[Event "Wch Blitz"] [Site "Doha"] [Date "2016.12.29"] [Round "10"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Morozevich, Alexander"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D00"] [WhiteElo "2840"] [BlackElo "2676"] [PlyCount "117"] [EventDate "2016.12.29"] [EventType "swiss (blitz)"] [EventRounds "21"] [EventCountry "QAT"] [SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2017.03.02"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Qc2 Nc6 6. Nd2 Bg4 7. Be2 Bxe2 8. Nxe2 e6 9. O-O Be7 10. Nf4 O-O 11. Nd3 cxd4 12. exd4 Qc7 13. Qd1 Bd6 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Qh5 Kh8 16. f4 Rg8 17. Rae1 f5 18. Ne5 Rg7 19. Ndf3 Rag8 20. Re2 Nd8 21. Kh1 f6 22. Nd3 Bxf4 23. Nc5 Qd6 24. Rfe1 e5 25. Qxf5 e4 26. Nxe4 dxe4 27. Rxe4 Bh6 28. g3 Qd7 29. Qxf6 Qf7 30. Qxf7 Rxf7 31. Ne5 Rf2 32. R4e2 Rxe2 33. Rxe2 Kg7 34. Kg2 Re8 35. Kf3 Re6 36. Nd3 Rf6+ 37. Kg2 Kf8 38. Nc5 Kf7 39. Nd7 Re6 40. Ne5+ Ke8 41. Kf3 Bg7 42. Nd3 Kf7 43. Rxe6 Kxe6 44. Ke4 b6 45. Nf4+ Kd6 46. g4 b5 47. g5 a5 48. h4 Ne6 49. Nxe6 Kxe6 50. b3 Bf8 51. c4 bxc4 52. bxc4 Bd6 53. c5 Bg3 54. h5 Bf2 55. d5+ Kd7 56. g6 hxg6 57. hxg6 Ke7 58. d6+ Kf6 59. d7 1-0 [Event "Dubai op 6th"] [Site "Dubai"] [Date "2004.04.25"] [Round "7"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2552"] [BlackElo "2582"] [Annotator "Roiz,M"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "2004.04.19"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "UAE"] [SourceTitle "CBM 101"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2004.07.27"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%mdl 2048]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 c5 4. f3 Nf6 {Quite a rare move nowdays, although it was played by top players.} ({The most common line is:} 4... Qa5+ 5. c3 Nf6 6. Nd2 cxd4 7. Nb3 Qb6 ({or} 7... Qd8)) 5. dxc5 b6 { That original move is logical: black wants to reach a solid pawn centre. The drawback of it is some loss of time.} ({The alternatives are:} 5... Na6 6. e4 Nxc5 7. Nc3 d6 (7... g6 8. Be3 Ne6 9. e5 Nh5 10. Qd2 Qa5 11. g4 Nhg7 12. O-O-O Qxe5 13. Bb5 Qc7 14. Nd5 $36 {1-0 Beshukov,S-Shulman,Y/Gausdal 1994/EXT 97 (29) }) 8. Qd2 Be6 (8... e5 9. Bb5+ Ncd7 10. Bg5 a6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Nd5 $14 { 1/2-1/2 Hodgson,J-Reinderman,D/Leeuwarden 1993/TD (22)}) 9. Nge2 a6 10. Nd4 Bd7 11. Nb3 Na4 12. Nxa4 Bxa4 13. Be2 g6 14. O-O Bg7 15. Bh6 $14 {1-0 Hauchard, A-Bacrot,E/France 1998/CBM 64 ext (66)}) (5... Qa5+ 6. Nc3 Qxc5 7. e4 d6 (7... g6 8. Qd2 d6 9. O-O-O Bg7 10. Bh6 O-O 11. h4 Be6 12. h5 Nxh5 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. g4 $40 {1-0 Adams,M-Leko,P/Cap d'Agde 1996/CBM 55 ext (24)}) 8. Qd2 a6 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. g4 (10. Nh3 b5 11. Nf2 Bb7 12. Nd3 Qc7 13. g4 Rc8 14. h4 e5 15. Bh2 Nb6 16. g5 Nc4 17. Qe1 Nd7 $132 {1/2-1/2 Hodgson,J-Vyzmanavin,A/Zaragoza 1993/ EXT 97 (23)}) 10... h6 11. Nge2 (11. h4 $5) 11... b5 12. Ng3 Bb7 13. Kb1 Ne5 $132 {0-1 Grigore,G-Marin,M/Eforie Nord 2002/EXT 2003 (56)}) 6. Nc3 {White has to play very energetically in order to exploit some slowly way of development-5...b6.} (6. e4 bxc5 7. e5 Qc7 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. exf6 Qxf4 10. fxe7 Bxe7 11. Nd5 Qe5+ 12. Kf2 O-O 13. c3 Rb8 14. Qd2 Re8 15. f4 Qe4 16. Nf3 c4 $132 {1/2-1/2 Puranen,J-Rytshagov,M/Helsinki 1995/EXT 98 (39)}) 6... bxc5 7. e4 d6 $6 $146 {An unsuccessful idea. Black doesn't prevent white from playing e4-e5. More than that, it becomes even more powerful.} (7... Nc6 8. Bc4 (8. Nd5 d6 9. Nxf6+ gxf6 10. Qd2 Qb6 11. b3 f5 12. c3 Bg7 13. Bc4 Ne5 14. Bxe5 Bxe5 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Ne2 Rd8 $132 {1-0 Pomes Marcet,J-Oms Pallise,J/Linares 1998/EXT 99 (20)}) 8... d6 (8... Qa5 9. Nge2 g6 10. O-O d6 11. Nd5 Nd7 12. Bd2 Qd8 13. Bc3 Rg8 14. f4 $16 {0-1 Meszaros,G-Timoscenko,G/Slovakia 1997/EXT 99 (40)}) 9. e5 dxe5 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. O-O-O+ Bd7 12. Bb5 exf4 13. Bxc6 Rc8 14. Bxd7 Nxd7 15. Nh3 $14 {1-0 Kasparov,G-Reinderman,D/Wijk aan Zee 1999/CBM 68 ext (47)}) 8. e5 $1 dxe5 (8... Nh5 $2 9. Qd5 Nxf4 10. Qxa8 $18) 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. O-O-O+ Nbd7 11. Bxe5 {White is ahead of black in development. Black's additional problem is a serious weakness on c5.} Bb7 {It's not easy to find a safe place for black's monarch. Black is trying to keep it on he queen-side.} ({White has a great advantage after:} 11... a6 12. Nh3 Ke8 13. Bg3 e6 14. Nf2 Bb7 15. Nfe4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 $16) 12. Nh3 Kc8 {In my opinion, better was to keep the monarch in the centre.} ({More to the point was:} 12... a6 13. Bc4 Ke8 14. Bg3 e6 ( 14... Nb6 15. Bd3 $14) 15. Rhe1 Be7 $14 {with a worse but solid position.}) 13. Bg3 {[%CAl Gh3g5]} h6 ({After} 13... g6 {white has to exchange the main defender of the dark squares:} 14. Bc4 e6 15. Nb5 $1 $16 {with an obvious advantage.}) 14. Bc4 e6 15. Nf4 Be7 $6 {An additional inaccucy, which allows white to seize a strong and stable initiative.} ({Better was:} 15... Nb6 $142 16. Bd3 ({the sacrifice is not so clear:} 16. Nxe6 $6 fxe6 17. Bxe6+ Nfd7 $1 ( 17... Nbd7 $2 18. Ne4 Bc6 $8 19. Nxf6 gxf6 20. Bf5 $1 $16 {[%csl Rh7,Rh8][%CAl Yf5h7,Gh1e1]}) 18. Rd2 g5 $1 19. Rhd1 Rh7 20. Ne4 Bxe4 21. fxe4 c4 $1 {[%CAl Gf8c5] and although the pin is quite unpleasant,i don't see how white can make progress here.}) 16... Be7 $14) 16. Nb5 $1 {White's play is very energetical and concrete - he prevents black from consolidating.} g5 {That move weakens black's kside and will cause black very soon.} ({On the other side, I can hardly recommend something better:} 16... Nb6 $2 17. Bxe6+ $1 fxe6 18. Ng6 Re8 19. Nxe7+ Rxe7 20. Nd6+ Kb8 21. Nf5+ Rc7 22. Nxg7 $18) (16... Rd8 17. Bxe6 $1 fxe6 18. Nxe6 $16) 17. Nd3 Bd5 (17... Ne8 18. Ne5 (18. Rhe1 $5) (18. h3 $5 Nb6 19. Ne5) 18... Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Rg8 20. h3 a6 21. Nc3 $16 {[%CAl Gc3a4]}) ({ Black had no time to exchange a pair of kingside pawns:} 17... g4 18. Nc7 $1 gxf3 (18... Rb8 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Bxe6 $16 Ra8 $140 $2 21. Ne5 Rd8 22. Bh4 $18 {[%csl Re7][%CAl Gh4e7,Ge5d7]}) 19. Nxa8 fxg2 20. Rhg1 Bxa8 21. Ba6+ Bb7 22. Bxb7+ Kxb7 23. Rxg2 $16) 18. Bxd5 Nxd5 19. Rhe1 a6 {Black is trying to simplify the position, but white's dark-squared bishop will be much stronger than black's knight.} ({An attempt to avoid a loss of ''c'' pawn fails to:} 19... c4 20. Ne5 Nxe5 21. Bxe5 Rd8 22. Re4 Nb6 23. Nc7 Rxd1+ 24. Kxd1 Rb8 25. Nxe6 $1 $16) ({More resistant was:} 19... Kb7 20. c4 (20. Nf2 $5 N7b6 21. Ne4) 20... N5b6 21. b3 $16 {[%csl Rb6,Rc5] although white has a winning position from strategical point of view.}) 20. Nd6+ Bxd6 21. Bxd6 c4 22. Ne5 (22. Nb4 N7b6 23. Nxd5 Nxd5 24. Re4 $6 (24. Be5 $142 {-22.Ne5}) 24... Kd7 25. Be5 Rhc8 $14) 22... Nxe5 $8 23. Bxe5 Rd8 ({After} 23... f6 24. Bd4 Re8 25. b3 $1 { black has too many weaknesses. For example:} cxb3 (25... c3 26. Rd3 Kb7 27. Bxc3 Nxc3 28. Rxc3 $18) 26. axb3 Kc7 27. c4 e5 28. Bxe5+ fxe5 29. Rxd5 $18) 24. Re4 Nb6 ({An attempt to reach some counterplay fails to} 24... Kb7 25. Rxc4 f6 (25... Ne3 26. Rc7+ Kb6 27. Rdd7 $1 Rxd7 28. Rxd7 $18) 26. Bg3 Ne3 27. Rb4+ Kc6 28. Re1 $18) 25. Rxd8+ Kxd8 26. Bg7 $1 {Suddenly the drawback of 16...g5 becomes very significant in the endgame! Black cannot avoid a loss of pawn.} Ke7 27. Bxh6 f6 (27... Rg8 28. Rg4 f6 29. h4 $18) 28. h4 gxh4 29. Rxh4 $18 { White has already an extra pawn, while the ''c4'' pawn is still very weak. White's only goal is preventing black from getting any counterplay.} Rh8 (29... Rg8 30. Be3 {-29...Rh8.}) 30. Bg5 Rg8 31. Be3 $1 {It's important to take control on ''e3'' spot.} ({Less convincing was:} 31. Rh7+ Kd6 32. Bxf6 Rxg2 33. Bd4 Nd5 {and black's pieces are quite active.}) 31... Nd5 32. Bc5+ Kd7 33. Rxc4 Rxg2 34. Rg4 Rh2 ({The endgame after} 34... Rxg4 35. fxg4 Kc6 36. Bf2 $18 { is completely hopeless for black.}) 35. c4 $1 {The knight has to leave an excellent central square.} Nc7 36. Rd4+ Kc6 37. Bb4 {[%CAl Gd4d6] A decisive penetration of white's rook is unavoidable.} Rf2 (37... Ne8 38. Rd8 a5 39. Rxe8 (39. Be7 $6 Rf2 $1 40. Rxe8 Kd7) 39... axb4 40. Rxe6+ Kc5 41. Re4 $18 {[%CAl Ge4f4]}) 38. Rd6+ Kb7 39. Ba5 {[%csl Rc7][%CAl Gd6d7]} Rf1+ {There are no chances for black, so the rest is just an agony.} (39... Na8 40. Rxe6 Rxf3 41. c5 $18) 40. Kd2 Rf2+ 41. Ke3 Rc2 (41... Rxb2 42. Rd7 $18) 42. Kd3 Rc1 (42... Rc1 {As I know from tournament practice, after the game arbiters are usually put white's king on e4 if white wins. That's why it looks like black has resigned after 42...Rc1, as 43.Ke4?? is just a blunder.} 43. Ke4 ({Black has probably resigned in view of:} 43. Bxc7 Kxc7 44. Rxe6 $18) ({or} 43. Rb6+ Ka7 44. Rc6 $18) ({because after} 43. Ke4 $4 Rxc4+ {the resignation looks unbelievable.})) 1-0 [Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 8th"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "2013.06.13"] [Round "1"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D00"] [WhiteElo "2864"] [BlackElo "2803"] [Annotator "Sumets,A"] [PlyCount "143"] [EventDate "2013.06.13"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [EventCategory "22"] [SourceTitle "CBM 155"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2013.07.16"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 c5 4. Bxf6 gxf6 5. dxc5 {White may opt for other possibilities.} (5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Bxd7+ Qxd7 7. Qf3 (7. Nf3 Nc6 8. Nc3 cxd4 9. exd4 $6 (9. Nxd4 f5 10. O-O e6 11. Qh5 Bg7 12. Rad1 O-O $11) 9... O-O-O 10. Ne2 e5 11. O-O h5 12. Nh4 Rg8 $15 {Maslak,K-Bukavshin,I Ch-RUS Higher League Irkutsk 2010 0-1 (56)}) 7... cxd4 8. exd4 Nc6 9. Ne2 f5 10. O-O e6 11. Rd1 O-O-O 12. b3 Rg8 13. c4 dxc4 14. Nbc3 Bg7 (14... cxb3 $6 15. axb3 a6 16. d5 Ne5 17. Qe3 $44) 15. bxc4 Bxd4 16. Rab1 Ne5 17. Qh3 Qc6 $15 {Morozevich, A-Ponomariov,R Macedonia Palace GP Thessaloniki GRE 2013 1/2-1/2 (55)}) (5. c3 Nc6 (5... Qb6 $5 6. Qc2 Nc6 7. Nf3 cxd4 8. exd4 (8. Nxd4 e5 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Nd2 Rb8 11. b3 Bd6 12. Be2 O-O $15) 8... e5 9. Be2 e4 10. Nh4 f5 11. g3 f4 12. gxf4 Bh3 13. Rg1 Qd8 $17 {0-1 Alarcon Casellas,R-Peralta,F/Barbera del Valles ESP 2012 (36)}) 6. Nd2 e5 7. Ngf3 Be6 (7... e4 $5 8. Ng1 Qb6) 8. Bb5 Bd6 9. O-O Qc7 (9... e4 10. dxc5 exf3 11. cxd6 fxg2 12. Kxg2 Qxd6 13. Ne4 Qe7 14. Ng3 Rg8 $13) 10. dxe5 fxe5 11. e4 O-O-O 12. exd5 Bxd5 13. Qc2 Ne7 14. Bc4 Bxc4 15. Nxc4 Rhg8 16. Rfe1 (16. Rad1 $5) 16... f6 17. Qxh7 Ng6 18. Qxc7+ Bxc7 19. Rad1 $16 { Chernyshov,K-Movsesian,S Pardubice Rapid 2009 1-0 (57)}) (5. Nc3 Nc6 (5... e6 6. Qh5 Nc6 7. O-O-O cxd4 8. exd4 Bb4 9. Nge2 Bd7 10. Rd3 Qb6 11. g3 Na5 12. Bh3 f5 13. g4 (13. Bxf5 $1 exf5 $2 (13... Nc4 14. b3 O-O-O 15. Bh3 Nd6 $44) 14. Nxd5 Qc6 15. Nef4) 13... Nc4 14. b3 Ba3+ 15. Kb1 fxg4 16. Bxg4 O-O-O 17. Nd1 Nd6 $17 {Duong The Anh-Erdos,V Harkany 2008 0-1 (44)}) 6. Bb5 e6 7. Nf3 Bd7 8. O-O a6 9. Bxc6 Bxc6 10. dxc5 e5 11. Qe2 Qd7 12. b4 (12. Rfd1 $5 O-O-O 13. e4 d4 14. b4 Rg8 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Qxd5 17. Rab1 $13) 12... O-O-O 13. Rfd1 Rg8 14. g3 Qg4 15. e4 dxe4 16. Rxd8+ Kxd8 17. Rd1+ Kc8 18. Nd2 Qxe2 19. Nxe2 b6 $15 {Zhang Pengxiang-Naiditsch,A EU-Cup 22nd Fuegen 2006 1/2-1/2 (52)}) (5. c4 dxc4 6. Bxc4 cxd4 7. exd4 Bg7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Nge2 Nc6 10. O-O f5 11. d5 Ne5 12. Bb3 Qd6 13. h3 Bd7 14. Ba4 Nc4 15. Bxd7 Qxd7 16. b3 Nb6 17. Qd3 Rac8 18. Rad1 Rc5 19. Qf3 Rfc8 20. Rd3 Kh8 {1/2-1/2 Miladinovic,I-Georgiev,K Bar 2008}) 5... e6 6. Nf3 (6. c4 dxc4 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. Bxc4 Bxc5 9. Nc3 Ke7 10. a3 a6 11. Nf3 Nc6 {1/2-1/2 Miladinovic,I-Popovic,D/Vrnjacka Banja SRB 2012}) 6... Nd7 $146 { Black's plan is to regain the pawn with ...Nxc5 and put his bishop on the a1-h8 diagonal (...Bg7 and ...f5).} 7. c4 {It seems to me that this is the only way to fight for an advantage.} dxc4 8. c6 $1 (8. Bxc4 Nxc5 9. Nc3 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qe2 f5 {Black might have the better position.}) 8... Nb6 (8... Ne5 $5 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Nxe5 fxe5 11. Bxc4 (11. cxb7 Bxb7) 11... bxc6 12. Nd2 Rb8 13. b3 Bb4 {Black's bishops compensate for the damaged pawn structure. I think that the position is equal.}) 9. Nbd2 {White needs to keep queens on the board. Otherwise he could find himself in a worse position.} (9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Nbd2 ( 10. cxb7 $6 Bxb7 11. Nbd2 Rg8 12. O-O-O Ke7 $17) 10... c3 11. bxc3 bxc6 12. Be2 Kc7 13. O-O Rg8 {Black has better chances.}) 9... c3 10. bxc3 bxc6 11. Qc2 Bg7 12. Bd3 f5 (12... h6 {Who except a computer engine wants to make such moves if he has another choice?} 13. O-O O-O 14. Rfd1 Qc7 15. e4 Rd8 16. a4 $14) 13. e4 Qf6 (13... fxe4 $1 {I think it was the best move and Black even had some chances to seize the initiative.} 14. Bxe4 (14. Nxe4 Nd5 15. O-O O-O 16. Rab1 f5 17. Ng3 Qd6 (17... Bxc3 18. Ne2 Bf6 19. Qxc6 Bd7 20. Qd6 Bc8 21. Qc6 Bd7 $11 ) 18. Ne2) 14... Nd5 15. O-O f5 $1 {It is not easy to make a move like ...f5 before castling short but I believe that only Black could fight for an advantage after 15...f5} 16. Bxd5 (16. Bd3 O-O 17. Rfe1 Bxc3 18. Rab1 Qc7 19. Rb3 Bg7 20. Nc4 Rb8) 16... cxd5 {I don't see how White should play} 17. Rac1 ( 17. Rfe1 O-O 18. Nb3 Qc7 19. Rac1 e5 {White's strategy failed}) 17... O-O 18. c4 $6 e5 19. cxd5 e4 20. Ne1 Ba6 $19) 14. Rc1 {White should keep the tension in the centre.} (14. e5 $6 Qe7) (14. exf5 exf5 15. O-O O-O 16. Rac1 c5 17. Rfe1 Bd7 $11) 14... O-O 15. O-O c5 16. Rfe1 {Magnus Carlsen didn't want to take the c4-pawn so he prepares the f1-square for his bishop.} (16. a4 c4 {now White must capture on c4} 17. Nxc4 (17. Bxc4 $2 Nxc4 18. Nxc4 Ba6 19. Qa2 Rac8 $17) 17... Nxc4 18. Bxc4 Bb7 19. Bd3 Rac8 20. c4 Rfd8 $44 {Black has some compensation for the pawn.}) 16... Rd8 17. a4 (17. exf5 $5 exf5 18. Nc4 $1 (18. Nf1 $6 c4 (18... Nd5 $5 19. Ng3 Nf4 20. Bf1 Be6) 19. Be2 f4 20. Nd4 Bb7 21. Nd2 Qg6 22. Bf3 Bxf3 23. N2xf3 Qxc2 24. Rxc2 Nd5 $11) 18... Be6 19. Ne3 f4 20. Bxh7+ Kh8 21. Nf1 Nd5 22. Be4 Rab8 23. Bxd5 Bxd5 24. N1d2 {Black has the two bishops and some compensation for the sacrificed pawn but the position should be assessed in White's favour.}) 17... c4 ({At the press conference M. Carlsen suggested} 17... Nxa4 18. e5 (18. exf5 $5 exf5 19. Qxa4 Rxd3 20. Ne4 $1 Qe7 21. Neg5 Be6 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Qc4 Rd6 24. h4 h6 25. Qxc5 $14) 18... Qe7 19. Bxf5 exf5 20. Qxa4 Bb7 21. Qf4 Qe6 $13) 18. Bf1 fxe4 19. Nxe4 Qf5 $6 (19... Qg6 20. a5 Nd5 21. Bxc4 Nf4 22. g3 Bb7 23. a6 Bc6 {(Carlsen)}) 20. Nd4 Bxd4 21. cxd4 Bb7 (21... Rxd4 $2 {To take this pawn means to lose immediately.} 22. Rcd1 e5 ( 22... Rxd1 23. Qxd1 Nd5 (23... Ba6 24. Re3 Nd5 25. Rg3+ Kf8 26. Qd4 $18) 24. Bxc4 Bb7 25. Qd4 e5 26. Qc5 Rc8 27. Qxa7 Rxc4 28. Nd6 $18) 23. a5 Nd7 24. Rxd4 exd4 25. Qxc4 Qe5 26. f4 $18) 22. Nc5 $8 Qxc2 23. Rxc2 Bc6 $1 {Black found an amazing opportunity. However it is not easy to see how White wins after the simple ...Bd5.} (23... Bd5 24. a5 Nc8 25. Bxc4 Ne7 26. g4 $1 (26. h3 Nf5 $1 27. Bxd5 Rxd5 28. Re5 Nxd4 29. Rxd5 exd5 30. Rd2 Rc8 31. Nd7 Rc4 32. Nf6+ Kg7 33. Nxd5 Nb3 $11) 26... Bxc4 27. Rxc4 Rac8 28. Rec1 h5 $1 29. h3 hxg4 30. hxg4 Kg7 {White is a pawn up but Black has good chances to make a draw.}) 24. a5 Rxd4 25. axb6 axb6 {White' knight is trapped.} 26. Nxe6 $1 {The only way to avoid a draw.} (26. Nb3 cxb3 27. Rxc6 b2 28. Rb1 Ra1 29. Rxb2 Rdd1 30. g3 $11) (26. Nd3 Ba4 27. Nb4 Bxc2 28. Nxc2 Rd2 $17 {(Carlsen)}) 26... fxe6 27. Bxc4 Bd7 28. h3 Kf7 29. Bb3 $14 {It is obvious that White has an advantage in the endgame. It is obvious as well that Black could make a draw if he plays precisely. The material is very reduced.} Ke7 (29... b5 30. Rce2 Ra6 {Probably this was the best setup for Black.} 31. Re5 (31. Rc1 Ke7 32. Re3 b4) 31... Rd3 32. Bc2 Rd2 33. Bxh7 Raa2 34. Rf1 b4 $44) 30. Rce2 Rd6 31. Re4 Ra3 32. R1e3 h5 (32... Rd2 33. Rh4 Ra1+ 34. Kh2 Rxf2 35. Rxh7+ Rf7 36. Rh8 {All the white pieces are very active but I believe that Black would find the way to draw.}) 33. Rh4 Be8 34. Kh2 Bg6 35. Rb4 Kf6 36. Kg3 e5 37. Kh4 Rd4+ (37... Ra1 $6 38. f4 exf4 39. Rxf4+ Kg7 40. Re7+ Kh6 41. Rf8 Bd3 42. Rh8+ Kg6 43. Rxh5 $16) (37... Ra5 {Black could wait. It is difficult to find a reasonable plan for White.} 38. g4 hxg4 39. hxg4 e4 40. f4 exf3 41. Rf4+ Kg7 42. Re7+ Kh6 43. Rf8 {(Carlsen)} Bd3 $8 44. Rxf3 Rc5 45. Rf8 Kg6 46. Ref7 Bc4 47. Bc2+ Bd3 48. Bxd3+ Rxd3 $11) 38. Rxd4 exd4 39. Re6+ Kg7 40. Rxb6 d3 41. Bd1 (41. Kg5 Be4 $5 (41... Ra5+ 42. Kf4 Rf5+ 43. Ke3 Re5+ 44. Kd4 Re2 $11 {(Carlsen)}) 42. Bd1 (42. f3 $4 Rxb3 43. Rxb3 d2 $19) 42... Bxg2 43. Kxh5 Bxh3 $11) 41... Ra2 $1 42. Kg3 {The only chance to continue the game.} (42. Kg5 Be4 43. Kxh5 Rxf2 44. g4 Rd2 45. Ba4 Ra2 46. Rb4 Bf3 47. Rf4 Rxa4 48. Rxa4 d2 49. Rd4 d1=Q 50. Rxd1 Bxd1 $11) (42. Bxh5 Bxh5 43. Kxh5 Rxf2 44. g4 (44. Rb7+ Kf6 45. g4 Ke6 46. g5 d2 47. Rb1 Rf8 48. g6 Rd8 49. Rd1 Kf6 $11) 44... Rf6 45. Rb1 Rd6 46. Rd1 d2 $11) 42... h4+ $6 (42... Ra1 43. Bf3 Ra4 44. h4 (44. Rd6 h4+ 45. Kh2 Ra2 (45... Rb4 46. g4 hxg3+ 47. Kxg3 Ra4) 46. Rd4 Rxf2 47. Rxh4 d2 48. Rd4 Bc2 49. Bg4 $18 {(Carlsen)} (49. Kg3 $2 Rxf3+ $11)) 44... Rc4 {White's advantage is probably insufficient for a win after all.} 45. Rc6 Rb4 46. Bd1 Rb1 47. Ba4 Rb4 48. Bd1 ({If White wants to continue the game so much he could show us how to make a draw without the bishop.} 48. Ra6 $2 d2 49. Bd1 Rb1 50. Bf3 d1=Q 51. Bxd1 Rxd1) 48... Rb1 $11) 43. Kxh4 Rxf2 44. Kg3 Rf6 $4 {Such a move can only be explained by Vladimir Kramnik's fatigue. Perhaps he confused something and thought that the position is drawish.} 45. Rxf6 Kxf6 46. Kf4 $18 d2 47. Ke3 Ke5 48. g3 $1 (48. Kxd2 $4 Kf4 49. g4 (49. Ke1 Kg3 50. Kf1 Be4 $11) 49... Be4 50. h4 Bf5 51. g5 Kg3 52. Ke3 Kxh4 53. Kf4 Be4 $11) 48... Bf5 49. h4 Be6 50. Kxd2 Ke4 51. Ke2 Bg4+ 52. Ke1 Be6 53. Kf2 Ke5 54. Ke3 Bd7 55. Bc2 Bg4 56. Bg6 Bd7 57. h5 Kf6 (57... Bc8 58. Be4 Bd7 59. h6 Kf6 60. Kf4 Bc8 61. g4 Bxg4 62. Kxg4 Kf7 63. Bh7 $1 {The only move. Black's king doesn't get into the corner.} Kf6 64. Kh5 Kf7 65. Kg5 Kf8 66. Kg6) 58. Kf4 Be6 59. Be4 ({Of course Carlsen doesn't play} 59. g4 $4 Bxg4 60. Kxg4 Kg7 61. Kg5 Kh8 $11) 59... Kg7 60. Kg5 Bd7 61. h6+ Kh8 62. Kf4 Be6 63. Bf5 Bf7 64. g4 Bh5 65. g5 Kg8 66. Be6+ Kh7 67. Kf5 Bg6+ 68. Kf6 Kh8 69. Bd7 Bh5 70. Bc6 Kh7 71. Bd5 Bg6 72. Bg8+ 1-0 [Event "Wch Blitz 1st"] [Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"] [Date "2006.09.07"] [Round "8"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Polgar, Judit"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2675"] [BlackElo "2710"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2006.09.07"] [EventType "tourn (blitz)"] [EventRounds "15"] [EventCountry "ISR"] [EventCategory "16"] [SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2006.11.03"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 d5 4. e3 Bf5 5. f3 Nf6 6. c4 e6 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Qb3 Nc6 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 O-O 11. Ne2 Bg6 12. h4 Re8 13. g4 dxc4 14. e4 Nxe4 15. fxe4 Bxe4 16. Rh2 Bd3 17. O-O-O Ne7 18. Qd2 Nd5 19. Nc3 Bxf1 20. Rxf1 b5 21. g5 a5 22. Nxb5 Rb8 23. Nc3 Rb3 24. Nxd5 Qxd5 25. Be5 Reb8 26. Qf4 Qd7 27. Rc2 c3 28. bxc3 Rxa3 29. Kd2 a4 30. h5 Rab3 31. h6 Rb2 32. hxg7 Rxc2+ 33. Kxc2 a3 34. g6 Rb2+ 35. Kc1 hxg6 36. Rh1 Rb1+ 37. Kxb1 Qb5+ 38. Kc2 Qe2+ 39. Kb3 Qb2+ 40. Kc4 Qe2+ 41. Kb4 Qb2+ 42. Ka4 Qc2+ 43. Kb4 Qb2+ 44. Kc4 Qa2+ 45. Kd3 1-0 [Event "Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019"] [Site "Abidjan CIV"] [Date "2019.05.12"] [Round "17.2"] [White "Carlsen, M.."] [Black "Wei Yi"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2861"] [BlackElo "2736"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2019.05.11"] [EventType "tourn (blitz)"] [EventRounds "18"] [EventCountry "IVO"] [EventCategory "21"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1279"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2019.05.13"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2019.05.13"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 c5 4. Nd2 cxd4 5. exd4 Qb6 6. Ngf3 Nc6 7. Nb3 Ne4 8. Bf4 Bg4 9. Be2 e6 10. O-O Be7 11. c3 O-O 12. a4 a6 13. a5 Qd8 14. Nfd2 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Nxd2 16. Qxd2 Rc8 17. Rfe1 Re8 18. Re3 Bd6 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Nc5 Rc7 21. b4 Ne7 22. Rae1 Nf5 23. Re5 Qd8 24. Qf4 Rce7 25. R1e2 Kh8 26. Nxb7 Rxb7 27. Qxf5 Rc7 28. Qd3 Qc8 29. R5e3 Rc6 30. Rh3 h6 31. Qd2 Kh7 32. Re5 Re7 33. Reh5 Qf8 34. f4 f5 35. Re3 Qf7 36. Rhh3 Rec7 37. Re5 Qf8 38. Rd3 Qc8 39. Ree3 Rc4 40. h3 Qf8 41. Rxe6 1-0 [Event "Reykjavik op 21st"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Date "2004.03.12"] [Round "6"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Sedlak, Nikola"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D00"] [WhiteElo "2484"] [BlackElo "2539"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2004.03.07"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ISL"] [SourceTitle "CBM 099 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2004.05.04"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2004.05.04"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 g6 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. e3 d5 5. g3 Bd6 6. Bg2 c6 7. Nd2 O-O 8. Ne2 f5 9. c4 dxc4 10. Nxc4 Bb4+ 11. Nd2 Be6 12. O-O Bxd2 13. Qxd2 Bd5 14. Bxd5 Qxd5 15. Nc3 Qd8 16. d5 cxd5 17. Nxd5 Nc6 18. Rfd1 Re8 19. Rac1 f6 20. b4 Re6 21. b5 Ne5 22. Qb4 Qf8 23. Qb3 Kg7 24. Nc7 Re7 25. Ne6+ Rxe6 26. Qxe6 Rd8 27. Qb3 Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1 Qc8 29. Kg2 g5 30. f4 Nf7 31. Qd5 g4 32. Rd2 h5 33. a4 Kg6 34. Kf2 Qc3 35. Ke2 Qa1 36. Qxb7 Qxa4 37. Qd5 Qb4 38. Ra2 Qb1 39. Rxa7 Qb2+ 40. Kd3 Qb1+ 41. Kc4 Qc1+ 42. Kb4 Qe1+ 43. Kc5 Qxe3+ 44. Qd4 Qc1+ 45. Kb6 h4 46. Rc7 Qh1 47. Qd7 1-0 [Event "Wch U12"] [Site "Heraklio"] [Date "2002.11.23"] [Round "10"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Kuzubov, Yuriy"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D00"] [WhiteElo "2250"] [BlackElo "2186"] [PlyCount "29"] [EventDate "2002.11.15"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "GRE"] [SourceTitle "CBM 091 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2003.01.09"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2003.01.09"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Bxf6 gxf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. e4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 dxe4 8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Qh5 Qb6 10. O-O-O Qc5 11. Nxe4 Qxh5 12. Nxf6+ Ke7 13. Nxh5 Nc6 14. Bxc6 Bxc6 15. Rhe1 1-0 [Event "Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2019.12.15"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Carlsen, M.."] [Black "Cuenca Jimenez, J.."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2876"] [BlackElo "2523"] [PlyCount "53"] [EventDate "2019.09.25"] [EventType "k.o. (blitz)"] [EventRounds "7"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1310"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2019.12.16"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2019.12.16"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Nd2 e6 4. e3 Be7 5. c3 O-O 6. Bd3 b6 7. f4 Bb7 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. Ngf3 c5 10. h4 h6 11. g4 Be7 12. g5 h5 13. g6 fxg6 14. Bxg6 Nd7 15. Ng5 Nf6 16. Bxh5 Qd6 17. Bg6 Bc6 18. h5 Be8 19. Qb1 cxd4 20. cxd4 Rc8 21. h6 Rc1+ 22. Qxc1 Bxg6 23. hxg7 Kxg7 24. Ndf3 Qb4+ 25. Kf2 Ng4+ 26. Kg3 Nh6 27. Nxe6+ 1-0 [Event "Dubai op 6th"] [Site "Dubai"] [Date "2004.04.24"] [Round "6"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Jobava, Baadur"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2552"] [BlackElo "2616"] [Annotator "Roiz,M"] [PlyCount "54"] [EventDate "2004.04.19"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "UAE"] [SourceTitle "CBM 101"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2004.07.27"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%mdl 32]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 d5 4. e3 {A solid continuation.} ({ The alternatives are:} 4. f3) ({and} 4. Nd2) 4... c6 {That move has already tried by strong GM's. Black prevents c2-c4 and wants to get a ''Slav'' type of position.} ({The most common continuations are:} 4... Bf5) (4... e6) ({and} 4... c5) 5. Bd3 {The most natural and common move. White completes the development and intending to advance his ''c'' pawn.} ({After} 5. f3 Nf6 6. c4 e6 7. Nc3 Nbd7 {black has a good version of ''Meran'' variation due to white's pawn on f3, which takes an important square for Ng1.}) (5. Nd2 Nxd2 6. Qxd2 Bf5 7. f3 e6 8. g4 Bg6 9. h4 h6 (9... h5 $5) 10. Ne2 Bd6 11. O-O-O Qc7 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. Nf4 Bh7 14. g5 $36 {1-0 Piket,J-Miles,R/Sremic Krsko 1998/EXT 99 (34)} ) 5... Nf6 {In my opinion,after that move black cannot hope for an equalizing, since white has won a tempo for his development and can prepare a standard plan with c2-c4.} (5... Nd7 6. Bxe4 dxe4 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. Nge2 Bf5 9. Ng3 e6 10. Bg5 Bb4 11. O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. f3 Qg5 15. f4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Zaichik,G-Anand,V/Coimbatore 1987/EXT 97 (55)}) (5... Qb6 6. Bxe4 Qxb2 7. Nd2 dxe4 8. Ne2 Nd7 9. Nxe4 g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. Qd3 Qb6 12. a4 O-O 13. a5 Qd8 14. Qc3 $14 {1-0 Hodgson,J-Smejkal,J/Germany 1996/GER-chT (34)}) ({comes to consideration:} 5... Nd6 $5 6. Nf3 (6. Nd2 Nd7 7. Ne2 g6 8. h4 h5 9. c3 Bg7 10. Nf3 Nf6 11. Ng5 Bf5 {1/2-1/2 Prie,E-Istratescu,A/Nantes FRA 2003 (11)}) 6... Bg4 7. Nbd2 e6 8. c3 Nd7 9. Qc2 Bh5 10. O-O Bg6 11. Rae1 Be7 12. Bxg6 hxg6 13. c4 Nxc4 14. Nxc4 dxc4 15. Qxc4 Nb6 16. Qc2 Bd6 17. Ne5 Qc7 18. Rc1 Nd7 $11 { 1/2-1/2 Le Roux,J-Istratescu,A/Guingamp FRA 2004 (90)}) 6. c4 Na6 $6 $146 { A dubious method of development, because the knight hasn't good perspectives.} (6... e6 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Ne5 Nbd7 9. O-O O-O 10. Nd2 $14 {0-1 Heisel,G-Strizak,N/ Germany 2000/EXT 2001 (46)}) (6... Be6 7. Nd2 dxc4 8. Nxc4 Bxc4 9. Bxc4 e6 10. Nf3 (10. a3 $5) 10... Bb4+ 11. Ke2 Bd6 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. Qb3 Nbd7 14. Rhd1 O-O 15. Kf1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Torre,E-Hort,V/Bad Homburg 1998/CBM 66 (26)}) 7. a3 { That move is not necessary at all,but it's quite useful.} (7. Nc3 $5 Nb4 (7... Qb6 8. a3 {[%csl Ra6,Rb6]}) 8. Be2 Bf5 9. Rc1 dxc4 10. Bxc4 e6 11. Bg5 (11. Nf3 $6 Nbd5 $1 {[%csl Rf4][%CAl Gd5f4]} 12. Bg5 $140 $2 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Ba3 $17 { [%csl Rc1]}) 11... Be7 12. Nf3 $14) 7... Bg4 8. Nf3 {A quiet choice. White is trying to get a stable advantage without any ''risky'' decisions.} ({Deserved attention also} 8. f3 $5 Bh5 (8... Be6 9. c5 Nh5 10. Bg5 $14) 9. Nc3 e6 10. Nge2 Nc7 (10... dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nc7 12. e4 $14) 11. c5 $36 {[%csl Rc7][%CAl Gb2b4,Gg2g4,Gh2h4] and black's position is unpleasant enough-the Nc7 is not placed well and that doesn't allows black to prepare e6-e5. On the other hand, white may seize a lot of space,advancing his pawns on both sides.}) 8... e6 9. Nc3 Nc7 (9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nc7 11. Qb3 $1 Rb8 12. Ne5 $36) 10. c5 $1 {A correct decision from strategical point of view - white has to prevent the activization of Nc7.} ({after} 10. O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4 Ncd5 12. Bg5 Be7 $14 { white could get a very solid position.}) 10... Be7 11. b4 {Too softy! White chooses a long plan of advancing a queenside pawns.} ({White could play more energetically:} 11. Qb3 $1 Rb8 ({there is no time for} 11... Bxf3 {in view of} 12. Qxb7 $1 $18 {[%csl Rc6,Rc7]}) 12. Ne5 Bf5 (12... Bh5 13. Qa4 $1 $16 { [%csl Rc6][%CAl Ge5c6]}) 13. Bxf5 exf5 14. Qc2 Qc8 15. h3 O-O 16. g4 $36 { with a dangerous initiative.}) 11... O-O 12. h3 Bh5 $6 {That allows white to create an additional target for the kside attack-that makes black's position very dangerous.} (12... Bxf3 $142 13. gxf3 (13. Qxf3 Nd7 14. O-O Re8 $14 { [%CAl Ge7f6,Ge6e5]}) 13... Nd7 14. Qc2 f5 $14) 13. g4 $1 ({After} 13. O-O Nd7 14. a4 Bf6 15. Bd6 Re8 $132 {black has a reasonable counterplay in the centre.} ) 13... Bg6 14. Bxg6 hxg6 15. Ne5 {This knight can be easily exchanged by black's knight.} (15. Qd3 $142 Nd7 (15... a5 16. b5 Nxb5 17. Nxb5 cxb5 18. Qxb5 $16 {[%csl Ra5,Rb7]}) 16. h4 $16) 15... a5 {In order to get some counterplay on the queenside.} (15... Nd7 $5 16. h4 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 $14) 16. h4 Nd7 17. g5 $1 $16 {It's important to fix black's pawns around black's monarch - in that case h4-h5 would be stronger, since black couldn't remove his king from the danger zone so fast.} (17. h5 $143 g5 18. Bg3 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Bf6 $14) 17... Nxe5 18. Bxe5 axb4 19. axb4 Rxa1 {Black has to change as more pieces as he can in order to decrease white's attacking potential and to reach some space for his king by f7-f6.} (19... Qd7 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21. h5 Bxg5 22. hxg6 fxg6 23. Qb1 $16) 20. Qxa1 f6 21. Bxc7 {White's knight is much stronger than black's bishop, but white has to play energetically in order to realize that advantage.} ({Correct was:} 21. gxf6 $142 $1 Bxf6 (21... gxf6 22. Qb1 Kf7 23. h5 gxh5 24. Bxc7 Qxc7 25. Qh7+ Ke8 26. Qxh5+ Kd7 27. Na4 $16) 22. Bg3 Qd7 23. Qb1 $16 {and black's weakneses are very vulnerable.}) 21... Qxc7 22. f4 {All white's pawns are placed ideally, so the dark-squared bishop has no perspectives.} (22. h5 gxh5 23. g6 f5 24. Qd1 (24. Rxh5 Rf6 25. Qa8+ Rf8 $11) 24... Bg5 25. Rxh5 Bh6 $132) (22. Qd1 fxg5 23. h5 (23. hxg5 Bxg5 24. Qg4 Qf7 $1 25. f4 (25. Qxg5 $2 Qxf2+ 26. Kd1 Qf3+ $19) 25... Bh6 $15) 23... gxh5 24. Qxh5 Bf6 $132) (22. Qb1 f5 ( 22... Kf7 $2 23. gxf6 gxf6 24. h5 gxh5 25. Qh7+ Ke8 26. Qxh5+ Kd7 27. Na4 $16) 23. f4 (23. Ne2 e5 24. dxe5 Qxe5 25. Nf4 Ra8 $132) 23... Kf7 24. h5 gxh5 25. Rxh5 Qb8 26. Qa2 Qa8 27. Rh2 $14) 22... b6 $6 {That attempt to get a counterplay on the queenside is too slowly.} ({badly was also:} 22... e5 $2 23. h5 $1 exd4 (23... exf4 24. hxg6 f5 {[%CAl Ge7g5]} (24... fxe3 25. Ke2 $18) ( 24... fxg5) 25. Nxd5 $3 cxd5 26. Qa2 $18 {[%CAl Ga2d5,Ga2h2,Gh1h8]}) 24. hxg6 dxc3 25. Qd1 $18) ({but after} 22... Kf7 $142 {black's positions seems to be defensible.}) 23. Ne2 $2 {Missing a nice attacking possibility.} (23. Qb1 $142 $1 bxc5 24. bxc5 Kf7 (24... f5 25. h5 gxh5 26. Rxh5 Rb8 27. Qa2 $36) 25. h5 gxh5 26. g6+ Ke8 27. Rxh5 Kd7 (27... f5 28. Rh7 (28. Rh2 $6 Rf6 $132) 28... Bf6 29. Rh2 $36 {[%CAl Gh2b2]}) 28. Rh7 Rg8 29. Kf1 $36 {[%CAl Gc3a4]} (29. Na4 $5 Qa5+ 30. Kf1 Qa6+ 31. Kf2)) 23... bxc5 24. bxc5 Qb7 {[%csl Rb1][%CAl Yb7b1] Taking control on ''b1'' and threating 25...Qb4+. Now white cannot keep his monarch in the centre anymore.} 25. O-O (25. gxf6 Bxf6 26. Kf2 (26. h5 gxh5 27. Rxh5 Kf7 $11) 26... Qe7 27. Kg3 (27. Kg2 Bxh4 28. Qa6 g5 $132) 27... Kf7 $132 { [%CAl Gf8h8]} 28. Ng1 $140 $2 Qxc5) 25... Kf7 $11 {[%CAl Gf8h8] Now white has only a symbolic advantage, as he cannot make any progress.} 26. Kf2 (26. Rb1 $2 Qd7 $40 {[%CAl Ge6e5,Gd7g4]}) 26... Rh8 27. Rb1 Qd7 ({After} 27... Qd7 28. Kg3 $11 {the draw is unavoidable, as any side cannot make progress.}) 1/2-1/2 [Event "World-ch Carlsen-Karjakin +2-2=10"] [Site "New York"] [Date "2016.11.11"] [Round "1"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Karjakin, Sergey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D00"] [WhiteElo "2857"] [BlackElo "2769"] [Annotator "Ponomariov,R"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "2016.11.11"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "12"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "CBM 176"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2017.01.17"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"] [SourceQuality "1"] {The first game of the World Championship match in New York is over. Personally I hope to learn something from the match and to see how modern chess is developing.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 {In an interview with Norwegian TV before the match I had predicted that both players will play 1.d4. In my opinion nowadays 1.d4 gives White more options to reach complicated positions and to create tension. But I didn't expect the Trompovsky though Carlsen had played it before. Maybe Carlsen wants to force the team of Karjakin to study each and every game he has ever played? At any rate, the next games will reveal his strategy for the match.} d5 {Black's most solid response.} ({ If you want to complicate things you can go for} 2... g6) ({or} 2... e6 3. e4 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 {which leads to asymmetrical positions. But in World Championship matches the players usually play solidly with Black while trying to press with White. Therefore 2.. . d5 is an understandable decision.}) 3. e3 c5 4. Bxf6 gxf6 5. dxc5 ({If White wants to keep more tension he can play} 5. Nc3 {leading to a Chigorin Defence with colours reversed. The text move gives Black more options to resolve the tension in the centre.}) 5... Nc6 {There is nothing wrong with this natural development move. It seems as if Karjakin - like everyone else - was a bit by surprised by his opponent's opening choice and decided to calm down and to spend some time to find out where danger might be lurking in his position.} ({I don't think that anything is wrong with} 5... e6 {either.} 6. Nf3 (6. b4 a5) 6... Nd7 ({Here I once played} 6... Bxc5 7. c4 dxc4 8. Nbd2 Bd7 9. Bxc4 Bc6 10. O-O Nd7 {and I think in this position Black has solved all of his problems.} 11. Qe2 Qe7 12. Rac1 O-O 13. Nb3 Bb6 14. Nfd4 Rac8 15. Qg4+ Kh8 16. Qh4 Ne5 17. Nxc6 Rxc6 18. Be2 Rfc8 19. Qe4 Kg7 20. g3 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 22. Nxc1 Qc7 23. Nb3 f5 24. Qb1 a5 25. Qd1 Qc6 26. Nd4 Qe4 27. Nb5 Bc5 28. Nc3 Qc6 29. Bb5 Qc7 30. Bf1 Be7 {1/2 (30) Andreikin, D-Ponomariov,R Moscow blitz 2015}) 7. c4 dxc4 8. c6 Nb6 9. Nbd2 c3 10. bxc3 bxc6 11. Qc2 Bg7 12. Bd3 f5 13. e4 {1-0 (72) Carlsen,M (2864)-Kramnik,V (2803) Moscow RUS 2013, and in this position Magnus somehow managed to complicate things and to outplay Vladimir Kramnik. But I think this was not due to the opening. Kramnik was in bad shape in that tournament, he played badly and finished last. It is interesting that Karjakin also took part in this tournament and with his good memory he probably remembered the Carlsen-Kramnik game.}) 6. Bb5 e6 7. c4 dxc4 8. Nd2 Bxc5 9. Ngf3 O-O 10. O-O Na5 ({It's interesting to consider} 10... c3 {to change the pawn structure. Yes, Black's kingside is shattered as well, but Black has the two bishops which might give some chances to play for an advantage. Instead, Karjakin decided to play simpler and more solid chess. But after the game move White has less to worry about.}) 11. Rc1 Be7 ({Black also had the option to play} 11... a6 12. Bxc4 Nxc4 13. Rxc4 Be7 {and now White needs to play actively, otherwise Black will just finish his development and the two bishops will be very strong on the long diagonals.}) 12. Qc2 Bd7 13. Bxd7 Qxd7 14. Qc3 Qd5 {Solid again! But sometimes solid play and giving the initiative to your opponent backfires.} ({ A more principled try was} 14... b6 15. Ne4 (15. Nxc4 Rac8) 15... e5 16. Rfd1 Qe6 17. Ng3 {Obviously, White has some compensation but Black still has a healthy extra pawn. One wonders what Carlsen would have done with Black in such a position.}) 15. Nxc4 {Unfortunately White does not have much choice and can hardly avoid mass exchanges. Therefore I think that 5.dxc5 was a really committal move.} Nxc4 16. Qxc4 {A slight inaccuracy by the World Champion.} ({ There was the possible intermezzo} 16. Rfd1 Qb5 17. Qxc4 Qxc4 (17... Qxb2 18. Rb1) 18. Rxc4 {and the white rook is already on d1 instead of f1. However, after} Rfc8 {White probably has nothing better than} 19. Rdc1 Rxc4 20. Rxc4 { which leads to the same position we reached in the game. But sometimes such small nuances can be important.}) 16... Qxc4 17. Rxc4 Rfc8 18. Rfc1 Rxc4 19. Rxc4 Rd8 20. g3 ({Again I think it's more accurate to play the king to the centre first.} 20. Kf1 Rd7 21. Ke2 {is of course very similar to the game, but maybe White can eventually grab some space with g2-g4, taking two steps at once with g-pawn.}) 20... Rd7 21. Kf1 f5 22. Ke2 (22. Ne5 Rd5) 22... Bf6 23. b3 Kf8 {For the first time it may seem as if White has some advantage because Black's pieces are so passive. White's pieces are indeed slightly more active and Black's pawn structure on the kingside is a bit vulnerable. You can also try to find some analogy with the famous game Ribli-Karpov, Amsterdam 1980, which White managed to win. But it seems that these small advantages are simply not enough to win the game for White unless he gets a lot of help from Black.} 24. h3 h6 {This move is still a little bit of a mystery for me.} ({ Why not} 24... Ke7 {? Probably Karjakin wanted to nip active play from White in the bud.}) 25. Ne1 Ke7 26. Nd3 Kd8 27. f4 ({In the event of} 27. g4 fxg4 28. hxg4 Rc7 29. Rxc7 Kxc7 30. Kf3 Kd6 31. Ke4 Bc3 {It's difficult to see how White can make progress.}) 27... h5 ({Now Black didn't like} 27... Rc7 28. Rxc7 Kxc7 {probably because of} 29. Kf3 Kd6 30. e4 fxe4+ 31. Kxe4 {and in this position he might hit on some ideas to pose Black problems.}) 28. a4 {White really has difficulties to make progress. But as always Carlsen tries till the end.} (28. Ne5 Bxe5 29. fxe5 Rd5 30. Rh4 Rxe5 31. Rxh5 Rc5 $132) 28... Rd5 29. Nc5 b6 30. Na6 Be7 (30... b5 $5) 31. Nb8 a5 32. Nc6+ Ke8 33. Ne5 (33. Nxe7 Kxe7 34. Rc7+ Rd7) 33... Bc5 34. Rc3 Ke7 35. Rd3 Rxd3 36. Kxd3 f6 37. Nc6+ Kd6 38. Nd4 Kd5 39. Nb5 Kc6 40. Nd4+ Kd6 41. Nb5+ Kd7 42. Nd4 Kd6 {So, to be honest, the first game of the match was not particularly exciting. I don't think we will see this variation again. Even for Magnus it is difficult to squeeze blood out of a stone. I expect that the Queen's Indian will be tested in the next games unless Karjakin has prepared something else. But before that we will see what Sergey will play with White.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Wch Blitz 9th"] [Site "Berlin"] [Date "2015.10.14"] [Round "20"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2850"] [BlackElo "2726"] [Annotator "Schulz,André"] [PlyCount "76"] [EventDate "2015.10.13"] [EventType "swiss (blitz)"] [EventRounds "21"] [EventCountry "GER"] [SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2015.10.29"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 c5 3. Bxf6 gxf6 4. d5 Qb6 5. Qc1 f5 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 Nd7 8. g3 Bg7 9. Nf3 Nf6 10. Nd2 Ne4 11. Ndxe4 fxe4 12. Bg2 Qb4 13. O-O Qxc4 14. Bxe4 h5 15. h4 Bg4 16. Re1 O-O-O 17. Rb1 Kb8 18. Bg2 Rhg8 19. Qe3 Bf6 20. Ne4 Bd4 21. Qd2 Qxa2 $17 {Die weiße Eröffnung ist missglückt. Schwarz steht überlegen.} 22. Qf4 Rgf8 ({f7 hing eigentlich nicht.} 22... Be5 23. Qxf7 Rg7 {mit Damenfang.}) 23. b4 Be5 24. Qe3 c4 25. Nc3 Qa6 26. Qd2 Rc8 27. e3 Bf5 28. Ra1 Qb6 29. Ra4 Bd3 30. Rea1 a6 31. Bf3 Rg8 32. Kg2 f5 33. Bxh5 Rcf8 (33... f4 $5 { mit der Idee} 34. exf4 Qd4 35. fxe5 Bf1+ $19) 34. b5 {[#]} f4 $19 {Nach einer freudlosen Partie muss Carlsen nun die Exekution seiner Stellung hinnehmen.} 35. exf4 Bxf4 36. Qe1 Bxg3 (36... Be5 $1 $19) 37. fxg3 Rf1 $2 (37... Qd4 $5) 38. Qd2 $2 (38. Qxf1 {ist gar nicht so klar.} Bxf1+ 39. Rxf1 axb5 40. Rb4 { Weiß hat Turm und zwei Leichtfiguren für die Dame, z.B.:} Qe3 41. Rf3 Qe5 42. g4 Qxh5 43. Rf8+ Kc7 44. Rxg8 $13) 38... Qg1+ (38... Qg1+ 39. Kh3 Qxg3#) 0-1 [Event "Reykjavik Blitz"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Date "2004.03.17"] [Round "14"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Short, Nigel D"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2484"] [BlackElo "2702"] [PlyCount "69"] [EventDate "2004.03.17"] [EventType "tourn (blitz)"] [EventRounds "15"] [EventCountry "ISL"] [EventCategory "15"] [SourceTitle "CBM 099 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2004.05.04"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2004.05.04"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 c5 3. d5 Qb6 4. Nc3 Qxb2 5. Bd2 Qb6 6. e4 d6 7. f4 g6 8. Nf3 Bg7 9. Rb1 Qd8 10. e5 dxe5 11. Bb5+ Nfd7 12. fxe5 a6 13. Bxd7+ Nxd7 14. Qe2 O-O 15. a4 Qc7 16. Bf4 g5 17. d6 exd6 18. Nd5 Qa5+ 19. Bd2 Qxa4 20. exd6 Nf6 21. Ne7+ Kh8 22. O-O Qe4 23. Qf2 h6 24. Rbe1 Qxc2 25. Ne5 Be6 26. Rc1 Qh7 27. Rce1 Ne4 28. Rxe4 Qxe4 29. Bc3 Rad8 30. Qb2 Kh7 31. Re1 Qa4 32. Qb1+ f5 33. N5g6 Bxc3 34. Rxe6 Qb4 35. Qf1 0-1 [Event "Reykjavik op 21st"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Date "2004.03.15"] [Round "8"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Stefansson, Hannes"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2484"] [BlackElo "2572"] [PlyCount "158"] [EventDate "2004.03.07"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ISL"] [SourceTitle "CBM 099 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2004.05.04"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2004.05.04"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e4 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Qd2 c6 7. f4 e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. f5 Bb4 10. O-O-O Nd7 11. Nf3 Qe7 12. g4 Nf6 13. Bd3 Bd7 14. h3 O-O-O 15. Kb1 Kb8 16. Rhe1 Bc8 17. a3 Ba5 18. b4 Bc7 19. Na4 g6 20. Qc3 gxf5 21. exf5 Rhe8 22. Nc5 Nd5 23. Qb3 Nf4 24. Bc4 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Rf8 26. Qe3 h5 27. Ne4 f6 28. Nh4 Bb6 29. Qf3 hxg4 30. hxg4 Qg7 31. Ng3 Rh8 32. Rh1 Rh6 33. Rh2 Bg1 34. Rh1 Bd4 35. Ne4 Qh8 36. Qg3 Nd5 37. Rh2 Ne3 38. Bd3 Qg8 39. Nf3 Rxh2 40. Qxh2 Nxg4 41. Qg3 Bb6 42. Nxf6 Nxf6 43. Qxe5+ Bc7 44. Qxf6 Qd5 45. Nd2 Be5 46. Qh4 Bxf5 47. Qc4 Qh1+ 48. Nf1 Bd7 49. Qe4 Qh5 50. Ne3 Qg5 51. Ka2 Bh8 52. Qh1 Qe5 53. Qc1 Bf6 54. Bc4 Bg5 55. Qd1 Kc7 56. Nf1 Bf6 57. Qc1 Qc3 58. Bb3 Bd4 59. Qf4+ Be5 60. Qc1 Kc8 61. Bg8 Bg7 62. Bf7 Bf5 63. Ne3 Bh6 64. Qf1 Bd7 65. Nd1 Qxc2+ 66. Nb2 Bg7 67. Qb1 Qc3 68. Bb3 Kc7 69. Qc2 Qd4 70. Qe2 Be5 71. Bg8 Bg4 72. Qc2 Bf5 73. Qe2 b5 74. Bf7 Be4 75. Bg8 Kd6 76. Bf7 Bd5+ 77. Bxd5 cxd5 78. Nd3 Qa1+ 79. Kb3 Qb1+ 0-1 [Event "NOR-chTA final"] [Site "Trondheim"] [Date "2004.05.23"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Lie, Kjetil A"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2552"] [BlackElo "2430"] [PlyCount "88"] [EventDate "2004.05.19"] [EventType "team"] [EventRounds "5"] [EventCountry "NOR"] [SourceTitle "CBM 100 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2004.07.06"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "2004.07.06"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "06"] [BlackTeam "04"] [WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"] [BlackTeamCountry "NOR"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bh4 d5 4. f3 Nd6 5. Nc3 Nf5 6. Bf2 e5 7. dxe5 d4 8. e4 dxc3 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. O-O-O+ Ke8 11. exf5 cxb2+ 12. Kxb2 Bxf5 13. Ne2 Nc6 14. Nc3 a6 15. f4 Rd8 16. Be2 h5 17. Bf3 Rh6 18. Nd5 Rd7 19. Ne3 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Bd7 21. Nd5 Kd8 22. Bh4+ Kc8 23. h3 Bc5 24. c3 Rh8 25. Be4 Re8 26. Bf6 Bf8 27. Bh4 Bc5 28. Bf3 Rh8 29. Bg5 Bf5 30. Re1 Kb8 31. Be4 Bc8 32. Bd3 Re8 33. Be2 Nxe5 34. fxe5 Rxe5 35. Bf4 Rxd5 36. Bf3 Rf5 37. Bh2 Be6 38. Rd1 Be7 39. Bg1 Rb5+ 40. Ka1 Ra5 41. Rd2 Bf6 42. Bd4 Bxd4 43. cxd4 Bd5 44. Bxh5 Bxa2 0-1 [Event "Norway sim"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2014.12.14"] [Round "1"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Osinovsky, Stepan"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2862"] [BlackElo "2241"] [PlyCount "82"] [EventDate "2014.12.14"] [EventType "simul (rapid)"] [EventRounds "1"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2014.12.23"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 c5 3. d5 Ne4 4. Bc1 e6 5. c4 b5 6. cxb5 Qa5+ 7. Nd2 exd5 8. e3 a6 9. bxa6 Nxa6 10. Ngf3 Be7 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O Bb7 13. Ne5 Qc7 14. Nxe4 Qxe5 15. Ng3 g6 16. Bd2 Bf6 17. Bf3 Bc6 18. Bc3 d4 19. exd4 cxd4 20. Re1 dxc3 21. Rxe5 cxb2 22. Rb1 Bxe5 23. Bxc6 dxc6 24. Ne4 Nb4 25. f4 Rfd8 26. Qb3 Bd4+ 27. Kf1 Rab8 28. Rxb2 Na6 29. Qc4 Rxb2 30. Qxa6 Bg7 31. Ke1 h6 32. a4 Kh7 33. Qxc6 Rdb8 34. Nf6+ Kh8 35. Nd7 R8b3 36. Qa8+ Kh7 37. Qd5 Ra3 38. Qd1 Rxg2 39. Kf1 Rxh2 40. Kg1 Raa2 41. Qd5 Rhd2 0-1 [Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."] [Site "Tripoli"] [Date "2004.06.20"] [Round "1.4"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Aronian, Levon"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2552"] [BlackElo "2645"] [PlyCount "164"] [EventDate "2004.06.19"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "LBY"] [SourceTitle "CBM 102"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2004.09.23"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e4 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Qd2 d6 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. a3 Bxc3 9. Qxc3 O-O 10. f4 e5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. f5 g6 13. g4 h5 14. h3 Rd8 15. Qe3 b6 16. g5 Qd6 17. Nc3 Qd4 18. Qxd4 Nxd4 19. O-O-O gxf5 20. Bc4 Kg7 21. exf5 Bxf5 22. Rhf1 Rf8 23. h4 c6 24. Ne2 Nxe2+ 25. Bxe2 Bg6 26. Rd7 Rad8 27. Rxa7 Rd4 28. Rh1 Rfd8 29. Re7 R8d5 30. Bd3 Bxd3 31. cxd3 Rf4 32. Kd2 e4 33. Ke3 Rf3+ 34. Ke2 Rdxd3 35. Rxe4 Rb3 36. a4 c5 37. Re7 Rf4 38. Rb7 Rxb2+ 39. Ke3 Rbb4 40. Rg1 Rbe4+ 41. Kd3 Rd4+ 42. Ke3 Rde4+ 43. Kd3 Rg4 44. Rf1 Rgf4 45. Rxf4 Rxf4 46. Rxb6 Rxa4 47. Rc6 Rxh4 48. Rxc5 Rg4 49. Ke3 Kg6 50. Kf3 Rxg5 51. Rc6+ f6 52. Rc4 Rg1 53. Rc8 Rg4 54. Rg8+ Kf5 55. Rh8 Rg5 56. Rh6 Ke5 57. Rh8 Rf5+ 58. Ke3 Kd5 59. Ra8 Ke6 60. Ra7 Rb5 61. Kf4 Rb4+ 62. Kf3 Kf5 63. Ra5+ Kg6 64. Ra8 h4 65. Ra5 Rb3+ 66. Kg4 h3 67. Rg5+ Kf7 68. Rh5 Ke6 69. Rh8 Rc3 70. Kf4 Kf7 71. Kg4 Kg6 72. Kf4 Rc2 73. Kg3 h2 74. Kf3 Kf5 75. Rh5+ Ke6 76. Rh8 Ke5 77. Re8+ Kd4 78. Rd8+ Kc3 79. Rh8 Rd2 80. Kg3 Kd3 81. Kf3 Kc2 82. Kg3 Kd1 0-1