Unbelievable Pawnstorm Position!!! - Magnus Carlsen vs Nodirbek Abdusattorov - Freestyle WCC 2026
Weissenhaus, February 13, 2026 – The FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2026 was officially launched at Weissenhaus today. Eight of the world’s leading grandmasters begin their campaign for the title under the joint staging of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) and Freestyle Chess. The championship places the Freestyle format within the official FIDE World Championship framework and establishes a direct qualification pathway for the next cycle. With the 2026 world title, $300,000 in prize money and three qualification spots for 2027 at stake, the event carries both immediate sporting pressure and long-term consequence. The winner receives $100,000, while the top three finishers qualify directly for the FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2027.[Event "FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship KO"] [Site "Weissenhaus, Germany"] [Date "2026.02.14"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2887"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [WhiteTeam "Finals"] [WhiteFideId "1503014"] [BlackElo "2697"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [BlackTeam "Finals"] [BlackFideId "14204118"] [TimeControl "25+10"] [Variant "Chess960"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [StudyName "Game 3"] [ChapterName "Carlsen, Magnus - Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/HBrJFvOW/an..."] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/jozarov"] [FEN "nrbbqnkr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NRBBQNKR w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [UTCDate "2026.02.14"] [UTCTime "18:22:09"] 1. e4 e5 2. b4 b5 3. Nb3 Ne6 4. c3 Nb6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 d5 7. e5 f6 8. Ng3 O-O 9. O-O fxe5 10. dxe5 Nf4 11. Bxf4 Rxf4 12. Ne2 Rf8 13. f4 Bf5 14. Rc1 Nc4 15. Ned4 c6 16. Bc2 Bxc2 17. Rxc2 Bb6 18. Re2 a5 19. bxa5 Bxd4+ 20. Nxd4 c5 21. Nb3 Rc8 22. f5 d4 23. e6 Qe7 24. Nd2 d3 25. Ref2 Nxd2 26. Rxd2 c4 27. Qe4 Rfd8 28. Kh1 Rd6 29. h3 Rcd8 30. Rc1 g6 31. a4 gxf5 32. Qxf5 Rxe6 33. axb5 Re2 34. Qg4+ Kh8 35. Rxe2 Qxe2 36. Qh4 Rg8 37. Qf6+ Rg7 38. Qf8+ Rg8 39. Qf6+ Rg7 40. Qd8+ Rg8 41. Qd4+ Rg7 42. Rg1 d2 43. b6 Kg8 44. Qd8+ Kf7 45. b7 Rxg2 46. Qd5+ Kf6 47. Qxg2 d1=Q 48. Qxe2 Qxe2 49. b8=Q 1-0

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