[Event "Speed Chess Championship 2020"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2020.11.04"]
[Round "1.15"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2020.10.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
{[%evp 11,83,18,30,23,20,15,0,12,14,10,17,4,18,16,20,14,17,11,31,37,33,26,37,
25,53,45,40,42,42,30,45,33,12,0,9,12,12,12,5,5,12,5,93,4,29,0,0,0,0,0,77,63,64,
92,349,339,301,316,358,343,311,341,493,456,12827,12827,12828,12828,5822,1525,
11954,6604,5289,2847]} 1. e4 {Finkel,A: ' '} e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3
Bd6 5. c4 c6 6. Nc3 Ne7 {[%csl Gb2,Gb7,Rc2,Gc3,Gc6,Rd3,Gd4,Gd5,Ge3,Re4,Ge6,Gf2,
Rf3,Gf7,Rg2][%CAl Gd4e5,Gf6g7,Gf6g5,Ge5f4,Gf3g5,Gf3e5,Gc1g5,Re4d5,Rc6b7,Rc6b5,
Rd5c4,Rf1c4,Rc3b5,Rc4b5,Gd5e4,Gf3g2,Gf3g4,Ge4f5,Ge7f5,Gc8g4]} (6... Nf6 7. c5
Bc7 8. Bd3 b6 9. cxb6 axb6 10. O-O Ba6 11. Bxa6 Rxa6 12. Qd3 O-O 13. Bg5 $14 {
Gurevich,M-Nikolic,Pr/Beograd/1991/1:0 (58) Inf 53/246/}) 7. h3 {C01: French:
Exchange Variation.} (7. Bd3 dxc4 (7... O-O 8. O-O h6 9. h3 Be6 10. c5 Bc7 11.
Qc2 Qc8 12. Re1 Re8 13. Bd2 Nd7 14. Re2 Nf8 $10 {Kengis,E-Rohde,M/Tilburg/1992/
1:0 (31)/} 15. Rae1 Neg6 16. Qc1 Rd8 17. Qc2 Bxh3 18. g3 Qg4 19. Nh2 Qxd4 20.
Bf5 Bxf5 21. Qxf5 Qxc5 22. Ng4 Bxg3 23. Ne4 Nh4 24. Nxh6+ Kh8 25. Nxf7+ Kg8 26.
Nh6+ Kh8 27. Qf7 Nf3+ 28. Kh1 gxh6 29. Nxc5 Nxe1 30. Re7 Be5 31. Rxe5 {1-0 (31)
Kengis,E (2590)-Rohde,M (2585) Tilburg 1992 CBM 032 [Knaak,R]}) 8. Bxc4 O-O 9.
O-O Nd7 10. h3 (10. Bb3 Nb6 11. Bg5 Kh8 (11... h6 12. Bh4 Qc7 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14.
Re1 Qd8 15. Qd3 $14 {Kaidanov,G-Nikolic,P/Groningen PCA 1993/CBM 39/[Knaak]/1/
2-1/2 (56)} a5 16. Ne5 Bxe5 17. Rxe5 Nd7 18. Re3 Nf6 19. Rae1 b5 20. h3 Ra7 21.
a4 b4 22. Ne4 Ba6 23. Qc2 Nxe4 24. Rxe4 Rd7 25. Qc5 Bd3 26. Re7 Rxe7 27. Rxe7
Bg6 28. Re5 Kh7 29. h4 h5 30. Bd1 Re8 31. Bxh5 Rxe5 32. Bxg6+ fxg6 33. dxe5
Qxh4 34. Qxc6 Qd4 35. e6 Qxb2 36. g3 Qe5 37. Qc4 g5 38. Qd3+ Kh6 39. Qd7 b3 40.
e7 b2 41. Qc6+ Kh7 42. e8=Q b1=Q+ 43. Kg2 Qxe8 44. Qxe8 Qf5 45. Qh5+ Kg8 46.
Qe8+ Kh7 47. Qh5+ Kg8 48. Qf3 Qe5 49. Qb7 Kh7 50. Qb1+ g6 51. Qb7+ Kh6 52. Qd7
Qe4+ 53. Kh2 Qf5 54. Qd4 Kh7 55. g4 Qf8 56. Kg2 Qb4 {1/2-1/2 (56) Kaidanov,G
(2640)-Nikolic,P (2625) Groningen 1993 CBM 039 [Knaak,R]}) 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13.
Re1 Qc7 (13... Be6 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. Re4 Rae8 16. Qe2 Rf4 17. Re1 Rxe4 18. Qxe4
Kg8 $11 {Junge,R-Hertneck,G/BL8889 1989/BL}) 14. Qd3 g6 (14... f6 15. Ne4 Bf5
16. Nh4 Bxe4 17. Rxe4 Nd5 18. Qh3 Qf7 19. Nf5 Rad8 20. Rae1 $14 {Christensen,
T-Hansen,L/Politiken Cup 1996}) 15. d5 Bf5 16. Qd4+ f6 17. dxc6 Qxc6 18. Qh4
$14 {Azmaiparashvili,Z-Beliavsky,A/Vidmar mem12th 1997}) (10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4
Nb6 (11... Qc7 12. Qd3 Nb6 13. Bxe7 $1 Bxe7 14. Bb3 Rd8 15. Rfe1 $14) 12. Bd3
Qc7 13. Bxe7 Bxe7 14. Qe2 Bf6 {1/2-1/2 Nevednichy,V-Istratescu,A/Ciocaltea mem
1995}) (10. Re1 Nb6 11. Bb3 Bg4 12. Bg5 Re8 13. Qd3 Bf5 14. Bxf7+ Kxf7 15.
Rxe7+ Bxe7 16. Qxf5+ Bf6 17. Ne4 Qd5 18. Qxd5+ Nxd5 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Nd6+ Ke6
21. Nxe8 Rxe8 22. Kf1 Kd5 23. Rc1 b6 24. Rc3 h6 25. Re3 Re4 26. Ke2 Ne8 27. Nd2
Re6 28. Kd3 Nd6 29. Nb1 Ne8 30. Nc3+ Kd6 31. Ne4+ Kd5 32. f4 Nf6 33. Nxf6+ Rxf6
34. Re5+ Kd6 35. Ke4 Rf8 36. f5 Rf6 37. g4 g6 38. fxg6 Rxg6 39. Kf5 Rg5+ 40.
Kf4 Rg7 41. h4 Rg8 42. Rh5 Rg6 43. g5 hxg5+ 44. hxg5 Rg8 45. Rh6+ Kd5 46. Rf6
Rh8 47. g6 {1-0 (47) Sowray,P-Maurel,J corr 1990 Corr Nr. 1 [CCYB]}) 10... Nb6
11. Bb3 Nbd5 (11... Bc7 12. Bg5 Kh8 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Re1 Qd8 15. Ne5 Nd5 16.
Nxd5 cxd5 17. Qh5 Be6 18. Bc2 $14 {Malisauskas,V-Djurhuus,R/Oslo 1992}) (11...
Ned5 12. Re1 Bf5 13. Ne5 Qh4 $2 (13... Bg6 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. Qf3 Bc7 16. Ne4 a5
17. a3 a4 18. Ba2 Ra5 19. Bg5 Qc8 20. Rad1 Bd8 21. Bd2 {1/2-1/2 Sieiro
Gonzalez,L-Paneque,P/Havana op 1994}) 14. Qf3 Be6 15. Ne4 Qe7 16. Bc2 Rad8 17.
Ng5 Nf6 18. Nexf7 $1 {1-0 Varga,Z-Atanu,L/5th Paks Cup GM 2000}) 12. Re1 Bf5
13. Ne5 $5 {This move appears to be a novelty, however after black's correct
reply it becomes clear that also after this move black manages to keep the
balance.} (13. Ne4 Ng6 (13... Bxe4 14. Rxe4 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P-Varga,Z/Budapest
FS04 GM 1993}) 14. Bg5 f6 15. Bd2 Re8 $2 16. Nc3 Be6 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Bxd5+
cxd5 19. Qb3 Re7 20. Qxd5+ $16 {Sieiro Gonzalez,L-Ricaurte Lopez,J/Capablanca
mem-C 1996}) 13... f6 $5 14. Nc4 (14. Nd3 $5 {May me this move is slightly
more accurate than a move in the game} Re8 (14... Qd7 15. Nc5 Bxc5 16. dxc5 Be6
17. Ne4 $14) 15. Bf4 Bxd3 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Qxd3 Rad8 18. Re4 $14) 14... Bc7 (
14... Kh8 $5 15. Nxd6 Qxd6 16. Ne4 Bxe4 17. Rxe4 Rfe8 18. Bd2 $14) 15. Qf3 {
[%CAl Gc4e3,Gb3g8]} Kh8 $1 16. Bd2 ({Nothing promises} 16. Nxd5 cxd5 17. Nd2
Bg6 18. Nf1 Be4 19. Qh5 Qe8 $11) (16. Ne3 Be6 17. Nexd5 Bxd5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19.
Bd2 Qd7 $11) 16... Qd7 17. Ne4 Rae8 (17... b6 $5 18. Rac1 Rae8 {Finkel,A: '~~'}
19. Ng3 Be6 $132) 18. Nc5 Qc8 19. Rac1 $5 {[%CAl Gc1c8]} Bb8 $6 {[%CAl Gc8c7,
Gc7h2] For some reason black doesn't want to play b6, which was very logical
raction:} (19... b6 20. Ne4 Qd7 $13) 20. Ne3 $1 $36 {[%csl Re6]} Nxe3 $6 (20...
b6 21. Bxd5 $1 cxd5 (21... Nxd5 22. Nxf5 bxc5 23. dxc5 $16) 22. Nxf5 Qxf5 23.
Rxe7 $1 Qxf3 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. gxf3 bxc5 26. Rxc5 Rd8 27. Ba5 $18) (20... Qc7
$5 21. g3 Bxh3 22. Nxd5 Nxd5 23. Bxd5 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 cxd5 25. Qxd5 $14) 21.
Rxe3 Qc7 22. g3 $1 $16 {[%csl Re7,Re8][%CAl Gc1e1] Now black is in serious
troubles} Bxh3 23. Rce1 $1 (23. Be6 $5 f5 24. Rb3 $1 Bg4 25. Qg2 b6 26. Nd7 $14
) 23... Qd8 (23... Bc8 24. Qe2 b6 25. Ne6 Bxe6 26. Rxe6 Rf7 27. Re4 $18) 24. g4
$1 $18 {[%csl Rh3]} Qxd4 25. Ne6 Qxd2 26. Nxf8 {[%csl Re8,Rh3]} Rxf8 (26... Be5
27. Nxh7 $1 Kxh7 28. Qxh3+ Kg6 29. Qh5#) 27. Rxe7 Qb4 28. Re8 Bxg4 29. Rxf8+
Qxf8 30. Qxg4 Be5 31. Qe6 g5 32. Rxe5 {1-0 (32) Finkel,A (2485)-Meessen,R
(2323) Panormo 2001 CBM 084 Extra [Finkel,A]}) (7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O
Nbc6 10. h3 a6 11. a3 Bc7 12. Qc2 g6 $10 {Rublevsky,S-Vakhidov,T/Cheliabinsk/
1993/1:0 (25)/}) (7. Qb3 O-O 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. Bg5 Re8 10. Be2 Nbc6 11. O-O f6
12. Bh4 Be6 13. Bg3 Rb8 14. Rfe1 Nf5 15. Rad1 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Bf7 17. Bb5 Rxe1+
18. Rxe1 Ne7 19. Bd3 g6 20. g4 h6 21. g3 Qd7 22. Nb5 a6 23. Nxd6 Qxd6 24. Nh4
b5 25. Qc2 Rc8 26. Qd2 Kg7 27. Kg2 Nc6 28. Rh1 Rh8 29. a3 h5 30. gxh5 Rxh5 31.
g4 Rh7 32. Bb1 Ne7 33. Qe3 Rh8 34. g5 Rh5 35. Nf3 Rxh1 36. Kxh1 Qe6 37. gxf6+
Qxf6 38. Ne5 Be6 39. Kg1 Bf5 40. Ba2 Qh4 41. Qd2 Be6 42. Bb1 Bf5 43. Ba2 Bh3
44. Qc3 {1/2-1/2 (44) Espinosa Flores,R (2395)-Moran Nuque,A (2285) Cali 1990
CBM 019 [Knaak,R]}) 7... O-O 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 {The position is equal.} Bf5
$5 {[%mdl 4] Leaves trodden paths.} 10. O-O Nd7 11. Re1 Nb6 12. Bb3 Ned5 13.
Ne5 {[#]} Re8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13... Bxe5 14. Rxe5 Qd7 15. Qf3 Be6 16. Ne4
Rae8 17. a4 Ne7 18. Nf6+ gxf6 19. Qxf6 Qd8 20. Rxe6 {1-0 (44) Carlsen,M (2832)
-Jobava,B (2707) Leuven 2017}) 14. Qf3 Be6 15. Ne4 f6 16. Nd3 Bf7 17. Bd2 Bf8
18. Nec5 Qc7 19. Ba5 Rad8 20. h4 Qc8 21. h5 h6 22. Rac1 (22. a4 {feels hotter.}
Bd6 23. Ne4 Bb8 24. Bd2 Kh8 25. Bf4) 22... Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Re8 24. Rxe8 Qxe8 25.
Nxb7 Bxh5 26. Qg3 Qe4 (26... g5 $11) 27. Qe3 ({Better is} 27. Nd8 $16) 27...
Qf5 $11 28. Bxb6 axb6 29. Nd8 Kh8 30. Qg3 c5 (30... Be8 $11 {keeps the balance.
} 31. Qb8 Qxd3) 31. dxc5 $16 bxc5 32. Nb7 {Threatens to win with Qb8.} Nb6 $2 {
[%mdl 8192] [#] A mistake that costs the game.} (32... Bf7 $16 {was worth a
try.}) 33. Nbxc5 $1 $18 {[%mdl 512]} Bxc5 34. Qb8+ Nc8 {Hoping for ...Bb6.} 35.
Nxc5 {[%mdl 64] Overworked Piece} Qxc5 36. Be6 Kh7 ({Stronger than} 36... Qc1+
37. Kh2 $16) (36... Be8 $142 37. b4 (37. Bxc8 Kh7 $16) (37. Qxc8 Qxc8 38. Bxc8
Kg8 $16) 37... Qc1+ 38. Kh2 Qg5) 37. Qxc8 {White is clearly winning.} Qe5 (
37... Qxc8 $142 38. Bxc8 Be8) 38. Qg8+ Kg6 39. Bf7+ Kf5 40. Bxh5 Qe1+ 41. Kh2
Qxf2 42. Qd5+ {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-89/ B=162. Weighted=-40/40} 1-0
