Showing posts with label Magnus Carlsen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Magnus Carlsen. Show all posts

Tuesday, 11 June 2013

Instructive Game 7:-Carlsen, Magnus–Caruana, Fabiano

As A training, Try to find the next best move when you see a diagram before scrolling down
A game that I liked (ChessBase 12)
[Event "Grand Slam Final playoff 5th"] [Site "Sao Paulo/Bilbao"] [Date "2012.10.13"] [Round "2"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Result "*"] [ECO "B40"] [WhiteElo "2843"] [BlackElo "2772"] [Annotator "Akobian"] [PlyCount "33"] [EventDate "2012.10.13"] [EventType "match (blitz)"] [EventRounds "2"] [EventCountry "BRA"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2012.11.13"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 {What Black idea here ?or Why did he played the last move [#] Attacking e4} 5. Qe2 (5. O-O $2 Bxe4) 5... d6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nf6 8. O-O Nbd7 {Black has a cramped position} 9. Rd1 a6 $6 { Controls b5 Find the wining move for White [#] Hint: - discovery attack} 10. e5 $16 Bxg2 $2 {Which is best exf6 or Kxg2? Capturing the knight or the bishop [#]} (10... Nxe5 11. Bxb7) (10... dxe5 $142 11. Bxb7 exd4 12. Bxa8 Qxa8 13. Rxd4 Bc5 $16) 11. exf6 $18 (11. Kxg2 {is clearly weaker} dxe5 12. Nf3 Qc7 $17) 11... Bh3 {The only move Try to find a move here [#] Hint: - tactical move that wins material} ({How should White answer? A string tactical idea} 11... Bb7 {[#] A very beautiful move Hint :- Mate threat} 12. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 ( 12... Qxf6 13. Nc7+ Kd8 14. Nxa8 Bxa8 15. Nc3 $18 (15. Qxa6 $4 {White will choke on that pawn} Qf3 16. Qxa8+ Qxa8 $19)) 13. Qxe6+ Be7 {What is the best move here for White? [#]} 14. fxg7 {[%cal Gg7h8,Ge6g8,Gg7f8] When the King is in the middle of the board we try to find any way to exploit that and Black here is behind in development that is why tactical works}) 12. Qh5 {[%cal Gh5h3] The Bishop don't any square to go to} Qxf6 (12... Bg4 13. Qxg4) (12... Bf5 {How should White Continue? [#]} 13. Nxf5 exf5 14. Re1+ Ne5 (14... Be7 15. fxe7) 15. fxg7 Bxg7 {[%cal Ge1e8]} 16. f4 {Winnig a piece}) 13. Qxh3 { Black contiued for few more moves but the postion is lost} Be7 14. Nc3 Qg6 15. Nc6 Ne5 16. Nxe7 Kxe7 17. Bf4 {1-0 (17) Carlsen,M (2843)-Caruana,F (2772) Sao Paulo/Bilbao 2012} *

Instructive Game 6 :- Hammer, Jon Ludvig–Carlsen, Magnus

As A training, Try to find the next best move when you see a diagram before scrolling down
A game that I liked (ChessBase 12)
[Event "Wch U14"] [Site "Chalkidiki"] [Date "2003.10.23"] [Round "1"] [White "Hammer, Jon Ludvig"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B07"] [WhiteElo "2074"] [BlackElo "2450"] [Annotator "Akopian"] [PlyCount "36"] [EventDate "2003.10.23"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "GRE"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2003.11.25"] 1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nbd2 g6 4. e4 Bg7 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. c3 e5 8. h3 Nh5 {[%cal Gh5f4]} 9. dxe5 Nf4 {[%csl Rd3][%cal Gf4d3]} 10. Bb5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 { What is the best move for White here? [#] Hint: - In between moves} Qg5 { [%csl Gg2][%cal Gf4g2,Gg5g2]} 12. Ng4 Qxb5 13. Nb3 Ne2+ 14. Kh1 Bxg4 15. hxg4 Rae8 16. Be3 $4 Rxe4 $19 17. Re1 {Try to Find Mate in two [#]} Qh5+ $3 { Deflection: g4 Here Black Resigns} 18. gxh5 Rh4# {Mate attack Deflection} 0-1