The Magnus Carlsen Invitational/Rd2 Day 2
Nepomniachtchi ! Earned two points. In “Must Win” games..
Down 2-1
Game 1 MVL Game 2 Draw Game 3 Draw Game 4 Nepomniachtchi
G/4 Vachier-Lagrave – Nepomniachtchi 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. c3 Ngf6 5. Bd3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. Re1 O-O 8. Bc2 b5 9. d4 Bb7 10. d5 Re8 11. a4 a6 12. Bf4 Nh5 13. Be3 Nb6 14. Nbd2 e6 15. dxe6 Rxe6 16. axb5 axb5 17. Rxa8 Qxa8 18. Bb3 Re7 19. h3 Nd7 20. Bc2 h6 21. Qa1 Re8 22. Qxa8 Rxa8 23. g4 Nhf6 24. Bf4 Ra2 25. Rb1 Ne8 26. Bb3 Ra6 27. c4 b4 28. Ne1 Nc7 29. Be3 Ne6 30. f3 Nd4 31. Bd1 Ra2 32. Nd3 Nc6 33. f4 Nd4 34. Kf2 Nf6 35. e5 Ne4+ 36. Ke1 dxe5 37. fxe5 Ne6 38. Nb3 Bf8 39. Ra1 Rxa1 40. Nxa1 Ba6 41. Bf3 N6g5 42. Bg2 Bxc4 43. Nf4 Ng3 44. Bf2 N5e4 45. Bxg3 Nxg3 46. Kf2 Bg7 47. Kxg3 Bxe5 48. Kf3 b3 49. Bf1 Bxf1 50. Nxb3 Bd6 51. Nd2 Bb5 52. b3 Kg7 53. Ke3 Bc6 54. Nd3 f5 55. gxf5 gxf5 56. Nc4 Be7 57. Nf4 Bg5 58. Ne5 Bb5 59. Nf3 Kf7 60. Ne5+ Kf6 61. Nf3 Bc6 62. Nxg5 hxg5 63. Nd3 Bg2 64. h4 gxh4 65. Nxc5 Kg5 66. Kf2 Bd5 67. b4 Kg4 68. Nd3 f4 69. Ne5+ Kf5 70. Nd3 Be4 71. Nc5 h3 72. Kg1 f3 73. b5 Kf4 74. b6 f2+ 75. Kxf2 h2 0-1
G/5 Vachier-Lagrave – Nepomniachtchi 0-1
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d3 Nf6 6. d4 d5 7. Bd3 Bd6 8. Qe2+ Be6 9. Ng5 Qe7 10. Nxe6 fxe6 11. c3 O-O 12. f4 c5 13. O-O Nc6 14. Be3 Rae8 15. Nd2 e5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Bb5 Neg4 18. Bxe8 Rxe8 19. Rf3 Nxe3 20. Re1 Nf5 0-1
Game 1 Draw Game 2 Draw Game 3 Ding …. Caruana down 2-1 in a “Must Win” Game 4
G/4 Caruana – Ding 1-0
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. O-O Re8 8. Kh1 a5 9. Nc4 Nd7 10. a4 b6 11. b3 f6 12. Be3 Bb4 13. Nh4 Nf8 14. Nf5 Ne6 15. Qg4 g6 16. Qg3 Bc3 17. Rad1 Kh8 18. Nh6 Qe7 19. Qh4 Rf8 20. h3 Qg7 21. Ng4 g5 22. Qg3 Nf4 23. Bd2 Ne2 24. Qh2 Bd4 25. Nge3 Be6 26. Rde1 Nf4 27. Qg3 Qg6 28. Qf3 h5 29. Nf5 g4 30. Qg3 Bxf5 31. exf5 Qxf5 32. Re4 gxh3 33. Bxf4 exf4 34. Qxh3 Qxh3+ 35. gxh3 c5 36. Rxf4 Kh7 37. Kg2 Rae8 38. Kf3 f5 39. Ne3 Bg7 40. Rg1 Bh6 41. Rh4 f4 42. Nd5 Re5 43. Nxc7 Rf6 44. c3 Rg6 45. Rd1 Rc6 46. Nb5 Kg6 47. d4 cxd4 48. cxd4 Rxb5 49. axb5 Rc3+ 50. Ke4 Bg5 51. Rg1 Kh6 52. Rxf4 Bxf4 53. Kxf4 Rxb3 54. d5 a4 55. Rd1 Rb4+ 56. Kf5 Rxb5 57. Ke6 Rb2 58. d6 Re2+ 59. Kd5 Rxf2 60. d7 Rf8 61. Kc6 Kg5 62. d8=Q+ Rxd8 63. Rxd8 Kh4 64. Rd3 1-0
He wins game 4 and 5 on demand picks up 2 points and joins Carlsen for the lead.
TB G/5 Ding – Caruana 0-1
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O c6 6. b3 O-O 7. c4 a5 8. Nc3 Ne4 9. Bb2 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 a4 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. bxa4 Bd7 13. Qb3 Bxa4 14. Qxb7 Nc6 15. Rfb1 Qd6 16. Qb2 Na5 17. Bb4 Qe6 18. e3 Nc4 19. Qe2 Bb5 20. Qe1 Rfb8 21. Nd2 Qd7 22. Nb3 e5 23. dxe5 Nxe5 24. Bc3 Bc4 25. Qd2 Qf5 26. Rd1 h5 27. Nd4 Qd7 28. h4 Ra3 29. Rdc1 Rba8 30. Rc2 Bd3 31. Rcc1 Bc4 32. Nb3 Qf5 33. Rd1 Nf3+ 34. Bxf3 Bxc3 35. Qxc3 Qxf3 36. Qb2 Rxa2 0-1
Since Caruana and Nepomniachtchi won their Matches with Tie Breaks they receive only 2 points… Ding and MVL receive 1 point for making it in the Tie – Break.
[If the match is secured in the first 4 games played then 3 points is awarded.]
Round 3 Day One PAIRINGS…………
Fabiano Caruana vs.Magnus Carlsen
Alireza Firouzja vs.Hikaru Nakamura
Nepomniachtchi vs. MVL | Ding Liren vs. Caruana | Magnus Carlsen Invitational Day 4 https://t.co/WsTvnyqqvv
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