Bb6 Bxa4 55. Bc7+ Kf6 56. Kd4 Ke7 57. c5 Nh4 58. c4 Nf3+ 59. Kc3
Ng5 60. Kb4 Bd1 61. Bg3 Nxe6 62. dxe6 Bf3 63. Bh4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial-A"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2014.04.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2014.04.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 h6 7. Bd3 $146 {
This novelty can hardly pose Black new problems. The inclusion of h7-h6 does
not affect the position much, so the resulting positions should be compared
with the known 6.Bd3 line.} ({In his previous rapid game, Magnus went for the
most ambitious:} 7. Qb3 Ra7 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. Ne5 e6 10. Bd2 {Black should have
played:} Be7 ({and here instead of:} 10... Bd6 $2 11. Qa4+ Nc6 (11... Nbd7 12.
Nb5 $18) 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Qxc6+ $16 {1-0 Carlsen,M (2837)-Bologan,V (2732)/
Astana KAZ 2012 (54)}) 11. Rc1 O-O 12. O-O Nfd7 {with a solid position. For
instance,} 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. a4 Nb8 15. e4 dxe4 16. d5 Nd7 17. Be3 Nc5 $1 (
17... Bc5 $6 18. Nxe4 Bxe3 19. Qxe3 Qb6 20. Ng3 $36 {1/2-1/2 Aronian,L (2802)
-Carlsen,M (2826)/London 2011/CBM 146 (39)}) 18. Qc4 ({Black is clearly no
longer at risk in the event of:} 18. Qc2 Ra8 19. dxe6 fxe6 20. Bxc5 Bxc5 21.
Nxe4 Bd4 $11) 18... b6 19. g4 exd5 (19... Bh7 $5 20. dxe6 Nxe6 21. Rfd1 Qb8 {
is also fine for Black}) 20. Qxd5 Qxd5 21. Nxd5 Be6 22. Nxe7+ Rxe7 $11) 7...
Bxd3 (7... e6 8. Bxf5 exf5 9. Qc2 g6 10. O-O Bd6 $11) 8. Qxd3 e6 9. O-O Bb4 10.
Bd2 O-O 11. Rfd1 {This position is quite topical with the pawn on h7. Black
has to solve a problem of Bb4 now - 11...Nbd7? is a tactical blunder (12.Nxd5!)
} Bxc3 {The simplest way to complete the developement.} ({Protecting the
bishop has its drawbacks:} 11... a5 12. a3 Bxc3 (12... Be7 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4
Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Nd7 16. Bf4 $14) 13. bxc3 Nbd7 (13... dxc4 14. Qxc4 Qd5 15. Qe2
$14) 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. c4 $14) ({It was possible to keep the bishop on the
board by means of} 11... Ba5 $5 12. Rab1 Nbd7 13. b4 Bc7 14. e4 Nb6 15. cxd5
cxd5 16. e5 Nfd7 $132) 12. Bxc3 Nbd7 13. b3 {White is marginally better due to
a space advantage, but it would be difficult to make progress.} Qe7 {At this
stage of the game Hikaru correctly avoids any active actions.} (13... Ne4 14.
Bb2 a5 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Qe7 17. Qc2 $14) 14. Rac1 Rac8 (14... a5 15. Nd2
Rfd8 (15... a4 16. b4 Nb6 17. c5 Nbd7 18. b5 $14) 16. h3 Nf8 17. e4 dxe4 18.
Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Ng6 20. a4 Qg5 21. g3 Rd7 22. h4 Qh5 23. Rd3 Ne7 24. Rcd1
$14) 15. Qe2 Ne4 $6 {This move looks natural, but the knight does not have
much of a job to do there. Moreover, now White's plan of seizing the centre by
means of f2-f3 and e3-e4 becomes more realistic.} ({A solid alternative was} 
15... Rfd8 {completing the flexible setup. The play may continue:} 16. Ne1 dxc4
17. bxc4 c5 18. Qb2 b6 19. f3 (19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Qxb6 Rxd1 22.
Rxd1 Qc3 $11) 19... cxd4 20. Bxd4 Rc6 $11) 16. Bb2 Rfd8 17. Ne1 Nd6 {Allowing
the unpleasant pin, but Black's position lacks any constructive ideas.} (17...
Qg5 18. f3 Nd6 19. c5 (19. e4 $6 dxc4 20. bxc4 b5 $132) 19... Nf5 20. e4 Nh4
21. g3 $14) (17... dxc4 18. Qxc4 Nef6 19. Nd3 $14) (17... Nef6 18. Nd3 $14) 18.
Ba3 $14 f5 {Hikaru is trying to stop e3-e5 at any cost, but the weakness of
the dark squares in his camp is obvious now.} (18... Nf6 19. Nd3 Qc7 20. f3 $14
) 19. Nd3 Nf6 20. Bb4 Qc7 21. Qf3 {Magnus decides to activate the queen and is
ready to enter the endgame.} ({Black is definitely also under pressure after} 
21. f3 $5 Nf7 22. Be1 Qe7 23. Bh4 $14) 21... dxc4 {This exchange can hardly
suit Black - the pawn structure is better for White now. However, Hikaru was
trying to push e6-e5.} (21... Nf7 22. h4 Re8 $14) 22. bxc4 Nf7 23. a4 {A
positional threat of fixing the pawn structure is unpleasant, so Black is
forced to take a decision now.} a5 {Creating one more potential weakness.} ({
I would prefer} 23... b6 24. Qf4 Qxf4 25. Nxf4 Re8 (25... c5 26. Ba3 $14) 26.
a5 bxa5 27. Bxa5 e5 28. dxe5 Nxe5 $14 {in the resulting position White has a
stable positional advantage, but the material is reduced.}) 24. Be1 b6 25. Qg3
{Black cannot avoid an inferior endgame.} (25. Qf4 $5) 25... Qxg3 26. hxg3 {
[%csl Ra5,Rb6][%cal Gc4c5]} Ra8 {A sad necessity. There was no other way to
save losing a pawn.} (26... c5 27. dxc5 bxc5 28. Bxa5 Rd6 29. Be1 Rcd8 30. Nb2
$16) 27. f3 Rdb8 {A correct idea. Pushing b6-b5 may simplify the position and
ease Black's task.} 28. Rc2 (28. Rb1 Nd7 29. c5 (29. Kf2 Nd6 30. Rdc1 c5 $14)
29... bxc5 30. Nxc5 Nxc5 31. dxc5 Rxb1 32. Rxb1 Ne5 $14) 28... b5 (28... Nd7 $5
29. Rb1 e5 $14) 29. Nc5 $1 {The most ambitious continuation. Magnus is not
ready to swap the queenside pawns.} ({Things could be much easier for Hikaru
after} 29. cxb5 cxb5 30. axb5 Rxb5 31. Ra1 e5 $14) 29... bxc4 ({After} 29... b4
30. Nxe6 Ra7 31. Nc5 Nd7 32. Nb3 $14 {the strong Pb4 doesn't fully compensate
for the loss of a pawn.}) 30. Rxc4 Nd5 (30... e5 31. Kf2 Nd5 32. Rdc1 Rb2+ (
32... exd4 33. Rxd4 Rb2+ 34. Rd2 Rb4 35. Re2 Rb6 36. e4 fxe4 37. Rxe4 $14) 33.
R4c2 Rxc2+ 34. Rxc2 exd4 35. exd4 $14) 31. Bd2 e5 32. e4 {A double-edged
decision. Magnus gets an excellent square for his knight, but now there are
not many pawns left on the board.} (32. Ne6 $5 Rb6 33. dxe5 (33. Rdc1 exd4 34.
Rxd4 $14) 33... Nxe5 34. Rc5 Nd7 35. Rc2 $14) 32... fxe4 33. Nxe4 (33. fxe4 $6
Nf6 $11) 33... Nb6 $6 {This natural decision is wrong. Nakamura liquidates the
last queenside pawn, but his pieces lose harmony.} (33... exd4 $142 34. Rxd4
Rb2 35. Rc1 Nd8 36. Nc5 Ra2 $14) 34. Rxc6 Nd8 ({I would prefer} 34... Nxa4 35.
Ra1 Nb6 ({after} 35... Nb2 36. d5 a4 37. d6 a3 38. d7 Nd8 39. Rc3 $16 {White's
passed pawn is very strong}) 36. Rxa5 Rxa5 37. Bxa5 Na4 $1 38. dxe5 (38. d5 $2
Rb5 $11) 38... Nxe5 39. Rc7 Rf8 40. g4 $16 {and Black has a very difficult
position, but drawing chances cannot be understimated.}) 35. Rg6 $1 {A good
practical decision - now Black has an unpleasant choice, so there are more
chances for an additional mistake!} (35. Rd6 Nf7 (35... Nc4 36. Rd5 exd4 37.
Rxd4 $16) 36. Re6 Nxa4 37. dxe5 Nb2 38. Ra1 a4 39. Bc3 Nc4 40. f4 $16) 35...
Nc4 36. dxe5 Kh7 $2 {A decisive mistake.} ({It was necessary to exchange the
strong bishop:} 36... Nxe5 37. Rd6 Nc4 38. Rd7 Nb6 39. Bf4 Nxd7 40. Bxb8 Rxb8
41. Rxd7 $16) 37. Rg4 Nxe5 38. Rh4 Ndf7 (38... Ndc6 39. g4 Kg8 40. Bc3 $18) 39.
Bc3 {Combining play on the both sides of the board.} Rb3 (39... Rd8 40. Rb1 Rd3
41. Rb5 Nd7 42. Bxa5 $18) 40. Rd5 Re8 41. Rf4 $1 {Brilliant technique by the
World Champion. Now Black just loses a second pawn.} (41. Rxa5 Ng6 42. Rg4 Rxe4
43. Rxe4 Rxc3 $16 {deserves much more efforts.}) 41... Re7 42. Bxa5 $18 {
The rest is a matter of accuracy, since Black is unable to create any threats.}
Ng6 43. Rff5 Nfe5 44. Rd1 {The rook is going to support the passed Pa4.} Nc4 (
44... Ra3 45. Bb4 $18) 45. Rc1 Nxa5 46. Rxa5 Ra3 47. Rcc5 {Restricting the
knight. White is not in a hurry.} Ra2 48. Kh2 Rd7 ({The following illustrative
line shows, that Black is helpless:} 48... Rb7 49. Ra8 Rbb2 50. Nf6+ $1 gxf6
51. Rc7+ Ne7 52. Rxe7+ Kg6 53. Rg8+ Kf5 54. g4+ Kf4 55. Re4#) 49. Ra6 Ne7 50.
g4 Rb7 ({Or} 50... Nd5 51. Rxd5 Rxd5 52. Nc3 Rdd2 53. Nxa2 Rxa2 54. a5 $18) 51.
Rb5 Rc7 52. Nc5 Rc6 (52... Ng6 53. Kg3 $18) 53. Rxc6 Nxc6 54. Rb7 {Reminding
Black about the king.} Nd4 55. Kh3 Kg8 56. Rb4 Ne2 57. g5 Ng1+ (57... hxg5 58.
Kg4 Ng1 59. g3 Ne2 60. Ne4 $18) 58. Kg3 Ne2+ (58... hxg5 59. Ne4 g4 60. f4 g6
61. Nf6+ Kg7 62. Nxg4 $18) 59. Kg4 hxg5 60. Kxg5 Ng1 61. Rg4 1-0

[Event "Gashimov Memorial-A"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2014.04.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2014.04.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Rc1 {This rare continuation has recently become quite popular.} Nxc3 ({White
meets} 8... Bb4 {with} 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 {sacrificing his a3-pawn but
getting good compensation: the bishop pair and a strong centre.}) 9. bxc3 Ba3 (
9... Qxa2 10. Bd3 Bd6 11. O-O Qa5 12. c4 $44 {E.Postny}) 10. Rc2 b6 (10... O-O
11. Bd3 e5 {is another way to activate the c8-bishop. In the following game
Black obtained a decent position:} 12. O-O Re8 13. e4 Be7 14. Be3 Qc7 15. h3 b5
16. Nh2 Bb7 17. f4 c5 $1 18. fxe5 c4 19. Be2 Bxe4 20. Rb2 Qc6 $13 {1/2 (51)
Vovk,Y (2608)-Antipov,M (2488) Riga 2013}) 11. Be2 (11. Bd3 {is more common
but a way to pose any problems to Black is yet to be found:} Ba6 12. O-O Bxd3
13. Qxd3 O-O 14. c4 (14. e4 Rfe8 15. e5 $6 (15. Bf4 $142 {E.Postny}) 15... h6
16. Bh4 c5 17. Nd2 cxd4 18. cxd4 Rac8 $1 19. Nc4 Qb5 20. f4 Rc7 21. Qxa3 Rxc4
22. Rxc4 Qxc4 23. Bf2 Qc7 24. Rc1 Qb7 25. Qd6 Nf8 $11 {0-1 (57) Gelfand,B 
(2740)-Carlsen,M (2872) London 2013 CBM 154 (Postny,E)}) (14. Rb1 Rfe8 15. Bh4
Rac8 16. c4 Bd6 17. Ng5 Qf5 18. Qxf5 exf5 19. Bg3 Bxg3 20. hxg3 c5 21. Nf3 Nf6
22. Kf1 Ne4 $11 {1/2 (85) Moiseenko,A (2703)-Dreev,A (2679) Jakarta 2013})
14... h6 15. Bh4 (15. Bf4 $5 {E.Postny}) 15... Rfe8 16. Nd2 (16. e4 e5 17. d5
Nc5 18. Qe2 Qa4 $11 {1/2 (38) Malakhatko,V (2548)-Michiels,B (2489) Antwerp
2011}) (16. Rd1 $5 {E.Postny}) 16... Be7 17. Bxe7 Rxe7 18. c5 bxc5 19. Nb3 Qa4
{1/2 (19) Cmilyte,V (2525)-Gurevich,M (2596) Konya 2012} 20. Nxc5 Nxc5 21. Rxc5
Qxa2 22. Rxc6 a5 $11) 11... Ba6 12. O-O Bxe2 13. Qxe2 O-O {White has a pawn
advantage in the centre but it should not worry Black too much as he has good
development and prospects of counterplay with ...e6-e5 or ...c6-c5.} 14. e4
$146 (14. Rd1 Rfe8 (14... e5 $5) 15. Bf4 (15. e4 Rac8 16. Bf4 {preventing ...
e6-e5} c5 17. Nd2 b5 (17... cxd4 $142 18. Nc4 Qa6 $11) 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Nb1 e5
20. Bg3 a6 21. c4 b4 22. Rd5 Qa4 23. f3 b3 24. axb3 Qxb3 25. Nxa3 Qxa3 26. Bf2
Ne6 27. g3 $14 {1/2 (61) Cmilyte,V (2515)-Dreev,A (2673) Caleta ENG 2014})
15... Rac8 16. c4 Be7 17. e4 {looks formidable but Black finds a way to create
counterplay:} Qa4 18. h3 Nf8 19. Be3 Ng6 20. g3 c5 21. d5 exd5 22. Rxd5 Bf6 23.
Qd3 Ne7 24. Rd6 Nc6 25. a3 Be5 26. Rd5 Bc7 27. Kg2 Ne7 28. Rd7 Nc6 29. Rd5 Ne7
30. Rd7 Nc6 {1/2 (30) Tomashevsky,E (2697)-Dreev,A (2670) Loo RUS 2014}) (14.
Bf4 $5 {- this move order is yet to be tried.}) 14... Rac8 $6 {I don't like
this standard move. What's its idea? After ...c6-c5 White plays d4-d5 anyway,
and the c-file remains closed.} (14... c5 15. d5 $36) (14... Rfe8 $5 {[%cal
Ge8e2,Yc6c5]}) 15. e5 {The same plan as in Gelfand - Carlsen (see above) but
White's queen is placed on e2 better than on d3.} Qa4 {Black prevents Nf3-d2 
(-c4 or e4).} (15... c5 $2 16. d5 $1 exd5 17. e6 fxe6 18. Qxe6+ Rf7 19. Ne5 $18
{E.Gleizerov}) 16. c4 Rfe8 ({Perhaps it was slightly more accurate to play} 
16... h6 {first:} 17. Bh4 (17. Be3 Rfd8 {[%cal Yd7f8]}) 17... Rfe8 {[%cal
Yd7f8,Yf8g6]}) 17. Rd1 c5 ({Probably it was better to wait:} 17... Nf8 {
But that means that the initiative belongs to White.}) 18. d5 {[%csl Ra3]} exd5
19. Rxd5 (19. cxd5 $1 {was more energetic:} Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Rxe5 21. Qxe5 Qxc2
22. Re1 $44 {[%csl Gd5] E.Gleizerov}) 19... Nf8 (19... Nb8 $142 {[%cal Yb8c6]
to keep the e5-pawn under fire (recommended by E.Gleizerov). The position
remains unclear in that case.}) 20. h4 h6 21. Be3 Ng6 $6 {This position of the
knight is unsafe in view of h4-h5.} (21... Rc7 $142 {[%cal Yc7e7] The knight
can pick its way out later on.}) 22. Qd3 $1 {Preventing ...Ng6-e7-f5.} Re6 (
22... Nf8 {(admitting his mistake)} 23. h5 $36 {[%cal Yf3h4,Yh4f5]} Rcd8 $5 {
was probably a better possibility.}) 23. h5 Ne7 24. Rd6 {Carlsen plays in a
positional manner. The rook exchange on e6 weakens Black's pawn structure.} (
24. Rd8+ {was better but required accurate calculation:} Rxd8 25. Qxd8+ Kh7 26.
Rd2 Bc1 (26... Qxc4 $2 27. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 28. Qf8 {[%cal Rf8f7,Rd2d8]}) 27. Rd7
Bxe3 28. fxe3 Qxa2 29. Rxe7 Rxe7 30. Qxe7 Qxc4 31. Qxa7 b5 32. Qa6 {, and
White should win as} Qc1+ 33. Kh2 b4 {doesn't work due to} 34. Qd3+ Kg8 35. e6
$1 fxe6 36. Qd8+ Kh7 37. Ne5 {[%cal Re5g6]}) 24... Bb4 25. Rc1 Re8 26. Rxe6
fxe6 27. Nh4 {[%cal Yg2g4,Yg4g5,Yh4g6]} Qc6 (27... Qxa2 $2 28. Qd7 Kf7 29. Ng6
{[%cal Rg6f4]} Qa6 30. Rd1 {[%cal Yd1d3,Ye3h6,Yd3f3]} Qc8 31. Qxa7 $18 {
[%cal Yd1d7] E.Gleizerov}) 28. a3 Ba5 29. Rd1 Qc7 30. Ng6 Nxg6 31. Qxg6 Qf7 32.
Rd3 $1 {Preventing ...Ba5-c3. White is practically a piece up.} a6 (32... Qxg6
33. hxg6 Kf8 34. Kf1 Ke7 35. Bf4 $1 {[%cal Yf4g3,Yg3h4] , and Black is
completely helpless}) 33. a4 Rf8 34. g4 {The advance of the kingside pawns
decides the game.} Qe8 $6 35. Rd6 Qxa4 (35... Qxg6 36. hxg6 Re8 37. f4 $18) 36.
Qxe6+ Kh8 37. Bxh6 $1 {White accurately calculates that Black's subsequent
rook sacrifice doesn't give him a perpetual.} Qa1+ 38. Kg2 Rxf2+ 39. Kxf2 Qe1+
40. Kg2 Qe4+ 41. Kh3 Qh1+ 42. Kg3 Qe1+ (42... Be1+ 43. Kf4 Qh2+ 44. Kg5 Bh4+
45. Kg6 Qc2+ 46. Qf5 $18) 43. Kf4 Bd2+ 44. Rxd2 Qxd2+ 45. Kf5 gxh6 46. Qe8+ Kg7
47. Qe7+ (47. Qe7+ Kg8 48. Kg6 Qd3+ 49. Kxh6 Qe3+ 50. g5 $18) 1-0

[Event "NOR-chT qual"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "2014.03.22"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Georgiev, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2014.03.22"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.04.24"]
[WhiteTeam "Stavanger"]
[BlackTeam "Nordstrand"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. d3 Bc5 8. c3
O-O 9. a4 d5 10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Bxa8 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Re1 b4 14. Qc2 f6
15. Nbd2 Kh8 16. Ne4 Be7 17. h3 Na5 18. Ba2 b3 19. Bxb3 Nxb3 20. Qxb3 Nb6 21.
d4 f5 22. Nc5 e4 23. Ne5 Bd5 24. Qd1 Bd6 25. Bf4 Nc4 26. b4 g5 27. Bh2 f4 28.
Nxc4 Bxc5 29. Nd2 Bd6 30. Nxe4 Qe7 31. Nxd6 Qxd6 32. Re5 h6 33. h4 gxh4 34. Qh5
c6 35. f3 Qf6 36. b5 Ra8 37. Re8+ Rxe8 38. Qxe8+ Kh7 39. Qd7+ Kh8 40. b6 1-0

[Event "Caxias do Sul Uva op rap 13th"]
[Site "Caxias do Sul"]
[Date "2014.03.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Delgado Ramirez, Neuris"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2586"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2014.03.08"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.04.24"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Qe2 a6 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. d3 Bd6 7. Nbd2 Be6 8.
d4 Nd7 9. Nc4 Bxc4 10. Qxc4 Qe7 11. O-O O-O-O 12. Be3 exd4 13. Qxd4 c5 14. Qd3
Rhe8 15. Nd2 Nf6 16. Qb3 Ng4 17. h3 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 Qe5 19. f4 Qxb2 20. e5 Be7
21. Nb3 c4 22. Qa7 cxb3 23. Qa8+ Kd7 24. Qxb7 Qd4+ 25. Kh1 bxc2 26. Qxa6 Rb8
27. Qe2 Rb2 28. Rac1 Reb8 29. f5 Qd5 30. Qg4 Kc6 31. Qa4+ Kb7 32. Rxc2 Rxc2 33.
Qxc2 Qxe5 34. Qb3+ Kc8 35. Qxf7 Rb2 0-1

[Event "Caxias do Sul Uva op rap 13th"]
[Site "Caxias do Sul"]
[Date "2014.03.09"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2014.03.08"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.04.24"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 g6 7. d4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Bg7 9. h3 O-O 10. O-O Rc8 11. b3 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 e6 14. Bh6 exd5
15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. cxd5 Qxd5 17. Nf3 Rd8 18. Qxd5 Rxd5 19. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1
Nc6 21. Rd7 b6 22. Ng5 Ne5 23. Rc7 h6 24. Ne4 g5 25. g3 Kg6 26. Kg2 f5 27. Nd2
h5 28. Nf3 Kf6 29. Nxe5 Kxe5 30. Rh7 Kf6 31. b4 h4 32. gxh4 gxh4 33. Rxh4 Rg8+
34. Kf3 Rc8 35. a4 Rc3+ 36. Kg2 Ra3 37. b5 Kg5 38. Rc4 f4 39. Rd4 Kf5 40. Rd5+
Ke4 41. Rg5 Rxa4 42. h4 f3+ 43. Kg3 Ra1 44. Rg4+ Kf5 45. Rf4+ Kg6 46. Rb4 Kh5
47. Kxf3 a6 48. bxa6 Rxa6 49. Kg3 Ra3+ 50. f3 Ra1 51. Rb5+ Kh6 52. Rxb6+ Kh5
53. Rb5+ Kh6 54. Kg4 Rg1+ 55. Kf5 Ra1 56. f4 Ra2 57. Re5 Ra1 58. Kf6 Ra4 59. f5
Rxh4 60. Re1 Kh5 61. Re8 Ra4 62. Rh8+ Kg4 63. Kg6 Ra5 64. f6 Rg5+ 65. Kf7 Ra5
66. Rh1 Kg5 67. Kg7 Ra7+ 68. f7 1-0

[Event "Caxias do Sul Uva op rap 13th"]
[Site "Caxias do Sul"]
[Date "2014.03.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2583"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2014.03.08"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.04.24"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Qe2 fxe4 7. Nxe4 Bg4
8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Qd5 11. d3 Bc5 12. Be3 Qxe4 13. dxe4 Bxe3 14.
fxe3 Rf8 15. Ke2 Ke7 16. Rhf1 Rxf1 17. Rxf1 a5 18. h4 a4 19. h5 c5 20. g4 c4
21. a3 Ra6 22. Rf5 Re6 23. Kd2 g6 24. hxg6 hxg6 25. Rf2 Rf6 26. Rh2 b5 27. Rh7+
Rf7 28. Rxf7+ Kxf7 29. g5 c5 30. c3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Caxias do Sul Uva op rap 13th"]
[Site "Caxias do Sul"]
[Date "2014.03.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Contin, Daniel"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2328"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2014.03.08"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.04.24"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. a3 Be7 8.
O-O O-O 9. b4 Re8 10. d3 Bf8 11. Be3 a5 12. Bxb6 cxb6 13. b5 Nd4 14. Nxd4 exd4
15. Na4 Re5 16. Qc2 Rxb5 17. Rfb1 Bd7 18. Bxb7 Rb8 19. Rxb5 Bxb5 20. Be4 Bd7
21. Nb2 Rc8 22. Qd1 b5 23. a4 bxa4 24. Nc4 Bb4 25. f4 g6 26. Rxa4 Bxa4 27. Qxa4
Qe8 28. Qb3 Kg7 29. Qa2 a4 30. Ne5 f6 31. Nc4 Bf8 32. f5 a3 33. Kg2 gxf5 34.
Bxf5 Rb8 35. e4 dxe3 36. Qe2 a2 37. Qxa2 e2 38. Qa7+ Qf7 39. Qf2 Re8 40. Be4
Rxe4 0-1

[Event "Caxias do Sul Uva op rap 13th"]
[Site "Caxias do Sul"]
[Date "2014.03.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2014.03.08"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.04.24"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 h6 8. Nbd2
O-O 9. Re1 Ba7 10. Nf1 Be6 11. Ng3 Re8 12. Bxe6 Rxe6 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Rxe3 d5
15. Qb3 Rb8 16. h3 Qd7 17. Rae1 dxe4 18. dxe4 Na5 19. Qc2 Rd8 20. b3 g6 21.
R3e2 Nc6 22. Nf1 Nh5 23. Ne3 Nf4 24. Rd2 Rd6 25. Red1 Qe6 26. b4 Kg7 27. a4
Rxd2 28. Nxd2 h5 29. Nf3 Rd6 30. h4 Qd7 31. Rxd6 Qxd6 32. g3 Ne6 33. Nc4 Qd8
34. Ncxe5 Nxe5 35. Nxe5 c5 36. b5 axb5 37. axb5 Nc7 38. b6 Ne6 39. Nc4 Qd7 40.
Qe2 Qb5 41. Kg2 Qc6 42. Qd3 Qb5 43. Qd5 Qb3 44. Nd6 Qxb6 45. Nxb7 Qb2 46. Nxc5
1-0

[Event "Caxias do Sul Uva op rap 13th"]
[Site "Caxias do Sul"]
[Date "2014.03.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "El Debs, Felipe de Cresce"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2511"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2014.03.08"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.04.24"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Bg2 cxd4 7. O-O Be7 8.
Nxd4 O-O 9. h3 Nc6 10. Be3 Re8 11. Re1 Bf8 12. c3 Bd7 13. Nd2 Rc8 14. Nf1 h6
15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Bxa7 c5 17. Rxe8 Bxe8 18. b4 cxb4 19. cxb4 Bxb4 20. Ne3 Bc5
21. Bxc5 Rxc5 22. Qd4 Ra5 23. Re1 Bd7 24. Re2 Qa8 25. Rb2 Be6 26. Qf4 Nd7 27.
Qd6 Qf8 28. Qc7 Rc5 29. Qf4 Ra5 30. a4 Qa3 31. Rb4 Qc3 32. h4 Qe5 33. Bf1 Qxf4
34. gxf4 d4 35. Rxd4 Nb6 36. Bb5 Bb3 37. Rd8+ Kh7 38. Rb8 1-0

[Event "Caxias do Sul Uva KO rap"]
[Site "Caxias do Sul"]
[Date "2014.03.07"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2583"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2014.03.07"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.04.24"]

1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 Bg4 3. Qd3 c6 4. e4 Nf6 5. Nbd2 e6 6. Qe3 Be7 7. Bd3 d5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Ne5 Bh5 10. Qh3 Bg6 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. e5 Nfd7 13. f4 c5 14. Bxg6 fxg6
15. Qxe6+ Rf7 16. Qxg6 Nf8 17. Qg4 cxd4 18. f5 Nc6 19. Nf3 Qc8 20. e6 Rf6 21.
Bg5 Nh7 22. Bxf6 Nxf6 23. Qg6 Qe8 24. Qxe8+ Rxe8 25. h3 Ne4 26. g4 Rc8 27. Kg2
Nb4 28. Nxd4 Nxc2 29. Rac1 Ne3+ 30. Kf3 Nc4 31. Rfd1 Bg5 32. Rc2 Rf8 33. Nb3
Ne3 34. Rxd5 Nxd5 35. Kxe4 Nf6+ 36. Kf3 Rd8 37. Nc5 b6 38. e7 Rc8 39. Ne4 1-0

[Event "Caxias do Sul Uva KO rap"]
[Site "Caxias do Sul"]
[Date "2014.03.07"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Rodriguez Vila, Andres"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2437"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2014.03.07"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.04.24"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. O-O d6 7. h3 Ba7 8. Bb3 h6
9. Nbd2 Qe7 10. Nc4 Be6 11. Ne3 Bxe3 12. Bxe3 d5 13. exd5 Bxd5 14. Re1 O-O 15.
Bc2 Qd6 16. Nd2 Rad8 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. dxe4 Bc4 19. Qxd6 cxd6 20. Bb6 Rd7 21.
Red1 Be6 22. Rd2 d5 23. Rad1 d4 24. cxd4 Nxd4 25. Bxd4 Rxd4 26. Rxd4 exd4 27.
Rxd4 Rc8 28. Bb3 Bxb3 29. axb3 Rc1+ 30. Kh2 Rc2 31. Rd8+ Kh7 32. Rd7 Rxf2 33.
Rxb7 f6 34. Kg3 Rxb2 35. Kf3 a5 36. Rb5 g5 37. Kg3 Kg6 38. Kf3 h5 39. Kg3 h4+
40. Kf3 Kf7 41. Rb7+ Ke6 42. Rb6+ Ke5 43. Rb5+ Ke6 44. Rb6+ Ke5 45. Rb5+ Ke6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Caxias do Sul Uva KO rap"]
[Site "Caxias do Sul"]
[Date "2014.03.07"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Rodriguez Vila, Andres"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2437"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2014.03.07"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.04.24"]

1. Nf3 f5 2. d3 Nf6 3. e4 d6 4. exf5 Bxf5 5. d4 Qd7 6. Nc3 g6 7. Bd3 Bg7 8. O-O
Nc6 9. d5 Nb4 10. Bxf5 gxf5 11. a3 Na6 12. Nd4 Nc5 13. b4 Nce4 14. Nxe4 fxe4
15. Ne6 Rg8 16. Bb2 c6 17. c4 Bh8 18. Re1 Rg6 19. Bxf6 exf6 20. Qh5 Qf7 21. Qf5
Qg8 22. g3 Kf7 23. Rxe4 1-0

[Event "Caxias do Sul Uva KO rap"]
[Site "Caxias do Sul"]
[Date "2014.03.07"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2583"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2014.03.07"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.04.24"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. g3 Be7 7. Bg2 Be6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Bd2 Nb6 10. a4 a5 11. Nb5 f6 12. Rc1 Rf7 13. Qc2 Bb4 14. Bc3 Rd7 15.
Rfd1 Qe7 16. d4 e4 17. Nd2 f5 18. e3 Nd8 19. Nxc7 Rxc7 20. Bxb4 Rxc2 21. Bxe7
Rxb2 22. Bf1 Nc6 23. Bc5 Nxa4 24. Nc4 Rb3 25. d5 Nxc5 26. dxe6 Nd3 27. Rb1 Rxb1
28. Rxb1 Ndb4 29. Nd6 g6 30. Nxb7 Kf8 31. Rd1 Ne5 32. Nc5 Ke7 33. Ra1 Ned3 34.
Bxd3 Nxd3 35. Nxd3 exd3 36. Kf1 Kxe6 37. Ke1 Kd5 38. Ra4 Kc5 39. Kd2 Kb5 40.
Ra1 a4 41. Kxd3 a3 42. Kc3 Ka4 43. f3 Rc8+ 44. Kd3 Rd8+ 45. Kc3 Rb8 46. e4 fxe4
47. fxe4 Rb2 48. Rd1 Rb3+ 49. Kc4 a2 50. Ra1 Ka3 51. e5 Rb1 52. Rxa2+ Kxa2 53.
e6 Rb8 54. Kd5 Kb3 55. e7 Kc3 56. g4 Kd3 57. Ke6 Ke4 58. Kf7 Kf4 59. h3 Kg3 60.
g5 Kxh3 0-1

[Event "Caxias do Sul Uva rap"]
[Site "Caxias do Sul"]
[Date "2014.03.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2583"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2014.03.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bb4+ 5. c3 Be7 6. Bf4 Nf6 7. e5 Nd5 8.
Bg3 O-O 9. Nf5 d6 10. Nxe7+ Ndxe7 11. exd6 Nf5 12. Be2 Re8 13. O-O Nxg3 14.
hxg3 Qxd6 15. Qxd6 cxd6 16. Re1 d5 17. Nd2 d4 18. Bf3 Bd7 19. c4 Ne5 20. Rad1
Bc6 21. Bxc6 Nxc6 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Kf1 f5 24. Nf3 Kf7 25. a3 a5 26. b4 axb4
27. axb4 Nxb4 28. Rb1 Nc6 29. Rxb7+ Re7 30. Rb5 Kf6 31. Rd5 Re4 32. c5 g6 33.
Kg1 Ke7 34. Kh2 Kf6 35. Kh3 h6 36. Kh2 Ne5 37. Rd6+ Kf7 38. Nxe5+ Rxe5 39. Rxd4
Rxc5 40. g4 fxg4 41. Rxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Caxias do Sul Uva rap"]
[Site "Caxias do Sul"]
[Date "2014.03.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Leitao, Rafael Duailibe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2014.03.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]

1. e4 c5 2. b3 Nc6 3. Bb2 d6 4. Bb5 Bd7 5. f4 a6 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. Qe2
e6 9. Nf3 Be7 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. d4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Rc8 13. g4 O-O 14. g5 Nd7 15.
h4 b5 16. Rhe1 Rfe8 17. a3 Nc5 18. f5 Bf8 19. f6 a5 20. Ndxb5 Bxb5 21. Nxb5 Qb8
22. Kb1 Nxe4 23. fxg7 Be7 24. Qxe4 Qxb5 25. a4 Qc6 26. Qd3 e5 27. Rf1 Kxg7 28.
Qf5 Rf8 29. h5 Rc7 30. Rd2 Qd7 31. Bxe5+ Kg8 32. Qxd7 Rxd7 33. Rf5 Re8 34. Bc3
1-0

[Event "Caxias do Sul Uva rap"]
[Site "Caxias do Sul"]
[Date "2014.03.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Leitao, Rafael Duailibe"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2014.03.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. cxd5 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 cxd5 7. Nc3 e6 8.
Bd3 Nc6 9. O-O Bb4 10. Bd2 O-O 11. Rac1 Rc8 12. a3 Ba5 13. b4 Bc7 14. Qh3 Bd6
15. f4 a5 16. b5 Ne7 17. e4 Rxc3 18. Rxc3 dxe4 19. Bc4 Bxa3 20. Rxa3 Qxd4+ 21.
Qe3 Qxc4 22. Rc1 Qxb5 23. Rxa5 Qd7 24. Rac5 Nf5 25. Qc3 e3 26. Bxe3 Nd5 0-1

[Event "Caxias do Sul Uva rap"]
[Site "Caxias do Sul"]
[Date "2014.03.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Rodriguez Vila, Andres"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2437"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2014.03.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]

1. e4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 dxe4 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nxe4 Nxe4 6. Bxe4 Nd7 7. Bg2 c5 8.
Nf3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. d4 cxd4 11. Qxd4 Nc5 12. Rd1 Qxd4 13. Nxd4 a6 14. a4 e5
15. Ne2 Be6 16. b4 Bc4 17. bxc5 Bxe2 18. Rd5 Bc4 19. Rxe5 Bf6 20. Bf4 Rac8 21.
Bxb7 Bxe5 22. Bxe5 Rxc5 23. Bd6 Rfc8 24. Bxc5 Rxc5 25. a5 f5 26. c3 Bb5 27. Ra3
Kf7 28. f4 Ke6 29. Kf2 h6 30. Ke3 g5 31. Bf3 Kd6 32. Rb3 Ke6 33. Kd2 Kd6 34.
Rb4 Kc7 35. fxg5 hxg5 36. h4 gxh4 37. gxh4 Be8 38. h5 Rxa5 39. Rh4 Ra2+ 40. Kd3
Bb5+ 41. c4 Ra3+ 42. Ke2 Ra4 43. Bd5 Kd6 44. h6 1-0

[Event "Caxias do Sul Uva Extra rap"]
[Site "Caxias do Sul"]
[Date "2014.03.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rodriguez Vila, Andres"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2437"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2014.03.06"]
[EventType "game (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.04.24"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. O-O d6 7. Bb3 Ba7 8. Nbd2
O-O 9. Re1 Ng4 10. Re2 Kh8 11. h3 Nh6 12. Nf1 f5 13. Bg5 Qe8 14. Qd2 fxe4 15.
dxe4 Ng8 16. N3h2 Qg6 17. Ng3 Nf6 18. Be3 Na5 19. Bxa7 Nxb3 20. axb3 Rxa7 21.
b4 Bd7 22. Nf3 Raa8 23. Nh4 Qf7 24. Qg5 h6 25. Qe3 Nh5 26. Ngf5 Nf4 27. Rd2 Qf6
28. Qg3 Kh7 29. Re1 g5 30. Nf3 Bxf5 31. exf5 Qxf5 32. Nh2 Rae8 33. Ng4 e4 34.
Ne3 Qf7 35. Qg4 d5 36. Qd1 c6 37. Kh2 Nd3 38. Rf1 Re6 39. Kg1 Qf4 40. Qe2 Ref6
41. Ng4 R6f7 42. f3 h5 43. Nh2 Qg3 44. fxe4 Nf4 45. Rxf4 Qxf4 46. exd5 cxd5 47.
Qxh5+ Kg7 48. Qe2 Qe4 49. Nf3 Re8 50. Qf2 Rf5 51. Qg3 Qf4 52. Qxf4 gxf4 53. Kf2
Kf6 54. Rd4 Re4 55. Rd3 Rh5 56. Nh2 Ke6 57. Ng4 Rh7 58. Kf3 Rf7 59. Nf2 Re1 60.
h4 Rh7 61. Kg4 Rg1 62. Kf3 Rxh4 63. Nh3 Rf1+ 64. Ke2 Rb1 65. Kf3 Ke5 66. Rd2
Re1 67. Rd4 Re4 68. Rd2 Re3+ 69. Kf2 Rg4 70. Rd4 Re4 71. Rd3 Rg3 0-1

[Event "Caxias do Sul Uva rap"]
[Site "Caxias do Sul"]
[Date "2014.03.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rodriguez Vila, Andres"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2437"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2014.03.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]

1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. c4 c5 5. e3 b6 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O e6 8. Na3
Bb7 9. Nc2 d5 10. Rc1 Nc6 11. a3 Qe7 12. cxd5 exd5 13. d4 Rac8 14. Qd2 Rfd8 15.
Rfd1 Na5 16. Na1 Ne4 17. Qd3 c4 18. bxc4 dxc4 19. Qb1 c3 20. Bxc3 Nxc3 21. Rxc3
Rxc3 0-1

[Event "Caxias do Sul Uva rap"]
[Site "Caxias do Sul"]
[Date "2014.03.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2583"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2014.03.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Ne7 6. c4 Nbc6 7. Nf3 Ng6 8.
O-O Bc5 9. Nc3 d6 10. a3 O-O 11. b4 Ba7 12. Qe2 e5 13. h3 Nd4 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15.
Bd2 Qh4 16. Qf3 Be6 17. Rac1 Rac8 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. cxd5 Nf4 20. Bxf4 Qxf4 21.
Qxf4 exf4 22. a4 h5 23. Rfd1 Bb2 24. Rb1 Be5 25. Rbc1 g6 26. Kf1 Kg7 27. Ke2 g5
28. f3 Kf6 29. Kd2 Bd4 30. Rc4 Rxc4 31. Bxc4 Rc8 32. Kd3 Ke5 33. Rb1 g4 34.
hxg4 hxg4 35. Rh1 gxf3 36. gxf3 Be3 37. Rh5+ Kf6 38. Rh6+ Ke7 39. b5 axb5 40.
Bxb5 Rc1 41. e5 Rd1+ 42. Ke4 Bc5 43. exd6+ Bxd6 44. Rh8 Re1+ 45. Kf5 Re5+ 46.
Kg4 Rxd5 47. Re8+ Kf6 48. Rd8 Rg5+ 49. Kh4 Bc5 50. Rd7 Bf2+ 51. Kh3 Rg3+ 52.
Kh2 b6 53. Bc4 Bg1+ 54. Kh1 Be3 55. Rxf7+ Ke5 56. Be2 Bc5 57. Rh7 Kd4 58. Rh5
Ke3 59. Ba6 Kxf3 60. Bb7+ Ke2 61. a5 f3 62. Re5+ Kf2 63. Rh5 bxa5 64. Rh2+ Ke1
0-1

[Event "Zuerich Chess Challenge Rapid"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2014.02.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2826"]
[BlackElo "2872"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2014.02.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. Qc2 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4
e5 9. Nf5 d4 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Nd2 Bf5 14. Qb3 Nd7
15. Qa3 Qb6 16. Rfc1 Rfc8 17. b4 a5 18. c5 Qa6 19. Nc4 Be6 20. Nd6 axb4 21.
Qxa6 bxa6 22. Nxc8 Rxc8 23. c6 Nb6 24. Rab1 a5 25. a3 b3 26. c7 Bc4 27. Bb7
Rxc7 28. Rxb3 Rxb7 29. Rxc4 Nxc4 30. Rxb7 Nxa3 31. Kg2 Nc4 32. g4 Nd6 33. Ra7
f6 34. Rxa5 Ne4 35. h4 h5 36. gxh5 Kh7 37. Ra8 Nd6 38. Kf3 Nf5 39. Kg4 Nh6+ 40.
Kh3 Nf5 41. Rd8 Nh6 42. f4 exf4 43. Rxd4 Nf7 44. Rxf4 Kh6 45. Rf5 Nd6 46. Rd5
Nc4 47. Kg3 Ne3 48. Rc5 Nf1+ 49. Kf4 Nd2 50. e3 Nb3 51. Rc3 Na5 52. Rc8 Kh7 53.
Kf5 1-0

[Event "Zuerich Chess Challenge Rapid"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2014.02.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2872"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2014.02.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5
8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. c3 Rxe1 12. Qxe1 Ne8 13. Bf4 d5 14. Bd3
g6 15. Nd2 Ng7 16. Nf3 Bf5 17. Bxf5 Nxf5 18. Qe2 c6 19. Re1 Ng7 20. Be5 Ne6 21.
Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Ne5 Re8 23. Ng4 Qd8 24. Qe5 Ng7 25. Qxe8+ Nxe8 26. Rxe8+ Qxe8 27.
Nf6+ Kf8 28. Nxe8 Kxe8 29. f4 f5 30. Kf2 Kf7 31. b4 b5 32. g3 Kf6 33. Kf3 Ke6
34. Ke3 Kf6 35. Kf3 Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zuerich Chess Challenge Rapid"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2014.02.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2872"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2014.02.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. d3 e6 6. c4 Nbd7 7. cxd5 cxd5 8.
Be3 Bc5 9. Bxc5 Nxc5 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Qd2 h6 12. Rfc1 Rc8 13. b4 Ncd7 14. a4 Qe7
15. Nb5 a6 16. Nbd4 Bg6 17. Nb3 e5 18. Nh4 Bh7 19. Bh3 d4 20. Nf3 Rxc1+ 21.
Rxc1 Nb6 22. a5 Nbd5 23. Rc5 Rd8 24. Na1 e4 25. Nxd4 exd3 26. exd3 Bxd3 27.
Qxd3 Nxb4 28. Qc3 Ne4 29. Nf5 Qf8 30. Qxb4 Nxc5 31. Nc2 Nd3 32. Qc3 g6 33. Nfd4
Nc5 34. Bg2 Qd6 35. h4 h5 36. Qe3 Qf6 37. Nf3 Qf5 38. Nfd4 Qf6 39. Kh2 Kg7 40.
Qc3 Nd7 41. f4 b5 42. Nb4 Nb8 43. Nd5 b4 44. Nf5+ 1-0

[Event "Zuerich Chess Challenge Rapid"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2014.02.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A58"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2872"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2014.02.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. e4 O-O 8. Nf3
Qa5 9. Bd3 Nxd5 10. exd5 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Qxc3+ 12. Qd2 Qxa1 13. O-O Bxa6 14. Bb2
Qxa2 15. Ra1 Qb3 16. Be4 d6 17. Rb1 f6 18. Bxf6 Qc4 19. Bb2 Qxe4 20. Re1 Qd3
21. Qxd3 Bxd3 22. Rxe7 Rxf3 23. gxf3 Na6 0-1

[Event "Zuerich Chess Challenge Rapid"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2014.02.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2872"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2014.02.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 5. Bd3 Ngf6 6. Re1 b5 7. c4 Ne5 8. Bf1
Nxc4 9. a4 Bd7 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 e5 12. axb5 exd4 13. Bxc4 axb5 14. Rxa8
Qxa8 15. Bb3 Be7 16. Qxd4 O-O 17. Nc3 b4 18. Qxb4 Rb8 19. Qc4 Be6 20. Nd5 Bd8
21. h3 h6 22. Bf4 Qb7 23. Bc2 Ba5 24. Rd1 Bxd5 25. exd5 Rc8 26. Qb3 Qxb3 27.
Bxb3 Rb8 28. Bc4 Rxb2 29. Bxd6 Bb6 30. Be5 Rxf2 31. Kh2 Rf5 32. Bg3 h5 33. d6
Rc5 34. Be2 Ne4 35. d7 Bd8 36. Bb8 Nf6 37. Bf3 Kh7 38. Bf4 g5 39. Be3 Rb5 40.
Bc6 Ra5 41. Bd4 Kg6 42. Kh1 Ra6 43. Rc1 h4 44. Kg1 Be7 45. Bb5 Rd6 46. Bc5 Rxd7
47. Bxd7 Bxc5+ 48. Rxc5 Nxd7 49. Rc6+ f6 50. Kf2 Ne5 51. Rc3 Kf5 52. Ke3 Nd7
53. Rb3 Nf8 54. Rb5+ Kg6 55. Ke4 Ne6 56. Rb2 Nf4 57. Ra2 Ne6 58. Kd5 Nf4+ 59.
Kd6 g4 60. hxg4 Kg5 61. Ke7 Kxg4 62. Kxf6 Kg3 63. Kf5 Nxg2 64. Ra3+ Kf2 65. Kg4
Ne3+ 66. Kxh4 Kf3 67. Ra4 Nf5+ 68. Kg5 Ne3 69. Ra3 Ke4 70. Rxe3+ Kxe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zuerich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2014.02.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2872"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2014.01.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. h3 Nd7 7. Be3 Bd6 8.
Nbd2 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Nc4 Nf8 11. d4 exd4 12. Qxd4 c5 13. Qd3 b6 14. Nxd6
Qxd6 15. Qxd6 cxd6 16. Rfd1 Bb7 17. Rxd6 Bxe4 18. Ne1 Rad8 19. Rad1 Ne6 20.
Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Rxd8+ Nxd8 22. f3 Bd5 23. a3 Nc6 24. Kf2 f6 25. Nd3 Kf8 26. Ke2
Ke7 27. Kd2 Kd7 28. Nf4 Bf7 29. b3 Ne7 30. h4 Nd5 31. Nxd5 Bxd5 32. Bf4 Kc6 33.
Bg3 Bf7 34. Bf4 Bg6 35. Bg3 Bf7 36. Bb8 a6 37. Bf4 Bg6 38. Bg3 Bh5 39. Bf2 Bf7
40. Bg3 Bg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zuerich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2014.02.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2872"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2014.01.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 ({The last round featured finally featured a
Marshall, after} 3... a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9.
exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4 15. g3
Qh3 16. Be3 Bxd3 17. Nd2 Qf5 {White came up with a novelty} 18. Bd4 $5 $146 {
, which retained some pressure:} (18. Qxf5 Bxf5 19. Bd4 Rfd8 20. a4 Bf8 21. Ne4
h6 22. h4 Bg6 23. Rad1 Bh5 24. Rc1 Nb4 25. Re3 Nd5 26. Ree1 Nb4 $11 {Ivanchuk,
V (2751)-Aronian,L (2739)/Nice rpd blindfold/2008/}) (18. Rad1 {did not offer
superiority either.} Rfe8 19. Qxf5 Bxf5 20. Bxd5 cxd5 21. Nb3 Be6 22. Bc5 Bc7
23. Nd4 Rac8 24. b4 Bd7 25. Nc2 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Re8 27. Rxe8+ Bxe8 28. Ne3 Bd8
29. Nxd5 Bc6 $11 {Polgar,J (2707)-Leko,P (2753)/Wijk aan Zee/2008/}) 18... Rfe8
19. a4 h6 20. Kg2 Kf8 (20... Bf8 $5) 21. Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. axb5 axb5 23. Qxf5 Bxf5
24. Bxd5 cxd5 25. Ra6 Be7 $6 (25... Be5 $1 $14 {/<=>}) 26. Nf1 b4 27. Ne3 Bd3
28. Ra5 bxc3 29. bxc3 $14 {/+/-,Caruana,F (2782)-Aronian,L (2812)/Zürich/2014/
Black loses a pawn, in the end he didn't make the most of his drawing chances
and went down in the endgame. See the winner's notes in CBM 159.}) 4. d3 {
In Zürich nobody ventured into the Berlin endgame; we'll check out some
recent examples mainly from Wijk 2014:} (4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 (6. dxe5
Nxb5 7. a4 Nbd4 ({The fighting option is} 7... d6 8. e6 fxe6 9. axb5 Nb4 {
is not without risk after} 10. Ng5 Be7 11. Qh5+ g6 12. Qh6 Bf8 13. Qh3 Qf6 14.
Ra4 Nd5 15. Re4 e5 16. Qb3 h6 17. Qxd5 hxg5 18. Rc4 g4 19. Nc3 Rh7 20. f3 Rf7
21. Qe4 Qf5 22. Nd5 c6 23. bxc6 b5 24. Rc3 Be6 {Larin,I (2293)-Grigoryev,V 
(2498)/corr/ 2012/} 25. Qe2 $5 $36) 8. Nxd4 d6 9. exd6 Bxd6 $5 10. Re1+ Be7 11.
Nxc6 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 bxc6 13. Be3 Bf5 14. Re1 O-O-O 15. Na3 Rhe8 16. Bxa7 Bxa3
17. Rxe8 Rxe8 18. bxa3 Re4 19. c3 Rxa4 20. Bd4 g6 21. f3 Kd7 $11 {Naiditsch,A 
(2718) -Aronian,L (2812)/Wijk aan Zee/2014/}) 6... dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+
Kxd8 9. h3 ({The tension quickly dissipated after} 9. Rd1+ Ke8 10. Bf4 Ne7 11.
h3 Ng6 12. Bh2 Be7 13. Nc3 Bd7 14. Nd4 Nf8 15. Rd2 h5 16. Rad1 Rd8 17. a3 h4
18. Nce2 c5 19. e6 Nxe6 20. Nxe6 Bxe6 21. Bxc7 Rxd2 22. Rxd2 f6 23. Nf4 Kf7 24.
Nxe6 Kxe6 $11 {Dominguez Perez,L (2754)-Giri,A (2734)/Wijk aan Zee/2014/}) 9...
Bd7 ({Another topical and playable alternative is} 9... Ke8 10. Nc3 h5 11. Rd1
(11. Ne2 Be7 12. Re1 Be6 13. Ned4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Bc8 15. Bf4 c5 16. Nb5 Bd8 17.
e6 Bxe6 18. Rad1 Ke7 19. Nxc7 Bxc7 20. Bxc7 Rac8 21. Bd6+ {1/2,Fressinet,L 
(2710) -Giri,A (2749)/Bundesliga/2014/} Kf6 22. Rd3 h4 $11) (11. Bf4 Be7 12.
Rad1 Be6 13. Ng5 Rh6 14. g3 Bxg5 15. Bxg5 Rg6 16. h4 f6 17. exf6 gxf6 18. Bf4
Nxh4 19. f3 Rd8 20. Rxd8+ Kxd8 21. Kf2 Nf5 22. Rh1 Ng7 23. Nd1 $44 {/=,
Naiditsch,A (2718)-So,W (2719)/Wijk aan Zee/2014/}) 11... Be7 12. Ne2 Nh4 13.
Nxh4 Bxh4 14. Bf4 Be7 15. Nd4 g5 16. Bh2 Rh6 17. e6 Bxe6 18. Bxc7 Rc8 19. Nxe6
Rxe6 20. Ba5 Bf6 21. Rab1 b6 22. Be1 Rd8 $11 {Harikrishna,P (2706)-So,W (2719)/
Wijk aan Zee/ 2014/}) 10. Rd1 Kc8 11. g4 Ne7 12. Ng5 Be8 13. f4 b6 (13... h5
14. Kf2 b6 15. f5 Kb7 16. c4 $146 (16. Nc3 hxg4 17. hxg4 Rh2+ 18. Kg3 Rxc2 19.
Nh7 c5 $1 20. Nxf8 Bc6 $44 {Caruana,F (2796)-Adams,M (2740)/Dortmund/2013/} 21.
Bg5 $1 Rg2+ 22. Kf4 Rf2+ 23. Kg3 $11 {See the notes to this game by Adams in
CBM 156.}) 16... c5 17. Bf4 Nc6 18. Nc3 g6 $1 19. e6 fxe6 20. Nxe6 hxg4 21.
Nxc7 Bh6 $1 22. Bxh6 Kxc7 23. Bf4+ Kb7 24. hxg4 gxf5 25. g5 Rh4 26. Ne2 Bh5 27.
Rh1 Rxh1 28. Rxh1 Bxe2 29. Kxe2 Nd4+ 30. Kd3 Ne6 31. Rf1 Rd8+ 32. Kc3 Rg8 $11 {
Giri,A (2737)-Nakamura,H (2772)/Elancourt/2013/}) 14. f5 $5 (14. Nc3 c5 (14...
h5 15. Kg2 c5 $13) 15. Kf2 h6 16. Nf3 g6 17. Be3 Bc6 18. a4 Kb7 19. a5 Re8 20.
Nd2 Nd5 21. Nxd5 Bxd5 22. Nf3 Be6 23. Rd3 Be7 24. Rad1 h5 25. Kg3 hxg4 26. hxg4
Rh7 27. R3d2 Kc6 28. axb6 cxb6 29. Rh2 Rxh2 30. Nxh2 a5 $36 {[%csl Ga5,Gb6,Gc5,
Ge6,Ge7] Sutovsky,E (2700)-Harikrishna,P (2669)/WChT Ningbo/2011/}) 14... c5 (
14... h5 15. Kg2 c5 16. Nc3 g6 17. f6 Nc6 18. Nf3 Nb4 19. Bf4 $1 Nxc2 20. Rac1
Nb4 21. a3 Nc6 22. Ne4 $44 Bd7 23. Neg5 hxg4 $2 (23... Nd8 $142 24. Rxd7 $1
Kxd7 25. e6+ fxe6 26. Ne5+ $36) 24. hxg4 Bxg4 25. Nxf7 Rh5 26. Kg3 Bf5 27. N7g5
Bh6 28. e6 {Dominguez - Nakamura, Wijk aan Zee 2014.} Bxg5 29. Nxg5 Rxg5+ 30.
Bxg5 Bxe6 {Dominguez Perez,L (2754)-Nakamura,H (2789)/Wijk aan Zee/2014/} 31.
b4 $16) 15. Nd2 (15. e6 $5) 15... h6 16. Ngf3 Bc6 17. Kf2 Kb7 18. b3 g6 19. f6
Nd5 20. Bb2 Nb4 21. Rdc1 a5 22. a3 Nd5 23. Kg3 g5 24. a4 Nb4 25. Nc4 Be4 26.
Ne3 c4 $5 27. bxc4 Rd8 $44 {/=/+,Caruana,F (2779)-Nakamura,H (2783)/ECC Rhodes/
2013/ Nakamura was probably worried about some improvement right from the
start, as against Dominguez he was the first to deviate.}) 4... Bc5 {I have
already mentioned in the notes to Navara-Caruana,ECC 2013 (CBM 157) and
Anand-Carlsen, WCh 2013 (CBM 158), that this active developing move is all the
rage nowadays.} ({However, even the modest} 4... d6 {is playable and retains
some top level fans:} 5. O-O Be7 6. h3 O-O 7. c4 a6 8. Ba4 Nd7 9. Nc3 Nc5 10.
Bxc6 bxc6 11. d4 exd4 12. Nxd4 Bd7 13. Be3 Bf6 14. Re1 Re8 15. Qc2 Qe7 ({
The traditional way to deploy the queen in these positions is} 15... Qb8 $5
$132 {[%cal Yb8b4,Ya6a4]}) 16. Rad1 g6 17. Bc1 Ne6 $6 (17... a5 $142 $11) 18.
Nf3 $1 {[%csl Re7][%cal Ye4e5]} Bg7 19. b3 Qf8 20. Ba3 $1 Rad8 21. e5 c5 22.
Nd5 dxe5 23. Nxe5 Nd4 24. Rxd4 Rxe5 25. Rxe5 Bxe5 26. Rd1 Bc6 {Sjugirov,S 
(2641)-Jakovenko,D (2721)/ Khanty-Mansiysk/2013/} 27. Qe4 Bg7 28. Qe3 $1 $16 {
[%csl Rc5]}) 5. Bxc6 {This swap changes the character of the position and is
also very topical.} (5. Nc3 {is too weak:} O-O (5... d6 6. Na4 Bb6 7. Nxb6 axb6
8. c3 Bd7 9. Ba4 Ne7 10. Bc2 Ng6 $11 {was Anand's choice in his game against
Carlsen, London 2012. For more details see the notes by Postny in CBM 152.}) 6.
Bxc6 dxc6 7. Bg5 Qd6 8. Qd2 a5 9. h3 Re8 10. Nh4 a4 11. a3 b5 12. O-O Nh5 13.
Ne2 Bb6 14. g4 h6 15. Be3 Nf4 16. Nxf4 exf4 17. Bxf4 Qf6 18. Nf5 Qxb2 19. Kh2
h5 $13 {/=/+,Motylev,A (2676)-Kramnik,V (2796)/RUS-ch Nizhny Novgorod/2013/}) (
5. c3 {was featured in the recent title match:} O-O 6. O-O Re8 $5 ({A welcome
change to the standard} 6... d6 {, where the struggle strongly resmebles the
Giuoco Piano:} 7. h3 (7. Nbd2 Bb6 8. h3 (8. Nc4 Ne7 9. Nxb6 axb6 $132) 8... Ne7
{is similar and often only transposes.}) 7... Ne7 8. d4 Bb6 9. Re1 (9. Nbd2
exd4 $5 (9... c6 10. Bd3 Ng6 11. Re1 h6 12. a4 Re8 13. Bf1 d5 $5 14. dxe5 Nxe5
15. exd5 Nxf3+ 16. Nxf3 Rxe1 17. Nxe1 Nxd5 18. Qf3 Be6 19. Nd3 a5 20. Bd2 Qh4
21. b3 Rd8 $11 {Movsesian,S (2699)-Alekseev,E (2683)/St Petersburg rpd/2012/})
10. cxd4 d5 11. e5 Ne4 12. Bd3 Bf5 13. Qe2 Nc6 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Bxe4 Nxd4 16.
Nxd4 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 Qxd4 $11 {/=/+,Areshchenko,A (2709)-Kramnik,V (2784)/WCup/
2013/}) 9... Ng6 (9... d5 $5 10. Nxe5 Nxe4 11. Nd2 Nd6 12. Bf1 c6 13. b3 Re8
14. a4 Ng6 15. Nxg6 Rxe1 16. Qxe1 hxg6 17. Ba3 a5 18. Qe3 Be6 19. Re1 Bc7 20.
Bd3 Bf5 21. Nf3 Bxd3 22. Qxd3 Ne4 23. Nd2 Nxd2 24. Qxd2 Bd6 25. Bxd6 Qxd6 26.
g3 Qd7 27. Kg2 Re8 $11 {Karjakin,S (2756)-Le Quang,L (2703)/Beijing rpd/2013/})
10. Bd3 (10. Nbd2 d5 $5 $11) 10... Re8 11. Qc2 c6 12. Be3 h6 13. Nbd2 Nh7 14.
Bf1 Ng5 15. Rad1 Qf6 16. Nxg5 hxg5 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Bxb6 axb6 19. Nc4 b5 20.
Nd6 Rd8 21. Nxc8 Raxc8 22. Be2 Ra8 $11 {Areshchenko,A (2720)-L'Ami,E (2648)/
WChT Antalya/2013/}) 7. Re1 a6 8. Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 (9. Bc2 d5 $1 $11 {is one of
the main ponts behind 6... Re8!?}) 9... d6 10. Bg5 $5 ({I have already quoted
almost all the relevant examples with} 10. Nbd2 Bb6 ({or} 10... Be6 {in the
notes to Anand-Carlsen.})) 10... Be6 11. Nbd2 (11. Bxe6 $142 $1 fxe6 12. b4 (
12. d4 $5) 12... Bb6 13. a4 $14) 11... h6 12. Bh4 Bxb3 13. axb3 Nb8 $5 14. h3
Nbd7 15. Nh2 Qe7 16. Ndf1 Bb6 17. Ne3 Qe6 18. b4 a5 $1 19. bxa5 Bxa5 20. Nhg4
Bb6 21. Bxf6 Nxf6 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 $11 {Anand,V (2775)-Carlsen,M (2870)/WCh
Chennai/2013/ - see the notes in CBM 158 for more details.}) ({After} 5. O-O {
White must reckon with} Nd4 $5 (5... d6 6. c3 O-O {transposes to 5.c3 and was
already mentioned above.}) 6. Nxd4 Bxd4 7. c3 Bb6 8. Nd2 c6 9. Ba4 O-O 10. Nf3
d5 $5 ({Black has no serious problems even after the more restrained} 10... d6
11. h3 h6 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Kh1 d5 14. Qe2 dxe4 15. dxe4 Nh5 16. Nh2 Qh4 17. Qf3
{Kamsky,G (2723)-Kramnik,V (2788)/Moscow blitz/2008/} Be6 $11) 11. Nxe5 dxe4
12. d4 c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Qxd8 Rxd8 15. Bb3 Be6 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Nc4 b5 18.
Be3 bxc4 19. Bxc5 Rd5 20. Bd4 e5 21. Be3 Rd3 22. Rfe1 h6 $11 {Perunovic,M 
(2613)-Andreikin,D (2710)/ EU-chT Warsaw/2013/ Black's active pieces balance
the split pawns.}) 5... dxc6 6. h3 {This has become White's main try after
Chennai.} (6. Nbd2 Bg4 $5 ({A reliable antidote, but Black may possibly go for
the more complex} 6... O-O 7. O-O Re8 8. Nc4 Nd7 9. a4 f6 $5 {as well:} 10. Bd2
Nf8 11. Nh4 (11. b4 $142) 11... Ne6 12. Nf5 Bf8 13. Kh1 c5 14. f4 exf4 15. Bxf4
Nxf4 16. Rxf4 Be6 17. b3 a6 18. a5 b5 19. axb6 cxb6 20. Nce3 g6 21. Ng3 Bh6 22.
Rf3 b5 $132 {/=/+, Michalik,P (2529)-Lysyj,I (2656)/EU-ch Plovdiv/2012/}) 7. h3
Bh5 8. Nc4 $5 (8. Nf1 Nd7 9. Ng3 Bxf3 $1 10. Qxf3 g6 11. Be3 Qe7 12. O-O-O
O-O-O 13. Ne2 Rhe8 14. Kb1 b6 15. h4 Kb7 16. h5 Bxe3 17. Qxe3 Nc5 18. hxg6 hxg6
19. g3 a5 20. Rh7 Rh8 21. Rdh1 Rxh7 22. Rxh7 Qf6 23. f4 Rh8 24. Rxh8 Qxh8 25.
fxe5 Qxe5 26. Qf3 f5 $11 {Anand,V (2775)-Carlsen,M (2870)/WCh Chennai/2013/})
8... Nd7 9. Be3 f6 10. Qd2 Qe7 ({A simpler and more consistent way is} 10...
Bxf3 11. gxf3 Qe7 $11) 11. Nh4 $5 O-O-O 12. Nf5 Qf8 13. O-O Bf7 14. b3 g6 15.
Ng3 h5 16. Bxc5 Nxc5 17. Qe3 Kb8 18. f4 Bxc4 19. bxc4 Qd6 20. Ne2 Rhf8 $132 {
Sjugirov,S (2641)-Maletin, P (2598)/Khanty-Mansiysk/2013/}) (6. b3 Bg4 7. Nbd2
Nd7 8. Bb2 f6 9. Nf1 (9. h3 Bxf3 10. Nxf3 Qe7 11. a3 O-O-O 12. b4 Bd6 13. c3
Nf8 14. Qa4 Kb8 15. O-O-O Ne6 16. Qc2 c5 17. Nd2 c6 18. Nc4 {1/2,Trent,L (2433)
-Parker,J (2531)/England/2012/} Bc7 $15) 9... Nf8 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Ne6 12.
Ne3 Qd7 13. h4 a5 14. a4 O-O 15. h5 Bxe3 16. Qxe3 c5 17. Qh3 Qc6 $11 18. O-O
Nf4 19. Qh2 Qe8 20. h6 g5 21. g3 Ne6 22. f4 $5 gxf4 23. gxf4 Nxf4 24. Rxf4 exf4
25. Kf2 $44 {/=,McShane,L (2671)-Kramnik,V (2800)/London/2011/}) (6. O-O {
may be somewhat premature. White has committed his king and in some cases
opposite-side castling can be advantageous for Black. An illustrative example
is} Bd6 7. Nbd2 Bg4 8. Nc4 Nd7 9. h3 Bh5 10. g4 $6 (10. Ne3 $11 {/\} Qf6 11.
Nf5) 10... Bg6 11. Kg2 Qe7 12. Ne3 O-O-O 13. Nd2 h5 14. Nf5 Qf6 15. Nf3 hxg4
16. hxg4 Rdg8 17. Rh1 Bxf5 18. Bg5 Qe6 19. exf5 Qe8 20. Rxh8 Rxh8 21. Qe2 f6
22. Bd2 Qg8 $1 23. Qe1 g6 24. fxg6 Nc5 $1 $40 {[%cal Rg8g6] Karjakin,S (2756)
-Leko,P (2730)/Beijing rpd/2013/} (24... Qxg6 25. Qe4 $11)) 6... Nd7 {Black
also doesn't show his hand with his king.} (6... Be6 7. Qe2 ({A novel idea is} 
7. Nc3 $5 $146 Qd6 8. O-O O-O-O (8... a5 $5 $132) 9. a3 Nh5 $6 {Black's
ultra-sharp reaction is maybe not ideal, after} 10. Na4 $1 Bb6 11. Nxb6+ axb6
12. a4 $5 f6 13. Be3 Nf4 14. a5 b5 15. Bxf4 (15. d4 $6 Nxh3+ $1 16. gxh3 Bxh3
17. dxe5 Qe6 18. Nd2 Bxf1 19. Qxf1 Qxe5 20. c3 Kb8 21. a6 b6 22. Qg2 Rd6 23.
Nf1 f5 $1 $36 {Anand,V (2773) -Nakamura,H (2789)/Zuerich/2014/}) 15... exf4 16.
Re1 $14 {[%cal Ye4e5] Here Black's king is more exposed, than White's.}) 7...
Nd7 8. Be3 f6 ({Black doesn't want to part with his bishop immediately after} 
8... Bd6 9. Ng5 $14) (8... Qe7 9. Bxc5 Qxc5 10. Nc3 Qd6 11. O-O-O c5 12. Nh4
O-O-O 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. exf5 Nf6 15. Rhe1 Rhe8 16. Qf3 Qd4 17. g4 h6 18. a3 a6
$6 (18... Qf4+ 19. Qxf4 exf4 20. Ne2 h5 $132 {Postny}) 19. Re3 Re7 20. Kb1 Nd5
21. Nxd5 Qxd5 22. Qxd5 Rxd5 23. Rde1 f6 24. f4 Kd7 25. c3 b5 26. Kc2 $36 {
Morozevich,A (2748)-Caruana, F (2786)/Tashkent 2012/ See the notes by Postny
in CBM 152 for more details.}) 9. Bxc5 Nxc5 10. Qe3 Qe7 11. Nc3 O-O-O 12. O-O-O
Kb8 13. d4 exd4 14. Nxd4 Nd7 15. f4 Nb6 16. Nxe6 Qxe6 17. Qc5 Rd6 18. b3 Rhd8
19. Qh5 h6 20. Qg4 Qe7 {White has the better pawn structure, but he has no
obvious way to make progress. The simplifying} 21. Rxd6 cxd6 22. Rd1 {allowed
Black to force a draw with} d5 $1 23. exd5 Qa3+ 24. Kb1 Nc4 25. bxc4 Qb4+ $11 {
Nakamura,H (2772) -Fressinet,L (2708)/Elancourt/2013/}) ({However, Black can
also refrain from any speculations and play the simple} 6... O-O 7. O-O Re8 8.
Nbd2 Nd7 9. Nc4 f6 10. Nh4 $5 (10. Be3 Bf8 11. Qd2 Nc5 12. Qc3 Ne6 13. b4 b6
14. a4 c5 15. bxc5 Bxc5 16. Bxc5 Nxc5 17. a5 Be6 18. Ne3 Qd7 19. Qa3 Rad8 20.
axb6 axb6 $11 {Antoniewski,R (2559)-Balogh,C (2665)/AUT-chT/2012/}) 10... Nf8
11. Be3 Bb6 12. a4 Be6 13. a5 Bd4 14. Bxd4 Qxd4 15. b3 (15. Ne3 $1 $13 {
retains more tension in the position}) 15... Ng6 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. Qe2 Bxc4 18.
bxc4 g5 19. Rfb1 b5 $1 20. cxb5 cxb5 $11 {/=/+,Caruana,F (2774)-Anand,V (2786)/
Moscow blitz/2013/}) 7. Be3 (7. Nbd2 {is too weak:} O-O 8. Nf1 (8. O-O Re8 {
transposes to the line from the previous note}) 8... Re8 9. Be3 Bd6 10. Ng3 Nf8
11. Qd2 c5 12. O-O Ne6 13. Nf5 Nd4 14. Bxd4 cxd4 15. Nxd6 cxd6 16. c3 dxc3 17.
Qxc3 Qf6 18. d4 exd4 19. Qd3 b6 20. Rfe1 Bb7 21. Nxd4 d5 22. exd5 Bxd5 $11 {
/=/+,Solak,D (2583) -Sargissian,G (2678)/EU-chT Novi Sad/ 2009/}) 7... Bd6 (
7... Bxe3 8. fxe3 $13 {/+/= is not a direct mistake, but given a choice, Black
would nevertheless prefer to retain both his bishops.}) 8. Nc3 $146 {A novelty,
but hardly an impressive one - this game certainly wasn't decided by opening
preparation.} (8. Nbd2 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. c3 $5 (10. Nc4 Nf8 11. d4 exd4 12.
Qxd4 c5 13. Qd3 b6 14. Nxd6 Qxd6 15. Qxd6 cxd6 16. Rfd1 Bb7 17. Rxd6 Bxe4 18.
Ne1 Rad8 19. Rad1 Ne6 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Rxd8+ Nxd8 $11 {Anand,V (2773)-Carlsen,
M (2872)/Zuerich/ 2014/ This colourless draw was played on the following day,
it seems the players had an unwritten non-aggression pact.}) 10... Nf8 (10...
c5 $5 $11) 11. d4 Ng6 12. Qc2 exd4 13. cxd4 Bf4 14. Rfe1 Qf6 15. Nf1 Be6 16.
Ng3 Bxe3 17. Rxe3 Nf4 18. a3 a5 19. Qd2 Qh6 20. Rc1 $14 {[%csl Gd4,Ge4] /<=>,
Inarkiev,E (2671) -Aronian,L (2783)/Mainz rpd/2010/ White is somewhat better
due to his pawn centre, but Black's defences are still solid.}) 8... c5 9. O-O
({White could have played} 9. Nd2 {immediately, but Carlsen doesn't speculate
with his king placement anymore. If necessary, Black can follow suit and
prepare 0-0, or 0-0-0 in accordance with White's choice.}) 9... Nf8 10. Nd2 Ng6
(10... Ne6 11. Nc4 O-O 12. a4 $11 {/+/= is perhaps a tad better for White.
Caruana sensibly keeps e6 free for his bishop.}) 11. Nc4 Be6 12. Ne2 Qd7 (12...
Bxc4 13. dxc4 $14 {[%csl Rd6,Ge3]}) ({However, Black had no serious reason to
hesitate with} 12... O-O $1 {/\} 13. Nxd6 cxd6 14. f4 f5 $5 $11) 13. Nxd6+ {
Radically counters any ideas as Bxh3 (Anand-Nakamura!), or Nh4xg2.} cxd6 14. f4
exf4 ({With the king still on e8} 14... f5 $6 15. fxe5 Nxe5 16. d4 $1 {is
definitely risky:} Nc4 17. Bc1 fxe4 18. b3 Nb6 19. Ng3 $36) 15. Nxf4 Nxf4 16.
Rxf4 b6 $6 {[%cal Yd6d5] This is really toying with fire.} ({There was still
nothing really wrong with} 16... O-O {, the direct attack} 17. Qh5 f6 {[%cal
Yd7f7]} (17... f5 $5 {is also a plausible alternative}) 18. Rh4 $2 g5 {leads
nowhere and otherwise White has only a very slight and almost surely temporary
pull.}) 17. Qh5 d5 {A natural follow-up to the previous move.} (17... O-O 18.
Rh4 h6 19. Rf1 $1 {[%cal Re3h6]} (19. Bxh6 $2 gxh6 20. Qxh6 f6 {doesn't give
White anything concrete and his compensation for the piece is somewhat vague.})
19... f6 $8 20. Qg6 Qf7 21. Rxh6 Qxg6 22. Rxg6 $14 {/+/-}) ({Black's king is
more exposed after} 17... O-O-O 18. a4 $14 {[%csl Rc8]}) 18. d4 $1 {[%csl Re8]}
c4 19. b3 {Black now can't afford to open the position, while Magnus wants to
blast apart the centre. However, White had also other moves:} (19. Raf1 $14 {or
}) (19. e5 $5 {[%csl Rf7] both give White an edge.}) 19... Qc6 {Again risky.
Caruana insists on castling queenside, but this is risky.} ({Houdini insists on
} 19... Rc8 $1 {and this indeed seems better. After} 20. e5 cxb3 21. cxb3 O-O
22. Raf1 (22. Rh4 Bf5) 22... Qb5 $11 {[%cal Yb5d3] Black can defend his
kingside from d3.}) 20. Raf1 O-O-O 21. bxc4 $5 (21. e5 {[%cal Ye3c1,Yc1a3,
Ya3d6,Gf1f7] also gives White nagging pressure, but Carlsen is already more
ambitious and envisages a positional exchange sacrifice to further his attack.}
) 21... Qxc4 22. Rxf7 $1 Bxf7 ({Black could have considered} 22... g6 $5 {
, but after} 23. Qh6 $1 (23. Qe5 Bxf7 24. Rxf7 Rhe8 25. Qg7 Qc6 26. e5 Rd7 $11)
23... Bxf7 24. Rxf7 dxe4 (24... Qc6 25. c4 $1 {/\} dxc4 26. d5 $16 {->}) 25.
Qg7 (25. Rxa7 Rhf8 26. Qxh7 $36 {leads to the same position}) 25... Rhg8 26.
Qxh7 Rgf8 27. Rxa7 $36 {he still faces a difficult defence.}) 23. Rxf7 Rd7 $8 {
[%cal Gd7f7] Black must fight back on the 7th rank.} (23... dxe4 $2 24. Qf5+
Kb8 25. Qe5+ Ka8 26. Qxe4+ Qd5 27. Qe7 $18) (23... g6 24. Qg4+ (24. Qh6 {
-22...g6!?}) 24... Kb8 25. Qg5 {[%cal Rg5e7]} Ka8 26. Qe7 Qa6 27. Bg5 {/\} Rhe8
28. Qc7 Rc8 29. Qd7 $18) 24. Rxd7 Kxd7 25. exd5 g6 ({The engine prefers} 25...
Rd8 26. Qxh7 Kc8 27. Qxg7 Rd7 {for a while, but gradually the evaluation of
Black's chances decreases - the kingside passed pawns are dangerous after} 28.
Qg8+ Kb7 29. Qe6 Rxd5 30. h4 $14 {/+/-}) 26. Qg4+ Kc7 27. Qe6 Kb7 28. Qe7+ $6 {
Gives Black some respite.} (28. Qf6 $142 $1 {/\d6 I don't see any perpetual
after} Qe2 29. Qxh8 Qxe3+ 30. Kf1 (30. Kh2 Qf4+) 30... Qc1+ 31. Kf2 Qf4+ (31...
Qxc2+ 32. Kg3 Qc3+ 33. Kf4 $16) 32. Ke2 Qe4+ 33. Kd1 $16) 28... Qc7 29. Qe4 {
[%csl Gc2,Gd4,Gd5] The material is equal, but White with his strong central
pawns holds the initiative. However, now Black's rook joins the fray and he
can fight back.} Qd7 (29... Rd8 $142 $1 30. Bg5 (30. d6+ $2 Qc6) 30... Rd7 31.
Bf4 Qc4 32. d6+ Ka6 $14 {with drawing chances.}) 30. d6+ (30. c4 $143 $6 Re8
31. Qf3 Qf5 $132 {/=/+}) 30... Ka6 (30... Qc6 $2 31. Qe7+ Kc8 32. Bf4 $40 {/\}
Qd7 33. Qe4 Kb8 34. c4 Rc8 35. c5 $1 bxc5 36. dxc5 Rxc5 37. Qe8+ $1 $18) 31.
Bf4 Rc8 32. Kh2 $6 ({Useful prophylaxis, but White had the more direct} 32.
Qe2+ $142 $1 Kb7 (32... Qb5 $2 33. Qe7 Qb1+ 34. Kh2 Qf1 35. Bg5 Rxc2 36. Qe4
Re2 37. Qc6 $18 {[%cal Rd6d8] , ako aj}) (32... b5 $2 33. a4 $40) 33. c4) 32...
Rc4 $2 {Blockade was necessary, but the rook is misplaced here, as Qe7 becomes
an issue.} (32... g5 33. Bg3 b5 $14 {or the immediate}) (32... b5 $5 {makes it
more difficult for White to convert his advantage.}) 33. Bg3 {Carlsen is in no
hurry and spurns such tempting alternatives as} (33. Qe2 $5 b5 34. Qe7 $16) ({
or} 33. Qe7 Qxe7 34. dxe7 Rc8 35. Bc7 $36) 33... Rc8 $6 {Losing tempi is more
than Black's position can stand.} ({A more resilient try was} 33... b5 {
, although} 34. a4 $5 (34. Qe7 Qxe7 35. dxe7 Rc8 36. Bc7 Rg8 $5 $14 {might not
be enough}) 34... bxa4 35. Qe2 Kb5 36. d5 {[%cal Re2e6]} a3 37. Qd3 a2 38. Qb3+
Kc5 39. Qxa2 Kxd5 40. Qb3 $16 {/+- is probably winning anyway. Black's king is
permanently exposed and his pieces are not coordinated well enough to prevent
either a decisive attack, or an advance of the c-pawn.}) 34. Qd3+ Kb7 (34...
Qb5 $2 35. Bh4 $1 $18 {[%cal Rd6d8]}) 35. c4 $18 {-> Once all the pawns join
in, Black is facing an uphill fight.} Qc6 36. Qb3 {Now he has got in c4, White
doesn't force the issue before the time control.} (36. c5 $5 {/\} bxc5 37. dxc5
Qxc5 38. Qe2 $1 $40) 36... Ka8 (36... Qxc4 $2 37. d7 $18) (36... Qe4 37. a4 $5
{[%cal Ra4a5,Rc4c5] /\} Qxd4 38. Qf3+ Ka6 (38... Rc6 39. a5 $1 {[%cal Ra5a6]}
bxa5 40. Qf7+ Ka6 41. Qe8 $18) 39. Qe2 Ka5 40. Qe7 $18) 37. a4 $1 Re8 38. a5
Kb7 (38... bxa5 39. d5 (39. c5 $18 {[%cal Yb3c4,Yd4d5]}) 39... Qb7 (39... Qc5
40. Qa4 Rd8 41. Qc6+ $18) (39... Qb6 40. Qxb6 axb6 41. Bh4 $18) 40. Qxb7+ Kxb7
41. d7 Rd8 42. c5 $18 {[%csl Gc5,Gd5,Gd7]}) 39. c5 {White already had more
than one way to win.} (39. d5 $5 Qc5 40. a6+ $1 Kc8 41. Qf3 Qxc4 42. Qf7 Re2
43. Qg8+ Kd7 44. Qxh7+ Ke8 45. d7+ Kd8 46. Bh4+ $18) 39... Kc8 40. axb6 axb6
41. d5 $1 {Move 40 has passed and Carlsen calmly finds and calculates the most
convincing win.} Qxc5 42. Qa4 Re3 43. Qa8+ Kd7 44. Qb7+ Ke8 45. d7+ Kd8 46.
Bh4+ Re7 47. Qc8+ $1 {Now White wins a whole rook.} (47. Bxe7+ $2 Kxe7 48. Qc8
Qd6+ $11 {was still a way to spoil the game.}) 1-0

[Event "Zuerich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2014.02.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2872"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2014.01.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Be7 6. e4 dxe4 7. fxe4 e5 8. d5
Bc5 9. Bg5 (9. Nf3 {is more common.}) 9... O-O (9... h6 {is usually played
here. An old example:} 10. Bh4 Bd4 11. Nf3 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Qd6 13. Bd3 Nbd7 14.
O-O O-O 15. Kh1 Nc5 16. Qe2 Bg4 17. Qe3 Nfd7 18. Bg3 Bxf3 {1/2 (18) Moskalenko,
V (2500)-Chekhov,V (2480) Leningrad 1989}) 10. Nf3 Bg4 {Black has a different
concept. Anticipating White's long castling, he doesn't want to weaken his
queenside by means of ...h7-h6. However, the present game shows that it is not
easy to equalise in any case.} (10... h6 11. Bh4 Bg4 12. Bd3 (12. h3 $5) 12...
Nbd7 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 c6 15. O-O-O Bd4 16. Ne2 Qb6 17. Nxd4 exd4 18. Bxf6
Nxf6 19. e5 cxd5 20. exf6 dxc4 21. fxg7 Rfc8 22. Bf5 c3 23. Qf2 cxb2+ 24. Kb1
Rc3 25. Rd3 $18 {1-0 (47) Yakimenko,A (2178)-Stojcevski,Z (2352) Sunny Beach
2011}) (10... a5 $5 11. Qd2 Qd6 12. Be3 $6 (12. O-O-O) 12... Na6 13. Bd3 Bd7
14. O-O Qb6 15. Rae1 Ng4 $36 {0-1 (57) Kantorik,M (2289)-Solodovnichenko,Y 
(2430) Zvolen 2000}) 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nbd7 (12... Bd4 13. Ne2 $1 Bxb2 $140
$6 14. Ra2 Bd4 15. Nxd4 exd4 16. e5 $16) 13. O-O-O Bd4 14. Ne2 $1 c5 (14... Nc5
$4 15. Nxd4 exd4 16. e5 h6 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. exf6 {1-0 (18) Petrosian,K (2340)
-Suess,M Budapest 1990}) ({But perhaps it was better to refrain from the text
move keeping a possibility to play ...c7-c6 later on:} 14... Re8 {Black even
sacrifices a pawn but obtains the e5-square if White takes on d4:} 15. Nxd4 (
15. Kb1 c6 $1) 15... exd4 16. Rxd4 Qe7 17. Bd3 $140 Ne5 18. Qe3 c5 19. dxc6
bxc6) 15. g4 a5 $2 (15... a6 $1 {[%cal Yb7b5,Ya8b8] was now a must.}) 16. Kb1
Ra6 17. Ng3 {Suddenly it turns out that Black can hardly develop his attack
since he can't push ...b7-b5. Meanwhile, White's assault goes slowly but
smoothly.} g6 $6 {This weakening move makes White's attack unstoppable. It was
better to refrain from it, even allowing White's knight will a powerful
position on f5:} (17... Rb6 {is useless, e.g.} 18. Rh2 a4 19. h4 Rb3 20. Rd3) (
17... a4 $142 18. Nf5 Qa5 19. Rh2 Rb6 {[%cal Rb6b3]} 20. Bc1 $140 Ne8 $1 {
[%cal Ye8d6]}) 18. h4 a4 19. Rh2 (19. Bh6 Ne8 (19... Re8 $2 20. g5 Nh5 21. Nxh5
gxh5 22. Bh3) 20. Bxf8 Rf6 21. Qd3 Kxf8 {wins an exchange but White wants more.
}) 19... Qa5 20. Bd2 Qc7 21. g5 Ne8 22. h5 Rb6 23. Bc1 Rb3 24. Qg4 Nb6 25. Be2
Nd6 26. Rdh1 Bxb2 {Desperation.} (26... Nbxc4 27. Bxc4 Nxc4 28. hxg6 fxg6 29.
Qe6+ Qf7 30. Rxh7 $1 Qxe6 31. dxe6 $18) 27. Bxb2 Nbxc4 28. Bxc4 Nxc4 29. hxg6
Qb6 $1 {Magnus Carlsen finds the most stubborn defence. It is not easy for
White to find the decisive blow over the board.} 30. g7 (30. gxf7+ $142 $1 Rxf7
31. Nh5 $1 Rxb2+ 32. Ka1 Rxh2 33. Nf6+ Kg7 34. Rxh2 $18 {(K.Landa)}) 30... Rd8
31. Qh4 Rxb2+ 32. Ka1 Rxh2 33. Rxh2 Qg6 34. Nf5 Re8 35. Qg4 {White fails to
find the winning idea:} (35. Qf2 b6 (35... Nd6 36. Rh6) 36. Rxh7 $1 Qxh7 37.
Nh6+ $18) 35... Qb6 36. Qh3 (36. g6 $1 Qxg6 (36... fxg6 37. Nh6+ Kxg7 38. Qd7+)
37. Qh3 $18 {[%cal Rh2g2]}) 36... Qg6 37. d6 $2 {Wrong!} (37. Qf3 $1 {[%cal
Rh2h7] was still good enough.}) 37... Nxd6 $8 38. Nxd6 Rd8 $1 39. Nc4 $2 (39.
Nc8 $3 Kxg7 40. Ne7 Rd1+ 41. Ka2 Qe6+ (41... Qb6 42. Qxh7+ Kf8 43. Qh6+) (41...
Qxg5 42. Nf5+ Kf8 43. Ne3) 42. Qxe6 fxe6 43. Rh6 {still gave White some
winning chances but Hikaru Nakamura had no chances to find such niceties that
day.}) 39... Qxe4 40. Qh5 $4 (40. Ne3 $13) 40... Rd3 $1 {Black starts a
decisive counter-attack.} 41. Rh4 Qf5 42. Qe2 b5 43. Nd2 Qxg5 (43... Rxa3+ 44.
Kb2 Rg3 {was even stronger but the World Champion correctly judges that his
pawn avalanche will be much stronger than White's knight anyway.}) 44. Qxd3
Qxh4 45. Ne4 Kxg7 46. Qf3 (46. Qd5 Qf4 47. Nxc5 Qd4+ $19 {K}) 46... Qf4 47.
Qg2+ Kf8 48. Kb2 h5 49. Nd2 h4 50. Kc2 b4 51. axb4 cxb4 52. Qa8+ Kg7 53. Qxa4
h3 54. Qb3 h2 55. Qd5 e4 56. Qh5 e3 57. Nf3 e2 58. Kb3 f6 59. Ne1 Qg3+ 60. Ka4
Qg1 61. Qxe2 Qa7+ 0-1

[Event "Zuerich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2014.01.31"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2872"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2014.01.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]

1. c4 {Carlsen's intentions when opening the game with this move are not very
clear. In the fifth game of his match against Anand he soon transposed to 1.d4,
something Korchnoi used to do a lot in his matches against Karpov. In this
game, White will not be given this opportunity.} Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3
d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 {In my opinion, the most testing system against the
English Opening. It is very hard to prove an objective advantage with White;
you mainly need to know all the typical ideas and try to outplay your opponent
by combining them in the most inspired way.} 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. d3 Re8 10.
b4 Bf8 11. Rb1 a5 12. b5 Nd4 13. e3 $5 {A rare move and, at this level, a
novelty. White usually does not play e2-e3 with the knight on f3 still.} (13.
Nd2 a4 14. e3 Ne6 15. Nf3 Nc5 16. d4 exd4 17. Nxd4 {This was supposed to be
good for White some 20 years ago, but things seem to have changed since then.}
Qg5 (17... g6 {Georgiev,K (2580)-Gelfand,B (2680) Manila 1990 CBM 019 (Ribli) 
(1/2, 91)}) 18. e4 Qg6 19. Bf4 Ne6 20. Nxe6 Bxe6 21. Bxc7 Rec8 22. Bxb6 Rxc3
23. Qd4 {1/2 Flores,D (2599)-Garcia Palermo,C (2479) Mar del Plata 2012}) (13.
Bb2 {used to be a favourite of Portisch:} a4 (13... Bg4 {Portisch,L (2605)
-Kortschnoj,V (2625) Wijk aan Zee 1990 CBM 017 (Ribli) (1-0, 39)}) 14. Nd2 {
Portisch,L (2605)-Petursson,M (2555) Wijk aan Zee 1990 CBM 017 (Ribli) (1/2,
39)}) 13... Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 a4 (14... Bh3 $6 {offers White pleasant play:} 15.
Bxb7 $1 Bxf1 {Vezzosi,P (2362)-Ranola,Y (2432) Salsomaggiore Terme 2006 (0-1,
49)} 16. Qxf1 Rb8 17. Bc6 Re6 18. Bb2 Rd6 19. Rd1 $44) 15. Qe2 $146 {Planning
a long and logical regrouping.} ({The previously played} 15. Qc2 {does make
sense, though:} Ra5 ({If Black chooses the same setup as in the game with} 
15... Ra7 {White could speed up his initiative with} 16. Ne4 {[%cal Ge4c5]
inhibiting the development of the c8-bishop in view of the threat Nc5; here we
see that the queen is useful on c2 and that White is ready for action even
with incomplete development. One main thing is that the 7-rook is passive.} f5
17. Nd2 Be6 18. Bb2 Bd6 19. Nc4 Nxc4 20. dxc4 Qe7 21. Qc3 e4 22. Bh5 Rd8 23. f3
Qg5 24. f4 Qe7 25. g4 {White's position remains more pleasant, but is it
enough for anything?}) 16. Rd1 f5 $6 17. e4 $1 $14 {[%csl Gf4] Kristiansen,J 
(2445)-Jakobsen,O (2390) Copenhagen 1990 (1-0, 33)}) 15... Ra7 16. Bb2 Be6 17.
Rfc1 {Logical, but also a bit slow. If the rooks go on the b- and c-files, the
queen is surely well placed on e2.} Qd7 ({Aronian does not feel like embarking
double edged action such as} 17... f5 18. e4 f4 19. gxf4 exf4 20. Kh1 $5 {
[%cal Gc1g1]}) 18. Ne4 Ba2 $1 {At some later point it will appear that the
white queen's rook actually stands better on a1 than on b1. And yet, at this
point in the game, the last move is the best.} (18... Bd5 19. Nc5 $14 Qxb5 $2
20. Bxe5 $16 {Here we see the role of the b1-rook.}) (18... Bb3 19. Nd2 Ba2 20.
Ra1 Bd5 21. Bxd5 Nxd5 22. e4 Nb6 23. Nf3 Bd6 (23... Qxb5 24. Rab1 $1 {[%cal
Gb2e5] Even with a loss of one tempo the rook is quite effective here, for
instance} Qa5 $6 25. Rxc7 Bd6 26. Bc3 Qa6 27. Ng5 $1 {[%cal Ge2h5]} h6 28. Qh5
Rf8 29. Nxf7 Bxc7 30. Nxh6+ gxh6 31. Qg6+ Kh8 32. Qxh6+ Kg8 33. Qg6+ Kh8 34.
Rxb6 $1 Qxb6 35. Bxe5+ Bxe5 36. Qxb6 $16 {lots of pawns...}) 24. d4 $14 {
[%csl Ga7]}) 19. Ra1 Bd5 20. Bg4 {Aiming to provoke some weakening of Black's
position.} Qd8 ({Actually,} 20... f5 {was entirely playable, but the following
variation had to be calculated accurately.} 21. Bh3 Ra5 22. Ng5 Bd6 23. e4 Qe7
$1 {Exiting the pin and attacking the knight.} 24. Qd2 Rxb5 $1 25. exd5 Rxb2
26. Qxb2 Qxg5 $44 {There is no obvious way to breakthrough with White. In fact,
it is mainly Black who could think of a pawn attack on the kingside.}) 21. Bc3
Nd7 22. Bf3 $6 {Giving away the chances to keep the micro-initiative.} (22. Qb2
$5 {[%cal Gc3b4] The bishop exchange would spare White any troubles with the
a3-pawn and would ensure some queenside space for the major pieces.} b6 ({
The bishop would be exposed after} 22... Bb3 23. Bb4 Bxb4 24. axb4 b6 25. Rc3 {
[%cal Gc3b3]} Bd5 26. Nd2 Nf6 27. Bd1 $16 {[%csl Ga4]}) 23. Bb4 Bxe4 24. dxe4
Bxb4 25. Qxb4 Nc5 26. Be2 Ra8 27. Bc4 $1 Qf6 (27... Nxe4 $2 28. Bxf7+ $1 $16)
28. Rc2 Rad8 29. Bd5 $14 {[%csl Ga4,Gc7][%cal Ga1c1,Gc2c5]}) 22... b6 $1 {
[%cal Gd7c5] Crossing White's plans.} ({There was absolutely no need to fall
into the thematic trap} 22... f5 $2 23. Nd6 $1 $16 Bxf3 24. Qa2+ $1 $18) 23.
Bb4 $5 {Not the optimal way to exchange bishops, but a reasonable one...} ({
Now is too late for} 23. Qb2 {in view of} Nc5 $1) 23... Bxb4 24. axb4 Qe7 25.
Nc3 Bxf3 26. Qxf3 Nf6 $1 (26... a3 $6 {not only fails to keep the pawn, but
also hands over the initiative to White:} 27. Nd5 Qd8 (27... Qd6 $2 28. Rc6 $18
) 28. Rc3 $16 {[%csl Ga3]}) ({Or if} 26... Qxb4 $6 27. Qc6 Rd8 {White has a
pleasant choice already} 28. Nd5 $1 (28. Nxa4 $5 $14 Rxa4 $2 29. Qxc7 $1) 28...
Qb3 29. Nxc7 $16 {Black's poor coordination seems to be more relevant than his
passed pawn.}) 27. Rxa4 Rxa4 28. Nxa4 Qxb4 $11 29. Nc3 Qb2 30. Qd1 Rd8 31. Kg2
h6 32. h3 Rxd3 {Actually, any reasonable move would suffice for equality. True,
White's structure is more compact, but Black is quite active.} (32... Rd7 $11)
33. Qxd3 Qxc1 34. Qd8+ Kh7 35. Qxc7 Ne4 $1 {Otherwise Black would be in some
trouble.} (35... e4 36. Qe5 Qc2 37. Nd5 Nxd5 38. Qxd5 $16 {[%csl Gb6,Ge4,Gf7]})
36. Qxe5 (36. Qxf7 $11) 36... Nxc3 37. Qf5+ Kg8 38. Qc8+ Kh7 39. Qf5+ Kh8 40.
Qc8+ Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zuerich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2014.01.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2872"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[Annotator "Nielsen,PH"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2014.01.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]

{After his win in Chennai, Magnus took a 2 month break from chess, discounting
an indeed effective, yet rather risky attacking victory against Bill Gates.
The prolog in Zurich was a 5 round blitz tournament to determine the pairings.
Despite his actually winning it did indicate some rustiness in the champion's
play, but in his first classical game as World Champion, we saw Magnus from
his absolutely best side.} 1. c4 g6 2. d4 $5 {Having given it a shot at
avoiding the Grünfeld, Magnus reacts to Gelfand's surprising 1...g6 by
actually allowing it! It might seem inconsistent, but one of Magnus' many
strengths is huge flexibility and not being dependent on a specific opening
choice.} Nf6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 d5 6. Qa4 $5 {An interesting line,
which became popular after Magnus used it to get a decent position against
Peter Svidler in Linares 2007. The inspiration then came from leafing through
Larsen's book ZOOM (Zero hour opening models). As Gelfand has mentioned it as
a book with a huge impact on his chess development, I guess hoping for 6.Qa4
being a surprise is too much, but even objectively it's an interesting line.}
O-O 7. O-O Nfd7 $5 (7... Bf5 {was what Svidler played, but after:} 8. Nc3 Nbd7
9. cxd5 Nb6 10. Qb3 Nfxd5 11. Rd1 Qd6 12. Bd2 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Qe6 14. d5 $5 {
Magnus had a pleasant edge, as after exchanging on g7 and Nd4 White gets back
the pawn with risk-free pressure.}) (7... a6 8. Bf4 Be6 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Qb3
Ra7 {was Aronian's creative way of handling the position im Monaco 2011, but
there too Magnus had a pleasant position, despite both games eventually being
drawn.}) (7... Nbd7 8. cxd5 Nb6 {has also been played, but the claim is that
after ...cxd5 the knight would rather be on b8, ready to go to c6, than sort
of misplaced on b6.}) 8. Qc2 Nf6 $5 {A very interesting novelty.} ({Against
Fressinet Gelfand had an unpleasant position after} 8... dxc4 9. Qxc4 Nb6 10.
Qc2 Na6 11. Rd1 {, but as always had done his homework well and has an very
interesting idea in mind, which made Magnus think for more than half an hour.})
9. Bf4 $5 {Probably White's best way to fight for an opening advantage. The
position after 8...Nf6 had previously occurred in quite a few games, but
always with Black to move! But in some way, White is actually in some kind of
zugzwang. The natural 9.Nc3 is answered by 9...dxc4 when its not obvious how
White gets his pawn back, and 9.Rd1 Bf5 10.Qb3 Qb6 already threatens 11...Qxb3
followed by 12...Bc2.} Bf5 10. Qb3 Qb6 11. Nbd2 Ne4 $5 {Nothing seems wrong
with 11...Nbd7, but Gelfand tries putting pressure in the centre and keeps the
option of putting the knight on c6, should White exchange on d5.} 12. e3 (12.
cxd5 Qxb3 13. Nxb3 cxd5 {[%cal Gb8c6] illustrates exactly that point, when
Black due to the knight coming to c6 is completely fine, so Magnus has to try
and keep the tension.}) 12... Qxb3 13. axb3 Na6 14. cxd5 cxd5 {A seemingly
dull position with no advantage for White would be the obvious conclusion.
Quite similar to Magnus' game against Caruana later in the tournament. And in
both games after just a few more moves, almost like by magic, suddenly Carlsen
has an overwhelming initiative.} 15. g4 $1 {An excellent move, with a good mix
of objective merits and provocation. Gelfand, being a principled player, of
course reacts with the critical continuation, accepting the sacrifice.} Bxg4 (
15... Nxd2 16. Nxd2 Be6 {was possible, but apart from the natural 17.Rfc1 Rfc8
18.Rc3!? also 17.Nb1!? keeps putting pressure on the black position.}) 16. Nxe4
dxe4 17. Nd2 f5 {The price Black has to pay for winning the pawn, is that his
bishop on g4 now is shut out, and can't help in defending the weak black
queenside.} 18. f3 e5 $5 (18... exf3 19. Nxf3 {illustrates well White's idea.
He is a pawn down, but his bishops points at the queensinde, and Black seems
not to be able to defend b7, when White's knight goes to either e5 or g5.
However there seems to be a hidden defence:} Rad8 $1 20. Ne5 (20. Ng5 e5 $1 21.
dxe5 Rfe8 22. Bxb7 Nb4 {is indeed a very computerish line, but Black seems to
generate enough counterplay just in time.}) 20... Bxe5 21. Bxe5 Rd7 {and
allthough White definitely still has sufficient compensation, Black's position
does seem very solid keeping the game in balance.}) 19. dxe5 exf3 20. Nxf3 Rae8
{Gelfand's play as always follows a clear logical path, and by sacrificing
back the pawn, it seems like he has neutralised the pressure of White's
bishops.} (20... Rfe8 {wouldn't be an inprovement, as} 21. Nd4 {attacking b7,
then caused trouble, but now this can be met by 21...Bxe5 22.Bxb7 Nb4 as there
is no longer a rook hanging on a8.}) 21. Ra5 $1 {It almost seems like White
goes to great lengths to hang on to his extra pawn, but it's actually equal
material, and White developing his initiative! Yes, he does have seemingly
weak doubled pawns, but like this Magnus defends the pawn on e5, thus being
ready for Nd4 or Ng5 very much making it a tactical battle, and not a quiet
positional game.} Nb4 22. Nd4 b6 23. Rxa7 Bxe5 {Again, Gelfand's play is
consistent and logical. Pushing away the white rook, he eliminated the pawn on
e5, and the knight on b4 controls the d5-square, keeping White's bishop from
checking on d5. A first sight, it would seem Black has solved his problems.}
24. Bh6 $1 Rf6 {An uncomfortable necessity, allowing White access to g7, but
the more obvious looking} (24... Rf7 {is answered very strongly by} 25. Ra4 Bd6
26. Rfa1 $1 {when defending against 27.Ra8! with a white mating attack becomes
very difficult, with White already being close to winning.}) 25. h3 (25. Ra4 $5
{would also have been very interesting, and maybe even better than the game
continuation. It's based on the tactical point} Bd6 26. Nb5 Bc5 27. Nc7 Rd8 28.
Rxb4 $1 Bxb4 29. Nd5 {when surprisingly despite being an exchange up, there is
no way only to sacrifice it back, as 29...Be7 would just be captured, and 29...
Rxd5 30.Bxd5+ Kh8 31.Ra1! wins further material due to the mating threat.} Rfd6
30. Nxb4 Rd1 {still do keep some drawing chances for Black though.}) 25... Bh5
$6 {Hard to believe, but this retreat weakens f5! Resolute defence with} (25...
Bxd4 $1 26. exd4 Be2 27. Rc1 g5 $1 {would come close to saving the game for
Black. The most tempting move looks to be} 28. Rg7+ Kh8 29. Re7 $1 {but after}
Rg8 30. Bxg5 Rxg5 31. Rc8+ Rg8 32. Rxg8+ Kxg8 33. Rxe2 {although White is
still considerably better, I would think Black has as good chances of saving
the game, as White has of winning it. The b-pawn is not much of an extra pawn
and ...Kf7 and ...Rd6 a solid setup making it very hard for White to break
through.}) 26. Nc2 $3 {An excellent tactical resource, illustrating that the
position despite the exchanged queens in no way resembles an endgame, but that
king safety is the dominating factor. By offering Black a chance to take on c2,
Magnus wins access to the d5-square for his bishop, and the direct acceptance
of the sacrifice leads to: 26...Nxc2 27.Bd5+ Rfe6 (27...Kh8 28.Bg7 is mate!)
28.Rc1 wins the knight, leaving White with an extra exchange, as 28...Nb4 29.
Bxe6+ Rxe6 30.Rc8 mates.} g5 $1 {The only way to fight back, challenging the
bishop on h6 just in time as now the black knight still controls the d5-square.
} 27. Bxg5 Rg6 28. Rxf5 $1 {This was the whole point of 25.h3. The black
bishop had to be lured to h5, leaving the f5-pawn unprotected.} h6 29. Bxh6 $5
{Keeping true to the style of the game, but actually the more modest} (29. Nxb4
$1 {might be objectively better as after} Rxg5 30. Rxg5+ hxg5 31. Bd5+ Kf8 (
31... Kh8 32. Bf7 Bxf7 33. Rxf7 Bxb2 34. Nd5 {also should win easily as White
will just bring up his king with decisive effect}) 32. Nc6 Bxb2 33. Kf2 {
Despite White being only one pawn up, he here has a dominating grip on the
position, and should win rather trivially.}) 29... Rxh6 $2 (29... Bf3 $1 {
amazingly prolongs the resistance. The point is that after 30.Rxf3 Nxc2 the
bishop on h6 is hanging, and ...Ne1 a threat, so White has to play} 30. Rg5
Rxg5 31. Bxg5 Bxg2 32. Nxb4 Bxh3 33. Nd5 {keeping good winning chances, but
not as easy a task, as after 29.Nxb4!}) (29... Nxc2 30. Rxh5 {Now the bishop
on h6 is protected, and} Ne1 31. Rg5 $1 {Just wins.}) 30. Nxb4 Bxb2 31. Nd5 Kh8
32. Rb7 Bd1 33. b4 Rg8 34. Ne7 Rd8 35. Be4 Bf6 $2 {In time trouble Gelfand
blunders, but even if it would take some time, White's extra pawns would
suffice for a win.} 36. Rxb6 Kg7 37. Rf2 $1 {Threatening 38.Nf5+ and if 37...
Bxe7 then 38.Rg2+! forces the black king to leave the protection of the rook
on h6, so Gelfand resigned. An excellent start for Magnus, and while not
exactly without further adventures he kept up the pace and with 4/5 in the
classical control improved on his own rating record as well as gaining a huge
lead before the final rapids, when even a rather unstable performance sufficed
to give him a win in the overall standings too.} 1-0

[Event "Zuerich Chess Challenge Blitz"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2014.01.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2872"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2014.01.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.02.28"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 c5 3. e4 dxe4 4. Ng5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Ncxe4 Nxe4 10. Nxe4 e5 11. f4 exf4 12. Qh5 Nd4 13. Rxf4 g6 14. Qe5 b6
15. Raf1 Bf5 16. g4 Be6 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Rxf8+ Bxf8 19. Nf6+ Kh8 20. c3 Nc6
21. Ne8+ 1-0

[Event "Zuerich Chess Challenge Blitz"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2014.01.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2872"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2014.01.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.02.28"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. c3 d6 7. Nd2 Nf6 8. O-O
O-O 9. a4 e5 10. N4b3 Ba7 11. Nc4 Be6 12. Qe2 Nc6 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 g5 15. Bg3
Ne7 16. Nbd2 Ng6 17. Rfe1 h5 18. h3 h4 19. Bh2 g4 20. Kh1 gxh3 21. gxh3 Bxh3
22. Rg1 Kg7 23. Ne3 Bxe3 24. Qxe3 Ng4 25. Qf3 Qf6 26. Rxg4 Qxf3+ 27. Nxf3 Bxg4
28. Nxh4 Nxh4 29. Rg1 Nf3 30. Rxg4+ Kf6 31. Rg3 Nxh2 32. Kxh2 Rh8+ 33. Kg2 Rag8
34. Bc4 Rxg3+ 35. fxg3 a5 0-1

[Event "Zuerich Chess Challenge Blitz"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2014.01.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2872"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2014.01.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.02.28"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O
8. O-O d5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. Bg5 c6 11. Na4 Bd6 12. c3 Re8 13. Bh4 Bg4 14. f3 Bh5
15. Qc2 Bg6 16. Rae1 Qc7 17. g4 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Nd7 19. Qc2 Nf8 20. Rxe8 Rxe8 21.
Re1 Rb8 22. Kg2 Ne6 23. Bg3 c5 24. b3 c4 25. Rd1 cxb3 26. axb3 d4 27. Bxd6 Qxd6
28. cxd4 Nf4+ 29. Kh1 Qd5 30. Qe4 Qxb3 31. Re1 g5 32. Nc5 Qa2 33. Rg1 Nh3 34.
Nd3 Nxg1 35. Qe5 Nxf3 36. Qxb8+ Kg7 37. Ne1 Qa1 38. Kg2 Nxe1+ 39. Kf2 Nd3+ 40.
Ke3 Qc3 0-1

[Event "Zuerich Chess Challenge Blitz"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2014.01.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2872"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2014.01.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.02.28"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. c3 d6 6. e4 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8.
Bc4 Nc6 9. O-O Qc7 10. Qe2 Na5 11. e5 Nxc4 12. Nxc4 Nd5 13. Qe4 Be6 14. Rfe1
Rad8 15. Qh4 Rfe8 16. Rad1 f6 17. Bh6 Bh8 18. h3 b5 19. Ncd2 Bf5 20. Ne4 Qc6
21. Ng3 Bc8 22. Qe4 Bb7 23. h4 Nb6 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. exf6 Bxf6 26. Qe2 Nc4 27.
a4 a6 28. axb5 axb5 29. Qc2 Ne5 30. Qe4 Qxe4 31. Nxe4 Bxe4 32. Rxe4 Rd1+ 33.
Kh2 Nxf3+ 34. gxf3 Rb1 35. Re2 b4 36. Be3 bxc3 37. bxc3 c4 38. Bc5 Bxc3 39.
Rxe7 Bf6 40. Re4 c3 41. Be3 Rb5 42. Kg3 Kf7 43. Rc4 Rb7 44. Rc6 Rd7 45. f4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Zuerich Chess Challenge Blitz"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2014.01.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2872"]
[PlyCount "166"]
[EventDate "2014.01.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.02.28"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b5 3. e4 Nxe4 4. Bxb5 e6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 Nf6 7. c4 O-O 8.
Nc3 Ba6 9. Bf4 c6 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. Ne5 Qc8 12. Qf3 Nb4 13. Rad1 d6 14. Ng4
Nxg4 15. Qxg4 Kh8 16. Re3 f5 17. Qe2 Rf6 18. Re1 Bf8 19. a3 Na6 20. Rxe6 Rxe6
21. Qxe6 Qxe6 22. Rxe6 Nc7 23. Re2 Kg8 24. f3 Kf7 25. Kf1 g6 26. Bg3 Rd8 27.
Ke1 Bg7 28. Rd2 Bh6 29. Rd3 Rd7 30. d5 cxd5 31. Nxd5 Nxd5 32. Rxd5 Bc1 33. Rb5
Rc7 34. Bxd6 Rxc4 35. Be5 Be3 36. Bc3 Bb6 37. Ke2 Ke6 38. Re5+ Kd6 39. Re8 Rc6
40. Bb4+ Kd5 41. Bc3 Kc4 42. a4 Kb3 43. a5 Bc5 44. Rb8+ Kc2 45. Rb7 h5 46. Be1
Re6+ 47. Kf1 Bd4 48. b4 Kd3 49. Bf2 Bxf2 50. Kxf2 h4 51. Rxa7 Re2+ 52. Kf1 Rb2
53. Rd7+ Ke3 54. Re7+ Kd3 55. Re1 h3 56. gxh3 Rxh2 57. Kg1 Ra2 58. h4 Ra4 59.
b5 Rxa5 60. Rb1 Ra7 61. b6 Rb7 62. Kf2 f4 63. Rb4 Kc3 64. Rxf4 Rxb6 65. Kg3 Kd3
66. Kg4 Ke3 67. Re4+ Kf2 68. Ra4 Rb1 69. Ra2+ Ke3 70. Ra3+ Kf2 71. Kg5 Rg1+ 72.
Kh6 Kg3 73. Kxg6 Kxh4+ 74. Kf5 Rb1 75. Ra5 Kh5 76. f4 Kh6 77. Ra7 Rb5+ 78. Kf6
Rb6+ 79. Kf7 Rb5 80. Ra6+ Kh5 81. Rf6 Ra5 82. Kg7 Ra7+ 83. Kf8 Kg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mountain View Churchill CC sim"]
[Site "Mountain View"]
[Date "2014.01.16"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Talamantez, Abel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2872"]
[BlackElo "1918"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2014.01.16"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 b6 8. Be2
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bb7 10. O-O Nd5 11. Bg3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nd7 13. Re1 c5 14. Bd3 Re8
15. Qe2 cxd4 16. cxd4 Nf6 17. a4 Ne4 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Qd1 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Qd5
21. Qxd5 exd5 22. Reb1 Rac8 23. a5 Bd8 24. Rb3 Rc4 25. Rb5 bxa5 26. Rxd5 Bb6
27. h4 Rec8 28. Kh2 a4 29. Bf4 Bc7 30. Bxc7 R8xc7 31. Ra5 Kh7 32. R1xa4 Rc2 33.
Kg3 Re2 34. Rxa7 Rxa7 35. Rxa7 Kg6 36. h5+ Kxh5 37. Rxf7 Ra2 38. e4 Kg6 39. Rf8
Ra3+ 40. Kf4 Ra2 41. Ke5 Rxf2 42. Rxf2 1-0

[Event "World Championship"]
[Site "Chennai"]
[Date "2013.11.22"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2870"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2013.11.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]

{Since Carlsen had won the previous game too, he had 3 points advantage and
actually this was the last game of their match.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ {
A logical decision by Carlsen. He avoids the sharp lines after 3.d4. Apart
from this, Carlsen usually employs this move.} Nd7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 a6 6.
Bxd7+ Bxd7 7. c4 Nf6 ({A few months ago they had a game against each other with
} 7... e5 8. Qd3 b5 9. Nc3 bxc4 10. Qxc4 Be6 11. Qd3 h6 12. O-O Nf6 13. Rd1 Be7
14. Ne1 O-O 15. Nc2 Qb6 16. Ne3 Rfc8 17. b3 {and White had a stable position,
Carlsen-Anand, Stavanger 2013.}) 8. Bg5 e6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. O-O {The most
natural move.} (10. Rd1 Bc6 11. O-O O-O 12. Qd3 Qc7 13. a4 Rfd8 14. Rfe1 Rac8
15. Nd4 Be8 16. b3 Qc5 17. Be3 Qa5 18. Bd2 Qc5 19. h3 Nd7 20. Be3 Qa5 $11 {
and Black has a completely fine position, Fressinet-Ponomariov, Elancourt 2013.
}) 10... Bc6 ({The immediate} 10... O-O {could have been met by} 11. e5 dxe5
12. Nxe5 Be8 13. Rad1 {White has gained some space, but thanks to his stable
position, Black can hold the game.}) 11. Qd3 {White prepares for Nd4.} (11.
Rad1 {transposes to 10.Rd1.}) 11... O-O 12. Nd4 Rc8 13. b3 $146 {Carlsen would
like to stabilise his position.} (13. Rac1 Qa5 14. Bd2 Qd8 15. Bg5 b6 16. Nxc6
Rxc6 17. Ne2 Qa8 18. f3 Rfc8 19. Be3 Nd7 20. b3 Qb7 $11 {Schoeneberg-Danailov,
Leipzig 1986}) 13... Qc7 14. Nxc6 ({The natural} 14. Rfd1 {was also possible.}
Rfd8 15. Nxc6 (15. Rac1 Be8 {and Black can keep his B.}) 15... Qxc6 16. Rac1 {
similar to the game.}) 14... Qxc6 15. Rac1 h6 (15... Rfd8 16. Rfd1 {and White
is solid.}) 16. Be3 Nd7 17. Bd4 Rfd8 18. h3 (18. Rfd1 Qc7 {is also similar.})
18... Qc7 19. Rfd1 Qa5 20. Qd2 {White is threatening with Nd5!} ({In the event
of} 20. Qg3 {Black can reply with} Qg5 ({or} 20... Bf8 {.})) 20... Kf8 (20...
Bg5 {was easier, but I think Anand didn't want to exchange the bishops so
quickly.} 21. Be3 (21. f4 Bf6 22. Bxf6 Nxf6 $11) 21... Bxe3 22. Qxe3 Ne5 $11 {
with a balanced middlegame.}) 21. Qb2 Kg8 22. a4 (22. Qd2 {was a repetition of
moves.}) 22... Qh5 23. Ne2 Bf6 {After the B exchange suddenly the d6 P will be
very weak.} ({Probably} 23... Qg6 $1 {was more exact, as} 24. f3 b6 {followed
by Nc5 and the e7 B is able to hold the d6 P.}) 24. Rc3 $1 {The R is very
useful on the 3rd rank.} Bxd4 25. Rxd4 {Now White has a comfortable position,
because the d6 P can be attacked by tripling on the d-file.} Qe5 26. Qd2 Nf6 (
26... Nc5 {was also possible} 27. Re3 Qf6 28. a5 {and still Black needs to
play some exact moves.}) 27. Re3 Rd7 28. a5 Qg5 $2 {A mistake, which allows
White's strong reply!} (28... Rcd8 {was important to protect the d7 R.}) 29. e5
$1 Ne8 30. exd6 $2 {White returns the error, but I think Carlsen was only
thinking about the draw and becoming the new World Champion.} ({Nevertheless} 
30. Nc3 $1 {was the strongest answer. White keeps the tension and the N is
ready to go to e4 or a4 too.} Rc6 31. f4 Qe7 32. Red3 $16 {and Black is in a
big trouble.}) 30... Rc6 {Now Black immediately gains back the d6 P.} 31. f4
Qd8 32. Red3 Rcxd6 33. Rxd6 Rxd6 34. Rxd6 Qxd6 35. Qxd6 Nxd6 36. Kf2 {I think
Carlsen wanted this endgame, which is an easy draw for him without any problem.
} Kf8 37. Ke3 Ke7 38. Kd4 Kd7 39. Kc5 Kc7 40. Nc3 Nf5 41. Ne4 Ne3 42. g3 f5 43.
Nd6 g5 44. Ne8+ Kd7 45. Nf6+ Ke7 46. Ng8+ (46. Nh5 {was also possible, but
White didn't want to risk} Kf7 47. Kb6 Kg6 48. Kxb7 Kxh5 49. Kxa6 gxf4 50. gxf4
e5 51. Kb6 exf4 52. a6 f3 53. a7 f2 54. a8=Q Kh4 (54... f1=Q $6 55. Qe8+ {
and the e3 N is lost.}) 55. Qf3 f1=Q 56. Qxe3 f4 57. Qe6 h5 {with a drawish
queen endgame.}) 46... Kf8 47. Nxh6 (47. Nf6 Ke7 {was a repetition of moves.})
47... gxf4 48. gxf4 Kg7 49. Nxf5+ exf5 50. Kb6 Ng2 51. Kxb7 Nxf4 52. Kxa6 Ne6
53. Kb6 f4 54. a6 f3 55. a7 f2 56. a8=Q f1=Q 57. Qd5 {Carlsen has achieved his
aim; he has no way to lose, the position is completely drawn.} Qe1 58. Qd6 Qe3+
59. Ka6 Nc5+ 60. Kb5 Nxb3 61. Qc7+ Kh6 62. Qb6+ Qxb6+ 63. Kxb6 Kh5 64. h4 Kxh4
65. c5 Nxc5 {and Magnus Carlsen is the new World Champion! Congratulations to
him!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship"]
[Site "Chennai"]
[Date "2013.11.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E25"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2870"]
[Annotator "Gutman,L"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2013.11.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]

1. d4 $1 {"I should have played 1.d4 from the start. That was one of my
greatest mistakes in my preparation", Viswanathan Anand after the match. "Ich
hätte von Anfang an 1.d4 spielen müssen. Dies war einer meiner größten
Fehler bei der Vorbereitung", Viswanathan Anand nach dem Wettkampf.} Nf6 2. c4
e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 ({In the match
Anand-Kramnik, Bonn 2008 Im Wettkampf Anand-Kramnik, Bonn 2008, kam} 7... Nxd5
{was played. aufs Brett.}) 8. e3 c4 $5 {In any case the choice of opening by
Carlsen should have ben no surprise, since his previous trainer and confidant
GM Simen Agdestein had already played this at the start of the year and even
revealed after the game, "that the Norwegian national team had recently been
lookng into this variation", Ian Rogers. Allerdings sollte die Eröffnungswahl
von Carlsen keine Überraschung sein, da sein früherer Trainer und Vertrauter
GM Simen Agdestein bereits Anfang des Jahres so gespielt hat und nach der
Partie sogar verriet, "dass die norwegische Nationalmannschaft sich kürzlich
gerade mit dieser Variante beschäftigte", Ian Rogers.} 9. Ne2 (9. g4 Nc6 10.
Ne2 {leads to the game by transposition. führt durch Zugumstellung zur Partie}
) ({For Bezüglich} 9. g3 Nc6 10. Nh3 {see Biolek-Agdestein, Prag 2013 siehe
Biolek-Agdestein, Prag 2013}) ({Once can hardly recommend Kaum zu empfehlen ist
} 9. e4 $6 dxe4 10. Bxc4 (10. Bg5 Qa5 11. Qc1 (11. Qd2 $5 Nbd7 12. Bxc4 O-O 13.
Ne2 b5 14. Ba2 exf3 15. gxf3 Bb7 16. O-O Bd5 $15) 11... Nbd7 12. Bxc4 O-O 13.
Ne2 Re8 (13... b5 $5 14. Ba2 exf3 15. gxf3 Bb7) 14. Rb1 Qc7 15. Bb3 $6 (15. Bb5
a6 16. Bxd7 Nxd7 $15) 15... exf3 16. gxf3 b6 17. Kf2 Ba6 $17 {Grover-Zhou
Weigi, Dubai 2012}) 10... O-O 11. fxe4 (11. Ne2 exf3 12. gxf3 Bf5 13. O-O Nbd7
14. Bb3 Rc8 15. c4 Re8 16. Rf2 Nh5 17. Ng3 Bg6 18. Ne4 Ndf6 19. Nc3 h6 $15 {
Jambrich-Nemchenko, email 2010}) 11... Nxe4 12. Nf3 Qc7 13. Qb3 Nd7 14. O-O Nb6
15. Bd3 Be6 (15... Qxc3 16. Qb1) 16. Qc2 f5 17. Ng5 Bc4 18. Bd2 Bxd3 19. Qxd3
Qc4 20. Qh3 Nxg5 21. Bxg5 Nd5 22. Bd2 g6 23. Rae1 Nf6 24. Bh6 Rfe8 25. Qf3 Re4
$15 {Gerola-Kunzelmann, corr 2012}) 9... Nc6 (9... O-O 10. g4 (10. Qc2 $6 Nc6
11. e4 dxe4 12. fxe4 Qa5 13. e5 Re8 $17) 10... Nc6 {is a transposition of
moves. ist Zugumstellung.}) 10. g4 ({Abzuraten ist von} 10. Ng3 {cannot be
advised:} h5 $5 {(Michail Krasenkow, chesspro.ru). (Michail Krasenkow,
chesspro.ru).} 11. h4 ({Compare: Man sehe:} 11. Qc2 h4 12. Ne2 Qe7 13. Kf2 g6 (
13... b5 $5 $17) 14. g4 hxg3+ 15. Nxg3 Be6 16. a4 Na5 17. Ba3 Qc7 18. Bg2 Nb3
19. Rae1 O-O-O $17 {Joergensen-Sadowski, email 2006}) (11. e4 h4 12. exd5 hxg3
13. dxc6 Rxh2 14. Rg1 Kf8 $17) 11... Qc7 $5 (11... Na5 12. e4 Nb3 13. Rb1 Qa5
$15 {Marusenko-Pavlov, Kiev 2010}) 12. Kf2 Na5 13. Qe1 (13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4
Nd5 $15) 13... Nb3 $15) 10... O-O (10... Na5 $5 {is perhaps somewhat more
flexible (Krasenkow), see Kortschnoj-O'Kelly and Aghasuryan-Mekumyan. ist
vielleicht etwas flexibler (Krasenkow), siehe Kortschnoj-O'Kelly und
Aghasuryan-Mekumyan.}) (10... h6 {leads to Kasparov-Polgar. führt zu
Kasparov-Polgar.}) 11. Bg2 Na5 ({Zeitverlust wäre} 11... Qe7 $6 {would be a
waste of time:} 12. Nf4 (12. O-O $5) 12... b5 (12... Na5 13. O-O Nb3 14. Ra2)
13. O-O h6 14. h4 (14. e4 $5 dxe4 15. fxe4 Bxg4 16. Qe1 $14) 14... Rd8 $6 (
14... Qd8 $5 15. e4 Ne7 {would be more solid wäre solider}) 15. g5 hxg5 16.
hxg5 Ne8 17. e4 Nc7 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 Na5 20. f4 Nb3 21. Ra2 Bb7 22. Re2
Qd7 23. Re5 $16 {Nikitin-Belinkov, Moskau 1966}) 12. O-O Nb3 {Anand must have
been satisfied with his choice of opening; he obtained exactly the sort of
position he needed since he was trailing in the match - complicated and sharp.
Mit seiner Eröffnungswahl dürfte Anand zufrieden gewesen sein, er bekam
genau den Typ Stellung, den er bei seinem Rückstand im Wettkampf gebraucht
hatte - kompliziert und scharf.} 13. Ra2 {In contrast to the Botvinnik
Variation White does not need a rook on e2 in order to get in e3-e4. Im
Unterschied zur Botwinnik-Variante braucht Weiß keinen Turm auf e2 um e3-e4
durchzusetzen.} ({The move Der Zug} 13. Rb1 $5 {has been less explored, but in
view of the counterplay for Black on the b-file it looks to make more sense
and would perhaps have been less pleasant for Carlsen to face. ist weniger
untersucht, erscheint in Anbetracht des schwarzen Gegenspiels auf der b-Linie
sinnvoller und wäre für Carlsen vielleicht unangenehmer gewesen.}) 13... b5 (
13... h6 {see Kasparov-Polgar siehe Kasparov-Polgar}) (13... Qa5 14. g5 Nd7 (
14... Nh5 {(Krasenkow)} 15. Qe1 Bd7 16. Qh4 g6 17. e4 Rae8 18. Bf4 Nxf4 19.
Qxf4 Bc6 20. h4 $14) 15. e4 Nb6 16. Qe1 $5 (16. h3 Na4 $5 (16... Nxc1 17. Qxc1
Bd7 18. Ng3 Nc8 19. Re2 Ne7 {Bernasek-Hera, Österreischische Liga 2012/13} 20.
f4 dxe4 21. Nxe4 Nd5 22. Nc5 Bc6 23. Bxd5 Bxd5 24. Rfe1 $11) 17. Qe1 f6 18.
gxf6 Nxc1 19. Qxc1 Rxf6 $15) 16... f6 (16... Nxc1 17. Qxc1 Bd7 18. Ng3) (16...
Na4 17. Rc2 Bd7 18. Ng3) 17. gxf6 Nxc1 18. Qxc1 Rxf6 19. Ng3 Na4 20. Rc2 Be6
21. e5 Rf7 22. f4 Raf8 23. Qe3 $14) 14. Ng3 (14. a4 {hardly fits in here ist
kaum am Platze} bxa4 15. Ng3 (15. Rxa4 a5 16. g5 Ne8 17. e4 Nc7 18. Ng3 Bd7 19.
Ra2 Nxc1 20. Qxc1 a4 21. e5 Rb8 22. f4 Rb3 $15 {(Pavel Maletin, ruchess)}) (15.
Nf4 Bb7 16. Rxa4 Re8 17. g5 Nd7 18. h4 a5 $15) 15... Nxc1 16. Qxc1 Qa5 17. e4
Rb8 18. g5 Ne8 $15) ({Etwas sinnvoller erscheint} 14. g5 {seems to make more
sense:} Nd7 (14... Nh5 15. e4 f6 16. gxf6 Qxf6 17. Be3 a5 18. Nc1 Nxc1 19. Qxc1
Rb8 20. Rb2 Qe7 21. Qd2 Rb6 22. e5 Bf5 23. Kh1 Bd3 24. Rg1 Rf7 25. Bg5 $11 {
Fessler-Vozda, corr 2012}) 15. e4 Nb6 16. Bf4 (16. e5 $2 Bf5 $17 {
Gardner-Shabalov, Calgary 2012}) 16... a5 (16... f6 17. gxf6 Qxf6 18. Qe1 $11)
17. Qe1 Ra7 18. Qg3 $11) 14... a5 15. g5 ({Kaum besser wäre} 15. e4 {would
hardly be any better, see Volkov-Smirnov, Khanty Mansiysk 2013. siehe
Volkov-Smirnov, Khanty Mansiysk 2013.}) 15... Ne8 16. e4 Nxc1 ({After Nach} 
16... Nc7 {then ist} 17. Be3 Rb8 18. Qe1 b4 19. axb4 axb4 20. Ne2 bxc3 21. Nxc3
Bb7 22. Qg3 Ra8 23. Rxa8 Bxa8 24. Rd1 Bc6 $11 {is possible (Maletin). möglich
(Maletin).}) 17. Qxc1 Ra6 (17... Rb8 18. Qd2 Nc7 19. e5 Qe7 20. Rb1 $11) 18. e5
Nc7 $6 {Carlsen is too optimistic. He wants to maintain the tension and
over-estimates his position. Carlsen ist zu optimistisch. Er will die Spannung
aufrechterhalten und überschätzt seine Stellung.} ({Two alternatives appear
more prudent: Vorsichtiger erscheinen zwei weitere Alternativen:} 18... b4 19.
axb4 axb4 20. Rxa6 Bxa6 21. cxb4 Qb6 22. Qc3 Nc7 23. f4 Nb5 (23... Rb8 24. Ra1)
24. Qe3 Qxd4 25. Qxd4 Nxd4 26. Bxd5 c3 {(Krasenkow)} 27. Rc1 c2 28. Be4 Rc8 29.
Kf2 g6 30. Ke3 Rc4 31. Bd3 Rc3 32. Kxd4 Rxd3+ 33. Kc5 Rc3+ $11) (18... g6 19.
f4 Ng7 20. Rb2 Rb6 21. Qb1 {(Krasenkow)} Qd7 $1 22. f5 Nxf5 23. Nxf5 (23. Rxf5
gxf5 24. Nh5 Qe7 25. Nf6+ Rxf6 26. gxf6 Qxa3 {(Maletin)} 27. Qc2 b4 28. Bxd5
Kh8 29. Ra2 b3 30. Rxa3 bxc2 31. Ra1 Be6 32. Bxe6 fxe6 33. Rc1 Ra8 34. Rxc2 Kg8
35. Ra2 $16) 23... gxf5 24. h4 h6 25. Bh3 Qe7 26. Bxf5 Qxa3 {(Maletin)} 27. Rg2
Qxc3 28. Bxc8 Qxd4+ 29. Rff2 Qxe5 30. Bf5 Kh8 31. Qc1 Re8 32. g6 $11) 19. f4 $2
({The critical moment! Black had more difficulties after Der kritischer
Moment! Mehr Schwierigkeiten hatte Schwarz nach} 19. Rb2 $5 Qe7 20. Rb1 {
(Krasenkow) , so as to finally bring this rook to b1: , um diesen Turm endlich
auf b1 zu bringen:} Rb6 21. f4 b4 22. axb4 axb4 23. cxb4 Rxb4 (23... g6 24. Qe3
$5 Bd7 25. f5 Bxf5 26. Nxf5 gxf5 27. Rxf5 Rxb4 28. Rbf1 $14 {(Maletin)}) 24.
Qa3 Na6 25. Bxd5 $5 (25. Rb2 Qb7 26. Rfb1 Rxb2 27. Qxb2 Qd7 28. Qb6 $14 {
(Maletin)}) 25... Qd8 26. Rxb4 Nxb4 27. Qxb4 Qxd5 28. Qc5 $14) 19... b4 20.
axb4 ({For equality Zum Ausgleich reichte} 20. a4 {was sufficient, to deprive
Black of the b5-square for his knight: um Schwarz das Feld b5 für den
Springer wegzunehmen:} b3 (20... Rb6 21. f5 bxc3 22. Raf2 Na6 (22... Rb3 23. e6
fxe6 24. f6 Rb2 25. Rf3 {(Maletin)} e5 26. Rxc3 exd4 27. Qxb2 dxc3 28. Qxc3 Ne6
29. Nf5 gxf6 30. Bxd5 Kh8 31. gxf6 Qxd5 32. f7+ Nd4 33. Qxd4+ Qxd4+ 34. Nxd4
Kg7 35. Nf5+ Bxf5 36. Rxf5 Rxf7 37. Rxa5 Rc7 38. Kf2 c3 39. Rg5+ Kf6 40. Rg1
$11) 23. f6 Nb4 24. fxg7 Kxg7 25. Nh5+ Kh8 26. Rxf7 {(Maletin)} Rxf7 27. Rxf7
Be6 28. Rf6 Nd3 29. Qxc3 Rb1+ 30. Bf1 Bh3 31. Qxa5 Rxf1+ 32. Rxf1 Qxg5+ 33. Ng3
Bxf1 34. Qa8+ Kg7 35. Qa7+ $11) 21. Raf2 Bd7 22. f5 Bxa4 23. f6 Bd7 $1 (23...
g6 $2 24. Qf4 Re8 (24... Ne6 $2 25. Qh4 Kh8 26. Bh3) 25. Qh4 Ree6 26. Nf5 gxf5
(26... Qf8 27. Ne7+ Kh8 28. Rf3 h5 29. Bh3 Be8 30. Bg4 $18) 27. Bh3 Kh8 28.
Bxf5 Qg8 29. Rf3 Ne8 30. Rh3 Nxf6 31. exf6 Rxf6 32. Qxh7+ Qxh7 33. Rxh7+ Kg8
34. gxf6 $18 {(Maletin)}) 24. fxg7 Kxg7 25. Nh5+ Kh8 26. Rxf7 (26. Nf6 Ne8 27.
Nxd5 Be6 28. Nf6 Nxf6 29. Rxf6 Rg8 $11 {(Maletin)}) 26... Rxf7 27. Rxf7 Be6 28.
Rf6 Qg8 {(Maletin)} 29. g6 hxg6 30. Nf4 (30. Qh6+ Qh7 31. Qf8+ Qg8 32. Qh6+ Qh7
$11) 30... Bf7 31. Nxd5 Rxf6 32. Nxf6 Qf8 33. Qg5 Kg7 34. Nh5+ Kh8 35. Nf6 Kg7
$11) ({A more energetic move seems to be Energischer erscheint} 20. f5 $5 {
(Boris Gelfand, chesspro)} bxc3 $5 (20... b3 21. Raf2 $40) (20... Nb5 21. axb4
axb4 22. Rxa6 Bxa6 23. f6 g6 24. Qf4 $1 (24. e6 fxe6 25. Qe3 Bc8 26. cxb4 Nd6
$11 {(Krasenkow)}) 24... Qb6 25. Qh4 h5 26. Nxh5 bxc3 27. Kh1 $1 Nxd4 28. Ng3
Ne6 29. Nf5 $1 gxf5 30. Qh5 $1 Qb7 31. Bh3 d4+ 32. Bg2 $18) 21. f6 g6 22. Qxc3
(22. Qf4 Ne6 23. Qh4 Qb6 24. Ne2 Qb3 25. Nc1 Qb6 26. Ne2 $11) 22... Rb6 23.
Qxa5 Rb3 $11 {(Maletin)}) ({And Auch} 20. Raf2 $5 {is also interesting, so as
to mobilise all his resources: ist interessant, um alle Resourcen zu
mobilisieren:} Nb5 (20... bxc3 21. Qxc3 a4 22. Qe3 Rb6 23. f5 Rb3 24. Qf4 Rd3 (
24... c3 25. f6 Ne6 26. Qh4 Ba6 27. Bh3 $16) 25. Nh5 Nb5 26. e6 Rxd4 27. Qe5
Qxg5 28. Nf4 $16) (20... b3 21. f5 Kh8 22. Nh5 Rb6 23. Qe3 $16) 21. axb4 axb4
22. cxb4 Nxd4 23. f5 Bb7 (23... Nb3 24. Qd1 Bb7 25. Qh5) 24. Nh5 {(Maletin)}
Qb6 25. Qe3 Qa7 26. e6 fxe6 27. Qe5 Bc8 28. b5 Nxb5 29. f6 Ra2 (29... Qd4 30.
fxg7 Rf5 31. Qb8 Qc5 32. Kh1 $18) 30. Bxd5 Qb6 31. Bxc4 Rxf2 32. Rxf2 Nd4 $11)
20... axb4 21. Rxa6 Nxa6 22. f5 (22. cxb4 Nxb4 23. f5 g6 24. Qd2 Nc6 $11) 22...
b3 (22... bxc3 23. Qxc3 g6 24. Qe3 (24. f6 Nc7 25. Rb1 Ne6 26. Qd2 Qc7 27. Ne2
$11 {(Maletin)}) 24... Nc7 25. h4 Bxf5 26. Nxf5 gxf5 27. Rxf5 Ne6 28. Rf6 Qa5
29. Kh2 $11) 23. Qf4 (23. f6 g6 24. Qf4 Kh8 $5 25. Qh4 b2 26. Qh6 Rg8 27. Rf4
b1=Q+ 28. Bf1 Qd1 $1 29. Rh4 Qh5 30. Nxh5 gxh5 31. Qxh5 Bf5 32. Qxf7 Nc7 $15) (
23. Nh5 Nc7 24. Qe3 Kh8 25. h4 $11) (23. h4 $5 {(Alexej Dreev, chessnews.ru)}
Nc7 24. h5 Ne8 (24... Nb5 $6 25. f6 Be6 26. g6 hxg6 27. hxg6 fxg6 28. Qg5 Nxc3
29. Qxg6 Qc7 30. Nh5 $18) 25. Qf4 (25. f6 gxf6 26. gxf6 Kh8 27. Ne2 Rg8 28. Nf4
Nc7 $15) 25... Qa5 26. h6 g6 27. fxg6 hxg6 28. Nh5 Bf5 29. Bh3 Bxh3 30. Nf6+
Kh8 31. Nxe8 f6 32. e6 Qa2 33. Rf2 Qb1+ 34. Kh2 Qe1 35. Nxf6 Bxe6 $11 {
(Maletin)}) 23... Nc7 (23... Kh8 $6 24. Nh5 Nc7 25. e6 Ne8 (25... fxe6 26. Nxg7
Kxg7 27. f6+ Kg8 28. f7+) 26. exf7 Rxf7 27. f6 g6 28. Re1 Nc7 29. Ng7 Kg8 30.
h4 $14) 24. f6 $5 (24. Qh4 Kh8 25. Nh5 Nb5 (25... b2 26. f6 g6 27. Ng7 Nb5 {
(Mikhail Golubev, chess today)} 28. Qf2 Nxc3 29. Qxb2 Ne4 30. h4 Kg8 31. Qb4
Qc7 $11) 26. e6 fxe6 27. f6 gxf6 28. Nxf6 Qe7 29. Rf2 Rf7 30. g6 Rg7 31. Nh5
Kg8 $11) 24... g6 (24... gxf6 25. Qh4 f5 (25... Kh8 26. Rxf6 Ne6 27. Bxd5 Qxd5
28. Rh6 Nxg5 29. Qxg5 Qf3 30. Rf6 Qg4 31. Qh6 Kg8 32. Rb6 Be6 33. Kf2 Qg6 34.
Qxg6+ hxg6 35. Ke3 Kg7 36. Rb5 $11) 26. Nh5 Ne8 27. Nf4 Be6 28. Rf3 Ng7 29. Rh3
Re8 30. Nxd5 Bxd5 31. Qxh7+ Kf8 32. Qh8+ Ke7 33. Qxg7 b2 34. Qf6+ Kd7 35. Qd6+
Kc8 36. Qa6+ Kc7 $11) 25. Qh4 Ne8 {Magnus Carlsen has defended more or less
accurately and is hoping for the best. Magnus Carlsen hat sich mehr oder
weniger akkurat verteidigt, und hofft auf das Beste.} 26. Qh6 (26. Ne2 Be6 27.
Nf4 Qa5 28. Nxe6 ({Maletin gives Maletin gibt} 28. Bh3 Bxh3 29. Qxh3 b2 30. e6
(30. Ne6 Qa1 31. Nxf8 Kxf8 32. e6 Nd6 33. Qh6+ Ke8 34. exf7+ Nxf7 35. Qh3 Kd8
36. Qg2 b1=Q 37. Qxd5+ $11) (30. Nxg6 hxg6 31. e6 Qa1 32. e7 Nxf6 33. exf8=Q+
Kxf8 34. gxf6 Kg8 $11) 30... Nd6 (30... Qa1 31. e7 b1=Q 32. exf8=Q+ Kxf8 33.
Nxd5) 31. Nxg6 hxg6 32. Qh6 Nf5 33. Rxf5 b1=Q+ 34. Rf1 Qxf1+ 35. Kxf1 $11 {
with equality in each case. jeweils mit Ausgleich an}) 28... fxe6 29. Bh3 Nc7 (
29... Qa6 30. Qf2 Rf7 31. Qb2 Ra7 32. Bg4 Kf8 33. Qf2 Qb6 34. Qh4 b2 35. Qh6+
Kg8 36. Qh3 Kf8 $11) 30. f7+ Rxf7 31. Rxf7 Kxf7 32. Qxh7+ Kf8 33. Qh8+ Ke7 34.
Qf6+ Kd7 35. Bxe6+ Nxe6 36. Qf7+ Kd8 37. Qf6+ Kc7 38. Qe7+ Kb8 39. Qxe6 $11)
26... b2 27. Rf4 $5 (27. Ne2 Be6 28. Nf4 Qa5 29. Nxe6 fxe6 30. Bh3 Qa6 31. Bg4
Rf7 32. Qh3 Nc7 33. Qg2 Qa2 34. Qc2 Rf8 35. f7+ Kg7 36. Qf2 $11) 27... b1=Q+
28. Nf1 $4 ({Anand overlooks Black's reply. Anand übersieht die schwarze
Antwort. Zum Ausgleich reichte} 28. Bf1 {was enough for equality:} Qd1 $1 29.
Rh4 Qh5 30. Nxh5 gxh5 31. Rxh5 Bf5 32. g6 $1 (32. Bh3 Bg6 33. e6 Nxf6 34. gxf6
Qxf6 $15) 32... Bxg6 33. Rg5 Nxf6 (33... Qa5 34. Rg3 Qa3 35. h4) 34. exf6 Qxf6
35. Rxd5 Qf3 36. Rc5 Qxc3 37. Rxc4 $11 {(Krasenkow)}) 28... Qe1 $1 ({But not
Aber nicht} 28... Qd1 $4 29. Rh4 Qh5 30. Rxh5 gxh5 31. Ne3 Be6 32. Bxd5 $18)
0-1

[Event "World Championship"]
[Site "Chennai"]
[Date "2013.11.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2870"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2013.11.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]

1. e4 {This is the first time 1.e4 was played by Carlsen during the match. He
had already tried 1.Nf3 and 1.c4.} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 {Another Berlin
Defence! This is the 4th time in the match already, but it is the first time
from Anand with Black.} 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 {A very solid decision by Carlsen.
He has 2 points advantage, the draw is good for him, so it was a logical
opening choice.} Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 ({Recently
Carlsen himself played the another line with} 9... Ne8 10. d5 Bc5 (10... d6 11.
Re1 Bg5 {White has some space advantage due to his d5 P, but that's all.
Exchanging the dark-squared B is favourable for Black.} 12. Nc3 Bxc1 13. Rxc1
Nf6 14. Qd4 Bd7 15. Ne4 Re8 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. Qxf6 gxf6 18. Red1 a5 19. f3 Kg7
20. Kf2 a4 21. Rd4 Ra5 22. Rcd1 Rc5 23. R1d2 Ra8 {the computer considers the
position to be slighty better for White, but in the game Black could hold his
position, Leko-Carlsen, Wijk aan Zee 2013.}) 11. Re1 d6 12. Nc3 Bf5 13. Bd3
Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Nf6 15. Na4 Re8 16. Bd2 Rxe1+ 17. Rxe1 Qd7 18. Nxc5 dxc5 19. c4
Re8 $11 {with an equal endgame, Karjakin-Carlsen, Moscow 2013.}) 10. Re1 Re8 (
10... Nf5 {is another main move.}) 11. c3 {This move shows that Carlsen is
happy with the draw.} (11. Bf4 {was the only critical move} Rxe1 12. Qxe1 Ne8 (
{The greedy} 12... Bxd4 $5 {could have been met by} 13. c3 (13. Bxd6 $5 cxd6
14. Nc3 $44 {was also interesting.}) 13... Bf6 14. Bxd6 cxd6 15. Qe4 $1 d5 $1 {
Otherwise Qd5.} 16. Qxd5 d6 17. Na3 Rb8 {and Black's two bishops give some
counterplay for his weaknesses.}) 13. Nc3 $1 {Otherwise Black can play d5 and
equalise more easily.} Bxd4 ({Now} 13... d5 $2 {is not working, as} 14. Nxd5 $1
$16) 14. Nd5 c6 (14... d6) 15. Ne7+ Kf8 16. Nxc8 Qf6 $1 17. Qb4+ c5 18. Qd2
Rxc8 19. c3 (19. Re1 g5 $1 20. Bxg5 Bxf2+ $1 21. Qxf2 Qxg5 22. Bb5 Nd6 23. Bxd7
Rd8 $11 {Guseinov-Sargissian, Warsaw 2013}) 19... Be5 20. Bxe5 Qxe5 21. Qxd7
Qc7 (21... Rc7 $11) 22. Rd1 Qxd7 23. Rxd7 Rc7 24. Rxc7 Nxc7 $11 {with a
completely drawish endgame, Kasimdzhanov-Leko, London 2012.}) 11... Rxe1 12.
Qxe1 Ne8 $1 {A typical idea. Black wants to equalise with d5.} 13. Bf4 d5 14.
Bd3 {Of course... White doesn't want to allow Bf5.} ({For example} 14. Nd2 {
could have been met by} Bf5 $1 $11) 14... g6 {Anand prepares for Ng7 then Bf5.}
15. Nd2 Ng7 16. Qe2 {White improves his pieces and he has a positional trick
too.} c6 $1 {A great deep move!} ({The immediate} 16... Bf5 {could have been
met by} 17. Bxf5 Nxf5 18. Qb5 $1 $14 {and White created some unpleasant
threats on the queenside.}) 17. Re1 $146 {Basically this is the first novelty
in the game, but in this positional line it does not determine the result.} ({
Before} 17. Be5 {was tried} Bxe5 18. Qxe5 Bf5 19. Bxf5 Nxf5 20. Re1 Qd6 21. Nb3
Qxe5 22. Rxe5 f6 23. Re2 Kf7 $11 {with a symmetrical drawish endgame,
Rozentalis-Bruzon, Montreal 2013.}) 17... Bf5 18. Bxf5 Nxf5 19. Nf3 Ng7 $1 {
Another good positional move. Anand prepares for Ne6 or sometimes in the Qd7
then Re8 plan is also useful.} 20. Be5 {Carlsen doesn't mind the exchange of
pieces.} Ne6 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Ne5 Re8 23. Ng4 {Carlsen creates some threats
on the dark squares. Now Anand needs to play some exact moves.} Qd8 $1 ({
In the event of} 23... Qg7 {White has a nice initiative after} 24. Qf3 $1) 24.
Qe5 ({Now} 24. Qf3 {White can answer with} Ng5 $1 25. Nf6+ Kf8 26. Rxe8+ Qxe8
$11 {and Black is OK.}) 24... Ng7 25. Qxe8+ $1 {The only move, but it wasn't
so difficult for Carlsen. Now all the pieces will be exchanged.} ({Of course} 
25. Nf6+ $4 Qxf6 $1 $19) (25. Nh6+ $4 Kf8 $19) 25... Nxe8 26. Rxe8+ $1 Qxe8 27.
Nf6+ Kf8 28. Nxe8 Kxe8 29. f4 f5 30. Kf2 b5 31. b4 Kf7 32. h3 h6 33. h4 h5 {
A high level positional game!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship"]
[Site "Chennai"]
[Date "2013.11.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2870"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2013.11.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]

{We have just reached the half-way point of the match. Carlsen was leading by
4-2.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 {Carlsen repeats his main weapon, the
Berlin Defence, which he employed successfully in the 4th and 6th games of the
match.} 4. d3 {Anand avoids the 4.0-0 Nxe4 "endgame line", like in the 6th
game.} Bc5 5. Bxc6 {Anand's favourite move.} (5. c3 {and}) (5. O-O {are other
lines.}) 5... dxc6 6. Nbd2 {The position has some similarities to the RL
Delayed Exchange Variation with 3...a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.d3.} Bg4 $5 {
A rare, but interesting move.} ({The most recent games continued with} 6... Be6
{followed by Nd7.}) ({Anand had two successful games with} 6... O-O 7. O-O Re8
8. Nc4 Nd7 9. Kh1 (9. a4 a5 10. b3 Bf8 11. Kh1 {A possible plan is Ng1-e2 and
f2-f4.} b6 12. g3 {/\ Nh4} Ba6 13. Bb2 Bxc4 14. bxc4 g6 15. Nh4 Bh6 16. Ng2 {
/\ f4} Nc5 17. f4 exf4 18. gxf4 Bg7 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. f5 $36 {with some
initiative, later White managed to win, Anand-Aronian, Stavanger blitz 2013.})
9... a5 10. a4 b6 11. Be3 (11. b3 $5) 11... Bb4 12. Nfd2 b5 13. axb5 cxb5 14.
c3 bxc4 15. cxb4 cxd3 16. bxa5 Ba6 17. Qb3 Nf6 18. h3 Nh5 19. Rfc1 Nf4 20. Rc6
Ne2 21. Qd5 Qb8 $4 {Until this point the game was balanced, but here suddenly
Kramnik blundered, allowing White's strong reply.} ({The correct choice would
have been} 21... Qxd5 22. exd5 Rec8 {Black is under pressure, but with tough
defence it should be an equal endgame.}) 22. Rxa6 $1 Rxa6 23. Qxd3 {and after
a few moves Black resigned, Anand-Kramnik, Zuerich 2013.}) 7. h3 Bh5 {Of
course Carlsen saves his bishop pair.} (7... Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Nd7 9. Qg3 Qf6 10.
Nc4 O-O 11. O-O Rfe8 12. a4 Nf8 13. Bg5 Qe6 14. Bd2 Ng6 15. b4 Bf8 16. Qg4 b6
17. g3 f6 18. Bc3 $14 {with a comfortable position for White, Adams-Fressinet,
Germany 2012.}) 8. Nf1 {White employs the typical Ruy Lopez regrouping of the
knight to g3 before castling, especially since the bishop is on h5.} ({In case
of} 8. g4 Bg6 9. Nxe5 $2 {is not working because of} Qd4 $1) 8... Nd7 {Black
is also following his typical plan. He prepares for f6, Bf7 and sometimes
Nf8-e6.} 9. Ng3 Bxf3 {An interesting decision to give up the B now.} (9... Bg6
$5 {was an interesting alternative. Black plans f6 then transfers his B to f7.
For example} 10. O-O O-O {and Black has a comfortable position.} ({Still} 10...
f6 {is too early, as} 11. Nh4 Bf7 12. Nhf5 O-O 13. Qg4 $36 {and White has some
initiative.})) 10. Qxf3 g6 $1 {A very important positional move. In normal
cases when the white N is on g3 the ...g6 move is very good, as the N can't
move to f5 or h5. If Black had castled, g6 isn't so good, because White has an
attack with Bh6 and h4-h5, but now Carlsen wants to castle to the queenside.}
11. Be3 Qe7 12. O-O-O O-O-O {Finally both sides have finished their
development. White has a slight advantage thanks to his slightly better pawn
structure, but this can hardly be exploited. A slow, positional manoeuvring
fight begins, where both players try to improve their pieces. The game is
balanced.} 13. Ne2 {The N is not so useful on g3, while from e2 it can be
support a d4 or an f4.} Rhe8 14. Kb1 {Another useful move. Sometimes Black's
idea is Qe6 followed by f5 and without Kb1 the a2 P is unprotected.} b6 {
Carlsen also makes a useful move, he prepares for Kb7.} 15. h4 Kb7 ({I think} 
15... h5 $5 {was easier, but Carlsen doesn't worry about White's threats on
the h-file.}) 16. h5 Bxe3 17. Qxe3 ({In case of} 17. fxe3 $5 {Black can
regroup to the kingside with} Rg8 $5 18. g4 (18. Rdf1 {could have been met by}
f5 (18... Rdf8 $5) 19. hxg6 (19. exf5 gxf5 20. Qxf5 Rxg2 {and Black hasn't got
any problem.}) 19... fxe4 20. Qxe4 Rxg6 {with an equal position.}) 18... gxh5
$1 {This is the point of the Rg8!} (18... Rdf8 19. Rdf1 Nc5 20. Qf6 $14 {
maybe a little bit unpleasant for Black.}) 19. gxh5 (19. Rxh5 Nf6 $11) 19...
Rg5 20. Ng3 Rdg8 21. Nf5 Qf6 {White has a strong N on f5, but Black controls
the g-file with his rooks, so the position is balanced.}) 17... Nc5 {The N is
ready to go to e6, or sometimes even Na4 and Qb4 could be a threat.} 18. hxg6
hxg6 19. g3 ({If} 19. Rh7 {Black uses the same motif as in the game with} Rh8
20. Rdh1 Rxh7 21. Rxh7 Qf6 $11 {followed by Rh8 with a completely drawish
endgame.}) 19... a5 (19... Rh8 $11) ({or} 19... Qf6 $11 {was also fine, with
an equal position.}) 20. Rh7 (20. f4 {could have been met by} f5 $1 21. exf5
gxf5 22. fxe5 Qxe5 23. Qxe5 Rxe5 {with a fully drawish ending.}) 20... Rh8 21.
Rdh1 Rxh7 22. Rxh7 Qf6 $1 {Black prepares to exchange the rooks with Rh8.} 23.
f4 Rh8 $1 {The most precise move.} ({The natural} 23... exf4 $6 {was dubious,
as} 24. Qxf4 $1 Qxf4 25. gxf4 {and suddenly the endgame is better for White.
His rook is very active and his pawn structure is also better.} Rd7 26. Kc1 $14
{Followed by Ng3, Kd2-e3 then f5 later on. But of course Carlsen doesn't allow
such chances.}) 24. Rxh8 Qxh8 25. fxe5 Qxe5 26. Qf3 ({The fork with} 26. d4 $2
{does not work in view of} Qxe4 $17) 26... f5 $1 {After this the draw is
inevitable.} 27. exf5 gxf5 28. c3 Ne6 29. Kc2 Ng5 30. Qf2 Ne6 31. Qf3 Ng5 32.
Qf2 Ne6 {A tidy draw, Carlsen preserved his 2 point lead!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship"]
[Site "Chennai"]
[Date "2013.11.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2870"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2013.11.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 (3... a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 O-O 7. d3
b5 8. Bb3 d6 9. Bg5 $5 {The reason why we are quoting the following 2 games
will soon become clear...} h6 10. Bh4 Be6 (10... g5 11. Bg3 Bg4 12. Nbd2 Nh5
13. Re1 (13. Bd5 Qd7 14. Bxc6 Qxc6 15. Nxe5 $5 Bxd1 16. Nxc6 Be2 17. d4 Bxf1
18. Nxf1 $44) 13... Nxg3 14. hxg3 Ne7 $6 (14... Qf6 15. Nf1 Ne7 $13) 15. Nf1
Ng6 16. d4 Bb6 17. Ne3 Bxf3 $2 (17... Bd7 $142 $1) 18. gxf3 (18. Qxf3 $1 exd4
19. Qh5 $40) 18... exd4 19. cxd4 Qf6 20. Ng4 Qg7 (20... Qxd4 $142 21. Qxd4 Bxd4
22. Nxh6+ Kh7 23. Nxf7 Bf6 $14) 21. e5 $36 {Carlsen,M (2714)-Shirov,A (2739)/
WCh blitz Moscow/2007/}) 11. Nbd2 g5 (11... Bxb3 12. axb3 Nb8 $6 (12... Re8
$142 {leads to Spraggett-Fedorchuk, all this after} 13. Re1 {tranposes to the
position from our game.}) 13. d4 $16) 12. Bg3 Bb6 13. Re1 Nd7 14. Nf1 Qf6 15.
Ne3 Bxe3 16. Rxe3 Ne7 17. Bc2 Ng6 18. d4 Nb6 19. b3 h5 20. h3 h4 21. Bh2 g4 22.
hxg4 Bxg4 23. Qd2 Kg7 24. Rf1 Rh8 25. Ne1 c5 26. f3 Be6 27. f4 exf4 28. Ref3 $1
$40 {Carlsen,M (2813)-Ponomariov,R (2737)/Nice blindfold rpd/2010/}) 4. d3 {
A popular and legitimate attempt to retain the tension and avoid quick
simplification. Although this line had already appeared in a few of their
previous encounters, Anand spurns the surprise factor and after Game 4 is
unwilling to enter the complex Berlin endgame (or queenless middlegame?) with}
(4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 (5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6
10. Re1 Re8 11. c3 Rxe1 12. Qxe1 Ne8 13. Bf4 d5 14. Bd3 g6 15. Nd2 Ng7 16. Qe2
c6 17. Re1 Bf5 18. Bxf5 Nxf5 19. Nf3 Ng7 20. Be5 Ne6 $11 {Carlsen,M (2870)
-Anand,V (2775)/WCh Chennai/2013/ is insipid and rather boring - but who can
blame Carlsen, who already had a 2-point lead at that moment...}) 5... Nd6 6.
Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Bd7 10. Rd1 Be7 11. Nc3 Kc8 12. Bg5
h6 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Rd2 c5 15. Rad1 Be6 16. Ne1 (16. Ne2 $5 Ng6 17. Ng3 b6 18.
Nh5 Rg8 19. a3 a5 20. Re1 Kb7 21. Nh2 Ne7 22. f4 $14 {Gorbatov,A (2360)
-Pranizin,G (2187)/Khanty-Mansiysk/2013/ This is a subsequent example, played
only after Chennai.}) 16... Ng6 17. Nd3 b6 18. Ne2 $6 Bxa2 19. b3 c4 20. Ndc1
cxb3 21. cxb3 Bb1 22. f4 Kb7 23. Nc3 Bf5 24. g4 Bc8 $15 {/-/+,Anand,V (2775)
-Carlsen,M (2870)/WCh Chennai/2013/}) 4... Bc5 {This active move is very
topical right now, as I already mentioned in the notes to Navara-Caruana (CBM
157).} ({The more restrained} 4... d6 {has also featured in the opponent's
previous encounters:} 5. O-O Be7 (5... Bd7 6. c3 g6 7. Re1 a6 8. Ba4 Bg7 9.
Nbd2 O-O 10. Nf1 Re8 11. Bb3 Be6 12. h3 Bxb3 13. Qxb3 Qd7 14. Bg5 Nh5 15. Rad1
h6 16. Bc1 Nf6 17. Ng3 Na5 18. Qc2 c5 19. d4 cxd4 20. cxd4 Rac8 21. Qd3 exd4
22. Nxd4 Nc4 23. b3 Ne5 24. Qb1 h5 25. Bb2 h4 26. Nf1 d5 {Anand,V (2783)
-Carlsen,M (2868)/Stavanger blitz/2013/}) 6. c3 O-O 7. Nbd2 Bd7 8. Re1 Re8 9.
Nf1 Bf8 10. Ba4 h6 11. Ng3 Ne7 12. Bb3 Ng6 13. d4 c5 14. h3 Qc7 15. a4 a6 16.
a5 cxd4 17. cxd4 exd4 18. Nxd4 d5 19. exd5 Rxe1+ 20. Qxe1 Re8 21. Qc3 Qxc3 22.
bxc3 Re1+ 23. Kh2 Bd6 24. Nc2 Rf1 25. Be3 Rxa1 26. Nxa1 Be5 $11 {Carlsen,M 
(2826)-Anand,V (2800)/Bilbao /2010/ Carlsen later overpressed and lost - see
the notes to this game by Ftacnik in CBM 139.}) 5. c3 ({In Game 7 Anand tried} 
5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 {and ran into the rare, but clever} Bg4 $5 ({Usually good
enough for equality, there is also the more standard} 6... O-O 7. O-O Re8 (7...
Bg4 8. h3 Bh5 9. Nc4 Re8 10. Be3 Bd6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. g4 Bg6 14. Bg3
Nd7 15. h4 f6 16. Ne3 Bf8 17. Kg2 Nc5 18. hxg5 hxg5 19. Nf5 Ne6 20. Rh1 Qd7 21.
Rh3 Bxf5 22. exf5 Nf4+ 23. Bxf4 exf4 24. Nd2 Rad8 25. Qf3 Bg7 26. Ne4 $16 {
[%csl Ge4,Rg7][%cal Gh1h8] Carlsen,M (2837)-Karjakin,S (2779)/Astana blitz/
2012/}) 8. Nc4 Nd7 9. a4 (9. Kh1 a5 10. a4 b6 11. Be3 Bb4 12. Nfd2 b5 13. axb5
cxb5 14. c3 bxc4 15. cxb4 cxd3 16. bxa5 Ba6 17. Qb3 Nf6 {Anand,V (2780)
-Kramnik,V (2810)/Zuerich 2013/} 18. f3 $5 $13 {Gormally}) 9... Bf8 (9... a5
10. b3 Bf8 11. Kh1 b6 12. g3 Ba6 13. Bb2 Bxc4 14. bxc4 g6 15. Nh4 Bh6 16. Ng2
Nc5 17. f4 exf4 18. gxf4 Bg7 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. f5 Qg5 21. Rf3 Rad8 22. Qf1 $14
{Anand,V (2783)-Aronian,L (2813)/Stavanger blitz/2013/}) 10. Kh1 f6 11. b3 Nc5
12. Ng1 Ne6 13. Ne2 b6 14. f4 exf4 15. Nxf4 Nxf4 16. Bxf4 Be6 17. Qf3 Bxc4 18.
bxc4 Bd6 19. Qg3 Bxf4 20. Rxf4 Qd6 21. Qf3 Re5 22. h3 Rae8 $11 {Anand,V (2783)
-Hammer,J (2608)/Stavanger blitz/2013/}) ({Carlsen himself had to face the
more risky} 6... Be6 {- something he was unwilling to repeat with Black:} 7. b3
$5 (7. O-O Bd6 8. b3 Nd7 9. Nc4 Bxc4 10. bxc4 O-O 11. Rb1 b6 12. g3 f5 13. exf5
Rxf5 14. Qe2 Nc5 15. Be3 Ne6 16. Nd2 Qf6 17. Qg4 Rf8 18. Ne4 Qf7 19. a4 h5 20.
Qe2 Be7 21. a5 Qg6 22. axb6 axb6 23. Kh1 Rf3 $132 {Carlsen,M (2843)-Aronian,L 
(2816)/Sao Paulo/Bilbao/2012/}) (7. Qe2 Nd7 8. Nb3 Bd6 9. Bd2 b6 10. Ng5 Qe7
11. O-O a5 12. Nxe6 Qxe6 13. a4 Nc5 14. Nxc5 Bxc5 15. Be3 Bd6 16. b3 O-O 17.
Kh1 Bb4 18. f4 exf4 19. Bxf4 Bd6 20. Qf2 Rae8 21. Bxd6 Qxd6 22. Rae1 Re6 $11 {
Caruana,F (2782)-Navara,D (2705)/EU-chT Warsaw/2013/}) 7... Ng4 8. O-O f6 9.
Qe2 Qd7 10. Nc4 g5 11. Rb1 b5 12. Ne3 h5 13. c3 Qh7 14. d4 Bb6 15. Nc2 O-O-O
16. a4 exd4 17. Nfxd4 (17. cxd4 $5 $36) 17... Bd7 18. b4 $6 (18. f3 Ne5 19. Kh1
$14) 18... Rhe8 19. Re1 a6 20. Ra1 Kb7 21. axb5 axb5 22. c4 bxc4 23. Qxc4 Ra8
24. Rxa8 Rxa8 $132 {Carlsen,M (2837)-Bacrot,E (2713)/Biel/2012/}) 7. h3 Bh5 ({
Black is in no hurry to play} 7... Bxf3 $143 8. Qxf3 Nd7 9. Qg3 Qf6 10. Nc4 O-O
11. O-O Rfe8 12. a4 Nf8 13. Bg5 Qe6 14. Bd2 Ng6 15. b4 Bf8 16. Qg4 b6 17. g3 f6
18. Bc3 Bd6 19. Ne3 Kh8 20. Kg2 a6 21. Qf3 Ne7 22. h4 b5 23. Rfb1 Qd7 24. h5 h6
25. Qg4 Qxg4 26. Nxg4 $14 {Adams,M (2733)-Fressinet,L (2696)/Bundesliga/2012/})
8. Nf1 (8. Nc4 Nd7 9. Be3 f6 10. Qd2 Qe7 11. Nh4 O-O-O $5 12. Nf5 Qf8 13. O-O
Bf7 14. b3 g6 15. Ng3 h5 16. Bxc5 Nxc5 17. Qe3 Kb8 18. f4 Bxc4 19. bxc4 Qd6 20.
Ne2 Rhf8 $132 {Sjugirov,S (2641)-Maletin,P (2598)/Khanty-Mansiysk/2013/ This
is another game, played only after the match.}) 8... Nd7 9. Ng3 Bxf3 $5 ({
Only now, although also} 9... Bg6 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bd2 Nf8 $1 $13 {seems
playable.}) 10. Qxf3 g6 11. Be3 Qe7 12. O-O-O O-O-O 13. Ne2 Rhe8 14. Kb1 b6 15.
h4 Kb7 16. h5 Bxe3 17. Qxe3 Nc5 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. g3 a5 20. Rh7 Rh8 21. Rdh1
Rxh7 22. Rxh7 Qf6 23. f4 Rh8 $11 {Anand,V (2775)-Carlsen,M (2870)/WCh Chennai/
2013/}) ({White's move order avoids} 5. O-O Nd4 $5 (5... d6 6. c3 {- 6...d6})
6. Ba4 Nxf3+ 7. Qxf3 O-O 8. Qg3 d6 9. Bg5 c6 10. Bb3 Nh5 11. Qh4 Nf6 12. Nc3 h6
13. Bd2 a5 14. Kh1 Bd4 15. f4 Ng4 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17. fxe5 Nxe5 18. a4 Be6 19.
Bxe6 fxe6 20. Ne2 Bb6 21. Nf4 Re8 22. h3 Nd7 23. Rf3 Ne5 24. Rff1 Nd7 25. g4 d5
$11 {Carlsen,M (2823)-Anand,V (2817)/Moscow rpd/2011/ See the notes to this
game by Postny in CBM 144.}) (5. Nc3 d6 6. Na4 Bb6 7. Nxb6 axb6 8. c3 Bd7 9.
Ba4 Ne7 10. Bc2 Ng6 11. h3 O-O 12. O-O h6 13. Re1 Re8 14. d4 Bc6 15. dxe5 dxe5
16. Qxd8 Rexd8 17. g3 Nd7 18. Be3 Nc5 19. Nd2 Nf8 20. f3 Nfe6 21. h4 Bb5 22. a3
Rd7 (22... Bd3 $1) 23. b4 Nd3 $6 (23... Ba4 $1 24. bxc5 Bxc2 $11) 24. Reb1 Ba4
25. Bxa4 Rxa4 26. Kf1 $13 {[%csl Rd3] Carlsen,M (2848)-Anand,V (2775)/London /
2012/ See the notes to this game by Postny in CBM 152.}) 5... O-O 6. O-O (6.
Bxc6 bxc6 7. Nxe5 d5 8. Bg5 Re8 9. f4 dxe4 10. d4 Bb6 11. Nd2 c5 12. dxc5 Bxc5
13. Qe2 h6 14. Bh4 g5 15. fxg5 hxg5 16. Bg3 e3 (16... Qd5 $142 $1 $13 {/=/+})
17. Nb3 Bb6 (17... Bd6 $5 18. O-O-O Qe7 19. Qxe3 Bxe5 20. Qxg5+ Kf8 21. Qh6+
Kg8 $11) 18. Qf3 Be6 19. Rd1 g4 20. Qe2 Qe7 21. Nc6 (21. O-O Ne4 22. Nd4 $14)
21... Qf8 22. Nbd4 Qc5 (22... Bc8 $1 23. O-O Ba6 $13) 23. Ne5 $36 {Ivanchuk,V 
(2717)-Kramnik,V (2772)/Wijk aan Zee/2001/}) 6... Re8 {An interesting move;
given the chance, Black can later play d5 in one move.} ({Earlier Magnus
played the standard continuation} 6... d6 7. Nbd2 Bb6 ({Perhaps better than
the more usual, but somewhat provocative} 7... a6 8. Bxc6 bxc6 {, mentioned
shortly in the notes to Navara-Caruana, CBM 157.}) 8. Nc4 Ne7 9. Nxb6 axb6 10.
Ba4 Ng6 11. h3 Nh5 12. Bg5 f6 13. Be3 Nhf4 14. Bb3+ Kh8 15. Bxf4 Nxf4 16. Nh4
f5 17. Nxf5 Qg5 18. Qg4 Qf6 19. Qh4 Qxh4 20. Nxh4 Nxd3 21. Nf3 Rf6 22. Rad1
Nxb2 23. Rd2 Na4 24. Nxe5 Be6 25. Ng4 Bxg4 26. hxg4 Nxc3 27. Re1 h6 {1/2,Anand,
V (2817)-Carlsen,M (2823)/Moscow rpd/2011/} 28. e5 $44) (6... d5 7. Nbd2 $5 (7.
exd5 Qxd5 8. Bc4 Qd8 9. b4 Bd6 10. Re1 h6 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. a4 Bf5 13. Ne4 Be6
14. Bxe6 Rxe6 15. b5 Nb8 16. Nxd6 cxd6 17. c4 Nbd7 18. Ba3 Qc7 19. Rc1 Nc5 20.
d4 exd4 21. Rxe6 fxe6 22. Nxd4 Re8 23. Qc2 Qf7 24. Rd1 Rc8 $132 {Sjugirov,S 
(2610)-Bacrot,E (2706)/EU-ch Plovdiv/2012/}) (7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. Nxe5 dxe4 9. d4
Bd6 10. Bg5 (10. Nxc6 $6 Qe8 11. Na5 $2 Qb5 12. Nb3 Bg4 13. Qd2 Bxh2+ 14. Kxh2
Qxf1 15. Qf4 Bf3 16. gxf3 Qxf2+ 17. Kh1 exf3 18. Qh2 Qe1+ {0-1,Neumann,
G-Anderssen,A/Berlin/1864/}) 10... Qe8 (10... h6 $13) (10... Ba6 11. Re1 Bxe5
12. dxe5 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Ng4 14. Bf4 $6 (14. Nd2 $142 $14) 14... Rfe8 15. Rd7
Rad8 16. Rxd8 Rxd8 17. Na3 e3 18. fxe3 Rd2 $44 {Riemann,F-Anderssen,A/Breslau/
1877/}) 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Nc4 Qe6 13. Nbd2 f5 14. Re1 Ba6 15. b3 Rae8 16. Re3
Bf4 17. Rh3 h6 18. Qh5 Kg7 19. Re1 Qg6 20. Qd1 Kh7 21. g3 {Gu,X (2369)-Zhao,X 
(2495)/Jiangsu Wuxi/2011/} Bg5 $13) 7... dxe4 8. Nxe4 Nxe4 9. dxe4 Qf6 10. Qe2
Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Qxf3 13. gxf3 Ne7 14. f4 c6 15. Bc4 exf4 16. Bxf4 Ng6
17. Bg3 Rfe8 18. Rfe1 Rad8 19. Rad1 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Rxe4 21. Rd8+ Nf8 22. Bd3
Re1+ 23. Kg2 a5 24. Ra8 Rd1 25. Bc4 $44 {/+/=,Radjabov,T (2735)-Carlsen,M 
(2733)/Morelia/Linares/2008/ See the notes to this game by Radjabov in CBM 123.
}) 7. Re1 (7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 Bf8 9. Nbd2 d6 10. d4 exd4 11. Nxd4 Bd7 12. Nxc6
bxc6 13. Bd3 Be7 14. f4 Qb8 {[%cal Rf6e4,Rb8b2]} 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. e5 dxe5 17.
Ne4 Qxb2 18. f5 Red8 19. Bc4 Be8 20. Qh5 {Carlsen,M (2826)-Howell,D (2633)/
London/2011/} Qb6+ {/\c5~~/=/+}) 7... a6 8. Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 (9. Bc2 d5 $1 {
illustrates what we said in the note to Black's 6th move:} 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. a4
(11. Bb3 $142) 11... b4 12. Ng5 $6 h6 13. Ne4 Bb6 14. Qh5 Nf6 15. Qf3 Nxe4 16.
Qxe4 {Zhao Dindin-Kosteniuk,A/WChJ Szeged/1994/} Qf6 17. d4 g6 $36 {[%cal
Rc8f5]}) 9... d6 (9... d5 $2 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. d4 $16) 10. Bg5 $5 $146 {
Formally this is a novelty. However, as we have seen in the notes above,
Carlsen himself has used the bishop sortie in very similar positions on at
least 3 occasions. He must have been familiar with the nuances, as the
diffrence between his games with Shirov and Ponomariov is only the insertion
of Re1 and Re8; Magnus finds a way to profit from this.} (10. a4 b4 (10... Bb7
11. Nbd2 h6 12. Nf1 Ne7 13. Ng3 Ng6 14. axb5 axb5 15. Rxa8 Bxa8 16. Ba2 Qd7 17.
h3 Bb6 18. Nh2 d5 19. Nh5 Nxh5 20. Qxh5 Nf4 $6 (20... c5 $13 {[%cal Yc5c4]})
21. Bxf4 exf4 22. Nf3 c6 23. d4 $1 $36 {[%cal Yf3e5] Bauer,C (2645)-Marciano,D
(2514)/SUI-chT/2011/}) (10... Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Na5 13. Bc2 b4 14. Nd2
Rb8 15. Rb1 Qd7 16. Nb3 Nxb3 17. Bxb3 bxc3 $6 (17... Rb7 $142 $132 {[%cal
Yb4c3,Ye8b8]}) 18. bxc3 Rf8 19. Bg5 Ne8 {Garbisu de Goni,U (2463)-Glavina
Rossi,P (2440)/Barcelona/2005/} 20. Red1 $36 {[%cal Yd3d4]}) 11. a5 (11. d4 $5
exd4 12. cxd4 Bb6 $132) 11... bxc3 12. bxc3 h6 13. h3 Ba7 14. Nbd2 Ne7 15. Nf1
Ng6 16. Ng3 d5 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. d4 Be6 19. Bd2 exd4 20. Nxd4 Bxd4 21. cxd4 Nf6
(21... Rb8 $11) 22. Bxe6 Rxe6 23. Rxe6 fxe6 24. Qc2 $14 {Pedersen,C (2443)
-Antonsen,M (2446)/Helsingor/2013/}) ({Anand has already played the typical} 
10. Nbd2 Bb6 (10... Be6 11. Nf1 Bxb3 12. axb3 d5 (12... h6 13. b4 Bb6 14. Be3
Bxe3 15. Nxe3 Qd7 16. h3 a5 17. bxa5 Nxa5 18. b4 Nc6 19. Qb3 Ne7 20. Kh2 Qc6
21. g3 Rxa1 22. Rxa1 Ra8 $11 {Dominguez Perez,L (2754)-Leko,P (2730)/Beijing/
2013/}) 13. Qc2 h6 (13... Qd7 14. Ng3 h6 15. h3 dxe4 16. dxe4 Qe6 17. Nh4 a5
18. Nhf5 Bf8 19. Nf1 Red8 20. Be3 Ne7 21. N5g3 Ng6 22. Red1 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Qc6
$11 {Fedorchuk,S (2660)-Buhmann,R (2578)/FRA-chT Haguenau/2013/}) 14. Ng3 a5
15. h3 Qd7 16. Be3 Bf8 17. Rad1 Rad8 18. Nf5 Qe6 19. g4 dxe4 20. dxe4 Ne7 21.
Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Ra1 Ra8 23. c4 b4 24. g5 hxg5 25. Nxg5 Qc8 26. Nxe7+ Bxe7 27. Kh2
Ra6 $15 {Radjabov,T (2793)-Aronian,L (2809)/London Candidates/2013/ See the
notes to this game by Krisztian Szabo in CBM 154.}) 11. Nf1 Ne7 12. Ng3 Ng6 13.
h3 h6 14. d4 (14. a4 Bd7 15. d4 Rb8 16. axb5 axb5 17. Be3 c5 18. dxe5 dxe5 19.
c4 Qc8 20. cxb5 c4 21. Rc1 Bxb5 22. Bxb6 Rxb6 23. Qc2 Rc6 24. Ba4 Bxa4 25. Qxa4
Nf4 26. Re3 $11 {Zhigalko,A (2615)-Navara,D (2703)/ECC Rhodes/2013/}) 14... c5
15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Qxd8 Bxd8 17. a4 c4 18. Bc2 Ba5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Be3 Bb7 21.
Ra2 Bc7 22. Rea1 Rxa2 23. Rxa2 Ra8 24. Rxa8+ Bxa8 25. Kf1 Ne7 26. Nd2 Kf8 27.
Bc5 Nd7 28. Ba3 g6 29. f3 Ke8 $11 {Anand,V (2783)-Aronian,L (2809)/Paris/St
Petersburg/2013/}) 10... Be6 (10... h6 11. Bh4 (11. Bxf6 $6 Qxf6 12. Bd5 Bd7 {
[%csl Gc5,Gd7] leads nowhere}) 11... Bb6 $5 (11... g5 {might be playable, but
this move is risky and would certainly follow Anand's preparation. Black has
to reckon not only with} 12. Bg3 ({, but also with the piece sacrifice} 12.
Nxg5 $5 hxg5 13. Bxg5 $44)) 12. Nbd2 (12. a4 $5) 12... Be6 13. Nf1 ({The idea
is to play} 13. Bxe6 Rxe6 $11) 13... Bxb3 (13... Nb8 14. Bxe6 Rxe6 15. Bxf6
Qxf6 (15... Rxf6 16. d4 $14) 16. a4 $14) 14. axb3 Qe7 15. Ne3 Qe6 {/\} 16. Bxf6
Bxe3 17. Rxe3 Qxf6 $11) 11. Nbd2 {White's immediate reaction is rather soft.} (
11. Bd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 Ne7 13. Bxf6 gxf6 $13 {[%csl Gc5][%cal Yf6f5,Ye7g6] is
unclear at the least - Black has a strong bishop and can show some potential
kingside ambitions of his own.}) ({Instead of the slow developing move Giri
points out the more ambitious and principled} 11. Bxe6 fxe6 (11... Rxe6 $143
12. d4 exd4 $8 13. cxd4 Bb4 14. Nc3 $14 {[%csl Gd4,Ge4]}) 12. b4 (12. d4 exd4 (
12... Bb6 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 dxe5 15. Nd2 $14) 13. cxd4 Bb6 14. Nc3 h6 15.
Be3 Na5 $14 {[%cal Ya5c4,Yc7c5] /~~}) (12. a4 $5 {/\} b4 13. d4 $14) 12... Bb6
13. a4 $14 {Here White has chances to get a pull.}) (11. d4 Bxb3 12. axb3 exd4
13. cxd4 Bb6 14. Nc3 Nb4 15. Qd2 c5 $132) 11... h6 12. Bh4 (12. Bxe6 Rxe6 13.
Bxf6 Rxf6 14. b4 Bb6 15. a4 Ne7 $11 {[%csl Gb6]}) 12... Bxb3 13. axb3 Nb8 $5 {
A Breyer-style manoeuvre to combat the annoying pin.} (13... Bb6 14. Nf1 g5 15.
Bg3 d5 16. exd5 $6 (16. Qe2 $142 $13) 16... Qxd5 17. Ne3 Qd7 18. h3 (18. Qc2
Rad8 19. Rad1 Nh5 $11 {/=/+}) 18... Rad8 19. Rxa6 Qxd3 20. Qc1 Re6 (20... b4 $5
$36) 21. Kh2 Ne4 $6 (21... Nh5 $36) 22. Rxb6 cxb6 23. Rd1 Qe2 24. Re1 {1/2,
Spraggett,K (2631)-Fedorchuk,S (2603)/Metz/2007/}) (13... a5 $5 $13 {is also
possible, then Black can consider either g5, or unpinning as in the game.}) (
13... Qe7 {[%cal Ye7e6]} 14. Nf1 Bb6 $11 {transposes to the 10...h6 line.}) 14.
h3 {Just as on move 11, White plays it slowly - and doesn't achieve anything.}
({Gleizerov suggested} 14. b4 Bb6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Ra3 {, but after} Nc6 17.
Qe2 Ra7 18. Rea1 Rea8 $11 {[%cal Ya6a5] Black gradually prepares the
liberating a5.}) (14. d4 Bb6 15. Qc2 Nbd7 16. b4 c6 $11 {[%cal Yd8c7,Ya6a5] is
a similar story.}) 14... Nbd7 15. Nh2 (15. b4 Bb6 16. Nb3 Nf8 $11 (16... c5 $5
$132)) 15... Qe7 16. Ndf1 {Abandons the b4 and Nb3 idea. Puts the bishop on a
less exposed square.} Bb6 ({Black doesn't need complications as} 16... a5 17.
d4 $5 exd4 (17... Bb6 18. Ng4 $14 {[%cal Rf1e3,Re3d5,Re3f5]}) 18. cxd4 Bb4 19.
Re3 Qe6 20. Rc1 $13) 17. Ne3 Qe6 18. b4 (18. Nf5 Kh7 {[%cal Yg7g6] is just a
loss of time.}) 18... a5 $1 $11 {Gets rid of his only weakness. Purposeful
strategic play by Black has solved his opening problems without any
concessions.} 19. bxa5 Bxa5 20. Nhg4 (20. Nf5 Bb6 21. Qd2 d5 $5 $11 {/\} 22.
Rxa8 Rxa8 23. Ng4 Nxg4 24. Ne7+ (24. hxg4 d4 25. cxd4 exd4 $132 {[%cal Yc7c4] /
=/+}) 24... Kh7 25. exd5 Bxf2+ 26. Qxf2 Qxe7 27. Bxe7 (27. hxg4 f6 28. d4 Qd6
$11) 27... Nxf2 28. Kxf2 f6 29. d6 c5 $5 {[%csl Re7]}) 20... Bb6 21. Bxf6 $5 {
Anand realises he has nothing at all and decides to simplify the position - in
other words to bail out. The engine also praises his judgement, further
"attacking" attempts such as} (21. Qf3 $143 Nxg4 22. Nxg4 Ra4 $5 {might leave
the bishop misplaced} (22... Nf8 $15 {[%csl Rh4][%cal Ye6b3,Ya8a2] Giri}))
21... Nxf6 22. Nxf6+ (22. Nf5 Rxa1 $5 23. Nxf6+ (23. Qxa1 Nxg4 24. hxg4 Qf6 $15
{[%csl Rf2,Rg4]}) 23... Qxf6 24. Qxa1 d5 $11) 22... Qxf6 23. Qg4 (23. Qe2 $142
$1 {[%cal Re3d5] is more accurate, White avoids the doubling of the pawns after
} Bxe3 (23... c6 24. g3 Qe6 25. Kg2 $11 {Formally Black has the better minor
piece, but in practice it's difficult to suggest, how he can make inroads.})
24. Qxe3 $11) 23... Bxe3 24. fxe3 Qe7 $1 (24... Qe6 25. Qxe6 fxe6 $11 {more or
less forces a draw, but Magnus rightly feels he runs no real risk by playing
on.}) 25. Rf1 c5 $11 {/=/+ The position is almost equal, but the only one who
can try something is Black.} 26. Kh2 c4 (26... Qb7 $5) 27. d4 $1 Rxa1 ({
This doesn't win a pawn, so perhaps} 27... g6 28. d5 Kg7 {was slightly
preferable.}) 28. Rxa1 Qb7 (28... exd4 29. exd4 Qxe4 30. Qxe4 Rxe4 31. Ra8+ Kh7
32. Rb8 $11) 29. Rd1 ({A more prudent move is} 29. d5 $5 {and Black has no
obvious way to make progress.} g6 (29... b4 30. Ra4 bxc3 31. bxc3 Qb3 32. Qd7
Rf8 33. Ra6 Qxc3 34. Qxd6 Qxe3 35. Qxe5 {and it's Black who has to tread with
care.}) (29... Ra8 30. Rxa8+ Qxa8 31. Qd7 Qb8 $8 $11) 30. Qh4 Kg7 31. Rf1 $11 {
Giri}) 29... Qc6 (29... exd4 30. Rxd4 Re6 31. Rd5 $132 {[%csl Rb5,Rd6]}) 30.
Qf5 (30. d5 $11 {was again an option}) 30... exd4 {Black has no other way to
proceed.} 31. Rxd4 Re5 32. Qf3 Qc7 33. Kh1 (33. Rd5 Qe7 34. Rxe5 Qxe5+ 35. Qf4
{/\} Qxf4+ 36. exf4 f5 37. exf5 d5 38. Kg3 d4 39. Kf3 $1 $11 {Gleizerov}) 33...
Qe7 34. Qg4 Kh7 35. Qf4 g6 36. Kh2 Kg7 37. Qf3 Re6 38. Qg3 $6 {Forcing matters,
but this is a concession, which improves Black's prospects. After} (38. Qf4 Rf6
39. Qg3 $11 {/=/+ he has a comfortable endgame, but still nothing tangible.})
38... Rxe4 39. Qxd6 Rxe3 (39... Qxd6+ 40. Rxd6 Rxe3 41. Rd5 b4 42. cxb4 Rb3 43.
b5 Rxb2 44. Rc5 Rb4 45. b6 Rxb6 46. Rxc4 {is a theoretical draw}) 40. Qxe7 Rxe7
41. Rd5 Rb7 42. Rd6 {In the rook endgame White's active rook almost
compensates for the extra pawn. His drawing chances are higher than Black's
winning chances, but the fight is still on.} (42. Kg3 Kf6 43. Kf4 Ke6 44. Ke4
$44 {/\} f5+ 45. Kd4 Rd7 46. Rxd7 Kxd7 47. Kc5 Ke6 48. Kxb5 Kd5 49. Ka4 $1 {
holds, but the last move is not easy to see in advance:} (49. Kb4 g5 50. b3 g4
$1 51. bxc4+ Kc6 $19) 49... g5 50. b4 cxb3 (50... g4 51. hxg4 fxg4 52. Ka5 Kc6
53. Ka6 Kc7 54. Ka7 Kc6 55. Ka6 $11) 51. Kxb3 f4 52. c4+ Kc5 53. Kc3 h5 54. Kd3
$11) 42... f6 (42... h5 43. Kg3 f6 $15) 43. h4 Kf7 $6 {Magnus admitted he
missed White's idea.} (43... h5 $142 $1 44. Kg3 Re7 45. Rb6 Re5 46. Rb7+ (46.
Kf3 Rf5+ 47. Ke3 Kf7 48. Rb7+ Ke6 {[%cal Ye6c6]} 49. Rg7 g5 $15) 46... Kh6 47.
Rb6 Rf5 48. Rd6 g5 49. hxg5+ Rxg5+ 50. Kf3 Rf5+ 51. Kg3 Kg5 $15) 44. h5 $1 gxh5
(44... g5 45. Kg3 Ke7 (45... Kg7 46. Kf3 f5 47. Rg6+ Kh7 48. Rf6 f4 49. g3 fxg3
50. Kxg3 Re7 51. Kf3 $1 (51. Rb6 $143 Re3+ 52. Kg4 Re4+ 53. Kf5 Rf4+ 54. Ke5
Rf7 $5) 51... Re1 52. Rb6 $11 {[%csl Rb5,Rh6]}) 46. Rc6 Rd7 47. Rb6 Rd3+ (47...
Rd5 48. Kf3 $132 {[%csl Rb5,Rf6]}) 48. Kh2 Rd5 49. Kg3 Kf7 50. Kf3 $11) 45. Rd5
Kg6 46. Kg3 {With the split kingside pawns it should be a draw again.} Rb6 47.
Rc5 f5 48. Kh4 (48. Kf4 h4 49. Rxf5 $4 Rf6 50. Rxf6+ Kxf6 51. Kg4 Ke5 52. Kxh4
Ke4 53. Kh5 Kd3 54. Kxh6 Kc2 55. g4 Kxb2 56. g5 b4 57. g6 bxc3 58. g7 c2 59.
g8=Q c1=Q+ $19) 48... Re6 (48... Kf6 $5 49. Kxh5 Re6 50. Rxb5 Re2 51. Rb4 Rxg2
52. Rxc4 Rxb2 53. Kh4 {is a TB draw without White's pawn. However, achieving a
rook endgame with extra f+h pawns is Black's dream and gives him more
practical chances, than the text move should have done...}) 49. Rxb5 Re4+ 50.
Kh3 Kg5 51. Rb8 (51. b3 {was suggested by Nakamura. White holds after} Re3+ 52.
Kh2 Rxc3 53. bxc4 Rxc4 54. Rb8 {, even achieving the aforementioned endgame
with f+h pawns is almost impossible.}) 51... h4 52. Rg8+ (52. b3 $5 $11 {
was still possible}) 52... Kh5 53. Rf8 Rf4 54. Rc8 Rg4 55. Rf8 Rg3+ 56. Kh2 Kg5
57. Rg8+ $6 {Complicates the issue.} ({Just sitting tight with} 57. Rc8 $1 Rg4
58. Rc7 (58. Kh3 h5 59. Rc7 Rg3+ 60. Kh2 f4 61. Rxc4 Kg4 62. Rc8 h3 $15 {/\}
63. Rg8+ $4 Kh4 64. Rxg3 fxg3+ 65. Kg1 hxg2 66. b4 Kg4 67. b5 Kf3 68. b6 h4 69.
b7 h3 70. b8=Q h2#) (58. Rg8+ Kf4 59. Re8 $5 $11 {also seems good enough} (59.
Rh8 $2 Ke3 60. Rxh6 Kf2 61. Kh3 Rg3+ 62. Kxh4 f4 $17)) {holds the balance:}
58... h5 59. Rc8 Re4 60. Rg8+ Kf4 61. Rh8 Re2 62. Rxh5 Ke4 63. Rh8 $5 Rxb2 64.
Rd8 $11) 57... Kf4 $1 58. Rc8 (58. Rh8 h3 $1 59. gxh3 Rg6 $36) 58... Ke3 59.
Rxc4 f4 60. Ra4 $2 {Loses a tempo and the game, as White's queenside pawns
enable Black's king to hide from side checks.} ({Engines and numerous previous
annotators pointed out the right way:} 60. b4 $1 {[]} h3 61. gxh3 Rg6 62. Rc8
f3 63. Re8+ Kf2 (63... Kd3 64. Rf8 (64. b5 $5 $11) 64... Rg2+ 65. Kh1 Ke3 66.
b5 Rb2 (66... Rg6 67. Re8+ Kf2 68. c4 $11)) 64. b5 Rg2+ 65. Kh1 Rg1+ 66. Kh2
Rb1 (66... Re1 67. Rxe1 Kxe1 68. b6 $11) 67. c4 Rb2 68. Kh1 {/\} Kg3 69. Rg8+
Kxh3 70. Kg1 $11) (60. Rc7 $2 Kf2 $19) 60... h3 $1 61. gxh3 Rg6 $19 62. c4 (62.
Ra8 f3 63. Re8+ Kf2 64. b4 Rg2+ 65. Kh1 Rg1+ 66. Kh2 Re1 {and Black has a
crucial extra tempo in comparison with the above note:} 67. Ra8 Ke3 68. Re8+
Kd2 69. Rf8 Ke2 70. Re8+ Kf1 71. Rf8 f2 72. Kg3 Re3+ 73. Kh2 Ke1 74. Kg2 Re2
$19) 62... f3 63. Ra3+ Ke2 {No side checks, the game is decided.} 64. b4 f2 65.
Ra2+ Kf3 66. Ra3+ Kf4 67. Ra8 (67. Ra1 Re6 $19 {[%cal Re6e1] and again no side
checks!}) 67... Rg1 0-1

[Event "World Championship"]
[Site "Chennai"]
[Date "2013.11.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2870"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow/Mueller,Ka"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2013.11.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]

1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 {A harmless
continuation, examined, beside the main line, in the opening survey in CBM 152.
} (6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+ {is the start of major theoretical research here.}
) 6... c5 7. a3 Ba5 8. Nf3 Nf6 9. Be3 (9. Be2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Ne4 11. Ndb5 Qxd1+
12. Bxd1 Nxc3 13. Nxc3 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 Bd7 15. a4 Bc6 16. O-O Nd7 17. a5 a6 18.
Ba3 {1/2 (18) Babula,V (2590)-Khenkin,I (2603) Germany 2003 CBM 093 (Krasenkow)
}) 9... Nc6 (9... Ne4 {is simpler, e.g.} 10. Qc2 Nxc3 11. bxc3 cxd4 12. Bxd4
O-O 13. Bd3 h6 (13... g6 $142) 14. O-O Nc6 15. Rab1 Bc7 16. Be4 Qe7 17. Rfe1
Bd6 18. Qa4 {1-0 (36) Yermolinsky,A (2530)-Shulman,Y (2623) Philadelphia 2008}
Rb8 $1 $11) 10. Qd3 (10. dxc5 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Qa5 12. Qc2 (12. Qc1 e5) 12... Ng4
13. Qc1 O-O 14. Be2 Nxe3 15. Qxe3 Ne7 16. O-O Nf5 17. Qe4 Qxc5 $11 {1/2 (41)
Polgar,Z (2560)-Portisch,L (2580) Budapest 1993}) 10... cxd4 11. Nxd4 Ng4 $1
$11 12. O-O-O Nxe3 13. fxe3 Bc7 {A bit too passive.} (13... Qe7 $5 {A.Korotylev
}) 14. Nxc6 (14. Ndb5 O-O 15. Qc2 Qe7 16. Nxc7 Qxc7 17. Nb5 Qe5 18. Qf2 {
A.Korotylev} f6 {[%cal Ye5c5,Yc6e5,Yc8d7]}) 14... bxc6 15. Qxd8+ Bxd8 16. Be2 (
16. g3 $5 Bg5 17. Bg2 Bxe3+ 18. Kc2 Bd7 19. Rhe1 Bc5 20. Ne4 Be7 21. c5 $44)
16... Ke7 ({Here, too,} 16... Bg5 {was more to the point.}) 17. Bf3 Bd7 18. Ne4
Bb6 (18... Bc7 19. Nc5 Be8 20. Na6 Be5 21. Rd3 {(A.Korotylev) is dangerous for
Black, e.g.} f5 22. Rb3 Rf8 23. Rb7+ Kf6 24. Nb4 {[%csl Ra7,Rc6]}) 19. c5 f5
20. cxb6 fxe4 21. b7 $1 Rab8 22. Bxe4 Rxb7 $14 {A consequence of Vishy Anand's
minor inaccuracies. Still, this simplified position should be drawn but it
requires accurate defence from Black - something in Magnus Carlsen's style!}
23. Rhf1 Rb5 24. Rf4 (24. Rd4 $5 {was recommended by GM A.Korotylev but it is
still nothing special after} a5) 24... g5 25. Rf3 h5 26. Rdf1 Be8 27. Bc2 Rc5 (
27... Re5 $5 28. Kd2 Rd5+ 29. Ke2 $6 h4) 28. Rf6 {[%csl Gf6] The activation of
this rook is a progress for White but Black's position is still defensible.} h4
29. e4 a5 30. Kd2 Rb5 31. b3 Bh5 32. Kc3 Rc5+ 33. Kb2 Rd8 (33... g4 {[%cal
Yg4g3] was simpler:} 34. g3 hxg3 35. hxg3 Be8 {[%cal Gh8h2] A.Korotylev}) 34.
R1f2 Rd4 {This active continuation is possible but more complex.} 35. Rh6 (35.
Bb1 Kd6 {[%cal Yh5d1]} (35... Bd1 $143 36. Rf8) (35... g4 $5 36. g3 hxg3 37.
hxg3 Rd2+ 38. Rxd2 Kxf6) 36. Rf8 Kc7 37. Rh8 Bd1 $132) 35... Bd1 36. Bb1 Rb5
37. Kc3 c5 38. Rb2 e5 39. Rg6 a4 $6 (39... g4 $142 40. Bd3 (40. Rh6 a4 41. bxa4
Rxb2 42. Kxb2 Rd2+ 43. Kc1 Rxg2 44. Kxd1 Rxh2 {, and White must give the
bishop back by means of} 45. Bd3 g3 46. Bf1 $11) 40... Rxb3+ 41. Rxb3 Bxb3 42.
Rxg4 c4 43. Be2 Kd6 44. Rxh4 Kc5 {with sufficient counterplay}) 40. Rxg5 Rxb3+
41. Rxb3 Bxb3 42. Rxe5+ Kd6 43. Rh5 Rd1 44. e5+ Kd5 45. Bh7 Rc1+ $6 {The
resulting rook ending is still drawn, but matters are very close now.} (45...
Ra1 $5 {is much easier, e.g.} 46. Bg8+ (46. Rxh4 Kxe5 $11) 46... Kc6 47. Bxb3
Rxa3 48. Kc4 axb3 49. Rh6+ Kd7 50. Kxc5 Ra2 51. Rb6 Rxg2 $11) 46. Kb2 Rg1 (
46... Re1 {is playable as well, e.g.} 47. Bg8+ (47. e6+ Kd6 $11) 47... Kd4 48.
Rxh4+ Kd3 49. Rh3+ (49. Bh7+ Kd2 50. Re4 Rxe4 51. Bxe4 c4 52. h4 c3+ 53. Kb1 (
53. Ka1 Bc4 54. Kb1 Bd5 $11) 53... Bd5 54. Bc2 Bb3 $11 {and Black draws by
eternal hunt - continually offering the exchange of bishops..}) 49... Kd4 50.
Bxb3 axb3 51. Rh4+ $1 (51. Kxb3 c4+ 52. Kc2 Re2+ 53. Kd1 Rxg2 54. e6 Rg1+ 55.
Ke2 Rg2+ 56. Kf3 Rg6 $11) 51... Kd3 52. Kxb3 {but even here after} Rb1+ 53. Ka2
(53. Ka4 c4) 53... Re1 {Black's passed c-pawn should save him, e.g.} 54. Rh3+
Kd4 55. g4 c4 56. g5 c3 57. Kb3 Rb1+ 58. Kc2 Rb2+ 59. Kc1 Rg2 60. Rh8 Rxg5 61.
e6 Rg1+ 62. Kc2 Rg2+ 63. Kb3 Rb2+ 64. Ka4 Rb7 $11) 47. Bg8+ Kc6 48. Rh6+ Kd7
49. Bxb3 axb3 50. Kxb3 Rxg2 51. Rxh4 Ke6 $2 {Now Black's king is too far away
from the passed a-pawn.} ({The rook belongs behind the passed pawn:} 51... Re2
$1 {and White can not win, e.g.} 52. a4 (52. Rh5 Re3+ 53. Kc4 (53. Ka4 Kc6 54.
Rh6+ Kd5 55. e6 c4 56. h4 c3 57. Kb3 c2+ 58. Kxc2 Rxa3 59. e7 Re3 60. Rh7 Kd6
61. h5 Rxe7 62. Rxe7 Kxe7 63. h6 Kf7 64. h7 Kg7 $11) 53... Rxa3 54. Kxc5 Ke6
55. Kd4 Ra4+ $11) (52. Kc4 Rxe5 53. a4 Kc6 54. Rh6+ Kb7 55. a5 Re4+ 56. Kxc5
Re2 $11) 52... Rxe5 53. Kc4 Kc6 54. Rh6+ Kb7 55. a5 Re4+ 56. Kxc5 Re2 {[%cal
Ge2h2] and Black has reached a version of Vancura's draw, e.g.} 57. Kb5 Re5+
58. Kb4 Re4+ 59. Kc5 Re2 60. h4 Re4 $1 {[%cal Ge4h4] The rook must attack the
pawn so that White's rook can not break free.} 61. Kd5 (61. Rb6+ Kc7 62. Rb4
Re5+ $11) 61... Rg4 62. Ke5 Ka7 63. Kf5 Rc4 $1 64. Rh7+ Kb8 65. h5 Rc5+ 66. Kg6
Rc6+ ({Of course not} 66... Rxa5 $2 67. Rf7 $18 {[%cal Gh5h8]}) 67. Kg7 Rc7+
$11) (51... Kc6 $2 52. a4 Re2 53. Rh6+ (53. Kc4 $2 Rxe5 54. Rh6+ Kb7 55. a5 Ka7
56. h4 Re4+ 57. Kxc5 Rf4 $11) 53... Kd5 (53... Kb7 54. e6 $18) 54. a5 c4+ (
54... Rxe5 55. a6 Re7 56. h4 c4+ 57. Kb4 Rc7 58. Rh5+ Kd4 59. Ra5 Ra7 60. h5 c3
61. Kb3 Kd3 62. Rd5+ Ke4 63. Rd6 Rc7 64. Kc2 Ke5 65. Rg6 Kf5 66. Rb6 Kg5 67. h6
Kh5 68. Rb3 Kxh6 69. Ra3 Ra7 70. Kxc3 $18) 55. Kb4 Rb2+ 56. Kc3 Rb3+ 57. Kc2
Kxe5 58. a6 Ra3 (58... Kd4 59. Rh4+ Kc5 60. a7 Ra3 61. Rh7 $18) 59. h4 Kd4 (
59... Kf5 60. Rc6 Kg4 61. Rxc4+ Kh5 62. Rc6 Kxh4 63. Kb2 Ra5 64. Kb3 Kg5 65.
Kb4 Ra1 66. Rc5+ Kf6 67. Ra5 Rb1+ 68. Kc5 Rc1+ 69. Kb6 Rb1+ 70. Rb5 $18) 60.
Rd6+ Kc5 61. Rg6 Kd4 62. h5 Ra2+ 63. Kb1 Rh2 64. a7 Rh1+ 65. Ka2 Rh2+ 66. Ka3
Rh1 67. Rg2 Ra1+ 68. Ra2 $18) (51... Rg5 $2 52. Re4 Ke6 53. a4 Rg1 54. a5 Rb1+
55. Ka2 Rb8 56. a6 Ra8 57. Ra4 Kxe5 58. a7 $18) 52. a4 Kxe5 53. a5 Kd6 (53...
Rg7 54. a6 Kd5 55. Ra4 Ra7 56. h4 c4+ 57. Kc3 $18) 54. Rh7 $1 {[%cal Gh7a7,
Ga5a7] Magnus Carlsen cuts Black's king off from the queening square a8.} Kd5 (
54... Rg8 55. a6 Ra8 56. a7 Kc6 57. h4 Kb6 58. h5 Rxa7 59. Rxa7 Kxa7 60. h6 $18
) 55. a6 c4+ 56. Kc3 Ra2 57. a7 Kc5 58. h4 (58. h4 Ra3+ 59. Kb2 Ra6 (59... Rb3+
60. Ka2 $18) 60. h5 Kb4 61. Rb7+ Kc5 62. h6 Kc6 63. Rg7 Kb6 64. h7 Rxa7 65.
Rxa7 Kxa7 66. h8=Q $18) 1-0

[Event "World Championship"]
[Site "Chennai"]
[Date "2013.11.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2870"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2013.11.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]

1. e4 e5 {Carlsen decided not to repeat the Caro-Kann as in game 2. This time
he goes for the Berlin Defence - the opening that will serve him well until
the end of the match as his main weapon against 1.e4.} 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4.
O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 {Not the main
line, but quite fashionable. In previous years 9.Nc3 or 9.Rd1 was played
nearly automatically.} Bd7 10. Rd1 Be7 {This move was employed several times
by grandmaster Hammer, one of Carlsen's seconds.} ({A really complicated and
double-edged position arises after} 10... Kc8 11. g4 Ne7 12. Ng5 Be8 13. f4 h5
14. Kf2 b6 15. f5 Kb7 16. c4 c5 17. Bf4 Nc6 18. Nc3 $13 {1/2-1/2 (39) Giri,A 
(2737)-Nakamura,H (2772) Paris 2013}) 11. Nc3 ({The following game from the
European team championship was played just one day prior to the World
championship encounter:} 11. g4 Nh4 12. Nxh4 Bxh4 13. Nd2 Kc8 14. Nf3 Be7 15.
Rd3 h6 16. Nd4 Re8 17. Bf4 c5 18. Nf5 Bf8 19. c4 a6 20. Ne3 b5 21. b3 g5 22.
Bg3 Be6 23. Rad1 Kb7 $11 {1/2-1/2 (42) Caruana,F (2782)-Grischuk,A (2785)
Warsaw 2013}) (11. Bg5 Kc8 12. g4 $6 {Too early.} (12. Nc3 {would transpose to
our game Anand-Carlsen.}) 12... h6 13. Bxe7 (13. Bd2 Nh4 14. Nxh4 Bxh4 15. Bc3
h5 $15 {1-0 (67) Ganguly,S (2651)-Hammer,J (2647) Wijk aan Zee 2011}) 13...
Nxe7 14. Kh2 Re8 15. Nbd2 b6 16. Re1 c5 17. Ne4 Bc6 18. h4 Kb7 $15 {0-1 (44)
Sutovsky,E (2692)-Hammer,J (2606) Aix-les-Bains 2011}) 11... Kc8 12. Bg5 {
After witnessing many games in this line, it seems that both sides are
satisfied with the exchange of dark-squared bishops.} h6 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Rd2
(14. a4 a5 15. Rd2 c5 16. Rad1 Bc6 17. e6 $1 fxe6 18. Ne5 Re8 19. Nb5 Bxb5 20.
axb5 Nd5 21. c4 Nb6 22. h4 $14 {[%cal Gd2d3,Gd3g3,Gd3f3] 1/2-1/2 (33) Berg,E 
(2587)-Hammer,J (2630) Achaea 2012}) 14... c5 15. Rad1 $146 (15. Ne4 b6 16. Ng3
Bc6 17. Nh2 Ng6 18. Re1 Nf4 19. f3 Kb7 20. Kf2 Rad8 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Nhf1 g6
$11 {1-0 (102) Jakovenko,D (2710)-Almasi,Z (2691) Khanty-Mansiysk 2007}) 15...
Be6 16. Ne1 $6 {Clearly, a step in the wrong direction.} ({In a very recent
game an attempt to improve White's play was made:} 16. Ne2 Ng6 (16... Bxa2 $2
17. b3 c4 18. Nfd4 c5 19. Nb5 cxb3 20. cxb3 Bxb3 21. Rb1 c4 22. Ned4 {with a
strong initiative.}) 17. Ng3 b6 18. Nh5 Rg8 19. a3 a5 20. Re1 Kb7 21. Nh2 Ne7
22. f4 g6 23. Nf6 Rgd8 24. Red1 Rxd2 25. Rxd2 Kc6 $11 {1-0 (49) Gorbatov,A 
(2360)-Pranizin,G (2187) Khanty-Mansiysk 2013}) 16... Ng6 17. Nd3 (17. Re2 {
was possible, but then the whole idea of doubling the rooks along the d-file
makes little sense.}) 17... b6 18. Ne2 $6 {Inviting the opponent to take the
risky decision. Objectively, it was bettter not to allow Carlsen to grab the
pawn. Perhaps, Anand just didn't believe that the move that now follows would
work so well for Black.} (18. b3 {was, objectively, the safest.} c4 19. bxc4
Bxc4 20. f4 Kb7 (20... Bxd3 $6 21. Rxd3 Nxf4 22. Rf3 g5 23. g3 Nxh3+ 24. Kg2 g4
25. Rxf7 Ng5 26. Re7 $44) 21. a4 {White is slightly worse, but the material
balance is not broken.}) ({The aggressive attempt} 18. f4 $6 {will leave White
a pawn down, fighting for a draw.} c4 19. Rf1 (19. Nb4 Nxf4 20. Nc6 Re8 $15)
19... cxd3 20. f5 Nxe5 21. fxe6 fxe6 22. Re1 (22. cxd3 Rd8 23. Re2 Nxd3 24. Rf7
e5 25. Rxg7 Kb7 $15) 22... Nc6 23. Rxd3 Re8 24. Rg3 Re7 $15) 18... Bxa2 $1 {
Accepting the challenge.} (18... c4 $6 19. Ndf4 Nxf4 20. Nxf4 c3 21. Nxe6 $1 (
21. bxc3 Bxa2 $15) 21... cxd2 22. Nxg7 Rd8 23. f4 Kb7 24. Kf2 {with good
compensation for the exchange. The Pd2 will, most likely, fall.}) 19. b3 c4 20.
Ndc1 cxb3 21. cxb3 Bb1 {The bishop is coming out, so White should desperately
look for some compensation.} 22. f4 (22. Rd7 Rg8 $3 {A great prophylactic move,
shown immediately by the engine.} ({After} 22... Nxe5 $6 23. Re7 {White will
get back one of the pawns, and keep the activity.}) 23. Nc3 Nxe5 $1 {This also
requires precise calculation.} 24. R7d5 Bc2 25. R1d2 Nc6 26. Rxc2 Nb4 27. Re2
Nxd5 28. Nxd5 Rd8 $17 {Rook + two pawns should overcome White's knights.}) (22.
e6 fxe6 23. Nc3 Bf5 24. Rd7 (24. g4 Ne5 25. gxf5 Nf3+ 26. Kg2 Nxd2 27. fxe6 $1
Rd8 28. e7 Re8 29. Rxd2 Rxe7 $17) 24... Nf4 25. Rxg7 Rh7 26. Rdd7 Rxg7 27. Rxg7
Kb7 $17) 22... Kb7 23. Nc3 ({After} 23. Nd3 Bxd3 24. Rxd3 Rhe8 25. Rg3 Re7 {
White's compensation is not sufficient.}) 23... Bf5 24. g4 Bc8 $17 25. Nd3 h5 {
Opening the h-file is one of the basic ideas for Black in the Berlin endgame.}
26. f5 Ne7 ({An attempt to break White's kingside pawn chain straight away is
not recommended:} 26... Nh4 $6 27. Kf2 g6 28. Rc1 $1 hxg4 29. hxg4 gxf5 30. Nb5
c5 31. Nd6+ Kb8 32. b4 fxg4 33. bxc5 {In such a mess anything can happen,
White is really active.}) 27. Nb5 hxg4 $6 {This is an important moment. At
first sight it looks that Black can open the h-file first and then figure out
the right move. In fact, Magnus should have played 27...a6 without delay, it's
important to kick away White's active knight.} (27... a6 28. Nd4 hxg4 29. hxg4
a5 $1 30. Rc1 (30. e6 fxe6 31. fxe6 Re8 $1 $17 {[%csl Re6]}) 30... a4 31. Nb5 (
31. bxa4 Rxa4 32. Nf2 Ra5 $17) 31... Nc6 32. Nb4 Nxb4 33. Rxc7+ Kb8 34. Rd6 Nd5
$1 35. Rxd5 a3 36. Rd6 (36. Rc1 a2 37. Rdd1 Bb7 38. Kf2 Ra5 39. Nd6 Rxe5 $19)
36... Bb7 37. Rxb6 Ra7 38. Rbxb7+ Rxb7 39. Rxb7+ Kxb7 40. Nxa3 Kc6 $19) 28.
hxg4 $6 {Anand automatically recaptures, missing an interesting tactical
opportunity.} (28. Rc1 $1 Nd5 $1 {is the best reply. Now White has two options.
In both cases he is objectively fighting for a draw, but, with correct play
should eventually make it.} (28... Nc6 $2 29. Rdc2 Bxf5 (29... Bd7 30. Nb4 $1
Nxb4 $140 $2 31. Rxc7+ Ka6 32. Nd6 $18 {[%csl Ra6][%cal Gc1a1]}) 30. Rxc6 Bxd3
31. Rxc7+ Ka6 32. Nd6 Ka5 33. hxg4 $36 {[%csl Ra5]}) 29. Nc5+ (29. e6 fxe6 30.
Ne5 a5 $1 (30... a6 $4 {runs into a spectacular mate:} {[%tqu "En","Can you
spot the combination?","","","c1c7","",3]} 31. Rxc7+ $1 Nxc7 32. Nd6+ Ka7 33.
Nc6#) 31. hxg4 c5 32. Nf7 Rf8 33. Re1 $1 exf5 34. Nbd6+ Kc6 35. gxf5 Ra7 $1 36.
Nxc8 Raxf7 37. Re6+ Kc7 38. Nd6 Rxf5 39. Nxf5 Rxf5 40. Rg6 $15) 29... bxc5 30.
Rxd5 gxh3 (30... Bxf5 $6 31. Rdxc5 Rac8 32. Nxc7 $132) 31. Rdxc5 h2+ 32. Kh1
Kb8 $1 {[%cal Gc8b7]} 33. Nd4 Bb7+ 34. Nc6+ Kc8 35. Rd5 Bxc6 36. Rxc6 Rb8 37.
Rdc5 Rb7 38. e6 fxe6 39. fxe6 $15) 28... Rh4 $6 {Again Black should have
kicked away the knight.} (28... a6 29. Nd4 a5 30. Rc1 a4 31. bxa4 Rxa4 $17 {
is the position Black should strive for. Both of his rooks are in the action.})
29. Nf2 Nc6 (29... a6 $2 {is now runs into} 30. Nd6+ $1 cxd6 31. exd6 Nc6 32.
d7 {winning back the piece and White is not worse anymore.}) 30. Rc2 a5 $1 {
[%cal Ga5a4]} (30... g6 31. Kf1 $3 {is extremely difficult to figure out for a
human player.} (31. Rdc1 $2 Bd7 32. Nd4 Nxd4 33. Rxc7+ Kb8 34. Rxd7 Ne2+ {
is the problem for White.}) 31... gxf5 32. Rdc1 Bd7 (32... Rh6 33. g5 Rg6 34.
Nd6+ $1 cxd6 35. Rxc6 Be6 36. Rc7+ Ka6 37. exd6 $44) 33. Nd4 Nxd4 34. Rxc7+ Ka6
({No more fork on e2 after} 34... Kb8 $2 35. Rxd7 $16) 35. Ra1+ Kb5 36. Rxd7
$132) (30... a6 31. Rdc1 Bd7 32. e6 fxe6 33. fxe6 axb5 (33... Be8 $2 34. Nd4 {
would lose a piece as White's knight is taboo.}) 34. exd7 Rh6 35. Nd3 Rah8 (
35... Rd8 $2 36. Ne5 $1 Nxe5 $2 37. Rxc7+ Ka6 38. Ra1#) 36. Rxc6 $1 Rxc6 37.
Rxc6 Kxc6 38. Ne5+ Kc5 39. Nf7 Rf8 40. d8=Q Rxd8 41. Nxd8 Kb4 42. Ne6 Kxb3 43.
Nxg7 b4 44. Nf5 Kc3 45. g5 b3 46. Ne3 Kd3 47. Nd1 Kc2 48. Ne3+ $11) 31. Rc4 $1
{An immediate doubling of the rooks would give White no benefit, so Anand
finds a useful move, preventing the advance a5-a4.} (31. e6 $6 fxe6 32. fxe6
Bxe6 33. Rxc6 Kxc6 34. Nd4+ Kd7 $1 35. Nf3+ Kc8 36. Nxh4 Bxb3 {It's difficult
to give a clear estimation of this position, but three connected passers are
really dangerous.}) (31. Rdc1 $6 Bd7 32. e6 fxe6 33. fxe6 Be8 $17) 31... g6 (
31... Bxf5 $6 32. Rxc6 $1 Kxc6 33. Nd4+ Kb7 34. Nxf5 $132) 32. Rdc1 {Now White
must pay great attention to specifics as his kingside chain of pawns is about
to collapse.} Bd7 33. e6 (33. Nd4 $2 Nxd4 34. Rxc7+ Ka6 35. Rxd7 Ne2+ $19)
33... fxe6 34. fxe6 Be8 35. Ne4 $1 {An excellent resource, not obvious at all,
as White allows his opponent to capture a pawn with check!} Rxg4+ 36. Kf2 Rf4+
$6 (36... Rd8 $1 {would make White's task more difficult.} 37. Ke3 Rd5 (37...
Rg2 38. Rh1 $1 Rd5 39. Rh7 $1 Rxb5 40. Nd6+ Ka6 41. Nxb5 Kxb5 42. Rh8 {The
bishop is trapped.} Rg3+ 43. Kd2 Rxb3 44. Rg4 {With the next move White will
capture the bishop and the Pe6 will not allow Black to advance his queenside
pawns comfortably. With correct play this mess should end in a draw.}) 38. Nbc3
Re5 39. Kf3 Rgxe4 40. Rxe4 Rxe6 $1 41. Rxe6 Nd4+ 42. Ke3 Nxe6 {In this endgame
White's chances for a draw are higher than Black's for a win, but against
Magnus this won't be easy to prove.}) 37. Ke3 Rf8 (37... g5 38. Nd4 Nb4 39. Ne2
$1 (39. Rxc7+ $6 Ka6 {[%cal Gb4d5]} 40. Rg7 Nd5+ 41. Kd3 Rd8 42. Rxg5 Rh4 {
[%csl Rd3,Rd4,Re4] and all White's centralised pieces, including the king, are
under serious pressure.}) 39... Bc6 40. Nxf4 gxf4+ 41. Kxf4 Nd3+ 42. Kf5 Nxc1
43. Rxc1 {[%csl Ge6] The strong passed pawn guarantees White sufficient
counterplay.}) 38. Nd4 Nxd4 39. Rxc7+ Ka6 40. Kxd4 Rd8+ {The time trouble has
passed and White can be definitely happy with the latest developments. He is
still a pawn down, but not worse anymore thanks to his active pieces and the
strong e6-passer.} 41. Kc3 $5 {Anand goes for the safest move, protecting the
Pb3 and already having in mind the forthcoming exchange of the minor pieces.
The alternative 41.Ke3 was more ambitious, from a human point of view more
risky for both sides! Objectively, the position would remain equal as well.} (
41. Ke5 $4 Rf5#) (41. Ke3 {Here Black's general idea is to sacrifice the
bishop for the e-pawn, to grab the Pb3 and roll forward two connected passed
pawns. Here is a sample line:} Rd5 42. Rh7 (42. e7 $2 Rf7 $17) 42... Bb5 43.
Rf7 Rh8 44. Rcc7 Rd3+ 45. Kf2 (45. Kf4 Be8 46. Rfe7 Rh4+ 47. Ke5 Re3 48. Rxe8
Rhxe4+ 49. Kf6 Rxb3 50. e7 Rf3+ 51. Kxg6 Rfe3 52. Ra8+ Kb5 53. Kf7 Rf3+ 54. Kg6
Rfe3 $11) 45... Be8 46. Rf3 Rh2+ 47. Kg3 Rh3+ 48. Kxh3 Rxf3+ 49. Kg4 Rxb3 50.
Rc8 Ba4 51. Kf4 Rb1 52. Nd6 Ka7 53. Rc7+ Ka6 54. Rc8 $11) 41... Rf3+ 42. Kb2
Re3 43. Rc8 {This is the way minor pieces will be exchanged. The forthcoming
double rook endgame is drawish, since Black's extra pawn has no significance.}
Rdd3 $1 {Magnus is trying the last practical chance. Keeping all the rooks on
the board, Black is hoping to target the Pb3.} (43... Rxc8 44. Rxc8 Rxe4 45.
Rxe8 {The e- and g-pawns will be swapped and the position is completely
drawish.}) 44. Ra8+ Kb7 45. Rxe8 Rxe4 46. e7 Rg3 47. Rc3 Re2+ 48. Rc2 Ree3 {
[%csl Rb3]} 49. Ka2 $1 {Now Black can't capture the Pb3, as he always has to
keep an eye on the e-pawn.} g5 50. Rd2 Re5 51. Rd7+ Kc6 52. Red8 Rge3 53. Rd6+
Kb7 54. R8d7+ Ka6 55. Rd5 Re2+ (55... g4 56. Rxe5 Rxe5 57. Rd4 g3 58. Rg4 $11)
56. Ka3 Re6 57. Rd8 g4 58. Rg5 Rxe7 59. Ra8+ $1 ({It's never too late to go
astray:} 59. Rxg4 $2 Rf2 60. Ra8+ Kb7 61. Rag8 Re1 {could give Black winning
chances.}) 59... Kb7 60. Rag8 {Now the rook is trapped for an exchange, the
draw is inevitable.} a4 (60... Rf2 61. R8g7 $11) 61. Rxg4 axb3 62. R8g7 Ka6 63.
Rxe7 Rxe7 64. Kxb3 {A very rich in content, hard-fought battle.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship"]
[Site "Chennai"]
[Date "2013.11.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2870"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2013.11.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Qa4+ Nc6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. Nc3 e5 7. Qxc4 {
A harmless line of the Reti opening. I would even say it is favourable for
Black, who gains tempi for development by attacking White's prematurely
advanced queen.} Nge7 8. O-O (8. d3 O-O 9. Bg5 Be6 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Qa4 Nd4
12. Nd2 c6 13. O-O a6 14. Rfc1 Rad8 15. Qd1 f5 16. Na4 Bd5 $15 {1-0 (59) Vukic,
M (2491)-Jakovljevic,V (2375) Jahorina 2003}) 8... O-O ({Or} 8... h6 9. d3 Be6
10. Qa4 O-O 11. Be3 (11. Rd1 Nd4 12. Rb1 c6 13. b4 a5 14. Rd2 b5 15. Qa3 c5 16.
Nxd4 exd4 17. Nxb5 cxb4 18. Qb2 Rb8 19. a4 Bd5 $17 {0-1 (37) Managadze,N (2459)
-Vorobiov,E (2598) Paleochora 2009}) 11... Nd4 12. Rac1 c6 (12... c5 $143 13.
Nd2 Nd5 14. Bxd4 exd4 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Rxc5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qe7 18. Ne4 f5 19.
Qc4+ Rf7 20. Nd2 $16 {1-0 (48) Bezold,M (2495)-Raetsky,A (2455) Werfen 1996})
13. Rfe1 a5 14. Nd2 f5 15. Qa3 Re8 16. Na4 Bf7 17. Nc5 Qc7 $15 {1/2 (20)
Kokarev,D (2495)-Kruppa,Y (2547) St Petersburg 2004}) 9. d3 h6 (9... Nd4 10.
Nxd4 exd4 11. Ne4 Be6 12. Qc2 (12. Qb5 b6 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bc1 a6 15. Qa4 c5 16.
Nd2 Ra7 17. Nf3 Re8 18. Bd2 Nd5 $15 {0-1 (36) Seul,G (2415)-Heyken,E (2375)
Germany 1993}) 12... Bd5 (12... b6 $5) 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bf6 Bxe4 15. Bxe7 Qxe7
16. Bxe4 {1/2 (16) Schmidt,W (2500)-Boey,J (2435) Nice 1974}) (9... Be6 10. Qh4
f6 (10... Nf5 11. Qxd8 Raxd8 $1 (11... Rfxd8 12. Ng5 Bd7 13. Nge4 Nfe7 14. Bg5
h6 15. Nf6+ Kh8 16. Nxd7 Rxd7 {1-0 (40) Stein,L-Averbakh,Y Riga 1970 URS-ch 
(ChessBase)} 17. Bxe7 $16 {L.Stein}) 12. Nb5 Rd7 13. Ng5 {L.Stein} Nfd4 14.
Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Nxe6 Nxe2+ 16. Kh1 fxe6 17. Bxb7 $11) 11. Bd2 Kh8 12. Bh6 Qd7 13.
Bxg7+ Kxg7 14. Qa4 Rfd8 15. b4 Nd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. b5 Ne7 18. Qb4 a5 $15 {
0-1 (73) Klimm,W (2212)-Slobodjan,R (2550) Arco 1999}) 10. Bd2 (10. Qh4 Nf5 (
10... g5 $2 11. Bxg5 {1-0 (57) Cheng,B (2406)-Kaidanov,G (2577) Arlington USA
2013} hxg5 $140 12. Nxg5 Bf5 13. Be4) (10... Nd4 $5 {[%cal Yc7c6]}) 11. Qxd8
Rxd8 12. Nb5 Rb8 13. Bd2 a6 14. Nc3 Nfd4 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. f4 Bg4 17. Rf2 exf4
18. Bxf4 Rd7 19. h3 {1/2 (19) Huzman,A (2390)-Khmelnitsky,S Soviet Union 1986})
10... Nd4 $6 {Black wants to reach the classic setup: Nd4, pawn on c6; in the
event of N(B)xd4 exd4 he will be able to pressurise White's backward e2-pawn
along the e-file. However, this move is rather ill-timed: White now solves the
problem of his queen and consolidates his position.} (10... Nf5 11. Rac1 (11.
Na4 Ncd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Rfe1 c6 14. e3 b5 15. Qc1 bxa4 16. exd4 Qxd4 17. Re4
Qxd3 18. Bxh6 $14 {1/2 (38) Obukhov,A (2487)-Yevseev,D (2589) Krasnoyarsk 2003}
) 11... Re8 12. Ne4 Ncd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Rfe1 c6 15. e3 Ne6 16. Bb4 Bf8 17.
Bc3 Bg7 18. f4 $36 {1-0 (33) Martinovic,S (2427)-Rubil,M (2060) Sv Filip i
Jakov 2009}) (10... Be6 {is probably the accurate move order:} 11. Qa4 Nd4 (
11... f5 12. Rac1 Nd4 13. Qa3 c6 14. Nxd4 exd4 15. Na4 Bd5 16. Bb4 Bxg2 17.
Kxg2 Re8 18. Bxe7 {1/2 (18) Shilov,S (2330)-Vanek,P (2210) Czechia 1999}) 12.
Rfc1 a5 (12... c6 13. Ne1 Nd5 14. Kf1 Nb6 15. Qd1 a5 16. e3 Nf5 17. Ne4 Nd7 18.
b4 axb4 19. Bxb4 Re8 20. a4 Bd5 $11 {1/2 (41) Loginov,V (2532)-Lukin,A (2440)
St Petersburg 1999}) 13. Qd1 Re8 14. Ne1 c6 15. e3 Ndf5 16. a3 Nd6 17. Na4 f5
18. b4 axb4 19. axb4 Bd5 $15 {1/2 (59) Kavalek,L (2565)-Bisguier,A (2420) El
Paso 1973}) 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Ne4 c6 (12... Be6 $2 13. Qc1 {[%cal Rd2h6,Re4c5]}
) 13. Bb4 (13. Qc1 $1 Kh7 14. Bb4 {was more to the point. It looked difficult
for Black to develop his pieces but perhaps he could simply play} Be6 (14...
Bg4 15. h3 $1 Bxe2 $140 $2 16. Re1 Bxd3 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Nc5) 15. Nc5 Bc8 $5 {
[%cal Yb7b6]} 16. Nb3 Re8 $11) 13... Be6 14. Qc1 (14. Qc5 Nd5) 14... Bd5 {
The initiative again belongs to Black.} 15. a4 (15. Qc5 Nc8 {[%cal Yf8e8,Yb7b6,
Yc6c5]}) 15... b6 (15... a5 16. Ba3 b6 $15 {[%csl Gd5,Re2] was more solid}) 16.
Bxe7 Qxe7 17. a5 {White's only chance is counterplay on the a-file.} Rab8 18.
Re1 Rfc8 19. axb6 axb6 20. Qf4 Rd8 21. h4 Kh7 22. Nd2 Be5 23. Qg4 h5 24. Qh3
Be6 25. Qh1 {[%csl Rh1]} c5 $15 26. Ne4 $6 (26. b3 {, stopping Black's
queenside pawns, was probably more appropriate.}) 26... Kg7 27. Ng5 b5 {
[%cal Yc5c4] Black doesn't fear the exchange of his light-squared bishop: his
queenside play is more important.} 28. e3 $5 {An attempt to complicate matters.
Otherwise White's position is just bad, e.g.} (28. Nxe6+ Qxe6 29. Bh3 Qf6 {
[%cal Yc5c4]} 30. b3 (30. Rec1 c4 31. dxc4 d3) (30. Rac1 c4 31. dxc4 bxc4 32.
Rxc4 d3 33. exd3 Rxb2 34. Qg2 Rxd3 $17) 30... c4 31. bxc4 bxc4 32. dxc4 d3 33.
Ra2 Bc3 34. Rf1 d2 $17) 28... dxe3 29. Rxe3 Bd4 {[%csl Gd4]} (29... Bxb2 30.
Rae1 Rb6 {was quite possible but White kept drawing chances, e.g.} 31. Bd5 $1
Bd4 (31... Bxd5 32. Rxe7 Bxh1 33. Nxf7 $1) 32. Rxe6 $1 (32. R3e2 Qf6) 32...
fxe6 33. Rxe6 Qf8 $1 34. Qg2 Rdd6 35. Kh2 $1 (35. Re2 Rf6) {, and the endgame
after} 35... Rxe6 36. Nxe6+ Rxe6 37. Bxe6 Bxf2 {is rather drawish.}) 30. Re2 c4
$1 31. Nxe6+ fxe6 32. Be4 (32. dxc4 bxc4 33. Rc1 Qc5 {[%csl Rb2]}) 32... cxd3
33. Rd2 Qb4 $6 {The critical moment of the whole match.} ({Black could have
kept good winning chances by means of} 33... Rf8 $1 34. Bxd3 (34. Qg2 Qb4 35.
Rad1 Rxf2 $1 36. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 37. Kxf2 $2 Qd4+) 34... Qd6 35. Qg2 Rxf2 $1 36.
Rxf2 Rf8 37. Raf1 Bxf2+ 38. Rxf2 Rxf2 39. Qxf2 Qxd3 {(indicated by GM K.Landa
and other commentators)}) 34. Rad1 Bxb2 $6 (34... Rf8 {was possible here, too,
but White had a reply} 35. Kh2 $1 (35. Bxd3 Qd6 $1 36. Qg2 Rxf2 37. Rxf2 Rf8
38. Rdf1 {led to the above-mentioned line}) 35... Bxf2 36. Rxd3 {since
complications after} Qxb2 $6 37. R1d2 Qe5 38. Qg2 Bb6 39. Rd7+ {are dangerous
for Black.}) 35. Qf3 {White recaptures the pawn on d3 and keeps the balance
due to the opposite-coloured bishops and Black's unsafe king.} Bf6 (35... Bd4 {
[%csl Gd4][%cal Ye6e5] was a relatively better chance.}) 36. Rxd3 Rxd3 37. Rxd3
Rd8 (37... Bd4 38. Qe2 Rf8 39. Rf3 {- after the exchange of rooks Black has no
winning prospects.}) 38. Rxd8 Bxd8 39. Bd3 Qd4 40. Bxb5 Qf6 41. Qb7+ Be7 42.
Kg2 g5 43. hxg5 Qxg5 44. Bc4 h4 45. Qc7 hxg3 46. Qxg3 e5 47. Kf3 Qxg3+ 48. fxg3
Bc5 49. Ke4 Bd4 50. Kf5 Bf2 51. Kxe5 Bxg3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship"]
[Site "Chennai"]
[Date "2013.11.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2870"]
[Annotator "Sumets,A"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2013.11.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 e6 (7...
Nd7 {is the main line}) 8. Ne5 ({Another line is} 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10.
Qxd3 {Black must not hurry with ...Nd7. In some lines he can play ...c5 and ...
Nc6.} Nf6 11. Bd2 Be7 12. O-O-O O-O 13. c4 $6 b5 14. cxb5 Qd5 15. Kb1 cxb5 $15
{0-1 (45) Zapata,A (2496)-Macieja,B (2595) Greensboro USA 2013}) 8... Bh7 9.
Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nd7 11. f4 Bb4+ 12. c3 Be7 13. Bd2 Ngf6 14. O-O-O (14. Qe2 $5
{For this line see the recent game Anand,V-Ding Liren Paris/Saint Petersburg
2013. It would be interesting to see what Magnus had prepared after 14.Qe2.})
14... O-O (14... c5 15. Be3 O-O 16. Kb1 Qc7 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Nxe5 19. dxe5
Rfd8 20. h5 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Rd8 22. Rxd8+ Qxd8 23. Kc2 Qd7 24. b3 $14 {Inarkiev,
E (2693) -Eljanov,P (2702) Poikovsky RUS 2013 0-1 (48)}) 15. Ne4 {This line
isn't considered as a dangerous one for Black.} (15. c4 Qc7 16. Rhe1 Rad8 17.
Qf3 a5 18. Kb1 Bb4 19. Bxb4 axb4 $11 20. f5 Nxe5 21. dxe5 Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1 Rd8
23. Qe2 Nd7 24. fxe6 fxe6 25. Ne4 b6 (25... Qxe5 $1 26. Rd1 Qa5 27. Rd6 (27.
Qd3 $2 Ra8 $17) 27... Nf8 $15) 26. g4 Nxe5 27. g5 $13 {Svetushkin,D (2570)
-Lauber,A (2517) Berlin GER 2010 1-0 (33)}) (15. Qf3 $5 Qc7 16. c4 (16. Rde1 $6
c5 17. d5 $6 Nxd5 18. c4 Nb4 $1 (18... N5b6 19. Ng4 Nxc4 20. Bc3 Qc6 21. Nxh6+
Kh7 22. Qd3+ Kxh6 23. Qe2 g6 $5 (23... Kh7 24. Qh5+ Kg8 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Qg4+
$11) 24. h5 g5 25. Qxc4 Nb6 $13) 19. a3 Nc6 20. Nxc6 Qxc6 21. Qxc6 bxc6 22. Ne4
(22. f5 Bf6 23. fxe6 Ne5 $17) 22... Nf6 23. Bc3 Nxe4 24. Rxe4 Bf6 $15 {Kroeze,
F (2446)-Lauber,A (2417) Germany 2008 0-1 (45)}) 16... Rac8 (16... a5 17. Kb1
Rad8 18. Bc1 Rfe8 19. Ne2 c5 (19... h5 $5 {! Lucacs,P} 20. c5 g6 21. Nc3 Bf8
$13) 20. g4 cxd4 21. g5 Nxe5 22. fxe5 Nh7 23. gxh6 $40 {Topalov,V (2707)-Dreev,
A (2676) FIDE Wch k. o. New Delhi/Teheran 2000 1-0 (43)}) ({Black can't play} 
16... c5 $6 {due to} 17. d5 $1 Rae8 (17... Nxe5 $4 18. fxe5 Qxe5 19. Bf4 $18)
18. Rhe1 exd5 19. cxd5 Bd6 20. Bc3 $16 Nxe5 21. fxe5 Rxe5 22. Bxe5 Bxe5 23. Nf5
Rd8 $2 (23... c4 24. d6 Qc5 25. Kb1 $16) 24. d6 Bxd6 25. Rxd6 {1-0 (24)
Movsesian,S (2666) -Iordachescu,V (2594) FIDE-Wch k.o. New Delhi/Teheran 2000})
17. Rhe1 b5 18. c5 Nd5 19. Nh5 N7f6 20. Ng3 (20. Nxf6+ Bxf6 21. g4 $40 {
Erenburg}) 20... Nd7 21. Nh5 N7f6 22. Nxg7 $5 Kxg7 23. f5 exf5 24. Qxf5 $44 {
Roiz,M (2512)-Erenburg, S (2494) Tel Aviv 2002 0-1 (32)}) 15... Nxe4 16. Qxe4
Nxe5 (16... Nf6 {seems to be a risky decision.} 17. Qe2 Qd5 18. g4 h5 (18...
Qxa2 $2 19. g5 Ne8 20. gxh6 Bf6 21. Rdg1 $18) (18... Qe4 19. Rde1 Qxe2 20. Rxe2
Nd5 21. g5 $14) 19. gxh5 (19. g5 $5 Qe4 (19... Ne4 $4 20. c4 Qxd4 21. Be1 $18)
20. Rhe1 Qxe2 21. Rxe2 Nd5 22. c4 Nb6 23. b3 Rfd8 24. Ba5 $14) 19... Qe4 20.
Qf2 $6 (20. Qxe4 Nxe4 21. h6 $1 gxh6 $8 (21... Nf2 22. Rhg1 Nxd1 23. Rxg7+ Kh8
24. Kxd1 $18) 22. f5 Kh7 23. fxe6 fxe6 24. Rde1 Nxd2 25. Kxd2 Rf2+ 26. Kc1 Rg8
27. Nd3 Rf6 28. Re2 $14) 20... Qf5 21. Rdg1 Nxh5 $11 {Fercec,N (2477)-Zelcic,R
(2531) Zadar 2004 1/2 (36). White has no attack anymore.}) 17. fxe5 Qd5 18.
Qxd5 $146 {According to Carlsen, after the exchange of queens there is nothing
to discuss.} (18. Qg4 $5 {The only way to continue the game} f5 $5 {It seems
to me that Black has good counterplay.} (18... Kh7 19. b3 $6 (19. Kb1 $1 c5 20.
Bg5 $1 f5 21. exf6 Bxf6 22. dxc5 Qxc5 23. Bc1 Rae8 (23... Qf5+ 24. Qxf5+ exf5
25. Rd5 $16) 24. Rhf1 Qc6 25. Rf3 $14) 19... c5 (19... a5 $5 20. Bg5 f5 21.
exf6 Bxf6 22. Rde1 a4 23. Bxf6 Rxf6 24. Re5 Rg6 $1 $11) 20. Bg5 f5 21. exf6
Bxf6 22. c4 Qc6 23. dxc5 Qxc5 24. Qe4+ Kh8 25. Bxf6 Rxf6 26. Rhf1 Rxf1 27. Rxf1
Rd8 $11 {Mrdja,M (2360)-Zelcic,R (2591) Zagreb 2008 1-0 (56)}) 19. Qg6 (19.
exf6 $6 Rxf6 20. Kb1 Rf2 21. Rhg1 (21. Bxh6 $4 Rxg2) 21... h5 $15) 19... Qxa2
20. Bxh6 Rf7 {The position is complicated and both sides have their good and
bad points.} 21. h5 (21. g4 f4 22. Rhf1 Raf8 23. Rxf4 Qa1+ 24. Kc2 Qa4+ 25. Kd2
Qa2 26. Kc1 Qa1+ $11) (21. Bg5 a5 22. d5 cxd5 23. Qxe6 Qa1+ 24. Kc2 Qa4+ 25.
Kb1 Qe4+ 26. Ka2 Qa4+ $11) 21... a5 22. Bf4 a4 23. h6 a3 24. Kc2 Qxb2+ (24...
c5 $5) 25. Kd3 Qb5+ 26. Ke3 Qd5 27. g3 $1 Raf8 28. Rh2 Qb3 29. Rdh1 Qxc3+ 30.
Kf2 Qc2+ 31. Ke3 Qe4+ 32. Kf2 $11) 18... cxd5 $11 19. h5 b5 20. Rh3 a5 21. Rf1
(21. Kc2 b4 22. Kd3 bxc3 23. Bxc3 Bb4 $11) 21... Rac8 22. Rg3 Kh7 23. Rgf3 Kg8
24. Rg3 Kh7 25. Rgf3 Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship"]
[Site "Chennai"]
[Date "2013.11.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2870"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[Annotator "Sumets,A"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "2013.11.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 (4. c4 d4 $5 (4... c6) 5. d3 e5 6. b4 a5 $6
7. b5 c5 8. bxc6 Nxc6 9. Na3 Nge7 10. O-O O-O 11. Nd2 Nb4 12. Nb5 Nec6 13. Ne4
Qe7 14. e3 Rd8 15. a3 Na6 16. exd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 exd4 18. Re1 $16 {Jobava,B 
(2678)-Stevic,H (2612) Porto Carras 2011 1-0 (35)}) 4... c6 5. O-O Nf6 6. b3 {
A slightly passive move.} (6. c4 dxc4 $5 {Probably Carlsen didn't want to play
this line} (6... O-O {leads to the main line}) 7. a4 Na6 $5 $146 (7... O-O 8.
Na3 Be6 9. Ng5 Bd5 10. e4 h6 11. exd5 hxg5 12. dxc6 Nxc6 13. Bxg5 Qxd4 14. Bxc6
Qxd1 15. Raxd1 bxc6 {1/2 (15) Adianto,U (2605)-Tkachiev,V (2620) Jakarta 1996})
8. Na3 Be6 9. Ng5 Qd7 10. Nxe6 Qxe6 11. Qc2 Nb4 12. Qc3 $8 (12. Qxc4 $2 Qxc4
13. Nxc4 Nc2 14. Rb1 Nxd4 $17) 12... a5 13. e3 Ne4 14. Qxc4 Qxc4 15. Nxc4 Nd6
16. Nd2 $2 (16. b3 O-O $6 17. Nxa5 Nc2 18. Ra2 Nxd4 19. Nxb7 $16) 16... e5 17.
Nb3 exd4 18. exd4 O-O $11 {Kunin,V (2537)-Volokitin,A (2695) ChT-AUS 2012 0-1 
(53)}) 6... O-O 7. Bb2 Bf5 8. c4 Nbd7 9. Nc3 ({A more cautious move is} 9. Nbd2
Ne4 10. Nh4 (10. e3 {This move has very good statistics} Rc8 (10... Ndc5 $5 {
might be a reasonable novelty}) 11. Rc1 a6 12. Nh4 Nxd2 13. Qxd2 Be6 14. cxd5
cxd5 15. Qb4 Rb8 16. Nf3 Bf6 17. Ne5 $14 {Nikolic,P (2657)-Votava,J (2546)
Germany 2007 1-0 (72)}) 10... Nxd2 11. Qxd2 Be6 12. e4 (12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Qb4
Bf6 (13... a5 14. Qxb7 a4 15. Qb5 {1/2 (15) Kortschnoj, V (2595)-Nunn,J (2625)
Amsterdam 1988} axb3 16. axb3 Rb8 17. Qd3 Qb6 18. Ra3 Rfc8 $44) 14. Nf3 Qb6 15.
Qxb6 axb6 {1/2 (15) Bogner,S (2569)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2680) Belfort 2012})
12... dxe4 13. Bxe4 Bh3 14. Rfe1 Qc7 15. Nf3 Nf6 16. Bc2 Rad8 17. Qe3 Rfe8 18.
Bc3 Qc8 19. Rad1 Bf5 20. Bxf5 Qxf5 21. Kg2 Qc8 22. h3 $14 {Nakamura,H (2783)
-Leko,P (2737) London 2012 1/2 (73). The rook endgame was very instructive.})
9... dxc4 $1 {This underestimated move isn't a novelty, but it hadn't been
played before by titled players. 9...Ne4 was considered as the main line. I
think that White will stop playing 9.Nc3 because of 9...dxc4!} (9... Ne4 10. e3
(10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Nd2 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 c5 13. cxd5 cxd4 14. Nf3 Nb6 15. Bxd4 Bxd4
16. Qxd4 Qxd5 17. Qe3 Rad8 18. Qxe7 Rfe8 19. Qf6 Qe4 20. e3 (20. Rfe1 $1 Nd5
21. Qb2 g5 22. Kg1 $16) 20... Nd5 $44 {Tazbir,M (2444)-Jasnikowski,Z (2403)
ChT-POL Karpacz 2008 1-0 (59)}) 10... a5 11. Qe2 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 a4 13. cxd5 cxd5
14. Nd2 (14. Qb5 Qb6 15. Qxd5 Be6 16. Qe4 Nf6 17. Qb1 Rfc8 18. Rc1 axb3 19.
axb3 Rxa1 20. Bxa1 Rxc1+ 21. Qxc1 Qxb3 $11) 14... Nf6 15. bxa4 Rxa4 16. a3 Qd7
$11 {1/2 (40) Fedoseev,V (2546)-Levin,E (2499) St Petersburg 2012}) 10. bxc4
Nb6 11. c5 (11. Qb3 {I think that this move is more reliable than 11.c5} Be6
12. d5 $1 (12. Ne5 $6 Nxc4 $1 (12... Qxd4 $6 13. Nd5 Qc5 14. Nc7 Rad8 15. Nxe6
fxe6 16. Rac1 $44) 13. Nxc4 b5 14. Bxc6 Bxc4 15. Qc2 Rc8 16. Bf3 Qxd4 $17)
12... cxd5 13. cxd5 Nbxd5 (13... Nfxd5) 14. Ng5 Qb6 (14... Nxc3 $5 15. Nxe6
Nxe2+ 16. Kh1 Nxg3+ 17. fxg3 fxe6 18. Qxe6+ Kh8 19. Rab1 $44) 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16.
Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Bxg7 Qxb3 18. axb3 Kxg7 19. Rfc1 $44 {White has enough
compensation for the sacrificed pawn to get an equal game.}) 11... Nc4 12. Bc1
{In order to avoid trouble White should play carefully.} ({One might recommend
} 12. Qb3 Nxb2 13. Qxb2 Rb8 14. Rfd1 Ne4 (14... Qc7 $5) 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 $11)
12... Nd5 $146 ({It seems to me that the world champion could have tried to
get some advantage following G. Aring:} 12... Ne4 $1 13. Qb3 Na5 (13... b5 $5 {
Gleizerov,E} 14. cxb6 (14. Rd1 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Be4 16. a4 a6 (16... Qd5 $1 17.
axb5 cxb5 18. Qb3 (18. Ne1 $2 Bxg2 19. Nxg2 Qxc5) 18... Qb7 19. Nh4 Bxg2 20.
Nxg2 Rfd8 $15) 17. Ne5 Bxg2 18. Nxc4 bxc4 19. Kxg2 Qd5+ 20. Qf3 Qxf3+ 21. Kxf3
Rfd8 22. Be3 Rab8 23. Rab1 Rxb1 24. Rxb1 Bxd4 25. Rb4 Bxe3 26. Kxe3 $11 {
Gleizerov,E}) 14... Na5 15. Qb2 axb6 $15) 14. Qb4 b6 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Rd1 Qd5
17. cxb6 $2 (17. Bf4 Qc4 18. Qxc4 Nxc4 $11) 17... axb6 18. Bf4 c5 19. Qxb6 cxd4
20. Rac1 Rfc8 $15 {1-0 (56) Wagner,F (2249)-Aring,G (2205) Gerlingen 2011}) 13.
Qb3 (13. Nxd5 $6 {leads to an inferior position:} Qxd5 $5 (13... cxd5 14. Bf4
Qd7 15. Qb3 b6 $15) 14. Qb3 Be4 15. Bf4 b5 $15) 13... Na5 14. Qa3 (14. Qb2 Nc4
$11 (14... b6 $5)) 14... Nc4 {Vishy Anand agreed to a draw.} (14... b6 $5 15.
Re1 Nxc3 16. Qxc3 Be4 17. Be3 Qd5) 15. Qb3 Na5 16. Qa3 Nc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 1st"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2013.09.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2013.09.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 ({Aronian has always
played exclusively the text move, spurning the Open Ruy Lopez with} 5... Nxe4)
({as well as the Arkhangelsk or Neo-Arkhangelsk with} 5... b5) ({and} 5... Bc5
{respectively.}) 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 {Just like Kasparov, also Carlsen
avoids the Marshall. However, contrary to his ex-trainer, he did allow it a
few times:} (8. c3 d5 9. exd5 (9. d4 dxe4 10. Nxe5 Bb7 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Bg5
Nd5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nd2 f5 15. f3 e3 16. c4 $2 (16. f4 $1 {/\} Kh8 17. Qf3
$14) 16... Nf4 $1 17. cxb5+ Kh8 {[%cal Re3e2,Re7e3,Re3f2]} 18. Nc4 e2 19. Qd2
Qg5 20. Rxe2 Nxe2+ 21. Qxe2 Bxb5 22. Qe3 $15 {/-/+,Carlsen,M (2835)-Kamsky,G 
(2732)/Wijk aan Zee/2012/}) 9... Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13.
Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4 15. g3 Qh3 16. Bxd5 cxd5 17. Be3 Bxd3 18. Qxd5 Rad8 19. Qf3
Rfe8 20. Nd2 Qf5 21. Qxf5 Bxf5 22. Bd4 f6 23. f3 b4 24. Ne4 Bc7 25. Kf2 bxc3
26. bxc3 Rb8 $44 {Carlsen,M (2548)-Anand,V (2785)/Leon rpd/2005/ A typical
Marshall endgame, the bishop-pair makes converting the extra pawn almost
impossible.}) ({The immediate} 8. d4 {gives Black a wider choice:} Nxd4 (8...
d6 9. c3 Bg4 {-C91 This line is not considered too dangerous for Black.}) 9.
Nxd4 (9. Bxf7+ Rxf7 10. Nxe5 Rf8 11. Qxd4 Bb7 $5 $44 12. c4 c5 13. Qd3 Qc7 14.
Nf3 bxc4 15. Qxc4+ d5 16. exd5 Bxd5 17. Qe2 Bd6 18. Nc3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Bxh2+ 20.
Kf1 Rad8 (20... Be5 $5) 21. g3 Nh5 22. Qxh5 Rxf2+ 23. Kxf2 Qxg3+ 24. Ke2 Qg2+
25. Ke3 Qg3+ 26. Ke2 Qg2+ {1/2, Kamsky,G (2717)-Leko,P (2756)/Jermuk/2009/})
9... exd4 10. e5 Ne8 11. c3 (11. Qxd4 Bb7 12. c4 c5 13. Qg4 d6 14. Nc3 (14. Bf4
{Short,N (2707)-Fressinet,L (2702)/Bastia rpd/2012/} bxc4 15. Bxc4 d5 $11 {/=/+
}) 14... dxe5 15. cxb5 axb5 16. Nxb5 {Gilabert Mallol,E (2440)-Kyhos,A (2352)/
corr/2010/} Nf6 17. Qf5 Qb6 $132) 11... dxc3 12. Nxc3 d6 13. Qf3 Be6 14. Nd5
Rc8 15. Bf4 Bxd5 $5 (15... dxe5 16. Nxe7+ (16. Bxe5 Bd6 17. Rad1 Bxe5 18. Rxe5
Bxd5 19. Rexd5 Nd6 20. Qf4 Qe7 21. Re5 Qf6 22. Qxf6 gxf6 23. Rc5 Rfd8 24. Rdc1
Re8 25. g3 Re2 26. Rxc7 Rxc7 27. Rxc7 Rxb2 28. Rc6 Ne4 29. Rxa6 Nc5 $11 {
Henrichs,T (2483)-Gustafsson,J (2584)/GER-ch Bad Koenigshofen/2007/}) 16...
Qxe7 17. Bxe5 Nd6 18. Qc3 Qg5 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Rac1 $5 (20. b3 Qg6 21. Qc6 Nf7
22. Bg3 e5 23. Rac1 Qf6 24. h3 Rfd8 {Leko,P (2756)-Aronian,L (2768)/Jermuk/
2009/}) 20... Nc4 21. Bg3 Rfe8 22. b3 Nb6 23. Qa5 Nd5 24. Rc6 e5 25. Rxa6 c6
26. h4 Qf6 27. a4 $14 {Sievilainen,T (2179)-Laine,E (2234)/corr/2010/}) 16.
Bxd5 dxe5 17. Rxe5 Bf6 18. Re2 Nd6 19. Rd1 Bg5 20. Be5 Bf6 21. Bf4 {1/2,
Becerra Rivero,J (2598)-Onischuk,A (2670)/Lubbock/2008/}) 8... b4 {Nowadays
Black's main reaction.} ({For} 8... Rb8 9. axb5 axb5 10. d3 d6 11. Nbd2 {
- see Carlsen-Topalov}) 9. d4 {This alternative has recently been getting more
attention.} ({Earlier White used to prefer} 9. d3 d6 10. Nbd2 (10. a5 {was
Kasparov's choice and White used it well up to 2006. Nowadays it seems rather
tame:} Be6 11. Nbd2 Qc8 12. Qe2 h6 13. h3 Bxb3 14. Nxb3 Re8 15. Nh2 Nh7 16. Ng4
Bg5 17. Ne3 Rb8 18. Kh2 Nf8 19. Nf5 Bxc1 20. Raxc1 Ne7 21. Nxe7+ Rxe7 22. d4
Rb5 23. Rcd1 Ne6 24. Qg4 Qf8 25. d5 Nc5 26. Re3 g6 27. Qe2 Re8 28. Rf3 Nxb3 $11
{1/2,Adams,M (2698)-Bacrot,E (2700)/ESP-chT Linares/2009/}) 10... Na5 (10...
Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Nf1 ({A typical manoeuvre, but in recent games White has
tried other moves:} 12. Nb3 Qe8 13. d4 Nd7 14. d5 Nd8 15. dxe6 Nxe6 16. Qd5 Qf7
17. Na5 c5 18. Be3 Nf6 (18... Nb6 $5 19. Qd3 Nd4 $132) 19. Qc4 Nd4 20. Qxf7+
Kxf7 21. Ng5+ Kg6 22. Rac1 Nd7 23. Nh3 Nb6 24. c3 bxc3 25. bxc3 Ne6 $13 {
/=,Caruana,F (2772)-Ivanchuk,V (2757)/RUS-chT Loo/2013/}) (12. c3 Rb8 ({For} 
12... d5 $5 {see Bacrot-Tomashevsky, Paris 2013.}) 13. Qe2 Qd7 14. Nc4 bxc3 15.
bxc3 Rb3 16. Bd2 Re8 17. h3 Bf8 18. Rec1 Qc8 19. Bg5 Nd7 20. Qa2 Rb8 21. Be3
Nf6 22. Rab1 Qd7 $14 {/=,Dominguez Perez,L (2723)-Almasi,Z (2689)/Havana/2013/
The resulting position is more pleasant for White, but with circumspect
defence Black maanged to hold the game.}) 12... Qe8 $5 (12... Qd7 13. Ng3 Nd8 (
13... Na5 14. d4 exd4 15. Qxd4 c5 16. Qd3 Nc6 17. c3 bxc3 18. bxc3 Kh8 19. h3
Qc7 20. Ng5 Ne5 21. Qe2 Qc8 22. f4 Nf7 23. Nf3 Rb8 24. c4 $36 {[%csl Gc4,Ge4,
Gf4] (),Leko,P (2751)-Grischuk,A (2726)/WCh Mexico City/2007/}) (13... h6 14.
h3 Nh7 15. c3 bxc3 16. bxc3 Rab8 17. d4 exd4 18. cxd4 d5 19. Ba3 Bxa3 20. Rxa3
Rb4 21. Rae3 a5 22. exd5 Qxd5 23. Ne2 Ng5 24. Nxg5 hxg5 25. Nc3 Qxd4 26. Qh5 {
Sedlak,N (2568)-Brkic,A (2558)/Zupanja/2008/} Rb3 $132) 14. c3 bxc3 15. bxc3 c5
16. d4 exd4 17. cxd4 Nc6 (17... cxd4 18. Nxd4 Rc8 $14 {/=}) 18. Ba3 Rac8 19.
dxc5 dxc5 20. Qe2 Nb4 $2 (20... Nd4 $5 $13) 21. Qc4 $16 {Carlsen,M (2776)
-Svidler,P (2723)/Gjovik rpd/2009/}) 13. Ng3 Kh8 14. c3 (14. b3 h6 15. h3 Rd8
16. Bb2 Nd7 17. Qe2 Bf6 18. Rad1 Qf7 19. d4 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 exd4 21. Bxd4 Bxd4
22. Rxd4 a5 23. Red1 Qf6 24. Rc4 Rc8 25. Rc6 Kh7 26. Ra6 Ra8 27. Nh5 Qc3 28.
Rd3 Qa1+ 29. Rd1 Qc3 $11 {Goze,T (2456)-Jansen,J (2467)/corr/2009/}) 14... bxc3
15. bxc3 Na5 (15... Rb8 $5 16. d4 Nd7 $132) 16. d4 Nd7 17. Qd3 c5 18. Rb1 c4
19. Qe2 exd4 20. cxd4 Rc8 21. Be3 (21. Ba3 $5) 21... Nb3 22. Nd2 Nxd2 23. Qxd2
Nf6 24. Rb7 Bd8 25. d5 c3 $132 {Chuprov,D (2577)-Najer,E (2670)/Novokuznetsk/
2008/}) 11. Ba2 c5 12. c3 Rb8 (12... Nc6 {- see Anand-Grischuk}) 13. d4 $5 ({
Rather slow is} 13. Nc4 Nc6 14. h3 h6 (14... Be6 15. Ng5 Bd7 16. f4 {gives
White a slight pull. An important line is} h6 (16... Rb7 17. a5 Qb8 18. Nb6 Be8
19. fxe5 dxe5 20. Be3 Qd8 21. Nf3 Bd6 22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. Bxd5 $14 {Karjakin,S 
(2782)-Caruana,F (2774)/Moscow/2013/}) 17. Nf3 exf4 18. Bxf4 Be6 19. d4 $5 cxd4
20. cxd4 $36 b3 21. Bxb3 $1 Rxb3 22. Qxb3 Na5 23. Qc2 Bxc4 (23... Nxc4 24. d5
$16) 24. b4 $14) 15. Ne3 (15. d4 cxd4 16. cxd4 exd4 17. Bf4 b3 18. Bxb3 Be6 19.
Ba2 d3 $1 20. Qxd3 Nb4 21. Qe2 Nxa2 22. Rxa2 Rc8 23. b3 Nxe4 $1 $15 {Karjakin,
S (2780)-Aronian,L (2802)/Wijk aan Zee/2013/ Opening the centre favoured Black.
}) (15. Nh2 Be6 16. f4 exf4 17. Bxf4 Rb7 18. Ne3 {Prathamesh,S (2358)
-Sethuraman,S (2332)/Dindigul/2007/} d5 $1 $15) 15... Be6 16. Bc4 Bxc4 17. Nxc4
Re8 18. Be3 (18. Bd2 $142 $11 {prevents the following central push}) 18... Bf8
19. Nfd2 d5 $1 20. exd5 Qxd5 21. Qf3 Qxf3 22. Nxf3 Nd5 23. Bd2 f6 24. a5 Kf7
$15 {[%csl Rd3] Caruana,F (2786)-Kasimdzhanov,R (2696)/Tashkent/2012/}) 13...
bxc3 (13... Qc7 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Nc4 b3 $5 ({For} 15... Rd8 {see
Caruana-Tomashevsky}) 16. Nxa5 bxa2 17. Nc4 Be6 18. Qe2 Nd7 19. Rxa2 Nb6 20.
Nfd2 (20. Nfxe5 Bd6 21. a5 Nxc4 22. Nxc4 Bxh2+ 23. Kh1 Rfe8 24. Ra1 Bxc4 25.
Qxc4 Re6 26. Qe2 Rbe8 27. Ra4 Bd6 $44 {Muri,H (2374)-Kayser,P (2055)/corr/2011/
}) 20... Rfd8 21. Ra1 Nxc4 $6 (21... Bg5 $142) (21... a5 $5 $44) 22. Nxc4 Bxc4
23. Qxc4 Qd6 24. Ra2 $6 (24. Rb1 $14) (24. Kf1 $14) 24... a5 25. Be3 h6 26. h3
Qb6 27. Kh2 Qd6 28. Rb1 Qd3 29. Qxd3 Rxd3 30. Kg1 c4 $11 {Karjakin,S (2775)
-Grischuk,A (2764)/Moscow rpd/2012/}) 14. bxc3 cxd4 15. cxd4 Nc6 16. Ba3 exd4 (
{Solid is} 16... Nxd4 17. Nxd4 exd4 18. Nf3 Bb7 19. Qd3 d5 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21.
exd5 (21. e5 Ne4 22. Nxd4 $5 {seems more enterprising}) 21... Qd8 22. Rab1 Bxd5
23. Rxb8 Qxb8 24. Bxd5 Nxd5 25. Qxd4 Nf6 26. h3 Qc7 $11 {Dominguez Perez,L 
(2708)-Pelletier,Y (2569)/Biel/2008/}) 17. Nb3 Bg4 $5 (17... Bb7 {could lead
to Pelletier's game.}) 18. Nbxd4 Nxd4 19. Qxd4 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Nh5 21. Rad1 (21.
e5 $5 d5 22. Bc1 $14) 21... Qc8 22. Qe3 (22. Bc1 $5 Bf6 (22... Qh3 $6 23. e5
dxe5 24. Qg4 $1 $16 {[%csl Ga2,Gc1]}) 23. Qxd6 Rd8 24. Qa3 Qh3 $44) 22... Qc2
23. Rd2 Qxa4 24. e5 {Cheparinov,I (2681)-Dzhumaev,M (2499)/Istanbul olm/2012/}
Nf4 $1 $132 {/\} 25. Rd4 Qa5 26. Rxf4 Bg5 27. Ra1 Bxf4 28. Qxf4 Qxa3 29. Bxf7+
Rxf7 $11) 9... d6 {After the insertion of 8.a4 b4 this modest reaction is
Black's best choice.} (9... Nxd4 10. Nxd4 ({In this version also} 10. Bxf7+ $5
Rxf7 11. Nxe5 Rf8 12. Qxd4 Bb7 13. Nd2 $14 {deserves more attention.}) 10...
exd4 11. e5 Ne8 12. Qxd4 Bb7 13. Bf4 c5 14. Qe3 d5 15. exd6 Bxd6 16. Nd2 Qc7
17. Be5 Bxe5 18. Qxe5 Qc6 19. f3 Nd6 20. Nc4 Nxc4 21. Bxc4 Rae8 22. Qf4 a5 23.
Bb5 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Qd5 25. h3 Bc8 26. Bc4 Qf5 27. Qc7 $16 {Grischuk,A (2719)
-Beliavsky,A (2667)/FIDE WCh Tripoli/2004/}) 10. dxe5 {White can't
advantageously retain the central tension.} (10. d5 Na5 11. Ba2 Rb8 12. Nbd2 c6
13. dxc6 Qc7 $5 $11 (13... Be6 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. Qe2 Qb6 16. Nc4 Nxc4 17. Qxc4
d5 18. exd5 exd5 19. Qb3 e4 20. Ne5 Bc5 21. Be3 Bxe3 {Aronian,L (2562)
-Minasian,A (2480)/Yerevan/2001/} 22. Qxe3 $16)) (10. c3 bxc3 11. bxc3 exd4 12.
Nxd4 Nxd4 13. cxd4 d5 14. exd5 Bb7 15. Bg5 Bxd5 16. Nd2 h6 17. Bxd5 Nxd5 18.
Bxe7 Nxe7 19. Nf3 Qd6 20. h3 Rab8 21. Rc1 Rb4 22. Qc2 Nd5 23. Re4 Nf6 24. Re2
Nd5 {1/2,Stein,L-Tal,M/Moscow/1967/}) 10... dxe5 (10... Nxe5 11. Nxe5 (11. Nbd2
Nfd7 $146 (11... Nxf3+ $5 12. Nxf3 Bb7 13. e5 Nd7 14. e6 fxe6 15. Bxe6+ Kh8 16.
Bd5 c6 17. Ba2 c5 18. Bd5 Bxd5 19. Qxd5 Nb6 20. Qe6 Bf6 21. a5 Nd7 22. Qd5 Ne5
23. Nd2 Ng4 24. Nf3 Ne5 25. Nd2 Ng4 {1/2,Anand,V (2782)-Naiditsch,A (2574)/
Dortmund/2004/}) 12. Nd4 c5 13. Nf5 Nf6 14. Ne3 (14. Nxe7+ Qxe7 15. Nc4 $14 {/=
}) 14... Bb7 15. f3 Ng6 16. Ndc4 d5 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Nf5 Qc7 19. Nxe7+ Ngxe7
20. Bg5 Nf5 21. c3 (21. Na5 $5) 21... bxc3 22. bxc3 h6 23. Qd3 g6 24. Bd2 Rad8
25. Qe2 Nf4 26. Bxf4 Qxf4 27. Rad1 Bd5 28. Nd2 Bxb3 29. Nxb3 Qxa4 30. Nxc5 {
Nakamura,H (2772)-Aronian,L (2813)/Saint Louis/2013/} Qc6 $11) 11... dxe5 12.
Qe2 Bc5 ({The most usual move, but maybe Black should consider} 12... Bb7 {, or
}) (12... a5 $5) 13. Be3 Qe7 $146 (13... Bd4 $5 14. c3 ({Engines have tested
both} 14. Bxd4 Qxd4 15. Rd1 {and}) (14. Qd3 c5 15. c3 {- see the notes to
Caruana-Fressinet}) 14... bxc3 15. bxc3 Bxe3 16. Qxe3 Qe7 17. Nd2 Be6 18. h3
Rfd8 19. Bxe6 Qxe6 20. Nf3 Ne8 21. c4 Nd6 22. c5 Nc8 23. Ng5 Qe7 24. Red1 Na7
25. Rd5 Nc6 $11 {Baklan,V (2578)-Pinter,J (2535)/AUT-chT/2005/}) 14. Nd2 Bg4 $6
15. Bxc5 Qxc5 16. Qe3 Qxe3 17. Rxe3 Rad8 18. Nc4 Rfe8 19. Na5 $1 Be6 20. f3 Rd2
21. Rc1 Nd7 22. Bxe6 Rxe6 23. Nb3 Rdd6 24. c3 $1 bxc3 25. Rexc3 $16 {Caruana,F
(2779)-Fressinet,L (2708)/Paris/2013/ The lost tempo cost Black dearly, as his
queenside crumbles.}) 11. Qxd8 {White wants to profit from the queenside holes
in a simplified position.} (11. Nbd2 Bc5 12. Qe2 ({Jansa's} 12. h3 Bb7 $11 {
is rather slow.}) 12... Qe7 $5 (12... Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. c3 (14. Qf1 $5 Qd7 15.
a5 Qe7 16. Bc4 Ra7 17. Nh4 g6 18. c3 bxc3 19. bxc3 Rb8 20. Nb3 Bd6 21. g4 $16 {
Zinchenko,E-Manyakhin,A/corr/2006/}) 14... Na5 15. g4 Bg6 16. Bc2 bxc3 17. bxc3
Nd5 $1 18. Nb1 {Grischuk,A (2779)-Caruana,F (2774)/Thessaloniki GP/2013/} Qf6
$5 19. g5 Qe6 20. exd5 Qxh3 21. Nh2 Bh5 22. Qe4 Bg6 23. Qe2 Bh5 $11) (12... Bb7
13. Nc4 {Black must be careful.} Qe7 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bh4 g5 16. Bg3 Nh5 (16...
Nd4 $5 17. Nxd4 Bxd4 18. Qf3 Rad8 $132 {Zajontz,R (2492)-Feco,J (2331)/corr/
2009/}) 17. Ne3 Nxg3 18. hxg3 Bxe3 19. Qxe3 Na5 20. Bd5 Rad8 21. Bxb7 Nxb7 22.
Rad1 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Rd8 24. Rd5 Rxd5 25. exd5 Qc5 $11 {/+/=,Guilloux,J (2046)
-De los Reyes,A (1141)/corr/2003/}) 13. Nc4 Bg4 14. c3 bxc3 (14... Nh5 15. g3
Qf6 16. Kg2 Rad8 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. Nxe3 Bxf3+ 19. Qxf3 Qxf3+ 20. Kxf3 Na5 21.
Bd5 bxc3 22. b4 c6 23. Ba2 Nb7 24. Rec1 $36 {Inarkiev,E (2693)-Onischuk,A 
(2667)/Poikovsky/2013/}) 15. bxc3 h6 16. Bc2 Qe6 17. Ne3 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Na5 19.
Nd2 Qc6 20. h3 Be6 21. Qg3 Nd7 22. Rb1 Rfb8 $11 {Grischuk,A (2764)-Svidler,P 
(2747)/London Candidates/2013/}) 11... Rxd8 12. Nbd2 ({After} 12. Bg5 {Black
can play} Rb8 $11 ({, as well as Caruana's provocative} 12... h6 $6 13. Bxf6
gxf6 14. Bd5 Rd6 {- see Negi-Caruana})) 12... h6 {Black makes a useful move
without committing his bishops.} (12... Bc5 13. h3 $5 (13. Bc4 Ng4 14. Re2 Na5
15. Bd5 Rb8 16. Nb3 Nxb3 17. cxb3 h6 18. h3 Nf6 19. Nxe5 Nxd5 20. exd5 $6 (20.
Nc6 Nc3 21. bxc3 Rd1+ 22. Kh2 Rb6 23. cxb4 Bd6+ 24. e5 Rxc6 25. exd6 Be6 $1 $11
) 20... Rxd5 21. Bf4 Be6 22. Rc1 Bd6 23. Bg3 Re8 24. Re3 c5 $15 {[%csl Rb3,Gd6,
Ge6] Anand,V (2783)-Adams,M (2727)/Paris/St Petersburg/2013/}) 13... Bb7 (13...
Re8 14. a5 Be6 15. Ba4 Bd7 16. Nb3 Bd6 17. Bg5 $14) (13... h6 14. Nc4 Re8 15.
a5 Bb7 16. Ba4 Re6 17. c3 Rd8 (17... Rb8 $5) 18. Bc2 Re7 19. Nfd2 Ba7 20. Nb3
Ne8 21. Ne3 Red7 22. Ra4 bxc3 23. bxc3 Nd6 24. Ba3 Ne7 {Inarkiev,E (2669)
-Akopian,V (2679)/Elista/2008/} 25. Bc5 $14) 14. a5 (14. Bc4 h6 15. Nb3 Bd6 16.
Bd3 $5 (16. a5 Ne7 17. Nfd2 Ng6 18. Bf1 Nf4 19. f3 Nd7 20. Nc4 Be7 21. Be3 Ne6
22. Bf2 Bc6 23. Ne3 Ndc5 24. Bc4 Nxb3 25. cxb3 Bb5 {Bologan,V (2682)
-Sargissian,G (2642)/Kallithea/2008/} 26. Nd5 $14 {Bologan}) 16... Bc8 17. Be3
Be6 18. Nfd2 Be7 19. Rad1 Nd7 20. Bc4 $14 {Bologan: Compared with the
positions where the pawn is on a5, White controls the very important square b5.
}) 14... h6 15. Ba4 Nd7 (15... Nxa5 $5 16. Nxe5 Bd4 17. Nd3 c5 $132) 16. Nb3
Bd6 17. Be3 Ncb8 18. Nfd2 Bc6 19. Nc4 Bxa4 20. Rxa4 Nc6 21. Rd1 Be7 22. Raa1
Kf8 23. f3 Ke8 24. Kf2 Nf8 25. Rd5 f6 26. g3 Ne6 27. f4 $36 {Harikrishna,P 
(2685)-Kamsky,G (2746)/Istanbul olm/2012/}) ({Black has had more success with
the prophylactic} 12... Bd6 13. a5 h6 14. Bc4 Re8 $1 (14... Kf8 15. b3 (15. Nb3
Ke7 16. Nfd2 ({Bologan recommends} 16. Be3 Be6 17. Bxe6 Kxe6 18. Nfd2 {, but}
Rab8 {[%cal Yb8b5] seems about equal.}) 16... Be6 17. Bf1 Nd7 18. Nc4 Nc5 19.
Nxc5 Bxc5 20. c3 f6 21. Be3 {1/2,Nisipeanu,L (2684)-Inarkiev,E (2684)/Evry/
2008/} Bxe3 22. Nxe3 Rd2 $11) 15... Ke7 $6 (15... Bc5 {is the engine move, but
why then go to d6 at all?}) 16. Bd5 $1 Nxd5 17. exd5 Na7 18. Nxe5 Kf8 19. Ndc4
Bxe5 20. Rxe5 Nc6 21. Bg5 $1 $14 {Karjakin,S (2721)-Aronian,L (2754)/Nalchik/
2009/}) (14... Bb7 15. b3 (15. Nb3 Re8 16. c3 bxc3 17. bxc3 Nd8 18. Nfd2 Ne6
19. f3 Bc6 20. Bf1 Reb8 21. Ba3 Kf8 22. Nc1 Bb5 23. Nc4 Bxa3 24. Rxa3 Nd7 25.
Rd1 f6 $11 {/=/+,Felgaer,R (2570)-Tomashevsky,E (2730)/Istanbul olm/2012/})
15... Bc5 16. Bb2 Rd7 17. h3 Re8 18. Ra4 {Kritz,L (2618)-Kaplan,S (2422)/Biel/
2010/} Nh5 $132 {[%cal Yh5f4]}) 15. Nb3 (15. b3 Be6 16. Bb2 Nd7 17. h3 f6 18.
Nh4 Nc5 19. Nf5 Bf8 20. Ne3 Bxc4 21. Ndxc4 Ne6 22. Rad1 Red8 23. Rd5 Nf4 $11 {
Negi,P (2642)-Sargissian,G (2663)/WChT Ningbo/2011/}) (15. Bd3 Nd7 16. Nb3 Nc5
17. Be3 Nxd3 18. cxd3 Be6 19. Nfd2 Nb8 20. Rec1 Nd7 $11 {Sargissian}) 15... Be6
16. Bd3 Red8 17. Bf1 (17. Nfd2 Nd7 18. Bc4 Nc5 19. Nxc5 Bxc5 20. Bxe6 fxe6 21.
Nb3 Ba7 22. Be3 Nd4 23. Rac1 Nxb3 24. cxb3 Bxe3 25. Rxe3 c5 $11 {Antipov,M 
(2462)-Heimann,A (2493)/Athens/2012/}) 17... Kf8 18. Nfd2 Nd7 19. Nc4 Nc5 20.
Nxc5 Bxc5 21. c3 f6 22. Be3 Bxe3 {1/2,Carlsen,M (2772)-Leko,P (2756)/Dortmund/
2009/}) 13. a5 ({Carlsen and Aronian already had this position once.} 13. Bc4
Bd6 (13... Bc5 $5) 14. Nb3 Bb7 (14... Re8 $142 $5 {[%cal Yc8e6]}) 15. h3 Kf8
16. Bd3 Bc8 17. Be3 Be6 18. Nfd2 Ke8 19. f3 Be7 20. Bc4 Bc8 21. Red1 Bb7 22.
Bf2 Nd7 23. Bd3 Nf8 24. Nc4 Ne6 25. Nba5 $16 {Carlsen,M (2776)-Aronian,L (2750)
/Nice rpd/2009/ gave White a substantial advantage, but Aronian undoubtedly
prepared an improvement here.}) (13. Nc4 Bd6 14. a5 Be6 15. Be3 Rab8 16. Nfd2
Ng4 17. h3 Nxe3 18. Nxe3 Bc5 19. Bxe6 Rxd2 20. Bd5 Bxe3 (20... Nd8 $5) 21. fxe3
Ne7 22. Bc4 Rxc2 23. b3 Rxc4 24. bxc4 Kf8 $44 {Wan,Y (2477)-Tkachiev,V (2662)/
Jakarta/2012/}) 13... Bc5 $146 {Until now Black played mostly} (13... Bd6 {
which transposes into the aforementioned 12...Bd6 lines.}) 14. Bc4 {[%cal
Yb2b3,Yc1b2,Yc4d3,Yd2c4] White's long-term plan is to target e5, but the text
move is not ideal.} (14. Ba4 Nxa5 15. Nxe5 Ng4 16. Nxg4 Bxg4 $132 {and Black's
active pieces give him reasonable counterchances.}) (14. h3 $142 $5 {gives
better chances for an edge. Now} Bb7 {leads to Harikrishna - Kamsky above,} ({
while} 14... Re8 15. Nc4 {transposes to Inarkiev-Akopian})) 14... Ng4 15. Re2
Be6 $1 {Swapping the important bishop complicates White's development and
gives Aronian the initiative.} 16. Bxe6 ({White has no time for} 16. Bd3 b3 $36
) 16... fxe6 17. h3 Nf6 18. Re1 Rab8 19. Nc4 Rb5 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Gb5e5] An
excellent outpost for the rook, attacking and defending at the same time.} 20.
b3 (20. Ncxe5 $6 Nxe5 21. Nxe5 Bxf2+ 22. Kxf2 Rxe5 $15 {[%csl Re4] /-/+}) (20.
Be3 Ne8 $36 {[%cal Ye8d6]}) 20... Bd4 21. Bb2 (21. Nxd4 exd4 $15 {[%csl Ra5]})
21... Rc5 $1 {[%cal Rc5c4]} 22. Ra2 Bxb2 ({After} 22... Ne8 {White can already
consider} 23. Bxd4 $5 exd4 24. e5 $132) 23. Rxb2 Ne8 24. Ra2 Nd6 25. Nfd2 Nb7 (
25... Nd4 $15) ({, or} 25... Nb5 $15 {was probably better, but even here it's
not simple to increase Black's pressure.}) 26. Nf3 Kf7 (26... Nbxa5 27. Nfxe5
Nxe5 28. Rxa5 Rxa5 29. Nxa5 Rd2 30. Rc1 $11 {[%cal Yg1e1]}) ({Aronian is
playing for a win and spurns} 26... Nd6 $11) 27. Kf1 Kf6 28. Ra4 Nbxa5 29. Ne3
$5 (29. Nxa5 Nxa5 30. Re2 Rd1+ 31. Re1 Rd6 $5 32. Rxb4 Rxc2 33. Nxe5 c5 $15 {
Carslen is not intent on winning the pawn back immediately, this cool retreat
leaves Black's kinights sidetracked.}) 29... h5 30. Rea1 Rd4 31. Ne1 Ke7 (31...
Rxe4 $6 32. Nd3 {/\} Rb5 33. c4 $1 Nxb3 34. cxb5 axb5 35. Ra6 $14) 32. f3 Rd2
33. Rd1 (33. Nd3 $2 Rxd3 34. cxd3 Nxb3 35. Rd1 a5 $17 {[%csl Ga5,Gb4][%cal
Rc5b5,Rb3c5] /-+}) 33... Rd6 ({Keeps the tension, after} 33... Rxd1 34. Nxd1
$11 {[%cal Yd1e3,Ye1d3] Black has no obvious way to untangle.}) 34. Rda1 Kd7 ({
Still aiming for more than} 34... Rd2 35. Rd1 $11) 35. Nd1 Rd2 36. Nf2 $5 Kc8
37. Nfd3 Rb5 38. h4 (38. Nxb4 Nxb4 39. Rxa5 Kb7 {is still slightly unpleasant
for White. Carlsen was short of time, so he doesn't change the character of
the position.}) 38... Kb7 39. R1a2 Ka7 40. Kg1 Kb6 41. Kf1 g6 42. Kg1 Kb7 43.
Kf1 Kc8 44. Nf2 Rd8 $6 ({This is already pushing it too far, Black should have
resigned himself to} 44... Rc5 45. Nfd3 Rb5 $11) 45. Ned3 $44 {The retreat of
the active rook allows White to further improve his piece coordination and put
serious pressure on Black's weaknesses. Carlsen realised this was the turning
point of the game and somewhere around here he already declined a draw offer.
Aronian was late to realise he has to defend accurately and without much
resistance.} Kb7 46. Ke2 Kb6 47. Ke3 Kb7 {Awkward.} (47... Ra8 48. Nb2 $1 {
doesn't allow the knight to leave a5, but after} Rc5 49. Kd2 Rf8 $14 {Black
can still fight on.}) 48. Nd1 (48. Nh3 $5 $14 {is interesting, but White has a
different plan.}) 48... Kc8 49. N1b2 Rd6 50. Ra1 $1 {An important finesse,
which clearly indicates aggressive intentions.} ({Carslen avoids the immediate
} 50. Nc4 Nxc4+ 51. bxc4 Rb8 52. c5 Rd7 53. Rxa6 b3 $1 $11) 50... Kd8 $2 {
The decisive mistake, the rook should have left the exposed d6-square as soon
as possible.} (50... Rd7 51. Nc4 Nxc4+ 52. bxc4 Rb8 53. Rxa6 Nd4 54. Rc1 $16 {
[%csl Re5,Re6] /\} b3 55. c3 Nc2+ 56. Ke2 {[%csl Rb3]}) (50... Rd4 $142 $5 {
and the forcing} 51. Nxe5 (51. g3 $5 $36 {[%cal Yf3f4] is perhaps stronger})
51... Rxe5 52. Rxa5 Rdxe4+ 53. fxe4 Nxa5 (53... Rxa5 $2 54. Rxa5 Nxa5 55. Kf4
$18 {[%cal Rf4g5]}) 54. Nd3 Rb5 55. Nf4 Kd7 $14 {gives Black chances for a
successful defence.}) 51. Nc4 Nxc4+ 52. bxc4 Rb8 53. c5 Rd7 ({Even after the
more resilient} 53... Rxd3+ 54. Kxd3 a5 55. Kc4 $16 {/+- White should graually
win.}) 54. Rxa6 $18 b3 {Hopeless, but} (54... Nd4 {was no better:} 55. Ra8 $1
Rxa8 (55... Nxc2+ 56. Kd2 Nxa1 57. Rxb8+ Ke7 58. Rxb4 $18 {[%csl Ra1,Re5]}) 56.
Rxa8+ Ke7 57. Nxe5 $5 (57. Nxb4 $18) 57... Nxc2+ 58. Ke2 $18 {[%csl Rd7] and
Black's rook is trapped!}) 55. Rxc6 bxc2 56. Ne1 {[%csl Rc2]} (56. Rxe6 $142 $1
$18) 56... Ke7 (56... Rb2 57. Rxe6 {[%cal Ra1a8]} Rd1 58. Nxc2 $18) (56... Rd1
57. Nxc2 Rxa1 58. Nxa1 Ra8 59. Rxe6 (59. Nc2 $2 Kd7) 59... Rxa1 60. Rxg6 $18)
57. Nxc2 Rb3+ 58. Ke2 Rb2 59. Rc1 Ra2 {Now the Rc6 is temporarily trapped, but
Black has no way to attack it and he is already a piece down. The rest doesn't
require any comment.} 60. Ke3 Kf7 61. f4 Kf6 62. fxe5+ Kxe5 63. Ne1 Ra3+ 64.
Kf2 Rd2+ 65. Kf1 Rd7 66. Nf3+ Kf4 67. Rxe6 g5 68. hxg5 Kg3 69. Rf6 Ra2 70. Ne5
1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 1st"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2013.09.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2013.09.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5
8. Rxe5 {Nakamura uses a line that has given Carlsen some problems in the past,
both sides seemed to have been very well prepared.} O-O 9. Nc3 Ne8 10. Nd5 Bd6
11. Re1 c6 12. Ne3 Bc7 13. Nf5 d5 14. Ne7+ Kh8 15. Nxc8 Rxc8 16. g3 {Only this
move is actually new. Moving the bishop to the h3-f5 diagonal can cause Black
some problems, or at least that was the American's original plan. Carlsen
ignores this and obtains an acceptable position.} Nd6 (16... Qd7 17. d3 Nf6 18.
Qf3 {is slightly more pleasant for White due to the pair of bishops, without
it being anything special.}) 17. Bh3 f5 18. d3 (18. d4 $6 {takes control of e5,
but is not as important as the fact that it loses control of e4.}) 18... Qf6
19. c3 (19. Bf4 Qxb2 20. Be5 Qa3 21. Qh5 Kg8 22. Qg5 {gives White some
compensation, but of course Black doesn't have to take on b2.}) 19... Rce8 20.
Bd2 Nf7 21. Rxe8 Rxe8 22. Qf1 f4 23. Re1 Rf8 24. Qe2 h6 25. Kh1 Ng5 26. Bg4 Bd6
{Black has solved most of his problems because White has to consistently pay
attention to his kingside. The only way of kicking the knight out of g5 is
with h4, which will weaken g3 and increase the power of the d6-bishop.} 27. h4
Nh7 28. Kg2 Qg6 29. Bh5 Qf5 30. Bg4 Qg6 31. Bh5 Qf5 32. Bg4 Qg6 {Neither side
is really playing for anything, and with White's kingside weaknesses it's
fully understandable that he immediately agreed to a draw. With this important
results Carlsen goes into the last round with an extra half a point.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 1st"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2013.09.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C69"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2013.09.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 {Kamsky seemed to have not expected Carlsen to
go for this variation specifically. He thought for a few minutes before
deciding that the best course of action was to go into the quiet waters of the
exchange Spanish.} 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4 Bg4 7. dxe5 (7. c3 {was
Fischer's favorite, but neither this move nor the move in the game are
considered dangerous for Black nowadays.}) 7... Qxd1 8. Rxd1 fxe5 9. Rd3 {
A common rook lift, the idea being that if White had played instead} (9. Nbd2
O-O-O {it becomes difficult to develop his pieces.}) 9... Bd6 10. Nbd2 Nf6 11.
Nc4 {White's play revolves around the weakened e5-pawn - taking it and playing
with the remaining passed pawn while Black has no chance at creating one
himself on the queenside. However Black's piece activity has been considered
for some time to give him a perfetly good game.} O-O 12. Nfxe5 Be2 13. Re3 Bxc4
14. Nxc4 Ng4 $1 {More accurate than the other move. At least here White has
some chances of going wrong.} (14... Bc5 {is a known draw:} 15. Re1 Rae8 16.
Be3 Bxe3 17. Rxe3 Rxe4 18. Rxe4 Nxe4 19. f3 Nd6 {and although White should be
minimally better becaues of the structure, no one has been able to win this
position.}) 15. Re2 Bxh2+ 16. Kf1 $6 {And he starts doing so almost
immediately. The king is safer and better placed on h1.} Rae8 17. Nd2 $6 {
It's going to become incredibly hard to develop because of the self-pin.} (17.
c3 {just passing and allowing some breathing room on the second rank was much
better.}) 17... Rd8 $1 {The World number one shows that he is in a class of
his own. With the rook going back and forth, he has now secured a pin on the
d-file that causes White's development to stall almost completely.} 18. f3 Bg3
19. Kg1 Ne5 20. b3 Ng6 $1 {Magnus moves are all precise, with the goal of not
allowing White easily development.} 21. Nf1 Be5 22. c3 $2 {Panic.} (22. Rb1 Rd1
23. Rd2 Bd4+ 24. Kh2 Rxf1 25. Rxd4 Nf4 26. Rd7 Rf6 27. Bxf4 $1 Rxb1 28. Be5 {
is unpleasant, but White's activity gives him excellent chances to draw.})
22... Bxc3 23. Bb2 Nf4 24. Rc2 Ba5 {The Norwegian wants to keep as many pieces
on the board as possible, especially with the somewhat exposed king, but there
was nothing wrong with simplifying the position and exploiting the material
advantage.} 25. Ng3 g6 26. Rf1 Rd3 27. Kh2 Bb4 28. Ne2 Ne6 29. Nc1 Rd7 30. g3
Rfd8 31. Kg2 Kf7 32. f4 h5 33. Kh3 a5 34. Kg2 Nc5 35. Kf3 Nd3 36. Re2 Be7 $2 {
Allowing White some hope.} (36... Nxb2 37. Rxb2 Ba3 38. Rc2 Rd2 {and it will
be very hard for White to hold this position as a2 will soon fall as well.})
37. Nxd3 Rxd3+ 38. Kg2 Bc5 $6 {The extra pawn still gives Black excellent
chances to win, but the advantage is slipping move by move. The bishop is not
well placed on c5 as it might be forced back to b6 in a defensive position.}
39. Rc1 $6 (39. Be5 $1 {would have at least forced Black to find an active
idea to defend c7.} Bd6 40. Bb2 {and now any move by the bishop will be met
with Be5 again.}) 39... Rd2 40. Rc2 Rxe2+ 41. Rxe2 {Time control has been
reached. Black is still up a pawn, but will have a tough technical job ahead
of him after missing many ways of finishing his opponent off.} Rd3 42. Rc2 Bd6
43. Bc1 Be7 44. Kf2 a4 45. Rd2 Rxd2+ $2 {A strange decision. The bishop
endgame looks less promising than the rook endgame.} (45... Bc5+ $1 46. Kg2 Rc3
47. Bb2 Re3 48. Bd4 Bxd4 49. Rxd4 a3 $1 {gives black great winning chances.})
46. Bxd2 axb3 47. axb3 c5 48. g4 $6 {Not necessarily losing, but why create a
free passed pawn for Black? Much more tenacious was to simply wait and keep
the king on e2-d3, forcing Black to figure out a plan of action.} b5 49. gxh5
gxh5 50. Bc3 $2 {The final blunder.} (50. Kf3 b4 51. Be3 {should still be
somehow winning for Black, but it's much more difficult to figure out.}) 50...
b4 51. Bb2 Bh4+ {Not the most precise but also winning.} 52. Ke2 Bg3 {The
combined action between the passed pawn on h4 and the threats of breaking on
c4 and exchanging bishops gives Carlsen the win. Here he is pushing the f-pawn
forward so he will be able to easily trade bishops later.} 53. f5 h4 54. e5 h3
55. e6+ (55. Kf3 Bh4 56. Ba1 Be1 $19) 55... Ke7 56. Kf3 Bf4 57. Bg7 Bg5 58. Be5
c4 59. bxc4 Bf6 {White has two passed pawns, but they are worth nothing
compared to the outside passed pawns of Black, which will soon promote.} 0-1

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 1st"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2013.09.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2013.09.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 {Nakamura comes to the game
in fighting spirits. This slugfest was expected, and the American's
step-father, FM Sunil Weeramantry, had predicted that this would be a game
full of fighting chess.} 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. O-O Rb8 8. Bf4 {In a very common
position Carlsen decides to play in a slightly unusual way. h3 and b3 are by
more common ideas, but this move coupled with Rc1 has been seen more and more
in the recent past. The Bf4, like in the game that Carlsen played yesterday
with Black, has the problem that it might be bothered by the e5 break.} a6 9.
Rc1 h6 $5 {This move allows Black to sometimes play g5 if the time is right.}
10. b3 (10. Qd3 Ng4 $5 11. Bd2 e5 {was the game between Vachier-Lagrave and
Ding Liren from 2012 which ended in a draw.}) (10. h3 {is also interesting, to
avoid g4 after g5.}) 10... g5 $1 {Of course, Nakamura wouldn't back down from
such an opportunity. White is forced to go for the line that was played in the
game} 11. d5 (11. Bd2 g4 12. Nh4 Nxd4 {does not give White enough compensation
for the pawn.}) 11... gxf4 12. dxc6 fxg3 13. hxg3 {Black cannot win a pawn
here after...} b5 (13... bxc6 $6 14. Nd4 Bd7 (14... c5 $2 15. Nc6 {and Black
loses}) 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Bxc6 {is certainly more pleasant for White.}) 14.
cxb5 axb5 15. b4 {White fixes the weakness on b5, but at the same time his
pawn on b4 is somewhat lose. He has to worry about Black's pair of bishops and
the potential pawns on the center rolling down. On the other hand he has
pressure on b5 and a majority on the queenside that might be problematic for
Black.} d5 16. Qd3 Qd6 17. Nd4 Qxb4 18. a4 {Both players are happy with this
exchange. b4 is lost, and the bishops gain a little more scope in the open
game, but for the other hand White will obtain a passed pawn on the a-file.}
Ne4 $5 {Nakamura spent 17 minutes in this move, a difficult position not only
because of the many variations, but because none of them are necessarily
clearly evaluated.} (18... bxa4 19. Rb1 Ba6 $1 20. Rxb4 Bxd3 21. Rxb8 Rxb8 22.
exd3 {leaves Black down a piece, and although he has a powerful passed pawn on
the a-file and a strong bishop supporting it from g7, it seems unlikely that
there is quite enough.}) 19. Ndxb5 $5 (19. Nxd5 Nxf2 $1 (19... Qxd4 20. Qxd4 $1
Bxd4 21. Bxe4 {gives chances to retain the advantage with pressure on e7 and c7
}) 20. Rxf2 Qxd4 21. Qxd4 Bxd4 {is nearly equal.}) 19... Nxc3 20. Nxc3 Bxc3 21.
Rxc3 (21. Qxc3 Qxc3 22. Rxc3 e6 {gives Black some chances to win as White's
a-pawn is weaker than it is dangerous.}) 21... Bf5 22. Qxd5 Qxc3 23. Qxf5 {
A strange position. Neither side will be able to make much progress as Black
has more material but his king is permanently weak and the white bishop will
hold down the position comfortably.} Rfd8 24. Bf3 Ra8 25. Qe4 Qf6 26. Qb4 Ra7
27. Kg2 Rda8 28. Qg4+ Kf8 29. Qd7 e6 30. Rd1 Qe5 31. Rh1 Kg7 32. Rb1 Rxa4 33.
Rb7 {Black has managed to round up the a pawn but now has to deal with the
weakness on c7. He in reality has made no progress.} R4a7 34. Qe7 Rxb7 {
The only way to continue, but allowing a pawn that is protected on b7 is sad.}
35. cxb7 {White on the other hand can also make no progress as b8 will be
permanently defended.} Rb8 36. Qd7 c5 37. Qc6 Kf6 38. Kh2 Ke7 39. Kg2 f5 40.
Qc8 Qd6 41. e3 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 1st"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2013.09.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A85"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2013.09.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]

1. d4 f5 {Already something to talk about. The Dutch is not a common guest in
top level chess, but two other players in this tournament are known to use it:
Kamsky and Nakamura!} 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 g6 4. Nc3 {The setups with a quick g3
and b3 are more common, but Aronian has a specific idea in mind.} Bg7 5. Bf4 $5
{A favorite of Hrant Melkumyan, an Armenian that lives in Berlin like Aronian.
It is possible that Aronian got the idea from him.} d6 6. e3 Nc6 {Basically
new, but since Black's only plan is to play e5 anyways the move makes sense.}
7. Be2 (7. d5 e5 $1 {is the typical response against d5 when there is a bishop
on f4.} 8. dxc6 exf4 9. cxb7 Bxb7 10. exf4 Qe7+ {gives Black a superior
position despite being a pawn down.}) 7... O-O 8. O-O Ne4 $1 {The point of
this move is to allow Black to push e5. There are other ways of doing this,
like ...Qe8, but they are far more awkward while this is natural and direct.}
9. h3 e5 {Black has achieved e5 while it is unclear exactly what White has
achieved. Carlsen has already equalized.} 10. Bh2 exd4 11. exd4 Ng5 $1 {
Taking away the protection of the d4-pawn will force this diagonal open: a
nice strategical advantage as the bishop on h2 will not be able to oppose the
one on g7.} 12. Nxg5 Qxg5 13. f4 {A strange move as White is at least
temporarily burrying his bishop. He hopes to maneouver it soon to g1 for it to
regain its power.} Qf6 14. d5 Nd4 15. Kh1 c5 $1 {Securing the diagonal and
giving b5 ideas a sharper edge.} 16. Bd3 Bd7 17. Bg1 Rae8 18. Qd2 a6 19. Rad1 {
Already Black's position is more comfortable. By induction from the Benoni, it
is clear that if Black achieves the b5 break and achieves a powerful bishop on
g7 he will be in the driver's seat.} Rb8 20. a4 Qd8 $1 {A smart regrouping of
the queen. Black only needs one piece to control the long diagonal.} 21. Rb1
Qa5 22. Qd1 Qb4 23. Bf2 Rbe8 24. Be1 Qb3 {The queen finishes her long journey
to b3, and with it she exerts so much power that White has no choice but to
trade her off. The problem is that this is a bad trade for White, as the queen
is his best defender. Without the queen White is both planless and in a
difficult situation, Black will slowly set up b5 and when that break happens
Black's pieces will crash through.} 25. Qxb3 Nxb3 26. Bc2 {Aronian was down to
less than ten minutes at this point. He started pacing a lot around this point,
while Carlsen stayed at his board constantly thinking.} Na5 {It was tempting
to put the knight on d4 again, but both moves are about as problematic for
White as now the c4-pawn is not easily defended.} 27. Bd3 $1 Re3 28. Rd1 Rb8 $6
{Black continues with this plan of breaking on b5. Magnus has shuffled his
rooks a lot, but they now find themselves in strong positions which is why
Aronian takes care of that immediately. However it might have been better to
immediately place the knight on a5 back to d4 before anything else.} (28...
Rxd3 $5 {was his original idea, but Carlsen didn't see anything clear at the
end and decided not to go for the complications.} 29. Rxd3 Nxc4 $13) 29. Bf2
Ree8 30. Ra1 $1 {Aronian is an excellent player, and sometimes it is most
important to shine when you are in difficult positions. This important move
allows the rook to diminish the effects of a possible b5, as the a-file will
be open in its favor.} Bd4 31. Kg1 {Aronian took the opportunity where he felt
Black's advantage had slip and the fact that Carlsen had dropped significantly
in the clock to offer a draw in this position.} Be3 32. Bxe3 Rxe3 33. Rad1 Rbe8
34. Kf2 Nb3 35. Rfe1 $1 {With the trade of all the rooks, White has nothing to
worry about.} Rxe1 36. Rxe1 Rxe1 37. Kxe1 Nd4 38. Kd2 Kf7 39. Be2 Kf6 40. Bd1
a5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 1st"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2013.09.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2013.09.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 {An annoying move to face. There
are many other possibilities, but most importantly 5.c5!? is dangerous to
which Gata almost always replies 5...g6!?} Bf5 {A surprise! Other moves have
been tried in this idea. 5...b5 is a main idea while transposing to a
Semi-Slav with 5...e6 is also very popular.} 6. Bd3 (6. Qb3 b5 7. c5 a5 $1 8.
Ne5 a4 9. Qd1 g6 10. g4 Be6 11. h3 Bg7 {gave Black a fine position in the game
Tomashevsky-Ramirez, Tromso 2013.}) 6... Bxd3 7. Qxd3 e6 8. O-O Bb4 {Most
players had rejected this as a dubious idea. Magnus took a long time trying to
figure out how to get an advantage after this.} (8... Be7 {allowing} 9. e4 dxe4
10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Qxe4 Nd7 {is very possible and the main idea.}) 9. Bd2 Bxc3
10. Bxc3 O-O 11. a4 Nbd7 12. a5 Ne4 13. Bb4 Re8 14. Rac1 {White holds a very
slight advantage because his position has more space and its more obvious on
what exactly to do: mainly it is to remove the knight from f3 and push f3.} h5
$5 {Kamsky took a long time thinking about this move. Carlsen seemed to have a
confused look on his face when he saw it.} 15. Ne5 Qc7 (15... Nxe5 16. dxe5 {
strands the knight on e4, and could prove dangerous.}) 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Qe2 (
17. f3 {was more direct, but its unclear how much advantage White will be able
to obtain.}) 17... Nf6 18. Rfd1 Qc7 19. h3 Rad8 20. b3 Rd7 {Black has enough
space to maneouver endlessly, so it's up to White to try to create something.}
21. Rc2 Qd8 22. Rcc1 h4 23. Be1 Ne4 24. Qg4 g5 $5 {Kamsky is in no mood to let
Carlsen slowly wrap his army around the weak h4-pawn. Instead he will create
space on the kingside and push back White's pieces. Kamsky was beginning to
fall dangerously low on the clock around this time.} 25. cxd5 f5 26. Qf3 cxd5 (
26... Rxd5 $5 {was also interesting, to retain the pawn on the c-file keeping
White's pieces out.}) 27. Rc2 Rg7 28. Rdc1 Nf6 (28... g4 $1 {was more to the
point, but Kamsky was running short on time.}) 29. Qd1 g4 30. f3 $1 {An
amazing move. Suddenly the counterattack on the weak h4-pawn is strong and
Black must decide exactly how to proceed with the kingside initiative, as if
it is mishandled White already enjoys the c-file and some strong positional
advantages.} gxh3 31. Bxh4 Kf7 $2 {Too optimistic} (31... hxg2 32. Qe1 Qe7 {
still gave some hope.}) 32. Qe1 $1 {Very powerful, White is nearly winning now.
} hxg2 {And now he definitely is with the following sequence.} 33. Rc7+ Re7 34.
Bxf6 Kxf6 35. Rc8 Qd6 36. Qh4+ Kf7 37. Qh5+ Rg6 38. f4 $1 {Most accurate.
Black is in a sort of zugzwang and his position will fall apart faster than
with the immediate Qh8.} Qa3 39. Qh8 Rg7 40. Qh5+ Rg6 41. Qh8 Rg7 42. Qf8+ Kg6
43. Kxg2 $1 {Slow but fatal: White's rook will swing into great effect.
Black's discovery check is no threat at all. From now on White must play
perfect to checkmate Black, but Carlsen does this with ease.} Rgf7 44. Qd8 Rh7
45. Rg1 Qa2+ 46. Kf3+ Kf6 47. Qg8 Rh3+ 48. Rg3 Rxg3+ 49. Qxg3 {And now Black
is completely defenseless against the threats.} 1-0

[Event "Lillehammer m rapid"]
[Site "Lillehammer"]
[Date "2013.06.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Predojevic, Borki"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2864"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2013.06.28"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.08.26"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Na3 Nc6 7. Nb5 Qd8 8.
dxc5 Bxc5 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Bf4 Ne4 11. Ng5 Nxg5 12. Bxg5+ f6 13. Be3 Bxe3 14.
fxe3 Ke7 15. O-O-O Ne5 16. Be2 Bd7 17. Nd4 Rac8 18. Rd2 Rc5 19. Rhd1 Rhc8 20.
Nf3 Ba4 21. Re1 Nf7 22. c4 Bc6 23. b3 Nd6 24. Kb2 a5 25. Nd4 Be8 26. Red1 Re5
27. Bf3 Ne4 28. Bxe4 Rxe4 29. Re1 Rc5 30. Nc2 e5 31. Na3 Rg4 32. Nb1 b5 33.
cxb5 Bxb5 34. Nc3 Bc6 35. e4 h5 36. a3 h4 37. Re3 Ke6 38. Re1 g6 39. Re3 f5 40.
exf5+ gxf5 41. g3 Bh1 42. Ne2 Rd5 43. Rc2 Be4 44. Rc4 Rd2+ 45. Kc1 Ra2 46. h3
Rxe2 47. Rxe2 Rxg3 48. Rc5 Rxh3 49. Rxa5 Rxb3 50. Ra6+ Kd5 51. Ra5+ Kd4 52.
Ra4+ Kd3 53. Rh2 f4 54. Rxh4 Ke3 55. Rb4 Rxb4 56. axb4 f3 57. Rh1 0-1

[Event "Lillehammer m rapid"]
[Site "Lillehammer"]
[Date "2013.06.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Predojevic, Borki"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2864"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2013.06.28"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.08.26"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. Be3 Nbd7
8. O-O-O a6 9. Bc4 Ke8 10. a4 h6 11. h3 b6 12. Nd2 Bb7 13. f3 Ke7 14. Bb3 c6
15. Nc4 Bc7 16. Bf2 b5 17. Ne3 g6 18. Bh4 Nc5 19. Ng4 g5 20. Bf2 Nxb3+ 21. cxb3
Nxg4 22. hxg4 Bc8 23. Bc5+ Kf6 24. a5 Bxa5 25. Rd6+ Be6 26. b4 Bd8 27. Rxc6 a5
28. bxa5 Bxa5 29. b4 Bd8 30. Kb2 Kg7 31. Nd5 Bf6 32. Rb6 Bxd5 33. exd5 Ra4 34.
Rxb5 Rha8 35. Ra5 R4xa5 36. bxa5 Rxa5 37. Rc1 Rb5+ 38. Ka3 Ra5+ 39. Kb3 Rb5+
40. Kc4 Rb2 41. g3 Rg2 42. Kd3 Rxg3 43. Ke4 Rg2 44. Be3 Ra2 45. d6 Ra4+ 46. Kf5
Ra3 47. Ke4 Ra4+ 48. Kf5 Ra3 49. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lillehammer m rapid"]
[Site "Lillehammer"]
[Date "2013.06.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Predojevic, Borki"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2864"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2013.06.28"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.08.26"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. Nc3 d6 8. Nd5
h6 9. Nxf6+ Qxf6 10. Bd5 Bd7 11. Be3 O-O 12. Bxc5 dxc5 13. Qd2 Rad8 14. Bxc6
Bxc6 15. Qc3 c4 16. O-O Rfe8 17. Rfe1 cxd3 18. cxd3 Bd7 19. b4 Bg4 20. Nd2 Qd6
21. Re3 Be6 22. a3 a5 23. Rc1 axb4 24. axb4 Ra8 25. Nf3 Bg4 26. h3 Bxf3 27.
Rxf3 Re7 28. Qc5 Qxc5 29. Rxc5 c6 30. Rxc6 Ra4 31. Rc5 Rxb4 32. Rf5 f6 33. f4
Rb1+ 34. Kh2 Rf1 35. Rxb5 exf4 36. h4 Ra7 37. Ra5 Rxa5 38. Rxa5 g5 39. Rf5 Kg7
40. e5 fxe5 41. hxg5 hxg5 42. Rxe5 Kf6 43. Rd5 g4 44. Rd8 Ke5 45. Re8+ Kd4 46.
Rg8 g3+ 47. Kh3 Ke3 48. Ra8 Kxd3 49. Re8 Rf2 50. Kg4 Re2 51. Rf8 Rxg2 52. Rxf4
Rf2 53. Kxg3 Rxf4 54. Kxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lillehammer m rapid"]
[Site "Lillehammer"]
[Date "2013.06.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Predojevic, Borki"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2864"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2013.06.28"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.08.26"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Bf5 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Qb3 Qc7 6. Bb5+ Nd7 7. Nc3 e6 8.
Nf3 Ngf6 9. Ne5 a6 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Nxd3 Bd6 12. Bd2 Qc4 13. Ke2 Qxb3 14. axb3
Ke7 15. f3 Rhd8 16. b4 e5 17. g4 exd4 18. exd4 Nb6 19. Nc5 Rab8 20. b5 Nc4 21.
Bg5 Bxc5 22. dxc5 d4 23. Ne4 d3+ 24. Kf2 Nxb2 25. c6 bxc6 26. bxc6 Rb6 27. Nxf6
gxf6 28. Rhe1+ Kd6 29. Bxf6 Rc8 30. Reb1 Rcxc6 31. Rxb2 Rxb2+ 32. Bxb2 Rc2+ 33.
Ke3 Rxb2 34. Rxa6+ Ke7 35. Rh6 d2 36. Ke2 Rb3 37. Rh3 Rd3 38. Kd1 Kf6 39. Rxh7
Rxf3 40. Kxd2 Kg6 41. Rh8 f5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial 8th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.06.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2864"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2013.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. g3 c6 6. Bg2 Bf5 7. O-O Ne4 8. Re1
O-O 9. Qb3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Qc8 11. e4 Bg4 12. e5 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 dxe5 14. Rb1 exd4
15. cxd4 Bxd4 16. Qxb7 Qf5 17. Kg2 Na6 18. Bh6 Nc5 19. Qxe7 Nd3 20. Re4 Bg7 21.
Rd1 Bxh6 22. Rxd3 Bg5 23. Qe5 Qxe5 24. Rxe5 Bf6 25. Ra5 Rfd8 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8 27.
Bxc6 Rd2 28. Rxa7 Bd4 29. Rd7 Rxf2+ 30. Kh3 Be5 31. Rd5 Bc7 32. Rd7 Be5 33. Rd5
Bc7 34. Rd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial 8th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.06.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2864"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2013.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. Nf3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qb3 Bb7 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. d4 a6 10. Ne5 Qb6 {A rare and probably less accurate continuation
instead of the main move} (10... Nxe5 {, examined in my survey in CBM 150.
After that White sometimes sacrifices his e5-pawn obtaining a positional
compensation (active pieces etc.). However, in future Black's queenside pawn
advantage can become essential. Here are some recent games:} 11. dxe5 Nd5 12.
Nc3 Be7 13. Ne4 O-O $5 {[%cal Yc6c5] is probably simpler:} (13... Qc7 14. Nd6+
$5 (14. Bf4 Nxf4 15. gxf4 O-O 16. a4 Rad8 17. Rfc1 Rd4 $132 {1/2 (31) Ni Hua 
(2641)-Frolyanov,D (2555) Moscow 2012}) (14. Bg5 Bxg5 15. Nxg5 Qxe5 16. Ne4 O-O
17. Nc5 {[%csl Gd5]} Qc7 18. Rfc1 Rad8 19. Qc2 Bc8 20. Nd3 Bb7 $13 {1-0 (52)
Bruzon Batista,L (2694)-Leitao,R (2623) Quito 2012 CBM 150 (Krasenkow,Michal)})
14... Bxd6 15. exd6 Qxd6 16. Rd1 (16. e4 Nb6 $13) 16... Qe7 17. e4 Nb6 18. Qc3
O-O 19. b3 c5 (19... Nd7 {[%cal Ye6e5,Yc6c5] may be a bit more accurate}) 20.
Qa5 Qc7 21. Bf4 e5 22. Be3 Rac8 23. Rac1 (23. Bh3 $1 Rcd8 24. f3 $14) 23... Nd7
24. Qxc7 Rxc7 25. Bh3 Bc8 26. Bxd7 Rxd7 27. Rxd7 Bxd7 28. Rxc5 f6 $11 {1/2 (31)
Maletin,P (2567)-Yudin,S (2546) Kirov 2012}) 14. Be3 (14. Rd1 c5 15. a4 c4 $13)
14... Nxe3 15. Qxe3 c5 16. Rac1 c4 (16... Bxe4 $5) 17. b3 Qc7 18. bxc4 Qxe5 19.
Nf6+ Bxf6 20. Qxe5 Bxe5 21. Bxb7 Ra7 $11 {1/2 (25) Shyam,S (2484)-Vaibhav,S 
(2494) Kolkata 2012}) 11. Be3 c5 12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. d5 e5 $2 {A big positional
mistake.} (13... exd5 14. Bxd5 Bxd5 15. Qxd5 Rd8 (15... Rc8 16. a4 b4 (16...
Be7 17. axb5 axb5 18. Nc3 $36 {- Black can't castle}) 17. Nd2 Nf6 18. Qe5+ Qe6
19. Qxe6+ fxe6 20. Rac1 Be7 21. Nc4 O-O 22. f3 Rfd8 23. Rfd1 $14 {1-0 (59)
Smirnov,P (2599)-Zontakh,A (2556) Sochi 2012}) 16. a4 Be7 17. axb5 axb5 18. Nc3
O-O 19. b4 (19. Qe4 $142 $14) 19... Qf6 20. Nxb5 cxb4 21. Ra7 Nc5 $11 {1/2 (44)
Meier,G (2656)-Ponomariov,R (2764) Dortmund 2011}) 14. a4 {Black will be
forced to play ...b5-b4 or ...b5xa4 weakening his position.} b4 (14... Bd6 {
is even worse:} 15. axb5 axb5 16. Rxa8+ Bxa8 17. Nc3 b4 18. Qa4 $1 $16) ({If} 
14... c4 {then} 15. Bxb6 cxb3 16. Bc7 Bb4 (16... Rc8 17. d6) 17. axb5 axb5 18.
Rxa8+ Bxa8 19. Rc1 O-O 20. Nc3 $16) 15. Nd2 Bd6 16. Nc4 {[%csl Gc4]} (16. Rac1
$5 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Yd2e4]}) 16... Qc7 17. f4 (17. Bh3 $5 Nf6 (17... Bxd5 18.
Rfd1 Bxc4 19. Qxc4 Nf6 20. Bg2 $16) 18. Bg5 Bxd5 (18... Nxd5 19. Rad1 h6 20.
Bh4) (18... Ne4 19. Bh4 {[%cal Yh3g2]}) 19. Rfd1 Bxc4 20. Qxc4 $16) 17... O-O (
17... exf4 $143 18. Nxd6+ Qxd6 19. Bxf4 Qg6 20. Qe3+) 18. Rac1 exf4 (18... Rae8
$5 19. fxe5 Bxe5 {may be more stubborn.}) 19. Bxf4 Bxf4 20. gxf4 {[%cal Ye2e4,
Ye4e5]} a5 21. e4 Rae8 (21... Ra6 $1 {was the only chance to put up resistance.
If} 22. e5 ({or} 22. d6 Rxd6 23. Nxd6 Qxd6) {then} 22... Rg6) 22. e5 $18 {
White's pawns now just sweep Black's pieces away.} Ba6 23. Rfe1 Kh8 (23... Bxc4
{was equally hopeless.}) 24. Nd6 Re7 (24... Rd8 $2 25. Nxf7+ Rxf7 26. d6 $18)
25. Qe3 (25. Qh3 $5 c4 26. Nxc4 Bxc4 27. d6 Qc5+ 28. Qe3 $18 Ree8 $140 29. Qxc5
Nxc5 30. Rxc4 Nxa4 31. Bc6 Rc8 32. d7 Rc7 33. Rd4 $1) 25... Qd8 (25... g5 26.
Nf5 Ree8 (26... gxf4 27. Qxf4 Rxe5 28. d6 Rxe1+ 29. Rxe1 Qd8 30. Re7 $18 {->})
27. Qg3 $18) 26. b3 $1 {A good prophylactical move stopping ...c5-c4.} g5 27.
Kh1 (27. Nf5 Ree8 28. Qg3 $18 {was more energetic} Rg8 $140 29. Nh6) 27... Qb8
28. Qf2 gxf4 (28... Bd3 29. Nb7 $1 gxf4 30. Nxc5 $18) 29. Qxf4 Bd3 30. Re3 $4 {
A tactical oversight, however, not taken advantage of by Black.} (30. Bh3 $1 {
, liquidating the main defender of Black's position (the Nd7), was the best
way to finish the game off. If} Qa8 {then} 31. Rxc5 $1 (31. Qf3 {is also
possible}) 31... Nxc5 32. Qf6+ Kg8 33. Rg1+ Bg6 34. Nf5 Qxd5+ 35. Bg2 $18)
30... Bg6 $4 (30... Rxe5 $1 31. Rxe5 Qxd6 32. Rf5 Qxf4 33. Rxf4 c4 $1 {, and
the position becomes unclear.}) 31. Rf1 $2 ({Again} 31. Bh3 {was winning})
31... Rxe5 $1 {This is less effective than a move earlier but still creates
serious problems for White.} 32. Rxe5 Qxd6 33. Re8 (33. Re3 {deserved
attention, not exchanging Black's passive rook.}) 33... Qxf4 34. Rxf8+ Kg7 35.
Rxf4 Kxf8 {[%cal Yf8e7]} 36. d6 $1 Ne5 {[%cal Yf8e8,Ye8d7]} 37. Bf1 $1 Bc2 38.
Bb5 f5 (38... Bxb3 39. Rf5 f6 40. Rxf6+ Nf7 41. d7 $1 Ke7 42. Rf5 Be6 43. Rxc5
{, and White should win.}) 39. Kg2 c4 $2 {This miscalculation hastens Black's
defeat.} (39... Nf7 $142 40. d7 Ke7 41. Rf2 $1 Bxb3 42. Rxf5 {etc. like in the
previous annotation.}) 40. Bxc4 Be4+ 41. Kg3 Nxc4 42. bxc4 Ke8 {Or else:} (
42... b3 43. Rf2 Bc2 44. Re2 $1 b2 45. d7 b1=Q 46. d8=Q+ $18) (42... Kf7 43. c5
(43. Rf2 $143 Ke6 44. c5 Bc6) 43... b3 (43... Ke6 44. Rh4 $3 b3 45. Rh6+ Kd7
46. Rxh7+ Kd8 (46... Ke6 47. d7) 47. Rh8+ Kd7 48. Rb8 $18) 44. Rf2 Bc2 (44...
Ke6 45. Rb2 Bc2 46. Kf4 h6 47. h3 h5 48. h4 $18) 45. d7 b2 (45... Ke7 46. Rd2
Kd8 47. c6) 46. d8=Q b1=Q 47. Qd7+ Kf8 48. Qd4 Qg1+ 49. Kh4 $18) 43. c5 Bc6 (
43... b3 44. Rf2 Kd7 (44... Bc2 45. c6 b2 46. c7 Kd7 47. Rxc2 $18) 45. Rb2 Bc2
46. Kf4 Ke6 47. h3 h6 48. h4 h5 {is not a reciprocal zugzwang as White can play
} 49. Kg5 $18) 44. Rxf5 Bxa4 45. Re5+ Kd8 46. Re7 Bc6 47. Rc7 (47. Rc7 Bd5 48.
c6 b3 49. Rd7+ $1 Kc8 50. Rxh7 Bxc6 51. Rc7+ Kd8 52. Rxc6 a4 53. Rb6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial 8th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.06.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2864"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2013.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. c3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Bd3 Qd5
8. f3 Bf5 9. Ne2 Bxd3 10. Nf4 Qg5 11. Qxd3 Nd5 12. g3 e6 13. Qe2 Nxf4 14. Bxf4
Qd5 15. Be5 f6 16. Bf4 O-O-O 17. O-O Bd6 18. Be3 e5 19. dxe5 Qxe5 20. Qf2 a6
21. Rfe1 Qf5 22. Bb6 Bc7 23. Bxc7 Kxc7 24. Re7+ Rd7 25. Rae1 Rhd8 26. Kg2 Qd5
27. a3 Rxe7 28. Rxe7+ Rd7 29. Rxd7+ Kxd7 30. Qc2 g6 31. Qc1 Qd3 32. Kf2 Ke6 33.
Qe3+ Qxe3+ 34. Kxe3 Kd5 35. b3 c5 36. c4+ Ke5 37. f4+ Ke6 38. g4 f5 39. g5 a5
40. a4 b6 41. h4 Kd6 42. Kf2 Ke6 43. Kf3 Ke7 44. Kg3 Kf7 45. Kh3 Ke6 46. h5 Kf7
47. h6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial 8th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.06.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2864"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2013.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. e3 a6 7. a4 Bd6 8. Bxd6
cxd6 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. O-O d5 11. Bd3 b6 12. Qb3 Qe7 13. Rfc1 Bb7 14. Rc2 Rfc8
15. Rac1 Qd6 16. Na2 Rxc2 17. Rxc2 Rc8 18. Rxc8+ Bxc8 19. Qc3 Bb7 20. b4 Ne4
21. Qc1 h6 22. h3 Kf8 23. b5 a5 24. Nc3 Qc7 25. Qa3+ Qd6 26. Qc1 Qc7 27. Qa3+
Ke8 28. Ne2 g5 29. Qb2 Ke7 30. Nd2 Ndf6 31. Nf1 Nd6 32. f3 Nd7 33. g4 f6 34.
Nfg3 Nf8 35. Kf2 Bc8 36. Qc2 Qxc2 37. Bxc2 Bd7 38. Nc3 Be8 39. f4 Bf7 40. Bb3
gxf4 41. exf4 Ng6 42. f5 Nf4 43. fxe6 Nxh3+ 44. Ke3 Bxe6 45. Nxd5+ Kd8 46. Nh5
f5 47. gxf5 Nxf5+ 48. Ke4 Ng5+ 49. Ke5 Ne7 50. Nhf4 Bg8 51. Bd1 Bxd5 52. Nxd5
Nf7+ 53. Ke6 Ng5+ 54. Ke5 Nf7+ 55. Ke6 Ng5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial 8th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.06.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2864"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2013.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Bd2 Nd7 9. g3 b6 {Alternatives seen in practice:} (9... N7f6) (9... N5f6) (9...
N5b6) (9... Nxc3) 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Bg2 Bb7 {[%csl Rb7] The bishop will be
passive here.} (11... Nf6 12. O-O Bf5 {This is a better square for the bishop.}
(12... Bb7 13. Bb4 {was probably the best of all} (13. Qc2 Bd6 (13... a5 $5)
14. Bb4 a5 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Rac1 c6 17. Rfd1 Rac8 18. Nc3 g6 {1/2 (25)
Bischoff,K (2561)-Tischbierek,R (2507) Austria 2004} 19. Qb3 $14) (13. Rc1 Qd7
(13... a5 {again was appropriate}) 14. Qc2 Bd6 15. Bb4 Bxb4 16. axb4 c6 17. Nf4
a6 18. Qc3 Qd6 19. f3 Rfe8 20. Rfe1 Rad8 21. Rcd1 Nd7 22. e4 $14 {0-1 (44)
Janssen,R (2484)-Tiviakov,S (2601) Dieren 2004})) (12... Ne4 13. Rc1 Bb7 (13...
Bf5 $5) 14. Qc2 Rc8 15. Rfd1 Bd6 16. Bb4 $5 Qf6 17. Nc3 Nxc3 18. Qxc3 c6 19.
Bxd6 Qxd6 20. b4 Rc7 21. a4 Bc8 22. a5 Ba6 23. Ra1 $14 {1-0 (38) Ponomariov,R 
(2734)-Kramnik,V (2807) Wijk aan Zee 2003 CBM 093 (Ftacnik,L)}) 13. Bb4 (13.
Nf4 Qd7 14. Qb3 Rfd8 15. Rac1 Rac8 16. Rfd1 a5 17. Be1 a4 18. Qc3 c6 19. Qd2
Bd6 20. Qe2 Bxf4 21. exf4 Bh3 $11 {1/2 (26) Grigoriants,S (2594)-Wells,P (2499)
Dresden 2007}) 13... a5 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Rc1 h6 16. Nc3 Qd7 17. Re1 Rfe8 18.
Qb3 Rad8 19. Qb5 Qd6 20. Qb3 Qd7 21. Qb5 Qd6 22. Qe2 Qd7 23. Qb5 {1/2 (23)
Martinovic,S (2515)-Papp,G (2534) Chur 2010}) 12. Bb4 $1 {White decides to get
rid of his passive bishop at once, not giving Black a chance to prevent this
exchange by means of ...a7-a5.} (12. O-O Re8 (12... a5 $5 13. Qc2 Nf6) 13. Qc2
Bd6 14. Rac1 Qe7 15. Nc3 Nf6 16. Nb5 c6 17. Nxd6 Qxd6 18. f3 Nd7 19. Rfe1 c5
20. Bc3 $14 {1-0 (45) Milov,V (2632)-Cheparinov,I (2550) Dos Hermanas 2004 CBM
099 ext (Milov,V)}) 12... Nf6 (12... c5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Bc3 Nf6 15. O-O {
[%cal Yb2b4]} Ne4 16. Nf4 $5 $14) 13. O-O Re8 14. Rc1 c6 (14... Bxb4 $5 15.
axb4 c6 {makes sense after White has removed his rook from a1}) 15. Bxe7 Rxe7
16. Re1 Qd6 17. Nf4 $14 Bc8 $6 {This idea to improve the position of the
bishop simply doesn't work. Alas, Black shouls defend passively, e.g.} (17...
Rc7) 18. Qa4 Rc7 {It was probably better for Black to admit his mistake and
play} (18... Bb7) 19. f3 $1 Be6 20. e4 dxe4 $6 ({The position after} 20... Qd7
21. Nxe6 Qxe6 22. e5 Ne8 23. f4 {[%csl Ge5,Gf4] is difficult for Black,
according to GM A.Korotylev, but the text move is even worse.}) 21. fxe4 Qd7 (
21... b5 22. Qd1 Qd7 23. e5 Nd5 24. Nd3 $16 {[%cal Yd3c5] A.Korotylev}) 22. d5
$1 cxd5 23. Qxd7 Rxd7 24. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 25. Bh3 $1 Kh8 26. e5 Ng8 27. Bxe6 Rdd8
({After} 27... Re7 28. Bxd5 Rd8 {White should convert his extra pawn but it
was more stubborn than allowing White's rook to invade the 7th rank.}) 28. Rc7
d4 29. Bd7 $1 {Black decided that further resistance was senseless.} ({In the
event of} 29. Bd7 Ne7 30. Rd1 Nd5 31. Rb7 Rdb8 32. Rxb8+ Rxb8 33. Rxd4 Ne7 34.
Bb5 {White wins a pawn, and his rook again breaks to the 7nd rank.}) 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial 8th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.06.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2864"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2013.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e3 g6 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Qb3 Nxc3 8.
Ne5 e6 9. bxc3 Bxb5 10. Qxb5+ Nd7 11. Rb1 b6 12. c4 Bd6 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. a4
O-O-O 15. a5 Qxb5 16. Rxb5 Bc7 17. Bb2 Rhe8 18. Ke2 e5 19. e4 f5 20. f3 Kb7 21.
Bc3 Kc6 22. axb6 axb6 23. Rbb1 h5 24. h3 h4 25. Rbg1 f4 26. Ra1 Ra8 27. Rxa8
Rxa8 28. Ra1 Rxa1 29. Bxa1 g5 30. d3 Bd6 31. Kd2 Bc7 32. Kc2 Bd6 33. Kd2 Bc7
34. Kc2 Bd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial 8th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.06.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2864"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2013.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bg4 5. c4 e6 6. cxd5 Bxf3 7. Bxf3 cxd5 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. d4 Be7 10. e3 O-O 11. b3 Qa5 12. Bb2 Ba3 13. Qc1 Bxb2 14. Qxb2 Rfc8
15. Rac1 Ne7 16. Na4 Nd7 17. Nc5 Nxc5 18. dxc5 Rxc5 19. b4 Rb5 20. a3 Qd8 21.
e4 a5 22. exd5 Nxd5 23. Rc5 Qb6 24. Rxb5 Qxb5 25. Bxd5 exd5 26. Rc1 Re8 27. Qd4
axb4 28. axb4 h6 29. Kg2 b6 30. Rd1 Re4 31. Qxd5 Qxd5 32. Rxd5 Rxb4 33. h4 Kf8
34. Rd7 Re4 35. Rb7 Re6 36. g4 g5 37. f4 gxf4 38. Kf3 Rf6 39. g5 Rc6 40. Kxf4
h5 41. Kf5 Kg7 42. Rb8 Rc5+ 43. Kf4 Rb5 44. Ke4 Rb1 45. Kf5 Rb2 46. Kf4 Rb4+
47. Ke5 Kg6 48. Rg8+ Kh7 49. Rf8 Rxh4 50. Rxf7+ Kg6 51. Rf6+ Kxg5 52. Rxb6 Ra4
53. Rb8 Kg4 54. Rg8+ Kf3 55. Rf8+ Kg3 56. Rg8+ Kh2 57. Kf5 h4 58. Rb8 h3 59.
Kg5 Re4 60. Kf5 Re2 61. Rg8 Rg2 62. Rd8 Rf2+ 0-1

[Event "Tal Memorial 8th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.06.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2864"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2013.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5
8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Ne8 10. d5 Bc5 11. Re1 d6 12. Nc3 Bf5 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3
Nf6 15. Na4 Re8 16. Bd2 Rxe1+ 17. Rxe1 Qd7 18. Nxc5 dxc5 19. c4 Re8 20. f3
Rxe1+ 21. Bxe1 b6 22. g4 Ne8 23. Bg3 Nd6 24. b3 a5 25. Kf2 a4 26. Qe3 Kf8 27.
h4 axb3 28. axb3 Qe7 29. Qc3 f6 30. h5 Kf7 31. Bf4 g6 32. Qa1 Ke8 33. h6 Kf7
34. Bg3 Ke8 35. Bh4 Kf7 36. Bg3 Ke8 37. Bh4 Kf7 38. Bg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial 8th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.06.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2864"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[Annotator "Sumets,A"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2013.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 c5 4. Bxf6 gxf6 5. dxc5 {White may opt for other
possibilities.} (5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Bxd7+ Qxd7 7. Qf3 (7. Nf3 Nc6 8. Nc3 cxd4 9.
exd4 $6 (9. Nxd4 f5 10. O-O e6 11. Qh5 Bg7 12. Rad1 O-O $11) 9... O-O-O 10. Ne2
e5 11. O-O h5 12. Nh4 Rg8 $15 {Maslak,K-Bukavshin,I Ch-RUS Higher League
Irkutsk 2010 0-1 (56)}) 7... cxd4 8. exd4 Nc6 9. Ne2 f5 10. O-O e6 11. Rd1
O-O-O 12. b3 Rg8 13. c4 dxc4 14. Nbc3 Bg7 (14... cxb3 $6 15. axb3 a6 16. d5 Ne5
17. Qe3 $44) 15. bxc4 Bxd4 16. Rab1 Ne5 17. Qh3 Qc6 $15 {Morozevich,
A-Ponomariov,R Macedonia Palace GP Thessaloniki GRE 2013 1/2-1/2 (55)}) (5. c3
Nc6 (5... Qb6 $5 6. Qc2 Nc6 7. Nf3 cxd4 8. exd4 (8. Nxd4 e5 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10.
Nd2 Rb8 11. b3 Bd6 12. Be2 O-O $15) 8... e5 9. Be2 e4 10. Nh4 f5 11. g3 f4 12.
gxf4 Bh3 13. Rg1 Qd8 $17 {0-1 Alarcon Casellas,R-Peralta,F/Barbera del Valles
ESP 2012 (36)}) 6. Nd2 e5 7. Ngf3 Be6 (7... e4 $5 8. Ng1 Qb6) 8. Bb5 Bd6 9. O-O
Qc7 (9... e4 10. dxc5 exf3 11. cxd6 fxg2 12. Kxg2 Qxd6 13. Ne4 Qe7 14. Ng3 Rg8
$13) 10. dxe5 fxe5 11. e4 O-O-O 12. exd5 Bxd5 13. Qc2 Ne7 14. Bc4 Bxc4 15. Nxc4
Rhg8 16. Rfe1 (16. Rad1 $5) 16... f6 17. Qxh7 Ng6 18. Qxc7+ Bxc7 19. Rad1 $16 {
Chernyshov,K-Movsesian,S Pardubice Rapid 2009 1-0 (57)}) (5. Nc3 Nc6 (5... e6
6. Qh5 Nc6 7. O-O-O cxd4 8. exd4 Bb4 9. Nge2 Bd7 10. Rd3 Qb6 11. g3 Na5 12. Bh3
f5 13. g4 (13. Bxf5 $1 exf5 $2 (13... Nc4 14. b3 O-O-O 15. Bh3 Nd6 $44) 14.
Nxd5 Qc6 15. Nef4) 13... Nc4 14. b3 Ba3+ 15. Kb1 fxg4 16. Bxg4 O-O-O 17. Nd1
Nd6 $17 {Duong The Anh-Erdos,V Harkany 2008 0-1 (44)}) 6. Bb5 e6 7. Nf3 Bd7 8.
O-O a6 9. Bxc6 Bxc6 10. dxc5 e5 11. Qe2 Qd7 12. b4 (12. Rfd1 $5 O-O-O 13. e4 d4
14. b4 Rg8 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Qxd5 17. Rab1 $13) 12... O-O-O 13. Rfd1 Rg8
14. g3 Qg4 15. e4 dxe4 16. Rxd8+ Kxd8 17. Rd1+ Kc8 18. Nd2 Qxe2 19. Nxe2 b6 $15
{Zhang Pengxiang-Naiditsch,A EU-Cup 22nd Fuegen 2006 1/2-1/2 (52)}) (5. c4 dxc4
6. Bxc4 cxd4 7. exd4 Bg7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Nge2 Nc6 10. O-O f5 11. d5 Ne5 12. Bb3
Qd6 13. h3 Bd7 14. Ba4 Nc4 15. Bxd7 Qxd7 16. b3 Nb6 17. Qd3 Rac8 18. Rad1 Rc5
19. Qf3 Rfc8 20. Rd3 Kh8 {1/2-1/2 Miladinovic,I-Georgiev,K Bar 2008}) 5... e6
6. Nf3 (6. c4 dxc4 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. Bxc4 Bxc5 9. Nc3 Ke7 10. a3 a6 11. Nf3 Nc6
{1/2-1/2 Miladinovic,I-Popovic,D/Vrnjacka Banja SRB 2012}) 6... Nd7 $146 {
Black's plan is to regain the pawn with ...Nxc5 and put his bishop on the
a1-h8 diagonal (...Bg7 and ...f5).} 7. c4 {It seems to me that this is the
only way to fight for an advantage.} dxc4 8. c6 $1 (8. Bxc4 Nxc5 9. Nc3 Bg7 10.
O-O O-O 11. Qe2 f5 {Black might have the better position.}) 8... Nb6 (8... Ne5
$5 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Nxe5 fxe5 11. Bxc4 (11. cxb7 Bxb7) 11... bxc6 12. Nd2 Rb8
13. b3 Bb4 {Black's bishops compensate for the damaged pawn structure. I think
that the position is equal.}) 9. Nbd2 {White needs to keep queens on the board.
Otherwise he could find himself in a worse position.} (9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Nbd2 (
10. cxb7 $6 Bxb7 11. Nbd2 Rg8 12. O-O-O Ke7 $17) 10... c3 11. bxc3 bxc6 12. Be2
Kc7 13. O-O Rg8 {Black has better chances.}) 9... c3 10. bxc3 bxc6 11. Qc2 Bg7
12. Bd3 f5 (12... h6 {Who except a computer engine wants to make such moves if
he has another choice?} 13. O-O O-O 14. Rfd1 Qc7 15. e4 Rd8 16. a4 $14) 13. e4
Qf6 (13... fxe4 $1 {I think it was the best move and Black even had some
chances to seize the initiative.} 14. Bxe4 (14. Nxe4 Nd5 15. O-O O-O 16. Rab1
f5 17. Ng3 Qd6 (17... Bxc3 18. Ne2 Bf6 19. Qxc6 Bd7 20. Qd6 Bc8 21. Qc6 Bd7 $11
) 18. Ne2) 14... Nd5 15. O-O f5 $1 {It is not easy to make a move like ...f5
before castling short but I believe that only Black could fight for an
advantage after 15...f5} 16. Bxd5 (16. Bd3 O-O 17. Rfe1 Bxc3 18. Rab1 Qc7 19.
Rb3 Bg7 20. Nc4 Rb8) 16... cxd5 {I don't see how White should play} 17. Rac1 (
17. Rfe1 O-O 18. Nb3 Qc7 19. Rac1 e5 {White's strategy failed}) 17... O-O 18.
c4 $6 e5 19. cxd5 e4 20. Ne1 Ba6 $19) 14. Rc1 {White should keep the tension
in the centre.} (14. e5 $6 Qe7) (14. exf5 exf5 15. O-O O-O 16. Rac1 c5 17. Rfe1
Bd7 $11) 14... O-O 15. O-O c5 16. Rfe1 {Magnus Carlsen didn't want to take the
c4-pawn so he prepares the f1-square for his bishop.} (16. a4 c4 {now White
must capture on c4} 17. Nxc4 (17. Bxc4 $2 Nxc4 18. Nxc4 Ba6 19. Qa2 Rac8 $17)
17... Nxc4 18. Bxc4 Bb7 19. Bd3 Rac8 20. c4 Rfd8 $44 {Black has some
compensation for the pawn.}) 16... Rd8 17. a4 (17. exf5 $5 exf5 18. Nc4 $1 (18.
Nf1 $6 c4 (18... Nd5 $5 19. Ng3 Nf4 20. Bf1 Be6) 19. Be2 f4 20. Nd4 Bb7 21. Nd2
Qg6 22. Bf3 Bxf3 23. N2xf3 Qxc2 24. Rxc2 Nd5 $11) 18... Be6 19. Ne3 f4 20.
Bxh7+ Kh8 21. Nf1 Nd5 22. Be4 Rab8 23. Bxd5 Bxd5 24. N1d2 {Black has the two
bishops and some compensation for the sacrificed pawn but the position should
be assessed in White's favour.}) 17... c4 ({At the press conference M. Carlsen
suggested} 17... Nxa4 18. e5 (18. exf5 $5 exf5 19. Qxa4 Rxd3 20. Ne4 $1 Qe7 21.
Neg5 Be6 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Qc4 Rd6 24. h4 h6 25. Qxc5 $14) 18... Qe7 19. Bxf5
exf5 20. Qxa4 Bb7 21. Qf4 Qe6 $13) 18. Bf1 fxe4 19. Nxe4 Qf5 $6 (19... Qg6 20.
a5 Nd5 21. Bxc4 Nf4 22. g3 Bb7 23. a6 Bc6 {(Carlsen)}) 20. Nd4 Bxd4 21. cxd4
Bb7 (21... Rxd4 $2 {To take this pawn means to lose immediately.} 22. Rcd1 e5 (
22... Rxd1 23. Qxd1 Nd5 (23... Ba6 24. Re3 Nd5 25. Rg3+ Kf8 26. Qd4 $18) 24.
Bxc4 Bb7 25. Qd4 e5 26. Qc5 Rc8 27. Qxa7 Rxc4 28. Nd6 $18) 23. a5 Nd7 24. Rxd4
exd4 25. Qxc4 Qe5 26. f4 $18) 22. Nc5 $8 Qxc2 23. Rxc2 Bc6 $1 {Black found an
amazing opportunity. However it is not easy to see how White wins after the
simple ...Bd5.} (23... Bd5 24. a5 Nc8 25. Bxc4 Ne7 26. g4 $1 (26. h3 Nf5 $1 27.
Bxd5 Rxd5 28. Re5 Nxd4 29. Rxd5 exd5 30. Rd2 Rc8 31. Nd7 Rc4 32. Nf6+ Kg7 33.
Nxd5 Nb3 $11) 26... Bxc4 27. Rxc4 Rac8 28. Rec1 h5 $1 29. h3 hxg4 30. hxg4 Kg7
{White is a pawn up but Black has good chances to make a draw.}) 24. a5 Rxd4
25. axb6 axb6 {White' knight is trapped.} 26. Nxe6 $1 {The only way to avoid a
draw.} (26. Nb3 cxb3 27. Rxc6 b2 28. Rb1 Ra1 29. Rxb2 Rdd1 30. g3 $11) (26. Nd3
Ba4 27. Nb4 Bxc2 28. Nxc2 Rd2 $17 {(Carlsen)}) 26... fxe6 27. Bxc4 Bd7 28. h3
Kf7 29. Bb3 $14 {It is obvious that White has an advantage in the endgame. It
is obvious as well that Black could make a draw if he plays precisely. The
material is very reduced.} Ke7 (29... b5 30. Rce2 Ra6 {Probably this was the
best setup for Black.} 31. Re5 (31. Rc1 Ke7 32. Re3 b4) 31... Rd3 32. Bc2 Rd2
33. Bxh7 Raa2 34. Rf1 b4 $44) 30. Rce2 Rd6 31. Re4 Ra3 32. R1e3 h5 (32... Rd2
33. Rh4 Ra1+ 34. Kh2 Rxf2 35. Rxh7+ Rf7 36. Rh8 {All the white pieces are very
active but I believe that Black would find the way to draw.}) 33. Rh4 Be8 34.
Kh2 Bg6 35. Rb4 Kf6 36. Kg3 e5 37. Kh4 Rd4+ (37... Ra1 $6 38. f4 exf4 39. Rxf4+
Kg7 40. Re7+ Kh6 41. Rf8 Bd3 42. Rh8+ Kg6 43. Rxh5 $16) (37... Ra5 {Black
could wait. It is difficult to find a reasonable plan for White.} 38. g4 hxg4
39. hxg4 e4 40. f4 exf3 41. Rf4+ Kg7 42. Re7+ Kh6 43. Rf8 {(Carlsen)} Bd3 $8
44. Rxf3 Rc5 45. Rf8 Kg6 46. Ref7 Bc4 47. Bc2+ Bd3 48. Bxd3+ Rxd3 $11) 38. Rxd4
exd4 39. Re6+ Kg7 40. Rxb6 d3 41. Bd1 (41. Kg5 Be4 $5 (41... Ra5+ 42. Kf4 Rf5+
43. Ke3 Re5+ 44. Kd4 Re2 $11 {(Carlsen)}) 42. Bd1 (42. f3 $4 Rxb3 43. Rxb3 d2
$19) 42... Bxg2 43. Kxh5 Bxh3 $11) 41... Ra2 $1 42. Kg3 {The only chance to
continue the game.} (42. Kg5 Be4 43. Kxh5 Rxf2 44. g4 Rd2 45. Ba4 Ra2 46. Rb4
Bf3 47. Rf4 Rxa4 48. Rxa4 d2 49. Rd4 d1=Q 50. Rxd1 Bxd1 $11) (42. Bxh5 Bxh5 43.
Kxh5 Rxf2 44. g4 (44. Rb7+ Kf6 45. g4 Ke6 46. g5 d2 47. Rb1 Rf8 48. g6 Rd8 49.
Rd1 Kf6 $11) 44... Rf6 45. Rb1 Rd6 46. Rd1 d2 $11) 42... h4+ $6 (42... Ra1 43.
Bf3 Ra4 44. h4 (44. Rd6 h4+ 45. Kh2 Ra2 (45... Rb4 46. g4 hxg3+ 47. Kxg3 Ra4)
46. Rd4 Rxf2 47. Rxh4 d2 48. Rd4 Bc2 49. Bg4 $18 {(Carlsen)} (49. Kg3 $2 Rxf3+
$11)) 44... Rc4 {White's advantage is probably insufficient for a win after
all.} 45. Rc6 Rb4 46. Bd1 Rb1 47. Ba4 Rb4 48. Bd1 ({If White wants to continue
the game so much he could show us how to make a draw without the bishop.} 48.
Ra6 $2 d2 49. Bd1 Rb1 50. Bf3 d1=Q 51. Bxd1 Rxd1) 48... Rb1 $11) 43. Kxh4 Rxf2
44. Kg3 Rf6 $4 {Such a move can only be explained by Vladimir Kramnik's
fatigue. Perhaps he confused something and thought that the position is
drawish.} 45. Rxf6 Kxf6 46. Kf4 $18 d2 47. Ke3 Ke5 48. g3 $1 (48. Kxd2 $4 Kf4
49. g4 (49. Ke1 Kg3 50. Kf1 Be4 $11) 49... Be4 50. h4 Bf5 51. g5 Kg3 52. Ke3
Kxh4 53. Kf4 Be4 $11) 48... Bf5 49. h4 Be6 50. Kxd2 Ke4 51. Ke2 Bg4+ 52. Ke1
Be6 53. Kf2 Ke5 54. Ke3 Bd7 55. Bc2 Bg4 56. Bg6 Bd7 57. h5 Kf6 (57... Bc8 58.
Be4 Bd7 59. h6 Kf6 60. Kf4 Bc8 61. g4 Bxg4 62. Kxg4 Kf7 63. Bh7 $1 {The only
move. Black's king doesn't get into the corner.} Kf6 64. Kh5 Kf7 65. Kg5 Kf8
66. Kg6) 58. Kf4 Be6 59. Be4 ({Of course Carlsen doesn't play} 59. g4 $4 Bxg4
60. Kxg4 Kg7 61. Kg5 Kh8 $11) 59... Kg7 60. Kg5 Bd7 61. h6+ Kh8 62. Kf4 Be6 63.
Bf5 Bf7 64. g4 Bh5 65. g5 Kg8 66. Be6+ Kh7 67. Kf5 Bg6+ 68. Kf6 Kh8 69. Bd7 Bh5
70. Bc6 Kh7 71. Bd5 Bg6 72. Bg8+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 8th Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.06.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2864"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2013.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. Rc1 b6 7. e3 Ba6 8. Qa4
Bxc4 9. Bxc4 dxc4 10. Qxc4 c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Rfd1 Qc8 14. Nb5
Qb7 15. Ne5 Rfc8 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. Nc7 Rxc7 18. Bxc7 Qxc7 19. b4 Rc8 20. Qb5
Rd8 21. Rd2 h6 22. Rcd1 a6 23. Qc4 Kf8 24. bxc5 bxc5 25. h3 Ke7 26. Qh4+ Ke8
27. Qg4 g6 28. Qh4 h5 29. Qc4 Qc6 30. Rd6 Qb5 31. Qf4 c4 32. Qd4 Ke7 33. Qc3 a5
34. R6d4 Qb4 35. Qxb4+ axb4 36. Rxc4 Ke8 37. Rcd4 e5 38. Rd6 Ke7 39. R1d5 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 8th Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.06.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2864"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2013.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Bd3 Bg4 6. b3 e6 7. Nbd2 Nbd7 8. Bb2
Bd6 9. Qc2 Qb8 10. h3 Bh5 11. Nh4 Bg3 12. Ndf3 Bd6 13. g4 Bg6 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15.
O-O-O Qd8 16. Ng5 Qe7 17. f4 Ba3 18. Bxa3 Qxa3+ 19. Kb1 Qe7 20. c5 a5 21. Rhe1
Nh7 22. Nf3 Nhf6 23. g5 Nh5 24. Rg1 Rb8 25. Qd2 Qd8 26. Rc1 b6 27. cxb6 Qxb6
28. Ka1 O-O 29. Qc2 a4 30. Qxc6 axb3 31. Qxb6 Rxb6 32. Rc7 Nb8 33. Rb1 Nc6 34.
Rxb3 Rxb3 35. axb3 Nb4 36. Bb1 Ng3 37. Kb2 Nf1 38. Rc3 Ra8 39. h4 Kf8 40. Ne5
Ra7 41. Rc8+ Ke7 42. Rb8 Na6 43. Rg8 Nb4 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 8th Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.06.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2864"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2013.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Qa5 8.
O-O O-O 9. Bb3 d6 10. h3 Bd7 11. f4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bc6 13. Qd3 Nd7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7
15. Nd5 Qc5+ 16. Kh1 e6 17. Nc3 Nf6 18. Rad1 Rad8 19. f5 Qe5 20. Rde1 b5 21.
Nd5 Nh5 22. Re3 a5 23. f6+ Kh8 24. a3 Qxb2 25. Ne7 Ba8 26. Qxb5 Nxf6 27. Qg5
Nxe4 28. Qh4 Qe5 29. Rxf7 Qa1+ 30. Kh2 Qe5+ 31. Kh1 Qa1+ 32. Kh2 Qe5+ 33. Kh1
Qa1+ 34. Re1 Qxe1+ 35. Qxe1 Rxf7 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 8th Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.06.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2864"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2013.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. O-O Be7 6. c3 O-O 7. Re1 a6 8. Ba4
Re8 9. Nbd2 Bf8 10. Nf1 b5 11. Bb3 Na5 12. Bc2 c5 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15.
Ne3 Be6 16. Nd2 g6 17. a4 h5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Qe2 Bh6 20. Ra3 Bxe3 21. Qxe3 b4
22. Ra4 Nc6 23. Rea1 Rab8 24. Ra6 Rec8 25. Ba4 Nd8 26. Qe1 Qe7 27. Nf1 Ra8 28.
Bb5 Rxa6 29. Bxa6 Ra8 30. Ne3 bxc3 31. bxc3 Qa7 32. Ra4 Qb6 33. Qa1 Nc6 34. h3
Ne7 35. Bc4 Rxa4 36. Qxa4 Bxc4 37. Qxc4 Kg7 38. g3 Ng8 39. Nd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 8th Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.06.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2864"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2013.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. a5 Nc6 12. Be3 Qd7 13. Re1 Rae8 14. Bb6 Bd8
15. Na4 Nxa5 16. Nc5 dxc5 17. Qxd7 Nxd7 18. Bxa5 Bxa5 19. Rxa5 Rc8 20. Kf1 h6
21. Rd1 Rc7 22. Rd6 Re8 23. Ra1 Kf8 24. h4 Ke7 25. Rad1 Rf8 26. R6d2 Rf4 27.
Re1 c4 28. Re3 Rf8 29. h5 Rfc8 30. c3 b5 31. Nh4 Nf8 32. Rg3 Kf7 33. Ng6 Nxg6
34. Rxg6 a5 35. Rd6 Re7 36. Rb6 Rc5 37. Ke2 a4 38. f3 Rcc7 39. Kd2 Ra7 40. Rxb5
Reb7 41. Rxb7+ Rxb7 42. Kc2 Ra7 43. g4 a3 44. bxa3 Rxa3 45. g5 hxg5 46. Rxg5
Kf6 47. Rg6+ Kf7 48. Rg5 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 8th Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.06.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2864"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2013.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Nc3 e5 5. O-O d6 6. d3 Be7 7. Bg5 O-O 8. Bxf6
Bxf6 9. Nd5 Be6 10. Bc4 g6 11. c3 Bg7 12. a3 Kh8 13. b4 f5 14. Rb1 b6 15. Ne3
Bd7 16. Bd5 Rc8 17. Qb3 f4 18. Nc4 Qe7 19. Nfd2 g5 20. f3 g4 21. fxg4 Bxg4 22.
Nf3 Bf6 23. Rb2 Nd8 24. a4 Ne6 25. a5 b5 26. Ncd2 a6 27. h3 Bxf3 28. Nxf3 Ng5
29. c4 Nxf3+ 30. Rxf3 cxb4 31. Qxb4 Rc5 32. Qa3 Bh4 33. Rb1 Qc7 34. cxb5 Rc2
35. bxa6 Rf6 36. Qb4 Qg7 37. Qb8+ Rf8 38. Qxf8+ Qxf8 39. a7 Rc8 40. d4 Qg7 41.
Rb7 Rc1+ 42. Rf1 Bf2+ 43. Kxf2 Rc2+ 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 8th Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.06.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C66"]
[WhiteElo "2864"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2013.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. O-O g6 6. c3 Bg7 7. Re1 O-O 8. Bg5
h6 9. Bh4 Qe8 10. Nbd2 Nh5 11. d4 Bd7 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Bxd7 Qxd7 14. Nxe5 Bxe5
15. Nf3 Rae8 16. Nxe5 Rxe5 17. f3 Rfe8 18. Qd2 g5 19. Bf2 Nf4 20. Bg3 d5 21.
Rad1 Qc6 22. Bxf4 gxf4 23. Qxf4 dxe4 24. Re3 Qb6 25. Kh1 Qxb2 26. fxe4 Rg5 27.
Rg3 Qb5 28. h4 Rxg3 29. Qxg3+ Kf8 30. Qf4 Qc6 31. Rd5 Qxc3 32. Qxh6+ Qg7 33.
Qf4 f6 34. e5 Qf7 35. Qh6+ Qg7 36. Qxf6+ Qxf6 37. exf6 Re6 38. Rd7 Rxf6 39.
Rxc7 Rf4 40. g3 Ra4 41. Rxb7 Rxa2 42. Kg1 a5 43. Ra7 Kg8 44. h5 Kh8 45. Kf1 Kg8
46. h6 Ra4 47. Kg2 Rg4 48. Rxa5 Rg6 49. Rh5 Kh7 50. Kh3 Rf6 51. Kh4 Rg6 52. g4
Ra6 53. g5 Ra4+ 54. Kg3 Ra8 55. Rh4 Kg6 56. Rg4 Ra3+ 57. Kh4 Ra6 58. Re4 Rb6
59. Kg4 Ra6 60. Kf4 Rb6 61. Re7 Rb4+ 62. Ke5 Rb5+ 63. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 8th Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.06.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2864"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2013.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Ba6 7. b3 c6 8.
Bg2 d5 9. Qc2 O-O 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. e4 c5 12. O-O cxd4 13. exd5 d3 14. Qxd3
exd5 15. Rfe1 Rc8 16. Nd4 Qc7 17. Rac1 dxc4 18. Nxc4 Ne5 19. Qb1 Bxc4 20. bxc4
Rfd8 21. Rcd1 Nxc4 22. Nc6 Rxd1 23. Qxd1 Re8 24. Rxe8+ Nxe8 25. Qe2 Ncd6 26.
Qa6 Kf8 27. Qxa7 Qxa7 28. Nxa7 Ke7 29. Bd5 Nc7 30. Nc6+ Kd7 31. Ne5+ Ke7 32.
Bb3 f6 33. Nc6+ Kd7 34. Nd4 Ne4 35. Bc2 Nc3 36. Bxh7 Nxa2 37. h4 Ke7 38. Bc2
Nc3 39. Kg2 b5 40. Kf3 Kf8 41. Bb3 Nb1 42. Kf4 Na3 43. Kf5 Nc4 44. Kg6 Ne5+ 45.
Kh7 Nd3 46. f4 Nc5 47. Bc2 b4 48. h5 N7e6 49. Nxe6+ Nxe6 50. Kg6 Nd4 51. Bd3 b3
52. h6 gxh6 53. Kxf6 b2 54. f5 h5 55. Kg5 Ne2 56. Kxh5 Nxg3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 8th Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.06.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2864"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2013.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. c3 d6 6. e4 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. dxc5
dxc5 9. Be2 Nc6 10. O-O Nh5 11. Re1 Nf4 12. Bf1 Nd3 13. Re3 Nde5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5
15. Nc4 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 Bc7 17. e5 Be6 18. f4 b5 19. Nd2 c4 20. Bf2 Rfd8 21. Ree1
Bg4 22. Be2 Bxe2 23. Rxe2 Rd5 24. Rf1 g5 25. g3 gxf4 26. gxf4 f5 27. Nf3 e6 28.
a4 a6 29. Ra1 b4 30. cxb4 Rb8 31. b5 axb5 32. axb5 Rdxb5 33. Rc2 Na5 34. Nd4
Nb3 35. Nxb3 Rxb3 36. Rxc4 Bb6 37. Bxb6 R3xb6 38. Kh1 Rxb2 39. Rg1+ Kf8 40. Rc6
R2b6 41. Rxb6 Rxb6 42. Rg6 Rb4 43. Rxh6 Kf7 44. Rh4 Kg6 45. Kg2 Rb2+ 46. Kf3
Rb3+ 47. Ke2 Rb2+ 48. Ke3 Kg7 49. Kd4 Rd2+ 50. Kc5 Rd5+ 51. Kc6 Rd2 52. Rh3 Rd4
53. Ra3 Kf7 54. Ra7+ Kg6 55. Re7 Rxf4 56. Rxe6+ Kf7 57. Kd7 Rd4+ 58. Rd6 Rxd6+
59. Kxd6 f4 60. Kd7 f3 61. e6+ Kg7 62. e7 f2 63. e8=Q f1=Q 64. Qe5+ Qf6 65.
Qxf6+ Kxf6 66. h4 Kg6 67. h5+ Kxh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 1st"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.18"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D63"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2868"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Rc1 a6 8. Qc2
{This move is hardly dangerous for Black, as well as} (8. cxd5) (8. c5 {
is crucial.}) 8... dxc4 {I don't like this move allowing White's bishop to
come to c4 at once. Other popular options:} (8... h6) (8... c6) (8... Re8) 9.
Bxc4 c5 {The most accurate move order.} (9... b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 (10... c5 11. Bxf6
Nxf6 12. Ne4 $1 Qa5+ 13. Ke2 Bb7 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 {1/2 (24) Lisanti,A (2330)
-Zude,A (2465) Bruchkoebel 1993} 15. dxc5 $14) 11. Bxf6 $5 Nxf6 12. Ne4 Nxe4
13. Bxe4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 c5 15. dxc5 Qa5+ 16. b4 Qxa2 17. O-O a5 {0-1 (25)
Boudiba,M (2373)-Triger,F (2196) Noisy le Grand 2003} 18. Ra1 $1 Qc4 19. Qxc4
bxc4 20. Rxa5 Rxa5 21. bxa5 Bxc5 22. Ra1 c3 23. Kf1 $14 {K}) 10. Be2 (10. a4
cxd4 11. exd4 h6 12. Bd2 Nb6 13. Ba2 Bd7 14. O-O Rc8 $36 {0-1 (44) Tartakower,
S-Kmoch,H Vienna 1928}) (10. O-O b5 11. Bd3 (11. Be2 cxd4 $1 12. Nxd4 Bb7 $11)
11... cxd4 (11... c4 $5 12. Be2 Bb7 13. a3 h6 14. Bh4 Rc8 15. e4 Nh5 16. Bxe7
Qxe7 17. Qd2 Rfd8 18. Qe3 Nhf6 $11 {1/2 (57) Schmidt,W (2505)-Ardiansyah,H 
(2330) Dubai 1986}) 12. Nxd4 Bb7 13. Rfd1 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Be4 Bxe4 16.
Nxe4 Bxd4 17. Rxd4 Rc8 18. Qxc8 {1/2 (18) Parmentier,X (2348)-Roos,J (2307)
Germany 2003}) (10. dxc5 {is the most principled continuation:} Nxc5 11. O-O b5
12. Rfd1 (12. Be2 Bb7 (12... b4 13. Na4 Nxa4 14. Qxa4 Bd7 15. Qc2 h6 16. Bh4
Rc8 17. Qd2 a5 18. Qd4 Nd5 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Ne5 $14 {1-0 (43) Piket,J (2540)
-Hjartarson,J (2555) Tilburg 1989}) 13. Rfd1 Qa5 $1 (13... Qb6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6
15. b4 $16 {1-0 (23) Piket,J (2500)-Ioseliani,N (2480) Spijkenisse 1989}) 14.
a3 Rac8 $1 15. Nd2 (15. b4 Qxa3 16. bxc5 Rxc5 {[%cal Rb7f3,Rb5b4]}) 15... Na4
$15 {1/2 (30) Yanvarjov,I (2425)-Ubilava,E (2525) Villalba 1995}) 12... Qe8 $1
(12... Qb6 13. Be2 Bb7 $140 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. b4) 13. Be2 Bb7 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15.
Nxb5 axb5 16. Qxc5 Rxa2 17. Bxb5 Qa8 18. Bc6 Bxc6 19. Qxc6 {1/2 (19) Panelo
Munoz,M (2418)-Gonzalez Garcia,J (2503) Barcelona 2006}) 10... b5 11. a4 b4 12.
Ne4 cxd4 $1 $146 {A minor improvement on the previous game. Pay attention to
the fact that in this structure it is generally better for Black to trade the
central pawns himself (...c5xd4) than to wait for White's d4xc5. Of course,
Black should make sure that the invasion of White's knight (Nd4-c6) will not
be dangerous:} (12... Bb7 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Nxc5 Nxc5 15. dxc5 Rc8 16. Qb3 Rxc5
17. O-O Qb6 18. Rc4 Rxc4 19. Qxc4 Rd8 20. Qg4+ Kh8 21. Qh5 Kg8 {1/2 (24)
Tallaksen,G (2402)-Kveinys,A (2540) Oslo 2006 , and now, had White wished, he
could have continued fighting for an edge by means of} 22. Rc1) 13. Nxf6+ (13.
Nxd4 $144 Bb7) 13... Nxf6 14. Nxd4 Bb7 15. Nc6 {White decided to simplify the
game.} (15. Bf3 $6 Rc8 16. Qb1 Rxc1+ 17. Qxc1 Bxf3 18. Nxf3 Qd3 {K.Landa}) (15.
O-O Rc8 16. Qb3 Qa5 17. Bf3 Bxf3 18. Nxf3 h6 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Rfd1 (20. Nd2
Qd5 21. Nc4 Bc3 $1 {K.Landa}) 20... Rc5 $36) 15... Bxc6 16. Qxc6 Rc8 (16... Qa5
17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. b3 Bc3+ 19. Kf1 $11 {[%cal Yg2g3,Yf1g2]}) 17. Qxc8 Qxc8 18.
Rxc8 Rxc8 19. O-O a5 (19... Rc2 20. Bxa6 Rxb2 21. Bc4 Rc2 22. Bb3 $11 {K.Landa}
) 20. b3 Kf8 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Rd1 Rc3 23. Bc4 h5 24. Kf1 Ke7 25. Ke2 Be5 26.
h3 h4 27. Rd3 Rc2+ 28. Rd2 Rc3 29. Rd3 Rc2+ 30. Rd2 Rc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 1st"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A35"]
[WhiteElo "2868"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "Sumets,A"]
[PlyCount "158"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. d3 {According to ChessBase 4.g3 or 4.e3 is
more popular.} (4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. d3 Nge7 7. h4 h6 8. Bd2 d6 9. a3 Be6 10.
Rb1 a5 11. Qc1 Rc8 12. O-O b6 13. e4 Bg4 14. Re1 Kf8 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Bxf3
17. Bxf3 Nd4 18. Bg4 f5 19. Bd1 g5 $132 {Wang Yue-Grischuk,A Istanbul TUR 2012
0-1 (28)}) (4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 e4 7. Ne5 Bb4 8. Be2 Qa5 9. O-O Nxe5
10. dxe5 Qxe5 11. Bd2 Bc5 12. Nb5 O-O 13. b4 Be7 (13... Bd4 14. Nxd4 Qxd4 15.
Bf4 Qxd1 16. Rfxd1 b6 17. a4 $44 {Buhmann,R (2579)-Gschnitzer,O (2444) Bonn
2011 1-0 (46)}) 14. f4 Qe6 15. Be3 Bxb4 16. Nc7 Qc6 17. Nxa8 b6 (17... Bc5 18.
Bxc5 Qxc5+ 19. Kh1 d6 20. Rb1 Bd7 $14) 18. Rb1 Bc5 19. Bxc5 bxc5 20. Rb8 $16 {
Aronian,L-Caruana,F Wijk aan Zee NED 2012 1-0 (47)}) 4... d6 5. a3 a5 6. g3
Nge7 (6... g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. O-O Nge7 9. Bd2 (9. Bg5 f6 (9... h6 $6 10. Bxe7 $1)
10. Bd2 Be6 11. Ne1 O-O 12. Nd5 Bf7 13. Nxe7+ Qxe7 14. Nc2 f5 15. Ne3 e4 16.
Nd5 Bxd5 17. cxd5 Ne5 18. dxe4 Nc4 19. exf5 Nxb2 20. Qc2 Qxe2 21. Ra2 Nc4 22.
Bc1 {1/2 Nisipeanu,L (2666)-Eljanov,P (2574) Andorra 2003}) (9. Ne1 O-O 10. Nc2
Rb8 (10... Be6 11. Ne3 Rb8 12. Ned5 h6 13. Rb1 Kh7 (13... f5 14. b4 axb4 15.
axb4 cxb4 16. Nxb4 Nxb4 17. Rxb4 d5 18. cxd5 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Rb5 $14)
14. Bd2 f5 15. f4 Ng8 16. b4 axb4 17. axb4 cxb4 18. Nxb4 e4 19. Nbd5 $14 {
Podzielny, K-Sarakauskas,G/Bad Zwischenahn 2002 1-0 (39)}) 11. Rb1 Be6 12. b4
axb4 13. axb4 cxb4 14. Nxb4 Nxb4 15. Rxb4 d5 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18.
Rb5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Qd7 20. Qb3 $14 {1/2 (62)-1/2 Kramnik,V-Carlsen,M/ London
ENG 2012}) 9... O-O 10. Rb1 Rb8 11. Qa4 Be6 12. Nb5 d5 13. cxd5 Bxd5 14. Nc3 (
14. Rfc1 $5 b6 15. Nc3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Nd4 17. Bg2 b5 18. Qd1 $14) 14... Bxf3 15.
Bxf3 Nd4 16. Bg2 b5 17. Qd1 b4 18. Ne4 bxa3 19. bxa3 Rxb1 20. Qxb1 Nxe2+ 21.
Kh1 c4 22. dxc4 f5 $11 {Socko, B-Gershon,A Athens 2005 0-1 (41)}) 7. Bg2 g6 8.
Bg5 $1 $146 (8. O-O) 8... Bg7 9. Bxe7 $1 {In order to better understand
Carlsen's idea I advise you to look at the game Eingorn,V-Borovikov,V
Ordzhonikidze zt 2000 or the game Peelen,P-Polgar,S Hoogovens (B) Wijk aan Zee
1990. Both games were commented on by Ribli.} Qxe7 10. O-O O-O 11. Nd2 Be6 12.
Rb1 Rfc8 $1 {It is not so easy to understand Black's last move. Now Wang Hao
is very well prepared to meet b4.} 13. Nd5 {I think that Carlsen
underestimated the opponent's plan.} (13. e3 $5 Qd7 14. Qa4 Ra6 15. Bd5 Bf5 16.
Nde4 $14) 13... Qd8 14. b4 axb4 15. axb4 Bxd5 $1 {The point of Wang Hao's idea.
} ({Of course he didn't want to take on b4.} 15... cxb4 $6 16. Nxb4 Ra3 (16...
Nxb4 17. Rxb4 Ra2 18. Rxb7 $16) 17. Nd5 Ra7 18. e3 Ne7 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Rb6
$16 {Black should avoid such a position}) 16. Bxd5 cxb4 17. Ne4 {To regain the
pawn White needs to trade his bishop for Black's knight. It leads to an equal
game.} Rc7 {It would be nice to play f4 and to start an attack on the kingside.
Unfortunately, it's very difficult to put into practice.} 18. Qd2 (18. f4 $6
exf4 19. Rxf4 Be5 {After f4 the black bishop is a very strong piece.} 20. Rf1
Kg7 21. Qd2 h6 $15 {Black's position is better.}) 18... Kh8 $1 (18... h6 $6 19.
f4 $1 Kh7 (19... exf4 $2 20. Qxf4 Qe7 21. Qxd6 $16) 20. f5 $40) 19. Ra1 {
Carlsen accepted the fact that f4 doesn't work.} (19. f4 $2 exf4 20. Qxf4 f5 $1
21. Ng5 Nd4 22. Rf2 Be5 23. Qh4 Bf6 $17) 19... Rb8 ({Houdini recommends} 19...
Rxa1 $5 20. Rxa1 f5 21. Ng5 Bh6 22. Nf7+ Rxf7 23. Qxh6 Rc7 {It seems to me
that final position is better for White.}) 20. Rfb1 h6 21. Bxc6 {He has to
admit that position is equal.} bxc6 22. Rxb4 d5 $11 23. Rxb8 Qxb8 24. Nd6 e4 {
The position is completely equal.} (24... Bf8 25. c5 Kg7 26. Ra6 (26. Qe3 f6
27. d4 Ra7 28. Rxa7+ Qxa7 29. dxe5 Qa1+ 30. Kg2 Qxe5 $11) 26... Bxd6 27. cxd6
Rd7 28. Qc3 Qxd6 29. Rxc6 Qe7 $11) 25. Ra6 exd3 26. exd3 (26. Qxd3 Qb4 $1 27.
Ne8 dxc4 $1 28. Qd8 Qb1+ 29. Kg2 Qe4+ 30. Kg1 Qb1+ $11) 26... Kh7 27. Kg2 (27.
c5 Qb2 28. Qxb2 Bxb2) 27... dxc4 (27... Be5 28. c5 Qb2 29. Qxb2 Bxb2 30. Rb6
Bd4 31. Rb7 Rxb7 32. Nxb7 Kg7 33. Nd8 Bxc5 34. Nxc6 $11) 28. dxc4 Rd7 29. c5 ({
Carlsen could take the pawn} 29. Rxc6 {that leads to a draw:} Qa8 (29... Bf8
30. Qd5 Rxd6 (30... Qa8) 31. Qxf7+ Bg7 32. Qf4 Rd8 33. Qe4 Rd6 34. Qf4 Rd8 $11)
30. Qd5 Bf8 31. h4 h5 32. Kh3 Qa2 33. Kg2 Qa8 $11) 29... Bf8 30. Rb6 Qc7 31.
Rb3 Qa7 $1 (31... Bxd6 $2 32. Rd3 $16) 32. Rc3 $2 {After this mistake White
will fight for a draw.} (32. Qb4 Bxd6 33. cxd6 c5 34. Qf4 Qa8+ 35. Qf3 Qxf3+
36. Rxf3 Kg7 37. Rc3 Rxd6 38. Rxc5 $11) 32... Bxd6 33. cxd6 Qa5 $1 34. h4 Rxd6
35. Qe3 Qd5+ 36. Qf3 h5 (36... c5 $2 37. Rxc5 $1 $11) (36... Qxf3+ $5 {
Probably White should make a draw if he played precisely. However it seems to
me that Black's chances are higher than in the endgame with the extra d5-pawn}
37. Kxf3 Re6 {The white king is cut off from the queenside.}) 37. Qxd5 cxd5 38.
Kf3 $15 {It seems that the endgame is drawish and Magnus Carlsen mostly proved
it.} Kg7 39. Rc7 Kf6 40. Ke3 Ra6 41. Rd7 Ke6 42. Rb7 Ra3+ 43. Kf4 Ra4+ 44. Ke3
Re4+ 45. Kd3 $1 Re1 46. Rb6+ Kf5 47. Rb7 f6 48. Rd7 Re5 49. f3 $5 (49. Rd8 $5 {
also leads to a draw:} Kg4 50. Rg8 Kf3 51. Rxg6 Kxf2 52. Kd4 (52. Rxf6+ Kxg3
$19) 52... Rf5 53. Rg8 Rf3 54. Kxd5 Rxg3 55. Rh8 $11) 49... Ke6 50. Rg7 g5 51.
Rh7 g4 (51... gxh4 52. gxh4 Rf5 53. Ke3 d4+ 54. Kxd4 Rf4+ 55. Ke3 Rxh4 56. Kf2)
52. fxg4 ({White could make draw after} 52. f4 $5 Re1 53. Rxh5 Rg1 54. Kd4 Rxg3
55. Rxd5 f5 56. Ra5 Rf3 57. Ra6+ Kf7 58. Ke5) 52... hxg4 53. Rg7 f5 54. Rg6+
Kf7 55. Ra6 (55. h5 $5 Re1 56. Kd4 Rg1 57. Kxd5 Rxg3 58. Ke5 Rf3 59. Rg5 g3 60.
h6 $11) 55... Re1 56. Kd2 $2 {Why not 56.Kd4?} (56. Kd4 Re4+ 57. Kxd5 Re3 58.
h5 Rxg3 59. Ke5 Rf3 60. Ra7+ Kg8 61. Kf6 g3 62. h6 $11) 56... Rg1 {It seems to
me that White still could save the game but he needed to play very precisely.}
57. Ra3 Rg2+ 58. Ke1 Kf6 59. Kf1 Rc2 60. Ra6+ Ke5 61. h5 Rh2 62. h6 d4 63. Kg1
Rh3 64. Kg2 $2 {The decisive mistake.} (64. Kf2 $1 {It was necessary to take
control of the e3-square.} d3 65. Ra5+ Kd4 (65... Ke4 66. Ra4+) 66. Ra4+ Kc3
67. Ra3+ Kc2 68. Ra2+ Kb3 69. Ra6 Rh2+ (69... d2 70. Ke2 Rh2+ 71. Kd1 Kc3 72.
Ra3+ Kd4 73. h7 Ke4 74. h8=Q Rxh8 75. Kxd2 Rh2+ 76. Ke1 $11) 70. Kg1 (70. Ke1
$2 Kc3 71. Ra3+ Kd4 72. Ra4+ Ke3) 70... Rh3 71. Kf2 $11) 64... d3 $19 65. Ra5+
Kd4 66. Ra4+ Kc3 67. Ra6 (67. Ra3+ Kd2 68. Ra2+ Ke3 $19) 67... d2 68. Rc6+ Kd3
69. Rd6+ Kc2 70. Rc6+ Kd1 71. Rd6 f4 $1 {Wang Hao calculated everything till
the end.} 72. gxf4 Ke2 73. Re6+ Re3 74. Rxe3+ Kxe3 75. h7 d1=Q 76. h8=Q Qf3+
77. Kg1 Qf2+ 78. Kh1 Qf1+ 79. Kh2 g3+ 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess 1st"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hammer, Jon Ludvig"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2868"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. Qc2 Bxd2+ 8.
Qxd2 c6 9. a4 Ne4 $5 {A relatively unexplored continuation. Rather than
sticking to his extra pawn, Black intends to return it and get a solid
position with comfortable development and prospects for counterplay.} ({
The main line goes} 9... b5 {, the last top level example being} 10. Na3 {
Anand,V (2787)-Topalov,V (2805)/Sofia 2010/CBM 136/(Marin,M) (1-0, 32)}) 10.
Qc2 {The most frequent and at the same time most natural answer. The queen
attacks the knight and the pawn, allowing the rapid connection between the
rooks. The only drawback of this move is placing the queen on a vulnerable
square, causing White to spend another tempo after the predictable ...Na6-b4.}
(10. Qc1 {avoids this deffect, but is not without some hidden deffects.} Nd6
11. Ne5 Na6 {After this mechanical move, White has chances to retain an edge.}
(11... Qb6 $5 {is based on the fact that with the queen on c1 White may not be
so well prepared to sacrifice the d4-pawn.} 12. e3 f6 13. Nxc4 Nxc4 14. Qxc4
Qxb2 $44 {Black's extra pawn should compensate for White's space advantage and
active bishop.}) 12. O-O O-O 13. Nd2 Nb4 14. Ndxc4 f6 15. Rd1 Nxc4 16. Nxc4 Bd7
17. e4 Be8 18. Qc3 $14 {Yevseev,D (2520)-Makarov,M (2518)/St Petersburg 2010/
CBM 137 (1-0, 45)}) (10. Qe3 Nd6 (10... Qb6 11. O-O Qxb2 12. Na3 Nc3 13. Nd2
$16) 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. O-O b5 (12... Na6 {looks like an important alternative.}
13. Rfc1 Nb4 14. Nxc4 Nxc4 15. Rxc4 Qd6 {In view of the threat Ne5, Black has
to delay ...b6 for a while.} 16. Rac1 Rd8 17. Ne5 $6 f6 18. Nd3 Nd5 19. Qd2 Nb6
{[%csl Ga4,Gd4]}) 13. Qf4 Bb7 14. e4 Na6 15. e5 Nf5 16. g4 Ne7 17. Ne4 Ng6 18.
Qg3 Nb4 $13 {Ju Wenjun (2528)-Kosteniuk,A (2489)/Istanbul 2012 (1/2, 64)}) (10.
Qf4 Nd6 ({With the queen on f4,} 10... Qb6 {looks more playable than after
Qd2-e3, since the e2-pawn is hanging.} 11. O-O Qxb2 12. Nbd2 Nc3 13. Qe3 Nd5
$13) 11. Na3 Na6 12. Ne5 O-O 13. O-O Nb4 14. Naxc4 Nxc4 15. Nxc4 b6 16. Rfd1
Ba6 17. Rac1 Rb8 18. b3 Qe7 19. Rd2 f6 {Black has a flexible position and
launched his counterplay a few moves later in Cioara,A (2483)-Landa,K (2641)/
Germany 2012/CBM 152 (0-1, 40)}) 10... Nd6 11. Nbd2 (11. O-O Na6 12. Na3 Nb4
13. Qc1 b5 (13... O-O {is in the spirit of our main game.}) 14. Ne5 Ra6 15. Rd1
Bd7 16. e4 O-O 17. d5 cxd5 {1/2 Brunello,S (2475)-Korneev,O (2651)/Porto Mannu
2008/CBM 124 Extra. Massive simplifications are to be expected.}) (11. Ne5 Na6
(11... Qb6 {could be met with} 12. Na3 Qxd4 13. Naxc4 Nxc4 14. Nxc4 {, since
the queen does not prevent the rapid rook activation in the centre.}) 12. Na3 (
12. e3 Nb4 13. Qc3 O-O 14. O-O Qc7 15. Na3 b6 16. Naxc4 Nxc4 {1/2 Melkumyan,H 
(2593)-Nielsen,P (2670)/Aix-les-Bains 2011/CBM 142}) 12... Nb4 13. Qc3 Nd5 14.
Qc2 Qb6 15. O-O-O {Quite an unusual plan. The king is not that exposed and
could become active in the endgame.} Qb4 16. Naxc4 Nxc4 17. Qxc4 f6 18. Qxb4
axb4 19. Nd3 Rxa4 20. Kc2 Ke7 21. Kb3 Ra8 22. Ra1 Rxa1 23. Rxa1 Rd8 24. Ra7 Kd6
25. Nxb4 Nc7 $11 {(0-1, 57) Zablotsky,S (2518)-Maletin,P (2556)/Novokuznetsk
2007/EXT 2009. The reduced material on board and the excellent king
centralisation allows Black to have confidence in his chances.}) (11. Na3 b5 (
11... Na6 12. Nxc4 Nb4) 12. Ne5 (12. O-O Ra7 13. e4) 12... Ra6 13. O-O Rb6 {
0-1 (40) Chapman,T (2279)-Shirov,A (2708)/Hinckley ENG 2013/TWC 965}) 11... Na6
12. Nxc4 Nb4 13. Nxd6+ Qxd6 14. Qd2 O-O 15. O-O Rd8 $146 {A new move which
does not change the essence of the position, though.} (15... b6 16. Rac1 Ba6
17. Rfd1 Rac8 18. Bf1 Rfd8 19. Qf4 Qxf4 20. gxf4 f6 21. e3 {1/2 Ragger,M (2662)
-Wojtaszek,R (2705)/Porto Carras 2011/CBM 146}) 16. Rfd1 b6 17. Qc3 Ba6 18. Rd2
Rac8 $11 {This is the kind of position Black has been aiming for. After the
exchange of two minor pieces, Black's relative lack of space does not cause
him any problems of coordination. The b4-knight is very strong and the
thematic break ...c6-c5 is in the air.} 19. Rad1 Qe7 20. h4 c5 {Black could
still have prepared this pawn break.} (20... Rc7 {[%cal Gf7f6,Ge7f7,Gc7d7] In
the meanwhile, it would not be easy to suggest an active plan for White.}) 21.
dxc5 Rd5 {This was probably meant to confuse the opponent and it eventually
did.} (21... Rxd2 22. Qxd2 Qxc5 $11 {looks safe enough.}) 22. Rxd5 (22. Ne5 $5
{may have retained some initiative for White:} Bxe2 $1 (22... Rcxc5 23. Qe3
Rxd2 24. Rxd2 Nd5 25. Qb3 $14 {[%csl Gb6,Gd7][%cal Ge2e4]}) 23. Bxd5 Bxd1 24.
Bc4 Bxa4 25. cxb6 {[%cal Gc3a3] This pawn will not be easy to eliminate, which
keeps Black under some prolonged pressure.} Be8 (25... Qc5 26. Bxe6 $1 Qxc3 27.
bxc3 fxe6 28. cxb4 axb4 29. Ra2 Bb5 30. b7 $18) 26. Qd4 (26. Qa3 Qc5) 26... Rb8
27. Bf1 Nd5 28. Nc4 Bb5 29. Qe5 Qf8 30. b3 $5 $14 {/=}) 22... Nxd5 23. Qe5 Qxc5
24. Bh3 Re8 25. Nd4 Kf8 26. Bf1 ({In for a penny...} 26. Bxe6 Nf6 (26... fxe6
$2 27. Nxe6+ Rxe6 28. Qxe6 $18) 27. Qf5 Qxf5 28. Bxf5 Bxe2 $11) 26... Rc8 {
White did not play with a clear plan, but the position remains... safe for
both sides. The next move is simply asking for trouble.} 27. Nb5 $2 (27. Nf5
Nf6 28. Qxc5+ Rxc5 29. Rd8+ Ne8 30. Nd6 (30. Nxg7 Kxg7 31. Rxe8 Rc2 32. b3 Rc1
33. Kg2 Bb7+ 34. f3 Bd5 35. Rb8 Bxb3 36. Rxb6 Bxa4 37. Ra6 Rc5 $15 {[%cal
Ga4b3,Ga5a4]}) 30... Ke7 31. Rxe8+ Kxd6 32. Rd8+ Ke7 (32... Kc7 33. Rg8) 33.
Rb8 $11) 27... Bxb5 28. axb5 Nf6 {The b5-pawn is very weak. Besides, the
absence of the knight prevents White from creating any counterplay.} 29. Qd6+
Ke8 30. Qd3 Qd5 31. Qxd5 exd5 32. e4 (32. Rd2 Rc4 33. e3 Rb4 $17 {[%cal Ge8e7,
Ge7d6]}) (32. e3 Rc2 33. b4 axb4 34. Rb1 Ng4 $17) 32... Rc2 $1 (32... dxe4 33.
Rd6 Nd7 34. Bh3 Rc1+ 35. Kg2 Nc5 36. Rxb6 Rc2 $17 {This is not too easy to
evaluate in advance, so Carlsen's choice must be regarded as more technical.})
33. e5 (33. exd5 Rxb2 34. d6 Kd8) 33... Ne4 34. Rxd5 Rxb2 35. Rd4 Rb4 36. Rd1 (
36. Rxb4 axb4 37. Bc4 Nd2 $19) 36... a4 $19 37. Bg2 Nc3 38. Bc6+ Ke7 39. Rd7+
Ke6 40. Ra7 Kxe5 (40... Kxe5 41. Kf1 (41. Rxf7 a3 42. Ra7 Ra4 $19) 41... Rb3
42. Be8 f6 {[%csl Rb5][%cal Ge5d4,Gd4c5,Gc5b4]}) 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess 1st"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D32"]
[WhiteElo "2868"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[Annotator "Sumets,A"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. d4 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bb5 Bd6 8. O-O
O-O 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. b3 Bg4 11. Bb2 a6 {Black has several options to achieve a
playable position.} (11... Bd6 12. h3 Bh5 13. Be2 a6 14. Nh4 $1 {A typical
manoeuvre when you are fighting against the isolated pawn} Bxe2 15. Nxe2 Re8
16. Rc1 Ne4 17. Nf5 Be5 18. Bxe5 Rxe5 19. Nfd4 Qd7 20. Nf4 Rae8 21. Nxc6 bxc6
22. Qc2 c5 23. Rfd1 $14 {Kramnik,V-Polgar,J Presidents Cup Baku AZE 2010 1/2-1/
2 (67)}) (11... Rc8 12. Rc1 a6 (12... Bd6 13. h3 Bh5 14. Be2 a6 15. Nh4 Bxe2
16. Nxe2 Be5 (16... Re8 $5 17. Nf3 Ne4) 17. Bxe5 Nxe5 18. Qd4 Re8 19. Nf5 Rxc1
20. Rxc1 Qd7 21. Nfg3 $14 {Grachev,B-Chadaev,N TCh- RUS Loo 2013 1-0 (54)}) 13.
Be2 Ba7 {leads to the game Topalov,V-Karjakin,S.} 14. h3 Bh5 15. Nh4 Bg6 16.
Nxg6 hxg6 17. Bf3 d4 18. exd4 Bxd4 19. Na4 Bxb2 20. Nxb2 Nd4 21. Rxc8 Nxf3+ 22.
Qxf3 Qxc8 $11 {Topalov,V-Karjakin,S Stavanger NOR Blitz 2013 0-1 (64)}) 12.
Bxc6 (12. Be2 Ba7 13. Rc1 Qd7 (13... Rc8 {leads again to Topalov,V-Karjakin,S.}
) 14. Na4 Ne4 15. Ne5 $2 {It's hard to believe, but after this logical move
White's position became very difficult} (15. Nd4 Bxe2 16. Nxe2 Rfe8 $11) 15...
Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 Rfe8 18. Qb2 $6 (18. Bb2 b5 19. Nc3 Nxf2 20. Rxf2
Bxe3 21. Qf1 Re6 22. Nd1 Bxc1 23. Bxc1 Rae8 $17) 18... b5 19. Bxg7 bxa4 20. Bh8
f6 (20... Qg4 $1 21. Rc7 a3 22. Qa1 Nxf2 23. Rxf2 Bxe3 $19) 21. Bxf6 a3 22. Qa1
Nxf6 23. Qxf6 d4 $17 {Lauber,A-Landa,K Bundesliga Hamburg 2012 0-1 (42)}) 12...
bxc6 13. Rc1 Ba7 (13... Bd6 14. Ne2 Rc8 (14... c5 $5 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Qxd5
Rad8 $44) 15. Ng3 (15. Ne5 $5 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Qe8 17. Nf3 $14) 15... Re8 16. Qd3
Ne4 17. Nd2 $6 Nxg3 18. hxg3 h5 19. Nf3 Bxf3 $6 20. gxf3 Qg5 21. f4 Qg4 22. Kg2
h4 23. Rh1 $1 hxg3 24. Rh3 $3 $16 {1-0 Peralta,F-Swinkels,R/Wijk aan Zee NED
2013 (31)}) 14. Ne2 {A simple but strong move. In one game White tried his
knight on c5. Nothing good came of it.} (14. Na4 $6 Qd6 15. Rc4 $6 Qe6 16. Nc5
Qc8 17. Rc1 Ne4 18. b4 Bxc5 19. bxc5 f6 20. Qd4 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Ng5 $15 {0-1
Nielsen,U-Sax,G/Vejle 1994/CBM 040 (46)}) 14... Qd6 (14... Bxf3 15. gxf3) 15.
Be5 Qe7 16. Ned4 (16. Rxc6 $4 Bxf3 17. Bxf6 Qd7 $19) 16... Bxf3 $6 {T.
Radjabov decided to play solidly. This desire is very understandable to anyone
who has seen M. Carlsen's elo. However it seems that 16...c5 was stronger.} (
16... c5 17. Nc6 Qe6 18. Bxf6 (18. Nxa7 $2 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Qxe5 20. Nc6 Qd6 21.
Na5 Qb6 $17) 18... Qxc6 19. Be7 Rfc8 20. Bxc5 Bxc5 21. b4 Qb5 22. bxc5 Rxc5 23.
Rxc5 Qxc5 $11 {The position is very close to equal.}) 17. Nxf3 Rfc8 18. Qd3 a5
(18... Ne4 $5 19. Bb2 a5 20. Rc2 a4 21. Rfc1 axb3 22. axb3 Qe6 $14 {White is
slightly better, but it seems to me that if Black plays precisely he is out of
danger.}) 19. Bxf6 $1 Qxf6 20. Rc2 Rd8 (20... a4 $6 21. b4 Qd6 22. a3 g6 23.
Rfc1 Rc7 24. Nd4 Bxd4 25. Qxd4 Rac8 26. Rc5 $16) 21. Rfc1 c5 (21... d4 $6 22.
e4 $1 (22. exd4 Bxd4 23. Nxd4 Rxd4 24. Qc3 g6 25. Qxc6 Qxc6 26. Rxc6 a4 $14 {
the endgame is rather drawish}) 22... c5 {Black's bishop, which is responsible
for the c5-pawn, is not a very active piece. Gradually White will create an
attack on the kingside.}) 22. e4 $6 (22. Qb5 $1 h6 (22... Bb6 23. Ne5 $1 Qxe5
24. Qxb6 $16) 23. Qxa5 Bb6 24. Qd2 Ba5 25. Qd3 Bb4 26. a4 $16 {Black doesn't
have compensation for the pawn.}) 22... Qg6 $1 23. Re1 dxe4 $1 {Black has an
almost equal endgame.} (23... d4 $6 {See the comments to the 21st move.}) 24.
Qxe4 Qxe4 25. Rxe4 Rd1+ 26. Re1 Rxe1+ 27. Nxe1 Rd8 28. Kf1 (28. a4 $6 Rd1 29.
Kf1 Rb1 30. Rc3 g6 {Black's rook is very active.}) 28... a4 $1 29. bxa4 $1 {
The only chance to play for a win.} Rd4 30. a5 Ra4 31. Rd2 Kf8 32. Nd3 f6 (
32... c4 $2 33. Nb2 Rb4 (33... Rxa2 34. Nxc4 $16) 34. a3) 33. Nb2 Rxa5 $1 (
33... Rxa2 $2 34. Nc4 Ra4 35. Rd8+ Ke7 36. Ra8 Rxc4 37. Rxa7+ Kf8 38. Rc7 $1
$16) 34. Nc4 Ra4 $11 35. Rc2 Ke7 36. Ke2 Ke6 37. Kd3 Kd5 38. a3 h5 39. h3 h4
40. Rc1 g6 41. Rc2 $1 g5 42. Rc1 $22 {Black's king and rook are placed
perfectly. Unfortunately he is forced to remove one of them and White will
play Re1.} Ra6 $1 (42... Bb8 $4 43. Nb6+) 43. Re1 Bb8 44. Re7 Bf4 (44... Be5
45. a4 Bd4 46. Re2 Be5 47. a5 Bd4 $11 {I don't see how White can make any
progress}) 45. Kc3 f5 $2 {A very serious mistake.} (45... Be5+ $1 46. Kb3 (46.
Kd3 Bd4 47. f3 Be5 $11) 46... Kd4 47. a4 (47. Rd7+ Ke4 48. a4 Bd4) 47... Kd3
48. a5 Bd4 49. f3 Ra8 50. Re6 (50. Rb7 $2 Ke2) 50... Rb8+ 51. Rb6 Ra8 52. Re6
$11) 46. Kb3 g4 47. a4 gxh3 48. gxh3 Rg6 49. a5 $16 Rg1 50. a6 Rb1+ 51. Kc3 $6
(51. Ka2 $1 {The endgame should be winning for White} Rb4 (51... Rb8 52. a7
Kxc4 53. axb8=Q Bxb8 54. Kb2 $18) 52. Ne3+ Bxe3 53. Rxe3 Rb8 54. a7 Ra8 55. Ra3
$18) 51... Rc1+ 52. Kd3 $6 (52. Kb3 $1 Rb1+ (52... Rxc4 53. Rd7+ Bd6 (53... Kc6
54. Kxc4 Kxd7 55. a7) 54. Rxd6+ Kxd6 55. Kxc4 Kc6 56. a7 $18) 53. Ka2) 52...
Rd1+ 53. Ke2 $2 (53. Kc3 $1 {He should have changed his mind and put his king
on a2} Rc1+ 54. Kb3 Rb1+ 55. Ka2) 53... Ra1 54. Nb6+ Kd6 55. Rg7 Kc6 56. Rg6+
Kb5 57. Nd5 Be5 $2 {After this weak move Black is in trouble again. He could
make a draw after 57....Ra2.} (57... Ra2+ $1 58. Kf3 Bd2 $1 59. Rd6 Kc4 60. Ne7
Ra3+ 61. Kg2 (61. Ke2 Bf4 62. Re6 Rxh3 63. Nxf5 Kb5 $11) 61... Ra2 62. Re6 (62.
Nxf5 Be1 $11) 62... f4 63. Kf3 Kb5 64. Nd5 c4 65. Ke4 Be1 $1 66. Rg6 c3 67. Rg1
Ra1 68. Nxc3+ Kxa6 69. Ne2 Ra4+ 70. Kf3 Ra3+ 71. Kxf4 Bxf2 $11) 58. Rb6+ Kc4
59. Ne3+ Kc3 60. f4 $1 Bd4 61. Nxf5 c4 62. Rc6 Rh1 $2 (62... Bg1 $1 {The most
stubborn continuation.} 63. Ne3 (63. Nxh4 $6 Kb4 64. Ng6 Bd4 $13) 63... Ra2+
64. Kf3 Kd4 65. Nxc4 Kd5 66. Ne5 Bd4 67. Rf6 (67. Rh6 Bxe5 68. Rh5 (68. fxe5
Kxe5 69. Rh5+ Kf6 70. Rh8 Kg7 71. Ra8 $11) 68... Ra3+ $1 (68... Rxa6 $2 69.
Rxe5+ Kd6 70. Kg4 $18) 69. Kg4 Ke6 70. Rxe5+ Kf6 71. Rh5 Kg7 72. Kxh4 Rxa6 {
a theoretical draw}) 67... Bxe5 68. Rf5 Ke6 $1 69. Rxe5+ Kf6) 63. Nd6 $18 {
Now Black's position is completely hopeless.} Rh2+ 64. Kf3 Kd3 65. Rxc4 Rxh3+
66. Kg4 Rh1 67. Ra4 Bf2 68. Ra3+ 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 1st"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2868"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 {For a player like Carlsen, who rarely banks on the
opening, the Breyer variation must be an optimal choice. Black retains a
flexible position and things cannot go really wrong for him. In the worst case,
he would find himself in a slightly inferior position after 15-20 moves or so,
but Carlsen is quite good at converting such worse positions into... wins! The
important thing is to leave the opening behind with the minimum of damage and
then get to the complicated middlegame business, clearly Carlsen's piece of
cake.} 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. a4 Bf8 14. Bd3 c6 {A typical position for
this line. Black surely is flexible and has no weaknesses at all. He still has
useful moves at his disposal, mainly ...g6 and ...Bg7, but then will have to
come up with some counterplay in the centre. White has better control in the
centre, but in order to prove at least a slight advantage, he has to prepare
against Black's ...d6-d5, ...c6-c5 and ...exd4 in optimal way. Easier said
than done, especially in over the board conditions.} 15. Qc2 {A relatively
rare move.} ({Carlsen has had some experience against the more popular
continuations:} 15. b4 Nb6 16. axb5 cxb5 $5 (16... axb5 {1/2 Anand,V (2800)
-Carlsen,M (2826)/Nanjing 2010/CBM 139/(Giri) (44)}) 17. d5 Rc8 18. Ra3 (18.
Bb2 Nh5 {1/2 Shirov,A (2749)-Carlsen,M (2826)/Bilbao 2010/CBM 139/(Edouard,R) 
(175)}) 18... Nh5 19. Nf1 g6 20. N1h2 Bg7 {Anand,V (2800)-Carlsen,M (2826)/
Bilbao 2010/CBM 139/(Edouard,R) (1/2, 50)}) ({A previous Breyer duel between
the same two players went:} 15. b3 Qc7 ({Carlsen also tried the standard} 15...
g6 16. Bb2 exd4 17. cxd4 d5 {Nisipeanu,L (2659)-Carlsen,M (2815)/Medias 2011/
CBM 143/(Rogozenco) (1/2, 32)}) 16. Qc2 Rac8 17. Bb2 Nh5 {Karjakin,S (2760)
-Carlsen,M (2802)/Moscow (blitz) 2010/EXT 2011 (0-1, 31)}) 15... Rc8 16. axb5
axb5 17. b4 ({Slightly more ambitious, but also more committal, than} 17. b3 g6
18. Bb2 Qc7 19. c4 bxc4 20. Nxc4 exd4 21. Bxd4 {1/2 Vallejo Pons,F (2697)
-Grischuk,A (2760)/Khanty Mansiysk 2010/CBM 139} d5 $11) 17... Qc7 $5 $146 ({
Carlsen might have disliked the standard} 17... g6 {for concrete reasons.} 18.
dxe5 $5 ({After the neutral} 18. Bb2 {Black managed to get enough play in an
older top level game:} Nh5 19. g3 exd4 $5 20. cxd4 d5 21. Bc3 Nb6 22. e5 Rc7
23. Nb3 Bc8 24. Kg2 Ng7 25. Nh2 h5 $13 {[%emt 0:00:17] (1/2, 56) Short,N (2635)
-Portisch,L (2605)/Wijk aan Zee 1990/CBM}) 18... dxe5 19. Nb3 Qc7 (19... c5 $6
{loses a pawn without compensation:} 20. bxc5 Nxc5 21. Nxc5 Rxc5 22. Ba3 $16)
20. Bg5 $1 h6 21. Be3 $14 {White retains some pressure, since after} c5 22.
bxc5 {the pawn is not that easy to retrieve because Ph6 is hanging.}) 18. Bb2 (
18. dxe5 dxe5 19. Nb3 {is completely inoffensive:} c5 20. bxc5 Nxc5 21. Nxc5
Qxc5 $11) 18... Ra8 $6 {But this counter-developing move does not seem right.}
(18... g6 {would leave White with the problem of how to strengthen his
position.} 19. Bf1 {Possibly the most constructive move. Once the b1-h7
diagonal has been safely defended by Black's last move, the bishop is more
useful on f1, defending g2 among others.} (19. c4 exd4 20. Bxd4 bxc4 21. Qxc4
d5 $11) (19. Nb3 c5 $1 20. bxc5 dxc5 21. dxe5 Nxe5 $132 22. Nxe5 $6 c4 $15) (
19. Rad1 d5 $5 20. exd5 exd4 21. Rxe8 Rxe8 22. dxc6 Qxc6 $11) 19... exd4 ({
Some of the metits of the bishop retreat can be seen after} 19... d5 $6 20.
exd5 exd4 $6 21. Rxe8 Rxe8 22. dxc6 Qxc6 23. Nxd4 $18 {and the g2-pawn is
defended.}) 20. cxd4 d5 21. e5 Nh5 22. Bc3 Ng7 23. Nb3 Nb6 {This is similar to
the Short-Portisch game above, but the move ...Qd8-c7 is at least a waste of
time. For instance, Black does not have the nice regrouping ...Rc7, ...Bc8
anymore. So, maybe White has better chances to retain some advantage.}) 19.
Rad1 Nb6 $6 {Paradoxically, this does not reduce the impact of c3-c4 at all.
In fact, weakening the defence of the e5-pawn will have serious effects.} ({
Given White's centralisation,} 19... g6 {looks dangerous, too:} 20. c4 bxc4 21.
Bxc4 (21. Qxc4 Ba6 $11) 21... exd4 22. Bxd4 $14 d5 23. Bxd5 Nxd5 24. exd5 Rxe1+
25. Nxe1 Bxb4 26. Ne4 $36 {Black is under pressure on bth wings. With the pawn
on g7, things would be different, but it is late to think about that now.}) ({
Black should probably have admitted that something had gone slightly wrong and
played some very safe move like} 19... h6 $5 {According to White's answer,
Black could next play ...g6 or ...d5. Or if} 20. c4 bxc4 21. Bxc4 exd4 22. Bxd4
{, the safest might be} Qc8 $5 {[%cal Gd6d5,Gb7a6] unpinning the c6-pawn and
preparing both ...d6-d5 and ...Ba6.} (22... Ba6 23. Bxa6 Rxa6 24. b5 $16) (
22... d5 23. e5 dxc4 24. exf6 {If he does not wish to see his kingside
structure ruined, Black has to spend a tempo on} g6 $14)) 20. c4 $1 bxc4 21.
Nxc4 Nxc4 22. Bxc4 $16 {White has wonderful development, with the bishops
deserving a special mention. This time, the Breyer has yielded Carlsen
slightly less than a worse but playable position.} h6 {Even now, this seems to
be the only move allowing him to put up some resistance.} (22... g6 $2 23. dxe5
dxe5 24. Ng5 Re7 25. f4 $18) (22... Ba6 $6 23. dxe5 (23. Bb3 $5 $16) 23... dxe5
24. Ra1 Bxc4 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. Bxe5 Qb6 27. Qxc4 Bxb4 28. Rb1 c5 29. Ng5 Qb7 (
29... Ra7 30. Bc3) 30. Qxc5) (22... exd4 23. Bxd4 d5 (23... Nxe4 $2 24. Bd5 Nf6
25. Ng5 $18 {Golubev}) 24. Bxd5 Nxd5 25. exd5 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 $16 Bxb4 $2 27.
Ng5 g6 28. Ne4 $18) 23. dxe5 (23. Bb3 {also looks playable, but may lead to
some undesired complications. White is entitled to hope to win the game by
technical means.} exd4 24. Nxd4 c5 25. Nf5 Nxe4 (25... Bxe4 $2 26. Rxe4 Nxe4
27. Bd5 $18) 26. f3 Qb6 $1 (26... Nf6 27. Nxh6+ $1 $18) 27. Re3 c4 28. Qxc4 Ng5
29. Bd4 Qc6 {and Black's position is worse, but probably holdable.}) 23... dxe5
24. Bc3 Ba6 {Aiming to get counterplay in a position that does not allow that.}
(24... Nd7 $2 25. Rxd7 Qxd7 26. Nxe5 Rxe5 27. Bxe5 Bxb4 28. Rd1 Qe7 29. Qb3 $18
) (24... g6 $6 25. Qb2 Nd7 (25... Bd6 26. Rxd6 Qxd6 27. Bxe5 Rxe5 28. Nxe5 $18)
26. Rxd7 Qxd7 27. Nxe5 Rxe5 28. Bxe5 $18) ({Maybe Black should have thought of
consolidating the e5-pawn with} 24... Re7 $5 25. Qb2 Rae8 {, although his
position would be rather cramped.}) 25. Bb3 c5 26. Qb2 c4 27. Ba4 Re6 28. Nxe5
Bb7 {Black has lost a pawn, but his light-squared bishop has become active and
for an instant White is slightly hanging.} 29. Bc2 $2 {This has a double
drawback: it cuts the queen off from the kingside and allows Black's optimal
regrouping with the next move.} (29. Bb5 $1 $16 {[%csl Gc4,Ge8]} Ba6 (29...
Nxe4 30. Rd7 $18 {Golubev}) (29... Bxe4 30. Bxc4 Rxe5 31. Bxe5 Qxc4 32. Rd4 Qc2
33. Qxc2 Bxc2 34. b5 $18 {Golubev}) 30. Bd7 Rb6 (30... Re7 31. Bc6 $16) 31. b5
Bxb5 32. Bxb5 Rab8 33. Ba5 $18) 29... Rae8 $1 30. f4 Bd6 $44 {Suddenly, Black
has entirely adequate compensation. He is threatening ...Nh5 followed by
either ...f6 or ...g5, undermining White's stability in the centre.} 31. Kh2 $6
{This is hard to explain, the king does not stand well on the same diagonal as
the black queen and bishop.} (31. g3 Nh5 32. Re3 g5 33. Ba4 R8e7 34. Qe2 (34.
Qf2 gxf4 35. gxf4 f6) (34. Qg2 f5) 34... gxf4 35. Qg4+ (35. Nxf7 fxe3 36. Qxh5
Rxf7 37. Qg4+ Kh7 38. Qxe6 $13) 35... Kf8 36. gxf4 Nf6 37. Qf5 Bxe4 38. Rxe4
Nxe4 39. Qxe4 Bxe5 40. Bxe5 Qa7+ 41. Qd4 Qxa4 42. Bd6 $11) (31. Re3 Nh5 {
is likely to transpose.}) 31... Nh5 32. g3 f6 33. Ng6 Nxf4 $1 {White is in
trouble already. This seemed virtually impossible 10 moves earlier. What kind
of magic does Magnus use?} 34. Rxd6 (34. gxf4 Bxf4+ 35. Kg2 (35. Nxf4 Qxf4+ 36.
Kg2 f5 $19) (35. Kh1 Rxe4 36. Bxe4 Rxe4 37. Kg1 Bd2 $1 $18 {[%cal Gc7g3]})
35... f5) 34... Nxg6 35. Rxe6 Rxe6 $15 36. Bd4 $6 (36. Qc1 $5 $15) 36... f5 $17
{Winning a pawn.} 37. e5 Nxe5 38. Bxe5 Qc6 39. Rg1 (39. Bxf5 Rxe5) (39. Be4
fxe4 40. Re3 $17) 39... Qd5 40. Bxf5 Rxe5 41. Bg4 h5 42. Bd1 c3 43. Qf2 (43.
Qxc3 Qa2+ 44. Qc2 Qxc2+ 45. Bxc2 Re2+) 43... Rf5 44. Qe3 Qf7 45. g4 Re5 {
An elegant solution.} ({The simple} 45... Qc7+ {was good enough, of course.}
46. Rg3 (46. Qg3 Rf2+) 46... Qc6 (46... h4 $2 47. gxf5) 47. Rg1 c2 48. Qb3+ Kh8
49. Qxc2 Qd6+ 50. Rg3 h4) 46. Qd4 Qc7 $1 {[%csl Rh2][%cal Gc3c2,Ge5e3,Ge5d5]}
0-1

[Event "Norway Chess 1st"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2868"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 ({If Black delays attacking the
bishop with} 4... Ngf6 5. Re1 a6 {White could regroup properly:} 6. Bf1) 5. Bd3
$5 {A relatively unexplored move.} ({The main stream goes} 5. Bxd7+ Bxd7) 5...
Ne5 $5 {But this is really rare. Black accepts the weakness of the doubled
pawns in order to cross White's plans of central expansion with c2-c3, Bc2 and
d2-d4.} (5... Ngf6 {is examined in Stohl's extensive comments to Caruana,F 
(2786)-Topalov,V (2769)/Bucharest 2012/CBM 152/(Stohl,I) (1/2, 81)}) 6. Nxe5 {
White has nothing better than picking up the gauntlet. It is not such a bad
option, by the way.} ({If} 6. Be2 Nxf3+ 7. Bxf3 Nf6 {the bishop does not stand
well in front of the f-pawn.}) 6... dxe5 7. a4 Nf6 {I must confess that I do
not quite understand why Black allows the blocking a4-a5 move while White does
not play it! It will be only nine moves later that Black will eventually play .
..b7-b6.} ({The more logical (and, in my opinion, better)} 7... b6 {has been
played only in one game between lower rated players, so there must be
something beyond my understanding.} 8. b3 {Mudrak,J (2313)-Rychlik,H (2044)
Nachod 2012 (1-0, 48)}) 8. b3 $146 (8. Re1 g6 (8... b6 9. Na3 Bb7 10. Nc4 Nd7
11. b3 e6 12. Bb2 Qg5 13. Re3 g6 14. Rg3 Qf6 15. Qe2 $16 {Trent,L (2429)
-Sutovsky,E (2684)/Caleta 2013/CBM 153 (0-1, 43)}) 9. Qe2 Bh6 10. Na3 b6 11. b3
O-O 12. Bb2 Qc7 13. Rad1 Bb7 14. f3 Nd7 15. Bc4 Nb8 {[%cal Gb8c6,Gc6d4] and
Black managed to equalise gradually in Flores Rios,M (2482)-Iturrizaga Bonelli,
E (2555)/Sao Paulo 2009/CBM 131 Extra (1/2, 30)}) ({I would play} 8. a5 {
without thinking twice!}) 8... Be6 ({If Black keeps developing normally, White
will gain a lot from having saved the tempo Rf1-e1 with respect to the two
games above; moreover, the rook is better placed on f1 in view of a possible
f2-f4.} 8... g6 9. Bb2 Qc7 10. Na3 Bg7 11. Nc4 Nh5 (11... Nd7 12. f4 $40) 12.
a5 $16) 9. Bb2 ({For once,} 9. a5 {oes not work>} Bxb3 $17) 9... Bxb3 10. Qe2 (
10. Bxa6 Rxa6 11. cxb3 Nxe4 12. Re1 Nf6 13. Bxe5 e6 14. Na3 {is not too clear.
White has a nice blockade, but on the other hand Black's structure is more
compact.}) (10. Bxe5 $2 Qxd3 $1) 10... c4 (10... Be6 11. Bxe5 $14) 11. Bxc4
Bxc4 12. Qxc4 $14 {The unusual exchanges have left White with the better
development and better pawn control in the centre.} Rc8 13. Qb3 Qc7 14. d3 e6 (
14... Qxc2 15. Qxb7 $16) 15. Nd2 Nd7 16. Nc4 ({This was the last moment when
White could block the queenside with} 16. a5 {Why did Carlsen refrain from
such a strategically advantageous move? Surely not because of} Qxc2 $2 17. Rac1
Qxb3 18. Rxc8+ Ke7 19. Nxb3 $18) 16... b6 {The worst is over for Black now.
The c4-knight will face the constant threat of ...b6-b5, which makes the
c2-pawn vulnerable.} 17. Kh1 Rb8 18. Qc3 f6 19. g3 b5 20. axb5 axb5 21. Ne3
Qxc3 22. Bxc3 b4 23. Bd2 b3 24. cxb3 Rxb3 25. Ra8+ Rb8 {Safest} (25... Kf7 26.
Rc1 Rxd3 27. Bb4 {would offer White a dangerous initiative.}) 26. Rxb8+ Nxb8
27. Rc1 Kd7 28. Rb1 Nc6 $11 {Black's position is absolutely normal and the
king's activity fully compensates for the slight delay in development.} 29. Nc4
Be7 30. f4 exf4 31. gxf4 Rb8 32. Rxb8 Nxb8 33. Kg2 Nc6 34. Bc3 Bc5 35. Kf3 Nd4+
36. Bxd4 Bxd4 37. f5 g6 38. fxe6+ Kxe6 39. h3 h5 40. Na5 Bb6 41. Nc4 Bd4 42.
Na5 Bb6 43. Nc4 Bd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 1st"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C28"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2868"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Na5 5. Nge2 Be7 ({In the last and
decisive game of an old Candidates' quarter-final, Black hurried with the
exchange of bishops exchange, thus offering White a wider choice at a later
moment.} 5... Nxc4 6. dxc4 Be7 7. O-O d6 {Now, 8.f4 would transpose to our
game, but Larsen thought} 8. b3 {to be more flexible and he eventually proved
to be right, at least from a practical point of view, see Larsen,B-Portisch,L/
Porec 1968/Candidates/(ChessBase) (1-0, 28)}) 6. O-O d6 7. f4 ({With the
bishop alive, it would make little sense to bury it with} 7. b3 $2) 7... Nxc4
8. dxc4 c6 9. Kh1 O-O $146 {Not fearing the kingside attack.} ({I did not find
anything wrong with the more cautious} 9... h5 10. f5 h4 11. Qd3 Bd7 12. h3 Qc7
13. Be3 O-O-O {Zinn,L (2410)-Kovacs,L (2385)/Decin 1975/EXT 2003 (1/2, 21)})
10. f5 {If allowed to play g4-g5, White would get a very strong attack. With
the d5-square under firm control of the white pawns, a breakthrough seems to
be difficult to cary out, but Carlsen thought differently.} b5 $5 11. cxb5 d5
12. exd5 (12. bxc6 d4 13. Na4 Nxe4 $17) 12... cxd5 13. Bg5 Bb7 $44 {A brief
glance at the position reveals Black's compensation. However, the ulterior
course of the game proves that White's position is easier to handle, since
Black cannot advance any of his pawns without giving away part of his dynamic
potential.} 14. Ng3 h6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Qe2 Qe7 17. Rad1 Rad8 18. Nh5 e4 19.
Nxf6+ ({It would have made some sense to keep the tension. The h5-knight may
cause some troubles still, for instance with Nxg7, while the f6-bishop is not
going to run away.} 19. Qg4 $5) 19... Qxf6 20. Na4 Ba8 (20... Bc8 $5 {[%csl
Gf5]}) 21. c3 d4 22. cxd4 Rxd4 23. Nc3 Rxd1 24. Nxd1 Rd8 25. Qe3 a6 26. a4 axb5
27. axb5 Rd3 28. Qa7 Bd5 29. Nc3 e3 30. Nxd5 Rxd5 31. Qxe3 Qxb2 32. Qe8+ Kh7
33. Qxf7 Qxb5 34. Qg6+ Kg8 35. Ra1 Rxf5 36. Ra8+ Rf8 37. Rxf8+ Kxf8 38. h3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 1st"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2868"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 a6 6. Bxd7+ Bxd7 7. c4 e5 8.
Qd3 b5 $5 {A very logical move. Black attacks White's P centre in order to
lessen the pressure against d5.} 9. Nc3 (9. Na3 {has also been played, but} Qb6
10. O-O h6 11. b3 Nf6 12. Re1 Be7 13. Nd2 O-O 14. Nf1 Bc6 15. Ng3 Bd7 16. Be3
Qb7 17. Nc2 bxc4 18. bxc4 Rfc8 $132 {and Black looks nicely placed,
Tiviakov-Babula, Dresden 2007.}) 9... bxc4 10. Qxc4 Be6 11. Qd3 (11. Qc6+ {
leads only to repetition of moves after} Bd7 12. Qc4 Be6 $11) (11. Nd5 Qa5+ 12.
Qc3 (12. Bd2 Bxd5 13. exd5 Qb5 $13) 12... Qxc3+ 13. Nxc3 h6 14. b3 Rc8 15. Bb2
Nf6 16. O-O Be7 17. Rfd1 O-O 18. Nd2 Rc6 $13 {D.Howell-Shanava, Istanbul ol
2012}) 11... h6 {This important move avoids B or Ng5.} ({In the event of} 11...
Nf6 $6 12. Bg5 Be7 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. O-O {followed by Nd5 with a slight
advantage for White.}) 12. O-O Nf6 13. Rd1 $146 {The first novelty in the game.
The idea can be seen in the next moves.} (13. Be3 Be7 14. Nd2 d5 15. exd5 Nxd5
16. Nxd5 Qxd5 17. Qxd5 Bxd5 18. Rfc1 Kd7 19. Nc4 Bxc4 20. Rxc4 Rhc8 $11 {
Yu Ruiyuan-Zhou Jianchao, Tianjin 2013. Black equalised.}) 13... Be7 14. Ne1 $5
{A very typical plan in these P structures. The white N goes to c2-e3 and d5.}
O-O 15. Nc2 Qb6 16. Ne3 Rfc8 17. b3 {A prophylactic move, Carlsen prepares for
Bd2.} ({The immediate} 17. Ned5 {is probably too early, as} Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5
19. Qxd5 Rab8 (19... Qb4 20. b3) 20. b3 Rc2 21. Be3 Qb4 {and it is not so easy
to improve the position with White.}) 17... a5 18. Bd2 Qa6 {Anand decides to
exchange the Q.} 19. Be1 Nd7 20. f3 {Carlsen protects the e4 P, which wasn't
hanging at the moment, but after the exchange of Q, than Ncd5 Nc5 and the P is
protected.} Rc6 21. Qxa6 Rcxa6 22. Ned5 $1 (22. Ncd5 {was also possible} Bd8 (
22... Bg5 23. Nc4 $14) 23. Rac1 $14 {and White is slightly better.}) 22... Bd8
23. Nb5 {This is the point of why Carlsen put the e3 N on d5.} Rc8 (23... Rc6 {
was more precise} 24. Rac1 (24. Bf2 Rb8) 24... Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Bxd5 26. exd5 Nf6
27. Nxd6 Nxd5 {and still Black can hope for equalisation.}) 24. Bf2 (24. Rac1 {
was an interesting alternative.} Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Bxd5 26. exd5 Bb6+ 27. Bf2 $14)
24... Kh7 {A prophylactic move, which avoids Ne7 checks.} 25. Kf1 $14 {Another
logical move by Carlsen. The K is coming towards the centre.} Rcc6 $6 (25... g6
{was another option preparing for Kg7.} 26. Rac1 Rac6 27. Be3 $14) 26. Rac1 Bg5
27. Rc3 (27. Rxc6 $1 {was stronger} Rxc6 28. Ndc7 Rc2 29. Nxe6 fxe6 30. Rxd6
$16 {and White is better.}) 27... Bxd5 28. Rxd5 Rxc3 29. Nxc3 Rc6 30. Be1 Nc5
31. Nb5 (31. h4 $5 Bd8 (31... Be7 32. Ke2 $14) 32. Nb5 Nb7 33. Ke2 $14) 31...
Nb7 32. h4 Be3 33. Ke2 Bc5 34. h5 Bb4 35. Bd2 $6 ({In the event of} 35. Bxb4
axb4 36. a3 bxa3 37. Nxa3 g6 38. hxg6+ Kxg6 39. Nc4 {is still also slightly
better for White.}) 35... g6 36. a3 Bxd2 37. hxg6+ Kxg6 38. Kxd2 h5 39. g3 f6
40. Na7 Rc7 41. Nb5 Rc6 42. Ke2 Kf7 $11 {Anand has made some precise moves, so
he has levelled the position.} 43. b4 axb4 44. axb4 Ke6 45. Rd3 Rc4 46. Rb3 d5
47. Kd3 Rc6 48. exd5+ Kxd5 49. Rc3 f5 50. Nc7+ Kd6 51. Ne8+ Kd5 52. Rxc6 Kxc6
53. Ng7 Nd6 54. Nxh5 e4+ 55. fxe4 Nxe4 56. Kd4 Kb5 57. g4 fxg4 58. Kxe4 g3 59.
Nxg3 Kxb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 1st"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2868"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 ({It is interesting to compare the line played in
this game with that obtained by symmetry:} 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 d5 {
This idea had been developed by Korchnoi as a complement to the Grünfeld, one
of his favoured openings half a century ago. He won a couple of games against
6.Bg5, but in his comments he considered} 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Ndb5 Nxc3 8. Qxd8+
Kxd8 9. Nxc3 Bg7 10. Bd2 {to be better, slightly favouring White on account of
Black's impossibility to castle. Things are not entirely clear, though, since
the king can reach safety anyway.} Nc6 11. g3 Be6 12. Bg2 Rc8 13. O-O Kc7 ({
Black's coordination looks less harmonious after} 13... Ke8 14. Rfc1 b6 {
Gheorghiu,F (2520)-Petrosian,T (2645) Skopje 1972 (1/2, 32)}) 14. Bf4+ Kb6 15.
Rac1 {Fomichenko,E (2492)-Andonov,B (2326) Rennes 2008 EXT 2009 (1-0, 59)} Rhd8
{with similar play (with reversed colours) as in one of the lines below.}) 3...
Nc6 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. d4 {The only way to prevent Black setting up the
Maroczy bind with reversed colours.} cxd4 7. Nxd4 Ndb4 {Not the only possible
reaction, but surely a natural one.} 8. Nxc6 Qxd1+ 9. Kxd1 Nxc6 10. Nc3 ({
Ulf Andersson, in his best days the world's greatest expert at getting an
endgame advantage out of nothing, almost never refrained from a move like} 10.
Bxc6+ {White can hardly claim an advantage here, but the weakness of the pawns
will stay there forever, giving Ulf a clear plan of play.} bxc6 11. Nc3 e5 12.
Be3 h5 (12... Be6 13. Kc2 Bb4 14. Na4 Bf5+ 15. Kc1 a5 16. Bc5 O-O-O 17. Bxb4
axb4 18. Rd1 Kc7 19. b3 h5 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. a3 bxa3 22. Rxa3 Ra8 23. Kb2 Rd8
24. Kc1 Ra8 25. Ra1 Ra5 26. Kb2 c5 $11 {Andersson,U (2605)-Sax,G (2610)
Brussels 1988 (1/2, 44)}) 13. h4 Bb4 14. Kd2 Ke7 15. Rhc1 Rd8+ 16. Ke1 Be6 17.
a3 Bxc3+ $6 {Black mistakenly thought that the opposite coloured bishops would
make his defence easier.} (17... Ba5 {[%csl Gc5][%cal Ga5b6]}) 18. Rxc3 Bd5 19.
b4 Rdb8 20. Bd2 Ke6 21. Rc5 Rb5 22. Rcc1 f6 23. a4 Rb7 24. Rc5 $14 {Andersson,
U (2560)-Stean,M (2540) Sao Paulo 1979 (1-0, 52)}) 10... Bd7 {This is not so
much a way to prevent Bxc6+, as it is a preventive measure against Nd5 or Nb5.}
(10... g6 11. Nd5 $36) (10... e5 11. Nb5 $36) 11. Be3 (11. Nd5 O-O-O) (11. Nb5
Kd8) 11... g6 (11... O-O-O {1/2 Kramnik,V (2758)-Kasparov,G (2851)/Frankfurt
2000/CBM 078/(Stohl) (32)}) 12. Rc1 Bg7 13. Kc2 $146 {Entirely in the spirit
of a game mentioned above.} (13. f4 {1-0 Smirin,I (2590)-Alterman,B (2615)/
Dresden 1998/CBM 065/(Stohl) (49)}) (13. Ke1 h5 14. h3 Nd4 {1/2 (14) Izoria,Z 
(2602)-Mikhalevski,V (2572) Lake George 2005}) 13... Rc8 (13... Bf5+ 14. Kb3 {
only helps White activating his king. In certain lines, having the b2-pawn
defended would be quite useful, allowing Na4-c5 or Nd5.} Na5+ (14... Be6+ 15.
Ka3 Rc8 16. Na4 $14) 15. Kb4 Nc6+ 16. Ka3 Rc8 17. Nd5 $14 {[%csl Ga7,Gb7][%cal
Gd5b4] One of the threats is Nb4, putting serious pressure on the black
queenside pawns. here too, the usefullness of the king on a3 is obvious.}) 14.
Rhd1 Na5 15. Bd4 ({If} 15. Kb1 {White has to reckon with a continuation in the
style of Ulf:} Bxc3 $5) 15... Bf5+ 16. e4 Bxd4 17. Rxd4 Be6 18. b3 f6 19. f4
Kf7 20. Kb2 Rhd8 $11 {Black has normal development and White's space advantage
does not count that much. Both participants displayed high fighting spirit,
but the equality will persist, with one exception, until the end.} 21. Rcd1
Rxd4 22. Rxd4 Nc6 23. Rd2 h6 24. Bf3 Bh3 25. Nb5 h5 26. Be2 h4 $6 {This coud
have led to some problems.} 27. Bc4+ $6 (27. gxh4 $5 a6 (27... Rh8 28. h5 gxh5
29. f5 a6 $6 30. Bc4+ Kg7 31. Nc7 $16) 28. Nc3 Rh8 29. h5 gxh5 30. Na4 $14)
27... Be6 28. Bd5 hxg3 29. hxg3 a6 30. Nc3 Rd8 31. Na4 Bxd5 32. exd5 Nb4 33.
Nc3 Nc6 34. Ka3 Na7 35. Kb4 Nc8 36. Ne4 Nd6 37. Nc5 Rc8 38. Ne6 b6 39. Rh2 Nf5
40. g4 Ne3 41. Rh7+ Ke8 42. Rh8+ Kd7 43. Rxc8 Kxc8 44. g5 Nxd5+ 45. Kc4 Ne3+
46. Kd4 Nf5+ 47. Ke4 Kb7 48. Nf8 Nd6+ 49. Kd5 fxg5 50. fxg5 Nf7 51. Nxg6 Nxg5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Masters blitz"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2868"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2013.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 g6 4. Bd3 c5 5. O-O Bg7 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. dxc5 Qc7 8.
Nb3 b6 9. cxb6 axb6 10. Bd2 Bb7 11. h3 e5 12. Be2 d5 13. a4 Nbd7 14. a5 Rfc8
15. a6 Bc6 16. Bb4 Bf8 17. Bxf8 Nxf8 18. Ne1 Rd8 19. c3 Ne6 20. Nc2 Rac8 21. f4
d4 22. fxe5 dxc3 23. Ncd4 cxb2 24. exf6 bxa1=Q 25. Qxa1 Qe5 26. Nf5 Qe4 27.
Nh6+ Kf8 28. Qa3+ Nc5 29. Rf3 Qb1+ 0-1

[Event "Norway Masters blitz"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2868"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2013.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]

1. g3 g6 2. Bg2 Bg7 3. Nf3 e5 4. O-O c5 5. c4 Nc6 6. Nc3 Nge7 7. a3 O-O 8. b4
cxb4 9. axb4 e4 10. Ng5 f5 11. b5 Ne5 12. Qb3 h6 13. d4 exd3 14. Nf3 dxe2 15.
Re1 d6 16. Rxe2 Be6 17. Nxe5 dxe5 18. Bxb7 Rb8 19. Rxa7 Qd4 20. Be3 Qxc4 21.
Qxc4 Bxc4 22. Rd2 Nc8 23. Ra4 Rxb7 24. Rxc4 e4 25. Nd5 Nd6 26. Ne7+ Rxe7 27.
Rxd6 g5 28. Bc5 Rb7 29. Rd5 Rxb5 30. Bxf8 Rxd5 31. Bxg7 Kxg7 32. g4 fxg4 33.
Rxe4 h5 34. Re6 Rf5 35. Kg2 Rf6 36. Re5 Kg6 37. Ra5 h4 38. Ra1 h3+ 39. Kg1 Rb6
40. Kf1 Rb5 41. Rc1 Kf5 42. Ra1 Rb4 43. Ra5+ Kf4 44. Ra1 Rb3 45. Ke2 Kf5 46.
Kf1 Rb2 47. Ra5+ Kg6 48. Ra6+ Kh5 49. Ra1 g3 50. hxg3 Rb3 51. Kg1 Kg4 52. Kh2
Kf3 53. Ra5 Kxf2 54. Rxg5 Kf3 55. Kxh3 Rb8 56. Rf5+ Ke4 57. g4 Rh8+ 58. Kg3 Rh1
59. Ra5 Rh8 60. g5 Rh1 61. Kg4 Rh2 62. g6 1-0

[Event "Norway Masters blitz"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2868"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2013.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Bxd7+ Nfxd7 8.
d4 O-O 9. Bg5 Nc6 10. d5 Nce5 11. Nfd2 b5 12. a4 h6 13. Be3 a6 14. Na3 Rb8 15.
axb5 axb5 16. Qe2 c4 17. b3 b4 18. cxb4 c3 19. Ndb1 Rxb4 20. Nxc3 Rxb3 21. Nab5
Rb4 22. Rfb1 Rxb1+ 23. Rxb1 Qc8 24. Rb4 Nc5 25. Na7 Qd7 26. Ncb5 Ncd3 27. Rb1
g5 28. Nc6 Ra8 29. Nba7 e6 30. h3 exd5 31. exd5 Re8 32. Nb5 f5 33. Nbd4 f4 34.
Bd2 Nc5 35. Qh5 Ne4 36. Bb4 Nf6 37. Qd1 Nxd5 38. Qb3 Qf7 39. Bxd6 Nxc6 40. Nxc6
Qe6 41. Rd1 Qxd6 42. Rxd5 Qe6 43. Nd8 Qe1+ 44. Kh2 Kh7 45. Qd3+ Qe4 46. Qxe4+
Rxe4 47. Rd7 Kg6 48. f3 Re2 49. Nb7 Bc3 50. Nc5 Bf6 51. Rd6 Kg7 52. h4 gxh4 53.
Kh3 Bg5 54. Ne4 Kf7 55. Rc6 Kg7 56. Nd6 Kg6 57. Nb5+ Kg7 58. Nd4 Rd2 59. Nf5+
Kh7 60. Rd6 Rxd6 61. Nxd6 Kg6 62. Kg4 h5+ 63. Kh3 Kf6 64. Ne4+ Kf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Masters blitz"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2868"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2013.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 c5 3. e3 g6 4. Bb2 Nf6 5. c4 dxc4 6. Bxc4 Bg7 7. O-O Nc6 8. d4
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Bd7 12. Nd5 Bc6 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Bxf6
exf6 15. Qxd8 Rfxd8 16. Rfd1 f5 17. f3 Kg7 18. Kf2 Kf6 19. h4 h6 20. Be2 g5 21.
hxg5+ hxg5 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Rd1 Rxd1 24. Bxd1 f4 25. g3 Ke5 26. b4 Bd5 27. a3
f5 28. gxf4+ gxf4 29. Be2 b6 30. Bd1 Bc4 31. exf4+ Kxf4 32. Bc2 Bd5 33. Bd1 Bc4
34. Bc2 Ke5 35. Kg3 Be6 36. Bb1 f4+ 37. Kh4 Kd4 38. Kg5 Ke3 39. Be4 Bd7 40. Bd5
Kd4 41. Be4 Kc3 42. Kxf4 Kb3 43. Bd3 Kxa3 44. b5 Kb4 45. Ke5 Bxb5 46. Bc2 a5
47. f4 a4 48. Kd4 0-1

[Event "Norway Masters blitz"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2868"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2013.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. O-O Bd7 6. c3 g6 7. Re1 a6 8. Ba4
Bg7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Nf1 Re8 11. Bb3 Be6 12. h3 Bxb3 13. Qxb3 Qd7 14. Bg5 Nh5
15. Rad1 h6 16. Bc1 Nf6 17. Ng3 Na5 18. Qc2 c5 19. d4 cxd4 20. cxd4 Rac8 21.
Qd3 exd4 22. Nxd4 Nc4 23. b3 Ne5 24. Qb1 h5 25. Bb2 h4 26. Nf1 d5 27. exd5 Nxd5
28. Ne3 Nxe3 29. Rxe3 Rcd8 30. Rde1 Nc6 31. Rxe8+ Rxe8 32. Rxe8+ Qxe8 33. Nxc6
Qxc6 34. Bxg7 Kxg7 35. Qb2+ f6 36. Qd2 g5 37. Qe2 Qc1+ 38. Kh2 Qc7+ 39. Kg1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Masters blitz"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2868"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2013.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. a4 a6 8. a5
h6 9. h3 Re8 10. Re1 exd4 11. Nxd4 Ne5 12. Bf1 c5 13. Nf5 Bf8 14. Ne3 Be6 15.
Ned5 Nc6 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. Qxd5 Re5 19. Qb3 Rb8 20. c3 d5 21. Rd1
c4 22. Qc2 dxe4 23. Be3 Nxa5 24. Bd4 Nb3 25. Bxe5 Qxe5 26. Ra4 b5 27. Rxa6 e3
28. fxe3 Nc5 29. Rc6 Qe8 30. Rc7 Qe5 31. Rc6 Qe8 32. Rc7 Qe6 33. Qf2 Ne4 34.
Qf4 Bd6 35. Rxd6 Nxd6 36. Be2 Re8 37. Bf3 g5 38. Qd4 Nf5 39. Qc5 Nxe3 40. Bh5
Rf8 41. Re7 Qf5 42. Qxe3 1-0

[Event "Norway Masters blitz"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hammer, Jon Ludvig"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A50"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2868"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2013.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Nxe4
Bxe4 9. Bg5 Qc8 10. Qd2 h6 11. Bf4 d6 12. Rac1 Nd7 13. Rfe1 Qb7 14. b3 g5 15.
Be3 f5 16. Red1 O-O 17. Bf1 Rae8 18. Ne1 e5 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. f3 Bc6 21. Bd4 f4
22. gxf4 Rxf4 23. Be3 Rf7 24. Bf2 Qc8 25. Bg3 Qf5 26. Nc2 Qxf3 27. exf3 Nxf3+
28. Kh1 Nxd2+ 29. Bg2 Bxg2+ 30. Kxg2 Re2+ 31. Kh1 Nf3 32. Nb4 a5 33. Rc2 Rfe7
34. Nd5 Rxc2 35. Nxe7+ Kf7 36. Nd5 h5 37. Rf1 g4 38. Nxc7 Be5 39. Rf2 Rc1+ 40.
Kg2 Rg1# 0-1

[Event "Norway Masters blitz"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2868"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2013.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O a6 7. h3 Nc6 8. Be3
e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12. Bc4 b5 13. Bb3 Bb7 14. f3 Bf8
15. a4 b4 16. Nb1 Nd7 17. Nd2 Bc5 18. Kf2 a5 19. Rfd1 Kg7 20. Nc4 Bxe3+ 21.
Kxe3 f6 22. Rd2 Nb6 23. Nxb6 cxb6 24. Rad1 Rxd2 25. Rxd2 Bc6 26. Rd6 Rc8 27.
Be6 Rc7 28. b3 Kf8 29. Bc4 Kg7 30. h4 h5 31. g4 Bxa4 32. Rxb6 Bd7 33. gxh5 gxh5
34. Bd3 Kf7 35. f4 exf4+ 36. Kxf4 Rc5 37. Rb7 Ke6 38. Ra7 Kd6 39. Ke3 Bg4 40.
Kd4 Re5 41. Bc4 Bf3 42. Bd5 Bd1 43. Rf7 Re8 44. Rxf6+ Kc7 45. Ra6 Bxc2 46. Rc6+
1-0

[Event "Norway Masters blitz"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2868"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2013.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. b3 Bg7 5. Bb2 O-O 6. O-O c5 7. e3 Nc6 8. Ne5
Nxe5 9. Bxe5 Bg4 10. Qc1 Qd7 11. d3 Qf5 12. Bb2 Bh3 13. Nd2 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Rfd8
15. Qd1 Rac8 16. Qe2 Qe6 17. Rfe1 b5 18. a4 c4 19. Bd4 a6 20. axb5 axb5 21. Nf3
Nd7 22. Ra5 cxb3 23. cxb3 b4 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Qb2+ Qf6 26. Qd4 Qxd4 27. exd4
e6 28. Rea1 Rc3 29. Rb5 Rb8 30. Rxb8 Nxb8 31. Ne5 Nc6 32. Nxc6 Rxc6 33. Ra4 Rc3
34. Rxb4 Rxd3 35. Kf1 Rd2 36. Ke1 Rb2 37. Rb7 g5 38. h3 h5 39. Kf1 Rd2 40. Rb4
g4 41. hxg4 hxg4 42. Ke1 Rb2 43. Rb8 Kg6 44. Rb7 f6 45. Rb6 Kf5 46. b4 e5 47.
dxe5 fxe5 48. b5 Ke4 49. Rb8 d4 50. b6 Kd3 51. Kf1 Kd2 52. b7 d3 53. Rg8 Rxb7
54. Rxg4 Kc3 55. Rg8 Rb1+ 56. Kg2 d2 57. Rc8+ Kb2 58. Rd8 d1=Q 59. Rxd1 Rxd1
60. Kf3 Re1 61. g4 Kc3 0-1

[Event "FIDE Candidates"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.04.01"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2872"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a3
O-O 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. Bd2 Qd7 11. a4 $146 (11. Ne2 Nd8 12. Ng3 Ne6 13. Nf5 c5 14.
N3h4 Bd8 15. Qf3 d5 {Mickiewicz,P (2271)-Malaniuk,V (2522)/Koszalin 2007/CBM
119 ext (0-1, 43)}) 11... Nd8 12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8 Bxa8 14. Ne2 Ne6 15. Ng3
c5 16. Nf5 Bd8 17. c4 $5 {This way of fighting for the light squares justifies
(at least partly) the loss of a tempo with a3-a4.} bxc4 18. Bxc4 Bc7 19. Re1
Re8 20. Qc1 Nh5 21. g3 g6 22. Nh6+ Kg7 23. Ng5 Nxg5 24. Bxg5 d5 25. exd5 Bxd5
26. Ng4 Bf3 27. Bf6+ Kg8 28. Nh6+ Kf8 29. Qe3 Bb7 30. Bh4 Qh3 31. f3 $2 (31.
Bd5 $1 {This is not that difficult to spot, but evaluating the consequences
requires some effort.} Bxd5 32. Qxc5+ Kg7 33. Qxd5 Kxh6 34. Qxf7 Ba5 35. Qxe8
Bxe1 36. Qxe5 {Threatening mate with Bg5#} Bxf2+ $1 (36... Bd2 37. Qe2 Bc1 38.
Be7 {allows White to maintain the initiative in conditions of material
equality.}) 37. Kxf2 Qxh2+ {with a probable draw. If White interposes his
queen to one of the checks, Black can exchange and win the bishop with ...g5.})
31... Nf4 $36 32. gxf4 Qxh4 33. Nxf7 Bxf3 34. Qf2 Qg4+ 35. Qg3 exf4 36. Rxe8+
Kxe8 37. Qxg4 Bxg4 38. Ng5 h6 39. Nf7 h5 40. Nh6 Bd1 41. Kf2 f3 42. h3 Bf4 43.
Nf7 g5 44. Ke1 g4 45. hxg4 hxg4 46. Kxd1 g3 47. Ke1 g2 48. Kf2 Bh2 0-1

[Event "FIDE Candidates"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.31"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2872"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "178"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. g3 {A rare plan in the
4.Qc2 system.} O-O 7. Bg2 e5 8. O-O (8. dxe5 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. O-O c6 11.
Rd1 Qe7 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Ne4 Qe7 15. c5 Bf5 16. Rd6 Bxe4 17. Bxe4
Rfd8 18. Rad1 $14 {1-0 (59) Rajlich,I (2399)-Lomineishvili,M (2437) St
Petersburg 2009}) 8... c6 (8... exd4 9. Nxd4 c6 10. a3 Bc5 11. Rd1 Ne5 12. Na4
Qe7 13. Nxc5 dxc5 {1/2 (46) Foisor,O (2495)-Hergott,D (2320) Saint John 1988}
14. Nf3 $14) 9. Rd1 Re8 (9... Qe7 $5 {is probably more accurate} 10. dxe5 $140
Nxe5) 10. dxe5 $1 {Otherwise 10...e4.} (10. Bg5 Bxc3 11. Qxc3 e4 12. Ne1 h6 13.
Bf4 Nf8 14. Nc2 Ng6 15. Be3 d5 16. b3 Be6 17. h3 Qd7 18. Kh2 h5 $36 {0-1 (43)
Vitiugov,N (2594)-Tomashevsky,E (2646) Moscow 2007}) 10... dxe5 11. a3 (11. Ng5
h6 12. Nge4 {is positionally wrong: White should not trade knights as Black's
minor pieces get in each other's way.} Qc7 13. a3 Bf8 14. b4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 f5
16. Nd2 Nf6 17. e4 a5 18. Rb1 axb4 19. axb4 Qf7 $132 {0-1 (46) Paulsen,D (2240)
-Kuzmin,G (2545) Dortmund 1981}) 11... Bxc3 (11... Bf8 {deprives Black's
d7-knight of a comfortable square.} 12. b4 a5 13. Rb1 $14) 12. Qxc3 Qe7 13. b4
{A courageous move, active but weakening the c4-pawn (square).} Nb6 14. Be3 $6
(14. a4 $5 e4 $140 15. Ng5 h6 16. a5 Nbd7 17. Nh3 $14) 14... Ng4 15. Nd2 ({
It is hard to say whether White missed} 15. Bc5 $2 Na4 $1 {or simply made a
mistake in evaluation but after the exchange of his important dark-squared
bishop the position roughly equalises.}) 15... f5 16. h3 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 e4 (
17... Qf7 $5 18. Rac1 Be6) 18. Rac1 $6 (18. c5 Nd5 19. Qd4 {[%cal Yd2c4,Yc4d6]}
b5 $5 {leads to complex play. After the passive text move Black seizes the
initiative.}) 18... Be6 19. Qc3 (19. c5 Nd5 20. Qd4 Rad8 21. Qe5 Nc7 $1 {
, and White's knight can't get to c4 anymore.}) (19. f3 exf3 20. exf3 {(S.
Zagrebelny) is hardly enough: after} Qf6 21. Bf1 Bf7 22. Qf2 Na4 {White's
position is very unpleasant.}) 19... Rad8 20. Bf1 (20. c5 Nd5 21. Qe5 {was
relatively better after all.}) 20... c5 $6 {Black fails to demonstrate
prophylactic thinking (how to anticipate White's idea 21.e3 ?) and misses a
strong resource:} (20... Bf7 $1 21. e3 {(what else?)} Bh5 22. Re1 Nd7 $17 {
[%cal Yd7e5] (indicated by S.Zagrebelny and other commentators)}) 21. bxc5 Na4
22. Qb4 Nxc5 23. Nb3 {After this the position nearly equalises.} Rxd1 24. Rxd1
Na6 (24... Nxb3 25. Qxb3 Rc8 26. e3 {is hardly enough, too.}) 25. Qxe7 Rxe7 26.
e3 Kf7 27. Be2 b6 28. Rd8 Nc5 29. Nd4 (29. Nxc5 bxc5 30. Rb8 {was good enough.
But after the text move White obtains a strong outpost on d4, compensating for
Black's c5 stronghold.}) 29... Kf6 30. Kf1 Rd7 31. Rf8+ Bf7 32. Ke1 g6 33. h4
h6 34. Rc8 Be6 35. Rf8+ Rf7 36. Rh8 Rc7 37. Nb5 Rd7 38. Nd4 h5 {Otherwise
h4-h5 could be an issue.} 39. Rf8+ Bf7 40. Rc8 Ke5 41. Ra8 a6 42. Rc8 Rd6 43.
Nc6+ Kf6 44. Nd4 Be6 45. Rf8+ Ke7 46. Ra8 Rd7 47. Rb8 (47. Kd2 {was simpler.})
47... Rb7 48. Rxb7+ {Why? White's rook was more active, and Black couldn't
make any progress. The minor piece endgame should also be drawn but it
requires accuracy from White as Black has ways to improve his position.} Nxb7
49. Kd2 Kd6 50. Kc3 Bf7 51. Nb3 Ke5 52. Bf1 a5 53. Be2 Be6 54. Bf1 Bd7 55. Be2
Ba4 56. Nd4 Nc5 57. Kb2 Be8 58. Kc3 Bf7 59. Nc6+ Kd6 60. Nd4 Nd7 {Black finds
a plan: ...Ke5, Nc5 and ...a4 with a semblance of zugzwang.} 61. Nb5+ Kc5 62.
Nd4 Ne5 63. Nb3+ Kc6 64. a4 $6 {A move, which amazed spectators and
commentators. In normal circumstances a strong GM would never make such a move
(creating a new serious weakness in his camp) even at gunpoint. GM Teimour
Radjabov was probably in extremely bad shape. Meanwhile, the zugzwang was just
an illusion; White simply needs to realise that he can play f2-f3 at some
point:} (64. Nd4+ Kd6 65. Nb3 a4 66. Nd2 Kc5 {Zugzwang?} 67. f3 $1 (67. Bd1 Ng4
68. Bxa4 Nxf2 {is indeed risky}) 67... exf3 68. Nxf3 Nxf3 (68... Nxc4 69. Bxc4
Bxc4 70. Ne5) 69. Bxf3 Bxc4 {- White loses a pawn but after} 70. e4 Be6 71.
exf5 Bxf5 72. Bg2 {Black can never break through.}) (64. Kd4 Kd6 65. Nd2 Nc6+
66. Kc3 {[%cal Yf2f3] was possible, too.}) 64... Kd7 65. Nd4 Kd6 66. Nb5+ Kc5
67. Nd4 Be8 68. Nb3+ (68. Kb3 Bd7 {This is indeed zugzwang!} 69. f3 (69. Bf1
Ng4) (69. Nc2 Nd3) 69... exf3 70. Nxf3 Ng4 $19 {is now a completely different
story!}) 68... Kd6 69. c5+ Kc7 $1 (69... bxc5 70. Nxa5 Bxa4 71. Nc4+ {is a
draw.}) 70. Kd4 Nc6+ 71. Kc3 Ne7 $1 72. cxb6+ Kxb6 73. Nd2 Bxa4 74. Nc4+ Ka6 $1
75. Na3+ Kb7 76. Nc4 Ka6 77. Na3+ Ka7 $1 {Black holds his extra pawn and gets
fair winning chances.} 78. Kd4 (78. Nc4 Bb5) 78... Nc6+ 79. Kc5 Ne5 (79... Nb4
$5 80. Nb5+ Kb7 81. Nc3 Bb3) 80. Nc4 $2 {Probably the decisive mistake.} (80.
Kd4 $1 {was the right way although even after} Nd3 {(recommended by Alexey
Dreev during a live broadcast)} (80... Nc6+ 81. Kc5 Nb4 {is possible, too}) 81.
Bxd3 exd3 82. Kxd3 Bb3 {we can't assume it is a clear draw.}) 80... Nd3+ 81.
Kd4 ({Now} 81. Bxd3 exd3 82. Kd4 Bc2 83. Kc3 a4 {is hardly enough for a draw -
both White's pieces are paralysed, and Black's king goes forward.}) 81... Nc1
$1 ({White probably expected something like} 81... Nxf2 82. Nxa5 Nh1 83. Ke5
Nxg3 84. Bc4 Kb6 85. Nb3 {with good chances to recapture one of Black's pawns
and survive}) 82. Bf1 Bb5 83. Nxa5 $2 {Desperation under time pressure.} (83.
Kc3 a4 84. Kb2 Nd3+ (84... Nb3 $5) 85. Bxd3 exd3 86. Nd2 Kb6 {leads to a setup
mentioned in the comment to White's 81st move.}) 83... Bxf1 84. Nc6+ Kb6 85.
Ne7 Nd3 86. Nxg6 Kc7 87. Ne7 Bh3 88. Nd5+ Kd6 89. Nf6 Bg4 0-1

[Event "FIDE Candidates"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.29"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2872"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "180"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]

1. e4 {Mueller,Ka} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 ({Wenn Schwarz ganz prinzipiell
spielen will, kann er mit} 3... e5 {fortfahren:} 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 {mit
vielen theoretischen Varianten.}) 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 {
Das ist die populärste und wohl auch die stärkste Fortsetzung gegen das
Paulsen-System.} (7. Bd3 Nf6 8. O-O Nxd4 $1 {Ich finde das Nehmen sehr gut
für Schwarz.} 9. Bxd4 Bc5 10. Bxc5 (10. Bxf6 $2 gxf6 11. Qg4 Kf8 12. Kh1 h5
13. Qh4 Be7 14. f4 b5 $132) 10... Qxc5 11. Kh1 d6 12. f4 e5 $132) (7. Be2 Nf6
8. O-O Bb4 9. Na4 Be7 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Nb6 Rb8 12. Nxc8 Qxc8 13. Bd4 c5 14.
Be5 Rb6 $132 {Auch hier hat Schwarz gute Aussichten.}) 7... Nf6 8. O-O-O Bb4 9.
f3 Ne7 $5 {Diese Variante war und bleibt eine der größten Fragen, die Weiß
noch zu beantworten hat.} (9... b5 10. Bf4 Ne5 11. Nc6 $3 {Dank dieses Tricks
bekommt Weiß eine sehr angenehme Stellung.} Nd3+ (11... Qxc6 12. Bxe5 Bb7 13.
Qg5 $16) (11... Bxc3 12. bxc3 $1 Qxc6 13. Bxe5 $16) (11... dxc6 12. Bxe5 $16)
12. cxd3 Qxc6 13. Kb1 O-O 14. Rc1 $14) (9... Ne5 {Die Hauptvariante!} 10. Nb3
b5 11. Qe1 {Nun droht Nxb5.} Be7 12. f4 Ng6 13. e5 Ng4 14. Ne4 $132 {Beide
Seiten haben ihre Chancen.}) 10. Nb3 $2 {Dieser Zug wird selten gespielt und
das zurecht. Besser ist 10.Nde2.} (10. Nde2 d5 (10... b5 11. Bf4 e5 12. Bg5 Bb7
13. Kb1 $14) 11. Bg5 dxe4 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Qd4 exf3 14. Qxb4 fxe2 15. Bxe2 f5
$13 {Es sieht so aus, als ob Weiß genug Kompensation für den Bauern hat,
aber etwas Konkretes gibt er auch wieder nicht. Es hat noch niemand einen
eindeutigen Weg zum Vorteil in dieser Stellung gezeigt.}) 10... d5 11. e5 {
Weiß steht schon schlechter. Nach dem Partiezug bekommt er keine einzige
Chance zum Spielen.} (11. Kb1 Bxc3 12. bxc3 O-O 13. e5 Nd7 14. f4 a5 15. Nd4
Nc5 16. Nb5 Qc6 17. Bxc5 Qxc5 18. Qd4 b6 19. Qxc5 bxc5 $15 {0-1 Cernousek,L 
(2417)-Chloupek,S (2317)/ Czechia 2009/EXT 2011 (40)}) 11... Nd7 $15 {Es ist
sehr komisch, dass Carlsen diese Variante gewählt hat. Ich vermute, dass er
etwas verwechselt hat, weil Weiß hier einfach eine schlechte Bauernstruktur
bekommt, ohne jegliche Kompensation.} 12. f4 b6 13. Bd4 {Etwas stärker war
doch a3, dann behält man zumindest den schwarzfeldrigen Läufer.} (13. a3 Bxc3
14. Qxc3 Qxc3 15. bxc3 Bb7 16. Kd2 Kd8 17. Be2 Kc7 $15 {1-0 Piorun,K (2445)
-Vovk,Y (2549)/Warsaw 2008/CBM 125 Extra (44)}) 13... Nc5 {Jetzt ist die
Stellung von Weiß schon kritisch.} 14. a3 $2 {Und wieder nicht die beste
Entscheidung! Offensichtlich hat Carlsen einfach einen schlechten Tag erwischt.
} (14. Bxc5 $1 Bxc5 (14... bxc5 15. a3 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 c4 17. Nd4 $132) 15. Kb1
O-O (15... Bb4 $2 16. Nb5 $1 $16) 16. Bd3 Bd7 $15) 14... Ne4 15. Qe1 Nxc3 16.
Bxc3 (16. axb4 Nxd1 $19) 16... Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Qxc3 18. bxc3 $17 {Nach nur 18
Zügen hat Weiß alle Chancen auf aktives Spiel verloren und muss nun ums
Remis kämpfen. Gegen einen Spieler von solcher Klasse wie Ivanchuk kann man
solche Stellungen kaum halten.} a5 $6 {Als erstes kommt der "schlechte"
Läufer raus, wobei das auch einen Nachteil hat - das Feld b5 wird geschwächt.
} 19. Nd4 (19. c4 $5 O-O 20. cxd5 Nxd5 21. g3 a4 22. Nd4 Ne3 23. Re1 Bb7 $17)
19... Ba6 20. Bd3 $1 {Wenn Schwarz auf d3 nimmt, wird die weiße
Bauernstruktur sofort verbessert.} (20. Nb5 $6 Kd7 21. Bd3 Bxb5 $1 22. Bxb5+
Kc7 $17 {Dieses Materialverhältnis ist das schlechteste für Weiß.}) 20...
Kd7 (20... Bxd3 $4 21. cxd3 $14) 21. Kd2 Nc6 $1 {Ivanchuk spielt sehr genau.
Man muss alle starken Figuren von Weiß abtauschen, um dann gegen die
Schwächen spielen zu können.} 22. Rb1 (22. Nb5 f6 $1 23. exf6 gxf6 $17 {
Schwarz wird bald zu ...e5 kommen.}) (22. Bb5 Bxb5 23. Nxb5 g5 $1 {Typischer
Zug für diese Bauernstruktur.} 24. g3 Rag8 $17) 22... Bxd3 $1 {Jetzt kann
Schwarz auf d3 nehmen, weil Weiß nicht mit dem Bauern zurückschlagen kann.}
23. Kxd3 (23. cxd3 Nxd4 24. cxd4 Kc6 25. Rb2 Kb7 26. Rhb1 Ra6 $15 {Demnächst
kommt Rc8-Rc6 und dann wird sich der Turm a6 befreien können.}) (23. Nxc6 Bxc2
24. Kxc2 (24. Rxb6 Be4 25. Nd4 Rhb8 $19) 24... Kxc6 $19) 23... Rab8 {Weiß
kann die Stellung wahrscheinlich halten, wenn er die Türme auf der b-Linie
verdoppelt.} 24. Nb5 $2 (24. Rb2 f6 25. Nxc6 Kxc6 26. Re1 Rhf8 27. g3 $15)
24... g5 $1 {Jetzt kommt Schwarz auch noch von der anderen Seite.} 25. g3 Rhg8
26. c4 (26. Nd6 gxf4 27. gxf4 f6 $19) (26. Rhg1 Ne7 $17) 26... gxf4 {Das
Nehmen auf c4 war gut genug.} (26... dxc4+ 27. Kxc4 gxf4 28. gxf4 Rg4 $19 {
Beide Bauern e5 und f4 hängen.}) 27. gxf4 Ne7 $2 {Ivanchuk macht ebenfalls
einen Fehler. Nach 27... .dxc4 könnte Weiß aufgeben.} (27... dxc4+ 28. Kxc4 (
28. Kc3 Ne7 $19) 28... Rg4 29. Rhf1 Nxe5+ $19) 28. Rhg1 {Nun hat Schwarz das
Feld g4 nicht mehr zur Verfügung.} dxc4+ 29. Kxc4 Nd5 (29... Rbc8+ 30. Kb3 Nd5
31. Rxg8 Rxg8 32. Rd1 Kc6 33. c4 Nxf4 34. Rd6+ Kb7 (34... Kc5 $4 35. Nc3 $18)
35. Rd7+ $14) 30. Nd6 Kc6 31. Nxf7 Nxf4 {Auch nach 31....Rgf8 steht Schwarz
besser.} (31... Rgf8 32. Ng5 Rxf4+ 33. Kb3 Re8 34. Rbe1 h6 35. Ne4 Rh4 $15) 32.
Kb3 {Vermutlich waren beide Spieler schon in Zeitnot.} (32. Rbd1 $1 Rxg1 (32...
Nd5 33. Kd4 $11) 33. Rxg1 b5+ 34. Kb3 Kc5 35. Rf1 Ne2 36. c3 b4 37. cxb4+ axb4
38. Ng5 $1 (38. axb4+ Rxb4+ 39. Kc2 Rf4 40. Rxf4 Nxf4 41. Ng5 h6 42. Nf7 h5 43.
Kd2 Kd4 $19) 38... Nd4+ 39. Kb2 bxa3+ 40. Kxa3 $15 {Schwarz steht besser, aber
Weiß hat gute Chancen, um Remis zu halten.}) 32... Kc5 (32... Rgf8 $5 33. Ng5
Rf5 34. Rbf1 Rg8 35. Nxh7 Rxg1 36. Rxg1 Rxe5 $15) 33. Ng5 h6 34. Ne4+ Kd4 35.
Nf6 Rxg1 36. Rxg1 Rc8 $1 {Genau gespielt! Schwarz muss seinen Turm aktivieren.}
(36... Kxe5 $4 37. Nd7+ $18) 37. Re1 (37. Rd1+ Kxe5 38. Ng4+ Ke4 39. Nxh6 Ne2
$17) 37... Rc3+ 38. Kb2 Rf3 (38... Rh3 $4 39. Re4+ $18) 39. Re4+ Kc5 40. Nd7+
Kd5 41. Nf6+ Kc5 42. Nd7+ Kc6 $1 {Schwarz will natürlich weiter spielen,
seine Stellung ist viel besser, weil sein König sehr stark ist.} 43. Nf6 (43.
Rd4 Nd5 44. c4 Rf2+ 45. Kb3 a4+ $1 46. Kxa4 b5+ 47. cxb5+ (47. Ka5 bxc4 48.
Nb8+ Kc5 $19) 47... Kxd7 48. Rh4 Re2 $17) 43... Ng6 {Nun droht einfach Nxe5.}
44. Rc4+ Kb5 45. Re4 $2 {Mueller,Ka: 'The passive solution makes life
difficult for Carlsen.'} ({The active} 45. Rc8 $1 {Mueller,Ka draws easier, e.
g.} Nxe5 46. Ne4 Re3 47. Nd6+ Ka4 48. Rf8 b5 (48... Rf3 49. Rxf3 Nxf3 50. c4
Nd2 51. Ka2 Nb3 52. Ne4 Nc1+ 53. Kb2 Nd3+ $11) 49. Rf4+ b4 50. axb4 axb4 51.
Rf8 Ka5 52. Rb8 Re2 53. Kb3 $11) 45... Rf5 $17 {Schwarz hat wieder sehr
großen Vorteil. Weiß kann den Bauern nicht halten.} 46. Ne8 $6 ({The
computer suggestion} 46. a4+ {Mueller,Ka} Kc5 47. Kb3 Nxe5 48. c3 {is better.})
46... Kc5 47. Nc7 $6 ({Again the computer solution} 47. Kb3 {Mueller,Ka} Rxe5
48. Rc4+ Kd5 {is objectivly better, but White's house already looks very shaky.
}) 47... Nxe5 $1 48. Rh4 Kd6 49. Nb5+ Kd7 50. a4 h5 51. Nd4 Rg5 52. Re4 Nc4+
53. Kc3 Re5 $1 54. Rh4 $6 {Mueller,Ka: 'The rook is a bit misplaced here.'} (
54. Re2 $5 {Mueller,Ka is called for.}) 54... Nd6 55. Kd3 Rd5 56. c4 Rg5 57.
Nf3 Rc5 58. Nd2 Rf5 59. Nb3 Nb7 60. Rh3 Kd6 61. Kc3 Nc5 $1 62. Nxc5 Kxc5 63.
Re3 (63. Rh4 {Mueller,Ka} e5 64. Kd3 Kb4 $19) 63... e5 $2 {Mueller,Ka: 'Until
now Ivanchuk has played his initiative forcefully. But now he loses control
for a short moment.'} (63... h4 $1 {Mueller,Ka wins, e.g.} 64. Rxe6 (64. Kd3 e5
65. Ke4 (65. Kc3 e4 66. Rxe4 Rf3+ 67. Kc2 Rh3 $19) 65... Rf4+ 66. Kxe5 Rxc4 67.
Ra3 Kb4 68. Ra1 Rc2 $19) 64... Rf3+ 65. Kb2 (65. Kd2 Rh3 $19) 65... Rh3 66.
Re5+ Kb4 67. Rb5+ (67. Re2 Kxa4 $19) 67... Kxc4 68. Rxb6 Rxh2+ 69. Ka3 Rh3+ 70.
Kb2 Rd3 71. Rb5 Rd5 $19) 64. h4 Kd6 65. Rd3+ Ke6 (65... Kc6 {Mueller,Ka} 66.
Rd5 Rf3+ 67. Kc2 Rh3 68. Rxe5 Rxh4 69. Kc3 Rh1 70. Re6+ Kc5 71. Re5+ Kd6 72.
Rb5 Kc6 73. Kd4 h4 74. Rh5 h3 75. Rh6+ Kd7 76. Kd5 h2 77. Rh7+ Ke8 78. Kc6 Kf8
79. Rh3 Kg7 80. Kb7 $11) 66. Rg3 (66. Rd5 $2 {Mueller,Ka} Rf3+ (66... e4 $2 67.
Kd4 Rxd5+ 68. cxd5+ Kf5 69. d6 Ke6 70. Kxe4 Kxd6 71. Kd4 Kc7 72. Kc3 $11) 67.
Kc2 Rf4 68. Kc3 Rxh4 69. Rb5 Rh3+ 70. Kd2 (70. Kb2 e4 71. Rxb6+ Ke5 72. c5 Kd4
73. Re6 Rc3 $19) 70... e4 71. Rxb6+ Ke5 72. c5 Rd3+ 73. Ke2 Rc3 74. Rb5 h4 75.
Rxa5 (75. c6+ Kd4 $19) 75... h3 76. c6+ Kd6 77. Rh5 h2 78. Rh6+ Kc7 79. Kd2 Ra3
80. a5 Ra1 $19) 66... Kf6 67. Rd3 Rf4 68. Rd6+ Kf5 69. Rxb6 Rxh4 70. c5 Rxa4 (
70... Ke4 {Mueller,Ka} 71. c6 (71. Kc4 $11) 71... Kd5 72. Rb5+ Kxc6 73. Rxe5
$11) 71. Rh6 $2 {Mueller, Ka: 'The large drawish tendency of rook endings
still saves White, but over the board it is next to impossible to defend this
position.'} (71. c6 {Mueller, Ka} Ke6 (71... Ra1 $6 {is met by} 72. Kb2 {when}
Ra4 {is the only move to draw for Black.}) 72. Rb5 Kd6 73. c7 Kxc7 74. Rxe5 {
is a tablebase draw, e.g.} h4 75. Rh5 Kb6 76. Rh6+ Kc5 77. Rh5+ Kd6 78. Kb3 Rd4
79. Rxa5 Rd5 80. Ra6+ Ke5 81. Rh6 Rd4 82. Kc3 Ra4 83. Kd2 Kf5 84. Ke2 Kg5 85.
Rh8 $11) 71... Ke4 $1 {Mueller, Ka: 'Ivanchuk's king crosses over to deal with
the passed c-pawn himself.'} 72. Rd6 (72. Rxh5 {Mueller,Ka} Kd5 73. c6 Rc4+ 74.
Kd3 Rxc6 $19) (72. c6 {Mueller, Ka} Kd5 73. Kd3 Rd4+ 74. Ke3 Rc4 $19) 72... Rd4
$1 73. Ra6 (73. Rxd4+ {Mueller, Ka} exd4+ 74. Kc4 d3 75. c6 (75. Kc3 Kd5 76.
Kxd3 Kxc5 $19) 75... d2 76. c7 d1=Q 77. c8=Q Qc2+ $19) 73... Kd5 74. Rxa5 (74.
c6 {Mueller,Ka} Rc4+ 75. Kd3 Rxc6 76. Rxa5+ Ke6 $19) (74. Rh6 {Mueller,Ka} Kxc5
75. Rxh5 Kd5 $19) 74... Rc4+ 75. Kd3 Rxc5 76. Ra4 Rc7 ({The computer move} 
76... e4+ {Mueller,Ka wins quicker as} 77. Rxe4 $6 {runs into} Rc3+ 78. Kxc3
Kxe4 79. Kd2 Kf3 80. Ke1 Kg2 $19 {[%csl Gg1,Gg2]}) 77. Rh4 Rh7 78. Ke3 Ke6 79.
Ke4 Rh8 80. Ke3 Kf5 81. Ke2 Kg5 82. Re4 Re8 83. Ke3 h4 84. Ke2 h3 85. Kf2 h2
86. Kg2 h1=Q+ 87. Kxh1 Kf5 88. Re1 Rg8 $1 {Mueller,Ka: 'The cut off decides.'}
89. Kh2 (89. Rg1 {Mueller,Ka} Rxg1+ 90. Kxg1 Ke4 91. Kf2 Kd3 $19 {[%csl Gd3,
Ge3,Gf3]}) 89... Kf4 90. Rf1+ Ke3 0-1

[Event "FIDE Candidates"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.28"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2872"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. h4 $5 {This extravagant move has
some abstract justification. Black's position in the centre is not too stable,
quite typically for the Grünfeld, so he might be not that well prepared
against the brutal advance of the h-pawn.} c6 {Adding some stability to the
centre, so as to parry h4-h5, at least for the time being.} ({If} 5... h5 6.
Bg5 {the insertion of the moves h4 and ...h5 ensures that the g5-bishop is
defended, rendering the typical ...Nf6-e4 ineffective.} c6 7. e3 $14 {Kadas,G 
(2224)-Bakos,B (2234)/Hungary 2006/EXT 2009 (0-1, 39)}) 6. Bg5 ({In the few
games played with this line,} 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Bf4 {In principle, the move
h2-h4 does not seem to fit into what would otherwise be a marginally better
position for White. Still, in the long run the threat h4-h5 may become real
and if Black prevents it with ...h7-h5, things would already look coherent
from White's point of view.} Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. Ne5 (9. Be2 Bg4 10. O-O e6 11.
Rc1 Rc8 {Melkumyan,H (2649)-Erdos,V (2637)/Germany 2013/CBM 153 (1/2, 58)})
9... Qb6 (9... Be6 10. Nd3 b6 11. Be2 h5 12. Rc1 Bg4 13. f3 Bd7 14. b4 e6 15.
Qb3 $14 {Nenezic,M (2400)-Maric,D (2207)/Belgrade 2013/CBM 152 Extra (1-0, 36)}
) 10. Qb3 Qxb3 (10... Bf5 11. Be2 h5 {Sadorra,J (2431)-Gopal,G (2548)/Beijing
2008/CBM 126 Extra (1-0, 29)} 12. Qxb6 axb6 13. f3 $14) 11. axb3 Nb4 12. Kd2 h5
13. Nd3 Nc6 (13... Nxd3 14. Bxd3 {[%cal Gc3b5]} Bd7 15. Ra5 $14) 14. f3 Bf5 15.
Ne5 $14 {Morozevich,A (2748)-Giri,A (2720)/Beijing 2012/ (1-0, 49). In all
these games, White's better control in the centre and the king's
centralisation make his position more pleasant.}) 6... O-O $146 {This flexible
developing move invites White to display his cards.} (6... Ne4 7. cxd5 (7. e3
$5 $14) 7... cxd5 8. Qb3 Nxc3 {1/2 Wocke,R-Chandler,P/Wiesbaden 1988/GER}) 7.
Bxf6 ({One possible problem is that the natural} 7. e3 {cuts off the bishop's
retreat, allowing} Nh5 $5 {[%cal Gh7h6]}) 7... Bxf6 (7... exf6 $5 {might also
be playable.} 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. e3 Nc6 {[%cal Gf6f5] There is no clear plan of
attacking the d5-pawn, while Black enjoys free development.}) 8. h5 Bf5 {
The bishop hurries to the defence of the kingside.} (8... dxc4 9. e4 b5 ({If} 
9... Be6 {then White gains time to cut the dark-squared bishop out of the play
completely:} 10. e5 Bg7 11. h6 Bh8 12. Ng5 Bd5 13. Qg4 Qb6 14. O-O-O Na6 15. f4
{Black will have to play the rest of the game with his bishop immobile on h8.
Besides, his king is under constant pressure. Would the extra pawn and
activity of the remaining pieces compensate for these important drawbacks?
With Black, I would be afraid they would not.}) 10. e5 Bg7 {Now, the same plan
is more difficult to carry out; Black would react with ...f6 if needed. White
may play} 11. a4 $44 {, hoping that the queenside diversion would create
favourable circumstances on the opposite wing.}) 9. e3 (9. Qb3 $5 dxc4 10. Qxb7
Qb6 11. Qxb6 (11. Qxa8 Qxb2 $19) 11... axb6 12. e4 Be6 13. e5 Bg7 (13... Bh8 {
anticipates the white plan, but the bishop does not stand nicely on h8.}) 14.
h6 $5 Bh8 15. Ng5 Bd5 16. f4 {The h8-bishop has been cut off play mechanically.
On the other hand, Black has an advantage on the queenside and in some cases
he could free his bishop with a knight sacrifice on e5 (following to ...
f7-f6xe5). The final evaluation is not clear to me, since the computers do not
always understand the notion of a trapped piece.}) 9... e6 10. hxg6 Bxg6 $1 (
10... hxg6 11. Ne5 {exposes the bishop to the threat g2-g4 and forces Black to
make some concession.} c5 (11... Bxe5 12. dxe5 Qg5 13. Qd4 Nd7 14. cxd5 exd5
15. O-O-O $36) 12. g4 cxd4 13. exd4 Be4 14. f3 Bh4+ 15. Ke2 f6 16. Nd7 $5 Qxd7
17. Rxh4 g5 18. Rh1 Bg6 19. cxd5 exd5 20. Kf2 $14) 11. Bd3 Nd7 12. Qe2 (12.
cxd5 cxd5 {[%cal Ge6e5] does not change things essentially.}) 12... e5 $132 {
Black clears the path for his Grünfeld bishop, which will compensate for the
relative weakness of the Isolani.} 13. Bxg6 hxg6 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. cxd5 cxd5
16. Rd1 Qa5 17. Kf1 {Grischuk keeps his rook on h1, in order to inhibit ...
Bxc3.} (17. O-O Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Bxc3 19. Rxd5 Qxa2 20. bxc3 a5 $11) (17. Rxd5
Nxf3+ 18. Kf1 {looks trickier, but Black has some tricks as well:} Nd2+ $3 (
18... Qc7 19. Qxf3 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Qxc3 21. Qh3 $36) 19. Qxd2 (19. Rxd2 Bxc3 20.
bxc3 Qxc3 $11) 19... Rad8 $1 $44) 17... Rad8 18. Nd4 Qc5 $11 (18... Rfe8 $2 19.
Nb3 $16 {wins the d5-pawn.}) 19. Nb3 {White has no advantage at all and,
fearing the pressure of the enemy minor pieces, immediately started peace
negotiations. In view of the weakness of his central pawn, Black cannot avoid
the repetition.} Qc6 20. Na5 Qc7 21. Nb3 Qc6 22. Na5 Qc7 23. Nb3 Qc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Candidates"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2872"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Nielsen,PH"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]

{Magnus Carlsen: "My game against Gelfand in round 10, annotated by Peter
Heine Nielsen below, represents the level of chess I aspired to play at in the
Candidates. Although I did not succeed in every game, I take great comfort in
having reached the main objective which was to qualify for the World
Championship match against V. Anand. I would like to express my gratitude to
Peter Heine and the other seconds for their valuable help in reaching this
goal."} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 {Openingwise the players are basically 2 opposites.
While Carlsen moves around a lot, Gelfand, both in the WC-match with Anand and
in this Candidates tournaments stayed completely loyal to the Grünfeld
against 1.d4 and the Sveshnikov against 1.e4.} 3. Bb5 $5 {Sveshnikov was
right! At least judged by the current trends, White players seems to concede
that the actual Sveshnikov Sicilian is fine for Black, and that 3.Bb5 is the
way to fight for the advantage. As Sveshnikov claimed years back. Anand did
well with Bb5 in the match, and later both Caruana and Ponomariov posed
Gelfand some problems.} e6 4. O-O ({In round 7 Magnus played} 4. Bxc6 {against
Radjabov, and after} bxc6 5. b3 d6 6. O-O $5 {tried this idea, deviating from
6.e5 which was both played by McShane and Grischuk against Radjabov. The idea
is that after 6...e5 we have a position known from 3...d6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.0-0
only with the white pawn on b3 instead of b2. Not a huge difference, but
definitely leading to a playble position for White. Here Radjabov played} Ne7
$5 {and in a complex position, Magnus hallucinated, and was suddenly lost, but
saved the game after inaccurate play by Radjabov.}) 4... Nge7 5. Re1 a6 $5 {
In the Tashkent Grand Prix against Caruana and Ponomariov, Gelfand chose 5...
Nd4, but part of the reason behind being able to succesfully repeat his
openings, is having small surprises within them, and for this candidates he
had prepared 5.. .a6, and employed it already succesfully with Grischuk in
round 6.} 6. Bf1 d5 7. exd5 $5 {I was seconding Magnus in London, but also got
help from other seconds online. They suggested this line, thinking it leads to
a moderately pleasant position, with a long game ahead, which should suit
Magnus style excellently.} ({Grischuk played} 7. d3 {and we saw an unusually
sharp fight for pawn structure with big decisions early on:} d4 $5 8. e5 $5 Nd5
9. c4 $5 dxc3 10. bxc3 Rb8 11. Bb2 b5 $5 {and after a tactical error by
Grischuk Gelfand got a winning position, although the game ended in a draw.})
7... Nxd5 8. d4 Nf6 9. Be3 cxd4 (9... Be7 {might be slightly more accurate as
after} 10. c4 O-O 11. Nc3 cxd4 12. Nxd4 {instead of 12...Bd7 also 12...Qc7
indenting ... Rd8 is possible.}) 10. Nxd4 Bd7 11. c4 {This is the concept.
White has a bit more space and a queenside majority. Black of course a healthy
and solid position though.} Nxd4 (11... Be7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Nf3 $5 {White has
been quite succesful with, and this is an argument for Gelfand's choice,
securing relieving exchanges before it is too late.}) (11... Bb4 $5 {is a
principled choice, but after} 12. Nc3 Bxc3 13. bxc3 O-O 14. Bf4 {White's
activity more than compensates for the structural weaknesses. After} Nxd4 $5
15. cxd4 Bc6 {surprisingly suddenly we have the typically Nimzo pawn structure,
very similar to game 11 in the Anand-Gelfand match, where Gelfand had a
pleasant position with the 2 bishops, before that game was drawn.}) 12. Bxd4
Bc6 13. Nc3 Be7 14. a3 $5 {Magnus was happy with this decision, as he thought
the interpolation of a3/a5 is probably favouring White.} (14. Qd3 O-O 15. Rad1
{This was played in the stem game Kinmark (that's actually an anagram of
Kramnik as my Swedish friends have pointed out!) -Paoli 1975, also being
slightly more pleasant for White.}) 14... a5 $5 {The principled approach, and
what one would expect from Gelfand.} (14... O-O 15. b4 {is what White wants,
but as usual only a slight edge.}) 15. Qd3 O-O (15... a4 $6 {is an ambitious
attempt, but after} 16. Rad1 O-O 17. Qg3 {White's initiative becomes too
strong.}) 16. Rad1 Qc7 17. Be5 Qb6 18. Qg3 Rfd8 (18... Nh5 $5 19. Qh3 Nf6 {
would be an interesting way to defend, as now Bc7 no longer annoys Black, and
Black is threatening ...Rfd8.} 20. Bd3 h6 21. Bd4 Qc7 22. b4 $1 {and White
still keeps an edge though.}) 19. Rxd8+ (19. Nd5 {Magnus said at the
press-conference that he had wasted quite some time on this move, which fails
due to a small tactic:} exd5 20. Bd4 Bc5 21. Bxf6 Bxf2+ $1 {leading to a
drawish ending.}) 19... Qxd8 20. Rd1 Qb6 (20... Qf8 $5 {Speelman mentioned
this move at the press conference, to which Gelfand quite rightly replied that
from a practical perspective it has no huge relevance. Gelfand's plan was
hampering Black's queenside play in an ambitious manner, but this more
defensive move does have some bite, as the following tactic:} 21. b4 $5 axb4
22. axb4 Nh5 $1 23. Qg4 Bxb4 24. Qxh5 f6 $1 25. Bd3 g6 $1 {amazingly holds up
for Black, as after} 26. Bxg6 $2 (26. Qg4 $1 fxe5 27. Qxe6+ Qf7 28. Qxe5 Ra5 {
and Black has enough compensation to draw here}) 26... hxg6 27. Qxg6+ Qg7 {
and due to the mate on g2, White can't take on f6 with the queen, and thus
suddenly ends up a piece short! Instead of 21.b4, probably 21. Bd3!? is
stronger, and White remains comfortably placed.}) 21. Bd4 Qb3 22. Rd3 (22. Rd2
{is more modest, but White still has a pleasant game after eg.} a4 23. Qc7 Nd7
24. Be3 Bd8 25. Qg3 {But the game puts much more direct pressure on Black.})
22... Qc2 23. b4 $1 axb4 24. axb4 Nh5 25. Qe5 (25. Qe3 $5 {This computer move
also keeps an edge, the main point being} Bxb4 26. Qg5 g6 (26... f6 $1 {
a much better fighting chance} 27. Qxh5 e5 28. Qf5 Rf8 $1 {() and although
White is better, Black keeps definite figthing chances}) 27. Ne4 $1 Bxe4 28.
Qe5 $1 {and Black's position suddenly collapses.}) 25... Bf6 {The toughest
defence.} ({Both players saw} 25... Ra1 26. Nd1 $1 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Qxd1 28. Qb8+
Bf8 29. Bc5 h6 30. Qxf8+ Kh7 {and now} 31. Qd6 $1 {is the key bringing back
the queen for defence, and the ensuing endings will just be winning for White
due to the queenside majority and the pair of bishops.} (31. Qxf7 $2 Be4 $1 {
however would completely reverse the situation, as ...Bd3 can't be stopped.}))
26. Qxh5 Bxd4 27. Rxd4 Qxc3 28. Qa5 $1 {The point behind 23.b4, without this,
White wouldn't even be better. But now with this intermezzo, White just
manages to coordinate in time, and thus his queenside majority secures a huge
edge.} Rf8 29. Qb6 e5 {The only way to fight.} 30. Rd1 (30. Rd8 $5 g6 31. b5
Be4 32. Rd7 {transposes to the line below.}) 30... g6 31. b5 Be4 32. Qf6 $6 (
32. h4 $5) (32. Rd7 {This seems almost winning, the idea being Qd6 next, and
if now ...Bf5, then Rxb7.} Qe1 33. Qd6 $16) 32... h5 $6 (32... Bf5 $1 {A very
good fighting chance,} 33. Rd5 Be6 34. Qxe5 Qxe5 35. Rxe5 Rc8 {as this could
be easily drawn for Black, White should probably not liquidate into this
ending. An important line is} 36. c5 Kf8 37. Bd3 Bd7 $1 {followed by ...f6
winning back the pawn.}) 33. h4 Bf5 34. Rd5 Qc1 $5 (34... Be6 35. Qxe5 Qxe5 36.
Rxe5 Rc8 37. c5 Kf8 38. Bd3 Bd7 {is now different, as ...f6 would weaken the
g6-pawn, and thus h4/h5 greatly favours White.}) 35. Qxe5 Be6 36. Rd4 Ra8 37.
Qe2 {Gelfand has reasonable activity for the pawn, but in time pressure
commits a few inaccuracies, which Magnus punished mercilessly.} Kh7 $6 (37...
Qa1 38. Qd1 Kg7 {eg. was a much tougher defence} 39. c5 $2 Qc3 $1 {being one
resource.}) 38. Rd1 Qc3 39. Qe4 Ra1 $2 {But ...Ra7 as the computer thinks,
fights on. But it is impossible for a human to play.} 40. Rxa1 Qxa1 41. c5 $1 {
The time control has been reached, but now White is completely winning, as
nothing stops his pawns marching forward.} Qc3 42. Qxb7 (42. b6 {would indeed
be safer, but Magnus missed Gelfand's reply to his next move.}) 42... Qe1 $5 (
42... Qxc5 43. b6 {followed by Qa6, and the pawn just queens.}) 43. b6 {
Magnus said at the press conference that he quite quickly recovered from the
shock, and that despite losing the bishop on f1, it doesn't really change much,
as what matters is that the white pawns are queening.} Bc4 44. Qf3 $1 Qxf1+ 45.
Kh2 Qb1 46. b7 Qb5 47. c6 Bd5 48. Qg3 $1 {Controlling g2, and h4, eliminating
even any small attempts at counterplay, and simultaneously queening the b-pawn
made Gelfand resign. Probably Magnus' best game in London. He achieved only a
small edge in the opening, but with some precise tactics managed to enlarge it,
and then increased it to decisive proportions in Gelfand's time trouble. This
gave Carlsen the sole lead, but much more was still to happen...} 1-0

[Event "FIDE Candidates"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2872"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Ne5 Nc6 8.
Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nxc6 Qe8 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Qc2 e5 12. Rd1 Rb8 13. Nc3 h6 14. dxe5
Qxe5 15. Bf4 Qe7 16. Rd4 Be6 17. Rad1 Rb6 18. Qd2 Kh7 19. f3 Rfb8 20. Qe3 Rxb2
21. Rxc4 R2b7 22. Ra4 Re8 23. Rxa7 Rxa7 24. Qxa7 Qb4 25. Be5 $2 (25. Qd4 $14)
25... Nd5 26. Nxd5 Bxd5 27. Qxc7 Qc4 28. a3 f6 29. Qxc4 Bxc4 30. Bc3 Rxe2 31.
Rd4 Bb5 32. Bb4 Re3 33. Kf2 Re2+ 34. Kg1 Re3 35. f4 Re2 36. Rd6 Rc2 37. g4 Bc6
38. Bd2 Bf3 39. h3 Ra2 40. Bb4 Rg2+ 41. Kf1 Rh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Candidates"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2872"]
[BlackElo "2809"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Bd6 11. a3 {Since Black's last move (quite fashionable
nowadays) does not contribute to the development directly, White thinks he can
afford to play some pawn moves before making up his mind with respect to the
b1-knight.} Nbd7 12. b4 (12. Ba5 {Cheparinov,I (2689)-Atalik,S (2603)/Burgas
2012/CBM 151/(Atalik,S) (1-0, 44)}) 12... Ra7 {Preparing a typical regrouping
with ...Qa8, aimed at putting pressure on the long diagonal and the a-file at
the same time.} (12... Nb6 13. Nc3 Nbd5 (13... Nc4 14. e4 $5) 14. Na2 Nb6 15.
Nc3 Nbd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 $2 (16... Bxd5 {may be slightly worse, but entirely
playable.}) 17. Qe4 $2 {Too modest.} (17. Ng5 $1 g6 18. Ne4 $16 {[%csl Gc5,Gf6,
Gh6]}) 17... h6 18. Ne5 Rb8 19. Qc2 Bxe5 20. dxe5 Qe7 21. e4 Nb6 22. Be3 $14 {
Leko,P (2735)-Karjakin,S (2780)/Wijk aan Zee 2013/CBM 153 (1/2, 38)}) (12...
Be4 13. Qb2 Bd5 14. Bg5 Qb8 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Nc3 a5 {Quite ambitious, but not
really necessary.} (16... Bb7 17. Nd2 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 a5 19. Nde4 Nxe4 20. Nxe4
axb4 21. axb4 Ra4 $132 {Black's play along the a-file compensates for the
backward c-pawn.}) 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Ne5 axb4 19. axb4 Ra4 20. Nc6 {Quite a
good square for the knight, but White still needs to stabilise the position
and create some targets.} Qa8 $6 ({A more harmonious and effective regrouping
would have been} 20... Qb7 21. Rfc1 Rfa8 $11) 21. Rfc1 Rxa1 22. Qxa1 Qa4 23.
Qc3 $14 {Laznicka,V (2701)-Bruzon Batista,L (2682)/Poikovsky 2011/CBM 145 (1-0,
43)}) 13. Nc3 (13. a4 {gains some space but also helps Black get rid of a
potential queenside weakening.} bxa4 14. Rxa4 Qa8 15. Na3 Ne4 16. Rb1 Nxd2 17.
Qxd2 Rb8 18. Nc4 Nb6 19. Nxb6 cxb6 20. Rba1 Rc8 21. Ne1 {1/2 Gelfand,B (2756)
-Granda Zuniga,J (2644)/Lugo 2009/CBM 133}) 13... Qa8 14. Nh4 Bxg2 15. Nxg2 c6
$146 {Once the bishops have been exchanged, this is quite logical. Black
focuses on ...a5.} (15... e5 {does not quite solve all the problems, since the
queenside pieces remain slightly strangely placed:} 16. Be3 Rb7 17. Rfd1 $14 {
Cheparinov,I (2710)-Harikrishna,P (2692)/Leon 2012/EXT 2013 (1/2, 33)}) 16.
Rac1 $6 {This does not cross Black's plans in either way.} (16. Ne4 $5 Nxe4 17.
Qxe4 Rc8 18. Rfc1 {[%cal Gg2f4,Gf4d3,Gg2e1,Ge1d3] would allow White to keep
the queenside immobile, with chances to get an advantage in the long run. With
the a3-pawn defended,} a5 $6 {may cause Black some problems after} 19. bxa5 $1)
16... a5 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Rc8 19. Nf4 axb4 20. Bxb4 ({White could still
keep the queenside blocked, but this would allow Black active play along the
a-file:} 20. axb4 Nf6 21. Qb1 Ra3 22. Nd3 Qa7 23. e3 Ne4 24. Rfd1 {[%cal Gd2e1]
}) 20... c5 21. Qxa8 Raxa8 22. dxc5 Bxc5 $11 {The position is plain equal now.
The game will end up in the same way as the first encounter between the same
players: a knight ending with equal pawns and symmetrical structure! Good
fighting spirit, but not really thrilling.} 23. Nd3 Bf8 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Rb1
Ra8 26. Bxf8 Kxf8 27. Rxb5 Rxa3 28. g4 h6 29. h4 Ra2 30. Kf1 Ra1+ 31. Kg2 Ra2
32. Kf3 Ra3 33. Kg3 Ra2 34. e3 Rd2 35. Nf4 g6 36. g5 hxg5 37. hxg5 Ke7 38. e4
Rc2 39. f3 Rc5 40. Rxc5 Nxc5 41. Ng2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Candidates"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2872"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. b3 {The Anand setup, not easy to
handle with White and maybe too complex for the style of Carlsen, who rarely
embarks such early battles of principle.} d6 (5... e5 6. Nxe5 Qe7 7. Bb2 (7. d4
d6 {Anand,V (2791)-Gelfand,B (2727)/Moscow 2012/CBM 149/(Stohl,I) (1-0, 77)})
7... d6 8. Nc4 d5 {Anand,V (2791)-Gelfand,B (2727)/Moscow 2012/CBM 149/(Kritz,
L) (1/2, 25)}) 6. O-O ({Radjabov must have felt confident about this position,
since he had had it twice recently:} 6. e5 dxe5 7. Nxe5 Qd5 8. Nf3 Qe4+ 9. Kf1
Qf5 10. Nc3 (10. Na3 Nf6 {Grischuk,A (2761)-Radjabov,T (2784)/Moscow 2012/CBM
149/(Kritz,L) (1/2, 41)}) 10... Nf6 11. d3 {McShane,L (2706)-Radjabov,T (2784)/
Moscow 2012/CBM 149/(Radjabov) (0-1, 48)}) 6... Ne7 ({It is instructive to
followe how a living legend fought for the control on the dark squares by
somewhat extravagant means.} 6... e5 7. Re1 g5 8. d3 h6 9. c3 Bg7 10. Na3 Ne7
11. Nc4 O-O 12. Ne3 f5 {This youthful way of playing, with ...f5 and ...g5,
yielded Korchnoi many impressive wins throughout his career; the latest
remarkable example is his win against Caruana in Gibraltar 2011.} 13. b4 f4 $36
{Boehnisch,M (2374)-Kortschnoj,V (2552)/Velden 2009/CBM 129 Extra (0-1, 40)})
7. e5 {This is the modern treatment of the problem of the dark squares in the
centre. There are other ways, though:} (7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 e5 9. Qe3 f6 10. c4
d5 $132 {Dolmatov,S (2550)-Whitehead,J (2325)/Chicago 1983/EXT 99 (1/2, 43)}) (
7. c3 Ng6 8. d4 {Becerra Rivero,J (2480)-Blanco Fernandez,A (2345)/Havana 1994/
EXT 97 (1/2, 61)} cxd4 9. cxd4 Ba6 10. Qc2 Rc8 11. Rd1 Be7 12. Nc3 Qa5 $132)
7... Ng6 8. exd6 Bxd6 (8... e5 {may define the central structure too soon:} 9.
Na3 Bxd6 10. Nc4 $14) 9. Nc3 {Maybe this move is not bad, but in the game
Carlsen will not manage to justify this way of developing the knight. So, I do
not know whether to attach the question mark to the last move or simply to the
whole of the following sequence.} (9. d4 {remains an alternative:} cxd4 $140
10. Qxd4 O-O 11. Ba3) ({but} 9. Na3 O-O 10. Nc4 {looks more flexible. True,
without a pawn on e5, Black can play} Be7 {keeping c5 well defended and
followed by ...f6 and ...e5 later.}) 9... e5 10. Re1 O-O 11. d3 f5 $1 {The
start of a courageous plan; Black does not fear any ghosts. Black has two
relatively weak pawns, on c5 and e5, but he can defend them well enough. White
seems to have comfortable play, but soon he will end up short of constructive
plans.} 12. Ba3 Be6 13. Na4 Qe7 14. c4 Rad8 15. Qe2 Bc8 {Black has completed
his superb regrouping plan and is ready to launch the attack. It looks as if
the colours have been switched, since it is Black who dictates the events
after the opening. Having been outplayed, White needs some tactical
inventiveness to stay in the game, but he will fail here, too.} 16. Qe3 {
Not a good square and area for the queen, that goes without saying.} (16. Rad1
Nf4 (16... e4 17. dxe4 fxe4 18. Qxe4 Qxe4 19. Rxe4 Bxh2+ 20. Kxh2 Rxd1 21. Bxc5
$44) 17. Qc2 Rde8 $36) 16... f4 $5 {[%cal Gc8g4] Not the only possible plan.} (
16... Nf4 17. Bb2 (17. Bxc5 Nxd3 18. Qxd3 Bxc5 19. Qc3 e4 20. Ne5 Bd6 21. Nxc6
Qc7 22. Nxd8 Bxh2+ 23. Kf1 Be5) (17. Nxe5 Nxg2 18. Kxg2 f4 19. Qe4 Bxe5 20.
Qxe5 Qh4 21. Bb2 Qh3+ 22. Kg1 Rf6 $19) 17... e4 18. dxe4 fxe4 19. Qxe4 Nh3+ 20.
Kf1 Qg5 $5 21. Re2 (21. Nxg5 Rxf2#) (21. Re3 Nxf2 22. Kxf2 Bxh2 $40) 21... Rxf3
22. Qxf3 Bg4 $40) 17. Qe4 $6 {Playing with fire again. This square is supposed
to be left available for the knight.} (17. Qe2 Bg4 18. h3 Bh5 19. Qe4 {At
least now there is some stability for the queen in the centre.}) 17... Kh8 {
Unnecessarily cautious, but good enough. The attack is very much on still.} (
17... Rf5 $5 18. Rad1 Nh4 (18... Rh5 19. d4 cxd4 20. Nxd4) 19. h3 Rh5 20. Nxh4
Qxh4 21. Qf3 Rg5 22. Kf1 Rf8 $40 {/\...Rf6, /\...Rg3, /\...Rxg2!?}) 18. Rad1
Bg4 19. Rd2 Bxf3 {The problem with this plan is that White has chances to
consolidate on the light squares if he does not get killed by the attack.} 20.
Qxf3 Nh4 21. Qe4 $2 {But this loses at once, or should have done so...} ({
He should have defended the h3-c8 diagonal with} 21. Qg4 {, although the
position reemains dangerous after} Rf5 $40 {/\...Rdf8, ...h5}) 21... f3 22. g3
Ng2 $19 23. Nc3 (23. Red1 Qe6 $19 {[%cal Ge6h3]}) 23... Qe6 $2 {Offering White
an unexpected chance to stay in the game.} (23... Nxe1 24. Qxe1 Bc7 {[%cal
Gc7a5]} 25. d4 Qf7 $19 {Black is an exchange up and keeps mating threats. I
doubt that even a player with Carlsen's survival skills would have continued
playing on in this position.}) 24. Re3 $3 $17 {[%csl Gf3]} Nxe3 25. fxe3 {
Suddenly, White has got some space and stability on the light squares. He
should lose, of course, but Black still needs to find a constructive plan for
breaking open the fortress.} f2+ $2 $15 {Hallucinating. There is no attack
after this and White is more or less OK with one pawn for the exchange.} 26.
Rxf2 Rxf2 27. Kxf2 Rf8+ 28. Ke2 Qh3 29. Qh1 Be7 30. Ne4 Qg4+ 31. Kd2 Qh3 32.
Ke2 h5 33. Bb2 Qg4+ 34. Kd2 Qh3 35. Ke2 Qg4+ 36. Kd2 Qh3 37. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Candidates"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2872"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 {A very popular move
nowadays. White would like to avoid some critical lines.} b5 (6... d6 {is
another main move.}) 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 b4 ({The other possibilities are} 8... Rb8
) ({and} 8... Bd7) 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. a5 Be6 11. Nc4 Rb8 {Both players are
following theory. The upcoming positions are considered to be nicely playable
for both sides. All the pieces are on the board, which ensures a complicated
game where the stronger player might try to outplay his opponent with either
colour.} 12. c3 {Svidler had already two games for this. White wants to play
d4 at a good moment, but of course, this requires long preparation.} (12. h3 {
and}) (12. Re1 {was also tried.}) 12... bxc3 13. bxc3 h6 {Typical prophylaxis
against N or Bg5.} (13... Na7 {looks a little weird and could have been met
effectively by} 14. Ng5 $1 Bg4 15. f3 Bh5 (15... Bd7 {would have been met with}
16. f4 $1 $36 {which gives a strong initiative for White.}) 16. Qc2 Nd7 17. Nh3
$1 {Black has managed to avoid the f4 idea, but his bishop on h5 is out of
play, while the knight on h3 is just temporarily misplaced, as it will soon be
improved through f2.} Kh8 18. Ne3 $14 {Svidler-Sargissian, Ningbo 2011}) 14.
Re1 {From the 12th move, White prepares for d4. This time he protects the e4 P.
} Qc8 {Also a usual move, preparing for Rd8.} 15. Bc2 $146 {The first novelty
of the game, White would like to go back with his knight to e3 and then, d4
finally becomes possible.} (15. Ba3 {is the most common move.}) (15. Ba4 {
was played recently in a top game:} Bxc4 16. Bxc6 (16. dxc4 Nxa5 {This is the
difference. That is why Svidler went to c2 with his bishop.}) 16... Bb5 17.
Bxb5 Rxb5 {and Black's position is completely solid. Leko-Adams, London 2012})
15... Rd8 {This is the standard setup and the idea of the previous Qc8 move.
Black would like to play Bf8 and be ready to push d5 at a good moment.} (15...
Bxc4 {was also interesting. Black gives up his strong B to destroy White's P
structure. It is difficult to judge which factor has bigger importance.} 16.
dxc4 Qe6 17. c5 $5 {probably Svidler wanted to play this P sacrifice and play
on the light squares. Black is really missing his bishop here, but on the
other hand, he is a pawn up.} (17. Qe2 Nd7 $1 {and Black drives his N to c5
and it looks nicely placed.}) 17... dxc5 18. Qe2 Rb5 19. Ba4 (19. Bd3 Rxa5 20.
Rxa5 $6 Nxa5 21. Bxa6 $2 c4 22. Bb5 c6 23. Ba4 Nb3 {is forces the take on b3
and Black gains a very unpleasant advanced P.}) 19... Rxa5 20. Nd2 {now the R
can be trapped.} c4 21. Nxc4 Rc5 22. Bb3 Rb8 {and Black has no problem.}) 16.
Qe2 ({In the event of} 16. Ne3 {Black can play immeditely} d5 $1 {with a
promising position.}) 16... Bf8 (16... Bxc4 17. dxc4 Nd7 {was an option again,
but Carlsen preferred to keep his B pair.}) 17. Ne3 $6 {This seems like an
inaccuracy. The last preparation for d4, but this allows Black's strong reply.}
({Immediately} 17. d4 {would have still been too early. Black can play} exd4
18. cxd4 d5 $1 $15 {with a slight advantage.}) ({Probably} 17. h3 {was the
best waiting move, because Black also has difficulties finding a useful move.}
Bxc4 18. dxc4 Nd7 {similar to the previous line.} 19. Ba4 Ne7 20. Be3 Ng6 {
with a double-edged fight.}) 17... d5 $1 {Excellent timing by Carlsen. White's
last N move left the pressure from the important e5 P, so Black can
immediately start the action.} 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Rxd5 {Black keeps the e5
pawn protected and, at the same time, attacks the pawn on a5.} ({Maybe} 19...
Bxd5 {was slightly better, as the e5 pawn is not really hanging.} 20. Nxe5 Nxe5
21. Qxe5 Re8 $5 ({Black can also force a draw by} 21... Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Re8 23.
Qxe8 Qg4+ 24. Kf1 Qh3+ 25. Kg1 Qg4+ $11) 22. Qxe8 Qg4 $1 {White has to
sacrifice his Q with} 23. Qe4 $1 (23. Re4 $2 Rxe8 $19) (23. f3 $2 Bxf3 $1 $19)
23... Bxe4 24. Rxe4 {Only Black can be better.}) 20. h3 $2 {This typical move
is a mistake. White would like to open the back rank and avoid the pin after
Bg4. The initiative passes to Black and Carlsen does not let it slip away
anymore.} (20. d4 $6 {is not so good, because} exd4 21. Qe4 g6 {and Black has
avoided everything, White cannot continue the attack. For example:} 22. cxd4
Qd8 23. Ra4 Bb4 $15) (20. Ba4 Rxa5 ({after} 20... Nxa5 21. Nxe5 Nb3 22. Bxb3
Rxb3 23. c4 Rd8 {Black is also OK here.}) 21. Bd2 (21. Bxh6 $6 {White would
like to protect the a1 R and threaten Bxc6, but after} Rxa4 $1 22. Rxa4 gxh6
23. Nxe5 Nxe5 24. Qxe5 Bg7 $17 {Black is much better.}) 21... Rc5 22. Bxc6 Rxc6
23. Nxe5 Rcb6 $15 {Thanks to the pair of Bs and passed P, Black looks very
nicely placed.}) (20. c4 Rxa5 21. Rxa5 Nxa5 22. Nxe5 Nb3 23. Bb2 c5 $132 {
and the N goes to d4.}) (20. Qe4 {is an interesting alternative. White would
like to provoke a weakness on the kingside with the threat of d4.} g6 ({On} 
20... f5 {White simply answers} 21. Qe2 {and the e5 P become vulnerable.}) 21.
Ba4 $1 Nxa5 22. Nxe5 Bg7 23. Bf4 $14 {Now the exchange of the a5 pawn for the
e5 one favours White. White seems to have an edge here.}) 20... Bf5 $1 {
A very strong move! Black prevents d4 and can exert pressure on the d3
weakness and soon, the a5 P will be hanging as well.} 21. Rd1 Qe6 22. Bb1 {
Svidler tries to activate his B from a2.} Qd7 $1 {Keeping the pressure on the
d3 P.} (22... Rxa5 {allows some counterplay for White.} 23. Rxa5 Nxa5 24. Ba2 {
getting back the e5 P.}) 23. Be3 e4 $1 (23... Rxb1 {not the best, because} 24.
Raxb1 Bxd3 {and White has} 25. Qa2 $1 {to attack the d5 R.} Rxa5 26. Qxa5 $1
Nxa5 27. Nxe5 Qf5 28. Nxd3 {The two R will give unpleasant counterchanches for
White.}) 24. Nd4 Nxd4 25. Bxd4 $2 {This allowed a tactical blow, which
actually Carlsen judged too risky.} (25. cxd4 {also led to Black's advantage
after} exd3 26. Bxd3 Bxd3 27. Qxd3 Rbb5 $1 $15 {White has serious problems
with the a5 P. Black is clearly better.}) 25... exd3 ({The computer immeditely
finds the strong} 25... Bxh3 $1 26. dxe4 (26. gxh3 {is not possible.} Qxh3 27.
Be3 Bd6 $1 $19) 26... Rg5 27. g3 {This was the critical position where I think
Carlsen missed a winning combination or just did not want to risk a
miscalculation. Black wins after a fantastic tactical blow:} Bg4 $1 28. f3 Rb2
$3 29. Qxb2 Bxf3 {and Black has too many threats. Rxg3, Qh3 and the simple
Bxd1.} 30. Qf2 (30. Rd3 Rxg3+ 31. Kf2 Rg2+ $19) 30... Bxd1 $19 {with an extra
P and a strong attack.}) 26. Bxd3 Bxd3 27. Rxd3 c5 28. Be5 $1 {This was
Svidler's plan, when he took back with the B on d4, but unfortunately for him,
it does not solve the problems.} Rxd3 29. Bxb8 c4 $1 {A great positional move!
Black protects the d3 R, fixes c3 and frees the c5 square for his B, where it
puts very strong pressure on f2. The additional weaknesses on c3 and a5 are
too much for White to hold the position.} 30. Be5 (30. Qe1 {was slightly better
} Bc5 31. Kh2 {followed by Bg3.}) 30... Bc5 31. Rb1 Qd5 $1 {Carlsen activates
his pieces.} (31... Rd2 {was too early} 32. Qxc4 {and Bxf2 is only a check.
There is no reason for Black to hurry with this plan.}) 32. Rb8+ Kh7 33. Qh5 {
Svidler tried the last trap with the threat of Rh8 Kxh8 Qxh6 and mate on g7,
but of course, this doesn't work on this level.} (33. Re8 {was the best chance,
although Black has various ways to remain better here as well.} Qd7 (33... f5 {
is also good to prevent Qe4.}) 34. Ra8 Qe6 {The following line is forced:} 35.
Qe4+ f5 36. Rh8+ $1 Kg6 $1 ({Of course not} 36... Kxh8 $2 37. Bxg7+ $1 $18) 37.
Qf4 Rd1+ 38. Kh2 Bxf2 $1 $17 {and Black is better.}) 33... Qe4 $1 {A cool
defence against the Rh8 and it also creates some threats of destroying White's
position.} 34. Rb2 (34. Rh8+ Kxh8 35. Qxh6+ Qh7 $1 $19) 34... Rd5 $1 {White
cannot avoid losing a piece.} 35. Re2 Qb1+ 36. Kh2 f6 0-1

[Event "FIDE Candidates"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D93"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2872"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 ({Easily the most sensational try to dent
the Grünfeld in London was} 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. h4 $5 {by Grischuk. Morozevich
played this flank sortie in blitz last year, but Carlsen could have hardly
expected it and reacted cautiously with} c6 ({In a later game Black already
played the more active and straightforward} 5... c5 6. dxc5 Na6 $5 $146 7. h5
O-O 8. hxg6 fxg6 9. Bh6 Bxh6 10. Rxh6 dxc4 11. Rh4 Nxc5 12. Rxc4 b6 13. b4
Qxd1+ 14. Rxd1 Ba6 15. e3 Ncd7 16. Rcd4 Bxf1 17. Kxf1 Rfc8 18. Ne2 Nf8 19. Nf4
Rc2 20. a4 Rac8 21. b5 Ra2 $11 {Morozevich,A (2758)-Mamedyarov,S (2766)/Zug/
2013/}) 6. Bg5 O-O 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. h5 Bf5 9. e3 e6 10. hxg6 Bxg6 11. Bd3 Nd7
12. Qe2 e5 13. Bxg6 hxg6 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. Rd1 Qa5 17. Kf1 Rad8
18. Nd4 Qc5 19. Nb3 Qc6 20. Na5 Qc7 21. Nb3 Qc6 22. Na5 $11 {1/2, Grischuk,A 
(2764)-Carlsen,M (2872)/London Candidates/2013/}) 4... Bg7 5. Nf3 ({Carlsen
would undoubtedly welcome a repetition of his previous Grünfeld encounter
with Ivanchuk, when Black easily solved his opening problems and even got a
slight edge after} 5. e3 c5 6. dxc5 Qa5 7. Qb3 Na6 $5 8. cxd5 Nxc5 9. Qb5+ Qxb5
10. Bxb5+ Bd7 11. Rd1 Nh5 12. Bxd7+ Kxd7 13. Bg3 b5 14. d6 e6 15. Nf3 b4 16.
Nb5 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Rab8 18. Nbd4 h5 19. Rh4 f5 20. Ne2 e5 21. Rc4 Rhc8 22. Kf1
Ne4 23. Rc7+ Rxc7 24. dxc7+ Kxc7 25. Nd2 Nxd2+ 26. Rxd2 a5 $11 {/=/+, Ivanchuk,
V (2775)-Carlsen,M (2826)/Moscow/2011/ For more details see the notes to this
game in CBM 146 by Ramirez Alvarez.}) 5... O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5 {The text
move is the main continuation.} ({In round 11 we had the less usual} 7... Ne4
8. Rc1 {with the recent twist} Nd7 $5 ({The older move is} 8... Nxc3) 9. cxd5
Qa5 10. Nd4 Nxc3 $5 (10... Ndxc5 11. Bc4 (11. Qc2 Bf5 $5 12. Nxf5 gxf5 $44)
11... Nxc3 12. bxc3 e5 13. dxe6 Bxe6 14. Bxe6 Nxe6 15. Nxe6 Bxc3+ 16. Kf1 fxe6
17. Qb3 Qa6+ 18. Kg1 Bf6 19. h3 Rad8 20. Kh2 Rd2 21. Rc2 Rxc2 22. Qxc2 Qc6 23.
Qxc6 bxc6 24. Rc1 Rc8 25. Bd6 Kf7 $11 {/+/=, Gustafsson,J (2633)-Safarli,E 
(2630)/Porto Carras/2011/ The endgame is somewhat unpleasant for Black due to
his split pawns, but he managed to hold it rather easily.}) 11. bxc3 Qxa2 12.
c6 (12. Qb3 Qxb3 13. Nxb3 a5 14. c6 Nf6 15. d6 bxc6 16. dxe7 Re8 17. Nd4 Bd7
18. Bd6 Ne4 19. Ba3 c5 20. Bd3 Rxe7 21. Bxe4 Rxe4 22. Bxc5 Rc8 23. Ba3 f5 $44 {
Fridman,D (2655)-Kramnik,V (2799)/Dortmund/2012/ Black drew with ease, his
bishops give him full compensation.}) 12... Nc5 13. Be2 (13. c4 $6 {Somogyi,I 
(2290)-Kun,S (2295)/HUN-chT/1992/} e5 $1 14. dxe6 fxe6 $32 {|^} (14... Qa5+ $5
$40)) 13... Qxd5 14. Bf3 Qc4 15. Be2 Qd5 (15... Qa2 $5 $13 {is an interesting
attempt to avoid an immediate draw}) 16. Bf3 Qc4 17. Be2 Qd5 {1/2, Ivanchuk,V 
(2757)-Gelfand,B (2740)/London Candidates/2013/}) 8. Rc1 Rd8 {Carlsen chooses
a rare line, spoiling for a fight. Possibly he wanted to surprise his opponent,
who had problems with time management in London. However, Black will soon come
under pressure.} ({There has been some recent development in another sideline} 
8... Ne4 {Perhaps more testing is} 9. cxd5 (9. Be5 Bxe5 (9... Nxc3 $143 $6 10.
Bxc3 Bxc3+ 11. Rxc3 $16 Qxa2 12. Qc1 Qa5 13. cxd5 Nd7 14. Nd2 Rd8 15. Be2 f5
16. f3 Nf6 17. e4 fxe4 18. fxe4 $18 {Korotylev,A (2574)-Tilicheev,V (2366)/
Moscow/2012/}) 10. Nxe5 Nc6 $1 ({This is the new twist.} 10... Nxc3 $2 {
is hopeless:} 11. Rxc3 Qxa2 12. Qc1 {[%cal Rc3a3]} Qa4 13. b3 Qa5 14. cxd5 Nd7
15. Nxd7 Bxd7 16. f3 Rfc8 17. Kf2 Qb4 18. Be2 $16 {Novikov,I (2490)-Epishin,V 
(2350)/Minsk/1986/}) 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. cxd5 {is critical:} (12. a3 Rb8 13. Qa4
Qxc5 14. b4 Nxc3 (14... Qd6 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Be2 c5 17. O-O cxb4 18. c5 Qe5
19. axb4 Qb2 20. Rfe1 Rxb4 {Simantsev,M (2549)-Misailovic,N (2301)/Kraljevo/
2011/} 21. Qa5 $1 $36 {[%csl Gc5]}) 15. Rxc3 Qb6 16. c5 $6 (16. cxd5 cxd5 17.
Rc6 Qb7 18. Ba6 Qa8 19. Rc7 d4 $132) 16... Qc7 17. Bd3 Qe5 18. Rc1 d4 19. O-O
dxe3 $15 {Docx,S (2426)-Kanep,M (2512)/Caleta/2013/}) 12... Nxc3 13. Qd2 {
, but Black has} Rb8 $1 14. Qxc3 (14. Rxc3 Rd8 15. d6 (15. Bc4 cxd5 16. Bb3 Ba6
$44) 15... Qxa2 16. dxe7 Re8 $44) 14... Qxa2 (14... Qxc3+ 15. bxc3 cxd5 16. c4
Be6 $11) 15. Bc4 Qxb2 16. Qxb2 Rxb2 17. dxc6 Be6 $11) 9... Nxc3 10. Qd2 Qxa2
11. bxc3 (11. Rxc3 $5 Bxc3 12. Qxc3 Nd7 $5 $13) 11... Qa5 $13 {, but even this
position is not quite clear.}) ({Definitely the main alternative is} 8... dxc4
{but this has a drawish reputation after} 9. Bxc4 Qxc5 10. Bb3 Nc6 11. O-O Qa5
12. h3 Bf5 13. Qe2 Ne4 {After} 14. Nd5 (14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Rfd1 h6 $5 (15... Qh5
{Aronian,L (2802)-Svidler,P (2755)/Moscow/2011/ For more details about the
whole line see my notes to this game in CBM 146}) 16. Rd7 Rac8 17. Rcd1 Qb4 18.
R7d2 (18. Nd2 Bf5 19. Rd5 Rfd8 20. a3 Qb6 $36 21. Rxf5 gxf5 22. Qh5 {Bulatov,R
(2208)-Nevostrujev,V (2449)/Pavlodar/2012/} e6 23. Bxh6 Ne5 $17) 18... a6 19.
Bc2 Bxc2 20. Rxc2 e5 21. Bg3 Rcd8 (21... e4 $5) 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Nd2 f5 24. f3
Qd6 25. a3 Kh7 26. Be1 h5 27. Nc4 Qe6 28. Na5 $11 {Shimanov,A (2599)
-Areshchenko,A (2710)/St Petersburg/2012/}) 14... e5 {White has lately tried}
15. Bg5 (15. Bh2 Be6 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. Qc4 Nf6 18. e4 Rac8 19. Ng5 Nd4 $11 {
is a more or less forced draw}) 15... Nxg5 16. Nxg5 Qd8 17. h4 $5 (17. Nf3 e4
18. Nh2 Ne5 19. Rfd1 Nd3 20. Rc2 a5 $36 {Dzagnidze,N (2559)-Lahno,K (2546)/
Gaziantep rpd/2012/}) {, but even here the excitement peters out into
perpetuals after} 17... h6 18. g4 Bd7 19. Ne4 Qxh4 20. f3 Kh8 21. Rf2 f5 22.
Rh2 Qd8 23. Rxh6+ $1 Bxh6 24. Qh2 Kg7 25. Rxc6 $1 fxe4 (25... Bxc6 26. Qxe5+
Kh7 27. Ndf6+ Rxf6 28. Nxf6+ Kh8 29. Ng8+ Kh7 30. Nf6+ Kh8 31. Ng8+ {1/2,
Cmilyte,V (2503)-Lahno,K (2557)/Tbilisi rpd/2012/}) 26. Qxe5+ Kh7 27. Nf6+ Rxf6
28. Rxf6 Be8 29. g5 Rc8 (29... Qd2 30. gxh6 Qxe3+ 31. Kf1 Kxh6 32. Qh2+ Kg7 33.
Rxg6+ Kxg6 34. Qd6+ Kh7 35. Qe7+ Kg6 36. Qd6+ Kh7 37. Qe7+ Kg6 38. Qd6+ {
1/2, Jobava,B (2734)-Areshchenko,A (2702)/Burgas/2012/}) 30. Bd5 $2 (30. fxe4
Bxg5 31. Qxg5 Kg7 32. Rf5 $11) 30... Bxg5 $2 (30... Rc1+ 31. Kg2 Qc8 $1 $19)
31. Qxg5 Kg7 32. Rf5 exf3 33. Qg3 Qe7 34. Rxf3 $11 {Nielsen,P (2687)-Nyback,T 
(2627)/Bundesliga/2012/}) 9. Qa4 {The best way to fight for an advantage.
After other moves Black has more than one way to achieve a satisfactory
position:} (9. Nd2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nc6 (10... Na6 $5 11. a3 Qxc5 12. b4 Qh5 13.
Qxh5 Nxh5 14. Bg5 Nf6 15. Ke2 Nc7 16. Rhd1 Be6 17. Bxe6 Nxe6 18. Bh4 {1/2,
Vallifuoco,G (2285)-Stone,R (2305)/Dubai olm/1986/}) 11. Bb3 $6 (11. Qb3 $142
$5 $14) 11... Bf5 12. O-O Nb4 13. Bc4 Nd3 14. Bxd3 Bxd3 15. Nb3 {Bykhovsky,A 
(2405)-Manor,I (2510)/Tel Aviv/1996/} Qa6 16. Re1 Ne4 $17) (9. Qb3 Na6 (9...
Ne4 10. cxd5 Nd7 11. Nd4 Ndxc5 12. Qb5 Qxb5 13. Ncxb5 e5 14. dxe6 Nxe6 15. Nxe6
(15. Nc7 $5 $14) 15... Bxe6 16. f3 Nd2 $6 (16... Nf6 $44) 17. b3 a5 18. Nc7
Rac8 19. Bb5 g5 20. Bxg5 $6 (20. Bg3 $1 $16) 20... Rd5 21. Bf4 Nxb3 22. Rb1
Rxc7 23. Bxc7 Rxb5 24. axb3 a4 $36 {Farago,I (2475)-Rajna,G (2405)/HUN-ch/1974/
}) (9... Qxc5 10. Be2 (10. Rd1 Qa5 11. Be2 Na6 (11... Ne4 $1 $11 {/=/+}) 12.
O-O Nc5 13. Qb5 Qxb5 14. Nxb5 Bf5 15. Nfd4 dxc4 16. Nxf5 gxf5 17. Bxc4 Nfe4 18.
b4 {Tukmakov,V-Dueball,J/Kiev/1970/} Na4 $132) 10... Nc6 11. O-O dxc4 12. Qxc4
(12. Bxc4 $142 $1 {/\} Na5 13. Bxf7+ Kf8 14. Qa4 {[%cal Rb2b4]}) 12... Qb6 13.
Qb5 Qxb5 14. Bxb5 Bd7 15. h3 a6 16. Be2 Bf5 17. Rcd1 Ne4 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Na4
e5 20. Bh2 Be6 21. b3 Nb4 $36 {De Greif,B-Uhlmann,W/Havana/1963/}) 10. Qb5 Qxb5
11. Nxb5 Bd7 12. Nc7 $6 (12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Be5 f6 $11) 12... Nxc7 13. Bxc7 Rdc8
14. Be5 Rxc5 15. b4 Rcc8 16. c5 a5 17. b5 Ne4 18. Bd4 f6 19. Nd2 Nxd2 20. Kxd2
e5 21. Bb2 Bf8 22. Ba3 b6 $17 {Portisch,F (2425)-Sax,G (2530)/Budapest/1976/})
9... Qxc5 {Natural enough.} ({However, White also has to reckon with} 9... Qxa4
10. Nxa4 Nc6 11. Ne5 $5 (11. Nc3 Ne4 $1 12. Be2 $6 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 dxc4 14. Bxc4
Nxc5 15. O-O Be6 16. Bxe6 Nxe6 17. Bg3 Rac8 18. Nd4 Nc5 19. Rfd1 f6 $15 {
Portisch,L (2600)-Adorjan,A (2490)/Frankfurt rpd/1998/}) (11. Bc7 $5 Rd7 12.
Bg3) 11... Be6 (11... Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Be6 13. cxd5 Bxd5 14. Nc3 a5 $44) 12. Nxc6
bxc6 13. Bc7 Rd7 14. Be5 (14. Ba5 $5 d4 15. exd4 Rxd4 16. b3 $14) 14... Rad8
15. Be2 dxc4 16. O-O Ne4 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 {1-0 Mac Kenzie,
G-Mondaca,O (2160)/Buenos Aires 1993/EXT 1999 (30)} Rb8 $1 {[%cal Rb8b4]} 20.
Rd4 c3 $36) 10. b4 (10. Qb5 Qxb5 (10... Na6 $5) 11. Nxb5 Na6 12. Nc7 Nxc7 13.
Bxc7 Re8 14. Be5 Bd7 15. Be2 Bc6 16. O-O Nd7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. cxd5 Bxd5 19.
Bb5 Red8 20. Rc7 Nb6 21. Rfc1 Kf6 22. h4 Rd6 23. b3 a6 24. Bc4 Bc6 25. Nd4 Nd5
{Orndahl,M (2170)-Li,C (2529)/Taby/2007/} 26. Bxd5 $11) 10... Qc6 11. Qa3 $1
$146 {[%cal Yb4b5,Ga3e7] An interesting novelty, judging by the consumption of
time Ivanchuk invented it over the board.} (11. Qb3 Ne4 $1 (11... a5 12. b5 Qc5
13. a3 a4 14. Nxa4 Qa7 15. Bc7 $1 Rd7 16. Bb6 Qxa4 17. Qxa4 Rxa4 18. cxd5 $18 {
[%csl Rc8] Farago,I (2500)-Vadasz,L (2495)/Budapest/1977/}) 12. Be5 (12. Nb5
Na6 13. Bd3 Nac5 (13... dxc4 $1 14. Bxc4 Be6 $15) 14. bxc5 Nxc5 15. Qa3 $4 (15.
Qc2 Nxd3+ 16. Qxd3 Bf5 17. Qb3 $14) 15... Bb2 {0-1, Mikhalchishin,A-Vaganian,R/
Valencia/1974/}) 12... Bxe5 13. Nxe5 Qf6 (13... Qd6 $2 14. Nxf7 Kxf7 15. Nxe4
dxe4 16. c5+ Be6 17. cxd6 Bxb3 18. dxe7 Kxe7 19. axb3 Nd7 20. Bb5 $14 {Urday
Caceres,H (2470)-Yermolinsky,A (2590)/Moscow olm/1994/}) 14. Nf3 Nxc3 15. Qxc3
Qxc3+ 16. Rxc3 Nc6 17. b5 Na5 18. cxd5 Rxd5 19. Bd3 Bd7 20. e4 Rd6 21. Ke2 Rd8
22. Ke3 Be6 $11 {Karsa,L (2200)-Sax,G (2530)/Budapest/1976/}) ({It's not so
simple for Black even after other moves:} 11. b5 Qc5 12. Qb3 (12. Be5 Nbd7 (
12... Ne4 13. Bd4 Nxc3 14. Rxc3 {Roeder,M (2365)-Pusch,H/Porz/1989/} Nd7 15.
Be2 $5 $14) 13. Bd4 Qc7 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qa3 Nxc3 17. Rxc3 Qd6
18. Qxd6 exd6 19. Be2 Nc5 20. O-O a6 21. bxa6 Nxa6 22. Nd4 Nc5 $11 {Laux,
T-Wild,H/Porz/1989/}) 12... Bg4 13. Na4 (13. Ne5 $5 Be6 14. Na4 Qc8 15. Qa3 d4
16. Be2 $14) 13... Qc8 {Here White would have profited from having his queen
already on a3!} 14. Be2 (14. Qa3 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Qf5 16. Nb6 e5 $36) 14... Ne4
15. Rc2 Nd7 (15... e5 16. cxd5 Qf5 17. Bg3 Nxg3 18. hxg3 e4 19. Nd4 Bxd4 20.
Bxg4 Qxg4 21. exd4 Nd7 {Lukacs,P (2450)-Sax,G (2565)/Budapest/1977/} 22. Rh4 $1
Qg5 23. d6 $16) 16. cxd5 Ndc5 17. Nxc5 Nxc5 18. Qb4 (18. Qa3 $5 b6 19. e4 $14)
18... b6 19. O-O Qf5 20. Rc4 Qxd5 21. h3 Bf5 $11 {Farago,I (2500)-Gulko,B 
(2585)/Polanica Zdroj/1977/}) (11. Qxc6 bxc6 (11... Nxc6 12. b5 Nb4 $2 (12...
d4 $1 13. Nd1 e5 $13) 13. a3 Ne4 14. Be5 Nxc3 15. Rxc3 a5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 {
Petrov,I (2190)-Petkov,V (2375)/Sofia/2004/} 17. Rc1 $1 $16 {[%csl Rb4]}) 12.
cxd5 (12. Nd4 Ne4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Bxb8 Bxd4 15. Bc7 Bb2 16. Rc2 Rd7 17. Rxb2
Rxc7 18. Be2 a5 19. bxa5 Be6 20. O-O Rxa5 21. Rc1 Rca7 22. Rcc2 Kg7 $15 {
Urday Caceres,H (2480)-Olafsson,H (2525)/Manila olm/1992/}) (12. Bc7 Rd7 (12...
Re8 $5) 13. Ba5 Rb7 (13... Ne4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Ng5 c5 16. Nxe4 cxb4 17. Bxb4
Na6 18. Bc3 Bb7 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Nc3 Rad8 $44 {Kortschnoj,V-Stein,L/Moscow/
1964/}) 14. cxd5 Bd7 {Sorensen,T (2480)-Loeffler,B (2340)/corr/1991/} 15. Na4
$5 $36) 12... Nxd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Bc7 Re8 15. Nd4 e5 16. Nb5 Na6 17. Ba5 Bf8
{1/2, Ruchlin,V (2304)-Stern,W (2551)/corr/1980/} 18. a3 $14) 11... dxc4 {
Carlsen senses the danger and resolves the tension.} (11... Be6 12. Nd4 Qe8 (
12... Qd7 13. Na4 $36) 13. Ncb5 Na6 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Be2 $36) (11... Bf5 12.
b5 (12. Nd4 Qd7 13. b5 $14 {[%csl Rb8]}) 12... Qe8 13. cxd5 {/\} Nxd5 (13...
Nbd7 $142 $5 $14) 14. Nxd5 Rxd5 15. Bc4 Rd7 (15... Rd8 16. Ng5 e6 17. e4 Bg4
18. h3 h6 19. hxg4 hxg5 20. Bxg5 Rd4 21. Qh3 Rxe4+ 22. Kf1 Nd7 23. Qh7+ Kf8 24.
Bh6 Bxh6 25. Qxh6+ Ke7 26. Qg5+ $18) 16. Ne5 Bxe5 17. Bxe5 $40) 12. b5 Qb6 (
12... Qe8 $2 13. Bc7 $1 Nd5 (13... Rd7 14. Bxb8 $18) 14. Nxd5 Rxd5 15. Bxc4 Rh5
16. O-O $32 {[%csl Ra8,Rb8,Rc8,Rh5]}) 13. Bxc4 (13. Qxe7 $6 Bf8 14. Qc7 Ba3
$132) (13. Ne5 Qd6 $5 (13... Nbd7 14. Bxc4 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Bf5 (15... Be6 $2 16.
Na4 Qa5+ 17. Bc3 Qc7 18. Bxe6 $18) 16. O-O $14) 14. Qb2 Qb6 15. Nxc4 (15. Bxc4
Be6 16. Qb3 Nbd7 $11) 15... Qc5 16. Be5 Be6 17. Na4 Qd5 $13) 13... Be6 $1 (
13... e6 14. O-O $16 {is ideal for White, he has a lead in development, while
Black's can't get his queenside pieces out.}) 14. Bxe6 (14. Be2 Nbd7 15. Nd4
Qc5 $11 (15... Bxa2 $5 16. Qxa2 e5 $11)) 14... Qxe6 15. O-O (15. Ng5 Qc4 $1 16.
Nce4 Qxb5 17. Qxe7 Qa5+ 18. Kf1 Qb5+ 19. Kg1 Qd7 $1 $11 {/\} 20. Nxf6+ Bxf6 21.
Qxf6 $4 Qd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rxd1#) 15... Nbd7 {Black decides to sacrifice a pawn
just to get out his forces and swap a few pieces.} ({The resulting endgame
will be admittedly difficult to win, but} 15... Bf8 $5 {seems to be
objectively better. White must still prove he has anything tangible, in other
words Black has chances to gradually neutralise the pressure:} 16. Ng5 (16. Ne2
Nbd7 17. Rfd1 Rdc8 $5 18. Bc7 (18. Rxc8 $6 Rxc8 19. Qxa7 Qc4 20. Ned4 Qd5 {
[%cal Re7e5]}) 18... Nd5 $11) (16. e4 Nbd7 (16... Nxe4 17. Rfe1 Qf5 18. Rxe4 e5
19. Qa4 exf4 20. Rxf4 $40 {[%csl Rf7]}) 17. Rfd1 Nb6 $1 $132) 16... Qf5 $5 (
16... Qc4 17. e4 $5 {[%cal Rc3d5]} (17. Qb2 Nbd7 $11) 17... e6 18. Qb2 Qb4 $8
19. Qxb4 Bxb4 20. e5 Bxc3 21. exf6 Bxf6 22. Ne4 Be7 23. Rc7 Nd7 24. Rxb7 Nc5
$14) 17. Qb3 e6 18. f3 {[%csl Rf5]} Nbd7 19. g4 Qc5 20. Nge4 Qa3 $11) 16. Ng5 (
16. Nd4 Qb6 $11 17. Qxe7 $4 Bf8) 16... Qf5 17. Qxe7 Nh5 18. Rfd1 (18. Qe4 Nxf4
19. exf4 h6 20. Qxf5 gxf5 21. Nf3 Nc5 22. Nd1 $5 $14) 18... Nxf4 19. exf4 Bf8
20. Qe4 (20. Qe3 Nc5 $14 {/<=>}) 20... Qxe4 21. Ncxe4 Nb6 $14 {This is the
endgame position Carlsen was aiming for. White has an extra pawn, but it's
doubled and his queenside is vulnerable. Converting the small advantage
requires superlative technique and maybe even some extra luck, Black proceeds
to defend tenaciously and finally saves the game.} 22. g3 (22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. g3
Kg7 $14 {is similar to the game.}) 22... Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Be7 24. Nf3 (24. Rc1 $5
Rd8 25. Kg2 $14) 24... Rc8 25. Ne5 Rc7 ({Safe, but engines indicate the direct
} 25... f5 $1 26. Ng5 (26. Nd2 Rd8 $11) 26... Rc5 27. Ne6 Rxb5 28. Rc1 Bd6 $11)
26. Kg2 f6 27. Nf3 Kf7 28. h4 Rc2 29. a4 (29. Rd2 Rxd2 30. Nfxd2 Ke6 $132)
29... Ra2 30. Nc3 Ra3 31. Rc1 Nxa4 {Here Carlsen got too optimistic and even
declined a draw, later criticising his decision. There was no need to hurry
with this capture, now White retains winning chances.} (31... a5 $142 $5 32.
bxa6 bxa6 $11) (31... h5 32. Rc2 Ke8 33. Ne2 (33. f5 gxf5 34. Ne2 Rxa4 {/\} 35.
Rc7 Kd8 36. Rxb7 $6 Nd7 {[%csl Rb7]} 37. Nfd4 Kc8 38. Rxa7 Rxa7 39. Nc6 Ra2 40.
Nxe7+ Kd8 $15) 33... Bd6 34. f5 $5 Kf7 $132 (34... gxf5 35. Ned4 f4 36. Nf5 $14
)) 32. Ne4 Rd3 33. Rc7 Ke6 (33... Ke8 $5 34. Rxb7 Rd7 35. Rb8+ Rd8 36. Rxd8+
Bxd8 (36... Kxd8 37. Nd4 {[%cal Rd4c6,Yf4f5]}) 37. g4 $14 (37. h5 $5 $14)) 34.
Rxb7 (34. g4 $142 $1 Nb6 35. f5+ gxf5 36. gxf5+ Kf7 37. Rxb7 Rd7 38. Rxd7 Nxd7
39. Nd4 $36 {gives White more winning chances.}) 34... Rd7 35. Rb8 Rd8 36. Rb7
Rd7 37. Rxd7 Kxd7 {Contrary to the line above, Black has forced a rook swap,
while his king remains active.} 38. Nd4 f5 $1 39. Ng5 (39. Nd2 $6 Nc3 {[%csl
Rb5][%cal Ye7c5,Yd7d5]}) 39... Bxg5 (39... h6 $2 40. Nf7 {[%csl Rg6][%cal
Yf7e5]}) (39... h5 $2 40. Nc6 $16 {[%cal Yc6a7,Yc6e5]}) 40. fxg5 Nc3 41. h5 (
41. f4 Kd6 42. h5 gxh5 43. Nxf5+ Kc5 $132) 41... gxh5 $1 (41... Kd6 $6 42.
Nxf5+ $1 {/\} gxf5 $2 43. g6 hxg6 44. h6 $18) 42. Kh3 Kd6 43. Kh4 Kd5 {Black
will use his king to mount a counter-attack on White's pawns.} ({However,
supporting his own passed pawn seems to hold as well after} 43... Kc5 44. Nxf5
Kxb5 45. Ne3 a5 46. f4 a4 47. f5 Ne4 48. f6 (48. g6 hxg6 49. fxg6 a3 50. g7 Nf6
51. Kg5 Ng8 52. Nc2 a2 53. Kxh5 Kc4 54. Kg6 Kc3 55. Na1 Kb2 56. Kf7 Nh6+ 57.
Kg6 Ng8 $11) 48... Nd6 49. Nc2 Kc4 50. Kxh5 Kb3 $11) 44. Nxf5 Nxb5 45. Kxh5 Ke4
46. Ne3 (46. Ne7 a5 47. Kh6 a4 48. Nc6 a3 49. Nb4 Kf5 50. f4 Nc3 51. Kxh7 Ne4
52. g6 Nxg3 53. g7 Nh5 $11) 46... Nd6 $1 (46... a5 $2 47. Kh6 a4 48. Nc4 $18)
47. Kh6 Nf7+ {The defence finally triumphs, now the draw is unavoidable.} 48.
Kxh7 (48. Kh5 Kf3 49. g6 hxg6+ 50. Kxg6 Kxf2 $11) 48... Nxg5+ 49. Kg6 Nh3 50.
Nd1 Kf3 (50... a5 51. f4 Nxf4+ $11) ({Even} 50... Nxf2 $6 51. Nxf2+ Kd4 $1 {[]}
(51... Kf3 $2 52. g4 Kxf2 53. Kf5 $1 a5 54. Ke4 Ke2 55. g5 a4 56. g6 $5 a3 57.
g7 a2 58. g8=Q a1=Q 59. Qg2+ $18) 52. g4 (52. Nd1 a5 53. Nb2 Kc3 54. Na4+ Kb4
$11) 52... a5 53. g5 a4 $11 {is still a draw.}) 51. Kf5 Nxf2 52. Nxf2 Kxg3 53.
Nd1 a5 54. Ke4 a4 55. Kd4 a3 56. Nc3 a2 57. Nxa2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Candidates"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2872"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 {Avoiding the "Berlin endgame".} Bc5 5. c3
{A few months ago Carlsen tried 5.Nc3, but achieved nothing against the world
champion.} (5. Nc3 d6 6. Na4 Bb6 7. Nxb6 axb6 8. c3 Bd7 9. Ba4 Ne7 10. Bc2 Ng6
11. h3 O-O 12. O-O h6 13. Re1 Re8 14. d4 Bc6 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Qxd8 Rexd8 $11 {
1/2-1/2 (61) Carlsen,M (2848)-Anand,V (2775) London 2012}) 5... O-O 6. O-O d6
7. h3 a6 {This is more a challenging continuation, inviting White to spoil the
pawn structure, but to give up a good bishop. The solid alternative is to
transfer the knight to g6.} (7... Ne7 8. d4 Bb6 9. Re1 Ng6 10. Bd3 Re8 11. Qc2
c6 12. Be3 d5 (12... Nh5 $5 $11 {[%cal Gh5f4]}) 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Rxe5 15.
Bxb6 axb6 16. f4 Rh5 17. e5 Nd7 18. Qe2 Rh4 19. e6 Nc5 20. exf7+ Kxf7 21. Nd2
Nxd3 22. Qxd3 Rxf4 23. Qxh7 Bf5 24. Qh5+ Bg6 25. Qe5 Rf6 26. Nf3 Kg8 $11 {
1/2-1/2 (43) Adams,M (2725)-Anand,V (2780) Baden-Baden 2013}) 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9.
Re1 {Magnus decided not to hurry up with d3-d4 advance, but to complete the
development at first.} (9. d4 Bb6 10. Re1 h6 11. Qc2 (11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Qa4 $5
{[%cal Gb1d2,Gd2c4] is worth being checked in practice.}) 11... Re8 12. Nbd2
exd4 13. cxd4 c5 $11 {1-0 (55) Karjakin,S (2786)-Grischuk,A (2764) Moscow 2013}
) 9... Re8 10. Nbd2 d5 $6 $146 {This is strategically risky, as Black's pawn
structure will be permanently damaged.} (10... Bb6 11. Nf1 h6 12. Ng3 Be6 13.
Be3 Bxe3 (13... c5 14. d4 cxd4 15. cxd4 exd4 16. Bxd4 Rb8 {is playable for
Black.}) 14. Rxe3 c5 15. Qc2 Nd7 16. d4 cxd4 17. cxd4 exd4 18. Nxd4 $14 {
1-0 (55) Svidler,P (2741)-Navara,D (2706) Prague 2012}) 11. exd5 ({An
immediate counterstrike in the centre was also an option to consider:} 11. d4
dxe4 12. Nxe5 Qd5 13. Ndc4 (13. Qc2 Bd6 14. Ndc4 (14. Nxe4 $4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4
Qxe4 16. Rxe4 f6 $19) 14... c5 $132) 13... Bf8 14. Bg5 Nd7 {Black has
sufficient counterplay which compensates for his structural defects. His pair
of bishops is also a factor.}) 11... Qxd5 12. Nb3 Bf8 (12... Ba7 13. Be3 c5 {
is the engine suggestion, but it looks pretty ugly to close in the Ba7.}) 13.
c4 Qd6 14. Be3 Nd7 15. d4 e4 16. Nfd2 a5 17. a4 {Preventing any further
advance of Black's a-pawn and fixing it as a target.} f5 {From the strategic
point of view Black's position is very bad, but he has counterchances on the
kingside.} 18. c5 Qg6 $2 {This logical move is a serious mistake. It was
necessary to retreat to e6, covering the c4-square against the knight move.} (
18... Qe6 $1 19. Bf4 (19. Qc1 Nf6 20. Nc4 Nd5 $132) 19... Nf6 $1 {Black
shouldn't spend time on protecting the weak pawn.} 20. Bxc7 Nd5 (20... Qf7 21.
Be5 Be7 $44 {[%cal Gc8e6]}) 21. Be5 Qg6 (21... Nb4 22. f3 Nd3 23. fxe4 $1 Nxe1
24. Qxe1 fxe4 25. Qxe4 $14) 22. Nc4 f4 23. Kh2 f3 (23... Nb4 24. Nbd2 Nd3 25.
Nxe4 Nxe1 26. Qxe1 f3 27. gxf3 Bxh3 28. Kxh3 Qe6+ 29. Kg2 Qxc4 30. Qc3 $14) 24.
Rg1 Qh6 25. Qd2 Qh4 26. g4 Nf6 27. Ne3 g6 $44 {[%cal Gf8h6] An engine is not
really bothered by Black's kingside initiative, but a human player would
easily get frightened here as White.}) 19. Nc4 {[%csl Ra5]} (19. Bf4 Nf6 20.
Nc4 {leads to the same position as in our game.}) 19... Nf6 20. Bf4 (20. Ne5 $2
{would fall into a nasty exchange sacrifice:} Rxe5 $1 21. dxe5 Nd5 22. Qd2 Rb8
23. Nd4 f4 24. Bxf4 Bxc5 {All Black's pieces are very active, he gets the
material back.} 25. Rad1 Bb4 26. Qc1 Bxe1 27. Rxe1 Bxh3 28. Bg3 Bd7 $11) 20...
Nd5 21. Qd2 Be6 (21... Qf6 22. Nbxa5 Nxf4 23. Qxf4 Qxd4 24. b4 Be6 25. Rac1 $16
) 22. Nbxa5 Reb8 23. Ne5 Qf6 24. Bh2 ({It was possible to grab another pawn,
but probably after} 24. Naxc6 Nxf4 25. Qxf4 Rxb2 {Magnus was concerned about
the idea Be6-d5 trapping the Nc6. The engine finds the way to keep the
position winning by a subtle piece of tactics:} 26. Qc1 $1 Rb7 27. a5 Bd5 28.
Rb1 Rxb1 29. Qxb1 {and the knight is taboo in view of Qb3+.}) 24... Rxa5 {
A desperate tactical effort, but insufficient.} 25. Qxa5 Rxb2 26. Rab1 Ra2 27.
Qa6 {This way the queen can help in the defence. White just needs to
consolidate, his material advantage is enough for a win.} e3 (27... Nc3 28.
Rbc1 $18) 28. fxe3 Qg5 29. Re2 Nxe3 (29... Rxe2 30. Qxe2 Nc3 31. Qd3 Nxb1 32.
Nf3 Qh6 33. Bf4 Qh5 34. Qxb1 $18) 30. Nf3 Qg6 31. Rxa2 Bxa2 32. Rb2 Bc4 33. Qa5
Bd5 34. Qe1 $1 {Magnus is precise and merciless as usual, when it comes to the
technical part of the game.} f4 35. Bxf4 Nc2 36. Qf2 Bxf3 37. Rxc2 1-0

[Event "FIDE Candidates"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2872"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Qa5 7. cxd5 (7. Nd2 {
used to be the main line, but recently Black has been doing well after} Bb4 8.
Qc2 O-O 9. Be2 c5) 7... Nxd5 (7... exd5 {leads to Carlsbad structure where the
queen on a5 is doing nothing.}) 8. Rc1 {This move is relatively rare.} (8. Qd2
{is the main continuation.} Bb4 9. Rc1 h6 10. Bh4 {This position has been
defended mainly by grandmasters Alexei Shirov and Alexey Dreev. Here is one
recent example:} b6 11. a3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 c5 13. c4 Qxd2+ 14. Nxd2 Ne7 15. f3
Ba6 16. Be2 cxd4 17. exd4 Rc8 18. O-O Nf5 19. Bf2 O-O 20. Rfd1 Rfd8 21. g4 Ne7
$11 {1/2-1/2 (31) Potkin,V (2663)-Dreev,A (2677) Eilat 2012}) 8... Nxc3 9. bxc3
Ba3 (9... Qxa2 10. Bd3 Bd6 11. O-O Qa5 ({Black must be careful:} 11... O-O $2
12. Ra1 Qb2 13. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 14. Qd3+ Kg8 15. Rfb1 $18 {[%csl Rb2]}) 12. c4 {
with good compensation for the pawn.}) 10. Rc2 b6 {Preparing the favourable
exchange of the light-squared bishops.} 11. Bd3 Ba6 12. O-O Bxd3 13. Qxd3 O-O (
13... h6 14. Bh4 O-O 15. c4 Rfe8 16. e4 (16. Rd1 $5) 16... e5 17. d5 Nc5 18.
Qe2 Qa4 $11 {1/2-1/2 (38) Malakhatko,V (2548)-Michiels,B (2489) Antwerp 2011})
14. e4 {I think the plan adopted by Boris is not the best.} (14. c4 h6 15. Bf4
(15. Bh4 Rfe8 16. Rd1 {is another option. Then White can put his bishop on g3,
preventing the advance e6-e5.}) 15... Rad8 16. Rb1 Rfe8 17. Bc7 (17. c5 $2 e5)
17... Rc8 18. Bg3 Rcd8 19. c5 $1 Nxc5 20. Qc3 Ne4 21. Qxa5 bxa5 22. Rxc6 $14)
14... Rfe8 15. e5 $6 {This is a committal decision. White doesn't really have
chances for an attack on the kingside. Meanwhile, the move in the text weakens
the light squares.} ({In the event of} 15. c4 $6 e5 16. d5 Nc5 {Black will get
a nice square for his knight.}) (15. Bf4 {would be preferable.}) 15... h6 16.
Bh4 c5 17. Nd2 cxd4 18. cxd4 Rac8 $1 {The structure is now favourable for
Black. So, it's up to White to prove something.} 19. Nc4 Qb5 {Black doesn't
lose a piece.} ({Of course, not} 19... Qa6 $4 20. Qxa3 $18 {[%csl Ra6]}) 20. f4
Rc7 21. Qxa3 {White has to release the pressure before Black doubles the rooks
along the c-file.} (21. f5 Rec8 22. fxe6 fxe6 23. Qxa3 Rxc4 24. Rxc4 Qxc4 $15)
21... Rxc4 22. Rxc4 Qxc4 23. Bf2 {[%csl Ra7]} Qc7 {Black has to spend a move
on protecting the Pa7, so White seizes the c-file.} 24. Rc1 Qb7 25. Qd6 {
White's position looks very active, but he has no objects to attack.} ({
From the practical point of view it was preferable to swap queens:} 25. Qf3 $5
Qxf3 26. gxf3 {White's pawn structure has been spoiled, but the rook is going
to penetrate to c7. The position is balanced. For instance:} Nf8 27. Rc7 Ng6
28. f5 exf5 29. Rxa7) 25... Nf8 26. g3 ({After} 26. Qc7 Qa6 {the black queen
becomes active.}) 26... Rc8 27. Rxc8 Qxc8 28. d5 {White should get rid of this
pawn.} exd5 29. Qxd5 g6 30. Kg2 Ne6 {The position is very close to equality,
but White is the one who has to play accurately. The well-known duo queen +
knight might cause the white king some troubles.} 31. Qf3 Kg7 32. a3 h5 33. h4
$1 {Seemingly illogical, placing the pawns on the same colour as the bishop,
but preventing the possibility of h5-h4 which could weaken the Pf4.} Qc2 34.
Qb7 Qa4 35. Qf3 b5 {Sooner or later Black is going to organise a passed pawn
on the queenside.} 36. f5 {With must hurry up with his counterplay against the
black monarch.} gxf5 37. Qxf5 Qxa3 38. Qxh5 a5 39. Qg4+ Kf8 40. h5 $2 {The
decisive mistake.} (40. Qh5 Qc3 41. Qh8+ Ke7 42. Qf6+ Ke8 43. Qh8+ Kd7 {
Otherwise it's a perpetual check.} 44. Qf6 Qc6+ 45. Kg1 Nd8 46. e6+ $1 Qxe6 47.
Qg5 {[%csl Gh4] White is not worse as his h-pawn is also very dangerous.})
40... Qc1 $1 {Preventing the further advance of White's h-pawn.} 41. Qe4 b4 42.
Be3 Qc7 (42... Qc8 {was also strong} 43. h6 b3 $19 {[%cal Gc8c2]}) 43. Qa8+ Kg7
44. h6+ Kh7 45. Qe4+ Kg8 46. Qa8+ Qd8 {No perpetual check.} 47. Qxd8+ (47. Qf3
Qd3 48. Qg4+ Kh7 {is also hopeless for White.}) 47... Nxd8 48. Kf3 a4 49. Ke4
Nc6 50. Bc1 Na5 $1 51. Bd2 b3 52. Kd3 Nc4 $1 {The knight assists the passed
pawns very effectively.} 53. Bc3 a3 54. g4 Kh7 55. g5 Kg6 56. Bd4 b2 57. Kc2
Nd2 {White has to give up a piece, so he resigned.} 0-1

[Event "FIDE Candidates"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2872"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Bf4 d5 7. e3 (7. Ndb5 {
transposes to a line that used to be fashionable a few decades ago; in recent
years we had Nakamura,H (2775)-Kramnik,V (2801)/Moscow 2012/CBM 149/(Marin,M) 
(1/2, 40)}) 7... Bb4 8. Be2 dxc4 $146 (8... O-O {Zhigalko,A (2589)-Vachier
Lagrave,M (2711)/Warsaw 2012/ (0-1, 69)}) 9. Nxc6 Qxd1+ 10. Rxd1 bxc6 11. Bxc4
Nd5 12. O-O Nxf4 13. exf4 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Ke7 15. Rb1 Bd7 16. Rb7 Rhb8 17. Rfb1
Rxb7 18. Rxb7 a5 19. Bd3 h6 20. h4 Kd8 21. Kf1 Kc8 22. Rb1 Rb8 23. Rxb8+ Kxb8
24. Ke2 Kc7 25. Ke3 Kd6 26. Kd4 c5+ 27. Ke3 Bc6 28. g3 f6 29. a3 e5 30. fxe5+
Kxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Candidates"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2809"]
[BlackElo "2872"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 d5 {This apparently
simplistic way of playing used to be a specialty of Ulf Andersson, a
completely different kind of player from Carlsen.} 6. Nc3 ({The typical way of
meeting any Bogo-Indian setup is based on the kingside fianchetto; Carlsen had
some recent experience against it, though.} 6. g3 O-O 7. Bg2 Nbd7 8. O-O c6 9.
Rc1 b6 10. cxd5 (10. b4 {Topalov,V (2803)-Carlsen,M (2826)/Nanjing 2010/CBM
139/(Edouard,R) (0-1, 33)}) 10... cxd5 11. Nc3 (11. Na3 {Kramnik,V (2784)
-Carlsen,M (2814)/Wijk aan Zee 2011/CBM 141/(Moradiabadi/Karsten Mueller) (0-1,
85)}) 11... Ba6 {Wang Yue (2732)-Carlsen,M (2826)/Nanjing 2010/CBM 139/ 
(Edouard,R) (1/2, 28)}) 6... O-O 7. e3 {Before moving forward, I find it
useful to relate the position to some refefrence points from well settled
theory. In the Orthodox lines of the Queen's Gambit, Black frequently aims to
exchange the dark-squared bishops, in order to get some space for the queen
and release the pressure against the f6-knight. Two classical ways of
achieving that are the Capablanca System (...dxc4 followed by ...Nd5) and he
Lasker System (...Ne4).. From this point of view, I find some positive aspects
in the Bogo setup: Black exchanges the bishops without the need to give up the
tension in the centre with ...dxc4 or moving for the second time with an
already developed knight.} Qe7 {The perfect square for the queen in many
Bogo-Indian lines.} 8. Rc1 Rd8 {This way of putting pressure on the white
centre is reminsicent to some extent of one of the plans in the Lasker System.}
9. Qc2 ({Deviating from an earlier Carlsen game:} 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Nc6 {
An useful preparation for ...Ne4.} (10... Ne4 11. Qc2 $14) 11. Bb5 (11. O-O Ne4
12. Qe2 Bg4) (11. a3 {is too slow: after having taken the e5-square under
control, Black can develop his initiative with} Bg4) 11... Rd6 {Somewhat
similar to one of the Lasker System variations, successfully used by Yusupov
during his candidates match against Karpov, ages ago.} 12. Bxc6 Rxc6 13. Ne5
Re6 14. f3 b6 15. O-O Bb7 16. Rfe1 h6 17. Ne2 c5 18. Nf4 Rd6 19. dxc5 bxc5 20.
Ned3 c4 21. Nb4 Rad8 22. Nc2 Nd7 23. Nd4 Ne5 $132 {Bacrot,E (2713)-Carlsen,M 
(2837)/Biel 2012/CBM 150 (1/2, 56)}) 9... a6 $5 {Resorting to a basic idea
from other Queen's Gambit setups than those mentioned above. Black prepares
the queenside expansion with ...b5 and ...c5, waiting with ...dxc4 until White
has spent a tempo on developing his bishop.} (9... Nbd7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bd3
Nf8 12. O-O {The position is typical for the Karlsbad/Exchange Variation of
the Queen's Gambit. The previous exchange of the bishops ensures Black some
freedom of action for his major pieces. It is interesting to follow the
harmonious regrouping of two great modern/classic players of completely
different style.} Ng6 (12... c6 13. a3 Ng6 14. h3 Rd6 15. Rfe1 Bd7 16. Nd2 Re8
$11 {Van der Sterren,P (2470)-Andersson,U (2605)/Wijk aan Zee 1988/CBM 005 
(0-1, 40)}) 13. Ne2 c6 14. Ng3 Re8 15. Qc5 Qd8 16. Nd2 Nh4 17. b4 a6 18. a4 Bd7
19. Rb1 Ng4 20. Qc2 g6 21. b5 axb5 22. axb5 h5 23. bxc6 bxc6 24. Rfe1 Qf6 {
One can feel the kingside pressure already.} 25. Ndf1 {Ironically, this knight
does not only fail to defend the king, but it also takes away an important
square from the king and bishop.} (25. Nb3 Nxg2 $1 26. Kxg2 h4 27. Nc5 Bc8 {
Retreating with the knight leads to disaster after ...h3!+, but} 28. Qe2 Kg7 {
/\...Rh8 does not spare White problems, either. Once again, stepping back is
bad:} 29. Nf1 h3+ 30. Kg1 Ra2 $1 31. Nd2 Qd6 $19) 25... Ra3 26. Re2 c5 $1 {
Excellent! White cannot defend both wings properly.} 27. dxc5 Ne5 28. Bb5 $2
Qf3 $3 {0-1 Andruet,G (2450)-Spassky,B (2565)/Germany 1988/GER-chT} 29. gxf3
Nexf3+ 30. Kh1 Bh3 $1 {/\...Bg2# What a shock! The f1-knight is Black's best
friend. One move earlier, it prevented Kf1, now it does not allow the defence
Bf1.}) ({In practice, White has failed to prove anything convincing after the
simplistic} 9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 c5 {, but the general feeling is that Black has
not equalised completely at this stage.} 11. O-O Nc6 (11... cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bd7
13. Rfd1 Nc6 14. Bb5 Rac8 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Bxc6 Rxc6 17. Rxd8+ Qxd8 18. Rd1 {
1/2 Andersson,U (2640)-Spassky,B (2605)/Tilburg 1983/MCD} Qb8 19. Qd3 Rc8 20.
h3 {[%emt 0:00:04] 1/2 Chernin,A (2565)-Spassky,B (2620)/Reggio Emilia 1986/CBM
}) (11... Nbd7 12. Rfd1 cxd4 13. Rxd4 Nb6 14. Rxd8+ Qxd8 15. Bb5 Bd7 $11 {
Akobian,V (2622)-Ghaem Maghami,E (2572)/Al Ain 2012/CBM 152 (1/2, 30)}) 12.
dxc5 Qxc5 13. Ne4 Qe7 14. a3 Bd7 15. Bd3 (15. Rfd1 Be8 {1/2 Vaganian,R (2630)
-Karpov,A (2700) /London 1984/MCL}) 15... h6 16. b4 Rac8 {Nikolic,P (2540)
-Andersson,U (2640)/ Niksic 1983/MCD (0-1, 39)}) 10. a3 (10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bd3
{can again be met with} Nc6 $5 12. Be2 Bg4 (12... g6 $5) 13. O-O Ne4 14. h3 Bh5
15. Ne5 Nb4 16. Qd1 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 f6 18. Nf3 Rd7 19. a3 Nc6 20. b4 Nxc3 21.
Rxc3 Na7 22. Rc5 Nc8 23. Rfc1 c6 24. a4 Nd6 {Akobian,V (2621)-Krush,I (2461)/
Philadelphia 2012/ CBM 147 Extra (1/2, 44). After the knight has reached d6,
only Black can be better. Compare with the famous Portisch-Kasparov Skelleftea
1989 and Bobotsov-Petrosian Lugano (ol) 1968 games.}) 10... Nbd7 11. Be2 $6
$146 {This does not make any effort to cross Black's plans.} (11. h3 {is only
a little bit better, because h2-h3 does not change anything essentially.} dxc4
12. Bxc4 c5 13. O-O b5 14. Ba2 (14. Be2 {would almost transpose to the main
game.}) 14... Bb7 15. Qe2 cxd4 16. exd4 Nb6 $11 {Mukhaev,A (2315)-Kholmov,R 
(2465)/Moscow 1997/EXT 2000 (1/2, 50)}) ({Probably this is a good moment to
exchange on d5, since the insertion of ...a6 and a3 may favour White
strategically.} 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Na4 $5 (12. Bd3 c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. O-O Bg4
15. Nd4 Rac8 {may offer Black some dynamic compensation for the isolani with a
supposedly bad bishop.}) 12... c6 13. Bd3 Ne4 14. O-O Re8 15. b4 {[%csl Rb6]
[%cal Ga4c5,Gf3d2]}) 11... dxc4 12. Bxc4 c5 13. Be2 b5 14. dxc5 Qxc5 15. b4 Qe7
16. O-O Bb7 {Black has equalised completely; in fact, White's position has
somewhat lost flexibility, which explains why Aronian decides to force drawish
exchanges.} 17. a4 $11 (17. Rfd1 Rac8 18. Qb3 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Ne5 {[%csl Gc4] is
the typical neutral course which could favour only Black.}) 17... Qxb4 18. axb5
axb5 19. Qb1 Qxb1 20. Rxb1 Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Rab8 22. Nxb5 Ne5 23. Nd4 Nxf3+ 24.
Nxf3 Rxb1 25. Rxb1 h6 26. h3 g5 27. g4 Kg7 28. Kg2 Rd7 29. Rb2 Rc7 30. Nd4 Nd5
31. Rc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 75th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2013.01.27"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E87"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2861"]
[Annotator "Giri,A"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]

{I had a mediocre to bad tournament in Wijk, as I lost two games (to
Harikrishna and Hou Yifan) and managed to win just one (though against Fabiano)
. Obviously I had enough reasons to be ambitious. Ich hatte ein
mittelmäßiges bis schlechtes Turnier in Wijk, denn ich verlor zwei Partien 
(gegen Harikrishna und Hou Yifan) und konnte nur eine gewinnen (allerdings
gegen Fabiano). Offenkundig hatte ich allen Grund, ehrgeizig zu sein.} 1. d4
Nf6 2. c4 g6 {I was very happy with this move as I knew that now it will be a
rough fight. I was eager to (at least try) finish the tournament on a high
note especially since I felt pretty confident towards the end. Über diesen
Zug freute ich mich sehr, denn ich wusste, dass es jetzt ein rauer Kampf
werden würde. Ich brannte darauf, das Turnier mit einem Höhepunkt
abzuschließen (oder es zumindest zu versuchen), vor allem, da ich gegen Ende
ziemlich viel Selbstvertrauen hatte.} 3. f3 $1 {Securing that abovementioned
rough fight. Sichert den oben erwähnen rauen Kampf.} d6 4. e4 e5 {A
strategically risky line, a surprising choice by Magnus. I was thinking during
the game that he might have followed some old notes of Kasparov, who had this
variaiton in his World Championship match with Karpov, but maybe I am
overfantasising. Ein strategisch riskantes Abspiel, eine überraschende Wahl
von Magnus. Während der Partie dachte ich, dass er würde womöglich
irgendwelchen alten Anmerkungen von Kasparov folgen, der diese Variante ja in
seinem Weltmeisterschaftsmatch mit Karpov hatte, aber vielleicht geht auch
meine Phantasie mit mir durch.} 5. d5 Nh5 6. Be3 Bg7 {I was expecting some
creative idea like ...Be7!? going for ... Bg5, but Magnus decided to just
transpose to the above mentioned old line. Ich erwartete irgendeine kreative
Idee wie ...Be7!? mit der Absicht ...Bg5, aber Magnus beschloss, einfach zu
dem oben erwähnten alten Abspiel überzuleiten.} 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Qd2 f5 {
I don't believe in this line. Black doesn't have the usual attack on the king
and then somehow this f5 push loses its strength. On the other hand he intends
to close the whole board and build some sort of a fortress. Ich glaube nicht
an dieses Abspiel. Schwarz hat nicht en üblichen Angriff auf den König, und
dann verliert dieser f5-Vorstoß irgendwie seine Kraft. Andererseits
beabsichtigt er, das ganze Brett zu schließen und eine Art Festung zu
errichten.} (8... Qh4+ $5 {is the move I have studied a little, as after the
semi-forced sequence ist der Zug, den ich ein wenig studiert habe, denn nach
der halb-forcierten Folge} 9. g3 (9. Bf2 Qf4) 9... Nxg3 $1 10. Qf2 Nxf1 11.
Qxh4 Nxe3 {the position is very fascinating and unclear. ist die Stellung sehr
faszinierend und unklar.}) 9. O-O-O (9. exf5 $5 {is also very challenging, now
after ist ebenfalls recht anspruchsvoll; jetzt kann nach} gxf5 10. O-O-O {
White can prepare g4 one day. The play is somewhat more dynamic here. Weiß
eines Tages g4 vorbereiten. Hier ist das Spiel etwas dynamischer.}) 9... f4 $5
{I was surprised to see that Magnus would decide on this move so fast and
indeed it's a rare one. However his concept isn't as bad as I thought at first.
He intends to close the queenside with eventual ...c5 and then it will be hard
for White to break through with his usual b4 plan. Ich war überrascht zu
sehen, dass Magnus sich so schnell für diesen Zug entschied, und in der Tat
ist er auch ungewöhnlich. Allerdings ist sein Konzept nicht so schlecht, wie
ich zunächst dachte. Er beabsichtigt, den Damenflügel mit späterem ...c5 zu
schließen, und dann wird es für Weiß schwer sein, mit seinem üblichen
b4-Plan durchzubrechen.} 10. Bf2 Bf6 11. Qe1 {Preventing ...Bh4. Verhindert ...
Bh4.} Nd7 12. Kb1 Be7 13. g3 $5 {From now on I was playing in the modern
spirit. While earlier players might have played g4! Ng7 h4! and would have
written +/- due to the long term queenside plan, I feel that nowadays such a
dogmatic view is not a guarantee of victory. Instead I was aiming for some
more concrete action, now for example I want Bh3 and once the h5-knight goes I
may think of even some action like gxf and Bxd7. Von jetzt an spielte ich im
modernen Geist. Während frühere Spieler vielleicht g4! Ng7 h4! gespielt und
+/- geschrieben hätten aufgrund des langfristigen Damenflügelplans, meine
ich, dass heutzutage so eine dogmatische Sicht keine Siegesgarantie mehr ist.
Stattdessen strebte ich konkretere Handlungen an, zum Beispiel will ich Bh3,
und wenn der h5-Springer einmal weggeht, kann ich sogar an eine Aktion wie gxf
und Bxd7 denken.} c5 $2 {Too early. Magnus assumed that he would be able to
take advantage of my undeveloped kingside in the complications but in fact his
pieces lack coordination. Zu früh. Magnus nahm an, dass er in den
Komplikationen Vorteil aus meinem unterentwickelten Königsflügel würde
ziehen können, tatsächlich aber mangelt es seinen Figuren an Koordination.} (
13... a6 {followed by some waiting moves, like ...Kh8 and .. .Rb8 would
prepare ...c5 and would make my task much more difficult. , gefolgt von ein
paar Wartezügen wie ...Kh8 und ...Rb8, würde ...c5 vorbereiten und meine
Aufgabe deutlich erschweren.}) 14. dxc6 $1 bxc6 15. c5 $1 {From now on I
started to really like my position and Carlsen started to dislike his. Von
jetzt an begann ich, meine Stellung richtig zu mögen, und Carlsen begann,
seine zu verabscheuen.} dxc5 16. Na4 Qc7 17. Qc3 Rb8 {Rooks belongs on open
files, so why not? Türme gehören auf offene Linien, also warum nicht?} 18.
Bh3 $1 {Simple and strong, now I threatened to take on d7 and get control of
the key c5-square. From now on the black position looks busted but after
burning a lot of time Magnus found some way to get practical chances. Einfach
und stark; jetzt drohte ich, auf d7 zu nehmen und das Schlüsselfeld c5 in den
Griff zu bekommen. Von jetzt an sieht die schwarze Stellung pleite aus, aber
nachdem er eine Menge Zeit verbraten hatte, fand Magnus einen Weg, praktische
Chancen zu bekommen.} (18. Ne2 {was another option, but the text move is
better. war eine andere Option, aber der Textzug ist besser.} Nb6 (18... Ba6
19. Nxf4 $1) (18... Ng7 19. Nc1 Ne6 20. Nb3) 19. Nxc5 Rf7 {and Black has a
better version of the game, as my knight on e2 is causing some lack of harmony.
und Schwarz hat eine bessere Version der Partie, da mein Springer auf e2
gewissen Harmoniemangel verursacht.}) 18... Nb6 19. Nxc5 Rf7 $2 (19... Rd8 $1 {
was strong now after the natural War stark. Nun wirkt die Stellung nach} 20.
Rxd8+ Qxd8 21. Bxc8 Qd1+ 22. Qc1 Qxc1+ 23. Kxc1 Rxc8 {the position looks
disastrous for Black, but unbelievably White is unable to untangle his pieces
as Ne2 can be met by fxg hxg Rf8. So instead of that I would have had to look
for something more sophisticated. katastrophal für Schwarz, aber
unglaublicherweise ist Weiß nicht in der Lage, seine Figuren zu entwirren, da
Ne2 mit fxg hxg Rf8 begegnet werden kann. Daher würde ich stattdessen etwas
Anspruchsvolleres suchen müssen.}) 20. b3 $1 {Another simple and strong move.
Now nothing works for Black. Noch ein einfacher und starker Zug. Jetzt
funktioniert nichts für Schwarz.} fxg3 21. hxg3 Bxc5 22. Qxc5 Ng7 $1 {Black
has no better move than that. Here I have many options and perhaps I made a
wrong choice practically speaking. Schwarz hat keinen bessern Zug als diesen.
Hier habe ich viele Möglichkeiten, und ich traf, praktisch gesehen,
vielleicht die falsche Wahl.} 23. Rc1 $6 (23. f4 $5 {was suggested by
computers and then many people found it suddenly very natural. In fact it's
not so easy: wurde von Computern vorgeschlagen, und danach fanden es viele
Leute plötzlich sehr natürlich. Tatsächlich ist die Sache nicht so einfach:}
exf4 24. gxf4 $1 {Frankly I didn't really consider this one, trying to make
Nf3!? or Bd4!? work. Offen gesagt hatte ich das nicht wirklich auf der
Rechnung, da ich versuchte, Nf3!? oder Bd4!? zum Funktionieren zu bringen.}
Qxf4 {Now it's forced Nun ist es forciert.} 25. Rd8+ Rf8 26. Rxf8+ Qxf8 27.
Qxf8+ Kxf8 28. Bxc8 Rxc8 29. Rxh7 {and White has a fantastic endgame, but
Black has some drawing chances. und Weiß hat ein fantastisches Endspiel,
allerdings besitzt Schwarz einige Remischancen.} Kg8 $1 30. Rh6 Rf8 $1) (23.
Qd6 $5 {is not much, even though it's much easier to play for White than the
game. bietet nicht viel, obwohl es für Weiß viel einfacher zu spielen ist
als die Partie.} Qxd6 24. Rxd6 Bxh3 25. Rxh3 (25. Nxh3 Rxf3 26. Bxb6 axb6 27.
Ng5 Rxg3 28. Nxh7 Nh5 $1) 25... Rc7 {intending c5-c4. Shouldn't be much but
White is still better. mit der Absicht c5-c4. Sollte nicht viel sein, aber
Weiß steht trotzdem besser.} 26. Rh1 $1) 23... Be6 $3 {I missed this very
powerful resource. Now Black gets some counterplay out of absolutely nowhere
and my task becomes much more difficult. This is a rare case when the best
move is not actually the first line of the engine. Diese sehr kraftvolle
Ressource hatte ich übersehen. Nun erhält Schwarz aus dem absoluten Nichts
heraus einiges Gegenspiel, und meine Aufgabe wird deutlich schwerer. Dies ist
ein seltener Fall, wo der beste Zug tatsächlich nicht das erste Abspiel der
Engine ist.} 24. Qxc6 Qe7 {Here objectively speaking I probably have a huge
advantage but in the practical game things aren't as simple with a slightly
dubious king and no development. I feel I started losing some control.
Objektiv gesehen habe ich hier vermutlich riesigen Vorteil, aber in der
praktischen Partie sind, bei leicht heiklem König und keiner Entwicklung, die
Dinge nicht so einfach. Ich bekam das Gefühl, etwas die Kontrolle zu
verlieren.} 25. Qc5 Qf6 26. Bg2 $2 {A machine-move, but once I had made it I
started to regret it a lot. Somehow it feels too slow. Ein Maschienenzug, aber
sobald ich ihn gemacht hatte, begann ich, ihn sehr zu bereuen. Irgendwie
fühlt es sich zu langsam an.} (26. Bf1 $1 {is an even more machine-move as
now I don't even threaten to develop my knight. For example ist sogar noch
maschinenmäßiger, denn jetzt drohe ich nicht einmal, meinen Springer zu
entwickeln. Zum Beispiel} Rfb7 {now I have , und jetzt habe ich} 27. Ba6 $1 Na4
28. Qa5 $1 Rxb3+ 29. axb3 Rxb3+ 30. Kc2 Rb2+ 31. Kd1 Rxf2 32. Be2 $1 {and
Black runs out of resources. und Schwarz gehen die Mittel aus.}) 26... Rfb7 $1
{Now I started to feel pretty uncomfortable and disappointed about the course
of the game and I decided to try to keep control of the situation. My feeling
was right indeed as after my absolutely awkward last move all my advantage is
gone and the game is becoming pretty random. Jetzt begann ich, mich ziemlich
unwohl zu fühlen und enttäuscht über den Lauf der Partie, und ich beschloss
zu versuchen, die Situation unter Kontrolle zu behalten. Mein Gefühl war in
der Tat berechtigt, denn nach meinem absolut scheußlichen letzten Zug ist
mein fanzer Vorteil futsch, und die Partie wird ziemlich zufällig.} 27. Ka1
Nd7 $2 {A mistake objectively, but Magnus managed to bluff me (though himself
he probably missed my defence as well). Objektiv ein Fehler, aber Magnus
schaffte es, mich zu bluffen (wobei er selbst meine Verteidigung
wahrscheinlich ebenfalls übersehen hatte).} (27... a5 $1 {would have been a
painful blow. I would have most likely tried to chicken out with wäre ein
unangenehmer Schlag gewesen. Höchstwahrscheinlich hätte ich versucht, mit}
28. Ne2 $1 a4 29. b4 $1 Nd7 30. Qc2 Rxb4 31. Rb1 {and that would probably be
quite smart. Here the position is balanced. den Schwanz einzuziehen, und das
wäre wahrscheinlich ziemlich clever gewesen. Hier ist die Stellung
ausgeglichen.}) 28. Qd6 $2 (28. Qa3 $1 {seemed too risky, but in fact
everywhere I seem to have a defence - wirkte zu riskant, tatsächlich aber
scheine ich überall eine Verteidigung zu haben -} a5 $5 {It's almost in time.
Ist fast rechtzeitig.} (28... Bxb3 29. axb3 Rxb3 30. Qa2 $1 {I missed this
detail. Though I wasn't really looking for it as I was happy with the idea of
pinning his bishop with my queen on the sixth rank. Dieses Detail übersah ich.
Allerdings suchte ich auch nicht direkt danach, denn ich war zufrieden mit der
Idee, seinen Läufer mit meiner Dame auf der sechsten Reihe zu fesseln.}) 29.
Ne2 a4 30. Qxa4 Qd8 $1 {but now I have an incredible resource - , aber jetzt
habe ich eine unglaubliche Ressource -} 31. Rc6 $1 Rb5 32. Rhc1 Ra5 33. Rc8 $1
{and somehow White ends up on top again. und irgendwie ist Weiß am Ende
wieder obenauf.}) 28... Ne8 $2 {Magnus could have already taken on b3, or have
played a5, but we still didn't see this Qa3-a2 idea so the blindness continued.
Magnus hätte bereits auf b3 schlagen oder a5 spielen können, aber wir beide
sahen noch immer nicht diese Qa3-a2-Idee; die Blindheit hielt also an.} 29. Qa6
$6 (29. Qa3 $1 a5 (29... Bxb3 30. axb3 Rxb3 31. Qa2) 30. Ne2 a4 31. Qxa4 Nb6 {
Black has compensation but it shouldn't be enough. Schwarz hat Kompensation,
sie sollte allerdings nicht ausreichen.} 32. Bxb6 Rxb6 33. Rc6 Bxb3 34. Rxf6
Bxa4 35. Rxb6 Rxb6 36. Nc3) 29... Bxb3 $5 {I wasn't too upset about it, as I
was actually already seeing some sort of draw arising in other lines. Das
regte mich nicht sonderlich auf, denn ich sah bereits eine Art von Remis, wie
es in anderen Abspielen entsteht.} (29... Nc7 $5 {was my main fear. And
actually my intuition is being supported by my computer which still needs a
lot of time to realise what is what. war meine größte Befürchtung. Und
tatsächlich wird meine Intuition von meinem Computer gestützt, der nach wie
vor eine Menge Zeit braucht, um zu begreifen, was Sache ist.} 30. Qd6 {I was
trying to see whether this one forces a draw and it seems that it does. Ich
versuchte zu sehen, ob dies ein Remis forciert, und offenbar ist es so.} (30.
Qa5 Bxb3) (30. Qa4 Rb4 31. Qc6 Qe7) 30... Nb5 (30... Bxb3 $1 31. Qxd7 Qf7 $3)
31. Qa6 Nd4 {to avoid repetition but now I get a tempo um die Wiederholung zu
vermeiden, aber nun bekomme ich ein Tempo.} 32. Bh3 $1 Rb6 33. Bxe6+ Qxe6 34.
Qc4 Nxb3+ 35. axb3 Qxc4 36. Rxc4 Rxb3 37. Rc2 {with the same drawish motif.
mit demselben Remismotiv.}) 30. Qxf6 Nexf6 {Initially I was thinking I am
better in this endgame due to my two bishops but after a long think I realised
that it's not really the case and so I decided that it has been enough fun.
Anfänglich meinte ich, in diesem Endspiel aufgrund meiner zwei Läufer besser
zu stehen, aber nach langem Nachdenken begriff ich, dass dies nicht wirklich
der Fall ist, und daher beschloss ich, dass es genug Spaß gewesen war.} 31.
axb3 (31. Nh3 Be6 32. Rb1 Rxb1+ 33. Rxb1 Rc8 $1) (31. Rb1 Be6 32. Ne2 Kg7 33.
Rxb7 Rxb7 34. Rb1 Nb6 {and I will have problems to answer ... Rc7 and ...Rd7
kind of moves, threatening to enter the second rank. und ich werde Probleme
haben, Züge wie ...Rc7 und ...Rd7 zu beantworten, die drohen, die zweite
Reihe zu besetzen.}) 31... Rxb3 32. Rc2 Rb1+ 33. Ka2 R1b4 34. Ka1 Rb1+ {
Neither of us can really deviate. Keiner von uns kann wirklich abweichen.} 35.
Ka2 R1b4 36. Ka1 {It's always fun with Magnus. :) Mit Magnus macht es immer
Spaß. :)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 75th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2013.01.26"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2861"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[Annotator "Gormally,D"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]

{One of the most keenly awaited clashes in the chess world these days, is the
quite regular battles between the Norwegian Wunderkind Magnus Carlsen, and the
highly entertaining, often explosive, American player Hikaru Nakamura. The
only problem is from Nakamura's point of view, these clashes have become
worryingly one-sided. For all Nakamura's incredible talent, he has yet to beat
Carlsen in a classical game - a fact that must frustrate the American, who has
defeated pretty much everyone else at the top of the world's elite at some
time or another. So you may ask, why is this clash so interesting? Well I
think Nakamura brings out the best in Carlsen, as the American's ultra
aggressive style tends to force Magnus into full combat from an early stage of
the game, when most of the time the Norwegian is happy enough grinding away in
an endgame. Their round 12 clash in Wijk aan Zee was a good example of this -
Nakamura played an adventurous opening, but Carlsen soon clamped down on his
aggressive ideas, before quickly turning to his own deadly intentions.} 1. e4
c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 {Probably not the opening
Carlsen was expecting, but Nakamura is very similar to Ivanchuk - he can play
pretty much anything, and play it pretty well.} 6. g3 $1 {Very typical of
Carlsen's style - he is not actively trying to refute openings, like a
Kasparov, but rather just building up a slight advantage, before viciously
outplaying the opposition in the middlegame and endgame. But beware of drawing
him into a battle - just because his natural style is to grind, doesn't mean
he can't mix it with the best of them. Aware of the dangers of being ground
down in 80 moves, Nakamura now lashes out with a spiky lunge on the kingside -
however this is a risky strategy, as his king will never now be completely
safe in any part of the board.} h5 $5 {I used to play some guy on the Internet
chess club, in the one minute pool, who would thrust his h-pawn down the board
at any opportunity. In fact he rarely bothered to wait this long, he would
invariably start with 1..h5! (I think his name was something like Soong Loong,
and he would gleefully mock me everytime he beat me with one of his horrible
openings.) Funnily enough his strategy was far more dangerous than it seemed
at first glance - particularly when you only have 1 minute on your clock!
Doubtless Nakamura himself has had to face down Soong Loong many times as well,
as a one time regular visitor of the ICC. In this particular example though
you could argue that Nakamura's advance makes perfect sense- with White
already commited to an early fianchetto - he is looking to soften up Carlsen's
kingside and get some action going down the h-file.} (6... Be6 {was a more
passive approach - if Black is not careful White will nurse a strategic
advantage to the end of the game, due to the long-term hole on d5.} 7. Bg2 Be7
8. N1c3 Nf6 9. Nd5 O-O 10. O-O Qc8 11. a4 Qd7 12. Na3 Bh3 13. Bxh3 Qxh3 14. Be3
Rfd8 15. c3 h6 16. Qd3 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Bg5 18. Rfe1 Rd7 19. Rad1 Ne7 20. Qb3 Bxe3
21. Rxe3 a6 22. Nc2 Qe6 23. Qxe6 fxe6 24. Red3 d5 25. Ne3 Rad8 26. Nc4 Ng6 27.
a5 d4 28. Nb6 Rd6 29. h4 h5 30. Kf1 Kf7 31. Ke2 Ke7 32. b4 Nf8 33. Nc4 Rc6 34.
Nxe5 Rxc3 35. Rxc3 dxc3 36. Rxd8 Kxd8 37. Kd3 Ke7 38. Kxc3 Kd6 39. Kd4 {
1-0 Ivanchuk,V (2735)-Maidla,V (2370)/Tallinn 1996/CBM 050 ext}) 7. N1c3 a6 8.
Na3 b5 (8... h4 9. Bg2 h3 $5 (9... Nf6 {keeping the tension, was also possible}
10. Bg5 hxg3 11. hxg3 Rxh1+ 12. Bxh1 Be7 {when Black seems fine}) 10. Bf1 b5
11. Nd5 Nce7 $6 {slightly eccentric play which backfires -} (11... Nf6 12. Bg5
Qa5+ 13. Bd2 Qd8 {and White probably has nothing better than returning to g5
with the bishop}) 12. Bg5 f6 13. Be3 Nxd5 14. Qxd5 Rb8 15. O-O-O Ne7 16. Qxd6
Qxd6 17. Rxd6 Nf5 18. Rb6 Rxb6 19. Bxb6 Nd6 20. f3 Be6 21. Bc5 Be7 22. Be2 Nb7
23. Bxe7 Kxe7 24. b3 Nd6 25. c3 g6 26. Nc2 a5 27. Rd1 f5 28. exf5 gxf5 29. Bf1
f4 30. gxf4 exf4 31. Nd4 Bd7 32. Ne2 Bc6 33. Nxf4 Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:17] 1-0
Nunn,J (2600) -Short,N (2635)/Wijk aan Zee 1990/CBM}) 9. Nd5 {White now has
ideas of playing Be3 and c4 - threatening to make speedy progress on the
queenside, a very typical strategy for White in these sorts of systems. By
contrast, what aggressive plan can Black muster? Not such an easy question to
answer, and even the ever-inventive Nakamura can't seem to provide an
convincing recipe.} Nge7 10. Bg2 Bg4 $6 ({In the after game press conference,
Carlsen explained that he expected} 10... Nxd5 11. exd5 Ne7 {which he seemed
to think was fairly acceptable for Black.} 12. c4 Bd7 {and with ideas like ...
h4 and also Nf5-d4 coming, Black is more than ok, although of course the game
remains very sharp. Instead of this, Naka seems to "drift".}) 11. f3 Be6 12. c3
h4 13. Nc2 {Magnus is building up slowly, ignoring Black's aggressive
intentions on the kingside - he doesn't believe that it's going to go anywhere.
Before he commits to any actions on the queenside, he first takes the
d4-square under control - now a4 is in the air.} Bxd5 $6 {This exchange is
only risky for Black, as the light-square weaknesses in his position now
become appreciable.} ({Black could of course exchange rooks on the h-file, but
that would only work out in White's favour -} 13... hxg3 14. hxg3 Rxh1+ 15.
Bxh1 {and now while White has ideas of playing a4, or even f4, Black really
lacks a plan.}) ({It looks unpleasant, but perhaps} 13... f6 {with the idea of
putting the king on f7 would have been the safest, as then} 14. f4 {is not
particularly dangerous, as f5 will lead nowhere and the e5-square is solidly
defended.}) 14. exd5 Na5 15. f4 $1 {Of course! Carlsen now switches to full
Kasparov turbo boost mode, his intentions becoming every more aggressive with
every passing move.} Nf5 $6 ({Carlsen felt that} 15... hxg3 16. hxg3 Rxh1+ 17.
Bxh1 Qd7 {was more accurate, with the idea of ...Qh3.} 18. Bg2 exf4 19. Bxf4
Ng6 {seems ok for Black.}) 16. g4 $1 h3 17. Be4 Nh4 {Kasparov, commenting on
the game afterwards, seemed to elude to the idea that this was the decisive
error, suggesting that Black needed to play} (17... Qh4+ 18. Kf1 Ne7 ({The
misguided attempt to "attack" with} 18... Nh6 19. g5 Ng4 {only backfires on
Black, after} 20. Qe2 {White is already threatening Bf5, trapping the errant
knight}) {However after the calm reply} 19. Qe2 {it is not obvious what
Black's follow-up is. In fact as we shall see, Black has not stepped over the
line just yet.}) 18. O-O g6 19. Kh1 {A useful prophylatic move. Just in case,
White tidies his king away.} Bg7 ({Carlsen was not afraid of} 19... f5 {
indicating that after} 20. Bd3 e4 21. Be2 {Black's "initiative" has come to a
halt and the weakness incurred on e6 is likely to become significant, with Nd4
coming.}) 20. f5 $5 {I admit that this probably wouldn't have been my choice,
but then I'm not the world number one!} ({White had a number of useful options,
including the immediate} 20. Nb4) 20... gxf5 21. gxf5 Ng2 $2 {But only this
mistake really sends Black plummeting over the precipice. Nakamura tries to
increase his control over the dark squares, but this turns out to be far too
slow.} ({The game would have remained reasonably unclear after either} 21...
Bf6) ({Or} 21... Bh6) 22. f6 $1 {Probably the single greatest reason why
Carlsen has risen to such giddy heights lately, and now holds an unshakeable
grip over the world number one spot. Unlike other elite grandmasters, who
occasionally let tactical mistakes by their opponents go by, Carlsen seems to
have a shark-like ability to smell the blood in the water - and subsequently
he will ruthlessly pounce on the slightest slip. This he has in common with
the great champions of sport - like Federer, Messi and Woods - his ruthless
streak and instinctive ability to sense when his opponent is weakening, and
subsequently likely to make a mistake. It would seem that Carlsen has
Nakamura's "number" and seems to know exactly when the American will err. 
(talking about "having someone's number", I believe I've lost pretty much
every blitz game I've ever played against Nakamura since he became a strong
grandmaster, which just gives an example of the difference between these top
guys and lesser mortals like myself.) This impetuous pawn wanders deep into
the black kingside, forcing the ignomonious retreat of the black bishop.} Bf8 {
A sorry retreat, but there was little better.} ({Black loses material after} 
22... Bxf6 23. Qf3 Rh4 24. Bg5 $1) ({And} 22... Bh6 {is no longer possible -
White wins on the spot with} 23. Qh5 {as ...Qf6 is clearly no longer possible.}
) 23. Qf3 {Looking at Black's useless knights on g2 and a5, the phrase
"knights on the rim are dim" never seemed more pertinent. Completely devoid of
any meaningful counterplay, all Black can do now is thrash around uselessly
waiting for the killer blow.} Qc7 24. Nb4 Nb7 25. Nc6 {The final nail in
Black's coffin. The knight on c6 and pawn on f6 form an unbreakable cage
around the black king.} Nc5 26. Bf5 Nd7 27. Bg5 Rg8 28. Qh5 Nb6 29. Be6 Rxg5
30. Qxg5 fxe6 31. dxe6 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 75th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2013.01.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2861"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. Re1 Ng6 6. c3 d5 7. Qa4 Be7 8. d4
O-O 9. exd5 Qxd5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Nbd2 Be7 12. Nc4 Qd8 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Nd4
c5 15. Nc6 Qc7 16. Nxe7+ Nxe7 17. Qa5 Qxa5 18. Nxa5 Ba6 19. Bg5 Rfe8 20. Rad1
h6 21. Bxe7 Rxe7 22. c4 Kf8 23. Rd6 Bb7 24. Red1 Ke8 25. Nc6 Bxc6 26. Rxc6 Rb7
27. b3 a5 28. Rxc5 a4 29. h4 axb3 30. axb3 Rab8 31. Rd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 75th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2013.01.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "L'Ami, Erwin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2861"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[Annotator "Gormally,D"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Bc4 e6 7. N1e2 b5 $5 {
An unusual approach, L'Ami is trying to seize early control over some useful
squares on the queenside. However such an approach is not without its
drawbacks - serious weaknesses are being created on the queenside.} (7... Bd6 {
is perhaps more prudent.} 8. Nf4 Bxf4 9. Bxf4 Nf6 10. O-O O-O 11. c3 Nbd7 12.
Qe2 Re8 13. Rad1 a5 14. Rfe1 a4 15. Bd3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Qa5 17. c4 Qa6 18. Qc2
Rad8 19. h3 Nb6 20. b3 Nbd7 21. Rd2 Ra8 22. Nf1 Qb6 23. Bd6 axb3 24. axb3 c5
25. dxc5 Nxc5 26. Bxc5 Qxc5 27. Ne3 h5 28. Red1 Qb4 29. Qb1 b5 30. Rd4 Rab8 31.
Qd3 bxc4 32. bxc4 Rec8 33. Rd6 Qc5 34. Qd4 Qxd4 35. R6xd4 Kf8 36. Kf1 Ke7 37.
g4 Rc5 38. f4 hxg4 39. hxg4 g5 40. f5 Re5 41. Re1 Re4 42. Rxe4 Nxe4 43. fxe6
fxe6 44. Ke2 Kd6 45. Ra1 Rb2+ 46. Ke1 Kc5 47. Rd1 Rb3 48. Nf1 Kxc4 49. Rd8 Kc5
50. Rd7 Ra3 51. Rd8 Rh3 52. Rd7 Rb3 53. Rd8 Rb2 54. Ne3 Rh2 55. Rd7 Ra2 56. Rd8
Nf6 57. Rf8 Nd7 58. Rd8 Ne5 59. Kf1 Nf3 60. Nc2 Nh2+ 61. Kg1 Nf3+ 62. Kf1 e5
63. Ne3 e4 64. Rd5+ Kb4 65. Rd8 Rh2 66. Rd7 Kc3 67. Nd1+ Kc2 68. Ne3+ Kc1 69.
Rd1+ Kb2 70. Rd7 Kb3 71. Rc7 Nd4 72. Rc8 Rh3 73. Nd5 Rf3+ 74. Kg2 Rd3 75. Kf2
Ne6 76. Ne3 Nf4 77. Re8 Nh3+ 78. Ke2 Nf4+ 79. Kf2 Rd2+ 80. Kf1 Rd4 81. Rc8 Ra4
82. Kf2 Ra2+ 83. Kf1 Nd3 84. Nd5 Rf2+ 85. Kg1 Rd2 86. Ne3 Re2 87. Nd5 Nf4 88.
Ne7 e3 89. Nf5 Rg2+ 90. Kh1 e2 91. Nd4+ Kb4 92. Nc2+ Kb3 93. Nd4+ Kb4 94. Nc2+
Kb5 95. Nd4+ Kb6 96. Rc1 Rf2 97. Kg1 Nh3+ {0-1 Campora,D (2505)-Dreev,A (2690)/
Dos Hermanas 2003/CBM 095}) 8. Bb3 Bd6 9. Nf4 Bxf4 {Black decides that the
bishop on g6 is a more useful piece to retain than the one on d6, but the
dark-squared weaknesses incurred with this exchange, are potentially highly
significant in the long-run. I recently wrote an openings report on a similar
line, and observed that in such positions when Black has exchanged the knight
on f4, White has an enduring advantage due to the two bishops. I don't think
that the judgement is any different here, and Carlsen is like no other at
nursing small advantages. Personally because of this I would rather retain the
dark-squared bishop in this opening. If White exchanges on g6, then the h-file
is opened and Black will have some counterplay.} (9... Nf6 10. h4 Qc7 11. Qf3
Nd5 $1 {would have been less compliant.}) 10. Bxf4 Nf6 11. O-O O-O 12. c4 $1 {
With this highly practical and somewhat counter-intuitive decision, Carlsen
shows very deep understanding of the position. He opens up another front - the
c-file, along which he will stage a lengthy war of attrition against the
c6-pawn. Watching the game online at the time, I observed that most of the
watching kibitzers seemed taken aback by this. Doesn't this just leave White
with a isolated d-pawn? But sometimes to gain something we have to give
something in return. First we have to ask what logic brought Carlsen to make
this move. If White doesn't play c4, how can he make progress? It becomes
clear with some analysis, that without the aid of a pawn break, it is not easy
for White to get anywhere. Mere piece play alone is unlikely to make much
imprint in the rock that is the black position. White needs a plan!} (12. c3
Nbd7 13. a4 Qb6 14. a5 Qa6 15. Re1 c5 $1 {would be a very typical line, where
Black is very well-placed, and it is not clear what White is doing. Therefore
White must give Black a target - the pawn on d4 - in order to gain one himself,
the backward weakling on c6.}) 12... bxc4 13. Bxc4 Qb6 ({If Black is to defend
this line in the future, then} 13... Nd5 {would be a possible starting point.
It is entirely possible that L'Ami rejected this due to} 14. Bxd5 $1 cxd5 (
14... Qxd5 15. h4 h6 16. h5 Bh7 17. Qg4 {gives White a useful initiative.}) (
14... exd5 {just looks ugly - Black has not resolved the problem of his
backward c-pawn.}) 15. Rc1 {when White has a useful majority on the queenside
- and any attempt to stoke up trouble by Black is likely to lead to disaster,
for example} Qa5 $2 16. h4 $1 h6 17. h5 Bh7 18. Qg4 {with a very strong attack.
}) 14. Qd2 Rd8 15. Rfd1 Nbd7 16. Rac1 Nd5 ({The problem now for Black is the
attempt to rid himself of this weakling pawn on c6, can run into problems.} 
16... c5 17. a4 $1 (17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Qe3 {is also not bad. Next move White
will play b3, emphasising his structural advantage.} h6 19. b3) 17... cxd4 18.
a5 $1 {and the queen on b6 has run out of useful squares.}) (16... e5 17. Be3
Ng4 18. Bg5 $1 Ndf6 19. h3 Rxd4 20. Qe2 Nh6 21. Qxe5 {and Black falls apart.})
17. Bd6 N7f6 18. Bc5 Qb8 19. f3 {Now White just had a bind, which fully
justifies Carlsen's brave decision on move 12.} h6 20. Ne2 Nd7 21. Ba3 e5 22.
b3 $1 {Delaying a decision is probably best.} ({A more forcing move was} 22.
Bxd5 cxd5 23. Nc3 {but after} Qb7 24. dxe5 Nxe5 25. Nxd5 Nd3 $1 {Black is not
without counterplay for his pawn. More importantly, White would lose control
over the position, which is certainly not in Carlsen's style.}) 22... Qb6 23.
Nc3 N7f6 $6 {But this turns out to be rather inaccurate. In fact the knight
was better placed on d7 than where it eventually lands, on d5, where it looks
good but does little.} ({Therefore} 23... Nxc3 $1 24. Qxc3 Re8 $1 {was
indicated, where Black threatens to gain serious counterplay with . .e4.} 25.
Kh1 e4 26. fxe4 Bxe4 {and with the knight coming to f6, Black has co-ordinated
his forces and solved most of his problems.}) 24. Bc5 Qc7 25. dxe5 Qxe5 26. Bd4
Qe7 27. Re1 Qd6 28. Qf2 Nxc3 29. Bxc3 Nd5 30. Be5 Qa3 31. h4 ({It is obvious
that White has a strategic advantage, but one of the hardest situations in
chess is when you have a number of promising continuations. A possibly even
stronger alternative was to crank up the pressure with} 31. f4 $5 Re8 32. Qg3
Qc5+ 33. Kh1 Qf8 34. Be2 Re6 35. Bg4 f5 36. Bf3 {when Black is really creaking.
}) 31... f6 32. Bd4 Kh7 33. Bxd5 Rxd5 34. Rxc6 Qb4 35. Rc4 Qd6 36. Bc5 Qd8 37.
Kh2 a6 38. Be7 Qb8+ 39. Qg3 Qxg3+ 40. Kxg3 {Despite the pawn deficit, Black
has serious drawing chances in this ending. In fact I would wager that against
99 percent of grandmasters, L'Ami would gain a draw without any real
difficulty. However against Carlsen of course, it is a different story
altogether. At this point, he's just getting going! Such is his reputation in
endings, that any kind of disadvantage can normally be viewed as hopeless!
Also the psychological pressure of having to play accurate move after accurate
move, to defend a worse ending against someone who has boundless energy and
confidence, is in incredible shape, and is happy to grind away forever, should
not be underestimated.} Ra7 41. Rc6 a5 42. Bc5 Rad7 43. Be3 R7d6 44. Rc4 Re6
45. Kf2 Rde5 46. Rc3 Be8 47. Bd2 a4 48. Rxe5 Rxe5 49. b4 Bb5 $6 {A step in the
wrong direction, Black plays too passively. In order to increase his chances
of a draw, it's essential to exchange as many pawns on the kingside as
possible. This is because that as long as the kingside remains intact, White
has the opportunity of creating an attack over there, to try and distract and
break the blockade that Black has on the queenside.} (49... g5 $1 {would have
gained some vital space.} 50. Rc7+ Kg6 51. g4 h5 52. Bc3 Re6 53. hxg5 fxg5 54.
gxh5+ Kxh5 {is starting to look quite drawish.}) 50. Be3 h5 51. Rc7 Kg6 52. Ra7
Rd5 53. Kg3 Rd3 54. Bc5 Ra3 $2 {Now however, L'Ami switches to active defence
at just the wrong moment. Knowing when to defend passively in the ending, and
when to defend actively, is one of the most difficult skills a chessplayer can
master, if it is at all possible.} ({It was hard to commit to complete
passivity with} 54... Rd7 {but after} 55. Ra5 Rb7 56. Kf4 Kf7 57. g4 hxg4 58.
fxg4 Ke6 {it is not so obvious how White makes progress.}) 55. Bf8 Rxa2 56. Kf4
Kh7 57. Rxg7+ Kh8 58. Kf5 $1 {It is amazing that even so late in the
tournament, and in the sixth hour of play, Carlsen still manages to beso
accurate. Yet again he finds the narrow path to victory. The guy is a machine,
he just doesn't seem to get tired!} Rc2 59. Kxf6 {White's rampaging king, and
the pawns he can gather on the kingside, is more relevant than the black
a-pawn, which is easily controlled.} a3 60. Ra7 $5 ({The "dance of death" with
the bishop would also have won -} 60. Bc5 $1 a2 61. Bd4 Rd2 62. Be5 Re2 63. Ba1
Re1 64. Bc3 Rc1 65. Be5 Re1 66. Ra7 $1 {and White wins, as the black rook
isn't hitting g2 anymore.}) 60... a2 (60... Rxg2 61. Rxa3 $18) 61. g3 Rc6+ 62.
Kg5 Kg8 (62... Ra6 {would not have saved Black either -} 63. Bg7+ Kg8 64. Rxa6
Bxa6 65. Bd4 Be2 66. f4 (66. Kxh5 Bxf3+ 67. Kg5 Bc6 68. Kf6 {also looks winning
}) 66... Kf7 67. f5 Ke8 68. b5 Bxb5 69. Kxh5 {and the white pawns are
overwhelming.}) 63. Bc5 Ba6 64. Bd4 Rd6 65. Ba1 {The Ph5 is dropping, so Black
had seen enough.} 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 75th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2013.01.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2603"]
[BlackElo "2861"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 {Is this a psychologyc joke? Did Hou Yifan hope to
make Carlsen feel uncomfortable by using his own weapon against him? A double
edged experiment...} Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 Nd5 {With a bit of imagination, we
can notice some similarities with the Alapin Sicilian.} (5... Ne4 6. Qe2 f5 7.
exf6 d5 $13 {De Mondragon,J-Palciauskas,V/USA 1972/Corr Nr. 1 (0-1, 25)}) 6.
Bc4 (6. cxd4 Bb4+ {Kanmazalp,O (2379)-Atalik,S (2608)/Golden Sands 2012/CBM
149/(Atalik,S) (0-1, 41)}) 6... Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 (7... d6 {looks quite allright,
too:} 8. O-O (8. Ng5 Nxe5 9. cxd4 h6) 8... Be7 (8... dxe5 9. Ng5) 9. exd6 Qxd6
10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. cxd4 Be6 12. Bxe6 Qxe6 13. Re1 {Strategically, Black is
doing great, and the pressure along the e-file allows White only to avoid
getting the worse of it.} Qd7 14. Qe2 Nd5 15. Nc3 Nxc3 16. bxc3 O-O $1 17. Rb1
(17. Qxe7 $2 Rae8 $19) 17... b6 18. Bf4 Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:37] 1/2 Sermek,D (2495)
-Mikhalchishin, A (2520)/Portoroz 1993/CBM}) 8. cxd4 Bg4 {An interesting
position and I would say no less consistent than those arising from more
popular openings. White has the centre, Black intends to undermine it. Just
playing in according to the basic rules. Maybe the Ponziani should be tried
more often?} 9. Be3 (9. Nc3 Be7 10. h3 Bh5 (10... Bxf3 11. gxf3 Qd7 12. f4 g6)
11. Be3 Qd7 {Emma, J-Pilnik,H/Buenos Aires 1972/EXT 99 (0-1, 43)}) 9... f6 $146
({It is hard to say whether this pawn break should be played with or without
the intermedioate check on b4:} 9... Bb4+ 10. Nc3 f6 11. h3 Bh5 12. g4 Bg6 13.
O-O Qd7 $13 {Barrenechea Bahamonde,G (2261)-Maiorov,N (2574)/Paleochora 2012/ 
(0-1, 39). Carlsen probably thought that the bishop on f8 is more active than
the knight on b1. This way, the developing moves from the previous game should
favour White abstratly speaking.}) 10. O-O Qd7 11. h3 Bh5 12. e6 $5 {A bit too
optimistic, I assume.} ({White should have kept developing:} 12. Re1 O-O-O 13.
Nc3 Kb8 14. Rc1 {with chances to retain some pressure.}) 12... Qd6 $1 (12...
Qxe6 13. Ng5 fxg5 (13... Bxd1 14. Nxe6 Bxb3 15. Nxc7+ Kd7 16. Nxa8 $16) 14.
Qxh5+ g6 15. Qxg5 $36) 13. Nc3 O-O-O 14. a4 a5 15. Nb5 Qxe6 16. Bf4 Rd7 17. Re1
Qf7 18. Rc1 Bb4 19. Re3 g5 20. Bh2 Nc4 21. Bxc4 dxc4 $15 {Black has stabilized,
ha san extra pawn, and even if he loses it somehow, his position is better
strategically.} 22. Qc2 (22. g4 Bg6 23. Nd2 Bd3 $15) 22... Bxf3 {I would thin
twice before making his concession. Apparently, Carlsen was confident in his
ability to maintain the advantage during the process of simplifications.} ({
I would prefer} 22... Bg6 23. Qxc4 Qxc4 24. Rxc4 Bf7 25. Rc2 Rhd8 $17 {[%cal
Gh7h5]}) 23. Rxf3 Nxd4 24. Nxd4 Rxd4 25. Be5 {Could he have missed this, as a
result of premature relaxing? Sounds almost like a blasphemie, but 2800+ are
human, too.} Rd2 26. Qf5+ Qd7 27. Qxf6 Re8 28. Bg3 Rd4 29. Rf1 g4 30. hxg4 Rxg4
31. Rf4 h5 32. Rxg4 hxg4 33. Rc1 c3 34. bxc3 Bc5 {Despite having given away
the bishops pair and the extra pawn, Black maintains the better chances
because of his safer king.} 35. Qg5 b6 36. c4 Re4 37. Qg6 Re2 38. Kf1 Qd2 39.
Qxg4+ Kb8 40. Qxe2 Qxc1+ 41. Qe1 Qxc4+ 42. Qe2 Qxa4 43. Be5 Bd4 44. Bxd4 Qxd4
45. g4 Qd5 46. Qe8+ (46. f4 Qh1+ 47. Kf2 Qh2+ 48. Kf3 Qxe2+ 49. Kxe2 Kc8 {
Three connected pawns can put the enemy king in zugzwang, while two pwns
cannot do the same.} 50. Kd3 Kd7 51. Kc4 c5 52. Kb5 Ke7 53. Ka4 c4 54. Ka3 b5
55. Kb2 a4 {and so on.}) 46... Kb7 47. Qa4 b5 48. Qxa5 Qd1+ 49. Qe1 Qxg4 50.
Qe5 Qc4+ 51. Kg2 Qc6+ 52. Kf1 b4 53. f4 b3 54. f5 Ka6 55. Qa1+ Kb6 56. Qh8 Qc1+
57. Kg2 Qc2+ 58. Kh1 b2 59. Qb8+ Ka5 60. Qa7+ Kb4 61. Qb7+ Ka3 62. Qf3+ Qb3 63.
Qa8+ Qa4 64. Qf3+ Ka2 65. Qd5+ Ka1 66. Qe5 c5 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 75th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2013.01.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2861"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "183"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 {It is not a secret that the opening is not Carlsen's
favourite area for duels of principle; he prefers the middlegame and the
endgame for that. The Reti Opening is just perfect for such an approach.} d5 3.
Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bg4 5. c4 e6 6. d3 Nbd7 7. cxd5 exd5 ({After ...Nbd7, it seems
to make less sense to clear the c6-square with} 7... cxd5 {, but the move
remains playable, of course, see for instance Markowski,T (2564)-Fressinet,L 
(2627) Gothenburg 2005 CBM 109 (Marin,M) (1/2, 31)}) 8. Qc2 {Usually White
does not develop his queen so early, but it may well lead to a transposition.}
(8. Nc3 Be7 (8... Bc5 9. h3 Bh5 10. a3 a5 11. e4 {1-0 (40) Marin,M (2530)
-Krasenkow,M (2655) Elista 1998 CBM 066 ext (Horn,Pe)}) 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 d4
11. Nb1 {1/2 (26) Markowski,T (2560)-Bobras,P (2501) Poznan 2005 CBM 107 
(Marin,M)}) 8... Be7 9. Nc3 Bxf3 {Black gives up the bishops pair in order to
prevent the planned e2-e4.} (9... O-O 10. e4 Nc5 11. Ne5 Bh5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13.
Nxd5 cxd5 14. d4 $14 {Loginov,V (2499)-Poddubnyi,V (2240) Elista 2001 CBM 083 
(Horn,Pe) (1-0, 33)}) 10. Bxf3 d4 {This prolongs the f3-bishops range only
partly, since the c6-pawn is solidly defended. It all depends on whether White
can carry out the minoritys attack with b4-b5.} 11. Ne4 (11. Nb1 O-O 12. Nd2 {
1/2 (73) Markowski,T (2560)-Czarnota,P (2478) Poznan 2005 CBM 107 (Marin,M)})
11... O-O {Abstractly speaking, the best approach. Black does not release the
tension, letting White do it if he wishes so.} ({Concretely, I am not sure
whether} 11... Nxe4 12. Bxe4 {really improves that much White's position with
respect to the game, but in practice White scored well:} a5 (12... O-O 13. b4
Bxb4 14. Rb1 a5 15. a3 Bc3 16. Bb2 Bxb2 17. Rxb2 Nb6 18. Rfb1 Ra6 19. Rb3 $44 {
Loginov,V (2524)-Sinkevich,P (2323) St Petersburg 2003 (1-0, 48)}) (12... Nc5
13. Bg2 O-O 14. b4 Ne6 15. Rb1 Qd7 16. Bd2 Rac8 17. Rfc1 Kh8 18. Qb3 a6 19. Rc2
Ng5 20. a4 Qf5 21. b5 $16 {Hausrath,D (2445)-Jacob,G (2250) Germany 2004 (1/2,
60)}) 13. Bd2 O-O 14. Rab1 (14. Rfb1 Qb6 15. Qc4 Ne5 16. Qa4 Nd7 17. Qc4 Ne5
18. Qa4 Nd7 {1/2 (18) Loginov,V (2540)-Grischuk,A (2701) Togliatti 2003}) 14...
Qb6 15. Rfc1 Rfe8 16. Qd1 Bb4 17. Bf4 Nc5 18. Bf3 Ne6 19. Bd2 Bxd2 20. Qxd2 Qb4
21. Qxb4 axb4 22. Rc4 Rxa2 23. Rxb4 Re7 24. Bg4 g6 25. Bxe6 Rxe6 26. Kf1 $16 {
Hausrath,D (2507)-Van Wessel,R (2375) Netherlands 2011 (1-0, 44)}) 12. Nxf6+
Nxf6 $146 ({Clearly an improvement over} 12... Bxf6 {, which allows White
start his queenside attack without loss of time:} 13. b4 Nb6 14. Rb1 Qd7 15. b5
Rac8 (15... cxb5 16. Qc5 $16) 16. bxc6 bxc6 17. Bd2 Rfe8 18. Rfc1 g6 19. a4 Nd5
20. Qc4 $16 {Loginov,V (2507)-Tunik,G (2451) Togliatti 2001 (1-0, 43)}) 13. Bd2
({The already familiar} 13. b4 {maybe worth a try here, too, but Carlsens
approach (at least in this game) is by far longer ranged than that.}) 13... a5
14. a3 Nd5 $1 {From this square, the knight inhibits the thematic b2-b4,
because of the possible occupation of the c3-square (sustained by ...Bf6, of
course). Still, Black is not 100% stable since the d4-pawn cannot be defended
along the d-file.} (14... a4 {is premature and would play into White's hands:}
15. b3 axb3 16. Qxb3 Ra7 17. a4 $14) 15. Rab1 Qd7 16. Rfc1 (16. b4 axb4 17.
axb4 Bf6 {[%cal Gd5c3]}) 16... Rfe8 {It is far from easy to evaluate this
position. It takes a lot of optimism to claim an advantage with White, but on
the other hand did Black achieve full equality? White's structure is more
flexible, his bishops are a potential danger and it would be only he who could
carry out certain pawn breaks, such as b2-b4 or e2-e4. Black has to limit
himself to parrying the small threats and in doing so he should also avoid
losing coordination. Karjakin will deal with this task for a long time, but
not long enough! So, for practical point of view, I would risk to asses the
position as a +/=.} 17. Qc4 Nc7 18. h4 a4 19. Bb4 {An interesting plan. White
needs the b4- and c5-squares for his major pieces, in order to start attacking
the a4- and d4- pawns.} (19. b4 {remains unappealing:} Nb5 20. Ra1 Bf6) 19...
Nb5 20. Kg2 h6 21. Bc5 g6 22. Qb4 Bf6 {Stepping out of the tension in the hope
that White's pieces will become vulnerable.} (22... Bxc5 23. Rxc5 {offers
White some initiative, but it is difficult to say how persistent. From
practical point of view, Black's position would be slightly unpleasant though.}
h5 24. Rbc1 Kg7 25. R1c4 Qe7 (25... Red8 26. Rxc6 bxc6 27. Bxc6) (25... Re6 26.
Rxb5 cxb5 27. Rxd4) 26. Rxb5 cxb5 27. Rxd4 Qxb4 28. Rxb4 $44) 23. Qd2 Kg7 24.
Rc4 Ra6 25. Qd1 b6 {Quite a committal, but not necessarily bad move.} ({
It is not easy to find a constructive plan for White in case of neutral black
play, though:} 25... Rea8 26. Rbc1 h5 27. Rb4 Kh7 (27... b6 $2 28. Bf8+ $1 $16
{[%cal Gf3c6]}) 28. Qc2 Kg8 (28... b6 $2 29. Bxb6 $1 Rxb6 30. Bxc6 Rxc6 31.
Qxc6 Qxc6+ 32. Rxc6 $16) 29. Qc4 Kh7 30. Rc2 Kg7) 26. Bb4 c5 27. Bd2 Nc7 $1 {
Heading for d5, in oder to keep dreaming of the c3-square.} (27... Nd6 {
offers White some play:} 28. Rcc1 Qe6 29. b4 c4 (29... axb3 30. Qxb3 Qxb3 31.
Rxb3) 30. dxc4 Nxc4 31. b5 Ra7 32. Rb4 $36) 28. Rcc1 Nd5 29. Qh1 $5 {An
original way to cast some doubt over the advance of Black's queenside pawns.
The d5-knight has lost some of his stability.} Be7 30. Kg1 Rd8 31. Rc2 Qe6 32.
Qg2 Ra7 33. Re1 Rad7 34. Kh2 Rc8 35. Qh3 Qxh3+ {As a consequence of Black's
space advantage, his queen enjoyed higher mobility and the possibility of
keeping both wings under control. These are reasons to keep the queen, but how
to achieve that?} (35... Qd6 $2 36. h5 $14 g5 $2 37. Bg4 $18) (35... f5 {
looks entirely playable, though. White could try to keep weakening the light
suqares from Black's camp with} 36. h5 g5 37. g4 Qd6+ 38. Kg2 f4 {, but how to
make progress here?}) 36. Kxh3 h5 37. Rb1 {Somehow, Black's queenside looks
more vulnerable in the absence of the queen.} Ra8 38. Kg2 Ra6 39. b3 axb3 40.
Rxb3 Bf6 41. Rc4 Rd6 ({There does not seem to be any counterindication for} 
41... Nc3 {, sicnce after} 42. e3 Nd5 $1 {it is not easy to make further
progress.} 43. e4 $2 (43. exd4 Bxd4 {activates the bishop.}) 43... Nc3 $1 {
and the c4-rook is in danger.}) 42. Kf1 Kf8 43. a4 Nc3 $6 {But now, the
occupation of this square allows White take over the initiative. It does not
lose the game, though, this will happen much, much later.} (43... Ke7 $6 44. a5
$1 bxa5 45. Rb7+ Ke6 (45... Kf8 46. Rxc5 $16) 46. Rxc5 a4 47. Bg2 $40) ({
It is better to put the king into safety with} 43... Kg7 {waiting for White to
display his intentions. For instance} 44. a5 $6 bxa5 $1 45. Rxc5 a4 {and there
is no interemdiate check anymore.}) 44. Bf4 Re6 45. e3 Nxa4 (45... Kg7 46. exd4
cxd4 47. Bc6 $14) 46. Bd5 $1 Re7 (46... Re8 47. Bc6 $18) 47. Bd6 b5 48. Bxe7+
Bxe7 49. Rxb5 Nb6 50. e4 Nxc4 51. Rb8+ Kg7 52. Bxc4 Ra7 {This ending is very
unpleasant for Black, but possibly not more than that.} 53. f4 (53. Rc8 Rb7 54.
f3 Rb2 55. Rc7 Kf8 56. Kg1 Re2 57. g4 hxg4 58. fxg4 Re3 59. Kg2 Re2+ $11) 53...
Bd6 54. Re8 Rb7 55. Ra8 Be7 56. Kg2 Rb1 57. e5 Re1 58. Kf2 Rb1 59. Re8 (59. e6
f5) (59. Kf3 Rf1+ 60. Ke4 Rg1) 59... Bf8 60. Rc8 Be7 61. Ra8 Rb2+ 62. Kf3 Rb1
63. Bd5 Re1 64. Kf2 Rd1 65. Re8 Bf8 66. Bc4 Rb1 67. g4 $5 {The only chance.
Carlsen might have broken the kingside with his king on f2 in order to tempt
his opponent to make use of the h1-square. Had he put his king on g2 first,
Black would have been forced to play the correct move, ...g6xh5.} hxg4 68. h5
Rh1 $2 $18 (68... gxh5 69. f5 h4 70. f6+ Kg6 71. Rxf8 Kf5 $1 $11 (71... g3+ 72.
Kf3 Kf5 73. Rh8) 72. Rh8 (72. Rxf7 $2 g3+ 73. Kf3 Rb2 $19) 72... Rb2+ 73. Kg1
Rb1+) 69. hxg6 fxg6 70. Re6 (70. e6 Bd6) 70... Kh6 71. Bd5 Rh2+ (71... Ra1 72.
Be4) 72. Kg3 Rh3+ 73. Kxg4 Rxd3 74. f5 Re3 75. Rxg6+ Kh7 76. Bg8+ Kh8 77. Kf4
Rc3 78. f6 d3 79. Ke3 c4 80. Be6 Kh7 81. Bf5 Rc2 82. Rg2+ Kh6 83. Rxc2 dxc2 84.
Bxc2 Kg5 85. Kd4 Ba3 86. Kxc4 Bb2 87. Kd5 Kf4 88. f7 Ba3 89. e6 Kg5 90. Kc6 Kf6
91. Kd7 Kg7 92. e7 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 75th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2013.01.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2861"]
[PlyCount "166"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5
8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Ne8 10. d5 d6 11. Re1 Bg5 12. Nc3 Bxc1 13. Rxc1 Nf6 14. Qd4
Bd7 15. Ne4 Re8 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. Qxf6 gxf6 18. Red1 a5 19. f3 Kg7 20. Kf2 a4
21. Rd4 Ra5 22. Rcd1 Rc5 23. R1d2 Ra8 24. Rc4 b6 25. b4 axb3 26. cxb3 Ra3 27.
b4 Rxc4 28. Bxc4 f5 29. f4 h6 30. Rd3 Rxd3 31. Bxd3 b5 32. Be2 Kg6 33. Ke3 Kf6
34. Kd4 Ke7 35. Bh5 Bc8 36. Be2 Bd7 37. Kc3 Kd8 38. Bh5 Ke7 39. a3 Ke8 40. Be2
Ke7 41. Kd4 Ke8 42. Ke3 Ke7 43. Kf2 Kf6 44. Kg3 Kg7 45. Kh4 Kg8 46. Kh5 Kh7 47.
Bf1 Kg7 48. Bd3 f6 49. Kh4 Kf8 50. Kg3 Ke7 51. Kf2 Kd8 52. Ke3 Ke7 53. Be2 Be8
54. Kd4 Kd8 55. Bd3 Bd7 56. Bc2 Ke7 57. Bd1 Be8 58. Be2 Kd8 59. Ke3 Ke7 60. Bd3
Bd7 61. Kf3 Kf8 62. Kg3 Kg7 63. Kh4 Kg8 64. h3 Kg7 65. Be2 Be8 66. Bf3 Bf7 67.
Kg3 Kf8 68. Kf2 Ke7 69. Ke3 Be8 70. Kd4 Kd8 71. Be2 Ke7 72. Kc3 Kd8 73. Bd1 Ke7
74. Bf3 Kd8 75. Be2 Ke7 76. Bd3 Bd7 77. Kd2 Kd8 78. Ke3 Ke7 79. Kf2 Kf8 80. Kg3
Kg7 81. Kh4 Kg8 82. Be2 Be8 83. Kg3 Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 75th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2013.01.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2861"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[Annotator "Carlsen,M"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. d3 Bc5 8. a4
O-O 9. Bg5 ({The complications that arise after Die Komplikation, die nach} 9.
Nc3 Na5 {have been working well for Black, as far as I know. The text is a
more positional approach, aiming for a slight advantage. entstehen, haben für
Schwarz gut funktoniert, soweit ich weiß. Der Text ist eine positionellere
Herangehensweise, die auf einen kleinen Vorteil abzielt.}) 9... h6 10. Bh4 d6
11. c3 Qe7 {Ivan went for this after a bit of thought. I assumed the plan was
to go Nd8-e6 at some point, while staying flexible and keeping the option of
going g5 at the appropriate juncture. Dies wählte Ivan nach ein wenig
Nachdenken. Ich vermute, der Plan war, Nd8-e6 an irgendeiner Stelle zu spielen
und dabei flexibel zu bleiben und sich die Möglichkeit zu g5 im passenden
Moment vorzubehalten.} 12. Na3 {This is just awful, especially in combination
with my next move. Das ist einfach schrecklich, vor allem in Kombination mit
meinem nächsten Zug.} (12. Nbd2 {would have been the sane choice. wäre die
gesunde Wahl gewesen.}) (12. Kh1 {was played in one of the three games that
reached this position. It probably makes more sense than what I did. wurde in
einer der drei Partien gespielt, die diese Stellung erreichten. Es ist
vermutlich sinnvoller als das, was ich tat.}) 12... Na5 {Of course. Natürlich.
} 13. Bc2 ({I had assumed that Ich hatte angenommen, dass} 13. axb5 Nxb3 14.
Qxb3 {would work out for me, but Black actually has several good options here,
including the simple für mich funktionieren würde, tatsächlich aber hat
Schwarz hier sogar mehrere gute Möglichkeiten, darunter das einfache} Rfb8 15.
Qc2 (15. bxa6 Bxe4 16. Qd1 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 g5 18. b4 Bb6 {and ...Rxa6 und ...Rxa6
}) 15... Bxa3 16. Rxa3 axb5 {and Black is absolutely fine. und Schwarz steht
absolut ordentlich.}) (13. Ba2 {was another option, but after the simple war
eine andere Option, aber nach dem einfachen} Bxa3 14. bxa3 c5 {it appeared to
me that Black would have too easy a game, with c4 coming up, so I decided to
keep the tension at the cost of two tempi. schien mir, dass Schwarz, mit
bevorstehendem c4, zu leichtes Spiel haben würde, daher beschloss ich, auf
Kosten zweier Tempi die Spannung aufrechtzuerhalten.}) 13... b4 14. Nb1 g5 15.
Bg3 Nh5 {Obviously, Black is doing well now. However, the white position still
has some long-term potential, especially based on the potentially offside
knight on a5 (spoiler alert: it did not make another move in the game).
Offenkundig steht Schwarz jetzt gut. Allerdings hat die weiße Stellung
dennoch langfristiges Potential, vor allem basierend auf dem potentiell
abseits stehenden Springer auf a5 (Spielverderberalarm: Er machte in der
Partie keinen Zug mehr).} 16. Nbd2 Ba7 17. Re1 bxc3 18. bxc3 Nxg3 19. hxg3 Qf6
20. Qe2 Rfb8 21. Rab1 Bc8 22. Nf1 {It seems that White is not really worse
here, but it was only after the next move that I really started to hope for
something more. Es scheint, dass Weiß hier nicht wirklich schlechter steht,
aber erst nach dem nächsten Zug begann ich tatsächlich, auf etwas mehr zu
hoffen.} Rxb1 {In slight time pressure Ivan decided to simplify. However, the
double rook exchange loses crucial time, allowing me to get in Ne3 and d4. In
slight time pressure Ivan decided to simplify. However, the double rook
exchange loses crucial time, allowing me to get in Ne3 and d4.} (22... Be6 {
or most other sensible moves would have been absolutely fine. oder die meisten
anderen vernünftigen Züge wären absolut in Ordnung gewesen.}) 23. Rxb1 Rb8
24. Rxb8 Bxb8 25. Ne3 Ba7 (25... Nc6 26. Nh2 {with Ng4 to come would also have
been unpleasant. mit Ng4 im Fahrwasser wäre ebenfalls unangenehm gewesen.})
26. d4 {This is the point. I have time to develop an initiative before he can
bring the knight and bishop back into play. Das ist der Punkt. Ich habe Zeit,
eine Initiative zu entwickeln, bevor er Springer und Läufer wieder ins Spiel
bringen kann.} g4 {This just allows the second knight to jump in. Dies erlaubt
nur dem zweiten Springer, ins Spiel einzugreifen.} (26... exd4 27. cxd4 Bxd4
28. Nd5 {is no good either, but taugt ebenfalls nichts, aber}) (26... c6 {
would still have been reasonably solid. wäre noch immer halbwegs solide
gewesen.}) 27. Nd5 Qd8 28. Nh4 c6 (28... exd4 29. Nf5 {spells disaster for
Black. bedeutet Unheil für Schwarz.}) 29. Ne3 h5 (29... exd4 30. Nhf5 {
is similar to the previous note. ist ähnlich der vorigen Anmerkung.}) 30. Nhf5
Qf6 31. Qd3 Bb6 32. Bb1 Kf8 33. Ba2 Bc7 {I've achieved everything I wanted ,
but it's still not easy to break through, as attempts to play on the kingside
with f3 or f4 did not appear convincing at all. I decided that I probably
needed to attack a6 somehow, possibly after including d5 ...c5. Ich habe alles
erreicht, was ich wollte, aber es ist immer noch nicht leicht durchzubrigen,
denn Versuche, mit f3 oder f4 am Königsflügel zu spielen, schienen
keineswegs überzeugend. Ich entschied, dass ich wahrscheinlich irgendwie a6
angreifen müssen, womöglich nach dem Einschub von d5 ...c5.} 34. Qb1 Ke8 35.
Qb4 {Now the bishop is going to d3, and the queen to e2 or f1. Jetzt geht der
Läufer nach d3, und die Dame nach e2 oder f1.} d5 {A tempting move,
especially in time-trouble, but now the centralised white pieces will rule.
Ein verlockendere Zug, vor allem in Zeitnot, aber jetzt werden die
zentralisierten weißen Figuren herrschen.} ({However, passive defence was
also unpromising, for instance Passive Verteidigung war allerdings auch nicht
verlockend, zum Beispiel} 35... Kf8 36. Bb1 Ke8 37. Bd3 Kf8 38. Qb1 Kg8 39. d5
c5 40. Qf1 Bd7 41. Bxa6 Bxa4 42. Bb5 Bb3 43. f3 gxf3 44. gxf3 {and the black
kingside is helpless, with all the minor pieces stranded on the queenside. und
mit allen Leichtfiguren am Damenflügel gestrandet, ist der schwarze
Königsflügel ist hilflos.}) 36. Bb1 exd4 37. cxd4 dxe4 38. Bxe4 Be6 {This
loses, but it is hard to suggest anything better. Das verliert, aber es fällt
schwer, etwas Besseres vorzuschlagen.} 39. Qc5 Kd7 40. d5 cxd5 41. Nxd5 Bxd5
42. Qxd5+ Kc8 43. Ne3 {Material is still equal, but the difference in activity
and king safety is simply too huge. Das Material ist noch ausgeglichen, aber
der Unterschied in punkto Aktivität und Königssicherheit ist einfach zu
riesig.} Qa1+ 44. Kh2 Qxa4 (44... h4 {was the one move I needed to calculate,
but it is not too hard to see that after war der einzige Zug, den ich
berechnen musste, aber es fällt nicht allzu schwer zu sehen, dass nach} 45.
Qa8+ Kd7 46. Bf5+ Ke7 47. Nd5+ Kd6 48. Nxc7 hxg3+ 49. fxg3 Kxc7 50. Qc8+ Kb6
51. Qd8+ Ka7 52. Qxa5 Qh8+ 53. Kg1 Qd4+ 54. Kf1 {White easily escapes the
checks and wins. Weiß mühelos den Schachs entkommt und gewinnt.}) 45. Qa8+
Kd7 46. Nd5 {This one is just lazy. I played it fairly quickly, assuming that .
..Bd8, which he did in fact play, was the only move. Der ist einfach faul. Ich
spielte ihn recht schnell in der Annahme, dass ...Bd8, was er in der Tat auch
spielte, der einzige Zug war.} (46. Bf5+ Ke7 47. Qa7 Qc6 48. Qd4 {
Centralisation! And the threat of Nd5 is lethal. Zentralisation! Und die
Drohung Nd5 ist tödlich.}) 46... Bd8 (46... Qc6 {would have allowed Black to
fight on for a while, as there is no clear-cut win. hätte Schwarz erlaubt,
eine Weile weiterzukämpfen, denn einen klaren Gewinn gibt es nicht..} 47. Qh8
Qe6 48. Qxh5 Kd6) (46... Qd4 47. Qf8 Qe5 48. Qxf7+ Kc6 49. Nf6+ Kb5 50. Bd3+
Kc6 51. Nxh5 {would also have prolonged the resistance. hätte den Widerstand
ebenfalls verlängert.}) 47. Bf5+ Ke8 48. Qc8 {This one he evidently missed.
There is no defence to Bd7+ followed by Nf6+, so he resigned. Das hatte er
offenbar übersehen. Es gibt keine Verteidigung gegen Bd7+ nebst Nf6+, daher
gab er auf.} 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 75th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2013.01.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2861"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. O-O O-O 8.
h3 (8. Nc3 {would have transposed to Karjakin,S (2780)-Wang Hao (2752)/Wijk
aan Zee 2013/CBM 153 (1-0, 42), in which a completely different line was
played: 5.Nc3.}) 8... Re8 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. Re1 Nf8 11. d5 {Ambitious, but not
really effective as the game proves.} (11. Bf4 Ng6 12. Bh2 a6 13. a4 d5 14. Ne5
c6 15. Ne2 Ne4 16. c3 a5 $11 {Landa,K (2643)-David,A (2548)/Clermont-Ferrand
FRA 2003/ (1/2, 48)}) 11... c6 12. Bf4 Bd7 13. Bc4 Ng6 14. Bg3 Rc8 15. dxc6
Bxc6 16. Bb3 d5 17. Qd3 Qb6 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Bxd5 Nxd5 20. Qxd5 Qxb2 21. Rab1
Qxc2 22. Rxb7 Red8 23. Qb3 Qxb3 24. axb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 75th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2013.01.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Penteala"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2861"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 {Maybe not such a bad move after all. White
threatens to occupy the centre with d2-d4, just "a bit" earlier than this
happens in the Ruy Lopez (if Black does not interfere with this sweet plan by
choosing the Open variation or the Marshall Attack, of course). And since
Carlsen does not seem to be too keen to sustain long theoretical discussions,
the Ponziani is the perfect one-game-opening.} ({It is interesting to compare
the game position after 7 moves with that arising after} 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4
5. e5 d5 6. Bb5 Ne4 7. Nxd4 {Obviously, White has an extra tempo in the
Ponziani (c2-c3) with respect to an entirely approved opening! In the
two-knight defence, the main line goes} Bc5 {, to be cpmpared wth the similar
line below.}) 3... Nf6 4. d4 d5 5. Bb5 exd4 (5... Nxe4 6. Nxe5 Bd7 7. Nxd7 (7.
Qb3 {1-0 Prokopchuk,E-Sofieva,A (2385)/St Petersburg 1994/CBM 041/(Hecht) (74)}
) 7... Qxd7 8. O-O Be7 9. Nd2 Nxd2 10. Bxd2 a6 11. Bd3 O-O 12. Qf3 $14 {
Estrin,Y-Vasilchuk,Y/Moscow 1961/MCD (1-0, 42)}) 6. e5 Ne4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 {
This looks a bit passive.} ({I have the feeling that} 7... Bc5 {may be the
critical continuation anyway, even with the extra c2-c3. After all, Black does
not necessarily want to put pressure on d4, but rather weaken the presure over
c6 and for this reason c2-c3 is not too relevant.} 8. O-O (8. Nxc6 Bxf2+ 9. Kf1
bxc6 10. Bxc6+ Kf8 $13 {Kastell,M-Jonasson,P SVE-ch Klass corr 1999 (1-0, 23)})
8... O-O 9. f3 (9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Be3 Qe8 11. f3 Nd6 $15 {Gligoric,S-Keller,D
Zuerich 1959 MCL (Bulletin) (1-0, 38)}) (9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bxc6 Ba6 11. Nd2 Bxf1
12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qxf1 Rb8 {Onderdelinden,D-Rosenhahn,E ICCF-Cup corr 1994 
(0-1, 34)}) 9... Ng5 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Be3 f6 {Gligoric,S-Fischer,R Buenos
Aires 1960 (1/2, 20). Well, if Fischer, on a very rare occasion when he
deviated from his 1...c5, chose this line, there may be something behind it.
Unfortunately, it is impossible to put these two great players, Fischer and
Carlsen, who reached unthinkable rating peaks of their time, to rehearse this
position against eachother...}) 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. O-O Be7 10. Be3 {This looks
logical,} ({but} 10. f3 Nc5 11. f4 {does not seem too bad either:} O-O (11...
f5 $2 12. b4 Ne4 13. e6 $16 {Schneider,L (2410)-Moen,O (2315)/Eksjo 1981/MCL 
(1-0, 29)}) 12. Be3 $6 (12. f5 $1 {is the critical line, leaving Black with
the permanent threats of e5-e6 and f5-f6.}) 12... f6 $132 {Panchev,P (2365)
-Schoene,R (2360) Karl-Marx-Stadt 1990 (0-1, 42)}) 10... O-O 11. Nd2 Nc5 (11...
Nxd2 12. Qxd2 c5 13. Ne2 ({It makes more sense to fight for the c5-square:} 13.
Nb3 c4 14. Nc5 Bf5 15. b3 $14) 13... Bb5 14. Rfd1 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Qd7 $11 {
Dueckstein,A-Unzicker,W/Siegen 1970/EXT 2002 (1/2, 29)}) 12. b4 $146 (12. f4 $5
f5 $6 (12... a5 $6 13. f5 Nd3 14. f6 $40) (12... f6 $1 13. b4 $6 fxe5 $1) 13.
b4 Ne6 $6 (13... Ne4 $14) 14. N2b3 $16 {Basman,M-Masters,D/Bath 1963/EXT 1999 
(1-0, 31)}) 12... Nb7 $6 {Too passive, I believe.} ({The provocative} 12... Nd3
$5 {may offer better chances for counterplay.} 13. f4 (13. N2f3 Nb2 14. Qc2 Nc4
) 13... a5 (13... c5 14. bxc5 Nxc5 15. Qf3 $36) 14. Qc2 (14. a3 axb4 15. axb4
Rxa1 16. Qxa1 c5 $132) 14... axb4 15. Qxd3 c5 $44) 13. f4 a5 14. f5 $5 {
This promising pawn sacrifice would not have been possible with the black
knight on d3 rather than b7.} axb4 15. cxb4 Bxb4 16. Qg4 {White's compensation
consists of two elements: his kingside threats and the idea of blocking the
enemy queenside pawns on c5 and d4.} Bc3 (16... c5 $2 17. Bh6 g6 18. Nc6 $1
Bxc6 19. fxg6 hxg6 20. Rxf7 $1 $18) 17. Rac1 Bxd4 18. Bxd4 Rxa2 {It is not
easy to find a good moment to fight against the blockade with ...c6-c5. This
is a result of the combined threats on both wings, quite an effective method
of play.} (18... c5 19. e6 cxd4 20. f6 g6 21. exd7 $16) 19. e6 f6 20. Nb3 {
Now and later, Carlsen will constantly choose the static approach, refraining
from turning the game dynamic. It is not easy to judge whether he was right,
maybe sometimes he was and other times not, but the course of the game is
suggestive for his general style.} (20. Rce1 $5 Rxd2 21. e7 Qe8 22. exf8=Q+
Qxf8 23. Qf4 Rd3 24. Qxc7 $36) 20... Be8 21. Nc5 Nd6 22. Qf3 Qe7 ({I would not
resist playing} 22... Nb5 {, with constant pressure against d4. In this case,
White would have enjoyed lesser freedom to build up his attack, although play
would have remained slightly one-sided anyway.}) 23. Rf2 Ra5 24. Nb3 Rb5 25.
Bc5 Bh5 26. Qc3 {White has achieved a faourable regrouping and can count on an
advantage.} Qe8 27. Qe3 (27. Nd4 $16) 27... Qa8 (27... Ne4 28. Bxf8 Nxf2 29.
Nd4 Ng4 30. Qg3 Qxf8 31. Nxb5 cxb5 32. Qxc7 $18) 28. Nd4 Rxc5 29. Rxc5 Ne4 30.
Nxc6 Nxf2 31. Kxf2 Qa2+ 32. Kg3 Re8 33. h3 $16 {The position has calmed down,
White has exchanged all the superfluous pieces and can enjoy his blockade.
Black can only sit and wait to be crushed.} Qa6 34. Qc3 Be2 35. Rxd5 Bb5 36.
Nb4 Qb7 37. Qc5 Ba4 38. Rd7 Qe4 39. Rxc7 h5 40. Kh2 Kh7 41. Qf2 Rg8 42. Na6 Be8
43. Rc5 Qd3 44. Nb4 Qd6+ 45. Kh1 Qd1+ 46. Qg1 Qd6 47. Nd5 Rf8 48. Qd4 Kh8 49.
Rc8 Bc6 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 75th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2013.01.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E75"]
[WhiteElo "2861"]
[BlackElo "2679"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]

1. c4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Qd2
exd5 9. exd5 Qb6 10. Nf3 Bf5 11. Nh4 $1 Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. f3 Qxb2 14. Rc1 {
This line of the Averbakh System was popular a couple of decades ago. It is
quite risky for Black, who has won the b2-pawn but is considerably behind in
development.} Bf5 {Alternatives:} (14... Bf6 $6 15. Qxb2 Bxb2 16. fxe4 Bxc1 17.
Bxc1 Re8 18. Nf3 Rxe4 19. Ng5 $16 {[%cal Yc1f4] 1-0 (42) Korotylev,A (2445)
-Filippov,V (2455) Moscow 1995}) (14... Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Bxd5 {A brilliant but
insufficient idea of the late GM Leonid Yurtaev. White has enough time to
consolidate his position.} (15... f6 16. Bf4 g5 17. Bxd6 gxh4 18. Bxf8 Kxf8 19.
fxe4 Bh6+ 20. Kc3 Bxc1 21. Rxc1 Ke7 22. Rf1 Nd7 23. Rf4 Rg8 24. Bf1 Ne5 25.
Rxh4 $16 {1-0 (46) Freise,H-Klein,M Koenigsfeld 1969}) (15... Bf5 16. Nxf5 gxf5
17. Rb1 b6 18. Bd3 Nd7 19. Be7 Rfe8 20. Bxd6 Ne5 21. Rhe1 $16 {1-0 (44)
Kachiani Gersinska,K (2448)-Berezina,I (2304) Istanbul 2000}) 16. cxd5 Re8 (
16... Nd7 $142 17. g3 Nb6 18. Ng2 $14) 17. Rb1 $1 (17. Bf4 Bf6 18. g3 (18. Bg3
a6 19. f4 Nd7 20. Bg4 Nb6 21. Bf3 Na4 22. Bf2 b5 23. g4 b4 $132 {0-1 (63)
Zaichik,G (2420)-Yurtaev,L (2360) Volgodonsk 1983}) 18... g5 19. Bxd6 gxh4 20.
Bc7 Nd7 $11 (20... a6 21. Rxc5 Nd7 22. Rc4 Be5 23. gxh4 Nf6 24. Rg1+ Kf8 25.
Rg5 Bxc7 26. Rxc7 Rad8 27. Bc4 h6 28. Rf5 Re7 29. Rxe7 Kxe7 30. Kc3 $14 {
1-0 (45) Sorin,A (2460)-Peralta,F (2360) Buenos Aires 1998}) 21. Bb5 $6 {
1-0 (46) Grivas,E (2360)-Kotronias,V (2430) Athens 1986} a6 $1 22. Bxd7 Re7 $15
) (17. Rhe1 a6 18. Bd3 (18. Bf4 Bf6 19. g3 g5 20. Bxd6 gxh4 21. Bxc5 Nd7 22.
Ba3 hxg3 23. hxg3 Re5 24. Bc4 b5 25. Bb3 a5 $36 {1/2 (41) Lerner,K (2495)
-Yurtaev,L (2360) Tallinn 1983}) 18... Nd7 19. a4 h6 20. Be3 Nb6 21. Nxg6 $1
fxg6 22. a5 $14 {1/2 (31) Legky,N-Yurtaev,L Soviet Union 1984}) 17... Nd7 (
17... Re5 18. f4 $1 Rxd5+ 19. Kc1 Nc6 20. Rxb7 Rd4 21. Nf3 $16 {1-0 (34) Legky,
N (2365)-Monin,N Tallinn 1985}) 18. Bb5 Re5 19. Bxd7 Rxg5 20. Rxb7 Rxd5+ 21.
Kc2 $16 {1-0 (32) Lputian,S (2530)-Yurtaev,L (2435) Volgograd 1985}) (14... h6
$1 15. Bxh6 Qxd2+ 16. Bxd2 Bf6 17. g3 Bxh4 (17... g5 18. fxe4 gxh4 19. Bf4 Nd7
20. Bxd6 Rfe8 21. Bd3 Be5 22. Bxe5 Nxe5 23. Ke2 $14 {1/2 (39) Polugaevsky,
L-Gufeld,E Tallinn 1965}) 18. gxh4 Bf5 19. Bf4 Rd8 20. Rg1 (20. h5 gxh5 (20...
Na6 $142 $14) 21. Rg1+ Kh7 22. Rg5 Bg6 23. Kd2 Na6 24. Rcg1 Rd7 25. Bd3 $1 Rg8
26. h4 Nb4 27. Bb1 Na6 28. Rxh5+ {1-0 (28) Bekker Jensen,S (2403)-Nordenbaek,J
(2262) Denmark 2000}) 20... Na6 21. Kd2 Nc7 22. a4 Ne8 23. h5 Ng7 24. hxg6 fxg6
25. Rc3 Kf7 26. a5 Rd7 27. Bd1 Rh8 28. Ba4 $14 {1-0 (48) Boleslavsky,I-Balendo,
E Minsk 1970}) 15. Nxf5 gxf5 16. Qxb2 Bxb2 17. Rb1 $146 {This novelty is quite
obvious. In the previous game White played strangely:} (17. Rc2 $6 Be5 18. f4
Bd4 19. Bd3 Re8+ 20. Re2 Rxe2+ 21. Kxe2 Nd7 22. Bxf5 Re8+ 23. Kd2 Nb6 24. Bd3
Kg7 $132 {0-1 (45) Bukhman,E-Nezhmetdinov,R Daugavpils 1973}) 17... Bc3+ 18.
Kd1 {[%cal Rb1b7,Re2d3,Rg5e7]} Re8 (18... b6 19. Bd3 $16 (19. Be7 Re8 20. Bxd6
Nc6 $3)) 19. Rxb7 Na6 20. a3 Rab8 21. Rxb8 Nxb8 (21... Rxb8 22. Kc2 Be5 (22...
Rb2+ 23. Kxc3 Rxe2 24. Bf4 $1) 23. Bc1 $1 $16) 22. Bd3 $16 {White has the
bishop pair, and Black has weaknesses on f5 and d6. Such positions are peanuts
for GM Magnus Carlsen.} Nd7 23. Kc2 Bd4 24. Rb1 Nb6 25. Bf4 Be5 26. Re1 Kg7 27.
Bg3 Re7 28. f4 Bf6 29. Rxe7 Bxe7 30. Be1 h5 31. g3 Bf6 32. Kb3 Kg6 33. h3 {
[%cal Rg3g4]} 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 75th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2013.01.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2861"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 Nc6 $6 {Does Magnus
Carlsen laugh at his rivals? He can play anything at all and then outplay them!
} 7. d5 {The most logical reply. Otherwise Black has the idea ...e7-e5 d4-d5
Nc6-d4!:} (7. Be2 e5 8. d5 Nd4 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. Qxd4 Re8 11. Qd3 Qe7 12. Bg5 h6
13. Bxf6 Bxf6 $132 {[%csl Re4]}) (7. Be3 e5 8. d5 Nd4 $1 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. Bxd4
(10. Qxd4 Ng4 11. Qd2 Nxe3 12. Qxe3 f5 $1 $44) 10... Nxe4 11. Nxe4 Qh4 12. g4
Re8 13. Bg2 Bf5 14. O-O Bxe4 15. Bxg7 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Kxg7 17. Qd4+ Qf6 18. Qxf6+
Kxf6 19. Rfe1 {1/2 (19) Lutz,C (2580)-Finkel,A (2465) Leeuwarden 1994}) (7. Bg5
h6 8. Be3 e5 9. d5 Nd4 $1 (9... Ne7 10. Qc1 Kh7 11. Bd3 $14 {1-0 (28) Chernin,
A (2600)-Uhlmann,W (2500) Austria 1993}) 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. Qxd4 (11. Bxd4 Nxe4
$1 12. Nxe4 (12. Bxg7 Re8 $1) 12... Qh4 $1 13. g4 Re8 14. Bg2 Bf5 $1 $11) 11...
Ng4 12. Qd2 Nxe3 13. Qxe3 {Here Black's compensation for the pawn is less
impressive than in the 7.Be3 line as his position is weakened by ...h7-h6.
Still, after} f5 14. Bd3 Bd7 {he can't complain.}) 7... Nb4 (7... Nb8 8. Be2 c6
9. O-O a6 10. Bg5 b5 11. dxc6 b4 12. Bxf6 exf6 13. c7 Qxc7 14. Nd5 Qb7 15. Nd4
Nd7 16. Qd2 Re8 17. Rfe1 $16 {1-0 (42) Zubarev,A (2583)-Lagarde,M (2501)
Sautron FRA 2012}) 8. Be2 (8. Bg5 e6 9. a3 Na6 10. dxe6 Bxe6 11. Be2 Nc5 12.
Qc2 Qe8 13. Nd2 Bd7 14. O-O Bc6 15. Bd3 Nfd7 16. Rfe1 {1/2 (16) Bagirov,V 
(2500)-Zaitsev,I (2445) Podolsk 1992}) (8. a3 $5 {A logical idea: to push
Black's knight away to a6 before he has played ...a7-a5; besides, White's
bishop can now go to d3-c2, where it is placed better than on e2.} Na6 9. Bd3
Nc5 10. Bc2 e6 (10... a5 11. Be3) 11. O-O exd5 12. cxd5 Re8 13. Re1 a5 14. Bf4
a4 15. Rc1 $14 {1-0 (36) Berkovich,D (2445)-Zaitsev,I (2445) Podolsk 1992})
8... e6 9. Be3 (9. O-O Re8 10. Bg5 exd5 11. exd5 h6 12. Be3 Na6 13. Qd2 Kh7 14.
Rfe1 Nc5 15. Bxc5 dxc5 16. Bd3 Bd7 17. Ne5 Re7 18. Re3 Ne8 19. Rae1 $14 {
1/2 (26) Iotov,V (2569)-Libiszewski,F (2478) Marrakesh 2010}) 9... Re8 10. Nd2
a5 11. O-O Bd7 12. Re1 b6 13. Rc1 Kh8 14. a3 Na6 15. Qc2 e5 16. Rb1 Ng8 {
Finally we have a normal King's Indian, and Black's position is quite decent
as he will now play ...f7-f5.} 17. b4 f5 18. Nb5 $5 (18. Nf3 $5 Nf6 $1 (18...
Bh6 19. Bxh6 Nxh6 20. Bd3 {[%cal Yc2e2,Yc4c5]}) 19. Bd3 f4 20. Bc1 Rg8 21. Qe2
{[%cal Rc4c5]} Bc8 $13) 18... Bh6 (18... f4 19. Bxb6 $1 cxb6 20. Nxd6 Rf8 21.
c5 $16 {[%csl Gc5,Gd5]}) 19. Bxh6 Nxh6 20. exf5 (20. Qc3 $5 f4 21. Nb3 {
[%cal Yc4c5]}) 20... gxf5 (20... Nxf5 $5 21. Ne4 axb4 22. axb4 Bxb5 23. cxb5
Nb8 24. Bg4 Nd7 $14 {/=}) 21. f4 $5 exf4 22. Qc3+ Kg8 23. Bh5 Nf7 24. Rxe8+
Qxe8 25. Qf6 Qf8 26. Bxf7+ Qxf7 27. Qg5+ Qg7 28. Qxf4 $14 {The position has
clarified. Black's kingside attack is now out of the question, and his
misplaced a6 knight guarantees White an edge.} axb4 29. axb4 Re8 30. Nd4 (30.
Rb3 {[%cal Rb3g3]} Qe5) 30... Qe5 31. Qg5+ Qg7 32. N2f3 $1 Qxg5 33. Nxg5 Kg7
34. Nge6+ Kf6 35. Rf1 Bxe6 36. Nxe6 {[%cal Rg2g4]} h5 $6 (36... Kg6 $1 $14) 37.
g4 (37. b5 $5 Nc5 38. Rxf5+ Kxf5 39. Ng7+ Kf4 40. Nxe8 Nd3 41. Nxc7 Ne5 {
Black recaptures one of the missing pawns but the other one remains - and good
winning chances for White.}) 37... hxg4 38. hxg4 Nxb4 39. Rxf5+ Kg6 40. Nf4+
Kg7 41. g5 {White still pushes on but the number of pawns is dramatically
decreasing.} c6 $1 42. Kf2 (42. Rf6 cxd5 43. cxd5 Nxd5 $1 44. Nxd5 Re5 45. Rxd6
Rxg5+ $11) 42... cxd5 43. cxd5 Re5 44. Ne6+ Kg6 45. Rf6+ Kh5 46. Kf3 Re3+ $1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 75th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2013.01.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2861"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]

1. c4 g6 2. e4 e5 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 d6 5. Nge2 c5 6. d3 Nc6 7. Bg2 Nge7 8. a3
Nd4 9. b4 Bg4 10. h3 Bxe2 11. Nxe2 Nxe2 12. Qxe2 Nc6 13. Rb1 b6 14. O-O O-O 15.
Be3 Rc8 16. Qd2 Rc7 17. Kh1 Kh8 18. Rb2 f5 19. Rbb1 Nd4 20. Bxd4 cxd4 21. exf5
gxf5 22. Bd5 Qe8 23. b5 Re7 24. Rbe1 e4 25. f4 exf3 26. Rxe7 Qxe7 27. Rxf3 Be5
28. a4 Qg7 29. Qf2 Rf6 30. Rxf5 Bxg3 31. Qf3 Be5 32. Be6 Rxf5 33. Bxf5 Qg5 34.
Be4 Kg7 35. Qg4 Qxg4 36. hxg4 h6 37. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Classic 4th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2012.12.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2848"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2012.12.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nc3 d6 6. Na4 Bb6 7. Nxb6 axb6 8.
c3 Bd7 9. Ba4 Ne7 10. Bc2 Ng6 11. h3 O-O 12. O-O h6 13. Re1 Re8 14. d4 Bc6 15.
dxe5 dxe5 16. Qxd8 Rexd8 17. g3 Nd7 18. Be3 Nc5 19. Nd2 Nf8 20. f3 Nfe6 21. h4
Bb5 22. a3 Rd7 23. b4 Nd3 24. Reb1 Ba4 25. Bxa4 Rxa4 26. Kf1 b5 27. Ke2 Ra6 28.
h5 c5 29. bxc5 Ndxc5 30. Rxb5 Na4 31. Rc1 Rc7 32. Nb1 f6 33. c4 b6 34. Rd5 Nac5
35. Rc2 Rc6 36. Rb2 Kh7 37. Rb4 g6 38. hxg6+ Kxg6 39. Rd2 h5 40. Nc3 Rxa3 41.
Nd5 Kf7 42. Nxb6 Nb3 43. Rd7+ Ke8 44. Rb7 Nbd4+ 45. Bxd4 Nxd4+ 46. Kd1 Kd8 47.
Rd7+ Ke8 48. Rb7 Kd8 49. Nd5 Ra1+ 50. Kd2 Ra2+ 51. Rb2 Rxb2+ 52. Rxb2 Nxf3+ 53.
Kd3 Ng5 54. Rb8+ Kd7 55. Rb7+ Kd6 56. Nxf6 Ra6 57. Ne8+ Kc5 58. Rc7+ Kb4 59.
Rb7+ Kc5 60. Rc7+ Kb4 61. Rb7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Classic 4th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2012.12.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2848"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2012.12.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bc4 e6 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 d6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Rd1 Qc7 11. a3 Rd8 12. b4 a6 13. Bd3 b5 14. h4 dxe5 15. dxe5
Bb7 16. Ra2 Ndxb4 17. axb4 Nxb4 18. Rad2 Rxd3 19. Rxd3 Nxd3 20. Qxd3 Rd8 21.
Qe2 Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1 Bxf3 23. gxf3 Qxe5 24. Qd7 Bf8 25. Be3 a5 26. Qe8 h6 27. Kg2
a4 28. Na3 b4 29. Nc4 Qc7 30. Nb6 Qe7 31. Qxa4 Qxh4 32. Qa8 Qe7 33. Qc8 b3 34.
Nd7 b2 35. Nxf8 Qxf8 36. Qb7 e5 37. Qxb2 f6 38. Qc2 Qf7 39. Qf5 Kh8 40. Bd2 Kg8
41. Kg3 Kh8 42. Be3 Kg8 43. Kh2 Kh8 44. Kg2 Kg8 45. Qd3 Kh8 46. f4 exf4 47.
Bxf4 Kg8 48. Qe4 Kh8 49. Be3 Kg8 50. Bd4 Kh8 51. f4 Kg8 52. Kg3 Kh8 53. Be3 Kg8
54. Bd4 Kh8 55. Be3 Kg8 56. Bd4 Kh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Classic 4th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2012.12.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2848"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2012.12.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. a3 Bc5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. e4
O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Bf4 d6 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Re1 Ne5 14. Nd2 Nfd7 15.
Be3 Qc7 16. b4 Qb8 17. f4 Ng6 18. g3 Rfe8 19. Bf3 Qa8 20. Bf2 Ngf8 21. Qe2 Qb8
22. Red1 g6 23. e5 Bc6 24. Bd4 Red8 25. Bxc6 Rxc6 26. Nf3 dxe5 27. fxe5 Rdc8
28. Ne4 Qc7 29. Nfd2 a6 30. Nf2 Bg5 31. Rf1 Bxd2 32. Qxd2 Nxe5 33. Bxe5 Qxe5
34. Ng4 Rd6 35. Nh6+ Kg7 36. Rxf7+ Kh8 37. Qf2 Qd4 38. c5 bxc5 39. Qxd4+ Rxd4
40. Rxc5 Rcd8 41. Rcc7 Rd1+ 42. Kg2 R1d2+ 43. Kh3 R2d5 44. Ng4 Rh5+ 45. Kg2
Rd2+ 46. Kf3 Rf5+ 47. Ke3 Rxf7 48. Rxf7 Rd8 49. Nf6 Rb8 50. Kf4 h6 51. Ke5 a5
52. bxa5 Ra8 53. a6 1-0

[Event "London Classic 4th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2012.12.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2848"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2012.12.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4
Bd7 9. h3 O-O 10. Be3 Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Nbd2 b4 13. c3 d5 14. cxb4 Bd6 15.
b5 axb5 16. axb5 Rxa1 17. Qxa1 Nb4 18. d4 exd4 19. Nxd4 Qe8 20. Qa4 Nxe4 21.
Nxe4 dxe4 22. Nc6 Nd5 23. Qxe4 Nxe3 24. Qxe3 Rf5 25. Nd4 Re5 26. Qb3 Rd5 27.
Qc4 Qf7 28. b3 Qd7 29. Nf3 Rxb5 30. Ra1 Rd5 31. g3 h6 32. Qe4 Qe8 33. Kg2 Kf7
34. Ra2 Qd8 35. Re2 Qf6 36. h4 Qf5 37. Qc4 Rd3 38. Re3 Rxe3 39. fxe3 Qb1 40. e4
Qb2+ 41. Kh3 Qf2 42. e5 Qxf3 43. exd6 Qh1+ 44. Kg4 Qd1+ 45. Kh3 Qxd6 46. h5 c5
47. g4 Qd4 48. Qf1+ Ke7 49. Qf3 Qd5 50. Qc3 e5 51. Kg3 Kd6 52. Qc4 Qxc4 53.
bxc4 e4 54. Kf4 e3 55. Kf3 Ke6 56. Ke2 Kf6 57. Kf3 Kg5 58. Kxe3 Kxg4 59. Ke4
Kxh5 60. Kd5 g5 61. Kxc5 g4 62. Kd4 g3 63. Ke3 Kg4 0-1

[Event "London Classic 4th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2012.12.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Jones, Gawain C"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2848"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2012.12.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 a6 5. h3 Nc6 6. Qe3 g6 7. c4 Bg7 8. Be2
Nf6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. O-O Nd7 11. Rb1 a5 12. b3 Nc5 13. Bb2 f5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15.
Rbd1 a4 16. Ba3 Qa5 17. Nb5 axb3 18. axb3 Qxa3 19. Nxa3 Rxa3 20. Nd2 Bd4 21.
Qg3 Be5 22. f4 Bf6 23. Bg4 Nd4 24. Kh1 Bc2 25. Rde1 Kh8 26. Re3 h5 27. b4 h4
28. Qf2 Nd3 29. Qg1 Nf5 30. Bxf5 gxf5 31. Nf3 Rc3 32. c5 Bb3 33. Ne1 Bd4 34.
Nxd3 dxc5 35. Qf2 Rf7 36. Rc1 cxb4 37. Rxc3 bxc3 38. Qe1 1-0

[Event "London Classic 4th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2012.12.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2848"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2012.12.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O Nge7 7. a3 a5 8. Ne1
d6 9. Nc2 O-O 10. d3 Rb8 11. Rb1 Be6 12. b4 axb4 13. axb4 cxb4 14. Nxb4 Nxb4
15. Rxb4 d5 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Rb5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Qd7 20. Qb3 Rfc8
21. Bb2 Qd6 22. Rb1 Rc5 23. Rb6 Rc6 24. Rxb7 Rxb7 25. Qxb7 Rb6 26. Qc8+ Qf8 27.
Qd7 h5 28. e4 Qd6 29. Qe8+ Qf8 30. Qd7 Qd6 31. Qxd6 Rxd6 32. Rd1 f5 33. f3 fxe4
34. fxe4 Rb6 35. Bc3 Rb3 36. Ba1 Kf7 37. Kf3 Ke6 38. h3 Bh6 39. Ke2 Bg5 40. Rg1
Bh6 41. h4 Kd6 42. Rd1 Ke6 43. Rf1 Rb4 44. Rd1 Rb3 45. Rg1 Kf6 46. Rh1 Ke6 47.
Rd1 Kf6 48. d4 Re3+ 49. Kf2 Rxe4 50. dxe5+ Kf5 51. Rd7 Kg4 52. Rd6 Be3+ 53. Ke2
Bf4+ 54. Kd3 Re3+ 55. Kc4 Bxe5 56. Rxg6+ Kf3 57. Bxe5 Rxe5 58. Rg5 Re4+ 59. Kd5
Rg4 60. Ke5 Kxg3 61. Rxh5 Rxh4 62. Rxh4 Kxh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Classic 4th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2012.12.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2848"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2012.12.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Nd5
Nxd5 9. Bxd5 Rb8 10. O-O Ne7 11. Nxe5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Re8 13. d4 Bf8 14. b3 Bb7
15. c4 d6 16. Nf3 Qf6 17. Be3 Bc8 18. Qd2 Qg6 19. Kh1 h6 20. Rac1 Be7 21. Ng1
Bg5 22. Bxg5 Qxg5 23. Rfd1 bxc4 24. bxc4 Qxd2 25. Rxd2 a5 26. h3 Rb4 27. Nf3
Bf5 28. c5 Kf8 29. Nh2 Reb8 30. Ng4 Rb1 31. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 32. Kh2 a4 33. Ne3 Bg6
34. Kg3 Rb4 35. Kf3 Ke7 36. Ke2 Kd7 37. f3 Rb5 38. Nd1 Rb4 39. c6+ Kc8 40. Nc3
f6 41. Ke3 Rc4 42. Ne2 a3 43. h4 Rb4 44. g4 Rb1 45. h5 Bh7 46. f4 f5 47. g5 Rh1
48. Ng3 Rh3 49. Kf3 hxg5 50. fxg5 g6 51. Re2 Kd8 52. hxg6 Bxg6 53. Re6 Bf7 54.
g6 Bg8 55. g7 f4 56. Kxf4 Rh2 57. Nf5 Rxa2 58. Rf6 Re2 59. Rf8+ 1-0

[Event "London Classic 4th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2012.12.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "McShane, Luke J"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2848"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2012.12.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8.
Nf3 O-O 9. d4 d5 10. g3 Bf6 11. c3 Re8 12. Rxe8+ Qxe8 13. Bf4 Qd8 14. Bd3 Nfe7
15. Na3 a6 16. Nc2 Bf5 17. Bxf5 Nxf5 18. g4 Nfe7 19. Ne3 g6 20. Qf1 Qd7 21. Qh3
Bg7 22. Qg3 Rc8 23. g5 Nd8 24. Be5 Ne6 25. Bf6 Re8 26. Ne5 Qd6 27. Kh1 Nxg5 28.
Bxg5 f6 29. Bxf6 Qxf6 30. Re1 c6 31. Kg2 Nc8 32. N3g4 Qd8 33. Nd3 Rxe1 34. Nxe1
Nd6 35. Nd3 Nf5 36. Qh3 Bf8 37. Ne3 Qg5+ 38. Kf1 Nxe3+ 39. fxe3 Kg7 40. Nf4 Qf6
41. Ke2 Bd6 42. Qg4 Kf7 43. h3 h5 44. Qc8 Qe7 45. Nd3 Kf6 46. b3 Kg5 47. c4 Kh4
48. c5 Bg3 49. b4 Qf7 50. a4 g5 51. Kd2 Bh2 52. Ne1 Kg3 53. Nc2 Bg1 54. Qd8 Kh4
55. Qc8 Bf2 56. Ke2 Kg3 57. Qd8 Qf5 58. Kd2 Kxh3 59. b5 g4 60. bxc6 bxc6 61.
Nb4 g3 62. Nd3 g2 0-1

[Event "Mexico City UNAM"]
[Site "Mexico City"]
[Date "2012.11.26"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2848"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2012.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.12.18"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O d6 5. c3 Bb6 6. a4 Nf6 7. b4 a5 8. b5 Ne7
9. d3 O-O 10. Bg5 Ng6 11. Nbd2 h6 12. Be3 c6 13. Ba2 d5 14. Bxb6 Qxb6 15. exd5
cxd5 16. Re1 Re8 17. c4 e4 18. d4 exf3 19. Rxe8+ Nxe8 20. c5 Qd8 21. Qxf3 Nf6
22. Re1 Be6 23. Bb1 Nf8 24. h3 Rc8 25. b6 Bd7 26. Bc2 Ne6 27. Qd3 Bc6 28. f3
Qd7 29. Ra1 Re8 30. g3 Ng5 31. h4 Qh3 32. Nf1 Nge4 33. fxe4 dxe4 34. Qe2 e3 35.
Qh2 Qg4 36. Re1 e2 0-1

[Event "Mexico City UNAM"]
[Site "Mexico City"]
[Date "2012.11.26"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2848"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2012.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.12.18"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Bd3 c5 6. d5 O-O 7. Nf3 Na6 8. O-O
Rb8 9. a4 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nb4 12. Qf2 Nd7 13. Be3 a6 14. Rfd1 Nxd3 15.
cxd3 Qa5 16. d4 Rbc8 17. Rab1 Qb4 18. Kh2 cxd4 19. Bxd4 Rc4 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21.
Re1 Nc5 22. Qe3 Rd4 23. Rbd1 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Qxb2 25. e5 Rc8 26. f5 Nd7 27. exd6
exd6 28. Qd4+ Ne5 29. Ne4 Qxd4 30. Rxd4 Rc4 31. Rxc4 Nxc4 32. f6+ Kf8 33. Kg3
b5 34. axb5 axb5 35. Kf4 b4 36. g4 b3 37. Nc3 b2 38. Nb1 Nb6 39. Ke4 g5 40. Nc3
h6 41. Nb1 Kg8 42. Kd4 Kh7 43. Kc3 Nxd5+ 44. Kxb2 Kg6 0-1

[Event "Mexico City UNAM"]
[Site "Mexico City"]
[Date "2012.11.26"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2848"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2012.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.12.18"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 d6 7. c3 Bg4 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Qxf3 e5 10. a3 Ne7 11. b4 O-O 12. bxc5 d5 13. d3 Qa5 14. a4 Rab8 15.
Qe2 Rb3 16. Nd2 Rxc3 17. Nf3 Qxc5 18. Bd2 Rc2 19. Bb4 Rxe2 20. Bxc5 Rxe1+ 21.
Rxe1 Re8 22. Bxa7 Ra8 23. Bc5 Nc8 24. exd5 cxd5 25. Nxe5 Rxa4 26. d4 Bf8 27.
Nd7 Bxc5 28. Re8+ Kg7 29. dxc5 d4 30. Kf1 Na7 31. Ne5 Nb5 32. f4 Ra2 33. Re7
Kf6 34. Rxf7+ Ke6 35. Rxh7 Kd5 36. c6 Rc2 37. Rb7 Nd6 38. Rd7 Ke6 39. Rd8 g5
40. Nf3 Rc1+ 41. Ke2 Rc2+ 42. Kd1 Rc4 43. Nxg5+ Kd5 44. Nf7 1-0

[Event "Mexico City UNAM"]
[Site "Mexico City"]
[Date "2012.11.25"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2848"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2012.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.12.18"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 Na6 8. Be3 Qe8
9. g4 Nc5 10. Nd2 a5 11. Be2 c6 12. Rg1 Kh8 13. h4 Ng8 14. Qc2 Bd7 15. O-O-O
cxd5 16. Nxd5 Ne6 17. h5 g5 18. Kb1 Ba4 19. b3 Bc6 20. Nb6 Rd8 21. Qc3 Nf4 22.
Bf1 h6 23. Qxa5 f5 24. gxf5 Qxh5 25. Re1 Nf6 26. Nd5 Ra8 27. Qb4 Rfd8 28. f3
Qh4 29. Rc1 Bxd5 30. cxd5 N4xd5 31. Bxg5 Qxg5 32. Rxg5 Nxb4 33. Rg2 d5 34. exd5
Nfxd5 35. Ne4 Ne3 36. f6 Bf8 37. Rh2 Rac8 38. Bc4 Nxc4 39. bxc4 Kg8 40. Rb2 Rc7
41. c5 Nd3 42. Rd2 Rcd7 43. c6 bxc6 44. Rxc6 Kf7 45. Rb6 Nc5 46. Rxd7+ Rxd7 47.
Nf2 h5 48. Rc6 Rd2 49. Nh3 Ne6 50. a4 Rh2 0-1

[Event "Mexico City UNAM Carlsen-The World"]
[Site "Mexico City"]
[Date "2012.11.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "The World"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2848"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2012.11.24"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.12.18"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nde2 Be7 8. g4
O-O 9. Ng3 Nbd7 10. Nf5 Nc5 11. Bg2 Be6 12. O-O b5 13. a3 Rc8 14. f4 Na4 15.
Nxa4 bxa4 16. g5 Nd7 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. f5 Bc4 19. Rf2 f6 20. g6 h6 21. Be3 Nc5
22. Rd2 Rfd8 23. Qe1 Qb7 24. Rad1 Qxb2 25. Rxd6 Rxd6 26. Rxd6 Qxa3 27. Qd2 Nd3
28. Rd7 Bb5 29. Rd5 Nf4 30. Rc5 Re8 31. Rc7 Qa1+ 32. Kh2 Kh8 33. c4 a3 34. cxb5
Qb2 35. bxa6 Qxd2 36. Bxd2 Ne2 37. Rc4 a2 38. Ra4 1-0

[Event "Mexico City UNAM"]
[Site "Mexico City"]
[Date "2012.11.24"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2848"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2012.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.12.18"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. Qe2 Nf6 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O b5 8. exd5
exd5 9. d4 c4 10. Ne5 Nxd4 11. Qd1 Qb6 12. Be3 Bc5 13. Nc3 Be6 14. a4 b4 15. a5
Qc7 16. Na4 Bd6 17. Nxc4 Qxc4 18. Bxd4 Be7 19. b3 Qc7 20. c4 Rd8 21. Bxf6 Bxf6
22. cxd5 O-O 23. Rc1 Qxa5 24. Nc5 Bc8 25. d6 Bc3 26. Qd5 Bg4 27. h3 Be2 28. d7
Bxf1 29. Rxf1 g6 30. Rd1 Rb8 31. Bf1 Kh8 32. Bc4 Bf6 33. Re1 Qb6 34. Re3 a5 35.
Rf3 Bg7 36. h4 h5 37. Ne4 Qd4 38. Ng5 Qxd5 39. Bxd5 Bc3 40. Rxf7 1-0

[Event "Mexico City UNAM"]
[Site "Mexico City"]
[Date "2012.11.24"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E43"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2848"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2012.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.12.18"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Bd3 Bb7 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O O-O 8. Na4
cxd4 9. exd4 Re8 10. a3 Bf8 11. b4 a5 12. b5 d6 13. Bb2 Nbd7 14. Re1 Rc8 15.
Rc1 g6 16. h3 d5 17. Nd2 dxc4 18. Nxc4 Nd5 19. Be4 Rc7 20. Qd2 Qb8 21. Bd3 Rec8
22. Bf1 Ba8 23. Ne5 Nxe5 24. dxe5 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Rxc1 26. Qxc1 Bg7 27. Bd4 h5
28. Qe1 Bf8 29. Qc1 Bg7 30. Nb2 Bxe5 31. Bxe5 Qxe5 32. Qc8+ Kh7 33. Nc4 Qh8 34.
Qd7 Qf8 35. Qa7 Kg7 36. Nxb6 Qc5 37. Qxa8 Qxb6 38. Bc4 Nf6 39. Be2 h4 40. Qa6
Qc5 41. Qxa5 Ne4 42. Qe1 Qxa3 43. Bf3 Nd6 44. Qb1 Nc4 45. Be2 Nd2 46. Qd3 Qa1+
47. Kh2 Qe5+ 48. Kg1 Qa1+ 49. Kh2 Qe5+ 50. Kg1 Qa1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Final playoff 5th"]
[Site "Sao Paulo/Bilbao"]
[Date "2012.10.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2843"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2012.10.13"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]

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. Nc3 Ne7 10. h3 h6 11. Ne4 b6 12. b3 Bd7 13. Bb2 Kc8 14. Rad1
a5 15. a4 Nd5 16. Ng3 Rg8 17. Nd4 c5 18. Nb5 Nf4 19. Rfe1 Bc6 20. f3 Kb7 21. c4
Re8 22. Kh2 Be7 23. Nf5 h5 24. h4 Ne6 25. Nxe7 Rxe7 26. Rd2 g5 27. hxg5 Rxg5
28. Re3 Re8 29. Nc3 Nd4 30. Ne4 Rgxe5 31. Bxd4 cxd4 32. Red3 Bxe4 33. fxe4 Rxe4
34. Rf2 R8e7 35. Rf5 h4 36. c5 R7e5 37. Rxe5 Rxe5 38. cxb6 c5 39. Rf3 f5 40.
Rf4 d3 41. Rxh4 Rd5 0-1

[Event "Grand Slam Final playoff 5th"]
[Site "Sao Paulo/Bilbao"]
[Date "2012.10.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2843"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2012.10.13"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. Qe2 d6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nf6 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Rd1 a6 10. e5 Bxg2 11. exf6 Bh3 12. Qh5 Qxf6 13. Qxh3 Be7 14. Nc3 Qg6
15. Nc6 Ne5 16. Nxe7 Kxe7 17. Bf4 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Final 5th"]
[Site "Sao Paulo/Bilbao"]
[Date "2012.10.13"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2843"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2012.09.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Bd2
Bf6 9. Ne5 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 d5 12. Ng4 Nd7 13. Qa4 Be7 14. Rfd1 Nf6
15. Ne5 Qe8 16. Nc6 Kh8 17. f3 a6 18. Be1 Bd6 19. Rac1 b5 20. cxb5 axb5 21.
Qxb5 Rxa2 22. Ba5 Qa8 23. Rd3 Nd7 24. Rdc3 Nb8 25. b4 Nxc6 26. Rxc6 Rb2 27.
R6c2 Rxc2 28. Rxc2 Qa7 29. e3 h6 30. Qc6 Kg8 31. Kf2 Qa8 32. Kg2 Qxc6 33. Rxc6
Rb8 34. Bxc7 Bxc7 35. Rxc7 Rxb4 36. g4 Rb2+ 37. Kg3 g5 38. Rc3 Re2 39. h4 Kg7
40. Ra3 Kg6 41. h5+ Kf6 42. Rb3 Kg7 43. Ra3 Kf6 44. Rb3 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Final 5th"]
[Site "Sao Paulo/Bilbao"]
[Date "2012.10.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2843"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2012.09.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 g6 7. d4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Bg7 9. f3 Qc7 10. b3 Qa5 11. Bb2 Nc6 12. O-O O-O 13. Nce2 Rfd8 14. Bc3 Qb6
15. Kh1 d5 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Qe1 Rdc8 18. e5 Ne8 19. e6 fxe6 20. Nf4 Bxc3 21.
Qxc3 d4 22. Qd2 c5 23. Rae1 Ng7 24. g4 Rc6 25. Nh3 Ne8 26. Qh6 Nf6 27. Ng5 d3
28. Re5 Kh8 29. Rd1 Qa6 30. a4 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Final 5th"]
[Site "Sao Paulo/Bilbao"]
[Date "2012.10.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2843"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2012.09.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. Qg4 O-O 8. Bd3
f5 9. exf6 Rxf6 10. Bg5 Rf7 11. Qh5 g6 12. Qd1 Qa5 13. Bd2 Nd7 14. Nf3 c4 15.
Be2 Nc6 16. Ng5 Re7 17. f4 Nf6 18. O-O Bd7 19. a4 Rf8 20. Bf3 Nd8 21. Qc1 Nf7
22. Qa3 Ree8 23. Nxf7 Rxf7 24. Rfe1 Bc6 25. Qb4 Qxb4 26. cxb4 Ne4 27. Bxe4 dxe4
28. c3 Bd5 29. Be3 Kf8 30. h3 Ke7 31. Kh2 h5 32. h4 Rf5 33. Kg3 Rg8 34. Kh2 Re8
35. Kg3 Rg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Final 5th"]
[Site "Sao Paulo/Bilbao"]
[Date "2012.10.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2843"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2012.09.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. Nge2 Bg4 7. O-O O-O 8.
f3 Bh5 9. Nf4 Bg6 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Ne2 Re8 12. Bg5 Be7 13. Ng3 Nbd7 14. f4 Nh7
15. Qf3 c6 16. h4 Ndf8 17. Rae1 Qc7 18. Bxe7 Rxe7 19. Re5 f6 20. Rxe7 Qxe7 21.
h5 gxh5 22. Qxh5 Qf7 23. Qg4 g6 24. Nf5 Kh8 25. Nh4 f5 26. Qh3 Qe6 27. Kf2 Re8
28. Nf3 Re7 29. Ne5 Nd7 30. Rh1 Nxe5 31. dxe5 c5 32. b3 c4 33. bxc4 dxc4 34.
Be2 g5 35. g3 Qb6+ 36. Kg2 Qe3 37. Kf1 Rf7 38. Qh5 Qxg3 39. Qxf7 Qxf4+ 40. Kg2
Qe4+ 41. Bf3 Qxc2+ 42. Kg3 f4+ 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Final 5th"]
[Site "Sao Paulo/Bilbao"]
[Date "2012.10.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2843"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2012.09.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]

1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. c3 Bd6 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O a5 8. Re1
e5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nc4 Re8 11. Bf1 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. g3 Nb6 14. Nxb6 cxb6 15.
Bg2 b5 16. a4 b4 17. Be3 Bc7 18. Qb3 h6 19. Qc4 bxc3 20. bxc3 e4 21. dxe4 Bxf3
22. Bxf3 Ne5 23. Qe2 Nxf3+ 24. Qxf3 Qd3 25. Kg2 Qxe4 26. Bd4 Qxf3+ 27. Kxf3 b6
28. Rab1 Rac8 29. Re4 g6 30. g4 Kf8 31. h4 Rxe4 32. Kxe4 Re8+ 33. Kd3 Re6 34.
Be3 Kg7 35. Rb5 Bd8 36. h5 Rd6+ 37. Kc4 Rc6+ 38. Kd5 Re6 39. Bd4+ Kf8 40. f4
Bc7 41. f5 Rd6+ 42. Ke4 Rc6 43. Rb1 Ke8 44. hxg6 fxg6 45. Rh1 Kf7 46. Kd5 Rd6+
47. Kc4 gxf5 48. gxf5 Bd8 49. f6 Bxf6 50. Rxh6 Be7 51. Rxd6 Bxd6 52. Kb5 Ke6
53. Bxb6 Kd7 54. c4 Kc8 55. Bxa5 Kb7 56. Bb4 Bf4 57. c5 Ka7 58. c6 Kb8 59. a5
Ka7 60. a6 Ka8 61. Bc5 Bb8 62. Kc4 Bc7 63. Kd5 Bd8 64. Ke6 Bc7 65. Kd7 Ba5 66.
Be7 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Final 5th"]
[Site "Sao Paulo/Bilbao"]
[Date "2012.09.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2843"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2012.09.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Bd2
Bf6 9. Qc2 Nxd2 10. Qxd2 d6 11. e4 Nd7 12. Rad1 g6 13. h4 Qe7 14. Rfe1 Bg7 15.
Qc2 c5 16. b3 cxd4 17. Nxd4 a6 18. Qd2 Rfd8 19. Qe3 Rab8 20. Rd2 Nf6 21. Bf3
Qc7 22. Red1 Nd7 23. Bg2 Rbc8 24. Bh3 Re8 25. Nde2 Bf8 26. h5 Nf6 27. hxg6 hxg6
28. Bg2 Ba8 29. Bf3 Qc5 30. Qxc5 Rxc5 31. Na4 Rc7 32. Nxb6 Bxe4 33. Kg2 Rb8 34.
Na4 d5 35. cxd5 Bxf3+ 36. Kxf3 Nxd5 37. Nf4 Nxf4 38. gxf4 Rb5 39. Nb2 Rf5 40.
Nc4 g5 41. Rd4 Kg7 42. Rg1 Bc5 43. Re4 Kf6 44. Rxg5 Rxg5 45. fxg5+ Kxg5 46. Ne3
Ba7 47. Rc4 Rxc4 48. Nxc4 Kf6 49. b4 e5 50. a4 Ke6 51. b5 e4+ 52. Kxe4 axb5 53.
axb5 Bxf2 54. b6 f5+ 55. Kf3 Bxb6 56. Nxb6 f4 57. Nd5 Kxd5 58. Kxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Final 5th"]
[Site "Sao Paulo/Bilbao"]
[Date "2012.09.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2843"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2012.09.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Be6 7. O-O Bd6 8.
b3 Nd7 9. Nc4 Bxc4 10. bxc4 O-O 11. Rb1 b6 12. g3 f5 13. exf5 Rxf5 14. Qe2 Nc5
15. Be3 Ne6 16. Nd2 Qf6 17. Qg4 Rf8 18. Ne4 Qf7 19. a4 h5 20. Qe2 Be7 21. a5
Qg6 22. axb6 axb6 23. Kh1 Rf3 24. Rbe1 Bb4 25. Ra1 Qg4 26. Qd1 Qh3 27. Bf4 Bc3
28. Qxf3 Bxa1 29. Qg2 Qf5 30. Bd2 Bd4 31. h3 Bc5 32. Bc3 Be7 33. Re1 b5 34. Kg1
b4 35. Bb2 Bd6 36. h4 Be7 37. Kh2 Ra8 38. Ra1 Rxa1 39. Bxa1 Nc5 40. Nd2 Bf6 41.
Bb2 b3 42. Nxb3 Nxb3 43. cxb3 Qxd3 44. Qxc6 Qc2 45. Qe8+ Kh7 46. Qxh5+ Kg8 47.
Qe8+ Kh7 48. Qh5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Final 5th"]
[Site "Sao Paulo/Bilbao"]
[Date "2012.09.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2843"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2012.09.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Ne5
c5 9. dxc5 Qc7 10. Ndf3 bxc5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Qc2 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Bg5 f6
15. Bd2 Qb6 16. Rfe1 Rfd8 17. a3 Rab8 18. Rab1 Bf8 19. h4 Qb3 20. Qe4 Nb6 21.
Bc3 Bb7 22. Qg4 e5 23. Nd2 Qf7 24. Bxb7 Rxb7 25. Nf1 Nc4 26. Red1 Rdb8 27. Qe4
Nd6 28. Qc2 Qg6 29. Qxg6 hxg6 30. Nd2 Kf7 31. e3 Nb5 32. Ba5 Nd6 33. Rbc1 Rb5
34. Bc7 R8b7 35. Bxd6 Bxd6 36. Nc4 Be7 37. e4 Ke6 38. Kg2 Rb8 39. Rd2 Rd8 40.
Rxd8 Bxd8 41. Rd1 Be7 42. Rd3 Rb8 43. Kf3 Rb7 44. Ke2 Rb8 45. Kd2 f5 46. Rd5
Rd8 47. Rxd8 Bxd8 48. Kd3 f4 49. Ke2 g5 50. gxf4 exf4 51. hxg5 Bxg5 52. Kf3 Bh4
53. a4 a6 54. b3 g5 55. Na5 Ke5 56. Nc6+ Kd6 57. Na5 Ke5 58. Nc4+ Kd4 59. a5
Bxf2 60. Kxf2 Kxe4 61. Nd6+ Kd5 62. Ne8 Kc6 63. Nf6 Kb5 64. Ne4 g4 65. Ke2 Kxa5
66. Nxc5 Kb4 67. Nxa6+ Kxb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Final 5th"]
[Site "Sao Paulo/Bilbao"]
[Date "2012.09.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2843"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2012.09.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. Bg5 Be6
8. O-O-O Nbd7 9. Nb5 Ke7 10. Nxd6 cxd6 11. Bb5 Rhd8 12. Nd2 h6 13. Bh4 g5 14.
Bg3 a6 15. Bxd7 Rxd7 16. f3 Rc8 17. Kb1 Nh5 18. Nf1 f5 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. Ne3
Bg6 21. Rd2 Ke6 22. b3 b5 23. Kb2 d5 24. Re1 Nxg3 25. hxg3 h5 26. c3 d4 27.
cxd4 Rxd4 28. Rxd4 exd4 29. Nc2+ Kd5 30. Nb4+ Kd6 31. Rc1 Rxc1 32. Kxc1 h4 33.
gxh4 gxh4 34. Nxa6 Bd3 35. Nb4 Bf1 36. Kd2 Bxg2 37. Ke2 Bh3 38. a4 Bf5 39. axb5
d3+ 40. Ke3 h3 41. Nxd3 Bxd3 0-1

[Event "Grand Slam Final 5th"]
[Site "Sao Paulo/Bilbao"]
[Date "2012.09.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C19"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2843"]
[PlyCount "181"]
[EventDate "2012.09.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Nf3 Nbc6 8.
Bd3 Bd7 9. O-O Qc7 10. Re1 Na5 11. Ng5 Ng6 12. Re3 c4 13. Be2 Nc6 14. Bh5 Nce7
15. Qg4 Ba4 16. Ra2 Nf5 17. Re1 O-O-O 18. Nf3 Kb8 19. h4 Rdf8 20. Qh3 Nge7 21.
Qh2 h6 22. Bg4 g5 23. h5 Ng7 24. Nd2 f5 25. exf6 Qxh2+ 26. Kxh2 Rxf6 27. Bf3
Rhf8 28. Nf1 Nef5 29. Bg4 Be8 30. Bxf5 Nxf5 31. Ne3 Nxe3 32. Bxe3 Bxh5 33. Kg3
Bg6 34. Rb2 h5 35. f3 g4 36. Bg5 Rf5 37. f4 Re8 38. Re2 Kc7 39. Rb1 Rf7 40. Rh1
Rh7 41. Kf2 Kb6 42. g3 Ka5 43. Ke3 Bf5 44. Kd2 Rc8 45. Bh4 Rd7 46. Rb1 Rc6 47.
Ree1 Rb6 48. Rxb6 Kxb6 49. Rb1+ Kc7 50. Kc1 Rd6 51. Kb2 Rb6+ 52. Kc1 Ra6 53.
Kb2 Be4 54. Bg5 Kd7 55. Bh4 Ke8 56. Ka2 b6 57. Kb2 Kf7 58. Re1 b5 59. Rb1 Kg6
60. Re1 Kf7 61. Ra1 Rb6 62. Rb1 Kg6 63. Kc1 Ra6 64. Kb2 Kf5 65. Re1 Rb6 66. Rb1
a5 67. Kc1 Bg2 68. Kd2 Ke4 69. Re1+ Kf3 70. Re2 b4 71. axb4 axb4 72. Re3+ Kf2
73. Re2+ Kf3 74. Re3+ Kf2 75. Re2+ Kg1 76. Re1+ Kh2 77. cxb4 Rxb4 78. Rxe6 Be4
79. Rxe4 dxe4 80. f5 Kg2 81. Ke3 Rb2 82. d5 Rxc2 83. d6 c3 84. d7 Rd2 85. d8=Q
Rxd8 86. Bxd8 h4 87. gxh4 g3 88. f6 c2 89. Kd2 e3+ 90. Kxc2 e2 91. Ba5 1-0

[Event "Biel GM 45th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2012.08.02"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2837"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2012.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Be6 7. b3 Ng4 8.
O-O f6 9. Qe2 Qd7 10. Nc4 g5 11. Rb1 b5 12. Ne3 h5 13. c3 Qh7 14. d4 Bb6 15.
Nc2 O-O-O 16. a4 exd4 17. Nfxd4 Bd7 18. b4 Rhe8 19. Re1 a6 20. Ra1 Kb7 21. axb5
axb5 22. c4 bxc4 23. Qxc4 Ra8 24. Rxa8 Rxa8 25. Bd2 h4 26. Qc3 h3 27. Qxh3 Qxh3
28. gxh3 Ne5 29. Kg2 Rh8 30. Nf5 Ng6 31. Ncd4 Bxd4 32. Nxd4 Rxh3 33. Re3 Nf4+
34. Kg1 Rh8 35. Nb3 Kb6 36. Nc5 Bc8 37. Ra3 Bh3 38. f3 Rd8 39. Bxf4 gxf4 40.
Nd3 Rg8+ 41. Kf2 Rg2+ 42. Ke1 Rxh2 43. Nxf4 Bc8 44. Ra8 Kb7 45. Ra5 Kb6 46. Nd3
Rc2 47. Rh5 Ra2 48. Rh8 Ba6 49. Nc5 Re2+ 50. Kd1 Rf2 51. Ra8 Bb5 52. Rb8+ Ka7
53. Rb7+ Ka8 54. Rxc7 Rxf3 55. Kd2 Kb8 56. Rf7 Kc8 57. Kc2 Rf1 58. Nb7 Rf3 59.
Nd6+ Kd8 60. Kb2 Ba4 61. Nb7+ Ke8 62. Nd6+ Kd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM 45th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2012.08.01"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2837"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2012.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Nbxd2 d5 8.
Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Ne5 c5 11. Nxd7 Qxd7 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. dxc5 Rac8 14.
Nb3 bxc5 15. Rfd1 c4 16. Nd4 c3 17. Nf5 Qb5 18. bxc3 Rxc3 19. Ne7+ Kh8 20. Qd2
Qxe2 21. Nxd5 Qxd2 22. Rxd2 exd5 23. Bxd5 g6 24. Bb3 Bc4 25. Rd7 Bxb3 26. axb3
Rxb3 27. Raxa7 Kg7 28. Kg2 h5 29. h4 Rb6 30. Rd3 Rf6 31. Rf3 Rxf3 32. Kxf3 Rb8
33. Ra3 Kf6 34. Ra6+ Kg7 35. Ra3 Kf6 36. Ra6+ Kg7 37. Ra3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM 45th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2012.07.31"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A59"]
[WhiteElo "2837"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2012.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. e4 Bxf1 8.
Kxf1 d6 9. Nf3 Bg7 10. g3 O-O 11. Kg2 Nbd7 12. Qe2 Qb6 13. a4 Rfb8 14. Nb5 Ne8
15. Bg5 Qd8 16. Ra3 Nb6 17. b3 Qd7 18. Ra2 f6 19. Bc1 f5 20. exf5 gxf5 21. Rd1
Nf6 22. Qe6+ Qxe6 23. dxe6 Ne4 24. Nh4 c4 25. bxc4 Nxc4 26. Nc7 Nc3 27. Nxa8
Nxa2 28. Nc7 Nc3 29. Rd3 Rc8 30. Nb5 Nxb5 31. axb5 Rc5 32. Rb3 Na5 33. Rb1 Bd4
34. b6 Nb7 35. Rb4 Bxf2 36. Kxf2 Rc2+ 37. Kf3 Rxc1 38. Nxf5 Rf1+ 39. Kg4 Nc5
40. b7 1-0

[Event "Biel GM 45th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2012.07.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2837"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2012.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 c5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bc3 Na6 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Nxc3 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Nc5 14. Rc1 Qc7
15. b4 Nb7 16. Ncb5 Qb8 17. Qd3 Rc8 18. Rfd1 h6 19. f3 a6 20. Nc3 Nd6 21. Nb1
Nde8 22. Nd2 Qb7 23. c5 bxc5 24. bxc5 Qa7 25. N2b3 Nd5 26. c6 dxc6 27. e4 Ne7
28. Nc5 Nf6 29. Ndb3 Ng6 30. Qc3 Nf8 31. Na5 Rab8 32. a4 Kh8 33. Rb1 Rb6 34.
Rxb6 Qxb6 35. Nab7 Rb8 36. Nd6 Kg8 37. Rd2 a5 38. Nd3 N8d7 39. Nc4 Qa6 40. Rc2
c5 41. Rb2 Rb7 42. Rxb7 Qxb7 43. Qb2 Qa6 44. Qb5 Qxb5 45. axb5 a4 46. Ndb2 Nb6
47. Kf2 Nfd7 48. Ke3 Kf8 49. f4 f5 50. exf5 exf5 51. Kd3 Ke7 52. Na3 Nf6 53.
Nbc4 Nxc4 54. Nxc4 Ne4 55. Ne5 Kd8 56. g4 fxg4 57. Nxg4 Nd6 58. b6 Kc8 59. Ne3
Kb7 60. Nd5 Kc6 0-1

[Event "Biel GM 45th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2012.07.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2837"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2012.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. h3 e6 7. c3 d5 8. d3 a6
9. Ba4 b5 10. Bc2 dxe4 11. dxe4 e5 12. a4 Be7 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 15.
Bg5 Be6 16. Na3 b4 17. Nb1 O-O 18. Ba4 h6 19. Bh4 Rd8 20. Nbd2 g5 21. Bg3 Nd7
22. Bb3 Nf8 23. Qc2 f6 24. Nc4 Qa6 25. Qe2 Rb8 26. Ne3 Qxe2 27. Bxe6+ Nxe6 28.
Rxe2 Ra8 29. h4 Ra2 30. Kf1 Kf7 31. Bh2 Na5 32. hxg5 hxg5 33. Rd2 b3 34. Bxe5
g4 35. Nxg4 Nc4 36. Re2 Nxb2 37. Nd2 c4 38. Bg3 Nd3 39. f4 Nexf4 40. Bxf4 Ra1+
0-1

[Event "Biel GM 45th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2012.07.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2837"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2012.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. Bf4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c6 8. e3
O-O 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. c4 Nc6 11. c5 Bg4 12. Be2 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 e5 14. dxe5 Bxe5
15. Bxe5 Nxe5 16. O-O Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 Rc8 18. Rac1 Qd7 19. Rfd1 Rfd8 20. Qe2 Rc6
21. Qb2 Rdc8 22. Qa3 b6 23. cxb6 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 25. Qxc1 axb6 26. Qb2 Qc6
27. h3 h5 28. a4 Qxa4 29. Qxb6 Qa1+ 30. Kh2 Qe5+ 31. Kg1 Qa1+ 32. Kh2 Qe5+ 33.
Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM 45th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2012.07.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2837"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2012.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d3 Nf6 6. d4 d5 7. Bd3 Bd6 8. O-O
O-O 9. h3 h6 10. c4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nc6 12. Nc3 a6 13. Re1 Re8 14. Be3 b5 15. Bf1
Bb7 16. Rc1 Ne7 17. Ne5 Ned5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Bd2 Qf6 20. Qh5 c5 21. a4 c4 22.
Re4 Bxe5 23. dxe5 Qg6 24. Qh4 Nf6 25. Ree1 Ne4 26. Bc3 Rad8 27. axb5 axb5 28.
Bb4 Nd2 29. Qg4 Qxg4 30. hxg4 Nb3 31. Rb1 Bc8 32. f3 Rd5 33. Rbd1 Red8 34. Bd6
Rxd1 35. Rxd1 Be6 36. Be2 f6 37. exf6 gxf6 38. Bf4 Rxd1+ 39. Bxd1 Kg7 40. Be3
Bf7 41. f4 Bd5 42. Kf2 b4 43. Bc2 c3 44. bxc3 bxc3 45. Bf5 Nd2 46. Bd4 Ne4+ 47.
Kg1 Kf7 48. Bxe4 Bxe4 49. Bxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM 45th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2012.07.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2837"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2012.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Bb4+ 3. Bd2 Bxd2+ 4. Qxd2 d5 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. e3 Qe7 8.
Rc1 Rd8 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Nc6 11. Bb5 Rd6 12. Bxc6 Rxc6 13. Ne5 Re6 14. f3
b6 15. O-O Bb7 16. Rfe1 h6 17. Ne2 c5 18. Nf4 Rd6 19. dxc5 bxc5 20. Ned3 c4 21.
Nb4 Rad8 22. Nc2 Nd7 23. Nd4 Ne5 24. Rc3 Ra6 25. b3 Rb6 26. Rd1 Re8 27. Nc2 Qf6
28. Ne1 a5 29. Qd4 Rb5 30. Nh5 Qg5 31. Ng3 Nc6 32. Qf4 Qxf4 33. exf4 Nb4 34.
bxc4 dxc4 35. Rxc4 Nxa2 36. Ne4 Bd5 37. Rc5 Rxc5 38. Nxc5 Nc3 39. Ra1 a4 40.
Ned3 Bb3 41. Ra3 Nb5 42. Ra1 Nd4 43. Nb2 a3 44. Nbd3 Ra8 45. Nxb3 Nxb3 46. Ra2
Rd8 47. Ne1 Rd1 48. Kf2 Ra1 49. Rxa1 Nxa1 50. Ke2 a2 51. Kd3 Nb3 52. Nc2 f5 53.
Kc3 Nc1 54. Kd2 Nb3+ 55. Kc3 Nc1 56. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM 45th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2012.07.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2837"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2012.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. Nf3 b6 6. e4 c5 7. e5 Ne8 8. d5
exd5 9. cxd5 d6 10. Bg5 f6 11. exf6 Nxf6 12. O-O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 Bg4 14. Re1
Bxf3 15. gxf3 Nbd7 16. Bd3 h6 17. Bf4 c4 18. Bf5 Nc5 19. Rhg1 Kh8 20. Rg6 Rf7
21. Reg1 Qf8 22. Be3 Nxd5 23. Bd4 Nf6 24. Qd2 Re8 25. Rxg7 Qxg7 26. Rxg7 Kxg7
27. Qf4 Nd3+ 28. Bxd3 cxd3 29. Kd2 Kg6 30. Kxd3 Re6 31. h4 Rfe7 32. h5+ Kf7 33.
Qf5 Re5 34. Qg6+ Ke6 35. f4 1-0

[Event "Biel GM 45th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2012.07.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2837"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2012.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 a6 5. c4 Nc6 6. Qd1 Bg4 7. Be2 Nf6 8. Nc3
Bxf3 9. Bxf3 g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. Be3 O-O 12. Rc1 Nd7 13. Be2 Nc5 14. f3 Rc8 15.
Kh1 e5 16. Nd5 Ne6 17. Qd2 Ncd4 18. Bd3 Nc7 19. Bg5 f6 20. Be3 Nxd5 21. cxd5
Qb6 22. Rc3 Rc5 23. Bxd4 exd4 24. Rcc1 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Rf7 26. Rc8+ Rf8 27. Rc4
Rf7 28. Qc1 Bf8 29. g3 Be7 30. Kg2 Bd8 31. Rc8 Kg7 32. Qd2 Bc7 33. h4 Rf8 34.
Rxf8 Kxf8 35. h5 Kg7 36. h6+ Kf7 37. f4 Bd8 38. Qf2 Qc5 39. Qe2 Qc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel exh blitz"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2012.07.22"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2837"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2012.07.22"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Nc3 Nd4 6. Nxd4 cxd4 7. Ne2 Qb6 8.
Bc4 d6 9. d3 Nf6 10. Bb3 O-O 11. Kh1 Nd7 12. f4 Nc5 13. f5 Nxb3 14. axb3 d5 15.
Bg5 dxe4 16. dxe4 Qd6 17. Qd3 b6 18. Bf4 Qc5 19. Ng3 a5 20. Rf2 Ba6 21. Qd2
Rac8 22. Re1 Rc6 23. e5 Rfc8 24. Rd1 Qxc2 25. Qxd4 Qxb3 26. Re1 Qb4 27. Qd1 Bc4
28. e6 fxe6 29. fxg6 hxg6 30. h3 Bb3 31. Qe2 Rc2 32. Qe3 Bd4 33. Qe4 Rxf2 34.
Qxg6+ Bg7 35. Re4 Rxf4 36. Rxb4 axb4 37. Nh5 Rf7 38. Qg4 Bd5 39. Nf4 Rc4 0-1

[Event "Biel exh blitz"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2012.07.22"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2837"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2012.07.22"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Bb3 d5 7. Qe2 Re8 8. Bg5
dxe4 9. dxe4 h6 10. Bh4 Be7 11. Nbd2 Nh5 12. Bg3 Bf8 13. O-O-O Qf6 14. Nc4 Nf4
15. Bxf4 Qxf4+ 16. Kb1 Bg4 17. h3 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Bc5 19. Rd5 Bb6 20. a4 Rad8 21.
Rhd1 Rxd5 22. exd5 Ne7 23. d6 cxd6 24. Nxd6 Rf8 25. Nxb7 Qf5+ 26. Ka2 Qxh3 27.
Qxe5 Ng6 28. Qe4 Nh4 29. Nd6 Bxf2 30. Nxf7 Rxf7 31. Rd8# 1-0

[Event "Biel exh blitz"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2012.07.22"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2837"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2012.07.22"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. d4 e4 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Qb3
h6 9. Bf4 Qa5 10. Bd2 Qb6 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Qxd5 Nf6 13. Qb3 Be6 14. Qxb6 axb6
15. a3 b5 16. Rc1 Bd6 17. e3 b4 18. Bxb4 Bxb4+ 19. axb4 Ra2 20. Ne2 Rxb2 21.
Nc3 Bf5 22. O-O Ke7 23. Rb1 Rc2 24. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 25. Rxc1 Rc8 26. Kf1 Be6 27. Ke1
Rc4 28. b5 b6 29. Kd2 Rb4 30. Nxe4 Rxb5 31. Nxf6 gxf6 32. Be4 Rb2+ 33. Bc2 Kd6
34. Rb1 Rxb1 35. Bxb1 Ke7 36. Kc3 Kd6 37. Kb4 Bd7 38. Ba2 Ke7 39. Bc4 Bc6 40.
Bd3 Bd7 41. Be4 Be8 42. Bd3 Bc6 43. e4 Bd7 44. f4 Kd6 45. Bb5 Bg4 46. Bc4 Bf3
47. e5+ fxe5 48. fxe5+ Ke7 49. Kb5 f6 50. exf6+ Kxf6 51. Kxb6 Ke7 52. Kc5 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "26"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2837"]
[PlyCount "186"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. a3 h6 10. h3 Re8 11. d4 Bf8 12. Nbd2 Nb8 13. Bc2 Nbd7 14. Nf1 c5 15. Ng3
g6 16. a4 Rb8 17. Be3 Qc7 18. Qd2 Kh7 19. d5 Nb6 20. Qe2 Bd7 21. b3 Bg7 22. a5
Nc8 23. b4 c4 24. Nh2 Ng8 25. Rf1 Qd8 26. Qd2 Qh4 27. Nf3 Qe7 28. Nh2 Qh4 29.
Nf3 Qe7 30. Nh2 Rb7 31. Rae1 Qf6 32. Re2 Nce7 33. Qc1 Nc8 34. Bd2 Qe7 35. Kh1
Rf8 36. Bb1 Kh8 37. f4 exf4 38. Bxf4 Be5 39. Ref2 h5 40. Nf3 f6 41. Nxe5 dxe5
42. Be3 Qg7 43. Bc5 Rf7 44. Qe3 Kh7 45. Ne2 Qh6 46. Ng1 Qxe3 47. Bxe3 Nd6 48.
Bc5 Ne8 49. Nf3 Rg7 50. Kh2 Bc8 51. Ne1 Rbf7 52. Nc2 Bd7 53. Ne3 Nh6 54. Bb6 g5
55. g3 Kg6 56. Bc5 Rg8 57. Rg1 Rh7 58. Kg2 Nf7 59. Rgf1 Kg7 60. Bc2 Rh6 61. Be7
Nfd6 62. g4 hxg4 63. hxg4 Rgh8 64. Kf3 Kf7 65. Bd8 Rh3+ 66. Ke2 R8h6 67. Kd2
Rg3 68. Rf3 Rh2+ 69. Kc1 Rhh3 70. Rxg3 Rxg3 71. Kd2 Bxg4 72. Rh1 Kg7 73. Be7
Bf3 74. Rf1 Bxe4 75. Bd1 Bd3 76. Re1 Ne4+ 77. Kc1 N8d6 78. Bh5 Rh3 79. Bg4 Rh2
80. Bf3 Ra2 81. Rh1 Ra1+ 82. Kb2 Rxh1 83. Bxh1 Kf7 84. Bd8 Nd2 85. Bc7 Ke7 86.
Bb6 Be4 87. Bxe4 N2xe4 88. Ng4 Nf5 89. Bc5+ Kf7 90. Kc2 Ne7 91. d6 Nc6 92. d7
Ke6 93. Bb6 Kxd7 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "30"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2837"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 Bf5 6. Qb3 Ra7 7. Be2 h6 8. cxd5
cxd5 9. Ne5 e6 10. Bd2 Nbd7 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. O-O Bd6 13. a4 O-O 14. a5 Qh4 15.
f4 Qe7 16. Na4 Raa8 17. Nb6 Nxb6 18. Qxb6 Rac8 19. Rac1 Be4 20. b4 g5 21. b5
axb5 22. Qxb5 gxf4 23. exf4 Qf6 24. Qb6 Rxc1 25. Bxc1 Qg7 26. Bf3 Be7 27. Be3
Bd3 28. Qxb7 Bxf1 29. Qxe7 Bd3 30. f5 exf5 31. Bxd5 Qg6 32. Qh4 Rb8 33. h3 Qd6
34. Ba2 Rb2 35. Bf4 Qg6 36. Bd5 Be4 37. Bxe4 fxe4 38. g3 e3 39. Qg4 Qxg4 40.
hxg4 Rb1+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2837"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 g6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Qb6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8.
Be3 Qc7 9. O-O Bg7 10. Bc5 d5 11. Nd2 Nf6 12. Re1 Bf8 13. Bxf8 Kxf8 14. c4 Kg7
15. Rc1 dxe4 16. c5 Rd8 17. Qc2 e5 18. Nc4 Be6 19. Nd6 Bd5 20. Qc3 Rxd6 21.
cxd6 Qxd6 22. Red1 a5 23. Bf1 h5 24. Be2 a4 25. h4 Rb8 26. Rd2 Rb4 27. Qe3 Qb8
28. Rcc2 Bxa2 29. Rxc6 Rxb2 30. Rxb2 Qxb2 31. Kf1 Bd5 32. Rc1 a3 33. Qc3 Qxc3
34. Rxc3 a2 35. Ra3 Ng4 36. Bxg4 hxg4 37. Ke2 f5 38. Ke3 Kf6 39. Ra6+ Ke7 40.
Kd2 f4 41. Ke1 Kd7 42. Kd2 Kc7 43. gxf4 exf4 44. Kc3 g3 45. fxg3 fxg3 46. Kb2
g2 47. Rxg6 e3 48. Rg7+ Kd6 49. Rg6+ Ke7 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B38"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2837"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Be2 a6 5. c4 c5 6. Nc3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nc6 8. Be3
Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. Rc1 Bd7 11. Nb3 Rc8 12. f4 Be6 13. Kh1 Na5 14. Nxa5 Qxa5 15.
b3 b5 16. f5 Bd7 17. fxg6 hxg6 18. e5 dxe5 19. Qxd7 Rfd8 20. Qxe7 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "24"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2837"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
d6 9. c3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 c5 12. d5 c4 13. Bc2 Qc7 14. Nf1 Nc5 15. N3h2
a5 16. a3 Rb8 17. Bd2 Nfd7 18. Ng3 Qd8 19. Nf5 Nb6 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. Be3 Nba4
22. Rb1 f5 23. f3 f4 24. Bf2 g5 25. Kf1 Bd7 26. Ke2 b4 27. axb4 axb4 28. Qd2 b3
29. Bd1 Nd3 30. Rg1 Bb5 31. Kf1 Ra8 32. g3 Kh8 33. gxf4 gxf4 34. Rg4 Bd7 35.
Bh4 Qf7 36. Be2 Nac5 37. Kg2 h5 38. Rg5 Rg8 39. Bxd3 Nxd3 40. Kh1 Rxg5 41. Bxg5
Bxh3 42. Rg1 Rg8 43. Qe2 Kh7 44. Bh4 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "28"]
[White "Kotsur, Pavel"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2548"]
[BlackElo "2837"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 d6 7. c3 O-O 8. Nbd2
Nd7 9. Bc2 Bf6 10. Re1 g6 11. Nf1 Bg7 12. Ng3 Nb6 13. h3 d5 14. Qe2 h6 15. Be3
Be6 16. Bxb6 cxb6 17. Bb3 b5 18. Nf1 Na5 19. Bxd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Qxd5 21. Qe4
Qxe4 22. dxe4 Nc4 23. b3 Nd6 24. Rad1 Rfd8 25. Rd5 f6 26. Red1 Bf8 27. N3d2
Rdc8 28. Nb1 Nxe4 29. Rd7 Nc5 30. R7d5 Rc7 31. Ne3 Rac8 32. Kf1 Kf7 33. Ke2 Be7
34. f3 Ne6 35. g3 h5 36. h4 Bc5 37. Rd7+ Ke8 38. Rxc7 Nxc7 39. Nd5 Nxd5 40.
Rxd5 Ke7 41. Nd2 Ke6 42. Rd3 f5 43. c4 Bb4 44. cxb5 axb5 45. Kd1 Ra8 46. a4 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Jumabayev, Rinat"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2837"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 c5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bf4 cxd4 10. Qxd4 Nc6 11. Qd3 d5 12. a3 Be7 13. Nc3 dxc4 14. bxc4 Na5
15. Ne5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qc8 17. Ra2 Qb7+ 18. Qf3 Qxf3+ 19. Kxf3 Rfc8 20. Nb5 a6
21. Nd4 Ne8 22. Rb1 f6 23. Nd7 Nxc4 24. Nxe6 b5 25. a4 b4 26. Rc2 Ne5+ 27. Nxe5
Rxc2 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "27"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2837"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

1. a4 e5 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bb4 5. Bb5 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. d3 Bg4 8. Ne2
a6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Ng3 Nh5 11. h3 Nxg3 12. fxg3 Bd7 13. g4 Bc5+ 14. Kh1 Qe7
15. Qe1 f6 16. Nh4 g6 17. Bh6 Rf7 18. Rb1 Bb6 19. b3 d5 20. Nf3 Re8 21. Qg3 Bc5
22. Rbe1 dxe4 23. dxe4 Bd6 24. Re2 c5 25. Nd2 Be6 26. Qd3 g5 27. Qxa6 Kh8 28.
Nc4 Bxc4 29. Qxc4 Rg8 30. h4 gxh4 31. g5 Rg6 32. Ref2 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "23"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Chadaev, Nikolay"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C36"]
[WhiteElo "2837"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 exf4 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. c4 c6 6. d4 cxd5 7. c5 Nc6 8. Bb5
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bxf4 Bg4 11. Nc3 Ne4 12. Qd3 Bf5 13. Qe3 Bf6 14. Bxc6 bxc6
15. Ne5 Bxe5 16. Bxe5 Bg6 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Qg3 f6 19. Bd6 Re8 20. b4 Bg6 21.
a4 a6 22. h4 Qd7 23. h5 Bxh5 24. Rxf6 Qg4 25. Qxg4 Bxg4 26. Rf4 Bh5 27. Raf1 h6
28. Be5 Ra7 29. b5 axb5 30. axb5 cxb5 31. c6 Raa8 32. c7 Kh7 33. Rb1 Be2 34.
Rf7 Rg8 35. Re7 Bc4 36. Kh2 Rae8 37. Rd7 Ra8 38. Rb2 Raf8 39. g4 Ra8 40. Rf2 b4
41. Rff7 h5 42. Rxg7+ Rxg7 43. Rxg7+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A59"]
[WhiteElo "2837"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. e4 Bxf1 8.
Kxf1 d6 9. g3 Bg7 10. Kg2 O-O 11. Nf3 Nbd7 12. Qe2 Qa5 13. e5 dxe5 14. Nxe5
Nxe5 15. Qxe5 Ra7 16. Rd1 Rd8 17. Qe2 Rad7 18. Qf3 c4 19. Be3 Nxd5 20. Nxd5
Rxd5 21. Rxd5 Qxd5 22. Qxd5 Rxd5 23. Rc1 Bxb2 24. Rxc4 Ba3 25. Rc3 Ra5 26. Kf3
Bd6 27. Rc2 f5 28. Bd2 Ra4 29. h4 Kf7 30. Bg5 e5 31. Kg2 Ke6 32. Rb2 Ra6 33.
Be3 f4 34. gxf4 exf4 35. Bd4 Ra4 36. Bc3 f3+ 37. Kxf3 Ra3 38. Rb3 Rxa2 39. Bb4
Be5 40. Bc5 Rc2 41. Be3 Rc4 42. Bg5 Rc3+ 43. Rxc3 Bxc3 44. Ke4 h5 45. Bf4 Bf6
46. Bg3 Be7 47. Kf3 Kf5 48. Kg2 Ke4 49. f3+ Ke3 50. Bf2+ Ke2 51. Bg3 Bf6 52.
Bf2 Be5 53. Bg1 Bf4 54. Bf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "22"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2837"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

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. Rd1+ Ke8 10. Nc3 Ne7 11. h3 Ng6 12. Ne2 Be6 13. Ned4 Bd5 14.
b3 Rd8 15. Bg5 Be7 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. c4 Bxf3 18. Nxf3 Ng6 19. Kf1 Ke7 20. g3 c5
21. Ke2 a5 22. a4 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Nf8 24. Nh4 g6 25. f4 Ne6 26. Nf3 h5 27. Ke3
Ng7 28. Ke4 b6 29. Rd2 Rh6 30. Ng5 Nf5 31. Rd3 Nd4 32. Nf3 Nc6 33. f5 gxf5+ 34.
Kxf5 Rg6 35. g4 hxg4 36. hxg4 Rh6 37. Rd2 Rh3 38. Kf4 Rh1 39. g5 Rf1 40. Kg4
Rb1 41. Rd3 Nb4 42. Re3 Rd1 43. e6 fxe6 44. Ne5 Nc2 45. Rh3 Rg1+ 46. Kf4 Rf1+
47. Ke4 Re1+ 48. Kf4 Rf1+ 49. Ke4 Re1+ 50. Kf4 Kd6 51. Nf7+ Ke7 52. Ne5 Rf1+
53. Ke4 Re1+ 54. Kf4 Rf1+ 55. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "29"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2837"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. O-O Bg4 8.
h3 Bh5 9. Nc4 Re8 10. Be3 Bd6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. g4 Bg6 14. Bg3 Nd7 15.
h4 f6 16. Ne3 Bf8 17. Kg2 Nc5 18. hxg5 hxg5 19. Nf5 Ne6 20. Rh1 Qd7 21. Rh3
Bxf5 22. exf5 Nf4+ 23. Bxf4 exf4 24. Nd2 Rad8 25. Qf3 Bg7 26. Ne4 Kf7 27. Rh7
Rh8 28. Qh3 Rxh7 29. Qxh7 Rh8 30. Qg6+ Kf8 31. Nxf6 Qf7 32. Nh7+ Rxh7 33. Qxh7
Qd5+ 34. f3 Qe5 35. Kf1 Qe3 36. Qh3 Bxb2 37. Re1 Qd2 38. Qh6+ Bg7 39. Qg6 Be5
40. f6 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2837"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 dxc4 4. Bg2 c6 5. O-O b5 6. a4 Bb7 7. b3 cxb3 8. Qxb3
b4 9. Bb2 Nf6 10. Ne5 a5 11. d3 Be7 12. Nd2 O-O 13. Rac1 Nd5 14. e4 Nb6 15. f4
N8d7 16. f5 Nc5 17. Rxc5 Bxc5+ 18. Kh1 exf5 19. Rxf5 Qe7 20. Ng4 Bc8 21. Nf6+
gxf6 22. Bxf6 Bxf5 23. Bxe7 Be6 24. Qd1 Bxe7 25. e5 Nd5 26. Qh5 f5 27. exf6
Bxf6 28. Ne4 Ra7 29. Nxf6+ Nxf6 30. Qc5 Rd7 31. Qxa5 b3 32. Bxc6 Rxd3 33. Qb4
Rc8 34. Qb5 Rd6 35. Bf3 Kf7 36. g4 Rc2 37. g5 Bd5 38. Bxd5+ Nxd5 39. Qxb3 Rcc6
40. Kg2 Kg6 41. h4 Rc3 42. Qb1+ Kg7 43. Qb7+ Rc7 44. Qb2+ Kf7 45. Kf3 Ne7 46.
Qb3+ Kf8 47. Kg4 Rcd7 48. Kh5 Rd4 49. Qb8+ Kf7 50. Qb3+ Kg7 51. Qe6 Ng6 52.
Qf6+ Kg8 53. Qe6+ Kf8 54. Qf6+ Kg8 55. Qe6+ Rf7 56. Qc8+ Rf8 57. Qe6+ Kh8 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2837"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. g3 d5 7. e5 Ng4 8. Bg2
O-O 9. Nxd5 Bc5 10. c3 c6 11. Ne3 Nxe5 12. O-O Re8 13. b4 Bb6 14. a4 a5 15. Bb2
Na6 16. bxa5 Bxa5 17. Qc2 Qf6 18. Rad1 Qg6 19. Be4 Qh5 20. c4 Nc5 21. Bg2 Bh3
22. f4 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Ng4 24. Nxg4 Qxg4 25. h3 Qg6 26. Nf5 Ne4 27. g4 h5 28.
Nxg7 hxg4 29. Nxe8 Rxe8 30. h4 Qh6 31. Qd3 Qxh4 32. Be5 Bb6 33. c5 Bxc5 34.
Rde1 f5 35. Rxe4 Qh3+ 36. Qxh3 gxh3+ 37. Kxh3 fxe4 38. Kg4 Kf7 39. Re1 e3 40.
Rc1 Bb4 41. Kf3 Bd2 42. Rb1 Re7 43. Ke2 Ke6 44. Kd3 Rd7+ 45. Ke2 Kf5 46. a5 Rh7
47. Kd3 Kg4 48. Rg1+ Kf3 49. Rf1+ Kg2 50. Rb1 Kf2 51. f5 Rd7+ 52. Bd4 c5 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "25"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B37"]
[WhiteElo "2837"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 c5 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nc6 7. Nc2 O-O 8.
Be2 d6 9. Be3 Nd7 10. Qd2 a5 11. O-O Nc5 12. f3 a4 13. Rab1 Qa5 14. Kh1 Be6 15.
Rfc1 Rfc8 16. Na3 h5 17. Bf1 Ne5 18. Qd1 Kh7 19. Bd2 Qd8 20. Be3 Qa5 21. Nd5
Bxd5 22. exd5 Ned7 23. Nb5 Qd8 24. Rc2 Be5 25. f4 Bg7 26. f5 Ne5 27. Be2 Qd7
28. Nd4 gxf5 29. Bxh5 Ng6 30. Qf3 e6 31. dxe6 fxe6 32. Qh3 Qe7 33. Rf1 Rh8 34.
Nxf5 exf5 35. Bxg6+ Kg8 36. Qxf5 Be5 37. Bf7+ Kf8 38. Bd5+ Ke8 39. Qg6+ Kd7 40.
Rf7 Raf8 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B38"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2837"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. e4 c5 5. Nge2 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nc6 7. Be3 Nf6 8.
Be2 Nxd4 9. Bxd4 O-O 10. O-O Bd7 11. Qd2 a5 12. b3 Bc6 13. f3 Nd7 14. Be3 Nc5
15. Rab1 Qb6 16. Rfc1 Rfc8 17. Rc2 Qd8 18. Kh1 h5 19. a3 Kh7 20. Bf1 Be5 21.
Nd5 e6 22. Nc3 Qh4 23. Bg1 Qe7 24. Ne2 Rd8 25. Nd4 Qf6 26. b4 axb4 27. axb4
Bxe4 28. fxe4 Nxe4 29. Qe3 Qh4 30. Ne2 f5 31. Qh3 Qf6 32. Rd1 Ra4 33. b5 Rda8
34. Nd4 Ra1 35. Qd3 R8a3 36. Rxa1 Rxd3 37. Bxd3 Bxd4 38. Rd1 Nc5 39. Bxd4 Qxd4
40. Be2 Qf4 41. Bf3 b6 42. Rcd2 e5 43. Rxd6 e4 44. Be2 Qf2 45. R6d2 e3 46. Rc2
Ne4 47. Bd3 Qh4 48. Bxe4 Qxe4 49. Re2 f4 50. Rc1 f3 51. gxf3 Qxf3+ 52. Rg2 h4
53. Kg1 h3 54. Rgc2 e2 55. Re1 Qe3+ 56. Kh1 Qe4+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2837"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

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. Nc3 h6 10. Rd1+ Ke8 11. h3 a6 12. Bf4 Bd7 13. Rd3 Ne7 14. Rad1
Be6 15. Nd4 Bc4 16. R3d2 c5 17. Nb3 b6 18. e6 fxe6 19. Bxc7 Nd5 20. Nxd5 Bxd5
21. Bxb6 c4 22. Nc1 c3 23. bxc3 Rc8 24. Ba5 Be7 25. Nb3 Bf6 26. Bb4 Kf7 27. Rd3
Rc7 28. Na5 Rhc8 29. c4 Bxc4 30. Rd7+ Rxd7 31. Rxd7+ Ke8 32. Rd6 Bxa2 33. Rxa6
Rxc2 34. Rc6 Rb2 35. Ba3 Rb1+ 36. Rc1 Rxc1+ 37. Bxc1 Bd5 38. Be3 Kd7 39. Kf1
Kc7 40. Bd2 Kb6 41. f3 Kb5 42. Ke2 Bd8 43. Bc3 g6 44. Ke3 Bxa5 45. Bg7 h5 46.
g4 Bc7 47. f4 Kc4 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Chadaev, Nikolay"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2837"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nxe4 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. O-O Bg7 6. c4 O-O 7. Nc3 d5 8. c5
Bg4 9. Be3 c6 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 e5 12. dxe5 Nfd7 13. Qg3 Nxe5 14. Be2 Nbd7
15. f4 Nc4 16. Bxc4 dxc4 17. f5 Re8 18. Bg5 Qa5 19. Rad1 Nxc5 20. fxg6 fxg6 21.
Qf4 Qb6 22. Kh1 Rf8 23. Qxc4+ Kh8 24. Rxf8+ Bxf8 25. b4 Na6 26. Bf6+ Bg7 27.
Rd7 Bxf6 28. Qf7 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2837"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 c6 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Bg2 O-O 8. Ne5
e6 9. O-O Nfd7 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 h6 13. Qe2 Nb6 14. Rd1 Nd5 15.
h4 b6 16. h5 g5 17. Nfxg5 hxg5 18. Bxg5 f6 19. Be3 Nce7 20. h6 Bh8 21. Rac1 Nf5
22. Nc3 Nfxe3 23. fxe3 f5 24. Qh5 Kh7 25. Nxd5 exd5 26. Rc6 Bf6 27. Rdc1 Bd7
28. Rc7 Kh8 29. Rb7 Qe8 30. Qxe8 Bxe8 31. Bxd5 Rd8 32. Bf3 Bg5 33. Kf2 Rd7 34.
Rxd7 Bxd7 35. Rc7 Bb5 36. Rxa7 Re8 37. Bh5 Bxe3+ 38. Kf3 Bc6+ 39. Ke2 Re4 40.
Bg6 Bxh6+ 41. Kd3 Re3+ 42. Kc4 Rxg3 43. Rh7+ Kg8 44. Rxh6 Kg7 45. Be8 Bxe8 46.
Rxb6 Bf7+ 47. d5 f4 48. Kd4 f3 49. Rb3 Rg4+ 50. Ke5 Rg5+ 51. Kf4 f2 52. Rf3 Rg2
53. Ke3 Bxd5 54. Rxf2 Rg3+ 55. Kd4 Bxa2 56. b4 Be6 57. b5 Rg5 58. Rb2 Bc8 59.
Rc2 Bf5 60. Rc7+ Kf6 61. b6 Be6 62. Rc5 Rg4+ 63. Kc3 Rg1 64. Rb5 Rg8 65. b7 Rb8
66. Kd4 Ke7 67. Kc5 Bh3 68. Kb6 Bg2 69. Kc7 Rxb7+ 70. Rxb7 Bxb7 71. Kxb7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2837"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 f5 3. d4 e4 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bg2 c6 6. d5 Bb4 7. Bd2 Na6 8. Nh3 O-O
9. O-O cxd5 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. cxd5 Bxd2 12. Qxd2 d6 13. f3 exf3 14. exf3 Bd7
15. Ng5 Qb6+ 16. Rf2 Rae8 17. f4 Nc5 18. Qd4 h6 19. Ne6 Nxe6 20. Qxb6 axb6 21.
dxe6 Bc6 22. Re1 Rf6 23. Rfe2 Kf8 24. Re3 Ke7 25. Rb3 b5 26. Bf1 Rxe6 27. Rxe6+
Kxe6 28. Bxb5 Kd5 29. Kf2 Kd4 30. Be2 Be4 31. Rb4+ Kc5 32. Rb5+ Kd4 33. Rb4+
Kc5 34. Rb5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2837"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O a6 7. Re1 d6 8. e4 Be7
9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 Nbd7 13. Rc1 Rac8 14. Qe2 Rfe8 15.
h3 Bf8 16. g4 g6 17. f4 Qb8 18. Qf2 e5 19. Nde2 d5 20. fxe5 Bc5 21. Nd4 Nxe5
22. Na4 Nxe4 23. Rxe4 dxe4 24. Nxc5 bxc5 25. Ne2 Nf3+ 26. Bxf3 exf3 27. Ng3
Rcd8 28. Bc3 Rd3 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2837"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

1. d4 f5 2. Bg5 g6 3. h4 h6 4. Bf4 Nf6 5. e3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Nf3 Qe7 8. Nc3 a6
9. Qe2 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. a3 Nbd7 12. Bg3 c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. O-O-O e5 15. h5
e4 16. Bxb5+ axb5 17. Nd4 b4 18. axb4 Ba6 19. b5 Bb7 20. hxg6 Qd7 21. Kb1 d5
22. Be5 Bg7 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. Qh5 O-O-O 25. Qxf5 Bxd4 26. Qxd7+ Nxd7 27. Rxd4
Ne5 28. Rh5 Nxg6 29. Nxd5 Kb8 30. c4 Rhf8 31. Rxh6 Ne5 32. Nb6 Rde8 33. c5 Bc8
34. Rh7 Rxf2 35. c6 Nd3 36. Ra4 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2837"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 d6 8.
Bg5 Bg7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Bd3 a5 11. O-O a4 12. Rfe1 Bd7 13. Rab1 Re8 14. h3 Qa5
15. b4 axb3 16. axb3 Qb4 17. Qc2 Be6 18. Bd2 Qc5 19. Be3 Qb4 20. Nb5 Rec8 21.
f4 Bd7 22. Nc3 Bc6 23. Ne2 Nd7 24. Nd4 Nc5 25. Kh2 Ra3 26. Bg1 Rca8 27. Bf1 Ra2
28. Nxc6 bxc6 29. Qd1 Ne6 30. Qf3 Nd4 31. Qg3 Rc2 32. e5 dxe5 33. fxe5 c5 34.
Bxd4 cxd4 35. Ra1 Rxa1 36. Rxa1 Qb8 37. Re1 Rc3 38. Qf4 Rxb3 39. Qxd4 e6 40. c5
Rb4 41. Qd6 Bf8 42. Qxb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2837"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 a6 5. c4 Nc6 6. Qe3 Bg4 7. Be2 g6 8. O-O
Bg7 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nd7 12. Rd1 O-O 13. Be2 Qa5 14. Nd5 Qc5 15.
Rb1 e6 16. Nc3 Rac8 17. Bf1 Na5 18. Qxc5 Nxc5 19. Bd2 Nc6 20. f3 Rfd8 21. Be1
Ne5 22. b3 Kf8 23. Rbc1 Ke7 24. Bh4+ Bf6 25. Bf2 g5 26. Rc2 Ng6 27. Ne2 h5 28.
Be3 h4 29. Rcd2 Ne5 30. Nd4 Ng6 31. Nc2 Nf4 32. Rb1 Bc3 33. Rdd1 Be5 34. Bf2
Ng6 35. Be3 Bf4 36. Bf2 Bg3 37. Be3 Bf4 38. Bf2 Bg3 39. Be3 Bf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2837"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nge2 e5 5. g3 b5 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O Nbd7 8. h3
h5 9. a3 Be7 10. Be3 a5 11. d5 b4 12. dxc6 Bxc6 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Bb5 15.
axb4 axb4 16. Qd2 Rb8 17. Ra7 O-O 18. Rfa1 Nb6 19. b3 h4 20. g4 Bxe2 21. Qxe2
Bg5 22. Be4 Bxe3 23. Qxe3 Nd7 24. R1a6 Nc5 25. Rc6 Rb5 26. Bf5 Rb6 27. Rc8 Qf6
28. Rc6 Rbb8 29. Kg2 g6 30. Qxc5 gxf5 31. Qxd6 Qxd6 32. Rxd6 fxg4 33. hxg4 Rbc8
34. Rc6 Rxc6 35. dxc6 Rc8 36. c7 Kf8 37. Kh3 Ke7 38. Kxh4 Kd7 39. Kg5 Rg8+ 40.
Kf5 Rg6 41. c8=Q+ Kxc8 42. Rxf7 Rc6 43. g5 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2837"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 f5 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. e3 g6 6. d4 d6 7. Nge2 Bg7 8. b4 e4
9. b5 Ne7 10. O-O O-O 11. a4 Be6 12. Qb3 Bf7 13. a5 a6 14. bxa6 bxa6 15. Qa4
Qd7 16. f3 exf3 17. Bxf3 Rab8 18. Nf4 c5 19. dxc5 dxc5 20. Ncd5 Qa7 21. Ra2 Ne4
22. Bxe4 fxe4 23. Raf2 Nf5 24. Nb6 Rbd8 25. Nfd5 Qb7 26. Qa3 h5 27. Bb2 Bxd5
28. cxd5 Bxb2 29. Qxb2 Qg7 30. Qc1 Qe7 31. Qc3 Kh7 32. Rf4 Rf7 33. R1f2 Rdf8
34. Nc4 Qd8 35. Ne5 Rb7 36. g4 hxg4 37. Nxg4 Qg5 38. h3 Rbf7 39. Qe5 Qh4 40.
Qxe4 Qg3+ 41. Rg2 Qh4 42. Nf2 Qh6 43. Ng4 Qg7 44. Qe5 Nh4 45. Qxg7+ Kxg7 46.
Rgf2 Rxf4 47. exf4 Nf5 48. Rc2 Nd4 49. Rxc5 Rxf4 50. d6 Ne2+ 51. Kg2 Rd4 52.
Rc7+ Kf8 53. d7 Nf4+ 54. Kf3 Ne6 55. Ra7 Ke7 56. Ne5 Kf6 57. Nc6 Rd6 58. Nb8
Rd3+ 59. Kf2 Nc5 60. Rc7 Ne6 61. Rc6 Ke7 62. Rxa6 Ra3 63. Rxe6+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2837"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Bd3 dxe4 4. Bxe4 Nf6 5. Bf3 c5 6. Ne2 cxd4 7. Qxd4 Nbd7 8.
Nbc3 Bc5 9. Qf4 Qe7 10. O-O Bd6 11. Qh4 Ne5 12. Bg5 h6 13. Be4 O-O 14. Bxf6
Qxf6 15. Qxf6 gxf6 16. Rad1 Be7 17. g3 Rb8 18. Nb5 a6 19. Nd6 b5 20. b3 Rb6 21.
Nxc8 Rxc8 22. c3 f5 23. Bg2 a5 24. Rd2 Bf6 25. Rfd1 a4 26. h3 axb3 27. axb3 h5
28. Rd6 Rxd6 29. Rxd6 h4 30. Rb6 hxg3 31. fxg3 Nd3 32. Rxb5 Bxc3 33. Nxc3 Rxc3
34. Bf1 Nc5 35. Rb8+ Kg7 36. Rc8 Rxg3+ 37. Kh2 Ne4 38. b4 Rb3 39. b5 f4 40. Rc2
f3 41. Bc4 Rb4 42. Bd3 f5 43. Bxe4 fxe4 44. Kg3 Rxb5 45. Kf4 Rf5+ 46. Ke3 Kf6
47. h4 Kg6 48. Rf2 Kh5 49. Kxe4 Kg4 50. Rf1 f2 51. h5 Kg3 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kotsur, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B24"]
[WhiteElo "2837"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. d4 Nc6 6. Bg2 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nf6 8.
O-O Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3 h6 11. Re1 Re8 12. h3 Bb4 13. a3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Na5
15. g4 Ne4 16. Qd3 b6 17. Bf4 Bb7 18. Nf5 Re6 19. f3 Nc5 20. Qd4 Qf8 21. Qf2
Nc4 22. Bf1 Rae8 23. Bxc4 dxc4 24. Bd6 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 26. Qxe1 Qd8 27.
Bxc5 bxc5 28. Qe5 Qd1+ 29. Kh2 Qd2+ 30. Kg3 Qg5 31. f4 Qf6 32. Qxf6 gxf6 33.
Nxh6+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Jumabayev, Rinat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C33"]
[WhiteElo "2837"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nc3 Ne7 4. d4 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Nxd5 Qxd5 7. Bxf4 c5 8.
Nf3 Nc6 9. Bd3 cxd4 10. O-O Be7 11. Qe1 O-O 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Bg5 14. Qg3
f6 15. Bf4 Bd7 16. Bxg5 Qxg5 17. Qxg5 fxg5 18. Bc4+ Kh8 19. Rxf8+ Rxf8 20. Rd1
Bf5 21. Rxd4 Bxc2 22. Bd5 b6 23. Bf3 Bf5 24. Ra4 Rf7 25. Rd4 g6 26. a3 h5 27.
Rd6 Kg7 28. Bd5 Rc7 29. Bb3 h4 30. g3 h3 31. Kf2 Rc1 32. Rd1 Rc7 33. Rd2 Kf6
34. Ke3 Re7+ 35. Kf2 Rc7 36. Rd6+ Ke5 37. Rd5+ Kf6 38. Rd6+ Ke5 39. Rd5+ Kf6
40. Rd2 Ke5 41. Ke3 Re7 42. Kf2 Rc7 43. Rd5+ Kf6 44. Rd6+ Ke5 45. Rd5+ Kf6 46.
Rd6+ Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2837"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. d4 dxe4 7. Qxe4 Nf6 8.
Qh4 Be7 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Bg5 g6 12. Bh6 Re8 13. Ne2 e5 14. Bc4 exd4
15. Nxd4 Nh5 16. Qe4 Bf8 17. Bxf7+ Kxf7 18. Qf3+ Kg8 19. Qb3+ Kh8 20. Be3 Nc5
21. Qc3 Ne4 22. Qb3 Qb6 23. Qf7 Re7 24. Qf3 Qa5 25. Rfe1 Rae8 26. Nb3 Qf5 27.
Qxf5 gxf5 28. Bxa7 Nf4 29. f3 Ng3 30. Rxe7 Rxe7 31. Bc5 Re2 32. Bf2 Rxc2 33.
Nd4 Rxb2 34. Rd1 Bc5 35. Kh2 Ngh5 36. Nxf5 Kg8 37. Bxc5 Rxg2+ 38. Kh1 Rg5 39.
Rd8+ Kf7 40. Rf8+ Ke6 41. Nd4+ Kd5 42. Ba7 c5 43. Nb5 Ng3+ 44. Kh2 Nf1+ 45. Kh1
Ne2 46. Nc3+ Nxc3 47. f4 Rg7 48. Rf5+ Ke4 49. Rxc5 Nd5 50. Rc4+ Kf3 51. Bd4
Ng3+ 52. Kh2 Ne4 53. Bxg7 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.08"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ismagambetov, Anuar"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2471"]
[BlackElo "2837"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c6 12. h3 Bc8 13. dxc6 Qc7 14. Nbd2 Qxc6 15.
Nf1 Nc4 16. Ng3 Re8 17. b3 Nb6 18. Be3 Nbd7 19. Bd2 Nc5 20. Rc1 Be6 21. Qe2 a5
22. Ng5 Bd7 23. c4 b4 24. Rcd1 Qb6 25. Be3 a4 26. Rd2 axb3 27. axb3 Ra3 28. Qd1
h6 29. Nf3 Qc6 30. Qb1 Bf8 31. Nh4 g6 32. Nf3 Rea8 33. Kh2 Be6 34. Red1 R8a6
35. Re1 Kh7 36. Qd1 Ra2 37. Bb1 Ra1 38. Qc2 R1a3 39. Bxc5 Qxc5 40. Nf1 Nd7 41.
Ne3 Qa5 42. Qd1 Nc5 43. Bc2 Ra1 44. Qe2 Qa2 45. Rxa1 Qxa1 46. Nd5 Bxd5 47. exd5
Qc3 48. Nh4 e4 49. g3 Ra2 50. Kg2 Nxb3 51. Nxg6 Qf3+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.08"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2837"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 Bf5 6. Bd3 e6 7. Bxf5 exf5 8. Qb3
Ra7 9. Bd2 dxc4 10. Qxc4 Bd6 11. O-O O-O 12. Qd3 g6 13. e4 fxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4
15. Qxe4 Nd7 16. Bg5 Qa5 17. Rfe1 Raa8 18. h3 Nb6 19. Bh6 Rfd8 20. Ne5 Qd5 21.
Qh4 Re8 22. Qf6 Bf8 23. Bxf8 Rxf8 24. Ng4 h5 25. Ne5 Qd8 26. Qf4 Kg7 27. Re4
Nd5 28. Qf3 Qd6 29. Rae1 Rad8 30. a3 Qc7 31. Nd3 Rd6 32. Nc5 a5 33. Qg3 Rfd8
34. Re5 b6 35. Ne4 R6d7 36. Ng5 Qd6 37. Ne4 Qc7 38. Qf3 c5 39. Ng3 h4 40. Nh5+
gxh5 41. Qxh5 Rd6 42. Rg5+ Rg6 43. Rxd5 Qc6 44. Qxg6+ Qxg6 45. Rxd8 c4 46. d5
Qc2 47. d6 Qd2 48. Re4 Qxb2 49. Rxc4 Qa1+ 50. Kh2 Qe5+ 51. Kg1 Qe1+ 52. Kh2
Qe5+ 53. f4 Qe3 54. d7 Qg3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.08"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2837"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

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. Nc3 h6 10. Rd1+ Ke8 11. h3 Ne7 12. Ne4 Ng6 13. Nd4 Nxe5 14.
Bf4 Bd6 15. Re1 f6 16. Bxe5 Bxe5 17. Nxf6+ gxf6 18. f4 c5 19. Nb5 Bd7 20. Nc3
Rg8 21. fxe5 Bxh3 22. exf6+ Kf8 23. Re2 Bg4 24. Re3 Bd7 25. Nd5 Bc6 26. Nxc7
Rxg2+ 27. Kf1 Rc8 28. Re7 Rxc7 29. Rxc7 Rg6 30. f7 Rf6+ 31. Ke2 Rxf7 32. Rxf7+
Kxf7 33. Rf1+ Ke6 34. Ke3 h5 35. Rf8 Bd5 36. a3 Ke5 37. Re8+ Kd6 38. Rh8 a5 39.
Rh6+ Kc7 40. Rxh5 Kd6 41. Rh6+ Kc7 42. Kf4 b6 43. Ke5 Bg2 44. Rh7+ Kb8 45. Rg7
Bf3 46. Kd6 Be4 47. c3 Bh1 48. Re7 Bg2 49. b3 Bh1 50. Re2 Kb7 51. Rb2 Bf3 52.
b4 cxb4 53. axb4 axb4 54. Rxb4 Be2 55. c4 Ka6 56. Kc6 Ka5 57. Rb5+ Ka4 58. Kd5
1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.08"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2837"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 Ne4 5. Qc2 f5 6. g3 b6 7. Bg2 Bb7 8. Nd2
Bxc3 9. bxc3 Nd6 10. d5 Na6 11. O-O O-O 12. Ba3 Qf6 13. e4 f4 14. Rab1 Rae8 15.
Qd3 e5 16. Nb3 Nb8 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. c5 Qf6 19. c4 d6 20. c6 Bc8 21. c5 f3 22.
Bh1 Ba6 23. Qe3 Bxf1 24. Rxf1 bxc5 25. Nd2 Na6 26. Qa3 Nb4 27. Qb3 Rb8 28. Qc4
Qg5 29. Nxf3 Rxf3 30. Bxf3 Qd2 31. a3 Nd3 32. Bg4 Rf8 33. f3 g6 34. Qb5 c4 35.
Qb7 Qa5 36. Kg2 Kg7 37. h4 h5 38. Be6 Kh6 39. Kh3 Qd2 40. Qxc7 Qe2 41. Qe7
Qxf1+ 42. Kh2 Qf2+ 43. Kh3 Nf4+ 44. gxf4 Qxf3+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.08"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2837"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 a6 6. Nd6+ Bxd6 7. Qxd6 Qe7 8.
Qxe7+ Ngxe7 9. Nc3 d5 10. Bd2 Be6 11. O-O-O O-O-O 12. f3 Kc7 13. b3 f6 14. exd5
Nxd5 15. Nxd5+ Rxd5 16. Bd3 h6 17. Be4 Rd7 18. Bc3 Rhd8 19. Rxd7+ Rxd7 20. Re1
Bd5 21. Bf5 Rd8 22. Kb2 Bf7 23. Bd3 Bd5 24. a4 a5 25. Re3 Nb4 26. Bf5 Nc6 27.
g3 b6 28. f4 Re8 29. fxe5 Nxe5 30. Bd4 Bc6 31. h4 Nf3 32. Rxe8 Bxe8 33. Bf2 g5
34. Kc3 Bc6 35. Kb2 Be8 36. c3 Bc6 37. Ka3 Bd5 38. Bc2 Bc6 39. c4 Bd7 40. Be4
Bc6 41. Bf5 Be8 42. Kb2 Bc6 43. Kc3 Be8 44. Be4 Bc6 45. Bf5 Be8 46. Be6 Bc6 47.
Bg4 Be4 48. hxg5 hxg5 49. c5 bxc5 50. Bxc5 f5 51. Bh5 Bd5 52. Be3 Kc6 53. Bg6
Be6 54. Be8+ Kb7 55. Bb5 Bd5 56. Bd3 Be6 57. Bc2 Kc6 58. Bd1 Bd5 59. Be2 Kb7
60. Bd1 Be4 61. Bc5 Bd5 62. Bd6 Kc6 63. Be7 Kd7 64. Bf8 Kc6 65. Bg7 Kc7 66. Be2
f4 67. gxf4 gxf4 68. Bh6 Bxb3 69. Bxf4+ Kd8 70. Bxf3 Bxa4 71. Kd4 Bb3 72. Bd6
Kd7 73. Ke5 a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2837"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4
Bb7 9. O-O c5 10. dxc5 Qxd1 11. Rfxd1 Bxc5 12. Nb5 Nbd7 13. Nd6 Bd5 14. Bb5 Nh5
15. Bxd7 Nxf4 16. Nb5 Rad8 17. exf4 Rxd7 18. Ne5 Rb7 19. Nc3 f6 20. Nd3 Bc6 21.
Nxc5 bxc5 22. Rd6 Rc8 23. b3 Kf7 24. Re1 Bd7 25. Ne4 Ke7 26. Ra6 Rcc7 27. Ra5
c4 28. Nc5 Rb6 29. bxc4 Bc8 30. Na4 Rb4 31. Nc3 Kf8 32. Nb5 Rcxc4 33. Nd6 Rc6
34. Nxc8 Rxc8 35. Rxa7 Rxf4 36. g3 Rf5 37. Rb1 h5 38. h4 Kg8 39. Rbb7 Rc1+ 40.
Kg2 Rc2 41. Rxg7+ Kf8 42. Rh7 Rfxf2+ 43. Kg1 Rg2+ 44. Kh1 Rh2+ 45. Kg1 Rhg2+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2837"]
[Annotator "Martin,A"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]

{The following game is an excellent example of how to mount and sustain
pressure. The fact that this was a rapid game only adds to the overall quality
of Black's performance.} 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 {[%csl Gc8]} 4. e3 Bf5 5.
cxd5 cxd5 6. Qb3 {[%csl Gb7]} Qc7 7. Bd2 {[%csl Gb1][%cal Gd2b4]} e6 8. Bb5+
Nbd7 9. O-O a6 $1 {Maybe the simplest way of resolving diffficulties.} (9...
Bd6 {turns out to be a superfluous developing move in this current instance.
In the following game Black is routed:} 10. Rc1 Qd8 11. Bb4 Bxb4 12. Qxb4 Qb6
$2 ({Maybe Black has to settle for} 12... a6 {but after} 13. Bxd7+ Qxd7 14. Ne5
Qb5 15. Qxb5+ axb5 16. Nc3 b4 17. Nb5 $16 {the position he reaches by force
really isn't very nice.}) 13. Ne5 a6 14. Nc3 $3 axb5 15. Nxb5 {[%cal Gb5d6,
Gb5c7] threats of either Nd6+ or Nc7+ are too strong for Black to meet.} Bg6
16. a4 Qa5 (16... Kd8 17. a5 Qa6 18. Nd6 {[%csl Gb7,Gf7]} Rb8 19. Ndxf7+ Bxf7
20. Nxf7+ Ke8 21. Nxh8) 17. Rc8+ Rxc8 18. Nd6+ {1-0 Prusikin,M (2522)-Miller,E
(2110)/Nuremberg 2010}) 10. Rc1 (10. Be2) 10... Qb6 11. Be2 Qxb3 {Again
Carlsen chooses the simplest way, reaching a position which Black can hardly
lose.} (11... Bd6 {also looks pretty safe:} 12. Nc3 (12. Qxb6 Nxb6 13. Ba5 Nbd7
14. a3 Ke7 15. Nc3 h6 16. Nd2 Rac8 17. f3 Bh7 18. Nb3 b6 19. Bb4 Nb8 20. Nd2
Rhd8 21. Kf2 Rc6 {1/2-1/2 Prusikin,M (2534)-Milov,L (2558)/Germany 2010}) 12...
h6 13. Na4 Qxb3 14. axb3 Ne4 15. Ba5 O-O 16. b4 Rab8 17. Nc5 Ndf6 18. Bb6 Rfc8
19. b5 axb5 20. Bxb5 g5 21. Ne5 Nd2 22. Rd1 Nde4 23. Ned7 Bxc5 24. dxc5 Nxd7
25. Bxd7 Rxc5 26. Bxc5 Nxc5 27. Bb5 Bc2 28. Re1 Bd3 29. Rec1 b6 30. Bxd3 Nxd3
31. Rc2 Rd8 32. Kf1 Kg7 33. Ra7 Ne5 34. Rb7 Rd6 35. Rcc7 Kg6 36. h3 h5 37. Ke2
Kf5 38. Rb8 h4 39. Rcc8 Nc4 40. b3 Na5 41. Rc3 Nc6 42. Rb7 f6 43. Ke1 d4 {
1/2-1/2 Tkachiev,V (2657)-Wang Hao (2684)/Dagomys 2008}) 12. axb3 Bd6 {[%cal
Gb3b4,Gb4b5] White can try to dissolve his pawn weakness with b4-b5, but Black
always meets this idea comfortably with ...Ke7!} 13. Nc3 Ke7 14. Nh4 Bg6 15.
Na4 {I don't much like this move.} ({Better chances to at least draw could be
obtained after} 15. Nxg6+ $1 hxg6 16. h3 Rac8 17. f3 g5 18. Bd3 g6 19. Kf2 {
Objectively the position is about equal, but White would not have the same
problems facing him that he does after the game continuation.}) 15... Bh5 16.
Nf3 $6 {Indecision.} ({I think he should take the opportunity to get Black's
light-squared bishop off the board:} 16. Bxh5 Nxh5 17. Nc5 Bxc5 18. dxc5 Rhc8
19. b4 Nhf6 20. Bc3 g6 21. Nf3 Ne4 22. Be1 $11) 16... Ne4 17. Be1 b5 (17...
Rhc8) 18. Nc3 b4 19. Nb1 ({Tkachiev clearly does not want to put his knight on
the edge of the board,yet this may have been the better continuation. The
knight on a4 would be active, limiting Black's plans:} 19. Na4 $1 a5 20. Bd3
Rhc8 21. Bxe4 dxe4 22. Nd2 f5 23. Nc4 Bc7 24. Rc2 {[%csl Ga4][%cal Gh5e2,Ge2d3]
White is fine here, with the doubling of rooks imminent.}) 19... a5 20. Bb5
Rhc8 21. Nbd2 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Nxd2 23. Nxd2 Rb8 24. Bf1 Bg6 25. f3 e5 $15 {
[%csl Gb2] Black has a small edge and the way he now increases the pressure is
most instructive. If White now takes on e5, then b2 hangs, but otherwise Black
threatens ...exd4, weakening the d4-pawn.} 26. Bg3 (26. Ra1 Bc7 27. dxe5 Nxe5 {
[%csl Gd3]} 28. Bg3 Ra8 29. Be2 Bb6 30. Nf1 f6 $17) 26... exd4 27. exd4 Nf8 {
[%csl Gd4][%cal Gf8e6]} 28. Kf2 Ne6 29. Ke3 f5 $1 {Counter-intuitive, in that
the scope of the bishop on g6 decreases, but this is only temporary.} 30. Bxd6+
Kxd6 31. f4 Bh5 32. Bd3 g6 {[%csl Gh5] An eventual break with ...g6-g5,
levering open the kingside, is Black's ongoing plan} 33. Nf1 $6 (33. g3 Nc7 34.
Kf2 Bg4 35. Bf1 Ne6 36. Ke3 h6 37. h3 Bh5 38. h4 Rg8 39. Bb5 g5 40. hxg5 hxg5
41. Rh1 Be8 42. Bxe8 Rxe8 43. Rh6 Kc7 {is still a little better for Black})
33... g5 34. fxg5 (34. g3) 34... f4+ 35. Kf2 Nxg5 36. Nd2 Ne6 37. Bxh7 (37. Ra1
Ra8 38. Bxh7 Nxd4 39. Bd3 Nc6 {is the type of plausible continuation, which
does not really satisfactorily solve White's problems. He is still worse and
Black has good chances to penetrate in the centre.}) 37... Nxd4 38. Bd3 Rh8 39.
Ra1 Nc6 40. Bb5 Ne5 41. h3 (41. Rxa5 Ng4+ 42. Kg1 Rc8 {[%csl Gc1,Gc2] must
have seemed unattractive.}) 41... Rc8 42. Be2 Rc2 43. Bxh5 $2 ({Like it or not,
White had to try} 43. Ke1 Bxe2 44. Kxe2 Rxb2 45. Rxa5 Nc6 46. Ra6 Kc5 47. Kd3
Nd4 {This is very uncomfortable to defend doubly so because it is Carlsen
pressing and triply so because of time shortage.}) 43... Rxd2+ 44. Kf1 Rxb2 {
[%csl Gd5]} 45. Bd1 Rd2 46. h4 Ke6 (46... a4 $1 {seems most accurate:} 47. bxa4
Nc4 $19) 47. h5 Kf6 48. Be2 d4 49. Ke1 Rb2 50. Rxa5 d3 51. Bd1 $4 (51. Bf3 {
might have led to a draw:} d2+ 52. Ke2 Nxf3 53. gxf3 Rxb3 54. Rd5 Re3+ 55. Kxd2
Rxf3 56. h6 Kg6 57. Rd6+ Kh7 58. Rb6 b3 59. Rf6 Kg8 60. Rf5 Kh7 61. Rf6) 51...
Rxg2 52. Rd5 f3 53. Kf1 Rd2 54. Ke1 f2+ {A triumph for tenacity and
perseverance.} 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C76"]
[WhiteElo "2837"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 Bd7 6. d4 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. d5
Nce7 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. Be3 h6 11. Nfd2 f5 12. f3 Nf6 13. c4 O-O 14. Nc3 g5 15.
c5 Ng6 16. exf5 Qxf5 17. Nde4 Nxe4 18. fxe4 Qxf1+ 19. Qxf1 Rxf1+ 20. Rxf1 dxc5
21. Bxc5 Bf8 22. Be3 Bd6 23. Ne2 Rf8 24. Rc1 Ne7 25. Ng3 b6 26. Nf1 Kf7 27. Nd2
Ke8 28. Rf1 Rxf1+ 29. Kxf1 Kf7 30. Ke2 b5 31. Nb3 c6 32. Bc5 Bxc5 33. Nxc5 cxd5
34. Nxa6 dxe4 35. Nc7 Nf5 36. Kd2 Nh4 37. Nxb5 Nxg2 38. a4 Ke7 39. a5 Kd7 40.
Nc3 e3+ 41. Ke2 g4 42. b4 h5 43. a6 Kc6 44. b5+ Kb6 45. Nd5+ Ka7 46. Nf6 Kb6
47. Nd7+ Ka7 48. Nxe5 Nf4+ 49. Kxe3 Ne6 50. Nc6+ Kb6 51. Nd4 Nc7 52. Kf4 Kc5
53. Kg5 Kxd4 54. Kxh5 Nxb5 55. Kxg4 Nc7 56. a7 Kc5 57. h4 Kd6 58. Kf5 Ke7 59.
Kg6 Kf8 60. Kf6 Ke8 61. Kg7 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2837"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. d4 dxe4 7. Qxe4 Nf6 8.
Qh4 Qa5 9. Bd3 Na6 10. O-O Nb4 11. Rd1 Be7 12. Bg5 O-O-O 13. a3 Nxd3 14. Rxd3
h6 15. Bd2 Qf5 16. Re1 Bd6 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Rxe4 Be7 19. Qg4 Qxg4 20. hxg4 Bf6
21. b4 Rd7 22. f4 g6 23. c3 h5 24. g5 Bg7 25. Kf2 b6 26. Ke2 Rhd8 27. Ree3 Kb7
28. Rh3 Bf8 29. Be1 a5 30. Bd2 axb4 31. axb4 Ra8 32. Rh1 Ra2 33. Ke3 Rd8 34.
Ke4 Rb2 35. g3 Ra2 36. Be3 Ra3 37. Bf2 Ra2 38. Be3 Ra3 39. Rb1 Ra4 40. Rdd1 b5
41. Rh1 Ra2 42. g4 hxg4 43. Rh7 Rd7 44. Rh8 Bd6 45. Rg1 Ra3 46. Bd2 Ra2 47. Be3
Ra3 48. Bd2 Ra2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.07"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2837"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O a6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. Nxd4 Bc5 8.
c3 O-O 9. f3 Nd7 10. Be3 Ne5 11. Qe2 Qe7 12. Nd2 f6 13. Kh1 Bd6 14. Rae1 c5 15.
Nf5 Bxf5 16. exf5 Qd7 17. f4 Nf7 18. g4 Rfe8 19. Qf3 Bf8 20. Ne4 Qd3 21. Nf2
Qb5 22. g5 Qxb2 23. gxf6 Qxc3 24. fxg7 Bxg7 25. Rg1 Kh8 26. Qxb7 Nd6 27. Qd5
Nxf5 28. Bxc5 Rad8 29. Rxe8+ Rxe8 30. Nd3 Qf6 31. Rg5 Rd8 32. Qxf5 Qxf5 33.
Rxf5 Rxd3 34. Rf7 Rd1+ 35. Kg2 Rd2+ 36. Kf3 Rxa2 37. Rxc7 Kg8 38. h4 Rc2 39.
Rc8+ Kf7 40. Ke4 Rc4+ 41. Kf5 Bd4 42. Rf8+ Kg7 43. Bd6 Rc6 44. Rd8 Bc5 45. Be5+
Kf7 46. Rd7+ Be7 47. h5 Ke8 48. Ra7 Rh6 49. Bg7 Rc6 50. h6 Kf7 51. Ke4 Ke8 52.
Ra8+ Kf7 53. Rh8 Rc4+ 54. Kf5 Rc5+ 55. Be5 Bf8 56. Rxh7+ Kg8 57. Rh8+ Kf7 58.
Rxf8+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kurnosov, Igor"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2837"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8.
Nf3 O-O 9. d4 d5 10. g3 Re8 11. Nc3 Be6 12. Ne2 Bf8 13. Nf4 Bd7 14. Rxe8 Bxe8
15. Bh3 Nce7 16. Qd3 g6 17. Bd2 c6 18. Re1 Bd7 19. Ne5 Bc8 20. Bb4 Nd6 21. Qf3
Bxh3 22. Nxh3 Nef5 23. c3 a5 24. Bxd6 Nxd6 25. Qf4 Bg7 26. Ng5 Qf6 27. Qxf6
Bxf6 28. h4 a4 29. Nd7 Bd8 30. a3 Kg7 31. Re2 h6 32. Nf3 h5 33. Kg2 f6 34. Nc5
Kf7 35. Ne6 Ba5 36. Nf4 Bc7 37. Nd2 Ra5 38. Nd3 Rb5 39. Nb4 Bd8 40. Kf1 Be7 41.
Ke1 Bf8 42. Kd1 Bh6 43. Kc2 Ra5 44. Nd3 Ra8 45. Nc5 b6 46. Nd3 Rc8 47. Nb4 Bxd2
48. Kxd2 g5 49. hxg5 fxg5 50. Ke1 Nc4 51. Kf1 b5 52. Kg2 g4 53. f3 Re8 54. Rf2
gxf3+ 55. Rxf3+ Kg7 56. Nxc6 Re2+ 57. Rf2 Rxb2 58. Rxb2 Nxb2 59. Na7 Kf6 60.
Nxb5 Ke6 61. Kf3 Nc4 62. Ke2 Kd7 63. Kd3 Kc6 64. Na7+ Kb7 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2837"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. O-O Nh6 6. Nc3 Nf5 7. a3 O-O 8. b4
Nxb4 9. axb4 cxb4 10. d4 bxc3 11. e4 Nd6 12. Qd3 b5 13. cxb5 Qb6 14. Ba3 Qxb5
15. Qc2 Ba6 16. e5 Nf5 17. g4 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Qxe5 19. Rfd1 Rac8 20. Bc1 Bc4 21.
Rxa7 d5 22. Be3 Qd6 23. f4 e5 24. fxe5 Qxe5 25. Bf2 Rfe8 26. Ra3 Qf4 27. Rxc3
Be5 28. Rg3 Ra8 29. Ne2 Qg5 30. Nc3 Bxg3 31. hxg3 Rac8 32. Rd4 Re5 33. Qd2 Qxd2
34. Rxd2 Rd8 35. Bd4 Re6 36. g5 Rde8 37. Bxd5 Bxd5 38. Nxd5 Rc8 39. Nf6+ Kg7
40. Ng4+ Kf8 41. Kf2 Rec6 42. Kf3 Rd8 43. Bg7+ Kxg7 44. Rxd8 Rc5 45. Ne3 Rxg5
46. Rd7 h5 47. Ra7 Rc5 48. Rb7 Kf6 49. Rb6+ Kg5 50. Rd6 Rc3 51. Rd5+ f5 52. Rd6
Ra3 53. Rb6 Rd3 54. Ra6 Rb3 55. Rc6 Ra3 56. Rb6 Rc3 57. Ra6 Rb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kazhgaleyev, Murtas"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2837"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Bb3 d6 7. h3 Ne7 8. O-O
Ng6 9. Nbd2 c6 10. d4 Bb6 11. Re1 Re8 12. Bc2 h6 13. Nf1 Nh5 14. Ne3 Nhf4 15.
Nf5 Qf6 16. g3 Nxh3+ 17. Kg2 d5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Rxe5 20. f4 Rxe4 21.
Bxe4 Nf2 22. Qh5 Nxe4 23. Nh4 Bd7 24. Be3 Bxe3 25. Rxe3 g5 26. Nf3 gxf4 27.
Ree1 Qg7 28. Qh4 Qxg3+ 29. Qxg3+ fxg3 30. Nd4 h5 31. Rh1 Bg4 32. Rae1 Kg7 33.
Ne2 Nf2 34. Rxh5 Bxh5 35. Nxg3 Nd3 36. Nxh5+ Kg6 37. Rh1 Rh8 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2837"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 h6 7. Qb3 Ra7 8. cxd5
cxd5 9. Bd2 e6 10. Ne5 Bd6 11. Qa4+ Nc6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Qxc6+ Qd7 14. Qxd7+
Kxd7 15. Na4 Rb8 16. Ba5 Bb4+ 17. Bxb4 Rxb4 18. b3 Kd6 19. Rc1 e5 20. dxe5+
Kxe5 21. f3 Kd6 22. Kf2 Bd7 23. Nc5 a5 24. Rhd1 Ke7 25. Rd4 Rxd4 26. exd4 Kd6
27. Na6 Ng8 28. Rc5 a4 29. b4 Ne7 30. b5 Nc8 31. Nb8 Nb6 32. Nxd7 Kxd7 33. Rc6
Rb7 34. Ke3 Na8 35. Kd2 Nc7 36. Rc5 Kd6 37. Kc3 Rb6 38. Bd3 a3 39. g3 g5 40.
Bf1 f5 41. Bd3 f4 42. g4 Kd7 43. Bf5+ Kd6 44. Kb4 Na6+ 45. Ka5 Nxc5 46. Kxb6
Nb3 47. Ka7 Nxd4 48. b6 Nc6+ 49. Ka8 d4 50. b7 Kc7 51. Bd3 Nb8 52. Bb5 d3 53.
Bxd3 Nd7 54. Ka7 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2837"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2
b6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O f6 11. exf6 Nxf6 12. Kh1 c4 13. Be2 Bb4 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15.
dxe5 Ne4 16. Qe1 d4 17. Rd1 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Bxc3 19. Qf2 b5 20. Bxd4 Bxd4 21.
Rxd4 Qa5 22. Bf3 Rb8 23. Rfd1 Bb7 24. Rd7 Bxf3 25. Qxf3 Rbd8 26. R7d6 Rde8 27.
Qg4 Re7 28. Rxe6 Ref7 29. g3 Qxa2 30. Qe2 a5 31. Red6 c3 32. e6 Re7 33. f5 Qa3
34. Qxb5 Qb4 35. Qd5 g6 36. fxg6 hxg6 37. Rd7 Rfe8 38. Re1 a4 39. Kg2 Qb6 40.
Re4 Rxe6 41. Rg4 Kh8 42. Rh4+ Kg8 43. Rh6 g5 44. Qxg5+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.18"]
[Round "9"]
[White "McShane, Luke J"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C85"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2835"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2012.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Nd7 8.
b3 O-O 9. Bb2 f6 10. Nc3 {Meistens wird der Springer nach d2 entwickelt,
vermutlich nicht ohne Grund.} (10. Nbd2 Nc5 11. d4 (11. Nc4 $5 Ne6 12. Ne3)
11... exd4 12. Nxd4 $13) 10... Re8 11. Kh1 Nf8 12. Ne2 c5 13. Nh4 Ne6 14. Nf5
Bf8 15. Ne3 Nd4 16. f4 Be6 17. fxe5 fxe5 18. Ng1 ({Man kann auch gleich} 18. c3
{spielen, denn den Springertausch muss Weiß nicht fürchten. Aber der Ne2
soll sowieso nach f3 gehen.}) 18... g6 $1 19. c3 Nc6 20. Nf3 {Weiß hat für
diese Aufstellung insgesamt 8 Springerzüge gebraucht.} Bg7 21. Qe1 $2 {
Wenn Weiß die Stellung weiterhin geschlossen hält, muss er nichts fürchten.
Dazu muss er auf ...a5 zu a4 in der Lage sein.} ({Prinzipiell spricht auch
nichts gegen} 21. c4 $5 {, aber aus irgendeinem Grund wollte McShane so nie
spielen.}) (21. Qc2 a5 22. a4 $11) 21... a5 $1 $15 ({Natürlich nicht} 21...
Qxd3 $2 22. Rd1 Qb5 (22... Qxe4 23. Ng5) 23. Ng5 {und Schwarz sieht sich einem
Angriff ausgesetzt, bei dem seine Dame nichts zur Verteidigung beiträgt.}) 22.
Rd1 (22. a4 $2 Bxb3 23. c4 {funktioniert nicht, es folgt} Qxd3 $1 24. Ra3 Red8
25. Rf2 Nd4 {und Weiß kann aus der Stellung der schwarzen Dame keinen Nutzen
ziehen.}) 22... a4 23. bxa4 {Dies ist vermutlich notwendig.} Rxa4 24. a3 Rf8
25. Bc1 {Das führt zu nichts, besser ist} (25. Qe2 {und Weiß sollte sich
zunächst passiv verhalten, Schwarz muss erst mal einen Gewinnplan finden.})
25... Ra8 26. Qg3 $6 {Die weißen Ambitionen am Königsflügel erhalten sofort
einen Dämpfer:} Bb3 $1 27. Rde1 $2 (27. Rd2 Bh6 $1 28. Qf2 {mag hässlich
sein, hält aber die materielle Balance.}) 27... Qxd3 {Schwarz gewinnt nun
mühelos.} 28. Ng4 Be6 29. Nh6+ Kh8 30. Qh4 Bf6 31. Bg5 Bxg5 32. Qxg5 Kg7 33.
Qc1 Rf4 34. Rd1 Qc4 35. Rfe1 Raf8 36. Ng5 Bc8 37. g3 Rf2 38. Nf5+ gxf5 39. Nh3
Re2 40. Qg5+ Kh8 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2835"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "169"]
[EventDate "2012.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bc5 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O a6 7. a3 O-O 8. b4
Ba7 9. d3 h6 10. Bb2 {I have a lot of experience as White with this line, but
I must confess that White's regrouping completed on the 14th move was
unfamiliar to me.} Rb8 $5 {A rare move. Black overdefends the b7-pawn in order
to enable the standard manoeuvre ...Nc6-e7-g6. In some cases, Black can
display some queenside ambitions with ...b7-b5.} ({The main line is} 10... Be6
{as played in Marin,M (2551)-Navara,D (2656) Reggio Emilia 2007 CBM 122 (Marin,
M) (1/2, 37)}) (10... Bg4 {is an important alternative:} 11. Rc1 Qd7 12. e3 Ne7
(12... Qf5 {fails to keep White pinned:} 13. Nd5 Qh5 14. Nxf6+ gxf6 15. h3 $1
Bxh3 16. Bxh3 Qxh3 {Marin,M (2541)-Nemeth,F (2426) Baile Tusnad ROM 2005 (1/2,
17)} 17. c5 $36 {[%csl Ga7,Gg8]}) (12... Bh3 {transposes to 10...Be6.}) 13. Qc2
c6 14. c5 Ng6 15. cxd6 Qxd6 16. h3 Bf5 17. e4 Be6 18. Na4 $14 {Marin,M (2541)
-Valeanu,E (2380) Baile Tusnad 2005 (1-0, 42)}) 11. Rc1 Be6 12. Nd2 (12. e3 Ne7
13. a4 {This obstinate play on the queenside does not offer White much, since
Black is well regrouped.} (13. Nd2 {would transpose back to the game.}) 13...
Qd7 14. Re1 Ng6 15. b5 Bg4 16. Qb3 Bb6 (16... Qf5 17. Nd2 Qxd3 $2 18. Nde4 Nxe4
19. Bxe4 Qd2 20. Rcd1 $18) 17. Nd2 Bh3 18. Qd1 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Ba5 20. Nb3 Bb4
21. Rf1 axb5 22. axb5 Bxc3 23. Bxc3 c6 $132 {Le Quang,L (2715)-Bruzon Batista,
L (2673)/Khanty-Mansiysk 2011/CBM 145 (1/2, 34)}) 12... Ne7 13. e3 $146 (13.
Qb3 {is too provocative, inviting the following operation.} c6 14. a4 b5 15.
Qa3 (15. axb5 axb5 16. Ra1) 15... Qd7 (15... bxc4 $5) 16. Ra1 Bb6 (16... bxc4
$5) 17. axb5 axb5 18. Rfd1 d5 $13 {Verduga,D (2356)-Quezada,Y (2515)/Morelia
2007/CBM 116 ext (0-1, 46)}) 13... Qd7 14. Ne2 $1 {(!!) A clever display of
the knights, which I do not remember having seen in this variation. (It is
more typical for the reversed hippopotamus, if such a thing exists, where the
knights would get to these squares without loss of time). The c4-, d4- and
e4-squares are sufficiently well defended to allow the standard d3-d4, gaining
space and restricting the a7-bishop.} Bg4 ({Black probably discarded} 14... Bh3
{because of} 15. Ne4 $5 Nxe4 16. Bxh3 Qxh3 17. dxe4 {[%csl Ga7]}) 15. Re1 Ng6
16. Qc2 c6 17. d4 $14 {Both sides have completed their planned regroupings,
but White has more space. Black will need some time to find an useful job for
his a7-bishop.} Rbe8 18. c5 Bb8 ({After} 18... d5 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. f4 Ng6 {
the a7-bishop would remain completely out of play (even after ...Bb8). White
would have a pleasant choice already.} 21. e4 (21. Bxf6 Rxe3 $5 22. Bxg7 Kxg7
23. Nd4 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 $16) 21... Nxe4 22. Nxe4 dxe4 23. Bxe4 $16) 19. dxe5
dxe5 20. Nc4 Bh3 21. Rcd1 Qe6 22. Na5 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Re7 24. e4 {The weakness
of the b7-pawn prevents Black from actively fighting for the only open file.
At the same time, his kingside attack is not reaching anywhere.} Qg4 25. Ng1
Nh4+ 26. Kh1 Nf3 27. Nxf3 Qxf3+ 28. Kg1 {The exchange of one knight has not
helped Black to solve his problems: the d-file, the b7-pawn, his passive
bishop.} Qg4 29. Rd3 Qc8 30. Nc4 Qe6 (30... Rd8 31. Nb6 Qc7 32. Red1 Rxd3 (
32... Ree8 $2 33. Bxe5 $1 $18) 33. Qxd3 Re8 34. Nc4 $16) 31. f3 Bc7 32. Red1
Rd7 {Finally, Black has managed to neutralise part of White's pressure.} 33.
Nd6 Bxd6 (33... b5 34. Qc3 Re7 $14 {would be solid, but not too appealing.})
34. Rxd6 $6 {Allowing an unexpected resource.} (34. cxd6 $14) 34... Rxd6 $6 ({
Missing his chance:} 34... Rfd8 $1 {Black is very close to equality, since
White cannot prevent general exchanges.} 35. Rxe6 $2 {is impossible to} Rxd1+
$19 {retrieving the queen and winning more material after that.}) 35. Rxd6 $14
{White maintains his domination now, although Black has solved at least one of
his problems: the bishop.} Qa2 36. Kg2 Re8 37. Qc3 Nh7 38. Rd2 Nf8 39. Bc1 Qe6
40. Rd6 Qa2+ 41. Qb2 Qxb2+ {The ending is less safe than Black might have
thought.} (41... Qc4 $5 {would have kept White busy with avoiding perpetual
checks.}) 42. Bxb2 f6 43. Kh3 {An interesting plan, but maybe not the best.} ({
Playing in centre would have offered good chances for an advantage. Here is a
sample line:} 43. Kf2 Kf7 44. Ke3 Re7 45. f4 exf4+ 46. gxf4 {The point is that}
f5 {fails to stabilise the position in view of} 47. Be5 $1 (47. e5 Ne6 $11)
47... Ng6 48. exf5 Nxe5 49. fxe5 Rxe5+ 50. Kf4 Re7 51. Rd8 $16 {This ending is
quite unpleasant for Black. Among others (lack of space, weak queenside) he is
in zugzwang.} Re2 (51... Rc7 52. Ke5) (51... g5+ 52. fxg6+ Kxg6 53. Rd6+ Kg7
54. Kf5) 52. Rd7+ Re7 $2 53. Rxe7+ Kxe7 54. Ke5 h5 (54... Kf7 55. Kd6 Kf6 56.
Kc7 Kxf5 57. Kxb7 $18) 55. h4 Kf7 56. Kf4 $1 (56. Kd6 {is less clear:} Kf6 57.
Kc7 Kxf5 58. Kxb7 g5 59. Kxa6 gxh4 60. b5 h3 61. bxc6 h2 62. c7 h1=Q 63. c8=Q+)
56... Kf6 57. a4 $18) 43... Re7 44. Kg4 Kf7 45. Bc1 Rd7 46. Be3 Rxd6 47. cxd6
Nd7 48. a4 b6 49. a5 bxa5 50. bxa5 c5 (50... Ke6 {looks riskier than it really
might be. White surely is not worse, but Black may be able to hold a draw.} 51.
Kh5 Nf8 52. Bc5 Kd7 53. Ba3 Ne6 {A complicated regrouping.} 54. Kg6 c5 55. f4 (
55. h4 Kxd6 56. Kf7 $44) 55... Kxd6 56. f5 Ng5 57. Kxg7 Nxe4 58. Kxh6 Kd5 {
Quite a complicated position, which is evaluated as drawn by my engines.} 59.
Kg6 c4 60. g4 c3 61. h4 Nd6 62. h5 Nc4 63. Bc1 e4 64. h6 e3 65. h7 e2 66. h8=Q
e1=Q 67. Qg8+ Kd4 68. Qd8+ $11) 51. Kh5 Kg8 {/\...Kh7, ...g6} 52. f4 (52. Kg6
Nf8+ 53. Kf5 Kf7 $15 54. Bxc5 $2 h5 $3 $19 {with mate in one.}) 52... exf4 53.
gxf4 Kf7 54. Bd2 Nf8 55. Be3 Nd7 56. f5 c4 57. Bd4 {Optically, it looks like
if White has some chances, but in fact there are more ways than one to defend
with Black. One important element is that the a5-pawn has the promotion square
on a different colour from that of the bishop.} Ke8 (57... Nf8 {was also
possible, not fearing} 58. e5 fxe5 59. Bxe5 {because of} Nd7 60. Bc3 Nf6+) 58.
Kg6 Kf8 59. Bc3 Kg8 60. Bd4 Kf8 61. h3 Kg8 62. Bc3 Kf8 63. h4 Kg8 64. e5 $5 {
Finally some action.} fxe5 65. f6 gxf6 (65... Nxf6 66. Bxe5 Kf8 $8 67. h5 Ke8
68. Kxg7 Nxh5+ 69. Kxh6 c3 70. Kxh5 c2 71. Bf4 Kd7 72. Kg4 c1=Q 73. Bxc1 Kxd6
$11) 66. h5 f5 67. Kxf5 Kf7 68. Bb4 e4 69. Kxe4 Ke6 70. Kd4 Nf6 71. Kxc4 Nxh5
72. Kc5 Nf6 73. Kc6 Nd7 74. Be1 h5 75. Bg3 Nf8 76. Kb7 h4 77. Bh2 Kd5 78. Kxa6
Kc6 79. Ka7 Nd7 80. a6 Nc5 $11 81. Bf4 h3 82. Bg3 Kb5 83. Bh2 Kc6 84. Bg3 Kb5
85. Bh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E08"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2835"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2012.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. Qc2 c6 8. O-O
b6 9. Bf4 Bb7 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. Nc3 dxc4 12. Nd2 Nd5 13. Nxc4 Nxf4 14. gxf4 {
The structure is reminiscent of the Cambridge Springs Queen's Gambit, with one
important difference: the white kingside structure has been spoiled. This will
increase the danger of a perpetual check, but also face White with certain
dangers in the endgame, when the h2-pawn may become a target for the king.} Qc7
15. e3 Rad8 16. Rd2 $5 {"Almost" a novelty, played only once before. White
prepares to keep the tension on d5 after the inevitable pawn break ...c5.} (16.
Rac1 c5 17. d5 exd5 18. Nxd5 ({If} 18. Bxd5 Nf6 {White cannot maintain his
outpost, as in Grischuk,A (2771)-Kramnik,V (2791)/Moscow (blitz) 2010 (1/2, 44)
}) 18... Bxd5 19. Rxd5 b5 $132 {Drenchev,P (2499)-Mastrovasilis,D (2631)/
Skopje 2012/CBM 147 Extra (1/2, 25)}) 16... Nf6 ({The idea behind White's
previous move is revealed after} 16... c5 17. d5 exd5 18. Bxd5 Nf6 19. Rad1 {
, although it is far from clear whether this offers an advantage:} Nxd5 20.
Nxd5 Bxd5 21. Rxd5 Rxd5 22. Rxd5 Rd8 23. Qd3 Rxd5 24. Qxd5 Qd8 25. Qb7 Qd1+ {
1/2 Berkes,F (2693)-Wojtaszek,R (2721)/Paks 2011/CBM 143}) 17. Rad1 c5 18. d5
exd5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 g6 21. Ne5 Bxd5 22. Rxd5 Rxd5 23. Rxd5 Rd8 24. Qc4
Rxd5 25. Qxd5 Bf6 26. Nd7 Kg7 27. b3 Bc3 28. a4 {White has some domination,
but, as mentioned above, the weakness of the white kingside offers Black a
clear plan for counterplay.} Qd8 29. Qd6 Bf6 30. Kf1 Qe7 31. Qd5 Bc3 32. Ke2
Qh4 33. Kd3 Ba1 34. Ne5 Bxe5 35. Qxe5+ Kh6 36. Qc7 Qxf2 37. Qxf7 Qf1+ 38. Ke4
Qb1+ 39. Kf3 Qh1+ 40. Kg3 Qg1+ 41. Kf3 Qh1+ 42. Kg3 Qg1+ 43. Kf3 Qh1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2835"]
[BlackElo "2825"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2012.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]

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. Nc3 Ke8 10. b3 Be6 {In dieser Stellung ist auch der von
Kramnik gespielte Zug Bb4 gut:} (10... Bb4 $1 11. Bb2 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 c5 13. Rad1
h6 14. h3 Be6 $132 {und Schwarz stand zumindest nicht schlechter in Howell -
Kramnik (London, 2002)}) (10... a5 {Das ist ebenfalls eine spielbare
Initiative.} 11. Bb2 Bb4 12. Rad1 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 c5 14. h3 h5 15. Rfe1 b6 16.
Ng5 Rh6 17. f4 h4 $132 {Solomon - Pashikian (Khanty-Mansiysk, 2010)}) 11. Bb2
Bb4 12. Ne2 (12. Rfd1 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 c5 14. Rd2 h6 $132 {mit gleichem Spiel wie
nach 10...Bb4, Fogarasi - Almasi (Hungary, 1995)}) 12... Bd5 13. Ne1 (13. Ned4
Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Rd8 15. Rad1 Bc5 16. Nf5 Be4 17. Rxd8+ Kxd8 18. Nxg7 Ke7 19. Re1
$132 {Guseinov - Pashikian (Ohrid, 2009)}) 13... h5 {Es sieht so aus, als ob
Schwarz hier mit 13....Rd8 ausgleichen konnte:} (13... Rd8 14. Nd3 Be7 15. Rad1
Be4 16. Rfe1 Bxd3 17. cxd3 c5 $11) 14. Nd3 Be7 15. Nef4 Rh6 (15... g5 $5 16. c4
$1 (16. Nxd5 cxd5 17. e6 Rh6 18. exf7+ Kxf7 19. f4 g4 20. Rfe1 Bd6 $11) 16...
Be6 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Rad1 Rd8 $11) 16. c4 Be4 (16... Be6 17. g3 $1 (17. h3 h4
$11) 17... g5 18. Nxe6 Rxe6 19. h3 $14 {Weiß will Kg2-g4 spielen.}) 17. Rad1 (
17. Rfe1 Bxd3 18. Nxd3 Rd8 19. Rad1 c5 20. Nf4 Ra6 21. Rxd8+ Bxd8 22. Ra1 (22.
a4 Rb6 $15) 22... h4 $11) 17... g5 18. Rfe1 Bxd3 19. Nxd3 {Die Partie verlief
bisher nicht ganz typisch für die Berliner Mauer, jetzt wird es sogar noch
interessanter.} b5 $6 {Ich denke nicht, dass dieser Zug gut sein kann. Die
einzige Idee von b5 ist auf c4 zu nehmen, dann ...c5 zu spielen, und danach ...
Ra6. Weiß hat jedoch viele Wege, um dies zu verhindern.} 20. c5 (20. Re4 $5 {
Das sieht sehr logisch aus.} Rd8 21. Kf1 $14) 20... Ng7 {Der Springer geht
nach g7, um den Bauern c5 von e6 aus anzugreifen.} 21. b4 (21. Bc3 $5 a5 22. a3
Ne6 23. b4 axb4 24. axb4 Ra3 25. Bb2 Ra2 26. Ra1 Rxa1 27. Rxa1 $14) 21... a5
22. a3 Ne6 23. g3 (23. f3 $5 {Mit der Idee Kf2-g3-Ke3-f4.} Rd8 24. Kf2 $14)
23... g4 {Nun ist es nicht mehr so einfach für Weiß f2-f4 durchzuführen.}
24. Kg2 Rg6 25. Nf4 Rg5 (25... Nxf4+ 26. gxf4 axb4 27. axb4 Ra2 28. Re2 $14 {
Die Idee f5 und danach f3 ist sehr unangenehm für Schwarz.}) 26. Bc1 (26. Nxe6
fxe6 $11 {Dieses Endspiel ist remis, weil Schwarz gutes Gegenspiel am
Damenflügel hat.}) 26... Rf5 27. h3 gxh3+ (27... axb4 $5 28. hxg4 hxg4 29.
axb4 Ra2 $6 30. Rh1 $1 {Das ist sehr stark.} Rxe5 31. Nxe6 Rxe6 (31... fxe6 32.
Rh8+ Kf7 33. Rd7 $18) 32. Rh8+ Bf8 33. Bf4 $16) 28. Nxh3 axb4 29. axb4 Ra4 {
Schwarz hat gewisses Gegenspiel, doch die Stellung von Weiß sieht besser aus.}
30. Bd2 Ra3 (30... Nd4 31. f4 Nc2 32. Re4 $14) 31. f4 $1 {Schwarz bekommt eine
starke Initiative nach 31.Nf4.} (31. Nf4 h4 $1 32. Nxe6 fxe6 33. g4 h3+ 34. Kg1
Rff3 35. Re3 Bh4 $36) 31... h4 32. Re3 Rxe3 $5 {Es sieht so aus, als ob Weiß
in Vorteil kommt, doch Schwarz spielt sehr dynamisch und gleicht die Stellung
aus. Auch 32...Ra2 war interessant.} (32... Ra2 $1 33. g4 (33. Kf3 hxg3 34. Kg4
Ng7 35. Rxg3 Rh5 36. Nf2 Rh4+ 37. Kf3 Nf5 38. Rg8+ Kd7 $1 $11) 33... Rxf4 34.
Nxf4 Bg5 $1 35. Kf3 Bxf4 36. Rd3 Bxd2 37. R1xd2 Ra1 38. Rd1 Ra2 39. Rh1 Rb2 40.
Rxh4 Rxb4 $44 {Schwarz hat ausgezeichnete Kompensation.}) 33. Bxe3 hxg3 34.
Kxg3 {Das Problem für Schwarz ist, dass er nicht genug Gegenspiel besitzt und
nur passiv warten kann.} Rh5 35. Bf2 (35. Kg4 $2 Rh4+ 36. Kg3 Ng7 $11 {Wenn
die weißen Bauern mit dem Springer blockiert sind, kann Weiß kaum
durchbrechen.}) 35... f5 (35... Ng7 36. Kg4 $14 {und Schwarz schafft es nicht,
den Springer nach f5 zu stellen.}) 36. exf6 (36. Be3 Rh7 37. Ng1 Rg7+ 38. Kf3
Rh7 39. Ne2 Rh3+ 40. Ng3 Bh4 $11) 36... Bxf6 37. Kg4 Rxh3 {Das sieht
verdächtig aus, obwohl, es kann sein, dass das Endspiel remis ist.} (37... Rd5
$5 38. Re1 (38. Rxd5 cxd5 39. Kf5 Kf7 40. Ng5+ Nxg5 41. fxg5 Bc3 $11) 38... Kd7
$11 {Es sieht so aus, dass Schwarz die Stellung halten kann.}) 38. Kxh3 Nxf4+
39. Kg4 Nd5 {Das Problem für Weiß ist, dass er die Läufer tauschen muss,
weil der Bauer b4 schwach ist. Sonst, mit den Läufern, wäre das Endspiel
sicherlich gewonnen.} 40. Bd4 (40. Rb1 Bc3 41. Be1 {Das ist der einzige Zug,
um den Bauern zu halten.} Bxe1 42. Rxe1+ Kd7 43. Re4 (43. Rb1 Ke6 44. Kf3 Ke5
$15 {Der König kommt nach c4 und Weiß verliert beide Bauern.}) 43... Nf6+ 44.
Kf5 Nxe4 45. Kxe4 Ke6 $11) 40... Kf7 (40... Bxd4 41. Rxd4 Kd7 {führt zum
selben Endspiel wie in der Partie.}) 41. Kf5 Ne7+ 42. Ke4 Bxd4 43. Kxd4 Ke6 44.
Re1+ Kd7 45. Ke5 Nd5 46. Re4 (46. Rd1 Kc8 47. Rxd5 $5 {Es sieht so aus, als ob
Weiß eine Chance hätte, doch auch das Bauernendspiel ist remis.} cxd5 48.
Kxd5 Kd7 49. c6+ Ke7 50. Ke5 Kf7 51. Kd5 Ke7 52. Kc5 Ke6 53. Kxb5 Kd5 54. Ka6
Kxc6 55. b5+ Kc5 56. Kb7 Kxb5 57. Kxc7 $11) 46... Kc8 47. Ke6 Nc3 48. Rh4 Nd5
49. Rd4 Kd8 $1 ({Nach} 49... Kb7 $2 {ist das Bauernendspiel gewonnen!} 50. Rxd5
$1 cxd5 51. Kxd5 Kc8 (51... c6+ 52. Kd6 $18) 52. Kc6 Kd8 53. Kb7 Kd7 54. Kb8
Kc6 (54... Kd8 55. c6 $18) 55. Kc8 Kd5 56. Kxc7 Kc4 57. c6 Kxb4 58. Kd6 Ka3 59.
c7 b4 60. c8=Q $18) 50. Rg4 Kc8 51. Rh4 Kb7 52. Kd7 (52. Rd4 Kc8 $1 53. Rxd5
cxd5 54. Kxd5 Kd7 $11) 52... Nf6+ 53. Kd8 Nd5 54. Rg4 (54. Rh7 Kb8 55. Rg7 Kb7
56. Rg4 {-> siehe die Partie.}) 54... Kb8 55. Rd4 Kb7 {Weiß kann keine
Fortschritte machen.} 56. Kd7 Nc3 57. Ke6 Kc8 58. Rd3 Nd5 59. Rd4 Nc3 60. Rd3
Nd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2835"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2012.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]

{Kan,I-Capablanca,J Moscow 1936 0-1 In Capablanca's footsteps Magnus Carlsen
really has an amazing endgame technique. His victory against Radjabov has
remained many of Capablanca's famous win against Kan in Moscow 1936. I have
only looked at the end in more detail but advise you to look at the whole game
to see how Carlsen collected small advantages and always found a way to make
progress towards his aim: Auf Capablancas Spuren Der folgende Endspielsieg
erinnerte viele an eine berühmte Partie Capablancas:} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3.
d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qf3 bxc6 7. Qg3 d6 8. Nc3 Qg6 9. Bd3 Nf6 10.
Na4 Bd4 11. c3 Bb6 12. O-O Qxg3 13. hxg3 Ng4 14. Bf4 f6 15. Rad1 h5 16. Be2 Be6
17. Nxb6 axb6 18. a3 Ke7 19. f3 Ne5 20. Kf2 b5 21. Bxe5 fxe5 22. Ke3 h4 23.
gxh4 Rxh4 24. Rh1 Rah8 25. Rxh4 Rxh4 26. Rc1 Rh2 27. Kf2 Rh8 28. Ke3 g5 29. Bd3
Kd7 {[%cal Gd7c8,Gc8b7,Gb7b6,Gc6c5] The start of the first long king march to
make ...c6-c5 possible. Der Beginn des ersten langen Königsmarschs, um ...c5
zu ermöglichen.} 30. Ra1 Bb3 31. Rc1 Kc8 32. Kf2 Kb7 33. Kg3 Be6 34. Ra1 Kb6
35. Rc1 c5 36. Ra1 c4 37. Bc2 Kc5 38. Re1 c6 39. Bb1 Kb6 40. Bc2 Kc7 {[%cal
Gc7e7,Ge7f6,Gd6d5] Carlsen starts another march to make the advance ...d6-d5
possible. Carlsen beginnt einen weiteren langen Marsch, um ...d5 spielen zu
können.} 41. Kf2 Kd7 42. a4 bxa4 43. Ra1 Rb8 44. Ra2 d5 45. exd5 cxd5 46.
Bxa4+ Kd6 47. Bc2 d4 {Finally Carlsen has achieved want he wants. But White
should be able to defend due to the reduced winning potential and the option
to free his rook by bringing his king to the queenside. Carlsen hat sein Ziel
erreicht. Weiß sollte sich allerdings gerade noch so über Wasser halten
können.} 48. Be4 $1 {The bishop immediately uses its new outpost. Der Läufer
nutzt seinen neuen Vorposten sofort.} Rb6 49. Ke2 {[%cal Ge2d2,Gd2c1] Now it
is White's time to start a king march. Nun beginnt Weiß einen Königsmarsch.}
g4 50. fxg4 $6 {This opens further roads for Black's attack. Dies öffnet dem
schwarzen Angriff Zugstraßen.} (50. Kd2 {is safer as ist sicherer, denn auf}
g3 {can be met by kann folgen} (50... Bd5 51. Kc1 d3 52. Ra5 d2+ 53. Kd1 Bxe4
54. fxe4 Rxb2 55. Rd5+ Ke6 56. Rc5 $11) (50... gxf3 51. gxf3 Bd7 52. Kc1 d3 53.
Ra8 $11) (50... Ke7 51. Kc1 d3 52. Ra5 Kf6 53. fxg4 Bxg4 54. b4 cxb3 55. Bxd3
$11) 51. Kc1 Bh3 52. Ra8 Bxg2 53. Rg8 $11) 50... Bxg4+ 51. Kd2 Be6 52. Kc2 $2 {
Radjabov commits the final mistake. Radjabov begeht den letzten Fehler.} ({
At the press conference Carlsen gave the prophylactic Auf der Pressekonferenz
gab Carlsen das prophylaktische} 52. Kc1 $1 {and also indicated what he had
planned then: an:} Bd5 53. Bxd5 Kxd5 {but White seems to be able to survive
due to the lare drawish tendency of rook endings, e.g. und Weiß kann sich
wegen der großen Remistendenz der Turmendspiele gerade noch retten:} 54. cxd4
exd4 55. Ra8 Rg6 56. Re8 Rxg2 57. Re7 d3 58. Rb7 Kd4 59. Kd1 Ke3 60. Re7+ Kf2
61. Rf7+ Kg1 62. Rc7 Rc2 63. Rg7+ $11) 52... Bd5 53. Bxd5 ({Keeping the
bishops on the board with Es hilft nicht, den Läufer mit} 53. Bg6 {does not
help: auf dem Brett zu behalten:} d3+ 54. Kd2 Bxg2 55. Ke3 Bd5 56. Bh5 Kd7 {
and the blockade will be broken sooner or later. A few sample lines run und
die Blockade wird früher oder später gebrochen werden, z.B.} 57. Bd1 (57.
Bg4+ Kc7 58. Ra5 Kd6 59. Ra2 Bc6 60. Bd1 Rb7 61. b4 cxb3 62. Rb2 e4 63. Kd4 (
63. Rxb3 Rh7 $19) 63... Bd5 64. c4 Rb4 65. Bxb3 Bc6 66. Kc3 Rb8 67. Kd4 d2 $19)
57... Kc7 58. Ra5 Kd6 59. Ra2 Rb5 60. Bh5 (60. Ra6+ Kc5 61. Ra2 Bc6 62. Bg4 (
62. Ba4 Rb7 63. Bxc6 Kxc6 64. Ra4 Kc5 65. Ra2 Rh7 66. Ra5+ Kd6 $19) 62... Rb8
63. Ra5+ Kd6 64. Ra2 Rg8 $19) 60... Kc5 61. Bg4 Bc6 62. Be6 e4 63. Bf7 (63. Ra4
Bd5 $19) 63... Rb7 64. Ra5+ Kb6 65. Rf5 Rd7 66. Bh5 Rg7 67. Kd4 Rg1 68. Kxc4 d2
69. Kd4 d1=Q+ 70. Bxd1 Rxd1+ $19) 53... d3+ $1 {An all important
zwischenschach. Das entscheidende Zwischenschach.} ({The direct Das direkte} 
53... Kxd5 $2 {spoils it due to verdirbt es wegen} 54. cxd4 exd4 55. Ra5+ Ke4
56. Ra8 {as Black's king has no hiding place, e.g. denn der schwarze König
kann sich nicht verstecken, z.B.} d3+ 57. Kc3 Rb3+ 58. Kxc4 d2 59. Rd8 Rxb2 60.
Kc3 $11) 54. Kd2 Kxd5 55. Ke3 Rg6 56. Ra5+ Ke6 57. Ke4 ({The pawn endgame is
lost after Das Bauernendspiel ist verloren:} 57. Ra6+ Kf5 58. Rxg6 Kxg6 {
due to White's backward b-pawn, e.g. Der weiße Bauer b2 kann nicht eingreifen.
} 59. b4 cxb3 60. Kxd3 e4+ 61. Kxe4 b2 $19) (57. b3 Rg3+ 58. Ke4 Rg4+ 59. Ke3
Kf5 60. bxc4 Rg3+ 61. Kf2 (61. Kd2 Ke4 $19) 61... Kf4 62. Rd5 e4 63. c5 (63.
Rd8 d2 64. Rf8+ Ke5 65. Rd8 Rd3 $19) 63... e3+ 64. Kf1 e2+ 65. Ke1 Ke4 66. Rh5
Rxg2 67. Kd2 Rg1 $19) (57. Kf2 Rf6+ 58. Ke3 (58. Ke1 e4 59. Rh5 e3 60. Rh3 e2
61. Rh1 Kf5 62. Kd2 Kg4 $19) 58... Rf1 $19) 57... Rg4+ 58. Kf3 Rf4+ 59. Ke3 Rf1
{and Radjabov resigned as Carlsen mighty passed pawns will decide the day, e.g.
und Radjabov gab auf, weil Carlsens mächtige Freibauern den Tag entscheiden
werden, z.B.} (59... Rf1 60. g4 Re1+ 61. Kd2 Re2+ 62. Kd1 e4 63. Rc5 Rxb2 64.
Rxc4 Ke5 65. g5 e3 $19) 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2835"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2012.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. Nbd2 Bc5 {An interesting idea that was used by Adams against Hunt last
year, and was picked up by Aronian who used it to beat Karjakin earlier this
year in Wijk Aan Zee. The idea is that the bishop is out of the pawn chain,
doing something productive.} 10. Nc4 d6 11. Bg5 {New. White immediately pins
the knight which has no comfortable way of being defended.} h6 12. Bh4 Bg4 13.
Ne3 Bxf3 14. gxf3 $5 {This strange move hopes to capitalize on the light
square weaknesses left by Black's next move.} (14. Qxf3 Nd4 15. Qd1 Nxb3 16.
cxb3 g5 17. Bg3 {looks acceptable for Black.}) 14... g5 (14... Nd4 15. Ng4 Qc8
$5 {with a complex position.}) 15. Bg3 Nd4 16. Bc4 Nh5 17. c3 bxc3 18. bxc3 Ne6
19. Rb1 Nhg7 20. Bd5 Rc8 21. Kh1 Kh8 22. Rg1 Qf6 23. Bc4 a5 {White has some
obvious drawbacks in his position. His bishop on g3 is slightly worse than
useless and his pawn on f3 is permanently weak. However Black has his issues -
a5 is weak, the g7 knight is not doing much and he lacks a clear plan.} 24. Rb5
h5 $5 {Trying to trap that bishop. This comes with a great amount of risk.} 25.
Rxa5 (25. Bxe6 $1 {A surprising exchange that works due to very concrete
reasons.} fxe6 (25... Nxe6 26. f4 $18 {h5 is hanging and with it the game.}) (
25... Qxe6 26. Bxe5 {is a similar version of the trick but better for White
since the f-file is still closed.}) 26. Bxe5 Qxe5 27. d4 Qf6 28. dxc5 {seems
better for White.}) 25... h4 26. Ng4 Qe7 27. Qf1 {Black can't take the g3
bishop just yet, but he doesn't have to. It won't be saved any time soon.} Ra8
(27... Bb6 28. Rb5 Ra8 29. Qh3 Rxa4 30. Bxe6 Nxe6 31. f4 {is, as many lines,
super messy. But Black is the one who has to be careful now.} exf4 $2 32. Bxh4
{and the rook swings to the attack and wins the game.}) 28. Rxc5 $1 {Another
surprising move! Carlsen sacrifices the exchange for the following tactical
reasons:} dxc5 (28... Nxc5 29. Bxh4 {is 'the point'} Nh5 $13 (29... gxh4 $2 30.
Qc1 {and since the e6-knight was distracted to c5 by the rook sacrifice, the
penetration on h6 is unavoidable and decisive.})) 29. Nxe5 (29. Bxe5 f6 {
and the bishop is still trapped, though White has some resources ... like
going back to g3!} 30. Bg3 (30. Bxe6 $1 Nxe6 31. Nxf6 Rxf6 32. f4 Nxf4 33. Rxg5
Kh7 34. Qd1 $1 {A superb resource.} Rg6 35. Rh5+ Nxh5 36. Qxh5+ $11 {and an
unusual perepetual.}) 30... Nh5 31. Nh6 hxg3 32. fxg3 {White only has a few
pawns for that rook, so It wouldn't be surprising that Black is winning, but
Black has coordination and light square problems to fix first.}) 29... Qf6 30.
Qh3 (30. f4 $5 {The idea is to block the f-file, allowing Nd7.} gxf4 31. Nd7
Qh6 32. Bxh4 Qxh4 33. Nxf8 Rxf8 34. Qg2 {White has obvious compensation for
the missing piece, and probably a little bit more.}) 30... Rxa4 31. Bd5 (31. f4
Nxf4 32. Bxf4 Qxf4 33. Nf3 Rxc4 $1 34. dxc4 f6 {finally leads to material
equality, and the position is quite complicated. Both structures are bad and
it seems that the weak nature of both kings will result in a perpetual.}) 31...
Ra6 32. Bc4 Rd6 33. f4 $1 {A well timed strike. Black must take with the
knight, which means that the bishop on g3 is finally not hanging, and Black's
pieces leave something to be desired.} Nxf4 34. Bxf4 Qxf4 35. Nf3 {Now Black
can't really defend the g5-pawn.} Rg6 36. Rg4 Qc1+ 37. Rg1 Qf4 38. Rg4 Qc1+ 39.
Rg1 Qf4 40. Rg4 Qc1+ {Neither side can improve their position beyond this
repetition. Black must always be defending the g5 pawn and White can't give
Black time to consolidate. A wild game, where every move is difficult to
justify. Overall the players did a fantastic job of navigating through the
treacherous waters and staying afloat. At no point was either side winning.}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2835"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2012.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Qa4+ Nd7 8.
Nf3 O-O 9. Be3 (9. Bg5 {was the original idea of the Janjghava system but it
doesn't force} h6 {. Therefore White prefers a simpler way of development.})
9... c5 10. Rc1 (10. Rd1 Qc7 11. Bd3 b6 12. O-O Bb7 13. Rfe1 a6 14. Qa3 e6 15.
Qb2 b5 16. a4 Nf6 17. Bg5 bxa4 18. Qa3 h6 19. Bd2 cxd4 20. cxd4 Bc6 21. Rc1 Qb7
22. Rb1 Bb5 23. Ne5 Rfd8 {1/2 Schandorff,L (2534)-Khalifman,A (2622)/Fuegen
2006/CBM 115}) (10. Be2 Nf6 (10... Qc7 $5) (10... e5 $5) 11. Bd3 (11. Nd2 Ng4
12. Bxg4 Bxg4 13. f3 Bd7 14. Qb3 cxd4 15. cxd4 b5 $15 {1-0 Korobov,A (2511)
-Obodchuk,A (2438)/Moscow 2002/CBM 088/(Krasenkow) (39)}) 11... a6 12. O-O Qc7
$11 {[%cal Yb7b5]}) 10... Nb6 (10... Nf6 11. Bd3 Ng4 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 cxd4
14. cxd4 Ne5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. d5 Qd6 17. Bg3 Bxg3 18. hxg3 Bd7 19. Qd4 $14 {
1-0 Tunik,G (2435)-Gutman,L (2535)/Moscow 1989/TD (45)}) (10... b6 11. Be2 Bb7
12. e5 Qc7 13. h4 Bd5 14. h5 c4 15. Qc2 Qc6 16. Qd2 f6 17. hxg6 hxg6 18. Bh6
$36 {0-1 Gurevich,M (2644)-L'Ami,E (2516)/Belgium 2005/EXT 2006 (44)}) (10...
e6 {is unnecessary but also possible:} 11. Be2 a6 12. Qa3 b6 13. Qb3 cxd4 14.
cxd4 Bb7 15. Bg5 Bf6 16. Bh6 Bg7 17. Bg5 Qb8 18. Qe3 Rc8 19. O-O Qd6 $11 {
1-0 Lenic,L (2637)-Gabrielian,A (2554)/Plovdiv BUL 2012/The Week in Chess 907 
(40)}) (10... a6 $5 11. Qa3 (11. Be2 b5 $1) 11... b6 12. e5 Bb7 13. h4 b5 14.
h5 e6 15. hxg6 hxg6 16. Ng5 Rc8 17. f4 cxd4 18. cxd4 Rxc1+ 19. Bxc1 {1-0
Twardon,M (2355)-Jasnikowski,Z (2460)/Katowice 1993/EXT 1998 (21)} Re8 $13) (
10... cxd4 11. cxd4 Nb6 12. Qa5 (12. Qb4 Qd6 13. Qxd6 exd6 14. Bd3 f5 15. O-O
fxe4 16. Bxe4 d5 $11 {1/2 Karner,H (2365)-Rytshagov,M (2425)/Tallinn 1989/EXT
1997 (26)}) 12... f5 13. e5 Be6 14. Be2 Qd5 15. Qb4 Qxa2 16. Qxe7 Rfc8 $13 {
0-1 Pisulinski,J (2400)-Malisauskas,V (2500)/Warsaw 1989/EXT 1997 (23)}) (10...
Qc7 {The main move, quite sufficient for equality.} 11. Be2 (11. Bd3 a6 (11...
b6 12. e5 Bb7 13. h4 Rad8 14. Bb1 Bc6 15. Qc2 {1-0 Twardon,M (2340)-Murawski,G
(2260)/Lubniewice 1994/CBM 045 ext (48)} b5 16. h5 Nb6 $13) 12. Qa3 c4 13. Bb1
e5 14. O-O b5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. f4 Bd6 18. Qb2 Bb7 19. Qf2 Rae8
20. e5 Ba3 21. Rce1 f6 $132 {1-0 Comas Fabrego,L (2435)-Fernandez Garcia,J 
(2445)/Spain 1993/TD (32)}) 11... a6 (11... e5 12. O-O b6 13. Rfd1 Bb7 14. d5
a6 15. Qb3 Nf6 16. Nd2 Bc8 17. a4 $14 {0-1 Ortiz Suarez,I (2556)
-Nepomniachtchi,I (2711)/Khanty-Mansiysk 2011/CBM 145 (59)}) 12. O-O b5 13. Qa3
Bb7 14. d5 Rac8 15. c4 b4 16. Qa4 Nb6 17. Qc2 a5 18. Qd2 e5 19. Ne1 Qd6 20. a3
f5 21. f3 Nd7 $13 {1-0 Litinskaya,M (2370)-Veroci,Z (2320)/Subotica 1991/TD 
(34)}) 11. Qd1 Bg4 (11... Qc7 {is less logical now:} 12. Bd3 Rd8 13. h3 e5 14.
O-O Be6 15. Qe2 $14 {[%csl Rb6] 1/2 Hughes,T (2161)-Dragicevic,D (2302)/
Gaziantep 2008/CBM 125 Extra (24)}) 12. Be2 Bxf3 13. gxf3 cxd4 {The simplest
course. Black opens up the c-file and trades all the rooks along it, reaching
full equality.} 14. cxd4 Qd7 15. O-O Rac8 16. Qd2 Rfd8 17. Rfd1 Rxc1 18. Qxc1
Rc8 19. Qa3 Na4 20. Bf1 b5 21. Rc1 Rxc1 22. Qxc1 Bxd4 23. Bxb5 Bxe3 24. Bxd7
Bxc1 25. Bxa4 Bf4 26. h3 Be5 27. Kg2 Bf4 28. Kg1 Be5 29. Kg2 Bf4 30. Kg1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E35"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2835"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2012.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8.
dxc5 g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. e3 Qa5 11. Rc1 {A rare continuation, which recently
became popular.} (11. Nge2 {or}) (11. Be5 {is usually played.}) 11... Nd7 $6 {
This leads to an endgame, clearly better for White. More appropriate
alternatives:} (11... Bf5 12. Bxb8 $1 (12. Bd3 Nd7 13. f3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Bxd3
15. Qxd3 Bxc5 $13) 12... Rxb8 13. Bd3 O-O 14. Nge2 Rfc8 15. O-O Rxc5 16. f3
Nxc3 17. bxc3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Ba3 19. Rb1 Qa4 20. Nd4 Rcc8 21. f4 $1 $40 {
1-0 Gupta,A (2644)-Yu Yangyi (2626)/Zaozhuang CHN 2012/The Week in Chess 915 
(73)}) (11... Nc6 $5 12. Bd3 $1 Bxc3+ (12... Nxg3 13. hxg3 d4 14. exd4 Nxd4 15.
Qd2 Be6 16. a3 Bxc5 17. b4 Qxa3 18. bxc5 O-O-O 19. Nb1 Qa4 $44 {0-1 Tozer,R 
(2380)-Lalic,S (2405)/London 1997/CBM 058 ext (33)}) 13. bxc3 Nxc5 14. Nf3 b6
15. h4 g4 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Nxd3+ 18. Qxd3 Ba6 19. Qf5 Rg8 $13 {1/2
Lomineishvili,M (2437)-Zaiatz,E (2364)/St Petersburg 2009/CBM 129 Extra (48)})
({There is also nothing wrong with} 11... Qxa2 {, e.g.} 12. Bb5+ Bd7 13. Bxd7+
Nxd7 14. Nge2 Nxc3 15. Nxc3 Qc4 16. Rd1 (16. h4 O-O-O) 16... Nxc5 17. f3 Bxc3+
18. bxc3 Ne6 19. Kf2 Rc8 20. Be5 Rg8 $13 {1/2 Finegold,B (2563)-Perelshteyn,E 
(2522)/Chicago 2006/EXT 2007 (46)}) 12. Nge2 Ndxc5 (12... Qxa2 13. Kd1 {
1/2 Priborsky,J (2344)-Gordon,S (2508)/Liverpool 2008/CBM 126 Extra} Nxc3+ 14.
Nxc3 Bxc3 15. Qxc3 O-O 16. h4 $16) 13. a3 Bxc3+ 14. Nxc3 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Qxc3+
16. Rxc3 Ne4 17. Rc7 $16 {[%csl Gc7,Rd5]} Nxg3 (17... O-O 18. Be2 $16 (18. Be5
$143 f6 19. Bd4 Rf7)) 18. hxg3 Rb8 19. Bb5+ Kf8 20. Kd2 (20. f4 $5 {may be
more energetic.}) 20... Kg7 21. Rhc1 Rd8 $6 {This move is rather senseless.} (
21... Be6 $142 {[%cal Yg7f6,Yf6e5,Ye5d6]} 22. Re7 Kf6 23. Rcc7 a6 24. Be2 b5 {
Of course, Black's position remains very bad.}) 22. Re7 Kf6 23. Rcc7 Rf8 24. b4
$6 {There was no need to move queenside pawns at the moment.} (24. Be2 $142 $1
{[%cal Ye2f3,Yf3d5,Re2h5]} g4 25. Bd1 {winning the d5-pawn.}) 24... a6 25. Bd3
a5 26. bxa5 ({Why not} 26. b5 {? There was no reason to break the well-known
rule that pawn exchanges are favourable for the defender.}) 26... Ra8 27. Bb5
Rxa5 28. a4 Ra8 29. Kc3 h5 $1 {Trying to create at least some counterplay.} 30.
Kb4 h4 31. Re8 $2 {A strange decision letting Black's pieces out.} (31. Kc5
hxg3 32. fxg3 $16 {although Black now obtains some counterplay by means of} Be6
33. Rxb7 Ke5) 31... Rxe8 32. Bxe8 Be6 33. Bb5 d4 $5 (33... hxg3 34. fxg3 Rb8 {
[%cal Yf6f5,Yf5e4,Yf5g4] was possible, too.}) 34. gxh4 gxh4 35. exd4 Bd5 36. f3
Rg8 {Black's position is straightening up like a spring.} 37. Rc2 (37. Bf1 $142
{The rook should remain active. However, White can hardly convert his extra
pawn in that case, too.}) 37... Ke7 38. a5 Kd6 39. Bc4 Bxc4 40. Rxc4 $2 (40.
Kxc4 Rg5 $1 {must lead to a draw but White has nothing better in any case} ({
GM A.Morozevich fancied under time pressure that the pawn ending after} 40...
Rc8+ $6 41. Kd3 Rxc2 $6 42. Kxc2 Kc6 {was dangerous for him due to Black's
outside passed b-pawn; that was not the case; on the contrary,} 43. Kd3 Kb5 44.
Ke4 Kxa5 45. Kd5 $1 {gave him winning chances})) 40... Rxg2 41. Rc5 h3 42. Rh5
h2 {[%csl Gh2] Black is simply better in this rook endgame; fortunately for
White, the limited number of pawns enables him to hold his ground.} 43. Kc4
Rc2+ 44. Kd3 Ra2 45. Ke4 f5+ 46. Kf4 Kd5 47. Rxf5+ Kxd4 48. Rh5 Rg2 49. Rh7 Kd3
50. Ke5 Ke2 51. f4 Kf1 (51... Kf3 $144) 52. f5 Ra2 53. f6 Rxa5+ 54. Ke6 Ra6+
55. Ke7 Rxf6 56. Kxf6 Kg1 57. Ke5 h1=Q 58. Rxh1+ Kxh1 59. Kd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E36"]
[WhiteElo "2835"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2012.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 {The newest
trend in the 4.Qc2 variation.} 7. e3 {The practice of the last years has shown
that White risks falling behind in development if he spends a tempo on Bg5.
The game move saves an important tempo, but faces White with the risk of
remaining with a passive dark-squared bishop, especially after the exchange of
the light-squared bishops.} (7. Bg5 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Rd1 Ba6 10. Qa4 Bb7 (
10... Qd7 {Nepomniachtchi,I (2711)-Amin,B (2609)/Ningbo 2011/CBM 144/(Marin,M)
(1-0, 46)}) 11. f3 Nbd7 {Dreev,A (2697)-L'Ami,E (2623)/Aix-les-Bains 2011/CBM
142/(Marin,M) (1/2, 43)}) (7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 {Golod,V (2590)-Almasi,Z 
(2720)/Rijeka 2010/CBM 136/(Marin,M) (1/2, 18)}) 7... b6 8. cxd5 {White
decides to play against the hanging pawns. His slight delay in development
makes this approach rather risky.} (8. Nf3 Ba6 (8... Bb7 {Vitiugov,N (2694)
-Karjakin,S (2723)/Khanty Mansiysk 2009/CBM 134/(Marin) (0-1, 47)}) 9. b4 {
Grachev,B (2652)-Bartel,M (2618)/Khanty Mansiysk 2009/CBM 134/(Marin) (1/2, 21)
}) 8... exd5 ({The dynamic} 8... Qxd5 {is also playable:} 9. f3 (9. Be2 c5 10.
Bf3 Ne4 11. Qc2 f5 12. Ne2 cxd4 13. exd4 Nc6 14. Be3 Ba6 $132 {Narciso Dublan,
M (2551)-Fedorchuk,S (2650)/Salou 2011/CBM 142 Extra (1/2, 36)}) 9... Ba6 (9...
Rd8 $5 {would prevent or at least delay e3-e4.}) 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. e4 Qb7 12.
Bg5 Nd7 13. Ne2 $14 {Michiels,B (2501)-Winants,L (2540)/Belgium 2012 (1/2, 60)}
) ({A previous game between the same opponents went:} 8... Nxd5 9. Qc2 Ba6 10.
Bxa6 Nxa6 11. e4 Ne7 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Qc6 e5 15. Qb5 exd4 16. Qxa6
Qxe4+ 17. Kf1 Rfe8 $44 {Carlsen,M (2823)-Kramnik,V (2791)/Moscow 2011/CBM 144 
(1/2, 35)}) 9. Bd3 $146 {White takes measures against the occupation of the
e4-square.} (9. Nf3 Ne4 10. Qc2 Bf5 $132 {Vasilevich,T (2399)-Galojan,L (2373)/
Plovdiv 2010/CBM 138 Extra (1/2, 36)}) 9... Ba6 $1 {As a general rule, it is
the side playing against the hanging pawns who is interested in exchanging
these bishops. Here, we have enough elements to justify Black's last move.
Strategically, it is always a good idea to spoil the enemy's bishop pair.
Dynamically, the white bishop has moved already, which transforms the next
move into a loss of time.} (9... Ne4 10. Qc2 Bf5 $6 11. Ne2 $14) 10. Bxa6 Nxa6
11. Qd3 (11. Nf3 c5 $36) 11... Qc8 12. Ne2 ({With such poor development, White
cannot afford to play} 12. b4 c5 {. General exchanges on c5 would leave the
light squares desperately weak.}) 12... c5 13. b3 {Taking measures against the
threatened ...c5-c4.} cxd4 $5 {This seems to be the best moment to release the
tension.} ({After just a few neutral moves, such as} 13... Qb7 14. O-O Rac8 15.
Bb2 {Black would face some small problems already.}) 14. Qxd4 $2 {Too
ambitious. White wants to play against the Isolani, but underestimates the
significance of his delay in development.} (14. Nxd4 $2 {is almost as bad:} Nc5
15. Qb5 (15. Qe2 Nxb3 16. Nxb3 Qc3+ $17) (15. Qb1 Qa6) (15. Qc2 Qa6) 15... a6
16. Qxb6 Rb8 17. Qc6 Nxb3 18. Qxc8 Rfxc8 $32) (14. exd4 $11 {would have led to
plain equality.}) 14... Nc5 {White has problems defending the b3- and
d3-squares. Castling becomes a remote dream.} 15. Qd1 (15. Rb1 Qf5 $36) 15...
Qa6 16. Nf4 (16. O-O Nxb3 $17) 16... d4 {Strong enough, but maybe a bit
premature.} (16... g5 $6 17. Bb2 $132) ({Black could have prepared the central
break with:} 16... Rad8 $5 17. b4 (17. Bb2 d4 $1 18. Bxd4 Rxd4 19. Qxd4 Nxb3
20. Qb2 Nxa1 21. Qxa1 Qa5+ 22. Ke2 Qb5+ $40 {[%cal Gf8d8]}) 17... g5 18. bxc5 (
18. Bb2 d4) 18... gxf4 $36) 17. b4 {The only chance to stay in the game.} (17.
exd4 $2 Rfe8+ 18. Be3 g5 19. Ne2 Nd3+ 20. Kf1 Nd5 $40) 17... dxe3 ({The
unexpected resource} 17... Nd5 $5 {would have offered better chances for
retaining an attack:} 18. Nxd5 (18. bxc5 Nxf4 19. exf4 Rfe8+ 20. Kd2 bxc5 $19)
18... Nd3+ 19. Kd2 Nxf2 20. Qf1 Ne4+ 21. Ke1 d3 $40) 18. bxc5 Qa5+ 19. Kf1 Rad8
20. Qc2 Qb5+ {Resigning himself to a draw by perpetual.} 21. Ke1 (21. Kg1 $2
Qxc5 $19) 21... Qa5+ 22. Kf1 Qb5+ 23. Ke1 Qa5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2835"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.22"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Nc2 Bxe3 8.
Nxe3 Qe5 9. Bd3 d5 10. Nd2 dxe4 11. Bxe4 O-O 12. Qc2 f5 13. Bxc6 Nxc6 14. Nf3
Qc5 15. Qb3+ Kh8 16. O-O-O f4 17. Nd5 Be6 18. Rhe1 Bg8 19. Qa3 Qxa3 20. bxa3
Rf5 21. Nxc7 Rc8 22. Ne6 Na5 23. Rd8 Rxd8 24. Nxd8 h6 25. Re5 Rxe5 26. Nxe5 g5
27. Ndf7+ Kg7 28. Nd6 Bxa2 29. Kd2 Bd5 30. f3 Kf6 31. Ng4+ Ke6 32. Nb5 Nc4+ 33.
Kd3 h5 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2835"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.22"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Bc4 a6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. Re1 e6 8. a4 Nd7
9. Bg5 Ne7 10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Qxa8 12. d5 Nc5 13. Nd4 h6 14. Bxe7 Kxe7 15.
Nxb5 Qa5 16. N1c3 Rb8 17. dxe6 fxe6 18. Nd4 Nxb3 19. Nxb3 Qb4 20. Qg4 Bxc3 21.
bxc3 Qxc3 22. Re3 Qxc2 23. h3 Rf8 24. Qxe6+ Kxe6 25. Nd4+ Ke5 26. Nxc2 c5 27.
Ne1 Ra8 28. Nd3+ Kd4 29. e5 c4 30. Nf4 dxe5 31. Ne2+ Kd5 32. Nc3+ Ke6 33. f4 e4
34. Kf2 Bc6 35. Nxe4 Ra2+ 36. Kg3 Kd5 37. Nf6+ Kd4 38. Re6 Rxg2+ 39. Kh4 Bf3
40. Ng4 c3 41. Rd6+ Kc5 42. Rd8 Rxg4+ 43. hxg4 c2 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2835"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.22"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. g3 h5 6. Bg2 h4 7. Nc3 g6 8. Bg5
hxg3 9. hxg3 Rxh1+ 10. Bxh1 Bg7 11. Nb3 b6 12. Nd5 Nh7 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Nxe7
Bxb2 15. Rb1 Bc3+ 16. Kf1 Rb8 17. Nxc8 Rxc8 18. Qd3 Bg7 19. Rd1 Ng5 20. Bd5 Ne6
21. Nd2 Qe7 22. Ne4 Kf8 23. Kg2 Nc7 24. Bb7 Rb8 25. Nd6 Be5 26. Bf3 Qxd6 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2835"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.22"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 Qd7 7. e3 Bxc3 8. bxc3
f5 9. d3 Nf6 10. Nd2 b6 11. f4 Bb7 12. e4 O-O-O 13. Re1 fxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15.
Bxe4 Rhe8 16. Qf3 e6 17. Qf2 d5 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Bg2 Rxe1+ 20. Qxe1 d4 21. Qf1
Ne7 22. c4 Nf5 23. Bd2 Re8 24. Re1 Rxe1 25. Qxe1 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 Kb7 27. Kf2 h5
28. Qd1 Ka6 29. a4 Qe8 30. Qb3 Qe6 31. a5 Ne3 32. Bxe3 Qxe3+ 33. Kf1 Qf3+ 34.
Kg1 Qe3+ 35. Kf1 Kb7 36. axb6 axb6 37. Qd1 Kc6 38. Kg2 b5 39. Qa4 Kb6 40. Qb3
Kc6 41. Qc2 Kd6 42. Kh3 Qe6+ 43. Kg2 Qe3 44. Kh3 Qe6+ 45. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2835"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.22"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 a6 4. Ngf3 c5 5. c3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nf6 7. e5 Nfd7 8. f4
Nc6 9. N2f3 Be7 10. Bd3 Nc5 11. Bc2 Bd7 12. O-O Nxd4 13. Nxd4 g6 14. Be3 Qc7
15. Kh1 h5 16. Qe1 Rc8 17. Bf2 Ba4 18. Bb1 Bd7 19. Bh4 Bxh4 20. Qxh4 Qd8 21.
Qf2 Qe7 22. Bc2 Ba4 23. b3 Bd7 24. a4 O-O 25. Rae1 Bc6 26. f5 exf5 27. Nxf5
gxf5 28. Qg3+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2835"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.22"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 b6 4. Bb2 Bb7 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. c3 Nf6 7. Bc2 d5 8. e5 Nd7
9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nb4 11. O-O Rc8 12. Nc3 Nxc2 13. Qxc2 Be7 14. Qd2 O-O 15.
Ne2 Ba6 16. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 17. Rxc1 Qb8 18. h4 Rc8 19. Nf4 Rxc1+ 20. Qxc1 Qc8 21.
Qb1 Nf8 22. g3 Ng6 23. Ng2 h6 24. Ne3 Be2 25. Kg2 Qa6 26. Ne1 Bb4 27. f3 Bd2
28. Kf2 Bxe3+ 29. Kxe3 Bf1 30. Qc2 Qxa2 31. Bc3 Qxc2 32. Nxc2 a5 33. h5 Ne7 34.
g4 Nc6 35. Kd2 g6 36. Ne3 Ba6 37. f4 b5 38. hxg6 fxg6 39. f5 Kf7 40. f6 b4 41.
Bb2 g5 42. Nd1 Na7 43. Nf2 Bf1 44. Ke1 Bg2 45. Ke2 Nb5 46. Nd3 Be4 47. Nc5 Bg6
48. Nb7 Ke8 49. Nxa5 h5 50. gxh5 Bxh5+ 51. Ke3 Bd1 52. Nb7 g4 53. Kf4 Nc3 54.
Kg3 Ne4+ 55. Kg2 Bxb3 56. Bc1 Bd1 57. Nd6+ Nxd6 58. exd6 b3 59. Kg3 Bc2 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2835"]
[BlackElo "2825"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.22"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O a6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. Nxd4 Be7 8.
f3 O-O 9. Be3 Nd7 10. Nc3 Ne5 11. Qe2 Bb4 12. Nd1 c5 13. Nb3 c4 14. Nd4 c5 15.
Nf5 Bxf5 16. exf5 Re8 17. Nf2 Nc6 18. Ne4 Nd4 19. Bxd4 Qxd4+ 20. Kh1 Qxb2 21.
a3 Ba5 22. Rab1 Qe5 23. Rxb7 Qxf5 24. Qxc4 Qe6 25. Qxc5 Bd8 26. Qd4 Be7 27. Rb6
Qa2 28. c4 Qxa3 29. c5 a5 30. Ra1 Rad8 31. Nd6 Bf6 32. Rxa3 Bxd4 33. Nxe8 Bxc5
34. Rd6 Rxe8 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2835"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.22"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. e5 Nh5 4. f4 d5 5. c4 c6 6. Nc3 Ng7 7. Nf3 h5 8. Qb3 e6
9. Be3 Be7 10. Be2 b6 11. O-O Kf8 12. Rac1 Nf5 13. Bf2 Kg7 14. cxd5 exd5 15.
Bd3 Be6 16. Nd1 Qd7 17. Ne3 Rc8 18. Nxf5+ Bxf5 19. Bh4 Bf8 20. Bf6+ Kg8 21.
Bxf5 Qxf5 22. Nh4 Qe4 23. f5 Nd7 24. fxg6 Nxf6 25. gxf7+ Kh8 26. Rf4 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2835"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.22"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 exd4 8. Nxd4
Re8 9. f3 c6 10. Bf2 d5 11. exd5 cxd5 12. O-O Nc6 13. c5 Re5 14. a3 Qf8 15. b4
Bd7 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Bd4 Re6 18. Bd3 Nh5 19. Bc2 Rae8 20. Qd2 Bxd4+ 21. Qxd4
Qh6 22. f4 Re3 23. f5 Qg5 24. b5 R8e5 25. b6 Qd8 26. Rab1 axb6 27. cxb6 Ng7 28.
b7 Qb8 29. Na4 Bxf5 30. Nc5 Ne6 31. Qxe5 Rxe5 32. Nd7 Qa7+ 33. Kh1 Kg7 34. b8=Q
Qxb8 35. Rxb8 Re3 36. Bxf5 gxf5 37. h3 f4 38. Rc8 Rc3 39. a4 d4 40. Ne5 c5 41.
a5 Ra3 42. Rc1 Rxa5 43. Nd3 f3 44. gxf3 Ra3 45. Nxc5 Nf4 46. Rg1+ Kf6 47. Ne4+
Ke6 48. Re1 Kd7 49. Rc4 Rxf3 50. Rxd4+ Kc7 51. Rc1+ Kb6 52. Rb4+ Ka5 53. Rb2
Rxh3+ 54. Kg1 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.29"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2835"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O Bd6 6. c4 c6 7. b3 Qe7 8. Ne5 b6
9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nc4 Nc6 11. Nxd6+ Qxd6 12. a4 Qd7 13. Ba3 Kf7 14. Nc3 Ba6 15.
f3 Rhe8 16. Qd2 Kg8 17. Rfc1 Rac8 18. Ra2 h6 19. Rac2 Na5 20. Rb1 Rc7 21. Na2
Rxc2 22. Qxc2 Nc6 23. Qd2 e5 24. dxe5 Rxe5 25. Re1 Qe6 26. f4 Rxe2 27. Rxe2
Bxe2 28. Nc3 Bh5 29. Bxd5 Nxd5 30. Qxd5 Qxd5 31. Nxd5 Bf7 32. Ne7+ Nxe7 33.
Bxe7 Bxb3 34. a5 bxa5 35. Kf2 a4 36. Ke3 Kf7 37. Ba3 g5 38. h4 Kg6 39. hxg5
hxg5 40. Kd2 Kh5 41. fxg5 Kxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.28"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2835"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. d4 dxe4 10. Nxe5 Bb7 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Bg5 Nd5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nd2 f5
15. f3 e3 16. c4 Nf4 17. cxb5+ Kh8 18. Nc4 e2 19. Qd2 Qg5 20. Rxe2 Nxe2+ 21.
Qxe2 Bxb5 22. Qe3 f4 23. Qe5 Qh4 24. Qe1 Qxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Bxc4 26. Bxc4 c6 27.
Re6 Rf6 28. Re4 a5 29. h4 Rd8 30. Re5 a4 31. Ra5 Rfd6 32. Rxa4 Rxd4 33. b3 g6
34. Kh2 Kg7 35. Ra6 Rd2 36. a4 Rf2 37. Ra7+ Kh8 38. Kh3 h5 39. Rf7 Rdd2 40.
Rxf4 Rxg2 41. Rf7 Rh2+ 42. Kg3 Rdg2+ 43. Kf4 Rxh4+ 44. Ke5 Rg5+ 45. Kf6 Rf5+
46. Kxg6 Rxf7 47. Bxf7 Rf4 48. Be6 Rxf3 49. Kxh5 Re3 50. Bc4 Kg7 51. Kg5 Re5+
52. Kf4 Kf6 53. Bd3 Rh5 54. Be4 c5 55. Bd3 Rh4+ 56. Ke3 Ke5 57. a5 Rh3+ 58. Ke2
Kd4 59. Bc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.27"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2835"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[TimeControl "6000+30"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. c3 Ngf6 5. Qe2 a6 6. Ba4 Qc7 {Not the main
move, but it scores quite well. A lot of games have seen 6... b5 instead.} 7.
O-O e5 {And this is new, Volokitin had tried c4 against a weaker opponent a
few years ago.} 8. d4 b5 9. Bc2 cxd4 {This move requires a little bit of an
explanation. Black doesn't really want to concede the c3 square for White's N,
but at the same time, this move is useful because it takes the sting out of a4,
which would have been the reply to any other logical move. The position
heavily resembles a Ruy Lopez more than a Sicilian, due to the B positioning
on c2 and the pawn structure.} (9... Be7 10. a4 b4 11. dxc5 dxc5 12. Nbd2 {
[%cal Rd2c4] eeally emphasizes the weakness left on c4 by pushing the pawn.})
10. cxd4 Be7 11. Nc3 (11. a4 b4 {is nowhere near as threatening now.}) 11...
O-O 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Bb7 14. Rad1 Rac8 15. Bb3 Rfe8 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Bg3 Bf8
18. h3 Nb6 {So far both sides have developed in a very logical fashion. Black
should be quite happy with the results of the opening: all his pieces are on
good squares and he has a sound pawn structure. His last move prepares the
very natural ...Nc4, which will block out the strong B on b3, and pressure b2.}
19. Nh4 $5 Nc4 20. Nf5 {And this is where things start to get wild. Magnus'
Nh4 was already an indication that this move will follow, as there was no
satisfactory way to meekly defend the b2 pawn.} Nxb2 21. Bh4 $5 (21. Rc1 Nc4
22. Bh4 g5 $15 {Gives White some compensation but I'm not sure it is enough.
The N on f5 does look powerful, but a pawn is a pawn. It's possible that Black
is just better in this position.}) (21. Nxh6+ $5 gxh6 22. Bh4 Bg7 (22... Qc6
23. Bxf6 Qxf6 24. Qxb2 $14) 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. Qg4+ Kh8 25. Rd7 Qxc3 26. Bxf7
Red8 $17 {And here White has a scary looking attack, but it does seem like
Black will survive by all means.}) 21... Nxd1 {Topalov "goes for it" but he
might not have had a choice.} (21... g5 {Seemed like the more prudent way to
play, but that is not quite the case.} 22. Rd6 $3 Bxd6 $8 23. Nxh6+ Kf8 24.
Bxg5 $13 {And despite being up a rook (!) White's threats look extremely
powerful. Specifically, Bxf6 and Qg4 or Nf5 and Bh5+. A crazy position that
should be analyzed in depth.}) 22. Bxf6 Nxc3 (22... gxf6 $2 23. Nxd1 $16 {
gives White way too much compensation for his lost material, as Qh5 is the
next move and the attack is huge.}) (22... Re6 $5 {is a very clever move. If
White takes on e6, then after fxe6 the g7-pawn will be better defended and it
kicks out the N on f5. Again, this position would require lots of analysis,
but let's take a look at the most obvious.} 23. Nxh6+ (23. Bxe6 Nxc3 $5 24.
Nxh6+ Kh7 25. Qh5 g6 $13) 23... Kh7 24. Qh5 g6 $1 25. Qh4 Bxh6 26. Rxd1 g5 $1
27. Bxg5 Rg6 $13) 23. Qg4 Bxe4 {A very logical move. The bishop hurries back
to the defense and attacks the f5-N. It also covers the b1-h7 diagonal which
can be important in many variations.} (23... Re6 {was very interesting but
it's hard to play during a game. Again, this will be analyzed in full.} 24.
Nxh6+ (24. Nxg7 $5 Rxf6 25. Ne8+ Kh8 26. Nxf6 Bg7 27. Qf5 Bxf6 28. Qxf6+ Kg8
29. Qg6+ Kf8 30. Qxh6+ Ke8 {Might just not work for White though.}) 24... Kh7
25. Nxf7 $13) 24. Nxh6+ (24. Nxg7 Kh7 25. Nxe8 Rxe8 26. Rd1 $1 {is a very
surprising resource. Here Black is powerless against the threat of Rd7, but he
can still defend once the R penetrates.} Bg6 (26... Nxd1 $4 27. Qxe4+ Kg8 28.
Qg6+) 27. Rd7 Ne2+ 28. Kf1 Ng3+ 29. fxg3 Qc1+ 30. Ke2 {with an incredibly
messy position.}) 24... Kh7 25. Bxf7 {A lot of pieces are swarming around the
black king. It is easy to say this during post mortem analysis: I just don't
see what White is threatening at the moment. However, during the heat of
battle, I can't imagine having a scarier position.} Qxf7 $2 {This is a little
bit of a panic mode.} (25... Bd3 {and I'm not sure what White's followup is.}
26. Qh5 Ne2+ 27. Kh1 Nf4 {and it looks like it's checkmate but it's not, so
Black wins.}) 26. Nxf7 gxf6 {Black still has a considerable material advantage,
but unfortunately for him his K is very exposed. Carlsen must be quick to
exploit this, because as soon as Black gets any kind of coordination he will
be lost.} 27. f4 $8 Bg6 28. Qh4+ Kg7 29. fxe5 Ne4 30. Rxf6 Bc5+ 31. Kh2 Nxf6
32. Qxf6+ Kh7 33. Ng5+ Kh6 {White has sacrificed even more material, but in
compensation Black's K is even more exposed. It is funny how those things work.
In any case, it is clear the Magnus now has a perpetual and I'm sure many GMs
would be willing to finish such an exhausting game, but that's not the
attitude that's made Magnus the #1 player in the world.} 34. Ne6 (34. Nf7+ Kh7
$11) 34... Rxe6 35. Qxe6 Re8 36. Qf6 {To be fair, it doesn't take much to
realize that White still holds a perpetual in his hands whenever he wants it.
He just has to be careful not to overpress.} Be7 $2 {I'm not sure why Topalov
gifted the a6-pawn, but maybe a loss of perspective can explain it. After
defending so much and having such wild material differences, it is sometimes
hard to remember that one pawn can make a big difference.} (36... a5 {was
quite a superior move. Not only does it save the pawn, it keeps the pressure
on e5 which is very important.}) 37. Qxa6 $14 b4 38. Qc4 Bf8 39. g4 Kh7 40. e6
Bd6+ {Move 40 has finally been reached, but sadly for Topalov his position
isn't so good any more. This is mainly due to the fact that the e6-pawn is
very hard to get to, and the two passed pawns on the kingside are very
powerful. On top of that, there is no way to create counterplay. This is a
very tough defense.} 41. Kg2 Be7 42. Qc7 {Black is almost in Zugzwang in this
position, and actually 42...Kg7 is forced.} Kg8 43. Kg3 Kf8 44. Qf4+ $6 {
An innacuracy, a better way to do what Magnus did in the game was by putting
the Q on e5 immediately.} (44. Qe5 $1 {threatening Qh8 mate.} Kg8 45. h4 {
is much more like it, with strong threats.}) 44... Kg7 45. Qd4+ Kg8 46. h4 Rd8
47. Qc4 Bd3 $6 {And with this move Topalov returns the favor, it was
imperative to take this one hope of counterplay and go for it.} (47... Rd3+ $1
48. Kg2 Rd2+ (48... Bxh4 $2 49. e7+ $18) 49. Kf3 Bxh4 {and it seems Black is
safe. Easier said with a lot of time to analyze the position though, as it
looks quite scary.}) 48. Qc6 Bb1 $2 {But this move just loses. It is way too
aggressive, which is unsurprising considering Topalov's usual 'defense'
methods, but it was not what the position required.} (48... Kg7 49. g5 Bg6 {
still gave good drawing chances since the K can't easily cross to the 4th rank
to support the pawn.}) 49. h5 {Winning but not as easily as....} (49. Qb7 $1 {
And now Black has serious problems with the positioning of his pieces.} Kf8 $2
(49... Re8 50. Qd7 Kf8 51. Qd1 {and again Q somewhere in the f-file next move.}
) (49... Bd6+ 50. Kh3 $18 {threatens both Qf7 and e7 and just e7 directly.})
50. Qf3+ Kg8 51. Qf7+) 49... Bxa2 50. Qe4 {Black is simply dominated in this
position, and his K is rapidly being entangled in a mating net.} Kh8 51. h6 Bf6
52. e7 Re8 53. Qf4 Bg7 54. hxg7+ Kxg7 55. g5 Kg8 56. Qf6 {Definitely not
Topalov's most shining moment. It is possible that he was simply winning and
that Carlsen's sacrifices were not much more than a bluff, but the bluff paid
off. Even then, the endgame was quite holdable, but Topalov's over-aggression
prevented him from cooly maintaining a passive defense, and that cost him the
game. Wild and exciting chess!} 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2835"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Bf4 {By far not the main
line. There are three more popular continuations:} (6. Bg5 {Bu Xiangzhi (2714)
-Movsesian,S (2732)/Nanjing 2008/CBM 128/(Rogozenco) (1-0, 62)}) (6. e3 {
Inkiov,V (2495)-Gurevich,M (2634)/Utrecht 2005/CBM 106 ext/(Gutman) (1-0, 32)})
(6. g3 dxc4 (6... Bb4 {Wells,P (2489)-Houska,J (2418)/Sheffield 2011/CBM 143
Extra/(Martin,A) (1/2, 36)}) 7. Bg2 c5 8. O-O (8. dxc5 {Moiseenko,A (2679)
-Postny,E (2612)/Mulhouse 2011/CBM 142 Extra/(Postny) (1/2, 80)}) 8... cxd4 9.
Nxd4 Bc5 {Mamedyarov,S (2763)-Gashimov,V (2734)/Astrakhan 2010/CBM 137/(Postny)
(1/2, 43)}) 6... Be7 {A rare continuation. It is worth mentioning that Carlsen
had played this line with White.} (6... c5 7. e3 Nc6 8. Be2 dxc4 9. Bxc4 cxd4
10. exd4 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 Nb4 13. Ne5 Bd7 14. d5 exd5 15. Nxd5 Nbxd5 16.
Bxd5 Bg4 17. Nxg4 Nxd5 18. Nh6+ Kh8 19. Nf5 Nxf4 20. Rxe7 g6 21. Qxd8 Raxd8 22.
Ne3 $14 {Carlsen,M (2786)-Movsesian,S (2732)/Kallithea 2008/CBM 127/(Krasenkow)
(0-1, 76)}) (6... a5 7. e3 Na6 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O Nb4 {Carlsen,M (2775)-Kamsky,
G (2723)/Moscow 2008/CBM 126 Extra (1/2, 94)}) 7. e3 Nh5 $146 {The move is new,
but the idea is typical in the 5.Bf4 Queen's Gambit.} (7... O-O) 8. Bd3 Nxf4 9.
exf4 a5 10. O-O Na6 11. Rc1 Nb4 12. b3 O-O 13. Bb1 Bf6 14. Re1 b6 15. cxd5 cxd5
16. Na2 Nxa2 17. Bxa2 Ba6 18. Bb1 g6 19. Bd3 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Rc8 21. g3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2835"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[Annotator "Karjakin,S"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. d4 e6 5. a3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 {
Magnus chooses the rare moves of the Petrosian line and already here I started
to think... Magnus wählt die seltenen Züge der Petrosian-Variante, und
bereits hier begann ich zu überlegen...} h6 {Not the most common move, which
was evaluated differently! Nicht der häufigste Zug, und er wird
unterschiedlich bewertet!} 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 c5 12. O-O {
I heard different evaluations of this position. Aronian told me that this is a
famous position from the Queen's Gambit with an extra tempo for White, but
Magnus said that the position is absolutely harmless for Black... Zu dieser
Stellung hörte ich unterschiedliche Einschätzungen. Aronian sagte mir, dies
sei eine berühmte Stellung aus dem Damengambit mit einem Extratempo für
Weiß, dagegen meinte Magnus, die Stellung sei absolut harmlos für Schwarz...}
Na6 {Preparing Nc7-e6, but later the knight went another way... Bereitet
Nc7-e6 vor, doch später ging der Springer einen anderen Weg...} 13. Ne5 {
Interesting try, White is preparing f2-f4. I expected more Ne2 and then Ng3 or
Nf4. Also possible was Bb1 with an unclear position. Interessanter Versuch,
Weiß bereitet f2-f4 vor. Ich erwartete eher Ne2 und dann Ng3 oder Nf4.
Ebenfalls möglich war Bb1 mit unklarer Stellung.} cxd4 14. exd4 Bxe5 ({
The interesting alternative Die interessante Alternative} 14... Nc5 {seemed
quite risky to me in view of schien mir ziemlich riskant angesichts von} 15.
Nxf7 ({A quieter move is Ein ruhigerer Zug ist} 15. f4) 15... Rxf7 16. dxc5
bxc5 17. Qh5 {and for the human the position looks very dangerous with such a
weak diagonal b1-h7. , und für den Menschen sieht die Stellung mit einer
derart schwachen Diagonale b1-h7 brandgefährlich aus.}) 15. dxe5 Nc5 16. Re1
$1 {The only one try to fight for an advantage! Der einzige Versuch, um
Vorteil zu kämpfen!} (16. Nb5 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Ba6 $11 {is fine for Black, for
example: ist in Ordnung für Schwarz, zum Beispiel:} 18. f4 Rc8 19. Rce1 $6 {
Trying to play for a win. Versucht, auf Gewinn zu spielen.} ({White should
make a draw after Weiß sollte Remis machen mit} 19. Rxc8 Qxc8 20. Qxd5 Qc5+
21. Qxc5 bxc5 22. a4 Bxb5 23. axb5 Rb8 $11) 19... Qd7 20. a4 Rc4 $1 21. b3 Bxb5
22. axb5 Rb4 $15) 16... Re8 ({The most logical move does not work: Der
logischste Zug funktioniert nicht:} 16... d4 17. Ne4 Bxe4 (17... Qd5 $2 18. Bc4
$1 Qxe5 19. Nxc5 Qxc5 20. Bxf7+ $18) 18. Bxe4 d3 19. Rxc5 bxc5 20. Bxa8 Qxa8
21. Qxd3 {with an extra pawn for White. mit einem Mehrbauern für Weiß.}) 17.
f4 $6 {After this move White is not fighting for an advantage any longer! Nach
diesem Zug kämpft Weiß nicht länger um Vorteil!} ({White should have played
Richtig für Weiß war} 17. Bf1 a6 {Black should cover the b5-square. Schwarz
sollte das b5-Feld decken} 18. Rc2 $1 {keeping a minimal advantage. , was
minimalen Vorteil bewahrt.}) 17... d4 18. Ne4 $2 {Almost the decisive mistake!
After this move White gets a very bad position... Fast schon der entscheidende
Fehler! Nach diesem Zug erhält Weiß eine sehr schlechte Stellung...} (18. Nb5
Qd5 19. Rc2 Nxd3 20. Qxd3 Ba6 21. a4 Bxb5 22. axb5 Rac8 {with a draw. mit
Remis.}) 18... Bxe4 19. Bxe4 d3 $1 {Nice move, which because of the inclusion
16...Re8 17.f4 now works! Schöner Zug, der jetzt wegen der Einschaltung von
16...Re8 17.f4 funktoniert!} 20. Rc4 {I also thought this is the strongest,
but the lesser evil was 20.Re3. Dies hielt ich auch für am stärksten, doch
das geringere Übel war 20.Re3.} (20. Bxa8 d2 21. Bc6 Qd4+ 22. Kh1 dxe1=Q+ 23.
Qxe1 Nd3 24. Qf1 Re6 25. Rc2 Nxf4 $17) (20. Re3 $1 Qd4 21. Qf3 Rac8 22. Rd1 d2
23. Kf1 {and White is somehow holding... und Weiß hält sich irgendwie...}) (
20. Rxc5 Qd4+ $1 {Here we can understand the importance of the inclusion 16...
Re8 17.f4. Hier sehen wir die Tragweite der Einschaltung von 16...Re8 17.f4.})
20... Rc8 21. Bf5 Qd5 {Also strong was 21...b5, but I wanted my b6-pawn to
support the knight on c5. Ebenfalls stark war 21...b5, aber ich wollte meinen
b6-Bauern stehenlassen, um den Springer auf c5 zu stützten.} 22. Rc3 Rcd8 23.
Qd2 Qd4+ 24. Kh1 (24. Kf1 a5 {was equally bad for White. war ebenfalls
schlecht für Weiß.}) 24... a5 $1 {Playing against b4. Gegen b4 gerichtet.}
25. Rb1 {It was hard to suggest anything instead... Es fiel schwer, etwas
anderes vorzuschlagen...} a4 26. Rd1 Rd5 {This is a bit too much! Of course
Black's position was very good, but why not just win an exchange by playing
Dies ist ein bisschen zu viel! Natürlich war die schwarze Stellung sehr gut,
aber warum nicht einfach eine Qualität gewinnen durch} (26... g6 $1 27. Bxd3
Ne4 28. Bxe4 Qxd2 29. Rxd2 Rxd2 $19 {with an easy win! mit leichtem Sieg!}) 27.
h4 g6 ({A stronger try was Ein stärkerer Versuch war} 27... Red8 28. h5 f6 $19
{and White is defenceless! und Weiß ist wehrlos.}) 28. Bxd3 Red8 29. Qe1 Qxf4
30. e6 $1 Nxe6 (30... Nxd3 $6 31. Rdxd3 Rxd3 32. e7 {with drawing chances. mit
Remischancen.}) 31. Bc2 {White is defending very well! Weiß verteidigt sich
sehr gut!} b5 ({The strongest was Am stärksten war} 31... Nd4 $1 32. Bxa4 Nf5
33. Rxd5 Rxd5 34. Qe8+ Kg7 35. Bb3 Qxh4+ {and Black wins! But being down on
time I decided to play safer... und Schwarz gewinnt. Aber da ich weniger Zeit
hatte, beschloss ich, sicherer zu spielen...}) 32. Rxd5 Rxd5 33. Re3 Nd4 34.
Bd3 (34. Bxg6 {does not work: funktioniert nicht:} fxg6 35. Re8+ Kg7 36. Re7+
Kf6 $19) 34... Kg7 35. Kg1 Qf6 36. Kh2 ({More stubborn was Hartnäckiger war} 
36. Qf2 Nf5 (36... Qd6 $5) 37. Bxf5 Rxf5 38. Rf3 Rxf3 39. gxf3 {and though the
position should be winning, still a lot of work is required. und obwohl die
Stellung gewonnen sein sollte, ist noch eine Menge Arbeit erforderliche.})
36... Rh5 {Playing in mutual time trouble. In beiderseitiger Zeitnot gespielt.}
({It was even stronger to play Noch stärker war} 36... Rc5 $1 {and Black is
dominating! und Schwarz dominiert!}) 37. Rh3 ({There was the slightly more
stubborn Hier gab es das etwas hartnäckigere} 37. Re4) 37... Ne6 {Here Black
had many ways, but before the time control I chose the most human moves... An
dieser Stelle hatte Schwarz viele Möglichkeiten, aber vor der Zeitkontrolle
wählte ich die menschlichsten Züge...} (37... Qf4+ 38. Qg3 Nf3+ $1 39. gxf3
Qd2+ $19) 38. Rf3 Rxh4+ 39. Kg1 Qd4+ 40. Qf2 Qxf2+ 41. Kxf2 b4 {Starting from
here Magnus defended very well, but 2 pawns was enough even for me... Von hier
an verteidigte sich Magnus sehr gut, aber zwei Bauern waren selbst für mich
genug. ..} 42. Re3 Rd4 43. Bb5 Kf6 44. Rf3+ (44. Bxa4 bxa3 45. Rxa3 Rd2+ $19)
44... Ke7 45. Rd3 bxa3 46. bxa3 Rf4+ (46... Rxd3 47. Bxd3 Nc5 48. Bb5 f5 49.
Ke3 g5 50. Kd4 Kd6 {should also be winning, but I wanted to keep the rooks.
sollte ebenfalls gewinnen, aber ich wollte die Türme behalten.}) 47. Ke3 f5
48. Rd7+ Kf6 49. Rd6 Re4+ 50. Kf2 Kg5 51. Be8 (51. Bc6 Nc5 $1 $19) 51... Nf4
52. Bb5 Re5 53. Bc4 (53. Bxa4 Re2+ $19) 53... Nh5 {The decisive knight
manoeuvre! Black gives up the a4-pawn, but creates a mating threat! Das
entscheidende Springermanöver! Schwarz gibt den a4-Bauern auf, stellt dafür
aber eine Mattdrohung auf!} 54. Ra6 Nf6 55. Rxa4 Ng4+ 56. Kf1 Kh4 $1 57. Be2
Kg3 58. Bxg4 fxg4 {Because Black's king will go to h2, the endgame is
completely hopeless for White! Da der schwarze König nach h2 gehen wird, ist
das Endspiel komplett hoffnungslos für Weiß!} 59. Rb4 h5 60. a4 Kh2 {White
resigned! Weiß gab auf!} 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2835"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 c6 5. O-O Nf6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. c4 a5 8. b3 a4
9. Bb2 Bf5 10. Ne5 Nbd7 11. Nxd7 Bxd7 12. Bc3 axb3 13. axb3 Bg4 14. Rxa8 Qxa8
15. h3 Bf5 16. Qa1 h5 17. Qxa8 Rxa8 18. Ra1 Rxa1+ 19. Bxa1 Bc2 20. e3 g5 21.
Bf1 g4 22. hxg4 hxg4 23. Be2 Kh7 24. cxd5 cxd5 25. Bc3 Kg6 26. Kf1 Kf5 27. Ke1
Nd7 28. b4 e6 29. Nf1 Kg5 30. Nh2 Nf6 31. Bd2 Kf5 32. b5 Bf8 33. Ba5 Be7 34.
Bc7 Kg5 35. b6 Bb3 36. f4+ Kf5 37. Kf2 Bc4 38. Bd1 Bb4 39. Bd8 Ba5 40. Kg2 Bd3
41. Kf2 Ne4+ 42. Kg2 Nf6 43. Kf2 Ne4+ 44. Kg2 Nf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2835"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 (6... Be4) ({and} 
6... Bg4 {are also playable, but the move in the text considered as the most
solid one.}) 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. Bd3 {In this position White can play almost every
legal move, the choice of Magnus is just one of the options.} (8. Bd2 Nbd7 9.
a3 Be7 10. Qc2 O-O 11. Be2 dxc4 12. Bxc4 c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. O-O Rc8 15. Rfd1
Qc7 16. Rac1 Rfd8 17. Be2 Nce4 18. Be1 Nxc3 19. Qxc3 Rxd1 20. Bxd1 Qxc3 21.
Rxc3 Rxc3 22. Bxc3 {+/=/= 1/2-1/2 Carlsen,M (2693)-Anand,V (2786)/Dortmund
2007/CBM 119 (39)}) 8... Nbd7 (8... c5 9. Qb3 Qd7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. dxc5 Bxc5
12. Qb5 (12. O-O $5 Nc6 (12... Bd6 13. f4 $14) 13. Rd1 $14) 12... Qxb5 13. Nxb5
Kd7 14. O-O Nc6 15. Rd1 Ke7 16. Bd2 Bb4 17. Nc3 Rac8 18. Rac1 Rhd8 19. a3 Bd6
20. Ne2 Ne5 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V (2744)-Gelfand,B (2724)/Saint Vincent 2005/CBM
110}) 9. O-O Bd6 10. h3 {So far the players have been following their previous
exciting encounter from the Tal Memorial.} dxc4 11. Bxc4 O-O {Boris is the
first to deviate.} (11... Nb6 12. Bb3 e5 13. Qc2 Qe7 14. Bd2 O-O-O 15. d5 (15.
Nb5 {might be an improvement for White trying to eliminate the dangerous
bishop.}) 15... e4 $1 16. dxc6 Qe5 17. f4 exf3 18. Rxf3 Ng4 $1 19. cxb7+ Kb8
20. hxg4 Rh1+ 21. Kf2 Rxa1 22. Ne2 $13 {1-0 Carlsen,M (2826)-Gelfand,B (2744)/
Moscow 2011/EXT 2012 (38)}) 12. Qc2 Qe7 {In general, the position is very
close to equal. In the long term White hopes to benefit from the pair of
bishops. Since none of Black's forces have advanced beyond the sixth rank, the
second player needs more space. For this purpose he may choose between two
main ideas: ..e6-e5 or ...c6-c5 to be carried out at an appropriate moment.}
13. Rd1 Rac8 14. Bd2 (14. e4 $6 {is met by} e5 {and Black gets good play on
the dark squares.}) 14... Nb6 15. Bf1 (15. Bb3 c5 (15... e5 $4 16. Qxg6 $18)
16. dxc5 Rxc5 17. Rac1 Rd8 18. Be1 g5 19. Qe2 a6 {Black has a satisfactory
position.}) 15... e5 (15... c5 16. dxc5 Rxc5 17. Qb3 {keeping slight, but
stable pressure.}) 16. dxe5 Bxe5 (16... Qxe5 {is less accurate. After} 17. g3 {
later on the queen might get kicked away by f2-f4.}) 17. Rac1 Rcd8 18. Be1 {
Now massive exchanges along the d-file will follow. Both sides have no grounds
to avoid them, otherwise the opponent will seize the central line for free.}
Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Rd8 20. Rxd8+ Qxd8 21. g3 (21. Na4 Nxa4 22. Qxa4 a6 (22... Bxb2
23. Qxa7 Qd7 24. Qa8+ Kh7 25. Qa4 Kg8 26. Qb3 Be5 27. a4 $14 {[%cal Gf1c4]})
23. Be2 Qd7 {Black is slightly worse, but has a solid position.}) 21... Qe7 22.
Bg2 Bd6 23. Bd2 Qe6 24. b3 Nbd5 25. Ne2 $1 (25. Nxd5 cxd5 $1 26. Bc3 Ne4 27.
Bd4 a6 {Black doesn't have any problems. His pieces are active enough and he
covers all the squares on the c-file against White's queen invasion.}) 25...
Nb4 26. Qb1 Qf5 $1 27. e4 Qc5 28. Nf4 $6 {I don't think that this is a good
provocation.} (28. Be3 Qa5 29. Qd1 Bf8 30. Nc1 (30. a4 Bc5 $11) 30... Nxa2 31.
Nxa2 Qxa2 32. e5 Nd5 $1 33. Bxd5 cxd5 34. Qxd5 b6 35. e6 Qb1+ 36. Kg2 Qf5 37.
exf7+ Qxf7 $11) 28... g5 $1 {Why not?} 29. Ne2 g4 {This pawn is annoying.} 30.
h4 (30. Be3 Qa5 31. Qd1 Bf8 $132) 30... Nd7 $2 {It's logical to transfer the
knight to e5, but White can now exploit the moment when Black has two pieces
on the d-file. So far Boris has played well, but this mistake ruins all his
efforts.} (30... Be5 $1 31. Be3 Qa5 32. Nc1 Qd8 {[%cal Gd8d1]} 33. Ne2 Qa5 {
The position is equal. If White pushes too hard, then after} 34. a4 Qd8 35.
Bxa7 $6 Qd2 36. Bf1 Nc2 {[%csl Re4] Black seizes the initiative.}) 31. Be3 Qc2
(31... Qa5 32. Qd1 {[%csl Rd6,Rd7] is the point.} Qc7 33. a3 Na6 34. b4 {
This position is extremely unpleasant for Black, perhaps just bad. The knight
on a6 is misplaced, the Pg4 is a target and the manoeuvre Ne2-d4-f5 is in the
air.}) 32. Qxc2 Nxc2 33. Bxa7 {It's a free pawn!} Ba3 (33... Bc5 34. Bxc5 Nxc5
{was an interesting practical chance. Black's knights are very active, though
after} 35. Nc1 {The extra pawn will tell sooner or later.}) (33... b6 34. e5
$18 {[%csl Rc6]}) 34. Nc3 Bb2 35. Nd1 (35. Na4 $6 {is less accurate:} Bd4 36.
Bxd4 Nxd4) 35... Bc1 36. Bf1 Nb4 (36... Ne5 37. Be2 f6 38. Bb8 Nf3+ (38... Nd4
$2 39. Bxe5 Nxe2+ 40. Kf1 fxe5 41. Kxe2 $18) 39. Kg2 Ncd4 40. Bc4+ Kf8 41. Ne3
b5 42. Bd6+ Ke8 43. Bg8 $18) 37. a4 Nf6 38. e5 Nd7 39. Bd4 Nc2 40. Bc3 Nc5 41.
Be2 {[%csl Rg4]} Ne4 (41... Nxb3 42. Bxg4 $18) 42. Bxg4 Nxc3 43. Nxc3 Bb2 44.
e6 $1 fxe6 45. Bxe6+ Kf8 46. Ne4 {Two extra pawns promise White an easy win.}
Nd4 47. Ng5 Ke7 48. Bg8 Kf8 49. Bc4 Ke7 50. Kg2 b5 51. Bg8 Kf8 52. a5 $1 {
[%csl Ga5]} 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2835"]
[PlyCount "162"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. Rd1 b4 12. Na4 c5 13. dxc5 Rc8 14. Qe2 Nxc5 15.
Nxc5 Rxc5 16. e4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Rxd6 Bxf3 19. Qd2 Rd5 20. Rxd8 Rfxd8
21. Qe1 Rd1 22. Bg5 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Rd5 24. Be7 Bg4 25. Bxb4 h5 26. Bc3 f6 27.
f3 Bf5 28. Re2 e5 29. Rd2 Rc5 30. Kf2 Kf7 31. h4 Be6 32. Rd6 Bc8 33. Rd8 Rc4
34. Kg3 Be6 35. a3 Rc7 36. Ba5 Rc2 37. Ra8 Rxb2 38. Rxa7+ Kg8 39. Bb4 Bc4 40.
Rd7 Bf1 41. Rd2 Rb3 42. Kf2 Bd3 43. Ke3 Bb5+ 44. Kf2 Kf7 45. Rd5 Bd3 46. Rd7+
Kg8 47. Rd8+ Kh7 48. Rd7 Bf5 49. Ra7 Kg8 50. Ra8+ Kh7 51. Ra7 Rb2+ 52. Kg1 e4
53. Bf8 Kg8 54. Bxg7 e3 55. Bxf6 Rb1+ 56. Kh2 e2 57. Bc3 e1=Q 58. Bxe1 Rxe1 59.
Kg3 Bg6 60. a4 Re2 61. Ra5 Ra2 62. Kf4 Kg7 63. g4 Bf7 64. Ra7 Rc2 65. gxh5 Rc6
66. Kg4 Rf6 67. Rc7 Ra6 68. h6+ Kf6 69. h7 Rxa4+ 70. f4 Ra8 71. f5 Rh8 72. h5
Rxh7 73. Rc6+ Kg7 74. h6+ Kh8 75. Rc8+ Bg8 76. f6 Ra7 77. Re8 Kh7 78. Re7+ Rxe7
79. fxe7 Bf7 80. Kf5 Kxh6 81. e8=B Bxe8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2835"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. d4 O-O 5. Bg5 d6 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3
Nh5 9. Nd2 Nxg3 10. hxg3 e6 11. Qc2 Qe7 12. Be2 a6 13. f4 f5 14. O-O-O c5 15.
d5 e5 16. Rh5 exf4 17. gxf4 gxf4 18. exf4 Nd7 19. Bd3 Nf6 20. Rhh1 Ng4 21. Rde1
Qf6 22. Re2 Qd4 23. Na4 Ne3 24. Rxe3 Qxe3 25. Nb6 Rb8 26. Rf1 Re8 27. Kb1 Qd4
28. Nb3 Qf6 29. Nc1 Re7 30. Nxc8 Rxc8 31. Bxf5 Rce8 32. Be6+ Rxe6 33. dxe6 Qxe6
34. Rf2 Qe4 35. Re2 Qxc2+ 36. Kxc2 Rf8 37. Nd3 b5 38. b3 Kf7 39. Nf2 Rd8 40.
Ne4 d5 41. Nxc5 dxc4 42. Nxa6 Ra8 43. Nb4 Bf8 44. Kc3 Bg7+ 45. Kc2 Bf8 46. Kc3
Bg7+ 47. Kd2 Bf8 48. Nc2 Rxa2 49. bxc4 bxc4 50. Re4 Ra4 51. Ke2 Bc5 52. Kf3 Kf6
53. g4 Kf7 54. f5 Be7 55. Ne3 Ra3 56. Rxc4 Bg5 57. Re4 Kf6 58. Re8 Rxe3+ 59.
Rxe3 Bxe3 60. Kxe3 h5 61. gxh5 Kxf5 62. h6 Kg6 63. h7 Kg7 64. Ke2 Kxh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2835"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]

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. Nc3 Ke8 10. h3 Bb4 11. Ne2 Be6 12. Nf4 Bd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14.
g4 Ne7 15. Nd4 Bc5 16. Rd1 h5 17. Kg2 Bxd4 18. Rxd4 c5 19. Rd3 d4 20. b4 cxb4
21. Rxd4 Nc6 22. Rd5 hxg4 23. hxg4 Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Kxd8 25. Bg5+ Kc7 26. f4 b5
27. Rd1 a6 28. Rd5 Re8 29. Kf3 Rh8 30. Kg2 Re8 31. Bh4 Na5 32. Bf2 Nc4 33. Kf3
g6 34. Bd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2835"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. Qc2 (6. e3 {was
featured in no less than 3 games last year between Nakamura and Aronian. The
most recent clashes in this line went} Bf5 7. g4 ({For} 7. Nge2 {see Nakamura,
H (2758)-Aronian,L (2802)/London/2011/ - annotated in CBM 146.}) (7. Bd3 Bxd3
8. Qxd3 Nf6 9. Nge2 Nh5 10. Bxb8 Rxb8 11. f3 O-O 12. O-O f5 13. a3 a6 14. b4
Qd7 15. Rae1 Rbe8 16. Nc1 a5 17. bxa5 Bxa3 18. Nxd5 Bxc1 19. Nb6 Qe6 20. Rxc1
Qxe3+ 21. Qxe3 Rxe3 22. d5 cxd5 23. Nxd5 Re5 24. Rfd1 Nf6 $11 {Nakamura,H 
(2774)-Ponomariov,R (2754)/Saint Louis m/2011/ The difference between this
game and ours is that Ponomariov didn't weaken his kingside and therefore he
could effectively counter White's central expansion with a timely f5.}) 7...
Be6 8. h4 Nd7 9. g5 {, avsak aktivna reakcia} ({Nakamura tried the moves} 9. h5
{and}) (9. Bg3 {, but on neither occasion did he get anything out of the
opening.}) 9... h6 $5 10. g6 Ngf6 $142 (10... fxg6 11. Bd3 Nf8 (11... Bf7 12.
Qc2 {/\} Nf8 13. Nf3 {[%csl Rg6][%cal Rf3e5]}) 12. Nf3 Bf5 13. Ne5 Nf6 14. Rg1
$44 Ne4 $6 (14... Rg8 $142 $5) 15. Bxe4 Bxe4 (15... dxe4 16. Qb3 $16) 16. Nxe4
dxe4 17. Qb3 Qa5+ 18. Kf1 (18. Ke2 $5 Qa6+ 19. Kd1) 18... Qb5+ 19. Qxb5 cxb5
20. Rc1 Bxh4 21. Bh2 Bd8 (21... h5 $5 22. Rc7 $36) 22. Rg4 Nd7 23. Rxg6 Bf6 24.
Rc7 Nf8 25. Rg4 Ne6 26. Rxb7 $18 {Caruana,F (2736)-Melkumyan,H (2620)/Moscow/
2012/}) 11. gxf7+ Bxf7 12. Bd3 (12. Nf3 Nh5 $13) 12... Nh5 13. Be5 O-O 14. Qg4
Nhf6 15. Qg3 Nh5 {1/2,Morozevich,A (2762)-Giri,A (2714)/Reggio Emilia/2012/}
16. Qg2 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Bb4 18. Nf3 d4 19. Nxd4 Nf4 20. exf4 Qxd4 21. Rg1 Bxc3+
22. bxc3 Qxc3+ 23. Ke2 Qb2+ 24. Ke3 Qb6+ $11) 6... Nf6 7. h3 {This is a modern
wrinkle.} ({White tries to avoid the line} 7. e3 Nh5 $5 8. Be5 (8. Bg3 Nd7 9.
Bd3 g6 10. Nf3 O-O 11. Rb1 a5 12. a3 Re8 $2 (12... Nxg3 13. hxg3 Nf6 $132) 13.
Nxd5 $1 $16 {Sandipan,C (2628)-Vishnu,P (2392)/New Delhi/2012/ /\} cxd5 14. Bc7
$18) 8... Nd7 9. Be2 (9. Nf3 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 g6 11. Bd3 Ng7 12. O-O-O Bf5 13. g4
Bxd3 14. Nxd3 Qd7 15. h3 O-O-O 16. Kb1 Kb8 17. Rc1 Bd6 18. Na4 f5 19. Nac5 Qe7
20. gxf5 Nxf5 21. Qb3 Rhf8 $11 {Kalinitschew,S (2431)-Bruedigam,M (2322)/
Berlin/2011/}) 9... Nxe5 10. dxe5 g6 11. Bxh5 gxh5 {The critical move is} 12.
O-O-O $5 $13 {, featured in Grishchuk-Aronian and So-Laznicka. Both games were
annotated in CBM 143.} (12. Nf3 f6 13. O-O (13. e4 d4 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. O-O-O
$13 {-12.0-0-0}) 13... Bg4 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. Nd4 O-O 16. f3 Bd7 17. Rad1 Rc8 (
17... Qe7 $5 18. Rfe1 Qg7 $13 {[%csl Gd7,Gf6] /=/+}) 18. Rfe1 Bg7 19. e4 c5 20.
Nf5 Bxf5 21. exf5 d4 22. Qe4 (22. Qb3+ $13) 22... Qd7 23. g4 Rfe8 24. Qd5+ Qxd5
25. Nxd5 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Rd8 27. Nc7 hxg4 28. fxg4 d3 $36 {Arizmendi Martinez,J
(2568)-Sargissian,G (2671)/EU-chT Porto Carras/2011/}) (12. Rd1 f6 13. exf6
Bxf6 14. Nge2 O-O (14... Qe7 15. e4 d4 16. Nxd4 Qg7 17. Nde2 (17. Nce2 $5 Qxg2
18. Rg1 Qxh2 19. Qb3 $44 {/\} Rf8 $2 20. Ne6 $40) 17... Qxg2 18. Rg1 Qxh2 19.
Qb3 Rf8 20. f4 Bg4 21. Rxg4 hxg4 22. Qe6+ Be7 23. Rd7 Qh4+ 24. Kf1 Rf7 25. Rxb7
Kf8 26. Qxc6 Rd8 $19 {Aleksandrov,A (2626)-Negi,P (2617)/ESP-chT Melilla/2011/}
) 15. O-O (15. e4 Qb6 $132 (15... Bg4 $5)) 15... Qe8 16. e4 dxe4 (16... Qg6 $13
) 17. Nxe4 Bg7 18. N2c3 (18. N2g3 $142 $5) 18... Bf5 19. Qb3+ Qe6 20. Qxe6+
Bxe6 21. Rd6 Rae8 22. Re1 b5 23. a3 a5 24. h4 b4 25. axb4 axb4 26. Na4 Bd5 $15
{Aleksandrov,A (2612)-Shimanov,A (2549)/Moscow/2012/})) (7. Nf3 {is considered
innocuous mainly due to} g6 $5 8. e3 Bf5 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nbd7 11. O-O O-O
12. h3 Re8 13. Rab1 a5 14. Rfc1 Nb6 (14... Bf8 $11 {[%cal Yf6e4]}) 15. Nd2 Nh5
16. Bh2 Bd6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. a3 Nf6 19. b4 Nfd7 20. bxa5 Rxa5 21. a4 Ra7 22.
Rb2 Rea8 23. Qb1 Nxa4 24. Nxa4 Rxa4 25. Rxb7 Ra2 26. Nf3 c5 $11 {Moiseenko,A 
(2676)-Khairullin,I (2574)/Moscow/2009/}) 7... g6 $146 {This novelty is
otherwise a typical reaction, but possibly not ideal in our case.} ({Currently
the most promising alternative seems to be} 7... Qa5 $5 8. e3 (8. Nf3 Ne4 9.
Bd2 Nxd2 10. Nxd2 g6 11. e3 Bf5 12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Qd8 14. O-O Nd7 15. Rfc1
O-O 16. Rab1 a5 17. Na4 Nb6 18. Nxb6 Qxb6 19. Nb3 a4 $11 {1/2,Lupulescu,C 
(2657)-Giri,A (2714)/EU-chT Porto Carras/2011/}) 8... Ne4 9. a3 Bf5 10. Bd3 Na6
11. Rc1 Nxc3 12. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 13. Rxc3 Bxd3 14. Rxd3 O-O-O 15. Nf3 Nc7 16. Ke2
Bd6 17. Bxd6 Rxd6 18. Ne5 Rf8 19. Rc3 Nb5 20. Rc2 Re6 21. Kf3 Nd6 $11 {Turov,M
(2645)-Grover,S (2532)/Wijk aan Zee-C/2012/}) ({Another interesting idea is} 
7... Na6 $5 8. e3 Nb4 9. Qb1 g6 10. g4 h5 11. a3 Na6 12. Bxa6 bxa6 13. g5 Nh7
14. Be5 O-O 15. f4 Bf5 16. Qa2 f6 17. gxf6 Nxf6 18. Nge2 Ne4 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20.
Rg1 Qd7 $132 {Bosiocic,M (2580)-Brkic,A (2578)/CRO-ch Opatija/2012/ Both games
from 2012 were played later, than Carlsen-Aronian, so the theory of the line
is constatntly developing.}) (7... O-O 8. e3 {gives White chances of achieving
a pleasant version of the Carlsbad structure:} Nbd7 (8... Bd6 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10.
Bd3 Be6 11. Nge2 Re8 12. g4 g6 13. Ng3 Na6 $2 14. Bxa6 bxa6 15. g5 Nd7 16. Kf1
c5 17. Rd1 f5 18. Nge2 c4 19. Nf4 Bf7 20. h4 Nb6 21. Kg2 Rab8 22. Rh3 Qe7 23.
Rdh1 Kg7 24. h5 $40 {Kononenko,T (2305)-Sharevich,A (2266)/Vladimir/2004/}) 9.
Nf3 Re8 (9... g6 $5 10. Bd3 Nh5 11. Bh2 Ng7 12. O-O Nb6 $132 {[%cal Yc8f5]
Michna,M (2348)-Juszczak,A/Trzebinia/1999/}) 10. Bd3 Nf8 11. O-O Ne6 12. Bh2 g6
13. Rab1 Ng7 14. b4 a6 15. Na4 Bf5 16. Nc5 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Ra7 18. a4 Nf5 19.
Rfc1 Ne4 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Qxe4 Bxb4 22. Qd3 a5 23. Ne5 Ra8 24. Qb3 $14 {
Matthiesen,A (2349)-Rendboe,J (2199)/Silkeborg/2009/}) (7... Be6 8. e3 Nbd7 9.
Nf3 h6 10. Bd3 Rc8 11. Bh2 a6 12. O-O O-O 13. a3 a5 14. Rae1 c5 15. Qd2 c4 16.
Bb1 Re8 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Nh7 19. Rd1 Rc5 20. f4 f5 21. g4 $16 {
Kalinitschew,S (2430)-Loeffler,F/Porz/1991/}) 8. e3 Bf5 9. Qd2 $5 {[%cal Yg2g4]
A clever idea. As White hasn't committed his king yet, he can seriously
consider developing a kingside initiative with g4 (altogether a typical idea
in this line - see the note to move 6).} (9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 O-O $11 {
is less impressive.}) 9... h5 {Aronian prevents the aforementioned idea, but
was it really worth weakening his kingside?} (9... Ne4 $142 $5 {was less
committal:} 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. f3 (11. Ne2 Bd6 12. f3 Bf5 13. O-O-O {is similar}
) 11... Bf5 12. O-O-O a5 $132) (9... O-O 10. g4 Be6 11. Bd3 c5 12. Nge2 $13 {
/+/=}) 10. Bd3 $1 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 {[%csl Rh5] White has forced a similar
position to that after 9.Bd3, but here the extra move h5 hurts Black's chances
- it loosens his kingside and also takes away the h5-square for Black's knight
(see Nh5 in Nakamura-Ponomariov above).} Nbd7 (11... Bd6 12. Nf3 $5 {[%cal
Rf4d6,Rf3e5] shows another drawback of h5: once White's knight lands on e5,
it's much more difficult to chase it away with f6.}) 12. Nge2 {Compared with 7.
Nf3, here White can develop his knight more flexibly, which enables him to
play in the centre.} a5 {A semi-waiting move, Black wants to clarify the
intentions of White's king.} (12... O-O {is more natural, but here also also}
13. O-O-O $5 {[%cal Yd1g1,Yg2g4] deserves some attention.} ({However, instead
of risking a double-edged fight, White can also choose the prudent} 13. O-O Re8
14. f3 $14)) 13. O-O O-O 14. f3 $14 {[%csl Ge4][%cal Ge3e4]} b5 $6 {[%csl Rc6]
The opening is almost over and White has built up a promising position: he has
a slight and riskless edge. This provokes a nervous reaction from Aronian.
Black still had more solid alternatives:} (14... Re8 15. e4 Nf8 $14) (14... h4
15. e4 Nb6 $14) 15. e4 dxe4 16. fxe4 $36 {[%csl Gd4,Ge4][%cal Yd4d5,Ye4e5]
Here White already has a very distinct pull, with both e5 and d5 hanging over
Black's position.} Nc5 17. Qf3 (17. Qe3 Ne6 18. Bh6 Re8 19. Rad1 $36) 17... Ne6
(17... b4 18. e5 $5 (18. dxc5 bxc3 (18... Bxc5+ 19. Kh1 bxc3 20. Bg5 $18 (20.
Rad1 Nd7 21. Qxc3 $18 {[%cal Rd1d7]})) 19. Rad1 $1 Qe8 20. Nxc3 Bxc5+ 21. Kh1
$16) 18... Nh7 19. dxc5 $16) 18. Be3 {White already has a choice:} (18. Rad1 $5
Nxf4 19. Nxf4 $36 {Sakaev}) 18... b4 (18... Nh7 $5 {is less committal} 19. e5 (
19. Bf2 $5) 19... Rc8 $14) 19. Nb1 $5 {Instead of putting his knight offside
with} (19. Na4 {, Carlsen patiently transfers it to an ideal square. By model
play White increases his strategic superiority.}) 19... Nh7 20. Nd2 {[%csl Gc4]
} Rc8 (20... Nhg5 21. Qg3 (21. Qf2 f5 $1 $132) 21... Nh7 22. Nc4 (22. Qf2 Bh4
23. g3 Bg5 24. Rac1 $14 {/+/-}) 22... Bh4 23. Qf3 Nhg5 24. Bxg5 Bxg5 25. Rad1
$36) (20... f5 21. exf5 Rxf5 22. Qxc6 $16) ({The text move is not too useful,
more to the point was the immediate} 20... Bh4 $5) 21. Rad1 Bh4 22. g3 Bf6 (
22... Bg5 $5 23. Nc4 Bxe3+ (23... h4 $5) 24. Qxe3 Qg5 {gives Black more
chances to create some counterplay.}) 23. Nc4 Bg7 24. b3 $16 {[%csl Ra5]} Qe7 {
[%cal Re6g5] As White improves his pieces, Black is gradually running out of
ideas. Therefeore he decides to lash out.} (24... h4 25. e5 $1 hxg3 26. Nd6 $16
(26. Qxg3 $16)) ({Sakaev prefers} 24... Nf6 $16 {, but it's only an attempt to
limit the damage - Black's position remains tough.}) 25. Qg2 {Carlsen is
reluctant to commit himself and prefers a prophylactic move.} ({The engine
points out the straightforward} 25. e5 $5 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Yc4d6]} h4 (25... f6
26. Nf4 $1 Nxf4 27. gxf4 {[%csl Gd4,Ge5,Gf4]}) 26. Nxa5 c5 $5 (26... Nhg5 27.
Qg4 $16) 27. Nc6 Qd7 28. d5 Neg5 29. Bxg5 (29. Qg2 Rfe8 30. gxh4 Nxh3+ 31. Kh2
Bxe5+ 32. Nxe5 Rxe5 33. Rd3 Rce8 34. Rf3 N3g5 $1 35. hxg5 Nxg5 $14) 29... Nxg5
30. Qe3 Bh6 31. g4 Rxc6 32. dxc6 Qxc6 33. Rd6 $16) 25... Nc7 (25... Neg5 26. e5
$36) (25... Nf6 $142 26. Qf3 $16 (26. Nxa5 Qa7 27. Nxc6 (27. e5 Qxa5 28. exf6
Bh8 $132 {[%csl Ra2,Rf6][%cal Ye6c7,Yc7d5,Yc8d8,Yf8e8]}) 27... Rxc6 28. e5 Nd8
29. exf6 Bxf6 $14 {/<=>}) (26. d5 $5 $36)) 26. Nxa5 (26. Bf4 $5 $16) 26... Rfe8
(26... Nd5 27. Bd2 (27. Bc1 Nc3 28. Nxc3 bxc3 29. Nc4 c5 30. Ba3 $16) 27... Nc3
28. Bxc3 bxc3 29. e5 $16) 27. e5 Nd5 28. Bd2 {[%cal Ra5c6]} (28. Nxc6 $2 Qd7
$19 {[%csl Rc6,Re3]}) 28... Red8 29. Nf4 Qa7 $2 {This should have lost quickly.
} (29... Qc7 $142 $1 30. Nc4 Ra8 {/\} 31. Nxd5 (31. Be3 $142 $5 Nxe3 32. Nxe3
Qa7 33. Nc2 Bxe5 34. Nxb4 $16) 31... cxd5 32. Nd6 Rxd6 33. exd6 Qxd6 34. Bf4
Qd7 $14 {[%csl Ra2,Rd4][%cal Yh7f6,Yf6e4]}) 30. Nxc6 Rxc6 31. Nxd5 Rc2 32. Kh1
(32. Qe4 $5 Rxa2 (32... Qxa2 $2 33. Nxb4) 33. Bf4 $1 $18 {/\} Qd7 34. Nxb4 Rb2
35. Nd3 Rxb3 $2 36. Nc5) 32... Bf8 (32... Rb2 33. Nxb4 Qxd4 34. Bc3 Qxd1 35.
Bxb2 Qd7 36. Nc6 $18 {is hopeless in the long run, but retains at least some
practical chances.}) 33. e6 $1 Qa8 (33... fxe6 34. Qe4 $18) (33... f5 34. g4
$18 {->}) 34. exf7+ (34. e7 $1 Rxd5 35. e8=Q Qxe8 36. Qxd5 Rxa2 37. Rde1 Qa8
38. Qxa8 Rxa8 39. Ra1 $18) 34... Kh8 ({A more resilient try was} 34... Kg7 $142
$1 35. Nf4 Qxg2+ 36. Nxg2 Ra8 $16) 35. Nf4 Qxg2+ 36. Kxg2 $6 {White needlessly
prolongs theagony.} ({The text doesn't give away the win, but a more direct
way was} 36. Nxg2 $142 $1 Kg7 (36... Rxd4 37. Bc3 bxc3 38. Rxd4 $18) 37. Bf4
Bd6 (37... Be7 38. Be5+ Bf6 39. Nf4 $18) 38. Rde1 Nf8 39. d5 $18 {[%cal Rf4d6,
Rg2f4,Rf4e6]}) 36... Rxd4 37. Rf2 Rd6 (37... Rc6 38. Re1 $18) 38. Bc1 $1 Rxf2+
(38... Rxd1 39. Rxc2 Kg7 40. Ne6+ Kxf7 41. Nxf8 Nxf8 42. Bd2 $18 {[%cal Rd2b4]}
) 39. Kxf2 Rxd1 {The only chance to fight on.} ({After} 39... Kg7 40. Rxd6 Bxd6
41. f8=Q+ $1 (41. Bd2 Nf6 $16) 41... Nxf8 42. Bd2 $18 {[%csl Rb4][%cal Rf4d5,
Rf4d3] White will be 2 pawns up in a simple endgame.}) 40. Bb2+ Nf6 $8 (40...
Bg7 $4 41. Nxg6#) 41. Bxf6+ Kh7 42. Ne6 Bd6 $8 (42... Bh6 43. Ng5+ $1 Bxg5 44.
f8=Q $18) 43. Be5 Be7 44. f8=Q (44. Ke2 $5 Rg1 (44... Rd5 45. Bf6 Bd6 46. f8=Q
Bxf8 47. Nxf8+ Kh6 48. Ne6 Ra5 49. Kd3 Rxa2 50. Bg5+ Kh7 51. Bd2 $18) (44...
Rh1 45. Bf6 Bd6 46. h4 Rh2+ 47. Kd3 {[%cal Rf6e5]} Rxa2 48. Be5 Be7 49. f8=Q
Bxf8 50. Nxf8+ Kh6 51. Ne6 $18 {[%csl Rb4][%cal Rd3c4]}) 45. Bd4 {/\} Rxg3 $2
46. Bf6 Bd6 47. Be5 $18) 44... Bxf8 45. Nxf8+ Kh6 46. Ne6 $6 (46. Ke2 $142 $1
Rg1 $1 (46... Rd5 47. Bf4+ Kg7 48. Ne6+ Kf6 49. Nc7 Ra5 50. h4 $1 $18) 47. Ne6
(47. h4 g5 $1 48. Bf6 g4 (48... gxh4 49. Bxh4 Rg2+ 50. Kd3 Rxa2 51. Kc4 $18)
49. Bg5+ Kg7 50. Ne6+ Kf7 51. Kf2 $1 Ra1 52. Nd4 Rxa2+ 53. Ke3 {[%cal Re3d3,
Rd3c4]} Ra8 54. Kd3 Rc8 55. Bd2 $18) 47... g5 48. Bd6 Rg2+ (48... Kg6 49. Kf3
$18 {leads to a similar position after} Ra1) 49. Kf3 Rxa2 50. Bxb4 Rb2 51. Nd4
$18) 46... g5 $5 {Aronian tries to get counterchances on the kingside.} (46...
Rd2+ 47. Ke3 Rxa2 48. Bf4+ Kh7 49. Kd3 {[%csl Rb4] loses in a straighforward
fashion, as the b-pawn falls shortly.}) 47. h4 gxh4 48. gxh4 Kg6 49. Nd4 Rd3 $5
(49... Rd2+ 50. Ke3 Rxa2 51. Kd3 {[%cal Ye5f4,Yf4g5,Yd3c4] should gradually
win after White safeguards his h-pawn. Aronian tries to cut off White's king.})
50. Nc6 (50. Ke2 Rh3 51. Bd6 (51. Nf3 Kf5 $16) 51... Rxh4 52. Nf3 Rh1 (52...
Re4+ 53. Kd3 $18) 53. Bxb4 h4 54. Kf2 Kf5 55. Kg2 Rb1 (55... Ra1 $5) 56. Nxh4+
Kg4 57. Nf3 Rb2+ 58. Nd2 Rxa2 59. Kf2 $18 {is a Tablebase win, Carlsen seeks
something more human...}) 50... Rd2+ 51. Ke3 Rxa2 52. Bd6 (52. Nxb4 $2 Ra3 $11)
52... Ra1 (52... Ra6 53. Ne7+ Kf7 54. Bxb4 $18) (52... Rc2 53. Nd4 Rc3+ 54. Ke4
Rh3 $16 {/\} 55. Nf3 Rh1 56. Bxb4 $2 Rb1 57. Nd2 (57. Nd4 Rh1) 57... Rh1 $132
58. Be7 $4 Re1+) 53. Kd4 Rg1 $6 {Now Black loses more or less listlessly.} ({
Shipov points out the far more resilient} 53... Rh1 $1 54. Be7 Rh3 55. Ne5+ (
55. Kc4 Rc3+) 55... Kf5 56. Nd3 Rg3 57. Kc4 Rg4+ 58. Kb5 Rg3 59. Nc5 Rg4 {
Now White has to play for zugzwang to pass the move to his opponent with} 60.
Bd8 $3 (60. Bg5 Rxg5 $1 61. hxg5 h4 $11) (60. Ka4 Rg7 61. Bd8 Rg8 62. Nb7 Kg4
63. Kxb4 Rxd8 64. Nxd8 Kxh4 65. Nc6 Kg3 66. Nd4 Kg4 $1 67. Nc2 h4 68. Ne3+ Kf3
69. Nf1 h3 70. Kc5 Kg2 71. Ne3+ Kf2 $11) 60... Rd4 61. Bg5 Rg4 62. Be7 Rd4 $1 (
62... Rg7 63. Bd8 Rg8 64. Nb7 Kg4 65. Kc4 $1 {/\} Rxd8 66. Nxd8 Kxh4 67. Kd3
Kg3 68. Ke2 h4 69. Kf1 Kf3 70. Nc6 $18) 63. Ka4 Kg6 64. Bg5 Rg4 65. Nd3 Kf5 (
65... Rxg5 $2 66. Nf4+ Kf5 67. hxg5 Kxg5 68. Nxh5) 66. Nf2 $1 (66. Kb5 Rg3 67.
Kc4 Rg4+ 68. Kc5 Rg3) 66... Rd4 (66... Rg2 67. Nd1 $18 {[%cal Ra4b4]}) 67. Kb5
Ke5 68. Kc5 $22 Rd7 69. Kxb4 Kd4 70. Nd1 Rb7+ 71. Ka3 Kd3 72. Kb2 $16 {/+-
White should gradually win, but he still has to overcome some technical
problems after} Rf7 {, e.g.,} 73. Ne3 Rf2+ 74. Ka3 Rf8 75. Nd5 Kd4 76. Nf4 Kc3
77. Ka4 Ra8+ 78. Kb5 Kxb3 79. Nxh5 Rc8 $1 $11 {is only a Tablebase draw!}) 54.
Kc5 Kf5 (54... Rh1 55. Be7 Rc1+ 56. Kb5 Rc3 57. Nd4 $18) 55. Nxb4 Rc1+ 56. Kd4
Re1 (56... Rb1 57. Kc3 Rc1+ 58. Nc2 $18) (56... Rd1+ 57. Nd3 Rh1 (57... Ke6 58.
Bf4) 58. Be7 $18) 57. Nc6 $18 {[%csl Gb3][%cal Gb3b8] White gives up Ph4, as
his passed b-pawn will be too fast.} ({Equally strong was} 57. Nd3 $5 Re4+ 58.
Kd5 Rxh4 (58... Re3 59. Nc5 $18) 59. Nf2 $1 {[%csl Rh4][%cal Rd5c5,Rd6g3]})
57... Re4+ 58. Kd5 Rxh4 59. b4 Rh1 60. b5 Rb1 61. Nd4+ Kg4 (61... Kf6 62. Kc6
Rc1+ 63. Bc5 $5 h4 64. b6 h3 65. Nf3 $18) 62. Kc6 Rc1+ 63. Kd7 (63. Bc5 $2 h4
$11) 63... Rb1 (63... Rd1 64. b6 Rxd4 65. b7 $18) 64. Kc7 h4 (64... Rc1+ 65.
Nc6 Rb1 66. b6 h4 67. b7 h3 (67... Kf3 68. Nb4 $18) 68. Nd4 {and Black's king
is cut off.}) 65. b6 Kh3 (65... h3 66. b7 $18 {-64...Rc1+}) 66. b7 Kg2 67. Nf5
h3 68. Nh4+ {Stops Black's passed pawn and forces resignation.} (68. Nh4+ Kg1
69. b8=Q Rxb8 70. Kxb8 h2 71. Nf3+) 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2835"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. Rc1 c6 10. Be2 Nxc3 11. Rxc3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nd7 13. O-O b6 14. Qc2 (14.
Bd3 {is more ambitious.}) 14... Bb7 15. Bd3 c5 16. Bh7+ Kh8 17. Be4 Bxe4 18.
Qxe4 {For this line - see article by GM P.Lukacs and IM L.Hazai in CBM 142,
particularly annotations to Borovikov - Bakre.} Rac8 (18... Nf6 19. Qc2 Nd5 20.
Rc4 cxd4 21. Nxd4 Qf6 22. Rc1 Rfd8 23. h3 a6 24. a3 b5 25. Rc6 Ne7 26. Rc7 Nd5
27. Rb7 Ne7 28. Rc7 Nd5 29. Rc6 Ne7 30. Rc5 Ra7 31. Qe4 Rad7 $11 {1/2
Borovikov,V (2601)-Bakre,T (2509)/Kavala GRE 2010/CBM 142/(Lukacs/Hazai) (46)})
(18... f5 $6 19. Qf4 Rae8 20. Rd1 e5 21. dxe5 Nxe5 22. Nxe5 Qxe5 23. Qxe5 Rxe5
24. Rd7 f4 25. Rxa7 Rd5 26. h3 Rd1+ 27. Kh2 Rd2 28. exf4 Rxf4 29. Rg3 g5 30.
Re3 {1-0 Ponomariov,R (2754)-Miroshnichenko,E (2651)/Kiev 2011/CBM 143 (34)}
Kg8 $1 $14) ({Recent practice has seen solid, apparently equalising plans for
Black:} 18... Rfe8 19. Rfc1 Kg8 20. h3 e5 21. dxe5 Nxe5 22. Qxe5 Qxe5 23. Nxe5
Rxe5 24. Rd1 Kf8 25. g4 Ke8 {1/2 Malinin,Y (2344)-Krivonosov,O (2448)/Klaipeda
2011/EXT 2012}) (18... cxd4 19. Nxd4 Nc5 20. Qc2 a5 21. Nb3 Nxb3 22. Qxb3 Qb7
23. Rfc1 Rfc8 24. g3 Rxc3 25. Qxc3 Rd8 26. Qc6 Qb8 27. a4 Rd2 28. b3 Rd3 29.
Rc3 Rxc3 30. Qxc3 {1/2 Gurevich,M (2617)-Miroshnichenko,E (2651)/Konya 2011/
CBM 143 Extra}) {GM Magnus Carlsen finds another, quite simple option. Still,
he has to work a while to reach a draw.} 19. Rfc1 (19. Qb7 Qd6 $1) 19... Rc7
20. Qc2 Rfc8 21. h3 {Too slow.} (21. b4 $5 Nf6 $140 $5 22. bxc5 $1 Nd5 23. Rc4
b5 24. Rc3 Nxc3 25. Qxc3 $44 {[%csl Gc5]}) 21... Nf6 22. Rc4 Ne8 23. dxc5 Rxc5
24. Qb3 Rxc4 25. Rxc4 Rxc4 26. Qxc4 Nd6 27. Qc6 {Black holds this position
with accurate defence.} Kg8 28. Ne5 (28. e4 $5) 28... Qd8 29. Nd7 Ne4 30. b3 (
30. Qb7 Nc5 $1 31. Nxc5 Qd1+ 32. Kh2 Qd6+ 33. f4 Qxc5 34. Qb8+ Kh7 35. Qxa7 Kg6
$11) 30... Nf6 31. Ne5 Nd5 32. g3 Qe7 33. h4 g6 34. Kg2 Kg7 35. Nd3 Qd8 36. Qc4
Nf6 37. e4 g5 38. hxg5 hxg5 39. Qc3 Kg8 40. Kf3 Nd7 41. Ke3 Nf6 42. a4 Ng4+ 43.
Kf3 Nf6 44. b4 Qd7 45. b5 Qd8 46. Ke3 Ng4+ 47. Ke2 Nf6 48. Qc4 Qa8 49. Ke3 Qd8
50. Kf3 Kg7 51. Qc3 Qh8 52. Qd4 Qh1+ 53. Ke3 Qd1 54. Ne5 Qe1+ 55. Kf3 Qh1+ 56.
Ke3 Qe1+ 57. Kf3 Qh1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2835"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[Annotator "Carlsen,M"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]

{I decided to annotate the game against Gashimov from the first round. The
games against Aronian and Topalov that I won (I've yet to annotate a game I
haven't won, for different reasons) were arguably more interesting, but I like
this one better.} 1. Nf3 {I had asked my father to name a letter from a-h
before the game, and since the other moves to the f-file are not particularily
inviting, it had to be this one.} Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6.
O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Bg5 {I had sort of expected him to go for the
hegdehog, and I was curious to see what he would do against the good old
Andersson-line, where White frequently manages to get a small but stable
advantage.} a6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qf4 O-O 12. Rfd1 Be7 13. Ne4 {This is the
point, Black has to give up his light-squared bishop.} Bxe4 14. Qxe4 Ra7 15.
Nd4 Rc7 16. Rd2 {This has all been seen many times before, but here I suddenly
got the idea that I might be able to defer playing b3 until later. Probably,
it shouldn't make a lot of difference, though.} Rc5 (16... Rxc4 17. Nxe6 Rxe4
18. Nxd8 Rc4 19. Nb7 {is obviously very good for White, as d6 is dropping.})
17. Rad1 Qc7 18. b3 Kh8 (18... b5 {was a way to try and exploit the fact that
White hasn't got in a4 yet} 19. cxb5 axb5 20. b4 Rc4 21. a3 d5 22. Qe3 {
and thanks to some tactical tricks, most notably} Qb6 23. Bxd5 {White keeps
the initative.}) 19. Qb1 {Now however, we get a typical position. White will
try to expand on the queenside, and ideally put a knight on c6.} Nd7 20. e3 Qc8
21. Rc2 Rc7 22. a4 Rd8 23. Qa2 {Now White has completed his plan (which I
would have been quite proud of finding incidentically, had it not been played
by Andersson 30 years ago) , and if I could get in b4-b5 now, I would have a
serious advantage.} Ne5 {Stopping b4, but nevertheless not solving his
problems.} 24. h3 $6 (24. a5 {was quite strong here. I naturally considered
this, but I thought that Black could reply} bxa5 25. Qxa5 d5 {with an
excellent game. However, the simple} 26. Rdc1 {leaves White well on top,
thanks to the trick} Rc5 27. cxd5 $1 {which is what I missed (after other
moves Black is more than fine).}) 24... Bf6 {Now however, we resume the
unhurried manoeuvring.} 25. Rcd2 Rc5 26. f4 {I was very uncertain about this
one, but I thought it was worth chasing the knight to a bad square, even at
the cost of weakening my own position slightly.} Ng6 (26... Nd7 {would be
desirable, but fails to} 27. Nc6 Rxc6 28. Bxc6 Qxc6 29. Rxd6 Qf3 30. Qf2 Qb7
31. Qg2 Qc7 32. Qd2 {and the pin on the d-file is Black's downfall.}) 27. Rd3 {
I thought the queen might find some useful work on the second rank.} h6 {
Eventually, this led to an ugly weakening on the dark squares, but that was
rather hard to foresee at this point, and the black king needs an escape hole,
just in case.} 28. Qd2 e5 {Gashimov decided not to wait any longer, and try to
free his game. This break is made possible by the fact that I have weakened my
position with f4, giving Black some counterchances.} 29. Nc2 $1 {Much stronger
than} (29. Ne2 b5 {with adequate counterplay for Black.}) 29... b5 30. axb5
axb5 31. Na3 {This is what I had been counting on, I reckoned that White would
have a huge advantage with the knight coming to c4. However, around this point
I realised that it wasn't all that simple.} bxc4 32. Nxc4 d5 {The point,
otherwise the d6-pawn falls and Black has a miserable position.} 33. Bxd5 {
After some thought I settled on this, which at least gives White a lasting
advantage with no risk.} (33. Nb6 Qe6 {with the point of} 34. Nxd5 (34. Rxd5
Rcxd5 35. Nxd5 Ne7 {also leaves White with very few winning chances, as Black
gets to exchange his bad knight}) 34... e4 {is what I had missed. Surprisingly,
at least to me, Black wins material.}) 33... Qxh3 34. Qg2 Qxg2+ {Black has to
exchange queens to save his f7-pawn.} 35. Kxg2 exf4 36. exf4 {Material is
sharply reduced, and there are opposite-coloured bishops on the board, but as
it's often been shown in practice, that doesn't always guarantee a draw. Here,
White has some concrete advantages: His minor pieces are more much active than
their black counterparts, and the passed b-pawn is potentially very dangerous.
Additionally, the f7-pawn needs protection.} Rc7 37. Ne3 Rcd7 38. Ng4 {I was
very happy to find this manoeuvre.} (38. b4 Ne7 39. b5 Rd6 {leads nowhere, as
I don't want to move the bishop and exchange rooks.}) 38... Bb2 $2 {A serious
inaccuracy.} (38... Bc3 {was much better. Paradoxically, the bishop is less
exposed here than on b2, as is apparent in the game} 39. Nf2 f5 {and Black
keeps excellent drawing chances, as is apparent in the line} 40. Be6 Rxd3 41.
Rxd3 Rxd3 42. Nxd3 {and the bishop is not hanging, so that Black can safely
protect the pawn with ...Ne7.}) (38... Ne7 {might be tempting, but leads to a
very unfortunate transformation for Black} 39. Nxf6 gxf6 40. Bc4 Rxd3 41. Rxd3
Rxd3 42. Bxd3 {and with a passed pawn and the stronger miner piece, White
should win despite material equality.}) 39. Nf2 f6 {An ugly move, but probably
not a bad one.} (39... Rb8 40. Bc4 {also leaves Black with an unpleasant
position.}) 40. Be4 Nf8 {Absolutely forced;} (40... Rxd3 41. Rxd3 Rxd3 42. Nxd3
{leaves two black pieces hanging.}) 41. b4 {Finally, the time has come to
advance this pawn.} Rxd3 42. Nxd3 Bc3 43. Rc1 Bd4 (43... Rd4 44. Kf3 Bxb4 45.
Nxb4 Rxb4 46. Rc8 {costs Black the knight on f8.}) 44. Nc5 Be3 {I was happy to
see this one, as I was sure that the plan involving putting a rook on the
second rank would lead nowhere.} (44... g6 {would also not have solved Black's
problems, due to the clever} 45. Rd1 f5 46. Nb7 $1 (46. Bf3 Bf6 {is naturally
harmless}) 46... Rd7 47. Bc6 Rc7 48. b5 Bb6 49. Nd6 {and, mainly due to the
passive positions of his pieces, Black still has a very difficult position.})
45. Rc3 Rd2+ 46. Kf3 Bd4 47. Rc4 g6 {Preparing to weave a mating net, but
White has a simple answer.} 48. Nd3 {Now the threat is parried, and White can
launch a counterattack.} Bg1 49. Rc8 $2 {A mistake, which seriously
complicates my task.} (49. Rc1 {was correct, with the idea of forcing the
black bishop to d4, a square the knight needs.} Bd4 50. f5 {I rejected this
because of} gxf5 51. Bxf5 Ne6 {activating the black knight, and failing to
spot the simple} 52. Ke4 Re2+ 53. Kd5 {and White wins a piece.}) 49... Kg7 50.
Rc7+ Kg8 51. f5 {This was my point, as now Black cannot play ...gxf5 Bxf5 Ne6
due to the check on e6. However, Black has another trick, which I failed to
spot.} g5 $2 {Now the black knight is left completely paralysed.} (51... h5 $3
{would most probably have saved the day} 52. fxg6 Ne6 53. Rd7 Nd4+ (53... Ng5+
54. Kf4 {is simple; the white king does not get mated here}) 54. Kf4 {I
finished calculating here, thinking that White is easily winning, but Black
continues with} Ne2+ {This one escaped my line of vision. Now White has
nothing better than} 55. Kf5 Nxg3+ 56. Kf4 Nxe4 57. Kxe4 h4 58. Kf5 h3 59. Kxf6
Bb6 {and miraculously, Black makes a draw.}) 52. g4 {A very important move,
now the white king will never get in trouble, and I can now calmly go about
converting my advantage.} Bh2 53. Rb7 Rc2 54. Nc5 Rc3+ 55. Ke2 h5 {Desperation,
but what else to do? Bd5 followed by Ne6 is a threat, and the otherwise
desirable} (55... Bd6 {runs into a nasty fork:} 56. Bd5+ Kh8 57. Ne4) 56. gxh5
g4 57. Ne6 Rc8 58. b5 {My first priority was to keep the black knight passive,
and so winning a second pawn with} (58. Rg7+ Kh8 59. Rxg4 Nd7 {was not very
tempting.}) 58... Rb8 {The best try, but the endgame is easily winning for
White.} 59. Rxb8 Bxb8 60. Bd5 {Very accurate. Now ...Nd7 is naturally not
possible due to Nc5+.} Ba7 {He needs to prevent b6, but now I can simply march
with the king to g3 and pick up the pawn.} (60... Nxe6 61. fxe6 Kf8 62. h6 f5
63. h7 Be5 64. b6 {leaves Black with too many passed pawns to handle.}) 61. Kf1
Be3 62. Kg2 Kf7 63. Nxf8+ {The end of a long and interesting journey for this
knight. Finally the time has come to exchange the unfortunate knight on f8.
The two passed pawns are too far apart for Black to deal with both.} Kxf8 64.
Kg3 Ke7 (64... Kg7 65. Kxg4 Kh6 66. Bf7 {followed by a king march to the
queenside, is also quite elementary.}) 65. Kxg4 Kd6 66. Kf3 {Since Black has
to let one of my pawns advance to the sixth rank, the game is over.} Bd2 67. b6
{My best game in Wijk aan Zee this year, and apart from the mistake on move 49,
a game I'm quite proud of!} 1-0

[Event "London Classic 3rd"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2011.12.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2826"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "2011.12.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Be3 Bb6 7. Bb3 Be6 8. O-O
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. Bxb6 axb6 11. Ne2 h6 12. Ng3 d5 13. c3 b5 14. Re1 d4 15. Qc2
dxc3 16. bxc3 Qd7 17. Rad1 Na5 18. d4 exd4 19. cxd4 Nxb3 20. axb3 c6 21. d5
cxd5 22. e5 Nh7 23. Nd4 f6 24. Qd3 fxe5 25. Nxe6 Qxe6 26. Qxd5 Nf6 27. Qxb5 Ra6
28. Qxb7 Rb6 29. Qc7 Rxb3 30. Rd6 Qf7 31. Qc5 e4 32. Rc6 Rd3 33. Rc8 Rxc8 34.
Qxc8+ Kh7 35. Qf5+ Qg6 36. Qxg6+ Kxg6 37. Nxe4 Nxe4 38. Rxe4 Rd2 39. Re5 Kf6
40. Rh5 Kg6 41. g4 Ra2 42. Kg2 Kh7 43. Rf5 Ra3 44. f3 Kg8 45. Kg3 Ra1 46. Rc5
Ra4 47. h4 Kf7 48. Rc7+ Kg8 49. g5 hxg5 50. hxg5 g6 51. Re7 Kf8 52. Re4 Ra5 53.
Kg4 Kf7 54. Rb4 Kg7 55. Rb7+ Kg8 56. Rb3 Kf7 57. f4 Ra4 58. Kf3 Kg7 59. Rb7+
Kf8 60. Rd7 Rb4 61. Ke3 Ra4 62. Rd4 Ra7 63. Rd6 Kg7 64. Ke4 Re7+ 65. Kd5 Rf7
66. Ke5 Rf5+ 67. Ke4 Rf7 68. Rc6 Re7+ 69. Kd5 Rf7 70. Rc4 Rf5+ 71. Ke4 Rf7 72.
Ke5 Rf5+ 73. Ke6 Kg8 74. Rc8+ Kg7 75. Rc7+ Kg8 76. Rc8+ Kg7 77. Rc7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Classic 3rd"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2011.12.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2811"]
[BlackElo "2826"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2011.12.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6 8. Be2
Bb7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. b4 c5 12. bxc5 bxc5 13. Rb1 Bc6 14. O-O Nd7
15. Bb5 Qc7 16. Qc2 Rab8 17. Rfc1 Bxb5 18. Nxb5 Qc6 19. Nc3 cxd4 20. Nxd4 Bxd4
21. exd4 Rxb1 22. Nxb1 Qxc2 23. Rxc2 Rb8 24. Nd2 Nf8 25. g3 Ne6 26. Nb3 Rb4 27.
Rc6 Ra4 28. Nc5 Rc4 29. Rd6 Nxc5 30. dxc5 Rxc5 31. Ra6 Rc7 32. Rd6 Rc5 33. Ra6
Rc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Classic 3rd"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2011.12.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2826"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2011.12.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 d5 8.
cxd5 Qxd5 9. e3 Nbd7 10. b4 O-O 11. Bb2 a5 12. Bd3 axb4 13. axb4 Rxa1+ 14. Bxa1
Qa2 15. O-O Nd5 16. Qe1 c5 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. b5 Ra8 19. Qc1 h6 20. h3 Qa3 21.
Qd2 Qb4 22. Qc2 Qa4 23. Qb2 f6 24. Rc1 Nb4 25. Be2 Bxf3 26. gxf3 Nd5 27. f4
N7b6 28. Bg4 Kf7 29. Qb1 Qa3 30. Rd1 f5 31. Bf3 Ra4 32. Be5 Qb4 33. Qd3 Ra3 34.
Qf1 g6 35. h4 Nc4 $2 (35... Rb3 36. h5 g5 $16) 36. Rxd5 $18 Nxe5 37. Rxe5 Qc3
38. Kg2 1-0

[Event "London Classic 3rd"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2011.12.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2826"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2011.12.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 h6 7. Qb3 Ra7 8. cxd5
cxd5 9. Bd2 e6 10. Ne5 Be7 11. Rc1 O-O 12. O-O Nfd7 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. a4 Nb8
15. e4 dxe4 16. d5 Nd7 17. Be3 Bc5 18. Nxe4 Bxe3 19. Qxe3 Qb6 20. Ng3 Qxe3 21.
fxe3 Bg6 22. dxe6 fxe6 23. Rfd1 Nf6 24. Rd6 Bf7 25. Bf3 a5 26. Rb6 Be8 27. Rxe6
Bxa4 28. Re7 Re8 29. Nf5 Rxe7 30. Nxe7+ Kf8 31. Nc8 Ra6 32. Bxb7 Re6 33. e4 Bd7
34. Rc5 Nxe4 35. Rxa5 Bxc8 36. Bxc8 Rc6 37. Rf5+ Nf6 38. Bb7 Rb6 39. Bf3 Rxb2
1/2-1/2

[Event "London Classic 3rd"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2011.12.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2826"]
[BlackElo "2800"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2011.12.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Bg2 d5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qb3 Qb6 10. Bxd5 exd5 11. Be3 Bxc3+ 12. Qxc3 Qa6 13. Qd3 Qxd3 14.
exd3 Bd7 15. Kd2 Nc6 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. Bd4 Rfe8 18. g4 Re6 19. Rae1 Bd7 20.
Rxe6 Bxe6 21. g5 a6 22. h4 Re8 23. h5 Bg4 24. h6 gxh6 25. gxh6 Re6 26. Be3 Kf8
27. Kc3 Rg6 28. Kd4 Bd7 29. Re1 Bc6 30. Kc5 Ke8 31. f4 Bd7 32. Bd4+ Re6 33.
Rxe6+ Bxe6 34. Kb6 Bf5 35. Kxb7 Bxd3 36. Kc6 Ke7 37. Kxd5 Bb1 38. a3 Ba2+ 39.
Ke4 Bb3 40. Kf5 Be6+ 41. Ke5 f6+ 42. Ke4 Bb3 43. Bc5+ Ke6 44. Kd4 a5 45. a4
Bxa4 46. Bb6 Kf5 47. Bxa5 Kxf4 48. Bd2+ Kg4 49. b4 f5 50. Ke5 Bb5 51. Bf4 Bd3
52. Be3 Bb5 53. Bf4 Bd3 54. Be3 Bb5 55. Bf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Classic 3rd"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2011.12.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2826"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2011.12.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. Bb3 a6 7. Nbd2 Ba7 8. Nf1
h6 9. Ng3 O-O 10. O-O Be6 11. h3 Qd7 12. Be3 Ne7 13. Nh4 Ng6 14. Nhf5 Ne7 15.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. Bxa7 Rxa7 17. f4 c5 18. Bc2 b5 19. Qd2 Rb7 20. a3 a5 21. Rf2 b4
22. axb4 axb4 23. Raf1 bxc3 24. bxc3 exf4 25. Rxf4 Nh7 26. d4 cxd4 27. cxd4 Qg5
28. Kh2 Nf6 29. Bd1 Rfb8 30. h4 Qg6 31. Rxf6 gxf6 32. Qf4 Rb2 33. Bh5 Qg7 34.
Bf3 Ra8 35. d5 Bc8 36. Nh5 Qf8 37. Nxf6+ Kh8 38. Rc1 Kg7 39. e5 dxe5 40. Nh5+
Kh7 41. Be4+ 1-0

[Event "London Classic 3rd"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2011.12.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "McShane, Luke J"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2826"]
[PlyCount "166"]
[EventDate "2011.12.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. a4
Rb8 9. d4 Bb6 10. axb5 axb5 11. Qd3 O-O 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qxb5 Na7
15. Qa4 Qg6 16. Re1 Bh3 17. g3 Qf6 18. Nbd2 Rbd8 19. Qc4 g5 20. Qd3 Bg4 21. Nc4
Nc6 22. Nxb6 cxb6 23. Re3 Kg7 24. Kg2 h5 25. h3 Bd7 26. Ba4 Ra8 27. Bxc6 Bxc6
28. Rxa8 Rxa8 29. Qc4 Rc8 30. Qa6 Rb8 31. d5 Bd7 32. h4 g4 33. Nd2 Qd8 34. Qa3
Qc7 35. Re1 b5 36. Ra1 b4 37. cxb4 Bb5 38. Qe3 f6 39. Qc3 Qb7 40. b3 Kg6 41.
Rc1 Qb6 42. Kg1 Be2 43. Qc6 Qd8 44. Nc4 Rxb4 45. Nxd6 Rb6 46. Qc2 Qxd6 47. Qxe2
Rxb3 48. Rd1 Rb4 49. Qc2 Rb8 50. Qc3 Ra8 51. Qc6 Rd8 52. Rb1 Qd7 53. Kg2 Qd6
54. Rb3 Qd7 55. Rb1 Qd6 56. Rb3 Qd7 57. Qa6 Qc8 58. Qd3 Qc5 59. Rc3 Qb4 60. Rc4
Qe1 61. Qc3 Qxc3 62. Rxc3 Ra8 63. Rd3 Kf7 64. f3 Ra2+ 65. Kf1 Ra1+ 66. Kf2 Ra2+
67. Kf1 Ra1+ 68. Ke2 Ra2+ 69. Rd2 gxf3+ 70. Ke1 Ra4 71. d6 Rxe4+ 72. Kf2 Ke8
73. Kxf3 Ra4 74. d7+ Kd8 75. Rd6 f5 76. Re6 Ra3+ 77. Kf2 e4 78. Rd6 Rf3+ 79.
Kg2 f4 80. gxf4 Rxf4 81. Kg3 Rf3+ 82. Kg2 Rf4 83. Kg3 Rf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Classic 3rd"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2011.12.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Howell, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2826"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2011.12.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O Re8 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
Bf8 9. Nbd2 d6 10. d4 exd4 11. Nxd4 Bd7 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Bd3 Be7 14. f4 Qb8
15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. e5 dxe5 17. Ne4 Qxb2 18. f5 Red8 19. Bc4 Be8 20. Qh5 Rd6 21.
Rab1 Qc2 22. Qg4 Kf8 23. h3 Rad8 24. Kh2 Qa4 25. Rb4 Qa3 26. Rb7 R6d7 27. Qf3
Qa4 28. Qe2 Re7 $2 (28... Qa5 29. Qh5 Rd6 $11) 29. Nxf6 $18 gxf6 30. Qe3 Red7
31. Qc5+ Rd6 32. Rxc7 Qc2 33. Rc8 $3 R8d7 34. Be6 $1 Ke7 35. Bxd7 Bxd7 36. Rh8
Qd3 37. Rf3 Qd5 38. Qxa7 e4 39. Qb8 $6 (39. Rf1 Qe5+ 40. Kh1 $18) 39... Qe5+
$16 40. Rg3 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 6th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.11.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2826"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2011.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb4+ $5 {An interesting
transposition to the Catalan, avoiding the dangerous lines with ...c5 and
d4-d5.} 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O (8. c5 $5 {has scored quite well in
practice and is logical, too, from the structural point of view.} O-O 9. Na3
Bb7 (9... d5 10. cxd6 Qxd6 11. O-O {[%cal Ga6e2,Gd2f4]} Rc8 12. Rfe1 Bb7 13.
Nc4 $16 {Shulman,Y (2632)-Friedel,J (2516)/Ledyard 2009/CBM 129 Extra (1-0, 31)
}) 10. b4 a5 11. Nc4 Nd5 12. Rb1 axb4 13. Nxb6 Nxb6 14. Rxb4 Ra6 15. Qb3 d5 16.
Rxb6 Rxb6 17. cxb6 c5 18. O-O c4 19. Qb2 Nc6 20. a4 $16 {Topalov,V (2791)
-Zhigalko,S (2592)/Dresden 2008/CBM 128 (1-0, 40)}) 8... d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 ({
Delaying this knight retreat offers White additional possibilities:} 9... O-O
10. Rd1 Nfd7 (10... Qc8 11. Nc3 Nbd7 12. Rac1 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd7 14. cxd5 cxd5
15. Bf4 g5 16. Bxd5 $1 {Ponomariov,R (2734)-Kramnik,V (2790) Dortmund 2010 CBM
138 (Ponomariov) (1-0, 36)}) 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. e4 $1 {This is the difference!
The e-pawn is not pinned any more.} (12. Bf4 Nxe5 13. dxe5 {transposes}) 12...
Nf6 (12... Nxe5 13. exd5 $1 $36 {Dzagnidze,N (2551)-Skripchenko,A (2460)
Antakya 2010 CBM 140 (Marin,M) (0-1, 29)}) 13. Nc3 Bb7 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Rac1 (
15. Qb3 Nd7 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. Qxd5 Nxe5 19. Qxe5 Bf6 20. Qf5 Qxd4
21. Bc3 Qc5 22. Qxc5 bxc5 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Rac1 Rab8 25. b3 $16 {Llanes
Hurtado,M (2446)-Guliev,L (2454) Santa Cruz de la Palma 2007 (1-0, 45)}) 15...
a6 16. Qb3 Nxc3 17. Bxc3 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qd5+ 19. Qxd5 exd5 20. Bd2 $16 {Gupta,A
(2590)-Zeng,C (2377) Chennai 2011 (1-0, 45)}) 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Bf4 Nxe5 12.
dxe5 O-O 13. Rd1 {This position has proven quite viable for Black. It is quite
possible that Nakamura did not expect this course of events at all, since the
novelty he produced one move later hardly changes the evaluation.} Bb7 (13...
Qd7 {is also playable.} 14. Nc3 Rc8 (14... Nc6 $2 15. Bxd5 $1 exd5 16. Nxd5 $16
{Bogdanovski,V (2435)-Mitkov,N (2492)/Gevgelija 2002/CBM 087 ext (1-0, 41)})
15. Rac1 Bb7 (15... Nc6 16. Qa4 Bb7 17. h4 a6 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Bxd5 {Banusz,T
(2517)-Bokros,A (2479)/Szentgotthard 2010/CBM 135 (1/2, 62)} Bf8 $5) 16. h4 Nc6
17. Qd2 Rd8 18. e3 Rac8 19. Qe2 Qe8 20. h5 h6 21. Qg4 Kh8 $11 {Prudnikova,S 
(2407)-Ioseliani,N (2491)/Bled 2002/EXT 2003 (1/2, 43)}) ({But} 13... g5 $6 {
is obviously premature, since the e5-pawn is not attacked yet.} 14. Be3 Nd7 15.
Bd4 Rc8 16. Nc3 Qc7 17. e4 $36 {Koneru,H (2603)-Thejkumar,M (2414)/Mumbai 2008/
CBM 124 Extra (1-0, 27)}) 14. Nd2 $146 {Not that great a square for the knight.
} ({Black did not face big problems after} 14. Nc3 {either:} Nc6 15. h4 (15.
Nxd5 $6 exd5 16. Bxd5 Qe8 17. Qe4 Rd8 18. Rac1 Ba8 $17 {Feller,S (2424)-Palac,
M (2582)/Cap d'Agde 2006/EXT 2007 (0-1, 45)}) 15... Rc8 {The most logical
developing move.} (15... h6 {An unnecessary weakening.} 16. e4 d4 17. Qe2 Qb8
18. Nb5 Rd8 19. Qg4 Kf8 $6 (19... g6 20. Rac1 Nxe5 $13) 20. Rac1 a6 (20... Nxe5
$6 21. Qh5 $1 Bf6 22. Nc7 $16) 21. Nd6 $16 {Razuvaev,Y (2560)-Nikolenko,O 
(2475)/Pardubice 1993/TD (1-0, 34)}) 16. Rac1 (16. e4 d4 17. Qe2 Qe8 18. Nb5
Bc5 19. a3 Rd8 20. b4 Be7 21. Qb2 d3 22. Bg5 $13 {Rahman,Z (2538)-Roktim,B 
(2389)/Dhaka 2005/CBM 105 ext (1/2, 64)}) 16... a6 17. Qb1 Qe8 18. Rc2 (18. Na4
Bd8 19. b3 Bc7 20. Be3 Nxe5 21. Bxb6 Bxb6 {1/2 Damljanovic,B (2585)-Roiz,M 
(2605)/Valjevo 2007/CBM 119}) 18... b5 19. a3 b4 20. axb4 Nxb4 21. Rcc1 Bc5 22.
Na2 Nxa2 23. Qxa2 Qb5 24. e3 a5 $36 {Lastin,A (2590)-Tkachiev,V (2605)/Sochi
2005/CBM 107 (1/2, 42)}) 14... Nc6 (14... Na6 $5 15. e4 Rc8 16. Qb1 Nb4 17.
exd5 Bxd5 18. Be4 Bxe4 19. Nxe4 Qe8 20. Nc3 (20. Nd6 $13) 20... Qc6 21. a3 Na6
22. Ne4 Nc5 23. Nxc5 Bxc5 $11 {Iskusnyh,S (2455)-Lastin,A (2611)/Samara 2011/ 
(1/2, 35)}) 15. Nf3 $6 {Underestimating the force of the next move.} (15. h4
$142 {Carlsen} Rc8 $36) 15... g5 $1 {I cannot help remembering another
occasion in which a plan based on ...g7-g5 yielded Carlsen a great win. It was
the Hedgehog from Kramnik,V (2799)-Carlsen,M (2733) Wijk aan Zee 2008 CBM 122 
(Marin,M) (0-1, 57)} 16. Be3 g4 {Well, here everything is simpler: Black wins
a pawn. However, one should also pay attention to his stability in the centre,
ensured precisely by the far advanced pawn.} 17. Nd4 Nxe5 $15 18. Bh6 Re8 19.
e4 Bc5 20. Nb3 Rc8 21. Nxc5 Rxc5 22. Qa4 Bc6 23. Qd4 Qf6 $17 24. Bf4 dxe4 25.
Bxe4 Nf3+ $3 {If my endgame analysis is correct, this is a brilliant move,
leading almost by force to a won position, despite the presence of
opposite-coloured bishops..} (25... Bxe4 26. Qxe4 Nf3+ 27. Kg2 h5 $17 {would
have been a reasonable alternative.}) 26. Bxf3 Qxd4 27. Rxd4 Bxf3 28. Rd7 Rd5
29. Rxd5 (29. Rxa7 Red8 $19) 29... exd5 30. Be3 Re4 31. Re1 d4 32. Bd2 Rxe1+ {
(!) The same comment applies to this move.} (32... Be2 $17) 33. Bxe1 Be2 $1 {
Caging the enemy king.} 34. f4 {White cannot do without this freeing move,
which allows Black to create a second far advanced passed pawn.} (34. Bd2 Kg7
35. Kg2 Kg6 36. h3 h5 37. hxg4 hxg4 38. Bf4 (38. f4 gxf3+ 39. Kf2 Kf5 40. Bf4
Ke4 41. Bb8 a6 42. Ba7 b5 43. Bb8 Bc4 44. a3 Bd5 45. Bf4 Kd3 46. Be5 Kc4 47.
Bf6 d3 48. Ke3 Be4 $19) 38... Kf5 39. Bh6 Ke4 40. Bg7 b5 41. Bf6 a6 42. Bg7 Bc4
{Just as in the game, it is important to clear the way for the king. With the
actual structure, the space for invasion is too narrow.} 43. a3 (43. b3 Bd3 44.
Bf6 Bb1 45. a3 Bc2 46. b4 Bd3 47. Bg7 Be2 48. Bf6 Kd3 49. Bg7 Kc4 $19) 43...
Be2 44. Bf6 Kd3 45. Be5 Kc4 46. Bf6 d3 47. Bc3 Kb3 $19) 34... gxf3 35. Bf2 d3
36. Be1 Kg7 37. Kf2 Kf6 38. Ke3 Kf5 39. h3 {Another important decision.} ({
Keeping the pawn on h2 would not save him, either:} 39. Bc3 Kg4 40. Kf2 Kh3 41.
Kg1 Bd1 42. Bd2 ({The attempt to keep the bishop prisoner with} 42. b3 {
fails to} Bc2 43. Kf2 Bb1 44. a3 Ba2 45. b4 Bd5 {The bishop is right in time
to defend f3.} 46. Kg1 b5 47. Bd2 Be4 {We will see a lot of this setup, with
two pawns close to the promotion square and defended by the bishop.} 48. Bc3
Kg4 $19) 42... Ba4 (42... Bc2 {is less effective now:} 43. Kf2 Bb1 $6 44. a3
Kxh2 45. Kxf3 {White cannot be sure of a draw at all, but Black's winning plan
is less obvious here.}) 43. Bc3 Bc6 44. Bd2 Bd5 45. b3 a5 46. Be1 (46. Be3 b5
47. Bd2 b4 48. Be3 Bxb3 $1) 46... Bc6 (46... a4 $6 47. bxa4 Bxa2 48. a5 b5 49.
a6 Bd5 50. a7 Kg4 51. Kf2 {White can hold all the enemy pawns, while the black
bishop is partly restricted.}) 47. Bd2 a4 $1 {Weakening the light squares in
order to prepare the king's invasion.} 48. bxa4 Bxa4 49. Kf2 Bc6 50. Kg1 b5 51.
Be3 Bd5 52. a3 Be4 53. Bd2 Kg4 54. Kf2 Kf5 55. h3 Ke6 56. Be3 Kd5 57. Ke1 Kc4
58. Kd2 Kb3 59. Bc5 h5 $22 $19 60. Kd1 b4 $1 {><b4} 61. axb4 Kc3 $19) 39... h5
40. Bd2 Bf1 41. Be1 ({Here is another possible ending with the same familiar
winning method:} 41. h4 Kg4 42. Kf2 (42. Be1 Be2 {/\...f5-f4}) 42... Be2 43.
Bf4 Bd1 44. Ke3 Bc2 45. Kf2 Bb1 46. a3 Ba2 47. Bc1 Bd5 48. Bf4 b5 49. Bd2 a6
50. Bc3 Be4 51. Bd2 Kf5 52. Ke3 Ke6 53. b3 {Hoping to create a barrier, but it
will not last for long.} Kf5 54. a4 Kg4 55. axb5 axb5 56. Kf2 Bd5 57. b4 Be4 {
A familiar setup.} 58. Be3 Kf5 {Now, everything is ready for the invasion.} 59.
Bf4 Ke6 60. Bd2 Kd5 61. Ke3 Kc4 62. Kf2 Kb3 63. Ke3 Kc2 64. Be1 f2 $19) 41...
Bxh3 42. Kxd3 ({The most fantastic win arises after} 42. Kxf3 Bg4+ 43. Ke3 Be2
44. Bc3 Kg4 45. Be1 f6 {Playing for zugzwang.} 46. Bf2 f5 47. b3 (47. Be1 f4+
48. gxf4 h4 49. f5 h3 50. f6 h2 51. f7 h1=Q 52. f8=Q Qxe1 $19) 47... b5 (47...
f4+ 48. gxf4 h4 49. f5 $1) 48. a3 a6 49. b4 {The tempi have been exhausted,
but now the queenside configuration is lethal for the white king.} f4+ $1 50.
gxf4 h4 51. f5 h3 52. f6 d2 $1 53. Kxd2 (53. Kxe2 h2 54. f7 d1=Q+ $1) 53... h2
(53... Bc4 54. Bg1 Kg3 55. Bb6 h2 56. Bc7+ Kg2 57. Bxh2 Kxh2 58. Kc3 $11) 54.
f7 h1=Q 55. f8=Q Qd1+ 56. Kc3 Qd3+ 57. Kb2 Qd2+ $19 {with mate to follow soon.
Quite an unexpected finish!!}) 42... Bf1+ 43. Ke3 Kg4 44. Kf2 Bb5 45. Bc3 Bc6
46. Be5 b5 47. Bb8 a6 48. Bc7 f5 49. b3 Bd5 50. Bd6 f4 51. gxf4 (51. Bxf4 h4
$19) 51... h4 52. f5 Kxf5 53. Ke3 Kg4 54. Kf2 h3 55. Ke3 Be4 56. Kf2 Bb1 {
The already known plan of widening the area for infiltration.} 57. a3 Ba2 58.
b4 Bf7 $1 ({Black's plan is familiar to us: with two pawns close to promoting
and sustained by the bishop, Black keeps both white pieces busy and can
quietly march in with the king.} 58... Bf7 59. Bc7 Bh5 60. Bb8 Kf5 61. Bc7 Ke4
62. Bd6 Kd3 63. Bb8 (63. Kg3 $2 h2) ({The black bishop's placement is
explained by the following variation:} 63. Bh2 Kc2 64. Kg3 Bg4 65. Bg1 Kb3 {
Once again this setup. Black's kingside group remains untouchable. The bishop
on g2 would be less effective, because Black could not re-activate it if
necessary. Besides, Nakamura has kept the f1-square defended, so there was no
way to get it there.}) 63... Kc3 64. Kg1 Kb3 65. Bc7 Kxa3 66. Ba5 Bg4 $22 $19)
0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 6th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.11.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2826"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2011.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Nc6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 g6 8.
Nc3 Bg7 9. Be3 Nf6 10. h3 O-O 11. O-O a6 12. a4 Rfc8 13. b3 e6 14. Rc1 d5 15.
Nxc6 bxc6 16. e5 Ne8 17. f4 a5 18. Ne4 Bf8 19. Rf3 Qd8 20. Nc5 Rcb8 21. Bf2 Nc7
22. Qe2 Rb4 23. Kh2 Be7 24. Rc2 Qf8 25. Nd7 Qd8 26. Nc5 Qf8 27. cxd5 Nxd5 28.
g3 Qc8 29. Be1 Rb6 30. Rc4 Rab8 31. Qd1 Bxc5 32. Rxc5 Qf8 33. Qc2 Nb4 34. Bxb4
Rxb4 35. Rxa5 Qd8 36. Rc5 Rxb3 $1 (36... Rd4 $2) 37. Rxb3 Rxb3 38. Qxb3 Qd2+
39. Kh1 Qe1+ 40. Kg2 Qe2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 6th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.11.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2811"]
[BlackElo "2826"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2011.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. Rd1 O-O 11. Nf3 Bg4 12. Be2 Rc8 13. O-O Qa5 14. h3
Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Qxd2 16. Rxd2 Na5 17. e5 Nc4 18. Rd3 Nxe3 19. fxe3 Rc7 20. Be4
Rfc8 21. Rb3 b6 22. Kf2 f6 23. exf6 Bxf6 24. Ke2 Kg7 25. Rd1 Rc3 26. Rd3 Rc2+
27. Rd2 R2c3 28. Rd3 Rc2+ 29. Rd2 R2c3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 6th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.11.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2826"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2011.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O b6 $5 {Usually this move is played after} (10... Na5
11. Bd3) {However, the knight does not have go to a5!} 11. dxc5 (11. Rb1 {
[%csl Rb1]} cxd4 12. cxd4 Bb7 13. Qd2 Rc8 14. Rfc1 Qd6 15. Bb5 Rfd8 16. d5 Ne5
17. Nd4 Ng4 18. Bf4 Be5 $11 {1/2 Erdos,V (2592)-Przezdziecka,M (2278)/Warsaw
2010/CBM 137 Extra (35)}) (11. Rc1 Bb7 12. d5 (12. f3 Rc8 13. Qd2 Na5 14. Bb5
a6 15. Bd3 b5 16. d5 e6 17. dxe6 fxe6 18. Rfd1 Qe7 19. Bg5 Bf6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6
21. Qe3 e5 22. Bc2 Rf7 23. Bb3 c4 24. Bc2 Rd8 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. Rd1 Rd7 27.
Rxd7 Qxd7 28. Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:08] 1/2 Lalic,B (2495)-Romanishin,O (2570)/
Sarajevo 1988/CBM}) (12. Bb5 Na5 13. d5 e6 14. c4 Qe7 15. Nf4 exd5 16. exd5
Rad8 17. Re1 Qf6 18. Qd2 Qf5 $1 19. Qe2 Bc8 $1 $11 {[%cal Yc8d7] 1-0 Knaak,R 
(2490)-Jansa,V (2445)/ Bratislava 1983/MCD (26)}) 12... Ne5 13. Bb3 (13. Bb5 a6
$1 (13... e6 14. c4 Ng4 15. Bf4 e5 16. Bd2 Qh4 17. h3 Nf6 18. f3 Bh6 19. Rc3
Ne8 20. Bxh6 Qxh6 21. Bxe8 Rfxe8 22. a4 $16 {1-0 Portisch,L (2600)-Schmidt,W 
(2450)/Indonesia 1983/ MCD (44)}) 14. Ba4 Nc4 15. Bf4 Nb2 16. Qc2 Nxa4 17. Qxa4
e6 $132 18. dxe6 $140 Qd3 $1) 13... c4 14. Bc2 e6 $1 15. dxe6 Nd3 $1 (15...
fxe6 16. Nd4 Qe7 17. f4 Nc6 18. e5 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 b5 20. Rb1 Bc6 21. Qg4 Rad8
22. h4 $14 {1/2 Zilka,S (2479)-Petr,M (2462)/Czechia 2010/CBM 139 Extra (68)})
16. Bxd3 Qxd3 17. exf7+ Rxf7 18. Ng3 Bxe4 19. Qa4 Qd5 20. Nxe4 Qxe4 21. Rfe1
Qd5 $11 {1/2 Polugaevsky, L (2625)-Miles,A (2560)/Wijk aan Zee 1979/MCD (28)})
(11. Qd2 Bb7 12. Rac1 Rc8 (12... Qd7 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 {1/2 Despotovic,M (2355)
-Simic,R (2485)/Belgrade 1988/ TD (39)} 14. Bh6 $5) (12... e6 13. Rfd1 Rc8 14.
Bb5 cxd4 15. cxd4 Ne7 16. Rxc8 Nxc8 $11 {[%cal Yc8d6] 0-1 Vakhidov,J (2392)
-Kasimdzhanov,R (2678)/Tashkent UZB 2011/The Week in Chess 888 (57)}) 13. Rfd1
(13. h4 Qd7 (13... Na5 14. Bd3 e5 $1 15. Bg5 Qd7 $11) 14. h5 Na5 15. Bd3 cxd4
16. cxd4 Rxc1 17. Rxc1 Rc8 18. h6 Rxc1+ 19. Qxc1 Bf8 20. Nc3 Qc8 21. d5 Nc4 22.
Bd4 Nd6 23. Qf4 f6 24. e5 fxe5 25. Bxe5 Nf7 26. Bxg6 Nxe5 27. Bf5 Ng6 28. Bxc8
Nxf4 29. Bxb7 Bxh6 $11 {1/2 Lputian Smbat G (2540)-Romanishin Oleg M (2555)/
Lvov 1987 (31)}) 13... cxd4 14. cxd4 Qd6 (14... e6 15. Bh6 Qh4 $5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7
17. Qe3 (17. d5 Ne5 18. Qd4 Qf6 19. Bb3 exd5 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. exd5 Ba6 22. Nc3
Nd7 23. Ne4 Qxd4 24. Rxd4 Rc1+ 25. Rd1 Rxd1+ 26. Bxd1 Bc4 $17 {0-1 Enchev,I 
(2435)-Grigorov,G (2497)/ Albena BUL 2011/The Week in Chess 867 (33)}) 17...
Rfd8 18. Bb5 Qf6 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. Rxc6 Bxc6 $11 21. d5 $6 exd5 22. e5 Qe7 23.
Nd4 Bd7 24. f4 Rc8 {0-1 Meyer,M (2348)-Petr,M (2468)/Munich GER 2010/The Week
in Chess 840 (52)}) 15. d5 (15. Bf4 {1-0 Zhukova,N (2499)-Nebolsina,V (2310)/
Moscow 2010/CBM 138 Extra (39)} e5 $11) (15. Bh6 Qb4 $1 16. Qxb4 Nxb4 17. Bxg7
Kxg7 18. a3 Nc6 19. d5 Ne5 20. Bb5 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rc8 22. Rxc8 Bxc8 23. Nd4 g5
24. f3 {1/2 Stella,A (2310)-Codenotti,M (2169)/Bratto 2010/CBM 138 Extra}) (15.
e5 $5 Qd7 16. e6 $5 fxe6 17. Nf4 {1-0 Noori,A (2135)-Aghamohammadi,M/Iran 2000/
EXT 2003 (28)} Nd8 $13 {A.Giri}) 15... Na5 16. Bb5 Rxc1 17. Rxc1 Rc8 (17... e6
$1 18. Bf4 Be5 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. Nc3 Rc8 $1 $132 {A.Giri}) (17... f5 $5 {A.Giri
}) 18. h3 (18. Rxc8+ Bxc8 19. Nd4 $1 $14 {A.Giri}) 18... Rxc1+ 19. Qxc1 e6 20.
Nf4 exd5 21. Nxd5 f5 22. f3 fxe4 23. fxe4 Qe5 $11 {1/2 Topalov,V (2805)-Anand,
V (2787)/ Sofia 2010/CBM 136/(Giri,Anish) (60)}) 11... Qc7 {A typical idea.
After cxb6 axb6 White's queenside pawn majority will be nearly useless.} (11...
Ne5 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. Bd5 Rb8 (13... Ba6 $142) 14. c6 $16 {1-0 Kanep,M (2523)
-Novik,M (2468)/Finland 2008/EXT 2009 (26)}) 12. f4 $146 {This move doesn't
look dangerous before Black has played ...e7-e6.} (12. cxb6 axb6 13. Rb1 Rb8
14. Bb5 Ne5 15. f4 Ng4 16. Qc1 Bb7 17. h3 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 Rfc8 19. e5 Bd5 20. c4
Ba8 21. Nc3 Qb7 22. Qe2 e6 23. Rbd1 Rd8 24. Ba4 Rbc8 $44 {0-1 Ju,W (2500)-Gao
Rui (2464)/Hefei 2010/CBM 136 Extra (38)}) (12. Qd2 $6 Rd8 13. Qb2 bxc5 14. Qa3
Ne5 15. Bd5 Rb8 16. Qxc5 Qxc5 17. Bxc5 Ba6 18. c4 e6 $19 {1/2 Zhukova,N (2499)
-Nebolsina,V (2310)/Moscow 2010/CBM 138 Extra (54)}) (12. Nd4 Ne5 (12... Bb7
13. cxb6 axb6 14. Nb5 Qe5 15. Bd5 e6 16. Bd4 Qf4 17. g3 Qh6 18. Bxc6 Bxc6 19.
Qe2 $16 {1-0 Christiansen,L (2485)-Jansa,V (2480)/Luzern 1982/EXT 1997 (40)})
13. Nb5 (13. Be2 Bb7 14. cxb6 axb6 15. Nb5 Qc6 16. f3 Nc4 $6 (16... Rfc8 17.
Qb3 Nd7 {[%cal Yd7c5,Yc5a4] R.Simic}) 17. Bxc4 Qxc4 18. Qb3 $14 {1-0 Portisch,
L (2635)-Ftacnik,L (2545)/Wijk aan Zee 1985/MCL (72)}) 13... Qb8 14. Be2 (14.
Bf4 bxc5 15. Rb1 a6 16. Nd4 Qd6 17. Bd5 Ra7 18. Nc6 Rc7 19. Na5 Rd7 20. Nc4 Qc7
21. Nb6 Rd6 $13 {0-1 Paunovic,D (2320)-Jansa,V (2440)/Vrnjacka Banja 1983/MCD 
(83)}) 14... bxc5 15. f4 Ng4 16. Bxc5 a6 17. Na3 Qc7 18. Bd4 e5 19. fxe5 Nxe5
$44 {1/2 Aronian,L (2808)-Grischuk,A (2747)/Kazan 2011/CBM 143/(Caruana) (70)})
12... bxc5 13. Rb1 Rd8 (13... Bg4 $6 14. h3 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Bxc3 16. f5 $44) 14.
Qa4 (14. Qe1 Bb7 {[%cal Rc6a5]} 15. Rb5 Na5 16. Rxc5 Qb6 17. Bxf7+ $5 Kxf7 18.
Rf5+ gxf5 19. Bxb6 axb6 $13) (14. Qc2 $5) 14... Na5 15. Bd5 Bd7 $1 16. Qa3 Rac8
17. f5 e6 $1 18. Bf4 Be5 19. fxe6 fxe6 20. Bb3 Nxb3 21. axb3 Rf8 {Black has
comfortably consolidated his position and has no problems.} 22. Qc1 (22. Bxe5
Qxe5 23. Qxa7 Bc6 $44) 22... c4 23. b4 Qb6+ 24. Kh1 Bg7 25. e5 (25. Ra1 $142
$132) 25... Bc6 26. Nd4 Bd5 {[%csl Gd5]} 27. Ra1 Qb7 28. Qc2 Rc7 29. Bg3 Rcf7
30. Rxf7 Qxf7 31. Qe2 g5 32. h3 h5 33. Kg1 h4 34. Bh2 Qg6 35. Rd1 $11 g4 $5 {
Black is playing for a win but it is a double-edged sacrifice.} 36. hxg4 Qg5 {
[%cal Yg7h6]} 37. Nf5 $1 exf5 $6 (37... h3 $1 {was correct. White had to find
the best defense} 38. Rd4 $1 {[%cal Rh2f4]} (38. gxh3 $4 Rxf5) {with a logical
draw after} 38... Qc1+ 39. Rd1 Qg5 $11) 38. Rxd5 fxg4 39. Kh1 h3 40. gxh3 gxh3
41. Rd4 $6 (41. Rd1 $142 $1 {[%cal Yd1g1,Ye2e4] , and White seizes the
initiative.}) 41... Qc1+ 42. Rd1 Qxc3 43. e6 Qb2 $1 44. Qe4 Qg2+ 45. Qxg2 hxg2+
46. Kxg2 Re8 47. Rd6 Bf8 48. Rc6 Bxb4 49. Rxc4 a5 50. Rc6 Kg7 51. Kf3 Kf6 52.
Ke4 Rxe6+ 53. Be5+ Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 6th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.11.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D82"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2826"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2011.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[TimeControl "6000+30"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 c5 6. dxc5 Qa5 7. Qb3 {Following
Ivanchuk's success with the strange 4.e3 followed by 5.Qb3 against Svidler, he
decides to take on another sideline. 7.Rc1 is by far the main choice.} Na6 {
Attempting to take back on c5 with the N is very logical. This gives White the
option to retain one of his pawns, but at a great cost.} 8. cxd5 Nxc5 9. Qb5+
Qxb5 10. Bxb5+ Bd7 $44 {White now has his extra pawn on d5, which isn't going
to fall any time soon. However you can't stop evaluating there. The pawn IS
weak is Black holds e4 under control, which means it can't be reinforced
easily. Furthermore Black is ahead on development, and his B on g7 can easily
begin pounding on the queenside with the help of a b5 push.} 11. Rd1 Nh5 12.
Bxd7+ Kxd7 13. Bg3 (13. Nf3 {doesn't look pleasant but maybe it was more
important to develop than to keep the pawn structure.} Nxf4 14. exf4 {[%cal
Gf3e5]} Bxc3+ $5 15. bxc3 f6 16. O-O Ne4 $44 {and Black is down a pawn but not
worse.}) (13. Nge2 Nxf4 14. exf4 (14. Nxf4 b5 $1 15. Rd2 (15. Nxb5 Rhb8 16. Nd4
Rxb2 $15) 15... b4 16. Nd1 b3 {with plentiful compensation.})) 13... b5 {
White's pieces on the kingside are too far away from the queenside action, and
it's hard to believe that White can keep all his pawns alive. White should be
thinking about equality.} 14. d6 e6 {Black's superior development, awesome
blockade of the weak d6-pawn and queenside adctivity give him more than enough
compensation for the pawn.} 15. Nf3 b4 16. Nb5 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Rab8 18. Nbd4 h5
19. Rh4 f5 {Black is using his structure to try to push the white pieces back.
He is in no hurry to regain material as he knows that the d6-pawn is just
doomed.} 20. Ne2 e5 21. Rc4 Rhc8 22. Kf1 Ne4 23. Rc7+ {The pawn was going to
fall anyway, at least this way Ivanchuk gets rid of some active pieces.} Rxc7
24. dxc7+ Kxc7 25. Nd2 Nxd2+ 26. Rxd2 {Black has finally regained his material,
and it is obvious that he has emerged on top. The B is considerably better
than the N, which at the moment lacks any good squares. Not to mention, the
structure favors Black and White's K will be out of play for a few more moves
at the very least. White is forced to be passive.} a5 27. b3 a4 28. bxa4 Ra8
29. Nc1 e4 30. Ne2 Rxa4 31. Nf4 {The N has gained f4, since the e-pawn was
pushed to increase the Bs scope. This isn't a particular big gain, though,
since g5 is still in the fray.} (31. Nd4 Kb6 32. Ke1 Be5 $15 {poses the strong
threat of ...Kc5 and ...Bxd4.}) 31... Bc3 32. Rc2 Kd6 33. Ke2 (33. Nxg6 $4 b3
34. Rxc3 bxa2 35. Rc1 Rb4 $1 $19) 33... g5 34. Nxh5 Kd5 {Black finds himself
down a pawn again, but again the compensation is very obvious. The N on h5 is
out of play and he has pressure on the weak a2, not to mention that White
can't make use of his majority. The only rub in the position is that it isn't
clear how to break through.} 35. f3 g4 (35... Kc4 36. g4 {creates very
unnecessary complications, it is much better to lock down the pawn structure
at once.}) 36. Nf4+ Kc4 37. Ne6 Ra6 38. Nf4 (38. Nd4 exf3+ 39. gxf3 Rh6 {
looked very troubling for White, as now he doesn't control h3, which means his
g3-pawn is a prime target.} 40. fxg4 (40. Nxf5 $2 Rh2+ 41. Kd1 Rh1+ 42. Ke2
Re1+ 43. Kf2 Kd3 {and the rook is history.}) 40... fxg4 41. Kf1 Kd3 $17 {
with a strong initiative against the dangerously corralled king.}) 38... Rh6
39. fxg4 fxg4 40. Rc1 (40. Kf2 {was the best way of holding the fortress, but
it still seems like Black can create dangerous threats.} Rd6 41. Kf1 Kb5 42. a3
bxa3 43. Rxc3 a2 44. Rc1 Kb4 {Black will soon pick up the rook. All that is
left to be seen is if Black can penetrate the N and K defense.} 45. Ra1 Kb3 46.
Rxa2 Kxa2 47. Nh5 Kb2 48. Nf4 Kc2 49. Ke2 Rd2+ 50. Ke1 {However I personally
don't see how.}) 40... Ra6 (40... Rd6 41. Rc2 Kb5 42. a3 bxa3 43. Rxc3 a2 44.
Ra3 Ra6 45. Rxa2 Rxa2+ {leads to the same kind of ending as before. Which I
think is a draw.}) 41. Rc2 Rh6 42. Rc1 Rd6 43. Rc2 Ra6 44. Kf2 Rh6 45. Ke2 Rh1
46. Ng6 Re1+ (46... b3 47. Ne5+ Kd5 48. Rxc3 bxa2 49. Ra3 a1=Q 50. Rxa1 Rxa1
51. Nxg4 {is quite definitely drawn.}) 47. Kf2 Ra1 48. Nf4 Rb1 49. Ne6 Rd1 50.
Nf4 Rd6 51. Ke2 Rc6 $2 {After much shuffling, I think this is where Magnus
missed some serious winning chances.} (51... Kb5 52. a3 (52. Kf2 Ka4 53. Kf1 $1
(53. Ne2 $2 Rd2 $19) 53... Rd2 $6 (53... Ka3 54. Ke2 Bb2 55. Rc4 Bc3 56. Rxe4
Rd2+ 57. Kf1 Kxa2 {And it may be that this is still a draw after Rc4! but it
is not easy. White has had to find a lot of exact moves.}) 54. Rxd2 Bxd2 55.
Ke2 Bc3 56. Kd1 Ka3 57. Kc2 Kxa2 58. Nd5 $11) 52... bxa3 53. Rxc3 a2 54. Rc1
Kb4 {We simply get to the same endgame we have seen previously. However at
this point Black had to try to enter this endgame.}) 52. Rc1 Kb5 53. Nd5 Rc5
54. Nf4 Rc6 55. Nd5 Rc5 56. Nf4 Ka4 57. Ne6 {As opposed to the other line, the
N comes back quickly into the game, and Black doesn't even win the exchange.}
Rd5 58. Rc2 Ka3 59. Nd4 Rc5 60. Nb3 Rd5 61. Nd4 Bxd4 62. Rd2 {Black must
surrender the exchange or he will stand much worse if not just lost after exd4.
} Bc3 $11 63. Rxd5 Kxa2 64. Kd1 b3 65. Rb5 Kb2 66. Rb8 Bf6 67. Kd2 Bc3+ 68. Kd1
Bf6 69. Rf8 Bc3 70. Re8 Ka2 71. Ra8+ Kb1 72. Ra4 b2 73. Ra6 Ba5 {Because Black
is Magnus. He plays cool moves.} 74. Rxa5 {Obviously Black had run out of ways
to try to make progress, and there was no way that White was going to have
time to pick up any pawns. Magnus had been pushing for the entire game, and he
might have had chances, but was unable to finish it off at the end.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 6th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.11.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2826"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2011.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 O-O 8.
Bg5 d6 9. Nd2 Nbd7 10. f3 Rc8 11. e4 h6 12. Bh4 c5 13. Bd3 cxd4 14. Qxd4 Nc5
15. Be2 e5 16. Qf2 Ne6 17. O-O g5 18. Bg3 Nd4 19. Rfd1 Nh5 20. Bd3 Nf4 21. Qf1
Qf6 22. Bf2 Nde6 23. Bc2 Qg6 24. g3 Nh5 25. Qe2 g4 26. fxg4 Nf6 27. h3 Ng5 28.
Kh2 d5 29. Be3 d4 30. Bxg5 hxg5 31. Rf1 Kg7 32. Rf5 Rh8 33. Kg2 Nd7 34. Nf3 f6
35. h4 Qh6 36. Rf1 Rh7 37. b4 Kh8 38. Rh1 gxh4 39. Rxh4 $2 (39. Nxh4 Qe3 40.
Qxe3 $18) 39... Qe3 $16 40. Qxe3 dxe3 41. Bd3 Ba6 42. Rxh7+ Kxh7 43. g5 Bxc4
44. Bxc4 Rxc4 45. gxf6 e2 46. Kf2 Rxe4 47. f7 Kg7 48. Ke1 Kf8 49. Ng5 Rg4 50.
Nh7+ Ke7 51. Rg5 Rxg5 52. Nxg5 a5 53. b5 Kf6 54. Ne4+ Kxf7 55. Kxe2 Ke6 56. g4
Kd5 57. Kd3 Nf8 58. g5 Ne6 59. Ke3 Kc4 60. g6 a4 61. Nd2+ Kd5 62. Nb1 Nd4 63.
Kd3 Ke6 64. Nc3 Kf6 65. Ke4 Nc2 66. Nb1 Nd4 67. Nc3 Nc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 6th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.11.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2800"]
[BlackElo "2826"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2011.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[TimeControl "6000+30"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 h6 {This waiting move is not unknown. Black is
waiting for White to define the positions of some of his pieces before
defining his own.} 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. e4 Nc6 (5... Bxc3 {right away is far more
popular, and has been the choice of several top-GMs. Magnus has a completely
different idea.}) 6. Nge2 Bc5 {The bishop returns to c5 now that the dark
squares have been weakened.} 7. d3 d6 8. h3 (8. O-O Bg4 {might be
uncomfortable as another defender of the dark squares will be traded off.})
8... Nh7 $5 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Gh7g5,Gg5e6,Rh7f8,Rf8e6,Re6d4] Already quite
original play. Black is targeting the weakness left on h3 after an eventual
0-0, gaining a tempo in a long but useful manoeuvre. He also prepares a
potential f5, though it does not happen in this game.} (8... O-O 9. O-O Be6 {
was also perfectly possible.}) 9. a3 a6 10. O-O Ng5 11. Kh2 Ne6 {The N lands
in e6, cementing the control over d4 and becoming quite useful overall.} 12. f4
Bd7 13. b4 Ba7 14. Nd5 Ned4 15. Nec3 {The position is very messy. White has
more space everywhere but has a glaring weakness in d4. His king is safe for
now, but the more he expands on the kingside the more vulnerable he becomes.
Magnus tries to lure him into doing precisely that.} Be6 16. f5 Bd7 17. Rb1 Nb8
$5 {with the simple idea of playing c6. Black's pieces do seem awkward, but he
has great control over the dark squares since he provoked f5.} 18. c5 (18. Qg4
Kf8 $1 {is very unclear. Notice how it is difficult for White to develop any
sort of kingside initiative.}) 18... dxc5 19. bxc5 Bc8 {It seems like Black is
playing completely aimlessly, but it's actually not so simple. If White's
initiative doesn't take off NOW he will be pushed back in a few moves. The
c5-pawn is quite vulnerable, his B on g2 is not participating in the game just
yet and his structure is not great, not to mention he still has no control
over d4. Kramnik MUST use these next few moves.} 20. Qh5 (20. Qg4 $1 Kf8 {
and again it is unclear why the Q is on g4, however there is a subtle point
this time around.} (20... g5 {is a much stronger move.} 21. Qh5 c6 $1 22. Bxg5
Qxg5 23. Nc7+ $1 (23. Qxg5 hxg5 24. Nc7+ Kd8 25. Nxa8 Bxc5 26. Nb6 Bxb6 27.
Rxb6 Nb5 $1 {traps the rook on b6.}) 23... Ke7 $1 (23... Kd8 $2 24. Qxf7 Rg8
25. g4 {and the presence of the queens clearly favours White.}) 24. Qxg5+ hxg5
25. Nxa8 Bxc5 26. Na4 $44 {is plenty of compensation for Black because of his
strong hold on the dark squares, but White is up the exchange.}) (20... g6 $2
21. Rxb7 h5 22. Qg5 Qxg5 (22... Bxb7 23. Nf6+ Ke7 24. fxg6 $18) 23. Nxc7+ Kd7
24. Nxa8+ Bxb7 25. Bxg5 Bxa8 26. fxg6 $18) 21. Qh5 Nd7 $2 (21... f6 22. Nxf6 $1
$18 Qxf6 (22... gxf6 23. Bxh6+ Rxh6 24. Qxh6+ Kg8 25. Nd5 Nd7 26. Qg6+ Kh8 27.
Qh5+ Kg8 28. g4 {The idea of g5 is unstoppable, and the attack irresistible.}
c6 29. g5 $1 {A great piece sacrifice to finish Black off quickly.} cxd5 30.
exd5 Qf8 31. d6 $18 {and the passive bishop jumps into action with deadly
consequences.}) 23. Nd5 Qf7 (23... Qd8 24. f6 {is clearly crushing.}) 24. Qxf7+
Kxf7 25. Nxc7 Bxc5 26. Nxa8 $18 {and the N should make it back. Black still
has some dark square control but an exchange and a pawn is an exchange and a
pawn.}) (21... Nbc6 22. f6 g6 23. Bxh6+ Ke8 24. Qxg6 {Anyways!} fxg6 25. f7+
Kd7 26. f8=Q Rxf8 27. Rxf8 Qxf8 28. Bxf8 Ne6 29. Rf1 $1 $16 {and White has an
extra pawn; although his bishop on g2 is relatively out of play, Black's
pieces aren't that great either. Black might have some compensation but White
holds the advantage.}) (21... Bxc5 22. f6 g6 23. Qxe5 {[%csl Rc7,Rd4][%cal
Ge5c7,Gc1e3,Ge3d4] is a big disadvantage of not being developed. With the
centre being ripped open like this (Black will soon lose control over d4) his
position becomes hopeless.}) 22. f6 {and now g6 is not possible since Bxh6 is
check.} g6 23. Bxh6+ Ke8 {and now Black would be ok after Qg5 Nxc5, but the
bombshell is...} 24. Qxg6 $1 {and White should be just winning.}) 20... Nd7 21.
Na4 (21. f6 $2 g6 {is just pointless now.}) (21. Bg5 Qxg5 22. Qxg5 hxg5 23.
Nxc7+ Kd8 24. Nxa8 Bxc5 {gives Black a fantastic position for the sacrificed
material. That is assuming that the N on a8 ever gets out without too many
losses.}) 21... c6 $5 {The start of fantastic complications.} (21... Nf6 22.
Qh4 Nxd5 23. Qxd8+ Kxd8 24. exd5 Bd7 $13 {looks quite good for Black, though
White is not without chances in this position. Maybe a strange dynamic
equality.}) 22. Ndb6 (22. Bg5 {was another possibility, but Black should come
out on top after barely sacrificing the exchange.}) 22... Nxc5 {You could say
this is the critical point: if White takes on a8 Magnus will take the N on a4
and it is hard to believe the a8-N will ever be retrieved. Kramnik proves it
is not as easy as that.} 23. f6 g5 {Forced.} 24. Bxg5 $5 (24. Nxc8 Qxc8 $8 25.
Nxc5 Bxc5 26. h4 $5 {is very messy, but was probably better than the game
continuation.} Rg8 (26... gxh4 $6 27. Qxe5+ Ne6 28. Bh3 hxg3+ 29. Kg2 {and
it's hard to find a good move for Black.}) 27. Bh3 Ne6 28. Bb2 Bd6 {and White
has a lot of play for his pawn. Notice how important it is to have activated
the white squared bishop in these lines. That's why I think this idea of 24.
Nxc8 and an eventual h4 is stronger.}) 24... Nxa4 25. Nxa8 (25. Nxa4 $6 b5 26.
Nc3 Be6 {looks quite good for Black.}) 25... b5 26. Be3 Bb8 27. g4 {...with
the idea of g5-g6. There are tons of possibilities for Black, let's look at
some of them.} Rg8 $1 {Personally I think this move is best. It calmly gives
away a pawn, but controls the important g6-square, which means Magnus doesn't
have to worry about the kingside being blasted open any time soon.} (27... c5
$5 28. g5 Be6 29. g6 fxg6 30. Qxg6+ Bf7 31. Qg7 Rg8 32. Qxh6 Bd6 33. Bxd4 exd4+
34. e5 Bxe5+ 35. Kh1 Rxg2 36. Kxg2 Qxa8+ 37. Kg1 $11 {With both kings so
exposed, it is impossible to believe one side will win this. A perpetual is
the most likely outcome.}) (27... Be6 {trying to immediately trap the N on a8,
quick action must be taken.} 28. g5 Ba7 29. g6 Qxa8 30. g7 Rg8 31. Qxh6 $13 {
Black will never rid himself of the strong passed pawns, but he dominates the
rest of the board. I would prefer to be White but anything can happen.}) (27...
Nc5 {bringing the N back into action!} 28. g5 Be6 29. g6 $2 (29. gxh6 $1 Nd7
30. Qg5 Nf8 {is again very difficult to asess.}) 29... fxg6 30. Qxg6+ Bf7 31.
Qg7 Rg8 32. Qxh6 Nce6 $1 {and since the N is so active in this line, Black
should be better. The centre is held nicely and the N on a8 is doomed.}) 28.
Qxh6 Be6 29. Rbc1 Kd7 $1 {Protects the rook on g8, the pawn on c6, threatens ..
.Bxg4 and puts the K on a safer square!} 30. Bxd4 exd4+ 31. e5 Nc3 32. Rxc3 {
Absolutely forced.} (32. Qf4 $2 Ba7 {and White is lost, as pointed out by Vlad
during the postmortem.}) 32... Bxe5+ 33. Kh1 dxc3 34. Qe3 {Again, Black has
options. 34...Bd6, Kd6 and the move played in the game all come to mind.} Qb8 (
34... Bd6 35. Qa7+ (35. Nb6+ Kc7 36. Na4 $1 {a fantastic resource!} bxa4 $4 (
36... Kb8 37. Nxc3 Bc7 {and White's square weaknesses are starting to tell,
since Black's king is rather safe. The game is still complex though.}) 37. Qa7+
Kc8 38. Qa8+ Bb8 39. Qxa6+ Kd7 40. Qxc6#) 35... Ke8 36. Qxa6 Kf8 37. Qxc6 Rh8 {
[%cal Gh8h1] looks dangerous for White.}) (34... Kd6 $5 {Getting away from
potential checks on a7 and defending the bishop. However the king might be a
little over exposed.} 35. d4 Bxf6 36. Qxc3 Ke7 37. Qxc6 Bxd4 38. Nc7 Qd7 39.
Qxd7+ $11) 35. Qc5 $6 {Easy to attach a ?! when using an engine to analyse,
but truth be told this move looks like the most obvious way to a draw.} (35. d4
$5 Bd6 36. d5 cxd5 37. Nb6+ Kd8 (37... Kc6 $2 38. Nxd5 Bxd5 39. Qxc3+ $18) 38.
Nxd5 Bxd5 39. Bxd5 $13 {with a very murky position. Any queen trade will
transpose the game into an opposite coloured bishop endgame in which the
chances for a draw are high.}) 35... Qd6 36. Qa7+ Kd8 37. Qxa6 (37. Nb6 Rg6 {
Black is simply threatening Rxf6, with a decisive advantage, so White has to
do something quickly. It seems like he doesn't have enough resources.} 38. Qa8+
Qb8 39. Qxc6 Rxf6 40. Rxf6 Bxf6 41. Nd5 Bg7 $1 (41... Bd4 42. Nb4 $1 {The only
fighting chance.} (42. Nxc3 $2 Qg3 $19 {and the attack is decisive.}) 42... Qb6
(42... Qg3 43. Qa8+ Ke7 $2 44. Nc6+ $18) 43. Qa8+ Ke7 44. Nc6+ Kd7 45. Nxd4
Qxd4 46. Qxa6 Qxd3 $15 {and Black's king is too vulnerable to try to win, but
obviously he is the only one with chances.}) 42. Nxc3 Qe5 43. Qb6+ Qc7 {
Forcing the exchange of queens.} 44. Qxc7+ Kxc7 {and Black is down a pawn, but
he has dominating bishops and an active king, not to mention a soon to be
passed pawn on the queenside. This looks very difficult to hold for White.})
37... Bd4 $1 {A nice move, which cuts off the coordination between the N and
the Q, as well as creating Black's own threats on the K-side.} 38. Qa5+ Kc8 39.
Qa6+ Kd8 40. Qa5+ Kc8 41. Qa6+ {And... surprise! Magnus claims three-fold
repetition in a position computers claim he is winning! A small explanation is
required. A wild game and you cannot blame the players for being exhausted
after so much calculation.} (41. Qa6+ Kb8 42. Nb6 {The problem is that in this
situation neither of the players considered the move ...Bc8. It does seem
quite strange, but it beautifully prevents all of White's counterplay, leaving
Black with a dominating position.} Bc8 {Note that without this move, the game
would simply end in a perpetual.} 43. Qa8+ (43. Nxc8 Rxc8 44. a4 b4 45. Qc4 Qc5
{and computers think Magnus is winning, but that's not so obvious at a first
glance.}) 43... Kc7 44. Nxc8 (44. Qa7+ Bb7 {is the point} 45. Nd5+ Qxd5 {
and Black wins.}) 44... Rxc8 45. Qa5+ Kb8 {White has now exhausted his
resources. His position will collapse since he must now shift the focus on to
protecting against the c-pawn.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 6th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.11.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2826"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Carlsen,M"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2011.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 {No QGD today. Kein Abgelehntes Damengambit heute.} 3. Nf3
Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 {But admittedly, this line is pretty solid
too. Doch auch dieses Abspiel ist zugegebenermaßen ziemlich solide.} 7. Nxg6
hxg6 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. O-O Bd6 10. h3 {All very logical, but seldom played.
Probably because most sensible people don't want to come under the kind of
onslaught that happened in the game. Alles sehr logisch, aber selten gespielt.
Vermutlich, weil sich die meisten vernünftigen Menschen nicht der Art von
Überfall aussetzen wollen, zu dem es in der Partie kam.} dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nb6 12.
Bb3 {I thought about this one for a while. Just a waste of time really, as I
realised pretty early on that I wanted to put my bishop on b3 here, and that I
most likely was not going to change my mind. Darüber dachte ich eine Weile
nach. Eigentlich reine Zeitverschwendung, da mir ziemlich früh klar wurde,
dass ich hier meinen Läufer auf b3 stellen wollte und ich es mir
höchstwahrscheinlich nicht anders überlegen würde.} e5 13. Qc2 {Now Black
will not be able to castle kingside, and he's more or less forced to either
castle queenside and play for an attack, or put the king on f8, and accept a
passive position. Nun wird Schwarz nicht kurz rochieren können, und er ist
mehr oder minder gezwungen, entweder lang zu rochieren und auf Angriff zu
spielen, oder den König nach f8 zu stellen und eine passive Stellung in Kauf
zu nehmen.} (13. dxe5 Bxe5 14. Qf3 {is a more solid option. ist eine solidere
Möglichkeit.} O-O 15. Rd1 Qe7 16. Bd2 {with a more or less typical position,
where White has the bishop pair, which would be enough for some people to
claim a slight advantage. mit einer mehr oder minder typischen Stellung, wo
Weiß das Läuferpaar hat, was manchen Leuten genügen würde, auf leichten
Vorteil zu pochen.}) (13. Qf3 {is no good due to ist nicht gut wegen} Qe7 {
mit nachfolgendem ...e4. with e4 to come.}) 13... Qe7 (13... exd4 14. exd4 Bc7
15. Bg5 $1 Kf8 (15... Qd6 16. f4 Qxd4+ 17. Rf2 {looks promising for White
wirkt vielversprechend für Weiß.}) 16. Qd3 Qd6 17. f4 Nbd5 18. Rae1 {and
White must be better. und Weiß muss besser stehen.}) 14. Bd2 {Not an
impressive move by any means, but it was not easy to find something more
useful here. Keineswegs ein beeindruckender Zug, aber es war nicht einfach,
hier etwas Nützlicheres zu finden.} (14. f4 exd4 15. exd4 O-O-O 16. f5 Bc7 17.
fxg6 fxg6 18. Qxg6 Rxd4 {did not impress me at all; now White will have to
bail out with beeindruckte mich keineswegs; nun wird Weiß die Reißleine
ziehen müssen mit} 19. Qf7 Qxf7 (19... Qe5 20. Qe6+) 20. Bxf7 {and hope for
equality. und auf Ausgleich hoffen.}) 14... O-O-O $1 15. d5 {To me, this
seemed like the only logical move. Für mich schien dies der einzig logische
Zug zu sein.} (15. Nb5 Bb8 16. a4 {Too difficult. Zu schwierig.}) 15... e4 {
Clearly the only decent move. Eindeutig der einzig vernünftige Zug.} (15... c5
16. e4 {is positional capitulation. ist positionelle Kapitulation.}) 16. dxc6
Qe5 (16... Rxh3 17. gxh3 Qe5 18. f4 exf3 19. Rxf3 Qh2+ 20. Kf1 {does not by
any means lead to mate. führt keineswegs zum Matt.}) 17. f4 exf3 18. Rxf3 Ng4
{I had missed this elegant little move when I played 14.Bd2. Diesen eleganten
kleinen Zug hatte ich bei 14.Bd2 übersehen.} (18... Qh2+ 19. Kf2 Bb4 {is what
I was considering at first. One amusing continuation would be ist, woran ich
zuerst überlegte. Eine amüsante Fortsetzung wäre} 20. Bxf7 (20. Be1 Rhe8 21.
Rxf6 gxf6 22. Bxf7 Re5 23. Bxg6 Bc5 $13) 20... Rxd2+ 21. Qxd2 Bxc3 $1 {I had
only looked at ...Ne4 Ich hatte nur ...Ne4 betrachtet.} (21... Ne4+ 22. Nxe4
Bxd2 23. cxb7+ Kb8 24. Nxd2 Qd6 25. Nc4 Nxc4 26. Bxc4 {and White can play for
a win without risk und Weiß kann ohne Risiko auf Gewinn spielen.}) 22. Qd3 Rd8
$1 23. cxb7+ Kxb7 24. Qxd8 Ne4+ 25. Ke2 Qxg2+ 26. Kd3 Nc5+ 27. Kxc3 Nba4+ 28.
Kb4 Qxb2+ 29. Bb3 Qc3+ 30. Ka3 Qb2+ {with a draw by perpetual check. mit Remis
durch Dauerschach.}) 19. cxb7+ Kb8 20. hxg4 Rh1+ 21. Kf2 Rxa1 22. Ne2 {I was
pretty sure that I did not have an advantage here, objectively speaking, but I
was fascinated by unusual nature of the position, so I was nevertheless pretty
excited. Ich war ziemlich sicher, dass ich hier objektiv gesehen keinen
Vorteil hatte, doch mich faszinierte die ungewöhnlich Natur der Stellung,
daher war ich trotzdem ziemlich aufgeregt.} Bc5 {Clearly the most natural move.
Eindeutig der natürlichste Zug.} (22... Rd7 {was also possible, with the
point that the tempting war ebenfalls möglich, mit der Pointe, dass das
verlockende} 23. Nd4 {is well met by gut mit} Qh2 {beantwortet wird.}) 23. Bc3
{I thought for a long time here, trying to figure out how to arrange my pieces.
Actually I considered just about every move; both captures on f7, Nd4 and even
Bc1, shutting out the rook on a1. Hier dachte ich lange nach und versuchte zu
ergründen, wie ich meine Figuren aufstellen sollte. Tatsächlich erwog ich so
ungefähr jeden Zug; beide Schlagweisen auf f7, Nd4 und sogar Bc1, um den Turm
auf a1 auszuschließen.} (23. Rxf7 Rxd2 24. Qxd2 Bxe3+ 25. Qxe3 Rf1+ 26. Kxf1
Qxe3 {should be a draw, the white king is too exposed sollte remis sein, der
weiße König ist zu exponiert}) (23. Nd4 Rxd4 {More or less forced, Mehr oder
minder erzwungen,} (23... Bxd4 24. exd4 Qxd4+ 25. Be3 Qb4 26. Rxf7 Qe1+ 27. Kf3
Qf1+ 28. Ke4 $1 Re8+ 29. Kd4 Rd1+ (29... Rd8+ 30. Kc5 Nd7+ 31. Kb4 Qe1+ 32. Bd2
$18) 30. Qxd1 Qxf7 $1 31. Bxf7 Rd8+ 32. Kc5 Rxd1 33. Kc6 {and White is winning
und Weiß gewinnt}) 24. exd4 Bxd4+ 25. Be3 Bxe3+ 26. Rxe3 Qf4+ 27. Rf3 Qd4+ 28.
Re3 $11 {I saw thus far, but I didn't want to settle for a draw like this So
weit sah ich, wollte mich aber nicht auf diese Weise mit einem Remis begnügen}
) (23. Bxf7 Qe7 {and here I just could not find a decent move for White. und
hier konnte ich einfach keinen ordentlichen Zug für Weiß finden.}) 23... Qe7
24. g5 $1 {The point of my previous move. Die Pointe meines vorigen Zuges.}
Rdd1 ({For Bei} 24... Qxg5 25. Qe4 {White is perfectly centralised. Here I
looked at ist Weiß perfekt zentralisiert. Hier betrachtete ich} f5 26. Qf4+ $1
Qxf4 27. Nxf4 Kxb7 28. Ne6 Rc8 29. Rg3 {and even though Black is currently a
full exchange up, it is clear that only White can play for a win , und obwohl
Schwarz aktuell eine volle Qualität mehr hat, ist klar, dass nur Weiß auf
Gewinn spielen kann}) (24... Rd7 {was once again interesting. war wiederum
interessant.} 25. Bxf7 (25. Bxg7 Qxg5 26. Qe4 f5 {is no good, since there is
no Qf4 due to the fact that the bishop is hanging taugt nichts, da es wegen
der Tatsache, dass der Läufer hängt, kein Qf4 gibt.}) 25... Bxe3+ 26. Rxe3
Qxf7+ 27. Rf3 Qe7 28. Qxg6 Na4 $1 {and Black is doing quite well according to
the comp. und laut dem Computer fährt Schwarz ganz gut.}) 25. Ng3 {The only
move. Der einzige Zug.} Bd6 26. Qe2 {Once again, the only move, but I spent
some time around here, just to make sure that I was not walking into something
really embarrassing. Wiederum der einzige Zug, aber an dieser Stelle
verbrauchte ich etwas Zeit, nur um sicherzugehen, dass ich nicht in etwas
wirklich Peinliches hineinlief.} (26. Ne4 {would have been an excellent move,
were it not for wäre ein ausgezeichneter Zug gewesen, gäbe es da nicht} Rac1
27. Qe2 Rf1+ {and Black wins. und Schwarz gewinnt.}) 26... Rg1 $2 {This is too
optimistic. Das ist zu optimistisch.} ({Gelfand should have been content with
Gelfand hätte sich begnügen sollen mit} 26... Bxg3+ 27. Rxg3 Rf1+ 28. Qxf1
Rxf1+ 29. Kxf1 Nd7 $1 {and now, with the knight coming to e5 or c5, Black
should be ok. , und jetzt, wo der Springer nach e5 oder c5 kommt, sollte
Schwarz ordentlich stehen.} 30. Bxg7 (30. Rf3 Ne5 31. Bd5 Nxf3 32. Bxf3 Qxe3
33. Bxg7 Qxg5 {keeps the b7-pawn, but is most probably playing for a loss
rather than a win hält den b7-Bauern, ist aber wahrscheinlich eher Spiel auf
Verlust als auf Gewinn.}) 30... Nc5 31. Bc2 Ne4 32. Bxe4 Qxe4 33. a3 $11) 27.
Qd3 $2 {Very logical, preparing Ne4, but there was the much stronger Sehr
logisch, bereitet Ne4 vor, doch es gab das wesentlich stärkere} (27. Qb5 {
I rejected this move mainly because I could not see what my next move would be.
However, looking at the position once more, it seems even harder to find a
move for Black. Ich verwarf diesen Zug hauptsächlich, weil ich nicht sehen
konnte, was mein nächster Zug sein würde. Doch wenn man die Stellung erneut
betrachtet, scheint es sogar noch schwerer zu sein, einen Zug für Schwarz zu
finden.}) 27... Bc7 28. Ne4 Raf1+ $6 {Gelfand, who was in slight time-trouble,
wanted to clarify the situation a bit, but exchanging rooks does not help
Black. Gelfand, der in leichter Zeitnot war, wollte die Situation ein wenig
klären, doch der Turmtausch hilft Schwarz nicht.} 29. Ke2 Rxf3 30. gxf3 {
With two very powerful bishops, and a strong knight on e4, White is really
controlling a lot of squares now. Mit zwei sehr mächtigen Läufern und einem
starken Springer auf e4 kontrolliert Weiß jetzt wirklich eine Menge Felder.}
f5 (30... Be5 31. Bxf7 $1 Bxc3 32. bxc3 {keeps an edge for White, as the
bishop obviously cannot be captured. wahrt ein Plus für Weiß, da der Läufer
offensichtlich nicht zu schlagen ist.}) (30... Rg2+ 31. Kf1 (31. Kd1 Rg1+ 32.
Kc2 Rg2+ {and White is getting nowhere und Weiß erreicht nichts}) 31... Rh2 {
was a very logical option, as the white king is now stuck on the first rank.
war eine sehr logische Option, da der weiße König jetzt auf der ersten Reihe
festhängt.} 32. f4 f5 (32... Qf8 33. Nf2 Qh8 34. Bxf7 Qh4 35. Be1 {is a much
more comfortable version for White. ist eine wesentlich bequemere Version für
Weiß.}) 33. gxf6 gxf6 34. Bxf6 (34. Nxf6 Rh3 {with Rxe3 or Bxf4 to come nebst
Rxe3 oder Bxf4.}) 34... Qh7 35. Nf2 Nd7 36. Bd4 Qh4 {and Black obtains
counterplay, which White can nevertheless contain with a few precise moves und
Schwarz erlangt Gegenspiel, welches Weiß nichtsdestotrotz mit ein paar
präzisen Zügen im Zaum halten kann.} 37. Qe2 Qg3 38. Bd5 Nb6 39. Bc6 Nc4 40.
b3 Na5 (40... Nd6 41. Qf3 Qh4 42. Kg1 {and White is clearly on top. und Weiß
ist klar obenauf.}) 41. Bd5 Nxb7 42. Qf3 Qxf3 43. Bxf3 {and White should have
some winning chances. und Weiß sollte einige Gewinnchancen haben.}) 31. gxf6
gxf6 32. Bxf6 Qh7 33. Qb5 $1 {By now, I had got quite used to playing with an
exposed king, so making the decision to make room for the king on d3 was an
easy one. Mittlerweile hatte ich mich ziemlich daran gewöhnt, mit exponiertem
König zu spielen, daher fiel die Entscheidung, dem König auf d3 Platz zu
machen, leicht.} Rg2+ $2 (33... Nd7 34. Bd4 Qh3 35. Kd2 $1 Qg2+ 36. Kc3 Rc1+
37. Kb4 {and White is comfortably running away und Weiß läuft bequem davon})
(33... a6 {with the idea of 34.Qxa6 Qh1 with counterplay, was probably the
best chance. mit der Idee 34.Qxa6 Qh1 mit Gegenspiel war vermutlich die beste
Chance.} 34. Qe8+ Kxb7 35. Nc5+ Ka7 36. Qc6 Qh2+ 37. Kd3 Qd6+ 38. Qxd6 Bxd6 {
and Black fights on in a difficult endgame. und Schwarz kämpft in einem
schwierigen Endspiel weiter.}) 34. Kd3 Qd7+ (34... Nd7 35. Be6 $1 {wins on the
spot. gewinnt auf der Stelle.}) 35. Qxd7 Nxd7 36. Bd5 {Surprisingly, the
"doomed" pawn on b7 is now the decisive factor. Überraschenderweise ist der
"todgeweihte" Bauer auf b7 jetzt der entscheidende Faktor.} Be5 (36... Nxf6 37.
Nxf6 a5 38. Nd7+ Ka7 39. e4 Rxb2 40. e5 {and White should win without any
trouble. und Weiß sollte ohne jede Mühe gewinnen.}) 37. f4 {A blunder, which
won the game immediately. Ein Übersehen, welches die Partie sofort gewann.} (
37. Bxe5+ Nxe5+ 38. Kd4 $1 Nd7 (38... Nxf3+ 39. Kc3 {and Nc5 next will decide ,
und Nc5 als nächstes entscheidet.}) 39. Bc6 Rg1 40. Nf2 {and White should win
easily. und Weiß sollte leicht gewinnen.}) 37... Bc7 $2 (37... Bxf6 38. Nxf6
Nc5+ 39. Kd4 Rc2 {would have enabled Black to fight on. I saw thus far, but
thought that b4 would win easily, as I simply did not realise that Black could
capture on b7 hätte Schwarz ermöglicht weiterzukämpfen. Ich sah so weit,
dachte aber, dass b4 leicht gewinnen würde, da ich einfach nicht begriff,
dass Schwarz auf b7 nehmen kann.} 40. b4 Nxb7 41. Nd7+ Kc7 42. Nf8 {and White
keeps a huge edge. Whether it's enough to win or not, is not clear, though.
und Weiß behält ein riesiges Plus. Ob es zum Gewinn reicht oder nicht, ist
allerdings nicht klar.}) 38. Bc6 {And Boris resigned, as the white knight is
inevitably going ro reach either d7 or a6 via c5 or f6. Certainly one of the
most interesting games I have played in recent times! Und Boris gab auf, denn
der weiße Springer erreicht unweigerlich entweder d7 oder a6 über c5 bzw. f6.
Sicher eine der interessantesten Partien, die ich in letzter Zeit gespielt
habe!} 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 6th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.11.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2826"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2011.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Be7 6. Bg2 c6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. O-O
d5 9. Ne5 Qe8 {This line was examined in CBM 93, annotations to Kalinitschew -
Graf by GM A.Finkel. As that game was played many years ago, a lot of new
material has appeared since then.} 10. b3 (10. cxd5 {is White's most popular
option but Black has no problems after the exchange of queens. Here is a
relatively recent example:} cxd5 11. Qxe8 Rxe8 12. Bf4 Nbd7 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14.
Rfc1 Rac8 15. a4 g5 16. Bd2 Bb4 17. e4 dxe4 18. Bxg5 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Bd3 20. a5
f6 21. Bf4 Nf8 22. f3 exf3 23. Bxf3 Ng6 24. Bd6 Red8 25. Bb4 Rc7 26. Ra3 Ne7
27. c4 Bg6 28. axb6 axb6 29. Ra6 Nc8 30. d5 exd5 31. c5 Rdd7 32. Ra8 bxc5 33.
Rxc5 Rxc5 34. Bxc5 Rc7 35. Bd4 Be4 $11 {1/2 Socko,B (2641)-Markus,R (2567)/
Dresden 2007/CBM 118 (50)}) (10. Qb3 {was played by GM Sh.Mamedyarov in a
rapid game. He won with the help of his opponent:} Nfd7 11. cxd5 Nxe5 12. dxe5
cxd5 13. Rd1 Nd7 (13... Nc6 $1 $36) 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe5 16. Bf4 Nc4 17.
Nd6 Nxd6 18. Bxa8 Nb7 19. Bxb7 Bxb7 20. Rac1 Qa8 21. Rd7 Bf6 22. Qd3 $13 {
1-0 Mamedyarov,S (2742)-Ibanez Aullana,J (2301)/Villarrobledo 2008/CBM 126
Extra (29)}) 10... b5 (10... Ne4 $5 11. Nxe4 Bb5 12. cxb5 cxb5 13. Qa3 Bxa3 14.
Bxa3 f6 $1 15. Nd6 Qd8 16. Bh3 $5 fxe5 17. Bxe6+ Kh8 18. dxe5 $44) 11. Qa5 Bd8
(11... bxc4 $5 12. bxc4 Qd8 13. Qa4 Nfd7 $1) 12. Qa3 Be7 13. c5 {In this
structure White keeps some pressure. His c5-pawn can't be undermined as
Black's pawn is already on b5, and preparing ...e6-e5 is not easy for Black
either.} Bb7 14. Qb2 a5 15. Nd3 b4 16. Na4 Nbd7 17. a3 $146 (17. Bf4 Ba6 18.
Rfd1 Qd8 (18... Nh5 $5) 19. a3 bxa3 20. Qxa3 Nh5 21. Bd6 Bxd6 22. cxd6 Bxd3 23.
Rxd3 Nhf6 24. Rc1 Nb8 25. Rdc3 Ne8 26. Rxc6 $6 Nxc6 27. Rxc6 Nf6 28. Nc5 Rb8
29. d7 Ra8 $13 {1-0 Beliavsky,A-Antoshin,V/Soviet Union 1978/EXT 2010 (42)})
17... Ba6 18. Rd1 Bxd3 19. Rxd3 Ne4 {[%cal Yf7f5]} (19... bxa3 $5 20. Rxa3 (20.
Qxa3 e5) 20... e5 21. dxe5 Ng4) 20. f3 (20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Rd1 f5 22. Qc2 bxa3
23. Rxa3 Qh5 $132) 20... Nef6 {After provoking the weakening f2-f3, ...e6-e5
can be more effective.} 21. Rd1 e5 22. e3 (22. dxe5 Nxc5 $1 23. exf6 $2 Bxf6
24. Qb1 Nxa4 25. bxa4 Qxe2) 22... bxa3 23. Qc2 Bd8 {[%cal Yd8c7] A standard
manoeuvre. The bishop protects the crucial a5-pawn and b6-square, as well as
aiming at White's kingside.} 24. Bxa3 Rb8 25. Re1 Qe6 26. Nb2 Re8 27. Nd3 Bc7
28. Bb2 e4 29. Nf2 exf3 30. Bxf3 Ne4 31. Nxe4 dxe4 32. Bd1 Nf6 {[%csl Gd5]} 33.
Bc3 Nd5 34. Bxa5 {This pawn is not important anymore as Black has an excellent
kingside counterplay, and White's b3 pawn can't move forward.} Ra8 35. Qd2 Qg6
{[%cal Yh7h5]} 36. Kh1 $6 (36. Ra4 $142 Rxa5 37. Rxa5 h5 $1 $44) 36... Qh6 37.
b4 $6 (37. Kg1 Rxa5 38. Rxa5 Bxa5 39. Qxa5 Nxe3 40. Qd2 Nf5 41. Qxh6 gxh6 (
41... Nxh6 42. b4 $13 {[%cal Yd4d5]}) 42. Bc2 Nxd4 43. Rxe4 Rxe4 44. Bxe4 Nxb3
45. Bxc6 Nxc5 $11) 37... Bxg3 38. Rg1 Bh4 39. Bb3 Bg5 $6 (39... Qxe3 $142 {
although the position after} 40. Qxe3 Nxe3 41. b5 (41. d5 Nxd5 42. b5 Bf6 43.
Ra2 Reb8 44. b6 Bd4) 41... Bf6 $1 (41... cxb5 42. d5 $44 {[%csl Gc5,Gd5]}) 42.
bxc6 Bxd4 43. Ra2 {[%csl Gc6] was not easy to evaluate. GM Magnus Carlsen
prefers a simpler course but White obtains passed pawns anyway, with parity of
material.}) 40. Bxd5 Bxe3 41. Bxf7+ Kxf7 42. Qa2+ Qe6 43. Rgf1+ Kg8 44. Qxe6+
Rxe6 45. Rad1 Bg5 46. d5 cxd5 47. Rxd5 Bf6 48. Rd6 Rxd6 $2 (48... Kf7 $142 {
Still, White keeps winning chances after} 49. Rxe6 Kxe6 50. Rc1 Bg5 51. Rc2)
49. cxd6 Bd8 (49... e3 50. Re1 ({but not} 50. Rxf6 gxf6 51. Kg2 Kf7 52. d7 Ke7
53. d8=Q+ Rxd8 54. Bxd8+ Kxd8 55. Kf3 Kc7 56. Kxe3 Kc6 57. Ke4 Kb5 58. Kf5 Kxb4
59. Kxf6 Kc5 60. Kg7 h5 $11) 50... Kf7 51. Rxe3 {, and White should win.}) 50.
Rf5 $2 {Missing the victorious} (50. Bc7 $1 e3 51. b5 Bh4 52. d7 e2 53. Rg1 $1
(53. Rc1 $2 Rf8 $1 54. Kg2 Kf7 55. Kf3 (55. b6 Ke6 56. b7 Kxd7) 55... Ke6+ 56.
Kxe2 Kxd7 $11) 53... e1=Q (53... Bf2 54. Rc1) (53... Rf8 54. b6 Rf1 55. Bg3)
54. Rxe1 Bxe1 55. d8=Q+ Rxd8 56. Bxd8 Kf7 57. b6 Bc3 58. b7 Be5 59. Bh4 Bb8 60.
Bg3 Ba7 61. b8=Q Bxb8 62. Bxb8 $18 {Not an easy line to find!}) 50... Bxa5 51.
bxa5 Rd8 $1 52. Rd5 (52. a6 Rxd6 53. Ra5 Rd8 54. a7 Ra8 55. Kg2 Kf7 56. Kf2 Ke6
57. Ke3 Kd6 58. Kxe4 Kc6 59. Ke5 Kb6 60. Ra1 Rxa7 61. Rxa7 Kxa7 62. Ke6 Kb6 63.
Kf7 g5 $11) 52... Kf7 53. a6 Ke6 54. Rd4 Kd7 55. Rb4 e3 56. Kg2 Rf8 57. a7 e2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Final 4th"]
[Site "Sao Paulo/Bilbao"]
[Date "2011.10.11"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D59"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2823"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2011.09.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Qb3 Be6 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Bd3 c5 14. Qa3 Kf8
15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Bb5 Nd7 17. Bxd7 Bxd7 18. O-O a5 19. Rfd1 Be6 20. Rc3 a4 21.
h3 Rab8 22. Rd2 Rb4 23. Rdc2 c4 24. b3 axb3 25. axb3 Rbb8 26. Qxe7+ Kxe7 27.
bxc4 Rxc4 28. Nd2 Rxc3 29. Rxc3 d4 30. exd4 Rb4 31. Rd3 Kd6 32. Nf3 Bd5 33. Kh2
Be4 34. Ra3 f6 35. Ra6+ Ke7 36. Ra7+ Kf8 37. Rd7 Bc6 38. Rd6 Bxf3 39. gxf3 Ke7
40. Rd5 Ke6 41. Rd8 Ke7 42. Rd5 Ke6 43. Rd8 Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Final playoff 4th"]
[Site "Sao Paulo/Bilbao"]
[Date "2011.10.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2823"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2011.10.11"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Be3 Qe7 6. Bxc6 bxc6 7. Bxc5 Qxc5
8. Nc3 O-O 9. O-O Rb8 10. Qd2 Qe7 11. b3 c5 12. h3 d6 13. Nh2 Nh5 14. Nd5 Qd8
15. Rae1 Be6 16. Nc3 f5 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. f3 Bg6 19. Rf2 Qh4 20. Nd5 Rf7 21.
Qc3 c6 22. Ne3 Nf4 23. Qd2 Rbf8 24. Nd1 h5 25. Nc3 Bf5 26. Ne2 Ne6 27. Qe3 Rf6
28. Kh1 Rg6 29. Rg1 Nc7 30. Rgf1 Nd5 31. Qd2 Rgf6 32. Nc3 Nf4 33. Ne4 Rg6 34.
Rg1 Qd8 35. Nf1 Qe7 36. Nfg3 d5 37. Nxf5 Rxf5 38. Nc3 Qh4 39. Kh2 Qg3+ 0-1

[Event "Grand Slam Final playoff 4th"]
[Site "Sao Paulo/Bilbao"]
[Date "2011.10.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2823"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "2011.10.11"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 d6 8. g3
Nbd7 9. Bg2 a5 10. b3 O-O 11. O-O Qb8 12. Re1 Re8 13. Bb2 Be4 14. Bf1 e5 15.
Nd2 exd4 16. Qxd4 Bc6 17. e4 b5 18. cxb5 Bxb5 19. Bg2 Ne5 20. Rad1 Nd3 21. Re3
Nxb2 22. Qxb2 Ng4 23. Rc3 Qb6 24. Nc4 Bxc4 25. Rxc4 Rab8 26. Rc3 Re7 27. Qc2 g6
28. h3 Nf6 29. Kh2 h5 30. f4 Qb5 31. Rd4 Qb6 32. Qd3 Rbe8 33. e5 dxe5 34. fxe5
Nh7 35. Rc6 Qa7 36. Qc4 Nf8 37. Ra6 Qb8 38. Ra8 Qb6 39. Ra6 Qb8 40. Bc6 Rxe5
41. Bxe8 Qxe8 42. Rd2 Ne6 43. Rf2 Qd7 44. Qc3 Nd4 45. Raf6 Rf5 46. R6xf5 Nxf5
47. Rd2 Qe7 48. Rf2 Qxa3 49. g4 Qd6+ 50. Kg2 Nh4+ 51. Kg1 hxg4 52. hxg4 Qd1+
53. Kh2 Qxg4 54. Qg3 Qxg3+ 55. Kxg3 Nf5+ 56. Kf4 Nd4 57. Rb2 Ne6+ 58. Ke5 Kg7
59. Ra2 g5 60. Rxa5 Kg6 61. Ra8 Kg7 62. b4 Nf4 63. Kf5 Ne6 64. Rc8 g4 65. Kxg4
Kf6 66. Kf3 Ke5 67. Ke3 Kd5 68. Kd3 f5 69. Rh8 Nf4+ 70. Ke3 Ke5 71. b5 Ne6 72.
Kd3 Kd5 73. Kc3 Kc5 74. Re8 Nf4 75. Re5+ Nd5+ 76. Kd3 c6 77. bxc6 Kxc6 78. Rxf5
Kd6 79. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Final 4th"]
[Site "Sao Paulo/Bilbao"]
[Date "2011.10.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2823"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[Annotator "Carlsen,M"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2011.09.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Qc2 {This apparently came as a
suprise to Ivanchuk, even though I played it against Anand in round 6. It
might have something to do with the fact that I achieved very little in that
game.} Bb7 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 {All of the three main moves here, d6, 0-0 and
Ne4, were tried against me in Bilbao. Regrettably, I did not show the same
versatility, only employing two of the three possible setups from this
position (no e3, Be2 and so on).} Ne4 8. Qc2 f5 9. g3 Nf6 {A case could be
made for including 9... 0-0 10.Bg2 before making this move, which will anyway
be necessary because of Ng5 or Nd2.} 10. Bh3 {Suddenly experiencing a burst of
creativity, I decided to try and exploit the extra opportunity. The main idea
behind this move is to be able to drive away the black bishop from e4 after ...
Be4 Q somewhere, without exchanging bishops.} O-O 11. O-O a5 {A far from
obvious move, which Ivanchuk made immediately.} (11... Qe8 12. d5 {is similar
to the game.}) (11... Be4 12. Qc3 Qe8 {was quite interesting however. Now Nd2
is bad due to ...Qh5, so I was going to continue playing creatively with} 13.
Rd1 Qh5 14. Bf1 {with good chances of fighting for an advantage.}) 12. Rd1 Qe8
13. d5 Na6 14. Bf4 (14. dxe6 dxe6 15. Bf4 {looks a little bit better for White,
but I was looking for something more interesting.}) 14... exd5 $2 {After this
move Black is in serious trouble.} (14... d6 {looked much more logical to me}
15. dxe6 (15. Ng5 Nc5 16. b4 h6 17. bxc5 hxg5 18. Bxg5 Ne4 {Is not that clear})
15... Be4 16. Qc3 Nc5 (16... Qh5 17. Bf1 Nc5 18. Nd4 {just transposes}) 17. Nd4
Qh5 (17... Nxe6 18. Nxe6 Qxe6 19. f3 Bb7 20. e4 $16) 18. Bf1 Rfe8 19. f3 Bb7
20. b4 Nxe6 21. Nxe6 Rxe6 22. c5 dxc5 23. bxc5 Qf7 {and Black is more or less
ok.}) (14... Qh5 15. Bg2 exd5 16. Nd4 g5 {was given as interesting by online
commentators. My decision to not delve deeper into it should be attributed to
laziness, not arrogance.}) 15. Bxf5 dxc4 (15... Ne4 16. Bh3 {looks pretty cool
for White too.}) 16. Ng5 $1 {The point. Now all kinds of tricks are possible.}
Qh5 {More or less forced. Black can hardly afford to give up the h7-pawn, and}
(16... h6 17. Bxd7 Qe7 (17... Qh5 18. g4 Qh4 19. Qxc4+ Kh8 20. Nf7+ Rxf7 21.
Qxf7 $18) 18. Qxc4+ Kh8 19. Qe6 $1 {is pretty straightforward.}) 17. Rxd7 {
This move was so tempting that I hardly looked at others.} ({With a slightly
cooler head, I might have come close to considering} 17. Rd4 $1 Rae8 18. Bd2 {
when Rh4 next will be hard to meet.}) 17... Kh8 {I quickly realised that this
was the only move, but I thought there should still be some relatively easy
way to win here.} (17... Nxd7 18. Bxh7+ Kh8 19. Bg6 Qg4 (19... Qh6 20. Nf7+
Rxf7 21. Bxh6) 20. h3 {loses trivially.}) 18. Re7 $6 {Objetively speaking, a
mistake. Unfortunately, I was not able to coolly give up the exchange without
finding a forced win.} (18. Rad1 $1 Nxd7 19. Rxd7 Nc5 {What else?} 20. Rxc7
Rad8 21. f3 {and White is dominating.}) 18... Nd5 19. Bg4 $6 {Another step in
the wrong direction.} (19. Re5 Nxf4 20. gxf4 {would still retain a clear
advantage.}) 19... Qg6 20. Nf7+ Kg8 21. Bf5 Qxf5 $1 {A nasty suprise.} (21...
Qh5 $145 22. g4 Qh4 23. Bg3 $1 Qxe7 24. Bxh7+ Kxf7 25. Qg6#) 22. Qxf5 Nxe7 23.
Nh6+ gxh6 24. Qg4+ Ng6 25. Bxh6 {Fortunately, White can still fight for an
advantage here, and with the open black king White certainly has the easier
game.} Rf7 26. Rd1 Re8 (26... c3 {would have been an interesting try, but it's
probably no better than the game continuation} 27. h4 $1 (27. bxc3 Nc5 {
is fine for Black}) 27... c2 28. Rd7 Nc5 29. Rxf7 Kxf7 30. Qc4+ Ke7 31. Qxc2 {
and White is clearly on top.}) 27. h4 Nc5 28. h5 Bc8 29. Qxc4 Ne5 30. Qh4 {
By now Ivanchuk had got really short on time, which was not making his job any
easier.} Nc6 $2 {After this Black can hardly defend.} ({The best chance was} 
30... Ne6 31. f4 (31. Rd5 Rf5 $1 {is the key}) 31... Nd7 32. e4 Kh8 {when
there is still all to play for.}) 31. Rd5 Ne6 32. Qc4 (32. Qa4 {would have
been even stronger, but for some reason I did not consider this move at all.
My idea with the text was to win the e5-square for my rook.}) 32... Ncd8 $2 (
32... Ne7 {would have held out much longer, but after} 33. Re5 Nf5 34. Qg4+
Nfg7 35. Qe4 {Black is pretty tied up, and White should win gradually.}) 33.
Qg4+ {Surprisingly the fact that the c8-bishop is unprotected becomes the
decisive factor.} Ng7 {Ivanchuk was visibly shocked when I captured his bishop,
but} (33... Kh8 34. Bd2 $1 {would have been equally bad.}) 34. Qxc8 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Final 4th"]
[Site "Sao Paulo/Bilbao"]
[Date "2011.10.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2823"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[Annotator "Edouard,R"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2011.09.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Be4 7. f3 Bg6 8. Qb3
Qb6 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. Bd2 Bd6 11. h3 Nbd7 12. O-O-O Qxb3 13. axb3 a6 14. Kc2 Nh5
15. Bd3 Ng3 16. Rhe1 O-O-O 17. e4 $146 {Some other moves were played before
without achieving anything.} dxe4 18. fxe4 c5 19. d5 Rde8 20. Na2 $1 {An
important idea. White wants to play b4, exchange the b3 pawn for c5, and push
b4 again. Of course it is not easy to manage in good conditions. According to
the engine, White never succeeds if Black plays correctly, but from a human
point of view, I believe it should be definitely easier to play for White.}
exd5 {I'm not sure whether not taking could bring Black something or not!} ({
However, after} 20... Ne5 21. b4 f5 {the engine found an impressive draw:} 22.
bxc5 Bxc5 (22... Nxd3 23. Kxd3 fxe4+ 24. Kc2 Bxc5 25. Bf4 Nh5 26. d6 Kd7 27.
Be5 {followed by b4 is bad for Black.}) 23. exf5 $8 exd5 24. Rxe5 {The rest is
simply fine for Black.} Rxe5 25. Bf4 dxc4 $1 26. Bxe5 (26. Bxc4 $6 Nxf5 $1)
26... cxd3+ 27. Rxd3 Nxf5 28. Rc3 b6 29. b4 Re8 30. Bh2 Nd4+ 31. Kd3 (31. Kb1
Re1+ 32. Kb2 Re2+ 33. Ka1 Rxg2 34. Be5 Rg1+ 35. Kb2 Rg2+ $11) 31... Rd8 {
and Black simply gets a draw by a miracle.}) 21. exd5 Nf5 (21... Ne5 22. b4 f6
$1 {might be enough for equality:} 23. bxc5 {(of course White has no
obligation to take so fast, but what else?)} (23. Re3 $6 Nf5 {is very good for
Black.}) 23... Bxc5 24. Bf4 (24. b4 $2 Bf2 $15) 24... Bf2 25. Bxg3 Bxg3 26. Re2
Nxd3 27. Rxe8+ Rxe8 28. Rxd3 Bd6 {followed by ...Kd7, ...b6.}) 22. b4 Nd4+ (
22... Nh4 23. bxc5 (23. Bf1 Nf5 24. bxc5 Nxc5 25. b4 Ne4 {is very good for
Black.}) 23... Nxc5 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Rf1 Nxd3 26. Kxd3 f6 27. g4 g5 {and
Black is just fine: White's pawn are not bringing anything special. Black will
just put his king on d7, bishop on e5, some ...Rh8 move or whatever, and I
think White cannot make progress at all. Once again, it is very tough, over
the board, to leave White two beautiful central pawns like this.}) 23. Kb1 Nb3
{Maybe not the most accurate, but still fine.} (23... cxb4 $5 24. Nxb4 (24.
Bxb4 Bxb4 25. Nxb4 Rxe1 26. Rxe1 Kc7 $11) 24... Nc5 25. Bc3 Rxe1 26. Rxe1 Rh4
$1 {and, since Black seems to manage to keep control over the dark squares, I
believe the position is equal again.}) 24. Bc3 cxb4 25. Nxb4 Be5 26. Na2 Bxc3
27. Nxc3 (27. Rxe8+ {to try to be clever (check comments of the further moves)
would not make sense because of} Rxe8 28. Nxc3 Re3 {and the initiative goes to
the black side.}) 27... Ndc5 $6 {Problems started from here. Actually, while
analysing the game, I noticed that taking the opponent's rook first very
frequently made a great difference.} (27... Rxe1 $1 28. Rxe1 Ndc5 {might have
been even more precise, since} 29. Bc2 $2 {is bad due to} Nd2+ $17) 28. Rxe8+
Rxe8 29. Bc2 Re3 30. Ka2 $6 (30. Bxb3 $1 Nxb3 31. Kc2 Nc5 32. b4 Nd7 33. Rd3 {
and, though Black should hold, the position is very unpleasant to play.}) 30...
Na5 31. Rd4 Rg3 32. Ne4 Rxg2 $4 {After having so many possible options each
move, Black entered time trouble and eventually blundered. Maybe a bit of luck
for Magnus, but I would say he also chose the position well: unusual enough to
make his opponent spend a lot of time.} (32... Nxe4 33. Bxe4 Nb3 $1 34. Rd1 Re3
$1 35. Bc2 Nc5 36. b4 Nd7 {is simply fine for Black: White doesn't have enough
pieces for central pawns to achieve anything big.} (36... Ne4 $5)) 33. Rd2 $1
$18 {Nice trick! Maybe some unconcious payback for their first game? :)} Rxd2
34. Nxd2 {Black loses a piece!} b5 35. b4 Nab7 36. bxc5 Nxc5 37. Ne4 Nb7 38. c5
f5 39. c6 fxe4 40. cxb7+ Kxb7 41. Bxe4 Kc7 42. Kb3 a5 43. Kc3 a4 44. Bc2 g5 45.
Kd4 Kd6 46. Bd1 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Final 4th"]
[Site "Sao Paulo/Bilbao"]
[Date "2011.10.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2807"]
[BlackElo "2823"]
[Annotator "Edouard,R"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2011.09.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. Rc1
c6 9. h4 {Only played once in over a thousand known games, but what a
reference!} c5 $5 {Grünfeld-like! Only Black's g7-pawn destroys the illusion.
Of course, it is normal to react in the centre when you are attacked on the
kingside. Otherwise White is going to play g4 next, which is very unclear,
though I will not try to guess Aronian's preparation!} (9... Nd7 10. g4 g6 11.
cxd5 exd5 12. h5 g5 13. Bd3 Bg7 14. Bf5 Re8 15. Kf1 Nb6 16. Nd2 Bxf5 17. gxf5
Nc8 18. Ne2 Bf8 19. Kg2 Bd6 20. Nf1 Qf6 21. Qd3 Bc7 22. f3 Nd6 23. Neg3 Rad8
24. b3 g4 25. f4 Kh8 26. Rc2 Re7 27. Kg1 Rde8 28. Rhh2 Bb6 29. Kh1 Bc7 30. Rhg2
Rg8 31. Kg1 Bb6 32. Kh1 Ne4 33. Kg1 Nd6 34. Kh1 a6 35. Rh2 Ba7 36. Rhg2 Ne4 37.
a4 Bb6 38. Nxe4 dxe4 39. Qc3 Qxf5 40. d5+ Kh7 41. Qb4 Bd8 42. dxc6 Qxh5+ 43.
Rh2 Qa5 44. Qxa5 Bxa5 45. Ng3 Re6 46. cxb7 Rb8 47. b4 Bb6 48. a5 Bxe3 49. Rc7
Rf6 50. Rhc2 Rxf4 51. b5 Rf6 52. Kg2 axb5 53. Nxe4 Re6 54. Nc5 Bxc5 55. R2xc5
b4 56. Rb5 Kg6 57. Rc8 {1-0 (57) Botvinnik,M-Ragozin,V Moscow 1944}) 10. dxc5
Na6 11. cxd5 Nxc5 12. Bc4 (12. Qd2 {should be the only move to try something,
but it really looks like a "good Grünfeld" to me: not even the kingside is
weakened with a move such as ...g6. For example:} Bxc3 (12... a6 $5) 13. Qxc3
Ne4 14. Qb4 Qxd5 15. Rd1 (15. Bc4 Qd6) 15... a5 $1 {is drawish.}) 12... exd5
13. Nxd5 (13. Bxd5 Bf5 14. O-O Bd3 15. Re1 Bxc3 16. Rxc3 Qxd5 17. b4 Ne4 18.
Rxd3 Qxa2 $11) 13... Bxb2 14. Rc2 b5 15. Be2 Na4 16. Rc7 $6 {Aronian continues
creatively, but Black has a brillant refutation.} (16. O-O a6 {and Black is
more than fine.}) 16... Be6 17. Ne7+ Kh8 18. Qc2 Bc3+ $8 19. Rxc3 Qa5 $1 {
Maybe the move Aronian overlooked! The next moves are just forced.} (19... Nxc3
$4 20. Ng5 {wins for White!}) 20. Ng5 Qxc3+ 21. Qxc3 Nxc3 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23.
Ng6+ Kg8 24. Nxf8 Rxf8 25. Bg4 e5 26. O-O {I believe Black has decent chances
here, but the next move allows huge drawing simplifications.} b4 $6 ({After} 
26... a5 {Black probably doesn't have enough to win, though objectively it
will not be fun for White.}) 27. a3 {Now the position is completely equal.} Rb8
28. axb4 Rxb4 29. Rc1 Rb1 30. Rxb1 Nxb1 31. Kf1 Nc3 32. Ke1 Kf7 33. Bf5 Nb5 34.
Kd2 Nd6 35. Bc2 Ke6 36. Bb3+ Kf5 37. f3 Kf6 38. g4 g5 39. hxg5+ hxg5 40. Kc3 a5
41. Bc2 Ke6 42. Bb3+ Ke7 43. Bc2 Kd7 44. Bd1 Kc6 45. f4 Kc5 46. fxg5 Ne4+ 47.
Kb3 Nxg5 48. Ka4 Kc4 49. Bc2 Kc3 50. Bf5 e4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Final 4th"]
[Site "Sao Paulo/Bilbao"]
[Date "2011.10.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2823"]
[BlackElo "2817"]
[Annotator "Edouard,R"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2011.09.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 O-O 8.
Bg5 d6 9. Nd2 Nbd7 10. f3 h6 11. Bh4 Rc8 12. e4 c5 13. Bd3 d5 14. exd5 exd5 15.
O-O dxc4 16. Bxc4 $146 {Both a novelty and the computer's first choice!} (16.
Nxc4 cxd4 17. Qxd4 Nc5 {was just equal in Van Wely-Leko (2008).}) 16... cxd4
17. Qxd4 Nc5 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Qxf6 gxf6 20. Rfd1 (20. Rfe1 {is no improvement
after} Rfd8 21. Nf1 Na4 22. b3 Nb2 23. Re7 Nxc4 24. Rxb7 Nd2) 20... Na4 $1 21.
Rab1 Rfd8 22. Bb5 Bc6 23. Be2 Bd5 24. Nf1 Be6 25. Ne3 f5 (25... Bb3 {is a
different route with the same destination.} 26. Rd3 (26. Rxd8+ Rxd8) 26... Rxd3
27. Bxd3 Ba2 28. Ra1 Be6) 26. g3 Kg7 27. Kf2 Kf6 28. Ba6 Rb8 29. b4 Nc3 30.
Rxd8 Rxd8 31. Rc1 Nd5 32. Ng2 (32. Rd1 Ke7 33. Nxd5+ Rxd5 34. Rxd5 Bxd5 {
should just be a draw, as Black has not enough weaknesses.}) (32. Nxd5+ Rxd5
33. Ke3 Rd7 {should also be nothing special, though White stands a little bit
better.}) 32... Rd7 33. Rc2 Rc7 34. Ne3 Rxc2+ 35. Nxc2 f4 36. Nd4 Bd7 37. Ke2
fxg3 38. hxg3 Ne7 39. Ke3 Nf5+ 40. Nxf5 Kxf5 41. Kd4 Ke6 42. Bc4+ Ke7 43. f4 f6
44. Bd5 Kd6 45. Bf3 Be6 46. Ba8 Bf5 47. Bf3 Be6 48. Ba8 Bf5 49. Bf3 Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Final 4th"]
[Site "Sao Paulo/Bilbao"]
[Date "2011.10.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2823"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2011.09.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. a3
O-O 9. Qd2 b6 10. g3 Kh8 11. h4 f6 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. Bh3 Bd7 14. Rd1 cxd4 15.
Nxd4 e5 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. fxe5 d4 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. O-O dxc3 20. Qxd8 Raxd8 21.
Rxd8 Rxd8 22. b3 Re8 23. Bf2 Be4 24. Re1 Re7 25. Rc1 h5 26. Bg2 Bf5 27. Bf3 g6
28. a4 Kh7 29. b4 g5 30. a5 g4 31. axb6 axb6 32. Bc6 Re2 33. Bxb6 Be5 34. b5
Kg7 35. Ba5 Rxc2 36. Rxc2 Bxc2 37. Kf2 Bd3 38. Ke3 Bg6 39. Be4 c2 40. Bd2 Bxg3
41. Bxg6 Kxg6 42. Kd3 Bf2 43. Kxc2 g3 44. Bf4 g2 45. Bh2 Kf5 0-1

[Event "Grand Slam Final 4th"]
[Site "Sao Paulo/Bilbao"]
[Date "2011.09.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2823"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2011.09.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
c6 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 12. Bb3 exd4 13. exd4 Nb6 14. h3 Re8 15.
Re1 Rxe1+ 16. Qxe1 Bf5 17. Ne5 Nd5 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. g4 Be6 20. f4 Qb6 21. Rd1
Bxe5 22. Qxe5 Re8 23. f5 f6 24. Qf4 Bf7 25. Qf2 Qb4 26. Kg2 Re4 27. Rd2 Qd6 28.
Bd1 Kf8 29. Bf3 Re7 30. Re2 Rxe2 31. Qxe2 Be8 32. Qe3 Bc6 33. a3 Qe7 34. Qc3 a6
35. b4 Ke8 36. a4 Qd7 37. a5 Qd6 38. Qc5 Qf4 39. Bxd5 Qd2+ 40. Kf3 Qd3+ 41. Kf2
Qd2+ 42. Kf3 Qd3+ 43. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Final 4th"]
[Site "Sao Paulo/Bilbao"]
[Date "2011.09.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2823"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2011.09.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 {The game transposes into a Pirc Defence.} Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Bc4
Nf6 5. Qe2 O-O 6. O-O Bg4 7. Rd1 {A rare choice by Vallejo.} Nc6 8. Bb5 $6 {
Loss of tempo?!} (8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nd7 (9... e5 10. c3 Qe8 11. Bg5 Nd7 12.
Qe3 Kh8 13. Na3 a6 14. Bd5 Nb6 15. Bxc6 Qxc6 16. d5 Qa4 17. Be7 f5 18. Bxf8
Rxf8 19. c4 Nd7 20. Qb3 Qxb3 21. axb3 Nc5 22. b4 Nb3 23. Ra2 fxe4 24. Nb1 Bh6
25. Ra3 Nd4 26. Nc3 e3 27. fxe3 Nc2 28. Rd3 Nxe3 29. Ra1 Nxc4 30. b3 Nd2 31.
Rd1 Nxb3 32. Rf1 Rf5 33. Ne2 Rxf1+ 34. Kxf1 Nd2+ 35. Kf2 Ne4+ 36. Kf3 Nf6 37.
Nc3 Nd7 38. Ne4 Nb6 39. Nf6 Bg5 40. Ne4 Bd8 41. g4 Bh4 42. Rd1 h6 {1/2-1/2 (42)
Timman,J (2635)-Delemarre,J (2235) Wijk aan Zee 1995}) 10. c3 e5 11. Be3 a6 12.
Na3 exd4 13. cxd4 Qh4 14. Rac1 Nf6 15. Bd3 Rfe8 16. Rc4 Nd7 17. Bb1 Rad8 18. b4
Nb6 19. Rcc1 d5 20. e5 Qe7 21. Nc2 Nc4 22. a3 b5 23. Ba2 Nb8 24. Re1 c6 25. Qg3
Qf8 26. h4 Nd7 27. h5 Ra8 28. Rcd1 a5 29. Bc1 Qe7 30. Bb1 Qe6 31. hxg6 fxg6 32.
Rd3 axb4 33. Nxb4 c5 34. Nc2 Qc6 35. f4 Qb6 36. Qf3 Rad8 37. Ne3 Nxe3 38. dxc5
Nxc5 39. Bxe3 Qa5 40. Bd2 Qb6 41. Qf2 Re6 42. Rh3 {1-0 (42) Aronian,L (2773)
-Docx,S (2384) Ohrid 2009}) 8... Nd7 {Carlsen follows the classical system
which was introduced by Geller into the King's Indian Defence.} 9. c3 e5 10.
Bxc6 {A novelty!} (10. d5 Ne7 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 f5 13. Bg5 {saw a promising
position for Black in 1/2-1/2 (20) Kovacevic,V (2480)-Jansa,V Sombor 1976.})
10... bxc6 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 exd4 13. cxd4 c5 {Carlsen opens up the eye of
his "Dragon" bishop on g7.} 14. Be3 Rb8 15. Qe2 Rb4 (15... f5 $6 {is not to
Carlsen's taste as it leads to a complicated game in which Black's king
becomes vulnerable.} 16. exf5 gxf5 17. dxc5 $1 Bxb2 18. cxd6 cxd6 (18... Bxa1
$4 19. Qc4+ {is winning for White}) 19. Bd4 $1 Bxa1 20. Bxa1 {and only a
computer can save Black's king!}) 16. a3 Rb3 17. Ra2 $5 {Very original!} Qb8
18. Qc2 a5 (18... Re8 {is for sure a strong "alternative".}) 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20.
Bxc5 dxc5 21. Qxc5 {Black has no worries if he wants to draw, but Carlsen is
hoping to get more out of the position.} Rd8 22. Nc3 Rxd1+ 23. Nxd1 Qd8 24. Ra1
Qd2 {Carlsen's persistence has proved good enough, and Black now has a
dangerous initiative which is developing by the moment.} 25. Rc1 $4 {A
dramatic blunder by Vallejo which could put an end to the Brazilian stage of
his tournament!} Qe1+ 26. Kh2 Qxe4 $4 {In order to make it even more dramatic,
Carlsen decides to return the gift!} (26... Rd3 27. Ne3 Qxf2 28. Ng4 Qg3+ 29.
Kh1 h5 {is simply winning for Black.} 30. Nh2 Rd2 31. Qg1 Bd4 32. Qf1 Rf2 33.
Qg1 {and Black has a singular "windmill" against White's queen of all pieces,
instead of the usual king. The queen cannot leave the protection of g2.} Rxb2
34. Qf1 Rf2) 27. Qc2 Be5+ 28. g3 Rd3 $6 {Carlsen is losing the thread.} ({
He could keep his still dangerous initiative with} 28... Qf3 $1) 29. Ne3 h5 30.
Nc4 Qd5 $4 {Simply losing a piece! I do not remember when I last saw such
blunders from Carlsen, but in this game he produced a couple of them!} ({After
} 30... Bf6 31. Rd1 Rd4 32. Qxe4 Rxe4 33. Nxa5 Bxb2 {White's chances to draw
are higher than Black's chances to win.}) 31. Nxe5 Rd2 32. Qc5 {I suppose that
this is probably what Carlsen missed.} Qxc5 33. Rxc5 Rxf2+ 34. Kg1 Rxb2 35.
Rxc7 Rb3 36. Kg2 Rxa3 37. Nxf7 a4 38. Ra7 Ra1 39. Ne5 g5 40. g4 hxg4 41. hxg4
a3 42. Nf3 {A painful defeat for the world No. 1. He played fairly well and
managed to outplay his opponent step by step, but then threw it all away at
two points! It is very hard to explain except to say that... everyone has his
bad days... even Carlsen!} 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Final 4th"]
[Site "Sao Paulo/Bilbao"]
[Date "2011.09.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2823"]
[BlackElo "2807"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2011.09.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]

{In this technical battle in one of the few 2800+ encounters... one can see
many rich positional ideas. It is one of those few draws which I do not feel
unhappy about commenting on!} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O
Be7 {A Marshall?} 6. d3 {No! Carlsen has never been a fond of theoretical
battles in the Ruy Lopez.} d6 7. c3 O-O 8. Nbd2 b5 9. Bc2 d5 10. Re1 dxe4 11.
dxe4 {This position is familiar to Carlsen, as he faced it against Ivanchuk
not long ago!} Be6 12. h3 {A very rare choice, which is not so surprising from
Carlsen's point of view.} (12. Bb3 Bxb3 13. axb3 Qd3 14. b4 Rfd8 15. Qb3 Qd7
16. Qc2 Qe6 17. Qb3 Qd7 18. Qc2 Qe6 19. h3 a5 20. bxa5 Rxa5 21. Rxa5 Nxa5 22.
b4 Nb7 23. Qb3 Qxb3 24. Nxb3 Nd7 25. Be3 Nd6 26. Nfd2 Ra8 27. Kf1 f6 28. Ke2
Kf7 29. Kd3 Ke6 30. f3 Ra2 31. Ra1 Rxa1 32. Nxa1 Nb7 33. Nab3 {1/2-1/2 (33)
Ivanchuk,V (2776)-Carlsen,M (2815) Medias 2011}) 12... Nd7 (12... h6 {Well Mr.
Aronian, a very old game has been followed so far... Botvinnik played it!} 13.
Nh2 Nh7 14. Ng4 Bg5 15. Qe2 Qd6 16. Ne3 Rfd8 17. Nf3 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Qe7 {
0-1 (60) Smyslov,V-Botvinnik,M Leningrad/Moscow 1941. White has a slight edge
even though Smyslov threw the game away.}) 13. Nf1 Nc5 (13... Nb6 {covering
the d5-square is an alternative.} 14. Qe2 Qc8 15. Ne3 Rd8 16. Nh2 Bf8 17. Nf5 {
is what I would personally not like to face in a practical game. Aronian's
choice is ok, though it does have an obvious drawback: Black loses control
over the d5-square.}) 14. Ne3 Qxd1 15. Rxd1 f6 16. Nd5 {There we are. As
always, Carlsen has managed to get a slight but riskless edge.} Bd6 17. Be3 Nb7
18. b4 $5 {Fixing the target on b5 and creating a target!} Ne7 (18... a5 $6 {
is premature as a result of} 19. a4 axb4 20. axb5 Bxd5 21. exd5 Rxa1 22. Rxa1
Ne7 23. cxb4 Bxb4 24. Bb3 Bd6 25. g4 $1 {after which White has a slight but
long-lasting advantage is out of the question.}) 19. a4 c6 $6 {This is a
serious inaccuracy which hands the initiative to White.} (19... Nxd5 20. exd5
Bf7 $1 {keeping the pawn on d5 under attack, gives Black adequate play.} 21.
axb5 axb5 22. Bd3 Bxd5 23. Bxb5 Rxa1 24. Rxa1 c5 {is very close to a draw.})
20. Nb6 {Carlsen grabs the initiative.} Rab8 21. Nd2 (21. Nh4 $5 g6 (21... Rfd8
22. Nf5 Nxf5 23. exf5 Bf7 24. axb5 axb5 25. Ra7 {is clearly better for White.})
22. axb5 axb5 23. Ra7 Rfd8 24. Nf3 Kf8 {and White keeps the pressure.}) (21.
axb5 axb5 22. Ra7 Rfd8 23. Ne1 {is another alternative, though I cannot say
how either side would improve its position.}) 21... c5 22. axb5 axb5 23. c4 $5
{Carlsen tries to complicate things.} cxb4 $6 (23... Nc8 24. Nd5 cxb4 25. cxb5
Bxd5 26. exd5 {does not solve Black's problem.}) 24. cxb5 Bc5 25. Bb3 Bxb3 26.
Nxb3 Bxe3 27. fxe3 Na5 28. Rxa5 Rxb6 29. Rd7 Nc8 30. Nc5 h5 {This move will
become valuable in the more or less forced resulting rook ending.} 31. Rd3 Re8
32. Na4 Rb8 33. Rb3 {Carlsen wins a pawn but Dr. Tarrasch believes that all
rook endings are drawn!} Nb6 34. Rxb4 Rec8 35. Nxb6 Rxb6 36. Ra6 Rc1+ 37. Kf2
Rc2+ 38. Kg3 Rxa6 39. bxa6 Ra2 $1 {The rooks have to be behind the pawns,
whether ours or our enemy's!} 40. Rb6 Kf7 41. Rb7+ Kg6 42. a7 {Now we are in
Dr. Müller's territory. White needs to bring his king to the queenside.
Black's rook is well placed and thanks to White's weakened pawn chain he can
create some counterplay on the kingside which may enable his king to become
active.} Kh6 43. Kh2 g6 $1 (43... h4 $2 44. Kg1 g6 45. Kf1 f5 46. Ke1 Kg5 47.
Rf7 (47. Kd1 f4 $11 {gives Black enough play to make a draw.}) 47... fxe4 48.
Kd1 Kh5 49. Kc1 g5 50. Kb1 {is winning for White. Therefore Black has to be on
time with his king and to activate it in the least amount of time.}) 44. Kg1
Kg5 $1 {Aronian uses the h4-square for his king.} 45. Rh7 (45. Rf7 f5 46. Kf1
fxe4 47. g3 h4 48. g4 Kh6 49. Ke1 g5 50. Kd1 Kg6 {just in time!} 51. Rb7 Kf6
52. Kc1 Ke6 53. Kb1 Ra5 54. Kb2 Kd6 55. Kb3 (55. Kc3 Kc6 56. Re7 Ra1 57. Rxe5
Rxa7 58. Rxg5 Rd7 {Is a draw}) 55... Kc6 56. Re7 (56. Kb4 Ra2 57. Rg7 Ra1 (
57... Ra6 {is also possible!} 58. Rg6+ Kd5 59. Rxa6) 58. Rxg5 Rxa7 59. Rxe5 Ra2
60. Rh5 Re2 61. Kc4 Rxe3 62. Rh6+ Kd7 63. Rxh4 Ra3 {and Black manages to make
a draw thanks to White's badly placed rook on h4.}) 56... Kb6 57. Kc3 Kc6 58.
Rxe5 Rxa7 59. Rxg5 Rd7 {transposes. Obviously there are still a lot moves to
analyse in this position but I hardly believe that White has many ways to
improve his position.}) 45... f5 46. g3 {Equivalent to a draw offer.} (46. Rf7
fxe4 47. Kh2 h4 48. Kg1 Kh6 49. Kf1 g5 50. Ke1 Kg6 51. Rc7 Kf6 52. Kd1 Ke6 53.
Kc1 Kd6 54. Rg7 Kc6 55. Kb1 Ra5 56. Kb2 Kb6 57. Kb3 Rb5+ 58. Kc2 Rc5+ 59. Kd2
Ra5 60. Ke2 Ra2+ 61. Kf1 Ra1+ 62. Kf2 Ra2+ 63. Kg1 Ra1+ 64. Kh2 Kc5 65. Rxg5
Kc4 $1 {Thanks to his active king Black is in the safe zone.}) 46... Kf6 47.
Kf1 fxe4 48. Ke1 Ke6 49. Rg7 Kd5 50. g4 hxg4 51. hxg4 Kc4 52. Rd7 g5 53. Kd1
Kc3 54. Ke1 Kc4 55. Kd1 Kc3 56. Ke1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Final 4th"]
[Site "Sao Paulo/Bilbao"]
[Date "2011.09.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2817"]
[BlackElo "2823"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2011.09.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]

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. Nc3 h6 10. h3 Ne7 11. Be3 Ke8 12. Rad1 Bd7 13. a3 Rd8 14. Rfe1
a6 15. Ne4 Bf5 16. Nc5 Rxd1 17. Rxd1 Bc8 18. Nd3 Ng6 19. Nf4 Nxf4 20. Bxf4 Be7
21. Nd4 Bc5 22. Be3 Bxd4 23. Rxd4 Ke7 24. f3 Rd8 25. Rxd8 Kxd8 26. g4 h5 27.
Kf2 g6 28. Bg5+ Ke8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Botvinnik Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.09.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2823"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2011.09.02"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "23"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]

1. Nf3 b5 $6 2. e4 $1 {The most energetic way to meet Black's extravagant move.
Carlsen may have underestimated Kramnik's readiness to switch to dynamic play
at such an early stage of the game.} Bb7 $6 ({It almost looks safer to avoid
the pawn exchange with} 2... a6 3. d4 Bb7 4. Bd3 {, transposing to 1.e4 a6, as
experimented in the famous game Karpov,A (2725)-Miles,A (2545) Skara 1980
EU-chT (ChessBase) (0-1, 46)}) 3. Bxb5 Bxe4 {Generally speaking, the exchange
of a knight pawn for a central one should favour Black. However, the bishop is
exposed in the centre and the time invested in this operation (two tempi, ...
Bxe4-b7) is too high a price to pay. At the same time, the b5-bishop is active.
For instance, it prevents an early occupation of the centre with ...d5.} 4. O-O
Nf6 5. d4 e6 ({Playing for the centre with} 5... c6 6. Ba4 d5 {would leave
Black desperately underdeveloped:} 7. Ne5 Qb6 8. c4 $16) 6. c4 Be7 7. Nc3 Bb7 {
White is better developed and has been the first to occupy the centre. We have
actually got a reversed Sokolsky (1.b4 e5 2.Bb2 Bxb4 3.Bxe5) with an extra
tempo for White, in what is a questionable position anyway.} 8. d5 {There is
no reason to refrain from this new territorial gain.} ({The slow manoeuvre} 8.
Ba4 O-O 9. Bc2 {is relatively popular, but it contradicts Steinitz' teaching
according to which the player having an advantage is bound to attack! Black
gets a reasonable Hedgehog-type of position after} d6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Bb2 c5 {
, for instance:} 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Qe2 Qb6 (13... a6 14. Rad1 Qc7 15. Rfe1 Rfe8
16. Nd4 Rac8 {1/2 (22) Timoscenko,G (2536)-Tomescu,V (2453)/Padova 1999/CBM
073 ext}) 14. Rad1 Rfd8 15. Rfe1 a5 16. Ng5 h6 17. Nge4 Ncxe4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19.
Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 a4 $132 {1/2 (38) Iskusnyh,S (2440)-Zhelnin,V (2475)/Orel
1997/EXT 1999}) 8... O-O 9. Bf4 $5 $146 {It is strange that such a natural
developing move is new.} ({Here, too, White usually retreats with his other
bishop, as if fearing ...c6 (or what else?) True, this also is enough for an
advantage, which speaks against the system of development chosen by Black.} 9.
Ba4 Na6 (9... Bb4 10. Bg5 Bxc3 11. bxc3 h6 {Speelman,J (2530)-Hodgson,J/London
1985/EXT 2007 (1-0, 27)} 12. Bxf6 $5 Qxf6 13. Re1 $32 {It is not clear how
Black could develop. Among other things, the d7-pawn needs protection.}) 10.
Re1 (10. a3 Nc5 11. Bc2 a5 12. Be3 exd5 13. cxd5 $14 {Wojtkiewicz,A (2560)
-Bronstein,D (2400)/Reykjavik 1994/CBM 039 ext (1-0, 44)}) 10... Bb4 11. Bg5
Nc5 12. Bc2 Bxc3 13. bxc3 d6 14. Bh4 h6 15. Nd4 exd5 16. Nf5 $16 {Eingorn,V 
(2475)-Semeniuk,A/Soviet Union 1984/EXT 2000 (1-0, 40)}) 9... Na6 (9... c6 $2 {
is not a threat at all:} 10. d6 $1 cxb5 11. dxe7 Qxe7 12. Bd6 Bxf3 13. gxf3 $18
) 10. Re1 Qc8 {Avoiding the pin created by Bg5 after ...Bb4. However, the last
move takes the queen too far from the kingside.} 11. Nd4 Bb4 12. Bg5 $1 Ne8 (
12... Bxc3 13. Bxf6 Bxe1 (13... gxf6 14. bxc3 Nc5 15. Re3 $40) 14. Qg4 g6 15.
Qf4 {[%cal Gf4h6]} Bxf2+ 16. Kxf2 Nc5 {hoping for a fork on d3 or e4.} 17. Kg1
$1 $18 {Black has exhausted his defensive resources and can resign.}) 13. Re3 {
The logical continuation, building up a decisive kingside attack.} ({The
continuation suggested by the computer,} 13. Qa4 $5 Bxc3 14. Bxd7 $16 {looks
good enough, but in a rapid game players usually play according to known
patterns and rarely notice such "incidental" possibilities.}) 13... c6 {
Finally, but... too late. While Black will eliminate the central white pawns,
his king will get into deadly trouble.} 14. Bxa6 Bxa6 15. Qh5 f6 (15... Bxc4
16. Rh3 h6 17. Bxh6 $40) 16. Rh3 $1 {Most of Black's pieces (the queen, the
queen's rook, the bishops) are completely out of play and cannot contribute to
the defence. Although White's attack implies a piece sacrifice, he will enjoy
material superiority on the critical area of the board.} fxg5 17. Qxh7+ Kf7 18.
Qh5+ Kg8 (18... Ke7 19. Qxg5+ Kf7 20. Qh5+ Ke7 21. Qh4+ Nf6 (21... Rf6 22. Ne4
$18) (21... Kf7 22. dxe6+ dxe6 23. Ne4 $18) 22. dxe6 dxe6 23. Re1 Kf7 24. Nf3
$18) 19. Qh7+ Kf7 20. Ne4 Bxc4 21. Qh5+ Ke7 (21... Kg8 22. Nxg5 $18) (21... g6
22. Qh7+ Ng7 23. Rf3+ $18) 22. Qxg5+ Kf7 23. Qh5+ Ke7 24. Qg5+ Kf7 25. dxe6+
dxe6 26. Nf3 $1 {[%csl Yc4][%cal Gf3e5] An elegant regrouping move.} Kg8 27.
Qh4 {Threatening Ng5 (either of them) followed by Qh8 mate.} Rxf3 28. Qh7+ (28.
Qh7+ Kf8 29. Rxf3+ Ke7 30. Qh4+) 1-0

[Event "Moscow Botvinnik Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.09.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2823"]
[BlackElo "2807"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "170"]
[EventDate "2011.09.02"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "23"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nc6 {In this symmetrical line White
doesn't really aim for an opening advantage, he is just heading for a
long-term positional fight.} 5. a3 d6 6. Rb1 {[%cal Gb2b4]} a5 {Preventing the
expansion b2-b4.} 7. e3 e5 {This move is Black's main choice. It is directed
against the advance d2-d4, but has a clear downside - it weakens the d5 square.
} ({In the event of} 7... Nf6 {White continues in the same style:} 8. Nge2 O-O
9. d3 {achieving a flexible position.}) 8. Nge2 Nge7 9. O-O O-O 10. d3 Rb8 11.
Bd2 Be6 {Now Black is threatening ...d6-d5, so White must react accordingly.} (
11... Bf5 {makes less sense. White just shouldn't reply with e3-e4, blocking
his light-squared bishop. After} 12. Qc2 Qd7 13. Nb5 {[%cal Ge2c3] he has fine
play on the light squares.}) 12. Nd5 {The main continuation.} (12. Qb3 f5 13.
Nd5 Nxd5 14. cxd5 Bf7 15. Qc2 Ne7 16. e4 b5 $11 {0-1 Gurevich,M (2641)
-Lautier,J (2675)/Moscow 2002/CBM 090 (41)}) 12... b5 (12... f5 $6 13. Nec3 Kh8
14. b4 {is the kind of position that White is striving for. His play on the
queenside is more effective than Black's attempts on the opposite flank.}) 13.
cxb5 Rxb5 (13... Bxd5 14. Bxd5 Nxd5 15. bxc6 Qb6 16. Qa4 {[%csl Ra5]} Ra8 17.
Nc3 Ne7 18. e4 Qxc6 (18... Nxc6 $4 {falls into a fork:} 19. Nd5 Qb7 20. Qxc6 $1
Qxc6 21. Ne7+ $18) 19. Qc4 {keeping a slight pressure.}) 14. Qa4 Qb8 15. Nc7 $5
{Only this move is a novelty!} (15. Nxe7+ Nxe7 16. Nc3 Rxb2 17. Qxa5 Bf5 18.
Rxb2 Qxb2 19. Ne4 Bxe4 20. Bxe4 d5 21. Bf3 Rc8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Sehner,N-Teipelke,
H/Germany 1991/Corr 2000 (35)}) 15... Qxc7 $5 {Aronian goes for an exchange
sacrifice. It wasn't necessary, as Black could equalise after the obvious 15...
Rxb2.} (15... Rxb2 16. Nxe6 fxe6 (16... Rxb1 $6 17. Nxf8 Bxf8 18. Bxc6 Nxc6 19.
Qxc6 Rb2 20. Rd1 Qb3 21. Nc3 Rxd2 22. Rxd2 Qxc3 23. Re2 Qxa3 24. Qd5 $16 {
[%cal Ge2a2]}) 17. Nc3 d5 18. Rfc1 e4 19. Rxb2 Qxb2 20. Rc2 Qa1+ 21. Rc1 Qb2
$11) 16. Qxb5 Rb8 17. Qa4 Bb3 18. Qh4 Bc2 19. Qc4 Bb3 ({In the event of} 19...
Bxb1 20. Rxb1 {White has a stable advantage thanks to pair of bishops and
control over the light squares.}) 20. Qc1 {Carlsen has grounds not to repeat
moves, but to play for a win.} Qb6 21. Re1 d5 {Black's superiority in space
yields him a certain compensation for the exchange.} 22. Nc3 Rd8 $6 (22... a4
$1 {It is useful to fix the queenside..} 23. e4 d4 24. Nd5 Nxd5 25. exd5 Ne7
$44) 23. e4 $1 d4 24. Nd5 Nxd5 25. exd5 Rxd5 $6 {Another exchange sacrifice!
It worked fine in the current game, but, frankly speaking, is too brave to be
true.} (25... Bxd5 $6 26. Bxd5 Rxd5 27. Qc4 Rd7 28. b4 $16) (25... Ne7 {
was a worthy alternative.} 26. Bg5 f6 27. Rxe5 $1 Qc7 (27... fxe5 $2 28. Bxe7
Rc8 29. Bh3 $18) 28. d6 Qxd6 29. Qxc5 Qxe5 (29... Qxc5 30. Rxc5 fxg5 31. Rxa5
$14) 30. Qxe5 fxe5 31. Bxe7 $14) 26. Bh6 Bf6 $6 {Levon is logical. It would
not be natural to retreat with the rook, even though it was objectively better.
} (26... Rd7 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. Bxc6 Qxc6 29. Rxe5 Qf3 30. Qxc5 Bd5 31. Rxd5
Rxd5 {with sufficient compensation for the pawn.}) 27. Bxd5 Bxd5 28. Qd1 $2 {
Here and on the next few moves Magnus rejects the idea of opening lines by the
slightly risky move f2-f4.} (28. f4 e4 (28... Qb5 29. Qc2 $18 {[%csl Rc5,Re5]
[%cal Gb1c1]}) 29. dxe4 Bb3 30. e5 Be7 31. f5 $16) 28... Be7 29. h4 ({Again} 
29. f4 {, though less effective than on the previous move, but still was
called for.}) 29... Qb7 30. Kh2 ({Once again, it was necessary to play more
actively:} 30. f4 f6 31. Kh2 {Later on White will take out his major pieces,
to bring the queen on f2, double the rooks on the e-file, etc.}) 30... f6 {
Stabilising the central pawn chain.} 31. Qe2 Nd8 $1 32. Bd2 $2 {Here it was
the last moment when Magnus could stir up complications and try to make use of
his extra material.} (32. b3 Bxb3 (32... Nf7 33. Bd2 Bf3 34. Qf1 $13 {Compared
to the continuation in the game, here White has certain prospects on the
queenside.}) 33. h5 {White can harass the opponents' king. Here is a sample
line:} a4 34. hxg6 hxg6 35. Qg4 Kh7 36. Qh3 Kg8 37. f4 Qf3 38. fxe5 Be6 39. Qg2
Qh5+ 40. Kg1 Qxh6 41. exf6 Bxf6 42. Rb6 $16 {[%csl Re6,Rf6]}) 32... Bf3 33. Qf1
a4 {After a series of passive moves Magnus found himself in a miserable
position. White can't open a single line for his major pieces.} 34. Qh3 h5 35.
Ba5 Nf7 36. Qe6 $2 {Typical time-trouble reflex.} (36. Bd2 $17) 36... Bd5 {
The activity of queen was imaginary, it has to retreat.} 37. Qh3 (37. Qb6 Qd7 {
[%cal Gd7f5] and White can't cover the holes near his king.}) 37... Qb5 38. Bc7
Qxd3 $19 39. g4 $1 {The best practical chance.} Qd2 40. Kg1 Be6 (40... hxg4 41.
Qxg4 Qh6 {and White is defenseless against tche threats f5 or Ng5!}) 41. Qg2
hxg4 {Black has already too many pawns and is dominating.} 42. Rbc1 Kg7 {
Instead, the pawn on b2 could be comfortably captured.} 43. Bb6 c4 $6 (43... f5
$19 {[%cal Gf5f4]}) 44. Qc6 g3 $5 45. fxg3 Bh3 46. Qf3 $6 {Believe me, I am
not harsh in my evaluations, one has to bear in mind that both players are in
time trouble from the very beginning!} (46. Qh1 $1 Bg4 47. Qg2 Qd3 {This way
White could keep the Pb2 alive, but Black retains the initiative.}) 46... Qxb2
47. Ba7 Qb3 {47...c3 was, naturally, more convincing. The move in the text is
typical for time trouble, when a side having an advantage tries to reduce the
material as much as possible, so as not to give the opponent unnecessary
practical chances. This often leads to the opposite effect.} 48. Qxb3 cxb3 49.
Bxd4 Bxa3 50. Ra1 Bb4 51. Reb1 exd4 (51... Bf5 52. Rxa4 Bxb1 53. Rxb4 exd4 54.
Rxb3 Bc2 $19) 52. Rxa4 Bc5 53. Ra5 Bb6 54. Rb5 Bc7 55. R5xb3 Be5 {The position
remains winning for Black, but now he has to work at it for some time.} 56. Kf2
Nd6 57. Kf3 Be6 58. Ra3 Bd5+ 59. Ke2 Nb5 60. Ra5 Nc3+ 61. Kf2 d3 62. Rxd5 Nxd5
63. Rb7+ Bc7 64. Kf3 Kh6 65. Rb3 Bxg3 $1 {A neat tactical trick, winning an
important pawn.} 66. Rxd3 (66. Kxg3 d2 67. Rd3 Nc3 68. Rxd2 Ne4+ $19) 66... Nf4
67. Rd8 Nh5 {Now Black's win is just a matter of time.} 68. Kg4 f5+ 69. Kh3 Be5
70. Ra8 Bf6 71. Ra6 Kg7 72. Ra7+ Kf8 73. Rb7 Be7 74. Ra7 Kf7 75. Ra6 Nf6 76.
Kg3 Ne4+ 77. Kh3 Bc5 78. Rc6 Bd6 79. Ra6 Kg7 80. Ra8 Be5 81. Ra7+ Kh6 82. Rb7
Nf6 83. Re7 Ng4 84. Ra7 Bf6 85. Rf7 Kh5 {There were many mistakes along the
way. However, in conditions of rapid chess, where the time trouble starts from
the very beginning, you can't demand too much even from elite players.} (85...
Kh5 86. Rh7+ Nh6 $19 {[%csl Rh4]}) 0-1

[Event "Moscow Botvinnik Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.09.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2823"]
[BlackElo "2817"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2011.09.02"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "23"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 {Avoiding the famous "Berlin" endgame
that arises after 4.0-0 Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8 Kxd8.} Bc5
5. O-O Nd4 6. Ba4 {Normally, White takes on d4, as later on he can win a tempo
by atacking the black bishop. Here is the most recent example:} (6. Nxd4 Bxd4
7. Nd2 c6 8. Ba4 d6 9. Bb3 O-O 10. c3 Bb6 11. Nc4 Bc7 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 g5 14.
Bg3 Bg4 15. f3 Be6 16. Re1 (16. Ne3 $5 Nh5 17. Bf2 Nf4 18. d4 {is, perhaps,
more promising.}) 16... Nh5 17. Bf2 Nf4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ponomariov,R (2764)
-Kramnik,V (2781)/Dortmund 2011/CB30_2011 (50)}) 6... Nxf3+ (6... Qe7 7. c3
Nxf3+ 8. Qxf3 c6 9. Bg5 d6 10. Nd2 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Qxf6 gxf6 13. b4 Bb6
14. Nc4 Ke7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Rozentalis,E (2563)-Adams,M (2745)/Bled 2002/EXT 2003
(26)}) 7. Qxf3 O-O 8. Qg3 (8. Nc3 c6 9. Bb3 d6 (9... b5 10. h3 a5 11. a4 b4 12.
Ne2 d5 13. Bg5 Be6 14. Ng3 $14) 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Qxf6 gxf6 {
Black is not worse in this endgame. The damaged pawn structure is well
compensated for by the pair of strong bishops.}) 8... d6 9. Bg5 {Carlsen
doesn't wish to develop the knight so far, keeping in mind both options Nc3
and Nd2.} c6 10. Bb3 Nh5 $1 (10... Be6 11. Nd2 a5 12. a4 Re8 13. Kh1 $36 {
[%cal Gf2f4]}) 11. Qh4 Nf6 {Black doesn't mind repeating moves. Meanwhile, the
next move is ...h7-h6. This way he gets rid of the unpleasant pin.} 12. Nc3 {
Of course, the game doesn't end so soon by the boring repetition of moves.
Objectively, the position is equal anyway. The whole opening line can be
considered as harmless for Black.} (12. Kh1 h6 13. Bd2 ({The piece sacrifice
doesn't work:} 13. f4 $4 hxg5 14. fxg5 Ng4 $19) 13... a5 14. Nc3 {would lead
to the same position as in the game.}) 12... h6 13. Bd2 a5 14. Kh1 Bd4 15. f4
Ng4 {Anand correctly offers the queen swap, otherwise he might come under
attack.} (15... b5 $6 16. a4 $1 (16. f5 a4 17. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 18. Qxh6 Be3 $1 (
18... axb3 $2 19. Rf3 $18 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gf3g3]}) 19. Qxe3 axb3 20. Rf3 Nh7
21. Qh6 Qf6 22. Qh5 Kh8 23. Rh3 Qg7 24. Rg3 Qf6 $11) 16... b4 17. Ne2 Bxb2 18.
Rab1 Bg4 19. Rxb2 Bxe2 20. Re1 Bh5 21. f5 $16 {[%csl Rh5][%cal Gh2h3,Gg2g4]}) (
15... Bxc3 $2 {This concrete attempt to trap White's light-squared bishop
doesn't work.} 16. Bxc3 $1 (16. bxc3 $2 Nd7 $1 (16... a4 $2 17. fxe5 dxe5 18.
Bxh6 $1 axb3 19. Bxg7 $1 Nh7 20. Bf6 Nxf6 21. Qg5+ $1 Kh7 22. Rxf6 Qxf6 23.
Qxf6 $18) 17. Qg3 (17. Qxd8 Rxd8 18. fxe5 Nxe5 {[%cal Ga5a4]} 19. a4 Be6 $11)
17... a4 18. fxe5 Nxe5 19. d4 (19. Bxh6 $2 Ng4 $17) 19... axb3 20. dxe5 Kh7 21.
cxb3 dxe5 $11) 16... a4 17. fxe5 dxe5 18. Bc4 b5 19. Bxe5 bxc4 20. Rxf6 $1 $16)
16. Qxd8 {It was possible to avoid the exchange of queens, even though White
can't claim an advantage in any case.} (16. Qg3 Bxc3 17. bxc3 a4 {No, White
doesn't lose a piece as it seems at first glance.} (17... exf4 18. Bxf4 a4 19.
Bxd6 axb3 20. Bxf8 b2 21. Rab1 Kxf8 22. h3 Nf6 23. Rxb2 {An engine evaluates
this position as equal. I would prefer White.}) 18. f5 h5 (18... axb3 $2 19.
Qxg4 {[%csl Rh6]} b2 20. Rab1 Qf6 21. Rxb2 $16) 19. Bc4 b5 20. h3 Nf6 21. Bh6
Ng4 22. Bd2 Nf6 $11) 16... Rxd8 17. fxe5 Nxe5 18. a4 Be6 {Neutralising White's
pressure on the Pf7. The position is completely equal.} 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Ne2
Bb6 21. Nf4 Re8 22. h3 Nd7 23. Rf3 Ne5 24. Rff1 Nd7 {Again, Black is ready to
repeat moves, but Magnus is still searching for more...} 25. g4 d5 26. Rae1 e5
27. Nh5 dxe4 {I would prefer 27...Rf8, not getting the isolated pawn. However,
it doesn't change the evaluation of the position as equal.} 28. Rxe4 Rf8 29.
Ree1 $4 {Just a blunder. For Magnus it was definitely not his day.} (29. Rxf8+
Rxf8 30. Ng3 Rf2 31. Re2 $11) {[%tqu "En","White's last move was a grave
mistake. Why?","","","g7g6","",5]} 29... g6 $1 30. Ng3 $8 Bf2 {That's it.
Black wins an exchange for nothing.} 31. Rxf2 Rxf2 32. Ne4 Rf7 33. Kg2 (33.
Bxh6 Rh7 $19 {[%csl Rh3][%cal Gh7h3]}) 33... g5 34. Nd6 Rf6 35. Nxb7 Rb8 36.
Nxa5 Rxb2 {After Black activated his second rook it's clear that White had no
chance to biuld any fortress.} 37. Rc1 Ra2 38. Nc4 Rxa4 39. Rb1 e4 40. Nb2 (40.
Bc3 Re6 41. Rb7 Ra2 42. Bb2 exd3 43. cxd3 Ne5 $1 $19) 40... Ra2 41. dxe4 Nc5
42. e5 Re6 43. Kf3 Rxe5 44. Be3 Nd7 45. Nc4 Rb5 46. Rd1 Rd5 47. Rc1 Ra4 48. Nd2
Ne5+ 49. Ke2 Nc4 {In the technical part of the game Anand is convincing as
usual.} 50. Nf1 Ra3 51. c3 Kh7 52. Bd4 c5 53. Be3 Kg6 54. Rc2 Ra1 55. Bc1 Rd7
56. Ng3 Ra6 57. Kf2 Rd3 58. Kg2 Re6 59. h4 gxh4 60. Nh5 Ne3+ (60... Kh7 61. Nf4
Rg3+ $19) 61. Bxe3 {A funny position when Black gets into a fork no matter
which rook he captures with, but the forthcoming rook endgame is easily won
for him.} Rexe3 62. Nf4+ Kg5 63. Nxd3 Rxd3 64. c4 Rg3+ 65. Kh2 Rxg4 66. Kh3 Rf4
{[%cal Gg5f5,Gf5e5,Ge5d4]} 0-1

[Event "Moscow Botvinnik Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.09.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E36"]
[WhiteElo "2823"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2011.09.02"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "23"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. e3 b6 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qc2 Ba6 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. e4 Ne7 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Qc6
e5 15. Qb5 exd4 16. Qxa6 Qxe4+ 17. Kf1 Rfe8 18. Rd1 b5 19. Qxb5 Rab8 20. Qd3
Rxb2 21. Qxe4 Rxe4 22. g3 c5 23. Kg2 c4 24. Nf3 d3 25. Rd2 Rb3 26. a4 g5 27.
Rc1 a5 28. Rdd1 Rb2 29. Rd2 Rxd2 30. Nxd2 Re2 31. Nb1 Rc2 32. Rd1 c3 33. Kf3 d2
34. Ke4 Rc1 35. Nxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Botvinnik Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.09.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2807"]
[BlackElo "2823"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2011.09.02"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "23"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 b5 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7. Bg2 d5 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Nc3 Ba6 10. Ne5 {Alternatives seen in practice in this well-known
position:} (10. Re1) (10. Bb2) (10. Na4) (10. a3) (10. Rb1) 10... Bd6 (10...
Nxe5 $2 11. dxe5 Nd7 (11... Bb4 12. exf6 Bxc3 13. fxg7 Bxg7 14. Rb1 O-O 15. Ba3
Re8 16. Rc1 $16 {[%csl Ra7,Rc7] B.Avrukh}) 12. Nxd5 $1 exd5 (12... Rc8 13. Nc3
Nxe5 14. Qc2 $16 {1-0 Cernousek,L (2405)-Ftacnik,L (2553)/Slovakia 2008/EXT
2009 (36)}) 13. Qxd5 {[%cal Rd5a8,Re5e6]} Nb6 14. Qc6+ (14. Qa5 $5) 14... Qd7
15. Rd1 (15. Bg5 $5 Be7 $1 16. Rfd1 Qxc6 17. Bxc6+ Kf8) 15... Qxc6 16. Bxc6+
Ke7 17. Bxa8 Nxa8 18. Bg5+ f6 19. exf6+ gxf6 20. Bf4 $16 {1-0 Kiss,P (2380)
-Menacher,M (2334)/Balatonlelle 2005/EXT 2008 (29)}) (10... Bb7 $6 11. Bf4 {
[%csl Rc7][%cal Ya1c1,Yc3b5] B.Avrukh}) (10... c5 11. Bf4 (11. Bg5 Rc8 12. Nxd7
Qxd7 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Rc1 c4 15. e4 $5 cxb3 16. Qxb3 Bc4 17. Qb2 Bh6 18. Rcd1
Bxf1 19. Bxf1 $44 {1-0 Malakhatko,V (2610)-Cori Tello,D (2262)/Palau 2009/CBM
130 Extra (38)}) 11... Rc8 12. Na4 Nxe5 (12... Bb5 13. Nxc5 Nxc5 14. dxc5 Bxc5
15. b4 Bd6 16. a4 $14 {1-0 Onischuk,A (2653)-Mateo,R (2453)/Mallorca 2004/CBM
104 (102)}) 13. Bxe5 Nd7 14. Bf4 c4 15. Qd2 Be7 16. Rfc1 O-O 17. b4 Bb5 18. Nc5
$14 {1/2 Sriram,J (2431)-Bakre,T (2491)/Visakhapatnam 2004/CBM 103 ext (53)})
11. Bf4 (11. Nc6 $5 Qc8 12. a3 $1 {is more energetic:} O-O (12... Qb7 13. Na5
Qb6 14. b4 $16 {B.Avrukh}) (12... Nb8 13. Nb4 Bb7 14. Bb2 O-O 15. Nd3 Nbd7 16.
Rc1 Qb8 17. Na4 a5 18. Qc2 $14 {1/2 Lalic,B (2522)-Agrest,E (2563)/Stockholm
2002/CBM 085 ext}) 13. Bg5 (13. Bf4 $5 Qe8 14. Nb4 $1 Bb7 15. Nd3 $14 {B.Avrukh
}) 13... Qe8 (13... Qb7 14. Na5 Qb6 15. b4 h6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Re1 $16 Rad8 $2
18. Na4 Qb5 19. e4 $1 $18 {1-0 Perez Rodriguez,L (2391)-Mateo,R (2444)/Havana
2003/CBM 094 ext (27)}) 14. Qd2 Nb6 15. Na5 (15. Nb4 $1 $16 {B.Avrukh}) 15...
c5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Rfc1 $16 {1/2 Beliavsky,A (2665)-Topalov,V 
(2725)/Madrid 1997/CBM 059/(Avrukh,B) (58)}) {The whole line therefore looks
rather dubious for Black.} 11... O-O (11... Bxe5 12. dxe5 Nh5 13. Be3 Nxe5 14.
Qd4 Qd6 15. Qa4+ Qc6 16. Qb4 $40 {[%csl Re8]}) 12. Rc1 Bxe5 13. dxe5 Nh5 $146 {
Improving on the earlier blitz game:} (13... Ng4 $2 14. Nxd5 $1 exd5 15. Qxd5 {
[%cal Rh2h3,Rd5a8]} Nb6 16. Qa5 Bxe2 17. Rfe1 Bd3 18. Red1 (18. h3 $18) 18...
Qd4 19. Rd2 Rad8 20. h3 Nxf2 21. Rxf2 Be4 22. Qxa7 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Qe4+ 24. Kh2
$16 {0-1 Karpov,A (2670)-Carlsen,M (2714)/Moscow 2007/EXT 2008 (92)}) 14. Na4 (
14. Be3 $5 Nxe5 15. Na4 $44 {[%cal Ya4c5]}) 14... Nxf4 15. gxf4 Bb5 16. Nc5
Nxc5 17. Rxc5 c6 18. Qd2 (18. a4 Qb6 $1 19. Qc2 $2 Bc4) 18... Qb6 19. Rfc1 a5
$1 20. e4 {White hurries up to create a kingside attack. It turns out that his
c5-rook is vulnerable:} (20. a4 Bc4 $1) 20... a4 {[%csl Gb5] The b5-bishop is
now secure.} 21. f5 axb3 22. f6 $4 (22. axb3 Kh8 $1 $14) 22... Qxc5 $1 $19 23.
a4 {Desperation.} (23. Rxc5 bxa2 24. Qg5 a1=Q+ 25. Rc1 Qxc1+ 26. Qxc1 h6 $1 {
, and Black's material advantage should be sufficient for a win.}) 23... Qxc1+
24. Qxc1 b2 25. Qxb2 Rxa4 26. Qc1 gxf6 (26... h6 $5 $19) 27. h4 (27. exf6 Kh8 {
[%cal Yf8g8]}) 27... Rfa8 28. Kh2 dxe4 29. exf6 Kh8 30. Qf4 e3 31. Qxe3 Rxh4+
32. Kg3 Rh5 (32... Rha4 $19) 33. Kg4 Rf5 34. Be4 Rg8+ 35. Kh4 Rxf6 $4 {Black
finally returns the favour.} (35... Rfg5 36. Qxg5 Rxg5 37. Kxg5 c5 38. Bc2 (38.
Kh6 Ba4 {[%cal Yc5c4,Yc4c3,Yc3c2]}) (38. Kf4 h5 $1 39. Kg5 Ba4) 38... Be2 $19 {
[%cal Yc5c4,Ye2d3]}) 36. Qc3 Kg7 37. Qg3+ Rg6 38. Qe5+ $1 Rf6 39. Qg5+ Rg6 40.
Qe5+ Kf8 {Black can't avoid the perpetual!} (40... f6 41. Qc7+ Kh6 (41... Kh8
42. Bxg6 hxg6 43. Qe7) 42. Qf4+) 41. Qb8+ Ke7 42. Qc7+ Kf6 43. Qf4+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Botvinnik Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.09.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2817"]
[BlackElo "2823"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2011.09.02"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "23"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nbd2 Bb6 8. Nc4
Ne7 9. Nxb6 axb6 10. Ba4 Ng6 11. h3 Nh5 12. Bg5 f6 13. Be3 Nhf4 14. Bb3+ Kh8
15. Bxf4 Nxf4 16. Nh4 f5 17. Nxf5 Qg5 18. Qg4 Qf6 19. Qh4 Qxh4 20. Nxh4 Nxd3
21. Nf3 Rf6 22. Rad1 Nxb2 23. Rd2 Na4 24. Nxe5 Be6 25. Ng4 Bxg4 26. hxg4 Nxc3
27. Re1 h6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Accentus"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2011.07.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2821"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2011.07.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. a4 a6 8. a5
h6 9. Re1 exd4 10. Nxd4 Ne5 11. Bf1 c5 12. Nb3 Be6 13. Bf4 Rc8 14. h3 Re8 15.
Bxe5 dxe5 16. Nd2 c4 17. Ra4 Bc5 18. Nxc4 Bd4 19. Qf3 Rc5 20. Nd1 Qc7 21. Nde3
Bxe3 22. Nxe3 Rxa5 23. Rb4 Rd8 24. Rd1 Rxd1 25. Qxd1 Rc5 26. Ra4 Rc6 27. Bd3
Rd6 28. Qe1 b5 29. Ra3 g6 30. b4 Rc6 31. Qa1 Qd6 32. Kh2 h5 33. Rc3 Rxc3 34.
Qxc3 h4 35. Nf1 Nh5 36. Nd2 g5 37. Nf3 f6 38. g3 hxg3+ 39. fxg3 Ng7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Accentus"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2011.07.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2821"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2011.07.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 c6 6. Nc3 d5 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Ne5
e6 9. O-O Nfd7 10. f4 Nc6 11. Be3 Nb6 12. Bf2 Bd7 13. e4 Ne7 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15.
e5 Rac8 16. Qe2 Rc4 17. Rfc1 Rfc8 18. Bf1 R4c7 19. Qe1 a6 20. b3 Bf8 21. Qd2
Nc6 22. a3 f5 23. Kg2 Qg7 24. Be3 Be7 25. Bd3 Na5 26. Qb2 g5 27. Ne2 g4 28. Rh1
h5 29. h3 Kf7 30. Rh2 h4 31. Bd2 Nc6 32. Rah1 Rh8 33. hxg4 Qxg4 34. Rh3 Rcc8
35. Ng1 Qg7 36. Nf3 hxg3 37. b4 Rxh3 38. Rxh3 Rh8 39. Rxh8 Qxh8 40. b5 axb5 41.
Bxb5 Qc8 42. a4 Nc4 43. Bxc4 dxc4 44. Qc1 Nb4 45. Bxb4 Bxb4 46. d5 Qc5 47.
dxe6+ Kxe6 48. Kxg3 Qd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Accentus"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2011.07.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2821"]
[BlackElo "2694"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2011.07.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qa5 10. Bxf6 Qxc3+ 11. Kf1 gxf6 12. Rc1 Qa5 13. g3 Bd7 14.
Kg2 Nc6 15. Bb5 Rd8 16. Bxc6 Bxc6 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Qf3 Qe5 19. Rxc6 O-O 20.
Re1 Rd7 21. Qe3 Rb8 22. Rec1 Rd4 23. R1c4 Rb4 24. Qxd4 Qxd4 25. Rxd4 Rxd4 26.
Ra6 Rxe4 27. Rxa7 f5 28. a4 Kg7 29. Kf3 e5 30. a5 Ra4 31. a6 Ra3+ 32. Ke2 Ra2+
33. Ke3 Ra3+ 34. Kd2 Ra2+ 35. Ke3 Ra3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Accentus"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2011.07.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2821"]
[Annotator "Carlsen,M"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2011.07.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]

{I decided to annotate this game as it was quite typical for the Biel
tournament: Interesting, fighting, and far from faultless.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 {After thinking for a few minutes Shirov decided that he
didn't feel like playing the Berlin endgame that day.} Bc5 {I played d6
against Ivanchuk in Bazna and got a decent position, but a little change never
hurts.} 5. c3 O-O 6. Bg5 {As far as I could remember not much had happened in
this line since Anand-Topalov, San Luis 2005, where Topalov played h6 and g5
and got a good position. However, I was not particularily interested in
finding out what Shirov had prepared there.} h6 7. Bh4 Be7 {Once the white
bishop is on h4 this loss of tempo is considered to be justified.} 8. Nbd2 (8.
Bxc6 {It is important to note that this doesn't win a pawn due to the standard
trick} bxc6 (8... dxc6 9. Bg3 {is trickier, but probably also quite playable:}
Bg4 $1 10. Bxe5 Nd7 11. Bg3 Nc5) 9. Nxe5 Nxe4 $1) 8... d6 9. Nf1 Nb8 {Another
loss of tempo, but since White has spent a few tempi with the knight, and
because of the closed nature of the position, I felt that I could afford to
take such liberties. For those interested in alternatives, I refer you to my
engine and it's top choices of: 9...Rb8 and 9...a5.} 10. Ne3 Ng4 (10... Nbd7 {
was my first intention, not in connection with the usual plan of ...Re8, ...
Bf8 and so on, but rather "trapping" the white bishop with ...Nb6. However, I
was not sure about what to do after} 11. Ba4 $1 (11. O-O Nb6 $1 12. Bxf6 Bxf6
13. d4 c6 {with a perfectly satisfactory position.}) (11. Nf5 {might look
tempting, but after} Nb6 12. g4 (12. Nxe7+ Qxe7 13. O-O Bg4 14. h3 Bh5 {
with comfortable equality}) 12... Bxf5 13. gxf5 d5 {Black takes over the
initiative. e.g.} 14. Nxe5 c6 15. Ba4 Nxe4 $17)) 11. Bg3 {I was sort of
expecting this. Exchanging on e7 would have led to dull equality, which was
not Shirov's plan} Nxe3 12. fxe3 Nd7 13. d4 {Somewhat suprisingly, this was
the last chance for White to castle kingside comfortably in this game. However,
his desire to play this move before I can play ...Nf6 is perfectly
understandable, since Black would have fairly easy play after that:} (13. O-O
Nf6 14. Qc2 $6 (14. Bc4 Be6 $11 {Is better}) 14... a6 15. Ba4 b5 16. Bb3 Bb7 {
Black is intending c5, and White already has to be a little careful, as Nh4 is
met by ...Nxe4.}) 13... Nf6 $5 {This move, starting some concrete play, is
maybe not completely sound, but looked too interesting not to go for.} (13...
Bf6 14. O-O Qe7 {with a solid position was quite reasonable as well.}) 14. Bd3
Ng4 {The logical follow-up.} 15. Qe2 Bg5 16. dxe5 {I was a little surprised to
see this, as in the resulting positions only Black can be better.} (16. h3 {
This move, which forces Black to take on e3 and leave his knight stranded was
the critical option. In view of that, one might argue that Black is not really
threatening anything. However, as castling either way runs into a bishop check
on e3, and White doesn't have too many other useful moves, it makes sense to
force the issue.} Nxe3 17. dxe5 (17. h4 Bf4 18. Bf2 exd4 19. cxd4 Nf5 $1) 17...
dxe5 18. h4 Bf4 (18... Nxg2+ 19. Qxg2 Qxd3 20. hxg5 Bg4 21. Nxe5 Qe3+ 22. Kf1
f5 23. gxh6 fxe4+ 24. Bf2 {leaves Black powerless}) 19. Bf2 Nxg2+ (19... Ng4
20. g3 {wins a piece under much better circumstances for White}) 20. Kf1 Qf6
21. Kxg2 Qg6+ 22. Kf1 Bg4 23. Rg1 Qh5 24. Rxg4 (24. Nd4 f5 $1 {with a
dangerous attack} (24... Bxe2+ 25. Bxe2)) 24... Qxg4 25. Ke1 $1 {and with the
king running to safety, White should have the better long-term prospects.})
16... dxe5 17. Bxe5 (17. h3 Nxe3 18. h4 {would have transposed to the
variations after 16.h3.}) 17... Bh4+ {It's useful to weaken White's light
squares on the kingside and possibly give my light-squared bishop a nice
foothold on g4 or h3.} (17... Bxe3 18. Bd4 {did not look too appealing.}) 18.
g3 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Bf6 20. Nf3 Qe7 21. O-O-O (21. O-O Bg4 {is very comfortable
for Black. With the weakening g3 the white king might not feel particularily
comfortable in the future.}) 21... c6 $6 (21... Bg4 {is not that appealing as
White can immediately challenge my bishop with} 22. h3 {This is the key
difference between long and short castling} Bxf3 23. Qxf3 {and with the bishop
coming to c4, White can look to the future with confidence.}) (21... a6 {
however, was very interesting. Unfortunately I didn't notice this idea until
the next move, when I had already wasted a move on c6} 22. Bc2 {The best} (22.
Nd4 c5 23. Nf5 Bxf5 24. exf5 b5 {is the key idea. White cannot activate his
bishop, and Black has an easy attack on the queenside}) 22... Rb8 $1 {and
Black has the initiative.} (22... b5 $2 23. e5 Bxe5 24. Qd3 g6 25. Qe4 $18))
22. Nd4 a6 {Even with the loss of a tempo, this is best.} (22... g6 {was my
intention, but then I noticed} 23. Rhf1 Bg7 24. Bc4 {and due to a little trick
White manages to activate his bishop, which is what I should avoid at any cost}
Qxe4 25. Rf4 Qe7 26. Rdf1 {and it's clear that Black has wasted too much time.}
) 23. Rhf1 c5 24. Nf5 Bxf5 25. Rxf5 b5 26. Bc2 c4 {I've managed to execute my
plan, and his bishop will now remain passive for a long time. On the other
hand, White has activated his rooks, and is after all a pawn up, so the
position is probably balanced.} 27. Rfd5 Be5 {In combination with my next move
the move makes a slightly akward impression. However, I felt that it was very
important to cover the d6-square, to keep my queen from being constantly
harassed by Rd7, Rd6 and so on.} 28. Qh5 Rae8 29. a3 Qa7 {Utilising a simple
tactical trick to put my queen on the excellent b8-square, where it supports
the a5-b4 break. I was very optimistic at this point, but his next move
dispelled my illusions. It is worth while to mention that if my pawn were
still on h7 my prospects would be drastically improved, as I would be able to
kick his queen away with g6.} (29... Bxc3 30. bxc3 Qxa3+ 31. Kd2 b4 32. cxb4
Qxb4+ 33. Ke2 Qb2 34. Kd2 Qb4+ {with a draw did not really tempt me,
especially as I only saw it after I had played ...Qa7.}) 30. Kd2 {I had simply
missed this idea. By transferring the king to e2 White takes the sting out of
the a5-b4 idea.} (30. Rxe5 $2 Qxe3+ 31. Kb1 g6 32. Rxe8 gxh5 33. Re5 Qe2 {
and White has a difficult defensive task ahead was obviously not what my
opponent was aiming for.}) 30... Qb8 31. Ke2 Re6 32. Qh4 Qb6 33. Rd8 Ree8 34.
Rxe8 Rxe8 35. Rd5 Qc7 36. a4 {A committal move, but far from a bad one. White
could just have stayed put of course, when it's hard for either side to
undertake any active operations.} Qb6 37. axb5 axb5 38. Qh5 (38. Rd7 {
immediately was the best move as far I could see. It's hard to find a
convenient way for Black to avoid the exchange of rooks, when there will not
be much left to fight for} Qe6 39. Rd8 Kh7 40. Rxe8 Qxe8 $11) 38... Qb8 39. Rd7
$6 {This was not necessary at all. Shirov was probably induced into it by the
fact that we were both short on time here, but my next move is pretty obvious
as with the white queen misplaced on the kingside the b4-break will grow
considerably in strength.} g6 40. Qf3 (40. Qxh6 b4 {looks pretty dangerous for
White, and not really worth the risk, since the text keeps White well within
the drawing zone.}) 40... Rf8 {Now there is no way to stop b4.} 41. Kf2 (41.
Rd5 b4 42. cxb4 Qxb4 $1 43. Rxe5 Qxb2 {[%cal Rb2e5,Rb2c2]}) 41... b4 42. Qe2
bxc3 43. bxc3 Qc8 (43... Qb2 {was an interesting attempt} 44. Bd3 Qa1 {
unfortunately I missed this cunning idea} (44... Qb5 45. Rd5 cxd3 46. Rxb5 dxe2
47. Rxe5 Rc8 $11) 45. Bxc4 Qh1 46. Qg4 $1 Qxh2+ 47. Kf3 {and there is no win
for Black:} Qh1+ (47... Kg7 48. Rxf7+ Rxf7+ 49. Bxf7 Kxf7 50. Qd7+) 48. Kf2 Rb8
49. Bxf7+ Kf8 50. Bb3 Qh2+ 51. Kf1 $11) 44. Qd2 Bxc3 45. Qd5 Qa6 {I saw that
this would lead to a draw more or less by force, but there was nothing better
anyway.} (45... Bg7 46. e5 c3 47. Kg2 {and White is too active for Black to
hope for anything real.}) 46. e5 $2 (46. Bd1 $1 {was the last chance to
maintain equality} Qf6+ 47. Kg2 Rb8 (47... Rc8 48. Be2 Qe6 49. Rd8+ Rxd8 50.
Qxd8+ Kg7 51. Qd5 $11) 48. Qxc4 Rb2+ 49. Be2 Be1 50. Kh3 {and Black has
nothing as} Qf2 $2 {even loses:} 51. Rd8+ Kh7 52. Qd4 $18) 46... Qa2 47. Qe4
Bxe5 {Now it's very difficult for White.} 48. h4 Re8 49. Kg2 h5 $1 {I came to
this move by elimination after a long period of thought.} (49... Re6 $2 {
is what I mainly calculated, and rejected for the wrong reasons.} 50. Rd8+ Kg7
51. Ra8 $1 (51. Rd7 h5 52. g4 hxg4 53. h5 Kh6 (53... Bd6 54. Qxe6 Qxc2+ {
actually wins by force, but since there was a serious flaw in my calculations
even earlier in this line, let's focus on what I actually saw...}) 54. Rxf7
Kxh5 55. Rh7+ (55. Rf5+ Kh4 {and the king march might actually end victoriously
}) 55... Kg5 56. Rg7 $1 Bxg7 57. Qf4+ Kh5 58. Qh2+ $11) 51... Qb2 52. Qxc4 $15)
(49... Qa8 {is another option I considered, but I didn't like} 50. Rb7 {
when my queen is clearly misplaced.}) 50. Kh3 {Now the rest is fairly easy.} ({
The key move I had to calculate was} 50. g4 hxg4 51. h5 Qa8 52. hxg6 fxg6 $1
53. Rb7 (53. Rd5 Bg7 54. Qxc4 Rc8 {and the pins work out in Black's favour} 55.
Qb3 Rxc2+ 56. Kg1 Qa2 $19) 53... Kf8 $1 {with ...Re7 to come, and Black is
winning.}) 50... c3 51. Rd5 Qa6 {The cleanest way.} 52. Bd3 (52. Rxe5 Qf1+ 53.
Kh2 Rxe5 54. Qxe5 Qf2+ 55. Kh3 Qxc2 {is easily winning for Black, of course.})
52... Qc8+ 53. Kg2 Bg7 (53... Bxg3 {was eminently playable of course, but in
the interest of king safety I did not want to remove the bishop from the long
diagonal. Besides, I had not seen his next move, and thought he would resign
after the text.}) 54. Rc5 Qd7 55. Qc4 (55. Qd5 Qxd5+ 56. Rxd5 Rxe3 {would have
prolonged the fight, but not by any means changed the result.}) 55... Rxe3 56.
Rc7 (56. Bxg6 Be5 57. Rd5 Qe6 {is also quite simple} (57... Rxg3+ 58. Kf2 Qa7+
{wins immediately, but such "long" moves are hard to spot.})) 56... Rxg3+ 57.
Kxg3 (57. Kf2 Bd4+ {would not have any other impact than preventing White from
transposing to the game as Kxg3 Qg4+ etc mates.}) 57... Be5+ 58. Kf2 Qxc7 59.
Qxc7 Bxc7 60. Kf3 {Shirov made the time-control with 1 second left, but
understandably decided not to continue the fight.} 0-1

[Event "Biel Accentus"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2011.07.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2821"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2011.07.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. g3 Be7 6. Bg2 Ngf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8.
Nf3 Nd5 9. Qd3 Nb4 10. Qd2 c5 11. O-O cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nb6 13. a3 e5 14. axb4 exd4
15. Nb5 Bf6 16. Rd1 Bg4 17. f3 Bf5 18. g4 a6 19. Nxd4 Bxd4+ 20. Qxd4 Bxc2 21.
Qxd8 Raxd8 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. f4 Rd7 24. b5 Rd1+ 25. Kf2 axb5 26. Bxb7 f5 27.
Bf3 Rd8 28. Ra5 fxg4 29. Bxg4 Bd3 30. Be6+ Kh8 31. b3 h6 32. Bb2 Nd5 33. Ra7
Nf6 34. Rf7 Rd6 35. f5 Bc2 36. Rf8+ Kh7 37. Bxf6 gxf6 38. Rxf6 Rd2+ 39. Ke3
Rd3+ 40. Ke2 h5 41. Rf7+ Kh6 42. Rc7 1-0

[Event "Biel Accentus"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2011.07.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2821"]
[PlyCount "191"]
[EventDate "2011.07.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nd2 Bg5 7. Nf1 Bxc1 8.
Rxc1 Nge7 9. Ne3 O-O 10. O-O Ng6 11. Ncd5 Be6 12. c3 Na5 13. Nf5 Kh8 14. g3 Qd7
15. Nde3 Ne7 16. Nxe7 Nxc4 17. dxc4 Qxe7 18. Qd3 Rad8 19. Rcd1 b6 20. Rd2 Rd7
21. b3 Re8 22. Kg2 Qg5 23. Rfd1 Kg8 24. Qe2 Red8 25. Qf3 Qe7 26. h4 Qf8 27. h5
Qe7 28. h6 g6 29. Nd5 Bxd5 30. Rxd5 Qg5 31. Rh1 Kf8 32. Qd3 Qf6 33. Qe3 Qe6 34.
Rf1 f6 35. b4 Ke8 36. Rfd1 Kf7 37. a4 Ke7 38. a5 Rc8 39. b5 Qg4 40. axb6 axb6
41. Ra1 Rb8 42. f3 Qe6 43. Qd2 Kf7 44. Rd1 Ke7 45. Ra1 Kf7 46. Ra6 Qe7 47. Qe3
Qe6 48. Qc1 g5 49. Qh1 Kg6 50. g4 Kf7 51. Kf2 Ke7 52. Qf1 Kf7 53. Ke3 Kg6 54.
Qh1 Kf7 55. Kd3 Ke7 56. Kc2 Qg8 57. Qa1 Qf8 58. Rd1 Rdb7 59. Rh1 Kf7 60. Kb3
Qe7 61. Qa2 Qd7 62. Ra1 Qe7 63. Qd2 Kg6 64. Qh2 Kf7 65. R1a2 Qd7 66. Qh5+ Kf8
67. Qh1 Kf7 68. Qd1 Kg6 69. Rd2 Rd8 70. Qh1 Kf7 71. Rda2 Rdb8 72. Ra1 Qe7 73.
R6a2 Rd7 74. Qd1 Kg6 75. Qh1 Kf7 76. Qb1 Rdb7 77. Qd3 Kg6 78. f4 gxf4 79. Qh3
Kf7 80. Ra8 Qe6 81. Qh5+ Kf8 82. Qf5 Qxf5 83. gxf5 Rxa8 84. Rxa8+ Kf7 85. Kc2
Re7 86. Kd3 Re8 87. Ra7+ Kg8 88. Rg7+ Kf8 89. Rxh7 Kg8 90. Ra7 Kh8 91. h7 Rb8
92. Ke2 Rd8 93. Kf3 Rc8 94. Kg4 Rd8 95. Kh5 f3 96. Kg6 1-0

[Event "Biel Accentus"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2011.07.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2821"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2011.07.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Bd3 Qh4 7. Qe2 Ne7
$146 {Black has developed the queen to an active square and made castling for
White more complicated. The knight move to e7 is a novelty, Black players have
usually fared well after the natural move 7...Nf6.} (7... Nf6 8. h3 (8. Be3
Bxe3 9. Qxe3 O-O 10. Nd2 Re8 11. O-O d6 12. Rae1 a5 13. Qg3 Qxg3 14. hxg3 a4
15. f3 Be6 16. b3 Nd7 17. Re3 axb3 18. axb3 Ne5 19. Be2 Ra2 20. Rc3 c5 21. b4
cxb4 {1/2-1/2 Carlsen,M (2714)-Kamsky,G (2714)/Khanty Mansiysk 2007/}) 8... d5
(8... O-O 9. g3 Qh5 10. g4 Qh4 11. Nd2 Ne8 12. Nb3 (12. Nf3 Qe7 13. Bd2 Rb8 14.
b3 d6 15. Bc3 Bb4 16. Bxb4 Rxb4 17. e5 c5 18. exd6 Qf6 19. d7 Bxd7 20. Ne5 $14
{1-0 Kovchan,A (2554)-Annaberdiev,M (2459)/Konya 2011/ (61)}) 12... Be7 13. Nd4
Bc5 14. Nf5 Qd8 15. Bd2 Nd6 16. O-O-O Nxf5 17. gxf5 Qh4 18. Rh2 Bd4 19. Rg1 Be5
20. Rhg2 $16 {1-0 Motylev,A (2641)-Liang Chong (2531)/Moscow 2001/ (53)}) 9. g3
(9. exd5+ Kd8 10. O-O Bxh3 11. dxc6 Re8 12. Qd2 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Qg4+ $11) 9...
Qh5 10. Qxh5 Nxh5 11. Nc3 (11. e5 Bd4 12. g4 Nf4 13. Bxf4 Bxb2 14. Kd2 Bxa1 15.
Nc3 Bxc3+ 16. Kxc3 c5 $17 {0-1 Nataf,I (2534)-Fressinet,L (2673)/Pau 2008/ (32)
}) 11... Nf6 12. Bf4 Bb4 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Bd2 Nxc3 15. Bxc3 Bxc3+ 16. bxc3 Be6
17. f4 O-O 18. Kf2 Rab8 19. f5 Bd7 $14 {0-1 Ivanchuk,V (2739)-Malakhov,V (2706)
/Warsaw 2009/ (68)}) 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Be3 Bb6 10. O-O {Carlsen is a courageous
player, but he decided to abstain from castling long due to the semi-open
b-file. He correctly guessed, that the attack against the black king was
unlikely to succeed.} (10. O-O-O d5 $132) 10... d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 (11... cxd5
12. g3 Qf6 13. Qh5 $14) 12. Bd2 Bd4 {In the new era of chess and computers the
top players have to live with the fact, that achieving an advantage from the
opening is a rare feat. The remaining ambition is a bit more modest - to build
up a position, that can be full of life.} (12... Bg4 13. Qe4 Rae8 14. Qc4 Qh5
$14) (12... Nb4 $5 13. Qe4 (13. Be4 $2 Ba6 $17) 13... Qxe4 14. Bxe4 Rd8 15. Bf4
Nd5 16. Rad1 Be6 $11) 13. Rae1 Nb4 $1 (13... Nxc3 14. bxc3 Bb6 15. Qe8 $1 Rb8
16. Qxc6 Bb7 17. Qc4 $14) 14. Qe4 (14. Ne4 $2 Bg4 15. g3 Qh5 $19) 14... Qxe4
15. Bxe4 Ba6 16. Ne2 {The passive retreat of the knight is certainly far from
what White is dreaming about, but Black has problems with the coordination of
his pieces as well.} Bc5 17. a3 (17. Bxb4 Bxb4 18. c3 Be7 19. Bxc6 Rad8 20. b4
Bc4 $11) 17... Nd5 (17... Rae8 18. Nf4 (18. axb4 Rxe4 19. bxc5 Bxe2 20. f3 Re6
21. Rf2 Rfe8 (21... Bc4 22. Ra1 $16) 22. Bf4 $14) 18... Nd5 19. Bd3 Bxd3 20.
Nxd3 $14) 18. b4 Bd6 {Caruana is playing sensible moves and does not try to
solve the position with the help of tactics.} (18... Rfe8 19. Bf3 (19. Bd3 Bxd3
20. cxd3 Bd6 $11) 19... Bd6 20. Nd4 Bxf1 21. Rxf1 $14) 19. Nd4 $5 {Sporting
the best rating in the world does not come cheap, Carlsen has to try for a win
even against the very good opponents. Breaking the balance with the help of an
exchange sacrifice fuels the tension in the position.} (19. g3 Be5 20. Kg2 f5
21. Bd3 Bxd3 22. cxd3 Rfe8 $11) 19... Bxf1 20. Kxf1 Nb6 (20... Rae8 21. Nxc6
Nf6 22. Bf3 Rxe1+ 23. Bxe1 a6 $11) 21. Nxc6 Rfe8 22. a4 {The danger for Black
does not seem to be great, but White's active approach is calling for exact
solutions.} (22. h3 g6 $11) 22... Kf8 (22... Nxa4 $6 23. Ne7+ Rxe7 24. Bxa8
Rxe1+ 25. Kxe1 $16) 23. a5 Nc4 24. Bc1 (24. Bc3 Bf4 25. Re2 Bd2 $1 26. Bd4 Bxb4
27. Bxh7 (27. Nxb4 Rxe4 $17) 27... Rxe2 28. Kxe2 Bxa5 $15) 24... a6 {The
defender is choosing a passive move, that does not spoil anything. He could
have found the courage for the speedier clarification of the position with the
help of the active move 24...f5!} (24... f5 $1 25. Bxf5 Rxe1+ 26. Kxe1 Re8+ 27.
Kf1 Ne5 28. Be4 Nxc6 29. Bxc6 Rd8 (29... Bxb4 $2 30. Bxe8 Kxe8 31. a6 $16) 30.
Bd2 Be7 31. Bc3 Rd1+ 32. Ke2 Rb1 $11) 25. f4 $6 (25. g3 f5 26. Bxf5 (26. Bd5
Rxe1+ 27. Kxe1 Re8+ 28. Kf1 Ne5 29. c3 Nxc6 30. Bxc6 $11) 26... Rxe1+ 27. Kxe1
Re8+ 28. Kf1 Ne5 29. Be4 Nxc6 30. Bxc6 Bxb4 31. Bxe8 Kxe8 $11) 25... Re6 $2 {
A small comedy of errors on the highest level. The shocking and well disguised
move of the black knight to e3 would have clearly shown the gap in White's
concept.} (25... Ne3+ $1 26. Rxe3 (26. Bxe3 $2 Rxe4 $19) 26... Bxf4 27. Rf3
Bxc1 28. Bd5 f6 29. Nd4 Rab8 $15) 26. Bd5 $1 Rf6 (26... Rxe1+ 27. Kxe1 Bxb4+
28. Nxb4 Re8+ 29. Kf2 Nxa5 30. Nxa6 $18) 27. Re4 {A truly tragic finish of the
game for Caruana. One serious mistake and the battle was immediately over.} 1-0

[Event "Biel Accentus"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2011.07.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2821"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2011.07.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Nxe4 dxe4 6. Qd2 Bg7 7. e3 c5 8. d5
Nd7 9. Ne2 Ne5 10. Nc3 f5 11. Be2 Nf7 12. Bh4 O-O 13. f3 exf3 14. gxf3 Qd6 15.
Bg3 e5 16. O-O-O Bd7 17. Kb1 a6 18. e4 f4 19. Bf2 Rab8 20. h4 b5 21. Rc1 Rfc8
22. Ka1 Bf8 23. Nd1 a5 24. cxb5 Bxb5 25. Bxb5 Rxb5 26. Nc3 Rb4 27. Rc2 c4 28.
Rhc1 a4 29. a3 Rb3 30. Qe2 Qa6 31. Nb1 Nd6 32. Nd2 Nb5 33. d6 Nxd6 34. Qf1 Rb7
35. Qh3 Re8 36. h5 g5 37. Bc5 Rc7 38. Bxd6 Qxd6 39. Rxc4 Rxc4 40. Nxc4 Qe6 41.
Qg2 Be7 42. Nd2 Kg7 43. Nb1 Kh6 44. Rc7 Rc8 45. Rxc8 Qxc8 46. Qg4 Qc4 47. Qf5
Bc5 48. Qxe5 Bd4 49. Qd6+ Kxh5 50. Qd7 Kg6 51. Qf5+ Kh6 52. Qh3+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Accentus"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2011.07.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D48"]
[WhiteElo "2821"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2011.07.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. O-O a6 10. e4 c5 11. d5 c4 12. Bc2 Qc7 13. Nd4 e5 14. Nf5 g6 15. Nh6 Nh5
16. g3 Bc5 17. Qf3 Rf8 18. Bd2 Bd4 19. b4 cxb3 20. Bxb3 Qd6 21. Rac1 Ng7 22. a4
f5 23. axb5 f4 24. Ne2 Bb6 25. bxa6 Bxa6 26. Bc4 g5 27. Bxa6 Rxa6 28. Rc8+ Bd8
29. Nf5 Nxf5 30. exf5 Nf6 31. Qd3 Ra7 32. Qb5+ Qd7 33. Rxd8+ 1-0

[Event "Biel Accentus"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2011.07.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2821"]
[PlyCount "175"]
[EventDate "2011.07.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. d5 Bxc3 12. Bc4 Bg7 13. Qd3 Qc8 14. Bg5 Re8
15. e5 e6 16. dxe6 fxe6 17. Rbd1 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Nc6 19. Bb5 Nxe5 20. Qe4 Nf7 21.
Bh4 Bd4 22. Rxd4 cxd4 23. Bxe8 Qxe8 24. Qxd4 Rc8 25. Re1 e5 26. Qg4 Rc2 27. h3
Qc6 28. Bg3 Rxa2 29. Bxe5 Nxe5 30. Rxe5 Ra4 31. Qd1 Rf4 32. Qb3+ Rf7 33. Re7
Qc1+ 34. Kh2 Qf4+ 35. Kh1 Kf8 36. Re2 Kg7 37. Qd5 a5 38. f3 Rc7 39. Re1 Rc1 40.
Rxc1 Qxc1+ 41. Kh2 Qc7+ 42. Kh1 Kf6 43. Qd4+ Ke6 44. Qg4+ Kd6 45. Qd4+ Kc6 46.
Qe4+ Kb5 47. Qe2+ Qc4 48. Qe8+ Qc6 49. Qe2+ Kc5 50. Qe3+ Kb4 51. Qe1+ Kc4 52.
Qe2+ Kc3 53. Qe3+ Kb2 54. Qd2+ Kb1 55. Qd3+ Qc2 56. Qb5+ Ka1 57. Kh2 Qc7+ 58.
Kh1 Qc1+ 59. Kh2 Qf4+ 60. Kh1 Qd4 61. Qf1+ Kb2 62. Qe2+ Kc1 63. Qe4 Qc3 64. f4
b5 65. Qe5 Qc4 66. Qa1+ Kc2 67. Qxa5 b4 68. Qa4+ Kb2 69. f5 gxf5 70. Kh2 h5 71.
Qd7 Qf4+ 72. Kh1 b3 73. Qd3 Qf2 74. Qd5 h4 75. Kh2 Qf4+ 76. Kh1 Kc2 77. Qc5+
Kb1 78. Qb5 b2 79. Qd3+ Ka2 80. Qa6+ Kb3 81. Qb5+ Ka3 82. Qa5+ Qa4 83. Qc5+ Ka2
84. Qd5+ Ka1 85. Qe5 Qe4 86. Qa5+ Kb1 87. Qc3 f4 88. Qd2 0-1

[Event "Bazna Kings 5th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2011.06.21"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E43"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2011.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. e3 {This transposes to the
classical Rubinstein Variation.} ({Somewhat more active, but also more risky is
} 5. Bg5) 5... Bb7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O c5 8. Na4 {The knight goes on the rim in
order to underline the exposed position of the bishop on b4 and threaten a2-a3.
} cxd4 9. exd4 Re8 10. a3 Bf8 11. Bf4 d6 12. Re1 Nbd7 13. Rc1 e5 $1 {A strong
novelty, that helps Black to equalise.} ({After} 13... g6 {White is slightly
better by bringing back the knight} 14. Nc3) 14. dxe5 Bxf3 (14... dxe5 15. Nxe5
) 15. Qxf3 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 ({After} 16. Qh3 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Rxe1+ 18. Rxe1 d5 19.
Rd1 {Black exploits the unprotected position of the knight on a4 and frees
himself from the pin along the d-file with} Qe8 $1 {with complete equality.})
16... dxe5 17. Nc3 g6 ({After} 17... Qc7 {Carlsen intended to fight for the
d5-square by means of} 18. g4 $5) 18. Be4 {This brings White nowhere and soon
he will even have to play carefully to keep the balance.} (18. Rcd1 {was
better, although after} Qe7 {Black hardly has any problems.}) 18... Nxe4 19.
Qxe4 Rc8 $1 (19... Qc8 {allows White to keep some pressure after} 20. Nd5) ({
Black would like to play} 19... f5 {but then after} 20. Qd5+ Qxd5 21. Nxd5 {
he would suddenly have problems with defending against forks on c7 and f6
without giving up his e5-pawn.}) 20. b4 (20. Nd5 f5 $11) 20... Qd4 $1 {Now it
is White who must play accurately, since potentially his pawns are weaker and
in an endgame the bishop can be stronger than the knight.} 21. Qxd4 (21. Nd5
Qxe4 22. Rxe4 f5 23. Re2 Kf7 24. f3 Rc6 25. Kf2 Rec8 26. Rxe5 Rxc4 {is the
kind of position White would like to avoid.}) 21... exd4 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Nd5
Re2 24. Kf1 Ra2 25. Rd1 (25. c5 {leads to unpleasant defence after} bxc5 26.
bxc5 d3 27. c6 (27. Ne3 $2 Bxc5) 27... Rc2 28. Rd1 Rxc6 29. Rxd3 Rc1+ 30. Ke2
Rc2+) 25... Rxa3 26. Rxd4 Ra4 (26... Kg7 $5 {deserved attention, without
fearing} 27. g4 a5 28. bxa5 bxa5 29. g5 {due to} a4 30. Nf6 Ra1+ 31. Ke2 Rg1
32. Ne8+ Kh8 {and White is in trouble.}) 27. Nf6+ Kg7 28. Ne8+ Kg8 ({Black
could try to play for more with} 28... Kh8 {although after} 29. b5 ({but not} 
29. Rd7 Bxb4 {threatening Ra1-e1, ><e8}) 29... Bc5 30. Rd7 $1 Ra1+ 31. Ke2 Ra2+
32. Kd3 Rxf2 33. Rxa7 {White's counterplay should not be underestimated:} Kg8 (
33... Rxg2 34. Rxf7 Rxh2 35. Nf6 $1 {with a sort of domination}) 34. Ra6 h5 35.
Nc7 Rxg2 36. Nd5 Rxh2 37. Nxb6 h4 38. Nd7 {and Black is risking as much as
White.}) 29. Nf6+ Kg7 30. Ne8+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 5th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2011.06.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2011.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 {In the 6th round Nakamura played 11.c4
here against Carlsen. Nisipeanu chooses the main move.} Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. a4
Bf8 14. Bd3 c6 15. b3 g6 16. Bb2 (16. Ba3 $5) 16... exd4 {A rare continuation,
which was quite unexpected for Nisipeanu.} ({Instead, one of the main moves is
} 16... Nh5 {Here is a game played by Viorel Iordachescu, who was Nisipeanu's
second at the Kings' Tournament:} 17. Qc2 Nf4 18. Bf1 Bg7 19. Rad1 Qb6 20. b4
d5 {with complications that led later to a draw in Iordachescu, V (2640)
-Avrukh,B (2601)/Mulhouse 2011.}) 17. cxd4 d5 18. Ne5 {This new move is the
result of 20 minutes of thought.} ({In the previous games White always
advanced the e-pawn:} 18. e5 Nh5 {"with a normal position for Black" (Carlsen)}
) 18... Bb4 {Still played a tempo by Carlsen.} (18... Nxe5 19. dxe5 {looks
risky for Black, even if the consequences of} dxe4 {are not entirely clear.})
19. Nxd7 Qxd7 20. e5 Nh5 {[%csl Rc5,Rf4] White has several attractive ideas.
He would be happy to exchange the dark-squared bishops in order to exploit the
weak square c5, but that is not easy to achieve.} 21. Bf1 ({The main
alternatives were} 21. Ba3 Bc3 (21... Nf4 $5) 22. Rc1 ({The exchange sacrifice
is probably not enough:} 22. Bc5 Bxa1 23. Qxa1 Nf4 24. Bf1 Ne6 25. Bd6 a5 {
with the idea Ba6}) 22... Bxd4 23. Nf3 Bb6 24. Qd2 {with positional
compensation for the sacrificed pawn.}) (21. Qc2 Nf4 22. Bc3 c5 $5) 21... Nf4
22. Re3 c5 {Magnus Carlsen felt that Black should quickly start counterplay in
the centre in order to prevent White's plan with Nf3-h2-g4.} ({In the event of
} 22... Ne6 23. Nf3 c5 {White can ignore Black's intentions and continue} 24.
Nh2 {and if} h5 {then} ({Better is probably} 24... c4 25. Ng4 Be7) 25. Rg3 {
with good attacking prospects.}) 23. dxc5 (23. Nf3 {is already too slow:} c4
24. Nh2 h5 25. Rg3 Rac8 {with sufficient counterplay for Black.}) 23... d4 (
23... Bxc5 $2 24. Ne4 Be7 25. Nd6 Bxd6 26. exd6 {looks terrible for Black due
to the "monster-bishop" on b2.}) 24. Ne4 {The most natural move.} (24. Nf3 Bxc5
) (24. Re4 {doesn't work:} Bxd2 $1 25. Rxd4 Nxh3+ 26. gxh3 Qc6 {and Black wins.
}) 24... Bxe4 25. Rxe4 Ne6 26. Rxd4 {A good practical decision from Nisipeanu,
since he saw no way to set any real problems for Black. After the exchange sac
White is out of risk and the draw becomes the most likely result.} ({After} 26.
Bxd4 Rad8 27. Be3 Qxd1 28. Rxd1 Rxd1 29. Rxb4 Nc7 {only White can be worse.}) (
26. axb5 {brings White nothing either:} axb5 27. Rxa8 (27. Qd3 Rxa1 28. Bxa1
Rd8 29. Qxb5 Qxb5 30. Bxb5 d3 31. Bxd3 Rxd3 32. Rxb4 Rd1+ 33. Kh2 Rxa1 34. Rb8+
Kg7 35. b4 Re1 {is again risky rather for White}) 27... Rxa8 28. Qd3 Bxc5 29.
Qxb5 Qxb5 30. Bxb5 Ra2 {with counterplay}) 26... Nxd4 27. Qxd4 Qxd4 28. Bxd4
Rad8 29. Be3 Rxe5 30. axb5 axb5 31. Rc1 {[%csl Gc5]} Rxe3 {Forcing the draw.} (
31... Rc8 32. c6 Kf8 33. g3 {is also about equal: the strong extra pawn on c6
together with the bishop pair secure White good compensation for the exchange.}
) 32. fxe3 ({After} 32. fxe3 Bd2 33. Rc2 Bxe3+ 34. Kh2 Rd5 {the draw becomes
obvious.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 5th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2011.06.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2011.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6 {This continuation
is less popular than 6...c5 and 6...Nbd7.} 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 9. Bd3
Qa5+ 10. Ke2 (10. Nd2 Ba6 {is equal.}) 10... Ba6 11. a3 c5 12. b4 Bxd3+ 13.
Qxd3 Qa4 (13... cxb4 14. axb4 Qd5 (14... Qxb4 $2 15. Rhb1) 15. b5 {gives White
an advantage.}) 14. bxc5 (14. Rhc1 {has been played before. Then Black keeps
equal chances with 14...Nd7, but not} cxb4 $2 15. axb4 Qxb4 $2 16. Rcb1 {
and White traps the queen.}) ({At the press conference Radjabov revealed that
during the game he was calculating sharp variations starting with} 14. h4 Nd7
15. Ng5 Nf6 16. Be5 c4 17. Qb1 g6 18. h5 Nd5 19. hxg6 {when Black should
continue} f6 {and now probably the strongest move for White is} (19... Nc3+ {
can lead to a nice mate:} 20. Kf1 Nxb1 21. gxh7#) 20. Kf1 {defending from the
fork on c3. My computer says the position is .... equal. Here is why:} fxe5 21.
Nf7 Bf6 22. Qe4 Bg7 23. Nh6+ Kh8 24. Nf7+ Kg8 {with a draw by repetition. When
seeing such variations one can hardly avoid thinking about the draw death for
chess.}) 14... bxc5 15. Rhc1 Nd7 16. Qc4 Qa5 {Carlsen keeps the queens on,
trying to exploit the fact that the opponent's king is in the centre. But the
position is very close to equal anyway.} (16... Qxc4+ 17. Rxc4 Nb6 18. Rc2 Rfc8
19. dxc5 Rxc5 20. Rxc5 Bxc5 {is equal.}) 17. dxc5 ({After} 17. Qc3 Qa6+ 18. Qc4
{Black might consider} Qc6) 17... Nxc5 18. Nd4 Rac8 19. Qb5 ({Another
possibility was} 19. Kf1 Rfd8 {and only now} 20. Qb5 {when Black cannot avoid
the exchange of queens, with an equal endgame.}) 19... Qd8 (19... Qxb5+ 20.
Nxb5 a6 {would be just bad in view of} 21. Na7 Ra8 22. Nc6 Bf6 23. Rab1 {
and White is clearly better.}) 20. Nc6 Qd7 21. Nxe7+ Qxe7 22. Be5 (22. Rc4 {
is somewhat better, preparing to double the rooks on the c-file.}) 22... Ne4 $1
23. f3 (23. Qb4 Qh4 24. Bg3 Qg4+ 25. Kf1 {is also about equal.}) 23... Qg5 24.
fxe4 {Black has many ways to force a draw.} Rcd8 (24... f6 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26.
Qd7 Qxg2+ 27. Ke1 Qg1+ 28. Ke2 Qg2+ $11) (24... Qxg2+ 25. Ke1 (25. Kd3 $2 Rfd8+
26. Bd4 Rb8 {leads to troubles for White.}) 25... Qg1+ 26. Kd2 Rfd8+ 27. Bd4
Rxd4+ 28. exd4 Qf2+ 29. Qe2 Qxd4+ 30. Qd3 Qf2+ 31. Kd1 Qg1+ $11) (24... Rxc1
25. Rxc1 f6 26. Qd7 Qxe5 27. Rc7 f5 28. exf5 Rxf5 29. Rc8+ Rf8 30. Rxf8+ Kxf8
$11) 25. Qb2 Qxg2+ 26. Ke1 Qg1+ 27. Ke2 Qg2+ 28. Ke1 Qg1+ ({Both players came
to the conclusion that} 28... Qxe4 {does not offer Black real winning chances.}
) 29. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 5th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2011.06.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[Annotator "Carlsen,M"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2011.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qc2 c5 8.
dxc5 h6 9. Bd2 {This variation is naturally not especially dangerous for Black.
However, as the game shows, White has some chances for a small, stable edge.}
O-O 10. e3 Bxc5 11. Rc1 Qe7 12. Be2 a6 13. Qd3 {An important move; Black
should not be allowed to play ...b5 and ...Bb7 with easy play. Qb3 with the
same idea was also possible, but I felt that the queen would be better on d3.}
Nb6 14. O-O Bg4 {Frankly, I didn't understand why he wanted to provoke Nd4, as
in general exchanges favour White here.} (14... Be6 {was perfectly sensible.})
15. Nd4 Bd7 {I don't think it was necessary to withdraw the bishop immediately
as after} (15... Rac8 16. Bxg4 (16. b3 {is probably more accurate, but should
hardly trouble Black much either}) 16... Nxg4 17. Nf3 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 {
Black is fine:} 19. b3 d4 20. f4 dxe3 $1 21. fxe5 exd2+ 22. Kh1 dxc1=Q 23. Rxc1
Rfd8 24. Qf3 Bd4 25. Ne2 Rxc1+ 26. Nxc1 Bxe5 $11) 16. Bf3 Rfe8 17. b3 Ba3 (
17... Ne4 18. Nxd5 {just loses a pawn.}) 18. Rc2 Rac8 (18... Ne4 19. Nce2 {
does not change too much.}) 19. Nce2 {Now White is definitely better. However,
it is still difficult to make any substantial progress.} Rxc2 20. Qxc2 Be6 {
Very sensible, as Ba5 was an annoying threat. The text gives the knight a
square on d7.} 21. Bc1 Rc8 (21... Bd6 {would be desirable, but gives White
some time to regroup:} 22. Bb2 Rc8 23. Qb1 Nbd7 24. Nf4 Ne5 25. Be2 {with a
very pleasant position.}) 22. Bxa3 Qxa3 23. Qd2 Bg4 $1 {An important move.
After the bishops are gone, White will not have too many resources left, and
the temporary lack of coordination in the black camp (the knights on b6 and g4
are loose, and even the rook might be hanging in some lines) cannot be
exploited.} (23... Nbd7 24. Nf4 Qe7 25. Rc1 Rxc1+ 26. Qxc1 Ne5 27. Be2 {
would give White the kind of position he's aiming for.}) 24. Bxg4 Nxg4 25. Nf5
Nf6 26. h3 {I spent a lot of time on this and the next few moves, looking for
a way to increase my advantage, but everywhere Black defends easily enough.}
Kh7 27. Qd4 Nbd7 28. Qf4 Nf8 {The most natural.} (28... Qxa2 29. Ned4 Qa3 {
looks risky, but is probably also playable:} 30. g4 (30. Nd6 Rc1 31. Rxc1 Qxc1+
32. Kh2 Qc7 $11) (30. Nxg7 Kxg7 31. Nf5+ Kg6 32. b4 Qc3 {leads nowhere}) 30...
Rc1 31. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 32. Kg2 g5 33. Qd6 Qc5 {and Black is ok.}) 29. Neg3 (29.
Nxh6 $2 {was tempting, but doesn't quite work:} Ne6 30. Qf5+ (30. Qh4 g5 31.
Qg3 Ne4 $1 (31... Kxh6 32. f4 {is actually quite dangerous}) 32. Qf3 Kxh6 33.
Qxf7 Qd6 34. Ng3 Ng7 35. Nxe4 dxe4 36. Qxb7 Rc6 {and only Black can be better})
30... Kxh6 31. g4 Qb2 32. Ng3 g5 $1 (32... g6 {is what I calculated, and is
also quite sufficient:} 33. g5+ Kg7 (33... Nxg5 34. Qxc8) 34. gxf6+ Qxf6 35.
Qxd5 Rc2 $11) 33. f4 Rc1 {and White is busted} (33... gxf4 34. g5+ Nxg5 35.
Qxf4 Rc1 36. h4 Rxf1+ 37. Kxf1 {might be enough for a draw})) (29. Ned4 Ng6 30.
Qd6 Qxd6 31. Nxd6 Rc7 {and it's unclear what the knight is doing on d6.}) 29...
Ng6 (29... Ne6 {was possibly even more precise. It looks weird to give the
white queen such a nice post on e5 for free, but after the cool} 30. Qe5 Rc6 $1
{White has nothing} 31. Nxg7 Nxg7 {shows the point of ...Rc6.}) 30. Qd4 Qc5 {
The only move (the threath of Nxg7 was very unpleasant). Now White has to
exchange queens.} 31. f3 Qxd4 32. Nxd4 Ne5 33. Rd1 g6 34. Kf2 Kg7 35. Nge2 Kf8
36. g4 {White is still a little better here, but since the only black weakness
is well defended and Black is active enough, there are no real winning chances.
} Nc6 37. Rc1 Ke7 (37... Ne7 {was quite possible. Short on time, I was
intending to repeat moves once, and then think about whether to exchange rooks
or knights. I would probably have chosen the first option.}) 38. h4 Kd6 39. h5
{There is not really anything else. In order to have any chances for a win, I
need to create a weakness on the kingside, and there h6 is the target.} Ne7 (
39... gxh5 40. Nf5+ $1 (40. gxh5 Nxh5 41. Rh1 Nxd4 42. Nxd4 Ng7 43. Rxh6+ Ne6
$11) 40... Kd7 41. gxh5 Nxh5 42. Rh1 Nf6 43. Rxh6 {would be unpleasant for
Black.}) 40. Rh1 gxh5 41. gxh5 Rg8 {Since the exchange of queens Ivanchuk had
been playing more or less at blitz speed, and I was wondering whether he
considered the position an easy draw, or was simply not in the mood for a
painstaking defence. Anyway, White certainly has something to play for here,
even though there is no doubt that Black should hold with sensible play.} 42.
Ng3 Rg5 43. b4 (43. f4 Rg8 44. Kf3 Kd7 {leads nowhere. I thought it would be
useful to postpone f4, as one of my knights or even the rook might want to use
that square.}) 43... Kd7 44. Rh4 Ne8 45. Rf4 Nd6 46. a4 b6 {This was not
necessary.} (46... Re5 {was quite ok. I don't see any serious was to play for
a win here} 47. Rg4 Nef5 $1) 47. a5 {Naturally, I should not let the
opportunity to create a potential weakness on a6 go, even though my own pawn
on a5 might also be weak in some lines.} bxa5 48. bxa5 f5 $6 {I thought this
was a serious inaccuracy during the game. There is no real need to leave this
pawn as a target for both my knights. Staying put with ...Re5 was probably
still fine.} 49. Rh4 Nc4 $2 (49... Rg8 50. Nge2 Rb8 51. Rh1 Rb2 52. Kg3 Ra2 53.
Nf4 Rxa5 54. Ng6 {gives White a serious initative, as the king suddenly has a
square on f4, and the black king might start to feel uncomfortable after a
timely Ne5.}) 50. f4 Rg4 51. Rh3 {An ugly move, but I didn't want to allow} (
51. Rh1 Nxe3 52. Kf3 Rg8 53. Rb1 Nc4 {which did not look clear to me at the
board. Probably though, the position after} 54. Rb7+ Kd6 55. Ndxf5+ Nxf5 56.
Nxf5+ Kc5 57. Rc7+ $1 Kb4 58. Ne7 {still offers winning chances, but it looked
really messy.}) 51... Nd6 52. Rh1 Rg8 (52... Ne4+ 53. Nxe4 dxe4 54. Rb1 {
just helps White, who is dominating.}) 53. Rb1 Ra8 54. Kf3 Kc7 55. Ne6+ {
Once again, I was a little short of time, and wanted to repeat moves before
going for Rb6.} (55. Rb6 {wins, as the following instructive variation shows:}
Kd7 (55... Nec8 56. Ne6+ Kd7 57. Nc5+ Kc7 58. Rxa6 Rb8 59. Ne2 $18) 56. Nb3 Kc7
57. Nc5 Nc6 58. Nxa6+ Kd7 59. Nc5+ Kc7 60. Ne6+ Kd7 61. a6 $1 Kxe6 62. Rxc6 Kd7
63. Rc5 Rxa6 64. Ne2 $1 {and with Nd4 and Rxd5 to come, White should win.})
55... Kc8 {I was a little upset that I allowed him this extra option, but
White is still winning.} 56. Nc5 Rb8 (56... Nc6 57. Rb6 Kc7 {would transpose
to the variations after 55.Rb6, and}) (56... Nc4 57. Rb7 {loses trivially.})
57. Rxb8+ Kxb8 58. Nxa6+ Kb7 59. Nb4 {White is winning here, as Black doesn't
have enough time to gobble up the a-pawn.} Nc4 60. a6+ Kb6 61. Ke2 Nd6 62. Kd3
Nb5 63. Ne2 Ka5 (63... Nc7 64. Nd4 Nxa6 65. Nxa6 Kxa6 66. Ne2 {with Kd4 and an
easy win to come.}) 64. Nc3 Nc7 65. Nbxd5 $1 {A nice finishing touch. The king
invasion is completely decisive, even a knight down!} Nexd5 66. Nxd5 Nxd5 67.
a7 Nc7 68. Kd4 Kb6 69. Ke5 Kxa7 70. Kxf5 Nd5 71. Kg6 Nxe3 72. Kxh6 {Black is
several tempi short here, so he resigned. I am happy with the way I conducted
this endgame, although some of Ivanchuk's decisions and especially his time
management left something to be desired.} 1-0

[Event "Bazna Kings 5th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2011.06.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2011.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Nb8 {The knight goes to d7 freeing the path for the c-pawn.} 10. d4
Nbd7 {With plenty of strategical ideas for both sides the Breyer Variation of
the Ruy Lopez is a classical opening line, which Magnus Carlsen had played
many times before.} 11. c4 {Nakamura certainly relied on the surprise factor
of this move.} ({In the vast majority of games White plays here} 11. Nbd2)
11... c6 12. Nc3 {"I was very happy when I saw this move, as now I can
conveniently close the position", said Carlsen after the game.} (12. a3 {
would have kept somewhat more tension in the position.}) 12... b4 13. Na4 c5
14. d5 {In this close position the main battlefield is going to be the
kingside.} Re8 $5 {[%csl Ra4,Rf4][%cal Gd7f8,Gf8g6] A somewhat unexpected move
in such positions. Usually in this structure Black is trying to prepare ...
f7-f5 and therefore he needs the rook on f8 for that. However, Carlsen had
another plan in mind - he wanted to transfer the knight to g6.} 15. Bc2 Nf8 16.
a3 a5 17. b3 {The knight from a4 is coming to d3.} Ng6 18. Nb2 Bd7 {[%cal
Gb2d3,Gf3h2,Yh2g4,Yh2f1]} 19. Nh2 {Now Nakamura improves the position of the
other knight.} h6 {And Carlsen is doing the same - the knight from f6 needs a
square in order to prepare the favourable (for Black) exchange of the
dark-squared bishops via g5.} 20. Nf1 Nh7 21. Ne3 Bg5 22. axb4 axb4 23. Rxa8
Qxa8 24. Nf5 Bxc1 25. Qxc1 Bxf5 {Continuing to exchanges pieces. Black wasn't
obliged to hurry and could keep a comfortable position with 25...Qa6 - a move
which Magnus, as he admitted, would have normally played, had he not been
feeling tired.} 26. exf5 Ngf8 {Already around here Carlsen saw the possible
repetition of moves and he just went for it without second thought.} 27. Nd1
Nf6 28. f3 Qa2 29. g4 Ra8 30. Nf2 Qa3 {White cannot really avoid the
repetition. At this moment both sides must have been happy with the outcome.}
31. Qb1 (31. Qd2 {allows Black to improve with} Qb2) ({while the only
reasonable attempt} 31. h4 {can bring White nothing but troubles in the
resulting endgame mentioned by Carlsen:} Qxc1 32. Rxc1 g5 33. fxg6 Nxg6 34.
Bxg6 fxg6 35. g5 hxg5 36. hxg5 Nh5 37. Ne4 Ra6 {and with his rook on the open
file only Black can play for a win.}) 31... Qa2 32. Qc1 Qa3 33. Qb1 Qa2 34. Qc1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 5th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2011.06.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2011.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 {Magnus Carlsen has played this line before and it shouldn't have
come as a surprise for Nisipeanu. Even if White's next move is out of fashion,
it soon transposed to the main line.} 9. Be2 ({Usually White starts with} 9.
Nbd2 {then after} Ke7 10. Be2 {we have a transposition to the game.}) 9... Ke7
10. Nbd2 Bd7 11. Nb3 {Possibly the critical position of the game.} Bd6 $6 (
11... Bb6 {or even 11...Ba7 must be played.}) 12. Na5 $1 {A nasty surprise for
Black. Although Nisipeanu spent a lot of time here, Black is not able to avoid
the exchange of one of his bishops for a knight, which will secure White a
pleasant, long-lasting advantage.} Ra7 ({The main alternative was} 12... b5 13.
Nb7 Bb4 {with the idea 14.a3 Bc6. But perhaps White can play} 14. Bd2 Bxd2 15.
Nxd2 {when the weakened square c5 and the exposed queenside pawns should
secure White somewhat better chances. And there is an additional way. Instead
of 13.Nb7 the simple 13.Bd2 preparing next Nb7 might be even more unpleasant
for Black.}) 13. Nc4 Bb5 (13... Bc7 14. b3 {followed by a check from a3 looks
horrible for Black.}) 14. b3 $1 Rd8 15. Bb2 Bxc4 ({After} 15... Nc6 16. Rfd1
Raa8 17. Rxd6 Rxd6 18. Nxd6 Kxd6 {Magnus was going to keep the bishop pair with
} 19. Bd1 $1) 16. Bxc4 Nc6 17. Rfd1 Raa8 18. h3 {Black's position is worse
than it looks. White's bishop pair together with the lack of any counterplay
makes it difficult to defend it especially in a practical game and especially
with little time. White's plan is to advance the kingside pawns, gaining more
space and trying to create a weakness in Black's pawn formation. Possibly
disappointed by the course of the game Nisipeanu fails to put up his usual
tough resistance.} g6 {This somewhat strange-looking move is meant to prepare
Nf6-d5. But on d5 the knight won't be doing much anyway, while the weaknesses
created by 18...g6 will soon be fatal.} (18... h5 {was preferable, stopping at
least for a while g2-g4.}) 19. g4 h6 (19... h5 {is answered by} 20. g5) 20. Bf1
Rac8 21. Rac1 Nd5 22. h4 Ke8 ({Something like} 22... Ncb4 {was called for,
trying some counterplay as quickly as possible.}) 23. g5 hxg5 {After this
inaccuracy the position becomes really difficult.} ({Black must try to keep
the kingside closed and} 23... h5 {was necessary.}) 24. hxg5 Be7 25. Kg2 Nb6
26. Bd3 $1 Nb4 27. Be4 Nxa2 28. Rxd8+ Kxd8 29. Rh1 {Black is temporarily a
pawn up, but his position is lost. The bishop pair dominates the board, the
rook is going to come to h7 and the knight to e5. Black just can't stand such
pressure.} Nd5 30. Ne5 f5 31. Bxd5 ({Black resigned due to} 31. Bxd5 exd5 32.
Rh8+ Kc7 33. Rh7 Kd8 34. Bd4 {and big material losses are unavoidable.}) 1-0

[Event "Bazna Kings 5th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2011.06.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2011.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]

1. e4 c6 {Magnus Carlsen can play almost any opening. For instance in their
last classical game in 2010 the Norwegian surprised the Russian GM with the
French Defence (which Carlsen had never played before).} 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4.
Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. O-O c5 7. c4 {In the Advanced Variation of the Caro-Kann
both sides actively fight for the centre right from the early moves.} Nbc6 8.
dxc5 (8. Na3 {was played by Karjakin in a blitz game before.}) 8... d4 9. Bd3
Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Ng6 11. Qe4 Bxc5 12. a3 {Possibly Karjakin mixed up something,
as he admitted after the game that the immediate 12.Nbd2 is better. This is
actually the move played recently by Karjakin's second in Romania Alexander
Motylev:} (12. Nbd2 Qc7 (12... O-O {is preferable:} 13. Nb3 Qb6 {as played by
Karpov in 2002.}) 13. Nb3 Be7 14. Re1 Rd8 15. Bd2 O-O 16. h4 h5 17. Rad1 a6 18.
Nc1 b5 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Nd3 Rd5 21. Rc1 Rc8 22. g4 hxg4 23. Qxg4 Kh8 24. Kh1
Qb7 25. Rg1 Bf8 26. Qh5+ Kg8 27. Ng5 Be7 28. Qh7+ Kf8 29. Nxe6+ Ke8 30. Nxg7+
Kd7 31. e6+ Kd6 32. exf7 Nce5 33. Rxg6+ {1-0 Motylev,A (2677) -Maletin,P (2584)
/Olginka 2011}) 12... a5 13. Nbd2 Bb6 $1 {Very strong, pointing out the
vulnerability of pawn on e5 (the idea is to play ...Bc7 at some point). Now
due to the inclusion of the moves a3/a5 White does not have time for 13.Nb3,
which is answered by 13...a4.} (13... Qb6 {is also strong, highlighting
another drawback of the move 12.a3 - the weakness of the b3-square: White is
unable to place the knight on b3 now.}) 14. Rb1 a4 ({After} 14... Bc7 15. Nb3 {
White exchanges the pawn on e5 for the d4-pawn.}) 15. b4 axb3 16. Rxb3 (16.
Nxb3 Ra4 $1) 16... O-O 17. c5 (17. h4 $5) 17... Bxc5 18. Rxb7 Qd5 $1 19. Qxd5
exd5 20. Nb3 $1 ({Karjakin missed at the beginning that after} 20. Rb5 Ra5 21.
Rxa5 Nxa5 22. Bb2 {Black has a very strong move} Nf4 {and White's position
becomes highly unpleasant.}) 20... Bxa3 21. Bxa3 Rxa3 22. Nbxd4 Ngxe5 (22...
Nxd4 23. Nxd4 Nxe5 24. Rb5 Rd8 25. f4 Ng6 26. Nc6 Rc8 27. f5 Rxc6 28. fxg6 hxg6
29. Rxd5 Ra2 30. Rg5 {is also a draw.}) 23. Nxc6 Nxc6 24. Rc7 {Black is a pawn
up, but the rook on c7 is very active and Carlsen's knight doesn't have a
stable square. All this means that Black cannot convert his extra pawn.} Rc3
25. Re1 $1 {Threatening 26.Ne5.} ({After} 25. Ne5 {Black has} Nd4 $1 26. Rxc3
Ne2+ 27. Kh1 Nxc3 {and after the exchange of White's active rook Black gets
real chances to win.}) 25... Rc4 26. Rd7 Nb4 27. g3 {Black is not able to
improve the position.} h6 28. Ree7 Nc6 29. Re1 Rc5 30. Kg2 Nb4 31. Ree7 Nc6 32.
Re1 Rb8 33. h4 Rc8 34. Rb1 d4 35. Nxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 5th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2011.06.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2011.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]

1. c4 e6 {After the first round loss in the King's Indian Radjabov decides the
change openings in favour of the solid Queen's Gambit Declined.} 2. Nc3 d5 3.
d4 Be7 4. Nf3 {Carlsen also changes the variation he used in the first round.}
({Against Nakamura Magnus played} 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4) 4... Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6.
e3 Nbd7 7. a3 c5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be5 Bf6 12. Bxf6 (
{One month ago Kramnik didn't achieve much against Radjabov either:} 12. Be2
Bxe5 13. Nxe5 Be6 14. Nf3 Qb6 15. Qd4 Rfc8 16. O-O Nb3 17. Qxb6 axb6 18. Rab1
Bf5 19. Rbd1 Rc2 20. Rxd5 Rxb2 21. Re1 Be6 22. Rb5 Rxa3 23. Rxb6 Raa2 24. Rxb7
g5 25. Bf1 h6 26. Nd4 Nxd4 27. Rxb2 Rxb2 28. exd4 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V (2788)
-Radjabov,T (2744)/Kazan 2011.}) 12... Qxf6 13. Qd4 Qe7 {Possibly this caught
Magnus a bit by surprise.} ({More often Black continues} 13... Qd6) 14. Qf4 Qe4
15. Qxe4 dxe4 16. Nd4 {White's dominating knight looks very strong, but Black
will quickly develop pieces and then either exchange White's knight, or drive
it away from d4. Radjabov shows that Black can achieve a draw without many
difficulties.} Be6 {A new move. Radjabov prepares to exchange knights via b3.}
(16... Bd7 17. Bc4 Rac8 {has been played before.}) 17. Be2 Rfd8 18. O-O Nb3 $1
19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Rad1 Kf7 {White cannot exploit the isolated doubled pawns,
which means that the better pawn structure is not an important factor in the
evaluation of the position. What matters is that the knight on b3 is very
annoying for White, while the black king is more active.} 21. f4 $5 {An
interesting attempt to gain more space and change the pawn structure.} ({
The alternative was} 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Rd1) 21... Kf6 22. Kf2 ({Radjabov was
concerned about} 22. g4 {but Black has sufficient counterplay after} Rac8 23.
g5+ Ke7 24. f5 Rxd1 25. Bxd1 Nd2) 22... Nd2 23. Rfe1 Rac8 24. Rc1 Nb3 25. Rc4
Rxc4 26. Bxc4 Nc5 27. Ke2 (27. b4 Nd3+) 27... b5 $5 28. Ba2 ({After} 28. Bxb5
Rb8 29. a4 a6 {it is rather White who must play precisely to achieve a draw.})
28... Nd3 {Black's domination forces White to play accurately to maintain the
balance.} 29. Rd1 (29. Rb1 Rc8 30. Kd2 Rd8 31. Ke2 {was a reasonable
alternative} ({but not} 31. Kc3 Rc8+ 32. Kd4 Nc1 $1 33. Ra1 Nxa2 34. Rxa2 Rc4#
{with a sudden mate})) 29... Rc8 30. Bb1 Nxb2 31. Rd7 Na4 32. Bxe4 ({Ater the
game both players established that after} 32. Kd2 a5 33. g4 Nc5 34. Ra7 b4 35.
axb4 axb4 36. g5+ Kg6 {Black has strong counterplay.}) 32... Nc5 33. Rd4 Nxe4
34. Rxe4 Rc2+ 35. Kf3 Ra2 36. Rb4 a6 37. Rb3 Ke7 38. Rd3 Rb2 39. h3 a5 40. g4
a4 41. Ke4 b4 42. Rd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 5th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2011.06.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2011.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 (4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7.
dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 {leads to the Berlin Defence, with a lot of games on
the highest level. In spite of White's efforts, in recent years this opening
variation has proved to be very solid for Black.}) 4... d6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1
O-O 7. c3 a6 8. Ba4 b5 9. Bc2 d5 10. Nbd2 ({Black should worry neither about} 
10. d4 Nxe4 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 f5) ({nor} 10. exd5 Qxd5) 10... dxe4 11.
dxe4 Be6 {The structure is almost similar and there are few fighting resources.
Ivanchuk goes for an interesting plan to exchange the light-squared bishops.}
12. Bb3 {[%csl Gc1,Re7] White's long-term idea is to prove the superiority of
his dark-squared bishop. But with accurate play Carlsen has no difficulties
neutralising it.} Bxb3 ({Carlsen felt that} 12... Qd7 13. Bxe6 Qxe6 14. Qb3
Qxb3 15. Nxb3 {might be better for White.}) 13. axb3 Qd3 14. b4 {An important
move in White's plan: to free the square b3 for the knight and blockade the
weakness on a6. But Black has some pressure in the centre and a lead in
development, which will allow him to play at some moment a6-a5.} Rfd8 15. Qb3
Qd7 ({As pointed out by Magnus, his original intention} 15... Nd7 {runs into
the strong} 16. Qd5 {when the only move is the somewhat ugly-looking retreat.}
Ndb8 {Then after} 17. Qxd3 Rxd3 18. Kf1 {White can claim an edge in the
endgame.}) 16. Qc2 Qe6 17. Qb3 (17. Nb3 {is answered by} Qc4 {(threatening to
take on b4 with the knight)} 18. Nfd2 (18. Re2 $2 {allows a lovely combination:
} Nxb4 $1 19. cxb4 Qxc2 20. Rxc2 Rd1+ 21. Ne1 Rxe1#) 18... Qe6 19. Nf1 Qc4 {
and White is getting nowhere.}) 17... Qd7 18. Qc2 Qe6 {By playing 19.Qb3
Ivanchuk could repeat the position and make a quicker draw, but he keeps on
playing. However, the position is just equal.} 19. h3 a5 20. bxa5 Rxa5 21. Rxa5
Nxa5 22. b4 Nb7 23. Qb3 Qxb3 24. Nxb3 Nd7 25. Be3 Nd6 (25... Ra8 $11) 26. Nfd2
(26. Na5 Nxe4 27. Nc6 Re8 28. Bd4 exd4 29. Rxe4 {doesn't work in view of} dxc3
$1 {(Ivanchuk) .}) 26... Ra8 27. Kf1 f6 28. Ke2 Kf7 29. Kd3 Ke6 30. f3 Ra2 31.
Ra1 Rxa1 32. Nxa1 Nb7 33. Nab3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 5th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2011.06.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2011.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 {The Queen's Gambit Declined became fashionable
again on the very top level thanks to the Candidates matches in Kazan, where
Black was able to neutralise White's opening advantage. Carlsen was happy that
he found a way to break through this rock solid classical opening.} 4. cxd5
exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. Qc2 {This is a popular move order: White prevents his
opponent from developing the bishop on f5. Recently Nakamura himself played
this move against Ponomariov.} Bg4 {[%cal Gg4h5,Gh5g6] A rare move. Black
insists on transferring the bishop to the diagonal b1-h7. Magnus Carlsen
admitted after the game that the move was new to him.} (6... Bd6 7. Bxd6 Qxd6
8. e3 Qg6 9. Qxg6 hxg6 10. b4 a6 11. f3 Nd7 12. Bd3 Ne7 13. Nge2 g5 14. Kf2 Nf6
15. g4 Kd8 16. Kg3 Bd7 17. a4 Nc8 18. h3 Re8 19. Kf2 Nd6 20. a5 Re7 21. Rac1
Nfe8 22. Ng3 g6 23. h4 {and the American converted his advantage into a full
point in the game Nakamura,H (2774)-Ponomariov,R (2754)/Saint Louis 2011}) 7.
e3 Bh5 8. Bd3 Bg6 9. Bxg6 $1 {An important change of structure for the
strategy of White, who will be able to open the h-file later on. From this
point of view the similarity with the aforementioned game is amazing.} hxg6 10.
O-O-O Nf6 11. f3 $1 {[%cal Ge3e4] #} Nbd7 12. Nge2 ({The immediate} 12. e4 {
runs into} Nh5 {and White can't keep the bishop} 13. Be3 {due to} Ng3 $1) 12...
b5 {Nakamura's desire to postpone short castling is understandable, since then
at some moment White will start advancing the h-pawn. However, Black's problem
is that sooner or later he will have to hide the king anyway, since White's
play in the centre is simple and clear.} 13. e4 b4 14. Na4 dxe4 15. fxe4 Qa5
16. Kb1 ({Carlsen wasn't satisfied with the alternative} 16. e5 Nd5 17. e6 fxe6
18. Qxc6 Kf7 19. Qxd7 Rhd8 {where} 20. Qc6 {runs into} Rac8) 16... O-O {
So finally Black could not avoid the inevitable castling..} 17. h4 $1 {And the
reaction is very natural: White plans e4-e5 followed by h4-h5.} Rfe8 18. e5 Nd5
19. h5 g5 {The position is highly complicated, but Carlsen rightly felt that
White's attacking prospetcs should be higher.} 20. h6 g6 21. Bc1 {[%csl Ra4,
Gc5] Black has a much weaker king and a worse pawn structure. White's only
problem is his badly placed knight on a4.} ({The variation preferred by the
computer} 21. e6 gxf4 22. exd7 Red8 23. Qxc6 Ne3 24. Nc5 Nxd1 25. Rxd1 {
with advantage for White would always appear unclear for a human in a
practical game.}) 21... N7b6 {A bad decision, allowing White to place the
knight on c5.} (21... N5b6 {was preferable, after which Black can still fight
on, although his position remains worse anyway.}) 22. Nc5 Bxc5 23. dxc5 b3 (
23... Nd7 24. e6 $1 Rxe6 25. Nd4 {with the idea} Ree8 26. Nxc6 Qxc5 27. Qxc5
Nxc5 28. Rxd5 {wins a piece for White.}) 24. Qxb3 Qxc5 25. Nd4 Rxe5 26. Nf3 Re2
$2 {The second mistake, after which it is hardly possible to save Black's
position any longer. The rook is seemingly active, but in many variations it
is unstable and it needs protection on e2.} (26... Rf5 {was the right way to
put up resistance. It must be said that Nakamura was already starting to
experience problems with time.}) 27. Nxg5 Qe7 28. Qd3 $1 {[%csl Rg6][%cal
Gg5f7,Gd1f1]} Rf8 29. Rdf1 f5 (29... f6 30. Re1 $1 Rxe1 31. Rxe1 Qxe1 32. Qxg6+
{and mate}) 30. g4 Na4 31. Qd4 (31. gxf5 {wins quicker, but Magnus admitted
that he missed something after Black's answer.}) 31... Qe5 $1 {Being short of
time Nakamura finds interesting tactical ideas. Unfortunately for him Black's
position is just too bad and White still has ways to keep the decisive
advantage.} 32. Qxe5 $1 (32. Qxa4 {suddently runs into} Nc3+ $1 33. bxc3 Rb8+ {
and White must give up his queen:} 34. Qb4 Rxb4+ 35. cxb4 Qd5 $1 {The move
missed by Carlsen when he played 31.Qd4. Black is not worse.}) 32... Rxe5 33.
gxf5 gxf5 34. Nf3 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gf1g1,Gg1g7,Gf3g5] Even in an endgame the
vulnerability of his king is fatal for Black.} Re7 ({Or} 34... Re6 35. h7+ Kh8
36. Bh6 Rb8 37. Rfg1 {winning}) 35. Rfg1+ Kh7 (35... Kh8 36. Nh4) 36. Rg7+ $1
Kh8 (36... Rxg7 37. hxg7+ Kxg7 38. Bh6+) 37. Rhg1 Rfe8 38. Nh4 Rxg7 {and
without awaiting the opponent's answer Nakamura resigned. Both 39.hxg7+ and 39.
Rxg7 win easily for White.} 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 20th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2011.03.24"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A59"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. e4 Bxf1 8.
Kxf1 d6 9. g3 Bg7 10. Kg2 Nbd7 11. f4 O-O 12. Nf3 Ne8 13. Re1 Nc7 14. Bd2 Nb6
15. Qe2 Qd7 16. b3 f5 17. a4 fxe4 18. Qxe4 Qf5 19. Qxf5 gxf5 20. Rxe7 Nbxd5 21.
Rd7 Nxc3 22. Rxg7+ Kxg7 23. Bxc3+ Kf7 24. Rd1 Ke7 25. b4 Rxa4 26. bxc5 dxc5 27.
Be5 Nb5 28. Rb1 Rb4 29. Ra1 c4 30. Ra6 Rc8 31. Rb6 c3 32. Rb7+ Ke6 33. Bxc3
Rxc3 34. Rxb5 Rxb5 35. Nd4+ Kd5 36. Nxb5 Rc5 37. Na3 Ra5 38. Nb1 Ra2+ 39. Kh3
Kd4 40. Kh4 Rxh2+ 41. Kg5 Rb2 42. Na3 Rb3 43. Nc2+ Ke4 44. Kh4 h6 45. Kh3 Rb2
46. Ne1 Rb1 47. Nc2 Kd3 0-1

[Event "Amber-blindfold 20th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2011.03.24"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c5 6. Nc3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Qc7 (7...
Nc6 8. O-O {leads to the classic A39 system.}) 8. Ncb5 {White usually plays} (
8. b3) (8. Nd5) ({or} 8. Qd3) (8. Ndb5 $5 {looks more logical than the text
move, e.g.} Qxc4 9. b3 Qc5 10. Be3 Qb4 11. a3 Qa5 12. b4 Qd8 13. Nxa7 Ng4 14.
Bd4 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 Nc6 16. Qxg4 Rxa7 17. Qf4 e5 18. Qc4 $14 {0-1 Tregubov,P 
(2607)-Kurnosov,I (2549)/Kazan 2005/CBM 109 (34)}) 8... Qxc4 9. b3 (9. Bd2 Nc6
10. Rc1 Qxa2 11. Ra1 Qc4 12. Rc1 Qa2 13. Ra1 Qc4 {1/2 Edzgveradze,N (2295)
-Kovchan,A (2369)/Alushta 1999/EXT 2000}) 9... Qc5 10. Ba3 Qb6 11. Bxe7 Re8 12.
Nd6 $6 {Too aggressive.} (12. Ba3 $2 a6 13. Nd6 Qa5+) (12. Rc1 Rxe7 13. Rxc8+
Re8 14. Rxe8+ Nxe8 15. e3 Nc6 $11) (12. Bd6 a6 13. Bc7 Qc5 14. Bd6 Qb6 $11)
12... Rxe7 13. Nxc8 Qb4+ 14. Kf1 (14. Qd2 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Ne4+ 16. Ke1 Re8 17.
Rd1 Na6 $1 18. Bxe4 Rxe4 19. Nb5 Rxc8 20. Nd6 Ree8 21. Nxe8 Rxe8 22. Rxd7 Nc5
23. Rc7 Bf8 $17) 14... Re4 $3 15. Nc2 (15. Bxe4 Nxe4 16. e3 Nc6 17. Nxc6 bxc6
18. Rc1 Rxc8 19. Qxd7 Qb8 $17) (15. e3 $144 Nc6 $1 16. Bxe4 Nxe4) 15... Qf8 16.
Nd6 $6 (16. Bxe4 $142 Nxe4 17. Qd5 $1 Qxc8 18. Qxe4 Bxa1 19. Nxa1 d5 $1 20.
Qxd5 Qh3+ 21. Qg2 Qd7 22. Qf3 Nc6 23. Kg2 Qd2 $15) 16... Re6 17. Nxb7 (17. Nb5
Nc6 $15 {[%csl Rf1]}) 17... Nc6 {The b7-knight will not come out anymore!} 18.
Rc1 Rb8 19. Nd4 (19. Bxc6 dxc6 20. Na5 $2 Rd8 21. Qe1 Nd5 {[%cal Rg7c3]} 22.
Na1 $8 Nb4 $19) 19... Rxb7 20. Nxe6 fxe6 $17 21. Bxc6 (21. Qd2 $5) 21... dxc6
22. Qd4 Rf7 $2 (22... Nd5 $17) 23. Kg2 $2 (23. Rxc6 Nd5 24. Qc5 Qxc5 25. Rxc5
Bd4 26. Rc8+ Kg7 27. f3 $15) 23... Nd5 24. Qc5 Qxc5 25. Rxc5 Bd4 26. Rxc6 Rxf2+
27. Kh3 Rxe2 $19 28. Rf1 h5 29. Rfc1 Kg7 30. R1c2 Rxc2 31. Rxc2 e5 32. Rc6 Nb4
33. Rc7+ Kf6 34. a3 Nd5 35. Rc6+ Kf5 36. Kg2 e4 37. Kf1 e3 38. Ke1 Ke4 39. Rd6
g5 40. b4 Nc3 41. Rg6 g4 42. Rh6 Kd3 43. Rxh5 Ne4 44. Rd5 Nd2 0-1

[Event "Amber-blindfold 20th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2011.03.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 c5 8. Bxb4
cxb4 9. O-O O-O 10. Qd3 d6 11. Nbd2 Qc7 12. e4 e5 13. Ne1 Nc6 14. Nc2 exd4 15.
Rfe1 Nd7 16. Nxd4 Nde5 17. Qe3 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Qc5 19. Qe3 a5 20. Nf1 a4 21. Red1
Rfd8 22. Qd2 Ng4 23. Rab1 h6 24. Qe2 Nf6 25. e5 Bxg2 26. exf6 Bxf1 27. Qxf1
axb3 28. axb3 d5 29. fxg7 dxc4 30. Rxd8+ Rxd8 31. Qxc4 Rd4 32. Qe2 Qd5 33. Re1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 20th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2011.03.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nf3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Qd2 {The natural move of the queen is by no means a sideline,
but it has some catching to do to the two main alternatives.} (10. h3) (10. Be2
) 10... Nc6 11. Nb3 Be6 12. h4 gxh4 13. Bxh4 Qb6 {Grischuk might have been a
bit surprised by the twist in the opening. Black's main defence could well be
tied to the rook move 13...Rc8, even though the move order is probably not so
important here.} (13... Rc8 14. O-O-O (14. f3 Nge5 15. Bf2 h5 16. Be3 Na5 17.
Qf2 Nac4 18. Bxc4 Nxc4 19. Bd4 Bxd4 20. Qxd4 Kd7 21. Na4 Kc7 22. O-O-O Qg8 $11
{1/2-1/2 Zezulkin,J (2465)-Kempinski,R (2530)/Koszalin 1997 (36)}) 14... Nb4 (
14... b5 15. Nd5 Nge5 16. c3 (16. f4 $2 Nc4 17. Bxc4 bxc4 18. Na1 Bxd5 19. exd5
c3) 16... Nc4 17. Bxc4 $2 (17. Qc2 Bxd5 18. exd5 (18. Rxd5) 18... Nb4 19. Qf5
Nxa2+ 20. Kb1 Nxb2) (17. Qe1 $13) 17... bxc4 18. Nd4 Bxd5 $2 (18... Bxd4 $1 19.
cxd4 Bxd5 20. exd5 c3 21. bxc3 (21. Qc2 cxb2+ (21... Nb4 22. Qa4+) 22. Kxb2 (
22. Kb1 Nxd4 23. Qa4+ Nb5) 22... Nb4 (22... Nxd4 23. Qa4+ Nb5 24. Rhe1 Rc7 $13)
23. Qa4+ Kf8 24. Qb3 Rb8 25. Ka1) 21... Nb4 22. Rh3 Nxd5 $15) 19. exd5 (19. Nf5
Bxe4 20. Nxg7+ Kf8 21. Qf4 Kxg7 22. Qxe4 Ne5 $15) 19... Nxd4 (19... Bxd4 20.
dxc6 $1 Be5 21. f4 Bg7 22. Rhe1 $16) 20. cxd4 c3 21. bxc3 Qa5 22. Rh3 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Hennigan,M (2415)-Hodgson,J (2625)/Dundee 1993 (50)}) 15. Kb1 Qb6 16.
f3 a5 $2 (16... Ne5 17. Bf2 $16) (16... Ne3 $1 17. Bf2 $8 Rxc3 $1 (17... Nxf1
18. Rhxf1 $14) 18. bxc3 Nxd1 19. Bxb6 Nxc3+ 20. Kc1 $8 Nbxa2+ 21. Kb2 Nxe4+ 22.
Qd4 $8 Bxd4+ 23. Bxd4 Ng3 24. Bxh8 Nxh1 25. Kxa2 Ng3 26. Bd3 f6 $1 27. Bh7 Nf5
$1 28. Bxf5 Bxf5 $10 {Shirov}) 17. fxg4 Rxc3 18. bxc3 Nxa2 19. Bf2 $1 $18 (19.
Kxa2 $2 a4 20. Rb1 axb3+ 21. cxb3 O-O $40) 19... Qc6 20. Kxa2 a4 21. Bd4 axb3+
22. cxb3 Qa4+ 23. Kb1 Qxb3+ 24. Kc1 $18 {1-0 Shirov,A (2670)-Oll,L (2585)/Wijk
aan Zee 1993 (33)}) 14. O-O-O Rc8 (14... h5 15. Kb1 Nce5 16. Nd4 Rc8 17. Rh3 (
17. f3 Bh6 18. f4 Ng6 19. Bg5 $14) 17... Ng6 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Qg5 {0-1 Szuk,B
(2315)-Tzoumbas,A (2215)/Szombathely 1993 (35)} Rh6 $19) 15. Kb1 (15. f3 Bxc3
$5 16. Qxc3 Nce5 17. Qd4 Qxd4 18. Nxd4 Ne3 19. Re1 Nxf1 20. Rexf1 Bd7 21. b3 f6
22. Kd2 Kf7 23. Bf2 $11 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P (2555)-Topalov,V (2645)/Cap d'Agde
1994 (54)}) 15... h5 $2 {For better or worse this idea of opening the c1-h6
diagonal is flawed. Black had to find the courage for the principled solution
with the elimination of the dangerous c3-knight.} (15... Bxc3 $5 16. Qxc3 Rg8
17. Qd2 Nb4 18. Rc1 a5 19. a4 Ne5 $13) 16. Nd5 $1 Bxd5 (16... Qa7 $2 17. f3
Nge5 18. Bf2 $16) 17. exd5 Nce5 18. Re1 (18. Be2 Bf6 (18... Bh6 19. Qe1 Bg7 20.
c3 $16) 19. Bxg4 Nxg4 20. f3 Bxh4 21. Rxh4 Ne5 22. Re1 $16) 18... Ng6 19. f3 {
The black king is stuck in the centre and will duly become an target for
White's attack.} Bh6 (19... Bf6 20. Bg5 Bxg5 21. Qxg5 N4e5 22. c3 $16) 20. Qe2
N4e5 (20... Ne3 21. Bf2 Rxc2 22. Qxc2 Nxc2 23. Bxb6 Nxe1 24. Bf2 Nxg2 25. Bxg2
$16) 21. Bf2 Qc7 22. Qe4 {The second player is definitely soft on the light
squares and will sorely miss his absent bishop.} (22. c3 Qd7 23. Nd4 $16) 22...
Bg7 23. Bd4 (23. Nd4 Bf6 24. Nf5 $16) 23... Bf6 (23... h4 24. c3 Bh6 25. Bf2
$16) 24. Be2 Nd7 (24... Bh4 25. Rxh4 Nxh4 26. Qxh4 Qxc2+ 27. Ka1 Qf5 28. Bc3
$18) 25. Bd3 Be5 (25... Bxd4 26. Qxd4 Rg8 27. Rxh5 $18) 26. Qf5 {Objectively
strongest was to start advancing the kingside pawns as that would help to
break up Grischuk's central setup.} (26. g3 $1 Nf6 (26... Bxg3 $2 27. Bxh8 Bxe1
28. Rxe1 $18) 27. Qe2 h4 28. Bxg6 fxg6 29. f4 Bxd4 30. Nxd4 Nxd5 31. Qe6 Qc4
32. Qxd6 $16) 26... Nf4 27. Bxe5 dxe5 (27... Nxd3 $6 28. cxd3 dxe5 29. Rc1 Qb8
30. Rxc8+ Qxc8 31. Rc1 Qb8 32. d4 $18) 28. g3 Nxd3 (28... Nxd5 29. Rxh5 Rxh5
30. Qxh5 e6 31. a3 $16) 29. Qxd3 Qc4 (29... Nf6 30. Qf5 h4 31. Rxh4 Rxh4 32.
gxh4 Nxd5 33. Rxe5 e6 34. h5 $16) 30. Qd2 b6 (30... Qc7 31. f4 $16) 31. Rh4 Qc7
32. f4 {The misery for Black continues in a new form. Carlsen has safely
secured his queenside and is now ready to use all his forces in the attack.} f6
(32... exf4 $2 33. d6 $18) 33. g4 (33. Qe2 $5 a5 34. Rxh5 Rg8 35. fxe5 Nxe5 (
35... Qc4 36. e6 Ne5 37. Qf2 $18) 36. Nd4 Qc5 37. Rxe5 fxe5 38. Qh5+ Kd7 39.
Qf5+ Ke8 40. d6 $1 $18) 33... a5 34. Rxh5 Rg8 (34... Rxh5 35. gxh5 a4 36. Nc1
Qc4 37. Nd3 Qxd5 38. h6 $18) 35. g5 $1 {The opening of the position is still
the main goal. Good chess play can be both simple and attractive.} a4 36. Nc1
a3 (36... fxg5 37. fxe5 Nxe5 38. Rh7 a3 39. Nd3 Nxd3 40. Qxd3 $18) 37. gxf6
exf6 (37... axb2 38. Kxb2 Rg2 39. Rh8+ Nf8 40. Ne2 $18) 38. fxe5 fxe5 (38...
Nxe5 39. Nd3 $18) 39. Nd3 {The only cover for the black king is now the poor,
hopelessly weak pawn e5.} axb2 40. Nxe5 Nxe5 41. d6 (41. Rhxe5+ Kd8 42. Qf2 $18
) 41... Qd7 42. Qd5 Kf8 43. Qxe5 Rc5 44. Rf1+ {Testing Carlsen's attacking
prowess is appealing for fans, but a hard task for any brave player
undertaking the challenge.} 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 20th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2011.03.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2817"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Bc4 Nc6 7. O-O Na5 8. d3
Nxc4 9. dxc4 Bxc3 10. bxc3 Bc6 11. e5 Qc7 12. Qd3 f5 13. Ng5 h6 14. Qh3 dxe5
15. Be3 e4 16. Ne6 Qc8 17. Nxc5 Nf6 18. Bd4 Kf7 19. Rae1 a5 20. Re2 b5 21. Nb3
bxc4 22. Nd2 Bd5 23. Rfe1 Qd8 24. Qh4 e6 25. Rb1 Qe7 26. Nxc4 Nd7 27. Qxe7+
Kxe7 28. Ne3 Rhb8 29. Rxb8 Rxb8 30. c4 Bc6 31. Rd2 e5 32. Bxe5 Nxe5 33. fxe5 f4
34. Nd5+ Bxd5 35. Rxd5 Rb1+ 36. Kf2 Rb2 37. Rd4 Rxc2+ 38. Kf1 f3 39. gxf3 exf3
40. Rd6 g5 41. Rxh6 Rxa2 42. h3 a4 43. Rf6 Ra1+ 44. Kf2 a3 45. Ra6 a2 0-1

[Event "Amber-rapid 20th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2011.03.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C86"]
[WhiteElo "2817"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[Annotator "Carlsen,M"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]

1. e4 e5 {After my 100% record with the French Defence was ruined against
Karjakin, (to be fair I was not even close to retaining it) I had to play
something else.} 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 {Declaring my readiness to suffer in a
slightly worse ending against the World Champion.} 4. Qe2 {A surprise; Anand
avoids the Berlin endgame from time to time, but usually with 4.d3.} a6 {
For whatever reason I suddenly got very creative here, and started considering
several reasonable and unreasonable options like ...Qe7, ...Bd6 and ,,,g6.
After a while I came to my senses and played a normal move.} 5. Ba4 Be7 {
Most sensible people play ...b5 first here, and indeed it makes sense not to
give White the option of retreating the bishop to c2.} 6. c3 d6 7. O-O O-O 8.
d4 Bd7 9. d5 Nb8 10. Bxd7 Nbxd7 11. c4 {Black should be a little bit worse
here. However, as my position seemed a whole lot sounder than it did at this
point in the blindfold game, (notably, no tripled pawns) I was not that
worried.} g6 (11... a5 {here or on one of the next few moves makes little
sense to me, as White will soon play b4 anyway, and I will have given up the
b5-square and possibly the a-file for very little.}) 12. Nc3 Nh5 13. Rb1 Ng7
14. b4 {I was playing way too quickly around here to consider subtleties like
the possibility of playing c5 here, which closes the position and makes it
hard to create anything serious on the queenside for White in the near future.
However, when I hit upon this idea a few moves later I also remembered a game
Anand-Short with the same structure, which Anand won in good style so I did
not really regret choosing another plan.} (14. Ne1 {followed by Nd3 is
desirable strategically, but it allows} Bg5 {and after exchanging the
dark-squared bishops Black must be fine.}) 14... f5 15. Be3 Rb8 (15... Nf6 16.
Rfd1 {with c4-c5 to come looks very pleasant for White as I don't really want
to take on e4. Thus, the knight is better placed on d7.}) 16. Rfd1 {
Considering what happened in the game, it might be suggested that the rook
should have been put on c1 instead. The rook would be very useful on d1 if the
centre was to be opened, but as soon as I close the position with f4, the rook
is naturally not doing much here.} (16. c5 dxc5 17. bxc5 f4 {works out well
for Black.}) 16... Qe8 17. a4 f4 {There isn't really much else for Black to do
here. Without the light-squared bishops White will never be mated on the
kingside of course, but at least I will manage to create some counterplay and
not give White a free hand on the kingside.} 18. Bd2 g5 19. h3 (19. Ne1 Qg6 20.
f3 h5 21. Nd3 g4 {was another option for White. White is clearly at least ok
here, but as long as White is not breaking through on the queenside any time
soon Black certainly has chances.}) 19... h5 20. Nh2 Qg6 21. f3 Ne8 $1 {
It is important to put this knight on f6 (it was just an obstruction on g7)
rather than the other knight, which has a very useful defensive function on d7.
} 22. Rdc1 Nef6 23. Kf1 $2 {The critical moment, where Anand chooses the wrong
defensive plan.} (23. Nd1 {with the intention of putting this knight on f2 and
stopping g4 would be one move too late:} g4 24. hxg4 hxg4 25. Nxg4 Nxg4 26.
fxg4 Bh4 $1 {followed by ...Nf6 with a very strong initative.}) (23. Kh1 g4 24.
Rg1 {would have been better, as Black is not breaking through any time soon,
and White might even have ideas of playing g3 some day. On the other hand,
White is clearly not going to do any serious damage on the queenside either,
with the knight on h2 and rook on g1.}) 23... Kf7 24. Ke1 $6 {The continuation
of a bad plan. White has not enough time to protect everything after Black
invades on the g-file.} g4 25. Kd1 gxh3 26. gxh3 Rg8 27. Kc2 Qg2 28. Rh1 Qxe2
29. Nxe2 Rg2 30. Kd3 Nb6 {Now White is losing a pawn by force.} 31. Rbg1 Rbg8
32. Rxg2 (32. Ng4 Rxg1 33. Nh6+ Kg6 {just doesn't work.}) 32... Rxg2 33. a5 (
33. Nc3 Nxc4 {is no better.}) 33... Nxc4 34. Bc1 b5 35. axb6 Nxb6 36. Nf1 Nh7 {
Intending ...Bh4 followed by ...Ng5, and} 37. h4 (37. Rg1 Rf2 {doesn't help.})
37... Nf8 38. Bd2 Ng6 39. Be1 Na4 {White is almost in complete zugzwang. As is
easy to see, neither of his knights can move, and after} 40. Rg1 (40. Kd2 Nb2 {
his king is stalemated too.}) 40... Rxg1 41. Nxg1 Bxh4 {Black does not have an
immediate breakthrough, but with two extra pawns the game is obviously decided.
} 42. Bd2 Ke7 43. Nh3 Kd7 {...c7-c6 is next, and White has no chances of
saving the game. A nice, smooth win, even if it was not Anand's finest hour.}
0-1

[Event "Amber-blindfold 20th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2011.03.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. a4 Bf8 14. Bd3 c6 15.
Nf1 c5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Rxa8 Qxa8 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Bxb5 Bxe4 20. Rxe4 Qxe4
21. Bxe8 Nxf3+ 22. Qxf3 Qxe8 23. c4 Qe5 24. b3 d5 25. cxd5 Qxd5 26. Qxd5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 20th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2011.03.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 Nc6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. O-O a6 7. Bxc6 Bxc6 8. d3
Bg7 9. Qe1 Qd7 10. a4 f5 11. Nd5 fxe4 12. dxe4 Rb8 13. Ng5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Qf5
15. Ne6 Bf6 16. Qe2 h5 17. Ra3 Nh6 18. Rg3 Kd7 19. Rg5 Bxg5 20. fxg5 Qxd5 21.
Nf4 Qd4+ 22. Be3 Qe4 23. gxh6 Rxh6 24. Nd5 Rhh8 25. Qd2 Rhf8 26. Re1 Rf5 27.
Nb6+ Kc6 28. Bxc5 Rbf8 29. Bd4 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 20th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2011.03.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 a6 7. b3 Be7 8. Bb2
O-O 9. e3 d6 10. d4 Ne4 11. d5 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 exd5 13. Ne1 Bf6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15.
Rc1 Qf5 16. Nd3 Nd7 17. Nf4 Nf6 18. Re1 Rfe8 19. h3 Re5 20. g4 Qd7 21. Nxd5
Bxd5 22. cxd5 Qe7 23. Qd3 g5 24. Kf1 Nd7 25. a4 Rf8 26. Qxa6 f5 27. Qb7 fxg4
28. hxg4 Rxe3 29. Qa6 Qf6 30. Re2 Ne5 31. Rce1 0-1

[Event "Amber-blindfold 20th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2011.03.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "181"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4
c6 9. Qc2 Na6 10. a3 Bg4 11. Ne5 Bf5 12. Nc3 Bxe5 13. dxe5 Nac5 14. cxd5 Nxd3
15. Qxd3 Nxc3 16. Qxf5 Nxd5 17. Bd2 Qb6 18. Qc2 Rae8 19. Rae1 Re6 20. Re4 f6
21. exf6 Rexf6 22. Bc1 h6 23. Qe2 Kh8 24. h3 Qb3 25. f3 Rg6 26. Kh1 Rd6 27. Re1
Nf6 28. Re3 Qd5 29. Re5 Qd4 30. Re7 Rd7 31. Be3 Qa4 32. Rxd7 Nxd7 33. Qd2 Nf6
34. Bc5 Rf7 35. Qd3 b6 36. Be7 Ng8 37. Bb4 c5 38. Bc3 Qc6 39. Qc4 Qd7 40. Re6
b5 41. Qg4 Re7 42. Rg6 Qxg4 43. Rxg4 Kh7 44. Re4 Rb7 45. Re5 b4 46. axb4 cxb4
47. Bd4 Ne7 48. Re6 a5 49. Ra6 Rd7 50. Bc5 Ng6 51. Rxa5 Rd1+ 52. Kh2 Rd2 53.
Ra7 Nh4 54. Kg3 Nf5+ 55. Kf4 Rxg2 56. Rb7 Nh4 57. Bd4 Ng6+ 58. Ke3 Nh4 59. Ke4
Re2+ 60. Kd3 Rg2 61. Ke4 Re2+ 62. Kd5 Nf5 63. Be5 Kg6 64. f4 Rd2+ 65. Ke6 Rd8
66. Rxb4 Re8+ 67. Kd7 Re7+ 68. Kc6 Kh5 69. Rb7 Re8 70. b4 g5 71. Rf7 Ne3 72. b5
Nc4 73. Bc7 Kg6 74. Rd7 Re3 75. Kc5 Rc3 76. Kb4 Rc1 77. fxg5 hxg5 78. Rd4 Ne3
79. Rd6+ Kf5 80. b6 Rb1+ 81. Kc5 g4 82. hxg4+ Nxg4 83. Rd5+ Ke6 84. Rd6+ Kf5
85. Rd4 Nf6 86. Kc6 Rc1+ 87. Kb7 Ke6 88. Rd6+ Ke7 89. Kc8 Ne8 90. Rd7+ Ke6 91.
b7 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 20th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2011.03.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2 b5
9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bd3 Qb6 11. Bf2 b4 12. Na4 Bxf2+ 13. Qxf2 Qxf2+ 14. Kxf2 a5
15. Rac1 Ba6 16. Bxa6 Rxa6 17. c4 bxc3 18. Rxc3 Ke7 19. Rhc1 Nb4 20. Rb3 Rc6
21. Rxc6 Nxc6 22. Rb7 Kd8 23. Ng5 Kc8 24. Nxf7 Kxb7 25. Nxh8 Nd8 26. Ke3 Kc6
27. Kd4 Kb5 28. Nc3+ Kb4 29. Nxd5+ exd5 30. Kxd5 Nc5 31. f5 Kb5 32. e6 Nc6 33.
g4 Kb6 34. Nf7 Ne7+ 35. Kd6 Nc8+ 36. Kd5 Ne7+ 37. Kd6 Nc8+ 38. Ke5 Ne7 39. g5
Nc6+ 40. Kd6 Nd4 41. Ke5 Nc6+ 42. Kd6 Nd4 43. Ke5 Nc6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 20th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2011.03.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 $5 {A typical choice
from Carlsen. He does not go into the usual forced lines of Spanish. On the
other hand, he prepares to put long term pressure on his opponent.} b5 7. Bb3
d6 8. a4 b4 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Re1 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. c3 Rb8 13. d4 cxd4 $6 {
Not a novelty but there is no much debate about this move. It seems quite
dubious to me. I believe that Karjakin had to keep the tension for a while and
had to go for the usual ...Qc7.} (13... Qc7 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Nc4 Rd8 16. Qe2 {
and Black is just fine after b3:} b3 (16... Nxc4 17. Bxc4 bxc3 {is also ok for
Black}) 17. Nxa5 Qxa5 18. Bb1 c4 $1 19. Qxc4 Bc5 20. h3 {1/2-1/2 (45)
Cheparinov,I (2696)-Aronian,L (2763)/Sofia 2008/CBM 124 (45). And Black has
enough compensation for the sacrificed pawn.}) 14. cxd4 Qc7 15. Nb3 Nxb3 16.
Bxb3 Bg4 $6 {This does not create any real pressure on d4.} 17. Bg5 (17. h3
Bxf3 18. Qxf3 exd4 19. Bf4 {and White is just better, Carlsen's choice is also
good enough.}) 17... exd4 18. Qxd4 Bxf3 19. gxf3 {[%csl Gb3,Gg5]} Nh5 20. Rac1
Qd7 21. Bxe7 $5 {A risky decision. White drops Qd2 (which could have brought
him a slight but stable advantage) for a drastic sequence.} Qxe7 22. e5 Qg5+ $2
(22... dxe5 23. Rxe5 Qf6 {was Black's only chance.}) 23. Qg4 Qxg4+ 24. fxg4 Nf4
25. Rc6 $1 {White's initiative is decisive.} dxe5 26. Rxa6 Nd3 27. Re3 Nxb2 $2
(27... Rbd8 28. a5 Nxb2 29. Ra7 Nd3 30. Rc7 {[%csl Gc5]} Nf4 31. a6 Ne6 32. Re7
Nd4 33. a7 $16) 28. a5 e4 29. Rxe4 Nd3 30. Rc6 Ra8 31. a6 {A blunder? No!} h5 (
31... Rxa6 32. Rxa6 Nc5 33. Bxf7+ Kxf7 (33... Kh8 34. Rae6 Nxe4 35. Rxe4 $18)
34. Ra7+ $18) 32. g5 Rfc8 33. Rxc8+ Rxc8 34. g6 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 20th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2011.03.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. e4 Qc7 7. a3 b6 8. Be3
Bb7 9. f3 Be7 10. Be2 O-O 11. Rc1 Rd8 12. O-O Bd6 13. Kh1 Nc6 14. Ndb5 axb5 15.
Nxb5 Bxh2 16. Nxc7 Bxc7 17. c5 bxc5 18. Rxc5 d5 19. Rxc6 Bxc6 20. Qc1 Be5 21.
f4 Bxb2 22. Qxb2 Nxe4 23. Rc1 Rab8 24. Qe5 Be8 25. Bd3 Rb3 26. Bd4 f6 27. Qxe6+
Bf7 28. Qa6 h5 29. Rc7 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 20th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2011.03.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C17"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. Qg4 Ne7 6. Qxg7 Rg8 7. Qxh7 Qa5 8. Bd2
cxd4 9. Nb1 Nbc6 10. Nf3 Bd7 11. a3 O-O-O 12. c3 dxc3 13. Nxc3 d4 14. Nb5 Bxd2+
15. Nxd2 Nf5 16. Rc1 Kb8 17. b4 Qa6 18. Qh3 Nxe5 19. Nxd4 Qd6 20. N4b3 Bc6 21.
Rg1 Bd5 22. Qc3 Bxb3 23. Nxb3 Nh4 24. Be2 Nxg2+ 25. Kf1 Nf4 26. Qe3 Rxg1+ 27.
Kxg1 Qd5 28. Bg4 Qg2# 0-1

[Event "Amber-rapid 20th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2011.03.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Bb4+ 3. Bd2 Bxd2+ 4. Qxd2 f5 {An unusual way of transposing
from an accelerated Bogo-Indian to a Dutch Defence. Had White captured with
the knight on d2, Black would have had better possibilities of setting up the
Dutch dark-squared plan with ...Nc6 and ...e5, because White would have had no
pressure in the centre at all.} 5. g3 Nf6 6. Bg2 O-O 7. Nf3 d6 8. O-O Qe7 9.
Nc3 c6 $5 {A relatively new plan. Instead of playing on the dark squares,
Black transposes to a Stonewall, which may seem paradoxical given the fact
that the dark-squared bishops have been exchanged. The subtlety justifying
such an approach is that White has developed his queen's knight on a square
far away from Black's main weakness, e5. Of course, he can initiate the
typical manoeuvre e3, Ne2-f4-d3, but this is time consuming, allowing Black
catching up in development. I was surprised to notice how important a single
tempo can be in what looks like a "slow" position. More about it later.} ({
It has long been established that Black's slight delay in development makes
the plan of opening the centre quite risky. Here is a classic example:} 9...
Nc6 10. Rfe1 e5 11. Nd5 Qd8 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Rad1 e4 14. Ng5 $36 {Botvinnik,
M-Ilyin Zhenevsky,A/Leningrad 1930/EXT 99 (1-0, 39)}) 10. Rfe1 ({Carlsen had
played this line before:} 10. Rad1 d5 11. Qc2 Nbd7 12. Rfe1 ({As proved by the
main game, defending the pawn with} 12. b3 {may allow a later freeing
operation based on ...dxc4, bxc4 ...c5.} b6 13. cxd5 {After b2-b3, which
prevents the actication of the queen with Qa4, this does not look too scary.}
cxd5 14. Qb2 Ba6 {Since the white queen has no access to the a-file the
bishops stands well here. One may ask, why should this bishop be "worse" than
its rival?} 15. Rd2 Rac8 16. Rc1 Rc7 17. Rdc2 Rfc8 18. Nd1 Qd6 $11 {Haik,A 
(2475)-Ivkov,B (2525)/Cannes 1986/MCL (1/2, 41). Black has no problems at all.}
) 12... Ne4 (12... dxc4 $6 {offers White a strong initiative after} 13. e4 f4
14. Ne2 $14 {To be compared with the similar line given in a later note, in
which the queen rook would be on a1 still.}) 13. e3 Nd6 14. c5 Nf7 {Black is
ready to open the centre with ...e5. Although this will leave White with the
control of d4, the kingside initiative should not be neglected.} 15. b4 e5 16.
dxe5 Nfxe5 17. Nd4 Nf6 18. Na4 Kh8 19. Qb3 Bd7 20. a3 Rae8 21. Nb2 g5 22. f4
Ng6 23. Nd3 gxf4 24. exf4 Ne4 25. Nf3 Qf6 26. Nde5 Nxe5 27. Nxe5 Bc8 28. Qe3 h5
$132 {Maiwald,J (2508)-Carlsen,M (2786)/Germany 2008/CBM 127 Extra (0-1, 38).
It is curious that computers give White a clear advantage in this position. I
would be rather worried by Black's attack, without seeing a clear queenside
plan to compensate for it.}) (10. Rae1 d5 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. f4 {This brutal way
of occupying the e5-square is not too promising.} Ne4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Nxd7
Bxd7 15. c5 Be8 {The position has been stabilised, Black development is
entirely satisfactory and once again one would ask: whose bishop is better?}
16. e3 Bh5 17. h3 Rad8 18. Qf2 g5 {Displaying some ambitions already.} 19. fxg5
Qxg5 (19... e5 $5 20. dxe5 Qxc5 $132) 20. Qf4 Qg7 21. Rf2 Bg6 22. Ref1 Rfe8 23.
Qg5 Qe7 24. Qxe7 Rxe7 25. g4 fxg4 26. hxg4 e5 $132 {Gyimesi,Z (2592)-Glek,I 
(2512)/Germany 2009/CBM 128 Extra (1-0, 39). Black later lost only as a
consequence of an endgame blunder.}) 10... d5 11. e3 {Preparing Ne2-f4-d3.} (
11. Qc2 Ne4 (11... Nbd7 $5) 12. Rab1 (12. e3 Bd7 $6 {This is too slow,
allowing White to regroup in time. He should have chosen Carlsen's plan from
the previous game.} 13. Ne2 Be8 14. Nf4 Nd7 15. Nd3 Ndf6 16. Nfe5 $16 {
Kharitonov,A (2585)-Ovetchkin,R (2475)/Moscow 1998/CBM 063/(Tyomkin,D) (1-0,
44). White is in complete control of the position.}) 12... Nd7 13. b4 $6 {
This attacking move only creates weaknesses.} Nd6 $1 14. cxd5 $6 (14. c5 $5)
14... cxd5 15. Ne5 Kh8 $1 (15... Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nc4 $2 17. Nxd5 $1 $18) 16. f4 (
16. Bxd5 exd5 17. Nxd5 Qd8 18. Nc7 Nb6 19. Nxa8 Nxa8 $132) 16... Nxe5 17. dxe5
Nc4 18. Qd3 Bd7 19. e4 {This not only fails to shake Black's stability, but
also clears an important diagonal for the "bad" bishop.} fxe4 20. Nxe4 Be8 21.
Nc5 Bg6 22. Be4 $8 b6 (22... Nxe5 23. fxe5 dxe4 $15) 23. Bxg6 bxc5 24. Bxh7 g5
$132 {Nikolaidis,K (2308)-Glek,I (2553)/Korinthos 2000/EXT 2001 (0-1, 36)})
11... Nbd7 12. b3 $146 {This kind of queenside tension offers Black additional
ideas for counterplay.} ({Quite possibly, Giri did not like} 12. Qc2 {because
of} dxc4 $5 $146 (12... b6 $6 13. cxd5 $1 {With the d1-a4 diagonal open, this
move is strong.} cxd5 14. Rac1 Bb7 15. Qa4 a6 16. Ne2 Rfc8 17. Nf4 Ne4 18. Nd3
g5 19. Nfe5 Ndf6 20. Qb3 Qd6 21. Red1 g4 22. Nf4 $16 {with complete domination
on dark squares, Krizsany,L (2430)-Hardicsay,P (2395)/Hungary 1996/EXT 2000 
(1-0, 32)}) 13. e4 ({The attempt to retrieve the pawn releases the pressure in
the centre, allowing Black adequate counterplay:} 13. Nd2 Nb6 14. Bf1 e5 15.
Nxc4 Nxc4 16. Bxc4+ Be6 17. Bxe6+ Qxe6 18. dxe5 Qxe5 19. Qb3+ Rf7 20. Rad1 Re8
$11) 13... f4 $5 14. Ne2 (14. gxf4 Nh5 $36) 14... fxg3 15. hxg3 b5 16. b3 {
White has obvious compensation for the pawn, but apparently not more than that.
We have to continue the line for many more moves in order to illustrate one
possible difference if compared to the position with the extra tempo Rad1
mentioned above.} Ba6 17. bxc4 bxc4 18. Nf4 e5 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 21.
Bf1 Kh8 22. Bxc4 Bxc4 23. Qxc4 {White has retrieved the pawn and has the more
compact structure. Black should hurry with his counterplay.} Ng4 $1 24. Qxc6
Nxf2 $1 25. Kxf2 {In the aforementioned line, White would win with 25.Rd5!,
which is not available now.} g5 26. Qd5 Qg7 $13) (12. Qe2 Ne4 {leaves White
without the possibility of continuing his knight maneouvre.}) 12... b6 13. Ne2
Bb7 14. Nf4 {White has completed his regrouping, but Black has a harmonious
dveelopment and can open play to his favour.} dxc4 $5 (14... Ne4 15. Qb2 c5
$132 {is another possible continuation.}) 15. bxc4 c5 $132 16. Ng5 $6 {This
over-optimistic move hands over the initiative.} Bxg2 17. Kxg2 e5 18. Nfe6 (18.
dxe5 Nxe5 $15 {[%cal Ge7b7]}) 18... Ne4 $1 19. Nxe4 Qxe6 20. Ng5 $6 {Losing a
pawn without compensation.} (20. d5 Qh6 21. Nc3 e4 $15 {The weakness of the
f3-square is more important than that of the e6-square for two main reasons.
First, a knight on f3 would be closer to the king. Secondly, the e6-knight can
be removed with an exchange sacrifice.} 22. Ne2 Ne5 23. Qc3 Rae8 24. Nf4 g5 25.
Ne6 Rxe6 26. dxe6 Qxe6 {The c4-pawn is in danger and the kingside attack
remains a permanent danger.}) 20... Qxc4 21. dxc5 (21. dxe5 Nxe5 22. Rac1 Rad8
$1 $19) 21... Nxc5 22. Rec1 Qd3 $17 {Black has parried any infiltration of
White's pieces and converting the pawn remains a matter of technique.} 23. Qxd3
Nxd3 24. Rc7 h6 25. Nf3 Rf7 26. Rc3 Rd7 27. a4 Rad8 28. Rb1 Rd5 29. Rc7 R8d7
30. Rxd7 Rxd7 31. Rb5 Rd6 32. a5 e4 33. Nd4 g6 34. Rb1 Kf7 35. h3 Ke7 36. Nb5
Rd5 37. axb6 axb6 38. Nd4 Rd6 39. Nb5 Rf6 40. f3 exf3+ 41. Kxf3 Ne5+ 42. Ke2
Nd7 43. Nd4 Rd6 44. g4 fxg4 45. hxg4 Ne5 46. Nb5 Rf6 47. Rb4 Rf2+ 48. Kxf2 Nd3+
49. Kf3 Nxb4 50. Kf4 Kf6 51. Nc3 Nd3+ 52. Ke4 Nc5+ 53. Kf4 g5+ 54. Kf3 Ke5 55.
Nb5 Ne4 56. Na7 Nd2+ 57. Ke2 Nc4 58. Nc6+ Ke4 59. Ne7 Nxe3 60. Nc8 Nxg4 61.
Nxb6 Ne5 62. Kf2 h5 63. Kg3 h4+ 64. Kh3 Kf3 65. Nc8 Nd3 66. Nd6 Nf4+ 67. Kh2 g4
68. Nf5 g3+ 69. Kh1 g2+ 70. Kh2 Kf2 0-1

[Event "Amber-blindfold 20th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2011.03.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. b3 e5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Bxe5 14. Bb2 c6
15. Rd2 Bf5 16. Rad1 Bf6 17. h3 h5 18. Kh2 Be5 19. Kg1 Bf6 20. Bf1 Kf8 21. Kg2
Rad8 22. Ba3+ Kg8 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Rxd8+ Bxd8 25. e4 Be6 26. Ne2 Nc8 27. Nf4
Bd7 28. Nd3 Be7 29. Bc5 Kf8 30. f4 b6 31. Be3 Nd6 32. Ne5 Be8 33. Bd3 c5 34.
Kf3 f6 35. Nc4 Bc6 36. Nxd6 Bxd6 37. Bd2 b5 38. Bc3 Kf7 39. Ke3 a6 40. Be2 Bd7
41. h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 20th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2011.03.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]

1. c4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c6 6. O-O d5 7. Qa4 {A rare
move, which Black meets with a novelty.} a6 $146 {[%cal Yb7b5] Very logical.} (
7... Nbd7 8. cxd5 Nb6 9. Qa3 cxd5 10. Nc3 Bf5 $1 (10... Nc4 11. Qb4 e6 12. Bf4
Re8 13. Ne5 Bf8 14. Qb3 $14 {1-0 Portisch,L (2645)-Ivkov,B (2535)/Petropolis
1973/IZT (37)}) 11. b3 Ne4 12. Nd1 a5 13. Bf4 Nc8 14. Rc1 Ncd6 $11 {0-1 Oll,L 
(2615)-Norwood,D (2545)/London 1994/EXT 2000 (42)}) (7... Nfd7 $5 8. Qc2 $1 (8.
Na3 Nb6 9. Qc2 Bf5 10. Qc3 Be4 11. c5 N6d7 12. Bf4 b6 $15 {0-1 Grigorian,K 
(2485)-Sveshnikov,E/Moscow 1973/URS-ch (27)}) (8. cxd5 cxd5 9. Nc3 Nb6 10. Qd1
Nc6 11. Bf4 Bf5 $11 {1/2 Pigusov,E (2520)-Huzman,A (2500)/Sverdlovsk 1987/TD 
(17)}) 8... Nb6 (8... dxc4 $5 9. Qxc4 e5) 9. c5 N6d7 10. Bf4 Re8 11. Nbd2 e5
12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Bxe5 Rxe5 15. e4 dxe4 16. Qc3 Qe7 17. Nxe4 $14
{1/2 Sargissian,G (2673)-Volokitin,A (2678)/Germany 2008/CBM 123 (27)}) (7...
Bf5 $5 8. Nc3 Nbd7 9. cxd5 Nb6 10. Qb3 Nfxd5 11. Rd1 Qd6 12. Bd2 Nxc3 13. Bxc3
Qe6 14. d5 cxd5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Nd4 Qf6 17. Nxf5+ Qxf5 18. a4 Rfd8 19. a5 Nc4
20. Qxb7 e6 $11 {1/2 Carlsen,M (2690)-Svidler,P (2728)/Morelia/Linares 2007/
CBM 117/(Marin,M) (29)}) 8. Bf4 (8. c5 $5 {is principled, e.g.} b6 9. cxb6 Qxb6
10. Qa3 $5 {[%cal Yb1c3,Yc3a4]}) 8... Be6 (8... b5 $5) 9. cxd5 {Harmless.} (9.
c5 $5) 9... cxd5 $6 {This doesn't fit in with 8...Be6.} (9... Nxd5 $142 $1 $11
10. Bd2 $140 c5 $1) 10. Qb3 Ra7 11. Ne5 (11. Nc3 Nc6 12. Rac1 Na5 13. Qb4 Nc6
14. Qa3 $140 Ne4 15. Rfd1 Qb6 $132) 11... Ne4 $6 (11... Nfd7 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13.
e3 $14 {[%cal Yb1c3]}) (11... Nh5 $5 12. Bd2 Bxe5 $1 {Korchnoi's idea, typical
for this kind of position.} (12... Nc6 $5 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. e3 Nf6) 13. dxe5
Nc6 14. Bh6 d4 15. Qa3 Ng7 $132 {[%cal Ye6d5]}) 12. Rd1 Nd7 13. Nc3 {[%csl Rd5]
} Nxc3 14. Qxc3 (14. bxc3 $5 Nf6 15. a4 $14 {[%csl Ra7,Rb7][%cal Gb1b7]}) 14...
Ra8 (14... Nxe5 15. dxe5 b5 16. Qd4 Rd7 17. Rdc1 $16) 15. Qb3 $16 a5 {A
desperate attempt to break away.} (15... Nb6 16. Rac1 $16 {[%csl Rb6]}) 16.
Bxd5 a4 17. Qxb7 Rb8 18. Nxf7 $6 {There was no need to go for a position with
a material imbalancel. White could have kept his material advantage by means of
} (18. Qc6 Bxd5 (18... Rb6 19. Bxe6 $1 Rxc6 20. Nxc6 Qe8 21. Bc4 $16 e5 $140
22. Bg5 $1) (18... Nxe5 19. dxe5 Rb6 20. Qc4 $16) 19. Qxd5 Nxe5 20. Qxd8 Rfxd8
21. dxe5 $16) 18... Rxb7 19. Nxd8 Bxd5 20. Nxb7 Bxb7 21. Rac1 (21. Rdc1 $5 Bd5
22. Rc7 Rd8 23. e3) 21... Bd5 22. Rc7 Rd8 23. a3 Kf7 24. Rd2 Nf6 25. f3 Bb3 26.
Be5 $2 {This blunder lets White's advantage slip but it was very difficult to
convert it after, say,} (26. Rc5 Nd5 27. Be5 Bh6 28. Rd3) 26... Ne8 $1 27. Rc5
Bxe5 28. Rxe5 Nd6 29. Rc5 Nc4 30. Rd3 Nxb2 31. Re3 Rxd4 32. Rc7 Be6 {Black is
materially better now but White's counterplay should be enough for him to hold
his ground.} 33. Ra7 (33. Rc6 $5 Bd7 34. Rc7) 33... g5 (33... Nd1 $5 34. Re5
Nc3 $15) 34. Rc3 Rc4 35. Re3 Rc2 36. Re4 Rc3 37. h4 h6 38. hxg5 hxg5 39. Ra6
Ba2 40. Ra7 Be6 41. Ra6 Bc4 42. Rc6 Rxa3 43. Rcxc4 Nxc4 44. Rxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 20th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2011.03.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 c5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bc3 Na6 10. Bb2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Qc7 13. Nf3 Be7 14. Nc3 Nc5
15. Qd4 Qb7 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. Rac1 Rac8 18. Kg1 d6 19. Qe3 a6 20. Nd4 Bf8 21.
Qf3 Qxf3 22. Nxf3 Rb8 23. Nd4 Rdc8 24. f3 g6 25. Kf2 Bh6 26. e3 Bg7 27. Ke2 Kf8
28. Rd2 Ne8 29. Rcd1 Be5 30. g4 Rb7 31. g5 Bg7 32. Ba3 Kg8 33. h4 h5 34. Rc1
Rbc7 35. Rcd1 Rb7 36. Rc1 Rbc7 37. Rcd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 20th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2011.03.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. Nf3 f5 8.
Ng3 c5 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. d5 exd5 12. Ne5 Qe6 13. f4 Nd7 14. O-O
O-O-O 15. Qh5 Nxe5 16. fxe5 Qxe5 17. Rae1 Qd4+ 18. Kh1 Qh4 19. Rxf5 Qxh5 20.
Nxh5 Rd7 21. Rxf7 Bd8 22. Rf5 b6 23. Nf4 d4 24. b3 Bc7 25. Nd3 Rg8 26. g3 Rg6
27. Kg2 Rc6 28. Re2 c4 29. bxc4 Rxc4 30. Rh5 Ra4 31. Nc1 Kb7 32. Rd2 a6 33. Rh4
Bd8 34. Rh5 b5 35. Nb3 Bb6 36. c3 d3 37. Nc1 Ba5 38. Rxd3 Rxd3 39. Nxd3 Rxa2+
40. Kf3 Bxc3 41. Rxh7+ Kc6 42. g4 b4 43. g5 b3 44. g6 Rd2 45. Ke3 Rg2 46. Rh6
Bd2+ 47. Kf3 Bxh6 48. Kxg2 a5 49. Nb2 Kb5 0-1

[Event "Amber-blindfold 20th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2011.03.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "169"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. e3 g6 5. Nbd2 Bg7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Na6 8. Qe2
Nc7 9. b3 c5 10. Bb2 cxd4 11. Bxd4 Ne6 12. Bb2 Nc5 13. Bc2 b6 14. Rfd1 Ba6 15.
b4 Ncd7 16. Bd3 Bb7 17. Rac1 Rc8 18. Nb3 e6 19. c5 bxc5 20. bxc5 Nb8 21. Nfd4
Nc6 22. Nxc6 Bxc6 23. Ba6 Ra8 24. Be5 Ne4 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. f3 Nf6 27. Nd4 Qc7
28. Bb5 Bxb5 29. Nxb5 Qe7 30. e4 Rfd8 31. Nd6 Ne8 32. Nxe8+ Qxe8 33. exd5 Rxd5
34. Rxd5 exd5 35. Qxe8 Rxe8 36. c6 Kf6 37. c7 Rc8 38. Kf2 Ke5 39. Ke3 Kd6 40.
Kd4 Rxc7 41. Rxc7 Kxc7 42. Kxd5 Kb6 43. Ke5 Kb5 44. Kf6 Kb4 45. f4 Ka3 46. Kxf7
Kxa2 47. g4 a5 48. f5 gxf5 49. gxf5 a4 50. f6 a3 51. Kg8 Kb3 52. f7 a2 53. f8=Q
a1=Q 54. Qf3+ Kc4 55. Qf4+ Kd5 56. Kxh7 Qa7+ 57. Kg6 Qa6+ 58. Qf6 Qe2 59. h4
Kc5 60. h5 Qe8+ 61. Kh6 Kd5 62. Kg5 Qg8+ 63. Kf4 Qb8+ 64. Kg4 Qb4+ 65. Kg5 Qd2+
66. Kg6 Kc4 67. h6 Qg2+ 68. Kf7 Qb7+ 69. Kg8 Qb8+ 70. Qf8 Qg3+ 71. Kh8 Qe5+ 72.
Qg7 Qe4 73. h7 Kd3 74. Qd7+ Ke2 75. Kg8 Qg6+ 76. Kf8 Qh6+ 77. Qg7 Qf4+ 78. Qf7
Qh6+ 79. Ke7 Qh4+ 80. Ke8 Qa4+ 81. Kf8 Qd4 82. Qh5+ Kf2 83. h8=Q Qd6+ 84. Kf7
Qd7+ 85. Kg6 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 20th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2011.03.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E48"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nge2 d5 7. cxd5 cxd4 8.
exd4 Nxd5 9. O-O Nc6 10. Bc2 Nf6 11. Bg5 Be7 12. a3 Qa5 13. Qd2 h6 14. Bh4 Rd8
15. Rfd1 Bd7 16. b4 Qh5 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Ne4 Be7 19. Nf4 Qb5 20. d5 Ne5 21.
Bb3 Rac8 22. Qe1 Qb6 23. dxe6 Bxe6 24. Nxe6 fxe6 25. Ng5 Bxg5 26. Qxe5 Kh8 27.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 28. Rf1 a5 29. Qe4 axb4 30. Bc2 Kg8 31. axb4 Bf6 32. Bb3 Rd4 33. Qg6
Kf8 34. b5 Rd6 35. Qh5 Rd3 36. Bc4 Rd4 37. Qe2 Qc5 38. Bxe6 Qe5 39. Qxe5 Bxe5
40. g3 Rb4 41. Rd1 Rxb5 42. Rd7 Rb6 43. Bf5 Ke8 44. Rc7 Kd8 45. Rd7+ Ke8 46.
Rc7 Kd8 47. Rf7 Ke8 48. Bg6 Kd8 49. Be4 Ke8 50. Rxb7 Rxb7 51. Bxb7 Kf8 52. Kg2
g5 53. Kf3 Kg7 54. Kg4 Bc7 55. h4 Bb6 56. f3 Bf2 57. hxg5 hxg5 58. Kxg5 Bxg3
59. f4 Bxf4+ 60. Kxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 20th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2011.03.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 e6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Bd2 {White is
finding it difficult to get some advantage against his opponent's flexible
setup. The most popular move is still 7.b3.} (7. b3 c5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 Bd6
10. O-O O-O 11. e4 cxd4 12. Nxd5 h6 13. Bb2 Nxd5 14. exd5 Nf6 15. Nxd4 Nxd5 16.
Nf5 Bxf5 17. Bxf5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Grigorov,G (2479)-Georgiev,V (2582)/Bansko 2010
(102)}) 7... dxc4 8. a4 c5 9. Bxc4 cxd4 10. exd4 Nb6 {Nakamura plays the line
also with the white pieces and is well aware of the fact that Black has some
work to do before he can claim equality.} (10... Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rac1 (12.
Rad1 Nb6 13. Bb3 Bd7 14. Bg5 Bc6 15. Ne5 Nbd5 16. Qe2 Qd6 17. Rd3 $14 {1/2-1/2
Schlosser,P (2534)-Gustafsson,J (2566)/Austria 2003}) 12... Nb6 13. Bd3 Nbd5 (
13... h6 14. Qb3 Nbd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bc4 Bd7 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Ne5 {The
pressure of white pieces is pretty unpleasant despite the symmetrical pawn
structure.} Bf6 19. Ba5 $1 Qe8 20. Bb4 Bxa4 21. Qa3 Bxe5 22. dxe5 Bb5 23. Rfe1
$16 {1/2-1/2 Nakamura,H (2715)-Ni Hua (2665)/London 2009 (46)}) 14. Nxd5 Qxd5
15. Bg5 h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Bh7+ Kh8 18. Be4 Qa5 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20. dxe5 Bd7 21.
Qc7 Qxc7 22. Rxc7 Bxa4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Schlosser,P (2557)-Buhmann,R (2591)/
Austria 2010 (30)}) 11. Bd3 $146 {Carlsen comes up with a new move and it can
well be called a fresh concept. The bishop from the d3-square is eying the
h7-pawn.} (11. Bb3 Be7 12. O-O O-O 13. Rac1 Bd7 14. Ne5 Rc8 15. Qd3 Bc6 16.
Nxc6 Rxc6 17. a5 Na8 (17... Rd6 18. Ne2 Nbd5 19. Rc2 Qb8 20. Rfc1 $14 {1/2-1/2
Meier,G (2659)-Acs,P (2601)/Germany 2010 (59)}) 18. Rfd1 Rc8 19. d5 Nc7 20. Qg3
Nfxd5 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Rxc8 Qxc8 23. Bxd5 exd5 24. Bc3 f6 25. Rxd5 Rd8 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Gervasio,R (2369)-Velikov,P (2492)/Clichy 1999 (66)}) 11... Nbd5 12.
Nxd5 Nxd5 {Recapturing with the black queen is not easy to punish, but White
would have kept some edge.} (12... exd5 13. O-O Be7 14. Rfe1 O-O 15. Rac1 $16)
(12... Qxd5 $5 13. O-O Bd7 14. Bc4 Qh5 15. Ne5 Bd6 16. f4 Ng4 17. h3 Nxe5 18.
fxe5 $14) 13. O-O Nb4 $6 {The golden rule of caution with active plans when
behind in development has been violated a thousand times - even by very strong
players. Can Black afford to exchange one of the white bishops?} (13... Bd6 14.
Be4 (14. Rac1 Nf4 15. Bc4 O-O 16. Rfe1 (16. g3 b5 $1 $13) 16... b5 $1 17. axb5
Bb7 $11) 14... Nf6 15. Rfc1 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 O-O 17. a5 f6 $14) 14. Bxb4 Bxb4 15.
Bxh7 $1 g6 (15... Bd6 16. Bd3 Bd7 (16... Bxh2+ $2 17. Nxh2 Qh4 18. Qc7 $18) 17.
Qe2 Rc8 18. h3 $16) 16. Bxg6 fxg6 17. Qxg6+ Kf8 {The American chess star is
very confident. Not every player would dare to play such a dangerous position
against the top player of the FIDE rating list.} (17... Kd7 18. Qg7+ Kd6 19.
Rfc1 $18) 18. Ne5 Qe7 {White is much better, so the defender has to play with
caution in order to keep some counterplay.} (18... Qe8 19. Qf6+ Kg8 20. Qg5+
Kf8 (20... Kh7 21. Rfc1 Rg8 22. Rc7+ Bd7 23. Qh4+ $18) 21. Ng6+ Kg7 22. Nxh8+
Kxh8 23. Rfc1 $18) 19. Rac1 Qh7 (19... Rg8 20. Qh5 Qg7 21. g3 Bd6 22. Rfd1 Ke7
23. Rd3 $16) 20. Qg3 {It would be more difficult to find the courage for the
transition into a promising endgame.} (20. h4 $5 Qxg6 21. Nxg6+ Kg8 22. Nxh8
Kxh8 23. Rc7 Bd6 24. Rfc1 Bxc7 25. Rxc7 b5 26. a5 $16) 20... Ke8 21. d5 $1 {
Carlsen has a clear goal - to attack the black king. The defender's pieces are
poorly coordinated.} Bd6 (21... exd5 22. Ng6 Be6 23. Qe5 Qxg6 24. Qxh8+ Qg8 25.
Qe5 $18) 22. Rfe1 Bd7 (22... Qg8 23. Qf3 Qh7 24. h3 $16) 23. h3 {The white
queen deserves a better future than serving as a passive defender of the
kingside.} Bxe5 (23... Rf8 24. dxe6 Bc6 (24... Bxe6 25. Qe3 Be7 26. Nf3 Bd7 27.
Rc7 $18) 25. Rxc6 $1 bxc6 26. Qc3 Rc8 27. Nd7 $18) 24. Rxe5 Rg8 25. Qe3 Rg6 (
25... Qg6 26. g4 Rc8 27. Rxc8+ Bxc8 28. dxe6 $18) 26. dxe6 Bc6 (26... Bc8 27.
Rd1 Qg7 28. Qe4 $18) 27. Rxc6 $1 {Excellent chess understanding has enabled
White to destroy the dangerous bishop without hesitation. Black will go under
due to the lack of piece coordination.} bxc6 28. Qe4 Qg7 (28... Rc8 29. Rg5 $1
Rg7 30. Qxh7 Rxh7 31. Rg8+ Ke7 32. Rxc8 $18) (28... Ke7 29. Qxc6 Rxg2+ 30. Qxg2
(30. Kxg2 Qg7+ 31. Kf1 Qxe5 32. Qxa8 $18) 30... Rg8 31. Rg5 Qb1+ 32. Kh2 Rxg5
33. Qxg5+ Kxe6 34. b4 $18) 29. Qxc6+ Ke7 30. Qc5+ Ke8 31. Qc6+ Ke7 32. Re3 $1 {
The rook retreats to a safe square, but still keeps the mobility along the 3rd
rank.} Ra7 (32... Rg8 33. Qc5+ Ke8 34. Rb3 Rxe6 35. Rb8+ Kf7 36. Rb7+ $18) (
32... Rd8 33. Qb7+ Ke8 34. e7 Rxg2+ 35. Qxg2 Qxg2+ 36. Kxg2 $18) 33. Qc5+ (33.
Qb6 $1) 33... Ke8 34. Qc6+ Ke7 35. Qb6 $1 {The white queen dominates the rook
on a7, so it makes sense to sacrifice the important g2-pawn.} Rxg2+ 36. Kf1
Rg1+ 37. Ke2 Ra8 38. Qb7+ Kd6 (38... Kf8 39. Qxa8+ $18) (38... Kf6 39. Qxa8 $18
) 39. Rd3+ Kxe6 (39... Kc5 40. b4+ Kc4 41. Qe4+ Qd4 42. Qxd4#) (39... Ke5 40.
Qxa8 $18) 40. Qc6+ {The black king ends its life in the centre hunted by the
two unrestrained white major pieces.} (40. Qc6+ Kf5 41. Rd5+ Qe5+ 42. Rxe5+
Kxe5 43. Qxa8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.30"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D07"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2814"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c4 Bg4 4. cxd5 Bxf3 5. gxf3 Qxd5 6. e3 e5 7. Nc3 Bb4 8.
Bd2 Bxc3 9. bxc3 Nge7 10. c4 Qd6 11. d5 Nb8 12. Rb1 b6 13. Bb4 c5 14. dxc6 Qxc6
15. Bd3 Qe6 16. c5 Nbc6 17. cxb6 Nxb4 18. Rxb4 axb6 19. Qb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.29"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2814"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Be3 e6 5. Nd2 Nd7 6. Ngf3 Bg6 7. Be2 Ne7 {
I know that some of the Caro-Kann specialists prefer to develop the knight on
h6, with little concern about spoiling the pawn structure. Perhaps, it's a
matter of taste, but, in practice Black achieve results superior to the move
in the text. Here is the latest example:} (7... Nh6 8. O-O Be7 9. Bxh6 gxh6 10.
Nb3 O-O 11. Qd2 Kg7 12. c3 f6 13. Qe3 Qc7 14. c4 Rae8 $132 {0-1 Edouard,R 
(2634)-Zhigalko,A (2566)/Moscow RUS 2011/The Week in Chess 850 (36)}) 8. Nh4 $1
{The best way to fight for an advantage.} c5 ({Black can also save his bishop
by} 8... Nf5 9. Nxf5 Bxf5 10. g4 Bg6 11. h4 h6 12. h5 Bh7 {This position
appeared in a couple of games. I believe that here Black's chances to equalise
are higher than after the choice of Wang Hao.}) 9. c3 Nc6 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Nf3
({Another possible idea for White is} 11. a3 Rc8 (11... a5 12. a4 $14 {[%csl
Yb5]}) 12. b4 cxd4 13. cxd4 {gaining space on the queenside.}) 11... Rc8 $6 {
This standard move can't be so bad, but, I believe that Black's play should be
more concrete.} (11... Be7 12. O-O O-O 13. Bd3 Qb6 14. Qe2 Rfc8 15. h4 cxd4 16.
cxd4 Nb4 17. Bb1 Qa6 18. Qd1 $1 $14 {1-0 Svidler,P (2735)-Macieja,B (2613)/
Germany 2004/EXT 2005 (61)}) (11... cxd4 12. cxd4 Qa5+ 13. Kf1 {This is just a
temporary inconvenience for the king. After g2-g3 he will find a safe shelter
on g2. Later on White will start the plan that was realized in current game.
The evaluation clearly favours White.}) (11... Qb6 $1 {If Black wants to
continue to play this line, he has to be more active.} 12. O-O $5 (12. Qc2 cxd4
13. cxd4 Qa5+ 14. Kf1 Rc8 $132 {The queen on c2 is vulnerable.}) 12... Qxb2 {
Risky, but principled.} 13. Rb1 Qxc3 $2 (13... Qxa2 14. Rxb7 {White's
compensation is obvious, but the objective evaluation is unclear to me. This
position is worth being checked in practice. Here is a sample line:} c4 {
It is recommended for Black to close the centre.} 15. Ng5 Nd8 16. Bg4 $5 {
A very interesting rook sacrifice.} (16. Rb1 Be7 17. Bg4 $44) 16... Nxb7 17.
Qf3 f5 (17... Nf6 18. exf6 Nd8 19. Re1 $1 $44) 18. Nxe6 Rc8 19. Bxf5 gxf5 20.
Qxf5 Nb6 21. Bg5 Be7 22. Nxg7+ Kd8 {White has a perpetual check, but not more
than that.}) 14. Rxb7 cxd4 (14... c4 15. Rc7 $18 {[%csl Rc6,Rd7][%cal Gd1a4]
Black's knight doesn't have a good square in view of the threat Qd1-a4.}) 15.
Bd2 Qa3 16. Bb5 Rc8 17. Qb1 $1 Be7 18. Rc1 $18) 12. O-O a6 {This plan is
obviously slow. On the other hand, it's very hard to suggest an alternative
idea. Due to doubled pawns on the kingside, Black can, in no way, realise the .
..f7-f6 advance.} 13. g3 Be7 14. h4 b5 (14... Qb6 15. Rb1 {and Black has no
good way to develop his initiative on the queenside.}) 15. a4 $1 {It is useful
for White to open the a-file.} Qb6 16. axb5 axb5 17. Kg2 c4 {It should be
noted, that castling is unsatisfactory for Black at any moment. In such a case
White simply plays Rh1 followed by h4-h5 with an irresistible attack.} 18. Ng5
Qd8 19. Bg4 {Now some sacrifices on e6 or f7 are in the offing, therefore,
Black's next more is practically forced.} Bxg5 20. Bxg5 Qc7 21. Rh1 {White's
plan is incredibly prosaic, and there is nothing Black can do about it. His
counterplay on the queenside is way too slow.} Nb6 22. h5 {Black is lost,
where did he go that astray? I guess, the whole conception was wrong and the
plan on the queenside too slow as well.} gxh5 23. Bxh5 Na4 {This allows a
spectacular finish, but the position is lost anyway.} (23... g6 24. Bg4 {
is not a relief for Black. Either the penetration along the h-line, or the
manouevre Qd1-Qf3-Qf6 will be decisive.}) (23... Rf8 24. Qc2 g6 (24... Kd7 25.
Qh7 $18) 25. Bg4 Ne7 26. Rh7 Nf5 {and here White has several winning ideas,}
27. Qc1 Qb7 28. Bd1 $18 {followed by Qc1-f4 and g3-g4 is just one good example.
}) {[%tqu "En","Find the forced win for White.","","","h5f7","",10]} 24. Bxf7+
$1 Kxf7 25. Qf3+ Kg8 (25... Kg6 26. Bf6 $1 $18 {[%cal Rf3g4]}) 26. Rxh8+ Kxh8
27. Rh1+ Kg8 28. Qh5 Rf8 (28... Ne7 29. Bxe7 Qxe7 30. Qh8+ Kf7 31. Qxc8 $18)
29. Bf6 $1 (29. Bf6 Qd7 30. Qg6 $1 $18 {[%cal Rh1h7]}) 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.28"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2814"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi/Mueller,Kar"]
[PlyCount "170"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]

1. d4 {Müller,Karsten} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ {Carlsen stays
faithful to his game against Topalov, in which this line brought him a fine
victory.} 5. Qxd2 d5 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. Nf3 c6 8. O-O b6 9. Rc1 O-O (9... Bb7 10.
Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd7 12. f4 O-O 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Na3 a5 15. Nb5 Nc5 16. Rc2
f6 17. Qe3 fxe5 18. Qxe5 Rf5 19. Qd6 $1 $14 {1-0 Grischuk,A (2760)-Eljanov,P 
(2755)/Moscow 2010/CBM 139 (60)}) 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Na3 Bb7 $146 12. Nb5 a6 13.
Nd6 Qb8 (13... Ne4 14. Nxb7 Nxd2 (14... Qb8 $2 15. Qf4 $16) 15. Nxd8 Nxf3+ 16.
Bxf3 Rfxd8 17. Rc7 Nf6 18. Rac1 $14) 14. Qb4 a5 15. Qa3 Ba6 16. Ne5 b5 17. Qxa5
$2 {Probably a miscalculation which turns the tables in Black's favour.} (17.
Rc6 b4 18. Qe3 Bb7 19. Nxd7 Nxd7 20. Nxb7 Qxb7 21. Rac1 Rfc8 22. R6c2 Rxc2 23.
Rxc2 Rc8 $11) 17... Qxd6 18. Rc6 Qb8 19. Rxa6 Rxa6 20. Qxa6 Nxe5 21. dxe5 Qxe5
22. Qxb5 Rb8 23. Qd3 Rxb2 {Since White's 17th move the moves have been more or
less forced.} 24. Qe3 {A good practical choice.} Qxe3 25. fxe3 Rxe2 26. a4 Rc2
27. a5 Rc7 28. a6 Ra7 29. Bf1 Kf8 30. Rb1 Ke7 31. Rb7+ Rxb7 32. axb7 Nd7 33.
Kf2 Kd6 34. Bb5 Nb8 35. Be8 Ke7 36. Bb5 f6 37. Kf3 Kd6 38. Be8 Kc7 39. Bf7 Kxb7
40. Bxe6 Kc6 41. Bg8 h6 {Kramnik has managed to increases his chances in this
ending where he is a pawn down.} 42. Kg4 $6 {But he goes astray now} (42. h4
Nd7 43. Kf4 Ne5 44. h5 {And it is more or less a fortress!}) 42... Nd7 43. Kf5
Ne5 44. h3 $6 {Müller,Karsten: 'In what follows Kramnik places both kingside
pawns on light squares." "Kramnik stellt seine Bauern im folgenden ungünstig
auf."} ({Müller,Karsten: By means of Mittels} 44. h4 $1 Kd6 45. h5 {Kramnik
could have drawn relatively easily. konnte Kramnik recht leicht remisieren.})
44... Kc5 45. g4 $6 {Pawns should not have been placed on white squares.} Kd6
$1 {A nice retreat!} 46. Bh7 Ke7 47. Bg8 g6+ 48. Kf4 Nf7 49. Bh7 g5+ {'!?'
Müller,Karsten.} (49... Nh8 {Müller,Karsten} 50. Bg8 Kd6 51. h4 $11) 50. Kg3
({Müller,Karsten: Unfortunately active defence with Unglücklicherweise ist
aktive Verteidigung mittels} 50. Kf5 $4 {'is impossible due to' wegen} Nd6+ 51.
Kg6 Nc4 $19 52. Kxh6 Nxe3 $19 {nicht spielbar.}) 50... Nd6 51. Bg8 Ne4+ {
Just in time!} 52. Kg2 Kd6 {Müller,Karsten: 'Magnus starts his long march.'
Magnus schickt seinen König auf eine lange Reise.'} 53. Kf3 Kc5 54. Bh7 Nc3
55. Bd3 Kb4 $17 56. Ba6 Kb3 57. Bb7 {'?' Müller,Karsten: 'Now the king will
reach d2 which seals White's fate.' 'Nun gelangt der König nach d2, was das
weiße Schicksal besiegelt.'} (57. Bd3 {Müller,Karsten:} Kb2 58. Kf2 Kc1 59.
Ke1 {was Kramnik's last chance to fight. It looks as if White can still defend.
war Kramniks letzte Chance. Es sieht so aus, als könne sich Weiß noch halten.
}) 57... Kc2 58. Ba6 (58. e4 $6 {Müller,Karsten} d4 $19) 58... Kd1 {Müller,
Karsten: 'Magnus' mighty king. In the duel knight against bishop the knight
usually wants to have control. But even then it is often quite difficult to
win. Magnus Carlsen had to use all his creativity to beat Kramnik. After
looking at my original analysis, which starts at this point, Kramnik remarked:
"I had made two childish blunders and was totally lost already." Magnus
mächtiger König Im Duell Springer gegen Läufer will die Springerpartei in
aller Regel die Kontrolle erlangen. Doch selbst dann ist der Gewinn oft nicht
leicht. So musste Magnus Carlsen all seine Kreativität und seinen König
einsetzen, um sich durchzusetzen. Nachdem Kramnik meine ursprüngliche Analyse
gesehen hatte, die im diesem Moment einsetzte, bemerkte er:"Ich hatte schon
zwei riesige Böcke geschossen und war bereits völlig verloren".} 59. Bb7 {
'?!' Müller,Karsten.} (59. Bc8 {(Müller,Karsten) was more tenacious as now
no direct zugzwang can be forced. But Black will win in any case: war viel
zäher, weil nun kein direkter Zugzwang hergestellt werden kann. Aber Schwarz
kann dennoch gewinnen:} Kd2 60. Bb7 Kc1 {A triangulation to break this setup.
Ein Dreicksmanöver, um diese Aufstellung zu durchbrechen.} 61. Bc8 Kd1 62. Bf5
(62. Ba6 Ke1 {Zugzwang} 63. Bd3 Kd2 64. Ba6 Nd1 65. e4 d4 $19) 62... Ke1 63.
Be6 Kf1 64. Bg8 Kg1 65. Kg3 Ne4+ 66. Kf3 Kh2 67. Bxd5 Nc3 $1 {Black must win a
tempo. Schwarz muss ein Tempo gewinnen.} ({After Denn nach} 67... Nd6 $2 68. h4
gxh4 69. Kf2) ({or after bzw nach} 67... Nc5 $2 68. Bc4 Kxh3 69. Bf1+ Kh4 70.
Be2 h5 71. gxh5 Kxh5 {Black has good drawing chances. hat Schwarz gute
Remischancen.}) 68. Bc4 Nb1 $3 {The point. The knight will either sacrifice
itself on d2 or return with gain of time. Die Pointe. Der Springer wird sich
entweder auf d2 opfern oder mit Tempo zurückkehren.} (68... Kxh3 $2 {is met
by wird mit} 69. Bf1+ Kh4 70. Bd3 {beantwortet..}) 69. Ke2 Kxh3 70. Bd3 (70.
Be6 Nc3+ 71. Kf3 Na4 72. Bc4 Kh4 73. Bf1 Nb6 74. Be2 Nd5 75. Bd1 Nc3 76. Bc2
Nb5 77. Ba4 Nd6 78. Bb3 f5 $19) 70... Nc3+ 71. Kf3 Kh4 72. Bf1 ({If White
stays on the b1-h7 diagonal with Wenn Weiß mit} 72. Bc2 {(Knaak) then the
following knight manovers win. Black's king also has to move from time to time
to bring White in zugzwang: auf der Diagonale b1-h7 bleibt, dann gewinnt der
folgende Springertanz, wobei der König sich immer mal wieder einschalten muss,
um Zugzwänge herbeizuführen:} Nb5 73. Bf5 (73. Bh7 Nd6 74. Bg6 Nc4 $19) 73...
Nd6 74. Be6 Kh3 75. Bb3 (75. Ba2 Nc8 76. Bc4 Ne7 77. Be6 Nc6 78. Ke4 Ne5 79.
Kf5 Nxg4 80. Kg6 Kh4 81. e4 Ne3 $19) 75... Nb7 76. Bd1 Nc5 77. Be2 Kh4 78. Bb5
Nb3 79. Be2 Nd2+ 80. Kf2 Ne4+ 81. Kg2 Nc3 82. Bf3 Na2 83. Be2 Nc1 84. Bd1 Nd3
85. Kf3 Ne5+ $19) 72... Nb1 73. Bd3 Nd2+ 74. Ke2 Kxg4 75. Kxd2 Kh3 76. Be2 g4
77. Ke1 h5 78. Kf1 Kh2 $19) 59... Kd2 {'!!' Müller,Karsten: 'Magnus Carlsen
puts Kramnik in zugzwang. Now his king will reach the white kingside pawns.'
'Magnus Carlsen bringt Kramnik in tödlichen Zugzwang. Nun wird der schwarze
König seinen langen Marsch in Richtung des Bauern h3 fortsetzen können.'} 60.
Bc6 (60. Ba6 $6 {(Müller,Karsten): is refuted by läuft in} Nd1 61. e4 d4 $19)
60... Ke1 61. Bb7 Kf1 62. Ba8 Kg1 63. Kg3 Ne4+ 64. Kf3 Nd2+ 65. Kg3 (65. Ke2 {
Müller,Karsten} Nc4 66. Bxd5 Ne5 67. Be4 Kh2 68. Kf2 Kxh3 69. Bf5 Kh4 $19)
65... Nf1+ 66. Kf3 Nd2+ 67. Kg3 Nc4 68. Bxd5 Nxe3 69. Bb7 Nf1+ 70. Kf3 Kh2 71.
Kf2 (71. h4 {Müller,Karsten} Kh3 72. hxg5 fxg5 73. Bc8 Nh2+ 74. Kf2 Nxg4+ 75.
Kf3 h5 $19) 71... Nd2 72. Bg2 Nc4 73. Bf1 Ne5 74. Ke3 Kg1 75. Be2 (75. Ke2 {
Müller,Karsten} Nd3 76. Kxd3 Kxf1 $19) 75... Kg2 76. Ke4 Kxh3 77. Kf5 Kh4 78.
Bd1 Nc4 {'!' Müller,Karsten.} 79. Ke4 ({After Nach} 79. Kxf6 {Müller,Karsten}
Ne3 80. Be2 Nxg4+ 81. Kg6 h5 82. Bd1 Ne3 83. Bxh5 Ng4 $19 {White is in
zugzwang. A tragicomical picture. ist Weiß in tödlichem Zugzwang.}) 79...
Nd6+ 80. Kd5 (80. Kf3 {Müller,Karsten} h5 81. gxh5 Kxh5 82. Kg3+ Kg6 $19)
80... f5 {'!' Müller,Karsten: : 'The final point. A very impressive endgame
performance by Magnus Carlsen!' 'Die letzte Pointe. Ein von Magnus Carlsen
sehr beeindruckend geführtes Endspiel!'} 81. Kxd6 {Müller,Karsten} fxg4 82.
Ke5 g3 83. Bf3 Kh3 84. Kf5 g2 85. Bxg2+ Kxg2 $19 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.26"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2814"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Nepomniachtchi"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]

{In advance of a game with a strong opponent, one usually prepares especially
hard. Alas, though, in this instance, a difficult defeat that I had suffered
against Smeets the previous day had its effect on me. I decided it was better
just to keep a clear head, especially as Magnus usually manages to surprise
his opponents in the opening, in virtually every game.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3.
d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Kh1 Nc6 10. f4
b5 11. Be3 Bb7 12. a4 exf4 $5 ({Magnus has played this slightly unusual
move-order before. The game Carlsen-Dominguez, 2010, continued} 12... Nb4 13.
Qd2 d5 14. fxe5 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Nd4 Nd5 17. Nf5 $14 {and White managed
to win.}) 13. Rxf4 Ne5 {By means of a series of small threats, Black has
managed to equalise.} 14. Qd4 Nc6 15. Qd2 {White has improved the position of
his queen, however, he is not able to strengthen the centre.} Ne5 16. Qd4 Nc6
17. Qd2 Ne5 18. axb5 ({Carlsen had used a lot of time on his last few moves,
and I understood that he was hardly likely to take the repetition of moves,
especially as the tournament situation required him to play for a win.
Naturally, White has many ways to continue the fight, but all involve some
degree of commitment, and even risk. Here is one sample line:} 18. Nd4 Ng6 (
18... b4 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Nxd5) 19. Rff1 Nh4 $5 ({после} 19... b4 20.
Nd5 Nxe4 21. Nxe7+ Qxe7 22. Qxb4 Nh4 23. Nf5 Nxf5 24. Rxf5 Ng3+ 25. hxg3 Qxe3
26. Bd3 g6 27. Rff1 {Chances are about equal, although White's position is
slightly more pleasant}) 20. Nf3 Nxe4 21. Nxe4 Bxe4 22. Nxh4 Bxh4 {and Black
is fine.}) 18... axb5 19. Re1 $5 ({A prophylactic decision, based on an
oversight. Of course, one can hardly recommend} 19. Rxa8 Qxa8 {and Black has
excellent piece play.}) ({However, the more natural move} 19. Rd1 {hardly
offers more than equality.} Ng6 20. Rff1 Nxe4 21. Nxe4 Bxe4 22. Bxb5 Nh4 {
Now White does not manage to obtain a harmonious setup, with the rook on e2,
which it seems to me, was the idea of 19 Re1.} 23. Rf2 Nf5 24. Bd3 Bxd3 25.
Qxd3 Nxe3 26. Qxe3 Bf6 27. c3 Re8 {with equal play.}) 19... Ng6 20. Rff1 b4 21.
Nd5 Nxe4 ({I could not refrain from this concrete and very tempting
continuation. After the quiet} 21... Nxd5 22. exd5 Bf6 {Black has a solid
position, but it is very hard to achieve anything more.}) 22. Nxe7+ (22. Qd4 $6
Bh4 23. Rd1 Re8 {gives Black a serious initiative.}) 22... Qxe7 23. Qxb4 Nh4 {
Now accuracy is required of White; the black bishop, controlling the long
diagonal, is causing a lot of trouble.} 24. Bf3 Nxf3 25. gxf3 (25. Rxf3 {
gives the black knight a wonderful outpost, so White is forced to spoil his
structure.}) 25... Qd7 $1 {Magnus obviously overlooked this move when playing
19 Re1.} 26. Bf4 $1 ({The only move. Other defences against the threat of Ng3+
fail:} 26. Kg1 Ra4 27. Qb6 Ba6 $1 28. fxe4 Qg4+ 29. Kf2 f5 $19) 26... Ra4 27.
Qb6 Nf6 ({After a 30-minute think, I decided to go for simplifications. At the
board, I could not decide on the computer line} 27... g5 28. c4 Rxc4 29. Na5) (
27... Nf2+ 28. Qxf2 Rxf4 29. Nd4 {leads to equality; the white knight is too
strong.}) 28. Qxd6 Qg4 29. Nd4 Rxd4 30. Qxd4 Bxf3+ 31. Rxf3 Qxf3+ 32. Kg1 Qg4+
33. Kh1 Qc8 {The best practical chance - with White's king so weak, his passed
pawns are not dangerous.} 34. Qf2 ({Premature is} 34. c4 Rd8 35. Qb6 {(with
the idea of Bd6 and c5) because of} Ne4 $1 {and it is difficult for White to
coordinate his forces.}) 34... Qb7+ 35. Kg1 ({White's activity after} 35. Qg2
Qxb2 36. Be5 Qb6 37. Rf1 Nh5 {(or 37...Ne8) does not fully compensate for the
pawn.}) 35... Ne4 ({Taking control of d4 does not work; after} 35... Rd8 $2 36.
Bg5 {White will probably save the game.}) 36. Qd4 Re8 37. Re2 $6 ({Slight
time-trouble starts to have its effect. In a very uncomfortable position,
Magnus decides to play very solidly. It seems that it was better to forget
prophylaxis and push the pawns:} 37. b4 {or 37.c4. Even then, the simple plan
h6, Re6, f5 etc. gives me a very promising position, but even so, White's
chances are improved by his pawns being closer to the 8th rank.}) 37... h6 $1
38. h3 ({It is hard to decide on} 38. Rg2 g5 39. h4 f6 {, but White should
have changed the character of the position.}) 38... Re6 39. Kh2 {The variation
given in the previous note still applies here.} f5 $6 ({A small inaccuracy;
better was} 39... Kh7) 40. b4 $6 ({Carlsen misses a surprsing possibility. It
was necessary to disturb Black's optimal setup by} 40. Qc4 $1 Qf7 (40... Kf7 {
looks somehow unscientific}) 41. Qd5 g5 42. Bb8 {In any event, this way White
can reach an endgame, where he retains definite chances of saving the game:}
Re7 43. Qxf7+ Kxf7 44. Kg2 Kf6 {and although the white pawns are much slower,
I am unable to give a definitive assessment of this position.}) 40... Kh7 {
Now Black just needs not to blow his advantage. White has no counterplay, and
will soon be unable to defend all his weaknesses.} 41. Re3 Rg6 (41... g5 {
is strong:} 42. Be5 Re7 {but I did not want to weaken my king without absolute
necessity.}) 42. Re2 Qb5 43. Re1 {White's play does not look logical, but
adequate alternatives are hard to see.} Rc6 $6 ({I was afraid of selling
myself too cheaply, and not without good reason. After} 43... Qa6 $1 $19 {
White is in complete zugzwang, and in order to continue the fight, he has to
give up a pawn. The text move does not throw away the win, but significantly
complicates Black's task.}) 44. Rxe4 fxe4 45. Qxe4+ Rg6 46. Bg3 Qd7 $1 {
The main thing is not to allow the white queen to the key square d3, from
where it simultaneously pins the black rook, defends his bishop and supports
the advance of the pawns.} 47. h4 h5 (47... Qd2+ 48. Kh1 $1 h5 49. Qf5 Qd1+ 50.
Kh2 Qg4 51. Qxg4 Rxg4 52. c3 Rc4 53. Be1 Kg6 {, probably wins, but I did not
want to leave White with both of his passed pawns.}) 48. c4 ({Desperation.
After} 48. Qe2 Qf5 {the activation of the rooks decides the game, so more
tenacious was}) (48. Qf3 $1 {, and Black has to go into the above variation:}
Qg4 49. Qxg4 Rxg4 50. c3 Rc4 {and so on.}) 48... Qd2+ 49. Kh3 Qc3 50. Qf4 Qxb4
({To my shame, I did not play} 50... Qd3 $1 {because of} 51. b5 Rf6 52. Qe5 Rf5
53. Qb2 (53. Qe6 Rf2 $1) 53... Qxc4 54. b6 {. But this is easily winning
according to the computer: "1. -+ (-5.36): 54...Rb5 55.Qf2 Qe4" etc.}) 51. Qf5
Qxc4 52. Qxh5+ Rh6 {The realisation of the extra exchange does not cause any
problems. The white pawn on h4 will be lost as soon as the queens come off.}
53. Qf3 Qe6+ 54. Kh2 Rf6 55. Qd3+ Rf5 56. Qc2 Qd5 57. Bf2 Kh6 58. Be3+ Kg6 59.
Bf2 Kf6 60. Bg3 Rf1 61. Bf2 Rd1 62. Qc3+ Qe5+ 63. Qxe5+ Kxe5 64. h5 Kf6 {
White cannot even get the ending with rook and h-pawn against bishop, in which
the stronger side only wins with some difficulty.} 65. Bh4+ Kf5 66. Be7 Rd7 {
White resigns} 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2814"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]

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. Nc3 Bd7 10. h3 b6 11. Bf4 Kc8 12. Rad1 h6 13. Bh2 a5 14. g4
Ne7 15. Nd4 h5 16. e6 fxe6 17. Rfe1 hxg4 18. hxg4 Rh6 19. g5 Rh5 20. Nxe6 Bxe6
21. Rxe6 Rxg5+ 22. Kf1 Rf5 23. a4 Rb8 24. Rd3 Rf7 25. Kg2 b5 26. axb5 cxb5 27.
Ra6 b4 28. Nd5 Nxd5 29. Rxd5 b3 30. c3 Ba3 31. Re6 Re7 32. Rxe7 Bxe7 33. Rxa5
Kd7 34. Be5 Bd6 35. Bd4 Bf4 36. Kf3 Bc1 37. c4 g5 38. Ke4 Rf8 39. Rd5+ Kc6 40.
Rc5+ Kd7 41. Rd5+ Kc6 42. Rc5+ Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2814"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3
{A tricky move order.} ({After one sees the game, a legitimate question is if
White can't play} 8. g4 {immediately. This is also nothing new, as Black
hasn't castled yet, he can afford to play} h6 $1 {After} 9. f4 exf4 10. Bxf4
Nc6 11. h3 Be6 12. Qd2 d5 13. O-O-O dxe4 14. Qe3 Qc8 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 {
Black has opened the [+] for his <=>, so} O-O {is already appropriate.} 17. Kb1
f5 18. Qe3 Nb4 19. Bd3 fxg4 20. Be4 Bf5 21. Nd4 Bxe4 22. Qxe4 Qc4 23. b3 Qf7
24. Ne6 {Shirov,A (2700)-Van Wely,L (2655)/Tilburg/1997/ should have led to a
balanced K after} Qf5 $1 $11) ({For the standard} 8. O-O {see the notes to
Ponomariov-Anand, Wijk aan Zee 2011.}) 8... O-O (8... b5 $6 {prematurely
weakens the << and} 9. a4 $1 b4 10. Nd5 $16 {causes serious problems.}) ({
However,} 8... Be6 $142 $1 {is safer than the text move, as now} 9. g4 (9. O-O
O-O {-8.0-0}) {allows [+]<=> with} 9... d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. O-O
Nc6 (12... O-O 13. Nc5 (13. c4 Bc6 14. Qxd8 Bxd8 15. Nc5 {Peresipkin,V-Bukhman,
E/Kaliningrad /1972/} a5 $5 {[%cal Yb7b6,Yb8d7] /\b6,Nd7=}) 13... Bc6 14. Qxd8
Rxd8 15. Rfd1 Re8 (15... Nd7 16. Nxd7 Rxd7 17. Rxd7 Bxd7 18. Bf3 Rc8 19. c3 Bc6
20. Bxc6 Rxc6 $11) 16. c4 a5 17. Rac1 b6 18. Nd3 Nd7 19. a3 Bf8 20. Rb1 Nc5 $11
{Firman,N (2551)-Yilmaz,M (2477)/Kharkov/2011/}) 13. c3 (13. Nc5 Bxc5 14. Bxc5
h5 $13) 13... O-O 14. Qc2 $6 (14. Nc5 $13) 14... Qc7 15. Rad1 Be6 16. f3 Rad8
17. Bd3 g6 $15 {[%csl Rf3,Rg4] ׻, Ninclaus,W-Baert,J/Gent/2010/}) 9. g4 $1 Be6
{Around here the surprised Nakamura started thinking.} (9... Nc6 10. g5 Nxe4
11. Nxe4 d5 12. Ng3 d4 13. Bd2 a5 14. h4 a4 15. Nc1 Be6 16. Bd3 Bb4 17. a3
Bxd2+ 18. Qxd2 f5 19. gxf6 Qxf6 20. Be4 Bg4 21. Nd3 Bf3 22. Bxf3 Qxf3 23. Qe2
$18 {Yemelin,V (2530)-Nevostrujev,V (2490)/Kazan/2005/}) (9... a5 10. g5 Nfd7
11. h4 a4 12. Nd2 Nb6 13. Bxb6 $1 Qxb6 14. Nd5 Qd8 15. Nc4 Nc6 16. c3 b5 17.
Nce3 Rb8 18. Rg1 Kh8 19. a3 f6 20. Bg4 fxg5 21. Bxc8 Rxc8 22. Qg4 Rf4 23. Nxf4
exf4 24. Nd5 Ne5 25. Qe6 Nf3+ 26. Ke2 Nxg1+ 27. Rxg1 $18 {[%csl Gd5] Yemelin,V
(2522)-Loginov,V (2499)/St Petersburg/2001/}) ({There is hardly anything
better than the natural text move.} 9... h6 $6 {is suicidal:} 10. h4 $1 $40)
10. g5 Nfd7 ({Dolmatov has had excellent results with this line and his games
are very instructive, e.g.} 10... Ne8 11. Qd2 Nd7 12. f4 g6 13. O-O-O Ng7 14.
h4 Rc8 15. Kb1 f5 16. h5 $40 gxh5 17. Bxh5 fxe4 18. Qh2 Rxc3 19. bxc3 Bf5 20.
Bg4 $1 Bxg4 21. Qxh7+ Kf7 22. Rdf1 Bf3 23. Rh6 Rg8 24. fxe5 Nxe5 25. Qxe4 Ke8
26. Rxf3 Nxf3 27. Qxf3 Bxg5 28. Qd5 $1 {1-0,Dolmatov,S (2600)-Zakharov,A (2426)
/Linares/2000/ See the notes by Ftacnik in CBM 75.}) 11. h4 $5 {This extremely
aggressive move order might be in fact more testing than the more usual
continuation} (11. Qd2 {and now:} a5 $142 $5 (11... Nb6 12. O-O-O N8d7 {
is rather slow, after} 13. Kb1 Rc8 14. h4 Nc4 15. Bxc4 Rxc4 {White has a
pleasant choice of attacking continuations:} 16. f3 {[%cal Yc3d5] /\Nd5} (16.
h5 $5 f5 17. exf5 Rxf5 18. Nd5 (18. g6 $14) 18... Bxg5 19. Bxg5 Rxg5 20. Ne3
Rc6 21. Na5 Rb6 22. Nac4 $36) (16. f4 exf4 17. Bxf4 Ne5 18. Nd4 Qc8 19. Nd5 (
19. h5 $142 $36 {is similar to Carlsen's set-up} Rb4 $2 {runs into} 20. Nf5 $1
Bxf5 21. Nd5 $18) 19... Bxd5 20. exd5 $14 (20. Nf5 $6 Re8 21. Qxd5 Bf8 $132 {
Stellwagen,D (2585)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2573)/Wijk aan Zee B /2007/})) 16... Qc7
(16... f5 17. Nd5 $1 {/\} fxe4 18. Na5 $16) 17. h5 b5 (17... Rc8 18. g6 fxg6
19. hxg6 hxg6 20. Nd5 Qd8 21. c3 R4c6 22. Rdg1 Nf8 23. f4 exf4 24. Nxf4 $40 {
Rogers,I (2575)-Huebner,R (2595)/Wellington/1988/}) 18. g6 Nf6 (18... b4 $5 19.
Nd5 Bxd5 20. Qxd5 Nf6 $14) 19. Rdg1 b4 20. Na4 $1 (20. Bh6 bxc3 21. gxh7+ Nxh7
$8 22. Rxg7+ (22. Qg2 Bg5 23. Bxg5 f6 $13) 22... Kh8 23. Qg2 Bf6 24. Rg1 Qd8 {
Williams,B-Frost,L/corr/1997/} 25. Rg3 Rc8 26. Bxf8 Qxf8 $13) 20... Rc6 21. Bh6
Ne8 22. Bxg7 (22. gxh7+ Kxh7 23. Bxg7 Nxg7 24. h6 Ne8 25. Qg2 d5 $1 {/\} 26.
Qg7+ Nxg7 27. hxg7+ Bh3 28. Rxh3+ Rh6 $19) 22... Kxg7 23. h6+ Kg8 24. g7 $16 {
Hellers,F (2520)-Gavrikov,V (2580)/Brocco/1990/}) 12. f4 (12. a4 Nc6 {[%cal
Yc6b4] The outpost on b4 guarantees Black at least reasonable <=>, Carlsen at
his post-game press-conference admitted he was worried about a5 motifs and
wanted to avoid such situations.} (12... Na6 {is also possible, only after} 13.
Nd5 {Black should play} Nb4 $1 $132 (13... Bxd5 $6 14. exd5 Nac5 15. Nxc5 Nxc5
16. h4 Qc8 17. Bb5 Bd8 18. Qe2 Bb6 19. O-O-O Nb3+ 20. Kb1 Nd4 21. Bxd4 Bxd4 22.
c3 Bc5 23. Bd3 f5 24. gxf6 Rxf6 25. Qe4 Rh6 26. f4 $36 {[%csl Rc5,Gd3] ^-->,
Dolmatov,S (2565)-Ljubojevic,L (2610)/Madrid/1988/ Another model Dolmatov game,
in which White's attack suceeded because of his better B and despite the
simplification.})) 13. f4 (13. h4 Nc5 (13... Nb4 14. O-O-O Rc8 15. Kb1 Nb6 16.
Na1 f5 17. gxf6 Rxf6 18. Rhg1 Nc4 19. Bxc4 Bxc4 20. h5 Qf8 $13 {Mertens,M 
(2454)-Tiemann,H (2492)/corr/2006/}) 14. Nxc5 dxc5 15. Qxd8 Raxd8 16. Nb5 Nd4
17. Nxd4 cxd4 18. Bd2 b6 19. Bd3 Rc8 20. Ke2 f5 $15 {Vogt,L (2480)-Balashov,Y 
(2545)/Halle /1976/}) (13. Nd5 Nb4 $1 14. Nxa5 $2 Bxd5 15. Qxb4 Be6 16. Bd2 d5
17. Qb5 dxe4 18. Bc4 Bxg5 19. Bb4 e3 $19 {->,Antal,G (2473)-Vajda,L (2537)/
Budapest/2003/}) (13. O-O-O Nb4 14. Kb1 f5 $5 15. gxf6 Nxf6 16. Rhg1 Rc8 17.
Bh6 Rf7 18. Bf3 Qd7 19. Rg3 d5 $1 $15 {Sheretyuk,A (2426)-Ljubicic,L (2516)/
corr/2008/}) 13... f5 (13... Nb4 14. f5 Bxb3 15. cxb3 d5 16. exd5 $14 (16. Nxd5
Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Bxg5 18. Bxg5 Qxg5 19. Qxd7 Qh4+ $11)) (13... exf4 $5 14. Bxf4
Bxb3 15. cxb3 Nc5 16. Bc4 Ne5 17. Bxe5 dxe5 18. h4 Qxd2+ 19. Kxd2 Ne6 $11) 14.
exf5 (14. gxf6 $5 Bxf6 15. O-O-O) 14... Bxf5 15. fxe5 dxe5 (15... Ndxe5 16.
O-O-O Nb4 17. Nd4 Bh3 $13) 16. O-O-O Nb4 17. Rhf1 Be6 18. Rxf8+ Qxf8 19. Rf1
Qc8 20. Bb5 Qc7 21. Bxd7 {1/2,Khalifman,A (2628)-Gelfand,B (2713)/FIDE WCh Las
Vegas/1999/} Qxd7 $11) (12. Bb5 Na6 13. O-O-O {Sadvakasov,D (2509)-Ashley,M 
(2482)/Los Angeles/2000/} Nc7 $132) 12... a4 13. f5 axb3 14. fxe6 fxe6 15. cxb3
Nc6 16. h4 (16. Bc4 Nd4 $1 17. O-O-O Nb6 $132) 16... Nc5 17. Bc4 Na5 (17... Qc8
$5) 18. Bxc5 Nxc4 19. bxc4 dxc5 20. O-O-O Qxd2+ {Even despite the seemingly
miserable Be7 White doesn't have an advantage, as his >> is vulnerable and
Black's R are active.} 21. Kxd2 (21. Rxd2 Rad8 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. b3 Kf7 24. Ne2
Kg6 $132 {[%csl Rg5,Rh4] Stefan,C (2111)-Zirek,M (2137)/corr/2002/}) 21...
Rad8+ 22. Ke2 Rd4 23. Rhf1 Rfd8 24. b3 h6 $11 25. gxh6 gxh6 26. h5 Bg5 $11 {
Dolmatov,S (2550)-Gelfand,B (2585)/Klaipeda/1988/}) 11... Nb6 $6 (11... Nc6
$142 $5 {White can maybe avoid this with} 12. f4 {, but} (12. Qd2 a5 $132 (
12... Rc8 13. Nd5 f5 $6 14. f3 Kh8 15. O-O-O f4 16. Bf2 Re8 17. Nxe7 Nxe7 18.
Qxd6 $16 {Romanishin,O-Marjanovic,S/Yerevan /1971/}) {, now} 13. a4 {only
transposes to the above note.} (13. f4 a4 14. f5 axb3 15. fxe6 fxe6 16. cxb3
Nc5 $13 {/\} 17. O-O-O $2 Rxa2)) 12... f5 {is far from clear.}) (11... a5 12.
f4 exf4 (12... a4 13. f5 $36 {is a better version of the above line, as White
has already played the useful h4.}) 13. Bxf4 Ne5 14. Nd4 Nbc6 15. Qd2 $5 $14 (
15. Ndb5 f5 16. Nd5 fxe4 17. Nbc7 Bxd5 18. Qxd5+ Kh8 19. Ne6 Qb6 20. Nxf8 Rxf8
21. Bxe5 Qf2+ 22. Kd1 dxe5 23. Rf1 {Delchev,A (2583)-Colovic,A (2385)/Subotica/
2003/} Qxf1+ 24. Bxf1 Rxf1+ 25. Ke2 Rxa1 26. Qd7 Nd4+ 27. Kf2 e3+ 28. Kg2 (28.
Kxe3 Rf1) 28... Bf8 29. Qc8 (29. Qf7 $2 Ne6 $1 30. Qxe6 e2 31. Qf7 Rf1) 29...
Kg8 30. Qc4+ $11)) (11... b5 {allows White to profit from his Q on d1 with} 12.
Bg4 (12. Nd5 $5) 12... Nc5 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. g6 h6 15. Qg4 Qc8 16. O-O-O Na4
17. Ne2 Nc6 18. Kb1 Rf6 19. Rh3 d5 20. Qh5 Bf8 21. Rf3 Rxf3 22. Qxf3 d4 23.
Bxh6 $40 {Smagin,S (2535)-Gallagher,J (2445)/Hastings/1990/}) 12. Qd2 ({
Carlsen didn't like the immediate} 12. f4 exf4 13. Bxf4 {due to} d5 $1 (13...
Nc6 14. Nd5 $1 Bxd5 15. exd5 Ne5 16. Qd4 Rc8 17. O-O-O Nbc4 18. Nd2 b5 19. Nxc4
Nxc4 20. Bd3 Re8 21. Kb1 Ne5 22. Bxe5 dxe5 23. Qg4 e4 24. Bxe4 Rc4 25. Qg2 Bd6
26. Bd3 $16 {Dolmatov,S (2600)-Ye Jiangchuan (2593)/Shenyang/1999/}) 14. Nd4
Nc6 15. e5 Nd7 16. Nf3 Qb6 17. Nxd5 Qa5+ 18. Nc3 Ndxe5 $36 {Tseitlin,M (2540)
-Degraeve,J (2515)/Budapest/1996/}) (12. Nd5 Nxd5 (12... N8d7 13. Qd3 Bxd5 14.
exd5 Rc8 15. Nd2 f5 16. gxf6 Nxf6 17. c4 Na4 18. Qa3 b5 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Bxb5
Nb6 $13 {Milos,G (2620)-Mekhitarian,K (2280)/Guarulhos/2005/}) 13. exd5 Bf5 14.
Bd3 Qd7 15. Rg1 a5 16. a4 Na6 17. c3 Nc7 $132 {Schmidt Schaeffer,S (2275)
-Gallagher,J (2500)/SIU-chT/1993/}) 12... N8d7 (12... a5 $5 13. f4 (13. a4 Nc6
{Smagin,S (2355)-Rashkovsky,N (2470)/Moscow/1984/} 14. O-O-O Nb4 15. f4 $5 {
is a suggestion by Shipov, who likes White's chances.}) 13... a4 (13... exf4
14. Bxf4 Nc6 15. Nd4 Ne5 16. b3 (16. O-O-O $14 {is better, later White can
kick the N away after it occupies c4.}) 16... a4 17. h5 axb3 18. cxb3 Nbd7 19.
g6 Bh4+ 20. Kd1 Nc5 21. Kc2 Bf6 22. h6 Nxg6 23. hxg7 Re8 24. Be3 Bxg7 25. Bb5
Bg4 26. Qg2 h5 27. Bc4 b5 28. Bxb5 Qa5 29. a4 Rac8 30. Bc4 Nxb3 31. Qf1 Ne5 32.
Nxb3 Nxc4 33. Bd4 Ne3+ {0-1 Yevseev,D (2589)-Rashkovsky,N (2510)/Krasnoyarsk
2003/CBM 098}) 14. f5 Nc4 15. Bxc4 (15. Qc1 $6 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 d5 $1 $15) 15...
Bxc4 16. Nc1 {[%csl Gf5,Gg5,Gh4][%cal Yb2b3,Yc3d5] is probably the critical
position. White's >>() in connection with ides like b3 and Nd5 could give him
an edge, if he manages to consolidate, but this is not so simple after} Nc6 {/\
} 17. b3 axb3 18. cxb3 d5 $1 19. exd5 Nd4 $1 $44) 13. f4 $5 $146 {A promising
novelty.} ({Previously White played almost exclusively} 13. O-O-O {, but
Carlsen wanted to gain access to the d4 square and once and for all stop the}
a5 $5 {ideas.} (13... Rc8 14. Kb1 $36 {leads to a position we have already
considered above in the note to 11.h4!?}) 14. Kb1 a4 15. Nc1 Rc8 (15... Qc8 16.
a3 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Qxc4 18. N1a2 f5 19. gxf6 Nxf6 20. f3 Rf7 21. Nb4 $14 {Horvath,
A (2464)-Flumbort,A (2436)/Budapest/2002/}) (15... f5 $5) 16. a3 f5 17. Nd5 (
17. f3 $5 {[%cal Yc1a2,Ya2b4] /\N1a2-b4+/=}) 17... Bxd5 18. exd5 Nc4 $11 {
Andersen,M (2020)-Flumbort,A (2499)/Gausdal/2008/}) (13. h5 Rc8 (13... a5 $142
$1) 14. O-O-O Qc7 15. g6 Rfd8 16. Rdg1 d5 {Maslik,W-Kammel,H/corr/1986/} 17.
gxh7+ Kh8 18. Bh6 $1 $18) 13... exf4 14. Bxf4 Ne5 15. O-O-O $14 {Ponomariov,R 
(2723)-Karjakin,S (2678) Corus Wijk aan Zee 2007 (9) 1-0 Now the position
resembles games from the 6.Be3 e5 line, in which White has been able to play
f4 in one go. One possible model example from White's point of view is} Rc8 (
15... Nbc4 16. Bxc4 $5 (16. Qd4 Rc8 17. Kb1 f6 $5 $132) 16... Nxc4 17. Qd3 $14
{[%cal Yb3d4,Yd4f5,Yc3d5] /\Nd4-f5,Nd5}) 16. Kb1 Qc7 {I think Black shouldn't
have hesitated so long with the N sortie. Here} (16... Nbc4 17. Bxc4 Nxc4 18.
Qd3 f6 19. Nd4 Bg4 20. Rdg1 fxg5 21. Bxg5 h5 $5 $14 {deserves attention.}) 17.
h5 (17. Nd4 Nbc4 18. Bxc4 Nxc4 19. Qd3 Qb6 {forces the N to return, or a
weakening of the << with} 20. b3 {[%csl Ra3,Rb2]}) (17. Ka1 $5 $14) 17... Rfe8
$6 ({Again Black should have considered} 17... Nbc4 $5 18. Bxc4 (18. Qd4 $5
Na3+ 19. Kc1) 18... Nxc4 19. Qd3 (19. Qg2 $2 Nxb2) 19... Na3+ 20. Kc1 Qc4 $132)
18. Ka1 $1 {A nice prophylactic move, designed to take the sting out of the
line} (18. Nd4 Nbc4 19. Qe1 Qb6 20. Bc1 $2 Na3+ 21. Ka1 Qxd4 $1 $17) 18... Bf8
(18... Nbc4 19. Bxc4 Nxc4 20. Qd3 $14 {is less effective now, but still seems
preferable to the text move.}) 19. Nd4 $36 {White finally activates his N and
his |^ inexorably grows, culminating in a combinational atttack.} Qc5 ({
In the post-mortem Nakamura suggested} 19... g6 $5 {/\Bg7 , but this fails to}
20. hxg6 (20. h6) 20... hxg6 (20... fxg6 21. Bxe5 dxe5 22. Nxe6 Rxe6 23. Nd5
$18) 21. Bxe5 (21. Nxe6 Rxe6 22. Be3 Bg7 (22... Nbc4 23. Bxc4 Nxc4 24. Bd4 Bg7
25. Qh2 $18) 23. Bd4 $40) 21... dxe5 22. Nxe6 Rxe6 (22... fxe6 23. Qe3 $18 {
[%cal Re3h3,Re2g4,Rd1f1,Rf1f6] ><e6,g6,/\Qh3,Bg4,Rdf1-f6}) 23. Bg4 Rd6 24. Qh2
Rxd1+ 25. Nxd1 $18) (19... Nbc4 20. Bxc4 Nxc4 21. Qd3 Qb6 22. Bc1 $1 $36 {
/\g6-> protects everything important and White is ready to roll.}) 20. g6 $1
$40 Nec4 (20... fxg6 21. hxg6 Nxg6 (21... h6 22. Nxe6 Rxe6 23. Bxe5 dxe5 (23...
Rxe5 24. Qf4 Qc7 25. Bg4 Rb8 26. Rdf1 $18) 24. Bg4 Rxg6 (24... Rd6 25. Bxc8
Rxd2 26. Be6+ Kh8 27. Rxd2 $18 {[%csl Rh8] עh8}) 25. Bxc8 $16) 22. Nxe6 Rxe6
23. Bg4 Nxf4 24. Qxf4 Rf6 25. Qh2 $16) 21. Bxc4 Nxc4 22. Qd3 {Here Carlsen
considered Black's position beyond saving - in a practical game it's certainly
almost impossible to defend and Nakamura quckly went down in flames.} fxg6 ({
Slightly more resilient was} 22... h6 $5 {, but after} 23. Qg3 $16 {White is
still clearly on top.}) (22... b5 23. gxh7+ Kh8 24. h6 g6 25. Nxe6 Rxe6 (25...
fxe6 26. e5 $1 $18) 26. Nd5 $16 {/+-}) 23. hxg6 (23. Nxe6 Rxe6 24. Qh3 Rce8 25.
hxg6 h6 26. Nd5 {[%cal Rh3f5,Rf5f7] /\Qf5-f7} Rxg6 27. Qf5 Ree6 28. Rdf1 {
[%cal Rf5f8,Rf4h6]} Ref6 29. Nxf6+ Rxf6 $16 {is promising, but Carlsen already
wants more and sees no need to force matters.}) 23... h6 24. Qg3 Qb6 (24...
Nxb2 25. Kxb2 Qb4+ 26. Nb3 d5 27. exd5 Qa3+ 28. Kb1 $19 {is just desperation.})
25. Bc1 Qa5 $6 {[%cal Yc8c3,Yc4b2] Black toys with ideas as Nb2 and Rc3, but
his Q goes offside.} (25... Ne5 26. Nd5 Bxd5 27. exd5 $40 {gives him an extra
tempo in comparison with the game, but White's attack is still very strong.})
26. Rdf1 $1 {Carlsen refrains from} (26. Nxe6 Rxe6 27. Nd5 $16 {and calmly
piles up the pressure.}) 26... Ne5 {[%cal Rc8c3] /\Rc3} (26... Nxb2 27. Nxe6
Qxc3 (27... Rxc3 28. Qf2 $18) 28. Qxc3 Rxc3 29. Kxb2 $18) (26... Qe5 27. Qf2 $1
Qc5 (27... Rc7 28. Nxe6 Qxe6 29. Nd5 Rd7 30. Bxh6 $18) (27... Re7 28. Rh4 $5
$18 (28. Nxe6 Qxe6 29. Nd5 $18 {[%cal Rc1h6] /\Bh6})) 28. Rhg1 $1 {[%cal Rc1h6]
/\Bh6,g7+-}) 27. Nd5 Bxd5 28. exd5 $18 {[%csl Rh6][%cal Rd4f5] /\Nf5,><h6} Qxd5
(28... Qa4 29. Bxh6 $5 gxh6 30. g7 Bxg7 31. Rf4 $1 (31. Nf5 $6 Qg4) 31... Qd7
32. Nf5 h5 33. Nh6+ Kh7 34. Rxh5 Ng6 (34... Bxh6 35. Rxh6+ Kxh6 36. Rh4#) 35.
Rf7 Rxc2 36. a3 Ree2 37. Nf5+ Kg8 38. Rxg7+ Qxg7 39. Nxg7 Rg2 (39... Kxg7 40.
Rg5 $18) 40. Qxd6 Rxb2 41. Qd8+ Kxg7 42. Qc7+ Kg8 43. Rf5 $18) 29. Bxh6 $1 {
With all forces aiming at Black's K, the tactics logically work in White's
favour.} gxh6 (29... Qxd4 30. Be3 $18 {[%cal Rh1h8,Re3d4] /\Bd4,Rh8}) (29...
Qe4 30. Bc1 (30. Nf5 $18) 30... Qxg6 (30... Nxg6 31. Qh3 $18) 31. Qh3 Nf7 32.
Rfg1 Qe4 33. Nf5 $18) 30. g7 Be7 (30... Bxg7 31. Nf5 Rc7 32. Nxh6+ Kh7 33. Ng4+
Kg8 34. Nf6+ $18) 31. Rxh6 Nf7 32. Qg6 $1 (32. Rh8+ $2 Nxh8 33. gxh8=Q+ Kxh8 {
and as h1 is protected, White has only a perpetual.}) 32... Nxh6 33. Qxh6 Bf6
34. Qh8+ (34. Qxf6 Qh5 35. Ne6 Kh7 36. Nf4 Qh6 37. Qf5+ Kg8 38. Nh5 $18 {
wins as well, but the text move is more forceful.}) 34... Kf7 35. g8=Q+ Rxg8
36. Qxf6+ Ke8 37. Re1+ (37. Re1+ Kd7 38. Qe7#) 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2814"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nce2 Qc7 10. b3 e5 11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. exf5 d5 13. Bxd5 Rd8 14. c4 Nxd5 15.
cxd5 Qa5 16. Qd2 Qxd2 17. Bxd2 Rxd5 18. Be3 Nc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Smeets, Jan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2814"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]

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. Nc3 Bd7 10. h3 b6 {Das sieht schon wirklich gefährlich aus.
Das Feld g5 sollte man unter Kontrolle nehmen oder man hat wirklich alles bis
ins kleinste Details analysiert, was nach Rd1-Ng5 passiert.} 11. b3 (11. Rd1 $5
{Der direkteste Versuch, die Abwesenheit des Bauern auf h6 auszunutzen.} Kc8
12. g4 Ne7 13. Ng5 $1 f5 $1 14. e6 Be8 15. Nf7 Bxf7 16. exf7 Ng6 $1 17. gxf5
Nh4 18. Ne4 Be7 19. Rd3 Rf8 $13 {Navara - Hammer (Wijk aan Zee, 2011)}) 11...
Kc8 12. Bb2 h5 $5 {Wenn das geht, dann hat Schwarz einfach Zeit an h6 gespart
und steht sehr gut.} (12... Be7 13. g4 Nh4 14. Nxh4 Bxh4 15. f4 f5 16. exf6
gxf6 17. f5 $14 {Womacka - Harikrishna (Catalan Bay, 2004)}) 13. g3 {Das ist
natürlich kein Versuch, den schwarzen Aufbau zu widerlegen.} (13. Ng5 Be7 $1 {
Es entstehen einige hübsche Varianten.} 14. Nxf7 (14. Nce4 Be8 15. Rad1 Kb7)
14... Rf8 15. Rfe1 Be6 16. Nd6+ cxd6 17. exd6 Bh4 $1 18. Rxe6 (18. g3 Kd7 19.
gxh4 Nxh4 $11) 18... Bxf2+ 19. Kh2 $1 (19. Kh1 Kd7 20. Re5 Bd4 21. Ree1 Rae8
$15) 19... Bg3+ 20. Kg1 Bf2+ $11) 13... Be7 {Schwarz hat das Maximum erreicht,
was er in der Berliner Mauer erreichen kann.} 14. Rad1 a5 15. a4 {Es ist gut
für Schwarz, die Züge a5 und a4 einzuschließen, denn die weißen Bauern
c2-b3-a4 können später Angriffsziele des schwarzen weißfeldrigen Läeufers
werden. Doch Weiß muss a4 spielen, weil er nicht damit leben kann, dass
Schwarz jeder Zeit selbst a4 spielt.} Re8 16. Rd3 $2 {Es stellt sich heraus,
dass der Turm auf d3 sehr unglücklich steht. Ein prophylaktischer Zug wie Kh2
wäre besser gewesen.} (16. Kh2 $5 c5 17. Nd5 c4 18. Nxe7+ (18. g4 hxg4 19.
hxg4 Nh6 20. g5 Nf5 21. Nxe7+ Rxe7 $15) 18... Rxe7 19. Rd2 Kb7 $11) 16... c5 {
Das ist ein Standardzug - man gibt das Feld d5 auf, bringt aber den Läufer
nach c6. Der Springer auf d5 steht schön, macht aber wenig.} 17. Nd5 c4 $1 {
Wenn ein solcher Zug in der Berliner Mauer gespielt wird, dann muss Weiß
sofort gewinnen oder er wird schlechter stehen. Sofort gewinnen kann er hier
nicht, also...} 18. Rc3 (18. Nxe7+ Nxe7 {Nun hängt der Bauer auf h3 auch noch.
} 19. Rd2 (19. bxc4 Bxa4 $17) 19... cxb3 20. cxb3 Bxh3 $19) 18... Bc5 $1 {
Das war die Idee! Der Bauer c7 ist indirekt verteidigt, der andere auf g3
hängt! Schwarz hat großen Vorteil.} 19. Kh2 (19. Rxc4 Bc6 $1 {Man muss sehr
genau spielen!} (19... Nxg3 $2 20. Rd1 $1 {Es droht Rxc5 oder Ba3} Nf5 21. Ba3
Bxa3 22. Nxc7 $3 $18 {Nicht mit dem Turm - das ist die Idee.}) 20. Rd1 Rd8 21.
Rf4 Nxg3 $17) 19... Bc6 {Auch 19...cxb3 führt zum Vorteil.} (19... cxb3 20.
cxb3 Bc6 $15) 20. bxc4 Bxa4 $17 {Diese Stellung ist fast verloren für Weiß.
Schwarz hat das Läuferpaar, die bessere Bauernstruktur, einen entfernten
Freibauern und aktiv stehende Figuren. Und das nach nur 20 Zügen!} 21. Ra1 Bc6
22. Rf1 $2 {Man sieht, dass der Weißspieler die Partie schon psychologisch
aufgegeben hat.} a4 {Schwarz hat keine Schwiriegkeiten mit der Verwertung
seines Vorteils.} 23. Ba3 Ra5 24. g4 hxg4 25. hxg4 Ne7 (25... Nd4 $1 {würde
noch einfacher gewinnen.} 26. Bxc5 Rh8+ 27. Kg2 (27. Kg3 Ne2+ 28. Kg2 Rxc5 29.
Re3 Rxc4 30. Ne7+ Kb7 31. Nxc6 Rxg4#) 27... Rxc5 $3 28. Nxd4 (28. Ne7+ Kb7 29.
Nxc6 Nxc6 30. Re1 Ra8 31. Ree3 Raa5 $19) 28... Bxd5+ 29. Kg3 Rxc4 $19) 26. Nb4
{Das Nehmen auf e7 sieht auch nicht gut aus.} (26. Nxe7+ Bxe7 27. Ra1 Bxa3 28.
Raxa3 Rc5 $17) 26... Bb7 27. Kg3 Ng6 $19 {Alle schwarzen Figuren greifen an,
alle weißen sind am Verteidigen.} 28. Re1 Bxf3 {Einfachste Entscheidung.} 29.
Rxf3 Rxe5 30. Rd1 Re4 31. Rxf7 Rxg4+ 32. Kxg4 Ne5+ 33. Kg3 Nxf7 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "L'Ami, Erwin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2814"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "187"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. Re1
O-O 9. Nbd2 Kh8 10. Nf1 Ng8 11. Bg5 f6 12. Bh4 Qe8 13. d4 Bd7 14. d5 Nd8 15.
Bxd7 Qxd7 16. N3d2 Nf7 17. f3 f5 18. c4 a5 19. Bf2 Nf6 20. c5 fxe4 21. Nxe4
dxc5 22. Nxc5 Qxd5 23. Qxd5 Nxd5 24. Rad1 c6 25. Ne3 Rfd8 26. a4 Nxe3 27. Bxe3
b5 28. b3 bxa4 29. bxa4 Rd5 30. Ne6 Bf8 31. Nc7 Rxd1 32. Rxd1 Rd8 33. Rc1 Rd3
34. Bb6 Bb4 35. Rxc6 Ra3 36. Ne6 h5 37. f4 Rxa4 38. fxe5 Ra1+ 39. Kf2 Re1 40.
Bd4 Kg8 41. Rc8+ Kh7 42. Nf8+ Kh6 43. Nd7 Rd1 44. Be3+ Kg7 45. Rc7 a4 46. e6
Nd6 47. h4 a3 48. Ra7 g5 49. hxg5 Kg6 50. e7 a2 51. Nf8+ Kf5 52. Rxa2 Ne4+ 53.
Kf3 Rf1+ 54. Ke2 Ng3+ 55. Kd3 Bxe7 56. Ra5+ Kg4 57. Ra4+ Kf5 58. Ra5+ Kg4 59.
Ne6 Rd1+ 60. Kc2 Rd7 61. g6 Nf1 62. Bc1 Bf6 63. g7 Bxg7 64. Rg5+ Kh4 65. Nxg7
Ne3+ 66. Bxe3 Rd2+ 67. Kc1 Rd1+ 68. Kb2 Rd2+ 69. Kc3 Rd3+ 70. Kc4 Rxe3 71.
Rxh5+ Kg4 72. Rh2 Re7 73. Nh5 Re5 74. Nf6+ Kg3 75. Rh7 Kxg2 76. Kd4 Re1 77. Ng4
Kg3 78. Ne3 Ra1 79. Rg7+ Kf4 80. Rf7+ Kg3 81. Nc2 Ra4+ 82. Ke3 Kg4 83. Nd4 Kg5
84. Ke4 Kg6 85. Rf1 Ra5 86. Nc6 Ra4+ 87. Ke5 Kg5 88. Rg1+ Rg4 89. Ra1 Rg3 90.
Re1 Rg2 91. Ne7 Kg4 92. Nf5 Ra2 93. Rg1+ Kf3 94. Nh4+ 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2814"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 d6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bxg2 9. Kxg2 Qc7 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Qa4 Be7 12. Rfd1 O-O 13. Nc6 Bd8 14. b4 Rc8
15. b5 Ne5 16. Bf4 Be7 17. c5 Nxc6 18. cxd6 Qb7 19. bxc6 Rxc6 20. dxe7 Rxc3+
21. Kg1 Re8 22. Be5 b5 23. Rab1 Rc5 24. Bd4 Rd5 25. Qxa7 Qxe7 26. Qxe7 Rxe7 27.
Bc3 h6 28. Rxd5 Nxd5 29. Bd4 b4 30. e4 Nc3 31. Rxb4 Nxa2 32. Rc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2814"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Re1 a5 11. Qd2 $6 {A very strange move. I still believe
that it was a "lapsus manus": Carlsen intended to play the theoretical} (11.
Qe2) 11... e5 12. d5 Nb4 13. e4 c6 14. a3 cxd5 $1 {Quite an obvious refutation
of White's play.} 15. axb4 axb4 16. Rxa8 bxc3 17. bxc3 Nxa8 18. exd5 $6 (18.
Qxd5 $142 Nb6 (18... Qxd5 19. exd5 Nb6 20. Nd2 {[%cal Yc3c4]}) 19. Qa5 {
although Black, controlling the crucial c4-square, keeps a small edge after}
Qf6 20. Bg5 Qc6 {[%csl Gc4]}) 18... Nb6 {[%csl Rd5]} 19. Rd1 $6 (19. d6 Re6 (
19... Nc4 $5)) (19. c4 $5 Nxc4 20. Qb4 Nd6 21. Be3 {getting some activity for
the missing pawn although Black is obviously better.}) 19... e4 20. Ng5 $4 {
Just blundering a piece in a poor position.} (20. Ne1 Bg4 21. f3 e3 22. Qe2 Bd7
23. Bxe3 (23. c4 Nxc4 $1 24. Qxc4 e2 25. Rd2 Qb6+ 26. Kh1 Qf2 $19) 23... Ba4 {
[%cal Yb6d5]} 24. Rd2 Bxc3 $19) (20. Nh4 h6 $19 {[%cal Rg6g5]}) ({It was
relatively better (but hopeless enough) just to give up the d5-pawn:} 20. Nd4
Qxd5 $19) 20... e3 21. Qb2 Qxg5 22. Bxe3 (22. Qxb6 e2 23. Re1 Qxc1 24. Rxc1
e1=Q+ 25. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 26. Bf1 Bh3 $19) 22... Qg4 (22... Qg4 23. f3 Nc4) 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2814"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8.
c4 Ba6 9. b3 g6 10. Ba3 Qg5 11. g3 Bxa3 12. Nxa3 O-O-O 13. Qe4 Qe7 14. Nc2 f5
15. Qd4 Nb4 16. Nxb4 Qxb4+ 17. Qd2 Qc5 18. f4 d6 19. b4 Qb6 20. c5 Qb7 21. Bxa6
Qxa6 22. cxd6 cxd6 23. exd6 Rhe8+ 24. Kf2 Rxd6 25. Qxd6 Qe2+ 26. Kg1 Qe3+ 27.
Kg2 Qe2+ 28. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2814"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8.
c4 Ba6 9. Nd2 g6 10. b3 Bg7 11. Bb2 Nb4 12. O-O-O Nxa2+ 13. Kb1 Nb4 14. Ne4 O-O
15. Qf3 Rfe8 16. Nf6+ Bxf6 17. exf6 Qc5 18. h4 d5 19. Qf4 dxc4 20. bxc4 Rab8
21. Qh6 Qf8 22. Qxf8+ Kxf8 23. h5 Bc8 24. hxg6 fxg6 25. Rxh7 Bf5+ 26. Ka1 Nc2+
27. Ka2 Nb4+ 28. Ka1 1/2-1/2

[Event "2nd London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2010.12.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Short, N."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2010.12.06"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Be7 6. Bc4 Ngf6 7. Nxf6+ Nxf6
8. O-O O-O 9. Ne5 c5 10. dxc5 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Bxc5 12. Be2 Ne4 13. Nd3 Be7 14.
Be3 h6 15. a4 a5 16. g3 Rd8 17. Ne5 Nf6 18. Nc4 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Nd5 20. Nb6 Nxe3
21. fxe3 Rb8 22. Kf2 e5 23. Rd5 Be6 24. Rxa5 Rd8 25. Bd3 Bf6 26. e4 Rd4 27. Rb5
g6 28. a5 Kg7 29. Ke2 Bg4+ 30. Kf2 Be6 31. Kf3 h5 32. Nd5 Bd8 33. b4 Bc8 34.
Ke2 Bg4+ 35. Ke1 f5 36. Rxb7+ Kh6 37. Ne3 Bf3 38. a6 fxe4 39. Be2 Bg5 40. a7
1-0

[Event "2nd London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2010.12.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kramnik, V."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "171"]
[EventDate "2010.12.06"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bf4 Bd6 6. Bg3 Nf6 7. e3 O-O 8. a3
Ne7 9. Qb3 b6 10. Ne5 c5 11. Nxg4 Nxg4 12. Rd1 Bxg3 13. hxg3 Nf6 14. cxd5 exd5
15. Be2 Qd6 16. Qc2 h6 17. O-O c4 18. b3 Qxa3 19. bxc4 dxc4 20. Bf3 Rab8 21.
Ra1 Qd6 22. Nb5 Qd7 23. Qxc4 a5 24. e4 Rfc8 25. Qe2 Rc6 26. Rab1 Rd8 27. Rfd1
Rdc8 28. d5 Rc2 29. Qe3 R2c5 30. Nd4 Re8 31. Qd3 Qd6 32. Qa6 Rb8 33. Nb3 Rc2
34. Nd4 Rc5 35. Nb3 Rc2 36. Qd3 Rcc8 37. Nd2 Ng6 38. Be2 Qc5 39. Rb5 Qc3 40. f4
a4 41. e5 Nd7 42. Qxc3 Rxc3 43. Ne4 Rc7 44. Ra1 Ra7 45. d6 Ngf8 46. Nc3 Nc5 47.
Nd5 Ra5 48. Rxb6 Rxb6 49. Nxb6 Nfe6 50. Bc4 Kf8 51. f5 Nd8 52. Rf1 Ncb7 53. Re1
a3 54. e6 fxe6 55. fxe6 Nxd6 56. e7+ Ke8 57. exd8=R+ Kxd8 58. Rd1 Kc7 59. Ba2
Rg5 60. Nd5+ Kc6 61. Nc3 Rc5 62. Rxd6+ Kxd6 63. Ne4+ Kc6 64. Nxc5 Kxc5 65. Kf2
Kd4 66. Kf3 Kd3 67. g4 Kd2 68. Be6 Kd3 69. Kg3 Ke3 70. Kh4 Kf2 71. Bd5 g6 72.
Kh3 g5 73. Kh2 Kf1 74. Be6 Kf2 75. Bc4 Ke3 76. Kg3 Kd4 77. Be6 Ke3 78. Kh2 Kf2
79. Bc4 Ke3 80. Kg1 Kf4 81. Be6 Ke5 82. Bb3 Kf4 83. Be6 Ke5 84. Bb3 Kf4 85. Be6
Ke5 86. Bb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "2nd London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2010.12.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Howell, D."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2010.12.06"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e6 7. g4 Be7 8. Bg2
Nfd7 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Qd2 O-O 11. O-O Nde5 12. b3 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Ng6 14. Be3 Qc7
15. Ne2 b5 16. c4 bxc4 17. Rac1 Bb7 18. Rxc4 Qd7 19. Rfc1 Rac8 20. Bb6 Rxc4 21.
Rxc4 Rc8 22. Qc2 Rxc4 23. Qxc4 Qe8 24. a4 Qa8 25. f4 h6 26. Bf2 Bh4 27. Be3 Bf6
28. Qd3 Bc6 29. Ng3 Be7 30. Nh5 Bf8 31. Bf2 Qb7 32. Qc4 Ne7 33. Qd3 d5 34. e5
d4 35. Bf1 Bd5 36. Qxa6 Qxb3 37. Qd3 Qxa4 38. Qxd4 Qa8 39. Qa7 Qc8 40. Qc5 Nc6
41. Qc3 Qa8 42. g5 Qa4 43. Qg3 Qd1 44. Nf6+ gxf6 45. gxf6+ Kh8 46. Qd3 Qxd3 47.
Bxd3 Nb4 48. Bb1 Ba2 49. Be4 Nd5 50. f5 Nf4 51. Kh2 exf5 52. Bxf5 Be6 53. Bg4
Bxg4 54. hxg4 Ne6 55. Kg3 Bc5 0-1

[Event "2nd London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2010.12.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2010.12.06"]

1. c4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d6 4. Nc3 g6 5. e3 Bg7 6. Nge2 O-O 7. O-O e5 8. b3
Nbd7 9. d3 c6 10. Ba3 Qc7 11. Qd2 Re8 12. Rae1 Nc5 13. h3 e4 14. dxe4 Nfxe4 15.
Qc2 Nxc3 16. Nxc3 Be6 17. Rd1 Rad8 18. Bb2 Bf7 19. Rd2 a5 20. Rfd1 Be5 21. Ne2
a4 22. b4 Nd7 23. Bd4 Nb6 24. Bxb6 Qxb6 25. Rb1 Qc7 26. Nd4 Rc8 27. Rc1 Qe7 28.
Rd3 c5 29. bxc5 Rxc5 30. Qxa4 Rec8 31. Rb1 Rxc4 32. Qd1 b6 33. Nb5 R4c5 34.
Nxd6 Bxd6 35. Rxd6 Bxa2 36. Ra1 Rc1 37. Rxc1 Rxc1 38. Rxg6+ hxg6 39. Qxc1 Qd6
40. h4 Bf7 41. h5 Kh7 42. hxg6+ Kxg6 43. Qc2 b5 44. g4 Qe5 45. gxf5+ Kg7 46.
Qe4 Qd6 47. Qh4 Bc4 48. Bf3 Qf6 49. Qxf6+ Kxf6 50. Be4 Ba2 51. f4 b4 52. Kf2 b3
53. Bd5 Kxf5 54. Kf3 Kf6 55. e4 Kg6 56. Ke3 Kh5 57. Kd4 Kg4 58. f5 Kg5 59. Ke5
1-0

[Event "2nd London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2010.12.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "2010.12.06"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. a4 Bf8 14. Bd3 c6 15. b4
Rc8 16. axb5 cxb5 17. Bb2 d5 18. exd5 exd4 19. Rxe8 Qxe8 20. c4 bxc4 21. Nxc4
Nxd5 22. Nxd4 Nxb4 23. Nf5 Nxd3 24. Qxd3 Be4 25. Qd4 Bxf5 26. Nd6 Qd8 27. Nxf5
f6 28. Rd1 Rc2 29. Nh6+ gxh6 30. Qg4+ Bg7 31. Qe6+ Kh8 32. Rxd7 Qf8 33. Ba3 Qg8
34. Qxa6 Qe8 35. Qa7 Qg8 36. Be7 Rc8 37. Qa6 Qe8 38. Ra7 Kg8 39. Qe6+ Kh8 40.
Qa6 Kg8 41. Qe6+ Kh8 42. Kh2 Rc6 43. Qb3 Rc8 44. Bd6 Qg6 45. Qb7 Rd8 46. Bg3
Rg8 47. h4 Qf5 48. Qc7 Qd5 49. Ra5 Qe4 50. Qd7 Qc4 51. Qf5 Qc8 52. Qf3 Qd7 53.
Bf4 Qf7 54. g3 Re8 55. Be3 Rg8 56. Ra6 Re8 57. Ra7 Re7 58. Qa8+ Qf8 59. Ra6 Re8
60. Qc6 Rc8 61. Qf3 Qf7 62. Ra7 Qe6 63. Qb7 Qg8 64. Bf4 Rd8 65. Qa6 Re8 66. Rc7
Ra8 67. Qc6 Re8 68. Be3 Rb8 69. Bd4 Qf8 70. Qc3 Re8 71. Rc6 Qf7 72. Bxf6 Rf8
73. Bxg7+ Qxg7 74. Qe3 Qb2 75. Kg2 Qb7 76. Qxh6 Qf7 77. Rc2 1-0

[Event "2nd London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2010.12.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Adams, Mi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2010.12.06"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bc5 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. d3 a6 8. a3
Ba7 9. b4 Be6 10. Nd2 Rb8 11. Rb1 Ne7 12. a4 Qd7 13. b5 Bh3 14. Ba3 h6 15. e3
Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Bc5 17. Bxc5 dxc5 18. Nf3 Qe6 19. e4 c6 20. Qb3 Rbd8 21. bxa6
bxa6 22. Qc2 Ng6 23. Ng1 Rb8 24. a5 Nd7 25. Na4 Qd6 26. Ne2 Qc7 27. Qc3 Rfd8
28. Rxb8 Rxb8 29. f4 exf4 30. gxf4 Qd6 31. Kh1 Rb4 32. Qc2 Nh4 33. Nac3 Qg6 34.
Ng3 Nf6 35. e5 Nh5 36. Nxh5 Qxh5 37. Ne4 Kh8 38. Qf2 Nf5 39. Nxc5 Qh3 40. Re1
Nh4 41. Qg3 Qxg3 42. hxg3 Nf3 43. Rf1 Nd4 44. Kg2 Ne6 45. Nxa6 Ra4 46. f5 Ng5
47. Nc7 Kg8 48. a6 Kf8 49. Kf2 1-0

[Event "2nd London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2010.12.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "McShane, L."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2010.12.06"]

1. c4 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O Nh6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Bxh6
Bxh6 9. Nxd4 Ne5 10. Qb3 O-O 11. Rfd1 Nd7 12. Qa3 a5 13. b4 Ra6 14. b5 Ra8 15.
e3 a4 16. Rab1 Bg7 17. Ne4 Qb6 18. Nc6 Re8 19. Nb4 f5 20. Nc3 Qc5 21. Nxa4 Qa7
22. Na6 bxa6 23. b6 Nxb6 24. Rxb6 Rb8 25. c5 Be6 26. Rdb1 dxc5 27. Rb7 Rxb7 28.
Rxb7 Qa8 29. Nxc5 Qc8 30. Qxa6 Bf7 31. Bc6 Rd8 32. Nd7 Rxd7 33. Bxd7 Qc1+ 34.
Qf1 Qxf1+ 35. Kxf1 Bc4+ 36. Kg1 Bxa2 37. Ba4 e5 38. f3 Bh6 39. Bb3+ 1-0

[Event "VI World Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[Round "31"]
[White "Grachev, Boris"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 d6 6. h3 c5 7. c3 b6 8. O-O 0-1

[Event "VI World Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[Round "30"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "197"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Nc3 Na5 10. Ba2 b4 11. Ne2 c5 12. Nd2 Be6 13. f4 Bxa2 14. Rxa2 O-O 15.
Nf3 Nc6 16. Ng3 exf4 17. Bxf4 d5 18. e5 Ne8 19. Nf5 Nc7 20. Ra1 Ne6 21. Bg3 Qd7
22. Kh1 Rae8 23. c3 f6 24. Nxe7+ Qxe7 25. Bh4 g5 26. exf6 Rxf6 27. Bg3 Rf5 28.
Re1 Qf6 29. cxb4 Nxb4 30. Ne5 Nf4 31. Nd7 Rxe1+ 32. Qxe1 Qe6 33. Nxc5 Qxe1+ 34.
Rxe1 Nfxd3 35. Nxd3 Nxd3 36. Ra1 Nxb2 37. Kg1 Nc4 38. Bf2 Kf7 39. Rb1 Rf6 40.
Rb7+ Kg6 41. Bd4 Rf4 42. Bf2 Nd2 43. Rb6+ Rf6 44. Rb7 Rc6 45. Be3 Ne4 46. h3 h5
47. Kf1 g4 48. hxg4 hxg4 49. a5 Kf5 50. Rf7+ Ke6 51. Rg7 Rc3 52. Bf4 Ra3 53.
Rxg4 Kf5 54. Rh4 Rxa5 55. Be3 Ra2 56. g4+ Ke6 57. Rh6+ Kf7 58. Rb6 a5 59. g5
Ng3+ 60. Kg1 Nf5 61. Bf4 Kg7 62. Be5+ Kh7 63. g6+ Kh6 64. g7+ Kh7 65. Rb8 Nxg7
66. Rb7 Kg6 67. Rxg7+ Kf5 68. Bd6 d4 69. Kf1 Ke4 70. Ke1 a4 71. Rg3 d3 72. Kd1
a3 73. Rg4+ Kf3 74. Ra4 Ra1+ 75. Kd2 a2 76. Be5 Rh1 77. Kxd3 Rd1+ 78. Kc2 Rd5
79. Bc3 Rd8 80. Rxa2 Ke4 81. Ra4+ Kf5 82. Bd4 Rd7 83. Kd3 Rd8 84. Ra5+ Kf4 85.
Ra6 Kg5 86. Ke4 Rb8 87. Ra7 Rb4 88. Rg7+ Kh4 89. Rg8 Ra4 90. Ke5 Kh3 91. Be3
Rb4 92. Kf5 Ra4 93. Bf4 Ra3 94. Bd6 Ra4 95. Rg3+ Kh4 96. Rg2 Kh5 97. Rg8 Kh6
98. Be5 Ra7 99. Rg1 1-0

[Event "VI World Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[Round "29"]
[White "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. O-O Nbd7 6. Nbd2 e6 7. e4 Be7 8. Re1
O-O 9. h3 Bh5 10. Qe2 a5 11. a4 Qb6 12. g4 Bg6 13. Nh4 dxe4 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15.
Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Nf6 17. Bg2 Rad8 18. c3 c5 19. Bf4 Nd5 20. Be5 Bf6 21. Bg3
g5 22. Be4 Rd7 23. Rab1 Rfd8 24. Ra1 g6 25. Rad1 Bg7 26. h4 gxh4 27. Bxh4 Rc8
28. Bg3 Qb3 29. Bxg6 Qxa4 30. g5 Rcd8 31. Be4 Ne7 32. Qh5 Nf5 33. g6 Nxg3 34.
fxg3 f5 35. Rf1 Rd5 36. Bxd5 Rxd5 37. Rde1 Qd7 38. g4 f4 39. Qh7+ Kf8 40. Rxf4+
1-0

[Event "VI World Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[Round "35"]
[White "Savchenko, Boris"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. e5 Nh5 4. Be2 d6 5. exd6 Qxd6 6. Bxh5 gxh5 7. Nc3 Rg8 8.
g3 Bg4 9. f3 Bf5 10. Bf4 Qb6 11. Nge2 Nc6 12. Nd5 Qa5+ 13. Nec3 Rc8 14. a3 Bg7
15. b4 Qa6 16. b5 Qa5 17. bxc6 bxc6 18. Nb4 c5 19. Nbd5 cxd4 20. Qe2 Be6 21.
Bxc7 Qc5 22. Be5 Bxd5 23. Nxd5 Qxd5 24. Bxg7 Rxg7 25. O-O Rg6 26. Rad1 Rc3 27.
Rfe1 Re6 28. Qd2 Rxe1+ 29. Rxe1 e6 30. f4 h4 31. Re5 Qc4 32. gxh4 Rxc2 33. Qa5
Rc1+ 34. Re1 d3 35. Kf2 Qxf4+ 36. Kg2 Rc2+ 0-1

[Event "VI World Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[Round "37"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B02"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 g6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bc4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. O-O c5 8.
Re1 O-O 9. Ng5 Nc6 10. Ba3 Qa5 11. Qc1 e6 12. Ne4 b6 13. Bb2 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Qxa6
15. a4 Rfd8 16. d3 c4 17. d4 Ne7 18. Qe3 Nd5 19. Qg3 Rac8 20. Bc1 Rd7 21. Bg5
Qa5 22. Reb1 f5 23. Rb5 Qa6 24. Nd2 Qb7 25. Rbb1 Qc6 26. Bf4 Re8 27. Re1 a6 28.
h4 b5 29. axb5 axb5 30. Be5 Bxe5 31. Rxe5 Qd6 32. Rae1 Rde7 33. h5 Rg7 34. h6
Rge7 35. Rb1 Qa6 36. Rbe1 Qa3 37. Qg5 Nxc3 38. Nb1 Nxb1 39. Rxb1 b4 40. d5 b3
41. cxb3 c3 42. dxe6 c2 43. Rc1 Rc7 44. Ree1 Qb2 45. Kh2 Qxb3 46. Qf6 Qc3 47.
Qxc3 Rxc3 48. Re2 Rec8 49. e7 Kf7 50. e8=Q+ Rxe8 51. Rexc2 Rxc2 52. Rxc2 g5 53.
Rc7+ Kg6 54. Rc6+ Kh5 55. Kg3 Rg8 56. Rf6 f4+ 57. Kf3 Rg6 58. Rf7 Kxh6 59. Kg4
Rb6 60. Rf5 Rb2 61. Rxg5 Rxf2 62. Rh5+ Kg6 63. Rg5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "VI World Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[Round "36"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. a3 e5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O d6 8. b4
Nd4 9. Bb2 c6 10. d3 Re8 11. Nd2 Be6 12. e3 Nf5 13. Ne2 Nd7 14. e4 Ne7 15. f4
f5 16. Kh1 Kh8 17. Qc2 Qc7 18. Rae1 a5 19. Nf3 axb4 20. axb4 fxe4 21. dxe4 Rf8
22. c5 dxc5 23. bxc5 Ra5 24. fxe5 Rxc5 25. Qd2 Nxe5 26. Nxe5 Rxf1+ 27. Rxf1
Bxe5 28. Qf4 Bc4 29. Rc1 b6 30. Rxc4 Qd6 31. Rxc5 Qd1+ 32. Qf1 1-0

[Event "VI World Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[Round "33"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nh6 7. a3 O-O 8. Rb1
b6 9. d3 Bb7 10. Bd2 Nf5 11. b4 Qd7 12. Qa4 Rfd8 13. Rfc1 Rac8 14. Nd5 Ba8 15.
Qd1 e6 16. Nc3 Ncd4 17. e3 Nxf3+ 18. Bxf3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Ne7 20. Be1 Nc6 21. Qe2
Qb7 22. f4 Ne7 23. Qg2 Qd7 24. g4 d5 25. cxd5 exd5 26. bxc5 d4 27. exd4 Bxd4+
28. Kh1 Rxc5 29. Ne4 Rxc1 30. Rxc1 Nd5 31. Qf3 Rc8 32. Rc4 Bg7 33. Bh4 b5 34.
Rxc8+ Qxc8 35. f5 Qc1+ 36. Kg2 Nf4+ 37. Kg3 Be5 38. Nf6+ Kg7 39. Ne8+ Kf8 40.
Bf6 Qe1+ 0-1

[Event "VI World Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[Round "38"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. a3 Nf6 2. f4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 b6 6. d3 d5 7. O-O Bb7 8. Qe1 c5
9. Nbd2 Nc6 10. e4 dxe4 11. dxe4 Nd4 12. Nxd4 Qxd4+ 13. Kh1 Rfd8 14. e5 Bxg2+
15. Kxg2 Qd5+ 16. Nf3 Ne8 17. Be3 Nc7 18. Rd1 Qc6 19. Qe2 Ne6 20. Bf2 b5 21. c3
a5 22. Kg1 c4 23. Rfe1 h5 24. Rd2 Rxd2 25. Nxd2 Rd8 26. Qe4 Qd5 27. Qxd5 Rxd5
28. Ne4 a4 29. Kg2 Kf8 30. Kf3 Rd3+ 31. Be3 f6 32. Nf2 Rd7 33. Ke4 f5+ 34. Kf3
Nc7 35. Bc5 Rd2 36. Re2 Rxe2 37. Kxe2 Nd5 38. Nd1 Ke8 39. Ne3 Nxe3 40. Kxe3 Kd7
41. Kd4 e6 42. h4 Kc6 43. Be7 Bh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "VI World Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[Round "32"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. c3 e5 8. Re1
h6 9. Nf1 Nh5 10. Ne3 Nf6 11. Bc2 Re8 12. d5 Ne7 13. c4 Nh7 14. Nh4 Bf6 15. Nf3
Bg7 16. g4 Bf6 17. h4 Bd7 18. Kg2 Qc8 19. Kg3 Bg7 20. Rg1 Nf6 21. Nh2 Rf8 22.
Kg2 Nh7 23. Kh1 Kh8 24. Bd2 a6 25. Rg2 c5 26. a4 b5 27. axb5 axb5 28. Rxa8 Qxa8
29. b4 Qa7 30. Rg1 Rb8 31. Qa1 Qc7 32. Qa3 Nf6 33. bxc5 dxc5 34. cxb5 Bxb5 35.
Rb1 Nc8 36. Bd3 Bxd3 37. Rxb8 Qxb8 38. Qxd3 Nd6 39. f3 Nd7 40. Nhf1 Qb2 41. Kg2
Kh7 42. Qa6 Nb6 43. Qd3 c4 44. Qc3 Qb5 45. Qb4 c3 46. Bxc3 Qe2+ 47. Kg3 Nbc4
48. Nxc4 Nxc4 49. Qb1 Bf8 50. Qe1 Qd3 51. Ba1 Bc5 52. g5 h5 53. Qc1 Qe2 54.
Bxe5 Bf2+ 55. Kf4 Bxh4 56. Bf6 Qd3 57. Qa1 Qc2 58. Qa8 Qc1+ 0-1

[Event "VI World Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[Round "34"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 c5 2. Ne2 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bd3 a6 8.
O-O Nxd4 9. Bxd4 Bc5 10. Bxc5 Qxc5 11. Kh1 d6 12. Qe1 e5 13. Na4 Qc6 14. Qb4
Be6 15. c4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Qxe4 17. Qxd6 Rd8 18. Qa3 Qxc4 19. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1
f6 21. Qd6 Kf7 22. Nc5 Re8 23. h3 Qxa2 24. Nxb7 Kg8 25. Qc6 Rf8 26. Nc5 Bf7 27.
Qb7 a5 28. Qb6 h5 29. Kh2 a4 30. Qb4 Qc4 31. Qxc4 Bxc4 32. Ra1 Bb3 33. Ra3 Rb8
34. Nxa4 Bxa4 35. Rxa4 Rxb2 36. f4 Kf7 37. Ra7+ Kg6 38. fxe5 fxe5 39. Kg3 Rb3+
40. Kf2 h4 41. Ra4 Kh5 42. Ra5 1/2-1/2

[Event "VI World Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[Round "25.1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 c5 8. O-O
O-O 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Nc3 Na6 11. Bf4 d5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. Rc1 Nb4
15. a3 Nc6 16. b4 Be7 17. Qd3 f5 18. Rfd1 Qe8 19. Qa6 Rd8 20. b5 Na5 21. Qxa7
Nc4 22. Ne5 Ra8 23. Qd7 Nxe5 24. Qxe8 Rfxe8 25. Bxe5 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 Bxa3 27. Rc6
Bf8 28. Rxb6 Ra2 29. Kf1 Ra4 30. Rb7 Re4 31. f4 Rb4 32. Rdd7 Rb1+ 33. Kg2 Rc8
34. Bxg7 Rc2 35. Rd8 1-0

[Event "VI World Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[Round "17.1"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 e5 8. Bd3
b6 9. Ne2 Ba6 10. O-O Nfd7 11. f4 Nc6 12. Rf3 Na5 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. Ng3 Bxc4
15. Nf5 Kh8 16. Rh3 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Nb3 18. Qg3 Qf6 19. Bg5 Qg6 20. Ne7 Qxe4 21.
Re1 Qc2 22. dxe5 Rae8 23. Qh4 Ndc5 24. Rf1 Ne6 1-0

[Event "VI World Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[Round "24.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 d5 4. b4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Bb2 Bf5 7. c4 c6 8. Be2
Nbd7 9. O-O dxc4 10. Nxc4 Nb6 11. Na5 Rb8 12. a3 Nbd5 13. Rc1 Ne4 14. Nd2 Nxd2
15. Qxd2 Qd7 16. Rfe1 Rbc8 17. Bf1 Nf6 18. f3 e5 19. e4 Be6 20. Red1 Rfd8 21.
Qe1 exd4 22. Bxd4 Qc7 23. Qg3 c5 24. Qxc7 Rxc7 25. Bxc5 Rdc8 26. Be3 Nd7 27.
Nxb7 Bd4 28. Rxd4 Rxc1 29. Bxc1 Rxc1 30. Na5 Nb6 31. Kf2 Ra1 32. Rd3 Kg7 33.
Rc3 Na4 34. Re3 Nb2 35. Be2 Ra2 36. Kg3 g5 37. b5 h5 38. h4 Kh6 39. hxg5+ Kxg5
40. f4+ Kh6 41. f5 Bd7 42. Nc6 Kg5 43. Nxa7 h4+ 44. Kh2 Na4 45. Nc6 Kf4 46.
Rf3+ Kg5 47. Bc4 Rc2 48. Bb3 1-0

[Event "VI World Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[Round "19.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O Be7 7. Nc3 Nb6 8.
a3 O-O 9. b4 Re8 10. Bb2 Bf8 11. d3 Nd4 12. e3 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 a5 14. b5 a4 15.
Qe2 Bf5 16. Rfd1 Qc8 17. Rac1 Ra5 18. h4 h6 19. Kh2 Be6 20. Rg1 Rd8 21. g4 Be7
22. g5 hxg5 23. hxg5 Bf5 24. Be4 Qe6 25. Rg3 Bxe4 26. Nxe4 Rxb5 27. Kg2 Kf8 28.
Rxc7 Nd5 29. Rc4 Nb6 30. Rc1 Rb3 31. Qh5 Ke8 32. Ba1 Kd7 33. Nc5+ Bxc5 34. Rxc5
Rxd3 35. Bxe5 Rc8 36. Rxc8 Nxc8 37. Bxg7 Rxa3 38. Rf3 Nd6 39. Bf8 Rd3 40. Bxd6
Rxd6 41. Rxf7+ Kc6 42. Qf3+ Qd5 0-1

[Event "VI World Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[Round "21.1"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 b6 5. Nd2 Bb7 6. Ngf3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Be7 8. h3
O-O 9. Bd3 Nc6 10. a3 Rc8 11. O-O d6 12. Qe2 Qd7 13. e4 Rfd8 14. Be3 Qe8 15.
Rfe1 Na5 16. b4 Nc6 17. Ba6 Bxa6 18. Qxa6 Qd7 19. Qd3 Qb7 20. Nf1 d5 21. e5 Ne4
22. N3h2 f5 23. f3 Ng5 24. Rac1 b5 25. Ng3 a5 26. bxa5 Nxa5 27. Ne2 Nc4 28. Rc3
Qa6 29. Bc1 b4 30. axb4 Nf7 31. Rb3 Rb8 32. Nf4 Bxb4 33. Rd1 Be7 34. Nf1 Rdc8
35. Qb1 Rxb3 36. Qxb3 Nd8 37. Ne3 Nc6 38. Qd3 Nb4 39. Qb3 Kf7 40. g4 g5 41. Nd3
Nxe3 42. Bxe3 Nxd3 43. Qxd3 Qxd3 44. Rxd3 f4 45. Bf2 Bb4 46. Rb3 Rc4 47. Kf1
Ke7 48. Ke2 Kd7 49. Kd3 Kc6 50. h4 h6 51. hxg5 hxg5 52. Rb1 Rc3+ 53. Ke2 Rc2+
54. Kf1 Kb5 55. Be1 Rc4 56. Bf2 Ka4 57. Ra1+ Ba3 58. Rb1 Bb4 59. Ra1+ Kb5 60.
Rb1 Kc6 61. Ke2 Rc2+ 62. Kf1 Kb5 63. Be1 Rc4 64. Bf2 Rc3 65. Be1 Rc4 66. Bf2
1/2-1/2

[Event "VI World Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[Round "23.1"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 d6 7. c3 O-O 8. h3
Re8 9. Re1 h6 10. Nbd2 Bf8 11. Nf1 Bd7 12. Bc2 Ne7 13. Nh4 g6 14. Qf3 Nc6 15.
Ne3 Bg7 16. Bd2 Be6 17. Bb3 Bxb3 18. axb3 a5 19. Ng4 Nxg4 20. Qxg4 Qc8 21. Qg3
Qe6 22. Ra3 Ra6 23. f4 exf4 24. Bxf4 Ne7 25. Nf3 Rb6 26. d4 Rb5 27. e5 d5 28.
Nd2 c6 29. Rea1 b6 30. Rf1 Nf5 31. Qd3 Ne7 32. Raa1 Qf5 33. Qe2 Qe6 34. Rf2 Kh7
35. Raf1 Ng8 36. Qd1 Re7 37. Nb1 f6 38. Na3 fxe5 39. Bxe5 Bxe5 40. dxe5 Rc5 41.
b4 axb4 42. cxb4 Rc4 43. Nxc4 dxc4 44. Qd6 Qxe5 45. Rf7+ Kh8 46. Qxg6 Rxf7 47.
Rxf7 Qe1+ 48. Kh2 Qe5+ 49. Qg3 Qxb2 50. Rf8 Qg7 51. Qf4 c3 52. Rc8 c5 53. bxc5
b5 54. c6 c2 55. c7 b4 56. Rb8 1-0

[Event "VI World Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[Round "15.1"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 c5 8. Bxb4
cxb4 9. a3 Na6 10. O-O O-O 11. Qd2 Qe7 12. axb4 Nxb4 13. Nc3 Ne4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4
15. Ne5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 a5 17. e4 d6 18. Nf3 Rac8 19. h4 Qb7 20. d5 Rfe8 21. Nd4
Na6 22. h5 h6 23. Rh1 Nc5 24. Rh4 exd5 25. exd5 Re5 26. Nf3 Nxb3 27. Qf4 Nxa1
28. Rg4 Qd7 0-1

[Event "VI World Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[Round "28.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8.
c4 Nb6 9. Nc3 Qe6 10. Qe4 Ba6 11. b3 Bb4 12. Bd2 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 d5 14. Qh4 dxc4
15. Rc1 Qg6 16. Bb4 f6 17. Qh3 Bc8 18. Qf3 Nd5 19. Rxc4 Qb1+ 20. Qd1 Qxd1+ 21.
Kxd1 Ba6 22. Rg4 Bxf1 23. Rxf1 f5 24. Rd4 O-O-O 25. Bd2 Rhe8 26. Re1 Kb7 27.
Kc2 c5 28. Rc4 Kb6 29. Rh4 h6 30. Rc4 Re6 31. Re2 Ne7 32. Be3 Rd5 33. f4 a5 34.
Rd2 Rc6 35. Ra4 Kb5 36. g3 Rxd2+ 37. Bxd2 Ra6 38. Rc4 Nd5 39. Kd3 Nb4+ 40. Bxb4
axb4 41. Rc2 Ra8 42. h3 h5 43. Ke3 Kc6 44. Kf3 g6 45. g4 hxg4+ 46. hxg4 Rh8 47.
Kg3 Kd5 48. Re2 Ke6 49. Rc2 Kd5 50. gxf5 gxf5 51. Rh2 Ra8 52. Kf3 c4 53. Rd2+
Kc5 54. bxc4 Kxc4 55. e6 Re8 56. Re2 Kd5 57. Re5+ Kd6 58. Rxf5 Rxe6 59. Rb5 c5
60. Rb6+ Kd5 61. Rxe6 Kxe6 62. Ke4 c4 63. Kd4 b3 64. axb3 cxb3 65. f5+ Kxf5 66.
Kc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "VI World Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[Round "26.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D18"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Nbd7 8. a5
Bb4 9. Qa4 Qe7 10. O-O O-O 11. Be2 Ne4 12. Qb3 Rab8 13. Rd1 Bd6 14. Nxe4 Bxe4
15. Nd2 Bg6 16. Nc4 Bc7 17. Bd2 Rfd8 18. Bb4 Qg5 19. Bf3 a6 20. h3 Nf6 21. Bc5
Rd7 22. Bb6 Bxb6 23. Qxb6 Nd5 24. Qc5 h6 25. b4 Rdd8 26. Rd2 Bh7 27. Re1 Bg6
28. Kh2 Qf6 29. Ne5 Bh7 1-0

[Event "VI World Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[Round "27.1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E43"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. e3 Bb7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. Qc2 c5 8. Bd2
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nc6 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. e4 Qb8 12. h3 Bc5 13. O-O Qe5 14. Rae1 Rac8
15. Kh1 Qh5 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. Rxe3 Ng4 18. Qd1 Nf6 19. e5 Qg5 20. Ne4 Nxe4 21.
Bxe4 Rfd8 22. f4 Qe7 23. f5 exf5 24. Bxf5 Qg5 25. Qe2 Bxg2+ 26. Qxg2 Qxe3 27.
Bxh7+ Kxh7 0-1

[Event "VI World Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[Round "22.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 a6 5. a4 Bg7 6. h3 O-O 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. Be2 e5
9. d5 Ne7 10. a5 Ne8 11. h4 f5 12. h5 Nf6 13. hxg6 Nxg6 14. Ng5 Qe7 15. Qd3
fxe4 16. Ncxe4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Nf4 18. Bxf4 exf4 19. g4 fxg3 20. Nxg3 Bxb2 21.
Ra4 Be5 22. Kd1 Rf7 23. Rah4 Bd7 24. Bg4 Bxg3 25. Qxg3 Rg7 26. Rxh7 Rxh7 27.
Be6+ Kh8 28. Rxh7+ Kxh7 29. Qh3+ Kg6 30. Qf5+ Kg7 31. Qg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "VI World Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[Round "16.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Savchenko, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B37"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 c5 2. Ne2 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Nc2 Nf6 7. Nc3 d6 8. Be2
O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. Be3 Qa5 11. Rb1 Rfc8 12. f4 Nd7 13. Nd5 Qxa2 14. b4 Qa4 15.
Qd2 Nf6 16. Nc3 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Bf5 18. Bd3 a5 19. b5 Nb4 20. Nxb4 axb4 21. Rxb4
Qa3 22. Rbb1 Ra4 23. Rfc1 d5 24. Nf2 Bxd3 25. Qxd3 dxc4 26. Qxa3 Rxa3 27. Bb6
f5 28. Kf1 e5 29. fxe5 Bxe5 30. h3 Kf7 31. Rc2 Rb3 32. Rd1 Rxb5 33. Bd4 Bg3 34.
Be3 Re5 35. Bb6 Rc6 36. Rd7+ Re7 37. Rxe7+ Kxe7 38. Ba5 b5 39. Rb2 c3 40. Rc2
Be5 41. Nd1 Kf7 42. Ke2 Rc4 43. Bxc3 b4 44. Kd3 Rxc3+ 45. Nxc3 Bxc3 46. Ra2 h5
47. Ra6 Kg7 48. Kc4 Kh6 49. Rb6 Kg5 50. Kd3 Be1 51. Kd4 0-1

[Event "VI World Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[Round "18.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 c5 2. Ne2 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Ndb5 Bb4 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8.
Nxc3 d5 9. Bd3 d4 10. Ne2 e5 11. O-O O-O 12. h3 Re8 13. Ng3 Nd7 14. Qh5 Nf8 15.
f4 exf4 16. Bxf4 Ng6 17. Bd2 Nce5 18. Nf5 f6 19. Rf2 Bxf5 20. exf5 Nxd3 21.
cxd3 Ne5 22. Rf4 Qd7 23. Rh4 h6 24. Rf1 Rac8 25. Rff4 Rc2 26. Rxd4 Qc6 27. Qd1
Rxb2 28. Rhe4 Qb6 29. Kh2 Rc8 30. Rb4 Qd6 31. Bf4 Rxb4 32. Bxe5 fxe5 33. axb4
Rc3 34. Qh5 Rxd3 35. Qe8+ Kh7 36. Rxe5 Rd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "VI World Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[Round "20.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2 b5
9. a3 g5 10. fxg5 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Ncxe5 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. O-O Bg7 14. Nce2 Ng4 15.
Kh1 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 Qe7 17. Ng3 Be5 18. c3 Rg8 19. h4 h6 20. Ngf5 exf5 21. Nxf5
Qc5 22. Qxc5 Nxc5 23. Nxh6 Rh8 24. Bc2 f6 25. Rae1 Rxh6 26. gxh6 Ne4 27. Kg1
Ke7 28. Rf5 Rh8 29. Rh5 Kf7 30. g4 Bf4 31. Bb3 Nd2 32. Bd1 Rxh6 33. Rxh6 Bxh6
34. Bc2 0-1

[Event "VI World Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. Nc3 d6 7. b3 Be7 8. Bb2
O-O 9. e3 Nbd7 10. d4 Ne4 11. Qe2 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Rfd1 Qc7 14. Ne1 Bxg2
15. Nxg2 cxd4 16. exd4 d5 17. Rac1 Nf6 18. Nf4 Rad8 19. c5 a5 20. Be1 bxc5 21.
dxc5 Ne4 22. Qb5 Ra8 23. c6 Rfb8 24. Qe2 Bd6 25. Nh5 Rb6 26. f3 Nf6 27. Nxf6+
gxf6 28. Qc2 Raa6 29. Qe2 Rxc6 30. Bd2 Rxc1 31. Rxc1 Rc6 32. Rxc6 Qxc6 33. Qd3
a4 34. Kg2 Kg7 35. g4 axb3 36. Qxb3 Qa6 37. Kf2 d4 38. a4 Bxh2 39. Qb5 Qd6 40.
Ke2 Qg3 41. Qc6 Qg2+ 42. Kd3 Bg1 43. a5 Qf1+ 44. Kc2 Qe2 45. Qe4 Qc4+ 46. Kd1
Qb3+ 47. Ke2 Be3 48. Bxe3 dxe3 49. Qxe3 Qb5+ 50. Kf2 Qxa5 51. Qd3 Qe5 52. Kg2
f5 53. gxf5 Qxf5 54. Qd4+ Qf6 55. Qc4 h5 56. Qe2 Qf4 57. Qb2+ Kg6 58. Qc2+ Qf5
59. Qe2 0-1

[Event "VI World Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. a4 Bf8 14. Bd3 c6 15. b3
Qc7 16. Qc2 Rac8 17. Bb2 Nh5 18. Bf1 Nf4 19. b4 Nb6 20. axb5 cxb5 21. dxe5 dxe5
22. Qb1 Rcd8 23. g3 Ne6 24. h4 Na4 25. Ra3 Rd7 26. Ba1 Red8 27. Qa2 Nb6 28. Bh3
Rd6 29. Qc2 Nd4 30. Qb1 Nxf3+ 31. Nxf3 Rd3 0-1

[Event "VI World Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Ne7 6. Nxe5 Qd4 7. Qh5 g6 8.
Qg5 Bg7 9. Nd3 f5 10. e5 c5 11. b3 Qg4 12. Qxg4 fxg4 13. Nxc5 b6 14. Nd3 Bf5
15. Bb2 Bxd3 16. cxd3 O-O-O 17. Na3 Rxd3 18. Rac1 b5 19. Nc2 Rxd2 20. Bc3 Re2
21. Nd4 Rxa2 22. Ne6 Rg8 23. Ra1 Rxa1 24. Rxa1 Kb7 25. Nc5+ Kc6 26. b4 Ra8 27.
Rxa6+ Rxa6 28. Nxa6 Nd5 29. Bd4 Bf8 30. e6 Nxb4 31. Nb8+ Kd5 32. Nd7 Bd6 33.
Bc5 Kxe6 0-1

[Event "VI World Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. Nbd2 Ba7 7. Bb3 d6 8. h3
Be6 9. Bc2 O-O 10. O-O d5 11. Re1 dxe4 12. dxe4 Qe7 13. Nf1 Rad8 14. Qe2 Ne8
15. Ne3 f6 16. a4 Qf7 17. b4 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Nd6 19. Qc5 Nb8 20. b5 b6 21. Qb4 a5
22. Qb1 Nd7 23. Ba3 Rfe8 24. Nd2 Nb7 25. Nf1 Ndc5 26. Ne3 Rd2 27. Bc1 Rd7 28.
Nf5 Red8 29. Be3 Kh8 30. Kh2 Bc4 31. f4 exf4 32. Bxf4 Nd3 33. Rf1 Nxf4 34. Rxf4
Qe6 35. Qe1 Qe5 36. Qg3 Nc5 37. Ne3 Be6 38. Rf2 Qxg3+ 39. Kxg3 Kg8 40. Kf3 Rd2
41. Re2 Kf7 42. Kf2 Bb3 43. Bxb3+ Nxb3 44. Ra3 Nc1 45. Rxd2 Rxd2+ 46. Kf3 Ke6
47. Nf5 g6 48. Nd4+ Kd6 49. Ra1 Rd3+ 50. Kf2 Rxc3 51. Nc6 Nd3+ 52. Ke2 Nc5 53.
Rd1+ Ke6 54. Rd4 Ra3 55. Nd8+ Ke7 56. Nc6+ Kf7 57. Nd8+ Ke8 58. Nc6 Rxa4 59.
Rd8+ Kf7 60. Rc8 Ne6 61. Ke3 Rc4 62. Rh8 Kg7 63. Re8 Nc5 64. e5 fxe5 65. Re7+
Kf6 66. Rxc7 Rc3+ 67. Kd2 Rg3 68. Rxh7 Rxg2+ 69. Kc3 Ne4+ 70. Kd3 Nd6 71. Rd7
Rg3+ 72. Kd2 Nxb5 73. Rb7 Nd6 74. Rd7 Ne4+ 75. Ke2 Rxh3 76. Rb7 Rb3 77. Nxa5
Nc5 0-1

[Event "VI World Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Qf6 6. d4 exd4 7. Bg5 Qd6 8.
Nxd4 Be7 9. Bxe7 Nxe7 10. Nc3 Bd7 11. Nb3 O-O-O 12. Qh5 Ng6 13. Rad1 Qe5 14.
Qxe5 Nxe5 15. Nc5 Rhe8 16. b3 a5 17. f3 b6 18. Nxd7 Rxd7 19. Kf2 Rde7 20. Rd2
Kb7 21. Rfd1 c5 22. Nd5 Rd7 23. Ne3 Rxd2+ 24. Rxd2 Nc6 25. Rd7 Ne5 26. Rd5 Nc6
27. c3 a4 28. Nc4 axb3 29. axb3 Ne7 30. Rd7 Kc8 31. Rd2 f6 32. g4 Kb7 33. h4
Kc6 34. h5 Ra8 35. e5 b5 36. exf6 gxf6 37. Ne3 Ra3 38. Rb2 Kd6 39. f4 Ke6 40.
Kf3 c6 41. g5 f5 42. Nc2 Ra8 43. Ne1 Nd5 44. c4 bxc4 45. bxc4 Ra3+ 46. Kf2 Nxf4
47. Rb7 Nh3+ 48. Ke2 Nxg5 49. Nd3 Ra2+ 50. Ke3 Rh2 51. Nxc5+ Kd6 52. Nd3 Rh3+
53. Ke2 Rh4 54. Rg7 Ne6 55. Rxh7 Rxc4 56. h6 Rh4 57. Ne1 Ng5 58. Rg7 Ne6 59.
Rh7 Rh2+ 60. Kd3 Rh3+ 61. Ke2 c5 62. Rh8 Ng5 63. Nd3 c4 64. Nf4 Rh2+ 65. Ke3 c3
66. Rd8+ Ke7 67. Rc8 Ne4 68. h7 c2 69. Rxc2 Rxc2 70. h8=Q Rc6 71. Qe5+ Kd8 72.
Ne6+ Kd7 73. Nd4 Rc5 74. Qe6+ Kc7 75. Nxf5 1-0

[Event "VI World Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8.
a3 O-O 9. b4 Re8 10. d3 Bf8 11. Bb2 Nd4 12. Nd2 c6 13. e3 Nf5 14. Qc2 Nd6 15.
Rad1 Bg4 16. Bf3 Bxf3 17. Nxf3 a5 18. Qb3 Qd7 19. bxa5 Nbc8 20. d4 e4 21. Ne5
Qe6 22. Qxe6 Rxe6 23. Nd7 Nc4 24. Bc1 Rxa5 25. d5 cxd5 26. Nxd5 Rd6 27. Nxf8
Raxd5 0-1

[Event "VI World Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[Round "13.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O d6 7. Re1 a6 8. e4 Be7
9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Bg5 O-O 12. Rc1 Re8 13. Qd2 Nbd7 14. b3 Bf8 15. h3
Rac8 16. Be3 Qb8 17. g4 Qa8 18. f3 g6 19. h4 Qb8 20. Qf2 Ne5 21. Red1 Bg7 22.
h5 d5 23. Bf4 dxe4 24. Qg3 Nfd7 25. Nxe4 Bxe4 26. fxe4 b5 27. h6 Bh8 28. Nxb5
axb5 29. Rxd7 Qb6+ 30. Be3 Qc6 31. Rdd1 bxc4 32. bxc4 Qa4 33. c5 Nc4 34. Bf2
Qxa2 35. Qf4 Be5 36. Qf3 Qa4 37. Bf1 Na5 38. Kg2 Nc6 39. Rc4 Qa2 40. Kg1 Rcd8
41. Rcc1 Nd4 42. Qe3 Qa4 43. c6 Nxc6 44. Rxd8 Rxd8 45. Qc5 Nd4 46. Qe7 Re8 47.
Rc4 Rxe7 48. Rxa4 Nc6 49. Ra8+ Nb8 50. Bc5 Rb7 51. Kf2 f6 52. Bc4 Kf7 53. Ke3
Nd7 54. Ba3 Rc7 55. Bb5 g5 56. Ke2 Nc5 57. Be8+ Ke7 58. Bg6 Kd6 59. Rd8+ Kc6
60. Be8+ Kb6 61. Bxc5+ Kxc5 62. Rd7 Rxd7 63. Bxd7 Kd6 64. Be8 Ke7 65. Bb5 Bd6
66. Kf3 Kf7 67. Bd7 Bf8 68. Bb5 Bc5 69. Bc4 Ke7 70. Bb3 Kd6 71. Ba2 Ke5 72. Bb3
Bf8 73. Bc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "VI World Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 c5 2. Ne2 d6 3. c4 e5 4. Nbc3 g6 5. h4 Nf6 6. d3 h6 7. g3 Bg7 8. Bh3 Be6
9. f3 Qc8 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. g4 Nc6 12. Be3 Nd4 13. Rh3 Qd7 14. Qd2 O-O-O 15. b4
Kb8 16. Rb1 Qf7 17. Nb5 Rhf8 18. bxc5 dxc5 19. Bxd4 cxd4 20. c5 Nxg4 21. Qa5 a6
22. c6 axb5 23. Rxb5 Ne3 24. Rg3 Rc8 25. Rxb7+ Qxb7 26. cxb7 Kxb7 27. Rxg6 Bf6
28. Rxf6 Rxf6 0-1

[Event "VI World Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8.
c4 Ba6 9. b3 g6 10. g3 Bg7 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Bg2 Rae8 13. O-O Bxe5 14. Qxe5 Qxe5
15. Bxe5 Rxe5 16. cxd5 Bxf1 17. Kxf1 cxd5 18. f4 Re3 19. Bxd5 Rd3 20. Bf3 Re8
21. Kf2 c6 22. Be2 Rde3 23. Bd1 Rd3 24. Be2 Rde3 25. Bd1 Rd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "VI World Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[Round "14.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. c3 Qf6 7. Be3 d6 8. O-O
Ne7 9. Nd2 O-O 10. f4 Nbc6 11. N2b3 Ba7 12. Kh1 e5 13. fxe5 Qxe5 14. Bf4 Qf6
15. Qd2 Ng6 16. Bg3 Qd8 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Bc4 Bb8 19. Rad1 Bg4 20. Rde1 h5 21.
h3 d5 22. Bxb8 dxc4 23. Qxd8 Rxd8 24. Na5 Bxh3 25. Bc7 Rd7 26. gxh3 Rxc7 27.
Nxc4 Re8 28. Rf5 Rce7 29. Rxh5 Rxe4 30. Rxe4 Rxe4 31. Rc5 Nh4 32. Rxc6 Re2 33.
Kg1 f5 34. Rxa6 f4 35. Kf1 Rh2 36. Ra8+ Kf7 37. a4 Nf5 38. a5 Ke6 39. a6 f3 40.
Re8+ Kd7 41. Rf8 Ng3+ 42. Ke1 Re2+ 43. Kd1 Rf2 44. a7 Rf1+ 45. Kc2 1-0

[Event "VI World Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[Round "12.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grachev, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. O-O d6 6. c3 Nf6 7. Re1 Be7 8. Bc2
Nc6 9. a3 Ne5 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nxf3+ 12. Qxf3 Rc8 13. Bd3 O-O 14. Bb2 d5
15. e5 Ne4 16. Qe2 f6 17. f3 Ng5 18. Nd2 fxe5 19. Qxe5 Bd6 20. Qe2 Qf6 21. Nf1
Rce8 22. Rac1 Nf7 23. Ne3 h5 24. g3 e5 25. Nf5 e4 26. fxe4 dxe4 27. Nxd6 Nxd6
28. Bc4+ Nxc4 29. bxc4 e3 30. d5 Qf2+ 31. Kh1 b5 32. Qxf2 Rxf2 33. Bd4 bxc4 34.
Rxe3 Bxd5+ 35. Kg1 Rg2+ 36. Kf1 Rf8+ 37. Ke1 Rg1+ 38. Kd2 Rf2+ 0-1

[Event "VI World Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C06"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. c3 c5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Ngf3 f6 8. exf6
Nxf6 9. O-O cxd4 10. cxd4 Bd6 11. Re1 O-O 12. Nf1 Qb6 13. Rb1 Nb4 14. a3 Nxd3
15. Qxd3 Bd7 16. Ng3 Bb5 17. Qd1 Rae8 18. Ne5 Bxe5 19. Rxe5 Nd7 20. Rg5 e5 21.
Be3 h6 22. Rh5 Qg6 23. Rc1 Bc6 1-0

[Event "VI World Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nge2 c6 5. g3 b5 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O Bb7 8. a3
Nbd7 9. h3 h5 10. Be3 a5 11. Qd2 b4 12. Nd1 O-O 13. axb4 axb4 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 15.
b3 Re8 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. f3 Rd8 18. Nf2 Nc5 19. Qxb4 Nfd7 20. Qc3 Ba6 21. Ra1
Qb7 22. Nc1 h4 23. g4 Ne6 24. Qa5 Ra8 25. Bf1 Nb8 26. Bc4 Qc8 27. Ncd3 Nd4 28.
Bxd4 exd4 29. Kg2 Ra7 30. Qh5 Bd8 31. Ne5 Bxc4 32. Rxa7 Be6 33. Nxf7 Bf6 34.
Qh8# 1-0

[Event "VI World Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B38"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 c5 2. Ne2 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8.
Be2 d6 9. O-O Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Bd7 11. Qd2 Bc6 12. f3 a5 13. b3 Nd7 14. Be3 Nc5
15. Rab1 Qb6 16. Rfc1 Rfc8 17. Kh1 h5 18. Rc2 Qd8 19. Bf1 Qf8 20. a3 Kh7 21.
Qe1 Ne6 22. Qf2 f5 23. exf5 Qxf5 24. Rd1 Nf4 25. b4 axb4 26. axb4 Ra3 27. Bd4
Bxd4 28. Rxd4 Ra1 29. Rcd2 b6 30. Rd1 Rca8 31. Qe3 Ne6 32. R4d2 Qf6 33. Kg1 Ng7
34. Ne2 Nf5 35. Qxb6 Ba4 36. Rxa1 Qxa1 37. Ng3 Nxg3 38. hxg3 Qf6 39. Ra2 h4 40.
gxh4 Qxh4 41. b5 Qf4 42. Qf2 1-0

[Event "3rd Pearl Spring"]
[Site "Nanjing CHN"]
[Date "2010.10.30"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Gashimov, V."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C49"]
[WhiteElo "2826"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2010.10.20"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8.
Re1 Bd7 9. Rb1 a6 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 b6 13. Nd2 g5 14. Bg3 Ne8
15. d4 f6 16. c4 Ng7 17. c3 Qe8 18. f3 Qg6 19. Nf1 g4 20. fxg4 Bxe4 21. Rb2
Rae8 22. Rf2 exd4 23. cxd4 h5 24. gxh5 Nxh5 25. Re3 Bc6 26. Rc3 Re4 27. c5 bxc5
28. dxc5 d5 29. Bxc7 d4 30. Rd3 Rg4 31. Ng3 Re8 32. Rxd4 Rxd4 33. Qxd4 Nxg3 34.
Bxg3 Re1+ 35. Rf1 Rxf1+ 36. Kxf1 Qb1+ 37. Be1 Bb5+ 38. Kf2 Qxa2+ 39. Kg3 Kf7
40. Bc3 Qe6 41. Qf4 Bc6 42. h4 a5 43. Qc7+ Bd7 44. Qf4 a4 45. h5 a3 46. Kh2 a2
47. Qh4 Qe7 48. Qf2 Qe6 49. Qc2 Qf5 50. Qxf5 Bxf5 51. c6 Be4 52. c7 Bf5 53. Kg3
Bc8 54. Kf4 Bb7 55. Ba1 Bc8 56. g3 Bb7 57. g4 Ba6 58. Kg3 Bc8 59. Kh4 Ba6 60.
Bb2 Bb7 61. h6 Kg6 62. h7 Kxh7 63. Kh5 Bc8 64. Bxf6 Kg8 65. Ba1 Kf7 66. g5 Ke8
67. g6 Be6 68. g7 Kd7 69. Be5 a1=B 70. Bxa1 Kxc7 71. g8=Q Bxg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Pearl Spring"]
[Site "Nanjing CHN"]
[Date "2010.10.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Topalov, V."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2826"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2010.10.20"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 d5 6. Bg2 c6 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8.
O-O b6 9. Rc1 O-O 10. b4 Bb7 11. Qb2 Rb8 12. Nbd2 Qe7 13. e3 Rfc8 14. Rc2 c5
15. bxc5 bxc5 16. Qa3 Rc6 17. Rac1 Ra6 18. Qd3 h6 19. Qe2 dxc4 20. Qxc4 cxd4
21. Nxd4 Rb6 22. Bxb7 R8xb7 23. Kg2 Ne5 24. Qc5 Qxc5 25. Rxc5 Rb2 26. R1c2 Nd3
27. Rc8+ Kh7 28. N4f3 a5 29. h3 a4 30. a3 g5 31. Rxb2 Rxb2 32. Rc3 Nxf2 33. Rc7
N2e4 0-1

[Event "3rd Pearl Spring"]
[Site "Nanjing CHN"]
[Date "2010.10.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Wang Yue"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2826"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2010.10.20"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 d5 6. Bg2 c6 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8.
O-O b6 9. Rc1 O-O 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Nc3 Ba6 12. a4 Rc8 13. Nb5 Ne4 14. Qf4 Qe7
15. Rc7 Bxb5 16. axb5 Nd6 17. Qc1 Rxc7 18. Qxc7 Rc8 19. Qxa7 Qd8 20. Qa4 h6 21.
Qb4 Qf8 22. b3 Ne4 23. Qxf8+ Kxf8 24. Ne5 Nxe5 25. Bxe4 dxe4 26. dxe5 Rc5 27.
Ra8+ Ke7 28. Ra7+ Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Pearl Spring"]
[Site "Nanjing CHN"]
[Date "2010.10.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Anand, V."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2826"]
[BlackElo "2800"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2010.10.20"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8.
Nf3 O-O 9. d4 d5 10. c3 Bd6 11. Bd3 Nce7 12. Nbd2 c6 13. Nf1 Ng6 14. Qc2 Nfh4
15. Nxh4 Qxh4 16. g3 Qd8 17. Ne3 Re8 18. Bd2 Nf8 19. Nf5 Bc7 20. Rxe8 Qxe8 21.
Re1 Be6 22. Qc1 f6 23. Qd1 Qd7 24. Qf3 Re8 25. h4 Bf7 26. Rf1 Bg6 27. h5 Bxf5
28. Bxf5 Qf7 29. Kg2 g6 30. Bd3 f5 31. Rh1 Ne6 32. hxg6 hxg6 33. g4 Bf4 34. Be3
fxg4 35. Qxg4 Kg7 36. Rh5 Bxe3 37. fxe3 Nf8 38. Rh3 Kg8 39. Rf3 Qe6 40. Qf4 Kg7
41. b3 Qe7 42. c4 Rd8 43. Rh3 Rd6 44. Qh6+ Kg8 45. cxd5 cxd5 46. e4 Qg7 47. Qe3
Qe7 48. e5 Rc6 49. Qh6 Qg7 50. Qh4 a6 51. Rf3 Qd7 52. b4 b5 53. a3 Qc7 54. Kg3
Kg7 55. Bb1 Nh7 56. Ba2 Qd7 57. Bb3 Rc1 58. Kh2 Rb1 59. Bc2 Rb2 60. Rc3 Qf7 61.
Kg3 Nf8 62. Rf3 Qe6 63. Qd8 Nd7 64. Rf2 Ra2 65. Kh2 Qg4 66. Qe7+ Kh6 67. Qd8
Qh5+ 68. Kg2 Qg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Pearl Spring"]
[Site "Nanjing CHN"]
[Date "2010.10.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bacrot, E."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2826"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2010.10.20"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. Bg2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. O-O
c5 9. e4 dxe4 10. Ng5 Nc6 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Ndxe4 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Rad8 14. Rxd8
Rxd8 15. Nxc5 Rd1+ 16. Bf1 bxc5 17. Bb2 Rxa1 18. Bxa1 Nd7 19. f4 Bb7 20. Kf2
Nd8 21. Bd3 f5 22. Nf3 Nf7 23. a3 g6 24. Be2 Kf8 25. b4 Ke7 26. Ke3 Bxf3 27.
Bxf3 Kd6 28. Bg7 Kc7 29. Kd2 Nd6 30. Kd3 Nc8 31. Kc3 Ncb6 32. Bd1 Nc8 33. Bf3
Nd6 34. Kd3 Nc8 35. h4 Nd6 36. Bc3 Nf7 37. h5 Kd6 38. Ke3 Kc7 39. Bg7 Nd6 40.
hxg6 hxg6 41. Kd3 Nf7 42. Bc3 Kd6 43. Ke3 g5 44. Bh5 gxf4+ 45. gxf4 Nd8 46. Be2
Kc7 47. Kd3 Kd6 48. Ke3 Kc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Pearl Spring"]
[Site "Nanjing CHN"]
[Date "2010.10.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Topalov, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2826"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2010.10.20"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4
Rb8 9. axb5 axb5 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Re1 Bd7 12. c3 Ra8 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. d4 h6
15. Nf1 Re8 16. Ng3 Qc8 17. Nh4 Bf8 18. Ng6 Na5 19. Nxf8 Rxf8 20. Bc2 Re8 21.
f4 Bg4 22. Qd3 exf4 23. Bxf4 Nc4 24. Bc1 c5 25. Rf1 cxd4 26. cxd4 Qd8 27. h3
Be6 28. b3 Qa5 29. Kh2 Nh7 30. e5 g6 31. d5 Nxe5 32. dxe6 1-0

[Event "3rd Pearl Spring"]
[Site "Nanjing CHN"]
[Date "2010.10.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gashimov, V."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2826"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "2010.10.20"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Bg5 h6 15.
Bh4 Be7 16. Ng3 g6 17. Qd2 Kg7 18. Rad1 Nh7 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. dxe5 Nxe5 21. Nd4
Qg5 22. Ngf5+ gxf5 23. f4 Nc4 24. fxg5 Nxd2 25. Nxf5+ Kf8 26. Rxd2 hxg5 27. e5
Nf6 28. Rf1 Rxe5 29. Nxd6 Rd8 30. Rxf6 cxd6 31. Bb3 Rd7 32. Kf2 d5 33. Rf3 Kg7
34. Rfd3 Rd6 35. Bd1 Bc8 36. Bf3 Be6 37. Rd4 Kf6 38. a4 bxa4 39. Rxa4 Rb6 40.
Be2 Bc8 41. Ra2 Bb7 42. Ra4 Re4 43. Ra3 Re5 44. b4 Rc6 45. Rd4 Kg7 46. Bf3 Rf6
47. Rd3 Rf4 48. Ra5 Rc4 49. Rc5 Rxc5 50. bxc5 Re6 51. Rd2 Re7 52. Rb2 Bc8 53.
Bxd5 Re5 54. c4 Be6 55. c6 Bxd5 56. cxd5 Rxd5 57. Rc2 Rd8 58. c7 Rc8 59. Ke3
Kf6 60. g3 a5 61. Kd4 Ke6 62. h4 gxh4 63. gxh4 a4 64. h5 a3 65. h6 a2 66. Rxa2
Rxc7 67. Ra6+ Kf5 68. h7 Rc8 69. Rh6 Rh8 70. Rh1 Kg6 71. Ke5 Re8+ 72. Kf4 Kg7
73. Kf5 Rh8 74. Rg1+ Kf8 75. Rh1 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Pearl Spring"]
[Site "Nanjing CHN"]
[Date "2010.10.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Wang Yue"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C43"]
[WhiteElo "2826"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2010.10.20"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Nd7 6. Nxd7 Bxd7 7. O-O Bd6 8.
Qh5 Nf6 9. Re1+ Kf8 10. Qe2 Ng4 11. h3 Qh4 12. Qf3 Bh2+ 13. Kf1 Nxf2 14. Qxf2
Bg3 15. Qd2 Qf6+ 16. Kg1 Bxe1 17. Qxe1 Qxd4+ 18. Kh2 Re8 19. Qg3 Qe5 20. Qxe5
Rxe5 21. Bf4 Re1 22. Bxc7 a6 23. Ba5 Rd1 24. a4 Ke7 25. Bd2 Rc8 26. c3 d4 27.
c4 g6 28. Be2 Bxa4 29. Bb4+ Ke6 30. Bxd1 Bxd1 31. Nd2 Be2 32. b3 f5 33. Kg3 Rd8
34. Kf2 d3 35. Bc3 Kf7 36. Nf3 f4 37. Ng5+ Kg8 38. Ne6 1-0

[Event "3rd Pearl Spring"]
[Site "Nanjing CHN"]
[Date "2010.10.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2800"]
[BlackElo "2826"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2010.10.20"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. a4 Bf8 14. Bd3 c6 15. b4
Nb6 16. axb5 axb5 17. Rxa8 Qxa8 18. Nb3 Nc4 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Rxe5 21. f3
Re8 22. Be3 Bc8 23. Bf2 Be6 24. Nd4 Bd7 25. Qd2 Qb8 26. Bf1 h6 27. Ra1 Qb7 28.
Ra5 d5 29. exd5 Nxd5 30. Nb3 Be6 31. Nc5 Bxc5 32. Bxc5 Rd8 33. Ra1 Qb8 34. Rd1
Qg3 35. Bf2 Qe5 36. c4 bxc4 37. Bxc4 Rd7 38. Bxd5 Rxd5 39. Qe1 Qxe1+ 40. Rxe1
Rd2 41. Bc5 Kh7 42. Rf1 Bc4 43. Rf2 Rxf2 44. Kxf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Pearl Spring"]
[Site "Nanjing CHN"]
[Date "2010.10.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Bacrot, E."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2826"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2010.10.20"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Qe2 O-O 8.
Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 a5 10. a4 Nd4 11. Qd3 Nxb3 12. cxb3 Re8 13. O-O-O d6 14. Qc2 Bd7
15. Bc4 Be6 16. Rhe1 Qe7 17. e5 dxe5 18. Rxe5 Qf8 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Re2 Qg7 21.
Bxe6 Rxe6 22. Rxe6 fxe6 23. Rd3 Kh8 24. Rg3 Qh7 25. Qd2 Bc5 26. Ne4 Be7 27. Rh3
Kg7 28. Qd7 Kf7 29. Ng5+ fxg5 30. Rf3+ Kg8 31. Qxe6+ Kh8 32. Rf7 Bd6 33. Rxh7+
Kxh7 34. Qf7+ Kh8 35. g3 Ra6 36. Kb1 Bb4 37. f4 gxf4 38. gxf4 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Final Masters"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2010.10.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2800"]
[BlackElo "2826"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2010.10.09"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. a4 Bf8 14. Bd3 c6 15. b4
Nb6 16. axb5 cxb5 17. d5 Rc8 18. Ra3 Nh5 19. Nf1 g6 20. N1h2 Bg7 21. Bg5 Qd7
22. Be3 Nc4 23. Bxc4 Rxc4 24. Nd2 Rc7 25. Nhf1 Nf4 26. Bb6 Rcc8 27. Ne3 f5 28.
f3 Rf8 29. Kh2 Rf7 30. c4 bxc4 31. Nexc4 fxe4 32. fxe4 Rcf8 33. Be3 Bh6 34. Rf1
Bg7 35. Qa4 Qe7 36. b5 axb5 37. Qxb5 Bc8 38. Qb6 Qg5 39. Rf2 Qh4 40. Bxf4 Rxf4
41. Rxf4 Qxf4+ 42. Kg1 Bh6 43. Rf3 Qg5 44. Qc6 Rxf3 45. Nxf3 Qc1+ 46. Kf2 Bd7
47. Qxd7 Qxc4 48. Qe6+ Kg7 49. Qe7+ Kg8 50. Qe6+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Final Masters"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2010.10.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2826"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2010.10.09"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. axb5
axb5 9. c3 d6 10. d4 Bb6 11. h3 O-O 12. Re1 h6 13. Na3 exd4 14. cxd4 Na5 15.
Bc2 b4 16. Nb5 Ba6 17. Na7 Bb7 18. d5 Ra8 19. Nb5 Nc4 20. Rxa8 Qxa8 21. Nbd4
Qa7 22. b3 Ne5 23. Bb2 Nxf3+ 24. gxf3 Qa2 25. Qc1 Bxd4 26. Bxd4 Nd7 27. Kh1 f6
28. Rg1 Rf7 29. Qd2 Qa8 30. Qxh6 Ne5 31. Bd1 Qe8 32. Qe3 c5 33. Bb2 Re7 34. f4
Nd7 35. Qg3 Qf7 36. Bf3 Ba6 37. Bg4 Nf8 38. Bf5 c4 39. bxc4 Bxc4 40. Qh4 Bxd5
41. f3 Be6 42. Bxf6 Bxf5 43. exf5 Rc7 44. Rxg7+ Qxg7 45. Bxg7 Rxg7 46. f6 Rd7
47. Qe1 d5 48. Qxb4 d4 49. Qc4+ Kh7 50. Qd3+ Kg8 51. f5 Kf7 52. Kg2 Kxf6 53.
Kg3 Kg7 54. h4 Nh7 55. Kf2 Nf6 56. Qd2 Nh7 57. Ke1 d3 58. Qg2+ Kh8 59. Kd2 Nf8
60. Qg5 Kh7 61. h5 Kh8 62. f6 Kh7 63. f4 Kh8 64. h6 Kh7 65. f5 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Final Masters"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2010.10.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2826"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "2010.10.09"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8.
d3 O-O 9. Be3 Re8 10. Rc1 Bf8 11. Ne4 Nd4 12. Bg5 f6 13. Nxd4 exd4 14. Bd2 Be6
15. b4 Bd5 16. a4 c6 17. a5 Nc8 18. Re1 a6 19. Nc5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Qd5+ 21. Kg1
Nd6 22. Qb3 Qxb3 23. Nxb3 Nb5 24. Kf1 Rad8 25. Rc4 Rd5 26. Bc1 Red8 27. Bb2 Kf7
28. Kg2 h5 29. h3 g5 30. g4 Kg6 31. Rf1 Be7 32. f4 hxg4 33. hxg4 gxf4 34. Rxf4
Bd6 35. Rf3 Rg5 36. Bxd4 Rxg4+ 37. Kf2 Nxd4 38. Nxd4 Rh8 39. e4 Rh2+ 40. Ke3
Rb2 41. Nc2 Rg5 42. d4 Rb5 43. Kd3 Bxb4 44. Rxb4 R5xb4 45. Nxb4 Rb3+ 46. Ke2
Rxb4 47. Rg3+ Kf7 48. Rd3 Ke6 49. Ke3 Rb5 50. Ra3 c5 51. dxc5 Rxc5 52. Kf4 Rh5
53. Rb3 Rb5 54. Ra3 Kd6 55. Ra1 Rc5 56. Rd1+ Kc7 57. Ra1 Kc6 58. Ke3 f5 59.
exf5 Rxf5 60. Kd3 Rf3+ 61. Kc4 Rf4+ 62. Kc3 Kc5 63. Rh1 Rf3+ 64. Kc2 Rf5 65.
Kc3 Rf3+ 66. Kc2 Ra3 67. Rh7 Kc6 68. Rh6+ Kc7 69. Rh7+ Kb8 70. Rh8+ Ka7 71. Rh5
Re3 72. Kb2 Kb8 73. Rc5 Re6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Final Masters"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2010.10.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2826"]
[PlyCount "348"]
[EventDate "2010.10.09"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. a4 Bf8 14. Bd3 c6 15. b4
Nb6 16. axb5 cxb5 17. d5 Rc8 18. Bb2 Nh5 19. Bf1 f5 20. Nxe5 Rxe5 21. c4 Nf6
22. Bxe5 dxe5 23. c5 fxe4 24. d6 Na4 25. Nc4 Nxc5 26. bxc5 Rxc5 27. Qb3 Bd5 28.
Qb4 Rxc4 29. Bxc4 bxc4 30. Rxa6 Qc8 31. Qa5 c3 32. d7 Qxd7 33. Qxc3 Qb7 34.
Rea1 Qb8 35. Ra7 h6 36. Rc7 Qb6 37. Qxe5 Bd6 38. Rc8+ Kf7 39. Qc3 Qb7 40. Rca8
Qxa8 41. Rxa8 Bxa8 42. Qd4 Bd5 43. Qa7+ Be7 44. Qc7 h5 45. Qe5 g6 46. Kh2 Be6
47. Kg1 Bf5 48. Kf1 Ne8 49. Kg1 Ng7 50. Qd5+ Ne6 51. Qb7 h4 52. Kh2 Nf4 53. Kg1
Nd3 54. Kf1 Nc5 55. Qd5+ Be6 56. Qe5 Bf5 57. Qd5+ Ne6 58. Qb7 Kf8 59. Qa8+ Bd8
60. Qa7 Bf6 61. Qb7 Kg8 62. Qa7 Bg5 63. Ke2 Nf4+ 64. Kf1 Nh5 65. Ke2 Kf8 66.
Kf1 Bf6 67. Qc7 Ng7 68. Qa7 Ne6 69. Qb7 Nd8 70. Qa7 Nf7 71. Kg1 Kg7 72. Kf1 Be5
73. Qe7 g5 74. Kg1 Bf6 75. Qb7 Kg6 76. Qd5 Ne5 77. Qg8+ Bg7 78. Qe8+ Kh6 79.
Qe7 Nd3 80. Kf1 Nf4 81. Qd6+ Bg6 82. Qe7 Nd5 83. Qe6 Nf6 84. Kg1 Be8 85. Qf5
Bd7 86. Qe5 Kg6 87. Kf1 Bf8 88. Kg1 Ba3 89. Qc7 Bb4 90. Qe5 Bd2 91. Qd4 Bf4 92.
Qb6 Be8 93. Kf1 Bf7 94. Kg1 Kf5 95. Qa7 Be6 96. Kf1 Kg6 97. Qb6 Bd7 98. Kg1 Ba4
99. Qe6 Bb5 100. Qb6 Bc4 101. Qd4 Be6 102. Kf1 Bf5 103. Kg1 g4 104. hxg4 Bxg4
105. Qc3 Bf5 106. Qb3 Bg5 107. Kf1 Kh6 108. Kg1 Kg6 109. Kf1 Bd7 110. Kg1 Be8
111. Qc3 Bf7 112. Qe5 Bd5 113. Qc3 Be6 114. Qe5 Bd7 115. Qc3 Bf5 116. Qb3 Nh5
117. Qg8+ Ng7 118. Qb3 Ne6 119. Kh2 Bf6 120. Kg1 Bg7 121. Kf1 Ng5 122. Qb6+ Bf6
123. Kg1 h3 124. gxh3 Bxh3 125. Qd6 Bf5 126. Kg2 Nf3 127. Qd5 Kg5 128. Qg8+ Bg6
129. Qd5+ Be5 130. Qd8+ Kh5 131. Qd5 Bf5 132. Qf7+ Kg4 133. Qg8+ Ng5 134. Qc4
Bf4 135. Qg8 Be6 136. Qg7 Bf7 137. Qd4 Kf5 138. Qc5+ Be5 139. Qf8 Kg6 140. Qc5
Bf6 141. Qd6 Bc4 142. Qc6 Be6 143. Qd6 Bg4 144. Qd5 Bf3+ 145. Kf1 Nf7 146. Kg1
Ne5 147. Qg8+ Kf5 148. Qc8+ Kg5 149. Qg8+ Ng6 150. Qd5+ Kh6 151. Qe6 Be5 152.
Qf5 Bf4 153. Qf6 Bg5 154. Qe6 Kg7 155. Qd7+ Ne7 156. Qe6 Bf6 157. Kf1 Kg6 158.
Kg1 Nf5 159. Qg8+ Kh5 160. Qf7+ Kg5 161. Qg8+ Kf4 162. Qb8+ Kg4 163. Qg8+ Bg5
164. Qc8 Bf6 165. Qg8+ Kf4 166. Qb8+ Be5 167. Qb4 Nd4 168. Qf8+ Kg5 169. Qg8+
Kh6 170. Qf8+ Bg7 171. Qd6+ Kh5 172. Qh2+ Kg5 173. Qg3+ Bg4 174. Qe3+ Kf5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Final Masters"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2010.10.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C66"]
[WhiteElo "2826"]
[BlackElo "2800"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2010.10.09"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. O-O Be7 6. c3 O-O 7. Nbd2 Bd7 8. Re1
Re8 9. Nf1 Bf8 10. Ba4 h6 11. Ng3 Ne7 12. Bb3 Ng6 13. d4 c5 14. h3 Qc7 15. a4
a6 16. a5 cxd4 17. cxd4 exd4 18. Nxd4 d5 19. exd5 Rxe1+ 20. Qxe1 Re8 21. Qc3
Qxc3 22. bxc3 Re1+ 23. Kh2 Bd6 24. Nc2 Rf1 25. Be3 Rxa1 26. Nxa1 Be5 27. Bd4
Bxd4 28. cxd4 Ne7 29. Nc2 Nfxd5 30. Ne4 b6 31. Ne3 Nxe3 32. axb6 N3f5 33. Nc5
Nxd4 34. b7 Nec6 35. Ba4 Be8 36. Nxa6 Kf8 37. Kg3 Ke7 38. Kf4 Ne6+ 39. Ke3 Ned8
40. Bxc6 Nxc6 41. h4 Kd6 42. g4 Bd7 43. g5 hxg5 44. hxg5 g6 45. f4 Be6 0-1

[Event "Grand Slam Final Masters"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2010.10.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2826"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2010.10.09"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 bxc5 8. O-O
Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Rd1 Qb6 11. Bf4 Rd8 12. Rab1 h6 13. Qb5 Bc6 14. Qxb6 axb6
15. b3 g5 16. Bxb8 Raxb8 17. Ne5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Rbc8 19. e4 d6 20. Nd3 Kf8 21.
h3 Nd7 22. f4 Nb8 23. Na4 Nd7 24. Nf2 Ra8 25. Rd2 Ra5 26. Nc3 Nb8 27. Rbd1 Nc6
28. Nb5 gxf4 29. gxf4 d5 30. exd5 exd5 31. cxd5 Rxb5 32. dxc6 Rc8 33. Ng4 Rxc6
34. Ne5 Re6 35. Kf3 Ra5 36. Rg2 f6 37. Nc4 Ra7 38. f5 Rc6 39. a4 Rb7 40. Rg6 h5
41. Rdg1 Ke8 42. Ne5 Rc8 43. Rg8+ Bf8 44. Ng6 Rf7 45. Rd1 1-0

[Event "39th Olympiad Men"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2010.10.01"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Sjugirov, Sanan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2826"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team"]
[WhiteTeam "RUS4"]
[BlackTeam "NOR"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 Nd7 7. O-O Ba5 8. Nb3
Bc7 9. Ne1 f6 10. Bh5+ g6 11. Be2 g5 12. Bd3 Bg6 13. exf6 Qxf6 14. Qg4 h6 15.
f4 Bxd3 16. Nxd3 O-O-O 17. Bd2 Qg6 18. fxg5 Ngf6 19. Rxf6 Bxh2+ 20. Kh1 Nxf6
21. Qxe6+ Kb8 22. gxf6 Bc7 23. Ne5 Qxc2 24. f7 Rhf8 25. Bb4 1-0

[Event "39th Olympiad Men"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2010.09.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Sedlak, Nikola"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2826"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team"]
[WhiteTeam "NOR"]
[BlackTeam "SRB"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. Nf3 f5 8.
Nc3 a6 9. g3 b5 10. Bg2 Bb7 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 c5 13. d5 b4 14. Ne2 Bxd5 15.
Nf4 Be4 16. Qc1 Bf6 17. h4 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Ra7 19. Nh5 Bg7 20. c3 bxc3 21. bxc3
Nd7 22. Qe3 Ne5 23. Be2 Nd7 24. Rab1 h6 25. Bd3 Nf6 26. Nxg7 Kxg7 27. Qxc5 Rc7
28. Qe5 Rc6 29. Bf1 Qc7 30. Qxc7 Rxc7 31. Rb3 Ne4 32. Rc1 a5 33. c4 Rfc8 34.
Rc2 Rc5 35. Rb6 Kf6 36. Rcb2 Ke7 37. Ra6 Nd6 38. Rbb6 Nxc4 39. Rb7+ R8c7 40.
Rxc7+ Rxc7 41. Bxc4 Rxc4 42. Rxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "39th Olympiad Men"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2010.09.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Flores, Diego"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2826"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team"]
[WhiteTeam "ARG"]
[BlackTeam "NOR"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O Nh6 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2
Rb8 9. e3 Nf5 10. d3 a6 11. Qe2 b5 12. Nd5 e6 13. Bxg7 Nxg7 14. Nc3 b4 15. Ne4
f5 16. Ned2 e5 17. a3 bxa3 18. Rxa3 Nb4 19. Rc1 Bb7 20. Ne1 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Rb6
22. Nc2 Qa8+ 23. f3 Nc6 24. Rf1 Qb7 25. Kg1 Ne6 26. f4 exf4 27. gxf4 Qg7 28.
Raa1 Re8 29. Ra2 Qc3 30. Ne1 Nb4 31. Nb1 Qg7 32. Ra3 d5 33. cxd5 Nxd5 34. Ng2
Nd4 35. Qf2 Nxb3 36. Qa2 Qb7 37. Qc2 Nxe3 38. Nxe3 Rxe3 39. Nc3 Nd4 40. Qa2+
Kg7 41. Qd5 Rxd3 42. Qe5+ Kh6 43. Qxc5 Rb2 0-1

[Event "39th Olympiad Men"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2010.09.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Sulskis, Sarunas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2826"]
[BlackElo "2544"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team"]
[WhiteTeam "NOR"]
[BlackTeam "LTU"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8.
c4 Ba6 9. b3 O-O-O 10. g3 Qb4+ 11. Bd2 Qb6 12. Qe4 f5 13. Qxf5 Qd4 14. cxd5
Bxf1 15. Bc3 Bb4 16. Kxf1 Bxc3 17. Nxc3 Qxc3 18. Rd1 Rhf8 19. Qe4 Rde8 20. e6
Kb8 21. Rd3 Qc2 22. Qb4+ Ka8 23. Rd2 Qf5 24. dxc6 Rb8 25. Qc3 Qe4 26. Rg1 dxe6
27. Re2 Qg4 28. Qe3 Qh3+ 29. Rg2 Rbd8 30. Re1 Rd6 31. Qc3 Qg4 32. f4 Rfd8 33.
Rge2 Rd3 34. Qb4 Qf3+ 35. Kg1 Qxc6 36. Rxe6 R3d6 37. Rxd6 cxd6 38. Qe4 d5 39.
Qxh7 Qc3 40. Re2 d4 41. Qe4+ Kb8 42. Qe5+ Ka8 43. Kf2 Qc8 44. Qe4+ Kb8 45. Rc2
Qh3 46. Qe5+ Ka8 47. Kg1 Qh7 48. Qc7 Rh8 49. Qc6+ Kb8 50. Qb5+ Ka8 51. Qd5+ Kb8
52. f5 Qh5 53. Qe5+ Ka8 54. Qe4+ Kb8 55. Qf4+ Ka8 56. g4 Qh4 57. Qxd4 Qe1+ 58.
Kg2 Re8 59. Qf2 1-0

[Event "39th Olympiad Men"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2010.09.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2826"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team"]
[WhiteTeam "ENG"]
[BlackTeam "NOR"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. e5 Nh5 4. Be2 d6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. exd6 exd6 7. d5 Ne7 8. c4
Bg7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. Re1 Re8 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nf6 14. Bf4 Nd7 15.
Rc1 Ne5 16. b3 a6 17. g3 Nf5 18. Bg2 g5 19. Bxe5 Bxe5 20. Ne4 Ng7 21. Qd2 h6
22. f4 gxf4 23. gxf4 Bf6 24. Kh2 Nh5 25. Rg1 Kh7 26. Rcf1 Rg8 27. Qe2 Ng7 28.
Qd3 Kh8 29. Bf3 b5 30. Bd1 bxc4 31. bxc4 Bh4 32. Bc2 f5 33. Rg6 Kh7 34. Rfg1
Qe7 35. Ng3 Bxg3+ 36. Qxg3 Qf7 37. Bd1 Rae8 38. Rxh6+ 1-0

[Event "39th Olympiad Men"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2010.09.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2826"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team"]
[WhiteTeam "NOR"]
[BlackTeam "ESP"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 a6 3. Nge2 d6 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 g6 6. d3 Bg7 7. Be3 Nf6 8. h3
Bd7 9. Qd2 b5 10. Bh6 Bxh6 11. Qxh6 Nd4 12. Nxd4 cxd4 13. Ne2 e5 14. O-O Ng8
15. Qd2 Ne7 16. f4 O-O 17. g4 f6 18. Rf2 Nc6 19. Raf1 Qa5 20. c3 Qxa2 21. g5
fxg5 22. f5 Qf7 23. cxd4 Rae8 24. d5 Nd4 25. Nxd4 exd4 26. f6 g4 27. hxg4 Bxg4
28. Qf4 h5 29. Qxd6 1-0

[Event "39th Olympiad Men"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2010.09.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E24"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2826"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team"]
[WhiteTeam "GEO"]
[BlackTeam "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 Nc6 6. e4 Nxe4 7. Qg4 f5 8.
Qxg7 Qf6 9. Qxf6 Nxf6 10. Nf3 b6 11. d5 Na5 12. Nd4 Kf7 13. dxe6+ dxe6 14. Bf4
Ba6 15. Nf3 Ne4 16. Ne5+ Kf6 17. f3 Nd6 18. O-O-O Rhd8 19. h4 Nf7 20. Nd7+ Kg7
21. Rh3 Kh8 22. Bg5 Nxg5 23. hxg5 Kg7 24. Rh6 Bxc4 25. Bxc4 Nxc4 26. Rdh1 Rh8
27. f4 c5 28. Rxe6 Rae8 29. Rxh7+ Rxh7 30. Rxe8 Kf7 31. Ra8 Rh1+ 32. Kc2 a5 33.
Ra7 Nxa3+ 34. Kd2 Rh2 35. Nxb6+ Kg6 36. Rxa5 Rxg2+ 37. Kd1 Nb1 38. Rxc5 Nd2 39.
Nd5 Ne4 40. Rc6+ Kf7 41. Ne3 Rg3 42. Ke2 Ke8 43. Re6+ Kf7 44. Re5 Nxc3+ 45. Kf2
Rh3 46. Rxf5+ Kg6 47. Rf6+ Kg7 48. Nf5+ Kg8 49. Kg2 Rd3 50. Rd6 Ne2 51. Rg6+
Kh8 52. Rh6+ Kg8 53. Ne7+ Kf7 54. Ng6 Kg7 55. Kf2 Nc3 56. Ne7 Ne4+ 57. Ke2 Ra3
58. Nf5+ Kg8 59. Re6 Nc3+ 60. Kf3 Nd5+ 61. Kg4 Ra1 62. Re5 Rg1+ 63. Kf3 Rf1+
64. Kg2 1-0

[Event "39th Olympiad Men"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2010.09.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Galego, Luis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2826"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team"]
[WhiteTeam "NOR"]
[BlackTeam "POR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 d5 6. g3 O-O 7. Bg2 Nbd7 8.
Qc2 c6 9. Nbd2 Qe7 10. O-O e5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. e4 N5f6 13. Rfe1 exd4 14. e5
Nd5 15. Nxd4 N7b6 16. f4 Nb4 17. Qe4 Rd8 18. N2f3 Bg4 19. Rad1 Bxf3 20. Bxf3
Qc5 21. e6 fxe6 22. Kh1 Qd5 23. Qe3 Qxa2 24. Nxe6 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Qxb2 26. Nd8
Qf6 27. Qe8+ Qf8 28. Qe6+ Kh8 29. Nf7+ Kg8 30. Rd8 Rxd8 31. Nxd8+ Kh8 32. Nf7+
Kg8 33. Ng5+ Kh8 34. Qe4 g6 35. Qd4+ Qg7 36. Qxb4 h6 37. Ne4 Nd5 38. Qa3 b5 39.
Qc5 b4 40. Qxc6 Qa1+ 41. Kg2 Ne3+ 42. Kf2 Qd4 43. Qe8+ Kg7 44. Qe7+ 1-0

[Event "Arctic Stars Final"]
[Site "Kristiansund NOR"]
[Date "2010.08.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Anand, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2826"]
[BlackElo "2800"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2010.08.30"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c6 6. O-O d5 7. Nbd2 Bf5 8. b3
Ne4 9. Bb2 Na6 10. Nh4 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 Be6 12. Rac1 Qd7 13. Nf3 Rfd8 14. Rfd1 Nc7
15. Qa5 Ne8 16. e3 Bg4 17. Rd2 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 e6 19. Rdc2 Nd6 20. a4 f5 21. Qe1
a5 22. Bc3 dxc4 23. Bxa5 cxb3 24. Rb2 Rdc8 25. Rxb3 Bf8 26. Rcb1 Ra7 27. Kg2
Nc4 28. Bb4 Bxb4 29. Rxb4 Nd6 30. Qc3 Rca8 31. Qc2 Ra6 32. h4 h5 33. e4 R8a7
34. exf5 Nxf5 35. Re1 Ra5 36. Qb3 Kf7 37. Re4 Ne7 38. Qc2 Nd5 39. Rc4 Ra8 40.
Re5 Ne7 41. Bxh5 Rxe5 42. dxe5 Qd5+ 43. Bf3 Qxe5 44. Re4 Qd6 45. h5 Rf8 46. Qb2
b5 47. axb5 cxb5 48. Qxb5 Nf5 49. Qb7+ Kf6 50. Qh7 gxh5 51. Bxh5 Qd5 52. Bf3
Qd2 53. g4 Ng7 54. g5+ 1-0

[Event "Arctic Stars Final"]
[Site "Kristiansund NOR"]
[Date "2010.08.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2800"]
[BlackElo "2826"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2010.08.30"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
d6 9. c3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. a4 Bf8 14. Bd3 c6 15. b4
Nb6 16. axb5 axb5 17. Rxa8 Bxa8 18. Nb3 Bb7 19. dxe5 dxe5 20. Be3 Bc8 21. Qc2
Qc7 22. Na5 Bd7 23. Rc1 h6 24. Nd2 Na4 25. Ndb3 Rb8 26. Ra1 c5 27. bxc5 Nxc5
28. Nxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Arctic Stars Prelim"]
[Site "Kristiansund NOR"]
[Date "2010.08.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hammer, J."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2636"]
[BlackElo "2826"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2010.08.28"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 b6 5. Nc3 Bb7 6. f3 e6 7. e4 d6 8. Be2
a6 9. O-O Be7 10. Be3 O-O 11. Qc2 Qc7 12. Rfc1 Rc8 13. Bf2 Nbd7 14. a4 Rab8 15.
Qd1 Qd8 16. Kh1 Bf8 17. Bf1 g6 18. Rab1 Ne5 19. b3 Bg7 20. Bg3 h5 21. Qd2 h4
22. Bf4 Rc5 23. Re1 Nh5 24. Be3 Ng3+ 25. Kg1 Nxf1 26. Rxf1 h3 27. Nde2 hxg2 28.
Kxg2 Rc6 29. Rbd1 Ba8 30. Bg5 Qf8 31. h4 Re8 32. Ng3 f6 33. Be3 Qf7 34. Bh6 Bh8
35. Be3 f5 36. Bg5 Qh7 37. Rf2 Nf7 38. Rh1 Rcc8 39. Nce2 Be5 40. Bf4 fxe4 41.
Nxe4 Bxe4 42. fxe4 g5 43. hxg5 Qxe4+ 44. Kg1 Rf8 45. Ng3 Qd4 46. Qc2 Nxg5 47.
Qg6+ Bg7 48. Qxg5 Rf7 49. Qg6 Rcc7 50. Kg2 Rxf4 51. Qh7+ Kf7 52. Rxf4+ Qxf4 53.
Rf1 Qxf1+ 54. Kxf1 Rc5 55. Ne4 1-0

[Event "Arctic Stars Prelim"]
[Site "Kristiansund NOR"]
[Date "2010.08.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Polgar, Ju"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2826"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[PlyCount "215"]
[EventDate "2010.08.28"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. O-O Ne7 6. Re1 Ng6 7. Bb2 Nc6 8. Na3
Nd4 9. Nc4 Nxf3+ 10. Qxf3 Qc7 11. a4 Be7 12. Qg3 Qxg3 13. hxg3 O-O 14. a5 b5
15. a6 Bc6 16. Na5 Rab8 17. e5 Rb6 18. Nxc6 dxc6 19. Be4 Rd8 20. Bc3 b4 21. Bb2
Nf8 22. Red1 Nd7 23. d4 Kf8 24. Kf1 Nb8 25. dxc5 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Rxa6 27. Rd4
Ra2 28. Rxb4 Na6 29. Ra4 Rxa4 30. bxa4 Nb8 31. Bd4 h5 32. Ke2 Ke8 33. Kd3 Kd7
34. Kc4 g6 35. f4 Kc7 36. Bf3 Kd7 37. g4 hxg4 38. Bxg4 Bf8 39. Bf3 Bh6 40. g3
Kc7 41. Be2 Nd7 42. Bd3 Kb7 43. Kb4 Bf8 44. a5 Kc7 45. a6 Bh6 46. Kc4 Nb8 47.
Kb3 Nd7 48. Kb4 Bf8 49. Bc4 Bh6 50. c3 Nb8 51. Be2 Nd7 52. Kc4 Nb8 53. Kb3 Nd7
54. Kb4 Kc8 55. f5 gxf5 56. Bh5 Nb8 57. Ka5 Bg5 58. Bxf7 Bd8+ 59. Ka4 Kd7 60.
Bh5 Nxa6 61. Kb3 Nc7 62. Bf3 Nd5 63. Kc4 Bg5 64. Kb3 Bd2 65. Kc2 Be1 66. c4
Nb4+ 67. Kb3 Na6 68. g4 fxg4 69. Bxg4 Bb4 70. Bf3 Bxc5 71. Bc3 Be7 72. Bd4 Bc5
73. Bc3 Bb6 74. Kc2 Bf2 75. Kb3 Nc5+ 76. Kc2 Kc7 77. Ba5+ Kd7 78. Bb4 Na6 79.
Bc3 c5 80. Kd3 Nb8 81. Bd1 Nc6 82. Ba4 Kc7 83. Ke4 Bd4 84. Bd2 a6 85. Be1 Kb6
86. Bg3 Bc3 87. Bf4 Kc7 88. Bg3 Nb8 89. Bf2 Bb4 90. Kf4 Nd7 91. Kg5 Bd2+ 92.
Kh5 Bf4 93. Bb3 Bxe5 94. Kg4 Nf6+ 95. Kf3 Bd4 96. Be1 Kb6 97. Bc2 e5 98. Bh4
Ne8 99. Ke4 Kc7 100. Kd5 Nd6 101. Be7 Nc8 102. Bxc5 Bxc5 103. Kxc5 Nb6 104. Bd1
Nd7+ 105. Kd5 a5 106. c5 e4 107. Kxe4 Nxc5+ 108. Kd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Arctic Stars Prelim"]
[Site "Kristiansund NOR"]
[Date "2010.08.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Anand, V."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2826"]
[BlackElo "2800"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2010.08.28"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nf6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. d4 O-O 8.
Nc3 a6 9. Be2 d6 10. Nf3 Re8 11. Bf4 Bf8 12. Qd2 h6 13. h3 Bf5 14. d5 Ne7 15.
a4 Qd7 16. Bf1 Ng6 17. Be3 Ne4 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Nh2 Nh4 20. f3 Bh7 21. Bf2 Ng6
22. a5 Rxe1 23. Rxe1 Re8 24. Rxe8 Qxe8 25. Qb4 Qc8 26. Bd3 Ne7 27. Bxh7+ Kxh7
28. Nf1 Kg8 29. Ne3 c5 30. dxc6 Nxc6 31. Qd2 Qd8 32. Be1 b6 33. axb6 Qxb6 34.
b3 a5 35. Bf2 Qa6 36. Bg3 Nb4 37. Kh2 Qc6 38. c3 Na6 39. Nc4 a4 40. Qa2 axb3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Arctic Stars Prelim"]
[Site "Kristiansund NOR"]
[Date "2010.08.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Polgar, Ju"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2682"]
[BlackElo "2826"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2010.08.28"]

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. Nc3 Ke8 10. h3 b6 11. Rd1 Bb7 12. Bf4 Rc8 13. a4 Ne7 14. a5 c5
15. Nb5 a6 16. Nd6+ cxd6 17. exd6 Nd5 18. c4 Nxf4 19. d7+ Kd8 20. Ne5 Be7 21.
axb6 Ne2+ 22. Kf1 Nd4 23. dxc8=Q+ Kxc8 24. b4 f6 25. Nd3 cxb4 26. c5 Nc6 27.
Rac1 Rd8 28. Ke1 Rd5 29. Rc4 a5 30. Re4 Ne5 31. Ke2 Rxd3 32. Rxe5 Rxd1 33. Rxe7
Rd7 34. Re8+ Rd8 35. Re7 b3 0-1

[Event "Arctic Stars Prelim"]
[Site "Kristiansund NOR"]
[Date "2010.08.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Hammer, J."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D42"]
[WhiteElo "2826"]
[BlackElo "2636"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2010.08.28"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 c5 6. e3 Nc6 7. Bd3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Be4 Nf6 10. Bxc6 cxd4 11. Nxd4 bxc6 12. Nxc6 Qc7 13. Nxe7+ Qxe7 14. e4
Ba6 15. e5 Nd5 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Re1 Rfd8 18. Qd4 Rab8 19. Bd2 Qb7 20. Bc3 Qb6
21. e6 Qxd4 22. Bxd4 Rb7 23. Rac1 fxe6 24. Rxe6 Bd3 25. f3 a5 26. Re3 Bg6 27.
Ra3 Rb4 28. Bc3 Rc4 29. Rxa5 d4 30. Rd1 Rd7 31. Rb5 h6 32. Ba5 Rc2 33. h4 d3
34. a4 Re7 35. h5 Be8 36. Rb8 Ree2 37. Rxd3 Rxg2+ 38. Kf1 Rh2 39. Rd2 Rhxd2 40.
Bxd2 Kf7 41. Bc3 Bxa4 42. Rb7+ Ke6 43. Rxg7 Bb5+ 44. Kg1 Be8 45. Rh7 Kf5 46.
Rxh6 Kg5 47. Re6 Bxh5 48. Re5+ Kh6 49. f4 Kg6 50. f5+ Kf7 51. f6 Bg6 52. Re7+
Kf8 53. Rc7 Ke8 54. b4 Kd8 55. Rc5 Kd7 56. b5 Kd6 57. Bb4 Rb2 58. Ba3 Ra2 59.
Rc3+ Ke6 60. b6 Ra1+ 61. Kf2 Be4 62. Be7 Bh1 63. Re3+ Kf7 64. Rb3 Bb7 65. Ke3
Ra5 66. Rc3 Rb5 67. Rc7 Bh1 68. Bd8+ Ke8 69. f7+ Kf8 70. Bf6 Bd5 71. Bd4 Bxf7
72. b7 Be8 73. Ba7 1-0

[Event "Arctic Stars Prelim"]
[Site "Kristiansund NOR"]
[Date "2010.08.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B77"]
[WhiteElo "2800"]
[BlackElo "2826"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2010.08.28"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. Bb3 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. a4 b4 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. Bxg7 Kxg7
15. exd5 a5 16. h4 e5 17. dxe6 Bxe6 18. O-O-O Bxb3 19. cxb3 Re8 20. h5 Qf6 21.
Kb1 gxh5 22. g4 h4 23. g5 Qf5+ 24. Ka2 h3 25. Rh2 Kg8 26. Rdh1 Rac8 27. Qxd6
Rc2 28. Rxc2 Qxc2 29. Rxh3 Re1 30. Qd8+ Kg7 31. Qf6+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "4th Kings Tournament"]
[Site "Medias ROU"]
[Date "2010.06.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Wang Yue"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2010.06.14"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nb6 7. Be3 O-O 8.
Bb5 Be6 9. Nge2 c6 10. Bd3 Nc4 11. Bxc4 Bxc4 12. O-O Nd7 13. Qd2 Qa5 14. Rfd1
Rad8 15. Bh6 Bxe2 16. Nxe2 Qxd2 17. Bxd2 Nb6 18. Bc3 Rd7 19. b3 f5 20. f3 Rfd8
21. Re1 fxe4 22. fxe4 e5 23. dxe5 Rd3 24. g3 Nd7 25. e6 Bxc3 26. Nxc3 Ne5 27.
Red1 Kf8 28. Rac1 Ke7 29. Rxd3 Rxd3 30. Rc2 Nf3+ 31. Kf1 Nd4 32. Rc1 Kxe6 33.
Rd1 Rxc3 34. Rxd4 Rc2 35. a4 Rxh2 36. a5 Rh5 37. b4 Rh2 38. a6 b5 39. e5 Ra2
40. Rd6+ Kxe5 41. Rxc6 Kf5 42. Rc7 Rxa6 43. Rxh7 Kg4 44. Kf2 Ra2+ 45. Ke3 g5
46. Rg7 Rb2 47. Rxa7 Kxg3 0-1

[Event "4th Kings Tournament"]
[Site "Medias ROU"]
[Date "2010.06.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nisipeanu, LD."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2010.06.14"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 d5 6. Nxe5 dxe4 7. Nxc6 Qg5
8. Qe2 Nf6 9. f4 Qxf4 10. Ne5+ c6 11. d4 Qh4+ 12. g3 Qh3 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Bg5
O-O-O 15. O-O-O Bd6 16. Rhf1 Rhe8 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Rxf6 Bxe5 19. Rxe6 Rxe6 20.
Bxe6+ Qxe6 21. dxe5 Qh6+ 22. Rd2 Rxd2 23. Qxd2 e3 24. Qe2 Qg5 25. Kd1 Kc7 26.
Qd3 Qh5+ 27. Kc1 Qh6 28. Kd1 Qh5+ 29. Ke1 Qxh2 30. Qd6+ Kc8 31. Qf8+ Kc7 32.
Qe7+ Kc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "4th Kings Tournament"]
[Site "Medias ROU"]
[Date "2010.06.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gelfand, B."]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2010.06.14"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Bf4 Nf6 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. c5 c6 8. Bd3
b6 9. b4 a5 10. b5 Bb7 11. cxb6 Qxb6 12. O-O Rfc8 13. bxc6 Bxc6 14. Rb1 Qd8 15.
Qe2 Ne4 16. Rfc1 Ndf6 17. Ba6 Ba3 18. Rc2 Rxa6 19. Qxa6 Ba4 20. Nxa4 Rxc2 21.
h3 Bf8 22. Nc5 h6 23. Qa7 Bxc5 24. dxc5 Rxc5 25. Rb8 Rc8 26. Bc7 Qe8 27. Rxc8
Qxc8 28. Bxa5 Qc1+ 29. Be1 Nd2 30. Nxd2 Qxe1+ 31. Nf1 Ne4 32. Qb8+ Kh7 33. Qb2
1/2-1/2

[Event "4th Kings Tournament"]
[Site "Medias ROU"]
[Date "2010.06.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, T."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2010.06.14"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Qa5 8.
O-O O-O 9. Bb3 d6 10. h3 Bd7 11. Re1 Rfc8 12. Qe2 Qh5 13. Nf3 h6 14. Rad1 g5
15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 Bxb2 17. Rb1 Bc3 18. Rxb7 Bxh3 19. Nxg5 Qxe2 20. Rxe2 Bg4
21. Nf3 e6 22. Bxc6 Rxc6 23. Bxh6 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Ra6 25. Rc7 Bg7 26. Bxg7 Kxg7
27. c3 Rb8 28. f4 Rbb6 29. Rd7 Rc6 30. Re3 Rxa2 31. e5 dxe5 32. fxe5 Rc5 33.
Rg3+ Kf8 34. Rf3 Rxe5 35. Rfxf7+ Ke8 36. Rfe7+ Kf8 37. Rh7 Kg8 38. Rdg7+ Kf8
39. Rb7 Kg8 40. Rhg7+ Kh8 41. Rge7 Rg5+ 42. Kf1 Rc2 43. Rbc7 a5 44. Rxe6 a4 45.
Ra6 Rg4 46. c4 Rg7 47. Rxg7 Kxg7 48. Rxa4 Kf6 49. Kg2 Ke5 50. Ra5+ Ke6 51. Rc5
Kd6 52. Rd5+ Ke6 53. Rd4 Ke5 54. Rh4 Rc3 55. c5 Kf5 56. Rh8 Kf4 57. Rc8 Ke5 58.
c6 Kd6 59. f3 Rc5 60. Kg3 Rg5+ 61. Kh4 Rg1 62. f4 Ke7 63. c7 Rc1 64. Kg5 1-0

[Event "4th Kings Tournament"]
[Site "Medias ROU"]
[Date "2010.06.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ponomariov, R."]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2010.06.14"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 Nbd7 7. Be3 c5 8. d5
Ne5 9. Ng3 h5 10. Be2 h4 11. Nf1 e6 12. Nd2 exd5 13. cxd5 Bd7 14. O-O b5 15.
Nxb5 Bxb5 16. Bxb5 Rb8 17. a4 Nh5 18. f4 Nd7 19. Qg4 a6 20. Bxa6 Rxb2 21. Rab1
Rxd2 22. Bxd2 Bd4+ 23. Rf2 Bxf2+ 24. Kxf2 Ndf6 25. Qf3 Qe8 26. e5 Qxa4 27. exf6
Qxa6 28. Bc3 Qc8 29. Kg1 Qf5 30. Rf1 Re8 31. Ba1 Ra8 32. Qe3 Kh7 33. Bb2 Rb8
34. Bc1 Rb1 35. Qe8 Qxd5 36. f5 gxf5 37. Qe3 Qd4 38. Qxd4 cxd4 39. Bg5 Rxf1+
40. Kxf1 h3 41. gxh3 Kg6 42. Bh4 Nf4 43. Bg3 Kg5 44. Bf2 Ne6 45. Ke2 f4 46. Kf3
d3 47. h4+ Kf5 48. Bb6 Nc5 49. h5 d2 50. Ke2 Ne4 0-1

[Event "4th Kings Tournament"]
[Site "Medias ROU"]
[Date "2010.06.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nisipeanu, LD."]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2010.06.14"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. Kb1 Rb8 11. Ndb5 a6 12. Na7 e6 13. g4 Re8 14. g5 Nh5 15.
Bf2 Bd7 16. exd5 exd5 17. Qxd5 Ne5 18. Qb3 Qxg5 19. Ne4 Qf4 20. Be2 Be6 21. Qa3
Nc4 22. Bxc4 Bxc4 23. Nd6 Bf8 24. Rd4 Qe5 25. Rxc4 Bxd6 26. Qd3 Bf8 27. a4 Rbd8
28. Qb3 Qd5 29. Rc3 Qd2 30. Be3 Qe2 31. Bb6 0-1

[Event "4th Kings Tournament"]
[Site "Medias ROU"]
[Date "2010.06.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Wang Yue"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C36"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2010.06.14"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 exf4 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bc4 Nxd5 6. O-O Be7 7. Bxd5 Qxd5
8. Nc3 Qd8 9. d4 O-O 10. Bxf4 Bf5 11. Qe2 Bd6 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. Nb5 Qd8 14. c4
a6 15. Nc3 Nd7 16. Rad1 Bg6 17. Qf2 Re8 18. h3 Rc8 19. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 c6
21. d5 Nf6 22. Qd4 cxd5 23. Nxd5 Nxd5 24. cxd5 Qd6 25. Ne5 Re8 26. Re3 Rd8 27.
Nc4 Qf6 28. Re5 h6 29. d6 Bf5 30. Nb6 Be6 31. d7 Kh8 32. a4 g6 33. Qc3 Kg7 34.
a5 h5 35. h4 Rxd7 36. Nxd7 Bxd7 37. Qd4 Bc6 38. b4 Bb5 39. Kh2 Ba4 40. Rd5 Bc6
41. Qxf6+ Kxf6 42. Rc5 Ke6 43. Kg3 f6 44. Kf2 Bd5 45. g3 g5 46. g4 hxg4 47. h5
Be4 48. Rc7 f5 49. h6 f4 50. h7 g3+ 51. Ke1 f3 52. h8=Q f2+ 53. Ke2 Bd3+ 54.
Ke3 1-0

[Event "4th Kings Tournament"]
[Site "Medias ROU"]
[Date "2010.06.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Gelfand, B."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2010.06.14"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 8. Bd3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bd6 10. Ne4 Bb4+ 11. Nfd2 Qe7 12. O-O O-O 13. f4 c5 14. Nf3 Nb6
15. Bb3 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Bd7 17. Qh5 Rac8 18. Rf3 Nc4 19. Rg3 Kh8 20. Rf1 Nd6 21.
Nxd6 Bxd6 22. Nf3 Rc5 23. Rg5 Rfc8 24. Rxc5 Rxc5 25. Qh4 Qxh4 26. Nxh4 Be7 27.
Nf3 a5 28. Rd1 Be8 29. Nd4 a4 30. Bc2 g6 31. Kf2 e5 32. fxe5 Rxe5 33. Rd3 Rc5
34. Rc3 Rxc3 35. bxc3 Kg7 36. Be4 f5 37. Bxb7 Bf7 38. a3 Bxa3 39. Bc6 Bb2 40.
Bxa4 Bxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "4th Kings Tournament"]
[Site "Medias ROU"]
[Date "2010.06.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, T."]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2010.06.14"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Nge2 a6 6. a4 e6 7. O-O d5 8. exd5
exd5 9. Ba2 Bg4 10. f3 Be6 11. d3 Nc6 12. Nf4 Qd7 13. Bd2 Be7 14. Nce2 O-O 15.
c3 b5 16. Bb1 Rab8 17. axb5 axb5 18. Bc2 Bd6 19. Qe1 Rfe8 20. Qf2 Qc7 21. Kh1
b4 22. d4 bxc3 23. bxc3 cxd4 24. cxd4 Nxd4 25. Bxh7+ Nxh7 26. Qxd4 Be5 27. Nxe6
Rxe6 28. Bf4 Bxd4 29. Bxc7 Bxa1 30. Bxb8 Rxe2 31. Rxa1 Ng5 32. Kg1 Ne6 33. Rd1
d4 34. Kf1 Rb2 35. Be5 Rb5 36. Bg3 Kh7 37. Bf2 Kg6 38. Ke1 Rb4 39. h4 Kf5 40.
g3 Ke5 41. Ke2 Kd5 42. Rd2 Ra4 43. Rb2 Nc5 44. Rd2 Nb3 45. Rc2 Ra7 46. h5 f6
47. Rb2 Re7+ 48. Kd3 Nc5+ 49. Kd2 Ra7 50. Ke2 Ra4 51. Rd2 Nd7 52. Be3 Ne5 53.
g4 Nf7 54. Bf4 Nd8 55. Rb2 Ne6 56. Bd2 Ra1 57. Rb5+ Kc4 58. Ra5 Nf4+ 59. Kf2
Rxa5 60. Bxa5 Kd3 61. Kg3 Ne2+ 62. Kf2 Nf4 63. Kg3 Ke3 64. g5 fxg5 65. Kg4 d3
66. Kxg5 Kxf3 67. h6 Ne6+ 68. Kg6 gxh6 69. Kxh6 Ke2 70. Kg6 Nd4 71. Kf6 Nc6 72.
Bc3 Ne5 73. Kxe5 d2 74. Bxd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "4th Kings Tournament"]
[Site "Medias ROU"]
[Date "2010.06.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ponomariov, R."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2010.06.14"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nc3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 c6 14. Rad1 a5
15. e4 Nd7 16. e5 Be7 17. Be4 Qb6 18. f4 Rad8 19. Qe2 Nb8 20. Qf2 Na6 21. Kh1
f5 22. Bb1 h5 23. h3 g6 24. Ba2 Nc7 25. g4 hxg4 26. hxg4 Kf7 27. Kg2 Rh8 28. g5
Rh7 29. Rh1 Rxh1 30. Kxh1 Rh8+ 31. Kg2 Qa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "19th Amber Blindfold"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2010.03.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bg5 O-O 6. Qd2 Na6 7. Bd3 e5 8. d5
Qe8 9. Nge2 Nh5 10. f3 f5 11. O-O-O Nc5 12. Bc2 Bd7 13. Rde1 fxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4
15. fxe4 b5 16. cxb5 Rf2 17. Rhg1 Nf4 18. Qe3 Rxg2 19. Nxf4 exf4 20. Bxf4 Rxg1
21. Rxg1 Qe7 22. Bd3 Rf8 23. Rf1 Qh4 24. Bg3 Rxf1+ 25. Bxf1 Qxe4 26. Qxe4 1-0

[Event "19th Amber Rapid"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2010.03.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Grischuk, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Rc1 c6 8.
Qc2 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Ne4 11. Nd2 Ndf6 12. e3 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Qe7 14. Bd3 Be6
15. a3 Bd6 16. Na4 Rd8 17. Nc5 Bc8 18. b4 Ng4 19. Nf1 h5 20. Bf5 Bxf5 21. Qxf5
Rh6 22. Rc2 a5 23. f3 Nf6 24. Qxg5 Rg6 25. Qf5 axb4 26. axb4 Ra8 27. g4 Ra1+
28. Ke2 Bxc5 29. bxc5 hxg4 30. Rh8+ Ng8 31. f4 Kf8 32. Ng3 Re6 33. Qxg4 Rg6 34.
Qc8+ Qe8 35. Qxe8+ Kxe8 36. Kf3 Kd7 37. Rb2 Kc7 38. Rh7 Nh6 39. Nf5 Rf1+ 40.
Rf2 Rxf2+ 41. Kxf2 1-0

[Event "19th Amber Rapid"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2010.03.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Ponomariov, R."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[PlyCount "200"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Qc7 11. Rb1 Rd8 12. Bf4 Be5 13. Bxe5 Nxe5 14. Bb3
Ng4 15. Ng3 Qf4 16. h3 Nf6 17. e5 Nd5 18. Ne2 Qe4 19. Ng3 Qf4 20. dxc5 Be6 21.
Qd4 b6 22. Ne2 Qf5 23. cxb6 Nxb6 24. Qf4 Rac8 25. Qxf5 Bxf5 26. Rbd1 Bd3 27.
Rfe1 a5 28. Nf4 Bc4 29. Rxd8+ Rxd8 30. Re4 Bxb3 31. axb3 Rd1+ 32. Kh2 Rb1 33.
c4 Rxb3 34. c5 Nd7 35. c6 Nb6 36. Rd4 Rc3 37. Nd5 Nxd5 38. Rxd5 Rxc6 39. Rxa5
Rc4 40. Kg3 e6 41. f4 h6 42. Kf3 Rc3+ 43. Kf2 g5 44. fxg5 hxg5 45. Ra4 Kg7 46.
Rg4 Kh6 47. g3 Kh5 48. Ra4 Kg6 49. Ra5 Rd3 50. h4 gxh4 51. gxh4 Rd7 52. Ke3 Rb7
53. Kf4 Rb4+ 54. Kg3 Kf5 55. Ra7 Rg4+ 56. Kf3 Rg7 57. Ra5 Rg1 58. Rb5 Ra1 59.
Rc5 Ra3+ 60. Kf2 Ke4 61. h5 Ra8 62. Kg3 Kf5 63. Kh4 Ra4+ 64. Kg3 Rg4+ 65. Kf3
Rf4+ 66. Kg3 Kg5 67. h6 Rg4+ 68. Kf3 Rh4 69. Rc7 Kg6 70. Rc8 Rxh6 71. Kg4 Rh1
72. Rg8+ Kh7 73. Ra8 Rf1 74. Ra2 Kg6 75. Rg2 Rf5 76. Re2 Kg7 77. Kg3 Kf8 78.
Re4 Ke7 79. Kg4 Kd7 80. Rd4+ Kc6 81. Rd6+ Kc7 82. Rd1 Rxe5 83. Rf1 f5+ 84. Kg5
Kd6 85. Kf6 Re4 86. Rd1+ Kc5 87. Rd8 f4 88. Kg5 e5 89. Kg4 Re3 90. Rd1 Kc4 91.
Rd2 f3 92. Kg3 e4 93. Kf2 Rd3 94. Ra2 Kd4 95. Ra4+ Ke5 96. Kg3 Rd2 97. Ra5+ Kd4
98. Ra4+ Ke3 99. Ra3+ Ke2 100. Kf4 f2 0-1

[Event "19th Amber Blindfold"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2010.03.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Ponomariov, R."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 O-O 7. d3 b5 8. Bb3
d6 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Be6 11. Nbd2 g5 12. Bg3 Bb6 13. Re1 Nd7 14. Nf1 Qf6 15.
Ne3 Bxe3 16. Rxe3 Ne7 17. Bc2 Ng6 18. d4 Nb6 19. b3 h5 20. h3 h4 21. Bh2 g4 22.
hxg4 Bxg4 23. Qd2 Kg7 24. Rf1 Rh8 25. Ne1 c5 26. f3 Be6 27. f4 exf4 28. Ref3 h3
29. Bxf4 hxg2 30. Qxg2 Qh4 31. Bg5 Qh5 32. Bf6+ Kh7 33. Kf2 Kg8 34. Bxh8 Qxh8
35. e5 Qh4+ 36. Kg1 Kh8 37. Rg3 Rg8 38. Bxg6 Nd5 39. Nf3 Qh6 40. Bb1 Qe3+ 41.
Kh1 1-0

[Event "19th Amber Blindfold"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2010.03.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, L."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Bb7 12. Bf4 Nd5 13. Nc3 Nxf4 14. Qxf4 Qd6 15.
Ne5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nd7 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. Rfd1 Rac8 19. Qf3 Rfd8 20. Rac1 h6 21.
e3 b4 22. Ne4 Qa4 23. Ra1 Rd5 24. b3 Qa5 25. Nd2 Rcd8 26. Nc4 Qb5 27. Rac1 Bf6
28. Re1 a5 29. Re2 c5 30. dxc5 Qxc5 31. Rec2 Bc3 32. Nb2 Rd2 33. Qe4 Qb5 34.
Nc4 R2d5 35. h4 h5 36. a4 Qc5 37. Rb1 g6 38. Rcc1 Kg7 39. Qf3 Rd3 40. Rd1 Bf6
41. Rxd3 Rxd3 42. Qe4 Rc3 43. Kg1 Qc7 44. Kg2 Qd8 45. Qf3 Rd3 46. Qe4 Rc3 47.
Qf3 Qc7 48. Qe4 Qc5 49. Kg1 Qc7 50. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "19th Amber Rapid"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2010.03.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Kh1 Nc6 10. f4 b5 11. Be3 Bb7 12. a4 Nb4 13. Qd2 d5 14. fxe5 Nxe4 15.
Nxe4 dxe4 16. Nd4 Nd5 17. Nf5 Qc7 18. Bd4 e3 19. Qe1 Bc5 20. Bxc5 Qxc5 21. Bd3
Bc8 22. Nd6 Qd4 23. axb5 Be6 24. bxa6 Qxe5 25. Qh4 f5 26. Nc4 Qf6 27. Qh3 f4
28. Qxh7+ Kf7 29. Qe4 Kg8 30. Ra5 Rfd8 31. Nxe3 Nxe3 32. Rxf4 Nf5 33. Raxf5
Bxf5 34. Rxf5 Qh6 35. h3 Ra7 36. Qc4+ Kh8 37. Qc5 g6 38. Rf6 Rg7 39. Rf8+ Rxf8
40. Qxf8+ Kh7 41. Kh2 Qe3 42. Qd6 Qg5 43. b4 Re7 44. b5 Re5 45. Qxg6+ Qxg6 46.
Bxg6+ Kxg6 47. a7 1-0

[Event "19th Amber Rapid"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2010.03.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kramnik, V."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[PlyCount "180"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 a5 10. Ba3 Nd7 11. bxa5 Rxa5 12. Bb4 Ra8 13. a4 Bh6 14. a5 f5 15. Bd3
Kh8 16. Re1 Nf6 17. c5 fxe4 18. cxd6 cxd6 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Bxe4 Bf5 21. Rb1
Qd7 22. h3 Rac8 23. Qb3 Rf7 24. Bc3 Bxe4 25. Rxe4 Qf5 26. Rbe1 Rc5 27. Bxe5+
dxe5 28. Rxe5 Qf6 29. Re6 Qf4 30. Rxe7 Rxe7 31. Rxe7 Rc1+ 32. Ne1 Bf8 33. Qb2+
Kg8 34. Re8 Rd1 35. Qxb7 Qf7 36. Qc8 Kg7 37. Qc3+ Kg8 38. Re5 Qf4 39. Qb3 Bc5
40. d6+ Kg7 41. Re7+ Kh6 42. Qc2 Rc1 43. Re4 Rxc2 44. Rxf4 Rc1 45. Kf1 Bxd6 46.
Ra4 Bc5 47. Ke2 Ba7 48. Ra2 Kg5 49. Nd3 Rc4 50. Rb2 Ra4 51. Rb5+ Kf6 52. Nb4
Ke6 53. f4 Kd6 54. g4 Ra3 55. Nd3 Ra2+ 56. Kf3 Ra3 57. Ke2 Ra2+ 58. Ke1 Bd4 59.
f5 gxf5 60. Rxf5 Rxa5 61. Rxa5 Bc3+ 62. Ke2 Bxa5 63. Kf3 Ke6 64. Ke4 Kf6 65. h4
Bc7 66. Nf4 Ba5 67. g5+ Kf7 68. Kf5 Bd2 69. Nd5 Kg7 70. h5 Kf7 71. Nf6 Kg7 72.
Ne4 Bc1 73. Nf6 Bd2 74. Ne8+ Kg8 75. Kf6 Bf4 76. Kf5 Bc1 77. Nc7 Kf7 78. Nd5
Kg7 79. Nc3 Be3 80. Ne4 Bc1 81. h6+ Kh8 82. Ke6 Kg8 83. Ke7 Bxg5+ 84. Nxg5 Kh8
85. Kf6 Kg8 86. Nf7 Kf8 87. Ne5 Kg8 88. Ke7 Kh8 89. Ke6 Kg8 90. Nf7 Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "19th Amber Blindfold"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2010.03.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Kramnik, V."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D24"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bxc4 Nxe4 7. O-O Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Be7 9. Ne5 O-O 10. Qg4 Nc6 11. Bh6 Bf6 12. Rad1 Ne7 13. Bc1 c5 14. Ba3 Qc7
15. Qh5 Bxe5 16. dxe5 b6 17. Bd3 Ng6 18. Bc1 Bb7 19. Bg5 h6 20. Bc1 Nxe5 21.
Rfe1 f6 22. f4 Nxd3 23. Rxd3 Rad8 24. Rg3 Rd5 25. Qxh6 Qd7 26. h3 Rf7 27. Kh2
Rd1 28. Rxd1 Qxd1 29. f5 e5 30. Be3 Qe2 31. Qg6 Bxg2 32. Rxg2 Qxe3 33. h4 Qf4+
34. Kh3 e4 35. h5 e3 36. h6 Re7 37. Qh5 e2 38. Rxe2 Qf1+ 39. Rg2 Qh1+ 0-1

[Event "19th Amber Blindfold"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2010.03.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gashimov, V."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]

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. Nc3 Ke8 10. Ne2 c5 11. Nf4 b6 12. Nd5 Kd7 13. Ng5 Kc6 14. c4
Be6 15. Rd1 Nd4 16. Be3 Bxd5 17. cxd5+ Kxd5 18. Rac1 Be7 19. Nf3 Bd8 20. Bxd4
cxd4 21. Rxd4+ Ke6 22. Rc6+ Ke7 23. Rd5 Re8 24. Nd4 Kf8 25. g3 g6 26. Kg2 Re7
27. f4 Ke8 28. f5 gxf5 29. Rh6 c6 30. Nxc6 Re6 31. Rxe6+ fxe6 32. Rd6 Bc7 33.
Rxe6+ Kd7 34. Rh6 Re8 35. Kf3 Re6 36. Rxe6 Kxe6 37. Kf4 a5 38. Nd4+ Kd5 39. Nf3
Ke6 40. Kg5 Bd8+ 41. Kh6 Kd5 42. Kxh7 Ke4 43. Kg6 1-0

[Event "19th Amber Rapid"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2010.03.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Gashimov, V."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Bg5 Bb4 7. e3 Qa5 8. Bxf6
Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qxc3+ 10. Nd2 gxf6 11. Be2 Qa5 12. e4 dxe4 13. O-O Qd8 14. Nxe4
f5 15. Ng3 Nd7 16. d5 cxd5 17. cxd5 Nf6 18. dxe6 Bxe6 19. Qb1 f4 20. Nf5 O-O
21. Bf3 Rb8 22. Rd1 Qa5 23. Ne7+ Kg7 24. Qb2 Rfe8 25. Re1 Qc5 26. Nd5 Bxd5 27.
Re5 Rxe5 28. Qxe5 Rc8 29. Qg5+ Kf8 30. Qxf6 Qc1+ 31. Bd1 Qc3 32. Qxc3 Rxc3 33.
Bf3 Bxf3 34. gxf3 Rxf3 35. Rb1 Ra3 36. Rxb7 f3 37. h3 Rxa4 38. Kh2 a5 39. Kg3
Ra1 40. Kxf3 a4 41. Ra7 a3 42. Kf4 Kg7 43. Kf5 a2 44. f4 Rh1 45. Rxa2 Rxh3 46.
Rg2+ Kf8 47. Ra2 Rh6 48. Kg4 Rg6+ 49. Kf3 Kg7 50. Ra5 h6 51. Rb5 Rd6 52. Kg4
Kg6 53. Ra5 Rd4 54. Rb5 h5+ 55. Rxh5 Rxf4+ 56. Kxf4 Kxh5 57. Kf5 f6 58. Kxf6
1/2-1/2

[Event "19th Amber Rapid"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2010.03.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gelfand, B."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 c6 8. d5 Na6
9. O-O Ng4 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bh4 c5 12. Ne1 h5 13. a3 Qe7 14. Nd3 b6 15. h3 Nh6
16. f4 g5 17. fxg5 fxg5 18. Rxf8+ Bxf8 19. Bf2 g4 20. h4 Nf7 21. g3 Bh6 22. b4
Bd7 23. bxc5 Nxc5 24. Nxc5 dxc5 25. a4 Rf8 26. a5 Qf6 27. Qe1 Nd6 28. Ra2 Bc1
29. axb6 axb6 30. Bxc5 bxc5 31. Qxc1 Qf2+ 32. Kh1 Qxg3 33. Qg5+ Kf7 34. Ra7
Qh3+ 35. Kg1 Qg3+ 36. Kh1 Ke8 37. Qg6+ Rf7 38. Qg8+ Ke7 39. Qg5+ Kf8 40. Ra8+
Nc8 41. Rxc8+ Bxc8 42. Qd8+ Kg7 43. Qg5+ Kh7 44. Qxh5+ Kg8 45. Qg5+ Rg7 46.
Qd8+ Kh7 47. Qxc8 Rf7 48. Qxg4 Rf1+ 49. Bxf1 Qxg4 50. d6 Qf3+ 0-1

[Event "19th Amber Blindfold"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2010.03.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Gelfand, B."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Bc4 d6 6. Nxd4 exd4 7. Nd5 Nd7 8.
d3 c6 9. Nf4 g6 10. a3 Bg7 11. O-O O-O 12. Ba2 Nc5 13. Bd2 Qh4 14. Ne2 Be6 15.
Ng3 Bxa2 16. Rxa2 d5 17. exd5 cxd5 18. a4 Rac8 19. f4 f5 20. Qf3 Qd8 21. b4 Ne6
22. Ne2 Qd7 23. Qf2 Rc7 24. Kh1 Rfc8 25. Rc1 Qd6 26. Ng1 Bh6 27. g3 Bg7 28. Nf3
Bf6 29. Qg2 Kf7 30. Rb2 Kg8 31. Be1 Qd7 32. b5 Nc5 33. Ra1 Ne6 34. Bb4 a6 35.
Re1 axb5 36. axb5 b6 37. Ne5 Qxb5 38. Nxg6 hxg6 39. Rxe6 Rc6 40. Re2 Kh7 41. g4
fxg4 42. Qxg4 Qa4 43. f5 Bg7 44. Rb1 gxf5 45. Qxf5+ Kh8 46. Rg2 Rxc2 47. Qh5+
Kg8 48. Rxg7+ Kxg7 49. Rg1+ Kf6 50. Qg6+ Ke5 51. Bd6# 1-0

[Event "19th Amber Blindfold"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2010.03.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. O-O Be7 6. c3 a6 7. Ba4 O-O 8. Nbd2
Nd7 9. Bc2 Nb6 10. d4 exd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. cxd4 f5 13. Bb3+ Kh8 14. e5 f4 15.
exd6 Qxd6 16. Re1 f3 17. Nxf3 Bg4 18. Re3 Bh4 19. Qd3 Bxf3 20. Rxf3 Rxf3 21.
gxf3 Re8 22. Be3 Nd5 23. Kh1 Nxe3 24. fxe3 Bf2 25. Bc2 g6 26. Rf1 Bxe3 27. Re1
Qf4 28. Qe2 Re7 29. d5 Re5 30. Be4 Bc5 31. Qc2 Bd6 32. Re2 Kg7 33. Rg2 Rh5 34.
Bxg6 Rxh2+ 35. Rxh2 Qxf3+ 36. Kg1 Bxh2+ 37. Kxh2 Qf4+ 38. Kg2 hxg6 39. Qc3+ Kf8
40. Qb3 b5 41. Qa3+ Qd6 42. Qd3 Qf6 43. Qc2 Qg5+ 44. Kh2 Qe5+ 45. Kg1 Qg5+ 46.
Kh2 Qe5+ 47. Kg1 g5 48. Qg6 a5 49. Qa6 Qd4+ 50. Kf1 Qb6 51. Qc8+ Ke7 52. Ke2
Qd6 53. Qa8 a4 54. b3 Qh2+ 55. Kd3 Qxa2 56. d6+ Kd7 57. dxc7 Qxb3+ 58. Ke4 Qe6+
59. Kf3 Qf5+ 60. Ke3 Qc5+ 61. Ke4 Kxc7 62. Qa5+ Kb7 63. Qd2 Qc4+ 64. Kf5 Qf4+
0-1

[Event "19th Amber Rapid"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2010.03.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. a3 Be7 8. b4
Be6 9. O-O O-O 10. Rb1 f6 11. d3 Nd4 12. Nd2 c6 13. e3 Nb5 14. Nxb5 cxb5 15.
Nb3 Qd7 16. Na5 Nd5 17. Bb2 Rac8 18. d4 b6 19. Nb3 Nc3 20. Bxc3 Rxc3 21. Rb2 a5
22. d5 Bg4 23. Qd2 axb4 24. axb4 Bxb4 25. Nd4 Rb3 26. Qc2 Rxb2 27. Qxb2 exd4
28. Qxb4 Be2 29. Ra1 dxe3 30. fxe3 Bc4 31. h3 Qc7 32. d6 Qc5 33. Qd2 Qe5 34.
Ra7 Qxg3 35. Qd4 Rd8 36. d7 Kf7 37. Qxb6 Bd5 38. Ra2 Rxd7 39. Qxb5 Qxe3+ 40.
Rf2 Be6 41. Qh5+ Kf8 42. Qxh7 Rd1+ 43. Bf1 Qg3+ 44. Rg2 Rxf1+ 45. Kxf1 Bxh3 46.
Qh8+ Ke7 0-1

[Event "19th Amber Rapid"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2010.03.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Smeets, J."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 c5 13. Nf1 cxd4 14. cxd4 exd4
15. Nxd4 Re8 16. Nf5 Bf8 17. Nxd6 Bxd6 18. Qxd6 Rc8 19. Bb3 Nxe4 20. Qf4 Nef6
21. Rxe8+ Qxe8 22. Be3 Nd5 23. Qd4 N7f6 24. Bd2 Qe4 25. Qxe4 Nxe4 26. Rc1 Rxc1
27. Bxc1 Nc5 28. Bc2 Nb4 29. Be3 Nxc2 30. Bxc5 Ne1 31. Ne3 Nd3 32. b4 a5 33. a3
Nxc5 34. bxc5 b4 35. axb4 axb4 36. Kf1 b3 37. Nd1 Kf8 38. g3 g5 39. Ke2 Bg2 40.
h4 gxh4 41. gxh4 Kg7 42. Kd3 Kg6 43. Kc4 Kh5 44. Kxb3 Kxh4 45. Ne3 Bb7 46. Kc4
h5 47. Kd4 Kg5 48. Ke5 h4 49. f4+ Kg6 50. Ng4 h3 51. Nh2 f6+ 52. Ke6 Bg2 53.
Ng4 Kh5 54. Nf2 h2 55. Kxf6 Kh4 56. Ke5 Kg3 0-1

[Event "19th Amber Blindfold"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2010.03.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Smeets, J."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]

1. g3 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O Bf5 5. c4 e6 6. d3 Bd6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nc3
O-O 9. Nh4 Be6 10. e4 Na6 11. Qe2 Re8 12. h3 Be5 13. f4 Bxc3 14. bxc3 dxe4 15.
dxe4 Bd5 16. e5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qd5+ 18. Nf3 Rad8 19. c4 Qe4 20. Re1 Qxe2+ 21.
Rxe2 Nd7 22. Be3 f6 23. Bxa7 fxe5 24. Nxe5 Nxe5 25. fxe5 Kf7 26. Rb1 Rd7 27.
Bf2 Ke6 28. g4 Rf8 29. Be3 Rff7 30. a4 Rd3 31. a5 Rc3 32. Rd1 Rxc4 33. Bg5 Rd7
34. Rxd7 Kxd7 35. e6+ Ke8 36. Rd2 1-0

[Event "19th Amber Blindfold"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2010.03.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Svidler, P."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B74"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Be3 Nc6 9. Nb3 a6 10. f4 b5 11. Bf3 Bb7 12. e5 dxe5 13. fxe5 Nd7 14. e6 fxe6
15. Bg4 Rxf1+ 16. Qxf1 Nce5 17. Bxe6+ Kh8 18. Rd1 Qc7 19. Qf4 Rf8 20. Qg3 Nf6
21. Nc5 Nh5 22. Qe1 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Nf3 24. Qh1 Nf4+ 25. Kf2 Nd4 0-1

[Event "19th Amber Rapid"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2010.03.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Svidler, P."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 a6 8. e5
Nfd7 9. Be3 b5 10. Qd5 Nb6 11. Qe4 Bf5 12. Qh4 f6 13. g4 Be6 14. Bg2 Nc6 15.
O-O Kh8 16. Rad1 Nd5 17. Ne4 Bg8 18. Nc5 Ncb4 19. a3 Nxe3 20. fxe3 Nd5 21. Rfe1
c6 22. Nd3 g5 23. Qg3 h6 24. h4 Bh7 25. hxg5 fxg5 26. Nc5 Qc8 27. Rc1 e6 28.
Nd2 Ra7 29. Nde4 Re7 30. Nd6 Qa8 31. Rf1 a5 32. Rxf8+ Qxf8 33. Ncb7 Qa8 34.
Rxc6 1-0

[Event "19th Amber Rapid"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2010.03.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Aronian, L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bd6 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Re8 7. Re1 a6 8. Bc4
Na5 9. a3 Nxc4 10. dxc4 h6 11. h3 Bc5 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Rxe3 d6 14. Qd2 Be6 15.
b3 Nd7 16. Rd1 Rf8 17. Qe2 b6 18. Ne1 Nc5 19. Nd3 Nxd3 20. cxd3 b5 21. d4 exd4
22. Rxd4 bxc4 23. bxc4 Qf6 24. Rd1 Rab8 25. Nd5 Bxd5 26. cxd5 Rb2 27. Qf3 Qxf3
28. Rxf3 Re2 29. Rd4 Rc2 30. Ra4 Ra8 31. g4 c5 32. dxc6 Rxc6 33. Rb4 Rac8 34.
Rd3 Rc3 35. Rbd4 R8c4 36. Rxc4 Rxd3 37. Ra4 Rxh3 38. Rxa6 g6 39. Kg2 Rd3 40. a4
Ra3 41. f3 Kg7 42. Kg3 Ra2 43. a5 Ra3 44. Ra8 Kf6 45. a6 Ke7 46. a7 Ra2 47. f4
Ra3+ 48. Kf2 Kf6 49. Ke2 Kg7 50. Kd2 h5 51. g5 h4 52. Ke2 h3 53. Kf2 Ra2+ 54.
Kg1 Rg2+ 55. Kh1 Ra2 56. f5 Kh7 57. f6 h2 58. Rf8 Rxa7 59. Kxh2 Rb7 60. Kg3 Ra7
61. Kf4 Rb7 62. Ke3 Ra7 63. Kd4 Rc7 64. Re8 Ra7 65. Kd5 Ra5+ 66. Kxd6 Ra6+ 67.
Ke7 Ra7+ 68. Kf8 1-0

[Event "19th Amber Blindfold"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2010.03.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aronian, L."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Nd3 f5 11. Bd2 Nf6 12. f3 Kh8 13. g4 c6 14. Kg2 b5 15. b3 a5
16. Nf2 b4 17. Na4 Bb7 18. Rc1 fxe4 19. fxe4 cxd5 20. exd5 Nexd5 21. cxd5 Nxd5
22. Kg1 e4 23. Nxe4 Bd4+ 24. Rf2 Rxf2 25. Nxf2 Qh4 26. Qe1 Rf8 27. Bf3 Rxf3 28.
Qe4 Qxf2+ 0-1

[Event "19th Amber Rapid"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2010.03.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, V."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 8.
Bg5 e6 9. f4 Qb6 10. Qd2 Qxb2 11. Rb1 Qa3 12. f5 Nc6 13. fxe6 fxe6 14. Nxc6
bxc6 15. Be2 Be7 16. O-O O-O 17. Kh1 Ra7 18. Qe3 Rd7 19. Rb8 Kh8 20. e5 dxe5
21. Ne4 Qxe3 22. Bxe3 Rdd8 23. Bc5 Bxc5 24. Nxc5 Kg8 25. Bc4 Kf7 26. Rb6 Rd4
27. Bxe6+ Ke7 28. Rxc6 Nd7 29. Re1 Nxc5 30. Bxc8 Re4 31. Rc1 Rc4 32. Bxa6 Rc3
33. Bb5 Ne4 34. a4 Rxc6 35. Bxc6 Nc3 36. a5 Kd6 37. Bb7 Kc7 38. a6 e4 39. Re1
Kb6 40. Kg1 Rf5 41. Bxe4 Nxe4 42. Rxe4 Kxa6 43. Re7 Rg5 44. Kf2 Kb6 45. Kf3 h5
46. h4 Rf5+ 47. Ke4 Rc5 48. g3 Rc4+ 49. Kf5 g6+ 1-0

[Event "19th Amber Blindfold"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2010.03.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Ivanchuk, V."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]

1. a3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. Bb5
Rc8 9. g4 Bg6 10. Qa4 Nd7 11. b4 e6 12. Bb2 Be7 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Qxa7 c5 15.
Qa6 O-O 16. Qe2 c4 17. e4 d4 18. Nb5 e5 19. h4 Qb6 20. a4 Qb7 21. Ng5 h6 22. h5
hxg5 23. hxg6 fxg6 24. f3 Bxb4 25. Ba3 Bxa3 26. Rxa3 Qb6 27. Qh2 Qc5 28. Qh7+
Kf7 29. Ra1 Nf6 30. Qh2 Ra8 31. d3 Qxb5 0-1

[Event "Corus A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2010.01.31"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Caruana, F."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 g6 7. Nbd2 Bg7 8. Nf1
O-O 9. Bg5 d5 10. Qe2 Qd6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Ne3 Ne7 13. Bb3 c6 14. h4 Be6 15.
Ng5 Bd7 16. Rd1 Rad8 17. Qf3 h6 18. Nc4 dxc4 19. dxc4 Nd5 20. Nh3 h5 21. Qg3
Bg4 22. Rd2 Bxh4 23. Qxh4 Qf6 24. Qxf6 Nxf6 25. Ng5 c5 26. f3 Bc8 27. Ba4 Kg7
28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. b4 Rd3 30. bxc5 Rxc3 31. Kd2 Rxc4 32. Bb3 Rxc5 33. Nxf7 a5
34. Rc1 Rxc1 35. Kxc1 a4 36. Bc4 b5 37. Nd6 bxc4 38. Nxc8 h4 39. Nb6 Nh5 40.
Nxc4 Kf6 41. Kd2 Nf4 42. Ke3 Nxg2+ 43. Kf2 Nf4 44. Nb2 a3 45. Nc4 Nd3+ 46. Kg2
Kg5 47. Nxa3 Kf4 48. Nc2 Nb2 49. Nb4 h3+ 50. Kxh3 Kxf3 51. Kh4 Kf4 52. Nd5+
Kxe4 53. Ne7 Kf3 54. Nxg6 e4 55. Ne5+ Kf4 56. Ng4 Na4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2010.01.30"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Leko, P."]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Nf6 11. Qf3 Qb6 12. O-O-O O-O 13. Bc4 Nc6 14. Nxc6 Qxc6
15. Bb3 Be6 16. e5 Qxf3 17. gxf3 dxe5 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Bxe5 Nd5 20. Bxg7 Kxg7
21. Nxd5 exd5 22. Rxd5 Rxf3 23. h4 gxh4 24. Rxh4 Rxf2 25. Rd7 Re2 26. Rxb7 Rc8
27. Kd1 Rcxc2 28. Rxe7+ Rxe7 29. Kxc2 Re5 30. b4 a5 31. bxa5 Rxa5 32. a4 h5 33.
Kb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2010.01.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 a6 8. e5
b5 9. Qb3 Nfd7 10. Ng5 Nb6 11. Be3 Nc6 12. Rd1 Bf5 13. Be2 Na5 14. Qb4 Nac4 15.
O-O f6 16. Nf3 Nxe3 17. fxe3 fxe5 18. dxe5 Qe8 19. Qc5 Rc8 20. a4 Nxa4 21. Nxa4
bxa4 22. Nd4 Rb8 23. g4 Be4 24. Ne6 Rxf1+ 25. Bxf1 c6 26. Ng5 Bd5 27. e4 Bb3
28. Bc4+ e6 29. Nxe6 Bxc4 30. Qxc4 Kh8 31. Nxg7 Kxg7 32. e6 Rb7 33. Qc3+ Kg8
34. Rd6 Re7 35. Rxc6 Qf8 36. Rc8 Re8 37. Rxe8 Qxe8 38. Qf6 Qc8 39. Kg2 Qc2+ 40.
Kh3 Qc5 41. Kh4 Qb4 42. Qf7+ Kh8 43. e7 Qe1+ 44. Kg5 Qe3+ 45. Qf4 1-0

[Event "Corus A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2010.01.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2
O-O 9. Be2 a6 10. O-O b5 11. Kh1 Qc7 12. a3 Bb7 13. Rad1 Rac8 14. Qe1 cxd4 15.
Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Bc5 17. Qh4 Bxd4 18. Rxd4 f6 19. Bd3 h6 20. exf6 Rxf6 21. f5
Rcf8 22. Rg1 Nc5 23. fxe6 Nxe6 24. Rg4 Nf4 25. Qg3 Qe7 26. Rxf4 Rxf4 27. Ne2
Rf1 28. Nd4 Rxg1+ 29. Kxg1 Re8 30. h4 Qe1+ 31. Kh2 Qxg3+ 32. Kxg3 Kf7 33. Kf2
Kf6 34. g3 Bc8 35. c3 Bg4 36. Bc2 g5 37. hxg5+ hxg5 38. Bb3 Ke5 39. Bc2 Rf8+
40. Kg2 Bd7 41. Nf3+ Kf6 42. Bb3 g4 43. Nd4 Ke5 44. Bc2 a5 45. Bd1 Ke4 0-1

[Event "Corus A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2010.01.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kramnik, V."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. Nc3 O-O 8. a3
Be7 9. Qa4 c6 10. Qxc4 b5 11. Qb3 Ba6 12. Bg5 Nbd7 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Qc2 b4 15.
Na4 Rc8 16. O-O c5 17. d5 exd5 18. Bh3 Bb5 19. axb4 axb4 20. Rfd1 d4 21. Bf5
Ne5 22. Bxh7+ Kg7 23. Nxe5 fxe5 24. Bf5 Rc6 25. Qe4 Rh8 26. Qxe5+ Bf6 27. Qe4
Re8 28. Qg4+ Kf8 29. Be4 c4 30. Bxc6 Bxc6 31. Qh5 Re5 32. Qh6+ Ke7 33. e4 d3
34. Qe3 Bxe4 35. Nb6 Bb7 36. Qf4 Qxb6 37. Qxc4 Re2 38. Rf1 0-1

[Event "Corus A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2010.01.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Shirov, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. c4 f5 14. O-O O-O
15. Qh5 Rb8 16. exf5 e4 17. Rae1 Bb7 18. Qg4 Rfe8 19. cxb5 d5 20. bxa6 Bc6 21.
b3 Kh8 22. Nc2 Bc3 23. Qh3 Qf6 24. Be2 d4 25. Bc4 Rg8 26. g3 Rbe8 27. Rd1 e3
28. fxe3 dxe3 29. Be2 Re4 30. Qg2 Re7 31. Qh3 Re4 32. Qg2 Re7 33. Qh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2010.01.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 g6 6. Bd3 Be6 7. b3 Bg7 8. Nge2 c5
9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Bxd5 11. e4 Be6 12. Qxc5 Nc6 13. Be3 Rc8 14. Qa3 O-O 15.
Rd1 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Bxd4 17. Bb1 Bc5 18. b4 Qxd1+ 19. Kxd1 Bxf2 20. Nf4 Bc4 21.
Bd3 Rfd8 22. Ke2 Bxd3+ 23. Kxf2 Rc2+ 24. Kf3 Bc4 25. Rc1 Rxa2 26. Qc3 b5 27.
Ra1 Rdd2 28. Rxa2 Rxa2 29. h4 h5 30. g4 hxg4+ 31. Kxg4 f6 32. e5 Kf7 33. exf6
exf6 34. Qe3 Rc2 35. Qa7+ 1-0

[Event "Corus A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2010.01.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B77"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. Bb3 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. a4 b4 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Bxd4
15. Qxd4 Qa5 16. O-O Rac8 17. Rfe1 Rfe8 18. Kh1 Qc5 19. Qh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2010.01.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. d3 Bd6 7. Nbd2 Be6 8.
O-O O-O 9. b3 Nd7 10. Bb2 b5 11. d4 f6 12. h3 c5 13. d5 Bf7 14. a4 Nb6 15. c4
c6 16. Nh4 Re8 17. Nf5 Bf8 18. Qg4 Kh8 19. f4 exf4 20. Qxf4 bxc4 21. bxc4 cxd5
22. cxd5 Qb8 23. Qh4 Nxd5 24. Rab1 Qb4 25. Bc1 Qxa4 26. exd5 Qxh4 27. Nxh4 Bxd5
28. Ba3 Re3 29. Ra1 Rd3 30. Rfd1 a5 31. Nhf3 a4 32. Rdc1 Kg8 33. Kf2 c4 34.
Bxf8 Kxf8 35. Nxc4 Rb3 36. Nfd2 Rb4 37. Ra3 Rc8 38. Rac3 Be6 39. Na3 Rd8 40.
Nf3 Rb3 41. Rxb3 axb3 42. Rc6 Bd5 43. Rb6 Rc8 44. Nb5 Rc2+ 45. Kg3 h5 46. Nbd4
Ra2 47. Ne6+ Kf7 48. Nf4 Be4 49. Rb4 h4+ 50. Kg4 b2 51. Nd2 Ba8 52. Nc4 g5 53.
Rxb2 Rxb2 54. Nxb2 gxf4 55. Kxf4 Bxg2 56. Kg4 f5+ 57. Kxf5 Bxh3+ 58. Kg5 Be6
59. Kxh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2010.01.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Short, N."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Bg4 4. Nf3 Nxd5 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 c6 7. Be2 g6 8.
O-O Bg7 9. Rd1 O-O 10. c4 Nc7 11. Qe4 f5 12. Qe3 Kh8 13. Nc3 Nd7 14. b3 Qe8 15.
f4 Qf7 16. Bb2 Rad8 17. Bf3 Bf6 18. Rd2 Qg7 19. Rad1 g5 20. Ne2 Rg8 21. Kf1 h6
22. Ng3 Qg6 23. Qd3 gxf4 24. Nh5 Nc5 25. Qc2 Ne4 26. Re2 Ng3+ 27. Nxg3 fxg3 28.
d5 cxd5 29. cxd5 Bxb2 30. Qxb2+ Qg7 31. Qc1 Rd7 32. Rde1 Rf8 33. Re5 Nb5 34.
Qc5 Nd6 35. Qxa7 Ne4 36. Qd4 e6 37. Rd1 exd5 38. Rxd5 Rxd5 39. Qxg7+ Kxg7 40.
Rxd5 Kf6 41. Bxe4 fxe4 42. Ke2 Ke6 43. Rd4 Rf2+ 44. Ke3 Rxg2 45. Rxe4+ Kd5 46.
Rd4+ Ke5 47. Re4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2010.01.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Van Wely, L."]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2641"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 c6 8.
Qc2 O-O 9. Bd3 Re8 10. h3 Ne4 11. Bxe4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Qa5+ 13. Kf1 Bf8 14. Bf4
Qf5 15. Nfd2 Nb6 16. Rc1 Nd5 17. g4 Qg6 18. Nd6 Rd8 19. Qxg6 hxg6 20. Nxc8 Nxf4
21. exf4 Rxd4 22. Nb3 Rb4 23. Kg2 Rxc8 24. Rhd1 Rxf4 25. Rd7 Rb4 26. Rc2 Re8
27. Rcd2 Be7 28. Rc7 Bf6 29. Rdd7 b6 30. Rxa7 g5 31. Rd2 c5 32. Ra6 c4 33. Nd4
Bxd4 34. Rxd4 Rxb2 35. Rd7 c3 36. Raa7 Rf8 37. Rdc7 c2 38. Kg3 Rd8 39. Rxf7
Rd3+ 40. Kg2 c1=Q 0-1

[Event "Corus A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2010.01.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Smeets, J."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5
9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. exf6 Bb7 12. g3 c5 13. d5 Qb6 14. Bg2 O-O-O 15.
O-O b4 16. Na4 Qb5 17. a3 Nb8 18. axb4 cxb4 19. Qd4 Nc6 20. Nb6+ axb6 21. dxc6
Bxc6 22. Bxc6 Qxc6 23. Qg4 Bc5 24. Ra7 Rd7 25. Rxd7 Kxd7 26. h4 Kc7 27. h5 e5
28. h6 Bd4 29. Qe2 b3 30. Be3 Qd5 31. Rd1 Kc6 32. Qg4 b5 33. Bxd4 exd4 34. Rxd4
Qe5 35. Qd7+ Kc5 36. Qa7+ Kc6 37. Qd7+ Kc5 38. Rf4 Qxb2 39. Rf5+ Kb4 40. Qxb5+
Kc3 41. Rf3+ 1-0

[Event "Corus A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2010.01.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Tiviakov, S."]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Bd6 6. c3 O-O 7. d3 Re8 8. Bg5
b5 9. Bb3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Nc6 12. Nf1 Be7 13. Ne3 d6 14. O-O Be6 15.
Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Bb3 Rb8 17. Rfd1 Qd7 18. Bd5 Bd8 19. a4 bxa4 20. Qc2 Na5 21. Qxa4
Qxa4 22. Rxa4 Rxb2 23. Nd2 Bc7 24. Ndc4 Rb5 25. Bxe6 fxe6 26. Nxd6 Bxd6 27. c4
Rb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2009.12.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Short, N."]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2009.12.08"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. Kb1 Nxd4 11. e5 Nf5 12. exf6 exf6 13. Bc5 d4 14. Bxf8 Qxf8
15. Nb5 Ne3 16. Rc1 Bh6 17. Qxd4 Nf5 18. Qc3 Bxc1 19. Kxc1 Bd7 20. Bd3 Rc8 21.
Qd2 Bxb5 22. Bxb5 Qc5 23. Bd3 Ne3 24. Re1 Re8 25. Qf2 f5 26. f4 Qd4 27. g3 Re6
28. Qd2 Ng4 29. h3 Rxe1+ 30. Qxe1 Nf2 31. Bf1 Ne4 32. Bg2 b6 33. c3 Qd3 34. g4
Ng3 35. b3 Ne2+ 36. Kb2 Kf8 37. Bc6 fxg4 38. hxg4 h5 39. gxh5 gxh5 40. a4 a6
41. f5 h4 42. Bg2 Ng3 43. f6 Qd6 44. Qf2 Kg8 45. b4 a5 46. bxa5 bxa5 47. Kc2
Kh7 48. c4 Qa3 49. Be4+ Kg8 50. Qf4 Qxa4+ 51. Kd2 Nxe4+ 52. Qxe4 Qa2+ 53. Kc3
Qa1+ 54. Kb3 Qd1+ 55. Kb2 Qh5 56. c5 h3 57. c6 a4 58. Ka2 Qd1 59. Qe8+ Kh7 60.
Qxf7+ Kh6 61. c7 Qc2+ 62. Ka3 h2 63. Qg7+ Kh5 64. Qh8+ Kg6 65. Qg8+ Kxf6 66.
c8=Q Qxc8 67. Qxc8 h1=Q 68. Qa6+ Ke5 69. Qb5+ Qd5 70. Kxa4 Qxb5+ 71. Kxb5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2009.12.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Adams, Mi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2009.12.08"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. g3 Re8 8.
Bg2 Bf8 9. O-O Na6 10. a3 c6 11. f3 c5 12. g4 h6 13. h3 b6 14. Ng3 Bb7 15. f4
Rc8 16. g5 hxg5 17. fxg5 Ne4 18. Ncxe4 dxe4 19. Qg4 g6 20. Nxe4 Bxe4 21. Bxe4
cxd4 22. Bb7 Rc2 23. Bxa6 Qc7 24. Qf4 Bd6 25. Qf3 Bc5 26. Qf4 Bd6 27. Qf3 Bc5
28. Qf4 Qxf4 29. Rxf4 dxe3 30. Kf1 e2+ 31. Ke1 Rd8 32. Bxe2 Re8 33. Bd2 Rxd2
34. Kxd2 Be3+ 35. Kc2 Bxf4 36. Bc4 Bxg5 37. Rg1 Re5 38. h4 Bxh4 39. Rxg6+ Kf8
40. Rd6 Re7 41. Bb5 Rc7+ 42. Rc6 Re7 43. Rd6 Re5 44. Bc4 Rf5 45. b4 Ke7 46. Rd5
Rf2+ 47. Rd2 Rf4 48. Bb5 Ke6 49. Re2+ Kf6 50. Rd2 Ke6 51. Re2+ Kf6 52. Rd2 Bf2
53. Rd7 a5 54. bxa5 bxa5 55. a4 Bc5 56. Rd5 Bb4 57. Kd3 Ke6 58. Rd4 Rf3+ 59.
Ke2 Ra3 60. Bc4+ Ke5 61. Rd3 Rxd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2009.12.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ni Hua"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2009.12.08"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 a6 5. Bxd7+ Bxd7 6. dxc5 dxc5 7. Nc3 e6 8.
Bf4 Ne7 9. Ne5 Ng6 10. Qh5 Bc6 11. Bg3 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 c4 13. O-O Qa5 14. Qg5 h6
15. Qg3 f6 16. Qg6+ Ke7 17. Bf4 Be8 18. Qg3 Kf7 19. Rad1 Bc6 20. Rd2 e5 21. Be3
Bb4 22. f4 Rhe8 23. f5 Bc5 24. Rfd1 Rad8 25. Rxd8 Bxe3+ 26. Qxe3 Rxd8 27. Rxd8
Qxd8 28. Kf2 Qd6 29. a3 a5 30. Kf3 Kg8 31. g3 b5 32. Ke2 b4 33. axb4 axb4 34.
Nd1 Ba4 35. b3 cxb3 36. cxb3 Qa6+ 37. Kd2 Bb5 38. Qc5 Qa2+ 39. Qc2 Qa7 40. Qc8+
Kh7 41. Kc1 Qa1+ 42. Kc2 Qd4 0-1

[Event "Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2009.12.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2009.12.08"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Nh4 Bc8 7. e3 e5 8. Bxc4
exd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Nd5 12. Nf3 Be6 13. Qb3 Na6 14. Bd2 Nab4
15. Ne4 Bf5 16. Ne5 a5 17. Nc5 Bxc5 18. dxc5 Qc7 19. Bxb4 Nxb4 20. Qf3 Be6 21.
Bxe6 fxe6 22. Qb3 Qe7 23. Nf3 Nd5 24. Rac1 Rf4 25. Ne5 Raf8 26. Nd3 Rd4 27. Rc4
Rxc4 28. Qxc4 Qf6 29. g3 Rd8 30. Kg2 Qf5 31. Nc1 Rf8 32. Qe2 Nc7 33. Nd3 Rd8
34. Ne5 Rd5 35. Kg1 Rxc5 36. Nc4 Qf8 37. Rd1 Rd5 38. Rxd5 exd5 39. Qe5 dxc4 40.
Qxc7 Qb4 41. Qc8+ Kf7 42. Qf5+ Ke7 43. Qe5+ Kf7 44. Qf5+ Ke7 45. Qe5+ Kf7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2009.12.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Howell, D."]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "2009.12.08"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be3 Be7 7. dxc5 Qxd1+ 8.
Kxd1 O-O 9. Nbd2 Ng4 10. Nb3 Nxe3+ 11. fxe3 Nd7 12. c6 bxc6 13. Na5 Bc5 14. Nd4
Nf6 15. Bc4 Ng4 16. Ke2 e5 17. Nc2 Bf5 18. h3 Nf6 19. Nb4 Be4 20. Nbxc6 Rfe8
21. Rhg1 Bb6 22. b4 Rac8 23. b5 Bxa5 24. Nxa5 Rc5 25. a4 Rec8 26. Bd3 Bxd3+ 27.
Kxd3 Rxc3+ 28. Ke2 Rc2+ 29. Kf3 e4+ 30. Kf4 R8c5 31. Nc6 g5+ 32. Kg3 R5c3 33.
Ne7+ Kf8 34. Nf5 Nd5 35. Rge1 Nf4 36. Rg1 Ne2+ 37. Kg4 Nxg1 38. Rxg1 f6 39. h4
gxh4 40. Kxh4 Ra3 41. g4 Rxa4 42. Rd1 Raa2 43. Rd7 Rh2+ 44. Kg3 Rhg2+ 45. Kh3
Rgf2 46. Nd4 Kg8 47. Re7 Kf8 48. Rc7 Ke8 49. Kg3 Rf1 50. Rxh7 Ra3 51. Kg2 Rd1
52. Nf5 Rd7 53. Rh8+ Kf7 54. Kg3 Rb3 55. Kf4 Rb1 56. Kxe4 Rf1 57. Rh7+ Ke6 58.
Rh8 Rc7 59. Nd4+ Kd6 60. Rd8+ Rd7 61. Rc8 Rg7 62. Rd8+ Rd7 63. Rc8 Re7+ 64. Kd3
Rc7 65. Rd8+ Rd7 66. Rg8 Rg1 67. Ke2 Kc5 68. Kf2 Rb1 69. Rf8 Rd6 70. Rf7 Rb2+
71. Kf3 Ra2 72. Ke4 Kb6 73. Rf8 Rg2 74. Kf3 Rh2 75. Rb8+ Kc7 76. Ra8 Kb7 77.
Rf8 Rh7 78. Kf4 Rh1 79. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2009.12.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "McShane, L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2009.12.08"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Na6 8. Re1
Qe8 9. Bf1 c6 10. Rb1 Bg4 11. d5 c5 12. Be2 Kh8 13. a3 Bd7 14. b4 b6 15. Bg5
Ng8 16. Nb5 f6 17. Bh4 Qe7 18. Nd2 Nh6 19. Nf1 Rfc8 20. Ne3 Nc7 21. bxc5 Nxb5
22. cxb5 Rxc5 23. f3 Rac8 24. Bd3 Qf8 25. Bf2 f5 26. a4 R5c7 27. h3 Bf6 28. Qd2
Bg5 29. a5 fxe4 30. fxe4 Nf7 31. axb6 axb6 32. Qe2 Rb7 33. Nc4 Qd8 34. Rf1 Kg7
35. Kh1 Be8 36. Qb2 Nh6 37. Bxb6 Qe7 38. Qf2 Rcb8 39. Rb3 Ng8 40. Be2 Nf6 41.
Bf3 Rxb6 42. Nxb6 Qc7 43. h4 Bh6 44. Na4 Rxb5 45. Be2 Rxb3 46. Qxf6+ Kg8 47.
Nc5 Rg3 48. Ne6 Qf7 49. Qxf7+ Bxf7 50. Rb1 Be8 51. Bf3 Kf7 52. Rb7+ Kf6 53.
Rxh7 Bf4 54. Nxf4 exf4 55. e5+ dxe5 56. d6 e4 57. Bxe4 Re3 58. Bd5 Kf5 59. Kh2
Re5 60. Bf3 Kf6 61. d7 1-0

[Event "Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2009.12.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kramnik, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2009.12.08"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8.
a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. Rb1 f6 11. d3 a5 12. b5 Nd4 13. Nd2 Qc8 14. e3 Nf5 15. Qc2
Rd8 16. Bb2 a4 17. Rfc1 Nd6 18. Nde4 Ne8 19. Qe2 Bf8 20. f4 exf4 21. gxf4 Qd7
22. d4 c6 23. Nc5 Bxc5 24. dxc5 Nc4 25. Rd1 Qc7 26. Bc1 Na5 27. bxc6 bxc6 28.
Nxa4 Rxd1+ 29. Qxd1 Rd8 30. Qc2 Qf7 31. Nc3 Qh5 32. Ne2 Bf5 33. e4 Bg4 34. Ng3
Qf7 35. Bf1 Be6 36. Qc3 Ra8 37. Rb4 Qd7 38. f5 Bf7 39. Bf4 Qd1 40. Kf2 Nb3 41.
Be2 Qb1 42. Bc4 Rxa3 43. Ne2 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.18"]
[Round "33"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 8.
Be3 e5 9. Nb3 Be6 10. f3 h5 11. Qd2 Nbd7 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 g6 14. O-O-O Nb6
15. Qa5 Bh6 16. Bxh6 Rxh6 17. Kb1 Kf8 18. h4 Rc8 19. Qb4 Kg7 20. c4 Rh8 21. Be2
Re8 22. g3 Qc7 23. Rc1 e4 24. f4 e3 25. Qc3 Na4 26. Qb4 Nc5 27. Nxc5 Qxc5 28.
Qc3 b5 29. b4 Qa7 30. g4 hxg4 31. h5 Qe7 32. c5 Rh8 33. Bxg4 Rc7 34. Bf3 Rcc8
35. c6 gxh5 36. Rce1 Rce8 37. Rhg1+ Kf8 38. c7 Rc8 39. Rc1 Rh6 40. Rge1 Ng4 41.
Bxg4 hxg4 42. Rxe3 Qf6 43. Qc2 Qxf4 44. Re4 Qf3 45. Ree1 Qf4 46. a3 Rh2 47. Re2
Rxe2 48. Qxe2 Qf5+ 49. Kb2 Qxd5 50. Qxg4 Qe5+ 51. Kb1 Qe6 52. Qh4 Qb3+ 53. Ka1
Qxa3+ 54. Kb1 Qb3+ 55. Ka1 Qa3+ 56. Kb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.18"]
[Round "32"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Qe2 d6 7. Be3 Nf6 8.
Nc3 Qe7 9. O-O-O Be6 10. f3 O-O-O 11. Bxb6 axb6 12. Nd4 Kb8 13. Qe3 Rhe8 14.
Bb5 Bd7 15. Nde2 Qe5 16. Qf4 Qxf4+ 17. Nxf4 Ne5 18. Bxd7 Rxd7 19. b3 c6 20. a4
Kc7 21. h4 Ng6 22. Nfe2 h5 23. Kb2 Red8 24. Ng3 Nf4 25. Nce2 Nxe2 26. Nxe2 Re8
27. Nf4 g6 28. Rd4 Red8 29. Rhd1 Re8 30. Rc4 Kb8 31. Rd2 Red8 32. Rcd4 Kc7 33.
b4 Re8 34. b5 Rc8 35. Nd3 c5 36. Rc4 d5 37. exd5 Rxd5 38. Rf4 Rd6 39. Re2 Rf8
40. Ne5 Re6 41. Nxg6 Rxe2 42. Nxf8 Nd5 43. Rxf7+ Kc8 44. g4 hxg4 45. fxg4 Ne3
46. Nd7 Rxc2+ 47. Kb1 Rg2 48. Nxb6+ Kb8 49. a5 c4 50. a6 bxa6 51. bxa6 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.18"]
[Round "39"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 Nc6 4. Bb2 d6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nf6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8.
Bd3 Be7 9. O-O e5 10. c4 O-O 11. Nc3 Be6 12. Na4 Nd7 13. Qe2 c5 14. Nc3 Nb8 15.
Nd5 Nc6 16. f4 Bxd5 17. exd5 Nd4 18. Bxd4 exd4 19. Rae1 Bf6 20. g3 Re8 21.
Qxe8+ Qxe8 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Kf2 Re3 24. Re1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.18"]
[Round "35"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D72"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nb6 7. Ne2 c5 8. d5
e6 9. O-O O-O 10. Nec3 Na6 11. a4 Nb4 12. Be3 Bd4 13. Bxd4 cxd4 14. Nb5 e5 15.
a5 Bd7 16. N1a3 Nc8 17. Qa4 Na6 18. Rfc1 Nd6 19. Qb3 Nxb5 20. Nxb5 b6 21. Nd6
Nc5 22. Qa3 Qf6 23. Nc4 Bb5 24. b4 Nb7 25. axb6 axb6 26. Qxa8 Rxa8 27. Rxa8+
Kg7 28. Rb8 Nd6 29. Nb2 d3 30. Rd1 Qe7 31. Nxd3 Qc7 32. Ra8 Qc2 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.18"]
[Round "29"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Bd6 11. Ng5 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Qc8 13. e4 Qb7 14. f3 Nc6 15.
Be3 h6 16. Nh3 e5 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nd2 c5 19. Nf2 Rfd8 20. Nb3 c4 21. Nd4 Bf8
22. Rad1 b4 23. Nf5 b3 24. Qc3 Re8 25. a3 Nxf3 26. Kxf3 Nxe4 27. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 28.
Ke2 Rad8 29. Rf4 Qg2+ 30. Rf2 Qe4 31. Rf4 Qg2+ 32. Rf2 Qe4 33. Rd4 Rxd4 34.
Qxd4 Qxd4 35. Nxd4 c3 36. bxc3 b2 37. Rf1 Bxa3 38. Kd3 a5 39. Rb1 Rb8 40. Nc6
Ra8 41. c4 Ra6 42. Nd4 Rd6 43. Ke4 Rd8 44. Nb5 Re8+ 45. Kd3 Rd8+ 46. Bd4 Bc5
47. Rxb2 f6 48. Ra2 Bb4 49. Nc3 Ra8 50. Nd5 Bf8 51. c5 Kf7 52. Kc4 a4 53. Nb6
1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.18"]
[Round "31"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Nc6 4. d5 Ne5 5. e4 d6 6. Ne2 Bg7 7. Nec3 O-O 8. Be2
e6 9. O-O exd5 10. cxd5 c6 11. dxc6 bxc6 12. Be3 Re8 13. Nd2 d5 14. Nb3 dxe4
15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. fxe4 Bg4 17. Bg5 Bxe2 18. Nxe2 Rd6 19. Nc5 Nfd7 20. Nxd7 Nxd7
21. Rab1 Re8 22. Ng3 Bd4+ 23. Kh1 Nc5 24. Rbd1 Nxe4 25. Nxe4 Rxe4 26. h3 Rd5
27. Bh6 Bxb2 28. Rb1 Re2 29. Rf6 Bxf6 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.18"]
[Round "42"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Ne5 11. f3 Nbc6 12. Bf2 e6 13. Qd2 Na5 14. b3 Bd7 15.
O-O-O b5 16. Kb1 Rc8 17. Nce2 Nac4 18. bxc4 Nxc4 19. Qb4 a5 20. Qb3 b4 21. Kc1
O-O 22. Ng3 Na3 23. Bd3 Rc3 24. Qb2 Ba4 25. Rd2 Qc7 26. Nge2 Rxd3 27. Rxd3 Bxc2
28. Rc3 bxc3 29. Qxa3 Rb8 30. Nxc2 Qb7 31. Kd1 Qb1+ 32. Nc1 d5 33. exd5 Rd8 34.
Qb3 Rxd5+ 35. Ke2 Rd2+ 36. Ke3 Qxc2 37. Qxc2 Rxc2 38. Rd1 a4 39. g4 Kh7 40. Be1
f5 41. Kd3 Rh2 42. gxf5 exf5 43. Bxc3 Bxc3 44. Kxc3 Rxh3 45. Rd3 h5 46. Kd4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.18"]
[Round "37"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. a3 Be7 7. g3 Qb6 8. Nf3
O-O 9. Bg2 Rd8 10. O-O d5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Na4 Qa6 13. Be3 Bg4 14. Bc5 Re8 15.
Bxe7 Rxe7 16. e3 Ne5 17. Nc3 Rd8 18. Rc1 Ree8 19. Kh1 Ne4 20. Nxd5 Qe6 21. Nc7
Rxd1 22. Nxe6 Rxf1+ 23. Rxf1 Bxf3 24. Nd4 Bxg2+ 25. Kxg2 Rc8 26. Rd1 g6 27. f3
Nf6 28. Kf2 Nc4 29. Rc1 Nd6 30. Rd1 Nf5 31. Ne2 Rc2 32. e4 Ne7 33. b3 Nc6 34.
Ke3 Rb2 35. Rd3 Rc2 36. h4 Ne5 37. Rc3 Rxc3+ 38. Nxc3 Kf8 39. Nb5 Nc6 40. Nd6
b6 41. g4 Ke7 42. Nb5 Nd7 43. b4 a5 44. bxa5 bxa5 45. f4 h5 46. gxh5 gxh5 47.
e5 Nc5 48. Nd6 Ke6 49. Ne8 Ne7 50. Ng7+ Kd5 51. Nxh5 Nf5+ 52. Kf3 Nxh4+ 53. Kg4
Ng2 54. Nf6+ Ke6 55. Nh7 Ne3+ 56. Kf3 Nc4 57. Ng5+ Ke7 58. Ke2 Nxa3 59. f5 a4
60. e6 f6 61. Nf3 Nb5 62. Kd2 a3 63. Kc2 Ne4 64. Kb3 Ned6 65. Nh4 Nd4+ 66. Kxa3
N4xf5 67. Ng6+ Ke8 68. Nf4 Ng7 69. Kb4 f5 70. Kc5 Ke7 71. Kd5 Nb5 72. Ke5 Nc7
73. Ng6+ Ke8 74. Nh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.18"]
[Round "40"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. cxd5 c6 7. e4 O-O 8.
Bc4 cxd5 9. exd5 Qb6 10. Nge2 Qxb2 11. Rb1 Qa3 12. O-O Nd7 13. Qd2 Nb6 14. Bb3
Qa5 15. Ng3 Bd7 16. Nge4 Rac8 17. Rfc1 Bf5 18. Qe3 Bg7 19. d6 exd6 20. Nxd6
Bxb1 21. Nxc8 Rxc8 22. Nxb1 Rxc1+ 23. Qxc1 Bxd4 24. Nd2 Qc5 25. Qe1 Kg7 26. g3
Qf5 27. Qe2 Nd5 28. Qf3 Nc3 29. Qxf5 gxf5 30. Kf1 b5 31. Nf3 Bc5 32. Ne5 a5 33.
Nd3 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.18"]
[Round "38"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 Bf5 7. h3 c6 8. Nf3
Nbd7 9. g4 Be4 10. Bg2 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Nd2 Nxd2 14. Qxd2 Nf8
15. b4 Ng6 16. Bg3 Bd6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Rab1 a6 19. a4 Nh4 20. b5 axb5 21.
axb5 Qg6 22. bxc6 bxc6 23. Rfc1 h5 24. Qc2 Qg5 25. Qxc6 Nxg2 26. Kxg2 hxg4 27.
h4 Qf5 28. Qd6 Qf3+ 29. Kg1 Ra2 30. Rf1 Rxe3 31. Qd8+ Kh7 32. Qg5 g3 33. Qxe3
gxf2+ 34. Qxf2 Rxf2 35. Rxf2 Qg4+ 36. Rg2 Qxd4+ 37. Kh1 Qe4 38. Rf1 f5 39. Kg1
d4 40. Rgf2 d3 41. h5 Qg4+ 42. Rg2 Qd4+ 43. Kh1 d2 44. Rgg1 f4 45. Kg2 Qe3 46.
Rh1 Qg3# 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.18"]
[Round "30"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "177"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8.
Nf3 d6 9. Nd2 Nbd7 10. f3 h6 11. Bh4 c5 12. e4 Re8 13. Bd3 e5 14. d5 Nf8 15.
Bf2 N6d7 16. Nf1 Ng6 17. g3 Qf6 18. Be2 Ne7 19. h4 Qg6 20. h5 Qg5 21. g4 Nc8
22. Bh4 Qf4 23. Ne3 g5 24. hxg6 fxg6 25. Bf2 Ne7 26. Ng2 Qf8 27. Be3 g5 28. Bd2
Nf6 29. Ne3 Bc8 30. Nf5 Nxf5 31. gxf5 Re7 32. O-O-O Rh7 33. Rdg1 Kh8 34. Be3
Bd7 35. b4 Qe7 36. Kd2 Rc8 37. bxc5 bxc5 38. Rb1 Be8 39. Rb2 g4 40. Rbb1 Bh5
41. Bf2 Rg8 42. Bh4 gxf3 43. Bxf3 Bxf3 44. Qxf3 Qf7 45. Rbg1 Rhg7 46. Rxg7 Rxg7
47. Bf2 Kh7 48. Bh4 Rg8 49. Rb1 Rg7 50. Kc2 Ng4 51. f6 Rg6 52. Qe2 Qd7 53. Qf3
Qf7 54. Rb8 Nxf6 55. Qf5 Kg7 56. Qc8 Rg2+ 57. Kb3 Qh5 58. Rb7+ Kg6 59. Qf5+
Qxf5 60. exf5+ Kxf5 61. Rxa7 Ne4 62. Rf7+ Kg6 63. Rd7 Rg4 64. Be7 Nd2+ 65. Ka4
Nxc4 66. Kb5 Nxa3+ 67. Kc6 Nc4 68. Bxd6 Nxd6 69. Rxd6+ Kg5 70. Kxc5 h5 71. Re6
Kf5 72. Rh6 h4 73. d6 Rd4 74. Kc6 Kg5 75. Re6 e4 76. d7 h3 77. Rd6 Rxd6+ 78.
Kxd6 h2 79. d8=Q+ Kg4 80. Qh8 Kg3 81. Ke5 e3 82. Qg7+ Kf3 83. Qb7+ Kf2 84. Qh1
e2 85. Qxh2+ Kf1 86. Qh3+ Kf2 87. Qh4+ Kf1 88. Qf4+ Kg2 89. Qe3 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.18"]
[Round "36"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2689"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Qe2 d6 7. Be3 Nf6 8.
Nc3 O-O 9. O-O-O Re8 10. f3 Be6 11. Bxb6 axb6 12. Qd2 Bxb3 13. cxb3 Qe7 14. Bb5
Qe5 15. Kb1 Red8 16. a3 Ne7 17. f4 Qe6 18. e5 Nh5 19. g3 g6 20. Bc4 Qf5+ 21.
Bd3 Qe6 22. Nb5 Qxb3 23. exd6 cxd6 24. Rhe1 Nc6 25. Qc2 Qxc2+ 26. Bxc2 d5 27.
Nc7 Ra5 28. Re8+ Rxe8 29. Nxe8 d4 30. Nd6 Nf6 31. Bb3 Kg7 32. Nxb7 Rh5 33. Nd6
Rxh2 34. Rc1 Na5 35. Bxf7 Ne4 36. Nxe4 Kxf7 37. b4 Nb3 38. Rc6 d3 39. Rd6 d2
40. Kc2 Na1+ 41. Kc3 Rg2 42. Rxd2 Rg1 43. Kb2 Ke6 44. Rd3 Kf5 45. Nd6+ Kg4 46.
a4 h5 47. a5 bxa5 48. bxa5 Re1 49. a6 Re7 50. Kxa1 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.18"]
[Round "34"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 a5 8. Be2 O-O
9. O-O Na6 10. Qb3 Nb4 11. Na2 Nxa2 12. Qxa2 h6 13. Bf4 b6 14. Rac1 Bb7 15.
Rfd1 Nd7 16. h3 Rc8 17. cxd5 exd5 18. Qb1 Bb4 19. Qf5 Re8 20. Bd3 g6 21. Qg4
Bf8 22. Ne5 Nxe5 23. Bxe5 Bg7 24. f4 c5 25. f5 Qg5 26. Qxg5 hxg5 27. f6 Bf8 28.
Kf2 Re6 29. Be2 Rd8 30. Bg4 Rc6 31. Bf3 Rcc8 32. Kg3 Bd6 33. Bxd6 Rxd6 34. dxc5
bxc5 35. e4 Rxf6 36. exd5 Rd6 37. Rc3 f5 38. Rdc1 Bxd5 39. Rd3 f4+ 40. Kf2 Bxf3
41. Rxd6 Be4 42. Rd7 Rb8 43. Rxc5 Rxb2+ 44. Ke1 Rb8 45. Rxg5 Bf5 46. Ra7 Rb4
47. Rxa5 Kh7 48. Kf2 Kh6 49. Rgxf5 gxf5 50. Rxf5 Kg6 51. Ra5 Rb3 52. Rb5 Ra3
53. a5 Kf6 54. h4 Kg6 55. h5+ Kh6 56. Rf5 Kh7 57. Rxf4 Rxa5 58. g4 Kh6 59. Rf6+
Kg5 60. Rg6+ Kf4 61. h6 Ra2+ 62. Ke1 Rh2 63. g5 Ke3 64. Kf1 Kf3 65. Ke1 Ke3 66.
Kd1 Kd3 67. Rd6+ Ke4 68. Rd7 Rh5 69. h7 Kf4 70. g6 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.18"]
[Round "41"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Qe2 d6 7. Be3 Nf6 8.
Nc3 Be6 9. O-O-O O-O 10. f3 Re8 11. Bxb6 axb6 12. Qd2 Nd7 13. Bb5 Nc5 14. Nd4
Bd7 15. Kb1 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 Bxb5 17. Nxb5 Qd7 18. c4 Ra4 19. Rhe1 Ne6 20. Qc3 Qc6
21. b3 Ra5 22. a4 Raa8 23. Rd5 h6 24. g3 Red8 25. h4 Qe8 26. Rdd1 Qe7 27. Nd4
Nxd4 28. Rxd4 Qe6 29. g4 Qf6 30. h5 Re8 31. Kb2 Re6 32. Rd5 Qh4 33. Re2 Rae8
34. Qe1 Qf6+ 35. Qc3 Qh4 36. Qe1 Qh3 37. Rd3 c6 38. Red2 d5 39. cxd5 cxd5 40.
e5 Rxe5 41. Qd1 Re1 42. Qc2 Qg3 43. Qc3 Rf1 44. Rc2 Qf4 45. Rxd5 Rxf3 46. Qd4
Qg3 47. Rd8 Rxb3+ 48. Ka2 Ra3+ 49. Kb2 Qb3+ 50. Kc1 Rxd8 51. Qxd8+ Kh7 52. Qc8
Ra1+ 53. Kd2 Qd5+ 54. Kc3 Qe5+ 55. Kb3 Rb1+ 56. Kc4 Qe4+ 57. Kc3 Qb4+ 58. Kd3
Rd1+ 59. Ke3 Qd4+ 60. Kf3 Qd3+ 61. Kg2 Qf1+ 62. Kg3 Rd3+ 63. Kh2 Rh3# 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.17"]
[Round "25"]
[White "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B67"]
[WhiteElo "2517"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qc7 8. Bxf6
gxf6 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. O-O-O Bd7 11. Be2 h5 12. Kb1 Be7 13. Rhf1 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Qc5
15. Qd2 b5 16. Bf3 b4 17. Ne2 Rc8 18. Nc1 a5 19. Nd3 Qd4 20. Qe2 Bb5 21. Bxh5
a4 22. Bf3 Rxh2 23. Qf2 Qc4 24. b3 Qc3 25. Qd2 axb3 26. cxb3 Qd4 27. Rfe1 Rc3
28. Nf2 Qxd2 29. Rxd2 Bd8 30. Ng4 Rh8 31. Rxd6 Bd3+ 32. Kb2 Bc7 33. Rd4 Bxf4
34. Nxf6+ Ke7 35. e5 Bxe5 36. Ng8+ Kf8 37. Rd8+ Kg7 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.17"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D22"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 b5 5. b3 cxb3 6. Qxb3 e6 7. a4 b4 8. a5 Nf6
9. Bd2 c5 10. dxc5 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bxc5 12. O-O O-O 13. Rc1 Nxa5 14. Qc2 Be7 15.
Nd4 Bd7 16. Qa2 Nb7 17. Be2 Qb6 18. Bf3 a5 19. Nc6 Bd6 20. Qb2 Nc5 21. Ne5 Bxe5
22. Qxe5 Nd3 23. Qg5 Nxc1 24. Bxc1 Rac8 25. Bb2 Qc5 26. h4 Qxg5 27. hxg5 Nd5
28. Rxa5 Rc2 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.17"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 c5 5. c3 O-O 6. e3 d6 7. Bd3 cxd4 8.
cxd4 Nc6 9. O-O Nb4 10. Be2 Bf5 11. Qb3 a5 12. Rac1 Be6 13. Bc4 Bxc4 14. Rxc4
b5 15. Rcc1 Qd7 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. a3 Na6 18. Ne4 Bg7 19. Rc2 a4 20. Qd5 Ra7 21.
Rfc1 Nc7 22. Qc6 Qxc6 23. Rxc6 Nd5 24. Nc3 Nxc3 25. bxc3 Rb8 26. Kf1 Bf8 27. d5
e6 28. Ke2 Rab7 29. Kd3 exd5 30. Nd4 Be7 31. Rb1 Bf6 32. Nc2 Re8 33. Nb4 Re5
34. f4 Rh5 35. h3 Kg7 36. Rxd6 Be7 37. Rc6 g5 38. Rf1 gxf4 39. Rxf4 Rg5 40. g4
Re5 41. Rf5 Re6 42. Rc8 Rd7 43. Nc2 Bf6 44. Nd4 Bxd4 45. cxd4 Rde7 46. Rf3 Rb6
47. Kc3 b4+ 48. axb4 Reb7 49. Rc5 Rxb4 50. Rxd5 Rb3+ 51. Kd2 Ra7 52. Rf1 a3 53.
Rc5 a2 54. Rcc1 Raa3 55. Ra1 Rd3+ 56. Kc2 Rxe3 57. Rfd1 Rxh3 58. d5 Rh2+ 59.
Rd2 Rxd2+ 60. Kxd2 Kf6 61. Kc2 Ke5 62. Kb2 Ra4 63. Re1+ Kxd5 64. Ka1 Rxg4 65.
Kxa2 Rb4 66. Rh1 f5 67. Rxh7 Ke4 68. Ka3 Rb6 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.17"]
[Round "23"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Bg5 a6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qf4 Bxf3 12. exf3 Ra7 13. Rad1 Be7 14. Qe3 O-O
15. f4 g6 16. h4 Nd7 17. Ne4 Nf6 18. Ng5 Rc7 19. Bh3 h6 20. Nxf7 Kxf7 21. Bxe6+
Kg7 22. Qxb6 d5 23. Bxd5 Qd6 24. Qa5 Qc5 25. Qxa6 Ra7 26. Qe6 Rxa2 27. Rfe1 Bd8
28. Qe5 Re8 29. Qc3 Ba5 30. Rxe8 Bxc3 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.17"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 a6 5. Be3 Nc6 6. Qb6 Qxb6 7. Bxb6 Nf6 8.
Nc3 Bg4 9. Be2 g6 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Rc8 12. O-O-O Bh6+ 13. Kb1 Nd7 14. Na4
Nce5 15. Be2 Nxb6 16. Nxb6 Rc6 17. Nd5 Bg7 18. f4 Nd7 19. Rhe1 e6 20. Ne3 Ke7
21. c3 b5 22. Bf3 Rb6 23. a3 a5 24. Re2 Rc8 25. Nc2 Nc5 26. Red2 Na4 27. Rd3 h5
28. R1d2 h4 29. Rf2 Nc5 30. Rd1 Bh6 31. f5 Nd7 32. Bg4 Ne5 33. Be2 gxf5 34.
exf5 Rg8 35. Rd4 Bg5 36. Re4 Bf6 37. Bf1 d5 38. Re1 Nc4 39. Rd1 Rg3 40. fxe6
fxe6 41. Re2 Kd7 42. Rf2 Ke7 43. Re2 Rd6 44. Rf2 Rd8 45. Be2 Rdg8 46. Bf1 R8g5
47. Ka2 Re5 48. Nd4 Ne3 49. Nc6+ Kd6 50. Nxe5 Nxd1 51. Ng4 Nxf2 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.17"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Ne7 6. Nxe5 Qd4 7. Qh5 g6 8.
Nf3 Qxe4 9. Qa5 Bg4 10. Re1 Qd5 11. Qxd5 cxd5 12. Ne5 Be6 13. d4 Nf5 14. c3 Bg7
15. Nd2 O-O 16. Ndf3 Nd6 17. Bf4 Rac8 18. Nd3 Ne4 19. Ng5 Nxg5 20. Bxg5 b6 21.
Nf4 Rce8 22. Nxe6 Rxe6 23. Bf4 Rc8 24. f3 c5 25. dxc5 bxc5 26. Rad1 a5 27. Kf2
d4 28. c4 a4 29. b3 Ra8 30. Rxe6 fxe6 31. Bd6 Bf8 32. Bxf8 Kxf8 33. Rd2 Ke7 34.
Ke2 Kd6 35. Kd3 axb3 36. axb3 Ra1 37. Rb2 Rd1+ 38. Ke4 Rc1 39. Kd3 Rc3+ 40. Kd2
g5 41. Rb1 h5 42. h3 Ke5 43. Re1+ Kf5 44. g4+ hxg4 45. fxg4+ Kf6 46. Rf1+ Ke7
47. Rh1 Rxb3 48. h4 gxh4 49. Rxh4 Kd6 50. Rh5 Rg3 51. Rg5 e5 52. Rg6+ Ke7 53.
Rc6 Rxg4 54. Rxc5 Ke6 55. Rc8 Rg2+ 56. Kd3 Rg3+ 57. Kd2 Rc3 58. Rc6+ Kf5 59.
Rc8 Ke4 60. Ke2 Rc2+ 61. Kd1 d3 62. c5 Ke3 63. c6 e4 64. c7 Rc3 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.17"]
[Round "27"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 c5 4. d5 Nf6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bf4 Qa5 7. a4 Nxe4 8. Nge2
Nd6 9. axb5 Qb6 10. Ng3 Nd7 11. Bxd6 exd6 12. Qe2+ Kd8 13. Qxc4 h5 14. Be2 h4
15. Nge4 Ne5 16. Qa4 h3 17. g3 c4 18. O-O Be7 19. Nd2 Bd7 20. Nxc4 Nxc4 21.
Qxc4 Bf6 22. Ra6 Qd4 23. b6 Ke7 24. Re1 Rhe8 25. b7 Rab8 26. Qc7 Be5 27. Bb5
Kf6 28. Ne4+ Kg6 29. Bxd7 Bxg3 30. Bxe8 Rxe8 31. Rxd6+ f6 32. Rxf6+ Kh5 33.
Qxg3 Rxe4 34. Qg6+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.17"]
[Round "26"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Be3 e6 5. Nd2 Nd7 6. Ngf3 f6 7. Be2 Ne7 8. O-O
Qc7 9. c4 fxe5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Qxe5 12. Nf3 Qd6 13. Qb3 b6 14. Rac1 Bg4
15. cxd5 exd5 16. Rfe1 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 O-O-O 18. Bxb6 axb6 19. Qxb6 h6 20. Rxe7
Bxe7 21. Rxc6+ Kd7 22. Rxd6+ Bxd6 23. Bxd5 Rc8 24. g3 h5 25. Qb5+ Kd8 26. Bc6
1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.17"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D14"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Bf4 Nc6 7. Rc1 Bf5 8. e3
e6 9. Be2 Be7 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 O-O 12. O-O Nd7 13. Bg3 Rc8 14. a3 b5 15.
Na2 Qa5 16. Qe1 Qxe1 17. Rfxe1 Nb6 18. Nb4 Nc4 19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. Nxa6 Ra8 21.
Nb4 Bxb4 22. axb4 Ra2 23. f3 Bd3 24. Ra1 Rxb2 25. Bd6 Rc8 26. Rec1 h5 27. Bc5
Rb8 28. h4 Re2 29. Re1 Rxe1+ 30. Rxe1 Ra8 31. b5 Ra2 32. Rc1 Rb2 33. b6 Kh7 34.
Kh2 g5 35. hxg5 Kg6 36. Kg3 Kxg5 37. Be7+ f6 38. Bc5 h4+ 39. Kh2 e5 40. Rc3 e4
41. f4+ Kg4 42. Rc1 h3 43. Rg1 c3 44. Ba3 Rxb6 45. gxh3+ Kf3 46. Rg3+ Kf2 47.
Bc1 Rb1 48. Rg2+ Kf3 49. Rg1 Ke2 50. h4 Rb7 51. Rg2+ Kd1 52. Rg1+ Kc2 53. Re1
Be2 54. Ba3 Kd2 55. Rh1 Kxe3 56. Bc1+ Kxd4 57. Kg3 Rg7+ 58. Kf2 Bf3 59. Rh2 Rh7
60. f5 Kd3 61. Kg3 d4 62. Kf4 Bd1 63. Rh3+ e3 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.17"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. a3 b6 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Nxd5 exd5 9. e3 c5 10. Bd3 Nc6 11. Qc2 h6 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. O-O c4 14. Be2 Be6
15. Rfd1 Qb6 16. Rab1 Rac8 17. h3 Bf6 18. b3 c3 19. b4 Rfd8 20. b5 Ne7 21. Nd4
Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Nf5 23. Rd3 d4 24. g4 Ne7 25. exd4 Nd5 26. Bg3 f6 27. Bf3 Qa5 28.
Rb3 Bf7 29. Be4 Qa4 30. Rf3 Qa5 31. Kh2 Rc4 32. Rd3 Qa4 33. h4 Rxd4 34. Rxd4
Qxd4 35. Rb1 Re8 36. Bf3 Qc5 37. Qd3 Nb6 38. Rc1 Na4 39. Bc6 Rc8 40. Qd7 Rf8
41. Qd6 Qxd6 42. Bxd6 Rd8 43. Bb4 Rd3 44. b6 Nxb6 45. Rxc3 Rxc3 46. Bxc3 Bd5
47. Bb5 Bc4 48. Bc6 Bd5 49. Bxd5+ Nxd5 50. Bd4 a6 51. Kg3 Kf7 52. Kf3 g6 53.
Ke4 Ke6 54. Kd3 f5 55. gxf5+ Kxf5 56. Kc4 Nf4 57. Kb4 Ng2 58. Ka5 Nxh4 59. Kxa6
Nf3 60. Bb6 Nd2 61. a4 Nc4 62. Kb5 Nd6+ 63. Kc6 Nc4 64. Kc5 Nd2 65. Kd5 Nb3 66.
Kc4 Nd2+ 67. Kb4 h5 68. a5 Ke6 69. a6 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.17"]
[Round "24"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. d4 e6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 Bb7 8. Nc3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Qc2 d5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bf4 Na6 13. a3 c5 14. Rfd1 Nc7 15.
dxc5 bxc5 16. Nh4 Ne6 17. Be5 Qc8 18. Nf5 d4 19. Nxe7+ Rxe7 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21.
Bxb7 Qxb7 22. Ne4 d3 23. Qxd3 Rd8 24. Nxf6+ Kg7 25. Qf5 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Qxb3 27.
Rd5 h6 28. Qh7+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.17"]
[Round "28"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 a6 4. Bb2 d5 5. exd5 exd5 6. d4 Nf6 7. Be2 Nc6 8. O-O
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bc5 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. c4 O-O 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Bf3 Be6 14. Nc3 Rc8
15. Rc1 d4 16. Ne2 d3 17. Bxf6 dxe2 18. Bxd8 exd1=Q 19. Rfxd1 Bxf2+ 20. Kxf2
Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rxd8 22. Ke3 g5 23. Rc5 h6 24. Bb7 Rb8 25. Bxa6 Ra8 26. Rc6 Bd5
27. Rxh6 Kg7 28. Rd6 Bxg2 29. a4 f5 30. a5 Rh8 31. Bd3 f4+ 32. Kd4 f3 33. Rg6+
Kf7 34. Rxg5 Rd8+ 35. Rd5 Rxd5+ 36. Kxd5 f2+ 37. Kd6 f1=Q 38. Bxf1 Bxf1 39. b4
Ke8 40. h4 Be2 41. Kc7 Ke7 42. Kb6 Kd7 43. b5 Kc8 44. Kc5 Kb7 45. b6 Bf3 46.
Kd4 Ka6 47. Ke3 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.17"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "175"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Be3 e6 5. Nd2 Qb6 6. Qc1 Ne7 7. c4 Bg6 8. c5 Qc7
9. f4 Nf5 10. Bf2 h5 11. Ngf3 a5 12. Be2 b6 13. cxb6 Qxb6 14. O-O Nd7 15. Nb3
a4 16. Nbd2 Be7 17. Bd1 O-O 18. Bc2 c5 19. b3 a3 20. Qe1 Qb4 21. Rc1 Rfc8 22.
Nb1 cxd4 23. Bxf5 Bxf5 24. Nxd4 Qxe1 25. Rfxe1 Be4 26. Nc6 Bf8 27. Nd2 Bd3 28.
Rc3 Bb4 29. Nxb4 Rxc3 30. Bd4 Rc2 31. Nxc2 Bxc2 32. Rc1 Bf5 33. Rc3 Kh7 34. Kf2
f6 35. b4 fxe5 36. fxe5 Kg6 37. b5 Rb8 38. Rb3 Bc2 39. Rb4 Bd3 40. b6 Ba6 41.
Ke3 Kf5 42. h3 Nxe5 43. Ra4 Nc4+ 44. Nxc4 Bxc4 45. Rxa3 e5 46. Bc5 d4+ 47. Kd2
Ke6 48. Ra5 Kd7 49. a3 Kc6 50. Bb4 Bf1 51. Rxe5 Bxg2 52. Bc5 Bxh3 53. Rxh5 Ra8
54. Bxd4 Rxa3 55. Rc5+ Kd7 56. Rc7+ Kd8 57. Bxg7 Bg2 58. Bf6+ Ke8 59. b7 Bxb7
60. Rxb7 Ra6 61. Bd4 Rd6 62. Kd3 Rd7 63. Rb6 Kd8 64. Ke4 Kc7 65. Re6 Kd8 66.
Be5 Kc8 67. Rb6 Rb7 68. Rh6 Rd7 69. Bd6 Rb7 70. Kd5 Rd7 71. Rh8+ Kb7 72. Rb8+
Ka7 73. Rb1 Rb7 74. Bc5+ Kb8 75. Rh1 Kc8 76. Bd6 Rd7 77. Ke6 Rg7 78. Rb1 Rg6+
79. Kd5 Kd7 80. Rb7+ Ke8 81. Kc6 Re6 82. Rh7 Re1 83. Kd5 Kd8 84. Bg3 Rd1+ 85.
Ke6 Kc8 86. Rc7+ Kd8 87. Rc2 Rd3 88. Bh4+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.17"]
[Round "22"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D07"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 dxc4 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 exf6 7. e3 Bd6 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. Qc2 Ne7 10. O-O c6 11. h3 Bf5 12. e4 Bg6 13. a4 a5 14. Rad1 Qb6 15.
Rfe1 Rad8 16. Ba2 Bb4 17. Qb3 Qc7 18. e5 Nd5 19. Rc1 Nf4 20. exf6 Nd3 21. Nd5
Rxd5 22. Qxd5 Bxe1 23. fxg7 Bxf2+ 24. Kf1 Rd8 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. c3 d5 5. Qe2 Nge7 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Bd7 8.
d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Bd3 Rc8 12. Bd2 Bf6 13. Qe4 g6 14. Rad1
Nce7 15. Ne5 Bc6 16. Qg4 Nf5 17. Rfe1 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Bg7 19. Bxf5 exf5 20. Nxc6
Rxc6 21. Qf3 Qd7 22. Bf4 Rfc8 23. Rd3 Ra6 24. h4 Rxa2 25. h5 Ra6 26. d5 Ra4 27.
d6 Bf6 28. g3 Rac4 29. Be5 Re8 30. Qd5 Re4 31. Rxe4 fxe4 32. Bxf6 exd3 33. Qxd3
Re6 34. Be7 gxh5 35. Qd5 Rxe7 36. Qg5+ Kf8 37. dxe7+ Qxe7 38. Qxh5 Qe1+ 39. Kg2
Qxc3 40. Qxh7 Qc6+ 41. Kg1 Qd5 42. Qh8+ Ke7 43. Qh4+ Ke6 44. Qg4+ Kd6 45. Qb4+
Kc7 46. Qc3+ Kd7 47. Qa1 a5 48. Qa4+ Kd6 49. Qf4+ Kc6 50. Qc1+ Qc5 51. Qf4 Qd5
52. Qc1+ Kb5 53. Qb2+ Ka6 54. Qe2+ b5 55. Qe7 a4 56. Qb4 Kb6 57. Kh2 Qc5 58.
Qf4 Qc4 59. Qd6+ Ka5 60. Kg1 Qc3 61. Qd8+ Kb4 62. Qf8+ Kb3 63. Qxf7+ Kb2 64.
Qd7 Qb4 65. Qg7+ Ka2 66. g4 a3 67. g5 Qg4+ 68. Kh2 b4 69. g6 Qh4+ 70. Kg2 Qg4+
71. Kh2 Kb1 72. Qf7 a2 73. Qb3+ Ka1 74. Qf7 Kb2 75. Qf6+ Kb1 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Bb3 d6 9. h3 Bd7 10. O-O Qa5 11. Re1 Rfe8 12. Qe2 Rac8 13. Rad1 Nxd4 14. Bxd4
Bc6 15. Nd5 Nd7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qe3 Nc5 18. Qd4+ e5 19. Qe3 Nxb3 20. axb3
Bxd5 21. Rxd5 Qa2 22. Qc1 Rc6 23. b4 b6 24. c3 a5 25. b5 Rc5 26. Red1 Qc4 27.
Rxd6 Rxb5 28. Qg5 Rc5 29. Qf6+ Kg8 30. Rd8 Rc8 31. Rxe8+ Rxe8 32. Qxb6 Qxe4 33.
Qxa5 Qc2 34. Qa1 Kg7 35. b4 Rc8 36. Rc1 Qb3 37. c4 Qxb4 38. Qxe5+ Kg8 39. c5
Qb5 40. Qd5 Kg7 41. Qd6 Qc6 42. Qd4+ Kg8 43. h4 h5 44. Kh2 Qc7+ 45. g3 Qc6 46.
Rc3 Re8 47. Re3 Rc8 48. Re5 Qc7 49. Rd5 Re8 50. Rd6 Rc8 51. c6 Qa5 52. Qf6 Qf5
53. Rd8+ Rxd8 54. Qxd8+ Kh7 55. Qd4 Qc2 56. Qf6 Qc4 57. Qd6 Qc2 58. Kg1 Qb1+
59. Kh2 Qc2 60. Qf6 Qc4 61. Kg2 Qd5+ 62. Qf3 Qc4 63. Kg1 Qc1+ 64. Kh2 Qc4 65.
Qf6 Kg8 66. Qd8+ Kg7 67. c7 Qc5 68. Kg2 Qc6+ 69. Kf1 Qc1+ 70. Ke2 Qc2+ 71. Ke3
Qc3+ 72. Ke4 Qc6+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Qe2 d6 7. Be3 Nf6 8.
Nc3 O-O 9. O-O-O Bxe3+ 10. Qxe3 a5 11. Nd4 Qe7 12. Bb5 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 Qe5 14. f3
Be6 15. Qxe5 dxe5 16. Na4 Rad8 17. Nc5 Bc8 18. a4 g6 19. Nd3 c6 20. Bc4 Rfe8
21. c3 Kf8 22. Kc2 Nd7 23. b4 axb4 24. cxb4 Nb6 25. Bb3 Rd4 26. Kc3 Be6 27.
Bxe6 Rxe6 28. Nc5 Red6 29. Rxd4 exd4+ 30. Kd3 Rd8 31. Nxb7 Rb8 32. Nc5 Ke7 33.
Rb1 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. Nd2 h6 4. Bh4 c5 5. e3 cxd4 6. exd4 b6 7. Ngf3 Bb7 8.
Bd3 Be7 9. O-O d6 10. Re1 Nbd7 11. a4 a6 12. c3 O-O 13. Nc4 Qc7 14. Ne3 Rfe8
15. Bc2 Bf8 16. Qe2 Bc6 17. Bd3 Qb7 18. Nc2 e5 19. dxe5 dxe5 20. Bf5 g6 21. Bh3
g5 22. Bxd7 Nxd7 23. Bg3 f5 24. Nxe5 f4 25. Bxf4 gxf4 26. Qg4+ Bg7 27. Nxc6
Qxc6 28. Nd4 Qb7 29. Nf5 Nf6 30. Qg6 Kf8 31. Rxe8+ Nxe8 32. Nxh6 Nf6 33. Nf5
Qf7 34. Qg5 Qd7 35. Qxf4 Re8 36. Qb4+ Kg8 37. Nxg7 Kxg7 38. Qxb6 Qd2 39. h3 Re2
40. Qxa6 Qxb2 41. Rd1 Qc2 42. Rd4 Re1+ 43. Kh2 Qxf2 44. Qa7+ Kh6 45. Qc7 Qg1+
46. Kg3 Re3+ 47. Kh4 Qf2+ 48. g3 Rf3 49. Qe5 Rf5 50. Rf4 Rxe5 51. Rxf2 Rh5# 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.16"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e5 4. Bxc4 exd4 5. exd4 Nf6 6. Nf3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8.
h3 Nbd7 9. Nc3 Nb6 10. Bb3 c6 11. Re1 Nbd5 12. Ne5 Be6 13. Bg5 Re8 14. Na4 h6
15. Bh4 Bb4 16. Rf1 Nf4 17. a3 Qxd4 18. Qxd4 Ne2+ 19. Kh1 Nxd4 20. Bxe6 Rxe6
21. axb4 Rxe5 22. Nb6 Rae8 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Nd7 Rf5 25. Rxa7 Re2 26. Rxb7 Rxb2
27. f4 Kg7 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Re1 d6 8. e4 a6
9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be3 Nbd7 12. Rc1 O-O 13. f4 Rac8 14. g4 Nc5 15. Bf2
g6 16. g5 Nh5 17. Be3 e5 18. Nde2 exf4 19. Bxf4 Nxf4 20. Nxf4 Ne6 21. Ncd5 Bxd5
22. cxd5 Nxf4 23. Rxc7 Rxc7 24. h4 f6 25. Qg4 fxg5 26. hxg5 Rc2 27. Bf1 Rxb2
28. Rc1 b5 29. Rc7 Bd8 30. Rc8 Rb1 31. Rxd8 Rxd8 32. Qxf4 Rf8 33. Qxd6 Rbxf1+
34. Kg2 R1f2+ 35. Kg3 Rxa2 36. Qe6+ Kg7 37. d6 Ra3+ 38. Kg4 Raf3 39. Qe5+ Kg8
40. d7 Rd3 41. Qe6+ Kg7 42. Qe7+ Kg8 43. Qe6+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.16"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Ne2 d6 5. c3 Nf6 6. d4 O-O 7. O-O Nc6 8. h3 e5
9. Be3 cxd4 10. cxd4 exd4 11. Nxd4 Ne5 12. Nc3 Nc4 13. Bc1 Qb6 14. b3 Nxe4 15.
Nxe4 Qxd4 16. Qxd4 Bxd4 17. Rb1 d5 18. Rd1 dxe4 19. Rxd4 Ne5 20. Bh6 Re8 21.
Bxe4 Bf5 22. Kh1 Rad8 23. Ra4 b5 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.16"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 c5 5. d5 O-O 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Re8 8. e4
d6 9. Ne2 Qa5 10. Bd2 Nbd7 11. Ng3 Nb6 12. Be2 Bd7 13. a4 h6 14. O-O Nxa4 15.
Bd3 a6 16. f4 exd5 17. cxd5 b5 18. Bc2 Qb6 19. Kh1 Nb2 20. Qf3 Nc4 21. Bc1 a5
22. Bd3 a4 23. h3 a3 24. Ra2 Ra4 25. Kh2 Qb7 26. Bxc4 bxc4 27. Rxa3 Rxa3 28.
Bxa3 Ba4 29. Bc1 Bc2 30. e5 dxe5 31. fxe5 Rxe5 32. Bxh6 Qxd5 33. Qf2 Ne4 34.
Qxc2 Nxg3 35. Rd1 Qe4 36. Qf2 Nf5 37. Bf4 Rd5 38. Re1 Qd3 39. Re8+ Kh7 40. Qe1
Qc2 41. Rf8 Rd1 42. Qe8 Nh6 43. Rh8+ Kg6 44. Qc6+ f6 45. Bxh6 gxh6 46. Qe8+ Kf5
47. Rxh6 Rd6 48. Rh5+ Kf4 49. Rh4+ Kf5 50. Qe3 Qd3 51. Qf4+ Ke6 52. Rh6 Qxc3
53. Qg4+ Kd5 54. Rh5+ Kc6 55. Qe4+ Kb6 56. Qe8 Qd4 57. Qb8+ Ka5 58. Rf5 c3 59.
Rf1 c2 60. Qb3 Qe5+ 61. Kh1 Rd1 62. Rxd1 cxd1=Q+ 63. Qxd1 c4 64. h4 c3 65. h5
Qe3 66. Qb3 Qd2 67. Qa3+ Kb5 68. Qb3+ Kc5 69. Qa3+ Kd5 70. Qa5+ Ke4 71. Qb4+
Qd4 72. Qb1+ Qd3 73. Qb4+ Ke3 74. h6 c2 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.16"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nbd2 Ke7 10. Be2 Bd7 11. Rd1 Rd8 12. Nb3 Ba7 13. Ne5 Nc6 14. Nxd7
Rxd7 15. Rxd7+ Nxd7 16. Bd2 Nc5 17. Na5 Nxa5 18. Bxa5 Rc8 19. Rc1 Kd7 20. Bf3
b6 21. Bc3 g6 22. Bd4 Bb8 23. Be2 e5 24. Bc3 Bd6 25. Rd1 Ke7 26. Be1 b5 27. Rc1
Kd7 28. Bb4 Nb7 29. Rd1 Ke7 30. Bc3 Nc5 31. Bd2 Na4 32. Rc1 Rxc1+ 33. Bxc1 e4
34. Bd1 Be5 35. Bxa4 bxa4 36. Kf1 Kd6 37. h3 Kd5 38. Ke2 Kc4 39. Kd2 f5 40. Kc2
h5 41. Bd2 Bd6 42. Bc3 Bc7 43. Bd2 Bd8 44. Bc3 Bh4 45. Be1 Be7 46. Ba5 Bd6 47.
b3+ axb3+ 48. axb3+ Kd5 49. Bd8 Bb4 50. Kd1 Kc5 51. Be7+ Kb5 52. Bf6 a5 53. Bd8
Bc3 54. Be7 Bb4 55. Bf6 Bc5 56. Kc2 Bb4 57. f3 Bc5 58. fxe4 fxe4 59. Kd2 Kb4
60. Bc3+ Kxb3 61. Bxa5 Bb4+ 62. Bxb4 Kxb4 63. Kc2 Kc4 64. h4 Kb4 65. Kb2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 a6 5. b3 Bf5 6. Bd3 Bg6 7. O-O e6 8. Nc3
Nbd7 9. Bb2 Bd6 10. Qc2 Bh5 11. Be2 O-O 12. h3 Qe7 13. Rad1 Rad8 14. Rfe1 Bb4
15. Qc1 Ne4 16. Nd2 Bxe2 17. Rxe2 f5 18. f4 g5 19. Nf3 Ng3 20. Rf2 g4 21. Ne5
Nxe5 22. dxe5 Qh4 23. Kh2 dxc4 24. bxc4 Rxd1 25. Qxd1 Rd8 26. Qc2 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C43"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. dxe5 Nc5 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Be3 Nc6 9. Nc3 Be6 10. Bb5 Nd7 11. Bf4 a6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Nd4 Nb8 14. Qd3 Qd7
15. Qg3 Re8 16. Bh6 Bf8 17. Na4 Kh8 18. Be3 Qe7 19. f4 Bc8 20. Nb3 Nd7 21. Nac5
a5 22. a4 Ba6 23. Rfe1 Bc4 24. Nxd7 Qxd7 25. Nc5 Qf5 26. b3 Ba6 27. Qf2 Bc8 28.
Bd4 h6 29. h3 Qg6 30. Kh2 Bf5 31. g4 Bxc5 32. Bxc5 Be4 33. f5 Qg5 34. Be3 Qe7
35. Bf4 Qb4 36. Re3 Qc5 37. Rc1 Rab8 38. h4 Rb4 39. f6 g6 40. c4 Reb8 41. Bxh6
Rxb3 42. Rce1 Rb2 43. R1e2 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E27"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Nh5 7. Nh3 f5 8.
Bg5 Qe8 9. g4 fxg4 10. fxg4 Nf6 11. Qd3 d6 12. Nf2 e5 13. Bg2 Nc6 14. Bxf6 Rxf6
15. O-O Kh8 16. Ne4 Rg6 17. h3 Bd7 18. Rf2 Nd8 19. d5 b6 20. Raf1 Nb7 21. Qe3
Kg8 22. Ng5 Nc5 23. Ne6 Bxe6 24. dxe6 c6 25. e7 Ne6 26. Rf8+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.16"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Rc1 O-O 10. Nf3 e6 11. Be2 Rd8 12. Bg5 Re8 13. O-O Nc6 14. Rfd1 cxd4
15. cxd4 Qxd2 16. Rxd2 Bd7 17. Rb1 b6 18. Ba6 e5 19. dxe5 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 g6 6. Nb5 Qb6 7. c4 c6 8. Nc3
Bg7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Rd8 13. d5 cxd5 14. cxd5 Na6
15. Qe2 Nb4 16. Rd1 Rac8 17. a3 Qa6 18. Qxa6 Nxa6 19. Nb5 Nc7 20. Nxa7 Ra8 21.
d6 Rxd6 22. Bf4 Rxa7 23. Bxd6 exd6 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2009.11.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Nf6 11. Qf3 Qb6 12. O-O-O Nc6 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Be2 Qc5
15. Rhe1 g4 16. hxg4 Bxg4 17. Qd3 Be6 18. e5 dxe5 19. Bf3 e4 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21.
Rxe4 O-O 22. Qe3 Rac8 23. Qxc5 Rxc5 24. Bg4 Bxg4 25. Rxg4 f5 26. Rb4 b5 27. a4
Rfc8 28. c3 Rc4 29. Rxc4 Rxc4 30. axb5 axb5 31. Rd8+ Kh7 32. Rd7 Rg4 33. Bb8
Rxg2 34. Rxe7 Kg6 35. Bg3 h5 36. Kd1 Bf6 37. Re6 Kf7 38. Re3 h4 39. Bc7 Rxf2
40. b3 Rf1+ 41. Ke2 Rc1 42. c4 bxc4 43. bxc4 Rxc4 44. Bb8 Rc2+ 45. Kf1 Kg6 46.
Re2 Rc8 47. Bd6 Rc6 48. Be7 Bxe7 49. Rxe7 Rc2 50. Re3 Kg5 51. Kg1 Kg4 52. Ra3
f4 53. Ra8 Rd2 54. Ra7 Kg3 55. Rg7+ Kf3 56. Ra7 Rd1+ 57. Kh2 Ke2 58. Kh3 f3 59.
Ra2+ Rd2 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2009.11.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. O-O-O Ne5 11. Qe1 Qc7 12. h4 b4 13. Nce2 Nc4 14. Nf4 Nxe3 15.
Qxe3 Qb6 16. Bc4 Qc5 17. Qb3 d5 18. exd5 Bd6 19. Nfxe6 fxe6 20. dxe6 Be7 21.
Qd3 O-O 22. Bb3 Rd8 23. g5 Nh7 24. gxh6 Qh5 25. Qe4 Qxh6+ 26. Kb1 Ra7 27. Nf5
Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1 Qf6 29. Rd7 Bxd7 30. exd7+ Kf8 31. Qd5 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2009.11.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bc2 d5 8. a4 b4
9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 dxe4 11. Bxe4 Nd5 12. Nbd2 Bb7 13. Nb3 Be7 14. Nc5 Bxc5 15.
dxc5 O-O 16. Qc2 Nf6 17. Rd1 Qc7 18. Bd3 h6 19. b3 Na5 20. Bb2 Bxf3 21. gxf3
Qf4 22. Be2 Rfc8 23. Rac1 Nb7 24. c6 Na5 25. c7 Nd5 26. Qe4 Qxe4 27. fxe4 Nxc7
28. Be5 Ne8 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 30. Bxa6 Ra8 31. Be2 Nxb3 32. Rb1 Na5 33. Bb5 b3 34.
Bc3 Nd6 35. f3 Ndc4 36. Kf2 f6 37. Ke2 Na3 38. Rb2 N3c4 39. Rb1 Na3 40. Rb2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2009.11.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 h6 8.
Bxf6 Qxf6 9. e3 b5 10. a4 c6 11. Ne5 a6 12. g4 Bb7 13. Bg2 Qe7 14. O-O O-O 15.
f4 Nd7 16. Nxc6 Qd6 17. Ne7+ Qxe7 18. Bxb7 Ra7 19. Bg2 Nb6 20. axb5 axb5 21.
Rxa7 Qxa7 22. Qa1 Qe7 23. e4 Ra8 24. Qb2 Ra5 25. e5 Qh4 26. Qe2 Ra3 27. f5 Rxc3
28. fxe6 fxe6 29. Qe4 Qd8 30. Qg6 Qxd4+ 31. Kh1 Re3 32. Qxe6+ Kh7 33. Qf5+ Kh8
34. Qf8+ Kh7 35. Qf5+ Kh8 36. Qf8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2009.11.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be2 b6 7. a4 c5 8. c3 Ba6
9. O-O Qc8 10. Re1 Qb7 11. Bb5 Bxb5 12. axb5 a6 13. Qe2 axb5 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 15.
Qxb5 Na6 16. Bh2 Qb7 17. Nbd2 Nc7 18. Qb3 Ne6 19. Ra1 Rb8 20. Ra3 b5 21. Qa2
Qd5 22. Qa1 Ne4 23. Qa2 Qxa2 24. Rxa2 Nxd2 25. Nxd2 b4 26. Kf1 bxc3 27. bxc3
cxd4 28. cxd4 Nc7 29. Ra5 f5 30. g4 Rb5 31. Rxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2009.11.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
Bd6 9. Nd2 Bb7 10. Nce4 Be7 11. Nxf6+ Nxf6 12. O-O O-O 13. Nb3 c5 14. dxc5 Qd5
15. f3 Rfd8 16. Be2 Qe5 17. Qe1 Bd5 18. Qc3 Qxc3 19. bxc3 Bxb3 20. axb3 Nd5 21.
b4 Nxc3 22. Kf2 a5 23. Rxa5 Rxa5 24. bxa5 Bxc5 25. Bb2 Nxe2 26. Kxe2 Bb4 27.
Ra1 Rd2+ 28. Kf1 Rxb2 29. a6 Bc5 30. Rc1 g6 31. Rxc5 Ra2 32. Rxb5 Rxa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2009.11.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Bh4 c5 6. cxd5 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Qxd5 8.
e3 Bg7 9. Nf3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nc6 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O Bf5 13. Nd2 e5 14. Bf3 Qd6
15. Nc4 Qb4 16. Bxc6 Qxc4 17. Bxb7 Rab8 18. Qf3 exd4 19. Bd5 Qb4 20. e4 Be6 21.
Rad1 Qc3 22. Qf4 Bxd5 23. exd5 Qc5 24. Bf6 Bxf6 25. Qxf6 Qxd5 26. Qxd4 Qxa2 27.
Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E25"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2009.11.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
dxc5 Qa5 9. e4 Nf6 10. Be3 O-O 11. Qb3 Na6 12. Nh3 Nd7 13. Bxa6 Qxa6 14. c4 Ne5
15. Rc1 Bd7 16. Qc3 f6 17. O-O Ba4 18. Nf4 Rfd8 19. Bd4 Ng6 20. Nxg6 hxg6 21.
e5 f5 22. h4 Rd7 23. Rf2 Rad8 24. Rd2 Qc6 25. Kh2 Qc7 26. Qe3 Kf7 27. Kg3 Rh8
28. Qf4 Qd8 29. Rb1 Bc6 30. Rbb2 Qa5 31. Be3 Rxd2 32. Rxd2 Qxa3 33. Qd4 Rc8 34.
Rd1 Qa5 35. Ra1 Qd8 36. Qxd8 Rxd8 37. Rxa7 Rd3 38. Bg5 Rd4 39. Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E36"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2009.11.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. cxd5 Ne4 8.
Qc2 exd5 9. Bf4 Nc6 10. e3 Re8 11. Nf3 g5 12. Bg3 g4 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 c5
15. Bd3 Bf5 16. Qe2 f6 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Bg3 Qa5+ 19. Qd2 Qxd2+ 20. Kxd2 c4 21.
f3 gxf3 22. gxf3 Bg6 23. h4 Bh5 24. Ke2 Re6 25. Be1 Kf7 26. Kf2 Rae8 27. Bd2
Rb6 28. Bc3 Rb3 29. a4 b6 30. Rhe1 Bg6 31. e4 dxe4 32. d5 a6 33. fxe4 Bxe4 34.
d6 f5 35. Rg1 Ke6 36. Rg7 Kxd6 37. Rxh7 Bd3 38. Kf3 Re4 39. h5 Rh4 40. Rg1 Be4+
41. Ke3 Rh3+ 42. Kf4 Rf3+ 43. Kg5 b5 44. axb5 axb5 45. Kf6 Rbxc3 46. bxc3 Rxc3
47. Rg8 Rh3 48. Rc8 c3 49. Rhc7 c2 50. Kg5 Rh2 51. Rc3 Ke6 52. Re8+ Kf7 53. Rb8
Rg2+ 54. Kf4 Ke6 55. Re8+ Kd7 56. Rb8 Ke6 57. Re8+ Kf6 58. Rf8+ Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nanjing Pearl Spring 2nd"]
[Site "Nanjing"]
[Date "2009.10.09"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2009.09.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8.
e3 Ne7 9. Bd3 b6 10. Nf3 Ba6 11. O-O Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Nd7 13. e4 O-O 14. e5 Qe6
15. Rae1 Rfe8 16. Nh4 Ng6 17. Nxg6 Qxg6 18. Qd2 Nf8 19. f4 Qf5 20. Nd1 f6 21.
Ne3 Qd7 22. Qd3 fxe5 23. dxe5 Ne6 24. f5 Nc5 25. Qd4 Ne4 26. Nxd5 Qxd5 27. Qxe4
Rad8 28. e6 Qxe4 29. Rxe4 Rd6 30. g4 Kf8 31. g5 Ke7 32. Kg2 Rd5 33. Kg3 Kd6 34.
h4 c5 35. f6 gxf6 36. gxf6 Rd3+ 37. Kh2 Rd2+ 38. Kh1 1-0

[Event "Nanjing Pearl Spring 2nd"]
[Site "Nanjing"]
[Date "2009.10.08"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2009.09.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Qc7 11. Rc1 Rd8 12. h3 a6 13. Bf4 Qa5 14. Qb3 e6 15.
a4 cxd4 16. cxd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Rxd4 18. Be3 Rd6 19. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 b5 21.
axb5 axb5 22. Qxb5 Qxb5 23. Rd8+ Bf8 24. Bxb5 Bb7 25. Rxa8 Bxa8 26. f3 f5 27.
Bd3 fxe4 28. Bxe4 Bxe4 29. fxe4 Kf7 30. Kf1 h5 31. Kg1 Bd6 32. Kf1 Bf8 33. Kg1
Bd6 34. Kf1 Bf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nanjing Pearl Spring 2nd"]
[Site "Nanjing"]
[Date "2009.10.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Wang Yue"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2009.09.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Qc7 8.
g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfd7 11. Bg2 g5 12. Ne3 gxf4 13. Nxf5 O-O-O 14. Qc2
Ng6 15. O-O Kb8 16. Rfc1 a5 17. b4 axb4 18. Nb5 Qe5 19. Nbd4 Bc5 20. Nb3 h5 21.
Rab1 Ba7 22. Bxc6 fxg3 23. hxg3 Rc8 24. Qd3 bxc6 25. Qxd7 Rc7 26. Qd3 h4 27.
Nbd4 hxg3 28. Rxb4+ Ka8 29. Nxg3 Rd8 30. e3 Nh4 31. Kf1 Qa5 32. Rcb1 Nf3 33.
Nb3 Qd5 34. Qxd5 cxd5 35. Rd1 Rc2 36. Rf4 Ne5 37. Nd4 Rc4 38. Nde2 Rxf4 39.
Nxf4 d4 40. Nge2 Nc6 41. e4 Rb8 42. Nd5 Rb2 43. Nef4 Kb7 44. Nd3 Rb3 45. Ke2
Ra3 46. f4 Rxa4 47. Rb1+ Kc8 48. Rc1 Kb7 49. e5 Ra3 50. Rh1 Ra5 51. Nf6 Bb8 52.
Rb1+ Kc8 53. Rc1 Kb7 54. Ne4 Ra3 55. Rh1 Bxe5 56. fxe5 Nxe5 57. Nd6+ Ka6 58.
Nb4+ Kb6 59. Rc1 Re3+ 60. Kd1 Rb3 61. Nd5+ Ka7 62. Ra1+ Kb8 63. Kc2 Rh3 64.
Rb1+ Ka7 65. Rb7+ Ka6 66. Rb6+ Ka5 67. Rb5+ Ka4 68. Nb6+ Ka3 69. Rxe5 1-0

[Event "Nanjing Pearl Spring 2nd"]
[Site "Nanjing"]
[Date "2009.10.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2009.09.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O O-O 14. c4 f5
15. Qh5 Rb8 16. exf5 e4 17. Rae1 Bb7 18. Qg4 Rfe8 19. cxb5 d5 20. bxa6 Bc6 21.
Rc1 exd3 22. Rxc6 Qe2 23. h3 Rxb2 24. f6 Qxg4 25. hxg4 Rxa2 26. Nb1 Bf8 27. Rc3
Rxa6 28. Rxd3 Rxf6 29. Rxd5 Bb4 30. g3 Re2 31. Kg2 Be1 32. Rf5 Rxf5 33. gxf5
Bb4 34. Rc1 h5 35. Rc4 Rb2 36. Nc3 Bxc3 37. Rxc3 Rb5 38. Rf3 Kg7 39. Kh3 Kh6
40. Kh4 Rb1 41. Kh3 Rb5 42. Kh4 Rb1 43. Kh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nanjing Pearl Spring 2nd"]
[Site "Nanjing"]
[Date "2009.10.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D72"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2009.09.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nb6 7. Ne2 c5 8. d5
e6 9. O-O O-O 10. Nbc3 Na6 11. Nf4 e5 12. Nd3 Nc4 13. Qe2 Qa5 14. a3 Bd7 15.
Bg5 Rfc8 16. Be7 Qb6 17. d6 Be6 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. d7 Be6 20. dxc8=Q+ Rxc8 21. b4
cxb4 22. axb4 Bf8 23. Bxf8 Rxf8 24. Rfc1 Rd8 25. Bf1 Rd4 26. Rd1 Nxb4 27. Nxb4
Rxd1 28. Qxd1 Qxb4 29. Qa4 Qxa4 30. Rxa4 Nd6 31. Rxa7 Nxe4 32. Rxb7 Kg7 33. Rb5
Kf6 34. f3 Nd6 35. Rb6 Ke7 36. Kf2 h5 37. Bd3 Nf5 38. Ra6 Nd6 39. Ke3 Nc4+ 40.
Kf2 Nd6 41. Bb1 Nf5 42. Ba2 Bxa2 43. Rxa2 g5 44. Ra4 h4 45. g4 Nd6 46. Ke3 Ke6
47. Ra6 Kd5 48. Kd3 f6 49. Ra5+ Ke6 50. h3 Nb7 51. Ra6+ Nd6 52. Kc3 Kd5 53.
Ra5+ Ke6 54. Kb4 e4 55. fxe4 Nxe4 56. Rf5 Nd6 57. Rf1 f5 58. Kc3 fxg4 59. hxg4
Ne4+ 60. Kd4 Nf6 61. Re1+ Kf7 62. Rg1 h3 63. Rh1 Nxg4 64. Rxh3 Kg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nanjing Pearl Spring 2nd"]
[Site "Nanjing"]
[Date "2009.10.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2009.09.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bc2 Bb7 8. Qe2
d5 9. e5 d4 10. Be4 Qb6 11. d3 Rd8 12. a4 Nd5 13. axb5 axb5 14. cxd4 cxd4 15.
Nbd2 Nf4 16. Qd1 Nb4 17. Nb3 Bxe4 18. dxe4 Nfd3 19. Bg5 Rc8 20. Nfxd4 Nxb2 21.
Qe2 Nc4 22. Rfc1 Bc5 23. Nxb5 O-O 24. Nxc5 Nxe5 25. Be7 1-0

[Event "Nanjing Pearl Spring 2nd"]
[Site "Nanjing"]
[Date "2009.10.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2009.09.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. Qd2 Nbd7 11. a4 Nb6 12. a5 Nc4 13. Bxc4 Bxc4 14. Rfd1 Rc8
15. f3 Rc6 16. Kh1 Qc8 17. Rac1 Rd8 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Rc4 20. Qd3 e4 21.
fxe4 Rxe4 22. c4 Re8 23. Bg1 Bf8 24. Nd4 g6 25. Rf1 Bh6 26. Qf3 Rf4 27. Qd3 Ng4
28. Nf3 Rfe4 29. Rc3 Ne3 30. Re1 Qg4 31. Re2 Qh5 32. Bxe3 Rxe3 33. Rxe3 Bxe3
34. Qe2 Qh6 35. c5 dxc5 36. d6 Re6 37. d7 Bg5 38. Qd1 Bd8 39. Rxc5 Qf8 40. Rd5
Qb4 41. b3 Re3 42. Nd2 Qc3 43. Nf3 Qb4 44. Nd2 Qf4 45. Nf3 Rc3 46. Qe2 Qe3 47.
Qxe3 Rxe3 48. Rd4 Kf8 49. Rb4 Rd3 50. Rxb7 Rd1+ 51. Ng1 Bxa5 52. g4 Ke7 53. Kg2
Rxd7 54. Rxd7+ Kxd7 55. Kf3 Kd6 56. Ke4 Kc5 57. Kd3 Kd5 58. Nf3 Bd8 59. h3 h6
60. h4 h5 61. gxh5 gxh5 62. Ke3 Kc5 63. Kd3 Kb4 0-1

[Event "Nanjing Pearl Spring 2nd"]
[Site "Nanjing"]
[Date "2009.09.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Wang Yue"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D83"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2009.09.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Rc1 Be6 7. c5 c6 8. Bd3
Bg4 9. Qc2 Nfd7 10. Bxb8 Nxb8 11. h3 Bc8 12. f4 b6 13. Na4 e5 14. dxe5 f6 15.
exf6 Qxf6 16. Nf3 Qe7 17. Kf2 b5 18. Nc3 Na6 19. Qd2 Nxc5 20. Bb1 Kh8 21. b4
Nb7 22. Ne2 Nd6 23. Ned4 Nc4 24. Qd3 Bd7 25. h4 Rae8 26. Rce1 Qxb4 27. h5 Nd6
28. hxg6 Ne4+ 29. Kg1 h6 30. Rc1 Qb2 31. Qc2 Qa3 32. Nb3 c5 33. Re1 Bf5 34. Nh4
c4 35. Nxf5 Rxf5 36. Nd2 Rxf4 37. Qd1 Rf6 38. Nxe4 dxe4 39. Qd7 Qe7 40. Qxb5
Qe6 41. Rh4 Rf5 42. Qa4 Ref8 43. Rxe4 Qxg6 44. Re8 Rxe8 45. Bxf5 Qf7 46. Qd7
Qxd7 47. Bxd7 Rd8 48. Rd1 c3 49. Ba4 Rxd1+ 50. Bxd1 Be5 51. Kf1 Kg7 52. Ke2 h5
53. Kd3 h4 54. Bf3 Kf6 55. Kc2 Ke6 56. Kd3 Kf6 57. Kc2 Ke6 58. Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nanjing Pearl Spring 2nd"]
[Site "Nanjing"]
[Date "2009.09.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2009.09.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 Na6 7. Be3 e5 8. d5 c6
9. g4 Nc5 10. Nd2 a5 11. a3 Nfd7 12. Rg1 a4 13. Qc2 Nb6 14. O-O-O Bd7 15. Kb1
cxd5 16. cxd5 Rc8 17. Bb5 Bxb5 18. Nxb5 Qd7 19. Nc3 Bf6 20. g5 Bd8 21. h4 Na8
22. Bxc5 Rxc5 23. Qxa4 Qc8 24. Rc1 Nb6 25. Qd1 Qh3 26. Qf3 Qd7 27. Qd3 Kg7 28.
Rc2 f6 29. gxf6+ Rxf6 30. h5 Rxf2 31. hxg6 h6 32. Nd1 Rxc2 33. Nxf2 Rc8 34. Ng4
Bg5 35. Nf3 Nc4 36. Nxg5 hxg5 37. Ne3 Nxe3 38. Qxe3 Qa4 39. Qxg5 Qxe4+ 40. Ka1
Re8 41. Rc1 1-0

[Event "Nanjing Pearl Spring 2nd"]
[Site "Nanjing"]
[Date "2009.09.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2009.09.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Bc4 Ne5 8.
Be2 Qg6 9. O-O d6 10. f4 Qxe4 11. Bf2 Bxd4 12. cxd4 N5g6 13. g3 O-O 14. Nc3 Qf5
15. d5 a6 16. Re1 Kh8 17. Rc1 Bd7 18. Bf3 Rac8 19. Qb3 b5 20. Ne2 Qh3 21. Nd4
Bg4 22. Bg2 Qh5 23. h4 Ng8 24. Rc6 Nf6 25. Rxa6 Bd7 26. Nxb5 Rb8 27. a4 Ng4 28.
Bf3 Qh6 29. Qc4 Nxh4 30. Bxg4 Bxg4 31. gxh4 Bf3 32. f5 Qh5 33. Qf4 Bxd5 34.
Nxc7 Bb7 35. Rb6 f6 36. Bd4 Qf7 37. Ne6 Rg8 38. Kf2 Rbc8 39. Bc3 Bd5 40. a5 Rc4
41. Nd4 Ba8 42. Qxd6 Qh5 43. Qf4 Rcc8 44. Rbe6 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2009.07.12"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2009.07.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. e3 b6 8. Nf3
Bb7 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Be2 c5 11. O-O Rc8 12. a4 dxc4 13. bxc4 Qc7 14. Rd1 Rfd8 15.
Bb2 cxd4 16. exd4 Qf4 17. Qe3 Qxe3 18. fxe3 a5 19. Nd2 Ne4 20. Nxe4 Bxe4 21.
Rdc1 Nc5 22. Ra3 Bc6 23. Bc3 Nxa4 24. Be1 Be8 25. Rb1 e5 26. Bh4 f6 27. dxe5 b5
28. cxb5 Nc3 29. Rb2 Nxe2+ 30. Rxe2 Rd1+ 31. Re1 Rcc1 32. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 33. Kf2 g5
34. Bg3 Bxb5 35. e4 fxe5 36. Rxa5 Rb1 37. Bxe5 Bc6 38. Bc3 Rb5 39. Rxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2009.07.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2009.07.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 O-O 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Bc4 Bd7 16. O-O Ne7 17. Ra2 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Rc8 19. Qd3 Qb6 20. Rfa1 Kh8 21.
Rxa5 f5 22. Qa6 Qxb2 23. R5a2 Qxc3 24. Qxd6 Bb5 25. Be6 Rfd8 26. Qa3 Qxa3 27.
Nxa3 Rc1+ 28. Rxc1 Bxc1 29. h4 Bd3 30. exf5 Ra8 31. Nb1 Rxa2 32. Bxa2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2009.07.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2009.07.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. Rd1 Be7 11. Be2 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nh5 13. O-O Nxf4 14. exf4 g6
15. g3 Rd8 16. Rxd8+ Qxd8 17. Rd1 Bd7 18. f5 gxf5 19. Qd2 Qb6 20. Qh6 Be8 21.
Ng5 Bxg5 22. Qxg5+ Kf8 23. Qh6+ Kg8 24. Qg5+ Kf8 25. Rd6 Qc7 26. Qh6+ Ke7 27.
Qh4+ Kf8 28. Qh6+ Ke7 29. Nb5 Qa5 30. b4 Nxb4 31. Rxe6+ fxe6 32. Qxe6+ Kd8 33.
Qf6+ Kc8 34. Qxf5+ Kd8 35. Qf6+ Kc8 36. axb4 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2009.07.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2009.07.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. d4 d6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12. Nbd2 Bd6 13. a5 h6 14. Bc4 Re8 15.
Nb3 Be6 16. Bd3 Red8 17. Bf1 Kf8 18. Nfd2 Nd7 19. Nc4 Nc5 20. Nxc5 Bxc5 21. c3
f6 22. Be3 Bxe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2009.07.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2009.07.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 Ne7 13. Ncb4 O-O 14. a4 bxa4
15. Qxa4 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bd7 17. Qc2 a5 18. Bc4 Rc8 19. Qe2 Kh8 20. O-O f5 21.
exf5 Bxf5 22. Bd3 Be6 23. Be4 Rb8 24. Qc2 Bg8 25. b3 Rb5 26. c4 Rb8 27. Nc3 Qb6
28. Rab1 h6 29. Bd5 Bh7 30. Be4 Bg8 31. g3 Qc5 32. Kg2 Bd8 33. Rbd1 Qb4 34. Rb1
Bb6 35. Nd5 Bxd5 36. Bxd5 Bd4 37. Be4 Qc3 38. Qe2 Rf6 39. Bd3 Qb4 40. h4 Qb7+
41. Be4 Qf7 42. Bd5 Qg6 43. Be4 Qf7 44. Bd5 Qg6 45. Be4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2009.07.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2009.07.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

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. Nc3 h6 10. h3 Ne7 11. Bf4 Ng6 12. Bg3 Ke8 13. Rad1 Bb4 14. Ne2
h5 15. Ned4 h4 16. Bh2 Nf8 17. Bf4 Bd7 18. Bg5 Be7 19. Rfe1 c5 20. e6 fxe6 21.
Bxe7 Kxe7 22. Nf5+ Kf6 23. Ne3 Be8 24. Ng4+ Ke7 25. Nge5 Bg6 26. Rd5 b6 27. Rd2
Bf5 28. Ng5 Kf6 29. f4 Ng6 30. Nd7+ Ke7 31. Nxe6 Bxe6 32. f5 Nf4 33. fxe6 Rhd8
34. Rf2 g5 35. Kh2 a5 36. a4 Rg8 37. Ne5 Rae8 38. Nf3 Nxe6 39. Re5 Kd6 40. Rd2+
Kc6 41. Rde2 Kd6 42. Nxg5 Ng7 43. Rxe8 Rxe8 44. Rxe8 Nxe8 45. Nf3 c4 46. Nxh4
c3 47. b3 Kc5 48. Nf5 Kb4 49. g4 Ka3 50. Kg3 Kb2 51. Ne3 Kc1 52. Kf3 Kd2 53. h4
Ng7 54. h5 Ne6 55. h6 c6 56. Ke4 b5 57. Ke5 Ng5 58. Kf5 Nf7 59. h7 Kxe3 60. g5
1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2009.07.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2009.07.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 b5 8. e5 g5
9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. g3 Bb7 12. Bg2 Qb6 13. exf6 c5 14. d5 O-O-O 15.
O-O b4 16. Na4 Qb5 17. a3 exd5 18. axb4 cxb4 19. Be3 Nc5 20. Qg4+ Rd7 21. Qg7
Bxg7 22. fxg7 Rg8 23. Nxc5 Rxg7 24. Bd4 Rc7 25. Nxb7 Rg6 26. Ra5 Qxb7 27. Bxd5
Qb8 28. Be5 Qb6 29. Bxc7 Qxc7 30. Rfa1 a6 31. Rxa6 Rxa6 32. Rxa6 c3 33. bxc3
bxc3 34. Be4 Qc4 35. Bf5+ Kd8 36. Ra1 Qe2 37. Kg2 Qe5 38. Rd1+ Ke7 39. Bb1 f5
40. h3 Kf6 41. Rd3 Qe4+ 42. Kh2 Qe1 43. Rf3 Qxb1 44. Rxc3 Qf1 45. Rf3 Ke5 46.
Rf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2009.07.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E36"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2009.07.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8.
Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Qa4 c5 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Rd1 Qb6 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Rd2
Nc6 15. Qg4+ Kh8 16. Qh4 Kg7 17. Qg4+ Kh8 18. Qh4 Kg7 19. Qg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2009.07.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A32"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2009.07.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. g3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 Nc6 8.
Bf4 O-O 9. O-O Qb6 10. Nb5 a6 11. Bc7 Qc5 12. Bd6 Bxd6 13. Nxd6 Nd4 14. e3 Qxd6
15. Qxd4 Qxd4 16. exd4 Rb8 17. Nc3 b6 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Bb7 20. Bxb7 Rxb7
21. Rac1 Rc8 22. Rc3 d5 23. Rfc1 Rxc4 24. Rxc4 dxc4 25. Rxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2009.07.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2009.07.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

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. Nc3 Ke8 10. h3 h5 11. Ne2 Be7 12. Bg5 Be6 13. Nf4 Bd5 14. Bxe7
Kxe7 15. Ng5 Nd4 16. Rad1 Ne6 17. Ngxe6 Bxe6 18. h4 a5 19. a3 a4 20. Rfe1 g6
21. f3 Ra5 22. c3 Rb5 23. Re2 Ra8 24. Rd4 Raa5 25. Kf2 Rxe5 26. Rxe5 Rxe5 27.
Rxa4 Rb5 28. b4 c5 29. Ra7 cxb4 30. cxb4 Kd7 31. Ne2 Rb6 32. Ke3 Bc4 33. Nd4
Kd6 34. Ra5 Ra6 35. Rxa6+ bxa6 36. g4 hxg4 37. fxg4 Ke5 38. Nc6+ Kf6 39. Kf4
Ke6 40. h5 gxh5 41. gxh5 Bd3 42. Ke3 Bf1 43. h6 Kf6 44. Ne5 Bb5 45. Kd4 Ba4 46.
h7 Kg7 47. Nxf7 Kxh7 48. Ng5+ Kg6 49. Ne6 1-0

[Event "Leon 22nd"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2009.06.07"]
[Round "2.6"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "199"]
[EventDate "2009.06.05"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. c3 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O 14. Nce3
Be6 15. Bd3 f5 16. Bc2 f4 17. Qh5 Rf7 18. Bxh7+ Kf8 19. Bf5 Qe8 20. Bxe6 Qxe6
21. Qg4 Qh6 22. Nc2 e4 23. Qh3 Qxh3 24. gxh3 Ne5 25. O-O Nd3 26. a4 Rb8 27.
Ncb4 bxa4 28. Rxa4 Nxb2 29. Rxa6 Nc4 30. Rfa1 Be5 31. Nc6 Rb5 32. R6a4 Nd2 33.
Ra8+ Kg7 34. Nce7 Kh7 35. Kh1 Rg7 36. h4 e3 37. fxe3 Ne4 38. R8a2 Nxc3 39. exf4
Nxd5 40. fxe5 Nxe7 41. exd6 Nf5 42. Ra7 Nxd6 43. Rxg7+ Kxg7 44. Kg2 Nf5 45. Kf3
Nxh4+ 46. Ke4 Ng6 47. h4 Nxh4 48. Rf1 Ng6 49. Rf5 Rb4+ 50. Ke3 Ne7 51. Ra5 Kf6
52. Kd3 Ke6 53. Rh5 Nf5 54. Kc3 Rg4 55. Kd3 Ke5 56. Kc3 Rf4 57. Kd3 Kd5 58. Kc3
Rf3+ 59. Kb4 Kc6 60. Rg5 Ne3 61. Rc5+ Kd6 62. Rh5 Nd5+ 63. Kc4 Rf4+ 64. Kd3 Rg4
65. Rf5 Kc5 66. Rh5 Rf4 67. Rg5 Rh4 68. Rf5 Rh3+ 69. Ke2 Kd4 70. Rf8 Nc3+ 71.
Kf2 Ne4+ 72. Kg2 Rg3+ 73. Kh2 Ke3 74. Rf7 Rg8 75. Rf5 Ng5 76. Ra5 Nf3+ 77. Kh3
Ng1+ 78. Kh4 Ne2 79. Rg5 Rh8+ 80. Kg4 Ke4 81. Rg7 Re8 82. Ra7 Rg8+ 83. Kh4 Nd4
84. Kh3 Nf5 85. Ra4+ Kf3 86. Ra3+ Ne3 87. Kh4 Rg1 88. Kh5 Kf4 89. Ra4+ Ke5 90.
Ra5+ Nd5 91. Rb5 Ke4 92. Ra5 Nf6+ 93. Kh6 Ng8+ 94. Kh5 Nf6+ 95. Kh6 Kf4 96.
Ra4+ Kf5 97. Ra5+ Ke6 98. Ra6+ Kf7 99. Ra7+ Kf8 100. Rf7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leon 22nd"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2009.06.07"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2009.06.05"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Bxd4 13. Qxd4 Qb6 14. Na4
Qc7 15. Bc4 Rd8 16. Bb3 Bf5 17. g4 Nf4 18. Qe3 Be6 19. h4 Bxb3 20. axb3 Ng2 21.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Qe4 Qf4+ 23. Qxf4 Nxf4 24. Nc3 h5 25. Re1 hxg4 26. fxg4 Ne6 27.
Ne4 Kg7 28. b4 Rh8 29. Ng5 Nxg5 30. hxg5 e6 31. Re4 Rb8 32. Rc4 Rb5 33. Rxc6
Rxb4 34. c4 a5 35. Kb1 e5 36. Rc5 e4 37. Rxa5 Rxc4 38. Re5 e3 39. Rxe3 Rxg4 40.
Re5 f5 41. gxf6+ Kxf6 42. Re8 g5 43. Kc2 Rf4 44. Rf8+ Ke5 45. Rxf4 Kxf4 46. b4
g4 47. b5 Ke5 48. b6 Kd6 49. b7 Kc7 50. b8=Q+ Kxb8 51. Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leon 22nd"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2009.06.07"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2009.06.05"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Bxd4 13. Qxd4 Qb6 14. Bc4
Qxd4 15. Rxd4 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Rb8 17. Re1 Rb7 18. Re5 Rc7 19. a4 Kg7 20. a5 Kf6
21. Rc5 e6 22. h4 h6 23. f4 h5 24. Kd2 Ke7 25. Ke3 Rd8 26. g3 Rd6 27. Kd3 Rdd7
28. Kd2 Rd6 29. Ke3 Rdd7 30. Rd3 Rd6 31. Ke4 Rdd7 32. Kf3 Rd6 33. Ke3 Rdd7 34.
Bb3 Rd6 35. Ba4 Ba6 36. Rd4 Bf1 37. Kf2 Ba6 38. Kf3 Bb7 39. Ke3 Rd5 40. Rdxd5
exd5 41. a6 Bxa6 42. Rxc6 Rxc6 43. Bxc6 Kd6 44. Be8 Bc4 45. Kd4 a5 46. Ba4 f6
47. Ke3 Ke7 48. Kd2 Ke6 49. Ke3 Ke7 50. Bc6 Kd6 51. Be8 Ke6 52. Bxg6 a4 53. Kd2
Be2 54. Kc1 a3 55. Kb1 d4 56. cxd4 Kd5 57. c3 Kc4 58. Ka2 Kxc3 59. d5 Bc4+ 60.
Kxa3 Bxd5 61. Bxh5 Be4 62. Bf7 Kd4 63. h5 1-0

[Event "Leon 22nd"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2009.06.07"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2009.06.05"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Be7 7. Qc2 O-O 8. Bd3
Nbd7 9. Nge2 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. Rae1 Be6 12. f3 Rc8 13. Kh1 N6d7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7
15. Nf4 Qd6 16. Qf2 f6 17. Nxe6 Nxe6 18. f4 Ndf8 19. e4 dxe4 20. Nxe4 Qd5 21.
Rd1 f5 22. Nc3 Qxd4 23. Bxf5 Qxf2 24. Rxf2 Rcd8 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. g3 Kf7 27.
Kg2 Nc5 28. Re2 g6 29. Bc2 a5 30. a3 Rd4 31. Bb1 Nfd7 32. Ba2+ Kf8 33. Kf3 Nf6
34. Re5 Nfd7 35. Re3 Nf6 36. Re5 Nfd7 37. Re2 Nf6 38. Re5 Nfd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leon 22nd"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2009.06.07"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2009.06.05"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Qd2 Bb4 9. Rc1 h6 10. Bh4 c5 11. a3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 b6 13. c4 Qxd2+ 14. Nxd2 Ne7
15. f3 Nf5 16. Bf2 Ba6 17. Bd3 Ke7 18. O-O Rhd8 19. Rfd1 Rac8 20. a4 Nd6 21.
Bf1 e5 22. d5 f5 23. Rc2 Rb8 24. Bg3 g5 25. Bd3 Re8 26. Re1 Kf7 27. Be2 f4 28.
Bf2 fxe3 29. Bxe3 Nf6 30. a5 Nf5 31. Bf2 Nd4 32. Ra2 b5 33. cxb5 Nxe2+ 34. Rxe2
Rxb5 35. Re1 Nxd5 36. Nc4 Re6 37. Nxe5+ Kg7 38. Rd2 Nf6 39. h4 Rxa5 40. hxg5
hxg5 41. Rc2 c4 42. Nxc4 Rxe1+ 43. Bxe1 Rc5 44. Ne3 Rxc2 45. Nxc2 g4 46. Bf2
gxf3 47. gxf3 Bb7 48. Bxa7 Bxf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leon 22nd"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2009.06.07"]
[Round "2.7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2009.06.05"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 a6 8. Qe2
Bg4 9. e5 dxe5 10. Qxe5+ Qe7 11. Qxe7+ Bxe7 12. Ne5 Nbd7 13. Nxg4 Nxg4 14. Bf4
Nge5 15. O-O-O Bd6 16. Kb1 f5 17. h3 O-O-O 18. Be2 Nf7 19. Bc1 Rhe8 20. Rhe1
Be5 21. Bf1 Nd6 22. Bg5 Bf6 23. Be3 b5 24. a4 c4 25. axb5 axb5 26. Na2 Kb7 27.
Nb4 Ra8 28. Nc6 Ne4 29. g4 Nb6 30. gxf5 gxf5 31. Bg2 Na4 32. Bd4 Bxd4 33. Nxd4
Kb6 34. d6 Rad8 35. Nxf5 Nxf2 36. Rxe8 Rxe8 37. d7 Rd8 38. Rd6+ Kc7 39. Bc6 Nc5
40. Bxb5 Nxd7 41. Rc6+ Kb8 42. Rxc4 Nxh3 43. Ne7 Ne5 44. Re4 Nf3 45. Nc6+ Kc7
46. Re7+ Rd7 47. Rxd7+ Kxd7 48. Ne5+ Kd6 49. Nxf3 Nf4 50. Kc1 h5 51. Bf1 Kc5
52. Kc2 Kb4 53. Ne5 Nd5 54. Nd3+ Ka5 55. Kb3 h4 56. Bg2 Ne3 57. Bh3 Nd5 58. Kc4
Nb6+ 59. Kd4 Na4 60. b4+ Kb6 61. Bd7 1-0

[Event "Leon 22nd"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2009.06.07"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A84"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2009.06.05"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bd3 f5 6. Nge2 Nf6 7. Qc2 O-O 8. f3
Kh8 9. Bd2 a6 10. c5 Bc7 11. O-O-O e5 12. dxe5 Bxe5 13. f4 Bc7 14. Nd4 Ne4 15.
Nxe4 fxe4 16. Be2 b6 17. cxb6 Bxb6 18. Bb4 Rf6 19. Kb1 a5 20. Bc3 Ba6 21. g4
Bxe2 22. Qxe2 Nd7 23. g5 Bxd4 24. Bxd4 Rd6 25. h4 Qf8 26. h5 Kg8 27. Qg4 Re8
28. Rhf1 c5 29. Be5 Rde6 30. Bc3 d4 31. exd4 e3 32. d5 Re4 33. Rfe1 Ne5 34.
Bxe5 R8xe5 35. Rxe3 Rxf4 36. Qe2 Qf5+ 37. Ka1 Rd4 38. Re1 Rxe3 39. Qxe3 Rxd5
40. a3 Qd7 41. Qb3 a4 42. Qc4 Kf8 43. Ka2 Rf5 44. Ka1 Rd5 45. Rc1 Ke7 46. g6
hxg6 47. hxg6 Kf6 48. Qc2 Rf5 49. Rd1 Qc6 50. Rg1 Qd7 51. Rd1 Qc6 52. Rg1 Qd7
53. Qc4 Re5 54. Qh4+ Ke6 55. Qg4+ Ke7 56. Qh4+ Kd6 57. Rd1+ Rd5 58. Qf4+ Kc6
59. Qxa4+ Kc7 60. Qa7+ Kc6 61. Qa8+ 1-0

[Event "Leon 22nd"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2009.06.06"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Wang Yue"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D82"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2009.06.05"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 c5 6. dxc5 Qa5 7. Rc1 Ne4 8. cxd5
Nxc3 9. Qd2 Qxa2 10. Rxc3 Bxc3 11. Qxc3 f6 12. Nf3 Bd7 13. Be2 Qxd5 14. O-O Nc6
15. b4 a5 16. b5 Nb4 17. Rd1 Qe4 18. Ne1 Nd5 19. Qd2 e6 20. Nc2 O-O 21. Bd6
Rfd8 22. Nd4 Qh4 23. g3 Qh6 24. Bc4 Re8 25. Nxe6 Bxe6 26. Bxd5 Qg7 27. c6 Rad8
28. Bxe6+ Rxe6 29. c7 Rc8 30. Qd5 Qd7 31. b6 Kf7 32. Qxb7 Rxd6 33. Rxd6 Qxd6
34. Qxc8 Qd1+ 35. Kg2 Qd5+ 36. f3 Qd2+ 37. Kh3 Qd1 38. Qa6 Qd7+ 39. g4 Qd1 40.
Qc4+ Kg7 41. Kg3 Qg1+ 42. Kf4 Qxh2+ 43. Ke4 Qe5+ 44. Kd3 Qd6+ 45. Kc2 1-0

[Event "Leon 22nd"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2009.06.06"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Wang Yue"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2009.06.05"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Bd6 11. Re1 Be4 12. Qc1 Bb7 13. Bg5 Nbd7 14. Nbd2 h6 15.
Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Nb3 Rc8 17. Nc5 Bxc5 18. Qxc5 Ne4 19. Qa3 c5 20. dxc5 Rxc5 21.
Rac1 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Qb6 23. e3 b4 24. Qa4 Rd8 25. Qc2 Rc8 26. Qb1 Rxc1+ 27. Qxc1
Nc5 28. Qd2 Bxf3 29. Bxf3 a5 30. h4 Qc7 31. h5 Nd7 32. Qd4 Kf8 33. Kg2 Nf6 34.
a3 bxa3 35. bxa3 Ke7 36. Qb2 Qc5 37. Qb7+ Kf8 38. Qa8+ Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leon 22nd"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2009.06.06"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Wang Yue"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2009.06.05"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Bb7 12. Rd1 Qc8 13. Ba5 Nc6 14. Bc3 Rd8 15.
a3 a5 16. e3 Nb8 17. Be1 Nbd7 18. Nbd2 Bd5 19. Nh4 Bxg2 20. Nxg2 a4 21. Qc6 Rb8
22. Rac1 Bd6 23. Ne4 Nxe4 24. Qxe4 Nf6 25. Qf3 e5 26. Nh4 exd4 27. exd4 Qe6 28.
d5 Qe4 29. Bc3 Qxf3 30. Nxf3 Ne4 31. Ba5 Rd7 32. Nd4 Bc5 33. f3 Rxd5 34. fxe4
Rxd4 35. Kg2 Rxd1 36. Rxd1 Bd6 37. Rc1 f6 38. Rc6 b4 39. axb4 Bxb4 40. Bxb4
Rxb4 41. Rxc7 Rxb2+ 42. Kh3 Rb4 43. e5 fxe5 44. Re7 a3 45. Ra7 Rb3 46. Kg4 e4
47. Kf4 e3 48. Kf3 h6 49. h4 e2+ 50. Kxe2 Rxg3 51. Kf2 Rh3 52. Kg2 Rxh4 53.
Rxa3 Rf4 0-1

[Event "Leon 22nd"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2009.06.06"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Wang Yue"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "162"]
[EventDate "2009.06.05"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
O-O 9. Rd1 Nc6 10. Qf4 Qb8 11. e4 d6 12. b3 Rd8 13. Bb2 a6 14. Qe3 Qa7 15. h3
Rab8 16. Ba3 Ba8 17. Rac1 Qb7 18. Nd4 Nxd4 19. Rxd4 Ne8 20. Rcd1 b5 21. cxb5
axb5 22. Bb4 Bf6 23. R4d2 Rdc8 24. f4 Bxc3 25. Bxc3 b4 26. Bb2 Qb6 27. Qxb6
Rxb6 28. Bd4 Ra6 29. Bf1 Ra3 30. Bd3 Nf6 31. Re1 h6 32. e5 dxe5 33. Bxe5 Rd8
34. Bh7+ Kxh7 35. Rxd8 Rxa2 36. Ra1 Rxa1+ 37. Bxa1 Bd5 38. Bxf6 gxf6 39. Rb8
Bxb3 40. Rxb4 Bc2 41. Rb5 Kg6 42. Kf2 h5 43. Ke3 Bf5 44. h4 Bc2 45. Kd4 Ba4 46.
Ra5 Bb3 47. Kc5 e5 48. fxe5 fxe5 49. Kb4 Bc2 50. Rxe5 f6 51. Rc5 Bb1 52. Kb5
Be4 53. Kb6 Bf3 54. Kc7 Kf7 55. Kd6 Bg4 56. Ra5 Kf8 57. Ra7 Bf5 58. Ra5 Bg4 59.
Ra4 Bh3 60. Kc7 Ke7 61. Re4+ Kf8 62. Kd8 Kf7 63. Re7+ Kf8 64. Ra7 Bg4 65. Kc7
Bh3 66. Kc6 Bg4 67. Kc5 Bh3 68. Kd6 Bg4 69. Rb7 Bh3 70. Rb4 Kf7 71. Re4 Kf8 72.
Kc5 Kf7 73. Kd4 Kf8 74. Ke3 Kf7 75. Ra4 Bf5 76. Ra7+ Kf8 77. Ra4 Kf7 78. Kf3
Bh3 79. Kf4 Bg4 80. Ra5 Kf8 81. Ra7 Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leon 22nd"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2009.06.06"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Wang Yue"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E55"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2009.06.05"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
Nbd7 9. Qe2 cxd4 10. exd4 b6 11. d5 Nc5 12. Rd1 Qe8 13. Nb5 exd5 14. Nc7 Qc6
15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 Ba6 17. Qc2 Qg6 18. Qxg6 hxg6 19. Bxa8 Rxa8 20. Bd2 Bxd2
21. Rxd2 Bb7 22. Rad1 Kf8 23. Ne5 1-0

[Event "Leon 22nd"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2009.06.06"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Wang Yue"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2009.06.05"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Nb6 8.
Ne5 a5 9. f3 Nfd7 10. e4 Nxe5 11. exf5 Nec4 12. Qb3 Nd6 13. Bd3 g6 14. g4 Bg7
15. Be3 Nd7 16. O-O-O Qb6 17. Qxb6 Nxb6 18. fxg6 hxg6 19. h4 Nd5 20. Nxd5 cxd5
21. Kb1 Kd7 22. Rc1 Bh6 23. g5 Bg7 24. Rc5 e6 25. Bf2 b6 26. Rc2 Rac8 27. Rxc8
Rxc8 28. h5 gxh5 29. Rxh5 Rh8 30. Rxh8 Bxh8 31. Kc2 Bg7 32. Be3 Kc6 33. Kc3 b5
34. b3 Kb6 35. Bh7 Kc6 36. Bf4 Nf5 37. Bxf5 exf5 38. Be5 Bf8 39. Kd3 bxa4 40.
bxa4 Kd7 41. Ke3 Bb4 42. f4 Ke6 43. Kf3 Bc3 44. Kg3 Be1+ 45. Kh3 Kd7 46. Bb8
Bc3 47. Be5 Be1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 5th"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2009.05.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2009.05.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. c4 f5 14. O-O O-O
15. Qh5 Rb8 16. exf5 e4 17. Rae1 Bb7 18. Qg4 Rfe8 19. cxb5 d5 20. bxa6 Bc6 21.
b3 Kh8 22. Nc2 Be5 23. Be2 d4 24. Bc4 Rg8 25. Qh3 Rg7 26. g3 Rbg8 27. Qh6 Qc7
28. Nb4 Ba8 29. Nd5 Qd8 30. Rxe4 1-0

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 5th"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2009.05.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Wang Yue"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2009.05.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 Bf5 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Bf4 Nbd7 8. Nxg6
hxg6 9. h3 b6 10. cxb6 Qxb6 11. Rb1 e6 12. e3 c5 13. a3 Bd6 14. Na4 Qc7 15.
Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Nxc5 Nxc5 17. dxc5 Qxc5 18. Qa4+ Ke7 19. Bd3 a5 20. Ke2 Rhc8 21.
Rhc1 Qxc1 22. Rxc1 Rxc1 23. b4 Kf8 24. bxa5 Kg8 25. a6 Rc7 26. Qf4 Rca7 27. Qd4
Ne4 28. Qb6 e5 29. Ke1 Ng5 30. Bb5 Ne6 31. a4 d4 32. a5 Rc7 33. Bc6 1-0

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 5th"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2009.05.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B77"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2009.05.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Bb3 d6 9. f3 Bd7 10. Qd2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. h4 a5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Bxa4 h5 15.
O-O Rb8 16. Bxd7 Nxd7 17. b3 Bxd4+ 18. Qxd4 Qb6 19. Qxb6 Nxb6 20. Nd1 Rfc8 21.
Ne3 Ra8 22. Ra2 a4 23. Rfa1 axb3 24. Rxa8 Nxa8 25. cxb3 Nb6 26. Ra7 Rc3 27. Kf2
e6 28. Rb7 Rxb3 29. Nc4 Rxf3+ 30. gxf3 Nxc4 31. Rb4 d5 32. exd5 exd5 33. Rb8+
Kg7 34. Rd8 Kf6 35. Rxd5 Ke6 36. Rb5 Nd6 37. Ra5 Nf5 38. Ra6+ Ke5 39. Ra5+ Ke6
40. Ra6+ Ke5 41. Ra5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 5th"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2009.05.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2009.05.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Nc6 8.
Be2 e5 9. d5 Nd4 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. Qxd4 c6 12. d6 Nd5 13. Qd3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Qf6
15. Bb2 Rd8 16. Rd1 Qe6 17. f4 Qxa2 18. Rd2 Qa5 19. Qe3 Bd7 20. Kf2 Re8 21. Ra1
Qd8 22. c4 Bxb2 23. Rxb2 b6 24. Bf3 Qh4+ 25. Kg1 Qf6 26. Qd2 g5 27. g3 gxf4 28.
gxf4 Kh8 29. Kh1 Rg8 30. e5 Qh4 31. Qd4 Rg7 32. Rg2 Rag8 33. e6 Bxe6 34. Rxg7
Rxg7 35. Bxc6 f6 36. d7 Bxd7 37. Bxd7 Re7 38. Be6 Rxe6 39. Qd8+ Kg7 40. Rg1+
Kf7 41. Qg8+ Ke7 42. Rg7+ Kd6 43. Qf8+ 1-0

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 5th"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2009.05.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2009.05.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. Rc1 Nxc3 10. Rxc3 c6 11. Be2 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nd7 13. O-O e5 14. Bb3 Rd8
15. Re1 exd4 16. exd4 Qd6 17. Rd3 Nf8 18. d5 Bf5 19. Rd2 cxd5 20. Rxd5 Qf6 21.
Qd4 Be6 22. Qxf6 gxf6 23. Rh5 Bxb3 24. axb3 Ng6 25. Rxh6 Rd3 26. h4 Rad8 27.
Rh5 Rxb3 28. Rf5 Kg7 29. h5 Nf8 30. Re4 Nh7 31. Rg4+ Kh6 32. Rc4 Rxb2 33. g4 b5
34. Rd4 Rxd4 35. Nxd4 Rb4 36. Rd5 Ng5 37. Kg2 Ne6 38. Nf5+ Kh7 39. Kg3 Rb3+ 40.
Kh2 Rf3 41. Rd7 Ng5 42. Kg2 Rf4 43. Kg3 Rf3+ 44. Kg2 Rf4 45. Kg3 Rf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 5th"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2009.05.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Wang Yue"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D82"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2009.05.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 c5 6. dxc5 Qa5 7. Rc1 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. Nge2 Qxc5 10. Qb3 Qa5 11. O-O Nbd7 12. a3 Nb6 13. Bc7 Bd7 14. Nd4
Rac8 15. Bxb6 Qxb6 16. Qxb6 axb6 17. Be2 Rc7 18. Ndb5 Rc6 19. Nd4 Rc7 20. Ndb5
Rc6 21. Rfd1 Rb8 22. Nd4 Rc7 23. Ndb5 Rc6 24. Nd4 Rc7 25. Ndb5 Rc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 5th"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2009.05.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2009.05.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5
9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. exf6 Bb7 12. g3 c5 13. d5 Qb6 14. Bg2 O-O-O 15.
O-O b4 16. Na4 Qb5 17. a3 exd5 18. axb4 cxb4 19. Qg4 d4 20. Bxb7+ Kxb7 21. Qe4+
Qc6 22. Qxd4 Bd6 23. Rfe1 Rde8 24. Re3 Ne5 25. h4 Re6 26. Bf4 Rhe8 27. Bxe5
Rxe5 28. Rxe5 Rxe5 29. Qg4 Ra5 30. h5 Rxa4 31. Rxa4 Qxa4 32. h6 Qc6 33. Qh5 c3
34. bxc3 bxc3 35. Qxf7+ Bc7 36. Qb3+ Bb6 37. Qf7+ Bc7 38. Qb3+ Bb6 39. Qf7+ Bc7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 5th"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2009.05.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2009.05.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. Nbd2 dxc4 6. Nxc4 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
g3 b5 9. Nce5 Qc7 10. Qb3 a6 11. Bg2 Bb7 12. O-O Bd5 13. Qc3 Ne4 14. Qe1 O-O
15. Nd3 Bb6 16. Bf4 Qe7 17. Nd2 Nf6 18. e4 Bb7 19. Be3 Nbd7 20. Nb3 Rac8 21. f3
Rfd8 22. Rd1 Ne8 23. Bxb6 Nxb6 24. Qb4 Qc7 25. Qc5 Nc4 26. Qf2 Nf6 27. Nbc5 Nd7
28. b3 Nce5 29. Rc1 Nxd3 30. Nxd3 Qd6 31. Qe3 b4 32. Rfd1 Rxc1 33. Rxc1 a5 34.
Bf1 Ba6 35. Nc5 Nxc5 36. Qxc5 h6 37. Qxd6 Rxd6 38. Bxa6 Rxa6 39. Kf2 a4 40. Rc4
axb3 41. axb3 Ra2+ 42. Kg1 Ra1+ 43. Kg2 Ra2+ 44. Kh3 Rf2 45. f4 f5 46. Rxb4 g5
47. fxg5 hxg5 48. exf5 exf5 49. g4 Rf3+ 50. Kg2 fxg4 51. h4 Kh7 52. hxg5 Kg6
53. Rxg4 Rxb3 54. Rg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 5th"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2009.05.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2009.05.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 g6 7. g4 Bg7 8. Bg2
O-O 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Qd2 Bd7 11. O-O-O b5 12. f4 Rc8 13. e5 b4 14. Nce2 Nxd4 15.
Bxd4 dxe5 16. fxe5 Qa5 17. a3 Nd5 18. e6 fxe6 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Bxd5 exd5 21.
Qd4+ Kg8 22. axb4 Qa2 23. Nc3 Qa1+ 24. Kd2 Qxb2 25. Rhf1 Rxf1 26. Rxf1 e6 27.
Rb1 Qa3 28. Rb3 Qa1 29. Rb1 Qa3 30. Rb3 Qa1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 5th"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2009.05.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2009.05.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 8. Bd3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. e4 O-O 12. e5 Qe7 13. Qe2 b5 14. Bd3 Bb7 15.
Be4 Rfd8 16. Rac1 Rab8 17. Rfd1 a6 18. h4 Ba8 19. Rc2 Rdc8 20. Rdc1 Qf8 21. a4
c5 22. axb5 cxd4 23. Nxd4 Bxe4 24. Nxe4 Rxc2 25. Rxc2 axb5 26. Nc6 Rb6 27. f4
Qa8 28. Ne7+ Kh7 29. h5 Ra6 30. hxg6+ fxg6 31. Rc7 Ra1+ 32. Kf2 Qd8 33. Qd3
Qxe7 34. Rxd7 Qh4+ 35. Kf3 Qh5+ 36. Kg3 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Bb3 d5 7. Nbd2 Be6 8. Qe2
dxe4 9. dxe4 Qe7 10. O-O Bxb3 11. axb3 a6 12. b4 Ba7 13. Nc4 Qe6 14. Na5 Nxa5
15. Rxa5 Nd7 16. Rd1 c6 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Rfd8 19. h3 f6 20. Raa1 Nf8 21.
Qb6 Rd7 22. Nh4 Rc8 23. Nf5 Rcc7 24. Kh2 h5 25. Qe3 g6 26. Nh4 Kg7 27. Qe2 Qb3
28. g3 Ne6 29. Rg1 Rd6 30. Ra3 Nd4 31. cxd4 Qxb4 32. dxe5 Rd2 33. exf6+ Kf7 34.
Qe3 Qxb2 35. Rg2 Re2 36. Qg5 Qxa3 37. Qxg6+ Kf8 38. Qh6+ Kg8 39. Qg5+ Kf8 40.
Ng6+ Ke8 41. Qe5+ Kd8 42. Nf4 Re1 43. f7 Rxf7 44. Qb8+ Ke7 45. Qxb7+ Ke8 46.
Qc8+ Ke7 47. e5 Rxe5 48. Ng6+ Kf6 49. Nxe5 Kxe5 50. f4+ Kf6 51. Qh8+ Kg6 52.
Qg8+ Rg7 53. f5+ Kf6 54. Qe6+ 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. O-O Nf6 7. h3 O-O 8. a3
Nd7 9. Nd5 Nb6 10. Ba2 Nxd5 11. Bxd5 Be6 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. c3 Qd7 14. b4 b5 15.
Be3 a6 16. Qe2 Qe8 17. Rfb1 Qd7 18. Qd1 Rfb8 19. Qb3 a5 20. bxc5 a4 21. Qd1
dxc5 22. c4 bxc4 23. Rxb8+ Rxb8 24. Qxa4 cxd3 25. Rd1 Rd8 26. Qc4 Qd6 27. Ne1
Ra8 28. Nxd3 Nd4 29. Ra1 Rd8 30. Kf1 Kf7 31. a4 Nf5 32. Ke2 Nd4+ 33. Ke1 Nf5
34. Rd1 Nd4 35. a5 Nc6 36. Bxc5 Nxa5 37. Qb4 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D82"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 c5 6. dxc5 Qa5 7. Rc1 Ne4 8. cxd5
Nxc3 9. Qd2 Qxa2 10. bxc3 Qa5 11. Bc4 Nd7 12. Nf3 Nxc5 13. O-O O-O 14. Be5 Bxe5
15. Nxe5 f6 16. Ra1 Qb6 17. d6+ Kg7 18. dxe7 Re8 19. Nf3 Rxe7 20. Rfb1 Qc7 21.
Nd4 Ne4 22. Qd3 Nc5 23. Qd2 Ne4 24. Qd3 Nc5 25. Qc2 Ne4 26. Bd3 Nc5 27. Be2 b6
28. Bf3 Bb7 29. Nb5 Qe5 30. Bxb7 Rxb7 31. c4 Rd7 32. h3 Qe4 33. Qa2 Rad8 34.
Nc3 Qe6 35. Nd5 Ne4 36. Qc2 Rc8 37. Rd1 Qe5 38. Rd4 Nc5 39. Nc3 Qe6 40. Qd1
Rcd8 41. Rxa7 Rxa7 42. Rxd8 Qxc4 43. Ne2 Qf7 44. Qb1 Qb3 45. Qxb3 Nxb3 46. Rb8
Ra1+ 47. Kh2 Nd2 48. Rb7+ Kg8 49. Rb8+ Kf7 50. Rb7+ Kg8 51. Ng3 Rb1 52. h4 h5
53. f4 f5 54. Rd7 Rb2 55. Kh3 b5 56. Rd4 Kf7 57. e4 fxe4 58. Nxe4 Rb3+ 59. g3
Nxe4 60. Rxe4 b4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Nge2 Ba5 8. O-O
Bb6 9. d5 Nb4 10. Qd2 exd5 11. cxd5 Ng4 12. Bb1 Qh4 13. Qf4 f5 14. exf5 Bxf5
15. h3 Bxf2+ 16. Kh1 Bd7 17. Qg5 Bc5 18. Rxf8+ Rxf8 19. Ng1 Rf1 20. Bxh7+ Kh8
0-1

[Event "Amber-blindfold 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 Ne7 6. Qe2 f6 7. Nh4 g6 8. f4
Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. c4 d6 11. Nc3 Rb8 12. Be3 h6 13. e5 dxe5 14. fxe5 f5 15.
Bxc5 g5 16. Nf3 Ng6 17. d4 Re8 18. Bxa7 Rb7 19. Bc5 g4 20. Ne1 Bf8 21. Nd3 Bxc5
22. Nxc5 Qxd4+ 23. Qf2 Qxf2+ 24. Rxf2 Ra7 25. Re2 Rd8 26. g3 h5 27. a3 f4 28.
gxf4 Nxf4 29. Rc2 Rf7 30. N3e4 Rf5 31. Re1 Kg7 32. Ng3 Rg5 33. Nf1 h4 34. Rd2
Rf8 35. Re4 g3 36. hxg3 hxg3 37. Ne3 Nh3+ 38. Kg2 Nf4+ 39. Kg1 Nh3+ 40. Kg2
Nf4+ 41. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 8. Bd3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. e4 e5 12. d5 Nb6 13. Bb3 Bg4 14. Rc1 O-O 15. h3
Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Qxf3 17. gxf3 Rfd8 18. Rfd1 Bf6 19. dxc6 bxc6 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21.
Nd1 Rd6 22. Rc5 Kf8 23. Kf1 h5 24. Ne3 Ke7 25. Ke2 Bg7 26. Nc2 Bh6 27. Ra5 Rd7
28. Rxe5+ Kd6 29. Ra5 Bg7 30. f4 Bxb2 31. e5+ Ke7 32. Nb4 Kf8 33. Nxc6 Bc1 34.
Kf3 Rc7 35. Rc5 Ba3 36. Rc2 Nc8 37. Ke4 Kg7 38. Bxf7 Kxf7 39. Nd8+ Ke8 40. Rxc7
Kxd8 41. Rc3 Bb4 42. Rd3+ Ke7 43. f5 gxf5+ 44. Kxf5 a5 45. f4 Nb6 46. Rg3 Nd5
47. a3 Be1 48. Rd3 Nc3 49. e6 a4 50. Rd7+ Ke8 51. Rd4 Ke7 52. Ke5 Nb5 53. Rxa4
Bc3+ 54. Kd5 Nc7+ 55. Kc4 Bf6 56. Ra7 Kd6 57. f5 Ne8 58. Rd7+ Ke5 59. Rd5+ Ke4
60. a4 Nc7 61. Rd7 Ne8 62. e7 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2796"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
c6 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. O-O a6 11. a3 b5 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Bb1 Bb7 14. Ne2 e5 15.
dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Nd4 Qf6 18. Qg4 Rac8 19. Qd7 Rb8 20. Nc6 Bxc6 21.
Rxc6 Rfd8 22. Rxf6 Rxd7 23. Rxa6 Bxb2 24. Rd1 d4 25. h4 Rbd8 26. exd4 Rxd4 27.
Rxd4 Bxd4 28. Be4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2796"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. a3 Be7 7. e4 O-O 8. Nc2
b6 9. f4 Bb7 10. Bd3 Rc8 11. Qe2 d6 12. O-O Na5 13. Be3 a6 14. Nd4 Qc7 15. Rac1
Qb8 16. b4 Nc6 17. f5 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 Ba8 19. fxe6 fxe6 20. e5 dxe5 21. Bxe5 Qb7
22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Qxe6+ Kh8 24. Be4 Qc7 25. Nd5 Bd4+ 26. Kh1 Rxf1+ 27. Rxf1
Qxc4 28. Re1 Rf8 29. Nf4 b5 30. h3 Bf2 31. Qe7 Qc8 32. Ne6 Rg8 33. Ng5 Rf8 34.
Ne6 Rg8 35. Ng5 Rf8 36. Rd1 Re8 37. Nf7+ Kg8 38. Nh6+ Kh8 39. Nf7+ Kg8 40. Nd6
Rxe7 41. Nxc8 Re8 42. Bxa8 Rxc8 43. Bd5+ Kh8 44. Bb7 Rb8 45. Bxa6 g6 46. Rd6
Bg3 47. Rd3 Be5 48. g4 Rb6 49. Bc8 Kg7 50. Kg2 Kf6 51. Kf3 Rb8 52. Bd7 Bb2 53.
Ke4 Rd8 54. Rf3+ Ke7 55. Bxb5 Rd4+ 56. Ke3 Rd6 57. Ke2 Rf6 58. Rb3 Bd4 59. Kd3
Rf3+ 60. Kc4 Rxb3 61. Kxb3 Kd6 62. a4 Bf2 63. Kc4 g5 64. Be8 h6 65. Kb5 Be1 66.
Kb6 Bxb4 67. a5 Bc5+ 68. Kb7 Ke7 69. Bh5 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Wang Yue"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxc4 5. Nc3 c6 6. a4 Bb4 7. e4 Bxc3+ 8.
bxc3 Qa5 9. e5 Ne4 10. Bd2 Qd5 11. a5 c5 12. Qa4+ Bd7 13. Qxc4 Qxc4 14. Bxc4
Bc6 15. Ke2 Nd7 16. Rhc1 Ke7 17. Be3 b5 18. Bd3 c4 19. Bb1 f6 20. exf6+ Nexf6
21. Ne5 Nxe5 22. dxe5 Nd5 23. f3 Nxe3 24. Kxe3 Rad8 25. Bc2 Rd5 26. Be4 Rxe5
27. Kd4 Kf6 28. Rd1 Bd5 29. a6 Rb8 30. Bxd5 Rxd5+ 31. Ke4 Rbd8 32. Rxd5 Rxd5
33. f4 Ke7 34. g4 Kd6 35. f5 exf5+ 36. gxf5 Kc5 37. Rg1 Rd7 38. Rg5 Re7+ 39.
Kf4 Kb6 40. h4 Kxa6 41. h5 h6 42. Rg6+ Ka5 43. Re6 Rd7 44. Ke4 Ka4 45. f6 gxf6
46. Rxf6 Kb3 47. Rxh6 Kxc3 48. Rg6 b4 49. h6 Rh7 0-1

[Event "Amber-rapid 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Wang Yue"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Na6 6. e3 Bg4 7. Bxc4 e6 8. h3
Bh5 9. O-O Nb4 10. Be2 Be7 11. a5 O-O 12. Ne5 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Nd7 14. Nf3 a6 15.
Rd1 Nd5 16. e4 N5f6 17. Nd2 Qc7 18. Nc4 Rfe8 19. g3 Bb4 20. Bf4 Qd8 21. Kg2 h6
22. Qc2 Nf8 23. Ra4 Be7 24. Nb6 Ng6 25. Nxa8 Nxf4+ 26. gxf4 Qxa8 27. Qe2 Bd8
28. Qf3 Qc8 29. d5 cxd5 30. exd5 exd5 31. Nxd5 Qc2 32. Nxf6+ Bxf6 33. Rb4 Bh4
34. Rxb7 Re6 35. Rb8+ Kh7 36. Rb6 Rg6+ 37. Rxg6 fxg6 38. Rd6 Qxb2 39. f5 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. Be2
Re8 15. Rc1 Bg6 16. Bb5 Qf6 17. b4 Be4 18. Ng5 d4 19. Nxe4 Rxe4 20. Qf3 Rae8
21. Bd3 R4e7 22. e4 g5 23. Bg3 Qxf3 24. gxf3 Ne5 25. Bxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 a6 8. e5
Nfd7 9. Be3 Nb6 10. Qc5 Bg4 11. Be2 N8d7 12. Qa3 c6 13. h4 h5 14. Qb3 Be6 15.
Qd1 f6 16. Bd3 Qe8 17. Qc2 f5 18. Ng5 Bd5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Ne6 Rf7 21. Bd2 Nf8
22. Ng5 Rd8 23. O-O-O Bh6 24. Nxf7 Bxd2+ 25. Rxd2 Qxf7 26. Bc4 Ne6 27. Kb1 Qe8
28. f3 Kg7 29. g4 hxg4 30. fxg4 fxg4 31. Qe4 Qf7 32. Rf1 Qg8 33. Bxd5 Rxd5 34.
Qxg4 c5 35. Rg2 g5 36. Rgf2 Rxd4 37. Rf7+ Qxf7 38. Rxf7+ Kxf7 39. Qf5+ Ke8 40.
Qxe6 gxh4 41. Qc8+ Kf7 42. Qf5+ Kg7 43. e6 h3 44. Qxh3 Kf6 45. Qf3+ Kxe6 46.
Qxb7 Rd6 47. Kc2 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "196"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. d4 d6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12. Nbd2 h6 13. Bc4 Bd6 14. Nb3 Bb7 15.
Bd3 Bc8 16. Bc4 Bb7 17. h3 Kf8 18. Bd3 Bc8 19. Be3 Be6 20. Nfd2 Ke8 21. f3 Be7
22. Bc4 Bc8 23. Red1 Bb7 24. Bf2 Nd7 25. Bd3 Nf8 26. Nc4 Ne6 27. Nba5 Nxa5 28.
Nxa5 Bc8 29. Nc6 Rd6 30. Nxe5 Bf6 31. Nc4 Rd8 32. e5 Be7 33. Be4 Rxd1+ 34. Rxd1
Rb8 35. Bc6+ Kf8 36. Ba7 Bb7 37. Bxb8 Bc5+ 38. Kf1 Bxc6 39. b3 Ke8 40. Nb2 Bb6
41. Nc4 Bc5 42. h4 h5 43. Rd2 Ba8 44. Ke1 Bc6 45. Kd1 Bd7 46. Nb2 Be3 47. Re2
Bd4 48. Nd3 a5 49. Re4 Bb6 50. Nb2 Kd8 51. Nc4 Bc5 52. Nxa5 Kc8 53. Bxc7 Kxc7
54. Ke1 Bd4 55. Kf1 Kb6 56. Nc4+ Kc5 57. Nd6 Kd5 58. Nxf7 Be8 59. Nd6 Bg6 60.
Re2 Bc3 61. Ne4 Nf4 62. Nxc3+ bxc3 63. Rf2 Kxe5 64. Ke1 Kd4 65. a5 Kc5 66. Kd1
Kb5 67. g3 Ne6 68. Kc1 Kxa5 69. g4 Nf4 70. gxh5 Bxh5 71. Rf1 Kb4 72. Kb1 Kc5
73. Re1 Nd5 74. Rg1 g6 75. Rg3 Kd4 76. Rg1 Ne3 77. Kc1 Kc5 78. f4 Kd4 79. Rg3
Bg4 80. b4 Bf5 81. b5 Nxc2 82. b6 Nb4 83. Rg2 Nd3+ 84. Kd1 Nc5 85. Kc1 Kc4 86.
Re2 Nb3+ 87. Kd1 Bg4 88. b7 Bxe2+ 89. Kxe2 Nd4+ 90. Kd1 Kd3 91. b8=Q c2+ 92.
Ke1 c1=Q+ 93. Kf2 Qd2+ 94. Kg3 Nf5+ 95. Kh3 Qe3+ 96. Kg2 Qe2+ 97. Kh3 Qf3+ 98.
Kh2 Qf2+ 0-1

[Event "Amber-blindfold 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. g3 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Bg2 d5 8.
O-O dxc4 9. Nc2 Bxc3 10. bxc3 Qc7 11. Rb1 Nc6 12. Na3 e5 13. Qc2 Rd8 14. Qb2
Rb8 15. Nb5 Qa5 16. Bg5 Bf5 17. Rbd1 Rxd1 18. Rxd1 Rd8 19. Rd6 Qb6 20. Qd2 Rf8
21. Bxf6 Qxb5 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Be7 Re8 24. Rd8 c5 25. f3 h6 26. Rxe8+ Qxe8 27.
Qd8 Qxd8 28. Bxd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 c5 6. Nf3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Qc7 8. b3
d5 9. O-O dxc4 10. Ncb5 Qb6 11. bxc4 a6 12. Nc3 Nbd7 13. Ba3 Qa5 14. Qb3 Re8
15. Rfd1 Rb8 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Nc5 18. Qb4 Qxb4 19. Bxb4 Na4 20. Rac1 Be5
21. e4 Bd6 22. a3 Bd7 23. f4 Rbc8 24. e5 Bxb4 25. axb4 Nb2 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27.
Rd2 Rc1+ 28. Kf2 Nd1+ 29. Ke2 Nc3+ 30. Ke3 Nd1+ 31. Kd3 Rc3+ 32. Ke2 Ne3 33.
Bf3 Ng4 34. h3 Ne3 35. Rd3 Rxd3 36. Kxd3 Nf5 37. g4 Nxd4 38. Kxd4 b6 39. Be2
Bc8 40. d6 exd6 41. exd6 Kf8 42. Kd5 Bb7+ 43. Ke5 Ke8 44. Bc4 a5 45. bxa5 bxa5
46. Bb5+ Kd8 47. h4 Bc8 48. f5 gxf5 49. gxf5 Bd7 50. Bc4 Ke8 51. Kf6 Kf8 52.
Bd5 a4 53. Bc4 a3 54. Bd5 Bc8 55. Bc4 Bd7 56. h5 h6 57. Bb3 Bc8 58. Bc4 Bd7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. a3 Ne7 6. Nbd2 Bg6 7. Nh4 Nf5 8. Nxg6
hxg6 9. Nf3 c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. b4 Bb6 12. c4 dxc4 13. Qxd8+ Bxd8 14. Bxc4 Nc6
15. Bb2 Nh4 16. Nxh4 Rxh4 17. Bd3 Bb6 18. g3 Rh5 19. f4 O-O-O 20. O-O-O Bd4 21.
h4 Rhh8 22. Rh2 Rd7 23. Bxd4 Nxd4 24. Be4 Rhd8 25. Kb2 Nf5 26. Rc2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. c3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nxd4 9. cxd4 Ne7 10. Nc3 h6 11. Bb5+ Nc6 12. Bxc6+ bxc6 13. Be3 Be7 14. Na4 O-O
15. Rc1 Qa5 16. Rxc6 Rac8 17. Qc1 Rxc6 18. Qxc6 Bd3 19. Rc1 Bb5 20. Qc7 Qxa4
21. Qxe7 Qxa2 22. Qb4 Bc4 23. h3 a5 24. Qb6 Qb3 25. Qxb3 Bxb3 26. Rc7 Rb8 27.
Bd2 a4 28. Bc3 h5 29. Ra7 Rc8 30. Kh2 h4 31. g3 hxg3+ 32. fxg3 g5 33. g4 Kg7
34. Kg3 Kg6 35. Ra6 Bd1 36. Ra7 Bb3 37. Ra6 Bd1 38. Ra7 Bb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 a6 7. Bf1 Bg4 8. d3
e6 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. h3 Bh5 11. g4 Bg6 12. Nh4 Nd7 13. Ng2 h5 14. f4 hxg4 15.
hxg4 Qc7 16. Nf3 O-O-O 17. Ne3 Nb6 18. Nc4 Nxc4 19. dxc4 f5 20. exf5 exf5 21.
g5 Bf7 22. Qc2 g6 23. Qf2 d5 24. cxd5 Bxd5 25. Be3 Bxg5 26. Qg3 Be7 27. Bg2 g5
28. Nxg5 Bxg5 29. Bxd5 Rxd5 30. Qxg5 Qf7 31. Kf2 Rh2+ 32. Kf1 Rd8 33. Qg3 Qc4+
34. Kg1 Rxb2 0-1

[Event "Amber-blindfold 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. b4 Re8
15. Rc1 a6 16. Bxa6 Rxa6 17. b5 Rxa3 18. bxc6 bxc6 19. Rxc6 Ra7 20. Qb3 Bxf3
21. Rxb6 Be2 22. Rb1 Bc4 23. Qc3 Rae7 24. f3 f6 25. Qd4 Qc8 26. e4 dxe4 27. Rc1
e3 28. Qxc4+ Qxc4 29. Rxc4 e2 30. Bg3 e1=Q+ 31. Bxe1 Rxe1+ 32. Kh2 R1e7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E33"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. Bd2 a5 7. a3 Bxc3 8. Bxc3
Qe7 9. e4 e5 10. d5 Nb8 11. c5 Nbd7 12. cxd6 cxd6 13. Nd2 O-O 14. Be2 Nc5 15.
b4 axb4 16. axb4 Rxa1+ 17. Bxa1 Na6 18. Qb3 Bg4 19. f3 Bd7 20. Nc4 Nc7 21. Qe3
Nh5 22. g3 Bb5 23. O-O f5 24. exf5 Nxd5 25. Qb3 Kh8 26. Rd1 Nhf6 27. Bf1 Qc7
28. Rc1 Bxc4 29. Qxc4 Qb6+ 30. Kh1 Ne3 31. Qb5 Qa7 32. Qa5 Qxa5 33. bxa5 Nxf1
34. Rxf1 Rc8 35. Rb1 h5 36. Bb2 Rc5 37. Ba3 Rxa5 38. Bxd6 e4 39. fxe4 Nxe4 40.
Bc7 Rxf5 41. Rxb7 Rf7 42. Rb8+ Kh7 43. Bf4 h4 44. Kg2 hxg3 45. hxg3 Nf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B73"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Be3 O-O 9. Qd2 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Bd7 11. a4 Bc6 12. Bf3 a5 13. Nd5 Nd7 14. Bxg7
Kxg7 15. Rfe1 Rc8 16. Be2 Nc5 17. Bb5 e5 18. Nc3 f5 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Rad1 Nb7
21. f4 exf4 22. Qxf4 fxe4 23. Qxe4 Qb6+ 24. Kh1 Rf7 25. b3 Rcf8 26. Ne2 Nc5 27.
Qd4+ Kg8 28. Kg1 d5 29. Rf1 Qa7 30. Rxf7 Rxf7 31. Rf1 Rxf1+ 32. Kxf1 Qe7 33.
Qf4 Ne4 34. Nd4 Qe8 35. Nf3 c5 36. Qc7 g5 37. h3 h5 38. Qe5 Qf7 39. c4 g4 40.
hxg4 hxg4 41. cxd5 Nd2+ 42. Kg1 Nxf3+ 43. gxf3 Qxf3 44. d6 Kf7 45. Qe7+ Kg6 46.
Qe6+ Kg7 47. d7 g3 48. Qe1 Qf6 49. Qxg3+ Kf7 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 g6 6. Bf4 Bg7 7. h3 O-O 8. e3 Bf5
9. Nd2 Nbd7 10. g4 Be6 11. b4 a5 12. b5 Ne4 13. Ndxe4 dxe4 14. Rc1 a4 15. Be2
Bb3 16. axb3 a3 17. Nxe4 e5 18. Bg5 Qa5+ 19. Kf1 h6 20. bxc6 bxc6 21. Bh4 a2
22. Kg2 exd4 23. exd4 Qa3 24. Qd2 Rfe8 25. Nd6 Rxe2 26. Qxe2 Qxb3 27. Rhd1 Qd5+
28. Qe4 Qxe4+ 29. Nxe4 Ra4 30. Ra1 f5 31. gxf5 gxf5 32. Nc3 Rxd4 33. Rxa2 Rxh4
34. Rxd7 1-0

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.03.07"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Nc6 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 e5 8.
Bb5 Bd7 9. Ne2 Bg7 10. Be3 O-O 11. d5 Na5 12. Bd3 b6 13. O-O Nb7 14. c4 c5 15.
dxc6 Bxc6 16. Nc3 Bd7 17. Nd5 Be6 18. Qd2 Rc8 19. Rfc1 f6 20. Kh1 Kh8 21. Rab1
Rf7 22. Qe2 Bf8 23. Bd2 Bd6 24. Bc3 Kg8 25. Qd2 Qf8 26. Be2 Rd8 27. Rd1 Rc8 28.
Rdc1 Rd8 29. Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.03.06"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bc2 Bb7 8. Qe2
Ng6 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Rc8 11. a3 Be7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Rd1 Na5 14. g3 Nc4 15.
h4 Nxa3 16. bxa3 Rxc3 17. h5 Qc7 18. Bd3 Nh8 19. Bb2 Rb3 20. Rac1 Qa5 21. d5
Bxa3 22. Bxa3 Rxa3 23. Qe3 f5 24. exf5 Bxd5 25. Ne5 Qd8 26. fxe6 dxe6 27. Bxh7+
Kxh7 28. Qxa3 Rf5 29. Qd3 Kg8 30. Qe2 Nf7 31. Ng6 Kh7 32. Nf4 Ng5 33. Qg4 Qa8
34. Nxd5 Rxd5 35. f4 Rxd1+ 36. Qxd1 Ne4 37. Qd3 Qd5 38. Qxd5 exd5 39. Kg2 a5
40. g4 b4 41. Rc8 b3 42. g5 g6 43. h6 Nd6 44. Rb8 a4 45. Rb4 d4 46. Rxa4 d3 47.
Kf3 Nb5 48. Rb4 Nc3 49. Rb7+ Kg8 50. Rb8+ Kh7 51. Ke3 b2 52. Rb7+ Kg8 53. Rb8+
Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.03.05"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. a4
Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. f4 Qc7 11. Kh1 Re8 12. Bf3 Bf8 13. Qd2 Rb8 14. Qf2 e5 15.
fxe5 dxe5 16. Nb3 Nb4 17. Ba7 Ra8 18. Bb6 Qe7 19. Rad1 Be6 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21.
exd5 e4 22. d6 Qe6 23. Nc5 Qf5 24. Be2 Qxf2 25. Rxf2 Nbd5 26. a5 Nxb6 27. axb6
Rab8 28. Rxf6 gxf6 29. Nd7 f5 30. c4 a5 31. c5 Bg7 32. Nxb8 Rxb8 33. Ba6 Bf6
34. Bxb7 Rxb7 35. c6 Rxb6 36. Rc1 Bxb2 37. d7 1-0

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.03.03"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. Rc1 c6 10. Be2 Nxc3 11. Rxc3 dxc4 12. Rxc4 Nd7 13. O-O e5 14. Qc2 exd4
15. Nxd4 Nb6 16. Rc5 Nd7 17. Ra5 Nf6 18. Rc1 Bg4 19. Bf1 Bd7 20. Nf3 Bg4 21.
Nd4 Bd7 22. Nf3 Bg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.03.02"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Wang Yue"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. b3 Bg4 7. Bd2 Nbd7 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Qxf3 b4 10. Na4 e5 11. Rc1 Bd6 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Qd1 O-O
15. Be2 a5 16. Rc2 Qe7 17. Bc1 Rad8 18. Bb2 Ng6 19. O-O Ne4 20. Bd4 Nh4 21. Bd3
Nf5 22. Bb6 Rb8 23. Bxe4 Qxe4 24. Rd2 Rxb6 25. Nxb6 Qe5 26. Re1 Qh2+ 27. Kf1
Qh1+ 28. Ke2 Qxg2 29. Rxd5 Ng3+ 30. Kd3 Bc7 31. fxg3 Bxb6 32. Kc4 Rb8 33. Kb5
Bd4+ 34. Kc4 Bf6 35. Qd3 Qxg3 36. Rd1 Qc7+ 37. Rc5 Qb7 38. Qd6 Qe4+ 39. Rd4
Qc2+ 40. Kd5 Qg2+ 41. e4 Rd8 42. Qxd8+ Bxd8 43. Rc8 g6 44. Rxd8+ Kg7 45. Rd3
Qc2 46. Kd4 a4 47. bxa4 Qxa2 48. Kc5 b3 49. Rb8 b2 50. Rdb3 Qxa4 51. Rxb2 Qxe4
52. R8b3 Kh6 53. Rc3 f5 54. Rbb3 Qe5+ 55. Kc4 Kh5 56. Kd3 Kh4 57. Kd2 f4 58.
Rf3 g5 59. Rfd3 Qc5 60. Rbc3 Qf2+ 61. Kd1 Qf1+ 62. Kd2 Qg2+ 63. Kd1 Qe4 64. Kd2
h5 0-1

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.03.01"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B77"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Rb8 11. Bb3 Na5 12. Bh6 Bxh6 13. Qxh6 b5 14. g4 Nxb3+
15. Nxb3 b4 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Rb6 18. Rhe1 e5 19. dxe6 fxe6 20. Re3 Rf7 21.
Nd2 d5 22. Nb3 Qc7 23. Kb1 Rb8 24. Rde1 Rc8 25. R1e2 Qb6 26. h4 d4 27. Re5 d3
28. cxd3 Rxf3 29. d4 Bb5 30. R2e3 Bd3+ 31. Ka1 Qxd4 32. Rxe6 Rf1+ 33. Re1 Qxg4
34. Rxf1 Qxe6 35. Nc5 Qe2 36. Rc1 Bf5 37. Qf4 a5 38. h5 Qe7 39. Qc4+ Be6 40.
Qc2 Qg5 41. hxg6 hxg6 42. a3 bxa3 43. Qc3 axb2+ 44. Kxb2 Qd5 45. Rc2 a4 46. Ka1
a3 47. Qe3 Bf7 48. Qc3 g5 49. Qe3 Re8 50. Qc3 Re2 51. Nb3 Rxc2 52. Qxc2 Qe5+
53. Kb1 Kg7 54. Qd2 Bxb3 0-1

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.02.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "186"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 h6 8. Bd2
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. e4 Be7 12. g5 hxg5 13. Nxg5 b4 14. Na4 c5 15.
Nxc5 Nxc5 16. dxc5 Rc8 17. Qa4+ Bc6 18. Bb5 Bxb5 19. Qxb5+ Qd7 20. Qxd7+ Nxd7
21. Ke2 Rh4 22. Rac1 Rxc5 23. Rxc5 Bxc5 24. f4 e5 25. h3 exf4 26. Nf3 Rh6 27.
Bxf4 Re6 28. Nd2 Bd4 29. Rb1 Ra6 30. a3 bxa3 31. bxa3 Rxa3 32. Nc4 Ra2+ 33. Kd3
Bf2 34. Bd6 Nb6 35. Bb4 Nxc4 36. Kxc4 Bb6 37. Kd5 Rg2 38. Rb3 Rg5+ 39. e5 Bc7
40. Bd6 Bxd6 41. Kxd6 Rg6+ 42. Kd5 Rb6 43. Rc3 Kd7 44. Rf3 Ke7 45. Rc3 Rb7 46.
Rc6 g6 47. Ra6 Kf8 48. Ke4 Kg7 49. Kf4 Re7 50. Ra5 Kh6 51. Kg4 a6 52. Rxa6 Rxe5
53. Rb6 Re3 54. Ra6 f5+ 55. Kh4 Re4+ 56. Kg3 Kg5 57. Ra3 Re2 58. Kf3 Rh2 59.
Kg3 Rb2 60. Ra8 Rb3+ 61. Kg2 Kf4 62. Ra4+ Ke3 63. h4 Rb6 64. Kg3 Rd6 65. Rf4
Rd1 66. Rf3+ Ke4 67. Rf4+ Ke5 68. Ra4 f4+ 69. Kg2 Rd2+ 70. Kf3 Rd3+ 71. Kg2
Rg3+ 72. Kh2 Kf5 73. Ra6 Re3 74. Ra5+ Re5 75. Ra2 Kg4 76. Rg2+ Kh5 77. Kh3 Ra5
78. Rg1 Ra3+ 79. Kh2 Ra6 80. Kh3 Ra5 81. Rg2 Rc5 82. Rg1 f3 83. Kg3 Rf5 84. Rf1
f2 85. Kh3 Rf3+ 86. Kg2 Kg4 87. h5 Rg3+ 88. Kh2 Kf3 89. Ra1 Rg2+ 90. Kh1 Rg5
91. Ra3+ Kf4 92. Ra4+ Kg3 93. Ra3+ Kh4 0-1

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.02.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. Bb3 O-O 7. O-O d6 8. h3 h6
9. Re1 Ba7 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Bc2 Re8 12. Nh2 d5 13. Qf3 dxe4 14. dxe4 Ne7 15.
Ndf1 Ng6 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. Nxe3 c6 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. exf5 Nf4 20. Rad1 Qc7 21.
Ng4 N4h5 22. Re3 Nxg4 23. hxg4 Nf6 24. Qg3 Rad8 25. Rde1 Rd2 26. Bb3 Qd8 27. g5
hxg5 28. Qxg5 Nd5 29. Qh5 Qf6 30. Rh3 Kf8 31. Qg4 Kg8 32. Qh5 Kf8 33. Qg4 Kg8
34. Qh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.02.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 Nxg4 8. Rg1
Qf6 9. Rxg4 Qxf3 10. Rxg7 Nf6 11. h3 Qf5 12. Qxf5 exf5 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Nb5
Bb4+ 15. Bd2 Bxd2+ 16. Kxd2 Ke7 17. Bd3 Be6 18. Nc7 Rag8 19. Nxe6 Kxe6 20. Rxg8
Nxg8 21. Ke2 Ne7 22. Kf3 Rc8 23. a4 Rc7 24. a5 h6 25. h4 Kf6 26. h5 Nc8 27. Kf4
Nd6 28. Rg1 Rc8 29. f3 Ke6 30. Rg7 Rh8 31. Bc2 Rc8 32. Bb3 Rh8 33. Rg1 Rc8 34.
Rg7 Rh8 35. Rg2 Rc8 36. Rg1 Ne8 37. e4 fxe4 38. fxe4 Nf6 39. e5 Ne4 40. Ke3 b6
41. axb6 axb6 42. Kd3 Nf2+ 43. Ke2 Ne4 44. Ke3 f6 45. Rg6 Rc1 46. Rxh6 Rh1 47.
Bc2 Rh3+ 48. Kf4 Rh4+ 49. Kf3 Nd2+ 50. Ke2 Rh2+ 51. Kd1 Nc4 52. Rxf6+ Ke7 53.
Bg6 Rd2+ 54. Kc1 Rxd4 55. b3 Nxe5 56. Rxb6 Rh4 57. Bf5 Nf3 58. h6 Nd4 59. h7
Nxf5 60. Rb8 Nd4 61. Kb2 Kd6 62. h8=Q Rxh8 63. Rxh8 Kc5 64. Rh5 Nc6 65. Rh4 Nb4
66. Ka3 d4 67. Rh5+ Nd5 68. Kb2 Kc6 69. Ka3 Kc5 70. Rh4 Nb4 71. Rh8 Nc6 72.
Rh5+ Kd6 73. b4 d3 74. Rh3 Ne5 75. Kb3 d2 76. Kc2 Nc6 77. Rh4 1-0

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.02.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 Ne7 13. h4 Bh6 14. a4 bxa4
15. Ncb4 O-O 16. Qxa4 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 a5 18. Bb5 Be6 19. Bc6 Rb8 20. b4 Bxd5 21.
Bxd5 axb4 22. cxb4 Qb6 23. O-O Qxb4 24. Qd7 Kh8 25. Ra4 Qb5 26. Qxb5 Rxb5 27.
Bxf7 Bd2 28. Rfa1 Bc3 29. Ra8 Rbb8 30. Rxb8 Rxb8 31. Ra6 g6 32. Rxd6 Bd4 33. h5
gxh5 34. Bxh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.02.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D81"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qb3 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Be6 6. Qb5+ Bd7 7. Qb3 c5 8.
dxc5 Bg7 9. e4 Nc6 10. Nf3 Qa5 11. Bc4 O-O 12. O-O Qxc5 13. Be3 Qh5 14. Be2 Qa5
15. Rfd1 Rfd8 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Ne5 18. a4 Ng4 19. Bd4 Bxd4 20. Rxd4 Qb6
21. Qc3 Rac8 22. Bc4 e5 23. dxe6 Bxe6 24. a5 Qxd4 25. Nxd4 Rxc4 26. Nxe6 Rxc3
27. Nxd8 Rb3 28. h3 Ne5 29. Re1 Nc6 30. Nxc6 bxc6 31. Re7 Rxb2 32. Rxa7 Ra2 33.
Rc7 Rxa5 34. Rxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.02.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Wang Yue"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Qc2 dxc4 8.
e3 c5 9. dxc5 Qa5 10. Bxc4 Qxc5 11. Ne4 Qa5+ 12. Ke2 Be7 13. Rhc1 Bd7 14. Qc3
Qxc3 15. Rxc3 Nc6 16. a3 f5 17. Ned2 Bf6 18. Rc2 Ke7 19. Nb3 Rhd8 20. Nc5 Bc8
21. Rac1 Na5 22. Bb5 a6 23. Bd3 b6 24. b4 bxc5 25. bxa5 e5 26. Nd2 e4 27. Bc4
Bd7 28. f3 exf3+ 29. Nxf3 Bc6 30. Bd3 Rxd3 31. Kxd3 Be4+ 32. Kc4 Bxc2 33. Rxc2
Ke6 34. Ne1 Bd8 35. Nd3 Bxa5 36. Nxc5+ Ke5 37. Kd3 Ra7 38. Na4 Rd7+ 39. Ke2 Rc7
40. Rc5+ Rxc5 41. Nxc5 Bc7 42. Nxa6 Bd6 43. Nb4 Ke4 44. h3 Bc5 45. Nc2 g6 46.
a4 Bb6 47. Nb4 g5 48. Nc6 Bxe3 49. a5 Bc5 50. a6 Kf4 51. Kd3 Kg3 52. Kc4 Bb6
53. Kb5 Be3 54. Kc4 Bb6 55. Kb5 Be3 56. Kc4 Bb6 57. Kb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.02.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g3 Qb6 7. Ndb5 Ne5 8.
Bf4 Nfg4 9. Qa4 g5 10. Bxe5 Qxf2+ 11. Kd1 Nxe5 12. Nc7+ Kd8 13. Nxa8 Qd4+ 14.
Kc2 Nxc4 15. Kb3 Nd2+ 16. Kc2 Nc4 17. Kb3 Nd2+ 18. Kc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.02.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Bb7 12. a3 Qc8 13. b4 Nbd7 14. Bc3 Ne4 15.
Nbd2 Bd5 16. Qc2 Nxd2 17. Bxd2 Qb7 18. Rac1 Rac8 19. e4 Bxe4 20. Ng5 Bxc2 21.
Bxb7 Bd3 22. Rfe1 Bc4 23. Bxc8 Bxg5 24. Bxg5 Rxc8 25. f3 f6 26. Bf4 Nb6 27. h4
Kf7 28. Kf2 c6 29. Bd6 Bd5 30. Bc5 Na4 31. g4 Ra8 32. Re2 a5 33. Bd6 axb4 34.
Bxb4 Nb6 35. Bc5 Na4 36. Bb4 Nb6 37. Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.02.01"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Wang Yue"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. Rd1 Qc8 11. d5 exd5 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. Bxd5 Nxd5 14. Rxd5
Be7 15. e4 O-O 16. Bg5 Re8 17. Rad1 Nf8 18. Qc4 Qe6 19. b3 h6 20. Bf4 Ng6 21.
Bg3 Bf8 22. Nd2 Ne7 23. Rd3 Nc6 24. Qxe6 Rxe6 25. a4 a6 26. f3 b5 27. Bf2 Rc8
28. axb5 axb5 29. Nf1 Nb4 30. Rc3 Ra6 31. Ne3 Ra3 32. Be1 Nc6 33. Rb1 Rca8 34.
Kf1 Nd4 35. Rd3 Ra2 36. b4 R8a3 37. Rbd1 Ne6 38. bxc5 Bxc5 39. Rxa3 Rxa3 40.
Nd5 Rb3 41. h4 b4 42. f4 Rb2 43. f5 Nd4 44. Bxb4 Bxb4 45. Rxd4 Rb1+ 46. Ke2
Rb2+ 47. Kf3 Be1 48. h5 Rf2+ 49. Ke3 Rxg2 50. Ra4 Bh4 51. Ra8+ Kh7 52. Rf8 Bg5+
53. Kf3 Rh2 54. Rxf7 Kg8 55. Ra7 Rxh5 56. e5 Rh3+ 57. Ke4 Rh1 58. e6 Re1+ 59.
Kd4 h5 60. Kc5 Re5 61. f6 Bxf6 62. Kd6 Rf5 63. Nxf6+ Rxf6 64. Kd7 h4 65. e7 Rf7
66. Kd8 Kh7 67. Ra6 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.31"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Smeets, Jan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bb5 e6 8.
O-O Be7 9. d4 O-O 10. Re1 Bd7 11. Bd3 Rc8 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Ne5 Bf6 14. Bf4 g6
15. Qb3 Na5 16. Qb4 Be6 17. Bh6 Bg7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. h4 Re8 20. h5 f6 21. Nf3
b6 22. Bb5 Re7 23. Re2 Rcc7 24. Rae1 Kf7 25. Qd2 Qf8 26. Qf4 Bf5 27. g4 Bc8 28.
b4 Nb7 29. Bc6 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.30"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E37"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Ne4 7. Qc2 c5 8.
dxc5 Nc6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. e3 Bf5 11. Bd3 O-O 12. Nf3 Qa5+ 13. Nd2 Nxd2 14. Bxd2
Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Qxc5 16. Rc1 Qb6 17. O-O Rad8 18. f4 Rfe8 19. b4 h6 20. h3 a6 21.
Rc5 a5 22. Rfc1 axb4 23. axb4 Re4 24. Kh2 Rc4 25. R1xc4 dxc4 26. Qe2 Nxb4 27.
Rxc4 Nd3 28. Rd4 Rxd4 29. exd4 Qxd4 30. Qe8+ Kh7 31. Qxf7 Qe4 32. f5 Qe5+ 33.
Kh1 Nf2+ 34. Kg1 Ne4 35. Bf4 Qd4+ 36. Kh2 Nf6 37. Bxh6 Qe5+ 38. Kh1 Qe1+ 39.
Kh2 Ng4+ 40. hxg4 Qh4+ 41. Kg1 Qe1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.28"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D81"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qb3 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bg7 6. e4 O-O 7. Be2 Nfd7 8.
Be3 Nb6 9. Qd3 f5 10. Rd1 f4 11. Bc1 e5 12. d5 c6 13. Nf3 cxd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5
15. Qb3 Kh8 16. Bc4 Nc6 17. Bxd5 Qe7 18. h3 Nb4 19. Bc4 b5 20. Bxb5 Nxa2 21.
Bd2 Rb8 22. Qa4 Qb7 23. O-O Qxb5 24. Qxa2 Qxb2 25. Qxa7 Qb7 26. Qc5 Be6 27. Qd6
Bb3 28. Rb1 Qxe4 29. Bc3 Rbd8 30. Qa3 Bc2 31. Rb5 Qa4 32. Qb2 Bd3 33. Rb7 Qc2
34. Qb4 Rfe8 35. Re1 Be2 36. Nxe5 Bxe5 37. Bxe5+ Rxe5 38. Qxf4 Qf5 39. Qh6 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Bc4 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Re1 Bg4 9. f3 Bd7 10. Be3 Nc6 11. a4 Ne5 12. Bf1 Rc8 13. a5 a6 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15.
exd5 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Rxc4 17. c3 Re8 18. Nc2 Ra4 19. Bb6 Rxa1 20. Qxa1 Qc8 21. Ne3
e5 22. dxe6 Rxe6 23. Qd1 Qe8 24. Kf2 Qe7 25. g3 Qg5 26. Qd5 Qxd5 27. Nxd5 Rxe1
28. Kxe1 Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. g3 a5 7. Bg2 Nbd7 8. O-O Bb4
9. e4 Bxc3 10. bxc3 Nxe4 11. Ba3 Ndf6 12. Ne5 Nd6 13. cxd5 exd5 14. c4 O-O 15.
cxd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. a3 Ba5 6. g3 O-O 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. O-O
d6 9. d3 h6 10. Rb1 Rb8 11. e3 e5 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. cxd5 Ne7 14. b4 cxb4 15.
axb4 Bc7 16. Qa2 b5 17. e4 Bb6 18. Bb2 Bg4 19. d4 exd4 20. Nxd4 Qd7 21. Rbc1
Ng6 22. Kh1 Rbc8 23. Qb3 Ne5 24. f3 Bh3 25. Bxh3 Qxh3 26. Nf5 Nc4 27. Rfe1 Bf2
28. Red1 g6 29. Qc3 f6 30. Ne7+ Kh7 31. Nxc8 Bxg3 32. Qc2 Rxc8 33. Qg2 Qxg2+
34. Kxg2 Bf4 35. Bd4 Bxc1 36. Rxc1 Kg7 37. Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[PlyCount "158"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Bd3 Bg4 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. Qc2 e6 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Be7 10. e4 O-O 11. Bd3 h6 12. h3 Bh5 13. e5 Nd5 14. g4 Nb4 15.
Bh7+ Kh8 16. Qb1 f5 17. exf6 Nxf6 18. gxh5 Nxh7 19. Ne5 Kg8 20. Qg6 Rf6 21. Qg4
Ng5 22. Ndc4 Nd5 23. h4 Nf7 24. Kh1 Bf8 25. Be3 Ne7 26. Nb6 Ra7 27. Ned7 Rf5
28. Rg1 Nd5 29. Nxd5 Rxd5 30. Nxf8 Qxf8 31. Rg3 Ra8 32. Rag1 Kh8 33. Qxe6 Rxh5
34. Qg4 g6 35. d5 Ne5 36. Bd4 Qf6 37. Bxe5 Qxe5 38. dxc6 bxc6 39. Rd1 Rg8 40.
Qd4 Qxd4 41. Rxd4 g5 42. Rc3 Rf8 43. Kg1 Rf6 44. hxg5 Rxg5+ 45. Kf1 Kg7 46.
Rdc4 Ra5 47. a3 Rb5 48. Rc2 Rd6 49. a4 Rb6 50. b4 a5 51. bxa5 Ra6 52. Rg4+ Kf7
53. Rc5 Rd5 54. Rgc4 Rxa5 55. Rxc6 Rd1+ 56. Ke2 Ra1 57. Rf4+ Ke7 58. Rcc4 h5
59. Rb4 Ra2+ 60. Kf3 Ra3+ 61. Kg2 Ke6 62. Rbe4+ Kd6 63. f3 Ra2+ 64. Kh3 Ra1 65.
Rd4+ Ke6 66. Rb4 Rg5 67. Rfe4+ Kf6 68. Rf4+ Ke6 69. Rb6+ Ke7 70. Rb2 Rh1+ 71.
Rh2 Ra1 72. Kh4 Rg8 73. Rd4 Kf6 74. Rf4+ Ke5 75. Rb4 Kf5 76. Kh3 Ra3 77. Rf2
Ra8 78. Rb5+ Kf4 79. Rxh5 Rxf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 a5 10. d4 a4 11. Bc2 Bd7 12. Na3 Rb8 13. d5 Na7 14. c4 Ra8 15. Be3 b4
16. Nb1 c5 17. a3 b3 18. Bd3 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 f5 20. Nfd2 fxe4 21. Qh5 Be8 22. Qe2
Bd7 23. Qh5 Be8 24. Qe2 Bd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2
b6 9. Bb2 Qe7 10. O-O Bb7 11. Rfe1 Rfe8 12. Rad1 Rad8 13. Bf1 Bb4 14. a3 Bxa3
15. Bxa3 Qxa3 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Ra1 Qd6 18. Rxa7 Qb8 19. Rea1 c5 20. b4 cxd4
21. Nxd4 Rc8 22. Qb3 Ne5 23. h3 g6 24. Be2 Re7 25. R7a2 Nc4 26. Rd1 Nxe3 27.
fxe3 Rxe3 28. Rd3 Qg3 29. Nd1 Qe1+ 30. Bf1 Rxd3 31. Qxd3 Qxb4 32. Qd2 Qd6 33.
Nf3 Ne4 34. Qd4 Rc1 35. Rb2 Qc5 36. Ne3 Ba6 37. Rxb6 Qxd4 38. Nxd4 Bxf1 39.
Nxf1 Nd2 40. Rf6 Rd1 41. Ne2 d4 42. Neg3 h5 43. Rf2 Nb1 44. Rb2 f5 45. Nh1 Nc3
46. Rd2 Ra1 47. h4 Kg7 48. Nhg3 Ra4 49. Nh2 Ne4 50. Rd3 Nxg3 51. Rxg3 d3 52.
Rxd3 Rxh4 53. Rd7+ Kh6 54. Nf3 Re4 55. Rd6 Kg7 56. Kh2 Kh6 57. Nd4 Rh4+ 58. Kg3
Rg4+ 59. Kh3 Kg7 60. g3 Kf7 61. Nf3 Ke7 62. Ra6 f4 63. gxf4 Rxf4 64. Ne5 Re4
65. Nxg6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Qb3 Qb6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Nh4 Bh5 8. h3
Nbd7 9. g4 Bg6 10. g5 Ng8 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. Qc2 Ne7 13. Bd2 Nf5 14. cxd5 cxd5
15. Nb5 Bd6 16. Qa4 a6 17. Rc1 Ke7 18. Nxd6 Nxd6 19. Bd3 Rhc8 20. Ke2 e5 21.
Qb4 e4 22. Bc2 Qxb4 23. Bxb4 a5 24. Bxd6+ Kxd6 25. f3 exf3+ 26. Kxf3 Nf8 27.
Bd3 Ne6 28. h4 Rxc1 29. Rxc1 Rh8 30. Kg4 Re8 31. Bb5 Rg8 32. Rc3 f5+ 33. Kg3
Rf8 34. Bd3 f4+ 35. exf4 Nxf4 36. Kg4 Nxd3 37. Rxd3 Rf2 38. Rb3 Kc6 39. Rc3+
Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Stellwagen, Daniel"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

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. Nc3 Ke8 10. h3 b6 11. Rd1 Bb7 12. Bf4 Rc8 13. g4 Ne7 14. e6
fxe6 15. Ng5 Nd5 16. Nxe6 Nxf4 17. Nxf4 Bd6 18. Ne6 Kf7 19. Ng5+ Kg6 20. Nce4
Be5 21. Nf3 Bxb2 22. Rd7 Bf6 23. Nxf6 Kxf6 24. g5+ Kg6 25. Re1 Rhe8 26. Ne5+
Kxg5 27. Rxg7+ Kf6 28. Rf7+ Ke6 29. Rxh7 Rg8+ 30. Ng4+ Kd5 31. Ree7 c5 32. Rxc7
Rxc7 33. Rxc7 Bc8 34. Rxa7 Bxg4 35. hxg4 Rxg4+ 36. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. d4 Nc6 6. Bg2 Bg4 7. O-O Be7 8.
dxc5 Bxc5 9. Qe1+ Be7 10. Ne5 Be6 11. c4 Nf6 12. Nc3 Rc8 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Bh6
Nxe5 15. Rd1 gxh6 16. Qxe5 Bf6 17. Qe2 Bxc3 18. Bxd5 Qe7 19. Qb5+ Qd7 20. Qb3
Rc5 21. Bxe6 Qxe6 22. Qa3 b6 23. bxc3 O-O 24. Qxa7 Rxc3 25. Rfe1 Qf6 26. Qa4
Rc5 27. Re4 Rf5 28. Rg4+ Kh8 29. Qb4 Rc8 30. Rc4 Re8 31. Re4 Rc8 32. Re2 Rfc5
33. Re4 Rf5 34. Rde1 Rg8 35. Re8 Rfg5 36. R8e4 Rf5 37. R1e2 Qa1+ 38. Kg2 Qf6
39. a4 Qc6 40. Qb2+ Qf6 41. Rb4 Qxb2 42. Rexb2 Ra8 43. Rxb6 Rxa4 44. Rxh6 Kg7
45. Rd6 h6 46. f4 Rfa5 47. Rdd2 Ra6 48. Kh3 R6a5 49. Kh4 Ra6 50. Rbc2 R6a5 51.
Rf2 Ra6 52. Kh5 R4a5+ 53. f5 Rg6 54. g4 Ra3 55. Kh4 Rb6 56. h3 Rbb3 57. Rh2 Rf3
58. Rcf2 Rfe3 59. Rf1 Rab3 60. Rfh1 Rf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gjovik Aker CC Rapid Final"]
[Site "Gjovik"]
[Date "2009.01.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2009.01.05"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. h3 d6 7. Nbd2 Ne7 8. d4
exd4 9. cxd4 Bb6 10. O-O d5 11. e5 Ne4 12. Bd3 Bf5 13. Qe2 Nc6 14. Rd1 Nxd4 15.
Nxd4 Bxd4 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Nb3 c5 18. Be3 Qe7 19. Nxd4 cxd4 20. Bxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gjovik Aker CC Rapid Final"]
[Site "Gjovik"]
[Date "2009.01.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2009.01.05"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Bd2 b4 10. c3 Rb8 11. Bc4 Qc8 12. Re1 O-O 13. d4 Bg4 14. Be3 Na5 15. Bd3
Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Nb3 17. Ra2 Ng4 18. Nd2 bxc3 19. bxc3 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 Bf6 21. Nf3
Re8 22. Rb1 c5 23. dxe5 dxe5 24. Bf1 c4 25. Nd2 Nxd2 26. Rxb8 Qxb8 27. Rxd2 Qb3
28. a5 h6 29. Rd5 Rd8 30. g3 Bg5 31. Qf3 Bf6 32. h4 Qa2 33. Rxd8+ Bxd8 34. Qd1
Bxa5 35. Qd5 Bb6 36. Kh2 Qxf2+ 37. Bg2 a5 38. Qxc4 Qc5 39. Qa4 g6 40. Qb3 h5
41. c4 Kg7 42. Kh3 Qc6 43. Qc3 Qe6+ 44. Kh2 Qe7 45. Qb3 Qb4 46. Qd3 Bd4 47. Qe2
a4 48. g4 a3 49. gxh5 Qb2 50. Qg4 Qd2 51. Kh3 Qe3+ 52. Bf3 Qf4 0-1

[Event "Gjovik Aker CC Rapid"]
[Site "Gjovik"]
[Date "2009.01.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D14"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2009.01.02"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Bf5 7. e3 e6 8. Bd3
Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. O-O O-O 12. Rac1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gjovik Aker CC Blitz"]
[Site "Gjovik"]
[Date "2009.01.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2009.01.04"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 b5 6. e5 Nd5 7. a4 e6 8. axb5
Nxc3 9. bxc3 cxb5 10. Ng5 Bb7 11. Qh5 g6 12. Qg4 Bd5 13. h4 h6 14. Ne4 Nd7 15.
h5 g5 16. Be2 a5 17. O-O b4 18. Nd2 Nb6 19. f4 bxc3 20. Nf3 gxf4 21. Bxf4 Kd7
22. Ne1 Kc6 23. Nc2 Bb4 24. Rf2 Qe7 25. Qh3 Rag8 26. Bf1 Rg7 27. Ne3 Kb7 28.
Ng4 Nd7 29. Bc1 Kc6 30. Ne3 Nb6 31. Nxd5 Nxd5 32. Bxc4 Rhg8 33. Bxd5+ exd5 34.
Bxh6 Rg3 35. Qf5 Qe6 36. Qxe6+ fxe6 37. Bf4 R3g4 38. Be3 Kb5 39. h6 Kc4 40. Kf1
Kd3 41. Rf3 Kc4 42. Rh3 Rf8+ 43. Kg1 Rfg8 44. Kh1 Kb3 45. Rf1 a4 46. Bd2 Rxd4
47. Bxc3 Bxc3 48. Rc1 Rc4 49. h7 Rh8 50. g4 a3 51. g5 Kb2 52. Rg1 Bxe5 53. Rg2+
Rc2 0-1

[Event "Gjovik Aker CC Blitz"]
[Site "Gjovik"]
[Date "2009.01.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C76"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2009.01.04"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 g6 5. c3 d6 6. d4 Bd7 7. O-O Bg7 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. Be3 Nf6 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Re1 Re8 12. h3 Qc8 13. Qe2 Nd8 14. Bxd7 Nxd7
15. Red1 Ne6 16. a4 Nb8 17. Qc4 Nc6 18. b4 Rd8 19. Nb3 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Qe8 21.
Ng5 Rd8 22. Rxd8 Ncxd8 23. Nxe6 Nxe6 24. Na5 b5 25. axb5 axb5 26. Qd5 Nf4 27.
Qd2 h5 28. h4 Ne6 29. g3 Qa8 30. Qd5 Qxd5 31. exd5 Nd8 32. c4 bxc4 33. Nxc4 f6
34. b5 Bf8 35. Ba7 Kf7 36. Bb8 Ke7 37. Bxc7 Nb7 38. Kf1 Kd7 39. b6 e4 40. Ke2
Bc5 41. Nd2 f5 42. Nc4 1-0

[Event "Gjovik Aker CC Rapid"]
[Site "Gjovik"]
[Date "2009.01.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2009.01.02"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. d3 d6 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Nf1 Qd7 13. Ng3 Nd8 14. c3 bxc3 15.
bxc3 c5 16. d4 exd4 17. cxd4 Nc6 18. Ba3 Rac8 19. dxc5 dxc5 20. Qe2 Nb4 21. Qc4
Rfd8 22. Ne5 Qe8 23. Qxe6+ Kf8 24. Qc4 Bd6 25. Nf3 Bxg3 26. hxg3 Qf7 27. Qe2
Qe6 28. Ng5 Qe5 29. f4 Qd4+ 30. Kh1 Rc6 31. Bxb4 cxb4 32. Rad1 Qb6 33. e5 Nd5
34. e6 Ke7 35. Qh5 1-0

[Event "Gjovik Aker CC Rapid"]
[Site "Gjovik"]
[Date "2009.01.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Lie, Kjetil A"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2539"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2009.01.02"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. c4 c6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Ne5 Be6 6. cxd5 Bxd5 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Nc3 Bc6 9. O-O e6 10. d3 Be7 11. a3 O-O 12. Qc2 Nbd7 13. Rd1 b5 14. b3 Qb6 15.
Bb2 Rac8 16. Rac1 Rfd8 17. Qb1 c4 18. dxc4 bxc4 19. bxc4 Bc5 20. Rf1 Ng4 21. e3
Ndf6 22. Qc2 Bxe3 23. Rcd1 Nxf2 24. Rxf2 Ng4 25. Rdf1 Nxf2 26. Rxf2 Bxf3 27.
Bxf3 Rd2 28. c5 Bxf2+ 0-1

[Event "Gjovik Aker CC Rapid"]
[Site "Gjovik"]
[Date "2009.01.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2009.01.02"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Na6 8. O-O
Ng4 9. Bg5 Qe8 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Qc1 c6 12. Rd1 f6 13. Bd2 f5 14. h3 Nf6 15.
exf5 Bxf5 16. Bh6 Bxh6 17. Qxh6 e4 18. Nh4 Qe5 19. g4 Be6 20. Qe3 Rae8 21. f4
Qc5 22. Ng2 h5 23. Qxc5 Nxc5 24. Ne3 hxg4 25. hxg4 Nfd7 26. Rf1 Re7 27. Kg2 Nd3
28. Kg3 N7c5 29. b3 a6 30. Rad1 b5 31. Bxd3 exd3 32. b4 Bf7 33. Rf3 Rfe8 34.
Kf2 Ne4+ 35. Nxe4 Rxe4 36. Rxd3 bxc4 37. Rd6 R4e6 38. Rd4 Re4 39. Rd6 Rc8 40.
Nd1 Bd5 41. Nc3 Rd4 42. Kg3 Kf7 43. Nxd5 Rxd5 44. Rxd5 cxd5 45. Kf2 c3 0-1

[Event "Gjovik Aker CC Rapid"]
[Site "Gjovik"]
[Date "2009.01.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2009.01.02"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 Ne4 8. Nxe4
Bxe4 9. d4 O-O 10. Bf4 d6 11. Qd2 Qc8 12. Rad1 Qb7 13. Qe3 d5 14. cxd5 Bxd5 15.
dxc5 Bxc5 16. Qd3 f5 17. a3 Nd7 18. b4 Be7 19. Nh4 Bxh4 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. Qxd5+
Qxd5 22. Rxd5 Nf6 23. Rd4 Bxg3 24. hxg3 Rac8 25. Rc1 Rxc1+ 26. Bxc1 Ne4 27. Bf4
Nf6 28. Bg5 Ne4 29. Bf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gjovik Aker CC Rapid"]
[Site "Gjovik"]
[Date "2009.01.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Lie, Kjetil A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B38"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2539"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2009.01.02"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bg7 5. c4 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nc3 d6 8. Be2
O-O 9. O-O Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Bd7 11. Qd2 Bc6 12. f3 Nd7 13. Be3 a5 14. b3 Nc5 15.
Rab1 Qb6 16. Rfc1 Rfc8 17. Rc2 Qd8 18. Bf1 h5 19. a3 Kh7 20. Kh1 Be5 21. b4
axb4 22. axb4 Ne6 23. Nd5 Ra3 24. f4 Bg7 25. f5 Nf8 26. Bg5 Bxd5 27. Qxd5 e6
28. fxe6 fxe6 29. Qxb7 Qxg5 30. Qxc8 Qf4 31. Qb7 Kh6 32. g3 Qf3+ 33. Bg2 Qd3
34. Rbc1 Be5 35. c5 h4 36. gxh4 Qe3 37. Qf7 Nh7 38. h5 gxh5 39. Qxe6+ Nf6 40.
Rf1 Ra1 41. Rxa1 Bxa1 42. Qf5 Bd4 43. Qf1 Nxe4 44. Bxe4 Qxe4+ 45. Rg2 dxc5 46.
Qf8+ Kh7 47. Qg8+ Kh6 48. Qg5+ 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0809"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2008.12.14"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2631"]
[PlyCount "182"]
[EventDate "2008.10.03"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[WhiteTeam "Baden-Baden"]
[BlackTeam "Kreuzberg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 a5 10. bxa5 Rxa5 11. a4 b6 12. Bd2 Ra8 13. Ne1 Ne8 14. Nd3 f5 15. f3
f4 16. Nb5 g5 17. a5 c6 18. dxc6 Nxc6 19. axb6 Rxa1 20. Qxa1 Qxb6+ 21. Kh1 Rf7
22. Nb4 Nd4 23. Nd5 Qa6 24. Bd3 Nb3 25. Qb2 Nxd2 26. Ra1 Qc6 27. Qxd2 Be6 28.
Qa5 Rd7 29. Bc2 Qxc4 30. Ba4 Bxd5 31. exd5 e4 32. Na3 Qc7 33. Qxc7 Rxc7 34. Re1
Ra7 35. Bxe8 Rxa3 36. fxe4 g4 37. Bh5 g3 38. hxg3 fxg3 39. Kg1 Ra2 40. Rd1 Be5
41. Kf1 Rf2+ 42. Kg1 Kg7 43. Rf1 Kh6 44. Bg4 Rb2 45. Bf5 Bd4+ 46. Kh1 Rf2 47.
Rd1 Rf4 48. Re1 Be3 49. Bh3 Rxe4 50. Rd1 Bd4 51. Rf1 Bf2 52. Rd1 Kg5 53. Be6
Kf6 54. Bh3 Ke5 55. Be6 Kf4 56. Rb1 Rd4 57. Ra1 Ke3 58. Ra3+ Kd2 59. Bf5 Rh4+
60. Bh3 Re4 61. Ra1 Rd4 62. Bg4 Kc3 63. Rc1+ Kb2 64. Rd1 Rf4 65. Be6 Bd4 66.
Bh3 Kc2 67. Re1 Bc3 68. Rg1 Rf6 69. Be6 Rh6+ 70. Bh3 Rh5 71. Rf1 Rxd5 72. Bf5+
Kd2 73. Bg4 Bd4 74. Rd1+ Kc2 75. Re1 Bf2 76. Bd1+ Kc3 77. Bf3 Ra5 78. Rc1+ Kb2
79. Rd1 Ra4 80. Rd2+ Kc3 81. Rc2+ Kxc2 82. Bd1+ Kd2 83. Bxa4 d5 84. Bc2 h6 85.
Be4 d4 86. Bg6 Ke1 87. Bf5 h5 88. Bg4 h4 89. Bf5 Be3 90. Bg6 Kf2 91. Bf5 Bh6
0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0809"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2008.12.13"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Maiwald, Jens Uwe"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2508"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2008.10.03"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[WhiteTeam "Dresden"]
[BlackTeam "Baden-Baden"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Bb4+ 3. Bd2 Bxd2+ 4. Qxd2 f5 5. g3 Nf6 6. Bg2 O-O 7. Nf3 d6 8.
O-O Qe7 9. Nc3 c6 10. Rad1 d5 11. Qc2 Nbd7 12. Rfe1 Ne4 13. e3 Nd6 14. c5 Nf7
15. b4 e5 16. dxe5 Nfxe5 17. Nd4 Nf6 18. Na4 Kh8 19. Qb3 Bd7 20. a3 Rae8 21.
Nb2 g5 22. f4 Ng6 23. Nd3 gxf4 24. exf4 Ne4 25. Nf3 Qf6 26. Nde5 Nxe5 27. Nxe5
Bc8 28. Qe3 h5 29. Qd4 Kh7 30. Re3 h4 31. gxh4 Rg8 32. Nf3 Qxd4 33. Rxd4 Rg4
34. Ng5+ Kg6 35. Nh3 Kf6 36. Rf3 Reg8 37. Ng5 Rxh4 38. h3 Rh5 0-1

[Event "Dresden ol (Men) 38th"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Adly, Ahmed"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E52"]
[WhiteElo "2586"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Bd2 Nbd7 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd7 12. Qc2 g6 13. f4 Nc5 14. Ne2 Bxd2
15. Qxd2 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 c5 17. Nc3 d4 18. Ne4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 dxe3 20. Qxe3 Qh4
21. Rad1 Rad8 22. Qf3 Qe7 23. Rf2 Rxd1+ 24. Qxd1 Rd8 25. Rd2 Rxd2 26. Qxd2 Qe6
27. Kf2 Kg7 28. a3 h5 29. Qd3 Qg4 30. g3 Qh3 31. Kg1 Qf5 32. Qe2 a6 33. Kf2 b5
34. Ke3 Qb1 35. Qd2 a5 36. e6 fxe6 37. Qd7+ Kh6 38. Qxb5 Qg1+ 39. Kf3 Qh1+ 40.
Ke3 Qxh2 41. Kf3 Qh1+ 42. Kf2 h4 43. gxh4 Qxh4+ 44. Kf3 Qh3+ 45. Ke4 Qg2+ 46.
Ke3 a4 47. Qxa4 Qxb2 48. Qa8 Qd4+ 49. Kf3 c4 50. Kg4 c3 51. Qf8+ Qg7 52. Qd8
Kh7 53. Qc8 Qf6 54. a4 g5 55. Qd7+ Kg6 56. fxg5 Qf5+ 57. Kh4 c2 58. Qd2 Qe4+
59. Kg3 Qc4 60. Qd8 Kh5 61. Qh8+ Kxg5 62. Qg7+ Kf5 63. Qf7+ Ke5 64. Qg7+ Kd5
65. Qd7+ Ke4 66. Qb7+ Kd3 67. Qf3+ Kd2 0-1

[Event "Dresden ol (Men) 38th"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Rowson, Jonathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A84"]
[WhiteElo "2596"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[WhiteTeam "Scotland"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. b3 f5 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Qe7 8. Bb2 b6
9. Qc1 Bb7 10. Ba3 Nbd7 11. Qb2 c5 12. Nc3 a6 13. Rfd1 O-O 14. cxd5 exd5 15. g3
Rac8 16. Rac1 Kh8 17. Qb1 Ne4 18. dxc5 Nxc3 19. Rxc3 bxc5 20. Bf1 Nf6 21. Bg2
Ne4 22. Rc2 a5 23. Bb2 Rf7 24. Ba1 Re8 25. Qc1 h6 26. Ne1 Kh7 27. Nd3 Rc8 28.
Nf4 Bxf4 29. exf4 Qf8 30. Qa3 d4 31. Qxa5 Rd7 32. Qb5 Qd6 33. Qd3 Ba6 34. Qf3
d3 35. Rcc1 d2 36. Rc2 Qg6 37. Bf1 Bb7 38. Qe3 Re8 39. Be5 Rxe5 40. fxe5 f4 41.
Qe2 Ng5 42. Rc3 Qc6 43. f3 Nxf3+ 44. Kf2 Ng5 45. e6 Ne4+ 46. Qxe4+ Qxe4 47.
exd7 Qd4+ 48. Ke2 Ba6+ 0-1

[Event "Dresden ol (Men) 38th"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C87"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[PlyCount "161"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Slovenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SLO"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 d6 7. c3 O-O 8. Re1
Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. Nbd2 Nd7 11. Nf1 Nc5 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. g4 Bg6 14. Ng3 Ne6 15.
Kg2 c5 16. Rh1 f6 17. h4 d5 18. c4 dxe4 19. dxe4 Qxd1 20. Rxd1 Rfd8 21. Be3 Nd4
22. Rd2 Bf7 23. Rc1 Rab8 24. Ne1 a5 25. Nd3 Be6 26. f3 a4 27. Nf5 Bf8 28. Bf2
Nc6 29. Rcc2 Bf7 30. Ne3 Nd4 31. Rc1 Ne6 32. Rcd1 Rd4 33. Kh2 Rbd8 34. Nd5 Rxc4
35. b3 axb3 36. axb3 Rd4 37. Bxd4 Nxd4 38. Kg2 Nxb3 39. Rb2 c6 40. Ne3 c4 41.
Nf2 Nd4 42. Rb7 c3 43. Rd3 c2 44. Nxc2 c5 45. Rd2 Ra8 46. Ne3 c4 47. Nfd1 Ne6
48. Rdb2 h5 49. Rb8 Ra3 50. Rc8 hxg4 51. fxg4 Kh7 52. Rb7 Bg6 53. Rxc4 Nc5 54.
Rbb4 Ra2+ 55. Kg3 Rd2 56. h5 Bf7 57. Rc2 Rd4 58. Rxd4 exd4 59. Nf5 d3 60. Rb2
Nxe4+ 61. Kf4 Nc5 62. Nf2 g6 63. hxg6+ Kxg6 64. Ke3 Be6 65. Nh4+ Kg5 66. Nf3+
Kg6 67. Rb6 Kf7 68. Rc6 Bd7 69. Rc7 Ke8 70. Nd4 Bh6+ 71. Kf3 Ne6 72. Nxe6 Bxe6
73. Nxd3 f5 74. gxf5 Bxf5 75. Ne5 Bf8 76. Ra7 Bd6 77. Nc4 Bh2 78. Ne3 Bd7 79.
Ke4 Bg1 80. Ra8+ Kf7 81. Ra7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dresden ol (Men) 38th"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Czech Republic"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 d6 7. c3 O-O 8. Re1
Re8 9. Nbd2 Bf8 10. h3 b5 11. Bc2 Bb7 12. d4 g6 13. d5 Ne7 14. Nf1 Bg7 15. b3
Nxe4 16. Bxe4 f5 17. Bc2 Nxd5 18. b4 Nxc3 19. Bb3+ d5 20. Qc2 Ne4 21. Rxe4 fxe4
22. Ng5 a5 23. bxa5 Rxa5 24. Nxe4 Kh8 25. Bg5 Qc8 26. Nf6 Rd8 27. Ne3 e4 28.
Rc1 h6 29. Nxe4 dxe4 30. Bxd8 Qxd8 31. Qxc7 Qxc7 32. Rxc7 Ba6 33. Nd5 b4 34.
Ra7 Bd4 35. Ra8+ Kh7 36. Nxb4 Rf5 37. Rxa6 Rxf2 38. Rd6 Rd2+ 39. Kf1 e3 40.
Rxd4 Rxd4 41. Nd5 Rd3 42. Ke1 h5 43. Bc4 Rd4 44. Nxe3 Kh6 45. a4 Kg5 46. a5 Kf4
47. Kf2 Rd2+ 48. Be2 Ke4 49. a6 Ra2 50. h4 1-0

[Event "Dresden ol (Men) 38th"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Rahman, Ziaur"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[WhiteTeam "Bangladesh"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BAN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e4 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. c3 d5 6. Nd2 c5 7. Ngf3 Nc6 8.
dxc5 Bxc5 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Bb6 11. Qe2 Qf4 12. Rad1 Bd7 13. Bc2 Rfd8 14. exd5
exd5 15. Qd3 Be6 16. Qh7+ Kf8 17. Nb3 Qf6 18. Nbd4 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Rac8 20. Rd3
Bxd4 21. Rxd4 Rc4 22. Rfd1 Rxd4 23. Rxd4 Qe5 24. Rd1 d4 25. Qd3 Bxa2 26. cxd4
Qa5 27. h3 Be6 28. Bb3 Bxb3 29. Qxb3 Rxd4 30. Rxd4 Qe1+ 31. Kh2 Qe5+ 32. Kg1
Qe1+ 33. Kh2 Qe5+ 34. Kg1 Qxd4 35. Qxb7 g5 36. g3 Kg7 37. Kg2 a5 38. b3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dresden ol (Men) 38th"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Nyback, Tomi"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[WhiteTeam "Finland"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FIN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 c6 8. Bd3
b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 Ba6 11. O-O Qc8 12. Qc2 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Nh5 14. Be5 Qb7 15.
Rfc1 Rfc8 16. h3 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 b5 18. Rcb1 Qc7 19. a4 axb4 20. axb5 bxc3 21.
Nxc6 Nf6 22. Qxc3 Bf8 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Ra1 Ne4 25. Qb2 Re8 26. Ne5 Nxc5 27. b6
Qb7 28. Qb5 Ra8 29. Rxa8 Qxa8 30. dxc5 Qa1+ 31. Kh2 Qxe5+ 32. g3 d4 33. b7 Qf5
34. Qb2 dxe3 35. fxe3 Qxc5 36. b8=Q Qxe3 37. Qc7 h6 38. Qbc2 Qd4 39. Q7c4 1-0

[Event "Dresden ol (Men) 38th"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A26"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. a3 g6 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. d3 d6 8. Bg5 h6
9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. O-O Be6 11. b4 Ne7 12. Rc1 c6 13. b5 d5 14. Nd2 Bg7 15. bxc6
bxc6 16. Qa4 f5 17. cxd5 cxd5 18. e3 e4 19. Rfd1 Rc8 20. Nb5 Bd7 21. Rb1 Rb8
22. dxe4 Qe8 23. exd5 Bxb5 24. Qxa7 Be5 25. Qc5 Qd7 26. Nf3 Bd6 27. Qd4 Be2 28.
Rxb8 Rxb8 29. Re1 Bxf3 30. Bxf3 Bxa3 31. e4 fxe4 32. Rxe4 Rb4 33. Qe3 Rxe4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Dresden ol (Men) 38th"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "England"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Bf4 d5 8. Ne5
Na6 9. O-O c5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Rc1 Bf6 14. Nd3 Ne6
15. Qd2 Qe7 16. Be5 Bxe5 17. Nxe5 Rac8 18. e3 Rc7 19. Nf3 Rfc8 20. Rfd1 h6 21.
Rxc7 Rxc7 22. Ne1 Qf6 23. Qe2 Rd7 24. Qb5 Nc5 25. Qb4 a5 26. Qd2 Ne6 27. Nf3
Rc7 28. Qe2 Rc5 29. h3 g6 30. a3 Bc6 31. Rd2 Ba4 32. Kh2 Bb3 33. Qa6 Qd8 34.
Qd3 Bc4 35. Qc3 Ba2 36. Qd3 Bc4 37. Qc2 Bf1 38. Qd1 Bxg2 39. Kxg2 Qa8 40. Kh2
Qc6 41. Ne5 Qd6 42. b4 axb4 43. axb4 Rc8 44. Rxd5 Qxb4 45. h4 h5 46. Rd7 1-0

[Event "Dresden ol (Men) 38th"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Wang Yue"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E35"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8.
Nf3 O-O 9. e3 Bf5 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 c6 12. O-O Nd7 13. a3 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 Nb6
15. Ne5 Qf5 16. Rfc1 f6 17. Nd3 Nc4 18. Nc5 Nd6 19. Qc2 Qxc2 20. Rxc2 Rae8 21.
g3 g5 22. Kg2 Kg7 23. a4 Re7 24. Rh1 Kg6 25. Rc3 h5 26. h4 Rh8 27. Rcc1 Rhh7
28. Rh2 Nf5 29. hxg5 fxg5 30. Nd3 g4 31. Rch1 Kg5 32. Nf4 Ng7 33. b4 a6 34. b5
axb5 35. axb5 Rh6 36. Ra1 Nf5 37. Ra8 h4 38. gxh4+ Nxh4+ 39. Rxh4 Kxh4 40. Rg8
Rf7 41. f3 Rxf4 42. exf4 cxb5 43. Rxg4+ Kh5 44. Rg5+ Kh4 45. Rg7 Kh5 46. Rxb7
Ra6 47. Rxb5 Kh4 48. Rb2 Ra4 49. Rd2 Kh5 50. Kg3 Rb4 51. Rd1 Ra4 52. Kh3 Ra3
53. Rh1 Rd3 54. Kg3+ Kg6 55. Rh4 Rd2 56. Rg4+ Kf6 57. f5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dresden ol (Men) 38th"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Meier, Georg"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "2558"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany II"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Nbd7 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Qa5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Qd2 Bb4 9. Rc1 c5 10. a3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 b6 12. c4 Qxd2+ 13. Nxd2 N5f6 14. Be2
Ba6 15. f3 O-O 16. Kf2 h6 17. Bh4 Rfe8 18. Rhd1 cxd4 19. exd4 e5 20. Nb3 Rac8
21. a4 e4 22. Bxf6 Nxf6 23. d5 exf3 24. gxf3 Kf8 25. Bf1 Red8 26. Nd4 Rc5 27.
Nb3 Rc7 28. Nd4 Rc5 29. Nb3 Rc7 30. Nd4 Rc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dresden ol (Men) 38th"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ragger, Markus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Austria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AUT"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. a4 Bf8 14. Bd3 c6 15. b3
Qc7 16. Bb2 g6 17. Qc2 Bg7 18. Bf1 Rac8 19. Rad1 bxa4 20. bxa4 d5 21. dxe5 Nxe4
22. Nxe4 dxe4 23. Ng5 Rxe5 24. Bc1 Re7 25. Rxe4 Ne5 26. f4 h6 27. fxe5 hxg5 28.
e6 f5 29. Ree1 Bf6 30. Bc4 Kg7 31. Qd3 Qa5 32. h4 gxh4 33. Qe3 g5 34. Rd7 Rce8
35. Rxe7+ Rxe7 36. Ba3 f4 37. Qd3 c5 38. Re2 f3 39. gxf3 Qc7 40. Qe3 h3 41. f4
Qxf4 42. Qxf4 gxf4 43. Bxc5 Re8 44. Bd4 Bc6 45. Kh2 Kg6 46. Bxa6 Bxa4 47. Bd3+
Kg5 48. Ra2 Bxd4 49. cxd4 Bb3 50. Ra5+ Kf6 51. Rf5+ Ke7 52. d5 Kd6 53. Be4 Re7
54. Bf3 Ra7 55. Kxh3 Rg7 56. Rxf4 Ba2 57. Kh4 Bb3 58. Rb4 Ba2 59. Rg4 Rxg4+ 60.
Kxg4 Bb1 61. Kf4 Bh7 62. Bg2 Bg6 63. Kg5 Be8 64. Kf6 Bh5 65. Be4 Be8 66. Bf3
1-0

[Event "Cap d'Agde CCAS Trophee KO"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2008.10.31"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2008.10.29"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[WhiteTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 c5 7. Bb2 Nc6 8. e3 b6
9. Nc3 Bb7 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. d4 Rad8 13. Ne5 Qd6 14. Rc1 Nxe5 15.
Bxb7 Qb8 16. Be4 cxd4 17. Bxd4 Bf6 18. Qc2 h6 19. Bb2 Rc8 20. Qe2 Rxc1 21. Rxc1
Rc8 22. Rc2 Rxc2 23. Qxc2 Qd8 24. h4 g5 25. hxg5 hxg5 26. Kg2 Kg7 27. Qe2 Nd7
28. Ba3 Nc5 29. Bf3 Nd3 30. Qd1 a5 31. Qh1 Bc3 32. Qd1 Bf6 33. Kf1 Nb4 34. Qe2
Qc7 35. Bxb4 axb4 36. Kg2 Qd6 37. Be4 Qe5 38. Qc2 Qb2 39. Qxb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde CCAS Trophee KO"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2008.10.31"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2008.10.29"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[WhiteTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. b3 a6 10. Ba3 O-O 11. Rfd1 Ne8 12. Ne4 Bxe4 13. Qxe4 Ra7 14. Rac1 Rc7 15.
Nd4 Qc8 16. Qe3 Nd7 17. Nf5 Nc5 18. Nxe7+ Rxe7 19. Rd2 a5 20. Rcd1 Qc7 21. Bb2
Rd7 22. h4 e5 23. Qf3 Re7 24. Qc6 Qb8 25. e3 h6 26. f4 f5 27. fxe5 dxe5 28. Rd8
Qc7 29. Bd5+ Kh7 30. Qxc7 Rxc7 31. Bxe5 Re7 32. Bd4 g5 33. hxg5 hxg5 34. Kg2
Kg6 35. Rh1 Ne6 36. Bxe6 Rxe6 37. Rb8 f4 38. gxf4 gxf4 39. Rxb6 Rxb6 40. Bxb6
a4 41. Rf1 axb3 42. axb3 Nd6 43. Bc5 1-0

[Event "Cap d'Agde CCAS Trophee KO"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2008.10.31"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2008.10.29"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[WhiteTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. e3 a6 7. a4 Bd6 8. Bg3
b6 9. Bxc4 Bb7 10. Bh4 O-O 11. O-O Qb8 12. d5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Ne5
15. Rc1 Bxd5 16. Qxd5 c6 17. Qe4 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Bxh2+ 19. Kh1 Be5 20. Rxc6 b5
21. axb5 Qxb5 22. Rd1 Qxb2 23. Qd5 Qe2 24. f4 Qh5 25. g3 Rae8 26. fxe5 Rxe5 27.
Qd6 Rfe8 28. Rf1 g5 29. Qf6 gxh4 30. gxh4 Re4 31. Rg1+ Rg4 32. Rcc1 Rg6 33. e4
a5 34. Rcf1 Rf8 35. Rg2 Rxg2 36. Kxg2 Qg6+ 37. Qxg6+ fxg6 38. Ra1 Ra8 39. Ra4
Kf7 40. Kf3 Ke6 41. Kf4 h6 42. Ke3 Ke5 43. Kf3 Kd6 44. Ke3 Kc5 45. Kd3 Kb5 46.
Rd4 a4 47. Kc2 a3 48. Kb1 Ra4 49. Rd6 Rxe4 50. Rxg6 Rxh4 51. Ka2 Rh3 52. Rf6 h5
53. Rf4 Kc5 54. Ra4 Kb5 55. Rf4 Re3 56. Rf5+ Kb4 57. Rxh5 Re2+ 58. Ka1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde CCAS Trophee KO"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2008.10.31"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E24"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2008.10.29"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[WhiteTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Nc6 7. e4 O-O 8. Bd3
cxd4 9. cxd4 Nxd4 10. e5 Qa5+ 11. Kf1 Ne8 12. Bb2 Nc6 13. f4 f6 14. Qh5 h6 15.
Nf3 fxe5 16. Qg6 Nf6 17. fxe5 Ne7 18. Qg3 Nh5 19. Qf2 b6 20. Be4 Rb8 21. g3 Ba6
22. Rc1 Rbc8 23. Bc3 Qxa3 24. Kg2 Rxc4 25. Bb2 Qa4 26. Rxc4 Bxc4 27. Ra1 Qb3
28. Ba3 Rf7 29. Bxe7 Rxe7 30. Rxa7 Bd5 31. Bxd5 Qxd5 32. Qd4 Qxd4 33. Nxd4 Rf7
34. Rb7 g5 35. Nb5 Rf5 36. Rxd7 Rxe5 37. Nc7 Nf6 38. Rd6 Re2+ 39. Kf3 Rxh2 40.
Rxe6 Kf7 41. Rxb6 Rc2 42. Rb7 Rc3+ 43. Ke2 Kg6 44. Ne6 Rxg3 45. Nf8+ Kh5 46.
Rb6 Ng4 47. Ne6 Re3+ 48. Kd2 Kh4 49. Nd4 Ra3 50. Rb1 Ne5 51. Rh1+ Kg4 52. Rg1+
Kh5 53. Rh1+ Kg6 54. Ke2 Ra2+ 55. Ke3 Ra3+ 56. Ke4 Ng4 57. Rb1 Nf6+ 58. Ke5
Ra5+ 59. Ke6 Ra6+ 60. Ke5 Ra5+ 61. Kd6 Ra6+ 62. Ke5 Ra5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde CCAS Trophee KO"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2008.10.30"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Bu Xiangzhi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D19"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2008.10.29"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[WhiteTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O
O-O 9. Qe2 Nbd7 10. e4 Bg6 11. Bd3 Bh5 12. e5 Nd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Qe3 Be7 15.
Ng5 Bxg5 16. Qxg5 Bg6 17. Be2 Nb8 18. Qxd8 Rxd8 19. a5 Nc6 20. Be3 a6 21. Rfc1
Rac8 22. h4 Nb4 23. Rc3 h6 24. h5 Be4 25. Rac1 Rc6 26. f3 Bh7 27. Rb3 Rxc1+ 28.
Bxc1 Nc6 29. Rxb7 Nxa5 30. Rb6 Rc8 31. Bd2 Nc4 32. Bxc4 dxc4 33. Rxa6 Rb8 34.
Bc3 Bd3 35. Kf2 Rb7 36. g4 Kh7 37. Ke3 g6 38. d5 exd5 39. Ra8 Re7 40. Kf4 gxh5
41. gxh5 Re6 42. Rd8 Bc2 43. Rxd5 Ba4 44. Rc5 Ra6 45. Rc7 Be8 46. Kg4 Rc6 47.
Ra7 Rc8 48. f4 Kg8 49. f5 Rd8 50. e6 Rc8 51. f6 Rb8 52. e7 Kh7 53. Kf4 Rc8 54.
Ra1 Bb5 55. Rg1 1-0

[Event "Cap d'Agde CCAS Trophee KO"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2008.10.30"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Bu Xiangzhi"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A39"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2008.10.29"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[WhiteTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. g3 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Nc3 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. Qd3 a6 11. Bd2 Rb8 12. Rac1 Bf5 13. e4 Bd7 14. Rfd1 b5
15. b4 bxc4 16. Qxc4 Qb6 17. h3 Rfc8 18. Qe2 h5 19. a3 Bc6 20. Bg5 Qb7 21. Qe3
Nh7 22. Bh6 Bxh6 23. Qxh6 Nf6 24. Qe3 Kg7 25. Nd5 Bxd5 26. exd5 a5 27. bxa5
Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Ra8 29. Qe1 Qa7 30. Rc6 h4 31. Kh2 hxg3+ 32. fxg3 Qxa5 33. Qxe7
Qxa3 34. Rxd6 Qb2 35. Rd8 Rxd8 36. Qxd8 Qe5 37. Qa5 Ne8 38. Qd2 Nd6 39. Bf3 Nf5
40. Qf2 Ne7 41. Qg2 Nf5 42. Qf2 Kh8 43. Bg2 Kg7 44. Bf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde CCAS Gp-B"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2008.10.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E37"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2008.10.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[WhiteTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Ne4 7. Qc2 c5 8.
dxc5 Nc6 9. e3 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 dxc4 12. Qxa5 Nxa5 13. Rc1 b5 14.
cxb6 Bb7 15. bxa7 Ke7 16. Ne2 Rxa7 17. Nc3 Rb8 18. Na2 Bd5 19. Nb4 Nc6 20.
Nxc6+ Bxc6 21. Rxc4 Ba4 22. Rb4 Rxb4 23. axb4 Bb5 24. f3 Ra1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde CCAS Gp-B"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2008.10.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Feller, Sebastien"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E13"]
[WhiteElo "2526"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2008.10.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[WhiteTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg5 Bb7 6. Nd2 h6 7. Bh4 Nc6 8. e3
Ne7 9. f3 Nf5 10. Bf2 c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. e4 Ne3 13. Qb3 O-O 14. e5 Nh5 15.
Nde4 Nf4 16. Nxc5 Nexg2+ 17. Bxg2 Nxg2+ 18. Kf1 Bxf3 19. N3e4 Ne3+ 20. Qxe3
Bxh1 21. Kg1 Bxe4 22. Nxe4 d5 23. exd6 f5 24. Nd2 Qxd6 25. Nf3 Rae8 26. Ne5 f4
27. Qd4 Qc7 28. Qe4 Rd8 29. Nf3 e5 30. Re1 Rfe8 31. b4 Qf7 32. a4 Qd7 33. Nxe5
Qxa4 34. Qxf4 Rf8 35. Qg4 Rde8 36. c5 bxc5 37. Qc4+ Kh7 38. Qd3+ Kg8 39. Qc4+
Kh7 40. Qd3+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde CCAS Gp-B"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2008.10.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2008.10.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[WhiteTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 c6 8. a4
a5 9. Ba2 exd4 10. Nxd4 Nc5 11. Qf3 Qb6 12. Bg5 Be6 13. Nxe6 Nxe6 14. Qe3 Qxe3
15. Bxe3 Ng4 16. Bd2 Bh4 17. g3 Bf6 18. Kg2 Nc5 19. Bc4 Rfe8 20. f3 Ne5 21. Be2
Ned7 22. b3 Ne6 23. Rac1 Nd4 24. Bf1 Ne5 25. Re3 Ne6 26. Ne2 d5 27. exd5 cxd5
28. Bc3 Nd7 29. Rd1 Bxc3 30. Rxc3 Nf6 31. Kf2 Rac8 32. Rd2 Kf8 33. Bh3 Rxc3 34.
Nxc3 Ng5 35. Bg2 Rc8 36. Nb5 Rc5 37. Re2 Ne6 38. Bh3 Ng5 39. Bf5 g6 40. h4 Nxf3
41. Kxf3 gxf5 42. Nd4 Kg7 43. Nxf5+ Kg6 44. Ne7+ Kg7 45. g4 h6 46. Kf4 h5 47.
gxh5 Nxh5+ 48. Ke5 b6 49. Rd2 f6+ 50. Kd6 d4 51. Nd5 d3 52. c4 Rc8 53. Rxd3 f5
54. Ke5 f4 55. Nxf4 Re8+ 56. Ne6+ Rxe6+ 57. Kxe6 Nf4+ 58. Kd6 Nxd3 59. Kc6 Nc5
60. Kxb6 Nxb3 61. c5 1-0

[Event "Cap d'Agde CCAS Gp-B"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2008.10.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Skripchenko, Almira"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A32"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2008.10.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[WhiteTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. g3 Qc7 7. Bg2 Qxc4 8.
O-O Nc6 9. Nb3 d5 10. Bf4 Qb4 11. e4 dxe4 12. Re1 Be7 13. Bc7 e3 14. Rxe3 Qg4
15. Bf3 Qh3 16. Bd6 O-O 17. Bxc6 Ng4 18. Bg2 Qxh2+ 19. Kf1 Nxe3+ 20. fxe3 Rd8
21. Bxe7 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 h6 23. Kf2 Qh5 24. Rd8+ Kh7 25. Be4+ f5 26. Bg2 e5 27.
Nd5 Qf7 28. Rf8 Qg6 29. Nc7 Rb8 30. Bd5 Qg4 31. Bd6 Qd1 32. Bg8+ Kg6 33. Bxe5
f4 34. Bf7+ Kh7 35. Bg8+ Kg6 36. Nd5 fxg3+ 37. Bxg3 Bf5 38. Ne7+ Kh5 39. Rxf5+
g5 40. Bxb8 Qc2+ 41. Kg3 1-0

[Event "Cap d'Agde CCAS Gp-B"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2008.10.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2008.10.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[WhiteTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Nb5 d5 11. Bf4 O-O 12. Bc7 Qc8 13. Bd6 Qd8 14. cxd5 Bxd5 15.
Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Nc7 Rac8 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Qb2 Qf6 19. Qxf6 N7xf6 20. Rfc1 Nc3
21. Kf1 Rc7 22. Rc2 Rfc8 23. Nd4 Nfd5 24. Bxd5 Nxd5 25. Rxc7 Rxc7 26. Nb5 Rd7
27. Rc1 g5 28. Rc4 Kg7 29. e4 Ne7 30. h3 a6 31. Nc7 Rd1+ 32. Ke2 Ra1 33. Rc2 a5
34. a4 Rh1 35. Na8 Rxh3 36. Nxb6 Rh1 37. Rc5 f5 38. Rc7 Kf8 39. Nc8 Ng6 40.
exf5 exf5 41. Rc5 f4 42. Rxa5 Rb1 43. Rb5 g4 44. gxf4 Nxf4+ 45. Ke3 Ng2+ 46.
Kd3 h5 47. Kc2 Rf1 48. Rf5+ Kg7 49. Rxh5 Rxf2+ 50. Kc3 Rf3+ 51. Kb4 g3 52. a5
Nf4 53. Rg5+ Kf6 54. Rg4 Nd3+ 55. Ka3 Nc5 56. Kb4 Nd3+ 57. Ka3 Nc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde CCAS Gp-B"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2008.10.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2008.10.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[WhiteTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Ne4 8.
Bb2 O-O 9. e3 Bd7 10. Qc2 Na5 11. Bd3 c5 12. O-O cxd4 13. exd4 Nf6 14. cxd5
exd5 15. Ne5 h6 16. Rae1 Qb6 17. Bc1 Bb5 18. Bxb5 Qxb5 19. Qf5 Qa6 20. Re3 Nb3
21. g4 Nxc1 22. Rxc1 Rae8 23. Rce1 Qe6 24. Qf4 Qd6 25. h4 Nd7 26. Nd3 Qxf4 27.
Nxf4 Rxe3 28. Rxe3 Nb6 29. Re7 Rc8 30. Rxb7 Rxc3 31. Rxa7 Rc4 32. Ne2 Rc2 33.
Ng3 Nc4 34. Nf5 Nd2 35. Ne7+ Kh7 36. Nxd5 Rc4 37. Rxf7 Rxd4 38. Ne3 Ra4 39. Kg2
Kg8 40. Rc7 Nb3 41. h5 Kf8 42. Rc4 Ra7 43. a4 Na5 44. Rc3 Kf7 45. Nf5 Kf6 46.
Kg3 Rb7 47. Rc5 Ra7 48. Nd4 Rd7 49. Rxa5 Rxd4 50. Rf5+ Ke6 51. a5 Ra4 52. f3
Ke7 53. Kf2 Ra3 54. Ke2 1-0

[Event "Cap d'Agde CCAS Gp-B"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2008.10.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2008.10.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[WhiteTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3 6. Qxc3 b6 7. e3 Bb7 8.
Be2 d6 9. b4 Ne4 10. Qc2 Nd7 11. Bb2 f5 12. O-O Qe7 13. d4 Rf6 14. d5 Rg6 15.
Nd4 Nf8 16. Rad1 Qh4 17. f4 Rh6 18. h3 Ng3 19. Bf3 Nxf1 20. Rxf1 Rg6 21. dxe6
Bxf3 22. Rxf3 Nxe6 23. Nxf5 Qd8 24. Qe4 Rb8 25. g4 Qd7 26. Qd5 Kh8 27. Kh2 Rf8
28. Rf2 c6 29. Qd3 Nc7 30. e4 d5 31. Be5 Qf7 32. cxd5 cxd5 33. Qc2 Ne8 34. exd5
Qxd5 35. Ne7 Qf7 36. Nxg6+ hxg6 37. g5 Qe6 38. Re2 Qf7 39. b5 Kh7 40. h4 Kh8
41. a4 Qd7 42. Qxg6 Qg4 43. Qd3 Rf7 44. Rg2 Qxh4+ 45. Qh3 Qxh3+ 46. Kxh3 Kg8
47. Rd2 g6 48. Rc2 Re7 49. Rc6 Kf7 50. Kg4 Ng7 51. Rf6+ Ke8 52. Rxg6 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 24th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2008.10.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Huzman, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2008.10.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[WhiteTeam "Beer Sheva"]
[BlackTeam "Erevan MIKA"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. e4 d5 8. cxd5
Bxf1 9. Kxf1 exd5 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Qd7 13. Kg2 Nc6 14. c4 Nd8
15. cxd5 Qxd5 16. Qa4+ c6 17. Rhc1 Kd7 18. Bb4 b5 19. Qa3 Bxb4 20. Qxb4 a5 21.
Qb3 Ne6 22. Rxc6 Qxc6 23. d5 Qc4 24. dxe6+ Kxe6 25. Nd4+ Kd5 26. Qf3+ Kxd4 27.
Qe3+ Kd5 28. Rd1+ Ke6 29. Rd6+ Ke7 30. Qg5+ Ke8 31. e6 Rc8 32. exf7+ Qxf7 33.
Rd3 Qb7+ 34. Kh3 Rf8 35. Qh5+ Ke7 36. Re3+ Kd8 37. Rd3+ Kc7 38. Rd5 Rce8 39.
Rc5+ Kd6 40. Rxb5 Qc8+ 41. Kh4 Qc4+ 42. g4 Qd4 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 24th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2008.10.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2008.10.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[WhiteTeam "Saransk TPS"]
[BlackTeam "Erevan MIKA"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Bg4 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Qxf3 e6 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. Bd2 Re8 12. Rac1 Rc8 13. Be1 Qe7 14. Qe2 a6
15. b3 Rcd8 16. Qc2 Rc8 17. Bf1 Bf8 18. Qb1 Rcd8 19. g3 Bg7 20. Bg2 h5 21. Ne2
h4 22. g4 e5 23. Ba5 Rc8 24. dxe5 Nxe5 25. Bc3 dxc4 26. bxc4 Qc7 27. c5 Rcd8
28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Bxe5 Qxe5 30. Qxb7 Rd2 31. Nd4 Ne4 32. Nxc6 Qb2 33. Ne7+ Kf8
34. Qa8+ Kxe7 35. Qxe4+ Qe5 36. c6 Rd8 37. c7 Rc8 38. Qb7 Qe6 39. Qxc8 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 24th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2008.10.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2008.10.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[WhiteTeam "Erevan MIKA"]
[BlackTeam "Baden-Baden"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qh4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Bg7
8. Rb1 Bc6 9. e4 e6 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. Ng5 Ke8 12. f3 h6 13. Nh3 b6 14. d4 Ba4
15. Nf4 c5 16. Bd2 Ke7 17. d5 g5 18. Nh5 Be5 19. g3 exd5 20. exd5 Bc2 21. Rc1
Bg6 22. f4 Bxh5 23. fxe5 Nd7 24. d6+ Ke6 25. Bh3+ g4 26. Bg2 Rad8 27. O-O Nxe5
28. c4 Rxd6 29. Bc3 f6 30. Bd5+ Kd7 31. Rxf6 Rxf6 32. Bxe5 Rhf8 33. Rd1 Kc8 34.
Bxf6 Rxf6 35. Rf1 Rxf1+ 36. Kxf1 Kd7 37. Ke2 Kd6 38. Bb7 b5 39. cxb5 Bf7 40. a3
Bc4+ 41. Kd2 Bxb5 42. Kc3 Bc6 43. Bc8 Bd7 44. Bb7 Be6 45. Be4 Ke5 46. Bc6 c4
47. Bb7 h5 48. Bc6 Bf7 49. Bg2 Bd5 50. Bf1 Ke4 51. Bg2+ Ke5 52. Bf1 a6 53. a4
a5 54. Bxc4 Bc6 55. Bf7 Bxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 24th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2008.10.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2008.10.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[WhiteTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[BlackTeam "Erevan MIKA"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

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. Nc3 Ke8 10. h3 b6 11. a3 Bb7 12. Bf4 c5 13. Rad1 Bxf3 14. gxf3
c6 15. Be3 Rd8 16. Ne4 Be7 17. f4 f6 18. Rxd8+ Kxd8 19. Ng3 Nh4 20. Rd1+ Kc8
21. Kf1 c4 22. Ke2 Rd8 23. Rd4 Rxd4 24. Bxd4 c5 25. Bc3 fxe5 26. fxe5 Kd7 27.
Ke3 Ke6 28. Ke4 g6 29. a4 a6 30. f4 Nf5 31. Nxf5 gxf5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 24th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2008.10.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D26"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[EventDate "2008.10.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[WhiteTeam "Erevan MIKA"]
[BlackTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Bf4 c5 7. e3 Nc6 8. Be2 dxc4
9. Bxc4 cxd4 10. exd4 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 Nb4 13. Ne5 Bd7 14. d5 exd5 15.
Nxd5 Nbxd5 16. Bxd5 Bg4 17. Nxg4 Nxd5 18. Nh6+ Kh8 19. Nf5 Nxf4 20. Rxe7 g6 21.
Qxd8 Raxd8 22. Ne3 b5 23. axb5 axb5 24. Rb7 Rb8 25. Rd7 Kg7 26. g3 Ne6 27. Raa7
h5 28. h4 Rbd8 29. Rdb7 Nd4 30. Kg2 Rb8 31. Nd5 Nc6 32. Rxb8 Rxb8 33. Rc7 Nd4
34. Rd7 Ne6 35. Nc3 Nc5 36. Rd5 Na4 37. Nd1 Kf6 38. Kf3 Ke6 39. Ke4 f5+ 40. Kd4
Rc8 41. Re5+ Kf6 42. Ne3 b4 43. Nd5+ Kf7 44. Re7+ Kf8 45. Rb7 Nxb2 46. Rxb4 Nd1
47. f3 Rd8 48. Ke5 Nf2 49. Rb3 Kg7 50. Nf4 Re8+ 51. Kd4 Re7 52. Rb6 Rd7+ 53.
Kc4 Kh7 54. Ne6 Kh6 55. Nf8 Rg7 56. Kd4 Nh1 57. Ke5 Nxg3 58. Ne6 Rg8 59. Kf6 f4
60. Ng5 Nf5 61. Nf7+ Kh7 62. Ng5+ Kh6 63. Rb7 Rf8+ 64. Nf7+ Kh7 65. Kg5 Ng7 66.
Nd6 Rd8 67. Ne4 Rd5+ 68. Kf6 Rf5+ 69. Ke7 Ra5 70. Kf7 Nf5 71. Nf6+ Kh6 72. Ng8+
Kh7 73. Nf6+ Kh6 74. Ng8+ Kh7 75. Kf8+ Kh8 76. Nf6 Ra8+ 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 24th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2008.10.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2008.10.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[WhiteTeam "Erevan MIKA"]
[BlackTeam "Thessaloniki ESTH"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GRE"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. h3 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 Bh2+ 14. Kh1
Be5 15. Bd2 Be6 16. Qa4 Qb6 17. Ne2 Rfc8 18. Bc3 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Rc4 20. Qb3 Qc7
21. Rd4 Rc5 22. Rad1 Rc8 23. Kg1 b6 24. Qb1 g6 25. Qb2 Qe5 26. Qb4 Kg7 27. Qa3
Ra5 28. Ra4 Rcc5 29. Rdd4 Bd7 30. Rxa5 Rxa5 31. Qb2 Rb5 32. Rb4 Rc5 33. Qd2 Bf5
34. Nd4 Ne4 35. Qb2 Nd6 36. Be2 Bd7 37. Bd3 Kg8 38. Qd2 Qg5 39. h4 Qe5 40. Ne2
Bf5 41. Rd4 Bxd3 42. Qxd3 Ne4 43. f3 Ng3 44. Nf4 Nf5 45. Rxd5 Qxe3+ 46. Qxe3
Nxe3 47. Rxc5 bxc5 48. Nd3 c4 49. Nb2 f5 50. Kf2 f4 51. g3 Nd5 52. gxf4 Nxc3
53. a3 Nd5 54. Nxc4 Kf7 55. Kg3 Ke6 56. Kg4 Kf6 57. a4 h5+ 58. Kg3 a6 59. a5
Ke6 60. Ne5 Kf5 61. Nd3 Ne7 62. Nb4 Kf6 63. Kf2 Kf5 64. Ke3 Ke6 65. Nxa6 Kd6
66. Nb4 Kc5 67. Nc2 Nf5+ 68. Kf2 Kb5 69. Ne3 Ne7 70. f5 gxf5 71. Kg3 Kxa5 72.
Kf4 Kb5 73. Nxf5 Nd5+ 74. Kg5 Kc4 75. Kxh5 Kd3 76. Kg5 Ke2 77. h5 Kxf3 78. h6
1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Final"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2008.09.13"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2008.09.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 a6 7. Rc1 Bf5 8.
Ne5 Rc8 9. f3 g6 10. g4 Be6 11. e3 Bg7 12. h4 h5 13. g5 Nd7 14. Nxc6 Rxc6 15.
Bd3 O-O 16. Kf2 Nb6 17. b3 Qd7 18. Qd2 Bf5 19. Bxf5 Qxf5 20. Ne2 Rfc8 21. Rxc6
Rxc6 22. Rc1 Nd7 23. Kg2 e5 24. Rxc6 bxc6 25. dxe5 Nxe5 26. Nd4 Qc8 27. Ne2 Qf5
28. Nd4 Qc8 29. Ne2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Final"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2008.09.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2008.09.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. Nd2 Nc6 7. N2f3 Nge7 8.
Bd3 Bd7 9. O-O Ng6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. c4 Be7 12. Be3 Qb8 13. Bxg6 hxg6 14. Qc2
a5 15. Rfc1 O-O 16. Qe2 Rc8 17. Rc3 Qc7 18. Rac1 Qd8 19. a3 dxc4 20. Rd1 c5 21.
Qxc4 Rab8 22. Rcd3 Rc7 23. R3d2 Qe8 24. Ng5 Ba4 25. Rc1 Bxg5 26. Bxg5 Qb5 27.
Be3 Qxc4 28. Rxc4 Bb3 29. Rc3 a4 30. Bxc5 g5 31. f3 Kh7 32. Kf2 Rb5 33. Bd6 Rd7
34. Rcd3 Kg6 35. Rd4 f6 36. h3 Rd8 37. Kg3 Rd7 38. Kf2 Rd8 39. Re2 Rc8 40. Bb4
Rd5 41. Rxd5 Bxd5 42. Bc3 f5 43. Rd2 Rc4 44. Ke3 g4 45. hxg4 fxg4 46. Rd4 Rxd4
47. Bxd4 Kf5 48. Bc3 gxf3 49. gxf3 g5 50. Bd4 Bb3 51. Bc3 Bd5 52. Bd4 Bb3 53.
Bc3 Bd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Final"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2008.09.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2008.09.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Bb3 Ne5 12. Kb1 a6 13. h4 h5 14. g4 hxg4 15.
h5 Nxh5 16. Rdg1 Rc5 17. Bh6 Kh7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. f4 Nc4 20. Bxc4 Rxc4 21. f5
e5 22. Nde2 Rh8 23. b3 Rc6 24. Rxg4 Nf6 25. Rgg1 Rxh1 26. Rxh1 Ng4 27. Ng3 Kg8
28. Nd5 Rc5 29. Ne3 Nxe3 30. Qxe3 Qf6 31. Qh6 Qg7 32. Qg5 f6 33. Qd2 Rc6 34.
Kb2 gxf5 35. Qa5 Qe7 36. Qd5+ Be6 37. Qd1 Qg7 38. exf5 Bf7 39. Ne4 Kf8 40. Nxd6
Ke7 41. Nxb7 Qg8 42. Qd2 Rb6 43. Rd1 Qc8 44. Nd6 Qd7 45. Nxf7 Qxd2 46. Rxd2
Kxf7 47. c4 Ke7 48. Kc3 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Final"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2008.09.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2008.09.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. h4 Rd8 12. Nd2 a6 13. Be2 b5 14. cxd5 exd5 15.
g4 Be6 16. Nb3 Qb6 17. g5 Ne4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Rxd8+ Nxd8 20. Kb1 Rc8 21. Qd1
Nc6 22. h5 a5 23. g6 a4 24. Nd2 b4 25. gxf7+ Bxf7 26. Nc4 Qb7 27. Qxa4 bxa3 28.
Nxa3 Bxa3 29. Qxa3 Nb4 30. b3 Nd3 31. Bxd3 exd3 32. Rc1 d2 0-1

[Event "Grand Slam Final"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2008.09.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2008.09.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. a3 b4 10. Ne4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 bxa3 12. O-O Nf6 13. Bd3 axb2 14. Bxb2 a5
15. d5 Nxd5 16. Ne5 Nf6 17. Qa4 Bb4 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. Qxc6+ Ke7 20. Rfd1 Rc8
21. Qf3 Qb6 22. Bd4 Qb8 23. Ba6 Rcd8 24. Bb7 h5 25. h3 h4 26. Rab1 e5 27. Rxb4
axb4 28. Bc5+ Ke6 29. Ra1 Rd6 30. Bxd6 Kxd6 31. Qc6+ Ke7 32. Ra8 Qd6 33. Qxd6+
Kxd6 34. Rxh8 b3 35. Ba6 Nd7 36. Rxh4 Nc5 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Final"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2008.09.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2798"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2008.09.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. d3 fxe4 5. dxe4 Nf6 6. O-O Bc5 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8.
Nxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 d6 10. Nd3 Bd4 11. Ne2 Bb6 12. Bg5 Qe8 13. Bxf6 Rxf6 14. Ng3
Qf7 15. b3 Be6 16. Qd2 Rf8 17. Rae1 Rh6 18. Qc3 Rf6 19. Re2 Bg4 20. Rd2 Be3 21.
h3 Bxd2 22. Qxd2 Bc8 23. f4 h5 24. f5 h4 25. Ne2 Re8 26. Nf2 d5 27. Ng4 Rxe4
28. Nxf6+ Qxf6 29. Nc1 Bxf5 30. Qf2 Bg6 31. Qxa7 Rf4 32. Rxf4 Qxf4 33. Nd3 Bxd3
34. cxd3 Qc1+ 35. Kh2 Qf4+ 36. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Final"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2008.09.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B77"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2008.09.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Rb8 11. Bb3 Na5 12. Kb1 b5 13. h4 Nc4 14. Bxc4 bxc4
15. Ka1 h5 16. Rb1 Qa5 17. Bh6 Bxh6 18. Qxh6 Rb6 19. g4 hxg4 20. Qe3 Rfb8 21.
h5 g5 22. fxg4 Nxg4 23. Qd2 f6 24. Nf3 Ra6 25. Rhg1 Rb4 26. a3 Be6 27. e5 dxe5
28. Nxg5 Bf5 29. Nge4 Kh7 30. Qe2 Nh6 31. Rg3 Be6 32. Rg6 Nf5 33. Qg4 Nh4 34.
Ng5+ fxg5 35. Qxg5 Nxg6 36. Qxg6+ Kh8 37. Rg1 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Final"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2008.09.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2008.09.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Bg3 c5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. e4 Bb7 14. Rc1 a6
15. b4 cxb4 16. Bc7 Qe8 17. Qe2 b5 18. Ba5 Rc8 19. Qb2 Nf6 20. Rxc8 Qxc8 21.
Nd2 Qc3 22. Qxc3 bxc3 23. Bxc3 Rc8 24. Ba5 Bd8 25. Bxd8 Rxd8 26. Rd1 Rxd4 27.
Nb3 Rd8 28. f3 Kf8 29. Kf2 Nd7 30. Be2 Ke7 31. Na5 Ba8 32. Rc1 Kd6 33. Ke3 Nb6
34. f4 Rc8 35. Rxc8 Nxc8 36. Kd4 Ne7 37. Bf3 Kc7 38. Nb3 Kb6 39. Ke5 Ng6+ 40.
Kd6 Nxf4 41. Nc5 b4 42. h4 a5 43. g3 Nh3 44. Nd7+ Ka7 45. Kc5 f5 46. Kb5 fxe4
47. Bh5 e3 48. Kxa5 g6 49. Bg4 h5 50. Be2 Ng1 51. Bf1 e2 52. Bxe2 Nxe2 53. Nf8
Be4 54. Nxe6 Nxg3 55. Nf4 Kb7 56. Kxb4 Kc6 0-1

[Event "Grand Slam Final"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2008.09.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2008.09.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Bb3 Ne5 12. Kb1 a6 13. Rhe1 b5 14. Bh6 Bxh6
15. Qxh6 Rxc3 16. bxc3 a5 17. f4 Neg4 18. Qh4 a4 19. Bxf7+ Rxf7 20. e5 Nd5 21.
e6 Nxc3+ 22. Kc1 Bxe6 23. Nxe6 Qa5 24. Qxg4 Nxa2+ 25. Kb2 Qc3+ 26. Kxa2 Qxc2+
27. Ka1 Qc3+ 28. Kb1 Qb3+ 29. Ka1 Qc3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Final"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2008.09.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2008.09.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. g3 Bb4+ 6. Nd2 Nc6 7. Nc2 Be7 8.
Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Rb8 10. Ne4 b5 11. cxb5 Rxb5 12. Nd6 Bxd6 13. Qxd6 Bb7 14. Na3
Rb6 15. Be3 Rxb2 16. Bc5 Re8 17. Rab1 Rxb1 18. Rxb1 Ba6 19. Nb5 Bxb5 20. Rxb5
Qc8 21. a4 h6 22. Ba3 Qa6 23. Bb2 Qxa4 24. Bxc6 dxc6 25. Rb4 Qa5 26. Bxf6 gxf6
27. Rg4+ Kh7 28. Qxc6 Rd8 29. Qc2+ f5 30. Ra4 Qe1+ 31. Kg2 Rd1 32. Qc7 Kg6 33.
Kf3 Qh1+ 34. Ke3 Ra1 35. Qc2 Rxa4 36. Qxa4 Qc1+ 37. Kf3 Qc3+ 38. Kg2 a5 39. g4
Qe5 40. gxf5+ Kxf5 41. Qe8 Kg6 42. Qf8 a4 43. e3 Qe4+ 44. Kg3 Qd3 45. h4 a3 46.
Kh2 Qf5 47. Qxa3 Qxf2+ 48. Kh3 Qf3+ 49. Kh2 Kh5 50. Qf8 Qf2+ 51. Kh1 Kg4 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "28"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Nd7 6. O-O Bg6 7. Nbd2 Nh6 8. c4
Be7 9. Qb3 Rb8 10. Qc3 O-O 11. c5 f6 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. b4 Nf7 14. Nb3 e5 15.
Be3 Re8 16. Rfe1 e4 17. Nfd2 Nh6 18. Nf1 Nf5 19. Bf4 Rc8 20. Ne3 Nf8 21. Bg4
Nxe3 22. fxe3 Ne6 23. Bd6 h5 24. Bh3 Ra8 25. Na5 Qd7 26. Rf1 b6 27. Nb3 Qb7 28.
a4 Ng5 29. Bf5 Bxf5 30. Rxf5 Qd7 31. Raf1 Nf3+ 32. R1xf3 exf3 33. Rxf3 bxc5 34.
bxc5 Re6 35. Qd3 Rae8 36. Nd2 Qb7 37. h3 Qb4 38. Nf1 Qb7 39. Ng3 Qf7 40. Be5 h4
41. Ne2 Rxe5 42. dxe5 Rxe5 43. Nd4 Qe8 44. a5 Re4 45. Nf5 Qe5 46. Nd4 Qc7 47.
a6 Bxd4 48. exd4 Qe7 49. Rf1 Qg5 50. Rb1 Kh7 51. Rf1 Kh6 52. Rf3 Qg6 53. Kh2
Qe6 54. Qd2+ Kh7 55. Qf2 Qh6 56. Rf5 Qg6 57. Qf3 Rxd4 58. Rh5+ Kg8 59. Rf5 Re4
60. Rf8+ Kh7 61. Ra8 Qg5 62. Qc3 Qf4+ 63. Kh1 Qf1+ 64. Kh2 Re1 65. Qc2+ g6 66.
Rxa7+ Kh6 67. Qd2+ g5 68. Qxe1 Qxe1 69. Rb7 Qe5+ 70. Kh1 Qa1+ 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "31"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A12"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. e3 Bg4 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Bd6 8. b3
O-O 9. Bb2 a5 10. h3 Bf5 11. Nh4 Be4 12. Nhf3 Bf5 13. Nh4 Ne4 14. Nxf5 exf5 15.
cxd5 cxd5 16. Rc1 Qe7 17. Bb5 f4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. exf4 Bxf4 20. Rc2 Nf6 21. d5
Rad8 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23. a4 Bd6 24. Bc4 Qe5 25. g3 f5 26. f4 Qf6 27. h4 Rc8 28.
Kg2 g6 29. Qd2 Rc5 30. Qc3 Qxc3 31. Rxc3 Kg7 32. Rc2 Kf6 33. Rfc1 Rfc8 34. Kf2
h6 35. Ke3 R5c7 36. Rh1 Rg8 37. Rch2 Rb8 38. Rf1 b5 39. axb5 a4 40. Rc2 axb3
41. Bxb3 Rxb5 42. Ba4 Rxc2 43. Bxc2 Rb2 44. Kd2 Bb4+ 45. Kc1 Bc3 46. Rd1 e3 47.
Rd3 e2 48. Rxc3 Rxc2+ 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E08"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O
d5 9. Qc2 O-O 10. Bf4 Nbd7 11. Rd1 Rc8 12. Nc3 Nh5 13. Bc1 Nhf6 14. Bb2 Qc7 15.
e4 dxc4 16. Nd2 b5 17. bxc4 bxc4 18. Na4 c5 19. d5 exd5 20. exd5 Ne5 21. Bxe5
Qxe5 22. Nxc4 Bxc4 23. Qxc4 Bd6 24. Nc3 Rb8 25. Nb5 a6 26. Na3 Rb2 27. Qf1 Rb4
28. Nc4 Qe7 29. a3 Rb3 30. Re1 Qc7 31. Qe2 h6 32. Qc2 Rfb8 33. Rad1 Nd7 34. Qe2
Nb6 35. Ne3 Rxa3 36. Nf5 Qd8 37. Qb2 Qf6 38. Qxf6 gxf6 39. Nxd6 Rd8 40. Nb7 Rc8
41. d6 c4 42. d7 Nxd7 43. Rxd7 c3 44. Nd6 Rb8 45. Rc7 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "30"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. Bg2 c5 8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. b3 Be7 10. Bb2 d6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Rd1 Qc7 13. Ne4 Be7 14. Qd3 Na6 15.
Nxd6+ Bxd6 16. Qxd6 Qxd6 17. Rxd6 Ke7 18. Rd2 Rad8 19. Nh4 Bxg2 20. Nxg2 Nb4
21. Nf4 Rxd2 22. Kxd2 Rd8+ 23. Nd3 e5 24. f3 f5 25. Ke3 Nc2+ 26. Kf2 e4 27.
fxe4 fxe4 28. Nf4 Rd2 29. Nd5+ Ke6 30. Rb1 Ke5 31. Rb2 Rxd5 32. cxd5 Nb4 33. a3
Nxd5 34. Rc2 a5 35. Rc4 g6 36. h4 h5 37. Rc6 Kf5 38. Rd6 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "33"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A08"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c5 2. d3 Nc6 3. g3 d5 4. Nd2 Nf6 5. Bg2 e5 6. Ngf3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. c3
d4 9. Nc4 Qc7 10. cxd4 cxd4 11. a4 Be6 12. b3 a6 13. a5 Bxc4 14. bxc4 Nxa5 15.
Nh4 g6 16. f4 Nc6 17. f5 b5 18. cxb5 axb5 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. Bg5 Ne8 21. f6 Bf8
22. Nf5 gxf5 23. exf5 Qd7 24. h3 b4 25. Re1 Rb8 26. Qg4 Kh8 27. Qh5 b3 28. Bxc6
Qxc6 29. Qxf7 Nd6 30. Qe6 Qf3 31. Qxe5 Qxf5 32. Bf4 Qxe5 33. Bxe5 Kg8 34. Bxd4
Kf7 35. Kf2 Nf5 36. Bb2 Bc5+ 37. Kf3 Bd4 38. Rb1 Bxb2 39. Rxb2 Kxf6 40. g4 Nd6
41. Ke3 Ke5 42. h4 Kd5 43. g5 Nf5+ 44. Kd2 Nxh4 45. Kc3 Nf3 46. Rf2 b2 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "26"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Nd4 5. Bg2 Nxf3+ 6. Bxf3 Bb4 7. Qb3 Bc5 8.
O-O O-O 9. d3 h6 10. Bg2 c6 11. Bd2 Re8 12. h3 Rb8 13. Rac1 a6 14. Na4 Ba7 15.
c5 d6 16. cxd6 Qxd6 17. Bb4 Qc7 18. Qa3 Qd8 19. Bd6 Ra8 20. Bc5 Bxc5 21. Nxc5
a5 22. b4 Ra7 23. Nb3 a4 24. Na5 Be6 25. Rfd1 Bd5 26. e4 Be6 27. Nc4 Qd4 28.
Nd2 Qd6 29. Nf3 Qc7 30. d4 exd4 31. Nxd4 Qb6 32. e5 Nd5 33. Nxe6 fxe6 34. Rc4
Rf8 35. Rd2 Raa8 36. Qd3 Rad8 37. Qg6 Nf4 38. Rxf4 Rxf4 39. Rxd8+ Qxd8 40. gxf4
Qd1+ 41. Kh2 Qd4 42. Qxe6+ Kf8 43. Qd6+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "22"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bb5
a6 9. Ba4 b5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Nc6 12. Nf1 Be6 13. Ng3 Re8 14. h3 h6 15. Nh2
d5 16. Qf3 d4 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. Qxf5 c4 19. Rd1 b4 20. Ba4 Qb6 21. dxc4 bxc3 22.
bxc3 dxc3 23. Be3 Nd4 24. Bxd4 exd4 25. e5 Qa5 26. Bxe8 Rxe8 27. Nf3 Ba3 28.
Rxd4 Bb2 29. Rad1 Qc5 30. Rd8 Kf8 31. Rxe8+ Nxe8 32. Rd7 Qxc4 33. e6 Qxe6 34.
Qxe6 fxe6 35. Nd4 e5 36. Nc2 Nf6 37. Ra7 Nd5 38. Rxa6 Ke7 39. Kf1 e4 40. g3 Bc1
41. Ke2 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D95"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Qb3 O-O 7. Be2 e6 8. O-O b6
9. Bd2 Bb7 10. Rfd1 Nbd7 11. Rac1 Qe7 12. Be1 Rfd8 13. h3 dxc4 14. Bxc4 c5 15.
Nb5 Nd5 16. e4 a6 17. Na3 Nb4 18. dxc5 bxc5 19. Nc2 a5 20. Nxb4 cxb4 21. Qc2
Nc5 22. Nd2 Rac8 23. Qb1 Na4 24. Bb3 Nxb2 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Rc1 Rxc1 27. Qxc1
Nd3 28. Qb1 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "24"]
[White "Grachev, Boris"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "176"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. h3 c5 4. dxc5 Qa5+ 5. c3 Qxc5 6. b4 Qc7 7. Bb2 g6 8. e3
Bg7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. c4 b6 11. Be2 Bb7 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Qb3 Ne4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4
15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Nd4 a6 17. Rac1 Kg8 18. Rfd1 Bb7 19. Bf3 Bxf3 20. Nxf3 Rac8
21. Qb2 Qb7 22. Qd4 Rc7 23. Rc3 Rfc8 24. Rdc1 Nf6 25. Nd2 Qc6 26. a3 a5 27. e4
axb4 28. axb4 Nd7 29. Nf3 Qa4 30. Rb1 b5 31. Nd2 Ne5 32. c5 Nc6 33. Qe3 dxc5
34. Rxc5 Nxb4 35. Rxc7 Rxc7 36. Qd4 Nc6 37. Qb6 Qa7 38. Qxb5 Kg7 39. Nf3 Qa5
40. Qb2+ Kg8 41. Ra1 Rb7 42. Qxb7 Qxa1+ 43. Kh2 Qf6 44. Qc7 Kg7 45. Kg1 e5 46.
Qb6 Nd4 47. Qxf6+ Kxf6 48. Nd2 Ke6 49. Nf1 Kd6 50. Ne3 Ne6 51. Nc4+ Ke7 52.
Nxe5 Nd4 53. f3 f5 54. exf5 Nxf5 55. Nc4 Kf6 56. Kf2 Nd4 57. Ne3 Ne6 58. Ng4+
Kg7 59. Ne5 Kf6 60. Nd7+ Ke7 61. Nb6 Kf6 62. Nc4 Kf5 63. Ke3 Kf6 64. Nd6 Ke5
65. Nc4+ Kf6 66. h4 Ng7 67. Kf4 Nf5 68. g3 h6 69. Nd2 g5+ 70. hxg5+ hxg5+ 71.
Kg4 Kg6 72. Kh3 Nd4 73. Kg2 Kf5 74. Nc4 Kf6 75. Ne3 Kg6 76. Kf2 Kf6 77. Ng4+
Kf5 78. Ne3+ Kg6 79. Nc4 Kf6 80. Nd2 Kf5 81. Ke3 Nc2+ 82. Kd3 Nb4+ 83. Kc4 Nc2
84. Kd3 Nb4+ 85. Ke2 g4 86. f4 Nd5 87. Nc4 Nxf4+ 88. gxf4 Kxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "34"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e6 7. g4 d5 8. Bg2
Nxe4 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. O-O Nd7 11. Bxe4 Be7 12. c3 O-O 13. Qf3 Qc7 14. Bf4 Bd6
15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Rad1 Qc7 17. Qg3 Qxg3+ 18. fxg3 Rb8 19. Nb3 b5 20. Rd6 Ne5
21. Na5 h6 22. b3 Re8 23. Rfd1 f5 24. gxf5 exf5 25. Bg2 Nf7 26. Rc6 Ne5 27. Rc5
Rb6 28. c4 Kf8 29. Nc6 Nf7 30. cxb5 axb5 31. Nb4 Be6 32. Bc6 Reb8 33. Re1 Nd8
34. Bd5 Bd7 35. Bf3 Rd6 36. Rd5 Rbb6 37. Red1 Ke7 38. Rxd6 Rxd6 39. Nd5+ Kf8
40. Rc1 Bc6 41. Rd1 Ne6 42. Kf2 Ng5 43. Nf4 Rxd1 44. Bxd1 Ne4+ 45. Ke3 Nxg3 46.
Ne6+ Kg8 47. Kf4 Ne4 48. Kxf5 Nc3 49. Bc2 Nxa2 50. Ke5 Nb4 51. Bg6 Bg2 52. h4
Nc6+ 53. Kd6 b4 54. Kc5 Ne5 55. Bc2 g5 56. hxg5 hxg5 57. Nxg5 Kf8 58. Kxb4 Ke7
59. Kc5 Nd7+ 60. Kb5 Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "188"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Bf4 a5 7. e3 Na6 8. Be2 Be7
9. O-O Nb4 10. Qb3 O-O 11. Na2 Na6 12. h3 Ne4 13. Rac1 f5 14. Nc3 Nd6 15. Ne5
Nb4 16. Rfd1 Bd7 17. Na2 Nxa2 18. Qxa2 Be8 19. Qb3 Ra7 20. f3 Kh8 21. Kh1 Bf6
22. Qc3 Nf7 23. Nd3 g5 24. Bh2 Bg7 25. Nc5 Qe7 26. Qb3 Nd8 27. e4 f4 28. cxd5
exd5 29. Bf1 Bf7 30. Qb6 Ra8 31. Bg1 h5 32. Re1 Qd6 33. Bd3 g4 34. e5 Qe7 35.
e6 Bxe6 36. Re2 gxf3 37. gxf3 Qh4 38. Rh2 Bf5 39. Bf2 Qe7 40. Bxf5 Rxf5 41. Re1
Qf7 42. Rg2 Bf8 43. Reg1 Bxc5 44. Qxc5 Ne6 45. Qd6 Rd8 46. Qa3 Kh7 47. Qd3 Kh6
48. Bh4 Rf8 49. Qe2 Nxd4 50. Qd3 c5 51. Bg5+ Kh7 52. Bxf4 Ne6 53. Be5 d4 54. f4
b6 55. Qe4 Kh6 56. Qc6 Kh7 57. Rg6 Re8 58. R6g2 d3 59. Qe4 c4 60. b3 d2 61.
Rxd2 Nc5 62. Rg7+ Qxg7 63. Qxf5+ Qg6 64. Qxg6+ Kxg6 65. bxc4 Nxa4 66. Rd6+ Kf5
67. Kg2 Re6 68. Rd5 Ke4 69. Rd4+ Ke3 70. Rd5 Ke4 71. Rd4+ Kf5 72. Kf3 Rc6 73.
Bd6 Nc5 74. Rd5+ Kg6 75. Bxc5 bxc5 76. Rg5+ Kh6 77. Rg2 a4 78. Ra2 Ra6 79. Ke4
Kg6 80. Kd5 Kf5 81. Kxc5 Kxf4 82. Kb5 Ra8 83. Rxa4 Rb8+ 84. Kc6 h4 85. c5+ Kg3
86. Ra3+ Kg2 87. Kc7 Rg8 88. c6 Rg3 89. Rxg3+ hxg3 90. Kb7 Kh2 91. c7 g2 92.
c8=Q g1=Q 93. h4 Qb1+ 94. Kc7 Qh7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "27"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Alekseev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B65"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8.
O-O-O O-O 9. f4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qa5 11. Bc4 Bd7 12. e5 dxe5 13. fxe5 Bc6 14. Bd2
Nd7 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Rhe1 Rfd8 18. Bf1 Nf8 19. Qg4 Ng6 20. Bb4
Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Nxe5 22. Qxg7+ Kxg7 23. Bxe7 Ng4 24. Be2 Ne3 25. Rg1 Be4 26. c3
Rc8 27. Bg5 Nd5 28. a3 f6 29. Bd2 Kf7 30. g3 a6 31. a4 Nb4 32. Be3 Nd3+ 33.
Bxd3 Bxd3 34. Rd1 Rd8 35. b3 e5 36. c4 Ke6 37. Kb2 Rd7 38. Bh6 Be4 39. Rxd7
Kxd7 40. Kc3 Ke6 41. b4 Bc6 42. b5 axb5 43. cxb5 Be4 44. Kc4 Kd6 45. Bf8+ Ke6
46. Kc5 f5 47. Bh6 Bf3 48. a5 Be4 49. a6 bxa6 50. bxa6 f4 51. gxf4 exf4 52.
Bxf4 Kd7 53. a7 Kc8 54. Kb6 Bf3 55. h4 Be4 56. h5 Bf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "29"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. a3 Bd6 8. c5
Be7 9. b4 e5 10. dxe5 Ng4 11. Bb2 Ncxe5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Rd1 Be6 14. Nxd5 Bxd5
15. Bxe5 c6 16. Be2 Bf6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. O-O Qb2 19. Rde1 Rfe8 20. Qa5 Re7 21.
Bd3 Rae8 22. e4 g6 23. Qxa7 b5 24. Qb6 Qxa3 25. Re3 Be6 26. Bxb5 Qxb4 27. Bxc6
Rb8 28. Qxb4 Rxb4 29. Rc3 Rc7 30. Bd5 Rd4 31. Bxe6 fxe6 32. f3 Rd2 33. h4 Kf7
34. Rf2 Rd1+ 35. Kh2 Kf6 36. Kg3 Rc6 37. Ra2 Rb1 38. Ra7 h5 39. Kf4 e5+ 40. Kg3
Rb5 41. Rd3 Rbxc5 42. Rdd7 Rc1 43. Rf7+ Ke6 44. Rg7 Kf6 45. Raf7+ Ke6 46. Rf8
1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "25"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 g6 7. g4 Bg7 8. Bg2
O-O 9. Be3 Nc6 10. O-O Bd7 11. Nde2 b5 12. f4 b4 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Na5 15.
b3 Bxa1 16. Qxa1 Rc8 17. Nd4 Nb7 18. f5 f6 19. fxg6 hxg6 20. Qe1 a5 21. Qh4 Rf7
22. Qh6 Rg7 23. g5 Nc5 24. Nc6 Bxc6 25. dxc6 f5 26. Bd4 Qf8 27. Re1 e6 28. Rxe6
Nxe6 29. Bd5 Re8 30. c7 Kf7 31. Bxg7 Qg8 32. Bd4 Ke7 33. Bb6 Kd7 34. Qh4 Qg7
35. Qc4 Qc3 36. Bxe6+ Rxe6 37. c8=Q+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "32"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. d3 h6
9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Re1 Bb6 11. Nf1 Ne7 12. Ng3 Ng6 13. h3 Re8 14. a4 Bb7 15. Be3
Bxe3 16. Rxe3 d5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Rxa8 Bxa8 19. Re1 c5 20. exd5 Bxd5 21. Ne4
Nxe4 22. dxe4 Bxb3 23. Qxb3 Qb6 24. g3 Qc6 25. Qc2 Rd8 26. Kg2 c4 27. h4 h5 28.
Qe2 Rd3 29. Ng1 Qd7 30. Qxh5 Rd2 31. Re2 Nf8 32. Rxd2 Qxd2 33. Nf3 Qc1 34. Nxe5
f6 35. Qf7+ Kh7 36. Ng4 Ng6 37. Nxf6+ Kh6 38. Ng4+ Kh7 39. Qf5 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "23"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Na6 7. e3 Nb4 8. Bxc4
e6 9. O-O Bc2 10. Qe2 Nd7 11. Nxd7 Qxd7 12. a5 Be7 13. Na2 Nxa2 14. Rxa2 Bg6
15. Rd1 O-O 16. e4 Rad8 17. f3 Kh8 18. Bf4 f5 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. Be5 c5 21. Raa1
Qc6 22. Rac1 a6 23. g4 Bg6 24. Bxe6 Qxf3 25. Qxf3 Rxf3 26. d5 Bg5 27. Rc3 Be3+
28. Rxe3 Rxe3 29. Bc7 Re8 30. Kf2 Rd3 31. Rxd3 Bxd3 32. Ke3 Bc4 33. Ke4 Rxe6+
34. dxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 dxc4 6. Qa4+ Nc6 7. a3 Bxd2+
8. Bxd2 Qd5 9. Qc2 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Qxd4 11. Bc3 Qg4 12. f3 Qh4+ 13. g3 Qh6 14. e4
Bd7 15. Bxc4 Bc6 16. Qf2 O-O 17. O-O Rfd8 18. Rad1 b6 19. Bd2 Qg6 20. Bf4 Nxe4
21. fxe4 Qxe4 22. Qe2 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Qh1+ 24. Kf2 Qxh2+ 25. Ke3 Qh3 26. Kd2 Bd5
27. Bd3 h6 28. Kc1 c5 29. Bc2 Qg2 30. Qd3 f5 31. Qe3 Rf8 32. Be5 Qf3 33. Qxf3
Bxf3 34. Rd6 Bd5 35. Kd2 Rf7 36. Ke3 Kh7 37. Ba4 Re7 38. Bd1 Kg6 39. Kf4 Kh7
40. Bh5 g6 41. Be2 g5+ 42. Ke3 Kg6 43. Rd8 Bc6 44. Rg8+ Kh7 45. Rc8 Bd5 46. Bh5
1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Nb6 8.
Ne5 a5 9. Bg5 g6 10. e3 Bg7 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Nfd5 13. Nf3 Nb4 14. Be2 O-O
15. Ne4 Bd5 16. Nc5 Nd7 17. Nd3 Re8 18. Nxb4 axb4 19. Rc1 Qa5 20. Bc4 Bxc4 21.
Rxc4 Nb6 22. Rc1 Qxa4 23. b3 Qa2 24. e4 Nd7 25. Be3 e5 26. d5 Nf6 27. dxc6 bxc6
28. Nd2 Red8 29. Rc4 Rd3 30. Qc2 Qxc2 31. Rxc2 Rc3 32. Rb2 Ng4 33. Bb6 Nf6 34.
f3 Nd7 35. Bf2 Bf8 36. Nc4 Nc5 37. Nxe5 Nxb3 38. Nxc6 Rxc6 39. Rxb3 Ra2 40. f4
Rcc2 41. Rf3 Rxf2 42. R1xf2 Bc5 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 cxd4 5. exd4 b6 6. c3 Bb7 7. Nbd2 Be7 8. h3
O-O 9. Bd3 d6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Re1 Qc7 12. a4 a6 13. Bh2 Rfe8 14. Qb3 Bf8 15.
Re2 Bc6 16. c4 Qb7 17. Rae1 d5 18. cxd5 Bxd5 19. Bc4 Rac8 20. Bxd5 Qxd5 21.
Qxd5 Nxd5 22. Ne4 Rc6 23. Ne5 Nxe5 24. dxe5 Rec8 25. Bg3 Bb4 26. Rd1 Rc1 27.
Rxc1 Rxc1+ 28. Kh2 h6 29. f3 Ra1 30. Rc2 Kh7 31. Bf2 Rxa4 32. Nd6 Kg6 33. Rc4
f5 34. Rc6 Bd2 35. g3 b5 36. Nb7 Ra2 37. Rxe6+ Kh7 38. Bd4 Be3 39. Bxe3 Rxb2+
40. Kg1 Nxe3 41. Rxa6 Rg2+ 42. Kh1 Rxg3 43. f4 Rxh3+ 44. Kg1 Nd5 45. Nd6 Nxf4
46. Nxf5 Rh5 47. Nd4 Rxe5 48. Rb6 Ne2+ 49. Nxe2 Rxe2 50. Rxb5 Re6 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Qc7 11. Rc1 Rd8 12. Bf4 Qd7 13. d5 Na5 14. Bd3 b5
15. Be3 c4 16. Bc2 e6 17. dxe6 fxe6 18. Qe1 e5 19. a4 bxa4 20. Rd1 Qc7 21.
Rxd8+ Qxd8 22. Bxa4 Be6 23. Bc2 Nb3 24. f4 a5 25. f5 Bf7 26. fxg6 hxg6 27. Nc1
Qd7 28. Qe2 a4 29. Na2 Be6 30. h3 a3 31. Rd1 Qc7 32. Bb1 Rd8 33. Nb4 Rxd1+ 34.
Qxd1 Bf8 35. Nd5 Qa5 36. Ba2 Bc5 37. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 38. Kh2 Na5 39. Qf3 Bxd5 40.
exd5 Qd6 41. Qe4 Kg7 42. Bb1 Qf6 43. Kg1 Qf4 44. Qxg6+ Kf8 45. Qd6+ Kg8 46.
Qd8+ Kg7 47. Qxa5 Qc1+ 48. Kf2 Qb2+ 49. Kg3 Qxb1 50. Qxa3 Qd3+ 51. Kh2 Qxd5 52.
Qa7+ Kg6 53. Qe3 Qd3 54. Qxe5 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E35"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. Nf3
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. a3 Be7 12. e3 O-O 13. Be2 a5 14. O-O Rb8 15.
Rfd1 Be6 16. Na4 Qd7 17. Rac1 Rfc8 18. Ba6 Re8 19. Nc5 Bxc5 20. Qxc5 Ne4 21.
Qxc6 Qxc6 22. Rxc6 g5 23. Bg3 Rxb2 24. Bd3 Nxg3 25. hxg3 Ra2 26. Rc3 Rb8 27.
Bb1 Rab2 28. Bd3 R8b3 29. Rdc1 a4 30. f4 Ra2 31. f5 Bd7 32. f6 Rxc3 33. Rxc3
Kf8 34. Rc7 Ke8 35. Ra7 Kd8 36. Bg6 fxg6 37. Ra8+ Bc8 38. Rxc8+ Kxc8 39. f7
Ra1+ 40. Kf2 Ra2+ 41. Kf1 Ra1+ 42. Ke2 Ra2+ 43. Ke1 Ra1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 Ne4 8. d4
Nxc3 9. bxc3 Be4 10. Bf1 O-O 11. Nd2 Bb7 12. e4 Nc6 13. d5 Na5 14. Nb3 d6 15.
Nxa5 bxa5 16. Rb1 Rb8 17. Qg4 e5 18. Bh6 Bf6 19. Bd2 Qc7 20. f4 Bc8 21. f5 Bd7
22. Bd3 Rxb1 23. Rxb1 Rb8 24. Qd1 h6 25. h4 Rxb1 26. Qxb1 Qb6 27. Qc1 Kf8 28.
Kg2 Qd8 29. Kh3 g5 30. Qd1 Kg7 31. Qh5 Ba4 32. Bc1 Qe7 33. Qe2 Qd8 34. h5 Qb6
35. Bc2 Bxc2 36. Qxc2 a4 37. Kg4 Qa6 38. Qd3 Kf8 39. Kf3 Ke8 40. g4 Bd8 41. Ke3
Ba5 42. Kd2 f6 43. Kc2 Ke7 44. Qe2 Qb6 45. Ba3 Qb7 46. Qf1 Qa6 47. Kd3 Qb7 48.
Qd1 Qd7 49. Qb1 Bb6 50. Qb5 Kd8 51. Kc2 Kc7 52. Kd3 Kd8 53. Bc1 Kc7 54. Qxd7+
Kxd7 55. Kc2 Ba5 56. Kb2 a6 57. Bd2 Bc7 58. Ka3 Ba5 59. Kxa4 Bc7 60. Kb3 Ba5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 d5 7. exd6 Qxd6 8.
O-O Be6 9. Bxe6 Qxe6 10. a4 Qd7 11. a5 Nd5 12. d4 e6 13. a6 b5 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15.
dxe5 Qc6 16. Re1 Rd8 17. Qg4 h5 18. Qh3 Be7 19. Qf3 h4 20. h3 c4 21. Nd2 g6 22.
Qg4 Rh5 23. Nf3 Kf8 24. Bg5 Bxg5 25. Nxg5 Ne7 26. Ne4 Rxe5 27. Qxh4 Rh5 28. Qg3
Kg7 29. Qe3 Rd7 30. Rad1 Rxd1 31. Rxd1 Re5 32. f3 Qxa6 33. Rd7 Nd5 34. Qd4 Qb6
35. Nc5 Kg8 36. Qxe5 Qxc5+ 37. Kh2 a5 38. Rb7 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Nc3 O-O 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qc2 Nbd7 12. Bf4 c6 13. Rfd1 Re8 14. Ne5 Nf8
15. e4 Ne6 16. Be3 Rc8 17. Qe2 Bb4 18. exd5 cxd5 19. Na4 Ba3 20. Bh3 Rc7 21. f3
Nd7 22. f4 Nf6 23. Bg2 Nf8 24. Bc1 Bd6 25. Bb2 Ne4 26. Bxe4 dxe4 27. Nc3 f6 28.
Nc4 Bb4 29. Nb5 Rd7 30. Ne3 Kh8 31. Qc4 Be7 32. Rac1 a6 33. Nc7 b5 34. Qc2 Bd6
35. Nxe8 Qxe8 36. d5 Ng6 37. Qg2 Rd8 38. Bd4 Bc8 39. Bc5 Bxf4 40. gxf4 Nxf4 41.
Qf1 Qg6+ 42. Kh1 Qg5 43. Be7 Re8 44. Rxc8 Rxc8 45. d6 Nd3 46. d7 Rg8 47. Rxd3
exd3 48. Qxd3 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. Bb3 O-O 7. h3 d6 8. Bg5
Qe7 9. Nbd2 Nd8 10. Nh4 Ne6 11. Nf5 Qd8 12. Bh4 Nf4 13. Qf3 d5 14. O-O-O dxe4
15. dxe4 Bxf5 16. exf5 Qd3 17. Bc2 Qxf3 18. Nxf3 e4 19. Nd4 Rfe8 20. Bxf6 gxf6
21. Rhe1 Rad8 22. Rxe4 Rxe4 23. Bxe4 c6 24. Kc2 Kf8 25. h4 Re8 26. Bf3 Re5 27.
g3 Nd5 28. Bxd5 Rxd5 29. f4 h5 30. Ne2 Rxf5 31. Rd7 b5 32. Kd3 Bf2 33. b4 Ke8
34. Ke4 Rc5 35. Rd3 Rc4+ 36. Kf3 Be1 37. g4 hxg4+ 38. Kxg4 Kf8 39. h5 Kg7 40.
Kf5 c5 41. h6+ Kxh6 42. Kxf6 Kh5 43. bxc5 Rxc5 44. Kxf7 Kg4 45. Ke6 Rc6+ 46.
Kd5 Rc4 47. Nd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e3 c5 7. Bxc4 Nc6 8. O-O
cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Rd1 Nd5 12. Qe4 Nf6 13. Qe2 Nd5 14. Bd3 Ncb4
15. Bb1 Bd7 16. Ne5 Rc8 17. Ne4 f6 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Ra3 f5 20. Nc5 Bxc5 21.
dxc5 Rxc5 22. Be3 Rc6 23. h4 Rd8 24. Kh1 a5 25. Bg5 Re8 26. h5 h6 27. Bd2 Qf7
28. Rg3 Kh7 29. Re1 Rf8 30. Rg6 Nf6 31. Bc3 Nbd5 32. Be5 Nxh5 33. Qxh5 Qxg6 34.
Qf3 Rfc8 35. g4 Rc1 36. gxf5 Rxe1+ 37. Kh2 Qg1+ 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O Be7 7. Nc3 Nb6 8.
a3 O-O 9. d3 Be6 10. Rb1 a5 11. Be3 Nd5 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. Qa4 Qc8 14. Rbc1 Rd8
15. Rfe1 f6 16. Bc5 Kh8 17. e4 Bf7 18. Bxe7 Nxe7 19. d4 exd4 20. Nxd4 c6 21.
Red1 Qc7 22. Qc2 Qb6 23. Qc3 Rd7 24. e5 fxe5 25. Nf3 Nd5 26. Qxe5 Re8 27. Qf5
Rde7 28. Rd2 Bg6 29. Qh3 Re2 30. Rxe2 Rxe2 31. Qc8+ Re8 32. Qg4 Qxb2 33. Re1
Rf8 34. h4 Qxa3 35. h5 Bf5 36. Qg5 h6 37. Qh4 Qb4 38. Qh2 Bg4 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Alekseev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 Qc8 11. Bg5 f6 12. Bc1 Nc7 13. e4 Nc6 14. Nc3 O-O 15.
Be3 d6 16. Nh4 g6 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Ne5 19. f4 Nf7 20. Nxg6 Re8 21. Nxe7+
Rxe7 22. Re1 Qd7 23. Bd2 Rae8 24. Rxe7 Rxe7 25. Bc3 Kg7 26. h3 h5 27. Kh2 Nh6
28. Bf3 Qf5 29. Qxf5 Nxf5 30. g4 hxg4 31. hxg4 Re3 32. Rf1 Ba6 33. Rf2 Nd4 34.
Bh1 Bd3 35. g5 Kg6 36. gxf6 Kxf6 37. Bg2 Be4 38. Bxe4 Rxe4 39. Kg3 Kf5 40. Rh2
Re3+ 41. Kf2 Re2+ 42. Kg3 Rxh2 43. Kxh2 Kxf4 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grachev, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bd3 a6 8.
O-O Nxd4 9. Bxd4 Bc5 10. Bxc5 Qxc5 11. Kh1 d6 12. f4 e5 13. Nd5 Be6 14. b4 Qc6
15. c4 exf4 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Rxf4 Qb6 18. Qe1 Qd4 19. Rd1 Qe5 20. Qf2 Ke7 21.
Rf1 Rhg8 22. Rxf6 Rg7 23. Qb6 Rag8 24. Qxb7+ Kd8 25. R6f2 Qd4 26. Be2 Bh3 27.
Bf3 Be6 28. c5 Bc4 29. c6 f5 30. Rd1 Qxd1+ 31. Bxd1 Rxb7 32. cxb7 Kd7 33. Ba4+
Bb5 34. Bxb5+ axb5 35. Rxf5 Kc6 36. Rf7 h5 37. Kg1 d5 38. exd5+ Kxd5 39. Rc7
Rb8 40. Rc5+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[PlyCount "166"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 a6 4. Bg2 c6 5. O-O b5 6. d3 d5 7. Qc2 Be7 8. b3 Nbd7
9. Bb2 O-O 10. Nbd2 Rb8 11. Rab1 c5 12. e4 bxc4 13. bxc4 d4 14. Ba3 Bb7 15. e5
Ng4 16. h3 Bxf3 17. Rxb8 Qxb8 18. Nxf3 Ngxe5 19. Nxd4 Qd6 20. Nb3 Qxd3 21. Qxd3
Nxd3 22. Rd1 N7e5 23. Na5 Nb4 24. f4 Ned3 25. Be4 Rd8 26. Nb7 Rd4 27. Bxd3 Rxd3
28. Rxd3 Nxd3 29. Kf1 e5 30. fxe5 Kf8 31. e6 fxe6 32. Ke2 Ne5 33. Na5 Ke8 34.
Bb2 Bf6 35. Bxe5 Bxe5 36. g4 Kd7 37. Kf3 Kc7 38. Ke4 Bf6 39. Nb3 Kb6 40. a4 Bc3
41. Kd3 Bb4 42. Ke4 Bc3 43. Kd3 Bf6 44. Ke4 Kc6 45. Nc1 Bb2 46. Nb3 Bc3 47. Kd3
Bf6 48. Ke4 h6 49. Nd2 Kd6 50. Nf3 Bc3 51. Kd3 Bb4 52. Ng1 Kc6 53. Ne2 e5 54.
Ng3 g6 55. Ne4 Kb6 56. Kc2 Kc6 57. Kb3 Kd7 58. Kc2 Ke6 59. Kd3 h5 60. Ng5+ Ke7
61. Ke4 Kf6 62. Nf3 Bc3 63. Kd5 Bd4 64. Ke4 Ke6 65. Nh4 hxg4 66. hxg4 Kf6 67.
Nf3 Bb2 68. Kd5 Bd4 69. Ke4 Bc3 70. g5+ Ke6 71. Nh4 Kf7 72. Kd5 Kg7 73. Nf3 Bb2
74. Nxe5 Bc1 75. Nf3 Kf7 76. Kxc5 Ke6 77. Kb6 Kf5 78. Kxa6 Ke4 79. Nh4 Bxg5 80.
Nxg6 Kf5 81. Nf8 Ke5 82. Kb5 Kd6 83. c5+ Ke7 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Bf4 dxc4 7. e3 Nd5 8. Bxc4
Nxf4 9. exf4 Be7 10. O-O Nd7 11. a5 O-O 12. Re1 b5 13. axb6 Nxb6 14. Bd3 c5 15.
dxc5 Bxc5 16. Bxh7+ Kxh7 17. Ng5+ Kg6 18. Qg4 f5 19. Qg3 Kf6 20. Nh7+ Kf7 21.
Ng5+ Kf6 22. Rad1 Qe8 23. Re5 Bb4 24. Rde1 Ra7 25. Qe3 Kg6 26. Qxb6 Rb7 27. Qe3
Bd6 28. Nxe6 Bxe5 29. Nxf8+ Qxf8 30. fxe5 Be6 31. Ne2 Qb4 32. Nf4+ Kf7 33. h4
Qxb2 34. Rd1 Qb3 35. Rd3 Qc4 36. Rd6 Re7 37. Kh2 a5 38. Qg3 Kg8 39. Rd8+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 d5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. e4 Bxf1 10. Kxf1 Nf6 11. Bf4 O-O 12. Kg2 Bb4 13. Nb5 a6 14. Nxc7 Ra7
15. a3 Be7 16. d5 Nxe4 17. dxe6 g5 18. Nd5 gxf4 19. Re1 Nf6 20. exf7+ Kxf7 21.
Ng5+ Ke8 22. Nxf6+ Rxf6 23. Qh5+ Kd7 24. Rad1+ Rd6 25. Rxd6+ Bxd6 26. Qf7+ Be7
27. Rd1+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E39"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. Nf3 c5 6. dxc5 Na6 7. c6 bxc6 8. a3
Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 d5 10. b4 Ne4 11. Qc2 c5 12. b5 Nc7 13. e3 a6 14. a4 Ne8 15. Bd3
N8d6 16. O-O Bb7 17. Bb2 dxc4 18. Bxc4 Nxc4 19. Qxc4 Bd5 20. Qe2 axb5 21. axb5
Qb6 22. Ne5 Nf6 23. Ra6 Qb7 24. f3 Rab8 25. e4 Qxb5 26. Qxb5 Rxb5 27. exd5 Rxb2
28. dxe6 fxe6 29. Rxe6 Re2 30. f4 Rc8 31. Rc1 c4 32. Kf1 Re4 33. g3 c3 34. Rc6
Rxc6 35. Nxc6 Nd5 36. Kf2 Kf7 37. Ne5+ Ke6 38. Nf3 h6 39. Ra1 Rc4 40. Ne5 Rc7
41. Nd3 Kf5 42. Kf3 Ke6 43. Ra6+ Ke7 44. Ra1 Nf6 45. Rc1 Nd5 46. Ke4 Kd6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz Classic rap fin"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2008.08.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2008.08.03"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Bxf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz Classic rap fin"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2008.08.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2008.08.03"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bf4 Nc6 11. Nc3 Nb4 12. Qc1 Rc8 13. Rd1 Nbd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5
15. Be3 Ng4 16. Ne1 Bxg2 17. Nxg2 Qd5 18. h3 Nxe3 19. Qxe3 c5 20. Nf4 Qf5 21.
dxc5 Bxc5 22. Qd3 Qf6 23. Qd2 Rfd8 24. Qa5 e5 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Nd3 Bb6 27.
Qc3 Bd4 28. Qe1 e4 29. Nf4 Bxb2 30. Rd1 Be5 31. Nd5 Qe6 32. Qa5 Rd6 33. Ne3
Rxd1+ 34. Nxd1 h6 35. Kg2 Qc6 36. Ne3 g6 37. Qb4 Kg7 38. Kh2 Bc3 39. Qe7 Bd4
40. Qb4 Qc5 41. Qd2 Bxe3 42. fxe3 b4 43. Kg2 a5 44. Kf2 a4 45. Qb2+ Kg8 46. Qd2
b3 47. axb3 axb3 48. Qd8+ Kg7 49. Qd2 Qb6 50. Qb2+ Qf6+ 0-1

[Event "Mainz Classic rap fin"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2008.08.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "2798"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2008.08.03"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. Bb3 Rc8 11. O-O-O Ne5 12. Kb1 a6 13. h4 h5 14. g4 hxg4 15.
h5 Nxh5 16. Rdg1 Qa5 17. Bh6 Rxc3 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Rxh5 Rxb3 20. Qxa5 Rxb2+
21. Ka1 gxh5 22. f4 Be6 23. Nxe6+ fxe6 24. fxe5 Rb5 25. Qc7 Rxe5 26. Qxe7+ Rf7
27. Qxd6 Rxe4 28. Rh1 Rf5 29. Qe7+ Kg6 30. Qe8+ Kg7 31. Rd1 Rd5 32. Rxd5 exd5
33. Qxh5 b5 34. Qg5+ Kh7 35. Qxd5 Ra4 36. Qg5 Rc4 37. Kb2 Rb4+ 38. Kc1 Ra4 39.
a3 Rc4 40. Kd2 Rd4+ 41. Ke1 Ra4 42. Kf1 Rc4 43. Kg1 Rc6 44. Qd5 Rg6 45. a4 bxa4
46. Qd7+ Kh6 47. Qxa4 Kg5 48. c4 Kf5 49. c5 Ke5 50. Qd7 1-0

[Event "Mainz Classic rap fin"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2008.08.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2798"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2008.08.03"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. Qe2 e6 7. b3 Be7 8.
Bb2 O-O 9. c4 a6 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Re8 12. Nc3 Rc8 13. Rad1 Qa5 14. Kh1 Qh5
15. Qxh5 Nxh5 16. g3 Nhf6 17. Kg2 Rc7 18. f3 Rec8 19. Rf2 Kf8 20. Rfd2 h5 21.
h4 Ne5 22. Nce2 Ng6 23. Nc2 Ne8 24. Ne3 b5 25. f4 Kg8 26. f5 Nf8 27. Nf4 g6 28.
fxe6 fxe6 29. e5 dxe5 30. Bxe5 Rc6 31. Kf3 Bf6 32. Bxf6 Nxf6 33. Rd8 Rxd8 34.
Rxd8 Kf7 35. Rb8 N8d7 36. Rb7 Rb6 37. Ra7 Rd6 38. c5 Rc6 39. b4 e5 40. Nfd5 Kf8
41. a3 Ke8 42. Nxf6+ Nxf6 43. Rg7 e4+ 44. Ke2 a5 45. Rxg6 Kf7 46. Rg5 axb4 47.
axb4 Ra6 48. c6 Rxc6 49. Rxb5 Rc1 50. Rc5 Rb1 51. b5 Rb3 52. Nc4 Ke6 53. b6 Nd5
54. Rc6+ Ke7 55. Rc5 Ke6 56. Rc6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz Classic rap Prelim"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2008.08.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2008.08.01"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 Na6 8. Ne5
d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nc3 c5 13. e3 Bxe5 14. dxe5 Nc7
15. Qa4 Qe7 16. f4 Rfd8 17. Rad1 Qe6 18. b4 Bc6 19. Qb3 Rd7 20. bxc5 bxc5 21.
Qa3 Qe7 22. Rd2 Rad8 23. Red1 f6 24. e6 Nxe6 25. Nxd5 Qf7 26. Qa5 f5 27. Ne7+
Qxe7 28. Bxc6 Rxd2 29. Rxd2 Kh7 30. Kf2 Qf6 31. Bd7 c4 32. Bxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz Classic rap Prelim"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2008.08.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2008.08.01"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. e3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Bxd7+ Nbxd7
8. dxc5 Nxc5 9. O-O Bd6 10. Nc3 Nce4 11. Nxd5 Bxh2+ 12. Nxh2 Qxd5 13. Qxd5 Nxd5
14. f3 Nc5 15. e4 Nb4 16. Bd2 Nc6 17. Ng4 Rd8 18. Rfd1 f6 19. Ne3 Kf7 20. Nf5
Nd3 21. Bc3 Rd7 22. Rd2 Rhd8 23. Rad1 b5 24. b4 a5 25. a3 axb4 26. axb4 Nce5
27. Bxe5 fxe5 28. Kf1 g6 29. Ne3 Ke6 30. Nd5 Nxb4 31. Nc7+ Ke7 32. Rxd7+ Rxd7
33. Rxd7+ Kxd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz Classic rap Prelim"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2008.08.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2008.08.01"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 Qc8 11. e4 Nc7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. e5 Ne6 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15.
Rxd5 Nc6 16. Qe4 Qb7 17. a3 Na5 18. Nh4 Nb3 19. Nf5 Rae8 20. Qa4 Nxa1 21. Rxd7
Qb8 22. Nxe7+ Rxe7 23. Rxe7 Qxe5 24. Bf1 Qd5 25. Qd7 Qb3 26. Qxa7 Qd1 27. Be3
Nc2 28. Rd7 Ned4 29. Bxd4 Nxd4 30. Qb7 Nf3+ 31. Kg2 Ne1+ 32. Kg1 Nf3+ 33. Kg2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz Classic rap Prelim"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2008.08.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2008.08.01"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Bb3 Ne5 12. g4 b5 13. g5 b4 14. Nce2 Nh5 15.
f4 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Rxc4 17. b3 Rc7 18. Ng3 Rc3 19. Nxh5 gxh5 20. Kb1 Qa5 21. f5
Rfc8 22. f6 e5 23. Nf5 Bxf5 24. exf5 Rxc2 25. Qxc2 Rxc2 26. Kxc2 Qxa2+ 27. Kd3
Bf8 28. Rc1 d5 29. Rhd1 Qb2 30. Bd2 Qxb3+ 31. Ke2 e4 32. Be3 Qb2+ 33. Ke1 Qxh2
34. Rxd5 Qb8 35. Rcd1 b3 36. Rd8 Qb4+ 37. Kf2 b2 38. Rb1 Qa5 39. Ra8 Qxf5+ 40.
Ke1 Qa5+ 41. Kf2 Qc7 42. Rd1 Qh2+ 43. Ke1 Qh1+ 44. Ke2 Qxd1+ 0-1

[Event "Mainz Classic rap Prelim"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2008.08.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2008.08.01"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 Bd7 8. O-O
Nf6 9. Nce2 b5 10. a4 bxa4 11. Rxa4 Be7 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Rc4 Bb5 14. Rd4 e5
15. Rd2 O-O 16. Re1 Qc7 17. Nc3 Bd7 18. Rd3 h6 19. h3 Rfc8 20. f4 Be6 21. Kh2
a5 22. g4 exf4 23. Bxf4 Nd7 24. Re2 Ne5 25. Nd5 Bxd5 26. Rxd5 Qb6 27. c3 a4 28.
Be3 Qc7 29. Bd4 Bg5 30. Rf2 Ng6 31. Rdf5 Rf8 32. Kh1 a3 33. bxa3 Rxa3 34. Rf1
Qe7 35. Qe2 Ne5 36. Qb5 g6 37. Rxe5 dxe5 38. Bc5 Rb3 39. Bxe7 Rxb5 40. Bxf8
Kxf8 41. Rf3 Rb1+ 42. Bf1 Re1 43. Kg2 Bf4 44. Bd3 Rc1 45. Bc4 Rc2+ 46. Kf1 Ke7
47. Bb3 Rb2 48. Bd5 f6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz Classic rap Prelim"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2008.08.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "2798"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2008.08.01"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. Bb3 Rc8 11. O-O-O Ne5 12. Kb1 a6 13. h4 h5 14. Bh6 Nc4 15.
Bxc4 Rxc4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Rhe1 Re8 18. Nde2 Qa5 19. Nf4 Rec8 20. Ncd5 Qxd2
21. Rxd2 Nxd5 22. Nxd5 Re8 23. Nb6 Rc7 24. e5 Be6 25. exd6 Rc6 26. Na4 exd6 27.
b3 Rec8 28. Nb2 Rc5 29. Ree2 Re5 30. Nd3 Rxe2 31. Rxe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM 41st"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2008.07.31"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2008.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 d6 7. c3 O-O 8. Nbd2
Re8 9. Re1 Bf8 10. Nf1 h6 11. Ng3 b5 12. Bc2 d5 13. d4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Bf5 15.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Rxe5 18. Rxe5 Qxe5 19. Be3 Bxc2 20. Qxc2 Rd8
21. Rd1 Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1 Bd6 23. g3 Qe4 24. Bd4 f5 25. a3 Be5 26. Bc5 Qc4 27. Ba7
Bf6 28. Kg2 c6 29. Be3 Qe4+ 30. Kg1 a5 31. Bf4 a4 32. h3 Qd5 33. Qe2 Qe4 34.
Qd1 Qd5 35. Qe2 Qe4 36. Qd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM 41st"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2008.07.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2008.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Bb3 d6 9. f3 Bd7 10. Qd2 Rc8 11. O-O-O Ne5 12. Kb1 a6 13. h4 h5 14. g4 hxg4 15.
h5 Nxh5 16. Bh6 e6 17. Rdg1 Qf6 18. fxg4 Bxh6 19. Qxh6 Qg7 20. Qe3 Nf6 21. g5
Nh5 22. Nde2 a5 23. Rxh5 gxh5 24. Nf4 Ng4 25. Qh3 Qd4 26. Nce2 Qxe4 27. Qxh5 a4
28. Rh1 Qxh1+ 29. Qxh1 axb3 30. axb3 Bc6 31. Qh4 Be4 32. Nc3 Bf5 33. Nh5 f6 34.
Ng3 Rc7 35. Nxf5 exf5 36. gxf6 Nxf6 37. Qg5+ Kf7 38. Qxf5 Re7 39. b4 Re5 40.
Qf2 Rd8 41. b3 Rd7 42. Kb2 Rde7 43. Qb6 Rd7 44. Qd4 Ke7 45. Qd3 Kf7 46. Nb5 Ke7
47. Nd4 Kf7 48. Qf3 Rh5 49. Nf5 Ke6 50. Nd4+ Kf7 51. Nf5 Ke6 52. Nd4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM 41st"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2008.07.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2691"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2008.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Bg2 d5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qb3 Qa5 10. Bd2 Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 Ba6 14.
Rfd1 Qc5 15. e4 Bc4 16. Qa4 Nb6 17. Qb4 Qh5 18. Bf4 c5 19. Qb2 Rad8 20. Rxd8
Rxd8 21. f3 f5 22. exf5 Qxf5 23. Re1 Qd5 24. Qa3 Qc6 25. Qxa7 Ra8 26. Qe7 Nd5
27. Qd6 Qxd6 28. Bxd6 Nxc3 29. Bxc5 Rxa2 30. Bf1 Bxf1 31. Kxf1 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM 41st"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2008.07.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Alekseev, Evgeny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[PlyCount "167"]
[EventDate "2008.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. Nxe5 Qd4 8.
Be3 Qxe5 9. d4 Qe7 10. dxc5 Nxe4 11. Qd4 Bf5 12. O-O-O Rad8 13. Qb4 Qe6 14. Kb1
b5 15. b3 Qe5 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Bd4 Qf5 18. Qc3 f6 19. f3 Bd5 20. Rhe1 Rd7 21.
Bf2 Rfd8 22. Rd4 h5 23. h3 Bf7 24. g4 hxg4 25. hxg4 Qg5 26. Kb2 Rxd4 27. Bxd4
Qd5 28. Rd1 b4 29. Qxb4 Qxf3 30. Rd2 Qxg4 31. Bc3 Qc8 32. Rg2 Bd5 33. Rg1 Qf5
34. Qb7 Kf7 35. Qxc7+ Rd7 36. Qc8 Be4 37. Qh8 Qh7 38. Qc8 Qf5 39. Rf1 Qe6 40.
Qh8 Re7 41. Rd1 Re8 42. Qh2 Bf5 43. Rd2 Re7 44. Qb8 Rd7 45. Rf2 Bg6 46. Rh2 Qe8
47. Qg3 Qe4 48. Rg2 Re7 49. Rd2 Rb7 50. Qh2 Re7 51. Qb8 Bf5 52. a4 Bg6 53. a5
Bf5 54. a6 Bg6 55. Qg3 Bf5 56. Rg2 Bg6 57. Rh2 Bf5 58. Qb8 Bg6 59. Ka3 Bh7 60.
Rd2 Bf5 61. Qh8 Qe3 62. Kb2 Qe4 63. Rf2 Qg4 64. Qh2 Bg6 65. Qd6 Qe6 66. Qxe6+
Kxe6 67. Ba5 Be4 68. c4 g5 69. Bd2 Rg7 70. Re2 f5 71. b4 g4 72. b5 cxb5 73.
cxb5 g3 74. Re1 Kd5 75. Be3 Bd3 76. Rd1 Ke4 77. Rxd3 Kxd3 78. Bg1 f4 79. b6 f3
80. b7 Rg8 81. c6 f2 82. c7 fxg1=Q 83. c8=Q Qd4+ 84. Ka2 0-1

[Event "Biel GM 41st"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2008.07.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2008.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Nc3 O-O 10. O-O Bb7 11. Rc1 Nbd7 12. Bf4 c6 13. Qc2 Re8 14. Rcd1 Bb4
15. Bd2 Rc8 16. Qb2 Qe7 17. Rfe1 Qf8 18. Bh3 Rcd8 19. Qc2 h6 20. Nh4 c5 21. Nf5
a6 22. Qb2 Bxc3 23. Bxc3 Ne4 24. dxc5 Nxc3 25. Qxc3 bxc5 26. Qa5 Nf6 27. Qb6
Bc8 28. Kg2 Ne4 29. f3 Ng5 30. g4 h5 31. Rc1 g6 32. Ng3 Nxh3 33. Kxh3 hxg4+ 34.
fxg4 Qh6+ 35. Kg2 Bxg4 36. Qxc5 Re3 37. Qd4 Qh3+ 38. Kg1 Rxg3+ 39. hxg3 Qxg3+
40. Kh1 Bf5 0-1

[Event "Biel GM 41st"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2008.07.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2008.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e6 7. g4 b5 8. Bg2
Bb7 9. O-O Nc6 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. Re1 Nd7 12. Nd5 Bb7 13. Qd4 Ne5 14. f4 Nc6 15.
Qf2 exd5 16. exd5+ Ne7 17. a4 Kd7 18. Be3 Bxd5 19. Bb6 Qb8 20. Rxe7+ Bxe7 21.
Bxd5 Bh4 22. Qd4 Bf6 23. Qf2 Bh4 24. Qd4 Bf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM 41st"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2008.07.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D19"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2008.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Qe2 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 O-O 12. Rd1 e5 13. d5 Bxc3 14. dxc6 e4 15.
Qe2 Be5 16. cxd7 Qe7 17. Ra2 Rfd8 18. b3 Rxd7 19. Rxd7 Qxd7 20. Rd2 Qe7 21. Rd1
h6 22. Qa2 Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Qxd8 24. Qd2 Qe7 25. Qa5 b6 26. Qd2 a5 27. Bb2 Bxb2
28. Qxb2 Kf8 29. Qd4 Qc7 30. Kf1 Ke7 31. Ke2 g5 32. g3 Qc5 33. Qxc5+ bxc5 34.
f4 Ne8 35. g4 Nd6 36. Bd5 Kf6 37. Kf2 Kg6 38. Kg3 f6 39. Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM 41st"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2008.07.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2691"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2008.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 Be7 8.
Qc2 Nh5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. O-O-O Nb6 11. h3 Be6 12. Bd3 O-O-O 13. Kb1 Kb8 14. Nd2
g6 15. Nb3 Ng7 16. f3 Bf5 17. Bxf5 Nxf5 18. Rhe1 Nc4 19. Qc1 Qg5 20. g4 Ng7 21.
f4 Qh4 22. e4 Qxh3 23. exd5 cxd5 24. Nc5 Ne6 25. b3 Nxc5 26. dxc5 Na5 27. b4
Nc4 28. Nxd5 Na3+ 29. Ka1 Rhe8 30. c6 bxc6 31. Qxc6 1-0

[Event "Biel GM 41st"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2008.07.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Alekseev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2008.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 bxc5 8. O-O
Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Rd1 Qb6 11. Bf4 Rd8 12. Rd2 d6 13. Rad1 a6 14. Qc2 Qc7 15.
e4 Nh5 16. Be3 Nc6 17. h3 h6 18. Nh2 Rac8 19. Nf1 Nf6 20. f4 d5 21. cxd5 Nd4
22. Qb1 exd5 23. e5 Ne4 24. Nxe4 dxe4 25. Kf2 Nf3 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8 27. Rxd8+ Qxd8
28. Qc1 g5 29. Bxf3 exf3 30. fxg5 hxg5 31. Qd2 Qb6 32. Nh2 Qg6 33. Ng4 c4 34.
Nf6+ Kg7 35. g4 Qd3 36. Ne8+ Kg6 37. Nd6 Ba8 38. b3 Qxd2+ 39. Bxd2 cxb3 40.
axb3 f6 41. Bc3 fxe5 42. Bxe5 a5 43. Nf5 Bd8 44. Bc3 Bb7 45. Nd4 Bf6 46. Ke3
Be5 47. Be1 Bxd4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM 41st"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2008.07.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2569"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2008.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 Nc6 11. Qf5 Nf6 12. e4 d6 13. e5 Qd7 14. Qxd7+ Nxd7 15.
exd6 Bf6 16. Re1+ Kf8 17. Nc3 Nb4 18. Bg5 Nc2 19. Re7 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Bxg5 21.
Rxd7 Rd8 22. Rxd8+ Bxd8 23. Rd1 Nd4 24. Bg2 h5 25. a4 a6 26. Bb7 Rh6 27. d7 Rd6
28. Bc8 Nf3+ 29. Kg2 Rxd1 30. Nxd1 Ne1+ 31. Kf1 Nf3 32. h4 Ke7 33. Ne3 g6 34.
Bxa6 Kxd7 35. Ke2 Ne5 36. f4 Ng4 37. Bb5+ Ke7 38. Nd5+ Kd6 39. Bc4 Nh6 40. Ne3
Bf6 41. Bd3 Bd8 42. Kf3 Ng4 43. Nxg4 hxg4+ 44. Kxg4 Ke6 45. Bc4+ Ke7 46. Kf3 f5
47. Ke2 Kf8 48. Kd3 Bf6 49. b3 Bb2 50. Bd5 Ba3 51. Kc4 Bb4 52. Kb5 Ba5 53. Bc4
Ke7 54. Kc6 Kf6 55. Bd3 Kf7 56. h5 gxh5 57. Bxf5 Kf6 58. Be4 Kg7 59. Bf3 Kh6
60. Kb5 Kg6 61. Bd1 Kh6 62. Be2 Kg6 63. Bf3 Kh6 64. Bc6 1-0

[Event "Foros Aerosvit 3rd"]
[Site "Foros"]
[Date "2008.06.19"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2008.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Na5 11. Bd3 b6 12. Qd2 e5 13. Bh6 exd4 14. Bxg7 Kxg7
15. cxd4 cxd4 16. Rac1 Bb7 17. f4 Rc8 18. Rxc8 Qxc8 19. f5 Nc6 20. Rf3 Ne5 21.
Rh3 Rh8 22. f6+ Kg8 23. Qh6 Qf8 24. Qxf8+ Kxf8 25. Nxd4 Ke8 26. Bb5+ Kd8 27.
Rc3 a6 28. Ba4 b5 29. Bb3 Re8 30. Nf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Foros Aerosvit 3rd"]
[Site "Foros"]
[Date "2008.06.18"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[PlyCount "158"]
[EventDate "2008.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. Rc1 c6 10. Bd3 Nxc3 11. Rxc3 Nd7 12. Qc2 dxc4 13. Bxc4 e5 14. Qe4 Re8
15. O-O exd4 16. Qxe7 Rxe7 17. Nxd4 g6 18. Rd1 a6 19. f3 c5 20. Ne2 b5 21. Bd5
Ra7 22. Nf4 Kg7 23. b3 b4 24. Rcd3 a5 25. e4 a4 26. R3d2 axb3 27. Bxb3 Nb6 28.
Rc1 Rec7 29. Rdc2 g5 30. Nd5 Nxd5 31. exd5 Ra5 32. Rc4 Ba6 33. d6 Rd7 34. Rxc5
Rxc5 35. Rxc5 Rxd6 36. Rc7 Rf6 37. Kf2 g4 38. Ke3 Bf1 39. Rc2 gxf3 40. gxf3 Bh3
41. Rc7 Bg2 42. f4 Rf5 43. Rd7 Bc6 44. Rd6 Bh1 45. Rd4 Rh5 46. Rd2 Rh3+ 47. Kd4
Rf3 48. Rd1 Bg2 49. Ke5 Re3+ 50. Kd6 Bh3 51. Kc5 Re2 52. Kxb4 Rxh2 53. a4 Rf2
54. Rd4 h5 55. a5 Bf1 56. Bc4 h4 57. Bxf1 Rxf1 58. f5 h3 59. Rh4 Rh1 60. a6 h2
61. a7 Ra1 62. Rxh2 Rxa7 63. Kc5 Rd7 64. Kc6 Rd3 65. Ra2 Kf6 66. Ra7 Rd8 67.
Kc5 Rd1 68. Kc4 Rd2 69. Kc5 Rf2 70. Kd4 Rxf5 71. Ke3 Rf1 72. Ra5 Kg6 73. Ra8
Kf5 74. Ke2 Rf4 75. Ke3 f6 76. Rb8 Ra4 77. Kf3 Ra3+ 78. Kf2 Kg5 79. Rb4 f5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Foros Aerosvit 3rd"]
[Site "Foros"]
[Date "2008.06.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2008.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2
d6 9. e3 Nbd7 10. d4 Ne4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Qe2 Qc7 13. Rfd1 Qb7 14. Ne1 Nf6 15.
Rac1 cxd4 16. Bxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Foros Aerosvit 3rd"]
[Site "Foros"]
[Date "2008.06.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2008.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Bd6 11. Be3 Nbd7 12. Nbd2 Qe7 13. Nb3 Be4 14. Qc1 e5 15.
dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxg2 17. Nc6 Bxc6 18. Qxc6 Ng4 19. Bd4 Qxe2 20. Rfe1 Qd3 21.
h3 Nh6 22. Be5 Bxe5 23. Rxe5 Nf5 24. Rae1 g6 25. Rd5 Qc4 26. Rc5 Qd3 27. Rd5
Qc4 28. Rc5 Qd3 29. Rd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Foros Aerosvit 3rd"]
[Site "Foros"]
[Date "2008.06.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2008.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Nb3 O-O 9. Kh1 a6 10. f4 b5 11. Bf3 Bb7 12. a4 b4 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Na5 15.
c3 bxc3 16. bxc3 Rc8 17. Rb1 Ba8 18. Nd2 Nc4 19. Nxc4 Rxc4 20. Bd2 Qa5 21. Qe1
Bxd5 22. Be2 Qxa4 23. Bxc4 Bxc4 24. Rf2 e6 25. Be3 Bd5 26. Rfb2 Qe4 27. Qd2 h5
28. Bd4 Bh6 29. Be3 a5 30. Rb8 Kh7 31. h3 Rxb8 32. Rxb8 Bg7 33. Bd4 Bxd4 34.
cxd4 a4 35. Kh2 a3 36. Rb4 a2 37. Ra4 Qb1 0-1

[Event "Foros Aerosvit 3rd"]
[Site "Foros"]
[Date "2008.06.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Alekseev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2008.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2 d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Rc1 Nd7 11. Bf4 Nxc3 12. Rxc3 c5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. b4 cxb4
15. Rc7 Nc5 16. Nd4 Rc8 17. Rxc8 Qxc8 18. Qb1 a5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Foros Aerosvit 3rd"]
[Site "Foros"]
[Date "2008.06.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2008.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 8. Rc1
Bd6 9. Bd3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qe7 11. O-O O-O 12. Ne4 Bc7 13. Bb3 Rd8 14. Qc2 a5 15.
a3 Rb8 16. Rfd1 Nf8 17. Ne5 Bd7 18. Nxd7 Nxd7 19. g3 Nf6 20. Qc5 Qxc5 21. Nxf6+
gxf6 22. Rxc5 Ra8 23. Kg2 Bd6 24. Rc2 f5 25. Bc4 a4 26. Be2 Be7 27. Bf3 Ra5 28.
Rc4 Bf6 29. Rdc1 e5 30. dxe5 Bxe5 31. Rb4 Rd7 32. Rc2 Kg7 33. Kf1 Bf6 34. Rcc4
Ra8 35. Rf4 Ra5 36. Ke2 Rc5 37. Rfc4 Rxc4 38. Rxc4 Bxb2 39. Rxa4 c5 40. Kf1 b6
41. Be2 Bc3 42. Bb5 Rd1+ 43. Kg2 Ba5 44. Rf4 Kg6 45. a4 Bc3 46. g4 fxg4 47. Be8
Be5 48. Bxf7+ Kg5 49. Re4 Kf5 50. Rc4 Rd7 51. Bh5 Rg7 52. a5 bxa5 53. Rxc5 Ra7
54. Rc4 Rg7 55. Rc5 Ra7 56. Rc4 Rg7 57. Rc6 Ra7 58. Bg6+ Kg5 59. Bc2 a4 60.
Rg6+ Kh5 61. Re6 Bg7 62. Kg3 Ra5 63. Bg6+ Kg5 1-0

[Event "Foros Aerosvit 3rd"]
[Site "Foros"]
[Date "2008.06.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "164"]
[EventDate "2008.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Bd6 11. Ng5 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Nbd7 13. e4 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5
15. f4 Nc4 16. b3 Nxd2 17. Nxd2 h6 18. Ngf3 Bb4 19. Rfd1 Qe7 20. e5 Nd5 21. Nf1
Rad8 22. a3 Bc5 23. b4 Bb6 24. Rd2 Qd7 25. f5 Rfe8 26. Rad1 c6 27. Rc1 Be3 28.
Rxd5 cxd5 29. Nxe3 d4 30. Nf1 Rc8 31. Qd1 Rxc1 32. Qxc1 Qxf5 33. Qc6 Rc8 34.
Qxa6 Rc2+ 35. N1d2 g5 36. Qxh6 g4 37. Nh4 Qxe5 38. Kf2 Ra2 39. h3 d3 40. Qe3
Qxe3+ 41. Kxe3 gxh3 42. Nhf3 Rxa3 43. Kf2 Ra4 44. Kg1 Rxb4 45. Kh2 Ra4 46. Kxh3
Ra8 47. Nd4 b4 48. Kg4 Re8 49. Kf5 Re2 50. N4b3 Kf8 51. Ne4 Ke7 52. Ke5 Rg2 53.
Kf4 Ke6 54. Kf3 Re2 55. Nec5+ Kd5 56. Nxd3 Re8 57. Na5 Rb8 58. Nc1 Kc5 59. Nd3+
Kd5 60. Nc1 Rc8 61. Ncb3 Ke5 62. Ke2 Rc2+ 63. Kf3 Rc3+ 64. Kg4 Ke4 65. Nb7 Kd3
66. N3a5 Kd4 67. Kf4 Kd5 68. Nd8 Rc8 69. Ndb7 Rc3 70. Nd8 Ra3 71. Ndc6 b3 72.
Nxb3 Rxb3 73. Ne5 Rb1 74. g4 Rf1+ 75. Nf3 Ke6 76. Kg3 Ra1 77. Kf4 Ra4+ 78. Kg3
Kd5 79. Nh4 Ke4 80. g5 Ke5 81. Kh3 Kf4 82. g6 Kg5 0-1

[Event "Foros Aerosvit 3rd"]
[Site "Foros"]
[Date "2008.06.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2008.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 8. Qc2
Qd8 9. Bd3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rad1 dxc4 12. Bxc4 b5 13. Be2 Bb7 14. Ne4 Qb6
15. Rc1 Rfd8 16. Rfd1 Rac8 17. Nc5 Nxc5 18. dxc5 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Qxc5 20. Qxc5
Bxc5 21. Rd7 Ba8 22. Ne5 Bb6 23. Nxf7 Rc7 24. Ne5 Rxd7 25. Nxd7 Bc7 26. Nc5 Kf7
27. Bg4 e5 28. Bf3 Ke7 29. Kf1 Bb6 30. b4 a5 31. a3 Bxc5 32. bxc5 Bb7 33. Ke2
Ba6 34. Kd2 Kd7 35. Be4 g5 36. Kc3 Bc8 37. g3 Kc7 38. f4 g4 39. f5 Bd7 40. f6
Kd8 41. Kd3 a4 42. Bg6 Be6 43. Kc3 Kd7 44. Be4 Bf7 45. Bf5+ Ke8 46. Bxg4 Bd5
47. Bh5+ Kd7 48. Bg6 e4 49. g4 Ke6 50. f7 Ke7 51. h4 Kf8 52. Kd4 Ke7 53. h5
Bxf7 54. Bxe4 Be8 55. Bf5 Kf6 56. e4 Kg5 57. Bc8 Kf4 58. e5 b4 59. axb4 a3 60.
Kc3 Kxe5 61. Kb3 1-0

[Event "Foros Aerosvit 3rd"]
[Site "Foros"]
[Date "2008.06.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2008.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 Qc8 11. Qf5 Nf6 12. Bg5 Nc6 13. Nc3 d5 14. Qf4 d4 15.
Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nd5 Bd8 17. e3 Ne7 18. Nxe7 Bxe7 19. exd4 O-O 20. dxc5 bxc5 21.
Rac1 a5 22. b3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Foros Aerosvit 3rd"]
[Site "Foros"]
[Date "2008.06.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2008.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. f3 Kh8 13. b5 Ne8 14. Be3 Bf6 15. Ne6
Bxe6 16. dxe6 Ng7 17. Bh6 Nxe6 18. Bxf8 Qxf8 19. c5 Nxc5 20. Bc4 Bg5 21. Qe2
Qh6 22. Rad1 Rf8 23. a4 b6 24. g3 Qh3 25. Qg2 Qh6 26. Qe2 Qh3 27. Kh1 Nd7 28.
Ra1 Qh6 29. Ra2 Nf6 30. Kg2 Nh5 31. Nd5 Nxd5 32. Bxd5 Bf4 33. Qf2 fxe4 34. Bxe4
Qg5 35. Rc2 d5 36. Bxd5 Bxg3 37. hxg3 Nf4+ 38. Kf1 Nxd5 39. Rce2 Qf6 40. Rxe5
Qxf3 41. Qxf3 Rxf3+ 42. Ke2 Rf5 43. Rxf5 gxf5 44. Kd3 c5 45. Re5 Nb4+ 46. Kd2
1-0

[Event "Miskolc m"]
[Site "Miskolc"]
[Date "2008.06.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2008.05.28"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. Bd2
Nbd7 9. Qc2 Be7 10. Be2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 O-O 12. O-O c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Rfd1 Rc8
15. Be1 Qc7 16. Be2 Nce4 17. Qa4 Nxc3 18. Bxc3 Nd5 19. Bd4 a6 20. Bf3 Rfd8 21.
Qb3 Bf6 22. g3 b6 23. Be2 Bxd4 24. Rxd4 a5 25. Ba6 Rb8 26. Be2 Rbc8 27. Rc4 Qb8
28. Rac1 Rxc4 29. Qxc4 Ne7 30. Qb5 Kf8 31. b4 Rd5 32. Qa4 axb4 33. Qxb4 Qd6 34.
Qb3 Qd8 35. Rb1 Rd6 36. h4 Kg8 37. Bf3 Nf5 38. Rc1 Ne7 39. Kg2 Rd2 40. Rc4 Nf5
41. Kg1 Qf6 42. Qxb6 Qa1+ 43. Kg2 Qe1 44. Rc8+ Kh7 45. Qb8 Rxf2+ 46. Kh3 Qf1+
47. Kg4 Nh6+ 48. Kf4 Rxf3+ 49. Ke4 f5+ 50. Ke5 Rxe3+ 51. Kd6 Qa6+ 52. Ke7 Qa3+
53. Kd7 Rd3+ 0-1

[Event "Miskolc m"]
[Site "Miskolc"]
[Date "2008.06.01"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2008.05.28"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Be7 7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3
c5 9. O-O cxd4 10. exd4 Nc6 11. Bc2 d5 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. cxd5 Nb4 14. dxe6 Bxf3
15. gxf3 Nxc2 16. Qxc2 Qxd4 17. Rad1 Qh4 18. Qe4 fxe6 19. Qxe6+ Kh8 20. Qg4
Rac8 21. Rd7 Qxg4+ 22. fxg4 Bxc3 23. bxc3 Rxc3 24. Rxa7 Rf4 25. f3 Rcxf3 26.
Rxf3 Rxf3 27. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Miskolc m"]
[Site "Miskolc"]
[Date "2008.05.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2008.05.28"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 e5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5 cxd5 13. Bg5 Be6 14. Bc4 Qc7
15. Bxf6 dxc4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 Rfe8 19. Qc3 Kg8 20. Qa5 Qe7
21. Re1 Qh4 22. Rdxe5 Rxe5 23. Qxe5 Rd8 24. h3 c3 25. Qxc3 Qg5+ 26. f4 Qxg2 27.
b3 Qf2 28. Re4 Qg2 29. Rc4 Qd5 30. Kb2 Qf5 31. a4 h5 32. Qe3 a6 33. Rc5 Qf6+
34. Qe5 Kg7 35. Qxf6+ Kxf6 36. Rc4 Kf5 37. b4 f6 38. Kc3 g5 39. fxg5 fxg5 40.
Rc7 Rg8 41. Rh7 h4 42. b5 axb5 43. axb5 Kf4 44. Rd7 g4 45. hxg4 h3 46. Rh7 Kxg4
47. Kb4 Kg3 48. c4 Rg6 49. Ka5 Rg5 50. Kb4 Rg6 51. Rxh3+ Kxh3 52. c5 Rg4+ 53.
Ka5 Rc4 54. Kb6 Kg4 55. Kc6 Kf5 56. Kd5 Rc1 57. b6 Rd1+ 58. Kc6 Ke6 59. b7 Rb1
60. Kc7 Kd5 61. c6 Rb2 62. Kd7 Rb6 63. c7 Rxb7 64. Kd8 Rxc7 65. Kxc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Miskolc m"]
[Site "Miskolc"]
[Date "2008.05.31"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A32"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2008.05.28"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Nc3 a6 7. Bg2 Qxc4 8.
O-O Nc6 9. Nb3 d5 10. Bf4 Be7 11. Rc1 Qb4 12. e4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. a3 Qb5
15. Bxe4 O-O 16. Qc2 h6 17. Rfd1 e5 18. Be3 Be6 19. Nc5 Bxc5 20. Qxc5 Rfd8 21.
Qxb5 axb5 22. Bb6 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Ra4 24. Bc2 Ra6 25. Bc5 Ra8 26. Be4 f5 27.
Bxc6 bxc6 28. Rd6 Bd5 29. Rd7 Bf3 30. Kf1 Ra4 31. Bb4 c5 32. b3 Ra6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Miskolc m"]
[Site "Miskolc"]
[Date "2008.05.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "200"]
[EventDate "2008.05.28"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 g6 7. d4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Bg7 9. h3 O-O 10. Be3 Rc8 11. b3 a6 12. a4 e6 13. Rc1 b6 14. O-O Qb7 15.
Nf3 Rd8 16. e5 Ne8 17. Bf4 Nc6 18. exd6 e5 19. Be3 Rxd6 20. Qe2 Nd4 21. Bxd4
exd4 22. Nd5 Nf6 23. Nxf6+ Bxf6 24. Qd3 Re8 25. Rfe1 Rde6 26. Kf1 Rxe1+ 27.
Rxe1 Rxe1+ 28. Nxe1 Qe7 29. c5 Qxc5 30. Qxa6 Qc1 31. Qc4 Qd1 32. Qc2 Qa1 33.
Ke2 Kg7 34. Nd3 Qa3 35. Qc4 Qa2+ 36. Kd1 Qb1+ 37. Ke2 Qa2+ 38. Kf3 Qb1 39. Ke2
Qa2+ 40. Kd1 Qb1+ 41. Ke2 Qa2+ 42. Kf1 Qb1+ 43. Ne1 h5 44. Qc2 Qa1 45. Ke2 Qa3
46. Nd3 Qe7+ 47. Kf1 Qe4 48. Qc4 Bg5 49. Qb5 Bf6 50. b4 Qe6 51. a5 Qb3 52. axb6
Qb1+ 53. Ke2 Qc2+ 54. Ke1 Qb1+ 55. Kd2 Qa2+ 56. Kd1 Qb1+ 57. Nc1 d3 58. Qxd3
Qxb4 59. Qb3 Qd6+ 60. Nd3 Bd4 61. b7 Ba7 62. Kd2 Bb8 63. g3 Qd7 64. h4 Qd6 65.
Qc3+ Kh7 66. Qc8 Kg7 67. Ke2 Ba7 68. Qc3+ Kh7 69. Qb3 Kg7 70. Kf1 Kg8 71. Qb5
Bb8 72. Kg2 Kg7 73. Qc4 Qd7 74. Qe4 Qb5 75. Ne1 Qd7 76. Nf3 Kg8 77. Nd4 Kg7 78.
Ne2 Kg8 79. Nc3 Kg7 80. Qd5 Qe7 81. Ne4 Ba7 82. Nd6 Bb8 83. Nc4 Qc7 84. Na5 Ba7
85. Nc4 Bb8 86. Nd2 Ba7 87. Ne4 Qe7 88. Qc6 Qe5 89. Qc3 Bd4 90. Qf3 Ba7 91. Ng5
Qc7 92. Qd5 Qe7 93. Nf3 Bb8 94. Qc6 Ba7 95. Qc3+ f6 96. Qb3 Qe2 97. b8=Q Qxf2+
98. Kh3 Qf1+ 99. Kh2 Qf2+ 100. Kh3 Qf1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Miskolc m"]
[Site "Miskolc"]
[Date "2008.05.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2008.05.28"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Ne5 g6 6. Bd3 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. c3
Nc6 9. Qe2 Nd7 10. f4 Nf6 11. Be3 Bf5 12. Nd2 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 e6 14. Rae1 Rc8 15.
Bf2 Ne8 16. Ndf3 Nd6 17. Ng5 Qe8 18. Qh3 h6 19. Ngf3 Ne4 20. g4 f6 21. Nd3 f5
22. gxf5 exf5 23. Bh4 b5 24. a3 a5 25. Kh1 b4 26. axb4 axb4 27. Rg1 bxc3 28.
bxc3 Kh7 29. Rg2 Ne7 30. Nc5 Ng8 31. Reg1 Rc6 32. Be1 Ne7 33. Ng5+ Nxg5 34.
fxg5 h5 35. Re2 Qf7 36. Bd2 Ng8 37. Rge1 Rcc8 38. Bf4 Rfe8 39. Qf3 Rxe2 40.
Qxe2 Bf8 41. Qa6 Re8 42. Ne6 Qd7 43. Kg2 Bg7 44. Re3 Qc8 45. Qxc8 Rxc8 46. Nc7
Bf8 47. Nxd5 Kg7 48. Kf3 Kf7 49. Nb6 Rc6 50. Nd7 Bg7 51. Be5 Bf8 52. d5 Rc4 53.
d6 Rc6 54. Nxf8 Kxf8 55. Bf4 Rc8 56. Ke2 Kf7 57. Kd3 Rd8 58. c4 1-0

[Event "Miskolc m"]
[Site "Miskolc"]
[Date "2008.05.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2008.05.28"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Bb3 Ne5 12. Kb1 Re8 13. h4 h5 14. Bh6 Nc4 15.
Bxc4 Rxc4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Nd5 e5 18. Nxf6 Qxf6 19. Nb3 Rec8 20. Qxd6 Be6 21.
c3 b5 22. Qd2 a5 23. Qg5 Qxg5 24. hxg5 a4 25. Nd2 R4c7 26. a3 Rd7 27. Kc1 f6
28. gxf6+ Kxf6 29. Nf1 Rxd1+ 30. Kxd1 Rd8+ 31. Ke1 Kg5 32. g3 Rd3 33. Nd2 Bc4
34. Nxc4 bxc4 35. Ke2 Rd6 36. Rh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Miskolc m"]
[Site "Miskolc"]
[Date "2008.05.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2008.05.28"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Nc5 b6 6. Nb3 Nf6 7. Nf3 e6 8. g3
Nbd7 9. Bg2 Rc8 10. O-O Bd6 11. Qe2 Qc7 12. c4 O-O 13. Be3 Rfe8 14. Rac1 Bg4
15. Qc2 Bf5 16. Qe2 Bg4 17. Qc2 Bf5 18. Qe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Madrid sim"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "2008.05.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Rodrigo Yanguas, Maria"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A81"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "1983"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2008.05.24"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 d6 7. Bb2 Qe8 8. Nbd2
h6 9. Re1 Nbd7 10. e4 fxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Rxe4 Nf6 13. Re1 Qf7 14. c4 Bg4
15. h3 Bd7 16. d5 Rae8 17. Qd2 Nh7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Nd4 Ng5 20. f4 Nxh3+ 21.
Kh2 Nxf4 22. Rf1 g5 23. gxf4 gxf4 24. Rae1 e5 25. dxe6 Bxe6 26. Re4 Qh5+ 27.
Kg1 Bg4 28. Rexf4 Rxf4 29. Qxf4 Qg6 30. Qg3 Re5 31. Qf4 Re8 32. Nf5+ Bxf5 33.
Qxf5 Qxf5 34. Rxf5 c6 35. Kf2 Kg6 36. Rf3 Re7 37. Bh3 Kg7 38. Rd3 Rf7+ 39. Ke3
Rf6 40. Bc8 b6 41. Bd7 c5 42. Ke4 Rg6 43. Kd5 Kf7 44. Kc6 Ke7 45. Re3+ Kf8 46.
Kb7 Rg7 47. Kc6 Rg2 48. a4 Rd2 49. Kb7 d5 50. cxd5 Rxd5 51. Be6 Rd6 52. Kxa7
Kg7 53. Bc4 Kf6 54. Kb7 h5 55. Kc7 1-0

[Event "Madrid sim"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "2008.05.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Rubio Mejia, Luis Ignacio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2379"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2008.05.24"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2 f5 8. d5
Bf6 9. Qc2 exd5 10. Nxd5 Nc6 11. O-O O-O 12. Rad1 a5 13. Be3 Qc8 14. Nd4 Nxd4
15. Bxd4 Bxd5 16. cxd5 Bxd4 17. Rxd4 Nc5 18. d6 Ra7 19. dxc7 Rxc7 20. Rfd1 Kh8
21. Qd2 Qe8 22. Rd6 Ne4 23. Bxe4 Qxe4 24. Rxb6 Rc2 25. Qd6 Re8 26. Qd3 Rxe2 27.
Qxe4 fxe4 28. Rxd7 e3 29. fxe3 R2xe3 30. Rbb7 Re1+ 31. Kg2 R1e2+ 32. Kh3 h6 33.
Rxg7 Rxb2 34. Rh7+ Kg8 35. Rbg7+ Kf8 36. Ra7 Kg8 37. Rxh6 Rxa2 38. Rb6 Rf8 39.
Rb5 a4 40. Rb4 Rff2 41. Kg4 Rfb2 42. Rxb2 Rxb2 43. h4 Rb4+ 44. Kh3 Rc4 45. h5
Rb4 46. g4 Rb3+ 47. Kh4 a3 48. h6 Rb6 49. Kh5 Rc6 50. g5 Rc5 51. Rxa3 Rb5 52.
Ra8+ Kh7 53. Ra7+ Kg8 54. Re7 Ra5 55. Kg6 Ra6+ 56. Kf5 Ra5+ 57. Re5 1-0

[Event "Madrid sim"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "2008.05.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Martinez, Elena"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C66"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2008.05.24"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. O-O Nf6 5. Re1 Bd7 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Nxd4 8.
Bxd7+ Qxd7 9. Qxd4 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. b3 h6 12. Bb2 c5 13. Qd2 b6 14. Rad1
Rad8 15. Qf4 Nh5 16. Qf3 g6 17. Nd5 Qe6 18. Qc3 f6 19. f4 g5 20. f5 Qe5 21.
Qxe5 fxe5 22. Nxe7+ Kg7 23. Nc6 Rc8 24. Rxd6 Nf6 25. Bxe5 Rce8 26. Red1 Rf7 27.
Re6 Rxe6 28. fxe6 Rb7 29. Rd7+ Rxd7 30. exd7 1-0

[Event "Madrid sim"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "2008.05.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nieto de la Cruz, Julio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "1857"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2008.05.24"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. b6 Qxb6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Nf3 d6 8. Nd2
Nbd7 9. e4 Bg7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Qc7 12. a4 Rd8 13. a5 e6 14. Nc4 exd5 15.
exd5 Rb8 16. Bf4 Ne5 17. Bxe5 dxe5 18. d6 Qb7 19. Qc1 e4 20. Rd1 Be6 21. Nb6
Bb3 22. Qf4 Bxd1 23. Rxd1 Qc6 24. Bxa6 Rxb6 25. axb6 Qxb6 26. Bc4 Qxb2 27. Nxe4
Qc2 28. Nxf6+ Bxf6 29. Qf3 Kg7 30. Bb3 Qb2 31. g3 Rb8 32. Bc4 Qe5 33. d7 h5 34.
d8=Q Rxd8 35. Rxd8 Bxd8 36. Qxf7+ 1-0

[Event "Madrid sim"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "2008.05.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Sanchez Alarcos Galian, Victor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2016"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2008.05.24"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 Qc7 8. Bd3
cxd4 9. Ne2 dxc3 10. Qxg7 Rg8 11. Qxh7 Qxe5 12. Bf4 Qf6 13. Qh6 Ng6 14. Bg5 Rh8
15. Bxf6 Rxh6 16. Bxc3 Nc6 17. f4 Bd7 18. Kf2 O-O-O 19. Bf6 Rg8 20. Bg5 Rhh8
21. h4 Nf8 22. h5 Nh7 23. Bh4 f5 24. Rh3 Rg4 25. Rah1 Be8 26. h6 Rg6 27. c4
Rxh6 28. cxd5 exd5 29. Bg5 Nxg5 30. Rxh6 Rxh6 31. Bxf5+ Bd7 32. Bxd7+ Kxd7 33.
Rxh6 Ne4+ 34. Ke3 Nd6 35. Rh7+ Ne7 36. Nd4 Ke8 37. g4 a5 38. f5 Nc6 39. Ne6 b5
40. Nc7+ Kf8 41. Nxd5 Nc4+ 42. Kf4 Nxa3 1-0

[Event "Madrid sim"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "2008.05.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Turino Souzo, Juan Manuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E65"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2008.05.24"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 d6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O c5 7. Nc3 Na6 8. b3
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nc5 10. Bb2 Rb8 11. Qd2 a6 12. Rfd1 Bd7 13. Rac1 Ne6 14. Nc2 Qc7
15. Ne3 Bc6 16. Ncd5 Qd8 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Bxf6 exf6 19. Qxd6 Qxd6 20. Rxd6
Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Rfd8 22. Rcd1 Kf8 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Rxd8+ Nxd8 25. Kf3 Ke7 26.
Nd5+ Ke6 27. Ke4 Nc6 28. g4 h6 29. e3 f5+ 30. gxf5+ gxf5+ 31. Kf4 Ne5 32. Nc7+
Kf6 33. Ne8+ Ke6 34. Ng7+ Kf6 35. Nxf5 Nd3+ 36. Ke4 Nxf2+ 37. Kf3 Nd3 38. Nxh6
Nc1 39. Ng4+ 1-0

[Event "Madrid sim"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "2008.05.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Vazquez Torres, Adrian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "1983"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2008.05.24"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. a4 Qc7 10. a5 Nc6 11. Nb3 Bd7 12. Be3 Rac8 13. f4 Nb4 14. Qd2 d5 15. Bb6
Qb8 16. e5 Ng4 17. h3 Nh6 18. g4 f6 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. g5 d4 21. gxf6 dxc3 22.
Qxd7 Rxf6 23. bxc3 Rf7 24. Qxf7+ Nxf7 25. cxb4 1-0

[Event "Madrid sim"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "2008.05.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Savchuk, Olga"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2008.05.24"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O a6 5. Bxc6 bxc6 6. Nxe5 Bb7 7. Nc3 d5 8.
d3 Bd6 9. Nf3 dxe4 10. dxe4 Bc5 11. Qe2 a5 12. Rd1 Qe7 13. e5 Nd5 14. Ne4 O-O
15. Bg5 f6 16. exf6 Nxf6 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Qc4+ Kh8 19. Nxc5 Bc8 20. Re1 Qg7
21. Re3 Rg8 22. Nh4 Bf5 23. Rg3 Qf8 24. Nxf5 Rxg3 25. hxg3 Qe8 26. Ne6 Qd7 27.
Re1 h6 28. Re3 1-0

[Event "Madrid sim"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "2008.05.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Tolosana Esteban, Enrique"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "1948"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2008.05.24"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O c5 8. d5
a6 9. a4 b6 10. Bf4 Nh5 11. Be3 Nhf6 12. Nd2 Ne5 13. h3 Qc7 14. f4 Ned7 15. Bf3
Bb7 16. Qc2 h5 17. Rae1 Rae8 18. g3 Bc8 19. Bg2 Bb7 20. Nf3 Nh7 21. Bf2 Bc8 22.
Qd2 Nb8 23. e5 e6 24. Ne4 exd5 25. Nxd6 Re7 26. cxd5 Rd7 27. Nxc8 Rxc8 28. d6
Qd8 29. h4 f5 30. Rd1 Qe8 31. Rfe1 Kh8 32. e6 Rxd6 33. Qxd6 Bf6 34. Ng5 1-0

[Event "Madrid sim"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "2008.05.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Martinez Villanueva Pelae, Guzman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "1838"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2008.05.24"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. Nf3 Bxc5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Nge7 8. Bf4
O-O 9. Nbd2 a6 10. Bg3 b5 11. a4 b4 12. Nb3 Ba7 13. Re1 Bb7 14. Bxh7+ Kxh7 15.
Ng5+ Kg6 16. Qg4 Nxe5 17. Rxe5 f5 18. Qh4 Bc8 19. Nxe6 Bxe6 20. Rxe6+ Rf6 21.
Rxf6+ gxf6 22. Qxb4 Nc6 23. Qd2 d4 24. Qd3 Nb4 25. Qc4 Qb6 26. a5 Qb7 27. Bd6
Nc6 28. Re1 Rd8 29. Re6 Qf7 30. Qe2 Rd7 31. Bf4 Nb4 32. Nc1 Nxc2 33. Nd3 Kg7
34. Rxa6 Qc4 35. Bh6+ Kxh6 36. Rxf6+ Kg5 37. Rg6+ Kxg6 38. Ne5+ Kf6 39. Nxd7+
1-0

[Event "Madrid sim"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "2008.05.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Beltran de Heredia Y Alon, Jesus M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B28"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2130"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2008.05.24"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Be3 Bg4 7. Be2 cxd4 8.
cxd4 e6 9. O-O Be7 10. h3 Bh5 11. Nc3 Qd8 12. Qb3 Nc6 13. Rfd1 O-O 14. d5 Na5
15. Qa4 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Qd4 Bf6 18. Qxd5 Qxd5 19. Rxd5 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Nc4
21. Bd4 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Ne5 23. Bxb7 Rab8 24. Bxa6 Rxb2 25. a4 Ra8 26. Bf1 g6 27.
a5 Nc6 28. Rd5 Rb4 29. a6 Nd4 30. a7 Nb3 31. Ra3 Nd4 32. Rd7 Ne6 33. g3 Rb1 34.
Kg2 Rb2 35. Bc4 Nc5 36. Rxf7 1-0

[Event "Madrid sim"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "2008.05.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Boixeda, Pablo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2008.05.24"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bd2 Qb6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Bc4 e6 8.
h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 c6 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. Rhe1 Nbd7 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Rxe6+ Kd8 14.
Bf4 Qa5 15. d5 h6 16. d6 Rc8 17. Rde1 1-0

[Event "Madrid sim"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "2008.05.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Adan Bermudez, Sergio"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2137"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2008.05.24"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Nd7 8.
Be3 e5 9. Qd2 Qe7 10. Bh6 f6 11. Bxg7 Qxg7 12. a3 Nf8 13. b4 Ne6 14. O-O a5 15.
Na4 cxb4 16. axb4 axb4 17. Qxb4 Qe7 18. Qxe7+ Kxe7 19. Nb6 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 Kd6
21. Kf1 Kc7 22. Rb1 Rd8 23. Na8+ Kb8 24. Nb6 Kc7 25. h4 Nd4 26. Nxd4 Rxd4 27.
Ke2 Be6 28. c3 Rd6 29. Ke3 f5 30. Na4 b5 31. Nc5 f4+ 32. Kf3 Ba2 33. Rb2 Kb6
34. Rxa2 Kxc5 35. Ke2 Kb6 36. Ra8 Re6 37. Rb8+ Kc7 38. Rh8 h5 39. Kd2 c5 40.
Kc2 c4 41. dxc4 bxc4 42. Ra8 Kb6 43. Rd8 g5 44. g3 gxh4 45. gxh4 Rg6 46. Kd2
Rg4 47. Rd5 Rxh4 48. Rxe5 Rh3 49. Rf5 Rd3+ 50. Kc2 Rf3 51. Rxh5 Rxf2+ 52. Kd1
f3 53. Rf5 Kc6 54. Kc1 Kd6 55. Kd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Madrid sim"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "2008.05.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anton Guijarro, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "1988"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2008.05.24"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. g3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Qd3 Bxc3+ 8.
bxc3 Nc5 9. Qf3 d6 10. Bg2 Nbd7 11. Qg4 O-O 12. Bh6 Qf6 13. Bg5 Qg6 14. Qh4 Nf6
15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Qxf6 gxf6 17. Nb5 Rd8 18. O-O-O Kf8 19. Rd2 Rb8 20. Rhd1 Ke7
21. Nxd6 Bd7 22. Rd4 h6 23. R1d2 b6 24. Nb5 Bxb5 25. cxb5 Rbc8 26. Bc6 Rxd4 27.
Rxd4 Rd8 28. Rh4 Rh8 29. Kd2 f5 30. Ke3 Kf6 31. a4 Ke5 32. Bf3 Kf6 33. Bc6 Ke5
34. f3 Kf6 35. a5 Ke5 36. a6 Kf6 37. Rc4 Rb8 38. Rxc5 bxc5 39. Bb7 1-0

[Event "Madrid sim"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "2008.05.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Cabrera, Enrique"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2008.05.24"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 b6 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O Nc6 8. e4
Nf6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. d5 exd5 11. exd5 Nb4 12. Nd4 Nbxd5 13. Nf5 Bf8 14. Re1+ Ne7
15. Bxb7 1-0

[Event "Madrid sim"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "2008.05.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Jimenez Capilla, Jose Alfonso"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2029"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2008.05.24"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2
O-O 9. g3 a6 10. Ne2 b5 11. Bg2 Bb7 12. O-O Rc8 13. c3 Re8 14. Rae1 a5 15. dxc5
Nxc5 16. Nfd4 Nxd4 17. cxd4 Nd7 18. f5 Nb6 19. Qd3 Nc4 20. Bc1 Bg5 21. b3 Bxc1
22. Rxc1 Na3 23. Rxc8 Bxc8 24. f6 Ba6 25. Qd2 Qc7 26. Qg5 g6 27. Qh6 1-0

[Event "Madrid sim"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "2008.05.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Labarta Gonzalez, Ivan B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B75"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2166"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2008.05.24"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nbd7 8.
Qd2 h5 9. Bc4 a6 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. Bb3 b5 12. Kb1 Bb7 13. Rhe1 Nc5 14. Bg5 Nxb3
15. Nxb3 Rc8 16. h3 h4 17. Qf2 Rh5 18. Bxh4 Nd7 19. Bg3 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Qxc3 21.
Re3 Qb4 22. Rd4 Rc4 23. c3 Qa4 24. Re2 Rxd4 25. cxd4 Nb6 26. d5 Nc4 27. Qa7 Bc8
28. Qc7 Na3+ 29. Kb2 Qc4 30. Qxc4 Nxc4+ 31. Kc3 e5 32. dxe6 fxe6 33. Kb4 Kd7
34. Na5 Rc5 35. h4 Nxa5 36. Kxa5 Kc6 37. Kb4 Rc4+ 38. Kb3 Rc5 39. Bf2 Rc1 40.
Be3 Rh1 41. Rc2+ Kb7 42. Bg5 Rd1 43. Bd8 Rd3+ 44. Kb2 d5 45. e5 Kb8 46. Bc7+
Ka7 47. Bd6 Bb7 48. Bb4 d4 49. Rc7 Kb6 50. Rg7 a5 51. Kc2 Re3 52. Bd2 Ra3 53.
Kb2 b4 54. Rxg6 Bd5 55. h5 Rxa2+ 56. Kc1 Bb3 57. h6 Kb5 58. h7 Ra1+ 59. Kb2
Ra2+ 60. Kc1 Rc2+ 61. Kb1 Rxd2 62. h8=Q Rd1+ 63. Kb2 Rd2+ 64. Kb1 Rd1+ 1-0

[Event "Madrid sim"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "2008.05.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Gago Padreny, Ignacio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2154"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2008.05.24"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. O-O-O Be7 10. f4 b5 11. f5 Bc4 12. g4 Nxg4 13. Rg1 Nxe3 14. Qxe3 Qb6
15. Qxb6 Nxb6 16. Rxg7 Bxf1 17. Rxf1 Bf6 18. Rg3 b4 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 a5
21. Nd2 Rc8 22. Ne4 Ke7 23. b3 h5 24. Kd2 h4 25. Rg4 Rh5 26. h3 Rh6 27. Kd3
Rhh8 28. Rg2 Rc7 29. a3 bxa3 30. Ra1 Ra8 31. Rxa3 Bh8 32. c3 f6 33. Rga2 Rb8
34. Rxa5 Rxb3 35. Ra7 Rbb7 36. Rxb7 Rxb7 37. Ra6 Rd7 38. c4 Bg7 39. c5 dxc5 40.
Kc4 Rd8 41. Ra7+ Rd7 42. d6+ Ke8 43. Ra8+ Kf7 44. Kd5 1-0

[Event "Madrid sim"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "2008.05.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Isasa Moreira, Conrado"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A58"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2008.05.24"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. Nf3 d6 8. g3
Bg7 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Rb1 Nb6 12. b3 Ra7 13. Re1 Qd7 14. e4 Bb7 15.
a4 Ne8 16. Bb2 Ra8 17. Nb5 Bh6 18. Qc2 Nc7 19. Nxc7 Qxc7 20. a5 Nd7 21. Bc3 Bg7
22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Ra1 Kg8 24. Qc3 Rfc8 25. Bh3 h6 26. Nd2 Rcb8 27. Nc4 Bc8 28.
Bxd7 Bxd7 29. Nb6 Ra7 30. b4 cxb4 31. Qxb4 Qd8 32. Kg2 f6 33. Rac1 g5 34. Rc4
Rc7 35. Rec1 Rxc4 36. Qxc4 Rxb6 37. axb6 Qxb6 38. Qc7 Qb5 39. Qc3 Kf7 40. Qf3
Qb2 41. Rc7 Be8 42. Qh5+ Kf8 43. Qxh6+ Kf7 44. Qh7+ 1-0

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.05.05"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E13"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg5 Bb7 6. Nd2 h6 7. Bh4 Nc6 8. a3
Bxc3 9. bxc3 Qe7 10. e3 g5 11. Bg3 d6 12. h4 O-O-O 13. Be2 Nd7 14. Nb3 f5 15.
Qc2 Rhf8 16. f3 e5 17. hxg5 hxg5 18. O-O-O Rde8 19. Bd3 Qf7 20. Rh6 Ba6 21. Nd2
exd4 22. exd4 Na5 23. Rdh1 Re7 24. Qa4 Re3 25. Rh7 Qe8 26. Qc2 Nf6 27. R7h6 Kb7
28. Bf2 Rxd3 29. Qxd3 Nd5 30. Re1 Qa4 31. Qc2 Qxa3+ 32. Qb2 Qxb2+ 33. Kxb2
Nxc4+ 34. Nxc4 Bxc4 35. Be3 g4 36. fxg4 fxg4 37. Rg6 a5 38. Rxg4 a4 39. Rg3 a3+
40. Kxa3 Ra8+ 41. Kb2 Ra2+ 42. Kc1 Nxc3 43. Bd2 Ne2+ 44. Rxe2 Bxe2 45. Rg7 Ra4
46. Bc3 b5 47. g4 Bf3 48. g5 b4 49. Bb2 Ra5 50. Kc2 Bd5 51. Re7 Bc4 52. Bc1 Rf5
53. Bd2 Rf2 54. g6 Rg2 55. g7 Kc6 56. Re8 Bf7 57. Rb8 b3+ 58. Kc3 Rxg7 59. Kb2
Bc4 60. Kc3 Kd5 61. Rb7 Rg3+ 62. Kb2 Kxd4 0-1

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.05.04"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E37"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Ne4 7. Qc2 c5 8.
dxc5 Nc6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. e3 Qa5+ 11. b4 Nxb4 12. axb4 Qxa1 13. Bb5+ Kf8 14.
Ne2 a6 15. Bd3 Bd7 16. f3 Ba4 17. Qb2 Qxb2 18. Bxb2 Ng5 19. Nd4 Bd7 20. Kf2 f6
21. Ra1 Ke7 22. Bc2 Rhd8 23. h4 Nf7 24. Bxh7 Rh8 25. Bc2 Rxh4 26. Bb3 Rh5 27.
Ne2 Bc6 28. Nf4 Rg5 29. b5 Bxb5 30. Nxd5+ Kf8 31. Nc7 Rd8 32. Ne6+ Ke8 33. Bd4
Bd7 34. Nxd8 Nxd8 35. Rh1 Ke7 36. e4 Ne6 37. Be3 Re5 38. Rh7 Kf8 39. Bc2 Bc6
40. f4 Bxe4 41. Rh8+ Ke7 42. Rb8 Nd8 43. fxe5 Bxc2 44. exf6+ gxf6 45. Bd4 f5
46. Be3 Kd7 47. Bg5 Ne6 48. Rxb7+ Kc8 49. Rb2 Be4 50. Be7 Nf4 51. Ra2 Kd7 52.
Bd6 Nxg2 53. Rxa6 f4 54. Ra4 Bc6 55. Ra7+ Ke6 56. Ra6 1-0

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.05.03"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Nb6 8.
Ne5 a5 9. Bg5 g6 10. e3 Bg7 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Be2 Nbd5 13. Bh4 O-O 14. O-O c5 15.
Nb5 Ne4 16. Bf3 cxd4 17. Bxe4 Bxe5 18. Nxd4 Bxd4 19. Qxd4 Nf6 20. Bxb7 Qxd4 21.
exd4 Rab8 22. Bc6 Rfd8 23. Bb5 Bd7 24. Rfe1 Kf8 25. Bg3 Rb7 26. Re5 Bxb5 27.
Rxb5 Rxb5 28. axb5 Rxd4 29. h3 a4 30. Be5 Rb4 31. Bc3 Rxb5 32. Rxa4 Ne8 33. Kf1
f6 34. Rb4 Rd5 35. Ke2 Nd6 36. Rd4 Rb5 37. Rb4 Rd5 38. Rd4 Rb5 39. Rb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.05.02"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nf1 Nbd7 14. N3h2 Nc5 15.
Bc2 c6 16. b4 Ncd7 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Bg5 Qc7 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Ng4 Nxg4 21.
hxg4 Bb7 22. Re3 Be7 23. Bb3 Bg5 24. Rf3 Rf8 25. Qe2 Bc8 26. Rd1 Be6 27. Ne3
Bxe3 28. Rxe3 a5 29. Bxe6 fxe6 30. a3 axb4 31. cxb4 Qd7 32. g5 Rac8 33. Red3
Rc6 34. R3d2 Ra6 35. a4 Rxa4 36. Rxd6 Qf7 37. Rd8 Rxb4 38. R1d7 Qf4 39. Qa2
Rb1+ 40. Qxb1 Qxf2+ 41. Kh2 Qh4+ 42. Kg1 Qf2+ 43. Kh2 Qh4+ 44. Kg1 Qf2+ 45. Kh2
Qh4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.04.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. Bb3 Rc8 11. O-O-O Ne5 12. Kb1 Re8 13. h4 h5 14. Bh6 Nc4 15.
Bxc4 Rxc4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Nd5 e5 18. Nxf6 Qxf6 19. Ne2 Rc6 20. Nc3 Be6 21.
Nd5 Bxd5 22. Qxd5 Qf4 23. Qd2 Qxd2 24. Rxd2 f5 25. Re1 Kf6 26. c3 Ke6 27. Kc2
fxe4 28. Rxe4 Rec8 29. Kd3 b5 30. a4 a6 31. axb5 axb5 32. Rb4 Rc5 33. Re2 Rd5+
34. Kc2 Rc4 35. Kb3 Rxb4+ 36. Kxb4 Kd7 37. b3 Kc6 38. Ra2 Kb6 39. Re2 Rd1 40.
f4 exf4 41. Re6 Kc6 42. Rxg6 Rh1 43. c4 bxc4 44. bxc4 Rxh4 45. Rg5 Rg4 46. Rxh5
Rxg2 47. Rf5 Rf2 48. Kc3 f3 49. Kd4 Rf1 50. Ke3 Ra1 51. Kxf3 Rf1+ 52. Ke4 Rxf5
53. Kxf5 Kc5 54. Ke6 Kxc4 55. Kxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.04.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8.
a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. d3 f6 11. Rb1 Nd4 12. Nd2 c6 13. e3 Nb5 14. Qc2 Nxc3 15.
Qxc3 Qd7 16. Nb3 Rad8 17. Rd1 Bg4 18. Rd2 Kh8 19. Nc5 Qc8 20. Bb2 Nd5 21. Qc2
Nc7 22. Rc1 Ne6 23. h4 Nxc5 24. bxc5 Qe6 25. d4 exd4 26. Bxd4 Rd7 27. Qe4 Qxe4
28. Bxe4 Re8 29. Bg2 Bf8 30. Rb2 Kg8 31. Rcb1 Ree7 32. Rb4 h5 33. R1b2 Kf7 34.
f3 Be6 35. Kf2 g6 36. Bf1 Bg7 37. Ra4 a6 38. Rab4 f5 39. Bxg7 Kxg7 40. e4 fxe4
41. Rxe4 Bf5 42. Rxe7+ Rxe7 43. Bc4 Kf6 44. Be2 Bc8 45. Rd2 Re5 46. Rc2 a5 47.
Rc3 Rd5 48. Ke3 Re5+ 49. Kf2 Rd5 50. Ke3 Re5+ 51. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.04.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. Bb3 Rc8 11. h4 h5 12. O-O-O Ne5 13. Bg5 Rc5 14. Kb1 Re8 15.
g4 hxg4 16. h5 Nxh5 17. Rxh5 gxh5 18. Qh2 Ng6 19. Qxh5 Qa5 20. f4 Rxg5 21. fxg5
e6 22. Nf5 exf5 23. Qxg6 Be6 24. Qh5 fxe4 25. Rf1 Qe5 26. Rxf7 Bxb3 27. axb3 g3
28. Ka2 Rf8 29. Rxf8+ Kxf8 30. Qg4 e3 31. g6 e2 32. Qf3+ Ke8 33. Qf7+ Kd8 34.
Qg8+ Kd7 35. Qf7+ Qe7 36. Qf5+ Kd8 37. Qa5+ b6 38. Qd5 e1=Q 39. Qa8+ Kd7 40.
Qb7+ Ke8 0-1

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.04.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2679"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 d6 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. Nc3 g6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8.
Nxc6 Bxc6 9. e4 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Bg5 h6 12. Be3 Qa5 13. a3 Rfc8 14. b4 Qd8
15. Rc1 b6 16. Qe2 e6 17. Rfd1 Qe7 18. Nb5 Bxb5 19. cxb5 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Rd8 21.
Rc6 Kh7 22. h3 Ne8 23. Bd2 Bd4 24. a4 e5 25. h4 Nf6 26. Bf3 Qe6 27. Kg2 Rd7 28.
Qc4 Qxc4 29. Rxc4 Kg7 30. Bc1 h5 31. Bg5 Nh7 32. Bd2 Nf6 33. Rc6 Ng4 34. Be1
Nf6 35. a5 d5 36. exd5 Nxd5 37. Bd2 Ne7 38. Bg5 Nxc6 39. bxc6 Rc7 40. Bd8 Rc8
41. c7 e4 42. Bxe4 Be5 43. Bb7 Rxc7 44. Bxc7 Bxc7 45. a6 b5 46. Bc6 Bd6 47.
Bxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.04.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bf4 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Bb4 13. c3 Be7 14. c4 Qc7 15.
O-O-O Ngf6 16. Kb1 O-O 17. Ne4 Rad8 18. Nxf6+ Nxf6 19. g4 Nxg4 20. Rhg1 f5 21.
Qe2 Bf6 22. Qxe6+ Kh8 23. Bb4 Rf7 24. Rd2 Qd7 25. Re1 Qxe6 26. Rxe6 Rfd7 27.
Ba5 b6 28. Bc3 Rd6 29. Rxd6 Rxd6 30. Re2 Kg8 31. Kc2 Kf7 32. Ne5+ Nxe5 33. dxe5
Re6 34. f4 Be7 35. Rh2 g6 36. hxg6+ Rxg6 37. Kd2 Bf8 38. Bd4 Rg4 39. Be3 Kg6
40. Ke2 h5 41. Kf3 Be7 42. Bf2 h4 43. Rh1 Kf7 44. Rg1 h3 45. Rh1 Bh4 46. Bxh4
Rxh4 47. Kg3 Rg4+ 48. Kf3 Rh4 49. Kg3 Rg4+ 50. Kf3 Rh4 51. Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.04.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 Na6 8. Ne5
Bxg2 9. Kxg2 c6 10. e4 Qc7 11. Nc3 Qb7 12. Nd3 d5 13. e5 Nd7 14. cxd5 cxd5 15.
h4 Nb4 16. Bg5 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Bb4 18. Rec1 a6 19. Ne2 Rfc8 20. h5 h6 21. a3 Bf8
22. Bd2 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Rc8 24. Rf1 b5 25. f4 Qc6 26. Rc1 Qb7 27. Rf1 Qc6 28. Qf3
Qb6 29. f5 exf5 30. Bc3 a5 31. Bxa5 Qxa5 32. Qxf5 Qd2 33. Qxf7+ Kh8 34. Rf2 Rd8
35. Qxd5 Qa5 36. Nf4 Qa8 37. Ng6+ 1-0

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.04.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. c3 h6 6. Bh4 d6 7. e4 c5 8. dxc5
dxc5 9. Bc4 Nc6 10. O-O Nh5 11. Qe2 Qc7 12. Rfe1 Na5 13. Bb5 a6 14. Ba4 b5 15.
Bc2 e5 16. Nf1 Nf4 17. Qd1 Nc4 18. Qb1 Bg4 19. Bd1 g5 20. Bg3 Rad8 21. h3 Bh5
22. Bxf4 exf4 23. Be2 Bxf3 24. Bxf3 Nd2 25. Nxd2 Rxd2 26. e5 Bxe5 27. Qf5 f6
28. Rad1 Rfd8 29. Qe6+ Kg7 30. Qxa6 b4 31. Rxd2 Rxd2 32. Rd1 bxc3 33. bxc3
Rxd1+ 34. Bxd1 c4 35. Be2 Bxc3 36. Bxc4 Be5 37. Qe6 Qd8 38. Qf7+ Kh8 39. f3 Bd6
40. a4 Bb4 41. Kh2 Qf8 42. Qg6 Be1 43. Bd3 f5 44. a5 Bg3+ 45. Kh1 Qg7 46. Qe8+
Qg8 47. Qe5+ Qg7 48. Qb8+ Qg8 49. Qb6 Qd5 50. Qxh6+ Kg8 51. Qxg5+ Kf7 52. Qxf5+
Qxf5 53. Bxf5 Bf2 54. g4 fxg3 55. f4 Kf6 56. Be4 Be3 57. a6 1-0

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.04.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Be3 Bc5 10. Qd3 O-O 11. Nc3 Nb4 12. Qe2 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bxe3 14. Qxe3 Nc6
15. a4 Qe7 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. h3 h6 18. Nd4 Nxd4 19. cxd4 c5 20. dxc5 Rac8 21.
axb5 axb5 22. Rd4 Rxc5 23. Rad1 Rdc8 24. Bxd5 Rxc2 25. Bxe6 Qxe6 26. Rd8+ Kh7
27. Rxc8 Qxc8 28. Qd3+ g6 29. Qxb5 Qc5 30. Qxc5 Rxc5 31. Re1 g5 32. e6 fxe6 33.
Rxe6 Rc2 34. f3 Ra2 35. Kh2 Kg7 36. Re4 Kg6 37. h4 Ra6 38. Kh3 Kh5 39. Rc4 Rb6
40. Rc5 Kg6 41. Rc4 Kh5 42. Rc8 Kg6 43. Rc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.04.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Wang Yue"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2689"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nc3 d6 6. Na4 Bb6 7. O-O Bd7 8. c3
Ne7 9. Nxb6 axb6 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. Bg5 Ng6 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Nd2 f5 14. Nc4 f4
15. Qh5 O-O 16. d4 Rae8 17. Rfe1 f5 18. dxe5 b5 19. Nd2 Nxe5 20. Qh3 fxe4 21.
Qxd7 Nxd7 22. Nxe4 d5 23. Rad1 Re5 24. Nd2 Rfe8 25. Nf3 Rxe1+ 26. Nxe1 Nc5 27.
Kf1 c6 28. Nd3 Nxd3 29. Rxd3 Re5 30. Rd4 Rh5 31. Rxf4 Rxh2 32. Kg1 Rh6 33. f3
Re6 34. Kf2 Kg7 35. Rh4 h6 36. a3 Rd6 37. g3 Rd8 38. Rh1 d4 39. cxd4 Rxd4 40.
Ke3 Rd7 41. Rh4 c5 42. Rh2 Re7+ 43. Kf4 Rd7 44. g4 b4 45. axb4 Rd4+ 46. Ke5
Rxb4 47. Rd2 c4 48. f4 Rb3 49. f5 Rd3 50. Re2 b5 51. Ke6 c3 52. bxc3 Rxc3 53.
Rb2 Rc6+ 54. Kd5 Rc4 55. Rxb5 Rxg4 56. Ke5 Ra4 57. Rb7+ Kf8 58. Rb8+ Kf7 59.
Rb7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 17th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2008.03.27"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "165"]
[EventDate "2008.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Nc2 Bb6 8.
Bxb6 axb6 9. Ne3 O-O 10. Bd3 Ne5 11. O-O Qf4 12. g3 Qh6 13. f4 d5 14. exd5 Bh3
15. Re1 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Rad8 17. c4 b5 18. Nc3 bxc4 19. Qxc4 Qb6 20. Qb3 Qa7 21.
Qa3 Qxa3 22. bxa3 c6 23. dxc6 Nxc6 24. Red1 h5 25. Kf2 g6 26. Ne4 Rxd1 27. Rxd1
Ra8 28. Rd3 Be6 29. Nc5 Bxa2 30. Nxb7 Rb8 31. Rd2 Rxb7 32. Rxa2 Rb3 33. a4 Nb4
34. Ra1 Nd3+ 35. Ke2 Nc5 36. a5 Rb2+ 37. Ke1 Rxh2 38. Ra3 h4 39. gxh4 Rxh4 40.
Nd5 Na6 41. Ke2 Kg7 42. Kd3 Rh3+ 43. Ne3 Rh4 44. Ke4 Rh1 45. Kd5 Rc1 46. Kd4
Nc7 47. Ra4 Nb5+ 48. Kd3 Rc3+ 49. Kd2 Rc6 50. a6 Na7 51. Kd3 Rd6+ 52. Kc4 Rc6+
53. Kd5 Rf6 54. Ng4 Rb6 55. Ne5 Rf6 56. Nd7 Re6 57. Nc5 Rf6 58. Re4 Nb5 59. Re7
Rf5+ 60. Kc6 Nd4+ 61. Kb6 Rf6+ 62. Kb7 Nb5 63. Rd7 Kh6 64. Nd3 Nd6+ 65. Kb8 Nb5
66. Kb7 Nd6+ 67. Rxd6 Rxd6 68. Ne5 Rxa6 69. Kxa6 Kh5 70. Kb5 f5 71. Nxg6 Kxg6
72. Kc5 Kf6 73. Kd6 Kf7 74. Ke5 Ke7 75. Kxf5 Kf7 76. Ke5 Ke7 77. f5 Kf7 78. f6
Kf8 79. Kf5 Kf7 80. Kg5 Kf8 81. Kg6 Kg8 82. f7+ Kf8 83. Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 17th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2008.03.27"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2008.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Ne5 g6 6. Bb5+ Nbd7 7. O-O Bg7 8.
Nf3 O-O 9. Nc3 Nb8 10. h3 a6 11. Bd3 Nc6 12. a3 Bf5 13. Bxf5 gxf5 14. Ne2 e6
15. Bg5 Qb6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Rb1 Kh8 18. c3 Rg8 19. Nf4 Qc7 20. Qd2 Be7 21.
Kh1 Bd6 22. Nh5 b5 23. Rg1 Qe7 24. Rbe1 Rac8 25. Re2 Na5 26. Nf4 Nc4 27. Qc1
Qc7 28. Nd3 a5 29. Qe1 Rg7 30. Nfe5 Rcg8 31. f4 Be7 32. g4 Nd6 33. Reg2 fxg4
34. hxg4 f6 35. Nf3 Ne4 36. Qh4 Qc4 37. Nde1 b4 38. axb4 axb4 39. cxb4 Qxb4 40.
g5 fxg5 41. fxg5 Bxg5 42. Nxg5 Rxg5 43. Rxg5 Rxg5 44. Rxg5 Nxg5 45. Qxg5 Qxe1+
46. Kg2 Qe4+ 47. Kg3 Qd3+ 48. Kg2 Qxd4 49. Qd8+ Kg7 50. Qe7+ Kg6 51. Qxe6+ Kg5
52. Qe7+ Kf4 53. Qh4+ Ke3 54. Qe1+ Kd3 55. Qd1+ Ke4 56. Qg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 17th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2008.03.26"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2008.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Ne7 6. O-O Nbc6 7. Nb3 Ng6 8.
Nc3 b5 9. Be3 Be7 10. f4 O-O 11. Qh5 d6 12. Rf3 e5 13. f5 Nf4 14. Bxf4 exf4 15.
Rxf4 Ne5 16. Nd5 Bg5 17. Rff1 g6 18. Qh3 Bb7 19. Kh1 Rc8 20. a4 Bxd5 21. exd5
Qb6 22. axb5 axb5 23. Rae1 b4 24. Qg3 Bf6 25. Nd2 Nxd3 26. cxd3 Bxb2 27. Nc4
Qd4 28. Nxb2 Qxb2 29. Qxd6 b3 30. Qe7 Qd4 31. d6 b2 32. Rb1 Qxd3 33. d7 Rc2 34.
h3 Qd5 35. Rg1 Rd2 36. f6 h5 37. Qb4 Rd3 38. Kh2 Qe5+ 39. Kh1 Qd5 40. Kh2 Qe5+
41. Kh1 Rxd7 42. Qxb2 Qg5 43. Rgd1 Rxd1+ 44. Rxd1 Re8 45. Rf1 Qe3 46. Qc2 Qe5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 17th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2008.03.26"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2008.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a3
Bc5 9. c3 d6 10. h3 Bb6 11. d3 h6 12. Nbd2 Ne7 13. Nf1 Ng6 14. Ng3 Bb7 15. Nf5
Bc8 16. d4 Be6 17. dxe5 Bxb3 18. Qxb3 dxe5 19. Qc2 Re8 20. c4 bxc4 21. Qxc4 Qd7
22. Be3 Qe6 23. Qxe6 Rxe6 24. g3 Rb8 25. Bd2 Nf8 26. Bc3 N8d7 27. Re2 Rbe8 28.
Nd2 Nc5 29. Kg2 Na4 30. Rc1 Rc6 31. Ne3 Nxc3 32. Rxc3 Rxc3 33. bxc3 Ba5 34. Nd1
Rd8 35. Nc4 Rxd1 36. Nxa5 Rd3 37. Nc4 Rxc3 38. Nxe5 Rxa3 39. f3 Ra5 40. Nc6 Rc5
41. Nd4 a5 42. Ra2 Rc4 43. Nf5 a4 44. Ne3 Rc3 45. Kf2 a3 46. Nc2 Nd7 47. Nxa3
Ne5 48. f4 Nd3+ 49. Kg2 Nb4 50. Rb2 c5 51. Nb5 Rd3 52. e5 g5 53. fxg5 hxg5 54.
Nd6 Re3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 17th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2008.03.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2008.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2 f5 8. d5
Bf6 9. Qc2 Qe7 10. Rd1 Na6 11. O-O Nb4 12. Qb3 a5 13. Be3 a4 14. Nxa4 exd5 15.
Nd4 dxc4 16. Qxc4 Bxd4 17. Bxd4 Nc6 18. Bxb6 cxb6 19. Nxb6 Rd8 20. Nd5 Ne5 21.
Qb5 Bxd5 22. Rxd5 Nf7 23. Rfd1 Nf6 24. R5d2 g6 25. a4 O-O 26. a5 Rb8 27. Bb7
Nd8 28. Bd5+ Ne6 29. Qc4 Rfc8 30. Qa2 Nxd5 31. Rxd5 Rc7 32. a6 Ra7 33. Rd6 Kf8
34. Qa4 Ke8 35. b4 Ng5 36. Qa1 Nf7 37. Qd4 Qxd6 38. Qe3+ Qe6 39. Qxa7 Rxb4 40.
Qa8+ Ke7 41. a7 Ra4 42. Qb7 Qc6 43. Qb8 d6 44. Rb1 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 17th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2008.03.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2008.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nc4 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. bxc3 g6 7. d4 Bg7 8.
Bd3 O-O 9. O-O Nd7 10. Qf3 Nb6 11. Ne3 c5 12. dxc5 dxc5 13. a4 Bd7 14. a5 Na4
15. Qxb7 Nxc3 16. Bd2 Be6 17. Bxc3 Bxc3 18. Ra4 Qd7 19. Qxd7 Bxd7 20. Ra3 Bb4
21. Raa1 Bc6 22. a6 Rad8 23. Rfc1 Bc3 24. Rab1 Rfe8 25. Bb5 Re6 26. Bc4 Re4 27.
Rd1 Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1 Bd4 29. Bd5 Bxd5 30. Nxd5 Re2 31. c3 Bxf2+ 32. Kf1 Ra2 33.
Rb1 Bh4 34. g3 Bg5 35. h4 Bd2 36. Nf6+ Kg7 37. Ne4 Bh6 38. Rb7 Rxa6 39. Nxc5
Rc6 40. Ne4 Re6 41. Nc5 Re5 42. Nd7 Re3 43. Rxa7 Rxg3 44. Ne5 Kf6 45. Nxf7 Be3
46. Rb7 h5 47. Ke2 Bf4 48. c4 Re3+ 49. Kf1 Rc3 50. Nh8 Rxc4 51. Rb6+ Kf5 52.
Nxg6 Bg3 53. Kg2 Kg4 54. Rb2 Re4 55. Ra2 Bd6 56. Ra5 Re2+ 57. Kf1 Re6 58. Rg5+
Kf3 59. Rf5+ Kg4 60. Rg5+ Kh3 61. Kf2 Rf6+ 62. Ke2 Bg3 63. Ke3 Re6+ 64. Kf3
Rf6+ 65. Ke3 Re6+ 66. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 17th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2008.03.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2008.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 g6 8. Bb5+
c6 9. Bd3 Bg7 10. Na4 Nd7 11. e4 Ne7 12. O-O O-O 13. Qe2 c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15.
Nxc5 bxc5 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bh4 g5 18. Bg3 Ng6 19. Rfd1 g4 20. Nd2 Qg5 21. Rac1
Rfd8 22. Nc4 Ba6 23. b3 h5 24. Ne5 Bxe5 25. Bxa6 h4 26. Bxe5 Nxe5 27. Kf1 Qf4
28. Rxd8+ Rxd8 29. Qe3 Qxh2 30. Qg5+ Kh7 31. Qxd8 Qh1+ 32. Ke2 Qxc1 33. Qxh4+
Kg7 34. Qg3 Qc2+ 35. Ke1 Qxe4+ 36. Be2 Qb1+ 37. Kd2 Qb2+ 38. Kd1 Qd4+ 39. Kc2
f5 40. a4 a5 41. Qh4 Ng6 42. Qg3 Kf6 43. Bd3 e5 44. f3 Qe3 0-1

[Event "Amber-blindfold 17th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2008.03.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B46"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2008.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Qc7 8.
Bf4 Rb8 9. Bd3 Rxb2 10. O-O Ne7 11. Ne4 Ng6 12. Nd6+ Bxd6 13. exd6 Qb8 14. Bxg6
hxg6 15. Be5 Rb5 16. Bxg7 Rh7 17. c4 Rbh5 18. g4 Rxh2 19. Be5 Rh1+ 20. Kg2 Rxf1
21. Qxf1 c5 22. Qd3 f5 23. Rb1 Bb7+ 24. f3 Kf7 25. Qb3 Bxf3+ 26. Kxf3 Rh3+ 27.
Bg3 Rxg3+ 28. Kxg3 Qxd6+ 29. Kf3 Qd4 30. gxf5 gxf5 31. Rd1 Qe4+ 32. Kf2 Ke7 33.
Qe3 Qh4+ 34. Qg3 Qh6 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 17th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2008.03.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2008.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 c6 3. d4 e4 4. d5 Nf6 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qe7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. a3
Bc5 9. e3 d6 10. Nge2 cxd5 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. cxd5 Nd7 13. O-O Nf6 14. Bc3 Bg4
15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. b4 Bb6 17. Bxe4 a5 18. bxa5 Rxa5 19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20. Qb1+ g6
21. Qxb6 Rfa8 22. Qd4 Qf3 23. Nc3 Re8 24. h3 Bf5 25. Qf6 Kg8 26. Rab1 Rxe3 27.
Rxb7 Bc8 28. Qd8+ Kg7 29. Qxc8 Rxc3 30. Rxf7+ Kxf7 31. Qd7+ Kf6 32. Qd8+ Kf5
33. Qxa5 Rxa3 34. Qb4 Ke5 35. Qd2 Rd3 36. Qg5+ Qf5 37. Re1+ Kxd5 38. Qxf5+ gxf5
39. Kg2 Ra3 40. h4 Kd4 41. h5 d5 42. h6 Ra7 43. Kf3 Rh7 44. Re6 Kc3 45. Rc6+
Kd3 46. Kf4 Rf7 47. Kg5 Ke2 48. Rd6 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 17th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2008.03.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2008.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 c6 6. Be2 Nd7 7. Nf3 N7f6 8.
O-O Bf5 9. Nh4 Bg6 10. c4 Nb6 11. Nc3 e6 12. g3 Be7 13. Be3 Qc7 14. Nxg6 hxg6
15. Qb3 Rd8 16. Rfd1 O-O 17. Rac1 e5 18. d5 Nbd7 19. Bf3 Bc5 20. Bxc5 Nxc5 21.
Qa3 b6 22. b4 e4 23. Be2 Nb7 24. Qxa7 Ra8 25. d6 Rxa7 26. dxc7 Rc8 27. c5 bxc5
28. b5 cxb5 29. Nxb5 Rxa2 30. Bf1 g5 31. Ra1 Rxa1 32. Rxa1 Nd8 33. cxd8=Q+ Rxd8
34. Nc3 e3 35. f3 g4 36. f4 g5 37. fxg5 Nh7 38. Ne4 Re8 39. Bg2 Kg7 40. Kf1 e2+
41. Ke1 Re5 42. Rc1 Nxg5 43. Rxc5 Rxc5 44. Nxc5 f5 45. Kxe2 Kf6 46. Ke3 Nf7 47.
Nd3 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 17th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2008.03.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2008.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Nd2 d5 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Qc2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
Ngf3 Nc6 9. O-O d4 10. Nb3 Be7 11. Rd1 e5 12. e3 Bg4 13. exd4 e4 14. Ng5 Bxd1
15. Qxd1 a5 16. a4 Re8 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bf6 19. Bd5 Rc8 20. Bd2 Bxd4 21.
Nxd4 Nxd4 22. Bxa5 Qxa5 23. Qxd4 Re1+ 24. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 25. Kg2 Qb4 26. Bxf7+ Kh8
27. Bd5 Qxa4 28. Qg4 Rf8 29. Bxb7 Qb4 30. Bf3 Qxb2 31. c5 Qc3 32. c6 g6 33. h4
Qf6 34. h5 gxh5 35. Qxh5 Rf7 36. Qg4 Rf8 37. Qe4 Rf7 38. Qe3 Kg7 39. Be4 Qe5
40. Qe2 Rc7 41. Qg4+ Kf8 42. Qh4 Qd6 43. Qh5 Qf6 44. Qd5 Kg7 45. g4 h6 46. Kg3
Qc3+ 47. Kg2 Qf6 48. Bf3 Rf7 49. Qd3 Qf4 50. Qc3+ Kh7 51. Qd3+ Kg7 52. Qe2 Qf6
53. Bd5 Re7 54. Qc4 Qe5 55. Qd3 Qf6 56. Qg3 Qd4 57. Bf3 Qc5 58. Qb8 Qc3 59. Bd5
Qc5 60. Qg8+ Kf6 61. Qh8+ Kg6 62. Bf3 Qe5 63. Qg8+ Rg7 64. Qh8 Re7 65. Qf8 Rc7
66. Qd8 Qe7 67. Qg8+ Kf6 68. Qd5 Kg7 69. Be4 Qf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 17th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2008.03.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2008.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bb5 e6 6. O-O Bd6 7. c4 Nge7 8.
Nc3 O-O 9. Re1 f6 10. h3 a6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Na4 g5 14. Nc5 Ng6
15. Qa4 Qb6 16. Bd2 Bf5 17. Rac1 h5 18. Re3 g4 19. Rb3 Qc7 20. hxg4 hxg4 21.
Ne1 Qh7 22. Rg3 Rac8 23. Qxa6 Rf7 24. Ned3 Qh4 25. Re3 Qh2+ 26. Kf1 Bxc5 27.
Rxc5 Bxd3+ 28. Rxd3 Re8 29. Be3 Nf4 30. Ke1 Nxg2+ 31. Kd1 Qg1+ 32. Kc2 Ne1+ 33.
Kd2 Nf3+ 34. Kc2 Qf1 35. Ra3 Qxa6 36. Rxa6 g3 37. fxg3 Rxe3 38. Rcxc6 Nxd4+ 39.
Kd2 Rfe7 40. Rxf6 Nf3+ 41. Kd1 d4 42. Rg6+ Kf8 43. Rgf6+ Rf7 44. Rg6 Rc7 45.
Rae6 Re7 46. Ref6+ Ke8 47. Ra6 Rc7 48. Rae6+ Re7 49. Ra6 Rd3+ 50. Kc2 Ne1+ 51.
Kc1 Rc7+ 52. Rac6 Rxc6+ 53. Rxc6 Nf3 54. Re6+ Kd7 55. Re2 Re3 56. Kd1 Rxe2 57.
Kxe2 Ne5 58. a4 Kc6 59. a5 Ng4 60. a6 Ne5 61. b4 Kb6 62. b5 Ka7 63. g4 Nxg4 64.
Kd3 Ne5+ 65. Kxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 17th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2008.03.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2008.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Qc2 Na6 8. e4
d5 9. cxd5 Nb4 10. Qb1 Ba6 11. Bf1 Bxf1 12. Kxf1 exd5 13. e5 Ne4 14. Nxe4 dxe4
15. Qxe4 f5 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. Bf4 Qd7 18. Kg2 Rae8 19. Be5 c5 20. Rad1 c4 21.
Rd2 Nxa2 22. h4 Nb4 23. Ng5 g6 24. Re2 Nd3 25. Nf3 b5 26. Ra1 Nb4 27. Nh2 a6
28. Ng4 Bg7 29. Ne3 Nd3 30. f4 Nb4 31. Kh2 Qf7 32. Qg2 Rd8 33. Qe4 Rfe8 34. Qg2
Rd7 35. Nc2 Nxc2 36. Rxc2 Qe6 37. Re2 Qb6 38. Bxg7 Rxe2 39. Qxe2 Kxg7 40. Qe5+
Qf6 41. Rxa6 Qxe5 42. dxe5 Rd2+ 43. Kh3 h5 44. Ra7+ Kf8 45. Ra8+ Kf7 46. Ra7+
Kf8 47. Ra8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 17th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2008.03.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2008.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e6 7. g4 b5 8. Bg2
Bb7 9. O-O h6 10. Re1 e5 11. Nf5 g6 12. Ne3 Nbd7 13. a4 b4 14. Ncd5 Nxd5 15.
Nxd5 a5 16. c3 bxc3 17. bxc3 Be7 18. Rb1 Bc6 19. Bf1 h5 20. Bb5 Bxb5 21. Rxb5
hxg4 22. hxg4 Bh4 23. Qf3 Nf6 24. Rb7 Qc8 25. g5 Nxd5 26. Qxf7+ Kd8 27. exd5
Qg4+ 28. Kf1 Qh3+ 29. Ke2 Qg4+ 30. Kd3 Qf5+ 31. Qxf5 gxf5 32. Rh1 Kc8 33. Rf7
1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 17th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2008.03.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2008.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

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. Nc3 Bd7 10. b3 Be7 11. Bb2 Kc8 12. Rad1 h6 13. g4 Nh4 14. Nxh4
Bxh4 15. h3 h5 16. f3 Be7 17. Ne4 Be6 18. Ng3 g6 19. Ne2 a5 20. Nf4 a4 21. Nxe6
fxe6 22. Kg2 b5 23. f4 hxg4 24. hxg4 axb3 25. axb3 Rh4 26. Kg3 Ra2 27. Rb1 Kb7
28. Rf2 Rh8 29. Rh2 Rxh2 30. Kxh2 c5 31. Kg3 Kc6 32. c4 bxc4 33. bxc4 Ra4 34.
Rc1 Rb4 35. Rc2 Rb3+ 36. Bc3 Rb1 37. Bd2 Rg1+ 38. Kf3 Bh4 39. g5 Rg3+ 40. Ke4
Rg2 41. Kd3 Bg3 42. Rc3 Bf2 43. Ra3 0-1

[Event "Amber-blindfold 17th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2008.03.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "210"]
[EventDate "2008.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Qc2 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5+ 8.
Nbd2 Nc6 9. a3 dxc4 10. Qxc4 Qxc5 11. O-O Qh5 12. h3 Bd7 13. g4 Qd5 14. g5 Qxc4
15. Nxc4 Nd5 16. e4 Nb6 17. Nxb6 axb6 18. Rd1 Rfd8 19. Be3 Bc5 20. Bf4 Be8 21.
Rxd8 Rxd8 22. b4 Be7 23. Rc1 Rd3 24. b5 Bxa3 25. Ra1 Na7 26. Be3 Nxb5 27. Bf1
Rc3 28. Nd4 Nxd4 29. Bxd4 Rb3 30. Bc4 Rb4 31. Rxa3 Rxc4 32. Ra8 Kf8 33. Bxb6 f6
34. gxf6 gxf6 35. Rb8 Rxe4 36. Rxb7 Bf7 37. f3 Re2 38. Bd4 Kg7 39. Rb2 Re1+ 40.
Kf2 Rd1 41. Be3 Kg6 42. Rb4 h5 43. h4 Ra1 44. Rb6 Ra2+ 45. Kg3 Ra3 46. Bc1 Rd3
47. Ra6 Kf5 48. Ra3 Rd5 49. Be3 e5 50. Rc3 Rd1 51. Rc1 Rd3 52. Kf2 Bd5 53. Rc8
Ra3 54. Rh8 Kg6 55. Rd8 Be6 56. Rd6 Kf7 57. Rd8 Bc4 58. Rd2 Ke6 59. Rc2 Bd5 60.
Re2 Ra1 61. Rb2 Rh1 62. Kg3 Rf1 63. Bf2 Ra1 64. Rb6+ Kf5 65. Be3 Ra2 66. Rb4
Ra3 67. Kf2 Ra2+ 68. Kg3 Rc2 69. Rb6 Bc6 70. Rb1 Re2 71. Bf2 Ke6 72. Re1 Rc2
73. Be3 Bd5 74. Bg1 f5 75. f4 Be4 76. Be3 Rg2+ 77. Kh3 Rg4 78. fxe5 Kxe5 79.
Rg1 f4 80. Bf2 Bf5 81. Re1+ Kd5 82. Kh2 Rg6 83. Rg1 Bg4 84. Re1 Ra6 85. Kg2 Ra2
86. Re8 Bf5 87. Rd8+ Ke6 88. Re8+ Kf7 89. Re1 Kf6 90. Kg1 Bd3 91. Bd4+ Kf5 92.
Re5+ Kg4 93. Rg5+ Kf3 94. Rxh5 Rg2+ 95. Kh1 Be4 96. Rg5 Rd2 97. Bc5 Ke2+ 98.
Kh2 Rc2 99. h5 Rc1 100. Bg1 f3 101. Re5 Kd3 102. Bf2 Rc8 103. Kg3 Rg8+ 104. Kf4
Rf8+ 105. Kg5 Rg8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 17th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2008.03.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2008.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 c6 6. Be2 Nd7 7. Nf3 N7f6 8.
O-O Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 e6 11. c4 Nb6 12. b3 Be7 13. Bb2 O-O 14. Nd2 a5 15.
a3 Qc7 16. Qe2 Rfe8 17. g3 Rad8 18. Bg2 Nbd7 19. Nf3 Qb6 20. Qc2 Nf8 21. Ne5
Ng6 22. Nd3 h5 23. Rad1 Qc7 24. f4 Bd6 25. Ne5 Ne7 26. c5 Bxe5 27. fxe5 Nfd5
28. Qe2 Nf5 29. Rd3 h4 30. gxh4 b6 31. Be4 bxc5 32. dxc5 Qe7 33. Bxf5 exf5 34.
Rxf5 Qxh4 35. Bc1 Qh7 36. Rdf3 Nc3 37. Qc4 Rd1+ 38. Kh2 Qg6 39. Rg5 Qc2+ 40.
Rg2 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 17th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2008.03.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2008.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Bg5
Be6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Qd3 Nc6 11. O-O-O Nd4 12. Nxd4 exd4 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5
O-O 15. Qf3 Be5 16. Bd3 Qf6 17. Qxf6 Bxf6 18. Rhe1 Rfe8 19. Rxe8+ Rxe8 20. f4
g6 21. b4 Kf8 22. Kb2 Ke7 23. Kb3 Rc8 24. g4 Bh4 25. Rf1 Kd7 26. Rf3 Rh8 27.
Rh3 Bf6 28. g5 Bg7 29. Rf3 f5 30. h4 h5 31. Rf1 Re8 32. b5 Kc7 33. bxa6 bxa6
34. Ka4 Re3 35. Ka5 Rh3 36. Kxa6 Rxh4 37. Re1 Kd8 38. Bb5 d3 39. Kb7 Be5 40.
fxe5 Re4 41. Rc1 d2 42. Rd1 Rxe5 43. Rxd2 f4 44. a4 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 17th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2008.03.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E36"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2008.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 c5 7. dxc5 d4 8.
Qg3 Nc6 9. b4 e5 10. e4 O-O 11. Bd3 b6 12. Nf3 bxc5 13. b5 Nh5 14. Qg5 Qxg5 15.
Bxg5 Na5 16. Rb1 f6 17. Bd2 Nb7 18. h3 g5 19. Ke2 Nd6 20. g4 Ng7 21. a4 Bb7 22.
h4 Nxe4 23. hxg5 Nc3+ 24. Bxc3 e4 25. Bxe4 Bxe4 26. Bd2 Rae8 0-1

[Event "Amber-rapid 17th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2008.03.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2008.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Ne5 Bg7 12. b3 cxb3 13. axb3 O-O 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15.
e5 Nd5 16. Ne4 Qe7 17. Qc1 a5 18. Rd1 b4 19. Bh5 Rfd8 20. Nd6 f5 21. exf6 Bxf6
22. Nf7 Nc3 23. Re1 Bxd4 24. Nxh6+ Kf8 25. Nf5 Qc5 26. Nxd4 Rxd4 27. Be5 Rf4
28. Bxf4 gxf4 29. Qxf4+ Qf5 30. Qh6+ 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 17th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2008.03.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2008.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nc6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Bd2 O-O 10. Nc3 dxe5 11. dxe5 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 b6 13. Qe2 Bb7 14. Bd3 Bb4
15. Bxh7+ Kxh7 16. Qe4+ Kg8 17. Bxb4 Nxb4 18. Qxb7 Qd5 19. Qxd5 Nxd5 20. Rfd1
Rac8 21. Rd2 Rc4 22. g3 Rfc8 23. Kg2 Kh7 24. h4 b5 25. Re1 Kg6 26. Ng5 Rc2 27.
Ree2 Rxd2 28. Rxd2 b4 29. Kf3 a5 30. Ne4 a4 31. g4 Kh7 32. Nd6 Rc7 33. Rd4 Kg8
34. Rc4 Rxc4 35. Nxc4 a3 36. Nxa3 bxa3 37. bxa3 Kf8 38. h5 Ne7 39. a4 Nc6 40.
Ke4 g5 41. hxg6 fxg6 42. Kf4 Kf7 43. Kg5 Nxe5 44. a5 Nc6 45. a6 e5 46. f3 Kg7
47. f4 exf4 48. Kxf4 Kf6 49. a3 g5+ 50. Ke4 Ke6 51. Kd3 Kd5 52. Kc3 Kd6 53. Kc4
Na7 54. Kd4 Nb5+ 55. Ke4 Ke6 56. a4 Nc3+ 57. Kd4 Nxa4 58. a7 Nb6 59. Kc5 Na8
60. Kc6 Ke5 61. Kb7 Kd6 62. Kxa8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 17th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2008.03.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2008.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Be3 Qd7 10. c3 Nc5 11. Bc2 Bg4 12. Nbd2 Ne6 13. h3 Bh5 14. a4 Rb8 15.
axb5 axb5 16. Bf5 Be7 17. Nb3 O-O 18. Nbd4 Ncxd4 19. cxd4 Bg6 20. Bg4 Ra8 21.
Qd2 h6 22. Nh2 c6 23. Rfc1 Rfc8 24. Rxa8 Rxa8 25. f4 h5 26. Be2 Ra2 27. g4 Be4
28. f5 Nf8 29. Rf1 Ba3 30. Qe1 Rxb2 31. gxh5 Bb4 32. Qf2 Qxf5 33. Qg3 Rb1 34.
Ng4 Rxf1+ 35. Bxf1 Kh7 36. h6 Ng6 37. hxg7 Kxg7 38. Be2 Be7 39. Nh6 Qd7 40. Qf2
Bh4 41. Qf1 b4 42. Bg4 Qe7 43. Nf5+ Bxf5 44. Qxf5 b3 45. Qh5 Qb4 46. Qh6+ Kg8
47. e6 Qe1+ 48. Kg2 Qg3+ 49. Kf1 b2 50. exf7+ Kxf7 51. Qh7+ Kf6 52. Qb7 Qxe3
53. Qxc6+ Kg5 0-1

[Event "Morelia/Linares 25th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2008.03.07"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. d3 fxe4 5. dxe4 Nf6 6. O-O Bc5 7. Qd3 d6 8.
Qc4 Qe7 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Nd4 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. Bxd7+ Qxd7 14.
a4 a6 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. fxe3 O-O-O 17. Rf2 Rdf8 18. Raf1 Qe7 19. Qe4 g6 20. Rf3
Kb8 21. b3 Rxf3 22. Qxf3 Qg5 23. h3 Rc8 24. Kh2 Qh4 25. c4 a5 26. e4 Qh6 27.
Qf2 b6 28. g3 Kb7 29. Kg2 Ra8 30. h4 g5 31. Qe3 Rg8 32. Rf5 Qh5 33. hxg5 Qd1
34. Rf7 Qh5 35. Qf3 Qxg5 36. Rxh7 Qf4 37. Rh5 Rg7 38. Qd3 Qc1 39. Qf3 Qf4 40.
Qxf4 exf4 41. Rh3 fxg3 42. Rxg3 Rh7 43. Kf3 Rf7+ 44. Ke3 Rf1 45. Kd4 Rd1+ 46.
Rd3 Re1 47. Re3 Rd1+ 48. Kc3 Rc1+ 49. Kd2 Rb1 50. e5 dxe5 51. Kc2 Rh1 52. Rxe5
Rh3 53. Re2 Kc8 54. Rd2 Kd7 55. Rd3 Rh2+ 56. Kc3 Rh1 57. Rg3 Rd1 58. Rg7+ Kd6
59. Rg6+ Kd7 60. Rc6 Rc1+ 61. Kb2 Rd1 62. Kc2 Rd4 63. b4 axb4 64. Kb3 Rd1 65.
Kxb4 Rb1+ 66. Kc3 Ra1 67. Kb3 Rb1+ 68. Ka2 Rb4 69. Ka3 Rb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 25th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2008.03.06"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Qc2 c5 8. d5
exd5 9. cxd5 Bxd5 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. Nh4 Nb4 12. Qd2 N8c6 13. Nf5 Nd4 14. Nxd4
cxd4 15. Bxa8 Qxa8 16. O-O Qe4 17. a3 Nc2 18. Ra2 Rc8 19. b3 Rc3 20. Bb2 Rc6
21. Rd1 Bf6 22. Qd3 d5 23. Qf3 h6 24. h4 g5 25. hxg5 hxg5 26. b4 Kg7 27. Qd3 b5
28. Bc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 25th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2008.03.04"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nb6 7. Be2 Be7 8.
O-O O-O 9. a4 Be6 10. Be3 Nd7 11. d4 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 c6 14. a5 Nc5
15. Qe5 Nb3 16. Ra4 Bd6 17. Qh5 g6 18. Qh6 Be5 19. Bg5 Qc7 20. Be3 Nxa5 21. f4
Bg7 22. Qh4 Bb3 23. Rd4 Rad8 24. e5 Rxd4 25. Bxd4 c5 26. Be3 f6 27. Nb5 Qd8 28.
f5 fxe5 29. Bg5 Qb6 30. f6 c4+ 31. Kh1 Qxb5 32. fxg7 Rxf1+ 33. Bxf1 Kxg7 34.
Bd8 Nc6 35. Qf6+ Kg8 36. Qe6+ Kf8 37. Bg5 1-0

[Event "Morelia/Linares 25th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2008.03.03"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 Ne7 13. h4 Bh6 14. a4 bxa4
15. Ncb4 O-O 16. Qxa4 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 a5 18. Bb5 Be6 19. Bc6 Rb8 20. b4 Bxd5 21.
Bxd5 axb4 22. cxb4 Qb6 23. Rb1 Kh8 24. O-O f5 25. Qa5 fxe4 26. Qxb6 Rxb6 27.
Rb3 Rc8 28. Ra1 g6 29. Ra8 Rxa8 30. Bxa8 Bf8 31. b5 Be7 32. g3 Bd8 33. Bxe4 d5
34. Bxd5 Rd6 35. Bc6 Bb6 36. Rb2 Rd3 37. Kg2 Kg7 38. Be4 Ra3 39. g4 Bd4 40. Rc2
Rb3 41. Rc7+ Kh8 42. Rc8+ Kg7 43. Rc7+ Kh8 44. Rb7 Rb2 45. h5 Rxf2+ 46. Kg3 Rf4
47. h6 Rf8 48. Rc7 Bf2+ 49. Kg2 Be3 50. g5 Rb8 51. Rc3 Bd4 52. Rc6 Kg8 53. Bd5+
Kf8 54. Bc4 Ke7 55. Rc7+ Kd6 56. Rxh7 e4 57. Rg7 Kc5 58. Rc7+ Kd6 59. Rc6+ Ke5
60. Rxg6 Kf5 61. Rd6 Be3 62. h7 1-0

[Event "Morelia/Linares 25th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2008.03.01"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 Ne7 13. a4 bxa4 14. Ncb4 O-O
15. Qxa4 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bd7 17. Qa2 a5 18. Bd3 Bc6 19. O-O Qb8 20. Bc4 Kh8 21.
b3 f5 22. exf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 25th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2008.02.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Na3 O-O 11. axb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 Bg4 13. Bc2 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Nh5
15. f4 Nxf4 16. Bxf4 exf4 17. Qg4 Qf6 18. Ra6 Ne7 19. Na3 c6 20. Nc4 Bc7 21.
Ra7 Rbc8 22. e5 dxe5 23. dxe5 Qh6 24. Rd1 Nd5 25. Be4 Rfd8 26. Rd3 g6 27. Bxd5
cxd5 28. Rxd5 Rxd5 29. Qxc8+ Kg7 30. Qg4 Bxe5 31. h4 Bb8 32. Rb7 Rd8 33. Kg2
Kg8 34. Qg5 Qf8 35. Qf6 Re8 36. b4 Re6 37. Qd4 Qc8 38. Rd7 Qc6+ 39. Qd5 Qxd5+
40. Rxd5 Rc6 41. Nd2 f3+ 42. Nxf3 Kg7 43. Rd8 Bc7 44. Rd7 Rxc3 45. Ng5 Kg8 46.
Ne4 Rc4 47. Nf6+ Kf8 48. Nxh7+ Ke8 49. Nf6+ Kf8 50. Nd5 Be5 51. b5 Rxh4 52. b6
Rd4 53. Kf3 Kg7 54. Ke3 Ra4 55. b7 Ra3+ 56. Ke4 Bh2 57. Nc7 Rb3 58. Ne6+ Kf6
59. Nd8 g5 60. Rxf7+ Kg6 61. Rd7 g4 62. Ne6 g3 63. fxg3 Bxg3 64. Kd5 Rb1 65.
Kc6 Rc1+ 66. Nc5 Bb8 67. Rd5 Ba7 68. Kd7 Bb8 69. Ne6 Kf6 70. Rc5 Rb1 71. Nd8
Bh2 72. Rc6+ Ke5 73. Rc1 Rb3 74. Rc2 Bf4 75. Kc6 Kf5 76. Rc5+ Kf6 77. Kd7 Rb1
78. Kc8 Bh2 79. Rc6+ Ke5 80. b8=Q+ 1-0

[Event "Morelia/Linares 25th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2008.02.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 a6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. Qe2 Bf5 8.
Re1 Bb4 9. c3 Bd6 10. Qc2 Qd7 11. dxe5 Bc5 12. Rxe4 O-O-O 13. Nbd2 Qd5 14. Kf1
Rhe8 15. b3 g5 16. Bb2 g4 17. Nd4 Bxd4 18. cxd4 c5 19. Rae1 cxd4 20. Qc4 Bxe4
21. Rxe4 Rxe5 22. Rxg4 Rde8 23. Nf3 Qxc4+ 24. bxc4 Re2 25. Bxd4 Rxa2 26. Rg7 a5
27. Rxf7 Rc2 28. g4 a4 29. g5 a3 30. Rxh7 a2 31. Rh8 Rxh8 32. Bxh8 Rxc4 33. h3
c5 34. Ne1 Rc1 35. g6 Kd7 36. Bb2 Ke6 37. h4 c4 38. h5 c3 39. Bxc1 a1=Q 40. Nd3
0-1

[Event "Morelia/Linares 25th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2008.02.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a3
Bc5 9. c3 d6 10. d4 Bb6 11. h3 Re8 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 exd4 14. cxd4 g5 15. Bg3
g4 16. hxg4 Bxg4 17. Bh4 Nxd4 18. Nc3 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Kh8 20. Nd5 Rg8+ 21. Kf1
Ng4 22. Qxd4+ Bxd4 23. Bxd8 Nh2+ 24. Ke2 Raxd8 25. Rad1 Bxb2 26. Rh1 c6 27. Nf4
Be5 28. Nd3 Nxf3 29. Kxf3 Bg7 30. Rh5 d5 31. exd5 Rd6 32. Rf5 cxd5 33. Rc1 Rf6
34. Rxf6 Bxf6 35. Rc6 Kg7 36. Nf4 Bg5 37. Nh5+ Kh8 38. Rxa6 d4 39. Ke4 Rg6 40.
Ra7 1-0

[Event "Morelia/Linares 25th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2008.02.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. Nbd2 dxe4 8.
Nxe4 Nxe4 9. dxe4 Qf6 10. Qe2 Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Qxf3 13. gxf3 Ne7 14. f4
c6 15. Bc4 exf4 16. Bxf4 Ng6 17. Bg3 Rfe8 18. Rfe1 Rad8 19. Rad1 Rxd1 20. Rxd1
Rxe4 21. Rd8+ Nf8 22. Bd3 Re1+ 23. Kg2 a5 24. Ra8 Rd1 25. Bc4 Bb6 26. Rb8 Rd7
27. Ba6 bxa6 28. Rxb6 f6 29. Rxa6 Rd2 30. b4 axb4 31. cxb4 Rb2 32. Bd6 Ne6 33.
a4 Rc2 34. a5 Kf7 35. Bc5 Nf4+ 36. Kf3 Nd5 37. Rb6 Rc4 38. Rb7+ Kg6 39. a6 Rc3+
40. Kg2 Nf4+ 41. Kg1 Nxh3+ 42. Kh2 Nf4 43. Be3 1-0

[Event "Morelia/Linares 25th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2008.02.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 c6 6. Bd3 Nd7 7. Nxd7 Bxd7 8.
O-O g6 9. Nd2 Bg7 10. Nf3 O-O 11. Re1 Bg4 12. c3 c5 13. Be4 cxd4 14. cxd4 e6
15. Qb3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Bxd4 17. Bxd5 Qxd5 18. Qxd5 exd5 19. Rd1 Bg7 20. Kf1 Rfd8
21. Bg5 Rd7 22. Rd2 h6 23. Be3 d4 24. Rd3 Rc8 25. Bd2 Rc2 26. Rb1 Re7 27. a4 f5
28. b3 Rec7 29. Be1 Kf7 30. Rd2 Rc1 31. Rxc1 Rxc1 32. Ke2 Rb1 33. Rd3 Ke6 34.
h4 Kd5 35. Bd2 Ke4 36. Rg3 f4 37. Rd3 Be5 38. f3+ Kd5 39. Be1 Bd6 40. Bd2 g5
41. hxg5 hxg5 42. Be1 g4 43. fxg4 Ke4 44. g5 Ke5 0-1

[Event "Morelia/Linares 25th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2008.02.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8.
e3 d6 9. Ne2 Nbd7 10. Qc2 c5 11. Rd1 cxd4 12. Rxd4 h6 13. Bh4 Qc7 14. Nc3 d5
15. Bg3 e5 16. cxd5 Bxd5 17. Be2 Rac8 18. e4 Bc6 19. f3 Nh5 20. Rd2 Nxg3 21.
hxg3 Nf6 22. O-O Qe7 23. Rfd1 Bd7 24. Ba6 Rc7 25. Qd3 Be6 26. Qd6 Bb3 27. Nb5
Qxd6 28. Rxd6 Bxd1 29. Nxc7 Ba4 30. Rd3 Rb8 31. b3 Bd7 32. Nb5 Bxb5 33. Bxb5
Rc8 34. Ba6 Rc1+ 35. Kf2 Kf8 36. Rd8+ Ke7 37. Ra8 Rc7 38. g4 h5 39. gxh5 Nxh5
40. Bc4 Nf4 41. g3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 25th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2008.02.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Ne5 h5 10. f3 h4 11. Bf2 Bb7 12. Be2 Nbd7 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. O-O e5 15. a4 a6
16. d5 Rh6 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. axb5 axb5 19. Rxa8 Qxa8 20. Qc1 Rg6 21. Rd1 Bc5
22. Bxc5 Nxc5 23. Qe3 Nb3 24. Qb6 Nd4 25. Rxd4 exd4 26. Nxb5 Bxb5 27. Qxb5+ Qc6
28. Qe5+ Re6 29. Qxd4 Qb6 30. Qxb6 Rxb6 31. Bxc4 Rxb2 32. g3 f6 33. Be6 Ke7 34.
Bg4 Re2 35. gxh4 gxh4 36. h3 Kd6 37. Kf1 Rb2 38. f4 Kc5 39. e5 Rb4 40. exf6
Rxf4+ 41. Ke2 Kd4 42. Bf3 Rxf6 43. Bb7 Rb6 44. Bc8 Ke4 45. Bg4 Rb2+ 46. Ke1 Ke3
47. Kf1 Kf4 48. Ke1 Kg3 49. Kf1 Rf2+ 50. Ke1 Rf4 51. Bc8 Rf8 52. Bg4 Kg2 53.
Ke2 Re8+ 54. Kd3 Kf2 55. Bf5 Re3+ 56. Kd4 Kf3 57. Bg4+ Kf4 58. Kd5 Re5+ 59. Kd4
Rg5 0-1

[Event "Morelia/Linares 25th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2008.02.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Ne7 6. O-O Nbc6 7. Nxc6 Nxc6 8.
Be3 Be7 9. Nd2 d5 10. exd5 exd5 11. Nb3 O-O 12. Re1 Re8 13. c3 Bd6 14. Qc2 g6
15. Bc5 Bc7 16. Rxe8+ Qxe8 17. Qd2 Qe5 18. Qh6 Bf5 19. Bxf5 Qxf5 20. Nd4 Qe4
21. f3 Qe8 22. Nxc6 bxc6 23. Bd4 Be5 24. Qd2 Qb8 25. g3 Qd6 26. Re1 Bxd4+ 27.
cxd4 c5 28. Kg2 c4 29. h4 h5 30. g4 hxg4 31. fxg4 Qd7 32. Kg3 Re8 33. Rxe8+
Qxe8 34. h5 Qe4 35. hxg6 fxg6 36. Qf4 Qe1+ 37. Kh3 Qh1+ 38. Kg3 Qe1+ 39. Kh3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 25th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2008.02.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. Bb3 Nc6 11. Qe2 Na5 12. Rfd1 Nxb3 13. cxb3 Nd7 14. Nd2 Qc7
15. Rac1 Rfc8 16. Nd5 Qd8 17. Rxc8 Rxc8 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Nc4 Bxc4 20. bxc4
Nc5 21. b3 Rc6 22. Qc2 h6 23. g3 Qc7 24. Kg2 Nd7 25. Qd3 Nf6 26. a4 Nd7 27. h3
Kf8 28. Bc1 Nc5 29. Qf3 Qb6 30. Ba3 Qxb3 31. Qxb3 Nxb3 32. Bxd6+ Kg8 33. Bxe5
Rxc4 34. Rd8+ Kh7 35. Rd7 Rxe4 36. f4 Kg8 37. Rd8+ Kh7 38. Rd7 Kg8 39. Rd8+ Kh7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0708"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2008.02.10"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Bartel, Mateusz"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2007.10.20"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[WhiteTeam "Wattenscheid"]
[BlackTeam "Baden-Baden"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. Nd5 d6 6. d3 Nf6 7. Nxe7 Qxe7 8. c3
O-O 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 a6 11. O-O Be6 12. Bxe6 Qxe6 13. Re1 Rac8 14. Nd2 Nd7 15.
Nc4 b5 16. Ne3 Nb6 17. Nf5 Kh7 18. Qh5 f6 19. Re3 Ne7 20. Nxe7 Qxe7 21. Bg3 Qf7
22. Qf5+ Qg6 23. Qxg6+ Kxg6 24. f4 Rfe8 25. Rd1 Kh7 26. Re2 a5 27. d4 exd4 28.
cxd4 c4 29. f5 c3 30. bxc3 Na4 31. Rde1 Nxc3 32. Rc2 d5 33. exd5 Nxd5 34. Rc5
Rxc5 35. dxc5 Rc8 36. Bf2 b4 37. Bd4 Nc3 38. Re7 Kg8 39. Kf2 Nxa2 40. Ke3 Nc1
41. Re6 Nb3 42. Ra6 Re8+ 43. Re6 Kf7 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0708"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2008.02.09"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D61"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2583"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2007.10.20"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[WhiteTeam "Baden-Baden"]
[BlackTeam "Solingen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. Qc2 Nbd7 7. e3 c5 8. Rd1
cxd4 9. Rxd4 h6 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Bxe7 Nxe7 12. Be2 Qc7 13. O-O Nb6 14. Rfd1
Bd7 15. Qe4 Bc6 16. Qe5 Rac8 17. e4 Ng6 18. Qxc7 Rxc7 19. h4 a6 20. a4 Rfc8 21.
g3 Be8 22. a5 Nc4 23. Rxc4 Rxc4 24. Bxc4 Rxc4 25. Rd8 Kf8 26. h5 Ne7 27. Ne5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.27"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d6 5. e4 O-O 6. c3 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8.
Bc4 Nc6 9. O-O Na5 10. Be2 Be6 11. Re1 a6 12. Qc2 h6 13. Be3 Qc7 14. h3 Bd7 15.
Nf1 e5 16. N3h2 Be6 17. Ng4 Nxg4 18. hxg4 Nc4 19. b3 Nd6 20. Rad1 b5 21. Bc1 c4
22. Ne3 cxb3 23. axb3 Rfc8 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 Ne8 26. Rd3 Nf6 27. Red1 g5
28. c4 bxc4 29. bxc4 Bf8 30. Rf3 Nd7 31. Rf5 Nc5 32. Rd5 Bg7 33. Be3 Qe7 34.
Bxc5 Rxc5 35. Rf3 Bf8 36. Qa4 Ra7 37. g3 Qe6 38. Rb3 Qc6 39. Qa1 Qc7 40. Kg2 a5
41. Qa4 Rb7 42. Rxc5 Bxc5 43. Qe8+ Bf8 44. Rxb7 Qxb7 45. Qxe5 a4 46. c5 Qc6 47.
Bc4 Qxc5 48. Qxc5 Bxc5 49. f4 Kg7 50. e5 f6 51. exf6+ Kxf6 52. Kf3 Ke7 53. Ke4
Bf2 54. Kf5 Be3 55. Ke4 Bd2 56. fxg5 hxg5 57. Bb5 a3 58. Bc4 Kd6 59. Ba2 Kc5
60. Kd3 Be1 61. Kc2 Kb4 62. Be6 Bxg3 63. Kb1 Bf4 64. Ka2 Bg3 65. Bf5 Bf4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.26"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Rd1 a6 10. Ng5 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Nc6 12. Qf4 O-O 13. Nce4 Ne8 14. b3 Ra7 15.
Bb2 Rd7 16. Rac1 Nc7 17. Nf3 f5 18. Nc3 g5 19. Qd2 g4 20. Ne1 Bg5 21. e3 Rff7
22. Kg1 Ne8 23. Ne2 Nf6 24. Nf4 Qe8 25. Qc3 Rg7 26. b4 Ne4 27. Qb3 Rge7 28. Qa4
Ne5 29. Qxa6 Ra7 30. Qb5 Qxb5 31. cxb5 Rxa2 32. Rc8+ Kf7 33. Nfd3 Bf6 34. Nxe5+
dxe5 35. Rc2 Rea7 36. Kg2 Ng5 37. Rd6 e4 38. Bxf6 Kxf6 39. Kf1 Ra1 40. Ke2 Rb1
41. Rd1 Rxb4 42. Ng2 Rxb5 43. Nf4 Rc5 44. Rb2 b5 45. Kf1 Rac7 46. Rbb1 Rb7 47.
Rb4 Rc4 48. Rb2 b4 49. Rdb1 Nf3 50. Kg2 Rd7 51. h3 e5 52. Ne2 Rd2 53. hxg4 fxg4
54. Rxd2 Nxd2 55. Rb2 Nf3 56. Kf1 b3 57. Kg2 Rc2 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. a4 Nc6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Be3 O-O 10. f4 Qc7 11. Kh1 Re8 12. Bf3 Rb8 13. Qd2 Bf8 14. Qf2 Bd7 15.
g4 e5 16. Nf5 exf4 17. Bxf4 Be6 18. Rad1 Ne5 19. Bxe5 dxe5 20. g5 Nd7 21. Nd5
Qc6 22. Bg2 Qc5 23. Qh4 Qxc2 24. Rc1 Qxa4 25. b3 Qa5 26. Rc3 g6 27. Rh3 h5 28.
Bf3 Bxd5 29. exd5 Bg7 30. Bxh5 gxf5 31. Bxf7+ Kxf7 32. g6+ Kg8 33. Qh7+ Kf8 34.
Rxf5+ Ke7 35. Qxg7+ Kd6 36. Rf7 Qxd5+ 37. Kg1 Rbd8 38. Rh7 Qd4+ 39. Kg2 Qg4+
40. Kh1 Rg8 41. Rf6+ Kc7 42. Qe7 Qe4+ 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A58"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. Nf3 d6 8. g3
Bg7 9. Bg2 Nbd7 10. Rb1 Qa5 11. Bd2 Nb6 12. b3 Qa3 13. O-O O-O 14. Ne1 Bb7 15.
Nc2 Qa6 16. e4 Ne8 17. a4 Nc7 18. Re1 Rae8 19. b4 Nd7 20. Nb5 Rc8 21. Bh3 f5
22. Bg5 Ne5 23. bxc5 Qxa4 24. Nxc7 Rxc7 25. c6 Bc8 26. exf5 Rxf5 27. f4 Nc4 28.
Rb4 Qa7+ 29. Kg2 Qc5 30. Rb8 Nb2 31. Qf3 Qxc2+ 32. Re2 Qb1 33. Bxf5 Qxf5 34. g4
Qf7 35. Bxe7 h5 36. Bxd6 hxg4 37. Qe4 Kh7 38. Bxc7 Bf5 39. Qe3 Qxd5+ 40. Kg3
Nc4 41. Qf2 Qd3+ 42. Kg2 Be4+ 43. Rxe4 Qxe4+ 44. Kf1 Qd3+ 45. Qe2 Nd2+ 46. Ke1
Nf3+ 47. Kf1 Nxh2+ 48. Ke1 Bc3+ 49. Kf2 g3+ 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15. b3
a5 16. Bd2 Rb8 17. Bd3 b4 18. Qc2 d5 19. cxb4 dxe4 20. Nxe4 Bxb4 21. Bxb4 Bxe4
22. Bxa5 Bxd3 23. Qxd3 e4 24. Qc4 exf3 25. Bxc7 Qc8 26. Bxb8 Qxb8 27. Rxe8+
Qxe8 28. a4 fxg2 29. a5 Qe4 30. a6 Nb6 31. a7 Kg7 32. Qc7 Qxd4 33. Re1 Qb4 34.
Re7 Qxb3 35. Kxg2 Qd5+ 36. Kg1 Qd1+ 37. Kg2 Qd5+ 38. Kg1 Qd1+ 39. Kh2 Qf3 40.
Qxb6 Qf4+ 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. a4 c5 11. Rd1 cxd4 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Nf6 14. Qxd4 Bc7
15. Bd2 Qxd4 16. Nxd4 Bd7 17. Be2 Rfd8 18. Bf3 e5 19. Nb3 e4 20. Be2 Be5 21.
Ba5 Rdc8 22. Nd4 h6 23. h3 b5 24. axb5 axb5 25. Bf1 h5 26. Bc3 Rxa1 27. Rxa1
Nd5 28. Bxb5 Bxb5 29. Nxb5 Nxc3 30. Nxc3 f5 31. h4 Kf7 32. Kf1 Rb8 33. Ra2 Rb3
34. Nd1 Bf6 35. g3 g5 36. hxg5 Bxg5 37. Nc3 Bf6 38. Ra7+ Ke6 39. Ne2 Be5 40.
Rh7 Rxb2 41. Rxh5 Kf6 42. Rh6+ Kf7 43. Ra6 Rb1+ 44. Kg2 Rb2 45. Ng1 Rd2 46. Nh3
Rd6 47. Ra5 Kf6 48. g4 fxg4 49. Ng5 Kxg5 50. Rxe5+ Kh4 51. Rxe4 Rd1 52. Rd4 Ra1
53. Rd8 Kg5 54. Rh8 Rb1 55. Rh1 Rb8 56. Kg3 Rf8 57. Ra1 Rf3+ 58. Kg2 Rf8 59.
Ra4 Rf7 60. Ra8 Kg6 61. Ra2 Kg5 62. Ra5+ Kg6 63. Rd5 Rf8 64. Kf1 Rf7 65. Kg2
Rf8 66. Rd2 Kg5 67. Re2 Rf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. Nc3 Nc6 13. Bd2 Nd4 14. Nxd4 cxd4 15.
Ne2 d5 16. Ng3 dxe4 17. dxe4 Bc8 18. c3 Bc5 19. Qf3 Be6 20. Nf5 Rc8 21. Red1
Re8 22. cxd4 Bxd4 23. Be3 Bxf5 24. Qxf5 g6 25. Qf3 Qb6 26. Rd2 Kg7 27. Bxd4
exd4 28. Re1 Qd6 29. g3 Re7 30. Qd3 Rce8 31. Qxd4 Qxd4 32. Rxd4 Nxe4 33. Kg2 f5
34. Rc1 Nf6 35. Rd6 Re2 36. Rc7+ R8e7 37. Rxe7+ Rxe7 38. Be6 Ne4 39. Rc6 a5 40.
h4 Nd2 41. b3 a4 42. bxa4 bxa4 43. Rb6 Ne4 44. f3 Nc5 45. Bc4 Re3 46. Rc6 Nd3
47. Rc7+ Kh8 48. f4 Nb2 49. Bf7 Rxa3 50. h5 gxh5 51. Kh3 Nd3 52. Kh4 Nf2 53.
Be6 Ne4 54. Bxf5 Nxg3 55. Bxh7 Re3 56. Kg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E37"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Ne4 7. Qc2 c5 8.
dxc5 Nc6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. e3 Qf6 11. f3 Qh4+ 12. g3 Nxg3 13. Qf2 Nf5 14. Qxh4
Nxh4 15. b4 a6 16. Kf2 Ne5 17. Bb2 f6 18. Rd1 Be6 19. Ne2 Bf7 20. Rg1 Nc4 21.
Bc1 g5 22. Nc3 O-O-O 23. e4 dxe4 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Nxe4 Kc7 26. Nxf6 h6 27. f4
Nd2 28. Be2 Nb3 29. Be3 Nd4 30. Bxd4 Rxd4 31. fxg5 Rf4+ 32. Ke1 hxg5 33. Nh7
Bd5 34. Nxg5 Kc6 35. Rf1 Rxf1+ 36. Bxf1 a5 37. Kd2 axb4 38. axb4 b6 39. cxb6
Kxb6 40. Bd3 Bc6 41. Kc3 Bd7 42. Be4 Bg4 43. Nf7 Bf3 44. Bd3 Bc6 45. Ne5 Bd5
46. Ng6 Ng2 47. Kd4 Bb7 48. h4 Bf3 49. Bf1 Ne1 50. Ne5 Nc2+ 51. Kc3 Be4 52. h5
1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bd6 6. d4 exd4 7. Qxd4 f6 8.
b3 Ne7 9. Ba3 Bg4 10. Bxd6 Bxf3 11. Bc5 Qxd4 12. Bxd4 Rd8 13. Bc5 Bxe4 14. Re1
Rd7 15. Nc3 Bd5 16. Rad1 Kd8 17. Bxe7+ Rxe7 18. Rxe7 Kxe7 19. Nxd5+ cxd5 20.
Rxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 b4
9. Nbd2 Na5 10. Ba2 O-O 11. c3 c5 12. cxb4 cxb4 13. Nc4 Rb8 14. Re1 Nc6 15. Ne3
Be6 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Nc4 Nd7 18. Ncd2 Nc5 19. Nb3 Nxb3 20. Qxb3 Rxf3 21. gxf3
Nd4 22. Qd1 Qf8 23. Kg2 Qf6 24. Be3 Rf8 25. Bxd4 exd4 26. e5 Qg5+ 27. Kh1 d5
28. Rc1 Qf5 29. Rc7 Bg5 30. Rg1 g6 31. f4 Qxf4 32. Qg4 Qxe5 33. Ra7 Rf5 34. a5
Bh6 35. Qg3 Qe2 36. Qc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. c3 O-O 11. Bc2 f5 12. Nd4 Nxd4 13. cxd4 c5 14. dxc5 Bxc5
15. Nb3 Bb6 16. Nd4 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 Rc8 18. Bb3 Nc5 19. Bd2 Nxb3 20. axb3 Rc6 21.
Bb4 Re8 22. Bc5 f4 23. f3 Qg5 24. Rf2 Bf7 25. Bd6 Rec8 26. Re1 Be6 27. Bb4 Rc1
28. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 29. Rf1 Rxf1+ 30. Kxf1 Qf5 31. h4 Qb1+ 32. Be1 h5 33. b4 Qc1 34.
Kf2 Qc4 35. Bc3 Qxd4+ 36. Bxd4 Kf7 37. Ke2 Bf5 38. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. Bh4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 dxc4 8.
Qa4+ Qd7 9. Qxc4 b6 10. e3 Ba6 11. Qb3 Bxf1 12. Kxf1 O-O 13. Ke2 c5 14. dxc5
Na6 15. Rhd1 Qb7 16. c6 Qxc6 17. Bxe7 Rfe8 18. Ba3 Qxc3 19. Qxc3 Bxc3 20. Rac1
Bb4 21. Bb2 Bf8 22. Nd4 Nc5 23. g4 Re4 24. Kf3 Rae8 25. h3 f6 26. Ba3 Kf7 27.
Rc2 Na6 28. Bxf8 Kxf8 29. Rc6 Kg7 30. Nb5 R4e7 31. Rdd6 Nc5 32. Nc7 Rf8 33. h4
Rff7 34. Nd5 Rd7 35. Rxd7 Nxd7 36. Kg3 Nc5 37. f3 h6 38. Nf4 g5 39. Nh5+ Kg6
40. f4 gxf4+ 41. exf4 Kh7 42. f5 Kg8 43. Kf3 Nd7 44. Ke4 Kf8 45. Rc8+ Ke7 46.
Kd5 b5 47. Rh8 Nb6+ 48. Kc6 Nc4 49. Ra8 Ne5+ 50. Kc5 Nd7+ 51. Kxb5 Kd6 52. Rxa7
Rf8 53. Kb4 Nc5 54. Kc4 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3
Nf6 9. d3 O-O 10. Qd1 Nd7 11. f4 c4 12. dxc4 Na5 13. Nd5 Nxc4 14. c3 Ndb6 15.
Qe2 Rc8 16. Kh2 e6 17. Nb4 Na4 18. f5 Re8 19. fxe6 fxe6 20. Nd3 Qb6 21. h4 Qa6
22. Rf2 Ne5 23. Nf4 Nc5 24. Qxa6 bxa6 25. Re2 h6 26. Kh1 a5 27. Be3 a4 28. Rd1
Rc6 29. Bd4 g5 30. Nh3 g4 31. Nf4 Rb6 32. Nh5 Bh8 33. Red2 Reb8 34. Bxc5 dxc5
35. Rd8+ Kf7 36. Rxb8 Rxb8 37. Rd2 Nc4 38. Rd7+ Ke8 39. Rxa7 Be5 40. Rxa4 Ne3
0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.12.10"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C43"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. dxe5 Be7 6. O-O Bg4 7. h3 Bh5 8.
Re1 Nc6 9. Nc3 Bg6 10. Bd2 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 d4 12. Ne4 O-O 13. a3 Qd5 14. Qf4 Rfe8
15. Re2 Bf8 16. Ng3 Bxd3 17. cxd3 Re6 18. Nh5 Rae8 19. Rae1 a5 20. Qg4 Rg6 21.
Nf4 Rxg4 22. Nxd5 Rg6 23. g4 Rd8 24. Nf4 Rh6 25. g5 Re6 26. Nxe6 fxe6 27. Rc1
Rd5 28. Rc4 Bc5 29. h4 Bb6 30. Kg2 Ne7 31. h5 Rd8 32. Re4 Nf5 33. Nh4 Ne7 34.
Kg3 g6 35. Kg4 Rd5 36. hxg6 hxg6 37. a4 Kf7 38. Rc1 Rd8 39. Rh1 Kg7 40. Ng2 Nf5
41. Nf4 Re8 42. Ree1 c5 43. Rh3 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.12.09"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Bd3 Qh4 7. Qe2 Nf6
8. Be3 Bxe3 9. Qxe3 O-O 10. Nd2 Re8 11. O-O d6 12. Rae1 a5 13. Qg3 Qxg3 14.
hxg3 a4 15. f3 Be6 16. b3 Nd7 17. Re3 axb3 18. axb3 Ne5 19. Be2 Ra2 20. Rc3 c5
21. b4 cxb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.12.07"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Bg2 d5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qb3 Qa5 10. Bd2 Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 Ba6 14.
Rfd1 Qc5 15. e4 Bc4 16. Qa4 Nb6 17. Qb4 Qh5 18. Bf4 c5 19. Qa5 e5 20. Be3 Be2
21. Re1 Nc4 22. Qa6 Nxe3 23. Rxe2 Nxg2 24. Kxg2 Rad8 25. Rae1 Rd7 26. Qb5 Rfd8
27. Qxc5 f6 28. Qc4+ Qf7 29. Qxf7+ Kxf7 30. Rb1 Rc8 31. Rc2 Rc4 32. Rb4 Rc5 33.
Kf1 a5 34. Ra4 g5 35. Ke2 g4 36. Ra3 Rdc7 37. Rc1 h5 38. Kd3 Rd7+ 39. Ke3 Rdc7
40. Rb3 Rc4 41. Kd3 Ra4 42. Rc2 Rd7+ 43. Ke3 Rc7 44. Rb5 Ke6 45. Rb6+ Kf7 46.
Ra6 Kg6 47. Ra8 Kf7 48. Ra6 Kg6 49. Rd6 Kf7 50. Kd3 Ke7 51. Rd5 Ke6 52. Rd8 Kf7
53. c4 Ra3+ 54. Kd2 Ra4 55. Kd3 Ra3+ 56. Kd2 Ra4 57. c5 Rxe4 58. Kd3 Ra4 59.
Rd6 Ke7 60. Ra6 Rd7+ 61. Kc3 Rdd4 62. Kb2 Rab4+ 63. Kc1 a4 64. Rc3 Rbc4 65. Kc2
Re4 66. Ra7+ Ke6 67. c6 Kd6 68. c7 Kd7 69. Rxc4 Rxc4+ 70. Kd3 Rd4+ 71. Ke3 f5
72. Ra6 Kxc7 73. Rf6 Re4+ 74. Kd3 Rd4+ 75. Ke3 Re4+ 76. Kd3 Rd4+ 77. Kc3 f4 78.
Rf5 Re4 79. Kd3 Rd4+ 80. Kc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.12.06"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d6 5. e4 O-O 6. c3 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8.
Bc4 Nc6 9. O-O Qc7 10. Qe2 h6 11. Bh4 Nh5 12. Rfe1 Bg4 13. Qe3 g5 14. Bg3 Nxg3
15. hxg3 b6 16. Nh2 Bh5 17. g4 Bg6 18. g3 Rad8 19. f4 Nd4 20. Rac1 b5 21. Bf1
gxf4 22. gxf4 Ne6 23. e5 f5 24. exf6 Rxf6 25. f5 Ng5 26. fxg6 Re6 27. Qf2 Be5
28. Rxe5 Qxe5 29. Ndf3 Nxf3+ 30. Nxf3 Qf4 31. Re1 Rxe1 32. Nxe1 Qxf2+ 33. Kxf2
Rd2+ 34. Ke3 Rd1 35. Ke2 Ra1 36. Bg2 c4 37. a3 Rb1 38. Be4 Rxb2+ 39. Nc2 Kg7
40. Ke3 Rb3 41. Kd2 Kf6 42. Nd4 Rxa3 43. Nxb5 Ra5 44. Nc7 Kg7 45. Ne6+ Kh8 46.
Ke3 Ra1 47. Kd4 a5 48. Bc6 a4 49. Be8 Rg1 50. g5 a3 51. Bf7 Rxg5 52. Nxg5 hxg5
53. Bxc4 Kg7 54. Kd3 Kxg6 55. Kc2 g4 56. Kb3 Kf5 57. Kxa3 g3 58. Bf1 e5 59. Kb3
Kf4 60. Bg2 Ke3 61. Kc4 Kf2 62. Be4 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.12.04"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C96"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "165"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 d5 11. exd5 e4 12. Bxe4 Nxe4 13. Rxe4 Bb7 14. d4 Re8 15.
Bf4 Nc4 16. Re2 Bxd5 17. Ne5 Bg5 18. Bg3 Nxe5 19. Rxe5 Rxe5 20. Bxe5 Qd7 21.
Na3 f6 22. Bg3 Qc6 23. f4 Bh6 24. Qd2 g6 25. Nc2 Bf8 26. f5 Re8 27. fxg6 hxg6
28. Rc1 Re4 29. b3 Qe6 30. Re1 c6 31. Kh2 a5 32. Qd3 f5 33. Be5 a4 34. Qg3 Rxe1
35. Nxe1 Be4 36. Nf3 Bxf3 37. Qxf3 axb3 38. axb3 Be7 39. Kg1 Kf7 40. Kf2 Ke8
41. Qe2 Kf7 42. c4 bxc4 43. bxc4 Bh4+ 44. Kf1 Be7 45. Ke1 Bb4+ 46. Kd1 Be7 47.
Kd2 Bb4+ 48. Kd3 Be7 49. Qe3 Ke8 50. Qh6 Kd7 51. Qh8 Bd8 52. Qg7+ Be7 53. Kc3
Ke8 54. Qh8+ Kd7 55. Qb8 Bd8 56. Kb3 Be7 57. Qb6 Ke8 58. Qb8+ Kf7 59. Kc3 Qd7
60. Qh8 Qe6 61. h4 Bf8 62. g3 Be7 63. c5 Bf8 64. Kb4 Be7 65. h5 gxh5 66. Qxh5+
Kf8 67. Qh8+ Kf7 68. Qh1 Ke8 69. Qf3 Kd7 70. Qd3 Bf8 71. Kc3 Be7 72. Qb1 Ke8
73. Qb7 Bd8 74. Kb4 Be7 75. Qa8+ Kd7 76. Qa7+ Ke8 77. Qa6 Kd7 78. Qa8 Bxc5+ 79.
dxc5 Qxe5 80. Qb7+ Qc7 81. Qxc7+ Kxc7 82. Kc4 Kd7 83. Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.12.03"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E36"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 dxc4 7. Qxc4 b6 8.
Bf4 Ba6 9. Qxc7 Qxc7 10. Bxc7 O-O 11. Nf3 Rc8 12. Bf4 Nbd7 13. Nd2 Rc2 14. Rb1
Rac8 15. Nb3 Bc4 16. Na1 Ba2 17. Nxc2 Bxb1 18. Na1 Nd5 19. Bd2 e5 20. e3 exd4
21. exd4 Nb8 22. f3 Nc6 23. Bc4 Rd8 24. Kf2 Bf5 25. Nb3 Be6 26. Rc1 f6 27. a4
a5 28. Bc3 Bf7 29. Nd2 Nde7 30. Bf1 Nxd4 31. Re1 Ndc6 32. Nc4 Nd5 33. Rb1 Kf8
34. Be1 Ke7 35. Kg1 Nb8 36. Bf2 Nd7 37. Re1+ Kf8 38. Rd1 Ke7 39. Re1+ Kf8 40.
Nd6 Ne5 41. Nxf7 Kxf7 42. Rd1 Ke7 43. f4 Ng4 44. Re1+ Kf8 45. Bd4 Rd6 46. h3
Nh6 47. Rd1 Nf5 48. Bf2 Ke7 49. g4 Nh6 50. f5 Nf7 51. Bg2 Nf4 52. Rxd6 Nxd6 53.
Bxb6 Nc4 54. Bc5+ Kd7 55. Bf1 Nxb2 56. Bb5+ Kd8 57. Bb6+ Ke7 58. Kh2 Nd5 59.
Bxa5 Kd6 60. Bd2 Kc5 61. Kg3 Nc7 62. Be3+ Kb4 63. Bd2+ Kc5 64. Bc1 Nc4 65. Bxc4
Kxc4 66. Bd2 Na6 67. a5 Kb5 68. Kf3 Nc5 69. Bc3 h6 70. Ke3 Kc4 71. Bd4 Na6 72.
Ke4 Nb4 73. h4 Kb5 74. Bc3 Na6 75. Kd5 Nc5 76. Bd4 Nd3 77. Ke6 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.12.01"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Bg5
Be6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Qd3 Bg5 11. Rd1 Nc6 12. a3 Bxb3 13. cxb3 Nd4 14. b4 Rc8
15. O-O O-O 16. Bg4 Rc6 17. g3 g6 18. f4 Bh6 19. Rf2 Bg7 20. f5 Qg5 21. Bh3 Bh6
22. Re1 b5 23. Kg2 Ra8 24. fxg6 hxg6 25. Bd7 Rc4 26. b3 Rc7 27. Nd5 Rc1 28. h4
Rxe1 29. hxg5 Bxg5 30. Bg4 Ra1 31. a4 Kg7 32. Nc3 Ra3 33. axb5 axb5 34. Nxb5
Nxb5 35. Qxb5 Be3 36. Rf1 Ra2+ 37. Be2 R8a7 38. Kh3 Ra8 39. Bc4 Rh8+ 40. Kg4
Rh5 41. Rxf7+ Kh6 42. Qd7 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.11.30"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C96"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 d5 11. d4 dxe4 12. Nxe5 c5 13. Bg5 Bb7 14. Nd2 cxd4 15.
cxd4 Re8 16. Nb3 Nxb3 17. Bxb3 Nd5 18. Bxe7 Rxe7 19. Rc1 Nf4 20. Qg4 Ng6 21.
Qf5 Nxe5 22. dxe5 Qf8 23. Rc5 Rd8 24. Rec1 Qe8 25. Rc7 h6 26. R1c5 Rxc7 27.
Rxc7 Bd5 28. Bxd5 Rxd5 29. Rc8 Rd8 30. Rc7 Rd1+ 31. Kh2 Rd5 32. Rc8 Rd8 33.
Rxd8 Qxd8 34. Qxe4 Qd2 35. Qa8+ Kh7 36. Qe4+ Kg8 37. f4 Qxb2 38. e6 fxe6 39.
Qxe6+ Kh7 40. Qe4+ Kh8 41. Qa8+ Kh7 42. Qxa6 Qd4 43. Qxb5 Qxf4+ 44. Kg1 Qd4+
45. Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.11.29"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. a4 Rb8 8. axb5
axb5 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Nd4 12. Nxd4 exd4 13. O-O d6 14. Bd2 Bd7
15. Ra5 Rb7 16. Re1 Bg5 17. Re4 Bf6 18. Qa1 Bf5 19. Re1 Be5 20. h3 Qh4 21. Qd1
Bd7 22. Qf3 Re8 23. Re4 Qd8 24. Qd1 h6 25. f4 Bf6 26. Rxe8+ Qxe8 27. Qe1 Qb8
28. Qa1 Qe8 29. Ra8 Rb8 30. Ra7 Rc8 31. Qe1 Qd8 32. Ba5 h5 33. Kh2 h4 34. Qb4
Be8 35. c4 dxc3 36. bxc3 g6 37. Bd1 Kg7 38. Rb7 Bd7 39. Rxc7 Rxc7 40. Qxd6 Qe8
41. Bxc7 Qe1 42. f5 Bxf5 43. Bg4 Bxc3 44. Qf4 Bxd3 45. Bf3 b4 46. Bb8 b3 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.11.29"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E36"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 c5 7. dxc5 d4 8.
Qg3 Nc6 9. b4 e5 10. e4 O-O 11. Bd3 b6 12. Nf3 Nh5 13. Qg5 Qxg5 14. Bxg5 bxc5
15. b5 Na5 16. Bd2 Nb3 17. Rb1 Nxd2 18. Nxd2 a6 19. g3 axb5 20. cxb5 Rxa3 21.
Ke2 Bb7 22. Rhc1 Rc8 23. Nc4 Ra2+ 24. Ke1 Rd8 25. Nxe5 Nf6 26. Bc4 d3 27. Nxd3
Raa8 28. f3 Nd7 29. Bb3 Rdc8 30. Rc3 Kf8 31. Rbc1 Ra3 32. Nb2 Nb6 33. Nc4 Nxc4
34. Bxc4 Rca8 35. Rxa3 Rxa3 36. Be2 f5 37. exf5 Bxf3 38. Bxf3 Rxf3 39. Rb1 Rd3
40. b6 Rd8 41. b7 Rb8 42. Kd2 Ke7 43. Kc3 Kd6 44. g4 h6 45. Kc4 Kc6 46. h4 Rxb7
47. Rxb7 Kxb7 48. g5 hxg5 49. hxg5 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.11.28"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Bc4 Ne5 8.
Be2 Qg6 9. O-O d6 10. Kh1 O-O 11. Nd2 d5 12. Bh5 Qd6 13. f4 Bxd4 14. cxd4 N5c6
15. f5 f6 16. Qg4 Kh8 17. Rf3 dxe4 18. Nxe4 Qd5 19. Raf1 Nxf5 20. Rxf5 Qxa2 21.
Bg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.11.27"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E36"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 c5 7. dxc5 d4 8.
Qg3 Nc6 9. Nf3 e5 10. Nxe5 Qa5+ 11. Kd1 Nxe5 12. Qxe5+ Be6 13. Bd2 Qa4+ 14. Ke1
Rd8 15. c6 Qxc6 16. Qb5 Bxc4 17. Qxc6+ bxc6 18. Rc1 Bb5 19. Bb4 Kd7 20. Bc5 Ke6
21. f3 a5 22. Kf2 Rd5 23. e4 dxe3+ 24. Bxe3 Bxf1 25. Rhxf1 Kd7 26. Rc2 Rb8 27.
Rfc1 Rd3 28. Ke2 Rd6 29. Bf4 Re6+ 30. Kf2 Rb3 31. Rd2+ Nd5 32. Rc5 Ke8 33. Bg3
f5 34. Kg1 f4 35. Bf2 Ne3 36. Rxa5 Nc4 37. Ra8+ Kf7 38. Rd4 Rxb2 39. Rxf4+ Kg6
40. Rxc4 Rb1+ 41. Be1 Rbxe1+ 42. Kf2 R6e2+ 43. Kg3 Rg1 44. Rg4+ Kf6 45. Kh3 g6
46. Rf8+ Kg7 47. Rc8 h5 48. Rg5 Rc1 49. a4 Kf6 50. f4 Rc3+ 51. Rg3 Rxg3+ 52.
hxg3 Rc2 53. a5 Kf5 54. a6 Ra2 55. Rxc6 Ra1 56. Kh2 Ra5 57. Kg1 g5 58. fxg5
Kxg5 59. Kf2 Ra3 60. Ke1 Ra2 61. Kd1 Kg4 62. Kc1 Kxg3 63. Kb1 Ra5 64. Rg6+ Kf2
65. g3 Ke3 66. Kb2 Ke4 67. Kb3 Kf5 68. Kb4 Ra1 69. Rc6 Kg4 70. Rh6 Kxg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.11.25"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Zhao, Zong Yuan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2491"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. g3 Nc6 6. Nc3 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 Ne4 8.
Qc2 Nxc3 9. Qxc3 O-O 10. Bg2 d6 11. d5 Nb8 12. O-O e5 13. c5 Bg4 14. Rac1 a5
15. Rfe1 Na6 16. cxd6 cxd6 17. Nd2 b6 18. Qe3 Nc5 19. b3 Bd7 20. a3 Bb5 21. b4
axb4 22. axb4 Nd7 23. Ne4 Rfb8 24. Rc7 Qd8 25. Rc6 Bxc6 26. dxc6 d5 27. cxd7
dxe4 28. Bxe4 Ra4 29. Bc6 Rxb4 30. Qxe5 Qf8 31. Rd1 Rd8 32. Rd3 Rg4 33. Re3 Rg6
34. Qe7 Re6 35. Rxe6 fxe6 36. Qxe6+ 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.11.24"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Zhao, Zong Yuan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2491"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. Bd3
c5 9. O-O cxd4 10. exd4 d5 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Re1 Nc6 14. Bc2 Qd6
15. Qd3 g6 16. Bb3 Na5 17. Ne5 Bg7 18. Re2 Nxb3 19. axb3 a6 20. Rae1 Rad8 21.
h3 b5 22. Qd2 Bc8 23. Na2 Rde8 24. Qb4 Re6 25. Qxd6 Rxd6 26. Nb4 g5 27. Nbd3
Bf5 28. Nc5 b4 29. g4 Bc8 30. Ncd3 a5 31. Nc5 Kh7 32. f3 f6 33. Ned3 f5 34. Re7
fxg4 35. fxg4 h5 36. Ne5 hxg4 37. hxg4 Rf4 38. Ra1 Rxd4 39. Rxa5 Rd8 40. Raa7
Rg8 41. Kf2 Kh6 42. Ncd7 Bxd7 43. Ra6+ Kh7 44. Nxd7 Kh8 45. Ne5 Rf8+ 46. Rf7
Rf4+ 47. Rxf4 Rxf4+ 48. Nf3 Rxg4 49. Rg6 Bd4+ 50. Nxd4 Kh7 51. Rd6 Rxd4 52. Ke3
Re4+ 53. Kd3 Rf4 54. Rxd5 Kg6 55. Rb5 Rf3+ 56. Kc2 Rf4 57. Kd3 Kh5 58. Ke2 Kg4
59. Rc5 Kh4 60. Ke3 Rg4 61. Kf2 Kh3 62. Rc4 Rg2+ 63. Kf1 Rxb2 64. Rxb4 g4 65.
Rb8 Rb1+ 66. Ke2 g3 67. b4 Rb3 68. Rh8+ Kg2 69. Rb8 Kh2 70. Rh8+ Kg1 71. Rh4 g2
72. Ke1 Rb2 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8.
exd5 Nb8 9. c4 Be7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Nd7 12. Be3 a6 13. Nc3 f5 14. f3 Bg5 15.
Bf2 Bh4 16. Be3 Bg5 17. Qd2 Bxe3+ 18. Qxe3 a5 19. f4 Re8 20. Bd3 Nc5 21. Bc2
Bd7 22. Kh1 Qf6 23. fxe5 Rxe5 24. Qf2 Rae8 25. Rad1 g6 26. h3 Kg7 27. Qf4 g5
28. Qf2 f4 29. Bb1 a4 30. b4 axb3 31. axb3 Re3 32. b4 Qxc3 33. bxc5 Bxh3 34.
cxd6 Bxg2+ 35. Kxg2 Re2 36. d7 Rxf2+ 37. Rxf2 Qg3+ 38. Kf1 Qh3+ 39. Rg2 Qf3+
0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "31"]
[White "Korotylev, Alexey"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ Bc6 8. Qb3
dxc4 9. Qxc4 O-O 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. e4 Bb7 12. Rd1 c5 13. e5 Be7 14. d5 exd5 15.
Nxd5 Nc6 16. Bd3 Nd4 17. Be4 b5 18. Qa2 Nxf3+ 19. Bxf3 Bxd5 20. Bxd5 Qc7 21.
Bxa8 Qxe5+ 22. Kf1 Rxa8 23. Qd5 Qb8 24. g3 Qf8 25. Kg2 Bf6 26. b3 Rc8 27. Rc1
h6 28. Rc2 Be7 29. Re1 Rc7 30. h4 a6 31. Re4 Bf6 32. Rce2 Rc8 33. Qb7 c4 34.
bxc4 bxc4 35. Qxa6 c3 36. Qxc8 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "38"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 c6 6. Be2 Bf5 7. O-O Nd7 8.
Ng4 e6 9. c4 N5f6 10. Ne3 Bg6 11. Nc3 Bd6 12. b3 Qc7 13. h3 O-O 14. Bb2 Rad8
15. Qd2 Rfe8 16. Rfd1 Bf4 17. Qe1 e5 18. d5 Bxe3 19. fxe3 Nc5 20. Rac1 Qb6 21.
Bf1 h6 22. Kh2 cxd5 23. Nxd5 Nxd5 24. cxd5 Ne4 25. Bc4 Nd6 26. Ba3 Be4 27. Bb4
Nxc4 28. bxc4 Qg6 29. Qg3 Qa6 30. a3 Rd7 31. Qg4 Qg6 32. Qxg6 Bxg6 33. Bc5 Ra8
34. Rd2 Be4 35. Rdd1 f6 36. a4 Kf7 37. a5 Rc7 38. Bd6 Rd7 39. Bc5 h5 40. h4 Kg6
41. Re1 Bd3 42. Red1 Be4 43. Re1 Kf5 44. Kg3 Rc7 45. Bd6 Rd7 46. Bc5 Kg6 47.
Red1 Rc7 48. Bd6 Rd7 49. Bc5 b6 50. axb6 axb6 51. Bxb6 Ra2 52. Rg1 Rb7 53. c5
Bxd5 54. Ra1 Re2 55. Rae1 Rxe1 56. Rxe1 Kf5 57. Ra1 Ke4 58. Kf2 Rd7 59. Ra4+
Kf5 60. Ra7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "23"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. c3 Qb6 6. Qb3 c4 7. Qc2 Bf5 8. Qc1
Nh5 9. Bg3 e6 10. Nbd2 Nxg3 11. hxg3 h6 12. Be2 Be7 13. Bd1 Qc7 14. Bc2 O-O 15.
e4 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Rad8 17. Qf4 Qxf4 18. gxf4 b5 19. a3 f6 20. O-O Rd5 21. Rfe1
g5 22. fxg5 hxg5 23. Re2 g4 24. Nfd2 e5 25. dxe5 Nxe5 26. b3 Rfd8 27. Nf1 Bg6
28. bxc4 bxc4 29. Ne3 Rb5 30. a4 Rb2 31. Ng3 Bxc2 32. Rxc2 Rxc2 33. Nxc2 Rd3
34. Ne3 Bc5 35. Nef5 Bb6 36. a5 Bc7 37. Ne4 a6 38. Kf1 Kf8 39. Nc5 Rxc3 40.
Ne6+ Kg8 41. Nxc7 Rb3 42. Nxa6 c3 43. Nc5 Rb5 44. Ne4 c2 45. Re1 Rb1 46. Nxf6+
Kh8 47. Ne3 Rxe1+ 48. Kxe1 c1=Q+ 49. Ke2 Qb2+ 50. Kd1 Qxf2 51. Nfd5 Nd3 52. a6
Qa2 53. Nc3 Qxa6 54. Nxg4 Qc4 55. Kd2 Qxg4 56. Kxd3 Qxg2 57. Ne4 Kg7 58. Nd6
Qd5+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "36"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C81"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Qe2 Be7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. c4 bxc4 12. Bxc4 Qd7 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 f6
15. Bf4 fxe5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 c6 18. Bb3 a5 19. Re1 Bf6 20. Bxf6 Rxf6 21.
Rad1 a4 22. Bc2 Bf7 23. Rb1 a3 24. h3 d4 25. Qd3 Bg6 26. Qc4+ Bf7 27. Qd3 Bg6
28. Qc4+ Qf7 29. Qxf7+ Bxf7 30. Bb3 dxc3 31. Bxf7+ Rxf7 32. Rb3 Rd7 33. Rxc3
Rd2 34. Rxc6 Rxa2 35. Rc7 Rb2 36. Ree7 a2 37. Rxg7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "27"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 b5 6. Nbd2 c5 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. d5
exd5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bb2 Nf6 11. O-O Be7 12. e4 d6 13. Nh4 Rc8 14. Nf5 O-O 15.
f4 Ne8 16. Nh6+ gxh6 17. Qg4+ Bg5 18. fxg5 Qxg5 19. Qe2 Nd4 20. Qf2 b4 21. Nc4
Bxc4 22. bxc4 Ng7 23. a3 a5 24. axb4 axb4 25. Ra7 Nge6 26. Rxf7 Qg6 27. Rf5 Qg7
28. h4 Ra8 29. Kh1 Ra2 30. Rxf8+ Nxf8 31. e5 dxe5 32. Bd5+ Nfe6 33. Qg2 Qg6 34.
Rf2 Kg7 35. Kh2 Rxb2 36. Rxb2 Qf6 37. Rf2 Qe7 38. Qe4 Nf8 39. Qg4+ Ng6 40. h5
e4 41. hxg6 hxg6 42. Rf7+ Qxf7 43. Bxf7 Kxf7 44. Qxe4 b3 45. Kg2 Kf6 46. Qb7
Ke5 47. Qd5+ Kf6 48. Qxc5 Ne6 49. Qe3 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "25"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 c6 6. Be2 Bf5 7. O-O Nd7 8.
Nf3 e6 9. a3 Be7 10. c4 N5f6 11. Nc3 h6 12. Bf4 O-O 13. d5 exd5 14. cxd5 Nxd5
15. Nxd5 cxd5 16. Qxd5 Be6 17. Qxb7 Nc5 18. Qc7 Nb3 19. Qxd8 Rfxd8 20. Rad1 Bf6
21. Be5 Bxe5 22. Nxe5 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Rc8 24. f3 g5 25. Bd3 Rc5 26. Ng4 Kg7 27.
Kf2 f5 28. Re1 Nd4 29. Re5 Rc1 30. Ke3 Nb3 31. Rxe6 Re1+ 32. Be2 fxg4 33. Kf2
Rc1 34. Bd3 gxf3 35. gxf3 Nc5 36. Rg6+ Kf7 37. Bf5 Rd1 38. Rc6 Nb3 39. Be6+ Ke7
40. Bxb3 Rd2+ 41. Kg3 Rxb2 42. Bg8 h5 43. Rc7+ Kf6 44. Rxa7 h4+ 45. Kh3 Rf2 46.
Bd5 Ke5 47. Be4 Kf4 48. Rf7+ Ke3 49. Rf5 g4+ 50. fxg4 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "29"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. f3 g6 6. e4 Bg7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. a4 e6
9. Nh3 Bb7 10. dxe6 fxe6 11. Be3 d5 12. Bxc5 Re8 13. Be2 Nbd7 14. Bf2 dxe4 15.
O-O axb5 16. Nxb5 Ne5 17. Nd6 exf3 18. Nxb7 fxe2 19. Qxe2 Qd5 20. Nc5 Neg4 21.
Rad1 Qc6 22. b4 Nxf2 23. Qxf2 Nd5 24. b5 Qb6 25. Na6 Qxf2+ 26. Rxf2 Nc3 27. Rd7
Red8 28. Rfd2 Bd4+ 29. R2xd4 Ne2+ 30. Kf2 Nxd4 31. Rxd8+ Rxd8 32. Nf4 e5 33.
Ne2 Nb3 34. b6 Na5 35. Nc5 Rd6 36. b7 Rb6 37. Nd7 Rxb7 38. Nxe5 Rb4 39. g3 Rxa4
40. Nf4 Ra2+ 41. Kg1 Nb3 42. h4 Nd4 43. Nd7 Ne2+ 44. Nxe2 Rxe2 45. Kf1 Ra2 46.
Nf6+ Kg7 47. Ng4 Kf7 48. Nf2 Kf6 49. Kg2 Kf5 50. Kf3 Ra3+ 51. Kg2 Ke5 52. Ng4+
Kd4 53. Nf6 Ra7 54. g4 Ke5 55. g5 h5 56. Kf3 Kf5 57. Nd5 Ra3+ 58. Ne3+ Ke5 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "34"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c4 b4 12. Nc2 a5 13. Qf3 Bg5 14. h4 Bh6 15.
g4 f6 16. Rg1 O-O 17. Qg3 g6 18. g5 fxg5 19. hxg5 Bg7 20. O-O-O a4 21. c5 b3
22. axb3 axb3 23. Qxb3 Be6 24. Bh3 Bf7 25. Qb6 Qxb6 26. Nxb6 dxc5 27. Nxa8 Rxa8
28. Rg3 Nd4 29. Ra3 Rb8 30. Bg4 h5 31. gxh6 Bxh6+ 32. Kb1 Bb3 33. Nxd4 Bxd1 34.
Nc6 Bxg4 35. Nxb8 Bf4 36. Rc3 Be2 37. b3 Bd2 38. Rxc5 Bd3+ 39. Kb2 Bf4 40. Nd7
Bxe4 41. Nf6+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "35"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. d3
O-O 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Bg4 12. Nbd2 Nh5 13. Re1 Nxg3 14. hxg3 Ne7 15.
Nf1 Ng6 16. d4 Bb6 17. Ne3 Bxf3 18. gxf3 exd4 19. cxd4 Qf6 20. Ng4 Qg7 21. e5
Kh8 22. Kg2 dxe5 23. Rh1 Bxd4 24. Rxh6+ Kg8 25. Qd3 e4 26. Qxe4 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "26"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. g3 d5 7. e5 Ng4 8. Bg2
c6 9. f4 Nh6 10. O-O Qc7 11. f5 Qxe5 12. Bxh6 O-O 13. Bf4 Qf6 14. g4 Bc5 15.
Nce2 Nd7 16. Kh1 h6 17. c3 Ne5 18. Ng3 Nc4 19. b3 Nb6 20. Nh5 Qh4 21. Bg3 Qg5
22. h4 Qd8 23. Qd2 Bd6 24. Bxd6 Qxd6 25. f6 Bxg4 26. fxg7 Bxh5 27. Nf5 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "37"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Ne5 e6 6. c3 Nxe5 7. dxe5 Ne7 8.
Nd2 Nc6 9. Nf3 Qc7 10. Bf4 Be7 11. Bg3 Bd7 12. Bd3 g5 13. Qe2 h5 14. h4 g4 15.
Nd2 a6 16. a4 Bf8 17. O-O Bg7 18. Rfe1 Qb6 19. b4 a5 20. b5 Ne7 21. c4 O-O 22.
cxd5 exd5 23. Nb3 Rac8 24. Rad1 Nf5 25. Bxf5 Bxf5 26. Rxd5 Qe6 27. Qd2 b6 28.
Re3 Rc2 29. Qd1 Rfc8 30. Kh2 Rb2 31. Rd8+ Kh7 32. Rxc8 Qxc8 33. Nd4 Qd7 34. Re1
Bg6 35. e6 Qxd4 36. Qxd4 Bxd4 37. e7 f6 38. e8=Q Bxe8 39. Rxe8 Rb4 40. Re6 Rxa4
41. Bc7 Bxf2 42. Bxb6 Bxb6 43. Rxb6 Kg7 44. Ra6 Ra3 45. b6 Kg6 46. b7 Rb3 47.
Rxa5 Rxb7 48. g3 Rb2+ 49. Kg1 Rd2 50. Rb5 Re2 51. Ra5 Re5 52. Ra6 Kf5 53. Kf2
Rc5 54. Rb6 Ke5 55. Ra6 f5 56. Ra8 Rc2+ 57. Kf1 Ke4 58. Ra4+ Ke3 59. Rf4 Rc5
60. Kg1 Re5 61. Kg2 Kd3 62. Kg1 Re1+ 63. Kg2 Re2+ 64. Kg1 Re3 65. Kf2 Re5 66.
Kg2 Ke3 67. Kg1 Rc5 68. Kg2 Rd5 69. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "33"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. Nbd2 d6 10. c3 Rb8 11. Re1 Na5 12. Ba2 c5 13. d4 Qc7 14. dxe5 dxe5 15.
Nc4 Rd8 16. Qe2 b3 17. Nxa5 Qxa5 18. Bb1 Qc7 19. Bd3 a5 20. Bg5 Nh5 21. Be3 Bb7
22. Bc4 h6 23. Nd2 Nf4 24. Bxf4 exf4 25. Nxb3 Bc8 26. Rad1 Bd7 27. Bb5 Be6 28.
Nd2 g6 29. h3 Kg7 30. Nf3 Bf6 31. Rxd8 Rxd8 32. Bc4 Bc8 33. e5 Be7 34. e6 f6
35. Rd1 Rxd1+ 36. Qxd1 Qd6 37. Qxd6 Bxd6 38. Nd2 Bb7 39. Nb3 Bc6 40. Bb5 Bd5
41. Nxa5 Bxe6 42. Nb7 Be7 43. a5 Bd5 44. a6 Bxb7 45. axb7 Bd6 46. Kf1 f5 47. f3
Kf6 48. Ke2 Ke5 49. Bc4 Bc7 50. Bf7 g5 51. Kd3 Kd6 52. Kc4 Kc6 53. Be8+ Kb6 54.
Kd5 Bb8 55. Bd7 Kxb7 56. Kxc5 Kc7 57. Bxf5 Ba7+ 58. Kd5 Be3 59. b4 Bd2 60. Kc4
Kd6 61. Be4 Be1 62. Kb3 Ke5 63. c4 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Ne5 Bd6 7. f4 O-O 8. Bd3
c5 9. O-O cxd4 10. exd4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nb6 12. Bb3 Bd7 13. Qf3 Rc8 14. f5 exf5
15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Qxf5 Bb4 17. Qxd7 Nbxd7 18. Ne2 Nb6 19. Ng3 Nfd5 20. a3 Be7
21. Ne4 Rfd8 22. Bd2 Nc4 23. Rac1 Nxd2 24. Rxc8 Nxb3 25. Rxd8+ Bxd8 26. Rf5 Nc7
27. d5 Nd4 28. Rf1 Nxd5 29. Rd1 Bb6 30. Kh1 Ne3 31. Rc1 h6 32. Nd6 Ng4 33. g3
f5 34. Nxb7 g5 35. b4 Kf7 36. a4 Ne6 37. a5 Be3 38. Nd6+ Kf6 39. Rc6 f4 40.
gxf4 gxf4 41. Nb5 Ke5 42. h3 Nf2+ 43. Kg2 Ne4 44. h4 Nd2 45. Rc1 f3+ 46. Kg3
Ne4+ 47. Kxf3 Bxc1 48. Nxa7 Nd4+ 49. Kg4 Nf6+ 50. Kh3 Bd2 51. a6 Bxb4 52. Nc8
Ne6 53. a7 Nc7 54. Nb6 Kf5 55. a8=Q Nxa8 56. Nxa8 Ba5 57. Kg3 h5 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "30"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O Be7 7. d3 O-O 8. a3
a5 9. b3 Be6 10. Bb2 f6 11. Nbd2 Qd7 12. Qc2 Kh8 13. Rfd1 Nb6 14. Rac1 Rfd8 15.
Ne4 Qe8 16. Nfd2 Nd5 17. Nc5 Bxc5 18. Qxc5 Nde7 19. Qc2 Qh5 20. Re1 Qf7 21. Bc3
Nd5 22. Ba1 Nde7 23. Rb1 Bd5 24. Ne4 Nf5 25. e3 Nd6 26. h4 Nxe4 27. dxe4 Be6
28. Bc3 Rd7 29. Red1 Rad8 30. Rxd7 Qxd7 31. b4 axb4 32. axb4 Na7 33. f4 Nb5 34.
Bb2 Qd2 35. Qxd2 Rxd2 36. Ba1 Na3 37. Rc1 Nc4 38. Bc3 Rd7 39. Kf2 Rd6 40. Bf1
c6 41. g4 exf4 42. exf4 Nd2 43. e5 fxe5 44. Bxe5 Rd7 45. Be2 Kg8 46. Ra1 Nc4
47. f5 Bd5 48. Bc3 Rd8 49. Ra7 Nd6 50. Be5 Ne4+ 51. Ke3 Re8 52. Kf4 c5 53. Bf3
Nf6 54. Bxf6 Bxf3 55. Bxg7 Bc6 56. Bf6 cxb4 57. Kg5 b3 58. Ra3 Bd5 59. Ra1 Kf7
60. Bc3 Re4 61. Rd1 Bc6 62. Rd6 Rc4 63. Bh8 Bf3 64. Rd7+ Ke8 65. Rxh7 Rxg4+ 66.
Kh6 Rxh4+ 67. Kg6 Rg4+ 68. Kh6 Rh4+ 69. Kg6 Rxh7 70. Kxh7 Kd7 71. Kg6 Kc6 72.
Kg5 Kb5 73. Kf4 Bd5 74. Ke3 Kc4 75. Bb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "24"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6 8. Be2
Bb7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. b4 c6 12. O-O Re8 13. a4 a5 14. bxa5 Rxa5
15. Qb3 Nd7 16. Rfd1 Be7 17. Rab1 Bd6 18. g3 Bc7 19. Bf1 Qf6 20. Bg2 Ba6 21.
Qc2 Bc8 22. Nd2 Ra7 23. e4 dxe4 24. Ndxe4 Qg6 25. d5 Nc5 26. dxc6 Bf5 27. Re1
Be5 28. Rxb6 Bxc3 29. Qxc3 Nxe4 30. Bxe4 Bxe4 31. f3 Rxa4 32. fxe4 Raxe4 33.
Rxe4 Qxe4 34. c7 Qa8 35. Rc6 Rc8 36. Rc5 Qe4 37. Qd2 Qb1+ 38. Kg2 Qb7+ 39. Kh3
Qb6 40. Qd7 Qxc5 41. Qxc8+ Kh7 42. Qd7 Qh5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "22"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Savchenko, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B72"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2583"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bg7 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Na5 8.
Bb3 d6 9. h3 O-O 10. O-O Bd7 11. Qd2 Rc8 12. Bh6 Rc5 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Rad1 Qb6
15. Rfe1 Rfc8 16. Nd5 Qd8 17. Nxf6 exf6 18. c3 Re5 19. Nf3 Nxb3 20. axb3 Re6
21. Nd4 Re7 22. b4 Qe8 23. f3 a6 24. Qf2 Rd8 25. Re2 Ba4 26. Rde1 Bb5 27. Re3
Bc6 28. h4 Re5 29. c4 b5 30. b3 Bb7 31. Qd2 Rd7 32. Qc3 Rde7 33. Nc2 Kg8 34.
Rd1 f5 35. Rxd6 fxe4 36. Qd4 Qf8 37. c5 f6 38. c6 Bc8 39. Rd8 Re8 40. c7 Bb7
41. Rxe4 Rxe4 42. fxe4 Qe7 43. Ne3 Kf7 44. Rd7 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "32"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E39"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 O-O 6. Nf3 Na6 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8.
Qxc3 Nxc5 9. e3 b6 10. Be2 d5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Qc2 Ba6 13. Bxa6 Nxa6 14. O-O
Rc8 15. Qe2 Nc5 16. Bd2 Nb3 17. Rad1 Nxd2 18. Rxd2 Qc7 19. Rfd1 h6 20. Nd4 Qc4
21. e4 Qxe2 22. Nxe2 Ne7 23. Rd7 Nc6 24. f4 Rfd8 25. Nc3 Rxd7 26. Rxd7 Na5 27.
Rxa7 Nc4 28. Nb5 Nxb2 29. Nd6 Rc1+ 30. Kf2 Rc2+ 31. Kg3 Nd3 32. Ra8+ Kh7 33.
Nxf7 Rc3 34. Kg4 Nf2+ 35. Kh4 Nxe4 36. Rh8+ Kg6 37. Ne5+ Kf5 38. Rf8+ Nf6 39.
g3 Rxa3 40. Rf7 Ra2 41. Kh3 b5 42. Rxg7 b4 43. Rf7 b3 44. Ng4 b2 45. Rxf6+ Ke4
46. Rxe6+ Kd4 47. Rb6 Kc3 48. Nxh6 Ra4 49. Rxb2 Kxb2 50. Kg4 Kc3 51. Nf5 Kc4
52. h4 Kd5 53. Kg5 Ke6 54. g4 Kf7 55. Ng3 Ra3 56. Nh5 Ra5+ 57. f5 Rb5 58. Nf4
Ra5 59. h5 Kg7 60. Ne6+ Kh7 61. Kf6 Kh6 62. Nf8 Ra6+ 63. Ke7 Ra4 64. f6 Rxg4
65. Ng6 Rb4 66. f7 Rb7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "28"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Nd7 7. Bf4 Be7
8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O Nc5 10. h4 Re8 11. Bc4 Be6 12. Bxe6 Nxe6 13. Be3 c6 14. c4
a6 15. Ng5 b5 16. Qd3 Nf8 17. Qf5 f6 18. Ne6 Qc8 19. Nd4 bxc4 20. Qf3 d5 21.
Nf5 Rb8 22. h5 Qb7 23. Bd4 Ne6 24. Qg4 Bf8 25. Bxf6 c5 26. Rhe1 d4 27. b3 Qd7
28. Bxg7 Bxg7 29. h6 Rb7 30. hxg7 Nxg7 31. Qxg7+ Qxg7 32. Rxe8+ Qf8 33. Rxf8+
Kxf8 34. bxc4 Rf7 35. g4 h5 36. Rh1 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2607"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. dxc5
bxc5 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O d6 11. Qc2 Nbd7 12. Rfd1 Qb6 13. Rd2 Rfd8 14. Rad1 Rab8
15. h3 a6 16. Bg3 Nf8 17. b3 Ng6 18. Ne1 Rd7 19. Bf3 Bxf3 20. Nxf3 Rbd8 21. e4
Qc7 22. Na4 Qc6 23. Nc3 Bf8 24. Nh4 Nxh4 25. Bxh4 Be7 26. Bg3 Nh5 27. Bh2 Bg5
28. Rd3 Nf4 29. Rf3 Ng6 30. Rfd3 Bf6 31. Na4 Qxe4 32. Qd2 Bd4 33. Nc3 Qc6 34.
Ne2 e5 35. Rg3 d5 36. Nxd4 cxd4 37. Rc1 Qe6 38. Rd3 Qf6 39. Qe2 Qf5 40. f3 f6
41. Bg3 Ne7 42. Qe4 Qxe4 43. fxe4 Rc8 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E48"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "177"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Nge2 Re8 8.
O-O Bd6 9. f3 c5 10. Nb5 Bf8 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Nbd4 Nc6 13. Bd2 Qb6 14. Kh1
Nxd4 15. exd4 Bxd4 16. Nxd4 Qxd4 17. Bc3 Qf4 18. Bb5 Rd8 19. Re1 d4 20. Bd2 Qd6
21. Bd3 Be6 22. Bg5 h6 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Qd2 Kg7 25. Re4 Qd5 26. Rh4 Qg5 27.
Qf2 Qe3 28. Qg3+ Kf8 29. Rd1 Rac8 30. Re4 Qg5 31. Qe1 Bf5 32. h4 Qg7 33. Qb4+
Kg8 34. Rxd4 Bxd3 35. R4xd3 Rxd3 36. Rxd3 Qg3 37. Qg4+ Qxg4 38. fxg4 Rc4 39.
Rd7 Rxg4 40. Rxb7 Rxh4+ 41. Kg1 a5 42. Rb5 a4 43. a3 Rc4 44. b3 axb3 45. Rxb3
Rc2 46. Rf3 Kg7 47. Rf2 Rc4 48. Rf3 Rc1+ 49. Rf1 Rc4 50. Rf3 h5 51. Kh2 Kg6 52.
Rb3 f5 53. Rg3+ Kf6 54. Rh3 h4 55. Rb3 Ra4 56. Rb4 Rxa3 57. Rxh4 Kg5 58. Rb4 f4
59. Rb7 f6 60. Rg7+ Kf5 61. Rb7 Ra2 62. Kg1 f3 63. gxf3 Kf4 64. Rb5 Kg3 65. Kf1
Rf2+ 66. Kg1 Rxf3 67. Rb8 Ra3 68. Rg8+ Kf3 69. Rf8 Ra6 70. Rf7 Kf4 71. Kf2 f5
72. Rf8 Ra2+ 73. Kg1 Kg4 74. Rg8+ Kf3 75. Rf8 f4 76. Rf7 Ra1+ 77. Kh2 Rf1 78.
Ra7 Rf2+ 79. Kg1 Re2 80. Rf7 Ra2 81. Rf8 Ra4 82. Rf7 Re4 83. Rf8 Re7 84. Kf1
Ra7 85. Kg1 Rh7 86. Ra8 Rg7+ 87. Kf1 Kg3 88. Ra3+ f3 89. Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "165"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 g6 6. Bd3 Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. h3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 c5 11. dxc5 Nc6 12. a3 b4 13. axb4 Nxb4 14. Qa4 Nd3+
15. Bxd3 Qxd3 16. Qd4 Qf5 17. e4 Nxe4 18. Qe3 Nxc5 19. O-O Nb3 20. Ra3 Qe6 21.
Re1 Nxc1 22. Qxc1 Qd7 23. Rd1 Qb7 24. Ra5 Rb8 25. Qe3 Qxb2 26. Nd5 Bb7 27.
Nxe7+ Kh8 28. Ng5 Qf6 29. Rd7 Ba8 30. Nd5 Bxd5 31. Raxd5 Kg8 32. Ne4 Qa1+ 33.
Kh2 Rb1 34. Rd8 Rb8 35. Rxb8 Rxb8 36. Qd3 Rf8 37. g3 a5 38. Rd7 a4 39. Qd5 a3
40. Ra7 Qb2 41. Kg2 h6 42. Nd6 Qf6 43. Rxa3 Rd8 44. Rd3 Bf8 45. Ne4 Qe7 46.
Qxd8 Qxe4+ 47. Rf3 Qe6 48. Qf6 Qd5 49. Kh2 Bg7 50. Qf4 Be5 51. Qe3 Bg7 52. Qe8+
Bf8 53. Re3 Qf5 54. Re2 Qf6 55. Kg2 h5 56. Qe4 Qd6 57. Rc2 Kg7 58. Rc6 Qd7 59.
Qe5+ Kg8 60. Rc7 Qd8 61. Rb7 Qa8 62. Qd5 Qe8 63. Qd7 Qxd7 64. Rxd7 Kg7 65. Kf3
Bc5 66. Rd2 Kf6 67. Ke4 Kg7 68. Rc2 Bb6 69. Kd5 Ba7 70. Kd6 Bd4 71. Kd7 Kf6 72.
Ke8 Ke6 73. Rc6+ Kd5 74. Rc2 Ke6 75. Re2+ Kf6 76. Re7 g5 77. Rxf7+ Ke6 78. g4
hxg4 79. hxg4 Bf6 80. Kf8 Ke5 81. Kg8 Ke6 82. Rf8 Be7 83. Rf5 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A53"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 c6 3. Bf4 d6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Nf3 Qa5 6. Bd2 e5 7. e3 Qc7 8. Qc2
Be7 9. g4 Nxg4 10. Rg1 Nf8 11. h3 Nf6 12. Rxg7 Ng6 13. Ng5 Rf8 14. Nxh7 Nxh7
15. Rxh7 Bd7 16. O-O-O O-O-O 17. Bd3 Nh4 18. Kb1 Nf3 19. Bc1 exd4 20. Ne2 dxe3
21. Bxe3 Kb8 22. Bf5 Ng5 23. Bxg5 Bxg5 24. Ng3 Bf4 25. Bxd7 Qxd7 26. Qf5 Qxf5+
27. Nxf5 Kc7 28. h4 Kd7 29. Re1 Rde8 30. Rxe8 Rxe8 31. Nd4 Ke7 32. Rh5 Be5 33.
Nf3 Bf6 34. Rf5 Rh8 35. Rf4 Rh5 36. Kc2 Be5 37. Rg4 Ke6 38. a4 Kf5 39. Rg8 Kf4
40. Ne1 Rh7 41. b3 a5 42. Kd3 Bf6 43. Rb8 Bxh4 44. Ng2+ Kf3 45. Nxh4+ Rxh4 46.
Rxb7 f5 47. Ra7 Kxf2 48. Rxa5 c5 49. Ra6 Rd4+ 50. Kc3 f4 51. Ra8 f3 52. a5 Rd1
53. Kb2 Re1 54. a6 Re7 55. b4 cxb4 56. Kb3 Ke2 57. Kxb4 f2 58. Rf8 f1=Q 59.
Rxf1 Kxf1 60. Kb5 Rc7 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B03"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. exd6 exd6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Bd3 Nc6 8.
Nge2 Bf6 9. Be3 O-O 10. b3 Re8 11. O-O Bg4 12. Qd2 d5 13. c5 Bxe2 14. Bxe2 Nc8
15. Rfe1 N8e7 16. Bg4 g6 17. Re2 Bg7 18. Rae1 Nf5 19. Bxf5 gxf5 20. Bh6 Rxe2
21. Nxe2 Qf6 22. Bxg7 Qxg7 23. Rd1 Re8 24. f3 Ne7 25. Ng3 Qf6 26. Re1 Kf8 27.
Re5 c6 28. Nh5 Qg6 29. Nf4 Qf6 30. Qe3 h6 31. g3 Rc8 32. Kf2 b6 33. h4 Rd8 34.
Nh5 Qg6 35. Rxe7 Qxh5 36. Rxa7 Re8 37. Qxe8+ Kxe8 38. cxb6 f4 39. b7 fxg3+ 40.
Kg2 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Savchenko, Boris"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2583"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Nd4 5. Bg2 Nxf3+ 6. Bxf3 Bb4 7. Qb3 Bc5 8.
Qb5 Qe7 9. d3 c6 10. Qa4 O-O 11. O-O h6 12. a3 a6 13. b4 Ba7 14. e3 Rd8 15. Qb3
d6 16. Bb2 Be6 17. Qc2 d5 18. c5 Bb8 19. Bg2 Bc7 20. e4 dxe4 21. dxe4 Bc4 22.
Rfd1 Qe6 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Rd1 Rd4 25. Ne2 Rxe4 26. Bxe4 Bb3 27. Qb1 Bxd1 28.
Bf5 Qb3 29. Nc3 Bf3 30. Bc2 Qe6 31. Bd1 Bxd1 32. Qxd1 Kf8 33. h4 Qc4 34. Qd2
Ke7 35. Qe3 Nd5 36. Nxd5+ Qxd5 37. Qe2 g6 38. h5 g5 39. Qg4 Qe6 40. Qe2 f5 41.
g4 e4 42. gxf5 Qxf5 43. Bg7 Qf4 44. Kf1 Qh4 45. Ke1 Qh1+ 46. Kd2 Bf4+ 47. Kc2
Qc1+ 48. Kb3 Qb1+ 49. Kc4 g4 50. Bc3 Kf7 51. Bb2 Qa2+ 52. Kd4 Qd5+ 53. Kc3 Be5+
54. Kc2 Qd3+ 55. Qxd3 exd3+ 56. Kb3 d2 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 c6 6. Bc4 Nd7 7. Nf3 N7f6 8.
h3 Bf5 9. O-O e6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Nbd2 h6 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. c3 O-O 14. Bb3 c5
15. Bc2 Bxc2 16. Qxc2 Rc8 17. Qb3 Qc7 18. Rfe1 Rfd8 19. Rad1 cxd4 20. Nxd4 Bc5
21. N2f3 Rd5 22. c4 Rd7 23. Nb5 Qb6 24. Re2 Rxd1+ 25. Qxd1 Bxf2+ 26. Rxf2 Ne4
27. Qd4 Qxd4 28. Nfxd4 Nxf2 29. Kxf2 Rxc4 30. b3 Rc5 31. Nxa7 Ra5 32. Nc8 Rxa2+
33. Kg3 Rb2 34. Kf4 Rxg2 35. Nd6 Rd2 36. Ke3 Rh2 37. Nxb7 Rxh3+ 38. Ke2 e5 39.
Nf3 e4 40. Nd2 f5 41. b4 f4 42. Nd6 Rh2+ 43. Ke1 e3 44. Nf3 Rb2 45. b5 g5 46.
Ne5 h5 47. Nd3 Rb3 48. Nc5 Rb1+ 49. Ke2 h4 50. Ne6 h3 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "184"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 b5 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7. Bg2 d5 8. Nc3
Ba6 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Ne5 Bd6 11. Bf4 O-O 12. Rc1 Bxe5 13. dxe5 Ng4 14. Nxd5 exd5
15. Qxd5 Nb6 16. Qa5 Bxe2 17. Rfe1 Bd3 18. Red1 Qd4 19. Rd2 Rad8 20. h3 Nxf2
21. Rxf2 Be4 22. Qxa7 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Qe4+ 24. Kh2 Nd5 25. Rc4 Qb1 26. Rd4 h5 27.
Bg5 Rd7 28. Qc5 Qe1 29. Rg2 Qxe5 30. Bf4 Qe6 31. Rgd2 Nxf4 32. gxf4 Rxd4 33.
Qxd4 Re8 34. b4 Qf5 35. Rf2 h4 36. a4 Re4 37. Qd8+ Kh7 38. Qxh4+ Kg8 39. Qg5
Qd7 40. a5 Rxb4 41. Rg2 Qd4 42. a6 Ra4 43. Qg4 Qf6 44. Qg5 Rxa6 45. Qxf6 Rxf6
46. Rc2 c6 47. Kg3 Kf8 48. Kf3 Ke7 49. Ke4 g6 50. h4 Kd6 51. Ra2 Rf5 52. Ra7 c5
53. Ra8 Rh5 54. Ra6+ Ke7 55. Ra7+ Kf6 56. Ra6+ Kg7 57. Rc6 Rf5 58. Rc8 Rh5 59.
Rc6 Kf8 60. Rc7 Ke8 61. Kf3 Rf5 62. Ke4 Kd8 63. Ra7 Ke8 64. Rc7 Kf8 65. Ra7 Rh5
66. Rc7 f6 67. Kf3 Ke8 68. Rg7 Kf8 69. Rxg6 Kf7 70. Rg1 Rxh4 71. Ra1 Ke6 72.
Ra5 Kd5 73. Ra6 Rh6 74. Ra8 Kd4 75. Rd8+ Kc3 76. Ke4 c4 77. Rc8 Rh5 78. Rc6 Rh6
79. Kf5 Kd3 80. Rd6+ Kc2 81. Rc6 c3 82. Rc8 Kd2 83. Rd8+ Kc1 84. Rc8 c2 85. Rc7
Rh4 86. Rc8 Kd2 87. Rd8+ Ke3 88. Re8+ Kf3 89. Rc8 Rxf4+ 90. Kg6 Rg4+ 91. Kxf6
Rg2 92. Ke5 Rd2 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. g3 O-O 5. Qb3 c5 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. O-O d6 8. d3
h6 9. e3 e5 10. Nd2 Bf5 11. a3 Bxc3 12. Qxc3 Qd7 13. Re1 Bh3 14. Bh1 Rac8 15.
b4 b6 16. Bb2 Rfe8 17. Qb3 h5 18. Nf3 Qf5 19. Nh4 Qd7 20. Bc3 Nh7 21. Qd1 Bg4
22. f3 Bh3 23. f4 Nf6 24. Bf3 Bg4 25. b5 Nd8 26. a4 e4 27. Bxg4 Nxg4 28. d4
cxd4 29. Qxd4 Nf6 30. Red1 Qh3 31. Qxd6 Ng4 32. Rd2 Rxc4 33. Qd7 Rf8 34. Bxg7
Kxg7 35. Nf5+ Kh7 36. Nd6 Rc3 37. Nxe4 Ne6 38. Nxc3 Nxe3 39. Qd3+ Nf5 40. Nd5
Rd8 41. Qe4 Kh6 42. Qe5 Nxg3 43. Qf6+ Kh7 44. Qxf7+ Ng7 45. hxg3 Rxd5 46. Qxd5
Qxg3+ 47. Qg2 Qe3+ 48. Kh1 Nf5 49. Rg1 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nxc3 7. bxc3 g6
8. d4 Bg7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Nc6 11. Re1 b6 12. Bg5 Re8 13. Qd2 Bb7 14. h4 Rc8
15. h5 Na5 16. Re3 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. Rae1 f6 19. Bf4 g5 20. Bg3 h6 21. Qe2
Bd5 22. Nd2 Ra4 23. c4 Bf7 24. d5 Rxa2 25. Qd3 e5 26. dxe6 Qxd3 27. exf7+ Kxf7
28. Rxe8 Bf8 29. Ne4 Kxe8 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 b5 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7. Bg2 d5 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Nc3 Ba6 10. a3 Bd6 11. b4 O-O 12. Re1 Bb7 13. Na4 a5 14. Nc5 Bc6 15.
Rb1 axb4 16. axb4 Bb5 17. Bf4 Bxf4 18. gxf4 Ra2 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Nd7 21.
Nb3 Qh4 22. Nc1 Ra3 23. Qd2 g5 24. fxg5 Nxe5 25. Rb3 Rfa8 26. Qe3 Rxb3 27. Nxb3
Qxb4 28. Rc1 Nc4 29. Qg3 Ra3 30. Rc3 Ba4 31. Qxc7 Rxb3 32. Qd8+ Qf8 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "162"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. c3 Na5 11. Bc2 c5 12. d4 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. d5 Nb4 15.
axb5 Bxb5 16. Re1 Nxc2 17. Qxc2 Rc8 18. Qb1 Qc7 19. b3 Qc2 20. Ba3 Nd7 21. Nc4
Qxb1 22. Rexb1 Bxc4 23. bxc4 Rxc4 24. Rb7 Rd8 25. Nxe5 Nxe5 26. Rxe7 Ra4 27. h3
Nc4 28. Rc1 Nxa3 29. Ra1 Ra5 30. Ra7 g6 31. f3 Kf8 32. h4 h5 33. Kf2 Nc4 34.
Rxa5 Nxa5 35. Rxa6 Nc4 36. Rc6 Ne5 37. Ra6 Ke7 38. Kg3 Rd7 39. Ra2 Rb7 40. Kf4
Rb2 41. Ra7+ Nd7 42. Kg3 Rc2 43. Kh3 Kd8 44. Ra6 Ke7 45. Ra7 Rb2 46. Kg3 Rd2
47. Rc7 Ra2 48. Kh2 Ra6 49. Kg3 Kd8 50. Rb7 Kc8 51. Rb2 Ra7 52. Kf4 Kd8 53. Kg5
Ke7 54. Kf4 Ne5 55. Kg3 Nd7 56. Kf4 Nc5 57. Kg3 Ra3 58. Kh2 f5 59. exf5 gxf5
60. Rb8 Nd7 61. Rb7 Ra5 62. Kg3 Rxd5 63. Kf4 Ke6 64. Kg5 Nf6 65. Kg6 Rd2 66. g4
hxg4 67. Rf7 Nd5 68. fxg4 fxg4 69. Rf1 g3 70. Rg1 g2 71. h5 Nf4+ 72. Kg5 Nxh5
73. Kxh5 Kf5 74. Kh4 Kf4 75. Kh3 Kf3 76. Kh2 d5 77. Kh3 d4 78. Kh2 d3 79. Ra1
Rf2 80. Rd1 d2 81. Ra1 Rf1 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 c6 6. Bd3 Nd7 7. Nf3 N7f6 8.
h3 Nb4 9. Bc4 Bf5 10. Na3 e6 11. c3 Nbd5 12. Nc2 Be7 13. Ne3 Bg6 14. Ne5 O-O
15. O-O Nxe3 16. Bxe3 Nd5 17. Bd2 c5 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. dxc5 Bxc5 20. Qe2 Nf6
21. Rad1 Qc7 22. Bb3 Rad8 23. Bc1 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Rd8 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. g3 Qb6
27. Kg2 Qc6+ 28. Qf3 Qd7 29. Bc4 a5 30. Be2 Nd5 31. Qd3 Qc7 32. Bf3 Nf6 33. h4
Qb6 34. Qe2 Kf8 35. b3 Nd5 36. Qd2 Nf6 37. Qc2 Nd5 38. a3 Qc7 39. Qd3 Nf6 40.
b4 Be7 41. Be3 Kg8 42. Bd2 b6 43. Be3 e5 44. Kg1 Bf8 45. Bd1 Qc6 46. Bd2 Qe6
47. Be3 Be7 48. Be2 Nd5 49. Qc4 Nxe3 50. Qxe6 fxe6 51. fxe3 e4 52. Kf2 Kf7 53.
Bf1 Kf6 54. g4 g5 55. h5 Ke5 56. Ke2 Kd5 57. Kd2 Bf6 58. Kc2 Be5 59. Ba6 Kd6
60. Bb7 Bg3 61. Bxe4 Be1 62. Kd3 Ke5 63. Bf3 Kd6 64. Kc4 Bd2 65. Kd3 Be1 66.
Kd4 Bd2 67. Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 c6 6. Be2 Bf5 7. g4 Be6 8. c4
Nc7 9. Rg1 Nd7 10. Nf3 g6 11. Nc3 Bg7 12. Be3 O-O 13. Qd2 b5 14. cxb5 cxb5 15.
Nxb5 Nxb5 16. Bxb5 Bd5 17. Be2 Rc8 18. b3 Nf6 19. Ne5 Ne4 20. Qb2 e6 21. g5 Qd6
22. h4 Nc3 23. Rg3 Nxe2 24. Kxe2 Rc7 25. Rc1 Qa6+ 26. Ke1 Rfc8 27. Rxc7 Rxc7
28. Bf4 Bf8 29. Ng4 Bb4+ 30. Bd2 Bd6 31. Rc3 Bg2 32. Ne3 Bf3 33. Nc4 Bd5 34.
Nxd6 Qxd6 35. Rxc7 Qxc7 36. Qa3 Qh2 37. Be3 Qh1+ 38. Kd2 Qb1 39. Qxa7 Qb2+ 40.
Kd3 Qb1+ 41. Kc3 Qe1+ 42. Kb2 Qe2+ 43. Ka3 Kg7 44. Bf4 Qb5 45. Be5+ Kf8 46.
Qc5+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 b6 4. Be3 Bb7 5. Qd2 e6 6. h4 h6 7. f3 d6 8. O-O-O
Nd7 9. g4 a6 10. Bd3 b5 11. Nge2 b4 12. Na4 a5 13. b3 Ne7 14. f4 Nf6 15. Bb5+
Kf8 16. Ng3 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Rhe1 h5 19. f5 gxf5 20. gxf5 Bxf5 21. Bg5 f6
22. Bf4 Nd5 23. Bc4 Nxf4 24. Kb1 Bh6 25. Rf1 Nd5 26. Qe1 Ne3 27. Rxf5 exf5 28.
Be6 Nxd1 29. Qxd1 Qe8 30. d5 Qg6 31. Qd4 Kg7 32. a3 Qg4 33. Qd3 Rhe8 34. Qb5
Re7 35. Qc6 Rb8 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Be7 9. e4 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Qc7 12. Qe2 Nd7 13. Bb2 Rfd8 14. Nd2 Ne5
15. Bb1 Ng6 16. g3 Rac8 17. Nf3 e5 18. d5 c4 19. a4 Bd6 20. Bc2 a6 21. Rfb1 Rb8
22. Bc1 Bc8 23. Be3 Bd7 24. Nd2 b5 25. h4 h6 26. axb5 axb5 27. Ra6 Bc5 28. Rba1
Ne7 29. Kg2 Bc8 30. R6a2 Bd7 31. Qe1 Re8 32. Bxc5 Qxc5 33. Nf3 Nc8 34. Ra8 Rxa8
35. Rxa8 Bg4 36. Ra6 Bd7 37. Qb1 f6 38. Qb4 Qxb4 39. cxb4 Kf7 40. Nd2 Ke7 41.
Nb1 Nd6 42. Nc3 g5 43. hxg5 hxg5 44. Ra7 Rb8 45. Bd1 Nc8 46. Ra6 Nd6 47. Ra7
Nc8 48. Ra6 Nd6 49. Ra7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. h3 Nbd7 8. e5
dxe5 9. dxe5 Nd5 10. Nxd5 cxd5 11. Bf4 Qc7 12. c3 Nxe5 13. Qxd5 Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3
e5 15. Bh2 Be6 16. Qe3 a6 17. f4 exf4 18. Bxf4 Qc6 19. Bf3 Qb5 20. Qf2 Rad8 21.
a4 Qb3 22. Ra3 Qc4 23. Bxb7 Bd5 24. Bxd5 Rxd5 25. Raa1 Re8 26. Rae1 Rxe1 27.
Rxe1 Qxa4 28. Qe3 Bf8 29. Qe4 Qd7 30. Be5 Bc5+ 31. Kh1 Bf2 32. Rf1 Qe6 33. Rxf2
Rxe5 34. Qf4 h5 35. Qf6 Qd5 36. Kh2 Re1 37. Qf4 a5 38. Rd2 Qc5 39. Rd8+ Kg7 40.
Qd4+ Qxd4 41. Rxd4 Re2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. Qd3
Nb4 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. b3 Rb8 11. d5 Na7 12. Bb2 b5 13. cxb5 axb5 14. Nd4 b4 15.
Nd1 Bd7 16. Rc1 Nb5 17. Ne3 Ra8 18. Nxb5 Bxb5 19. Rc2 Rxa2 20. Qxb4 Rxb2 21.
Rxb2 Qb8 22. Rc2 Nd7 23. Nc4 Nc5 24. Na5 Qb6 25. Nc6 e6 26. h4 Re8 27. dxe6
Rxe6 28. Nd4 Bxd4 29. Qxd4 Bxe2 30. Re1 Qb5 31. b4 Bd3 32. Rcc1 Nb3 33. Qc3
Nxc1 34. Rxc1 c5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Korotylev, Alexey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E72"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Nbd7 6. g3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. Nge2
O-O 9. O-O a6 10. a4 Ng4 11. f3 Nh6 12. Be3 f5 13. Qd2 Nf7 14. exf5 gxf5 15. f4
Nf6 16. fxe5 Nxe5 17. b3 Ng6 18. Rae1 Ng4 19. Bg5 Qc7 20. h3 N4e5 21. Nf4 Nxf4
22. Bxf4 Bd7 23. Bxe5 Bxe5 24. Rxe5 dxe5 25. d6 Qa5 26. Qd5+ Rf7 27. Ne4 Qd8
28. Nxc5 Bc6 29. Qxe5 Bxg2 30. Kxg2 b6 31. Ne6 Qf6 32. Qd5 Re8 33. d7 Rxd7 34.
Qxd7 Rxe6 35. Qd5 Kg7 36. Rxf5 Qb2+ 37. Rf2 Re2 38. Qf7+ Kh6 39. Qf4+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.19"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2007.11.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. d3 d6 10. Nbd2 Rb8 11. c3 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. g4 Bg6 14. Nh4 Kh8 15. Bc4
d5 16. Nxg6+ fxg6 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Ne4 bxc3 19. bxc3 Na5 20. Ba2 c6 21. Be3
Nb7 22. Rb1 Nxe3 23. Rxe3 Nc5 24. Rxb8 Qxb8 25. Nxc5 Bxc5 26. Rf3 a5 27. Kg2
Rf6 28. Qe2 Qf8 29. Qe4 Rxf3 30. Qxf3 Qf6 31. Bf7 Ba3 32. Be8 Bb2 33. c4 c5 34.
Bf7 e4 35. dxe4 Be5 36. Bd5 Qxf3+ 37. Kxf3 g5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.18"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2007.11.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Qf6 6. d4 exd4 7. Bg5 Qd6 8.
Nxd4 Be7 9. Bxe7 Nxe7 10. Nc3 Bd7 11. Nb3 Qxd1 12. Raxd1 b6 13. Rd2 O-O-O 14.
Rfd1 c5 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. Rxd5 f5 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Rxd8+ Kxd8
20. c3 Be6 21. Kf1 a5 22. Nc1 Kd7 23. Ke2 Kc6 24. Kd2 a4 25. a3 Kd5 26. Nd3 Kc4
27. Ne5+ Kd5 28. Nd3 Kc4 29. Ne5+ Kd5 30. Nd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2007.11.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 e4 8. Ne5
f5 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. f3 exf3 12. exf3 Bf6 13. Re1 Rb8 14. f4 Rb4 15.
Nxd5 cxd5 16. Be3 Rxb2 17. Qa4 a6 18. Rab1 Rxb1 19. Rxb1 Qd6 20. Rc1 Bd7 21.
Qa5 Bb5 22. Qxc7 Qxc7 23. Rxc7 Bc4 24. Rc5 Bxa2 25. Bxd5+ Bxd5 26. Rxd5 Ra8 27.
Rxf5 a5 28. Rc5 a4 29. Rc2 a3 30. Ra2 Kf7 31. f5 g6 32. fxg6+ hxg6 33. Kg2 Ke6
34. Bc1 Be7 35. h4 Kd5 36. g4 Kc4 37. g5 Kxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2007.11.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. c3 O-O 11. Re1 Nc5 12. Nd4 Nxd4 13. cxd4 Nd3 14. Re3 Nxc1
15. Rxc1 c5 16. dxc5 Rc8 17. Rec3 b4 18. R3c2 Bf5 19. c6 Bxc2 20. Rxc2 Qa5 21.
Nf3 Rfd8 22. Nd4 g6 23. e6 Bf6 24. exf7+ Kxf7 25. h4 Qb6 26. Rd2 Rd6 27. Nf5
Rdxc6 28. Bxd5+ Kf8 29. Bxc6 Rxc6 30. Ne3 Bxh4 31. Qf3+ Rf6 32. Qa8+ Kg7 33.
Qe4 b3 34. axb3 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "185"]
[EventDate "2007.11.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 O-O 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Bc4 Kh8 16. O-O Rb8 17. b3 f5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Qe2 Bg6 20. Rd1 e4 21. Nd4
Nxd4 22. Rxd4 Rb7 23. Qe1 Rbf7 24. Ra2 h5 25. Ne3 Rf4 26. Rd5 Bh6 27. Rdxa5
Rxf2 28. Rxf2 Rxf2 29. Qxf2 Bxe3 30. Rxh5+ Bxh5 31. Qxe3 d5 32. Bf1 Be8 33. b4
Qb8 34. Be2 Kg8 35. h3 Bb5 36. Bg4 Bc4 37. Be6+ Kh7 38. Qf2 Qd8 39. Qf7 Kh6 40.
Qf4+ Kh7 41. Qe5 g6 42. Bg4 Qb6+ 43. Qd4 Qd6 44. Qa7+ Kh6 45. Qe3+ Kh7 46. h4
Kg7 47. h5 gxh5 48. Bxh5 Qe7 49. Bg4 Kg6 50. Bc8 Qc7 51. Be6 Qd6 52. Bh3 Qc7
53. Kf2 Qf7+ 54. Ke1 Qf1+ 55. Kd2 Kh7 56. Qa7+ Kg6 57. Qb6+ Kh7 58. Qe3 Bb3 59.
Qg3 Bc4 60. Bg4 Qf6 61. Qe3 Qf1 62. Qh3+ Kg7 63. Qg3 Kf8 64. Bh5 Qf6 65. Qe3
Qf1 66. Qh6+ Kg8 67. Qg6+ Kf8 68. Ke3 d4+ 69. cxd4 Qd3+ 70. Kf4 Qxd4 71. Qe8+
Kg7 72. Qe7+ Kg8 73. Qg5+ Kh8 74. Qh6+ Kg8 75. Qg5+ Kh8 76. Qc5 Qd2+ 77. Kf5
Qh6 78. Qe5+ Kh7 79. Kxe4 Qc1 80. Qd6 Qc2+ 81. Kd4 Bf1 82. Qe7+ Kh6 83. Qf8+
Kxh5 84. Qxf1 Qb2+ 85. Kc4 Qa2+ 86. Kc5 Qa7+ 87. Kb5 Qd7+ 88. Kc4 Qe6+ 89. Kc3
Qe5+ 90. Kc2 Qe4+ 91. Kb3 Qe3+ 92. Kb2 Qd2+ 93. Ka3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2007.11.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 c5 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Bxd7+ Nbxd7 8.
e5 Nh5 9. exd6 O-O 10. O-O exd6 11. Be3 Re8 12. Qd2 Nhf6 13. Kh1 Nb6 14. b3
Nbd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bg1 Nf6 17. Rae1 Qd7 18. dxc5 dxc5 19. Qxd7 Nxd7 20.
Rxe8+ Rxe8 21. Rd1 Re7 22. Bf2 b6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2007.11.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Bg2 d5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qb3 Qa5 10. Bd2 Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 Ba6 14.
Rfd1 Qc5 15. e4 Bc4 16. Qa4 Nb6 17. Qb4 Qh5 18. Bf4 c5 19. Qb2 Rad8 20. Re1 Rd7
21. h3 h6 22. a4 Ba6 23. Qa2 Rfd8 24. a5 Nc4 25. Bf1 e5 26. g4 Qg6 27. Bxc4
exf4 28. Bd5 f3 29. c4 h5 30. Kh2 Qf6 31. Rg1 hxg4 32. Rab1 Bxc4 33. Qxc4 Qf4+
34. Rg3 Rxd5 35. Qxd5 Rxd5 36. exd5 c4 37. Rd1 c3 38. d6 c2 39. Rd3 Qc4 40. Re3
Qc6 41. Rd3 Qc5 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Alekseev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2007.11.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Nxd5 exd5 9. Be2 Bb4+ 10. Nd2 Nf6 11. O-O Bd6 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 c6 14. Qc2 Re8
15. Rab1 g6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. b4 a6 18. a4 h5 19. b5 Bf5 20. Bd3 Bxd3 21. Qxd3
cxb5 22. axb5 a5 23. Qb3 Qf5 24. Qa4 Rec8 25. b6 Qc2 26. Nb3 Qc6 27. Qa1 Bb4
28. Nc5 Qxb6 29. Nd3 Qd6 30. Qa2 Ra6 31. g3 Rc3 32. Rb3 Rxb3 33. Qxb3 Rc6 34.
Qa4 Kg7 35. Rb1 Rc4 36. Ne5 Rc7 37. Nd3 Qc6 38. Qa2 Qb5 39. Qb3 Rc6 40. Kg2 Qc4
41. Qd1 Qb5 42. Qb3 Rc4 43. Ne5 Rc7 44. Nd3 Rc4 45. Ne5 Rc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2007.11.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Yemen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Bd6 11. Bg5 Nbd7 12. Nbd2 Rc8 13. Nb3 c5 14. Bxf6 Nxf6
15. Nxc5 Be4 16. Qc3 e5 17. e3 Bxc5 18. dxc5 Qd5 19. Rad1 Qa8 20. Nh4 Bxg2 21.
Nxg2 Ne4 22. Qxe5 Rxc5 23. Qd4 Rc4 24. Qd3 Ng5 25. b3 Rc5 26. h4 Nf3+ 27. Kh1
Qc8 28. Nf4 Qg4 29. Qd7 Rf5 30. Rd5 Rxf4 31. exf4 f5 32. Qe6+ Kh8 33. Qxf5 Qxf5
34. Rxf5 Rxf5 35. Rd1 g5 36. hxg5 Nxg5 37. fxg5 Rxf2 38. a4 bxa4 39. bxa4 Ra2
40. Rd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 16th"]
[Site "Heraklio"]
[Date "2007.11.06"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ivanisevic, Ivan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Serbia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YEM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 b5 7. a4 c6 8. Qc2
Bb7 9. O-O O-O 10. e4 Nbd7 11. e5 Nd5 12. Ne4 h6 13. Bd2 a5 14. b3 cxb3 15.
Qxb3 bxa4 16. Rxa4 Ba6 17. Rc1 Bb5 18. Raa1 Be7 19. g4 Bb4 20. Bxb4 axb4 21. g5
Nf4 22. gxh6 gxh6 23. Rxa8 Qxa8 24. Qe3 Ne2+ 25. Kh1 Qa3 26. Re1 Qxe3 27. fxe3
Ra8 28. Bf1 Nc3 29. Nfd2 Ra2 30. Bxb5 cxb5 31. Kg1 Kf8 32. Kf1 Ke7 33. Rc1 f5
34. exf6+ Nxf6 35. Nxf6 Rxd2 36. Ng4 Nd5 37. Rb1 h5 38. Ne5 Nxe3+ 39. Ke1 Rxh2
40. Rb3 Nc2+ 41. Kd1 Kd6 42. Nf3 Rf2 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 16th"]
[Site "Heraklio"]
[Date "2007.11.05"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Djukic, Nikola"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Montenegro"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MNE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Nd7 8.
Be3 e5 9. Qd2 Qe7 10. Bh6 f6 11. Bxg7 Qxg7 12. a3 Nf8 13. b4 Ne6 14. O-O O-O
15. Ne2 a5 16. bxc5 Nxc5 17. Qc3 Qe7 18. a4 Be6 19. Rfb1 Rfb8 20. Nd2 Nd7 21.
Nf1 Qc5 22. Qd2 b5 23. d4 exd4 24. Nxd4 Bc4 25. Ne3 Ne5 26. axb5 Rd8 27. Rxa5
Rxa5 28. Qxa5 Rxd4 29. Qa8+ Qf8 30. Qxf8+ Kxf8 31. b6 Nd7 32. b7 Be6 33. b8=Q+
Nxb8 34. Rxb8+ Ke7 35. f3 Rd7 36. h4 Kd6 37. Kf2 Ke5 38. Re8 Kd6 39. Kg3 Bf7
40. Rh8 Be6 41. Kf4 h5 42. g4 hxg4 43. Nxg4 Bxg4 44. fxg4 Rg7 45. Rh6 Kc5 46.
e5 g5+ 47. hxg5 fxe5+ 48. Kxe5 Rxg5+ 49. Kf4 Rg8 50. g5 Kd5 51. g6 Ke6 52. Kg5
1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 16th"]
[Site "Heraklio"]
[Date "2007.11.04"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "171"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[WhiteTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Be3 Bxe3 7. fxe3 Qe7
8. O-O Ng4 9. Qd2 f6 10. Nh4 g6 11. Nc3 Bd7 12. Rf3 f5 13. g3 Nf6 14. exf5 g5
15. Ng2 e4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. dxe4 O-O-O 18. Qa5 Qxe4 19. Qxa7 Bxf5 20. Raf1 Bh3
21. Qa8+ Kd7 22. Qa3 Kc8 23. Qa8+ Kd7 24. Rf7+ Ke8 25. Rf8+ Rxf8 26. Rxf8+ Kxf8
27. Qxd8+ Kf7 28. Qd2 Ke8 29. Ne1 Qc4 30. Qd3 Qb4 31. Nf3 Qxb2 32. Nxg5 Qa1+
33. Kf2 Qf6+ 34. Nf3 Bf5 35. Qd4 Qf7 36. Qh8+ Ke7 37. Qe5+ Kd7 38. Qd4+ Ke8 39.
Qh8+ Ke7 40. Qe5+ Kd7 41. Qf4 Qd5 42. c4 Qa5 43. a3 Bg6 44. Qd4+ Ke6 45. Qg7
Qa4 46. g4 Qc2+ 47. Kg3 Qc1 48. Ng5+ Kd6 49. Qd4+ Ke7 50. Qe5+ Kd7 51. Qd4+ Ke7
52. Qc5+ Kd7 53. Nf3 b6 54. Qd4+ Kc8 55. a4 c5 56. Qf4 Bc2 57. h4 Bxa4 58. h5
Bc6 59. g5 Qh1 60. Qg4+ Bd7 61. Qh4 Qb1 62. g6 hxg6 63. h6 g5 64. Qxg5 Bf5 65.
Qg8+ Kb7 66. Qd5+ Kb8 67. Kf4 Bh7 68. Qd8+ Kb7 69. Qd5+ Kb8 70. e4 Qh1 71. Qd8+
Kb7 72. Qd5+ Kb8 73. Qd8+ Kb7 74. Qd5+ Kb8 75. Qe6 Qc1+ 76. Kg4 Qc2 77. Kf4
Qc1+ 78. Kg4 Qc2 79. Ng5 Qe2+ 80. Kh4 Qf2+ 81. Kh5 Qe2+ 82. Kh4 Qe1+ 83. Kh5
Qe2+ 84. Kh4 Qe1+ 85. Kg4 Qe2+ 86. Kh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 16th"]
[Site "Heraklio"]
[Date "2007.11.03"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Netherlands"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Na6 7. O-O O-O 8. Bf4
Ne4 9. Re1 d5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Rc1 c5 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. e3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Qe7
15. Nd4 Rad8 16. h4 Rfe8 17. Bf1 Ba3 18. Rc2 Nc5 19. Nb5 Ne6 20. Be5 Bc6 21.
Nxa3 Qxa3 22. Qg4 Qa4 23. Qxa4 Bxa4 24. Rd2 Nc5 25. Bd4 Rc8 26. Rb2 Rc7 27. Rb4
Bc2 28. c4 Nd3 29. Bxd3 Bxd3 30. cxd5 Rd7 31. Rc1 Rxd5 32. Ra4 Rd7 33. g4 h6
34. f3 Kh7 35. Kf2 Ree7 36. Ra3 Bb5 37. Rac3 Rd8 38. Kg3 f6 39. f4 h5 40. g5
Kg6 41. Rb1 Rd5 42. Rc8 Be8 43. Rbc1 f5 44. Rb8 Rd6 45. Rcc8 Rde6 46. Be5 Kf7
47. Rd8 Kg6 48. Kf2 Kf7 49. e4 Kg6 50. Bd6 Rd7 51. Rxd7 Bxd7 52. e5 Bc6 53. Rc8
Be8 54. Ra8 Bf7 55. Rxa7 Re8 56. a3 Bd5 57. Ke3 b5 58. Kd4 Bg2 59. e6 Rxe6 60.
Be5 Kh7 61. Rxg7+ Kh8 62. Re7+ 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 16th"]
[Site "Heraklio"]
[Date "2007.11.01"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Kulaots, Kaido"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2547"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[WhiteTeam "Estonia"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EST"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

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. Nc3 Bd7 10. b3 Kc8 11. Bb2 h6 12. Rad1 a5 13. Rd3 Be7 14. h3
Nh4 15. Nd4 c5 16. Ndb5 Ra6 17. Nd5 Bd8 18. a4 Bf5 19. Rg3 Rg6 20. Ne3 Be6 21.
Rxg6 fxg6 22. Nc3 Nf5 23. Ncd5 Bg5 24. f4 Bh4 25. g4 Ng3 26. Rf2 Ne4 27. Re2
Rf8 28. Kg2 c6 29. Nb6+ Kc7 30. Nbc4 Rxf4 31. Nxa5 Ng5 32. Nac4 Rf3 33. Ba3 b5
34. Nd2 Rg3+ 35. Kf1 Nxh3 36. Ng2 b4 37. Bb2 Rxg4 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 16th"]
[Site "Heraklio"]
[Date "2007.10.31"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. d3 d6 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. c3 Rb8 13. Nf1 bxc3 14. bxc3 Na5 15.
Ra2 c5 16. d4 exd4 17. cxd4 Nb3 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Ng3 Rb1 20. Qc2 Qb8 21. Rb2
Rxb2 22. Bxb2 Qb4 23. Bd4 Nfd7 24. Ra1 Rxf3 25. Bxc5 Rc3 26. Bxb4 Rxc2 27. Kf1
Kf7 28. f3 Ne5 29. Ne2 Nc4 30. Rc1 Rxc1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 16th"]
[Site "Heraklio"]
[Date "2007.10.30"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2574"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[WhiteTeam "Iceland"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 8. Bd3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. b4 O-O 12. a4 e5 13. a5 exd4 14. exd4 Rd8 15.
Re1 Nf8 16. Qb3 Be6 17. Rad1 Bxc4 18. Qxc4 Ne6 19. Ne5 Qf5 20. Nxf7 Kxf7 21.
Re3 Bxd4 22. Rf3 Qxf3 23. gxf3 Bxc3 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. f4 Rd4 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 16th"]
[Site "Heraklio"]
[Date "2007.10.29"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Jones, Richard S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2327"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Wales"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "WLS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
b4 9. Na4 Nbd7 10. c4 bxc3 11. Nxc3 Bb7 12. Be2 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5
15. Rc1 Qb8 16. a3 Bd6 17. Nf5 O-O 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. O-O Rfd8 20. Rfd1 Qb8 21.
Qd4 Ne5 22. b4 Nc6 23. Qb6 Qxb6 24. Bxb6 Rdc8 25. Rc3 Kf8 26. Rdc1 Ke8 27. b5
Rab8 28. Bd4 axb5 29. Bxg7 b4 30. axb4 Rxb4 31. Ba6 Ra8 32. Bd3 Nd4 33. Bf6 h6
34. Rc7 Rb3 35. Rd1 Nb5 36. Bxb5+ Rxb5 37. Rdc1 h5 38. Re7+ Kf8 39. Rcc7 e5 40.
Rxe5 Rb2 41. Rc1 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 16th"]
[Site "Heraklio"]
[Date "2007.10.28"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[WhiteTeam "Spain"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. c3 Nge7 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d5 7. Nc3 dxe4 8.
Nxe4 Nf5 9. O-O Be7 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. Be3 O-O 12. Rc1 f6 13. Re1 Rb8 14. b3
Qd5 15. Bf4 Rb4 16. a3 Rb7 17. b4 Rd8 18. Nc5 Bxc5 19. Rxc5 Qd7 20. Qc2 Ne7 21.
Be3 Rb5 22. Nd2 Rxc5 23. Qxc5 Nf5 24. Nb3 Qd5 25. Qxd5 cxd5 26. Rc1 Nd6 27. Rc5
Bd7 28. Bf4 Nc4 29. Rc7 Nxa3 30. Nc5 Bc8 31. Rxa7 Nb5 32. Ra8 Kf7 33. Be3 e5
34. dxe5 fxe5 35. Rb8 Nd6 36. b5 d4 37. Bc1 Re8 38. b6 Bb7 39. Rxe8 Kxe8 40. f4
e4 41. Nxb7 Nxb7 42. Bb2 d3 43. Kf2 g6 44. g4 Kd7 45. f5 gxf5 46. gxf5 Nd6 47.
f6 Ke6 48. Bd4 Kf7 49. Ke1 Ke6 50. Kd1 Nb7 51. Kd2 Nd6 52. Kd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup blindfold"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2007.10.20"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2007.10.16"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Bf4 d5 8. Nc3
dxc4 9. Qa4 Nbd7 10. Qxc4 c5 11. Rfd1 cxd4 12. Qxd4 Nc5 13. Qe3 Qe8 14. Ne5
Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Rc8 16. Qf3 b5 17. Rac1 b4 18. Nb1 Nd5 19. Nd2 Qa4 20. Nec4 Nxf4+
21. gxf4 Rfd8 22. f5 exf5 23. Qxf5 g6 24. Qf3 Ne6 25. b3 Qb5 26. Ne4 Ng5 27.
Nxg5 Qxg5+ 28. Kf1 Kg7 29. e3 Qb5 30. h3 a5 31. Kg2 a4 32. Rxd8 Rxd8 33. Rd1
Rxd1 34. Qxd1 a3 35. Qd4+ Bf6 36. Qe4 Qd7 37. Qf3 Qd3 38. e4 Qd4 39. Qe3 Qd7
40. e5 Be7 41. Qe4 Qd1 42. e6 Qd8 43. exf7 Kxf7 44. Ne5+ Kf8 45. Qc4 Qe8 46.
Qe6 Kg7 47. Nc6 Kf8 48. Ne5 Kg7 49. Nc6 Kf8 50. Ne5 Kg7 51. Nc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup blindfold"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2007.10.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2007.10.16"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Nc3 dxc4 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. a3 Be7 8. Qa4
O-O 9. Qxc4 e5 10. d5 Na5 11. Qa4 c6 12. b4 Nc4 13. dxc6 Qc7 14. O-O bxc6 15.
Nd2 Nxd2 16. Bxd2 Bd7 17. Qa6 Qb6 18. Qc4 Qd4 19. Qxd4 exd4 20. Na4 Nd5 21.
Rac1 Rfe8 22. Rfd1 Rad8 23. Bf3 Bf6 24. Nc5 Bc8 25. Ne4 Be5 26. Rxc6 h6 27.
Rdc1 Bb7 28. R6c2 Bc8 29. h4 Bd7 30. Rc5 Be6 31. Ra5 Bb8 32. Nc5 Bc8 33. Nd3
Nb6 34. Bf4 Bxf4 35. Nxf4 Re7 36. Nd5 Re5 37. Nxb6 Kf8 1-0

[Event "World Cup blindfold"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2007.10.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2007.10.16"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. d4
Bb6 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 O-O 11. Nbd2 exd4 12. Bd5 Bd7 13. Nxd4 Bxd4 14. cxd4 g5
15. Bxc6 Bxc6 16. d5 Bxd5 17. exd5 gxh4 18. Nf3 Re8 19. Qd2 Kg7 20. Rfe1 h3 21.
Nh4 Qd7 22. Qf4 Qg4 23. Nf5+ Kg6 24. Nh4+ Kg7 25. Nf5+ Kg6 26. Nh4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup blindfold"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2007.10.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A32"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2007.10.16"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qb6 6. g3 Bc5 7. e3 Nc6 8. Bg2
Nxd4 9. exd4 Bxd4 10. O-O O-O 11. Bg5 e5 12. c5 Qxc5 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Nd5 d6
15. Qh5 Kg7 16. Be4 h6 17. Rac1 Bxf2+ 18. Kg2 Qd4 19. Qh4 f5 20. Qf6+ Kg8 21.
Ne7+ Kh7 22. Bxf5+ Bxf5 23. Qxf5+ Kg7 24. Rxf2 e4 25. Rc4 Qxc4 26. Qf6+ Kh7 27.
Nf5 1-0

[Event "World Cup blindfold"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2007.10.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2007.10.16"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 Ne7 6. Qe2 Qc7 7. Ng5 e5 8. f4
exf4 9. O-O Ng6 10. Qh5 d6 11. Bxf4 Nxf4 12. Rxf4 g6 13. Qf3 Bg7 14. Rxf7 Bd4+
15. Kh1 Qd8 16. c3 Be5 17. Rg7 Qf6 18. Qxf6 Bxf6 19. Rxh7 O-O 20. Na3 Bxg5 21.
Rc7 Rf7 22. Rxc6 Bf4 23. Nc4 Bd7 24. Ra6 Bb5 25. Ra5 Bxc4 26. dxc4 Be5 27. Rd1
Raf8 28. g3 Rf2 29. b4 Bxc3 30. Rxa7 Bd4 31. Rd7 Rxa2 32. bxc5 Rff2 33. Rd8+
Kg7 34. Rd7+ Kh6 0-1

[Event "World Cup blindfold"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2007.10.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2694"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2007.10.16"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. e4 b4 10. Na4 c5 11. e5 Nd5 12. O-O cxd4 13. Re1 g6 14. Bg5 Qa5 15. Nd2
Rc8 16. Nc4 Rxc4 17. Bxc4 Bg7 18. Rc1 Nxe5 19. Rxe5 Bxe5 20. Qe2 Nc7 21. Bh6
Bd6 22. Bb3 Qf5 23. Rd1 Ke7 24. Rxd4 Rd8 25. Rd1 Nd5 26. g4 Nf4 27. gxf5 Nxe2+
28. Kf1 Ba6 29. Ke1 gxf5 30. Be3 Ng1 31. f4 Nf3+ 32. Kf2 Nxh2 33. Bxa7 Ng4+ 34.
Ke1 h5 35. Nc5 Bc8 36. Bb6 Rh8 37. a4 bxa3 38. bxa3 h4 39. Ke2 h3 40. a4 h2 41.
Rh1 f6 42. a5 Kf7 0-1

[Event "World Cup blindfold"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2007.10.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Bu Xiangzhi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2007.10.16"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. f3
Be6 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. Rg1 b4 13. Na4 Qc7 14. Qxb4 Rfc8
15. Qd2 a5 16. g5 Nh5 17. Kb1 Rcb8 18. Nc1 Rb4 19. Nc3 Rab8 20. b3 Nb6 21. Ka1
d5 22. exd5 Nxd5 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Be2 a4 25. Qxd5 Rd8 26. Qxd8+ Bxd8 27. Nd3
Rb8 28. Nc5 Be7 29. Rd7 Qa5 30. Ne4 axb3 31. cxb3 Ra8 32. Rd2 Bb4 33. Rc2 Nf4
34. Bc4 Nd5 35. Bxd5 Qxd5 36. Rgc1 h5 37. g6 fxg6 38. Ng5 Kf8 39. Bc5+ Bxc5 40.
Rxc5 Qd2 41. Rc8+ Rxc8 42. Rxc8+ Ke7 43. Rc7+ Ke8 44. Ne4 Qd1+ 45. Kb2 Qxf3 46.
Rc4 Qe2+ 47. Kc3 Qxa2 48. h4 Kd7 49. Ra4 Qe2 50. Rc4 Qe1+ 51. Kc2 Ke7 52. Ng5
Qf2+ 53. Kc3 Kd8 54. Re4 Kd7 55. Rc4 Qg3+ 56. Kc2 Qh2+ 57. Kc3 Kd6 58. b4 Qg3+
59. Kc2 Qf2+ 60. Kc3 Qe1+ 61. Kc2 Qa1 62. Kb3 Qd1+ 63. Kc3 Qb1 64. Nf7+ Kd5 65.
Rc5+ Ke6 66. Ng5+ Kd7 67. Rc4 Qf1 68. Ne4 Qf3+ 0-1

[Event "World Cup blindfold"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2007.10.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bu Xiangzhi"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2007.10.16"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. e3 Bf5 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 e6 7. O-O Nbd7 8.
Nbd2 Be7 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 O-O 11. Bf4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 Qa5 13. Rfd1 Rad8 14. h3
Rfe8 15. Qc2 Nf6 16. a3 Qh5 17. Ne5 Nd7 18. Nf3 Nf8 19. Bg3 Ng6 20. Rd3 Rd7 21.
Rad1 Red8 22. Qe2 Bf6 23. Qe4 h6 24. b4 a6 25. Bh2 Qf5 26. Qxf5 exf5 27. Kf1 f4
28. g3 fxg3 29. fxg3 b5 30. Rc1 Nf8 31. cxb5 cxb5 32. Rc6 Ne6 33. Bg1 Rd6 34.
Rxd6 Rxd6 35. Ke2 Nc7 36. Rc3 Ne6 37. Kd3 Bd8 38. Rc8 f6 39. Ke4 Nc7 40. g4 Rd7
41. Bh2 Nd5 42. Ra8 Kf7 43. Rxa6 Bb6 44. Ra8 Nc3+ 45. Kd3 Nd5 46. Ke4 Nc3+ 47.
Kd3 Nd5 48. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup blindfold"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2007.10.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Harikrishna, Penteala"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2007.10.16"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. g3 Bb4 4. Bg2 O-O 5. e4 Bxc3 6. dxc3 d6 7. Qe2 a6 8. a4
a5 9. Nf3 Na6 10. O-O Nc5 11. Nd2 Be6 12. b3 Qd7 13. Rd1 Qc6 14. h3 Qb6 15. Rb1
Nfd7 16. Nf1 f5 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. Rb2 Kh8 19. Ne3 Be6 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. cxd5 Qa7
22. Be3 Qb8 23. Qc2 Qe8 24. Re1 Qf7 25. b4 axb4 26. cxb4 Nxa4 27. Ra2 Nab6 28.
Rxa8 Nxa8 29. Ra1 Nf6 30. Ra7 Rb8 31. Qa2 Nb6 32. Bxb6 cxb6 33. Ra8 Qe8 34.
Rxb8 Qxb8 35. Qc4 Qd8 36. h4 Qd7 37. Qc2 g6 38. Qc3 Kg7 39. Qc4 Kf7 40. Kh2 Ne8
41. Bh3 Qc7 42. Qd3 Nf6 43. Be6+ Kg7 44. Qe3 b5 45. Qa7 Ne4 46. Qa8 Qe7 47. Kg2
Qf6 48. Qxb7+ Kh6 49. Qb6 g5 50. Qe3 Qg6 51. h5 Kxh5 52. Qf3+ Kh6 53. Bf5 Nd2
54. Qd3 Qf6 55. Bxh7 Nf3 56. Qxf3 Qxf3+ 57. Kxf3 Kxh7 58. g4 Kg6 59. Ke4
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup blindfold"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2007.10.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Penteala"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C09"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2007.10.16"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bb5 Bd6 7. dxc5 Qe7+ 8.
Be2 Bxc5 9. Nb3 Bb6 10. O-O Nf6 11. Bb5 O-O 12. Re1 Qb4 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Be3
Bxe3 15. Rxe3 c5 16. Ne5 Qb6 17. c4 d4 18. Re2 Bf5 19. Nd3 Bg4 20. f3 Be6 21.
Rc1 Rfc8 22. g4 Nd7 23. Qe1 Nf8 24. Qg3 f6 25. Nd2 Bf7 26. f4 Re8 27. Rxe8 Rxe8
28. Re1 Rc8 29. b3 Qa5 30. Ne4 Qxa2 31. Ndxc5 Qa5 32. Nd3 Rd8 33. Qf2 Qb6 34.
Nec5 Qxb3 35. Nxb3 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 23rd"]
[Site "Kemer"]
[Date "2007.10.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2007.10.03"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[WhiteTeam "Baden-Baden"]
[BlackTeam "Clichy"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. a4
Rb8 9. Nbd2 d6 10. c3 Nd7 11. axb5 axb5 12. Re1 Bf6 13. Nf1 Nc5 14. Ba2 Bg4 15.
b4 Ne6 16. Ne3 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Bg5 18. Bd5 Qd7 19. Nf5 Ne7 20. Nxg7 Nxd5 21. Nxe6
fxe6 22. Qg4 Nxc3 23. Bxg5 Kh8 24. Ra7 Qf7 25. Qh4 Rbc8 26. Be7 Qf4 27. Qxf4
Rxf4 28. Kf1 Na4 29. Rc1 Nb2 30. Ra3 Rg8 31. Rxc7 Nd1 32. Bxd6 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 23rd"]
[Site "Kemer"]
[Date "2007.10.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2007.10.03"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[WhiteTeam "Ashdod"]
[BlackTeam "Baden-Baden"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Nd5 8.
Ne4 Bb7 9. Be2 c5 10. O-O Qc7 11. c4 Ne3 12. Nd6+ Bxd6 13. exd6 Qc6 14. Bf3
Nxd1 15. Bxc6 Bxc6 16. Rxd1 Rb8 17. Rd3 a5 18. Rg3 Kf8 19. Rb3 Rxb3 20. axb3 f6
21. Rxa5 Kf7 22. Be3 Rb8 23. Ra3 Be4 24. Bxc5 Bd3 25. Ba7 Rb4 26. Bc5 Rb8 27.
Ra7 Ke8 28. Ba3 e5 29. f3 Rxb3 30. c5 Bb5 31. Rb7 Bc4 32. c6 dxc6 33. d7+ Kd8
34. Bb4 Rxb4 35. Rxb4 Bb5 36. f4 Kxd7 37. fxe5 fxe5 38. Rb3 Ke6 39. Rc3 h5 40.
Kf2 h4 41. Kf3 Kf5 42. Ke3 g6 43. Rc5 g5 44. b3 Bf1 45. Rc2 Bb5 46. Rc1 g4 47.
g3 hxg3 48. hxg3 Ke6 49. Ke4 Kd6 50. Rd1+ Kc5 51. Re1 Kb4 52. Re3 Bf1 53. Kxe5
Bg2 54. Rd3 Bf3 55. Kd6 Kb5 56. Rd4 Be2 57. Re4 Bf3 58. Rc4 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 23rd"]
[Site "Kemer"]
[Date "2007.10.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Cornette, Matthieu"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2007.10.03"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[WhiteTeam "Baden-Baden"]
[BlackTeam "Cannes"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. g3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d5 6. Bg2 e5 7. Nf3 e4 8. Nd4
dxc4 9. Qa4+ Bd7 10. Qxc4 Na6 11. O-O Rc8 12. Qb3 Nc5 13. Qd1 Be7 14. Nc3 O-O
15. Be3 Ng4 16. Bf4 e3 17. Bxe3 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Bg5 19. Nf5 Bxf5 20. Rxf5 Bxe3+
21. Kh1 g6 22. Rd5 Qf6 23. Rd6 Qe7 24. Qd5 Rfd8 25. Rd1 Rxd6 26. Qxd6 Qxd6 27.
Rxd6 Bg5 28. Bf3 Be7 29. Rd1 Kg7 30. Nd5 Bf8 31. Rc1 Rd8 32. Kg2 Ne6 33. Nc7
Bd6 34. Nxe6+ fxe6 35. Bxb7 Rb8 36. Ba6 Rxb2 37. Bc4 Kf6 38. Kf3 a5 39. a4 h5
40. Bb5 Rb3+ 41. Kg2 Bb4 42. Rc7 Rc3 43. Ra7 Rc2 44. Ra6 g5 45. Ra7 h4 46. gxh4
gxh4 47. Rh7 Be1 48. Rh6+ Ke7 49. Rg6 Rc3 50. Bd3 Ra3 51. Rg4 Bb4 52. Rxh4 Rxa4
53. Re4 Kf6 54. h4 Ra1 55. h5 Bd2 56. Rg4 Be3 57. Kf3 Rg1 58. Ra4 Bh6 59. Rxa5
Rg5 60. Rxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 23rd"]
[Site "Kemer"]
[Date "2007.10.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2691"]
[PlyCount "163"]
[EventDate "2007.10.03"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[WhiteTeam "Baden-Baden"]
[BlackTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Nf3 Bb7 8.
e3 d6 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. O-O c5 11. b4 a5 12. Bb2 Qe7 13. Rfd1 Rfc8 14. dxc5 dxc5
15. b5 Rd8 16. Rd3 Be4 17. Rd2 Ne8 18. Rad1 f6 19. h3 Nf8 20. Nh2 Nd6 21. Nf1
Bb7 22. Ng3 Ne4 23. Nxe4 Bxe4 24. Bg4 Kf7 25. h4 Ke8 26. Bh5+ Ng6 27. f3 Bb7
28. Qc2 Kf7 29. Rd3 Qc7 30. Bc3 e5 31. Kf2 e4 32. fxe4 Ke7 33. Bxg6 hxg6 34. e5
fxe5 35. Rxd8 Rxd8 36. Rxd8 Qxd8 37. Qxg6 Qf8+ 38. Kg3 Qf6 39. Qh5 Kd6 40. Qe8
Be4 41. Qb8+ Kd7 42. Qxe5 Qxe5+ 43. Bxe5 g6 44. Bf6 a4 45. Be5 Bd3 46. Kf4 Bxc4
47. Kg5 Ke6 48. Bc7 Kf7 49. Bxb6 Bxb5 50. Bxc5 Bf1 51. g4 Bd3 52. Kf4 Ke6 53.
e4 Be2 54. Bd4 Bd1 55. Bh8 Be2 56. Kg5 Kf7 57. h5 gxh5 58. gxh5 Bf3 59. e5 Ke6
60. Bf6 Be4 61. Kf4 Bc2 62. h6 Kd5 63. Ke3 Bg6 64. Kd2 Ke6 65. Kc3 Kd7 66. Kb4
Bc2 67. Kb5 Ke6 68. Kc6 Bg6 69. Kc7 Bf5 70. Kd8 Kf7 71. Bg7 Bg6 72. Kd7 Bf5+
73. Kd6 Bg4 74. Bf6 Bf5 75. Bg5 Bg4 76. Bf4 Bf5 77. e6+ Bxe6 78. h7 Kg7 79.
Kxe6 Kxh7 80. Kd5 Kg6 81. Kc6 Kf5 82. Kb5 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 23rd"]
[Site "Kemer"]
[Date "2007.10.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Milov, Vadim"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2007.10.03"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[WhiteTeam "Taldea"]
[BlackTeam "Baden-Baden"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Nf3 g6 5. cxb5 a6 6. b6 d6 7. Nc3 Qxb6 8. e4 Bg7
9. Nd2 Nbd7 10. a4 Qb4 11. Be2 Ne5 12. O-O O-O 13. Ra3 g5 14. Qc2 Bd7 15. b3 g4
16. Na2 Qb7 17. Nc4 Nxc4 18. Bxc4 Nh5 19. Bb2 Nf4 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Nc1 Ng6 22.
Nd3 f6 23. Raa1 a5 24. f4 gxf3 25. gxf3 Ne5 26. Kh1 Nxc4 27. bxc4 Kh8 28. Rab1
Qc7 29. Rg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 23rd"]
[Site "Kemer"]
[Date "2007.10.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Haba, Petr"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2007.10.03"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[WhiteTeam "Novy Bor"]
[BlackTeam "Baden-Baden"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 c6 6. Bc4 Nd7 7. Nxd7 Bxd7 8.
Qf3 e6 9. O-O Qf6 10. Qxf6 Nxf6 11. Nd2 c5 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Nf3 Rc8 14. Be2
Ke7 15. Ne5 Be8 16. c3 Nd7 17. Nd3 Bd6 18. Be3 Nc5 19. Nxc5 Bxc5 20. Bxc5+ Rxc5
21. Rfd1 Bc6 22. Rd2 Rd8 23. Rad1 Rxd2 24. Rxd2 Bd5 25. c4 Bc6 26. b4 Re5 27.
g3 Re4 28. Kf1 e5 29. Rc2 Bd7 30. Rc3 Be6 31. Re3 Rxe3 32. fxe3 a5 33. a3 axb4
34. axb4 b6 35. Kf2 Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 23rd"]
[Site "Kemer"]
[Date "2007.10.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Pruijssers, Roeland"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2408"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2007.10.03"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[WhiteTeam "Baden-Baden"]
[BlackTeam "Hagendoorn Homburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
b3 c6 16. Bg5 Bg7 17. Qd2 Qe7 18. a4 Qf8 19. Rad1 h6 20. Be3 Rad8 21. Qc1 Kh7
22. b4 Re6 23. Qb1 d5 24. dxe5 Nxe4 25. Bxe4 dxe4 26. Nxe4 Nxe5 27. Nfg5+ hxg5
28. Nxg5+ Kg8 29. Nxe6 Rxd1 30. Qxd1 fxe6 31. Bd4 Qd6 32. f4 Nc4 33. Bxg7 Kxg7
34. Qxd6 Nxd6 35. Rd1 Nc4 36. Rd7+ Kf6 37. axb5 Bc8 38. Rc7 Nd6 39. bxa6 Bxa6
40. Rxc6 1-0

[Event "Arctic Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2007.08.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2587"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2007.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 c5 6. Bxb4 cxb4 7. Bg2 Bb7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Qd3 Qc7 10. Nbd2 d6 11. e4 Nbd7 12. Ne1 a5 13. Nc2 e5 14. Ne3 exd4
15. Qxd4 Rae8 16. f3 Re5 17. Rfd1 Nc5 18. Ndf1 Ne8 19. Rac1 g6 20. Ng4 Ne6 21.
Qd2 Rc5 22. Nfe3 h5 23. Nf2 Qe7 24. a3 bxa3 25. bxa3 h4 26. Rb1 hxg3 27. hxg3
Rg5 28. Nf1 Qc7 29. f4 Rh5 30. Bf3 Rh7 31. Qb2 Nc5 32. Qxb6 f5 33. Qxc7 Rxc7
34. Nd2 Ng7 35. Rb6 g5 36. exf5 Bxf3 37. Nxf3 Nxf5 38. g4 Ne3 39. Rdxd6 Rxf4
40. Nxg5 Rxc4 41. Rg6+ Kf8 42. Rb8+ 1-0

[Event "Arctic Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2007.08.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Lie, Kjetil A"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C56"]
[WhiteElo "2536"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2007.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. e5 Ng4 6. Qe2 Qe7 7. Bf4 f6 8.
exf6 Nxf6 9. Nbd2 d6 10. O-O-O Qxe2 11. Bxe2 Nh5 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 g5 14. Nxd4
Nf4 15. Bb5 Bd7 16. Rhe1+ Be7 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Bg3 Nxg2 19. Re4 c5 20. Ne6
Bxe6 21. Rxe6 Nh4 22. Bxh4 gxh4 23. Re4 Rh7 24. Nf3 h3 25. Ng1 Kd7 26. Nxh3 Rf7
27. Rg1 Raf8 28. Rg6 Rf6 29. Rg3 d5 30. Rd3 Rf5 31. c4 d4 32. f4 Bd6 33. Rf3
Rh5 34. Kc2 Rg8 35. Kd3 Rg4 36. Nf2 Rgh4 37. h3 Rf5 38. Ng4 h5 39. Nf2 Rfxf4
40. Rfxf4 Bxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Arctic Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2007.08.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Burmakin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2007.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. b3 d4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O e5 7. d3 a5 8. e3 Be7
9. exd4 exd4 10. Na3 O-O 11. Nc2 Bf5 12. Re1 Qd7 13. Bb2 Bc5 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15.
Rxe5 Bd6 16. Re1 c5 17. Na3 Rae8 18. Qd2 b6 19. Nb5 Bb8 20. a3 Ng4 21. h3 Ne5
22. g4 Bg6 23. f4 Nxd3 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. f5 Bxf5 26. gxf5 Qxf5 27. Rd1 Re3 28.
Nxd4 cxd4 29. Bxd4 Rg3 30. Bf2 Rxh3 31. Bxh3 Qxh3 32. Bxb6 Bh2+ 33. Qxh2 Qg4+
34. Kh1 Qxd1+ 35. Bg1 h6 36. Qg2 Qe1 37. Qa8+ Kh7 38. Qf3 Ne5 39. Qf4 Ng6 40.
Qe3 Qf1 41. Kh2 f5 42. Bf2 a4 43. bxa4 Qxc4 44. a5 Qc7+ 45. Kg1 Qxa5 46. Qa7
Qd2 47. a4 Nf4 48. Qc5 Qd1+ 49. Kh2 Qg4 50. Bd4 0-1

[Event "Arctic Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2007.08.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Carlsen, Henrik"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2089"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2007.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 c6 7. Qc2 h6 8. Bh4
O-O 9. Bd3 Re8 10. Nge2 Ne4 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Bxe4 dxe4 13. Ng3 f5 14. O-O Na6
15. a3 Nc7 16. f3 exf3 17. Rxf3 f4 18. exf4 Bg4 19. Rff1 Rad8 20. f5 Rxd4 21.
Qf2 Qe3 22. h3 Rd2 23. Qxe3 Rxe3 24. Rf2 Rxg3 25. Rxd2 Bxf5 26. Re1 Kf7 27. Rf1
Kg6 28. Rd6+ Be6 29. Re1 Kf7 30. Ne4 Rg6 31. Nc5 b6 32. Rxc6 bxc5 33. Rxc7+ Kg8
34. Rc6 Rxg2+ 35. Kxg2 Bd5+ 36. Kg3 Bxc6 37. Rc1 1-0

[Event "Arctic Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2007.08.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2582"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2007.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 b5 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7. Nc3 Ba6 8. Bg2
d5 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Na4 Bb5 11. Nc3 Ba6 12. Na4 Rc8 13. Bd2 Be7 14. Ba5 O-O 15.
Rc1 Ne4 16. Nd2 Nd6 17. Nc5 Nxc5 18. dxc5 Nb7 19. Bb4 Qe8 20. a4 Rb8 21. Ba3
Na5 22. b4 Nc4 23. Nxc4 Bxc4 24. b5 a6 25. Rxc4 dxc4 26. Bc6 Qd8 27. Qc2 Qd4
28. Rd1 Qe5 29. bxa6 Rb3 30. a7 Rxa3 31. Qxc4 Rc3 32. Qa6 g6 33. a8=Q Rxa8 34.
Qxa8+ Kg7 35. Bf3 Bxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Arctic Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2007.08.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Stubberud, Ornulf A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2231"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2007.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. Bg2 dxc4 7. Qc2 Nc6 8.
Qxc4 Ne4 9. Qd3 Nxd2 10. Bxd2 Qe7 11. O-O Rd8 12. Bxb4 Nxb4 13. Qc4 Nd5 14.
Rac1 c6 15. Rfd1 Bd7 16. Ne5 Be8 17. Nd3 Nb6 18. Qc3 Nd7 19. Qa5 Qd6 20. e3 f6
21. b4 a6 22. Nc5 Nxc5 23. bxc5 Qe7 24. Rb1 Bg6 25. Rb4 Rd7 26. Rd2 Rc8 27. h4
Rcc7 28. Qa4 Bf7 29. Qd1 g6 30. Rbb2 Kg7 31. Rbc2 Rd8 32. Qa1 Rcd7 33. Bh3 Rd5
34. e4 R5d7 35. Qc3 Rc7 36. a3 Qf8 37. Rd3 Qe7 38. Re2 Rcd7 39. Ree3 Rc7 40. f4
Qf8 41. Re1 Kg8 42. Kh2 Re8 43. Rde3 Rce7 44. R1e2 e5 45. dxe5 fxe5 46. f5 Rd8
47. Rf3 Rd4 48. fxg6 hxg6 49. Ref2 Qe8 50. Qe3 Kg7 51. h5 1-0

[Event "Arctic Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2007.08.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Larsen, Karsten"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "2307"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2007.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bd6 6. d4 exd4 7. Qxd4 f6 8.
Be3 Ne7 9. Nbd2 Be6 10. Rad1 Ng6 11. Nc4 Bxc4 12. Qxc4 Qe7 13. Rfe1 O-O-O 14.
Bd4 Rhe8 15. Bc3 Kb8 16. a4 Rd7 17. b3 Red8 18. g3 h5 19. h4 Qe8 20. Kg2 Re7
21. a5 Rdd7 22. Rd4 Nf8 23. Rd3 Ng6 24. Rde3 Ne5 25. Bxe5 Bxe5 26. Rd3 Bd6 27.
Rde3 Re6 28. c3 Rde7 29. Nd4 Re5 30. b4 Ka8 31. Nf5 Rd7 32. f4 Re6 33. Nd4 Ree7
34. Nf3 g5 35. hxg5 fxg5 36. Nxg5 Rg7 37. e5 Be7 38. Qe6 Qd8 39. Ne4 h4 40. g4
h3+ 41. Kh2 Bh4 42. R1e2 Rde7 43. Qf5 Rgf7 44. Qh5 Rh7 45. Qf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Arctic Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2007.08.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A32"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2007.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. g3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Bg2 Bc5 7. Nb3 Bb4+ 8.
Bd2 d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. O-O O-O 11. Bxb4 Ncxb4 12. Qd2 Qb6 13. Na3 Nxa2 14. Nd4
Ndb4 15. Nf3 Rd8 16. Qf4 Bd7 17. Nc4 Qa6 18. Rfd1 f6 19. Rd6 Nc3 20. Re1 Ncd5
21. Qe4 Qb5 22. b3 Nc3 23. Qd4 Ncd5 24. Qd2 Qc5 25. e4 b5 26. exd5 exd5 27.
Rxd7 Rxd7 28. Nb2 Rc7 29. Nd3 Nxd3 30. Qxd3 Kh8 31. Nd4 a6 32. Qe2 Rcc8 33. Qg4
Re8 34. Ne6 Qe7 35. Bxd5 Rad8 36. Bc6 1-0

[Event "Arctic Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2007.08.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Larsen Hagen, Brede Andre"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B91"]
[WhiteElo "2034"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2007.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5 7. Nde2 Be7 8. Bg2
Nbd7 9. O-O b5 10. h3 Bb7 11. g4 b4 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 O-O 14. Ng3 Re8 15.
a3 a5 16. Be3 Qc7 17. Qd2 Nb6 18. b3 Bf8 19. Rfd1 bxa3 20. Rxa3 a4 21. Qb4 Qxc2
22. Rc1 Qb2 23. Rca1 Bxd5 24. Qxb6 Rab8 25. Qxb8 Rxb8 26. Bxd5 axb3 27. Ra7 Qc2
28. Rc1 Qg6 29. Bxf7+ Qxf7 30. Rxf7 Kxf7 31. Rb1 b2 32. Bd2 d5 33. Bc3 Rc8 34.
Bxb2 Rb8 35. Rd1 Rxb2 36. Rxd5 Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM playoff"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2007.08.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A58"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2007.08.02"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. Nf3 d6 8. g3
Bg7 9. Bg2 Nbd7 10. Qc2 Nb6 11. Nd2 Bb7 12. e4 Ba6 13. Bf1 Qc8 14. Bb5+ Bxb5
15. Nxb5 O-O 16. O-O Qh3 17. f3 Nh5 18. Rf2 f5 19. Nc4 Nxc4 20. Qxc4 fxe4 21.
Qxe4 Nf6 22. Qe6+ Qxe6 23. dxe6 Nd5 24. a4 Rfb8 25. Ra3 Nb6 26. b3 c4 27. bxc4
Nxc4 28. Raa2 Nb6 29. Rfc2 Rxa4 30. Bg5 Rxa2 31. Rxa2 Nd5 32. Na7 h6 33. Rd2
hxg5 34. Rxd5 Rb1+ 35. Kg2 Rb2+ 36. Kh3 Bf6 37. Nc6 Re2 38. Nd8 Kg7 39. Ra5 Bd4
40. Nf7 Rxe6 41. Nxg5 Re5 42. Rxe5 Bxe5 43. Kg4 Bb2 44. f4 Kf6 45. Ne4+ Kf7 46.
h4 d5 47. Nf2 Bd4 48. Nd3 Kf6 49. Kf3 e5 50. fxe5+ Bxe5 51. g4 Bd6 52. h5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM playoff"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2007.08.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2007.08.02"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. g3 O-O 7. Bg2 d5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bd2 Bxc3 10. bxc3 e5 11. Nb3 Nc6 12. O-O Nb6 13. Be3 Qc7 14. Qc2
Be6 15. Rfd1 Nc4 16. Bc5 Rfd8 17. Qe4 Rac8 18. f4 f5 19. Qf3 b6 20. Bf2 e4 21.
Qh5 Qf7 22. Qh4 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Nb2 24. Rd6 Nc4 25. Rd1 Nb2 26. Rc1 Na4 27. Nd4
Nxd4 28. Bxd4 Bxa2 29. g4 Be6 30. Rd1 Nb2 31. Ra1 Nc4 32. gxf5 Bxf5 33. Qg5 h6
34. Qg3 Kh7 35. e3 Rc7 36. Kf2 Qg6 37. Qh4 Nb2 38. Bf1 Nd3+ 39. Bxd3 exd3 40.
Rg1 Qxg1+ 41. Kxg1 d2 42. Qh5 Bc2 0-1

[Event "Biel GM playoff"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2007.08.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2007.08.02"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bxd2+ 8.
Nbxd2 Bb7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Ne5 O-O 11. O-O c5 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. Rc1 Qe7 14. Nd3
Nbd7 15. Re1 Rfe8 16. Qc2 Rac8 17. Qb2 Ba6 18. Nf4 d4 19. b4 cxb4 20. Qxd4 Nb6
21. Nb3 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Rd8 23. Qc5 Qxc5 24. Nxc5 Bc4 25. Nfd3 Nfd5 26. Nb7 Rb8
27. Rxc4 Nxc4 28. Bxd5 Nb6 29. Bf3 Na4 30. Nxb4 Nc3 31. e3 a5 32. Na6 Ra8 33.
Nc7 Ra7 34. a3 a4 35. Kf1 Nb1 36. Nb5 Ra6 37. Be2 Rc6 38. Na5 Rc5 39. Bd3 Nxa3
40. Nxa3 Rxa5 41. Bb5 Ra8 42. Ke2 Kf8 43. Kd3 Rc8 44. Nc2 Ra8 45. Na3 Rc8 46.
Nc2 Ra8 47. Bc4 Rb8 48. Kc3 Rb1 49. h4 Rh1 50. Bb5 Rh2 51. f3 Rh3 52. Bxa4 Rxg3
53. Nd4 Rh3 54. Kd3 Rxh4 55. f4 Rh1 56. Ke4 h5 57. Kf3 g6 58. Bb3 Rf1+ 59. Kg2
Rb1 60. Bd5 Kg7 61. e4 Rd1 62. Nf3 f5 63. Ng5 Rd2+ 64. Kg3 fxe4 65. Bxe4 Kf6
66. Nf3 Re2 67. Bd3 Ra2 68. Be4 Ra3 69. Bd5 Rxf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM playoff"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2007.08.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E36"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2007.08.02"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 dxc4 7. Qxc4 b6 8.
Bf4 Nd5 9. Bg3 Ba6 10. Qa4+ Qd7 11. Qc2 Qb5 12. Nf3 Nc6 13. Rc1 Nde7 14. b4 Qh5
15. Qa4 Bb5 16. Qb3 Qd5 17. Qxd5 exd5 18. e3 Bxf1 19. Kxf1 Rc8 20. Ke2 f6 21.
b5 Na5 22. Rxc7 Rxc7 23. Bxc7 Kd7 24. Bg3 Rc8 25. Kd3 Nc4 26. Ra1 Nf5 27. Nh4
Nfd6 28. Bxd6 Nxd6 29. a4 Ne4 30. Ra2 Rc3+ 31. Ke2 Rc4 32. Kd3 Rc3+ 33. Ke2 Rb3
34. Kf3 Nc3 35. Ra1 Rb2 36. Nf5 Ne4 37. Ng3 Rxf2+ 38. Kg4 Rxg2 39. a5 Rxh2 40.
Nxe4 dxe4 41. axb6 axb6 42. Kf5 Rg2 43. Kxe4 Rg5 44. Ra7+ Kc8 45. d5 h5 46.
Ra8+ Kc7 47. Rh8 Kd6 48. Rd8+ Kc5 49. Rc8+ Kxb5 50. d6 Re5+ 51. Kd4 Re6 52. Kd5
Re5+ 53. Kd4 Re6 54. Kd5 Re5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM playoff"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2007.08.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2007.08.02"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. d3
O-O 9. Nbd2 Be6 10. Re1 Bb6 11. Nf1 Ng4 12. Re2 d5 13. exd5 Bxd5 14. Bxd5 Qxd5
15. h3 e4 16. Ne1 exd3 17. Qxd3 Qxd3 18. Nxd3 Rad8 19. hxg4 Rxd3 20. Be3 Re8
21. Rae1 h6 22. Bxb6 Rxe2 23. Rxe2 cxb6 24. Re8+ Kh7 25. Ra8 a5 26. Ra6 Ne5 27.
Rxb6 Nc4 28. Rxb5 Rd1 29. f3 Ne3 30. Kf2 Nxf1 31. Rxa5 Rb1 32. Rd5 Rxb2+ 33.
Kxf1 Rxa2 34. c4 Rc2 35. c5 f6 36. Ke1 Rxg2 37. Kd1 Ra2 38. c6 Ra8 39. c7 Rc8
40. Rd7 Kg6 41. Ke2 f5 42. Ke3 fxg4 43. fxg4 Kf6 44. Ke4 g6 45. Kd5 Kg5 46. Kd6
Kxg4 47. Rd8 Rxc7 48. Kxc7 h5 49. Rd4+ Kg3 50. Kd6 h4 51. Ke5 h3 52. Rd3+ Kg4
53. Rd2 Kg3 54. Kf6 h2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2007.08.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2007.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nge2 Nbd7 5. g3 c6 6. Bg2 b5 7. a3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. h3 a5 10. g4 Ba6 11. Ng3 b4 12. Nce2 bxa3 13. Rxa3 d5 14. Re3 dxe4 15.
Re1 Qc7 16. Nf5 Bd8 17. g5 Nd5 18. Rxe4 f6 19. Neg3 g6 20. Nh6+ Kg7 21. dxe5
fxg5 22. e6 Kxh6 23. e7 Qb6 24. exf8=Q+ Nxf8 25. c4 Nf4 26. Qd6 Kg7 27. Bxf4
gxf4 28. Re7+ 1-0

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2007.08.01"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2007.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3
c4 9. Bc2 Nbd7 10. O-O Qa5 11. Rc1 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Ne4 13. Bb1 Re8 14. Bf4 Nb6
15. Ne5 f6 16. Qh5 Be6 17. f3 fxe5 18. Bxe5 Bf7 19. Qh3 Nf6 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21.
Qh6 Bg6 22. Bxg6 hxg6 23. Qxg6+ Kf8 24. Qxf6+ Kg8 25. Qg6+ Kf8 26. Qf6+ Kg8 27.
e4 Qb5 28. Qg6+ Kf8 29. Qf6+ Kg8 30. Qg6+ Kf8 31. e5 Qc6 32. Qf5+ Ke7 33. Qh7+
Kd8 34. f4 Qd7 35. Qxd7+ Kxd7 36. g4 Rg8 37. h3 Na4 38. Kg2 b5 39. Kg3 a5 40.
a3 b4 41. cxb4 axb4 42. axb4 Nb2 43. Rc3 Nd3 44. b5 Rgb8 45. Rb1 Ra5 46. f5
Raxb5 47. Rxb5 Rxb5 48. e6+ Ke7 49. Ra3 Rb7 50. g5 Nb4 51. Re3 Nc6 52. f6+ Kd6
53. Kg4 c3 54. e7 c2 55. Rc3 Rb8 56. Rxc2 Nxd4 57. Rb2 Rc8 58. g6 Ne6 59. Rb6+
Kd7 60. Rb7+ 1-0

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2007.07.31"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2007.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8.
e3 c5 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. Ne2 a5 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Qxf6 gxf6 13. O-O-O Rd8 14. Nc3
d6 15. Bd3 Kf8 16. Bxh7 f5 17. e4 Kg7 18. exf5 Kxh7 19. fxe6 fxe6 20. Rhe1 Bxg2
21. Ne4 Bxe4 22. Rxe4 Ra7 23. Rxe6 Rad7 24. Rd3 Nc6 25. Rh3+ Kg8 26. Rhh6 Ne5
27. f4 Nxc4 28. b3 Nxa3 29. Rhg6+ Kh8 30. Rh6+ Kg8 31. Rhg6+ Kh8 32. Rh6+ Rh7
33. Rxd6 Rxd6 34. Rxd6 Rxh2 35. Ra6 Nb5 36. Rxa5 Nd4 37. Kb1 Nxb3 38. Rb5 c4
39. f5 Kg7 40. f6+ Kxf6 41. Rf5+ Ke6 42. Re5+ Kd6 43. Rd5+ Kc6 44. Rd6+ Kc5 45.
Rc6+ Kd5 46. Rd6+ Ke4 47. Re6+ Kd3 48. Re3+ Kd2 0-1

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2007.07.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2007.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. e3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Bxd7+ Nbxd7
8. dxc5 Nxc5 9. O-O Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. b3 Nce4 12. Ne2 Rc8 13. Bb2 Qd7 14. Ne5
Qd6 15. f3 Nc5 16. Qd2 Ne6 17. Rfd1 Rfd8 18. Nd3 Ne8 19. Ndf4 Nxf4 20. Nxf4 Bf6
21. Rac1 Rxc1 22. Qxc1 Bxb2 23. Qxb2 Nf6 24. Rd4 Qc5 25. Qd2 h6 26. h3 Rd7 27.
Rd3 Rd8 28. Kh1 Re8 29. Nxd5 Nxd5 30. Rxd5 Qxe3 31. Qxe3 Rxe3 32. Rd8+ Kh7 33.
Rd7 Re2 34. a4 b6 35. Rxf7 Rb2 36. Rxa7 Rxb3 37. Kh2 b5 38. axb5 Rxb5 39. g4 h5
40. Kg3 hxg4 41. hxg4 Kg8 42. f4 g6 43. Kf3 Rb4 44. Rd7 Kf8 45. g5 Ra4 46. Ke3
Rb4 47. Rd4 Rb1 48. Ke4 Re1+ 49. Kd5 Kf7 50. Kc6 Rc1+ 51. Kd7 Rc5 52. Kd6 Rf5
53. Rc4 Kg8 54. Ke7 Kg7 55. Ke6 Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2007.07.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2007.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bxf6 Qxf6 6. Nc3 c6 7. Qb3 dxc4 8.
Qxc4 Nd7 9. e3 g6 10. Be2 Bg7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfd1 e5 13. Ne4 Qe7 14. d5 cxd5
15. Qxd5 Nb6 16. Qc5 Qxc5 17. Nxc5 Bg4 18. h3 Rac8 19. Nxb7 Be6 20. b3 Rc2 21.
Bf1 Nd5 22. Bc4 Nc3 23. Rd2 Rxd2 24. Nxd2 e4 25. Kf1 Rb8 26. Nc5 Bxc4+ 27. Nxc4
Rb5 28. Na6 Bf8 29. b4 Bxb4 30. a4 Rb7 31. Rc1 Nd5 32. Rb1 f5 33. a5 Kg7 34.
Ne5 f4 35. exf4 e3 36. fxe3 Nxe3+ 37. Kg1 Nd5 38. Kh1 1-0

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2007.07.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2007.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15. b3
c6 16. a4 Bg7 17. Ba3 d5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Rxe5 20. f4 Re8 21. e5 Nd7 22.
Bd6 c5 23. axb5 axb5 24. Rxa8 Bxa8 25. b4 cxb4 26. Bxb4 f6 27. Bb3 fxe5 28.
Bxd5+ Bxd5 29. Qxd5+ Kh8 30. f5 Qb6+ 31. Kh2 Nf6 32. Qf7 e4 33. fxg6 Qb8 34.
gxh7 Qe5 35. Bd6 Qxd6 0-1

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2007.07.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2007.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. c3 Ne7 7. O-O Nbc6 8.
Be3 d6 9. Nd2 O-O 10. Qe2 Qc7 11. Rad1 Bd7 12. Nxc6 Qxc6 13. e5 Bxe3 14. Qxe3
dxe5 15. Qxe5 Rad8 16. Nf3 f6 17. Qh5 g6 18. Qh4 Qc7 19. Rfe1 Bc8 20. Qc4 Nd5
21. Nd4 e5 22. Qxc7 Nxc7 23. Bc4+ Kg7 24. f4 Bg4 25. Nf3 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 exf4 27.
Rd6 Re8 28. Nd4 Bc8 29. Kf2 Re5 30. a4 g5 31. b4 h5 32. Bb3 Re3 33. Rd8 Re8 34.
Rd6 Re3 35. Rd8 Re8 36. Rd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2007.07.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2007.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. c3 O-O 11. Bc2 f5 12. Nb3 Qd7 13. Nfd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 c5 15.
Nxe6 Qxe6 16. f3 Ng5 17. a4 Rad8 18. axb5 axb5 19. Ra7 Rd7 20. Rxd7 Qxd7 21.
Be3 f4 22. Bf2 g6 23. Qd2 Ne6 24. Rd1 Rd8 25. Be4 Qc7 26. Bxd5 Qxe5 27. b3 Kg7
28. c4 bxc4 29. bxc4 Nc7 30. Qa2 Nxd5 31. cxd5 Kf8 32. h3 Qd6 33. Qc4 Kf7 34.
Kh1 Kf8 35. Re1 Kf7 36. Rd1 Kf8 37. Bg1 Kf7 38. Qe4 Bf6 39. Qc4 Bd4 40. Qc1
Qxd5 41. Qxf4+ Kg8 42. Bxd4 cxd4 43. Rd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2007.07.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Bu Xiangzhi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[PlyCount "167"]
[EventDate "2007.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O a6 8. b3 Ne4
9. Bb2 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 e6 13. Qd2 Re8 14. Ba5 Qe7 15.
Rac1 Nd7 16. Qb4 Qxb4 17. Bxb4 a5 18. Bd2 dxc4 19. bxc4 e5 20. d5 e4 21. Be2
Red8 22. Rfd1 cxd5 23. cxd5 Nf6 24. Be1 Nxd5 25. Rc5 Nb4 26. Rxa5 Nc2 27. Bd2
Rxa5 28. Bxa5 Ra8 29. Rd5 Bf8 30. Bd1 Nb4 31. Bxb4 Bxb4 32. Bb3 b6 33. Rd7 Rf8
34. g4 g5 35. Rb7 Bc5 36. Bd5 Kg7 37. Kf1 h6 38. Ke2 Kf6 39. a4 Kg7 40. Rc7 Bb4
41. Bxe4 Rd8 42. Bd3 Kf8 43. Rb7 Rd6 44. Bc4 Rf6 45. Bd5 Be7 46. f3 Bb4 47. Kd3
Be1 48. Ke4 Bg3 49. Bc4 Be1 50. f4 gxf4 51. exf4 Bg3 52. f5 Be1 53. Bd5 Kg7 54.
Kd4 h5 55. Kc4 hxg4 56. hxg4 Bf2 57. Be6 Be3 58. Kd5 Kf8 59. Ke5 Kg7 60. Ke4
Bd2 61. Kd3 Bf4 62. Kc4 Kf8 63. Bd5 Be3 64. Kb5 Kg7 65. Be6 Kf8 66. Bc4 Bf2 67.
Bd5 Kg7 68. Bc6 Kh6 69. Rxb6 Kg5 70. a5 Rd6 71. Rb7 Kxg4 72. Rxf7 Kg5 73. Rd7
Rh6 74. Be4 Rh8 75. a6 Rb8+ 76. Kc4 Kf4 77. Re7 Rc8+ 78. Kd3 Rd8+ 79. Ke2 Bd4
80. Bd3 Bc5 81. Re6 Rh8 82. f6 Rh2+ 83. Kd1 Rh6 84. f7 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2007.07.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2007.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. Bd2
Nbd7 9. a3 Be7 10. Qc2 O-O 11. Be2 dxc4 12. Bxc4 c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. O-O Rc8
15. Rfd1 Qc7 16. Rac1 Rfd8 17. Be2 Nce4 18. Be1 Nxc3 19. Qxc3 Rxd1 20. Bxd1
Qxc3 21. Rxc3 Rxc3 22. Bxc3 Ne4 23. Be1 g5 24. Kf1 b6 25. Ke2 Bf6 26. Bc2 Nd6
27. b3 Kf8 28. Bd3 Ke7 29. g4 Bb2 30. a4 f6 31. b4 e5 32. f3 Bc1 33. Bc3 Kd8
34. b5 Ba3 35. Bd2 Ke7 36. f4 gxf4 37. exf4 exf4 38. Bxf4 g5 39. Bxd6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2007.06.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2007.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8.
e3 O-O 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Be2 Rd8 11. O-O a6 12. Rfc1 Rb8 13. a3 Bf8 14. b4 Ne7
15. Qb3 Be6 16. a4 Nf5 17. b5 axb5 18. axb5 c5 19. bxc6 bxc6 20. Qa4 c5 21.
dxc5 Bxc5 22. Nb5 Bb6 23. Nbd4 Nxd4 24. Nxd4 Bxd4 25. Qxd4 Qxd4 26. exd4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2007.06.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2007.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 e6 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. Bd3
Bb4 9. O-O O-O 10. Bd2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 12. a3 Bd6 13. Rad1 Qe7 14. Qf5 Rad8
15. dxe5 Bxe5 16. Qc2 Bc7 17. Be2 Nc5 18. Bc1 Qe5 19. g3 Qe6 20. Kg2 Nb3 21.
Nb5 Bb8 22. Bc4 Na1 23. Bxe6 Nxc2 24. Bf5 Nxe3+ 25. Bxe3 cxb5 26. Bc5 Rfe8 27.
Rxd8 Rxd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2007.06.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2007.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Nc6 11. e3 Nb4 12. Bxb4 Bxb4 13. a3 Be7 14. Nbd2 Rc8 15.
b4 a5 16. Ne5 Nd5 17. Nb3 axb4 18. Na5 Ba8 19. Nac6 Bxc6 20. Nxc6 Qd7 21. Bxd5
exd5 22. axb4 Rfe8 23. Ra5 Bf8 24. Ne5 Qe6 25. Rxb5 Rb8 26. Rxb8 Rxb8 27. Qxc7
Bd6 28. Qa5 Bxb4 29. Rb1 Qd6 30. Qa4 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2007.06.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Alekseev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2679"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2007.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Nxe4
Bxe4 9. Nh4 Bxg2 10. Nxg2 d5 11. Qa4 Qe8 12. Qxe8 Rxe8 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Be3 c5
15. Nf4 Rd8 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Rac1 d4 18. Bd2 a5 19. Nd3 Nd7 20. e3 Nf6 21.
Rfd1 Ne4 22. exd4 Nxd2 23. Rxd2 Bg5 24. f4 Rxd4 25. fxg5 c4 26. Rdc2 Rxd3 27.
Rxc4 g6 28. R4c3 Rd2 29. R1c2 Rad8 30. Rxd2 Rxd2 31. Rb3 a4 32. Rb4 a3 33. bxa3
Rxa2 34. a4 Kg7 35. h4 h6 36. Kf1 hxg5 37. hxg5 Kf8 38. Re4 Rc2 39. Ke1 Rc5 40.
Rg4 Ke7 41. Kd2 Ke6 42. Kd3 Rc1 43. Rc4 Rg1 44. g4 Rg3+ 45. Kc2 Kd5 46. Rf4 Kc5
47. Kd2 Ra3 48. Ke2 Kd5 49. Kf2 Ra2+ 50. Kg3 Ra3+ 51. Kf2 Ra2+ 52. Ke3 Ra3+ 53.
Kd2 Kc5 54. Kc2 Rg3 55. Kb2 Rg2+ 56. Kc3 Rg3+ 57. Kc2 Ra3 58. Kb2 Rg3 59. a5
Kb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2007.06.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2007.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Qf6 6. d4 exd4 7. Bg5 Qd6 8.
Nxd4 Be7 9. Bxe7 Nxe7 10. Nb3 Be6 11. Nc3 O-O-O 12. Qe2 Kb8 13. Rad1 Qf4 14. g3
Qf6 15. Rxd8+ Rxd8 16. Rd1 Rd6 17. f4 Bc8 18. Rd3 Qe6 19. Qd2 Rxd3 20. Qxd3 b6
21. Nd4 Qd6 22. e5 Qd7 23. b4 h6 24. a3 Nf5 25. Nce2 Ne7 26. Nc1 Bb7 27. Ndb3
Qh3 28. Qd8+ Nc8 29. Qd2 h5 30. Nd3 h4 31. Nf2 Qe6 32. Nd4 Qd5 33. Nb3 Qe6 34.
Nd4 Qd5 35. Nb3 Qe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2007.06.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2007.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4
Nxd4 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. e5 Ne8 11. Qxd4 Bb7 12. c4 bxc4 13. Qxc4 d5 14. exd6 Nxd6
15. Qg4 Nb5 16. Nc3 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Bd6 18. Bf4 Qf6 19. Bxd6 cxd6 20. Rad1 Rad8
21. Re3 Rfe8 22. Rde1 Rxe3 23. Rxe3 g6 24. h4 h5 25. Qb4 Rd7 26. Rd3 Re7 27.
Qd4 Re1+ 28. Kh2 Qe7 29. Re3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Candidates sf"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2007.06.03"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2007.05.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2
d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Bxd5 11. Rc1 Nd7 12. d4 Rc8 13. Qd2 Nf6 14. Rfd1 cxd4
15. Nxd4 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qd5+ 17. f3 h6 18. e4 Nxe4 19. Qe2 Nf6 20. Nc6 Qxc6 21.
Rxc6 Rxc6 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Qa6 Rc7 24. Kh3 g6 25. Qa4 Rfc8 26. Rd7 Kg7 27. b4
h5 28. Qd1 g5 29. Rxc7 Rxc7 30. Kg2 Rc4 31. a3 a5 32. b5 Rd4 33. Qc2 Rd5 34. a4
Bd4 35. Qe4 Bf6 36. Qc2 Rd4 37. Qc6 Bd8 38. Qc3 e5 39. f4 gxf4 40. gxf4 Bf6 41.
fxe5 Bxe5 42. Qc2 Rg4+ 43. Kh1 Bd4 44. h3 Rg3 45. Qf5 h4 46. Kh2 Rg6 47. Kh1
Bf6 48. Qf2 Bg5 49. Qd4+ Rf6 50. Kg2 Kg6 51. Qe4+ Kh6 52. Qe8 Kg7 53. Qe5 Bf4
54. Qd4 Bg3 55. Kh1 Kg6 56. Qe4+ Kh6 57. Qe3+ Kh7 58. Qe4+ Rg6 59. Qf5 Kg7 60.
Qd5 Rd6 61. Qf5 Kf8 62. Qe4 Re6 63. Qa8+ Kg7 64. Qd5 Kg6 65. Qd3+ f5 66. Qd5
Rd6 67. Qc4 Kf6 68. Qc3+ Be5 69. Qe1 Bg3 70. Qc3+ Ke7 71. Kg2 Kd7 72. Kf3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Candidates sf"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2007.06.03"]
[Round "1.10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E13"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "167"]
[EventDate "2007.05.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. Be2
cxd4 9. Nxd4 a6 10. O-O Nc6 11. Nf3 O-O 12. Qd2 Qb8 13. Rfd1 Rd8 14. Rac1 d6
15. Qc2 Qa7 16. a3 Rac8 17. Qb1 Nb8 18. b4 Nbd7 19. Bg3 d5 20. cxd5 Nxd5 21.
Nxd5 Bxd5 22. e4 Bc6 23. Nd4 Ba4 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Rc1 Qa8 26. f3 Bg5 27. f4
Rxc1+ 28. Qxc1 Qxe4 29. fxg5 Qxd4+ 30. Bf2 Qe5 31. Qc8+ Nf8 32. Qxa6 b5 33. Bf1
hxg5 34. Qc8 f5 35. Bc5 Qf6 36. h3 e5 37. Bxf8 Qxf8 38. Qe6+ Qf7 39. Qxe5 Qd7
40. Be2 Kh7 41. Kf2 g6 42. Qe3 Qd8 43. Qe5 Qd2 44. Kg3 Qc1 45. Kh2 Qxa3 46.
Qe7+ Kh6 47. Qf8+ Kh7 48. Qe7+ Kh6 49. Qe5 Kh7 50. Qe7+ Kh6 51. Bxb5 Bxb5 52.
Qe5 Kh7 53. Qxb5 f4 54. Qd7+ Kh6 55. Qe8 Qb2 56. Qf8+ Kh7 57. Qe7+ Kh6 58. h4
f3 59. Qxg5+ Kh7 60. h5 gxh5 61. Qxh5+ Kg7 62. Qg4+ Kh7 63. Qd7+ Kh6 64. Qc6+
Kg7 65. Qc7+ Kh6 66. Qf4+ Kh7 67. Qf7+ Kh6 68. Qxf3 Qxb4 69. Kh3 Qb1 70. Qf6+
Kh7 71. Qf3 Kg7 72. Kh4 Kh7 73. Qf7+ Kh8 74. Qh5+ Kg7 75. Qg4+ Kh7 76. Qh5+ Kg7
77. Qe5+ Kh7 78. Qd5 Kg7 79. Qd4+ Kh7 80. Qd7+ Kh8 81. g4 Qh1+ 82. Kg5 Qc1+ 83.
Kg6 Qb1+ 84. Qf5 1-0

[Event "Wch Candidates sf"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2007.06.03"]
[Round "1.12"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E29"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2007.05.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. Bd3 Nc6 8.
Ne2 b6 9. e4 Ne8 10. O-O Ba6 11. f4 f5 12. e5 d6 13. d5 exd5 14. cxd5 Bxd3 15.
Qxd3 dxe5 16. Qd2 Ne7 17. Rd1 Ng6 18. fxe5 Nxe5 19. Nf4 Rf7 20. Qe2 Ng6 21. Ne6
Qd7 22. c4 Nd6 23. Bb2 Re8 24. Qh5 Nf8 25. Ng5 Rfe7 26. Rac1 Re2 27. Bc3 R2e7
28. Rf1 h6 29. Nh3 Re4 30. Nf4 Qf7 31. Qh3 Rxc4 32. Nh5 Ne4 33. Bxg7 Ng5 34.
Qb3 Rxc1 35. Nf6+ Kxg7 36. Nxe8+ Qxe8 37. Qb2+ Kg6 38. Qxc1 Qe5 39. Rd1 Ne4 40.
Qe3 Nd7 41. d6 h5 42. Qb3 c4 43. Qxc4 Qc5+ 44. Qxc5 bxc5 45. Rb1 Kf6 46. Rb7
Ke6 47. Rxa7 Kxd6 48. Kf1 c4 49. Ke2 c3 50. Ra6+ Kd5 51. Kd1 Ne5 52. Ra5+ Kd4
53. Kc2 Nc4 54. Ra8 Ne3+ 55. Kb3 Nc5+ 56. Ka2 c2 57. Rd8+ Kc3 0-1

[Event "Wch Candidates sf"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2007.06.03"]
[Round "1.7"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A62"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2007.05.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. g3 Bg7 8. Bg2
O-O 9. O-O a6 10. a4 Re8 11. Bf4 Ne4 12. Nxe4 Rxe4 13. Nd2 Rb4 14. b3 Rxf4 15.
gxf4 Bxa1 16. Qxa1 Nd7 17. Ne4 Qe7 18. Rc1 b6 19. Rc3 Nf6 20. Re3 Nxe4 21. Bxe4
Qd8 22. Rg3 Qh4 23. e3 Qe7 24. Bd3 Bb7 25. e4 Re8 26. f5 Qh4 27. h3 Bc8 28. Qc3
Qf4 29. Qf6 Qe5 30. Qxe5 Rxe5 31. f4 Re8 32. f6 Bd7 33. Re3 b5 34. axb5 axb5
35. e5 Kf8 36. Kf2 Kg8 37. Be2 Kf8 38. h4 Kg8 39. Ke1 Kf8 40. Kd2 h6 41. Bd3 h5
42. e6 fxe6 43. Bxg6 exd5 44. Bxe8 Bxe8 45. Re6 c4 46. Rxd6 cxb3 47. Kc3 Kf7
48. Kxb3 Kg6 49. Kb4 Kf5 50. Kc5 Bf7 51. Kxb5 Be6 52. Kc5 Kxf6 53. Kd4 Kf5 54.
Ke3 Bf7 55. Kf3 Be6 56. Ra6 Bf7 57. Ra8 Kf6 58. Ra6+ Kf5 59. Ra1 Bg6 60. Rg1
Kf6 61. Ke3 Bf7 62. Rg5 Ke6 63. Kd4 Kf6 64. Kc5 Ke7 65. Rg7 Kf6 66. Rxf7+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Candidates sf"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2007.06.03"]
[Round "1.9"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2007.05.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. g3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d5 6. Bg2 e5 7. Nf3 d4 8. O-O
Nc6 9. e3 Be7 10. exd4 exd4 11. Bf4 O-O 12. Ne5 Qb6 13. Qb3 Na5 14. Qxb6 axb6
15. Nd2 Nh5 16. Nef3 Nxf4 17. gxf4 Bd6 18. Ne5 Be6 19. b3 f6 20. Nd3 Nc6 21.
Ne4 Bc7 22. c5 Bf5 23. Rfd1 Rad8 24. cxb6 Bxb6 25. Nec5 Nb4 26. Nxb4 Bxc5 27.
Nd3 Bxd3 28. Rxd3 Rf7 29. a3 Rc7 30. b4 Be7 31. Rad1 Ra8 32. Be4 g6 33. f5 g5
34. Kg2 Kf8 35. Rh3 Rd7 36. Rhd3 Rc7 37. Bd5 Kg7 38. h4 h6 39. h5 Ra7 40. Rf3
Rc3 41. Rxd4 Raxa3 42. Rxc3 Rxc3 43. Bxb7 Rb3 44. Rd7 Kf8 45. Rc7 Rxb4 46. Rc8+
Kg7 47. Bd5 Rg4+ 48. Kf1 Rd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Candidates sf"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2007.06.03"]
[Round "1.11"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A32"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2007.05.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. g3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bc5 7. Nb3 Be7 8.
Bg2 Nc6 9. Nc3 b6 10. Bf4 Bb7 11. O-O O-O 12. Bd6 Na5 13. Nxa5 Bxg2 14. Kxg2
bxa5 15. e4 Rc8 16. b3 Bxd6 17. Qxd6 a4 18. e5 Ne8 19. Qd4 axb3 20. axb3 f6 21.
Rxa7 Rc7 22. Rxc7 Qxc7 23. exf6 Nxf6 24. Nb5 Qc6+ 25. f3 h6 26. Ra1 Nh7 27. Qe4
d5 28. Qe2 dxc4 29. Nd4 Qd5 30. Qxc4 Qxc4 31. bxc4 Rc8 32. Rc1 e5 33. Nf5 Kf8
34. c5 Ng5 35. Nd6 Rc6 36. h4 Ne6 37. Ne4 Ke7 38. h5 Rc7 39. Kh3 Nd4 40. Kg4
Ne6 41. Rc2 Nd4 42. Rc3 Rc6 43. Ra3 Ne6 44. Kf5 Nxc5 45. Rc3 g6+ 46. hxg6 Ne6
47. Rxc6 Nd4+ 48. Kg4 Nxc6 49. Kh5 Kf8 50. Kxh6 Ne7 51. Kh7 1-0

[Event "Wch Candidates sf"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2007.06.02"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2007.05.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Nb6 8.
Ne5 a5 9. g3 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. e4 Bh3 12. Bxh3 Qxh3 13. Qb3 Ra6 14. Bf4 e6
15. Be5 Bb4 16. Bxg7 Rg8 17. Be5 Qg2 18. O-O-O Bxc3 19. Qxc3 Qxe4 20. Rhe1 Qd5
21. b3 Qd7 22. Qc2 Qe7 23. Qxh7 Rg6 24. Re3 Nd5 25. Rf3 Qf8 26. h4 Rh6 27. Qc2
Ra8 28. Qd2 Rh5 29. Kb2 Qg8 30. Re1 Qg6 31. Bd6 Rd8 32. Ba3 Qg4 33. Rd3 Rf5 34.
Re5 Kd7 35. Qe2 Rg8 36. Qe1 Rg6 37. Re2 Rf3 38. Rxf3 Qxf3 39. Rc2 Qf6 40. Qxa5
Qxd4+ 41. Ka2 Rf6 42. f4 Rg6 43. Qa8 Nb4+ 44. Bxb4 Qxb4 45. Rg2 Rxg3 46. Rxg3
Qd2+ 47. Ka3 Qc1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Candidates sf"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2007.06.01"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2007.05.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Be7 8. e4
Nxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Qc7 12. Qe2 Nd7 13. Bb2 c4 14. Bc2 b5 15.
Bc1 a5 16. Rb1 Ba6 17. e5 b4 18. axb4 axb4 19. Bg5 Nb6 20. Qe4 g6 21. Qh4 Ra7
22. Bf6 Bxf6 23. exf6 Nd5 24. Be4 Qf4 25. Bxd5 Qxh4 26. Nxh4 exd5 27. Rxb4 Bc8
28. Rb6 Ra3 29. Rc1 Be6 30. Nf3 Rfa8 31. h4 h6 32. Ne5 Ra1 33. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 34.
Kh2 Ra3 35. Rb8+ Kh7 36. f4 Rxc3 37. h5 gxh5 38. Rf8 Ra3 39. f5 Bxf5 40. Rxf7+
Kg8 41. Rg7+ Kf8 42. Rb7 Ra8 43. Kg3 Rd8 44. Kf4 Be4 45. g3 c3 46. Rf7+ Kg8 47.
Rg7+ Kf8 48. Nd7+ Rxd7 49. Rxd7 1-0

[Event "Wch Candidates sf"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2007.05.31"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2007.05.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Bb7 7. e3 O-O 8.
b4 d5 9. Bb2 Nbd7 10. Bd3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 c5 12. O-O Rc8 13. Qe2 Qe7 14. Rfc1
cxd4 15. Nxd4 h6 16. Ba6 Bxa6 17. Qxa6 Rxc1+ 18. Rxc1 Nb8 19. Qc4 Rd8 20. h3
Ne8 21. b5 Rd5 22. Qe2 Rc5 23. Rd1 Rc8 24. Qf3 Rd8 25. Rc1 Nd6 26. a4 e5 27.
Nf5 Nxf5 28. Qxf5 f6 29. Qe4 Qf7 30. Ba3 Kh8 31. Kh2 Kg8 32. Bd6 Qd7 33. Bc7
Rf8 34. Rc2 Re8 35. Rc4 Qf7 36. Bd6 Rd8 37. Rc7 Nd7 38. Qc6 Qe6 39. Rxa7 Kf7
40. Qxb6 1-0

[Event "Wch Candidates sf"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2007.05.29"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2007.05.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Re1 d5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. d4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be4 11. Ne5 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 O-O 13. e4 Qc8 14. Qg4 Bf6
15. Nf3 Kh8 16. h4 Nc6 17. Bg5 cxd4 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. cxd4 e5 20. Qxc8 Raxc8
21. d5 Na5 22. h5 Nc4 23. Nh4 Nd6 24. h6 Rc3 25. Rac1 Rfc8 26. Rxc3 Rxc3 27.
Nf5 Nxf5 28. exf5 Kg8 29. Re4 Kf8 30. Rg4 Rc7 31. Rg7 b5 32. Rxh7 Kg8 33. Rg7+
Kh8 34. d6 Rd7 35. Kf3 b4 36. Ke4 Rxd6 37. Rxf7 Ra6 38. g4 Kg8 39. h7+ Kh8 40.
g5 fxg5 41. f6 1-0

[Event "Wch Candidates sf"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2007.05.28"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A58"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2007.05.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. g3 d6 8. Bg2
Bg7 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. Rb1 Qa5 11. O-O Nb6 12. a3 Nc4 13. b4 Qc7 14. Qa4+ Nd7 15.
Nb5 Qb8 16. bxc5 Bxb5 17. Qxb5 Qxb5 18. Rxb5 Nxc5 19. Nd2 Nxa3 20. Bxa3 Rxa3
21. Ne4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Candidates sf"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2007.05.27"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2007.05.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4
Rb8 9. axb5 axb5 10. Nc3 O-O 11. h3 Nb4 12. Ne2 c5 13. Ng3 Be6 14. Bxe6 fxe6
15. c3 Nc6 16. Re1 Qd7 17. d4 exd4 18. cxd4 c4 19. Bg5 h6 20. d5 exd5 21. Bxf6
Bxf6 22. Qxd5+ Rf7 23. Qd2 Ne5 24. Nxe5 Bxe5 25. Ne2 Rbf8 26. Rf1 Rf3 27. Ra3
Rxa3 28. bxa3 Qc6 29. Nd4 Bxd4 30. Qxd4 Ra8 31. Ra1 c3 32. Qb4 Qc5 33. Qb3+ Kh8
34. Ra2 Ra4 35. Re2 Rxa3 36. Qd1 Ra8 0-1

[Event "Porto Vecchio m of the Hopes"]
[Site "Porto Vecchio"]
[Date "2007.05.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "173"]
[EventDate "2007.05.18"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O f5 13. Re1 Rc8 14. e3 Nf6 15.
a3 Bd6 16. Qc2 g5 17. Nf3 g4 18. Nd2 Ne4 19. Bb4 h5 20. Rec1 h4 21. Nxe4 dxe4
22. Bxd6 Qxd6 23. b4 Qe7 24. Qc3 Qf6 25. a4 c5 26. dxc5 Qxc3 27. Rxc3 bxc5 28.
b5 Bb7 29. Bf1 h3 30. a5 Rcd8 31. Rc2 Rd6 32. Be2 Rfd8 33. Kf1 Kg7 34. Ke1 e5
35. Rb2 Kf6 36. Rab1 a6 37. Bd1 Bc8 38. Ba4 Be6 39. Bb3 Rb8 40. Ba2 Ke7 41.
bxa6 Rxb2 42. Rxb2 Rxa6 43. Rb5 Kd6 44. Bb3 Bd7 45. Rb6+ Rxb6 46. axb6 Be6 47.
Kd2 Kc6 48. Kc3 Kxb6 49. Ba4 Ka5 50. Bb5 Kb6 51. Ba4 Kc7 52. Bc2 Bd7 53. Kb3
Kb6 54. Ka3 Ka5 55. Bd1 Bc6 56. Bc2 Bb7 57. Bd1 Bc8 58. Ba4 Ba6 59. Bd7 Bxc4
60. Bxf5 Be2 61. Kb3 Bf3 62. Kc4 Kb6 63. Bd7 Kc7 64. Bf5 Kd6 65. Kc3 Kd5 66.
Bc8 Kc6 67. Be6 Kb5 68. Bd7+ Kb6 69. Bf5 Kc6 70. Kc4 Be2+ 71. Kb3 Kd5 72. Kc3
Bf3 73. Bc8 Kc6 74. Ba6 Kb6 75. Bc4 Ka5 76. Bd5 Ka4 77. Kc4 Ka3 78. Kc3 Ka4 79.
Bb3+ Kb5 80. Bc4+ Kc6 81. Be6 Kd6 82. Bf5 Kd5 83. Bc8 Kd6 84. Bb7 Kc7 85. Bd5
Kd6 86. Bc4 Kc6 87. Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Porto Vecchio m of the Hopes"]
[Site "Porto Vecchio"]
[Date "2007.05.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2007.05.18"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. Bg2 c5 8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. O-O Be7 10. b3 d6 11. Bb2 Nbd7 12. Rac1 Qc7 13. Rfe1 O-O 14. e4 a6 15.
Qb1 Rac8 16. Nd4 Qb8 17. f4 Qa8 18. Bf3 Rfd8 19. g4 e5 20. Nf5 Bf8 21. g5 Ne8
22. Qa1 Nc5 23. Qb1 Ne6 24. Nf1 Nxf4 25. h4 b5 26. N1e3 bxc4 27. bxc4 g6 28.
Ng3 f5 29. Kh2 Rb8 30. Qc2 fxe4 31. Bg4 Bc8 32. Ba1 Nd3 33. Rf1 Ng7 34. Rcd1
Qa7 35. Nxe4 Qxe3 36. Nf6+ Kh8 37. Rxd3 Qc5 38. Rd5 Qc7 39. c5 Bxg4 40. Nxg4
Qc6 41. Qd1 Ne6 42. cxd6 Bxd6 43. Rxd6 Rxd6 44. Bxe5+ Kg8 45. Nh6# 1-0

[Event "Porto Vecchio m of the Hopes"]
[Site "Porto Vecchio"]
[Date "2007.05.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "2007.05.18"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. d3 fxe4 5. dxe4 Nf6 6. O-O Bc5 7. Qe2 d6 8.
Qc4 Qe7 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. Bg5 a6 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. fxe3 Qf7 14. Nd2
O-O 15. Qxf7+ Kxf7 16. Nc4 Ke7 17. Na5 Rab8 18. Rab1 c5 19. a3 Bb5 20. Rf3 Bd7
21. Rff1 Rb6 22. Nc4 Rb7 23. Na5 Rbb8 24. b4 cxb4 25. axb4 Rb6 26. Nd5+ Nxd5
27. exd5 Rxf1+ 28. Kxf1 c6 29. dxc6 Bxc6 30. c4 Be4 31. Rb2 Ke6 32. Ke1 Rb8 33.
b5 axb5 34. cxb5 Ra8 35. Nc4 Ra4 36. Nd2 Bb7 37. b6 Kd7 38. Rc2 Bc6 39. Rb2 Bb7
40. Rc2 Ra1+ 41. Kf2 Bc6 42. Rb2 Ra8 43. Nc4 Rb8 44. Rd2 Ke7 45. Nxd6 Bd7 46.
Nc4 Be6 47. Nxe5 Rxb6 48. Nf3 Rb8 49. h4 h6 50. Rd4 Rb2+ 51. Nd2 Rb5 52. g4 Rb8
53. Nf3 Rb3 54. g5 hxg5 55. Nxg5 Bf5 56. Rf4 Bg6 57. Nf3 Rb2+ 58. Kg3 Re2 59.
Rg4 Kf6 60. Kf4 Rf2 61. Rg5 Bc2 62. e4 Bd1 63. Rf5+ Ke7 64. Kg3 Re2 65. Re5+
Kf6 66. Rd5 Bc2 67. e5+ Ke7 68. Nd4 Re3+ 69. Kf2 Rd3 70. e6 g6 71. Rd7+ Kf6 72.
e7 Kf7 73. Rd8 Kxe7 74. Nc6+ Kf6 75. Rxd3 Bxd3 76. Ke3 g5 77. hxg5+ Kxg5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Porto Vecchio m of the Hopes"]
[Site "Porto Vecchio"]
[Date "2007.05.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2007.05.18"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Nxe7 Qxe7 11. c4 b4 12. Nc2 O-O 13. f3 h6 14. Bh4 a5 15.
Be2 Be6 16. O-O Rfd8 17. Kh1 g5 18. Bf2 Nh5 19. Re1 Nf4 20. Bf1 Qc7 21. Qd2 Kg7
22. Rac1 Qb7 23. Ne3 Ne7 24. b3 Rac8 25. Red1 f6 26. Nd5 Nexd5 27. exd5 Bf7 28.
Qe3 Ra8 29. Qb6 Qd7 30. Qc6 Qe7 31. c5 Rac8 32. cxd6 Qxd6 33. Qxd6 Rxc1 34.
Qxd8 Rxd1 35. Be1 Nxd5 36. Kg1 Rxe1 37. Kf2 Ra1 38. Qxa5 Nc3 39. Qxb4 Rxa2+ 40.
Kg1 Ne2+ 41. Bxe2 Rxe2 42. Qb7 Kg6 43. b4 Rb2 44. b5 h5 45. b6 Rb1+ 46. Kf2
Rb2+ 47. Ke1 Bd5 48. Qxd5 Rxb6 49. Qg8+ Kh6 50. Kf2 Rb7 51. Ke3 Rg7 52. Qe8 g4
53. Ke4 gxf3 54. gxf3 Rg5 55. h4 Rg7 56. Kf5 e4 57. Qh8+ 1-0

[Event "Porto Vecchio m of the Hopes"]
[Site "Porto Vecchio"]
[Date "2007.05.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2007.05.18"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 d5 4. Bxf6 exf6 5. e3 c6 6. Qf3 Be6 7. Bd3 g6 8. h3
Nd7 9. g4 fxg4 10. hxg4 Bf7 11. Nge2 Qb6 12. O-O-O O-O-O 13. Nf4 Bb4 14. Nce2
Qa5 15. Kb1 Bd6 16. c3 b5 17. e4 dxe4 18. Bxe4 Qxa2+ 19. Kc1 Kc7 20. Bxc6 Qa1+
21. Kc2 Bb3+ 22. Kd2 Qxb2+ 23. Ke1 Bxd1 24. Kxd1 Qb3+ 25. Kd2 Qa2+ 26. Kd1 Qb3+
27. Kd2 Qa2+ 28. Ke3 Rhe8+ 29. Be4 f5 30. gxf5 gxf5 31. Ra1 Qxa1 32. Nd5+ Kb8
33. Qxf5 Qa5 34. Kf3 Rf8 0-1

[Event "Gausdal Classics GM"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2007.04.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2007.04.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Nbd2 f5 5. g3 Nf6 6. Bg2 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Ne5
b6 9. Ndf3 Ne4 10. Qc2 Bb7 11. b3 a5 12. Bb2 Na6 13. a3 Qe7 14. Nd3 Rac8 15. e3
c5 16. Nde5 cxd4 17. exd4 a4 18. Qd3 Nb8 19. Rfc1 Nd7 20. cxd5 Bxd5 21. b4 Ndf6
22. Nc4 Qb7 23. Qe2 Ng4 24. Nfd2 Nxd2 25. Nxd6 Rxc1+ 26. Bxc1 Qc6 27. Qxe6+
Bxe6 28. Bxc6 Nb3 29. d5 Ne5 30. Rb1 Nd4 31. dxe6 Nexc6 32. b5 Ne7 33. Be3 Rd8
34. Nc4 Ne2+ 35. Kg2 Nc3 36. Re1 Nxb5 37. Bg5 Kf8 38. Re5 Nd6 39. Nxb6 h6 40.
Be3 Ke8 41. Ra5 1-0

[Event "Gausdal Classics GM"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2007.04.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Krush, Irina"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E25"]
[WhiteElo "2464"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2007.04.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
dxc5 Qa5 9. e4 Nf6 10. Be3 O-O 11. Qb3 Nfd7 12. a4 Qc7 13. Qa3 Na6 14. Bxa6
bxa6 15. Ne2 a5 16. O-O Ba6 17. Rfe1 Rfc8 18. Nd4 Nxc5 19. Nb5 Bxb5 20. axb5
Nd3 21. Re2 Qc4 22. Rd2 h6 23. Qxa5 Nc5 24. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 25. Kh1 Rab8 26. Qxa7
Qxc3 27. Qd4 Qxd4 28. Rxd4 Rxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gausdal Classics GM"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2007.04.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2512"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2007.04.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nbd7 6. O-O Rb8 7. Qc2 b5 8. b3
cxb3 9. axb3 a6 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd5 12. Rd1 Qe7 13. Nc3 Qc5 14. Rxd5 exd5
15. b4 Qxb4 16. Ba3 Qg4 17. Bxf8 Kxf8 18. Nxd5 Qc4 19. Qd2 Be6 20. Rc1 Qb3 21.
Nxc7 Kg8 22. Qd6 Rc8 23. Bb7 h6 24. Bxc8 Bxc8 25. Nxb5 axb5 26. Rxc8+ Kh7 27.
Rc1 Re8 28. Kg2 Kg8 29. Rc5 Qa2 30. Qc6 1-0

[Event "Gausdal Classics GM"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2007.04.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2007.04.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Ne7 6. Re1 Ng6 7. c3 Be7 8.
d4 O-O 9. Be3 cxd4 10. cxd4 f5 11. Nc3 Ba6 12. b3 Bb4 13. Bd2 Nf4 14. Na4 Bxd2
15. Qxd2 fxe4 16. Rxe4 Qf6 17. Re3 Qg6 18. Ne1 Qg5 19. Rd1 Qh5 20. f3 d6 21.
Nb2 c5 22. Re4 Qf5 23. Nbd3 Nxd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gausdal Classics GM"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2007.04.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B61"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2007.04.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 Bd7 7. Qd2 Rc8 8.
O-O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Qa5 10. Bd2 a6 11. f3 g6 12. Bc4 Qc5 13. Qxc5 Rxc5 14. Bb3
h5 15. Kb1 Bh6 16. Be1 O-O 17. Bf2 Rcc8 18. Bd4 Bg7 19. Rhe1 Rfe8 20. Bxf6 Bxf6
21. Nd5 Bg7 22. Nb6 Rcd8 23. Nxd7 Rxd7 24. e5 e6 25. Rxd6 Rxd6 26. exd6 Rd8 27.
Rd1 Be5 28. d7 Kf8 29. c4 Bxh2 30. c5 Ke7 31. Ba4 Bc7 32. b4 g5 33. b5 axb5 34.
Bxb5 f5 35. Kc2 g4 36. fxg4 fxg4 37. Rh1 Rh8 38. Be2 Kxd7 39. Bxg4 Ra8 40. Bf3
Rxa2+ 41. Kb3 Ra5 42. Rxh5 Bd8 43. Kc4 Ra4+ 44. Kc3 Ra3+ 45. Kb4 Ra1 46. Rh7+
Be7 47. Kb5 Rc1 48. Rh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gausdal Classics GM"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2007.04.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Jones, Gawain C"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2518"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2007.04.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Nd5 8.
Ne4 Bb7 9. c4 Nb4 10. c5 Qb8 11. f4 Ba6 12. a3 Bxf1 13. Rxf1 Nd5 14. Qd4 Be7
15. f5 exf5 16. Rxf5 O-O 17. Bg5 Bxg5 18. Rxg5 Qb3 19. Rg3 Qc2 20. Nf6+ Nxf6
21. exf6 Rfe8+ 22. Kf1 g6 23. Qc3 Qe2+ 24. Kg1 Re5 25. Rf1 Rae8 26. b4 Rd5 27.
Qf3 Re4 28. h3 h5 29. h4 Kh7 30. Qxe2 Rxe2 31. Rff3 Re1+ 32. Kh2 Re4 33. Rh3
Rdd4 34. Kg1 Kg8 35. Re3 Kf8 36. Rxe4 Rxe4 37. Rd3 Ke8 38. g3 Re6 39. Rf3 d6
40. cxd6 Kd7 41. Kf2 Kxd6 42. a4 Ke5 43. Re3+ Kd5 44. Rd3+ Kc4 45. Rd7 Rxf6+
46. Ke3 Kxb4 47. Rxa7 c5 48. Rb7+ Kc3 49. a5 Re6+ 50. Kf4 c4 51. Rb6 Kd4 0-1

[Event "Gausdal Classics GM"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2007.04.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Moskow, Eric"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2260"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2007.04.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. g3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Bg2 Bc5 7. Nb3 Be7 8.
Nc3 b6 9. Bf4 Bb7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qd2 Na5 12. Nxa5 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 bxa5 14. Rac1
Qb6 15. b3 d5 16. cxd5 Bb4 17. Be5 Bxc3 18. Bxc3 Ne4 19. Qd4 Nxc3 20. Qxb6 axb6
21. Rxc3 exd5 22. Rd1 Rfd8 23. Rcd3 a4 24. Rxd5 Rxd5 25. Rxd5 axb3 26. axb3 Kf8
27. Rd6 Ra6 28. b4 Ke7 29. Rc6 Kd7 30. b5 f5 31. e3 g6 32. h4 1-0

[Event "Gausdal Classics GM"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2007.04.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lie, Kjetil A"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B21"]
[WhiteElo "2529"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2007.04.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. f4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. e4 d5 5. e5 Ng8 6. Be2 Nh6 7. O-O Bg4 8. Ng5
Bxe2 9. Qxe2 e6 10. Qh5 Qe7 11. Nc3 O-O-O 12. Bd2 f6 13. exf6 gxf6 14. Rae1
fxg5 15. fxg5 Ng8 16. Rf7 Qe8 17. Nxd5 Bd6 18. Bc3 Rd7 19. Ref1 Nd8 20. Rxd7
Qxh5 21. Rxd6 Qe8 22. Bxh8 exd5 23. Rxd5 Ne7 24. Rxc5+ Nec6 25. Bd4 Ne6 26. Re1
Qd7 27. Rxc6+ Qxc6 28. Be3 Kd7 29. c4 Qa4 30. a3 Qc2 31. Bxa7 Nf4 0-1

[Event "Gausdal Classics GM"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2007.04.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kulaots, Kaido"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2007.04.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. h3 d6 8. Bb3
Ba7 9. Nf1 Be6 10. Ng3 Bxb3 11. Qxb3 Qc8 12. O-O Ne7 13. d4 Ng6 14. Bg5 Nd7 15.
Nf5 Kh8 16. Ne7 Qe8 17. Nxg6+ fxg6 18. Qxb7 exd4 19. cxd4 Bb6 20. Qc6 h6 21.
Be3 Nf6 22. Qxe8 Rfxe8 23. e5 Nd5 24. Bd2 dxe5 25. dxe5 Rad8 26. Rfd1 Kg8 27.
Kf1 g5 28. Rac1 Kf7 29. Ke2 Ke6 30. Rc6+ Kf7 31. Rc4 Ne7 32. Be3 Rxd1 33. Kxd1
Ng6 34. Bxb6 cxb6 35. Rc6 Re6 36. Rc7+ Re7 37. Rc6 Re6 38. Rc7+ Re7 39. Rc6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0607"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2007.04.01"]
[Round "15.4"]
[White "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2006.10.28"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[WhiteTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[BlackTeam "Baden-Baden"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Ba6 7. b3 O-O 8.
Nc3 d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bg2 Re8 11. Ne5 c5 12. O-O Bb7 13. Qf4 Nbd7 14. Nxd7
Qxd7 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. e3 d4 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. exd4 cxd4 19. Qxd4 Rad8 20. Qf4
Rd3 21. Rac1 h5 22. Rfd1 Rf3 23. Qd4 Ng4 24. Qd5 Qxd5 25. Nxd5 Re2 26. Nc3 Rb2
27. Ne4 Rf5 28. Rf1 Rxa2 29. h3 Nh6 30. Ra1 Re2 31. Nc3 Rc2 32. Nd1 Rc7 33. Ne3
Rb5 34. Ra3 Nf5 35. Nxf5 Rxf5 36. h4 a5 37. Ra4 Rb7 38. Rfa1 Rbb5 39. Kg2 Kf8
40. Rb1 Rfe5 41. Rb2 g6 42. Rc4 Rec5 43. Rd4 Rc3 44. Rd8+ Ke7 45. Ra8 Rcxb3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0607"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2007.03.31"]
[Round "14.4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2006.10.28"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[WhiteTeam "Baden-Baden"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 b6 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. O-O dxc4 10. Bxc4 Ne4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Bg3 Nd7 13. Qe2 Bd6 14. Rfd1 Qe7
15. Bb5 Rad8 16. Rac1 Bxg3 17. hxg3 c5 18. Nd2 Bd5 19. e4 Ba8 20. Bxd7 Qxd7 21.
dxc5 bxc5 22. Nb3 Qa4 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Nxc5 Qxa2 25. Qb5 Kh7 26. f3 Rd2 27.
Na4 Rd4 28. Nc3 Qc4 29. Qxc4 Rxc4 30. Ra1 Rc7 31. Nb5 Rb7 32. Nd6 Rd7 33. Ra6
Bb7 34. Rxa7 Rxd6 35. Rxb7 Rd1+ 36. Kf2 Rd2+ 37. Kf1 Kg6 38. g4 Kf6 39. b4 Rb2
40. b5 Rb1+ 41. Kf2 Rb2+ 42. Kg3 e5 43. b6 g6 44. Rb8 Kg7 45. Kh2 Kf6 46. Kg1
Ke6 47. b7 Kf6 48. g3 g5 49. Kf1 Rb1+ 50. Ke2 Rb2+ 51. Kd3 Rb3+ 52. Kc4 Rb1 53.
Kc5 Rc1+ 54. Kd6 Rd1+ 55. Kc6 Rc1+ 56. Kd7 Rb1 57. Ke8 Kg7 58. Ke7 Rb2 59. Kd6
Kf6 60. f4 exf4 61. gxf4 gxf4 62. Rg8 Rb6+ 63. Kc7 Rxb7+ 64. Kxb7 f3 65. Kc6
Ke5 66. Re8+ Kf4 67. Kd5 f6 68. Rf8 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 16th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2007.03.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Qc2
d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bg2 c5 11. Rd1 Nc6 12. Be3 Rc8 13. O-O cxd4 14. Nxd4 Bb4
15. Bh3 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Rxc3 17. Bxc3 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 Bxe2 19. Bg2 Qd6 20. Qd4 Rd8
21. b4 h6 22. Rfe1 Bxd1 23. Rxd1 Qc6 24. Bf3 Rd7 25. Qb2 Rc7 26. Kg2 Qd6 27.
Qd4 Kf8 28. a3 Rc8 29. Rd3 Qd7 30. Qf4 Qc6 31. Qd2 Ne4 32. Qe3 Qe6 33. Rd4 Ng5
34. Bxd5 Qxe3 35. fxe3 Rc2+ 36. Kh1 Rc3 37. h4 Nh7 38. Rc4 Rxe3 39. Rc7 Nf6 40.
Bxf7 Rxa3 41. Kg2 Ne4 42. Bd5 Rxg3+ 43. Kh2 Rg4 44. Rxa7 Rxh4+ 45. Kg2 Nf6 46.
Be6 Re4 47. Ba2 Rxb4 48. Kf3 Nh5 49. Rf7+ Ke8 50. Rb7 Kd8 51. Ke3 g5 52. Rf7
Nf4 53. Rg7 Ra4 54. Bb1 Nd5+ 55. Kf2 Rf4+ 56. Ke2 Nc3+ 0-1

[Event "Amber-blindfold 16th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2007.03.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
Bd6 9. a3 O-O 10. Bd2 a5 11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Bb7 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. b4 axb4 15.
axb4 Qe7 16. Rb1 e5 17. Qc2 g6 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. O-O Bd6 21. Bc3
c5 22. Bxb7 Qxb7 23. bxc5 Rxc5 24. Qb2 Qc7 25. Rfc1 Rc8 26. Bd2 Bxh2+ 27. Kf1
Qd7 28. Qd4 Rxc1+ 29. Bxc1 Qxd4 30. exd4 Bd6 31. Bd2 Rc4 32. Rxb5 Rxd4 33. Be3
Re4 34. Rb6 Be7 35. Rb8+ Kg7 36. g3 h5 37. Kg2 Bf6 38. Kf3 Ra4 39. Rb5 Rc4 40.
Rc5 Ra4 41. Rb5 Ba1 42. Bf4 Ra3+ 43. Kg2 Kf6 44. Rb6+ Kg7 45. Rb5 Kf6 46. Rb6+
Kf5 47. Rb5+ Ke6 48. Rb6+ Kf5 49. Rb5+ Ke6 50. Rb6+ Kd5 51. Rb7 Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 16th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2007.03.28"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 c6 6. Nc3 d5 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Bf4
Bc4 9. Qd1 Nc6 10. Nd2 Ba6 11. Qa4 Bb7 12. Nb5 Kd7 13. Bg2 a6 14. Nc3 Bd6 15.
Bxd6 Kxd6 16. e4 b5 17. e5+ Kc7 18. Qd1 Nd7 19. Nb3 Rc8 20. Qg4 g5 21. f4 h6
22. O-O Kb8 23. Rad1 Ka8 24. fxg5 hxg5 25. Rxf7 Ndxe5 26. dxe5 Qb6+ 27. Nd4
Nxe5 28. Rxb7 Kxb7 29. Qxe6 Qxe6 30. Nxe6 g4 31. Nf4 Ka7 32. Rxd5 Nf3+ 33. Bxf3
gxf3 34. Rd7+ Kb8 35. h4 b4 36. Ne4 Rc2 37. Rd2 Rhc8 38. Rxc2 Rxc2 39. h5 Rxb2
40. h6 Rb1+ 41. Kh2 Rb2+ 42. Kh3 Rb1 43. Kg4 Rh1 44. Nh3 f2 45. Nexf2 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 16th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2007.03.28"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Nd2 O-O 5. Ngf3 d6 6. Bg2 Re8 7. O-O e5 8. Nb3
e4 9. a3 exf3 10. Bxf3 Bxa3 11. Rxa3 c6 12. d5 cxd5 13. cxd5 Bh3 14. Re1 Nbd7
15. Nd4 a6 16. e4 Ne5 17. Bg2 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Rc8 19. Nf5 Qd7 20. f3 h5 21. h3 g6
22. Nd4 Qc7 23. g4 Qb6 24. Rb3 Qa5 25. Bf4 Rc4 26. Be3 hxg4 27. hxg4 Nexg4 28.
Bd2 Qc5 29. Bc3 Nxd5 30. fxg4 Nxc3 31. bxc3 Rxc3 32. Rxc3 Qxc3 33. Nf3 Qb2+ 34.
Kg3 Qb4 35. Qd5 Re5 36. Qd3 b5 37. Rb1 Qxe4 38. Nxe5 Qxe5+ 39. Kg2 Qf4 40. Qf3
Qd2+ 41. Kg3 Qc2 42. Rd1 Qc5 43. Qa8+ Kg7 44. Qd5 Qe3+ 45. Qf3 Qe5+ 46. Qf4
Qc3+ 47. Kf2 f6 48. Rxd6 Qc5+ 49. Qd4 Qc2+ 50. Kg3 Qb3+ 51. Qd3 Qb2 52. Rd7+
Kh6 53. Qd2+ Qxd2 54. Rxd2 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 16th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2007.03.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 b5 7. a4 c6 8. e5 h6
9. exf6 hxg5 10. fxg7 Rg8 11. g3 Bb7 12. Bg2 c5 13. O-O g4 14. axb5 gxf3 15.
Bxf3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Nd7 17. dxc5 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Nxc5 19. Rfd1 Qc8 20. Rd6 Qb7 21.
Qh5 Rc8 22. Rc6 Nd3 23. Rxc8+ Qxc8 24. Rxa7 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 16th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2007.03.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. Nbd2 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. d5 Bd7 13. b3 g6 14. Re1 Nh5 15. Nf1
Nb7 16. Bh6 Ng7 17. a4 Rfb8 18. Qd2 Nd8 19. b4 f6 20. bxc5 dxc5 21. axb5 axb5
22. c4 b4 23. Qe2 Nf7 24. Be3 Rxa1 25. Rxa1 f5 26. Bc1 f4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 16th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2007.03.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bd2 e6 7. Nh4 Be4 8. f3 Bg6
9. Qb3 Ra7 10. O-O-O Be7 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. Kb1 O-O 13. g4 dxc4 14. Bxc4 b5 15.
Be2 c5 16. dxc5 Nbd7 17. c6 Nc5 18. Qc2 Qb6 19. g5 Nh5 20. Rc1 Rc8 21. b4 Na4
22. Nxa4 bxa4 23. Qxa4 Rb8 24. Rc4 Bxg5 25. f4 Bd8 26. Rhc1 Bc7 27. Qb3 Nf6 28.
a4 Rd8 29. R1c2 Raa8 30. Ka2 Rab8 31. Bf3 Rd6 32. e4 Rbd8 33. Be3 Qb8 34. R4c3
Rd4 35. Bxd4 Rxd4 36. Rc4 Qd8 37. e5 Ne8 38. Rxd4 Qxd4 39. Qc4 Qe3 40. Qe4 Qb6
41. a5 Qg1 42. h4 Qg3 43. Be2 Qxh4 44. Bxa6 g5 45. Bc8 Bd8 46. Qd4 gxf4 47. Rd2
Be7 48. Qd7 f3 49. Qxe8+ Kh7 50. Ba6 Qxb4 51. Bd3+ Kh6 52. Qh8+ Kg5 53. Qxg7+
Kf4 54. Qh6+ Kg4 55. Qg7+ Bg5 56. Rc2 Qa4+ 57. Kb2 Qb4+ 58. Ka2 Qa4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 16th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2007.03.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 Bb7 8. Bg2
Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 Nc6 11. Qf5 Nf6 12. e4 g6 13. Qf4 O-O 14. e5 Nh5 15.
Qg4 d5 16. exd6 Bf6 17. Nc3 Nd4 18. Nxd4 Bxg2 19. Nf5 Bc6 20. d7 Qc7 21. Nd5
Bxd5 22. Rxd5 Rfd8 23. Be3 Bxb2 24. Nh6+ Kf8 25. Rad1 Bg7 26. Rxh5 gxh5 27. Qf5
1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 16th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2007.03.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A56"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 Bd6 5. Nb5 Bc7 6. Nxc7+ Qxc7 7. f3 d6 8. e4
O-O 9. Bd3 b5 10. Ne2 bxc4 11. Bxc4 Ba6 12. Qc2 Nbd7 13. O-O Bxc4 14. Qxc4 Rfb8
15. Nc3 Rb4 16. Qe2 c4 17. Be3 Rab8 18. Rab1 h6 19. Rfc1 Qa5 20. Nd1 Nc5 21.
Bd2 Nd3 22. Bxb4 Rxb4 23. Rc3 Qxa2 24. Qc2 Qa5 25. b3 Nd7 26. Kf1 N7c5 27. bxc4
Rxc4 28. g3 Rd4 29. Ne3 Nb4 30. Qb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 16th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2007.03.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. d3 fxe4 5. dxe4 Nf6 6. O-O Bc5 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8.
Nxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 d6 10. Nd3 Bd4 11. Ne2 Bb6 12. Bg5 Qe8 13. Bxf6 Rxf6 14. Ng3
Ba6 15. Kh1 Bxd3 16. cxd3 Rxf2 17. Rxf2 Bxf2 18. Nf5 Bb6 19. Qg4 Qf8 20. Rf1 g6
21. Rf4 Kh8 22. Nd4 Qg7 23. Ne6 Qxb2 24. Rf1 Qe5 25. h4 Kg8 26. Ng5 Rf8 27.
Rxf8+ Kxf8 28. Qf3+ Ke7 29. Qf7+ Kd8 30. Ne6+ Kc8 31. d4 Qb5 32. Kh2 Qh5 33.
Kh3 Qb5 34. Kh2 Qh5 35. Kh3 Qb5 36. Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 16th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2007.03.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Rd1 b5 11. Be2 Qc7 12. e4 e5 13. g3 Re8 14. Bg5 exd4 15.
Nxd4 Be5 16. Bf3 h6 17. Be3 c5 18. Nf5 Nb6 19. a4 b4 20. a5 Nc4 21. Nd5 Nxd5
22. exd5 Bxf5 23. Qxc4 Bd6 24. Rac1 Rec8 25. Bf4 Bd7 26. Bxd6 Qxd6 27. Re1 Bb5
28. Qc2 c4 29. Qd2 Re8 30. h4 Rxe1+ 31. Rxe1 Rc8 32. Qd4 c3 33. bxc3 bxc3 34.
Qb6 Qa3 35. Qb7 Qc5 36. d6 Rd8 37. Qb6 Qxd6 38. Rc1 Qd2 39. Kg2 Re8 40. Rd1 Qc2
41. Rd8 Rxd8 42. Qxd8+ Kh7 43. Qd5 Bd3 44. Qxf7 Be4 45. Qf4 Bd3 46. Qe3 Qb1 47.
Qd4 Qc2 48. h5 Qd2 49. Be4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 16th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2007.03.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Nd5 8.
Ne4 Bb7 9. Be2 c5 10. O-O Qc7 11. Nd6+ Bxd6 12. exd6 Qc6 13. f3 c4 14. Qd4 O-O
15. Bxc4 Rfc8 16. b3 Qxd6 17. Rd1 Qb6 18. Qxb6 axb6 19. Bd2 Nf6 20. Be3 Ba6 21.
Bxa6 Rxa6 22. c4 d5 23. Rac1 h6 24. cxd5 Rxc1 25. Bxc1 Nxd5 26. a3 b5 27. Bb2
f6 28. g3 Kf7 29. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 16th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2007.03.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 a6 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. g4 Nxe5 8. dxe5
Nxg4 9. cxd5 Nxe5 10. f4 e6 11. fxe5 Qh4+ 12. Kd2 O-O-O 13. Qe1 Rxd5+ 14. Nxd5
Qe4 15. Nb6+ Kc7 16. Ke2 Qxh1 17. Qa5 Qxh2+ 18. Kf3 Qh5+ 19. Kf2 Qh4+ 20. Ke2
Qg4+ 21. Kf2 Qh4+ 22. Ke2 Qh2+ 23. Kf3 Bg4+ 24. Kxg4 Qg1+ 25. Kf3 Qxf1+ 26. Kg3
Qg1+ 27. Kf3 Qf1+ 28. Kg3 Qg1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 16th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2007.03.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E24"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 Nc6 6. f3 b6 7. e4 Ba6 8. Bg5
h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bf2 Qe7 11. h4 O-O-O 12. d5 Na5 13. c5 Bxf1 14. d6 cxd6 15.
cxd6 Qf8 16. Kxf1 Ne8 17. e5 f6 18. Qd3 Kb7 19. Rb1 fxe5 20. Qe4+ Nc6 21. Bxb6
axb6 22. Qe3 Nxd6 23. Qxb6+ Ka8 24. Qa6+ Na7 25. Rb6 Rb8 26. Rxd6 g4 27. Rxd7
Qc5 28. Qd3 Rb2 29. Ne2 g3 30. Ke1 Rhb8 31. Kd1 Qxa3 32. Qe4+ R2b7 33. Nxg3 Nb5
34. Qc6 Na7 35. Qe4 Nb5 36. Qc6 Na7 37. Qe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 16th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2007.03.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Nd2 O-O 6. Ngf3 dxc4 7. Qc2 Nc6 8.
Qxc4 Qd5 9. O-O Bxd2 10. Qxd5 exd5 11. Bxd2 Re8 12. Rfe1 Nd8 13. Ne5 c6 14. f3
Nd7 15. Nd3 Ne6 16. Bc3 f5 17. Kf2 Nf6 18. h4 Nh5 19. e3 Nd8 20. Bf1 Nf7 21. a4
a6 22. Ba5 Re7 23. b4 Nd6 24. b5 Nc4 25. Bb4 Rc7 26. Ne5 Nxe5 27. dxe5 c5 28.
Rec1 c4 29. Bd6 Rf7 30. bxa6 Rxa6 31. a5 g6 32. Rcb1 Ng7 33. Rb5 Be6 34. Rab1
Ne8 35. Bc5 Nc7 36. Rxb7 Rxa5 37. Bd4 Na6 38. R7b6 Re7 39. Be2 Nc5 40. R6b5
Rxb5 41. Rxb5 Nb3 42. Bc3 Nc1 43. Rb8+ Kf7 44. Rb1 Nxe2 45. Kxe2 Ra7 46. Bd4
Rc7 47. Kd2 Bd7 48. Rb8 Rc8 49. Rb7 Ke6 50. Kc3 h5 51. Bb6 Rc6 52. f4 Rc8 53.
Ba5 Rc6 54. Kd4 Rc8 55. Bc3 Rc6 56. Rb5 Rc7 57. Rxd5 Kf7 58. Ba5 Rb7 59. Rd6
Be6 60. Rc6 Rd7+ 61. Kc5 Rd3 62. Bb4 Rd8 63. Rc7+ Rd7 64. Rc6 Rd8 65. Rb6 Rd3
66. Rb7+ Rd7 67. Rb8 Rd3 68. Rb7+ Rd7 69. Rxd7+ Bxd7 70. Kxc4 Ke6 71. Kd4 Bc6
72. Kc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 16th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2007.03.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g3 Qb6 7. Nf3 Bc5 8. e3
O-O 9. Bg2 Qa6 10. Qa4 Qxa4 11. Nxa4 Be7 12. O-O b6 13. b3 Bb7 14. Nc3 Na5 15.
Ne5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nc6 17. Nf3 Rfd8 18. Rd1 a6 19. Bb2 Rab8 20. Rac1 b5 21. Ne2
Kf8 22. Ned4 Nxd4 23. Nxd4 Rdc8 24. cxb5 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 axb5 26. a3 Ne8 27. e4
f6 28. f4 Nd6 29. Kf3 Nb7 30. Rc2 Kf7 31. Bc1 Nc5 32. b4 e5 33. Nf5 Ne6 34. Bb2
exf4 35. gxf4 Bf8 36. Ne3 Ra8 37. h4 Bd6 38. f5 Nd8 39. Rd2 Ra6 40. Rd5 Rb6 41.
Bd4 Ra6 42. Bb2 Rb6 43. h5 h6 44. Ng4 Ke7 45. e5 fxe5 46. Nxe5 Bxe5 47. Bxe5
Kf8 48. Rxd7 Nf7 49. Bb2 Rd6 50. Rxd6 Nxd6 51. Kf4 Kf7 52. Bc3 Nc4 53. Ke4 Nxa3
54. Kd5 Nc4 55. Bd4 Na3 56. Kc5 Nc2 57. Bb2 Ne3 58. Kxb5 Nxf5 59. Kc6 Ne7+ 60.
Kd6 g6 61. hxg6+ Nxg6 62. b5 Ne7 63. Bc1 h5 64. Bg5 Nf5+ 65. Kc7 Ke6 66. b6 Nd6
67. Bf4 Nb5+ 68. Kc8 Kd5 69. b7 Na7+ 70. Kc7 Nc6 71. Bg3 Kc5 72. Bd6+ Kd5 73.
Be7 h4 74. Bxh4 Nb4 75. Kb6 Nc6 76. Bg3 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 16th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2007.03.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Be3 Be7 10. c3 Nc5 11. Bc2 Nd7 12. Re1 Ndxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Bd4 f6
15. a4 b4 16. cxb4 Bf7 17. Nc3 O-O 18. b5 axb5 19. axb5 Rxa1 20. Qxa1 c5 21.
bxc6 Nxc6 22. Qa4 Nxd4 23. Qxd4 Bd6 24. Qd3 g6 25. g3 Be5 26. Bb3 Qa5 27. Rd1
Bxc3 28. bxc3 Rc8 29. Bxd5 Qxd5 30. Qxd5 Bxd5 31. Rxd5 Rxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 16th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2007.03.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 Bg4 3. e4 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. h3 Bh5 6. g4 Bg6 7. Qe2 c6 8. Bg2 d5
9. exd5 cxd5 10. Ne5 Nc6 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. g5 Nd7 13. Bxd5 Nxd4 14. Qe4 Bc5 15.
Bd2 O-O 16. Bb3 Bb6 17. O-O-O Nc5 18. Qg4 Qc8 19. Be3 Ncxb3+ 20. axb3 Nf5 21.
Rd3 Rd8 22. Rhd1 Rxd3 23. Rxd3 Qc6 24. Qe4 Nxe3 25. Qxc6 bxc6 26. fxe3 Kf8 27.
b4 Ke7 28. Na4 Rh8 29. Nxb6 axb6 30. Ra3 Rxh3 31. Ra7+ Kd6 32. Rxf7 Rg3 33.
Rxg7 Rxg5 34. Kd2 Rg4 35. b5 cxb5 36. Kd3 Rg5 37. Rb7 Rd5+ 38. Ke4 Kc5 39. Re7
Rd2 40. Rxe6 Rxc2 41. Rxg6 Rxb2 42. Kd3 Rb3+ 43. Kd2 b4 44. Kc2 Rxe3 45. Kb2
Kb5 46. Rg8 Rh3 47. Rf8 b3 48. Rf5+ Ka4 49. Rf4+ Ka5 50. Rf5+ b5 51. Rf4 b4 52.
Rf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 16th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2007.03.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. d4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. a3 Bxd2+ 8.
Qxd2 cxd4 9. Qxd4 Nc6 10. Qd3 Ne5 11. Qd4 Nxf3+ 12. exf3 Rc8 13. Be3 Ba6 14.
Rc1 O-O 15. b4 d5 16. b5 Bb7 17. f4 Ba8 18. O-O Rxc4 19. Rxc4 dxc4 20. Qxc4
Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Qa8+ 22. Kg1 Rc8 23. Qa4 h5 24. Bd4 Qe4 25. Qa6 Qa8 26. Bxf6 gxf6
27. Qa4 Rc5 28. h4 Kg7 29. Rb1 Qb7 30. Qd4 Qf3 31. Qa4 Qd3 32. Rd1 Qf3 33. Rb1
Kg6 34. Qxa7 Qe4 35. Rf1 Rxb5 36. Qe7 Kg7 37. Qd6 Rb2 38. Qd1 Kg6 39. Qd8 Qf3
40. Qg8+ Kf5 41. Qxf7 Kg4 42. Qxe6+ f5 43. Qg6+ 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 16th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2007.03.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2679"]
[PlyCount "216"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. g3 Nbd7 6. Bg2 dxc4 7. a4 a5 8. O-O
Bd6 9. Qc2 O-O 10. Rd1 Qe7 11. Nd2 Nb6 12. Nce4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Bb4 14. Bf4 f6
15. Rac1 Bd7 16. Nd2 Be8 17. Nxc4 Nxc4 18. Qxc4 Bf7 19. Qc2 Bg6 20. Qb3 Bf7 21.
Qc2 Bg6 22. Qc4 Bf7 23. Be3 Rfd8 24. h4 Rd7 25. Be4 f5 26. Bg2 e5 27. Qc2 e4
28. Bf1 Qe6 29. Bf4 Qb3 30. e3 Qxc2 31. Rxc2 Bb3 32. Bc4+ Bxc4 33. Rxc4 Rd5 34.
h5 Rad8 35. Rdc1 Be7 36. Kg2 g5 37. hxg6 hxg6 38. Rh1 Bf6 39. b4 axb4 40. Rxb4
g5 41. Bc7 R8d7 42. Bb8 c5 43. dxc5 Rxc5 44. Rhb1 Ra5 45. Rxb7 Rxb7 46. Rxb7
Rxa4 47. Rb5 Kf7 48. Rxf5 Ke6 49. g4 Rb4 50. Bg3 Rc4 51. Rb5 Ra4 52. Rb6+ Kf7
53. Bd6 Rc4 54. Ra6 Kg7 55. Ra5 Kf7 56. Be5 Bxe5 57. Rxe5 Kf6 58. Rf5+ Kg6 59.
Rf8 Kg7 60. Rd8 Kf6 61. Rd6+ Kf7 62. Ra6 Rb4 63. Ra1 Kf6 64. Kf1 Ke6 65. Ra6+
Kf7 66. Ra5 Kf6 67. Rf5+ Kg6 68. Rd5 Rb1+ 69. Kg2 Rb8 70. Rd6+ Kf7 71. Rd4 Re8
72. Kf1 Kf6 73. Ke2 Ke5 74. Ra4 Rb8 75. Ra5+ Kf6 76. Ra6+ Kf7 77. Ra4 Re8 78.
Kd2 Kg6 79. Ra6+ Kg7 80. Ra4 Kg6 81. Kc3 Rf8 82. Ra6+ Kh7 83. Ra2 Rd8 84. Ra7+
Kg6 85. Ra6+ Kg7 86. Re6 Rf8 87. Kd4 Rxf2 88. Kxe4 Rf1 89. Ra6 Rf2 90. Re6 Rf1
91. Ke5 Rf3 92. Kd5 Rg3 93. Re4 Kf6 94. Kd6 Kf7 95. Kd7 Rg1 96. Kd6 Rg3 97. Ke5
Rf3 98. Kd5 Rg3 99. Kd4 Kf6 100. Kd3 Rg2 101. Ra4 Kf7 102. Rd4 Kf6 103. Kc4 Ke5
104. Kd3 Kf6 105. Re4 Kf7 106. Kd4 Kf6 107. Kd5 Rg3 108. Kd6 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 16th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2007.03.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. d4 e6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 Qc8 11. Nh4 Bxh4 12. Rxd5 Be7 13. Nc3 Nc6 14. Bf4 Nb4
15. Qf5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 O-O 18. Rd1 d6 19. Qe4 Re8 20. Qf3 Rf8 21.
Qe4 Re8 22. Qf3 Rf8 23. Qe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 16th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2007.03.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
Bd6 9. a3 O-O 10. Bd2 a5 11. Rc1 Bb7 12. O-O Qb8 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 c5 15.
dxc5 Bxh2+ 16. Nxh2 Bxe4 17. Bc3 Qb7 18. Qg4 e5 19. Rfd1 f5 20. Qg3 Ra6 21. Rd6
Rxd6 22. cxd6 Qc6 23. Nf3 b4 24. axb4 axb4 25. Nxe5 Nxe5 26. Qxe5 bxc3 27. Qe6+
Kh8 28. Rxc3 Qd5 29. Rc8 Qd1+ 30. Kh2 Qh5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 24th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2007.03.10"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Ba6 7. b3 O-O 8.
Nc3 d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bg2 Re8 11. Ne5 c5 12. O-O Bb7 13. Rfd1 Na6 14. Qf4 Nc7
15. Ng4 Nxg4 16. Qxg4 Qf6 17. e3 Rad8 18. Rac1 Qe7 19. dxc5 bxc5 20. Qa4 Rd7
21. Ne4 d4 22. exd4 Bxe4 23. Bxe4 Ne6 24. d5 Nd4 25. Re1 Qd8 26. Kf1 Rde7 27.
Bd3 Qc8 28. g4 Rxe1+ 29. Rxe1 Rf8 30. h3 Qd8 31. Be4 Qb6 32. Bg2 g6 33. Kg1 Kg7
34. Qd7 Rd8 35. Qe7 a5 36. Kh1 Nb5 37. Re6 Nd6 38. Qf6+ Kg8 39. Re7 a4 40. bxa4
c4 41. Kh2 Qb8 42. f4 Qc8 43. Re3 Re8 44. Rxe8+ Nxe8 45. Qc6 Qxc6 46. dxc6 Kf8
47. Kg3 Ke7 48. Kf2 Kd6 49. Ke3 Kc5 50. g5 Nc7 51. a3 Ne6 52. Be4 c3 53. f5 1-0

[Event "Morelia/Linares 24th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2007.03.09"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 d5 6. Qa4 O-O 7. O-O Bf5 8. Nc3
Nbd7 9. cxd5 Nb6 10. Qb3 Nfxd5 11. Rd1 Qd6 12. Bd2 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Qe6 14. d5
cxd5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Nd4 Qf6 17. Nxf5+ Qxf5 18. a4 Rfd8 19. a5 Nc4 20. Qxb7
e6 21. e4 dxe4 22. Bxe4 Qe5 23. Bg2 Nxa5 24. Qxa8 Rxa8 25. Bxa8 Qe2 26. Re1 Qd2
27. Red1 Qe2 28. Re1 Qd2 29. Red1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 24th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2007.03.07"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Re1 d5 8. d4
dxc4 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Qa4+ Nbd7 11. Qxc4 O-O 12. Rd1 Rc8 13. Qh4 Be7 14. Qh3
Qe8 15. Nd4 Bxg2 16. Qxg2 Ne5 17. Qb7 Bc5 18. Bg5 Nfg4 19. h3 Nc6 20. hxg4 Bxd4
21. Nb5 Rb8 22. Qc7 Rc8 23. Qb7 Rb8 24. Qc7 Rc8 25. Qb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 24th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2007.03.06"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D88"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Na5 11. Bd3 b6 12. Rc1 cxd4 13. cxd4 e6 14. Qd2 Bb7
15. h4 Qe7 16. h5 Rfc8 17. e5 Rxc1 18. Rxc1 Rc8 19. Rxc8+ Bxc8 20. Bg5 Qc7 21.
Bf6 Nc6 22. Qg5 h6 23. Qc1 g5 24. Bb5 Bd7 25. d5 exd5 26. Nd4 Bxf6 27. exf6 Qd6
28. Bxc6 Qxf6 29. Bxd7 Qxd4 30. g3 Qc5 31. Qxc5 bxc5 32. Bc6 d4 33. Bb5 Kf8 34.
f4 gxf4 35. gxf4 1-0

[Event "Morelia/Linares 24th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2007.03.04"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C96"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Nd7 12. d5 Nb6 13. Nbd2 g6 14. b4 cxb4 15. cxb4
Nac4 16. Nxc4 Nxc4 17. Bb3 Nb6 18. Be3 Bd7 19. Rc1 Rc8 20. Rxc8 Bxc8 21. Qc2
Bd7 22. Rc1 Na8 23. Qd2 Qb8 24. Bg5 Bxg5 25. Nxg5 Rc8 26. Rf1 h6 27. Ne6 Kh7
28. f4 Qa7+ 29. Kh2 Be8 30. f5 gxf5 31. exf5 f6 32. Re1 Nc7 33. Rc1 Bd7 34. Rc3
e4 35. Rg3 Nxe6 36. dxe6 Be8 37. e7 Bh5 38. Qxd6 1-0

[Event "Morelia/Linares 24th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2007.03.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 c5 14. exd5 exd5
15. dxc5 dxc4 16. c6 cxb3 17. Re1 b2 18. Bxb2 Nc5 19. Nb3 Nd3 20. Re2 Nxb2 21.
Rxb2 Qxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rfd8 23. Rbd2 Rxd2 24. Rxd2 Rd8 25. Rxd8+ Bxd8 26. Nd4 Bc4
27. Bf1 Bd5 28. Bg2 Bc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 24th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2007.03.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. c3 Be7 10. Nbd2 Nc5 11. a4 Nxb3 12. Qxb3 O-O 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Qxa8
15. Qxb5 Rd8 16. Qd3 Qb7 17. Nd4 Nxe5 18. Qe2 Bf6 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. f4 Qb6+ 21.
Kh1 Nf7 22. Nf3 c5 23. g4 Re8 24. g5 Bd8 25. f5 e5 26. c4 Qa6 27. Re1 e4 28.
cxd5 Qxe2 29. Rxe2 Nd6 30. Nh4 h6 31. Bf4 Nb5 32. d6 Nd4 33. Rg2 Bxg5 34. Bxg5
hxg5 35. Rxg5 Kf7 36. Rg3 Nb5 37. Rg6 Rd8 38. Re6 Nxd6 39. Re5 c4 40. Rd5 Kf6
41. Ng2 Ke7 42. Ne3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 24th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2007.02.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Bb3 e6 9. O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. c3 Na5 13. Qd3 Nxb3 14. axb3
a6 15. Qd2 Re8 16. Rfe1 Bd7 17. Nc2 Bc6 18. Bd4 f6 19. Rxe8+ Qxe8 20. h3 Qf7
21. Nb4 Bf8 22. Nxc6 bxc6 23. b4 Bd6 24. b5 cxb5 25. Bxf6 a5 26. Bd4 Qf4 27.
Qxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 24th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2007.02.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2
b6 9. Bb2 Bb7 10. O-O Qe7 11. Rad1 Rad8 12. Rfe1 Rfe8 13. e4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 dxe4
15. Qxe4 Bb4 16. Rf1 Bd6 17. Rfe1 Bb4 18. Rf1 Bd6 19. Rfe1 Bb4 20. Rf1 Bd6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 24th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2007.02.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2
b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Bb2 Re8 11. Rad1 Qe7 12. Rfe1 Rac8 13. e4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 dxe4
15. Qxe4 Bb4 16. Rf1 Ba3 17. Bxa3 Qxa3 18. Qc2 Nf6 19. c5 Ba6 20. Bxa6 Qxa6 21.
Ne5 Nd5 22. Nc4 Red8 23. a3 Rc7 24. Qc1 Ne7 25. Rd2 Nf5 26. Rfd1 b5 27. Ne5 Qc8
28. Rd3 f6 29. Nf3 Rcd7 30. Qf4 Rd5 31. Qe4 Qd7 32. R3d2 h5 33. h4 a5 34. Kf1
Re8 35. Re1 Kf7 36. Red1 Nh6 37. Re1 Re7 38. Qf4 Rf5 39. Qd6 Qc8 40. Rde2 Rd5
41. Qf4 Nf5 42. Re4 Rd8 43. g4 hxg4 44. Qxg4 Qd7 45. h5 Kg8 46. Kg2 Qd5 47. Qg6
Rf8 48. h6 Qd8 49. d5 Qxd5 50. Rg4 Qd7 51. Rh1 Qe8 52. hxg7 Rxg7 53. Qh7+ Kf7
54. Rxg7+ Nxg7 55. Rh6 Qd8 56. Qg6+ Kg8 57. Qh7+ Kf7 58. Qg6+ Kg8 59. Rh7 Qd7
60. Nd2 f5 61. Nf3 Rf6 62. Qxf6 Kxh7 63. Ng5+ Kg8 64. Qg6 1-0

[Event "Morelia/Linares 24th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2007.02.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 b5 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Nb3 a5 7. Bd2 Nc6 8. Nc1
Bd6 9. Nd3 O-O 10. O-O Ne4 11. Be3 b4 12. Re1 Ba6 13. Nfe5 Ne7 14. f3 Nf5 15.
Bf4 Nf6 16. c3 Ne7 17. Qd2 bxc3 18. bxc3 Rc8 19. Bg5 Bxd3 20. Nxd3 Nd7 21. e4
c5 22. exd5 exd5 23. Bh3 cxd4 24. cxd4 h6 25. Bf4 Bxf4 26. Nxf4 Rc4 27. Bf1 Rc8
28. Bh3 Rc4 29. Bf1 Rc8 30. Rab1 Nf6 31. Rb5 Nc6 32. Rc5 Qb6 33. Rec1 g5 34.
Ne2 Ne5 35. Qc3 Nc4 36. Kh1 Nd7 37. Rxc8 Rxc8 38. Qd3 Nf6 39. Nc3 Qb2 40. Rc2
Qa1 41. Qd1 Qxd1 42. Nxd1 Re8 43. Kg2 Ne3+ 44. Nxe3 Rxe3 45. Kf2 Ra3 46. Bb5 h5
47. Ke2 Kg7 48. Rb2 h4 49. Kf2 hxg3+ 50. hxg3 g4 51. Be2 gxf3 52. Bxf3 a4 53.
Rb5 Rxa2+ 54. Ke3 a3 55. Ra5 Ra1 56. Kd2 a2 57. Kc2 Rf1 58. Bd1 Ne4 59. g4 Nf2
60. Rxa2 Rxd1 0-1

[Event "Morelia/Linares 24th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2007.02.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. b3 Bb7 11. Bb2 a6 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Nf6 14. Bc2 c5 15.
dxc5 Bxc5 16. Ng5 Qxd1 17. Raxd1 Kh8 18. g3 h6 19. Bxf6 hxg5 20. Bb2 Rac8 21.
Rc1 Rfd8 22. Rfd1 Bf3 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. a3 b4 25. a4 f5 26. Kf1 f4 27. Be4
Bxe4 28. Rxc5 Rd1+ 29. Ke2 Rb1 30. Bc1 f3+ 31. Kd1 Rxb3 32. Rc4 Bd3 33. Rc8+
Kh7 34. e4 Rb1 35. Kd2 Bxe4 36. Ke3 Bd5 37. Bd2 Rb3+ 38. Kd4 Rb2 39. Be3 Re2
40. Rc1 Ba2 0-1

[Event "Morelia/Linares 24th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2007.02.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. e3 Bd7 8. Qe2
b5 9. Rd1 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Ne5 Qe8 12. b3 Nd5 13. Bxd5 exd5 14. Nxd5 Nxe5
15. dxe5 Ra7 16. bxc4 c6 17. Nf4 Qc8 18. Bb2 g5 19. e4 gxf4 20. gxf4 f5 21. Qe3
Rb7 22. Qg3+ Kf7 23. Qh3 Ke8 24. Qh5+ Rf7 25. Kh1 fxe4 26. Rg1 Bf5 27. Rad1 Rd7
28. e6 Bxe6 29. Rg8+ Bf8 30. Rxf8+ Kxf8 31. Qh6+ Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 24th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2007.02.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E66"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Na5 9. Nd2 e5 10. b3 Ng4 11. h3 Nh6 12. Nde4 f6 13. Nxd6 Qxd6 14. Ne4 Qd8 15.
Nxc5 f5 16. d6 e4 17. d7 Nf7 18. Rb1 Qe7 19. dxc8=Q Raxc8 20. Na4 Rfd8 21. Qe1
Nc6 22. Nc3 Nd4 23. Bb2 b5 24. Nd5 Qd6 25. Bxd4 Bxd4 26. Rd1 Be5 27. Qa5 bxc4
28. Ne3 Qc7 29. Qxc7 Bxc7 30. Nxc4 Ne5 31. Rxd8+ Rxd8 32. Rc1 Nxc4 33. Rxc4
Rd1+ 34. Bf1 Bd6 35. e3 a5 36. Kg2 Kf7 37. Rc2 Ke7 38. Be2 Rd5 39. Bc4 Rd1 40.
g4 f4 41. exf4 Bxf4 42. Re2 Rd4 43. Bd3 Kf6 44. Bxe4 Rd2 45. Rxd2 Bxd2 46. Kg3
Be1 47. Kf3 Bb4 48. h4 h6 49. Ke2 Bd6 50. Kd3 Bc5 51. f4 h5 52. g5+ Kg7 53. Kc4
Bd6 54. Kb5 Bxf4 55. Kxa5 Bg3 56. Kb5 Bxh4 57. a4 Bxg5 58. a5 Kf6 59. a6 Be3
60. Kc6 g5 61. b4 Ke5 62. b5 Kxe4 63. b6 g4 64. a7 g3 65. a8=Q Kf3 66. b7 Bf4
67. Qf8 Ke4 68. Qe8+ 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.29"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a3
d6 9. c3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Nd7 12. b4 cxb4 13. cxb4 Nc4 14. Nc3 Ndb6 15. h3
exd4 16. Nxd4 Bf6 17. Rb1 Bd7 18. Rb3 Re8 19. f4 Rc8 20. Kh1 g6 21. Rf1 Bg7 22.
Nce2 Na4 23. f5 Nab6 24. Nf4 Qf6 25. fxg6 fxg6 26. Nf5 Kh8 27. Nxg7 Qxg7 28.
Rg3 Rf8 29. e5 Nxe5 30. Bb2 Nbc4 31. Nxg6+ hxg6 32. Rxf8+ Rxf8 33. Bxg6 Bg4 34.
Rxg4 Qf6 35. Bd4 Qf1+ 36. Qxf1 Rxf1+ 37. Kh2 Nxa3 38. Bd3 Rd1 39. Rg3 Nac4 40.
h4 Nd2 41. Bc3 Ndc4 42. h5 Nb6 43. h6 Nd5 44. Rf3 Nf6 45. Bf5 Ng8 46. h7 Nf6
47. Rh3 Rf1 48. g4 Rf4 49. Rg3 Kg7 50. Rh3 Kh8 51. Rg3 Kg7 52. Kg2 Nxh7 53. Rd3
Nf6 54. Rxd6 Nexg4 55. Bxg4 Rxg4+ 56. Kf3 Rg6 57. Rxa6 Kf7 58. Rxf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.27"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. c3 O-O 11. Bc2 f5 12. Nb3 Qd7 13. Nbd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 c5 15.
Nxe6 Qxe6 16. f3 Ng5 17. a4 Rad8 18. axb5 axb5 19. Bxg5 Bxg5 20. f4 Be7 21. Kh1
Kh8 22. Qd3 Qb6 23. g4 c4 24. Qh3 Qc6 25. Qg2 fxg4 26. f5 Bc5 27. Qxg4 Rde8 28.
f6 gxf6 29. Bxh7 Rxe5 30. Bf5 Rf7 31. Rae1 d4+ 32. Be4 Qe6 33. Bf5 Qc6+ 34. Be4
Qe6 35. Bf5 Qc6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[PlyCount "218"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. Qd3 Nc6 10. a3 b5 11. Bd5 Qc7 12. Bg5 Be6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. O-O Rac8 15.
Rfd1 Nd4 16. h3 g6 17. Rac1 Bg7 18. Qe3 Qb8 19. Qd3 Qc7 20. Nxd4 exd4 21. Bxe6
fxe6 22. Ne2 Bh6 23. Rb1 Qxc2 24. Qxc2 Rxc2 25. Nxd4 Rcxf2 26. Nxe6 R8f6 27.
Rxd6 Be3 28. Kh1 Kf7 29. Nd8+ Ke7 30. Rxf6 Rxf6 31. e5 Rb6 32. Rd1 Bf4 33. g4
Bxe5 34. Re1 Kf6 35. Rf1+ Ke7 36. Re1 Kf6 37. Rf1+ Kg7 38. Rf7+ Kg8 39. b3 Rd6
40. Re7 Bb2 41. Re8+ Kg7 42. a4 Rd3 43. axb5 axb5 44. Kg2 Bf6 45. Nc6 Rxb3 46.
Rb8 h5 47. gxh5 gxh5 48. Na7 b4 49. Nc6 Bc3 50. Nxb4 Bxb4 51. h4 Kf6 52. Rb5
Kg6 53. Rg5+ Kf6 54. Rb5 Ke6 55. Rxh5 Bd6 56. Rg5 Bf4 57. Rc5 Be5 58. h5 Rg3+
59. Kf1 Rh3 60. Ke2 Kf5 61. h6 Ke4 62. Rc4+ Bd4 63. Rc2 Rxh6 64. Rd2 Rh3 65.
Rc2 Bc3 66. Kd1 Kd4 67. Rf2 Kd3 68. Rd2+ Kc4 69. Rf2 Re3 70. Re2 Rd3+ 71. Kc2
Bd4 72. Rd2 Ra3 73. Re2 Be3 74. Kd1 Ra1+ 75. Kc2 Kd4 76. Kb2 Ra8 77. Kb1 Rh8
78. Kc2 Rc8+ 79. Kb3 Kd3 80. Rb2 Bd2 81. Rb1 Ra8 82. Rb2 Ra1 83. Ra2 Rd1 84.
Rc2 Ra1 85. Rc3+ Kd4 86. Rc4+ Kd5 87. Rg4 Be3 88. Kc2 Bd4 89. Kd3 Ra3+ 90. Ke2
Kc4 91. Rg2 Rh3 92. Kd2 Re3 93. Re2 Ra3 94. Kc2 Be3 95. Kb2 Kb4 96. Kb1 Bd4 97.
Kc2 Kc4 98. Rd2 Be3 99. Re2 Rb3 100. Kd1 Kd3 101. Rd2+ Ke4 102. Kc2 Rb8 103.
Rd3 Bd4 104. Rd2 Rc8+ 105. Kd1 Be3 106. Rc2 Rf8 107. Ke2 Kd4 108. Kd1 Kd3 109.
Rd2+ Bxd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 O-O 7. e3 c5 8.
dxc5 Nbd7 9. Rc1 Qa5 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. Rxc3 Ne4 12. b4 Nxc3 13. Qa1 Qa4 14. Qxc3
a5 15. b5 Nxc5 16. Qxc5 Be6 17. Qc1 Rfc8 18. Qa1 Qc2 19. Be2 Qc1+ 20. Qxc1
Rxc1+ 21. Bd1 Ra1 22. a4 Rc8 23. Nd4 Rc4 24. O-O f6 25. Bf4 Bf7 26. h4 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 b5 8. Nd5
Nge7 9. c4 Nxd5 10. exd5 Nd4 11. cxb5 Be7 12. Be3 Nf5 13. Bd2 e4 14. bxa6 O-O
15. Be2 Bf6 16. Nc4 Bxa6 17. O-O Nd4 18. Rc1 Bb5 19. Bc3 Nxe2+ 20. Qxe2 Rxa2
21. Qxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. e3 Bd7 8. Nc3
Nd5 9. Nd2 Nb6 10. Qe2 Na5 11. Nde4 Be7 12. Nc5 Bc6 13. Bxc6+ Nxc6 14. Nxb7 Qc8
15. Nc5 O-O 16. N5a4 Nb4 17. Bd2 Rd8 18. a3 Nc6 19. Rac1 Rb8 20. Rfd1 e5 21.
Nxb6 cxb6 22. Qxc4 exd4 23. Ne4 dxe3 24. Bxe3 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Qb7 26. Rc1 Ne5
27. Qc7 f6 28. Qxb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a3
Bc5 9. c3 d6 10. d4 Bb6 11. Be3 h6 12. h3 Re8 13. Nbd2 Bb7 14. dxe5 dxe5 15.
Bxb6 cxb6 16. Nh2 Qe7 17. Ng4 Rad8 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Qe2 Na5 20. Ba2 Bc8 21.
Nf1 Qg6 22. Kh2 Be6 23. Bxe6 Rxe6 24. a4 Nb3 25. Rad1 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 bxa4 27.
Qxa6 Qxe4 28. Qc8+ Kh7 29. Rd8 Qf4+ 30. Ng3 Nd2 31. h4 Qxh4+ 32. Kg1 e4 33.
Rxd2 e3 34. Rd3 Qf4 35. Rxe3 Rxe3 36. fxe3 Qxg3 37. Qf5+ Qg6 38. Qd5 Qe6 39.
Qd4 g6 40. Qxa4 Qxe3+ 41. Kh2 h5 42. Qd1 Kg7 43. Qd6 f6 44. Qc7+ Kh6 45. b4 Kg5
46. Qc6 Qe5+ 47. Kg1 b5 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Ba4 Bc5 6. Nxe5 O-O 7. Nd3 Bb6 8.
e5 c6 9. O-O Ne8 10. Ne2 Qh4 11. Nxd4 Qxd4 12. Bb3 d5 13. Qe2 f6 14. e6 Nc7 15.
c3 Qh4 16. g3 Qh6 17. Nc5 Bxc5 18. d4 Qh3 19. dxc5 Nxe6 20. Be3 Re8 21. Qd2 Nf8
22. Rae1 Ng6 23. f3 h5 24. Bd4 Bf5 25. c4 Ne7 26. Re3 Be6 27. Qe2 Kf7 28. g4
Ng6 29. f4 Bxg4 30. cxd5 Bxe2 31. dxc6+ Kf8 32. Rxh3 Bxf1 33. Kxf1 bxc6 34. f5
Nf4 35. Rh4 Nd3 36. Be6 Rab8 37. Rxh5 Rb4 38. Rh8+ Ke7 39. Bxf6+ Kxf6 40. Rxe8
Rxb2 41. Rf8+ Ke5 42. Rf7 Nxc5 43. Rxg7 Rxh2 44. Rxa7 Nxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 Qc8 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxe7 Nxe7 13. e4 O-O 14. Nc3 Nbc6
15. Rd2 Ba6 16. Bh3 Ng6 17. Bxd7 Qb7 18. Bh3 Rad8 19. Rad1 Qb8 20. Bg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. Bb3 Nc6 11. Bg5 Nd7 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Nd5 Qd8 14. c3 Na5 15.
Bc2 Nc4 16. b3 Na3 17. Ne3 Nxc2 18. Qxc2 Rc8 19. Rfd1 Rc6 20. Rac1 b5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 Bf5 6. Ne5 h6 7. Qb3 Ra7 8. cxd5
cxd5 9. Bd2 e6 10. Rc1 Nbd7 11. Bb5 Bd6 12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. Bxd7+ Qxd7 14. Na4
O-O 15. Nb6 Qd8 16. Nc8 Qxc8 17. Rxc8 Rxc8 18. Qb6 Bb8 19. O-O Kh7 20. Rc1 Bc2
21. Ba5 Kg6 22. Qb4 Rc4 23. Qd2 Bf5 24. Rxc4 dxc4 25. Bb6 Ra8 26. Qe2 e5 27.
Qxc4 exd4 28. Qxd4 f6 29. f4 Bb1 30. Qd5 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Bd7 11. Rb1 Qc7 12. Bf4 Qc8 13. d5 Na5 14. Bd3 e5
15. Bg3 f5 16. f4 fxe4 17. Bxe4 Nc4 18. Qd3 Nd6 19. fxe5 Nxe4 20. Qxe4 Bf5 21.
Qc4 Bxb1 22. d6+ Kh8 23. Rxb1 Qf5 24. Re1 Bxe5 25. Nd4 Bxd4+ 26. cxd4 Rae8 27.
Rxe8 Rxe8 28. h3 Kg7 29. Qb5 Rd8 30. dxc5 Rd7 31. a4 g5 32. a5 a6 33. Qc4 h5
34. Be1 Rf7 35. c6 bxc6 36. Bc3+ Kh7 37. Qxc6 Qf2+ 38. Kh1 Qf1+ 39. Kh2 Qf4+
40. Kh1 Qf1+ 41. Kh2 Qf4+ 42. Kh1 g4 43. hxg4 hxg4 44. Qc8 g3 45. Qh8+ Kg6 46.
Qg8+ Kh5 47. Qh8+ Qh6 48. Qxh6+ Kxh6 49. Kg1 Kg5 50. Bd4 Rf5 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 d5 7. exd6 Qxd6 8.
Na3 a6 9. O-O Bf5 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. cxd4 e6 13. Qf3 Qd7 14. d5 Nxd5
15. Rd1 Bxa3 16. bxa3 O-O 17. h4 Rac8 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Rxd5 Qe6 20. Rxf5 Qe1+
21. Kh2 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Qxc1 23. Qxb7 Qxa3 24. Qd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Faaborg Midtfyn Blindfold Cup Final"]
[Site "Faaborg"]
[Date "2007.01.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A56"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2007.01.04"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Be7 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O
Ne8 9. Rb1 g6 10. Ne1 Bg5 11. Nd3 Bxc1 12. Qxc1 Qe7 13. f4 exf4 14. Qxf4 f6 15.
Rf2 Ne5 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. Qe3 b6 18. Rbf1 Bd7 19. h4 Nd6 20. h5 f5 21. g3 gxh5
22. Bd3 fxe4 23. Nxe4 Nxe4 24. Bxe4 Rxf2 25. Rxf2 Rf8 26. d6 Qg7 27. Bd5+ Kh8
28. Rxf8+ Qxf8 29. Qg5 h6 30. Qg6 Qg7 31. Qxh5 Qxg3+ 32. Kh1 Qe1+ 33. Kg2 Qd2+
34. Kh1 Qc1+ 35. Kh2 Qf4+ 36. Kh1 Kg7 37. Bg2 Qc1+ 38. Kh2 Qf4+ 39. Kh1 e4 40.
Bh3 Qc1+ 41. Kh2 Qxb2+ 42. Bg2 Qf6 43. Bxe4 Qf4+ 0-1

[Event "Faaborg Midtfyn Blindfold Cup Final"]
[Site "Faaborg"]
[Date "2007.01.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2007.01.04"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 g6 7. g4 Bg7 8. Bg2
O-O 9. b3 Nc6 10. Nde2 h5 11. g5 Nd7 12. Bb2 b5 13. e5 Bb7 14. exd6 exd6 15.
Qd2 b4 16. Na4 Bxb2 17. Nxb2 a5 18. Nc4 d5 19. Bxd5 Nb6 20. Nxb6 Qxb6 21. Qe3
Qc7 22. O-O-O a4 23. Qf4 Ne5 24. Bxb7 axb3 25. axb3 Qxb7 26. Qxe5 Rfe8 27. Qf6
Rxe2 28. Rhe1 Rxe1 29. Rxe1 Kh7 30. Re7 Qh1+ 31. Kd2 Rd8+ 32. Ke3 Qe1+ 33. Kf3
Qh1+ 34. Kg3 Qg1+ 35. Kh4 1-0

[Event "Faaborg Midtfyn Blindfold Cup"]
[Site "Faaborg"]
[Date "2007.01.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2007.01.02"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Nxe4
Bxe4 9. Ne1 Bxg2 10. Nxg2 d5 11. Qa4 Bf6 12. Rd1 Qe8 13. Qxe8 Rxe8 14. cxd5
exd5 15. Be3 Na6 16. Rac1 Rac8 17. Nf4 c6 18. Rd3 Nb8 19. Ra3 a5 20. Rb3 g5 21.
Nh5 Bd8 22. g4 Nd7 23. Rbc3 Re6 24. Ng3 Nf8 25. Nf5 Ng6 26. h3 Kf8 27. Kg2 Bf6
28. Rb3 Rb8 29. Rbc3 Rc8 30. Rb3 Rb8 31. Rbc3 Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Faaborg Midtfyn Blindfold Cup"]
[Site "Faaborg"]
[Date "2007.01.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Pedersen, Steffen"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A59"]
[WhiteElo "2439"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2007.01.02"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. e4 Bxf1 8.
Kxf1 d6 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. h3 Bg7 11. Kg1 O-O 12. Kh2 Qa5 13. Re1 Rfb8 14. Re2 Ne8
15. Bf4 Rb4 16. Rc1 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Ra4 18. Rcc2 Qa6 19. Bg3 f6 20. Ne1 Qc4 21.
Qd3 Nc7 22. Rb2 R8a7 23. f3 Kf7 24. Kg1 Na8 25. Qd2 Nab6 26. Nd3 Qa6 27. Rc2
Nc4 28. Qh6 Nf8 29. h4 Na3 30. Rcd2 Nb1 31. e5 Nxd2 32. exf6 Nf1 33. Qg7+ 1-0

[Event "Faaborg Midtfyn Blindfold Cup"]
[Site "Faaborg"]
[Date "2007.01.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Berg, Emanuel"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2586"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2007.01.02"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 Ne7 13. a4 bxa4 14. Ncb4 O-O
15. Qxa4 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bd7 17. Qa5 Qb8 18. b4 Bd8 19. Qa2 a5 20. Bc4 Bc6 21. b5
Bxb5 22. Rb1 Bxc4 23. Rxb8 Rxb8 24. Qxc4 Rb1+ 25. Ke2 Rxh1 26. Qa6 Rxh2 27.
Qxd6 Rxg2 28. c4 Rg6 29. Qd7 h5 30. c5 h4 31. c6 h3 32. c7 Bxc7 33. Ne7+ Kh7
34. Nxg6 fxg6 35. Qxh3+ Kg8 36. Qe6+ Rf7 37. Qe8+ Rf8 38. Qxg6 Rf6 39. Qe8+ Kh7
40. Qh5+ Kg8 41. Qe8+ Kh7 42. f3 a4 43. Qxa4 Bb6 44. Qe8 Bd4 45. Qh5+ Kg8 46.
Kd3 Rf4 47. Kc4 Rf6 48. Kd5 Rf4 49. Ke6 Rf6+ 50. Ke7 Bc5+ 51. Kd7 Bd4 52. Ke8
Rf8+ 53. Ke7 Rf6 54. Qh3 Rf7+ 55. Ke6 Rf6+ 56. Kd5 Rf4 57. Qg2 Rf6 58. Qg3 Rf7
59. Qg4 Rf6 60. Qc8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Faaborg Midtfyn Blindfold Cup"]
[Site "Faaborg"]
[Date "2007.01.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Pedersen, Steffen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2439"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2007.01.02"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Nc5 b6 6. Nb3 e6 7. Nf3 Bd6 8. g3
h6 9. Bg2 Ne7 10. O-O Nd7 11. Re1 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Nd5 13. c4 N5f6 14. d5 cxd5 15.
cxd5 O-O 16. Nd4 Bg4 17. f3 e5 18. fxg4 exd4 19. Nb3 Rae8 20. Rf1 d3 21. g5
hxg5 22. Bxg5 Ne4 23. Bxe4 Rxe4 24. Qxd3 Nc5 25. Qf3 Qb7 26. Rad1 Rfe8 27. Nd4
Na4 28. Nf5 Bc5+ 29. Kh1 Nxb2 30. Nxg7 Nxd1 31. Nxe8 Nf2+ 32. Rxf2 Rxe8 33. Bf6
Re1+ 34. Kg2 Qd7 35. Qh5 Kf8 36. Qh8# 1-0

[Event "Faaborg Midtfyn Blindfold Cup"]
[Site "Faaborg"]
[Date "2007.01.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2007.01.02"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4
Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. a3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. Re1 Re8 14. cxd5 Qxd5
15. Bf4 Rac8 16. Bg3 Bd6 17. Qa4 Bd7 18. Qc2 Bf5 19. Qb2 Na5 20. Nd2 Bxg3 21.
hxg3 c5 22. Qb5 b6 23. Bg4 Kf8 24. Bxf5 Qxf5 25. Nf3 Qd5 26. Ne5 f6 27. Nf3 Qc4
28. Qd7 Qxc3 29. Rac1 Qb3 30. Qxa7 cxd4 31. Rxc8 Rxc8 32. Qd7 Qc3 33. Re7 Qc4
34. Kh2 Nc6 35. Rxg7 Rd8 36. Qc7 Rc8 37. Qd7 Rd8 38. Qg4 Ne7 39. Rxh7 Qg8 40.
Qh4 1-0

[Event "Faaborg Midtfyn Blindfold Cup"]
[Site "Faaborg"]
[Date "2007.01.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Berg, Emanuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2586"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2007.01.02"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. g3 c5 5. Nf3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 cxd4 8.
Nxd5 Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 Qxd5 10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11. Nxd4 Bd7 12. Bg2 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Bxc6
14. Bxc6+ bxc6 15. O-O-O Ke7 16. Rd4 Rhd8 17. Rhd1 Rd5 18. e4 Rxd4 19. Rxd4 e5
20. Ra4 Kd6 21. Kc2 f6 22. Kc3 g5 23. Kc4 g4 24. b4 Kc7 25. Ra6 Kb7 26. b5 Rc8
27. Kc5 cxb5+ 28. Kxb5 Rc5+ 29. Kxc5 Kxa6 30. Kd5 Kb5 31. Ke6 Kc4 32. Kxf6 Kd4
33. Kg5 Kxe4 34. Kxg4 a5 35. f4 a4 36. f5 Kd5 37. Kf3 a3 38. Ke3 e4 39. g4 Ke5
40. h3 Kd5 41. h4 Ke5 42. h5 Kd5 43. g5 Ke5 44. g6 hxg6 45. fxg6 Kf6 46. Kxe4
Kg7 47. Kf5 Kg8 48. h6 Kh8 49. Kf6 Kg8 50. h7+ Kh8 51. g7+ Kxh7 52. Kf7 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0607"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2006.12.09"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2006.10.28"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[WhiteTeam "Baden-Baden"]
[BlackTeam "Kreuzberg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
b3 Bg7 16. d5 Qe7 17. c4 Qf8 18. Be3 Bh6 19. Bxh6 Qxh6 20. cxb5 axb5 21. b4
Rec8 22. Bb3 c5 23. dxc6 Rxc6 24. Qd3 Ba6 25. Nf1 Rac8 26. Ne3 Qf4 27. Qd1 h6
28. h4 Kg7 29. Bd5 Nxd5 30. Nxd5 Qg4 31. Ne7 Nf6 32. Nxc6 Rxc6 33. a4 Bb7 34.
axb5 Rb6 35. Nd2 Qxh4 36. Qe2 d5 37. Nf3 Qh5 38. exd5 e4 39. Nd2 Ng4 40. Qxe4
Rf6 41. Qd4 Nxf2 42. Nf3 Nh3+ 43. Kf1 Ng5 44. Re3 Bxd5 45. Ra6 Ne6 46. Qc3 Qh1+
47. Kf2 g5 48. Ra1 Qh4+ 49. Kg1 Bxf3 50. Rxf3 Nd4 51. Re3 Qf2+ 52. Kh2 Nxb5 53.
Qe5 Qh4+ 54. Kg1 Qf2+ 55. Kh1 Kg6 56. Rh3 Nd6 57. Ra8 Nf5 58. Rg8+ Kh7 59. Rxg5
Ne3 60. Qg3 Qf1+ 61. Kh2 Nf5 62. Qe5 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0607"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2006.12.08"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Stocek, Jiri"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2006.10.28"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[WhiteTeam "Bann"]
[BlackTeam "Baden-Baden"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 O-O 7. e3 c5 8.
dxc5 Nbd7 9. Rc1 Qa5 10. Nd2 Qxc5 11. a3 Bxc3 12. Rxc3 Qb6 13. Rb3 Qe6 14. Be2
Nc5 15. Rb4 Nfe4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. O-O Qg6 18. Qd5 Nd3 19. Rd4 Nxb2 20. Rb1 Nd3
21. h4 h6 22. Be7 Re8 23. Bh5 Be6 24. Bxg6 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 Rxe7 26. Bxe4 Nxf2 27.
Kxf2 Rxe4 28. Rxb7 Rxh4 29. Rdd7 Ra4 30. Kg3 Rxa3 31. Rxf7 Rxe3+ 32. Kf2 Re6
33. Rxg7+ Kh8 34. Rh7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 1st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.11.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2006.11.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 O-O 7. e3 c5 8.
dxc5 Nbd7 9. Rc1 Qa5 10. Nd2 b6 11. Be2 bxc5 12. O-O Bxc3 13. Rxc3 Qxa2 14. Qc2
Rb8 15. Rb1 Qa5 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Nb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 1st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.11.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2006.11.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bd6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Bc3 Nd5 10. Qxc4 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Na5 12. Qd3 c5 13. Nbd2 cxd4 14. cxd4
Bd7 15. Ne4 Be7 16. h4 h6 17. Rac1 Bc6 18. Ne5 Bd5 19. Nc3 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Rc8
21. Rfd1 Ba3 22. Rb1 Bd6 23. Nf3 Qe7 24. Ne4 Rfd8 25. Rb5 Nc6 26. g4 a6 27. Rb6
Bb8 28. e3 Ba7 29. Rbb1 Rc7 30. g5 Nb4 31. Qa3 Nd5 32. Qxe7 Rxe7 33. Rdc1 f6
34. Nc5 Bxc5 35. Rxc5 Kf7 36. Kg3 Red7 37. a4 Ne7 38. Kg4 Rc8 39. Rxc8 Nxc8 40.
Ne1 b6 41. Rc1 Ne7 42. f4 Nd5 43. e4 Rc7 44. Rxc7+ Nxc7 45. Nc2 Ne8 46. gxh6
gxh6 47. f5 exf5+ 48. Kxf5 Nd6+ 49. Kf4 b5 50. a5 Nc4 51. Nb4 Nxa5 52. Nxa6 h5
53. e5 fxe5+ 54. dxe5 Nc6 55. Kg5 Nxe5 56. Kxh5 Kf6 57. Nc7 b4 58. Nd5+ Kf5 59.
Nxb4 Ng6 60. Nd5 Nxh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 1st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.11.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2006.11.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. g3 c5 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Bg2 d5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qb3 Qa5 10. Bd2 Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 Ba6 14.
Rfd1 Qc5 15. e4 Bc4 16. Qc2 Nb6 17. Bf4 e5 18. Be3 Qa3 19. Bh3 Rab8 20. Qc1
Qxc1 21. Rdxc1 Bd3 22. f3 Rb7 23. Rd1 Bc2 24. Rdc1 Bd3 25. Rd1 Bc2 26. Re1 Nc4
27. Bc5 Rd8 28. Bf1 Nd2 29. Bg2 a5 30. Re2 Bb1 31. Re1 Bc2 32. Re2 Bb1 33. Re1
h6 34. Ba3 Rd3 35. Rc1 Rd8 36. Re1 Bc2 37. Bc1 Nb1 38. c4 Rd4 39. c5 a4 40. Bf1
a3 41. Re3 Ra7 42. Re2 Bd3 43. Re3 Bxf1 44. Rxb1 Rd1 45. Kf2 Bd3 46. Rb8+ Kh7
47. Re1 Rxe1 48. Kxe1 Bc4 49. Rd8 Ra5 50. Rd2 f6 51. Rc2 Be6 52. Kd2 g5 53. Rc3
Kg6 54. Rxa3 Rxa3 55. Bxa3 Bxa2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 1st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.11.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2006.11.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Nc6 6. Nbd2 d5 7. cxd5 Qxd5 8. e4
Nb4 9. Qa4+ Qd7 10. Qxd7+ Nxd7 11. Bxa6 Nxa6 12. O-O Nf6 13. a3 c5 14. Re1 Be7
15. Ne5 Rc8 16. b4 cxd4 17. Ndf3 Nb8 18. Nxd4 Nfd7 19. Nef3 O-O 20. Bf4 Nc6 21.
Rac1 Nxd4 22. Nxd4 g5 23. Nc6 Rxc6 24. Rxc6 gxf4 25. Rc7 Ne5 26. Rxe7 Nf3+ 27.
Kf1 Nxe1 28. Kxe1 a5 29. Rb7 axb4 30. axb4 Rd8 31. f3 Rd3 32. Ke2 Rb3 33. Rxb6
Rb2+ 34. Kd3 Rxh2 35. gxf4 h5 36. Rb5 h4 37. Rh5 h3 38. Kd4 Kf8 39. Ke5 Ke7 40.
f5 exf5 41. Kxf5 Rb2 42. Rxh3 Rxb4 43. f4 Rb5+ 44. e5 Kf8 45. Rd3 Rb4 46. Kg5
Kg7 47. Rd7 Rb5 48. Kg4 Kf8 49. Kf5 Kg7 50. Ke4 Rb4+ 51. Rd4 Rb1 52. Rd7 Re1+
53. Kd5 Rd1+ 54. Kc6 Rf1 55. Rd4 Kf8 56. Kd7 Rf2 57. Kd6 Rf1 58. Kd5 Ke7 59.
Ra4 f6 60. Ra7+ Kf8 61. Kd6 fxe5 62. Ra8+ Kf7 63. Ra7+ Kf8 64. fxe5 Rd1+ 65.
Ke6 Re1 66. Rf7+ Ke8 67. Rh7 Kf8 68. Rh8+ Kg7 69. Rd8 Ra1 70. Ke7 Ra5 71. e6
Ra7+ 72. Rd7 Ra8 73. Rd6 Ra7+ 74. Ke8 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 1st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.11.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2006.11.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8.
Re1 Bf5 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Nd7 12. Rb1 Nb6 13. Ng5 g6 14. Qh3
h5 15. g4 Qd7 16. gxh5 Rae8 17. Be3 Qxh3 18. Nxh3 gxh5 19. Bf4 Kg7 20. Rxe8
Rxe8 21. Bxd6 cxd6 22. Nf4 Kh6 23. Kg2 Kg5 24. Kf3 Rc8 25. Rb3 Rc4 26. Ra3 h4
27. h3 f5 28. Ne6+ Kf6 29. Nf4 Kg5 30. Ne6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 1st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.11.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2006.11.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. a4 Bf8 14. Bd3 c6 15. b3
Qc7 16. Bb2 d5 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 19. Nf3 Qf4 20. exd5 Nxd5 21. c4 Nb4
22. Be5 Qh6 23. Be4 Rad8 24. Qb1 bxc4 25. bxc4 Ba8 26. Bc3 c5 27. Bxa8 Rxa8 28.
Ne5 Qe6 29. Qb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 1st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.11.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B46"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2006.11.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
O-O Nf6 9. Re1 Be7 10. e5 Nd7 11. Qg4 g6 12. Na4 Qa5 13. Bh6 c5 14. b3 c4 15.
Bf1 Bb7 16. Re3 Bc6 17. Qf4 Bxa4 18. Rf3 O-O-O 19. Qxf7 Rhe8 20. bxa4 Bc5 21.
Rb1 Qxa4 22. Bg5 Qc6 23. Bxd8 Nxe5 24. Rb8+ Kxb8 25. Bc7+ Qxc7 26. Qxe8+ Qc8
27. Qxc8+ Kxc8 28. Rh3 Ng4 29. Rf3 Ne5 30. Rh3 Ng4 31. Rf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 1st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.11.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2006.11.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Nxe7 Nxe7 11. Bd3 Nd7 12. c4 b4 13. Nc2 a5 14. Ne3 f6 15.
Bh4 O-O 16. O-O Nc5 17. f3 Be6 18. Re1 Qb8 19. Bf1 Kh8 20. Re2 Rc8 21. Rd2 Ra6
22. Rc1 Rac6 23. Bf2 Bf7 24. Nd5 Nxd5 25. cxd5 R6c7 26. Rdc2 Be8 27. b3 Bd7 28.
g4 Kg8 29. Qe2 Nb7 30. Rxc7 Rxc7 31. Rxc7 Qxc7 32. Qa6 Nc5 33. Qa8+ Kf7 34. h4
h6 35. Bc4 Be8 36. Be3 Ke7 37. g5 hxg5 38. hxg5 Kf7 39. Kg2 Ke7 40. Kg3 Kf7 41.
Kg4 Ke7 42. Kh4 Kf7 43. Kh3 Ke7 44. Kg2 Kf7 45. Bd2 Qb6 46. Be3 Qc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 1st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.11.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2006.11.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Nh4 Bg4 7. h3 Bh5 8. g4
Bg6 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. e3 e6 11. Bxc4 Bb4 12. Bf1 Qd5 13. f3 Qa5 14. Bg2 c5 15.
dxc5 Nc6 16. O-O O-O 17. f4 Qxc5 18. g5 Rfd8 19. Qe2 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Nd5 21. Qb5
Qxc3 22. Rb1 Ndb4 23. Qe2 Rac8 24. Be4 Na5 25. Bb2 Qc4 26. Qg2 Nb3 27. Bxb7 Rd2
28. Qf3 Rcd8 29. Be5 Nc5 30. Rbc1 Nc2 31. Bc6 a6 32. Rf2 Nb3 33. Rcf1 Nb4 34.
Qe4 Qxc6 35. Qxb4 Rxf2 36. Rxf2 Qc1+ 37. Kg2 Qxe3 38. Qb7 Nd2 0-1

[Event "Cap d'Agde KO"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2006.11.01"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2006.10.30"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 O-O 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Bc4 Kh8 16. O-O Rb8 17. b4 Bd7 18. Ra2 axb4 19. Ncxb4 Nxb4 20. cxb4 f5 21.
exf5 Bxf5 22. Qb3 Be6 23. b5 Qc8 24. Ra6 Qc5 25. Rc6 Qxc6 26. bxc6 Rxb3 27.
Bxb3 Rc8 28. f4 exf4 29. Re1 Bxd5 30. Bxd5 g6 31. Re6 Kg7 32. Rxd6 Rc7 33. Kf2
Be7 34. Re6 Kf8 35. Kf3 Bd8 36. Re4 Re7 37. Rxf4+ Kg7 38. h3 Bc7 39. Rb4 Kf6
40. Be4 Bd6 41. Ra4 Bc7 42. Ke3 Re5 43. Kd3 Ra5 44. Rb4 Ke5 45. Bf3 Rc5 46.
Re4+ Kf6 47. Rd4 Be5 48. Rd7 Rc3+ 49. Kd2 h5 50. Bd5 h4 51. Rf7+ Kg5 52. Re7
Bf6 53. Re8 Rc5 54. Bf3 Be5 55. Rf8 Bd6 56. Rf7 Be5 57. Kd3 Rc3+ 58. Ke4 Rc5
59. Rh7 Kf6 60. Kd3 g5 61. Be4 Ke6 62. Rh6+ Bf6 63. Bf3 Rc3+ 64. Kd2 Rc5 65.
Rh7 Be5 66. Rd7 Kf6 67. Bd5 Kf5 68. Rf7+ Kg6 69. Rd7 Kf5 70. Bf3 Ke6 71. Bg4+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde KO"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2006.11.01"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2006.10.30"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. Bb3 Nc6 11. Qe2 Na5 12. Rfd1 Nxb3 13. cxb3 Qe8 14. Ne1 Ng4
15. Nc2 f5 16. f3 Nxe3 17. Nxe3 fxe4 18. Nxe4 Rd8 19. Nd5 Qf7 20. Qd3 Bxd5 21.
Qxd5 Qxd5 22. Rxd5 Kf7 23. Rad1 Ke6 24. b4 Rc8 25. b5 Rc2 26. bxa6 bxa6 27. Ra5
Rb8 28. b3 Rb6 29. Kf1 Rbc6 30. h3 h5 31. Rd3 g5 32. Rd2 Rxd2 33. Nxd2 d5 34.
Ra4 a5 35. Ke2 Bd8 36. Kd3 Rc1 37. b4 axb4 38. Rxb4 Rg1 39. g4 Rg3 40. Rb8 e4+
41. Ke2 Rg2+ 42. Kf1 Rxd2 43. Rxd8 hxg4 44. hxg4 exf3 45. Re8+ Kd6 46. Rf8 Rxa2
47. Rf5 Ke6 48. Rxg5 d4 49. Rf5 d3 50. Ke1 Re2+ 0-1

[Event "Cap d'Agde KO"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2006.10.31"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2006.10.30"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Bxd7+ Nfxd7 8.
d4 O-O 9. Re1 Nc6 10. d5 Nce5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. f4 Nd7 13. Nd2 b5 14. Nf3 Qb6
15. Qe2 Qb7 16. Rd1 Rae8 17. f5 c4 18. a4 b4 19. Nd4 Nc5 20. Bf4 Nd3 21. Be3 e6
22. Nb5 exd5 23. Nxd6 Qc7 24. Nxe8 Rxe8 25. cxb4 Rxe4 26. Rxd3 cxd3 27. Qxd3
Bxb2 28. Rd1 Be5 29. h3 gxf5 30. Bc5 Qd7 31. a5 d4 32. a6 Bb8 33. Qf3 Qe6 34.
Rf1 Qe5 35. g3 Re3 0-1

[Event "Cap d'Agde KO"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2006.10.31"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C82"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2006.10.30"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Nbd2 Bc5 10. c3 O-O 11. Bc2 Bf5 12. Nb3 Bg6 13. Nfd4 Bxd4 14. cxd4 a5
15. Be3 a4 16. Nd2 f6 17. exf6 Qxf6 18. Rc1 Rae8 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. Bxe4 Rxe4
21. Qd3 Kh8 22. f3 Re6 23. Bf2 Qf4 24. Rfd1 Rb8 25. Rc5 Nb4 26. Rxb5 c6 27. Qf5
1-0

[Event "Cap d'Agde-B"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2006.10.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Skripchenko, Almira"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2427"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2006.10.27"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f3 a6 8. Qd2
b5 9. O-O-O Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Bb7 11. Kb1 Rc8 12. Bd3 Bc5 13. Qxc5 Qxc5 14. Bxc5
Rxc5 15. a4 Bc6 16. axb5 axb5 17. Ne2 b4 18. Nd4 Ra5 19. Kc1 Ke7 20. Kd2 Rha8
21. h4 h5 22. Ke3 g6 23. Rd2 Bb7 24. Rhd1 Ra2 25. Rb1 e5 26. Ne2 d5 27. exd5
Bxd5 28. c3 Be6 29. Kf2 Rb8 30. cxb4 Rxb4 31. Nc3 Ra7 32. Re1 Rab7 33. Ree2 Rb8
34. g3 Nd7 35. Be4 Nf6 36. Bb1 Rd4 37. Ba2 Rxd2 38. Rxd2 Bxa2 39. Nxa2 Ke6 40.
Nc3 Rb3 41. Ke2 Rb4 42. Ke3 Rb8 43. Kd3 Rb4 44. Kc2 Rb7 45. b3 Kf5 46. Rd3 g5
47. hxg5 Kxg5 48. Rd6 Kf5 49. b4 Rxb4 50. Rxf6+ Kxf6 51. Nd5+ Kf5 52. Nxb4 e4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde-B"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2006.10.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2006.10.27"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
dxc5 Nbd7 9. Rc1 Qa5 10. Nd2 b6 11. c6 d4 12. cxd7 dxc3 13. bxc3 Bxc3 14. Bxf6
gxf6 15. Bd3 Bxd7 16. Rc2 Rfd8 17. O-O Bxd2 18. Rxd2 Bf5 19. e4 Be6 20. e5 f5
21. Qe2 Rd4 22. Qe3 Rad8 23. Qg5+ Kf8 24. Qh6+ Ke8 25. Qf6 Rxd3 26. Qh8+ Ke7
27. Qf6+ Ke8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde-B"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2006.10.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zhao Xue"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2467"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2006.10.27"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 Nd7 8. Qc2
Be7 9. e4 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 O-O 11. Rd1 Rc8 12. Bc4 Nf6 13. d5 exd5 14. Bxf6 Bxf6
15. Bxd5 Bxd5 16. Rxd5 Qe7 17. O-O Rfd8 18. Rfd1 Rxd5 19. Rxd5 c6 20. Rd1 g6
21. g3 Bg7 22. Kg2 c5 23. Rd5 Qe6 24. Ng5 Qc6 25. Qd2 h6 26. Nf3 Re8 27. Qc2
Qe6 28. Nd2 f5 29. f3 fxe4 30. fxe4 Qg4 31. Qc4 Kh7 32. e5 Qxc4 33. Nxc4 b5 34.
Nd6 Rxe5 35. Rxe5 Bxe5 36. Nxb5 Bxb2 37. a4 c4 38. Kf3 a6 39. Ke4 axb5 40. a5
c3 0-1

[Event "Cap d'Agde-B"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2006.10.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2006.10.27"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 O-O 7. e3 c5 8.
dxc5 Nbd7 9. Be2 Qa5 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 Ne4 12. Qxd5 Nxc3 13. Qc4 b5 14. Qd3
Nxc5 15. Qc2 Bb7 16. Rfc1 b4 17. Be7 Rfe8 18. Bxc5 Qxc5 19. Nd4 Rac8 20. Bf1 a5
21. a3 h6 22. axb4 axb4 23. Qb2 Bd5 24. h3 Ra8 25. Nc2 Rxa1 26. Rxa1 b3 27. Nd4
Qb4 28. Nc2 Qc5 29. Nd4 Rb8 30. Rc1 Rc8 31. Kh1 Qa5 32. Bd3 g6 33. e4 Bxe4 34.
Bxe4 Qb4 35. Qxb3 Qxd4 36. Bxg6 Qxf2 37. Bh5 Rc5 38. Bxf7+ Qxf7 39. Rxc3 Qxb3
40. Rxb3 Kg7 41. Kh2 Rc2 42. Rb6 Ra2 43. Kg3 Ra3+ 44. Kh4 Ra4+ 45. Kg3 Ra3+ 46.
Kh2 Ra2 47. Rb3 Kg6 48. Kg3 Rc2 49. Kf3 Ra2 50. g4 h5 51. Rb6+ Kg7 52. g5 Ra3+
53. Kg2 h4 54. Rb4 Rg3+ 55. Kh2 Rxg5 56. Rxh4 Ra5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde-B"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2006.10.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2579"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2006.10.27"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Bd3 Nf6 8.
O-O Ne5 9. h3 Bc5 10. Kh1 d6 11. f4 Ng6 12. Qe1 O-O 13. f5 Ne5 14. Qh4 b5 15.
Rf3 exf5 16. exf5 Nxf3 17. gxf3 Bb7 18. Rg1 Bxf3+ 19. Nxf3 Bxe3 20. Qxf6 Bxg1
21. Qg5 Qc6 22. Ne4 f6 23. Qxg1 Rae8 24. Qd4 d5 25. Nc5 Re7 26. Kg2 g6 27. Ne6
Rxe6 28. fxe6 Qxe6 29. a4 bxa4 30. Qxa4 Rb8 31. b3 Rb6 32. Qa5 Kg7 33. Nd4 Qd6
34. c3 h5 35. h4 Kh6 36. b4 Rb8 37. Qxa6 Qf4 38. Nf5+ 1-0

[Event "Cap d'Agde-B"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2006.10.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A39"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2006.10.27"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O Nc6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 O-O 8.
Nc3 Ng4 9. e3 d6 10. h3 Nge5 11. b3 Nxd4 12. exd4 Nc6 13. Be3 Bd7 14. Qd2 Qa5
15. Rfd1 Rac8 16. Rac1 Rfe8 17. d5 Nb4 18. Nb1 b6 19. a3 Na6 20. b4 Qa4 21. Bd4
Bxd4 22. Qxd4 b5 23. Qxa7 Nc5 24. Qxa4 Nxa4 25. cxb5 Nb2 26. Re1 Nd3 27. Rxc8
Rxc8 28. Rd1 Nb2 29. Re1 Nd3 30. Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde-B"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2006.10.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2006.10.27"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nf3 g6 4. Nc3 Bf5 5. g3 Ne4 6. Nd2 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. Bg2
Nc6 9. Nb3 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Be3 Na5 12. Nxa5 Qxa5 13. Bxb7 Rab8 14. Bf3 Qxc3
15. Rc1 Qa5 16. dxc5 dxc5 17. Qd2 Qxd2 18. Bxd2 Rb2 19. Be3 Rc8 20. a4 Ra2 21.
Bb7 Rc7 22. Bf3 Rxa4 23. g4 Be6 24. Rfd1 Rc8 25. Bb7 Rb8 26. Bf3 Ra5 27. Bf4
Rc8 28. h3 Bb2 29. Rb1 Bc3 30. Bb7 Rf8 31. Bd5 Bxd5 32. Rxd5 Bb4 33. Rbd1 f6
34. Rd7 Re8 35. Rc7 Ra2 36. e3 a5 37. Rdd7 Be1 38. Rxe7 Bxf2+ 39. Kf1 Rxe7 40.
Rxe7 Bh4 41. Bh6 Bg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "NOR-ch playoff"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "2006.09.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C76"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2006.09.19"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 a6 5. Ba4 d6 6. d4 Bd7 7. dxe5 b5 8. Bb3
dxe5 9. Qd5 Qf6 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Qxa8+ Ke7 12. Be3 Bc6 13. Bc5+ Kd7 14. Qxf8
Nh6 15. Qxh6 Nd3+ 16. Ke2 Nxc5 17. f3 Re8 18. Nd2 Kc8 19. Qe3 Qe7 20. Rhd1 f5
21. Kf1 g5 22. Kg1 f4 23. Qe2 h5 24. Bc2 Nd7 25. a4 Ne5 26. axb5 axb5 27. Nb3
g4 28. Nd4 Qc5 29. Kh1 1-0

[Event "NOR-ch playoff"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "2006.09.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2006.09.19"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Nd5 Be7 6. a3 e4 7. Ng1 O-O 8. Qc2
Re8 9. Ne2 Ne5 10. Nxf6+ Bxf6 11. Nc3 d5 12. cxd5 Bf5 13. Nxe4 Bh4 14. Qa4 Qxd5
15. Nc3 Qd8 16. d4 Nd3+ 17. Bxd3 Bxd3 18. Bd2 b5 19. Qb3 Qxd4 20. O-O-O Qc5 21.
g3 Bc4 22. Qc2 Bf6 23. Kb1 a5 24. f3 Rad8 25. Ka1 b4 26. Ne4 Rxe4 27. Qxe4 Bd3
28. Rc1 Qxc1+ 29. Bxc1 Bxe4 30. fxe4 bxa3 31. h4 h5 32. Rf1 Be5 33. Rg1 f6 0-1

[Event "NOR-ch playoff"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "2006.09.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2006.09.19"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. Nc2
Bg7 9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 Qa5 11. Qd2 Bf5 12. Rb1 d5 13. cxd5 Bxc2 14. Qxc2 Nxd5
15. Bxd5 Nb4 16. Qd2 Rad8 17. e4 e6 18. a3 exd5 19. axb4 Qxb4 20. e5 Bxe5 21.
O-O d4 22. Ne4 Qxb3 23. Nc5 Qd5 24. Nd3 Bg7 25. Ra1 a6 26. Ra5 Qb3 27. Ra3 Qb5
28. Nf4 Rfe8 29. Rd3 Re4 30. Rd1 Qc4 31. Qa5 Qc8 32. Rc1 Qd7 33. Rc7 Qe8 34.
Rxb7 Re5 35. Qc7 Re1+ 36. Kg2 g5 37. Nh3 Bf6 38. Rf3 g4 39. Rf4 gxh3+ 40. Kxh3
Re6 41. Rg4+ Bg7 42. Bxd4 Rh6+ 43. Kg2 Rg6 44. Rxg6 hxg6 45. Bxg7 Qe4+ 46. Kh3
Qf5+ 47. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "NOR-ch playoff"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "2006.09.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2006.09.19"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 Be7 8. Nc3
O-O 9. Qe2 b5 10. dxc5 Bb7 11. e4 Nfd7 12. Bf4 Nxc5 13. Rfd1 Qa5 14. Bc2 b4 15.
Nb1 b3 16. Bd3 bxa2 17. Nc3 Nxd3 18. Rxd3 Rd8 19. Rxa2 Qb6 20. Rxd8+ Qxd8 21.
Ra1 Nc6 22. Rd1 Qe8 23. Bd6 Rd8 24. Bxe7 Qxe7 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. Qc4 Qd6 27. h3
h6 28. Qe2 Nd4 29. Nxd4 Qxd4 30. Kf1 g5 31. f3 Kg7 32. Qf2 Qd6 33. Qa7 Bc8 34.
Qe3 e5 35. Ne2 Qd1+ 36. Kf2 Qc2 37. b4 Be6 38. Qc3 Qxc3 39. Nxc3 h5 40. Ke3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. c3 d5 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. Qa4 Nf6 7. e5 Nd7 8. d3
Qb6 9. O-O Ba6 10. c4 Be7 11. Qc2 O-O 12. b3 f6 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. Nc3 Rae8 15.
Re1 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 d4 17. Qc2 e5 18. Bd2 Bc8 19. Re2 e4 20. Rxe4 Rxe4 21. dxe4
Qd8 22. Qd3 Qe7 23. Re1 Nf6 24. h3 Be6 25. Re2 Nd7 26. Bc1 h6 27. Nh2 Ne5 28.
Qg3 Qf6 29. f4 Nd7 30. f5 d3 31. Qxd3 Ne5 32. Qg3 Bxf5 33. exf5 Qxf5 34. Qxe5
1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A39"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Nc3 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. Qd3 a6 11. Bg5 Rb8 12. Rac1 Bf5 13. e4 Be6 14. b3 h6
15. Bd2 Kh7 16. Rfd1 Ng4 17. h3 Ne5 18. Qe2 Nc6 19. Be3 Qd7 20. Kh2 Rfc8 21.
Nd5 Bxd5 22. exd5 Nd8 23. Bb6 f5 24. c5 dxc5 25. Bxc5 Bf6 26. d6 e6 27. Bb6
Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Nc6 29. Bc7 Ra8 30. Bxc6 bxc6 31. Qc4 Kg7 32. Qxc6 Qxc6 33. Rxc6
Kf7 34. d7 Bd8 35. b4 Ke7 36. Bxd8+ Rxd8 37. Rxa6 Rxd7 38. b5 Rd2 39. Kg2 g5
40. a4 Rb2 41. b6 e5 42. a5 e4 43. Kf1 f4 44. gxf4 gxf4 45. Ra7+ Kd6 46. b7 f3
47. Kg1 Kc7 48. Ra8 Kxb7 49. Re8 Re2 50. Re6 h5 51. a6+ Ka7 52. h4 Kb8 53. Re7
Ka8 54. a7 Re1+ 55. Kh2 e3 56. Rxe3 Ra1 57. Rxf3 Kxa7 58. Rb3 Ra4 59. Kg3 Rg4+
60. Kh3 Ka6 61. f3 Rg1 62. Rb8 Ka7 63. Rb5 Ka6 64. Rxh5 Kb6 65. Rd5 Kc6 66. Rd2
Rf1 67. Kg4 Rg1+ 68. Kf5 Rh1 69. f4 Rxh4 70. Ke5 Rh1 71. f5 Rf1 72. Ke6 Re1+
73. Kf7 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Zoler, Dan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Ne5 11. f3 Nbc6 12. Bf2 Bd7 13. Qd2 Rc8 14. Be2 b5 15. h4
gxh4 16. Rxh4 Ng6 17. Rh1 b4 18. Nd5 e6 19. Nxc6 Bxc6 20. Nxb4 Bxb2 21. Rb1 Be5
22. Bxa6 Bb7 23. Bb5+ Kf8 24. Bd4 Bf4 25. Qe2 e5 26. Bf2 h5 27. a4 h4 28. Nd3
Qa5+ 29. Kf1 Kg7 30. c4 Bc6 31. Nxf4 Nxf4 32. Qe1 Qxe1+ 33. Bxe1 h3 34. gxh3
Nxh3 35. a5 Ba8 36. Rb2 Nf4 37. Rbh2 Rxh2 38. Rxh2 f5 39. Bb4 fxe4 40. Bxd6 Kf6
41. fxe4 Bxe4 42. a6 Bd3+ 43. Ke1 Bxc4 44. Bxc4 Rxc4 45. a7 Ra4 46. Rh7 Ke6 47.
Bb8 Nd3+ 48. Kd2 e4 49. Ke3 Nc5 50. Rh6+ Kd5 51. Rh5+ Kc4 52. Bd6 Nb7 53. Bb8
Nc5 54. Bd6 Nb7 55. Bb8 Nc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c5 7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3
c4 9. Bc2 Nbd7 10. O-O Qa5 11. Ne5 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Ne4 14. Be7 Re8
15. Bb4 Qc7 16. Qxd5 Rxe5 17. Qd4 Bf5 18. Rad1 Ree8 19. Qd5 Bg6 20. Bxe4 Bxe4
21. Qd6 Qc8 22. f3 Bd3 23. Rfe1 a5 24. Ba3 Ra6 25. Qf4 Rf6 26. Qh4 b5 27. Qf2
Rb6 28. e4 Rc6 29. Rd2 h6 30. h3 Rg6 31. Kh1 Rc6 32. e5 Qf5 33. Qg3 Rg6 34. Qh2
Rge6 35. f4 Rg6 36. Kg1 b4 37. cxb4 c3 38. Rf2 axb4 39. Bxb4 c2 40. Bd2 Rb8 41.
g4 Rb1 42. Bc1 Qe4 43. Rff1 Qd4+ 44. Qf2 Qc4 45. f5 Rc6 46. e6 Bxf1 47. e7 Rc8
48. Qxf1 Qxf1+ 49. Kxf1 Re8 50. a4 Rxe7 51. Rxe7 Rxc1+ 52. Kf2 Ra1 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. Re1 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 Re8 10. c3 h6 11. Nbd2 Bc5 12. Nf1 Bb6 13. Ng3 d5 14. exd5 Na5 15.
Bc2 Qxd5 16. b4 Nc6 17. Bb3 Qd7 18. Nh4 Rad8 19. Nh5 Nxh5 20. Qxh5 Re6 21. Bxe6
Qxe6 22. Be3 Rxd3 23. Bxb6 cxb6 24. Rad1 Rxc3 25. Nf5 Bc8 26. Nd6 Bd7 27. Qxf7+
Qxf7 28. Nxf7 Be6 29. Nxe5 Nxe5 30. Rxe5 Bxa2 31. Rd6 Rc4 32. Rxb6 Rxb4 33.
Rxa6 Bc4 34. Re7 Rb1+ 35. Kh2 b4 36. Raa7 Kf8 37. Rec7 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d3
d6 9. c3 Be6 10. Nbd2 Qd7 11. Nf1 Rfe8 12. Ne3 Bf8 13. Bc2 d5 14. Ng5 dxe4 15.
Nxe6 fxe6 16. dxe4 Qxd1 17. Rxd1 Rad8 18. Bd2 Bc5 19. Kf1 Rd6 20. Ke2 Red8 21.
a4 Bb6 22. axb5 axb5 23. f3 Kf7 24. Be1 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Ra8 26. Bd3 Ra5 27. b4
Ra2+ 28. Rd2 Ra3 29. Bxb5 Rxc3 30. Rd7+ Nxd7 31. Bxc3 Nd4+ 32. Bxd4 exd4 33.
Nc4 Nb8 34. Nxb6 cxb6 35. e5 Kg6 36. Kd3 Kf5 37. Kxd4 Kf4 38. Be8 Na6 39. b5
Nc5 40. Bc6 Nb3+ 41. Kc3 Nc5 42. Kd4 Nb3+ 43. Kc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Roiz, Michael"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "24"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d4 d6 6. c4 c6 7. Nc3 Qb6 8. b3
Qa5 9. Bb2 Qh5 10. e4 Bg4 11. Qd3 Nbd7 12. Rfe1 e5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B93"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bd3 g6 7. f4 Bg7 8. Nf3
Nbd7 9. O-O Nc5 10. Kh1 O-O 11. Qe1 b5 12. a3 e6 13. Qh4 Nfd7 14. Qh3 Nxd3 15.
cxd3 Nc5 16. Rd1 Nb3 17. Rb1 Nd4 18. Nxd4 Bxd4 19. Be3 Qb6 20. Bxd4 Qxd4 21.
Ne2 Qf2 22. Qf3 Qxf3 23. gxf3 Bb7 24. Rdc1 Rac8 25. Kg2 f5 26. Kf2 Kf7 27. Ke3
Ke7 28. Nd4 Kd7 29. h4 Ke7 30. Nb3 Kd7 31. h5 gxh5 32. Rxc8 Rxc8 33. Rh1 Rh8
34. Rxh5 Ke7 35. exf5 exf5 36. Nd4 Bc8 37. Rh6 Bd7 38. b4 Bc8 39. Kf2 Bd7 40.
Kg3 Rg8+ 41. Kf2 Rg7 42. Ne2 Bc8 43. Ng3 Be6 44. Nf1 Bd7 45. Ne3 Be6 46. d4 Rf7
47. d5 Bd7 48. Nc2 Rg7 49. Nd4 Rf7 50. Ke3 Rg7 51. Ne6 Bxe6 52. Rxe6+ Kd7 53.
Rf6 Rg1 54. Rxf5 Ra1 55. Rf7+ Ke8 56. Rxh7 Rxa3+ 57. Ke4 Rb3 58. Kf5 Rxb4 59.
Ke6 Rxf4 60. Ra7 Kd8 61. Kxd6 Rf6+ 62. Kc5 Rxf3 63. Kc6 Rc3+ 64. Kd6 Kc8 65.
Rxa6 Kb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Erenburg, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Be7 7. h3 O-O 8.
c3 b6 9. Bc2 Bb7 10. Re1 Nbd7 11. d4 Re8 12. Nbd2 Bf8 13. Rxe8 Qxe8 14. Nf1 Be4
15. Bf4 Bxc2 16. Qxc2 Qe4 17. Qd2 b5 18. Bg3 Nd5 19. Re1 Qf5 20. Qe2 a6 21. Ne3
Nxe3 22. fxe3 Qd5 23. b3 f5 24. c4 bxc4 25. bxc4 Qe4 26. Ng5 Qe7 27. Nf3 Re8
28. Qc2 Qf7 29. Bh4 h6 30. Bf2 Nf6 31. Qxf5 Qxc4 32. Qb1 Ne4 33. Rc1 Rb8 34.
Rxc4 Rxb1+ 35. Be1 c5 36. dxc5 Nxc5 37. Rc2 Nd3 38. Kf1 Nb4 39. Rd2 Ra1 40. Ke2
Rxa2 41. Rxa2 Nxa2 42. Kd3 d5 43. Kd4 Nb4 44. Bxb4 Bxb4 45. Kxd5 a5 46. Kc4 Kf7
47. e4 Ke6 48. Kb5 Kd6 49. Nd4 Ke5 50. Nf5 Bf8 51. Kxa5 Kxe4 52. Ng3+ Ke3 53.
Nh5 g6 54. Nf6 Bg7 55. Ng4+ Kf4 56. Kb4 h5 57. Nf2 Kg3 58. Nd3 g5 59. Nc5 Bf8
0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
Rb8 9. axb5 axb5 10. Nc3 d6 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. Bxd5 Bd7 13. c3 Bf6 14. Be3 b4 15.
Ra6 Ne7 16. Bc4 bxc3 17. bxc3 Bb5 18. Bxb5 Rxb5 19. Qa4 Rb8 20. d4 Ng6 21. Qc6
Ne7 22. Qa4 Ng6 23. d5 Nh4 24. Nxh4 Bxh4 25. Qc6 f5 26. exf5 Rxf5 27. g3 Bg5
28. Bxg5 Rxg5 29. Ra7 Rc8 30. Rfa1 Rf5 31. Ra8 Rf8 32. R8a4 Qf6 33. Rf1 Rf7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A58"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. Nf3 d6 8. g3
Nbd7 9. Bg2 Bg7 10. Rb1 Nb6 11. b3 Bc8 12. Nd2 Bf5 13. e4 Bc8 14. O-O Ba6 15.
Re1 Nfd7 16. Bb2 O-O 17. Nf3 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Qd2 Nd7 20. Nd1 Qb6 21. Kh1
c4 22. bxc4 Bxc4 23. Ne3 Qa6 24. Bd4 Qxa2 25. Rb2 Qa6 26. Rc1 Rfc8 27. Ng4 Bxd4
28. Qxd4 f6 29. Rbc2 Bb3 30. Rxc8+ Rxc8 31. Rxc8+ Qxc8 32. Qb2 Nc5 33. Ne3 Qa6
34. h4 Qd3 35. h5 Nxe4 36. hxg6 hxg6 37. Kh2 Nc5 38. Qa3 Qa6 39. Qb4 Qb7 40.
Qg4 Kf7 41. Qh4 Kg7 42. Qg4 Qd7 43. Qb4 Qa4 44. Qb8 Qd4 45. Qd8 Qe5 46. Bh3 f5
47. Bg2 Ne4 48. Bxe4 Qxe4 49. Qd7 Kf7 50. Qb5 Ba2 51. Qa5 Bb1 52. Ng2 Qf3 53.
Qe1 Be4 54. Nh4 Qh5 55. f3 Bxd5 56. Qe3 g5 57. Qd3 Be6 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Gagunashvili, Merab"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bd3 a6 8.
O-O Nxd4 9. Bxd4 Bc5 10. Bxc5 Qxc5 11. Kh1 d6 12. Qe1 e5 13. f3 Be6 14. Na4 Qc6
15. Qb4 O-O 16. c4 Nd7 17. Be2 a5 18. Qa3 Nb6 19. Nxb6 Qxb6 20. Rad1 Rfd8 21.
Rd2 Qc5 22. Qc3 Rac8 23. b3 Qb4 24. Qe3 Qc5 25. Qc3 Qb4 26. Qb2 a4 27. Rfd1 a3
28. Qc1 b5 29. Rc2 bxc4 30. Bxc4 Bxc4 31. bxc4 Rc6 32. Rd3 Ra8 33. h3 h6 34.
Kh2 Qc5 35. Rd5 Qa7 36. Rc3 Qa4 37. Rdd3 Qb4 38. Rb3 Qxc4 39. Rdc3 Qxb3 40.
axb3 a2 41. Rxc6 a1=Q 42. Qxa1 Rxa1 43. Rxd6 Rb1 44. Rb6 g5 45. b4 Kg7 46. b5
h5 47. h4 gxh4 48. Rb8 Kh7 49. b6 Kg7 50. Re8 Rxb6 51. Rxe5 Kg6 52. Kh3 Rb2 53.
Rf5 f6 54. Ra5 Rc2 55. Ra6 Kg5 56. Ra8 Rc1 57. Rg8+ Kf4 58. Kh2 h3 59. Rf8 hxg2
60. Rxf6+ Kg5 61. Rf5+ Kh4 62. Kxg2 Rc2+ 63. Kf1 Kg3 64. Rxh5 Kxf3 65. e5 Rc1#
0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 d5 4. e3 Bf5 5. f3 Nf6 6. c4 e6 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Qb3
Nc6 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 O-O 11. Ne2 Bg6 12. h4 Re8 13. g4 dxc4 14. e4 Nxe4 15.
fxe4 Bxe4 16. Rh2 Bd3 17. O-O-O Ne7 18. Qd2 Nd5 19. Nc3 Bxf1 20. Rxf1 b5 21. g5
a5 22. Nxb5 Rb8 23. Nc3 Rb3 24. Nxd5 Qxd5 25. Be5 Reb8 26. Qf4 Qd7 27. Rc2 c3
28. bxc3 Rxa3 29. Kd2 a4 30. h5 Rab3 31. h6 Rb2 32. hxg7 Rxc2+ 33. Kxc2 a3 34.
g6 Rb2+ 35. Kc1 hxg6 36. Rh1 Rb1+ 37. Kxb1 Qb5+ 38. Kc2 Qe2+ 39. Kb3 Qb2+ 40.
Kc4 Qe2+ 41. Kb4 Qb2+ 42. Ka4 Qc2+ 43. Kb4 Qb2+ 44. Kc4 Qa2+ 45. Kd3 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Livshits, Gaby"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2406"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Bb3 a5 9. O-O a4 10. Nxa4 Nxe4 11. Nb5 d5 12. c3 e6 13. Nc5 Nd6 14. Nxd6 Qxd6
15. Qd2 Rd8 16. Rad1 b6 17. Ne4 Qc7 18. Ng5 Ne5 19. f4 Nc4 20. Bxc4 Qxc4 21. a3
Qc7 22. Qf2 Rb8 23. Rfe1 Ba6 24. Bd4 Bxd4 25. Rxd4 h6 26. Nf3 Qe7 27. Ne5 Rbc8
28. Qg3 Kh7 29. Re3 Qf6 30. Ng4 Qf5 31. h3 Rc4 32. Qh4 Rxd4 33. cxd4 Rh8 34.
Re5 Qb1+ 35. Re1 Qf5 36. Nxh6 Qh5 37. Qxh5 gxh5 38. Nxf7 Rc8 39. Rxe6 Rc2 40.
Ng5+ Kg7 41. f5 Bb5 42. f6+ Kf8 43. Rxb6 Rc1+ 44. Kh2 Bd7 45. Rb8+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Gurevich, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B60"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2507"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 g6 7. Bxf6 exf6 8.
Bc4 Bg7 9. Ndb5 O-O 10. Qxd6 f5 11. O-O-O Qa5 12. Qc7 Bxc3 13. bxc3 a6 14. Rd8
Qxc7 15. Rxf8+ Kxf8 16. Nxc7 Ra7 17. Bd3 b5 18. Nd5 Be6 19. Kb2 Ne5 20. Nf4 Bc4
21. exf5 g5 22. Re1 Re7 23. Ne6+ Bxe6 24. Rxe5 Bc8 25. Rc5 Bb7 26. f6 Re6 27.
Rxg5 h6 28. Rc5 Rxf6 29. f3 Rd6 30. c4 bxc4 31. Rxc4 Kg7 32. Rb4 Bc8 33. a4 Kf6
34. Rf4+ Ke7 35. Kc3 Rc6+ 36. Rc4 1-0

[Event "Longyearbyen m"]
[Site "Longyearbyen"]
[Date "2006.09.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2006.09.02"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Qc7 5. O-O Nd4 6. Nxd4 cxd4 7. Nd5 Nxd5
8. exd5 a6 9. Ba4 g6 10. d3 h6 11. Qf3 Bg7 12. Bf4 Qa5 13. Rfe1 Qxa4 14. Rxe7+
Kxe7 15. Re1+ Kd8 16. Bd6 Qa5 17. b4 Qb6 18. Qf4 g5 19. Be7+ Ke8 20. Bc5+ Qe6
21. Qd2 d6 22. Bxd6 Kd7 23. dxe6+ Kxd6 24. exf7 Rf8 25. Qe2 Bf6 26. Kf1 Kc7 27.
Qh5 Bf5 28. Qf3 Rxf7 29. Qxf5 Raf8 30. f3 Bg7 31. Qc5+ 1-0

[Event "Longyearbyen m"]
[Site "Longyearbyen"]
[Date "2006.09.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2006.09.02"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 d6 7. c3 O-O 8. Nbd2
b5 9. Bc2 Re8 10. Re1 Bf8 11. Nf1 h6 12. d4 g6 13. d5 Nb8 14. b3 c6 15. c4 Qc7
16. Ne3 Nbd7 17. Ba3 Rb8 18. dxc6 Qxc6 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Bb4 Bb7 21. Rc1 Qb6
22. Nd2 Ra8 23. a3 Red8 24. Qf3 Bg7 25. Nb1 Nb8 26. Nc3 Na6 27. Bd3 Nxb4 28.
axb4 Rac8 29. Red1 Rc7 30. Bf1 Rxc3 31. Rxc3 Nxe4 32. Rcd3 Nc3 33. Nd5 Bxd5 34.
Rxd5 e4 35. Qe3 Qxe3 36. fxe3 Nxd1 37. Rxd1 Bc3 38. Bxb5 Bxb4 39. Rd4 Bc5 40.
Rxe4 d5 41. Re8+ Rxe8 42. Bxe8 Bxe3+ 43. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amsterdam NH Hotels 1st"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2006.08.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A39"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2006.08.19"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 O-O 8.
Nc3 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. Qd3 a6 11. Bd2 Rb8 12. Rac1 Bf5 13. e4 Bd7 14. b3 b5
15. Rfd1 bxc4 16. Qxc4 Qb6 17. h3 Rfc8 18. Qe2 h5 19. Be3 Qa5 20. Qd2 Kf8 21.
Ne2 Qxd2 22. Bxd2 Ke8 23. Rxc8+ Rxc8 24. Rc1 Rxc1+ 25. Bxc1 Bb5 26. Nc3 Bd3 27.
Bd2 Kd7 28. f3 Ne8 29. Bf1 Bxf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amsterdam NH Hotels 1st"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2006.08.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2006.08.19"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 d6 7. c3 O-O 8. Nbd2
Nd7 9. Bc2 Bf6 10. Nc4 Ne7 11. Ne3 g6 12. d4 Bg7 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 dxe5
15. Bb3 Bd7 16. Ng4 Kh8 17. Nh6 Be8 18. Qf3 Nc8 19. Qg3 Nd6 20. Re1 Bc6 21. f3
Qe7 22. Ng4 Rae8 23. Ne3 f5 24. Nd5 Qd7 25. Qh4 fxe4 26. fxe4 Bxd5 27. Bxd5 Bf6
28. Qg3 c6 29. Bb3 Bd8 30. Qd3 Bb6+ 31. Kh1 Qg4 32. Be3 Bxe3 33. Qxe3 Rf4 34.
Bd1 Qg5 35. Qd3 Rf2 36. Bf3 Rd2 37. Qf1 Rxb2 38. Rad1 Rd8 39. c4 Kg7 40. Qd3
Nf7 41. Qa3 Rdd2 42. Rxd2 Qxd2 43. Rd1 Rxa2 44. Qe7 Qc3 45. h4 Ra1 46. Rxa1
Qxa1+ 47. Kh2 b5 48. c5 Qc1 49. h5 b4 50. Bg4 Qf4+ 51. Kh3 Kh6 52. Qf8+ Kg5 53.
Qe7+ Qf6 54. Qd7 Kh6 55. hxg6 hxg6 56. Qd2+ Qf4 0-1

[Event "Amsterdam NH Hotels 1st"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2006.08.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E55"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2006.08.19"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
Nbd7 9. a3 Ba5 10. Bd2 cxd4 11. exd4 Bxc3 12. bxc3 b6 13. Qe2 Bb7 14. Bd3 Qc7
15. Rfe1 Rfe8 16. c4 Rad8 17. Bg5 Nf8 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Be4 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 Qxc4
21. Qg4+ Kh8 22. Qh4 Kg7 23. Qg4+ Ng6 24. h4 Kh8 25. h5 Ne7 26. Rac1 Qd5 27.
Qh4 Qf5 28. Rc7 Rg8 29. Nh2 Nd5 30. Rxf7 a5 31. g3 b5 32. Qe4 Qxh5 33. Qxe6 b4
34. axb4 axb4 35. Re7 Qg6 36. Rd7 Nf4 37. Qd6 Nh3+ 38. Kg2 Rxd7 39. Qxd7 Nxf2
40. Nf1 Nd3 41. Re3 b3 42. Qd6 b2 43. Nd2 h6 44. Kg1 Qf5 45. Kh1 Nf2+ 46. Kg2
Ne4 47. Rxe4 b1=Q 48. Rf4 Qb7+ 0-1

[Event "Amsterdam NH Hotels 1st"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2006.08.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nunn, John DM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2006.08.19"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. Bb3 Nc6 11. Qe2 Na5 12. Rfd1 Nxb3 13. cxb3 Qe8 14. Ne1 h6
15. Nc2 Qd7 16. Nb4 Rfc8 17. f3 Bd8 18. Rd3 a5 19. Nbd5 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 a4 21.
bxa4 Rxa4 22. b3 Ra6 23. Rad1 Ra5 24. Nb6 Bxb6 25. Bxb6 Ra6 26. Rxd6 Qe7 27.
Qb2 Qg5 28. a4 h5 29. a5 h4 30. b4 Raa8 31. Qd2 Qxd2 32. R1xd2 Rc4 33. Bc5 Rc8
34. Rb6 Rc7 35. Kf2 Kh7 36. Bd6 Rd7 37. Ke3 f6 38. Bxe5 fxe5 39. Rxe6 Rxd2 40.
Kxd2 Rxb4 41. Rxe5 Rb2+ 42. Kc3 Rxg2 43. Rh5+ Kg6 44. Rxh4 Ra2 45. Kb4 1-0

[Event "Amsterdam NH Hotels 1st"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2006.08.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A58"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2006.08.19"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. g3
d6 9. Bg2 Nbd7 10. O-O Nb6 11. Ne1 O-O 12. Nc2 Nc4 13. Ne3 Qb6 14. Qc2 Rfb8 15.
b3 Nxe3 16. Bxe3 Ng4 17. Bd2 c4 18. h3 cxb3 19. axb3 Ne5 20. Ra4 Nd7 21. b4 Qb7
22. Rb1 Qc8 23. b5 Bxc3 24. Qxc3 Rxb5 25. Rxb5 Bxb5 26. Qxc8+ Rxc8 27. Ra7 f6
28. Rb7 Rb8 29. Rxb8+ Nxb8 30. e4 Nd7 31. f3 f5 32. Kf2 fxe4 33. fxe4 Kf7 34.
Ke3 Ne5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amsterdam NH Hotels 1st"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2006.08.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2006.08.19"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Nxf6+ Nxf6
8. Bd3 c5 9. dxc5 Qa5+ 10. c3 Qxc5 11. O-O Bd7 12. Re1 Ng4 13. Bxe7 Qxf2+ 14.
Kh1 Kxe7 15. Re2 Qc5 16. Qe1 Rad8 17. Qh4+ Nf6 18. Nd4 Bc6 19. Rf1 Rhg8 20. Qg3
Kd7 21. Bxh7 Rh8 22. Bg6 1-0

[Event "Amsterdam NH Hotels 1st"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2006.08.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E55"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2006.08.19"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
Nbd7 9. a3 Ba5 10. Bd2 b6 11. Qb1 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Bb7 13. Rd1 Qc7 14. dxc5 Qxc5
15. Be2 Rfd8 16. Qd3 Qf8 17. Qc4 Ne4 18. Bb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amsterdam NH Hotels 1st"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2006.08.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C09"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2006.08.19"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bb5 Bd6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
Nb3 Bd6 9. O-O Nge7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bd3 h6 12. h3 Nf5 13. c3 Qf6 14. Bc2 Rd8
15. Qd3 g6 16. Bd2 a5 17. Be3 Nxe3 18. Rxe3 Bf5 19. Qd1 Be4 20. a4 Bf4 21. Re1
Bc7 22. Nbd4 Bxf3 23. Qxf3 Qxf3 24. Nxf3 Bb6 25. Rad1 Rd6 26. Rd2 Rad8 27. Red1
Bc5 28. Kf1 d4 29. Be4 dxc3 30. bxc3 Rxd2 31. Rxd2 Rxd2 32. Nxd2 Nd8 33. Nb3
Bb6 34. Ke2 Kf8 35. f3 Ne6 36. Bxb7 Nc5 37. Nxc5 Bxc5 38. Kd3 Ke7 39. Kc4 Kd6
40. Bd5 f6 41. Be4 g5 42. Kb5 h5 43. Kxa5 h4 44. Kb5 Bg1 45. a5 Bf2 46. a6 Ba7
47. f4 gxf4 48. Kc4 Ke5 49. Bf3 Bg1 50. Kd3 Ba7 51. Bb7 Bb6 52. Ke2 Ba7 53. Kf3
f5 54. Ke2 Bb6 55. Kd3 Ba7 56. Kc4 Kd6 57. Bf3 Bg1 58. Kb5 Ba7 59. Bh5 Be3 60.
Bg6 f3 61. gxf3 f4 62. Be4 Ba7 63. c4 Bg1 64. a7 Bxa7 65. Ka6 Bc5 66. Kb7 Bd4
67. Kc8 Bb6 68. Bd5 Ba5 69. Be4 Bb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amsterdam NH Hotels 1st"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2006.08.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nunn, John DM"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "156"]
[EventDate "2006.08.19"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bc2 d5 8. e5 d4
9. Be4 d3 10. c4 b4 11. Qb3 Bb7 12. Qxd3 Qxd3 13. Bxd3 O-O-O 14. Be4 Nd4 15.
Bxb7+ Kxb7 16. Nxd4 Rxd4 17. d3 Rxd3 18. Nd2 Nc6 19. f4 Be7 20. b3 a5 21. Ne4
a4 22. Nf2 Rc3 23. Ne4 Rc2 24. Be3 Kb6 25. Rf2 Rxf2 26. Kxf2 Ra8 27. Rd1 axb3
28. axb3 Ra3 29. Rd3 f6 30. exf6 gxf6 31. g4 f5 32. gxf5 exf5 33. Ng3 Bh4 34.
Rd5 Rxb3 35. Rxc5 Rc3 36. Rxf5+ Ka6 37. Ke2 Rxc4 38. Rc5 Nd4+ 39. Bxd4 Rxd4 40.
Ke3 b3 41. Rc1 Rb4 42. Ne4 b2 43. Rb1 Kb5 44. f5 Kc4 45. f6 Kb3 46. f7 Be7 47.
Kd3 Rb8 48. Nd2+ Ka2 49. Re1 Rd8+ 50. Kc4 Ba3 51. Re2 Rd7 52. Rf2 Bf8 53. Kc3
Bg7+ 54. Kc4 Rc7+ 55. Kd3 Rd7+ 56. Ke4 Rd4+ 57. Kf5 Rd6 58. f8=Q Bxf8 59. Nc4
Kb3 60. Rxb2+ Kxc4 61. Rb8 Rd5+ 62. Ke4 Bd6 63. Rc8+ Bc5 64. Rc7 Rh5 65. Kf3
Rxh2 66. Kg3 Rh6 67. Kg2 Kd5 68. Rc8 Bd6 69. Ra8 Ke4 70. Ra1 Rh2+ 71. Kg1 Rd2
72. Rb1 Bf4 73. Kh1 Kf3 74. Rf1+ Kg4 75. Re1 Kh3 76. Kg1 Bg3 77. Rf1 Rg2+ 78.
Kh1 Bf2 0-1

[Event "Amsterdam NH Hotels 1st"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2006.08.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2006.08.19"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2 b5
9. a3 g5 10. fxg5 cxd4 11. Bxd4 Bg7 12. O-O-O Bb7 13. Re1 Rc8 14. Ne2 Qc7 15.
Kb1 Ndxe5 16. Nxe5 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Bxe5 18. c3 Kd7 19. g3 Rce8 20. Bh3 Kc8 21.
Rhf1 Bd6 22. Rf6 Kb8 23. Ref1 Rhf8 24. Rh6 Rh8 25. Bg4 e5 26. Nc2 d4 27. cxd4
exd4 28. Bf5 Bf8 29. Rxh7 Rxh7 30. Bxh7 Bg7 31. Bd3 Re7 32. Qf2 Qd6 33. Re1 Be5
34. Re2 Ka7 35. Qe1 Bf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2006.08.03"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Bruzon Bautista, Lazaro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2006.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 d6 7. c3 O-O 8. Nbd2
b5 9. Bc2 Bb7 10. Re1 Re8 11. Nf1 Bf8 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Nb8 14. Ne3 Nbd7 15.
a4 g6 16. b4 Bg7 17. Bb3 c6 18. g4 Qc8 19. g5 Nh7 20. gxh6 Bxh6 21. Kh1 Ndf6
22. Rg1 Kf8 23. Ng5 Nxg5 24. Bxg5 Bxg5 25. Rxg5 Qh3 26. Rg3 Qh5 27. Qf1 Ke7 28.
f4 Rh8 29. Ra2 Rh7 30. f5 g5 31. Qg2 c5 32. axb5 axb5 33. Rxa8 Bxa8 34. Qa2 c4
35. Bd1 Qh4 36. Qa7+ Kf8 37. Qxa8+ Kg7 38. Nf1 cxd3 39. Bf3 d2 40. Kg1 Nxe4 41.
Qd5 Nxg3 42. f6+ Kxf6 43. Qxd6+ Kg7 44. Qxe5+ f6 45. Qe7+ Kg6 46. Qe8+ Kg7 47.
hxg3 Qc4 48. Qe7+ Kg8 49. Qd8+ 1-0

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2006.08.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B60"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2006.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 g6 7. Bxf6 exf6 8.
Bc4 Bg7 9. Ndb5 O-O 10. Qxd6 f5 11. O-O-O Qa5 12. Qc7 fxe4 13. Qxa5 Nxa5 14.
Bd5 Bg4 15. Rde1 Rad8 16. Rxe4 Bf5 17. Ra4 b6 18. Rd1 a6 19. Nd4 Bd7 20. Rb4 b5
21. Nf3 Nc6 22. Re4 b4 23. Bxc6 Bxc6 24. Rxb4 Bh6+ 25. Kb1 Rxd1+ 26. Nxd1 Bxf3
27. gxf3 Rd8 28. Nc3 Rd2 29. a4 Rxf2 30. Rb6 a5 31. Nd5 Rxh2 32. Rb5 Bd2 33. c4
h5 34. c5 Rh1+ 35. Kc2 Bh6 36. f4 Bf8 37. Rb8 Rh2+ 38. Kd3 Rh3+ 39. Kc4 1-0

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2006.08.01"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2006.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Kh1 Nd7 10. g4 Kh8 11. Rg1 a5 12. Be3 Nc5 13. Rc1 Bd7 14. b3 Ng8 15. Nd2
f6 16. h4 f5 17. g5 Nxe4 18. Ndxe4 fxe4 19. Nxe4 Ne7 20. Bg4 Nf5 21. Bxf5 Bxf5
22. f3 Qd7 23. Rg3 Rf7 24. Kg2 b6 25. Qe2 Raf8 26. Rh1 Kg8 27. a3 Rb8 28. a4
Rbf8 29. Qd1 Rb8 30. Qd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2006.07.31"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2006.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Nd7 6. Bf4 g6 7. Qc1 Bg7 8.
Bh6 Qa5+ 9. c3 Ne5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. Nd2 Qa6 12. Qc2 Be6 13. f4 Bc7 14. O-O f6
15. c4 O-O-O 16. a4 Rd7 17. a5 Rhd8 18. Ra3 Bxa5 19. f5 Bf7 20. fxg6 hxg6 21.
e5 Be6 22. exf6 exf6 23. Nb3 Rxd3 24. Nxc5 Bb6 25. Rxa6 Bxc5+ 26. Kh1 bxa6 27.
Bg7 Bg4 28. b4 Be3 29. h3 Rd1 30. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 31. Kh2 Bf4+ 32. g3 Rd2+ 33. Qxd2
Bxd2 34. hxg4 Bxb4 35. Bxf6 a5 36. Kg2 Kd7 37. Kf3 Bd6 38. Ke4 Bxg3 39. Kd3 Ke6
40. Bd4 a6 41. Kc2 a4 42. Kb1 Be5 43. Bf2 Kd6 44. Ka2 Bc3 45. Ka3 Ke5 46. Kxa4
Kf4 47. Bb6 Kxg4 48. Ba5 Bxa5 49. Kxa5 Kf4 50. Kb6 a5 0-1

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2006.07.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2583"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2006.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. O-O
Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Bc5 10. Bf4 d6 11. Qd2 h6 12. Rad1 e5 13. Be3 Be6 14. Bxc5 dxc5
15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Qd6 17. f4 O-O 18. fxe5 Qxe5 19. d6 Qxb2 20. c4 Qxd2 21.
Rxd2 Rab8 22. a4 Rfd8 23. Re1 Kf8 24. Re5 Nd7 25. Re4 f6 26. Rb2 Re8 27. Rxe8+
Kxe8 28. Bd5 b6 29. Kg2 Ne5 30. Be6 a5 31. Rb1 Kf8 32. Bd5 Ke8 33. Be6 Nc6 34.
Bf5 Kf8 35. Be4 Ne5 36. Bd5 Ke8 37. Be6 Nc6 38. Bf5 Ne5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2006.07.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2006.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. g3 Qb6 7. Nb3 Ne5 8. e4
Bb4 9. Qe2 d6 10. f4 Nc6 11. Be3 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Qc7 13. Bg2 O-O 14. O-O b6 15.
Nd4 Nxd4 16. cxd4 Ba6 17. Rac1 Rac8 18. e5 Nd5 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. f5 dxc4 21. f6
g6 22. Qg4 Qc6 23. Rf4 dxe5 24. dxe5 Bb7 25. Qh3 Rfe8 26. Kf2 Rxe5 27. Rcxc4
Qxc4 28. Rxc4 Rxc4 29. Qd7 Rc2+ 30. Kg1 Bc6 31. Qd4 Rd5 32. Qg4 h5 0-1

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2006.07.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bruzon Bautista, Lazaro"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A39"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2006.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. d4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. Qd3 a6 11. Bd2 Rb8 12. Rac1 Bf5 13. e4 Bd7 14. h3 b5
15. cxb5 axb5 16. b4 Qe8 17. Rfe1 Be6 18. Nd5 Nd7 19. f4 Nb6 20. Bc3 Bxc3 21.
Qxc3 Bxd5 22. exd5 Rb7 23. Rc2 Qa8 24. Rce2 Rc8 25. Qf3 Nc4 26. h4 Qa7+ 27. Kh1
Re8 28. h5 Qd4 29. Re4 Qf6 30. Qe2 Ra7 31. h6 Kf8 32. Bh3 Ra3 33. Qh2 Nb6 34.
Bf1 Nxd5 35. Bxb5 Rc8 36. Bc4 Qf5 37. Bb3 e6 38. Kg1 Rc3 39. Qh4 Nf6 40. R4e3
Rxe3 41. Rxe3 Ra8 42. Re2 Qb1+ 43. Kg2 Qd3 44. Rxe6 Nd5 45. Re1 Ne3+ 46. Rxe3
Qxe3 47. Qf6 Qe2+ 48. Kg1 Qe1+ 49. Kg2 Qe2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2006.07.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A58"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2006.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. Nf3 d6 8. g3
Bg7 9. Rb1 Nbd7 10. Bg2 O-O 11. b3 Qa5 12. Bd2 Bb7 13. O-O Qa6 14. e4 e6 15.
dxe6 fxe6 16. Ng5 d5 17. exd5 exd5 18. Re1 Rae8 19. Rxe8 Rxe8 20. Qf1 h6 21.
Qxa6 Bxa6 22. Nf3 d4 23. Na4 Ne4 24. Re1 Ndf6 25. Ba5 Bb5 26. Nb6 Nc3 27. Rxe8+
Bxe8 28. Bxc3 dxc3 29. Ne1 Ng4 30. h3 Ne5 31. Na4 Nd7 32. Kf1 Bd4 33. Bc6 Kf8
34. Ke2 g5 35. Nc2 Ke7 36. f3 Kd6 37. Bb5 Bg6 38. Bd3 Bf7 39. b4 Bxa2 40. bxc5+
Nxc5 41. Nxd4 Nxa4 42. Nf5+ Ke5 43. Nxh6 Nc5 44. Ke3 Bb3 45. Ng4+ Ke6 46. Nf2
Nxd3 47. Nxd3 Bd1 48. Nf2 c2 49. Nd3 Kf5 50. Nc1 Ke5 51. Nd3+ Kf5 52. g4+ Kf6
53. Nc1 Ke5 54. Na2 Kf6 55. f4 gxf4+ 56. Kxf4 Be2 57. h4 Kg6 58. Nc1 Bc4 59.
Ke5 Ba6 60. Ke4 Bc8 61. Kf4 Ba6 62. Ke3 Bc8 63. g5 Kh5 64. Kd2 Bf5 65. Nb3 Kxh4
66. Nd4 Kxg5 67. Nxf5 Kxf5 68. Kxc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2006.07.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2006.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. a4 a5 10. b3 Nd7 11. Ba3 Bh6 12. b4 axb4 13. Bxb4 f5 14. Nd2 Kh8 15. a5
Rf7 16. Nb5 Nf6 17. c5 dxc5 18. Bc3 c6 19. dxc6 bxc6 20. Na3 fxe4 21. Nac4 Ned5
22. Bxe5 Bg7 23. Nd6 Re7 24. N2c4 Be6 25. a6 Nb4 26. Qc1 Nd3 27. Bxd3 exd3 28.
Qc3 Bxc4 29. Qxc4 Qg8 30. Qxc5 d2 31. Rad1 Rxa6 32. Rxd2 Nd5 33. Bxg7+ Rxg7 34.
h3 Qe6 35. Rb1 h6 36. Qc4 Rb6 37. Rxb6 Qe1+ 38. Kh2 Nxb6 39. Qf4 Nd5 40. Rxd5
cxd5 41. Qf8+ Kh7 42. Ne8 1-0

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2006.07.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2583"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2006.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Ba6 7. Na3 O-O 8.
Bg2 Bb7 9. O-O d6 10. Rad1 Nbd7 11. Rfe1 Qe7 12. Nh4 Bxg2 13. Nxg2 c5 14. Ne3
Rfd8 15. Nb5 cxd4 16. Qxd4 Nc5 17. Qf4 Nce4 18. Ng4 Nxg4 19. Qxe4 Nf6 20. Qf3
Ne8 21. a4 Rac8 22. b3 Nf6 23. Nc3 h6 24. Rd3 Nd7 25. Qb7 Qf8 26. Qxa7 Nc5 27.
Rdd1 Rc6 28. a5 Ra8 29. axb6 Rxa7 30. bxa7 Qa8 31. Ra1 Nxb3 32. Ra4 Nd2 33. Nb5
Nxc4 34. Rb1 Kh7 35. f3 d5 0-1

[Event "NOR-ch"]
[Site "Moss"]
[Date "2006.07.15"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ostenstad, Berge"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2006.07.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 h6 4. d4 exd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qd1 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bxd2+ 8.
Qxd2 O-O 9. Nc3 d6 10. Nh3 Ne5 11. b3 c6 12. Rd1 Qa5 13. O-O Kh8 14. Nf4 Bf5
15. e4 Bh7 16. Nfe2 Rad8 17. Qb2 Rfe8 18. Rd4 d5 19. cxd5 cxd5 20. b4 Qb6 21.
exd5 Bd3 22. Rd1 Nfg4 23. Qd2 Nxf2 24. Kxf2 Ng4+ 25. Kg1 Bxe2 26. Nxe2 Ne3 27.
Nc3 Nxd1 28. Nxd1 Re5 29. Nf2 Rc8 30. Bf3 f5 31. Kg2 Rd8 32. d6 Rd7 33. h4 Re6
34. Qf4 Rexd6 35. Rxd6 Qxd6 36. Qxf5 g6 37. Qc2 Kg7 38. a3 b6 39. Ne4 Qe5 40.
Nf2 Rc7 41. Qd2 Qc3 42. Qe2 Qf6 43. h5 gxh5 44. Bxh5 Re7 45. Qd3 Qg5 46. Bf3
Qe3 47. Qd8 Re8 48. Qd1 Re7 49. Ng4 Qg5 50. Qd4+ Kf7 51. Qd6 Re6 52. Qd7+ Qe7
53. Qd4 Kg6 54. Bd5 Re2+ 55. Kf3 Re1 56. Be4+ 1-0

[Event "NOR-ch"]
[Site "Moss"]
[Date "2006.07.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Djurhuus, Rune"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2462"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2006.07.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. e3 f5 5. c4 dxc4 6. Bxc4 Bd6 7. Nc3 O-O 8.
Nf3 Nd7 9. O-O Nf6 10. Qc2 a6 11. Rfe1 g6 12. a4 Kg7 13. Rad1 Rb8 14. g3 Qe8
15. Nd5 Qe4 16. Qxe4 Nxe4 17. Re2 Bd7 18. Ra1 b5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Bd3 Bc6 21.
Nxc7 Rb7 22. d5 Bd7 23. Na6 Ra8 24. b4 Rba7 25. Rea2 Bc8 26. Bxb5 Nc3 27. Nc7
Rxa2 28. Rxa2 Rxa2 29. Ne8+ Kf8 30. Nxd6 Nxb5 31. Nxc8 Ra6 32. Ne5 Ke8 33. Nc4
Kd8 34. N8b6 Kc7 35. d6+ Nxd6 36. Nd5+ Kc6 37. Nxd6 Kxd6 38. Nc3 Rb6 39. b5 Rb8
40. Kg2 Kc5 41. h4 Kc4 42. Ne2 Rxb5 43. Nd4 Rd5 44. Nf3 h6 45. Kg1 Kd3 46. Kg2
Ke4 47. Ng1 Rd2 48. Nf3 Rd1 49. Nh2 f6 50. Nf3 g5 51. h5 Rd5 52. Ng1 Rd2 53.
Nf3 Rd1 54. Ng1 Rxg1+ 55. Kxg1 Kf3 56. Kf1 Kg4 57. Kg2 Kxh5 58. Kf3 Kg6 59. e4
fxe4+ 60. Kxe4 h5 61. Kf3 Kf5 62. g4+ hxg4+ 63. Kg3 Ke5 64. Kxg4 Ke4 65. Kg3 f5
66. Kg2 f4 67. Kg1 Kf3 68. Kf1 g4 69. Kg1 Ke2 0-1

[Event "NOR-ch"]
[Site "Moss"]
[Date "2006.07.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2006.07.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qa5 7. Bd2 Qa4 8. Qg4
g6 9. Qd1 b6 10. h4 h5 11. c4 Nc6 12. Nf3 Nge7 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Be2 dxc4 15.
O-O Nd5 16. Bg5 Ba6 17. Re1 c3 18. Bd3 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Rb8 20. Re4 Qb5 21. Qd1
Qb6 22. a4 Qc7 23. Qe2 Kd7 24. Rd1 Kc8 25. Be3 Na5 26. Ng5 Rd8 27. Qa6+ Rb7 28.
Nxf7 Qxf7 29. Bxc5 Kb8 30. Qxa5 Rc8 31. Rc4 Qe8 32. Qa6 Nb6 33. Rxc3 Ka8 34.
Bxb6 1-0

[Event "NOR-ch"]
[Site "Moss"]
[Date "2006.07.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sahl, Bjarke"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2364"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2006.07.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. f4 Qc7 8.
Qf3 Bd6 9. f5 Bb4 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 d5 12. Bd3 Qa5 13. Bd2 O-O 14. O-O dxe4
15. Bxe4 Ba6 16. Rf2 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 f6 18. Qb4 Qd5 19. Be3 Rab8 20. Qa4 Bc4 21.
Rd2 Qb5 22. Qxb5 Rxb5 23. Bxa7 Ra8 24. Be3 Bd5 25. a4 Rba5 26. c4 Be4 27. g4 h6
28. Re1 Rxa4 29. Bxh6 Bf3 30. Re3 Bxg4 31. Rg3 Rxc4 32. h3 gxh6 33. hxg4 Raa4
34. Rb3 Rxg4+ 35. Kh2 Rh4+ 36. Kg3 Rag4+ 37. Kf3 e4+ 38. Ke3 Rh3+ 0-1

[Event "NOR-ch"]
[Site "Moss"]
[Date "2006.07.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Bae, Torstein"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2284"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2006.07.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8.
Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Qc7 11. O-O b6 12. Qg4 Kf8 13. b3 Bb7 14. Bb2 Nf6
15. Qh4 c5 16. dxc5 Qxc5 17. Bd4 Qc7 18. Bxf6 Bxf3 19. Bb2 Bb7 20. Rfe1 Qe7 21.
Qd4 e5 22. Qg4 h5 23. Qf5 g6 24. Qh3 Qg5 25. Rad1 Rd8 26. Bf1 Bc8 27. Qc3 Qe7
28. Rxe5 Bxe5 29. Ba3 Kg7 30. Bxe7 Bxc3 31. Bxd8 Bf5 32. Bg5 Rc8 33. Bd3 Bxd3
34. Rxd3 Bf6 35. Bxf6+ Kxf6 36. c3 b5 37. Kf1 Rc6 38. Ke2 Ke5 39. Kd1 g5 40.
Kc2 f5 41. Rd4 g4 42. Kd3 h4 43. a4 a6 44. axb5 axb5 45. Rb4 Rc5 46. h3 gxh3
47. gxh3 f4 48. f3 Kf5 49. c4 bxc4+ 50. bxc4 Rc8 51. Rb5+ Kg6 52. c5 Kf5 53.
Kc4 1-0

[Event "NOR-ch"]
[Site "Moss"]
[Date "2006.07.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tallaksen, Geir Sune"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2356"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2006.07.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. Bg2 c5 8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. O-O Be7 10. b3 d6 11. Bb2 Nbd7 12. e4 Qc7 13. Rfe1 O-O 14. e5 dxe5 15.
Nxe5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qb7+ 17. Kg1 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Rfd8 19. Bc3 Rd7 20. Rad1 Rad8
21. Ne4 Ne8 22. Rxd7 Rxd7 23. Re2 h6 24. Rd2 Rxd2 25. Nxd2 Qd7 26. Qe4 Nf6 27.
Qa8+ Kh7 28. Qf3 Bd8 29. Kf1 Kg8 30. Ke2 Ne8 31. Qd3 Qc8 32. b4 Be7 33. a4 Nd6
34. Be5 Nb7 35. Bc3 Bf8 36. Ne4 Qc6 37. b5 Qc7 38. Kf1 Qe7 39. Bd4 Qb4 40. Qc2
Qa3 41. Kg2 Qe7 42. Qd3 Qd7 43. Qe3 Na5 44. Qc3 f5 45. Nd2 Bb4 46. Qxb4 Qxd4
47. Qe7 Qxd2 48. Qxe6+ Kf8 49. Qxf5+ Ke7 50. Qe5+ Kf8 51. Qf5+ Ke7 52. Qe5+ Kd7
53. Qxg7+ Kd6 54. Qf8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "NOR-ch"]
[Site "Moss"]
[Date "2006.07.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Lie, Kjetil A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2536"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2006.07.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bg7 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Qa5 8.
O-O O-O 9. Bb3 d6 10. h3 Bd7 11. Qe1 Rfe8 12. Rd1 Rac8 13. f4 Nd8 14. Bf2 e5
15. fxe5 Qxe5 16. Nf3 Qh5 17. Rxd6 Bxh3 18. gxh3 Qxf3 19. Bg3 Qh5 20. Rdxf6
Bxf6 21. Rxf6 Qxh3 22. Qf2 Ne6 23. Nd5 Ng5 24. Rxf7 Rxc2 25. Ne7+ Kh8 26. Be5#
1-0

[Event "NOR-ch"]
[Site "Moss"]
[Date "2006.07.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Johannessen, Leif Erlend"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E36"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2006.07.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. Nf3 O-O 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 dxc4 8.
Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. e4 Bxf1 12. Rxf1 h6 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. O-O-O
Qe7 15. Ne5 c5 16. dxc5 Qc7 17. f4 bxc5 18. Nc4 Rad8 19. e5 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Nd5
21. Qe4 Rb8 22. f5 Qe7 23. Qg4 exf5 24. Qxf5 Qh4 25. g4 Ne7 26. Qd7 Qg5+ 27.
Kb1 Qg6+ 28. Ka1 Qc2 29. Qd3 Qxh2 30. Qd6 Rb7 31. e6 Qxd6 32. Nxd6 Rb6 33.
exf7+ Kf8 34. Kb1 Rc6 35. Kc2 Ng6 36. Rd5 Nf4 37. Rd2 Ne6 38. Kc3 Nd4 39. Ne4
Kxf7 40. b4 cxb4+ 41. Kxd4 bxa3 42. Ra2 Ra6 43. Nc5 Ra5 44. Kc4 a6 45. Kb4 Rb5+
46. Kc4 Ra5 47. Kb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "NOR-ch"]
[Site "Moss"]
[Date "2006.07.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Stokke, Kjetil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2303"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2006.07.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Na6 8. Re1
c6 9. Bf1 exd4 10. Nxd4 Ng4 11. h3 Qb6 12. hxg4 Qxd4 13. g5 Qxd1 14. Rxd1 Nc5
15. f3 Be5 16. Be3 a5 17. Rac1 a4 18. Rc2 Ne6 19. Ne2 Nc5 20. Nc1 Re8 21. Nd3
Nxd3 22. Rxd3 f5 23. gxf6 Re6 24. Bg5 Kf7 25. Rcd2 Ra5 26. Be3 Rxf6 27. Bb6 Ra8
28. Bc7 Bf4 29. Rd1 Ke7 30. c5 dxc5 31. Bd8+ Kf7 32. Bxf6 Kxf6 33. g3 Be5 34.
Rd8 Ke7 35. Bh3 Bxh3 36. Rxa8 Bxg3 37. Rh8 Be6 38. Rxh7+ Bf7 39. Rxf7+ 1-0

[Event "Tromsoe Midnight Sun"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2006.07.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Hammer, Jon Ludvig"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2287"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2006.06.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O O-O 7. d3 d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Bf4 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. d4 c6 12. Ne5 Nbd7 13. f4 Qe7 14. e3 Ne8 15.
e4 dxe4 16. Bxe4 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Nc7 18. Qh5 g6 19. Qh6 f6 20. f5 Qg7 21. Qxg7+
Kxg7 22. Rad1 Nd5 23. Nxd5 cxd5 24. Bxd5 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 gxf5 26. Rxf5 fxe5 27.
Rd7+ Kg6 28. Rxe5 Rf7 29. Re6+ Kg7 30. Ree7 Rxe7 31. Rxe7+ Kg6 32. b3 Rc8 33.
Rxa7 Rc1+ 34. Kg2 Rc2+ 35. Kh3 Rb2 36. Ra6 Kg5 37. g4 h5 38. gxh5 Kxh5 39. Kg3
Kg5 40. h4+ Kh5 41. Kf4 b5 42. Ke4 Kxh4 43. Kd3 Rf2 44. Kc3 Rf4 45. Rb6 Rf2 46.
a3 1-0

[Event "Tromsoe Midnight Sun"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2006.07.01"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gullaksen, Eirik T"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "2006.06.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Nd7 6. e5 Nb6 7. O-O c4 8. d4
Bg4 9. c3 e6 10. Be3 Be7 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. Qe2 Qd5 13. b3 Qa5 14. bxc4 Na4 15.
Nb3 Qa6 16. h3 Bh5 17. Bd2 Nb6 18. g4 Bg6 19. Bg5 Bxg5 20. Nxg5 Qxc4 21. Qxc4
Nxc4 22. Rfe1 b6 23. Ne4 Rfd8 24. Rad1 Nxe5 25. dxe5 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Bxe4 27. c4
Kf8 28. Rd7 Ke8 29. Rc7 Rd8 30. Rxa7 Rd1+ 31. Kh2 g5 32. f3 Bxf3 33. c5 b5 34.
Na5 Rd2+ 35. Kg1 Rd7 36. Ra8+ Ke7 37. Rc8 Ra7 38. Nxc6+ Bxc6 39. Rxc6 Rxa2 40.
Rc7+ Kf8 41. Rb7 Rb2 42. c6 Rc2 43. c7 Kg7 44. Kf1 b4 45. Kg1 Kg6 46. Rxb4 Rxc7
47. Kg2 Rc2+ 48. Kg3 Rc3+ 49. Kg2 Re3 50. Rb5 h5 51. gxh5+ Kxh5 52. Ra5 Kg6 53.
Rb5 Rd3 54. Rb2 Rd5 55. Re2 Rd4 56. Kg3 Kf5 57. Rf2+ Rf4 58. Re2 g4 59. hxg4+
Rxg4+ 60. Kh3 Re4 61. Rf2+ Rf4 62. Re2 Rf3+ 63. Kg2 Kf4 64. Re1 Rg3+ 65. Kh2
Re3 66. Rf1+ Rf3 67. Re1 Kg4 68. Re4+ Kg5 69. Re1 Rf5 70. Kg3 Kg6 71. Kg4 Kg7
72. Re2 Kf8 0-1

[Event "Tromsoe Midnight Sun"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2006.06.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Shipov, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C08"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2576"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[EventDate "2006.06.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 a6 4. Ngf3 c5 5. exd5 exd5 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. Nb3 Bb6 8.
Qe2+ Ne7 9. Be3 Nbc6 10. Bxb6 Qxb6 11. Qd2 O-O 12. Be2 a5 13. a4 Bf5 14. O-O
Rac8 15. Bb5 Be4 16. Ng5 Bg6 17. Rfe1 d4 18. Nf3 Rfd8 19. Nh4 Nf5 20. Nxg6 hxg6
21. Bd3 Nb4 22. Re5 Nxd3 23. Qxd3 Rc6 24. Rae1 Qb4 25. Nxa5 Rcc8 26. R1e2 Qxb2
27. g3 Qa1+ 28. Re1 Qxa4 29. Nxb7 Rf8 30. Nc5 Qa7 31. Ne4 Qa2 32. Re2 Qa1+ 33.
Kg2 Qa8 34. Qf3 d3 35. Re1 dxc2 36. Rc1 Rfd8 37. Kh3 Nd4 38. Qe3 Nf5 39. Qb3
Nd4 40. Qe3 Qb7 41. Ng5 Qd7+ 42. g4 Re8 43. Rxe8+ Rxe8 44. Qd3 Qe7 45. Nf3 Ne2
46. Qxc2 Nxc1 47. Qxc1 Qf6 48. Kg3 Qd6+ 49. Kg2 Qd5 50. Kg3 Re4 51. h3 f6 52.
Qc8+ Kh7 53. Qc2 Rb4 54. Qe2 Rb3 55. Kg2 Qd3 56. Qxd3 Rxd3 57. Nh4 g5 58. Nf5
Kg8 59. Ne3 Kf7 60. Kg3 Ke6 61. Kg2 Ke5 62. Nf1 Kd4 63. Ng3 Ke5 64. Nf1 Kf4 65.
Nh2 Ra3 66. Nf1 g6 67. Nh2 Ke4 68. Nf1 Rd3 69. Ng3+ Ke5 70. Nf1 f5 71. gxf5
gxf5 72. Nh2 Ke4 73. Nf1 f4 74. Nh2 f3+ 75. Kg3 Rd1 76. h4 Rg1+ 0-1

[Event "Tromsoe Midnight Sun"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2006.06.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "2596"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2006.06.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Qf6 6. d3 Ne7 7. Be3 Ng6 8.
Nbd2 Bd6 9. h3 O-O 10. Nc4 b5 11. Nxd6 cxd6 12. d4 Qe7 13. Re1 Bb7 14. dxe5
dxe5 15. c4 Rfd8 16. Qc2 Bc8 17. a4 Be6 18. axb5 axb5 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. cxb5
cxb5 21. Qc6 Qe8 22. Qxe8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tromsoe Midnight Sun"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2006.06.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2006.06.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. c3 O-O 11. Bc2 f5 12. Nb3 Qd7 13. Nbd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 c5 15.
Nxe6 Qxe6 16. f3 Ng5 17. a4 Rad8 18. axb5 axb5 19. Bxg5 Bxg5 20. f4 Be7 21. Kh1
Kh8 22. Qd3 Qc6 23. Rfd1 c4 24. Qf3 g6 25. b4 Rd7 26. Qe3 Ra8 27. Qd4 Rdd8 28.
g4 Rxa1 29. Rxa1 Ra8 30. Rg1 Bd8 31. e6+ Kg8 32. gxf5 Bb6 33. Qe5 Bxg1 34. fxg6
hxg6 35. Bxg6 Bb6 36. Qg5 Qxe6 37. Bf5+ Kf8 38. Bxe6 Ra1+ 39. Kg2 Rg1+ 40. Kf3
Rxg5 41. fxg5 d4 42. cxd4 Bxd4 43. h4 Bc3 44. Bd7 Bxb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tromsoe Midnight Sun"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2006.06.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Johannessen, Leif Erlend"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A58"]
[WhiteElo "2559"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2006.06.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. g3 d6 8. Bg2
Bg7 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. Rb1 O-O 11. O-O Qa5 12. Qc2 Rfb8 13. Rd1 Ng4 14. Bd2 Nge5
15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. b3 Bc8 17. Na4 Qa6 18. Bc3 Bf5 19. Be4 Bd7 20. f4 Ng4 21.
Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Bf3 c4 23. e3 Qa7 24. Re1 cxb3 25. axb3 Nf6 26. Ra1 Rb4 27. Kh1
Rc8 28. Qd1 Qb7 29. e4 Rxb3 30. e5 Ng4 31. Bxg4 Bxg4 32. Qxg4 Qxd5+ 33. Kg1 Rc2
34. Qh3 Qd4+ 35. Kh1 Re3 36. Qf1 Qd2 0-1

[Event "Tromsoe Midnight Sun"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2006.06.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Dworakowska, Joanna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B91"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2364"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2006.06.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5 7. Nb3 Nbd7 8. a4
b6 9. Bg2 Bb7 10. O-O Be7 11. Re1 O-O 12. Nd2 Nc5 13. Nf1 b5 14. Bg5 b4 15.
Bxf6 bxc3 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. b4 Ne6 18. Ne3 Nd4 19. Qd3 Rac8 20. b5 axb5 21.
axb5 Rc5 22. b6 Rb8 23. Reb1 Bc6 24. Nf5 Nxf5 25. exf5 e4 26. Qd4 h5 27. h4 Qe5
28. Qxe5 Rxe5 29. Ra7 Bb7 30. Rb4 d5 31. Bh3 Ree8 32. Kf1 Rec8 33. Ke2 Rc6 34.
Ke3 Kf8 35. Bf1 Ke7 36. Ba6 Kd6 37. Rxb7 Ra8 38. Bb5 Rcc8 39. Kd4 1-0

[Event "Tromsoe Midnight Sun"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2006.06.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Andreassen, Lars"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2141"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2006.06.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Ba6 7. b3 c6 8.
Bg2 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. O-O O-O 13. Nc3 Rc8 14. Rfc1
Qe7 15. Rc2 Nf6 16. e3 Rc7 17. Rac1 Rfc8 18. Nb1 Rxc2 19. Rxc2 Rxc2 20. Qxc2 h5
21. h3 Ne8 22. Bf1 Bxf1 23. Kxf1 Nd6 24. Nd2 Qe8 25. a4 Qd7 26. Nf3 f6 27. Kg2
Qf7 28. h4 Nf5 29. Qc8+ Kh7 30. Kf1 Nd6 31. Qc2+ Qg6 32. Qxg6+ Kxg6 33. Nd2 Kf5
34. f3 g5 35. Ke2 g4 36. f4 Ne4 37. Nf1 a6 38. Kd3 a5 39. Ke2 Kg6 40. Kd3 Kf7
41. Kc2 Ke7 42. Kd3 Kd6 43. Kc2 Kc6 44. Kd3 b5 45. Kc2 bxa4 46. bxa4 Kd6 47.
Kd3 e5 48. Kc2 Ke6 49. Kd3 Kf5 50. Kc2 exf4 51. exf4 Nf2 52. Kd2 Ke4 53. Ke2
Nh1 54. Nd2+ Kxd4 55. Nb3+ Kc3 0-1

[Event "Tromsoe Midnight Sun"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2006.06.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Hobber, Anders"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "1926"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2006.06.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bd3 Ngf6 6. Qe2 Nxe4 7. Bxe4 Nf6
8. Bxb7 Bxb7 9. Qb5+ Qd7 10. Qxb7 Qd5 11. Qxd5 exd5 12. Bf4 Bd6 13. Bxd6 cxd6
14. Ne2 Kd7 15. f3 Rab8 16. b3 Rhc8 17. Kd2 Re8 18. Rae1 Re7 19. Nf4 Rxe1 20.
Rxe1 Re8 21. Rxe8 Kxe8 22. h4 Kd7 23. g4 Kc6 24. Kc3 h6 25. Kb4 Nd7 26. Ka5 1-0

[Event "NOR-chT2"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "2006.06.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hoen, Ragnar Harald"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2291"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2006.06.07"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. Qe2 Bd6 8. h3
Nc6 9. Nxc6 dxc6 10. O-O e5 11. f4 b5 12. a4 Bb7 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8+ Bxa8
15. Kh1 O-O 16. fxe5 Bxe5 17. Bg5 Re8 18. Nd1 c5 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Bxb5 Rxe4
21. Qf3 Qb8 22. Bd3 Rh4 23. Qf5 c4 24. Be2 g6 25. Qd7 Rd4 26. Qa4 c3 27. Qa6
Rd6 28. Qa2 Bd5 29. b3 Re6 0-1

[Event "NOR-chT2"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "2006.06.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hansen, Torbjorn Ringdal"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2319"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2006.06.07"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
b3 c6 16. Bg5 Bg7 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Rxe5 19. Qd2 Qf8 20. Bf4 Re6 21. Rad1
d5 22. c4 b4 23. exd5 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 cxd5 25. cxd5 Nxd5 26. Be5 Bxe5 27. Rxe5
Rd8 28. Qe1 Qd6 29. Re8+ Rxe8 30. Qxe8+ Kg7 31. Bd3 Bc6 32. Qe1 a5 33. Bc4 Nf4
34. f3 Qf6 35. Qe3 Qg5 36. Kf2 h5 37. Qd4+ Kg8 38. Qa7 Qf6 39. Ne2 Nxg2 40. Nd4
Nf4 41. Nxc6 Nxh3+ 42. Kg3 Ng5 43. Qb8+ Kh7 44. Qf4 Qa1 45. Bxf7 Qg1+ 46. Kh4
Kh6 47. Bd5 Qe1+ 48. Qg3 Qh1+ 0-1

[Event "NOR-chT2"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "2006.06.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Leer Salvesen, Bjarte"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E09"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2372"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2006.06.07"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 6. g3 Be7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O
b6 9. e4 Bb7 10. e5 Ne8 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Re1 Rc8 13. Qa4 a5 14. Nf1 Ba6 15.
Qd1 b5 16. h4 b4 17. Ng5 Qc7 18. Ne3 Bxg5 19. hxg5 Qb6 20. Bf1 Bxf1 21. Kxf1 f5
22. exf6 gxf6 23. Ng4 Rc4 24. Be3 fxg5 25. Kg2 e5 26. b3 Rc3 27. dxe5 d4 28.
Bxd4 Qc6+ 29. Kg1 Rcf3 30. e6 Ndf6 31. Ne5 1-0

[Event "NOR-chT2"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "2006.06.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Stokke, Kjetil"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "2302"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2006.06.07"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. a3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. c3 Bg7 5. Nf3 d3 6. Bxd3 Nc6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Bg5
O-O 9. Qe2 d6 10. Nbd2 Nd7 11. Rad1 b6 12. Nc4 Nc5 13. Bc2 Ba6 14. b4 Ne6 15.
Bd2 Rc8 16. Bd3 d5 17. exd5 Qxd5 18. Be3 Rfd8 19. Nce5 Bxd3 20. Rxd3 Qe4 21.
Rxd8+ Ncxd8 22. Qb5 Nb7 23. Bd4 Nd6 24. Qa4 Nxd4 25. cxd4 Rc7 26. Re1 Qd5 27.
h3 Nb5 28. Kh1 Rc3 29. Qa6 Nxd4 30. Qxa7 Bxe5 31. Nxe5 Rxh3+ 32. Kg1 Ne2+ 33.
Kf1 Nf4 34. Qb8+ Kg7 35. Nf3 Rh1+ 36. Ng1 Rxg1+ 37. Kxg1 Qxg2# 0-1

[Event "Turin ol (Men) 37th"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.06.04"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Be3 Be7 10. c3 O-O 11. Nbd2 Qd7 12. Re1 Nxd2 13. Qxd2 Na5 14. Bg5 c5 15.
Bc2 Nc4 16. Qf4 Rfe8 17. Bf6 Qd8 18. b3 Na3 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Bf5 Bxf5 21. Qxf5
Qe6 22. Qd3 a5 23. Rad1 Rad8 24. Re2 h6 25. Qe3 Rc8 26. Red2 Red8 27. h4 Rd7
28. Qf4 b4 29. c4 Rcd8 30. cxd5 Rxd5 31. Qe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Turin ol (Men) 37th"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.06.03"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C57"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 b5 6. Bf1 h6 7. Ne6 fxe6 8.
dxc6 Bc5 9. d3 O-O 10. Be3 Bxe3 11. fxe3 Qd6 12. Nd2 Qxc6 13. e4 Qc5 14. Nb3
Qb6 15. Qe2 Bd7 16. g3 a5 17. Bh3 a4 18. Nd2 a3 19. b3 Be8 20. Qf2 Qc6 21. O-O
Bh5 22. Qe3 Bg4 23. Bg2 Qxc2 24. Rfc1 Qb2 25. h3 Rad8 26. Rab1 Qxa2 27. Ra1 Qb2
28. Rab1 Qa2 29. Ra1 Qb2 30. Rab1 Qd4 31. Qxd4 Rxd4 32. hxg4 Rxd3 33. Nf1 Ra8
34. Rxc7 a2 35. Ra1 Rxb3 36. Rc2 Rba3 37. Rb2 R8a5 38. Nd2 Nxg4 39. Nb3 R5a4
40. Bh3 h5 41. Bxg4 hxg4 42. Nd2 Rxg3+ 43. Kf2 Rga3 44. Rxb5 Kf7 45. Ke2 Kf6
46. Kd1 Rh3 47. Kc2 g3 48. Rb3 Kg5 49. Kb2 Kg4 50. Rc3 g2 51. Rcc1 Re3 52. Kc2
Kg3 53. Kb2 Kf2 54. Rc2 Re2 0-1

[Event "Turin ol (Men) 37th"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.06.02"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2631"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Peru"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "PER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be2
O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. a4 b6 11. f3 Bb7 12. Rf2 Qc7 13. Bf1 Rfb8 14. Nc1 Nc5 15.
Rd2 Ne6 16. N1a2 Nd4 17. Nb4 Rd8 18. Kh1 a5 19. Nd3 Ne6 20. Nf2 Nd7 21. Nb5 Qb8
22. Nxd6 1-0

[Event "Turin ol (Men) 37th"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.31"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B54"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Nf3 Be6 7. Nd5 Nf6 8.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 9. Ng5 Bd7 10. Bc4 h6 11. Qh5 Nd4 12. O-O g6 13. Bxf7+ Ke7 14. Bxg6
Rg8 15. Bh7 Rxg5 16. Bxg5 Qxg5 17. Qxg5+ hxg5 18. c3 Ne2+ 19. Kh1 Nf4 20. Rad1
Bh6 21. g3 Nh5 22. Bf5 Bxf5 23. exf5 Rc8 24. Kg2 Nf6 25. Rfe1 Rc5 26. h3 Bf8
27. Re3 Kf7 28. a4 Be7 29. Kf1 Bf8 30. Ke2 Be7 31. Kf1 Bf8 32. Kg2 Be7 33. Kf1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Turin ol (Men) 37th"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2584"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[WhiteTeam "Iran"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IRI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d3 Bb4 5. Bd2 O-O 6. e3 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Qc2 Nxc3 9. Bxc3 Qe7 10. Be2 Bf5 11. O-O e4 12. dxe4 Bxe4 13. Qb3 Rfd8 14. Rfd1
Bxc3 15. Qxc3 Nb4 16. a3 Nd5 17. Qe5 Qxe5 18. Nxe5 Nb6 19. Rac1 c6 20. f3 Bd5
21. e4 Bb3 22. Rd3 Rxd3 23. Nxd3 Na4 24. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Turin ol (Men) 37th"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2584"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[WhiteTeam "Poland"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 b5 14. Re1 dxe4 15.
Nxe4 bxc4 16. Qe2 Rb8 17. Bf1 Nb6 18. Nc5 Bb5 19. a4 Nd5 20. Qf3 Bxc5 21. dxc5
Ba6 22. bxc4 Nxc3 23. Qxc3 Qf6 24. Qxf6 gxf6 25. Red1 Rfd8 26. Bg2 Rxd1+ 27.
Rxd1 Rb4 28. h4 Rxc4 29. Rd7 Rxc5 30. Rxa7 Bc4 31. Rc7 Bd5 32. Bxd5 exd5 33. a5
Rxa5 34. Rxc6 Kg7 35. Kg2 h5 36. Rd6 Kg6 37. Rd7 Rb5 38. Kf3 Rb3+ 39. Ke2 Rb2+
40. Ke3 Rb5 41. Kf3 f5 42. Rd6+ f6 43. Rd7 Rb3+ 44. Kf4 Rd3 45. Rd8 Rd4+ 46.
Ke3 Re4+ 47. Kf3 d4 48. Rd7 Rg4 49. Rd5 f4 50. Rxd4 fxg3 51. Rxg4+ hxg4+ 52.
Kxg3 Kh5 53. Kf4 Kxh4 54. Kf5 g3 55. fxg3+ Kxg3 56. Kxf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Turin ol (Men) 37th"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "England"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. d4 dxc4 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3
Bxc3 9. bxc3 Rb8 10. Bg5 b5 11. e4 h6 12. Bh4 e5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Qxd1
15. Rfxd1 Nd7 16. f4 Re8 17. e6 fxe6 18. e5 Nxe5 19. Bd8 Nd3 20. Bxc7 Rb7 21.
Bxb7 Bxb7 22. a4 bxa4 23. Rdb1 Bc6 24. Rb8 Kf7 25. Rxe8 Kxe8 26. Bd6 a6 27. Rb1
h5 28. Rb6 Kd7 29. Bf8 g6 30. Rxa6 e5 31. fxe5 Nxe5 32. h4 Ng4 33. Bg7 Kc7 34.
Bd4 Nh6 35. Kf2 Nf5 36. Bc5 Kd7 37. Bb4 Kc7 38. Ra7+ Kb6 39. Rf7 Nh6 40. Re7
Bd5 41. Rd7 Ng4+ 42. Ke2 Be4 43. Rd4 Bd3+ 44. Kf3 Nh2+ 45. Kf4 Nf1 46. Rd6+ Kb5
47. Rd5+ Kb6 48. Ra5 Bc2 49. Re5 Bd3 50. Kf3 Nd2+ 51. Kf4 Nf1 52. g4 hxg4 53.
Kxg4 Nd2 54. Kf4 Nb3 55. Re6+ Kb5 56. Re8 Nc1 57. Rb8+ Kc6 58. Ra8 Ne2+ 59. Kf3
Ng1+ 60. Ke3 Ne2 61. Rxa4 Kd5 62. Ra5+ Ke6 63. Ra2 Ng3 64. Kf4 Nf5 65. Ra6+ Kf7
66. Kg5 Ng3 67. Ra7+ Kg8 68. Kf6 Nh5+ 69. Ke5 Ng3 70. Bc5 Nf5 71. Bf2 Nh6 72.
Bd4 Nf5 73. Kf6 1-0

[Event "Turin ol (Men) 37th"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Prasca Sosa, Raphael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2448"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Venezuela"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "VEN"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bc5 9. Qd2 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Bxd4 11. Qxd4 Qb6 12. Qd2 Qxb2 13. Rb1 Qa3 14. Nb5
Qxa2 15. Nd6+ Ke7 16. Rc1 b6 17. Be2 Qa5 18. c3 f5 19. O-O Qc5+ 20. Kh1 Nf8 21.
g4 Bd7 22. gxf5 exf5 23. Bf3 Ng6 24. c4 d4 25. Nb7 Qa3 26. Qxd4 Be6 27. Ra1 Qb3
28. Qd6+ Kf7 29. Bd5 Bxd5+ 30. Qxd5+ Ke7 31. Qd6+ Ke8 32. Qe6+ Ne7 33. Nd6+ 1-0

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia-A 36th"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2006.05.16"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Predojevic, Borki"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[PlyCount "175"]
[EventDate "2006.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. c3 O-O 11. Qe2 Nxd2 12. Bxd2 Na5 13. Bc2 c5 14. b3 Nc6 15.
Qd3 g6 16. Bh6 Re8 17. Qd2 b4 18. cxb4 Nxb4 19. Bd1 Nc6 20. Qf4 Rb8 21. a3 Qd7
22. Rc1 Na5 23. Nd2 Rec8 24. h4 Nc6 25. Nf3 Na5 26. Nd2 Nc6 27. Nf3 Na5 28. Rb1
c4 29. b4 c3 30. Be2 Nc4 31. Ra1 a5 32. Rfc1 Nxa3 33. Rxa3 Rxb4 34. Qe3 d4 35.
Qd3 Bf5 36. Qa6 d3 37. Raxc3 Rxc3 38. Rxc3 dxe2 39. Qxe2 Rb8 40. Ng5 Qd4 41.
Rc4 Qd5 42. Rc7 Bd8 43. Rc1 a4 44. Rd1 Qxd1+ 45. Qxd1 Rb1 46. Qxb1 Bxb1 47. Nf3
Be4 48. Nd4 a3 49. Bc1 a2 50. Bb2 Bxh4 51. g3 Be7 52. f4 h5 53. Kf2 Bd5 54. Ke3
h4 55. gxh4 Ba3 56. Ba1 Bc1+ 57. Kf2 Bxf4 58. Ne2 Bd2 59. Nc3 Be6 60. Ne4 Bc1
61. Nf6+ Kg7 62. Ne4 Kh6 63. Nf6 Ba3 64. Kg3 Bb4 65. Kf2 Ba5 66. Bb2 g5 67.
hxg5+ Kxg5 68. Ke3 Kf5 69. Ne8 Bb6+ 70. Kd2 Ke4 71. Nd6+ Kd5 72. Kc2 Bc5 73.
Bc3 Bb4 74. Ba1 f5 75. Nxf5 Bxf5+ 76. Kb3 Bc5 77. Kxa2 Be6 78. Kb3 Ke4+ 79. Kc2
Ke3 80. Bc3 Bf5+ 81. Kb2 Be6 82. Kc2 Bb6 83. Bd2+ Ke2 84. Bc3 Bf5+ 85. Kb2 Kd3
86. e6 Bxe6 87. Bh8 Bd4+ 88. Bxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia-A 36th"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2006.05.15"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2006.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Be6 6. Nxe5 Qd4 7. Nf3 Qxe4
8. Ng5 Qg6 9. Nxe6 fxe6 10. d3 O-O-O 11. Qe2 Bd6 12. Nd2 Nf6 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14.
Qxe4 Qxe4 15. dxe4 Bc5 16. Bg5 Rd7 17. Rad1 Rxd1 18. Rxd1 Rf8 19. Bh4 b5 20.
Bg3 h5 21. h4 Rd8 22. Rxd8+ Kxd8 23. Be5 g6 24. b3 Be7 25. g3 c5 26. c4 c6 27.
Kg2 Ke8 28. Kf3 Bf8 29. a4 Ke7 30. Bb8 Kf6 31. Bc7 e5 32. Bd8+ Ke6 33. Bg5 Bd6
34. Ke3 Bf8 35. Kd3 Bd6 36. Bh6 Be7 37. Ke2 Bd6 38. Ke3 Be7 39. Bg5 Bd6 40. f4
Bc7 41. Kf3 Bd6 42. Bh6 Be7 43. Bg7 exf4 44. Kxf4 Kf7 45. Be5 Ke6 46. Bc7 Kd7
47. Bb8 Ke6 48. e5 Bd8 49. Bd6 Ba5 50. Kg5 Kf7 51. Kh6 Bd2+ 52. Kh7 g5 53. Bxc5
gxh4 54. gxh4 Be1 55. Kh6 Bxh4 56. Kxh5 Bg3 57. Kg4 Bxe5 58. Kf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia-A 36th"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2006.05.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E37"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "205"]
[EventDate "2006.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Ne4 7. Qc2 c5 8.
dxc5 Nc6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Nf3 Bf5 11. b4 d4 12. g4 Bg6 13. Qc4 d3 14. Be3 Qf6
15. Rd1 O-O 16. Rxd3 b5 17. Qc1 a5 18. bxa5 Nxc5 19. Rc3 Nd3+ 20. exd3 Qxf3 21.
Rg1 Ne5 22. d4 Nc4 23. Bg2 Qxg4 24. h3 Qe6 25. Bxa8 Rxa8 26. a4 Qa6 27. Rg5 f5
28. axb5 Qxa5 29. Kf1 Qxb5 30. Kg1 Bf7 31. Qf1 g6 32. Rg3 Qd5 33. Rc1 Re8 34.
Rd1 Kg7 35. Bc1 Re4 36. Rgd3 f4 37. Qg2 h6 38. f3 Re3 39. Bxe3 Nxe3 40. Qf2
Nxd1 41. Rxd1 g5 42. Qe2 Be6 43. Kh2 Qf5 44. Qe5+ Qxe5 45. dxe5 Kg6 46. Rd8 Kf5
47. Rh8 Kxe5 48. Rxh6 Bf5 49. Kg2 Be6 50. Kf2 Bf5 51. h4 gxh4 52. Rxh4 Be6 53.
Rh5+ Kf6 54. Rc5 Bb3 55. Ke2 Ke6 56. Kd3 Bd5 57. Ke2 Kd6 58. Ra5 Ke5 59. Kf2
Kd6 60. Kg2 Be6 61. Rh5 Bd7 62. Kf2 Be6 63. Ke2 Bc4+ 64. Ke1 Bd5 65. Kf2 Be6
66. Rg5 Bd7 67. Ke2 Be6 68. Ra5 Bd5 69. Ra3 Bc4+ 70. Kf2 Be6 71. Ra5 Bd5 72.
Kg2 Be6 73. Rh5 Bd7 74. Rh7 Be6 75. Rh8 Bd7 76. Rd8 Ke7 77. Ra8 Kd6 78. Ra7 Be6
79. Kf2 Bd5 80. Rh7 Be6 81. Rh1 Ke5 82. Re1+ Kf5 83. Kg2 Bd5 84. Re8 Kf6 85.
Kf2 Kf5 86. Rc8 Ke5 87. Ke2 Kf5 88. Rc3 Ke5 89. Kd2 Kd6 90. Rd3 Ke5 91. Kc3 Bb7
92. Kb4 Bd5 93. Ra3 Kd4 94. Rc3 Bb7 95. Kb3 Bd5+ 96. Kc2 Ke5 97. Kd2 Kd6 98.
Ke2 Ke5 99. Kf2 Kd6 100. Kg2 Be6 101. Rc1 Ke5 102. Re1+ Kf6 103. Re4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia-A 36th"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2006.05.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B65"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2006.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8.
O-O-O O-O 9. f4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qa5 11. Bc4 Bd7 12. Kb1 Rfd8 13. Bb3 Rac8 14. g4
Qc5 15. Qd3 Bc6 16. f5 d5 17. Be3 Qa5 18. fxe6 fxe6 19. Bd4 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 dxe4
21. Bxe6+ Kh8 22. Qh3 Bd5 23. Bxd5 Rxd5 24. g5 Qc7 25. Bc3 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Rd8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia-A 36th"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2006.05.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2691"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2006.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c4 b4 13. Nc2 a5 14. Be2 O-O 15.
O-O Bg5 16. Qd3 Bb7 17. Rad1 Nb8 18. a3 bxa3 19. Nxa3 Na6 20. Nb5 Nc5 21. Qc2
a4 22. Bf3 Ra6 23. Rfe1 Qa5 24. Ndc3 Rd8 25. Be2 Qb4 26. Bf1 g6 27. Qe2 Kg7 28.
Qg4 Ne6 29. Nd5 Qc5 30. Qg3 Rc8 31. Ra1 Bd8 32. Red1 Nd4 33. Nbc3 Rca8 34. Qd3
Bc6 35. Ra3 Ra5 36. Ne2 Bxd5 37. Nxd4 Qxd4 38. Qxd4 exd4 39. cxd5 Rb8 40. Ra2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia-A 36th"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2006.05.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Predojevic, Borki"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B67"]
[WhiteElo "2566"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2006.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qc7 8. Bxf6
gxf6 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. O-O-O Bd7 11. Kb1 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Be7 13. Be2 h5 14. Rhf1 Qc5
15. Qd2 b5 16. Bf3 Rc8 17. Ne2 h4 18. Nd4 b4 19. Rfe1 a5 20. e5 fxe5 21. fxe5
dxe5 22. Nb3 Qc7 23. Nxa5 Ba4 24. Nb3 f5 25. Qe2 Kf7 26. Bh5+ Kg7 27. g4 hxg3
28. Rg1 Kf8 29. hxg3 Bf6 30. g4 e4 31. Qd2 Qb6 32. Qg2 Qb8 33. gxf5 Qe5 34. Rd4
Bxb3 35. Qg6 Rxh5 36. axb3 Ke7 37. c3 bxc3 38. Qxh5 c2+ 39. Kc1 Qf4+ 40. Rd2
Bxb2+ 0-1

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia-A 36th"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2006.05.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2006.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. Qxd4 Nxc3 7. Qxc3 Nc6
8. e4 e6 9. Bb5 Qb6 10. a4 a6 11. Be3 Qc7 12. O-O Bd7 13. Be2 Qa5 14. Qxa5 Nxa5
15. Ne5 Bc6 16. b4 Bxb4 17. Rab1 Bc3 18. Nxc6 Nxc6 19. Rxb7 Bd4 20. Rc1 Nd8 21.
Rbc7 Bxe3 22. fxe3 O-O 23. e5 f6 24. exf6 gxf6 25. a5 f5 26. h3 Rb8 27. Ra7 Rb3
28. Kf2 Nf7 29. Rcc7 Rb2 30. h4 Kg7 31. Rxa6 Rd8 32. Raa7 Rdd2 33. Rxf7+ Kg6
34. h5+ Kg5 35. Rg7+ Kh4 36. Kg1 Rxe2 37. Rab7 Rxg2+ 38. Rxg2 Rxb7 39. Ra2 Kxh5
40. a6 Ra7 41. Kf2 Kg4 42. Ra4+ Kg5 43. Kf3 e5 44. Ra5 Kf6 45. Kg3 Ke6 46. Kh4
Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia-A 36th"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2006.05.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2006.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. d4 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Be7 7. e3 Ne4 8. Nxe4
Bxe4 9. Bg3 d6 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. O-O Nd7 12. e4 O-O 13. Qe2 Bf6 14. Rad1 e5 15.
d5 a5 16. b3 Re8 17. a3 Nf8 18. b4 axb4 19. axb4 c5 20. bxc5 bxc5 21. Nd2 Ng6
22. Nb1 Bc8 23. Nc3 Nf4 24. Qc2 Bd7 25. Ra1 Ra5 26. Rfb1 Qa8 27. Rxa5 Qxa5 28.
Bf1 Nh5 29. Qb2 Ra8 30. Qb7 Qd8 31. Nb5 Rb8 32. Qa6 Be7 33. Ra1 g6 34. Be2 Nf4
35. Bf1 Nh5 36. Be2 Nf4 37. Bf1 Nh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia-A 36th"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2006.05.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2006.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Bb3 Qa5 9. O-O d6 10. h3 Bd7 11. Qe1 Rfe8 12. Rd1 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bc6 14. f4 Nd7
15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Kh2 Rac8 17. Qh4 h6 18. Nd5 e6 19. Nc3 Nf6 20. Qe1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia-A 36th"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2006.05.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2691"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2006.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Bb3 e6 9. f4 d6 10. Qf3 e5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. fxe5 Ng4 13. exd6 Nxe3 14. Qxe3
Qxd6 15. Rd1 Qf6 16. Qf2 Qe7 17. O-O Ba6 18. Rfe1 Rad8 19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. e5 Bc8
21. h3 Bf5 22. Ne2 Qxe5 23. Ng3 Qxb2 24. Nxf5 gxf5 25. Qxf5 Qf6 26. Qa5 Rd7 27.
Qa6 Qd6 28. Qc8+ Bf8 29. Rf1 Qc7 30. Qxc7 Rxc7 31. Rf5 Kg7 32. Kf2 Bd6 33. Kf3
f6 34. Ra5 Be5 35. Ra6 Kg6 36. Ke4 Kg5 37. Kf3 c5 38. Bc4 Rd7 39. g3 h5 40. Rc6
Rc7 41. h4+ Kh6 42. Rxc7 Bxc7 43. Bd3 f5 44. Bxf5 c4 45. Be6 c3 46. Bf7 Be5 47.
a4 Bc7 48. Be8 Be5 49. g4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Schagen m g/5ґ"]
[Site "Schagen"]
[Date "2006.05.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2006.04.28"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. a3 Ba5 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O
d5 9. Na4 Nd4 10. Nxd4 cxd4 11. b4 Bc7 12. Bb2 dxc4 13. Qxc4 e5 14. Rac1 Bd6
15. e3 Be6 16. Qd3 Qd7 17. Nc5 Bxc5 18. Rxc5 dxe3 19. Qxe3 b6 20. Rcc1 Bd5 21.
Bxe5 Rfe8 22. d4 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Ng4 24. Qf3 Rac8 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. h3 Nxe5 27.
dxe5 h6 28. Rd1 Qe6 29. Rd5 g6 30. Qd3 h5 31. Qd4 Re8 32. b5 Kg7 33. a4 Kg8 34.
Rd7 Re7 35. Rd8+ Kh7 36. Rd6 Qxe5 37. Qxe5 Rxe5 38. Rd7 Kg7 39. Rxa7 Re2 40.
Kf3 Ra2 41. Ra6 g5 42. Ke4 f6 43. Kd5 g4 44. hxg4 hxg4 45. Kc6 Rxf2 46. Kxb6
Rf3 47. Ka7 Rxg3 48. b6 Rb3 49. b7 g3 50. Rc6 g2 51. Rc1 Ra3 52. Rb1 Rxa4+ 53.
Kb6 Rb4+ 54. Rxb4 g1=Q+ 55. Ka6 Qa1+ 56. Kb6 Qe5 57. Rc4 Qd6+ 58. Rc6 Qd8+ 59.
Ka7 Qa5+ 60. Ra6 Qc7 61. Ka8 Qc4 62. Ka7 Qd4+ 63. Ka8 Qd5 64. Ka7 Qc5+ 65. Ka8
Qd5 66. Ka7 Qd4+ 67. Ka8 Qd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Schagen m g/5ґ"]
[Site "Schagen"]
[Date "2006.05.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2006.04.28"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. O-O
Bg7 9. e3 Qc8 10. b3 Bh3 11. Bb2 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 O-O 13. Rc1 Qd8 14. Qf3 Rc8 15.
Rfd1 Qa5 16. h3 a6 17. a3 Qb6 18. Na4 Qc7 19. Kg1 Rfd8 20. Qe2 h5 21. Nc3 Qb6
22. Na4 Qa5 23. Bc3 Qc7 24. Bb2 Rb8 25. Nc3 Qb6 26. b4 Rbc8 27. Na4 Qc7 28. Nf3
Qd7 29. Nb6 Qxh3 30. Nxc8 Rxc8 31. Qf1 Qf5 32. Nd4 Nxd4 33. Bxd4 Ne4 34. Bxg7
Kxg7 35. Rd5 Qe6 36. Qd3 b5 37. Qd4+ Nf6 38. Rg5 bxc4 39. Ra5 d5 40. f3 Qd6 41.
f4 Kg8 42. Qe5 Rc6 43. Qxd6 Rxd6 44. a4 Ne4 45. b5 axb5 46. Rxb5 c3 47. a5 d4
48. exd4 Rxd4 49. a6 Ra4 50. Rb6 Ra2 51. Rc6 e6 52. Rc4 Nxg3 53. Rb1 c2 54.
Rb8+ Kg7 55. Rxc2 Rxc2 56. a7 Ra2 57. a8=Q Rxa8 58. Rxa8 Ne2+ 59. Kf2 Nxf4 0-1

[Event "Schagen m g/5ґ"]
[Site "Schagen"]
[Date "2006.05.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2006.04.28"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. b3 c5 2. e4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Bxd7+ Nxd7 7. O-O Bd6
8. d4 Ne7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Bg5 f6 12. Be3 Ne4 13. Nb5 Bb8 14. Nfd4
a6 15. Ne6 Qc8 16. Nbd4 Rf7 17. f3 Nc3 18. Qd3 Be5 19. a4 Qd7 20. Nc5 Qc7 21.
Qxc3 b6 22. Ne4 Bxh2+ 23. Kh1 dxe4 24. Qxc7 Bxc7 25. fxe4 Be5 26. Rad1 Rc8 27.
c4 h5 28. Nf3 Bc7 29. Rd3 Nc6 30. Rd5 Re8 31. Rxh5 Rxe4 32. Bf2 Na5 33. c5 b5
34. axb5 axb5 35. c6 Nxb3 36. Rxb5 Rc4 37. Rxb3 Rxc6 38. Nd4 Rc4 39. Rh3 Rd7
40. Nf5 Kf7 41. Re1 Rf4 42. Rf3 Rxf3 43. gxf3 g6 44. Ng3 Rd2 45. Ne4 Rc2 46.
Bd4 Bd8 47. Rd1 f5 48. Nf2 Bh4 49. Nd3 g5 50. Be3 Rc3 51. Kg2 g4 52. f4 Bf6 53.
Bf2 Rc2 54. Nb4 Rb2 55. Nd3 Ra2 56. Kg3 Ra3 57. Rd2 Bc3 58. Rd1 Bf6 59. Kg2 Ra2
60. Kf1 Ke6 61. Nc5+ Kf7 62. Rd7+ Kg6 63. Ne6 Ra6 64. Nf8+ 1-0

[Event "Schagen m"]
[Site "Schagen"]
[Date "2006.05.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2006.04.28"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 O-O 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Bc4 Rb8 16. Ra2 Kh8 17. Nce3 Bxe3 18. Nxe3 Ne7 19. b3 f5 20. exf5 Nxf5 21.
Nxf5 Bxf5 22. O-O Be4 23. Bd5 Bxd5 24. Qxd5 Qc7 25. Rxa5 Rxb3 26. c4 h6 27. Ra6
Rb6 28. Rfa1 Qb8 29. h3 Rxa6 30. Rxa6 Qb2 31. f3 Qc1+ 32. Kf2 Rb8 33. Ra8 Qc2+
34. Kg3 Qg6+ 35. Kh2 Rxa8 36. Qxa8+ Kh7 37. Qd5 Qf6 38. Kg3 Qg6+ 39. Kf2 Qc2+
40. Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Schagen m g/5ґ"]
[Site "Schagen"]
[Date "2006.05.01"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2006.04.28"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 b5 7. Bg2 Bb7 8. O-O
Be7 9. Re1 d6 10. a4 bxa4 11. Rxa4 Nd7 12. Qg4 h5 13. Nxe6 Qxc3 14. bxc3 hxg4
15. Nc7+ Kd8 16. Nxa8 Bxa8 17. Rxa6 Bb7 18. Ra7 Bc8 19. e5 Nxe5 20. Be3 Nd7 21.
Ra8 Ngf6 22. Rea1 d5 23. R1a7 Bd6 24. c4 Bc7 25. cxd5 Re8 26. c4 Rxe3 27. fxe3
Bb6 28. Ra3 Ne8 29. Rb3 Kc7 30. Rxb6 Nxb6 31. Ra7+ Kd6 32. Rxf7 Nxc4 33. e4 Ne5
34. Rf1 Nf6 1-0

[Event "Schagen m"]
[Site "Schagen"]
[Date "2006.04.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "173"]
[EventDate "2006.04.28"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 c6 8. e4 d5
9. Qc2 dxe4 10. Nxe4 c5 11. Bc3 Bb7 12. Bd3 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Na6 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6
15. Be4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 O-O 17. Rd1 Nc5 18. Qf3 Qc7 19. O-O Qb7 20. Qxb7 Nxb7 21.
Bb4 Rfc8 22. Rd2 a5 23. Ba3 a4 24. Nb5 axb3 25. axb3 Nc5 26. Rb1 Ne4 27. Rd7 h5
28. Bc1 Rd8 29. Rxd8+ Rxd8 30. Be3 Nd2 31. Bxd2 Rxd2 32. h4 Kh7 33. Kf1 Kg6 34.
Kg2 Be7 35. Nc3 Kf5 36. Na4 Bf6 37. Nxb6 Bd4 38. Nc8 Kg4 39. Rf1 Bc5 40. b4
Bxb4 41. Nb6 Bc5 42. Na4 Bd4 43. c5 Rc2 44. c6 e5 45. c7 e4 46. Rd1 Rxf2+ 47.
Kh1 Kh3 48. c8=Q+ f5 49. Kg1 Rc2+ 50. Rxd4 Rxc8 51. Rd7 Kxg3 52. Rxg7+ Kf3 53.
Nb6 Rc1+ 54. Kh2 e3 55. Nd5 f4 56. Rf7 Rc2+ 57. Kh3 Rc4 58. Nxe3 Kxe3 59. Ra7
Rc3 60. Ra2 Ke4+ 61. Kh2 Kf3 62. Kh3 Re3 63. Rb2 Re1 64. Rb3+ Kf2 65. Rb2+ Kf1
66. Rb5 Re3+ 67. Kh2 Re2+ 68. Kh3 Re3+ 69. Kh2 f3 70. Rxh5 f2 71. Rf5 Ke1 72.
Kg2 Re2 73. Kg3 f1=Q 74. Rxf1+ Kxf1 75. Kg4 Kf2 76. h5 Ke3 77. Kf5 Rf2+ 78. Kg6
Rg2+ 79. Kf6 Rh2 80. Kg6 Ke4 81. h6 Ke5 82. h7 Ke6 83. Kg7 Ke7 84. h8=Q Rg2+
85. Kh6 Rh2+ 86. Kg7 Rxh8 87. Kxh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Schagen m"]
[Site "Schagen"]
[Date "2006.04.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2006.04.28"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. O-O Bc5 8.
Nb3 Be7 9. f4 d6 10. a4 Nc6 11. a5 b5 12. axb6 Qxb6+ 13. Kh1 O-O 14. Qe2 a5 15.
Be3 Qc7 16. Nb5 Qb8 17. c3 d5 18. e5 Ne4 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Nc5 Bxc5 21. Bxc5
Ba6 22. c4 Rd8 23. Nd6 f5 24. exf6 Rxd6 25. Qxe4 Bb7 26. Bxd6 Qxd6 27. Rad1 Nd8
28. f7+ Kxf7 29. Qxh7 Qc6 30. Rf2 Qe4 31. f5 e5 32. Rfd2 Bc6 33. Qg6+ Ke7 34.
Rd7+ 1-0

[Event "Schagen m"]
[Site "Schagen"]
[Date "2006.04.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2006.04.28"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Rc1
c6 9. e4 d5 10. e5 Ne4 11. Bd3 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 Nd7 13. O-O Bb4 14. cxd5 Bxc3 15.
Rxc3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 cxd5 17. Rfc1 f6 18. Qe2 fxe5 19. dxe5 Nc5 20. Nd4 Qe8 21.
f3 a5 22. a3 Qg6 23. b4 axb4 24. axb4 Nd7 25. Rc6 Rae8 26. Rd6 Rf7 27. Kg2 h5
28. h4 Nf8 29. Rxb6 Ra8 30. Qd2 Ra3 31. Rb8 Rd3 32. Qf2 Qh6 33. f4 Qg6 34. f5
Qh6 35. Rc2 Kh7 36. Re8 Rxd4 37. Qxd4 Rxf5 38. Rf2 Ng6 39. Rxf5 exf5 40. Rc8 f4
41. Qd3 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas Internet f 7th"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2006.03.25"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Doettling, Fabian"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A44"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2006.03.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 d6 4. Nc3 e5 5. e4 Be7 6. Bb5+ Nbd7 7. a4 O-O 8. O-O
Ne8 9. Bd3 g6 10. Nd2 f5 11. exf5 gxf5 12. f4 e4 13. Be2 Bf6 14. Nc4 Bxc3 15.
bxc3 Ndf6 16. Ne3 Bd7 17. c4 Qe7 18. Bb2 Qf7 19. Qe1 Qg6 20. Kh1 Rf7 21. Qh4
Rg7 22. Rg1 h5 23. Ra3 Qh6 24. h3 Rg6 25. a5 Ng7 26. Rb3 Rb8 27. Rb1 Bc8 28.
Nf1 Kh7 29. Rg3 Rxg3 30. Nxg3 Ng8 31. Qd8 h4 32. Bxg7 Qxg7 33. Nxf5 Bxf5 34.
Qxb8 b6 35. axb6 axb6 36. Rxb6 Qa1+ 37. Kh2 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas Internet f 7th"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2006.03.25"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Doettling, Fabian"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2006.03.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. dxc5 bxc5 8. Bf4
Be7 9. Rd1 O-O 10. e3 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Nc6 12. Be2 Qb6 13. O-O Rfd8 14. Rd2 Nh5
15. Bg3 f5 16. f4 Nf6 17. Bf3 Rab8 18. Rfd1 Na5 19. Qa4 Nb3 20. Rd3 Qa5 21. Bh4
Qxa4 22. Nxa4 d6 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Kf1 Na5 25. Rc1 Rb3 26. Ke2 Rdb8 27. Rxb3
Nxb3 28. Rg1+ Kf8 29. Kd3 Na5 30. Kc3 Rb3+ 31. Kc2 Rb8 32. Be2 Kf7 33. Rb1 Nc6
34. Bh5+ Kf8 35. Bf3 Na5 36. Be2 Nc6 37. Nc3 Bd8 38. Rd1 Be7 39. Nb5 Rd8 40.
Bf3 Na5 41. Nc7 Rb8 42. Nxe6+ Ke8 43. Bd5 Nb7 44. Rg1 Kd7 45. Ng7 Nd8 46. Nxf5
Bf8 47. Rg8 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas Internet f 7th"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2006.03.25"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Doettling, Fabian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2006.03.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. c4 Bg4 6. cxd5 Qxd5 7. Be2 cxd4 8. Nc3
Qa5 9. Nxd4 Rd8 10. Bxg4 Rxd4 11. Qe2 e6 12. Be3 Rd8 13. f4 Nh6 14. O-O Be7 15.
Bh3 O-O 16. Rad1 Nf5 17. Bxf5 exf5 18. Qc4 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Rd8 20. Nd5 Bf8 21. a3
Ne7 22. Nxe7+ Bxe7 23. Rxd8+ Qxd8 24. Kf2 b6 25. Ke2 Qa8 26. Kf2 Qd8 27. a4 h6
28. b4 Qd7 29. b5 Qe6 30. Qxe6 fxe6 31. a5 Bd8 32. a6 Kf7 33. Kf3 h5 34. g3 g6
35. h3 Kg7 36. g4 Kf7 37. Bd2 Be7 38. Be3 Bd8 39. Bf2 Kg7 40. Be1 Be7 41. Ba5
Bc5 42. Bc3 Be7 43. Bb2 Bc5 44. Bc1 Be7 45. Bd2 Bc5 46. Be1 Be7 47. Bf2 Bd8 48.
Be3 Kf7 49. Kg3 Kg7 50. gxh5 gxh5 51. Kf3 Kf7 52. Bf2 Kg7 53. Ke2 Kf7 54. Kd3
Kg7 55. Kc4 Kf7 56. Be1 Be7 57. Bd2 Kg7 58. Be3 Bd8 59. Bd4 Kf7 60. Bc3 Be7 61.
Ba5 Bd8 62. Bb4 Be7 63. Bd6 Bxd6 64. exd6 Ke8 65. Kd4 Kd8 66. Ke5 Kd7 67. h4
1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas Internet f 7th"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2006.03.25"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Doettling, Fabian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2006.03.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. c4 Bg4 6. dxc5 e6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nc3
Bxc5 9. Qxd5 Qxd5 10. Nxd5 O-O-O 11. Nc3 Nb4 12. Ne4 Nc2+ 13. Ke2 Bb6 14. Nd6+
Rxd6 15. exd6 Nxa1 16. Kd1 Nf6 17. Bd3 Rd8 18. Bf4 Nh5 19. Be5 f6 20. Bg3 Nxg3
21. fxg3 Rxd6 22. Ke2 Re6+ 23. Kd2 Be3+ 24. Kd1 Rc6 25. Re1 Rc1+ 26. Ke2 Rxe1+
27. Kxe1 Be6 28. Ke2 Bc1 29. b3 g6 30. Kd1 Be3 31. Ke2 Bh6 32. Nd4 Bd5 33. Kf2
a6 34. h4 Kd7 35. g4 Bf8 36. h5 Bc5 37. Ke3 Bxb3 38. Bxg6 hxg6 39. h6 Bg8 0-1

[Event "Dos Hermanas Internet f 7th"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2006.03.24"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Todorovic, Goran M"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2006.03.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 d6 7. Bb3 Na5 8. Ba4
c5 9. c3 a6 10. Nbd2 b5 11. Bc2 Nc6 12. Nf1 Nd7 13. Ng3 Nb6 14. d4 cxd4 15.
cxd4 exd4 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. Qxd4 Bf6 18. Qd3 g6 19. Bh6 Re8 20. Rab1 Be6 21. b3
Rc8 22. Rbd1 Be5 23. Bb1 Qh4 24. Be3 Nd7 25. Qd2 Bc3 26. Qxd6 Ne5 27. Bd4 Ng4
28. h3 Red8 29. Qxd8+ Rxd8 30. Bxc3 Rc8 31. Bb2 Nxf2 32. Kxf2 Qf4+ 33. Kg1 Qxg3
34. Kh1 h5 35. Bf6 Bxh3 0-1

[Event "Dos Hermanas Internet f 7th"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2006.03.24"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Todorovic, Goran M"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2006.03.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Bb3 Qa5 9. O-O d6 10. f3 Bd7 11. Qd2 Rac8 12. Rad1 Ne5 13. Nd5 Qd8 14. Nxf6+
Bxf6 15. Bh6 Re8 16. c3 Nc4 17. Qe2 b5 18. Kh1 Qb6 19. Rfe1 a5 20. a3 e5 21.
Nc2 Nxb2 22. Rb1 Qc5 23. Rxb2 Qxc3 24. Ne3 Be6 25. Nd5 Bxd5 26. Bxd5 Qxa3 27.
Rxb5 Rb8 28. Reb1 Rxb5 29. Qxb5 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas Internet f 7th"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2006.03.24"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Todorovic, Goran M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2006.03.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Be3 Be7 10. c3 Nc5 11. Bc2 Bg4 12. Re1 Qd7 13. h3 Bh5 14. Nbd2 Ne6 15.
g4 Bg6 16. Nf1 Rd8 17. Bf5 Na5 18. Ng3 Nc4 19. Bc1 c5 20. a4 O-O 21. axb5 axb5
22. h4 h6 23. h5 Bh7 24. b3 Nb6 25. Qd3 Bxf5 26. gxf5 Ng5 27. Nxg5 Bxg5 28.
Bxg5 hxg5 29. Qe3 d4 30. Qxg5 f6 31. exf6 Rxf6 32. cxd4 cxd4 33. Re6 Nd5 34. h6
Qf7 35. Nh5 Rxf5 36. Qxd8+ Kh7 37. hxg7 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas Internet f 7th"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2006.03.24"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Todorovic, Goran M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2006.03.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. Be3
Ng4 9. Bf4 Be6 10. O-O O-O 11. Rc1 c4 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nf6 14. Nc3 Nb4 15.
Ng5 Bf5 16. Bxb7 Nd3 17. Bxa8 Qxa8 18. Qf3 Nxc1 19. Qxa8 Rxa8 20. Rxc1 h6 21.
Nf3 Rd8 22. Be3 Bh3 23. Ne5 Rc8 24. d5 Bb4 25. Nc6 Bxc3 26. Ne7+ Kf8 27. Nxc8
Bxb2 28. Rxc4 Nxd5 29. Bxa7 Ke8 30. Nd6+ Ke7 31. Bc5 Ke6 32. Re4+ Kd7 33. Nxf7
1-0

[Event "Glitnir blitz"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2006.03.16"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Erenburg, Sergey"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2573"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2006.03.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 d6 7. a4 Be6 8. Nbd2
Qd7 9. a5 a6 10. Nf1 Rfe8 11. Ne3 Bxc4 12. Nxc4 Bf8 13. Bg5 Qe6 14. Ne3 h6 15.
Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Nd5 Qd8 17. b4 Ne7 18. c4 Nxd5 19. cxd5 c6 20. Qb3 Qd7 21. d4
exd4 22. dxc6 bxc6 23. Nxd4 c5 24. bxc5 dxc5 25. Nf3 Rab8 26. Qc4 Qc6 27. Nd4
Qc8 28. Nf5 g6 29. Ne3 Rb4 30. Qd3 Rbxe4 31. Rec1 Bg7 32. Rab1 Bd4 33. Nc2 Qf5
34. Nxd4 Re1+ 35. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 36. Rxe1 Qxd3 37. Nc6 Qb5 38. Ne7+ Kg7 39. Nd5
Qxa5 40. Rc1 Qd2 0-1

[Event "Glitnir blitz"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2006.03.16"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2006.03.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8.
O-O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 a6 10. f4 b5 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Be2 Qc7 13. Bh5 Qc5 14. Qxc5
dxc5 15. e5 f5 16. g4 fxg4 17. Rhg1 Bb7 18. Bxg4 h5 19. Bh3 Rd8 20. Rxd8+ Kxd8
21. Bg2 Bc8 22. Bf3 Bd7 23. Ne4 c4 24. Kd2 h4 25. h3 Be8 26. Ke3 Kc7 27. b3
cxb3 28. cxb3 Ba3 29. Rg7 Bc1+ 30. Nd2 Kb6 31. Rg1 Ba3 32. Ke2 Kc5 33. Ne4+ Kb4
34. Rd1 Bc6 35. Rd6 Rc8 36. Rd4+ Ka5 37. Nd6 Bxf3+ 38. Kxf3 Rc2 39. Nxf7 Rxa2
40. Ng5 Bc5 41. Rd3 Rf2+ 42. Ke4 Kb4 43. Nxe6 Bb6 44. f5 a5 45. f6 a4 46. bxa4
bxa4 47. Rd6 Ka5 48. Nf4 Rc2 49. f7 Rc8 50. e6 a3 51. e7 a2 52. f8=Q a1=Q 53.
Qxc8 Qb1+ 54. Kd5 Qb5+ 55. Ke6 Qb3+ 56. Rd5+ 1-0

[Event "Glitnir blitz"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2006.03.16"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2006.03.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qc2 c5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Rfd1 Rc8 14. Qb2 dxc4
15. Nxc4 Qe8 16. Nfd2 Bxc4 17. Nxc4 Na4 18. bxa4 Rxc4 19. a5 Qa4 20. axb6 axb6
21. Rd3 Rfc8 22. Bf3 h6 23. Kg2 b5 24. Rad1 Rxc3 0-1

[Event "Glitnir blitz"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2006.03.16"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C66"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2006.03.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. O-O exd4 7. Nxd4 Be7 8.
Bxc6 bxc6 9. Qf3 O-O 10. b3 c5 11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. Qxf5 Re8 13. Bb2 Qd7 14. Qf3
Bf8 15. Rfe1 Qg4 16. Qd3 Qe6 17. Rad1 a5 18. h3 Rab8 19. Ba1 Rb4 20. f3 c4 21.
Qe3 cxb3 22. axb3 d5 23. Qg5 dxe4 24. fxe4 Nxe4 25. Nxe4 Rxe4 26. Bc3 Rxe1+ 27.
Rxe1 Qb6+ 28. Kh1 Rxe1+ 29. Bxe1 Qc6 30. Qxa5 Qxc2 31. Bg3 c6 32. Qb6 h6 33.
Qd8 Qc5 34. Qb8 Qe7 35. Kh2 Kh7 36. Qc8 Qc5 37. Qb7 Qd5 38. Qb8 Bc5 39. Qc8 Qe4
40. Qd7 Kg6 41. Qd1 f5 42. Qd2 Qe3 43. Qc2 Qg1# 0-1

[Event "Glitnir blitz"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2006.03.16"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A58"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2006.03.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. g3
d6 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Rb1 Ne8 12. Qc2 Nc7 13. Rd1 Nb6 14. e4 Bc8 15.
h3 Bd7 16. b3 Qc8 17. a4 Bxh3 18. Bb2 Bg4 19. Re1 Na6 20. Nb5 Bxb2 21. Rxb2 Bd7
22. Nc3 Nb4 23. Qd2 c4 24. bxc4 Nxc4 25. Qh6 f6 26. Rxb4 Ne5 27. Qe3 Qc7 28.
Nxe5 fxe5 29. Reb1 Rac8 30. Rb7 Qd8 31. Nb5 Rc2 32. Rf1 Bg4 33. Qb6 Qxb6 34.
Rxb6 Be2 35. Rc6 Rb2 36. Re1 Bxb5 37. axb5 Rfxf2 38. Bf1 Rf3 39. Re2 Rxg3+ 40.
Kf2 Rbb3 41. b6 Rgf3+ 42. Kg1 Rb1 43. Rf2 Re3 44. Kh2 Rxe4 45. Bh3 Kg7 46. Bc8
h5 47. b7 Kh6 48. Rc7 Ree1 49. Rxe7 Kg5 50. Ref7 Kh4 51. Kg2 g5 52. Rf1 Rxf1
53. Rxf1 Rb2+ 54. Rf2 Rb6 55. Ra2 g4 56. Ra8 Rb2+ 57. Kf1 Kg3 58. b8=Q Rxb8 59.
Rxb8 h4 60. Rb3+ Kf4 61. Bxg4 Kxg4 62. Rb6 h3 63. Rxd6 e4 64. Re6 Kf5 65. Rxe4
Kxe4 66. d6 Kf3 67. Kg1 Kg3 68. d7 h2+ 69. Kh1 Kh3 70. d8=Q Kg3 71. Qd6+ Kf3
72. Kxh2 Ke3 73. Kg2 Ke4 74. Kg3 Ke3 75. Qd5 Ke2 76. Qd4 Ke1 77. Kf3 Kf1 78.
Qd1# 1-0

[Event "Glitnir blitz"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2006.03.16"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2006.03.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 d6 7. a4 Be6 8. Nc3
Qd7 9. a5 a6 10. h3 Rfe8 11. Ng5 Bxc4 12. dxc4 Nd4 13. Nf3 Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3 Qe6
15. b3 h6 16. Be3 Nd7 17. Red1 Bg5 18. Nd5 Rac8 19. Bxg5 hxg5 20. Qg3 Qg6 21.
Qg4 Re6 22. Rd3 Kf8 23. Rg3 Nf6 24. Nxf6 gxf6 25. h4 Ke7 26. h5 Qh7 27. b4 Rh8
28. Rh3 f5 29. Qxg5+ Rf6 30. Re1 fxe4 31. Qh4 Qf5 32. Re2 e3 33. Rexe3 Qxc2 34.
Ref3 Qc1+ 35. Kh2 Qh6 36. g4 Qg7 37. g5 Rxf3 38. Rxf3 Ke8 39. Kg3 Qh7 40. h6
Qb1 41. Kg2 Qg6 42. Rf6 Qd3 43. Qg4 Ke7 44. Qf3 Qxc4 45. Kg3 Rg8 46. Rf5 Qe6
47. Kh4 Qg6 48. Qg4 Qe6 49. Rf6 Qxg4+ 50. Kxg4 d5 51. Kf5 d4 0-1

[Event "Glitnir blitz"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2006.03.16"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Erenburg, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2573"]
[PlyCount "177"]
[EventDate "2006.03.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 a6 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Nbd7 8. Bd3
O-O 9. O-O Bd6 10. Qc2 h6 11. Rad1 e5 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4
15. Bxe4 exd4 16. Nxd4 Nf6 17. h3 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Re8 19. Qf3 Qh4 20. Be3 Qe4 21.
Qxe4 Rxe4 22. Nf3 Be7 23. Rfe1 Be6 24. Nd4 Bb4 25. Rf1 Re8 26. Nxe6 R4xe6 27.
Rd7 R6e7 28. Rfd1 f6 29. g4 Kf7 30. Kg2 Rxd7 31. Rxd7+ Re7 32. Rd8 Re8 33. Rd3
Ke7 34. Rd4 Bd6 35. Kf3 Rc8 36. Rd2 Bb4 37. Re2 Kf7 38. h4 Ba5 39. h5 Rc6 40.
Rb2 Bb4 41. Rb1 Rc2 42. a4 Bc5 43. Rd1 Bxe3 44. fxe3 Ke6 45. Rd8 Rc3 46. b4 Rc4
47. Rd4 Rc6 48. Ke4 Rc1 49. a5 Rb1 50. Rc4 Rg1 51. Kf3 Kd6 52. Rd4+ Ke6 53.
Re4+ Kd6 54. Re8 Rc1 55. Rd8+ Ke7 56. Rb8 Rc7 57. Ke4 Ke6 58. Kd4 Kd6 59. e4
Rd7 60. Rg8 Kc6+ 61. Ke3 Kd6 62. Kf4 Ke6 63. Re8+ Kf7 64. Rb8 Ke6 65. Rc8 Re7
66. Rc5 Rd7 67. b5 axb5 68. Rxb5 Kd6 69. Kf5 Kc6 70. Rb6+ Kc5 71. Kg6 Re7 72.
Rb1 Rxe4 73. Kxg7 Rxg4+ 74. Kxh6 Kc6 75. Rb6+ Kc7 76. Rxf6 Ra4 77. Rf5 Rg4 78.
Rg5 Rf4 79. Kg6 Kd6 80. h6 Ke7 81. h7 Rf6+ 82. Kh5 Rf8 83. Rg8 Rf5+ 84. Kg6
Rf6+ 85. Kg5 Rf1 86. h8=Q Rg1+ 87. Kf4 Rxg8 88. Qxg8 Kd6 89. a6 1-0

[Event "Glitnir blitz"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2006.03.16"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Erenburg, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2573"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2006.03.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Qc2 dxc4 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. a4 a6 11. Rd1 Nbd7 12. Nc3 Rc8 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15.
Ne5 Qb6 16. e3 c5 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. axb5 axb5 19. Qb3 b4 20. Ne2 Qb5 21. Qc4
Qxc4 22. Nxc4 cxd4 23. Rxd4 Nd5 24. Rad1 Bf6 25. Re4 Rfd8 26. Nf4 Nxf4 27.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 28. exf4 Rd1+ 29. Kg2 Bd4 30. Ne3 Rd2 31. b3 f5 32. Rxe6 Kf7 33. Re5
Bxe5 34. fxe5 Ke6 35. Nc4 Rd3 36. Na5 Rc3 37. f4 Rc7 38. Kf2 Rc2+ 39. Ke3 Rxh2
40. Nc6 Rb2 41. Nxb4 Rxb3+ 42. Nd3 Kd5 43. Ke2 Kd4 44. Ne1 Rxg3 45. Nc2+ Ke4
46. e6 Rc3 47. Nb4 Rc7 48. Na6 Re7 49. Kf2 Kxf4 50. Nc5 Ke5 51. Kf3 Rxe6 0-1

[Event "Glitnir blitz"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2006.03.15"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Kjartansson, David"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2260"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2006.03.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 Be7 8.
Nd5 Nf6 9. Nxe7 Nxe7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Bg5 Ng6 12. Qf3 Be6 13. c3 Qb6 14. Qe2 Nd7
15. Nc4 Qc7 16. O-O Nc5 17. Ne3 f6 18. Bc4 fxg5 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. Bxd5+ Kh8 21.
g3 Ne7 0-1

[Event "Glitnir blitz Prelim"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2006.03.15"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Williams, Simon Kim"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2452"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2006.03.15"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 Nd7 8. Qc2
Nxc3 9. Bxc3 Be7 10. e4 O-O 11. Rd1 Rc8 12. Bc4 Nf6 13. Bd3 c5 14. e5 c4 15.
Be2 Nd5 16. O-O Nf4 17. Ne1 Nxe2+ 18. Qxe2 Qd5 19. f4 Qe4 20. Qf2 b5 21. Nc2 f5
22. exf6 Bxf6 23. Rde1 Bh4 24. Rxe4 Bxf2+ 25. Rxf2 Bxe4 26. Ne3 Rcd8 27. g3 a5
28. Rd2 Ra8 29. Kf2 Rfb8 30. d5 exd5 31. Nxd5 Rd8 32. Nc7 Rxd2+ 33. Bxd2 Rd8
34. Bxa5 Rd3 35. Bc3 Bc6 36. Ne6 g6 37. Nd4 Bd7 38. h4 Bg4 39. Nxb5 0-1

[Event "Glitnir blitz Prelim"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2006.03.15"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Gunnarsson, Jon Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2421"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2006.03.15"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Be6 6. Ng5 Bd5 7. e4 h6 8. exd5
hxg5 9. dxc6 Nxc6 10. d5 Na5 11. Bxg5 Qd6 12. g3 g6 13. Bg2 Bh6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6
15. O-O O-O 16. Qe2 Rfd8 17. Rad1 Rac8 18. Rfe1 Rd7 19. Bh3 Rcd8 20. Bxd7 Rxd7
21. d6 e6 22. Ne4 Qd8 23. Qf3 Bg7 24. Qf4 b6 25. Re2 f5 26. Ng5 e5 27. Qe3 Nb3
28. h4 Rxd6 29. Rxd6 Qxd6 30. Re1 e4 31. h5 gxh5 32. Qe2 Qd3 33. Qxh5 Qd7 34.
Rd1 Nd4 35. Kg2 Qd5 36. Qe8+ Bf8 37. Qg6+ Bg7 38. Qe8+ Bf8 39. Rxd4 Qxd4 40.
Qf7+ 1-0

[Event "Glitnir blitz"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2006.03.15"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kjartansson, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B60"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2260"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2006.03.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 Bd7 7. Be2 Rc8 8.
O-O a6 9. Nb3 Ne5 10. f4 Nc4 11. Bxc4 Rxc4 12. e5 dxe5 13. fxe5 Ng4 14. Qe2 b5
15. h3 Qb6+ 16. Kh1 h5 17. Rad1 Be6 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Qg6 20. Rfd1 Rc8 21.
Qd2 Qb6 22. Rc5 Qb7 23. Na5 Qb8 24. Qd7# 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik op 22nd"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2006.03.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Adly, Ahmed"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2473"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2006.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Ne5 11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. exf5 Nbc6 13. Nd5 e6 14. fxe6 fxe6
15. Ne3 d5 16. Be2 O-O 17. O-O Ng6 18. c4 d4 19. Ng4 Nf4 20. Bxf4 Rxf4 21. Bd3
Nb4 22. Re1 h5 23. Nh2 Nxd3 24. Qxd3 Qf6 25. Re2 Qf5 26. Rd1 Rf8 27. f3 Qxd3
28. Rxd3 e5 29. Nf1 g4 30. hxg4 hxg4 31. Nd2 gxf3 32. gxf3 Rh4 33. Re4 Rh5 34.
Rg4 Rh6 35. Rb3 b6 36. Ra3 Ra8 37. Ne4 Rc6 38. Rb3 Kf7 39. Kf2 Bf8 40. f4 Rb8
41. f5 Rh6 42. c5 Be7 43. Rg6 Rh5 44. Rgxb6 Rxf5+ 45. Rf3 Rxf3+ 46. Kxf3 Rc8
47. b4 a5 48. a3 axb4 49. axb4 Ke8 50. Ke2 Ra8 51. c6 Kf7 52. b5 Ke6 53. Ra6
Rh8 54. b6 Bd8 55. b7 Bc7 56. Ra8 Rb8 57. Kd3 Kd5 58. Ra6 Rf8 59. Nd2 e4+ 60.
Nxe4 Rf3+ 61. Kc2 Kxe4 62. Ra8 Rc3+ 63. Kd1 Rb3 64. Kc2 Rb6 65. Rc8 d3+ 66. Kd1
Bf4 67. Re8+ Kf3 68. b8=Q Rxb8 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik op 22nd"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2006.03.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hamdouchi, Hichem"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2006.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. d4
Bb6 9. a4 Bg4 10. d5 Ne7 11. h3 Bh5 12. Re1 Ng6 13. Qd3 O-O 14. Bd1 Bxf3 15.
Bxf3 Nf4 16. Qf1 Rb8 17. axb5 axb5 18. Na3 Nd7 19. Nxb5 Qf6 20. Bxf4 Qxf4 21.
Na3 f5 22. Nc4 Nf6 23. exf5 e4 24. Bd1 Qxf5 25. Bc2 Qxd5 26. Nxb6 Rxb6 27. b4
Qe5 28. Re3 d5 29. Ra5 Rd6 30. Qe2 Qf4 31. Qd2 Kh8 32. Re2 Qh4 33. Qd4 Nh5 34.
Rxd5 Nf4 35. Rxe4 Rxd5 36. Qxd5 Nxh3+ 37. Kh2 Nf4+ 38. Kg1 Qg4 39. Rc4 Re8 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik op 22nd"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2006.03.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kveinys, Aloyzas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2006.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Bd3 Bc5 7. Nb3 Be7 8.
Qg4 g6 9. Bg5 d6 10. Bxe7 Nxe7 11. O-O-O e5 12. Qg5 Be6 13. f4 Nd7 14. f5 f6
15. Qh6 Bxb3 16. cxb3 O-O-O 17. Kb1 Kb8 18. Rc1 Nc5 19. Bc2 gxf5 20. exf5 d5
21. Qxf6 Nc6 22. Nxd5 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik op 22nd"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2006.03.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Pavlovic, Milos"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2006.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. d4
Bb6 9. a4 Bg4 10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Qxa8 12. h3 Bh5 13. Qd3 exd4 14. Bg5 Bxf3
15. Bxf6 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 gxf6 17. Qxb5 Ke7 18. Kh2 Ne5 19. f4 Qxe4 20. fxe5 Rg8
21. exf6+ Kf8 22. Rf2 d3 23. Qh5 Rg6 24. Qf3 Qe5+ 25. Kh1 Qe1+ 26. Rf1 Rg1+ 27.
Kh2 Qe5+ 28. Qf4 Rxf1 29. Qxe5 dxe5 30. Nd2 Rf2+ 31. Kg3 Rxd2 32. Bxf7 Kxf7 33.
b4 Rf2 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik op 22nd"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2006.03.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Hillarp Persson, Tiger"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[PlyCount "192"]
[EventDate "2006.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O b5 8. Bg5
Bb7 9. a4 a6 10. Ne5 Qb6 11. b3 Rd8 12. a5 Qc7 13. Nxd7 Rxd7 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15.
bxc4 f5 16. e3 Bb4 17. Qb3 Bxa5 18. Ne2 O-O 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Rfc1 Bb6 21. Nf4
Qd6 22. Nd3 Rc7 23. Rc3 Kh8 24. Rac1 f6 25. Nc5 Bc8 26. Qb2 Bxc5 27. Rxc5 Bd7
28. d5 exd5 29. Bxd5 Re8 30. Bf3 Re5 31. Qa3 Kg7 32. Qa5 Rxc5 33. Rxc5 Rb7 34.
Rc1 b4 35. Rd1 Qe7 36. Qa8 Rc7 37. Qb8 Be6 38. Rd8 Bf7 39. Qa8 Ra7 40. Qc8 Rc7
41. Qa8 b3 42. Rb8 c5 43. Qa5 Ra7 44. Qc3 c4 45. Kg2 Rc7 46. h4 Qe5 47. Qb4 Qc5
48. Qc3 Qd6 49. h5 h6 50. Qa5 Re7 51. Rb6 Qc7 52. Qb4 c3 53. Rb7 c2 54. Qxe7
Qxe7 55. Rxe7 Kf8 56. Rc7 b2 57. Rxc2 b1=Q 58. Rc8+ Kg7 59. Rc7 Qb3 60. Rd7 Kf8
61. Rd4 Ke7 62. Bd1 Qb5 63. Bf3 Bc4 64. Kh2 Ke6 65. Kg2 Ke5 66. Kg1 Bd3 67. Rf4
Qb1+ 68. Kh2 Qe1 69. Bg2 Qe2 70. Kg1 Qxh5 71. Bf3 Qg6 72. Rh4 Be4 73. Bg2 Qg7
74. Kh2 Qg6 75. Kg1 Kd6 76. Kh2 Kc5 77. Rf4 Qh5+ 78. Rh4 Qg6 79. Rf4 Kd6 80.
Rh4 Ke7 81. Kg1 Kf8 82. Rf4 Kg7 83. Rh4 Qe8 84. Kh2 Qc6 85. Bh3 Kg6 86. Rf4 Qc2
87. Bg2 Kf7 88. Kg1 Qc6 89. Bxe4 fxe4 90. g4 Kg6 91. Kg2 Kg5 92. Kg3 Qd6 93. f3
exf3 94. Kxf3 Qd1+ 95. Kg3 Qg1+ 96. Kf3 Qh1+ 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik op 22nd"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2006.03.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2006.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. g3
Nbd7 9. Bg2 dxc4 10. Qe2 Be7 11. Qxc4 e5 12. O-O Nb6 13. Qe2 exd4 14. Rd1 O-O
15. Rxd4 Qc7 16. e4 Qe5 17. Rd3 Rad8 18. Bf4 Qe6 19. Rad1 Rxd3 20. Rxd3 Re8 21.
Kh1 Bb4 22. f3 Nfd7 23. Rd1 Ne5 24. Qc2 Qf6 25. h4 Nec4 26. Bc1 Rd8 27. Bg5
Rxd1+ 28. Nxd1 Qd4 29. b3 Bc5 30. Kh2 f6 31. Bc1 Qg1+ 32. Kh3 Ne5 33. f4 Nf7
34. Qd3 g5 35. hxg5 fxg5 36. fxg5 Ne5 37. Qf1 Qd4 38. Ne3 g6 39. Ng4 Nxg4 40.
Kxg4 Nd7 41. Bf4 b5 42. Bf3 Qh8 43. Qh1 Ne5+ 44. Bxe5 Qxe5 45. Qe1 Bd6 46. Kh3
c5 47. Be2 a6 48. a4 Qe6+ 49. Bg4 Qe5 50. Be2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik op 22nd"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2006.03.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Galego, Luis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2538"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2006.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 c5 5. Bxb4 cxb4 6. g3 O-O 7. Bg2 Qe7 8.
O-O d6 9. Qb3 a5 10. a3 Na6 11. axb4 Nxb4 12. Nc3 e5 13. c5 e4 14. cxd6 Qxd6
15. Ng5 Qxd4 16. Rfd1 Qe5 17. Ngxe4 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Bf5 19. Qc3 Qe7 20. Nd6 Bg6
21. Rd2 Rfb8 22. h4 h6 23. Bf3 h5 24. Rad1 Kh7 25. Qc5 Rc8 26. Qb5 Rc2 27. Bxh5
Rxd2 28. Rxd2 Bxh5 29. Qxh5+ Kg8 30. Nf5 Qf6 31. Rd6 Qxb2 32. Rd7 Qb1+ 33. Kh2
1-0

[Event "Reykjavik op 22nd"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2006.03.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Tissir, Mohamed"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2444"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2006.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 Be7 8.
Nd5 Nf6 9. Nxf6+ Bxf6 10. Nc4 Be7 11. Be3 Be6 12. Nb6 Rb8 13. c3 Bg5 14. Bxg5
Qxg5 15. Qd2 Qd8 16. Nc4 d5 17. exd5 Qxd5 18. Qxd5 Bxd5 19. O-O-O Be6 20. Nd6+
Ke7 21. Bc4 Rhd8 22. Bxe6 Kxe6 23. Ne4 b6 24. Rxd8 Nxd8 25. Rd1 f6 26. c4 f5
27. Nc3 Rc8 28. Kb1 Nf7 29. Nd5 b5 30. cxb5 axb5 31. a3 Nd6 32. Nc3 Rc4 33. Ka2
g5 34. Kb3 Rf4 35. Rd2 Nc4 36. Rc2 Na5+ 37. Ka2 b4 38. axb4 Nc6 39. Ka3 Nxb4
40. Rd2 Nc6 41. Na4 Nd4 42. Nc3 Rh4 43. h3 g4 44. hxg4 Rxg4 45. f3 Rg8 46. Ka2
h5 47. b4 h4 48. Ne2 Nc6 49. b5 Nb4+ 50. Kb3 Nd5 51. Nc3 Ne3 52. b6 Nxg2 53.
Na4 h3 54. Nc5+ Kf7 55. Nd7 h2 56. Rd1 Ne1 57. Rxe1 Rg1 58. Nxe5+ Kg7 59. Re2
h1=Q 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik op 22nd"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2006.03.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Weeks, Manuel William"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2273"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2006.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
a4 Bg7 16. Bd3 c6 17. Bg5 Qc7 18. Qd2 Nf8 19. Bh6 Ne6 20. b4 Nd7 21. Bf1 Nb6
22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. a5 Nd7 24. c4 Rad8 25. Rac1 Qb8 26. Red1 f6 27. d5 cxd5 28.
exd5 Nf4 29. cxb5 axb5 30. Bxb5 Bxd5 31. Bc6 Bxc6 32. Rxc6 d5 33. Rdc1 Nf8 34.
Rb6 Qa7 35. Nd4 Rc8 36. Nb5 Qd7 37. Nd6 Rxc1+ 38. Qxc1 Re7 39. a6 Qa7 40. Qc6
N4e6 41. Nc8 1-0

[Event "Aalborg Fibertex Cup blindfold"]
[Site "Aalborg"]
[Date "2006.02.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Schandorff, Lars"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2521"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2006.02.03"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c5 7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3
c4 9. Bc2 Be6 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 Nbd7 12. Ne5 Qa5 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. Qd2 Nb6
15. a4 Bd7 16. Be7 Rfe8 17. Bb4 Qa6 18. a5 Nc8 19. f3 Qh6 20. Rfe1 Ne7 21. Qf2
Nc6 22. Bc5 f5 23. e4 fxe4 24. fxe4 Be6 25. e5 Qg5 26. Re3 Ne7 27. Rf1 Rf8 28.
Rf3 Rxf3 29. Qxf3 Ng6 30. Kh1 b6 31. axb6 axb6 32. Bd6 b5 33. Bb1 Qg4 34. Qf2
Qh4 35. Qf3 Qg4 36. Qf2 Qh4 37. Qf3 Qg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Aalborg Fibertex Cup blindfold"]
[Site "Aalborg"]
[Date "2006.02.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2006.02.03"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 b5 14. Re1 dxe4 15.
Bxe4 bxc4 16. bxc4 Nb6 17. Qb3 c5 18. d5 Bf6 19. Rad1 exd5 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21.
cxd5 Rfd8 22. Bg2 c4 23. Qa3 Bb7 24. Ne4 Qg6 25. Nc3 Ra8 26. Re7 Bc8 27. Rxa7
Rxa7 28. Qxa7 Bf5 29. Re1 h5 30. h4 Qd6 31. a4 Ra8 32. Qb7 Qb4 33. Re3 Rf8 34.
Qe7 Qb2 35. d6 Nxa4 36. Bc6 Qc1+ 37. Kg2 Rb8 38. Bxa4 Rb2 39. Rf3 Bh3+ 40. Kh2
1-0

[Event "Aalborg Fibertex Cup blindfold"]
[Site "Aalborg"]
[Date "2006.02.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Pedersen, Nicolai Vesterbaek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2006.02.03"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. Bd2 Qd7 11. Nc3 Nd4 12. Nxd4 exd4 13. Ne2 c5 14. Ng3 g6 15. c3
dxc3 16. Bxc3 d5 17. Qf3 d4 18. Bd2 Qg4 19. Qxg4 Nxg4 20. e5 Kg7 21. h3 Nh6 22.
axb5 axb5 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Bxh6+ Kxh6 25. Bxf7 Rc8 26. Be6 Rc7 27. b3 Bc8 28.
Bxc8 Rxc8 29. Ne4 c4 30. bxc4 bxc4 31. dxc4 Rxc4 32. Rd1 d3 33. f3 Rd4 34. Kf2
g5 35. g3 Bd8 36. Ke3 Bb6 37. Rxd3 Rb4+ 38. Ke2 Kg6 39. g4 Ba5 40. Rd6+ Kg7 41.
Nxg5 Rb2+ 42. Kd3 Rh2 43. Ke4 h6 44. Ne6+ Kf7 45. Nf4 Bd2 46. e6+ Ke8 47. Nd5
1-0

[Event "Aalborg Fibertex Cup blindfold"]
[Site "Aalborg"]
[Date "2006.02.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Pedersen, Nicolai Vesterbaek"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2516"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2006.02.03"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. g3 dxc4 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. O-O O-O 8. a3
Ba5 9. e3 e5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Nd7 13. f4 Nc5 14. Bf3 Bxc3
15. bxc3 Bf5 16. e4 Bxe4 17. Bxe4 Nxe4 18. Rd4 Nxc3 19. Rxc4 Nd5 20. Bb2 Rfd8
21. Re1 Rd7 22. f5 Re8 23. h4 b6 24. h5 h6 25. Rg4 Nf6 26. Rh4 Nh7 27. Bc1 Rd5
28. Rg4 Kf8 29. f6 Nxf6 30. Rxg7 Rexe5 31. Rxe5 Rxe5 32. Bxh6 Rxh5 33. Rh7+ Ke7
34. Rh8 Ke6 35. Kg2 Ng4 36. Re8+ Kd7 0-1

[Event "Aalborg Fibertex Cup blindfold"]
[Site "Aalborg"]
[Date "2006.02.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Schandorff, Lars"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2521"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2006.02.03"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 c5 7. h4 h5 8. Nf4 Bh7
9. Nxh5 cxd4 10. Nb5 Nc6 11. Nxd4 Nge7 12. c3 Nxe5 13. Bg5 Nd7 14. Bg2 Nc5 15.
O-O Ne4 16. c4 Nxg5 17. hxg5 Qd7 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Rc1 Bg6 20. Re1 Bxh5 21.
gxh5 Kd8 22. g6 Nc6 23. gxf7 Be7 24. Ne6+ Kc8 25. Bxd5 1-0

[Event "Aalborg Fibertex Cup blindfold"]
[Site "Aalborg"]
[Date "2006.02.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2006.02.03"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3
O-O 9. axb5 axb5 10. d4 Bb6 11. Re1 d6 12. Be3 Bg4 13. Na3 exd4 14. cxd4 Re8
15. Nxb5 Nxe4 16. Nc3 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Qf6 18. Ba4 d5 19. h3 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Qxf3
21. gxf3 Re6 22. Bf4 Nd8 23. Bg3 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Ne6 25. Bd7 Rd8 26. Bxe6 Re8
27. Bxf7+ Kxf7 28. Ra1 Re2 29. Be5 Rc2 30. Ra3 g6 31. Kg2 Ke6 32. h4 h5 33. Kg3
Kf7 34. Kf4 Rxf2 35. Ke3 Rc2 36. Kd3 Rf2 37. Ke3 Rc2 38. Kd3 Rf2 39. Ke3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.29"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Lahno, Kateryna"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 Bc5 6. Nc3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. Nd5
h6 9. c3 O-O 10. O-O Rb8 11. Ne3 Bb6 12. Qe2 Ne7 13. Rd1 Ng6 14. Nf5 d5 15. h3
Re8 16. g4 c5 17. c4 bxc4 18. dxc4 d4 19. Ba4 Re6 20. Ne1 Nf4 21. Bxf4 exf4 22.
f3 g6 23. Nxh6+ Kg7 24. g5 Nh7 25. h4 Nxg5 26. hxg5 Qxg5+ 27. Qg2 Qxh6 28. Nd3
g5 29. Nxf4 Bc7 30. Nd3 g4 31. fxg4 Rg6 0-1

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.28"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5
8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Nf5 11. d5 d6 12. Nd2 Bg5 13. c3 Bd7 14. g3 Re8
15. Ne4 Bxc1 16. Rxc1 Nh6 17. f3 Nf5 18. Qd2 c6 19. dxc6 bxc6 20. Qf2 Be6 21.
Rcd1 d5 22. Nc5 Qf6 23. Rd2 Re7 24. Rde2 Rae8 25. Nb3 h5 26. Qc5 Qg5 27. Re5 h4
28. g4 Bc8 29. Rxe7 Rxe7 30. Rxe7 Nxe7 31. Kf2 Qe5 32. Kg1 f5 33. Qxa7 fxg4 34.
Qd4 Qg5 35. f4 Qg6 36. Qe5 Kf7 37. Nd4 g3 38. Qg5 gxh2+ 39. Kxh2 Qxg5 40. fxg5
c5 41. Nb3 c4 42. Nd4 Kg6 43. Nf3 Bg4 44. Nxh4+ Kxg5 45. Kg3 Bd7 46. Nf3+ Kf6
47. Nd4 Nf5+ 48. Nxf5 Bxf5 49. Kf4 Bd7 50. b3 cxb3 51. axb3 g5+ 52. Ke3 Ke5 53.
b4 g4 54. b5 Kd6 55. Kf4 Kc5 56. Bg2 Bxb5 57. Bxd5 Kxd5 58. c4+ Bxc4 59. Kxg4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.27"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 Nbd7 7. g4 g6 8. Be3
Bg7 9. h4 h5 10. g5 Nh7 11. Qd2 b5 12. f4 Bb7 13. f5 Ne5 14. O-O-O O-O 15. Nd5
Bc8 16. Nf4 Bb7 17. fxg6 fxg6 18. Nde6 Qc8 19. Nxf8 Nxf8 20. Nd5 Qd8 21. Bb6
Qd7 22. Qg2 Rc8 23. Bd4 Qd8 24. Kb1 Ne6 25. Bxe5 Bxe5 26. Qf2 Bxd5 27. exd5 Nc5
28. Bh3 Rc7 29. Rhf1 Bg7 30. Be6+ Kh7 31. Bf7 Qd7 32. Bxg6+ Kxg6 33. Qf7+ Kh7
34. Qxh5+ 1-0

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bg4 10. Be3 exd4 11. cxd4 Na5 12. Bc2 Nc4 13. Bc1 c5 14. b3 Nb6 15.
Nbd2 Nfd7 16. h3 Bh5 17. Bb2 Rc8 18. Rc1 cxd4 19. Bb1 Bf6 20. Rxc8 Qxc8 21. g4
Bg6 22. Nxd4 Qc5 23. N2f3 Re8 24. Qd2 d5 25. g5 Bxd4 26. Bxd4 Qc8 27. Bb2 dxe4
28. Qd4 f6 29. Nh4 Re5 30. Nxg6 Rxg5+ 31. Kh2 hxg6 32. Qxe4 Nf8 33. f4 Rh5 34.
Qf3 Nd5 35. f5 Qc7+ 36. Be5 fxe5 37. Qxd5+ Qf7 38. Rxe5 gxf5 39. Bxf5 g6 40.
Be4 Rxe5 41. Qxe5 Qf2+ 42. Bg2 Qxa2 43. Qd5+ Kg7 44. Qe5+ Kg8 45. Qd5+ Kg7 46.
Qe5+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2537"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4
Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. a3 Nc6 11. cxd5 Qxd5 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bf5 14. Re1 Bf6
15. Bf4 Rac8 16. Nd2 Rfe8 17. Bf3 Rxe1+ 18. Qxe1 Qd7 19. Ne4 Be7 20. Qe2 Bxe4
21. Qxe4 Bd6 22. Be3 Re8 23. Qd5 Nd8 24. g3 c6 25. Qa5 b6 26. Qa4 Re7 27. c4 c5
28. Qxd7 Rxd7 29. Bg4 Rc7 30. d5 Nb7 31. Bd2 Kf8 32. Be2 Be5 33. Rb1 Ke7 34.
Bd3 Kd6 35. Kg2 Re7 36. g4 h6 37. h4 Kc7 38. f4 Bd4 39. Kf3 Nd6 40. h5 Re8 41.
a4 a5 42. Rh1 Kd7 43. g5 f5 44. Rh2 Rh8 45. Rh3 Kc7 46. Rh1 Kd7 47. Rh2 Ba1 48.
Re2 Re8 49. Rg2 Rh8 50. Re2 Re8 51. Be3 Rh8 52. Ra2 Bc3 53. Rc2 Bd4 54. Rh2 Re8
55. Bd2 Rh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. Bg5 c5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. dxc5 Nbd7 8.
Rc1 Qa5 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Rxc3 Ne4 11. Bd2 Ndxc5 12. Rc1 Nxd2 13. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 14.
Nxd2 b6 15. e3 Ke7 16. b4 Ne6 17. Nb3 a5 18. bxa5 Bd7 19. Rc3 bxa5 20. Kd2 Rab8
21. Bd3 a4 22. Nd4 Nxd4 23. exd4 Rb2+ 24. Rc2 Rb3 25. Rc3 Rb2+ 26. Rc2 Rb3 27.
Ra2 Rc8 28. Re1+ Kd6 29. Re3 h6 30. h4 g5 31. hxg5 hxg5 32. Bc2 Rbb8 33. Rc3
Rxc3 34. Kxc3 Rc8+ 35. Kd2 Rc4 36. Ke3 Rc3+ 37. Kd2 Rc4 38. Ke3 Rc3+ 39. Kd2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Vescovi, Giovanni P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B46"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
O-O Nf6 9. Re1 Be7 10. e5 Nd7 11. Qg4 g6 12. Na4 Qa5 13. Bh6 Qb4 14. Qxb4 Bxb4
15. c3 Bf8 16. Bxf8 Rxf8 17. c4 Ke7 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Rac1 Ra7 20. b4 Bb7 21.
f4 Rc8 22. Rxc8 Bxc8 23. Rc1 Kd8 24. Kf2 Nb8 25. Nc5 Rc7 26. Rc2 Nd7 27. Nb3
Rxc2+ 28. Bxc2 Nb8 29. Nd4 Bd7 30. g4 h6 31. Ke3 Kc7 32. a4 Kb6 33. a5+ Kb7 34.
Bd3 Ba4 35. Be2 Nd7 36. h4 Nb8 37. f5 gxf5 38. gxf5 Bd7 39. Bh5 1-0

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Nxe7 Nxe7 11. Bd3 Nd7 12. O-O Nc5 13. b4 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 f6
15. Be3 d5 16. Bc5 dxe4 17. Qxe4 Qd5 18. Qe2 Bb7 19. f3 Ng6 20. Rfd1 Nf4 21.
Qf1 Qe6 22. c4 Kf7 23. Rd6 Qf5 24. cxb5 axb5 25. Nxb5 Kg6 26. Rd2 Rhd8 27. Rxd8
Rxd8 28. Nd6 Rxd6 29. Bxd6 Qg5 30. Kh1 h5 31. Bc5 e4 32. Be3 exf3 33. gxf3 Qg4
0-1

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. d3 Bc5 8. Nc3
d6 9. a4 Na5 10. Ba2 b4 11. Ne2 Bc8 12. c3 bxc3 13. bxc3 Bb6 14. Ng3 Be6 15. d4
Bxa2 16. Rxa2 O-O 17. Bg5 exd4 18. Nh5 dxc3 19. Nh4 Kh8 20. Nf5 1-0

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Stellwagen, Daniel"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2573"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Nd5 8.
Ne4 Bb7 9. c4 Nb4 10. c5 Qb8 11. f4 Ba6 12. a3 Bxf1 13. Rxf1 Nd5 14. Qd4 Be7
15. f5 exf5 16. Rxf5 O-O 17. Bd2 f6 18. O-O-O Qb3 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Nxf6+ Rxf6
21. Rxf6 Nxf6 22. Re1 Qf7 23. Bf4 Nd5 24. Bd6 Re8 25. Rxe8+ Qxe8 26. Qe5 Qf7
27. Kb1 h6 28. g3 Qf1+ 29. Ka2 Qc4+ 30. Ka1 Nf6 31. Qf5 Kf7 32. Qe5 Kg8 33. Qe7
Qg4 34. Be5 Nd5 35. Qe8+ Kh7 36. Qf7 Qg5 37. Bd6 Qc1+ 38. Ka2 Qc4+ 39. Ka1 Qc1+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. Bg2 dxc4 7. Qc2 a5 8.
Qxc4 b6 9. a3 Ba6 10. Qc2 Be7 11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 Ra7 13. O-O Nd7 14. Bf4 Bb7
15. Qc2 Qa8 16. Rfd1 Be4 17. Qd2 Rd8 18. Bg5 f6 19. Be3 Ne5 20. Ne1 c5 21. Qc3
Rad7 22. Rd2 Bxg2 23. Nxg2 Nc6 24. Rad1 cxd4 25. Bxd4 Bb4 26. axb4 axb4 27. Qe3
Rxd4 28. Nf4 Rxd2 29. Rxd2 Rxd2 30. Qxd2 Qd8 31. Qc2 Qd6 32. Qe4 Ne5 33. Qa8+
Kf7 34. Qb7+ Nd7 35. Nd3 b3 36. h4 Qd5 37. Qc7 Qd4 38. Qd8 e5 39. h5 Qg4 40.
Nc1 Ke6 41. Qg8+ Kd6 42. h6 Qe6 43. Qxg7 Qc4 44. Nxb3 Qxb3 45. Qxh7 Qxb2 46.
Qg6 e4 47. e3 Qe5 48. Qf7 Qa1+ 49. Kg2 Qd1 50. h7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Smeets, Jan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 Ne7 13. Ncb4 O-O 14. a4 bxa4
15. Rxa4 a5 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Bc4 Bd7 18. Nd5 Qe8 19. Ra2 Bd8 20. O-O Rc8 21.
Bb3 Rb8 22. Qc2 Kh8 23. Rfa1 f5 24. Ba4 Bxa4 25. Rxa4 fxe4 26. R4a2 Qf7 27. c4
Rb3 28. Re1 Bh4 29. g3 Rf3 30. b3 Bd8 31. Rxe4 h5 32. Re2 h4 33. Rb2 g6 34. Kg2
hxg3 35. hxg3 Rxg3+ 36. Kf1 Qf3 37. Qe4 Qh5 38. Ne3 Bg5 39. Ke1 Rgf3 40. Nf1
Bc1 41. Ra2 Rxb3 42. Ng3 Qh6 43. Qg4 Rxg3 44. Qxg3 Qh1+ 0-1

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "L'Ami, Erwin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. Be3 exd4 11. cxd4 Na5 12. Bc2 c5 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 cxd4
15. Bxd4 Rc8 16. Qd1 Nc6 17. Nc3 b4 18. Ne2 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 g6 20. Qd2 Qb6 21.
Rad1 Nd7 22. Bb3 Nc5 23. Bd5 Bf6 24. Nf3 Kg7 25. Nh2 h5 26. g4 Rh8 27. Kg2 hxg4
28. Nxg4 Nd7 29. Bxf7 Kxf7 30. Qf4 Ke6 31. Nxf6 Nxf6 32. e5 Qb7+ 33. Kg1 dxe5
34. Rxe5+ Kf7 35. Rd6 Rxh3 36. Qxf6+ Kg8 37. Rd8+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup 9-10"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.17"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D14"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. c3 cxd4 5. cxd4 Nc6 6. Nc3 Bf5 7. e3 e6 8. Bb5
Bb4 9. O-O O-O 10. Rc1 Bxc3 11. Rxc3 Ne4 12. Rc1 g5 13. Bg3 h5 14. Bxc6 bxc6
15. Ne5 h4 16. Nxc6 Qd7 17. Be5 f6 18. f3 Nd6 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Qd2 Rf7 21. b4
Rg7 22. h3 Re8 23. Rfe1 Rc7 24. b5 a6 25. a4 axb5 26. axb5 Rb7 27. e4 dxe4 28.
fxe4 Bh7 29. e5 Qf8 30. Rc5 Rg7 31. exf6 Qxf6 32. Ne5 Bf5 33. Rf1 Qd8 34. Qe3
g4 35. hxg4 Bxg4 36. Nc6 Qc7 37. Rg5 h3 38. gxh3 Bf5 39. Rfxf5 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup 9-10"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.17"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Be3 b5 9. Nxc6 Qxc6 10. f3 Bc5 11. Qe1 d6 12. Kh1 Bxe3 13. Qxe3 O-O 14. Rfd1
Bb7 15. Qd4 Qc5 16. Qxc5 dxc5 17. a4 b4 18. Nb1 Nd7 19. Nd2 Ne5 20. Be2 a5 21.
Kg1 g5 22. Kf2 Ba6 23. g3 Rfd8 24. f4 gxf4 25. gxf4 Ng6 26. Bxa6 Rxa6 27. Nc4
Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Nxf4 29. Rd8+ Kg7 30. Rc8 f5 31. Kf3 Nh3 32. exf5 exf5 33. Rxc5
Ng5+ 34. Ke3 f4+ 35. Ke2 Re6+ 36. Re5 Rc6 37. b3 Kf6 38. Rxa5 Re6+ 39. Kf2 f3
40. Ne3 Re4 41. Ra6+ Ke5 42. Rh6 Rd4 43. Nc4+ Kf5 44. h4 Nf7 45. Rb6 Rxh4 46.
Rxb4 Rh3 47. a5 Ng5 48. a6 Ne4+ 49. Ke3 f2+ 50. Ke2 Rc3 51. Nd2 Rxc2 52. Rd4
Nxd2 53. Rd5+ Ke6 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup 9-10"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.16"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 Ne7 13. Ncb4 O-O 14. a4 bxa4
15. Qxa4 a5 16. Bb5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Be6 18. Bc6 Rb8 19. Ra2 Qc8 20. O-O Bd8 21.
b4 Kh8 22. Rd2 Qa6 23. b5 Qa7 24. Qa3 Bxd5 25. Qxd6 Be7 26. Qxd5 Rfd8 27. Qa2
Rxd2 28. Qxd2 a4 29. Qa2 a3 30. Qxf7 Rf8 31. b6 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup 9-10"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.15"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Bd3 b5 7. O-O Bb7 8. Qe2
Ne7 9. Re1 Nbc6 10. Nxc6 Nxc6 11. Nd5 exd5 12. exd5+ Ne7 13. c4 b4 14. Bg5 f6
15. Qh5+ g6 16. Qf3 fxg5 17. Qf6 O-O-O 18. Qxh8 Qd6 19. Be4 Kb8 20. Rac1 Qf4
21. g3 Qf7 22. Qd4 d6 23. Qb6 Rd7 24. Qxb4 Nf5 25. Bxf5 gxf5 26. Re6 f4 27.
Rce1 Rd8 28. Qb6 Rc8 29. b4 fxg3 30. hxg3 h5 31. b5 Qc7 32. Qxc7+ Kxc7 33. a4
axb5 34. axb5 Kb6 35. Re8 Bg7 36. R8e6 Rd8 37. c5+ Kxc5 38. Re7 Bd4 39. Rxb7
Rf8 40. Rc7+ Kxd5 41. Rd1 Rb8 42. Rg7 g4 43. Rg5+ Kc4 44. Rxh5 Bc5 45. Rg5 Rxb5
46. Rxg4+ Kc3 47. Kg2 Ba3 48. Rgd4 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup 9-12"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.14"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Be6 8. Bc2
d5 9. Nbd2 dxe4 10. dxe4 Nd7 11. Qe2 Qe8 12. Nc4 f6 13. Ne3 Qf7 14. Rd1 Rfd8
15. Nd5 Rac8 16. Be3 Bc5 17. Bxc5 Nxc5 18. Qb5 b6 19. b4 a6 20. Qxc6 Rd6 21.
Nxf6+ gxf6 22. Rxd6 cxd6 23. Qxb6 Nd7 24. Qxd6 Rxc3 25. Bb3 Bxb3 26. axb3 Rxb3
27. h3 Nf8 28. Rxa6 Ng6 29. Ra8+ Kg7 30. Rc8 Kh6 31. Rc7 Rd3 32. Qc6 Qf8 33. b5
1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup 9-12"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.14"]
[Round "6.5"]
[White "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Be6 8. Bc2
d5 9. Nbd2 dxe4 10. dxe4 Nd7 11. Qe2 Qe8 12. Nc4 f6 13. Ne3 Qf7 14. Rd1 Rfd8
15. Nd5 Rac8 16. Be3 Bf8 17. Rd2 a6 18. Rad1 Ncb8 19. h3 Re8 20. b3 c6 21. Nb6
Nxb6 22. Bxb6 c5 23. c4 Nc6 24. Qe3 Nd4 25. Bd3 Qh5 26. Be2 Qf7 27. Ne1 Rc6 28.
Ba5 b5 29. cxb5 axb5 30. Bc3 Ra8 31. Nd3 Rca6 32. Nc1 Nxe2+ 33. Qxe2 c4 34. b4
Ra3 35. Rc2 h6 36. Kh2 Kh7 37. Qd2 Qh5 38. f3 Be7 39. Ne2 Qg5 40. f4 exf4 41.
Nxf4 Rxc3 42. Rxc3 Bxb4 43. Nxe6 Qe5+ 44. Kh1 Qxe6 45. Rb1 Bxc3 46. Qxc3 Qxe4
47. Rb2 Rd8 48. Kh2 Rd3 49. Qc2 c3 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup 9-12"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.14"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qb3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. e4 Nb6 12. Bf4 Be6 13. Qc2 Bc4 14. Rfd1 Rc8
15. Rac1 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Qd7 17. h3 Qb7 18. Bg5 Rfe8 19. e5 Nfd5 20. Ne4 Nd7 21.
Qd2 Qb8 22. Bh6 Bh8 23. h4 Nf8 24. Nc5 Qa7 25. h5 Nc7 26. hxg6 hxg6 27. Bxf8
Rxf8 28. Qh6 Bg7 29. Qh4 f6 30. Qg4 Kh7 31. Nh4 g5 32. Qh5+ Kg8 33. Nf5 Ne8 34.
Qg6 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup 9-12"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.14"]
[Round "6.6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. g3 Qc7 7. Qb3 Nc6 8.
Nxc6 Qxc6 9. Qxb4 a5 10. Qa3 Qxh1 11. Nb5 Ra6 12. Nc7+ Kd8 13. Nxa6 bxa6 14.
Qxa5+ Ke7 15. Bf4 Qc6 16. Qc7 Qxc7 17. Bxc7 Bb7 18. f3 Rc8 19. Ba5 Rxc4 20. Bc3
g5 21. Rc1 Ke8 22. Bd2 Rxc1+ 23. Bxc1 h6 24. Kf2 d5 25. h4 Nh7 26. hxg5 hxg5
27. g4 f6 28. e3 Nf8 29. b4 Nd7 30. b5 a5 31. a4 Nb6 32. Bd2 Nxa4 33. Bxa5 Kd7
34. Bb4 e5 35. Bd3 Nb2 36. Bf5+ Kd8 37. Ke2 Nc4 38. Bd3 Nb6 39. Ba5 Kc7 40. Bf5
Ba8 41. Bd7 d4 42. exd4 exd4 43. Bf5 Bd5 44. Kd3 Bxf3 45. Kxd4 Kb7 46. Be4+
Bxe4 47. Kxe4 Nc4 48. Kf5 Ne3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup 9-12"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.13"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. e3 b5 6. c5 g6 7. Ne5 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O
9. O-O Nfd7 10. f4 f5 11. Nd3 a5 12. Bd2 Nf6 13. Be1 Be6 14. b4 a4 15. Ne5 Bd7
16. a3 Ne4 17. Ra2 Nxc3 18. Bxc3 Be8 19. g4 e6 20. Bd3 Ra7 21. Rg2 Kh8 22. Be1
Qc8 23. h4 Nd7 24. h5 gxh5 25. gxf5 exf5 26. Qc2 Nxe5 27. dxe5 Bg6 28. Bc3 Qe6
29. Kf2 Rg8 30. Rh1 Bf8 31. Be2 Rag7 32. Rgh2 h6 33. Kf1 Rf7 34. Bd4 Be7 35.
Bxh5 Bxh5 36. Rxh5 Bf8 37. Qh2 Kh7 38. Qh3 Rg6 39. Ke2 Be7 40. Kd3 Bf8 41. Kc3
Rg4 42. Rh2 Qg6 43. Rg5 Qe6 44. Qh5 Rxg5 45. fxg5 Bg7 46. Rg2 Re7 47. Rh2 Kg8
48. Kc2 Bxe5 49. Bxe5 Qxe5 50. Qg6+ Rg7 51. Qxh6 f4 52. g6 Qf5+ 53. Kc1 Qxg6
54. Qxf4 Qg1+ 55. Kd2 Rg2+ 56. Rxg2+ Qxg2+ 57. Kd3 Qb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup 9-12"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.12"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. g3 c5 2. c4 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 e6 6. O-O Nge7 7. e3 O-O 8. d4
cxd4 9. Nxd4 d5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Nxd4 12. exd4 exd5 13. Qb3 Be6 14. Rd1
Qd7 15. Bf4 Rac8 16. Rac1 Rxc1 17. Rxc1 Rc8 18. Rxc8+ Qxc8 19. Qa4 a6 20. h4 h5
21. a3 b5 22. Qd1 Qc4 23. Be3 b4 24. Bf1 Qa2 25. axb4 Qxb2 26. Qe1 Qa3 27. Bc1
Qb3 28. Be3 Qa3 29. Kh2 Bf5 30. Bc1 Qa2 31. Be3 Be4 32. Qe2 Qb3 33. Qxa6 Qxb4
34. Qb5 Qe7 35. Be2 Qf6 36. Qb3 Qf5 37. Qc3 Bf6 38. Qe1 Kg7 39. Qd1 Qe6 40. Qd2
Kh7 41. f3 Bf5 42. Kg2 Bh3+ 43. Kf2 Qb6 44. Bd3 Bd7 45. Qc3 Kg7 46. Bf1 Qa7 47.
Qb2 Qa4 48. Be2 Bf5 49. Kg2 Be6 50. Bf2 Bf5 51. Be3 Be6 52. Kf1 Bc8 53. Kg2 Ba6
54. Bxa6 Qxa6 55. Qd2 Qc4 56. Bf2 Qc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup 9-16"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.10"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E55"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
Nbd7 9. Qe2 b6 10. Rd1 cxd4 11. exd4 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Qc7 13. Bb2 Bb7 14. Bd3 Nd5
15. Qe4 N7f6 16. Qe5 Rac8 17. c4 Nf4 18. Bf1 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Rfd8 20. Qxc7 Rxc7
21. a4 h6 22. a5 Nh7 23. axb6 axb6 24. Ra3 Nf8 25. Rda1 Rcc8 26. Rb3 N8g6 27.
Rxb6 Nh4 28. Ra3 Nf5 29. c5 e5 30. Ba6 Nxd4 31. Rd6 Rxd6 32. cxd6 Rd8 33. Kf1
Rxd6 34. Bd3 g5 35. Be4 Kg7 36. Ra1 Rb6 37. Ba3 f5 38. Ba8 Kf6 39. Bc5 Rb5 40.
Bd6 Ke6 41. Bf8 Rb8 42. Bc5 Rb2 43. Re1 Kf6 44. Rd1 h5 45. Ke1 Re2+ 46. Kf1 Rb2
47. Ke1 Re2+ 48. Kf1 Rc2 49. Bb6 Kg6 50. Bb7 Rb2 51. Bxd4 exd4 52. Ba6 Kf6 53.
Bc4 Ke5 54. Re1+ Kd6 55. Rd1 Kc5 56. Ba6 Kd5 57. Ke1 Ra2 58. Bb5 Kc5 59. Bd7 d3
60. Bxf5 Kd4 61. Rb1 Re2+ 62. Kf1 d2 63. Bc2 Re5 64. Rd1 Kc3 65. Be4 Rxe4 66.
fxe4 Kc2 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup 9-16"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.09"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Nbd7 11. Ba5 Rc8 12. Nbd2 Nb8 13. Nb3 Be4 14. Qc1 Nc6 15.
Bd2 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Qxd4 18. Be3 Qd6 19. Rd1 Nd5 20. Bf4 Qb4 21. a3
Qa4 22. Bxd5 exd5 23. Rxd5 c5 24. Bd6 Rfd8 25. Rxc5 Rxc5 26. Bxc5 Rc8 27. Qe3
Bxc5 28. Rc1 g6 29. Rxc5 Qd1+ 30. Kg2 Rxc5 31. Qxc5 Qxe2 32. Qd4 h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.08"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 c5 7. h4 h5 8. Nf4 Bh7
9. Nxh5 cxd4 10. Nb5 Nc6 11. Nxd4 Nge7 12. c3 Nxe5 13. Bb5+ Nd7 14. Bg5 a6 15.
Bxd7+ Qxd7 16. Qe2 O-O-O 17. Rh3 Bg6 18. Nf4 e5 19. Nxg6 Nxg6 20. Bxd8 Kxd8 21.
Nf5 Nf4 22. Qxe5 Nxh3 23. O-O-O Kc8 24. Qg3 g6 25. Ne3 Nxf2 26. Nxd5 Bc5 27.
Nb6+ Bxb6 28. Rxd7 Kxd7 29. Qf3 Kc8 30. Qxf7 Rd8 31. Kc2 Kb8 32. Qxg6 Be3 33.
g5 Rd2+ 34. Kb3 Nd1 35. a4 b5 36. axb5 axb5 37. Kb4 Rxb2+ 38. Ka5 Nxc3 39. Qe8+
Kc7 40. Qe5+ Kb7 41. Qg7+ Kb8 42. g6 Bf4 43. Qf8+ Kb7 44. Qf7+ Bc7+ 45. Qxc7+
Kxc7 46. h5 Rg2 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.08"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E37"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Ne4 7. Qc2 c5 8.
dxc5 Nc6 9. Nf3 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qxc5 11. e3 Nxd2 12. Nxd2 d4 13. b4 Qe7 14. Nf3
dxe3 15. fxe3 a5 16. b5 Nb8 17. c5 Nd7 18. Rc1 Nf6 19. Be2 O-O 20. O-O Bd7 21.
a4 Rfc8 22. Ne5 Be8 23. Bf3 Nd5 24. Bxd5 exd5 25. Qc3 Rc7 26. Qd4 Rac8 27. Nd3
f6 28. Rc3 Bg6 29. Rfc1 Bxd3 30. Qxd5+ Kf8 31. Qxd3 Rxc5 32. Rxc5 Rxc5 33. Rxc5
Qxc5 34. Qd8+ Kf7 35. Qxa5 Qxe3+ 36. Kf1 Qf4+ 37. Kg1 h5 38. Qb6 Qe4 39. Kf2
Qh4+ 40. Ke2 Qe4+ 41. Kf2 Kg6 42. a5 Qc2+ 43. Kf1 Qd1+ 44. Kf2 Qd2+ 45. Kf1
Qf4+ 46. Kg1 h4 47. h3 Qe4 48. a6 bxa6 49. bxa6 Qe1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.07"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2 b5
9. a3 Bb7 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Qf2 Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Nd2 Ne7 14. c4 bxc4 15.
Nxc4 Nd5 16. Bc5 Rc8 17. Bxf8 Kxf8 18. Be2 e3 19. Nxe3 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 Bxg2 21.
Rg1 Bd5 22. Kf2 a5 23. Rac1 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 g6 25. f5 Qh4+ 26. Qg3 Qxg3+ 27. Kxg3
gxf5 28. Rc8+ Kg7 29. Rxh8 Kxh8 30. b4 axb4 31. axb4 Kg7 32. b5 Kf8 33. b6 Ke7
34. Kf4 h6 35. h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.06"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E35"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c5 7. dxc5 h6 8.
Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. e3 Qa5 11. Nge2 Bf5 12. Be5 O-O 13. Nd4 Nxc3 14. Nxf5
Ne4+ 15. Kd1 Nc6 16. Bd6 Bxc5 17. Bxc5 Nxc5 18. Nxh6+ Kh8 19. h4 g4 20. f3 d4
21. Qf5 dxe3 22. Qf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.04"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 c5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 O-O 8. Qc2
Be6 9. Bd3 h6 10. Bh4 c4 11. Be2 Nbd7 12. O-O Qa5 13. Nd2 Rfe8 14. f3 b5 15. e4
Bf5 16. a4 Bxc3 17. bxc3 b4 18. cxb4 Qxb4 19. Rab1 Qa3 20. Bxc4 Bg6 21. Bb3
Rac8 22. Qd3 Kh7 23. Rfe1 Re6 24. Qe3 Rec6 25. Ra1 Qb4 26. e5 Rc3 27. Qf2 Nh5
28. Bxd5 Rd3 29. Ne4 Nf4 30. Rab1 Qxa4 31. Ra1 Qxd4 32. Qxd4 Rxd4 33. Bb3 Nxe5
34. Bg3 Ned3 35. Bxf4 Nxf4 36. Rxa7 Bxe4 37. fxe4 f6 38. Ra2 Rc3 39. Bd5 Nxd5
40. exd5 Rxd5 41. Rae2 h5 42. g3 Kh6 43. Kg2 Rcd3 44. Rf2 R3d4 45. Re7 h4 46.
Re8 Kg6 47. Re3 hxg3 48. hxg3 Kg5 49. Re7 g6 50. Re6 f5 51. Re3 Kg4 52. Ra3 g5
53. Rb3 Re5 54. Ra3 Rde4 55. Rb3 Re3 56. Rfb2 Rxb3 57. Rxb3 Re2+ 58. Kg1 Ra2
59. Rc3 Kh3 60. Rf3 Ra5 61. Kf1 g4 62. Rb3 Ra2 63. Rb5 Kxg3 64. Rxf5 Ra1+ 65.
Ke2 Kg2 66. Rf2+ Kh3 67. Rf8 g3 68. Rh8+ Kg2 69. Re8 Kg1 70. Rg8 g2 71. Rg7 Ra8
72. Rh7 Re8+ 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.04"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A43"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 d6 4. Nc3 g6 5. e4 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Na6 8. Nd2
Nc7 9. a4 b6 10. Nc4 Ba6 11. Bf4 Bxc4 12. Bxc4 a6 13. Qe2 Nd7 14. Ra3 Qc8 15.
Rb3 Rb8 16. Nb1 Ne5 17. Na3 Re8 18. Bxe5 Bxe5 19. f4 Bg7 20. f5 Qd7 21. Bxa6
Qxa4 22. Bd3 Qd4+ 23. Kh1 gxf5 24. Rxf5 e6 25. dxe6 fxe6 26. Rf1 d5 27. exd5
Rf8 28. Rd1 Qh4 29. d6 Rf2 30. dxc7 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.04"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A43"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Bh4 Bb7 6. e3 g6 7. c4 Bg7 8. Nbd2
Qa5 9. Bd3 Nxd2 10. Nxd2 bxc4 11. Bxc4 d6 12. O-O Nd7 13. Qe2 a6 14. e4 Qc7 15.
Rab1 Nb6 16. Bd3 O-O 17. b3 e6 18. dxe6 fxe6 19. f4 Rae8 20. Rbe1 a5 21. Bg3
Bc6 22. Kh1 a4 23. Nf3 Qb7 24. Ng5 Bf6 25. Qg4 Qe7 26. e5 Bxg5 27. fxg5 Rxf1+
28. Rxf1 Qb7 29. Qe2 d5 30. h4 c4 31. bxc4 dxc4 32. Bc2 Nd5 33. Kh2 c3 34. Qf2
Qe7 35. Qd4 Rb8 36. Be4 Rb4 37. Qd3 Bb5 38. Qf3 Rxe4 39. Qxe4 Bxf1 40. Qxa4 Bd3
41. Qc6 Kf7 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.03"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "170"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 b5 6. Nbd2 Bb4 7. Bg2 bxc4 8. bxc4
Bxc4 9. Rb1 Nc6 10. Rxb4 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 Nxb4 12. Nc4 O-O 13. O-O Rb8 14. Nfe5 d6
15. Nc6 Nxc6 16. Bxc6 Qc8 17. a4 Nd5 18. Ne3 Nb4 19. Bg2 Qa6 20. Qd1 Qd3 21.
Bf3 d5 22. Ng4 Qxd1 23. Rxd1 Nc6 24. Ba3 Rfc8 25. Be2 Rb3 26. Bc5 a5 27. Bb5
Nb4 28. Bd7 Rd8 29. Ne5 Nd3 30. Rxd3 Rxd3 31. Nxd3 Rxd7 32. Kf1 Rd8 33. Ke2 f6
34. Kd2 Kf7 35. Kc2 h5 36. Ba3 h4 37. g4 h3 38. Bb2 Ke7 39. Nc5 Ra8 40. Bc3 Kd6
41. Bxa5 e5 42. Bb4 exd4 43. Kd3 Kc6 44. Kxd4 Re8 45. Kd3 g6 46. Nb3 Re4 47.
Nd4+ Kb6 48. f3 Re8 49. Nb3 Ra8 50. Nc5 Kc6 51. Kd4 Re8 52. Kd3 d4 53. Nb3 Kd5
54. Nxd4 c5 55. Nb5 Kc6 56. Bd2 Ra8 57. Nc3 Rd8+ 58. Kc2 c4 59. Ne2 Rd3 60. Bc3
Kb7 61. Nd4 Ka6 62. a5 f5 63. g5 f4 64. Kb2 Rd1 65. Ka3 Rh1 66. Bd2 Rxh2 67.
Bxf4 Rd2 68. Nc6 Rd3+ 69. Ka4 Rxf3 70. Nb4+ Ka7 71. Be5 Rf5 72. Bd6 Rxg5 73.
Nc6+ Kb7 74. Nd8+ Ka6 75. Ne6 Rxa5+ 76. Kb4 Ra2 77. Kxc4 h2 78. Bxh2 Rxh2 79.
Kd5 Rf2 80. Ke5 Rf1 81. Nf4 g5 82. Nh5 g4 83. Ke4 Kb5 84. Ng3 Rf2 85. Nh1 Rf3
0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.01"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Amonatov, Farrukh"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 c5 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bb4 9. Qd2 Nd7 10. a3 Qa5 11. Rb1 Bxc3 12. bxc3 a6 13. Rxb7 Qxa3 14. c4 Nxe5
15. f3 Nf6 16. g5 Nfd7 17. cxd5 O-O 18. dxe6 fxe6 19. Be2 Qa1+ 20. Qc1 Qa5+ 21.
Qd2 Qa1+ 22. Qc1 Qa5+ 23. Qd2 Qa1+ 24. Qc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.11.30"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Amonatov, Farrukh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. a4
b6 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. Qxd5 Nc6 11. Ng5 Rb8 12. Bc4 Nd8 13. Qd3 h6 14. Nf3 Ra8 15.
Nd2 Ne6 16. Bd5 Rb8 17. Qc4 Nc5 18. b4 b5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Qc3 Ne6 21. Qxc7
Nxc7 22. Ba7 Nxd5 23. Bxb8 Nxb4 24. O-O Nc6 25. Rfb1 Be7 26. Rxb5 O-O 27. Nc4
Be6 28. Bxd6 Bxc4 29. Rc5 Rc8 30. Rxc4 Bxd6 31. Ra6 Rb8 32. g3 Nd4 33. Rxd6
Rb1+ 34. Kg2 Rb2 35. c3 Nc2 36. Kf1 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.11.29"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. f4 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. Bd3 Nd7 7. Be3 c5 8. dxc5
Nxc5 9. Bxc5 dxc5 10. e5 Ra7 11. Qe2 Nh6 12. a4 Qa5 13. O-O b4 14. Ne4 O-O 15.
Qf2 Rc7 16. Nfd2 Be6 17. Nc4 Bxc4 18. Bxc4 Nf5 19. Rfd1 Qb6 20. c3 h5 21. a5
Qc6 22. Qe2 Rb8 23. Bd5 Qb5 24. Bc4 Qc6 25. Bd5 Qe8 26. Bc4 Bh6 27. g3 Rd8 28.
Bxa6 Rxd1+ 29. Rxd1 Qa4 30. Bc4 Qxa5 31. e6 fxe6 32. Nf6+ Kh8 33. Rd8+ Kg7 34.
Rg8+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.11.29"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bh4 Be7 6. Nc3 Bb7 7. e3 c5 8. Be2
O-O 9. O-O cxd4 10. Nxd4 a6 11. Bf3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Ra7 13. Rac1 Rc7 14. b3 Nc6
15. Bg3 Nxd4 16. exd4 d6 17. d5 e5 18. Qe2 Nd7 19. f4 Re8 20. Qf2 Rf8 21. fxe5
dxe5 22. Qe2 f5 23. Rcd1 Bd6 24. Qh5 Qg5 25. Qxg5 hxg5 26. Be1 g4 27. a4 Nc5
28. b4 Nd7 29. c5 bxc5 30. b5 a5 31. Nb1 Ra7 32. Nd2 Nb6 33. Nb3 g6 34. Nxa5
Rfa8 35. Nc6 Rxa4 36. Bc3 e4 37. Be5 Bxe5 38. Nxe5 Kg7 39. d6 Kf6 40. Nxg4+ Ke6
41. Ne3 Rd4 42. g4 Rxd1 43. Rxd1 f4 44. Ng2 g5 45. h4 f3 46. Ne3 gxh4 47. Nf5
c4 48. d7 Nxd7 49. Rd6+ Ke5 50. Rxd7 c3 51. Rc7 Ra1+ 52. Kf2 Ra2+ 53. Kg1 c2
54. b6 Ra1+ 55. Kf2 c1=Q 56. Rxc1 Rxc1 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.11.28"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Na6 8.
Bg5 c5 9. d5 e6 10. O-O-O Qa5 11. Qb5 Qxb5 12. Bxb5 Nc7 13. Be2 exd5 14. exd5
Rd8 15. d6 Nce8 16. Bb5 Bd7 17. Rhe1 a6 18. Bc4 Bf5 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. Bxd8 Rxd8
21. Rxd5 Bh6+ 22. Kd1 Nxd6 23. Ne5 Be6 24. Rd3 Bf5 25. Nxf7 Bxd3 26. Nxh6+ Kg7
27. Bxd3 Kxh6 28. Kc2 Re8 29. Rxe8 Nxe8 30. Kc3 Nc7 31. Kc4 b6 32. a4 a5 33. f4
Kg7 34. g4 Kf6 35. h4 h6 36. Be4 Kg7 37. Bc6 Kf6 38. Bf3 Ke6 39. Be4 Kf6 40.
Bc6 Ke6 41. Kd3 Ke7 42. Ke3 Ke6 43. Be4 Kf6 44. g5+ Kg7 45. Bd3 Nd5+ 46. Ke4
Nb4 47. Bb1 hxg5 48. hxg5 Kf8 49. Ke5 Kf7 50. Be4 Kg7 51. Kd6 c4 52. Kc7 Na2
53. Kxb6 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.11.27"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Qf3 Bg6 8.
Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Qxf6 gxf6 10. Nf3 Nd7 11. Nh4 Bb4 12. Rc1 Nb6 13. a3 Bxc3+ 14.
Rxc3 Nc8 15. f3 Nd6 16. g3 a5 17. b3 a4 18. b4 Bb1 19. Kf2 Ba2 20. Rc1 Bc4 21.
Bh3 Nb5 22. Ra1 O-O 23. Ng2 Rfd8 24. Nf4 Kf8 25. Bf5 h6 26. Nh5 Ke7 27. g4 b6
28. Rhe1 Ra7 29. Ng3 Kf8 30. Bc2 c5 31. bxc5 bxc5 32. dxc5 Rc8 33. Nf5 Rxc5 34.
Reb1 Rc8 35. Rb4 d4 36. exd4 Be6 37. Bxa4 Nc3 38. Bc2 h5 39. h3 hxg4 40. hxg4
Na2 41. Rb2 Rxa3 42. Rh1 Bxf5 43. Bxf5 Rca8 44. Rb7 Nc3 45. Rh8+ Kg7 46. Rh7+
Kg8 47. Rhxf7 Ra2+ 48. Ke3 Re8+ 49. Kd3 Nd1 50. Rg7+ Kh8 51. Rh7+ Kg8 52. Rhg7+
Kh8 53. Rh7+ Kg8 54. d5 Re3+ 55. Kd4 1-0

[Event "NOR-ch playoff rap"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "2005.11.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C09"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2005.11.09"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Ngf3 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
O-O Nge7 9. Nb3 Bd6 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bd3 a6 12. Be3 Ng6 13. h3 Nf4 14. Bf1 Bf5
15. Qd2 Qc7 16. Bc5 Bxc5 17. Nxc5 Rad8 18. c3 d4 19. cxd4 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Qxc5
21. Qxf4 Rxd4 22. Re5 Rxf4 23. Rxc5 Be6 24. a3 Rd4 25. Rc7 Rb8 26. Rac1 Kf8 27.
b4 Rd7 28. Be2 Ke7 29. Bf3 Kd8 30. R7c3 Rd6 31. Kh2 b6 32. Kg3 Rc8 33. Rxc8+
Bxc8 34. h4 Rd3 35. Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "NOR-ch playoff rap"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "2005.11.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2582"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2005.11.09"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 c6 6. Nc3 d5 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Bf4
Bc4 9. Qa4+ Qd7 10. Qc2 Nc6 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Ng8 13. Bg2 Bb4 14. a3 Bxc3+
15. Qxc3 Ne7 16. Qd2 O-O 17. O-O Ng6 18. Rfc1 Rac8 19. Rc3 Ba6 20. Rac1 Rxc3
21. Rxc3 Rc8 22. e3 h6 23. h3 Rxc3 24. Qxc3 Qa4 25. Qd2 Qc4 26. h4 h5 27. Qd4
Qc1+ 28. Kh2 Qc2 29. e4 Nxf4 30. gxf4 Qc4 31. Qxc4 Bxc4 32. exd5 Bxd5 33. Bxd5
exd5 34. f5 Kh7 35. f4 Kg8 36. Kg3 Kf8 37. Kf3 Ke7 38. Ke3 Kd7 39. Kd4 Kc6 40.
a4 a5 41. e6 fxe6 42. fxe6 g6 43. e7 Kd7 44. Kxd5 Kxe7 45. Kc6 Kf6 46. Kxb6 Kf5
47. Kxa5 Kxf4 48. b4 g5 49. b5 1-0

[Event "NOR-ch playoff rap"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "2005.11.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2005.11.09"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8.
Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Nf6 11. Qe2 Qc7 12. Bd2 b6 13. O-O-O Bb7 14. Ne5
O-O-O 15. f4 Kb8 16. Kb1 Rhe8 17. Rhf1 Nd5 18. c4 Nb4 19. Be4 f6 20. a3 Na6 21.
c5 Bxe5 22. cxb6 axb6 23. dxe5 Nc5 24. Bc2 Ba6 25. Qe3 Bxf1 26. Rxf1 f5 27. Bb4
Rd5 28. Bb3 Ne4 29. Bxd5 exd5 30. Qd3 c5 31. Rc1 Qc6 32. Be1 Kb7 33. h4 Rd8 34.
h5 c4 35. Qd4 Nc5 36. Bh4 Nb3 37. Qc3 Rd7 38. Re1 d4 39. Qb4 Qe6 40. Bf2 Nc5
41. Qb5 Nd3 42. Rf1 Nxf4 43. Rc1 Qd5 44. Qxc4 Qxc4 45. Rxc4 Ne6 46. Kc2 Rd5 47.
Kd3 Nc5+ 48. Ke2 d3+ 49. Kd1 Ne4 50. Be3 b5 51. Rd4 Kc6 52. e6 Re5 53. Rxd3
Rxe6 54. Bd4 Re7 55. Kc2 f4 56. b3 Ng3 57. Rc3+ Kd5 58. Kd3 Ne4 59. Rc8 Rf7 60.
Rd8+ Nd6 61. a4 bxa4 62. bxa4 f3 63. gxf3 Rxf3+ 64. Ke2 Rf7 65. Kd3 Rf3+ 66.
Ke2 Rf7 67. Bf2 Kc6 68. a5 Re7+ 69. Kd3 Rd7 70. Rxd7 Kxd7 71. a6 Kc6 72. Bd4
Nf5 73. Be5 Kb6 74. Ke4 Ne7 75. Bxg7 Ng8 76. Kf5 Kxa6 77. Kg6 Kb5 78. Kf7 1-0

[Event "NOR-ch playoff rap"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "2005.11.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2005.11.09"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8.
Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Qc7 11. O-O c5 12. Re1 Nf6 13. Qh4 c4 14. Bf1 c3
15. Bb5+ Bd7 16. Bxd7+ Qxd7 17. bxc3 Qa4 18. Bg5 Nd5 19. Bd2 Rc8 20. Qg4 Kf8
21. Qe4 Qc6 22. Rab1 b6 23. Rb3 b5 24. Ne5 Bxe5 25. Qxe5 a6 26. c4 bxc4 27. Rf3
Re8 28. Rb1 Kg8 29. Rg3 g6 30. h4 h5 31. Rf3 Rc8 32. Rb8 f6 33. Rxf6 Nxf6 34.
Rxc8+ Qxc8 35. Qxf6 Qe8 36. Bf4 Qf7 37. Qg5 Kh7 38. Qh6+ Kg8 39. Qg5 Kh7 40.
Qh6+ Kg8 41. Qg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "NOR-ch playoff rap"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "2005.11.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2582"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "2005.11.09"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. e5
Ng4 9. O-O Nc6 10. h3 Nh6 11. Ne4 Be7 12. Bf4 O-O 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Nf5
15. Qd3 Qc7 16. Rad1 Rfd8 17. b3 Rac8 18. Qe2 Bc6 19. h4 Qb7 20. h5 Bc5 21. g4
Nd4 22. Qd3 d5 23. exd6 f5 24. gxf5 exf5 25. Nxc5 bxc5 26. f3 Re8 27. Rde1 Qf7
28. Be5 Re6 29. b4 Rce8 30. bxc5 Rxe5 31. Rxe5 Rxe5 32. Qxd4 Re2 33. Qh4 h6 34.
Re1 Rxe1+ 35. Qxe1 Qxc4 36. Qe5 Qxa2 37. Qxf5 Qa1+ 38. Kh2 Qe1 39. Qf4 a5 40.
Qd4 Qe6 41. Bf1 Qf5 42. Bc4+ Kf8 43. Qg4 Qxg4 44. fxg4 a4 45. Kg3 a3 46. Kf4
Ke8 47. Kf5 Bd7+ 48. Kg6 Kf8 49. g5 hxg5 50. Kxg5 Ke8 51. Bd5 Kf8 52. Kf4 Bc6
53. Ba2 Ke8 54. Kf5 Bd7+ 55. Ke5 Bc6 56. Ke6 Bb5 57. Bd5 Bd7+ 58. Ke5 Kd8 59.
Kd4 Bc6 60. Be6 Bd7 61. Ba2 Ba4 62. Kc3 Be8 63. Kb4 Kd7 64. Kxa3 Bxh5 65. Kb4
Bf3 66. Kb5 g5 67. Bf7 g4 68. Bh5 Be2+ 69. Kb6 g3 70. c6+ Kxd6 71. c7 g2 72.
c8=Q g1=Q+ 73. Kb7 Qb1+ 74. Ka8 Qa1+ 75. Kb8 Qb2+ 76. Qb7 Qh8+ 77. Ka7 Qxh5 78.
Qb6+ Kd7 79. Qb7+ Ke6 80. Qc6+ Kf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "NOR-ch playoff rap"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "2005.11.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2582"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2005.11.09"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. Bg2 Be4 8. Qb3
Bxd2+ 9. Bxd2 O-O 10. O-O d6 11. Rfd1 Nbd7 12. Rac1 Re8 13. Bf1 Qe7 14. Qe3 a5
15. b3 h6 16. Bc3 c6 17. Nh4 d5 18. f3 Bh7 19. Qf2 b5 20. e3 Reb8 21. Qd2 b4
22. Bb2 a4 23. Ng2 Qd8 24. Nf4 a3 25. Ba1 Ne8 26. Bd3 Bxd3 27. Nxd3 Qb6 28. g4
Ra7 29. Rc2 Nc7 30. Rdc1 Na6 31. h4 Qd8 32. Qh2 Nf8 33. Ne5 Rc7 34. cxd5 Qxd5
35. e4 Qb5 36. Nxc6 Rb6 37. Ne5 Rxc2 38. Qxc2 f6 39. Nc4 Rc6 40. Qd2 Ng6 41. h5
Ne7 42. f4 Nc7 43. f5 Ne8 44. fxe6 Rxe6 45. Qf4 Qg5 46. Rf1 f5 47. e5 Qxf4 48.
Rxf4 fxg4 49. Rxg4 Nd5 50. Kf2 Kf7 51. Kf3 g6 52. Rh4 gxh5 53. Ke4 Nef6+ 54.
Kd3 Ne8 55. Ne3 Nxe3 56. Kxe3 Nc7 57. Ke4 Rg6 58. d5 Rg4+ 59. Rxg4 hxg4 60. e6+
Ke7 61. Bd4 g3 62. Ke5 Ne8 63. d6+ Nxd6 64. Bc5 g2 65. Bxd6+ Ke8 66. Bc5 h5 67.
Kf6 h4 68. Bg1 h3 69. e7 1-0

[Event "NOR-ch playoff"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "2005.11.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2005.11.07"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 d4 11. Bxe6 Nxe6 12. cxd4 Ncxd4 13. a4 Be7 14. Nxd4 Qxd4
15. axb5 Qxe5 16. bxa6 O-O 17. Nf3 Qb5 18. a7 Bc5 19. Be3 Bxe3 20. fxe3 Qb6 21.
Qa4 Qxe3+ 22. Kh1 Rfd8 23. Rfe1 Qb6 24. Ne5 c5 25. Rf1 Rd4 26. Qa2 Qc7 27. Nxf7
c4 28. Qa6 Nc5 29. Qa5 Rd7 30. Qb5 Nb3 31. Ne5 Re7 32. Qd5+ 1-0

[Event "NOR-ch playoff"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "2005.11.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2582"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2005.11.07"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Nf3 Bb7 8.
e3 d5 9. b4 Nbd7 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Qb2 Qc8 12. Bd2 c5 13. Rc1 Ba6 14. dxc5 Bxf1
15. Rxf1 bxc5 16. bxc5 Rb8 17. Qc2 Qc6 18. e4 N5f6 19. Nd4 Qa6 20. f4 e5 21.
Nf5 exf4 22. c6 Ne5 23. Rf3 Rbe8 24. Bb4 Nxe4 25. Ne7+ Rxe7 26. Bxe7 Re8 27.
Qxe4 Rxe7 28. c7 Re8 29. Kd1 Qc8 30. Rd3 Kf8 31. Qb4+ Kg8 32. Qe4 Kf8 33. Rd4
Ng6 34. Qd5 Qg4+ 35. Kc2 Ne7 36. Qf3 Qg6+ 37. Kd2 Qb6 38. Qxf4 Qa5+ 39. Rc3 Nf5
40. Rdd3 1-0

[Event "Samba Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Skanderborg"]
[Date "2005.10.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Hansen, Curt"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D61"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2005.10.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

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. Rd1 Qa5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Bxe7 Nxe7 12. Be2 Nd5 13. O-O Nxc3 14. bxc3 b6
15. Nd2 Ba6 16. Nc4 Bxc4 17. Bxc4 b5 18. Be2 Rfc8 19. d5 exd5 20. Rxd5 Nb6 21.
Rf5 Rc7 22. Rd1 Na4 23. Bf3 Re8 24. Re5 Rf8 25. Rc1 a6 26. h4 Rd7 27. h5 Qd8
28. c4 Rd2 29. Qf5 Qf6 30. cxb5 axb5 31. Qe4 b4 32. Re8 Qd6 33. Rxf8+ Qxf8 34.
a3 Nc3 35. Qc4 Rb2 36. axb4 cxb4 37. Ra1 Rb1+ 38. Rxb1 Nxb1 39. Bd1 Qb8 40. Qd3
Nc3 41. Bb3 Qc7 42. f3 Qe7 43. Kf1 Qh4 44. Qd7 Qh1+ 45. Kf2 Qh4+ 46. Kf1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Samba Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Skanderborg"]
[Date "2005.10.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2005.10.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 Bg5 13. Nc2 O-O 14. a4 bxa4
15. Rxa4 a5 16. Bc4 Rb8 17. b3 g6 18. O-O Kh8 19. b4 Bd7 20. b5 Na7 21. Qa1 Qc8
22. Bd3 Nxb5 23. Rxa5 Nc7 24. Nxc7 Qxc7 25. Nb4 Qd8 26. Bc4 Ra8 27. Ra7 Qc8 28.
Rxa8 Qxa8 29. Qd1 Qb8 30. Qd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Samba Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Skanderborg"]
[Date "2005.10.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bruzon Bautista, Lazaro"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2005.10.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O Nge7 7. c3 O-O 8. d4
cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. e5 f6 11. Re1 fxe5 12. dxe5 Rf5 13. Bf4 Qf8 14. Qd2 g5 15.
Nxg5 Ng6 16. Nc3 Nxf4 17. gxf4 Rxf4 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Qxd5+ Kh8 20. e6 Qe7 21.
Rad1 Nd4 22. Kh1 Rb8 23. Re5 Nc6 24. Rf5 Bxe6 25. Nxe6 Rxf5 26. Qxf5 Bxb2 27.
Be4 Rg8 28. Rd3 Ne5 29. Rb3 Qh4 30. Rh3 1-0

[Event "Samba Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Skanderborg"]
[Date "2005.10.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2005.10.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bd3 Qc7 8.
O-O Ne5 9. Nf3 Neg4 10. Bd2 d6 11. Ne2 Be7 12. c4 O-O 13. Rc1 b6 14. Nc3 Bb7
15. Qe2 Nd7 16. b3 Rfe8 17. Rfd1 Rad8 18. Bb1 Ngf6 19. Bf4 Ne5 20. Nxe5 dxe5
21. Be3 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 b5 23. f3 Qa5 24. Rc1 bxc4 25. Qxc4 Ba3 26. Rc2 Rd8 27.
Kf2 h6 28. Ke2 Bb4 29. Na4 Nd7 30. Qc7 Qb5+ 31. Qc4 Qa5 32. Qc7 Qb5+ 33. Qc4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Samba Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Skanderborg"]
[Date "2005.10.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2005.10.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bh4 Be7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
d6 9. Ndb5 a6 10. e5 dxe5 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Qf3 axb5 13. Qxa8 b4 14. Ne4 Bd7
15. Nxf6+ gxf6 16. c5 bxc5 17. Qa7 Nc6 18. Qxc5 Nd4 19. O-O-O Qe7 20. Qxe7+
Kxe7 21. Kb1 Bc6 22. f3 Rg8 23. Rc1 f5 24. Rc4 Rb8 25. b3 f4 26. Kb2 f5 27. h4
Kd6 28. h5 Bd5 29. Rc1 e4 30. fxe4 fxe4 31. Rh4 Ke5 32. Rg4 e3 33. Rg6 Be4 34.
Rxh6 Rg8 35. Rc5+ Kd6 36. Rc4 Kd5 37. Kc1 e2 38. Rxd4+ Kxd4 39. Bxe2 Rxg2 40.
Bd1 Rxa2 0-1

[Event "Samba Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Skanderborg"]
[Date "2005.10.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Zhang Pengxiang"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2005.10.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bd3 Qc7 8.
O-O Ne5 9. Nf3 Bd6 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. f4 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Qxc3 13. e5 Nd5 14. Bd2
Qd4+ 15. Kh1 b5 16. f5 exf5 17. Qf3 g6 18. c3 Qc5 19. c4 bxc4 20. Rac1 Bb7 21.
Bxc4 Bc6 22. Bb3 Qb5 23. Qg3 O-O 24. Rxf5 Rfe8 25. Rcf1 Re7 26. Bg5 Rae8 27. h3
a5 28. R1f2 a4 29. Bxd5 Qxd5 30. Bf6 Re6 31. Kh2 d6 32. Qg5 dxe5 33. Qh6 Rxf6
34. Rxf6 Re7 35. h4 e4 36. h5 Re5 37. g4 e3 38. Rxf7 Qh1+ 39. Kg3 Qg1+ 40. Kh3
Qh1+ 41. Rh2 Bg2+ 42. Kg3 Qe1+ 43. Kxg2 Kxf7 44. Qxh7+ Ke6 45. Qxg6+ Ke7 46.
Qg7+ Ke6 47. Qg6+ Ke7 48. Qg7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Samba Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Skanderborg"]
[Date "2005.10.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Miton, Kamil"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2636"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2005.10.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qb3 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bg7 6. e4 O-O 7. Be2 c6 8. Nf3
b5 9. Qb3 Qa5 10. Bd2 Be6 11. Qc2 b4 12. Nb1 Qb6 13. O-O Nbd7 14. Be3 Bxa2 15.
Nfd2 Bxb1 16. Rfxb1 a5 17. d5 c5 18. Nc4 Qc7 19. f4 Rfe8 20. Bf3 e5 21. dxe6
fxe6 22. Rd1 e5 23. Nd6 c4 24. Be2 Re7 25. Qxc4+ Qxc4 26. Bxc4+ Kf8 27. f5 Ng4
28. Bg5 Ndf6 29. h3 Bh6 30. Bxh6+ Nxh6 31. g4 g5 32. Bd5 Nxd5 33. Rxd5 a4 34.
Nc4 Nf7 35. Rb5 Rd7 36. Nb6 Rb7 37. Nxa8 Rxb5 38. Rxa4 Rb7 39. Ra6 b3 40. Kf2
Rd7 41. Ke3 Rd1 42. Nb6 Re1+ 43. Kd3 Rd1+ 44. Kc3 Nd6 45. Nd7+ Ke7 46. Nxe5
Nxe4+ 47. Kxb3 Nc5+ 48. Kc2 Nxa6 49. Kxd1 Kf6 50. Nd3 h5 51. Kd2 Nc7 52. Ke3
hxg4 53. hxg4 Nb5 54. b4 Nd6 55. Kd4 Ke7 56. Kd5 Ne8 57. Kc6 1-0

[Event "Samba Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Skanderborg"]
[Date "2005.10.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Hansen, Lars Bo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[PlyCount "163"]
[EventDate "2005.10.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bf4 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Bb4 13. c3 Be7 14. c4 Qc7 15.
O-O Ngf6 16. Rfe1 O-O 17. Nf5 Bd6 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. Qb3 c5 20. Rad1 cxd4 21.
Bb4 Nc5 22. Ne5 b6 23. Qf3 Nfd7 24. Nxd7 Qxd7 25. Bc3 e5 26. Rxe5 dxc3 27. Rxd7
Nxd7 28. Re2 cxb2 29. Rxb2 Nf6 30. Rd2 Rac8 31. Rd4 Rc5 32. g4 b5 33. cxb5 Rxb5
34. Kg2 Rg5 35. Kh3 Nh7 36. Qb3 Re5 37. Kg3 Re6 38. Qd3 Rfe8 39. Rd8 Rxd8 40.
Qxd8+ Nf8 41. a4 g5 42. hxg6 Rxg6 43. f4 a6 44. f5 Rc6 45. a5 Kg7 46. Qd5 Rf6
47. Kf4 Ng6+ 48. Ke4 Nf8 49. Ke5 Ng6+ 50. fxg6 Rxg6 51. Qd4 Kg8 52. Kf5 Kh7 53.
Qd8 Kg7 54. Qc8 Rf6+ 55. Ke5 Re6+ 56. Kd5 Rg6 57. Kc5 Re6 58. Qb8 Rg6 59. Qb2+
Kh7 60. Qd4 Kg8 61. Qd8+ Kg7 62. Qb6 Re6 63. Qb2+ Kh7 64. Kd5 Rg6 65. Ke5 Kg8
66. Kf4 Kh7 67. Kf5 Kg8 68. Qb6 Kg7 69. Qd8 Rg5+ 70. Kf4 Rg6 71. Kg3 Re6 72.
Kh3 Rg6 73. Kh4 Re6 74. Qd4+ Kh7 75. Qf4 Kg7 76. g5 hxg5+ 77. Kxg5 Rg6+ 78. Kh5
Kg8 79. Qd4 Kh7 80. Qe5 Kg8 81. Qe3 Kg7 82. Qb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Samba Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Skanderborg"]
[Date "2005.10.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2005.10.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4
d6 9. c3 Bg4 10. Be3 exd4 11. cxd4 Na5 12. Bc2 c5 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 cxd4 15.
Bxd4 Rc8 16. Qd1 Nd7 17. Nc3 Bf6 18. Rc1 Nc6 19. Be3 Nc5 20. Re2 Re8 21. Rd2
Bxc3 22. Rxd6 Bxb2 23. Rb1 Qc7 24. Bxc5 Bd4 25. Rd5 Bxc5 26. Rxc5 Red8 27. Qe1
Qe7 28. Qe3 Na5 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 30. Bb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gausdal Byggern Masters"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2005.10.09"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Akesson, Ralf"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2486"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2005.10.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3 6. Qxc3 b6 7. g3 Bb7 8.
Bg2 c5 9. O-O d5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Qc2 Nc6 12. b3 e5 13. Bb2 Re8 14. e3 e4 15.
Nh4 Nf6 16. f3 Ba6 17. fxe4 Bd3 18. Qc3 Bxf1 19. Rxf1 Ne5 20. Rf5 Nfd7 21. Bf1
f6 22. Ba6 Nf8 23. Bb7 Rb8 24. Bd5+ Kh8 25. Qc2 Nfg6 26. Nxg6+ Nxg6 27. Rh5 Qd7
28. Qd1 Nf8 29. Qf3 Rbd8 30. Rf5 Ne6 31. Bc3 Ng5 32. Qg4 Nf7 33. Qe2 Qxf5 34.
exf5 Rxd5 35. Qc4 Rd7 36. b4 cxb4 37. axb4 Nd6 38. Qc6 Rdd8 39. g4 Ne4 40. Bd4
Nxd2 41. Bxf6 gxf6 42. Qxf6+ Kg8 43. Qg5+ Kh8 44. Qf6+ Kg8 45. Qg5+ Kh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gausdal Byggern Masters"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2005.10.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Tallaksen, Geir Sune"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2350"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2005.10.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
a4 Bg7 16. Bd3 c6 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bd2 Qc7 19. Qc2 Rad8 20. b4 Nf8 21. dxe5 dxe5
22. c4 Ne6 23. Bf1 bxc4 24. Bxc4 c5 25. b5 axb5 26. axb5 Ra8 27. Rxa8 Bxa8 28.
Qb3 Nd7 29. Rd1 Bb7 30. Nh4 Kh7 31. Ba5 Qxa5 32. Rxd7 Bxe4 33. Qd1 Ba8 34. Rxf7
Rd8 35. Qb1 Nf4 36. Nh5 Nxh5 37. Rxg7+ 1-0

[Event "Gausdal Byggern Masters"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2005.10.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Antic, Dejan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2519"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2005.10.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Qc2
d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. e3 Bxf1 12. Kxf1 c5 13. Kg2 Nc6 14. Bc3 Qd7
15. Rhe1 Rac8 16. Qb2 Qg4 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Rfd8 20. Rad1 Bf8
21. Bc3 Qe4+ 22. Kg1 h5 23. Qe2 h4 24. f3 Qg6 25. Ba5 Rd6 26. g4 Ra6 27. Qb5 d4
28. exd4 cxd4 29. b4 Re6 30. Qf5 Rxe1+ 31. Rxe1 Qc6 32. Kg2 g6 33. Qe4 Qc4 34.
Kh3 Bd6 35. Re2 d3 36. Qxc4 Rxc4 37. Re8+ Kh7 38. Rd8 Rd4 39. b5 d2 40. Bxd2
Rxd2 41. g5 Rxh2+ 42. Kg4 Bc5 0-1

[Event "Gausdal Byggern Masters"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2005.10.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kulaots, Kaido"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2558"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2005.10.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Qb6 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. O-O
Qb8 9. Re1 Nge7 10. e5 Bb7 11. Be4 Qc7 12. Bf4 f5 13. exf6 Qxf4 14. fxe7 Bxe7
15. Qd3 O-O-O 16. a4 d5 17. Bxh7 b4 18. Rxe6 bxc3 19. bxc3 Bf6 20. Rb1 Kc7 21.
Bf5 Bc8 22. Rxc6+ Kxc6 23. Bxc8 Rxc8 24. Qxa6+ Kd7 25. Qb7+ Rc7 26. Qxd5+ Qd6
27. Qf5+ Ke7 28. g3 Re8 29. Qh5 Kd7 30. Qf5+ Re6 31. a5 Rc5 32. Qg4 Rxa5 33.
Nd4 Bxd4 34. cxd4 Kc7 35. Qxg7+ Qe7 36. Qg4 Re1+ 37. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 38. Kg2 Ra1 39.
Qf4+ Kc6 40. Qf6+ Kd5 41. c4+ Kxc4 42. Qc6+ Kd3 43. Qb5+ Kc2 44. Qc4+ Qc3 45.
Qe2+ Qd2 46. Qc4+ Kb2 47. Qb5+ Kc3 48. Qc6+ Kd3 49. Qb5+ Kc2 50. Qc4+ Kb2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Gausdal Byggern Masters"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2005.10.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Dobrov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2005.10.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. g4 d6 5. g5 Bxc3 6. bxc3 Nfd7 7. d4 b6 8. a4
Nc6 9. e4 Qe7 10. Be3 f5 11. gxf6 Nxf6 12. a5 O-O 13. axb6 cxb6 14. Rg1 e5 15.
Nd2 Kh8 16. Bd3 Bd7 17. Qe2 Be8 18. f4 Bh5 19. Qf2 Ng4 20. Rxg4 Bxg4 21. Qg3
Bh5 22. fxe5 dxe5 23. d5 Na5 24. c5 Nb7 25. c6 Nc5 26. Be2 Bg6 27. Bg5 Qf7 28.
d6 Bxe4 29. c7 Qd5 30. Be7 Bd3 31. Bf3 e4 32. Bxf8 Rxf8 33. Qg4 exf3 34. Kf2
Bf5 35. Qd4 Nd3+ 36. Kg3 Qe6 37. Kxf3 Be4+ 38. Ke3 Bg6+ 39. Ne4 Nc5 40. c8=Q
Rxc8 41. Rxa7 Qxe4+ 0-1

[Event "Gausdal Byggern Masters"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2005.10.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Burmakin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2508"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2005.10.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 b5 6. c5 g6 7. Ne5 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O
9. O-O Nfd7 10. f4 Nxe5 11. fxe5 f6 12. exf6 Rxf6 13. Rxf6 Bxf6 14. e4 dxe4 15.
Be3 Be6 16. Nxe4 Nd7 17. Nxf6+ Nxf6 18. Bf4 Qd7 19. Qd2 Rf8 20. Be5 Bg4 21. Bf1
Qd5 22. h3 Nd7 23. Bf4 Be6 24. a3 Rd8 25. Re1 Bf7 26. Qe3 e5 27. Bxe5 Nxe5 28.
dxe5 Be6 29. b4 Qd4 30. Qxd4 Rxd4 31. Be2 Re4 32. Kf2 Rxe5 33. Bf3 Rxe1 34.
Kxe1 Bd7 35. Kd2 Kf7 36. Ke3 Kf6 37. Kd4 h6 38. h4 g5 39. hxg5+ hxg5 40. Be4
Be8 41. g3 Bd7 42. Bg2 Be8 43. Bh3 Bf7 44. Bg2 Be8 45. Be4 Bd7 46. Bc2 Bf5 47.
Bd1 Be6 48. Bf3 Bd7 49. Be4 Be8 50. Bc2 Bh5 51. a4 Bf3 52. a5 Bh1 53. Bd3 Bg2
54. g4 Bf3 55. Bf5 Ke7 56. Ke5 Be2 57. Bc8 Kd8 58. Bxa6 Bxg4 59. Kd6 1-0

[Event "Gausdal Byggern Masters"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2005.10.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Brynell, Stellan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2496"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2005.10.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Be2
Bb7 9. O-O Be7 10. e4 b4 11. e5 bxc3 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. bxc3 c5 14. dxc5 O-O 15.
Ba3 Be7 16. Qd4 Qc7 17. Rab1 Bc6 18. Qe3 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Rab8 20. c6 Bxa3 21.
cxd7 Qxd7 22. c4 Qe7 23. Rb5 Rxb5 24. cxb5 Rd8 25. Rd1 Rxd1+ 26. Bxd1 Qd6 27.
Bf3 Bc5 28. Qe2 Qd4 29. g3 g6 30. Kg2 Kg7 31. Bc6 Bb6 32. Qf3 f5 33. Qe2 e5 34.
Bb7 e4 35. Bc6 Kf6 36. Bb7 Ke5 37. Bc6 g5 38. Bb7 g4 39. Bc6 h5 40. Be8 h4 41.
Qe1 h3+ 42. Kg1 Qb2 43. Bc6 Qxa2 44. Bb7 Qb2 45. Bc6 Bd4 46. Be8 e3 47. Kf1 Kf6
48. Qe2 Qc1+ 49. Qe1 Qxe1+ 50. Kxe1 exf2+ 51. Kf1 f4 52. gxf4 Kf5 53. Bf7 Kxf4
0-1

[Event "Gausdal Byggern Masters"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2005.10.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Hole, Oystein"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2336"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2005.10.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 dxc4 4. e4 b5 5. a4 b4 6. Na2 Nf6 7. e5 Nd5 8. Bxc4 e6
9. Nf3 Be7 10. Bd2 a5 11. Nc1 Bb7 12. Nb3 Nd7 13. O-O Rc8 14. Rc1 O-O 15. Qe2
c5 16. Bb5 cxd4 17. Rxc8 Bxc8 18. Nfxd4 Nb8 19. Qg4 Kh8 20. Re1 Qb6 21. Bd3 Ba6
22. Bb1 Nc6 23. Bh6 Rg8 24. Bxh7 Kxh7 25. Be3 Rc8 26. Nxe6 fxe6 27. Qh3+ Kg8
28. Qxe6+ Kf8 29. Bxb6 Nxb6 30. Nxa5 Rc7 31. Nxc6 Bc8 32. Qb3 1-0

[Event "Gausdal Byggern Masters"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2005.10.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Svensen, Tarjei Joten"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2112"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2005.10.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. e3 c6 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. Qf3 Qb6 7. b3 h5 8. h3
Rh6 9. g3 Be6 10. Ne2 Nd7 11. Nd2 O-O-O 12. c3 f5 13. h4 g6 14. b4 Nf6 15. Nb3
Ne4 16. O-O-O f4 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Qxe4 Bf5 19. Qg2 fxe3 20. fxe3 Re8 21. Qf2
Qa6 22. Kb2 Rhh8 23. Rhe1 b6 24. a3 Re7 25. Nf4 Rhe8 26. Nxh5 Qc4 27. Ng7 Be6
28. Nxe6 Rxe6 29. Qf3 Qd5 30. Qxd5 cxd5 31. g4 Re4 32. c4 dxc4 33. Nd2 Rxg4 34.
Nxc4 Bc7 35. Kc3 Rxh4 36. d5 b5 37. Nb2 Bb6 38. Rd3 Kd7 39. Re2 Kd6 40. a4 Rc8+
41. Kb3 Rcc4 42. e4 Rcxe4 43. Rxe4 Rxe4 44. axb5 Rd4 45. Nc4+ Kxd5 46. Nxb6+
axb6 47. Rc3 Ke5 48. Rc6 Rd6 0-1

[Event "Lausanne YM 6th"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "2005.09.19"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2005.09.14"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Nd5 8.
Ne4 Bb7 9. Be2 c5 10. O-O Qc7 11. Nd6+ Bxd6 12. exd6 Qc6 13. f3 c4 14. Qd4 O-O
15. Bxc4 Rfc8 16. b3 Qxd6 17. Rf2 Qb6 18. Qd2 a5 19. Bb2 Rxc4 20. Bxg7 Rxc2 21.
Qxc2 Kxg7 22. Qb2+ f6 23. Rd1 Rc8 24. h4 Qe3 0-1

[Event "Lausanne YM 6th"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "2005.09.18"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2005.09.14"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. a4 b6 10. Bf3 Ra7 11. Be3 Rc7 12. f5 Rc4 13. g4 h6 14. Qd2 Nh7 15. Rad1
Bg5 16. Bxg5 Nxg5 17. Bg2 Nd7 18. fxe6 Ne5 19. exf7+ Ngxf7 20. h3 Ng5 21. Nf5
Bxf5 22. exf5 h5 23. Qxd6 Qxd6 24. Rxd6 hxg4 25. Bd5+ Kh7 26. Bxc4 Nxc4 27. Rd3
Nxh3+ 28. Kg2 Nxb2 29. Rd4 Rc8 30. Nd5 Rxc2+ 31. Kg3 Ng5 32. Rxg4 Nf7 33. Nf6+
gxf6 34. Rh1+ Nh6 35. Rg6 Rc3+ 36. Kg2 Rc2+ 37. Kf3 Rc3+ 38. Ke4 Rc4+ 39. Kd5
Rc5+ 40. Ke6 1-0

[Event "Lausanne YM 6th"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "2005.09.17"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Paehtz, Elisabeth"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2421"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2005.09.14"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. Bb3 O-O 6. c3 d5 7. Nbd2 dxe4 8.
dxe4 Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. O-O Bc5 11. Qe2 Qe7 12. Re1 Bg6 13. Nh4 Kh8 14. Qf3 Rad8
15. Bc2 Nh5 16. Nf5 Qf6 17. b4 Bb6 18. Nc4 Nf4 19. a4 Qe6 20. Nxb6 axb6 21.
Bxf4 exf4 22. Qxf4 Qc4 23. Qxc7 Qxc3 24. Rac1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lausanne YM 6th"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "2005.09.17"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Paehtz, Elisabeth"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2421"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2005.09.14"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Bf4 O-O
8. Qd2 Nd7 9. O-O-O Nc5 10. Nd4 Bf6 11. f3 Re8 12. g4 Ne6 13. Bg3 Nxd4 14. cxd4
Be6 15. h4 c5 16. Bb5 Bd7 17. Bxd7 Qxd7 18. Bf2 c4 19. c3 b5 20. g5 Bd8 21. Qf4
d5 22. Bg3 Rc8 23. h5 Bc7 24. Qh4 b4 25. Bxc7 Qxc7 26. h6 g6 27. cxb4 c3 28. b3
c2 29. Rd3 Qd6 30. a3 Qa6 31. Kd2 Qxa3 0-1

[Event "Lausanne YM 6th"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "2005.09.17"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Paehtz, Elisabeth"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2421"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2005.09.14"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. Be3
exd4 9. Bxd4 O-O 10. Nc3 Bc5 11. Qc2 Bxd4 12. Nxd4 c6 13. Rad1 Nc5 14. Rd2 Qe7
15. Rfd1 g6 16. b3 Bd7 17. Qb2 Rfd8 18. Nc2 Be6 19. Ne3 h5 20. Rd4 Rd7 21. Qd2
Ne8 22. Bf3 Bh3 23. Rh4 Be6 24. Kg2 Ng7 25. Rd4 Ne8 26. h3 Qf6 27. g4 hxg4 28.
hxg4 Qg5 29. Rh1 Rdd8 30. Rh2 Qe5 31. Kg1 Kf8 32. Bg2 g5 33. Ne4 Nxe4 34. Rxe4
Qa1+ 35. Nf1 d5 36. Rd4 Nf6 37. Bf3 Ke7 38. cxd5 cxd5 39. Kg2 Rh8 40. Rxh8 Rxh8
41. e3 Rc8 42. Qxa5 Rc2 43. a4 Rc1 44. Qb4+ Ke8 45. Be2 Nd7 46. Bb5 Qc3 47. Qd6
Qc7 48. Qxc7 Rxc7 49. Nd2 Ke7 50. Bxd7 Rxd7 51. Nf3 f6 52. Kg3 Rc7 53. Rb4 Kd6
54. Rb6+ Ke7 55. Nd4 Bd7 56. a5 Bc8 57. b4 Bd7 58. b5 Bc8 59. a6 Kf7 1-0

[Event "Lausanne YM 6th"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "2005.09.16"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Paehtz, Elisabeth"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2421"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2005.09.14"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Bd3 Nf6 8.
O-O b5 9. Nxc6 Qxc6 10. f3 Bb7 11. Kh1 Bc5 12. Bxc5 Qxc5 13. Qe1 d6 14. a4 bxa4
15. Nxa4 Qc7 16. Ra3 O-O 17. Qc3 Bc6 18. Rfa1 Rfb8 19. b3 Qd7 20. Qd4 e5 21.
Qe3 Qb7 22. Nc3 a5 23. Bc4 Qb4 24. R3a2 g6 25. Kg1 Kg7 26. h3 h5 27. h4 Rb7 28.
Na4 Rbb8 29. Nb2 Nd7 30. c3 Qc5 31. Kf2 f5 32. Nd3 Qxe3+ 33. Kxe3 fxe4 34. fxe4
Nf6 35. Nf2 d5 36. exd5 Bxd5 37. Rxa5 Bxg2 38. Nd3 Ng4+ 39. Ke2 Rf8 40. Rxa8
Rxa8 41. Rxa8 Bxa8 42. b4 g5 43. hxg5 Kg6 44. Be6 e4 45. Nc5 Kxg5 46. c4 h4 47.
Bd5 Bxd5 48. cxd5 h3 49. Nxe4+ Kf4 50. Nf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lausanne YM 6th"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "2005.09.15"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Penteala"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2005.09.14"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. Be3 exd4 11. cxd4 Na5 12. Bc2 Nc4 13. Bc1 c5 14. b3 Nb6 15.
Nbd2 Nfd7 16. h3 Bh5 17. Bb2 Rc8 18. Rc1 d5 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. exd5 Nxd5 21. Bf5
Ne6 22. Rxc8 Qxc8 23. Qa1 Bf6 24. Nd4 Ndf4 25. Ne4 Bxd4 26. Bxd4 Bg6 27. Bxg7
Bxf5 28. Bh6 f6 29. Nxf6+ Kf7 30. Qe5 Kg6 31. Bxf8 Qxf8 32. Nd7 Qd8 33. Re3
Bxh3 34. Qe4+ Kh6 35. Ne5 Qd1+ 36. Re1 Qd2 37. gxh3 Nxh3+ 38. Kh2 Qxf2+ 39. Kh1
Neg5 40. Qe3 Qf5 41. Kh2 Nf4 42. Kg3 Nge6 43. Ng4+ Kg5 44. Qe5 Nd3 45. Qxf5+
Kxf5 46. Re3 Nec5 47. Kf3 h5 48. Nh6+ Kg6 49. Ng8 Kf7 50. Ne7 Nb4 51. Re2 Ne6
52. Ke4 Kxe7 53. Kf5 Kd7 54. Rd2+ Ke7 55. Re2 Kd7 56. Rxe6 Nxa2 57. Ke5 Nc1 58.
Rd6+ Kc7 59. b4 Na2 60. Rd4 Kb6 61. Rf4 Kc6 62. Ke6 Nc1 63. Rd4 Na2 64. Rd6+
Kc7 65. Rd7+ Kb6 66. Rd6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lausanne YM 6th"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "2005.09.14"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Harikrishna, Penteala"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2005.09.14"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Bf4 Nc6
8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O Bf5 10. Rg1 Qd7 11. h3 Rae8 12. Kb1 Bf6 13. g4 Be4 14. Rg3
Bxf3 15. Rxf3 Ne5 16. Re3 Qa4 17. Qd4 Qxd4 18. cxd4 Ng6 19. Rxe8 Rxe8 20. Bc1
Bh4 21. Bc4 c6 22. Rf1 d5 23. Bd3 Nf8 24. c3 Ne6 25. f4 g5 26. fxg5 Bxg5 27. b3
Kg7 28. Kc2 Bxc1 29. Kxc1 h6 30. h4 Nf8 31. Kd2 Ng6 32. h5 Nf8 33. Bf5 Ne6 34.
Kd3 Nc7 35. c4 a5 36. c5 a4 37. bxa4 Ra8 38. Rb1 Rxa4 39. Rxb7 Nb5 40. Bg6 Ra3+
41. Kd2 Rxa2+ 42. Ke3 Ra7 43. Rxa7 Nxa7 44. Bd3 Nc8 45. Kf4 Kf6 46. Bf5 Na7 47.
Bd7 Nb5 48. Bxc6 Nxd4 49. Bxd5 Nb5 50. Bc4 Nd4 51. Ke4 Nc6 52. Bb5 Ne7 53. Bd7
Ng8 54. c6 Ke7 55. Kd5 Nf6+ 56. Ke5 1-0

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2005.07.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2005.07.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4
c6 9. Re1 Re8 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Rxe1+ 12. Qxe1 h6 13. c5 Bc7 14. Ne5 Be6
15. f4 Qc8 16. Qh4 Nd7 17. Qg3 Nf8 18. f5 Bxf5 19. Bxh6 Bg6 20. Bxg6 Nxg6 21.
Nxg6 Bxg3 22. Ne7+ Kh7 23. Nxc8 Kxh6 24. hxg3 Rxc8 25. Re1 Rc7 26. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2005.07.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Bauer, Christian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B27"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2641"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2005.07.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 b6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bb7 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. Qd2 Qc7 8. f3
Bb4 9. Nde2 Nc6 10. Bf4 e5 11. Bg3 Nge7 12. a3 Bxc3 13. Nxc3 d6 14. Bc4 O-O 15.
Ba2 b5 16. Rd1 Rad8 17. Bh4 Rd7 18. O-O Kh8 19. f4 exf4 20. Bg5 Qb6+ 21. Kh1
Ne5 22. Bxf4 N7g6 23. Be3 Qd8 24. Bd4 Re8 25. Nd5 Qh4 26. Rde1 h6 27. Re3 Kg8
28. Bc3 Ng4 29. Rh3 Qg5 30. Qd4 N6e5 31. Nf4 Nc4 32. Rh5 Qf6 33. Qxf6 Nxf6 34.
Bxf6 gxf6 35. Bxc4 bxc4 36. Rxh6 Rxe4 37. Rxf6 Rde7 38. Kg1 Rd4 39. Nh5 Rd2 40.
R6f2 Ree2 41. Nf4 Rxf2 42. Rxf2 Rd1+ 43. Rf1 Rd2 44. Rc1 d5 45. Kf1 d4 46. Ke1
c3 47. Ne2 a5 48. bxc3 dxc3 49. h4 Ba6 50. Nxc3 Rxg2 51. Nd5 Kg7 52. c4 Rg1+
53. Kd2 Rxc1 54. Kxc1 Bxc4 55. Nf4 Kf6 56. Kd2 Kf5 57. Ke3 Bb3 58. Nd3 Kg4 59.
Ne5+ Kxh4 60. Nxf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2005.07.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2005.07.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Nbd7 8. Qf3
Qc7 9. O-O-O b5 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. e5 Bb7 12. Qh3 dxe5 13. Ncxb5 Qb6 14. fxe5
Ne4 15. Bc4 Nf2 16. Qb3 O-O-O 17. Nd6+ Rxd6 18. exd6 Qxb3 19. Nxb3 Nxh1 20. Nc5
Bxg2 21. Bxe6+ Kd8 22. Bxf7 g6 23. Kb1 Bc6 24. Ne6+ Kd7 25. Nc5+ Kd8 26. Ne6+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2005.07.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2603"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2005.07.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 c5 6. dxc5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 Bxc5 8.
Nxd5 Qxd5 9. e4 Qd4 10. O-O-O Nd7 11. Bb5 O-O 12. Bc3 Qxf2 13. Qxf2 Bxf2 14.
Bxd7 Be3+ 15. Kc2 1-0

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2005.07.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2005.07.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Nb6 8.
Ne5 a5 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Bh7 11. f3 Nfd7 12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. Qb3 Qc7 14. e3 e6
15. Be2 Bd6 16. Bf2 O-O 17. Rc1 e5 18. e4 exd4 19. Nb5 Qb8 20. Nxd6 Qxd6 21.
Bg3 Qb4+ 22. Qxb4 axb4 23. Kf2 f5 24. exf5 Bxf5 25. Rhd1 c5 26. Bd6 Rfc8 27.
Bc4+ Kh7 28. g4 Bg6 29. Bb5 Be8 30. Bxd7 Bxd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2005.07.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bauer, Christian"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2641"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2005.07.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ c6 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qb3 Bb7 8. d4
Nbd7 9. Bg5 a6 10. a4 c5 11. axb5 Bd5 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Qd1 axb5 14. Rxa8 Qxa8
15. O-O b4 16. Nh4 Be7 17. Re1 f5 18. dxc5 Bxh4 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. gxh4 Rg8+ 21.
Kh1 Qc6 22. Qd4 Rg4 23. Qe3+ Kf8 24. Nd2 Qxc5 25. Qf3 Qd4 26. Nf1 Nf6 27. Ng3
f4 28. e3 Qe5 29. Nf1 Ne4 30. Nd2 fxe3 31. Qxe3 Qf6 32. Nxe4 Rxe4 33. Qc5+ Qe7
34. Qc8+ Qe8 35. Qc5+ Qe7 36. Qc8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2005.07.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B46"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2005.07.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. g4 h6 8. Bg2
d5 9. O-O Bb4 10. h3 O-O 11. Nde2 Bxc3 12. Nxc3 d4 13. e5 Nxg4 14. Qxg4 dxe3
15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Ne4 Qc7 17. Nf6+ Kh8 18. Qh5 Rb8 19. Rae1 Rb4 20. Ng4 Kh7 21.
fxe3 f5 22. e4 Qb6+ 23. Kh1 Qd8 24. Nf2 Rxb2 25. Rg1 Qe8 26. Qh4 Rxc2 27. Rg2
c5 28. Reg1 Rg8 29. Qg3 Bb7 30. Qb3 Bxe4 31. Nxe4 Rxg2 32. Rxg2 fxe4 33. Qb7
Qh5 34. Qxe4+ Qf5 35. Qe3 Rd8 36. Qg3 Rd7 37. Kh2 Qe4 0-1

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2005.07.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2005.07.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Be7 9. e4 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Qc7 12. Qe2 Nd7 13. e5 Rfd8 14. h4 Nf8
15. Be3 Qc6 16. Rfd1 Rac8 17. h5 h6 18. Ne1 Nh7 19. Qg4 Ng5 20. Kh2 Kh8 21. a4
Ne4 22. Rdc1 Bg5 23. f4 f5 24. Qe2 Bh4 25. Nf3 Be7 26. Bb5 Qc7 27. Bc4 Qd7 28.
Bb5 Qc7 29. Bc4 Qd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2005.07.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2005.07.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. Qg4 Nf5 8. Bd3
h5 9. Qf4 Qc7 10. Ne2 Ne7 11. dxc5 Nd7 12. O-O Qxe5 13. Qa4 Qc7 14. Be3 e5 15.
Ng3 O-O 16. Qh4 Nxc5 17. Nxh5 Nxd3 18. Qg5 Ng6 19. cxd3 Qxc3 20. d4 exd4 21.
Rac1 Qb2 22. Rb1 Qc3 23. Rbc1 Qb2 24. Rb1 Qc3 25. Rbc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2005.07.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2005.07.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4
d6 9. c3 Bg4 10. Be3 exd4 11. cxd4 Na5 12. Bc2 c5 13. dxc5 dxc5 14. h3 Qxd1 15.
Bxd1 Be6 16. Nbd2 Nc6 17. Ng5 c4 18. a3 Rad8 19. Bc2 Bc8 20. f4 Nd7 21. Ngf3
Nc5 22. e5 Nd3 23. Bxd3 Rxd3 24. Ne4 Bf5 25. Nd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "NOR-ch"]
[Site "Sandnes"]
[Date "2005.07.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Groenn, Atle"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2394"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2005.07.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Qb6 7. Qc2 Ne4 8. e3
Bb4 9. Bd3 Qa5 10. O-O Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bxc3 12. Rab1 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Bb4 14. Ne5
Bd6 15. f4 Qc7 16. Qe4 b6 17. Nxf7 Qxf7 18. f5 Qh5 19. Bxe6 Nd7 20. f6 Nxf6 21.
Rxf6 Qxh4 22. Qxc6+ Ke7 23. Rf7+ Kxe6 24. Qc4# 1-0

[Event "NOR-ch"]
[Site "Sandnes"]
[Date "2005.07.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Johannessen, Leif Erlend"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2543"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2005.07.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 c5 6. Bg5 Qxd5 7. Bxf6 gxf6 8.
dxc5 Qxc5 9. Rc1 Nc6 10. Nf3 Bd7 11. e3 Rc8 12. Be2 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 O-O 14. O-O
Rfd8 15. Qe4 Be8 16. Qh4 Kg7 17. c4 Ne5 18. Qg3+ Ng6 19. h4 Qh5 20. Rfd1 Bc6
21. c5 Rxd1+ 22. Bxd1 Rd8 23. Be2 Qh6 24. Qg4 Kh8 25. h5 Ne7 26. g3 Rg8 27. Qf4
Qxf4 28. exf4 Rd8 29. Rd1 Rd5 30. Rxd5 Nxd5 31. Nd4 Nc3 32. Bc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "NOR-ch"]
[Site "Sandnes"]
[Date "2005.07.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Fyllingen, Roy Harald"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C08"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2005.07.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 a6 4. Ngf3 c5 5. exd5 exd5 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. Nb3 Ba7 8.
Qe2+ Qe7 9. Nfd4 Bg4 10. f3 Qxe2+ 11. Bxe2 Bd7 12. Bf4 Ne7 13. O-O-O Nbc6 14.
Rhe1 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 O-O-O 16. Bd3 Rde8 17. c3 Bxd4 18. cxd4 Nc6 19. Be3 Re7 20.
Kd2 Rhe8 21. Rc1 h6 22. Bf2 Rxe1 23. Bxe1 Kd8 24. Bh4+ Kc7 25. Bg3+ Kd8 26. Rc5
Nxd4 27. Rc7 Bc6 28. Rxf7 Re7 29. Rf8+ Re8 30. Rxe8+ Kxe8 31. Be5 Ne6 32. Bf5
Kf7 33. Bxe6+ Kxe6 34. Bxg7 h5 35. Ke3 Kf5 36. Bd4 Bb5 37. Bc5 Bc4 38. a3 Bb5
39. b3 a5 40. Kf2 a4 41. bxa4 Bxa4 42. h3 Bd1 43. g4+ hxg4 44. hxg4+ Kg6 45.
Kg3 b5 46. f4 Bc2 47. Be3 d4 48. Bf2 Be4 49. Bxd4 Bc2 50. Bb6 Be4 51. Bd8 Bc2
52. Kf2 Be4 53. Ke3 Bc2 54. Bh4 Bb1 55. Kd4 Bc2 56. Ke5 Bd3 57. f5+ Kf7 58. g5
Bc2 59. Be1 Bd3 60. Bc3 Bc2 61. Kf4 Bb1 62. g6+ Kg8 63. Kg5 Bc2 64. f6 Bb3 65.
Bb4 Ba2 66. Kf4 1-0

[Event "NOR-ch"]
[Site "Sandnes"]
[Date "2005.07.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Djurhuus, Rune"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2461"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2005.07.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Nf3 d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Bxc3 8.
bxc3 O-O 9. Bd2 Kh8 10. Ng5 f6 11. Qf3 Nce7 12. Ne4 b6 13. d4 Bb7 14. dxe5 Ng6
15. Qe2 f5 16. Bg5 Qe8 17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. Nd2 h6 19. c4 Bb7 20. Qh5 Bxg2 21.
Rfe1 Bb7 22. e6 f4 23. h4 Rf5 24. Qg4 Qc6 25. f3 Ne5 26. Qxf5 Nxf3+ 27. Kf2
Nxd2 28. Qd5 hxg5 29. Rad1 Nxc4 30. Qxc6 Bxc6 31. hxg5 Ne3 32. Rd3 Re8 33. Rg1
Rxe6 34. Rd8+ Re8 35. Rxe8+ Bxe8 36. Kf3 Nxc2 37. Kxf4 Nd4 38. Rh1+ Kg8 39. Ke5
c5 40. Rf1 Bg6 41. a4 Nc6+ 42. Kd6 Nb4 43. Ke7 c4 44. Rf8+ Kh7 45. Rc8 c3 46.
Kf8 Nd5 47. Ra8 Nc7 48. Rc8 Ne6+ 49. Ke7 Nc5 0-1

[Event "NOR-chB"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2005.07.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Djurhuus, Rune"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2005.07.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Nf3 d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Bxc3 8.
bxc3 O-O 9. Bd2 Kh8 10. Ng5 f6 11. Qf3 Nce7 12. Ne4 b6 13. d4 Bb7 14. dxe5 Ng6
15. Qe2 f5 16. Bg5 Qe8 17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. Nd2 h6 19. c4 Bb7 20. Be3 f4 21. Bd4
Bxg2 22. Kxg2 f3+ 23. Nxf3 Nf4+ 0-1

[Event "NOR-ch"]
[Site "Sandnes"]
[Date "2005.07.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Tallaksen, Geir Sune"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2349"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2005.07.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 b5 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7. Bg2 d5 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Nc3 Ba6 10. Re1 Bd6 11. Bb2 O-O 12. e4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Rxe4 Bb7
15. Rh4 Be7 16. Rh3 Nf6 17. Qe2 Bd5 18. Re1 Qb8 19. Ne5 Qb7 20. Bxd5 Qxd5 21.
Qc2 c5 22. Ng4 h6 23. Re5 Qf3 24. Nxh6+ gxh6 25. Rxh6 Kg7 26. Rg5+ Kxh6 27. Bc1
cxd4 28. Rg4+ Qe3 29. Rh4+ Nh5 30. Rxh5+ Kxh5 31. Qh7+ Kg4 32. fxe3 Rac8 33.
Kg2 Rxc1 34. h3+ Kg5 35. Qg7+ Kf5 36. g4+ Ke4 37. Qxd4# 1-0

[Event "NOR-ch"]
[Site "Sandnes"]
[Date "2005.07.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Lie, Kjetil A"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2472"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2005.07.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Bf4 Nc6
8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O Bf5 10. Rg1 Qd7 11. h3 Rae8 12. g4 Be4 13. Be2 Bf6 14. Be3
Ne5 15. Nxe5 Rxe5 16. g5 Bd8 17. Bd4 Ree8 18. b3 Qxh3 19. Bg4 Qh2 20. Kb2 f5
21. Be2 c5 22. f3 Bd3 23. Bxd3 Qxd2 24. Bc4+ Kh8 25. Bxg7+ Kxg7 26. Rxd2 Bc7
27. Bd5 b5 28. Bc6 Re3 29. a3 a6 30. Rh1 Kg6 31. f4 d5 32. Rh6+ Kg7 33. Rh4 d4
34. cxd4 cxd4 35. Rxd4 Rd8 36. Rxd8 Bxd8 37. Bd7 Re7 38. Bxf5 Kg8 39. Bd3 Bc7
40. b4 Rf7 41. f5 Rg7 42. g6 Be5+ 43. Kb3 hxg6 44. fxg6 Re7 45. c4 Rd7 46. Rh3
1-0

[Event "NOR-ch"]
[Site "Sandnes"]
[Date "2005.07.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Hole, Oystein"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2336"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2005.07.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. Bd2
Nbd7 9. Rc1 Bd6 10. a3 O-O 11. Qc2 Rc8 12. c5 Bb8 13. f4 Nh5 14. g3 f5 15. Be2
Nhf6 16. h4 Kf7 17. b4 a6 18. a4 Bc7 19. Kf2 Ra8 20. Kg2 Qe7 21. Bf3 Rfb8 22.
Ra1 b6 23. Rhb1 a5 24. Na2 bxc5 25. bxc5 Qd8 26. Nc1 Ne4 27. Be1 Ndf6 28. Nd3
Nd7 29. Rxb8 Rxb8 30. Rb1 Rxb1 31. Qxb1 Qa8 32. Be2 Qa7 33. Qb3 Qa8 34. Nc1 Ke7
35. Bf3 Qa6 36. Qd3 Qa8 37. Nb3 Kf7 38. Be2 Nb8 39. g4 fxg4 40. Bxg4 Na6 41.
Bf3 Nb4 42. Qe2 Qb7 43. Bxe4 dxe4 44. Nd2 Nd5 45. Nxe4 Qb3 46. Bd2 Ke7 47. Ng5
Qc2 48. Kf1 Nf6 49. e4 Qb1+ 50. Kf2 Qh1 51. Qf3 Qxh4+ 52. Kg2 Qh5 53. Be1 Nd7
54. e5 Qxf3+ 55. Kxf3 Nb8 56. Kg4 Na6 57. Ne4 Nb4 58. Bxb4 axb4 59. Nd2 Bd8 60.
Kf3 Kd7 61. Ke4 g5 62. f5 exf5+ 63. Kxf5 g6+ 64. Kg4 Kc7 65. Nb3 Kb7 66. Kf3
Ka6 67. Ke4 Be7 68. e6 Bf6 69. a5 Kb5 70. d5 cxd5+ 71. Kxd5 g4 72. c6 g3 73. c7
g2 74. c8=Q g1=Q 75. Qc6# 1-0

[Event "NOR-ch"]
[Site "Sandnes"]
[Date "2005.07.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2005.07.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. a3 Be7 7. e4 O-O 8. Nc2
b6 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Qc7 11. Ne3 a6 12. f4 d6 13. b4 b5 14. cxb5 axb5 15. Bb2
Qb6 16. Qd3 Nd4 17. Bd1 e5 18. Kh1 Rac8 19. Ncd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 g6 21. Bb3 Nxb3
22. Qxb3 f6 23. Rad1 Rce8 24. h3 Bd8 25. Rd3 Qc7 26. fxe5 fxe5 27. Rdd1 Bg5 28.
Ng4 Qc4 29. Qxc4 bxc4 30. Bc1 Bxc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "NOR-ch"]
[Site "Sandnes"]
[Date "2005.07.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Dannevig, Oystein"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B05"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2347"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2005.07.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 c6 6. O-O Bxf3 7. Bxf3 dxe5 8.
dxe5 e6 9. Nd2 Nd7 10. Re1 Bb4 11. Bxd5 cxd5 12. Qg4 Qb6 13. Qxg7 O-O-O 14. c3
Bc5 15. Qg3 Rdg8 16. Qf4 Rg7 17. b4 Be7 18. Nf3 Rhg8 19. g3 Kb8 20. Be3 Qc7 21.
Rac1 Nb6 22. Bxb6 Qxb6 23. a3 h5 24. c4 h4 25. Qe3 hxg3 26. hxg3 Qxe3 27. Rxe3
dxc4 28. Rxc4 Bd8 29. Rd3 Bb6 30. Kg2 a6 31. Rd7 Rc8 32. Nd2 Rd8 33. Rxd8+ Bxd8
34. Ne4 Be7 35. f4 Rg8 36. Kf3 Rd8 37. Ke3 Rd1 38. Rd4 Ra1 39. Rd3 Kc7 40. Nf6
Kc6 41. Ke4 Re1+ 42. Kf3 Ra1 43. Kg4 b6 44. Ng8 Bf8 45. Kg5 a5 46. Kf6 axb4 47.
axb4 Ra7 48. g4 Kb5 49. g5 Kxb4 50. Rd8 Bc5 51. Re8 b5 52. Nh6 Ka3 53. Nxf7 b4
54. g6 b3 55. g7 b2 56. Rb8 Bb4 57. Rxb4 Kxb4 58. g8=Q Ra1 59. Qb8+ Kc3 60. f5
exf5 61. e6 b1=Q 62. Qxb1 Rxb1 63. e7 Rb6+ 64. Kxf5 Rb5+ 65. Kf4 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.07.01"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 Be7 8. Qc2
Nd7 9. e4 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 O-O 11. Rd1 Rc8 12. Bc4 Nf6 13. Bd3 c5 14. dxc5 Rxc5
15. O-O Qa8 16. Rfe1 Rfc8 17. Qe2 R5c7 18. a4 a6 19. Ne5 Bf8 20. Nc4 Nd7 21.
Qe3 Rc6 22. Bf1 Nc5 23. a5 bxa5 24. Nxa5 R6c7 25. Be5 Rd7 26. b4 Rxd1 27. Rxd1
f6 28. Bf4 Nxe4 29. Rd7 Rc3 30. Qe1 Bd5 31. f3 Bxb4 32. fxe4 Bxe4 33. Bd2 Bc5+
34. Kh1 Rf3 35. Bc3 Rf2 36. Rd2 Bxg2+ 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.30"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2548"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

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. Nc3 h6 10. h3 Bd7 11. Bf4 Kc8 12. Rad1 b6 13. a3 Be6 14. g4
Ne7 15. Nd4 Bc4 16. Rfe1 c5 17. Nf5 Nc6 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 g6 20. e6 gxf5
21. exf7 Bd6 22. Bxh6 Kb7 23. Bg7 Rh7 24. Rxd6 Rxg7 25. Rxc6 fxg4 26. Rxb6+
cxb6 27. Re7+ Kc6 28. f8=Q Rxf8 29. Rxg7 gxh3 30. Rh7 Rd8 31. Rxh3 Rd1+ 32. Kg2
Rc1 33. Rc3 b5 34. Kf3 Kd5 35. Ke2 c4 36. Kd2 Rb1 37. Rh3 Rf1 38. Rh5+ Kd4 39.
Ke2 Rc1 40. Kd2 Rf1 41. Ke2 Rc1 42. c3+ Ke4 43. f3+ Kf4 44. Rxb5 Rc2+ 45. Kd1
Rh2 46. Kc1 Kxf3 47. Rc5 Rh4 48. Kb1 Ke3 49. Rc7 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Korneev, Oleg"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B46"]
[WhiteElo "2548"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. g4 h6 8. Bg2
d5 9. O-O Bb4 10. exd5 exd5 11. h3 O-O 12. Nce2 Re8 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. c4 a5 15.
Nd4 Ra6 16. Qd3 c5 17. Nf5 d4 18. Bf4 a4 19. Bf3 a3 20. b3 Bxf5 21. Qxf5 Rae6
22. Rad1 Ne4 23. Bxe4 Rxe4 24. Bd2 g6 25. Qf3 Bxd2 26. Rxd2 h5 27. Qg3 hxg4 28.
hxg4 Qg5 29. f4 Re3 30. Qh2 Qxg4+ 31. Rg2 Qf5 32. Rg5 Qd3 33. Qh4 Rh3 34. Qg4
Rh1+ 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.28"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 Nc6
8. Qd2 Be6 9. O-O-O Qd7 10. Ng5 Bxg5 11. Bxg5 f6 12. Be3 O-O-O 13. b3 Rhe8 14.
h3 Bf5 15. Kb2 Kb8 16. Be2 Be4 17. Rhg1 Re7 18. g4 Rde8 19. h4 Ne5 20. Qd4 Nc6
21. Qd2 Ne5 22. Qd4 Nc6 23. Qa4 a6 24. b4 Ne5 25. Qxd7 Rxd7 26. Rg3 b5 27. Rd4
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4
d6 9. c3 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c6 12. h3 Bh5 13. dxc6 Qc7 14. Nbd2 Qxc6 15.
Nf1 Bg6 16. Ng3 Rfe8 17. a4 Nc4 18. Qe2 d5 19. exd5 Nxd5 20. Bxg6 hxg6 21. axb5
axb5 22. Nxe5 Nxe5 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Qxe5 b4 25. Qe4 bxc3 26. bxc3 Qxc3 27. Rd1
Rd8 28. Ne2 Qb4 29. Qc2 Nf6 30. Rxd8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2548"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a4 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. Bg5 b4 13. Nbd2 Nd7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15.
Nf1 Nb6 16. c3 bxc3 17. bxc3 Qc7 18. Ne3 c4 19. dxc4 Bc8 20. Nf5 Nbxc4 21. Nd2
d5 22. Ne3 Nxe3 23. Rxe3 dxe4 24. Nxe4 Bf5 25. Qd6 Rac8 26. Qxc7 Rxc7 27. Nd6
Be6 28. Bxe6 fxe6 29. Rxe5 Nb3 30. Rb1 Nc5 31. a5 Rd8 32. Ne4 Nxe4 33. Rxe4 Rd5
34. Ra4 Rcc5 35. c4 Re5 36. Rb6 Rxa5 37. Rxa6 Rxa6 38. Rxa6 Re2 39. Ra4 Rc2 40.
c5 Kf7 41. Ra8 e5 42. Rc8 Ke6 43. c6 g6 44. Rc7 Kf6 45. f3 h5 46. Kh2 h4 47.
Rc8 Kg7 48. Kg1 Rc4 49. Kf1 e4 50. Ke2 exf3+ 51. Ke3 Kf6 52. gxf3 Kg7 53. c7
Rc1 54. f4 Kh7 55. Ke4 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2548"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

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. Nc3 Be6 10. Ng5 Ke7 11. f4 h5 12. Rd1 Rd8 13. Rxd8 Kxd8 14.
Nxe6+ fxe6 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Kf2 c5 17. Be3 b6 18. Rd1+ Kc8 19. Ke2 Kb7 20. Bf2
c4 21. Kf3 Kc6 22. g3 a6 23. h3 g6 24. g4 hxg4+ 25. hxg4 Rh3+ 26. Ke2 Nh6 27.
Rg1 b5 28. Be3 b4 29. Nf2 Rh2 30. Kf3 Bh4 31. Rh1 Rxh1 32. Nxh1 Kd5 33. Bf2
Bxf2 34. Nxf2 a5 35. c3 b3 36. a3 Ng8 37. Nd1 Ne7 38. Ne3+ Kc5 39. Ke4 a4 40.
Nf1 Kb5 41. Nd2 Kc5 42. Nf3 Kc6 43. Nd4+ Kd7 44. Ne2 Kc6 45. Nd4+ Kd7 46. f5
exf5+ 47. gxf5 c5 48. e6+ Ke8 49. Ne2 Nxf5 50. Nf4 Ne7 51. Ke5 g5 52. Nh5 Kd8
53. Kd6 Nf5+ 54. Ke5 Ne7 55. Kf6 Nc6 56. Kxg5 Ke7 57. Nf4 Kd6 58. Kf6 Ne7 59.
Kf7 Nc6 60. Kf6 Ne7 61. Ng2 Ng8+ 62. Kg7 Ne7 63. Kf7 Nc6 64. Kf6 Nd4 65. e7 Kd7
66. Kf7 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Guseinov, Elmir"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "2391"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. Ne5 Nd7 8.
Qb3 e6 9. Qxb7 Ncxe5 10. dxe5 Rb8 11. Qxa7 Bc5 12. Qa4 O-O 13. Be2 Nxe5 14. O-O
Rb4 15. Qd1 Qf6 16. a3 Rh4 17. g3 Qg6 18. b4 Bb6 19. Bb2 Ng4 20. Bf3 Nxh2 21.
Bg2 Bg4 22. Nxd5 exd5 23. Qxd5 Rh5 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Qc7 8.
g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfd7 11. Bg2 g5 12. Bxe5 Nxe5 13. Qd4 f6 14. O-O-O
Be6 15. f4 gxf4 16. gxf4 Nxc4 17. Qxf6 Bf7 18. Qxh8 Qxf4+ 19. Kb1 Bg6+ 20. Ka1
Ne3 21. Rd2 Nc2+ 22. Rxc2 Bxc2 23. Rf1 Qd6 24. Be4 Bb3 25. Nb5 cxb5 26. Bxb7
Rb8 27. Bc6+ Kd8 28. Qxf8+ Kc7 29. Qg7+ Kxc6 30. Qc3+ Kb6 31. Qxb3 Ka5 32. Qc3+
Qb4 33. Qc7+ Rb6 34. Qxa7+ Ra6 35. Qc7+ Rb6 36. Rf4 Qb3 37. Qa7+ Ra6 38. Qc5
Rg6 39. axb5 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2548"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O c6 8. Re1
Na6 9. Bf1 Bg4 10. d5 Ne8 11. Be2 Bd7 12. Bg5 f6 13. dxc6 Bxc6 14. Be3 f5 15.
b4 f4 16. Bc1 Nxb4 17. Qb3 a5 18. c5+ Kh8 19. cxd6 Nxd6 20. Bb2 Qe7 21. Bf1 Qf7
22. Rad1 Qxb3 23. axb3 Rad8 24. Ba3 h6 25. Rd2 Nf7 26. Red1 Rxd2 27. Rxd2 Rd8
28. Rxd8+ Nxd8 29. Bc4 Bf6 30. Bxb4 axb4 31. Nd5 Kg7 32. Nd2 b5 33. Be2 Ne6 34.
Nxb4 Be8 35. Nd5 Nd4 36. Bd1 Bd8 37. Nf3 Nxf3+ 38. Bxf3 Kf8 39. Be2 Bc6 40. b4
Be7 41. Nxe7 Kxe7 42. f3 g5 43. g4 fxg3 44. hxg3 h5 45. Kh2 Kd6 46. Kh3 Bd7+
47. g4 Kc6 48. Kg3 h4+ 49. Kf2 Be6 50. Bf1 Bc4 51. Bh3 Kd6 52. Ke3 Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Efimenko, Zahar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2548"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Rc1
Bb7 9. Bg2 d5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. Qc2 Nc6 13. e4 Nb4 14. Qb1 Bb7
15. O-O c5 16. Bxb4 cxb4 17. Rfd1 Rc8 18. Rxc8 Qxc8 19. Ne5 Qc7 20. Nc4 Rd8 21.
Ne3 g6 22. e5 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Qc6+ 24. Kg1 Qf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Volkov, Sergey"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 h6 7. Bd2 Bb4 8. a3
Ba5 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Rad1 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Rxe5 14. cxd5
Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Rxd5 16. Bxa5 Qxa5 17. Bc4 Rxd1 18. Rxd1 Bf5 19. e4 Bg6 20. Bf1
Rd8 21. Qc3 Qb6 22. Rxd8+ Qxd8 23. Qe3 b6 24. b4 Qe7 25. f3 Qe5 26. Qd3 c5 27.
g3 Kh7 28. bxc5 Qxc5+ 29. Kg2 f5 30. exf5 Bxf5 31. Qb3 Qd4 32. g4 Qd2+ 33. Kg3
Qe1+ 34. Kg2 Qd2+ 35. Kg3 Qe1+ 36. Kg2 Qd2+ 37. Kg3 Qe1+ 38. Kg2 Qd2+ 39. Kg3
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Praszak, Michal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2548"]
[BlackElo "2261"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 e5 13. Bc5 Be6 14. Ne4 Re8
15. h4 h6 16. g4 Qc7 17. g5 h5 18. Bc4 Red8 19. Qf2 Qa5 20. Qe1 Nc3 21. Rxd8+
Rxd8 22. Bxe6 Rd1+ 23. Qxd1 Nxd1 24. Bb3 Nxb2 25. Kxb2 Qc7 26. Rd1 a5 27. a4
Kh7 28. Rd6 Qc8 29. Bxf7 Qf5 30. Bxg6+ Qxg6 31. Rxg6 Kxg6 32. Kb3 Kf5 33. Ng3+
1-0

[Event "Leon 18th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2005.06.11"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2548"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2005.06.10"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4
15. g3 Qh3 16. Bxd5 cxd5 17. Be3 Bxd3 18. Qxd5 Rad8 19. Qf3 Rfe8 20. Nd2 Qf5
21. Qxf5 Bxf5 22. Bd4 f6 23. f3 b4 24. Ne4 Bc7 25. Kf2 bxc3 26. bxc3 Rb8 27.
Re2 Kf7 28. Rd1 h5 29. Bc5 Kg6 30. Bd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leon 18th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2005.06.11"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B46"]
[WhiteElo "2548"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2005.06.10"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Qd2 Bb4 8. f3
d5 9. a3 Qa5 10. Nb3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Qc7 12. Bf4 e5 13. exd5 exf4 14. dxc6 O-O
15. O-O-O Qxc6 16. c4 Be6 17. Qxf4 Rac8 18. Qd6 Qa4 19. Qb4 Qxb4 20. axb4 Bxc4
21. Nc5 Bxf1 22. Rhxf1 a5 23. Nxb7 axb4 24. Kb2 Rc7 25. Nd6 g6 26. Rd4 Rb8 27.
Rfd1 Rb6 28. R1d2 h5 29. Rf4 Nh7 30. Re4 Nf8 31. Nc4 Rb8 32. Ne3 Ne6 33. Rc4
Rcb7 34. Rd3 Kg7 35. Nd5 Rb5 36. Nc7 Nxc7 37. Rxc7 Re8 38. Rd2 Re3 39. Rc4 Rb7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Leon 18th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2005.06.11"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2005.06.10"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8.
Re1 Re8 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Rxe1+ 11. Qxe1 h6 12. c4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Nc6 14. Bb2
Bg4 15. Qe4 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Qe7 17. g3 Re8 18. Bc3 Nd8 19. a4 Qe4 20. Qxe4 Rxe4
21. a5 Re8 22. Kg2 Ne6 23. h4 Kf8 24. Bb2 b6 25. h5 Rb8 26. axb6 axb6 27. Bb5
Rd8 28. Bc6 Be7 29. c3 b5 30. Ra7 Rb8 31. d5 Bc5 32. Ra5 Nd8 33. Bd7 Bd6 34.
Bxb5 c6 35. dxc6 Nxc6 36. Bxc6 Rxb2 37. Bd5 Rd2 38. c4 Be5 39. Ra8+ Ke7 40.
Ra7+ Kd6 41. Rxf7 Bd4 42. Rf5 Rc2 43. g4 Bc5 44. Bf7 Rd2 45. Kg3 Rd3+ 46. f3
Rd2 47. Rd5+ Rxd5 48. Bxd5 Ke5 49. f4+ Kf6 50. Kf3 Bd6 51. Ke4 Bc5 52. Bg8 Bd6
53. Bh7 Ke6 54. g5 Ke7 55. Bg8 Kf8 56. Be6 Ke7 57. Bg4 Kf7 58. gxh6 gxh6 59. f5
Kf6 60. Kd5 Bg3 61. c5 Ke7 62. c6 Bh2 63. Bf3 Bg3 64. Kc5 Bc7 65. Kb5 Kd8 66.
Ka6 Kc8 67. f6 Bd6 68. Kb6 Bc7+ 69. Kc5 Be5 70. f7 Bg7 71. Kd5 1-0

[Event "Leon 18th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2005.06.11"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2005.06.10"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Bf4 O-O
8. Qd2 Nd7 9. O-O-O Nc5 10. h4 Bg4 11. h5 Re8 12. Bc4 c6 13. Bxd6 Bxd6 14. Qxd6
Qxd6 15. Rxd6 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Rad8 17. Rd4 b5 18. Rhd1 Rxd4 19. cxd4 Nd7 20. Bd3
Nf6 21. d5 cxd5 22. Bxb5 Re5 23. c4 Kf8 24. c5 d4 25. b4 a5 26. a3 axb4 27.
axb4 Nd5 28. Rxd4 Rxh5 29. c6 Ke7 30. Rxd5 1-0

[Event "NOR-chT"]
[Site "Moss"]
[Date "2005.05.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ostenstad, Berge"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2543"]
[BlackElo "2488"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2005.05.04"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 c6 8. h3 b6
9. b4 a5 10. a3 Bb7 11. Bd3 Qc8 12. Rc1 axb4 13. axb4 bxc5 14. bxc5 Ra3 15. O-O
Ba6 16. Bxa6 Qxa6 17. Qc2 Ra8 18. Qb2 Ra7 19. Rb1 h6 20. Rfc1 Bd8 21. Ne1 Ne4
22. Nxe4 dxe4 23. Nc2 Ra2 24. Qb3 Qe2 25. Bg3 R2a4 26. Nb4 Qb5 27. Qc4 Qxc4 28.
Rxc4 Ra1 29. Rbc1 R7a4 30. Nxc6 Rxc4 31. Rxa1 Bf6 32. Ra7 1-0

[Event "NOR-chT"]
[Site "Moss"]
[Date "2005.05.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Johannessen, Leif Erlend"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D42"]
[WhiteElo "2531"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2005.05.04"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. e3 d5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd3 cxd4 8.
exd4 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Nf6 11. a3 b6 12. Bg5 Bb7 13. Bc2 Ba6 14. Qd2 Rc8
15. Qf4 Nh5 16. Qg4 Bxg5 17. Qxh5 Bh6 18. d5 exd5 19. Bf5 Rb8 20. Nxd5 Bc8 21.
Bxc8 Rxc8 22. Rad1 Re8 23. Ne7+ Rxe7 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Rxe7 Nxe7 26. g3 Ng6
27. Qf5 Ne7 28. Qe5 Nd5 29. Nd4 g6 30. Nc6 Bg7 31. Qe2 Rd6 32. Qe8+ Bf8 33. Ne5
1-0

[Event "NOR-chT"]
[Site "Moss"]
[Date "2005.05.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Fyllingen, Roy Harald"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2386"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2005.05.04"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Rd1 b5 11. Be2 Qc7 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 e5 14. Qh4 Re8 15.
Bd3 h6 16. Bc2 c5 17. d5 c4 18. e4 Qd8 19. Qg3 Qf6 20. a4 Bb7 21. axb5 axb5 22.
Rxa8 Rxa8 23. Nh4 Kh7 24. Nf5 Bc5 25. h4 b4 26. Qh3 Bc8 27. g4 b3 28. Bb1 Ra1
29. Bd2 Qg6 30. h5 Qb6 31. Qf3 Nf6 32. Kg2 Kg8 33. g5 hxg5 34. Bxg5 Nh7 35. Bh4
Bxf5 36. Qxf5 Qd6 37. Bg3 Nf6 38. Bxe5 Qd7 39. Qxd7 Nxd7 40. Bc3 Bd6 41. e5
Bxe5 42. Bxe5 Rxb1 43. Rxb1 Nxe5 44. Rc1 Kf8 45. f4 Nd3 46. Rxc4 Nxb2 47. Rc3
1-0

[Event "Schagen rapid 25'+5"]
[Site "Schagen"]
[Date "2005.05.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Smeets, Jan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "2005.04.30"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Nd5 8.
Ne4 Qc7 9. f4 Qa5+ 10. c3 Be7 11. Bd3 Qb6 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. a3 f5 14. exf6 Nxf6
15. Be3 c5 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. O-O O-O-O 18. b4 Rhg8 19. Rf2 f5 20. Kf1 Bh4 21.
Bxc5 Qc7 22. g3 Qc6 23. Ke1 Bf6 24. Rc1 Kb8 25. Qe3 a6 26. Be2 e5 27. Bf3 d5
28. Kf1 Qb5+ 29. Be2 Qc6 30. Bf3 Qb5+ 31. Qe2 e4 32. Qxb5 axb5 33. Be2 Bc6 34.
Ke1 Kb7 35. Kd2 Ra8 36. Ra1 Rgd8 37. Bd4 Bxd4 38. cxd4 Bd7 39. Rff1 Rdc8 40.
Rfc1 Rxc1 41. Kxc1 Ra6 42. Kb2 Rh6 43. Rh1 Kb6 44. Bd1 Kc6 45. a4 bxa4 46.
Bxa4+ Kd6 47. Bxd7 Kxd7 48. Kb3 Kc7 49. b5 Kb6 50. Kb4 e3 51. Re1 Rxh2 52. Rxe3
Rb2+ 53. Kc3 Rg2 54. Kb4 Rb2+ 55. Ka4 Ra2+ 56. Kb3 Rg2 57. Re5 Kxb5 58. Rxd5+
Kc6 59. Rxf5 Rxg3+ 60. Kc4 Rf3 61. Rf6+ Kd7 62. Kd5 Ke7 63. Ke4 Rh3 64. Ra6 h5
65. d5 h4 66. f5 Rh1 67. Ra7+ Kd6 68. Ra6+ Kd7 69. Rh6 h3 70. Ke5 Re1+ 71. Kf6
Rh1 72. Kf7 h2 73. f6 Kd6 74. Rh5 Kd7 75. Rh8 Kd6 76. Rh5 Kd7 77. Rh6 Kd8 78.
d6 Kd7 79. Kf8 Rf1 80. Rxh2 Rxf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Schagen rapid 25'+5"]
[Site "Schagen"]
[Date "2005.05.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "L'Ami, Erwin"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2516"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2005.04.30"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 c5 6. dxc5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 Bxc5 8.
Nxd5 Qxd5 9. Rc1 Nd7 10. b4 Bb6 11. e4 Qh5 12. Nf3 O-O 13. Be2 Nf6 14. Ng5 Ng4
15. Rf1 h6 16. h3 hxg5 17. hxg4 Qh2 18. Bxg5 Bd7 19. Qd3 Bc6 20. Qh3 Qxh3 21.
gxh3 Bxe4 22. f3 Bd5 23. Bc4 Bxc4 24. Rxc4 Rac8 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Kd1 Rc3 27.
Bc1 f6 28. Kd2 Rc4 29. a3 a5 30. Kd3 Rd4+ 31. Kc3 axb4+ 32. axb4 Rd5 33. Re1
Kf7 34. Be3 Bc7 35. Re2 Be5+ 36. Kc2 Bd6 37. Kb3 Re5 38. Re1 Rb5 39. Bd2 Rd5
40. Be3 g5 41. Re2 Re5 42. Re1 Ke7 43. Bd2 Rd5 44. Be3 Rd3+ 45. Kc4 Ra3 46. Re2
e5 47. Re1 Ke6 48. Re2 Kd7 49. Re1 Kc6 50. b5+ Kd7 51. Re2 Ra4+ 52. Kc3 Ke6 53.
Rb2 e4 54. Rf2 exf3 55. Rxf3 Bf4 56. Kb3 Re4 57. Bxf4 gxf4 58. Kc3 Ke5 59. Kd2
Rb4 60. Rc3 Rxb5 61. Ke2 Rd5 62. Kf3 b5 63. Rb3 Kd4 64. Kxf4 Kc4 65. Rb1 b4 66.
h4 b3 67. h5 Kc3 68. h6 b2 69. h7 Rd8 70. Kf5 Rh8 71. Kg6 Rb8 72. Kg7 Rb7+ 73.
Kg6 Rb8 74. Kxf6 Kc2 75. Rxb2+ Kxb2 76. g5 Kc3 77. Kg7 Rb7+ 78. Kh6 1-0

[Event "Schagen rapid 25'+5"]
[Site "Schagen"]
[Date "2005.05.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Stellwagen, Daniel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E67"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2512"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2005.04.30"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. c4 Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. h3
exd4 9. Nxd4 Nb6 10. b3 d5 11. Ba3 Re8 12. cxd5 Nfxd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Rc1 c6
15. Qd2 a5 16. Rfd1 Nb4 17. e3 Qb6 18. g4 Bd7 19. Ne2 Rad8 20. Bxb4 axb4 21.
Qc2 Bc8 22. Nf4 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Rd8 24. Bf3 Bf6 25. Kg2 Kg7 26. Rd2 Rxd2 27.
Qxd2 Qc5 28. Be2 Be7 29. Qb2+ Qc3 30. Qb1 Bd6 31. Qe4 Qe5 32. Qd3 Qe7 33. Qd4+
Be5 34. Qe4 f5 35. Qc4 Bd6 36. Bf3 Qf6 37. Ne2 Be6 38. Qd3 Be5 39. Ng3 fxg4 40.
hxg4 Qe7 41. Ne2 Qd6 42. Qxd6 Bxd6 43. Nd4 Bd7 44. Ne2 Kf6 45. Nc1 Kg5 46. Nd3
Bxg4 47. Bxg4 Kxg4 48. e4 c5 49. f3+ Kg5 50. Kf2 b5 51. Ke3 c4 52. Nb2 Bc5+ 53.
Ke2 Bd4 54. Nd1 Kf4 0-1

[Event "Schagen rapid 25'+5"]
[Site "Schagen"]
[Date "2005.04.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Stellwagen, Daniel"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2512"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2005.04.30"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Nd5 8.
Ne4 Qc7 9. f4 Qa5+ 10. Qd2 Qb6 11. a3 f5 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. Nxf6+ gxf6 14. b3
Bg7 15. Bb2 O-O 16. O-O-O d5 17. Re1 Bd7 18. Bd3 c5 19. Qf2 Rac8 20. Qh4 h6 21.
Bc3 c4 22. bxc4 dxc4 23. Be4 f5 24. Qg3 Rf7 25. Bf3 Ba4 26. Qg6 Rb8 27. Bxg7
Qb1+ 28. Kd2 Qxc2+ 29. Ke3 Rxg7 30. Qxe6+ Kh7 31. Re2 Re8 32. Rxc2 Rxe6+ 33.
Kd2 Rd6+ 34. Kc1 Bxc2 35. Kxc2 Rc7 36. Re1 c3 37. Re2 Ra6 38. Bd5 Rxa3 39. Re5
Ra4 40. Rxf5 Rd4 41. Rf7+ Rxf7 42. Bxf7 Rxf4 43. Bd5 Rd4 44. Be6 Rd2+ 45. Kxc3
Rxg2 46. h3 Kg7 0-1

[Event "Schagen rapid 25'+5"]
[Site "Schagen"]
[Date "2005.04.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Smeets, Jan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2005.04.30"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Qc2 Nc6 9. Bd3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Qxd4 12. Bb5+ Kf8 13. cxb4 Qe5+ 14.
Qe2 Qxa1 15. O-O Qf6 16. Bb2 Qe7 17. Rd1 f6 18. Qh5 e5 19. Bxe5 Bg4 20. Qxg4
Qxe5 21. Rd7 f5 22. Qh5 Qe6 23. Qg5 Qf6 24. Qc1 h5 25. Bc4 Rc8 26. Qf1 Qc3 27.
Rf7+ Kg8 28. Rc7+ Kh7 29. Bg8+ Rhxg8 30. Rxc3 Rxc3 31. h4 Rgc8 32. Qb5 R8c7 33.
Qxf5+ g6 34. Qe5 Rc1+ 35. Kh2 Rf7 36. f3 Rc4 37. Qd5 Rxh4+ 38. Kg3 Rhf4 39. b5
R4f5 40. Qc4 Kh6 41. a4 b6 42. Qd4 Kh7 43. Qc4 Re7 44. Qc6 Rc5 45. Qd6 Rg7 46.
Qd4 Rgc7 47. Kh3 Rc4 48. Qd6 Rg7 49. Qd1 Rf7 50. Qd5 Rcf4 51. Kg3 Kg8 52. Qd8+
Kg7 53. Qd1 Rb4 54. Qa1+ Kh7 55. Qa2 Rff4 56. Qe6 h4+ 57. Kh3 Rxa4 58. Qe7+ Kh6
59. Qe5 Rfd4 60. Qh8+ Kg5 61. Qe5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Schagen rapid 25'+5"]
[Site "Schagen"]
[Date "2005.04.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "L'Ami, Erwin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2005.04.30"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd3
Nc6 9. O-O-O Qxd4 10. Qxd4 Nxd4 11. Rxd4 Nd7 12. Be2 h6 13. Bh4 g5 14. fxg5 Be7
15. Bg3 hxg5 16. Rhd1 Ne5 17. Na4 f6 18. Nb6 Rb8 19. Bc4 Bd7 20. Bb3 Rd8 21. h3
Kf7 22. Nxd7 Rxd7 23. Bxe5 fxe5 24. Rf1+ Bf6 25. Rd3 Ke7 26. Rdf3 Rf8 27. Rc3
Rdd8 28. Kd1 Rc8 29. Rg3 Rh8 30. Rgf3 Rcf8 31. Ke2 Rh4 32. g4 Rhh8 33. Rc3 Kd7
34. Ba4+ b5 35. Bb3 Bd8 36. Rxf8 Rxf8 37. Rf3 Rf4 38. Rxf4 exf4 39. a4 b4 40.
Bc4 a5 41. b3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gausdal GM-A"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2005.04.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Lie, Kjetil A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2548"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2005.04.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. c4 c6 7. Nc3 Qb6 8. h3
Qa6 9. b3 b5 10. Bg5 bxc4 11. bxc4 Qxc4 12. Rc1 Ba6 13. Re1 Qb4 14. e4 e5 15.
dxe5 dxe5 16. Nxe5 Qa5 17. Nxf7 Rxf7 18. e5 Nbd7 19. exf6 Nxf6 20. Bxf6 Bxf6
21. Ne4 Be7 22. Rxc6 Bb7 23. Re6 Rd8 24. Qe2 Bxe4 25. Qxe4 Bc5 26. Re2 Rdf8 27.
Qd5 Qb4 28. Kh2 Kg7 29. Qe5+ Kg8 30. a3 Qd4 31. Qxd4 Bxd4 32. f4 Kg7 33. Bd5
Bf6 34. h4 Rd7 35. Be4 Rfd8 36. Kh3 Rd6 37. Rxd6 Rxd6 38. Rc2 Rd7 39. Kg4 Be7
40. a4 Rd4 41. Bc6 h5+ 42. Kh3 Bd6 43. Kg2 Bb4 44. Kh3 Bd6 45. Be8 Rd3 46. Kg2
Re3 47. Rc6 Re6 48. Ra6 Kf8 49. Bb5 Rf6 50. Bd3 Kg7 51. Rxa7+ Kf8 52. a5 Bb4
53. a6 Rd6 54. Rc7 Rxd3 55. Rc8+ Kg7 56. a7 Rd2+ 57. Kf3 Rd3+ 58. Ke4 Ra3 59.
a8=Q 1-0

[Event "Gausdal GM-A"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2005.04.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Pedersen, Christian Kyndel"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2396"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[PlyCount "189"]
[EventDate "2005.04.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 h6 13. Nbd2 Re8 14. Bc2 Bf8 15. a4
Qd7 16. Bd3 Na5 17. b3 exd4 18. cxd4 d5 19. e5 Ne4 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Bxe4 Bxe4
22. Rxe4 Qd5 23. Re3 c5 24. axb5 axb5 25. Ba3 b4 26. Bb2 c4 27. bxc4 Nxc4 28.
Re2 Rxa1 29. Bxa1 Ra8 30. Nd2 Nxd2 31. Rxd2 b3 32. Bb2 Ra2 33. Qc1 Be7 34. Qc3
Bg5 35. f4 Bd8 36. Qd3 Ba5 37. Rf2 Bb6 38. Kh2 h5 39. Qe3 h4 40. Rd2 Ba5 41.
Rf2 Bb6 42. Kh1 Qc4 43. Kh2 g6 44. g3 Ra4 45. Rd2 Ba5 46. Rg2 hxg3+ 47. Qxg3
Qe6 48. Qd3 Qc4 49. Qf3 Ra2 50. f5 Rxb2 51. Rxb2 Qxd4 52. Rxb3 Qxe5+ 53. Kg2
Kg7 54. fxg6 Qg5+ 55. Qg3 Qd2+ 56. Qf2 fxg6 57. Qxd2 Bxd2 58. Rd3 Bg5 59. Kf3
Bf6 60. Ke4 Kf7 61. Kd5 Bb2 62. Rb3 Ba1 63. Ra3 Bb2 64. Ra2 Bc3 65. Rf2+ Kg7
66. Ke6 Bd4 67. Rf7+ Kg8 68. Rd7 Bc3 69. Rc7 Bb2 70. Rb7 Bc3 71. Ke7 Kg7 72.
Ke8+ Kg8 73. Ke7 Kg7 74. Ke6+ Kg8 75. Rb3 Bd4 76. Rg3 Kg7 77. Rg4 Bc3 78. h4
Kh6 79. Kf7 Kh5 80. Rxg6 Kxh4 81. Ke6 Be1 82. Kf5 Kh3 83. Kf4 Bd2+ 84. Kf3 Kh4
85. Rd6 Bc1 86. Rg6 Bd2 87. Rg1 Kh5 88. Ke4 Kh4 89. Rg8 Bc1 90. Rc8 Bd2 91. Rc2
Bb4 92. Rc4 Be7 93. Kf4 Kh5 94. Kf5 Bd8 95. Rc8 1-0

[Event "Gausdal GM-A"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2005.04.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nordahl, Helge Andreas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2548"]
[BlackElo "2402"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2005.04.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Kh1 b6 10. f3 Bb7 11. a4 h6 12. Be3 Nc6 13. Qd2 Nb4 14. a5 d5 15. Bxb6
Qc8 16. exd5 Nfxd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Bd3 Bg5 19. Qe1 Re8 20. Ra4 Nxb6 21. axb6
Qc6 22. Rb4 Be7 23. Na5 Bxb4 24. Qxb4 Qd7 25. Nxb7 Qxb7 26. Be4 Qd7 27. Bxa8
Rxa8 28. c4 Qd4 29. Qc3 Qxb6 30. Qxe5 Rd8 31. c5 Qb5 32. Re1 Rd2 33. h3 Rxb2
34. Qf5 Qc6 35. Re7 Qg6 36. Qxg6 fxg6 37. Re6 Rc2 38. Rxg6 a5 39. c6 a4 40. Rg4
a3 41. Ra4 a2 42. Kh2 Kf7 43. c7 Rxc7 44. Rxa2 Rc6 45. Ra7+ Kf6 46. Kg3 Rb6 47.
Kh4 g6 48. g4 Rb3 49. Kg3 g5 50. Ra6+ Kg7 51. Ra1 Kg6 52. Rc1 Ra3 53. Rb1 Rc3
54. Rb2 Ra3 55. Kg2 Ra6 56. Rb8 Kg7 57. Kg3 Ra3 58. Re8 Kf7 59. Re2 Kg6 60. Rd2
Rb3 61. Kf2 Rb6 62. Rd8 Kf7 63. Rd5 Kg6 64. Re5 Rb2+ 65. Kg3 Rb3 66. Rf5 h5 67.
h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gausdal GM-A"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2005.04.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bogner, Sebastian"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "2409"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2005.04.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 Bh5 7. g4 Bg6 8.
Nxe5 Bd6 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. Qf3 Qh4 11. Kg2 Nf6 12. e5 Nd5 13. d4 Be7 14. Qg3 Qh7
15. c4 Nb4 16. Na3 O-O-O 17. Be3 Nd3 18. Rab1 g5 19. Qf3 c5 20. dxc5 Bxc5 21.
Bxg5 Nxe5 22. Qf5+ Qxf5 23. gxf5 Rd3 24. Nc2 Rdxh3 25. Be3 Rh2+ 26. Kg3 Bd6 27.
c5 R8h3+ 28. Kf4 Rf3+ 29. Ke4 Rh4+ 30. Kd5 Nc6 31. Nd4 Rxf5+ 0-1

[Event "Gausdal GM-A"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2005.04.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Vidoniak, Roman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2548"]
[BlackElo "2417"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2005.04.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 Bc5 7. Bf4 O-O 8.
Bc7 Qe7 9. Bd6 Bxd6 10. Qxd6 Ne8 11. Qxe7 Nxe7 12. O-O-O f5 13. Nd6 Nxd6 14.
Rxd6 fxe4 15. Nxe4 Nf5 16. Rd2 d5 17. Ng5 b6 18. Nf3 Nd6 19. Bd3 Nb7 20. c3 Nc5
21. Bc2 a5 22. Re1 a4 23. Ne5 a3 24. b3 Ra7 25. b4 Na6 26. f3 Rc7 27. Re3 Bb7
28. Rd4 Nb8 29. Kd2 Ba6 30. c4 dxc4 31. Rxa3 Bb5 32. Rc3 Ra7 33. a3 Rc8 34.
Nxc4 Rac7 35. Bb3 Kf8 36. Rc2 Nd7 37. Nd6 Rxc2+ 38. Bxc2 e5 39. Re4 Rd8 40.
Nxb5 Nf6+ 41. Kc3 Nxe4+ 42. Bxe4 1-0

[Event "Gausdal GM-A"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2005.04.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Williams, Simon Kim"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2005.04.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 Nd7 8.
Nxd5 exd5 9. b4 Bd6 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bh4 a5 12. Bg3 Qe7 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. b5 c5
15. bxc6 Bxc6 16. e3 b5 17. Bd3 g6 18. Qc2 Kf7 19. h4 Nb6 20. h5 Nc4 21. hxg6+
hxg6 22. Bxg6+ Ke7 23. Nh4 Kd7 24. Qb3 b4 25. a4 Kc7 26. Ke2 f5 27. Bxf5 Qf6
28. g3 Raf8 29. Qd3 Rxh4 30. gxh4 Qxf5 31. Qxf5 Rxf5 32. h5 b3 33. h6 Rf8 34.
h7 b2 35. Rag1 Rh8 36. Rg8 b1=Q 37. Rg7+ Bd7 38. Rxb1 Kd6 39. Rh1 Bf5 40. Rh6+
1-0

[Event "Gausdal GM-A"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2005.04.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Korneev, Oleg"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2548"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2005.04.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Bg2 b5 7. O-O Bb7 8. Ne5
Nd5 9. a4 a6 10. e4 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Nd7 12. f4 Be7 13. Ng4 Qb6 14. e5 h5 15. Ne3
g6 16. Qf3 O-O-O 17. Rf2 Qc7 18. Rfa2 Nb6 19. axb5 cxb5 20. Qe2 Kd7 21. Bxb7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Gausdal GM-A"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2005.04.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kulaots, Kaido"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2005.04.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Kh1 b6 10. f3 Bb7 11. Be3 Nbd7 12. a4 Rc8 13. Rf2 Rc7 14. Bf1 Qa8 15.
Rd2 Rfc8 16. Qe2 h6 17. Rad1 Rxc3 18. bxc3 d5 19. exd5 Nxd5 20. Rd3 N7f6 21.
Qe1 e4 22. fxe4 Nxe4 23. Bd4 Nf4 24. Rf3 Ng6 25. Kg1 Re8 26. Bc4 Nd6 27. Be2
Nh4 28. Rg3 Ndf5 29. Qf2 Bg5 30. Bf1 Re4 31. Bd3 Rf4 32. Qe2 Nxg3 33. hxg3 Nxg2
34. gxf4 Nxf4 35. Qe5 f6 36. Qf5 g6 37. Bc4+ Kf8 38. Qd7 Nh3+ 39. Qxh3 1-0

[Event "Gausdal GM-A"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2005.04.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2631"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2005.04.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 d5 7. exd6 Qxd6 8.
Na3 e6 9. d4 Be7 10. Nb5 Qd8 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Qxd8+ Kxd8 13. Bf4 a6 14. Rd1+
Bd7 15. Nc7 Rc8 16. Ng5 e5 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. Nxf7+ Ke7 19. Rxd5 exf4 20. Rxc5
Rhf8 21. Ng5 Rf5 22. Rxf5 Bxf5 23. O-O Kf6 24. Nf3 Re8 25. Rd1 Re2 26. Rd6+ Ke7
27. Rd2 Rxd2 28. Nxd2 Ne5 29. g3 g5 30. gxf4 gxf4 31. Bd5 b6 32. Kg2 Bg4 33. b4
Kd6 34. Be4 h6 35. Nf3 Nxf3 36. Bxf3 Be6 37. a3 Ke5 38. Bb7 a5 39. Kf3 Bd7 40.
Be4 Ba4 41. Bd3 Bd7 42. Bf1 Be6 43. Bb5 Bf5 44. Ke2 Be4 45. Kd2 Bf5 46. Bd3 Be6
47. Kc2 Bf7 48. Bf1 Be6 49. Kd3 Bf7 50. c4 axb4 51. axb4 Bg6+ 52. Kc3 Be4 53.
c5 bxc5 54. bxc5 Bc6 55. Kb4 Bd5 56. Kb5 Ke4 57. Be2 f3 58. Bc4 Ba8 59. c6 Kd4
60. c7 Bb7 61. Be6 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.03.13"]
[Round "13.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2004.11.12"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[WhiteTeam "Neukoelln"]
[BlackTeam "Solingen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Ne7 13. Nf1 g6 14. N3h2 Bg7 15.
Qf3 Kh8 16. h4 Rf8 17. Ng3 h5 18. Bc2 Nh7 19. Qe2 Ng8 20. Nf3 Bf6 21. c4 Bxh4
22. Nxh4 Qxh4 23. cxb5 axb5 24. Qxb5 Ba6 25. Qb3 Ne7 26. Qf3 Kg7 27. Qe3 Kh8
28. Qf3 Kg7 29. Qe3 Kh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.03.12"]
[Round "12.1"]
[White "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2004.11.12"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[WhiteTeam "Wattenscheid"]
[BlackTeam "Neukoelln"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Nc3 Nc6 8.
d4 Nb6 9. e3 Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. e4 c6 13. Re1 cxd5 14. exd5 Rc8 15.
Bf4 Nbc4 16. b3 Nb2 17. Qd2 Nac4 18. bxc4 Nxc4 19. Qd3 Nb2 20. Qe3 Nc4 21. Qe4
f5 22. Qd3 Nb2 23. Qd2 Nc4 24. Qd1 Nb2 25. Qb3 Bxd4 26. d6+ e6 27. Nd5 Ba4 28.
Qxb7 Nd3 29. Ne7+ Kh8 30. Be3 Rc4 31. Qa6 Nxe1 32. Qxc4 Bxa1 33. Bd4+ e5 34.
Qe6 1-0

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.30"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B67"]
[WhiteElo "2553"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O Bd7 9. f4 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. fxg5 Ng4 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Be2 Ne5 14. Kb1
Be7 15. Bg3 hxg5 16. Qe3 Qc7 17. Rhf1 Bd7 18. Rd4 Qc5 19. Qd2 b5 20. Nd1 Rd8
21. Ne3 Bc6 22. c4 Qb6 23. Rc1 O-O 24. cxb5 axb5 25. Rf1 Qb7 26. Bd3 Nxd3 27.
Qxd3 b4 28. Rf2 b3 29. a3 Rc8 30. Ng4 Qb5 31. Qd2 f5 32. exf5 exf5 33. Re2 Be4+
34. Rexe4 fxe4 35. Ne3 Rc5 36. Rxe4 Rfc8 37. Rxe7 Qd3+ 0-1

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.29"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Smeets, Jan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 O-O
8. Qd2 Nd7 9. O-O-O Nc5 10. Kb1 Bf6 11. Nd4 Re8 12. f3 Bd7 13. g4 Qe7 14. Bf4
Ne6 15. Nf5 Qd8 16. Be3 Bc6 17. Bg2 Bg5 18. f4 Bxg2 19. Qxg2 Nxf4 20. Qxb7 Rb8
21. Qxa7 Ne2 22. Bxg5 Qxg5 23. Qxc7 Qxg4 24. Nxd6 Rf8 25. Rhe1 Qe6 26. Ka1 Ra8
27. a3 Qg4 28. Qc4 Qxc4 29. Nxc4 Rae8 30. Rd2 Nf4 31. Rxe8 Rxe8 32. b4 f5 33.
a4 Ne2 34. Nd6 Re5 35. Rd3 f4 36. b5 Re3 37. b6 1-0

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.28"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C08"]
[WhiteElo "2553"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Ngf3 c4 6. b3 cxb3 7. axb3 Bb4 8.
Ne5 Ne7 9. Bd3 Nbc6 10. O-O Bc3 11. Ra4 Bxd4 12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Ba3 Be6 14. Nf3
Bb6 15. Qa1 Qc7 16. b4 f6 17. Re1 Kf7 18. b5 Na5 19. Qd1 Rae8 20. Ng5+ fxg5 21.
Qf3+ Kg8 22. Rxe6 1-0

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.26"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. c4 f5 14. O-O O-O
15. cxb5 d5 16. exd5 e4 17. Qe2 Rb8 18. Rab1 Rb6 19. Qe3 Rg6 20. Bc2 Qh4 21. b6
Kh8 22. Nc4 Rg8 23. g3 Qh3 24. Rfd1 Rh6 25. Qf4 Bf6 26. Ne5 Bxe5 27. Qxe5+ f6
28. Qf4 Rg4 29. Qc7 Rg8 30. Re1 Qxh2+ 31. Kf1 Qh1+ 32. Ke2 Qf3+ 33. Kd2 Qxf2+
34. Kd1 f4 35. Qc3 fxg3 36. Bxe4 Bg4+ 37. Kc1 Rc8 0-1

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2553"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4
c6 9. Re1 Re8 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. Rxe8+ Qxe8 13. bxc3 b6 14. Be3 Ba6
15. Ng5 h6 16. Bh7+ Kf8 17. Nf3 Nd7 18. Qc2 Qe7 19. Re1 Re8 20. Bf5 Nf6 21. Ne5
Qc7 22. Bf4 Bc8 23. Bd3 Re7 24. h3 Nd7 25. Nxd7+ Bxd7 26. Rxe7 Kxe7 27. Qe2+
Be6 28. Bxd6+ Qxd6 29. Qb2 a5 30. Be2 g5 31. Bf3 Kd8 32. Qb5 Kc7 33. Qa6 Kb8
34. Qb5 Ka7 35. Be2 Qc7 36. Qa6+ Kb8 37. Qb5 Qd6 38. Bf3 Ka7 39. Be2 Bd7 40.
Qa6+ Kb8 41. Bf3 Qc6 42. c4 Bc8 43. Qb5 Bb7 44. Qb1 Qxc4 45. Qxb6 a4 46. Qd8+
Ka7 47. Qa5+ Kb8 48. Qd8+ Ka7 49. Qa5+ Kb8 50. Qd8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Stellwagen, Daniel"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2524"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 e5 6. b4 cxb4 7. a3 Nge7 8.
axb4 O-O 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Bb2 d6 11. d4 f6 12. Nbd2 Be6 13. c4 g5 14. Qc2 Ng6
15. Nf1 g4 16. N3d2 f5 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Ne4 Nf4 20. Rad1 Qh4 21.
Nfg3 Bg6 22. Rd7 Rad8 23. Rxg7+ Kxg7 24. Bxe5+ Kg8 25. Ba1 Ne6 26. c5 Rd5 27.
b5 Qe7 28. bxc6 Rxc5 29. Qa4 Bxe4 30. Qxe4 Qf7 31. Qxg4+ Qg6 32. Qe2 Rxc6 33.
Qe5 Ng7 34. h4 Qf7 35. Rf1 Re6 36. Qd4 Re7 37. h5 h6 38. Qd6 Qe6 39. Qd4 Ref7
40. Qc3 Qg4 41. Qe5 Kh7 42. Qb5 Qxg3 43. fxg3 Rxf1+ 44. Qxf1 Rxf1+ 45. Kxf1
Nxh5 46. g4 Nf4 47. Bc3 Nd5 48. Bd2 Kg6 49. Ke2 a6 50. Kd3 Nf6 51. Kc4 Nxg4 52.
Bxh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D88"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. f3 Na5 12. Bxf7+ Rxf7 13. fxg4 Rxf1+ 14.
Kxf1 cxd4 15. cxd4 e5 16. Kg1 exd4 17. Bxd4 Rc8 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Nf4 Qxd1+ 20.
Rxd1 Kf6 21. g3 Ke7 22. h4 Nc4 23. Nd5+ Ke6 24. g5 Ne5 25. Rf1 Nd7 26. Kg2 Rc4
27. Nf6 Rc2+ 28. Kh3 Nxf6 29. gxf6 Kf7 30. Kg4 h5+ 31. Kg5 Rc5+ 32. Kh6 Re5 33.
Rd1 Rxe4 34. Rd7+ Kxf6 35. Rxb7 Re3 36. Rxa7 Rxg3 37. a4 Rg4 38. a5 Rxh4 39. a6
Ra4 40. Ra8 Kf5 41. a7 Kg4 42. Kxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2553"]
[BlackElo "2491"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 Nbd7 6. Bf4 Nh5 7. e3 b6 8. cxb6
Qxb6 9. Bd3 Nxf4 10. exf4 Qxb2 11. Rc1 g6 12. O-O Bh6 13. Qa4 Qb7 14. Rc2 Nb6
15. Qa5 Nc4 16. Bxc4 dxc4 17. Rb1 Qa7 18. Ne5 Bxf4 19. Nxc6 Qc7 20. Rb6 Bxh2+
21. Kh1 Be6 22. d5 Bg4 23. Nb5 Qf4 24. Qb4 O-O 25. Nxe7+ Kg7 26. Nd6 f6 27. Rb7
Kh8 28. Qxc4 Rab8 29. g3 Bxg3 30. fxg3 Qxd6 31. Qc7 Bf3+ 32. Kg1 Qxc7 33. Rbxc7
Rbd8 34. R2c5 Rd6 35. Kf2 Be4 36. Ke3 Bb1 37. a3 Rf7 38. Rc1 Ba2 39. Nxg6+ Kg7
40. Rxf7+ Kxf7 41. Nf4 Rd7 42. Kd4 a5 43. Rc6 Rb7 44. Kc5 Rb3 45. Rc7+ Ke8 46.
Kd6 Rb6+ 47. Rc6 Rb3 48. Ne6 Kf7 49. Nd8+ Ke8 50. Rc8 Rxa3 51. Ne6+ Kf7 52.
Rf8+ Kg6 53. Rg8+ Kf5 54. Nd4+ Ke4 55. Rg4+ Ke3 56. Nf5+ Kd2 57. Rf4 Ke1 58.
Rd4 Ke2 59. Ke7 Bxd5 60. Rxd5 a4 61. Kxf6 Rd3 62. Ra5 a3 63. Ke5 Kd2 64. Ke4 h5
65. Ra8 Rc3 66. Rd8+ Kc1 67. Ra8 Kb2 68. Ne3 Rc7 69. Rb8+ Kc1 70. Kd3 a2 71.
Ra8 Kb1 72. Rb8+ Kc1 73. Ra8 Kb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ernst, Sipke"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Na6 8. Re1
c6 9. Bf1 exd4 10. Nxd4 Qb6 11. Na4 Qa5 12. f3 Re8 13. Nc3 Nc5 14. Nc2 Qb6 15.
Kh1 Nfd7 16. Qd2 Ne5 17. b4 Na6 18. Rb1 Be6 19. Ne3 Bh6 20. Qxd6 Bg7 21. Qd2
Rad8 22. c5 Rxd2 23. cxb6 Rdd8 24. bxa7 Nd3 25. Bxd3 Rxd3 26. b5 cxb5 27. Ncd5
b4 28. Nb6 Bxa2 29. Rb2 Bxb2 30. Bxb2 Nc7 31. Ng4 Red8 32. Nf6+ Kf8 33. Nxh7+
Kg8 34. Nf6+ Kf8 35. Nh7+ Kg8 36. Nf6+ Kf8 37. Nh7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A35"]
[WhiteElo "2553"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. d3 g6 5. a3 a5 6. e3 f5 7. d4 e4 8. d5 Nb8 9.
Nd2 d6 10. g4 Nf6 11. gxf5 gxf5 12. Bh3 Bg7 13. Rg1 O-O 14. b3 Kh8 15. Bb2 Nbd7
16. Na4 Ne8 17. Bxg7+ Nxg7 18. Qc2 Ne5 19. Qc3 Qf6 20. f4 exf3 21. O-O-O f4 22.
Bxc8 Raxc8 23. e4 Rce8 24. Rdf1 Ng6 25. Rxf3 Qxc3+ 26. Nxc3 Rf6 27. Rh3 Ne5 28.
Nf3 Kg8 29. Kc2 b6 30. Nxe5 dxe5 31. Kd3 Rg6 32. Ne2 Re7 33. Rxg6 hxg6 34. Rh6
Kf7 35. Ng1 Ne8 36. Nf3 Kg7 37. Rh4 Nd6 38. Rg4 Kf6 39. Rg1 Ra7 40. a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Qa5 10. O-O Qxc3 11. d5 Qa5 12. Bg5 Qc7 13. Qd2 Bg4 14. e5 Bxf3
15. Bxf3 Bxe5 16. d6 Bxd6 17. Rxb7 Qc8 18. Rbb1 Nc6 19. Qd5 Nd4 20. Qxa8 Qf5
21. Qd5 Nxf3+ 22. Qxf3 Qxg5 23. Qe4 Rc8 24. Rfc1 Kg7 25. g3 h5 26. Rc4 Qf6 27.
Kg2 Be5 28. Rd1 Bd6 29. Rb1 Be5 30. Rd1 Bd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2553"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. g3 Nf6 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O Bb4 8. Bg5
Qa5 9. Qc2 Nd5 10. Ne4 b5 11. b3 h6 12. a3 Bc3 13. bxc4 bxc4 14. Bd2 Bxd2 15.
Nfxd2 O-O 16. Nxc4 Qc7 17. Rfc1 Ba6 18. e3 Rab8 19. Ncd2 Bb5 20. Nc5 Nxc5 21.
Qxc5 Ba4 22. Ne4 Rb3 23. Qc4 Nb6 24. Qe2 Bb5 25. Qc2 Ba4 26. Nc5 Rb4 27. Qd2
Rb5 28. Bf1 Qd6 29. Bxb5 cxb5 30. Qa5 e5 31. Nxa4 1-0

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ramirez Alvarez, Alejandro"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E55"]
[WhiteElo "2507"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. d4 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
Nbd7 9. Qb3 Qe7 10. Rd1 Nb6 11. Be2 cxd4 12. exd4 Bd7 13. Ne5 Rac8 14. Bg5 Bxc3
15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. bxc3 Rc7 18. Qa3 b6 19. Qd6 Qd8 20. c4 Nf6 21.
Qf4 Rd7 22. a4 Qb8 23. Qe3 Rfd8 24. a5 h6 25. h3 Qc7 26. axb6 axb6 27. Rac1 Rd6
28. Bf3 Qa7 29. Qc3 Rc8 30. Qb4 Rcd8 31. c5 bxc5 32. dxc5 Rxd1+ 33. Bxd1 Nd5
34. Qc4 Qa3 35. Bf3 Rc8 36. Rc2 Qa1+ 37. Kh2 Qe5+ 38. g3 g6 39. Re2 Qf5 40.
Bxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Drammen Smartfish Masters"]
[Site "Drammen"]
[Date "2005.01.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2004.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. e5 Ne8 8.
Bxc6 dxc6 9. d3 Nc7 10. Ne4 b6 11. h3 Ne6 12. Be3 Nd4 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. Bf4 c5
15. Qf3 Be6 16. Qg3 Qd5 17. Qh4 f6 18. exf6 exf6 19. Bh6 Bf5 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21.
b3 Rae8 22. Ng3 Bd7 23. Qf4 Bc6 24. f3 Re5 25. Rxe5 Qxe5 26. Qxe5 fxe5 27. Re1
Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Drammen Smartfish Masters"]
[Site "Drammen"]
[Date "2005.01.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2004.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Bb3 e6 9. f4 d6 10. Qf3 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bd7 12. O-O-O Bc6 13. Be5 dxe5 14. Rxd8
Raxd8 15. fxe5 Nd7 16. Qe3 a6 17. Nd5 Rfe8 18. Nf6+ Nxf6 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. c3
Rd7 21. h4 Kg7 22. g4 h6 23. Rh2 g5 24. e5 Be7 25. h5 Red8 26. Rh3 Bb5 27. Bc2
Bc6 28. Qe2 Rd5 29. Bb3 Rc5 30. Re3 Rd7 31. Bc2 Bd8 32. Rd3 Rcd5 33. Rxd5 Rxd5
34. Bb3 Rd7 35. Bc2 Rd5 36. Bb3 Rd7 37. Bc2 Bb6 38. Be4 Bd5 39. Bxd5 Rxd5 40.
Qf3 Bd8 41. c4 Rd7 42. Kc2 a5 43. Kb3 Be7 44. Qe3 Bf8 45. Ka4 Bb4 46. a3 Bd2
47. Qb6 Be1 48. b3 Bc3 49. Qe3 Bd2 50. Qc5 Be1 51. Qe3 Bd2 52. Qf2 Bc3 53. Qf6+
Kh7 54. Qf3 Bd2 55. Qd1 Kg7 56. Kb5 Rd3 57. b4 axb4 58. axb4 Rd7 59. Qf3 Bf4
60. Qe4 Bd2 61. Qe2 Bc3 62. Qe3 Bd4 63. Qe1 Bb2 64. Kb6 Bd4+ 65. c5 Bb2 66. Ka7
Rd3 67. Kxb7 Bc3 68. Qb1 Rd5 69. c6 Bxe5 70. b5 1-0

[Event "Drammen Smartfish Masters"]
[Site "Drammen"]
[Date "2005.01.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2004.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15. b3
c6 16. Bg5 Bg7 17. Qd2 Qc7 18. a4 d5 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 21. Bf4 Qe6
22. e5 Nd7 23. Bh6 Bh8 24. f4 Qe7 25. Re3 Nf8 26. Rf1 c5 27. f5 d4 28. cxd4
cxd4 29. fxg6 hxg6 30. Nf5 gxf5 31. Rg3+ Ng6 32. Bxf5 Qxe5 33. Rg4 Bg7 34. Bxg6
fxg6 35. Rxg6 Re7 36. Rf4 Be4 37. Rg5 Qe6 38. Bxg7 1-0

[Event "Drammen Smartfish Masters"]
[Site "Drammen"]
[Date "2005.01.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "2004.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 c5 4. Nd2 Nc6 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. exd4 Qb6 7. Nb3 Ne4 8.
Bf4 Bg4 9. Be2 a5 10. a4 e6 11. O-O Bd6 12. Ne5 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Qc7 14. f3 Nf6
15. Rae1 O-O 16. Bg5 Nd7 17. f4 Rae8 18. Bh4 f6 19. Nxd7 Qxd7 20. Qb5 Qc7 21.
Bg3 f5 22. Rf3 Bb4 23. c3 Na7 24. Qe2 Bd6 25. Nc1 Nc8 26. Nd3 Nb6 27. Bh4 Nd7
28. Re3 Nf6 29. Rxe6 Ne4 30. Rxe8 Rxe8 31. Ne5 Bxe5 32. dxe5 Qc6 33. Qb5 Qxb5
34. axb5 Kf7 35. Bf2 a4 36. Ra1 Ra8 37. Be3 a3 38. bxa3 Nxc3 39. Kf1 Ke6 40. b6
Ra4 41. Bd2 d4 42. Rc1 Nd5 43. Rc8 Nxb6 44. Rd8 Nc4 45. Bb4 Ne3+ 46. Ke2 Ra6
47. g3 Rc6 48. Kd3 g5 49. Kxd4 gxf4 50. Re8+ Kd7 51. Re7+ Kd8 52. Rxh7 Rc4+ 53.
Kd3 b5 54. e6 Re4 55. e7+ Kd7 56. gxf4 Nd5 57. Bc5 Nxf4+ 58. Kd2 Ne6 59. Bb4
Nd4 60. Rf7 Nc6 61. Bc3 Rxe7 62. Rxf5 Rh7 63. Rxb5 Rxh2+ 64. Kd3 Rh3+ 65. Kc2
Rh2+ 66. Kb3 Rh3 67. Rd5+ Kc7 68. a4 Kb6 69. Rg5 Na5+ 70. Kc2 Rh2+ 71. Kd3 Rh3+
72. Kc2 Rh2+ 73. Kd3 Rh3+ 74. Kd4 Rh4+ 75. Kd5 Rxa4 76. Rg6+ Kb5 77. Bxa5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Drammen Smartfish Masters"]
[Site "Drammen"]
[Date "2005.01.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Johannessen, Leif Erlend"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2519"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2004.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Be3 f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bf2 g5 13. Rc1 Rf6 14. c5 a6 15. c6
bxc6 16. dxc6 Nf8 17. Nd3 Ne6 18. Nb4 Rg6 19. Ncd5 Kh8 20. Nxe7 Qxe7 21. Nd5
Qf7 22. b4 Nd4 23. Bxd4 exd4 24. Rf2 Be6 25. h3 Be5 26. a4 Rh6 27. a5 Qh5 28.
Bf1 Ra7 29. Rd2 Qf7 30. Rxd4 Rg6 31. Rd3 h5 32. Be2 Ra8 33. Rc2 Rag8 34. b5
axb5 35. a6 Qg7 36. a7 Ra8 37. Ra2 b4 38. Kf1 Rh6 39. Rb3 Bc3 40. Ra5 Rh7 41.
Rb5 Qg8 42. Nxc3 Bxb3 43. Qd4+ Rg7 44. Qxb4 Re7 45. Qxb3 Qxb3 46. Rxb3 Rxa7 47.
Nd5 Rf7 48. Rb7 Ra1+ 49. Kf2 Rc1 50. Bb5 Rc2+ 51. Kf1 Rf8 52. Nxc7 g4 53. Na6
Rc1+ 54. Ke2 Rc2+ 55. Kd3 Rxg2 56. hxg4 hxg4 57. c7 gxf3 58. Rb8 Rgg8 59. Rxf8
1-0

[Event "Drammen Smartfish Masters"]
[Site "Drammen"]
[Date "2004.12.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2004.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Na6 8. O-O
Ng4 9. Bg5 Qe8 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. h3 Nf6 12. Be3 c6 13. c5 Nh5 14. Nd2 Nf4 15.
Bxa6 bxa6 16. Nc4 Qe6 17. Nd6 Nxg2 18. Kxg2 Qxh3+ 19. Kg1 Bg4 20. f3 Qg3+ 21.
Kh1 Qh3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Drammen Smartfish Masters"]
[Site "Drammen"]
[Date "2004.12.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2004.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 e6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. d4 Be7 8. Be3
c4 9. Ne5 O-O 10. O-O Be6 11. Nxc4 dxc4 12. d5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Bf6 14. Qd2 Bd4
15. Nf4 Bxe3 16. Qxe3 Re8 17. Rfd1 Qf6 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Qd4 Qxd4 20. Rxd4 Bd5
21. Rad1 c3 22. Nxd5 cxd5 23. bxc3 Rxe2 24. Rxd5 g6 25. R5d2 Rxd2 26. Rxd2 Rc8
27. Rc2 Rc4 28. Kf1 Kf8 29. Ke2 Ke7 30. Kd3 Ra4 31. Rd2 Ke6 32. c4 Ra3+ 33. Ke4
h5 34. f4 f6 35. Re2 Ra4 36. Kd4+ Kd6 37. Rf2 Ra5 38. Kc3 Kc5 39. Kb3 Ra6 40.
Rd2 1-0

[Event "Drammen Smartfish Masters"]
[Site "Drammen"]
[Date "2004.12.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Lie, Kjetil A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B38"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2474"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2004.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bg7 5. c4 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8.
Be2 d6 9. O-O Bd7 10. Qd2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bc6 12. Bd3 a5 13. b3 Nd7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7
15. Rfe1 Qb6 16. Bf1 Ne5 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 e6 19. Rad1 exd5 20. Qxd5 Rfe8
21. Re3 Ng4 22. Rf3 Re6 23. Qg5 h5 24. Qd2 Rae8 25. h3 Ne5 26. Rf4 Nc6 27. Qc3+
Kg8 28. a3 Qd8 29. Rf3 Ne5 30. Re3 b6 31. g3 h4 32. Bg2 hxg3 33. Rxg3 Qf6 34.
Bd5 R6e7 35. Qd4 Kg7 36. Qxb6 Nd7 37. Qxa5 Re2 38. Qc3 Ne5 39. Rf1 Qf4 40. a4
Rh8 41. a5 Rh5 42. Bf3 Rc2 43. Qxc2 Nxf3+ 44. Kh1 Nd2 45. Qc3+ Kf8 46. Kg2 Nxf1
47. Kxf1 Rf5 48. Rg2 Qe4 49. Rg4 Qh1+ 50. Rg1 Qe4 51. Qd2 Qb1+ 52. Kg2 Qxb3 53.
Qxd6+ Kg8 54. a6 Qxc4 55. Re1 Kh7 56. a7 Qc8 57. Qd4 Rg5+ 58. Kf1 Qxh3+ 59. Ke2
Qh5+ 60. Kf1 Qh3+ 61. Ke2 Qh5+ 62. Kd3 Qf3+ 63. Kc2 Qc6+ 64. Kd2 Ra5 65. Ra1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Drammen Smartfish Masters"]
[Site "Drammen"]
[Date "2004.12.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2004.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Qc7 8.
g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfg4 11. f3 g5 12. fxg4 gxf4 13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14. gxf5
Bc5 15. Qc2 O-O-O 16. Qe4 fxg3 17. Bg2 Qd6 18. Qd3 Qf4 19. Qxg3 Qd2+ 20. Kf1
Qxb2 21. Rb1 Qxb1+ 22. Nxb1 Rd1+ 23. Qe1 Rhd8 24. Be4 Rxe1+ 25. Kxe1 Rd4 26.
Bc2 Kc7 27. e4 a5 28. Ke2 Rc4 29. Kd3 Rd4+ 30. Ke2 Rc4 31. Kd3 Rd4+ 32. Kc3 b5
33. axb5 cxb5 34. Rd1 Rc4+ 35. Kd3 a4 36. Nd2 Rd4+ 37. Ke2 a3 38. Bb3 f6 39.
Bd5 Kb6 40. Rc1 Ra4 41. Nb3 Bb4 42. Rc6+ Ka7 43. Nc1 Ra6 44. Rc7+ Kb6 45. Rb7+
Ka5 46. Nb3+ Ka4 47. Nd4 Bc5 48. Kd3 Bxd4 49. Kxd4 Kb4 50. Rxh7 a2 51. Bxa2
Rxa2 52. Rh6 Rd2+ 53. Ke3 Rd6 54. e5 Rd5 55. e6 Kc5 56. Rxf6 b4 57. Kf4 Rd4+
58. Kg5 b3 59. Rf8 Rb4 60. e7 b2 61. e8=Q b1=Q 62. Qe5+ Kc4 63. Rc8+ Kb3 64.
Qc3+ 1-0

[Event "ESP-chT"]
[Site "Sanxenxo"]
[Date "2004.11.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2004.11.18"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb3
d5 9. Nh4 e6 10. Nf3 Bd7 11. Nc3 Rc8 12. O-O h6 13. h4 g6 14. g3 Bb4 15. Bc2
Ne7 16. Ne2 Nf5 17. Bd3 Be7 18. Kg2 Nc4 19. Rh1 Qb6 20. b3 Na5 21. Nf4 Nc6 22.
Bxf5 gxf5 23. Nh5 Nb4 24. Nf6+ Kd8 25. Ne1 Qa6 26. a3 Bb5 27. Bxh6 Rxh6 28.
axb4 Qb6 29. Qd2 Rh8 30. Nf3 Bxb4 31. Qg5 Kc7 32. Rac1+ Bc6 33. h5 Bf8 34. h6
Qxb3 35. h7 Qa3 36. Qg8 Be7 37. Qxf7 Rcf8 38. Qg7 Kd8 39. Ra1 1-0

[Event "ESP-chT"]
[Site "Sanxenxo"]
[Date "2004.11.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2004.11.18"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. g3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Bg2 Bc5 7. Nb3 Be7 8.
Nc3 b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Bf4 O-O 11. Nb5 Na5 12. Qd3 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 a6 14. Nc3 Nb7
15. Rfd1 d6 16. Qf3 Qc7 17. Rac1 Rac8 18. Nd2 Nd7 19. b4 Ne5 20. Bxe5 dxe5 21.
a3 f5 22. Na4 Bg5 23. e3 Rcd8 24. b5 Na5 25. bxa6 Rd3 26. c5 b5 27. Nb6 Be7 28.
a4 Bxc5 29. a7 Qxa7 30. Rxc5 Qxb6 31. Rxb5 Qd8 32. Qe2 Nc4 33. Nxc4 Rxd1 34.
Nxe5 Qa8+ 35. Qf3 Qxa4 36. Rb6 Ra1 37. Rxe6 Qb5 38. Kh3 g5 39. g4 Rg1 0-1

[Event "ESP-chT"]
[Site "Sanxenxo"]
[Date "2004.11.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2004.11.18"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Be3 Be7 10. c3 O-O 11. Nbd2 Qd7 12. Re1 f5 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Bc2 Bf5 15.
Bxf5 Qxf5 16. Nf1 Ne4 17. Ng3 Nxg3 18. hxg3 Rad8 19. a4 b4 20. Qe2 bxc3 21.
bxc3 Qc8 22. Rad1 Bf6 23. Bg5 h6 24. Qe6+ Qxe6 25. Rxe6 hxg5 26. Rxc6 Rde8 27.
Rxc7 Re4 28. a5 g4 29. Nd4 Bxd4 30. Rxd4 Re1+ 31. Kh2 Rxf2 32. Rxg4 Rf7 33.
Rc8+ Rf8 34. Rxf8+ Kxf8 35. Rg6 Rc1 36. Rxa6 Rxc3 37. Rd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "ESP-chT"]
[Site "Sanxenxo"]
[Date "2004.11.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Graf, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2004.11.18"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. b3 d4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O Be7 7. d3 O-O 8. Na3 e5
9. Nc2 a5 10. e3 dxe3 11. Nxe3 Nb4 12. d4 exd4 13. Nxd4 Bc5 14. Bb2 Ra6 15. a3
Rd6 16. axb4 Bxd4 17. Bxd4 Rxd4 18. Qe1 axb4 19. Qxb4 b6 20. Ra8 Qd6 21. Qxd6
Rxd6 22. b4 Be6 23. Ra7 c5 24. bxc5 bxc5 25. Rc7 Rc8 26. Rxc8+ Bxc8 27. Ra1 Ra6
28. Rd1 Re6 29. Bc6 1-0

[Event "ESP-chT"]
[Site "Sanxenxo"]
[Date "2004.11.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Korneev, Oleg"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2583"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2004.11.18"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 7. Qe2 Nc6 8.
Be3 d6 9. Nc3 Nge7 10. f4 b5 11. O-O-O b4 12. Na4 Bd7 13. e5 Bxe3+ 14. Qxe3
dxe5 15. Be4 O-O 16. Nac5 Ra7 17. Qd3 Nd5 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Qxd5 Nb8 20. Qxe5
Qc8 21. Rd6 a5 22. Nd4 a4 23. Nxd7 Nxd7 24. Qg5 b3 25. a3 Rc7 26. Nf5 Rxc2+ 27.
Kd1 Rc1+ 28. Ke2 Rc2+ 29. Kd1 Rc1+ 30. Ke2 Rc2+ 31. Kd1 Rc1+ 32. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "ESP-chT"]
[Site "Sanxenxo"]
[Date "2004.11.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2004.11.18"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. d4 c6 6. Be2 d5 7. e5 Ne4 8. O-O
Nxc3 9. bxc3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 c5 11. Be3 Nc6 12. Ng5 Na5 13. Bd3 cxd4 14. cxd4 h6
15. Ne4 f5 16. exf6 exf6 17. Nd2 f5 18. Nf3 Be6 19. Re1 Bd5 20. Bf4 Nc6 21. Ne5
g5 22. Nxc6 Bxc6 23. Bc4+ Bd5 24. Qb3 Bxc4 25. Qxc4+ Rf7 26. Be5 Rc8 27. Qa4 a6
28. Qb3 Qa5 29. h4 Qc3 30. Qe6 Qc6 31. Qb3 Qc3 32. Qe6 Qc6 33. Bxg7 Qxe6 34.
Rxe6 Kxg7 35. hxg5 hxg5 36. d5 Rd8 37. Rd1 Rfd7 38. Rb6 Rxd5 39. Rxb7+ Kf8 40.
Re1 Rd1 41. Kf1 Rxe1+ 42. Kxe1 Rd4 43. Rb6 Ra4 44. Rf6+ Kg7 45. Rxf5 Kg6 46.
Rc5 Rxa2 1/2-1/2

[Event "ESP-chT"]
[Site "Sanxenxo"]
[Date "2004.11.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C16"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2004.11.18"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 b6 5. a3 Bf8 6. Nf3 a5 7. Bb5+ c6 8. Ba4 Ba6
9. Ne2 Bxe2 10. Qxe2 b5 11. Bb3 a4 12. Ba2 Nd7 13. c3 Nb6 14. Bb1 Nc4 15. Ng5
g6 16. Qf3 Qe7 17. Qg3 Kd7 18. h4 h5 19. Nh3 Nh6 20. Bg5 Qe8 21. Ra2 Be7 22.
Nf4 Kc7 23. Nd3 Nf5 24. Qf4 Kb6 25. Rh3 Qd8 26. Nc5 Qc7 27. Bxe7 Qxe7 28. Bd3
Rhg8 29. Kf1 Rg7 30. Kg1 Kc7 31. Kf1 g5 32. hxg5 Rxg5 33. Be2 Rag8 34. Bf3 Rg4
35. Bxg4 Rxg4 36. Qc1 Rh4 37. Rxh4 Qxh4 38. Kg1 Qg4 39. Nd3 Nh4 40. Ne1 Qe2 41.
Nc2 Qg4 42. Ne1 Qe2 43. Nc2 Qg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "ESP-chT"]
[Site "Sanxenxo"]
[Date "2004.11.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D83"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2004.11.18"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. Rc1 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Na6 8. cxd5
Nxc5 9. Be5 Qa5 10. Nf3 Rd8 11. Qd2 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Qxd2+ 13. Nxd2 Rxd5 14. Bxg7
Kxg7 15. e4 Nd3+ 16. Bxd3 Rxd3 17. Ke2 Rd6 18. Rc7 b6 19. Rd1 Rd7 20. Rxd7 Bxd7
21. Nb1 Be6 22. Nc3 Rc8 23. Ke3 f6 24. f4 Kf7 25. Rd4 Ke8 26. a3 Rc5 27. Ra4 a5
28. Rd4 Bb3 29. h4 h5 30. g3 Be6 31. Na4 Rc6 32. b4 axb4 33. axb4 Bc4 34. Nxb6
Bb5 35. Nd5 Kf7 36. f5 gxf5 37. exf5 Rc1 38. Re4 Re1+ 39. Kd4 Rxe4+ 40. Kxe4
Be2 41. Nf4 Bd1 42. b5 Bc2+ 43. Ke3 Bxf5 44. b6 Bc8 45. Nxh5 Ke6 46. Ng7+ 1-0

[Event "ESP-chT"]
[Site "Sanxenxo"]
[Date "2004.11.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2511"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2004.11.18"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c6 12. dxc6 Qc7 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15.
Nbd2 Be6 16. a4 Qxc6 17. b4 Nc4 18. Nxc4 Bxc4 19. Bb3 Rfd8 20. Nd2 Bxb3 21.
Qxb3 Bg5 22. Nf3 Rac8 23. axb5 axb5 24. h4 Bf6 25. Re3 d5 26. exd5 Qxd5 27.
Qxd5 Rxd5 28. g3 e4 29. Rxe4 Rxc3 30. Kg2 Rf5 31. Nd4 Bxd4 32. Rxd4 Rc2 33. Rf1
h5 34. Kg1 Rb2 35. f3 Re5 36. Rf2 Rb1+ 37. Kg2 Ree1 38. Rc2 Rg1+ 39. Kf2 Rbf1+
40. Ke2 Re1+ 41. Kf2 Ref1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Calvia ol (Men)"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.29"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
Nbd7 9. Qe2 b6 10. Rd1 cxd4 11. exd4 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Qc7 13. Bd2 Bb7 14. Bd3 Rfe8
15. Re1 Rad8 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. Qxe5 Qxe5 18. Rxe5 Rc8 19. Rc1 Red8 20. Ree1 Rd5
21. a4 Ne8 22. Rb1 Bc6 23. Rb4 Nd6 24. Ra1 Bd7 25. f3 h6 26. Be1 e5 27. Ba6 Re8
28. Bg3 exd4 29. Rxd4 Rxd4 30. cxd4 Nf5 31. Bf2 Ne3 32. a5 Nc2 33. Rc1 Nb4 34.
Rc7 Nxa6 35. Rxd7 Rc8 36. g4 bxa5 37. Rxa7 Nb4 38. Rxa5 Rc1+ 39. Kg2 Rd1 40.
Rb5 Nd3 41. Bg3 Nc1 42. d5 Ne2 43. Kf2 Nxg3 44. Kxg3 Kf8 45. h4 g6 46. Kf4 f6
47. h5 Kf7 48. Rb7+ Kg8 49. Ke4 gxh5 50. gxh5 Kf8 51. Rh7 Re1+ 52. Kf5 Kg8 53.
Rd7 Rf1 54. f4 Kf8 55. d6 Ke8 56. Rh7 Rd1 57. Ke6 1-0

[Event "Calvia ol (Men)"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.28"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kulaots, Kaido"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2597"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Estonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "EST"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Nb6 8.
Ne5 a5 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 e6 11. e4 Bh7 12. f3 Be7 13. Bf2 O-O 14. Be2 Nbd7 15.
Nd3 Qb8 16. O-O Bd8 17. Qb3 Bb6 18. Rad1 Qa7 19. Ne5 Qb8 20. Nc4 Bc7 21. g3 Qc8
22. Rd2 Rb8 23. Rfd1 Qe8 24. Qa3 Ra8 25. Bf1 Qb8 26. Qb3 Re8 27. d5 exd5 28.
exd5 Ne5 29. Kg2 cxd5 30. Nxe5 Bxe5 31. Nxd5 Nxd5 32. Rxd5 Bf5 33. Qb5 f6 34.
Bb6 Qc8 35. Rd8 Qc6 36. Rxe8+ Qxe8 37. Qxe8+ Rxe8 38. Rd2 Rc8 39. Bxa5 Bc2 40.
Bb5 Bxb2 41. Bd7 Rc5 42. Bb6 Bc1 43. Re2 Rc3 44. Ba5 Rc5 45. Bb4 Rc7 46. Re7
Kh8 47. Bd6 Rc4 48. Re1 Rd4 49. Rxc1 Rxd6 50. Rxc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Calvia ol (Men)"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.27"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Khamdamov, Suhrob"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2150"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Tajikistan"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "TJK"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 e5 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. e4 dxe4 7. dxe4 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bg4 9. Re1 O-O-O 10. h3 Be6 11. c3 Nd7 12. Ng5 Bc4 13. b4 f6 14. Nd2 Bg8
15. Ngf3 Nb6 16. a4 a5 17. b5 Nb8 18. Bf1 N8d7 19. c4 Bb4 20. Ba3 Bxa3 21. Rxa3
Nc5 22. Rc1 Be6 23. Nb3 Nxb3 24. Rxb3 Nd7 25. Rb2 Nc5 26. Nd2 Rd4 27. Nb3 Nxb3
28. Rxb3 Rxe4 29. b6 c6 30. Rd3 Rd8 31. Rxd8+ Kxd8 32. Rd1+ Rd4 33. Rxd4+ exd4
34. f4 c5 35. Bd3 h6 36. h4 Kd7 37. Be4 Bxc4 38. Bxb7 d3 39. Kf2 d2 40. Bf3 Bb3
0-1

[Event "Calvia ol (Men)"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kotronias, Vasilios"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B67"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Greece"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GRE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O Bd7 9. f4 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Kb1 Qb6 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. f5 Qc5 14. Bd3
Ra7 15. Rhf1 b4 16. Ne2 e5 17. Ng3 h5 18. h4 Ke7 19. Qe2 a5 20. Bc4 Bh6 21.
Nxh5 Be3 22. Nxf6 Kxf6 23. Rxd6+ Ke7 24. Rxc6 Qxc6 25. Qxe3 Rc7 26. f6+ Kd8 27.
Qd3+ Kc8 28. Bd5 Qb6 29. Qg3 Qd4 30. h5 Kb8 31. h6 a4 32. a3 Qd2 33. axb4 Qxc2+
34. Ka1 a3 35. bxa3 Rxh6 36. Qxe5 Qd3 37. Qe8+ Rc8 38. Qe5+ Rc7 39. Qe8+ Rc8
40. Qe5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Calvia ol (Men)"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ibrayev, Nurlan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E38"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Kazachstan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "KAZ"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. Nf3 Qb6 7. e3 Qc7 8. b3
b6 9. Bb2 Bb7 10. Nb5 Qd8 11. O-O-O O-O 12. Ng5 Re8 13. h4 e5 14. Nd6 Bxd6 15.
Rxd6 h6 16. Qf5 Nc6 17. Rxf6 1-0

[Event "Hoogeveen Essent Crown"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2004.10.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2004.10.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Nb6 8.
Ne5 a5 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 e6 11. e4 Bh7 12. Be2 Be7 13. f3 Nfd7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7
15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. O-O O-O 17. Qd2 Qb4 18. Nb1 Rfd8 19. Rd1 f5 20. Qxb4 axb4 21.
Nd2 fxe4 22. fxe4 Nf6 23. e5 Ne8 24. Nc4 Bc2 25. Rd2 Rxa4 26. Rxa4 Bxa4 27. Bg4
Nc7 28. Nd6 b6 29. Rf2 Rf8 30. Rxf8+ Kxf8 31. Nc8 Bb3 32. Nxb6 Nb5 33. Nd7+ Ke7
34. Nc5 Nxd4 35. Kf2 Bd5 36. Ke3 Nc2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogeveen Essent Crown"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2004.10.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2004.10.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. Bg5 Nf6 7. Nge2 Rb8 8. O-O
b5 9. a3 Bd7 10. h3 O-O 11. Kh2 a5 12. Qd2 b4 13. axb4 axb4 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15.
exd5 Nd4 16. Nxd4 Bxd4 17. c3 bxc3 18. bxc3 Bf6 19. Bxf6 exf6 20. Ra7 Re8 21.
Rfa1 Bf5 22. g4 Bc8 23. c4 Kg7 24. d4 cxd4 25. Qxd4 Re2 26. Bf1 Rc2 27. Re1 Rb7
28. Kg1 Rxa7 29. Qxa7 Bd7 30. Kg2 h6 31. Qd4 Ra2 32. Re3 Kg8 33. Bd3 Kg7 34. h4
g5 35. h5 Ra3 36. Kg3 Rb3 37. Rf3 Qe7 38. Re3 Qd8 39. Kg2 Ra3 40. Rf3 Qe7 41.
Re3 Qd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogeveen Essent Crown"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2004.10.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Stellwagen, Daniel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2512"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2004.10.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Ngf6 11. Bf4 e6 12. O-O-O Nd5 13. Bd2 Nb4 14. Qb3 a5
15. Kb1 a4 16. Qe3 Nd5 17. Qe2 b5 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Qb6 20. Rh3 a3 21. b3
Qd4 22. c3 Qxc3 23. Be1 Qb2+ 24. Qxb2 axb2 25. Kxb2 Nf4 26. Rh2 c5 27. Ne4 c4
28. Kb1 Ba3 29. g3 Nd3 30. Bc3 O-O 31. f4 Rfd8 32. Rhd2 Rd5 33. Ba1 Bb4 34. Bc3
Ba3 35. Ba1 Rd7 36. Rc2 Rb8 37. Nc3 b4 38. Ne4 c3 39. Nd6 Nc5 40. Re2 Nb7 41.
Re4 Nxd6 42. exd6 Rb5 43. Rc4 Rxh5 44. Rc7 Rxc7 45. dxc7 Rc5 0-1

[Event "Hoogeveen Essent Crown"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2004.10.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2004.10.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O d4 13. e4 Bg4 14. h3 Bh5
15. g4 Bg6 16. Nd2 f6 17. Rc1 Kh8 18. Nc4 Bc7 19. Bxc7 Qxc7 20. f4 Rae8 21. Qf3
Qe7 22. Rce1 Bf7 23. Nd2 g5 24. Bb5 a6 25. Bxc6 bxc6 26. fxg5 fxg5 27. Qf6+ Kg8
28. Qxd4 c5 29. Qf6 Qxf6 30. Rxf6 Rb8 31. Nf3 Rxb2 32. Nxg5 Ba2 33. Rxf8+ Kxf8
34. Nxh7+ Ke7 35. Ng5 c4 36. Rc1 Rb3 37. Kf2 c3 38. e5 Rxa3 39. Ne4 c2 40. Rxc2
Rxh3 41. Rc7+ Kd8 42. Ra7 Bc4 43. g5 Rh4 44. Nd6 Be6 45. g6 Rg4 46. g7 a5 47.
Kf3 Rg1 48. Nb7+ Ke8 49. Nc5 Bf7 50. Ne4 Rxg7 51. Nd6+ Kf8 52. Ra8+ Ke7 53.
Nf5+ Kd7 54. Ra7+ 1-0

[Event "Hoogeveen Essent Crown"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2004.10.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2004.10.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 c6 8. h3 b6
9. b4 a5 10. a3 Ba6 11. Bxa6 Rxa6 12. O-O Qa8 13. Nd2 Qb7 14. Rb1 axb4 15. axb4
Ra3 16. Qc2 Rfa8 17. Rfc1 bxc5 18. bxc5 Qa6 19. Nb3 Bd8 20. Qb2 Qc4 21. Nd2 Qa6
22. Nf3 h6 23. Ne1 Ne4 24. Nxe4 dxe4 25. Nc2 Ra2 26. Qb3 Qe2 27. Bg3 Nf6 28.
Nb4 R2a3 29. Qc4 Qxc4 30. Rxc4 Ra1 31. Rcc1 Rxb1 32. Rxb1 Rc8 33. Nxc6 Rxc6 34.
Rb8 Kh7 35. Rxd8 Nd5 36. Rd7 Kg6 37. Ra7 Rc8 38. Kf1 Nb4 39. f3 Nc6 40. Rb7 f5
41. Bd6 Na5 42. Rd7 Nc4 43. Kf2 Ra8 44. fxe4 fxe4 45. Bf4 Kf6 46. c6 g5 47. Bg3
Ra2+ 48. Kg1 Ra1+ 49. Kh2 Kg6 50. c7 Nxe3 51. c8=Q 1-0

[Event "Hoogeveen Essent Crown"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2004.10.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Stellwagen, Daniel"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2512"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2004.10.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. e5 Nd5 7. Nc3 Nc7 8.
Bxc6 dxc6 9. Ne4 Ne6 10. d3 O-O 11. Be3 b6 12. Qd2 f5 13. exf6 exf6 14. Bh6 a5
15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Ng3 Ra7 17. h4 h5 18. Re4 Re7 19. Rae1 Rfe8 20. Qe3 Kf7 21.
Qh6 Rh8 22. Qd2 Rhe8 23. a3 Ng7 24. Qf4 Ne6 25. Ne5+ Kg7 26. Nxh5+ gxh5 27.
Qg3+ Kh8 28. Nxc6 Qc7 29. Nxe7 Qxe7 30. Qg6 Bd7 31. Qxh5+ Qh7 32. Qxh7+ Kxh7
33. g4 Kg7 34. f4 Kf7 35. f5 Nd4 36. Rxe8 Bxe8 37. Kf2 Nxc2 38. Re6 b5 39. g5
fxg5 40. hxg5 Bd7 41. g6+ Kg8 42. Re5 Nd4 43. f6 Ne6 44. Rd5 Be8 45. Rd6 Bxg6
46. Rxe6 Bxd3 47. Ke3 Kf7 48. Rb6 Bf1 49. Kf4 b4 50. Ke5 Be2 51. Rb7+ Kf8 52.
Ra7 c4 53. Rxa5 1-0

[Event "Gausdal Classic"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2004.10.01"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Smeets, Jan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B74"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2004.09.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Be2 O-O 8.
O-O d6 9. Nb3 a6 10. a4 Be6 11. f4 Rc8 12. Qd2 Na5 13. Nxa5 Qxa5 14. Bf3 Qb4
15. Rfb1 Ng4 16. Bxg4 Bxg4 17. Qd3 Qc4 18. a5 Bd7 19. Ra3 f5 20. Nd5 Qxd3 21.
cxd3 Rce8 22. Rb3 Bc6 23. Nc7 Rc8 24. Ne6 fxe4 25. Nxf8 Rxf8 26. dxe4 Bxe4 27.
Rc1 Rf5 28. Rc7 Kf7 29. Bd2 Bc6 30. Re3 Bd4 31. Rcxe7+ Kf8 32. g3 g5 33. fxg5
Rf3 34. Bc1 Bc5 35. Bd2 d5 36. Kg2 Rxe3 0-1

[Event "Gausdal Classic"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2004.09.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Johannessen, Leif Erlend"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2538"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2004.09.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Qc7 8.
g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfd7 11. Bg2 g5 12. Ne3 gxf4 13. Nxf5 O-O-O 14. Qc2
Nc5 15. O-O Ne6 16. Qe4 fxg3 17. hxg3 a5 18. Rfc1 Nc5 19. Qh4 Ng6 20. Qh5 Kb8
21. Rd1 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Ne6 23. Ne4 Bb4 24. e3 Ka7 25. Nd4 Rd8 26. Qxh7 Nxd4 27.
exd4 Nf8 28. Qh5 Ne6 29. d5 Rxd5 30. Rxd5 cxd5 31. Qxd5 Qc1+ 32. Kh2 Qxb2 33.
Bh3 Qc2 34. Bxe6 fxe6 35. Qd4+ Ka8 36. Qd8+ Ka7 37. Qd4+ Ka8 38. Qd8+ Ka7 39.
Qd4+ Ka8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gausdal Classic"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2004.09.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Groenn, Atle"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2409"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2004.09.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 d4 5. O-O Nc6 6. d3 Be7 7. e3 e5 8. exd4
exd4 9. Re1 O-O 10. Bf4 Bf5 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. Rxe5 Qd7 13. Bxb7 Rab8 14. Qf3 Bg4
15. Qc6 Bd6 16. Na3 Bxe5 17. Bxe5 Qf5 18. Bf4 g5 19. f3 gxf4 20. fxg4 Nxg4 21.
Rf1 Qh5 22. h4 fxg3 0-1

[Event "Gausdal Classic"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2004.09.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Bromberger, Stefan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2004.09.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4 e5 8. Nf5
g6 9. g5 gxf5 10. exf5 d5 11. Qf3 d4 12. O-O-O Nbd7 13. Bd2 Qa5 14. gxf6 dxc3
15. Bxc3 Bb4 16. Rd5 Qb6 17. Bxe5 Nxe5 18. Rxe5+ Kd8 19. Bg2 Kc7 20. Rd1 Bd7
21. Qf4 Bd6 22. Qc4+ Kb8 23. Re7 Rc8 24. Qxf7 Qc7 25. Rd2 Bf4 26. Qb3 Bxd2+ 27.
Kxd2 Qf4+ 28. Kd1 Rc7 29. Qg3 Qxf5 30. Be4 Qg4+ 31. f3 Qxg3 32. hxg3 Ka7 33. g4
Kb6 34. g5 Bc6 35. Rxc7 Kxc7 36. Bxh7 Bxf3+ 37. Kd2 Re8 38. g6 Bd5 39. f7 Rd8
40. Ke3 Kd6 41. Kf4 Ke7 42. Ke5 Bxa2 43. Bg8 Rxg8 44. fxg8=Q Bxg8 0-1

[Event "Gausdal Classic"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2004.09.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Palo, Davor"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2004.09.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8.
Nf3 d6 9. Nd2 Nbd7 10. f3 c5 11. e4 Re8 12. Bd3 cxd4 13. Qxd4 Nc5 14. Bc2 e5
15. Qf2 Ng4 16. Bxd8 Nxf2 17. Kxf2 Rexd8 18. b4 Ne6 19. Rhc1 Kf8 20. Nb3 Ke7
21. Bd3 Bc6 22. a4 a5 23. bxa5 Nc5 24. Bc2 bxa5 25. Rcb1 Kd7 26. Nxc5+ dxc5 27.
Rd1+ Kc7 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Ke3 Rd4 30. Bd3 Bd7 31. Rb1 f5 32. Rc1 f4+ 33. Ke2
Rd6 34. Rb1 Rh6 35. h3 Rg6 36. Kf2 Rd6 37. Ke2 g5 38. Bc2 h5 39. Rd1 Rd4 40.
Bd3 Rd6 41. Bc2 Rd4 42. Bd3 Bc6 43. Rg1 Rd8 44. g3 Rg8 45. gxf4 exf4 46. e5 Bd7
47. Bh7 Rg7 48. Be4 Bxh3 49. Rh1 g4 50. Rb1 Rg5 51. Rb7+ Kd8 52. e6 Re5 53. Rf7
g3 54. Rxf4 Rg5 55. Bd5 Bxe6 56. Kf1 Bxd5 57. cxd5 Rxd5 58. Kg2 Rd4 59. Rf5 h4
60. Kh3 c4 0-1

[Event "Gausdal Classic"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2004.09.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Sammalvuo, Tapani"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2004.09.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4 e5 8. Nf5
g6 9. g5 gxf5 10. exf5 d5 11. gxf6 d4 12. Bc4 Qc7 13. Qd3 dxe3 14. O-O-O exf2
15. Bxf7+ Kxf7 16. Qd5+ Kxf6 17. Ne4+ Ke7 18. f6+ Ke8 19. f7+ Ke7 20. Qd2 Qb6
21. Qg5+ Kxf7 22. Rhf1 Bh6 23. Rxf2+ Ke8 24. Rd8+ Qxd8 25. Qxh6 Qe7 26. Nf6+
Kd8 27. Nd5 Qe6 28. Qg5+ Kd7 29. Qg7+ Kc6 30. Rf6 Kxd5 31. Rxe6 Kxe6 32. Qxh8
Nc6 33. h4 b5 34. Qg8+ Kd6 35. h5 Ne7 36. Qh8 Ra7 37. Qxh7 Bf5 38. Qh6+ Kd5 39.
Qf6 Rc7 40. c3 b4 41. Qb6 Rc4 42. Qf6 Rc7 43. Kd2 bxc3+ 44. bxc3 a5 45. a4 Rd7
46. h6 Ke4+ 47. Kc1 Nd5 48. Qa6 Kf4 49. Qc6 Ne7 50. Qb6 Nd5 51. Qc6 Ne7 52. Qb6
Nd5 53. Qc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gausdal Classic"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2004.09.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tallaksen, Geir Sune"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2350"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2004.09.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bc5 9. Nb3 Nc6 10. Bf4 e5 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 O-O 13. f3 Rc8 14. O-O-O a6 15.
Qd2 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Qxh4 17. Nexc5 bxc5 18. Qxd7 Ba8 19. Qf5 Rfd8 20. g3 Rxd1+
21. Kxd1 Qd8+ 22. Kc1 Rb8 23. Nd2 Nd4 24. Qd3 Nxf3 25. Nxf3 Qf6 26. Qc3 Bxf3
27. Rg1 Be4 28. Bd3 Bxd3 29. Qxd3 Qf2 0-1

[Event "Gausdal Classic"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2004.09.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Lugovoi, Aleksei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B65"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2004.09.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8.
O-O-O O-O 9. f4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qa5 11. Bc4 Bd7 12. Kb1 Bc6 13. Bb3 Rfd8 14. Rhe1
h6 15. Bh4 Qh5 16. Bg3 d5 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Bf6 19. Qc5 Bxc3 20. Qxc3 Bxd5
21. Rc1 Rac8 22. Qe3 Bxg2 23. Rg1 Bd5 24. f5 Qxf5 25. Bh4 Re8 26. Qxh6 Qh7 27.
Qxh7+ Kxh7 28. Rce1 e5 29. Re3 Re6 30. Reg3 g6 31. Re3 Rc4 32. Be1 f6 33. b3
Rf4 34. Rh3+ Kg7 35. Bd2 Rf3 36. Rh4 g5 37. Kc1 Re8 38. Rhg4 Rh3 39. c4 Bc6 40.
Bxg5 fxg5 41. Rxg5+ Kf6 42. Rg6+ Ke7 43. Rg7+ Kd8 0-1

[Event "Gausdal Classic"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2004.09.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "L'Ami, Erwin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D89"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2486"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2004.09.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Be3 Bg4 11. f3 Na5 12. Bd3 cxd4 13. cxd4 Be6 14. d5 Bxa1
15. Qxa1 f6 16. Bh6 Re8 17. Kh1 Rc8 18. Nf4 Bd7 19. e5 Nc4 20. e6 Ba4 21. Nxg6
hxg6 22. Bxg6 Ne5 23. Be4 Bc2 24. Bxc2 Rxc2 25. Qd1 Qc7 26. f4 Rc1 27. Qxc1
Qxc1 28. Rxc1 Ng4 29. h3 Nxh6 30. g4 Rd8 31. Rc7 Kf8 32. Rd7 Nf7 33. h4 b5 34.
Kg2 a5 35. Kf3 a4 36. Ke3 b4 37. Ra7 Nh6 38. g5 Nf5+ 39. Ke4 Nd6+ 40. Kf3 fxg5
41. hxg5 b3 42. Rxa4 b2 43. Rb4 Nc4 44. Kg4 Rd6 45. Rb8+ Kg7 46. f5 Rb6 47.
Rxb6 Nxb6 48. d6 exd6 49. f6+ Kf8 0-1

[Event "Lausanne YM 5th"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "2004.09.20"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Lahno, Kateryna"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B56"]
[WhiteElo "2472"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2004.09.15"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bd7 6. Be2 Bc6 7. O-O e6 8.
Nxc6 Nxc6 9. Bf4 Be7 10. Qd2 O-O 11. Rad1 Qa5 12. a3 Rfd8 13. Qe3 Rac8 14. Qg3
Ne5 15. Rd4 Ng6 16. Be3 a6 17. f4 e5 18. Ra4 exf4 19. Rxa5 fxg3 20. hxg3 Ne5
21. Rd1 Rc6 22. Ra4 Rdc8 23. Rad4 Kf8 24. Kf1 Nfd7 25. Bf2 Nc4 26. Bxc4 Rxc4
27. Rxc4 Rxc4 28. Bd4 Nb8 29. e5 dxe5 30. Bxe5 Nc6 31. Bd6 Bxd6 32. Rxd6 Ke7
33. Rd2 Ke6 34. Ne2 g5 35. c3 h5 36. Kf2 Re4 37. Ng1 Ne5 38. Nf3 Ng4+ 39. Kf1
f6 40. Nd4+ Kd5 41. Nf5+ Kc5 42. Re2 Ra4 43. Re7 b5 44. Ke2 Kd5 45. Nd4 Ne5 46.
Rh7 b4 47. axb4 Ra2 48. Nc2 Rxb2 49. Kd1 Kc4 50. Rc7+ Kd3 51. Ne1+ Ke3 52. Nc2+
Kf2 53. Ra7 Kxg2 54. Rxa6 Kxg3 55. Rxf6 h4 56. Rf5 Nf3 57. Ne3 Rd2+ 58. Kc1 Re2
59. Nf1+ Kg2 60. b5 Re1+ 61. Kb2 Rxf1 62. b6 Re1 63. b7 Re8 64. c4 h3 0-1

[Event "Lausanne YM 5th"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "2004.09.20"]
[Round "3.6"]
[White "Lahno, Kateryna"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2472"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2004.09.15"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. d4 d6 10. c3 Bg4 11. d5 Na5 12. cxb4 Nxb3 13. Qxb3 Rb8 14. Bd2 Nh5 15. h3
Bd7 16. Qc4 Kh8 17. Nc3 f5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Be3 Qe8 20. Kh2 Qg6 21. Nh4 Bxh4
22. Qxh4 Bd3 23. Rad1 Nf4 24. Qg3 Bc2 25. Rd2 Nd3 26. Qxg6 hxg6 27. Ree2 Nxb4
28. Rxc2 c6 29. Bc1 0-1

[Event "Lausanne YM 5th"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "2004.09.20"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Lahno, Kateryna"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2472"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2004.09.15"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Nh6 4. Be2 Qb6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. O-O e6 7. c3 Nf5 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Bxf3 c5 10. c4 dxc4 11. d5 Nd7 12. Na3 Nxe5 13. Qa4+ Kd8 14. dxe6 Nxf3+
15. gxf3 Qxe6 16. Bg5+ f6 17. Rad1+ Bd6 18. Bf4 Nd4 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Nb5 Qd5
21. Rfe1 Nxf3+ 22. Kf1 Nh2+ 23. Kg1 Nf3+ 24. Kf1 Nd4 25. Qa5+ b6 26. Nxd4 Qh1+
27. Ke2 Qe4+ 28. Kf1 Qh1+ 29. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lausanne YM 5th"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "2004.09.20"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Lahno, Kateryna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2004.09.15"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. h3
Bd7 9. e4 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. c5 Nxf3+ 12. Qxf3 dxc5 13. e5 Ne8 14. Rd1 Qc8
15. Qxb7 Rb8 16. Qxc8 Bxc8 17. Nd5 Be6 18. Be3 f6 19. Bxc5 Rf7 20. Ne7+ Kh8 21.
Nc6 Rc8 22. Nd8 Bc4 23. Nxf7+ Bxf7 24. Rd7 Kg8 25. Rad1 Bxa2 26. Bc6 Bf8 27.
Bxf8 Kxf8 28. Rd8 Rxd8 29. Rxd8 Bf7 30. e6 1-0

[Event "Lausanne YM 5th"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "2004.09.20"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Lahno, Kateryna"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2004.09.15"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Ne4 7. Qd3 Bxc3+ 8.
bxc3 Nc5 9. Qe3 b6 10. Bg2 Bb7 11. Ba3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lausanne YM 5th"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "2004.09.19"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Lahno, Kateryna"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2004.09.15"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. h3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8.
c3 b6 9. Bc2 Bb7 10. Re1 Re8 11. d4 Nbd7 12. Bg5 Nf8 13. Nbd2 Ng6 14. Ba4 Nd7
15. Be3 a6 16. Nf1 b5 17. Bb3 Nb6 18. Ng3 Nd5 19. Nh2 Nh4 20. Qg4 Qc8 21. Qh5
g6 22. Qh6 Nxg2 23. Kxg2 Bf8 24. Qh4 Nxe3+ 25. Kg1 Nc4 26. Ng4 Bg7 27. Qg5
Rxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Qf8 29. Bc2 h6 30. Qf4 Re8 31. Rxe8 Qxe8 32. Be4 Bxe4 33. Nxe4
Qe7 34. Nef6+ Bxf6 35. Nxf6+ Kg7 36. Nd5 Qd8 37. b3 Nb6 38. Ne3 Qg5+ 39. Qxg5
hxg5 40. Kg2 f5 41. Kf3 c5 42. dxc5 dxc5 43. c4 bxc4 44. Nxc4 Nxc4 45. bxc4 Kf6
46. Ke3 Ke5 47. f3 a5 48. a4 Ke6 49. Ke2 g4 50. hxg4 fxg4 51. fxg4 Ke5 52. Kd3
Kf4 53. g5 Kf3 0-1

[Event "Lausanne YM 5th"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "2004.09.18"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Papa, Severin"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "2397"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2004.09.15"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. Bh4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. e3
Nc6 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. Be2 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qa5+ 12. Qd2 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 O-O 14. Rab1
b6 15. Bb5 Bb7 16. Rhc1 Rfc8 17. Bxc6 Bxc6 18. Bxe7 Bd5 19. a3 f6 20. Rxc8+
Rxc8 21. Rc1 Rxc1 22. Kxc1 Kf7 23. Bd6 Ke6 24. Bb8 Bf8 25. Kb2 a6 26. Bc7 b5
27. Ne1 Bc4 28. Ba5 Bd6 29. h3 Kd5 30. Bb4 Bh2 31. Nf3 Bc7 32. Nd2 Be2 33. Kc3
a5 34. e4+ Kc6 35. Bf8 Kd7 36. Bc5 h5 37. g3 f5 38. d5 Be5+ 39. Kc2 fxe4 40.
Nxe4 Bc4 41. f4 Bg7 42. Nc3 Bxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lausanne YM 5th"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "2004.09.17"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Papa, Severin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2397"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2004.09.15"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nc3 d6 6. Na4 Bb6 7. c3 O-O 8. Bg5
Ne7 9. Nxb6 axb6 10. Nh4 Ng6 11. Bc4 Kh8 12. O-O h6 13. Nxg6+ fxg6 14. Be3 Qe7
15. f4 Ng4 16. Qe2 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 exf4 18. Rxf4 Rxf4 19. Qxf4 Be6 20. Bxe6 Qxe6
21. a3 Qf6 22. Rf1 Rf8 23. Qf2 Kg8 24. g3 g5 25. Kg2 Rf7 26. a4 Rf8 27. b3 Rf7
28. b4 Kf8 29. Qxf6 gxf6 30. Rf5 Ke7 31. Kf3 Rf8 32. Kg4 Ra8 33. a5 c5 34. axb6
cxb4 35. cxb4 Ra4 36. b5 Ra2 37. h4 Rd2 38. Rf3 Kf7 39. Kh5 gxh4 40. gxh4 Rb2
41. Rf5 Rh2 42. d4 Re2 43. Rf4 Rb2 44. e5 dxe5 45. dxe5 Rxb5 46. Rxf6+ Kg7 47.
Rg6+ Kf8 48. Kxh6 Rxe5 49. Rf6+ Ke7 50. Kg6 Re4 51. h5 Rg4+ 52. Kf5 Rh4 53. Rh6
Kd7 54. Kg5 Rh1 55. Rg6 Rg1+ 56. Kf6 Rh1 57. h6 1-0

[Event "Lausanne YM 5th"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "2004.09.16"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Alekseev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B29"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2004.09.15"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Ng4 5. Qe2 d6 6. exd6 e6 7. Qc4 Nf6 8.
Qxc5 Bxd6 9. Qg5 O-O 10. Bd3 Nb4 11. O-O Nxd3 12. cxd3 b6 13. b3 Bb7 14. Bb2 h6
15. Qh4 Nd5 16. Qg4 Nf6 17. Qh3 Rc8 18. Rae1 Rc5 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. dxe4 Ba6 21.
Qg4 g6 22. d3 Bxd3 23. e5 Be7 24. Rd1 Rd5 25. Rfe1 Bf5 26. Rxd5 Bxg4 27. Rxd8
Rxd8 28. Bc1 Kg7 29. Be3 Bxf3 30. gxf3 g5 31. Rc1 Rd7 32. Rc8 Kg6 33. Rg8+ Kf5
34. Rh8 Bc5 35. Bxc5 bxc5 36. Rxh6 Kxe5 37. h4 Kf5 38. Rh5 f6 39. hxg5 fxg5 40.
Rh8 Rd2 41. a4 Rb2 42. Rc8 Rxb3 43. Rxc5+ Kf4 44. Kg2 Ra3 45. Rc4+ Kf5 46. Kg3
e5 47. Rb4 Ra2 48. Rc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lausanne YM 5th"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "2004.09.16"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Alekseev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2004.09.15"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. g3 fxe4 12. Bg2 Be6 13. Bxe4 Rc8 14. Qh5 Bg7
15. c3 Ne7 16. Rd1 Rc5 17. Nxe7 Qxe7 18. Nc2 d5 19. Bf5 d4 20. O-O Bxf5 21.
Qxf5 dxc3 22. bxc3 O-O 23. Ne3 e4 24. Rd5 Rxd5 25. Nxd5 Qe6 26. Qh5 Qe5 27.
Qxe5 Bxe5 28. a4 bxa4 29. Ra1 Rd8 30. Ne7+ Kf8 31. Nc6 Bxc3 32. Rxa4 Rd1+ 33.
Kg2 Ra1 34. Rc4 Bf6 35. Nb8 Kg7 36. Rxe4 a5 37. Nd7 Bb2 38. Rg4+ Kh8 39. Rf4
Kg7 40. Rg4+ Kh8 41. Rf4 Kg7 42. Rg4+ Kh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lausanne YM 5th"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "2004.09.16"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Alekseev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2004.09.15"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 d5 8. Nbd2
dxe4 9. dxe4 Bc5 10. Qe2 Qe7 11. Nc4 h6 12. Bc2 a5 13. Be3 b6 14. Rfd1 Ba6 15.
Bd3 Rfd8 16. Bxc5 Qxc5 17. Ncxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Bb7 19. Ng4 Nxg4 20. Qxg4 Rd6
21. Bc2 Rg6 22. Qe2 Ba6 23. Qe1 Re8 24. Rd5 Qe7 25. Rad1 Bb7 26. Rd7 Qg5 27. g3
Rge6 28. f3 R6e7 29. Rxe7 Qxe7 30. Qf2 Bc8 31. Qd4 Be6 32. a3 Qg5 33. Kf2 Qh5
34. h4 Qc5 35. Qxc5 bxc5 36. Rd2 Rb8 37. Ba4 Kf8 38. Ke3 Ke7 39. f4 f5 40. exf5
Bxf5 41. Bd1 Kf6 42. g4 Be6 43. g5+ hxg5 44. hxg5+ Ke7 45. Bf3 Rh8 46. Bd5 Rh3+
47. Ke4 Bc8 48. Bc4 c6 49. Bf1 Rg3 50. Rg2 Rh3 51. Rf2 Rg3 52. Rg2 Rh3 53. Re2
Rg3 54. Bg2 Ba6 55. Rd2 Ke6 56. f5+ Ke7 57. Kf4 Rd3 58. Rxd3 Bxd3 59. Ke5 1-0

[Event "Lausanne YM 5th"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "2004.09.15"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Alekseev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2004.09.15"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 d5 8. Nbd2
dxe4 9. dxe4 Bc5 10. Qe2 Qe7 11. Nc4 Bg4 12. h3 Be6 13. Kh2 a6 14. Bg5 h6 15.
Bh4 g5 16. Bg3 Nh5 17. Ncd2 Rad8 18. Rad1 Ba7 19. Ba4 b5 20. Bb3 Rd6 21. a4 Rb8
22. axb5 axb5 23. Ra1 Bb6 24. Rfd1 Rbd8 25. Qxb5 Bxb3 26. Qxb3 Nxg3 27. fxg3
Qe6 28. Qxe6 fxe6 29. Rf1 Rxd2 30. Nxd2 Rxd2 31. Rf6 Nd8 32. Raf1 Kg7 33. Rf8
Rd7 34. Re8 Bc5 35. b4 Be7 36. g4 Bf6 37. b5 Kf7 38. Rh8 Kg7 39. Re8 Kf7 40.
Rh8 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "NOR-ch playoff"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "2004.09.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ostenstad, Berge"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E09"]
[WhiteElo "2482"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2004.09.04"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 c6 7. Nbd2 Nbd7 8. Qc2
b5 9. c5 a5 10. e4 b4 11. e5 Ne8 12. Re1 Nc7 13. Nf1 Ba6 14. h4 Qb8 15. N1h2
Qb5 16. Bf1 Qb7 17. Bh3 a4 18. Bg5 b3 19. axb3 axb3 20. Qb1 Rfe8 21. Bxe7 Rxe7
22. Ng5 Nf8 23. Ng4 Ne8 24. Qd1 Bc4 25. Rxa8 Qxa8 26. Ne3 Qa4 27. Qd2 Ra7 28.
Nxc4 Qxc4 29. Bf1 Qa4 30. Re3 Nc7 31. Nf3 Nb5 32. Qd1 h6 33. Kg2 Ra8 34. Bxb5
Qxb5 35. Qxb3 Rb8 36. Qxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "NOR-ch playoff"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "2004.09.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ostenstad, Berge"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2482"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2004.09.04"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 O-O 8. Bd3
Nbc6 9. Qh5 Ng6 10. Nf3 Qc7 11. Be3 c4 12. Bxg6 fxg6 13. Qg4 Bd7 14. h4 Rf5 15.
h5 gxh5 16. Rxh5 Raf8 17. Kd2 Be8 18. Rxf5 exf5 19. Qg3 Nd8 20. Ng5 Bg6 21. Rh1
Qc6 22. Qh4 f4 23. Nxh7 Qa4 24. Nxf8 Qxc2+ 25. Ke1 Qb1+ 26. Ke2 Qd3+ 27. Kf3
Qe4+ 28. Ke2 Qd3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Politiken Cup 26th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "2004.08.01"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Lindberg, Bengt"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2422"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2004.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3
Be6 9. Nd5 Nbd7 10. Qd3 O-O 11. c4 b5 12. cxb5 axb5 13. O-O Rb8 14. Rfd1 Bxd5
15. exd5 Re8 16. Rac1 e4 17. Qd2 Ne5 18. Nd4 Nxd5 19. Nc6 Nxc6 20. Qxd5 Nb4 21.
Qd2 Nd3 22. Bxd3 exd3 23. Qxd3 Bf6 24. Rc2 Be5 25. g3 h5 26. h4 Qf6 27. Kg2 Qe6
28. Qd5 Qg6 29. Re2 Re6 30. Qd3 Qg4 31. Bg5 f6 32. Bc1 Bxg3 33. f3 Rxe2+ 34.
Qxe2 Qg6 35. Qd3 Qxd3 36. Rxd3 Bxh4 37. Rxd6 Rc8 38. Be3 Re8 39. Rd3 f5 40. f4
Bf6 41. Rb3 Bxb2 42. Kf3 Bf6 43. Rxb5 g6 44. a4 Re4 45. Rb6 Kg7 46. Rb7+ Kh6
47. Bc5 g5 48. fxg5+ Kxg5 49. Rb4 Rxb4 50. Bxb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Politiken Cup 26th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "2004.07.31"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "2004.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O Nc6 8. c4
Nf6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. h3 Nb4 11. Be2 dxc4 12. Bxc4 c6 13. Bg5 Nbd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Politiken Cup 26th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "2004.07.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Schlecht, Daniel"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2363"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2004.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. e4 b4 10. Na4 c5 11. e5 Nd5 12. O-O h6 13. Re1 Rc8 14. Nxc5 Nxc5 15.
dxc5 Bxc5 16. Qe2 Qb6 17. Bd2 O-O 18. a3 Rfd8 19. Rf1 a5 20. h3 b3 21. Rac1 Ne7
22. a4 Nf5 23. Kh2 Rxd3 24. Qxd3 Ba6 25. Qc3 Bxf1 26. Rxf1 Ra8 27. Be1 Nd4 28.
Nd2 Bb4 29. Qe3 Rd8 30. Nxb3 Qa6 31. Bxb4 Qxf1 32. Nxd4 axb4 33. Nc6 Ra8 34. b3
Qd1 35. Ne7+ Kh8 36. Qf4 Qe1 37. g3 Ra7 38. Qxf7 Rxe7 39. Qxe7 Qxf2+ 40. Kh1
Qf1+ 41. Kh2 Qe2+ 42. Kg1 Qe3+ 43. Kf1 Qf3+ 44. Ke1 Qxg3+ 45. Kd2 Qc3+ 46. Ke2
Qxe5+ 47. Kd2 Qb2+ 48. Ke1 Qxb3 49. Qd8+ Kh7 50. a5 Qe3+ 51. Kd1 b3 52. Qd2
Qg1+ 53. Ke2 b2 54. Qc2+ Qg6 0-1

[Event "Politiken Cup 26th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "2004.07.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Lie, Kjetil A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A77"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2459"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2004.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. O-O
exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. Nd2 Nbd7 11. Qc2 Ne5 12. h3 g5 13. f4 gxf4 14. Rxf4 Kh8
15. Nc4 Ng6 16. Rf1 b5 17. Nxb5 Nxe4 18. Bd3 a6 19. Bxe4 axb5 20. Rxf7 bxc4 21.
Bxg6 Qh4 22. Rxg7 Re1+ 23. Kh2 Kxg7 24. Bxh7 Qxh7 25. Qc3+ Re5 26. Bf4 Qf5 27.
Qg3+ Kh7 28. Rf1 Ra7 29. Bxe5 Qxf1 30. Qh4+ Kg6 31. Qg3+ Kh7 32. Qh4+ Kg6 33.
Qg3+ Kf5 34. Bxd6 Qe2 35. Qf4+ Kg6 36. Qg3+ Kf5 37. Qf4+ Kg6 38. Qg3+ Kf7 39.
Be5 Re7 40. Qg7+ Ke8 41. Qg6+ Rf7 42. Qg8+ Rf8 43. Qg6+ Rf7 44. Qg8+ Rf8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Politiken Cup 26th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "2004.07.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B87"]
[WhiteElo "2537"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2004.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. Bb3
b5 9. f4 Bb7 10. e5 dxe5 11. fxe5 Bc5 12. Be3 Nc6 13. exf6 Bxd4 14. Qe2 Bxe3+
15. Qxe3 Qd4 16. Rae1 gxf6 17. Ne4 O-O-O 18. Rxf6 Qxe3+ 19. Rxe3 Rd1+ 20. Kf2
Ne5 21. h3 Rg8 22. g4 Rd4 23. Nc5 Nd7 24. Nxd7 Rxd7 25. Rh6 Rg7 26. Re5 Rd1 27.
c4 Rd2+ 28. Ke3 Rxb2 29. cxb5 axb5 30. Rxb5 Kc7 31. Rbh5 Kd6 32. Rxh7 Rxh7 33.
Rxh7 Ke7 34. g5 Rg2 35. h4 Bd5 36. Bxd5 exd5 37. a4 Kf8 38. a5 Ra2 39. Rh8+ Kg7
40. Ra8 Rh2 41. Rd8 Rxh4 42. Rxd5 f6 43. Kd3 fxg5 44. Rd4 Rh8 45. a6 Kf6 46.
Kc4 Ke5 47. Rd7 g4 48. a7 g3 49. Rg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Politiken Cup 26th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "2004.07.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Miezis, Normunds"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2502"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2004.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 dxc6 7. Nd2 e5 8.
Nc4 Be6 9. Bd2 Bxc4 10. Bxc4 Qd4 11. Qe2 b5 12. Bb3 Nf6 13. O-O-O Qxe4 14. Rhe1
Qxe2 15. Rxe2 Nd7 16. Bc3 Ra7 17. f4 Be7 18. fxe5 Nc5 19. e6 Nxb3+ 20. axb3 Rg8
21. Bd4 Rb7 22. exf7+ Kxf7 23. Rf1+ Ke8 24. Bc5 Rf8 25. Rfe1 Rf7 26. b4 Kd8 27.
Re6 Bxc5 28. Re8+ Kd7 29. bxc5 Rf1 30. R8e7+ Kc8 31. Re8+ Kd7 32. R8e7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Politiken Cup 26th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "2004.07.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Dannevig, Oystein"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2363"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2004.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

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. Nc3 Ke8 10. h3 Ne7 11. b3 Ng6 12. Bb2 a5 13. Rad1 Bb4 14. Nd4
Bxc3 15. Bxc3 Nf4 16. Rfe1 h5 17. e6 fxe6 18. Bd2 Ng6 19. Nxe6 Bxe6 20. Rxe6+
Kf7 21. Rde1 Rhd8 22. Bc3 Rd5 23. R6e3 a4 24. Rf3+ Kg8 25. Rg3 Rd6 26. f4 axb3
27. axb3 Rf8 28. Bb4 Nxf4 29. Bxd6 cxd6 30. Re7 g6 31. Rf3 b5 32. Re4 g5 33. h4
Ng6 34. Rxf8+ Kxf8 35. Re6 1-0

[Event "Politiken Cup 26th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "2004.07.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sammalvuo, Niina"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2268"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2004.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. Qd2 Nbd7 11. a4 Rc8 12. Rfd1 Qc7 13. a5 Rfd8 14. Qe1 h6 15.
Nc1 Qb8 16. N1a2 Ng4 17. Bxg4 Bxg4 18. Rd2 Nf6 19. f3 Be6 20. Qd1 Rc4 21. b3
Rcc8 22. Rd3 Rd7 23. Qd2 d5 24. Bf2 dxe4 25. Rxd7 Bxd7 26. Nxe4 Nxe4 27. fxe4
Bc6 28. Qe2 Qd6 29. Rd1 Qa3 30. Nc3 Qxa5 31. Nd5 Bxd5 32. exd5 Bd6 33. c4 Re8
34. Qe3 Rc8 35. Rc1 Bc5 36. Qe2 e4 37. Rd1 e3 38. Bg3 Qc3 39. d6 Qxb3 40. Rd5
Qb1+ 41. Qe1 Qxe1+ 42. Bxe1 b6 43. Kf1 Rd8 44. Bg3 Rd7 45. Ke2 f6 46. Bf4 Kf7
0-1

[Event "Politiken Cup 26th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "2004.07.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Willumsen, Niels Henrik"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2004.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 Nf5 8. Bd3
h5 9. Qf4 cxd4 10. Bxf5 exf5 11. cxd4 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Qb5 13. Ne2 Nc6 14. Qf3 Be6
15. O-O O-O-O 16. Rfb1 Qc4 17. c3 f4 18. Nxf4 Bf5 19. Rb2 f6 20. Nxd5 Bg4 21.
Ne7+ Kc7 22. Qg3 fxe5 23. Nxc6 Kxc6 24. Qxe5 Rhe8 25. Qxg7 Rd7 26. Qg6+ Re6 27.
Qg5 Rd5 28. Qg8 Rd7 29. Qb8 Re2 30. Qxa7 Qf7 31. Qc5# 1-0

[Event "Politiken Cup 26th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "2004.07.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Andersen, Daniel"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2044"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2004.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 O-O 5. e4 c5 6. Nge2 Nc6 7. O-O d6 8. d3
Rb8 9. Rb1 a6 10. a3 b5 11. cxb5 axb5 12. b4 Ba6 13. Nd5 Nd7 14. Be3 e6 15.
Ndc3 Nd4 16. Bf4 Nxe2+ 17. Nxe2 Ne5 18. Be3 Qe7 19. f4 Ng4 20. Bc1 f5 21. h3
Nf6 22. Bb2 Rfd8 23. Nc3 Rbc8 24. Re1 Nh5 25. Kh2 cxb4 0-1

[Event "NOR-ch"]
[Site "Molde"]
[Date "2004.07.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Lie, Kjetil A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A67"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[PlyCount "176"]
[EventDate "2004.07.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Bg7 8. Bb5+
Nfd7 9. a4 a6 10. Bd3 Qh4+ 11. g3 Qd8 12. Nf3 O-O 13. O-O Nf6 14. f5 Ng4 15.
Bg5 Qb6 16. a5 Qxb2 17. Na4 Bd4+ 18. Kh1 Qxa1 19. Qb3 Nd7 20. Rxa1 Bxa1 21. Be7
Re8 22. Bxd6 Nf2+ 23. Kg2 Nxe4 24. Bxe4 Rxe4 25. Ng5 Re2+ 26. Kf1 Re8 27. Qf3
Ne5 28. Qd1 Bd4 29. Nb6 Bxf5 30. Nxa8 Ng4 31. Bf4 Rxa8 32. Qb3 Re8 33. d6 Nxh2+
34. Kg2 Re2+ 35. Kh1 Be4+ 36. Nxe4 Ng4 37. Nf6+ Bxf6 38. d7 Nf2+ 39. Kg2 Nd3+
40. Kf3 Nxf4 41. Qxb7 Ra2 42. Qb8+ Kg7 43. Qxf4 Ra3+ 44. Ke2 Ra2+ 45. Kd1 Bd8
46. Qe5+ f6 47. Qe8 Bxa5 48. Qe7+ Kh6 49. Qf8+ Kg5 50. Qxc5+ Kh6 51. Kc1 Ra1+
52. Kc2 Ra2+ 53. Kb1 Ra4 54. Kb2 Kg7 55. Kb3 Ra1 56. Qe7+ Kg8 57. Qxf6 Rd1 58.
Qe6+ Kf8 59. Qe8+ Kg7 60. Qe7+ Kg8 61. Kc4 Rf1 62. d8=Q+ Bxd8 63. Qxd8+ Kg7 64.
Qe7+ Rf7 65. Qe5+ Rf6 66. g4 h6 67. Kd5 g5 68. Qc7+ Rf7 69. Qc3+ Kg8 70. Ke6
Rf4 71. Qe5 Kh7 72. Ke7 Kg8 73. Qe6+ Kg7 74. Qf5 a5 75. Qe5+ Kg8 76. Qxa5 Kh7
77. Qd5 Kh8 78. Qd6 Kg7 79. Qe6 Kh7 80. Qd7 Kg8 81. Qc8+ Kh7 82. Qe6 Kg7 83.
Qf5 Ra4 84. Qf7+ Kh8 85. Qe8+ Kg7 86. Qf7+ Kh8 87. Qg6 Rb4 88. Kd8 Rb7 1-0

[Event "NOR-ch"]
[Site "Molde"]
[Date "2004.07.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Fyllingen, Roy Harald"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D77"]
[WhiteElo "2374"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2004.07.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. c4 dxc4 7. Na3 Nc6 8.
Nxc4 Be6 9. b3 a5 10. Bb2 Bd5 11. Rc1 a4 12. bxa4 Ra6 13. a3 Qa8 14. Ne3 Be4
15. d5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxb2 17. Nxc7 Qa7 18. Nxa6 Bxc1 19. Qxc1 Qxa6 20. Qh6 Bxf3
1/2-1/2

[Event "NOR-ch"]
[Site "Molde"]
[Date "2004.07.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Djurhuus, Rune"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B74"]
[WhiteElo "2483"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2004.07.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Be2 O-O 8.
Nb3 d6 9. O-O a6 10. f4 b5 11. Bf3 Bb7 12. e5 dxe5 13. fxe5 Nd7 14. e6 fxe6 15.
Bg4 Rxf1+ 16. Qxf1 Nce5 17. Bxe6+ Kh8 18. Rd1 Qc7 19. Qe2 Rf8 20. Bd4 b4 21.
Ne4 Rf4 22. Ng5 h6 23. Bxd7 hxg5 24. Be8 Re4 25. Qf2 Rg4 26. g3 Nf3+ 27. Kf1
Qc4+ 28. Rd3 Bxd4 29. Nxd4 Rxd4 30. b3 Rxd3 31. bxc4 Rd1+ 32. Ke2 Rd2+ 33. Ke3
Rxf2 34. Kxf2 Kg7 35. c5 Nd4 36. Ke3 e5 37. Kd3 Bd5 0-1

[Event "NOR-ch"]
[Site "Molde"]
[Date "2004.07.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ostenstad, Berge"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2492"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2004.07.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 O-O 9. Be3 Nc6 10. O-O Na5 11. Bd3 b6 12. Rc1 e6 13. e5 Bb7 14. Nf4 Nc6 15.
Be4 Qd7 16. Qf3 Rab8 17. Rfd1 cxd4 18. cxd4 Ne7 19. d5 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "NOR-ch"]
[Site "Molde"]
[Date "2004.07.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Johannessen, Leif Erlend"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2521"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2004.07.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 a6 5. c5 Nbd7 6. Bf4 Nh5 7. e3 Nxf4 8. exf4
b6 9. b4 g6 10. Bd3 Bg7 11. Rc1 O-O 12. O-O a5 13. b5 Bb7 14. Na4 bxc5 15. Nxc5
Nxc5 16. Rxc5 cxb5 17. Bxb5 Rc8 18. Rxc8 Bxc8 19. Qd2 Qb6 20. a4 Bg4 21. Ne5
Bxe5 22. fxe5 Rc8 23. h3 Be6 24. Rd1 Kg7 25. Kh2 Bf5 26. Qg5 Qa7 27. Kg1 Rc3
28. Bf1 Qc7 29. Bb5 h6 30. Qf4 Bc2 31. Be8 Bf5 32. Bb5 Qc8 33. h4 Rc2 34. Kh2
Rb2 35. Kg1 Rb4 36. Qe3 Qc2 37. Qd2 Qe4 38. Bc6 Be6 39. Qc3 Qe2 40. Re1 Qc4 41.
Rc1 Qxc3 42. Rxc3 Rxd4 43. Rc5 Rc4 44. Rxc4 dxc4 45. Kf1 c3 46. Ke2 c2 47. Kd2
Bb3 48. f4 f6 0-1

[Event "NOR-ch"]
[Site "Molde"]
[Date "2004.07.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Elsness, Frode"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2408"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2004.07.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. O-O Be7 6. c3 O-O 7. Re1 a6 8. Ba4
b5 9. Bc2 Re8 10. Nbd2 Bf8 11. Nf1 h6 12. Ng3 g6 13. h3 d5 14. d4 dxe4 15. Nxe4
Bf5 16. d5 Bxe4 17. Bxe4 Nxe4 18. Rxe4 Ne7 19. Rxe5 Bg7 20. Re2 Qxd5 21. Qe1
Kf8 22. Bf4 Qb7 23. Be5 Bxe5 24. Nxe5 c6 25. c4 bxc4 26. Qc3 Kg8 27. Rae1 Nd5
28. Qxc4 Re6 29. Qg4 Kh7 30. Nc4 Rxe2 31. Rxe2 Qc8 32. Qd4 Qc7 33. g3 Rd8 34.
Qc5 Kg8 35. Kg2 Qb7 36. b3 Qb5 37. Qa7 Rf8 38. Re5 Rd8 39. Kh2 Rf8 40. Nd6 Qb8
41. Qd7 Qb6 42. Kg2 Nf6 43. Qe7 Nd5 44. Qh4 Qd8 45. Qxh6 Qf6 46. Nc4 a5 47. Re4
Ra8 48. Nxa5 Nc3 49. Rf4 Qe5 50. Nxc6 Qd5+ 51. Kh2 Qxc6 52. Rh4 f5 53. Qh8+ Kf7
54. Qe5 1-0

[Event "NOR-ch"]
[Site "Molde"]
[Date "2004.07.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2004.07.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Nge7 7. Na3 cxd4 8. cxd4
f6 9. O-O fxe5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nc6 12. Nb5 a6 13. Bd3 g6 14. Qg4 Nxe5
15. Qg3 axb5 16. Qxe5 Rg8 17. Bxb5 Qb6 18. Bd3 Bg7 19. Qg3 e5 20. Be3 Qe6 21.
Rac1 Rxa2 22. Qh4 e4 23. Be2 Bxb2 24. Rb1 Bf6 25. Qxh7 Rg7 26. Qh8+ Rg8 27. Qh7
Rxe2 28. Rxb7 Rc2 29. Rfb1 Rg7 30. Qh8+ Rg8 31. Qh7 Rg7 32. Qh8+ Qg8 33. Qh6
Bc8 34. R7b6 Bd8 35. Rb8 Rgc7 36. R1b6 Qg7 37. Qf4 g5 38. Qd6 Rc1+ 0-1

[Event "NOR-ch"]
[Site "Molde"]
[Date "2004.07.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nordahl, Helge Andreas"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2359"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2004.07.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 g6 8. Bb5+
c6 9. Bd3 Bg7 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. O-O O-O 12. b4 Nd7 13. Rb1 a5 14. Bd2 axb4 15.
axb4 b5 16. Bc3 Nb6 17. Ne5 Nc4 18. Nxc4 dxc4 19. Be4 Qe7 20. Bf3 Ra3 21. Qd2
Rfa8 22. Ra1 Bf8 23. Rxa3 Rxa3 24. Rb1 Qf6 25. Ra1 Rxa1+ 26. Bxa1 Bg7 27. Qc2
Bc8 28. Qe4 Bd7 29. Bc3 h5 30. g3 Qd8 31. h4 Qa8 32. Qc2 Bf5 33. e4 Be6 34. Qb2
Qa4 35. Kh2 Bd7 36. Qa1 Qc2 37. Qe1 Bg4 38. Bxg4 hxg4 39. e5 Kf8 40. Qd2 Qxd2
41. Bxd2 f6 42. Bc3 fxe5 43. dxe5 Ke7 44. Kg2 Ke6 45. f4 gxf3+ 46. Kxf3 Bxe5
47. Be1 c3 0-1

[Event "NOR-ch"]
[Site "Molde"]
[Date "2004.07.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Dannevig, Oystein"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C66"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2372"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2004.07.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. O-O g6 6. d4 exd4 7. e5 dxe5 8. Nxe5
Bd7 9. Re1 Nxe5 10. Rxe5+ Be7 11. Bg5 Ng8 12. Qxd4 f6 13. Nc3 c5 14. Bxd7+ Qxd7
15. Qxd7+ Kxd7 16. Rd1+ Kc7 17. Nd5+ Kc6 18. Nxe7+ Nxe7 19. Re6+ Kb5 20. Bxf6
Rhd8 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Re1 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.20"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "164"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e4 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Qd2 d6 7. Nge2 Nc6 8.
a3 Bxc3 9. Qxc3 O-O 10. f4 e5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. f5 g6 13. g4 h5 14. h3 Rd8 15.
Qe3 b6 16. g5 Qd6 17. Nc3 Qd4 18. Qxd4 Nxd4 19. O-O-O gxf5 20. Bc4 Kg7 21. exf5
Bxf5 22. Rhf1 Rf8 23. h4 c6 24. Ne2 Nxe2+ 25. Bxe2 Bg6 26. Rd7 Rad8 27. Rxa7
Rd4 28. Rh1 Rfd8 29. Re7 R8d5 30. Bd3 Bxd3 31. cxd3 Rf4 32. Kd2 e4 33. Ke3 Rf3+
34. Ke2 Rdxd3 35. Rxe4 Rb3 36. a4 c5 37. Re7 Rf4 38. Rb7 Rxb2+ 39. Ke3 Rbb4 40.
Rg1 Rbe4+ 41. Kd3 Rd4+ 42. Ke3 Rde4+ 43. Kd3 Rg4 44. Rf1 Rgf4 45. Rxf4 Rxf4 46.
Rxb6 Rxa4 47. Rc6 Rxh4 48. Rxc5 Rg4 49. Ke3 Kg6 50. Kf3 Rxg5 51. Rc6+ f6 52.
Rc4 Rg1 53. Rc8 Rg4 54. Rg8+ Kf5 55. Rh8 Rg5 56. Rh6 Ke5 57. Rh8 Rf5+ 58. Ke3
Kd5 59. Ra8 Ke6 60. Ra7 Rb5 61. Kf4 Rb4+ 62. Kf3 Kf5 63. Ra5+ Kg6 64. Ra8 h4
65. Ra5 Rb3+ 66. Kg4 h3 67. Rg5+ Kf7 68. Rh5 Ke6 69. Rh8 Rc3 70. Kf4 Kf7 71.
Kg4 Kg6 72. Kf4 Rc2 73. Kg3 h2 74. Kf3 Kf5 75. Rh5+ Ke6 76. Rh8 Ke5 77. Re8+
Kd4 78. Rd8+ Kc3 79. Rh8 Rd2 80. Kg3 Kd3 81. Kf3 Kc2 82. Kg3 Kd1 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.20"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nxc3 7. bxc3 g6
8. d4 Bg7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Nc6 11. Re1 Bg4 12. Be4 e5 13. dxe5 Qxd1 14. Rxd1
Bxe5 15. Rb1 Bxc3 16. Rxb7 Rad8 17. Rf1 Nd4 18. Bg5 Rd7 19. Rxd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.20"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Qb3 Bg7 7. cxd5 O-O 8.
Be2 Nbd7 9. Bf3 Nb6 10. a4 a5 11. Nge2 Bf5 12. Qd1 Nbxd5 13. O-O Qd7 14. Ng3
Be6 15. Nge4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 b6 17. Ng5 Rad8 18. Nxe6 Qxe6 19. Re1 Qd6 20. Bg5
Bf6 21. Qd2 Bxg5 22. Qxg5 Nb4 23. Rad1 Nc2 24. Re4 Qf6 25. Qxf6 exf6 26. g4 Rd6
27. Rd2 Nb4 28. Re7 Rfd8 29. Rb7 Rxd4 30. Rxd4 Rxd4 31. Rxb6 Nd3 32. b3 Nf4 33.
h4 Kg7 34. Rb5 Rd3 35. Be4 Rc3 36. Rxa5 Rxb3 37. Rb5 Ra3 38. a5 Ne2+ 39. Kg2
Nc3 40. Rb4 Nxe4 41. Rxe4 Rxa5 42. Rb4 h5 43. gxh5 Rxh5 44. Kg3 Rd5 45. f3 Rd7
46. Ra4 Kh6 47. Rb4 f5 48. Rc4 Re7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.19"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. e4 d5 6. e5 Ne4 7. Bd3 c5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Nge2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nd7 11. f4 Qh4+ 12. g3 Qh3 13. Bd2 Nxd2 14. Qxd2 Nc5
15. Bf1 Qh6 16. Bg2 Qa6 17. Qe2 b6 18. Bxd5 Nd3+ 19. Kf1 Bh3+ 20. Bg2 Bxg2+ 21.
Kxg2 Rfd8 22. Ncb5 Rxd4 23. Nxd4 Rd8 24. Qe4 Qc4 25. b3 Qxd4 26. Qxd4 Rxd4 27.
Rad1 Bd2 28. Rhf1 g5 29. Kf3 Nb2 30. Rb1 Nd3 31. Rbd1 Nb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "NOR-chTA final"]
[Site "Trondheim"]
[Date "2004.05.23"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Lie, Kjetil A"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2004.05.19"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "06"]
[BlackTeam "04"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bh4 d5 4. f3 Nd6 5. Nc3 Nf5 6. Bf2 e5 7. dxe5 d4 8. e4
dxc3 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. O-O-O+ Ke8 11. exf5 cxb2+ 12. Kxb2 Bxf5 13. Ne2 Nc6 14.
Nc3 a6 15. f4 Rd8 16. Be2 h5 17. Bf3 Rh6 18. Nd5 Rd7 19. Ne3 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Bd7
21. Nd5 Kd8 22. Bh4+ Kc8 23. h3 Bc5 24. c3 Rh8 25. Be4 Re8 26. Bf6 Bf8 27. Bh4
Bc5 28. Bf3 Rh8 29. Bg5 Bf5 30. Re1 Kb8 31. Be4 Bc8 32. Bd3 Re8 33. Be2 Nxe5
34. fxe5 Rxe5 35. Bf4 Rxd5 36. Bf3 Rf5 37. Bh2 Be6 38. Rd1 Be7 39. Bg1 Rb5+ 40.
Ka1 Ra5 41. Rd2 Bf6 42. Bd4 Bxd4 43. cxd4 Bd5 44. Bxh5 Bxa2 0-1

[Event "NOR-chTA final"]
[Site "Trondheim"]
[Date "2004.05.22"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Gausel, Einar"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2004.05.19"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "03"]
[BlackTeam "06"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Bb5+ Nc6 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 Bg4 11. d5 Ne5 12. Be2 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3
Bxc3 15. Rab1 Qd6 16. Bh6 Bg7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Qc3+ Kg8 19. Rxb7 Rfb8 20. Qb3
a6 21. Rb1 Rxb7 22. Qxb7 Rd8 23. g3 Qe5 24. Qb6 Re8 25. Qc6 Rd8 26. Qb6 Re8 27.
Qc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "NOR-chTA final"]
[Site "Trondheim"]
[Date "2004.05.21"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Ostenstad, Berge"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E76"]
[WhiteElo "2492"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2004.05.19"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "01"]
[BlackTeam "06"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. c4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. f4 d6 6. Nf3 Na6 7. Bd3 e5 8. fxe5
dxe5 9. d5 Nc5 10. Bc2 a5 11. O-O Ne8 12. Bg5 f6 13. Bh4 Qe7 14. Qe2 Bd7 15. b3
Nd6 16. a3 Na6 17. Kh1 Kh8 18. Nb5 Qe8 19. Nc3 f5 20. Rab1 Nc5 21. Nd2 Ncxe4
22. Bxe4 fxe4 23. Rxf8+ Qxf8 24. Bf2 Nf5 25. Ndxe4 Nd4 26. Qb2 Bf5 27. Re1 Qf7
28. Kg1 Rf8 29. b4 axb4 30. axb4 b5 31. Qa2 bxc4 32. Qxc4 Bxe4 33. Nxe4 c6 34.
Bxd4 cxd5 35. Nd6 dxc4 36. Nxf7+ Rxf7 37. Bxe5 Rb7 38. Kf2 Rxb4 39. Bxg7+ Kxg7
40. Re7+ Kg8 41. Rc7 h5 42. h4 Kf8 43. Ke3 c3 1/2-1/2

[Event "NOR-chTA final"]
[Site "Trondheim"]
[Date "2004.05.20"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Madsen, Dag"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2287"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2004.05.19"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "06"]
[BlackTeam "07"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 c6 6. Be2 Bf5 7. O-O Nd7 8.
Nf3 e6 9. c4 Nb4 10. a3 Nc2 11. Ra2 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 c5 13. Qc3 Bxb1 14. Bg5 f6
15. Rxb1 fxg5 16. Qe3 Be7 17. Rd1 Bf6 18. b4 Qe7 19. Rad2 Nf8 20. Rd6 cxb4 21.
axb4 h5 22. c5 g4 23. Nd2 Kf7 24. Ne4 Rh6 25. Bc4 Kg8 26. Nxf6+ Rxf6 27. b5 Kh8
28. c6 bxc6 29. bxc6 a5 30. Qg5 Qf7 31. Rd8 Rxd8 32. Rxd8 Rf5 33. Qxf5 1-0

[Event "NOR-chTA final"]
[Site "Trondheim"]
[Date "2004.05.19"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Egeli, Per Ove"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2298"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2004.05.19"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "08"]
[BlackTeam "06"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 c5 6. Nge2 Nc6 7. d3 d6 8. O-O
Ne8 9. Be3 Nd4 10. Rb1 a5 11. a3 Nc7 12. b4 axb4 13. axb4 b6 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15.
cxd5 Ra2 16. Nxd4 cxd4 17. Qb3 Ra7 18. Bd2 Bd7 19. Ra1 Qa8 20. Qb2 Bb5 21. Rxa7
Qxa7 22. Ra1 Qd7 23. Bf1 f5 24. Qa3 fxe4 25. dxe4 Bxf1 26. Rxf1 Qb5 27. Bg5 Re8
28. Qa7 Kf7 29. h4 Qe2 30. Qxb6 h6 31. Bf4 g5 32. hxg5 hxg5 33. Bxg5 Rh8 34.
Qc7 Qxe4 35. f3 Qe2 36. Bh4 Bf6 37. Qd7 Bxh4 38. Qe6+ Qxe6 39. dxe6+ Kxe6 40.
gxh4 Rxh4 41. Re1+ Kd7 42. Kg2 e5 43. Kg3 Rh8 44. f4 Rg8+ 45. Kf3 Rf8 46. Re4
Kc6 0-1

[Event "Sigeman & Co 12th"]
[Site "Malmo/Copenhagen"]
[Date "2004.05.09"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Agrest, Evgenij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2004.04.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 g6 6. Bf4 Bg7 7. e3 O-O 8. Qb3 Qa5
9. Qa3 Qd8 10. Be2 a5 11. O-O Na6 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Rfc1 Bg4 15.
Qb3 Ra7 16. Rc3 b6 17. Bxa6 Rxa6 18. Ne5 Bxe5 19. Bxe5 Ra7 20. Rac1 Qd7 21. h3
Be2 22. Qxb6 Rb7 23. Rc7 Rxb6 24. Rxd7 Bc4 25. Rxe7 Rxb2 26. Ra7 f6 27. Bd6 Rf7
28. Rxa5 Rfb7 29. Ra1 Kf7 30. Rc5 Ke6 31. Bg3 Kf5 32. a5 Rb1+ 33. Rxb1 Rxb1+
34. Kh2 Rb5 35. Rc7 Rxa5 36. Rxh7 Ra2 37. Rf7 Ke6 38. Rg7 Bd3 39. Bh4 Be4 40.
Rb7 g5 41. Bg3 f5 42. Rg7 f4 43. exf4 gxf4 44. Bxf4 Rxf2 45. Be5 Rf7 46. Rxf7
Kxf7 47. g4 Bf3 48. Kg3 Bd1 49. h4 Ke6 50. h5 Ba4 51. Kh4 Bb5 52. Kg5 Be2 53.
Kg6 1-0

[Event "Sigeman & Co 12th"]
[Site "Malmo/Copenhagen"]
[Date "2004.05.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2004.04.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. d3 d6 10. a5 Be6 11. Nbd2 Rb8 12. Nc4 Nd7 13. Be3 d5 14. exd5 Bxd5 15.
Ncd2 Bxb3 16. Nxb3 Rb5 17. Qe2 Kh8 18. d4 e4 19. Qc4 Qa8 20. Nfd2 f5 21. Bf4
Nf6 22. Bxc7 Nd5 23. Bb6 Nf4 24. Nf1 Rf6 25. Ne3 Rg6 26. Kf1 Rh6 27. h3 Qe8 28.
Bc7 Bd6 29. Bxd6 Rxd6 30. Rad1 h6 31. Rd2 Qd8 32. d5 Ne5 33. Qd4 Qf6 34. Nxf5
Qxf5 35. Qxe4 Qxe4 36. Rxe4 Neg6 37. g3 Rbxd5 38. gxf4 Rxd2 39. Nxd2 Rxd2 40.
f5 Nf8 41. Rxb4 Rxc2 42. Rb8 Kg8 43. b4 Rc6 44. Ke2 Kf7 45. Ke3 Nd7 46. Rb7 Rd6
47. b5 Ke7 48. Ke4 Kd8 49. bxa6 Rxa6 50. Rb5 Kc7 51. Kd5 Rd6+ 52. Ke4 Rd2 53.
f3 Kc6 54. Rb1 Ra2 55. Rg1 Re2+ 56. Kd4 Re7 57. Rc1+ Kd6 58. Rc8 Ne5 59. a6 Ra7
60. Rg8 Nxf3+ 61. Kc4 Rxa6 62. Rxg7 Ke5 63. Kd3 Ra3+ 0-1

[Event "Sigeman & Co 12th"]
[Site "Malmo/Copenhagen"]
[Date "2004.05.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2004.04.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. e5 Nd5 7. Nc3 Nc7 8.
Bxc6 dxc6 9. Ne4 Ne6 10. d3 O-O 11. Be3 b6 12. Qd2 f5 13. exf6 exf6 14. Bh6 Qd7
15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. a3 Nd4 17. Nxd4 cxd4 18. b4 Bb7 19. Qf4 Rad8 20. h4 h5 21. f3
c5 22. bxc5 Bxe4 23. Rxe4 bxc5 24. Rae1 Rde8 25. g4 Rxe4 26. Qxe4 Qd6 27. Kg2
hxg4 28. Qe7+ Qxe7 29. Rxe7+ Kh6 30. fxg4 c4 31. Kf3 cxd3 32. cxd3 Rc8 33. Kf4
g5+ 34. hxg5+ fxg5+ 35. Ke4 Rc1 36. Kxd4 Rg1 37. Re4 Ra1 38. Kc5 Rxa3 39. d4
Kg6 40. d5 Rc3+ 41. Kb5 Kf6 42. d6 Rd3 43. Kc6 a5 44. d7 Rc3+ 45. Kb7 Rb3+ 46.
Kc7 Rc3+ 47. Kd8 Kf7 48. Re7+ Kf8 49. Re5 1-0

[Event "Sigeman & Co 12th"]
[Site "Malmo/Copenhagen"]
[Date "2004.05.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2004.04.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Nh4 Bg4 7. h3 Bh5 8. g4
Bg6 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. e3 e6 11. Bxc4 Bb4 12. Bd2 Nbd7 13. g5 Nd5 14. e4 N5b6 15.
Bb3 a5 16. Qe2 c5 17. d5 c4 18. Bxc4 Nxc4 19. Qxc4 O-O 20. O-O-O Rc8 21. Qe2
exd5 22. Kb1 Bxc3 23. Bxc3 Nc5 24. Rxd5 Qe8 25. f3 b6 26. Qe3 Nxa4 27. Bd4 Rc4
28. h4 Qc6 29. h5 gxh5 30. Rxh5 Rc8 31. Rh1 Rc2 32. g6 f6 33. Rdh5 Kf8 34. Qa3+
Ke8 35. Rh8+ Kd7 36. Rxc8 Kxc8 37. Qe7 Qc7 38. Qe8+ Kb7 39. Qxa4 Rc4 40. Qd1
1-0

[Event "Sigeman & Co 12th"]
[Site "Malmo/Copenhagen"]
[Date "2004.05.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aagaard, Jacob"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2004.04.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. c3 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O 14. Nce3
Bg6 15. a4 b4 16. Nxb4 Nxb4 17. cxb4 e4 18. Bc4 Bxb2 19. h4 h6 20. Rb1 Bc3+ 21.
Kf1 Kh8 22. g3 f5 23. Nd5 Be5 24. Qd2 Kh7 25. Kg2 Ra7 26. Nf4 Bxf4 27. Qxf4 Bh5
28. Rhe1 Rg7 29. Rbd1 Bxd1 30. Rxd1 Rf6 31. Be6 Kh8 32. Rxd6 Qe7 33. Qe5 f4 34.
Rxa6 e3 35. Ra8+ Rf8 36. Rxf8+ Qxf8 37. fxe3 fxg3 38. Qf4 Qxf4 39. exf4 Ra7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sigeman & Co 12th"]
[Site "Malmo/Copenhagen"]
[Date "2004.05.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2004.04.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Nh4 Bd7 7. e3 e6 8. Bxc4
c5 9. O-O Nc6 10. Nf3 Be7 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. e4 Qb8 13. h3 O-O 14. Qe2 Nd4 15.
Nxd4 Bxd4 16. Rd1 Qe5 17. Bf4 Qxf4 18. Rxd4 Bc6 19. Bb5 Rfd8 20. Rad1 Rxd4 21.
Rxd4 Bxb5 22. Qxb5 h5 23. g3 Qc7 24. Rc4 Qe7 25. Rd4 a6 26. Qb6 e5 27. Nd5 Nxd5
28. Rxd5 h4 29. g4 Rc8 30. Qd6 Qxd6 31. Rxd6 Rc4 32. Rd8+ Kh7 33. Rd7 f6 34.
Rxb7 Rxa4 35. b4 Kh6 36. Kg2 g6 37. Kf3 Kg5 38. b5 a5 39. b6 Rb4 40. Ra7 Rb3+
41. Kg2 Rxb6 42. Rxa5 Kf4 43. Ra4 Rd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sigeman & Co 12th"]
[Site "Malmo/Copenhagen"]
[Date "2004.05.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hillarp Persson, Tiger"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2004.04.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 e5 4. dxe5 Nh5 5. Nh3 Nc6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8.
Nc3 Qxe5 9. g4 Ng7 10. f4 Qe7 11. Nd5 Qd8 12. Qd2 O-O 13. Qc3 Ne8 14. Nf2 Ne7
15. g5 Nxd5 16. cxd5 d6 17. h4 Ng7 18. h5 Qe7 19. Bg2 Bf5 20. h6 Ne8 21. e4 f6
22. gxf6 Nxf6 23. O-O-O Bd7 24. Bf3 c6 25. dxc6 Bxc6 26. Qd4 Nd7 27. Nh3 Nc5
28. Rhe1 Rae8 29. f5 Nxe4 30. Rxe4 Bxe4 31. Bxe4 Qe5 32. Qxe5 Rxe5 33. Ng5 Rc8+
34. Kb1 gxf5 35. Bd5+ Kf8 36. Nxh7+ Ke7 37. Ng5 Rh8 38. h7 Kf6 39. Nf3 Re3 40.
Rh1 Kg6 41. Rg1+ Kf6 42. Ng5 f4 43. Bxb7 Kf5 44. Bd5 Rg3 45. Nf3 Rxg1+ 46. Nxg1
Rxh7 47. Nf3 Rc7 48. b4 Rc3 49. Kb2 Rd3 50. Bc6 d5 51. Ne1 Rd1 52. Nf3 Rd3 53.
Ne1 Rd1 54. Nf3 Ke4 55. Kc2 Rd3 56. Nd2+ Ke3 57. Nb3 d4 58. b5 f3 59. a4 Rxb3
60. Kxb3 d3 0-1

[Event "Sigeman & Co 12th"]
[Site "Malmo/Copenhagen"]
[Date "2004.05.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Hansen, Curt"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2004.04.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Nge7 7. Na3 cxd4 8. cxd4
Nf5 9. Nc2 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qb6 11. Bc3 a5 12. O-O Be7 13. a4 O-O 14. Bb5 f6 15. g4
Nh6 16. exf6 Rxf6 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Rg6 19. Bd4 Bc5 20. Bxd7 Bxd4 21. Nxd4
Rxg4+ 22. Qxg4 Nxg4 23. Bxe6+ Kh8 24. Rad1 Nxe5 25. Bxd5 Rf8 26. Ne6 Rf6 27.
Rc1 Nc6 28. b3 Ne7 29. Nc7 h6 30. Be4 Rf8 31. Nb5 Qe6 32. Rc4 Ng6 33. Nc7 Qg4+
34. Kh1 Qe2 35. Bg2 Rxf2 36. Rg1 Rxg2 37. Rxg2 Qf1+ 38. Rg1 Qf3+ 39. Rg2 Nf4
40. Rxf4 Qxf4 41. Rxg7 Qc1+ 0-1

[Event "Sigeman & Co 12th"]
[Site "Malmo/Copenhagen"]
[Date "2004.04.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hector, Jonny"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2512"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2004.04.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. c3 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O 14. Nce3
Be6 15. Bd3 f5 16. O-O Ra7 17. a4 Ne7 18. Nxe7+ Rxe7 19. axb5 axb5 20. Bxb5 d5
21. Ra6 Kh8 22. Qa4 f4 23. Nc2 Rg8 24. Ra1 Bc8 25. Ra8 Bf8 26. Bf1 Reg7 27. Qc6
Rc7 28. Qb5 Bc5 29. b4 Bxf2+ 30. Kxf2 Rxc3 31. Ne1 f3 32. Nxf3 e4 33. Ne1 Qf6+
34. Kg1 Rf8 35. R8a2 Ra3 36. Qe2 Qb6+ 37. Kh1 Qf6 38. Kg1 Qd4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dubai op 6th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2004.04.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Iordachescu, Viorel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2004.04.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Ne4 7. Bd2 Nxd2 8.
Qxd2 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Ne5 10. Nc2 Be7 11. b3 O-O 12. Rd1 d6 13. Nb5 Qb6 14. O-O d5
15. Qe3 Qxe3 16. Nxe3 dxc4 17. Nxc4 Nxc4 18. bxc4 Bc5 19. Rd3 Rb8 20. Rb1 g6
21. a4 a5 22. Rbd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dubai op 6th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2004.04.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C39"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2004.04.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 d6 6. Nxg4 Nf6 7. Nxf6+ Qxf6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. Bb5 Kd8 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. d3 Rg8 12. Qf3 Bh6 13. Qf2 Rb8 14. Ne2
Rxb2 15. Bxb2 Qxb2 16. O-O Qxc2 17. Nxf4 Qxf2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dubai op 6th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2004.04.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2004.04.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 c5 4. f3 Nf6 5. dxc5 b6 6. Nc3 bxc5 7. e4 d6 8. e5
dxe5 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. O-O-O+ Nbd7 11. Bxe5 Bb7 12. Nh3 Kc8 13. Bg3 h6 14. Bc4
e6 15. Nf4 Be7 16. Nb5 g5 17. Nd3 Bd5 18. Bxd5 Nxd5 19. Rhe1 a6 20. Nd6+ Bxd6
21. Bxd6 c4 22. Ne5 Nxe5 23. Bxe5 Rd8 24. Re4 Nb6 25. Rxd8+ Kxd8 26. Bg7 Ke7
27. Bxh6 f6 28. h4 gxh4 29. Rxh4 Rh8 30. Bg5 Rg8 31. Be3 Nd5 32. Bc5+ Kd7 33.
Rxc4 Rxg2 34. Rg4 Rh2 35. c4 Nc7 36. Rd4+ Kc6 37. Bb4 Rf2 38. Rd6+ Kb7 39. Ba5
Rf1+ 40. Kd2 Rf2+ 41. Ke3 Rc2 42. Kd3 Rc1 1-0

[Event "Dubai op 6th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2004.04.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2004.04.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 d5 4. e3 c6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. c4 Na6 7. a3 Bg4 8. Nf3
e6 9. Nc3 Nc7 10. c5 Be7 11. b4 O-O 12. h3 Bh5 13. g4 Bg6 14. Bxg6 hxg6 15. Ne5
a5 16. h4 Nd7 17. g5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 axb4 19. axb4 Rxa1 20. Qxa1 f6 21. Bxc7 Qxc7
22. f4 b6 23. Ne2 bxc5 24. bxc5 Qb7 25. O-O Kf7 26. Kf2 Rh8 27. Rb1 Qd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dubai op 6th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2004.04.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Harikrishna, Penteala"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2004.04.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. b3 Bg4 7. Be2 e6 8. h3 Bh5
9. O-O Nbd7 10. Bb2 Bd6 11. Ne5 Bxe2 12. Nxe2 dxc4 13. bxc4 c5 14. Nxd7 Qxd7
15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Qxd7+ Kxd7 17. cxb5 axb5 18. Rfd1+ Ke7 19. Nd4 Bxd4 20. Bxd4
Rhc8 21. Rd2 g6 22. Rb2 Rcb8 23. f3 Nd7 24. e4 h5 25. Rd1 Rb7 26. Bc3 f6 27.
Rbd2 Ne5 28. Bb4+ Kf7 29. a3 g5 30. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dubai op 6th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2004.04.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Vladimirov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B67"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2004.04.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O Bd7 9. f3 Rc8 10. Be3 Ne5 11. g4 h6 12. h4 b5 13. Bd3 b4 14. Nce2 d5 15.
exd5 Nxd5 16. Nf4 Qa5 17. Kb1 Nxf3 18. Qf2 Nxe3 19. Qxe3 Nxd4 20. Qxd4 Qc5 21.
Qe4 Qc6 22. Qe2 a5 23. Nh5 a4 24. Rhf1 Rc7 25. Qf2 Bc8 26. Qd4 Rd7 27. Nxg7+
Bxg7 28. Qxg7 Rf8 29. Qxh6 b3 30. axb3 axb3 31. cxb3 Ba6 32. Bxa6 Qxa6 33. Qf4
Ra7 34. Qb8+ Ke7 35. Qb4+ 1-0

[Event "Dubai op 6th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2004.04.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Al Hadarani, Hatim"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2356"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2004.04.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 O-O 7. d4 d5 8. exd5
Qxd5 9. c4 Qd6 10. d5 Nd4 11. Nxd4 cxd4 12. h3 a6 13. Ba4 b5 14. cxb5 axb5 15.
Bxb5 Qxd5 16. a4 Bb7 17. Bf1 e5 18. b4 e4 19. b5 Nd7 20. Ra3 d3 21. Nd2 f5 22.
Qb3 Rfc8 23. Qxd5+ Bxd5 24. a5 Bf8 25. Ra4 Nb6 26. Ra1 Bb4 27. a6 Rc2 28. Rd1
Bc3 29. Ra3 Rxc1 30. Rxc1 Bxd2 0-1

[Event "Dubai op 6th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2004.04.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Deepan Chakkravarthy, J."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2331"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2004.04.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 e5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nxe5 Nxe4 7. Nxe4 Qd4
8. O-O Qxe5 9. d4 cxd4 10. Re1 Be6 11. Bg5 Be7 12. f4 Qd5 13. Bxe7 Kxe7 14. f5
Qxf5 15. Qxd4 Qd5 16. Qb4+ c5 17. Nxc5 a5 18. Qa3 Qd4+ 19. Kh1 Qb4 20. Qe3 1-0

[Event "Dubai op 6th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2004.04.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Doostkam, Pooyan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2226"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2004.04.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e4 O-O 5. d4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 Na6 8. Nd2
Bh6 9. h4 Nc5 10. Qc2 a5 11. h5 Bg5 12. Nf1 Bxc1 13. Rxc1 Nxh5 14. Bxh5 gxh5
15. Rxh5 Bg4 16. Rh2 Qg5 17. Ne3 f5 18. Kf1 Rf7 19. Kg1 Raf8 20. Nxf5 Bxf5 21.
exf5 Rxf5 22. Rf1 Qg6 23. Rh3 Kh8 24. Nd1 Qg7 25. Re1 Rg5 26. f3 Rg3 27. Rxg3
Qxg3 28. Re3 Rf4 29. Nf2 Rh4 30. Qf5 Rxc4 31. Qf8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik rapid"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2004.03.18"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2831"]
[BlackElo "2484"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2004.03.18"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 exd4 8. Nxd4
c6 9. f3 Re8 10. Bf2 d5 11. exd5 cxd5 12. c5 Nc6 13. O-O Nh5 14. Qd2 Be5 15. g3
Bh3 16. Rfe1 Ng7 17. Rad1 Rc8 18. Ndb5 a6 19. Nd6 Bxd6 20. cxd6 d4 21. Ne4 Bf5
22. d7 Bxd7 23. Bxd4 Nxd4 24. Qxd4 Nf5 25. Qxd7 Qb6+ 26. Kh1 Red8 27. Qa4 Rxd1
28. Qxd1 Qxb2 29. Qb1 Rc2 30. Qxb2 Rxb2 31. Bc4 Nd4 32. Re3 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik rapid"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2004.03.18"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2831"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2004.03.18"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Qc2
O-O 9. Be2 e5 10. O-O exd4 11. Nb3 Qb6 12. exd4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 a5 14. a4 Qc7 15.
Rae1 h6 16. Bh4 Bd6 17. h3 Nb6 18. Bxf6 Nxc4 19. Ne4 Bh2+ 20. Kh1 Nd6 21. Kxh2
Nxe4+ 22. Be5 Nd6 23. Qc5 Rd8 24. d5 Qd7 25. Nd4 Nf5 26. dxc6 bxc6 27. Nxc6 Re8
28. Rd1 Qe6 29. Rfe1 Bb7 30. Nd4 Nxd4 31. Qxd4 Qg6 32. Qg4 Qxg4 33. hxg4 Bc6
34. b3 f6 35. Bc3 Rxe1 36. Rxe1 Bd5 37. Rb1 Kf7 38. Kg3 Rb8 39. b4 axb4 40.
Bxb4 Bc4 41. a5 Ba6 42. f3 Kg6 43. Kf4 h5 44. gxh5+ Kxh5 45. Rh1+ Kg6 46. Bc5
Rb2 47. Kg3 Ra2 48. Bb6 Kf7 49. Rc1 g5 50. Rc7+ Kg6 51. Rc6 Bf1 52. Bf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik Blitz"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2004.03.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2484"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2004.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "15"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Nf3 c6 6. Bd3 d6 7. h3 e5 8. d5 Na6
9. Be3 Nc5 10. Bc2 cxd5 11. cxd5 Nh5 12. O-O Nf4 13. Ne2 Nxe2+ 14. Qxe2 b6 15.
b4 Ba6 16. b5 Bc8 17. Bxc5 bxc5 18. a4 Bh6 19. a5 Bd7 20. Rfb1 f5 21. Bd3 Rb8
22. Ra2 fxe4 23. Bxe4 Rf4 24. Nd2 Qg5 25. b6 axb6 26. axb6 Bxh3 27. b7 Rff8 28.
Nc4 Bg4 29. f3 Bd7 30. Nxd6 Qh4 31. Qf2 Qh5 32. Rba1 Qg5 33. Ra8 Qe7 34. Qxc5
1-0

[Event "Reykjavik Blitz"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2004.03.17"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2831"]
[BlackElo "2484"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2004.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "15"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. O-O
Bg7 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. e4 O-O 11. Be3 a6 12. Rc1 Nd7 13. Qe2 b5 14. b4 Ne5 15.
cxb5 axb5 16. Nxb5 Bxb5 17. Qxb5 Qb8 18. a4 Qxb5 19. axb5 Rfb8 20. b6 Ng4 21.
b7 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik Blitz"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2004.03.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Olafsson, Helgi"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2504"]
[BlackElo "2484"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2004.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "15"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. cxd5 c6 7. dxc6 Nxc6 8.
e3 O-O 9. Nf3 e5 10. d5 Ne7 11. e4 Bg4 12. Be2 Qb6 13. Rb1 Nc8 14. O-O Nd6 15.
Na4 Qd8 16. b4 Rc8 17. Qd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik Blitz"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2004.03.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C72"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2004.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "15"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Bd7 6. c4 Nf6 7. Nc3 Nd4 8.
Bxd7+ Nxd7 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. Ne2 Qf6 11. d3 g6 12. b4 Bg7 13. Bb2 c5 14. Qa4 Qe7
15. Nf4 O-O 16. Nd5 Qd8 17. bxc5 Nxc5 18. Qc2 b5 19. Ba3 Rc8 20. cxb5 axb5 21.
Rab1 Re8 22. Rfc1 Qa5 23. Bb4 Qa6 24. Qd2 Kh8 25. h4 f5 26. f3 fxe4 27. fxe4
Ne6 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Rf1 Rf8 30. Rxf8+ Bxf8 31. Qf2 Qc8 32. Kh2 Qd8 33. g3 Bg7
34. Qf7 Nc5 35. Nf4 Be5 36. Bd2 Qg8 37. Qa7 Na4 38. Nd5 Nc3 39. Nf4 Qxa2 40.
Qb8+ Kg7 41. Qc7+ Kh6 42. Ne6+ Qxd2+ 43. Kh3 Ne2 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik Blitz"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2004.03.17"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D61"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2004.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "15"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Qc2 h6 8. Bh4
b6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Qa4 Bb7 11. Ba6 Bxa6 12. Qxa6 c6 13. O-O Qc8 14. Qa4 Re8
15. Rac1 Qb7 16. Qc2 a5 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. e4 dxe4 19. Nxe4 c5 20. Nxf6+ Bxf6
21. dxc5 bxc5 22. b3 a4 23. Qxc5 axb3 24. axb3 Qxb3 25. Qc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik Blitz"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2004.03.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nataf, Igor Alexandre"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2569"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2004.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "15"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 Nf6 6. Ng5 O-O 7. f4 d5 8. exd5
Nd4 9. O-O Bg4 10. Qe1 exf4 11. Bxf4 h6 12. d6 Bxd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Nxf7 Rxf7
15. Ne4 Qc6 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Bxf7+ Kxf7 18. Qh4 Rg8 19. Rf2 Bf3 20. Qh3 Bg4
21. Qe3 Qe6 22. Raf1 Rg6 23. c3 Nc6 24. g3 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik Blitz"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2004.03.17"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2004.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "15"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 c5 3. d5 Qb6 4. Nc3 Qxb2 5. Bd2 Qb6 6. e4 d6 7. f4 g6 8. Nf3
Bg7 9. Rb1 Qd8 10. e5 dxe5 11. Bb5+ Nfd7 12. fxe5 a6 13. Bxd7+ Nxd7 14. Qe2 O-O
15. a4 Qc7 16. Bf4 g5 17. d6 exd6 18. Nd5 Qa5+ 19. Bd2 Qxa4 20. exd6 Nf6 21.
Ne7+ Kh8 22. O-O Qe4 23. Qf2 h6 24. Rbe1 Qxc2 25. Ne5 Be6 26. Rc1 Qh7 27. Rce1
Ne4 28. Rxe4 Qxe4 29. Bc3 Rad8 30. Qb2 Kh7 31. Re1 Qa4 32. Qb1+ f5 33. N5g6
Bxc3 34. Rxe6 Qb4 35. Qf1 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik op 21st"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2004.03.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bjornsson, Sigurbjorn"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2337"]
[BlackElo "2484"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2004.03.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Qa5+ 8.
Nc3 Nh6 9. Bc4 Nf5 10. O-O O-O 11. Qb3 Nc6 12. d5 Ne5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Ne4
Nxe3 15. fxe3 Qb6 16. d6 e6 17. Rad1 Bd7 18. Qxb6 axb6 19. Nf6+ Bxf6 20. Rxf6
Ra5 21. Bb3 Kg7 22. Rf4 Rc8 23. Rb4 Rb5 24. Rxb5 Bxb5 25. e4 Kf6 26. a4 Ba6 27.
Kf2 Ke5 28. Ke3 Rd8 29. d7 Kf6 30. Rd6 Ke7 31. e5 Rxd7 32. Rxd7+ Kxd7 33. Kd4
Bf1 34. g3 Ke7 35. Bd1 Bg2 36. h4 f5 37. b4 h6 38. b5 Bd5 39. Ke3 g5 40. h5 Kf7
41. Kd4 f4 42. gxf4 gxf4 43. Kd3 Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik op 21st"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2004.03.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[PlyCount "158"]
[EventDate "2004.03.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e4 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Qd2 c6 7. f4 e5 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. f5 Bb4 10. O-O-O Nd7 11. Nf3 Qe7 12. g4 Nf6 13. Bd3 Bd7 14. h3 O-O-O
15. Kb1 Kb8 16. Rhe1 Bc8 17. a3 Ba5 18. b4 Bc7 19. Na4 g6 20. Qc3 gxf5 21. exf5
Rhe8 22. Nc5 Nd5 23. Qb3 Nf4 24. Bc4 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Rf8 26. Qe3 h5 27. Ne4 f6
28. Nh4 Bb6 29. Qf3 hxg4 30. hxg4 Qg7 31. Ng3 Rh8 32. Rh1 Rh6 33. Rh2 Bg1 34.
Rh1 Bd4 35. Ne4 Qh8 36. Qg3 Nd5 37. Rh2 Ne3 38. Bd3 Qg8 39. Nf3 Rxh2 40. Qxh2
Nxg4 41. Qg3 Bb6 42. Nxf6 Nxf6 43. Qxe5+ Bc7 44. Qxf6 Qd5 45. Nd2 Be5 46. Qh4
Bxf5 47. Qc4 Qh1+ 48. Nf1 Bd7 49. Qe4 Qh5 50. Ne3 Qg5 51. Ka2 Bh8 52. Qh1 Qe5
53. Qc1 Bf6 54. Bc4 Bg5 55. Qd1 Kc7 56. Nf1 Bf6 57. Qc1 Qc3 58. Bb3 Bd4 59.
Qf4+ Be5 60. Qc1 Kc8 61. Bg8 Bg7 62. Bf7 Bf5 63. Ne3 Bh6 64. Qf1 Bd7 65. Nd1
Qxc2+ 66. Nb2 Bg7 67. Qb1 Qc3 68. Bb3 Kc7 69. Qc2 Qd4 70. Qe2 Be5 71. Bg8 Bg4
72. Qc2 Bf5 73. Qe2 b5 74. Bf7 Be4 75. Bg8 Kd6 76. Bf7 Bd5+ 77. Bxd5 cxd5 78.
Nd3 Qa1+ 79. Kb3 Qb1+ 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik op 21st"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2004.03.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Korneev, Oleg"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2566"]
[BlackElo "2484"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2004.03.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O Bd7 10. g4 Rc8 11. Kb1 Ne5 12. Be2 b5 13. Ncxb5 a6 14. Nc3 Nc4 15.
Bxc4 Rxc4 16. b3 Qb8 17. Ka1 Rfc8 18. Nde2 Bxg4 19. e5 Bxf3 20. exf6 Bxf6 21.
Bd4 Bxd4 22. Nxd4 Bxh1 23. Rxh1 Qb7 24. Rg1 R4c5 25. Rg3 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik op 21st"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2004.03.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Sedlak, Nikola"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2539"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2004.03.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 g6 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. e3 d5 5. g3 Bd6 6. Bg2 c6 7. Nd2 O-O 8. Ne2
f5 9. c4 dxc4 10. Nxc4 Bb4+ 11. Nd2 Be6 12. O-O Bxd2 13. Qxd2 Bd5 14. Bxd5 Qxd5
15. Nc3 Qd8 16. d5 cxd5 17. Nxd5 Nc6 18. Rfd1 Re8 19. Rac1 f6 20. b4 Re6 21. b5
Ne5 22. Qb4 Qf8 23. Qb3 Kg7 24. Nc7 Re7 25. Ne6+ Rxe6 26. Qxe6 Rd8 27. Qb3
Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1 Qc8 29. Kg2 g5 30. f4 Nf7 31. Qd5 g4 32. Rd2 h5 33. a4 Kg6 34.
Kf2 Qc3 35. Ke2 Qa1 36. Qxb7 Qxa4 37. Qd5 Qb4 38. Ra2 Qb1 39. Rxa7 Qb2+ 40. Kd3
Qb1+ 41. Kc4 Qc1+ 42. Kb4 Qe1+ 43. Kc5 Qxe3+ 44. Qd4 Qc1+ 45. Kb6 h4 46. Rc7
Qh1 47. Qd7 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik op 21st"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2004.03.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Thorfinnsson, Bjorn"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2340"]
[BlackElo "2484"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2004.03.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Nbd2 d5 8. O-O
Nd7 9. a3 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 e5 12. Nxe5 Ndxe5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Bxe5
15. f4 Bg7 16. fxg5 Qxg5 17. Qf3 Bg4 18. Qf4 Rae8 19. Rae1 Qxf4 20. Rxf4 h5 21.
Nf1 Bh6 22. Ra4 a6 23. h3 Bd7 24. Rh4 Re5 25. g4 Rfe8 26. Rxh5 Rxh5 27. gxh5
Re5 28. Kf2 Rxh5 29. Ng3 Re5 30. e4 c4 31. Bf1 Bf4 32. Kf3 Bh6 33. Bg2 f5 34.
Kf2 dxe4 35. Rd1 Ba4 36. Rd6 Bf8 37. Rg6+ Kf7 38. Rg5 Kf6 39. h4 Bh6 40. Rh5
Kg6 41. Bh3 Bd7 42. Bf1 Rb5 43. Bxc4 Rxb2+ 44. Kg1 f4 45. Rd5 fxg3 46. h5+ Kf6
47. Rd6+ Kg5 48. Rxd7 Kh4 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik op 21st"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2004.03.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nataf, Igor Alexandre"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2569"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2004.03.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Qc7 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. e5 Nd5 7. Ne4 Bg4 8.
O-O e6 9. c4 Nb4 10. d4 Rd8 11. Qb3 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Rxd4 13. Be3 Rd3 14. Qa4 Na6
15. Rad1 Rxd1 16. Rxd1 Qxe5 17. Qb3 Qc7 18. Qd3 Be7 19. Bf4 Qc8 20. Nd6+ Bxd6
21. Qxd6 f6 22. a3 Rf8 23. b4 cxb4 24. axb4 Rf7 25. b5 cxb5 26. cxb5 Nc5 27.
Rc1 b6 28. Be3 Rc7 29. Kg2 Kf7 30. Rc4 Qd7 31. Qg3 e5 32. Rg4 Kg8 33. Qh4 Ne6
34. Rg3 f5 35. Rh3 Nf8 36. Qb4 f4 37. Bd2 Qf7 38. Rh4 Rc4 39. Qb2 Rc5 40. Rg4
Ne6 41. Qb1 h5 42. Rg6 Rxb5 43. Qe4 Rd5 44. Qxd5 Qxg6+ 45. Kf1 Qb1+ 46. Kg2 Qf5
47. Bc3 Kh7 48. h4 Nf8 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik op 21st"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2004.03.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Arngrimsson, Dagur"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2239"]
[BlackElo "2484"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2004.03.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. c4 Qe4+ 7. Be3 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Nf6 9. Nc3 Qe5 10. Be2 O-O 11. Ndb5 Nc6 12. Qc1 Bg4 13. f3 Be6 14. Bf4 Qh5
15. Nc7 Rad8 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. O-O Nd4 18. Re1 Qf5 19. Bd1 Nd7 20. Be3 Nc5 21.
Rf1 Nd3 22. Qb1 Qe5 23. Bf2 Nxf2 24. Rxf2 Qe3 25. Qe4 Bh6 26. Kf1 Qxe4 27. fxe4
Be3 28. Rxf8+ Rxf8+ 29. Bf3 Nxf3 30. gxf3 Rxf3+ 31. Kg2 Rf2+ 32. Kg3 Rxb2 33.
Nd1 Re2 34. Kf3 Re1 35. Rb1 Bd4 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik op 21st"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2004.03.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B46"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2004.03.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 Nge7 7. Nb3 d6 8. Bg2
Bd7 9. O-O Nc8 10. a4 Be7 11. Qe2 O-O 12. Be3 Na5 13. Nxa5 Qxa5 14. Qd2 Qc7 15.
Ne2 Bf6 16. c3 Rd8 17. f4 Rb8 18. g4 b5 19. g5 Be7 20. a5 d5 21. f5 dxe4 22. f6
Bc5 23. Kh1 Bc6 24. Qc1 Bxe3 25. Qxe3 Rd3 26. Qg1 Nd6 27. Nf4 Rf3 28. Rad1 Nc4
29. Qc5 Nxa5 30. Nh5 Nb7 31. Qa7 g6 32. Ng3 Rxf1+ 33. Nxf1 a5 34. Ng3 Rd8 35.
Rxd8+ Qxd8 36. Bxe4 Bxe4+ 37. Nxe4 Qd5 38. Kg1 h6 39. Qa8+ Nd8 40. Qxd5 exd5
41. Nd6 hxg5 42. Nxb5 Nc6 43. Kf2 Ne5 44. Kg3 a4 45. Nc7 Nc4 46. Nxd5 Nxb2 47.
Nb4 Kh7 48. Kf3 Kh6 49. Ke4 g4 50. Kd5 a3 51. Kd6 g5 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik op 21st"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2004.03.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Halldorsson, Halldor"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2159"]
[BlackElo "2484"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2004.03.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nc6 6. c3 Nf6 7. d4 Nxe4 8.
d5 Ne5 9. Re1 Nf6 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. c4 g6 12. Rxe5 Bg7 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Re1 Ng4
15. Bf4 Bd4 16. Bg3 a6 17. Rb1 Qf5 18. Qf3 Nh6 19. Qxf5 Nxf5 20. Be5 Nd6 21. b3
b5 22. Bxd4 cxd4 23. Ne2 d3 24. c5 Ne4 25. Nf4 Nxc5 26. Rbd1 Ra7 27. Nxd3 Nxd3
28. Rxd3 Rd8 29. Red1 Rad7 30. Kf1 Kg7 31. Ke2 f5 32. f4 Kf6 33. Ke3 Rc8 34. g3
h6 35. Rd4 Rc3+ 36. Ke2 g5 37. R1d3 Rc1 38. Rd1 Rc8 39. Ke3 Rc3+ 40. R1d3 Rc1
41. Rd2 g4 42. R4d3 h5 43. Re2 Rc5 44. Red2 Rd6 45. Ke2 Rc1 46. Rd1 Rc8 47.
R1d2 h4 48. Ke3 h3 49. Ke2 Rc5 50. Rd1 b4 51. Rd4 a5 52. R1d2 Kf7 53. R2d3 Ke8
54. Rd2 Kd7 55. R4d3 Rc1 56. Rd1 Rc2+ 57. R1d2 Rc5 58. Rd1 Kc7 59. R1d2 Rc1 60.
Re3 Rh1 61. Rxe7+ Kd8 62. Rh7 Rxh2+ 63. Ke3 Rxd2 64. Kxd2 Rxd5+ 65. Ke2 Rc5 66.
Kd3 Rc3+ 67. Kd4 Rxg3 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.02.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Rustemov, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2004.02.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. a3 Bb5 7. b4 cxd4 8. Bxb5+
Qxb5 9. cxd4 Nd7 10. Nc3 Qc6 11. Na4 Ne7 12. Be3 Nb6 13. Nxb6 Qxb6 14. O-O Nf5
15. Rc1 Qd8 16. Qa4+ Qd7 17. Qa5 Be7 18. Rc7 b6 19. Rxd7 bxa5 20. Rb7 axb4 21.
axb4 O-O 22. g4 Nxe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.02.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B87"]
[WhiteElo "2594"]
[BlackElo "2484"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2004.02.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 b5 7. Bb3 e6 8. Qf3
Qc7 9. g4 b4 10. g5 Nfd7 11. Na4 Nc6 12. Be3 Na5 13. O-O-O Bb7 14. Bd2 Nxb3+
15. Qxb3 Be7 16. Bxb4 Bxe4 17. Rhe1 Bd5 18. Qg3 O-O 19. Nf5 exf5 20. Rxe7 Qc4
21. Qxd6 Be6 22. b3 Qh4 23. Rxe6 fxe6 24. Qxe6+ Kh8 25. Be7 Qxf2 26. Qxd7 Rfe8
27. Bc5 Qh4 28. Qxf5 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.02.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2004.02.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. g3 d6 7. Bg2 Bd7 8. O-O
Nf6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. a4 Be7 11. a5 O-O 12. Qe2 Qc7 13. Rd1 b5 14. axb6 Qxb6 15.
b3 Rfd8 16. Ba3 Bf8 17. Rd3 a5 18. Rad1 Ne8 19. e5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Rac8 21. exd6
Bxd6 22. Na4 Qc7 23. Bxd6 Rxd6 24. Rxd6 Nxd6 25. Qe5 Nb7 26. Qb5 Nd6 27. Qe5
Qc6+ 28. Kg1 Nb7 29. c4 h6 30. Qb5 Qe4 31. Nb6 Qe2 32. Nxc8 Qxd1+ 33. Kg2 Nd6
34. Qd7 Qd3 35. Nxd6 a4 36. Qxf7+ Kh8 37. Qe8+ Kh7 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.02.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Berkes, Ferenc"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2484"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2004.02.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c6 6. e4 d6 7. Nge2 e5 8. d5
cxd5 9. cxd5 Bd7 10. O-O b5 11. a3 a5 12. Be3 Na6 13. b4 Ng4 14. Bd2 axb4 15.
axb4 f5 16. h3 Nf6 17. Qb3 Nh5 18. f3 Qb6+ 19. Kh2 Nc7 20. Rfc1 Nf6 21. Nd1
Rxa1 22. Rxa1 Ra8 23. Be3 Qb7 24. Rc1 Rc8 25. Ndc3 Na8 26. exf5 gxf5 27. f4 e4
28. Nd4 Nb6 29. Nc6 Nc4 30. Nxb5 Qxb5 31. Bf1 Bxc6 32. Bxc4 Bxd5 33. Bxd5+ Nxd5
34. Rxc8+ Kf7 35. Rc2 Ke6 36. Rc4 Kd7 37. Bf2 e3 38. Be1 Nb6 39. Rc2 Nd5 40.
Ra2 Bd4 41. Qc2 Nf6 42. Qa4 Qxa4 43. Rxa4 Bb6 44. Kg2 d5 45. Kf3 d4 46. Ke2 h5
47. Ra6 Kc6 48. Kd3 Kb5 49. Rxb6+ Kxb6 50. Kxd4 Kb5 51. Ke5 Ne4 52. Kxf5 Nd2
53. g4 Nf3 54. Bg3 h4 55. Ke4 Nd2+ 56. Kxe3 hxg3 57. h4 Kxb4 58. h5 Kc5 59. h6
Ne4 60. Kxe4 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.02.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Shaposhnikov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E38"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2573"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2004.02.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. Nf3 Qb6 7. e3 a6 8. b3
Qc7 9. Bb2 b6 10. Be2 Bb7 11. g4 Nxg4 12. Rg1 Nxh2 13. Ng5 Nc6 14. O-O-O Ne5
15. Nce4 O-O-O 16. Nxc5 bxc5 17. f4 Nef3 18. Nxf7 Nxg1 19. Rxg1 Nf3 20. Rxg7
Rhg8 21. Nxd8 Qxd8 22. Bf6 Qf8 23. Qxh7 Rh8 24. Qg6 Rh1+ 25. Kb2 Rg1 26. Bg5
Rxg5 27. fxg5 Ne5 28. Qf6 Qd6 29. Rg8+ Kc7 30. Kc3 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.02.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Dolmatov, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2004.02.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 f5 2. d3 d6 3. e4 e5 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. exf5 Bxf5 6. d4 Nxd4 7. Nxd4 exd4 8.
Qxd4 Nf6 9. Bc4 c6 10. Bg5 b5 11. Bb3 Be7 12. O-O-O Qd7 13. Rhe1 Kd8 14. Rxe7
Qxe7 15. Qf4 Bd7 16. Ne4 d5 17. Nxf6 h6 18. Bh4 g5 19. Qd4 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.02.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Yurtaev, Leonid"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2484"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2004.02.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. f4 b5 10. Bf3 Bb7 11. fxe5 dxe5 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. Na5 Bc8 14. Nd5 Nxd5
15. exd5 Bc5+ 16. Kh1 Bb6 17. Bd2 Bf5 18. c4 Bd3 19. Rfe1 Nd7 20. Rac1 Re8 21.
b3 e4 22. Be2 Bf2 23. Rf1 e3 24. Bxd3 exd2 25. Rcd1 Re1 26. Rxd2 Rxf1+ 27. Bxf1
Be1 28. Rd1 Bxa5 29. cxb5 axb5 30. Bxb5 Rd8 31. d6 Kf8 32. g3 Nf6 33. d7 Ke7
34. a3 Nxd7 35. b4 Ne5 36. Rxd8 Bxd8 37. a4 Kd6 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.02.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sulskis, Sarunas"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2582"]
[BlackElo "2484"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2004.02.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. d4 c6 6. Be2 d5 7. e5 Ne4 8. O-O
Nxc3 9. bxc3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 c5 11. h3 Nc6 12. Re1 cxd4 13. cxd4 Na5 14. Bd3 Be6
15. Be3 Rc8 16. Qd2 Bd5 17. Nh2 Nc4 18. Bxc4 Rxc4 19. Bh6 Bc6 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21.
Ng4 Rxd4 22. Qg5 Qd5 23. f3 Rd2 24. Ne3 Qd4 25. Kh1 Bd7 26. Rad1 Rxd1 27. Rxd1
Qa4 28. Qxe7 Be6 29. Qf6+ Kg8 30. h4 h5 31. g4 hxg4 32. h5 Qc6 33. Rf1 Bd7 34.
Nd5 Kh7 35. hxg6+ fxg6 36. Qe7+ 1-0

[Event "Corus-C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2004.01.25"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Smeets, Jan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2484"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O Bd7 10. g4 Rc8 11. h4 Ne5 12. h5 Qa5 13. Be2 b5 14. Kb1 Rxc3 15.
Qxc3 Qxc3 16. bxc3 Rc8 17. hxg6 fxg6 18. Kb2 a5 19. Bh6 Bh8 20. Rhf1 Nc4+ 21.
Bxc4+ Rxc4 22. Rd3 Be8 23. Rb1 b4 24. Kc1 Nd7 25. Nb3 Bxc3 26. Nxa5 Rc8 27. Bd2
Ne5 28. Bxc3 Nxd3+ 29. cxd3 Rxc3+ 30. Kd2 Ra3 31. Nc4 Rxa2+ 32. Ke3 Bb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2004.01.24"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ernst, Sipke"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2474"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bf4 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Ne4 Qa5 14. Kb1 O-O
15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. Ne5 Rad8 17. Qe2 c5 18. Ng6 fxg6 19. Qxe6+ Kh8 20. hxg6 Ng8
21. Bxh6 gxh6 22. Rxh6+ Nxh6 23. Qxe7 Nf7 24. gxf7 Kg7 25. Rd3 Rd6 26. Rg3+ Rg6
27. Qe5+ Kxf7 28. Qf5+ Rf6 29. Qd7# 1-0

[Event "Corus-C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2004.01.23"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Barendse, Ted"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B79"]
[WhiteElo "2206"]
[BlackElo "2484"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Qa5 11. Bb3 Rfc8 12. g4 Ne5 13. Kb1 b5 14. Nd5 Qxd2
15. Rxd2 Nxd5 16. exd5 a5 17. a3 Rab8 18. c3 b4 19. axb4 axb4 20. cxb4 Rxb4 21.
Rf1 Bb5 22. Rff2 Nd3 23. Nxb5 Rxb3 24. Nd4 Bxd4 25. Bxd4 Nxf2 26. Rxf2 Rd3 27.
Bc3 Rcxc3 28. bxc3 Rxc3 29. Re2 Kf8 0-1

[Event "Corus-C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2004.01.22"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Etmans, Maarten D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2225"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nd4 4. Bc4 e6 5. O-O d6 6. Nxd4 cxd4 7. Ne2 Nf6 8.
d3 Qb6 9. c3 dxc3 10. Nxc3 Bd7 11. Be3 Qa5 12. d4 d5 13. exd5 exd5 14. Bb3 h6
15. Re1 O-O-O 16. Bf4 Bc6 17. Qf3 Bd6 18. Bxd6 Rxd6 19. Qg3 Qc7 20. Rac1 Re6
21. Qxg7 Rg8 22. Qxh6 Ng4 23. Qh7 Rge8 24. Rxe6 Rxe6 25. Qg8+ 1-0

[Event "Corus-C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2004.01.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2484"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8.
c4 Nb6 9. Nc3 Qe6 10. Qe4 d5 11. exd6 cxd6 12. Bd3 Qxe4+ 13. Bxe4 Bb7 14. b3 g6
15. Bb2 Bg7 16. O-O-O O-O-O 17. Bf3 c5 18. Nb5 Bxb2+ 19. Kxb2 Bxf3 20. gxf3 d5
21. cxd5 Nxd5 22. Rd2 a6 23. Rhd1 axb5 24. Rxd5 Rxd5 25. Rxd5 Kc7 26. Rxc5+ Kb6
27. Re5 b4 28. Re7 Rd8 29. Kc2 Ra8 30. Kb1 Rd8 31. Rxf7 Rd1+ 32. Kc2 Ra1 33.
Kd3 Rxa2 34. Kc4 Rxf2 35. h4 Ka5 36. Ra7+ Kb6 37. Rxh7 Rxf3 38. Kxb4 Rf4+ 39.
Ka3 Kb5 40. Rh8 Rg4 41. Rb8+ Ka5 42. Ra8+ Kb5 43. Ra4 Rg3 44. Re4 Rg2 45. Re5+
Kb6 46. Rg5 Rh2 47. Rxg6+ Kb5 48. Rg5+ Kb6 49. Rh5 Rg2 50. Ka4 Rf2 51. Rh6+ Kb7
52. b4 Rf5 53. h5 Re5 54. b5 Re1 55. Rf6 Ra1+ 56. Kb4 Rb1+ 57. Kc5 Rc1+ 58. Kd6
Kb6 59. Rf5 1-0

[Event "Corus-C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2004.01.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Werle, Jan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2407"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. g3 Qc7 8. Be3
b6 9. Bg2 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Rc1 Be7 12. Nd5 exd5 13. cxd5 Qb8 14. Nc6 Bxc6
15. dxc6 Ra7 16. cxd7+ Nxd7 17. Bh3 O-O 18. Bxd7 Rxd7 19. Qd5 b5 20. Rc6 Qa8
21. Rfc1 Rfd8 22. Bb6 Re8 23. Qf5 Rb7 24. Bd4 Bf8 25. Rc8 Rb8 26. R8c7 Re7 27.
Rxe7 Bxe7 28. Rc7 Re8 29. Qd7 Qd8 30. Qc6 Bf8 31. Ra7 Qc8 32. Qd5 Qe6 33. Qxe6
Rxe6 34. f3 d5 35. Ra8 Rc6 36. exd5 Rc7 37. Bc3 1-0

[Event "Corus-C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2004.01.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gagunashvili, Merab"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2583"]
[BlackElo "2484"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. a5 dxc4 8. e4 h6
9. Bh4 Bb4 10. Qa4 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 g5 12. Bg3 Nxe4 13. Qxc4 Nxg3 14. hxg3 c5 15.
Be2 cxd4 16. Rd1 dxc3 17. Qxc3 Qf6 18. Qb4 Qe7 19. Rd6 Nf6 20. Qd4 e5 21. Nxe5
Be6 22. f4 Rd8 23. Qa4+ Kf8 24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. fxg5 Nd5 26. gxh6 Qg5 27. Qa3+
Ke8 28. Rh5 Qf6 29. Bd1 Ne7 30. Qf3 Nf5 31. Ba4+ Kf8 32. Qa3+ Kg8 33. Ng4 Qd4
34. Bd1 Kh7 35. Be2 Re8 36. Qd3 Qg1+ 37. Kd2 Rc8 38. Bf1 Qc5 39. Ne3 Qc1+ 40.
Ke2 Rc3 41. Qxc3 Qxc3 42. Nxf5 Bc4+ 43. Kf2 Qd2+ 44. Kg1 Bxf1 0-1

[Event "Corus-C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2004.01.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Janssen, Ruud"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A61"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2489"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nf3 exd5 6. cxd5 g6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Nh5 10. Nd2 Nxg3 11. hxg3 Bg7 12. Nc4 O-O 13. e4 a6 14. a4 Qe7 15.
Ne3 f5 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. g4 Bh7 18. Bd3 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Nd7 20. Qc2 Rae8 21.
O-O-O Rxf2 22. Qxf2 Qxe3+ 23. Qxe3 Rxe3 24. Rhe1 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Be5 26. Ne4 Nb6
27. Kb1 Nxa4 28. b3 Nb6 29. Nxc5 Nxd5 30. Nxb7 Kg7 31. Na5 Nf6 32. Nc4 Nxg4 33.
Nxe5 dxe5 34. Kc2 h5 35. Kd3 h4 36. Ke4 Kf6 37. Ra1 Nf2+ 38. Ke3 Ng4+ 39. Ke2
Kf5 40. Rxa6 Nf6 41. Rd6 g4 42. b4 h3 43. gxh3 gxh3 44. Kf1 e4 45. Rd8 Ke5 46.
b5 Nd5 47. Rh8 Kd4 48. Rxh3 Kc4 49. Rh5 Nb6 50. Kf2 Kb4 51. Ke3 Na4 52. Kd4 Nb6
53. Kxe4 Na4 54. Kd4 Nb6 55. Rg5 Na4 56. Rh5 Nb6 57. Rh7 Kxb5 58. Rc7 Na4 59.
Rc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2004.01.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bosboom Lanchava, Tea"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2323"]
[BlackElo "2484"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Nbxd2 d6 7. Qc2 c5 8.
dxc5 dxc5 9. Ne5 Nbd7 10. Ndf3 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Qc7 12. Qa4+ Ke7 13. f4 Nd7 14.
Nd3 b6 15. g3 Bb7 16. Rg1 Rhd8 17. Nf2 Nf6 18. Qc2 Rd7 19. Bg2 Bxg2 20. Rxg2
Rad8 21. Rd1 Rxd1+ 22. Nxd1 Qc6 23. Rg1 Qd6 24. Rf1 Qd4 25. e3 Qe4 26. Rf2 Qc6
27. Rg2 Ng4 28. Qe2 Rxd1+ 29. Kxd1 Nxe3+ 30. Qxe3 Qxg2 31. Qe5 Qh1+ 32. Kc2
Qxh2+ 33. Kb3 Qxg3+ 34. Ka2 Qd3 35. Qc7+ Qd7 36. Qe5 f6 37. Qh5 Qd3 38. b3 Qc2+
39. Ka1 Qxb3 40. Qxh7 Qxa3+ 41. Kb1 Qb3+ 42. Ka1 Qd1+ 43. Kb2 Kf7 44. Ka3 Qf3+
45. Ka4 a6 46. f5 Qxf5 47. Qh2 e5 48. Qg2 e4 49. Qh2 Qe5 50. Qh1 e3 51. Qb7+
Kf8 0-1

[Event "Corus-C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2004.01.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Popov, Valerij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd2
Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. f5 Nc6 11. fxe6 fxe6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. e5 Nd5 14. Nxd5 cxd5
15. Bd3 dxe5 16. O-O Be7 17. Kh1 e4 18. Be2 Rf8 19. c4 dxc4 20. Rxf8+ Kxf8 21.
Qf4+ Ke8 22. Rf1 Ra7 23. Qf7+ Kd7 24. Rd1+ Kc6 25. Qe8+ Kb6 26. Qxc8 1-0

[Event "Corus-C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2004.01.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Pavlovic, Milos"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2548"]
[BlackElo "2484"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. e5 Ng4 8.
Bxc6 dxc6 9. h3 Nh6 10. Ne4 b6 11. d3 f6 12. Bxh6 Bxh6 13. Qe2 f5 14. Neg5 Bxg5
15. Nxg5 h6 16. Nf3 Be6 17. Rad1 Kh7 18. c4 b5 19. cxb5 cxb5 20. d4 c4 21. d5
Bxd5 22. e6 Qd6 23. Qd2 Rad8 24. Qa5 Qb6 25. Qb4 Rfe8 26. Ne5 a5 27. Qa3 b4 28.
Qg3 Qxe6 29. Nxc4 Bxc4 30. Rxe6 Rxd1+ 31. Kh2 Bxe6 32. Qc7 Rd5 33. Qc6 Bf7 0-1

[Event "Corus-C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2004.01.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Peng, Zhaoqin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2419"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. a3 c4 7. g3 Nc6 8. h4 h6 9.
Bh3 Nge7 10. Nbd2 Na5 11. O-O Qc7 12. h5 O-O-O 13. Nh4 g5 14. Ng2 Bg7 15. f4 f5
16. g4 Rhg8 17. Nf3 Nb3 18. Rb1 Nxc1 19. Qxc1 Rdf8 20. fxg5 hxg5 21. Qxg5 Qd8
22. Qh4 fxg4 23. Bxg4 Nf5 24. Qxd8+ Kxd8 25. Nfh4 Nxh4 26. Nxh4 Rxf1+ 27. Rxf1
Bxe5 28. Ng6 Bg7 29. Rf7 Bh6 30. Kh2 Bc1 31. Ne5 Bc8 32. Rf2 Ke7 33. Kh3 Ke8
34. Ng6 Bd7 35. Rc2 Bg5 36. Re2 Bc1 37. Bxe6 Bxe6+ 38. Rxe6+ Kd7 39. Re2 Re8
40. Ne5+ Kc7 41. Rc2 Be3 42. Rg2 Re6 43. Rg7+ Kc8 44. Rg6 1-0

[Event "Corus-C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2004.01.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Lahno, Kateryna"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2493"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be3 b6 7. Qe2 Ba6 8. Qd2
Bb7 9. e5 Ng4 10. O-O-O dxe5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Qxd2+ 13. Rxd2 Nc6 14. Be2
Bh6 15. Nd5 Rac8 16. Bf3 Ba8 17. Rhd1 Kh8 18. Kb1 e6 19. Nc3 Kg8 20. Re1 Rfd8
21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Rd1 Rxd1+ 23. Nxd1 Bb7 24. Nc3 a6 25. b4 Nd8 26. Bxb7 Nxb7
27. Ne4 Bg7 28. c4 Kf8 29. Kc2 Ke7 30. g4 h6 31. Kd3 Kd7 32. h4 Nd8 33. b5 axb5
34. cxb5 Nb7 35. h5 gxh5 36. gxh5 Ke7 37. Bf2 f5 38. exf6+ Bxf6 39. a4 Kf7 40.
Be3 Bg7 41. Bf2 Bf6 42. Be1 Bg7 43. Bb4 Bb2 44. Ke3 Bg7 45. Kf3 Bd4 46. Kg4 Bg7
47. Bd2 Ke7 48. Be1 Kf7 49. Bd2 Ke7 50. f5 Nd8 51. f6+ Bxf6 52. Nxf6 Kxf6 53.
Bxh6 Nf7 54. Bf4 e5 55. Be3 Nd6 56. Bg5+ Ke6 57. Bd8 Kd7 58. Bf6 Ke6 59. Bh8
Nf5 60. Kg5 e4 61. Kf4 e3 62. Kf3 Kd5 63. Bf6 e2 64. Kxe2 Ng3+ 65. Kd3 Nxh5 66.
Bd8 Nf4+ 67. Kc3 Ne6 68. Bxc7 Nxc7 69. Kb4 Kd4 70. a5 Nd5+ 71. Kb3 bxa5 72. Ka4
Kc5 73. Kxa5 Nb6 74. Ka6 Nd7 75. b6 Nxb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest FS12 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2003.12.18"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Antal, Gergely"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2473"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2003.12.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "8"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O O-O 14. c4 f5
15. Qf3 Re8 16. Rfe1 b4 17. Nc2 f4 18. Nxb4 Rb8 19. Nc6 Qg5 20. Nxb8 Bg4 21.
Qxg4 Qxg4 22. Nxa6 f3 23. g3 Bh6 24. Nc7 Rb8 25. Nd5 Bg5 26. b4 h5 27. a4 h4
28. Ra3 Kg7 29. Ne3 Bxe3 30. Rxe3 hxg3 31. fxg3 f5 32. Bf1 fxe4 33. b5 f2+ 34.
Kxf2 Qd1 35. Kg2 Rf8 36. Be2 Qe1 37. Rxe4 Rf2+ 38. Kh3 Qh1 39. Rg4+ Kf6 40.
Rf3+ Rxf3 41. Bxf3 Qxf3 42. Kh4 Qf5 43. Kh3 e4 44. b6 e3 45. b7 Qh7+ 0-1

[Event "Budapest FS12 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2003.12.17"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Miton, Kamil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E65"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2003.12.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "8"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. d4 d6 8. dxc5
dxc5 9. Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest FS12 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2003.12.16"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Vajda, Levente"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2537"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2003.12.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "8"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 g6 5. dxc5 Qxc5 6. Be3 Qc7 7. Na3 Nc6 8.
Nf3 Nf6 9. Qa4 Bg7 10. Nb5 Qd8 11. Nxa7 Bd7 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Qd4 Qa5 14. Be2
O-O 15. O-O Nd5 16. Qd2 Rfd8 17. Bd4 Qc7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Rfe1 e5 20. Bf1 f6
21. Qc2 Nf4 22. Nd2 Qd7 23. Ne4 f5 24. Rad1 Qe7 25. Ng3 h5 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27.
Qc1 Qg5 28. Qe3 h4 29. b4 e4 30. b5 Bd5 31. c4 Bf7 32. Ne2 Nxe2+ 33. Bxe2 Qxe3
34. fxe3 Rd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest FS12 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2003.12.15"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grigore, George Gabriel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2003.12.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "8"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 Be6 8.
Nc4 b5 9. Ne3 Nf6 10. g3 b4 11. Ncd5 Nxe4 12. Bg2 f5 13. O-O Be7 14. Nxf5 Bxf5
15. Ne3 Bg6 16. Qd5 Rc8 17. Bxe4 Bf7 18. Qd3 Nd4 19. Nd5 Rc5 20. c3 bxc3 21.
bxc3 Bxd5 22. cxd4 exd4 23. Bxd5 Rxd5 24. Re1 Re5 25. Bb2 Qa5 26. Rac1 O-O 27.
Qxd4 Qd5 28. Rcd1 Qxd4 29. Bxd4 Rxe1+ 30. Rxe1 Bf6 31. Bxf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest FS12 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2003.12.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Taylor, Timothy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2003.12.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "8"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O Bd7 10. g4 Qa5 11. Kb1 Rfc8 12. h4 Ne5 13. Be2 Nc4 14. Bxc4 Rxc4
15. h5 Rac8 16. Nb3 Qd8 17. hxg6 hxg6 18. e5 Nxg4 19. fxg4 Bxg4 20. Qh2 Bxe5
21. Qh7+ Kf8 22. Bd4 Rxd4 23. Rxd4 Bf5 24. Rd5 e6 25. Rxe5 dxe5 26. Qh8+ Ke7
27. Qxe5 Qd6 28. Qe3 Kf6 29. Nd2 Qe5 30. Nde4+ Bxe4 31. Nxe4+ Ke7 32. Qa3+ Kd7
33. Rd1+ Kc6 34. Qa4+ Kb6 35. Qb4+ Ka6 36. Rd3 b6 37. Nd6 Rc5 38. Ra3+ Ra5 39.
Qc4+ 1-0

[Event "Budapest FS12 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2003.12.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Horvath, Peter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2457"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2003.12.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "8"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. c4 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Nc3 d6 7. d5 c6 8. O-O e5
9. dxe6 Bxe6 10. b3 Na6 11. Bb2 Qe7 12. Qc2 Rad8 13. Rad1 Nb4 14. Qc1 Ng4 15.
Nd4 Bf7 16. h3 Nf6 17. Rfe1 d5 18. a3 Na6 19. cxd5 Nxd5 20. e4 Nxc3 21. Bxc3
fxe4 22. Bxe4 Qc5 23. b4 Qh5 24. Bg2 Nc7 25. g4 Qh4 26. Nf3 Rxd1 27. Qxd1 Qd8
28. Qxd8 Rxd8 29. Bxg7 Kxg7 30. Re7 Rc8 31. Ng5 Kf6 32. Rxf7+ Kxg5 33. Rxh7 a5
34. Kh2 axb4 35. axb4 Ne6 36. Rxb7 c5 37. Rb6 Nd4 38. Rd6 Nb3 39. bxc5 Nxc5 40.
Kg3 Kh6 41. h4 Kg7 42. g5 Rb8 43. Bd5 Rb4 44. Rc6 Nd3 45. Rc7+ Kh8 46. f3 Nf4
47. Be4 Ne2+ 48. Kh3 Ng1+ 49. Kg4 Ne2 50. Rc6 1-0

[Event "Budapest FS12 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2003.12.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Porat, Shi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2003.12.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "8"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nge7 6. Na3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nf5 8. Nc2
Bd7 9. Bd3 Qb6 10. O-O a5 11. Rb1 Nb4 12. Nxb4 axb4 13. Kh1 Bb5 14. a3 h5 15.
Be3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Be7 17. Rfc1 O-O 18. axb4 Qxb4 19. Bd2 Qb6 20. g3 Rfc8 21.
Rc3 Qa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest FS12 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2003.12.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kayumov, Sergey"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2434"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2003.12.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "8"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Re1 Be6 10. Bf1 Nbd7 11. Nd5 Rc8 12. c4 Nb6 13. Nd2 Nbxd5 14. exd5 Bg4
15. Qb3 b5 16. cxb5 axb5 17. Nb1 Qa5 18. Bd2 b4 19. Bxb4 Qxd5 20. Nd2 Qd4 21.
Bc3 Qa7 22. Ne4 Be6 23. Nxf6+ Bxf6 24. Qd1 Qb8 25. Qh5 g6 26. Qe2 Bg7 27. a4 f6
28. a5 d5 29. a6 Qa7 30. Bb4 Rfd8 31. Rec1 d4 32. Ba5 Re8 33. b4 f5 34. b5 e4
35. Qd1 d3 36. Rxc8 Rxc8 37. Rc1 Rxc1 38. Qxc1 Bd4 39. Qc6 Bxf2+ 40. Kh1 Qd7
41. Qb7 Kf7 42. b6 Ke7 43. Qxd7+ Kxd7 44. b7 Ba7 45. Bb6 d2 46. Bb5+ Ke7 47.
Bxa7 d1=Q+ 48. Bg1 e3 49. b8=Q e2 50. Bxe2 Qxe2 51. Qb7+ Kd6 52. a7 Bd5 53.
Qxd5+ Kxd5 54. a8=Q+ Kd6 55. Qa3+ Ke6 56. Qe3+ Qxe3 57. Bxe3 Ke5 58. Bg5 f4 59.
Kg1 Kf5 60. h4 1-0

[Event "Budapest FS12 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2003.12.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Vajda, Szidonia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2003.12.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "8"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qf6 5. Nxc6 Bc5 6. Qd2 dxc6 7. Nc3 Be6
8. Qf4 O-O-O 9. Bd3 Qe7 10. Be3 Nf6 11. Qg5 Bxe3 12. Qxe3 Kb8 13. h3 Nd7 14.
O-O-O f6 15. f4 Rhe8 16. Be2 Bf7 17. Bf3 Nb6 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Rd1 Nc4 20.
Rxd8+ Qxd8 21. Qd3 Qe7 22. Qd4 Qd6 23. Ne2 a6 24. b3 Qa3+ 25. Kd1 Nd6 26. e5
fxe5 27. fxe5 Nf5 28. Qd8+ Ka7 29. Qxc7 Bd5 30. Bxd5 Ne3+ 31. Kd2 Nxd5 32. Qd6
Qa5+ 33. Kd3 Qe1 34. Qc5+ b6 35. Qg1 Nb4+ 36. Ke3 Nxc2+ 37. Kd3 Nb4+ 38. Ke3
Qh4 39. Qf1 Qg5+ 40. Ke4 Qg6+ 41. Qf5 Qxg2+ 42. Ke3 Qd5 43. Nf4 Qc5+ 44. Kf3
Kb8 45. Qg5 Qf8 46. Ke4 Nd5 47. Nxd5 cxd5+ 48. Kxd5 g6 49. Qf6 Qc5+ 50. Ke6
Qc6+ 51. Kf7 Qd7+ 52. Kg8 Qxh3 53. e6 Kc7 54. Qe5+ Kd8 1-0

[Event "Budapest FS12 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2003.12.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vajda, Albert"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2477"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2003.12.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "8"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nf6 6. Re1 Nc6 7. c4 g6 8.
d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bg7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Nde2 Qe6 12. Qb3 Na5 13. Qb4 b6 14. Nd5
Qxe4 15. Nef4 Qxc4 16. Nxe7+ Kh8 17. Qxc4 Nxc4 18. b3 Ng8 19. Rb1 Nxe7 20. Rxe7
Rfe8 21. Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. Kf1 Bc3 23. Ne2 Nd2+ 24. Bxd2 Bxd2 25. Rd1 Bb4 26. Rd4
a5 27. Rc4 Kg7 28. Rc6 d5 29. Rxb6 d4 30. a3 Bxa3 31. Nf4 Rc8 32. Ke2 Rc2+ 33.
Kf3 Bb4 34. Nd3 Rc3 35. Ke4 Rxb3 36. Rb7 Kg8 37. Rb8+ Kg7 38. Rb7 Kg8 39. Rb8+
Kg7 40. Rb7 Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest FS12 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2003.12.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Drabke, Lorenz Maximilian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2449"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2003.12.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "8"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Nh4 Bd7 7. e3 b5 8. Nf3
Qb6 9. Ne5 Bc8 10. axb5 cxb5 11. Nxb5 Qxb5 12. Bxc4 Qb7 13. Bxf7+ Kd8 14. Bd2
e6 15. Ba5+ Ke7 16. Qa4 Nd5 17. Qe8+ Kf6 18. Ng4+ Kg5 19. h4+ Kxg4 20. Bxe6+
1-0

[Event "Budapest FS12 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2003.12.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Berczes, David"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2323"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2003.12.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "8"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nh5 8. g3
Bg4 9. d5 Qe8 10. Ne1 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 f5 12. f3 Na6 13. Nd3 c5 14. Bd2 Qd7 15. a3
Nc7 16. b4 b6 17. Rab1 Nf6 18. Rb2 h5 19. bxc5 bxc5 20. Rfb1 Rf7 21. Rb7 Qe8
22. Qd1 h4 23. Nf2 Qc8 24. Kg2 Qf8 25. Nh3 Nh7 26. Ng5 Nxg5 27. Bxg5 hxg3 28.
hxg3 f4 29. Nb5 Ne8 30. Rxf7 Qxf7 31. Nc3 fxg3 32. Qa4 Nf6 33. Bxf6 Qxf6 34.
Ne2 Rf8 35. Qb3 Bh6 36. Rh1 Qg5 37. Qd3 Rb8 38. Rh3 Rb2 39. Rxg3 Qe3 40. Qxe3
Bxe3 41. Kf1 Kg7 42. Nc3 a6 43. Nd1 Rb1 44. Ke2 Bd4 45. Kd2 Rb3 46. Kc2 Rxa3
47. Rh3 a5 48. Rg3 a4 0-1

[Event "Budapest FS12 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2003.12.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Howell, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C86"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2381"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2003.12.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "8"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. Rd1 Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. d3 d5 12. Bg5 d4 13. Bxf6 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Bxf6 15.
Bd5 Qd6 16. a4 Rab8 17. axb5 axb5 18. Ra6 Rb6 19. Rxb6 cxb6 20. Nd2 dxc3 21.
bxc3 Ne7 22. c4 Qc5 23. Rb1 bxc4 24. dxc4 Nc6 25. Qb3 Rb8 26. Qa4 Bh4 27. Qxc6
Qxf2+ 28. Kh1 Qxd2 29. Rf1 Qe2 30. Rxf7 Kh8 31. Rf3 Qe1+ 32. Kh2 Bf2 33. Rxf2
Qxf2 34. Qd6 Qf4+ 35. Kh1 Qf1+ 36. Kh2 Qf4+ 37. Kh1 Rf8 38. Qxb6 Qc1+ 39. Kh2
Qf4+ 40. Kh1 Qg3 41. Kg1 h6 42. Qb2 Kh7 43. Qe2 Rb8 44. Qf1 Qe3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Claude Pecaut Memorial"]
[Site "Taormina"]
[Date "2003.11.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tomescu, Vlad"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2447"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2003.11.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "7"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. e3 c5 6. a3 cxd4 7. axb4 dxc3 8. bxc3
O-O 9. cxd5 Qc7 10. Bd2 Nxd5 11. e4 Nb6 12. Nh3 e5 13. Nf2 Be6 14. Be2 Rd8 15.
O-O Nc6 16. Qc1 Bc4 17. Bxc4 Nxc4 18. Rd1 Qb6 19. Qc2 a5 20. Bg5 Rxd1+ 21. Qxd1
h6 22. Qd5 Ne3 23. Bxe3 Qxe3 24. Qd3 Qb6 25. bxa5 Rxa5 26. Rxa5 Nxa5 27. g3 Qc5
28. Kg2 Nc4 29. f4 Qc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Claude Pecaut Memorial"]
[Site "Taormina"]
[Date "2003.11.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Calzetta Ruiz, Monica"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A58"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2274"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2003.11.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "7"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 Bxa6 6. Nc3 d6 7. g3 g6 8. Bg2
Bg7 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. Rb1 Nb6 11. a4 O-O 12. O-O Ra7 13. b3 Qa8 14. Nh4 Ne8 15.
Bb2 Nc7 16. Qd2 Rb8 17. Rfe1 Bc8 18. e4 c4 19. e5 cxb3 20. exd6 exd6 21. Re7
Bd7 22. Ne4 Ncxd5 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Qd4+ Kf8 25. Rxd7 Nxd7 26. Nc3 Nxc3 27. Re1
Kg8 28. Bxa8 b2 29. Qxa7 1-0

[Event "Claude Pecaut Memorial"]
[Site "Taormina"]
[Date "2003.11.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Movsziszian, Karen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2003.11.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "7"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. e4 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. Be3
Ng4 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bc1 Nh6 11. Be3 c6 12. c5 dxc5 13. dxe5 fxe5 14. Ng5 Qe7 15.
Bc4+ Kh8 16. Ne6 Rg8 17. Nxg7 Qxg7 18. Bg5 Rf8 19. Qd6 Nf7 20. Bxf7 Rxf7 21. f4
exf4 22. Rxf4 Rxf4 23. Qxf4 Kg8 24. Bh6 Qe7 25. Rf1 b6 26. Qc7 Ba6 27. Qxc6 Re8
28. Rf2 Ne5 29. Qa4 Bb7 30. Qxa7 Ng4 31. Nd5 Qh4 32. Nf6+ Nxf6 33. Qxb7 Qxh6
34. Rxf6 Qe3+ 35. Rf2 Qxe4 36. Qxb6 Qe3 37. Qf6 Qe4 38. Rf1 Qe3+ 39. Kh1 Qe7
40. Qf3 Qe5 41. h3 Qe3 42. Qd5+ Kg7 43. a4 Re7 44. Qc4 Qd4 45. Qxd4+ cxd4 46.
Rd1 Rb7 47. Rxd4 Rxb2 48. Rd7+ Kh6 49. a5 Ra2 50. Rd5 Kg7 51. Kh2 Kf6 52. Kg3
g5 53. Rb5 h5 54. Kf3 h4 55. Rb6+ Kf5 56. Rb5+ Kg6 57. Rc5 Kf6 58. Rc6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Claude Pecaut Memorial"]
[Site "Taormina"]
[Date "2003.11.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Estremera Panos, Sergio"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2350"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2003.11.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "7"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Be3 Bd7 11. Rb1 a6 12. dxc5 Qc7 13. Nd4 e6 14. f4 Rfd8
15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Qc2 Kh8 17. e5 Bf8 18. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Qa5 20. Rd6 Qa4
21. Bb3 Qe4 22. Qxe4 Bxe4 23. Rd7 Kg8 24. Rc7 Rd8 25. Bd4 h5 26. h4 Bc6 27. Kf2
Re8 28. Bd1 Re7 29. Rc8 Re8 30. Rc7 Re7 31. Rc8 Re8 32. Rc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Claude Pecaut Memorial"]
[Site "Taormina"]
[Date "2003.11.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ljubisavljevic, Zivojin Z"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2316"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2003.11.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "7"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 e5 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. d3 g6 8. a3
h5 9. O-O Bh6 10. Be3 Kf8 11. b4 b6 12. Nd5 Kg7 13. Ng5 Bxg5 14. Bxg5 f6 15.
Be3 Nge7 16. bxc5 dxc5 17. f4 exf4 18. Bxf4 Nxd5 19. cxd5 Ne5 20. Ra2 Rae8 21.
h3 Rhf8 22. Raf2 Qe7 23. Qd2 g5 24. Bh2 c4 25. d4 Nd3 26. Re2 Kg6 27. Qe3 Qd7
28. d6 b5 29. h4 Qg4 30. hxg5 fxg5 31. Rxf8 Rxf8 32. e5 Qe6 33. Qe4+ Kh6 34. d5
Qf7 35. Qf3 Qg7 36. Qh3 h4 37. d7 Kh5 38. Bg3 Qf7 39. Kh2 Qf1 40. Re4 Nf4 41.
Rxf4 gxf4 42. Qxh4+ Kg6 43. Qg4+ Kh7 44. Qh5+ Kg7 45. Bh4 1-0

[Event "Claude Pecaut Memorial"]
[Site "Taormina"]
[Date "2003.11.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Godena, Michele"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2003.11.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "7"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Na3 cxd4 7. Nb5 Na6 8.
Be3 Bd7 9. Bxd4 Nf6 10. a4 O-O 11. Be2 Bxb5 12. axb5 Nc5 13. O-O Rfd8 14. Ra3
Qf5 15. Qb1 Qh5 16. Re1 Ne6 17. Bxa7 Nf4 18. Bf1 Rd5 19. Be3 Rxa3 20. bxa3 Bh6
21. Qb4 Rf5 22. Qxe7 Ng4 23. Qh4 Nxe3 24. fxe3 Nh3+ 25. Qxh3 Qxh3 26. gxh3 Rxf3
27. Bg2 Rxe3 28. Rxe3 Bxe3+ 29. Kf1 b6 30. Ke2 Bc5 31. a4 Kf8 32. Kd3 Ke7 33.
Kc4 Kd6 34. Bd5 f6 35. Bg8 h6 36. h4 g5 37. hxg5 hxg5 38. Bh7 Bg1 39. h3 Ke5
40. Kb4 Bc5+ 41. Kc4 Bg1 42. Kb4 Bc5+ 43. Kc4 Bg1 44. Bd3 f5 45. Kb4 Bc5+ 46.
Kc4 Bg1 47. Kb4 Bc5+ 48. Kc4 Bg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Claude Pecaut Memorial"]
[Site "Taormina"]
[Date "2003.11.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Isonzo, Davide"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2349"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2003.11.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "7"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Qe2 Be7 5. O-O d6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8.
Bxc6 bxc6 9. Rd1 O-O 10. e5 dxe5 11. Nxc6 Qe8 12. Nxe7+ Qxe7 13. Bg5 Bc6 14.
Qc4 Qe6 15. Qxe6 fxe6 16. Nd2 Rab8 17. b3 Nd5 18. Nc4 Rf5 19. Be3 Nf4 20. Bxf4
exf4 21. Re1 Rg5 22. g3 Bd5 23. Ne5 Rf8 24. c4 Bb7 25. Nd7 Rf7 26. Re5 Rgf5 27.
g4 Rxe5 28. Nxe5 Rf8 29. Rd1 h5 30. Ng6 Re8 31. Nxf4 hxg4 32. Rd7 Bf3 33. Nh5
Rf8 34. Rxg7+ Kh8 35. Rd7 Rf5 36. Ng3 Re5 37. Kf1 Ra5 38. a4 Ra6 39. Ke1 Rb6
40. Rd3 e5 41. Kd2 a5 42. h4 Kh7 43. Re3 Re6 44. Ne4 Kg6 45. Ng5 Rd6+ 46. Kc3
e4 47. Nxe4 Rd1 48. Ng3 Rc1+ 49. Kd2 Ra1 50. h5+ Kf6 51. Re8 Ra2+ 52. Ke3 Rb2
53. h6 Kg6 54. Re6+ Kh7 55. Kf4 Rxb3 56. Nf5 Rb6 57. Re7+ Kh8 58. Kg5 Rc6 59.
Nd4 Rxc4 60. Re8+ Kh7 61. Ne6 Re4 62. Re7+ Kh8 63. Kg6 1-0

[Event "Claude Pecaut Memorial"]
[Site "Taormina"]
[Date "2003.11.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ortega, Lexy"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2462"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2003.11.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "7"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. e4 d6 7. Be2 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Bg7 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Qd2 Be6 11. O-O Qa5 12. Rac1 Rfc8 13. b3 a6 14. f4 b5
15. f5 b4 16. fxe6 bxc3 17. exf7+ Kxf7 18. Rxc3 Kg8 19. Bf3 Rab8 20. Rc2 Qxd2
21. Bxd2 Nd7 22. Bg4 Bd4+ 23. Kh1 Rf8 24. Bf3 Nc5 25. Bh6 Bg7 26. Bg5 Bf6 27.
Be3 a5 28. Rb1 Be5 29. Bd2 Ra8 30. a3 Na6 31. Be3 Rfb8 32. g3 Nc5 33. b4 axb4
34. axb4 Ra3 35. Re2 Na4 36. Ree1 Nc3 37. Rbc1 Rxb4 38. c5 Nb5 39. c6 Rbb3 40.
Be2 Rxe3 41. Bxb5 Rxe1+ 42. Rxe1 Rc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Claude Pecaut Memorial"]
[Site "Taormina"]
[Date "2003.11.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aldrovandi, Costantino"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2414"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2003.11.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "7"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 e5 13. Bc5 Be6 14. Ne4 Rb8
15. Bc4 a5 16. h4 h6 17. h5 g5 18. Bxf8 Bxf8 19. Qf2 Qe7 20. Rhe1 f5 21. Nc3
Nxc3 22. Rxe5 Nxd1 23. Qd2 Nxb2 24. Bxe6+ Kh8 25. Qxa5 Qd6 26. Bb3 Bg7 27. Re1
Nc4 0-1

[Event "Wch U14"]
[Site "Chalkidiki"]
[Date "2003.11.02"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2447"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2003.10.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Na3 cxd4 7. Bc4 Qe4+ 8.
Be3 Nh6 9. Nb5 O-O 10. cxd4 Na6 11. Nc3 Qc6 12. Qb3 Nf5 13. O-O Qb6 14. Qxb6
axb6 15. Na4 Nd6 16. Bb3 Nb4 17. Nxb6 Ra6 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Bf5 20. Rfc1
Ra5 21. Bb3 Be4 22. Nd2 Bc6 23. Bc2 Rd8 24. Bd3 Rd5 25. Nf3 Rh5 26. Be2 Rd5 27.
g4 Nb5 28. Bc4 R5d6 29. Ne5 e6 30. Bxb5 Bxb5 31. a4 Be8 32. b4 Rxd4 33. Bxd4
Rxd4 34. Rc8 Kf8 35. Re1 Rxb4 36. h3 Rxa4 37. Nc4 Ke7 38. Rd1 Rxc4 39. Rxc4 Bc6
40. f4 f5 41. Kf2 fxg4 42. hxg4 h5 43. gxh5 gxh5 44. Rc5 h4 45. Rh5 Bf6 46.
Rh7+ Kf8 47. Rd6 Be4 48. Rc7 Bd5 49. Ke3 Ke8 50. Rh7 Be7 51. Rxd5 exd5 52. Kd4
Bd6 53. f5 1-0

[Event "Wch U14"]
[Site "Chalkidiki"]
[Date "2003.11.01"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Rohit, Goginenni"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2346"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2003.10.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
b3 Bg7 16. d5 Qe7 17. Be3 c6 18. c4 Rec8 19. Nd2 a5 20. a4 bxc4 21. bxc4 Ba6
22. Rb1 Qf8 23. Ngf1 Bh6 24. Bxh6 Qxh6 25. Ne3 cxd5 26. cxd5 Rc3 27. Nb3 Nc5
28. Nxc5 Rxc5 29. Rb6 Qf8 30. Qd2 Qd8 31. Reb1 Qc7 32. R1b2 Bc8 33. Kh2 Bd7 34.
Qe2 Rc8 35. Qa6 Ne8 36. Rb7 Qd8 37. Qa7 Nf6 38. Qb6 Qf8 39. Bd1 Be8 40. Bg4 Ra8
41. Ra7 Rxa7 42. Qxa7 h5 43. Bf3 Qh6 44. g3 h4 45. Qe7 hxg3+ 46. Kg2 Kg7 47.
Qxd6 Bd7 48. fxg3 Qxe3 0-1

[Event "Wch U14"]
[Site "Chalkidiki"]
[Date "2003.10.31"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Zhigalko, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2003.10.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. c4 f5 14. O-O O-O
15. Qf3 d5 16. cxd5 fxe4 17. Bxe4 Rb8 18. Rad1 Qd7 19. d6 Rb6 20. Bd5 Rxd6 21.
Bb3 Kh8 22. Rxd6 Qxd6 23. Rd1 Qg6 24. Qd5 f5 25. Qd6 Qg5 26. Qc6 e4 27. Nc2
Bxb2 28. g3 Bg7 29. Nd4 e3 30. Nf3 Qe7 31. Re1 Bb7 32. Rxe3 Bxc6 33. Rxe7 Bxf3
0-1

[Event "Wch U14"]
[Site "Chalkidiki"]
[Date "2003.10.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Andriasian, Zaven"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2311"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2003.10.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Nh4 e6 7. Nxf5 exf5 8. e3
Bd6 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. Qf3 g6 11. h3 h5 12. Bd2 Nbd7 13. O-O-O a6 14. g4 fxg4 15.
hxg4 hxg4 16. Qg2 b5 17. Ba2 c5 18. Ne4 Qe7 19. Nxd6 Qxd6 20. dxc5 Qe7 21. Bc3
Rac8 22. Rxd7 Qxc5 23. Kb1 b4 24. Qxg4 1-0

[Event "Wch U14"]
[Site "Chalkidiki"]
[Date "2003.10.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Dourerassou, Jonathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D99"]
[WhiteElo "2250"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2003.10.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Nc6 8.
Be3 Bg4 9. Rd1 Nd7 10. Qb3 Nb6 11. d5 Ne5 12. Be2 Nxf3+ 13. gxf3 Bh5 14. Rg1
Qd6 15. f4 Bxe2 16. Kxe2 c6 17. e5 Qd7 18. Bxb6 axb6 19. Qxb6 Qf5 20. dxc6 bxc6
21. Qe3 Bh6 22. Rd4 c5 23. Rc4 Rfd8 24. Rd1 Rxd1 25. Kxd1 Rd8+ 26. Kc1 Qg4 27.
Kc2 Qf5+ 28. Kc1 Rd4 29. Rxd4 cxd4 30. Qxd4 Bxf4+ 31. Kd1 Bxe5 32. Qd8+ Kg7 33.
Qxe7 Bxh2 34. Qh4 Qd3+ 35. Kc1 Be5 36. Nd1 h5 37. a4 Bf6 38. Qf4 h4 39. Ne3 Qe2
40. b4 Bb2+ 41. Kb1 Bc3 42. Nf5+ gxf5 43. Qg5+ Kf8 44. Qh6+ Bg7 45. Qd6+ Qe7
46. Qb8+ Qe8 47. Qf4 Qe4+ 0-1

[Event "Wch U14"]
[Site "Chalkidiki"]
[Date "2003.10.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Potapov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A87"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2267"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2003.10.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 Qe8 8. Re1
Qf7 9. b3 Ne4 10. Bb2 Nc6 11. Rc1 h6 12. d5 Ne5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. f4 Bg7 15.
Qc2 Nxc3 16. Bxc3 Bd7 17. e4 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 fxe4 19. Rxe4 Bf5 20. Re3 b6 21.
Rce1 Rae8 22. Be4 Bd7 23. Bf3 Qf6 24. Qd3 Kg7 25. Qe2 Rf7 26. Bg4 Bf5 27. Bxf5
Qxf5 28. Kg2 h5 29. Re6 Kf8 30. h3 h4 31. Qg4 Qxg4 32. hxg4 hxg3 33. Kxg3 Kg7
34. g5 Rh8 35. Rxe7 a5 36. Re8 Rxe8 37. Rxe8 Kh7 38. Kg4 Kg7 39. Re6 Kh7 40.
Rf6 Re7 41. f5 gxf5+ 42. Kxf5 Kg7 43. Rg6+ Kf7 44. Re6 Rd7 45. g6+ Kg7 46. Kg5
Kg8 47. Re8+ Kg7 48. Kf5 c5 49. Ke6 Ra7 50. Re7+ 1-0

[Event "Wch U14"]
[Site "Chalkidiki"]
[Date "2003.10.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Wang Hao"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2215"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2003.10.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Nd7 8.
Be3 e5 9. Qd2 h6 10. O-O Qe7 11. a3 Nf8 12. b4 Ne6 13. bxc5 f5 14. exf5 gxf5
15. Qe1 O-O 16. d4 e4 17. Ne5 f4 18. Ng6 Qf7 19. Nxf8 Kxf8 20. f3 Kg8 21. fxe4
Qg6 22. Rd1 fxe3 23. Qxe3 Bd7 24. Kh1 Re8 25. e5 Ng5 26. Qd3 Qh5 27. Ne2 Be6
28. Ng3 Qh4 29. Qe3 Nf7 30. Rf4 Qg5 31. Ne4 Qg6 32. Rdf1 h5 33. R1f3 Qh6 34.
Rg3 Kh8 35. Qf2 Nxe5 36. dxe5 Bxe5 37. Rg5 Bxf4 38. Qxf4 Bd5 39. Nf6 Bxg2+ 40.
Kh2 1-0

[Event "Wch U14"]
[Site "Chalkidiki"]
[Date "2003.10.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Coleman, Teddy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2275"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2003.10.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
Bd7 9. O-O-O O-O 10. g4 Rc8 11. h4 Ne5 12. Be2 Qa5 13. Kb1 Rxc3 14. Qxc3 Qxc3
15. bxc3 Rc8 16. Kb2 Nc4+ 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. h5 a6 19. hxg6 fxg6 20. Rh4 b5 21.
Rd3 a5 22. Nb3 a4 23. Nd2 Rc8 24. Bd4 Be6 25. e5 Nd5 26. exd6 exd6 27. Bxg7
Kxg7 28. a3 Rc6 29. g5 Nb6 30. Rhd4 d5 31. Rb4 Nc4+ 32. Nxc4 dxc4 33. Re3 Rb6
34. Re5 1-0

[Event "Wch U14"]
[Site "Chalkidiki"]
[Date "2003.10.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Lemos, Damian"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2218"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2003.10.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. h3
Re8 9. e4 exd4 10. Nxd4 a6 11. Re1 Rb8 12. b3 c5 13. Nc2 b5 14. Qxd6 Rb6 15.
Qd2 b4 16. Na4 Rbe6 17. e5 Qe7 18. Bb2 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Rxe5 20. Rxe5 Qxe5 21. Re1
Qc7 22. Rxe8+ Nxe8 23. Qe3 Qd8 24. Nxc5 a5 25. Kh2 h5 26. Qd3 Qc7 27. Ne4 h4
28. Ne3 hxg3+ 29. fxg3 Be5 30. Nd5 Qd8 31. Qe3 Ng7 32. Ng5 Bd6 33. Ne4 Be5 34.
Qb6 Qxb6 35. Nxb6 Be6 36. Bf3 Nf5 37. Bg4 Kf8 38. Bxf5 Bxf5 39. Nc5 Bd4 40.
Nba4 Ke7 41. Nb7 Kd7 42. Nxa5 Kc7 43. c5 Bb1 44. Kg2 Bxa2 45. Kf3 Bb1 46. g4 g5
47. Kg3 Bd3 48. Kf3 f6 49. Kg3 Be4 50. h4 Be5+ 51. Kh3 Bd3 52. hxg5 fxg5 53.
Kg2 Be2 54. Nb6 Bxg4 55. Nd5+ Kc8 56. Nc6 Bc3 57. Ncxb4 Bxb4 58. Nxb4 Be6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U14"]
[Site "Chalkidiki"]
[Date "2003.10.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Diamant, Andre"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2149"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2003.10.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Nc2 Bg7 8. Be2
O-O 9. O-O Nd7 10. Bd2 Nc5 11. b4 Ne6 12. Rc1 Ned4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Be3 Nxe2+
15. Qxe2 a5 16. b5 Bxc3 17. Rxc3 f6 18. c5 dxc5 19. Rd1 Qe8 20. Bh6 Rf7 21. Qc4
c6 22. Rd6 Bd7 23. a4 Kh8 24. Rcd3 Rc8 25. h3 Rc7 26. b6 Rc8 27. Qxf7 Qxf7 28.
Rxd7 Qg8 29. Rxb7 g5 30. Rc7 Qe6 31. Rdd7 Rxc7 32. Rd8+ 1-0

[Event "Wch U14"]
[Site "Chalkidiki"]
[Date "2003.10.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hammer, Jon Ludvig"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2074"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2003.10.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]

1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nbd2 g6 4. e4 Bg7 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. c3 e5 8. h3
Nh5 9. dxe5 Nf4 10. Bb5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Qg5 12. Ng4 Qxb5 13. Nb3 Ne2+ 14. Kh1
Bxg4 15. hxg4 Rae8 16. Be3 Rxe4 17. Re1 Qh5+ 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymnon"]
[Date "2003.10.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Gretarsson, Helgi Ass"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2513"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2003.09.28"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 Nxg4 8. Rg1
Qf6 9. Rxg4 Qxf3 10. Rxg7 Nf6 11. Bg2 Qh5 12. e4 dxe4 13. Bg5 Bf8 14. Bxf6 Bxg7
15. Bxg7 Rg8 16. Nxe4 Qa5+ 17. Kf1 Rxg7 18. Qc1 Qd8 19. Qf4 Kf8 20. Qe5 Rg6 21.
Qh8+ Ke7 22. Qxh7 Qg8 23. Qh4+ f6 24. Bf3 e5 25. b3 exd4 26. Ng3 Bg4 27. Re1+
Kf7 28. Be4 Rg7 29. h3 Bd7 30. Qh5+ Kf8 31. Qc5+ Kf7 32. Bg6+ 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymnon"]
[Date "2003.10.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Jeremic, Veljko"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A38"]
[WhiteElo "2467"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2003.09.28"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d3 d6 6. c4 c5 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. Rb1
Rb8 9. Ne1 Bd7 10. Nc2 Qc8 11. Re1 a6 12. a4 Nd4 13. Bg5 Nxc2 14. Qxc2 Bc6 15.
e4 e6 16. b4 b6 17. bxc5 bxc5 18. Rxb8 Qxb8 19. e5 Ng4 20. Bxc6 Nxe5 21. Bg2
Qb4 22. Rb1 Qa5 23. Ne4 f5 24. Bd2 Qc7 25. Ng5 Re8 26. Rb7 Qc8 27. Qb1 h6 28.
Nxe6 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymnon"]
[Date "2003.10.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Arduman, Can"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2336"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2003.09.28"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Qe2 Be7 5. O-O d6 6. d4 Bd7 7. Bxc6 Bxc6 8.
Nc3 exd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. f4 O-O 11. Kh1 Re8 12. e5 dxe5 13. fxe5 Bd6 14. Bf4
Bg4 15. Qb5 Bd7 16. Qxb7 Bxe5 17. Bxe5 Rxe5 18. Rad1 Qc8 19. Qf3 c5 20. Nb3 Bc6
21. Qg3 Qg4 22. Qxg4 Nxg4 23. Na5 Be8 24. Nc4 Re6 25. h3 Nf6 26. Rf5 Rc8 27.
Nd6 Rc6 28. Nb7 g6 29. Rxc5 Rb6 30. Nd8 Red6 31. Rxd6 Rxd6 32. Rc8 Rd2 33. Nc6
Rxc2 34. Nxa7 Rxb2 35. Ne4 Kg7 36. Nxf6 Ba4 37. Ne8+ Kh6 38. Nd6 f5 39. a3 Rb3
40. Nf7+ Kh5 41. Rh8 g5 42. Ne5 g4 43. Rxh7+ Kg5 44. hxg4 fxg4 45. Rg7+ Kf6 46.
Rxg4 Rxa3 47. Nac6 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymnon"]
[Date "2003.10.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Winants, Luc"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2501"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2003.09.28"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 d5 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. dxc5 Nc6 7. Bb5 e6 8. b4
Bd7 9. c3 a5 10. Qb3 axb4 11. cxb4 Ne4 12. Nc3 Qf6 13. Nge2 Nxf2 14. O-O Ng4
15. h3 Nge5 16. Na4 Nc4 17. e4 Nd4 18. Bxd7+ Kxd7 19. Nxd4 Qxd4+ 20. Kh1 Qxe4
21. Rae1 Qg6 22. Rc1 Ke8 23. Rxc4 dxc4 24. Qxc4 e5 25. Nb6 Ra3 26. Bxe5 Qe6 27.
Re1 Be7 28. Qb5+ Kf8 29. Bxg7+ Kxg7 30. Rxe6 fxe6 31. Qd7 Kf6 32. Qd4+ e5 33.
Qh4+ Kf7 34. Qh5+ Kg7 35. Nd5 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymnon"]
[Date "2003.09.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2003.09.28"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. c3 Bg7
15. Qh5 e4 16. Bc2 Qc8 17. Rae1 O-O 18. Bb3 a5 19. Nxb5 a4 20. Bd1 Qc5 21. Nd4
Qxd5 22. Re3 Qe5 23. Rh3 h6 24. f4 Qf6 25. Kh1 Kh7 26. g4 Qg6 27. Nxf5 Nxf5 28.
Qxf5 Qxf5 29. gxf5 Bf6 30. b3 d5 31. bxa4 Rfc8 32. Bb3 Ra5 33. Rd1 Rxc3 34.
Rxc3 Bxc3 35. Bxd5 e3 36. Bxf7 Rxf5 37. Rd7 Kh8 38. Bc4 Rxf4 39. Bd3 Rf2 40.
Re7 Rxa2 41. Rxe3 Rxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymnon"]
[Date "2003.09.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kiik, Kalle"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2439"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2003.09.28"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]

1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bg4 5. d5 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 Ne5 7. Qg3 c6 8. f4
Ned7 9. dxc6 bxc6 10. e5 Nd5 11. exd6 exd6 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Bd2 Be7 14. Qxg7
Bf6 15. Qh6 Bxb2 16. Rb1 Qf6 17. Qxf6 Bxf6 18. Bb5 Bd4 19. Kd1 O-O-O 20. Re1
Bb6 21. Re7 f6 22. a4 Nc5 23. a5 Bc7 24. Bc6 Rdg8 25. Bxd5 Re8 26. Rf7 h5 27.
a6 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymnon"]
[Date "2003.09.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2003.09.28"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 c6 6. Bd3 Nd7 7. O-O Nxe5 8.
dxe5 Nb4 9. Be4 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 f5 11. a3 Na6 12. Bf3 g6 13. Nd2 Be6 14. Be2 Nc7
15. Nf3 Bd5 16. Nd4 Bg7 17. c4 Bf7 18. f4 Ne6 19. Nf3 Rd8 20. Be3 O-O 21. b4 a6
22. g3 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Nxd8 25. Nd4 Be8 26. Nb3 Bd7 27. Nc5 Bc8
28. b5 axb5 29. cxb5 cxb5 30. Bxb5 Bf8 31. Kf2 Kg7 32. Nd7 Kf7 33. a4 Bxd7 34.
Bxd7 e6 35. Bb6 Be7 36. a5 g5 37. Ke2 h5 38. Bc8 h4 39. Bxb7 1-0

[Event "EU-ch U14"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "2003.09.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Andriasian, Zaven"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2311"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2003.09.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Nh4 Bg4 7. h3 Bh5 8. g4
Bg6 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. e3 e6 11. Bxc4 Bb4 12. Bd2 Nbd7 13. g5 Nd5 14. e4 N5b6 15.
Bb3 a5 16. Qe2 e5 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. O-O-O Nd3+ 19. Kb1 Nc5 20. Nb5 Nxb3 21.
Bxb4 axb4 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Nc7+ Ke7 24. Qc2 Nc4 25. h4 Nba5 26. Rd1 b3 27.
Qe2 Rxd1+ 28. Qxd1 Rd8 29. Nd5+ cxd5 30. exd5 Re8 31. Qd4 Kd8 32. Qd1 Re4 33.
Kc1 Ne5 34. d6 Re1 0-1

[Event "EU-ch U14"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "2003.09.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Zhigalko, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2399"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2003.09.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. c3 Bg7
15. Qh5 e4 16. Bc2 Qc8 17. Rae1 O-O 18. Bb3 Kh8 19. Kh1 Ng6 20. Nc2 Nf4 21. Qh4
Be5 22. Ne3 Rg8 23. Bc2 b4 24. g3 Nd3 25. Bxd3 exd3 26. Qxb4 Rb8 27. Qc4 f4 28.
Qxc8 Rgxc8 29. Nd1 Rc5 30. gxf4 Bxf4 31. Re4 Be5 32. f4 Bg7 33. Rfe1 Bf6 34. c4
Kg7 35. b3 Ra5 36. Rg1+ Kf8 37. Rg2 Ra3 38. Re3 Re8 39. Rd2 Rxe3 40. Nxe3 Bd4
41. Nf5 Bc5 42. Rxd3 Rxa2 43. Rh3 Kg8 44. Rh6 Ra1+ 45. Kg2 Ra2+ 46. Kf3 Ra3 47.
Nxd6 Rxb3+ 48. Ke4 Rb6 49. Nf5 Rxh6 50. Nxh6+ Kf8 51. Nf5 a5 52. d6 a4 53. Kd5
Bb4 54. c5 Ke8 55. c6 Ba5 56. Kc4 Kd8 57. Ne7 h5 58. f5 h4 59. h3 f6 60. Nd5 a3
61. Kb3 1-0

[Event "EU-ch U14"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "2003.09.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2003.09.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. g3 Bg5 14. Bg2 a5
15. O-O Ne7 16. f4 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Be6 18. Qd2 Bh6 19. Ne3 Qb6 20. Kh1 Qc5 21. b4
Qc7 22. Rad1 Rbc8 23. bxa5 Qxa5 24. Qxd6 exf4 25. gxf4 Qxa2 26. Qe5 g6 27. Qxb5
Rxc3 28. Nd5 Bh3 29. Rg1 Rc2 30. Qf1 Rf2 31. Qxf2 Qxf2 32. Bxh3 Bxf4 33. Rg2
Qh4 34. Rg4 Qxh3 35. Rxf4 Rb8 36. Rf2 Rb2 37. Rdf1 Qd3 38. Nf6+ Kg7 39. Kg2 Qd4
40. Ne8+ Kf8 41. Rxb2 Qxb2+ 42. Rf2 Qxf2+ 43. Kxf2 Kxe8 44. Kf3 Ke7 45. Kf4 Ke6
46. Kg5 Ke5 47. h4 Kxe4 48. Kf6 Kf4 49. Kxf7 Kg4 50. Kg7 Kxh4 0-1

[Event "EU-ch U14"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "2003.09.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Krivoborodov, Egor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2298"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2003.09.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nf6 8. Ne5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. Bxh7 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Qa5+ 12. c3 Qxe5+ 13. Be4 Nxe4 14. Qe2
Nc5 15. Be3 O-O-O 16. O-O e6 17. Rad1 Be7 18. Qf3 Qf6 19. Qg4 b6 20. b4 Nd7 21.
Bd4 e5 22. Be3 Qe6 23. Nf5 Kc7 24. Qf3 g6 25. Nxe7 Qxe7 26. a4 f5 27. b5 Qe6
28. Rfe1 Qc4 29. h5 f4 30. Bc1 g5 31. Ba3 g4 32. Qxg4 Rhg8 33. Qf3 Nf6 34. Rxe5
Rxd1+ 35. Qxd1 Nd5 36. bxc6 Kxc6 37. Qf3 Qb3 38. Bc1 Rd8 39. Bxf4 Qxa4 40. Re6+
Kb7 41. Re7+ Ka8 42. Bc7 Rd7 43. c4 1-0

[Event "EU-ch U14"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "2003.09.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bindrich, Falko"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2334"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[PlyCount "230"]
[EventDate "2003.09.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 h5 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. Bg5 Qc7 12. Kb1 b5 13. a3 Rc8 14. Nc1 Qb7 15.
N1a2 O-O 16. h3 Nb6 17. g4 Rfd8 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Nb4 Rc5 20. Nbd5 Bxd5 21.
Nxd5 Nxd5 22. exd5 Rdc8 23. Bd3 e4 24. Bxe4 b4 25. axb4 Rc4 26. c3 Rxc3 27. g5
Be5 28. f4 R3c4 29. fxe5 Rxe4 30. exd6 Rxb4 31. Rc1 Rb8 32. Rc2 Qd7 33. Qd3 Rb3
34. Qe4 R8b4 35. Qe5 Kh7 36. h4 a5 37. Rf1 Rb7 38. Qe4+ g6 39. Qe7 Qxe7 40.
dxe7 Rxe7 41. d6 Reb7 42. Rd1 Rd7 43. Rc7 Rd8 44. Rxf7+ Kg8 45. Rf6 Kg7 46. d7
Rb7 47. Rdd6 Rdxd7 48. Rxg6+ Kh7 49. Rh6+ Kg7 50. Rxd7+ Rxd7 51. Rxh5 Rd4 52.
Kc2 a4 53. Rh6 Rc4+ 54. Kb1 Rd4 55. Ka2 Rb4 56. Ka1 Rd4 57. Kb1 Rb4 58. Kc2
Rc4+ 59. Kd3 Rb4 60. Kc3 Rb3+ 61. Kc2 Rb4 62. h5 Rh4 63. Kc3 Rh3+ 64. Kd4 Rh4+
65. Kd3 Rh3+ 66. Ke4 Rh4+ 67. Kf5 Rb4 68. Rg6+ Kh7 69. Ra6 Rxb2 70. Ra7+ Kg8
71. Rxa4 Rb5+ 72. Kg4 Rb1 73. Re4 Kg7 74. Kf5 Rf1+ 75. Rf4 Ra1 76. Rf3 Rh1 77.
Kg4 Rg1+ 78. Rg3 Ra1 79. Rc3 Rg1+ 80. Rg3 Ra1 81. Rd3 Rg1+ 82. Kf4 Rf1+ 83. Kg4
Rg1+ 84. Kf3 Rf1+ 85. Kg2 Rf5 86. Rg3 Ra5 87. Kh3 Ra1 88. Rb3 Rh1+ 89. Kg4 Rg1+
90. Kf4 Rf1+ 91. Rf3 Rh1 92. Kf5 Rxh5 93. Ra3 Rh1 94. Ra7+ Kf8 95. Kg6 Rg1 96.
Ra8+ Ke7 97. Kh6 Kf7 98. Ra7+ Kg8 99. Rb7 Kf8 100. Kg6 Rg2 101. Rf7+ Kg8 102.
Rg7+ Kf8 103. Rh7 Kg8 104. Ra7 Kf8 105. Ra4 Rg1 106. Rh4 Kg8 107. Kh6 Ra1 108.
Rb4 Ra6+ 109. Kh5 Kg7 110. Rb7+ Kg8 111. Rc7 Rb6 112. Rc8+ Kg7 113. Ra8 Rc6
114. Ra7+ Kg8 115. g6 Rc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch U14"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "2003.09.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Olszewski, Michal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C86"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2227"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2003.09.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. Rd1 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. d5 Ne8 13. b4 cxb4 14. cxb4 Nc4 15. a4
bxa4 16. Bd3 Nb6 17. Be3 Qb7 18. b5 a5 19. Nc3 Bd7 20. Rdc1 Rc8 21. Bxb6 Qxb6
22. Nxa4 Rxc1+ 23. Rxc1 Qb7 24. Nd2 Bd8 25. Rc6 g6 26. Nc4 Bxc6 27. bxc6 Qb4
28. Bc2 Nc7 29. g3 Nb5 30. Ne3 Nd4 31. Qd1 f5 32. exf5 gxf5 33. Kg2 Kh8 34. Bb1
f4 35. Be4 Nb3 36. Bxh7 f3+ 37. Kg1 Kxh7 38. Qc2+ Kh6 39. c7 Bxc7 40. Qxc7 Nd4
41. Ng4+ Kg6 42. h3 Nf5 43. Nc3 a4 44. Qc6 Qd4 45. Kh2 Rh8 46. Kg1 a3 47. Qd7
Rf8 48. Qe6+ Kg7 49. Qd7+ Rf7 50. Qd8 Re7 51. Ne3 Kg6 52. Nxf5 Qxc3 53. Nxe7+
Kf7 54. Kh2 Qb2 55. h4 Qxf2+ 56. Kh3 Qg2+ 57. Kg4 f2 58. Qd7 Qe4+ 59. Kg5 Qe3+
60. Kh5 Qf3+ 61. g4 Qf6 62. Ng6+ Kg8 63. Kh6 Qxh4+ 64. Nxh4 f1=Q 65. Qg7# 1-0

[Event "EU-ch U14"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "2003.09.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Stupak, Kirill"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2161"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2003.09.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d4 d6 6. c4 Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. e4 c6 10. b3 Qe7 11. a4 Rd8 12. Ba3 Qe8 13. Qc2 Nf8 14. h3 Ne6 15. Rad1
Nd7 16. Ne2 a5 17. Bd6 f6 18. Nh4 Ndc5 19. Kh2 Nd4 20. Nxd4 Rxd6 21. Ndf5 Rxd1
22. Nxg7 Kxg7 23. Rxd1 Be6 24. f4 Bf7 25. Qf2 Qe7 26. Qe3 exf4 27. gxf4 Re8 28.
Re1 Rd8 29. Qg3 Kh8 30. Re3 Rd4 31. e5 f5 32. Nf3 Rd8 33. Ng5 Be6 34. h4 h6 35.
Nxe6 Nxe6 36. Rf3 Kh7 37. Bh3 h5 38. Qe1 Qb4 39. Qxb4 axb4 40. Bf1 Rd2+ 41. Kg3
Nc5 42. e6 Nxe6 43. Re3 Nc5 44. Re5 Ne4+ 45. Kh3 Kg8 46. c5 Rc2 47. Re7 Nxc5
48. Bc4+ Kf8 49. Rf7+ Ke8 50. Rg7 Rc3+ 51. Kg2 Rxc4 0-1

[Event "EU-ch U14"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "2003.09.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Perman, Evgeniy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2081"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2003.09.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. O-O
O-O 9. h3 Nc6 10. Nde2 Bd7 11. Kh2 b5 12. f4 Rc8 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Na5 15.
c3 Nc4 16. b3 Nb6 17. Be3 b4 18. c4 Bxa1 19. Qxa1 f5 20. Nd4 h6 21. Qe1 a5 22.
g4 Kh7 23. gxf5 gxf5 24. Nf3 Be8 25. Qh4 Bf7 26. Ng5+ Kg6 1-0

[Event "Schwarzach op-A 18th"]
[Site "Salzburg"]
[Date "2003.08.31"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ivanov, Mikhail M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C43"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2406"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2003.08.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. dxe5 d5 5. Nbd2 Nxd2 6. Qxd2 c5 7. Bd3 Nc6 8.
O-O h6 9. Bb5 Be6 10. c4 dxc4 11. Qc2 Be7 12. Bxc4 Qc8 13. Be3 b6 14. Bb5 O-O
15. Qe4 Nb4 16. a3 Bf5 17. Qf4 Nd5 18. Qg3 Nxe3 19. fxe3 Qe6 20. Qf4 Bh7 21.
Bc4 g5 22. Bxe6 gxf4 23. Bd5 fxe3 24. Bxa8 Rxa8 25. Rfd1 c4 26. Rd7 Bc5 27. Kf1
Bf5 28. Rd5 Be4 29. Rd7 Bf5 30. Rd5 Be6 31. Rdd1 a5 32. Rac1 a4 33. Nd4 Bg4 34.
Nf3 Be6 35. Nd4 Bg4 36. Ne2 b5 37. Rd5 Rc8 38. h3 Be6 39. Rdd1 b4 40. axb4 Bxb4
41. Nd4 Bd2 42. Rc2 Bd7 43. Ke2 a3 44. bxa3 Ba4 45. Rb1 c3 46. Rb7 Bxc2 47.
Nxc2 Rc5 48. Re7 h5 49. a4 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Schwarzach op-A 18th"]
[Site "Salzburg"]
[Date "2003.08.30"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Hertneck, Gerald"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E07"]
[WhiteElo "2524"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2003.08.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]

1. c4 e6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 d5 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
O-O Be7 9. Ne5 O-O 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Bb2 c5 12. Ndc4 cxd4 13. Bxd4 Nc5 14. Ne3
Ne6 15. Bb2 Ne4 16. Rc1 Bg5 17. f4 Be7 18. Nf5 Bc5+ 19. e3 f6 20. Nd3 g6 21.
Nh6+ Kg7 22. Ng4 h5 23. Bxe4 dxe4 24. Nxc5 Nxc5 25. Nxf6 Rxf6 26. Qxd8 Rxd8 27.
b4 Na6 28. Rfd1 Rd3 29. a3 Kf7 30. Rxd3 exd3 31. Bxf6 Kxf6 32. Kf2 Kf5 33. Rc4
Be4 34. h3 d2 35. Rd4 Nc7 36. Rxd2 Nd5 37. Rd4 Nf6 38. b5 Bd5 39. Ra4 Ne4+ 40.
Ke1 Nc5 41. Rxa7 Ke4 42. Rg7 Kxe3 43. Rxg6 Bc4 44. Rxb6 Nd3+ 45. Kf1 Ne5+ 46.
Ke1 Nd3+ 47. Kf1 Ne5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Schwarzach op-A 18th"]
[Site "Salzburg"]
[Date "2003.08.29"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Zimmerman, Yuri"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2320"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2003.08.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nb6 7. Be3 O-O 8.
Bb5 Be6 9. Nf3 Bc4 10. b3 Bxb5 11. Nxb5 Qd7 12. Nc3 Nc6 13. Qd2 Rad8 14. Rd1 f5
15. e5 Nd5 16. Nxd5 Qxd5 17. O-O Qb5 18. Bh6 Rd5 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Qc3 h6 21.
Rd2 Rfd8 22. Rfd1 Qb4 23. Qe3 e6 24. h4 Qe7 25. Qf4 Rh8 26. Qg3 Kf7 27. Qf4 Ke8
28. Rc2 Nb4 29. Rc4 Rd7 30. Qd2 Nd5 31. b4 g5 32. hxg5 hxg5 33. Qxg5 Qh7 34.
Kf1 Rg7 35. Qc1 Rxg2 36. Ke2 Qg7 37. Rg1 Rh3 38. Rxg2 Qxg2 39. Ne1 Qe4+ 40. Kd2
Nf4 41. Qd1 Rd3+ 42. Nxd3 Qxd3+ 0-1

[Event "Schwarzach op-A 18th"]
[Site "Salzburg"]
[Date "2003.08.28"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Shchekachev, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2003.08.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5
h6 9. Bc1 e6 10. h3 Nf6 11. Be3 b6 12. e5 dxe5 13. Nxe5 Ne7 14. Bf3 Nfd5 15.
Nxd5 exd5 16. Bf4 Be6 17. Re1 Rc8 18. c3 c5 19. Qd2 Kh7 20. Rad1 Re8 21. Be2 c4
22. b3 b5 23. Bf3 Nf5 24. bxc4 bxc4 25. Rb1 Nd6 26. Ng4 h5 27. Bg5 Qd7 28. Nf6+
Bxf6 29. Bxf6 Bf5 30. Rbc1 Be4 31. Be2 Re6 32. Be5 f6 33. Bh2 Rce8 34. Bf1 g5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Schwarzach op-A 18th"]
[Site "Salzburg"]
[Date "2003.08.27"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Krivoshey, Sergei"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2507"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2003.08.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 d6 6. h3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. Bh2
Qe7 9. c4 b6 10. Nc3 Bb7 11. Qc2 exd4 12. Nxd4 Ne5 13. Rad1 c5 14. Nb3 Rad8 15.
e4 Qe6 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Qe7 18. f4 Nd7 19. Bf3 Qh4 20. Nd2 Ba6 21. Nc4
Bxc4 22. Qxc4 Bxb2 23. Qa6 Qe7 24. Rfe1 Rfe8 25. a4 Rc8 26. Re2 Bg7 27. e5 dxe5
28. d6 Qd8 29. fxe5 Bxe5 30. Bxe5 Rxe5 31. Rde1 Rxe2 32. Rxe2 c4 33. Bd5 c3 34.
Qd3 Nf6 35. Bb3 Rc6 36. Re7 Rxd6 37. Qe3 Rd3 38. Qe2 Rd2 39. Qe3 c2 40. Bxf7+
Kf8 0-1

[Event "Schwarzach op-A 18th"]
[Site "Salzburg"]
[Date "2003.08.26"]
[Round "4.9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Laqua, Christian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E08"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2196"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2003.08.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 c6 7. b3 b6 8. Qc2 Bb7
9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. Bb2 Qc7 11. Rad1 Rac8 12. e4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Qxe4 Rfd8
15. Rfe1 c5 16. d5 Bf6 17. Bc1 Qb8 18. Ng5 Bxg5 19. Bxg5 Re8 20. Bf4 Qa8 21.
dxe6 Bxe4 22. Bxe4 Rxe6 23. Bxa8 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Rxa8 25. Re7 Nf8 26. Rb7 Ne6
27. Bb8 Nd8 28. Re7 Ne6 29. Bxa7 Kf8 30. Rb7 Nd8 31. Rb8 Rxa7 32. Rxd8+ Ke7 33.
Rd2 Ke6 34. Kg2 h5 35. h4 g6 36. Kf3 Ke5 37. a4 Rc7 38. Rd5+ Ke6 39. Kf4 Rc8
40. Kg5 Ra8 41. f4 f6+ 42. Kh6 Rc8 43. Kg7 Ra8 44. a5 Rxa5 45. Kxg6 Ra3 46. f5+
Ke7 47. Rd3 b5 48. cxb5 c4 49. Re3+ Kf8 50. b6 1-0

[Event "Schwarzach op-A 18th"]
[Site "Salzburg"]
[Date "2003.08.25"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Zelcic, Robert"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2543"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2003.08.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8.
exd5 Nb8 9. c4 Be7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O a6 12. Nc3 f5 13. f3 Nd7 14. Kh1 Bg5 15.
b4 Bxc1 16. Rxc1 e4 17. fxe4 f4 18. Ne2 g5 19. Nd4 Ne5 20. Nf5 Qf6 21. c5 Bxf5
22. exf5 Nxd3 23. Qxd3 Qxf5 24. Qd2 Rac8 25. c6 Rf7 26. a4 Re7 27. h3 Kf7 28.
b5 axb5 29. axb5 bxc6 30. dxc6 Qxb5 31. Qxd6 Qe5 32. Qb4 Qf6 33. Qa5 Kg7 34. c7
h6 35. Rc5 Re3 36. Qd2 Qe6 37. Rd1 Kf7 38. Kh2 Ke7 39. Qd8+ 1-0

[Event "Schwarzach op-A 18th"]
[Site "Salzburg"]
[Date "2003.08.24"]
[Round "2.9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Danner, Lambert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2178"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2003.08.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 d5 4. Bxf6 exf6 5. e3 Be6 6. Qf3 c6 7. Nge2 Bd6 8.
Nf4 Qe7 9. Bd3 g6 10. O-O-O Nd7 11. Nxe6 Qxe6 12. h3 O-O-O 13. g4 fxg4 14. hxg4
Rdf8 15. Rh6 Rfg8 16. Rdh1 Nf8 17. e4 dxe4 18. Nxe4 Be7 19. b3 Rg7 20. Bc4 Qd7
21. Rd1 f5 22. gxf5 Qxf5 23. Qe3 Ba3+ 24. Kb1 Re7 25. f3 Nd7 26. b4 Bxb4 27. a3
Nb6 28. axb4 Nxc4 29. Nd6+ Kd7 30. Qxe7+ Kxe7 31. Nxf5+ gxf5 32. Kc1 Nd6 33.
Rdh1 Nf7 34. Rxh7 Rg8 35. Kd2 Rg2+ 36. Kd3 Kf6 37. R7h2 Rg3 38. Ke3 Ke6 39. Kf4
Rg8 40. Re2+ Kd5 41. Re7 Nd6 42. Re5+ Kc4 43. Rc5+ Kxb4 44. Rb1+ Ka4 45. Ra1+
Kb4 46. Rxa7 Rh8 47. Ke5 Rh6 48. Ra1 Nc4+ 49. Kxf5 b6 50. Rb1+ Kc3 51. Rxb6
Kxd4 52. Rcxc6 Rh3 53. Kg4 Rh2 54. Rb4 1-0

[Event "Schwarzach op-A 18th"]
[Site "Salzburg"]
[Date "2003.08.23"]
[Round "1.11"]
[White "Adinolfi, Vincenzo"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2110"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[EventDate "2003.08.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Be2 dxc4 7. Bxc4 c5 8. O-O
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. Qe2 Nc6 11. Rd1 Nxd4 12. exd4 a6 13. Bf4 b5 14. Bb3 b4 15.
Nd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 Bb5 17. Qe4 Ra7 18. Be5 Rd7 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Bb3 Qb6 21. Rd2
Qf6 22. Re1 Rfd8 23. d5 a5 24. Red1 Rc8 25. Rc2 Rdc7 26. Rcd2 a4 27. Qxb4 axb3
28. Qxb5 bxa2 29. Qa4 Rc1 30. Qxa2 R8c2 31. Qa7 Rxd2 32. Rxc1 Qxb2 33. Re1 Qe5
34. Qa1 Qxa1 35. Rxa1 Rxd5 36. h4 Kf6 37. g3 Rd7 38. Kg2 h5 39. Kf3 Kf5 40.
Ra5+ e5 41. Ke3 Rb7 42. Ra3 Rb6 43. Kf3 f6 44. Ra4 Rd6 45. Rb4 Rd3+ 46. Kg2 Rd2
47. Rb5 Ke6 48. Rb6+ Rd6 49. Rb5 Rd5 50. Rb6+ Kf5 51. Ra6 e4 52. Ra3 Ke5 53.
Kf1 Rd3 54. Ra5+ Ke6 55. Ke2 Rd5 56. Ra8 Kf5 57. Ra6 Rd3 58. Ra5+ Kg4 59. Ra6
Rf3 60. Re6 Kh3 61. Rxe4 Kg2 62. g4 Rxf2+ 63. Ke1 Kg3 64. gxh5 gxh5 65. Re3+
Rf3 66. Re8 Kxh4 67. Rg8 Rf5 68. Rg6 Kh3 69. Ke2 h4 70. Ke1 Kh2 71. Ke2 h3 72.
Ke1 Kh1 73. Ke2 h2 74. Ke1 Rg5 75. Rxf6 Kg2 76. Rf2+ Kh3 0-1

[Event "Politiken Cup 25th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "2003.07.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2468"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2003.07.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. Bg2 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Nbd2
Qe7 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bb2 Na6 11. Nh4 Ba3 12. cxd5 Bxb2 13. Qxb2 exd5 14. e3 Ne4
15. Nhf3 c5 16. Ne5 Rac8 17. Rac1 Rfe8 18. Nd3 Nc7 19. Nf4 Qf6 20. Nh5 Qh6 21.
Nf4 g5 22. Ne2 Ne6 23. Nxe4 dxe4 24. Rfd1 Qf6 25. Nc3 Nf8 26. d5 Ba6 27. Qc2
Rcd8 28. Nxe4 Qg6 29. b4 f5 30. Nd2 Nd7 31. Qa4 b5 32. Qa5 c4 33. d6 Nb8 34. a4
Qxd6 35. axb5 Re5 36. Qa1 Rxb5 37. Ne4 Qe7 38. Nf6+ Kf7 39. Nd5 1-0

[Event "Politiken Cup 25th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "2003.07.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2003.07.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 d5 4. Nd2 Bf5 5. e3 e6 6. Nxe4 Bxe4 7. Ne2 Bd6 8.
Qd2 Nc6 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. Nc3 Bg6 11. Be2 Ne7 12. Nb5 Qd7 13. O-O O-O 14. Rfd1
c6 15. Nc3 Qd6 16. Na4 e5 17. Nc5 b6 18. Nd3 Bxd3 19. dxe5 Qxe5 20. cxd3 Qd6
21. b4 a5 22. a3 g6 23. g3 Ra7 24. d4 axb4 25. axb4 Rfa8 26. Rxa7 Rxa7 27. b5
c5 28. dxc5 bxc5 29. Bc4 Qb6 30. Bxd5 Nxd5 31. Qxd5 Qxb5 32. h4 h5 33. Rc1 Rd7
34. Qe5 Qc6 35. Qe8+ Kg7 36. Qe5+ f6 37. Qc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Politiken Cup 25th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "2003.07.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Harestad, Hans Krogh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C98"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2249"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2003.07.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. Re1 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Nc6 13. d5 Nd8 14. a4 Ra7 15. Nf1
g6 16. Bh6 Re8 17. Ng3 Nd7 18. Nh2 f6 19. Be3 Nb6 20. axb5 axb5 21. Bd3 Bd7 22.
Qd2 Nf7 23. Rxa7 Qxa7 24. Qe2 Qa6 25. Ng4 Kg7 26. Bc1 Na4 27. Bc2 Ra8 28. Qe3
c4 29. Rf1 Nc5 30. Nh6 Ng5 31. f4 exf4 32. Qxf4 Bxh3 33. Qh4 Bd7 34. e5 dxe5
35. Nh5+ gxh5 36. Qxg5+ fxg5 37. Rf7+ Kxh6 38. Rxh7# 1-0

[Event "Politiken Cup 25th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "2003.07.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Byklum, Bjornar"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "2214"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2003.07.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]

1. e4 c5 2. g3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Bg2 Qe6+ 6. Kf1 Nc6 7. h3 Bh5 8.
Nc3 Nf6 9. d3 Qd7 10. g4 Bg6 11. Bf4 e6 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Bd6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6
15. b3 O-O-O 16. a4 Nd5 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. a5 a6 19. Rb1 Rhe8 20. Qd2 Re7 21.
Bf3 f5 22. g5 f4 23. b4 c4 24. b5 cxd3 25. cxd3 axb5 26. Rxb5 Qe5 27. d4 Qd6
28. Rxd5 Qa6+ 29. Kg2 Rxd5 30. Bxd5 Qd6 31. Bf3 Kb8 32. Rc1 Be4 33. Bxe4 Rxe4
34. Qc3 Re8 35. Qc5 Qd7 36. Rc3 Ka8 37. Rf3 Re4 38. Qf8+ Ka7 39. Qc5+ Ka8 40.
Qf8+ Ka7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Politiken Cup 25th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "2003.07.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D95"]
[WhiteElo "2583"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2003.07.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. e3 O-O 6. Qb3 e6 7. Bd2 b6 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Rfd1 c6 12. a4 a5 13. Rac1 Re8 14. Ne1 Bf8 15.
Nd3 Bd6 16. f4 Qe7 17. Ne5 Bb4 18. Bf3 Rac8 19. Be1 Qe6 20. Bh4 c5 21. h3 c4
22. Qc2 Be7 23. Rf1 Bb4 24. g4 Bxc3 25. bxc3 Ne4 26. f5 Qd6 27. Bxe4 dxe4 28.
fxg6 fxg6 29. Nf7 Qe6 30. Nh6+ Kh8 31. Rf7 Rf8 32. Rcf1 Rxf7 33. Nxf7+ Kg8 34.
Nd8 Qd5 35. Qf2 Bc6 36. Qf4 b5 37. axb5 Bxb5 38. Qh6 Rxd8 39. Bxd8 Qd6 40. Kg2
a4 41. Ba5 1-0

[Event "Politiken Cup 25th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "2003.07.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2003.07.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 d6 6. e3 c6 7. Be2 a6 8. O-O b5
9. cxb5 axb5 10. b4 Nbd7 11. a4 bxa4 12. Rxa4 Bb7 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. Qa1 h6 15.
Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Qb2 Qb8 17. Qb3 e6 18. Rd1 Rc8 19. Bc4 Kg7 20. Ne4 Bd8 21. Bxe6
fxe6 22. Qxe6 Nf8 23. Qxd6 Qc7 24. Qc5 Ne6 25. Qc3 Kh7 26. Ne5 Qe7 27. f4 Rc7
28. Qc2 Nf8 29. f5 gxf5 30. Ng3 Bc8 31. Nxf5 Bxf5 32. Qxf5+ Kg8 33. Rf1 Qe8 34.
Qc2 Qe6 35. Qf2 Nh7 36. Qg3+ Rg7 37. Qf3 Re7 38. Qg3+ Rg7 39. Qf3 Re7 40. Qg3+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Politiken Cup 25th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "2003.07.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ward, Christopher"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E13"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2003.07.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 g5 7. Bg3 Ne4 8. Qc2
Bb7 9. e3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Nxg3 11. fxg3 g4 12. Nh4 Qg5 13. Qd2 Nc6 14. Bd3 Ne7
15. O-O f5 16. a4 O-O 17. a5 d5 18. Qe2 Kg7 19. Rae1 dxc4 20. Bxc4 Nd5 21. e4
Nxc3 22. Qc2 Bxe4 23. Qxc3 Rae8 24. axb6 axb6 25. Bb5 Re7 26. Bc6 Bxc6 27. Qxc6
Rf6 28. Qc3 Rff7 29. d5+ Qf6 30. Qe3 exd5 31. Nxf5+ Qxf5 32. Rxf5 Rxe3 33.
Rxf7+ Kxf7 34. Rxe3 d4 35. Re4 c5 36. Kf2 Kf6 37. Ke2 b5 38. Kd3 h5 39. Re8 1-0

[Event "Politiken Cup 25th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "2003.07.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Olsson, Linus"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2244"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2003.07.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qa5+ 12. Kf1 Rd8 13. h4 Bd7 14. h5
Rac8 15. hxg6 hxg6 16. Nf4 Nxd4 17. Kg1 Bb5 18. Bxb5 Rxc1 19. Qxc1 Qxb5 20. Qa3
Ne2+ 21. Kh2 Nxf4 22. Bxf4 Rd3 0-1

[Event "Politiken Cup 25th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "2003.07.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Skjoldan, Benjamin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2092"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2003.07.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O f5 14. c4 O-O
15. Qf3 Re8 16. Rfe1 f4 17. cxb5 Qg5 18. Bc4 Bg4 19. Qb3 Bh5 20. f3 Rab8 21.
Kh1 Bf8 22. b6 Qd8 23. b7 Re7 24. Bxa6 Qa5 25. Qb5 Qd2 26. Rac1 Re6 27. Qe2 Qd4
28. Rc8 Re8 29. Qb5 Qf2 30. Rf1 1-0

[Event "Politiken Cup 25th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "2003.07.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Pedersen, Kenneth"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2003.07.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. O-O O-O 8.
Be3 b6 9. h3 Nd7 10. Qd2 e5 11. Nh2 Qe7 12. f4 exf4 13. Bxf4 Ne5 14. Nf3 Nxf3+
15. Rxf3 Be6 16. Raf1 f6 17. Bh6 Rad8 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qf2 Bg8 20. Qg3 c4 21.
d4 Be6 22. Ne2 Bc8 23. Nf4 Qxe4 24. Nh5+ Kh8 25. Rf4 Qe7 26. Nxf6 Bf5 27. Nh5
Qd6 28. Qg5 gxh5 29. Rxf5 Qxd4+ 30. Kh1 Rxf5 31. Qxf5 Qxb2 32. Qxh5 Qd4 33. Qh6
Qd6 34. Rf6 Qe7 35. Qf4 c5 36. h4 Rd4 37. Qg5 Qe1+ 38. Kh2 Rxh4+ 0-1

[Event "Politiken Cup 25th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "2003.07.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Egeland, Marte"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "1990"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2003.07.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. exd4 b6 8. O-O
Bxc3 9. bxc3 Bb7 10. d5 exd5 11. cxd5 Bxd5 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 d6 14. Nd4 Nbd7
15. Nf5 Be6 16. Nxd6 Qc7 17. Nf5 Qxc3 18. Rc1 Qb4 19. Bg3 Qa5 20. Qf3 Ne5 21.
Bxe5 Qxe5 22. Rfe1 Qb2 23. Rb1 Qd2 24. Red1 Qg5 25. h4 Qh5 26. Qf4 Nd5 27. Qe5
Bxf5 28. Bxf5 Nf6 29. Qf4 Qe2 30. Rbc1 Qxa2 31. Rc6 Rad8 32. Rxd8 Rxd8 33. g4
Qa1+ 34. Kg2 Nd5 35. Qe4 Nf6 36. Qf4 Nd5 37. Qc4 Nf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "NOR-ch"]
[Site "Fredrikstad"]
[Date "2003.07.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Djurhuus, Rune"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2003.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Be3 Bd7 11. Rb1 a6 12. d5 Ne5 13. Bb3 Qc7 14. h3 e6 15.
d6 Qc6 16. Ng3 f6 17. Qd2 Nf7 18. Bc2 e5 19. Qd5 Qxd5 20. exd5 b5 21. Ne4 Bf5
22. Bxc5 Rfd8 23. a4 Bxe4 24. Bxe4 f5 25. Bd3 e4 26. Be2 Nxd6 27. Bxd6 Rxd6 28.
axb5 axb5 29. Bxb5 Bxc3 30. Rfc1 Be5 31. Bc6 Ra7 32. Rb8+ Kg7 33. Re8 Bd4 34.
Rd1 Bc5 35. Rc1 Bd4 36. Rc2 Kf7 37. g3 Rxd5 38. Rxe4 Rc5 39. Rxc5 Bxc5 40. Re2
1/2-1/2

[Event "NOR-ch"]
[Site "Fredrikstad"]
[Date "2003.07.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Trygstad, Kristian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2330"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2003.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 7. a3 Nxe4 8.
Nxe4 Qe5 9. Bd3 Qxd4 10. O-O f5 11. Be3 Qe5 12. f4 Qc7 13. Ng5 Bc5 14. Qh5+ g6
15. Qe2 Qb6 16. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 17. Kh1 Nc6 18. b4 Qf8 19. Qb2 h6 20. Nf3 Rg8 21. b5
Nd8 22. Qd4 Nf7 23. c5 Qg7 24. Qe3 Qf6 25. bxa6 bxa6 26. Rab1 Kf8 27. Ne5 Kg7
28. g4 Ra7 29. gxf5 exf5 30. Rb6 d6 31. cxd6 Rb7 32. Rfb1 Nxd6 33. Qc5 Rd8 34.
Rxb7+ Bxb7+ 35. Rxb7+ Nxb7 36. Qc7+ Kf8 37. Qxb7 g5 38. Nd7+ Rxd7 39. Qxd7 Qa1+
40. Kg2 Qb2+ 41. Kf3 gxf4 42. Qxf5+ Ke7 43. Qc5+ Ke6 44. Qc6+ Ke7 45. Qc7+ Ke6
46. Bc4+ Kf6 47. Qd6+ Kg5 48. h4+ Kxh4 49. Qxh6# 1-0

[Event "NOR-ch"]
[Site "Fredrikstad"]
[Date "2003.07.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Hansen, Torbjorn Ringdal"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2003.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Qd3 c5 6. Bg5 Nc6 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8.
Qxc3 h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. e3 d6 11. Be2 b6 12. O-O Bb7 13. Rfd1 Rac8 14. d5 Qxc3
15. bxc3 exd5 16. Rxd5 Rfd8 17. Rad1 Kf8 18. Rxd6 Rxd6 19. Rxd6 Ke7 20. Rd1 Ba6
21. g4 Rc7 22. Nh4 g6 23. Nf3 Ke6 24. Kf1 Na5 25. Nd2 Rd7 26. Ke1 g5 27. Rb1
Ke5 28. Rb2 Rd8 29. f3 f5 30. gxf5 Kxf5 31. Kf2 h5 32. Kg3 h4+ 33. Kf2 Rd7 34.
Bf1 Rd8 35. Bh3+ Ke5 36. Bf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "NOR-ch"]
[Site "Fredrikstad"]
[Date "2003.07.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Lie, Espen"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2260"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2003.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 c5 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. a3 e6 6. b4 d6 7. Rb1 Nge7 8. e3 O-O
9. Nge2 Rb8 10. Qa4 b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. f4 Qd7 13. Bb2 Rfd8 14. Ne4 Nd4 15. Qd1
Nxe2+ 16. Qxe2 Bxe4 17. Bxe4 Bxb2 18. Rxb2 b5 19. cxb5 d5 20. Bc2 Qxb5 21. Qxb5
Rxb5 22. Bd3 Rb6 23. Rc1 c4 24. Be2 Ra6 25. Rc3 Nf5 26. d3 Nxe3 27. dxc4 Nxc4
28. Bxc4 dxc4 29. b5 Ra5 30. Rb4 Rd3 31. Rbxc4 Rd1+ 32. Kg2 Rxb5 33. Rc7 Rd2+
34. Kf3 a5 35. Ra7 h5 36. a4 Rbd5 37. Rc8+ Kg7 38. Rcc7 Rf5 39. h3 Rd3+ 40. Kg2
h4 41. gxh4 Rd4 42. Kg3 Rxa4 43. Rc3 Rfxf4 44. Rxa5 Rxh4 45. Rac5 Rh5 46. Rxh5
gxh5 47. Rb3 Kg6 48. Rc3 h4+ 49. Kf3 Kf5 50. Rb3 e5 51. Ke3 Ra2 52. Kd3 Rg2 53.
Rb1 Rg3+ 54. Kc4 Rxh3 55. Kd5 Rd3+ 0-1

[Event "NOR-ch"]
[Site "Fredrikstad"]
[Date "2003.07.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Lie, Kjetil A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B38"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2003.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nc6 9. Be3 Bd7 10. Qd2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bc6 12. f3 a5 13. b3 Nd7 14. Be3 Nc5 15.
Rab1 Qb6 16. Rfd1 Rfc8 17. Kh1 Qd8 18. Qe1 Qf8 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 Bh6 21.
Bf2 e6 22. Rdd1 Bf4 23. g3 Bh6 24. Bf1 Rd8 25. f4 Qe7 26. e5 b6 27. exd6 Rxd6
28. Rxd6 Qxd6 29. Rd1 Qc7 30. Qe2 Bf8 31. Bg2 Rd8 32. Bf3 Na6 33. Kg2 Bc5 34.
Be1 Rxd1 35. Qxd1 Nb4 36. a4 Bf8 37. Qe2 Na6 38. Bf2 Nc5 39. Qd1 Bg7 40. Be3 h5
41. Bf2 Qe7 42. Qb1 Bc3 43. Qd1 Bg7 44. Qb1 Bf8 45. b4 axb4 46. Qxb4 Qa7 47.
Bc6 Qa6 48. Qb5 Qxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "NOR-ch"]
[Site "Fredrikstad"]
[Date "2003.07.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ekeberg, Carl Fredrik"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2226"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2003.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Qxd1+ 7. Kxd1 f6
8. Be3 e5 9. Nd2 Nd7 10. a4 Bc5 11. Nc4 Bxe3 12. Nxe3 c6 13. Bc4 Nc5 14. f3 a5
15. Kc2 Ke7 16. Rhd1 f5 17. exf5 gxf5 18. g3 f4 19. gxf4 exf4 20. Ng2 Bf5+ 21.
Kc1 Rhd8 22. Nxf4 Rxd1+ 23. Kxd1 Rd8+ 24. Ke2 Bc2 25. Rg1 Kd6 26. Bd3 Nxd3 27.
Nxd3 Bxa4 28. Rg7 Bb5 29. Ke3 Re8+ 30. Kd4 b6 31. c4 c5+ 32. Kc3 Bc6 33. Rxh7
Bxf3 34. Rh6+ Kc7 35. Rh7+ Kd6 36. Rh6+ Kc7 37. Rh7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "NOR-ch"]
[Site "Fredrikstad"]
[Date "2003.07.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Fyllingen, Roy Harald"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2366"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2003.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. d4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 a5 6. Bg2 Ba6 7. Qc2 c5 8. Nc3
Nc6 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. b3 O-O 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. O-O Bb4 14. Ne4 Qe7
15. Rfd1 Rac8 16. e3 d5 17. cxd5 exd5 18. Rxd5 Nd4 19. Nxd4 Rxc2 20. Nxc2 Rc8
21. Nxb4 Qxb4 22. Nd6 Rc2 23. Be4 Rd2 24. Rxd2 Qxd2 25. Nc4 Bxc4 26. bxc4 g6
27. a4 Qc3 28. Rd1 Qxc4 29. Rd4 Qc1+ 30. Kg2 Qc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "NOR-ch"]
[Site "Fredrikstad"]
[Date "2003.07.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ostenstad, Berge"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D71"]
[WhiteElo "2469"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2003.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 Nxc3 7. bxc3 O-O 8.
e3 c5 9. Ne2 Nc6 10. O-O Bg4 11. h3 Bd7 12. Rb1 Na5 13. Ba3 cxd4 14. cxd4 Rc8
15. Qd3 b5 16. Rfd1 a6 17. Bc5 Nc4 18. a4 Nd6 19. Nc3 Bf5 20. e4 Be6 21. axb5
axb5 22. Qe3 Qd7 23. Kh2 Bc4 24. e5 Nf5 25. Qe4 f6 26. Nd5 fxe5 27. Nb6 Qc7 28.
Nxc8 Qxc8 29. Rdc1 exd4 30. Bb4 Qd7 31. Ra1 d3 32. Ra8 Rxa8 33. Qxa8+ Kf7 34.
Bc6 d2 35. Rd1 Qd3 36. Rxd2 Qb3 37. Be8+ Kf6 38. Qa1+ Ke6 39. Qe1+ Kf6 40. Qa1+
e5 41. Bc3 Ke7 42. Qa7+ Kf6 43. Qa1 Ke7 44. Bxe5 Bd5 45. Bxg7 Qf3 46. Qe5+ 1-0

[Event "NOR-ch"]
[Site "Fredrikstad"]
[Date "2003.07.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Gabrielsen, Stig"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2269"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2003.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 b6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bb7 6. Qe2 Nc6 7. Nxc6 dxc6 8.
Bb2 Bb4+ 9. Nd2 Nf6 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. Nc4 b5 12. e5 Nd5 13. Nd6+ Bxd6 14. exd6
Qxd6 15. Bxg7 Rg8 16. Be5 Qa3+ 17. Bb2 Qxa2 18. Rxd5 1-0

[Event "Barents Region-chA"]
[Site "Alta"]
[Date "2003.06.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kiselev, Gennady"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2437"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2003.06.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. g3 Bc5 7. Nb3 Bb4 8.
Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 d5 11. exd5 exd5 12. Be3 Bg4 13. f3 Re8 14. Qd2
Bf5 15. Rfe1 Ne5 16. Bd4 Nc4 17. Qf2 b6 18. a4 Qd6 19. Bf1 h6 20. Red1 Bg6 21.
Nd2 Ne5 22. Ra2 Nc6 23. Bb5 Re6 24. Bxc6 Qxc6 25. Qf1 Rae8 26. Qb5 Qc8 27. Kf2
R6e7 28. Raa1 Qh3 29. Nf1 Ne4+ 30. fxe4 Bxe4 31. Be3 Qg2+ 32. Ke1 Bf3 33. Qd3
Rxe3+ 34. Nxe3 Qxh2 35. Rdb1 0-1

[Event "Barents Region-chA"]
[Site "Alta"]
[Date "2003.06.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Sjkadiuk, Aleksander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2003.06.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8.
Be3 b6 9. Qd2 Re8 10. Bh6 Bh8 11. O-O-O a5 12. e5 Nd5 13. Ne4 f6 14. h4 Bg4 15.
c4 Nc7 16. Qf4 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 f5 18. Ng5 Bxe5 19. h5 Qd4 20. Qe2 Bf4+ 21. Kb1 e5
22. hxg6 hxg6 23. Qf3 Qd6 24. g4 Qf6 25. Nh7 Qe6 26. Bxf4 exf4 27. Qxf4 Re7 28.
gxf5 Qxf5 29. Nf6+ Kf7 30. Rh7+ Kxf6 31. Qh4+ Qg5 32. Qxg5+ Kxg5 33. Rxe7 Rc8
34. Rde1 Kf6 35. Rd7 Kf5 36. Rf7+ Kg5 37. Rg1+ Kh6 38. f4 1-0

[Event "Barents Region-chA"]
[Site "Alta"]
[Date "2003.06.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mikalsen, Odd Erling"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B23"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2003.06.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 e6 4. Nf3 a6 5. Be2 d5 6. d4 dxe4 7. Nxe4 cxd4 8. O-O
Be7 9. Bd3 Nf6 10. Nfg5 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 f5 12. Ng3 O-O 13. a3 Qd5 14. b3 g6 15.
Bb2 Bf6 16. Re1 b5 17. Rc1 Bb7 18. Be2 d3 19. Bxf6 d2 20. Ba1 Nd4 21. Bf1
dxc1=Q 22. Qxc1 Rac8 23. Qb2 Rxc2 24. Qxd4 Rxg2+ 25. Kh1 Rxg3+ 0-1

[Event "Barents Region-chA"]
[Site "Alta"]
[Date "2003.06.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Andersen, Alf Roger"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2165"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2003.06.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 d6 5. Be3 b5 6. Bd3 Nd7 7. Qd2 Nb6 8. b3
Bg4 9. Ng1 d5 10. e5 h5 11. h3 Bc8 12. f4 Nh6 13. Nf3 a5 14. O-O Nf5 15. Bf2 e6
16. a4 b4 17. Ne2 Bf8 18. Bxf5 gxf5 19. Bh4 Qc7 20. Rfc1 Ba6 21. c3 Rc8 22. Be1
Be7 23. cxb4 axb4 24. Bh4 Bf8 25. Ne1 Nd7 26. Nd3 Qb6 27. Bf2 Be7 28. Rc2 Qb7
29. Kh2 Kf8 30. Rac1 Kg7 31. Ng1 Kh6 32. Nf3 Rc7 33. Bh4 Bxh4 34. Nxh4 Bxd3 35.
Qxd3 Rhc8 36. Qg3 c5 37. Qg5+ Kh7 38. Qxh5+ Kg7 39. g4 Rg8 40. gxf5 Kf8 41.
Qh6+ Ke7 42. fxe6 1-0

[Event "Barents Region-chA"]
[Site "Alta"]
[Date "2003.06.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hansen, Victor"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E13"]
[WhiteElo "2119"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2003.06.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. d4 Bb4 4. Bg5 b6 5. Nf3 Bb7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Bxc3+ 8.
bxc3 d6 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. O-O g5 11. Bg3 Nh5 12. Nd2 Nxg3 13. fxg3 Qe7 14. Qh5
Nf6 15. Rxf6 Qxf6 16. Rf1 Qe7 17. Rxf7 Qxf7 18. Bg6 Rf8 19. Qxh6 Kd7 20. Bxf7
Rxf7 21. Qxg5 Raf8 22. e4 Bxe4 23. Qe3 Bb7 24. g4 e5 25. d5 c6 26. dxc6+ Bxc6
27. h3 Kc7 28. g5 Rf4 29. g3 R4f5 30. h4 e4 31. Qd4 Re5 32. Nf1 e3 33. Nxe3 Rf3
34. Nd5+ Kb7 35. Kg2 Rfe3 36. Qf4 R3e4 37. Qf7+ Re7 38. Qf5 R4e5 39. Qd3 b5 40.
Kf2 Rf7+ 41. Nf4 Rfe7 42. g6 bxc4 43. Qxc4 Rb5 44. Nd3 Rf5+ 45. Kg1 Re3 46. Nf4
Rxg3+ 47. Kh2 Rg4 48. Qb4+ Rb5 49. Qxd6 Rf5 50. Qb4+ Kc8 51. Qd6 Kb7 52. Qe7+
Kb6 53. Qe3+ Kb7 54. Qe7+ Kb6 55. Qe3+ Kb7 56. Qe7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Barents Region-chA"]
[Site "Alta"]
[Date "2003.06.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nordahl, Helge Andreas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2330"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2003.06.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Qxd4 a6 6. Bg5 Nc6 7. Qd2 e6 8.
O-O-O b5 9. Qe3 Be7 10. e5 Ng4 11. Qf4 Ngxe5 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Ne4 O-O 14. Nxd6
Nxf3 15. Qxf3 Bb7 16. Bd3 f5 17. Nxb7 Qxb7 18. Rhe1 Rae8 19. g4 Qc7 20. gxf5
Ne5 21. Qg3 Nxd3+ 22. Rxd3 Qxg3 23. hxg3 exf5 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Kd2 Kf7 26. a4
bxa4 27. Rd5 g6 28. Ra5 Rb8 29. Rxa4 Rxb2 30. Rxa6 h5 31. Rc6 Kg7 32. Kd3 Rb4
33. c4 g5 34. Kd4 Rb2 35. Ke3 Rb3+ 36. Ke2 Rb2+ 37. Kf3 Rb3+ 38. Kg2 Rc3 39. c5
1/2-1/2

[Event "NOR-chT"]
[Site "Asker"]
[Date "2003.06.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Heim, Sverre"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2399"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2003.05.28"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd5 6. d4 cxd4 7. Qb3 Nc7 8. Bc4
Ne6 9. cxd4 Na5 10. Qc3 Nxc4 11. Qxc4 Qc7 12. Qc3 d5 13. O-O Bd7 14. Qb3 Qb6
15. Qxb6 axb6 16. Nc3 Nc7 17. Bg5 h6 18. Be3 e6 19. Rfc1 Be7 20. Nd2 Bc6 21.
Kf1 Kd7 22. Ke2 b5 23. a3 b4 24. axb4 Bxb4 25. Nb3 b6 26. Rxa8 Nxa8 27. Bd2 Nc7
28. Ra1 h5 29. Na4 Bxa4 30. Rxa4 Be7 31. Kd3 Ra8 32. Rxa8 Nxa8 33. Nc1 Nc7 34.
g3 Kc6 35. Ne2 Kb5 36. Nc3+ Kc6 37. h3 Na6 1/2-1/2

[Event "NOR-chT"]
[Site "Asker"]
[Date "2003.05.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hole, Oystein"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2247"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2003.05.28"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. e4 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. g3 g6 6. d3 Bg7 7. Bg2 Nge7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Be3 Nd4 10. Ne1 Be6 11. h3 Qd7 12. Kh2 f5 13. exf5 gxf5 14. f4 exf4 15.
Bxf4 Ng6 16. Nd5 Kh8 17. Nc2 Bxd5 18. Bxd5 Nxf4 19. gxf4 Rae8 20. Nxd4 Bxd4 21.
Qh5 Qg7 22. Rae1 Rxe1 23. Rxe1 Bf2 24. Rf1 Bg3+ 25. Kh1 Qxb2 26. Bg2 Rg8 27.
Qxf5 Bxf4 28. Qe4 Be5 29. Rf7 Qc1+ 30. Bf1 Qh6 31. Qxb7 Qg6 32. Bg2 Qxd3 33.
Qxa7 d5 34. Qxc5 Qg3 35. Qg1 dxc4 36. Rf3 Qg6 37. Qf2 c3 38. Rf5 Qd6 39. Qc2
Rd8 40. Rf1 Qd3 41. Qxd3 Rxd3 42. Be4 Rxh3+ 43. Kg2 Rh2+ 44. Kf3 Rxa2 45. Rh1
Ra7 46. Rh5 Bd6 47. Rd5 Rf7+ 48. Ke3 Bf4+ 49. Kd3 Bd2 50. Bf5 Rf8 51. Rc5 Rf7
52. Rd5 Kg7 53. Rd7 Rxd7+ 54. Bxd7 Kf6 55. Ba4 Kg5 56. Ke2 Kg4 57. Kf2 h5
1/2-1/2

[Event "NOR-chT"]
[Site "Asker"]
[Date "2003.05.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Gullaksen, Eirik T"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2354"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2003.05.28"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nh5 8. Bg5
f6 9. Be3 Nf4 10. Bxf4 exf4 11. c5 dxc5 12. dxc5 c6 13. Bc4+ Kh8 14. Qxd8 Rxd8
15. Rfd1 Re8 16. e5 fxe5 17. Ng5 Bf6 18. Nf7+ Kg7 19. Nd6 Rf8 20. Nxc8 Rxc8 21.
Ne4 b5 22. Be2 Be7 23. a4 Na6 24. Rd7 Rc7 25. Rad1 Kf8 26. axb5 cxb5 27. Rxc7
Nxc7 28. Rd7 Ne6 29. Rd5 Nc7 30. Rd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "NOR-chT"]
[Site "Asker"]
[Date "2003.05.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radojicic, Aleksandar"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2003.05.28"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O c5 5. c4 Nc6 6. a3 Be7 7. Qc2 O-O 8. d3 e5
9. Nbd2 d4 10. b4 cxb4 11. axb4 Bxb4 12. Ba3 Bxa3 13. Rxa3 h6 14. Rb1 Re8 15.
Ne1 Re7 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Rc7 18. Nf3 Qe7 19. Rab3 Rb8 20. Rb5 Bd7 21. Qa2
Qd6 22. R1b2 a5 23. Rb6 Qe7 24. Qa1 Be8 25. R2b5 Ra8 26. Bxc6 Rxc6 27. Rxb7 Rc7
28. Rb8 Rxb8 29. Rxb8 Rb7 30. Rxb7 Qxb7 31. Qxa5 f6 32. Qa2 Bh5 33. Nh4 e4 34.
c5+ Kh7 35. Qc2 Qb4 36. Ng2 e3 37. fxe3 dxe3 38. Qc1 Bxe2 39. Nxe3 Bxd3 40. c6
Qd4 41. c7 Ba6 42. Kf2 Bc8 43. Qd1 Qb6 44. Qd3+ f5 45. Qc4 Qb2+ 46. Nc2 Qb6+
47. Ne3 Qb2+ 48. Qc2 Qb6 49. Ke2 Ba6+ 50. Kf2 Bc8 51. h4 h5 52. Qc3 Qd6 53. Qc4
Qd2+ 54. Qe2 Qd7 55. Qc2 Qd6 56. Kg2 Qe5 57. Kf2 Qd6 58. Nf1 Qd4+ 59. Ke1 Qe5+
60. Kf2 Qd4+ 61. Ne3 Qd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "NOR-chT"]
[Site "Asker"]
[Date "2003.05.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Snarheim, Dagfinn"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2216"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2003.05.28"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. g4 Qa5 12. Kb1 Rfc8 13. a3 Rab8 14. Ne2 Qa4
15. g5 Nh5 16. Bxg7 Nxg7 17. Nd4 b5 18. Qb4 Qa6 19. Nxe6 Nxe6 20. h4 Qb6 21. h5
Qf2 22. Bd3 Nxg5 23. hxg6 hxg6 24. e5 Nxf3 25. exd6 exd6 26. Qf4 b4 27. Qh6 Qd4
28. Bxg6 Qg7 29. Bh7+ Kh8 30. Qxd6 bxa3 31. Qxa3 Rc3 32. Bg6+ Kg8 33. Bxf7+
Kxf7 34. Qxa7+ Kf6 35. Rd6+ Kf5 36. Qxg7 1-0

[Event "NOR-ch U20 op 13th"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "2003.04.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Wallin, Denis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A38"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2101"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2003.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Nc2 Nf6 7. g3 b6 8. Bg2
Bb7 9. O-O O-O 10. b3 Rc8 11. Bb2 d6 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. cxd5 Nb8
15. Nd4 Qd7 16. Qd2 Rc5 17. b4 Rc4 18. Rac1 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Na6 20. Nc6 Rc8 21.
Qd4+ Kg8 22. Bh3 f5 23. e4 Bxc6 24. dxc6 Qe6 25. exf5 gxf5 26. Qd3 Nxb4 27.
Bxf5 Qh6 28. Qc4+ d5 29. Qg4+ 1-0

[Event "NOR-ch U20 op 13th"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "2003.04.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ekeberg, Carl Fredrik"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2227"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2003.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nh5 8. g3
Bg4 9. Bg5 f6 10. Be3 Nc6 11. d5 Ne7 12. Qd2 Qd7 13. Ne1 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 f5 15.
exf5 Nxf5 16. Ne4 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 Nf6 18. Nd3 c6 19. dxc6 Qxc6 20. Nxf6+ Rxf6 21.
Rac1 Rf3 22. Qe2 Raf8 23. Nb4 Qc5 24. Nd5 e4 25. b4 Qd4 26. Ne3 h5 27. Rcd1 Qe5
28. Rd5 Qe6 29. Nd1 h4 30. Re1 hxg3 31. hxg3 Qh3 32. Qxe4 Rxg3+ 33. fxg3 Qxg3+
34. Kh1 Rf4 35. Qxf4 Qxf4 36. Re8+ Kf7 37. Rc8 Qf1+ 38. Kh2 Be5+ 39. Rxe5 dxe5
40. Rd8 Qf4+ 41. Kh3 Qf3+ 42. Kh2 Qh5+ 0-1

[Event "NOR-ch U20 op 13th"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "2003.04.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Vea, Odin Blikra"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A87"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2017"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2003.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O d6 6. c4 O-O 7. Nc3 Qe8 8. d5 e5
9. dxe6 Qxe6 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. cxd5 Qe7 12. Bg5 Qe8 13. Nd4 h6 14. Be3 Kh7 15.
Rc1 Na6 16. Ne6 Bxe6 17. dxe6 c6 18. Qxd6 Rd8 19. Qa3 Qxe6 20. Bxc6 bxc6 21.
Qxa6 f4 22. Bxf4 Rxf4 23. gxf4 Qg4+ 24. Kh1 Qxf4 25. Qxc6 Be5 26. Qg2 h5 27. e3
Qb4 28. Rc6 Rg8 29. f4 Bb8 30. Rg1 g5 31. Qc2+ 1-0

[Event "NOR-ch U20 op 13th"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "2003.04.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nithander, Victor"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2246"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "2003.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Ndb5 O-O 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8.
Nxc3 d5 9. e5 Nfd7 10. Qh5 Nc6 11. f4 f5 12. Bd3 Nc5 13. O-O Ne4 14. Nd1 Bd7
15. Be3 d4 16. Bf2 Ne7 17. Bh4 Bc6 18. Nf2 Nd2 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Rfe1 Qc5 21.
Qh3 Nc4 22. Bxc4 Qxc4 23. Qd3 Qd5 24. Qg3 Rac8 25. Rad1 Rfd8 26. Rd2 Qb5 27. c3
dxc3 28. Qxc3 Bd5 29. Qe3 Rc4 30. b3 Rc6 31. b4 Rdc8 32. Rdd1 Rc3 33. Rc1 Qc4
34. Nd3 Rc2 35. Rxc2 Qxc2 36. Re2 Qd1+ 37. Re1 Qb3 38. Nc5 Qxe3+ 39. Rxe3 b6
40. Nb3 Rc2 41. Rg3 Rc4 42. Nd2 Rxf4 43. Rc3 a5 44. b5 g5 45. Rc8+ Kg7 46. Rb8
g4 47. Rxb6 Rd4 48. Nf1 Rd3 49. g3 Rxa3 50. Kf2 Rf3+ 51. Ke1 a4 52. Nd2 Rc3 53.
Ra6 a3 54. b6 Rc6 55. Rxa3 Rxb6 56. Re3 Kg6 57. Kf2 h5 58. Rc3 Rb2 59. Ke3 h4
60. Rc8 Ra2 61. Rg8+ Kf7 62. Rg5 Ra3+ 63. Kf2 hxg3+ 64. hxg3 Rd3 65. Nf1 Rf3+
66. Ke1 Bc4 67. Nd2 Re3+ 68. Kd1 Bd3 69. Nb3 Rxg3 70. Nc5 Bc4 71. Nb7 Bd5 72.
Nd6+ Kf8 73. Ke2 Rh3 74. Kf2 Rf3+ 75. Ke2 g3 76. Rg6 f4 77. Ke1 Re3+ 0-1

[Event "NOR-ch U20 op 13th"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "2003.04.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Mohammadi, Amir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2172"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2003.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 d6 4. Bb2 Nf6 5. e5 dxe5 6. Nxe5 a6 7. Qf3 Be7 8. Bd3
Nbd7 9. Qg3 O-O 10. f4 Nd5 11. Nc6 Bh4 12. Nxd8 Bxg3+ 13. hxg3 Rxd8 14. Bxh7+
Kf8 15. Be4 N5f6 16. Bf3 Ke7 17. g4 Rg8 18. g5 Ne8 19. Nc3 Rb8 20. O-O-O b5 21.
d4 cxd4 22. Rxd4 b4 23. Na4 a5 24. Rhd1 Nc7 25. c4 Nb6 26. Nxb6 Rxb6 27. R4d2
Na6 28. Bd4 Rb8 29. Ba7 1-0

[Event "NOR-ch U20 op 13th"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "2003.04.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Fossum, Oystein Boyum"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2073"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2003.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5+ 8. Qd2
Qxc5 9. e4 Nc6 10. Ne2 Bh3 11. b4 Qxc4 12. Na3 Nxe4 13. Nxc4 Nxd2 14. Bxc6 Nxc4
15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Bxb7 Rab8 17. Bd5 Rxb4 18. Nf4 Bf5 19. a3 Ra4 0-1

[Event "NOR-ch U20 op 13th"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "2003.04.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Abusdal, Ivar A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2003.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Bd3 dxe4 4. Bxe4 Nf6 5. Bf3 c5 6. Ne2 Nc6 7. Be3 Nd5 8.
Bxd5 Qxd5 9. Nbc3 Qh5 10. Nb5 cxd4 11. Nc7+ Ke7 12. Nxa8 dxe3 13. O-O Qe5 14.
Nc3 Ke8 15. fxe3 Bd6 16. g3 Ke7 17. Qf3 Nd8 18. Ne4 b6 19. Nxd6 Qxd6 20. Rad1
Bb7 21. Qh5 Qb8 22. Rxd8 Kxd8 23. Qxf7 Bxa8 24. Rd1+ Bd5 25. Qxe6 1-0

[Event "Gausdal Classics GM"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2003.04.11"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Lie, Kjetil A"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2003.04.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "8"]

1. e4 c5 2. b3 b6 3. Bb2 Bb7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. f4 e6 6. Nf3 d5 7. exd5 exd5 8. Qe2+
Nge7 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nb5 Qd7 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. Qxe5 f6 13. Nd6+ Kd8 14. Nxb7+
Qxb7 15. Qxd4 Nf5 16. Qd3 Qe7+ 17. Be2 Qb4+ 18. c3 Qe4 19. O-O-O Kc7 20. Qxd5
Qxd5 21. Rxd5 Ne3 22. Rd3 Re8 23. Bf3 Bd6 24. g3 h5 25. Re1 Ng4 26. Red1 Rd8
27. R1d2 Rhe8 28. Bxg4 hxg4 29. Kd1 b5 30. Rd5 a6 31. R2d4 g6 32. c4 Kc6 33.
Rd2 Be7 34. Re2 Bc5 35. Rxe8 Rxe8 36. Bxf6 bxc4 37. bxc4 Bg1 38. Rg5 Bxh2 39.
Rxg4 Kc5 40. Rxg6 Kxc4 41. Be5 Kd3 42. Rxa6 Ke4 43. Ke2 Rg8 44. Ra4+ Kf5 45.
Kd3 Rxg3+ 46. Kc4 Rg2 47. Kb5 Rc2 48. a3 Ra2 49. Bd6 Rd2 50. Kc6 Rc2+ 51. Kd5
Rd2+ 52. Rd4 Ra2 53. a4 Bg3 54. Rc4 Bh2 55. Kc6 Ke6 56. Re4+ Kf5 57. Rb4 Bg3
58. Rb5+ Ke4 59. f5 1-0

[Event "Gausdal Classics GM"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2003.04.10"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kristjansson, Stefan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2406"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2003.04.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "8"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Bc3 dxc4 12. Nd2 cxb3 13. axb3 O-O 14. Nc4 Bb7
15. e4 Bf6 16. e5 Be7 17. Ne3 Na6 18. f4 Nc7 19. f5 Bg5 20. Nc4 Nb5 21. Bb4
Rfd8 22. Qh5 Bh6 23. f6 c5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gausdal Classics GM"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2003.04.09"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bluvshtein, Mark"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B03"]
[WhiteElo "2451"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2003.04.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "8"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. exd6 exd6 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. h3 Be7 8. Nf3
Bf6 9. Be3 O-O 10. Rc1 Re8 11. b3 Bg5 12. Nxg5 Qxg5 13. d5 Ne5 14. Ne2 Qf6 15.
Qd2 Qh4 16. Qd4 Qf6 17. f4 Ned7 18. Qxf6 Nxf6 19. Kf2 Ne4+ 20. Kf3 c6 21. dxc6
bxc6 22. Nc3 Bf5 23. Bd3 Nd2+ 24. Bxd2 Bxd3 25. Rhe1 f5 26. Re3 Rxe3+ 27. Kxe3
Be4 28. c5 dxc5 29. Nxe4 Re8 30. Rxc5 Nd5+ 31. Ke2 Rxe4+ 32. Kf3 Rd4 33. Bc1
Rd3+ 34. Ke2 Rg3 35. Kf2 Rc3 36. Rxc3 Nxc3 37. Ke3 Kf7 38. Kd3 Nd5 39. g3 Ke6
40. Ba3 Nf6 41. Bc5 a6 42. Bd4 Ne4 43. Bxg7 Kd5 44. g4 fxg4 45. hxg4 Nf2+ 46.
Ke3 Nxg4+ 47. Kf3 Nh2+ 48. Kg2 Ng4 49. Kf3 Nh2+ 50. Kg3 Nf1+ 51. Kf2 Nh2 52. f5
Ke4 53. Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gausdal Classics GM"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2003.04.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kallio, Heikki"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2003.04.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "8"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Bd2
Bf6 9. Rc1 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Be4 11. Qd2 d5 12. c5 Nc6 13. b4 b5 14. Rfd1 Ne7 15.
Ra1 a6 16. a4 Qe8 17. Ra3 bxa4 18. Rda1 Qb5 19. Bf1 Nc6 20. Rxa4 Qb7 21. Qd1
Na7 22. e3 Nb5 23. Bb2 Bxf3 24. Qxf3 c6 25. Qe2 g6 26. Qc2 Ra7 27. Bd3 Kg7 28.
R1a2 Kg8 29. Qd1 Rfa8 30. h4 Bg7 31. h5 f5 32. hxg6 hxg6 33. Kg2 Kf7 34. Qe2
Qe7 35. Ra1 e5 36. dxe5 Bxe5 37. Rh1 Kg7 38. g4 Rg8 39. Rh3 Qf6 40. gxf5 gxf5
41. Bxe5 Qxe5 42. Qh5 Kf8+ 43. Kf3 Nc3 44. Qh6+ Rgg7 45. Ra1 Ne4 46. Rg1 Nd2+
47. Ke2 Ne4 48. Qh8+ Kf7 1-0

[Event "Gausdal Classics GM"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2003.04.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2536"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2003.04.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "8"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O e6 7. d4 Nxd4 8. Nxd4
Bxg2 9. Kxg2 cxd4 10. Qxd4 Be7 11. Rd1 O-O 12. b3 Qc7 13. Bb2 Rfd8 14. Qf4 Qxf4
15. gxf4 a6 16. Rd3 Rab8 17. a4 Kf8 18. Rad1 Rb7 19. Kf3 Ke8 20. e3 Rc8 21. e4
Nh5 22. Bc1 g6 23. Be3 Rc6 24. e5 Ng7 25. Ne2 Bc5 26. Nc3 Be7 27. Ne2 Rcc7 28.
Nd4 Bc5 29. Bd2 Rc8 30. Ke2 d6 31. exd6 Rd7 32. a5 Rxd6 33. Bc3 Nh5 34. Kf3
bxa5 35. Bxa5 Nf6 36. Ne2 Rxd3+ 37. Rxd3 Rb8 38. Bc7 Rb7 39. Be5 Nd7 40. Bd4
Bxd4 41. Nxd4 Nc5 42. Re3 Rb4 43. Ke2 a5 44. Nc6 Rxb3 45. Nxa5 Rb2+ 46. Kf3 Kd7
47. Re2 Rxe2 48. Kxe2 f6 49. Ke3 e5 50. fxe5 fxe5 51. f4 e4 52. Kd4 Kd6 53. h4
h5 54. Ke3 Kc7 55. Kd4 Kb6 56. Nb3 Nxb3+ 57. Kxe4 Nd2+ 58. Ke5 Nf3+ 59. Kd6
Nxh4 0-1

[Event "Gausdal Classics GM"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2003.04.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Berg, Emanuel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2514"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2003.04.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "8"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Be7 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3
c5 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. Rd1 Qb6 11. Bf4 Rd8 12. Qb5 d6 13. Rd2 Qc7 14. Rad1 Nc6 15.
Qa4 a6 16. Qc2 h6 17. Qb1 Rab8 18. b3 g5 19. Be3 Ng4 20. Bh3 Nxe3 21. fxe3 Bf8
22. Bg2 f5 23. Ne1 Bg7 24. Qc2 Rd7 25. Nd3 Rbd8 26. Na4 Rf7 27. Rf1 Rdf8 28.
Nc3 Kh8 29. Nd1 Qa5 30. N1f2 Bc3 31. Rdd1 Bg7 32. Qd2 Qb6 33. Nb2 Rd8 34. Nbd3
Kg8 35. Qc2 a5 36. Qd2 Rfd7 37. Qc2 Nb4 38. Nxb4 axb4 39. Bxb7 Qxb7 40. Rd2 Qc6
41. Rfd1 Bc3 42. Rd3 Be5 43. Rf1 Ra7 44. Rdd1 Rda8 45. Nd3 Qe4 0-1

[Event "Gausdal Classics GM"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2003.04.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sarbok, Torsten"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2325"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2003.04.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "8"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 g6 6. Bc4 c6 7. O-O Bg7 8. c3
Nd7 9. Nxd7 Bxd7 10. Nd2 O-O 11. Nf3 Be6 12. Qe2 Nc7 13. Bf4 Bxc4 14. Qxc4 Ne6
15. Be5 Qd5 16. Qxd5 cxd5 17. Rfe1 f6 18. Bg3 Kf7 19. Re2 Nd8 20. Ne1 Rc8 21.
Nd3 e6 22. Rae1 Bh6 23. Kf1 Rc6 24. Nb4 Rc8 25. Bd6 Re8 26. Nxd5 Nc6 27. Nb4
Nxb4 28. Bxb4 Rcd8 29. g3 Bg7 30. b3 f5 31. Ba3 Bf6 32. Re3 Rd7 33. Ke2 Rc8 34.
Kd3 e5 35. Rxe5 Bxe5 36. Rxe5 h5 37. h4 f4 38. gxf4 Kg7 39. c4 Rf7 40. Ke4 Rd7
41. d5 b6 42. Be7 Kf7 43. d6 Rb7 44. Kd4 a5 45. f5 gxf5 46. Rxf5+ Ke6 47. Rxh5
Rg8 48. Rg5 Rh8 49. h5 Rh7 50. f4 Rxh5 1-0

[Event "Gausdal Classics GM"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2003.04.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Westerinen, Heikki MJ"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2360"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2003.04.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "8"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. d4
Bd7 9. Re1 Be7 10. dxc5 O-O 11. c4 Nf6 12. Nc3 Bxc5 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Rxe3 Qc7
15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Rxe4 Rad8 17. Qe1 e5 18. Re3 f6 19. h3 Be6 20. Bxc6 Qxc6 21.
b3 Rd7 22. Rd1 Rfd8 23. Rxd7 Rxd7 24. Qc3 Bf5 25. Nh4 Be4 26. Qe1 Rd4 27. Qe2
b5 28. cxb5 axb5 29. Nf3 Bxf3 30. Qxf3 Qxf3 31. gxf3 b4 32. Re2 Kf7 33. Rc2 g5
34. Kg2 Kg6 35. Rc6 Kf5 36. Rb6 h5 37. Kg3 g4 38. hxg4+ hxg4 39. fxg4+ Rxg4+
40. Kf3 Rh4 41. Kg3 Rd4 42. Kf3 Rd2 43. Rxb4 Rxa2 44. Ke3 Rc2 45. f4 Rc3+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Gausdal Classics GM"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2003.04.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Lugovoi, Aleksei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2563"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2003.04.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "8"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 c5 5. e3 cxd4 6. exd4 Bb4 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. Bg5 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Nbd7 12. Ne5 Qc7 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. Bb3 h6
15. Be3 Ba6 16. Re1 Nf6 17. Qf3 Qxc3 18. Rac1 Qd3 19. Bc2 Qa3 20. Bb3 Rac8 21.
Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Bxh6 gxh6 23. Qxf6 Rc1 24. Qe5 Qb2 25. h3 Rxe1+ 26. Qxe1 Qxd4 27.
Qc1 Qe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gausdal Classics GM"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2003.04.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Paehtz, Elisabeth"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2384"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2003.04.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "8"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 b5 8. Nd5
Nf6 9. Nxf6+ Qxf6 10. c4 b4 11. Nc2 Qg6 12. Qd5 Bb7 13. Nxb4 Nd8 14. Qd1 Qxe4+
15. Be3 Be7 16. Nd5 Bh4 17. Qd3 Qxd3 18. Bxd3 Ne6 19. O-O Rc8 20. b4 e4 21. Be2
Bf6 22. Nxf6+ gxf6 23. Rac1 f5 24. f4 exf3 25. Bxf3 Be4 26. Bxe4 fxe4 27. Rf5
Rf8 28. a4 Ke7 29. b5 axb5 30. axb5 Ng7 31. Rd5 Ne6 32. Rf5 Ng7 33. Rf2 Ne6 34.
b6 f5 35. g3 Kd7 36. Rb2 Rb8 37. b7 Nd8 38. Rcb1 Nc6 39. Bf4 Rfe8 40. c5 Ne5
41. Rc2 dxc5 42. Rxc5 Nd3 43. Bxb8 Nxc5 44. Bf4 Na6 45. b8=Q Nxb8 46. Rxb8 Rxb8
47. Bxb8 Ke6 48. Kf2 Kf6 49. h4 1-0

[Event "Gausdal Classics GM"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2003.04.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Daly, Colm"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B82"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2353"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2003.04.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "8"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3
O-O 9. O-O-O Qc7 10. Nb3 a6 11. g4 b5 12. g5 Nd7 13. h4 Bb7 14. g6 Nb4 15. a3
Nc6 16. Bh3 hxg6 17. h5 g5 18. f5 Nce5 19. Qg3 g4 20. Bxg4 Nxg4 21. h6 g5 22.
Qxg4 Ne5 23. Qh5 g4 24. Bd4 Bf6 25. Bxe5 Bxe5 26. Qxg4+ Kh8 27. Rdg1 1-0

[Event "Valle d'Aosta op 11th"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2003.02.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "2279"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2003.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Bf4 Nc6 7. e3 Bg4 8. Be2
e6 9. Ne5 Bxe2 10. Qxe2 Rc8 11. O-O Be7 12. Rfc1 O-O 13. Na4 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Nd7
15. Bg3 b5 16. Rxc8 Qxc8 17. Nc5 Nxc5 18. Rc1 b4 19. dxc5 Qc6 20. Qg4 a5 21.
Be5 f6 22. Bd6 f5 23. Qg3 Bxd6 24. Qxd6 Qxd6 25. cxd6 Rd8 26. Rc6 Kf7 27. f4
Ke8 28. Ra6 Rc8 29. Rxa5 Kd7 30. b3 Kxd6 31. Rb5 Rc2 32. Rxb4 Rxa2 33. Kf1 Rb2
34. Rb6+ Kc5 35. Rxe6 Rxb3 36. Ke2 g6 37. Re8 Rb2+ 38. Kd3 Rb3+ 39. Ke2 Rb2+
40. Kf3 Rb3 41. Ke2 Rb2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Valle d'Aosta op 11th"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2003.02.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Vassallo Barroche, Mauricio"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2279"]
[BlackElo "2443"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2003.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Be3 d6 5. Qd2 Nd7 6. f3 b5 7. O-O-O Bb7 8. h4
h5 9. Nh3 Qc7 10. Ng5 Ngf6 11. f4 b4 12. Ne2 c5 13. e5 cxd4 14. Nxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Valle d'Aosta op 11th"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2003.02.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sedina, Elena"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2279"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2003.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 Nxe4 5. Nxe4 d5 6. Nc3 d4 7. Bg2 dxc3 8.
bxc3 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Rb1 Rb8 11. d4 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. g4 Bg6 14. dxe5 Nxe5
15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Qxd8 Rfxd8 17. f4 Bxc2 18. Rb2 Bd3 19. fxe5 Bxf1 20. Bxf1 b6
21. Kf2 Rd5 22. Bf4 Rbd8 23. Be2 h6 24. h4 Kf8 25. h5 Rc5 26. Rc2 Ra5 27. Ke3
Rc5 28. Ke4 Re8 29. Kf3 Re6 30. a4 c6 31. Bd3 Ra5 32. Bf5 Re7 33. Rd2 Rd5 34.
Rd4 Re8 35. Be4 Rc5 36. c4 Kg8 37. Bf5 a6 38. Bd7 Ra8 39. e6 fxe6 40. Bd6 Ra5
41. Bxc6 Ra7 42. Bb4 Rg5 43. Rd8+ Kh7 44. Be4+ g6 45. hxg6+ Kg7 46. Bf8+ Kf6
47. Bxh6 1-0

[Event "NOR-chT east 0203"]
[Site "Norway"]
[Date "2003.01.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Lillevold, Frode"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2214"]
[BlackElo "2079"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "2002.11.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. c4 Nd7 4. Qb3 Rb8 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 e5 7. d5 Be7 8. Nc3
a6 9. e3 Nh6 10. e4 Bg5 11. h4 Bxc1 12. Rxc1 Qf6 13. Qe3 Ng4 14. Qe2 Qf4 15.
Rd1 Ngf6 16. g3 Qh6 17. Bh3 Ke7 18. b4 a5 19. a3 axb4 20. axb4 Ra8 21. Kf1 Ra6
22. Nb5 Rha8 23. Kg2 Ne8 24. c5 Ra2 25. Qf3 Ndf6 26. Rc1 Qd2 27. Rc4 Rc2 28.
Nc3 Ra3 29. Nb1 Rxf3 30. Nxd2 Rxc4 31. Nxc4 Rb3 32. c6 b6 33. f3 Rxb4 34. Ne3
Rb2+ 35. Kg1 g6 36. Rh2 Rxh2 37. Kxh2 Kd8 38. g4 h5 39. g5 Ng8 40. Kg3 Ne7 41.
f4 exf4+ 42. Kxf4 Nc8 43. Nc2 Na7 44. Nd4 Ke7 45. Bd7 Kd8 46. Bh3 Ke7 47. Bf1
Ng7 48. Nc2 Ne8 49. Nb4 Kd8 50. Na6 Kc8 51. e5 dxe5+ 52. Kxe5 Kd8 53. Bc4 Nc8
54. Bd3 Ncd6 55. Bc2 Ng7 56. Kf6 Nge8+ 57. Ke5 Ke7 58. Bd3 Kd8 59. Nb4 Ng7 60.
Kf6 Ngf5 61. Bxf5 Nxf5 62. Kxf7 Nxh4 63. Nd3 b5 64. Kf6 Nf3 65. Kxg6 h4 66. Kf5
h3 67. g6 Nh4+ 68. Kg4 Nxg6 69. Kxh3 Ke7 70. Kg4 Kd6 71. Kf5 Ne7+ 72. Ke4 Nxd5
73. Kd4 Ne7 74. Kc3 Nxc6 75. Kb3 Ne5 76. Nf2 c5 77. Nd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Troll Masters"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2003.01.15"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Bluvshtein, Mark"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2461"]
[BlackElo "2279"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2003.01.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Qe2 d6 9. Be3 Bxe3 10. Qxe3 Nf6 11. N1d2 O-O 12. f4 Rb8 13. Rae1 b5 14. e5 Nd5
15. Qh3 g6 16. c4 bxc4 17. Bxc4 dxe5 18. fxe5 Kg7 19. Ne4 Nxe5 20. Bxd5 exd5
21. Qc3 Qb6+ 22. Rf2 dxe4 23. Qxe5+ Kg8 24. Qxe4 Be6 25. Re3 Rfe8 26. Nd4 Rbd8
27. Rd2 f5 28. Qd3 Rd6 29. Kh1 Rc8 30. h3 Bxa2 31. Qa3 Bf7 32. Red3 Rc1+ 33.
Kh2 Qb8 34. Rg3 h5 35. h4 Qd8 36. Ne6 Qxh4+ 37. Rh3 Rh1+ 38. Kxh1 Qe1+ 39. Kh2
Qxd2 40. Ng5 h4 41. Rf3 Rb6 42. Qe7 Qd6+ 43. Qxd6 Rxd6 44. Nxf7 Kxf7 45. Rf4
Rb6 46. b4 Ke6 47. Rxh4 Kd5 48. Kg3 g5 49. Rh1 Kc4 50. Rf1 Rf6 51. Rb1 Re6 52.
Rf1 Rf6 53. Rb1 Kb5 54. Rb3 Re6 55. Kf2 Re4 56. Rd3 Kxb4 57. Rd5 a5 58. g3 a4
59. Rxf5 a3 60. Kf3 Rc4 61. Ke2 a2 62. Rf1 Kc3 63. Rc1+ Kb3 0-1

[Event "Troll Masters"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2003.01.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Leer Salvesen, Bjarte"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2329"]
[BlackElo "2279"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2003.01.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Qc2 c5 7. d4 Nc6 8. dxc5
d4 9. Rd1 e5 10. Nbd2 Bxc5 11. Nb3 Be7 12. h3 Be6 13. Ng5 Nb4 14. Nxe6 Nxc2 15.
Nxd8 Nxa1 16. Nxb7 Nxb3 17. axb3 a5 18. Bg5 a4 19. bxa4 Rxa4 20. c5 Rc4 21. c6
Rc2 22. Rd2 Rc1+ 23. Kh2 h6 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Be4 Rc8 26. g4 Bb4 27. Rd3 Re1
28. Bf3 Re8 29. Rb3 Bf8 30. Be4 Rxe2 31. Bf5 e4 32. c7 d3 33. Nd8 Bd6+ 0-1

[Event "Troll Masters"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2003.01.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Shumiakina, Tatiana"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B26"]
[WhiteElo "2279"]
[BlackElo "2364"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2003.01.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. Nge2 e6 7. Be3 Nd4 8. O-O
Ne7 9. f4 O-O 10. Qd2 f5 11. Rab1 Rb8 12. b4 Nxe2+ 13. Nxe2 cxb4 14. Bxa7 Ra8
15. Bd4 Rxa2 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Rxb4 Nc6 18. Rb5 Qf6 19. e5 dxe5 20. Bxc6 bxc6
21. Rxe5 Bd7 22. Rb1 Rfa8 23. Qc3 Kf7 24. Kf2 R2a3 25. Qc5 Qe7 26. Nd4 Qxc5 27.
Rxc5 Ke7 28. Nf3 Ra1 29. Rb4 Kd6 30. Rcc4 c5 31. Rb6+ Kc7 32. Rb3 R8a5 33. Rbc3
Kd6 34. Ne5 Be8 35. d4 cxd4 36. Rxd4+ Rd5 37. Rxd5+ exd5 38. Rc8 Bb5 39. Rb8
Kc5 40. Rb7 Rc1 41. Ke3 Re1+ 42. Kf3 Rf1+ 43. Kg2 Rc1 44. Kh3 Bc4 45. Rxh7 Rxc2
46. Rc7+ Kd4 47. Nxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Troll Masters"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2003.01.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nygren, Kim"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2202"]
[BlackElo "2279"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2003.01.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. g3 Bb7 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. O-O
Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Ne7 10. Bf4 Nc6 11. Qd2 Na5 12. b3 Rc8 13. Nd5 exd5 14. exd5 Be7
15. d6 Bf6 16. Rae1+ Kf8 17. Re7 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Nc6 19. Re4 g5 20. Be3 Kg7 21.
h4 Re8 22. Rxe8 Qxe8 23. hxg5 Bd8 24. Re1 Qe4+ 25. f3 Qg6 26. Rh1 Ne5 27. c3
Qd3 28. Qxd3 Nxd3 29. Bd4+ Kg8 30. f4 b4 31. c4 Rc6 32. Kf3 Bb6 33. Bxb6 Rxb6
34. Ke3 Nc5 35. Kd4 Nb7 36. Rh6 a5 37. g4 a4 38. bxa4 Ra6 39. Rh2 Rxd6+ 40. Ke5
Ra6 41. Rh6 d6+ 42. Kd5 Rxa4 43. Kc6 Nd8+ 44. Kxd6 Rxa2 45. Ke7 Ne6 46. f5 Ra7+
47. Ke8 Nc5 48. Rh1 b3 49. Rb1 Rb7 50. Kd8 b2 51. Kc8 Kg7 0-1

[Event "Troll Masters"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2003.01.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nordahl, Helge Andreas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B46"]
[WhiteElo "2279"]
[BlackElo "2303"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2003.01.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Nge7 7. Nb3 Ng6 8.
Be2 Be7 9. a4 b6 10. O-O O-O 11. Qd2 Qc7 12. Rad1 Rb8 13. f4 f6 14. Nd5 exd5
15. exd5 Re8 16. Bh5 Na5 17. Nxa5 bxa5 18. f5 Bc5 19. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 20. Kh1 Re5
21. Bxg6 hxg6 22. fxg6 Rxb2 23. Rde1 Rxc2 24. Qd1 Rf2 25. Rxe5 fxe5 26. Rg1 Bb7
27. Qh5 Bxd5 28. Qh7+ Kf8 29. Qh8+ Bg8 30. Qh3 Qd6 31. Rb1 Rf6 32. Rc1 Rxg6 33.
Qh8 Qd2 34. Rf1+ Ke7 35. Qh4+ Rf6 36. Re1 Qf4 0-1

[Event "Troll Masters"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2003.01.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Johansen, Paul Arne"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C26"]
[WhiteElo "2239"]
[BlackElo "2279"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2003.01.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. d3 Nc6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. a3 Ba5 6. Nf3 h6 7. Bd2 d6 8. h3
Be6 9. Ne2 Bb6 10. c4 g5 11. g4 Qe7 12. Ng3 h5 13. gxh5 g4 14. Bg5 gxf3 15.
Qxf3 Nd4 16. Qxf6 Qxf6 17. Bxf6 Rh6 18. Bg7 Rh7 19. h6 Nc2+ 20. Ke2 Nxa1 21.
Nh5 Ke7 22. f4 Rah8 23. Bf6+ Ke8 24. Bxh8 Rxh8 25. h7 Ke7 26. f5 Rxh7 27. Ng3
Bd7 28. h4 Kf6 29. b4 Nc2 30. Kd2 Nd4 31. Bg2 c6 32. Rh3 Rh8 33. Kd1 a5 34. Nh1
axb4 35. axb4 Ra8 36. Rg3 Ra1+ 37. Kd2 Ra2+ 38. Kd1 c5 39. h5 Ne2 40. Rg8 Nc3+
41. Ke1 cxb4 42. h6 Be3 43. h7 Ra1# 0-1

[Event "Troll Masters"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2003.01.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Berg, Olaf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2279"]
[BlackElo "2065"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2003.01.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 a6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. Nc3 c5 8.
Qd3 Bb7 9. Bg5 g6 10. O-O-O f6 11. Bf4 Nh6 12. e5 fxe5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. Qe3
exf4 15. Rxd8+ Rxd8 16. Qxf4 Nf5 17. Qa4+ Rd7 18. Rd1 Nd4 19. Qc4 e6 20. Kb1
Be7 21. Qa4 Bc6 22. Qxa6 Kf7 23. f3 Rb8 24. Re1 Rdb7 25. b3 Rb6 26. Qd3 Bb7 27.
h4 Ba6 28. Qe4 Bf6 29. Qf4 R8b7 30. Ne4 e5 31. Qh6 Bg7 32. Qxh7 Rb8 33. Ng5+
Kf6 34. f4 exf4 35. Re7 Kxe7 36. Qxg7+ Kd6 37. Ne4+ Kc6 38. Qxg6+ Kb7 39. Nxc5+
Ka8 40. Qe4+ Nc6 41. Nd7 R8b7 42. Nxb6+ Rxb6 43. h5 Kb7 44. h6 Kc7 45. h7 Rb8
46. Qxf4+ 1-0

[Event "Troll Masters"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2003.01.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ovsejevitsch, Sergei"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D60"]
[WhiteElo "2517"]
[BlackElo "2279"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2003.01.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Bd3 c5 10. O-O Nb4 11. Be2 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nf6 13. a3 Nbd5 14. Nxd5
Nxd5 15. Bf3 Nf6 16. Nb5 Rd8 17. Qb3 e5 18. Qb4 Qxb4 19. axb4 e4 20. Be2 a6 21.
Rfd1 Be6 22. Nc7 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Rc8 24. Nxe6 fxe6 25. b5 axb5 26. Bxb5 Rc2 27.
b3 Nd5 28. Bc4 Nc3 29. Bxe6+ Kf8 30. Ra1 Ke7 31. Bg8 h6 32. h4 b5 33. Ra7+ Kf8
34. Be6 Nd1 35. Rd7 Rc1 36. Kh2 g6 37. Kg3 Nc3 38. Rf7+ Ke8 39. Rg7 Rh1 40.
Rxg6 h5 41. Kf4 1-0

[Event "Troll Masters"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2003.01.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Lugovoi, Aleksei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2279"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2003.01.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. O-O Qc8 8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Bf4 Nh5 11. Be5 Nc6 12. Rad1 Rd8 13. Ne4 d5 14. Nxc5 bxc5
15. cxd5 exd5 16. e3 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Qc7 18. Nd3 Qb6 19. b3 Rac8 20. Rc1 Nf6 21.
Rfd1 h6 22. Bh3 Rc7 23. Bg2 a5 24. Nf4 Rcc8 25. Qa3 g5 26. Nd3 Ne4 27. Bxe4
dxe4 28. Ne5 Bd5 29. Nc4 Bxc4 30. Rxd8+ Rxd8 31. bxc4 Rd2 32. Qa4 Kg7 33. a3
Qb2 34. Rf1 Qc3 35. Rb1 Ra2 36. Qb5 Ra1 37. a4 Rxb1+ 38. Qxb1 Qxc4 39. Qb2+ Kh7
40. Qb7 Kg7 41. Qb2+ f6 42. Qb7+ Kg6 43. Qc6 Qb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Troll Masters"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2003.01.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sander, Rolf"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2048"]
[BlackElo "2279"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2003.01.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Qc7 6. O-O Nf6 7. Kh1 d5 8. Nc3
Bc5 9. Nb3 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Bd6 12. Qh5 Nd7 13. Bg5 Be5 14. Rad1 Nf6
15. Qh4 Bd7 16. Nd4 O-O-O 17. Rd3 h6 18. Rc3 hxg5 19. Rxc7+ Bxc7 20. Qxh8 Rxh8
21. Bf3 g4 22. Be2 Bxh2 0-1

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Heraklio"]
[Date "2002.11.24"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Howell, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A27"]
[WhiteElo "2250"]
[BlackElo "2224"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2002.11.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]

1. Nf3 Nc6 2. c4 e5 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. g3 Ne7 8.
Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Rb8 10. Qa4 a6 11. Rd1 Re8 12. c5 Nd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Bxd5 Qe7
15. Be3 Rxb2 16. Qc4 Be5 17. Rab1 Rxb1 18. Rxb1 c6 19. Bf3 Kf8 20. Rd1 Rd8 21.
h4 Kg7 22. Kg2 h6 23. h5 g5 24. Bg4 Qf6 25. Qe4 d5 26. cxd6 Bxg4 27. Qxg4 Rxd6
28. Rxd6 Qxd6 29. Qc4 Qd5+ 30. Qxd5 cxd5 31. f4 gxf4 32. gxf4 Bb2 33. Kf3 f5
34. Bc5 Kf7 35. e3 Bg7 36. Ke2 Ke6 37. Kd3 Kd7 38. Bd4 Bf8 39. Bc3 Kc6 40. Be5
Kc5 41. Kc3 Kc6 42. Bf6 Kc5 43. Kd3 Kc6 44. Kd4 Kd6 45. Be5+ Kc6 46. Kd3 Kc5
47. Bf6 Kc6 48. Kd4 Kd6 49. Bh8 Ke6 50. Be5 Ba3 51. Kc3 Bf8 52. Bd4 Kd7 53. Be5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Heraklio"]
[Date "2002.11.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kuzubov, Yuriy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2250"]
[BlackElo "2186"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2002.11.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Bxf6 gxf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. e4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 dxe4 8.
Bb5+ Bd7 9. Qh5 Qb6 10. O-O-O Qc5 11. Nxe4 Qxh5 12. Nxf6+ Ke7 13. Nxh5 Nc6 14.
Bxc6 Bxc6 15. Rhe1 1-0

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Heraklio"]
[Date "2002.11.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Susilodinata, Andrean"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B05"]
[WhiteElo "2242"]
[BlackElo "2250"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2002.11.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. exd6 exd6 6. Nf3 Be7 7. Be2 O-O 8.
O-O Bg4 9. b3 Nc6 10. Bb2 Bf6 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. Re1 d5 13. c5 Nd7 14. Rc1 Nf8
15. Ne5 Bxe2 16. Rxe2 Bxe5 17. dxe5 Nb4 18. Rc3 Nxa2 19. Rg3 Ne6 20. Nf3 Nb4
21. Nd4 Nc6 22. Nf5 d4 23. Re4 Qd5 24. Qf3 Kf8 25. Rh4 Qxf3 26. gxf3 g6 27.
Nxd4 Nexd4 28. Bxd4 Nxd4 29. Rxd4 Rxe5 30. b4 a5 31. f4 Re1+ 32. Kg2 a4 33. Ra3
Rb1 34. Rd7 Rb3 35. Ra2 a3 36. Rxc7 Rb2 37. Ra1 a2 38. Rd7 Rb1 39. Rd1 Rxd1 0-1

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Heraklio"]
[Date "2002.11.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2250"]
[BlackElo "2344"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2002.11.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. c4 dxc4 8.
Nxc4 Nb6 9. Nxb6 axb6 10. Nc3 Ne8 11. d5 Nd6 12. Bf4 Bd7 13. Qc2 Ra5 14. e4 e5
15. dxe6 Bxe6 16. Rfd1 Qe7 17. Bxd6 cxd6 18. Qd2 Rc8 19. Bf1 Bxc3 20. bxc3 d5
21. e5 Ra3 22. Bg2 Raxc3 23. Bxd5 R3c5 24. Bxe6 Qxe6 25. Qd7 Rxe5 26. Qxb7 Re2
27. Rdc1 Rcc2 28. Rxc2 Rxc2 29. Qb8+ Kg7 30. Qf4 Qd5 31. a4 Rc4 32. Qe3 Qc6 33.
a5 bxa5 34. Qe5+ Qf6 35. Qxf6+ Kxf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Heraklio"]
[Date "2002.11.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Berczes, David"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2232"]
[BlackElo "2250"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2002.11.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Nb6 8.
Ne5 a5 9. f3 Nfd7 10. e4 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Qxd1+ 12. Kxd1 Be6 13. Kc2 Bc4 14. Bxc4
Nxc4 15. e6 fxe6 16. b3 Nd6 17. e5 Nf7 18. Re1 g5 19. Ne4 b6 20. Nd2 Kd7 21.
Nc4 Kc7 22. Ba3 c5 23. Rad1 Bg7 24. Bc1 Rad8 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Bb2 Rg8 27. Kd3
Nd8 28. Ke4 Nc6 29. Rd1 Rf8 30. g3 h6 31. f4 Nb4 32. Ne3 gxf4 33. gxf4 h5 34.
f5 Bh6 35. f6 exf6 36. exf6 Bxe3 37. Be5+ Kb7 38. Kxe3 Nd5+ 39. Ke2 Nxf6 40.
Rd6 Nd5 41. Rxe6 Nf4+ 42. Bxf4 Rxf4 43. Re3 c4 44. bxc4 Rxc4 45. Ra3 Rc2+ 46.
Kd3 Rxh2 47. Ke4 Rb2 48. Kf3 Rb4 49. Ra1 h4 50. Ra3 Kc6 51. Rc3+ Kd5 52. Ra3
Kc4 53. Ra1 Kb3 54. Kg2 Kb2 55. Rf1 Rxa4 56. Rf2+ Kb3 57. Rf3+ Kb4 0-1

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Heraklio"]
[Date "2002.11.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Bindrich, Falko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2250"]
[BlackElo "2172"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2002.11.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 Nc6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bb5 Bg7 6. O-O a6 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8.
Qe2 e6 9. e5 d5 10. b3 Nh6 11. Ba3 Bf8 12. Na4 Qa5 13. d3 Rb8 14. c4 Nf5 15.
Qe1 Rb4 16. Bxb4 cxb4 17. cxd5 exd5 18. Rc1 c5 19. Qf2 d4 20. Nd2 Bb7 21. Nc4
Qc7 22. Rfe1 1-0

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Heraklio"]
[Date "2002.11.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Fodor, Tamas Jr"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D01"]
[WhiteElo "2100"]
[BlackElo "2250"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2002.11.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 Nbd7 4. Nf3 c6 5. e3 Qa5 6. Bd3 Ne4 7. O-O Nxg5 8.
Nxg5 Nf6 9. e4 Bg4 10. f3 dxe4 11. Ngxe4 Bf5 12. Ne2 e6 13. c3 Bg6 14. Nxf6+
gxf6 15. Ng3 O-O-O 16. f4 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 f5 18. b4 Qd5 19. Qd2 Be7 20. Rf3 Bh4
21. Rb1 Be7 22. Nf1 c5 23. Ne3 Qe4 24. Qb2 cxd4 25. Nc4 Bf6 26. Qb3 dxc3 27.
Rc1 Rhg8 28. Kf1 Rxg2 29. Kxg2 Qe2+ 1-0

[Event "NOR-chT east 0203"]
[Site "Norway"]
[Date "2002.11.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Byklum, Bjornar"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B03"]
[WhiteElo "2186"]
[BlackElo "2214"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2002.11.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. exd6 exd6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Qf3 O-O 8.
Be3 Nc6 9. O-O-O Be6 10. c5 Nc4 11. Bd3 Nxe3 12. Qxe3 Re8 13. Nge2 Nb4 14. Qf3
Qd7 15. h4 Bg4 16. Qg3 Bf6 17. Ne4 Rxe4 18. Bxe4 Bxe2 19. Rd2 Bc4 20. a3 Bd5
21. Bb1 Nc6 22. Qf4 0-1

[Event "EU-ch U12"]
[Site "Peniscola"]
[Date "2002.10.08"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Khairullin, Ildar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B29"]
[WhiteElo "2214"]
[BlackElo "2329"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2002.09.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. e5 Ng4 5. Qe2 d6 6. exd6 Qxd6 7. d4 cxd4 8.
Nb5 Qb8 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 e5 11. h3 Nf6 12. Bf4 Bd6 13. Nb5 O-O 14. Bh2
Re8 15. O-O-O Bf8 16. Qe3 a6 17. Na3 b5 18. Be2 Qa7 19. Qxa7 Rxa7 20. Rhe1 Bc5
21. Bf3 Bd4 22. Be4 Nxe4 23. Rxe4 Rae7 24. Re2 f6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch U12"]
[Site "Peniscola"]
[Date "2002.10.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Potapov, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2214"]
[BlackElo "2093"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2002.09.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. a3 d6 5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 Be7 8.
Bc4 O-O 9. O-O Kh8 10. Bg5 Ng4 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. f4 Be6 13. Be2 Qh4 14. Bxg4
Bxg4 15. f5 f6 16. Nd5 Rfc8 17. Rf4 Qg5 18. h4 Qh5 19. c4 c6 20. Ne3 Be2 21.
Rf2 Re8 22. g4 Bxg4 23. e5 Bf3 24. Qf4 Be2 25. exd6 Rad8 26. Re1 Bd3 27. Ng2
Rxe1+ 28. Nxe1 Qd1 29. Qe3 Bxc4 30. Rd2 Qg4+ 31. Ng2 Qxf5 32. d7 Qe6 33. Qxa7
Bd5 34. Qxb7 h6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch U12"]
[Site "Peniscola"]
[Date "2002.10.06"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2369"]
[BlackElo "2214"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2002.09.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be2 Nd7 5. h4 c5 6. Be3 h5 7. Nf3 cxd4 8. Bxd4
Ngf6 9. Ng5 O-O 10. f3 Ne5 11. Qd2 Nc6 12. Be3 Bd7 13. Bc4 Ne5 14. Bb3 b5 15.
Nd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 Nc4 17. Bxc4 bxc4 18. c3 Qa5 19. Bd4 Rab8 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21.
O-O f6 22. Nh3 Bxh3 23. gxh3 Rb7 24. Kh1 Qe5 25. Qg2 f5 26. Rae1 Qf6 27. f4 Rb5
28. Rg1 Rf7 29. Re3 Kh7 30. Rg3 Rg7 31. Rg5 Rc5 32. Qe2 Qe6 33. Kh2 fxe4 34.
Rxc5 dxc5 35. Re1 Qd6 36. Qxe4 Rf7 37. Kg3 Qd2 38. Re2 Qd1 39. Kg2 Qd3 40. Qe6
Kg7 41. Rf2 Qd6 42. Qxc4 e5 43. Qxf7+ 1-0

[Event "EU-ch U12"]
[Site "Peniscola"]
[Date "2002.10.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Spoelman, Wouter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2214"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2002.09.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2 e5 4. Nd5 Nge7 5. Nec3 d6 6. Bc4 Nxd5 7. Nxd5 Be7
8. O-O O-O 9. d3 Bg5 10. f4 exf4 11. Bxf4 Ne5 12. Bxe5 dxe5 13. Qe1 Be6 14. Qg3
f6 15. Kh1 Kh8 16. Bb3 Qd6 17. Nc3 Bd7 18. a4 Bf4 19. Qe1 f5 20. g3 Bh6 21.
exf5 Bxf5 22. Bd5 Bh3 23. Bg2 Bxg2+ 24. Kxg2 c4 25. dxc4 Rxf1 26. Qxf1 Be3 27.
Qe2 Qb6 28. Rb1 Rf8 29. Nd5 Qg6 30. Nxe3 Qe4+ 31. Kg1 Rf3 32. Re1 h5 33. Qd3
1-0

[Event "EU-ch U12"]
[Site "Peniscola"]
[Date "2002.10.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2306"]
[BlackElo "2214"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2002.09.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 dxe5 5. Nxe5 g6 6. Bc4 c6 7. Nc3 Be6 8. O-O
Nd7 9. Qf3 Bg7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Qg3 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Bxc4 14. Qxc4
Qd5 15. Qe2 Rad8 16. Bg5 Qe6 17. Qe3 b6 18. a4 Rd5 19. Bf4 Qf5 20. Qe4 Qd7 21.
c3 Rd8 22. h3 Qe6 23. Qe2 Rd3 24. a5 b5 25. a6 c5 26. Qe4 Qd5 27. Qxd5 R3xd5
28. Ra5 c4 29. Kf1 e6 30. Be3 R8d7 31. Bd4 Bf8 32. Rb1 Be7 33. b3 Bd8 34. Ra2
Rxd4 35. cxd4 c3 36. b4 Bg5 37. Rd1 Rc7 38. Rc2 Be7 39. d5 Bxb4 40. d6 Rc8 41.
Rb1 1-0

[Event "EU-ch U12"]
[Site "Peniscola"]
[Date "2002.09.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Vila Gazquez, Javier"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B26"]
[BlackElo "2214"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2002.09.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 e5 6. Be3 d6 7. Qd2 Be6 8. Nge2
Nge7 9. Bh6 Bxh6 10. Qxh6 Nd4 11. Qd2 Qb6 12. Rb1 Bg4 13. O-O Nf3+ 14. Bxf3
Bxf3 15. Qe3 Bg4 16. f4 Qc7 17. Rbe1 Be6 18. Kg2 O-O-O 19. a3 Kb8 20. b4 Rc8
21. Rb1 d5 22. Qf2 d4 23. Na4 cxb4 24. axb4 b6 25. Rfc1 Qd7 26. b5 f6 27. Rb2
Qd6 28. Ra1 Rc7 29. Qe1 h5 30. h4 Bg4 31. fxe5 fxe5 32. Ng1 0-1

[Event "EU-ch U12"]
[Site "Peniscola"]
[Date "2002.09.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Orujov, Adnan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2214"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2002.09.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8.
c4 Ba6 9. b3 O-O-O 10. g3 Re8 11. Bb2 f6 12. Bg2 fxe5 13. O-O g6 14. Qd2 Nb6
15. Qa5 Kb7 16. Ba3 Qf6 17. Bxf8 Rhxf8 18. Nc3 Qe7 19. Na4 d6 20. Bxc6+ Kxc6
21. Qxa6 e4 22. c5 dxc5 23. Nxc5 Kxc5 24. Rfd1 Qe5 25. b4+ Kxb4 26. Rab1+ Kc3
27. Rb3+ Kc2 28. Qe2# 1-0

[Event "EU-ch U12"]
[Site "Peniscola"]
[Date "2002.09.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kiss, Lajos"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[BlackElo "2214"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[EventDate "2002.09.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 g6 4. Qd2 Bg7 5. Nf3 Ne4 6. Qd3 Nxg5 7. Nxg5 e5 8.
h4 h6 9. Nh3 exd4 10. Nb5 c5 11. Qg3 Qa5+ 12. Kd1 Qxb5 13. Rb1 Bxh3 14. Qxh3
O-O 15. h5 g5 0-1

[Event "Kiel op 15th"]
[Site "Kiel"]
[Date "2002.08.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Scheerer, Christoph"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2214"]
[BlackElo "2384"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2002.08.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Bf4 Bg4 4. e3 e6 5. Be2 Bd6 6. Bxd6 cxd6 7. O-O Nge7 8.
h3 Bh5 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. c4 Rc8 11. Rc1 h6 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Ne4 Bg6 14. Nc3 Ncb4
15. Nxd5 Rxc1 16. Qxc1 Nxd5 17. Qd2 Qd7 18. Rc1 Rc8 19. Ne1 Rc7 20. Bd3 Rxc1
21. Qxc1 Bxd3 22. Nxd3 Qb5 23. Qc8+ Kh7 24. Qc2 g6 25. a3 Kg7 26. Ne1 Nb6 27.
Nd3 Kf6 28. Qc3 Ke7 29. Qc7+ Nd7 30. Qc3 Kd8 31. e4 Nf6 32. f3 Nd7 33. Kf2 Nb6
34. b3 Nd7 35. a4 Qb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kiel op 15th"]
[Site "Kiel"]
[Date "2002.08.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Langer, Wolfgang1"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2093"]
[BlackElo "2214"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2002.08.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. d4 c5 7. e3 Nc6 8. O-O
cxd4 9. exd4 Bg4 10. Nbd2 Ne4 11. h3 Bf5 12. g4 Nxd2 13. Qxd2 Be4 14. Rfe1 e6
15. Rac1 Qb6 16. Ne5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Rad8 18. f4 Nxe5 19. fxe5 f6 20. exf6 Bxf6
21. Ba3 Rf7 22. Bc5 Qc6 23. Bb4 Re8 24. Kg1 Qc7 25. Qd3 Bxd4+ 0-1

[Event "Kiel op 15th"]
[Site "Kiel"]
[Date "2002.08.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Feuerstack, Aljoscha"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2120"]
[BlackElo "2214"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2002.08.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 e6 8.
Nc3 Bb4 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 Nge7 11. h3 Bh5 12. Rb1 Qxa2 13. Rb2 Qa1 14. Qb3
Qa5 15. Qxb7 O-O 16. Rb5 Qa2 17. Rb2 Qd5 18. Rb5 Qe4 19. Be3 Rab8 20. Qa6 Rxb5
21. Qxb5 Bg6 22. Nd2 Qd5 23. Bf4 Rc8 24. Nb3 Qe4 25. Bh2 Qc2 26. Rc1 Qb2 27.
Bf1 Bc2 28. Qe2 Qxb3 29. Qxc2 Qxc2 30. Rxc2 Nxd4 31. Rd2 Ndc6 32. Ba6 Rd8 33.
Rxd8+ Nxd8 34. Kf1 Ndc6 35. Ke2 e5 36. Kd3 f6 37. f4 Kf7 38. fxe5 fxe5 39. Kc4
Kf6 40. Kc5 e4 41. Bb7 a5 42. Bxc6 Nxc6 43. Kxc6 a4 44. Kd5 e3 45. Kc4 Kf5 46.
Kb4 Ke4 47. Kxa4 Kd3 48. Kb4 Ke2 49. Bf4 1-0

[Event "Kiel op 15th"]
[Site "Kiel"]
[Date "2002.08.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Haffner, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2214"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2002.08.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g4 h6 7. Be3 a6 8. f3 b5
9. Qd2 Bb7 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. Rg1 b4 12. Na4 Qa5 13. b3 Nc5 14. a3 Nxa4 15.
axb4 Qc7 16. bxa4 d5 17. e5 Nd7 18. f4 Nb6 19. f5 Nc4 20. Qc3 Qxe5 21. Bxc4 Rc8
22. fxe6 fxe6 23. Rge1 Rxc4 24. Qd3 Bxb4 25. Qg6+ Kd7 26. Qf7+ Kc8 27. Bf4 Qf6
28. Qxf6 gxf6 29. Rxe6 Bc3 30. Ne2 d4 31. Rd3 Rg8 32. h3 Bg2 33. Bd2 Bxd2+ 34.
Kxd2 Rxa4 35. Rxf6 Re8 36. Rf2 Be4 37. Rxd4 Bxc2 38. Rxa4 Bxa4 39. Rf6 Bb5 40.
Ng3 Rd8+ 41. Ke3 Rd3+ 42. Kf4 Rd4+ 43. Ne4 Kd7 44. Ke5 Rd1 45. Nc5+ Ke7 46.
Rxh6 Kf7 47. Nxa6 Kg7 48. Rb6 Bf1 49. h4 Bh3 50. g5 Bg4 51. Nc7 Re1+ 52. Kf4
Bd1 53. Nd5 Rf1+ 54. Kg3 Rf3+ 55. Kg2 Ra3 56. Nf4 Ra2+ 57. Kg1 Ra4 58. Rf6 Bg4
59. h5 Ra5 60. h6+ Kh7 61. Rf7+ Kg8 62. Rg7+ Kf8 63. Ng6+ Ke8 64. h7 1-0

[Event "Kiel op 15th"]
[Site "Kiel"]
[Date "2002.08.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kopylov, Mihail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2214"]
[BlackElo "2421"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2002.08.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. c4 Nb6 6. exd6 cxd6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. Be3 Bg4 11. b3 d5 12. c5 Nc8 13. b4 a6 14. b5 axb5 15. Nxb5
e6 16. h3 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 N8e7 18. Qd2 Qa5 19. Qb2 e5 20. Rfd1 e4 21. Be2 Nf5 22.
Nd6 Nxd6 23. cxd6 Ra7 24. Bb5 Qb6 25. Rab1 Rd8 26. Bxc6 Qxb2 27. Rxb2 bxc6 28.
Rb6 Bf8 29. Rxc6 Bxd6 30. Bg5 Be7 31. Bxe7 Rxe7 32. Rdc1 Ra7 33. Rc8 Rxc8 34.
Rxc8+ Kg7 35. Rc5 Rxa2 36. Rxd5 Ra1+ 37. Kh2 Ra3 38. Re5 f5 39. Re7+ Kh6 40. g4
Rd3 41. gxf5 gxf5 42. Rd7 f4 43. Rf7 Kg5 44. Re7 Rxd4 45. Rxh7 Rd2 46. Kg1 Rd1+
47. Kh2 Rd2 48. Kg1 f3 49. Rg7+ Kf6 50. Rg4 Ke5 51. Rg8 Ra2 52. Rd8 Ra7 0-1

[Event "Kiel op 15th"]
[Site "Kiel"]
[Date "2002.08.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hansen, Victor"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2142"]
[BlackElo "2214"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2002.08.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. Nh4 Be4 8. f3
Bg6 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. e4 dxe4 11. fxe4 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Bg5 Qb6 14. Qb3 Bc5
15. Qxb6 axb6 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Kd2 Bb4 18. Kc2 Ke7 19. a3 Bxc3 20. Kxc3 Rh4
21. Bf3 Rah8 22. h3 Nxf3 23. gxf3 Rxh3 24. Rxh3 Rxh3 25. Rf1 Ke6 26. Kd4 Rh2
27. Rb1 f5 28. c5 b5 29. Re1 f4 30. Kc3 Rf2 0-1

[Event "Kiel op 15th"]
[Site "Kiel"]
[Date "2002.08.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Maeder, Torsten"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2214"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2002.08.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Bd3 dxe4 4. Bxe4 Nf6 5. Bf3 c6 6. Ne2 Bd6 7. Nbc3 O-O 8.
Bg5 Nbd7 9. Qd2 Qa5 10. O-O-O Nd5 11. Kb1 Bb4 12. Bxd5 exd5 13. a3 Bd6 14. Ng3
Nb6 15. Bf6 Nd7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Nf5+ Kh8 18. Qh6 Rg8 19. Nxd6 Rg6 20. Nxf7+
Kg8 21. Qf4 Rf6 22. Nh6+ Kg7 23. Qg5+ Rg6 24. Nf5+ Kh8 25. Qe7 Qc7 26. Rde1 Qf4
27. Qd8+ Rg8 28. Re8 1-0

[Event "Kiel op 15th"]
[Site "Kiel"]
[Date "2002.08.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kalinitschew, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E65"]
[WhiteElo "2214"]
[BlackElo "2487"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2002.08.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nf6 7. e3 O-O 8. d4
Bf5 9. b3 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bg4 11. Qd2 Qc8 12. Bb2 Bh3 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. cxd5 Bxg2
15. Kxg2 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Qf5 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Qd4+ Qf6 19. Qb4 Qe5 20. Qxb7 Rfb8
21. Qc6 Rc8 22. Qb7 Rcb8 23. Qc6 Rc8 24. Qb7 Rcb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kiel op 15th"]
[Site "Kiel"]
[Date "2002.08.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Skrondal, Inge Sandstad"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A37"]
[BlackElo "2214"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2002.08.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 d6 6. a3 Qd7 7. O-O b6 8. Rb1
Bb7 9. d3 Bxc3 10. bxc3 f5 11. Qd2 Nf6 12. d4 Na5 13. Qa2 Be4 14. Rb2 Qa4 15.
Ng5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qxc4 17. Ne6 Nd5 18. dxc5 Qe4+ 19. Kg1 Qxe6 20. Rd1 Nc7 21.
cxd6 exd6 22. Qxe6+ Nxe6 23. Rxd6 Ke7 24. Rbd2 Nb3 0-1

[Event "Bergen Sommer op"]
[Site "Bergen"]
[Date "2002.07.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2586"]
[BlackElo "2214"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2002.07.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Be7 8. e4
Nxc3 9. bxc3 c5 10. Bb5+ Bc6 11. Bd3 O-O 12. O-O cxd4 13. cxd4 Bb7 14. Bf4 Nc6
15. d5 exd5 16. exd5 Qxd5 17. Bxh7+ Kh8 18. Be4 Qc5 19. Qe2 f5 20. Bxc6 Bxc6
21. Ne5 Be8 22. Nd3 Qd5 23. Qxe7 Bc6 24. Qh4+ Kg8 25. Qg3 1-0

[Event "Bergen Sommer op"]
[Site "Bergen"]
[Date "2002.07.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Manne, Per Erik"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E09"]
[WhiteElo "2214"]
[BlackElo "2338"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2002.07.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. d4 c6 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8. b3
b6 9. Bb2 Bb7 10. Nbd2 Rc8 11. e4 c5 12. exd5 exd5 13. Qf5 dxc4 14. Nxc4 Be4
15. Qh3 Re8 16. Rad1 Qc7 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Nd4 Bxg2 19. Qxg2 Bxd4 20. Bxd4 Re2
21. a4 Qc6 22. Qxc6 Rxc6 23. Ne3 a6 24. Bxf6 1-0

[Event "Bergen Sommer op"]
[Site "Bergen"]
[Date "2002.07.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Lahlum, Hans Olav"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2217"]
[BlackElo "2214"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2002.07.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. b3 Bg4 7. Be2 e6 8. O-O Nbd7
9. h3 Bh5 10. Bb2 Be7 11. Rc1 O-O 12. Qc2 Rc8 13. c5 Qc7 14. b4 a5 15. a3 Ra8
16. Kh1 axb4 17. axb4 Ne4 18. Ng1 Bg6 19. Bd3 Nxc3 20. Qxc3 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Ra4
22. Qc3 Nf6 23. f3 Rfa8 24. Ne2 Nd7 25. e4 Ra2 26. Qb3 R2a6 27. Nc3 Bg5 28.
Rcd1 Bf4 29. Ne2 Bg5 30. f4 Be7 31. e5 Nf8 32. g4 f5 33. Rg1 Kh8 34. Qg3 Bd8
35. Nc3 Qf7 36. Rd2 Ng6 37. g5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bergen Sommer op"]
[Site "Bergen"]
[Date "2002.07.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Christenson, Flemming"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2214"]
[BlackElo "2225"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2002.07.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Nbd2 Nf6 5. g3 Nbd7 6. Bg2 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2
Qe7 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Qxe4 e5 12. Qc2 exd4 13. Nxd4 Qf6 14. Rd1 Bc5
15. Be3 Ne5 16. Nxc6 Bxe3 17. Nxe5 Bxf2+ 18. Qxf2 Qxe5 19. Rd5 Qc7 20. Qc5 Qb8
21. Qd4 Be6 22. Rb5 Rd8 23. Qe4 Rd7 24. b3 Qd8 25. Re1 Rb8 26. Re5 b6 27. Qf4
Rd4 28. Be4 Qd6 29. Qe3 Rd1 30. Bd5 Rxe1+ 31. Qxe1 Bxd5 32. Rxd5 Qc7 33. Qd2
Re8 34. Rd7 Qc5+ 35. Qd4 Qa5 36. Re7 Kf8 37. Rxe8+ Kxe8 38. Qe4+ Kf8 39. Qa8+
Ke7 40. Qe4+ Kf6 41. Qc6+ Ke7 42. Qc7+ Ke6 43. Qc6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bergen Sommer op"]
[Site "Bergen"]
[Date "2002.07.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sander, Rolf"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2061"]
[BlackElo "2214"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2002.07.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. c4 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Be3 Nc6 8.
Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bg4 10. O-O Qd6 11. a3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Na5 13. Bd3 Qd5 14. Rb1
a6 15. h3 Bh5 16. g4 Bg6 17. Ne5 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 b5 19. Rfe1 Nc4 20. Bg5 Nd7 21.
Nxc4 bxc4 22. Qe3 Nb6 23. Bf4 Qd7 24. Qg3 Nd5 25. Re5 f6 26. Re2 Rab8 27. Reb2
Rxb2 28. Rxb2 Qe7 29. Rb1 Qe4 0-1

[Event "Bergen Sommer op"]
[Site "Bergen"]
[Date "2002.07.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anagnostopoulos, Dimitrios"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2214"]
[BlackElo "2446"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2002.07.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Qxd5 Qc7 14. Qc5
Qb8 15. Qa3 a5 16. Bd4 Rd8 17. Qc5 Bf5 18. Bc4 Rc8 19. Qd5 e6 20. Qxa8 Qxa8 21.
Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Bd3 0-1

[Event "Bergen Sommer op"]
[Site "Bergen"]
[Date "2002.07.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ellingsen, Ronny"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2053"]
[BlackElo "2214"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2002.07.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. Be2
Bd7 9. Rd1 b5 10. a3 Rc8 11. O-O h6 12. Be3 Be7 13. f4 O-O 14. Nb3 Re8 15. Bf3
e5 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 exf4 18. Bxf4 Ne5 19. Bxe5 dxe5 20. Be4 Bd6 21. Qd3
Rf8 22. Rd2 a5 23. Bf5 Bxf5 24. Qxf5 g6 25. Qf6 a4 26. Nc1 Bc5+ 27. Kh1 Qxf6
28. Rxf6 Be3 29. Rd1 Rxc2 30. Nd3 e4 31. Nb4 Rxb2 32. d6 Rd2 33. Re1 Bc5 34.
Rff1 Bxb4 35. axb4 Re8 36. g4 Rxd6 37. Rd1 Rxd1 38. Rxd1 e3 39. Kg2 Re4 0-1

[Event "Bergen Sommer op"]
[Site "Bergen"]
[Date "2002.07.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Fyllingen, Roy Harald"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2214"]
[BlackElo "2378"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2002.07.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Re8 7. Nd5 Bf8 8. d3
Nxd5 9. cxd5 Nb4 10. Qb3 a5 11. Bg5 f6 12. Bd2 Kh8 13. Nh4 c6 14. Bxb4 axb4 15.
Be4 g6 16. dxc6 dxc6 17. Qf7 f5 18. Bg2 Qe7 19. Qxe7 Bxe7 20. Nf3 Bf6 21. e4
Be6 22. a3 Ra4 23. Rfe1 bxa3 24. bxa3 fxe4 25. dxe4 Rea8 26. Rab1 Bc8 27. Nd2
b5 28. Rbc1 Bd7 29. Rcd1 R8a7 30. Nb1 Be7 31. f4 Bc5+ 32. Kh1 Bd4 33. Rd3 Be6
34. fxe5 Bxe5 35. Rc1 Rc4 36. Rcd1 Bg4 37. Re1 Rc2 38. Rd8+ Kg7 39. Re8 Bd6 40.
e5 Be7 41. h3 Be6 42. Rd1 Rc7 43. Rb8 Bc5 44. Re8 Rd7 45. Rf1 Bc4 46. Re1 Rf7
0-1

[Event "Bergen Sommer op"]
[Site "Bergen"]
[Date "2002.07.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Instefjord, Stian"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B95"]
[BlackElo "2214"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2002.07.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. Be2
Be7 9. Rd1 Bd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Nb3 Ne8 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. f4 Rd8 14. Bf3 Bc8 15.
Qf2 Qc7 16. Rd2 b5 17. a3 Bb7 18. Rfd1 Nf6 19. g4 Qe7 20. Qb6 Rb8 21. Rxd6 b4
22. axb4 Nxb4 23. Qf2 Nfd5 24. e5 Nxf4 25. Qg3 Bxf3 26. Qxf3 Qg5 27. Nc5 f5 28.
Nd7 fxg4 29. Qg3 Nh3+ 30. Kg2 Rf2+ 31. Kh1 Rf3 32. Ne4 Rxg3 33. hxg3 Qe3 34.
Nxb8 Qxe4+ 35. Kh2 Nf2 0-1

[Event "NOR-ch"]
[Site "Roros"]
[Date "2002.07.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hansen, Victor"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "2142"]
[BlackElo "2214"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2002.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Bf4 Nc6 7. e3 Bg4 8. Bd3
e6 9. O-O Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. a3 O-O 12. Rc1 b5 13. b4 Rac8 14. Be2 e5 15.
dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. Bxg4 Rxc3 18. Bf3 Rxa3 19. Qd2 Ne4 20. Bxe4 dxe4
21. Rc5 Qe6 22. Rd5 h6 23. Rc1 Ra4 24. h3 Rxb4 25. Rd6 Qb3 26. Rxa6 Rc4 27.
Rxc4 Qxc4 28. Rb6 Ra8 29. Qb2 Ra2 30. Qxb5 Ra1+ 31. Kh2 Qc7+ 32. g3 Ra8 33. Rb7
Qd8 34. Qf5 Qe8 35. Qd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Helsinki ShakkiNet-A 4th"]
[Site "Helsinki"]
[Date "2002.07.04"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Agopov, Mikael"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B59"]
[WhiteElo "2412"]
[BlackElo "2163"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2002.06.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FIN"]
[EventCategory "4"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Be3 a5 10. a4 Be6 11. Qd2 Nb4 12. f4 Rc8 13. f5 Bxb3 14. cxb3 d5 15.
exd5 Nbxd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Bf2 e4 18. Rad1 e3 19. Qxd5 exf2+ 20. Kxf2 Bc5+
21. Kg3 Qg5+ 22. Kh3 Qh6+ 23. Kg3 Ba7 24. h4 Bb8+ 25. Kh3 Rce8 26. Bc4 Qf6 27.
g3 Re5 28. Qf3 Re7 29. Rd3 Be5 30. Rfd1 h6 31. Rd8 Rxd8 32. Rxd8+ Kh7 33. Rf8
Bd6 34. Qg4 b6 35. h5 Rc7 36. Qg6+ fxg6 37. fxg6+ Qxg6 38. hxg6+ Kxg6 39. Bd3+
1-0

[Event "Helsinki ShakkiNet-A 4th"]
[Site "Helsinki"]
[Date "2002.07.03"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Hansen, Victor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2163"]
[BlackElo "2143"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2002.06.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FIN"]
[EventCategory "4"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Qb3 Be7 12. Ne5 Nfd7 13. Nxf7 Rxf7 14. Bxe6
Bxg5 15. Bxf7+ Kh8 16. Bd5 Nc6 17. Qa4 Rc8 18. Be6 a6 19. Ne4 Be7 20. d5 Nce5
21. d6 Bf8 22. f4 b5 23. Qd4 Nc6 24. Qe3 h6 25. Ng5 Qe8 26. Nf7+ Kh7 27. Qe4+
g6 28. f5 Nd8 29. fxg6+ Kg7 30. Qd4+ Kxg6 31. Qg4+ 1-0

[Event "Helsinki ShakkiNet-A 4th"]
[Site "Helsinki"]
[Date "2002.07.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tiitta, Sauli"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2249"]
[BlackElo "2163"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2002.06.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FIN"]
[EventCategory "4"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nc6 6. c3 Nf6 7. d4 cxd4 8.
cxd4 d5 9. e5 Ne4 10. Ne1 f6 11. f3 Ng5 12. Bxg5 fxg5 13. Nc3 e6 14. f4 gxf4
15. Nc2 O-O-O 16. Rxf4 Be7 17. Rf7 Nxe5 18. Rxe7 Qxe7 19. dxe5 d4 20. Ne4 Rd5
21. Nxd4 Rhd8 22. Qc2+ Kb8 23. Nf3 Qb4 24. Rc1 Qb6+ 25. Kh1 a6 26. Nd6 g5 27.
h3 h5 28. Nxg5 R8xd6 29. exd6 Rxg5 30. Qc8+ Ka7 31. Qxe6 Rxg2 32. Kxg2 Qxb2+
33. Kg3 Qxc1 34. d7 Qg1+ 35. Kh4 Qf2+ 36. Kxh5 Qf3+ 37. Kg6 Qd3+ 38. Qf5 Qd6+
39. Kf7 Kb8 40. d8=R+ Qxd8 41. Qe5+ Kc8 42. Qc5+ 1-0

[Event "Helsinki ShakkiNet-A 4th"]
[Site "Helsinki"]
[Date "2002.07.01"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Hjelm, Niclas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2163"]
[BlackElo "2313"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2002.06.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FIN"]
[EventCategory "4"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 Bb6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. h3
Ne7 9. Ba4 Ng6 10. Nc4 h6 11. Re1 Be6 12. Bb3 Re8 13. Nxb6 axb6 14. Bxe6 Rxe6
15. c4 c6 16. Nh2 d5 17. Ng4 dxc4 18. dxc4 Qxd1 19. Nxf6+ Rxf6 20. Rxd1 Nf8 21.
Be3 c5 22. Rd5 Re6 23. a4 Rc8 24. a5 Ra8 25. Ra3 bxa5 26. Rxc5 b6 27. Rb5 Rc8
28. Rxb6 Rxb6 29. Bxb6 Rxc4 30. Rxa5 Nd7 31. Ra8+ Kh7 32. Ba5 Rxe4 33. Ra7 Ra4
34. b4 Nb8 35. b5 Ra1+ 36. Kh2 f6 37. Bb6 Rb1 38. Rb7 Rxb5 39. Rxb8 Kg6 40. Ba7
Ra5 41. Be3 h5 42. Rc8 Rb5 43. Rc7 Rd5 44. Bc5 Rd8 45. g3 Ra8 46. Kg2 Rd8 47.
Kf3 Ra8 48. h4 Rb8 49. Ke4 Re8 50. Kd5 Rd8+ 51. Ke6 Re8+ 52. Kd7 Ra8 53. Rc8
Ra2 54. Ke8 Kf5 55. Kf7 g5 56. Rc6 gxh4 57. gxh4 Kg4 58. Kxf6 Kxh4 59. Kxe5 Kg4
60. Rg6+ Kh3 61. f4 1-0

[Event "Helsinki ShakkiNet-A 4th"]
[Site "Helsinki"]
[Date "2002.06.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Maki Uuro, Miika"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2335"]
[BlackElo "2163"]
[PlyCount "161"]
[EventDate "2002.06.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FIN"]
[EventCategory "4"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 e6 6. Nf3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Nc6 11. Rd1 Ba7 12. Qb3 Na5 13. Qa4 Bd7 14. Qh4 Be6 15.
b3 Ne4 16. Qxd8 Rfxd8 17. Bb2 Nc6 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Ng5 Bf5 20. Bc4 Bg6 21. Bd5
h6 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Nh3 Bf5 24. Nf4 Bg4 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. h3 g5 27. Ng6 fxg6
28. hxg4 Rd2 29. Bc3 Rc2 30. Be5 Bc5 31. Rd1 Kf7 32. Rd8 h5 33. a4 a5 34. Bd6
Bxd6 35. Rxd6 Rc3 36. Rd7+ Kf6 37. Rd6+ Kf7 38. Rd7+ Ke6 39. Rg7 Kf6 40. Ra7
hxg4 41. Kh2 Rxb3 42. Rxa5 Rc3 43. Kg3 Rc2 44. Ra8 Ra2 45. a5 c5 46. a6 c4 47.
a7 Kg7 48. Kxg4 Ra5 49. Rc8 Rxa7 50. Rxc4 Rf7 51. Kxg5 Rf5+ 52. Kg4 Rxf2 53. g3
Ra2 54. Rxe4 Ra3 55. Kg5 Ra5+ 56. Kf4 Ra1 57. Rb4 Rf1+ 58. Kg4 Re1 59. e4 Kf6
60. Rb6+ Kg7 61. Kf4 Rf1+ 62. Kg5 Rf3 63. g4 Re3 64. Rxg6+ Kf7 65. Rf6+ Ke7 66.
Rf4 Ke6 67. Kg6 Ke5 68. Rf8 Ra3 69. g5 Kxe4 70. Kg7 Ke5 71. g6 Rg3 72. Kh7 Rh3+
73. Kg8 Ke6 74. g7 Rg3 75. Rf1 Ke7 76. Re1+ Kd7 77. Re4 Rg1 78. Kf7 Rf1+ 79.
Kg6 Rg1+ 80. Kf6 Kd8 81. Re5 1-0

[Event "Helsinki ShakkiNet-A 4th"]
[Site "Helsinki"]
[Date "2002.06.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Karttunen, Mika"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2163"]
[BlackElo "2429"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2002.06.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FIN"]
[EventCategory "4"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. g3 e5 4. Nc3 Ne7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nbc6 7. d3 h6 8. Bd2
f5 9. Rb1 g5 10. b4 Ng6 11. b5 Nce7 12. Ne1 Kh7 13. c5 f4 14. Qb3 g4 15. Nd5
Nf5 16. Be4 d6 17. cxd6 cxd6 18. Bc3 Be6 19. Ng2 h5 20. Qb2 Rc8 21. Rbc1 Rc5
22. Ndxf4 exf4 23. Bxg7 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Nxg7 25. Bxg6+ Kxg6 26. Nxf4+ Rxf4 27.
gxf4 Qb6 28. e4 Bd7 29. f5+ Kf7 30. a4 a6 31. Qc3 Ne8 32. Qh8 Nf6 33. Qh6 Qd4
34. Re1 Be8 35. Qg6+ Kf8 36. Qh6+ Kf7 37. bxa6 bxa6 38. Rb1 Qe5 39. Qg6+ Kf8
40. Qh6+ Kf7 41. Rb7+ Bd7 42. Rb8 Be8 43. Qc1 h4 44. Rb1 g3 45. Qg5 gxf2+ 46.
Kf1 Bxa4 47. Qg6+ Kf8 48. Rb8+ Be8 49. Qh6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Helsinki ShakkiNet-A 4th"]
[Site "Helsinki"]
[Date "2002.06.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Solozhenkin, Evgeniy"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2499"]
[BlackElo "2163"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2002.06.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FIN"]
[EventCategory "4"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Bxd2 Bb7 7. Bg5 d6 8.
e3 Nbd7 9. Qc2 c5 10. Rd1 Qc7 11. dxc5 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Qxc5 13. Rg1 Qc6 14. Be2
d5 15. Qb3 dxc4 16. Qxc4 Qxc4 17. Bxc4 Ne5 18. Bb5+ Ke7 19. Ke2 Rac8 20. f4
Rc2+ 21. Kf1 Nc6 22. Kg2 Rc8 23. b4 Nb8 24. Rd3 Rb2 25. Ba4 a6 26. Bd1 Nbd7 27.
Bf3 Rcc2 28. Bh4 Rd2 29. Rxd2 Rxd2 30. Rc1 Rd3 31. Ra1 a5 32. Bc6 Rc3 33. Bb5
Kd8 34. Kf3 Kc7 35. bxa5 bxa5 36. a4 Nd5 37. Rg1 g6 38. Rd1 Nc5 39. Bg5 Rc2 40.
Be8 f6 41. Bh4 Rc4 42. Bg3 Kb6 43. Rb1+ Rb4 44. Rc1 Nc7 45. Bf7 N7a6 46. Rd1
Rxa4 47. Rd6+ Kb7 48. f5 gxf5 49. Bxe6 Nxe6 50. Rxe6 Rc4 51. Rxf6 Rc5 52. Rh6
a4 53. Bd6 Rd5 54. Rxh7+ Kc6 55. Bf8 Nc5 56. Ra7 Ne4 57. Bb4 Rd8 58. Ra5 Rb8
59. Rxa4 Rh8 60. Ra5 Rh3+ 61. Kg2 Rh5 62. f3 1-0

[Event "Helsinki ShakkiNet-A 4th"]
[Site "Helsinki"]
[Date "2002.06.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Payen, Arnaud"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2163"]
[BlackElo "2356"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2002.06.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FIN"]
[EventCategory "4"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. e3 Qa5 8. Bxf6
Nxf6 9. Bd3 Bb4 10. Rc1 c5 11. O-O dxc4 12. Bxc4 O-O 13. Bd3 cxd4 14. exd4 Bd7
15. Ne5 Rad8 16. Qf3 Qb6 17. Rfd1 Bxc3 18. Nxd7 Rxd7 19. bxc3 Rc8 20. Rb1 Qc6
21. Qxc6 Rxc6 22. c4 Kf8 23. Be2 Rcd6 24. g3 Ne4 25. Rd3 Rxd4 26. Rxd4 Rxd4 27.
Rxb7 Nc3 28. Bf1 Nxa4 29. Rc7 Rd1 30. c5 Rc1 31. c6 Nb6 32. Kg2 a5 33. Bb5 Rc5
34. Rb7 Rxb5 35. c7 Rc5 36. Rxb6 Rxc7 37. Ra6 Rc5 38. Ra7 g5 39. Kh3 Kg7 40.
Kg2 h5 41. Kf3 Rc3+ 42. Kg2 Ra3 43. h3 Kg6 44. g4 h4 45. Ra8 Ra1 46. Kh2 a4 47.
Kg2 a3 48. Ra7 f5 49. gxf5+ exf5 50. Ra6+ Kf7 51. Ra5 Ke6 52. f3 Kf6 53. Kh2
Ra2+ 54. Kg1 Ke6 55. Kh1 Kd6 56. Rxf5 Rb2 0-1

[Event "Helsinki ShakkiNet-A 4th"]
[Site "Helsinki"]
[Date "2002.06.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Norri, Joose"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E43"]
[WhiteElo "2426"]
[BlackElo "2163"]
[PlyCount "187"]
[EventDate "2002.06.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FIN"]
[EventCategory "4"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Bd3 Bb7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O d6 8. Qe2
Bxc3 9. bxc3 Be4 10. Bxe4 Nxe4 11. Qd3 f5 12. Ne1 Nc6 13. f3 Nf6 14. Nc2 Qd7
15. e4 fxe4 16. fxe4 e5 17. Bg5 Nh5 18. Qe2 Nf4 19. Bxf4 exf4 20. Qh5 Qf7 21.
Qd5 Ne7 22. Qxf7+ Rxf7 23. Nb4 Re8 24. Rae1 g5 25. e5 dxe5 26. Rxe5 Rf5 27. Re6
Rff8 28. Rfe1 Kf7 29. Na6 Nf5 30. Nxc7 Rc8 31. Nd5 Rxc4 32. R1e5 Kg7 33. g4
fxg3 34. hxg3 h5 35. Rxf5 Rxf5 36. Ne3 Rf3 37. Nxc4 Rxg3+ 38. Kf2 Rxc3 39. Ne5
g4 40. d5 g3+ 41. Kg2 h4 42. Kh3 Rc2 43. Rg6+ Kh7 44. d6 Rd2 45. Kxh4 g2 46.
Kh3 Rxd6 47. Rxg2 Rd5 48. Re2 Kg7 49. Kg4 Kf6 50. Kf4 Ra5 51. Nf3 Ra4+ 52. Ke3
Ke6 53. Kd3+ Kd5 54. Rc2 Ra3+ 55. Ke2 b5 56. Nd2 a5 57. Kd1 Rh3 58. Kc1 a4 59.
Kb2 b4 60. Rc8 Rh2 61. Kc2 b3+ 62. axb3 axb3+ 63. Kxb3 Rh6 64. Nc4 Rc6 65. Rh8
Rc7 66. Rd8+ Kc5 67. Ne5 Rb7+ 68. Kc3 Rh7 69. Nd3+ Kb6 70. Kc4 Rh4+ 71. Kd5
Rh5+ 72. Ne5 Rh1 73. Nc4+ Kc7 74. Rg8 Rh5+ 75. Ne5 Kb7 76. Rg1 Kc7 77. Rb1 Rh2
78. Rc1+ Kb7 79. Nc6 Rh5+ 80. Ne5 Rh2 81. Rc3 Rh5 82. Kd6 Rh6+ 83. Kc5 Rh5 84.
Re3 Kc7 85. Kd5 Kb7 86. Rg3 Kc7 87. Rg7+ Kb6 88. Re7 Rg5 89. Kd6 Rh5 90. Ng4
Rh1 91. Nf6 Rh6 92. Re6 Kb5 93. Kd5 Rh1 94. Ne4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Helsinki ShakkiNet-A 4th"]
[Site "Helsinki"]
[Date "2002.06.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nyysti, Sampsa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2163"]
[BlackElo "2242"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2002.06.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FIN"]
[EventCategory "4"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. a3 g6 5. Nxe5 Nxe5 6. d4 Nc6 7. d5 Nb8 8. e5
Ng8 9. d6 cxd6 10. exd6 Qf6 11. Nb5 Na6 12. Bc4 Bh6 13. Qe2+ Kf8 14. Be3 Bxe3
15. fxe3 Qh4+ 16. g3 Qh5 17. Qf2 Qf5 18. Qe2 Qh5 19. Qf2 Qf5 20. Qe2 Nh6 21.
Rf1 Qh5 22. Qf2 Qf5 23. Qe2 Qe5 24. O-O-O Kg7 25. Rd5 Qe8 26. Qd2 Rf8 27. Qd4+
f6 28. g4 b6 29. g5 Nf5 30. gxf6+ Rxf6 31. Rdxf5 gxf5 32. Rg1+ Qg6 33. Rxg6+
Kxg6 34. Bd5 Rb8 35. e4 Bb7 36. exf5+ Rxf5 37. Qg4+ Kf6 38. Qh4+ Kg6 39. Bc4
Nc5 40. b4 Ne4 41. Nc7 Nxd6 42. Qg3+ 1-0

[Event "Helsinki ShakkiNet-A 4th"]
[Site "Helsinki"]
[Date "2002.06.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Sammalvuo, Tapani"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2163"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2002.06.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FIN"]
[EventCategory "4"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 e6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qc2 g6 8. e3
Bf5 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 O-O 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. O-O a5 13. Rad1 Na6 14. Rfe1 Bg7
15. h3 f5 16. a3 Qd6 17. Na4 Nc7 18. Nc5 b6 19. Na4 c5 20. dxc5 bxc5 21. Qc2
Ne6 22. Nc3 Bxc3 23. bxc3 c4 24. Rd2 Nc5 25. Red1 Ne4 26. Rxd5 Qxa3 27. Rc1
Rab8 28. Rd7 Nxf2 29. Qxf2 Qxc1+ 30. Kh2 Rfd8 31. Rxd8+ Rxd8 32. Qh4 Qd1 33.
Nd4 Re8 34. Qf6 Qd3 35. Qc6 Qxe3 36. Qxc4+ Kg7 37. Qc7+ Re7 0-1

[Event "Pelaro op"]
[Site "Pelaro"]
[Date "2002.06.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Slapikas, Vytautas"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2163"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2002.06.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. dxc5 Qxd1+ 6. Kxd1 Bf5 7. Be3
O-O-O+ 8. Nd2 Nf6 9. Ngf3 e5 10. Bb5 Nd5 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Nxe5 Nxe3+ 13. fxe3
Bxc5 14. Re1 Rde8 15. Nxc6 Bxe3 16. Nc4 Bc5 17. Nxa7+ Kb7 18. Nb5 Rxe1+ 19.
Kxe1 Re8+ 20. Kd2 Rd8+ 21. Nd4 Bxd4 22. cxd4 Rxd4+ 23. Kc3 Rd3+ 24. Kb4 Be6 25.
Rf1 Rd4 26. b3 Bxc4 27. bxc4 f6 28. Rf2 Kc6 29. Re2 h5 30. a4 Rd1 31. Re6+ Kd7
32. Ra6 Kc8 33. Rc6+ Kd7 34. Ra6 Kc8 35. Ra8+ Kb7 36. Rf8 g5 37. Rf7+ Kb8 38.
Rxf6 Rd2 39. g3 Rxh2 40. Rg6 g4 41. Rh6 Rh3 42. a5 Rxg3 43. Rxh5 Rg1 44. Rg5 g3
45. Rg7 g2 46. Kc5 Ka8 47. a6 Kb8 48. Rb7+ Ka8 49. Rb2 Ka7 50. Kb5 Ka8 51. Kb6
Kb8 52. c5 Rc1 53. Rxg2 Rb1+ 54. Kc6 Ka7 55. Kc7 Rh1 56. Rg7 Kxa6 57. c6 Ka7
58. Kd7 Rh8 59. Re7 Kb6 60. Rf7 Rg8 61. Rh7 Rf8 62. Rg7 Rh8 63. c7 Kb7 64. Rg4
Rh7+ 65. Kd8 Rh8+ 66. Kd7 Rh7+ 67. Kd8 Rh8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pelaro op"]
[Site "Pelaro"]
[Date "2002.06.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kinnmark, Ove"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2163"]
[BlackElo "2364"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2002.06.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 Bxc3 6. bxc3 d6 7. O-O e5 8. d4
e4 9. Nd2 Re8 10. f3 exf3 11. exf3 Bf5 12. Re1 Rxe1+ 13. Qxe1 Nc6 14. Ne4 h6
15. g4 Bg6 16. Bd2 Na5 17. Qe2 Nxe4 18. fxe4 Qe7 19. Re1 Re8 20. Bf4 b6 21. h3
Qe6 22. c5 bxc5 23. dxc5 dxc5 24. Qb5 Nc4 25. Qxc5 Qb6 26. Qxb6 cxb6 27. e5 Rd8
28. e6 fxe6 29. Rxe6 Bf7 30. Re7 a5 31. Bf1 Nd2 32. Bxd2 Rxd2 33. a4 Rc2 34.
Rc7 Bb3 35. Bc4+ Bxc4 36. Rxc4 Ra2 37. Rc6 Rxa4 38. Rxb6 Rc4 39. Ra6 Rxc3 40.
Rxa5 Rxh3 41. Kg2 Rd3 42. g5 hxg5 43. Rxg5 Kh7 44. Rg3 Rd2+ 45. Kh3 Kh6 46. Ra3
Kh5 47. Ra5+ g5 48. Ra4 Rd3+ 49. Kg2 Rb3 50. Kh2 g4 51. Ra8 Kh4 52. Rh8+ Kg5
53. Rg8+ Kf4 54. Rf8+ Ke4 55. Re8+ Kf3 56. Rf8+ Ke2 57. Rf4 g3+ 58. Kg2 Re3 59.
Rg4 Kd3 60. Rxg3 Rxg3+ 61. Kxg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pelaro op"]
[Site "Pelaro"]
[Date "2002.06.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Westerinen, Heikki MJ"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2403"]
[BlackElo "2163"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2002.06.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nc6 6. d3 g6 7. c3 Nf6 8.
Bf4 Bg7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. h3 b5 11. Qe2 Rfe8 12. Rad1 Qb7 13. Bh2 Nd7 14. Qe3 b4
15. d4 Qa6 16. d5 Nce5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. cxb4 cxb4 19. Qb3 Nd3 20. Nc4 Nc5 21.
Qc2 Qxa2 22. e5 b3 23. Qc1 Nb7 24. Rfe1 Qa6 25. Qf4 Rac8 26. Re4 Na5 27. Nxa5
Qxa5 28. Qe3 Qb5 29. Re1 dxe5 30. Bxe5 Qxd5 31. Bxg7 Kxg7 32. Qxa7 Rc2 33. Qe3
e5 34. Rb4 Rxb2 35. Qc3 Rc2 36. Qxb3 Qxb3 37. Rxb3 e4 38. f3 f5 39. Rb7+ Kh6
40. fxe4 fxe4 41. Rb4 e3 42. Rb3 e2 43. Kf2 Rf8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pelaro op"]
[Site "Pelaro"]
[Date "2002.06.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Pilgaard, Kim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2426"]
[BlackElo "2163"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2002.06.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 e6 6. O-O Nge7 7. d3 O-O 8. Bd2
d5 9. Qc1 d4 10. Na4 b6 11. a3 a5 12. b4 axb4 13. axb4 Nxb4 14. Bxb4 cxb4 15.
Qb2 Bd7 16. Qxb4 Rb8 17. Rfb1 b5 18. cxb5 Rxb5 19. Qc4 Qb8 20. Rxb5 Qxb5 21.
Nd2 Rc8 22. Qxb5 Bxb5 23. Nc4 Rd8 24. Nab6 h5 25. Ra5 Be8 26. Rc5 Nf5 27. Rc7
Nd6 28. Nxd6 Rxd6 29. Rc8 Rxb6 30. Rxe8+ Bf8 31. Bf3 Kg7 32. Ra8 Rb2 33. Ra7
Bd6 34. Kg2 Be5 35. Bc6 Bb8 36. Rb7 Rxb7 37. Bxb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pelaro op"]
[Site "Pelaro"]
[Date "2002.06.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Pedersen, Oyvind"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2051"]
[BlackElo "2163"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2002.06.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Be2 Bg4 7. h3 Bf5 8. O-O
cxd4 9. cxd4 Bxb1 10. Rxb1 Rd8 11. Qa4 e6 12. Be3 Bd6 13. Bc4 Qe4 14. Qb3 O-O
15. Bd3 Qd5 16. Bc4 Qh5 17. Qxb7 Na5 18. Qb5 Nxc4 19. Qxc4 Nd5 20. a3 Qf5 21.
Rfd1 Qh5 22. Qd3 Kh8 23. Rbc1 Rb8 24. Rc2 g5 25. Qe4 Rg8 26. Qg4 Qg6 27. Rc6 f5
28. Qxg5 Qe8 29. Rxd6 Rxg5 30. Nxg5 f4 31. Bd2 Qg6 32. Nf3 Rg8 33. Ne1 f3 34.
g3 Qh5 35. Kh2 Nf6 36. Bc3 Ng4+ 37. Kg1 Qxh3 38. d5+ e5 39. Nxf3 Rf8 40. Bxe5+
Kg8 41. Rd3 Rxf3 42. Rxf3 Qh2+ 43. Kf1 Nxe5 44. Rf4 Qh1+ 45. Ke2 Qb1 46. Rdf6
Qd3+ 47. Ke1 Qxd5 48. R4f5 Qc4 49. Kd2 Qd3+ 50. Kc1 Kg7 51. Rf8 Qc4+ 52. Kd2
Qb3 53. f4 Qxb2+ 54. Ke3 Qxa3+ 55. Ke4 Ng4 56. R8f7+ Kg6 57. Rf8 Qe3+ 58. Kd5
Qd3+ 59. Ke6 Qe4+ 60. Re5 Nxe5 61. fxe5 Qc6+ 62. Ke7 Qc5+ 63. Ke8 Qxe5+ 64. Kd7
Qg7+ 65. Ke8 Qxf8+ 0-1

[Event "Carlsen-The Net"]
[Site "Nettavisen INT"]
[Date "2002.05.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "The Web"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C82"]
[WhiteElo "2163"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2002.05.15"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 Nxe4 8. Qe2
d5 9. d3 Nf6 10. d4 Bb6 11. dxe5 Ne4 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Qxe3 O-O 14. Rd1 Be6 15.
Nd4 Nxe5 16. f3 Nc4 17. Bxc4 dxc4 18. fxe4 c5 19. Nd2 cxd4 20. cxd4 Qb6 21. Nf1
Rae8 22. d5 Qxe3+ 23. Nxe3 Bd7 24. Rd4 Re5 25. a4 f5 26. Nxf5 Bxf5 27. exf5 Re2
28. axb5 axb5 29. Rb1 Rxf5 30. d6 Rff2 31. d7 1/2-1/2

[Event "NOR-chT fin"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "2002.05.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hole, Oystein"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2237"]
[BlackElo "2163"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2002.05.08"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. d3 e5 6. e4 Nge7 7. c3 O-O 8. a3 a5
9. a4 d5 10. Na3 d4 11. cxd4 cxd4 12. Nd2 Be6 13. Ndc4 Ra6 14. f4 Qd7 15. Bd2
f5 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. fxe5 Bxe5 19. Qb3+ Kg7 20. Nc4 Bf6 21. Nxa5
Rb8 22. Nc4 Re6 23. Bf4 Re8 24. Rae1 Nd5 25. Rxe6 Rxe6 26. Ne5 Bxe5 27. Qxd5
Qxd5 28. Bxd5 Bxf4 29. Rxf4 Rb6 30. b3 Kf6 31. Bc4 Ke5 32. Kf1 g5 33. Rf2 Bg6
34. Ke1 Kd6 35. a5 Rb4 36. Rf6+ Kc5 37. Re6 Bf7 38. Re5+ Kd6 39. Rxg5 Bxc4 40.
bxc4 Rb1+ 41. Ke2 Rb2+ 42. Kf3 Rxh2 43. Ke4 h5 44. Kxd4 h4 45. gxh4 Rxh4+ 46.
Kc3 Rh3 47. c5+ Kc7 48. Rg7+ Kc6 49. Kc4 Rh5 50. Rg6+ Kc7 51. d4 Rh4 52. a6
bxa6 53. Rxa6 Kb7 54. Re6 Kc7 55. Kd5 Kd7 56. c6+ Kc7 57. Re7+ Kd8 58. Rd7+ Ke8
59. Kd6 Rh1 60. d5 1-0

[Event "NOR-chT fin"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "2002.05.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Trygstad, Kristian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2163"]
[BlackElo "2313"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2002.05.08"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. c4 d6 6. d4 Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. e4
a6 9. Re1 exd4 10. Nxd4 Re8 11. f3 Rb8 12. Nde2 Ne5 13. b3 c5 14. a4 Nc6 15.
Be3 Nb4 16. Qd2 Be6 17. Rad1 Qb6 18. Bf2 Rbd8 19. Nf4 Bc8 20. Rb1 Qc7 21. g4 g5
22. Nfd5 Nbxd5 23. Nxd5 Nxd5 24. cxd5 h6 25. a5 Bd7 26. h4 gxh4 27. Bxh4 Rb8
28. g5 hxg5 29. Qxg5 c4 30. f4 c3 31. Re3 Qc5 32. Bf2 c2 33. Rc1 f6 34. Qxg7+
Kxg7 35. Rg3+ Kf7 36. Bxc5 dxc5 37. Rxc2 b6 38. axb6 Rec8 39. e5 fxe5 40. fxe5
Rxb6 1-0

[Event "NOR-chT fin"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "2002.05.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aarland, Stein Arild"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2163"]
[BlackElo "2259"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2002.05.08"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. a3 a6 10. O-O-O Be7 11. Ng5 g6 12. h4 e5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Rxd5 Qc7 15.
Bg3 Bf5 16. Bd3 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Rfd8 18. Kb1 b5 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Rc1 Qb6 21.
Qxb5 Rdb8 22. Qxb6 Rxb6 23. Rd3 h6 24. Ne4 f5 25. Nd2 Rab8 26. Nc4 Rb5 27. Rc2
Rf8 28. Nd6 Rb6 29. Rdc3 Bxd6 30. Rxc6 Rfb8 31. Ka2 Rxc6 32. Rxc6 Rd8 33. f3
Kf7 34. Be1 Be7 35. Bc3 Bxh4 36. Bxe5 Rd2 37. a4 Bd8 38. Rd6 Rxd6 39. Bxd6 Ke6
40. Bf8 h5 41. Kb3 g5 42. Kc4 g4 43. fxg4 fxg4 44. Kd4 h4 45. Ke4 h3 46. gxh3
gxh3 47. Kf3 Bb6 48. e4 h2 49. Kg2 Ke5 50. b4 Kxe4 51. Kxh2 Kd5 52. Kg3 Ba5 53.
bxa5 Kc6 54. Kf4 Kb7 55. Bc5 Ka8 56. Ke5 Kb7 57. Kd6 Ka8 58. Kc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "NOR-chT fin"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "2002.05.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hansen, Victor"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2143"]
[BlackElo "2163"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2002.05.08"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Bd7 5. c4 Nc6 6. Qd2 Nf6 7. Nc3 g6 8. b3
Bg7 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Be2 Bg4 11. O-O Qa5 12. Rad1 Nd7 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Nc5
15. Qc1 Rfe8 16. Qa1 Nd4 17. Nd5 Nxf3+ 18. gxf3 Bxb2 19. Qxb2 Nd7 20. b4 Qd8
21. Ne3 Qc8 22. Kh2 Ne5 23. Qe2 Qe6 24. f4 Nd7 25. Nd5 Rac8 26. Rg1 Nf6 27. f3
Nxd5 28. Rxd5 Qf6 29. f5 Qc3 30. c5 dxc5 31. Rd7 cxb4 32. fxg6 Qe5+ 33. Rg3
hxg6 34. Rxb7 Rc1 35. Rb5 Qc7 36. Rd5 Rc8 37. Rd1 Rxd1 38. Qxd1 Qc2+ 39. Qxc2
Rxc2+ 40. Rg2 Rxg2+ 0-1

[Event "NOR-chT fin"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "2002.05.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Glenne, Bjorn Erik"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E02"]
[WhiteElo "2235"]
[BlackElo "2163"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2002.05.08"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qxc4 Bc6 7. Bxc6+ Nxc6
8. Nf3 Qd5 9. Qxd5 exd5 10. O-O Ne4 11. Bf4 O-O-O 12. Rd1 Be7 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14.
Bxe5 f6 15. Bf4 g5 16. Be3 Nd6 17. Nc3 Nc4 18. Bc1 Bb4 19. Rd3 Bxc3 20. Rxc3
Rde8 21. b3 Nd6 22. Kf1 h5 23. a4 Nf5 24. Bb2 g4 25. Rac1 c6 26. f3 h4 27. e4
hxg3 28. hxg3 Nxd4 29. fxg4 Rxe4 30. Rd3 Rh1+ 31. Kg2 Rxc1 32. Bxc1 Rxg4 33.
Be3 c5 34. Bxd4 Rxd4 35. Rxd4 cxd4 36. Kf2 Kd7 37. Ke2 Kd6 38. b4 Ke5 39. Kd3
f5 0-1

[Event "Gausdal Classics GM"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2002.04.18"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Halkias, Stelios"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A85"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2127"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2002.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "6"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. h3 Bb4 5. g4 Ne4 6. Qd3 b6 7. Nf3 Bb7 8. gxf5
exf5 9. Rg1 Qe7 10. Bf4 d6 11. Ng5 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 h6 13. Nf3 g5 14. Be3 f4 15.
Bc1 Nd7 16. h4 O-O-O 17. Bh3 Kb8 18. Ba3 gxh4 19. d5 Ng5 20. Bxd7 Qxd7 21. Nxh4
Qa4 22. Bc1 Ba6 23. Rg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gausdal Classics GM"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2002.04.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Bluvshtein, Mark"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B60"]
[WhiteElo "2127"]
[BlackElo "2354"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "2002.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "6"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e5 7. Bxf6 gxf6 8.
Nf5 Bxf5 9. exf5 Be7 10. Nd5 O-O 11. c3 Kh8 12. Bd3 Nb8 13. O-O Nd7 14. Be4 Nb6
15. Nxb6 Qxb6 16. Qb3 Qc7 17. Bd5 Bd8 18. Rad1 Qd7 19. Rd3 Qxf5 20. Rf3 Qg6 21.
Qxb7 Bb6 22. Be4 Qg4 23. Bxh7 Kxh7 24. Rh3+ Qxh3 25. gxh3 f5 26. Kh1 Rae8 27.
Rg1 Bxf2 28. Rg2 Be3 29. Qf3 Bh6 30. Qxf5+ Kh8 31. Qf6+ Kh7 32. Qxd6 e4 33. Rg4
Re6 34. Qc5 e3 35. Qf5+ Kh8 36. Re4 Rg6 37. Rg4 Re6 38. Re4 Rg6 39. Rh4 Kg7 40.
Qe5+ Kg8 41. Rg4 Kh7 42. Qe4 Rfg8 43. Qf5 Rf8 44. Kg2 Kg7 45. Kf3 Kh8 46. Qe5+
Kh7 47. Qe4 Kh8 48. Ke2 Re6 49. Qd4+ Kh7 50. Qxa7 Rf6 51. Qd4 Rf2+ 52. Ke1 Re8
53. Qd3+ Kh8 54. Qd6 Kh7 55. Rh4 Re6 56. Qd3+ Kh8 57. Qd4+ Kh7 58. Qd3+ Kh8 59.
Rxh6+ Rxh6 60. Qxe3 Rff6 61. Qd4 Kg8 62. a4 Re6+ 63. Kf2 Ref6+ 64. Kg3 Rhg6+
65. Kh4 Rd6 66. Qe4 Rde6 67. Qa8+ Kg7 68. Qd5 Re2 69. Qd4+ Kh7 70. Qf4 Kg8 71.
Qb8+ Kg7 72. Qf4 Reg2 73. Qd4+ Kh7 74. Qe4 Rxb2 75. a5 Rb8 76. a6 Rh8 77. Qe5
Kg8+ 0-1

[Event "Gausdal Classics GM"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2002.04.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ostenstad, Berge"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2438"]
[BlackElo "2127"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2002.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "6"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nc3 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Qb3
c6 9. Rd1 Nd7 10. Be2 Nb6 11. O-O Qe7 12. e4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 e5 14. dxe5 Bxe5 15.
Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Bxf7+ Kh8 17. f4 Qe7 18. Bg6 Be6 19. Qa3 Qxa3 20. bxa3 Nc4 21. f5
Bf7 22. Bxf7 Rxf7 23. Rd4 Ne5 24. Rfd1 Re8 25. h3 Rfe7 26. Kf2 Kg8 27. g4 Kf7
28. Kg3 Kf6 29. Rd6+ Kf7 30. a4 a6 31. h4 b5 32. g5 b4 33. Ne2 hxg5 34. hxg5
Nc4 35. Rd7 Nb2 36. R1d6 Nxa4 37. e5 Rxd7 38. Rxd7+ Re7 39. e6+ Ke8 40. Rd6 Rc7
41. f6 Nc5 42. Kf4 Nb7 43. Rxc6 Nd8 44. Rxa6 gxf6 45. gxf6 Rc2 46. Nd4 1-0

[Event "Gausdal Classics GM"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2002.04.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Royset, Paal Nikolaj"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2127"]
[BlackElo "2280"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2002.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "6"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bb5+ Nc6 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nxd5 Bxh2+
8. Kxh2 Qxd5 9. d4 Nf6 10. Kg1 O-O 11. c4 Qh5 12. d5 Ne5 13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14. Re1
Qd6 15. Qf3 a6 16. Bf4 Qd8 17. Ba4 Ng4 18. Qg3 b5 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Bxb5 Qxd5
21. Bd6 Rd8 22. Be7 Rd7 23. Bxd7 Bxd7 24. Rad1 Qf5 25. Qf3 Re8 26. Bxc5 Rxe1+
27. Rxe1 Qxc5 28. Qa8+ Qf8 29. Qxf8+ Kxf8 30. b4 f6 31. f4 Bb5 32. Rc1 Kf7 33.
Rc5 Bd3 34. b5 1-0

[Event "Gausdal Classics GM"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2002.04.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kulaots, Kaido"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2127"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2002.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "6"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Qa5 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Bd2 Bxb5 11. Ndxb5 Nxe4 12. Qg4 Nxd2 13. Qxg7 Rf8 14.
O-O-O a6 15. Qe5 axb5 16. Nd5 Nd7 17. Qg5 Rc8+ 0-1

[Event "Gausdal Classics GM"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2002.04.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Arkell, Keith C"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2463"]
[BlackElo "2127"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2002.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "6"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
b4 O-O 9. e3 c6 10. h3 Be6 11. Bd3 Nd7 12. O-O b5 13. a4 a6 14. a5 c5 15. bxc5
Nxc5 16. Bc2 Rc8 17. dxc5 Rxc5 18. Qd3 g6 19. Nd4 Bf5 20. Nxf5 Rxc3 21. Nxh6+
Kh7 22. Nxf7 Rxd3 23. Nxd8 Rd2 24. Ne6 Rc8 25. Bb3 Bxa1 26. Rxa1 Rc3 27. Rb1
Rc4 28. Nd4 1-0

[Event "Gausdal Classics GM"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2002.04.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Lie, Kjetil A"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2127"]
[BlackElo "2388"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2002.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "6"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. Qf3 Nc6 8.
Be3 Ne5 9. Qe2 Nfg4 10. Bd2 Bc5 11. h3 Bxd4 12. hxg4 b5 13. f4 Nc4 14. Bxc4
Qxc4 15. Qxc4 bxc4 16. Nd1 Bb7 17. Bc3 Bc5 18. Rh5 Rc8 19. Nf2 Bxf2+ 20. Kxf2
Bxe4 21. f5 exf5 22. Re1 d5 23. Bxg7 Rg8 24. Bc3 Rxg4 25. g3 f4 26. gxf4 Rxf4+
27. Ke3 Rg4 28. Rf1 Rc6 29. Re5+ Re6 30. Rf4 Rg2 31. Rf6 Ke7 32. Rf4 Rxc2 33.
Kd4 Rxe5 34. Kxe5 Re2 35. Bb4+ Ke8 36. Bc3 Rg2 37. Kd6 Rg6+ 38. Ke5 Re6+ 39.
Kd4 h5 40. Rh4 Bf3 41. Kc5 Ke7 42. Rf4 Be4 43. Rh4 Rh6 44. a4 Ke6 45. a5 Kf5
46. Bd2 Rh8 47. Kb6 Rb8+ 48. Kxa6 Rxb2 49. Rxh5+ Kg4 50. Rg5+ Kf3 51. Bc3 Rb3
52. Be5 Ke2 53. Rg3 Rxg3 54. Bxg3 d4 55. Kb5 d3 0-1

[Event "Gausdal Classics GM"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2002.04.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kotronias, Vasilios"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2127"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2002.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "6"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O h6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bf4 d5 11. Qe3 Be7 12. Be2 Qa5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5
cxd5 15. Be5 O-O 16. Kb1 Bd7 17. Qg3 f6 18. Bf4 Kh7 19. c4 Bc6 20. Bd3+ f5 21.
Rhe1 Bf6 22. c5 Qb4 23. Bc1 Ba4 24. Rd2 Rac8 25. Rxe6 Bg5 26. f4 Qxf4 27. Qxf4
Bxf4 28. Rf2 Bxc1 29. Rxf5 Rxf5 30. Bxf5+ Kg8 31. Rxa6 Rxc5 32. Rxa4 Bg5 33. b4
Rc1+ 34. Kb2 Re1 35. Bg6 Re2+ 36. Kc3 1-0

[Event "Gausdal Classics GM"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2002.04.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Tjomsland, Stig"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2127"]
[BlackElo "2274"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2002.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "6"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 Na6 7. O-O e5 8. Re1
Qe8 9. Bf1 c6 10. d5 Qe7 11. Rb1 Bd7 12. b4 cxd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Nc7 15.
Be3 Rfc8 16. c5 Ne8 17. Qb3 h6 18. Rbc1 Kh7 19. Nd2 f5 20. Nc4 Qf6 21. Na5 f4
22. Bd2 b6 23. c6 Bf5 24. Nc4 Qf7 25. Qf3 g5 26. g4 e4 27. Rxe4 Bxe4 28. Qxe4+
Kg8 29. Bd3 b5 30. Na3 a6 31. Qf3 Nc7 32. Be4 Re8 33. Qd3 Re5 34. Bc3 Re7 35.
Nb1 f3 36. Re1 Bxc3 37. Nxc3 Qf4 38. h3 Rf8 39. Re3 h5 40. Rxf3 Qc1+ 41. Kg2
hxg4 42. Bh7+ Rxh7 43. Rxf8+ Kxf8 44. Qxh7 Qxc3 45. Qf5+ Ke7 46. Qd7+ Kf8 47.
Qxd6+ Ke8 48. Qd7+ Kf8 49. Qf5+ Ke7 50. d6+ 1-0

[Event "NOR-ch U18 int"]
[Site "Lysaker"]
[Date "2002.03.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Richards, Heather"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2209"]
[BlackElo "2127"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2002.03.23"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nc6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Be3 cxd4 6. cxd4 e5 7. Nc3 Bb4 8.
a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nge7 10. c4 Qe4 11. Ne2 Nf5 12. d5 Ncd4 13. Bxd4 Nxd4 14. f3
Qh4+ 15. Kd2 Bf5 16. Nxd4 Qxd4+ 17. Ke1 Qc3+ 18. Kf2 O-O 19. Be2 e4 20. fxe4
Bxe4 21. Re1 Rfe8 22. Ra2 Qf6+ 23. Kg1 Qb6+ 24. Kh1 Qf2 25. Rg1 Re5 26. Rd2
Rae8 27. Bf3 Qc5 28. Bxe4 Rxe4 29. d6 Qxc4 30. d7 Rd8 31. Rc2 Qe6 32. h3 h6 33.
Rc7 Re3 34. Qd2 Qe4 35. Qxe3 Qxe3 36. Rc8 Qe7 37. Rd1 Kh7 38. Rc7 Qe2 39. Rdc1
Qd3 40. Rxb7 Rxd7 41. Rxd7 Qxd7 42. Rc3 f5 43. Rf3 g5 44. Rf2 f4 45. Rf3 h5 46.
h4 gxh4 47. Rxf4 Qd1+ 48. Kh2 Qd6 49. g3 hxg3+ 50. Kxg3 Qxa3+ 0-1

[Event "NOR-ch U18 int"]
[Site "Lysaker"]
[Date "2002.03.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hersvik, Anita"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "1959"]
[BlackElo "2127"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2002.03.23"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. cxd4 d5 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 e5 7. Nc3 Bb4 8.
Be3 Bg4 9. Be2 Nge7 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 e4 12. Nd2 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 O-O 14. f3
exf3 15. Nxf3 Na5 16. Ne5 f6 17. Ng4 Ng6 18. Qc2 Nc4 19. Rf5 Qe6 20. Bf2 Nd6
21. Ne3 Nxf5 22. Nxf5 Rfe8 23. Rb1 Ne7 24. Ng3 b6 25. Re1 Qf7 26. Ne4 Nd5 27.
Qb3 Rad8 28. c4 f5 29. Ng5 Rxe1+ 30. Bxe1 Qe7 31. Bd2 Nf6 32. c5+ Nd5 33. c6
Qd6 34. c7 Rc8 35. Bf4 Qd7 36. Be5 h6 37. Nf3 Qf7 38. Qa3 Nxc7 39. Qc3 Qd7 40.
Qc4+ Nd5 41. Qb3 Qc6 42. Ne1 Kh7 43. Qg3 Qg6 44. Qa3 Qg5 45. Qxa7 Rc1 0-1

[Event "NOR-ch U18 int"]
[Site "Lysaker"]
[Date "2002.03.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Wallin, Denis"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2127"]
[BlackElo "2125"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[EventDate "2002.03.23"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. Bb5 Bg7 5. O-O Nf6 6. e5 Ng4 7. Bxc6 dxc6 8.
Qe2 O-O 9. d3 Nh6 10. Ne4 b6 11. Bf4 Nf5 12. h3 Nd4 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. Bg3 Bf5
15. Rae1 Qd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "NOR-ch U18 int"]
[Site "Lysaker"]
[Date "2002.03.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Arngrimsson, Dagur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2127"]
[BlackElo "2094"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2002.03.23"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 dxc4 7. Qc2 b6 8. Bg5
Nd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Qxc4 Bb7 11. Nc3 Na6 12. Ne5 Rad8 13. Nc6 Bxc6 14. Qxc6
Nab4 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Qa4 a5 17. a3 Na6 18. e3 Qd7 19. Qxd7 Rxd7 20. Rfc1 c5
21. dxc5 Nxc5 22. Rd1 Rfd8 23. Bh3 Rd6 24. b4 axb4 25. axb4 Ne4 26. Bg2 Nf6 27.
e4 R6d7 28. e5 Ne8 29. Rd4 g6 30. f4 Kg7 31. Ra6 b5 32. Rb6 Nc7 33. Bh3 Re7 34.
Bf1 g5 35. Bh3 Ra8 36. Bf5 Ra2 37. Rb8 f6 38. Rb7 gxf4 39. gxf4 Kf8 40. Rd1
fxe5 41. fxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "NOR-ch U18 int"]
[Site "Lysaker"]
[Date "2002.03.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kvisvik, Brede Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B21"]
[WhiteElo "2060"]
[BlackElo "2127"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2002.03.23"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 Nf6 4. Bb5+ Bd7 5. Bxd7+ Qxd7 6. c4 e6 7. Qe2 Be7 8.
dxe6 Qxe6 9. Qxe6 fxe6 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. O-O O-O-O 12. a4 Rhf8 13. Ra3 Bd6 14. g3
e5 15. fxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Raf3 Bd4+ 18. Kg2 Rfe8 19. Nc3 Ng4 20. Rf7
h5 21. h3 Ne5 22. Rxg7 Nd3 23. Rg5 Re1 24. Rxh5 Rxf1 25. Kxf1 Rf8+ 26. Ke2
Nxc1+ 27. Kd1 Nd3 28. Kc2 Nb4+ 29. Kb3 Rf2 30. a5 Rxd2 31. Nb5 Rxb2+ 32. Ka4
Nc2 33. a6 Rb4+ 34. Ka5 b6# 0-1

[Event "NOR-ch U18 int"]
[Site "Lysaker"]
[Date "2002.03.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Kedyk, Dmitry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A26"]
[WhiteElo "2127"]
[BlackElo "2056"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2002.03.23"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. c4 d6 6. Nc3 e5 7. d3 Nc6 8. Rb1
a5 9. a3 h6 10. b4 axb4 11. axb4 Be6 12. b5 Ne7 13. Nd2 Qc8 14. Re1 Bh3 15. Bh1
Ng4 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 f5 18. Qc2 Qd8 19. b6 cxb6 20. Nc4 e4 21. e3 Rc8 22.
Qb3 b5 23. Qxb5 Rc5 24. Qa4 exd3 25. Ba3 b5 26. Rxb5 Rxb5 27. Qxb5 f4 28. Bxd6
fxe3 29. fxe3 d2 30. Rd1 Nxe3 31. Nxe3 Bd4 32. Qd3 Qb6 33. Qxg6+ Bg7 34. Qe4
Qxd6 35. Bg2 Bxg2 36. Kxg2 Bc3 37. Qe6+ Qxe6 38. dxe6 Re8 39. Nd5 Be5 40. e7
Kf7 41. Rxd2 Bd6 42. Nf6 Kxf6 43. Rxd6+ Kxe7 44. Rxh6 Kf7 45. h4 Kg7 46. Ra6
Re5 47. Kf3 Rb5 48. g4 Rb3+ 49. Kf4 Rb4+ 50. Kf5 Rb5+ 51. Ke6 Rb4 52. Ra7+ Kh6
53. Kf5 Rb5+ 54. Kf6 Rb6+ 55. Kf7 Rf6+ 56. Ke8 Rf4 57. g5+ Kh5 58. Rh7+ Kg6 59.
Rh6+ Kg7 60. h5 Re4+ 61. Kd7 Re5 62. Rg6+ Kh7 63. Kd6 Ra5 64. Kc7 Re5 65. Kd7
Ra5 66. Ke6 Ra6+ 67. Kf5 Rxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "NOR-ch U18 int"]
[Site "Lysaker"]
[Date "2002.03.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Berstad, Joerund"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "1553"]
[BlackElo "2127"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2002.03.23"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 Bg7 12. c3 O-O 13. Qh5 Ne7 14. Nxe7+
Qxe7 15. Nc2 Bb7 16. Bd3 f5 17. Qxf5 Bc8 18. Qh5 f5 19. Ne3 f4 20. Nd5 Qb7 21.
Qh4 Be6 22. Ne7+ Kf7 23. Nf5 Bxf5 24. exf5 Kg8 25. Bc2 Bf6 26. Qh3 Kh8 27.
O-O-O d5 28. Qf3 e4 29. Qxf4 b4 30. cxb4 Qg7 31. Qg3 Bxb2+ 32. Kb1 Qf6 33. Rxd5
Rac8 34. Rd6 Qg7 35. Qxg7+ Bxg7 36. Bxe4 Rc4 37. f3 Rxb4+ 38. Kc1 Rc8+ 39. Kd1
Be5 40. Rd3 Bf4 41. Re1 Rb2 0-1

[Event "Troll Masters"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2002.01.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Bekker Jensen, Anders"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2127"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2002.01.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nxd4 6. Qxd4 a6 7. Bg5 Qa5 8.
f4 e5 9. Qd2 f6 10. Bh4 Be6 11. f5 Bf7 12. Bf2 Ne7 13. b4 Qc7 14. b5 Nc8 15.
Rb1 Be7 16. bxa6 bxa6 17. Nd5 Qc6 18. c4 O-O 19. Bd3 Bd8 20. O-O Bxd5 21. cxd5
Qa4 22. Rb7 Na7 23. Rxa7 Ba5 1-0

[Event "Troll Masters"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2002.01.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Giddins, Stephen"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2285"]
[BlackElo "2127"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2002.01.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 5. Qa4+ c6 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8. Bg2
Nbd7 9. O-O Qb6 10. Nc3 a6 11. a4 Rc8 12. Bf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Troll Masters"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2002.01.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hansen, Torbjorn Ringdal"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E65"]
[WhiteElo "2282"]
[BlackElo "2127"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2002.01.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 c5 7. d4 Nc6 8. dxc5
dxc5 9. Bf4 Be6 10. Qa4 Qa5 11. Rac1 Nh5 12. Qxa5 Nxa5 13. Bc7 Nxc4 14. Ng5
Bxc3 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Bxb7 Be5 17. Bxe5 Nxe5 18. Bxa8 Rxa8 19. Rxc5 Nf7 20.
Rfc1 Nd6 21. e4 Nf6 22. e5 Nd7 23. Ra5 Nc8 24. Rc7 Ndb6 25. Rac5 Kf7 26. b4 Ke8
27. f4 Kd8 28. Rb7 Nd5 29. a4 Ncb6 30. a5 Nd7 31. Rc6 Nb8 32. Rc4 a6 33. Kf2
Nd7 34. Rc6 Rb8 35. Rxb8+ Nxb8 36. Rc1 Nxb4 37. Rb1 N4c6 38. Kf3 Kc7 39. Ra1 h5
40. g4 Nd4+ 41. Kg3 Ne2+ 42. Kf3 Nd4+ 43. Ke4 Nbc6 44. Ra3 hxg4 45. Rg3 Kd7 46.
Rxg4 Ke8 47. Rxg6 Kf7 48. Rg2 Nf5 49. Ra2 Kg6 50. Ra4 Nh4 51. Kd3 Nf3 52. h4
Kh5 53. Kc4 Nd2+ 54. Kc5 Nxa5 55. Kb6 Ndc4+ 56. Kc7 Kxh4 57. Kd8 Kg4 58. Kxe7
Kf5 59. Kf7 Nxe5+ 60. fxe5 Nc6 61. Rxa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Troll Masters"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2002.01.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Rause, Olita"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2127"]
[BlackElo "2234"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2002.01.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. g3 Bg4 4. Bg2 Nd7 5. O-O Bxf3 6. Bxf3 Ne5 7. Qb3 Nxf3+ 8.
exf3 Qd7 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. d4 e6 11. Nc3 Bd6 12. Re1 Ne7 13. Bg5 O-O 14. Bxe7
Bxe7 15. f4 g6 16. Rad1 Rac8 17. Kg2 Bf6 18. h4 Rc4 19. Ne4 Bg7 20. Nc5 Qc6 21.
Qe3 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Qxc5 23. Red1 Rxd4 24. Rxd4 h5 25. Qe5 Qc2 26. b3 Rc8 27. Qe3
a6 28. Rd2 Qc3 29. Rd3 Qc5 30. Rd4 Qd6 31. Rd2 b5 32. Qd4 Qc5 33. Qf6 Qc3 34.
Rd4 Qc2 35. Qe5 Qc7 36. Qf6 Qd8 37. Qe5 Rc2 38. a4 bxa4 39. bxa4 Qc7 40. Qe3
Rc4 41. Kh2 Qc5 42. Rxc4 Qxc4 43. Qb6 d4 44. Qb8+ Kh7 45. Qf8 Qc7 46. Qb4 Qd8
47. Qb7 Kg7 48. Qb2 Qd5 49. Kg1 Qc4 50. Qb8 Qxa4 51. Qe5+ Kf8 52. Qc7 Qb4 53.
Qc8+ Kg7 54. Qxa6 Qe1+ 55. Kg2 Qe4+ 56. Kh2 Qe1 57. Kg2 Qc3 58. Qd6 d3 59. Kf3
Qc2 60. Qd4+ Kh7 61. Qd7 Qe2+ 62. Kg2 Qe4+ 63. Kh2 Kg7 64. Qd8 Qd5 0-1

[Event "Troll Masters"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2002.01.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Hole, Oystein"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2127"]
[BlackElo "2248"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2002.01.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Bg5 a6 11. Bd3 Be7 12. Rc1 b6 13. d5 exd5 14. Bxf6 Bxf6
15. Nxd5 Bb7 16. Be4 Rc8 17. Qb3 b5 18. Rfd1 Na5 19. Rxc8 Bxc8 20. Qc2 g6 21.
Qc5 Re8 22. b4 Nc4 23. Ne3 Qb6 24. Nd5 Qd8 25. Qc6 Kg7 26. Ne3 Qe7 27. Nd5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Troll Masters"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2002.01.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hoi, Carsten"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2407"]
[BlackElo "2127"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2002.01.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. c4 Be7 7. Nc3 d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 Nbd7 11. Qe2 Re8 12. Rfd1 Nf8 13. Rac1 Ne6 14. Bb5 Rf8
15. Ba6 Qc8 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Qb5 Qxb5 19. Nxb5 Rfd8 20. Ne5 a6
21. Nc3 Rac8 22. Na4 Kf8 23. Kf1 Ke8 24. Ke2 h5 25. h3 Ng5 26. Bc3 Rd6 27. Bd4
Re6 28. Nd3 c4 29. Nf4 Rec6 30. Nb6 Rd8 31. Bxf6 Bxf6 32. Nbxd5 Rdc8 33. Nxf6+
gxf6 34. Rxc4 Rxc4 35. bxc4 Rxc4 36. Nxh5 Ne4 37. f3 Nc3+ 38. Kd3 Nxd1 39. Kxc4
Nxe3+ 40. Kc5 Nxg2 41. Kb6 Ne1 42. f4 Nd3 43. a4 Kd8 44. Kxa6 Kc7 45. Kb5 f5
46. a5 Kb7 47. h4 Ne1 48. Ng3 Ng2 49. Nxf5 Nxf4 50. Nd6+ Ka7 51. Nxf7 Nd5 52.
h5 Nc3+ 53. Kc4 Ne4 54. h6 Nf6 55. Kb5 1-0

[Event "Troll Masters"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2002.01.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Womacka, Mathias"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2499"]
[BlackElo "2127"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2002.01.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Qc7 6. Qe2 Nc6 7. Nxc6 dxc6 8.
e5 c5 9. O-O Ne7 10. Bf4 Bd7 11. Nd2 Bc6 12. Bg3 b5 13. c4 Qb7 14. f3 Rd8 15.
Nb3 Qb6 16. Bf2 Ng6 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. Rfc1 b4 19. Qe3 Rc8 20. Nxc5 Bxf3 21.
Nxe6 Qxe6 22. Qxf3 Bc5 23. b3 Rh5 24. Bxc5 Rxc5 25. Qb7 a5 26. Qa8+ Qc8 27.
Qxc8+ Rxc8 28. Re1 Ke7 29. Rad1 Ra8 30. Rd5 Ra6 31. Red1 Ra7 32. Rb5 Ke6 33.
Rd6+ Ke7 34. Rdd5 a4 35. Ra5 Rxa5 36. Rxa5 a3 37. Rb5 Rh4 38. Rxb4 Rd4 39. Ra4
Rd1+ 40. Kf2 Rd2+ 41. Kg3 Rxa2 42. Ra6 Ra1 43. b4 a2 44. b5 Kd7 45. c5 Rb1 46.
c6+ Kc7 47. Rxa2 Rxb5 48. Ra7+ Kxc6 49. Rxf7 Rxe5 50. Rxg7 Rg5+ 51. Kf3 Rf5+
52. Kg4 Rf6 53. h4 Kd5 54. Kg5 1-0

[Event "Troll Masters"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2002.01.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Johansson, Per"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2127"]
[BlackElo "2041"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2002.01.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. d4 g6 5. Bd3 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Bg4 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Qxf3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nbd7 11. Rd1 e5 12. d5 e4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Nb6
15. Bb3 cxd5 16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17. Rxd5 Qb6 18. Qd3 f5 19. Bd2 Rad8 20. Rd1 Rxd5
21. Qxd5+ Kh8 22. Bc3 Qc7 23. Rd4 Rc8 24. Qe6 Rd8 25. Qf7 Qxf7 26. Rxd8+ Qg8
27. Bxg7+ Kxg7 28. Rxg8+ Kxg8 29. f3 Kf7 30. Kf2 Ke6 31. g4 Ke5 32. gxf5 gxf5
33. Kg3 f4+ 34. Kf2 Kf5 35. e4+ Ke5 36. Ke2 Kd4 37. Kd2 Kc4 38. b3+ Kd4 39. a4
h6 40. Ke2 b6 41. Kd2 a6 42. Ke2 b5 43. a5 h5 44. h4 Kc5 45. Kd3 b4 46. e5 Kd5
47. e6 Kxe6 48. Ke4 1-0

[Event "Troll Masters"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2002.01.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Egeland, Marte"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B34"]
[BlackElo "2127"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2002.01.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Be3 Bg7 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Be2 O-O 8.
Qd2 d5 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Rd1 Rb8 11. b3 Qc7 12. exd5 cxd5 13. O-O Rd8 14. Bf4 e5
15. Bg5 d4 16. Bc4 Bb7 17. Ne2 Rd7 18. Ng3 Nd5 19. Ne4 Qc6 20. f3 f5 21. Nf2
Kh8 22. Bxd5 Qxd5 23. Rfe1 Re8 24. Nd3 Rf8 25. Bh6 e4 26. Bxg7+ Kxg7 27. Nb4
Qc5 28. fxe4 fxe4 29. a4 Rdd8 30. Na2 e3 31. Qb4 Qd5 0-1

[Event "NOR-chT qualifier"]
[Site "Norway"]
[Date "2002.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Christensen, Kjeld"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D55"]
[BlackElo "2072"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2001.11.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. e3 Ne4 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8.
Bd3 Nxc3 9. bxc3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 c5 11. O-O b6 12. e4 Rd8 13. Qc2 Bb7 14. Rad1
Nc6 15. Rfe1 cxd4 16. cxd4 Rac8 17. Qe2 Rc7 18. Bb5 g6 19. Qe3 a6 20. Bxc6 Rxc6
21. Ne5 Rc7 22. Ng4 h5 23. Ne5 Kg7 24. d5 exd5 25. Qd4 Qf6 26. Re3 dxe4 27.
Qxd8 Qxd8 0-1

[Event "NOR-chT qualifier"]
[Site "Norway"]
[Date "2002.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Osttveit, Martin"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2121"]
[BlackElo "2072"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2001.11.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. c4 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. a3 e6 6. d3 Nge7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O
d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bf4 d4 11. Na4 b6 12. Rc1 Nd5 13. b4 Re8 14. bxc5 b5 15.
Ng5 bxa4 16. Qxa4 Bb7 17. Qb5 Nxf4 18. Qxb7 Nxe2+ 19. Kh1 Qxg5 20. f4 Qe7 21.
Bxc6 Qxb7 22. Bxb7 Rab8 23. c6 Nxc1 24. Rxc1 Bf8 25. Ba6 Bxa3 26. Rc4 Rb6 0-1

[Event "NOR-chT qualifier"]
[Site "Norway"]
[Date "2002.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Runde, Hans Arild"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B29"]
[WhiteElo "2072"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2001.11.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Ne5 Bxb5 7. Qf3 f6 8.
Nxb5 Na6 9. Qh5+ g6 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Qxh8 Qd7 12. Nc3 Qe6+ 13. Kf1 Nab4 14.
Qh3 Qa6+ 15. d3 Rd8 16. Qg4 f5 17. Qe2 Rd6 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Bd2 Bg7 20. Re1 e6
21. h4 Kd7 22. h5 e5 23. hxg6 Rxg6 24. Rh7 Ne7 25. Bc3 Qc6 26. Qf3 Qxf3 27.
gxf3 Ke6 28. Bxe5 Bxe5 29. f4 Kd6 30. Rxe5 Re6 31. Rxe6+ Kxe6 32. Rxe7+ Kxe7
1-0

[Event "NOR-chT qualifier"]
[Site "Norway"]
[Date "2002.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Gulbrandsen, Gustav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C06"]
[WhiteElo "2072"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2001.11.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Ngf3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Bd3 Qb6 8. O-O
cxd4 9. cxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Qxd4 11. Nf3 Qb6 12. Qa4 Qb4 13. Qc2 Qc5 14. Qe2 Be7
15. Be3 Qa5 16. Bg5 Qd8 17. Qe3 Bxg5 18. Nxg5 Qe7 19. Rac1 h6 20. Qxa7 Rb8 21.
Qxb8 Nxb8 22. Rxc8+ Kd7 23. Rxh8 Nc6 24. Nf3 f6 25. Bb5 fxe5 26. Bxc6+ bxc6 27.
Nxe5+ Kd6 28. Re1 Kc7 29. g3 Qb4 30. Re2 d4 31. Rd8 Qb5 32. Rd7+ Kc8 33. Re4 c5
34. Rf4 Qxd7 35. Nxd7 Kxd7 1-0

[Event "Nordic School-ch U14"]
[Site "Finland"]
[Date "2002.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Oksa, Jaakko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D04"]
[WhiteElo "2127"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2002.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "FIN"]

1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 c5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 g6 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 7. Bd3 Bg7 8. O-O
O-O 9. a3 Ne4 10. Nbd2 Bf5 11. Qe2 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 Be4 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Qc7
15. Qe3 Bxe5 16. Bxe5 Qxe5 17. f3 1-0

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 5th"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "2001.11.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Braun, Christian"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2203"]
[BlackElo "2072"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2001.10.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Ba6 8.
Nf3 d6 9. e3 Nbd7 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. O-O Bxf3 12. gxf3 c5 13. dxc5 dxc5 14. Rad1
Qc7 15. Be2 Rad8 16. Rd2 a6 17. Bh4 Nb8 18. Rxd8 Qxd8 19. Rd1 Qe7 20. Qd3 Nbd7
21. Rd2 Rc8 22. Bd1 Ne5 23. Qc3 Rd8 24. Be2 Rxd2 25. Qxd2 Ng6 26. Bg3 Nh5 27.
f4 Nxg3 28. hxg3 Nf8 29. Bf3 Qf6 30. Kg2 g6 31. b4 Qe7 32. e4 cxb4 33. axb4 Qc7
34. Qd4 Nd7 35. e5 a5 36. bxa5 bxa5 37. Bd1 Nc5 38. Bf3 Qb6 39. Qc3 Qb4 40. Qd4
Qb6 41. Qc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 5th"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "2001.11.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Wachinger, Guenther"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2072"]
[BlackElo "2234"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[EventDate "2001.10.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Qb6 6. Nb3 Qc7 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Nc3 b5 9. Qe2 d6 10. f4 Nbd7 11. Bd2 b4 12. Nd1 Bb7 13. Nf2 a5 14. Nd4 Be7 15.
Rae1 O-O 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 5th"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "2001.11.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Vaculik, Martin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2072"]
[BlackElo "2192"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2001.10.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Nc3 Ne7 5. Be3 b6 6. Qd2 h6 7. O-O-O Bb7 8. h4
d6 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. Kb1 a6 11. Rhe1 b5 12. a3 Rc8 13. d5 e5 14. h5 g5 15. g4 c5
16. dxc6 Rxc6 17. Nh2 Nb6 18. Bxb6 Rxb6 19. Nf1 Bc6 20. Ne3 b4 21. axb4 Rxb4
22. Ncd5 Rb8 23. Nxe7 Kxe7 24. Nf5+ Kf8 25. Bc4 d5 26. Bxd5 Qb6 27. Qc3 1-0

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 5th"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "2001.10.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lada, Ireneusz"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A38"]
[WhiteElo "2205"]
[BlackElo "2072"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2001.10.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 g6 6. g3 Bg7 7. Bg2 O-O 8.
Nc2 d6 9. O-O Be6 10. Ne3 Rc8 11. Bd2 Nd7 12. Ned5 Na5 13. b3 Bxd5 14. Nxd5
Bxa1 15. Qxa1 Re8 16. Bh3 Nc6 17. Bh6 f6 18. Be6+ Kh8 19. Rd1 Rb8 20. f4 Nc5
21. Bh3 a5 22. Bg2 Nb4 23. Nc3 Rc8 24. Kh1 a4 25. Nb5 Ra8 26. Qd4 Nxa2 27. bxa4
Nb4 28. g4 Nc6 29. Qd5 e6 30. Qf3 Qe7 31. g5 f5 32. Qc3+ e5 33. Rxd6 Rad8 34.
Rd5 Nxa4 35. Qc1 Nb6 36. h4 Nxd5 37. cxd5 Nd4 38. d6 Qf7 39. fxe5 Nxb5 40. e6
Qxe6 41. Qb2+ Kg8 42. Qg7# 1-0

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 5th"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "2001.10.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kummerow, Heiko"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B63"]
[WhiteElo "2307"]
[BlackElo "2072"]
[PlyCount "191"]
[EventDate "2001.10.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8.
O-O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 O-O 10. e5 dxe5 11. Qxe5 Bd7 12. Qg3 Nh5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14.
Qg4 Nf6 15. Qh4 Bc6 16. Bd3 Qc5 17. Rhe1 Rfd8 18. Bxh7+ Kf8 19. Be4 Ke7 20.
Bxc6 bxc6 21. Qg3 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rd8 23. Rxd8 Kxd8 24. a3 Ke7 25. h3 Nd5 26.
Ne4 Qb5 27. Qg5+ Kd7 28. Qxg7 Ke7 29. Qg5+ Kf8 30. Qd8+ Kg7 31. Qg5+ Kf8 32.
Qd8+ Kg7 33. Ng3 Qc4 34. Qg5+ Kf8 35. Kb1 Qd4 36. Qd8+ Kg7 37. Qg5+ Kf8 38. Nh5
f6 39. Qh6+ Ke8 40. Qg6+ Ke7 41. Qh7+ Kd6 42. Qd3 Qe5 43. Ng3 Qe1+ 44. Ka2 Kc7
45. Qd4 Qa5 46. Ne4 e5 47. Qc4 Qe1 48. g4 Nf4 49. Qf7+ Kb6 50. Nc3 Qxf2 51.
Qxf6 Qxc2 52. Qd8+ Kb7 53. Qe7+ Kc8 54. Qf8+ Kc7 55. Qf7+ Kc8 56. Qe8+ Kb7 57.
Qd7+ Kb6 58. Qd8+ Kb7 59. Qe7+ Kc8 60. Qf8+ Kd7 61. Qf7+ Kd8 62. Qb3 Qxb3+ 63.
Kxb3 Nxh3 64. Ne4 Nf4 65. Kc4 Kd7 66. b4 Nd5 67. Kc5 Nf4 68. Kc4 Nd5 69. Kd3
Ke6 70. Nc5+ Kf6 71. Nd7+ Ke6 72. Nb8 Kd6 73. Ke4 Nf6+ 74. Kf5 e4 75. Na6 e3
76. Nc5 Nd7 77. Ne4+ Ke7 78. Nc3 Nf6 79. Kf4 Ke6 80. Kf3 Ke5 81. g5 Nd7 82.
Kxe3 Kf5 83. Ne4 Ne5 84. Nd6+ Kxg5 85. Kd4 Nd7 86. Nc8 a6 87. Ne7 Kf6 88. Nxc6
Ke6 89. Na5 Kd6 90. Nc4+ Kc6 91. a4 Nf6 92. Ne5+ Kb6 93. Kc4 Ne4 94. a5+ Kb7
95. b5 Nd6+ 96. Kb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 5th"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "2001.10.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kacheishvili, Giorgi"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2583"]
[BlackElo "2072"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2001.10.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8.
e3 c5 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. Ne2 Nc6 11. Ng3 Qa5 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Qxa5 Nxa5 14. Nh5
Rfd8 15. O-O-O Kf8 16. Nxf6 Ke7 17. Nh5 Ba6 18. Nf4 Bxc4 19. Bxc4 Nxc4 20. Rhe1
Rab8 21. Re2 d5 22. Rc2 Na5 23. Kb1 c4 24. Ne2 Nb7 25. e4 Nc5 26. exd5 Rxd5 27.
Nc3 Rg5 28. f4 Rh5 29. Rd4 Rxh2 30. Rxc4 Nd3 31. Ka2 Rb7 32. Ne4 Rd7 33. Nc5
Nxc5 34. Rxc5 Kf6 35. Ra5 Rb7 36. f5 e5 37. Re2 Re7 38. Ra6+ Kg5 39. f6 Rb7 40.
Rxe5+ Kg6 41. Re7 Rb8 42. Raxa7 Rxg2 43. Rab7 Rxb7 44. Rxb7 h5 45. a4 Rg4 46.
Ka3 h4 47. Rb8 Rg3+ 48. b3 Kxf6 49. Rh8 Kg5 50. a5 Re3 51. Ka4 Re6 52. b4 f5
53. b5 Re1 54. a6 Ra1+ 55. Kb4 f4 56. Kc5 f3 57. b6 Ra5+ 58. Kd4 Rxa6 59. b7
Rb6 60. b8=Q Rxb8 61. Rxb8 Kf4 62. Rf8+ Kg3 63. Ke3 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 17th"]
[Site "Panormo"]
[Date "2001.09.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Clements, Shannon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B95"]
[BlackElo "2084"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2001.09.22"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8.
Be2 Nc6 9. Nf3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qd2 b5 12. Nd1 Bb7 13. c3 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5
15. f3 d5 16. exd5 Rfd8 17. f4 Qxd5 18. Qxd5 Bxd5 19. Bf3 Bxf3 20. Rxf3 Rd2 21.
b4 a5 22. bxa5 Rxa5 23. Kf1 Raxa2 24. Rxa2 Rxa2 25. Rf2 Ra4 26. g3 g6 27. Rb2
b4 28. cxb4 Bxb4 29. Nf2 Bc3 30. Re2 Bf6 31. Nd3 h6 32. Kg2 Kg7 33. Nc5 Rd4 34.
Ne4 Be7 35. Kf3 g5 36. Ke3 Ra4 37. Kf3 f5 38. Nf2 Ra3+ 39. Kg2 Kf6 40. Nh3 Rd3
41. fxg5+ hxg5 42. Nxg5 Kxg5 43. Rxe6 Bf6 44. Re2 Kg4 45. Rc2 Bc3 46. Rf2 Rd2
47. h3+ Kg5 48. Rxd2 Bxd2 49. Kf3 Bc1 50. Ke2 Bb2 51. Kf2 Be5 52. Kf3 Bd6 53.
Kg2 Kf6 54. Kf2 Ke5 55. Kf3 Bf8 56. Ke3 Bh6+ 57. Kf3 Bg5 58. h4 Bh6 59. g4 f4
60. g5 Bg7 61. h5 Kf5 62. h6 Be5 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 17th"]
[Site "Panormo"]
[Date "2001.09.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kouvatsou, Maria"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2234"]
[BlackElo "2084"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2001.09.22"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. Bb5 dxe4 8.
Bxc6 exf3 9. Bxf3 c6 10. Re1 Qc7 11. Qe2 Re8 12. Nd2 Bf5 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. dxe4
Be6 15. Bg4 Qc8 16. Bxe6 Qxe6 17. Be3 Red8 18. a4 a6 19. Bb6 Rd7 20. Red1 Bd8
21. Rxd7 Qxd7 22. Rd1 Qe7 23. Qe3 Bxb6 24. Qxb6 Kf8 25. g3 Rc8 26. b4 Rc7 27.
Qa7 Rc8 28. Kg2 g6 29. h4 h5 30. Rd3 Kg7 31. Qb6 Rc7 32. b5 cxb5 33. axb5 Qc5
34. Qxc5 Rxc5 35. bxa6 bxa6 36. Rd6 Rxc3 37. Rxa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 17th"]
[Site "Panormo"]
[Date "2001.09.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Indrebo, Kyrre"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A87"]
[WhiteElo "2084"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2001.09.22"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6 7. b3 e5 8. dxe5
Ng4 9. Ba3 Nc6 10. Nc3 Ngxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Rc1 f4 13. Nd5 g5 14. c5 dxc5
15. Bxc5 Bd6 16. e3 fxg3 17. hxg3 Bxc5 18. Rxc5 Qd6 19. Qc1 g4 20. Rd1 Rd8 21.
Qc3 Kf7 22. Rc4 Qe5 23. Rxc6 Qxc3 24. Rxc3 c6 25. Rd4 cxd5 26. Rc7+ Kg6 27.
Bxd5 Bf5 28. Bxb7 Rxd4 29. Bxa8 Rd1+ 30. Kg2 Bd3 31. Rxa7 Bf1+ 32. Kh2 Rd2 33.
Ra4 Bh3 34. Rf4 Rxa2 35. Bg2 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 17th"]
[Site "Panormo"]
[Date "2001.09.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Reynolds, Pat"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A45"]
[BlackElo "2084"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2001.09.22"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 d5 4. f3 Nf6 5. e3 g6 6. Bd3 Bg7 7. Ne2 O-O 8. g4
c5 9. c3 Nc6 10. Nd2 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nd7 12. Bg5 Qb6 13. Nc3 e5 14. Nxd5 Qa5 15.
e4 exd4 16. O-O Nde5 17. Nb3 Qa4 18. Bc2 Be6 19. Nc5 Qa5 20. Nb3 Qa4 21. Nc5
Qa5 22. Nb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 17th"]
[Site "Panormo"]
[Date "2001.09.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Scheffknecht, Philipp"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2084"]
[BlackElo "2150"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2001.09.22"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Qc7 6. O-O d6 7. Be3 Nf6 8. Nc3
b5 9. a3 Bb7 10. f4 Nbd7 11. Nb3 Be7 12. Kh1 e5 13. fxe5 Nxe5 14. Nd4 Neg4 15.
Bg1 g6 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. Qxg4 Nf6 18. Qe2 O-O 19. Rae1 Nd7 20. Nf3 Bf6 21. c3
Rfe8 22. Bd4 Ne5 23. Bb1 Re7 24. Qf2 Rae8 25. Nxe5 Bxe5 26. Ba2 Bxd4 27. cxd4
Rf8 28. Qf4 Qc2 29. Bb1 Qc6 30. d5 Qd7 31. Rc1 Re5 32. Rc3 Rfe8 33. h3 Rc8 34.
Rxc8+ Bxc8 35. Rc1 Qd8 36. Qg3 Bd7 37. Kg1 b4 38. axb4 Qb6+ 39. Qf2 Qxb4 40.
Qf6 Qxb2 41. Rf1 Be8 42. Qxd6 Rg5 43. g3 a5 44. Qf4 Rh5 45. Qf2 Qe5 46. Kg2 Kg7
47. Bd3 Qc7 48. Qf6+ Kg8 49. g4 Rh6 50. d6 Qc6 51. Qe7 g5 52. Bc4 Rg6 53. Bxf7+
Bxf7 54. Qxf7+ Kh8 55. Qf8+ Rg8 56. Qf6+ Rg7 57. Qe5 Kg8 58. Qe6+ 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 17th"]
[Site "Panormo"]
[Date "2001.09.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Banas, Jan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B38"]
[WhiteElo "2361"]
[BlackElo "2084"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2001.09.22"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 g6 6. e4 Bg7 7. Be3 O-O 8.
Be2 d6 9. O-O Bd7 10. Qd2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bc6 12. f3 a6 13. Rfd1 Nd7 14. Be3 Nc5
15. Rac1 a5 16. b3 Qb6 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Qb4 19. Bf1 Rfe8 20. Qf2 a4 21.
Bd2 Qa3 22. b4 Na6 23. b5 Nb4 24. Be1 Nxa2 25. Ra1 Bxa1 26. Rxa1 Qc5 27. Rxa2
a3 28. Bd2 Ra4 29. Be3 Qb4 30. Qc2 Rc8 31. h4 Raa8 32. Bf2 Rc7 33. Bd3 Rac8 34.
Qc1 Ra8 35. b6 Rcc8 36. Qc2 Ra4 37. Qe2 Qc3 38. Be1 Qd4+ 39. Kh2 Raa8 40. Bf2
Qf4+ 41. g3 Qf6 42. Qe4 Qc3 43. Bd4 Qb3 44. Qe2 Ra4 45. Kh3 Kf8 46. h5 Raxc4
47. Bxc4 Qxc4 48. Qxc4 Rxc4 49. Ba1 Rb4 50. Rxa3 f6 51. h6 g5 52. f4 gxf4 53.
gxf4 Rxb6 54. Kg4 Rb5 55. Ra8+ Kf7 56. f5 Rb4+ 57. Kg3 Rb1 58. Bd4 Rb3+ 59. Kg2
Rd3 60. Ra4 Rd2+ 61. Kf3 Rd3+ 62. Ke4 Rg3 63. Be3 Rg4+ 64. Bf4 Rg8 65. Rb4 Rb8
66. Rb5 Ra8 67. Rxb7 Kf8 68. Be3 Ra4+ 69. Bd4 Ra8 70. Rb3 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 17th"]
[Site "Panormo"]
[Date "2001.09.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Stojanovski, Dejan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2084"]
[BlackElo "2417"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2001.09.22"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nc7 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Qa4 Bd7 8.
Qe4 g6 9. Ne5 Bg7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. O-O Rc8 12. d3 O-O 13. Be3 Ne6 14. Qa4 Rfd8
15. Rac1 b6 16. Rfd1 Ned4 17. Bxd4 Nxd4 18. Qxd7 Rxd7 19. e3 Nc6 20. d4 Nb4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Nordic-ch"]
[Site "Bergen"]
[Date "2001.08.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Flaata, Alexander R"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2084"]
[BlackElo "2097"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2001.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. d5 Nce7 4. g3 Ng6 5. Bg2 Bc5 6. Ne2 d6 7. c4 f5 8. Nbc3
Nf6 9. b4 Bb6 10. exf5 Bxf5 11. Na4 O-O 12. O-O Bd7 13. Nxb6 axb6 14. Nc3 Qc8
15. Bg5 Bh3 16. Bxf6 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Rxf6 18. Ne4 Rf8 19. c5 Qf5 20. Qe2 bxc5 21.
bxc5 Ra4 22. Rfe1 dxc5 23. Nxc5 Rh4 24. f3 Qh3+ 25. Kg1 Rh6 26. Ne6 Rf7 27. Ng5
Qf5 28. Nxf7 Qxf7 29. Rad1 Rh5 30. Qe4 Qd7 31. d6 cxd6 32. Qd5+ Kh8 33. Qxd6
Qf7 34. Qb8+ Nf8 35. Rd8 Kg8 36. Red1 Qxf3 37. Rxf8+ Qxf8 38. Rd8 Rf5 1-0

[Event "Nordic-ch"]
[Site "Bergen"]
[Date "2001.08.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Weighell, Mark"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2119"]
[BlackElo "2084"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2001.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 Nc6 4. cxd4 d5 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 e5 7. Nc3 Bb4 8.
Bd2 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 e4 10. Nd2 Nf6 11. Bc4 Qg5 12. Qb3 O-O 13. O-O-O Bg4 14. h4
Bxd1 15. Rxd1 Qf5 16. g4 Nxg4 17. Rg1 Nxf2 18. d5 Ne5 19. Rg5 Qd7 20. Bxe5 f5
21. d6+ 1-0

[Event "Nordic-ch"]
[Site "Bergen"]
[Date "2001.08.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Plachkinova, Tatjana Georgieva"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2084"]
[BlackElo "2190"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2001.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bg4 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. Qb3
a5 9. Ne5 Bh5 10. O-O Qc7 11. e4 O-O 12. Bf4 Qe7 13. Rfe1 Nbd7 14. Re3 Nxe5 15.
dxe5 Nd7 16. Rg3 Nc5 17. Qc2 Bg6 18. Qe2 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Bxe4 20. Rd1 Bg6 21. Bg5
Qc7 22. h4 Ne4 23. h5 Nxg3 24. fxg3 Bf5 25. g4 Bc2 26. Qxc2 Qxe5 27. Be7 Rfe8
28. Bd6 Qe3+ 29. Kh2 Rad8 30. Bg3 h6 31. Qb3 Qc5 32. Rf1 Rd7 33. Be2 Red8 34.
Bf3 b5 35. Bf2 bxa4 36. Qxa4 Qxc3 37. Qxc6 Qxc6 38. Bxc6 Rd1 39. Kg1 f6 40. Bb5
Kf7 41. Be3 Rxf1+ 42. Kxf1 Rb8 43. Bc6 Rb4 44. Bd2 Rc4 45. Bf3 a4 46. Be2 Rc2
47. Bb4 Rb2 48. Bd6 Rb1+ 49. Kf2 Rb3 0-1

[Event "Nordic-ch"]
[Site "Bergen"]
[Date "2001.08.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hersvik, Daniel"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2241"]
[BlackElo "2084"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2001.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O c5 5. d3 e6 6. e4 d6 7. Nbd2 Nbd7 8. Re1
Be7 9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 Qc7 11. Nf1 Ne5 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. Ne3 b5 14. a4 a6 15. h4
Bc6 16. a5 Rfd8 17. Qe2 Nd7 18. Bh3 Nf8 19. Qh5 Ng6 20. Kh2 Be8 21. Qg4 h6 22.
Rg1 Rab8 23. f4 Bf6 24. Raf1 c4 25. f5 exf5 26. exf5 Ne7 27. dxc4 Rd2+ 28. Rg2
Qxa5 29. Rd1 Rxg2+ 30. Bxg2 Qc7 31. Bd5 bxc4 32. Qxc4 Nxd5 33. Rxd5 Qb6 34. Qc5
Qxc5 35. Rxc5 Be7 36. Ra5 f6 37. Nd5 Bf8 38. Rxa6 Bf7 39. Nb6 Rd8 40. Ra8 Rxa8
41. Nxa8 Bd5 42. Nc7 Be4 43. c3 Bxf5 44. b4 Bd3 45. Nd5 Bd6 46. Ne3 f5 47. Bc1
Kf7 48. Kg2 f4 49. Nd1 Ke6 50. Nb2 Be2 51. Kf2 f3 52. Be3 Kd5 53. Bd2 e4 54.
Bf4 Be7 55. Be3 Bf6 56. Na4 Kc4 57. Nb6+ Kxc3 58. Nd5+ Kc4 59. Nxf6 gxf6 60.
Bxh6 Kxb4 61. h5 Bc4 62. Bd2+ Kb3 63. g4 Be6 64. h6 Bg8 65. Ke3 Bh7 66. Be1 Kc4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Nordic-ch"]
[Site "Bergen"]
[Date "2001.08.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Stokke, Kjetil"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A38"]
[WhiteElo "2016"]
[BlackElo "2084"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2001.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. c4 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. a3 d6 6. Rb1 a5 7. Nf3 Nf6 8. O-O
O-O 9. Ne1 Bd7 10. Nc2 Rb8 11. d3 Ne8 12. Bd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nordic-ch"]
[Site "Bergen"]
[Date "2001.08.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Miellet Bensan, Yves"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2084"]
[BlackElo "2243"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2001.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bg7 13. c4 Bxd5 14. cxd5 Nd4
15. exf5 Qg5 16. Nc2 Nxf5 17. Qe2 Ne7 18. a4 bxa4 19. Rxa4 O-O 20. f4 exf4 21.
Raxf4 Ng6 22. Rf5 Qd8 23. Qf2 Qc7 24. Qg3 Rae8 25. Kh1 Qb6 26. h4 Be5 27. Qg4
Bg7 28. h5 Ne5 29. Qg3 h6 30. R5f4 Nxd3 31. Rg4 Qxb2 32. Nd4 Kh8 33. Rxg7 Qxd4
34. Rgxf7 Rxf7 35. Rxf7 Qa1+ 36. Kh2 Qe5 37. Qxe5+ Nxe5 38. Ra7 Rc8 39. Rxa6
Rd8 40. Kg3 Kg7 41. Kf4 Kf6 42. g4 Ke7 43. Ra7+ Kf6 44. Ra6 Nf7 45. Ra7 Rb8 46.
Ra4 Rb5 47. Rd4 Ne5 48. Rd1 Rb4+ 49. Ke3 Nxg4+ 50. Kf3 Ne5+ 51. Ke3 Rb3+ 0-1

[Event "Nordic-ch"]
[Site "Bergen"]
[Date "2001.08.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nilssen, John Arni"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2333"]
[BlackElo "2084"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2001.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bf4 Nc6 11. Rd1 Nb4 12. Qc1 Nbd5 13. Nbd2 Nxf4 14. gxf4 c5
15. dxc5 Qc7 16. Nb3 Rac8 17. Ne5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Bxc5 19. Nxc5 Qxc5 20. Qxc5
Rxc5 21. Rac1 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Nd5 23. Nd3 g6 24. Rc6 a5 25. Kf3 Ra8 26. Rc5 b4
27. Rb5 Ra7 28. e4 Nf6 29. Ne5 Rc7 30. Rxa5 Rc2 31. Ra8+ Kg7 32. Ra7 Kg8 33.
Ra8+ Kg7 34. Ra7 Kg8 35. Rxf7 Nh5 36. Ra7 Rxb2 37. Nd3 Rc2 38. Ke3 Rc3 39. Kd2
Rc4 40. f3 Rd4 41. Ke3 Rc4 42. Rb7 Rc2 43. Nxb4 Rxh2 44. a4 Rb2 45. a5 Rb3+ 46.
Kd4 Nxf4 47. a6 Ra3 48. a7 1-0

[Event "Nordic-ch"]
[Site "Bergen"]
[Date "2001.08.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Thorhallsson, Throstur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2084"]
[BlackElo "2456"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2001.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. f3 axb5 6. e4 Qa5+ 7. Bd2 Qb6 8. Qb3
Ba6 9. Na3 b4 10. Nc4 Qc7 11. a3 e6 12. Qe3 Bxc4 13. Bxc4 Be7 14. dxe6 fxe6 15.
e5 Nd5 16. Qe4 Nc6 17. f4 Nb6 18. Nf3 bxa3 19. Rxa3 Rxa3 20. bxa3 Nxc4 21. Qxc4
Qa7 22. O-O O-O 23. Bc3 g6 24. Rd1 Rb8 25. h4 Rb7 26. h5 Qxa3 27. hxg6 hxg6 28.
Rxd7 Rxd7 29. Qxe6+ Kg7 30. Qxd7 Qxc3 31. Qxc6 Qe3+ 32. Kf1 Qxf4 33. Qb7 Qc4+
34. Kg1 Qe6 35. Qe4 c4 36. Kf1 c3 37. Nd4 Qc4+ 38. Ke1 Qa2 39. Nc2 Qb1+ 40. Ke2
Qb5+ 41. Kf3 Qf1+ 42. Kg3 Qc1 43. Kf3 Bc5 44. Qd3 Kh6 45. Qe4 Qf1+ 46. Kg4 Qd1+
47. Kg3 Kg7 48. Qb7+ Kh6 49. Qe4 Kg7 50. Qb7+ Kh6 51. Qe4 Kg7 52. Qb7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nordic-ch"]
[Site "Bergen"]
[Date "2001.08.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gabrielsen, Stig"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2280"]
[BlackElo "2084"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2001.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Qc2 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3
c5 9. Ne5 Ba6 10. O-O Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Qc7 12. f4 Nc6 13. Rf3 cxd4 14. Nxc6 Qxc6
15. exd4 Rfe8 16. f5 Ne4 17. Bf4 Bf6 18. Nb5 Rec8 19. Rc1 Qd7 20. Rff1 Rxc1 21.
Bxc1 Rc8 22. Be3 a6 23. Na3 Qa4 24. Qb3 Qxb3 25. axb3 Nd6 26. g4 h6 27. Kf2 b5
28. Ra1 b4 29. Nb1 Rc2+ 30. Kf3 Rxb2 31. Nd2 Nb5 32. Rxa6 Nxd4+ 33. Kg3 Nxb3
34. Nf3 Kh7 35. h4 d4 36. Bf4 Nc5 37. Ra7 Ne4+ 38. Kh3 Rf2 39. g5 Rxf3+ 40. Kg4
Rf1 41. Rxf7 hxg5 0-1

[Event "Gausdal Classics IM-A"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2001.04.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kvisvik, Brede Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2106"]
[BlackElo "2064"]
[PlyCount "12"]
[EventDate "2001.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bd3 d6 6. Be3 Nc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gausdal Classics IM-A"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2001.04.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Lahlum, Hans Olav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2064"]
[BlackElo "2233"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2001.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. a3 Nh6 7. b4 cxd4 8. cxd4
Nf5 9. Be3 Be7 10. Bd3 Nxe3 11. fxe3 O-O 12. O-O f5 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. Nc3 g6
15. Qc2 Kg7 16. Na4 Qd8 17. Nc5 Ne7 18. g4 Kh8 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20. dxe5 b6 21. Nb3
Rxf1+ 22. Rxf1 Bd7 23. Rf7 Kg8 24. Qf2 Nc6 25. Rf6 Nxe5 26. Be2 Qe7 27. Nd4 Rf8
28. g5 Nf7 29. h4 Nd6 30. Bg4 e5 31. Rxf8+ Qxf8 32. Bxd7 Qxf2+ 33. Kxf2 exd4
34. Be6+ Kf8 35. exd4 Nb5 36. Bxd5 Nxd4 37. Be4 Ke7 38. Ke3 Ne6 39. Bd5 Ng7 40.
Be4 Kd6 41. Kf4 Ne6+ 42. Kg4 Ng7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gausdal Classics IM-A"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2001.04.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Petrov, Marijan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2064"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2001.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 e6 8.
Nc3 Bb4 9. O-O Qa5 10. a3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Nf6 12. Rb1 O-O 13. Rb5 Qc7 14. h3 Bf5
15. Nh4 Bg6 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. Bf3 a6 18. Rc5 Nd7 19. Rg5 Ne7 20. Qb3 Rab8 21.
g3 Rbc8 22. Qxb7 Qxb7 23. Bxb7 Rxc3 24. Bd2 Rxa3 25. Bb4 Rb3 26. Bxe7 Re8 27.
Bxa6 Rxe7 28. Rc1 Nf6 29. Rc8+ Re8 30. Rgc5 Rb8 31. Rxe8+ Rxe8 32. Kg2 Rd8 33.
Rc4 Kf8 34. Kf3 Rb8 35. Rc3 Nd5 36. Rc5 Rb4 37. Ke4 Nf6+ 38. Ke3 Rb3+ 39. Ke2
Rb2+ 40. Kf3 Rb4 41. Ke3 Nd5+ 42. Ke4 Nf6+ 43. Ke3 Rb3+ 44. Ke2 Rb2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gausdal Classics IM-A"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2001.04.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hitzgerova, Gabriela"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C86"]
[WhiteElo "2255"]
[BlackElo "2064"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2001.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Qe2 a6 5. Ba4 Be7 6. O-O b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. a4 Na5 12. Bc2 Bf8 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Bg5 Nc4 15. b3
Nd6 16. Rd1 Qe7 17. Nbd2 Bc6 18. Nh2 Qe6 19. a5 b4 20. c4 Nb7 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22.
Ng4 Qe6 23. Ne3 Bc5 24. Nd5 Rac8 25. Nf3 Nd6 26. Rd2 f6 27. Rad1 Bb7 28. Kh1
Nf7 29. Nh4 Red8 30. Nf5 g6 31. Qg4 Kh8 32. Nh6 Qxg4 33. Nxg4 Bxd5 34. cxd5 Kg7
35. Bd3 Rd6 36. Rc2 Bd4 37. Rdc1 Bc3 38. Ne3 c6 39. Bxa6 Rc7 40. Bc4 cxd5 41.
Nxd5 Rc5 42. a6 Rdc6 43. Ra2 1-0

[Event "Gausdal Classics IM-A"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2001.04.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Caoili, Arianne"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2064"]
[BlackElo "2140"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2001.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Qb6 7. Be3 Bc5 8.
Nce2 Nf6 9. O-O Ng4 10. Bd2 e5 11. b4 Bxd4 12. Nxd4 Nxf2 13. Rxf2 Qxd4 14. a4
bxa4 15. Rxa4 Qb6 16. Qh5 O-O 17. b5 d6 18. Ba5 Qb7 19. Rc4 g6 20. Qg5 axb5 21.
Rc7 Qa6 22. Bd2 Qa2 23. Re7 Nd7 24. Bxb5 f6 25. Qh4 Rf7 26. Re8+ Nf8 27. Bh6
Be6 28. Rxa8 Qxa8 29. Rxf6 Qa7+ 30. Kf1 Rxf6+ 31. Qxf6 Qf7 32. Qxf7+ Kxf7 33.
Bc6 Nd7 34. Bxd7 Bxd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gausdal Classics IM-A"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2001.04.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Hermansson, Emil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2064"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2001.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. O-O c5 7. c3 Nd7 8. Be3 Nc6
9. Ne1 Qb6 10. Qd2 Be7 11. f4 O-O 12. g4 Be4 13. Bf3 Rac8 14. Qf2 cxd4 15. cxd4
Bxf3 16. Nxf3 Nb4 17. Ne1 Nc2 18. Nxc2 Qxb2 19. Rc1 Rc6 20. Nd2 Rxc2 21. Rxc2
Qxc2 22. Qg3 Rc8 23. Qf2 Rc3 24. Nf1 Qg6 25. Qg2 Rc2 26. Qf3 h5 27. h3 hxg4 28.
hxg4 f6 29. Rc1 Rxc1 30. Bxc1 fxe5 31. fxe5 Qc2 32. Bf4 Qxa2 33. g5 Nf8 34. Ng3
Qa1+ 0-1

[Event "Gausdal Classics IM-A"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2001.04.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hersvik, Daniel"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A38"]
[WhiteElo "2195"]
[BlackElo "2064"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2001.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. d3 d6 8. Rb1
Rb8 9. a3 a6 10. b4 cxb4 11. axb4 b5 12. cxb5 axb5 13. h3 Bd7 14. Bd2 Ne8 15.
Ne4 Nf6 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Bh6 Re8 18. Ng5 Nd4 19. Ne4 Bh8 20. Qd2 Rc8 21. e3
Nf5 22. Bg5 h6 23. g4 hxg5 24. gxf5 Bxf5 25. Nxg5 Bc3 26. Qe2 Bf6 27. Ne4 Bxe4
28. Bxe4 Kg7 29. Rfc1 Qd7 30. Bg2 Rh8 31. d4 Rh5 32. Qf3 Rch8 33. Qg4 e6 34.
Qf3 d5 35. Qe2 Rg5 36. f4 Rg3 37. Kh2 Bh4 38. Rg1 Rc8 39. Bf1 Rxg1 40. Kxg1 Be7
41. Qd2 Qc6 42. Kf2 Qa6 43. Bd3 Qa3 44. Bxb5 Rb8 45. Be2 Rxb4 46. Rxb4 Bxb4 47.
Qd1 Qb2 48. Kf3 Bd2 49. Qf1 Qc3 50. Bd3 Qc1 51. Qxc1 Bxc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gausdal Classics IM-A"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2001.04.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Hole, Oystein"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2064"]
[BlackElo "2245"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2001.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Nd7 6. O-O Ne7 7. b3 h6 8. c4 Ng6
9. Nc3 Be7 10. Be3 O-O 11. Ne1 Bb4 12. Rc1 Qa5 13. Bd2 Nf4 14. Bxf4 Bxc3 15.
Bd3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Bxe1 17. Rfxe1 dxc4 18. bxc4 Rfd8 19. Qg3 Kh8 20. Re3 Nf8 21.
Rf3 Rd7 22. Be3 Qd8 23. h4 Ng6 24. h5 Nh4 25. Rf4 Nf5 26. Qf3 Nxd4 27. Bxd4
Rxd4 28. Rxf7 Qg5 29. Re1 Rxc4 30. Rxb7 Rf4 31. Qxc6 Raf8 32. Qxe6 Rxf2 33. Qh3
Qd2 34. Rbb1 Qd4 35. Qe3 Rf1+ 36. Kh2 Qxe3 0-1

[Event "Gausdal Classics IM-A"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2001.04.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Vegh, Endre"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2064"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2001.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Qb6 6. Nb3 Bb4 7. Bd3 d6 8.
O-O Bxc3 9. bxc3 e5 10. h3 O-O 11. Be3 Qc6 12. Qf3 Qxc3 13. Qg3 Kh8 14. f4 Nbd7
15. fxe5 dxe5 16. Rf2 b6 17. Raf1 Bb7 18. Qh4 Qc6 19. Nd2 Rae8 20. Bg5 Re6 21.
Kh2 Kg8 22. Rf3 h6 23. Be3 Nh7 24. Rg3 Kh8 25. Rgf3 Rf6 26. Bc4 Rxf3 27. Rxf3
Ndf6 28. Qg3 Nxe4 29. Nxe4 Qxe4 30. Bxf7 Qxc2 31. Rf2 Qc7 32. Qg6 Qc6 33. Be6
Rxf2 34. Bxf2 Ng5 0-1

[Event "NOR-ch op"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "2001.04.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Badea, Bela"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2492"]
[BlackElo "2064"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2001.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O c5 5. d3 e6 6. e4 d6 7. Re1 Be7 8. c4 O-O
9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Qb8 12. f4 Rc8 13. b3 Bf8 14. Be3 a6 15. Rc1
Ra7 16. Bf2 Ba8 17. f5 Re8 18. g4 exf5 19. Nxf5 Nc5 20. Ng3 Rae7 21. Nd5 Bxd5
22. exd5 Rxe1+ 23. Bxe1 Rxe1+ 24. Qxe1 Nd3 25. Qd1 Nxc1 26. g5 Nxa2 27. gxf6
Nb4 28. fxg7 Bxg7 29. Be4 Qe8 30. Qg4 Kh8 31. Kf1 Qd8 32. Nh5 Be5 33. Qf5 Qg8
34. Nf6 Bxf6 35. Qxf6+ Qg7 36. Qd8+ Qg8 37. Qxd6 a5 38. Qxb6 Qe8 39. Qh6 1-0

[Event "NOR-ch op"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "2001.04.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Johansen, Svein Age"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B02"]
[WhiteElo "2064"]
[BlackElo "2159"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2001.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e5 Ne4 4. Nce2 d4 5. d3 Nc5 6. f4 Nc6 7. Nf3 Bg4 8. Ng3
e6 9. Be2 Be7 10. O-O h5 11. h3 h4 12. Nh1 Bf5 13. Nf2 Qd7 14. c4 f6 15. b3 a5
16. a3 a4 17. b4 Nb3 18. Rb1 Nxc1 19. Rxc1 fxe5 20. b5 Na5 21. Nxe5 Qd6 22.
Bh5+ g6 23. Nxg6 O-O-O 24. Nxh8 Rxh8 25. Ne4 Qxa3 26. Ra1 Qb3 27. Rxa4 Rxh5 28.
Qxh5 Qxa4 29. Qe8+ Bd8 30. Nc5 Qa3 31. Qd7+ Kb8 32. Qxd8+ Ka7 33. Qxc7 1-0

[Event "NOR-ch op"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "2001.04.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aarefjord, Christian"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C28"]
[BlackElo "2064"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2001.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bc4 Bb4 5. d3 d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Be7 9. Qe2 Bf6 10. O-O O-O 11. Rfe1 Re8 12. Qe4 g6 13. g4 Na5 14. Bb3 Nxb3
15. axb3 Bd7 16. g5 Bc6 17. Qh4 Bg7 18. Qg4 Qd6 19. Re2 Re6 20. Rae1 Rae8 21.
c4 b6 22. Bc1 Ba8 23. Nd2 Bc6 24. Ne4 Qe7 25. Re3 h5 26. Qg3 Bd7 27. Bb2 Bc6
28. Nf6+ Bxf6 29. gxf6 Qxf6 30. Rxe5 Rxe5 31. Rxe5 Rd8 32. Qe3 Qh4 33. Qg5
Qxg5+ 34. Rxg5 Re8 35. Kf1 Bf3 36. Re5 Rd8 37. Ke1 Kf8 38. Ba3+ Kg8 39. Re7 Rc8
40. Kd2 h4 41. Ke3 Bh5 42. Kd2 g5 43. Rd7 g4 44. Re7 Kg7 45. Ke3 Kf6 46. d4 c5
47. Rxa7 Re8+ 48. Kd2 cxd4 49. Rd7 g3 50. fxg3 Re2+ 51. Kd3 Rxh2 52. gxh4 Bg6+
53. Kxd4 Rd2+ 0-1

[Event "NOR-ch op"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "2001.04.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Rukovci, Shemsi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2064"]
[PlyCount "12"]
[EventDate "2001.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Be7 4. Nxe7 Nxe7 5. d4 exd4 6. Qxd4 O-O 1/2-1/2

[Event "NOR-ch op"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "2001.04.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kabashaj, Agron"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A31"]
[BlackElo "2064"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2001.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. g3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 d5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. c4 e5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
e4 Ndb4 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Na3 Bg4 11. Be2 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Nd4 13. Bd1 Nd3+ 14.
Kf1 Rc8 15. Be3 Nxb2 16. Bxd4 exd4 17. Nb5 Bc5 18. e5 a6 19. Nd6 Bxd6 20. exd6
d3 21. Bb3 Re8 22. Kg2 Re2 23. Rab1 Rc6 24. d7 Kxd7 25. Bxf7 Rf6 26. Bd5 Rfxf2+
27. Kh3 b5 28. g4 Re3+ 29. Kh4 g5+ 30. Kh5 Rh3+ 31. Kxg5 Rhxh2 32. Rhg1 Re2 33.
Bb7 Re6 34. Bg2 Nc4 35. Rbd1 d2 36. Bd5 Re5+ 37. Kf6 Rxd5 38. Kg7 Nb2 39. Rh1
Rxh1 40. Rxh1 d1=Q 41. Rxd1 Nxd1 42. Kxh7 Rg5 0-1

[Event "NOR-ch op"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "2001.04.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Breivik, Lars H"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C05"]
[WhiteElo "2064"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2001.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e5 Nfd7 4. d4 c5 5. f4 cxd4 6. Nb5 Nc6 7. Nf3 e6 8.
Nbxd4 Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Nc5 11. Be3 Bd7 12. c3 a5 13. c4 dxc4 14. Bxc4 a4
15. a3 Na5 16. Be2 Nab3 17. Rb1 Qc7 18. Nxb3 Nxb3 19. Bd3 Rfd8 20. Qe2 Bc6 21.
Rbd1 Rd7 22. Qf2 Rad8 23. Bb6 Qxb6 24. Qxb6 Bc5+ 25. Qxc5 Nxc5 26. Be2 Rxd1 27.
Rxd1 Rxd1+ 28. Bxd1 Nd3 29. b3 axb3 30. Bxb3 Bxf3 31. gxf3 Nxf4 32. Bc4 Ng6 33.
Kf2 Nxe5 34. Bb5 Kf8 35. a4 b6 36. Ke3 Ke7 37. Ke4 Kd6 38. f4 f5+ 0-1

[Event "NOR-ch op"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "2001.04.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Flores, R."]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[BlackElo "2064"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2001.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 g6 6. f3 Bg7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. Nb3 Be6 10. Bh6 a5 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. g4 Ne5 13. Be2 Nc4 14. Bxc4 Bxc4
15. h4 a4 16. Nd4 e5 17. Ndb5 d5 18. g5 Nh5 19. exd5 Nf4 20. O-O-O Ra5 21. Na3
Bxd5 22. Nxd5 Rxd5 23. Qe3 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Qc7 25. Qe4 Qc5 26. Qxb7 Ne2+ 27. Kd2
Qf2 28. Qc7 e4 29. fxe4 Re8 30. e5 Qd4+ 31. Ke1 Qe4 32. Kd2 Rxe5 33. c4 Qf4+
34. Kc2 Nd4+ 35. Rxd4 Qxd4 36. Qxe5+ Qxe5 37. b4 Qe2+ 0-1

[Event "NOR-ch op"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "2001.04.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Sollid, Stein"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2064"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2001.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. d3 fxe4 5. dxe4 Nf6 6. O-O d6 7. Nc3 Be7 8.
Bg5 Be6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Nd5 O-O 11. Be2 Qd7 12. c3 Ne7 13. Nxf6+ gxf6 14. Nd2
Qc6 15. Kh1 f5 16. exf5 Nxf5 17. Bf3 d5 18. Qe2 e4 19. Bg4 Rae8 20. Rad1 Bc8
21. Nb3 Qg6 22. Bxf5 Rxf5 23. Qe3 Rh5 24. Rde1 Ree5 25. f3 Qg3 26. Qg1 Rh4 0-1

[Event "NOR-ch op"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "2001.04.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hagberg, Oivind"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C41"]
[BlackElo "2064"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2001.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d3 d6 4. c3 g6 5. Bg5 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. d4 h6 8. Bxf6
Qxf6 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. O-O Nd7 11. Nbd2 Nc5 12. Qc2 Bg4 13. Rfe1 Rfe8 14. b4 Ne6
15. h3 Bxf3 16. Nxf3 Nf4 17. Bc4 Nxh3+ 18. gxh3 Qxf3 19. Re3 Qh5 20. Qb3 Rf8
21. Rd1 Qg5+ 22. Rg3 Qf6 23. Rdd3 g5 24. Rgf3 Qe7 25. Rf5 Kh8 26. Bxf7 Rad8 27.
Rdf3 Rd6 28. Kf1 Qd8 29. Bh5 Rxf5 30. Rxf5 Rc6 31. Rf3 Rd6 32. Rf5 Rd2 33. Rf7
Qd3+ 34. Kg2 Qxe4+ 35. Bf3 Qh4 36. Bxb7 g4 37. Qe6 Qxh3+ 38. Kg1 Rd1# 0-1

[Event "Troll Masters"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2001.01.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Moen, Andreas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C42"]
[BlackElo "2227"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2001.01.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c3
Bg4 9. Nbd2 Nxd2 10. Bxd2 O-O 11. Bf4 Bd6 12. Bxd6 cxd6 13. Re1 Qf6 14. Bc2 Na5
15. Bb3 Nc4 16. Bxc4 dxc4 17. Qe2 b5 18. Qe4 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Qxf3 20. gxf3 Rfe8
21. Kf1 g5 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Re1 Rxe1+ 24. Kxe1 Kg7 25. Kf1 Kf6 26. Ke2 Kf5
27. Ke3 d5 28. f4 g4 29. f3 h5 0-1

[Event "Troll Masters"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2001.01.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sorensen, Henrik"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D48"]
[WhiteElo "2245"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2001.01.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
a6 9. a4 Bb7 10. O-O b4 11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Nf6 13. Nd2 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Qd5 15.
f3 f5 16. Nf2 Rd8 17. b3 c5 18. Bb2 cxd4 19. Bxd4 e5 20. Bb6 Rd6 21. a5 Qe6 22.
Qc2 Be7 23. Qc4 Qxc4 24. bxc4 Kf7 25. Rfc1 Rc8 26. Rab1 Ke6 27. c5 Rd2 28. Rxb4
Bc6 29. Rb3 Bb5 30. Rbc3 Rc6 31. e4 f4 32. Rd1 Rxd1+ 33. Nxd1 Ba4 34. Nb2 Bb5
35. Kf2 Bf8 36. g3 Be7 37. Rc2 g6 38. Ke1 Kd7 39. Kd2 Ke6 40. Nd3 Bg5 41. g4
Be7 42. Nb4 Rc8 43. Nd5 Kd7 44. Kc1 Ba4 45. Rc4 Bb5 46. Rc2 Ba4 47. Rc3 Bb5 48.
Kd2 Bh4 49. Rc1 Bf2 50. c6+ 1-0

[Event "Troll Masters"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2001.01.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Johansen, Kai Roger"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[BlackElo "2097"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2001.01.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 c5 5. dxc5 Qa5 6. cxd6 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Qxc3+
8. Bd2 Qd4 9. Bd3 Qxd6 10. Bc3 f6 11. Nf3 Nc6 12. Bd2 Qc5 13. Qe2 Nh6 14. h3
O-O 15. Be3 Qc3+ 16. Kf2 Nf7 17. Rhd1 e5 18. Bc4 Qa5 19. Kg1 Kg7 20. Rab1 Qc7
21. Bc5 Re8 22. Bxf7 Qxf7 23. fxe5 fxe5 24. Ng5 Qxa2 25. Qf2 Nd8 26. Rf1 Qa6
27. Be7 Be6 28. Qf6+ Kg8 29. Bf8 Qxf1+ 30. Rxf1 1-0

[Event "Troll Masters"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2001.01.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grubert, Christian"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2170"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2001.01.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4
c6 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bg4 11. Rb1 b6 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. c4 Nc6 14. cxd5 Nxd4
15. Bxh7+ Kxh7 16. Qxd4 Bxf3 17. Qd3+ f5 18. Qxf3 Be5 19. Ba3 Bd6 20. Bxd6 Qxd6
21. Rbc1 g6 22. Rc6 Qd7 23. Rfc1 Rac8 24. Qh3+ 1-0

[Event "Troll Masters"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2001.01.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tallaksen, Geir Sune"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2258"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2001.01.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. e4 dxe4 8.
Nxe4 Nxe4 9. Bxe4 Nf6 10. Bc2 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 b6 13. O-O Bb7 14.
Ne5 Nd7 15. Qd3 g6 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. b3 Rad8 18. Rad1 c5 19. dxc5 Qxd3 20. Rxd3
Rxd3 21. Bxd3 bxc5 22. Rd1 Rd8 23. f3 e5 24. Kf2 e4 25. Be2 Rxd1 26. Bxd1 Kf8
27. fxe4 Bxe4 28. a3 a5 29. g3 Ke7 30. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Troll Masters"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2001.01.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nilssen, John Arni"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B32"]
[BlackElo "2371"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2001.01.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 b5 8. Nd5
Nge7 9. c4 Nd4 10. cxb5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Bd7 12. Be3 axb5 13. Bxd4 exd4 14. Qxd4
Be7 15. Nxb5 O-O 16. Nc3 Bf6 17. Qd2 Re8+ 18. Be2 Bxc3 19. Qxc3 Bb5 20. O-O
Rxe2 21. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 22. Qxe1 Bc4 0-1

[Event "Troll Masters"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2001.01.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Fant, Goran"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C16"]
[BlackElo "2062"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2001.01.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 b6 7. Qg4 Nf5 8. Bd3
h5 9. Qh3 c5 10. Bxf5 exf5 11. Qg3 Kf8 12. h4 Nc6 13. Bg5 f6 14. exf6 gxf6 15.
Be3 Qe7 16. Ne2 Be6 17. O-O Kf7 18. Nf4 Rag8 19. Qf3 Qd7 20. Rad1 c4 21. Rfe1
Rg4 22. g3 Kf8 23. Nxe6+ Qxe6 24. Bh6+ Kf7 25. Rxe6 Kxe6 26. Bf4 Ne7 27. Re1+
Kd7 28. Qe3 1-0

[Event "Troll Masters"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2001.01.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Brameld, Arthur F"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B05"]
[BlackElo "2095"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2001.01.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Bc4 e6 6. O-O Nb6 7. Be2 Be7 8. h3
Bh5 9. Bf4 Nc6 10. c3 O-O 11. Nbd2 d5 12. b4 a5 13. a3 Qd7 14. Qc2 Bg6 15. Bd3
Rfc8 16. Rfb1 Bf8 17. h4 Ne7 18. g3 Qa4 19. Ne1 Qxc2 20. Bxc2 Bxc2 21. Nxc2 Na4
22. Rb3 b6 23. Kf1 c5 24. bxc5 bxc5 25. dxc5 Rxc5 26. Nb1 Rac8 27. Be3 Rc4 28.
Bd4 Nc6 29. Rb5 Nxd4 30. Nxd4 Nxc3 31. Nxc3 Rxd4 32. Ne2 Ra4 33. Ke1 Rxa3 34.
Rab1 Bb4+ 35. Kf1 Rd3 0-1

[Event "Troll Masters"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2001.01.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Edvardsen, Ragnar"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2055"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2001.01.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 c6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Bd3 Bxd3 7. Qxd3 Nbd7 8. b3
Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Bb2 Qe7 11. Rad1 Rad8 12. Rfe1 dxc4 13. bxc4 e5 14. dxe5
Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Qe2 Rxd1 17. Rxd1 Rd8 18. Rxd8+ Qxd8 19. Qd1 Qxd1+ 20.
Nxd1 Bxb2 21. Nxb2 b5 22. f3 Kf8 23. Kf2 Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "NOR-chT qualifier"]
[Site "Norway"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ribbegren, Karl Johan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E30"]
[BlackElo "2072"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2001.11.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bg5 O-O 5. e3 b6 6. Qf3 Nc6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. Qh3
h6 9. Bh4 Be7 10. f4 d5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Nge2 Ncb4 14. Bb1 c5
15. O-O Nxc3 16. bxc3 Nc6 17. Bd3 cxd4 18. exd4 Na5 19. Rae1 f5 20. g4 fxg4 21.
Qxg4 Bd5 22. Qg6 Rf6 23. Qh7+ Kf7 24. f5 Qf8 25. Nf4 Bxa2 26. fxe6+ Ke8 27. e7
Qg8 28. Bb5+ 1-0

[Event "NOR-chT qualifier"]
[Site "Norway"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gaasland, Glenn"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E32"]
[BlackElo "2072"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2001.11.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8.
f3 d5 9. e3 Nbd7 10. Bd3 h6 11. Bh4 Qe8 12. Bg3 Rc8 13. c5 bxc5 14. dxc5 d4 15.
Qxd4 e5 16. Qc3 e4 17. c6 exd3 18. Bf2 Nd5 19. cxd7 Qxd7 20. Qxd3 Qe6 21. O-O-O
c5 22. Qc4 Rfd8 23. e4 Ne3 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Qe2 Qc4+ 0-1

[Event "Nordic-chT"]
[Site "Norway"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Skovgaard, Peter Nicolai"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2130"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2001.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. e3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O cxd4 7. exd4 d5 8. Nc3
Be6 9. Ne5 dxc4 10. Nxc4 Nc6 11. Be3 Nd5 12. Bf3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bxc4 14. Re1 Bd5
15. Be2 f6 16. c4 Bf7 17. d5 Ne5 18. Rb1 b6 19. f4 Nd7 20. Bf3 Rc8 21. Bf2 Re8
22. Bg4 f5 23. Bf3 Rxc4 24. Qd3 Rc3 25. Qd2 Nc5 26. Rbd1 Rd3 27. Qc2 Rxd1 28.
Rxd1 Qd6 29. g3 Rc8 30. Re1 Rc7 31. g4 fxg4 32. Bxg4 Qxf4 33. Bh3 Bxd5 34. Qd1
Bc6 35. Be3 Qd6 36. Qc2 Qd5 37. Bf4 Bd4+ 0-1

[Event "Nordic School-ch U11"]
[Site "Laugar"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Viljanen, Markus"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2001.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 g6 4. e3 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 Nh5 7. Ne2 Nxf4 8.
Nxf4 c6 9. O-O f6 10. c4 e5 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. Bxg6 e4 13. Nd2 f5 14. cxd5 cxd5
15. Rc1 Nc6 16. Nb3 Nb4 17. Ra1 Nd3 18. Rb1 Qg5 19. Qh5 Qxh5 20. Bxh5 b6 21.
Nc1 Ba6 22. Rd1 f4 23. Be2 fxe3 24. fxe3 Nb4 25. Bxa6 Nxa6 26. Nb3 Bh6 27. Re1
Nb4 28. a3 Nc2 29. Re2 Nxe3 30. h3 Rac8 31. Kh1 Rc2 32. Rxc2 Nxc2 33. Kg1 e3
34. Nc1 Nxd4 35. Nd3 e2 36. b4 Be3+ 37. Kh2 Rf1 38. Re1 Bf4+ 39. g3 Nf3+ 40.
Kg2 Nxe1+ 41. Kh2 Nxd3 0-1

[Event "Nordic School-ch U11"]
[Site "Laugar"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sofiev, Alexey"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C42"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2001.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d3 Nf6 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. d4 Bg4 8.
Be2 d5 9. Bf4 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. O-O O-O 12. a3 Rfe8 13. h3 Bh5 14. Re1 Ne4
15. Nd2 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Nxd4 17. Qd3 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Rxe1+ 19. Rxe1 Ne6 20. Qb5 b6
21. Qb2 Nf4 22. Nf1 Qg6 23. Ng3 h5 24. h4 Qg4 25. Qb5 Qxh4 26. Re8+ Rxe8 27.
Qxe8+ Kh7 28. Qxf7 Qg4 29. Qf5+ Qxf5 30. Nxf5 Ne2+ 31. Kf1 Nxc3 32. Ne7 g6 33.
Ke1 Kg7 34. Kd2 Kf7 35. Nc6 Ne4+ 36. Ke3 a5 37. f3 Nd6 38. Kd4 Ke6 39. a4 Nf5+
40. Kd3 Nh4 0-1

[Event "Nordic-chT"]
[Site "Norway"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Blomqvist, Erik"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C79"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2001.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Re1 Na5 8. d4
exd4 9. e5 dxe5 10. Nxe5 Be7 11. Nxf7 Nxb3 12. Nxd8 Nxa1 13. Nc6 Nd5 14. Qh5+
g6 15. Qxd5 Kf8 16. Nxe7 Rb8 17. Qd8+ Kg7 18. Qxd4+ Kf7 19. Qxh8 Nxc2 20. Qg8+
Kf6 21. Qf8# 1-0

[Event "NOR-chT qualifier"]
[Site "Norway"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Andersen, Rune"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E59"]
[WhiteElo "2057"]
[BlackElo "2072"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2001.11.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qc7 10. Be2 Nc6 11. O-O Rd8 12. Qc2 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Bb2 Nxf3+
15. Bxf3 Bg4 16. Be2 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 c4 18. Rad1 Nd7 19. Qg4 Ne5 20. Qg3 Qe7 21.
f4 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Nd3 23. Bc1 Rd8 24. Qg5 f6 25. Qa5 b6 26. Qb5 Nxc1 27. Rxd8+
Qxd8 28. Qxc4+ Kh8 29. e4 Qd1+ 30. Kf2 Qd2+ 31. Kf3 Qd3+ 32. Qxd3 Nxd3 0-1

[Event "Nordic-chT"]
[Site "Norway"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Hammer, Jon Ludvig"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D36"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2001.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bg5 c6 7. e3 Be6 8. Bd3
Nbd7 9. Qc2 h6 10. Bh4 Rc8 11. O-O O-O 12. Rab1 Qc7 13. b4 b5 14. a4 a6 15. a5
Bg4 16. Nd2 Bd6 17. Bg3 Rfe8 18. Rfc1 Re7 19. Nb3 Kh8 20. Na2 Nb8 21. Nc5 Nfd7
22. Bf5 Bxf5 23. Qxf5 g6 24. Qf3 Bxg3 25. hxg3 Nxc5 26. Rxc5 Nd7 27. Rc3 Qd6
28. Nc1 Qf6 29. Nd3 Qxf3 30. gxf3 g5 31. Rbc1 Nb8 32. Ne5 Kg7 33. Rc5 Rec7 34.
e4 dxe4 35. fxe4 f6 36. Ng4 h5 37. Ne3 Kf7 38. Nf5 Ke6 39. d5+ Kd7 40. d6 Rb7
41. e5 fxe5 42. Rxe5 Re8 43. Re7+ Rxe7 44. dxe7 Rc7 45. Rd1+ 1-0

[Event "Nordic-chT"]
[Site "Norway"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Rosbach, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C60"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2001.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nge7 4. O-O a6 5. Ba4 g6 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 Bg7 8. d4
d6 9. h3 O-O 10. Be3 Bb7 11. Nbd2 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bg5 Qd7 14. Ne4 Nb6 15.
Nc5 Qc8 16. Nxb7 Qxb7 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Re1 Bg7 20. Re7 Rad8 21.
Qg4 Qc8 22. Qf3 Rd7 23. Rae1 Rxe7 24. Bxe7 Qe8 25. Re4 Nc4 26. Bxf8 Qxf8 27.
Bxc4 bxc4 28. Rxc4 Qb8 29. Rb4 Qd8 30. g3 Qd7 31. Rb8+ Bf8 32. Qa8 Qd6 33. Qb7
Kg7 34. Ra8 Qe5 35. Qxa6 Bc5 36. Kf1 Qf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nordic Cup-chT U18"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nyback, Tomi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A42"]
[BlackElo "2211"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2001.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. g3 Nd7 5. Bg2 e5 6. Nf3 Ne7 7. O-O O-O 8. e4
exd4 9. Nxd4 Nc6 10. Be3 Nde5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. c5 Nc4 13. Qe2 Ba6 14. Rfc1 Rb8
15. b3 Nxe3 16. Qxa6 Nxg2 17. Kxg2 Bd4 18. Rc2 Qf6 19. Rac1 dxc5 20. Qe2 Qe7
21. Na4 Rb5 22. f3 h5 23. h4 Kg7 24. f4 Qd6 25. e5 Qd5+ 26. Qf3 Rd8 27. Qxd5
cxd5 28. Kf3 c4 29. bxc4 Ra5 30. Rd1 c5 31. Nc3 Ra3 32. Rdc1 dxc4 33. Ke4 Bxc3
34. Rxc3 Rd4+ 35. Ke3 Rd3+ 36. Rxd3 Rxd3+ 37. Ke4 Rxg3 38. Rxc4 Ra3 39. f5
gxf5+ 40. Kxf5 Rxa2 41. Rxc5 a5 42. Kg5 a4 43. Ra5 a3 44. Kxh5 Ra1 45. Ra7 Kf8
46. Kh6 a2 47. h5 Ke8 48. Kh7 Rh1 49. Rxa2 Rxh5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 4th"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "2000.11.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bartels, Holger"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C59"]
[WhiteElo "2170"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8.
Be2 h6 9. Nh3 Bc5 10. O-O Bxh3 11. gxh3 Ne4 12. d3 Ng5 13. Be3 Nxh3+ 14. Kg2
Nf4+ 15. Kh1 Nb7 16. Bf3 Qb6 17. Nd2 O-O 18. Nc4 Qc7 19. Qd2 Bxe3 20. fxe3 Nd5
21. Qg2 Rad8 22. Qg3 Rde8 23. Be4 Nd6 24. Rg1 g5 25. Nxd6 Qxd6 26. Raf1 Qe6 27.
Qf3 Ne7 28. Qf6 Qxf6 29. Rxf6 Kg7 30. Rgf1 Rc8 31. c3 Nd5 32. Bxd5 cxd5 33. Ra6
Rb8 34. b3 Rbc8 35. c4 dxc4 36. dxc4 Rc7 37. Rff6 Rd8 38. Rfd6 Rcd7 39. Rxd7
Rxd7 40. c5 f5 41. b4 e4 42. b5 f4 43. Kg2 f3+ 44. Kf2 Rd2+ 45. Kg1 Rd1+ 46.
Kf2 Rd2+ 47. Kg1 Rd1+ 48. Kf2 Rd2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 4th"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "2000.10.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Olzem, Lothar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[BlackElo "2179"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bg5 h6 3. Bh4 Bf5 4. Nf3 Nd7 5. e3 Ngf6 6. Bd3 Bxd3 7. Qxd3 e6 8.
O-O Be7 9. c4 O-O 10. Nc3 c6 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Qxe4
Qb4 15. b3 Rfd8 16. Rad1 a5 17. Qe1 Qb6 18. Qc3 Nf6 19. Ne5 Qb4 20. Qb2 a4 21.
Nd3 Qb6 22. Nc5 Nd7 23. b4 Nxc5 24. dxc5 Qc7 25. a3 Qf4 26. Qc2 g6 27. g3 Qg4
28. Kg2 Qf5 29. Qxf5 gxf5 30. Kf3 Kf8 31. Rd6 Ke7 32. Rfd1 Rab8 33. Rxd8 Rxd8
34. Rxd8 Kxd8 35. g4 Ke7 36. gxf5 exf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 4th"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "2000.10.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kaiser, Guenter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B08"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e4 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O e5 7. Be3 h6 8. Qd2
Ng4 9. d5 f5 10. exf5 gxf5 11. h3 Nxe3 12. Qxe3 e4 13. Nd4 Qe7 14. Rad1 c5 15.
dxc6 bxc6 16. Bc4+ Kh7 17. Nce2 d5 18. Bb3 c5 19. Nb5 d4 20. Qd2 Bb7 21. Nf4 a6
22. Nd5 Qe5 23. Nbc7 Ra7 24. Qa5 Nd7 25. g3 Rc8 26. Nb5 Raa8 27. Nbc7 Bxd5 28.
Nxa8 Rxa8 29. Ba4 Be6 30. Kh2 f4 31. Qe1 Nf6 32. Bc6 Rc8 33. Bb7 Rc7 34. Ba8
Bd5 35. Bxd5 Nxd5 36. Qe2 fxg3+ 0-1

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 4th"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "2000.10.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Cordts, Ingo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A31"]
[BlackElo "2222"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d5 6. cxd5 Bc5 7. N5c3 O-O 8.
e3 e4 9. h3 Re8 10. g4 Re5 11. Bc4 Nbd7 12. Qb3 Ne8 13. Nd2 Nd6 14. Be2 Qh4 15.
Nc4 Nxc4 16. Qxc4 b5 17. Qxb5 Rb8 18. Qa4 Nf6 19. Qc6 Nd7 20. d6 Re6 21. Nxe4
Bb7 22. Qxd7 Bxe4 23. Rh2 Bxd6 24. Bc4 Rd8 25. Qxa7 Bxh2 26. Bxe6 fxe6 27. Qa6
Bf3 28. Bd2 Qxh3 29. Qxe6+ Kh8 30. Qe7 Bc7 0-1

