(1) Jones,Gawain C B (2578) - Bologan,Viktor (2671) [B51]
12th ch-EUR Aix-les-Bains FRA (6), 27.03.2011



1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.d4 a6 5.Bxd7+ Bxd7 6.dxc5 dxc5 7.Nc3 e6 8.Bf4 Ne7 9.Ne5 Ng6 10.Qh5 Nxe5?!
[Although Carlsen won with 10...Bc6 it wasn't as a result of the opening, which merely equalized. 11.Bg3 Nxe5 12.Bxe5 c4 13.0-0 Qa5 14.Qg5 h6 15.Qg3 f6 16.Qg6+ Ke7 17.Bf4 Be8 18.Qg3 Kf7 19.Rad1 Bc6 20.Rd2 e5 21.Be3 Bb4 22.f4 Rhe8 23.f5 Bc5 24.Rfd1 Rad8 25.Rxd8 Bxe3+ 26.Qxe3 Rxd8 27.Rxd8 Qxd8 28.Kf2 Qd6 29.a3 a5 30.Kf3 Kg8 31.g3 b5 32.Ke2 b4 33.axb4 axb4 34.Nd1 Ba4 35.b3 cxb3 36.cxb3 Qa6+ 37.Kd2 Bb5 38.Qc5 Qa2+ 39.Qc2 Qa7 40.Qc8+ Kh7 41.Kc1 Qa1+ 42.Kc2 Qd4 0-1 (42) Ni Hua (2665)-Carlsen,M (2801)/London 2009/CBM 134/[Ftacnik]]

11.Bxe5 h6 12.h4
Forced to prevent Qg5, which would allow Black to equalize. As it stands, Black has trouble with his kingside and castling now.

12...Bc6 13.Rd1 Qa5 14.0-0 c4


15.Nd5!
Energetic and strong. Black will not be able to keep the piece, and his king is in serious jeopardy to boot.

15...exd5 16.exd5 Bd7 17.Bc3 Bb4
[The alternative 17...Qc5 causes no end of headaches after 18.Rfe1+ Kd8 (18...Be7 19.Rxe7+ Qxe7 20.d6 Qe4 (20...Qf8 21.Qe5+ Kd8 22.Ba5+ Kc8 23.Qc5+ Bc6 24.d7+ Kb8 25.Bb6 Qxc5 26.d8Q+ ) 21.Re1 ) 19.Qxf7 Bd6 20.Bd4 Qb5 21.Re6 Bxe6 22.dxe6 ]

18.Bxg7 0-0-0 19.Bxh8 Rxh8 20.Qxf7 Rf8 21.Qg7 Qd8 22.Rd4 Bd6 23.Qxh6
Black is way behind and unless he manages to mate Gawain, the 3-0 majority on the kingside will decide it.

23...Rf6 24.Qg5 b5 25.b3 Qh8 26.Re4 Rf5 27.Qe3 cxb3


28.Qb6!
[28.cxb3 Kb7 ]

28...Qf6
[28...Rxd5 29.Qxa6+ Kb8 30.Qb6+ Kc8 31.c4! ]

29.Qxa6+ Kb8


30.Re6! Bh2+
[30...Bxe6 31.Qxd6+ Kb7 32.Qc6+ Ka7 33.dxe6 bxa2 34.Qd7+ Ka6 35.e7 a1Q 36.Qd6+ Qxd6 37.Rxa1+ Kb6 38.e8Q+- ]

31.Kxh2 Qxh4+ 32.Kg1 Bxe6 33.Qb6+ Ka8 34.axb3 1-0