Rapport still leads
For a second day in a row, all three classical games finished drawn in Stavanger. The shortest game was played by Richard Rapport and Magnus Carlsen, after the world champion tried the King’s Indian against the tournament leader.
Bologan: "If you study this DVD carefully and solve the interactive exercises you will also enrich your chess vocabulary, your King's Indian vocabulary, build up confidence in the King's Indian and your chess and win more games."1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 0–0 6.Be2 e5 7.0–0 exd4 8.Nxd4 Re8 9.f3 Nc6 10.Nc2 Nh5
Rapport vs. Carlsen - Classical
11.g4 [White can start with 11.Nd5. After 11...f5 White has 12.g4 and the battle goes on.]
11...Be5 [After 11...Nf6 12.Bg5 h6 13.Be3 Ne5 White should be better according to the engines, but that does not mean much in the King’s Indian.]
12.gxh5 [With 12.Rf2 the perpetual check could have been prevented, but after 12...Nf4 13.Bf1 Black stands very comfortably.]
12...Bxh2+ 13.Kxh2 Qh4+ 14.Kg1 Qg3+ 15.Kh1 Qh4+ 16.Kg1 Qg3+ 17.Kh1 Qh4+ 18.Kg1 Qg3+
There are over 30 examples of this draw in the Mega Database.
Rapport and Carlsen most likely did not plan to end the game so quickly. Carlsen was obviously surprised by something in Rapport’s preparation, so decided to steer away from yet another inferior position after having twice found himself on the defensive side in this event.
In the Armageddon decider, a 42-move draw gave the world champion an extra point for the standings table.
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1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 exd4 8.Nxd4 Re8 9.f3 Nc6 10.Nc2 Nh5 11.g4 Be5 12.gxh5 Bxh2+! 13.Kxh2 Qh4+ 14.Kg1 Qg3+ 15.Kh1 15...Qh4+!?N 15...Qh3+ 16.Kg1 16.Kg1 Qg3+ 17.Kh1 Qh4+ 18.Kg1 Qg3+ ½–½ - Start an analysis engine:
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| Rapport,R | 2760 | Carlsen,M | 2855 | ½–½ | 2021 | | 9th Norway Chess 2021 | 3.1 |
| Rapport,R | 2760 | Carlsen,M | 2855 | ½–½ | 2021 | | 9th Norway Chess 2021 | 3.2 |
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Fist bump — Richard Rapport and Magnus Carlsen | Photo: Lennart Ootes
The classical game between Aryan Tari and Ian Nepomniachtchi also ended in perpetual check, though not so early in the struggle.
Tari vs. Nepomniachtchi - Classical
26.Nxe5 Bxe5 27.Rd8+ [The endgame after 27.Qxe5 Qxa4 is hardly winnable for Black, but the game move is easier.]
27...Ke7 28.Qxe5+ Kxd8 29.Qd6+ Kc8 30.Qc6+ Kd8 31.Qd6+ Kc8 32.Qc6+ ½–½
A rollercoaster tiebreaker saw Nepo coming out on top against the young Norwegian.
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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 Nc6 11.Bc4 Ne7 12.0-0 Rc8 13.Qd3N 13.Nxf6+ gxf6 14.Bd3 Rg8 15.g3 Ng6 16.Kh1 13.b3 Nxd5 14.Bxd5 Bxd5 15.Qxd5 Rxc2 16.Qxb7 Qc8 17.Qxc8+ Rxc8 18.Nd2 Kd7 19.Nc4 13...Nxd5 14.Bxd5 Bxd5 15.Qxd5 Rxc2 16.Qxb7 Qc8 17.Qd5 Qc6 18.Rad1 Ke7 19.b3 Rc8 20.Qa5 Rb8 21.Rd3 Kf8 22.Qe1 Rb2 23.Qd1 Qxe4 24.Rxd6 Qb4 24...R2xb3?! 25.Nd2± 25.Qd5 Qxb3 26.Nxe5 Bxe5 27.Rd8+ Ke7 28.Qxe5+ 28...Kxd8 29.Qd6+ Kc8 30.Qc6+ Kd8 31.Qd6+ Kc8 32.Qc6+ ½–½ - Start an analysis engine:
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| Tari,A | 2642 | Nepomniachtchi,I | 2792 | ½–½ | 2021 | | 9th Norway Chess 2021 | 3.1 |
| Tari,A | 2642 | Nepomniachtchi,I | 2792 | 0–1 | 2021 | | 9th Norway Chess 2021 | 3.2 |
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Ian Nepomniachtchi | Photo: Lennart Ootes
Alireza Firouzja and Sergey Karjakin also drew their classical game, albeit not by perpetual check. For a third day in a row, Firouzja lost the Armageddon decider. Against Karjakin, the youngster erred in a technical rook endgame.
The aim of this DVD is to provide you with the practical skills and knowledge that you will need to play a rook and pawn endgame. Based on his own playing experience, Grandmaster Daniel King reveals what is essential knowledge, saving you time in your studies. The Power Play series is suitable for anyone looking to improve their chess, but also provides ready-made lessons and exercises for a trainer.
Running time: 5 hours Firouzja vs. Karjakin - Armageddon
White can hold the draw here with 60.Kb5, with the king supporting the passed a-pawn. Firouzja’s 60.Ra3+, on the other hand, loses to 60...Ke2 61.Ra2 Ka1 62.Ra1+ d1Q.
Today’s round 4 will see the world champion facing his next challenger. This will be the penultimate encounter between the two before their World Championship match, scheduled to take place in Dubai at the end of the year — the last one will be played next week in Stavanger, in round 10.
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 0-0 6.0-0 d5 7.exd5 Nxd5 8.Re1 Bg4 9.a4 a5 10.h3 Bh5 11.Nbd2 Nb6 12.Bb3 12.Bb5 Bd6 13.Ne4 f5 14.Ng3 Bxf3 15.Qxf3 Ne7 16.Qxb7 Rb8 17.Qf3 12...Qxd3 13.Nxe5 Bxd1 13...Qf5 14.Nef3 Rae8 15.g4 Bxg4 16.hxg4 Qxg4+ 17.Kh1 Bxf2 18.Nh2 Rxe1+ 19.Qxe1 Qg3 14.Nxd3 Bxb3 15.Nxc5N 15.Nxb3 Bd6 16.Nbc5 Rab8 17.Ne4 Rfd8 18.Nxd6 Rxd6 19.Bf4 Rxd3 20.Bxc7 Rc8 21.Bxb6 15...Bc2 16.Nf1 Ra7 17.Ne3 Bg6 18.b3 Rd8 19.f4 19...f6 20.Ba3 Bf7 21.Rad1 Nd5 22.Nxd5 Rxd5 23.Rxd5 Bxd5 24.Rd1 Bf7 25.f5 Ra8 26.Rd7 Rc8 27.Nxb7 Ne5 28.Re7 Nc6 29.Rd7 Ne5 30.Rd4 Nc6 31.Rd2 Bxb3 32.Nc5 Bf7 33.Ne6 h5 34.Rd5 Re8 35.Rd7 35.Nxc7 Re1+ 36.Kf2 Bxd5 35...Bxe6 36.fxe6 Rxe6 37.Rxc7 ½–½ - Start an analysis engine:
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| Firouzja,A | 2754 | Karjakin,S | 2758 | ½–½ | 2021 | | 9th Norway Chess 2021 | 3.1 |
| Firouzja,A | 2754 | Karjakin,S | 2758 | 0–1 | 2021 | | 9th Norway Chess 2021 | 3.2 |
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Alireza Firouzja and Sergey Karjakin | Photo: Lennart Ootes
Standings after Round 3
| Player |
Games |
Points |
| Richard Rapport |
3 |
5½ |
| Magnus Carlsen |
3 |
4½ |
| Ian Nepomniactchi* |
2 |
3 |
| Alireza Firouzja |
3 |
3 |
| Sergey Karjakin* |
2 |
2½ |
| Aryan Tari |
3 |
2 |
*Will play their round-1 game on Saturday, September 11
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