Magnus Carlsen wins his first classical game, against Grischuk, and is now the sole leader of #NorwayChess after 3 rounds!

standings after 3 rounds in which we have seen some good chess and great comments!

A crushing win by Carlsen:
✅ Takes the lead in #NorwayChess
✅ Extends unbeaten streak to 62
✅ Scores 17th win of 2019
✅ 2019 rating performance 2936
#NorwayChess

🔹 7th Norway Chess 2019- R3
🔹 PGN format

@UnityChess

⚫️#231 (Strategy-Black to Move)
🔸Popov,Iv RUS (2590)
🔸Demianjuk,A (2332)
🔸Baku Open 2018

17...h4! [Instead of castling, Black tries to open the h-file against the Black's king. On the other hand, his bishop on c5 is also well-placed and can support the attack.]

[17...0–0?! 18.Nd2 Be6 19.h4 Ne7 20.Qe2 g6³ /=; 17...Qa7 18.Nd2 h4 19.Nc4 hxg3 20.hxg3 Bh3 21.Ne3 Be6 22.Nd5 Bxd5 23.exd5 f5=/+]

18.Qxb4 hxg3 [¹18...Rb8 19.Rxc5 dxc5 20.Qc3 Ba6 21.Ba3 hxg3 22.hxg3 Nf8 23.Bxc5 Ne6 24.Be3 Qxc3 25.Nxc3 Rxb3-/+]

19.hxg3 Rb8 20.Rxc5 dxc5 21.Qc3 Bh3 22.Bxh3 Rxh3 23.Na3 Qd7 24.Nb5 Qg4 25.Qxc5 Qf3 26.Nd6+ Kf8 27.Nxf7+ Kg8

0–1

⚪️#231 (Endgame-White to Move)
🔸Grandelius,N (2678)
🔸Hector,J (2501)
🔸Bistro Stella 2018

35.Na5?! [35.Rxd6! Re8 36.h4 a3 37.Nd4 Rd7 38.Nxe6+ Rxe6 39.Rxe6 fxe6 40.Bc6 Rd8 41.b7 Rb8 42.Ra1 Nxb7 43.Rxa3 Nd6 44.Ra7+ Nf7 45.Kg2 Kf6 46.Be4±; 35.Rdb4? a3 36.Na5 Rd7 37.Ra1 a2=]

35...Rd7?? [35...Rbb8 36.Rxd6 a3 37.Ra1 a2 38.b7+/=]

36.Bc6 Rdd8 37.b7 a3 38.Bd5 a2 39.Ra1 Rb8 [39...Bxd5 40.Rxd5 Rd7 41.Rxa2 Nxb7 42.Nxb7 Rxb7 43.Rxd6=]

40.Bxe6 fxe6 41.Rxa2 Nxb7 42.Nxb7 Rxb7 43.Rxd6+/=

1–0

🔸ch-RUS Rapid GP Final 2018
🔸Round 1
⚪️Morozevich,A (2656)
⚫️Kabanov,N (2450)
🔸1-0

16.f5! [The black king got stuck in the center and so Morozevich is trying to open up lines against it.]

16...exf5 17.Nxc6! [17.exf5!? Bxh1 18.fxg6! △g×f7 18...hxg6 19.Qxh8 Qa5 △R×c3 20.Bf4! Rxc3 21.bxc3 Qxc3 22.Bxd6+–]

17...bxc6 18.exf5 gxf5 19.Qxf5+– [White has a tremendous attack.]

[19.Bf4!? Ne5 20.Qxf5 Bg7 21.Ne4 0–0 22.Nf6+ Bxf6 23.gxf6 Kh8 24.Bxe5!+– △Rhg1]

⚪️#232 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Asadli,Vugar (2471)
🔸Suleymanli,Aydin (2313)
🔸Baku Open 2018

Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 232
public poll

A) B×e7 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 73%
Gavin, Nikhil, Majid, @Steve1234567890qwerty, @YaminiG, @Sophia_Giraffe, Atharva, Kasyap

B) Bf3 – 2
👍👍 18%
@MerissaWongso, @A_Wild_Richard

C) a×b5 – 1
👍 9%
@fantastic45

👥 11 people voted so far.

⚪️#232 (Endgame-White to Move)
🔸Westerberg,J (2534)
🔸Brynell,S (2409)
🔸Bistro Stella 2018

Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 232
public poll

A) Qf6 – 15
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 88%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, @RahmaniArapardaz, @fantastic45, Gavin, @Kamrankazemi1990, Nikhil, Majid, @Steve1234567890qwerty, @YaminiG, @MerissaWongso, @A_Wild_Richard, Srikar, Atharva, @Joker_GM81, Kasyap

C) Qc7 – 2
👍 12%
Alexander, @Sophia_Giraffe

B) g3
▫️ 0%

👥 17 people voted so far.