[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational-KO 2021"] [White "Carlsen,Magnus"] [Black "Aronian,Levon"] [Site "Online"] [Round "1.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2021.03.16"] [WhiteElo "2847"] [BlackElo "2781"] [PlyCount "149"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 0-0 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 c5 {E36: Nimzo-Indian: Classical: 4...d5 5 a3.} 8. dxc5 d4 9. Qf3 $1 { is currently scoring better than 9.Qg3.} Nbd7 { The position is equal.} 10. e3 h6 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. 0-0-0 e5 13. Ne2 $1 {} Bg4 14. Qg3 {[#]} Ne4 $146 ({ Predecessor:} 14... d3 15. f3 Be6 16. Nc3 Qc7 17. Bxd3 Qxc5 18. Kb1 Rfe8 19. Qf2 Bxc4 20. Bxc4 Qxc4 {1/2-1/2 (76) Riazantsev,A (2654)-Inarkiev,E (2707) Geneva 2017} )15. Qxg4 Nxf2 { [#] Double Attack} 16. Qf3 Nxd1 17. exd4 Nxb2 18. Kxb2 Rc8 19. d5 (19. Qxb7 $2 Rb8 $19 )Rxc5 20. Nc3 b5 $1 { } 21. Be2 (21. Nxb5 Qb6 $17 )bxc4 {White must now prevent ... Qb6+.} 22. Ka2 f5 23. Rb1 Qg5 24. Rd1 e4 25. Qf2 e3 (25... Qe7 $1 $11 )26. Qg3 (26. Qf3 $14 )Qxg3 $11 27. hxg3 Kf7 (27... Rb8 $11 )28. Rf1 { Ne4 is the strong threat. White has compensation.} Ke7 29. Rf3 Kd7 30. Bd1 Rf7 (30... Kd6 $14 )31. Ba4+ $16 Kd8 32. Rxe3 {Hoping for Re8+.} Re7 33. Rf3 Re5 34. d6 ({White should try} 34. Bc6 $16 )h5 $14 35. d7 g5 ({Better is} 35... Ra5 $11 )36. Rf1 {Strongly threatening Rb1.} Ra5 37. Rh1 Rxa4 38. Nxa4 { Endgame KRN-KR} Re2+ {Black is now going downhill.} (38... Kxd7 $14 39. Rxh5 g4 )39. Kb1 $18 Kxd7 ({Don't blunder} 39... Rxg2 $2 40. Nc5 $18 )40. Rxh5 Re3 (40... Rxg2 $142 41. Rxg5 Ke7 )41. Rxg5 Rxa3 42. Nb2 Rc3 43. Rxf5 Rxg3 {[#]} 44. Rf2 Rg4 45. Rc2 c3 46. Nd1 ({Not} 46. Rxc3 Rxg2 47. Ra3 Kc6 $14 )Ke6 47. Nxc3 Ke5 48. Re2+ Kd4 49. Kc2 a5 50. Kd2 Rg3 51. Nd1 Rd3+ 52. Kc1 Rg3 53. Kc2 a4 54. Rd2+ Kc4 55. Nb2+ Kb4 56. Nd3+ Kc4 57. Ne5+ Kc5 58. Kb2 a3+ $2 (58... Re3 59. Nd3+ Kc4 )59. Ka2 Kb4 60. Rc2 Re3 61. Nc6+ Kb5 62. Nd4+ Kb4 63. Re2 Rg3 64. Nc2+ Kc4 65. Nxa3+ Kd3 66. Rb2 {White wants to mate with Rb3+.} Rg4 67. Nc2 Ke2 68. Nd4+ { Discovered Attack (Double check)} Ke3 69. Nf3 Re4 70. Kb1 Kf4 71. Kc1 Kg3 72. Kd1 Re8 73. Ne1 Re3 74. Kd2 Ra3 75. Ke2 { Weighted Error Value: White=0.05/Black=0.20} 1-0