[Event "4th Kings tournament"]
[Site "Medias ROU"]
[Date "2010.06.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Wang , Yue"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C36"]
[Annotator "GM Lubomir Kavalek/ Huffington Post"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2010.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 ({The King's gambit is one way to avoid the dreaded Petroff
defense} 2. Nf3 Nf6) 2... d5 ({In 2004, when he was making his first steps
toward stardom, Carlsen as Black played against GM Alexei Fedorov in Dubai} 
2... exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 d6 6. Nxg4 Nf6 7. Nxf6+ Qxf6 8. Nc3 Nc6 9.
Bb5 Kd8 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. d3 Rg8 12. Qf3 Bh6 13. Qf2 Rb8 14. Ne2 Rxb2 15. Bxb2
Qxb2 16. O-O Qxc2 17. Nxf4 Qxf2+ {and the players agareed to a draw since the
forced variation:} 18. Rxf2 Bg7 19. Rc1 Bd4 20. Rxc6 Rg4 21. Nd5 Bb7 22. Rc4
Bxf2+ 23. Kxf2 Rxh4 24. Nxc7 Rh5 {does not give much to either side.}) 3. exd5
exf4 {A popular way to difuse the tension in the center.} 4. Nf3 Nf6 ({In his
new book "Starting Out: Open Games," GM Glenn Flear brings back the move 6...
Bd6. It was played in the famous game Boris Spassky-David Bronstein, Leningrad
1960, and the final few moves were reproduced in the James Bond movie "From
Russia with Love." For years nobody touched it, but Flear is convinced that
after} 4... Bd6 5. Bb5+ ({or} 5. Nc3 Ne7 6. d4 O-O 7. Bd3 Ng6 $5 (7... Nd7 $6
8. O-O h6 $2 9. Ne4 $1 Nxd5 10. c4 Ne3 11. Bxe3 fxe3 12. c5 Be7 13. Bc2 $1 Re8
14. Qd3 e2 $2 15. Nd6 $5 Nf8 $6 16. Nxf7 exf1=Q+ 17. Rxf1 Bf5 (17... Kxf7 18.
Ne5+ Kg8 19. Qh7+ $1 Nxh7 20. Bb3+ Kh8 21. Ng6#) 18. Qxf5 Qd7 19. Qf4 Bf6 20.
N3e5 Qe7 21. Bb3 Bxe5 22. Nxe5+ Kh7 23. Qe4+ {1-0 Spassky,B-Bronstein,D/
Leningrad 1960/URS-ch} (23. Qe4+ g6 24. Rxf8 $1 {wins. It was one of Spassky's
finest achievements and a disaster for Black.})) 8. O-O c6) 5... c6 6. dxc6
Nxc6 7. d4 Nge7 8. O-O O-O 9. c4 Bg4 {Black has active piece play against
White's center.}) 5. Bc4 $5 {The Bishop move is now preferable to 5.Bb5+ or 5.
Nc3.} (5. Nc3 Nxd5 6. Nxd5 Qxd5 7. d4 Bg4 $5 ({The game Reti,R-Nyholm,G, Baden
1914, went} 7... Bd6 8. c4 Qe6+ 9. Kf2 c5 10. Bd3 Qh6 11. Re1+ Kf8 12. Qe2 Bd7
13. b4 $1 {with clear advantage to White.}) 8. Bxf4 Nc6 9. Be2 O-O-O 10. c3 Bd6
11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. O-O f6 {with equal chances, Chigorin,M-Tarrasch,S,St
Petersburg 1893}) (5. Bb5+) 5... Nxd5 6. O-O Be7 ({Black can invite an
interesting gambit with} 6... Be6 7. Bb3 Be7 8. c4 Nb6 9. d4 Nxc4 {but White
seems to have good compensation for the pawn. The game Shulman-Onischuk,
Kansas 2003, continued} 10. Nc3 c6 (10... Na5 $5 {is not bad either} 11. Bxe6
fxe6 12. Qe2 Nbc6 13. Bxf4 Nxd4 $11) 11. Bxf4 O-O 12. Qe2 b5 13. a4 Qb6 {with
roughly equal chances.}) 7. Bxd5 $5 {Why would White give up this wonderful
Bishop, which did great damage in many King's gambit games? The answer is
speed in development. White gets his pieces quickly into play, dominates the
center and, in general, enjoys more space.} Qxd5 8. Nc3 Qd8 {The Queen moves
like a yo-yo, but it is the safest retreat. By protecting the pawn on c7,
Black will have more time to develop his light pieces. Holding onto the pawn
seems dangerous and definitely not in style of the Chinese grandmaster.} ({It
could get wild after} 8... Qf5 9. d4 O-O 10. Ne5 g5 11. Nd5 {with a possible
piece sacrifice on f4.}) 9. d4 O-O 10. Bxf4 Bf5 ({Wang develops his Bishop and
takes the square d3 from the white Queen. But} 10... c6 11. Qd3 Na6 12. Rae1
Be6 {is a good, playable alternative.}) 11. Qe2 $5 ({Carlsen connects the
Rooks and Black has to be aware of a timely 12.Qb5. In the game
Fedorov-Svidler, Smolensk 2000, Black was able to secure the light squares
after} 11. Qd2 c6 12. Kh1 Bb4 13. a3 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 Qd5 15. Qd2 Nd7 16. b3 b5
17. Rac1 Nb6 {He later outplayed his opponent and won in 41 moves.}) 11... Bd6
$6 {Exchanging pieces in a worse position is a common ploy of good defenders,
but here it leads to more yo-yo moves by the black Queens and helps Carlsen to
improve his position.} ({Wang probably didn't like} 11... c6 12. Rae1 Re8 (
12... Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Ne4) 13. Bg5 {with White's edge.}) 12. Bxd6 Qxd6
13. Nb5 $1 {Improving the "marriage" between the c-pawn and the white Knight.
David Bronstein believed that the Knight behind the pawn is a good marriage
and in front of the pawn - a bad one.} Qd8 {(The safest retreat.} (13... Qb6 $2
14. Qe5 Bxc2 15. Nxc7 Nd7 16. Nxa8 {and White should win.}) (13... Qd7 $2 14.
Ne5 Qc8 15. Rxf5 Qxf5 16. Rf1 Qc8 17. Qc4 {with a decisive attack.}) 14. c4 a6
({Black doesn't want to engage his c-pawn too soon, but} 14... c6 $5 15. Nc3
Re8 16. Qd2 Nd7 {is a better defensive set-up.}) 15. Nc3 {Now the knight is
behind the pawn and according the legendary GM David Bronstein, it constitutes
a good marriage. White controls most squares in the center and can turn it
into a space advantage.} Nd7 16. Rad1 Bg6 17. Qf2 Re8 18. h3 Rc8 19. Rfe1 Rxe1+
20. Rxe1 c6 {Diagram #} 21. d5 $1 {Crossing the equator, the line that splits
the board in half horizontally, dividing both armies. Carlsen intends to
advance the passed d-pawn as far as he can.} Nf6 $6 ({(Black should have
exchanged the pawn immediately to keep more pieces in play. After} 21... cxd5 {
White has to retake with the pawn} 22. cxd5 (22. Nxd5 $6 Rxc4 $1 23. Qa7 Re4
24. Qxb7 Rxe1+ 25. Nxe1 Be4 $11) 22... Qc7 23. Qd4 Qd6 $11) 22. Qd4 cxd5 23.
Nxd5 $1 {Threatening 24.Ne7+, White forces the knight exchange, eliminating
one blocker.} Nxd5 24. cxd5 Qd6 {The Queen is usually a poor blocker, but
Black doesn't have anything else handy.} 25. Ne5 Re8 ({The immediate 25...Rd8
was possible, but Black had a reason to lure the white rook on e3. However,
Wang should have clarified the position with} 25... f6 $1 26. Nxg6 (26. Nc4 $2
Qb4 $1 $19) 26... hxg6 {for example} 27. Re6 {[Otherwise Black plays 27...Rd8.]
} Rc1+ 28. Kf2 Rc2+ 29. Kf3 Qd7 ({Or} 29... Qh2 30. Qg4 Kf7 (30... g5 $2 31. d6
Qg1 32. Re8+ Kf7 33. Qh5+ g6 34. Qh7+ Kxe8 35. Qe7#) 31. d6 (31. Rb6 Qc7 $11)
31... Qg1 32. Re7+ Kf8 33. Re8+ Kxe8 34. Qxg6+ Kd7 35. Qxc2 Kxd6 $11) 30. Kg3
$11) 26. Re3 Rd8 27. Nc4 Qf6 28. Re5 $5 ({Carlsen decides to keep the Queens
on the board. After} 28. Qxf6 gxf6 {the White Rook can't protect the d-pawn
since the square d3 is taken and after} 29. Re7 Bb1 $5 30. a3 (30. a4 b5 31.
axb5 axb5) 30... b5 {Black has good drawing chances.}) 28... h6 ({(The
computers want to play} 28... b5 29. Na5 h6 30. Nb7 Rb8 31. Nc5 (31. d6 $2 Rxb7
32. d7 Rxd7 33. Re8+ Kh7 34. Qxd7 Qxb2 $11) 31... Qd6 32. b4 {the position
looks better for White. With the help of tactical tricks Carlsen is now able
to march his d-pawn forward.}) 29. d6 $1 {Did Black overlook this advance?} Bf5
({After} 29... b5 30. d7 $1 bxc4 $2 31. Re8+ Kh7 32. Qxf6 gxf6 33. Rxd8 {wins.}
) 30. Nb6 $1 Be6 ({Black still can't touch the d-pawn: after} 30... Rxd6 31.
Nd5 $1 {wins the Exchange or the Bishop after} Qg5 32. Rxf5 $1 Qxf5 33. Ne7+) (
{Black loses after} 30... Qxd6 $2 31. Re8+ $1) ({Black could have considered
to maneuver the Bishop to the diagonal h1-a8:} 30... Bd3 31. d7 Bb5 32. a4 Qf1+
33. Kh2 Bc6 {with some hope to survive.}) 31. d7 $1 {Black is in a terrible
squeeze and Carlsen has time to improve his pieces.} Kh8 32. a4 g6 33. Qc3 Kg7
34. a5 h5 35. h4 Rxd7 $6 ({This could be Black's best practical chance to
avoid a slow death. After} 35... Kg8 36. g3 Kg7 37. Rc5 Qxc3 38. Rxc3 Kf6 39.
Rc7 {White has excellent winning chances, for example} Ke7 40. Rxb7 Bxd7 41.
Ra7 $18 Ke8 42. Rxa6 Bb5 43. Ra8 Rxa8 44. Nxa8 Kd7 45. Kf2 Kc6 46. Ke3 Bf1 47.
Kd4 Kb5 48. Nc7+ Kxa5 49. Kc5 {and the b-pawn runs to victory.}) 36. Nxd7 Bxd7
37. Qd4 Bc6 38. b4 Bb5 39. Kh2 Ba4 40. Rd5 Bc6 41. Qxf6+ Kxf6 42. Rc5 Ke6 43.
Kg3 f6 44. Kf2 Bd5 45. g3 g5 $2 {Allowing a pretty breakthrough. Black should
have waited, not allowing the white Rook to penetrate to the back rank. If the
white King begins to cross to the square b6, Black can push his g-pawn, hoping
to create a passed pawn on the kingside. It could be close.} 46. g4 $1 hxg4 47.
h5 Be4 48. Rc7 $1 {Supporting the passed pawn and not allowing the black King
to come closer.} f5 49. h6 f4 50. h7 g3+ 51. Ke1 f3 52. h8=Q f2+ 53. Ke2 Bd3+
54. Ke3 {Black resigned.} (54. Ke3 f1=Q 55. Qe8+ Kf5 56. Rf7+ {wins.}) 1-0

