Vladimir Kramnik - Post Round 12 Interview

Carlsen has mate in 24. What a patzer if he doesn't see this.

Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 Duda, Jan-Krzysztof
Finally over

Magnus Carlsen - Post Round 12 Interview

Round 12 at Tata Steel in Wijk aan Zee: Carlsen beat Duda, Kramnik beat Fedoseev, Shankland beat Nepomniachtchi. All other games drawn. Carlsen leads with 8.5 out of 12. Giri is in 2nd place with 8. One more round to go. Carlsen plays Giri in the final round.

🔹 Tata Steel Chess Masters | Round 12
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🔹 Tata Steel Chess Challengers | Round 12
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🔹 Gibraltar Masters 2019-R5
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🔸chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2018
🔸Round 2
⚪️Puranik,Abhimanyu (2547)
⚫️Vachier-Lagrave,Maxime (2780
🔸0-1

33...Nd6! [A clever move. Vachier forces White to exchange off the knight on c4.]

34.Nxd6™ [34.Nd2? c4 △c3 35.bxc4 Nxc4+ 36.Nxc4 Rxc4 37.Kd3 Kb5–+]

34...Rxd6 35.g3 [35.c4 bxc3 36.Rc1 Rd2! 37.Rxc3 Rb2 38.g4 g5! 39.Rd3 Kb5 40.Rc3 Ra2-/+]

35...c4! [Now, he is ready to penetrate into the opponent's camp by his king.]

36.bxc4 [36.f4 c3!-/+ △Kb5]

36...Kc5 37.f4 Kxc4 38.fxe5 fxe5–+ 39.Rf1 Kc3 40.Rf7 Rc6 [The b-pawn decides the game.]

0–1

⚪️#129 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Khotenashvili,B (2477)
🔸Vo Thi Kim Phung (2354)
🔸WCh Women 2018 Khanty-Mansiysk RUS

31.Rfe1 [31.Ra1! White is ready to attack the opponent's weak queenside pawns. 31...Rc6 (31...Ra8 32.Ra3! a5 33.Nd2 and Black is unable to save the pawn. 33...a4 34.Nxb3+–) 32.Rxa6 Qb7 33.Rxc6 Qxc6+–; 31.Nd2 Rc6 32.Ra1 Qb4 (32...Qb7 33.Ra3 Rb6 34.Re1 Nf8 35.Rea1 Ra8±) 33.Qe1 Qb7 34.Ra3 Rb6 35.Qg3 Rc8 36.Re1 Nf8 37.Rea1±]

1–0

⚪️ #129 (Endgame-‌White to Move)
🔸Hoang Thanh Trang (2448)
🔸Danielian,E (2426)
🔸WCh Women 2018 Khanty-Mansiysk RUS

67.Kc3?? [67.Ke1 Bc6 68.Ke2 Bb7 69.Bd2 Ba6+ 70.Ke3 Ke5 71.Kf2 Kf6 72.Be3 Ke6 (72...Kg6 73.Ke1 Kf6 74.Kd2 Bc8 75.Kd3 Bb7 76.Kc4 Ke6 77.Bxg5 Kd7 78.Kc5 Bf3 79.Bf4 Kc8 80.g5 Bh5 81.Kd4+–) 73.Bxg5 Kd7 74.Bf4 Ke6 75.Bc7 Kf6 76.Bd8+ Ke6 77.g5+–; 67.Kd3 Ke6 68.Bd4 Kd6 69.Bf6 Bxg4 70.Bxg5 Kc6=]

½–½