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The white knight immediately heads to the weakened square e6.
20...Nb7 21.Nf4 Rxe1+
21...h6 22.Nxg6 hxg5 23.Nxf8±.
22.Rxe1 Re8 23.Ne6 Bh8
23...Nd6 24.Nxg7±.
24.Nc7!!
An accurately calculated tactical blow.
24...Rxe1+ 25.Qxe1 Qxc7 26.Qe8+ Kg7 27.Bd2! Qd8 28.Bc3+ Kh6 29.Qe3+ Qg5
29...g5 30.Qh3+ Kg6 31.Qxf5+ Kh6 32.Qh3#.
30.f4! Qg4 31.Bxh8 Qd1+ 32.Bf1 Nd6 33.Qh3+ Qh5 34.Qc3 Ne8 35.d6! Qd1 36.Qh3+
Black resigned.
Magnus Carlsen 2861
Pentala Harikrishna 2698
Wijk aan Zee 2013
White to move
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Magnus Carlsen 2861 Pentala Harikrishna 2698 Wijk aan Zee 2013 White to move
White is two pawns down, but at the moment, this deficit is not really felt. Instead, one’s eye is struck by the blockade on the dark squares and the protected passed pawn on e6.
21.Nc5 Nd6 22.Qf3 Qe7 23.Rf2 Ra5 24.Nb3 Rb5 25.Bc5 Bh5 26.Qc3! Qe8 27.Qe3
An equal endgame results from the exchanging operation 27.Nd4 Ne4 28.Nxb5 Nxc3 29.e7 Rf7 30.Nxc7 Qxe7 31.Bxe7 Rxe7 32.Rxc3 Rxc7=.
27...Qa8?
Maybe, he should have decided on 27...Ne4! 28.Rfc2 Qb8 (28...Nxc5 29.Nxc5±) 29.Nd4 Rxc5 30.Rxc5 Nxc5 31.Rxc5 (31.Nxc6?! d4 32.Qa3 Qb3! (32...Qb6 33.Ne7+ Kh8 34.Nd5 Qb8 35.Qxc5) 33.Qxc5 d3) 31...Be8 32.Rc1!? – in this position, White has the advantage, but it is not apparently how he can crack Black’s defences.
28.Nd4 Rxc5 29.Rxc5 Ne4 30.Nxc6 Nxf2 31.Kxf2
Now, Black does not obtain sufficient counterplay.
Anatoly Karpov
Viktor Kortchnoi
Baguio Wch match 1978 (14)
White to move