[Event "January 20 2026"] [Site ""] [Date "2026.01.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Magnus Carlsen"] [Black "Jeffery Xiong"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "aBPJSkKD"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "A08"] [Opening "Zukertort Opening: Reversed Grünfeld"] [Termination "Unknown"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.13] } 2... c5 { [%eval 0.17] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.15] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.25] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.17] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.24] } { A08 Zukertort Opening: Reversed Grünfeld } 5... cxd4 { [%eval 0.28] } 6. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.28] } 6... Bc5 { [%eval 0.34] } 7. Nb3 { [%eval 0.38] } 7... Bb6 { [%eval 0.21] } 8. e4 { [%eval 0.2] } 8... d4 { [%eval 0.22] } 9. Na3 { [%eval -0.03] } 9... e5 { [%eval -0.04] } 10. Nc4 { [%eval -0.06] } 10... Be6 { [%eval -0.01] } 11. Nxb6 { [%eval 0.02] } 11... axb6 { [%eval 0.06] } 12. f4 { [%eval -0.09] } 12... Nf6 { [%eval -0.12] } 13. fxe5 { [%eval -0.39] } 13... Ng4 { [%eval -0.47] } 14. Bf4 { [%eval -0.43] } 14... g5 { [%eval -0.42] } 15. Bd2 { [%eval -0.6] } 15... Ncxe5?! { (-0.60 → 0.22) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval 0.22] } (15... h5) 16. c3 { [%eval 0.27] } 16... Ne3 { [%eval 0.3] } 17. Bxe3 { [%eval 0.4] } 17... dxe3 { [%eval 0.31] } 18. Nd4 { [%eval 0.44] } 18... O-O { [%eval 0.35] } 19. Re1 { [%eval 0.24] } 19... b5 { [%eval 0.67] } 20. a3 { [%eval 0.59] } 20... Qb6 { [%eval 0.83] } 21. Rxe3 { [%eval 0.56] } 21... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.5] } 22. Kh1 { [%eval 0.53] } 22... b4 { [%eval 0.5] } 23. axb4 { [%eval 0.42] } 23... Ng4? { (0.42 → 2.06) Mistake. Bg4 was best. } { [%eval 2.06] } (23... Bg4) 24. Re2 { [%eval 2.04] } 24... Rxa1 { [%eval 2.02] } 25. Qxa1 { [%eval 2.07] } 25... Rxd4?! { (2.07 → 3.25) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval 3.25] } (25... Ne5 26. Rd2 Bd7 27. Qf1 Ra8 28. h3 h5 29. Nc2 Ra2 30. Rd5 Rxb2 31. Rxe5) 26. cxd4 { [%eval 3.54] } 26... Qxd4 { [%eval 3.33] } 27. Qe1 { [%eval 3.29] } 27... h6 { [%eval 3.44] } 28. h3 { [%eval 3.28] } 28... Ne5 { [%eval 3.21] } 29. Qc3 { [%eval 3.37] } 29... Qd1+ { [%eval 3.38] } 30. Re1 { [%eval 3.36] } 30... Qd6 { [%eval 3.21] } 31. Kh2 { [%eval 3.05] } 31... Bc4 { [%eval 3.07] } 32. b3 { [%eval 2.98] } 32... Ba6?! { (2.98 → 4.41) Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 4.41] } (32... Be6 33. Re2 Kh7 34. Rd2 Qb8 35. Qd4 b5 36. Qd6 Qh8 37. Qc5 h5 38. Kh1) 33. Qc5 { [%eval 3.85] } 33... Nf3+ { [%eval 3.75] } 34. Bxf3 { [%eval 3.65] } 34... Qd2+ { [%eval 3.58] } 35. Re2 { [%eval 3.45] } { White wins. } 1-0