Freestyle G.O.A.T. Challenge - Live!

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2/16/2024 – A new super-tournament is taking place on February 9-16 at the Weissenhaus Luxury Resort in Germany. The Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Challenge is an 8-player, innovative event featuring, among others, Magnus Carlsen and world champion Ding Liren. The final day of action sees the two highest-rated players in the world, Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana, fighting for the title. | Follow the games live with expert commentary starting at 13.00 CET (7.00 ET, 17.30 IST)
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Final match - Game 2

A single round-robin with a rapid time control will be followed by a knockout with classical time control. The rapid event determines the pairings for the knockout.

Time controls

  • Quarter-, semi- and finals: 2 games with a standard time control of 90 min/40 moves + 30 minutes for the rest of the game additional + 30 seconds per move
  • In case of a tie in the knockout (to take place in the evening after game 2)
    • Two rapid games: 15 min for the game + 10 sec per move
    • Two blitz games: 5 min for the game + 2 sec per move
    • Single blitz games until a winner is found

Schedule

  • February 9-10: single round-robin with a rapid time control
  • February 11-12: quarter-finals
  • February 13-14: semi-finals
  • February 15-16: finals

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Live games and commentary

To change the round or board, click on the numbers at the top right — for game 2 of the finals go to round 13

Live commentary provided by Peter Leko, Tania Sachdev and Niclas Huschenbeth

Game analysis by Robert Ris

All games - Classical

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1.e4 1:34 The position is equal. b5 5:18 2.b4 3:02 Nf6 2:35 3.d3 2:41 e5 10:06 4.Nh3 41 d5 7:03 4...d6= 5.exd5 3:23 Nxd5 3:34 6.Qxe5 3:01 Qxe5 40 7.Bxe5 35 0-0 1:05 8.Bf3 2:25 Re8 1:35 9.Bd4 5:49 Be7 6:35 10.Bxd5 12:06 Bxd5 39 11.Nf4 36 Bc6 3:34 12.Bc5 10:05 Bg5 2:45 13.Nce2 2:43 Nb6 5:05 14.h4 8:57 Bxf4 1:31 15.Nxf4 30 Ra8 37 16.Rh3 1:41 Nd5 1:55 17.Nxd5 4:04 Bxd5 33 18.a3 2:00 a5 1:06 19.bxa5 50 Rxa5 33 20.Re3 57 Rc8 4:04 21.h5 4:54 h6 53 22.f3 2:51 c6 55 23.Kf2 41 Ra4 3:33 24.g4 3:01       f5 45 25.c4 1:37 Bf7 2:04 Better is 25...bxc4 26.Re7 26.gxf5 cxd3 27.Bb4 c5= 26...Ra5 26.gxf5± 4:59 bxc4? 41
26...Bxh5± is a better defense. 27.f6 27.cxb5 Ra5+- 27...Re8 28.fxg7 28.cxb5 Rxe3 29.Kxe3 cxb5+- 28...Kxg7 29.cxb5 cxb5 30.Rxb5 Bg6 27.f6 1:08 cxd3? 5:36 27...c3 was worth a try. 28.Rg1 c2 28.Rg1+- 1:32 28.Rxd3 Ra5 29.Rc1 Bxh5 30.fxg7 Kxg7 31.Rd7+ Kf6 28...d2 35 29.Rxg7+ 1:23 29.fxg7 Rd8 30.Rd1 Rc4= 29...Kh8 33 30.Rd3 47 30.Rxf7? d1Q 30...d1R 31.Ree7 Rd2+ 32.Ke3 31.Ree7 Qc2+ 32.Ke1 Rh4 32...Qxc5 33.Rh7+ Kg8 34.Reg7+ Kf8 35.Rh8# 32...Qc1+? 33.Ke2-+ 33.Rh7+ Qxh7 34.Rxh7+ Kxh7-+ 30...Bd5 1:02 31.Bd4 4:48 Bxf3 1:39 32.Rxd2 2:08 32.Kxf3? too greedy. Rxa3 33.Rxa3 33.Bc3 Rxc3 34.Rxc3 d1Q+ 35.Ke4 Qd5+ 36.Kf4 Qd4+ 37.Kf5 Qd5+ 38.Kg4 Qd4+ 39.Kh3 Qxc3+ 40.Rg3 Qxf6 41.Rg6 Qf4 42.Rg4 Qf1+ 43.Kh2 Re8 44.Rg2 Rf8 45.Rg4 Rf2+ 46.Kg3 Rg2+ 47.Kh4 Qh1# 33...d1Q+ 33...d1R 34.Raa7 Rf1+ 35.Bf2 34.Ke4 Rd8-+ 34...Qxh5 35.Raa7 32...Bxh5 48 33.Be5 1:44
Threatening mate with Rdd7. 33...Rg4 53 34.Re7 4:49 White threatens f7+ and mate. Kg8 2:34 35.Rdd7 31 Rh7 would now be deadly. Rf8? 7:41 35...Re8+- 36.Rg7+ Rxg7 37.Rxg7+ Kh8 36.Rg7+ 37 White mates. Kh8 34 37.Rxg4 42 Bxg4 33 KRB-KRB 38.Rg7 33 Be6 2:34 39.f7 31 Bxf7 37 40.Rxf7+ 0 Kg8 0 41.Rxf8+ 41 Kxf8 9 KB-KPP 42.a4 4       Ke7 7 43.a5 4 Kd7 3 44.a6 5 Kc8 2 45.Ke3 6 Weighted Error Value: White=0.19 (very precise) /Black=0.37. Loses game: --- Black=2 Mistake: --- Black=4 Inaccurate: White=1 Black=2 OK: White=14 Black=10 Best: White=4 --- 1–0
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Abdusattorov,N2727Ding,L27801–02024Freestyle GOAT Challenge KO 20241.1
Carlsen,M2830Firouzja,A27591–02024Freestyle GOAT Challenge KO 20241.2
Ding,L2780Abdusattorov,N2727½–½2024Freestyle GOAT Challenge KO 20241.2
Keymer,V2743Aronian,L2725½–½2024Freestyle GOAT Challenge KO 20241.2
Aronian,L2725Keymer,V27431–02024Freestyle GOAT Challenge KO 20241.2
Gukesh D2725Caruana,F2804½–½2024Freestyle GOAT Challenge KO 20241.2
Caruana,F2804Gukesh D27251–02024Freestyle GOAT Challenge KO 20241.3
Firouzja,A2759Carlsen,M28300–12024Freestyle GOAT Challenge KO 20241.3
Carlsen,M2830Firouzja,A27591–02024Freestyle GOAT Challenge KO 20241.4
Firouzja,A2759Carlsen,M28301–02024Freestyle GOAT Challenge KO 20241.4
Carlsen,M2830Abdusattorov,N27271–02024Freestyle GOAT Challenge KO 20242.1
Ding,L2780Firouzja,A27590–12024Freestyle GOAT Challenge KO 20242.1
Aronian,L2725Caruana,F28041–02024Freestyle GOAT Challenge KO 20242.1
Gukesh D2725Keymer,V27430–12024Freestyle GOAT Challenge KO 20242.1
Caruana,F2804Aronian,L27251–02024Freestyle GOAT Challenge KO 20242.2
Firouzja,A2759Ding,L2780½–½2024Freestyle GOAT Challenge KO 20242.2
Keymer,V2743Gukesh D27250–12024Freestyle GOAT Challenge KO 20242.2
Abdusattorov,N2727Carlsen,M2830½–½2024Freestyle GOAT Challenge KO 20242.2
Aronian,L2725Caruana,F28041–02024Freestyle GOAT Challenge KO 20242.3
Gukesh D2725Keymer,V27431–02024Freestyle GOAT Challenge KO 20242.3
Caruana,F2804Aronian,L27251–02024Freestyle GOAT Challenge KO 20242.4
Keymer,V2743Gukesh D2725½–½2024Freestyle GOAT Challenge KO 20242.4
Aronian,L2725Caruana,F28040–12024Freestyle GOAT Challenge KO 20242.5
Caruana,F2804Aronian,L27250–12024Freestyle GOAT Challenge KO 20242.6
Aronian,L2725Caruana,F28040–12024Freestyle GOAT Challenge KO 20242.7
Caruana,F2804Carlsen,M2830½–½2024Freestyle GOAT Challenge KO 20243.1
Firouzja,A2759Gukesh D27251–02024Freestyle GOAT Challenge KO 20243.1
Keymer,V2743Ding,L27801–02024Freestyle GOAT Challenge KO 20243.1
Abdusattorov,N2727Aronian,L2725½–½2024Freestyle GOAT Challenge KO 20243.1
Carlsen,M2830Caruana,F28041–02024Freestyle GOAT Challenge KO 20243.2
Ding,L2780Keymer,V27430–12024Freestyle GOAT Challenge KO 20243.2
Aronian,L2725Abdusattorov,N27271–02024Freestyle GOAT Challenge KO 20243.2
Gukesh D2725Firouzja,A2759½–½2024Freestyle GOAT Challenge KO 20243.2

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1.b4 13 b6 3 2.c4 1:04 e5 11 3.f4 56 exf4 22 4.Rxf4 28 Bg5 29 5.Qg3 1:14 f6 13 6.Rf2 1:08 Nd6 20 7.c5 54 Ne4 7 8.Bb3+ 6 Rf7 1 9.Bxf7+ 22 Kxf7 10 10.Qb3+ 23 Qe6 7 11.Qxe6+ 1:17 dxe6 1:18 12.h4 59 Nxf2 49 13.Kxf2 2 Bh6 1 14.Nb3 38 Bd5 1:14 15.Rc1 2:44 b5 8 16.Nd4 2:13 a6 42 17.Rc2 17 Nc6 1:13 18.Nxc6 13 Bxc6 1 19.d3 46 e5 44 20.Bc3 21 Rd8 13 21.Nd2 27 Ke6 10 22.Nf3 6 Kf5 1:20 23.e4+ 21 Kg4 10 24.Bxe5 35 Rxd3 3 25.Bxc7 1 Bxe4 10 26.Re2 2:11 Bxf3 25 27.gxf3+ 2 Rxf3+ 1 28.Kg2 3 Rc3 3 29.Re4+ 52 Kf5 11 30.Re7 2:42 Rc2+ 16 31.Kf3 1:02 Rxa2 2 32.Bg3 31 Ra3+ 8 33.Kg2 7 Rc3 32 34.Ra7 1:09 Kg4 12 35.Be1 12 Rc2+ 6 36.Kf1 2 Kf3 12 37.Rxa6 16 Be3 17 0–1
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Gukesh D2725Firouzja,A27590–12024Freestyle GOAT Challenge Rapid 20241.1
Carlsen,M2830Keymer,V2743½–½2024Freestyle GOAT Challenge Rapid 20241.2
Aronian,L2725Abdusattorov,N2727½–½2024Freestyle GOAT Challenge Rapid 20241.3
Ding,L2780Caruana,F28040–12024Freestyle GOAT Challenge Rapid 20241.4
Abdusattorov,N2727Ding,L27801–02024Freestyle GOAT Challenge Rapid 20242.1
Firouzja,A2759Caruana,F2804½–½2024C40Freestyle GOAT Challenge Rapid 20242.2
Keymer,V2743Aronian,L27251–02024Freestyle GOAT Challenge Rapid 20242.3
Gukesh D2725Carlsen,M28301–02024Freestyle GOAT Challenge Rapid 20242.4
Aronian,L2725Gukesh D27250–12024Freestyle GOAT Challenge Rapid 20243.1
Ding,L2780Keymer,V27430–12024Freestyle GOAT Challenge Rapid 20243.2
Carlsen,M2830Firouzja,A2759½–½2024Freestyle GOAT Challenge Rapid 20243.3
Caruana,F2804Abdusattorov,N2727½–½2024Freestyle GOAT Challenge Rapid 20243.4
Keymer,V2743Caruana,F28041–02024Freestyle GOAT Challenge Rapid 20244.1
Firouzja,A2759Abdusattorov,N27270–12024Freestyle GOAT Challenge Rapid 20244.2
Gukesh D2725Ding,L27801–02024Freestyle GOAT Challenge Rapid 20244.3
Carlsen,M2830Aronian,L27251–02024Freestyle GOAT Challenge Rapid 20244.4
Ding,L2780Carlsen,M28300–12024Freestyle GOAT Challenge Rapid 20245.1
Caruana,F2804Gukesh D27251–02024Freestyle GOAT Challenge Rapid 20245.2
Abdusattorov,N2727Keymer,V2743½–½2024Freestyle GOAT Challenge Rapid 20245.3
Aronian,L2725Firouzja,A2759½–½2024Freestyle GOAT Challenge Rapid 20245.4
Gukesh D2725Abdusattorov,N27270–12024Freestyle GOAT Challenge Rapid 20246.1
Aronian,L2725Ding,L27801–02024Freestyle GOAT Challenge Rapid 20246.2
Carlsen,M2830Caruana,F2804½–½2024Freestyle GOAT Challenge Rapid 20246.3
Firouzja,A2759Keymer,V27431–02024Freestyle GOAT Challenge Rapid 20246.4
Caruana,F2804Aronian,L27251–02024Freestyle GOAT Challenge Rapid 20247.1
Abdusattorov,N2727Carlsen,M28301–02024Freestyle GOAT Challenge Rapid 20247.2
Ding,L2780Firouzja,A2759½–½2024Freestyle GOAT Challenge Rapid 20247.3
Keymer,V2743Gukesh D27251–02024Freestyle GOAT Challenge Rapid 20247.4

Players

Name Country B-Year Elo Rating
Magnus Carlsen Norway 1990 2830
Fabiano Caruana United States 1992 2804
Ding Liren China 1992 2762
Alireza Firouzja France 2003 2760
Nodirbek Abdusattorov Uzbekistan 2004 2744
Dommaraju Gukesh India 2006 2743
Vincent Keymer Germany 2004 2738
Levon Aronian United States 1982 2725

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