Brief notes by 綠野仙蹤
Magnus Carlsen – Fabiano Caruana
2nd Sinquefield Cup; Saint Louis, August 29, 2014
Bishop’s Opening C24
2nd Sinquefield Cup; Saint Louis, August 29, 2014
Bishop’s Opening C24
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4. The truth, as would say the aged exploiters of the Italian chess establishment. 2. ... Nf6 3. d3. An ultra-solid line. 3. ... c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb3 Bb4+ 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bg5 dxe4 8. dxe4 h6 9. Bh4 Qe7 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. Bg3. If 11. Qe2 may follow 11. ... Nc5 12. Bc2 Bc7 13. Bg3 ½ : ½ Timoshchenko – Vera, Bayamo 1981. 11. ... Bc7 12. 0-0 Nh5 13. h3? An ugly and anti-positional move. Maybe Carlsen aimed to unbalance at most the position... 13. ... Nxg3 14. fxg3 Nc5. “He misplayed the opening”, Caruana said. “I played the risky move 14. ... Nc5. It wasn’t necessary but I thought the complications were better for me”. 15. Bxf7+!? “I was worse. I thought after 15. Bxf7+ I could make it interesting” – Carlsen. “I came back to the board and thought I had missed something” – Caruana. On 15. Bc2 a5 “And it is just better for Black” – Caruana. 15. ... Kxf7. Clearly not 15. ... Qxf7?? 16. Nxe5 and White wins. 16. Nxe5+ Kg8. On 16. ... Ke6?? 17. Qg4+ Kxe5 (else 16. ... Kd6 17. Ndc4 mate) 18. Nc4 mate. 17. Ng6 Qg5 18. Rf8+ Kh7 19. Nxh8 Bg4! 20. Qf1
20. ... Nd3! A flashy move! 21. Qxd3 Rxf8 22. hxg4 Qxg4 23. Nf3 Qxg3 24. e5+ Kxh8 25. e6 Bb6+ 26. Kh1 Qg4! 27. Qd6. 27. Re1?? is refuted by 27. ... Rxf3! 28. Qxf3 Qh4+. 27. ... Rd8! 28. Qe5 Rd5! 29. Qb8+ Kh7 30. e7 Qh5+ 31. Nh2?? A gross blunder, but also after 31. Qh2 Qe8 32. g4 (else 32. Re1 Bf2! and wins) 32. ... Rd7 White is doomed – since Black will win the e7-Pawn. 31. ... Rd1+ 32. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 33. Nf1 Qxf1+ 34. Kh2 Qg1+ 0 : 1. For after 35. Kh3 Qe3+ White’s e-Pawn falls.
Fabiano Caruana
Photo: U.S. Chess Champs
Photo: U.S. Chess Champs
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