Wesley So – Magnus Carlsen
Champions Chess Tour 2021; 1st stage; Skilling Open; Final match game 4; time control: 15 minutes plus 10 seconds per move; chess24.com, November 29, 2020
Sicilian Defence B33
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Nb8 9. Qf3 a6 10. Qa3 b6 11. Bg5 Be7!? Quite provocative. 12. Bxe7 Kxe7 13. 0-0-0. The obvious corollary to 11. Bg5. 13. ... Bb7 14. Nc3 Nd7 15. f4 Qc7 16. fxe5 Nxe5 17. Qb4
17. ... h5! 18. Be2 Kf8 19. Rhf1 Re8 20. Rf5 h4 21. Rf4 Qd8 22. Kb1 Rh6! 23. Rdd4 h3 24. g3 Bc8 25. a4 Kg8 26. Rde4 Qc7 27. Rh4 a5 28. Qd4 Rxh4 29. Rxh4 Bf5?! Carlsen has done a very original play so far, but now seems to lose his way. Comparatively best seems 30. ... Qc5 31. Qd1 Ng6 with roughly even chances. 30. Rh5 Qc8 31. Qxb6 Ng4?? A last-minute blunder that costs the Bishop and the game. 31. ... Bg4 32. Bxg4 Qxg4 33. Rh4 Qf3 34. Qb5 Rc8 may be still rather complex and tricky, despite Black’s material deficit.
32. Ba6 Re1+. On 32. ... Qd7 33. Bb5 Re1+ 34. Ka2 Qc8 35. Rxf5! Qxf5 36. Qd8+ Kh7 37. Bd3 White skewers the King and the Queen. 33. Ka2 Qe8. 33. ... Qd7 34. Rxf5! transposes into the line mentioned in the previous note. 34. Rxf5 Ne3 35. Bb5 Qe7 1 : 0. Black resigned without waiting for 36. Rh5. Thus, first day of the Skilling Open’s Final match ended with a perfectly even score. And tomorrow is another day!
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