Norway Chess, Round 3: Caruana extends lead, Firouzja beats Abdusattorov

by André Schulz
6/2/2023 – Fabiano Caruana and Alireza Firouzja (photo) won straight games against Aryan Tari and Nodirbek Abdusattorov in round 3 of the Norway Chess Tournament. Magnus Carlsen, D. Gukesh and Anish Giri picked up an extra half point in Armageddon after their draws. Caruana leads the field. | Photo: Norway Chess/ Lennart Ootes
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In the third round of the Norway Chess Tournament Hikaru Nakamura and Magnus Carlsen, who have played countless rapid and blitz games in many online tournaments in the past, met.

The two top players played a classical game for the first time in four years and had time for a long game, but didn't use it.

The two grandmasters followed the moves of a line of the Spanish Marshall Attack, which they had both played before. There was a small innovation on move 20, but on move 31, after ten minutes of play, it was over. A draw. In the ensuing Armageddon, Nakamura tried to surprise Carlsen with the King's Gambit. He did not succeed. Carlsen knew what to do and won a lively game in which he quickly gained the upper hand.

Win or lose, Hikaru Nakamura comments his games at the Norway Chess Tournament on his stream GMHikaru. Here is what he had to say about his choice of the King's Gambit:

The game between Shakhriyar Mamedyarv and D. Gukeshalso also ended in a draw, but the two players needed a little more time to reach this result than Nakamura and Carlsen.

The Armageddon game was complicated and tense, with ups and downs, but in the end Gukesh forced Mamedyarov to give a perpetual, which was enough for Gukesh to win the game as he had Black.

The encounter between Wesley So and Anish Giri also ended without a winner, leading to an Armageddon game. Anish Giri won with the black pieces by holding So to a draw.

Fabiano Caruana celebrated a clear victory over Aryan Tari. Caruana had White and in a line of the Queen's Gambit Exchange Variation he soon put his Norwegian opponent under pressure, which he gradually increased to win with a nice combination.

Caruana, Fabiano27641–0Tari, Aryan2642
11th Norway Chess 2023
Stavanger01.06.2023[Schulz,A]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nc3 c6 6.Qc2 g6 6...Be7 7.Bg5 0-0 8.e3 Nbd7 leads to the more common lines of the Queen's Gambit Exchange Variation. 7.Bg5 Be7 7...Bg7 is also a popular move. 8.e3 Bf5 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 0-0 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.h4 The alternative is 12.b4 to start a minority attack. 12...Na6 Or 12...Nd7 e.g. 13.h5 Re8 14.0-0-0 a5 15.e4 dxe4 16.Nxe4 Nb6? 16...Bg7= 17.hxg6 hxg6 18.Ne5 Kg7 19.Qe3+- Kg8 20.Nxf6+ Qxf6 21.Ng4 Qg7 22.Qa3 Qf8 23.Nf6+ Kg7 24.Qf3 Qe7 25.Rh7+ Kf8 26.Rdh1 1-0 (26) Nguyen,A (2529)-Raja,R (2364) Abu Dhabi 2019 13.h5 c5 14.Rd1 White leaves his king in the center - at least for now. Nb4 15.Qe2 Re8 16.Kf1 Rc8 17.hxg6 hxg6 18.g3 Kg7 19.Kg2 cxd4 20.Nxd4 Nc6 21.Qf3 White is better and Black's d5 is vulnerable. Re5 21...Nxd4 22.exd4 Rc6 23.Nxd5 Rd6 24.Ne3 Rxd4 25.Qxb7± also gives White the better game. 22.Nde2 Rf5 23.Nf4 Bxc3 23...g5?? 24.Rxd5+- 24.bxc3
24...Qg5 More stubborn was 24...Ne5 e.g. 25.Qe2 Qc7 25...Rxc3 26.e4+- 26.Nxd5 Qc4 27.Qxc4 Rxc4 28.Rhe1 and Black is still in the game. 25.Qe2 More precise was 25.Rh4 Rh8 26.Rxh8 Kxh8 27.Rb1 Nd8 28.Rd1+- 25...Qe7? Black gives the pawn on d5, but does not get anything in return. Better was 25...Rh8± 26.Nxd5 Qe6 27.e4 Re8 28.Rhe1 28.Nc7? Qxe4+= 28...Qc8
28...Rh5 29.Nf4 28...Rg5 29.Nc7 29.exf5 Rxe2 30.f6+ A strong "zwischenzug". Kf8 31.Rxe2 White is winning. The white rooks can enter Black's position via the h- or the d-file. Qf5 32.c4 Ne5 33.Rde1 Qf3+ A last spite check. 34.Kg1 1–0

In the duel of the youngsters, Alireza Firouzja won against Nodirbek Abdusattorov. Firouzja, who was black, opted for the Queen's Indian and for a long time the position was even. But then Firouzja went on the attack and outplayed his opponent.

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1.e4 2 e5 7 2.Nf3 6 Nc6 6 3.Bc4 43 Bc5 8 4.d3 8 Nf6 15 5.0-0 23 d6 18 6.c3 15 h6 31 Recently 6...a5 got a lot of attention. 7.Nbd2 2:12       7.b4!? Bb6 8.a4= 7...a5 8       C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3. 8.Re1 1:26 0-0 10 9.Nf1 2:41 a4 1:09 The position is equal. 10.Bb5 5:18 a3 1:23 11.b4 9 Bb6 8 12.Bc4 11:29 Ne7 4:14 13.Ng3 5:25 Ng6 5:14 14.h3 1:11 c6 4:05 15.Bb3 3:25 d5 14:41
16.exd5N 14:18 Predecessor: 16.Qc2 Re8 17.Bd2 Be6 18.Rad1 Qd7 19.Be3 Bc7 20.Bc1 Nf4 21.Bxf4 exf4 22.Nf1 Bxh3 23.gxh3 Qxh3 0-1 Asgarizadeh,A (2452)-Chigaev,M (2589) Titled Tuesday intern op 3rd March blitz 2020 (4) 16...Nxd5 14 17.Bd2 10 Be6 1:59 18.Nh5 4:00 Bc7 16:05 18...Qd6= 19.d4! 5:50 exd4 1:42
Black should try 19...Nb6 20.Nxd4 26 Only move: 20.Bxh6!± Ndf4 21.Bxf4 21.Nxg7 Bxb3 22.Qxb3 Nh4= 21.Bxg7 Nxh5 22.Bxf8 Bxb3= 21...Bxb3 22.Qxb3 22.Qxd4 Qxd4 23.Nxd4 Nxf4= 22...Nxf4 23.Nxf4 Bxf4 24.Re4 24.Nxd4 Re8± 24.cxd4 Qd5± 20...Qd6 4:47 And now ...Qh2+ would win. 20...Qh4 with more complications. 21.Nxe6 fxe6 22.Qe2 Rae8 21.Ng3 1:15 21.g3!? Rae8 22.Rxe6 fxe6 23.Qg4 21...Rad8 3:41 22.Nxe6 15:52 fxe6 7 23.Qg4 1:46 Ne5 7:20 24.Qe2 1:10 Nxb4 12:19       Discovered Attack 25.Bg5! 12:48 hxg5 3:07 26.cxb4 1:19 g6 2:14 Prevents Qh5 27.Rad1 3:31 27.Qe3!? 27...Qxb4 3:09 White must now prevent ...Rxd1. 28.Bxe6+ 26 28.Ne4= remains equal. 28...Kh8 59 Strongly threatening ...Rde8. 29.Rb1 20:28 29.Rxd8 Rxd8 30.Bb3 29...Qf4 2:52 Threatens to win with ...Rde8. Black has more active pieces. 30.Rxb7 1:25 Nd3 2:11 31.Rd1 3
This costs White the game. 31.Rf1 is the only way for White. Nc5 32.Rxc7 32.Ra7? Rd2-+       Skewer 32...Qxc7 33.Qe3 Nxe6 34.Qxe6 31...Nc1!-+ 5:03 Weaker is 31...Qxf2+ 32.Qxf2 Nxf2 33.Rxd8 33.Rxc7? Rxd1+ 34.Kh2 Rd2-+ 33...Bxd8 34.Bd7= 31...Nxf2 32.Rxd8 Bxd8 33.Bf5 Nxh3+ 34.Kh2 32.Rxc1 13 Qxc1+ 7 33.Kh2? 1 33.Nf1 Qf4 34.g3 33...Rd2 1:04       Skewer, Deflection. Black is clearly winning. 34.Qe4 2
34...Rfxf2! 18:23 ( -> ...Qf1!) 35.Rxc7 Rxg2+ 0 36.Qxg2 2 Rxg2+ 0 37.Kxg2 1 Qd2+ 0 Artfully played by Gukesh D. Weighted Error Value: White=0.65/Black=0.08 (flawless) 0–1
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Firouzja,A2785Gukesh D27320–12023C5411th Norway Chess 20231.1
Caruana,F2764Carlsen,M28531–02023C1111th Norway Chess 20231.1
So,W2760Nakamura,H2775½–½2023C6711th Norway Chess 20231.1
Mamedyarov,S2738Tari,A2642½–½2023D3211th Norway Chess 20231.1
Abdusattorov,N2731Giri,A2768½–½2023E5711th Norway Chess 20231.1
So,W2760Nakamura,H27751–02023C5411th Norway Chess 20231.2
Mamedyarov,S2738Tari,A26421–02023A1311th Norway Chess 20231.2
Abdusattorov,N2731Giri,A27680–12023E0611th Norway Chess 20231.2
Carlsen,M2853So,W2760½–½2023C6511th Norway Chess 20232.1
Firouzja,A2785Mamedyarov,S27381–02023D2011th Norway Chess 20232.1
Giri,A2768Caruana,F2764½–½2023E2511th Norway Chess 20232.1
Gukesh D2732Nakamura,H27750–12023D4011th Norway Chess 20232.1
Tari,A2642Abdusattorov,N27310–12023B5111th Norway Chess 20232.1
Carlsen,M2853So,W27601–02023C6511th Norway Chess 20232.2
Giri,A2768Caruana,F27640–12023E0511th Norway Chess 20232.2
Nakamura,H2775Carlsen,M2853½–½2023C8911th Norway Chess 20233.1
Caruana,F2764Tari,A26421–02023D3611th Norway Chess 20233.1
So,W2760Giri,A2768½–½2023D5011th Norway Chess 20233.1
Mamedyarov,S2738Gukesh D2732½–½2023A3111th Norway Chess 20233.1
Abdusattorov,N2731Firouzja,A27850–12023D4511th Norway Chess 20233.1
Nakamura,H2775Carlsen,M28530–12023C3911th Norway Chess 20233.2
So,W2760Giri,A2768½–½2023E4811th Norway Chess 20233.2
Mamedyarov,S2738Gukesh D27320–12023A3511th Norway Chess 20233.2
Firouzja,A2785Caruana,F27640–12023C1111th Norway Chess 20234.1
Giri,A2768Nakamura,H2775½–½2023B3111th Norway Chess 20234.1
Mamedyarov,S2738Abdusattorov,N2731½–½2023D2011th Norway Chess 20234.1
Gukesh D2732Carlsen,M2853½–½2023C5411th Norway Chess 20234.1
Tari,A2642So,W2760½–½2023C8911th Norway Chess 20234.1
Giri,A2768Nakamura,H27750–12023C6711th Norway Chess 20234.2
Mamedyarov,S2738Abdusattorov,N27311–02023D3711th Norway Chess 20234.2
Gukesh D2732Carlsen,M28530–12023C5411th Norway Chess 20234.2
Tari,A2642So,W2760½–½2023C3611th Norway Chess 20234.2
Carlsen,M2853Giri,A2768½–½2023E0511th Norway Chess 20235.1
Nakamura,H2775Tari,A26421–02023C2711th Norway Chess 20235.1
Caruana,F2764Mamedyarov,S27380–12023A2811th Norway Chess 20235.1
So,W2760Firouzja,A2785½–½2023D8511th Norway Chess 20235.1
Abdusattorov,N2731Gukesh D2732½–½2023D4511th Norway Chess 20235.1
Carlsen,M2853Giri,A27681–02023E3611th Norway Chess 20235.2
So,W2760Firouzja,A2785½–½2023C6511th Norway Chess 20235.2
Abdusattorov,N2731Gukesh D2732½–½2023E0311th Norway Chess 20235.2
Firouzja,A2785Nakamura,H2775½–½2023B3111th Norway Chess 20236.1
Mamedyarov,S2738So,W2760½–½2023D2011th Norway Chess 20236.1
Gukesh D2732Giri,A2768½–½2023D1211th Norway Chess 20236.1
Abdusattorov,N2731Caruana,F27640–12023C6511th Norway Chess 20236.1
Tari,A2642Carlsen,M2853½–½2023B5111th Norway Chess 20236.1
Firouzja,A2785Nakamura,H27750–12023C5411th Norway Chess 20236.2
Mamedyarov,S2738So,W27600–12023A3711th Norway Chess 20236.2
Gukesh D2732Giri,A27681–02023B9211th Norway Chess 20236.2
Tari,A2642Carlsen,M28530–12023C5511th Norway Chess 20236.2
Carlsen,M2853Firouzja,A2785½–½2023B4011th Norway Chess 20237.1
Nakamura,H2775Mamedyarov,S2738½–½2023D2011th Norway Chess 20237.1
Giri,A2768Tari,A26421–02023E0411th Norway Chess 20237.1
Caruana,F2764Gukesh D2732½–½2023C6511th Norway Chess 20237.1
So,W2760Abdusattorov,N27311–02023D2011th Norway Chess 20237.1
Carlsen,M2853Firouzja,A27851–02023C4211th Norway Chess 20237.2
Nakamura,H2775Mamedyarov,S27381–02023A0611th Norway Chess 20237.2
Caruana,F2764Gukesh D27320–12023C6511th Norway Chess 20237.2
Firouzja,A2785Giri,A2768½–½2023C4411th Norway Chess 20238.1
Caruana,F2764So,W2760½–½2023E5111th Norway Chess 20238.1
Mamedyarov,S2738Carlsen,M2853½–½2023D3711th Norway Chess 20238.1
Gukesh D2732Tari,A26421–02023D0211th Norway Chess 20238.1
Abdusattorov,N2731Nakamura,H2775½–½2023C6711th Norway Chess 20238.1
Firouzja,A2785Giri,A27680–12023C4411th Norway Chess 20238.2
Caruana,F2764So,W27601–02023D3611th Norway Chess 20238.2
Mamedyarov,S2738Carlsen,M28530–12023A2111th Norway Chess 20238.2
Abdusattorov,N2731Nakamura,H27751–02023C6711th Norway Chess 20238.2
Carlsen,M2853Abdusattorov,N2731½–½2023C0111th Norway Chess 20239.1
Nakamura,H2775Caruana,F27641–02023C5811th Norway Chess 20239.1
Giri,A2768Mamedyarov,S2738½–½2023C6011th Norway Chess 20239.1
So,W2760Gukesh D2732½–½2023D3711th Norway Chess 20239.1
Tari,A2642Firouzja,A27851–02023B5111th Norway Chess 20239.1
Carlsen,M2853Abdusattorov,N2731½–½2023C0111th Norway Chess 20239.2
Giri,A2768Mamedyarov,S27381–02023C6011th Norway Chess 20239.2
So,W2760Gukesh D2732½–½2023C6511th Norway Chess 20239.2

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