It was a crazy end to the day with Alireza Firouzja winning his Armageddon game against Levon Aronian on time. Magnus Carlsen had earlier won his Armageddon against Fabiano Caruana. This means that with 3 rounds to go Alireza Firouzja has a 1-point lead over Magnus Carlsen, with Levon Aronian and Fabiano Caruana still in close pursuit.

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/altibox-norway-chess-2020/13/1/1

Magnus after scraping a draw then beating Fabi in Armageddon:
"I thought for sure it was extremely dangerous & the fact I’m holding after all this Ne5, Qc8 stuff is a bit of luck, I would say. Sometimes these things just collapse but fortunately it didn’t today!"
#NorwayChess

To paraphrase a Norwegian proverb, the stomach is not content with nice moves. https://bit.ly/2SORLbQ

Fireouzja. 🔥 https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/altibox-norway-chess-2020/14/1/2

🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)

Alireza Firouzja beats Levon Aronian as Levon loses on time in Armageddon! https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/altibox-norway-chess-2020/14/1/2
#c24live #NorwayChess

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A potentially explosive controversy was avoided here since Levon Aronian was already out of time after 59...Re4, before Alireza Firouzja's 61.Ng3/61.Ng7 jumble.

Alireza Firouzja after beating Levon Aronian in Armageddon:
"I think once you lose on time one game then you understand what is one second [increment]! You should just press the clock. He was not concentrated on the clock, I think!"

Duda saves the 7th round from 3 draws by beating Tari with white pieces.

Banned For Cheating, Igors Rausis Enters Tournament Under Different Name

Igors Rausis, who was banned from FIDE rated tournaments and stripped of his GM title after he was caught cheating, played in a rapid tournament in Latvia under a new name. Story:

https://www.chess.com/news/view/igors-rausis-name-isa-kasimi

Magnus Carlsen Loses 1st Chess Game In 2 Years!
Magnus Carlsen lost his first classical game since July 31, 2018! Exploding head Watch Simon Williams break down the game:

Unity Untitled U2200
October 11th, 2020
‼️Provisional Prize List‼️

Open:
1️⃣ 1. Daluz, Christian Mark (2020🇵🇭
2️⃣ 2. Reyes, Chester Neil (1831)🇵🇭
3️⃣ 3. Shahibzadegan, Ali (2168)🇮🇷

2100-2199:
1️⃣ 5. Tahmasebi, Hamidreza (2196)🇮🇷
2️⃣ 6. Hakasa, Arya Wisang (2141)🇮🇩
3️⃣ 9. Ghaziolsharif, Kaveh (2190)🇮🇷

2000-2099:
1️⃣ 4. Hille, Willian Henrique (2070)🇧🇷
2️⃣ 34. Ebrahimi Herab, Hamidreza (2020)🇮🇷
3️⃣ 35. Nugraha, Yoga (2073)🇲🇨

1900-1999:
1️⃣ 7. Orozbaev, Eldiar (1973)🇰🇬
2️⃣ 8. Mukim, Nadya Angraini (1951)🇲🇨
3️⃣ 10. Vardanyan, Haik A. (1972)🇦🇲

1800-1899:
1️⃣ 19. Ortiz Hernandez, Ricardo Paul (1872) 🇲🇽
2️⃣ 21. Wildan Sulkhan Mahizthon (1847) 🇮🇳
3️⃣ 25. Gutierrez Vargas, Robert (1870)🇲🇽

1700-1799:
1️⃣ 11. Lemi, Daniel John (1778)🇵🇭
2️⃣ 14. Amirkhanlou, Morteza (1744)🇮🇷
3️⃣ 26. Cid Munoz, Benjamin (1770) 🇨🇱

1600-1699:
1️⃣ 16. Telesforo, Cyril Felrod (1693) 🇵🇭
2️⃣ 20. Suyarov, Mukhammadzokhid (1658) 🇺🇿
3️⃣ 48. Aakash G (1664) 🇮🇳

1500-1599:
1️⃣ 92. Rogoski, Joao Vitor Ximenes (1514)🇧🇷
2️⃣ 135. Shokirjonova, Barchinoy (1594) 🇺🇿
3️⃣ 148. Salimiyan, Behzad (1503)🇮🇷

1400-1499:
1️⃣ 59. Chandrani Shlok (1413)🇮🇳
2️⃣ 65. Sharshenbekov, Emir (1424)🇰🇬
3️⃣ 79. Prawin K (1495)🇮🇳

U1400:
1️⃣ 23. Marquez, Ivette Fiorela (1362) 🇦🇷
2️⃣ 31. Hari Ganesh T (1349)🇮🇳
3️⃣ 47. Mathiyazhagan M (1227)🇮🇳

Unrated:
1️⃣ 27. Andres jerónimo Zapata 🇨🇴montoya
2️⃣ 50. Wicaksono, Aji Bagus🇲🇨
3️⃣ 53. Marcellana, Mark James🇵🇭

🎁Lucky Prizes
50. Rojas Mena, Jhann Carlos (2029)🇵🇪
100.100. Musatwe Simutowe (2182)🇿🇲
150. Fakhim Ghanbarnezhad, Rozhina (1419)🇮🇷
200. Borji, Parham (1661)🇮🇷
250. Anhwere, Bernard (1878)🇬🇭
300. Ramos Castro, Aldair (1930)🇵🇪
350. Audiali (1671)🇲🇨

Another eventful round here at Altibox Norway Chess, with only Magnus Carlsen getting a classical win and thus taking the tournament lead. He will face Alireza Firouzja with the black pieces in a huge game on Thursday, after tomorrow's rest day.

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/altibox-norway-chess-2020/15/1/1

42. Re8! Qxe8 43. Qh6+ Kg8 44. Qxg6+ Kh8 45. Nf6, and Magnus Carlsen wins the classical game against Aryan Tari and grabs the lead in Norway Chess.

With this beautiful win against his compatriot Aryan Tari, Carlsen grabs sole lead at #NorwayChess.
He's now 1 point ahead of Firouzja, whom he's going to face in the upcoming round.

Magnus: "Generally I'm too dumb to lie, so mostly I'm telling the truth!"

Also:
Fiona Steil-Antoni: "Enjoy, congrats and see you on...... whatever day it is in two days!"
Magnus: "It's called Thursday"
Fiona: "Thank you!"

#NorwayChess #c24live