21...exf4?! [Even though after this move Black is still better, he has a stronger option:]
[21...d5! This strong move is neglected by dutch super GM Anish Giri. 22.exd5 Nxd5 △N×f4 23.Nxd5 (23.Red3 Nxf4 24.Nxf4 exf4 25.b4 Nf8 26.Bb3 Rxd3 27.Rxd3 Qe7–+) 23...Qxc2 24.Ba1 exf4! 25.Rxe8+ Rxe8 26.Nexf4 Bxa1 27.Rxa1 Qxb3–+]
22.Qxf4 Ne5 23.Ng3? [White places the knight in a passive position. He should have tried to play for equality with the following continuation:]
[¹23.Nd4! Nh5 24.Qh4 Bf6 25.Qh3 Qc5 26.Nd5! Bxd5 27.exd5 Qxd5 28.Ree1³]
23...Nfg4 24.Re2 Bh6 25.Qf1 Ne3 26.Rxe3 Bxe3-/+ 0–1
[21...d5! This strong move is neglected by dutch super GM Anish Giri. 22.exd5 Nxd5 △N×f4 23.Nxd5 (23.Red3 Nxf4 24.Nxf4 exf4 25.b4 Nf8 26.Bb3 Rxd3 27.Rxd3 Qe7–+) 23...Qxc2 24.Ba1 exf4! 25.Rxe8+ Rxe8 26.Nexf4 Bxa1 27.Rxa1 Qxb3–+]
22.Qxf4 Ne5 23.Ng3? [White places the knight in a passive position. He should have tried to play for equality with the following continuation:]
[¹23.Nd4! Nh5 24.Qh4 Bf6 25.Qh3 Qc5 26.Nd5! Bxd5 27.exd5 Qxd5 28.Ree1³]
23...Nfg4 24.Re2 Bh6 25.Qf1 Ne3 26.Rxe3 Bxe3-/+ 0–1
wch18.pgn
11.1 KB
🔹 World Chess Championship in London 2018
🔹 Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana -R11
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🔹 Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana -R11
🔹 PGN format
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16.h5! [White is well-prepared for launching a kingside attack. The attacking on the queenside through the open c-file is less convincing.]
[16.Rfc1!? f5 17.h5 f4 18.Kg2 (18.hxg6 hxg6 19.Bg4 Bh6 20.Kg2 Kg7 21.Rh1 Nef6 22.Bf3 Rh8„) 18...g5 19.b3 Nef6 20.g4 Rc8 21.Na4! Qe7 22.b4±; 16.Rac1!? f5 17.h5 (17.Rc2 Nef6 18.Rfc1 Nc5 19.b4 fxe4 20.Nxe4 Ncxe4 21.Bxe4 Nxe4 22.Qxe4 Qf6 23.Bg5 Qf7 24.a4 Rae8 25.b5 axb5 26.axb5 Bf6 27.Bh6 Bg7 28.Be3±) ]
16...f5 [16...Nc7 17.Rac1 f5 18.Bg2 Nb5 (18...Nf6? 19.h6 Bh8 20.exf5 gxf5 21.Bh3 Qd7 22.Qe3 Qe8 23.Qg5+ Qg6 24.Bxf5 Qxg5 25.Bxg5 Nfe8 (25...Nfxd5?? 26.Nxd5 Rxf5 (26...Nxd5 27.Be6+ Rf7 28.Bxd5+–) 27.Ne7+ Kf7 28.Nxf5) 26.Bh3+–) 19.Nxb5 axb5 20.Qxb5 Rxa2 21.h6 Bf6 22.Bh3±]
17.hxg6 [17.Bg2 Qf6 18.h6 Bh8 19.Rac1 Qf7 (19...f4? 20.Bh3 Rf7 (20...Nc5 21.b4; 20...Nb6 21.Be3!! fxe3 22.fxe3 Qe7 23.Be6++–) 21.Be6) ]
17...hxg6 18.Kg2 Bf6 19.Rh1 Ng7 20.Rh6 Kf7 21.Rah1 Bg5 22.Bxg5 Qxg5 23.exf5 gxf5 [23...Nxf5 24.Rh7+ Ng7 (24...Ke8 25.Ne4+–) 25.Bg4 Qe7 26.Qc2! Nc5 27.b4 Qg5 28.Qe2+–]
24.Bh5+ Nxh5 [24...Ke7 25.Rg6+–]
25.R1xh5 Qg8 26.Rxf5+ Ke7 27.Re6+ Kd8 28.Rxf8+ Qxf8 [28...Nxf8 29.Rxd6+ Kc7 30.Qxe5 Nd7 31.Rc6+ Kd8 32.Qc7+ Ke7 33.Re6++–]
29.Ne4 1–0
[16.Rfc1!? f5 17.h5 f4 18.Kg2 (18.hxg6 hxg6 19.Bg4 Bh6 20.Kg2 Kg7 21.Rh1 Nef6 22.Bf3 Rh8„) 18...g5 19.b3 Nef6 20.g4 Rc8 21.Na4! Qe7 22.b4±; 16.Rac1!? f5 17.h5 (17.Rc2 Nef6 18.Rfc1 Nc5 19.b4 fxe4 20.Nxe4 Ncxe4 21.Bxe4 Nxe4 22.Qxe4 Qf6 23.Bg5 Qf7 24.a4 Rae8 25.b5 axb5 26.axb5 Bf6 27.Bh6 Bg7 28.Be3±) ]
16...f5 [16...Nc7 17.Rac1 f5 18.Bg2 Nb5 (18...Nf6? 19.h6 Bh8 20.exf5 gxf5 21.Bh3 Qd7 22.Qe3 Qe8 23.Qg5+ Qg6 24.Bxf5 Qxg5 25.Bxg5 Nfe8 (25...Nfxd5?? 26.Nxd5 Rxf5 (26...Nxd5 27.Be6+ Rf7 28.Bxd5+–) 27.Ne7+ Kf7 28.Nxf5) 26.Bh3+–) 19.Nxb5 axb5 20.Qxb5 Rxa2 21.h6 Bf6 22.Bh3±]
17.hxg6 [17.Bg2 Qf6 18.h6 Bh8 19.Rac1 Qf7 (19...f4? 20.Bh3 Rf7 (20...Nc5 21.b4; 20...Nb6 21.Be3!! fxe3 22.fxe3 Qe7 23.Be6++–) 21.Be6) ]
17...hxg6 18.Kg2 Bf6 19.Rh1 Ng7 20.Rh6 Kf7 21.Rah1 Bg5 22.Bxg5 Qxg5 23.exf5 gxf5 [23...Nxf5 24.Rh7+ Ng7 (24...Ke8 25.Ne4+–) 25.Bg4 Qe7 26.Qc2! Nc5 27.b4 Qg5 28.Qe2+–]
24.Bh5+ Nxh5 [24...Ke7 25.Rg6+–]
25.R1xh5 Qg8 26.Rxf5+ Ke7 27.Re6+ Kd8 28.Rxf8+ Qxf8 [28...Nxf8 29.Rxd6+ Kc7 30.Qxe5 Nd7 31.Rc6+ Kd8 32.Qc7+ Ke7 33.Re6++–]
29.Ne4 1–0