The Great Gatsby

余泱漪 (Yú Yāngyī) – Magnus Carlsen
2nd Qatar Masters Open; playoff tie-break game 2 (5+3); Doha, December 29, 2015
Nimzo-Indian Defence E43

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. e3 Bb7 6. Bd3 0-0 7. 0-0 c5 8. Na4 cxd4 9. exd4 Re8 10. a3 Bf8 11. Bf4 Bxf3!? If there’s no improvisation it’s not chess. For 11. ... d6 12. Re1 Nbd7 13. Rc1 e5 see Carlsen – Karjakin, 5th Kings Tournament, Mediaș 2011. 12. Qxf3 Nc6 13. d5!? A bold advance which is probably a bit premature. 13. Qh3 deserves consideration. 13. ... exd5 14. cxd5 Ne5

15. Qd1?? 余泱漪 (Yú Yāngyī) doesn’t hold the tension and committs a colossal blunder. Or maybe the Qatari Emir would not have appreciated any loss of innocence. Whatever it is, now Black wins a clear piece. 15. ... Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Re4 0 : 1.

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