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"It's difficult to fight against an opponent who blunders a piece like a beginner and then begins to play like a genius." That's the take from our annotator, Ukrainian GM Mikhail Golubev, on the game that captivated audiences around the world. It was so shocking there were even those who tried to rationalize the mistake as some sort of deliberate gambit / sacrifice, a suggestion all the players on-site ridiculed, including the World Champion himself.
Carlsen says he didn't expect the Sicilian Dragon, despite Jones having authored a book on the opening. After the blunder, Magnus had some compensation and soon was able to complicate the position such that Jones' advantage was slim and he was burning time on the clock. After 23.g5! Jones thought for over 50 minutes on his next three moves.
"It's a little embarrasing obviously." But he kept up the pressure until Jones' finally cracked.
Now in a joint tie for first place with Giri and Mamedyarov, Carlsen says, "It's looking better than it ever did."
Magnus Carlsen 1-0 Gawain Jones (annotated by GM Mikhail Golubev)
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1.e4c52.Nf3d63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3g66.Be3Bg77.f3Nc68.Qd20-09.0-0-0d510.Qe1!?This special way of fighting the Dragon was
introduced by the future grandmaster Semen Dvoirys in 1987.e5A particular
problem with10...e611.h4Qc7is12.Ndb5!.11.Nxc6bxc612.exd5Nxd5!After12...cxd513.Bg5!Be614.Bc4!(the key idea of
Dvoirys: White attacks Black's seemingly strong pawn centre)Qc7(which,
amonst others, was once played with Black by Carlsen - in a 2008 rapid game
against Leko) most unpleasant for Black is probably15.Bxd5!Nxd516.Nxd5.13.Bc4Be614.Kb1The most topical move, which only recently started
to appear at GM level.Before that, Dvoirys' original14.Ne4and thenQc715.Bc5Rfd8, etc. etc. for many years remained to be the main line.
(For more about all this historical stuff, see my book "Understanding the
Sicilian"). The waiting 14.Kb1 is almost as unobvious as the whole Qe1 idea,
but it's liked by engines. Now the exchange on c3 leads to a strategically
better position for White; after 14...Qc7 White captures on d5, winning the
pawn. And other Black's moves are, presumably (!?), less useful for him than
Kb1 for White. Quite a clever concept, in other words.14...Re8This is
not new, but until now more attention was given to14...Rb8and if15.Ne4f5. Still, Black can have some problems
afterafter15...Qc716.Bc5Rfd8,17.g4h618.Bb3!?a519.h4!?a4?!20.Bxa4f521.Nf2?!Rxb2+!?22.Kxb2e4+23.Rd4!Rb8+was funny, and winning for Black after24.Kc1?Bxd425.Bxd4Qf4+-+in Bakhmatsky-Golubev, Lviv rapid 2017, but insertion of 21.gxf5!
makes things different, and generally White can be better in this branch with .
..Qc7 where he has various options16.Bxa7!?instead of16.Ng5Bc817.h4, faced by Jones at least
twice16...Qe717.Bc5Qb718.Bb3fxe419.Bxf8Rxf820.fxe4Nf4and now
a move, discussed on the Chesspublishing website,21.Qc3!.15.Ne4!Black is OK after15.h4Qc7!16.Nxd5cxd517.Bxd5Bxd518.Rxd5e4,
Navara-Edouard, French ChT Drancy 2016.15...f5!16.Ng5!Bc8!As
contrary to the game, after16...a5?!,17.g4!?is already quite good.
So I suspected that Magnus just mixed up things which he surely must have
prepared before the game. But instead, he just says in the official
after-the-game video that he was not expecting the Dragon. Perhaps, he is just
lazy... somewhat.17.g4??A terrible, terrible blunder.Most critical
seems to be17.h4where Black has to make choice between several options.
Perhaps, I'm rooting forRb8!?after17...h618.Ne4!Black has a
choice again, but I am not sure that I like anything for him here: in
particular, annoying is that afterBe6?!quite strong can be19.Bb3!Qc720.Nc5!Bf721.g4!, etc.another move is17...a5where18.h5!?f419.Bxf4exf420.Rxd5‼cxd521.Bxd5+Qxd522.Qxe8+Bf823.Nxh7!
is possibly not strongest for White but deserves to be mentioned anyway18.Bb3or, alternatively,18.Bxa7Rb7and if19.Bc5e4!20.Bb3h621.Nh3exf3, etc.18...h6!avoiding18...a5?!19.c419.Ne4or19.c4Rxb320.axb3hxg519...Qc7and so on.One more idea is17.Bb3!?f418.h4Black should be able to survive also18.Ne4fxe319.c4Be6!20.cxd5cxd521.Qxe3=18...fxe319.c4e4!?20.cxd5Qf6and White
has an easy draw, for example,21.dxc6+Kh822.Nf7+Kg823.Ng5+(where
Black should avoidBe6?24.Bxe6+Rxe625.Qb4!+-) but probably no
more. Hopefully, Black is OK everywhere. But before entering all these lines
in a practical game, the safest is to check them with AlphaZero. One way or
another, one can see how dangerous is to play the Dragon these days, if your
opponent isn't a lazy world champ but someone who is well prepared.17...f4!-+Now White simply loses a minor piece.18.h4After18.Bf2Qxg519.Bh4,Qh6is a forced temporary retreat. White has nothing for a bishop and
is completely lost.20.Rxd5cxd521.Bxd5+Be6does not help at all.18...fxe319.Qxe3h620.Qc5Bb721.Ne4-+White has only a pawn for the bishop
and, generally, a resignable position. What happened next, surely has more to
do with psychology than with chess as such. A world class player, Jones,
started to play wrongly on almost every move.Re6?!22.h5!?Qb6?!22...
g5 or first22...Bf8!?was still quite good.23.g5!hxg5?After23...Rb8or23...Bf8Black would have remained a stronger side.24.Qa3!And White has full compensation for the piece already.Rb825.b3!?This calm move, praised by GM Rowson in Twitter, forces Black to make harder
decisions than the line25.Nxg5Bf826.Qd3Ba627.b3Bxc428.Qxc4.25...Qd8?!26.Qxa7!And this unpleasant capture provoked Black's final
mistake on the next move. It's difficult to fight against an opponent who
blunders a piece like a beginner and then begins to play like a genius.gxh5??27.Rxh5Rg628.Rxg5!Rxg529.Nxg5+-It's not immediately obvious
but Black's pieces are cooperating poorly and White's activity decides.Qc830.Rg1Ra831.Qb6Ra632.Qc5Qd733.Ne4Kh834.Qf2Qe735.Bxa6Bxa636.Qh2+Kg837.Qh6Qa738.Qe6+Kf839.Rg5Ne340.Qd6+Kf741.Nc5Bc842.Rxg7+1–0
The Dragon is one of Black's most daring openings, leading to fascinating positions with opposite castling and strong mutual attacks. This DVD provides a complete and up to date repertoire to help Black to score with the Dragon.
Gawain magnanimously visited the commentary booth after the defeat to go over the game.
Jones: "I'm not sure I'm going to get much better chances to beat Magnus than this one" | Tata Steel Chess YouTube
Carlsen owes Anish Giri a beer, after his game with tournament leader Mamedyarov ended in a resounding victory for Giri, which throws the standings to a three-way tie.
"Magnus Carlsen has been playing in our tournament since he was 13... What's his advice for young players?"
Perhaps his advice should be, "never resign", keep fighting and posing problems for your opponent and good things will happen.
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Fabiano Caruana seems to have written off his tournament already with healthy amusement. After beating Hou Yifan in what he viewed as a pretty bad game, he then revisted yesterday's opening blunder and described it as the low point of the tournament.
Caruana got a lucky break in this game as Hou Yifan missed a chance to increase her already clear initiative on move 33:
Hou Yifan vs Fabiano Caruana
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Hou played 33.Qd2 but 33.Rf3 was the move Caruana missed an subsequently feared. The point is that it's highly dangerous to take the knight: 33...Kxh6 due to 34.Rxf7 Qe8 35.Qd2+ g5 36.Rf6+ Kg7 37.Qxg5 Kh8 38.Rxd6 with a strong attack.
Pavel Eljanov explains in depth what Gyula Breyer already saw in 1911 and what became an opening choice of the likes of Kasparov, Kramnik, Anand or Carlsen. The Breyer Variation, which is characterised by the knight retreat to b8.
Caruana: "I'm just happy to win a game, and I don't really have high ambitions" | Tata Steel Chess YouTube
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Anish Giri got an edge right out of the opening and smoothly increased his advantage until Mamedyarov's position was on the brink of collapse. It was an interesting illustration of a position in which the bishop pair conferred no advantage. In the final position, it's not immediately obvious just how dire Black's position is:
Anish Giri vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Position after 32.Ne4
Play a few moves, however, and the situation quickly becomes clear. The game might have continued 32...Kh6 33.Kh2 Ba6 34.Bd2+ Kh7 35.Rxh5 Kg8 36.Rg1 and the pin along the g-file is devastating.
Giri: "Every victory for me is massive" | Tata Steel Chess YouTube
Wesley So felt he was fine out of the opening, despite being surprised by Vladimir Kramnik's choice. He turned down Kramnik's efforts to sacrifice his knight, and kept the game close to equality, before liquidating to an endgame with opposite coloured bishops and shaking hands on move 28.
Vladimir Kramnik vs. Wesley So
Position after 23.Nxg6
The knight sat en prise for six more moves until the truce was signed.
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Wesley So: "Vladimir plays very risky chess these days" | Tata Steel Chess YouTube
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