NIC Classic KO 2021 chess24.com INT Sat 24th Apr 2021 – Sun 2nd May 2021
U finalnom meču Carlsen je pobjedio Nakamuru. U borbi za treće mjesto Mamedjarov je pobjedio Aroniana.
Leading Final Round 3 Standings:
| Rk | Name | Ti | Rtg | 1 | 2 | Pts | TB1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final | |||||||
| 1 | Carlsen, Magnus | GM | 2881 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | |
| 2 | Nakamura, Hikaru | GM | 2829 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
| 3rd-4th | |||||||
| 1 | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | GM | 2761 | 0.5 | 1 | 1.5 | |
| 2 | Aronian, Levon | GM | 2778 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 |
Nakamura,Hikaru – Carlsen,Magnus [D31]
NIC Classic KO 2021 chess24.com INT (3.23), 02.05.2021
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 a6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 Nf6 6.e3 Bd6 7.Bxd6 Qxd6 8.Bd3 Bg4 9.Qb3 Nc6 10.h3 Bh5 11.Nge2 Bxe2 12.Nxe2 0–0 13.Rc1 Nd8 14.Qa3 Qd7 15.0–0 g6 16.Nf4 Re8 17.Bc2 c6 18.Nd3 Ne6 19.f4 Ng7 20.f5 g5 21.Ne5 Qc7 22.h4 g4 23.Qc3 Ngh5 24.Qe1
24…Rxe5 25.dxe5 Qxe5 26.Qc3 Qg3 27.Qe1 Qd6 28.Qf2 Re8 29.Rcd1 Qe5 30.Rd4 c5 31.Rd2 Ng3 32.Rfd1 Kf8 33.Rd3 Nfe4 34.Qe1 Qf6 35.Rxd5
35… Qxh4 36.Bxe4 Qh1+ 37.Kf2 Nxe4+ 38.Ke2 Qxg2+ 39.Kd3 0–1