Young Carlsen's zigzag mate

by Oliver Reeh
4/5/2019 – In the diagram position Black's attacked bishop must retreat onto the right square. 29...Bd7 or 29...Be6 — what would you have played against the future world champion?
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Crossing the Rubicon

None of White's four pieces has crossed the halfway line, but they are all ready to jump into action — above all the queen, of course.

 
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1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.g4 Nxg4 8.Rg1 Qf6 9.Rxg4 Qxf3 10.Rxg7 Nf6 11.Bg2 Qh5 12.e4 dxe4 13.Bg5 Bf8 14.Bxf6 Bxg7 15.Bxg7 Rg8 16.Nxe4 Qa5+ 17.Kf1 Rxg7 18.Qc1 Qd8 19.Qf4 Kf8 20.Qe5 Rg6 21.Qh8+ Ke7 22.Qxh7 Qg8 23.Qh4+ f6 24.Bf3 e5 25.b3 exd4 26.Ng3 Bg4 27.Re1+ Kf7 28.Be4 Rg7 29.h3 In the diagram position Black's attacked bishop must retreat onto the right square. 29...Bd7 or 29...Be6 - what would you have played against the future world champion? Bd7?? The bishop definitely had to block the e-file! Following 29...Be6! 30.Qh5+ Kf8 30...Ke7 31.Bf5+- 31.Qc5+ Kf7 31...Re7 32.Bf5! Kf7 33.Bg4! with many threats. 32.Qh5+ the game would have ended with perpetual check.
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Carlsen,M2385Gretarsson,H25131–02003D45EU-Cup 19th7.1

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Oliver Reeh has been working for ChessBase for many years as a translator and presenter of the internet show TV ChessBase, and he also looks after the tactics column in ChessBase Magazine, for which he has also been responsible as editor-in-chief since 2019. The International Master has contributed to the CB "MasterClass" series and is the author of the DVDs "Strike like the World Champions" and "Master Class Tactics - Train your combination skills!" Volumes 1 & 2. Oliver Reeh lives in Hamburg.

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