chess24 Legends of Chess On-Line Tournament
August 3-5 2020
Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Magnus Carlsen in the Finals of the chess24 Legends of Chess. Top prize $45,000
Carlsen victorious in Day One .. going into tie breaks/ Armageddon.
G/1 Nepomniachtchi – Carlsen 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Rg1 b5 7. g4 Bb7 8. g5 Nfd7 9. a3 g6 10. h4 Bg7 11. h5 Nc6 12. Be3 Nc5 13. f3 O-O 14. hxg6 fxg6 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Bh3 Bxc3+ 17. bxc3 e5 18. Bg4 Qe7 19. Qd2 Rad8 20. c4 bxc4 21. O-O-O Ne6 22. Qc3 Bd7 23. Qxc4 Kg7 24. Qb4 Nf4 25. Bxf4 Bxg4 26. Rxg4 Rxf4 27. Rxf4 Qxg5 28. Rxd6 Qxf4+ 29. Kb1 Rxd6 30. Qxd6 h5 31. c4 Qxf3 32. Qxe5+ Qf6 33. Qd5 h4 34. c5 Qf1+ 35. Ka2 Qg2+ 36. Kb3 Qg3+ 37. Ka4 h3 38. c6 h2 39. Qd7+ Kh6 40. Qd8 Qe5 41. Qh4+ Kg7 42. Kb3 Qb5+ 43. Kc3 Qxc6+ 44. Kd3 Qd6+ 45. Ke2 Qxa3 46. Kf2 Qb2+ 47. Kg3 Qf6 48. Qh3 Qc3+ 0-1
G/2 Draw
G/3 Nepomniachtchi – Carlsen 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Rg1 b5 7. g4 Bb7 8. g5 Nxe4 9. Nxe4 Bxe4 10. a4 e5 11. axb5 Be7 12. Rg4 axb5 13. Bxb5+ Nd7 14. Bd2 Bb7 15. Nf5 O-O 16. Rxa8 Bxa8 17. Rh4 g6 18. Qg4 Nc5 19. Qh3 h5 20. Rxh5 gxh5 21. Qxh5 Ne6 1-0
G/4 Draw
TIE BREAKS
G/1 Nepomniachtchi – Carlsen 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 g6 7. g4 Bg7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Qd2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. g5 Nh5 13. Bxg7 Nxg7 14. e5 Ra7 15. O-O-O Rd7 16. Bc6 Rc7 17. Bf3 Bf5 18. exd6 exd6 19. Ne4 Ne6 20. h4 Rc4 21. Nf6+ Kh8 22. Bd5 Rxc2+ 23. Qxc2 Bxc2 24. Kxc2 Nf4 25. Kb1 Kg7 26. Rd4 Nxd5 27. Rxd5 h6 28. Rhd1 Qc8 29. a3 Qh3 30. R1d4 Qf1+ 31. Ka2 Qxf2 32. Rxd6 hxg5 33. hxg5 Qg3 34. R6d5 Rc8 35. Rd3 Qf4 36. R3d4 Qh2 37. Rd2 Qc7 38. R2d4 Rh8 39. Rd7 Qe5 40. R7d5 Qe3 41. Rd3 Qc1 42. Rc3 Qf4 43. Rc2 b4 44. a4 b3+ 45. Kxb3 Rb8+ 46. Ka2 Qxa4+ 47. Kb1 Rh8 48. Rc1 Qb3 49. Rd2 Qe6 50. Rc5 a5 51. Rcd5 a4 52. Ka2 Qe3 53. R2d3 Qb6 54. Rd6 Qg1 55. R6d5 Rh1 56. Ka3 Qa1+ 57. Kb4 Qxb2+ 58. Ka5 Rh8 59. Rb5 Ra8+ 0-1
G/2 Carlsen – Nepomniachtchi 1-0
1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 g6 3. e4 Bg7 4. Nc3 a6 5. Be3 b5 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. a4 b4 8. Ne2 Nf6 9. Ng3 a5 10. c3 Na6 11. O-O O-O 12. h3 c5 13. Qe2 bxc3 14. bxc3 cxd4 15. cxd4 Nb4 16. Rfc1 Rc8 17. Bd2 Rxc1+ 18. Rxc1 Qa8 19. Bb1 Bc6 20. Bxb4 axb4 21. Qc4 Bxa4 22. Qxb4 Bc6 23. Qb6 Rc8 24. Bd3 Bd7 25. Rxc8+ Qxc8 26. Qb2 h5 27. Qd2 Qa8 28. e5 dxe5 29. dxe5 Nd5 30. Be4 Bc6 31. e6 f5 32. Bxd5 Bxd5 33. Nh4 Kh7 34. Ngxf5 gxf5 35. Qg5 Qa1+ 36. Kh2 Qe5+ 37. f4 Qxe6 38. Qxh5+ Kg8 39. Nxf5 Bf8 40. Qg5+ Kf7 41. Qh5+ Qg6 42. Nh6+ Bxh6 43. Qxd5+ e6 44. Qb7+ Kg8 45. Qc8+ Kh7 46. Qb7+ Bg7 47. Qf3 Qf6 48. Qe4+ Kg8 49. Qa8+ Bf8 50. Qe4 Kg7 51. g3 Qb2+ 52. Qg2 Qb3 53. Qe2 Bd6 54. h4 Kf6 55. Qd2 Qd5 56. Qb2+ Kf7 57. Qe2 Qd4 58. Kh3 Qc5 59. Qe4 Qh5 60. Qb7+ Be7 61. Qe4 Qd5 62. Qh7+ Ke8 63. h5 Qh1+ 64. Kg4 Qd1+ 65. Kh3 Qh1+ 66. Kg4 Qd1+ 67. Kh3 Qd5 68. Qg6+ Kd7 69. h6 Qh1+ 70. Kg4 Qd1+ 71. Kh3 Qd4 72. h7 Bf6 73. Qf7+ Kd6 74. Qf8+ Kd5 75. Qg8 Qa1 76. Qf7 Qh1+ 77. Kg4 Qd1+ 78. Kh3 Qf1+ 79. Kg4 Qe2+ 80. Kh3 Qb2 81. Qd7+ Ke4 82. Qxe6+ Kf3 83. Qd5+ Ke3 84. Kg4 Bh8 85. Qf3+ Kd4 86. Qd1+ Kc5 87. Qd7 Qf6 88. Qf5+ Kd6 89. Qxf6+ Bxf6 90. Kf5 Ke7 91. Kg6 Bh8 92. g4 1-0
A thrilling day ends with Magnus Carlsen clinching the first set in the final! https://t.co/YAiDReG0sC
Nepo has a chance to come back tomorrow & force a decider on Wednesday. Grischuk: "The fight is lost but the war continues for Team Russia!" #c24live #ChessLegends pic.twitter.com/s7qxKgXkNo— chess24.com (@chess24com) August 3, 2020
