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11th Norway Chess 2023 R6: Gukesh wins Armageddon against Giri

by Shahid Ahmed - 06/06/2023

D Gukesh drew the Classical game against Anish Giri (NED) in Round 6 of 11th Norway Chess 2023. It was a well contested draw. Gukesh prevailed in the Armageddon against Giri. He moved to 8.5/18. Fabiano Caruana scored the sole Classical victory of the round against Nodirbek Abdusattorov. This is also his first win in a rated game against the former World Rapid champion. Caruana once again increased his lead by 1.5 points as he is now at 13.5/18 and also became World no.2 in the live ratings. Magnus Carlsen avenged his last edition's Armageddon loss against Aryan Tari. Round 7 starts today from 5 p.m. local time, 8:30 p.m. IST. All photos in this article are by Lennart Ootes/Norway Chess unless stated otherwise.

Caruana increases his sole lead, now World no.2 again

Magnus Carlsen is currently at 7.5/18, six points behind the sole lead Fabiano Caruana. If Caruana manages to score 3 points in the seventh round, Carlsen will only be able to tie the score provided he wins the remaining all three Classical games.

D Gukesh is having a great tournament at Norway Chess

Gukesh - Giri: 1.5-1

D Gukesh (2732) lost the first Classical rated game against Anish Giri (NED, 2768) at the 85th Tata Steel Masters 2023. Their second Classical game ended in a draw at WR Masters 2023. The teenager won their Blitz encounter on the first day of this ongoing event. In the sixth round, the Classical game ended in a well contested draw. Thus it was time for Armageddon.

Gukesh - Giri, Armageddon

Position after 23...b5

Black tried to break the position wide open with 23...b5. 24.cxb5 axb5 25.Rxe4 c4 26.a6 Nd3 27.a7 Ra8 28.Bg4 Re5 29.Be6+ Kh8 30.Rxe5 Bxe5 31.Qa5 Qe7 32.Qxb5 h6 33.Qxc4 Nb4+ 34.Kd2 Gukesh shifted his king to the kingside and soon won the game convincingly.

Gukesh is making all the right moves in this event so far

Tari - Carlsen: 1-1.5

Magnus Carlsen (NOR, 2853) lost the Blitz encounter on the first day against Norway no.2 Aryan Tari (2642). Last year, Tari won the Armageddon. This time, Carlsen gained the upper hand in the major piece endgame but somehow he was unable to score a full point.

Tari - Carlsen, Classical

Position after 42.Re1

42...Qd6 43.Kh1 Rb4 44.Rc1 now Rf4 having the idea of Qd4 and then grabbing the h4 or f3-pawn would have been devastating for White. The game continued 44...Qd4 45.Rc6 Qb1+ 46.Kh2 Rd1 47.Qg3 and now Qa1 was required to gain a crucial pawn and win the game. 47...Qg1+ and Black's advantage slipped away. The game ended in a draw via perpetual check. Carlsen went on to win the Armageddon to clinch the match.

Magnus Carlsen is bound to be delighted to beat Aryan Tari in Armageddon after previous year's loss

Alireza Firouzja's questionable double exchange sacrifice was easily thwarted by Hikaru Nakamura in Armageddon

A blunder in the Armageddon by Shakhriyar Mamedyarov cost his game against Wesley So

Abdusattorov - Caruana: 0-3

It might be a surprising fact to many that Fabiano Caruana (USA, 2764) had never beaten Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB, 2731) in a rated game. Abdusattorov won a game each in all three formats classical, rapid and blitz. Earlier this year, their battle at 85th Tata Steel Masters ended in a draw. Caruana was determined to change that statistics.

Position after 49.h6

White overstretched his pawn 49.h6? Instead 49.Rc1 Qg4 50.Rxc4 bxc4 51.Be7 Ng5 would have been fine for White. 49...Qg4 50.Nf5 Qxe4 51.Rg7+ Kh8 52.Ne3 Nxh6 53.Nxc4 Kxg7 Black won the game in the next few moves.

Fabiano Caruana bounced back well, now World no.2 again

Fabiano Caruana is now World no.2 in the live ratings | Source: 2700chess.com

Photo Gallery

Magnus Carlsen poses for a selfie with his fan

The Pineapple Man (Nakamura) prevailed over the Orange Man (Firouzja)

Anish Giri with his second GM Erwin l'Ami

D Gukesh enjoying a sip of Pure Norway Water 

Henrik Carlsen taking a glance at his son's game against Tari

Greatest female chess player of all time, Judit Polgar poses for a photograph with the kids

A fan takes a selfie with Hikaru Nakamura
Replay the Live Commentary of Round 6 by Amruta Mokal | Video: ChessBase India

Highlights

Replay Round 6 games

Round 6 results

Fabiano Caruana won the sole Classical game of Round 6 | Photo: Norway Chess

Standings after Round 6

Fabiano Caruana slightly increases the gap with Hikaru Nakamura | Photo: Norway Chess

Schedule

Blitz Round 1 starts on 29th May 2023. Round 1 starts at 7 p.m. local time, 10:30 p.m. IST. 

Classical games will be played from 30th May to 9th June 2023. Everyday game starts at 5 p.m. local time, 8:30 p.m. IST. 2nd and 7th June are the rest days.

11th Norway Chess 2023 Classical games schedule | Photo: Norway Chess

Tie-break schedule | Photo: Norway Chess

Links

Official site

Tournament Regulations


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