[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational-KO 2021"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2021.03.16"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2847"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2021.03.16"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 11,94,8,8,7,18,20,34,26,79,31,31,31,23,29,28,29,16,15,23,22,15,11,48,46,
57,46,90,47,130,125,125,127,163,153,154,162,160,159,148,161,148,149,220,218,
215,221,213,85,133,126,125,89,94,89,85,99,89,99,122,102,84,75,75,75,75,75,75,
75,133,130,129,128,393,393,389,356,356,331,346,0,278,0,271,0,219]} 1. e4 c5 2.
Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 a6 6. Bxd7+ Bxd7 7. c4 {B51: Sicilian:
Moscow Variation (3 Bb5+) without 3...Bd7.} e6 8. Nc3 Bc6 9. O-O {White is
slightly better.} Be7 (9... Nf6 $11) 10. Rd1 Nf6 11. Qd3 O-O 12. Nd4 Qa5 {[#]}
13. Nxc6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13. Bd2 Qh5 14. f3 Rac8 15. Rac1 Nd7 16. b3 Ne5
17. Qe2 Rfd8 18. Be3 Ng6 19. f4 {1-0 (38) Popov,I (2599)-Sarana,A (2541)
Moscow 2017}) 13... bxc6 14. Bd2 Qh5 15. h3 Rfd8 16. Bf4 g5 17. Qg3 {[%cal
Rf4d6]} Ne8 18. Be3 c5 19. e5 dxe5 ({Black should play} 19... h6 $1 $14) 20.
Rxd8 $16 ({Don't take} 20. Qxe5 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Bf6) 20... Rxd8 21. Qxe5 Qg6 22.
Bxc5 Bf6 23. Qe2 Bxc3 24. bxc3 Qd3 25. Qxd3 Rxd3 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN}
26. Rb1 {And now Rb8 would win.} f6 (26... Rd8 $16 27. Be3 h6) 27. Rb8 $18 Kf7
28. Rb7+ Kg6 {[#]} 29. Bf8 (29. Bb4 $1 $18 {has better winning chances.}) 29...
Rd8 30. c5 Rc8 31. Rb6 Kf7 32. Bd6 Nxd6 33. cxd6 {Threatens to win with Rb7+.}
({Much worse is} 33. Rxd6 $6 Rxc5 34. Rxa6 Rxc3 $11) 33... Rxc3 34. Rxa6 $16 {
KR-KR} Rc1+ 35. Kh2 e5 36. g4 Ke6 37. d7+ Kxd7 38. Rxf6 Rc2 39. Kg3 Rxa2 {[#]}
(39... e4 $142) 40. Rf5 $1 Ra3+ 41. Kg2 Ke6 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (41... h6 $16 {
was worth a try.}) 42. Rxg5 $18 Ra7 43. Rf5 Rb7 44. Kg3 Rb3+ 45. Kg2 Rb7 $1 46.
Kg3 Rb3+ 47. Kg2 Rb7 $1 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.29/Black=0.18} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational-KO 2021"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2021.03.16"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E36"]
[WhiteElo "2847"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2021.03.16"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:00]}
O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. a3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bxc3+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 6. Qxc3 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 7. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:02]}
8. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:52]} d4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 9. Qf3 {[%emt 0:01:05]} Nbd7 {
[%emt 0:00:57]} 10. e3 {[%emt 0:00:51]} h6 {[%emt 0:03:13]} 11. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:
00:04]} Nxf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 12. O-O-O {[%emt 0:00:06]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:06]}
13. Ne2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:06:51]} 14. Qg3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ne4 {
[%emt 0:00:02]} 15. Qxg4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nxf2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 16. Qf3 {
[%emt 0:00:09]} Nxd1 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 17. exd4 {[%emt 0:03:45]} Nxb2 {[%emt 0:
00:32]} 18. Kxb2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 19. d5 {[%emt 0:03:55]}
Rxc5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 20. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} b5 {[%emt 0:01:05]} 21. Be2 {
[%emt 0:01:14]} bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 22. Ka2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:
26]} 23. Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Qg5 {[%emt 0:01:34]} 24. Rd1 {[%emt 0:01:28]} e4
{[%emt 0:00:31]} 25. Qf2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} e3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 26. Qg3 {[%emt 0:
00:05]} Qxg3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 27. hxg3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:01]}
28. Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:57]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 29. Rf3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kd7 {
[%emt 0:00:33]} 30. Bd1 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 31. Ba4+ {
[%emt 0:00:08]} Kd8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 32. Rxe3 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Re7 {[%emt 0:00:
01]} 33. Rf3 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Re5 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 34. d6 {[%emt 0:01:25]} h5 {
[%emt 0:00:19]} 35. d7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 36. Rf1 {[%emt 0:
01:08]} Ra5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 37. Rh1 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Rxa4 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 38.
Nxa4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Re2+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} 39. Kb1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kxd7 {
[%emt 0:00:03]} 40. Rxh5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Re3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 41. Rxg5 {
[%emt 0:00:09]} Rxa3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 42. Nb2 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Rc3 {[%emt 0:00:
02]} 43. Rxf5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Rxg3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 44. Rf2 {[%emt 0:00:01]}
Rg4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 45. Rc2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c3 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 46. Nd1 {
[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 47. Nxc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:
19]} 48. Re2+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 49. Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} a5
{[%emt 0:00:01]} 50. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Rg3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 51. Nd1 {
[%emt 0:00:54]} Rd3+ {[%emt 0:00:11]} 52. Kc1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rg3 {[%emt 0:00:
04]} 53. Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 54. Rd2+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kc4
{[%emt 0:00:17]} 55. Nb2+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kb4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 56. Nd3+ {
[%emt 0:00:03]} Kc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 57. Ne5+ {[%emt 0:00:21]} Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:
04]} 58. Kb2 {[%emt 0:00:14]} a3+ {[%emt 0:00:18]} 59. Ka2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kb4
{[%emt 0:00:01]} 60. Rc2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Re3 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 61. Nc6+ {
[%emt 0:00:07]} Kb5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 62. Nd4+ {[%emt 0:00:17]} Kb4 {[%emt 0:00:
01]} 63. Re2 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Rg3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 64. Nc2+ {[%emt 0:00:01]}
Kc4 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 65. Nxa3+ {[%emt 0:00:29]} Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 66. Rb2 {
[%emt 0:00:02]} Rg4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 67. Nc2 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:
16]} 68. Nd4+ {[%emt 0:00:21]} Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 69. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:04]}
Re4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 70. Kb1 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 71. Kc1 {
[%emt 0:00:02]} Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 72. Kd1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:
19]} 73. Ne1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Re3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 74. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Ra3
{[%emt 0:00:25]} 75. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 1-0

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational-KO 2021"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2021.03.16"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2021.03.16"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc6 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. O-O {[%emt 0:
00:00]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6.
Bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} dxc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 7. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf5 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 8. Qxd8+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kxd8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 9. Nc3 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 10. h3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:00]
} 11. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 12. Rad1 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Nh4 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 13. Nxh4 {[%emt 0:01:03]} Bxh4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 14. Ne2 {
[%emt 0:01:14]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 15. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:54]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:
03]} 16. Bh2 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Rh6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 17. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:00:07]}
Bd8 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 18. f4 {[%emt 0:01:29]} gxf4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 19. Bxf4 {
[%emt 0:00:03]} Rg6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 20. e6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bxe6 {[%emt 0:00:
38]} 21. Nxe6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rxe6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 22. Rxe6+ {[%emt 0:00:24]}
fxe6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 23. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:02:14]} 24. b3 {
[%emt 0:00:03]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 25. g4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:
02]} 26. hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:02:12]} 27. Rh1 {[%emt 0:00:04]}
Rh8 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 28. Rxh8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bxh8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 29. Bxc7 {
[%emt 0:00:01]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 30. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:
16]} 31. Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 32. Be5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Be7
{[%emt 0:00:09]} 33. Kd4 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:04:07]} 34. Bc7 {
[%emt 0:00:39]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:01:37]} 35. Bg3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Ba3 {[%emt 0:03:
33]} 36. Bh4+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 37. Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:01]}
Bb4 {[%emt 0:01:13]} 38. c4 {[%emt 0:02:42]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 39. g5 {
[%emt 0:00:24]} Bc3+ {[%emt 0:00:11]} 40. Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:
00]} 41. Kc7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} e4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 42. Kxb7 {[%emt 0:02:08]} e3
{[%emt 0:00:19]} 43. Kxc6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 44. Kd5 {
[%emt 0:00:54]} Kh5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 45. Bg3 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Kxg5 {[%emt 0:01:
26]} 46. Ke4 {[%emt 0:01:55]} e2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 47. c5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Kf6 {
[%emt 0:00:41]} 48. Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 49. Kc6 {[%emt 0:
00:03]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 50. Bh4+ {[%emt 0:00:28]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 51.
Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Ba3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 52. Kc6 {[%emt 0:01:06]} Bb4 {
[%emt 0:00:06]} 53. Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Ba3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 54. Kc6 {[%emt 0:
00:03]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational-KO 2021"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2021.03.16"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2021.03.16"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 19,45,22,22,6,4,4,15,11,17,11,16,0,14,10,10,10,10,5,116,108,143,156,236,
234,236,241,1053,-39]} 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 (10... h5 11. Bf4 Be6
12. Ng5 Bc4 13. Rfd1 Bb4 14. Nce4 Be2 15. Rdc1 Bc4 16. b3 Bd5 17. Rd1 Be7 18.
c4 Bxe4 19. Nxe4 c5 20. Rd3 Rd8 21. Rad1 {1-0 (64) Nepomniachtchi,I (2789)
-Nakamura,H (2736) chess24.com INT 2021}) 11. g4 {C67: Ruy Lopez: Berlin
Defence: 4 0-0 Nxe4.} Ne7 12. Nd4 Bd7 13. f4 {The position is equal.} h5 14. f5
hxg4 {[#]} 15. e6 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] An interesting novelty.} ({Predecessor:} 
15. hxg4 Rh4 16. Rf4 Nd5 17. Nxd5 cxd5 18. Nf3 Rh8 19. Be3 c5 20. c3 g5 21.
Nxg5 {1/2-1/2 (43) Karjakin,S (2762)-Mamedyarov,S (2736) Baku 2015}) 15... fxe6
16. fxe6 Bc8 17. Bg5 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is more active.} gxh3 18. Kh2 Ng6 (
18... b6 $11) 19. Ne4 $16 {[%mdl 1024] White has strong compensation.} Rh5 20.
Rg1 $1 a6 {[#]} (20... c5 $16 21. Nb5 Bxe6 22. Nxc7+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack}
Kd7 23. Nxa8 Bd5) 21. Rad1 $1 $18 Ne7 {[#]} 22. Rdf1 $1 {[%cal Rf1f8]} c5 $2 {
[#]} (22... Rh8 23. Rf7 Nd5) 23. Rxf8+ $1 {[%mdl 33280] Weighted Error Value:
White=0.02/Black=0.25. Loss on time!?} 1-0

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational-KO 2021"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2021.03.16"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2847"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2021.03.16"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 10,66,20,13,12,6,10,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,11,-42,-32,-28,-10,-53,-27,-30,-24,
-45,-28,-46,-44,-109,-110,-107,-104,-115,-111,-118,-117,-160,-104,-163,-189,
-178,-184,-141,-142,-215,-217,-283,-281,-322,-94,-278,-267,-245,-256,-262,-240,
-374,-377,-328,-341]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 Bc5 6. c3
d6 {C77: Ruy Lopez: 3...a6 4 Ba4 Nf6, unusual lines.} 7. Bg5 Ba7 8. O-O h6 {
The position is equal.} 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 h5 11. h4 ({Avoid the trap} 11. Nxg5
$2 h4 $19) 11... Nh7 {[#]} 12. Kh1 $146 (12. d4 $11) ({Predecessor:} 12. Nbd2
g4 13. Ne1 Nf8 14. d4 exd4 15. Bxc6+ bxc6 16. cxd4 Ng6 17. Qa4 Bd7 18. e5 {
0-1 (30) Shirov,A (2667)-Anton Guijarro,D (2643) Prague 2019}) 12... g4 13. Nh2
Nf8 14. d4 Ng6 15. Bxc6+ bxc6 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Nd2 Be6 18. Nb3 ({White should
try} 18. Qc2 $15) 18... Qxd1 $17 19. Rfxd1 Bb6 20. Nf1 Ke7 21. Ne3 {[#]} a5 $1
22. Kg1 a4 (22... Rhb8 $142 23. Nf5+ Kf6) 23. Nc1 (23. Nd2 $17) 23... Bxe3 24.
fxe3 Rhb8 25. Nd3 f6 26. Rd2 (26. Rac1 $17 {was necessary.}) 26... Nh8 $19 27.
Nb4 Rb6 28. Rf1 c5 $2 (28... Nf7 $19 {is more deadly. ...Nd6 is the strong
threat.} 29. Rdf2 Nd6 30. Rxf6 Nxe4 {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 31. Bxe5 Nxf6 32.
Bxf6+ Kd7) 29. Nd3 $2 {This move loses the game for White.} (29. Nd5+ $17 {
was the only defense.} Bxd5 30. exd5) 29... Rd8 30. Rfd1 Rbd6 31. Be1 g3 {
[#] Strongly threatening ...Bg4.} 32. Nxc5 ({Don't go for} 32. Bxg3 $2 Bg4 $19)
(32. Nc1 {was the only chance.}) 32... Bg4 33. Rxd6 cxd6 {Weighted Error Value:
White=0.34/Black=0.18} 0-1

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational-KO 2021"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2021.03.16"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B67"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2021.03.16"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]}
Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. Bg5 {
[%emt 0:00:02]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 7. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:10]}
8. O-O-O {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 9. f3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nxd4 {
[%emt 0:00:26]} 10. Qxd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 11. Kb1 {
[%emt 0:00:08]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 12. g4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:10]
} 13. gxh5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nxh5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 14. Bxe7 {[%emt 0:00:02]}
Kxe7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 15. Rg1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} g6 {[%emt 0:01:30]} 16. Qd2 {
[%emt 0:00:13]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 17. f4 {[%emt 0:00:55]} Rh5 {[%emt 0:00:
20]} 18. Rg5 {[%emt 0:02:27]} Rah8 {[%emt 0:01:01]} 19. e5 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Ne8
{[%emt 0:00:11]} 20. Ne4 {[%emt 0:01:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 21. Rxh5 {
[%emt 0:00:19]} Rxh5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 22. Qb4+ {[%emt 0:00:19]} Kd8 {[%emt 0:
00:01]} 23. Ng5 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:01:32]} 24. Qf8 {[%emt 0:03:06]}
Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 25. Nxf7+ {[%emt 0:00:30]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 26. Qg8 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} Rf5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 27. Ng5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Ng7 {[%emt 0:01:
16]} 28. c4 {[%emt 0:02:02]} Rxf4 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 29. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:07]}
Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 30. Bh3 {[%emt 0:02:14]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:02:07]} 31. Qc8+ {
[%emt 0:01:52]} Kb6 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 32. Nxe6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Bxe6 {[%emt 0:
00:01]} 33. Bxe6 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Nxe6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 34. Rd6+ {[%emt 0:00:
02]} Ka7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 35. Rxe6 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Rf1+ {[%emt 0:00:37]} 36.
Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rf2+ {[%emt 0:01:16]} 37. Kb3 {[%emt 0:00:57]} Rf3+ {
[%emt 0:00:03]} 38. Kc4 {[%emt 0:01:05]} Qh4+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 39. Kc5 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} b6+ {[%emt 0:01:56]} 40. Kc6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qc4+ {[%emt 0:00:
10]} 41. Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rf7+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} 42. Ke8 {[%emt 0:00:05]}
Qxc8+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 43. Kxf7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qc4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 44. b3 {
[%emt 0:00:11]} Qf4+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} 45. Kxg6 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Kb7 {[%emt 0:
00:02]} 46. Re8 {[%emt 0:01:06]} Kc7 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 47. e6 {[%emt 0:00:05]}
Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 48. Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Qxh2 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 0-1

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational-KO 2021"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2021.03.16"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B67"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[Annotator "TA RC"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2021.03.16"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 18,84,17,18,45,28,29,23,23,23,15,21,45,0,0,0,73,35,20,-18,34,24,25,26,
10,41,71,24,85,-52,-43,-47,-13,-15,-18,-16,-8,-12,-12,-11,-8,-8,-8,-24,-12,-33,
-27,-50,-35,-71,-71,-150,-143,-158,-155,-147,-154,-133,-15,-40,-15,-60,-12,-12,
0,-47,0,-22,0]} 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 Bd7 $1 {8...Bd7 is better than 8...h6.} 9. f3 Nxd4 10. Qxd4
Be7 {B67: Sicilian: Richter-Rauzer: 7...a6 8 0-0-0 Bd7, lines without 9 f4 Be7.
} 11. Kb1 Qc7 12. Qd2 b5 {White has an edge.} 13. h4 h6 14. Be3 h5 {[#]} 15.
Bd3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15. Ne2 e5 16. Bg5 Be6 17. Nc3 b4 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19.
exd5 Bf5 20. Bd3 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 {0-1 (36) Kotsur,P (2517)-Shevchenko,K (2592)
Lichess.org INT 2020}) 15... b4 16. Ne2 e5 (16... a5 $11) 17. Bg5 a5 18. c3 Be6
(18... O-O $1 $11) 19. Bb5+ $14 Nd7 20. c4 f6 21. Be3 Kf7 22. f4 (22. g4 {
is interesting.} hxg4 23. fxg4 Rhb8 24. Rc1 Nc5 25. Ng3) 22... Kg8 ({Wrong is} 
22... Bxc4 $2 23. Rc1 $1 $18) (22... Rhb8 $11 {remains equal.}) 23. Bxd7 (23.
f5 $16 Bf7 24. Ng3) 23... Qxd7 $15 24. fxe5 Bxc4 (24... fxe5 {looks sharper.}
25. Bg5 Bxc4 26. Ng3 Bf8 27. Nf5 Kh7) 25. exd6 {[#]} Qxd6 $1 26. Qxd6 Bxd6 27.
Rxd6 Bxe2 28. Re1 Bg4 29. e5 fxe5 30. Rd5 Kh7 31. Rxe5 a4 {[%cal Ba5a4,Ba4b3]
[%mdl 32]} 32. Bd2 b3 33. Bc3 Ra7 34. axb3 (34. Rf1 $142) 34... axb3 $17 {
Hoping for ...Rha8.} 35. Re7 Rxe7 36. Rxe7 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame [#] KRB-KRB}
Rd8 $1 {[%cal Rd8d1]} 37. Re1 {[#]} (37. Rxg7+ {gets mated.} Kh6 38. Bd4 Rxd4
39. Rc7 Rd1+ 40. Rc1 Bf5+ 41. Ka1 Rxc1#) 37... Rd7 (37... Rf8 $1 $17 {With the
idea ...Rf2.} 38. g3 Rf2) 38. Kc1 Kg6 (38... Rf7 $5 {[%cal Rf7f2]}) 39. Bd2
Rc7+ 40. Bc3 Rd7 41. Bd2 Rc7+ 42. Bc3 Rd7 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.23/
Black=0.23} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational-KO 2021"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2021.03.16"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2021.03.16"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:42]} d5 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 3. e5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} e6
{[%emt 0:00:04]} 5. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 6. O-O {[%emt 0:
00:02]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 7. a4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} g5 {[%emt 0:01:31]} 8. a5 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} a6 {[%emt 0:01:19]} 9. b4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:01:09]}
10. c3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 11. exf6 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Ng6 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} 12. f7+ {[%emt 0:02:42]} Kxf7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 13. Nbd2 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 14. Nb3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:01:
23]} 15. g3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 16. Bd3 {[%emt 0:03:12]} g4 {
[%emt 0:00:12]} 17. Ne1 {[%emt 0:00:08]} h5 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 18. Ra2 {[%emt 0:
02:00]} h4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 19. Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Rh5 {[%emt 0:01:01]} 20.
Re2 {[%emt 0:00:44]} hxg3 {[%emt 0:02:12]} 21. fxg3 {[%emt 0:00:54]} Bxg3 {
[%emt 0:00:12]} 22. hxg3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qxg3+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} 23. Rg2 {
[%emt 0:00:03]} Qh3 {[%emt 0:02:26]} 24. Nxe6 {[%emt 0:01:39]} Bxe6 {[%emt 0:
01:15]} 25. Nf3 {[%emt 0:01:30]} Nh4 {[%emt 0:01:53]} 26. Nxh4 {[%emt 0:00:02]}
Qxh4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 27. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rah8 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 28. Qe2 {
[%emt 0:01:14]} Qh1+ {[%emt 0:00:16]} 29. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qh4+ {[%emt 0:
00:01]} 30. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} g3 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 31. Bxg3 {[%emt 0:00:08]}
Qh3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 32. Be5 {[%emt 0:01:33]} R5h6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 33. Rxf6+ {
[%emt 0:00:16]} Rxf6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 34. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qh1+ {[%emt 0:
00:23]} 35. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rh2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 36. Rxh2 {[%emt 0:00:48]}
Qxh2+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 37. Ke1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qg3+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} 38. Kd2 {
[%emt 0:00:03]} Kxf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 39. Qe5+ {[%emt 0:00:17]} Qxe5 {[%emt 0:
00:02]} 40. dxe5+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kxe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:
00]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 42. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Be4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 43. Bg4
{[%emt 0:00:04]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 44. Bf3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:
12]} 45. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 46. Bh1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bf5
{[%emt 0:00:25]} 47. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 48. Bf3 {
[%emt 0:00:02]} Bh3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 49. Bh1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bf1 {[%emt 0:00:
03]} 50. Bf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 51. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Ba4
{[%emt 0:00:17]} 52. Bf3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 53. Bg2 {
[%emt 0:00:01]} Bb1 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 54. Bf3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Be4 {[%emt 0:00:
11]} 55. Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 56. Bc8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} d4+
{[%emt 0:00:11]} 57. cxd4+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 58. Kd3 {
[%emt 0:00:10]} Bf1+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} 59. Kc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:
02]} 60. d5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Kc7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 61. Be6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} cxd5
{[%emt 0:00:03]} 62. Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 63. axb6+ {
[%emt 0:00:01]} Kxb6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 64. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxc4 {[%emt 0:
00:01]} 65. Kxc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 66. bxa5+ {[%emt 0:00:00]
} Kxa5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational-KO 2021"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2021.03.16"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2021.03.16"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 3. Bb5+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Bxd7+ {[%emt 0:00:02]}
Qxd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. c4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 6. Nc3 {
[%emt 0:00:02]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 7. d4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]
} 8. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 9. f3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qc7 {
[%emt 0:00:07]} 10. b3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 11. Bd2 {[%emt 0:
02:07]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 12. Nde2 {[%emt 0:00:21]} O-O {[%emt 0:01:01]} 13.
O-O {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:01:34]} 14. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nc5 {
[%emt 0:01:02]} 15. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:59]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 16. Bc3 {[%emt 0:
00:07]} Bxc3 {[%emt 0:01:44]} 17. Ndxc3 {[%emt 0:01:03]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:09]}
18. a4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 19. Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Nb4 {
[%emt 0:01:00]} 20. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:12]} e5 {[%emt 0:02:21]} 21. f4 {[%emt 0:
01:18]} f6 {[%emt 0:01:45]} 22. f5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:01:04]} 23.
Rf3 {[%emt 0:02:13]} Rg7 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 24. a5 {[%emt 0:02:22]} b6 {[%emt 0:
01:18]} 25. axb6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Qxb6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 26. fxg6 {[%emt 0:00:
12]} hxg6 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 27. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 28.
Qxd5+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 29. b4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} a5 {
[%emt 0:00:44]} 30. b5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rh7 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 31. Nc3 {[%emt 0:
00:13]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 32. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 33.
h3 {[%emt 0:01:39]} Rh4 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 34. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:
00:33]} 35. Qc6 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Qxc6 {[%emt 0:01:10]} 36. bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]
} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 37. c7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 38. Rxd6 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Rxc7 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 39. Rfxf6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:
00:03]} 40. Rxg6+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 41. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:
35]} Rxe4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 42. Rdf6+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 43.
Ra6 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 44. Raf6+ {[%emt 0:00:35]} Ke7 {
[%emt 0:00:03]} 45. Rh6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 46. Ra6 {[%emt 0:
00:09]} Rexc4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 47. Rhe6+ {[%emt 0:00:14]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:02]}
48. Rxe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} R7c6 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 49. Raa5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rd6 {
[%emt 0:00:15]} 50. Ra7+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 51. Rea5 {
[%emt 0:01:01]} Rdd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 52. R7a6+ {[%emt 0:00:14]} Kb7 {[%emt 0:
00:04]} 53. Rg6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Re4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 54. Rb5+ {[%emt 0:00:42]}
Kc7 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 55. Rf5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Kb7 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 56. g4 {
[%emt 0:00:29]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 57. Rxc6 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Kxc6 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 58. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Re3+ {[%emt 0:00:20]} 59. Kh4 {[%emt 0:00:02]}
a3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 60. Ra5 {[%emt 0:00:47]} Kb6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 61. Ra8 {
[%emt 0:00:01]} Kb5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 62. g5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Re4+ {[%emt 0:00:
05]} 63. Kh5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ra4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 64. Rb8+ {[%emt 0:00:01]}
Kc6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 65. Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} a2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 66. Ra1 {
[%emt 0:00:02]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 67. Kh6 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:
32]} 68. Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 69. g6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kf5
{[%emt 0:00:21]} 70. h4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ra7+ {[%emt 0:00:14]} 71. Kh6 {
[%emt 0:00:02]} Ra6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 72. Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Ra4 {[%emt 0:00:
04]} 73. h5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Kg5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 74. g7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 1-0

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational-KO 2021"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2021.03.16"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "158"]
[EventDate "2021.03.16"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 14,158,28,16,14,12,8,8,35,35,31,25,31,27,36,25,32,31,39,33,34,35,25,33,
51,48,40,16,39,7,8,7,44,16,13,15,19,17,26,36,20,38,61,58,70,48,65,49,65,33,40,
16,42,30,56,53,52,51,59,54,72,47,45,0,78,43,50,27,54,52,45,45,45,0,0,7,151,143,
152,151,147,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-340,-355,-362,-358,-336,
-321,-320,-338,-309,-321,-411,-411,-411,-411,-411,-411,-411,0,0,0,-411,-411,
-411,-411,-418,-418,-426,-426,-426,-433,-433,-390,-390,-397,-398,-398,-420,
-420,-29978,-29979,-29981,-29982,-29984,-29984,-29982,-29981]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3
Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 h6 8. h3 a5 $1 {[%mdl 4]
is recently more successful than 8...a6. C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main
lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3.} 9. Bb3 Be6 10. Ba4 {[#]} Bb6 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] The
position is equal. A top novelty.} ({Predecessor:} 10... Ba7 11. d4 Bd7 12. Bc2
exd4 13. cxd4 Nb4 14. Nc3 Nxc2 15. Qxc2 c5 16. Be3 cxd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. Nxd4
{1/2-1/2 (38) So,W (2780)-Nakamura,H (2777) chess.com INT 2018}) 11. d4 Bd7 12.
Be3 exd4 13. cxd4 Re8 ({Don't go for} 13... Nxe4 $2 14. d5 $18) 14. d5 Ne5 15.
Nxe5 Bxa4 16. Qxa4 Bxe3 17. Rxe3 {Black must now prevent Nf3.} Rxe5 18. Nd2 Qd7
19. Qc2 Rae8 20. Rae1 R5e7 21. Qc3 Qa4 22. f3 Qb4 23. Kf2 Qxc3 24. bxc3 a4 25.
g4 Nd7 26. Rb1 Nc5 27. Nf1 c6 28. c4 Rc7 29. Ra3 g6 30. Ne3 Kg7 31. Ke2 Rh8 32.
Rc3 h5 33. g5 h4 34. Rcc1 Rh5 35. Rg1 Rh8 36. Rb4 Rh5 37. Rg4 Rh8 38. Rg1 Rh5
39. Rb2 Rh8 40. Rd2 Rh5 41. Rd4 Rh8 42. Rb1 Re7 43. Kf2 Rh5 44. Rg1 Re5 (44...
cxd5 $11 45. Rxd5 (45. Nxd5 Re5 $11) 45... Re5) 45. Ng4 $1 $16 {[%cal Rg4e5]}
Re7 {[#]} 46. Nf6 $1 {[%cal Rf6h5]} Rh8 47. dxc6 (47. Ke3 $16) 47... bxc6 $11
48. Rxd6 Rb7 $1 49. Ke3 Rb2 50. Rgd1 Rxa2 51. Rxc6 Ra3+ $1 52. Ke2 Ra2+ $1 53.
Ke3 Ra3+ $1 54. Ke2 Ra2+ $1 55. Kf1 Nb3 56. Rcd6 a3 {And now ...Rb2 would win.}
57. Rd8 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (57. e5 $1 $11 Rh2 58. e6) 57... Rxd8 $19 58. Rxd8 {
[%csl Gf6][%cal Rd8g8][%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} Nd2+ {[%mdl 64] Double
Attack} 59. Ke2 {[%csl Gf6][%cal Rd8g8]} Nxe4+ $1 ({Not} 59... Nxc4+ 60. Ke1
$11) 60. Ke3 {[%csl Gf6][%cal Rd8g8]} Nxf6 ({Much less strong is} 60... Nxg5
61. Ne8+ Kh7 62. Nf6+ Kh6 63. Ra8) 61. gxf6+ Kxf6 {KR-KR} 62. Ra8 Ra1 {Hoping
for ...a2.} 63. Ra6+ Kf5 64. Ra5+ Ke6 {Strongly threatening ...a2.} 65. Ra6+
Kf5 $2 (65... Kd7 $19 66. Kd3 a2) 66. Ra5+ $11 Ke6 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (66... Kf6
$11 67. Ra6+ Ke7) 67. Ra6+ $1 $19 Kd7 68. Kf2 a2 {...Rh1 is the strong threat.}
69. Kg2 Kc7 70. c5 Kb7 71. Ra4 Kc6 72. Ra5 g5 73. Kh2 Kd5 74. Kg2 f6 75. Kh2
Kc4 {aiming for ...Kb3.} 76. c6 {[#]} (76. Ra6 $19 Kxc5 77. Kg2) 76... Kb3 $1 {
Black mates.} 77. c7 Rc1 78. Ra7 Rc2+ 79. Kg1 {[#]} Rxc7 $1 {[%mdl 512] Quite
a comeback for Black.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.21/Black=0.09} 0-1

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational-KO 2021"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2021.03.16"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2021.03.16"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 3. Bb5+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]}
Ngf6 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 6. O-O {
[%emt 0:00:26]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 7. d4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:
02]} 8. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} 9. Bxd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]}
Bxd7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 10. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 11. a4 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 12. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Rfc8 {[%emt 0:01:
33]} 13. b3 {[%emt 0:00:33]} d5 {[%emt 0:01:27]} 14. e5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ne8 {
[%emt 0:00:03]} 15. Nde2 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Nc7 {[%emt 0:02:18]} 16. c5 {[%emt 0:
02:13]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 17. Bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qxc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]}
18. Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 19. Nd6 {[%emt 0:02:42]} Rcb8 {
[%emt 0:00:02]} 20. Nf4 {[%emt 0:02:51]} Ne8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 21. Nh5 {[%emt 0:
00:01]} Nxd6 {[%emt 0:01:58]} 22. exd6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} f5 {[%emt 0:01:00]} 23.
Rc3 {[%emt 0:02:51]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:02:45]} 24. Qd2 {[%emt 0:01:33]} Qxd6 {
[%emt 0:00:31]} 25. Rfc1 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 26. Rg3 {
[%emt 0:00:20]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 27. Rcc3 {[%emt 0:01:50]} f4 {[%emt 0:00:
30]} 28. Rg5 {[%emt 0:00:25]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 29. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Re8
{[%emt 0:00:12]} 30. Rh3 {[%emt 0:00:50]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 0-1

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational-KO 2021"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2021.03.16"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2021.03.16"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 3. Bb5+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e5
{[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. Nc3 {[%emt 0:
00:06]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 7. Bxd7+ {[%emt 0:00:35]} Bxd7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 8.
Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 9. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} b5 {[%emt 0:
00:46]} 10. d3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 11. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:33]}
O-O {[%emt 0:00:05]} 12. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 13. f4 {
[%emt 0:00:17]} exf4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 14. Bxf4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Bg5 {[%emt 0:
00:18]} 15. Bg3 {[%emt 0:01:25]} Bh4 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 16. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:17]}
Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 17. Bg3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Bh4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 18. Bf4 {
[%emt 0:00:13]} Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational-KO 2021"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2021.03.16"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B46"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2021.03.16"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 11,88,12,19,22,31,17,33,28,40,3,39,0,0,-22,-23,-23,-23,-27,-23,-24,-12,
-66,-56,-61,-71,-95,-102,-99,-82,-78,-17,-24,-22,-15,-16,-20,-29,-61,-68,-99,
-84,-89,-64,-70,-50,-60,-58,-85,-89,-102,-63,-66,-54,-48,-18,-9,-10,-10,-10,
-15,-16,-23,-5,-8,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,8,15,13,15,8,15,8,8]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4
cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Qf3 {B46: Sicilian: Taimanov: 5 Nc3
a6.} d5 8. Qg3 {[#]} f5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 8... Ne7 9. h4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nf5
11. Qf4 c5 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. h5 Qd4 14. Rh3 c4 {0-1 (33) Giri,A (2764)-Artemiev,
V (2708) Chess.com INT 2020}) 9. exf5 {White is slightly better.} exf5 10. Bg5
Be7 (10... Nf6 {is more complex.} 11. O-O-O Bd6 12. Bf4 Nh5 13. Qe3+ Kf7) 11.
Bxe7 (11. Bf4 {with more complications.} Kf7 12. Bd3 Nf6 13. Be5 Re8 14. O-O)
11... Qxe7+ 12. Qe3 (12. Be2 {seems wilder.} Nf6 13. O-O O-O 14. Bd3 Ne4 15.
Qf4) 12... Qxe3+ 13. fxe3 Nf6 14. Na4 a5 15. Bd3 Rb8 16. a3 (16. h3 $11) 16...
Ke7 $15 17. Rb1 Kd6 18. b4 {[#]} axb4 $1 19. axb4 Re8 20. Kd2 Ng4 ({Black
should try} 20... Ne4+ $17 21. Bxe4 Rxe4) 21. Rhe1 $1 $11 Nxh2 22. Rh1 Ng4 23.
Rxh7 Rb7 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is pushing.} 24. Rh5 g6 25. Rh3 Rbe7 {[%cal
Re7e3]} 26. Nb6 Bb7 {[%cal Re7e3]} 27. c4 Kc7 28. c5 Nxe3 29. Rg3 Ng4 30. Ra1
Ne5 {White must now prevent ...f4.} 31. Bf1 f4 32. Rga3 Rd8 33. Ra7 Nc4+ 34.
Nxc4 dxc4+ 35. Kc3 Re3+ 36. Kxc4 Kb8 37. R7a3 {The position is equal.} Rxa3 38.
Rxa3 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} Rd2 39. Rf3 g5 40. g3 fxg3 41. Rxg3 Rd7 {
[#] Threatens to win with ...Ba6+.} 42. Bg2 Rg7 43. Kd4 Kc7 44. Ke5 {White
wants to play Kf6.} g4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.09/Black=0.10} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational-KO 2021"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2021.03.16"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2021.03.16"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]}
Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. Be3 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 7. Bc1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:
01]} 8. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 9. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} h6 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} 10. Bh4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 11. Bg3 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 12. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 13.
Nb3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 14. h4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} gxh4 {[%emt 0:
00:19]} 15. Bxh4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 16. O-O-O {[%emt 0:02:
32]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 17. f4 {[%emt 0:00:56]} Bxb3 {[%emt 0:01:05]} 18.
cxb3 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:06:15]} 19. Rh3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} O-O {
[%emt 0:03:38]} 20. Kb1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 21. f5 {[%emt 0:
05:03]} exf5 {[%emt 0:03:47]} 22. exf5 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Qd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]}
23. Qxd4 {[%emt 0:03:41]} Bxd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 24. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ne3 {
[%emt 0:02:04]} 25. Rg3+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 26. Rxd4 {
[%emt 0:00:02]} Nxf5 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 27. Bd3 {[%emt 0:02:18]} Ncxd4 {[%emt 0:
00:18]} 28. Bf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 29. Bxd4 {[%emt 0:00:03]}
Rxg3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 30. Bxf5+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 31. Bxc8
{[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxg2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 32. Bxa6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} b4 {[%emt 0:
00:07]} 33. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 34. Ne7+ {[%emt 0:00:09]}
Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 35. Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 36. Bf6 {
[%emt 0:00:24]} Rf2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 37. Bc8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rf1+ {[%emt 0:00:
28]} 38. Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 39. Be7+ {[%emt 0:00:21]}
Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 40. Bxd6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxa2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Bxb4 {
[%emt 0:00:02]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 42. Nd6 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:
15]} 43. Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} h4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 44. b4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rh1 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} 45. Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Re1 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 46. Nf2 {[%emt 0:
00:08]} 1-0

