Sunday, November 12, 2017

A Place Not a Place

丁立人 (Dīng Lìrén) – Magnus Carlsen
Champions Showdown; match game 8 (20 minutes); Saint Louis, November 12, 2017
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Position after 21. ... Bc6-d7

In the position of the diagram, Black is powerfully threatening ... d6-d5, and White’s King doesn’t know where to hide. 22. 0-0. East or West, home’s (not) best. 22. ... d5! 23. exd5 Bf5 24. Ne4 Nxd5 25. Bxd5 Qxd5 26. Rad1 Rfd8 27. Rfe1 Rc3! 0 : 1.

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