Magnus Carlsen – Wesley So
Champions Chess Tour 2021; 1st stage; Skilling Open; Final match game 3; time control: 15 minutes plus 10 seconds per move; chess24.com, November 29, 2020
Queen’s Gambit Declined D38
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 0-0 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 Bd7 10. Qc2 Na5 11. g4! This appears to be a valuable improvement in comparison to 11. cxd5 exd5 12. e3 c5∞ Krstulović – Prraneeth, 37th Balaton International Chess Festival GM, Balatonlelle 2019.
11. ... g5. The most radical measure against the threat of g4-g5 — only further analysis, however, may tell whether or not this is sound. 12. Bg3 Ne4 13. h4! Nxg3 14. fxg3 gxh4 15. Rxh4 Kg7 16. g5! Rh8. 16. ... Nxc4 17. Rxh6 Rh8 18. Qc1! likewise gives White a powerful bind. 17. Ne5 Nxc4 18. gxh6+ Kf8 19. Nxc4 Qg5 20. Kf2 dxc4 21. Qc1! The exchange of Queens leaves White with an overwhelming game, as Carlsen himself will soon demonstrate. 21. ... Qf6+ 22. Qf4 Ke7 23. Qxf6+ Kxf6 24. Bg2 Rab8 25. Rh5 Kg6 26. Rah1 f5
27. g4! Repetita iuvant. 27. ... Rh7. If 27. ... fxg4 then 28. Be4+ Kf6 29. Kg3+− followed by h6-h7 and the subsequent penetration of the Rooks. 28. g5? But this is too much of a comfort zone. Simply Kf2-g3-f4 would have left Black with no resource. 28. ... Bc6! 29. Bf3 Bxf3 30. Kxf3 Rd8? (30. ... c5!⇄) 31. Kf4 Rd5? Consistently slow, but by now it was too late for Black to do anything. 32. R5h3! c5 33. Re3 Rd6 34. dxc5 Ra6 (34. ... Rc6 35. Rd1+−) 35. Rd1 1 : 0.
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