Wang Yue (2738) – Carlsen, Magnus (2770)
Segunda semifinal (2.1), 05.06.2009
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4 Bg7 5.e3 c5 6.dxc5 Qa5 7.Rc1 Ne4 8.cxd5 Nxc3 9.Qd2 Qxa2 10.Rxc3 Bxc3 11.Qxc3 f6 12.Nf3 Bd7 13.Be2 Qxd5 14.0–0 Nc6 15.b4 a5 16.b5 Nb4 17.Rd1 Qe4 18.Ne1 Nd5 19.Qd2 e6 20.Nc2 0–0 21.Bd6 Rfd8 22.Nd4 Qh4 23.g3 Qh6 24.Bc4 Re8 25.Nxe6 Bxe6 26.Bxd5 Qg7 27.c6 Rad8 28.Bxe6+ Rxe6 29.c7 Rc8 30.Qd5 Qd7 31.b6 Kf7 32.Qxb7 Rxd6 33.Rxd6 Qxd6 34.Qxc8 Qd1+ 35.Kg2 Qd5+ 36.f3 Qd2+ 37.Kh3 Qd1 38.Qa6 Qd7+ 39.g4 Qd1 40.Qc4+ Kg7 41.Kg3 Qg1+ 42.Kf4 Qxh2+ 43.Ke4 Qe5+ 44.Kd3 Qd6+ 45.Kc2 1–0
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Carlsen,Magnus (2770) – Wang Yue (2738)
Segunda semifinal (3.1), 05.06.2009
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 0–0 5.Bd3 c5 6.Nf3 d5 7.0–0 dxc4 8.Bxc4 Nbd7 9.Qe2 cxd4 10.exd4 b6 11.d5 Nc5 12.Rd1 Qe8 13.Nb5 exd5 14.Nc7 Qc6 15.Nxd5 Nxd5 16.Bxd5 Ba6 17.Qc2 Qg6 18.Qxg6 hxg6 19.Bxa8 Rxa8 20.Bd2 Bxd2 21.Rxd2 Bb7 22.Rad1 Kf8 23.Ne5 1–0
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Wang Yue (2738) – Carlsen,Magnus (2770)
Desempate (2), 05.06.2009
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Nf3 Be7 5.Bg2 0–0 6.0–0 dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qc2 Bb7 10.Bd2 Be4 11.Qc1 Bb7 12.Rd1 Qc8 13.Ba5 Nc6 14.Bc3 Rd8 15.a3 a5 16.e3 Nb8 17.Be1 Nbd7 18.Nbd2 Bd5 19.Nh4 Bxg2 20.Nxg2 a4 21.Qc6 Rb8 22.Rac1 Bd6 23.Ne4 Nxe4 24.Qxe4 Nf6 25.Qf3 e5 26.Nh4 exd4 27.exd4 Qe6 28.d5 Qe4 29.Bc3 Qxf3 30.Nxf3 Ne4 31.Ba5 Rd7 32.Nd4 Bc5 33.f3 Rxd5 34.fxe4 Rxd4 35.Kg2 Rxd1 36.Rxd1 Bd6 37.Rc1 f6 38.Rc6 b4 39.axb4 Bxb4 40.Bxb4 Rxb4 41.Rxc7 Rxb2+ 42.Kh3 Rb4 43.e5 fxe5 44.Re7 a3 45.Ra7 Rb3 46.Kg4 e4 47.Kf4 e3 48.Kf3 h6 49.h4 e2+ 50.Kxe2 Rxg3 51.Kf2 Rh3 52.Kg2 Rxh4 53.Rxa3 Rf4 0–1
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Carlsen has nerve of steel.