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In today's exciting match of Norway Chess 2023, we're witnessing a face-off between GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Anish Giri.

The game opened with the Catalan Opening, specifically the Open Defense, Classical Line. The opening moves were as follows: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e4. This line of the Catalan has been seen in 38 games in the database, with a win rate of 20% for white, 22% for black, and a draw rate of 58%.

Looking at possible eighth moves for black, the most popular options appear to be 8...Rb8, seen in 21 games, and 8...a6, seen in 12 games. Other options include 8...Nb4, 8...Na5, 8...b6, and 8...Bb4, though these are less common.

Carlsen sacrificed a pawn for an attack in the center. Here's the position after 14. Nxd5.

The game ended in a draw.

Here's the game: