[Event "FIDE World Cup 2023"] [Site "Baku AZE"] [Date "2023.08.24"] [Round "8.3"] [White "Praggnanandhaa, R.."] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2690"] [BlackElo "2835"] [Annotator "Robert Ris"] [PlyCount "94"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] {In every move you make, you can't move it back. Why am I telling you this, if we go to move 20. e4, white created its own weakness which is an isolated pawn in the center and the super strategic f4 post for the knight. The thinking of World Champ Magnus Carlsen is set to that weakness and will pressure that in the long run, as it happened in this game. Let's find out.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. a4 d6 (5... h6 {1-0 (60) Praggnanandhaa,R (2690) -Navara,D (2689) Baku 2023}) 6. O-O a5 7. Be3 Bxe3 8. fxe3 O-O 9. Nbd2 Ne7 ( 9... Be6 10. h3 Bxc4 11. Nxc4 Qe7 12. Rf2 b6 13. Nfd2 Nb8 14. Nb1 Nbd7 15. Nc3 c6 16. d4 d5 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Qxe5 21. Qd4 { 1/2-1/2 (21) Aronian,L (2735)-Giri,A (2764) Wijk aan Zee 2023}) 10. Nh4 c6 11. Qe1 d5 12. Bb3 (12. exd5 cxd5 $15) 12... Qd6 (12... dxe4 $6 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. dxe4 $16) (12... Be6 13. Qg3 Nd7 $132) 13. Qg3 Nh5 14. Qg5 g6 15. Nf5 $2 (15. Nhf3 f6 16. Qh4) 15... Bxf5 16. exf5 Kg7 (16... Nxf5 $2 17. Rxf5 $18) 17. Kh1 $6 {THE ASSIGNMENT: World Champ Carlsen loves to turn the position on endgame, actually, he thinks like furtherly may be 10 moves or more ahead} (17. g4 Nf6 $17) (17. Rae1 $5 Qf6 18. Qg4 Nxf5 19. e4 Nh6 20. Qd7 $36) 17... Qf6 $1 18. Qxf6+ (18. Qg4 $2 Nxf5 19. e4 Ne3 20. Rxf6 Nxg4 $17) 18... Nxf6 19. fxg6 hxg6 $1 (19... fxg6) 20. e4 dxe4 (20... Nd7 $5 $15) 21. dxe4 Rad8 22. Rf2 Rd4 23. Raf1 Neg8 (23... Nxe4 24. Nxe4 Rxe4 25. Rxf7+ Rxf7 26. Rxf7+ Kh6 27. Kg1 (27. Rxe7 $4 Re1#) 27... Nf5 28. Rxb7 $132) 24. c3 (24. g4 Nxg4 25. Rxf7+ Rxf7 26. Rxf7+ Kh6 27. Nf3 $132) 24... Rd7 25. Re2 Re7 26. Bc2 (26. Nc4 b5 27. Nxa5 Rc7 28. Bc2 Ra8 29. b4 bxa4 30. Bxa4 c5 $132) 26... Nd7 27. Nc4 Ra8 28. g4 $6 (28. Ref2 Ngf6 29. Nd6) 28... f6 (28... Ngf6 29. g5 Nh5 $15) 29. Rg2 Nh6 (29... g5 30. Nd6 $16) 30. g5 fxg5 31. Rxg5 Nf7 32. Rg2 (32. Rg3) 32... Re6 33. Rd2 Rf6 ( 33... Nf6 34. Bb3) 34. Rxf6 Nxf6 35. b4 axb4 36. cxb4 Kf8 37. Kg2 Ke7 38. a5 Rh8 39. Re2 $6 (39. Bd3 Rh4 40. Rb2 Nxe4 41. b5 cxb5 42. Rxb5 $132) 39... Nh5 40. Kg1 Nf4 41. Rd2 Rh3 42. a6 (42. Bd1) 42... bxa6 43. Ba4 Rc3 (43... Ng5 $1 $19) 44. Na5 (44. Rc2 Rf3 $17 (44... Rxc2 45. Bxc2 $15)) 44... Ng5 $1 45. Rc2 ( 45. Nxc6+ Rxc6 46. Bxc6 Nf3+ 47. Kf2 Nxd2) 45... Ngh3+ 46. Kf1 (46. Kh1 Ra3 47. Nxc6+ Kf6 $19) 46... Ra3 47. Nxc6+ Kf6 {One word I must say here, World Champ Magnus Carlsen is "THE GOAT". No one can compare his performances and achievements in this generation as long as he keeps on playing. You're the Best and Congratulations..World Champ Carlsen!!!} 0-1