Tata Steel 2023: Analyses by Giri, Van Foreest, Praggnanandhaa, Donchenko and many more. "Special" on Anthony Miles. Kasimdzhanov, Marin and Zwirs show new opening ideas from Wijk in the video. 11 opening articles with repertoire ideas and much more!
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
A minor surprise, though at this point, having played Carlsen so often, it is really hard for him to impress me with a sideline.
4.g3 Ba6 5.Qc2!? Bb7 6.Bg2 c5 7.d5
This pawn sac is the point of the Qc2 system.
7...exd5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.0–0 Be7 10.Rd1 Nc6 11.Qf5!?
To surprise Carlsen, I had to surprise myself. Normally I would opt for a much safer 11.Qa4, which almost by force leads to mass simplifications.
11...Nf6 12.e4 d6!? 13.e5 Qd7
The point of 13...d6!?. Black solves the issue of the hanging f6 knight by tactical means.
14.Qxd7+ I had no recollection of 14.Qc2, which over the board seemed like a much more fascinating option.
14...Nxd7 15.exd6 Bf6 16.Re1+! An important inclusion. White's d6 pawn is not the main trump here, rather it is the fact that the h8 rook is not in the game for the time being.
16...Kf8 17.Nc3 Nb4 I was far more concerned about the much more strategically complex option with Bxc3!?, ruining my queenside pawn structure.
18.Ne5!?
Deviating unknowingly from Carlsen-Pelletier 2008. I felt this was an excellent practical decision and was certain that now White is free rolling, thanks to the bishop pair and flexible pawn structure on the queenside.
18...Nxe5 19.Bxb7 Rd8 20.Rd1 Black has to work to win my weak d-pawn and in the meantime White will try to push b4 somewhere and get more than enough compensation. That was sort of the general thought I had and in the game it worked out in the most perfect way.
20...Nc4 21.d7! Nc2 The alternative would be 21...Ke7!? which eventually led to a draw in a correspondence game from 2016.
22.Rb1 Nd4? 22...Ne5! Black should keep the knight on c2 for now, preventing the b4 push.
23.b4! Rxd7? 23...Ne5! Black has to pick up the d7 pawn with the knight, trying to reinforce the c5 pawn.
24.Bd5! Nd6 25.bxc5 bxc5 26.Ba3 Ke7
27.Bxc5?! The cleanest was. 27.Re1+! Kd8 28.Bxc5 The h8 rook still can't enter the game, White has already regained material balance and the powerful bishops are raging.
27...Ne6! 28.Bb4 a5? Desperation, also overlooking my strong 30th move.
29.Bxa5 Rc8 30.Na4!
Nb6 is looming and Bb4, pinning the knight again is a potential issue as well.
30...Nc4 31.Rbc1 Be5 Here I almost fell for the blunder 32.Kg2?? Ne3+! which would give everything away.
32.Bb4+ Kf6 33.Nc5! Nxc5 34.Rxc4 Rdc7 35.Ba5!
After 35...Rd7 36.Bb6! Black is going to lose material due to the pin along the c-file., so Carlsen resigned.
1–0
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Highlights of ChessBase Magazine #212
These are the editors' recommendations – from first-class analyses from the Tata Steel Masters and Challengers 2023 to the endgame series "Fundamental Endgame Knowledge" by Dr Karsten Mueller:
Tata Steel 2023: Anish Giri comments on three of his games, plus analyses by Praggnanandhaa, Jorden van Foreest, Peter Heine Nielsen, the winner of the Challenger, Alexander Donchenko and many others. Dorian Rogozenco presents two games in the video that were decisive for the outcome of the Masters!
Rapid Highlights: Anish Giri, Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Peter Heine Nielsen analyse selected games from the Rapid Chess World Championship and the Meltwater Champions Chess Final 2022.
CBM authors analyse their favourite game of the Englishman (1955-2001). Exclusive collection of 21 annotated games from the years 1978 to 2001.
When should you accept a draw offer and when not? Which emotional aspects can influence our decision, and how can we block them out as best we can? Don’t miss part 5 of the training series “Practical Tips for the Tournament Player” with GM Jan Markos. Video + small collection of exercises.
Robert Ris shows Magnus Carlsen's fantastic game against Nodirbek Abdusattorov from the 2022 Rapid World Championship. Can you find the moves of the triple world champion?
Spyridon Kapnisis presents the Scotch Gambit: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Bc5 5.Ng5!? After 5...Nh6 6.Nxf7 Nxf7 7.Bxf7+ Kxf7 8.Qh5+ White wins back the piece on c5 and has in any case already achieved a partial success.
All three opening videos pick up current ideas from the top tournament in Wijk aan Zee! Rustam Kasimdzhanov examines the Ruy Lopez with 8.a4 b4 9.a5, which came on the board twice at the "Masters". Nico Zwirs examines Magnus Carlsen's idea of 7...Bg4 in the Exchange Variation of the Queen's Gambit. And Mihail Marin puts the Evans Gambit from Beerdsen-Pechac from the "Challengers" to the test.
Rustam Kasimdzhanov: Ruy Lopez
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.a4 b4 9.a5
Mihail Marin: Evans Gambit
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 d6 7.Qb3 Qd7 8.0-0 Bb6 9.Nbd2
Nico Zwirs: Queen’s Gambit Exchange Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Be7 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 Bg4
From the Reti Opening to the King's Indian - ChessBase Magazine #212 offers 11 opening articles with new ideas for your repertoire!
Vogel: Reti Opening 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 b6
Kuzmin: English 1...e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 e4 4.Ng5 c6
Sumets: Caro-Kann Exchange 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6
Papp: Najdorf 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 h6 8.Bh4 Qb6 9.a3
Santiago: French 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 a6!?
Schandorff: Scotch with 4...Bc5 and 7...a5!?
Ris: Italian Ulvestad Variation 5...b5!?
Srinath: Open Ruy Lopez Part II
Postny: Nimzo-Indian 4.Nf3 0-0 5.Bg5 c5 6.Rc1
Grigoriants: Catalan 6...dxc4 7.Qc2 b5 8.a4
Szabo: King's Indian 5.Be2 0-0 6.Be3 e5 7.d5
“From the English Opening to the Queen’s Gambit” – Rainer Knaak takes a close look at eight traps from current tournament practice (incl. three FritzTrainer videos)
Mihail Marin presents the legend from England, Anthony Miles, as a universal player and explains how strategy and tactics worked together harmoniously in his best games. Including a detailed video introduction and – for the first time in CBM – two interactive training videos!
Dorian Rogozenco shows one of the most spectacular games from the match "Soviet Union vs. the Rest of the World" in 1970: Bent Larsen came to blows on the first board of the world selection in only 17 moves. against world champion Boris Spassky! Part 3 of the new video series.
Sometimes it is simply necessary to part with one's queen. Oliver Reeh's article contains 32 games, peppered with plenty of training exercises. Plus three interactive videos with our author’s favourite combinations.
The endgame expert Dr Karsten Mueller continues his training series with the topic "Rook + Pawn vs. Rook". Also: Endgame highlights of Anthony Miles.
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