[Event "Corus C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2004.01.24"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ernst, Sipke"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2474"]
[Annotator "GM Lubomir Kavalek/The Huffington Post"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[WhiteClock "1:05:00"]
[BlackClock "1:11:00"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 {(The Classical or Capablanca line
in the Caro-Kann.)} 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10.
Qxd3 e6 11. Bf4 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Ne4 Qa5 14. Kb1 O-O 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16.
Ne5 Rad8 17. Qe2 {(Magnus knew the queen move was endorsed by theoreticians,
but he didn't remember the variations. He took 25 minutes to study the
position.)} c5 {(The fun begins now.)} 18. Ng6 $1 {(A similar knight sacrifice,
but in a different position, was played in the game Bologand-Anand, Dortmund
2003, and Carlsen knew the game.)} fxg6 $2 ({Accepting the sacrifice loses.
White penetrates through the weak light squares. Black would have been wiser
to seek a slightly worse position after} 18... Rfe8 19. Nxe7+ Rxe7 20. dxc5)
19. Qxe6+ Kh8 20. hxg6 Ng8 ({At a first glance black is protected from all
threats, but white has a brilliant way to crash through. Also after} 20... Rd7
{a stunning rook sacrifice} 21. Rxh6+ $3 {leads to a mating attack after} gxh6
22. Bxh6 Rg8 23. Qf7 cxd4 24. Bg5 Qxg5 25. Rh1+ {and white mates soon.}) ({
After} 20... Rde8 21. Rxh6+ $3 gxh6 22. Bxh6 Rg8 23. Rh1 Rxg6 24. Bf8+ {wins.})
21. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 22. Rxh6+ $3 {This gorgeous rook sacrifice opens the h-file
and is based on a vulnerable seventh rank.} Nxh6 23. Qxe7 Nf7 {(The only
reasonable way to defend against 24.Qh7 mate.)} 24. gxf7 $1 ({Creating a
mating attack. Carlsen's move improves on the game Almagro Llanas,P (2375)
-Gustafsson,J (2570), Madrid 2003, in which after} 24. Qf6+ Kg8 25. Rh1 Nh6 26.
Qe7 Nf7 27. Qf6 Nh6 28. Qe7 Nf7 {a draw was agreed.}) 24... Kg7 ({After} 24...
Qb6 25. Qe5+ $1 Kh7 26. Rh1+ Qh6 27. Rxh6+ Kxh6 28. Qf6+ {white wins, for
example} Kh7 (28... Kh5 29. f3) 29. c3 $1 cxd4 30. g4 d3 31. g5 d2 32. Qh6#)
25. Rd3 ({A good way to win, but better is} 25. Qe5+ $1 Kxf7 26. Rd3 {for
example:} Rxd4 (26... Rg8 27. Rf3+ Kg6 28. Qf6+ Kh5 29. Rh3+ Kg4 30. f3#) 27.
Rf3+ Kg6 28. Rg3+ Kh6 29. Qg7+ Kh5 30. Qh7#) 25... Rd6 $2 ({Allowing a nice
mate. Black could have prolonged the game with} 25... Qb6 {but white should
win after} 26. Rg3+ Qg6 27. Rxg6+ Kxg6 28. d5) 26. Rg3+ Rg6 27. Qe5+ Kxf7 (
27... Kh7 28. Qh5+ Rh6 29. Qf5+ Kh8 30. Qe5+ Kh7 31. Qg7#) 28. Qf5+ Rf6 ({After
} 28... Ke7 29. Re3+ {wins. Now the game ends with an epaulete mate.}) 29. Qd7#
1-0

[Event "New York Rosenwald"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1956.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Byrne, Donald"]
[Black "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D97"]
[Annotator "GM Lubomir Kavalek/The Huffington Post"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1956.10.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. d4 O-O 5. Bf4 d5 6. Qb3 dxc4 7. Qxc4 c6 8. e4
Nbd7 9. Rd1 Nb6 10. Qc5 Bg4 11. Bg5 $2 {Who would have thought that this
innocent bishop move is a fatal mistakes. Fischer finds an incredible way to
refute it.} Na4 $3 {The beauty of the game is based on deflections. This is
the first one. It destroys white's center.} 12. Qa3 ({After} 12. Nxa4 Nxe4 {
black wins the piece back with dividends:} 13. Qxe7 (13. Qc1 Qa5+ 14. Nc3 Bxf3
15. gxf3 Nxg5 $17) 13... Qa5+ 14. b4 Qxa4 15. Qxe4 Rfe8 16. Be7 Bxf3 17. gxf3
Bf8 $19) 12... Nxc3 13. bxc3 Nxe4 $1 {This leads to opening of the e-file.} 14.
Bxe7 Qb6 15. Bc4 (15. Bxf8 Bxf8 16. Qb3 Nxc3 $1 17. Qxc3 $2 Bb4 $19) 15... Nxc3
$1 16. Bc5 (16. Qxc3 Rfe8 17. Qe3 (17. Bxf7+ Kxf7 18. Ng5+ Kxe7 19. O-O Bxd1
20. Rxd1 Qb5 $19) 17... Qc7 $19) 16... Rfe8+ 17. Kf1 Be6 $3 ({The queen
sacrifice is the second deflection. Fischer is interested to get the diagonal
f1-a6. After} 17... Nb5 $2 18. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 (18... Kh8 19. Bxb6 Nxa3 20. Bxe8
$16) 19. Qb3+ Be6 20. Ng5+ $18) 18. Bxb6 ({White decides to accept the queen.
Other moves are also not great:} 18. Bxe6 Qb5+ 19. Kg1 Ne2+ 20. Kf1 Ng3+ 21.
Kg1 Qf1+ $1 22. Rxf1 Ne2#) (18. Qxc3 Qxc5 $1 19. dxc5 Bxc3 20. Bxe6 Rxe6 $19) (
18. d5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 $2 Qb1+ 20. Ne1 Qxe1#) (18. Bd3 Nb5 19. Qb4 Qd8 $19) 18...
Bxc4+ 19. Kg1 Ne2+ 20. Kf1 Nxd4+ 21. Kg1 (21. Rd3 axb6 22. Qc3 Nxf3 $19) 21...
Ne2+ 22. Kf1 Nc3+ 23. Kg1 axb6 24. Qb4 Ra4 25. Qxb6 Nxd1 {Black is winning.
The rest is suffering.} 26. h3 Rxa2 27. Kh2 Nxf2 28. Re1 Rxe1 29. Qd8+ Bf8 30.
Nxe1 Bd5 31. Nf3 Ne4 32. Qb8 b5 33. h4 h5 34. Ne5 Kg7 35. Kg1 Bc5+ 36. Kf1 Ng3+
37. Ke1 Bb4+ 38. Kd1 Bb3+ 39. Kc1 Ne2+ 40. Kb1 Nc3+ 41. Kc1 Rc2# 0-1

[Event "Paris "]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1858.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy, Paul"]
[Black "Duke of Brunswick & Co."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[Annotator "GM Lubomir Kavalek/The Huffington Post"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1858.10.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Bg4 $2 4. dxe5 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 dxe5 6. Bc4 Nf6 $2 7. Qb3
Qe7 8. Nc3 $5 c6 9. Bg5 b5 $2 10. Nxb5 $1 {Morphy is not backing off. The
knight sacrifice leads to an unbearable pin.} cxb5 ({Black could have spoiled
the fun and play a pawn down after} 10... Qb4+) 11. Bxb5+ Nbd7 12. O-O-O Rd8 (
12... O-O-O 13. Ba6+ Kc7 14. Qb7#) 13. Rxd7 $1 {Leaving the space for the
other rook.} Rxd7 14. Rd1 Qe6 ({Allowing a stunning finale. Other moves lose,
too:} 14... Qb4 15. Bxf6 Qxb3 16. Bxd7#) (14... Qd6 15. Rxd6 Bxd6 16. Bxf6 gxf6
17. Qh3 $18) 15. Bxd7+ Nxd7 16. Qb8+ $3 {A wonderful deflection.} Nxb8 17. Rd8#
1-0

