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24.Nf4?
White loses an important tempo.
Better is 24.h4! g5 25.c5 Bb8 26.h×g5 Q×g5 27.c×b6 h4 28.g×h4 Q×h4 29.Kf1 +/-
24...g5 25.Nd3 h4
White loses an important tempo.
Better is 24.h4! g5 25.c5 Bb8 26.h×g5 Q×g5 27.c×b6 h4 28.g×h4 Q×h4 29.Kf1 +/-
24...g5 25.Nd3 h4
30.e6!
White has more than enough compensation for the pawn due to the weaknesses created in opponent's camp.
30...Q×e6 31.e4! f4 32.e×d5 c×d5 +/-
White has more than enough compensation for the pawn due to the weaknesses created in opponent's camp.
30...Q×e6 31.e4! f4 32.e×d5 c×d5 +/-
33.R×c8?
Sevian could have gained an advantage with 33.R×d5! B×d5 34.B×d5 Q×d5 35.R×c8 +/-
33...R×c8 34.Qd2 Re8 35.B×d5 Q×d5 36.Q×d5 B×d5 37.R×d5 f×g3 38.R×g5+ Kf7 39.f×g3 Re2 =
Sevian could have gained an advantage with 33.R×d5! B×d5 34.B×d5 Q×d5 35.R×c8 +/-
33...R×c8 34.Qd2 Re8 35.B×d5 Q×d5 36.Q×d5 B×d5 37.R×d5 f×g3 38.R×g5+ Kf7 39.f×g3 Re2 =
42...Kg5??
42...Kh5 43.Kf2 Rd3 and Black has good drawing chances.
43.Rf8! Re2
A) 43...Bd6 44.Bc1 B×f8 45.B×e3+ Kg4 46.B×b6 a4 47.Bc7 +-
B) 43...R×g3+ 44.Kf2 Bd6 45.Rg8+ Kh4 46.R×g3 B×g3+ 47.Ke3 +-
44.Bf6+ Kg4 45.R×b8 +-
42...Kh5 43.Kf2 Rd3 and Black has good drawing chances.
43.Rf8! Re2
A) 43...Bd6 44.Bc1 B×f8 45.B×e3+ Kg4 46.B×b6 a4 47.Bc7 +-
B) 43...R×g3+ 44.Kf2 Bd6 45.Rg8+ Kh4 46.R×g3 B×g3+ 47.Ke3 +-
44.Bf6+ Kg4 45.R×b8 +-
20.a4!
Nimzowitsch once remarked that a Master will play a move on the wing, but his mind will be in the center. It is indispensable to Carlsen's strategy that he breaks down Black's control of the c4-square and so acquires it as a base for his bishop.
20...Nxa4 21.Nxa4 bxa4 22.Nd4 The knight dominates the center as Black has no piece or pawn that can oppose it.
Nimzowitsch once remarked that a Master will play a move on the wing, but his mind will be in the center. It is indispensable to Carlsen's strategy that he breaks down Black's control of the c4-square and so acquires it as a base for his bishop.
20...Nxa4 21.Nxa4 bxa4 22.Nd4 The knight dominates the center as Black has no piece or pawn that can oppose it.
16...f5!
Brilliant play! White can hardly avoid capturing on f6 as otherwise, the bishop on c1 remains a very poor piece, blocked in by its own pawns, but now Karpov's knight on e8 comes back to life. Karpov's superb plan of deliberately straightening out White's pawns in order to dominate the light squares (c4, e4, f5, etc) is very similar to one he used in a famous game against Yusupov in the Sämisch Variation (at Linares 1993).
17.exf6 Nxf6 18.Bd2 Nc4 19.Rae1 c5 20.Bc1 cxd4 21.cxd4 Rad8 22.Rd1 b5
Brilliant play! White can hardly avoid capturing on f6 as otherwise, the bishop on c1 remains a very poor piece, blocked in by its own pawns, but now Karpov's knight on e8 comes back to life. Karpov's superb plan of deliberately straightening out White's pawns in order to dominate the light squares (c4, e4, f5, etc) is very similar to one he used in a famous game against Yusupov in the Sämisch Variation (at Linares 1993).
17.exf6 Nxf6 18.Bd2 Nc4 19.Rae1 c5 20.Bc1 cxd4 21.cxd4 Rad8 22.Rd1 b5
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 449
anonymous poll
A: b5 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 43%
B: Rd1 – 2
👍👍👍👍👍 29%
C: Ne2 – 2
👍👍👍👍👍 29%
👥 7 people voted so far.
anonymous poll
A: b5 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 43%
B: Rd1 – 2
👍👍👍👍👍 29%
C: Ne2 – 2
👍👍👍👍👍 29%
👥 7 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 450
anonymous poll
C: 0-0 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 56%
A: Kd7 – 2
👍👍👍 22%
B: a5 – 2
👍👍👍 22%
👥 9 people voted so far.
anonymous poll
C: 0-0 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 56%
A: Kd7 – 2
👍👍👍 22%
B: a5 – 2
👍👍👍 22%
👥 9 people voted so far.