Gashimov Memorial: Carlsen, Ding, Karjakin Open Score
Magnus Carlsen, Sergey Karyakin and Ding Liren won their games in round two of #ShamkirChess. The trio now leads after two rounds. Round 2 report:
https://goo.gl/mDfcuZ
Magnus Carlsen, Sergey Karyakin and Ding Liren won their games in round two of #ShamkirChess. The trio now leads after two rounds. Round 2 report:
https://goo.gl/mDfcuZ
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Anish Giri on the tempting 20.Bxh6 possibility: "I should have considered this more seriously."
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After his win vs Anand today, Magnus Carlsen was kind enough to give a small masterclass at the press conference on how White wins rook endings with an extra passer on a7. Very instructive!
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44...a3! [Black correctly chooses his outside passed pawn to push.]
[44...c3? 45.Kd3 Kf5 46.Kxc3 Kxf4 47.d6 Rd1 48.Rxa4+ Ke5 49.Ra5+ Kxd6 50.Rh5 Ke6 51.Rxh6=]
45.d6 a2 46.d7 Re1+! [△Rd1]
[46...Rd1? 47.Rxa2 Rxd7 48.Rg2+! Kf7 49.f5 Rd3 50.h4 Rh3 51.Ra2 Ke7 52.Kd5 c3 53.Ra7+=]
47.Kf3 [White is obliged to move his king to the worse square.]
[47.Kd5?? a1Q 48.Rxa1 Rxa1–+]
47...Rd1 48.h4 Rxd7 49.h5+ Kf7 50.Rxa2 c3! [This pawn decides the game. White will have to bring his rook back to a passive position and then Black's king can penetrate through kingside.]
51.Ke2 Ke6 52.Ra5 Rd2+ 53.Ke3 Rd5 54.Ra6+ Rd6 55.Ra2 [55.Ra5 Rc6 56.Ra1 c2 57.Rc1 Kf5–+]
55...Rc6 56.Rc2 Kf5–+
[44...c3? 45.Kd3 Kf5 46.Kxc3 Kxf4 47.d6 Rd1 48.Rxa4+ Ke5 49.Ra5+ Kxd6 50.Rh5 Ke6 51.Rxh6=]
45.d6 a2 46.d7 Re1+! [△Rd1]
[46...Rd1? 47.Rxa2 Rxd7 48.Rg2+! Kf7 49.f5 Rd3 50.h4 Rh3 51.Ra2 Ke7 52.Kd5 c3 53.Ra7+=]
47.Kf3 [White is obliged to move his king to the worse square.]
[47.Kd5?? a1Q 48.Rxa1 Rxa1–+]
47...Rd1 48.h4 Rxd7 49.h5+ Kf7 50.Rxa2 c3! [This pawn decides the game. White will have to bring his rook back to a passive position and then Black's king can penetrate through kingside.]
51.Ke2 Ke6 52.Ra5 Rd2+ 53.Ke3 Rd5 54.Ra6+ Rd6 55.Ra2 [55.Ra5 Rc6 56.Ra1 c2 57.Rc1 Kf5–+]
55...Rc6 56.Rc2 Kf5–+
20...Nc8! [In order to blockade the backward pawn on e3 by the knight and attack it in the future.]
[20...Rd7!? 21.Rfc1 Nc8 22.Kf2 Nd6 23.Nd2 a6 24.a3 Rde7³; 20...Na5!? 21.Kf2 Nc4 22.b3 Nd6 23.Rc7 Nc6 24.a3 Re7 25.Rxe7 Nxe7 26.Rc1 g5 27.Nd2 Kf7 28.Ne2 Rh8=/+]
21.Nd2 Nd6=/+
0–1
[20...Rd7!? 21.Rfc1 Nc8 22.Kf2 Nd6 23.Nd2 a6 24.a3 Rde7³; 20...Na5!? 21.Kf2 Nc4 22.b3 Nd6 23.Rc7 Nc6 24.a3 Re7 25.Rxe7 Nxe7 26.Rc1 g5 27.Nd2 Kf7 28.Ne2 Rh8=/+]
21.Nd2 Nd6=/+
0–1
41...Nc5! [41...Nxc1 42.Rxc1 Rf8 43.Nd3 Rf6-/+; 41...Na1+ 42.Kb1 Rf8 43.Nd3 Nb3 44.Kc2 Nxc1 45.Rxc1 Rd8 (45...Ne3+ 46.Kd2 Nxg2 47.Rg1 Nf4 48.Nxf4+ Rxf4 49.Rxg7 Rxe4 50.a5 Rh4 51.a6 Rxh2+ 52.Kd3 Ra2 53.Rxa7=) 46.Re1 h5-/+]
42.a5 Nxa5 [42...bxa5 43.Re1 a4–+]
43.Ba3 Ncb7 44.Rd3 Nc4 45.Bc1 Nc5 46.Rg3 Rc7–+
0–1
42.a5 Nxa5 [42...bxa5 43.Re1 a4–+]
43.Ba3 Ncb7 44.Rd3 Nc4 45.Bc1 Nc5 46.Rg3 Rc7–+
0–1