Carlsen 0-2 in Norway Chess Round 2

Professional and amateur chess players lose games all of the time. Unless you are the World Chess Champion, then most people tend to not notice or make a big deal enough to blog about those losses. Magnus Carlsen is the current world champion of professional chess and is 0-2 in Norway Chess 2015. The first loss was stunning on its own, but the loss today to GM Fabiano Caruana continues the shock and awe among the chess faithful.

[pgn]
[Event “Norway Chess 2015”]
[Site “Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus”]
[Date “2015.06.17”]
[Round “2.4”]
[White “Caruana, Fabiano”]
[Black “Carlsen, Magnus”]
[Result “1-0”]
[BlackElo “2876”]
[WhiteElo “2805”]
[LiveChessVersion “1.4.6”]
[ECO “C67”]

1. e4 {[%clk 1:59:57]} e5 {[%clk 1:59:55]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 1:59:53]} Nc6
{[%clk 1:59:49]} 3. Bb5 {[%clk 1:59:48]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:59:43]} 4. O-O
{[%clk 1:59:37]} Nxe4 {[%clk 1:59:39]} 5. d4 {[%clk 1:59:33]} Nd6
{[%clk 1:59:31]} 6. Bxc6 {[%clk 1:59:26]} dxc6 {[%clk 1:59:25]} 7. dxe5
{[%clk 1:59:21]} Nf5 {[%clk 1:59:19]} 8. Qxd8+ {[%clk 1:59:17]} Kxd8
{[%clk 1:59:13]} 9. h3 {[%clk 1:59:02]} h6 {[%clk 1:59:06]} 10. Rd1+
{[%clk 1:58:47]} Ke8 {[%clk 1:58:57]} 11. Nc3 {[%clk 1:58:42]} Ne7
{[%clk 1:58:52]} 12. b3 {[%clk 1:58:19]} Bf5 {[%clk 1:58:34]} 13. Nd4
{[%clk 1:58:08]} Bh7 {[%clk 1:58:26]} 14. Bb2 {[%clk 1:57:51]} Rd8
{[%clk 1:55:46]} 15. Nce2 {[%clk 1:57:31]} Nd5 {[%clk 1:47:40]} 16. c4
{[%clk 1:57:17]} Nb4 {[%clk 1:46:50]} 17. Nf4 {[%clk 1:57:09]} Rg8
{[%clk 1:32:38]} 18. g4 {[%clk 1:46:25]} Na6 {[%clk 1:09:26]} 19. Nf5
{[%clk 1:22:20]} Nc5 {[%clk 1:08:37]} 20. Rxd8+ {[%clk 1:14:40]} Kxd8
{[%clk 1:08:35]} 21. Rd1+ {[%clk 1:13:49]} Kc8 {[%clk 1:07:14]} 22. Ba3
{[%clk 1:04:32]} Ne6 {[%clk 0:57:30]} 23. Nxe6 {[%clk 0:47:22]} Bxa3
{[%clk 0:57:21]} 24. Nexg7 {[%clk 0:46:48]} Bf8 {[%clk 0:53:21]} 25. e6
{[%clk 0:41:14]} Bxf5 {[%clk 0:53:04]} 26. Nxf5 {[%clk 0:41:05]} fxe6
{[%clk 0:53:00]} 27. Ng3 {[%clk 0:39:59]} Be7 {[%clk 0:52:38]} 28. Kg2
{[%clk 0:38:46]} Rf8 {[%clk 0:51:02]} 29. Rd3 {[%clk 0:32:51]} Rf7
{[%clk 0:47:49]} 30. Nh5 {[%clk 0:28:22]} Bd6 {[%clk 0:44:51]} 31. Rf3
{[%clk 0:26:38]} Rh7 {[%clk 0:44:39]} 32. Re3 {[%clk 0:24:07]} Re7
{[%clk 0:44:13]} 33. f4 {[%clk 0:20:05]} Ba3 {[%clk 0:41:51]} 34. Kf3
{[%clk 0:18:36]} Bb2 {[%clk 0:41:39]} 35. Re2 {[%clk 0:16:10]} Bc3
{[%clk 0:41:26]} 36. g5 {[%clk 0:13:04]} Kd7 {[%clk 0:41:21]} 37. Kg4
{[%clk 0:11:03]} Re8 {[%clk 0:40:50]} 38. Ng3 {[%clk 0:09:46]} Rh8
{[%clk 0:40:10]} 39. h4 {[%clk 0:07:54]} b6 {[%clk 0:40:04]} 40. h5
{[%clk 1:07:13]} c5 {[%clk 1:37:31]} 41. g6 {[%clk 1:04:39]} Re8 {[%clk 1:37:50]}
42. f5 {[%clk 1:02:57]} exf5+ {[%clk 1:37:46]} 43. Kf4 {[%clk 1:01:30]} Rh8
{[%clk 1:37:13]} 44. Nxf5 {[%clk 1:01:04]} Bf6 {[%clk 1:37:41]} 45. Rg2
{[%clk 0:59:47]} 1-0
[/pgn]

Credit: ChessBase

On a positive note, Carlsen did adhere to the appropriate time controls in this round and his game with Caruana was the only game played today that was not drawn. At one point, Nakamura looked bored at his board (ouch…grammar) against Topalov in a drawn position:

[pgn initialHalfMove=”104″]
[Event “Norway Chess 2015”]
[Site “Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus”]
[Date “2015.06.17”]
[Round “2.3”]
[White “Topalov, Veselin”]
[Black “Nakamura, Hikaru”]
[Result “1/2-1/2”]
[BlackElo “2802”]
[WhiteElo “2798”]
[LiveChessVersion “1.4.6”]
[ECO “C78”]

1. e4 {[%clk 1:59:56]} e5 {[%clk 1:59:53]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 1:59:49]} Nc6
{[%clk 1:59:50]} 3. Bb5 {[%clk 1:59:41]} a6 {[%clk 1:59:45]} 4. Ba4
{[%clk 1:59:36]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:59:40]} 5. O-O {[%clk 1:59:07]} b5 {[%clk 1:59:33]}
6. Bb3 {[%clk 1:59:02]} Bc5 {[%clk 1:59:30]} 7. a4 {[%clk 1:58:54]} Rb8
{[%clk 1:59:24]} 8. Nxe5 {[%clk 1:58:48]} Nxe5 {[%clk 1:58:48]} 9. d4
{[%clk 1:58:42]} Bxd4 {[%clk 1:58:30]} 10. Qxd4 {[%clk 1:58:36]} d6
{[%clk 1:58:25]} 11. Bf4 {[%clk 1:58:30]} c5 {[%clk 1:45:11]} 12. Qd2
{[%clk 1:58:17]} O-O {[%clk 1:44:03]} 13. f3 {[%clk 1:58:13]} c4 {[%clk 1:34:29]}
14. Ba2 {[%clk 1:58:07]} Be6 {[%clk 1:33:43]} 15. Nc3 {[%clk 1:57:34]} b4
{[%clk 1:18:13]} 16. Ne2 {[%clk 1:57:27]} b3 {[%clk 1:16:40]} 17. Bb1
{[%clk 1:57:09]} bxc2 {[%clk 1:15:25]} 18. Bxc2 {[%clk 1:56:56]} Rxb2
{[%clk 1:15:23]} 19. Rfb1 {[%clk 1:46:11]} Rxb1+ {[%clk 0:54:48]} 20. Rxb1
{[%clk 1:46:01]} Qc7 {[%clk 0:54:43]} 21. Rd1 {[%clk 1:44:46]} Ne8
{[%clk 0:54:42]} 22. Qb4 {[%clk 1:37:00]} Nd3 {[%clk 0:44:46]} 23. Bxd3
{[%clk 1:34:34]} cxd3 {[%clk 0:44:42]} 24. Rxd3 {[%clk 1:34:29]} Qc4
{[%clk 0:44:33]} 25. Qa3 {[%clk 1:17:06]} d5 {[%clk 0:31:11]} 26. Kf2
{[%clk 1:06:11]} Qc6 {[%clk 0:24:59]} 27. Nd4 {[%clk 1:01:04]} Qc4
{[%clk 0:20:31]} 28. exd5 {[%clk 0:41:47]} Qxd5 {[%clk 0:18:32]} 29. Nxe6
{[%clk 0:37:36]} Qxe6 {[%clk 0:18:30]} 30. Qb3 {[%clk 0:37:12]} Nf6
{[%clk 0:14:29]} 31. Qxe6 {[%clk 0:35:14]} fxe6 {[%clk 0:14:28]} 32. Rb3
{[%clk 0:30:14]} Rc8 {[%clk 0:13:45]} 33. Bd2 {[%clk 0:25:49]} Rc2
{[%clk 0:07:15]} 34. Ke2 {[%clk 0:22:31]} Nd5 {[%clk 0:05:09]} 35. Kd3
{[%clk 0:21:45]} Rc7 {[%clk 0:04:51]} 36. Rb8+ {[%clk 0:14:38]} Kf7
{[%clk 0:04:51]} 37. g4 {[%clk 0:12:39]} Rd7 {[%clk 0:03:55]} 38. Kc2
{[%clk 0:11:25]} Rc7+ {[%clk 0:03:44]} 39. Kb3 {[%clk 0:10:37]} e5
{[%clk 0:03:14]} 40. Ra8 {[%clk 1:08:16]} Rb7+ {[%clk 1:02:51]} 41. Kc2
{[%clk 1:06:30]} Rc7+ {[%clk 1:03:10]} 42. Kd3 {[%clk 1:04:57]} Rd7
{[%clk 1:03:38]} 43. Ke2 {[%clk 1:05:00]} Rd6 {[%clk 1:03:22]} 44. h4
{[%clk 1:04:03]} Nf4+ {[%clk 0:59:09]} 45. Bxf4 {[%clk 1:04:22]} exf4
{[%clk 0:59:37]} 46. a5 {[%clk 1:01:00]} h6 {[%clk 0:58:47]} 47. h5
{[%clk 0:59:25]} Ke7 {[%clk 0:57:51]} 48. Ra7+ {[%clk 0:57:48]} Kf8
{[%clk 0:58:14]} 49. Ke1 {[%clk 0:56:41]} Kg8 {[%clk 0:57:56]} 50. Ke2
{[%clk 0:57:03]} Kf8 {[%clk 0:58:19]} 51. Ke1 {[%clk 0:57:10]} Kg8
{[%clk 0:58:43]} 52. Ke2 {[%clk 0:57:35]} Kf8 1/2-1/2
[/pgn]

The rest of the games were drawn as well, which puts Carlsen in the tragic position of last place in the tournament. There is still a lot of chess to be played in this tournament, but Carlsen is the only player that has put up goose eggs on the board in the first two rounds. Since it will already take a significant act of concentration and willpower on Carlsen’s part, another loss could doom his chances at winning this prestigious tournament. A significant loss in Norway Chess would probably only serve to embolden the likes of Caruana and Nakamura who remain close behind to challenge him for the World Chess Championship in 2016. Play through all of the games from Round 3:

[pgn]
[Event “Norway Chess 2015”]
[Site “Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus”]
[Date “2015.06.17”]
[Round “2.1”]
[White “Grischuk, Alexander”]
[Black “Aronian, Levon”]
[Result “1/2-1/2”]
[BlackElo “2780”]
[WhiteElo “2781”]
[LiveChessVersion “1.4.6”]
[ECO “A16”]

1. c4 {[%clk 1:56:28]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:59:50]} 2. Nc3 {[%clk 1:52:24]} e5
{[%clk 1:59:31]} 3. e3 {[%clk 1:51:43]} Bb4 {[%clk 1:59:21]} 4. Nge2
{[%clk 1:51:38]} c6 {[%clk 1:59:17]} 5. a3 {[%clk 1:50:09]} Ba5 {[%clk 1:59:11]}
6. b4 {[%clk 1:48:43]} Bc7 {[%clk 1:59:03]} 7. Bb2 {[%clk 1:46:39]} O-O
{[%clk 1:58:26]} 8. Ng3 {[%clk 1:42:46]} d5 {[%clk 1:44:22]} 9. cxd5
{[%clk 1:42:30]} Nxd5 {[%clk 1:44:16]} 10. Qc2 {[%clk 1:39:31]} Nd7
{[%clk 1:36:46]} 11. Bd3 {[%clk 1:26:26]} N7f6 {[%clk 1:35:15]} 12. O-O
{[%clk 1:25:55]} Nxc3 {[%clk 1:04:24]} 13. Bxc3 {[%clk 1:13:48]} Be6
{[%clk 1:02:28]} 14. Rab1 {[%clk 1:09:01]} Kh8 {[%clk 0:53:28]} 15. Rfd1
{[%clk 0:53:11]} Ng4 {[%clk 0:47:31]} 16. Nf5 {[%clk 0:30:58]} g6
{[%clk 0:32:24]} 17. f3 {[%clk 0:13:43]} Nxh2 {[%clk 0:26:52]} 18. Kxh2
{[%clk 0:13:09]} gxf5 {[%clk 0:26:18]} 19. Bxf5 {[%clk 0:13:08]} Qh4+
{[%clk 0:12:39]} 20. Kg1 {[%clk 0:13:04]} Rg8 {[%clk 0:11:07]} 21. Bxe6
{[%clk 0:12:43]} fxe6 {[%clk 0:10:23]} 22. Qe4 {[%clk 0:12:21]} Rxg2+
{[%clk 0:09:54]} 23. Kxg2 {[%clk 0:12:19]} Rg8+ {[%clk 0:09:46]} 24. Qg4
{[%clk 0:12:08]} Rxg4+ {[%clk 0:09:10]} 25. fxg4 {[%clk 0:12:04]} Qxg4+
{[%clk 0:09:05]} 26. Kf2 {[%clk 0:11:46]} Qh4+ {[%clk 0:07:17]} 27. Ke2
{[%clk 0:10:48]} Qg4+ {[%clk 0:07:06]} 28. Kd3 {[%clk 0:09:03]} Qf5+
{[%clk 0:06:59]} 29. Ke2 {[%clk 0:06:44]} Qg4+ {[%clk 0:06:55]} 30. Kd3
{[%clk 0:06:39]} Qf5+ {[%clk 0:06:53]} 1/2-1/2

[Event “Norway Chess 2015”]
[Site “Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus”]
[Date “2015.06.17”]
[Round “2.2”]
[White “Giri, Anish”]
[Black “Anand, Viswanathan”]
[Result “1/2-1/2”]
[BlackElo “2804”]
[WhiteElo “2773”]
[LiveChessVersion “1.4.6”]
[ECO “A14”]

1. c4 {[%clk 1:59:56]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:59:46]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 1:59:18]} e6
{[%clk 1:59:37]} 3. g3 {[%clk 1:59:14]} d5 {[%clk 1:59:29]} 4. Bg2
{[%clk 1:59:10]} Be7 {[%clk 1:59:21]} 5. O-O {[%clk 1:58:47]} O-O
{[%clk 1:59:09]} 6. b3 {[%clk 1:58:43]} c5 {[%clk 1:57:57]} 7. Bb2
{[%clk 1:57:49]} Nc6 {[%clk 1:57:22]} 8. e3 {[%clk 1:55:23]} b6 {[%clk 1:55:25]}
9. Nc3 {[%clk 1:55:16]} Ba6 {[%clk 1:55:16]} 10. Qe2 {[%clk 1:53:50]} Qd7
{[%clk 1:54:07]} 11. Rfd1 {[%clk 1:50:13]} Rac8 {[%clk 1:45:23]} 12. Nb5
{[%clk 1:45:11]} Rfd8 {[%clk 1:40:08]} 13. Rac1 {[%clk 1:35:28]} dxc4
{[%clk 1:28:19]} 14. bxc4 {[%clk 1:35:16]} Qd3 {[%clk 1:26:45]} 15. Qxd3
{[%clk 1:09:08]} Rxd3 {[%clk 1:26:36]} 16. Bf1 {[%clk 1:07:36]} Rd7
{[%clk 1:26:06]} 17. d4 {[%clk 1:06:23]} Rcd8 {[%clk 1:20:19]} 18. a4
{[%clk 1:05:13]} Bb7 {[%clk 1:05:15]} 19. d5 {[%clk 1:01:40]} exd5
{[%clk 1:03:49]} 20. Bh3 {[%clk 0:59:36]} dxc4 {[%clk 1:03:40]} 21. Bxd7
{[%clk 0:59:18]} Nxd7 {[%clk 1:03:36]} 22. Nd6 {[%clk 0:57:21]} Ba6
{[%clk 1:00:34]} 23. Nxc4 {[%clk 0:56:16]} f6 {[%clk 1:00:20]} 24. Rd2
{[%clk 0:52:49]} Bxc4 {[%clk 0:53:16]} 25. Rxc4 {[%clk 0:52:46]} a6
{[%clk 0:53:00]} 26. Rc1 {[%clk 0:51:44]} b5 {[%clk 0:51:57]} 27. axb5
{[%clk 0:48:30]} axb5 {[%clk 0:51:42]} 28. Ba3 {[%clk 0:41:35]} Kf7
{[%clk 0:49:41]} 29. Rxd7 {[%clk 0:41:14]} Rxd7 {[%clk 0:49:30]} 30. Bxc5
{[%clk 0:41:13]} Ne5 {[%clk 0:47:11]} 31. Nxe5+ {[%clk 0:39:42]} fxe5
{[%clk 0:46:53]} 32. Bxe7 {[%clk 0:39:40]} Kxe7 {[%clk 0:46:41]} 33. Kf1
{[%clk 0:38:53]} Kd6 {[%clk 0:41:48]} 34. Ke2 {[%clk 0:38:12]} e4
{[%clk 0:40:59]} 35. Rc8 {[%clk 0:19:38]} Ra7 {[%clk 0:18:48]} 36. Kd2
{[%clk 0:17:17]} Ra2+ {[%clk 0:18:14]} 37. Kc3 {[%clk 0:17:12]} Rxf2
{[%clk 0:18:06]} 38. Rb8 {[%clk 0:15:35]} Rxh2 {[%clk 0:16:24]} 39. Rxb5
{[%clk 0:15:25]} Ke6 {[%clk 0:15:35]} 40. Kd4 {[%clk 1:10:54]} Rg2
{[%clk 1:14:59]} 41. Kxe4 {[%clk 1:09:36]} Rxg3 {[%clk 1:15:10]} 42. Kf4
{[%clk 1:07:23]} Rg1 {[%clk 1:15:19]} 43. Rb6+ {[%clk 1:07:04]} Kf7
{[%clk 1:15:37]} 44. e4 {[%clk 1:07:21]} h5 {[%clk 1:05:56]} 45. Rb7+
{[%clk 1:05:14]} Ke6 {[%clk 0:59:27]} 46. Rb6+ {[%clk 1:04:58]} Kd7
{[%clk 0:57:51]} 47. Kf5 {[%clk 0:47:42]} Kc7 {[%clk 0:53:56]} 48. Rb2
{[%clk 0:46:29]} Kd7 {[%clk 0:51:29]} 49. e5 {[%clk 0:45:47]} Rf1+
{[%clk 0:51:56]} 50. Kg5 {[%clk 0:45:56]} Ke6 {[%clk 0:52:21]} 51. Kxh5
{[%clk 0:46:03]} Kxe5 {[%clk 0:52:40]} 52. Kg4 {[%clk 0:46:23]} g5
{[%clk 0:53:05]} 53. Kxg5 {[%clk 0:46:51]} 1/2-1/2

[Event “Norway Chess 2015”]
[Site “Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus”]
[Date “2015.06.17”]
[Round “2.3”]
[White “Topalov, Veselin”]
[Black “Nakamura, Hikaru”]
[Result “1/2-1/2”]
[BlackElo “2802”]
[WhiteElo “2798”]
[LiveChessVersion “1.4.6”]
[ECO “C78”]

1. e4 {[%clk 1:59:56]} e5 {[%clk 1:59:53]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 1:59:49]} Nc6
{[%clk 1:59:50]} 3. Bb5 {[%clk 1:59:41]} a6 {[%clk 1:59:45]} 4. Ba4
{[%clk 1:59:36]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:59:40]} 5. O-O {[%clk 1:59:07]} b5 {[%clk 1:59:33]}
6. Bb3 {[%clk 1:59:02]} Bc5 {[%clk 1:59:30]} 7. a4 {[%clk 1:58:54]} Rb8
{[%clk 1:59:24]} 8. Nxe5 {[%clk 1:58:48]} Nxe5 {[%clk 1:58:48]} 9. d4
{[%clk 1:58:42]} Bxd4 {[%clk 1:58:30]} 10. Qxd4 {[%clk 1:58:36]} d6
{[%clk 1:58:25]} 11. Bf4 {[%clk 1:58:30]} c5 {[%clk 1:45:11]} 12. Qd2
{[%clk 1:58:17]} O-O {[%clk 1:44:03]} 13. f3 {[%clk 1:58:13]} c4 {[%clk 1:34:29]}
14. Ba2 {[%clk 1:58:07]} Be6 {[%clk 1:33:43]} 15. Nc3 {[%clk 1:57:34]} b4
{[%clk 1:18:13]} 16. Ne2 {[%clk 1:57:27]} b3 {[%clk 1:16:40]} 17. Bb1
{[%clk 1:57:09]} bxc2 {[%clk 1:15:25]} 18. Bxc2 {[%clk 1:56:56]} Rxb2
{[%clk 1:15:23]} 19. Rfb1 {[%clk 1:46:11]} Rxb1+ {[%clk 0:54:48]} 20. Rxb1
{[%clk 1:46:01]} Qc7 {[%clk 0:54:43]} 21. Rd1 {[%clk 1:44:46]} Ne8
{[%clk 0:54:42]} 22. Qb4 {[%clk 1:37:00]} Nd3 {[%clk 0:44:46]} 23. Bxd3
{[%clk 1:34:34]} cxd3 {[%clk 0:44:42]} 24. Rxd3 {[%clk 1:34:29]} Qc4
{[%clk 0:44:33]} 25. Qa3 {[%clk 1:17:06]} d5 {[%clk 0:31:11]} 26. Kf2
{[%clk 1:06:11]} Qc6 {[%clk 0:24:59]} 27. Nd4 {[%clk 1:01:04]} Qc4
{[%clk 0:20:31]} 28. exd5 {[%clk 0:41:47]} Qxd5 {[%clk 0:18:32]} 29. Nxe6
{[%clk 0:37:36]} Qxe6 {[%clk 0:18:30]} 30. Qb3 {[%clk 0:37:12]} Nf6
{[%clk 0:14:29]} 31. Qxe6 {[%clk 0:35:14]} fxe6 {[%clk 0:14:28]} 32. Rb3
{[%clk 0:30:14]} Rc8 {[%clk 0:13:45]} 33. Bd2 {[%clk 0:25:49]} Rc2
{[%clk 0:07:15]} 34. Ke2 {[%clk 0:22:31]} Nd5 {[%clk 0:05:09]} 35. Kd3
{[%clk 0:21:45]} Rc7 {[%clk 0:04:51]} 36. Rb8+ {[%clk 0:14:38]} Kf7
{[%clk 0:04:51]} 37. g4 {[%clk 0:12:39]} Rd7 {[%clk 0:03:55]} 38. Kc2
{[%clk 0:11:25]} Rc7+ {[%clk 0:03:44]} 39. Kb3 {[%clk 0:10:37]} e5
{[%clk 0:03:14]} 40. Ra8 {[%clk 1:08:16]} Rb7+ {[%clk 1:02:51]} 41. Kc2
{[%clk 1:06:30]} Rc7+ {[%clk 1:03:10]} 42. Kd3 {[%clk 1:04:57]} Rd7
{[%clk 1:03:38]} 43. Ke2 {[%clk 1:05:00]} Rd6 {[%clk 1:03:22]} 44. h4
{[%clk 1:04:03]} Nf4+ {[%clk 0:59:09]} 45. Bxf4 {[%clk 1:04:22]} exf4
{[%clk 0:59:37]} 46. a5 {[%clk 1:01:00]} h6 {[%clk 0:58:47]} 47. h5
{[%clk 0:59:25]} Ke7 {[%clk 0:57:51]} 48. Ra7+ {[%clk 0:57:48]} Kf8
{[%clk 0:58:14]} 49. Ke1 {[%clk 0:56:41]} Kg8 {[%clk 0:57:56]} 50. Ke2
{[%clk 0:57:03]} Kf8 {[%clk 0:58:19]} 51. Ke1 {[%clk 0:57:10]} Kg8
{[%clk 0:58:43]} 52. Ke2 {[%clk 0:57:35]} Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event “Norway Chess 2015”]
[Site “Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus”]
[Date “2015.06.17”]
[Round “2.4”]
[White “Caruana, Fabiano”]
[Black “Carlsen, Magnus”]
[Result “1-0”]
[BlackElo “2876”]
[WhiteElo “2805”]
[LiveChessVersion “1.4.6”]
[ECO “C67”]

1. e4 {[%clk 1:59:57]} e5 {[%clk 1:59:55]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 1:59:53]} Nc6
{[%clk 1:59:49]} 3. Bb5 {[%clk 1:59:48]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:59:43]} 4. O-O
{[%clk 1:59:37]} Nxe4 {[%clk 1:59:39]} 5. d4 {[%clk 1:59:33]} Nd6
{[%clk 1:59:31]} 6. Bxc6 {[%clk 1:59:26]} dxc6 {[%clk 1:59:25]} 7. dxe5
{[%clk 1:59:21]} Nf5 {[%clk 1:59:19]} 8. Qxd8+ {[%clk 1:59:17]} Kxd8
{[%clk 1:59:13]} 9. h3 {[%clk 1:59:02]} h6 {[%clk 1:59:06]} 10. Rd1+
{[%clk 1:58:47]} Ke8 {[%clk 1:58:57]} 11. Nc3 {[%clk 1:58:42]} Ne7
{[%clk 1:58:52]} 12. b3 {[%clk 1:58:19]} Bf5 {[%clk 1:58:34]} 13. Nd4
{[%clk 1:58:08]} Bh7 {[%clk 1:58:26]} 14. Bb2 {[%clk 1:57:51]} Rd8
{[%clk 1:55:46]} 15. Nce2 {[%clk 1:57:31]} Nd5 {[%clk 1:47:40]} 16. c4
{[%clk 1:57:17]} Nb4 {[%clk 1:46:50]} 17. Nf4 {[%clk 1:57:09]} Rg8
{[%clk 1:32:38]} 18. g4 {[%clk 1:46:25]} Na6 {[%clk 1:09:26]} 19. Nf5
{[%clk 1:22:20]} Nc5 {[%clk 1:08:37]} 20. Rxd8+ {[%clk 1:14:40]} Kxd8
{[%clk 1:08:35]} 21. Rd1+ {[%clk 1:13:49]} Kc8 {[%clk 1:07:14]} 22. Ba3
{[%clk 1:04:32]} Ne6 {[%clk 0:57:30]} 23. Nxe6 {[%clk 0:47:22]} Bxa3
{[%clk 0:57:21]} 24. Nexg7 {[%clk 0:46:48]} Bf8 {[%clk 0:53:21]} 25. e6
{[%clk 0:41:14]} Bxf5 {[%clk 0:53:04]} 26. Nxf5 {[%clk 0:41:05]} fxe6
{[%clk 0:53:00]} 27. Ng3 {[%clk 0:39:59]} Be7 {[%clk 0:52:38]} 28. Kg2
{[%clk 0:38:46]} Rf8 {[%clk 0:51:02]} 29. Rd3 {[%clk 0:32:51]} Rf7
{[%clk 0:47:49]} 30. Nh5 {[%clk 0:28:22]} Bd6 {[%clk 0:44:51]} 31. Rf3
{[%clk 0:26:38]} Rh7 {[%clk 0:44:39]} 32. Re3 {[%clk 0:24:07]} Re7
{[%clk 0:44:13]} 33. f4 {[%clk 0:20:05]} Ba3 {[%clk 0:41:51]} 34. Kf3
{[%clk 0:18:36]} Bb2 {[%clk 0:41:39]} 35. Re2 {[%clk 0:16:10]} Bc3
{[%clk 0:41:26]} 36. g5 {[%clk 0:13:04]} Kd7 {[%clk 0:41:21]} 37. Kg4
{[%clk 0:11:03]} Re8 {[%clk 0:40:50]} 38. Ng3 {[%clk 0:09:46]} Rh8
{[%clk 0:40:10]} 39. h4 {[%clk 0:07:54]} b6 {[%clk 0:40:04]} 40. h5
{[%clk 1:07:13]} c5 {[%clk 1:37:31]} 41. g6 {[%clk 1:04:39]} Re8 {[%clk 1:37:50]}
42. f5 {[%clk 1:02:57]} exf5+ {[%clk 1:37:46]} 43. Kf4 {[%clk 1:01:30]} Rh8
{[%clk 1:37:13]} 44. Nxf5 {[%clk 1:01:04]} Bf6 {[%clk 1:37:41]} 45. Rg2
{[%clk 0:59:47]} 1-0

[Event “Norway Chess 2015”]
[Site “Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus”]
[Date “2015.06.17”]
[Round “2.5”]
[White “Hammer, Jon Ludvig”]
[Black “Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime”]
[Result “1/2-1/2”]
[BlackElo “2723”]
[WhiteElo “2677”]
[LiveChessVersion “1.4.6”]
[ECO “A29”]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 {[%clk 1:58:56]} e5 {[%clk 1:59:35]} 3. Nf3 {[%clk 1:58:47]} Nc6
{[%clk 1:59:32]} 4. g3 {[%clk 1:58:36]} g6 {[%clk 1:59:06]} 5. Bg2
{[%clk 1:55:13]} Bg7 {[%clk 1:58:51]} 6. O-O {[%clk 1:55:01]} O-O
{[%clk 1:58:46]} 7. e4 {[%clk 1:54:42]} d6 {[%clk 1:56:22]} 8. d3
{[%clk 1:54:34]} h6 {[%clk 1:35:43]} 9. Be3 {[%clk 1:50:57]} Kh7 {[%clk 1:30:19]}
10. h3 {[%clk 1:49:52]} Nd7 {[%clk 1:28:13]} 11. Rc1 {[%clk 1:45:33]} Nd4
{[%clk 1:20:47]} 12. Bxd4 {[%clk 1:37:55]} exd4 {[%clk 1:20:34]} 13. Ne2 c5 14.
h4 {[%clk 1:23:25]} b5 {[%clk 1:11:58]} 15. cxb5 {[%clk 1:21:37]} Rb8
{[%clk 1:09:56]} 16. a4 a6 17. b4 {[%clk 1:21:07]} axb5 {[%clk 1:09:48]} 18. bxc5
{[%clk 1:18:43]} dxc5 {[%clk 1:09:20]} 19. axb5 {[%clk 1:11:06]} Rxb5
{[%clk 1:09:02]} 20. Nf4 {[%clk 1:10:58]} Ne5 {[%clk 1:04:34]} 21. Bh3
{[%clk 0:58:18]} Bb7 {[%clk 0:56:13]} 22. h5 {[%clk 0:53:26]} Nxf3+
{[%clk 0:48:04]} 23. Qxf3 {[%clk 0:53:21]} Qd6 {[%clk 0:45:21]} 24. Rb1
{[%clk 0:49:55]} Rb4 {[%clk 0:43:51]} 25. Nd5 {[%clk 0:41:35]} Bxd5
{[%clk 0:42:44]} 26. exd5 {[%clk 0:41:30]} c4 {[%clk 0:25:52]} 27. Rxb4
{[%clk 0:38:24]} Qxb4 {[%clk 0:24:59]} 28. dxc4 {[%clk 0:38:15]} Qxc4
{[%clk 0:24:08]} 29. d6 {[%clk 0:37:59]} Qc5 {[%clk 0:22:23]} 30. d7
{[%clk 0:37:51]} Qxh5 {[%clk 0:21:30]} 31. Qxh5 {[%clk 0:37:39]} gxh5
{[%clk 0:21:25]} 32. Bf5+ {[%clk 0:24:45]} Kg8 {[%clk 0:21:15]} 33. Re1
{[%clk 0:24:41]} Bf6 {[%clk 0:21:09]} 34. Re8 {[%clk 0:24:35]} h4
{[%clk 0:19:53]} 35. g4 {[%clk 0:24:26]} Kg7 {[%clk 0:19:42]} 36. f4
{[%clk 0:24:12]} Bd8 {[%clk 0:18:38]} 37. Kg2 {[%clk 0:24:04]} Bf6
{[%clk 0:18:13]} 38. Bd3 {[%clk 0:23:28]} Bd8 {[%clk 0:16:21]} 39. Kf3
{[%clk 0:22:02]} Bf6 {[%clk 0:15:34]} 40. Bf1 {[%clk 0:21:51]} Bd8
{[%clk 0:12:37]} 41. Ke4 {[%clk 0:18:31]} Bf6 {[%clk 0:58:34]} 42. Kd5
{[%clk 1:10:43]} Rg8 {[%clk 0:56:57]} 43. Kc6 {[%clk 1:10:07]} Bd8
{[%clk 0:57:18]} 44. Rxd8 {[%clk 1:06:16]} Rxd8 {[%clk 0:57:33]} 45. Kc7
{[%clk 1:06:42]} Rf8 {[%clk 0:57:36]} 46. d8=Q {[%clk 1:06:55]} Rxd8
{[%clk 0:58:00]} 47. Kxd8 {[%clk 1:07:14]} h5 {[%clk 0:58:13]} 48. gxh5
{[%clk 0:50:48]} Kh6 {[%clk 0:58:38]} 49. Ke7 {[%clk 0:49:09]} Kxh5
{[%clk 0:59:02]} 50. Be2+ {[%clk 0:49:32]} Kh6 {[%clk 0:59:06]} 51. Bf1
{[%clk 0:49:53]} Kh5 {[%clk 0:58:19]} 52. f5 {[%clk 0:47:14]} Kg4
{[%clk 0:58:27]} 53. f6 {[%clk 0:47:40]} h3 {[%clk 0:58:52]} 54. Bxh3+
{[%clk 0:47:44]} Kxh3 {[%clk 0:59:16]} 55. Kxf7 {[%clk 0:48:08]} d3
{[%clk 0:59:44]} 56. Kg7 {[%clk 0:48:29]} d2 {[%clk 1:00:12]} 57. f7
{[%clk 0:48:51]} d1=Q {[%clk 1:00:38]} 58. f8=Q {[%clk 0:49:09]} Qg4+
{[%clk 1:00:58]} 59. Kf7 {[%clk 0:49:29]} Qf5+ {[%clk 1:01:25]} 60. Ke7
{[%clk 0:49:55]} Qxf8+ {[%clk 1:01:52]} 61. Kxf8 1/2-1/2
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