Carlsen, Magnus (2851)

Harikrishna, Penteala (2763)

Event: 4th Norway Chess 2016
Site: Stavanger NOR Date: 04/19/2016
Round: 1.2 Score: 1-0
ECO: E15 Queen's Indian, Nimzovich variation (exaggerated fianchetto)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. Qa4 c57. a3 Bxd2+ 8. Bxd2 O-
O 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. Bg2 Qb6 11. OONc6 12. Be3 Rfc8 13. Rfd1 d5 14. cxd5 exd5 15.
Bxc5 Qa5 16. Qc2 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 Qxc5 18. Rac1 Qb6 19. b4 h6 20. Qe3 Qb721. Bh3
Re8 22. Qc3 Ne7 23. Nd4 Ne4 24. Qc7 Qa6 25. f3 Ng526. Bd7 Red8 27. h4 Nxf3+ 2
8. Nxf3 Qxa3 29. Kg2 Qb2+ 30. Rd2 Qxb4 31. Re1 a5 32. Rde2 Ng6 33. h5 Nh8 34.
Bf5 a4 35. Ne5 Qd6 36. Qc2 Re8 37. Bh7+ Kf8 38. Qf5 Re7 39. Bg6 Kg8 40. Nxf7 Rx
f7 41. Bxf7+ 1-0

Carlsen, Magnus (2857)

Cordova, Emilio (2638)

Event: 42nd Olympiad 2016
Site: Baku AZE Date: 09/10/2016
Round: 8.7 Score: 1-0
ECO: E18 Queen's Indian, old main line, 7.Nc3

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. OO OO 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Bd2 Bf6 9.

Rc1 c5 10. d5 exd5 11. cxd5 Nxd2 12. Nxd2 d6 13. Nde4 Be7 14. f4 f5 15. Nf2 Ba6 1
6. a4 Bf6 17. Re1Nd7 18. e3 Rb8 19. Qc2 g6 20. Nb5 Bxb5 21. axb5 Bg7 22. Bh3 Kh
8 23. e4 g5 24. fxg5 f4 25. Bf5 fxg3 26. Nh3 gxh2+ 27. Kh1 Be5 28. Qe2 Rf7 29. Rc
2 Rg7 30. Rf1 Qe8 31. Qd3 Nf8 32. Rg2 Ng6 33. Bxg6 Qxg6 34. Nf4 Bxf4 35. Rxf4 Q
h5 36. Qc3Kg8 37. Qf6 Rf7 38. Qe6 Rf8 39. Rgf2 c4 40. g6 Qd1+ 41. Rf1 1-0

Carlsen, Magnus (2881)

Karjakin, Sergey (2772)

Event: Vugar Gashimov Mem 2014
Site: Shamkir AZE Date: 04/28/2014
Round: 8.2 Score: ½-½
ECO: E15 Queen's Indian, Nimzovich variation (exaggerated fianchetto)

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-

O 8. b3 c5 9. Bb2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Nc6 12. Nxc6 dxc6 13. e4 Qd3 14. e
 5 Ne4 15. Nf3 Rfd8 16. Re1 Nc5 17. Nd4 Rac8 18. Re3 Qxd1 19. Rxd1 Nxb3 20. axb
3 c5 21. Red3 cxd4 22. Rxd4 Kf8 23. Kf3 Ke8 24. Ke4 Bc5 25. Rxd8+Rxd8 26. Rxd8
+ Kxd8 27. f3 Kc7 28. Bc3 Kc6 29. Kd3 b5 30. b4 Bg1 31. h3 Bf2 32. g4 Bg3 33. Kd
4 a6 34. Kd3 Bf2 35. Bd2Bg3 36. Bc3 Bf2 37. Bd2 Bg3 38. Bc3 1/2-1/2

Hammer, Jon Ludvig (2608)

Carlsen, Magnus (2868)

Event: Norway Supreme Masters Blitz 2013
Site: Stavanger NOR Date: 05/07/2013
Round: 4.2 Score: 0-1
ECO: E15 Queen's Indian, 4.g3 Bb7

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 g6 6. OO Bg7 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Nxe4 Bxe4 9. Bg

5 Qc8 10. Qd2 h6 11. Bf4 d6 12. Rac1 Nd7 13. Rfe1 Qb7 14. b3 g5 15. Be3 f5 16. Red1 O-
O 17. Bf1 Rae8 18. Ne1 e5 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. f3 Bc6 21. Bd4 f4 22. gxf4 Rxf4 23. Be3 Rf7
24. Bf2 Qc8 25. Bg3 Qf5 26. Nc2 Qxf3 27. exf3 Nxf3+ 28. Kh1 Nxd2+ 29. Bg2 Bxg2+ 30. K
xg2 Re2+ 31. Kh1 Nf3 32. Nb4 a5 33. Rc2 Rfe7 34. Nd5 Rxc2 35. Nxe7+Kf7 36. Nd5 h5 37.
Rf1 g4 38. Nxc7 Be5 39. Rf2 Rc1+ 40. Kg2Rg1# 0-1

Carlsen, Magnus (2881)

Agdestein, Simen (2628)

Event: 2nd Norway Chess 2014
Site: Stavanger NOR Date: 06/13/2014
Round: 9.2 Score: 1-0
ECO: E15 Queen's Indian, Nimzovich variation (exaggerated fianchetto)

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bd6 8. Nc3 O-

O 9. OO dxc4 10. Ne5 c6 11. bxc4 Qc7 12. Bf4 Bb7 13. Rc1 Nh5 14. Ne4 Nxf4 15. gx
f4 c5 16. Qd3 Bxe5 17. Ng5 g6 18. Qh3 h5 19. dxe5 Nc6 20. Ne4 Nd4 21. Nf6+Kg7
22. Rfe1 Nf5 23. Rc3 Rh8 24. Rd1 Rad8 25. Rcd3 Rd4 26. e3 Rxd3 27. Rxd3 Bxg2 28
. Qxg2 Rd8 29. Kf1 Kf8 30. Rxd8+Qxd8 31. Ke2 Qc8 32. a3 Ke7 33. h3 Kd8 34. Qe4
Kc7 35. Nh7Qe8 36. Ng5 b5 37. Qd3 a6 38. Kd2 Kb6 39. Kc3 Qe7 40. Ne4Qc7 41. K
b3 Kc6 42. Nc3 bxc4+ 43. Qxc4 Qb6+ 44. Kc2 Qa5 45. Qe4+ Kc7 46. Qa8 c4 47. Qf
8 Kd7 48. Ne4 Qa4+ 49. Kc1Qc6 50. Qxf7+ Kc8 51. Nd6+ Kd8 52. Qf8+ Kc7 53. Qc8
+ Kb6 54. Qb8+ 1-0
 Aronian, Levon (2815)

Carlsen, Magnus (2881)

Event: FIDE World Blitz 2014
Site: Dubai UAE Date: 06/20/2014
Round: 16.2 Score: ½-½
ECO: E15 Queen's Indian, Nimzovich variation (exaggerated fianchetto)

1.d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg2 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 Bd

6 9. OO OO 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Re1 Re8 12. Qc2 Rc8 13. a4 c6 14. a5 bxa5 15. e4 dx
e4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Rxe4 Rxe4 18. Qxe4 Nf6 19. Qf5 Rb8 20. Rxa5 Bc8 21. Qc2Be
6 22. Rxa7 Bxb3 23. Qxc6 Bd5 24. Qc1 h6 25. Nh4 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 Bf8 27. Qc4 Qd5+
28. Qxd5 Nxd5 29. Ra5 Nf6 30. Nf5 h5 31. Bg5 Ne4 32. Ne7+ Bxe7 33. Bxe7 Re8 3
4. Bc5 Nf6 35. Bd6Rd8 36. Be7 Rxd4 37. Bxf6 gxf6 38. Rxh5 Kg7 39. Rh4 Rd2 40. Rf
4 Kg6 41. g4 Ra2 42. h4 Rb2 43. Rc4 Kg7 44. Kg3 Rb3+ 45. Kf4 Rb2 46. f3 Rh2 47.
h5 Ra2 48. Ke4 Ra5 49. Kf4 Rb5 50. Rd4 Ra5 51. Ke3 Ra3+ 52. Rd3 Ra4 53. Rd4 Ra
3+ 54. Ke4 Ra5 55. f4 Ra1 56. Rd5 Ra6 57. Kf5 Rb6 58. Ra5 Rc6 59. Rd5 Ra6 60. Ke
4 Ra4+ 61. Rd4 Ra5 62. Rd5 Ra4+ 63. Kf5 Ra6 64. g5fxg5 65. fxg5 Ra1 66. h6+ Kh
7 67. Kf6 Rf1+ 68. Rf5 Ra1 69. Kxf7 Ra7+ 70. Kf6 Ra6+ 71. Ke5 Ra5+ 72. Kf4 Ra4+
73. Kg3Kg6 74. Rf8 Ra3+ 75. Kg4 Ra4+ 76. Rf4 Ra6 77. Rb4 Rc6 78. Re4 Rb6 79. K
f4 Ra6 80. Re8 Ra4+ 81. Ke5 Ra5+ 82. Kf4 Rf5+ 83. Ke4 Rxg5 84. Rg8+ Kxh6 85. R
xg5 Kxg5 1/2-1/2

Anand, Viswanathan (2792)

Carlsen, Magnus (2863)

Event: WCh 2014
Site: Sochi RUS Date: 11/14/2014
Round: 5 Score: ½-½
ECO: E15 Queen's Indian, 4.g3

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Nc3 Bb7 7. Bg2 c6 8. e4 d5 9. e

xd5 cxd5 10. Ne5 OO 11. OO Nc6 12. cxd5 Nxe5 13. d6 Nc6 14. dxe7 Qxe7 15. Bg5
h6 16. d5 Na5 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. dxe6 Qxe6 19. Re1 Qf6 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. Bxd5 Rad
8 22. Qf3 Qxb2 23. Rad1 Qf6 24. Qxf6 gxf6 25. Re7Kg7 26. Rxa7 Nc6 27. Rb7 Nb4 2
8. Bb3 Rxd1+ 29. Bxd1 Nxa2 30. Rxb6 Nc3 31. Bf3 f5 32. Kg2 Rd8 33. Rc6 Ne4 34.
Bxe4fxe4 35. Rc4 f5 36. g4 Rd2 37. gxf5 e3 38. Re4 Rxf2+ 39. Kg3Rxf5 1/2-1/2
 Hammer, Jon Ludvig (2608)

Carlsen, Magnus (2868)

Event: Norway Supreme Masters Blitz 2013
Site: Stavanger NOR Date: 05/07/2013
Round: 4.2 Score: 0-1
ECO: E15 Queen's Indian, 4.g3 Bb7

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 g6 6. OO Bg7 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Nxe4 Bxe4 9

. Bg5 Qc8 10. Qd2 h6 11. Bf4 d6 12. Rac1 Nd7 13. Rfe1 Qb7 14. b3 g5 15. Be3 f5 16
. Red1 OO 17. Bf1 Rae8 18. Ne1 e5 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. f3 Bc6 21. Bd4 f4 22. gxf4 Rx
f4 23. Be3 Rf7 24. Bf2 Qc8 25. Bg3 Qf5 26. Nc2 Qxf3 27. exf3 Nxf3+ 28. Kh1 Nxd2+
29. Bg2 Bxg2+ 30. Kxg2 Re2+ 31. Kh1 Nf3 32. Nb4 a5 33. Rc2 Rfe7 34. Nd5 Rxc2
35. Nxe7+Kf7 36. Nd5 h5 37. Rf1 g4 38. Nxc7 Be5 39. Rf2 Rc1+ 40. Kg2Rg1# 0-1

Jumabayev, Rinat (2525)

Carlsen, Magnus (2837)

Event: World Blitz Final
Site: Astana KAZ Date: 07/10/2012
Round: 17 Score: 0-1
ECO: E15 Queen's Indian, Nimzovich variation (exaggerated fianchetto)

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 c5 8. O-O O-

O 9. Bf4 cxd4 10. Qxd4 Nc6 11. Qd3 d5 12. a3 Be7 13. Nc3 dxc4 14. bxc4 Na5 15. Ne5 Bxg
2 16. Kxg2 Qc8 17. Ra2 Qb7+ 18. Qf3 Qxf3+ 19. Kxf3 Rfc8 20. Nb5 a6 21. Nd4Ne8 22. Rb1
f6 23. Nd7 Nxc4 24. Nxe6 b5 25. a4 b4 26. Rc2Ne5+ 27. Nxe5 Rxc2 0-1

Wang, Hao (2739)

Carlsen, Magnus (2837)

Event: 45th Biel GM
Site: Biel SUI Date: 07/30/2012
Round: 7 Score: 0-1
ECO: E15 Queen's Indian, Nimzovich variation (exaggerated fianchetto)

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 c5 8. O-O O-

O 9. Bc3 Na6 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Nxc3 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Nc5 14. Rc1 Qc7 15. b4 N
b7 16. Ncb5Qb8 17. Qd3 Rc8 18. Rfd1 h6 19. f3 a6 20. Nc3 Nd6 21. Nb1Nde8 22. Nd2 Qb7
23. c5 bxc5 24. bxc5 Qa7 25. N2b3 Nd5 26. c6 dxc6 27. e4 Ne7 28. Nc5 Nf6 29. Ndb3 Ng6
30. Qc3 Nf8 31. Na5 Rab8 32. a4 Kh8 33. Rb1 Rb6 34. Rxb6 Qxb6 35. Nab7Rb8 36. Nd6 Kg
8 37. Rd2 a5 38. Nd3 N8d7 39. Nc4 Qa6 40. Rc2 c5 41. Rb2 Rb7 42. Rxb7 Qxb7 43. Qb2 Qa
6 44. Qb5 Qxb5 45. axb5 a4 46. Ndb2 Nb6 47. Kf2 Nfd7 48. Ke3 Kf8 49. f4 f5 50. exf5 exf5
51. Kd3 Ke7 52. Na3 Nf6 53. Nbc4 Nxc4 54. Nxc4Ne4 55. Ne5 Kd8 56. g4 fxg4 57. Nxg4 Nd
6 58. b6 Kc8 59. Ne3Kb7 60. Nd5 Kc6 0-1

Giri, Anish (2696)

Carlsen, Magnus (2837)

Event: 45th Biel GM
Site: Biel SUI Date: 08/01/2012
Round: 9 Score: ½-½
ECO: E15 Queen's Indian, Nimzovich variation (exaggerated fianchetto)

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2Bxd2+ 7. Nbxd2 d5 8. Bg2 O-

O 9. OO Nbd7 10. Ne5 c5 11. Nxd7 Qxd7 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. dxc5 Rac8 14. Nb3 bxc5 15. Rf
d1 c4 16. Nd4 c3 17. Nf5 Qb5 18. bxc3 Rxc3 19. Ne7+ Kh8 20. Qd2 Qxe2 21. Nxd5 Qxd2 2
2. Rxd2 exd5 23. Bxd5 g6 24. Bb3 Bc4 25. Rd7 Bxb3 26. axb3 Rxb3 27. Raxa7 Kg7 28. Kg2
h5 29. h4 Rb6 30. Rd3 Rf6 31. Rf3 Rxf3 32. Kxf3 Rb8 33. Ra3Kf6 34. Ra6+ Kg7 35. Ra3 Kf6
36. Ra6+ Kg7 37. Ra3 1/2-1/2

Carlsen, Magnus (2843)

Karjakin, Sergey (2778)

Event: 5th Final Masters
Site: Bilbao ESP Date: 09/26/2012
Round: 3 Score: ½-½
ECO: E15 Queen's Indian, Nimzovich variation (exaggerated fianchetto)

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. Bg2 Be7 7. OO OO 8. Ne5 c5 9. d

xc5 Qc7 10. Ndf3 bxc5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Qc2 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Bg5 f6 15. Bd
2 Qb6 16. Rfe1Rfd8 17. a3 Rab8 18. Rab1 Bf8 19. h4 Qb3 20. Qe4 Nb6 21. Bc3 Bb7
22. Qg4 e5 23. Nd2 Qf7 24. Bxb7 Rxb7 25. Nf1 Nc4 26. Red1 Rdb8 27. Qe4 Nd6 28.
Qc2 Qg6 29. Qxg6 hxg6 30. Nd2 Kf7 31. e3 Nb5 32. Ba5 Nd6 33. Rbc1 Rb5 34. Bc7
R8b7 35. Bxd6 Bxd6 36. Nc4 Be7 37. e4 Ke6 38. Kg2 Rb8 39. Rd2Rd8 40. Rxd8 Bxd
8 41. Rd1 Be7 42. Rd3 Rb8 43. Kf3 Rb7 44. Ke2 Rb8 45. Kd2 f5 46. Rd5 Rd8 47. Rxd
8 Bxd8 48. Kd3 f4 49. Ke2 g5 50. gxf4 exf4 51. hxg5 Bxg5 52. Kf3 Bh4 53. a4 a6 54
. b3 g5 55. Na5 Ke5 56. Nc6+ Kd6 57. Na5 Ke5 58. Nc4+ Kd4 59. a5 Bxf2 60. Kxf2
 Kxe4 61. Nd6+ Kd5 62. Ne8 Kc6 63. Nf6Kb5 64. Ne4 g4 65. Ke2 Kxa5 66. Nxc5 Kb4
67. Nxa6+ Kxb3 1/2-1/2

Anand, Viswanathan (2780)

Carlsen, Magnus (2843)

Event: 5th Final Masters
Site: Bilbao ESP Date: 09/29/2012
Round: 5 Score: ½-½
ECO: E18 Queen's Indian, old main line, 7.Nc3

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. OO OO 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Bd2 Bf6 9. Qc2
Nxd2 10. Qxd2 d6 11. e4 Nd7 12. Rad1 g6 13. h4 Qe7 14. Rfe1 Bg7 15. Qc2 c5 16. b3 cxd4
17. Nxd4 a6 18. Qd2 Rfd8 19. Qe3 Rab8 20. Rd2 Nf6 21. Bf3 Qc7 22. Red1 Nd7 23. Bg2 Rb
c8 24. Bh3 Re8 25. Nde2 Bf8 26. h5Nf6 27. hxg6 hxg6 28. Bg2 Ba8 29. Bf3 Qc5 30. Qxc5 R
xc5 31. Na4 Rc7 32. Nxb6 Bxe4 33. Kg2 Rb8 34. Na4 d5 35. cxd5Bxf3+ 36. Kxf3 Nxd5 37.
Nf4 Nxf4 38. gxf4 Rb5 39. Nb2 Rf5 40. Nc4 g5 41. Rd4 Kg7 42. Rg1 Bc5 43. Re4 Kf6 44. Rx
g5Rxg5 45. fxg5+ Kxg5 46. Ne3 Ba7 47. Rc4 Rxc4 48. Nxc4 Kf6 49. b4 e5 50. a4 Ke6 51. b
5 e4+ 52. Kxe4 axb5 53. axb5 Bxf2 54. b6 f5+ 55. Kf3 Bxb6 56. Nxb6 f4 57. Nd5 Kxd5 58.
Kxf4 1/2-1/2

Aronian, Levon (2816)

Carlsen, Magnus (2843)
Event: 5th Final Masters
Site: Sao Paulo/Bilbao BRA/ESP Date: 10/13/2012
Round: 10 Score: ½-½
ECO: E18 Queen's Indian, old main line, 7.Nc3

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. OO OO 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Bd2 Bf6 9.

Ne5 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 d5 12. Ng4 Nd7 13. Qa4 Be7 14. Rfd1 Nf6 15. Ne
5 Qe8 16. Nc6Kh8 17. f3 a6 18. Be1 Bd6 19. Rac1 b5 20. cxb5 axb5 21. Qxb5Rxa2 2
2. Ba5 Qa8 23. Rd3 Nd7 24. Rdc3 Nb8 25. b4 Nxc6 26. Rxc6 Rb2 27. R6c2 Rxc2 28.
Rxc2 Qa7 29. e3 h6 30. Qc6 Kg8 31. Kf2 Qa8 32. Kg2 Qxc6 33. Rxc6 Rb8 34. Bxc7 B
xc7 35. Rxc7 Rxb4 36. g4 Rb2+ 37. Kg3 g5 38. Rc3 Re2 39. h4 Kg7 40. Ra3 Kg6 41.
h5+ Kf6 42. Rb3 Kg7 43. Ra3 Kf6 44. Rb3Kg7 1/2-1/2

Aronian, Levon (2808)

 Carlsen, Magnus (2815)
Event: 20th Amber Blindfold
Site: Monaco MNC Date: 03/14/2011
Round: 3 Score: ½-½
ECO: E15 Queen's Indian, Nimzovich variation (exaggerated fianchetto)

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 c5 8. O-O O-

O 9. Bc3 Na6 10. Bb2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Qc7 13. Nf3 Be7 14. Nc3 Nc5 15
. Qd4 Qb7 16. Rfd1Rfd8 17. Rac1 Rac8 18. Kg1 d6 19. Qe3 a6 20. Nd4 Bf8 21. Qf3Q
xf3 22. Nxf3 Rb8 23. Nd4 Rdc8 24. f3 g6 25. Kf2 Bh6 26. e3Bg7 27. Ke2 Kf8 28. Rd2
Ne8 29. Rcd1 Be5 30. g4 Rb7 31. g5Bg7 32. Ba3 Kg8 33. h4 h5 34. Rc1 Rbc7 35. R
cd1 Rb7 36. Rc1Rbc7 37. Rcd1 1/2-1/2