[Event "FIDE WRBTC Rapid 2024"] [Site "Astana"] [Date "2024.08.02"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Rapport, Richard"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B13"] [WhiteElo "2832"] [BlackElo "2715"] [Annotator "Monokroussos,Dennis"] [PlyCount "45"] [GameId "2074259692302604"] [EventDate "2024.08.01"] [EventType "team-tourn"] [EventCountry "KAZ"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {15'+10"} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. h3 Nc6 6. c3 e5 7. dxe5 Nxe5 8. Qe2 Ne4 $5 {This is a recent idea, first played in 2018.} (8... Qe7 {has been far more common over the years, and goes all the way back to 1917.}) 9. Bb5+ (9. Bxe4 dxe4 10. Qxe4 Bd6 {This wouldn't work with the h-pawn on its starting square, but now f4 doesn't win.} 11. Nf3 (11. f4 $2 Qh4+ {White doesn't have g3 here.} 12. Kf1 O-O $19) 11... O-O 12. O-O (12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Qxe5 $4 Re8 14. Qxe8+ Qxe8+ 15. Be3 Qb5 $19) 12... Nxf3+ (12... Re8 $146 {=}) 13. Qxf3 Qc7 $11 (13... Bb8 $146 {=})) 9... Bd7 10. Nf3 (10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. f3 $2 O-O-O $1 12. fxe4 dxe4 {is a disaster for White, with the crushing ...Nd3+ on the way. For example:} 13. Be3 Nd3+ 14. Kf1 Qf5+ 15. Bf2 Nxf2 16. Qxf2 Rd1+ 17. Ke2 Qd5 18. Qe3 Bc5 19. Qxc5+ Qxc5 20. Kxd1 Rd8+ 21. Ke1 Qd5 $19 {White has lots of pieces; it's a shame none of them is doing anything useful.}) 10... Ng6 11. Be3 $146 {Stopping ...Bc5.} (11. O-O Bc5 12. Be3 Bxe3 (12... O-O) 13. Bxd7+ Qxd7 14. Qxe3 O-O 15. Nbd2 Rfe8 $11 {½-½ So,W (2753)-Firouzja,A (2777) Chess.com Speed Chess Chess.com INT blitz 2023 (2.2)} (15... Rae8 $11)) 11... Bd6 12. Nbd2 O-O $11 13. Bxd7 Qxd7 {Now White should castle in one direction or the other (kingside is safer), but Carlsen decides that castling can wait.} 14. Rd1 $2 Rfe8 $2 (14... Rae8 $1 {Surprisingly, it makes a serious difference.} 15. Nxe4 Rxe4 16. O-O $2 (16. Nd4 Ne5 17. O-O Nc4 $17) 16... Nf4 $1 17. Qd2 Nxg2 $1 18. Qxd5 Nxe3 $1 19. fxe3 Re6 20. Ne5 Qe7 $1 $19 {There's no 21.Nxf7 here, so Black will keep building his attack and win.}) 15. Nxe4 Rxe4 16. Ng5 $2 ({One last chance to castle:} 16. O-O Nf4 17. Qd2 Nxg2 18. Qxd5 Nxe3 $2 (18... Qxh3 19. Qxe4 Nxe3 $11) 19. fxe3 Re6 20. Ne5 $1 Qe7 {Here we finally see the difference:} 21. Nxf7 $1 $18) 16... Nf4 $1 17. Qf3 Qb5 $1 18. g3 (18. Nxe4 $2 dxe4 19. Qxf4 (19. Qxe4 Qe2#) (19. Qg4 h5 $19) 19... Bxf4 20. Bxf4 Qxb2 $19) 18... f6 $1 19. gxf4 $2 (19. Nxe4 $2 {is still bad, for the same reason.} dxe4 $19) (19. a4 $1 {might have let Carlsen escape to a tenable ending.} Qc4 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Rd4 $1 {demonstrates the point of 19.a4, one which isn't easy to spot in a rapid game.} Qxd4 22. cxd4 exf3 23. gxf4 Bb4+ 24. Kd1 Rc8 $15) 19... fxg5 $19 20. fxg5 $2 (20. a4 $1 Qc6 21. O-O Rf8 $19) 20... Rf8 $1 {Smartly gaining a tempo.} 21. Qg2 (21. Qe2 Rxe3 $1 22. fxe3 (22. Qxe3 Re8 $19) 22... Bg3+ $19) (21. Qxe4 $142 dxe4 22. Rxd6 Qxb2 $19) 21... Rfe8 $1 {Threatening to take twice on e3.} 22. Qf1 (22. Qf3 $2 d4 $1 $19) (22. Rd2 d4 $1 $19) 22... Qxb2 23. Rd2 {I don't know if White lost on time making this move, or if he resigned without awaiting Black's reply. Regardless, his position is completely lost.} (23. Rd2 Rxe3+ 24. fxe3 Rxe3+ 25. Kf2 (25. Kd1 Qb1#) (25. Re2 Bg3+ 26. Kd1 Rd3+ 27. Rd2 Qxd2#) 25... Qxd2+ $19) 0-1