Having suggested that the format of the 2024 Norway Chess event was contributing to overly drawish play, the next 2 rounds of the Open section saw 5 decisive games out of the 6 played. What really kicked things off seems to have been Prag beating Carlsen in a very simple and stylish manner. Carlsen then bounced back with a 4th round win over Caruana, while Prag went down to Nakamura. In the mean time Ding's struggles continue, losing to Caruana and Firouzja in successive rounds. At this stage Firouzja leads by half a point over Carlsen. The Women's event is a little more clear cut, with Vaishali leading by 2.5 points!
Norway Chess 2024
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Qc7 6. O-O Nf6 7. Qe2 d6 8. c4 Nbd7 9. Nc3 Ne5 10. h3 b6 11. f4 Nxd3 12. Qxd3 Bb7 13. f5 Qd7 14. Bg5 Be7 15. Rad1 Rc8 16. Qe2 e5 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nc2 Qc6 19. Ne3 Bg5 20. Kh1 Bxe3 21. Qxe3 f6 22. b3 b5 23. Nd5 Qc5 24. Qf3 bxc4 25. Qh5+ Kf8 26. Rf3 Bxd5 27. Rxd5 Qb6 28. bxc4 Rxc4 29. Rb3 Rb4 30. Rdd3 Rxb3 31. Rxb3 Qc7 32. Qd1 g6 33. Qb1 Qc5 34. Rb7 gxf5 35. Kh2 Rg8 36. Qb3 d5 37. Rxh7 1-0
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